The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 11, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1896. 3 STATE CAPITOL NEWS, The Apportionment of the School Fund Made Public. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. Militiamen to Vote for Lieuten- | ant-Colonels and for Majors. EXAMINERS PASS UPON CLAIMS. Public Funds Likely to Be Invested in the New Issue of Gov- ernment Bonds. TO, Car., Jan. 10.—The portionment of the State I moneys has been made by S. T. Superintendent of Public Instruc- According to his report the total children between 5 and age entitled to receive school mount per child, $6 15; pportioned, In compliance with as follcws: The State 0ols consist of 51.000 00 59.000 00 25.000 00 47,500 00 5,000 00 210,000 00 48,000 60 65,500 00 8%.600 00 £.000 00 75000 00 15,000 00 262,000 00 13,100 00 §0.000 00 140,300 00 Sun Diego Co cent 93,000 00 §3,000 00 16,000 00 30,000 00 24,500 00 53,000 00 114 6 iis Obispo Con 000 00 on iands.... b trom from from £1,990,822 05 o ot he prop- Less amount paid on res! interest on lands sold, no erty of the State 8 51 80 Net amount subject to apportion- , Controller. REGIMENTAL Guardsmen Soon to Vote for Lieutenant- Colonels and Majors. SACRAMENTO, Ca Jan. 10.—The fol- lowing letter issued from h quarters to-night is the concluding move in the perfection of the latest sytem in the reor- ganization of the National Guard of the State. It was concluded best by both the commandes-in-chief and adjutant-general that the first move in reorganizing was to elect colonels and after the men had set- led down to regimental organization to order the election of lieutenant-colonels. In furtherance of this idea the brigadiers will receive the following letter by the next mail: the formation of battalions into regi- its, in each of which a_colonel hasbeen lected. the purposes of the board of loca- 1dorganization, as set forth in General . 8., this office, have been put into effective operation. 58y It is the desire of the commander-in-chief that there should be no furthey delay in com- pleting the regimental organization. To this end he dircets that brigade commanders will immediately order elections for lieutenant. d majors in each regiment of their i Attention is invited to Political Code. Very RAL BARRETT. ELECTIONS. tion Orders Nos. 17 and 18, ( DENNIS JORDAN'S CLAIM. Examiners Endeavoring to Arrange a Just Settlement. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Jan. 10.—Atior- neys T. Carl Spelling and Alexander Laid- Jaw appeared before the State Board of Examiners this afternoon for the purpose of urging the rights of the claim of Dennis Jordan against the State in the sum of $79,000 for work performed in erecting ‘tho Treasurer | | polo teams. $1,988,920 25 | Francis, State Prison at Folsom. It is ‘desired to gain the countenance and recommenda- | tion of the Board of Examiners in favor of this claim, which is to be presented belore the next Legislature. The claim has suc- cessfully sailed through five_ different ses- sions of the legislative bodies, only to be | pocketed on the shoals of gubernatorial | vetoes. The only adverse criticism against [ the claim is because of the number of ad- | ditions which have been made to it in its | checkered passage, and it was this fact | that gained for it the gubernatorial veto of | | | ] | the present execntive. After considering the pros and cons of the matter it was referred to Secretary Markley, who was instructed to ascertain the amount legally due Contractor Jordan from the State, for there exists no doubt | but that there is legally due him a large amount. The Kovalevy claims came up for con- sideration, but as some of the claimants were not armed with legal exponents the matter was postponed until the next meet- ing. Secretary Markley was instructed to correspond with Secretary Carlisle and | ascertain the modus operandi of purchas- ing $2000 or $3000 worth of United States 4 | per cent bonds, there being a large amount { of State money lying idle at the present time. Sl S GRIEF OF A SEATTLE MAN. Believed to Have Committed Suicide After Learning the Fate of Relatives in Armenia. SEATTLE, Wasn., Jan. 10.—Crazed with | grief, having received a letter this morn- ing from his aged mother informing him that his brother and brother-in-law had been murdered, the writer and daughter narrowly escaping death at the hands of bloodthirsty Turks in Armeni Jules Phillippo, an intelligent Armenian, dis- appeared from the Rialto store, where he was employed, and the supposition is that he has taken his own life. T'he letter conveyed the further informa- tion that out of a population of 3000 in an interior town more than two-thirds of the inhabitants had recently been massacred. Phillippo’s property, valued at $30,000, s destroyed. THE NEWS OF SHN JISE Dismissal of the Proceedings Brought Against Justice Dwyer. The Rose Fair to Be Ruled by a Fair Poetess—Burglars Admit Their Crime. SAN JOSE, Car., Jan. 10.—The pro- ceedings instituted by W. L. Frost to oust W. H. Dwyer as Justice of San Jose Town- ship, on the grounds that he had collected exce to his own use ana neglected the duties of his office, were dismissed by Judges Rey- nolds and Lorigan, sitting in bank, on the ground that there was no intentional ng done and that the charees were in- icient to constitute impeachment pro- ceeding iscussing the testimony given in the case the court held that there was a lack of evidence to show criminal intent or malfeasance in office. In reducing a fine after judgment the Justice erred, but he did not profit by it, and it was similar to many other errors committed byJustices. The collection of $4 upon the fi 2 was not of itself a criminal act, the same matter was causing iitigation all over the State. Moreover, if he should be removed for this and the Supreme Court | held the new fee bill unconstitutional, Diwyer would be out of office and the court could not reinstate him. As to the fine of §$545, alleged to have been collected and not turned into the County Treasury, the evidence failed to show more than a faulty system of book- keeping. The clerk of the marked the fine suspended, but the Jus- tice (and he was supported by other te timony) said he reported it collected. other fine complained about had been paid in. The Justice showed this to be so and aimed that he paid it in when he re- ceived it, the delay being caused by dela in collection. The Judges agreed and held that if an thing was demanded the complainant had ample recourse at civil action or turough the District Attorney or Supervisors, and that the Superior Co was not war- ranted in removing Justice Dwyer on the evidence. —_—— CARNIVAL FEATURES. A Poetess Instead of a Queen Will Rule the fievelers. SAN JOSE, CaLn., Jan. 10.—Arrange- ments have been made for a polo contest during the carnival weck of roses in May between the Burlingame and Riverside Friday, May 8, of carnival week has been set apart as Educational day, and the exercises on that dav will be under the direction of Staniord University. It is poposed to have a carniy. instead of a carnival queen and action in the matter will be taken at the next meet- ing of the committe S Burglars Plead Guilty. SAN JOSE, Car., Jan. 10. — Thomas Jones and John Shaffer, who robbed the cabin of Manuel Pacheco, near Alviso, a short time ago, when arraigned this morning in Judge Lorigan’s court entereda aplea of guilty, They asked to be sen- tenced at once, but, owing to a dispute as | to whether the crime wes burglary in the first or second degree, sentence was post- poned until Monaay. ———— Sentenced for House-Breaking. SAN JOSE, Can., Jan. 10.—John E. Burke, who, in company with Samuel looted the residence of H. V. Morehouse in October last, was to-day sentenced to three years in San Quentin by Judge Lorigan. “After the conviction of Francis, Burke withdrew his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty of burglary in the second degree. Sues for a Divorce. SAN JOSE, Cav., Jan. 10.—Cora Lee Ber- nal to-day began suit in the Superior Court against Raymond Bernal for divorce on the ground of desertion. They were married in San Francisco in 1892. Drowned at Santa Monica. SANTA MONICA, CaL., Jan. 10.—The body of Archibald McBeth was washed ashore here this morning, it having evi- dently been in the water at least a week. McBeth had been a member of the Soldiers’ Home for some time, and had been absent withouu furlough for the past two weeks. ‘I be Coroner’s jury brought in a yerdict of accidental death by drowning. Echo of the Carson Scandal. CARSON, NEev., Jan. 10.—Joseph Lange- vin, the principal witness in the trial of James. Heney, the latter having been re- cently convicted of stealing bullion from the United States mint, was to-day placed in the County Jail to be examined to-mor- TOW as to his sanity. e Named by an Albuquerque Judge. ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex., Jan. 10.— ive fees, appropriated public moneys | court had | The | | coming elections, or planning to signalize SANTA YNEL HOMES, Land on a Mountain Range Open to Prospective Settlers. FARMS FOR THE MANY. Virgin Soil That Will Laugh a Harvest When Tickled With a Hoe. CHANCE FOR HOMESTEADERS. Something About the Unoccupied Tracts Brought to Notice by “The Call.” SANTA BARBARA, Car., Jan. 10.—The United States land office at Los Angeles has been besieged with inquiries regarding a certain tract of Government land close to Santa Barbara and open to entry, which was described in Te CALL several weeks ago. Many requests for information have also reached the local office of THE CALL in this city. It had long been supposed that all de- able Government land in this vicinity was filed upon years ago, and the an- nouncement that there was still a chance for people to establish homes upon the public domain ana close to civilization caused a wave of excitement. Several settlers have already availed themselves of the opportunity offered. On the other hand, “land sharks” and surveyors, who have either had their eyes upon this tract or who do not propose that people shall have the chance of settling anywhere without paying fees into their pockets, have asserted that the statement wasun- reliable and highly colored, and that, asa matter of fact, this tract consisted of ba ren, rocky and worthless land, incapable of cultivation. TrE CArLL correspondent has visited this land and is prepared to speak authentically of its character. Itis situated on the top | | of the Santa Ynez range, at an elevation | of 1500 to 2500 feet. A half mile from its | eastern boundary are excellent roads lead- | ing down into the valley. The range flat- | tens notably in this vicinity, and while it is | true that a considerable quantity of the | land is “on edge,” consisting of steep and rocky hillside or abrupt gulches, and that there are other barren and stony tracts, a | considerable auantity is level or lightly | rolling, with deep, rich soil. No other range intervenes between it and the ocean, | and the view from all points is picturesque | and beautiful in the extreme. There are | many springs of water, although to supply arge population it would be necessary or | desirable for settlers to combine. The | frost rarely touches here; the land is ex- posed to the sunshine and the climate the year around is deiightful. In fact the summit of the Santa Ynez will at no dis- tant day be known as a great sanitarium. There is a rich growth of onk and cha- varral on the tract. In every 160 acres there are from two or three to forty or fifty acres of the best tillable land suitable for growing any variety of deciduous tree- fruits, berries or early vegetables. Olives would thrive almost anywhere. The drawbacks to settlement are the | lack of connection with a road, the need of developing a water supply, the altitude (which latter has its compensations), and | the distance from settlements. No one | should go upon it without being prepared | | to make the necessary improvements and | to wait several years for an income from | the property. An Eastern surveyor, a resident of Santa Bartara, who has carefully platted the tract and is acquainted with its character, | will locate actual settlers upon it free of charge. Considerable valuable land in | close vicinity to this has been dishonestly acquired by dummy settlement, one man alone having come into the possession of 1000 acres in this manner. Such parties are naturally interested in keeping out honest settlers, NON-PARTI REFORMS. Men Combine to Purity in Politics. SANTA BARBARA, Car., Jan. 10.— | Consternation in local politics has been caused by the announcement that a non- | partisan political club has been organized | with some of Santa Barbara’s most promi- | nent citizens at its head. Those who are { bungrily looking for office at the forth- | Prominent | Work for themselves by great political service at the ionai election, are dismayed at the prospect that a power as formida ble as is this unexpected element has entered the arena and threatens their control. As a matter of fact this organization does not number an office-seeker in its personnel, but is made up of men who are dissatisfied with the careless manner in which iocal politics have hitherto been abandoned to wire-pullers and office- seekers, while the better class of citizens has looked indifferently on, rarely exert- ing itself to go to the polls and never interfering with corruption and self- seeking in the interests of good govern- ment. The men who have come out of their retirement to form this club number | | some of the leading bankers, professional and business men, and they not only pro- pose to begin work at the primaries, but to see that the very best citizens are called out. The result of this movement will probably be a series of surprises and the smashing of slate e OBJECTED TO A DOG. Why a Hotel Manager Lost Distinguished Gues SANTA BARBARA, Car, Jan. 10.—W. J. Reynolds of Philadelpbia, a retired capitalist, sccompanied by the Misses Charlotte and Kate Davis of Philadelphia, have arrived in the private car Coronet from San Diego. The car is magnificently furnished in hard woods and upholstered in velvet plush, and a fine piano is one of its adornments. Adelina Patti used this car during one of her farewell tours of the United States. Mr. Revnolds and party arrived here at noon with the intention of Temaining sev- eral days. Their stay will be shortened through inability to secure accommoda- tions atthe leading hotel, the management refusing to permit a dog belonging to one of the young ladies to be domiciled in a room with its owner. HOLLISTER AFFKAY, Foreman Lynn of the Miller Ranch Hacked With an Awx. HOLLISTER, CaL.,, Jan. 10.—William Lynn, foreman on Henry Miller's ranch Judge Colling this morning appointed Cherles W. Smith receiver of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, the appointment to take effect February 1. here, was attacked by P. L. Goba, a dis- charged employe, early this morning. While Lynn’s hand was resting on a wagon wheel, Goba gchopped his thumb off with an ax. A second blow cut the wrist, and a third shattered Lynn's skull over the left temple, makinga wound seven inches long. Seven pieces of bone were re- moved. Lynn is still unconscious, and his recoyery is considered doubtful. Goba is in the county jail. Lynn is well known on the Southern racing circuitas a trotting-stable owner. —_——— CAPTURED AT PETALUMA. Officers Apprehend the Trenton Postoffics Robbers. PETALUMA, Car., Jan. 10.—The two men who robbed the ZTrenton postoffice ‘Wednesday night were captured here this afternoon by Marshal Collins and a posse. They had come into town presumably to get something to eat and were recognized by a boy who worked in a store at To- males, in Marin County, which waslooted by the pair. One of the men is an American named Norton and the other a8 Mexican named Morrel. They are supposed to be the burglars who robbed a store at Freestone a few weeks ago, securing $500 in cash. When captured they had a horse and buggy in their possession, and the officers are en- deavoring to ascertain where the outfit was stolen. o JAILED AT HOLLISTER. The Yeader of a San Juan Burglar Gang Captured. HOLLISTER, CaL, Jan. 10.—David Giraldo was lodged in the county jail this afternoon. Early this morning he was detected tampering with the safe in the Taix butcher shop at San Juan. Taix fired two shots at him but missed. By the flash of the pistol the ‘:nsuncr was recognized. San Juen has been subject to a long string of burglaries this winter, and Giraldo is supposed to be the ringleader of a thieving gang. When searched, a com- plete outfit of burglar’s tools and two pistols were found upon him. IRIIOMA ROUTE CHANGE Colonel Crocker Outlines Plans of the Southern Pacific Road. He Admits That the Statements Pub- lished in “The Call” Were Correct. PHENIX, Ariz., Jan. 10.—Colonel Fred Crocker and J. Sloat Fassett, ex-Collector of the Port of New York, left Pheenix in Colonel their destination being San Francisco. Just before the train pulled out Colonel since his arrival in Phenix. He and Mr. ssett expressed themselves as much ed with the climate of the Salt River pl Valley and the commercial possibilities of Pheenix, Mr. Fassett stating that he might | invest some money in local enterprises, probably irrigation. When asked about the proposed change of toute of the Southern Pacific system Colonel Crecker admitted the truth of the | statements published in THE CAlL, but he said: “We cannot tell how soon. The en- gineering difficulties to be enconntered are great, and it will require some little time to build it. Itis true that this proposed change would make the route to the coast fifty miles longer, but we presume this will be more than compensated by the added scenic feature: ““We recoenize of course that financially it is better for the Southern Pacific to run through this rich country rather than through the desert, as it does at present. “We propose 1o start a surveying party over the proposed route in the spring, or as soon as the snow is off the moun- tains. We did not intend this information to become public property at this time, but since it has been published I can see no harm in admitting the truth of the statements JALED AT LOS ANGELES, laims of a British Subject That| He Was Incarcerated With- out Cause. Sensational Charges That Threaten to Result in International Corre- spondence. 10S ANGELES, Car., Jan. 10.—British Vice-Consul C. White Mortimer is making an investigation of a case involving dam- ages, and which may result in interna- tional correspondence. The affair arises over the treatment a British subject claims he received in the Los Angeles City Jail. J. L. Fitzgerald, an Irishman, claims that about o'clock on the evening of September 15 last he was arrested at First and Main streets, on what charge he does not know. Fitzgerald desired to ascertain in order to secure witnesses at hand then, but the policeman refused to enlighten him and commenced to beat him. Fit: gerald admits that he resisted and claims the officer had no right to take him to jail unless he informed him on what charge. When Fitzgerald was placed 1n the patrol wagon he claims he was kicked, beaten and knocked about. He says a policeman kicked him in the face. At the City Prison he was thrown into a cell and told he was crazy. He was knocked upon the head by a trusty, bound and gacged and cold water thrown upon him. He was left in this condition, he claims, for five hours. At midnight the jailer came to him and took him to another cell, where he was placed on a mattress. The next day he could notspeuk and his whole body was a mass of bruises and cuts. ——— ? MEDALS FOR TULARE COUNTY. Awards Received at the Cotton State Exposition. VISALIA, Car., Jan. 10.—Senator R. Linder of Tulare has received a letter from Philip Baier, who has been in charge of the California exhibit at the exposition in Atlanta, stating that the Lewis Creek ranch, in this county, received a gold medal for navel oranges, and also for lemons and limes. This is good news for Tulare county, as Porterville received a silver medal for oranges and Visalia the only gold medal given for peaches dried and in jars. s BAKERSFIELD CONTEMPT CASE. James Huntington Arrested for Talking to a Juror. BAKERSFIELD, CAr., Jan. 10.—James Huntington, an old and respected citizen, arrested here tc-day for contempt of court. He had met two jurymen, who are trying 2 man named Woodrough for re- si1sting an officer, and spoke to them con- cerning the case. His remarks about con- victing the man were jokingly made, but a few hours later the Sheriif arrested him on a bench warrant, and he was put under $500 bonds to answer to-morrow. —————— The Fearless at Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, CAvL, Jan. i0.—The tug Fearless, Captain Haskell in command, was in port a short'{ime this morning. with Mr. and Mrs. OJaus Spreckels on board. The boat remained in port only a short time and then went ta Aptos. the | Crocker’s private car to-night, | S rocker consented to aninterview, the first | SANTA ROSA STRIFE, The Opponents of County Treasurer Woodward Satisfied. MONEY TWICE COUNTED. ' Funds Taken From the Banks to His Office Under Police Escort. ARE AFTERWARD RETURNED. Suitable Arrangements for the Custody of County Cash Will Now Be Made, SANTA ROSA, Carn, Jan. 10.—The auditing committee provided by law to make a monthly count of county funds has made a double count of Sonoma County’s money. Thursday it was count- ed and the result sworn to and accepted by the committee. On that day much of the money was in various bank vaults in the city and the committee visited each banking institution where public funds were deposited and went over the deposits. After the matter was settled objections were raised by the Treasurer’s opponents because the money was not actually pro- duced and counted in Treasurer Wood- ward’s oftice. The officials of the various banks in which the public funds were placed for safe keeping requested the | Treasurer to allow a second count, to be | held in his office, to allay any possible sus- picion in the minds of the public that the banks did not have the money in their possession. This morning, under the es- cort of the city police force, all heavily armed, the major portion of $226,670 96 was taken from the banks and carried to the Treasurer’s office and a second count made, The statement of the count reads: $210,970 00 1,100 96 14,600 00 $226,670 96 After the count the money was resacked and, under a strong guard, taken back to the banks again and deposited as special deposits; in the same manuner, the Treas- urer claims, as was done previous to the present trouble. The Treasurer has made application to the Board of Supervisors for relief in the | premises. He provosed two plans. One | was to hire men to guard the county vaults 1 the money was to be kept there, and the other to authorize him (the Treasurer) to | make suitable arrangements with the banks for the future custody of the funds. The board is now in session, and will take action on the matter before adjourning. A wild rumor is current that a man prominent here in politics has promised a member of the auditing committee tne | nomination of Sheriff on the Democratic | ticket next election if he would push the | money case against the Treasurer to a | finish. An attorney who rendered legal services to the Treasurer’s opponents attempted to secure his fee from his employer Thurs- day, but was refused his compensation | until the county money was counted in the Treasurer’s office and not at the banks, as was done the first time. This fact and the rumor regarding the nomination for Sheriff were doubtless powerful factors in the determination to hold the second | count. The suit that has been pending against | the Treasurer has been dismissed. g e Supervisor Pool Dead, SANTA ROSA, CaL., Jan. 10.—Ex-Super- visor Pool died to-day at noon at his home at East Windsor. He was a native of Kentucky, 63 years of age, and one of the oldest settlers in the county, locating here in the early fifties. YAKIMA COUNTY HOMESTEADS. Land.That Will Provide Thousands of People With Homes to Be Opened to Settlers. NORTH YAKIMA, Wasm., Jan. 10.— The local land office has an application from the Commissioner of Arid Lands for | the segregation of 77,180 acres of land in Yakima County to be withdrawn under the Carey act. Much of the best land in Yakima Valley—or, more properly, be- tween the Yakima and Columbia Rivers— is included in the application, all of it be- ing carefully selected and classified, with | an abundant water supply and a prelimi- | nary line for an irrigation canal which will be the largest in the world. The acreage included will furnish homes for, in round numbers, 40,000 people, al- lowing each family 20 acres, whichisa generous estimate for irrigated land. In addition to this about 30.000 acres of State | selections under other acts are covered by | the line of the canal as run. The work of selecting the lands and making a preliminary line for the canal has been quietly going on since the exist- ence of the commission. ASHORE AR CRNANA, An Unknown Four-Masted Ship Thrown High Upon the Beach. Heavy Seas Prevent Assistance Being Given by a Steamer Which It Signaled. VICTORIA, B. C., Jan. 10.—The steamer Princess Louise left last night for west coast points. She arrived at Alberni this evening, and reports a large four-masted ship ashore twelve miles west of the Car- manah light. The crew signaled for as- sistance, which could not be given on ac- count of the high seas. The ship was on shore and breakers were outside of her. There was no danger of her going to pieces. Her masts were all standing, with topsails still set. Telegraphic communi- cation to Carmanah lightis interrupted. Captan John Irving, commodore of the Canadian Pzcific Navigation Company, wires from Alberni concerning the ship reported ashore: “The ship was headed to the westward, apparently inside a reef, as we saw seas breaking heavily outside her, though no seas apoeared to be breaking over her. Her bows seemed to be down about level with the water and her stern high up. She was painted lead color on top and red below, saunre-rigged on three masts, top- sails and staysails still set and all four masts and yards intact. It was gettin dusk and she signaled the Louise with flashlights. It is quite close to where the Michigan was lost about two miles to the eastward. A heavy sea was running all the time and it was getting dark. We could do nothing for her, as we had to take care of our own steamer.”’ SITKA IN NO DANGER. Threatenings of an Uprising Confined to a Few Renegade Indians. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasm., Jan. 10.— A resident of Alaska, arriving on the steamer Al-Xi yesterday, is authority for the state- ment that the report sent out from here and Portland relating to the possibilities of an Indian uprising in Sitka, as a result of the recent brutal murder of an Indian Marshal there, were exaggerated. The authorities acted promptly in punishing the offenders, an& they were all safely under lock and key before the generai public knew anything about the crime. The sensational talk about life for a life was made by the renegade contingent which hangs around rumshops and re- fuses to make an honest living. Among the better class of Indians there was no excitement, the people knowing that the law would be enforced in the case against the prisoners. The trial has been set for an early date; meantime the prisoners are in jail with the other offenders. S g VANCOUVER’S SENSATION, Arrest of a Prominent Man on a Charge of Arson. VANCOUVER, B. C., Jan. 10.—Robert Barker, a real estate agent, has been ar- rested here, charged with burning a block on Granville street. Barker put a bailiff in the house of a tenant, and the tenant in revenge swore that Barker had paid a bad character $50 to burn the building for the insurance, and afterward, findiug that he (the tenant) knew all about it, attempted to bribe him to leave the country. The case has caused 1t excitement in the city, as Barker is widely known in the province, having accumulated a large amount of property in the big boom of five years ago. TRAGEDY AT RIO VISTA, Joseph Dadami Ends His Life With a Bullet From a Rifle. Domestic Troubles Believed to Have Deranged the Unfortunate's Mind. RIO VISTA, CiL, Jan. 10. — Joseph Dadami, proprietor of the California Hotel at this place, committed suicide this morn- ing by shooting himself witn a 22-caliber rifle, the bullet passing through his heart. Previous to the shooting he stabbed him- self several times in the breast, but did not succeed in reaching a vital spot. Atthe time of committing the deed he was un- doubtedly out of his mind. Dadami’s domestic life has of late been appy, and about two weeks ago his e left him, going to San Francisco and taking with her, so it is said, a consider- able sum of money. Dadami took her action very much to heart, and his deed of this morning is the sequel. The deceased was about and had resided in th cinity for several years. The funeral will take place Sunday next, and will be under the auspices of the local lodge of Knights of Pythias, of which he was a member. vears of age, PUGET SOU YD'S L OSS, Lumber Trade With South African Coun- tries Falling Off. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasn,, Jan. 9.— The revival in the lumber business of Puget Sound, which has been on during the past fifteen months, steadily increas- ing during that time as a result of the opening up of the South African country, is seriously threatened on account of the Transvaal trouble. Millions of feet of lumber have been shipped from Puget Sound to Delegoa Bay during the past year, and there has been a steady increase in the shipments each month. The first indication of the probable loss of the Puget Sound trade in this direc- tion came a few days ago, when a firm of lumber agents here was notified that the correspondent at Johannesburg would not be able to make any more charters until the threatened trouble in the Transvaal subsided. The news is causing a feeling of depression in lumber circles here, and is regarded as signiticant of considerable loss to Western Washington. South American wars five years ago brought almost total stagnation in Puget Sound lumber circles, and the present revival was caused largely bv the South African trade. A few cargoes go to Cape ‘Town, but the majority go direct to Dela- goa Bay, which 1s the natural port of Johannesburg and the Transvaal country. In addition to sailing vessels engaged in this trade, several big tramp steamers, car- rying more than 2,000,000 feet of lumber each, have carried lumber to Delagoa Bay. JIMMY DIME: DEFEATED, Bested by Eddie Connelly Before a Big Crowd at Cleve- land. During the Third Round the Amster- dam Lightweight's Right Arm Was Broken. CLEVELAND, Osro, Jan. 10.—Eddie Connelly of New Brunswick and Jimmy Dime of Amsterdam, N. Y., met in the 28-foot arena of the Cleveland Athletic Club to-night in the presence of 3000 peo- ple, who paid $2 50 each to see these clever lightweights battle twelve rounds for a purse of $1200 and a side stake, the amount of which will not be stated on account of the laws against stake fights. The betting was in favor of Dime, and about $7000 hinged on the result of thecontest. Con- nelly tipped an even 133 pounds and Dime was one pound lighter. After two prelim- inary scraps the stars made their appear- ance and shook hands at 10:06 p. ». Round 1—Connelly was the aggressor throughout. Dime landed a light left on the stomach. Conuelly jabbed on the nose with his left, getting a hard right in the wind in return.” A rally followed with no damage to either. Dime put a terrific right on the wind again and took a left in the face. Both missed several bad swings and the round closed with the men sparring. Round 2—Connelly led bis right and missed. A rally came next and both men exchanged twe hard rights. Dime landed his left on the mouth. Connelly led left for the wind and fell short. Dime then put a terrific right on Con- nelly’s jaw and the men clinched. , Connelly missed @ left swing and a moment lafer landed his right in the wind taking a right in the face. The round closed with a light exchange and the fighting thus far had been very even. Round 3—Only clever ducking su\'e({ Dime from being knocked out in this round. Dime landed a staggeriug left on Connelly’s mouth, and both exchanged lett facers. Dime jabbed Connelly on the nose and knocked him’to his knees. When hearose he got a hot one in the mouth. Connelly began to make things inter- esting and landed several hard lefts in the wind and over the heart, but missed the swings with the right that would have ended the fight. Dime landed a right on the nose and broughl blood. The round ended with Connelly ducking a right swing from Dime. ‘When Dime went to his corner a call was made for a doctor, who found his right forearm broken, and the referee accord- ingly declared the decision in favor of Con- nelly, ARRIVE AT SEATTLE Missing Men of the Big Strathnevis Reach Home. PICKED UP BY A TENDER. They Had Found a Refuge at the Destruction Island Lighthouse. STORY OF THEIR ADVENTURES. The Disabled Steamer Towed Away After They Had Landed Upon the Shore. SEATTLE, WasH,, Jan. 10.—Purser Mc- Donaid and his comvpanions of the Strath- nevis are safe. The party of five, consist- sisting of McDonald, Third Officer Bain and tbree Japanese, which left the dis- abled steamship at 11 A. M. on December 24 on a small boat for Destruction Island, and who were many days ago given up for lost, are now in t ity. * They were picked up from the island yesterday after- noon by the lighthouse tender Columbine. All are well. The Columbine arrived in Seattle this afternoon. While not harrowing or heartrending, the members of the life-saving crew, who left the disabled liner at a time when over 200 people seemed doomed to certain death, tell an interesting story in detail. Of their purpose and experience Purser McDonald said: “Having been abandoned by the Mio- wera, whose lines parted, we hoped to reach shore and get cable connection with Townsend or some other point and ask for a rescue boat, as it seemed that it was only a question of time when the vessel would go to pieces on the rocks. The wind blew freshly and we had unbroken water until within a mile of the isiand. Though the coast is rocky and most dangerous we succeeded in making through an opening on the south side and got ashore three hours after leaving the Strathnevis, seven miles out to “Finding the lighthouse-keeper we asked him if it was safe to signal the ship to drop closer in, so that by means of small boats the lives of those on board could be saved. At the same time we requested that he get up steam on his foghorn, so signals could be transmitted according to a code arranged before our departure be- tween Captain Rutiie and myself. How- ever, about this time the fog lifted and we saw the Mineola and a few minutes later another vessel, presumably the Costa Rica, alongside. “We knew then that the Strathnevis was safe, so thereafter we looked more especially after our own welfare. We de- cided to rewain at the lighthouse that mght and the following day endeavor to reach the mainland by boats, but from the next y on until a few hours before our rescue storms prevailed. the wind blowing such gales that no vessel could get near.” NEW TO-DAY. SHOES 11 1 2 OF'EF AT OUR STOCK TAKING CLEARANGE SALE! 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