The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 30, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1895. 5 INVESTIGATING LAWRENCE'S STRANGE DEATH, Mayor Sutro Asks an Ex-| planation of Hospital ‘ Officials. | WAS HE REFUSED AID? Superintendent Dr. Stahle Now Courts a Full Inquiry Into the Matter. HE DIED IN THE ALMSHOUSE. The Police May Be Called Upon to Find | the People Who Accompanied Him Thither. marked yesterday to a representative of the Evening Report: Heretofore the silks which have come from | Japan, whether to America or only in transit to France, have been either white or of very crude dyes. No attempt was made to equal the finely tinted American or French silk fabrics. The Japanese were content with mak- ing the raw material, which could never be grown in America successfully. American | dyeing works had the opportunity of fixing up these raw silks for the home market. If things keep up as they have begun every silk and cotton dyeiug establishment iu the United States will have to ciose. The Japs have already learned the art of com- bining silk and cotton goods in the same piece, and I do not think that within the next six months they will leave a stone unturned to destroy the American manufacture of cotton and silk goods. Even England, which has here- tofore been able to control the market for man- ufactured cloths, will have to look sharply to her laurels. The Japanese question is bound | torevive the question of free trade even in | England. 1fIhad capital I would to-day go to | Japun and enter into the manufacture of some | line of goods. It is the coming manufacturing | country of the world. | The Granite-cutters’ Union, at its last | meeting, indorsed the action of the Manu- | facturers’ and Producers’ Association in the | stand that organization has taken against goods from Japan. HUNGRY AND MUTINOUS. the importation of cheap manufactured | terday afternoon, notwithstanding it was Thanksgiving day, and the sale was in constant progress this forenoon and after- noon. The train will leave this evening at 10 o’clock, two hours after the steamship State of California leaves her docks. Am- ple arrangements have been made by the railroad company to accommodate all who desire to go by way of the overland raute. The train will consist of fifteen tourist cars and five Pullmans. The train will be in two sections and every berih will be occupied. The company estimates that the twenty cars will be sufficient to furnish accommodation for all passengers. The steamer State of California is full so far as first-class passengers are concerned. The sale of cabin tickets ceased yesterday afternoon, and since then a gréeat many persons have been turned away who called to secure first-class passage. The steamer will carry 172 cabin passengers and 175 steerage passengars. To accommodate the first-class passengers, about thirty cots have been placed in the cabin and saloon. The large exodus from here to the bay will not likely diminish for many months, if the low fares continue that long. Business men here are very much op- posed to the passenger rate war, as it is :urg to create a great hole in their holiday rade. A GOOD WORK. Sixteen Years Among the Little Chil- dren of the Kinder- gartens. sixteenth annual report of the The | ‘ Golden Gate Kindergarten Association has | just been issued, through Mrs. Sarah B. | et ' | 6 5 & Mayor Sutro is conducting a rigid inves- | The British Bark Samarkand, From | C0OPer, the president of the work. It is tigation into the circumstances surround- ing the death of Luigi Lawrence, who died at the Almshouse on Saturday last after having been forty-seven hours in the insti- Brazil to Portland, in Distre Off the Farallones. A dispatch from Port Townsend to this City last night states that the schooner poken Information reached the Mayor’s office several days ago that Lawrence had been taken to the City and County Hospital in a dying condition on Thursday of last week and that he was refused admittance. informants stated that th.e man’s case clearly one for the hospital and that the matter was worthy of the closest scrutiny, as had the man been cared for by the proper authorities he might have re- covered. Mayor Sutro at once wrote to Dr. Stahle, Superintendent of the City and County Hospital, ing an explanation of the matter and requesting that he be given all the details in connection with it. Up to last night no word from the hos- pital had been received at the Mayor's office, but from the interest taken by the th officials it was evident that the r is creating no little excitement. | The matter was freely discussed at the | Almshouse, the opinion being expressed | that Lawrence should certainly have been | admitted to and cared for atthe City and | County Hospital. “I remember the case very well,” said Clerk Marshall when asked about the mat- ter last eveni “Lawrence was brought here in the Receiving Hospital van on the st inst. in a terrible condition and died of pneumonia on Saturday, less than forty-eight h after his being received into this institution. ‘We were told that he had been taken to the Receiving Hospital in a carriage, after being refused admittance at the City and County Hospital. If such was the case some one certainly blundered, for the place for the m s at some hospital where he coula have close and constantat- tention to save his life. 3 of his antecedents or nces, and as no one called to his body after a death notice had papers he was buried cla been inserted in the in the pauper: : Superintendent Stahle of the City and > v Hospital w somewhat excited ie matter was mentioned to him ning and refused to give any in- Vega, which went ashore on Point Wilson Thursday night and floated off yesterday morning, reports that on November 13, off the Farallon Islands, she spoke ithe Brit- ish bark Samarkand, bound from Szntos, | Brazil, for Portland. The crew of the bark were in a haif-starved condition and had | been on quarter rations for several weeks. | To make matters worse they accused | the officers of faring better than them- selves and refused to work or accept their short rations. The officers had declared the men in a shoot down any man who made a move- ment to overthrow their authority. The Samarkand was headed for San Francisco for supplies when spoken by the | Vega, which vessel immediately trans- | ferred a lot of provisions to the distressed bark, which proceeded on her way to Portland. The officers further reported that they had had trouble with the crew ever since leaving Brazil, four months ago. The Samarkand has not yet been re- ported as having reached Portland, and ears are entertained that she has met with disaster. THE ERRY WAR OES 01 Freight Rates to Oregon Will Be a Dollar a Ton Next | Thursday. | All the Passengers Seeking Trans- portation by Water Cannot Be Accommodated. The rate war goes merrily on and the | public is taking advantage of it. The | steamer Columbia sails for Astoria to-day, | and ber shippers will have to pay $3 a ton for their freight. Next Thursday, how- | ever, the State of California isscheduled to formation except that he had communi- Cal cated with the Mayor on the subject. sail, and that will inaugurate a new state | Finally he admitted that a man had | of affairs. state of mutiny and were prepared to | | Club by Lieutenant A. V. an attractive pamphlet 1n red and gold, of over 200 pages. There are forty kindergartens, with an enroliment of 3588 children. The total re- ceipts are §44,205 77; total disbursements, §$30,983 48. The receipts include a legacy of $10,000 for the support of the J. C. Wil- merding Kindergarten. Two new kinder- gartens have been orgmized the past year. There are mothers’ meetings carried on in every kindergarten, and there is a real fellowship between the teachers and the homes, so that, in fact, every kindergarten is, in a way, a college settlement. Mrs. Stanford supports five, Mrs. Hearst thr Mrs. Lux endowed two; the Help- ing Hand Society, in charge of Mrs, D. W. Folger, supports four; five commercial or- ganizations each support one, namely, the Produce Exchange, merchants, insurance, attorneys and real estate; Mrs. B. L. Nor- ris, Mrs. Cyrus Walker, Mrs. A. J. Pope, Mrs. Charles F. Joy, the Misses Montgom- ery, Mrs. H. 8. Hart, Mrs. M. L. Bradley and the Wilmerding legacy, each sup- port one. No less than 287 free kindergartens have been organized all over the country as the direct out- growth of the work in this City, over 80,000 annual reports having heen scattered broadcast. §1The officers for the ensuing year are: | Honorary president, Mrs. Leland Stan- ford; president, Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper; first vice-president, Mrs. Charles Hol- brook; second vice-president, Mrs. Louis Sloss; secretary, Mrs. George T. Gaden; assistant secretary, Miss Virginia Fitch; treasurer, Miss Isabelle Knight; superin- | tendent and private secretary, Miss Har- | riet Cooper; auditors—Mr. Charles G. La- | Mrs. Alvan Flanders, Mrs. B. ; directors—Mrs. Leland Stanford, Sarah B. Cooper, Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst, Mrs. Charles B. Alexander, Mrs. Charles Holbrook, Mrs. Cyrus Walker, Mrs. A. J. Pope, Mrs. Louis Sloss, Mrs. B. orris, Mrs. Charles Clayton, Mrs. John Merrill. | TALKED OF THE NAVY. | Licutenant Wadhams® Lecture Before | the Camera Club. | “Our New Navy, at Home and Abroad,” | was the subject of a lecture delivered yes- terday evening for the California Camera Wadhams, |.U. 8. N. The speaker, whose style is forcible rather than elegant, entertained his hear- THE STEAMER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, OWNED BY THE PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP COMPANY BUT RUNNING UNDER THE FLAG OF THE OREGON RAILWAY AND NAVIGATION COMPANY, THAT WILL INAUGURATE THE DOLLAR-A-TON RATE WAR NEXT THURSDAY. been refused admittance to the institution on the day mentioned, but earnestly de- clared that the case was one which the rules of the hospital prohibited from en- tering. “Ireceived a letter from the Mayor,” he “stating that he had received infor- on that a man in adying condition had been refused admittance to the hos- pital. I replied denying that any such transaction/ had taken place and told the Mayor that: if he so desired I would call on him personally and give him any informa- tion desired, “On looking the matter up, I find that on the 21st jinst. a man who, I believe, was named Dullenger was brought here by a man and woman in & carriage. I ques- tioned him in French and he answered me coberently, I found that he had once be- fore been brought to the hospital and had been taken to the Almshouse. “He was, suffering from an incurable disease—softening of the brain—and as the rules of this institution forbid the accept- anceof incurable cases I had no other course left me. But I deny that he was in a dying cofdition. His pulse and general condition ddd not indicate danger of sud- den collapse, though of course his demise was only a fjuestion of time. Dr. Younger, the residen't physician, was present and will bear out ali I say. “This hospital crowded at the present time, and I could pursue no other course than the one I did. 1f any other case has been brought here and refused admittance I do not know of it, and I any certain that no dying man who should have been cared for was sent away. "Iy court the fullest investigation in this matter, and | will see the Mayor and give him all the assistance in my power.” One question that is interesting the Mayor 1s, Who is Luigi Lawrence, and who took hirn to the City and County Hos- pital and thd Receiving Hospital? If the friends—if friends they were— would go t® the trouble and expense of taking him to the two institutions in a carriage, why did they not call and take Lis body after his death at the Alms- house? 4 It is not imaprobable that the police will be called upon to clear up the mystery. JAPAN-MADE GOODS. Active Interest Being Taken by Gov- ernor Budd—Appraiser Tucker Talks) on Silk-Dyeing- Governor Budd is taking an interest in the question of; Japan-made goods. He has made a visit | to the Custom-house and from Chief Clerk' Jerome provided himself with all the daté4 procurable having any reference to the matter. Appraiser .ur;:s Tucker says that the Japanese threaten to demoralize event- ually the sil"dyaing business. He re- ma is very much over-] | _ On that date the Oregon Navigation and | Improvement Company will make a regu- | lar slash in rates, and freight will be car- | ried for §1aton. If the Southern Pacific | Railroad Company has any intention of | putting on an opposition tramp steamer | it will find a poor field to work upon | and not even a two-dollar rate in sight. At the present time the steamers are | carrying cabin passengers for $5 and steer- | age passengers for $2 50, This includes a | berth and meals, and a great many people | in Portland and San Francisco have come | to the conclusion that it is cheaper to | travel than keep house. The Columbia, which sails to-day, cannot carry ali the people who want accommodation. Every inch of space that the law allows is taken up, and still there are hundreds who want to travel on her. The same story will have to be told about the State of California next Thursday. She is the handsomest and one of the | speediest steamers sailing in and out of | San Francisco and the traveling public | like her. In consequence nearly all her cabin accommodation is engaged. Asto | her freight the dollar-a-ton rate has pro- | duced such an avalanche of merchandise that the company is seriously thinking of pru_mng on a freight steamer to take some of it. ““We are in the fight to stay,” said Secre- tary Evans of Goodall, Perkins & Co. yes- terday. ‘““The Southern Pacific is running extra trains every day, and of course they get plenty of passengers and freight. They can handle more than all the freight offering, so that makes me think there is nothing in the story about their putting on a freight steamer. Are we making money at the reduced rates? Well, that is a question I cannot answer. The next trial balance will tell that story. We're just saying nothing and sawing wood. I won't even say that the State of California will continue at the dollar rate, but I do know that she will carry all she can hold at that tigure next Thursday.” The rate war to Vallejois still in full blast. The Sunol carries nearly all the assengers at a 10-cent fare, while the gouthern Pacific Company’s Herald is ab- solutely deserted. Even freight does not go in her direction and her trips to and from Vzllejo and Mare Island are just so much dead loss to the company. At her 75-cent rate tne Monticello is doing fairl well. Last night she took away about fif- | teen Sussenfiers and considerable freight, and Owner Hatch says he has a few dollars left in the bank and says he will win the fight or bust. Piper, Aden, Goodall & Co. say the same thing and the Southern Pa- cific simply say that it is better that the Herald should “work out”” than “rot out.” And so the merry war goeson. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 29.—There was a big rush yesterday and to-day for tickets, both by steamer and rail, to San Fran- cisco. A great many purchased tickets at ! the Southern Pacific Railroad office yes- o :30, i will be furnished for the occasion. ers, for about two hours, with illustrated d iptions of American men-of-war, and ( with word-pictures of scenes to which the lieutenant has been an eye-witness in for- eign stations, “Weenthuse about our navy, and rightly s0,” he said. *‘The sentiment thronghout the country about the navy is magnificent.” It was evident that the sentiment to which Lieutenant Wadhams alluded pre- vailed also in the audience he was address- ing, for the picture of each cruiser and man-of-war, thrown on the screen, was greeted with applause. “‘The fastest cryiser in the world—with ten such ships we could sweep the com- merce of England off the seas,” said the lecturer when the picture of the Columbia was thrown on the screen. The swift Minneapolis was shown and the unfinished Brooklyn, with its immense smokestacks. Pictures of rapid-firing guns were also shown, and the audience ap- plauded again when told that one instru- ment of destruction would fire projectiles from Metropolitan Temple to Oakland, and that before the first got there the fifth would be leaving the gun, “and they would not waste any time on the way, either.” e ‘‘Among the fighting class of ships that we have there is not one of them so good, think, as the Monterey.” This state- ment was applauded and the speaker said : “Thank vou for that appiause; I was ap- pointed to her yesterday as her executive officer.” In_the second part of his lecture, which consisted of personal experiences on dif- ferent stations, Lieutenant Wadhams gave | an almost pathetic account of the expense and personal discomfort of being asked to official dinners with foreign royalties. He chose the court of Copenhagen as a horrid example, though he said the same ordeal, with variations, had to be submitted to at all foreign capitals. ‘‘After being wined and dined to the accompaniment of frigid | etiquette by the King the King has to come on board,” added the lieutenant. ‘‘The Government is poor, and you have to put yeur hands in vour pockets and haul out $30 or $50. It makes you pray that the day will come when the Government will be rich enough to allow an entertain- | ment fund, as they do in all other navies.” The lecture concluded with an_account of the bombardment of Alexandria, and Lieutenant, Wadhams sent his audience home with this final statement: “We shall continn.o to have a fleet, and a bigger one.” —————— Captain Jack Crawford to Addre M Meeting. To-morrow afternoon at 8 o'clock Captain Jack Crawford will deiiver an address at the mass-meeting at the Young Men’s Christian Association Auditorium, Mason and Ellis streets. The service will be free to the public, both ladies and gentlemen. The doors will be pen a1 2:50, address at 3115, §, pecial music DURRANT'S FORLORN HOPE The Indications Strong That No New Trial Will Be Granted Him. WHAT HIS HONOR EXPECTS. Dickinson Generously Promises the Menaced Court the Protection of the Defense. There appears to be no doubt thavthe voluminous affidavits prepared by Dur- rant upon his motion for a new trial are all in vain, and ere long he will hear his sentence pronounced in Judge Murphy’s | Juror Smyth made after the trial that | the District Attorney entered his first ob- jection. He contended that Smyth’s language was only hearsay and also that the Supreme Court had rendered decisions in the Baker and the Azoff cases which fally met the question of jurors impeach- | ing their own decisions after their ver- | dict had been rendered. Judge Murphy quickly decided that the objection was Emner and that thelaws which govern the juror in all his course | would be abrogated and his decision weakened if he could impeach himself and his fellows by after statements. “The District Attorney is clearly in the right,” said he, ‘‘but as the affidavit has been filed, I shall let it be read. Read on, General.” Then looking into the future, he seem- ingly felt the awful frown of a higher court, for he said, musingly, “The Su- preme Court will censure me, I fully know, for letting that affidavit in, but I'Il’ err for the defense and take my censure.’” “If your Honor please,” said General Dickinson, nobly arising to what seemed to him an “occasion,” and charitably hold- ing the egis of protection over the menaced court, “in that case you may rely ugon the fact that you will be pro- tected by the defense.”” “This court is indeed grateful for that offer,” returned his Honor, the ghost of a | JUDGE MURPHY DIS [Sketched by a SES A POINT WITH DURRANT'S COUNSEL. “ (all” artist.) courtroom:. the affidavits on file, and the significant utterances of the court yesterday on two occasions indicated the result expected up to that time. General Dickinson finished the reading of the longest affidavit upon the motion for the new trial yesterday afternoon. The instrument continued 1ts general arraign- ment of the newspapers, which, the affiant alleges, published unfair reportsand ar- ticles upon the case during the progress of the great trial. Notwithstanding the fact that the pro- ceeding possessed little interest, being only a review of published matter, the courtroom was filled and_General Dickin- son’s second day’s readinz was listened to with much interest. Tt was when the following clause was reached that the court aroused itself from the depths of its judicial chair and went into the matter with its old vigor: Although the order was made in relation to the exclusion of witnesses, the court was well aware, as affiant is informed and believes, that the said rule was abrogated and being daily violated by the newspapers of the City and County of San Francisco in regard to these matters in this. “Do _you contend, general,” suddenly asked Judge Murphy, “‘that because wit- nesses were excluded from the courtroom the newspapers have no right to publish the testimony, provided they publish .it fairly and correctly 2"’ “I'do, sir,” empbhatically answered Dick- inson, *‘and I will endeavor to make that point clear when my time comes to present argument on the motion.” “But I want things clear now asto speci- fications, etc., and I want no more of these sweeping allegations. I repeat that I want the District Attorney to make a note of them.” General Dickinson continued to from the affidavit as follows: That it is a fact, as affiant is informed ana believes, that the Judge of this trial court had taken from the Chronicle of each mornirg the published report of the testimony of questions and answers by witnesses who testified in the case to guide him as to the evidence which was and had been obtained upon the trial of this case. That, nevertheless, the court took no action to interfere with the said papersor to make any order in relation to this violation of an interference with the rights of the affiant and defendant herein to a fair and impartial trial, and that he was thereby placed in a position where a violent public prejudice has been created in the minds of the people of the City and County of San Francisco, which pervaded the atmospbere of the courtroom, affected the judgment, and, as this affiant is informed and Le]levns, ‘his counsel were unable to obtain any of the rights or privileges vested in them by the constitution of the State of California. *‘Affected whose judgment?’ asked Judge Murphy, bearing down upon the reader slightly. “The sentence is incomplete,”’ answered the general. *‘It should read, ‘Affected the judgment of the jurors.’ May I have your Honor’s permission to correct what is simply a clerical error?” “No, sir! I want no interpolations in that document. I wanteverything toread clearly when this case gets before the Su- preme Court—if it ever gets there,” hastily added his Honor, setting himself right on the record. “But, your Honor, no particular judg- ment is specified, consequently I—" “I want specifications, sir, and a supple- mentary affidavit. I cannot have these changes made as the reading proceeds.” The affidavit as it neared its own end took up the character of the audience and mentioned that there was ‘“‘constantly a mob seeking to gain entrance to the cou room which at times could not pe con- trolled,” and at one time the Judge was obliged to fight his way to the entrance; read also that Juror Sieberlich was severely in- | jured while trying to get into the court- room. : The audience expressed its approval on several occasions at evidence against the defendant, it was held, and there was ‘“‘a mob atmosphere about the courtroom and in the corridors which affected and int imi- dated jurors.” - *‘I have no recollection of but one time,” said Judge Murphy, “when any expres- sion of approval was made and ‘that was when the ju:s returned their verdict. I tried to gua during the trial. “I do, sir,” returned Dickinson, “and it was when Mrs. Vogel made her dramatic announcement from the witness-stand.” “Idon’t recollect any such demonstra- | tion,”” said the judge. “‘Proceed, sir.” ““Your Honot had no recollection of the fact that I made application for a citation refnrdin certain newspaper men, when as a fact I did so,” said General Dickinson. “I have looked the affair up, and find I am correct. The DeEuty Sheriff on duty in this court remembers the occasion also.” ‘I have been as attentive as the Deputy Sheriff, and I heard no commotion save on one occasion. What is that page where you are reading, sir?”" It was when the big volume had be:n read to its ultimate word and General Dickinson took up the smaller affidavit referring to the alleged statement of Nothing startling appears in | against all such conduct smile changing for an instant the severe | gravity of the judicial face. Tuis affidavit was read, the District A< torney taking an exception, and was fin- ished at the hour of adjournment. Fur- ther hearing on the motion will take place | next Monday morning at 10 o’clock. | MRS. MASSIE ON TRIAL. She Repeats Her Second Story That the Shooting Was Purely Accidental. The case of Mrs. Helen Massie, who killed her husband in the Mozart lodging- house on the night of November 25, was partially heard before Judge Conlan yes- day. The case was continued until this morning that Dr. Barrett, the autopsy surzeon, might testify. It will be rememnbered that Massie, in his dying statement, said that the shot was accidental, though the wife’s previous statement was so contradictory as to war- rant the police in holding her on a charge of murder. Mrs. Massie, in her testimony yesterday, said: My husband had been drinking, and when intoxicated was very violent. He left the room for a few moments and I took the pistol, intending to hide it. When in the act of extracting the cart- ridges he returned to the room and, grasp- | ing my hand, exclaimed: * “Up to that old trick again, are you? | “I said, ‘Don’t, Will, you ‘are hurting | me. Release my hand and I will give you | the pistol.” “Then he tried to wrench it from me | and in the struggle the shot was fired.” Mrs. Massie also stated that her hus- band had many times threatened her life; that once in Lathrop he had fired at her, but the bullet went through a window. “When sober,”” she said, “he was all that any woman could ask, but when drinking he was a perfert demon.” The i]luminating power of a gas lamp may be increased fifteen times, says a French inventor, by sending an artificial current of air through the flame. A small fan or ventilator worked by a weak current is employed for the purpose. e — “T have no fear of the man who threat- ens my life,” said Lord Rothschild once to Sir George Lewis, ‘‘so long as I am assured that he is sane. He will never carry out | the threat. But with a madman the case | is different.” ELECTRICITY FOR WAPA, WOULD-BE PEN Another Power, Light and Rail- road Compauy Is in the Field. TO USE PETROLEUM FOR FUEL. Promising 0Oil Croppings Found and Capitalists Organized for the Public Weal. The various electric schemes for power, light and railroads that are springing up in various parts of the State, and in the United States for that matter, have aroused considerable interest in the people of Napa and Sonoma counties. From all accounts there are now three projects in the field in that section for the using of electricity for all three purposes. One of the last was announced yesterday by Mr. Frances, one of the editors of the Napa Register, who has been on a short trip to this City with his family. He tells of a project recently put on foot by a num- ber of capitalists of Napa that is or will be a novel departure from the usual meth- ods of ‘“making” electricity. In a con- versation with a friend Mr. Francis stated that the people of the Napa and Sonoma valleys have long felt the want of cheap power and light and have often expressed i & wish for a belt electric railway that wiil take in both valleys and place the fruit- growers and farmers in direct communica- tion with tidewater. At last several capi- talists in that locality took up the ques- tion and not long ‘ago incorporated a company to meet these demands. There is no intention to run in opposition to the railroads an electric line, but to run the line over such a route as to reach the points most remote from the regular rail- road, but where, too, a good patronage in freights and fares can be expected. One company to this end obtained fran- chises and rights of way many months ago, but Mr. Francis says that the venture has come to naught for the want of money and means of obtaning cheap power. .| Both of these important obstacles the new company thinks it can overcome, and it is the intent to furnish a number of towns in both valleys with light and power for manufacturing purpeses. The place where the electric line will reach tidewater has not been selected, but it is believed that it will be somewhere near Sonoma Landing. As stated by the Napa editor, the impor- tant feature in the scheme 1is to secure cheap fuel or_power for the production of electricity. Coal in ship’s cargo lots at $6 50 to $8 per ton is too expensive to con- sider for such a plant as will be necessary to run an electric road, light cities and move manufacturing machinery. Survey- ors have gone carefully over the surround- ing country, but have not found any streams that will furnish the required power the year round, and there is no place where storage reservoirs can be built. The Napa capitalists think that they | have solved the problem of obtaining cheap fuel. There recently has been discovered in that section of the country a number of oil croppings which the experts say are as promising as any in the State. There seems to be an oil belt running the entire length of the State and the new fields are in a direct line with those of Los Angeles, San Luis Obispo, Alameda and Contra Costa counties. The proposition is to ex- amine into these croppings and if they are of any value todevelop the wells and use the fuel at home instead of trying to sell it in an already well supplied market. If by any chance the new oil fields do not yield "as bountifully as anticipated, the supply of oil for fuel purposes can be had from the Los Angeles Oil Exchange, which is now ready to put on tank steamers and deliver oil from Point San Pedro to any place where there is a demand for the same. At the ruling rates for this article oil can be shipped from Los Angeles, stored at Sonoma_ Landing and used for generating electric power at a less cost than for any other fuel. Mr. Francis states that the company he refers to isin no way connected with the scheme that L. Grothwell is interested in. Mr. Grothwell is now in 8an Francisco trying to interest capitalists in a project to connect Laneport, Napa and other Elaces with tidewater by an electric road. e has written to Mayor Sutro about the matter. Those who are familiar with that Eart of the country are curious to know ow Mr. Grothwell will manage to run his electric road through the Mount Helena Pass, where the rise is 2000 feet in ten miles. In this connection Mr. Francis says that the Napa capitalists and . others interested in the new electric scheme have no intention of trying to extend their elec- tric road through the mountains into the Clear Lake Valley. They will be satisfied to furnish light and ‘i)ower, and put the farmers within easy and cheap distance of tidewater. Their confidence in theirability to accomplish this is based upon their ability to obtain cheap oil for fuel, either gt home or from the southern part of the tate. Siberian peasants clean, stretch and dry the skin of the turbot for leather bags and as a substitute for glass window-panes. 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