The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 28, 1895, Page 11

- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1895. 11 THE BAY DISTRICT RACES,| The Last Day at the Track Re- sulted Disastrously for Favorites. A LUKEWARM CHOICE FIRST. Again Blue Bell Upsets Calculations by Defeating a Shifty Field in | | a Handicap. ! Eckert, the well-known Chicago book- er, arrived here yesterday, and will be on block a glesid k to-day. J. Jobnson, the clever steepl J O C in hif man n when thrown b e yesterd chase rider, | wins, hed his rmah in the | t The stewardsof the California Jockey Club The Arizona stable, which seems to experi- ence more than its share of ill luck, lost the Ppromising filly Mollie Bradiord by pleurisy on She was a bay filly, by Bradiord, lie B B. Within a very short period of time this stable has lost by death, besides the filly mentioned, Ross and Charlie T, and Volt and Mr. lingle are both on the retired list, having broken down. _ Yesterday the Bay District track closed its gates, not to reopen until December 26. In the interira the scene of racing opera- tions will be transferred to the magnificent new course of the Pacific Coast Jockey Club at Ingleside. The downpour of rain lett the track in a slushy condition, and in keeping with the last day at the majority of race meetines the first choices fared badly. Of the seven favor- nt out mud proved fatal to all but n Marcus, who was a lukewarm choice 1 the maiden two-y d race. down from even monev. {roll of Tulare, Cal. 1382 Mollie Rogers, 105 (Steele).8 8 by 610 251 Bert, 105 (Cleary)...... 5ln 62 63 276 Joe Hill, 107 (Fitzgeral 61 720 T20 George Borher:, 109 (Slo- cum).. £ 8 8 *Formeriy Charity coit. Start good. Won easily. _Winner, Oakland stable’s b. g., by Three Cheers-Charity. H 15, Gold Dust 3, Hill 25, Bert 20, Mollie WAS HE MURDERED ? Theory Advanced That Daniel Carroll’s Death Was Something More Than Accident or Suicide. A theory of probable murder has been advanced to explain the death by aspyhxi- ation of the young miner at the California House, 628 California street, late Tuesday afternoon. His body was identified positively at the Morgue vesterday morning by two ac- quaintances, James Huley anda John Welsh, both miners, as that of Daniel Car- Haley and Welch stop at the St. George House on Kearny street. Haley and Carroll lived formerly at San Luis Obispo. and there Carroll’s wife died. Carroll was recently employed in the Long Tom mine near Bakersfield. Toe idea of murder 1s suggested by the fact known to the two men that four days ago Carroll had $250 in his possesslon when he arrived in the City, and that he had not drunk any liquor for eight months. He registered at the California House Tuesday morning, with a woman, as “Jokn Smith and lady.”” When the woman left no one knows, but the door of hisroom was broken in and he was discovered lying dead upon the bed; both gas jets had been turned on and were flowing with full force. Nc money was found on him then, though his watch and a ring were still in his nock- ets. ORTALLY WOURDED HER J. A. Schafer, a Saloon-Keeper, Fires Three Shots at His Wife. [ L S |He Surrenders Himself to the Police and Acknowledges the Shocting. J. A. Schafer, saloon-keeper corner of Glay and Drumm streers, fatally shot his He ne ning, showing very little speed. Blue with 9§ pounds up and a 15 to 1 ice in the betting, had an easy thing of s down from Mainstay, e a good third. 5 avily backed at 0dds of 9 to & dash of five and a half falling out of the race se on and finished second 1o 0 5 second choice in the ro-year-old race at five i ted in a wistory for San Marcus, the 3 to 1 favorite, who shook Pixotto off the siretch and won by four len, The cr wd seemed to overlook Clacquer’s ies and let him go to race, a_six-furlong 1. Hidalgo and Model car- coin, each going to the post 2 odel and Clacquer were in front to the stretch, when the latter drew away and 1 ea I l2o came fast at the finish, ace from Model. farm’s Peter the Sec- to 5 favorite for the mile i ion prevailed liking and able about him arcune ver cut much of a figure in the run- | wife Mary in their rooms, 1321 Larkin | street, shortly before 8 o’clock last night. | Schafer fired three thots at her, each of | which took effect, and then walked to the | police station on Jackson and Polk streets | and surrendered himself, telling the officer in charge thst he had shot wife. He handed the revolver to the officer. Mrs. Schafer was hurriedly driven to the Recei Hospital. Dr. Fitzgibbon found that one bullet had entered the left side of her neck and passed through to the back, where it was extracted by him. The second had entered about the middle of her right chest, passed downward through her right lung, then inward, then back- ward and out above the right kidney. The h had entered about four inches to the of the second, and passed backward through her right lung. Both bullets were extractel by the doctor, who expressed the opinion that she could uot live many hours. Detectives Bohen and Graham were de- tailed on the case. Th: mumediately sent the patrol-wagon to the North End station, h_instructions to bring Schafer to the ital, so}‘ha: he could be identified by ng wife. The big money went in on nding- him to the post an 8 to Pet e Second passed him | i won galioping in 1:45, | the ‘‘dead ones’ there | vone or two live ones in the | Lady Splendor's _jockey | ome reason, Modesto | the jumps better than to | 1 ana Adelante Gumped | ogetiner it was a badly larke, with Henness; in the betting from 3 to | to win. Nellie G, the | g to get a mark. a cheap five and a half | h,went to Georze Rose, a 314 to Trentola, the even-money inside the money. 7 day, November 27. Five and & half furlongs; arolds and up; purse 07'(J. Chorn) nran). sarner).. Falls 113 (Glover)... Encore 100 (3 araiso ECOND R « maiden two- furlong: selling; ; purse $: ] Time, i Ir ight, jockey. cus, 101 (Burns) , 110 (Hen 1, 98 (slcClain) M. Berge wan). roke, 109 (Cochran: good. Won _handily St. Carlo-Mis arcus 3, Pixotto 4, Mabel L b, Pembroke 15, Adalade 6, Little Start oty g Five furlongs: selling: nd upward; purse $300. eight, jockey. St. 14 Str. Fin. 112 (C. Sloan)...5 87 13 11 3 Sn 81 22 1 1h 23 36 6 52 42 45 802 Morgan G, 104 (C 47 65 bI0 *Tortoni, 106 (Shaw)......3 4h I 6§ | 7 Rose Clark, 109 (McClain)7 6% 7 7 S IT gelding. n handily. Winner, H. Taylor's le of the Ball. Hidago 2, Model 2, Rose nma D 4, Morgan G 10. RACE—Five and a hal? fur- handicap; il ages; purse $300. FOURTH 10; . 14 Str. Fin. 2 1A 15 C. Sloan 4 44 235 Slaughter)l 27 33 297 Hymn, 107 (J. Chorn) 5 3h 410 42 7 Robin Hood 11 (Garuer).....3 5 5 & art good. Won bandily. Winner, A. &. Ste- b. m., by Prince of Noriolk-Gem of the ng: Blue Bell 15, Mainstay 4, Hueneme 4, Hymn 7 to 10, Robin Hood II 15. ‘)( () FIFTH RAC One mile; handicap: 309, three-year-cidsand up; purse §350. Time, | 1:45. 14 Str. Fin. 3 13 g . Bergen). 91 Flirtilla, 80 (C. Slaughter) Imp. Ivy, 87 (Reid, 260 Centurion, 99 (McClain). Start good. Won easlly. Winner, w tock ferm’s b. ¢., by fmp. Brutus-Bonxie Jess. 333, Wawona 8 10 5, Flirtilla in & ot course steeple- chase; three-year-olds and upward; purse £300. Time, 3:25 Ind. Horse, wi St. 8., 8t.J. Fin, en- 4 1 214 11 43 3'1/& o 2r 1 sn 90 Nellie G, 137 (Cairns). Bl 4 5 Modesto, 131 (Eudolph)...1 6 5 0 Adelante, 123 (Stewart),..5 & fell 4 Burmab, 126 (J. Johnson).7 fell Imp. Lady dor, 127 (English). 8 710 pulled up Good start. Won handily. Winuner, F. Farrar's o, &, by Julien-Hazel Kirke. ing: Tom Clarke 12, Rob Roy 7, Dick v £, Nellle G 214, Modesto 8, imp. Lady or 100, Adelante 10, Burmah 13 to 5. Sp 311 NTH RACE—Five and & half fur- 11 100gs: selling: three-year-oids and up: purse §260. Thae, 1:11. Horse, weig #George Rose tin)..... in 13 | commission. dy By this time Mrs. Schafer had been placed !ina co the female ward, and while wait- He went out in front when the | ing for Schafer’s arrival she made the fol- lowing statement to Detective Graham: I wes shot by my husband. Itis sll dueto alousy end drink. Iam 49 years of age and - is 65. We have been married twenty years and had three children, who are all dead. For several vears he hes been jealous and blamed me for being too friendly with Robert Gottlieb. Iwrote him & note a day or two ago 1o write my husband, so as to put an end to his unjust suspicions, and he wrote my hus- band to-day, telling him that I never had done anything wrong. He came home to-night about half past 7 with the letter in his hand He accused me of writing the letter. Isaid I did not,and he said Idid. *“I swear before od,” T said to him, “that I did not write the ."” He said, “1 am prepared for you,” and Tiold of my hand with his left hand and took shot me with & pistol in his other hand. He never struck me during our married life, but he was alweys jealous. he would cut my heart out. cause to be jealous of me. Schafer was afterward ushered into the presence of his dying wife. He had evi- dently been drinking. He is a tall, gray- haired old man and did not seem to be suffering from any feeling of remorse. Mrs. Schafer was asked by Dr. Kahn in German if that was her husband and if he had shot her, but the poor woman only moaned out, “Darling papa, come close to | me.” Every effort was made to get her to acknowledge that her husband shot her, | but she kept moaning, “Darling papa.” Detective Bohen permitted Schafer to go | close to her and she said, “Kiss me, | darling papa.” Schafer kissed her, mut- tering “My dear little wife.” Then in answer to questions by Detec- tive Graham she said Schafer was her husband and that he fired the shots at her. Yesterday he said He never had 2 | As they were about to take him away she implored him to kiss her again, saying, in a feeble, broken voice, “I forgive "you, apa.” “This will be the last time I will see you, my dear little wife. God bless you,” said Schafer, as he kissed her again. “Why did you shoot her?”’ asked De- tective Bohen. “That’s none of your business,” retorted Schafer in an angry tone, as he straight- ened himself up. He was taken to the City Prison, and the last thing he beard as_he left the hospital was the moaning of his dying wife. At the prison Schafer refused to say anything as to the cause of the shooting. He remarked that if his wife died he wanted to die also Bright Pheebus starts to-day at Ingleside. e STEAMSHIP COMPANIES. They Refuse to Return Reports to the Rallroad Commission. In the absence of Chairman La Rue, owing to illness, Commissioner James J. Stanton presided at the meeting of the Railroad Commissioners yesterday. The principal matter discussed was the attempted evasion on the part of the stearaship transportation companies of the State of tne order of the board requesting that they file a report of their financial and general standing, their operations, earnings, etc., with the commission. It was finally decided to have prepared special blanks which recalcitrant compa- nies will be asked to fill and return to the Failure to do so will be con- sidered a defiance of the commission and the matter will be placed in the hands of Attorney-General lgitzzgrnld for prosecu- tion, when a test case will be made. Here- tofore none of the steamship companies operating within the State have made re- borts to the Railroad Commission, and it 1s the purpose of the present board to fully test its jurisdiction relative to the water transportation companies. 2 rAd)oumment was taken until the 1ith of December. Many specimens of beetles have two eyes on each side of the head, one superior and one inferior. False Witnesses. There are knaves now and then mst with who represent certain locad bitters and poisonous stim- uli as identical with oF possessing properties akin to those of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. These scamps only succeed in foisting thelr trasby compounds upon people unacquaintea with the genuine ari- R H, 108 (Anderson). Goid Dust, 105 (McCiain)..1 2 Imp. Trentola, 110 (Hen- nessy) 4% cle, which is as much their opposite as day is to night. Ask and take no substitute for the grand remedy for malaria, dyspepsia, constipation, rheumatism and kidney trouble. 1 SHADOWED BY DETECTIVES Attorney Campbell Accuses Se- cret Service Agent Harris. A HOWELL CASE SENSATION. Judge Morrow Angrily Comments on Any Attempt to Interfere With Witnesses. The sensatjonal feature of the Howell counterfeiting trial in the United States District Court yesterday was the accusa- tion of Attorney Campbell that Secret Service Agent Harris and the prosecution had employed detectives to shadow wit- nesses for the defense, the jurors and him- seif. The charge was made in open court and came like a thunderbolt from a cloudless sky. For a few minutes after the attorney for the defense had made his short and pointed speech, there was an angry judicial day. Furthermore the bricks used in the building are of Chinese inake. The Chinese have a contract with the contractor to mold, burn and deliver bricks on the ground at $6 30 per thousand. The Labor Commissioner promises to investigate the case. A BROKEN CONTRACT. J. Q. Adams, the Coal-Handler, Wants $207,000 From Two Big Companies. The suit of John Quincy Adams against the Southern Pacific Company and the Pacific lmprovement Company came be- fore Judge Daingerfield yesterday. The action is to recover $207,000 claimed to be due on an unfulfilled contragt. On January 1, 1893, Adams secured a five. vear contract from the Southern Pacific and the Pacific Improvement Company to handle all their coal upon the wharves of tbis City and OQakland for 17 centsa ton. Adams was to build the bunkers and fur- nish all (he machinery. On July 1, 1893, the two companies rescinded the contract, claiming that Adams had not complied with his agreements; that he had not furnished sufficient bunker room and had not enough machinery to properly handle the coal. = Adams now suing for the amount he would have made in the four and a half years which his contract has still to run., SECRET SOCIETIES SUED, Insurance Commissioner Attacks Some Mutual Berefit Concerns. Complaints Filed to Dissolve Many Secret Service Agent Harris. eruption. Assistant District Attorney Knight repudiated the reflections cast upon his department of the service. The Judge next took an inning. “I am determined that this case will be tried without any public criticism,” said Judge Morrow, “and if the workings of the court be interfered with in any way, or witnesses intimidated, or counsel ham- pered, 1 shall summon the gmlty persons before me and punish them for contempt of court. I have discussed the matter of court interference with the other Judge | and we are all determined that so far as | the United States courts are concerned they shall be free from and above public criticism. I shall use all the power at the command of the court to secure in the case now being tried the honest and un- biased judgment of the jury, which must be protected. If either the witnesses of the prosecution or defense, for I will treat both sides with equal consideraticn and fairness, are in any manner intimidated I will pumsh the persons found guilty of such offense to the utmost penalty of the law.” In his speech Attorney Campbell said that United States Secret Service Agent Harris and the prosecutor bad even put detectives on s trail to watch his move- ments. “And Iwant tosay to Mr. Harris and the prosecutor,’”’ deciared the attorney in a ringing voice, ‘‘that if they send detectives to stand on the corner of the street and watch my house and follow the inmates of my household as they pass back and forth some one is going to get hurt.” “[ am simply astounded at the state- ment of the attorney for the aefense,” said Mr. Knight, *‘and can assure the court that if any detectives have been employed for the purposes named by the attorney I| know nothing of it.” District Attorney Foote made a similar statement to the court. After the adjournment of court Secret Service Agent Harris said that he would go into court Monday with witnesses who wouid testify that they had been ap- proached by agents of the defense and told not to testify in the case. He said that Attorney Campbell had put his foot in the wrong shoe and would discover his mistake when the hearing of the case was resumed on Monday morning. ‘W. S. Anderson and Fred Marsh were the witnesses examined yesterday. The former is a hackman at Stockton. He cor- roborated the testimony of Murray as to having seen counterfeit coin in the pos- session of the accused, and also to his at- tempts at passing it. Anderson wasin a restaurant in Stockton with Howell when the latter gave two counterfeit dollars to | The | Howell ex- the waiter in payment for the meals. money was returned to him. pressed his astonishment, handed the waitera §5 gold piece, and after getting his change the party left the restaurant. Fred Marsh, adventurer, gambler and counterfeiter, was the star witness of the day. He was the broker for the counter- feiting firm, and began operations in this City a month after his arrival. In April, 1892, he sold Howell $100 in counterfeit notes and a iike sum in counterfeit coins. raceiving $100 in good money. A month later he sold an additional $200 of spurious | coins to Howell. 'This coin was shipped | by Murray by Wells, Fargo & Co. to Howell at Stockton. cepted by Secret Service Agent Harris, a private mark was placed on each coin, and it was then shipped to its destination, Howell was subsequently arrested for cir- culating the coin. Marsh became a witness for the prosecu- tion, and his testimony yesterday was un- shaken by the defense. The case went over until Monday. SAYS HE DID NOT RUN. M. E. Hurley of Phenix, Ariz., Denies the Charges Made Against Him. Ina telegrnph’ic dispatch to yesterday morning’s Cary, Michael E. Hurley of Phoenix, Ariz., 2 member of the last Legis- lature and Livestock Sanitary Commis- sioner of the Territory, was accused of having run away from his creditors, leav- ing behind $42,000 of debts, and it was said he was hiding in San Francisco. Since bis arrival in this City, last Satur- day evening, Mr. Hurley Las been stop- ping at the Palace Hotel. In aninterview with a Cavin reporter Mr. Hurley said: “The statement that I ran away from Phenix with $5000 in cash, leaving $42,000 in debts and only $32,000 assets is entirely false. I came here on business connected with my Arizona interests, openly and aboveboard. My assets in Arizona exceed my liabilities fully $10,000, but times are very hard in the Territory at present and it is difficult to realize ready cash. That I came away with $5000 in cash, however, is simply absurd, as I left with only enough to pay the exremel of my trip. My brother has full power of attorney to act in my behalf over all my property in Arizona.” —————— Violating State Laws. C. I. Grayeroft, president of the City Board of Trustees of Fresno, yesterday sent a letter to Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald, calling at- tention to a violation of the State laws in Fresno County. He says that a new high school is being constructed at the county geat, where the contractor ilglm'flnl Dbis men nine hourssa The coin was inter-|" Alleged Fraternal Organi~ zations. Insurapce Commissioner Higgins yester- day made an attack upon the societies in this City which bLe believes have been car- rying on the insurance business under the guise of secret fraternal organizations in order toevade thelaws as to insurance companies. Suits were filed in the name of the Attorney-General, who is giving the Insurance Commissioner every assistance, against six of these concerns to enjoin them from transacting the business of mu- tual insurance and to dissolve the corpo- rations under which they act. > These alleged fraternal organizationsand their office addresses are: The Supreme Council of the American Benevolent Le- gion, Mills building; tbe Orderof the Fra- ternal Argonaut, 809 Market street; the United Workmen s Alliance, 315 Califor- nia street; the Supreme Council of the Royal Fraternal Guardians, 318 Pine street; the Order of Pendo, 605 California street; the Ancient Order of Samarna. The complaints allege in each case that the defendant is not & secret or fraternal society or lodge or council which conducts its business and secures membership on | the lodge system having rituaiistic work or ceremonies, nor does the defendant ad- mit all of its members under any rituai- istic work; that it solicits and_invites the public generally to become insured and issues policies to applicants without their | going through any initiation; that the treasurer has not received the sum of | $5000 from 200 or more persons, as required by law, and generally has not complied with the law. The complaint is signed hy the Attorney-General, with ex-Judgc R. B. Carpenter and Eugene Bert of counsel. Mr. i&ert said yesterday: The lsw provides that eny organization formed to conduct the business of mutqal in- surance on the assessment plan, before it can do any business at all must first obtain from the Insurance Commissioner his license to do businessin this State. Before this is granted the society must comply with certain Tequire- ments. It must appesr that there has been secured from pot less tha members at Teast $5000, which sum mut posited with the State Treasurer. None of these require- | ments have been complied with by these so- cieties and they all claim 1o L2 exempt on the ground that they are legitimate, bona-fide secret fraternal organizations. Mr. Higgins said: 1 have been doing a great deal of work for several months gathering evidence, and have plenty of convincing proof. 'Suits 1d h been filed sooner had I not wanted | to get evidence that would make strong cases. | The point about it is that they claim to be secrel societies, with ceremonies and initia- tions, and are not. We have afidavits from men who have taken out policies that they were never required to go through any initia- tion, and I have absolute evidence in each case of the issuance of policies to people who have not been required to do any more than come forward and pay up their assessments, just as they would in the office of any mutual insur- ance company. These concerns are entirely irresponsible. Omne will start up in twenty-four hours without | & aollar to back it and begin preying on the | community. They come and do business for & | while, until they have gathered in a lot of | moncy, and pass out of existence, and o one | knows what has become of them. I get letters from people making complaints of having been robbed. I hayve known a fellow | 10 start in alone with some dummies to act as | directors, and in thirty days after filing his in- corporation papers have 300 or 400 members | paying in dues. Most of these fellows getsome | respectable men to allow their names to | used without knowing what the concern really is, and as soon as they intl out, they withdraw. Someof these societies change their directors evergfew weeks. It has always seemed strange to me why some of these reputable men whose names have been used have not come to me. Out through the country these fellows come into small towns working them one after an- other, and disappear again, never to be heard of. The State is overrun with fake secret societies and wildcat fraternal organizations. The secret societies that are conducted properly are such as the Masons, Odd Fellows, and others. SLOAN'S NEW CLOTHES. They Lead to a Suit in Court and Some Exceedingly Interesting In- ferences. “The clothes looked as if they had been in the gutter,”” was the expert opinion passed upon a $75 suit of clothes which Tod Sloan, the jockey, had purchased and worn but once. That once, however wason Christmas eve. The clothes were purchased from Henry Steele, and not having been paid for them Steele is suing. There was a $80 suit, a $70 overcoat and an $18 pair of trousers. The suit and the overcoat were the arlicles which caused the criticism that they might have been rolled in the gutter, and this criticism caused the defendant some little uneasiness, He had ordered the suit and it was sent home Christmas eve, early enough for him to get into it and sally forth and prepare for the birthday which was to follow. The day after Christmas the clothes came back to Steele *‘for pressmf," Sloan testified, but the state they were in caused the tailors to hold up their hands and shake their heads even at this late day in court. Sloan wanted to say the clothes were a poor fit, but the Steeles, father and son, the cutter, the salesman, the bushel- man, in fact the whole shop, if need be, were willing to swear that a fairer or more perfect-fitting set of garments never hung upon the form of man, . Then the witnesses for the defense came to say the trogsers bagged at the knees, the elbows bunched and the shoulders creased; that the whole business was not worth even the $98 which had reluctantly been paid on account. Judge Trouft thought otherwise, however, and judgment for $60, the balance due on the matchless suit of clothes, was rendered in favor of the plaintiff. 5 The evidence did not go into detail as to how the clothes got so dirty. It simply showed that they were put on Christmas eve and the day after Christmas they looked as if they had been rolled in the gutter., ———————— Mark Hopkins Institute of Art, Open daily, including Thanksgiving day ana evening. The desire to see Murillo's great peintings is steadily increasing the attend- nce. A musieal programme 18 provided ever: Thursdsy even!.n‘!i 2 i LAVEAGA'S NATURAL HEIR. Young Anselmo Sues for a Share of Hiz Uncle’s Estate. CONFLICT IN THE FAMILY. One-Tenth of the Million-Dollar Legacy Wanted by the Con- i testant. The will of Jose Maria de Laveaga, which was filed for probate yesterday, brings up a question of inheritancy law that has never before been passed on by the courts of this State. Anselmo J. M. de Laveaga is the natural heir of the testator, and the principal ob- ject of probating the will at this time is to test the right of such an heir, acknowl- edged and adopted by the paternal parent, to inherit from an uncle. Anselmo applies for letters of adminis- tration, the executor, F. W. Dohrmann, having waived his rights in behalf of the son. The will was in the possession of Vincente de Laveaga, brother of the tes- tator, for several years, and only came to light when the former died. Anselmo was born in Mazatlan, Mexico, April 21, 1868. His mother was a Mexican named Basilia Sanchez. The De Laveaga family came to San Francisco in 1872, Miss Sanchez, the mother of Anselmo, died soon after, and the father sent for the boy. The youngster arrived here Sep- tember 20, 1873. He was placed under the charge of Dr. William Dohrmann of 535 Bryant street, and the latter undertook to board, clothe and educate the boy for $1a day. At that time the father was well-to- do. The boy was well educated and taught German specially at his father’s request. The father continued to flay for the keep of the child until late in the seventies. At that time the former conveyed his $150,000 ranch to his mother, Dolores. She died in 1882, and the property was distributed among her children.” Vicente bought the interest of his brothers and sisters. Anselmo’s father died in 1880, and his papers, including the will, were taken pos- session of by his brother Vicente, and did not come to light until the latter's death in 1894, The De Laveaga family turned the ccld shoulder to the boy, but Vicente contin- led to pay for his board and education until he became of age. Anselmo was mar- ried soon after attaining his majority, and his uncle Vicente presented him witha house and fot on Tilden street. While Anselmo’s father left practically nothing to dispose of by will, the probating thereof lays tue foundation for the boy asserting his claims to his uncle Vicente's estate, which is worth & million. In his will the uncle leaves the nephew $20,000, and with the exception of a few minor bequests the bulk of the property is left to charitable institutions. Under the law the testator is allowed to bequeath ouly three-ninths of his prop- erty, where there are heirs, to charity, so says J. J. Dwyer, Anselmo de Laveaga’s attorney. Anselmo’s share or portion of his uncle Vicente’s estate—the other two- thirds after the charitable bequests—is $150,000. Ii the courtsdecide that his pub- lic acknowledgment and adoption consti- tute his heirship he will inherit $150,000 besides the $20,000 left him in the will. The will would haye been broken any- way under the three-ninths clause, and the other heirs are waiting anxiously for the court’s decision on the question as to whether Anselmo, a natural heir, can in- herit from an uncle. The will now filed for probate disposes of only a small amount of personal property. The uncle Vicente, while remembering Anselmo to the sum of $20,000, kept the papers of the boy’s father until his death and Anselmo was kept in ignorance of their existence for many y-ars. The following extracts are made from the will: Whereas all my kindred and relations are in good and easy circumstances, I. herewith distinctly declare that I do not give, begueath nor devise anything to any of my kindred or relatives however near, with the exception of my brother Jose Vicente, and this only in be- low specified case; but give, bequeath and de- vise all of my property to my son Anselmo Jese Maria, born in Mazatlan, Mexico, to Ba- silia_Sauchez, deceased, on the 21st day of April, 1868, and to-day residing with Dr. William Dohrmann at 535 Bryant street, cor- ner of Zoe, to the exclusion of all and every- body else, as this is the only child, I swear be- fore God and man, to have. 1 wish to have it understood that said An- selmo Jose Maria will not enter into the pos- session of anything now belonging to me be- fore he reaches his full age and haslearned some profession, for which purpose the execu- tors hereinafter named wiil give him a thor- ough education. % 1 hereby appoint my said brother, Jose Vi- cente de Laveaga, and my friend Frederick W. Donrmann (of the firm of B. Nathan & Co.), both of the City of San Francisco, Cal., the executors of this, my last will and testament. EMERIC LEARNS THE LAW, The President of the Game Com- mission Makes a Big Mistake. He Confiscates a Piece of Venison Sent From Oregon to Frank McCoppin. Fish and Game Commissioner Emeric learned a little game law yesterday under circumstances that cansed him consider- able annoyance and embarassment. Mr. Emeric is always on the alert to detect and prevent violations of the game law and to punish the offenders. ‘While on his way home on a Geary- street car he spied the hind legs of a deer sticking out of the back part of an express wagon. Ina minute the Game Commis- sioner was on the sidewalk and stopped the expressman, who was informed that he was violating the statutes of the State of California by having in his possession a deer during the closed season, In vaindid the man protest that he was only an ex- pressman hired to deliver packages, and that he was not familiar with any law ex- cept battery and fast driving over street- crossings. Mr. Emeric would not listen to any ex- cuses, but turned the expressman’s team over to the custody of the butler of the Emeric household, while lie went into the house to get the statutes so as to satisfy the expressman that the law was being flagrantly violated. He had the driver ac- company him in order that he should not escape. “Here it is,’ exclaimed the Commis- sioner, producing the lawbook, while the expressman trembled. ‘“‘Under section 626k of Division 1 of the Penal Code, rela- tive to the hide and meat of any deer, etc., the law says: Every person who. in the State of California, shall at any time buy, sell, or offer for sale, the hide or meat of any deer, elk, antelope or mountain sheep, whether taken or killed in theState of Caliiornia or s i;eped into the State from any other State of rritory, shall be guilty of & misdemeanor. * * * ] did not do any of those things,”” pro- tested the expressman, who had n in- tently listening to the law as read by the Commissioner. The latter was thunder- struck, for he realized that the man was correct. ““Maybe that is not the right section,” he exclaimed hurriedly, running through the lawbook. Suddenly Le dropped the statutes and seized the telephone. He called up Attorney-General Fitzgerald, to whom he explained the situation and requested the §me's attorney to hunt up the law governing the case, so that the expressman could be arrested and sent to the City Prison. Fiiteen long minutes passed and at last Mr. Fitzgerald teiephoned: *Mr. Emeric, I think you had better turn the man loose. The law prohibits buying and selling, but not having deer meat in possession. The word ‘possession’ was in the old law, but it was omitted in the new law. Good-day.” Commissioner Emeric_ expressed his opinion of the law in such a manner as to cause the telephone girl to tell him to hang up the ear-tube. There was nothing to do but to make his peace with the delayed expressman, which Mr. Emeric, in a very gentlemanly manner, did. The expressman a littie later delivered the deer at the residence of the Hon. Frank McCoppin. It had been sent by one of Mr. McCoppin’s friends in Oregon. This flaw in the law has not been gen- erally known, but a few hunters have killed” deer without regard to the law. They well knew that unless those inter- ested in the preservation of game saw them in the act of slaying deer a convie- tion would be impossible. The prosecu- tion would be obliged to prove that the hunter actually killed the deer out of sea- son—a very difficult thing to prove—and the hunter would not be obliged to prove that he did not kill the animal. As stated by the Attorney-General, the possession of deer meat under the old law wasa misde- meanor, but by some accident this point was omitted from the more recent enact- ment. However, the remembrance of the old law has prevented many from killin as freely as they would if the flaw ha been more generally known. AlLhigh-class horses. Ingleside races. == e FRUIT FROM AUSTRALIA A New Process by Which All Perish- able Goods Can Be Pre- served. Purser Bendall of the Oceanic Steamship Company’s steamer Monowai brought a cu- riosity with him on the last trip. It is not only a curiosity but an experiment, and by it the Australians hope to revolutionize the export trade of their country. ‘The article in question is a sap, or gum, that exudes from one of the class of trees | that is prolific in Australia, and when it is carefully applied to fruit or meat it pre- | serves them for an indefinite time. Experiments tried in Sydney during the | extremes of summer and winter proved that the new process was a success. A further test was demanded, however, so some oranges, loquats and passion fruit were painted with the gum and piaced in a box on_October 28 lest. The box was given B. B. Bendall, purser of the Mono- wai, with instructions to deliver it to the captain on the arrival of the steamer at| San Francisco. No particular care was taken of the parcel and it passed through all the heat and humidity of the tropics among the other parcels piled in the pur- ser’s cabin. It was only yesterday that the box was opened and then it was found that the fruit was apparently as good as the day it left Sydney. The oranges were juicy and sweet, the loquats had retained their tlavor, but the passion fruit was not up to the mark. The pulp had in a measure dried up, and while the fruit was sound, it would never command a price in a foreign market. Apart from the preserving of fruit, how- | ever, the Australians assert tbat the gam from their indigenous tree will preserve beef and mutton. According to the stories told ‘by the officers of the' Monowai it is carefully spread over anything perishable and that ends the matter. The article in question so treated can never decay as no air can reach it. Ruskin is a late riser. ALASKA COAST SURVEY Appropriation of $20,000 to Be Asked for Hydrographic Work. Superintendent Duffield Will Apply to Congress for That Amount This Winter. Among the appropriations to be asked of the coming Congress will be one for an extensive survey of the coast of Alaska. Superintendent Duffield of the United States Coast and Geodetic Suryey at Wash- ington has decided to ask for at least $20,- 000 for this purpose, his object being to have a thorough revision of the former surveys made by Russian, English and American officers. - At present the hydrography of the Alas- kan coast, as it appears on the Government charts, is not such that navigators® can always rely on it, and the $20,000, if se- cured, is to be devoted wholly to hydro- graphical work. A eloser determination of geographical positions is desired, and the hope is indulged that comvlete data, so far as the appropriation will go, may be secured of sunken rocks and soundings. It may be that the soundings will have to be made by either the coast survey steamer McArthur or the Gedney, or both, The steamer Hassler is now out of service, having been condemned and ordered to be sold, and the Patterson is in need of ex- tensive repairs. They are both on Puget Sound. The repairs to the Patterson will be made either at Seattle or Tacoma. ‘What makes the need of a survey of the Alaskan coast more urgent than ever is the discovery of mines there and the in- creased number of vessels that now visit that Territory in consequence. If the re- quest of Superintendent Duffield be granted work will begin next spring. ————————— ‘BULL HUNTERS ALARMED” Merced Duck-Killers With Forbidden Guns Are Being Arrested. Deputy Game Commissioner McFarland is making things lively for the *‘bull hunters” who with large bore shotguns | slaughter thousands of wild water fowl in | Merced County. These fellows sneak be- hind trained steers to the pondsin the open plains, and with a couple of shots from their death-dealers destroy hundreds of duck and geese, which are sent to the markets. he use of guns of a larger gauege than No. 10 is prohibited by the law, but these hunters carry on the work of extermination with 4 and 6 gauge guns. One of ¢he fellows was recently arrested with a 6-gauge gun. A letter was recently received from Deputy McFarland at Los Banos, who wrote: On Fridey night I returned here and at dark found & number of bull hunters ready to attend tne trial of Cathey the next day. Two of them sought me out and tried to see how much insult I would stand, but soon desisted when I called them down. Saturday, the 23d, George M. Cathey was tried before Justice Cotteran and a jury of ten men. The trial resulted in & hung jury, seven for convic- tion and three for acquittal. The Justice was disposed to dismiss the case, but District Attor- ney Ostrander objected and told him plainly that he had not the right to dismiss. * * * The defendant’s attorney made & vigorous effort to have the big gun turned over to the defendant, but without success. * * * The case. has very exciting and every eifort has been made to “pull down’ the Justice and the District Attorney, but Mr. Ostrander gave the bull hunters and their friends to understand that he feared them not and would prosecute every violation of the game law. Mr. McFarland added in conclusion that he intended to prosecute two other hunters who use No. 4 and 6 gauge guns. Their names are Kennedy and Yearger. NEW TO-DAY. "REMARKABLE! The Record of Cures Made in the' Last Few Days by Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belt. HQ “-‘7 M The superiority of this wonderful Belt over all other methods of treat- ment is shown in the quick and certain results which follow its use in every case. for a long time.”’—A. J. 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