The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 18, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1895, DFLVING FOR DEAD, Victims of the Cleveland| Disaster Taken From the River. FIFTEEN BODIES FOUND. Crushed and Mangled Corpses Dragged From Beneath the Wreck. CAUSE OF THE CATASTROPHE.| The Trolley-Car Motorman Claims That | the Conductor Signaled to Go was written to Mr. Odell by Mr. Manley from New Orleans a week ago. Mr. Odell, while using every effort to keep secret the contentsof a purely per- sonal letter, admitted its contents, and deeply deplorea the fact that the Manley- Reed pians had so soon reached the public. Mr. Odell left at noon to-day for Philadelphia, where .he will to-morrow night meet Mr. Manley Mr. Manley has for some {ime been mak- ing a tour of the Western and Southern country. He passed through Chicago a month or so ago, and while here conferred with several of the Illinois leaders known to feel kindly toward the c:\ndid:\c}t of Reed. Itis believed the question of b_nng- ing the National convention to Chicago was, next to the discussion of Reed’s chances for the nomination, one of the important questions brought for- Since that time, Mr. Manley has visited Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Utah and | California. In each of these States, par- ticularly in California, he spent consider- ahle time. After swinging around ‘the Western circle, Mr. Manley jumped over into the South. It was about this time the Tanner-Platt-Quay conferenceé was held in the East, and within a very few days the letter to Chicago for a reservation Forward. "ELAND, On1o, Nov. 17.—Up to 6 dies of fifteen ~car catastrophe of \ recovered. This ac- 1 r of the nassengers » been on the car at the time | ful plunge from the open | pwduct draw into the Cuyahoga | lin, basebali-player, 77 venue; Henry W. Mecklen- ‘hant tailor, 53 Mary street; Ed- | Hoffman, conductor, 121 East End | avenue; Mrs. John A. Sauernheimer Professor street; Miss Bessie D hool- | 1 Sackett School, lived at 107 | t; Harry W. Foster, clerk for 51 Mentor nie C. Brown, 10 Thur- Lepehne, or Clemg: st, 66 Jennings avenue; Mrs. A. W. Hoffman, 30 years old, Pearl street; Har- | id, 1508 Pearl street; | mer, 44 Grant street; | years old, domestic, 10 | rinski, 207 Cen- F. Huletz, mail- | The verified list of the dead isas follows: | i | ; Gertie H street; Lout old. are: Martha Sa Lottie Voth, Branch uerheimer, 154 | e, residence er, Hamilton | early hour this morning, Augustus the motorman in charge of the | arrested at his home and brought 1 station, where he was qu y the Coroner and the po He stated that Conductor H > him the signal to go abead. as to how the conductor could * signal in the- t the red li signals, draw was open, were ze gate fiman probat t closing, instead of ope: was released after giving Ho! 50,000 spectators gath- b f tue accident this mo n the search forthe m i. Diver Joseph Everhart was Ly the streeicar companies to n the search, and after he had been k two hours on the river-bottom, he \al for the grappling- of Mail Carrier Louis tz was brought to the surface. tz’s brotler had stood on the dock all usly through the dark- g time and agein if his ad been found. When the muti- be The top of the head off and the face was bat- The body was t body that has been 1t 10 o’clock Diver Metcalf surface with a handful of ne to th woman’s hair. beld down by the truc| ing-to puil it out he pulled the hair out. Fhe:body is thoucht to be that of Miss Martha Sauernheimer of 15¢ Merchant It may take a day or two to raise tlie trucks, but until they are brought up nothing can be done. About 10:30 o'clock a river man re- ported to the police that the body of a| littlé girl was floating under the Big Four bridge at South Water street. An investi- ion developed the fact that the body was lodged against the piles, and frig, mangled. The hair was elot with bl and the f: was crushed in so as to identification almost impos- sible. It was afterward identified as the body of Gertie Hoffman. The work of searching for the four un- discovered bodies will be resumed again to-morrow. P k Looney, the only passenger of the ill- car who was taken from the water alive, is still at the hospital in a critical condition. He has not regamed consciousness since being taken there and the interview with him sent out over the wires from here was untrue. The most plausible theory as to the cafise of the disaster is that it occurred be- cause of the removal of the circuit-breaker, which was replaced by a derailing switch gbout two weeks ago. Formerly the cr- cuit was broken several hundred ieet from the swing portion of the viaduct whenever the swing was open. According to the new contrivance, which was constantly set to derail a car, it was necessary for the car The conductor would set the de- nd signal the motorman to go This proceeding was enacted last ght and, as the misty rain had so covered ss in the vestibule, the motorman s to have been unable to see the danger lights, depending solely upon the conductér’s signals. As the conductor went down to death with his carit will never be known what caused him to fail to see the lights or know that the bridge Wwas swing. A CHICAGO PAPER. TOLD ‘BY Chairman Manley Said to Have Engaged Tooms in the Windy City. CHICAGO, IrL., Nov. 17.—A morning paper says: Joseph H. Manley, ex-chair- man of the Republican National Commit- tee, and at present manager of the Thomas kett Reed Presidential boom, has » n to Chicago to engage thirty rooms for the “Reed headquarters” at the Re- publican National Convention. If this le of ex-Chairman Manley’s means mg at ali—and the writer is a man knows what is going on—it means Chicago is practically certain to get s ¢ Republican National Convention, 11 * containing this important in- formation is now in the hands of William that the ne Rodgers | thought | i body of Louis was brought up, the | [ Id with grief and could | He said that a body was | and that in try- | of hotel accommodations was written. ) v YORK, N. Nov. 17.—In an interview to-night, Joseph H. Maniey said that he is favorable to San Francisco s the place for holding the next Repub- lican National Convention. He had nothing to say regarding the Chicago story that he had asked for rooms for Reed’s headquarters. L RESCUED FROM DEATH. Report of the Heroic Work Done by United States Life-Saving Crews During the Year. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 17.—The annual report of the general superinten- dentof the life-saving stations shows that during the last fiscal year the number of disasters within the scope of the service xceeds that of any previous year by sev- enty-nine. This large excess is in a meas- ure found to be due to the extension of the service, but principally to the conditions of weather which prevailed during the year. The number of disasters to documented vessels within the field of the operations of the service during the year was 483. There were on board these vessels 5402 persons, of whom were saved and twenty lost. The es! ue of the vessels in- 75, and that of. their cargoes, 0, making a total value of property imperilled, $10,647,235. Of this amount $9,145,085 was saved and $1 50 lost. The number of vessels | totally lost was des the number of persons saved from ‘vessels of all kinds, there were 110 others rescued who had fallen from wharves, piers, etc., the most of whom would bave perished without the aid of the life-saving crews. The crews saved, or assisted to save, els, valued with their cargoes at 561,665, and rendered assistance of | minor importance to 181 other vessels in distress, besides from warning by the signals of the patrolmen, 249 vessels. The general superintendent complains | that the appropriation made by the last | Congress of a uniform rate of $1600 per annum as compensation for the district | superintendent’s in reducing the | salaries of ei iem from $1900 to ion $1600 and increasing those of four from 1500 to $1600 w injustice. He | shows that tie dut these officers are of great importance and responsibility, and that they are required to furnish bonds ranging from $10,000 to $50,000, and considers that $1300 per annum is none too largea salary for each. e et RUNNING HORSES AT SAN JOSE. Two Stables of Good Ones to Be Quar- t&ed There for a Year. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 17.—Burns & Waterhouse and Charles T. Boots have | leased Agricultural Park for a year, and are making extensive arrangements for | quartering their stables there. Burns & | Waterhouse have a stable of twenty-three running horses at the track. The stable is in charge of Ben Timmons and arrived here from Sacramento last Tuesday. This string is composed of twenty yearlings and three two-year-olds, and is valued at over $60,000. A number of the youngsters were pur- chased in New York recently for $3750 apiece. There are also among them some very fineanimals that Burns & Waterhouse bred themselves. These yearlings will be broke to run on the San Jose track. Of the two-year-olds there is a filly out of F: Rose, a brother to Cadmus.” Of the rlings some are Midiothians and others dorbin stock. This stabie is the finestand | most promising lot of runners ever got to- on thiscoast. | ©'C. T. Boots has twenty-six runners at the track. Of these six will be taken to Ingleside to take part in the events there on Thanksgiving d . WHEELMEN AT SAN JOSE. J. Mulvey Won the Hamdicap Road Race in 15:01. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov, 17.—The San Jose Road Club held a five-mile handicap | road race over the East San Jose course this morning. The race was witnessed by | a large number of spectators and was an interesting event. The handicaps had | been well arranged and the men were well bunched at the finish. J. Mulvey, with a handicap of 2 min., won first place in 01, C. E. Warren second. J. Wing,a scratch map, came in third in 13:25, chp- ping seven seconds off the course record. The starters and handicaps and the order in which they finished were: j. Mul- vey 2:00, C. E. Warren 2:00, J. Wing scratch, vletscratch, G. Hardenbrook scratch, J A. Harrington :45, A, S. Ben- son 1:00, M. J. O'Brien :45, H. Caloway | 1:15, Nie Sterlina 2:15, R. Hammonds :30. | Fred Smith, T. E. Belloli, J. J. Carrolland G. W. Bell received punctures and failed to tinish. The Garden City Cyclers held a run to Woodside this, morning. At Redwood City they were joined by the Olympic Wheelmen and the two clubs proceeded to ‘Woodside, where a dinner was served. — WON BY SAN JOSE. The Last League Game of Ball at Los Angeles. LOS ANGFLES, CaL., Nov. 17.—To-day witnessed the last game of baseball that will be played by the leagne]clubs. It was a burlesque from start to finish. Can- tillion of the Los Angeles team, for some reason, threw the game from the begin- ning, and he was backed up by the rest of the team, with the exception of McQuaid. Taging all in all, it was the poorest exhi- bition of the National game ever given here and at its conclusion the large crowd present showed its indignation by hisses, catcalls and hooting. Manager Flinn expressed himself in no unmeasured terms and he cannot be blamed for to-day’s fiasco. The result was as follows: San Jose.. 01841300-17 Los Angeles. A13020001—-7 The S8an Franciscos have canceled their engagement here and the local team will leave for San Francisco to-morrow. Can- Odell, an attorney, and a warm personal friend of ex-Chairman Manley. The letter tillion will play no more ball for Manager Flinn, DENIED BY LYNCH, The Speaker Disavows the Charges Made Against Him, BOUGHT ONLY ONE SHARE Not a Heavy Investor in Sixth Agricultural District Stock. NO CONSPIRACY WAS FORMED. The Bill Said to Have Been Passed by Stealth He Considers a Com- mendable One. SACRAMENTO, Car., Nov. 17.—The series of sensational countercharges which has been filed by the board of directors of the sixth agricultural district has created a great deal of comment amongt those in- terested in legislative matters, and they bid fair tostir up a hornet’s nest of return accusations against the farmers. J. C. Lynch, Speaker of the Assembly, states that every charge and allegation made against him to the effect that he was ever engaged in any conspiracy of any nature to defraud the association, gain control of the property, or railroad any bill through the Legislature, is absolutely false and totally without foundation. *I am not, nor have I ever been, a heavy stockholder 1in this association,” said he. ‘‘Eight years ago I purchased one share of stock. This was of no pecuniary value, other than it entitled myself and family to all the privileges of the fair grounds, and to-day that is the only share, as far as I can tell, that stands in my name. | Nordo I think that any individual mem- ber possesses as many as ten shares of stock. the 130 shares being divi- ded among sixty oda stockbolders. I absolutely deny that I ever made such a statement as 1is credited to me in the affidavit of D. G. Stephens as published in this morning’s CaALL, and when the prover time comes I will be pre- pared to prove the falsity of the statement. “Under the old law which governed the agricultural districts of the State, section 21 proviaed that the directors can incur no indebtedness for any purpose connected with the fair or grounds excent a sum of $5000, which was to be devoted to the purchase of grounds and build- ings; any other indebtedness to be made at their personal risk and responsibility. And section 622 provided that the funds of the association could be raised only by fees of membership and charges to exbibitors, these fees and charges only to be sufficient to,pay currant expenses of the fait and defray indebted- ness on building and grounds. “Under this law it was almost impossi- ble to make any improvements on the | grounds or buildings or to formulate such added attractions to the fair as would serve to make it hnancially satisfactory, “Under the new law the association has the right to contract indebtedness for asso- ciation purposes, should it be considered beneticial so to do, and the entire associa- tion becomes responsible for any such in- debtedness, should a deficit occur, instead of the board of eight directors. “The biil which I introduced in the last session of the Legislature was in the in- terest of the entire association and of every other agricultural association thronghout the State, and it has the indorsement of nearly every one of ths sixty odd share- | holders of the Sixth District Agricultural Association. “There was no conspiracy formed to rail- road this bill through. On the contrary, it was carefully considered by the commit- teesand by both houses. Assemblyman Cutter of Yuba, in a statement made on tiie fioor ot the House, said: I consider this to be just the act neces- sary to enable fair associations to conduct their business in & proper manner and for their best interests, not only their indi- vidual interests, but the interests of the localities where situated.’ “In reply to a question put by Assem- blyman Guy Phelps of San Mateo I ex- plained the purport and character of the bill in open session and it was passed with- out a dissenting vote. *This was simply a bill of a public char- acter and there was never, as far as I know, any money used to forwarait. In fact, it is absurd to think of such a thing, ‘‘The president of the Los Angeles Fair Association had a personal interview with Governor Budd, and the nature of the bill was thoroughly discussed be- fore it received his signature, and 1 wish to say that, perscnally, I am proud to know that the bill was passed, as it will tend to place the agricultural fair of Los Angeles on a par in voint of attrac- tions with the State fair of Sacramento. *It is farcical to say that this bill was railroaded through for the purpose of ob- taining control of the grounds. The deed of trust isabsolutely prohibitory of any such aim. **The bill was simply for the purpose of giving the members of the association power to offer added attractions, improve the grounds and buildings and make them what they should be, the pride of the pro- gressive people of Los Angeles.” e s Looking for More Evidence. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Nov. 17.—Papers in the controversy connected with the management of District Agricultural As- sociation No. 6 will be considered by Goy- ernor Budd to-morrow. Attorney John W. Mitchell of Los Angeles, who, with Frank A. Catteran, vrepared the counter- charges of Directors Newton, Hinds, Brown, Wiley and Stephens, went to San gruncisco yesterday to secure further eyi- ence. WANTED TO DIE, A Young Man at Stockton Sends a Bullet Through His Brain. STOCKTON, Car., Nov. 17.—J. W. Marks, 25 years of age, employed at the Harvester Works, shot himself through the temple t“.is evening and will die, Marks had been drinking and it is sup- posed that his rash act was due alone to despondency. He was a good workman and resided here for several years. s g MRS. COPSEY’'S FORTUNE. Her Husband Proposes to Contest It Through a Stockton Cowrt. STOCKTON, Car., Nov. 17.—Frederick Copsey, the husband of Margaret Copsey, known throughout S8an Joaquin County as the passessor of a large fortune, yesterday petitioned the Superior Court to be ap- pointed guardian of his wife's person and estate. Mrs. Copsey is quite aged and her for- tune, amounting to nearly $65,000, consists largely of gilt-edged real "estate. There is liable to be'a_contest over the matter, as Mrs. Copsey is said to have ideas of her own. g e THE LORD BRASSEY MISSING. If Not Foundered It Is Liable to Seizure Shou!d It Arrive at Its Des- _ tination. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., Nov. 17.— If the ship Lord Brassey, now over 100 days out from Shanghai, has not foundered at sea and arrives in port she will be seized by the British Consul and forfeiture pro- ceedings instituted by the British Govern- ernment. In the official documents received from ihe customs department of Shanghai it is alleged that Captain Gunning obtained his custom-house clearance by fraud and for- gery. Itissaid the master was of a pecu- liar disposition and conceived the plan of navigating his vessel without the usual complement of subordinate officers. He was refused clearance pending the proper shipment of mates, and then, it is charged, he secured the temporary services of two men, who impersonated the first and second officers, respectiv ely, and hookwinked the Collector of Customs into granting Customs clearance. Refore leaving the harbor of Shanghai he sent the two acting mates ashore and went to sea wiih a crew of green sailors and no ofticers. Knowing the vessel was bound for Port Townsend, and chartered to load lumber at Port Blakeley, Captain Gunning cleared the Lord Brassey for Neah Bay, an Indian villaze near Cape Flattery. i Under the Britisb Admiralty law the vessel, owing to the actions of her master, is subject to seizure and confiscation. Tke United States Government will also have a big claim on the ship, on the ground alleged that she cleared and sailed from Shanghai without first obtaining from the American Consul a bill of health, The penalty is a fine of $5000. There are several English ship-masters on Puget Sound who are personally ac- uainted with the captain of the Lord jrassey, and they say at times he suffers from temporary derangement. He comes from an aristocratic English family, and is a near relative of Lord Brassey, who is largely interested in American™ railroad properties. Ten days after the ship left Shangha1 a strong typhoon was experienced in the China seas, and the subsequent sighting of a lot of ship’'s wreckage leads to the opinion that she foundered with all hands. The Lord Brassey was one of the finest English vessels on the Pacific Ocean, cost- ing over $250,000. She was fully insured. g T DISCOVERS A COMET. AR Aeria/ Wanderer to Take the Name of Professor Perrine of Lick Observatory. SAN JOSE, Car., Nov. 17.—A bright comet was discovered in the constellation Virgo by B. D. Perrine at the Lick Obser- vatory at 5:30 A. M. to-day in right ascen- sion 13 hours 44 minutes, north declina- tion 1 degree 40 minutes. Tre comet has a short tail and stellar nucleus of about seventh magnitude as seen in the morning twilight. SAN JOSE ELECTRIC ROAD, Gratifying Progress in the Getting of Subscriptions to the Enterprise. Decided Advantages to Be Derived From This Connecting Link 5 With Saratoga. SAN JOSE, Cax., Nov. 17.—The Board of Trade committee on the promotion of the proposed electric railway to Saratoga is meeting with gratifying success. Subscrip- tions to the amount of $21,325 have thus far been reported. Several canvassers have not yet reported their subscriptions to the committee, and negotiations are pending with several in- terested property-owners along the pro- posed route that will materially increase the amount subscribed. During the coming week two new can- vassers will make a thorough canvass of the outlying districts, and Secretary J. P. Fay of the Board of Trade will begin asys- tematic canvass of the city. ThLe advantages to be derived from the construction of the road is so universally edmitted it is thought no trouble will be experienced in raising the amount de- sired. gl SAN JOSE FRUIT SHIPMENTS. Temporary Lull in the Eastern Market for Dried Prunes. BAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 17.—There is a temporary lull in the shipments of dried prunes in large quantities to the East from this valley. The orders of the Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange and associated unions have all been filled. This has taken a large part of the year’s crop and it is be- lieved there are not over 200 carloads re- maining in the valley unsold. It is thought the cessation in shipments is due to the fact that the Eastern market is not fully informed as to the condition of affairs at this point, which is the source of supply. There bas been an advance to 414 cents per pound for the average of the four sizes, and as soon as the dealers in the East understand about the amount and character of the fruit remaining unsoid the advance will be met and orders will come in a flood. The County Fruit Exchange is in receipt of acircular giving the following quotations for California prunes at Bordeaux, France: 30sto 40s equal to. 0c 40sto 50s equal to. .18¢ 503t 60s equel to 14c 60 to 708 equal to. le 70sto 05 equal to 8¢ $0s 10903 equal to L 6c 905 to 100s equal to > be 1108 equal to. ic There is but little demand for peaches, and they are almost entirely negiected, with the exception of the extra tine quality. The apricot crop_is light, and will not be sufficient to supply the demand. el PETITION IN INSOLVENCY. A San Jose Planing Mill Company in Hard Lines. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 17.—The T. J. Gillespie Planing Mill Company of this city yesterday afternoon filed a petition in insolvency. The liabilities of the com- pany amount to $16,773 95, of which $3250 18 secured by liens. The indebtedness in- cludes §700 due employes. The other creditors are firms in San Francisco and this city. The nssets are placed at $3406 80, and consists of the mill Elant at the corner of El Dorado and Orchard streets, material on hand and uncollected accounts. The hearing on the petition is set for Novem- ber 25, ——— . Troop K at San Jose. S8AN JOSE, CaL, Nov. 17.—Troop K, United States Cavalry, arrived here this morning and went into camp at the fair grounds. The troop is returning to the Presidio from Yosemite Valley, where for the past six months they have been pre- veating cattlemen from encroaching upon the reservation. The troop is in charge of Captain A. Rogers, First iieutennnt Me- Sluu and Second Lieutenant W, R. Smed- urg. MILLER'S ~ NEMESIS, John Barker of Kern County Dips His Pen in Bit- ter Ink. PEARLS BEFORE SWINE. Refers Mr. Lux’s Partner to His -Counsel for Interpretation of the Letter. DESIRES TO HUMANIZE HIM. Preparing Him for Final Judgment in the Courthouse in the Sky. BAKERSFIELD, Car., Nov. 17.—John Barker, whose property, worth $6000, was sold under a mortgage for $2000 to Henry Miller on the 11th inst., has written an- other letter to Miller, which he calls Open Letter No. 2, with a promise of more to come. The letter is as follows: Henry Miller—SIR: On the 15th ult.I wrote you a létter that you no doubt consigned to the waste-vasket. InitI told youIwould call a meeting of my friends of Kern County on the steps of the courthouse on the 11th inst., the day you were to make the foreclosure sale of my property. The response that I received to my invitation, I can assure you, was flattering in the extreme, and "the manner in which my recital of some of the now ‘‘ancient history” of Kern, in which you, as well as myself, cut an important figure, an in which I rendered you valuable service, and in which I dressed you up in your besl-fi!ling suit in my “Sunday-school” style, was receive by as atténtive and as respectable an audience as could be produced in Kern, in the most fiat- tering manner to me, and every word of it in- dorsed “up to the handle.” You have now finally consummated your desire and obtained my property and you must now feel highly gratified and ecstatically happy. You have your “pound of fiesh,” but there are still two weapons left to me_that are beyond your reach—my tongue and my pen. These, for_you, are for whatever time may be allotted” to us, a “Nemesis” that will stick_ to you like the poisoned shirt of Nesbits, burning and festering and blistering throughg the rhinoceros-like cuticle that envelops you, as long as you live to cumber and curse the earth with ur presence, which in the course of nature cannot be a great while. AsIknow that you will neither understand nor appreciate inis sivle of writing, and [ also know that the slang and filth of the slaughter house would be better suited to your comprehension and more congenial to your tastes, and that to address you in such language is very much like casting pearls before swine, still, knowing that you have & corral full of lawyers feeding and fattening at your eribs, it consoles me to know you can get some of them 10 interpret it for you. You will observe that Iam not, as you may have supposed, entirely frienaless, aund thag the press, unsought by me, has come to my aid, and ihat you, with all vour wealth, can- not muzzle it or the still mightier weapon and twin brother, the pen. Your course in Kern County has not en- deared you to a very large circle of its people. You have sown the wind here in many and various forms and places, and as you have sown so shall you reap, and a harvest of whirl- wind some of these days need be no surprise to vou. As far as I am concerned I shall con- tent myself with camping on vour trail There are innumerable joints in your armor that 1 know how to find and pierce. The manner in which _you have avoided add evaded taxation, and the methods you have employed in so doing are matters of public comment, and the manner in which the burthens of taxation have been saddled upon our small land owners and farmers by you, and such as you, has become a sore griev- anca here that londly demands thorough and complete exposure;” and this, if I live, you shall hgve, as 1 am in this fight to stay, for “thrice is he armed who hath his quarrel just.” Mr. Delmas has torn from you some of the secrots and methods by which you have acquired the enormous wealth you controland which hurts you so much to dtvide with the legatees of Mr. Lux. He has furnished arrows for our quiver “that he tips with scorpion stings” and wings with his inimitable sarcasm, and the fact, by the way, that he makes you wince occasionally shows us that when the fickle goddess took you under her pro tection and bestowed upon you her smiles she neg- lected, like Thetis when she baptized Achilles in the Styx, to give you a thorough dip, and s0 left some portion of you vulnerable (o the shalts of Satire, which only makes you More darkly sin by Satire kept in awe, ‘And shrink from ridicule and not from law. The subjects upon which I shall in future ad- dress you are many and various. And wheresoe'r my theme may gang I cannot now determine; Perhaps it may turn out a sang, Perhaps turn out & sermon. But whatever they may be I shall operate upon you beneficiall, sense 1 mean, and it may be possible that I have a mission to humanize and civilize you, and perhaps finally fit vou, when you appear before the final judgment, so that Saint Peter meay not have to pronounce the final doom that, if you now were called before it in your present unrepentant and unregenerate state, would be: “Heinrich, you schust dake de left hant road down in dot corral along mit de goats vere you pelong. What you doing here, ain’t it?” o h impudence!” he'd mutter as he slammed the portals in your face. Trusting I may be the humble instrument, through Providence, of preserving you from this fate, I remain, hopefully yours, JOHN BARKER. SUSUN'S WATER PLANT, Forty Thousand Dollars to Be Invested for an Abundant Supply. Consulting Engineer McCullough In- spected the Enterprise and Will Report Favorably. SUISUN, Car.. Nov. 17.—The municipal ownership of water worksis practically no longer a question of probability in Suisun. The Board of Town Trustees has during the past week taken serious official action which passes the proposition beyond a per- adventure. The plan was to build a water works plant to cost $40,000 by the issuance of forty-year bonds, bearing 6 per cent in- terest. Plans were prepared by O. H. Beckman, City FEngineer of Napa, providing for a complele plant, including dam, reservoirs, piping, hydrants and all requisite appur- tenances. There are some persons in Suisun who were inclined to the belief that a sufficient water supply could not be secured for the price. So the Trustees decided to call in a consulting engineer for the purpose oi making a thorough investigation of Mr. Buckman’s work. Ernest McCullough of Sausalito, who has offices iu the Mills building, 8an Fran- cisco, was selected, and came here last week for the purpose of ziving his opinion in the premises. Mr. McCullough has not rendered his official report, but the result of his visit is known to_be a satisfactory approval of the plans. He expressed the opinion that the scheme is an admirable one, and that the plant can be established at the figure prorosed, with no doubt of a plentiful supply. The plans contemplate a 40-foot dam and a storage reservoir six miles above town, with a distributing reservoir just above town to hold a ten days’ supply. The water will be carried into the hydrants with a pressure of nearly eighty pounds to the square inch. The town proposes to purchase 175 acres of land adjacent to an abundant watershed and containing eleven springs of pure water. The supply may be depended upon for a flow of 50,000 gallons a day, sufficient to give each person in Suisun 100 gallons a day. This means, of course, an immense surplus, a portion of which has already been negotiated for by the railroad com- pany. With this excellent water plant Suisun will be able to furnish water to the town of Fairfield and other towns near by. So that the enterprise will be not only an economic one, but a source of revenue. The engineers were accompanied on their trip of investigation by E. E. Long, president of the Board of Town Trustees, Trustee Bryan, proprietor of the Arling- ton Hotel, and D. E. Perkins. The latter named was one of the doubters as to the ability of the board to provide an ample water supply for the amount of cost estimated, but he is now convinced of his error. As soon as Mr. McCullough’sreport shall have been received, the Board of Trustees will meet and act officially. The date set for voting upon the issuance of the water bonds is December 18. gt PINE NEEDLE INDUSTRY. California Capital Invested at Grants Pass, Or. GRANTS PASS, Or., Nov. 17.—Negotia- tions which have been pending for some months between the Pacific Pine Needle Company, a Californja corporation, and business men of Grants Pass, for the pur- pose of establishing a pine needle factory here, were yesterday compieted. This company has ample means and is composed of San Francisco capitalists, whose names are for the present withheld. The merchants of Grants Pass subscribed a bonus of $2000 to the enterprise and the location of the factory here is now an as- sured fact. The company has secured the building lately used by the Rogue River S8ash and Door Factory, and will, during the com- ing week. ship inits machinery. For this purpose $10,000 has bheen paid into the treasury of the company. It is leroposed to manufacture pine- needle oil, wool and soap. The raw mate- rial consists of the needles of the pines, which abound in all directions close to this place. Some twenty-five persons will obtain direct employment in the factory, and it has been agreed that the price to be paid for the needles shall be not less than §5 per ton. - PHIL CRONLEY'S CRIMES Once a Woodsman Who Swung the Ax in Mendocino County. In Folsom for Manslaughter and Burg- lary—Escaped From Stock- ton Asylum. UKIAH, Car., Nov. 17.—Phil Crowley, who was described in yesterday’s CALL as the possible occupant of the robbers’ den discovered in Alameda county Saturday by Sheriff White, is well known here. He was a woodsman on the coast of Mendocine County for several years, until he was arrested for complicity with one McCaffery in attempted burglary of the postoffice at Bear Harbor, in the northern part of the county. McCaffery and Crowley attempted to force the door of Pat Kenny’s store, which contains the Postoffice. Kenny had been apprised of their coming, and fired a shot through the door, severely wounding Crowley. McCaffery was at once apprehended, and on trial found guilty and sentenced to San Quentin for six years. Crowley made his escape to San Francisco. He was there captured in Dr. Robinson’s office while under treatment for the wound in his shoulder, received at Bar Harbor. He was brought to Ukiah and tried at the April session of the Superior Court in 1893, found guilty and sentenced to serve twenty-five years at Folsom. Prior conviction was urged against him at the trial, and this accounts for the severity of his sentence. He bad served a term in San Quentin shortly before for killing a Chinaman in Yolo County. On_his trial on the burglary charge he was defended by Carroll Cook of S8an Fran- cisco. The case was carried to the Supreme Court, which decided some points that have since become final authority in this State. After serving about one year in Folsom Crowley developed symptoms of insanity and was sent to the Stockton Insane Asy- lum for treatment. A short while after his arrival there he made his escape, and nothing was learned of him until his cabin was discovered by Sheriff White. Among the effects found in the cabin was a letter addressed to Eri Huggins of Fort Bragg, this county, in which he makes an offer to Huggins to reveal the hiding place of some securities belonging to the estate of Fred Feldt of Heldtville. | He claims to havederiyed his knowledge | concerning these securities from Edgar A. Martin, alias Edgar A. McDuffee, with whom he occupied a ceil at Folsom, and who was sent there from this county for fourteeni:ears on a charge of forging the name of Fred Heldt to a will of the latter, making Martin his bonds. It is claimed that Martin personated Heldt. In fact the court, in passing judg- ment upon Martin, stated that it was the belief of the court that this was a fact. Huggins,to whom the letter was addressed, was a Republican candidate for County Treasurer of this county last fall, and was defeated on a small majority by William Ford. A description of Crowley is on file in the Sheriff’s office here. It is believed that he will come back to this county ere long, where he has many friends. —_— FOR AN INTERNATIONAL RACE. executor without 4n Effort to Match Yale Against an English Boat Crew. NEW HAVEN, Coxx., Nov. 17.—A local newspaper quotes the president of the New London Board of Trade and the Treasurer of that city as saying that the | board will at once inaugurate a movement having for its object a_boat race between Yale and one of the English universities, now that the Yale-Harvard race is off. According to the interviews printed, the board will consider this matter at its next session. pE L Inter-School Field Day Events. 8AN JOSE, Cai., Nov. 17.—The San Jose High School defeated the Normal School and the University of the Pacificin the first inter-school field day events at Agri- cultural Park yesterday afternoon. The High School scored 62 ints, Normal School 51 and Uhniversity of Pacific 19, ————— MANGLED AAND KILLED. Frightful Accident to Wesley Boyes at Big Bend Mills. DAVENPORT, Wasn, Nov. 17.—A frightful fatality occurred last evening at the Big Bend mills. Wesley W. Boyes, one of the employes, tried to stop a belt that ran the packers and was carried up over a pulley. Before the horrified observers could go to his assistance his clothing was stri from him and he was mglftlu?iy“:rgmg O e e machi topped_h machinery sto] dead. Mr. Boyes’ father u‘: sialear‘:;: now in California, where the former went for the benefit of his health. His mother is here and is prostrated with grief. RON FOR T PERCE Home-Seekers Rushifig for the New Promised Land. FRAUDS OF THE BOOMERS Many Promises Made to Conf‘id; ing Strangers of Desirable Locations. : AWAITING THE OPENING GUN. Six Thousand People Will Be Ready to Locate Without Delay. LEWISTON, Ipamo, Nov. 17.—People are coming into this city by every route of travel. The number having an accurate knowledge of the land to be located in the’ Nez Perce reservation is surprising. Many emissaries went over the reservation this fall, whose missions have been a secret until the last hour. As a result many of the incoming homesteaders have certain quarter-sections as their destinations. The land office officials, in the absence of definite information, have informed in- quirers that the hour would be midnight, Sunday. This would be the case under the rulings in the absence of an hour named, which is Monday noon. If the hour is confused, it will doubtless cause a Qeal of trouble. There has been consider- able fraud practiced by town-site boomers and others, who profess to beable to locate homesteaders, without the possibility of failure, to secure desired locations. Schemers have kept away from this city, owing to the fact that their plans would be averted by the Lana Office people. It is reported here this morning that fully 500 squatters upon the coveted quare ter sections in the Cold Springs district are determined to hold the ground at all hazards. It is feared that trouble will come from the persistency of these ‘‘soon- ers.” Townsite *‘gangs” are threatened with violence if fraud is too plainly prac- ticed when the final hour comes. Every available vehicle and horse is either on the road oris engaged. There are some picturesque turnouts in the ad- vancing column. Two pretty school teachers from Dayton, Wash., passed to- day. They had a horse and buggy, with tent and frying-pan visible. They had two adjoining quarter-sections selected, and they said they were going to stay “right with them, rain or shine.” UNDER Tropical Suns grows the most powerfully curative @ire ticle of tho vegetable kingdom—Peru=~ vian Bark. It formsthe most active ine gredient in the famous Peruvian Bitters: a pleasant, palatable remedy unequaled in the world to restore the appetites:’ stimulate sluggish digestive functions, . dispel malarial poisons, promote quict nerves and sound sleep, replace wasted tissues—in short, to make the weak strong and shield the well from disease. MACK & CO., San Francisco. AR} druggists and dealers. g ©-00000: 000 FREE EXHIBIT DAILY. PAINTINGS —BYZ — GREAT MASTERS. Some exquisite Canvases from the brushes of Noted ' French, German and Flemish painters have just been re- celved. Oneof thegemsof the collection isabaautiful picture by Jullan Dupre. Don’t fail to see it. s Visitors to the store are at- ways welcome, and are well repald by their visit. Popular prices prevail. Not only the most expensive wares, but Handsome Goods at Low Prices. : We have the Largest and Most Beautiful Assortment of Art Goods In the West. S. & G.GUMP, 113 GEARY ST. 600000 000000 LOOKI! 0 PER CENT REDUCTION AT T THE X JOE POHEIM'S, the Tailor. Fer holiday trade all the latest designs of Woolens now in. Suits Made to Order from.. Pants Made to Order from Overcoats Made to Order from..$20.00 Full Dress Swallow-Tail ims : ported and Silk-Lined from.....8$40.00 Perfect Fit Gna_ra__nteed or No Sale. : JOE POHEIM, THE TAILOR, 201, 203 Montgomery st., 724 Marketst. and 1110, 1112 Market st,’