The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 19, 1895, Page 4

4 THE SAN' FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1895. PLOT AT HARRISBURG, Detective Put on the Trail of Miss Riddle’s Assailant. A WOMAN SUSPECTED. Steals Quietly Into the Uncle’s House and Stabs the Victim, MAY BE A JEALOUS RIVAL She Is Said to Be Madly in Love With Miss Riddle’s Young Man. PORTLAND, Ox., derson of Harrisburg is h detective or two to identify and arrest the person who recently made several attempts to as: inate his mwece, Ethel Riddle, aged 19. The latest attempt to murder her was made on Sunday night last while she was in the kitchen of her uncle’s house. I'he assassin slightly cut her ck and wrist with a sharp knife. It was so dark at the time that Miss Riddle could not | identify the person. The mysterious assassin is creating no end of e. ement and ignation in the little town of Harrisburz. Miss Riddle | has for some time past received attentions | man in the town, and after visits she or Mr. Henderson letter, replete | with murderou: language. These letters were brought here by Mr. Henderson, and although they are written in Roman letters, the detectives dre certain that they were written by a female hand. Mr. Henderson acknowledged that there is another wowman in Harrisburg in love with Miss Riddle’s young man. The detectives feel quite certain that the assailant will prove to be a woman. Mr. | Henderson has a similar theory, but was not prepared to act upon it until he haa consulted the police here. Since the last attempt upon Miss Riddle’s life she has not been out of the house, in fact, the persistency of the assassin has made her i Until the wretch is securely placed | under arrest the uncle thinks Miss Riddle is hable to be killed at any moment. Mr. | Henderson and the detectives will leave for Harrisburg to-morrow morning. WEDDIG AT LOS MGELES Miss Mina Jevne and Arthur Hugh Braly United in Marriage. Handsomest and Most Costly Gifts Ever Bestowed in the City of Angels. sicl | | | | | LOS ANG i3S, Carn., Dec. 18.—The wedding of Miss Mina Jevne, the eldest daughter of Mr.and Mrs. H. Jevne, and Arthur Hugh Braly, secretary of the Sa: ings Bank of Southern California, occurred | to-night at tbe residence of the bride's parents. The house was lavishly and most exquisitely decorated with flowers, fruits and greens throughout.' At 7:30 the Swedish wedding march was struck up by the orchestra and the bridal party de- scended the stairs, preceded by two little children dressed in white mull over pink silk, carrying carnations. Miss Liia Fair- child was the maid of honor and Jack Jevne the best marn. Rev. Dr. Thompson of Unity Chturch performed the ceremony. A reception was held until 9 o’clock, when an elegant dinner was spread. About 150 of the in- timate friends of the families of the con- tracting parties were present, and the wedding gifts were the most numerous, bhandsome and costly ever bestowed ona voung couple in Los Angeles. 0 2 A4 BREAKFAST-ROOM. A Carrier's Horse Collides With a Milk- Wagon and Grows Wild, LOS ANGELES, Car., Dee, 18.—A, Goodrich, one of the Iierald’s carriers, while delivering his papers this morning, collided with a milk-wagon on Stephenson avenue and was thrown from his cart, re- ceiving a fracture of the left shoulder. The horse, becoming unhitched by the accident, ran away, and in bis wild flight crashed into a residence, 732 Stephenson avenue, and ran_into the room where the family were eating breakfast. The horse became caught in the partition and held | fastand was with much difficulty extri- cated from his peculiar position. - RAN INTO Run Over by a Railroad. | LOS ANGELES, Carn., Dec. 18.—Early this morning Dan Crimmings, an employe of the Pacific Improvement Company, turned up intoxicated and was discharged. He started to walk from Aurant, a small station on the double line of the Southern Pacific between Los Angeles and Shorb station, and when a chort distance this side of Aurant he was run over by a train from Pasadena and instantly killed. He was covered with blood, and_as no exami- pation has yet been made it is supposed shat his injuries are of an internal nature. e ALBERT DIBBLEE’S WILL. The Bulk: of the Property Left to His Children. * SAN RAFAEL, OAr., Dec. 18.—The will of Albert Dibblee, the well-known capital- ist, who died at Ross Valley, was filed in | San Rafael to-day. One-fith of the entire estate is to be set aside for the support of | the widow during her lifetime. Three- fifths are bequeathed to the three sons, Albert James, Harrison and Benjamin Harrison Dibblee. To the Protestant Orphan Asylum of this city is bequeathed §1000, and $1000 to the trustees of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Ross Valley. He leaves an annuity »f $600 to his brother, William C. Dibblee, and an annuity of $300 to his sister, Frances J. Dibblee. The balance is to be held in trust for his children. The executors are Thomas G. Dibblee of Santa Barbara and E. H. Hutchinson of 1910 Howard street, San Francisco. The property is estimated to be worth over $750,000. No appraise- ments have yet been made. Eureka Burglary Cases. EUREKA, CaL, Dec. 18.—A man giving the name of Harry Jones was to- day held to answer in the Superior Court on acharge of burglary. - Jones entered a store in Arcata last week and stole a quantity of cutlery, which. he sold. Four |ized almost throughout. | work | ford’s foot month. Welden, sentenced to five years, will be taken to San Quentin to-morrow, and Russel, the bicycle bandit, has had another charge of grand larceny placed against him. He has been beld on all the charges and will be tried in a few days for burglary and grand larceny. e e SAN DIEGO INSURANCE. Organization Perfected to Prevent Rate- Cutting. 8AN DIEGO, CAL., Det. 18.—An organi- zation of all the fire insurance men in the city was effected to-night after many months of rate-cutting. The main mover in the new arrangement has been J. H. Richards of San Francisco, representing tue managers of all the insurance com- P He has been in_the v for several d and after some efforts brought the local agents into harmony. The new board wiil be known as the San Diego Fire Insurance Association. A. E. Dodson was elected rresident, A. G. Nason vice-president and Oliver C. Reed s and treasurer. The executive mmitiee consists of A. B.'Dodson, A. G. A. Coniver, Hugh J. Gwin_and One important result of the anization is a cut of 20 per cent from schedule rates, wh the local agents isted upon and which Mr. Richards, representing the companies, granted. The n for this demand was that San 0’s Fire Department was one of the t on the coast, its eleltric fire signal system modern and complete and the general risk from fires small as com- pared with other cities. e nies of the coast. Death at Merced. MERCED, Car., Dec. 18.—Supervisor Edwards died at his home at Cottonwood on Tuesday night last. One year yet re- mained cf his present term. It is doubtful whether Governor Budd will fill the va- | cancy, as a special election takes place Jantary 21. A widow, son and daughter survive h He was a native of Ala- bama, aged 66 year: ATHLETCS AT STANFORD, Bascball Men Will Soon Be Put Into Regular Practice. Good Material Anticipated—No Hope of a Football Holiday Tour. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., Dec. 18.—Immediately after the opening of the next semester McLain '96, captain of the Stanford baseball nine, will get his men out for regular practice. Stanford has very few of her old veteran players here this year, and the team will haveto be reorgan- Three Varsity men will constitute the nucleus around which McLain hopes to gather a team of champion ball-tossers. Thus Stanford has never lost a game to Berkeley, but has defeated her rival in h intercollegiate match in a most decisive manner. There is some anxiety expressed this year as to | whether or not Stanford will this s be able to upkold her prestige. The old battery, which practically did the fatal work to U. s now broken. Neither Russell nor Rumiller will be back to hold Stanford's catchers. There are two fine pitchers here, Weldon and Cap- ain McLain. The former has done good at times bebind the bat, and will aoubtless be tried there the comin, Young, who made h the initial bag last y and will make a s Stan- | 11 end, ‘98 are als hompson 97 will make a ld position, and with s new men now in sight there 1s every chance of a good aggregation, The track men are already beginning their training, and until interrupted by the rain a number of athletes turned out each evening. Just what the boys can do b ar will be unknown until after the s field days. “There is much promising material 1n sight, but also many vacancies re Toombs '$6 is track cap- erts that the men will be ven plenty to do and will make a good showing in the intercollegiate meet. ootnall Manager Eaton says that there is no hope now of a holiday football tour. The general opinion seems to be that foot- all should be considered finished after the Thanksgiving game. There is little or no complaint among the men at the idea of no holiday tour. The work of getting in condition makes it difficuit to get the men out, and there is generally a feeling of sat- isfaction at the decision reached. The| faculty opposed the idea of a trip from its | ception. Nearly all the professors irage the game and foster'the football spirit, but all are anxious to see time callea on Thanksgiving day. B b TACONA’S “KING” GUILTY. ason | on hand. fis Boggs, the Ex-Treasurer, Convicted by a Jury of Embezzlement of City Funds. TACOMA, Wasir., Dec. 18.—The jury in Judge Parker's court this morning re- turned a verdict of guilty of embezzlement against Boggs, ex-Treasurer and deposed +King” of Tacoma. The opening of the court this morning was largely attended by the legal fraternity and business men. | The news was given out that the jury had reached a verdict at 6 o’clock, after con- tending all night. The general feelinz was thatan agree- | ment meanta verdict of guilty, and so it proved. Boggs was the center of all eyes, but he still preserved his old-time nerve and never lost control of himself. Judge s attorney, gave notice of mo- trial. This verdict leaves the impression that McCauley and Allen stand a slim chance — Killed by a Boar Near Winlock. WINLOCK, Wasw., Dec. 18.—Hining, a well-to-do farmer residing near Winlock, while feeding stock yesterday was attacked by a large boar he had in the barnvard, 1 before assistance arrived was fatally injured. He died in a few hours from the effect of the wounds that he received. He left a widow and family. — Gutted by Fire. LO8 ANGELES, Can., Dec. 18.—The two-story frame dwelling owned by Sam- uel Hellman on Broadway, between Fourth and Fifth streets, and occupied by several tenants, was gutted by fire to- night. The fire was caused py an explo- sion of gas in one of the rear halls, the flames quickly communicating to the wood- work and draperies. The loss on the dwelling is $5000, fully insured; loss to lenmlus, about $5000, “only partially in- sured. —_—— The Governor at Glen Elien. GLEN ELLEN, CaL., Dec. 18.—Governor Budd and the board of trustees of the Home for Feeble-minded at this place have completed their work. The Governor has approved plans of the beard to erect an electric light plant and do away with the troublesome gas plant now in use. No changes are anticipated by either the management or exployes. SR Death at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wasu., Dec. 18.—Moses Som- merfeld, a salesmien 63 years old, died this morning from injuries received yesterday in a coasting accident, —_— BOSTON, Dec. 19.—There are some un- usually interesting anecdotes of stage | will be a complete vindication of the di- | been bought for celebrities with beautiful portraits in the burglary cases hawe been in the courts this January Five Cent Nickell Magazine. SACRAMENTD * HOME Investigation of the Found- lings Has Been Con- cluded. A TALE DISCREDITED. One Ex-Nurse Alleges Starva- tion and Filth Among the Children. THE CHARGES NOT BELIEVED. The Matron and Others Declare the Stories to Be Utterly False. . SACRAMENTO, CAv., Dec. 18.—The in- vestigation of the charges against the Foundiings’ Home directors was con- cluded to-day, and Dr. Ruggles stated that bis report must first be laid before the Governor. Itis believed that the result rectors from the charges vreferred. Nrs. Clayton, president of the board, was the first witness introduced this morning. She gave a history of the causes which had | which led to the founding of the home, and stated that at one time when an epi- demic of cholera infantum was raging it had been thought advisable to place the little ones in private homes in hope that the disease might be checked. It was this action upon which the charge of receiving Stateaid for children not in the home was probably based. Mrs. Bowles stated that when she entered upon the dischargeof her duties as nurse she found the nursery in a filthy condition. She claimed to have been threatened with discharge in case her complaints reachied the ears of the direct- ors. Her predecessor had been a trained nurse from San Francisco and had been in | the habit of giving the babies large doses of gin and paregoric. She refused to fol- low this course of treatment and the babies cried for their doses as a confirmed drunkard begs for his early dram; that the children were so nearly starved that they were in the habit of stealing food. Mrs. Philips, another nurse, told a totally different story. During her engage- ment she had found the children’s food to be excellent both n quantity and quality, and had never experienced any difficulty | in getting anything necessary for them. | She had never personally seen any im- moral actions among the inmates nor heard of any, except those reported by the for mer witness, and couid not conceive how such things as charged could happen. Her statement was fully corroborated in every | particular by Miss Wilson, a nurse, who said the children were well fed. Mrs. Clark, treasurer of the board of directors, stated that plenty of milk had the institution. One month they had paid $35 for extra milk and had never restricted the quantity. The grocery bill would average $70a month. | She had received §2745 from the State for he last year. The Supervisors paid $25 a month and during the past six months friends and parents had paid in $90. Their meat bills averaged $20 a month. She ; thought there were between thirty and forty children in the institution. Matron Shaw stated that she bhad watched the children closely and she did not believe the charges of immorality that | had been made. She said further: “Iam, perbaps, biased as regards the little ones. | I love them and believe they compare fav- orably with any body of children. Of course they are but human and wou!d use improper language if not carefully | watched. I cannot credit these charges of | immorality since I have investigated. All the children deny anything of the kind, | and there would surely be some who would tattle if there were truth in the charges. The girl i question is spirited and willing to quarrel, and the boys annoy her.” Attorney Lord introduced a statement of the number of deaths which had occurred in the institution, showing that none had died who were over twenty-three months of age. Under six months old 50 per cent had died. Of these forty-one had been ad- mitted when less than a day old and twen- ty-two had died. He then asked to intro- duce as evidence the ratio of deaths in asyiums of this nature throuchout the civilized world, as contained in the Ency- clopedia Britannica, saying that in the fa- vared climate of Italy the death rate was 83 per cent. Mr. Ruggles said the evidence was not necessary, for as a wedical prac- titioner, with no wish of prejudicing, he was aware that the percentage of deaths in the foundling home in this city was very small. Mrs. S. Solon Holl, a member of the board for over two years, said: “I know to a positive ortainty that the charges made are unjustand cruel. That's why I was so anxious for a thorough investigation. ‘When Doctor Gardner inspected our home e did not speak of any of these charges. He did say that if we would carry out the improvements begun and get rid of our present president he wonld give his. word that we would not be disturbed. I told him we would not dismiss our president for any trivial caunse and hoped that no versecution would follow.” CARSON MINT SHORTAGE Heney’s Expert Proves a Good Witness for the Gov- ernment. Knew of No Acid in the Mint That Would Account for the Deficiency. CARSON, Nev., Dec. 18.—In the Heney trial this morning Price was cross-exam- ined and proved a very good witness for the Government., He testitied that he knew of no acid used in the mint that would account for as much loss as the mint shortage. This was the substance of his testimony as drawn out by Clarke. He testified to those matters with great re- luctance, but he was put in a sort of a chemical corner and he stood by his chem- ical knowledge. In re-cross-examination he said that he would not expect to find so much gold in the sewers if the work had been properly done. Had he been en- gaged by the Goverument his testimony would have been the same. His fee, §50 a day to individuals, was the same he would have charged the Government. He did not agree to act for the defense until the negotiations started by the Govern- meat had broken off. After recess Price testified that if a sack was thrown into a Eot with gold and borax, the pot closed to keep out the air, the mass would make a slag and if the heat was_ insufficient the slag would contain gold. The question of how much gold 1 per cent of chlorme in the acid would affect was discussed at length by counsel and witness. Witness testified that when silver was mixed with gold it would be hard to determine. Oscar Woodbury was again on the stand with more testimony about the acid tanks and the kind of acid_furnished the mint. After recess Warren Noteware testified as to the age of the bars of bullion. The spurious bar was shown in contrast to a bar cast in April, 1895, to show the differ- ence between the spurious bar claimed by the defense to have been cast in June, 1894, One was as bright as quicksitver and the other, the spurious melt, blackened with age. These were exhibited to the jury, also the molds the bars were cast in. Wit- ness saw twelve samples of ground taken from the field near Atherton’s. The sam- ples were sealed up and sent to the as- sayer. Some of the samples were taken from places where no sewer water ever ran. Patterson and Ullrichs saw him take the samples, Some assays had been made. Witness was expected by the defense to do it. On cross-examination hesaid he could not tell whether the new-looking bar had been vickled. He did not think it had. The break in the bridge of the mold is ider than the break in the shoe bar, he s and a bar contracts in cooling. The trial was adjourned until 10 o’cloc! to-morrow morning. ————— License Cases at Chico. CHICO, CaL., Dec. 18.—All of the hotel and restaurant proprietors 1n Chico were arrested yesterday for refusing to pay their license. "A test case will be made. They were all released on their own recog- nizance. EVENTS AT SN JOSE: Suit Brought Against the Bonds- men of George C. Hughes, Notary. Decree of Divorce Granted to Rebecca Parker—Burglary Case to Be Tried. SAN JOSE, Car., Dec. 18.—The several cases brought against J. G. Enright and B. D. Murphy, the bondsmen of George C. Hughes, the notary public who swindled hisclients out of several thousand dollars and then fled to Central America, was taken up this morning by Judges Rey- nolds and Lorigan sitting in bank. Hughes was a real estate broker, who se- cured money from his clients to be put out at loans. He had responsible attorneys to pass upon abstracts of title, and the | clients'were told that the mortgages were in form a= good as they could be. attempted to pass upon the genuineness of the signatures, as the seal of the notary was deemed sufficient to warrant them. About the time these loans became due Hughes left the country. These actions were brought by the following-named per- sons for the respective sums here stated: Frank Draves $1200, Martha Davidson $2000, Nancy Davidson $1150, Philip Doerr | $700 and 8. Kirk, as administrator of the estate of J. W. Guerraz, $1400. The sure- ties, who were on Hughes’ bond in the sum of $5000 each, do not deny the execu- tion of the bond, but are relying upon their claim of insufficiency, chiefly on the ground that Hughes bad not signed it as principal. After exhaustive arguments the case was taken under advisement, e To Be Tried for Burglary. SAN JOSE, Cav., Dec. 18.—Felix Castro, who is serving a six months’ term in the County Jail, was arraigned before Justice Gass this morning on a charge of burelary of the Van Sugg house, near Almaden, a few months ago. Castro bound and gagged ayoung man who was in the house and carried away about $50 worth of wearing apparel and household effects. His ex- amjnation was set for December 24. Bail was fixed at $1000. Granted a Divorce. SAN JOSE, CaL.,, Dec. 18.—Rebecca M Parker was to-day granted a divorce from William D. Parker on the ground of will- ful desertion. The Parkers were married in this city about eight years ago, but they have not lived together for several years. The custody of the minor child was awarded to the mother. S DEATH AT FRESNO. An Old Soldier and Once Wealthy Man Passes Away. FRESNO, Car., Dec. 18.—J. F. Noble, who some years ago was prominentin Hawaiian affairs, died here to-day after an illness of long duration. Mr. Noble took part in the Civll War in this country and was badly wounded at Gettysburg. lan 1869 he went to Hawaii, where he soon be- came closely identified with King Tuna- lilo, and after King Xalakaua, holding im- portant positions of trust under him. Mr. Noble also amassed quite a fortune in Hawaii as a sugar-planter and after- ward as a railroad builder. But fortune changed and he lost everything he had, besides being broken down in health. From Hawaii the deceased came to this city, where he has made his living as an accountant. At the time of his death he was commander of the local G. A. R. post. e et e TYSON ARRESTED AT MERCED. The Man Who Killed Buzzell of Stockton at Work on a Ranch When Caught. STOCKTON, CAL., Dec. 18.—H. C. Tyson, the man who killed Deputy Sheriff Buz- zell on Thanksgiving night at the McCor- mick ranch, was arrested this afternoon at Merced. The old man had been working for a rancher several days and was discov- ered dressing a wound. The officers were notified, and, after watching him several days, concluded to take him into custody. ‘When arrested this afternoon he acknowl- edged his identity. The Sheriif of Merced will bring the prisoner to this city to-mor- row morning. St DIED AT GOLDENDALE. A Sheriff's Wife Wanders Away From Home in the Night. GOLDENDALE, Wasn , Dec. 18.—Mrs. Stimson, wife of Sheriff Frank B. Stimson, disappeared from her home in Goldendale last night about 10 o’clock. She went away thinly clad. When missed by her husband in the morning he went in search of the presumably demented woman. Ben Snipes was the first one to give intellis gence of the wanderer. % It seems that after midnight at the Snipes’ homestead the unusual noise of some one prowling about the premises was heard. From there the missing woman was tracked to the place of her death, which was at the gate of the Stimson homestead, five miles southwest of Golden- dale. It is fi:mnlly believed she was chilled to d ———p e . The Appeal Wi Ninth Suit. CARBON, Ngv., Dec. 18.—The Appeal's suit against the Commissioners of Ormsby County for money due on a printing con- tract, at legal rates, was won by the Ap- peal. Thisis the ninth suit the Appeal has brought to establish legal rates for printers’ work, and it has won each suit, No one | | TOBOYCOTT TACOMA, the Six Companies Will Make War. INVITED THE CHINESE. Claim They Returned at the | Solicitation of the Merchants of the City. FIGHT THE NORTHERN PACIFIC. Blame the Railroad for Not Stepping the Opposition to the Employment of Chinese Labor. SEATTLE, Wasm., Dec. 18.—The.Chi- nest Six Companies are about to declare war on Tacoma by reason of the move- ment inaugurated recently to expel Chi- nese laborers from the city. If the Mon- golians are driven out Tacoma will bring down on her head a boycott that will be backed up by the powerful Six Companies, including every Chinese in this country. The Northern Pacific Railroad is to be | made a party to the boycott until it shall have abandoned Tacoma as a terminus for the China steamship line, It is pro- posed to get China to aid in the fight. Claims are made that Tacoma, or at least nearly every leading merchant there, upon the establishment of the steamship line two years ago, urgently invited Chinese | merchants to return to the city, assuring them that they would be subjected tono such indignities as were heaped upon their countrymen many years ago. The North- ern Pacific Railroad, desirous of building up business, joined in this invitation. The Chinese are only waiting to see if the Tacoma Chamber of Commerce, to which body Mr. Riggs, who precipitated the trouble by employing two Chinese house servants, belongs, shall decide against | them, If the committee of fifteen has such an influence with the Chamber of Commerce Ching Kee, the trustee of the local Chinese organization, says the Six Companies will immediately order a fight on Tacoma. Ching Kee, who displays some feeling, said: “My countrymen, at least the mer- chants, were invited to return to Tacoma when the Northern Pacific Railroad set about to establish a steamship line be- tween Tacoma and China. We were told | there would be no recurrence of the out- rages of years ago. Now it is proposed to drive us out, and 1f such a thing is per- | mitted we will retaliate. The Six Com- | panies will order a boycott on Tacoma and the Northern Pacific Railroad as well. “The first step we will take will be to try | to have the terminue of the Northern Pa- | cific China steamship line transferred to Seattle. 1f we fail in this then we will have all the business between China and this country done cver the Canadian Pa- cific line steamers, throwing as much of it | through Seattle as possible. These direc- tions will be published throughout the United States and China, and they will be followed. We are especially aggrieved at | the Northern Pacific, for we feel that, as it owns half of Tacoma, it could stop the | proposed movement against our people.” HE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE Former San Francisco Man Seeks Surcease From Life’s Sorrows. The Result of Severing an Artery Prevented in Time to Cheat Him of Death. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 18.—A recent comer from San Francisco, named Samuel Burleigh, guest of friends on East Burn- side street, attempted suicide by severing an artery of his left wrist with a dull razor. Burleigh's condition was discovered just 1 time and his chances for getting well are very good. His act was prompted by despondency, growing out of his inability to obtain employment to support his fam- ily, living on Minna street, San Francisco. Burleigh is said to have had a great career during the stock gambling days and was a curbstone broker for six or seven years. During the great boom in bonanza mines in 1874-75-76 his friends say he cleared $100,000, but subsejuentiy lost all. - TRANSPORTED A CEIMINAL. Judge Stevens Sends a Bicycle Thief Across the Water. PORTLAND, Ow., Dec. 18.—Criminal Judge Stevens, who has some progressive ideas, made a novel departure to-day in disposing of a criminal. Instead of send- ing Ernest Grad, convicied of stealing a bicycle, to the Oregon penitentiary, the court made an order transporting Grad to England. In accordance with the order of the court the Sheriff turned the prisoner over to Captain Roop of the British ship Balkamah, which sails to-morrow morning, Grad isa youn; manundlbeJudgedecideg, on the plea of the young man’s father, to try reforming him by sending him to sea. 1f the prisoner is good for a year and isn’t unlucky enough to strike a typhoon and follow McGinty to the bottom of the sea, he will escape the punishment which awaits him in the criminal court, which is five years in the penitentiary. Captain Roop undertakes to bring a reformed young man back at the end of a year and a half at least. END OF AMERICAN FORESTS. Opinion Expressed by a Berlin Pro- fessor to His Government. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 18.—Professor by the German Government to examine the timber resources of the Northwest Paci- fic Coast, says in his report that the end of the American forests is near at hand un- less they are protected by law against reck- less cutting and conflagration. While the ieading countries of Europe are trying to | make trees grow, Americans are sweeping Report From Seattle That| away not only mature trees, but saphn S, . which che writer describes as the rightful heritage of future generations. SAN BERNARDINO ORANGES. Picking of the Fruit Stopped on Account of a Scarcity of Cars for Shipping. SAN BERNARDINO, CirL., Dee. 18.— At present there is a lull in the shipment of oranges, owing to the fact. that refrig- erator cars cannot be had. At the differ- ent packing houses throughout this por- tion of the country stacks of packed fruit are in the warebouses awaiting cars, and as the fruit is becoming ripe ver A things are placed in a very awkward posi- tion. To-day orders were issued from several of the houses stopping tne picking of or- anges until arrangements can be made to get the fruit ont. The scarcity of cars is due to the fact that the fruitcars sent East last summer have not yet been returned, 2s the orange crop was not expected so soon. When ecars do arrive there is a wild scramble between different packers to see who will get them. SRR Death of A. P. de Lin. PORTLAND, Og., Dec. 18.—A. P. de Lin, one of Portland’s most bighly es- teemed citizens, died suddenly to-day at the advanced age of 73. Deceased was one of the earliest seftlers in the North- west, crossing the plains in 1850. He formerly lived at San Bernardine, Cal., and has been in business on the coast for many year: THIAL ENDED AT WADERA Defense of Abe Speckerman for Killing a Storekeeper at Fresno Flats. Claims That Cavagnaro Threatened Him in a Quarrel Over a Dog. MADERA, CAL., Dec. 18.—The prosecu- tion in the trial of Abe Speckerman, half- breed, for killing A. Cavagnato at Fresno Flats on November 25, rested this morr- ing. The defendant is represented by Frank H. Short of Fresno, John Brown and Lee D. Windrem of Madera. The defense put on but two witnesses. Speckerman’s story is that he went into Cavagnaro’s store to get some tobacco when a dog ran at him, barking and snarl- ing. He threatened to kill the dog, and Mrs. Cavagnaro and Mrs. Whitney, who were in the store, ran out at the back door. Cavagnaro then came in and ordered Abe out of the store, saying he had drawn a pistol on Mrs. Cavagnaro. This Abe de- nied, but said he had threatened to kill the dog, and that he would do so if it bit him. Cavagnaro replied, “You kill my dog and I'll kill you,” and made two quick | steps toward the counter asif to seize a weapon when Abe shot him. ‘This story was corroborated by an In- dian, Frank Hammond, who claims he was in the store at the time sitting behind a large showcase which extended across the room. The production of this witness was a surprise, as it has been supposed that there was no eye-witnesses to the shooting except the Speckerman boys. The argument_will be concluded to-night and the case given to the jury to-morrow. e f Writer Hen Dead. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 18.—Bernard F. Henley, a lawyer and writer for the press and magazines on_economic sub- jects, died at his home in Port Jervis yes- terday afternoon. He was 34 vears old. He was born in Coloma, Cal., in 1861. _ What Carroll & Tilton Mean Bya REMOVAL SALE. Why are we sacrificing our stock of Clothing instead of moving it to the new store ? Don't like to—don't want to. Maybe it's superstition. Butthe fact remains, we are selling asfew houses ever did before. Here are some sam- ples — just a few sparks from a big fire: but they show you the lay of the land: 0ad lot of 25 All-Wool Sack Suits, stylish mixtures........ A few Dark Blue Cheviot Suits, 34to42 . 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