The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1895, Page 47

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1895 47 NUHSEHY EHHISTMAS EVE | each floor will make np the main accom- modations. I | Incidentally it may be mentioned that | part of Mr. Nevills’ business in this City was to deed over to his wife this property | as a Christmas present. | Deeding over such choice bits of this | world’s goods at stated intervals is appar- | ently a weakness on the part of Mr. Nevills. | It will be remembered that somewhere | about one year ago he purchased and pre- | sented to his wife the world-renowned dia- | monds belonging originally to Empress JOYS FOR INCURABLES, | Fugenie. These jewels. had been pur- chased by Mrs. Kate Johnson, after whose How ' the Waifs and Orphans Exjoyed Santa Claus’ Visit Yesterday. Baptist Churches Will Unite in Holiday | Exercises at the Metropolitan i Temple. | TLe waifs and orphans at the San Fran- | cisco Nureery for the Homeless rejoiced | n & visit from a “real live” Santa Claus | yesterda fternoon, a Santa Claus who scolded when the) thered about him so \Ir‘v:('n‘ that they pinned his elbows to his sides and wedged him in by a circular wall of eagér, wondering childhood, but who | was lavish in his gifts and had a marvel- | ous beard and a thick soft coat that made him look like a brown bear. How ' they jostled and craned their | necks and hugged their trovhies! It was a happy-day of gifts and games and songs .'ll candy, that the sixty-seven little ones will talk about until its successor comes. The big tree was in the center of the | kindergarten room, which was lighted by | bizg Chinese lanterns. The little people | gathered about it and ed with delight upon its strings of pc candy, while th rgarten s The chief delight, of e, wis the distribution of the gifts. ) took place at 5 o'clock, and three | rs later t ore tired and happy | aming of a big Santa | e Christmas tree, or a us and big Christmas tree. | 4 Young Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Nursery aided Santa Claus in the prepara- tion of the gifts. This organization has | ovided stockings for two ars, | as devoted every | ¢ for them. s Laura ‘ ., Miss Susie Wells | e-president, Miss Jessie Easton sec- | and Miss Margaret Gibb treasurer | oi the auxil: | The nursery is under the direction of a | our lady managers of- | ham Hoili i { Oakland, vic urnham, secretary; n, treasurer, and M John Pew, | sondi y. There is a board ctors composed of five gentlemen. . Wells is the matron, Dr. Guy g the ting and L consulting physi and during Thursday ry z secret bad forgotten the Third school Monday seemed for a and decorated nents of waiting a gentleman seid he | his children s were disap- 7y ad expected but | imittee ap- issing donor of | girls were sent | juest and were rewarded by seeing crable head of good S ek ap- | above the cnimney. ular Sunday-school, but did what could be d about it at th; late hour, when a _fairy tripped up to the | puzzled sain disapuointed little girls, | and after chiding Santa for his forgetful- | ness, told him she would grant whatever | he wished. He wished for popcorn, and a barrel of it rolled, propelled by unseen, | bably fairy hands, to tha front of the hed for apples, and big, red n along the floor from the | Toys and candy followed. The ecloud of Gisappointment was dispelled. Santa Claus reinstated—notwithstana- s lapse of memory—in the affections children of the Third Congregational Church. The board ‘of managers of the King's s’ Home for Incurables provided with a pleasant evening’s en- t on Monday evening. There | mas tree hung with gifts, for A musical programme was joyed by the inmates. the board and re than 100 friends of the institution. | istmas tree of the California | same sour Hill street and the in- | will receive their gifts this morning. | Emmanuel Baptist Church held its | mas tree festival last evening. | reet M. E. and Central M. E. churches will give their Christmas exer- i cises for the Sunday schools on Friday | evening. | The Baptists wi exercises at Metrop: day evening. | A box of gifts was sent to the Good | Templars’ Home.for Orphans by the | iden Gate Band of Hope yesterday. The Band of Hope is working to endow a | bed at the Vallejo institution. The Latter-day Saints’ church will hold its holiday ex ses on New Year’s eve at Pythian Cast There will be a literary | al programme and dancing. Christmas | Temple on Fri- | « | | | THE PRIDE OF SONORA. A Magnificent Christmas Present Made by W. A. Nevills. W. A. Nevills, the owner of the Rawhide , at Jamestown, and the most pro- ive business man in Tuslumne Coun- ty, bas peen in this City for some days past perfecting, or rather closing contracts, | calculated to push the historical town of Sonora some few pegs upward in the stellar constellation of this State’s great | citi Sonora, the most important station on the way to Yosemite Valley, the heart of | Tuolumne County, and the distributing | point for the rich mines of three counties, | heretofore has had but the usual hotel | accommodations found in the ordinary | mining camps. This has been a very great | drawback for many years, and even com- | mercial travelers, with every inducement to travel over the mountainous stage routes to réach there, have beld back to a very great extent. 2 Mr. Nevills, who is the proprietor of the regular stage route between Sonora and Milton, and who has means enough to carry out his wish to push Sonora to the front, decided he would give his town such a modern hotel as to equal any, if not outdo meny in the State. He has pur- chased nearly a half block on the main thoroughfare of the city, and already the foundation of a three-story and basement stone building is in course of construction. The building will have magnificent lawns on the south and east sides, and is to be lighted by electricity and gas. Hot water in every room and bath-rooms galore on | last week for the b | schools for them, | year. death they were placed on sale. These gems, however, will never do so much good to Bonora town and Tuolumne .Connly as will the new and beautiful hotel. DEATH CF 8. L. SIMON. He Was a California Pioneer and a Business Man of High Standing. S. L. Simon died at the Montrose House yesterday morning. He was the senior member of the firm of Simon, Jacobs & Co. Upon coming to the United States, the deceased settled in Georgia. He came to California in 1850 ana settled at La Grange. He established a general merchandise business there in 1861. Later he came to San Francisco, He established the well- kuvown firm of Simon, Jacobs & Co. Mr. Simon had large land interests in the San Joaquin Valley, and was a prominent Mason and Odd Fellow, being, in fact, the father of La Grange Lodge, Masonic, No. 99, which institution he organized. Mr. Simon was highly respected in the business and social community, and was recognized on 'Change as a thorough man of affairs. He was 60 years of age at the time of his demise. The funeral will be conducted under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. BEDUCING THE EXPENSES Contemplated Changes in the Normal and Polytechnic Schools. Two Members of a Committee With ‘Widely Differing Views as to Where to Cut. When the teachers and pupils of the San Francisco Normal 8chool and the Poly- technic High School left these institutions aysthere was a well- developed idea prevalent among them that they were bidding farewell to these institutions for good. - This belief was founded on a rumor that the two schools were to be discontinued after the holidays, f|in order to make necessary reductions in the expenses of the School Department. The rumor was given color by the fact that some time ago a committee was ap- pointed to see how the department’s run- ning expenses could best be curtailed, and was given special instructions to investi- | gate the reiative utility and cost of the schools named. s committee consisted of Dr. Charles A. Clinton (chairman), H. L. Dodge, Emmeit P. Barrett, A. Comte Jr. and Charles A. Murdock. Tbe com- mittee h; not yet reported, but it has been busily making investigations. Murcoc an ardent supporter of the Polytech admirer o c High School, bu¢ is not an the Normal School in its pres- ent con Said Le last evening: The Polytechuic School is certainly a very able instirution, and I would very much 10 sez anything done to n its util- Chere can undoubtedly be some reduc- tions made in expenses. Certain positions may be abolished without materislly effectiug the working power of the school, ana I am in favor of such changes. There are now about 500 pupils in the school. on, | If the institution was closed, where would they go? There is no room in the other high The necessity for this cur- tailing seems to me to be due to & mi-lake of the present board. The first thing they did on assuming office, beiore they knew what they hed to contend with, was t0-msake & general raise of salari As a result of this they found their salary fund was short, and all the teachers’ salaries were shaved 25 per cent one month to supply the deficiency. They are now endeavoring to repay this smount. I am in fayor of closing the Normal School or else recrganizing it. It is of little value now. Its gradustes are sccepted without examina- tion in scarcely a county in the State, It needs aman—the very best man we can get--at the heed of it, and the course should be two years instead of one. We pay a third of the State’s taxes, and should be allowed a normal school maintained by the State’s funds. When we ask for one they say, “‘vou have & normal school of your own.” I think we would stand & better show if we had noue. Dr. Charles A. Clinton, chairman of the committee, was also emphatic in his state- ment that no changes would be made this He was very much in favor of having the pupils of the Normal replace half of the substitute teachers, thus saving the City $600 a year. Said he: We have investigated the Polytechnic School to some extent. It isa very expensive institution, end a great deal of money has been spent on it. The City of San Francisco does not receive onecent from the State for the meintenance of such institutions. The at- titude of the State is that it will help maintain the primary and grammar grade schools, but ii the City wishes any of these higher institutions in order to be in the swim the citizens must support them by their own taxes. The committee will have a meeting dur- ing the week, when something definite | will probably be decided upon. |SOME NEW ATTORNEYS. | Sixty-One Candidates Have Been Passed by the Supreme Court Com- missioners. Sixty-one new attorneys have been admitted to practice law by Supreme Court Commissicners Belcher, Searles and Haynes: The new attorneye are: Thomas F. Graham, J. A. Wickhem, R. 8. Forriger, William V. James, W. A. Conn, William W. Guth, David Mitchell, Peter J. Croshy, A. L. Atwood, G. A. Rembold, B. H. Griffins, Fred B. Brown, George W. Sieele, Robert E. Cannell, Henry W. Mc- Comas, J. B. F. Randolph, George M. Robert- son, F. A, Cromwell, Edwin Early Howard, Daniel Ryan, Robert L. Maun, Benjamin W. Hann, James T. Boyd Jr., Mrs. F. McG. Martin, Nettie Coke, J. H. Collins, E. C. Pendleton, E. A.Smith, Charles H, Bane, Walter L. Crowe, Jessie Payne Sayre, Allan Brent, Herbert Perry, John L. Childs, Thomas J. Kelley, Wal- ter 8. White, George T. Keys, W. H. H. Gentry, Joseph C. Meyerstein, Stanley Jackson, Emil Pohli, George C. Cleveland, Philip B. Thorn- ton, Alexander Murdock, Hugh J. Dougherty, J. F. Utter, Justus H. Rogers, Edwin F. Wright, J. W. Allbright, W. A. O'Conuor, Jobn A. Nowell, Herman G. Walker, Charles W, David- son, 0. 0. Webber, Isidore Jucobs, N. J. Barry, £. A. Dorrence, John R. Tyrell, L. E. Rapkin, Frank Lanuning, George B. Keane, A. A. Fried- lander, Charles A Walker and W. 8. C.Schmidy e : The Paladini Case Continued. By the consent of the attorneys the case of the People vs. A. Paladini, which was to have come up-before Judge Low yesterday, was con- tinued until to-morrow. The defendant is accused of keeping steelhead trout on sale during the breeding season, contrary to legis- lative enactment. [T 1S LIVELY AT BODIE Many Old Mines Have Resumed Operations and Are Pay- ing Well. THE WAGES ARE $4 A DAY. | Good Work of the Feur Cyanide Plants—The Activity in Inye County. Richard S. Miner, ex-District Attorney of Mono County and special counsel of Inyo County, has arrived in the City and is stopping at the Occidental. | He states that Bodie is now one of the best mining camps on the coast. The Bodie, Standard, Syndicate, Bodie Tunnel and Bulwer mines are all taking out pav- ing ore. Four thousand dollars were spent in Bodie this fall for assessment work on claims owned by various parties. 10 packages groceries, 4 packages groceries, 4 boxes toys. North Cosmopolitan 8chool—1 sack kindlin, 1 sack beans, 1 packsge cakes (cookies), 1 sac] flour, ¢ sack coal, 55 packages groceries, 1 large package clothes, 13 packages clothing, 1 package shoes, 2 packages shoes, 1 barrel spuds, 1 box spuds, 22 packeges groceries, 2 packages books and toys. Emerson School — FEight pairs children’s shoes, 1 pair Trubbers, pairs shoes, 1 sack coal, 1 sack flour, 1 barrel clothing (loose), 1 (toy) express wagon, 1 pack- ge toys, 5 packages provisions, 1 prckage kindling, 1 barrel clothing (loose), 1 barrel spuds, 1 sack flour, 51 packages groceries, half barrel clothing. Mission Grammar and Marshall Schools—4 sacks spnds, 1 sack kindling, 12 packages mush, 12 packages beans, 15 cans vegetables, 4 packages groceries, 3 cans fruit, 6 sacks clothing, 6 botiles giuger, 12 packages flour, 6 packages tes, 11 Kacknges groceries, 18 pack- fges eugar, 2 packuges groceries, 10 packeges clothing, 144 sacks coal, 7 packages clothing, 8 pairs shoes, 1 can {ruit. Lincoln and Longfellow schools — Five sacks spuds, Lalf sack spuds, 10 packages clothing, 14 packages clothing, 37 packages groceries, 26 packages groceries, 9 packages groceries, 1 box apples, 1 basket apples, half sack spuds, 5 packages groceries, 6 packages groceries. 3 John Swett School—Five sacks potatoes, 12 sacks coel, 3 g&u jelly. 1 package dried fruit, 1sack coal, sacks spuds, 8 packages gro- ceries, 3 pairs shoes, 2 sacks potatoes, 1 sack coal, 1 seck spuds, 1 5ack conl, 1 sack spuds, 1 sack coal, 114 sacks spuds, 1 sack spuds, 1 sack coal. South Cosmopoiitan School—8 bundles cloth- ing, 114 sacks cosal, 3 sacks spuds, 14 bundles clothifig, 2 sacks spuds, 9 bundles clnmlnf, 2 sacks coal, 1 box spuds, 14 bundles clothing, 28 packages groceries, 12 packages clothing, 31 packages groceries, 1 boX clothing (loose), hali a sack coal, haif a sack beans, 10 packages groceries, 114 sacks spuds, 1 jar frufe. *Four cyanide plants have been in ope- ration the past season working over the | old tailing deposits, and were running un- 1 Agessiz School—1 box shoes and rubbers, 6 bundles clothing, 1 box beoks, 8 bundies Reichert, John H. Roberts, Wilfred Page, | D. E. Miles, H. Picioir, J. F. Wertheimer, J. F. Crosett, W. R. Smedberg, C. L.| Hovey, Herman Bendell, F. Chappellet, { M. Wate and P. T. Dickinson. | YORE HEIRS ENJOINED. ‘ Andrew G. Booth Says Their Claims | to Money in His Possession Are Conflicting. Andrew G. Beoth, who was appointed receiver of the Bankers’ and Merchants’ Mutual Life Association of the United | States at the time when that corporation’s insolvency was declared in 1891, will fils | UNCLE SAM INVESTIGATES The Carson Mint Affair Is Being Looked Into by Mr. Mason. THE MONEY WILL BE COUNTED. hands in 1891 and that this money is now ready to be paid to the Yore heirs and to Alexander Vensano as executor. of the estate of Henry Vensano, but that the claims of the defendants are conflicti)_)g and demand a larger sum than he hasin keeping. He states further that the Yore heirs obtained from a court in Yuba County a writ of execution for their share and Alexander Vensano has notified him that if he pays the money Vensano will hold him personally responsible. Therefore he desires that the different claimants may be compeiled to litigate Superintendent Adams Believes the Whole Matter Will Be Satisfac- torily Explained. The story published exclusively in THE CaLy recently regarding the presence of nearly 80,000 silver dotlars in the State treasury of Nevada is still the subject of much diseussion in Mint circles owing to the fact of an investigation which was im- mediately begun by the Government through its representative, Andrew Ma- son, who is at present in Carson City, Nev., handling the interests of Uncle Sam in the Mint shortage trials which are now going on in the United States Circuit Court at the capital. clothes, 2}¢ sacks spuds, 10 bundles clothing, RICHARD S, S P 3 s X N MINER OF BODIE, SPECIAL COUNSEL OFINYO COUNTY, (From a sketch made by a “Call” artist.] til two weeks ago,”” said Mr. Miner, “when they closed down for the winter. Until the late storm the winter has been an open one in Bodie. One hundred men are employed in the cyanide works. The vlants are owned mainly by John Kelly, J. 8. Cain, C. C. Radcliffe and Alexander McCone. Mr. Kelly is the live superin- tendent of the Bodie, Mono, Bulwer and six or seven other claims in Bodie. “The miners get $4 per day and earn the money. As many as 235 were employed the past year, ana about 255 are at work at present. Mono is going ahead. The travertine quarry, -three-quarters of a mile from Bridgeport, the county seat, | will be worked in the spring. It is the only quarry of its kind in the United States. Timesare good in Mono, and the county debt is only $6000. “Inyo County is making a steady but slow growth. Some mining is still being carried on. It is a fine agricultural and stock county, but needs a railroad connec- tion from Keeler, the terminus of the Car- son and Colorado Railroad Company, to Mojave in order to open a market for its various products and have rapid trang- portation. Fine grapes and fruits of all kinds are grown there.” Mr. Minor is here in connection with mining cases before the United States court. He will remain for a couple of weeks at least. OFFERING OF THE ARMY, Response of the Schools With Money and Presents for the Poor. Everything Indicates That a Hand- some Christmas Box Will Be the Result. The Salvation Army’s Christmas box | promises to assume colossal proportions | before it shall haye been closed for distri- bution. Presents have rolled in with rapidity and constancy from various sources, and these are not confined to a most extraordinary variety of wuseful things to have in the house on Christmas day, but quite a handsome sum of money has already been contributed. The schools have done splendidly in col- lecting provisions and clothing for the Salvation Christmas box, as the following long list will show: Haight School—Two boxes potatoes, 2 boxes groceries, 1 box groceries, 1. box groceries, 1 barrel groceries, 2 Loxes groceries, 1 package groceries, 3 boxes groceries, 3{ sack coal, 18 packages’ clothing, 16 packages clothing, 2 -kages groceries, 4 packaves potatoes. Avenue School- * Jh $250, 1 barrel clothing, 3 packages clothing, S0 four-ounce peckages tea, 1 bar, llimcerius,l Dbox groceries, sack potatoes, 1 package beans. Richmond snd Fremont and Golden Gate Avenue schools—Two boxes groceries, 3 sacks spuds, 1 basket groceries, 1 barrel elothing, 1 barrel clothing, 1 barrel clothing, 1 barrel clothing, 2 baskets spuds, 14 sack spuds, 1 bar- rel groceries, 1 barrel clothing, 1 box spuds, 1 box groceries, 1 box codfish, 1 box marbies, 1 barrel clothing, 2 sacks flour, 34 barrel gro- ceries. Everett Grammar School—2 sacks wood,1 bun- dle wood, 1 sack spuds, 1 toy, 1 small glcknge wood, 3 sacks flour, 1 barrel clothing, 1 barrel groceries, 13 p:chgel ciothing, 1 package toys, 57 packages groceries, 11 packages gro- ceries, 12 jars fruit, 8 packages clothing, haif barrel clothing, 227‘1““5 Jjelly, 1 lot shoes, 1 basket clothes, packages clothes, 4 pack- ages spuds, 2 boxes spuds, 1 lottoys, 1 lot books, quarter sack coal. Pacific Helghts School—One box books, 1 box toys, b sacks flour, 1 large box clothing, 1 box 10ys, 14 barrel shoes, 1 barrel clothing, 4 sacks {mnoes, 12 packages groceries,} ".0x books, 0 packuges groceries, 1 barrel clothing, 14 packages groceries, 1 box (small) clothing, 8 peckages groceries, 5 packages groceries, 1. cans fruit, 1 box books, 1 lot toys, 1 box (small) clothing, 10_vackages groccries, 1 box clothing, 1 box books, 1 barrel eclothing (loose), .5, cans fruit, 2 teapots, 2 dp-ckues gro- ceries, 1 box clothing (loose), 2 dolls (dressed), 1 barrel clothing (100s=}. 1 box new overshoes, | 12 bunales clothing, 6 bundles toys, 1 sack | flour, 7 bundies clothing, 3 pairs shoes, 87 | bundles clothing, 4 umbrellas, 18 packages 1 bundle toys, 25 packages groceries, groceries ss and Everett Schools omatoes, 2 cans corn- | 2 2 sacks coal, 2 sacks | 1 sack potatoes, 12 | bundales clothing, 15 sack cosl, 1 package dried | fruit, 3 bundles clothing, 1 sack flour, 1 sack groceries, 14 sack beaus, }; sack flour, 15 sack packages groce potatoes, 1 sack beans, rice, 42 ‘packages groceries, 6 packages clothing, 2 packages clothing, 1 pack- age books, 1 sack potatoes, 9 ‘cans fruit, | 1 bundie clothing, 12 bundles groceries, 40 | bundles groceries, 1 sack spuds, 1 package | fruit, 7 bundles clothing, 2 pair shoes, 95 | pounds flour, 1 _sack beans, 1 box fruit, 6 bun- | dles clothing, 30 packages provisions, 1 sack 1 sack spuds, 1§ sack beans, 6 packages Kroceries, 1 jar peaciies, 1 jar jelly, 1 sack kin- dling, 5 bundles ciothing, 15 packages grocer- | ies, 1 hox toys, 1 sack kinaling, 1 sack kin: dling, 6 bundles clothes, 14 seck coal, 1 sack | ,»,:u s, 43 packages clothing, 1 large box cloth- | ing. Two-thirds of this donation came Lick School alone. R . Crocker School (added)—Five bundl 3 ing, 1 sack clothing, 3 bundles clothing, 5t dricd apples, 2 bundles elothing, 4 bundies clgthing, 1 bludle shoes, 1 suck Four. Washington School — Seven ki visions, S cabbages, 1 Rochester fampe 3 B dies clothing, 5 bundles clothing, 1 seek cloth: ing, 1 box clothing, 24 peckages grocerics, 1 package shoes, 2 hoxes vegetables, Ca- !onl,‘é sack clothing, e S cgliinacs Golden Gate-nvenue School—3 boxes - toes, 114 boxes apples, 1 box conl, & pungins clothing, 1 box coal, 6 bundles clothing, 1 bax coal, 1 sack spuds, 35 packages grocerics, Humboldt Primary School— Four bhundles clothing, 6 bundles clothing, 8 bundles clot. ing, 7 bundles clothi g, 8 bundles ¢lothing, § bundles elothing, 65 bundles groceries, 11 bine dles clothing, hult sack clothiug, hali barrel shoes, 1 sack spuds, quarter sack gpples. Clevelan School—Eight bundles groceries 2 boxes potatoes, 2 oan tomatocs, 3 sacks four, eack beans, 5 bundles clothing 3 dried fruit. o8 P Union Warehouse—14 sacks dried Harrison Public Sehool—10 bundles othes 2 sacka potatoes, 2 boxes groceries, 1 sack our. Irving S2hool—1 box potatoes, 2 boxes gro ies, 1 box macaroni, 2 boxes gr S dlés olothing, eash $1. o rey dun e Conte SChool—22 packages cl 7 packages groceries, cash $1. # othing, 1 The statement of money received fr 1ey om the schools and collecting-boxes to De- cember 20 is as follows: Redding School, $12 60; Linc $16 05; Haight-street Primary Ecl‘:lolsl.sc'l‘l"Ol: Irving School, $1; Crocker School, §24: Pa. cific Heights &chodl, §15; Harrisoh Friics £chool, 81 15; Clement Grammar School, $4 505 | Whittier School, §4 95; Webster School, $6 60 South Cosmopoliian sgho, on Grammar School, $2 50 Mars imary School, 85 cents; Edison Sehon e go.TLDALY Lick School, $6; Douglass School, 25 cents: Humboldt School, $5 80; Irving School, $1; Pacific-avenue School, $2'50; Le Conte School, $1: Agassiz School, 15 25; collecting boxes, $377 5G; street box No. 1, $807." Total, #28 85; Washing- e e KING'S DAUGHTERS. 0ld People at the Francisco-Street Home Enjoy a Service, - A very pleasant Christmas eve was spent by the old people of the King's Daughters Home on Francisco street. Some members of St. Alban’s Sunday- school, assisted by their friends, gave the inmates a very pleasant Christmas eve service. It was learned that a large por- tion of the residents of the home were unable to attend any Christmas service soit was resolved to take Christmas to them. A short service was arranged, including the story of the Nativity from thesecond chapter of St. Luke, with numerous carols. After the service a miscellaneous musical and literary programme was rendered to the great satisfaction of the old people. 1f the light of the countenances of those pre- sent was any index to their feelings, the dwellers in that mnstitution had a joyful and merry Christmas eve, " —————— Pilots’ Licenses Suspended. Locel United States Steamboat Inspectors Talbot and Phillips suspended yesterday the licenses of Captain C. W. Schuler, pilot of the steamer T. C. Walker, and Captain H, Potvin, pilot of the steamer Captain Weber, for thirty days each. The two vessels collided at Tur- ner's cut in the San Joaquin river, on - the evening of November 29, the Walker being slight!ly damaged. It was found that the 6 packages groceries, 1 box hats, 1 box (small) clothing, 1 box (small) clothing, 1 barrel clothing (loose), 1 box crackers, 1 box clothing (small), b boxes clothing, 7 p-ch;u groceries, Weber was at fault for giving a cross signal ii violation of rule 3, ai thn! the w:l er dls so: stop or slow down, as she should have one. The coin found in the State treasury had the appearance of having been freshly coined and all of it bore the stamp of the year 1893. It was contained in coin sacks each carrying $1000, and a dispatch io TEE Cary from Carson last Sunday stated that considerable of it had the appearance of having been rushed through in a hurry and was not perfect coin such as is usually put into circulation. The presence of this coin in the State treasury at a time when gold coin was expected to be found by the Board of State Examiners raised a breeze in the Sagebrush Staie and with the view to setting the matter right the Goverament officials are investirating. Ex-Governor J. W. Adams, at present Superintendent of the Carson Mint, ar- rived in San Francisco yesterday and registered at the Palace Hotel, where he was seen by a CALL representative. “Itis true that Mr. Mason is now going through the books of the Mint,” said the Superintendent, “with a view to learning the amount 'of money that was coined in the year 1893, and also ‘the exact amount disbursed,- as the books will show. As soon as THE CALL came out with its story touching upon the silver in the State the matter. He came tome and requested that T permit a rigid examination of the money on hand, and particularly the coin of 1893, I immediately turned over the books and have insiructed the.Mint at- taches to give him eviury assistance in reaching a conclusion. If he desires to count all the money in the vaults, I will do all I can to facilitate the labor and bave offered him the full force to work in the matter. treasury, Mr. Mason began looking into:| and determine their several claims among to-day in the Superior Court a complaint | 2 < 2 themselves so that the claims may be against the Yore heirs, in which he asks e that they be enjoined from taking action | #djudicated by the court. to obtain money in his possession. | The attorneys for the plaintif are A.R. He states that $12,004 28 came into his \l Cotton ard W. J. Bartnett. NEW . TO-DAY. “United States Attorney Jones also re- quested the privilege of making an ex- amination, and { accorded him all the as- sistance I could. matter will be cleared up to the satisfac- tion of the Mint officials and that the coin in the State treasury will be explained. I am not personally aware that the 1 bave heard sometbing to that effect. I paid out a great deal of silver coin when I took charge of the Mint, and I am of the belief that considerable oi it got into imme- diate circulation. Some heavy bullion deposits were made and I paid for them in silver. “The count made by the Government officials will determine whether or not the coin in the treasury belongs to the requisi- tion from the Director of the Mint, or whether it is a portion of coin turned out aurrcptinoml{. Of course, the coin is there and few are able to explain it, but I stiil have faith in a reasonable solution of the entire affair.”’ An Organization That Will Aid in the Development of Coast Mines. New Life Will Be Infused Into an In. dustry That Is Now Practically Suspended. The Gold Minine Exchange of California will be formally organized on Saturday. The main purpose of the proposed organi- zation is to develop the gold-mining re- sources of the Pacific Coast by lending as- sistance in the way of securing capital to holders of good property which now lies idle solely because the ownersare poor and unable to mine their ore. Now und then a prospector is enabled to secure capital, but the investors are in the main capital- ists living in the East and Europe. The promoters of the Gold Mining Ex- change are anxious that the capitalists of California should reap the dividends now derived by the foreign investors. They argue that this can be done by placing good properties into the market and through the aid of the exchange raise capital to develop them, Waiter Turnbull, chairman of the com- mittee, stated that an unusual number of Eastern capitalists had their eyes upon California and itsgold mines. These were seeking good properties in which toinvest, but owing to the fact that no reliable par- ticulars regarding undeveloped mines are obtainable the investments could not be made. / “1t is our intention,” said Mr. Turnbull, “to secure data concerning every gold mine in California. A committee will be appointed to visit all these properties and make reporis thereon. Investors will then apply to us and receive defi nite in- formation, whickh they now lack, and which will a1d them materially in making their investments. In my opinion the Ex- change will be of vast benefit to the State of California. It will also be of benefit to the owners of good-mining properties which now lie idle because of a lack of money to develop them. It will attract the eyes of the world to California and bring wealth into the State. Finally, it will infuse new tife into an industry which is now practically dead, and every branch of trade on the coast will be benefited thereby.”’ Nearly all of the mining men in the City are taking an active interest in the matter, and when the exchange meets in the Mills building Saturday the organization will be made permanent. An effort will be made to have the membership, now limited to fiity, increased at the meeting. The roll of charter members includes the following names: John M. Daggett, Charles G. Yale, Horace G. Ranlett, William K. Flint, ‘George R. Wells, 8. P, Holden, Walter Turnbull, Rudolph Herold Jr., Julius Jacobs, Clement J. Schussler, Theodore “I am of the opinion that the whole coin in the State treasury is defective, but 232292_,!29!2222232322! 10 CENTS A COPY $1.00 A YEAR MeClure’s iNagazine ; Is publishing. A NEW AND COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN N With mech hitherto unknown material and over 300 pictures andportraits ¢ 3 3 : 33 Thefirstinstallmeatof this “Life” appeared in the No- vember pumber, and met with instant success. The | edition was exhausted within ,' ten days of publication and {iNl| since November 1st the sales of the magazine have been increased by 120,000 copies. Troy, N. Y. Budget : *‘Those who have read other bi. ographies of the martyr President _might imagine there was nothing new to be told concerning his fa- miliar career. 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