The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 13, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1895. 3 TACOMA UP IN ARMS, Residents Are Determined to Drive Qut Chinese Servants. MR. RIGGS IS DEFIANT. Fails to Heed the Warnings to Remove His Mongols From the City. A BIG MASS-MEETING CALLED. People of the Puget Sound Country May Repeat the Acts of Eleven Years Ago. TACOMA, WasH., Dec. 12.—Tacoma to- rht is somewhat in the situationof a g with an open powder-kegand a ited match in close proximity. The le is all caused by the apparently in- ct that a newcomer to the y has imported two Chinese rom Olympia. Mr. Riggs, the * question, seems not only to ntirely unaware of the state of sentiment here, but to be 2 man who ined to insist upon his own hts. eleven y ast it has been the ng boast of every Tacoman and the advertissment that the city— cleverness in that line— that no Chinese of the lower vas permitted to dwell within her € In fact, on the morning of No- er 3,1885, the people then resident rere rose en masse and rounded up ev: nber as the Dopu that period a boasted of four Chinese quarters n a radius of a mile of the center of t There was no nonsense among these ound pioneers eleven years ago. v knew what they od, and took it 1 a simple and direct W how- city and a blow was °t committed the pi eda at the stern feat- loc eeen, fa nia about four years ago. There wasno | apparent cause for his suicide except that | be was considered childish and eccentric. He owned considerable property, all of | which is unincumbered; also 150 shares of stock in the Farmers' and Merchants’ | Bank of this city. No notes or letters were found. Mr. Bateman Jately returned from England, where he had been ona visit to relatives and friends. His brother, B. A. Bateman, died three years ago here, and the deceased was acting as trustee, which seemed to trouble him without cause. His sister-in-law, Mrs. B. A. Bate- man, lest for England last Saturday. An oniv nephew of the decedent lives south of Hanford. e S e WANTED AT SAN LUIS OBISPO. Bud Balaam Charged With Assault and Kobbery. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL., Dec. 12.—Bud Balaam, arrested to-day in Visalia, is wanted here as an accomplice in an assaulit and robbery made upon Charles Murray at Arrovo Grande, a small town in this county. One night in August Murray was beaten almost to death and robbed of con- siderable money. Arthur Farmer, a son of good parents, was arrested for the crime. Farmer pleaded guilty last Wednes- day to the robbery, and implicated Balaam, who was one time a constable here. PLEADED GUILTY TO MURDER. Coughlin, Who Killed Charles Malin, Acknowledges the Crime. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CaL., Dec. 12.—The trial of Thomas P. Coughlin for murder was to have commenced to-day. After the opening of court, E. Graves, counsel for Coughlin, stated that the defendant would withdraw his plea of not guilty and enter a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree. He was allowed to do so. Cough- lin killed Charles Malin of Cholame in | August and burned the dead body. PLEADIKG AT STOCKTOM, | Chin Hane'’s Attorney Secures a Promised Interview With ‘ the Goveraor. }He Will Present an Affidavit in the Hope of Getting a Stay of Execution. STIR N SACRAMENTO, Democrats Troubled About a Successor to Leake. WIRE-PULLERS AT WORK. | Lawton and Stevens Said to Be Probable Aspirants for the Place. TOM FOX STANDS A CHANCE. He Would Draw the Support of the Leading Democrats if He En- tered the Race. SACRAMENTO, Car., Dec. 12.—Sacra- mento Democratic political circles have been stirred to their depths by the pub- lished statement of the probable resigna- | tion of Postmaster Leake, to accept a | position under A. B. Spreckels. as man- | ager of his extensive business interests, and in all quarters the question is being asked, Who will be able to capture the | plum? While there are numerous aspir- | ants, many of whom are already engaged in wire-pulling, there can be no certainty as to who will become Leake’s successor. W. D. Lawton, who ran for Mayor on tion, has aspirations for the position, and could probably gather considerable in- fluence in his behalf among the ranks of his party. There is also a strong likeli- hood that R. D. Stevens may take a place |in the race, aithough it is not thought that he could or would receive any po- litical aid from Leake, who is conceded by all to be the strongest and shrewdest po- STOCKTON, CAL., Dec. 12. Governor Budd left for Sacramento this | afternoon, Attorney Neil A. Macquarrie secured the promise of an audience to- | morrow morning, at which time he will | endeavor to secure executive clemency for | Chin Hane, the Chinaman condemned to | hang in Folsom at noon for the murder of | Lee Gong. Mr. Macquarrie left for Sacra- mento on the evening train and took with him an affidavit of Tee Chong which | tually puts Chin Hane in the light of an innocent man. The attorney expects to secure a reprieve in order that he may get | his new evidence before the proper au- | —Just before | vir- | litical wire manipulator in this city. | Knowing this there are many politicians ;who have no hesitancy in saying that { Ed Tade, deputy postmaster, would have a good fighting chance for the position, should Mr. Leake espouse his cause. | But without doubt, should his friends succeed in persuading him to compete, the | most popular aspirant for the position | would be Tom Fox, who has been promin- | ently identified with Democratic politics for years,and hasalways been foremost in pro- moting his party’s interests. Should he decide to enter the race he would receive the backing of the county and city cen- tral committees, and can bring to bear the the entire Democratic { the Democratic ticket at the late city elec- | history, the Mongolian exodus, | adult of the city stood by at their mandates were CLARK. Corral Hoilow Compuny. STOCKTON, Car, Dec. 12.—Railroad | Commissioner Clark is being made the ob- 1 under the stern | ject of considerable adverse comment on ze was loaded on:o" ed for the purpose, and in on, sti THe Commissioner Doing Business With | a small to stant. The ed to od not shipy ul pe nas ever labored in this on has been a vexing other Pacific Coast cities, difficult for the upper s or keep but even v tide over their ies, no one has ever inging what has become unwritten law of th is the it retail business men who rers themselves are the effort to keep away. vants and those dep labor—were being ar- h othker in this matter as the city’s history nce has met and pe to the effect that the interfe: ' domestic matters wa: intrusion on the pe ican citizen. supports tk defiance to public senti two dailies, the News distinctly anti-Chinese, t mincing matters that Mr. re only the introductor: will in the future rive the city doors open and introduce coolie labor to our and packing-houses and make e lot of the white toiler an undesirable he latest action in the matter is that a ittee of the famous fifteen, still xistence, having represented to Mr. s the desirability of sending away the two Chinamen and having received a de- cided rebuff from that undiplomatic gen- n, bave now called a mass-meeting ens to take place Saturday evening. tlen of Everybody in town is dis « the sub- ject, and the ‘prevailing public sentiment is unqnestionably antagonistic to Jobn Chinamen. The butchers, bakersand grocers are al- ready moving to close their shopsat6 p. a. Saturday, that they and their employes may attend the meeting. The rougher element speaks freely and decisively on the subject, and THE CaLL correspondent has heard dozens state that they wiil form part of o guard to put both Mr. Riggs and his rvants beyond the city limits Although it is not generally known, Mr. 2iggs’ house has been under police sur- llance for several days, and that gentle- nan has applied to Mayor Orr for special protection in assertion of his personal 1ts. Sheriff Parker and Chief of Police th have conferred on the situation, and each ison the alert to preserve the peace and dignity of the city. el et A AT HANFORD. With a SUICIDE W. W. Bateman Ends His Life Shot From a Pistol. HANFORD, Civn., Dec. 12. — William Washington Bateman was found dead in his bed at the Hotel Artesia early this aft- ernoon. As Bateman bad not been seen about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon management of the hotel became un- and forced his door. The dead man’s hand held a 38-caliber pistol and in bis left a small hand-mirror. The suicide is sup- posed to have occurred between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon, asthe globe on the electric light showed that the light had not been turned on and his bed bad not been disturbed. The bullet entered the right temple, passed tkrough the head, struck the bedstead and fell to the floor. The deceased was a native of England, aged about 38 years, and came to Califor- , the Celestials were ! n | had the temerity to { laboring classes for | The | account of the fact that he, as the ior member of the firm of Clark & Henery, has | accepted a contract to furnish rock fo the | Corral Hollow Railroad. It is urged that, a Railroza Commissioner empowered to fix rates, it is hardly proper for him to have personal business relations with a railroad corporatior - TO INVESTIGATE THE WRECK. Falley Koad and Southern Pacific | I‘ STOCKTON, Car., Dec. 12.—It is under- | stood that Chief Engincer Storey of the Valley Railroad will be here to-morrow to conduct an investigation for the purpose of fixing the responsibility for the recent wreck at the Taylor-street crossing of the i Southern Pacific and Valle, s. It is expected that the employes who leit the 11 ars across the Southern Pacific will be compelied to ‘“walk the car- The Sout:ern Pacitic will conduct a separate investigation into the wreck The cars wrecked were t as they bad been and its causes. Southern Pacific cars, turned over to the Valley line the question | aside from that of icl t of em- I ployes are to blame is, who will pay for the 2 damage to the cars. — o AT PARADISE CUT. | Tracklayers on the Corral Hollow Give | Way to Briage-Builders. [ STOCKTON, CaL., Dec. 12.—Tracklay- ing on the Corral Hollow road has | been suspended and will not be resured | | until the bridge across Paradise Cut is! | completed. This brid.e, while of greater { length than that across the San Joaquin | | River, contains no draw span, and it is| | calculated that it can be built in ten or | twelve days. In the meantime a smaller | trestle i ream | this side of These two | | bridges will oy { laying to the mines. radise Cut. up the way for track- - Will Sue for Divorce. STOCKTON, CaL., Dec, 12.—Dr. Knigt is city, who eloped with a Mrs. Mer- | his wife destitute, has been | { ed to San Francisco. His wife will | bring an action for divorce. | | s e A Young Girl Married. STOCKTON, CaL., Dec. 12.—Miss Jessie et D AT CHICO. INJURE 4n Aged Lady Residing at Ward Thrown From Her Buggy. CHICO, Car., Dec.12.—Mrs. Mary Sel- lick of Ward, while driving home from Chico, yesterday afternoon, was very se- riously njured by being thrown from her buggy. Her team was irightened by two dogs and became unmanagable. Mr. Reed, residing near the place of the ac- | cident, found the woman unconscious near | the bridge and carried her to his home. | Dr. Mack attended her and found that | two ribs were crushed, a wrist bone broken, | a deep and ugly wound on the forehead | and numerous scratches and bruises about the face and body. It was feared she was | also injured internally. Being quite an old lady her injuries may prove very se- rious, if not dangerous. e FIREAT VALLEJO ORPHANS HOME Admirable Behavior of the chudu,.E Proved Their Thorough Training. | VALLEJO, Car., Dec. 12.—The laundry department of the orphans’ home was de- stroyed by fire last night. The loss was $1500. The fire originated in the drying- room. A quantity of clothing and the build- ing were consumed, but the fire depart- ment, citizens and attendants at the home, by energetic work kept the fire from spreading. The children behaved admir- sgly, and showed that they had been well trained for such an emergency. The little tots were,awakened and told to hurry or they would be late for breakfast. The deception proved successful in preventing a panic. — Fire at Naples. SANTA BARBARA, CarL., Dec. 12.—A granary at Naples, belonging to Stephen | Making Inquiries. | His high standing in Sons will assuredly be faction in this ¢ | the orderof Nati | would experier:ce but little difficulty in obtaining the good will of the executive, owing to the prominent part he took in managing his interests,in this city during the late campaig ESCAPE OF THE APACHES | News Received at Pheenix of the Identification of the Mer- rill Assassins. | IR R Clething That Belonged to Miss Merrill } Dropped by a Squaw in Her [ Flight From the Sheriff. PH(ENIX, Ariz., Dec. 12.—The assas- sins of H. H. Merrill and daughter have | escaped. Sheriff Wight of Graham County, | in command of the pursuing party, re- | turned to Duncan last night, and in all | probability this foul massacre will go un- avenged, according to an authentic story | brought here to-night. Sheriff Wight and posse overtook an Apache squaw and buck neasr Whitlock last Monday. A running fight ensued, during which the Indians escaped. When seen they had just killed a horse and were prepating the noonday meal. ‘When the posse appeared they dropped everything. The squaw escaped on a | borse and the buck on f>ot, and although two of them followed him some distance, firing repeatedly, the Apache, who seemed to know every foot of the ground, suc- ceeded in eluding his pursuers. The squaw, however, was closely pressed and in order to lighten herself threw away the | | clothing taken irom the body of Miss Mer- | rill when she was killed. While chasing | the squaw the buck’s borse was left at the | camp. The wily Apache saw this, and | while the posse was away he returned, secured his mount and escaped. Although only two Indians were seen it is more than probable that there were more in the party of what must have been food for more than two were noticed along the route. This ends this chapter of tbhe Indian sacre, however, as the recovery of Miss ma: Merrill’s clothing settles the question of | to William Joseph Pruitt, aged 27 € | question of their punishment. Had the % L el man who discovered the bodies rode straight into Solomonville, a distance of eighteen miles, instead of returning to Duncan, a distance of twenty-five miles, it is very probable that the assassins would crime. e REPORT FRO. FORT APACHE. A Telegram to Washington Tells of the Cibucu Indian Trouble. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 12.—A tele- gram to the War Department from the commanding officer at Fort Apache, Ariz., reports that the Indian trouble at Cibucu occurred because of an attempt by Sheriff Tiompson of Globe, Ariz., to enter the Indian Reservation with a posse to make | an arrest of Indianssaid to haveattempted to take stores from a ranch whose occu- pants were absent. The telegram the Indians are said to have been caugnt in the act, but that nothing was taken. There was much ex- citement among the white inhabitants, who have gathered at Newton’s store ranch at Canyon Creek. Itis also stated in the report that a man named Boris did the kilhing of the Indian, whose body was found in the vicinity. He and two others of the party gave themselves up to Lieu- tenant Fenton, U.S. A., and are now on their way to Globe. TO STOP CHEATING AT STANFORD. Resolutions Presented by the Committee of Fifteen Adopted by the College Students. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., Dec. 12.—The student-body meeting here ihis afternoon was one of the largest and most exciting sessions ever held. Fuily 600 students jammed into the chapel to hear the report of the special committee of fif- Rutherford, containing 500 sacks of barley, was destroyed by fire yesterday. teen, appointed for the purpose of draw- no detriment to him, and it is said that he | that committed the crime, as the remains | have been caught within the hour of their | ing up resolutions and preparing some plan to forever eradicate cheating among students. The resolutions were read by Cathcart ’96, and he began the support of the resolu- tions. A dozen students, one side or the other, argued with a zeal unusual in the quiet student body xqaetmg!. The special committee’s proposition met with one ob- jection, which threatenéd to ruin the whole plan; that objection was to the clause providing that the name of any one informing on a student who cheated would be kept secret. All the opposition centered on the cow- ardice of one who, might inform without being known and forcing an accused stu- dent to clear himself without knowing who made the complaint. The plan was so amended as to make it obligatory on the committee to make public the name of the informant, and a motion also prevailed that “hereafter it be the sense of the stu- dent body that he who informs the com- mittee of any specific case of cheating shall be approved by the student body.” ‘With this amendment the resolutions and plan passed, and in their final form were as follows: WHEREAS, The absence of distrustful espion- age and the existence of cordiul relations of personal friendship between professors and students to a degree almost unprecedented in educational history have heretofore formed one of the most attractive features of Stanford University life; and whereas, the continuance of this invaluable spirit here is greatly jeopar- dized by the indifference which we, as a student body, have displayed toward frequent viola- | tions of the general good faith by which alone such rela-tionship can be maintained; be it Resolved, That as & student body we do regret our past apparent indifference toward cases of dishonesty in examination, which has largely caused the increase of such cases, and do hereby express determination that from this | time forth, such disnonesty shall cease among us; thet to this end we will use our public and private influence to prevent further violation of good faith. BOUND OVER AT UKIAH, | Father and Son Charged With Cutting Timber on Govern- ment Land. They Will Be Tried in San Francisco by Judge Morrow in January Next. UKIAH, Car., Dec. 12—TUnited States Deputy Marshal Gallagher to-day arrested L. B. Frasier and Vaugbn L. Frasier, charged with illegally cutting timber on Government land. A warrant is also out for one Harvey, but he has as yet not been apprehended. .The arrests were made un- der an indictment found by the Federal | Grand Jury on the 10th inst. Bonds | were fixed at $500,in each case, and were | at once farnishe, | approved by United States Commissioner | 'T. L. Carothers of this place. The hearing of the case was set at San | Francisco before Judge Morrow of the District Court of the northern district of California_for January 6 next. Thede- fendants Frasier are father and son and | are prominent millmen of this county, wning a large mill near Potter Valley, twenty miles from here. It is expected that Harvey will be apprehended some | time to-morrow. S e INTERVIEW WITH A BURGLAR. A Rossland, Wash., Man Says Witherow Made a Proposition to Divide the Spoils With Him. PORTLAND, Ogr,, Deo. 12.—James R. Boyd of Rossland, Wash., speaking of the interview he had in the Spokane jail with W. B. Witherow, a burglar, said: *‘Withe- | row said his chances for going over the i road were gooa unless he could get out. He wanted me to aid him to escape, and said that if I would do so he would make | 1t an object for me. He said that he had cached in a sack in a certain locality near Hope a sum of from $20,000 to $40,000 in cash, the proceeds of a train robbery. He | said thavif I would furnish him with the { means to escape and divide the money with him he would give me the secret of his hidden treasure. I told him that I would consider his proposal and let him know that evening. He said that when I returned, if I had concluded to be his | friend, he would furnish me with a map | showing the exact spot where the treasure was located. Now, I am an honest man, and ingratiated myself in this man’s con- fidence only to recover this money for the | rightful owners.” | . Boyd took the map to several of the offi- | cials, who examined it closely, with the result that they became convinced that Witherow, if he was lying about the treas- ure being hidden at the point designated, was certainly very familiar with that part of the country, as his description was recognized as being perfect. — - NORTHERN PACIFIC MUDDLE. The Gulf Widened Between Eastern and Western Intesest PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 12.—All efforts to straighten out the Northern Pacific re- ceivership tangle have proved unavailing. Repeated conferences have been held, but eacn succeeding discussion has widened the gulf between the Eastern and Western | interests. Authentic information has been received here to tbe effect that the Eastern interests, which seem to baAo;finflsed to Judge Hanford, bave determined to send a poweriul lobby to Washington, and if possible secure the passage of a law by Congress this winter, tne effect of which will be to deprive Judge Hanford of juris- | diction. This, it is said, explains the long | delay jin appreaching the adjustment of the united receivership for the road. I TFor a Second Forgery. | PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 12.—Alexander |S. Baty, formerly & popular salesman | with Feldman, Cole & Co., was arrested on a second forgery. This time he fraudu- lently attached the names of half a dozen affluent citizens of Gresham to a $900 romissory note, and in bis attempt to ispose of it to a broker his crime was detected. He has a wife and three chil- dren here. —_— Tried to Die at Portland. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 12.—Frances McGee, a domestic, 24 years of age, in the | employ ot C. W. Hodson of 670 Washing- ton street, this evening shot herself in the left breast with suicidal intent. She will recover. —_— Fire at Santa Ana. SANTA ANA, CaL., Dec. 12.—A house owned by H. 8. Pankey, at the corner of F and Stafford streets, in this city, occu- ied by C. H. Perry and family, was totally gestroyed by fire this evening. All the househo!d effects of Perry are lost. The family did not even save their clothing. The fire caught from an exfilodin_z lamp in the hand of Nellie, the 14-year-old daughter, who" was badly burped. Mrs. Perry, who was sick in bed, barely es- caped. Loss on the house, $1100; fully in- sured. . 3 —_— Killed Under a Plow. HOLLISTER, CaL., Dec. 12.—Sylvester Gould, an old resident, was found dead under a large plow this evening. He is supposed to have been fixing the plow when the team started. —_— The Philadelphia at Port Townsend. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., Dec. 12.— The United States cruiser Philadelphia arrived here this afternoon. Her present plans are to ¢o to Whatcom to-morrow and sail for Mare Isiand on Monday next. by the two Frasiers and | 13 NEWS OF SANTA CRUZ, Large and Valuable Tracts of Land Placed in Litigation. HUNDREDS OF OWNERS. Estate of Martina de Peaux Files Suits Against the Pres- ent Holders. MANY THOUSANDS OF ACRES. Augmentation, Soquel and San Andreas Ranchos Involved in the Suits. SANTA CRUZ, Car.,, Dec. 12.—Three papers of very startling import were filed to-day in the office of County Recorder Martin. The three papers are three com- plaints, the first entitled M. Elizabeth Peck, special administrix of estate of Martina de Peaux, deceased, vs. E. F. Adams et al. The second and third com- plaints are by the same plaintiff, bui are against H. Agnew et al. and H. A. Burn- side et al., respectively. In these complaints plaintiff allegesthat one Martina de Peaux died intestate in this county in December of 1890, and that at the time of her decease she was owner in fee simple of all the lands of the Soquel Augmentation rancho, the Soquel rancho and one-thirteenth of Rancho San An- dreas, and that the hundreds of fruitmen, farmers and timber men who now hold these lands have no right or title to them. They have all been made parties to one or the other of these three separate suits. The complaints recite merely enough to constitute a cause of action; there is a meagerness of detail and facts. In 1844, when the Mexican Government was be- stowing immense grants of land upon all who would take them and endeavor to | colonize them to a reasonable extent, Michel Lorenzo, the then Governor of Northern California, granted to Martina Castro, who died, and Martina de Peaux the 32,702 acres of land that comprised the Soquel Augmentation ranchos. This was | in addition to a prior grant in 1833 by | Governor Figueroa of the Soquel and | San Andreas ranchos, comprised of 10,579 acres. In 1858 the United States Govern- ment, in accordance with the act of 1851, concerning the settiement of Mexican grants, ordered a resurvey of all acquired lands, and a year later granted Martina Castro, or De Peaux, letters patent to her holdings by the previous grant. From that time to the time of her death the grantee resided in this county and improvised weapons, and drove the owner NEW TO-DAY. from the place and informed him that he | —~————r————"""—r—r"""" would not be allowed in the neighborhood unless he submitted the matter to arbi- tration, which he consented to do. The trouble was thus adjusted. The farmers are so elated over the suc- cess of this plan that they propose organ- izing and thus force all with whom they heve dealings to arbitrate. b b - ] MUTINIED AT PORT TOWNSEND. A Negro Excites the Crew of the Benjamin Sewell and Attacks the Second Mate With a Knife. PORT TOWNSEND, Car., Dec. 12.—The ship Benjamin Sewell laden with lumber from Blakeley for San Francisco is delayed here on account of trouble with the crew. A negro sailor, named Jones, attempted to incite mutiny among the sailors on board and attacked the second mate with a mur- derous looking knife. He was disarmed and badly bruised and kicked about the head and face. The negro then jumped overboard and attempted to swim ashore, He was picked up by a boat from the cut- ter Corwin and taken to the Marine Hospi- tal for treatment. He will be put on board the ship again on Saturday. e V1SALIA CANNERY PROPOSITION. San Francisco Firm Looking for a Good Location. VISALIA, CaL., Dec. 12.—Hubert Dyer, representing the Cutting Fruit Packing Company in 8an Francisco, Chicago and New York, is in Visalia to-day talking with our fruit men about the establishment here of a cannery the coming season. Mr. Dyer says this company has three places in mind in which to build a cannery—San Jose, Fresno and Visalia. They want to get closer to_the fruit, and if the fruit- growers of Visalia will meet the terms of his company the cannery will be built here. A written proposition will be pre- sented to the Board of Trade to-morrow evening. ONTRIAL AT SANTA ROSA, Thirty Thousand Dollars Damage Suit Growing Out of a Quarrel. Failure to Pay the Purchase Price of Laguna Ranch Resulted in a Shooting Affray. SANTA ROSA, Car., Dec. 12.—S. H. Sheplar is suing J. H. Ballard for $30,000 damages for injuries claimed to have been caused by a shooting scrape that occurred on November 21, 1894, on a ranch near Santa Rosa. The ranch was known as the Laguna Stock Ranch and was bought in 1888 by Sheplar from Ballard. Sheplar at that time was possessed of plenty of money, which he made in San Francisco in the rubber stamp business. After buying the ranch Sheplar brought HYANS, PAUSON & (0, 34, 36, 38 and 40 KEARNY ST. —AND— 26 and 27 Sansome St., WHOLESALE MAHUFACTURING CLOTHIERS, SELLING at RETAIL s 2 b Wholesale Price! $10.00. No doubt you are well aware that the purchasing power of $10 is double what it was some few years ago, and unquestion= ably you have seen in print a score of from Kentucky a lot of blooded stock ana | ; started in to raise fast horses. One of his | times the supposed value a number of horses, St. Eric, a brown stallion valued at | houses have offered you in the purchase $5000, was exhibited at the recent horse | of Suits and Overcoats. We want to im- show in San Francisco. Sheplar did not | press upon you most forcibly that $10 for a pay all down on the ranch, and the recent | guit or Overcoat here in our Stores means from time to time transferred portions of her acres to those who wanted them. The Mexicans of the early days were lax in their business methods, and much of Senora de Peaux’s land was transferred without any record being kept of the trans- fers. In fact, in some cases fraud has been alleged. These suits are brought to quiet the title of every landholder upon the vast territory involved. The complaints pray that in each case the alleged owner be com- velled to prove in open court his nght and title to his holding. The Soquel Augmentation rancho is the most fruitful and valunable portion of the county. The rich orchards and vine- vards of Skyland and Highland, they heavily timbered valleys of Soquel creek and its many tributaries, the almost inex- haustible forests of Loma Prieta, all go to make up the broad acres of the rancho. The Soquel rancho takes in the popular summer resort, Capitola, the village of Soquel, and many valuable farms be- sides. Nearly all of the Soquel rancho and Soquel Augmentation rancho was acquired | by the Hihn Company of this county. They now own all of Capitola and in late years have made vaslt improvements there. The timber of the Augmentation is nearly wholly theirs as are the most valuable portions of both the grants. It would seem that the suit is directed most pointedly in their direction and it is quite certain that they will be the, hardest fighters. ARBITRATION NEAR SPOKANE. Farmers in MHount Hood Neighborhood Bring a Landlord to Terms. SPOKANE, WasH., Dec. 12—The peo- ple of the Mount Hood neighborhood, a farming community near here, have con- cluded to take law matters into their own hands and save the county a large amount of useless expénse. A few days a trouble arose between a tenant and zfi‘é owner of a place. The owner, who lives in this city, disregarding the rights of the tenant, it is said, began to haul the grain off. The neighbors appeared on the scene, | held a smoking revolver. about fifty surong, armed with all kinds of depression in the horse market placed |- - 2 o his in tad fanclalslatia@ Ballim comt S0\0 Susce SIS iniieaitye sud nhy menced foreclosure proceedings to recover possession of the 300 acres of Sheplar undertook to sell off some of the improvements and stock, claiming such as personal effects. shouldg’t it? We are unquestionably the ranch. | wholesale manufacturers, and are now sell- ing to you at exactly the prices the deal- ers must pay. We have these Suits inany Ballard and he had trouble over this | color you may want, and, as for style, we part of the programme, and guns were drawn, Ballard shooting Sheplar in the | left arm and Sheplar slightly winging | can give them to you in single-breasted, double-breasted and three-button cut- Ballard in the hand and arm that still | aways. Ballard was fined for the shooting, having fired the first shot. Sheplar lost the ranch, and has since made his heaaquarters in San Francisco. He claims his wife’s death was caused from the shooting occurrence, and wants damages for the loss of his arm. The case will go to the jury to-morrow. Over thirty witnesses have been called by both sides, and much interest is taken in the case. o e BOMB FOUND AT SPOKANE. A Variety Showman Claims to Have Enemies on His Track. SPOKANE, WasH., Dec. 12.—The chil- dren of John Considine, while playing in the yard this afternoon, came to their father with a small dynamite bomb which they found in the grass. The matter has caused considerable excitement, as Consi- dine is the proprietor of a variety theater | here and is now being bitterly fought by | an opposite element. The police have taken the matter up and will investigate at once. SRR Held Up a Preacher at Spokane. SPOKANE, WasH., Dec. 12.—Rev. 8. H. Mollenauer, a prominent minister of this city, was held up last night by three high- waymen and badly treated. Instead of giving up his money, as requested, he com- menced to yell. After beating him into insensibility his assailants fled in the dark- ness. The minister’s cries attracted the police, but they have found no clew to the perpetrators. Though Mr. Moilenauer’s injuries are painful they are not serious. g e Fell in the River at Spokane. SPOKANE, WasH., Dec. 12.—John Bulli- vant, a carpenter engaged at the new water works, in helping to move sonie heavy timber alipged and fell from the dam into l.k;t‘al river. search is being made for the y. NEW TO-DAY. FROM W. & J. SLOANE & CO., 641-647 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO. CARPETS, FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERY. WHEN YOU SEE THIS ON THE TAG You may know the piece of Furniture sent you as a Christmas gift is of the have highest purchasable quality. We always had the best that ceuld be bought, both as to style, finish and general modernness of design, but never at Holiday time has the selec- (tion of attractive pieces of the highest play. grade been equal to that now on dis- We feel sure that a visit would delight you—as to your purchasing, that will be left entirely to you, with no hint or importunity from us. FOR SALE AT EITHER STORE, Prices Exactly the Same. Applies to what we will charge you for extra-length Chinchilla and Cheviot Ul- sters. And while dwelling on Overcoats let us remind you that we are world- beaters for Overcoats. Everybody has heard of the Chicago Clothing Company and its reputation for Overcoats. Well, we have owned the Chicago Clothing Company from the day it was opened, and every Overcoat it ever sold was of our own ine dividual manufacture. We are running the Chicago Clothing Company now in conjunction with our wholesale depart- ments, and intend to give you clothing at either place at wholesale prices. Reverte ing once more to $750 Ulsters, we want you to know that they are cut fifty-four inches long, have high collars and side pockets, lined with all-wool flannel, and just the thing for these cold, snappy morn- ings; ana, remember, the price we charge is the same we demand of the dealers. FOR SALE AT EITHER STORE, Prices-Exactly the Same. HYAMS, PAUSON & G0, 2 and 27 Sansome St. —AND— 34,36, 38, 40 Kearny St. WHOLESALE Manufacturing Clothiers Selling at Retail at WHOLESALE PRICES. Country Orders Solicited and Attended to the Same Day Received.