The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 5, 1895, Page 4

HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1895. CUBA'S RISING STAR. The Islanders Believe That Liberty Is Now in Sight. | DRIFTING TO A CRISIS.| | Decisive Battle Between the Con- tending Armies May Soon Be Fought. | | | | | | | PATRIOTS GAINING STRENGTH. | The Combined Force of Generals Maceo | dale had all the Chinese passengers that she could crowd between decks. The Lord Brassey carried about twenty-five bands, all told. Fully 1000 lives are on the overdue vessels. It is believed by some that the Strathnevis has become dis- abled or run short of fuel, and possibly put north to the Aleutian Islands or the coast of Siberia. If such were the case her passengers would have a full cargo of con- densed milk, canned meats and other staples on which to subsist. The steamer carried sufficient coal to steam for twenty- five days. The captain of the steamer Straits of Menai, which arrived at Blakeley last week from Japan, reports having sighted a steamer six days off Cape Flattery bound east. He believes that the steamer was the Gorsedd. The Gorsedd was a large, stanch steamer and should have been in as soon as the Menai. Captain Lewis of the Straits of Menai inadvertently passed the quarantine sta- tion at Port Townsend on his way in without having his vessel examined. He was required to take the vessel back to the quarantine station and undergo investiga- tion, to which all vessels from foreign ports are subject. This is the first instance on record of an ocean stea mercoming to | Tacoma with a strange pilot who had no and Gomez Moving Rapidly | | Westward. BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 4.—A special cor- g from Ha- ends the v West, nirs in the t of the Globe, date of Novemt atch by way the exact status of a t the present time. ponden and rom- been been in the nat and the war its latel ed nothing more mnor g 1 . But the farce will soon be over, | and the world may then be prepared | for a war that will rival portions, be liber- v crushe strengt will chance to doubt th 2 hopeless!, d within a ye: e rebel forc st month, rapidly during the p: 1d to the the cal indeed looks 3 of Gomez and , while the | nment forces in the interior. General Campos, remainin ing an army already daily augmentati and even in the the island, th ! Heulty lose Cu e is exhausted. competent I ers estimate the number of insurgents under the ders at 45,000. Part of these are re making no great On the other hand | at Santa Clara, formidable, ns. | | towns of ling no d Spain may es in n has there been in the field, and Government forces been so any second in command to id to-day that there 1promise with the rebels sted by ny. Spain | ,even if it took | e treasury and every sol- | to do so. i planters in the vicinity of | )s are in great difficulty. They ,000 and gave it to the insurgents at the latter have been ment forces, and | low work on | continued. General | nted an impo: g the owners i the plantations to arm their laborers | elf-defen | for protection ations to b SYMPATHY FOR CcUBA. Resolutions of the Nebraska American | Pratective Association. | GRAND ISLAND EBR., Dec. 4.—A the meeting of the Nebraska Council of | the American Protective Association to- day the Cuban i rrection was discussed :th, after which the following | were adopted: | ess dispatches daily bring | st horrible butch- trated upon Spanish so | purpose of conquest; and whereas, we believe the inhabits of Cube have at least the | s of man and are entitled to the same humene treatment that any civilized | nation should give to another people; there- | fore be it | Resolved, That we the representatives of the | American Protective Association of Nebraska, in State council assembled, do in the name of | justice and humanity, most earnestly dis- | countenance the brutality now practiced in { Cuba, and heartily urge upon the Nebraska | delegation in Congress to do all in their power | to have our Gouernment ackmowledge the | people of Cuba as belligerents and have them | accorded belligerent rights; be it further lved, That the subordinate councils of State be requested throngh the State Secre- tary to circulate petitions among the citizens | of Nebraska addressed to their respective repre- | sentatives in Congress, and that & copy of | these resolutions be forwarded by the State | Secretary to said Congressmen and United States Senstors. MARY VESSELS OVERDUE, Steamers Bound for Pacific Coast | Ports Have Not Been Sighted. One Thousand Passengers Whose Fate Is in Doubt—Anxiety at Tacoma. | TACOMA, Wasn., Dec. 4.—The number | of overdue vessels sailing in the North Pa- | cific Ocean this year is unpreceden‘ed in | the history of th Anxiety is | now felt in shipping c for the Nor-| weglan stear Gorsedd, 2400 tons, due at | Tacoma to load lumber for South Africa. | She left Singapore for this port October 19. | She was reported last at a Japanese port | November 6. That her twenty- | eizht daysout. The voyage from Japan | to Tacoma is usually n ¢ steamers in from fourteen tc The steamer Strathnevi for Yokohama fifty- led from Tacoma | ne days ago and has not been reported. The steamer Evandale | is now out twenty-eight days from Francisco for Yokohama. The British bark Lord Brassey is out 120 days from Hongkong for Tacoma. The schooner Puritan, forty-nine days | from Tientsin, arrived at Port Townsend | last night. On November 14 and 15, on the eastern border of the China Sea, she encountered a terrible burricane, before | which she ran under bare poles for v,vroi dz The skipper of the Puritan says it | the worst storm he ever experienced the Paci This is the storm that the amer Tacoma in. he Strathne 4 a large list of Chi- nese passengers and several missionaries bound for China. Her crew consisted of upward of eighty-one persons, The Evan- | cured from the East. | cisco. |.it, but finally agreed, she to get & ju | resumed work. chart for a guide. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., Dec. 4.— Barneson & Chilcott. Puget Sound agents of the British steamer Corsedd, deny that there is any reason for anxiety for her safe They say the Corsedd left the port of Kutchinotzu, Japan, November 5, s that she has been out less than thirty VS, under the most favorable circum- she would not be due here till the of November, as she was hight and not a fast steamer. She was stanch and sea- worthy and her agents there feel no about her for another week or steamer Straits of Menai, a much faster boat than the Corsedd, left one day later than the Corsedd, and arrived here November 28. here is no longer any doubt among shipg men here that the Strathnevis | has gone down, and possibly also the Avondale. POINT LOMA OIL WELLS, Capitalists at San Diego Will Proceed to Develop a Rich Find. The Company’s Expert Claims It Is the Finest Illuminant on This Coast. SAN DIEGO, Car., Dec. 4.—After a thor- ough investigation of the territory lying at the northern extremity of Point Loma, where indications of oil are known to exist, a com of wealthy men in this city have formed a company and will pro- ceed to sink wells and develop the field. W. B. Kline will be president of the now company, which has not yet been formally organized, and its vice-president will be John G. Hinkel, whose investments in the brewery enterpise and re- cent purchases of city property have al- ready made him prominent. The secre- tary and treasurer have not yet been choien. The corporation will be what is termed a close one, with the capital all paid up. Mr. Hinkel said last night that the pru{ec(ors of the enterprise have for some weeks past had an expert engaged in ex- amining the surface indications of the ter- ritory described. His discoveries as well as those of a Government geologist who lately inspected the ground have proved to almost a certainty that oil exists in great quantities there and of a quality different rom ihe oil found at Los Angeles or any other point on the Pacific Coast. Accord- | ing to the expert the product is refiniug oil with a basis of parafline, rendering_it extremely valuable as an iilluminant. No | other oil found on the coast approaches it in qual except that found in Chile, which is the best in the world. The company has secured 200 acres of land, supposed to cover the oil basin, and this is situated midway between Rose- ville and Ocean Beach. Eight blocks of land have also been secured at Roseville, affording wharfage facilities, and if the expectations of the company are realized it will be in a position to_handle the oil in unlimited quantities. Wells have been sunk for water in times past in the imme- diate vicinity of the tract, and, without exception, have filled with oil. The indications in the opinion of the ex- pert could not be more encouraging, and that the prospectors have faith in his opin- ion is evidenced by the fact that they will immediately buy machinery and vroceed with the work of sinking wells, The machinery will be of the best and most modern kinds, and the plant will be put in place as soon as it can be pro- The plans of the company include the building of a reser- voir on the adjacent heights of Point Loma, from which point the oil could be piped to the landing at Roseville or to this city at a minimum of expense. SR SAN BERNARDINO COURT. IN J. B. Osborne Secures Legal Separation on the Ground of Desertion. SAN BERNARDINO, CarL., Dec. 4.—A divorce was granted in the Superior Court here yesterday to J. B. Osborne, the hus- band of Mabel V. Osborne of San Fran- She is the president of an Equal Suffrage Society, and otherwise prominent in that City. Mrs. Osborne is now 28 yearsof age while her husband that was confesses to | be 64. They were married in San Fran- cisco in 1886. He was then and is still a mining man, having properties of consid- erable value all over the Mojave desert, His mines made it jmpossible for him to be away, and Mrs. Osborne was not pleased with 2 home on the Mojave desert. Osborne’s base of operations was at Dag- gett. The result was that she spent much of her time in San Francisco, so much so that he finally brought suit for divorce on ground of desertion. She at first ?posed gment borne to have the custody the seven-year old boy. In her pleading she sets up the claim that Osborne is worth §850,000, but this was greatly overestimated and she finally de- cided to withdraw opposition and accept $1000. The suit has been in court two years. for $100 and O: ot - Caunty Strikers at Port Townsend. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., Dec. 4.— The county officers who locked their offices here yesterday and quit work were paid by the Board of Commissioners to-day and The questions involved will go to the Supreme Court in a case be- gun to-day. Seven other counties in the State in like financial condition will be asked to bear.a proportionate share of the expenses of the case. s gl o Santa Rosa’s Water Supply. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Dec. 4.—The City Council is having four additional wells bored on the Fisher tract, near town, to insure beyond any doubt an inexhaustible supply of water for the new water system. The wells are to be connected with each other and the water forced from them to the reservoir by a pumping station. — - Pulling Snags From the San Joaquin. STOCKTON, Car., Dec. 4.—The Gov- ernment snaghoat Seizer is now busy just above the mouth of Stockton Channel ulling snags out of the San Joaquin River. The snags which jammed holes into the steamer Leader last winter have been puiled up, as well as the piling left from the old wharf at Crosiers Landing. ASH SPRINGS HORROR. Bishop Merrill and His Daughter Slain by Apaches. CRIME OF RED FIENDS. Father and Daughter Scalped by the Indians After They Had Been Shot. AMBUSHED BY MARAUDERS Attacked While They Are Traveling Over a Lonely Trail in the Mountains. PH(ENIX, Arz., Dec. 4.—H. H. Mer- rill, one of Arizona’s most prominent citizens and a Mormon Bishop, and his daughter were murdered by Apache In- dians near Ash Springs, near Solomon- ville, to-day. But meager details of the crime have been received, but the runner who brought the news stated that Merril and his daughter were both scalped after the redskins had shot them down while traveling on a louely trail. Merrill, who resides at Thatcher, about miles” from Pheenix, came to Arizoua twenty-five years ago with Stake Presi- dent Layton. His family founded the Stake of St. David, in Cochise County, and aside from this the most influential Mor- mons and citizens of Mesa City, situated about twelve miles from here, are Merrill's blood relations. Merrill was until recently Treasurer of Graham County and one of the most wealthy citizens of the Upper Gila Valley. The horrible crime occurred at a lonely spot on the carriage road which runs from Duncan, N. M., a small town on the line of the New Mexico and Arizona Railroad. It is a dismal place the sombre walls of the tall bluffs come together, making a narrow defite much like the walls of a grave, between the upper edges of which can be seen the blasted ash tree which marks the location of Ash Spring, the only tresh water within a radius of fifty miles. It is directly on the trail pursued by the old Spanish explorers when coming up from Mexico on their way to Sait Lake, and the same as that taken by General Crook when he chased Geronimo to Mexico. The trail comes down the backbone of the Gila Mountains from Morenci, Ariz., and in late years has been infested by the Apache Kid, for whose capture thereisa standing reward of $7000. Tkis particular spot has been the scene of many murders, and it was quite near here that, with the exception of a babe, an entire family was murdered by Apaches three years ago. The babe was found after the massacre, and1s living in Solomonville now as the adopted child of 8. S. Green. Miss Merrill was a beautifuland talented young woman, being the acknowledged belle of the Upper Gila Valley, and was to have been married at an early date. Mr. Merril leaves a widow and family, but his fortune will secure them from want. It is claimed that this murder is a result of the recent abandonment of the military postsin Arizona and New Mexice. About two years ago two troops in each cavalry regiment and two companies in each in- fantry regiment were consolidated and Indians enlisted in their stead. These Indian troops and companies were mus- tered out a few months ago, the efforts to | make civilized soldiers of them having failed. The results of this mustering out is that they have been unable to resume their original habits, and, having been turned loose upon the reservation, constitute the most restless proportion of the varions tribes, thus adding much to the turbulent element. The power to control them has been practically lost through the abandon- ment of the military posts througnout the worst Indian section of Arizona. INCENDIARISM AT SAN DIEGO. Attempt to Burn Congressman Bowers' House in the Absence of the Family. SAN DIEGO, Car., Dee. 4.—Congress- man W. W. Bowers’ house on Second street in this city was almost destroyed by fire this exening. Neighbors saw lights moving in the basement and went to in- vestigate, when suddenly the light disap- appeared and it was found that the base- ment was fuil of smoke and a fire had started in a pile of oily rags near the wall. The department was called out, and in the meantime a garden hose was employed to such good effect that the fire was extin- guisbed. Investigation showed that rags saturated with kerosene had been ignited, and in another pile of kerosene soaked rags were found eight silver spoons belong- ing to the house. Mr. Bowers and family are in Washing- ton and the house had been locked up. The firemen found the back door forced oven and the lock broken, and discovered a pile of gunnysacks covered with coaloil lying where they would become ignited within a few minutes. Every indication peints to a deliberate attempt to burn the house. W. W. Stewart, who is in charge of the premises, made a close search and found nothing missing, and is at a loss to assign a motive for the act. He was at first inclined to be- lieve that tbe blaze was accidental, but later changed his mind. The houseisa ?esvgoone, costing $4000, and is insured for o Sl HENEY TRIAL AT CARSON. Jury Selected for the Second Hearing of the Mint Tangle. CARSON, NEv., Dec, 4.—The jury in the second trial of the Heney case was secured | this morning. A feature of the morning session was the excusing of George Myers from tne jury. Mr. Myers was accepted by both sides, but the United States Dis- trict Attorney asked the court to excuse him on the ground that he misunderstood him when he said he had expressed an un- qualified opinion, The defense made a hard fight for 'the retention of the juror, but the courv asked him a few questions and it was plain that he had a very de- cided opinion 1n the case, and he was ex- cused. The case opened with Warren Noteware on the stand. He gave a full description of the inner workings of the Mintand methods of bookkeeping. Mr. Likens, the next witness, described the workings of the refinery. The testimony introduced :vgslthe same as reported on the previous rial. As the court adjourned this atternoon Judge Hawley said: “I wish to emphasize my order tliat no one in any way con- nected with this case may hold” the slight- est conversation with the jury. 1 saw a man prominently connected ,with the de- fense walk up to a juror to-day and shake hands with him.” “I only said ‘Good morning’ to the juror,” said Mr. Coffin, an attorney. “I was not alluding to you,” replied the court, “‘but to a man now absent from the room, and if he were here I should repri- mand him severely. But if you said even ‘good morning’ to the juror, Mr. Coffin, it was very unbecoming, and if you repeat the offense I shall cite you for contempt. The rule I have laid down must be ob- served by everybody, and I shall punish all infringements, in whatever quarter found.” The verson referred to by the court is John T. Jones, a representative of the de- fendant. AN ALTAVILLE WOMAN SHOT. Mrs. Thomas Graham Claims She Was Cleaning the Gun. ANGELS CAMP, CaL., Dec. 4.—Mrs. Thomas Graham, wife of a merchant at Altaville, a suburb of Angels, was shot at 9 o'clock last night, a bullet from a 22-cali- ber rifle entering her breast between the seventh and eighth ribs and coming out below the shoulder-blade. The bullet pierced the lung and missed the heart only by a fraction of an inch. Mrs. Gra- ham claimed that she was shot acciden- tally while cleaning the rifle, which she was accustomed to handling, but circum- stances indicate that it might have been an_attempt at suicide. Graham and his wife were married about a vear ago at Sac- ramento. She is about years of age, while he is many years older. Whether the wound is fatal cannot be determined at present, although the bullet has been extracted. ATHLETICS AT STANFORD. Surplus in the Treasury to Be Properly Disposed Of by the Committee. General Preparations for Future Sports and Election of a Football Captain. ANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., Dec. 4.—Now that Stanford bas a surplusin her athletic treasury the question of its dis- position is being agitated. Heretofore the money made by football each year has been eaten up by the needs of trackmen and the baseball nine. Theexecutive com- mittee at this evening’s meeting intends to discuss the proposition of paying off all old demands against the treasury and then vlan to set aside a reserve for football use next year. In past seasons the manage- ment has been handicapped in the very be- ginning by a considerable back debt and an impaired credit. The management this season desires to put all Stanford’s sports on a sound basis. One method has been urged for apportioning the surplus among football, baseball and track athletics. Un- doubtedly some such scheme will be adopted. . The question of football captainecy for the coming year is now being discussed. Three candidates are availabie for the po- sition. Charles Fickert’97, Charles Dole ’98 and Stuart Cotton'98 are the men whose names will receive cousideration. By the election of Fickert the precedent of putting in a senior for the position would not be broken and Fickert's two years of valuable service on the team make him a strong man for the place. Both Cotton and Dole, however, have strong followings and their work on the field has shown them to be capable of managing men. Dole captained his fresh- man team and Cotton was this year’s cap- tain of '98. The outcome is sure to be in- teresting. v The faculty committee on athletic mat- ters is considering the advisability of per- mitting the Stanford eleven to play a game with an Eastern team, should one agree to come out. In case the matter is favorably passed upon it is probable that games would take place both in San Francisco and Los Angeles, thus giving the team a well-deserved trip. Last evening a large number of track- men were at work on the track. Track Manager Brown and Track Captain Toombs intend to get all track candidates into active training as early as possible next iosster: Mheoollegs Rasloskaeveral godd men by graduation and from absence. Copeland, the half-mile and mile runuer, is no longezhere, Knowles, the quarter-mile crackerjack is away, and Watson, the ham- mer-thrower, is graduated. At present the only valuable addition to the track is John Brunton, '94, who is first-class in the sprints anda short dashes. Pomeroy, '07, and Williams, '98, are or- ganizing a gun club which promises to be a great success. Thirty-five or forty stu- dents and_faculty members are anxious to join. It is proposed to have a first-class range, traps, etc., in the hills at no great distance from the university. Professors Smith, Ross, Show, Murray and Wing are all enthusiastic sportsmen, and welcome the idea heartily. President David Starr Jordan is sched- uled to speak at San Rafael on the 13th inst. T 15 ON AMERICAN SOIL, Canadian Dominion Government Lets a Contract for Mail Carrying. Another Proof of British Intention to Maintain the Claim to the Yukon Outlet. TACOMA, Wass., Dec. 4.—The Cana- dian Dominion Government has just let a contract for carrying the mails in Alaska, giving another proof that Great Britain proposes to maintain her claim to the out- letof the Yukon mining district on the coast and to the town of Juneau. Cana- aian authorities have established a mail route from Juneau to Forty-mile Creek, the headquarters of the Yukon, the entire route being in what has always been con- sidered United States territory, but which Canada now claims. They have let the contract to Fred C. Gasch, a young merchant of Seattle, and F. C. Heaney, Alaskan guide, residing at Dyea, Alaska; the letting of the contract has been conducted in extreme secrecy. Gasch went north on the steamship City of Topeka to-day. The mail will be car- ried by two dog teams. The start of the first trip will be made from Juneau Decem- ber 13. Most of the distance will be traveled on the ice of the lakes and on snow. It is ex- pected that round trips will be made once every two months. At the end of the first trip Gasch will return to Victoria, B. C., to render a report on the route. The con- tract price is not know, but that it is good is known by the fact that Gasch sold out a pro fitable business in Seattie to embark in the enterprise. ——— Quarantine Lifted at Reno. RENO, Ngv., Dec. 4.—The twenty-nine students who have been in quarantine in Seminary building at the State University since November 24, on account of the dis- covery of a case of varioloid there, were released this morning. Their clothes, books, ete.,, were thoroughly fumigated. The State will be expected to pay for the damage done to much of the clothing from the fumigating process. Student Smith, whose illness caused the quarantine, will be out in about a week. NEWS OF LOS ANGELES A Romantic Story of an Heiress Told in the Court. DESERTED HER CHILD. Mrs. Buckminster Left Her Daughter to Marry a Wealthy Man. ALL THREE ARE NOW DEAD. The Aunt of the Child Suing to Re- cover Money Promised by the Girl. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Dec. 4.—There is an interesting and complex trial on in the Superior Court growing out of the ro- mantic adventures of Mrs. J. Buckminster, deceas:d. Mrs. A. M. Teague, a sister of the decedent, has sued the executor of the estate of her deceased sister's daughter. The trial has progressed to a point where the defendant moves for a nonsuit. The story of the case as rehearsed in the court is rather romantic. Mrs. Buckminster lived in Bridgeport. Conn., years ago, with her little girl, Ella. When the child reached the age of 10 the woman, then a widow, put it aside and 1emoved to New York. There she met and married William H. McKay. a wealthy man, and the late widow entered society’s whirl. klla was then living somewhere out of sight, abandoned, and the McKay husband never knew of her existence. By-and-by McKay died, and then followed the heartless mother, and Ella went to New York to find herself heir to a small fortune, the remnant of the ex- travagances of her mother. Ella had been raised in ignorance, with only the rudiments of an education, so when Mrs. Teague, her mother’s sister, met her in a lawyer’s office the child fully believed what her aunt said, that she and Ella were the sole heirs to the dead woman’s estate. Mrs. Teague also hinted that she, Mrs. McKay, had left a will be- queathing her the bulk of the fortune, but as no will had been found she was willing that Ella should take the whole estate, provided if after 1t was all settlea up it should amount to $10,000 Ella should pay her aunt $5000; while the latter on her part, should a will be found bequeathing the es- tate to her, would give Ella one-haif. A contract wasdrawn to that end and signed by both parties. Ella took the estate and when it was all settled up the residue was found to amount to $20,000. Elia never gave her aant anything, and she has since died. The aunt now sues the executor of Ella, F. B. Wetherby, for this $5000. The execu- tor defends on the ground that the con- tract was procured through false repre- sentations; that Mrs. Teague and Ella were joint heirs of Mrs. McKay, when, in fact, Ella was sole heir and Mrs. Teague had nothing to do with it. Undue in- fluence in falsely representing that it was believed that a will had been left favorable to Mrs. Teague, is also alleged. LT LEGAL COMPLICATIONS. A Trust Deed on Valuable Property Makes Busi: for the Courts. L0S ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 4.—The suit of the First National Bank vs. Maxwell et al., to set aside a trust deed, which is now in progress in the Superior Court, presents features of unusual interest. It seems Mrs., Maxwell was the owner of a large amount of property, consisting of the Lan- franco block on Main street, a block on Spring street, property in Sonora town and a valuable residence on Main street. Becoming inyolved s he mortgaged all this property. The Lanfranco block was mort- gaged to a French bank in San Francisco for §63,000, which was reduced to §44,000. At that time the First National had an account against Maxwell for $9000. A trust deed was then made of the Spring street property to Mrs. Maxwell. The bank took a second mortgage on the Lanfrance block for its claim, and in time foreclosed that mortgage and bought in the property for $5000, subject to the second mortgage. The trustee then camein and redeemed this property from the bank, paying it its $5000. This left the bank with $5000 of its debt paid off and a deficiency judgment of $4000. The bank then bought a judgment of Etchapere which had been Jevied upon the Spring-street block, that block hayine been sold under that judgment and the property was bought subject to trust deed. This judgment was for $1700. The bank now wants to set aside this trust deed on the score that it was frandu- lent in some way. The Maxwells have offered to pay the bank' $7000 cash and give a mortgage on the homestead of the Main-street property, which is worth about $350,000, and which it will own absc- lutely if the trust deed is set aside. The indebtedness to the bank is now about $10,000. —_——— INCLINED TO REJOICE. The Probability That the Grand Jury Will Be Declarea Il'egal. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Dec, 4.—There is a general feeling of easiness prevalent among the officials and ex-officials about the courthouse and City Hall since the probability that .the present Grand Jury will be knocked out is almost a reality. Judge Smith hasnot giv en his opinion yet, but he has practically foreshadowed what it will be. If the Grand Jury shall be de- clared to be an illegal body all the work that it has thus far accomplished goes for naught. Every indictment that has been returned against the plunderers of the public treas- ury will be quashed. They will doubtless taken care of, however, through infor- mation from the District Attorney’s office, 0 that the dissolution of the Grand Jury will not help them much. It is asserted thatin the event of the illegality of the body being declared a new Grand Jury will av once be drawn, RSN A Confederate Veteran Dead. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 4—Captain William Lloyd, a Confederate veteran of some note, died in this city yesterday at the age of 52 years. The deceased was well and favorably known hereabouts. He distinguished himself during the Civil War on the side of the South, and Wwas a man generous to a fault. He was a native of Texas, and had been a resident of Los Angeles for quite a number of years. His funeral will take place to-morrow under the auspices of the Confederate Veterans. —— Saving of a Little Child. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 4.—Little Henry Coulsen is 7 years old, a bright, active little fellow whose father is dead and whose mother, a Frenchwoman, sold him toa Chinaman when he was 2 years old and received in pay $0 in vegetables. Humane Officer Wright secured the little Attorney’s office, where Mr. Donnell made out a commitment for him to Whittier, where he will have a permanent home. CAPTAIN GUILLIAM DISCHARGED The Court Imstructed the Jury to Return a Verdict of Acquittal. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 4.—Captain New- ton L. Guilliam, who was in command of the sealing vessel Lonis Olsen at the time of the seizure of that vessel by the United States authorities, and which has been forfeited, was tried in the United States Court to-day and acquitted of the charge of illegal seal hunting. Judge Bellinger ordered the jury® to re- turn a verdict of not guilty. An indict- ment was returned a few days ago against Guilliam charging him with having been engaged in seal-fishing on September 2. 1895, within the sixty-mile prohibited zone. In the action brought against the Louis Olsen a decision was rendered in favor of the Governipent and both the vessel and her cargo of 351 sealskins were forfeited. In addition to the forfeiture the law pro- vides for an additional penalty against the persons who are in charge of the vessel at the time of seizure and responsible for the navigation of the same. The penalty 1sa fine not exceeding $200. Evidence offered by the Government failed to show that either the ship or the captain was Ameri- can, and on that point it was dismissed. QT OF STOCKTON JAL Tyson’s Two Boys Released and ‘Will Help Search for Their Father. They Believe He Is Lying Ill Some- where Suffering From the Gun- shot Wounds. STOCKTON, CAL., Dec. 4.—District At- torney Nutter has decided to go through known in the case as Old Man Tyson, for the killing of Deputy Sheriff Buzzell.” To this end he made a complaint_yesterday before Justice Parker, charging Tyson with murder, and the Justice issued a warrant for the arrest of the fugitive. In the face of the findings of the Coro- ner’s Jury, there was nothing left for the officials to do but discharge Henry and Julian Tyson, who have been confined at the County Jail since_their surrender last Friday morning, pending an investigation into the crime. The boys were taken custody. | Justice Parker made the order asked for | and the boys went from the courtroom to the family home, on West Fremont street, and were received with every manifesta- tion of joy by their mother and younger brothers. This morning they will start for Banta to begin a search for their father. They will be accompanied by the officers. The boys think their father is living at some E]J]C(!. ill from the want of proper care for is wounds. Considerable comment is indulged in over the fact that Sweem and Steiger, who figured in the ficht in such an unveniable light, have not been prosecuted on any charge. If the elder son is brought to trial itis their word against father and three sons as to who fired the first shot in the fight. - . — Great Britain has been increasing the force of men in her fleet year after year, by thousands at a time, until the total now reaches, we believe, £3,400. Yet her esti- mate for the coming year adds 5450 to that number. fetlow and he was sent to the Mount Claire Children’s Home in Pasaaena. This morning they brought him to the District the formality of prosecuting H. C. Tyson, | before the Justice, and Mr. Nutter made a | formal motion for their discharge from | VICTORIA'S ROMANCE. Pathetic Climax to a Highly Sensational Elopement Story. ABUSED AND DESERTED. J. Arthur Turner Tired of His Attachment for Mrs. Jamie- son and Fled. BACK TO HER FATHER'S ARMS. Farmer Nelson Sent for His Daughter and Welcomed Her to His Home. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., Dec. 4.— Mrs. Lockie H. Jamieson, with whom J. Arthur Turner, two years ago, eloped from Victoria, after being abandoned in the heart of Mexico, losing her newly born child by death, and suffering innumerable hardships, has returned to her father's home to Port Angeles. They were mem- bers of the elite society of Victoria and the escapade was a great shock to the tamily and friends. Turner is the son of the Premier of Brit- ish Columbia, and one of the prominent young men of the province. Mrs. Jamieson was of remarkable beauty. They crossed the straitsin a small open boat, which was nearly swamped, to Whatcom, where they departed for San Francisco, closely fol- lowed by the infuriated husband. After dodging around ‘the country for a | month or two, narrowly avoiding. an en- counter with Jamieson, they went to the City of Mexico. Turner went to work at manual labor, but in a few months tired of | his romantic adventurs and went to Lon- don, where he secured employment in a bank, leaving Mrs. Jamieson to take care of herself. Inthe meantime Jamieson had secured a divorce and the custody of the chil- dren. Her father, Henry Nelson, a farmer living near Port Angeles, sent for his daughter. She refused to be interviewed, except to mention the hardshig:she had experienced. An attempt will made to effect a reconciliation. FIREBUGS AT MADERA. | Andrew Anderson Found Guilty and A. | Fournier on Trial. | MADERA, Car., Dec. 4.—The second | trial of Andrew Arderson, charged with arson, commritted in this town last July, | closed last night after occupying more | than a week. The arguments of counsel occupied a day and a half. The jury were | out_four and a half hours and returned a | verdict of guilty. The trial of A. Fournier, charged with burning an insured building for the pur- | pose of securing the insurance money, was | begun this morning. This case grows out of the same fire, Fournier, it is supposed, ! having’ hired Anderson to assist him in | setting the fire. The same testimony which convicted Anderson will be used against Fournier. WS Wy ‘While you sleep at night this belt soaks' your weakened nerves full of electricity and restores your health. It is surer and cheaper than medi= = = cine. ) 6;6 Wi NEW TO-DAY. 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