The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 11, 1896, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1896. EVENTS AT FRESHO, The Famous Wootton Case Recalled by a Suit in Court. WAR OF THE CHINESE. President Lee Won Suey of the See Yups Trying to End the Strife. MONEY EXPENDED FOR BRIDGES. Supervisors Demand That a Canal Company Reimburse the County. FRESNO, CiL., Jan. 10. —Suit was brought to-dsy by She Jay Scott ainst Thomas Wootton for $1250. arge of the brother, William Wootton, the w ncher who mysteriously dis appeared from Reedley a year ago. i dizappearance led to the arrest and ction of Professor Sanders upon a and it was the general anders was convicted of mas Wootton now has ct his Th estate of over e was virtually rdered the aged n of his prop Ity of having m ff Scott, acting in conjunction with | the late d tive, A. B. Lawson, took charge of Wootton’s property after his dis- in addition to making vigor- c man. Scott al- leges that the services of him son were worth $2500, and now he sues for his share. | TO END A CHINESE WAR. President Lee Won Suey of the See Yups Commands a Halt. FRESNO, CaL., Jan.10.—Lee Won Suey, president or the See Yup organization of Chinese compani arrived from San Francisco on this evening's train. Suey, in an interview with a CALL correspondent to-night, stated that his mission to this | city was to put a stop to the difficulties be- tween the See Yups and Sam Yeps, which | have been the cause of numerous dis- turbances in Chinatown for several weeks past. ! The trouble in San Francisco over the Mock Tai murder case was communicated i E nd local Chinese entered 1 vigor as was dis- d in the y City. The two com- s set up a boycott against each other, and the fieht is still on. Suey says that he will tell the See Yup people to cease the warfare, and_he belicves that his influerce will be sufficient to get his people to do so. Then if the Sam Yeps persist in the t recourse to the law “".{ be had. Suey deprecates trouble between his countrymen, although he says that his company has not suffered from the boy- cott. - MUST PAY FOR BRIDGES. Fresno County’s Claim Against a Canal Company. 0, CaL., Jan. 10.—The Super- Fresno County have announced ntion of compelling the canal comuanies not o to keep in repair es over their canals, but to pay for bridges already built by the county and for repairs in the past. Biils amounting to more n §6000 have been made out against the Fresno Caaal and Irrigation Company, which is the largest in the if this law holds good it will ma- Iy lessen the road taxes in Fresno ty, as the building and repairing of canal bridges costs the county thousands of dollars annually. e Merriam Will Get No Pay. FRESNO, Cav., Jan. 10.—It was decided to-day | ndge Webb that Supervisors bave no right to employ special counsel when the District Attorney is pre- pared to attend to the business. | . C. Merriam was hired by the Supervizors at a salary of per month to advis the board in rebuilding the Courthouse. District Attorney Snow vrotested. Merriam sued for his salary and to-day lost his suit. ek e Caught in the Act. FRESNO, Car, Jan. 10.—Augustus Dritton hurled a brick through a large plate-glass window of Warner's jewelry , on Mariposa street, at 4 o’clock this nd seized a quantity of fancy s are from the showcase. ~ He was in the act of decamping when arrested. The silverware was scattered all over the side- walk, but was recovered. Britton is about 20 years of age. e B e Deaa Ducls Confis FRESNO, Car., Jan. 10.—Game Warden Rowel! to-day intercepted and confiscated a large number of wild qucks killed in this county and about to be shipped to the San Francisco market. They were taken from the cara at Mendota. The law forbids the shipping of wild ducks out of Fresno County to market. SULARD RUNTERS ROUSED stor ated. The Injunction - Suit of the Ibis Gun Club the Cause. Why the Club Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Colorado. VALLEJO, Cav., Jan. 10.—The late in- junction suit brought by the Ibis Gun Club of California, but which has incorporated in the State of Colorado for the purpose of getting their case into the Circuit Court in San Francisco, has caused considerable comment from the residents and authori- ties in Solano County, and in fact all over the State of California. This little trick of the Ibis people is looked upon by some of the authorities, and the people in general, as a slur on the Superior and Supreme Judges of this Ktate. It is a weil-known fact that all wild game is State property, propagated and protected by the State laws of California, and in an interview with V. V.“Harrue, one of the leading sportsmen of Solano, he asked the representative of THE Car, on behalf of this section as well as for his own information, “what right or authority has the State of Colorado to dictate to the authorities and Yeople of California as to what they shall do with the game and swamyp and overflowed lands?” He says the hunters here arenot looking after the game in Colorado, but they are fully competent to look after the laws of this State. The present game law reads that the swamp and overflowed lahds con- not be preserved for shooting purposes, and every one knows that the wild game belongs fo tie State and not to the Ibis Gun Club. “The people in Solano County are organ- izing a sportsman’s protective associa- tion, which will be composed of some of the leading citizens of the county. Itis intended fo have a membership of 500, and the chief aim will be to support the late decision of Judge A. J. Buckles of the Superior Court of Solano County, and also to be properly represented in the Cir- cuit Court on the 30th inst. to show cause { why these temporary injunctions should not hold good, and to also be in a position | to meet all opposition from such combina- tions as the Cordelia, Teal, Ibis and Tnle | Bell shooting clubs. Amo County g those intercsted in the Solano Sportsman’s Protective Associa- tion are such weli-known men as Dave Hart, ex - As vman Charles Dur- ner, Supervisor B. J. Devlin, Join Stev- ens, Senator Joseph Hoyt and J. Smith | from Benicia, Dr. W. G. Downing, E.E. Long, J. Bryant, Ed Dinkelspiel, John Wilson, E. D. Perkins, P. Lister and Joe Cerkle from Su i . Arnold, U. 8. Whiting, 1 Smith, tant Surgeon ant Surgeon upervisor J. H. ) Cudden, City stee James McCauley, Mayor Frank O'Grady, V. V. Harrier, J. | D. Maire, Dave Beveridge, W. Mitchell, | Supervisor Edward McGettigan and othe: from Vallejo, who are deeply interested sporting matters. The canvasback shooting along the | Napa River has been excellent for the past two weeks. Sculling is excellent at pres- ent, and is about the only way to get big bags this late in the season. The hunters hereabot heard the story and loo ture of the man who said that he had shot 1865 ducks this season, and they give him the credit of sbuoting away ihat number of shells, but _they credit tim v *h about one-quarter of that number of L have read and ed upon the pic- PORTLAND BOKS CAIME, Youthful Anarchists Arraigned for Attempting to Destroy a Schoolhouse. Cartridges in the Desks of Its Pupils. PORTLAND, Or., Jan. 10.—Five youth- ful would-be anarchists, ranging in age from 9 ¢o 17 years, were up before Munici pal Judge Smith to-day for robbing a powder-magazine and scattering dynamite cartridges around the Failing School and under the sidewalks. The leader of the gang, Willlem Kessler, alias ‘Mount Hood,” aamitted that he had got the | smaller boys into the robbery. The other vs are Jim Backenstos, Wilhe White, William Dolan and Roy Rose, the latter a mere midget of a boy. To the Chief of Police Backenstos and Kessler made the astonishing declaration that they had distributed cartridges about the Failing schoolhouse, going so far as to vlace the deadly miss in the desks of the pupils. P al Rossiter's prompt 0 undoubtedly prevented a terrible amity amang the pupils. t the conclusion of the hearing Kess- ler, Dolan and White were sentenced to | six months each in jail, but the sentence | was suspended later, and they were sent to the State Reform School. What will be done with young Rose and Backenstos is not yet decided upon. act County Supervisors Indorse the [ California Gold Mining Exchange. An Amendment to the Laws Relating to Locating Claims Is Desired. MARIPOSA, CAr., Jan. 10.—The Board of Supervisors of Mariposa County, at the conclusion of its monthly session, before adjourning, passed the following resolu- tion: WHEREAS, Tt is reported that a corporation called the California Gold Mining Exchange has been formed in San Francisco with the object of promoting the development and working 10 the best advantage the gold mines of the State oi California and whereas, there is a vast area of Auriferous country of immense value in Mariposa County as yei undeveloped, therefore be it | _ Resolved, That the Board of Supervisors of Mariposa County hails with satisfaction the in- | auguration of the California_Gold Miniug Ex- | change 1n so far s it may bring special atten- | | | tion to bear on the mining and corporation { 1aws, and any amendments thereof; take cog- nizance of the wants and_requirements of the various gold-mining districts and suggest methods by which these wants may be sup- | plied and the mineral resources of the State more effectually developed, and generally sug- | | gest and consider questions which will tend to advance the mining interest, and it is further | Resolved, That s copy of this resolution be | transmittéd to the president of the Gold Min- | ing Exchange of California. | J. A. Adair, attorney-at-law and editor | of the Mariposa Gazeite, addressed the | Board of Supervisorsand in strong terms pointed out the desirability of amend- ment in the existing laws relating to the location of mining ciaims. of January claims have been located broad- cast by individuals who are strangers to the district and who have neither the in- tention nor the meansto doany work. One man is said to have located vetween thirty and forty claims on the north side of the Merced River. Thelegitimate pros- vector or investor, mining on Government Jands, has the greatest difficulty in secur- ing a location without first compensating the alleged claim-owner. Hopes were ex- pressed that THE CaLn would use its po- | tent influence in exposing the abuse and fdvocuting an amendment in the existing | law. oo SANTA CRUZ SALMON RUN. | menareds of Deep-Sca Fish Fall Prey to Fishermen. SANTA CRUZ, CAL., Jan. 10.—The bay, | in a spot a few hundred yards square off | the lighthouse, is black with fishing- | smacks. There is an almost unprecedented run of salmon and the fishermen are hav- ing ereat sport with them. Big schools of the silver or king salmon have been run- | ning all the week. Five years ago the | fishermen made some light catches for | several days at this season of the year, but | this species of salmon in these waters usunally run in the late fall and early sum- mer months. The fish bite eagerly and are gamy. Between 400 and 500 were caught to-day, weighing from eight to forty-five pounds each. These fish are not to be confounded with the steelhieads, which are running up the streams to svawn. Three hundred steel- heads have been speared at the mouth of the San Lorenzo River in the past few davs. The other fish are the deep-sea salmon. Sl IN TROUBLE AT MADERA. Henry DMiller Likely to Be Cited for Contempt of Court. MADERA, CaL, Jan. 10.—The injunc- tion against Henry Miller, the cattle king, restraining him from entering upon the lands held under lease by Kutner & Huff- man, and which he ignored by forcibly taking possession of the lands, was to-day sustained by Judge Conley. Miller will probably be cited for contempt of court. | NEARIPOSA MINING NEWS. Since the 1st | DODGED ALL QUESTIONS, Secretary Searles of the Sugar Trust Refused to Make Any Answers. STOOD ON STATUTORY RIGHTS. As He Was Under Indictment His Position Was Sustained by the Court. WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 10.—The | District Attorney put Secretary Searles of the sugar trust on the stand to-day in the Chapman trial, but as soon as he asked | the first question Mr. Searles drew from his pocket a written statement, which he | proceeded to read, as follows: “Under the advice of my counsel in respect to mv constitutional rights and with all respect to the court, I decline to | answer this question and all others relat- ing to the transactions of which I have | knowledge in the indictment of this case, | for the reason that 1 am myself under in- dictment in this coart for an alleged mis- | demeanor growing outof these very trans- actions. “I bave been guilty of no offense against | either law or morals in my conduct pre- i ceding my being called as a witness before | the Senate committee. I feel it my duty | to stand upon my personal constitutional | privilege.” | \ | Tue District Attorney promptly de- manded that the witness be required toan- swer his questions, which he declared did not relate to the proceedings of the Senate | committee; but if they did have such a bearing, section 860 of the Revised Statutes would protect him. Judge Cole sustained the defense, and | | 1 | £ | Searles was not require self and Law- Confess That They Placed Dynamite | ground that he was under a similar indict- ‘meut. The case was then adjourned to Monday next. e OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Army Officers to Be Examined for FPromotion. following officers will report to Lieutenant- | Colonel Samuel B. M. Young, Fourth Cavalry, president of the examining board | appointed to meet at Presidio of San | Franciscc, at such time as they may be required by the board for examination as | to their fitness for promotion, and upon the conclusion of their respective examina- | tions will return to their proper stations: Second Lieutenant Harry R. Lee, Eleventh Infantry; Second Lieutenant Edward T. Winston, Fourteenth Infantry; Second Lieutenant George W. Kirkman, First Infantry; Second Lieutenant Sidney A. Cloman, First Infantry,ana First Lieuten- ant Benjamin W. Leavell, Twenty-fourth Infantry. Pensions have been granted as follows: “alifornia: Original—Antonio Christian, Vatsonville; Thomas Shelly, San Fran- o; William J. Ruddick, San Francisco. Additional — Thomas Hollis (deceased), San Francisco. Increased—Phillip Lang, | San Jose; Joseph Lanning, Vallejo. Orig- inal widow—Eilizabeth Holds, San Fran- | cisco, The following Postmasters have been appointed: Coulterville, Mariposa County, J. H. Kerrick, vice T. B. McCarthy, re- Indian Gulch, Mariposa County, as Solari, vice J. B. S morile, re- moved; La Cresenta, Los Angeles County, | H. H. Moffett, vice A. N. King, resigned; Volcano, Amador Coumty, Miss Albina Cassinelli. e e REVISION OF BANKING LAWS. Contemptated in a Bill Introduced by Senator Nelson. | WASHINGTON, D. u., Jan. 10.—A gen- | eral rev:sion of the banking laws is con- ! i | templated in a bill introduced this after- | noon by Senator Nelson of Minnesota. It provides for decreasing the capital stock cf banks in cities having less than 5000 inhabitants. s All banking associations are to deposic with the Treasurer of the United States | interest-bearing bonds amounting to one- fourth of their paid-in capital stock, and upon making such deposit they ill be entitled to receive circulat- ing notes equal in amount to the par value of the bonds so deposited, the | | Secretary of the Treasury being authorized | to have printed the extra notes “hus made | These notes are to be made | All National banks | | necessary. payable in gold coin. are required to keep on hand at all times a sum 1 gold coin equal to 5 per cent of their circulation. Tue banks in the cities of Albany, Bal- timore, Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, C! land, Detroit, Lowsville, Milwaukee, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Pitts- burg, St. Louis and San Francisco are re- quired to keep on hand 25 per cent of their deposits in gold coin and money notes, and banks iu all other cities 15 per cent. Sentiment Against Jane May. BRIDGEPORT, Coxx., Jan. 10.—A small audience greeted Mlle. Jane May last nmight on her return engagement here. Soon after she began the suit against the Rey. Dr. Pullman of the First Methodist Church for $25,000 for alleged slanderons state- ments made about Mlle. May it was de- cided by the managers of the theater to secure a return engagement of the actress | in the belief that it would in a certain way | test public sentiment in this city. Butif it were such a test it showed that the peo- | ple were against the actress, as the audi- | | | | ence was small S Wants the Convention. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Jan. 10.—At the call of the Business Men's League a large meet- ing of prominent citizens was held this evening to Democratic National Convention for this city. A lengthy resolution was adopted, “That St. Louis wants the Democratic Na- tional Convention of 1896 and intends to bave it.” The chairman called for sub- | scriptions, and in afew minutes $30,000 was secured. To-morrow will close the canvass for money. Explosion in a Tunnel. CRIPPLE CREEK, Covo., Jan 10.—An explosion occurred in the Swift tunnel, on Carbonate Hill, near Gilleite, to-day, in which a miner named Benschett of Pueblo vas instantly kilied, another badly in- jured and a third is missing. A shot had missed fire and the accident occurred as the workmen were attempting to relight the charge. — Harrison Will Argue. INDIANAPOLIS, Isp,, Jan. 10.—Benja- min Harrison leit his home for New York this afternoon and _his_secretary said he Wwas going to consult with other” attorneys in the Culifornia irrigation cases. From New York the ex-President will g0 to Washington to argue the cases in the United States Supreme Court. Sy Smothered a Crying Child. KENTLAND, Ixp., Jan. 10.—Albert Tol- lis, a farmer, murdered his eight-months- old child. The infant’s crying annoyed Tollis so he placed his hand over its mcuth and smothered it. Lynching is feared. ostaih o iy After Twenty-Five Years. _CH}CAGO, ILn., Jan. 10.—David H. l Dickinson, for twenty-five years a promi- WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 10.—The | e- ! take steps for securing the | nent wholesale marble and granite dealer, assigned to-dav to Malcolm J. Browne. Liabilities, $60,000; assets, $100,000. L Republicans of Wisconsin. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Jan. 10.—The Re- publican State Central Committee, in session here to-day, decided to hold their fwte convention in Milwaukee, on March LOCAL OARSMEN. Ambitious Scullers Who Are in Train- ing — College Crew in Evidence. If rnothing unforeseen nappens to dampen the ardor of the oarsmen, the prospects for a lively summer season of boat-racing now look decidedly good. Frank Fraser,a prominent member of the Stockton Atnletic Association and of the Stanford football team,is one of the principal promoters of aquatics at Palo Altoand he is quite sure an ardent ing terest in rowing will be developed among the students this year. About two years ago interest in boat- rowing at Stanford wgs at a high pitch, and a race with Berkeley was then ar- ranged, but both universities found it a difficult matter to procure a racing barge from the local clubs and the affair fell through. Berkeley has been seeking a match with the Olympic Club in four-oared shells for some time. The Alameda Boating Club has elected the following officers- President, Sansome; vice-president, J. Lancaster; secretary, William Henchman; treasurer, George Greigh; captain, T. Schumachi; vice-cap- tain, George Mervy; janitor and collector, J. Hartman, his election practically does away with the proposed = Washington’s birthday regatta, much to the chagrin of the local oarsmen, who had been 1n training for the event for several weeks. The elected officers rave as their reasons for not holding a regatta that the tide on the day in question would not admit of the holding of a regatta, and, secondly, tizat the club has jost been put on its feet financially and’it wouldn’t be prudent to incur the expense of a regatta just now. Four new members were_elected to the club as follows: F. Ayers, W. Stienhitz, G. Ayers and Al Webb, The ladies’ crew of the Pioneer Rowing | Club are becoming such adepts in the handling of a barge that the club Las tendered them the use of one of the racing boats, which is lighter and faster than their present heavy boat. Julius Mellow, one of the old-time oars- men of the Dolphin Club, intends to enter the next regatta with Thomas B. Keenan, who possesses one of Peterson’s old shells. | The club is talking of selling its four-oared lapstreak barge to the Stanford students, | The ladies’ annex question has lost caste with the members, A new uniform has been adopted by the Dolphins consisting of a blue silk rowing shirt and blue sweater with “D. C.” on the | breast, and a bluecap with white band. It ! is proposed to hold single-scull races next | month. To vary the programme of the reinttn | already mentioned swimming races have been arranged, and the entries are as fol- lows: First class—J. Attridge, J. Mason, | J. Cronin, Jack Coughlin, Adam Schup- pert and Pete von Hadlen. Second class. T. J. Sullivan, E. Sullivan, George Sulli- van, Joseph Will, Al Laib, W. O. Patch THE COUNT DE TOULOUSE. He Is Busy With Many Schemes and Has Numerous Callers. A BIG SYNDICATE PROPOSED. He Says He Is Charmed With the Cali- fornia Ladies and May Stay Till March. Count de Toulouse Loutrec of France, who for over & year has been building a has been holding a sort of levee at the Gailhard House for the last day or two. ‘The nobleman is so glad to be out of Si- | beria, where, as he expresses it, t ere are | none of the beautiful femmes to be found, | tiat his joy is fairly bubbling over. He brought back loads of gold with him, which he made by throwing dirt up in heaps along the Russian line, but he thinks he earned it all. The Count has a lot of big schemes on hand. At first be thought he would go on to Paris and put them through there, but now he doesn’t know but he can make them win in California. He will give the matter a try here, anyway. Several railroad contractors have called on the Count. They had understood from him that there were snaps in the building line in Siberia, and desired to participate in them, if the statement could be veri- | fied. | “l want to induce all the Californians possible to go over and take contracts,” | said the Count. “I do this in a purely | philanthropic spirit, believing they can | make lots of money. | *I am also trying to form a syndicate, of | which I shall be one, to take a larger con- tract than the one I have had, which was | for but 120 miles. There is plenty of profit [ in building the rcad. If i can accomplish my purpose in forming a syndicate here I won't go to Paris. | tok and elsewhere in Siberia. You can ship all your old things over there and get money for them. One thing we need in | railroad grading is some of the improved machinery you have here. In Siberia all the work is done by hand. We pay for Russian labor 50 cents a day and for Chi- | nese 40 cents. “I am now in correspondence with | houses at St. Louis, Chicago, Boston and | other places in regard to American ap- paratus for grading purposes. I have re- | ceived a number of telegrams in reply. | ‘With these modern appliances much more rapid work can be made in building the road and it will be more profitable to_those who do the work. and Al Ronard. The Soutk End Club now has three good | senior crews and two junior crews. Wil- | liam McCausland came near swamping his | shell last Sunday. In taking it from_ the | water he fell on top of the craft and dam- | | aged it severely. | | _An interclub regatta will be held by the | club on the 14thinst. and the following | | crews will participate: | First crew—John Mahoney, Tim Fitz- | patrick, Frank Tobin and John O'Gara. |~ Second crew—Ed Slattery, Id Tobin, | Al Fritz, Frank Duplissen, and Charles | Ratto, stroke. | Third crew—James Pallas, Dan Con- | noily, Charles Cutter and Jim Fickett. Fourth crew—Ed Barry, Al 8mith, Dave Campbell and George Bates. ANGELISLAND FUNCTION Annual Reception of Garrison No. 126 of the Regular Army and Navy Union. Garrison No. 126, Regular Army and Navy Umion, gave an annual reception at Angel Island last Thursday ning. In-| vited guests from the military in and about San Francisco were largely in attendance. “Ihe programme had been carefully pre- | | pared and in addition to music, speeches. | recitations and song, the installation of officers for the ensuing year was made a feature. Colonel D. Geary, San Francisco, who is | a general officer in the union, conducted the installation exercises, at the close of which he treated the audience to well chosen remarks telling in part of his ex- perience as a military man. He noted the | great improvement that had come to pass, not only in the regular service, but also in the militia within the last few years. He was followed by Captain John J. 0’Con- nell, First United States Infantry, who congratulated Colonel Geary on his great information regarding all things militant, and said that the National Guard of Cali- fornia certainly had an able exponent of her prowess. Captain O’Connell, who is himself considered one of the best in- formed army officers about San Francisco, made many comparisons between the ser- vice as it now is and what it was ten years ago. He spoke of the physical, intellec- | tual and moral advancement and conclu- ded that it was all due to the strict enlist- ment laws recently enacted. He brought the personnel of nearly every civilized army in the world in comparison and proved the superiority of the American. Chaplain John H. Macomber spoke at | some length on_the morale of the army of to-day, and said thauv the regular forces | would in the event of war be a nucleus _to | the formation of an immense army. He was proud to bear testimony to the steady advance in morality and thought this condition would spread among the com- panies, regiments, battalions and corps which might in the near future be gathered around the 25,000 men who now wear the Nation’s blue. At the conclusion of Chaplain Macomb- er’s remarks all were invited to partake of | | supper, which had been prepared in the | | dining-room of the Union Hall. After refreshment an entertainment was given in the main hall. The First Infantr, orchestra under Professor W. G. B. Erd- mann furnished the music, which with songs by the Angel Island Glee Club, recitations and readings made up an enjoy- able proramme. At tte conclusion of these exercises the hall was put in order for dancing. Among those present were: Lieutenant F. A. Wilcox, Captain J. J. O'Connell, Captain Charles G. Starr, Chaplain John H. Macomber, Dr. William R. von Ra- desky and wife; George K. Edwards, siz- nal corps, U. 8, A., and wife; Richard Backsfield, San Jose; Captain Stofer, San Francisco; Arthur Puryis, quartermaster- sergeant, and wife; Beach R. Douglass, quartermaster-sergeant U. S. A.; Rich- ard Rush, U. §. A., and wife; John Hessler, commissary-sergeant U. 'S. A., and wife; Mrs. Charles Pearsall, Miss Kate Pearsall, Miss May Hessler. The oflicers who were installed last night were: Commander, W. G. B. Erd- mann; senior vice-commander, John Wil- son; junior vice-commander, John Sulli- van; adjutant, John W. Frazier; pay- master, Edward Close; quartermaster, William Ull; chaplain, Arthur Smith; officer of the day, Lewis B. Leach; officer of the guard, Jeremiah Cahill; officer, G. Schlotterbeck ————————— An odd instrument has just been in- vented combining a fan and an ear-trumpet. The deaf lady, when she wishes to hear “I shall not leave here for Siberia till March. By the time I get there a good | deal of the frost will be out of the ground and ¥ can resume my contract. **All kinds of manufactured goods there are very high. The country is very fertile, and on the route of my contract, between Vladavostock and Chabarowski, it is very fertile. Grapes and other produets, which thrive so well in California, do aimost equally well there. “The peovle are mostly Russian peas- ants. There are very few aborigines, and they are not exactly Tartars, as might be expected. They are not at all inclined to be industrious, and tberefore do not cut much of a ficure. “Some of the wealthiest people are the descendants of the old convicts. They are 0od_citizens. There are a good many Russian capitalists over there. Asfor the mines, they are quite undeveloped. There is a good opportunity there to secure them, or, at least, to work them and make money. “I am not an experienced mining man. I am by profession an engineer of bridges and roads."” | Dr. Maximilien Schumann, the Belgian | explorer and naturalist, who is to explore Thibet, and the Count were old acquaint- ances in Europe. Dr. Schumann and he have had several long talks. The latter is anxious to get all the information he can of the French nobleman relative to the | wild regions of Asia. F. Erickson, one of the contractorson the | Pacific Coast Railroad below Guadaloupe, is in the City, and has conferred with | Count de Toulouse in regard to going to +Siberia and taking a contract there. 1If he should decide to take a contract he would, 80 he said yesterday, ship all his scrapers and apparatus of various sorts to Vladi- vostok, thence to the interior on the division to be graded. Count de Toulouse iz meantime enjoying | himself largely while things develop. The nobleman is 6 feet 4 inches in heizht, and has a mustache which is much admired by the ladies, for whom the Count bas such winning words. CALIFORNIA'S VICTORIES, J. A. Filcher Tells of the Medals Won at the Atlanta Ex- position. The Exhibit Has Already Created a Demand for Products of the Golden West. From time to time glowing accounts have been published in THE CALL of the success achieved by the California exhibit at the Atlanta Exposition. Many medals have been won and the excellence of the exhibit has turned the attention of the people of the East to the many natural advantages of the West. It is toJ. A. Filcher, manager of the California State Board of Trade, that is due the credit for the success. No one took hold of the matter or seemed to realize the importance of such a display until he put his shoulder to the wheel. Mr. Filcher in a recent letter to Tur CaLr gives considerable gratifying in- formation upon the subject. He writes as follows: Editor San Franeisco Call—1 would like to give to the people of Culifornia through Trz JALL o clear and concise enumeration of all the prizes and ewards made to California at the Atlanta Exposition, but it is impossible for the reason that the diplomas have not all been made out.and taey nlone will show the correct list. You published some time ago the list &s taken from the published report here, but that, I know, contained some errors. In the first’ dash Caiffornia got away with about seventy-five premiums, at least three times as many as any other State. Of these thirty-four were highest in their class and carried with them gold medals. When our citrus fruit was exposed, sent in, atmy request, from Porterville, Oroville, Sac. ramento and’ Auburn, the Florida people de- clined to enter into competition, and the re- sult was that the judges, with ex-Governor Bullock at their head, inspected our elegant display on the 20th of December, and gave 10 California some twenty-odd more premiums, and ot that, sixteen of them, rumor says, aré highest in their class, and carry gold medals, We are anticipating, therefore, at least 100 premiums out ‘of this exposition, and about alf of them as high as could be given. Even the exhibitors have named our space the gold medal corner, but none of them. excepting possibly the ‘representatives of some other States, are jealous, for the unanimous verdict what is being said, folds up her fan into a uhage somewhat like the paper packets used by grocers, and applies the smail end to her ear. of all Who see California’s magnificent display here is that we deserve all we got. The exhibit made by the California State Board of Trade is admitted by exhibitors and section of the Russian railroad in Siberia, | ‘“‘Bverything is very high in Vladivos- | | wich and visitors to be the most beautiful and mos tistic on the grounds. Whatever theat ance may be the California State exhibit is alweys crowded. On big days it is jammed. | The fine appearance of our disployand the | great superiority of our products have brought forth showers of flattering comments and ex- | | cited a wonderful interest in our State. | The importation of California produce has | inereased tenfold in Atlenta since we e here, and evidence of a corres; ing incre: is manitest in other Southern centers, to Say nothing about the effect produced on the nu- merous visitors trom all the Stat s north of the Ohio and east of the Alleghany Mountains. The great mass of the visitors to this exnosi- tion had only & vague idea of California and its great productive capacity, and fewer of them had a correctidea of our true climatic character. Aided by our exhibit we have been able to impress the truth, and the results must be in a very large measure beneficial to o State. All say they would like to go, hope to | o or are going to California, andout of so many inclining that way there is no risk in saying that many will sooner or later act on the desire. I find also that among the rich Southerners—and there are many such—a trip to Europe has been the popular excursion. | Hundreds such have told me or said in m hearing that the next trip tbey made the were going to California. Captain Lowry | president of the Lowry Bank, told me only ic duy that our exhibit and our talk had given him a bad case of the Culifornia fever aid he supposed the only way to et cured was to he trip. where and every day we are confronted with evidence of the interest created in our State by reason of the work here, and whatever the harvest may be, it certainly promises | abunaant. 4 | When the State Development Committee | dropped the demonstrating of the proper method of cooking our dried fruits the State | Board of Trade took it up and has carried it to | the close of the fair. This has been of great | good in stimulating a demand for this one of | our important products. | In seli-defense the Atlanta grocer finds that he has to keep California dried snd canned | fruits in order 1o keep his customers. The lectures carried on here by Mrs. McCann may have done some good, but it is questionable. The lady is a fluent talker, but is not as thor- oughly fortified about our State as one in so important and critical a position should be. Aslip of the tongue ora Inisstatement is de- tected by some one in the audience and made the most of. Then 1n this Southern country 8 woman on the rostrum is not considered so much in place as possibly in some other parts of the Union. A womanly woman and a manly man is the bent of Southern ambition, and I am not sure but the standard is worthy of approv On the whole, however, the part played by California here has been ‘prominent and very satisactory in charge are enthusiastic over the results that have attended ou: and this enthusiasm and great satisfac over the showing we have been abl secms to be participated in by every visiting | Californian. I doubt if you can find one who | has been here but will tell you California heads the roll at Atlants, J. A. FILCHER. A COMMERCIAL EXHIBIT. The State Board of Trade to Make a Novel Showing of Manu- factures. The State Board of Trade is to have what must prove a novel, attractive and valu- | | able addition to its exhibit when it opens its rooms at i6 Post street on February 1. The manufactures and trades of all the States west of the Rockies, of the Sand- the Samoan islands and of Alaska are to be represented. In this way San Franciscans and those visiting this City will learn the things they can get without cailing upon the effete E: This novel feature will have a rcom to itself ana be known as the “commercial exhibit.” Everything the showing of which may be conducive to the growth of comme: will be given space. There will be shown the different clays for pottery and the res produced from them. These will be ompanied by an account of the locality ere each is found and the extent of the deposits. Sands for glass-making and building stones will be treated in a similar manner. Manufactured articles and the raw ma- terials will be shown, with a history of their productio There will be an ex- hibition of pavements and of the sub- stances employed in their construction. Woods of all kinds will be given a special | department and the uses of the dil‘gcrent kinds exemplified. Men having products of the Pacific islands for sale will be requested to send samples to the Board of Trade rooms. In this way a complete and valuable showing will soon be prepared that will mark most plainly the value of commercial relations with the outside islands of the South | Pacific Ocean. | The board is contemplating a new fea- | ture to insure the presence of complete and artistic exhibits from the various counties. The idea 18 to have a spirit of competition enter into the preparation of these exhibits. This wiil be effected by giving cash premiums or diplomas to the counties making the finest displays. 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Hudson Medical Institute Stockton, Market and Ellis Sts., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL NOTICE FOR BIDS, Notice Inviting Sealed Proposals for the Purchase of Lincoln Water Works Bonds. is affected you itable and easily The Trustees of the town of Lincoln havin, by ordinance of said town entitled an or nance providing for the issuance and sale of bonds for the town of Lincoln for the construc- tion, acquisition and completion of a water- works system for the said town of Lincoln for fire and other munieipal purposes, passed and approved the 17th day of December, 1895, ordained that there shall be issued by the said town of Lincoln forty bonds of the denomina- tion of $500 each, bearing interest at the rate of 5 per cent per annum, payable annually, and also directing the Town Clerk of the town of Lincoln to give notice inviting proposals for sale of sald bonds. Now, therefore, notice 1s hereby given by the Board of Town Trustees of the town of Lincoln to sell said bonds aforesaid as they may deem necessary. The said bonds are to bear date the first Mouday in January, 1896, and are to be numbered consecutively from one to forty, both inclusive, the first bond to be made payable on the first Monday in January, 1897. and the re- maining bonds consecutively are to be made payable on the first Monday in Januery in each succeeding celendar year, until and including the year 19 the said bonds are to be made payable to the bearer at the office of the Treas- urer of the said town of Liacoln, in the said town of Lincoln, Placer County, State of Cali- fornia, and to each of said bonds there is to be attached interest coupons equal in number to the number of vears which the bond in ques- tion has to run before its maturity. Sealed proposals for the purchase of said bonds will be 2a by the clerk of the said town on behalf of the Trustees of the said town st his office in said town atany time from the date of the first publication of this notice up to the hour of 7 o'clock P. M. of the 31st day of January, 1396, and that thereaiter said bonds will besold by the Board of Trus- tees of eald town to the highest and best bid- der for cash in gold coin of tne United States. The Board of Trustees of said town hereby re- serve the right .to accept or reject any and all bids. No bid will be considered that is for less than the face velue of said bonds. Said bonds will be delivered in the aggregate amount entire issuo forty, both of $20,000, numbered from one inelusive. The purcha: price of said bonds must be paid on the delivery of the bonds at the oflice of the Town Treasurer of the said town of Lincoln. The purchaser or purchasers of said bonds, to whom the s ded, must sureties, in the penal the purchase pri Lincoln. and cond; shall within ten da on the part of the tees to deliver said b same as delivered; and that a failure to up and pay for same within the time herein specified shall be & breach of said undertak- ing and shail constitute such breach of itself, entic in said undertaking shall be held and considered as liquidated damages; and said undertaking may be sued upon immediateiy in the name of the town of Lincoln, and the amount specified therein recovered as liguidated damages. 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