The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 15, 1895, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1895. NEWS OF SAN JOSE. Central California to Be Stocked With Song and Game Birds. MRS. ROWE IN COURT. | She Seeks a Decree of Divorce From Her Horse-Stealing Husband. ATTEMPT TO BREAK A WILL The Late Joseph Kerns’ Widow Alleges That He Was Mentally Unsound. JOSE, CarL., Dec. 14.—An assem- blage of business and professional men, | that has seldom been equaled in this city, | gathered in Judge Lorigan’s courtroom to-day in answer to invitations sent out by Game Warden John D. Mackenzie to tend a meeting for the purpose of organ ing the Central California Acclimatization Society, the objects of which is to stock s, valleys and forests of the of the State with foreign ame birds. The organization is of its d in the State and is on the lines of a similar society It formed anized seven years ago in Oregon. is proposed to introduce such birds as the English skylarks, gold finch, blackhead \tingale, green finch, singing quail, bobolink, nightingale, black thrush, red bird, etc., into this section. > meetine was attended by most of e city and county officers, prominent business and professional men, and a num- ber of ladies, three of the latter signing the roll. The society will be composed of representatives of Santa Clara, San Mateo and Santa Cruz counti The officers in- clude a president, two vice-presidents, secretary, treasurer and an executive com- mittee of twenty-one, composed of seven from each cot The funds of the so- ciety will be raised by subscription and such other means as shall be found ex- pedient and practicabte. The following officers were elected: President, Judge F. E. Spencer; vice- president, A. C. Bassett of San Mateo County ; secretary, J. D. Mackenzie; treas- urer, Adolph Greeninger. The vice-presi- dent from Santa Cruz County and the executive committee will be appointed by the president during the coming week. The next meeting will be held on the fourth Saturday in January, at which time of each year the annual meeting will be held. The meeting was an enthusiastic one, and much praise was showered upon Mr. Mackenzie for the able work he is per- forming as game warden. Sixty bers signed the roll, and it is believed that by the next meeting the membership will reach three or four hundred. ROWE'S DOUBLE LIFVE. A Jekyl-and-Hyde Individual Whose Wife Is Seeking a Divorce. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 14.—Emma A. Rowe to-day began suit for divorce from William Rowe on the ground of desertion. ‘The Rowes were married at Amador mas day, 1886. Shortiy after they removed to Los Gatos and Rowe en- gaged in various pursuits. He was a good singer and took part in the choir work in a church at Los Gatos. Rowe manifested a great interest in church work, and Inral' on C time passed as a single among the voung ladies of the church, » ! It «seems that when not e church work he put in his time i lting avocation, and finally he was ar- - and charged with stealing a calf from the ranch of 1. J. Murphy. The he bhad ods and It and lence was the conc imal that to | ed some tempting to injur fter remaining i e secured bon and on December 1 horse and bu, t r from Philip Thisby of t to San Luis Obispo. d the rig three ti back to Los Gatos Reynolds in pursuit. Ilearing ited he took the horse and then had to College Park, tied to a fence, boarded a frain and then has not been heard from. as she obtains a decree of divorce, Mrs. Rowe will petition the court for a cha of name for herself and her eight-year-old son. and finally gou Constable that he was buggy he s soon - KERNS WILL ATTACKED. His Widow Alleges That the Decedent Was Mentaliy Unsound. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 14.—Nancy J. Kerns, widow of | Kerns, who died in this count P 5, 1895, filed a petition in the urt to-day ask- ing that the w iperior ( L under which letters of ad- | ministration were issued to J. M. Haskins be set aside on the ground that the de- ceased was mentall ble to transact will was made. unsound and incapa- business at the time the The e $4300. Under the will the v L $2000 life insur- anee policy 500. tof the estate was left in equal parts to Norah Bailey, daughter; J. E. Shrewsbury, H. H. Shrew bury and J. M. Haskins. In the petition the widow sets forth that herself and Norah Bailey are the only rightful heirs. .- VAGRANTS GO FREE. Released Because of the Faulty Con- struction of Their Commitment. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 14.—John Ward- ing, a prisoner confined in the County Jail on a charge of vagrancy, by his attorney to-day apphed for his release on a writ of habeas corpus. It is held that the com- mitment is faulty in that no definite time of imprisonment is given, but that it reads for a *‘ term not exceeding 180 days.” This is the second case of this kind in the last week, and asthe court granted the former writ, it appears that the County Jail will lose a large number of its in- mates. A writ returnable Monday was issued. P Articles of Incorporation Filed. SAN JOSE, Cav., Dec. 14.—Articles in- corporating the Penniman Fruit Company were filed in the County Clerk’s office to- day. The capital stock is placed at $50,000, $24,200 of which has been sub- scribed. The principal business of the company will be the manufacture of the Penniman evaporator. A. C. Penniman, G. A. Penniman, L. E. Penniman, E. H. Wemple and J. R. Welch are named as .t’iirecmrs. The place of businessis San ose. CONVICTED AT FRESNO. Hobert Anderson Found Guilty of Stab- bing Wesley Coates. FRESNO, Cav., Dec. 14.—The jury in the case of Robert Anderson, whose trial on a charge of assanlt to com mit murder upon Wesley Coat es at a dance in Kings- burg last October has been in progress in Judge Carter’s eourt for the past three days, returned g verdict of guilty to-night. A doorkeeper at the dance had refused to admit Mrs. Anderson and Anderson re- sented by striking the doorkeeper. The Iatter worsted Anderson in the fight that ensued and the latter went_away. He re- turned shortly afterward with a knife and set upon Coates, who had temporarily taken the doorkeeper’s place. Ie stabbed Coates twice and the wounds for a long time were considered fatal. PRSI A ARRIVED AT SEATTLE. Two Overdue Steamers Reported En- countering Heavy Storms. SEATTLE, Wasu., Dec. 14.—The belated | and overdue steamer Transit steamed into vort late this afternoon. The Transit was a week overdue, and its absence had caused much anxiety in this city. Captain Thorstensen, its master, says he encoun- | tered a heavy storm three days ago, and that thereafter the sel made poor time, the weather and winds continuing most unfavorable. The trip otherwise, he re- ported, was uneventful. The steamer Al-Ki arrived to-day from Alaska, also a week late. The Al-Ki had to put into Bemiss Bay on account of rough westher. It brought no news of the miss- ing steamer Elwood. — - A Westminsier Residence Burned, VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 14.—The res- idence of Alderman Woods of Westmins- ter was destroyed by fire this morning. The fire originated from a defective flue in the kitchen. The flames were aided by a high wind, which rendered the efforts of the firemen almost futile. The ioss is $4000 and insurance $3500. ORANGE COUNTY EVENTS, Reorganization of the Fair Asso- ciation Talked Of at Santa Ana. Anaheim’s Militia Wants to Be Rein- stated — Products- for Los Angeles Exhibit. SANTA ANA, CaL, Dec. 14.—A spedial meeting of the life members of the Orange County Fa Association has been called January 25. A resolution will then be voted upon for the disposal of the association’s property to a corporation to be hereafter formed. The association is heavily in debt, and the directors, who are personally responsible for all liabilities above $35000, do not propose to carry the load. The idea of incorporating a stock company is considered the best method of continuing the enterprise. It is proposed to give each life member one share of stock, valued at $50, which he has already paid for. The fairs of this county have always been very popular with the people throughout the State, and it is not at all probable that they will be discontinued. MUSTERED OUT. Anaheim’s Militia Desire to Be Rein- stated in the Service. SANTA ANA, Cavn., Dec. 14.—The re- cent reorganization of the State militia has caused a good deal of indignation in Anaheim, as Company G of that place was ordered mustered out of service. This has been one of the crack companies of Southern California, though located in a small town. Company G has senta pro- test to General Last at Los Angeles, and also a request that the company beallowed to remain in the service. The members of the company und the citizens of Anaheim generally have taken great interest in keeping in the front ranks, and the order was a great surprise to them. o i MPKINS. SOME P Orange County’s Shipment of Exhibits to Los Angeles. SANTA ANA, Carn., Dec. 14.—Orange County has sent another installment of products to the permanent exhibit at Los Angeles, This last shipment included four pumpkins averaging over 200 pounds each, a beet weighing eighty pounds and a number of others nearly as large, a citron of eighty pounds, monstrous potatoes and a good deal of excellent corn, walnuts, persimmons and numerous other articles of produce. The variety and perfection of agricultural products in Orange County nnot be excelled in any section of the State. - Preparing for ursions. SANTA ANA, Car., Dec. 14.—At a meet- ing of the Chamber of Commerce heid Wednesday evening the matter of the pro- posed excursion from Los Angeles to Santa Ana early in January for the bene- fit of tourists who desire to see the coun- try was thoroughly discussed. An execu- tive committee on excursions was ap- pointed as follows: E.D. Waffle, J. A, H. Finley, Crane, C. W. Humphreys, 8. M. Menges. The probable date of the excursion will be Wednesday, January 8. Written by Lincoln. SANTA ANA, CarL., Dec. 14.—Justice J. A. Lane of Garden Grove, this county, had avaluable document framed the other day. 1t is a complaint written by Abraham Lin- coln in 1846. Mr, Lane has been offered $200 for the relic, but the paper is consid- ered by him beyond price. =l Queer Cattle Disease. ANTA ANA, Car., Dec. 14.—A myste- rious disease is infesting stock cattle in Orange County. Marco Foster, one of the wealthiest ranchers in Southern California, who resides at Capistrano, has lost sixty- five head thus fa VADERNS GRAND. JURY Prosecution of the Men Who Lynched Victor Adam Urged. The District Attorney Asked to Con- tinue a Diligent Search for Testimony. MADERA, Car., Dec. 14.—The Grand Jury of Madera County, which has been in session since December 2, made its final report and was discharged to-day. It re- turned three indictments out of eight cases under consideration. The principal investigation was on the Victor Adam lynching, which oc curred in this county last July. While there was not sufficient evidence before the jury to justify indict- ments, it made this recommwendation: “We earnestly recommend to the Dis- trict Attorney that constant and diligent investigation be continued to be made by him for the purpose of ascertaining the parties participating in the mob, if pos- sible, so that in the end, if testimony sufficient to justify convictions may ba obtained, these lawiess men may be dealt with according to law and their deserts.’’ .The purchase of the County Hospital site came in for a share of investigation, but nothing was found to base charges upon.’ The report closes with a recom- mendation that the Supervisors purcbase a site for courthouse and jail and submit 1o the voters at the next general election propositions for the issuance of bonds for this purpose. z BLAZE AT STANFORD. Early Morning Fire Broke Out in the Chemical Laboratory. LITTLE DAMAGE DONE. Prompt Response of Students to the Alarm Prevented Its Spread. CLASSMEN ACT AS JUDGES. Given the Power to Fix the Punish- ment for Cheating in the Future, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Car., Dec. 14.—Fire broke out in the chemical labora- tory of the university this evening about 5 o'clock, and but for the prompt response of several students to the alarm the result might have been very serious. The watch- man discovered the blaze and immediately turned in an ealarm. The fire had made considerable headway before water could be turned on to any advantage. The loss will amount to about $250, chiefly to ma- terials and apparatus. The freshman glee was an ungualified success last night. The affair took place in the Encina gymnasum, which had been decorated and draped for the occa- sion. About a hundred students were present, and except for alittle disturbance caused by their traditional enemies, the sophomores, the freshmen were allowed to enjoy themselves uninterrupted by out- siders. The election of Charles M. Fickert to the captaincy of the 'Varsity eleven meets with unanimous approval. Captain Coch- ran eulogized the big guard as the most deserving player on the team, and that seems to be the general sentiment. President Sheldon of the Associated Students last evening received a com- munication from Professor Richardson of the faculty committee on doubtful cases, announcing the determination to give the students full charge of all cases of cheating hereafter, and allow them to determine 4he punishment. As long as the scheme proves satisfactory the students are to retain this right. DIRECT MAIL TO PHENIX Change of Route Makes Through Connection With That City. Santa Fe, Prescott and Phenix Rail- road Given a Contract by the Government. PH(ENIX, Ar1z., Dec. 14.-—For the first time since its completion, nearly a year | ago, the Santa Fe, Prescott and Pheenix | Railroad delivered mail into the city to- | day. Thisis the end of a leng struggle between Mr. Murphy, president of the road, and the Postoffice Department, and | means much to the business men of Arizona. The method of bringing mail into Phee- [nix in the past has been peculiar to say | the least. This can be seen by the fact that a letter posted ten miles west of Ash Fork, the point where the Santa Fe, Pres- cott and Pheenix intersects the Atlantic and Pacific, would travel from there to Los Angeles via the Atlantic and Pacific, thence to Maricopa, Ariz., via the South- ern Paci and thence to Phewenix via the Maricops and Pheemx, traveling inalla | distance of 937 37 miles. Then again a letter posted at Williams, a large lumbering camp on the Atlantic ic road, about thirty miles east of rk, would go to Albuguerque, N. Mex., via the Atlantic and Pacific, thence to Paso, Tex., via the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, thence to Maricopa via the Southern Pacific and thence to Pheenix via the Maricopa and Phenix, thus traveling through three States and Territories and a total distance of 1060 miles in order to reach a point 200 miles distant from its starting point. Frequently has it occurred that a busi- ness man at Williams, with which this city transacts a great deal of business, would post a letter one day, starting the next, and arriving in Phenix two days before his letter. When the Santa Fe, Prescott & Pheenix road ran only to Prescott there was some excuse for this, as the mail had to be brought from Prescott to Pheenix via the Black Canyon stage-coach route. But when the road was completed to Phoenix nearly a year ago, the people of this city, and espe cially the business men, felt tbat they had a grievance and | petitioned Governor Hughes to remedy | matters. Governor Hughes and Mr. Murphy united forces and filed an appl cation with the Postoflice Department to change the route. The Postoffice Depart- ment refused to do this untii a few weeks ago, when an extraordinary pressure was b{nlxlglxt to bear, and the request complied with. The cities and towns of Arizona have now been placed in postal communica- tion with each other by the shortest rountes, and the business men, who are most in- terested, feel under obligntions to Presi- dent Murphy and Governor Hughes. P P WOODLAND BEET CULTURE. Farmers Resolve to Branch Out in the Production o Sugar, WOODLAND, Car., Dec., 14.—A meet- ing of farmers was held here to-day to dis- cuss the question of raising sugar-beets. The meeting was well attended, and a great deal of enthusiasm was manifested. An organization, to be known as the Yolo County Sugar-beet Association, was per- fected, with W. G. Hunt as president, Mar- shal Diggs,vice-president, and T. S, Spauld- ing secretary. A lot of seed will be purchased from Claus Spreckels, and representative farm- ers from all parts of the county will culti- vate it for experimental purposes, and next season inducements will be offered Mr. Spreckels or some other capitalist to erect a refinery here. The farmers have taken hold of the new industry in earnest, and great results are predicted, as there is no finer land in the State tor the raising of sugar-beets. A Failure at Bakersfield. BAKERSFIELD, Car., Dec. 14.—M. Nickelsburg, representing J. Kahn of San Francisco, to-day took charge of the busi- ness of Weill & Alexander, one of the leading firms of Bakersfield. He is now taking an'inventory of stock, and the firm will probably resume business in a few days. A private assignment had been made to Kahn for the benefit of all cred- litors. Unprecedented business depression, particularly in wheat and wool, caused the assignment. The firm hassolvent accounts sufficient to settle all indebtedness and leave a handsome surplus. It had been in business here for years and had the con- fidence of the communi CAPTURED EAR WILBUR. Indians Who Abducted a Girl Placed Under Arrest. SPOKANE, Wasn., Dec. 14.—Two Indi- ans who a few months ago stole a young Indian girl and ran away with her to the mountains, and after whom the Indian police-have been searching for a couple of months, were captured Yesterday near Wilbur and are now safely landed in the County Jail at this place. Tbe capture was made without much difficulty by Dep- uty Marshal Vinson. It was deemed best to'bring the captives to Spokane for safe keeping, as there was great feeling against them among the other Indians, and if left in the neighborhood of the reservation they would have been lynched. L Retaken Near Petaluma, PETALUMA, Car., Dec. 14.—Kelley, the insane convict who escaped from his guard yesterday while en route to the Ukiah Asylum, was recaptured at the Puckett ranch this aiternoon and is now in jail here. He will be returned to San Quentin to-morrow. The guard from whom Kelley escaped made the recapture. - Portland’s Silver Champion. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 14.—The silver party of this part of the country has a new champion in the Clarion, a lively weekly, which made its appearance to-night for the first time. The silver men had been without a newspaper advocate in the city since the demise of the Daily Sun. ALASKA GOLD STRIKES, Encouraging News Brought Back From the Yukon River Country. Miners Are Making Rich Finds and Are Said to Be in No Danger of Starvation. PORT TOWNSEND, WasH., Dec. 14.— The steamer Al-Ki from Alaska brings news from the northern mining districts | that is likely to encourage a big influx to that region next spring. Passengers from Cooks Inlet and the Yukon country say that small miners are making freauent | rich finds, and fully 1000 men will winter in inner Cooks Inlet in order to getan early start at prospecting in the spring. 8ix weeks ago the report was sent out from the inlet that hundreds of mirers were destitute there and unable to get out. An offer of relief was sent to them, but word came back that not one wanted to come out, and that mining would be car- ried on there all winter. 4 The Al-Ki brought down $75,000 worth of bullion from the Treadwell mine, — - FIRST HANGI An Indian to Be Executed at Juneaw in February. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn,, Dec. 14.— The steamer Al-Ki, from Alaska, brings news of the conviction at Sitka of the | Indian known as “Three-Fingered | Charley” for the murder eight months ago of a prospector named Johnson, who had killed an Indian during a drunken brawl. Charley soughttoavenge the death of his tribesman, and murdered Johnson in a cold-blooded manner. He was sen- tenced to be hanged on February 3. This will be the first legal execution ever held in Alaska. Nearly eleven years ago two Indians were executed there by order of a miners’ court, bui since that time murderers in Alaska have escaped with their lives when placed on trial. IN ALASKA. el KEPT A SAILOR'S CLOTHES. Port Townsend Boarding-House Masters Ewcited Over a Conviction. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn., Dec. 14.— The three local sailor boarding - house masters are very much exercised over the conviction at Seattle yesterday of Max Levy, one of their number, for violation of the Maguire act prohibiting boarding- house masters from retaining the clothing of sailors for board. This is the first case of the kind on the Sound. | The complaining witness testified that he had boarded over three months with Levy without paying anything, his clothes being retained for the bill. The boarding- house men say that when a sailor has money he will always go to some other place to stop, and now that there isno way left to prevent sailors from ]eB\'ingl without paying their bills, taking their clothes with them, there is no longer any inducement for maintaining a boarding- bouse. PO el Santa Barbara’s New Weekly. SANTA BARBARA, Car, Dec. 14.—A | new weekly paper, El Barbareno, made its appearance in the Channel City to-day. The editors and pubushers are Frank Sel- over, late of the Daily Independent, and L. H. Mesick, late publisher of the Ojai, a sgnrkling paper, whichgemanating from the Ojai Valley, found a wide circulation and was frequently quoted. WANTED AT SAN- DIEED Clifton ~ Mayne’s Testimony Needed in Cases of Alleged Bribery. The Los Angeles Convict Has Suffered Two More Hemorrhages and Is Very Weak. L0S ANGELES, Carn., Dec. 14.—A sen- sation was sprung at the Courthouse this afternoon in the matter of Clifton E. Mayne’s alleged connection with briberies in San Diego in connection with the Soutbern California Mountain W ater Com- pany, in which an injunction suit has been recently filed in the Federal courts. It wasalleged in the complaint that cer- tain rights had been obtained by bribery and fraud and that. Mayne had figured in the matter conspicuously. Deputy Sheriff Johnson of San Diego County "this afternoon apveared at the Courthouse and displayed an order from Judge Puterbaugh of San Diego asking that Clifton E. Mayne be turned over to Johnson in order that he might appear before the Grand Jury now in session at San Diego and testify in the case. Sheriff Burr declined to turn his prisoner over without Judge Smith’s indorsement, and, as his Honor was out of town, the matter went over until Monday. Mayne, who is bedridden at the County Jail, had two more hemorrhoges to-day and isin a very weak condition. He stated that he was very anxious to go to 8an Diego, even 1f he had to be taken there on his mattress. PRSESaA ZLos Angeles Treasury Condition. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 14.—W. A, Hartwell, the City Treasurer, this morning | markets we have been so far AGER STAGE HOLD-UP The Topsy Grade Road Agent Took Up His Seventh Collection. PLUCK OF A PASSENGER. Mrs. Buckner Saved Her Cash by Tying It Up in a Shawl, MAILSACKS WERE CUT OPEN. Driver Humphrey Made to Do the Bidding of His Unwelcome Visitor. KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Dec. 14.— Highwaymen of this section are still hay- ing their own sweet way in holding up stages without any danger of interference by apathetic county officers. For the seventh time the stage from Ager to Klamath Falls was roobed last night at the foot of Topsy Grade. The hold-up occurred about midnight. The robber stood behind a tree when he called “Halt!” and held a Winchester rifle on the driver, George Humphrey. There was one passenger, the wife of Rev. Mr. Buckner, a Methodist minister living near Corbett, about fifteen miles from the scene of the robbery. Mrs. Buck- ner displayed great nerve. The robber took what money she carried in her purse —only 25 cents. She had tied the rest of her money in the end of a shawl around her neck. Humphrey, according to the story of the hold-up, was ordered to carry a lighted candle down the road fifty yaras, after cutting open the mail sacks. Mrs. Buckner stood behind the stageand saw the robber. He was not masked. He had a full, dark beard and wore his hat pulled down over his face. The driver swore that he had no money and the ban- dit let him go free. Citizens are severely criticizing the officials for their inability to stop the stage robberies, and it is openly charged that the bandits are in collusion with the officers. Postoffice Inspector Munro in this City was informed of the hold-up by a telegram from Postmasier R. I. Hammond of Klamath Falls, as follows: Stage held up at foot of Topsy grade on the 13th inst. at 11:30 P. ». Robvers took all of the letter mail. Only five packages of regis- tered merchandise came through. R. I. HAMMOND. Mr. Munro and Assistant Inspector Thrall stated that this was the eighth time a siage had been held up on this route since last April. The seventh rob- bery had been committed by a man named A. C. Frick, who made the mistake of stopping a stage upon which Deputy Mar- shal Gordon happened to be riding. After Frick had the mail unloaded and made the driver whip up his horses, Gordon slipped behind .and. sent a bullet into Frick, which brought him to earth. This was the only capture in connection with the repeated robberies. United States District Judge Bellinger at Portland, Or., gave Frick a sentence of five years. DRANGES AT LOS ANGELES Fruit Exchange Men Talk of the Increased Southern Crop. Early Shipments to Supply the Eastern Market—Good Prices Offered. LOS ANGELES, Carn.,, Dec. 14.— Big shipments of oranges to the East continue and the railroads are put to their fullest capacity trying to move the fruit. Re- frigerator-cars are scarce and this delays the movements of oranges considerably. Last night more than sixty carloads were started. A. H. Nafizger, president of the Overland Fruit Dispatch, and holding the same office with the Southern California fruit exchanges, an authority on all that pertains to the orange crop in this section, said to-day: “The Southern California orange crop this year will probably reach, if not ex- ceed, 9000 carloads of 300 boxes to the car, or a total of 2,700,000 boxes. So far no damage whatever by wind or frost has been sustained and the fruit is without question the finest, in quality and size, ever raised in this section. It is ripening somewhat earlier than usual, owing to the fayorable climatic conditions that have .| prevailed. ‘‘More than 250 carloads have been shipped East. The oranges were more or less green, but on account of Florida not supplying the holiday trade this year, dealers have insisted upon the shipments. “The crop from the several orange-pro- ducing counties will be divided about as follows: Los Angeles, 3600 carloads; River- side, 3000; San Bernardino, 1600; Orange, 700; San Diego, 100. The actual product will rather exceed than fall below this es- timate, and shows an increase of 1300 cars over last year’s crop. It ispleasant tonote, in connection with that, the increase is composed entirely of navel oranges, grow- ers having stopped planting seedlings. “Prices at the present time are very good, fancy navels readily selling at $2 50 er Box. f. 0. b. California points. This, owever, represents purchases for the hol- iday trade. After this trade is over $2 per box, f. o. b. California points, for fancy navals will probably be about the right figure. We will obtain this year rather better than the average prices received last year, and I believe if the crop is not dam- aged by the elements that we will find a market for every box packed. Inquiries are coming in ramdly, and it i3 impossible at the present time to fill actual orders. Never have we been flooded with such a mass of correspondence. Last year Florida actually marketed 2,500,000 boxes of her product, amounting to almost about as much as our entire product_ for this year, while 1,350,000 boxes of the foregoing arti- cle were imported. i “This year we have practically no com- petition from Florida, as that State has not to exceed 40,000 boxes all told. This | will insure to lifornia_producers not only better prices, but a wider distribution than ever, and introduce our oranges to unable to filed his annual report with the City | reach. It will also open up great possi- Clerk. it shows cash on hand November 30, 1894, to the amount of $167,938 96; bilities for future years. ““There is no demand from any received during the year. $2,188,234 82: | one point, as the Atlantic seaboard cities disbursements, $1,885,110 07; cash on hand | seem to be just.as hungry for our oranges November 30, 1895, $471,063 71. now as the intermediate points. ~The freight rates remain the same. as last year —sogcents er box to all points ,b_e!‘ond Denver and Pueblo, with the exception of the rate made to meet the competition gf foreign fruit of 72 cents per box ou s@efii lings to Atlantic ports which prevail only for alimited period. “The shipments will be about equally divided between the Southern Pacific and the Santa Fe lines, and the bulk of the crop will be by special trains, making fast time, the schedule to Chicago being about flve or six days. At the present about thirty carloads are going out, and the rail- roads are having some trouble in handling them on account of the season commenc- ing so much earlier than was nnuclpnted.. Taking everything into consideration, I think the California growers have reason to congratulate themselves on the pros- Eecls for this season, especially those who ave crops of fancy navels, there being an unprecedented demand for that fruit from the Atlantic points, where it has become & great favorite.” Foreign Orange Crop. WASHINGTON, D. C. ,Dec. 11.—Consul Seymour at Palermo, Sicily, reports to the State Department that on account of a long drought fruit is much retarded. Lemons command very high prices. Lem- ons have also been injured by an insect in Palermo district, developed by drought. Consul Huntington at Castellamare di Stabia, Italy, reports that the orange and lemon exportation will begin a month eariter than usunal, owing to damage to the fruit in. Florida, from which State only about 200,000 boxes will be marketed, com- pared with 3,000,000 to 5,000,000 as the estimated crop. Sorrento -exported to the United States last season (estimated) approximately 220,000 boxes of oranges and 30,000 boxes of lemons. For the coming season the amount will probably be 145,000 boxes vf oranges and 20,000 boxes of lemons. Rodi oranges, the best of the Italy crop, were damaged somewhat, and will not show more than two-thirds the usual crop, but the quality of the fruit is superior to that of last year. Prices will not be higher, says Consul Huntington, than last season, varying from §1 06 to §$1 43 per box, the price being naturally governed by the weather during the winter. AFTER AN OREGON LINE, Mr. Huntington Is Reaching] Out for a Northern > . Railway. The Probable Cause for the Recent Cutting of Rates From Portland. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 14.—Railroad men profess their belief that the time 1s near at hand when the Union Pacific and Soutinern Pacific systems will have a clash over the control of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company property. Per- sons who have been castiug about fora reason for the prolonged rate war see a deeper purpose in the fight of Mr. Hunt- ington’s road. It is conceded that the at- traction does not lie in doing an increased passenger and freight business, and be- sides, it is proving a costly fight, for the Southern Pacific is losing money every day. Consequently, 1t is believed that every move of the Southern Pacific is taken with [N THE FACE, [~ ] Black in the face means that your liver is disordered, that yon are constipated, that you are a weak man. “When you are a weak man,-you need the great Hudyan. Hudyan will cure certain forms of consti- pation, certain forms of liver and kidney affections and will restore to you your lost powWer. Hudyan can be had from the Hudson Medical Institute and from no one else, The great Hudyan is for Nervous Debility, Nervous Exhaustion and Lost Manhood. Send for circulars and testimonials. HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE. TAINTED ELOOD—Impure blood, dus to serious private disorders, carries myriads of sore-producing germs. Then come sore throat, pimples, copper-colored spots, ulcers inmouth, old sores and falling hair. You can save a trip to Hot Springs by writing for *‘Blood Book” to the old physicians of the HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE, Stockton, Market and Ellis Sts. LIVER—When your liver is affected you may feel blue, melancholy, irritable and easily discontented. You will notice many symptoms that you really have and many that you really do not have. You need a good liver regulator, and this you should take at once. You can get it from us. Write for book on liver troubles, “All About the Liver,” sent free. HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE, Stockton, Market and Ellis Sts, EIDNEY Remedies are now sought for by many men, because so many men live rapia lives—use up their kidneys. 1f you wish to have your kidneys-put in good order send for our Kidney Regulator, or better, learn some. thing about your kidneys and how to make the test. The book, “A Knowledge of Kidneys,” sent free. Hudson Nedical Institute one end in view—the ultimate absorption of the Oregon corporation, which must soon be reorganized and extended and its affairs adjusted, or it must again become a part of a _reater system. Both the Union Pacific and. the Southern Pacific systems. are watching the Oregon . corporation. Both want control, and it may resolve itself into a fight between the two corpora- tions. Huntington is virtually the backer of Hammond in ihe Astoria-Goble road, and also the purchaser of the Oregon Central and Eastern. With the completion of the hnk between Goble and Astoria and the control of the Oregon Railway and Naviga- tion lines from the sea over the interior, Oregon wowid find herself as completely in the monopolistic grip as- it ‘is possible for a State to be. Nothing but disaster to the Southern Pacific system or the build- ing of a new road somewhere through the State could break the combination and make some kind of competition. The Union Pacific is quietly biding its {ime, and when the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company goes to settle in the courts there may be some surprises for Mr. Huntingtol NEW TO-DAY. = FOR COLDS Safety. “Safety” the watchword of the hour; in bicycles the low wheel with pnenmatic tire and searchlight; in railroading the block signal and vestibule. Why not *‘safety” in medicine? The old-fashioned cough and cold cures are poisonous, laden with Ipecac to nauseate and Opium to deaden the senses. Not so with *77” for Colds and Grip— Dr. Humphreys’ latest and greatest dis- covery. It is entirely harmless, yet acts with such promptness that the cure begins before the pellets are entirely dissolved on the tongue—the cold is cured—the spirits revive and life resumes a golden hue. *77” r= GRIP Colds, Influenza, Catarrh, Pains in the Head and Chest, Cough, Sore Throat, General Prostration and Fever. 77" will “break up” a stubborn cold that ‘‘hangs on.” 66 Dr, Humphrey puts up a.Speeific for every dis- ease. They are described in his Manual, which Is sent free. = Small bottles of pleasant pellets—fit your vest pocket: sold by druggists or sent on receipt of price, 26c, or five for $1. Humphreys’ Medicine Co., 111 and 113 William street, New York. Be sure to get H-U-M-P-H-R-E-Y-S’. 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