The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 8, 1895, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCI SCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1895. TACOMA'S BANK RING, Queer Features of the Raid Upon the Treasury Revealed. OLD STEALS RECALLED. Water Works Material That Was Paid For ,but Never Reached the City. GRATTAN WHEELER'S METHODS, Addi Inside History of the Gigantic Thievery Given by Margery Dare. ional Dec. 4.—Dear rest T have st nt efforts to d Iy! I'm quit man and me, of my innoc tto b cnown I had written what I did s e awiul affairs up her 1 that was when 1 said t! ofi Well, the News won't I've le: has f so ea st I wrote tha ving the had a ew ) 1 W the Tacoma seem to b the m long stor, e two or thre wded to Bennett had been a ot hold of t ntract and on the hotel—none of ed. Just the same lger advoc: the articles p ant was a s ured expi v for the compan T L. & W. Co.,” which was in transit at the time, and a lot of iron pipe that stored on the company’: . The ship on its way Tacoma was intercepted and steered nto port at San Francisco and unloaded there somewhere. The pipe nded ** good friends all the deal down to and after of the plant, Mayor Huson » and Huson or- ncluding police- vho scized the pive that was k 1t bodily and carted it off to city prorv Of course the Mayor and all his assistants were arrested, but they were promptly acquitted. Just aday or two ago the Supreme Court decided that the city owned that pipe by reason of pur- chase, and that it could not be disturbed in the p ssion of it. Sonow itisar- gued that the pipe at San Francisco be- longs also to the city, wherefore it is said those who caused it to be stored tfjere are st for theft. nt steal! It quite winson The plant, including tk s sold to the City at thrice its nd then the pipe was stolen! A whole pload of pipe—a regular for- tune in hollow iron! BlHow I do wish I were a man! If I wouldn’t make a noise ahout these out- rages! Butthere Iam wandering dread- fully from the “inside.” What I started out to tell was about that man Wheeler. He is in New York City now—has an office there under the name of Wheeler & Co. and the Mutual Investment Company. Wheeler & Co. have advertised some choice ‘“Western 8 and 10 per cent securities” for sale—which s I assume to be city warrants of coma, bogus—or rather, to coin a new word, Boggus warrants—war- rants that have been once paid! Mutual Investment Company has a ter plan—it sells certificates of mem- And this man Wheeler remainsat ¢ unarrested, unmolested, while dozens of men proclaim themselves more anxious to procure his arrest than to en- joy a fortune! I'm wandering again—what [ started to tell was how Wheeler came to form a part- nership with Boggs. When Wheeler went of office and Boggs came in‘it is now presumed that be was somewhat short in his accounts and that he had some war- rants uncanceled representing the deficit. He succeeded in inducing Boggs to accept these as cash and then started a bank (the Commercial) on wind—that is, with prom- issory notes taken for stock, and took those warrants as a deposit. Times were good and deposits came easily, and the city and the county and some genuine stockholders dropped some money into the rat hole. Then Boges invented hig plausible scheme of paying city warrants out of their order in order to “maintain . the city’s credit.” He would hold them for six or eight months and then deposit them as cash to the credit of the city at their face. value, dating back the indorsement “not lected to | | else than the warrant business. | | | City paid for want of funds,” and the bank would sell them. After a while the genuines tockholders got together and deposed Wheeler, and then he organized the Imperial Loan and Trust Company, a sort of bank, and the warrant operations were transferred thither. This bank was the object of sus- picior from the very outset and did little Then came a necessity for a reorganiza- tion of the Tacoma Trust and Savings Bank, in order to relieve some of the wealthy stockholders whom the inevitable crash might crush. Wheeler and W. Bur- ton Allen of the Tacoma Trust and Sav- s Bank concluded to shoulder the ire responsibility. For shame’s sak they took in a couple of stool-pigeons, to whom they issued stock and from whom they immediately took assignments in blank, and, giving their own notes for their own stock, organized the Bank of Tacoma, Sbought out”” the Tacoma Trust and Savings Bank and continued business at the old stand. The latter bank at one time had nearly $300,000 of savings depos- its. Almost the entire line of deposits of the former bank was the city’s money, to the estent of something like $140,000, and the accounts, mostly overdrawn, of rela- tives and city off Is receiving accom- modations, ana a few misled but well- meaning citizens. The expiration of Boggs’ term of office ~ near. He had §212,000 of war- He was in a quandary. v scandal was becoming every day. There was Jf a criminal prosecution of Boggs. ade the rou of the banks and got rof them to accept the now un- was drawi’ ts on hand. treas scandalou more CANIR s cash deposits, putting $88,000 in the Bank of Tacoma, making the total amount there 8,000 or more. Of these w nts were all ‘“dated that the accrued interest on considerable sum, ed to the city nor d to the bank, but the profits of b 1s were sold at par Jast, as [ am divided be- 50 ¢ were, W nd the banks. ’ term of office two or three nts appeared in circulation, forged (%) indorsement, the ire of the C Clerk and counter- ire of the City Controller. A book blank warrants was missed. What became oi the blanks no one knpws. er there are numberless forgeries t or not is unknown and how many of 12,000 warrants were forged is un- The alleged forger (the Deputy Clerk) is imprisoned. Though a er when committed his family is liv- 2 in fine style in the city, supported I told by some invisible means. Thg ger himself said to the City Clerk, his ron, that “if he went to the ‘pen’ he'd be——— well paid for it.” The City Clerk repeated this, the newspapers printed it nd yet few suspected his meaning. To return to Wheeler: Wheeler took the v York. You ask, “What were the city officers z 21l this time 2 By a cleverly contrived plot of Boggs and others quarreling over council organ zation, tied up from April to June ina deadlock over who- should be president | and, more important, who should be chairman of the Finance Committee,while this fateful contest was waging, the suc- cessful aspirant for the chairmanship was successfully negotiating loans of the Tacoma Trust and Savings Bank and the Bank of Tacoma, having oeen refused at the legitimate banks the line of distounts hethought himself entitled to. Naturally, having attained this important end, his duties as chairman of the finance commit- tee ended. Wasn’t that natural? Now Wheeler, the chief element of evil in all this bad crowd, went to New York, established himself in an office there and imably ssfully disposed of the le excuse given ¥ warrants and went to Ne may had been pledged as collaterals to secure Eastern creditors, and the city was given Hobson's choice. “Take a bond and such securities as we have to offer or close the bank.”” No one had the courage to close the bank in the face of a decided public opin- ton that the banks should not be allowed to fail. So the bond and securities were accepted, including Allen’s and Wheeler's stock, notes and the obligations of the chairman of the Finance Committee under a promise that no one except the cashier of the bank, chairman of the Finance Committee and City Treasurer should ever be allowed to see the securities. Oh, yes, I forgot to say that all this time the Mayor was vice-president of the Mutnal Investment Company and a staunch friend of Banker Allen, and a bor- rower from the bank. Boggs’ notes for over $60,000 were among] those securities also I am told. g What I have said of this bank is also true, only in a lesser degree, of the Colum- bia National and the German-American Savings banks. Methods of operation were the same, tools the same. There are’ now under arrest as the out- come of all these exposures several hith- erto prominent members of society and Napoleons of finance, as follows: George W. Boggs, ex-City Treasurer. * James W. McCauley, ex-City Treasurer (removed). W. Burton Allen, bank president. ‘W. G. Peters, bank cashier. Major Henry Oliver, bank president. A. J. Weisbach, bank cashier. At present other arrests seem doubtful. One city officer, a member of the Board of Public Works named Taylor, is under im- peachment for having accepted some $500 from the Columbia Bank for alleged ;" which consisted in influencing ‘‘services; certain other officials to refrain from de- manding public moneys. Taylor admitted having received the money and for the purpose, but was surprisea and mad when the Council voted to remove him. The ingenuousness of his frank admissions was as amusing as the candor with which he told of having procured appointments for friends by means of threats and promises of rewards. T wish you wouldn’t head this up “Fair Tacoma ‘s Forty Thieves’’—there are more than that of them. MARGERY DARE. INTERRED AT SONORA. Few Mourners Follow Albert McReynolds’ Body to the Grave. SONORA, Car., Dec. 7.—Albert McRey- nolds, one of the men accused by his sister Ada of the murder of George Morris, and who committed suicide in the County Jail Thursday night, was buried in the city cemetery this morning, and outside of the family but few attended the funeral. The other brother, Wesley, is still in jail, and although the Grond Jury has de- voted most of the day to the case nothing was done to materiaily change the situa- tion. Wesley will, however, have a pre- liminary examination before Justice Cooper on Tuesday morning, when, it is generally belieyed, facts connected with the case” heretofore kept from the public will be exposed. PR - Sued by a Visalia Company. VISALIA, Can, Dec. 7.—The Visalia City Water Company commenced suit to- day against the Pirtle Real Estate and Trust Company of Los Angeles for the sum of $8787 78, the balance due on a pur- chase bond. 2 STATE-GUARD CHANGE A Complete Reorganization of the California Militia. TAKES EFFECT AT ONCE. Many Companies Consolidated and Officers Placed on Waiting Orders. WILL LESSEN THE EXPENSE, A Rearrangement Made Necessary in Order to Keep Within the Appropriation. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Dec. 7.—'he plan of retrenchment which has been instituted by Governor Budd in connection with all State asylums and institutions has had its effect upon the National Guard. While it will not materially decrease the strength of therank and file, the change that has been made will dispense with a number of officers and enable the necessary expendi- tures to be kept with the bounds of the ap- propriation made by the late Legislature. There will be a calling out of twelve com- panies, eight of which will be consolidated with others and four mustered out. fn- stead of nine regiments and one battalion, there will be, under the reorganization, but five regiments, and these will be placed on the same basls, as nearly as possible, as provided for by the rulesand regulations of the regular army. Complying with the recommendation of the Secretary of War to Congress, the is- suance of the following orders has reduced all the regiments throughout the Stateto battalions, and has necessitated the re- tirement of all colonels; but another order will be issned on Monday re-forming the battalions into five regiments, and an elec- tion will then follow to decide as to the colonelcy. Last week, pursuant to the verbal in- structions of the commander-in-chief, there was a secret session of a special board of location and organization, con- sisting of the following officers: Major- General W. H, Dimond, commanding di- vision N. G. C.; Brigadier-General A. W. Barrett, adjutant-general Lieutenant- Colonel J. C. Currier, . division inspector N. G. C.; Captain F. D. Carrington, U. 8. A., staff of commander-in-chief. This board, after a careful consideration of all the phases of the matter of the re- organization of the national Guard, unan- imously adopted the following resolutions as the best solution of the matter before it: First—Thet the two infantry regiments of the First Brigade be consolidated into three battulions of four companies each, to be here- after orgenized into one regiment of twelve companies, with headquarters at Los An geles. Second—That the four regiments of the Sec- ond Brigade be consolidated into five battalions of four companies each, to be hereafter organ- ized into one regiment of twelve companies, with headquarters at San Francisco, and one regiment of eight companies, with headquar- ters outside of the City, and that Company A, First Infantry Regiment, now stationed at Eureka, be transferred from an infaptry com- pany into & company or division of Naval Re- serve. Thirc—That the three regiments of the Third Brigade be consolidated into four battalions of foyr companies each, to be hereafter organ- ized' into two regiments of eight compenies each, headquarters to be hereafter established. This will leave the Guard as follows: Forty-eight companies of infantry, four companies of cavalry and five divisions of naval reserves. Following this recom- mendation the following was issued from the adjutant-general’s office: General orders No 16. Section 1. In accordance with the recom- mendation of the board of location and organ- ization, and in conformity with section 1913, Political Code, State of California, the follow- ing changes, consolidations and reorganization of the National Guard of California are hereby made, to take effect this day. Brigade—The Seventh and Ninth In- fantry regiments are consolidated into three battalions of infantry of four companies each as follows: First Battalion, companies A, B, C and F, Seventh Infantry, to be known as com- panies A, B, C and F, respectively, First Bat- taiion; SBecond Battalion, companies D and E, Seventh Infantry, aund compenies D and E, Ninth Infantry, to be known as companies H, E, I and K, respectively, Second Battalion; Third Battalion, compa F, C and G, Ninth Infantry, to be known as companies L, M and G, respectively, Third Battalion. Companies Aand B, Ninth Infantry, are hereby consoli- dated and will be known as Company B, Third Battalion. Lieutenant-Colonel John R. Berry, Ninth In- fantry, and Major Samuel T. Black, Seventh Infantry, are hereby assigned to duty with the First Battalion; Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. How- land, Seventh Infantry, and Major F. T. Pres- cott, Ninth Infantry, are assigned to duty with the Second Battalion; Major Charles 8. McKel- vey, Ninth Infantry, is assigned to duty with the Third Battalion. Company G, Seventh Infantry, is hereby mustered out of service, and Brigadier-General C. F. A, Last, commanding First Brigade, will detail an officer to take charge of all State property in possession of said company. Second Brigade—The First, Third and Fifth Infantry and fthe Second Artillery regiments ere consolidated into battalions of infantry of four companies each as follows: Fourth Bat- talion, Companies C, Fand G, First Infantry, to be known as Companies C, L and G, respec- tively, Fourth Battalion; Companies D and B, First Infantry, are consolidated and will be known as Company B, Fourth Battalion. Fifth Battalion, Companies C and D, Third Infantry, to be known as Companies D and E, Fifth Bat- talion; Companies B and F, Third Infantry, are hereby consolidated and will be known as Company H, and Companies E and A, Third Infentry, are hereby consolidated 'and will be known as Company A, Fifth Battalion; Sixth Battalion, Batteries C and E, Second Artillery, to be known as Companies I and K, Sixth Bat- talion; Batteries D and F, Second Artillery, are Lereby consolidated and will be known as Company F, and Batteries G and H, Second Artillery, are hereby consolidated and will be known as Company M, Sixth Battalion. Seventh Battalion, Companies A, F, G and B, Fifth Infantry, to be known as Companies A, F, G anda B, respectively, Seventh Battalion; Eighth Battalion, Companies C, D and E, Fifth Infentry, to be known as Companies C, D and E, Eighth Battalion, and Battery B, Second Artillery, to be known as Company E, Eighth Battalion. Company A, First Infantry, is hereby discon- tinued as an infantry company, and will'be en- rolled as a division in the Naval Battalion, to e known as the fifth division. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles H. Crocker and Major Charles Jansen, First Infantry, are here- by assigned to duty with tne Fourth Battalion; Lieutenant-Colonel James F. Smith and Major Thomas F. Drady, Third Infantry, are hereby assigned to duty with the Fifth Battalion; Lieutenant-Colonel Dennis Geary and Major A. Huber, Second Artillery, are herepy as- signed to duty with the Sixth Battalion; Lieu- tenant-Colonel A. K. Whitten, Fifth Infantry, is assigned to duty with the Seventh Battalion; Major J. W. Juillia1d, Fifth Infantry, is hereby assigned to duty with the Eighth Battalion. Third Brigade—The Sixth, Second and Eighth infantry regiments are hereby consolidated into four battalions of infantry of four com- panies each as follows: Ninth Battalion, com- panies A, B, D and H, Sixth Infantry, to be known as Companies A, B, D and H, re- spectively, Ninth Battaon; Tenth Battalion, C, E, F and G, Sixth Infantry, to be known as C, E, F and G, respectively, Tenth Bat- talion; Eleveath Battalion, Companies E, F, and G, Second Infantry, to be known as Companies E, F and G, respectively, Eleventh Battalion. Companies C and H, Second In- fantry, are hereby consolidated, to be sta- tioned at Nevada City, to be known as Com- pany C, Eleventh Battalion. Twelith Bat- talion, Companies B, C and E, Eighth Infantry, to be known as Companies B, D and H, re- epectively, Twelfth Battalion. Companies A and F, Eighth Infantry, are hereby consoli- aated and will be known as Company A, Twellth Battalion, Company D, Second Infantry,and Companies D and G, Eighth Intantry, are hereby mustered out of the service. Major Colin Chisholm is hereby assigned to duty with the Tenth Bat- talion and Lieutenant-Colonel 8.8. Wright is assigned to duty with the Ninth Battalion; Lieutenant-Colongl H. I. Seymour is hereby assigned to duty with the Eleventh Battalion; Lieutenant-Colonel R. A. Gray is hereby as- signed to duty with the Twelith Battalion, Section II—Colonel H. P. Bush, First In. fantry; Colonel J, W. Guthrie, Second In- fantry; Colonel J. C. 0'Connor, Third Infantry; Colonel D. B, Fairbanks. Fifth Infantry; Colonel J. J. Nunan, Sixth Infantry; Colonel W. G. Schrieber, Seventh Infantry; Colonel Park Henshaw, Eighth Infantry; Colonel E. B, Splleman, Ninth Infantry, and Colonel Wil- liam Macdonald, Second Artillery, are hereby relieved from the command of their respective regiments and placed on waiting orders. Section I1I—In companies where no consoli- dations have been made the present company officers remain intact. The officers of the new companies formed by consolidation are as follows: First Brigade—Third Battalion, Companies Aand B, 1o be known as Company B, Third Battalion, captain, Richard V. Dodge; first lieutenant, Edward F. Brown; second lieuten- ant, J. C. Mielke, Second Brigade — Fourth Battalion, Com- panies Dand B, to be known as Company B, captain, George Filmer; first lieutenant, B. B, Sturdivant; second lieutenant, E. J. Blumkall, Fifth Battalion—Companies B and F to be known as Company H, captain, Frank W. War- ren; first lieutenant, H. C. Middleton, second lieutenant, J. J. West. Companies E and A to be known as Company A, oaptain, J. F. Con- nelly; first lieutenant, G. T. Ballinger; second lieutenant, —. Sixth Battalion, Batteries D and F, Second Artillery, to be known as Company F, Captain J. A. Miller; first lieutenant, C. F. Seitz; second lieutenant, F. A. Nippert. Batteries G an¢ H, Second Artillery, to be known as Company H—Captain Thomas F. O'Nefll; first lieutenant, E. D. Carroll; second lieutenant, C.J. Hogan. Eleventh Battalion, Third Brigade—Compa- mies C and H, Second Infantry, to be known as Company C—Captain, George A. Nihell; first lieutenant, R. P. Bowerman; second lieuten- ant, W. M. Ashburn. Twelfth Battalion—Companies A and F to be known as Company A, Captain —; first lieu- tenant, L. A. Jackson; second lieutenant, C. E. Small. All other officers of the above consolidated companies are hereby relieved from command and placed on waiting orders, Section 1V—Brigadier-generals commanding the several brigades will detail the necessary officers to take charge of all State property in possession of the companies hereby mustered outof theservice. By orderof the commander. in-chief. A.W ijutant-General, STOCKTON ARK DWELLERS Harbor-Master Garwood to Raid the Inhabitants of Mc- Leods Lake. Human Water-Rats to Be Driven Out Because They Refuse to Pay ‘Wharfage. STOCKTON, CAL., Dec. 7.—Harbor-mas- ter Garwood will give up the attempt to collect wharfage from the ark dwellers on McLeods Lake and adopt a- different course. Ie will bring before the City Council the matter of havine the floating population removed from the lake. The question as to whether these ark- owners should pay their quota into the wharfage fund has occupied a considerable portion of attention of city officials. Whole families live in the ‘arks, and their children have been raised in them. Some rent out boats, some do odd jobs about the city and others get small pensions from the Government. No attempt was ever made on the part of any Harbor-master before Mr. Garwood took the office to tax these people for the space they occupied, so when he stated that he would collect wharfage from them there arose a how!l among theark-dwellers. They swore they would not pay wharfage. The Harbor-master attempted to collect the money but he met with very poor suc- cess, although the fee charged was only 5 cents a foot. The argument of the ark-owners against paying was that they could not be made to pay wharfage where no wharf existed, and that the space they occupied was utterly useless for commercial purposes on ac- count of the shallowness of the water. The advice of City Attorney Smith was sought and it was agreed that suit should be commenced against those refusing to pay. That the city has a right to collect wharfage frota these people there seems to be no question, but the Harbor-master has taken the opportunity opened by their re- fusal to pay to attempt the carrying out of a policy more to his liking. Harbor- master Garwood maintains that McLeods Lake should be dredged and used as city water front, whereas it is now a useless body of water and an eyesore to the city. e Ll BIRTHDAY OF A GRANGE. San Joaguin County Farmers Celcbrate an Anniversary. STOCKTON, CaL., Dec. 7.—The mem- bers of the San Joaquin County Grange celebrated to-day the twenty-seventh an- niversary of the birth of the organization. They met ir Fraternal Hall for a regular grange meeting in the morning, adjourn- ing shortly after 12 o'clock to the banquet hall, just off the main room, where an elaborate luncheon had been provided by a committee of ladies. When the lunch- eon had been disposed of a short recess was taken before the literary exercises of the afternoon were commenced. An interesting programme had been ar- ranged by a committee wmfioséd of Mrs. W. R. Leadbetter, Mrs. J. L. Beecher Jr. and Mrs. Noyes. Shortly after 1 o’clock the large hall was filled once more and the programme rendered. The exercises of)ened with a grange song, in which all present joined. This was followed })}y a piano solo by Miss Lottie aber. Miss W. D. Ashley read an entertaining paper in honor of the birth- day of the grange. Short addresses b; visiting members” were next in order an so theafternoon was pleasantly spent. The meeting was well attended, and was voted one of the most enjoyable gatherings the county grange has held. gutading i Dunkards to Settle Near Lathrop. STOCKTON, Cax., Dec. 7.—An agent for a colony of Dunkards, at present located near Grand Junction, has secured a large tract of land near Lathrop, and it is ex- pected that the colony will be established on the land about the first of the year. The Dunkards will devote their time to olive culture. _— Australia stands first among the wool- producing countries of the world. The yield last year was 550,000,000 pounds. s s o 2o DISABLED IN A GALE The Long-Overdue Steamer Strathnevis Sighted by a Bark. DRIFTS WITH THE WIND. Unable to Make Any Headway Because of a Broken Shaft. AT THE MERCY OF THE SEA. Vessels to Be Sent From Vancouver to Search for the Missing Steamer. VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. ‘7. — The sugar-laden bark John Gambles arrived from Samarang, Java, to-day, seventeen days overdue. Its arrival is welcomed by the entire Pacific Coast, as the bark brings news of the missing steamer Strathnevis. Full details of the sighting of the big steamer were not learned until this even- ing, as two of the Gambles’ sailors were dying on board from acute beri-ber1, one succumbing during the day. This disease was thought by the medical officer at this port to be some horrible contagion, but as a similar case has never come under the observation of any of the medical profes- sion here its exact nature could not be determined. In spite of the captain of the bark protesting that the men simply had beri-beri. which was not contagious, a yellow flag was ordered up and no one was allowed to board the vessel. This alarmed the citizens, and threats were made because the bark did not anchor in English Bay instead of in Vancouver harbor. Finally the doctors decided that the disease was not contagious, and the dead seaman was buried and the other taken to a hospital. The John Gambles has itself had a ter- rible experience in the recent heavy weather. The vessel is storm-scarred irom stem to stern. Much of its upper works have been washed away during a | series of storms, which weriodically over- took the bark during the 107 days it has been fighting the elements. The cargo is damaged and nearly all the sails are gone. On the 19th of last month, according to Captain Trethon’s log, he sighted the Glasgow steamer Strathnevis. The Strath- nevis was disabled and drifting with the wind and tide. The crew of the steamer was flying distress signals and the bark signalled to send a spokesman in a small boat. This was done. It was found that during the month pre- vious the main shaft of the steamer broke close to the screw when it was blowing a half-gale. The Strathnevis had been help- less ever since and unable to get enough headway to steer. It had been drifting back eastward sixty miles = day since the accident occurred. The steamer’s captain was in hopes the present wind would keep up, as the vessel was in the track of steam- ers and fate was wafting it homeward. There were 159 souls on board all told. One hundred and fifty of these were Mon- golians, who were complaining because their rice had run out, but there was plenty of flour and preserved food. When sighted the Strathnevis was only about 750 miles from Cape Flattery, in latitude 48 deg. 40 min. north and longitude 145 west. Ithad almost directly doubled back upon its own course to the Orient. The captain of the John Gambles said that a steamer should be sent to look up the Strathnevis at once, as it must bave in the last month since he sighted the steamer met contrary winds and been taken far out of the course of sieamers, and its present location would be hard to determine. When sighted sll on board were well, and the captain and crew were in good spirits as could be expected under the circumstances. When the main shaft first snapped it was thought the steamer had struck a rock or sunken wreckage, but after con- sideration it was decided that the break row night to search for the Strathnevis. Probably a British man-of-war will also be sent upon the same mission. The vessel had almost been given up as lost and was nearly coyered by reinsurance at as high a rate as 40 guineas. imesl RETURN OF THE GORSEDD. Encountered Heavy Gales While Crossing the Pacific. PCRT TOWNSEND, Wasu., Dec. 7.— The British tramp steamer Gorsedd, Cap- tain Meade, reported lost, arrived here this morning, forty-six days from Singa- pore. Captain Meade reports a rough passage across the Pacific, and on November 15 heavy seas swept his decks, threatening destruction. After the storm passed over it was found that the only damage done was the loss of a chicken coop, which had been swept off the aiter deck. The Gor- sedd’s tubes were leaking badly all the way over and this, together with the fact that the steamer was light, made its prog- ress slow. Under the circumstances the vessel arrived here on time. ORATORY AT STANFORD, Forced Postponement of the Pre- liminary Debates for the " Carnot Medal. But Three Students Who Seem De- sirous of Contesting for the Valued Trophy. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL., Dec. 7.—The Carnot debate, over which so much interest has heretofore been aroused, seems to be falling in popular favor. A large number of candidates had at first signifiad their intention of competing, but as the time for the preliminaries came round so many had withdrawn that but three canaidates were left. As this num- ber would simply fill the three places on the team, and as there would be no com- petition for places it was decided to post- pone the preliminaries until next semester. This policy promises to call out considerable talent thatcan be brought forward in no other manner. There .has been no small amount of complaint over the postponement because of the amount of work it throws into the final semester of the college year, but at present it appears to be the only method for overcoming a threatened difficulty. Manager Eaton is still engaged in ar- ranging for a game with the Michigan team. On of the football team who keeps well posted on football matters says that there is a plan afloat to picka team from the two university elevens to meet the Michigans in a match. He did not believe that such a plan woula mature, however, as there would be some trouble in making the selection. The ladies’ tennis tournament came off to-day. Inthe preliminary, Misses Rose, Lieb and McCray drew byes. The first match, between Misses Sim- mons and Phillipp, was won by the for- mer—6-2, 6-1. Miss Rosq beat Miss Si mons, 9-7, but defaulted the game. Miss Lieb was beaten by Miss McCray—6-3, 6-3, and Miss Simmons was defeated by the same player—é-1, 6-3. In the championship match between Misses Martin and McCray, the latter lady won the first set—6-3. e BOULEVARD ON THE BEACH. Santa Barbara’s amous Drive to Be Ewxtended to Montecito. 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SEE OUR DISPLAY OF USEFUL AND DESIRABLE HOLIDAY -:= GIFTS convince you HANDKERCHIEFS NECKWEAR GLOVES FANS PURSES CARD CASES SHOPPING BAGS UMBRELLAS TORTOISE-SHELL GOODS and STERLING SILVER NOVELTIES. DON’T - FAIL FANCY WORK ART -:- ROOMS ! Articles to suit the most economical pur- NEWMAN & LEVISON 125, 127, 129, 131 Kearny Street, BRANCH STORE—742 and 744 Market Street. cito people have offered a check of $1000 to partly cover the cost of this improvement and have agreed to plant palms the entire distance of the extension. The City Coun- cil has practically decided to accept this offer and will expend a sum not to exceed $3000, provided it can secure the necessary earth with which to cover the extension to a depth of a foot, and secure from the property-owners along the proposed im- provement sand in snfficient quantity. 1t is believed that the drive will be ex- tended some distance beyond the point roposed, as property-owners in the vicin- ity of Miramar and as far down the coast as Summerland are anxious to reap the benefit of this handsome connecting high- way. At THE ORANGE SEASON. Great Activity at the Highland Packing Houses and a Fine Crop. SAN BERNARDINO, Car., Dec. 7.— Now that the orange season is on there is great activity in and around Highland. There are at present in operation the three big packing establishments of Allen Bros., Earl Fruit Company and the association, each employing a large force of packers and helpers. At FEast Highland a new packing-house is being built, and will be opened in a few days. The orauge crop far exceeds that of 1394, in both quantity and quality, and is ripening fasi. Several carloads have already been seniout for the Christmas trade, and shipments will come thick and fast between now and Christmas time. Buyers who visit Highland speak in the highest terms of the quality of the oranges. AUCTION SALES. . >( ASTON L PEAL psTaTRAfCibIcg ol Yo OFFICE & SRLESRAILCY ARKET 77" At Auction TUESDAY, TUESDAY.. DECEMBER 17, 1895 AT 12 o'cLocK Noox. At 638 Market Street, Opp. Palace Hotel REFEREE’S SALE. THE MAGNIFICENT MANSION With Large Corner Lot, being the Southeast cor. of O'Farreil and Gough streets. Lot 60x137:6 feet, with an L on southeast corner, QreL, isions of this mansion comprise Salon Parlors, Reception and Dining Rooms and Grand Hall, which open together, making one grand room of the entire floor; Kitchen, Butler's and other Servants’ Rooms, e large Bedrooms, Dressing-rooms, rooms, Toilets, ctc., on second floor; space for three large rooms n attic; Storerooms, Coelroom, Wineroom and Laundry in basement; basement cemented; large, handsome grounds; streets bitu- minized and basalt rock ; jfront walk cement stone. Surroundings cannot be excelled. Neighbors are of the firsi-class order. Car sccommodations not excelled. N.B.—To examine this property please obtain card from the auctioneers. EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., 638 Market street. Auctioneers. RUGS An unrivaled collection of TURK- ISH and PERSIAN varieties is now on EXEIIBITIO 1N GOLDEN GATE HAL 625 Sutter Street. It forms a Wonderful Display. RUGS The stock of HADJI EPHRAIM BENGUIST. It contains many Rare Antique specimens, all very valuable and of Great Beauty, RUGCGS The delight of connoisseurs and collectors, were awarded 5 Medals at the World’s Fair. Every piece is guaranteed as represented. AUCTION SALES. These gems of Oriental Art will be sold in GOLDEN GATE HALL, 625 Sutter Street, ON TUESDAY, DEC. 10, 1895, At 7:30 o'clock Evening. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, December 11 and 12, At 2:30 o'clock Afternoon, 7:30 0'clock Evening. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, At 2:30 o’clock Afternoon. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, At 7:30 o'clock Evening. EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., Auctioneers. Catalogues at G. G. HALL'S. .—An_opportuuity of a lifetime to re Genuine Works of Art. REFEREES SALE! AT AUCTION. SATURDAY. Saturday................December 28, 1895, At 12 o'clock noon, at Salesroom of G. H. UMBSEN & CO,, Auctioneers 14 Montgomery Street. MURPHY-GRANT PROPERTY, Northeast Corner Bush and Sansome Streets. Lot 137:6x187:6, and brick and iron improve- ments. Subject to a lease with Murphy, Grant & Co., expirlng December 51, 1896, for $2200 per month, total monthly rental of property being $3275. GUSTAV H. UMBSEN, Referee. Further particulars please apply to G. H. UMBSEN & CO., Auctioneers, 14 Montgomery street. PIANOS AT AUCTION. MONDAY. ...Devember 9, 1595, At11 o'clock A. M., AT SALESROOM, 16 POST STREET. S P TURKISH RUGS AND CARPETS. ~——ALSO—— French and German-Art Goods ‘WILL E. FISHER & CO., Auctioneers. Monday...