The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 26, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1895. 8 HALTED BY QUTLAWS Road Agents Attempt to Loot a Stage Near Oroville. FOILED BY THE HORSES. The Animals Run Away Despite the Strong-Arm Work of Their Driver. BULLETS SENT IN PURSUIT. A Half-Dozen Shots Are Fired, but the Passengers Get Away Without Injury. OROVILLE, Cir, Nov. 25. — An at- tempt to hold up the La Porte stage was made by road sgents three miles from this 1 That it was not edit of the horses, suce which on running away, though the ¢ ed hard to restrain them after the order to stop had been shots were fired at > harm other than to n the wooden back of was carrying side lights, ts coming to the robbers. As the four horses were dragging the coach up a the Garden ranch at 4 o'cloc d out in front of the leade 1 a halt. The horses bec and started on a run, upse them. Gu ver, tried to rein them in, but i ite of his good inten- tions the ¢ ws commenced shooting at the st his made the horses more V.’\lv' unmana; and James McGaffin, a schoolteacher of Wyandotte, who was one of the passengers, suggested that the whip be applied and an endeavor to escape made. veral more shots were fired, two of which struck the back part of the ccach, but the frightened horses soon had the coach out of range. The passengers, besides McGuffin, were Miss Birdie Jones, Mrs. Frank Morse and F. H. McDonald. It is probable that the robbers expected estage to carry money with which to pay the employes of the Denver mine. Neither the number of the robbers nor their description could be obtained, as it was too dark. Men who came to town day night from Wyandotte reported having seen a campfire near the scene of the robbery. On an examination of the camping-place to-day buggy-tracks were found, showing that the robbers rode in a carriage. SHNTA BARBARA MOURNS Death of Thomas B. Dibblee at His Beautitul Home by the Sea. A Man Whose Influence Did Much to Secure to the City Its Public Library. SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Nov. 25.— Bloodgood Dibblee died here this the age of 72 years. Mr. a native of New York State graduate of Columbia College, d law under Hamilton Fish, never practiced his profession. He ornia in 1860 and to Santa County in 1868. Here his sole ion has been the direction of his e landed interests. Soon aiter coming to Santa Barbara Mr. blee married a daughter of Don Pablo la Guerra, who, with eight children, iveshim. The Dibblee mansion stands a high bluff overlooking the sea above Castle Rock, and surrounded by spacious, well-kept grounds, always- hospitably thrown open to the stranger. Here in this beautiful home, surrounded by his large Mr. Dibblee led an ideal life. Three daughters, the Misses Panchita, Teresa and Ynez, are perfect types of Spanish beauty and are popular in Santa Barbara society and also well known in San Francisco social circles. A son is at- tending the State University. Mr. Dibblee with his brother owned the famous Great San Julian rancho in west- ern Santa Barbara County, through which the stage line passes for a distance of sev- enteen miles. In person he was quiet and retiring, a lover of books, and finding his Lighest pleasure in his refined and con- genial home. He was a man of liberal and charitable spirit, and it was largely due to his exertions and influence that the free public library of Santa Barbara has been so successiully established. e CRAZED BY HER GRIEF. Mrs. Crooks’ Reason Shattered by Worry Over a Daughter’s Iliness. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., Nov. 25.—Mrs. Dr. Crooks, the wife of a well-known homeopathic physician of Santa Barbara, was to-day committed to the San Ber- nardino Insane Asylum. Dr. Crooks is lying very ill with puimonary hemorrhage in Virginia, whither he went a short time ago to attend to an inheritance of consid- erable proportions which had_lately been left to his children, and his daughter Mabel, who went with him, is just recov- ering from an attack of typhoid fever. Mrs. Crooks, who has been in a very nervous condition for some time, hastened East upon learning of her daughter’s con- dition, but the excitement of the journey was too much for her, and she soon re- turned in the care of a relative. She grew steadily worse, with the result that the ex- citement and worry shattered her reason. It is believed that rest and quiet will effect a speedy cure. 2 s BRITISH GREED IN ALASKA. Territorial Judge Delaney Exposes the Scheme of Conquest Undertaken by England. TTLE, Wasg., Nov. 25.—Alaska’s Judge, Hon. A. K. Delaney, recently ap- pointed by the President, believes tbat England, in the matter of the Alaska voundary dispute, is after trade and terri- tory, particularly the former, and that she will be none too conscientious in her efforts. Concerning the boundary agita- tion Judge Delaney said: “I'am one of those who believe that England would like to capture a portion of Alaska which does not belong to her. I do 1ot think she can succeed, but I do lh‘l‘l;l\ « would like to. opinion is that England wants to getup adispute as to the boundary line, get the matter before a commission and urge a compromise, she offering to take that little strip of land known as Pyramid Channel. If she gets that England will hold the key to the upper Yukon country. Instead of the United States controlling things Bngland will be boss. A tradin, post wiil be established and the Unite States will lose the enormous business growing out of the development of the Yukon gold fields. I think, though I don’t know, that if such a move is on foot the Canadian_Pacific Railroad Company, through Mr. Van Horne, its presiaent, 1s back of it. Ifthe dealis ever worked no corporation_would be so greatly benefited as the Canadian Pacitic.” - HESPERIA’S WATER WAR. Clash Between Settlers and a Corporation | Over Rates to Be Charged for | Irrigation Rights. SAN BERNARDINO, Carn., Nov. 25.— Water is causing trouble at Hesperia, on the Mojave River. The conflict is between the Hesperia Land and Water Company and the settlers who have to use the water | of the company to irrigate their lands, and has reached a point where the company is having the settlers arrested. The first arrest was that of R. L. Cook, apprehended Jast Friday on a warrant is- sued at Ontario, charging Cook with ap- propriating water belonging to the Hespe- ria Land and Water Company. It is un- derstood that a settler named Welsh will be arrested for the same offense. A petition, signed by a large number of the settlers, was filed with the Supervisors this morning, they asking that the board | establish a system of water-rates to guide | the people of Hesperia. The matter was | referred to the District Attorney. | The Hesperia Company has refused to furnish water to the settlers at the same HUBBARD IS CAUTIOUS | | | | | | Sacramento Politicians in the Dark as to His Plans. HE GIVES OUT NO HINT. Moving With Deliberation in| Choosing Appointees to Office. HAS NO PLEDGES TO FULFILL.| The Mayor-Elect Declares That He | Will Govern the City in the | People’s Interest. SACRAMENTO, CAr., Nov. 25.—Mayor- elect Hubbard is a veritable Sphinx as re- gards the identity of those he will choose to fill the offices which, under the preseut | city charter, the law gives him the priv- | ilege of naming. All the information | which can be obtained from him at the | Pending that he is making a thorougn personal investigation into the condition of the city's sewers and levees and the needs of the Police and Fire departments and is securing all the knowledge possible for the proper administration of the city government and the condition of public works, so that on assuming office he will be fully prepared to keep all the intricate machinery moving without jar or friction. HENRY MILLER PAYS HIS TAXES. The Money Accompanied by Five Voluminous Protests to Assessor Day. BAKERSFIELD, C Nov. 25.—Henry Miller paid the first installment of taxes for Miller & Lux’s large possessions to- day, and with the money went five pro- tests to Assessor Day against the pay- ment. The first one objects to the pay- ment of $9376 70, State and county taxes, and $295 46, special school tax upon real property, upon the following grounds: That the corrected nssessment book was not delivered by the clerk of the Board of Super- visors, or County Board of Equalization, to the Auditor before the first Monday in August, nor was said corrected assessment ook, when delivered by the clerk to the Auditor, or when delivered from the Auditorto the Collector, accompanied by the affidavit of said c scetion 3682, Penar Cod unlawful in every property within the corporate and that with- out the corporate limits, in tnat that within the corporate limits was assessed %1 58 on 100 and that without $1 85, this being con- trary to law; that the Collector failed to pub- lish the notice required by section 3746, Penal Code, within ten days after the receipt of the assessment book. The other objections were against an as- sessment of $111Con growing alfalfa, which is claimed to be contrary to the law, which | i | A PLAT MADE IN 49 Original Map of the Town of San Francistl:o Unearthed. FILED IN OREGON CITY. The Instrument a Part of the Records of the District Court. DRAWN BY WILLIAM M. EDDY. Has Been Recorded in Order to Give Validity to Titles in the New Municipality. OREGON CITY, Or., Nov. 25.—1It is a fact not generally known that the original plat of the town of San Francisco 1s in the office of the recorder of conveyances for this county. The plat was drawn 1n 1849 by Alexander Zakrewski, an ex-Polish officer, from field notes of the official sur- MAYOR-ELECT HUBBA RD OF SACRAMENTO. [From a photograph by Hudson.] rates that were formerly charged. The settlers claim that the company is endeav- oring to freeze them out in a wood deal, there being considerable competition in this line, ¥n order to make the settlers quit selling wood tke company refuses to let them have water, which means that the ranchers must leave. e ARGUING AT CaRSON. Taking of Testimony in the Trial of Sus- pect Heney Ended. CARSON, NEv., Nov. 25.—The testimony in the mint case closed this morning and the argument began. District Attorney Jones opened by stating that Heney had sold gold of mint fineness to the Reno Re- duction Works and had left the country thirteen days before any warrant had been issued for his arrest. ‘The attorneys for the defense denounced the system of espionage practiced by the United States. They claimed that Mason. the Government inspector, had exceeded his authority in investigating the shortage and had been overzealous. Attorney ‘Woodburn charged the shortage to Harris, the successor of Jones, and claimed that he had broken his word to Jones, his subordinate, in weighing the bullion when he was absent. The Government detec- tlves and officials were denounced for try- ing to *‘railroad” innocent geople to the penitentiary. Heney, the defendant, did not go upon the stand. —_— Gridley’s New Cannery. GRIDLEY, CAL., Nov. 25.—Gridley is to have a new fruit cannery, the contract hav- ing been awarded. The main building is to 60x140 feet, one story high; with a wing 40x60 feet. Over 100, feet of lum- ber will be used in its construction. All the material is to be first-class. Five and a half acres of land have been purchased by the promoters. E. B. Knight, formerly of the Oakland Preserving Company, has been chosen to fill the position of superin- tendent of the plant. A | strongest opponents. | present time is that he positively made no | exempts growing crops; before-election promises to any one for the | purpose of obtaining votes, and that this | is the trath is conceded even by his | He also says that | his appointees will be chosen from the large list of friends and applicants with a due precaution that they are fully fitted | for the positions they are to occupy should their appointment meet with the co-opera- tion of the Board of City Trustees. He says he will tolerate no sluggards nor any deviation from the path of duty, and during his incumbency he will keep them all under his official eye. The Superintendent of Streets must be | a sharp, active business man, who will promptly carry out every order of the Board of Trustees which may be sub- mitted to the Mayor. For instance, should “*A’s” sidewalk be condemned “A” will be obliged to build a new one im- mediately ; nor will any consideration of his political influence, “pull” or personal wealth be allowed to interfere with the vrompt prosecution of the work. On the contrary, if any leniency be shown it will be to the poorer individual, the Mayor- elect says. His appointment of Chief and Captain of Police, he has announced, will be made with a full knowl- edge of their adaptability for those positions and with a positive knowledge that they will carry out all the provisions | of the law, election times not excepted. In the meantime Mayor Hubbard seems perfectly willing that the newspaners should write articles assuming to fill all positions to their individual liking untit he assumes office, when he will announce the names of those he has chosen, and he assures his closest friends that he must decline to even hint who wiil be selected for any position until he is insta lled. l increasing the personal property ass sworn statement, and unlawful assess- ment of the Buena Vista Reservoir Com- pany and the Kern Valley Water Com- pany, the payments aggregating $1569 31. >~ CHARGED WITH HEINOUS ACTS. Arvest of a Man Who Enticed Young Girls to His Room. PORTLAND, Ox., Nov. 25.—The arrest of ex-Special Officer J. C. Wangeman to- day for enticing young girls to his room promises to reveal a state of affairs similar to that which the old men recently ar- rested in San Francisco were engaged 1n. A young girl, becoming frightened, has already confessed to some of Wangeman'’s criminality. At the time of his arrest Wangeman had three girls, ranging from 8 to 14 years old, in his room. Since oné of the §irls has ad- mitted the charges against Wangeman, and that he gave them the keys to his room and told them to come and see him, further evidence has been revealed, showing that more prominent men have been mixed up in thevile practices. : e s o Death of a Merced Pioneer. MERCED, Car., Nov. 25.—G. Galliano, a pioneer of this city, died at his home this afternoon. He was stricken early this morning by apovlexy while working at his nome and never recovered consciotisness. Mr. Galliano owned considerable improved property in Merced and leaves a widow and his two children well provided for. He had been engaged in the merchandise business for the past four years. Mr, Galli- ano was a native of Italy, aged 56 years. —_— Whitelaw Ieid at Phenix. PH®ENIX, Ariz., Nov. 25.—Whitelaw Reid arrived in Phenix on a special train this morning. He will remain here during tae winter, hoping to improve his health, he being troubled with asthma, | vey made by Chief Engineer William M. sment above the | 1 Iddy, and filed here in the office of the United States District Court the following February. It is upon French tracing paper, bordered by green silk ribbon, is 18x22 inches in size, and contains 1439 numbered lots northwest of Market street and apout 700 to the southeastward of that thoroughfare. The plat was filed with the United States court, and like many other records of that tribunal it remained here when the court changed its place of sit- ting, Accompanying the plat is the following letter, written by Mr. Eddy to Captain ‘William Irving of the bark John W. Car- ter, and dated at San Francisco, Novem- ber 9, 1849: “Take this map and file it in the clerk’s office of the United States District Court for the Territory of Oregon, as being ‘En- tered by William M. Eddy, according to act of Congress in the year 1849, in the clerk’s office of the District Court of the District of Oregon for California.’ Be sure to enter it regardless of expense and bring me the bill with the certiticate of the clerk that the map was so filed.” There 13 also a power of attorney au- thovizing Captain Irving to transact the business for Mr. Eddy, the instrument be- ing no more than a note of thirty-six words without acknowledgment or other formal- ity of execution. It appears to have been sitfficient for the purpose, however, for the clerk of the United States District Court, George L. Curry (by F. 8. Holland, deputy) certified that Mr. Eddy deposited in his office February 1, 1850, *‘the title of a map, the title of which he claims as author. in conformity with an act of Congress, entitled ‘An -act to amend the several acts respecting copyright.’ ”’ So it would appear that tie plat was copyrighted rather than filed for record, in order to give definiteness and validity to real estate titles in the California metropo- lis, and Oregon City was the only place west of the Rockies where such a record could be made at that early day. STOCKTON BRIBERY CASE. Closing Arguments in the Trial of Super- visor James Brown Begun by Counsel. STOCKTON, CaL., Nov. 25.—When the trial of Supervisor James Brown, charged with accepting a bribe, was resumed this morning, ex-Judge Swinnerton, for the de- fense, moved to strike out the testimony of Rushiorth, Bulson and Ward, wherein the conversations not had in Brown's presence were related. The motion was argued at length, a half hour being con- sumed in citing authorities to sustain the point made. Judge Smith fineily denied the motion, and the taking of testimony was resumed. W. C. White, J. A. Shepherd, W. McK. Carson and William Ennis, Supervisors at the time Rushforth’s plans for the new County Hospital were adopted, were called for the defense and testified much as at the former trial, except that the last named three remembered that a formal ballot was taken in caucus. At the former trial they thought that the Supervisors gave merely an oral expression to_ their preferences in the matter of the building plans. Al said that Brown was at all géues for the plans of Salfield and Kohl- TE. A number of witnesses testified as to Brown’s good reputation in the com munity and the defense closed. At the afternoon session Assistant District At- torney Devries made the opening argu- ment for the State. Ex-Judge Swinnerton followed for the defense. He will finish to-morrow and the case will go to the jury in the afternoon. TALKS N REDDING JAL Maupin Claims That He Killed Isaac Rader in Self- Defense. Confident That He Will Be Acquitted Upon the Preliminary Hearing. REDDING, Cav.,, Nov. 25.—Tom Mau- pin, the murderer of Isaac Rader, is rest- ing apparently unconcerned in the County Jail and greets all visitors with a smile and an expression of confidence that he will be cleared at his prelircinary examination. Maupin, to a CALL correspondent to-day, refused to make a full statement of his crime. His attorneys had advised him not te, and he deemed their advice suffi- cient for him to say nothing. He stated, however, that he killed Rader, and would have done the same thing again. He said he and Rader had considerable trouble, and based his belief that he would be cleared . upon the claim that he had suffi- cient evidence to bring out to show that the deed was committed in ‘self-defense. T2t o QUARRELED OVER POLITICS. A Wrangle Between Workmen That Nearly Ended in Murder. REDDING, Car., Nov. 25.—Two laborers employed on the Iron Mountain Railroad, near Keswick, got into a wrangle, which nearly ended in murder, to-day. C. P. Huger and a companion named Jackson, while at work on the grade, became in- volved in a political argument. The lie was passed, and Jackson forthwith seized a shovel and struck his fellow-workman, knocking him off the grade. Then he struck Huger upon the head several times with the sharp end of the shovel, nearly killing him. Huger was to-night brought to Redding nearly dead, and Jackson now occupies a cell in the County Jail, having surren- dered himself to the officers. e s Horses and Cremated. REDDING, Car., Nov. 25.—A large barn, together, with two horses, several cows, wagons and harness, was destroyed by fire last night one mile east of Redding on the Howard ranch. The barn belonged to Cornelius Howard, the father of young Howard, the stage-robber who was kiliea some years ago while resisting arrest, and was insured for $250. The barn was occu- pied by a poor man named Williams, who owned the horses and the other property destroyed. =g Heavy Frosts Around Redding. REDDING, CaL., Nov. 25. —Heavy frosts prevailed in this section this morning, but no serious damage has been reported. In- dications to-night are favorable for rain. RENO’S SMALLPOX SCARE. No New Cases Have Developed Among the Students. RENO, NEv., Nov. 25,.—No new cases of,| varioloid have made their appearance among the seminary students. Student Smith is getting along nicely, but has about100 marks on nis back. Student Flood, who it was supposed last evening showed svmptoms of the disease, is per- fectly well to-day. The university opened as usval, but all the students were ordered to be vaccinated immediately. The public schools will re- main closed one week. NEW TO-DAY. Haste But No Waste ‘At the Hlammersmith & Field Jewelry Auction. There’s no waste of time in knocking down to the highest bidder. The auctioneer's task is not to sell a few articles well, but to sell many quickly. You can't waste money there if you try. Unless you haste you are apt to waste it a brilliant opportunity. How do you know I'll last till Christmas? 118 SUTTER STREET. R N S WG A TAKEN FOR POACHING, Uncle Sam Confiscates the Sealing Vessel Louis Olsen. WINS THE FIRST CASE The Schooner Found Guilty of Hunting in Proscribed Waters. TWICE BOARDED BY THE RUSH. Proof That Its Crew Had Been Killing Seals Contrary to the Bering Sea Agreement. PORTLAND, Or.. Nov. 25.—The Gov- ernment has secured a conviction on the trial of the first case ever brought in the American courts upon the seizure of a ves- sel for seal fishing within the preseribed bmits. The Louis Olsen was seized on September 3. Judge Bellinger, in the United States District Court to-day, de- creed that the schooner and its cargo was forfeited to the United States authorities. The vessel and cargo are estimated to be worth $10,000. Lieutenant Dumwoody of the revenue cutter Rush was the principal witness for the Government. He testified to the cir- cumstances under which the schooner had been seized. The Olsen was sighted by the Rush on September and boarded. It was found that the logbook used by the schooner was not a proper one, and the Rush supplied the Olsen with a logbook and steamed away. The schooner was again boarded on September 3 gnd seized, as it was decidea that it wasfishing within waters prohibited—seven miles within the interdicted line. On September 2 the Olsen captured twenty-six seals. When the vessel was boarded it was not fishing, but proof was offered that it had been fish- ing on the day before and within the prescribed territory. The defense claimed that the vessel was outside the prohibited zone, and that it was not engaged in Kkilling seals at the time of the seizure. The three defendants in the case—Cole, Guilliam and Thonie— were shown to have been only servants or employes of the vessel and were released. Tne&{ were liable to a personal fine of §200 each. . Train Robbers Indicted. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 25.—James Pool and John Case, who held up a Southern Pacific train at Riddles on July 1, were in- dicted by the Federal Grand Jury to-day. NEW TO-DAY. R IT) And Our Solution. R IR WHAT To GIVE FOR A HOLIDAY PRESENT Give something that has use and durability as well as mere prettiness. Give something that all can en- joy as well as the recipient. Give something that will make the whole home more attractive, more homelike. Our immense. stock is overcrowded with just such articles. We’ll enumerate them for you day by day. NATHAN, DOHRMANN & CO., 122-132 SUTTER ST. RATTAN ROCKERS WERE-NEVER S0 CHEAP. . 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