The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 8, 1895, Page 3

PACIFIC CGAST NEWS : | | | | Fruit-Growers' Convention in Session at the Capi- tal City. ASK AID OF THE STATE. | Resolutions Requesting the .Ap-, pointment of More Commis- sioners of Horticulture. FAVOR THE NICARAGUA CANAL. Many Interesting Topics Discussed, and Respects to Senator Buck’s Memory. Nov. 7.—Thethird alifornia State Fruit- was opened by the essay on the codlin moth od of its extermination, by w, State Quarantine Officer. claim that an adulterated green was being disposed the fruit-growers of the State, mply worthless for spraying speaking of the amount of to be used in solution he gave as one pound to 200 gallons of cold and directed that the trees be d three times. second spraying is to take place days after the first, and the third THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1895, Methods were then discussed to eradicate the Russian thistle, which is said to be obtau;ung a strong foothold in Los Angeles nd Kern counties, where it covers hun- dreds of square miles. Farming lands in Towa, Missouri, Colo- rado and the Dakotas were said to have been ruined to the extent of millions of dollary, and 1t would be buta short time before it would reign supreme throughout every valley of this State unless active steps were immediately taken to arrest its progress, Congress has appropriated $10,000,000 to d'esm;y the thistle in the Northern por- tion of the Mississippi Valley, and in three years more it will require $3,000,000 to kiil it in California. It was suggested that this matter was of calling of a special session of the Legisla- ture. tbe Board of Examiners, it was found that there were no available funds that could be devoted to this purpose without legislation. Thg matter was then referred to the legis- lative committee, who were instructed to see the Governor, place the matter before him in its true light, explain the necessity next meeting. morial committee reported as follows: WHEREAS, The Hon. Leonard W. Buck, who departed this life since the last meeting of the | State convention of fruit-growers in Sacra- | dent of the State Board of Horticulture, has passed away in the midst of his strength and usefulness, after a life well spent; and his emi- | nent success in horticulture, his last vocation, | has greatly aided and encouraged others en- | gaged in the same occupation;and whereas, the genial, kind nature shown in his inter- course with his fellow man has endeared him | to all, and his untimely death hascome ss a | personal bereavement to us all; therefore, be it Resolved, That we, his late associates, as | fruit-growers of the State, in convention as- | sembled at Sacramento, this 7th day of Novem- | ber, join in expressions of sincere condolence | 10 his bereaved family, and express to thema | sense of personal bereavement. ng three weeks later. cost of paris green, which was actured in the main in New York, om 20 to 2234 cents per pound by ale, and any of that article that was d forsale at a lower figure was cer- ly worthless. He advocated buying pure paris green, mixing lime water in the solution, spraying with care at the proper season, and the result would bea sound crop. The following resolution was introduced by Major Berry of Tulare County: WHEREAS, The fruit interests of Californis he protection from insect pests and ded by law; and whereas, many valuable fruit interests, particu- inthe northern part of the State, are as t county boards of horticultural ; therefore, be it R by the fruit-growers of Californis, in convention assembled at Sacrament 0 vemb 1895, we do request the Boards re there are no c ; and we further ask d toward the commissioners reasons for presenting the Major Berry said in many re were farmers who abso- d toincurany expensein spray- t trees they possessed. In ame the breeding nsect pests, which ltiplied in_ adjoining precaution. I Commissioners were appointea they would be empowered to putan end to this nmsance. | A considerable discussion the resolu- was adopted. | The resolutions were adopted by a rising | vote. William H. Akin, chairman of the \‘ committe on resolutions, reported as fol- | lows: report & memorial to the Congress of the United States in favor of the Nicaragua canal and ask that upon adoption copies be fur- nished the delegations in Congress from the Pacific Coast by the secretary of thisconven- ure, with & request for favorable action | thereon. Following is the memorial: To the Honorable, the Senate and House of | Representatives in Congress assembled: Your s, the fruit-growers of the State of ,1n convention assembled at Sacra- memoriali; Californ: mento, this seventh day of November, 1895, respectfully represent that they are engaged in the growth and preparation for market of | iruits, nuts, prunes, raisins and olives. That these great industries have been suc- cessfully established and prosecuted and have supplied the markets of the United States with such products. That profitable growth of this business on the Pacific Coast demands cheaper and better facilities of transportation by sea and land than now exist. That the Nicar- agua canal would open up the markets of the world to the products of this coastand bring prompt and permanent prosperity to sll our | industries. Your represent that they favor the Nicaragua canal, and ask that it be made, owned and control by tne Government of the United States in tne | interest of commerce. | The report, including the memorial, was adopted unanimously. The afternoon session was devoted to an essay on pruning and the discussion of va- rious questions relating to the welfare of the fruit industry. The convention expressed universal sat- ,under the seal of the State Board of Horti- such vital interest as would warrant the | Upon inquiry of Secretary Markley of | for immediate action and report at the | Papers were read on various diseases of | tree and vine and remedies, and the me- | | mento, over which he presided as vice-presi- | | has been marked, end his advice and counsel | Your committe on resolutions respectfully | vember 4 to give evidence in the case, memorialists therefore respectiully | isfaction with the employment of female labor in vpacking and curing fruit, stating that better results were obtained in every Way. —— . BACRAMENTO’S BURGLAR. Young Forrest Held to the Superior Court for Trial. SACRAMENTO, Car., Nov. 7.—Robert | Forrest, the young man who was arrested | on a charge of burglary, suspected of being the leader of the gang who disposed of | | their plunder in the notorious Gold Dust saloon, was to-day held toanswer to the Superior Court, with bail fixed at $1000. A young girl named Florence Soto testi- fied that Forrest gave her twelve watches for safe-keeping and threatened her with death when he got out of prison if she ever betrayed him. e Kovalev Insanity Case, SACRAMENTO, Carn., Nov. 7.—Ivan | Kovalev, the Siberian escape from; | Saghalien Island, who bas been on trial | for the murder of Mr.and Mrs. F. H, L. | | Weber in this city last December, will | | agpesr to-morrow morning before a jury | chosen for the purpose of deciding as to | his sanity. It is expected that the Dis- | | trict Attorney will subpena some of the | best experts on insanity in the State. LIES N A MEXICAN JAIL | An American Engineer Denied a Trial ona Charge of Murder. Killed a Drunken Man by Accidentally | Running His Engine Over Him. | NOGALES, Artz., Nov. 7.—John Schoon- maker, an American engineer, who runs on the Sonora railroad between Nogales and Guaymas, is in jail at Guaymas, | | charged with running his engine over and | | killing a drunken Mexican, who was found dead on the track on the night ot October | 12. It was a dark might and the engineer | did not see the man on the track. |~ Schoonmaker went to Guaymas on No- | when the Mexican authorities threw him | in jail, in solitary confinement, to subsist | on'bread and water. No friends were al- | lowed to see him. The authorities refuse to give him a hearing or accept bail, und | | keep an armed guard over him. Hisfriends | | fear he will be shot before the United | States Government can interfere. The | railroad people think the Mexicans intend | to make an example of him. | United States Consul Frank W. Roberts at Nogales, Sonora, wired Secretary Olney this afternoon all the facts, and the I. O. 0. F. lodge, of which Schoonmaker is a member, also wired the department, ask- ing that speedy action be taken, as his life is in imminent danger. Schoonmaker is a popular man and has many friends here, who are excited over | the affair. Some even want to organize a party to go down and attempt to take the prisoner away. His wife and two children at Nogales are frantic with fear as to the | outcome. —_—— | IMMIGRATION TO OREGON. | | Efforts Begun at the World’s Fair Pro- duce Results. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 7.—The BState | | Immigration Board is congratulating itself | that the efforts put forth to attract immi- | gration to this State, which were bezun at | the World’s Fair and have been con- tinued since, are bearing fruit. Within | the past three months Iowa, Illinois, Ohio, | Kansas and Nebraska have sent, it is es- timated, fully 250 families to settle in this State. Yesterday there arrived at The Dalles forty-one families from Cherry County, Nebr., who are looking for land ‘and a con- venient point to engage in fruit-raising. Elliot Paddock, who as immigration agent of the Union Pacific Railway has during the last two years located 490 families in Oregon, arrived here yesterday, having brought eight families to Oregon this trip. (george Newman, an advance agent of an mcorporated celony of fifty families at Columbus, Ohio, arrived here to-day to arrange to settle a large party of discour- aged Ohio farmers. —_— RACING ON THE HIGH SEAS. American Ship George Curtis and British Bark Pass of Brander Leave Asto- ria on a Wager. ASTORIA, Or., Nov. 7.—The American ship George Curtis, Captain Sproule, and the British bark Pass of Brander, Captain McDougall, were towed over the bar at noon to-day, only a cable's length apart. The former sails for Barrow, England, di- rect, while the latter goes to Queenstown for orders. Each is the highest type of the | vessels of their respective countries, of only a couple of hundred tons difference in size. The two captains met last evening | and in talking over the passage and their ships a bet of $500 was made as to which would arrive in England first. There was the best of feeling over the bet, but it will not prevent the two men from crowding on every bit of canvas which the sticks will stand throughout the entire passage. The two vessels were scarcely over the bar when they began to loosen sail, and as they passed out of sight in a fine north- east breeze they were still putting out the canvas. Both ships have made the passage in less than 100 days, and they expect todoit | again this time. There is considerable interest in this city over the result. The Curtis seems to be slightly the favorite. —_————— SMUGGLING TRIAL SET. The Old Wilmington to Answer Charges in the Oregon Courts, PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 7.—In the United States court to-day the trial of the famous old smuggling ship Wilmington, libeled by the Government, was set for November 22. This vessel with the | old Haytian Republic was charged with being used to illegally import coolies and opium into this port. : There are three cases against the old wreck. It is estimated that she carried thousands of cans of opium into this port | The Government will obtain than a judgment, which and Astoria. little more amounts to nothing, as the vessel was | She was | burned_on the Willamette. beached, but damaged beyond repair. The District Attorney is acting under instruc- | tions from Washingfon to try the cases. The Louis Olsen sea_hu§ schooner case was to-day set for hearing for November 25. e SANTA BARBARA’S ORUSADE. Disorderly Houses Ordered to Close Within Three Days. SANTA BARBARA, Cav., Nov. 7.—The City Marshal to-day served notices upon all the keepers of disorderly houses within the limits of Santa Barbara to close their places within three days or proceedings would be brought against the occupants under sections 315 and 316 of the Penal | Code. It is understood that thisaction is the result of the pressure brought to bear by a crusading committee consisting of mem- bers of twelve local churches, who have given notice to the owners of such build- ings as_well. Some of the owners are reckoned among Santa Barbara’s most prosperous and respected citizens. The re- sult of this movement is awaited with solicitude. — El Dorado County’s Quail Ordinance. PLACERVILLE, CaL., Nov. 7.—The County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance, at the request of 182 petitioners, against the killing of quail for market. The penalty is fixed at $50. PACIFIC COAST NEWS. President Spreckels and Other Valley Road Offi- cials in the South. FRESNO RIGHTS OF WAY. That City’s Plans Found to Be Acceptable to the Com- pany Directors. RAPID WOBK AT STOCKTON. | Nine Miles of Track Outside of Town Done in Twelve Days. FRESNO, CAr., Nov. 7.—Claus Spreckels, president of the San Francisco and San | torney E. F. Preston and Directors Thomas Magee and Captain Payson arrived in Fresno on this morning’s train, in re- sponse to an invitation of the committee of ten, to look over the route selected through the city and in the country above and below the city for several miles. The visiting party was met at the train by members of the committee of ten of the Chamber of Commerce. President Spreck- | els and party expressed themselves as well | satistied with everything they saw in the ride through the city and country. The Q-street route for the road through the city, which is the one selected, was very satisfactory to the visitors. This was President Spreckels’ first visit to Fresno | and he was much impressed with the bright outlook for this entire section. The railroad people hela a conference to- night with the committee of ten. The rail- road people expressed ¢hemselves as thor- | oughly satisfied with the work of the committee so far. It was then asked that the committee secure rights of way south of the city to the county line for both the Hanford and Visaliaroutes. It wasstated that the directors had not as yet decided which route they would use or whether both of them would be bullt. The committee of ten agreed to secure the rights of way as asked for. The com- mittee was instructed to proceed to pur- chase rights of way ana franchise for the route in the city, 2s routes selectea were acceptatle. The committee will petition the City Trustees for the franchise on the 18th inst. The visiting railroad-builders left for | San Francisco when they had finished their business here. T0 THE NINE-MILE POINT. Tracklaying at Stockton Is Being Speedily Pushed, STOCKTON, CaL., Nov. 7.—At sundown | this evening the advance comstruction gang on the Valley Railroad placed a rail at the eight-mile stake, and the programme for to-morrow is to put down a full mile of the line and bring the tracks to the nine-mile point. This represents the work done within Joaquin Valley Railroad, Vice-President | Robert Watt, Chief Engineer Storey, At- | the last twelve days outside the city limits alone, as four miles of track were down here before the work was begun on the line outside the city. The construction train is now making five trips daily to the scene of operations. A force of men are at work 1n the upper and another at the Mor- mon slough -material yards loading rails on the cars as they are pushed down on the side tracks. To-morrow Grant Bros. will make their last move. They will break camp on the Sargent ranch ‘during the day, and by noon the next day they will water their teams at the Stanislaus River. Work on the last stretch of the road will be begun at once,and it is estimated that under favorable conditions the last dirt on this section of the San Joaquin Valley road wall be thrown in ten days. The abutments for the Mormon slough bridge are being put in to last a_century. Superintendent of Construction Wilbur is having a deep excavation made on the north side, which is to be filled in with a cement-like mixture, and in this the heavy piles for supports will be grounded. Forty teams were at work to-day raising the lower section of the Mormon slough yards above the high-water mark. This i;pene of activity is repeated all along the ine. SENSATION IN SANTA ROSA. Prominent Healdsburg Citizen Charged With a derious Offense. SANTA ROSA, Cav., Nov. 7.—The trial here to-day of the case of the People azainst J. H. Laymance, an old citizen of Healds- burg, on a charge of furnishing liquor to an indian there named Dick Bill, is creat- ing a sensation. Laymance is 60 years old. | He has been a prominent member of the Baptist church of Healdsburg for many years. teemed by all who knew him. When he was accused of this offense the people of that part of the county were amazed. A large number of persons are here from Healdsburg as witnesses. SMOOTH SHARPER CAUGHT Lived on Fried Chicken and Oyster Cocktails While in Funds. Evans, Alias Arlington, Wanted at San Jose, Jailed at Suisun. BUISUN, CaL., Nov. 7.—About ten days ago a fairly well-dressed man came to Suisun and registered at the Suisun Hotel under the name of A.P. Evans. He was well supplied with money, and said he was one of the Police Judges of San Fran- cisco. For several days he drank heavily and lived on fried chicken and oyster cock- tails, consuming more food than an ordinary mortal would. §iThings went along smoothly until his funds gave out. He then set about to get another supply. He first visited the bank of Suisun and wanted to negotiate a loan, but Banker Robbins soon relieved him of any such hopes. He did, however, induce a milliner here to loan him $20, saying he would receive $500 the following day. He had selected quite a lot of millinery stock for the female members of his family, as he said, and promised to pay for his purchases and take them away when he returned the borrowed money. After the time had lapsed for the pay- ment of the borrowed money, a warrant was placed in Constable Fitzpatrick’s hands and an arrest followed. He was brought before Justice Maynard, who placed him under $200 bonds. Pending examination, being unable to secure bondsmen, he wps remanded to toe county jail. The prisoner’s actions aroused the sus- He is rich and has been highly es- | picions of Fitzpatrick, who recalled the description of 8 man wanted in San Jose. The constable notified the Garden City officials, and Chief of Police Kidward of that city arrived here to-night and at once recognized Evans as having gone under the name of A.C. Arlington, and wko is wanted in San Jose for robbery and sev- eral other serious offenses. Evans, alias Arlington, answers the de- scription of an ex-convict who was sent to San Quentin from San Frauncisco May 4, 1875, for five years for grand larceny and again April 8, 1887, for ten years for the same offense. He was first sentenced under the name Charles Holbron and for his sec- ond sentence ander the name of L. Miller. Chief Kidward says Arlington is one of the smoothest all-around swindlers in the State. The money Evans borrowed in Suisun was repaid_to-day by a woman who came | here from San Francisco last evening and | claims to be the wife of Evans. She regis- | tered at the Arlington Hotel as A. L. Hop- | kins. Chief Kidward will be permitted to | take Dhis man to San Jose to-morrow to | answer to the more serious charges pree ferred against him. Simeon G. Reed, a Multi-Millionaire, Gone to His Rest. PASADENA, CaL, Nov. 7.—Simeon G. Reed died to-day after a serious illness of fivedays from paralysis. | Hehad been a resident of Pasadena for | four years, coming from Portland, Or., where he was president of the Steam Navi- gation Company of that place. He was a man of immense wealth and owned Car- melita, the handsomest residence propert; here, as weil as Oneonta, a valuable ranc | and stock farm near Savannah. The estate is valued at several million dollars. De« | ceased was born in Massachusetts in 1830, He left a widow, but no children, The re- mains will be buried here. e 4 Butcher’'s Wild Spree. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 7.—Thomas | Cronin, a butcher, recently employed by | the Union Meat Company, went on a wild | spree to-day with a revolver and tried to kill two women. He was captured and put in irons. UNION PACIFIC REORGANIZATION Steady Deposits of All Classes of First Mortgage Bonds. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 7.—A meeting of the Union Pacific reorganization com- mittee was held yesterday. It islearned that the report made to the committee by the Mercantile Trust Company shows | steady daily deposits of all classes of first mortgage bonds, the aggregate amount re- ceived being already very considerable. A cable message was received from the pro- | tective committee which was organized in Amsterdam some time ago, offering co- operation and deposit of the bonds already received in Amsterdam under the New committee’s plan of reorganization. The committee passed a resolution ine structing the Mercantile Trust Company | to issue separate due bills to parties who | sell coupons from first mortgage bonds to | the committee, entitling these sellers to any interest which may hereafter be al- lowed by the court upon the face value of | defaulted coupons from the time of de- | fault to the date of the cashing of the | coupons by the committee. s Killea by Masked Thieves. NEW YORK, N Y. Nov. 7.—Three masked thieves entered the saloon of Wil- liam Walters at Browa place and Southern | boulevard (above the Harlem) at 11:30 | o'clock to-night and shot and killed Rich- | ard Pope, held up the proprietor and bar- | tender, robbed the money drawer and ese | caped. e Jobbers Will Get Into Utah. OMAHA, NeBe., Nov. 7.—Manager | Curtis of the San Francisco Traffic Asso- | ciation has once more announced that he ;will sea that the jobbers get into Utah. | The Union_ Pacific officials say they are | not worrying over the threat of the Southern Pacific to cut rates into Ogden for the benefit of the jobbers. Ulsters for little fellows are quite the correct thing this sea- son. Some Very Clever Ulsters, cut long, made in style as shown in cut above; made from good, stout Cheviots, in very stylish color- ings, ages 5 to 15 years, At $3.95. Melton Ulsters, awfully pretty ones, in grayish colorings, cut " long, ages 5 to 15 years, At $4.95. Those High-class Shannon Tweeds, very swell Ulsters, made with belts up to size 9. The colorings are entirely new ; ages 5to 15 years. You can’t get your little man anything pret- " At $6.95. y 9 Raphael’s (INCORPORATED). TWO ENTIRE BUILDINGS, We make the kind of Clothes A Little Reefer with a pair of Fauntleroy Leggins makes the little fellow look awfully swell. A Chinchilla Reefer with deep sailor collar, heavily braided, with gilt buttons, ages 4 to 10 years, At $2.95. Some Very Swell Cheviot Reefers, also English Whitney Reefers, in many different de- signs, deep sailor collar, ages 3 to 10 years, At $5.00. A Swell Top Coat, as shown in cut above, in the genuine English Montagnacs, in a rich shade of blue, ages 6 to 15 years, At $7.45. Raphael’s EIGHT FLOORS. The Reefer Suit is the correct style to put your little man in— that is, if you want him to look quite cute. Some Very Swell Reefer Suits in Cheviots, with deep sailor collar, in blues, blacks and fig- ured patterns, ages 3 to 10 years, At $2.50. 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Raphael’s (INCORPORATED). King Pins for Overcoats. Such Suits as we make for the Short-Trouser Boys can’t help but give satisfaction. They’re made right—made to last. A wonderfully large selection to-day of some of the very swell- est Short-Trouser Boys’ Suits ever shown in Frisco, all in high-grade fabrics, entirely new and dressy colorings, the usual $8 and $9 Suits, ages 6 to 15 years, At $4.95. The pick and choice from some very clever Short-Trouser Boys’ Suits, in blues, browns, blacks and pretty Scotch Mix- tures, the usual $5 Suits, ages 5 to 15 years, At $3.50. Rapfilel’s (INCORPORATED). Big in Everything but Price. What's prettier for a little tot than a Cape Coat—the styles we are showing for winter ? There’s none finer in America. Some very pretty Cape Over~ coats made from fine Scotches, in very fashionable colorings, ages 3 to 10 years, At $3.50. Some very pretty Blue Cape Overcoats, with Triple Cape, ages 3 to 10 years, At $4.50. Some very high-class Ban- nockburn Cheviots in pretty Cape Overcoats, Capes prettily braided, very swell styles, ages 3 to 10 years, At $5.00. Rap_l;;lel’s (INCORPORATED). & San Francisco House Run by Frisco Boys,