The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 10, 1896, Page 3

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 189 EDWIN FIELDS DIES A PAUPER, Sad Passing of the Man Once Called the “Prince of Tombstone.” FRIENDLESS AND ALONE. His Body Consigned to the Dis- secting Table of a School of Anatomy. HAD SQUANDERED MILLIONS. He Made an Enormous Fortune Dur- ing the Mining Boom, But Lost It All. CHICAGO, Trr., Feb. 9.—All that was mortal of Edwin Fields, the “Prince of Tombstone,” who once counted his money by the millions, lies on a dissecting table at the School of Anatomy, 385 Washing- ton boulevard. He died a pauper and his body was turned over to the Demonstra- tors’ Association. The story of Fields’ life is one of ro- mance and pathos. His career began practically in the mining regions of Tomb- stone, Ariz. He was then about 60 years of age. For thirty years previous to his advent in Tombstone he had been in California, drifting to gifferent mining camps, following every new excitement. He wasa strewd man, of great personal courage and a good judge of ore; so, when he made his location in the new mining district of Tombstone he was content to wait. Among others who squatted upon what were considered worthless claims when the town was in its infancy and its value unknown was Edwin Fields. He had come to Tombstone like thousands of oth- ers without a dollar. When the boom be- gan the Gilded Age, the principal claim owned by Ficlds, was on the main lead and early became desirable property. There were rival claimants, however, and nsiderable litigation. But Fields, backed New York capitalists, finally won and sold the Gilded Age for $600,000. He, how- ever, reserved the surface—about twenty acres. On this was situated the business part of Tombstone. He sold 25-foot lots as high as $5000 and for years his rents amounted to over $4000 a month. Then commenced a career of extrava- gance seldom equaled except by *‘Coal Oil Johnny” and a few other fortunate but foolish men. When water in Tombstone sold for five centsa gallon Fields took three baths a day. He wore the whitest of flannel suits, and changed throughout after each bath. His personal expenditures averaged no less than $100 a day. After “milking Tombstone dry,’’ Fields went to St. Louis 10 speculate in grain, but he'soon lost the larger portion of his for- tune. Then he came to Chicago, and here he was speedily reduced to poverty, and it became with him a question of getting enough to eat. For a while he worked at various hotels in the city as store-keeper, seldom receiv- ing more than $14 a month. Worry and advancing years finally caused him to succamb. For a few weeks he lay sick at a cheap lodging-house on Thir- teenth strecet. He was forcibly carried from there to the hospital, and after a few days sent to the poorhouse at Dunning, where he died. SUIRE SEATCR WOLEOTT Bitter Denunciation of His Re- cent Utterances Against Monroeism. Members of the Denver Trades Assem- bly Censure Their State’s Representative. DENVER, Covo., Feb. 9.—Members of " the Trades Assembly denounced Senator Walcott in severe words at their regular session to-duy because of his attack upon the Monroe doctrine, and resolutions of scorn, censure and a request for his resig- nation were severally offered, but failed to receive votes enough to be passed. Some wanted to bang him in effigy, others to give him a drubbing with clubs upon his next visit to Colorado. He was ,called a Judas and a Benedict Arnold, and one wanted the records of the assemby re- vised so that his name might be expunzed wherever it appeared. The assembly passed resolutions com- plimentary to Senator Tillman. e IN DISPUTED TERRITORY. Venezuela Grants a Concession to a Syn- dicate of Capitalists. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 9.—A special cable dispatch to the Journal from Car- acas, Venezuela, says: The Venezuelan Government has granted a big concession of the richest section of Guiana, on the upper Orinoco, 1o a syndicate of capital- jsts. The concession is in a portion of the country which is not claimed by Great Britain. Itis believed that 1t will be col- onized by United States citizens, who are Jikely to develop its great natural re- sources. e — SENTIMENT IN ENGLAND, Professor Westlake Says Venezuela’s Claims Are Preposterous. LONDON, Exc., Feb. 9.—The Daily Chronicle will to-morrow reiterate that it believes there is a good prospect for an honorable settlement of the Anglo-Ven- ezuelan dispute. 2 John Westlake, professor of interna- tional Jaw in the University of Cum-brid_ge, has written a letter to the Times in which he says that Great Britaln bas not yet had any statement of the legal ground on which Venezuela claims a large and ancient part of British Guiana. He adds _that if Great Britain made & condition of arbitration that certain rules of law relat- ing to the title to the territory should guide the arbitrators it would be strictly following the example of the United States in the Alabama case. Mr. Westlake further says he is con- vinced that the Venezuelan claims are preposterous, and asks the United States to assist in discovering how many of these claims can be disposed of by direct ar- rangement or by such arbitration as Great Britain can be fairly asked to enter upon. The Telegraph to-morrow will say that the Govesnment’s naval programme for (lx!;gfi contemplates the expenditure of £10,- ORIENTAL ORDER OF ZOUAVES. An Organization for the Cultivation of a Spirit of Americanism. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 9.—Gen- eral M. A. Dillon of this city, whe was the founder of the Union Veterans’ Union and the Medal of Honor Legion, has founded a new patriotic semi-military organization, having for its main objgcts the cultivation of a spirit of Americanism and the strict enforcement of the Monroe doctrine. 3 The organization is called the Oriental Order of Zouaves. Itis National in its scope and will admit citizens of.all ages and good character to membership. ?he uniform adopted by the order combines the National colors and is of a very showy design. The relief of members in distress and of their widows and orphans is‘a part of the plan of the organization. TS T NOBIL1TY SHOVELING SNOW. Count Polinski of Russia Worhing on a Michigan Toww’s Chaingang. IRONWOOD, Micu., Feb. 9.—Ironwood has a genuine Russian Count av work shoveling snow off the streets. His name is Count Polinski, and he claims to be a Russian nobleman who was obliged to leave his country to escape punishment for conspiracy against the Government. The €ount was arrested for vagrancy and sentenced to thirty days’ imprisonment. g Pottawatomie Indians Win. DECATUR, Mich., Feb. 9.—Chief Poka- ger of the Pottawatomie tribe of Indians, in Southwestern Michigan, has received notice from Washington that the contest- ing claim of the Port Huron Indians toa share in the $104,000 recently awarded the tribe has been set aside, and that the money will soon be distiibuted among the 240 surviving members. This band refused to remove to the Western reservations in 1833, but claimed the annuities due in that event. The present claim has been pend- ing since 1866. FNESPORTAT SHNTACALL The Fishing Grounds Are Alive ‘With Salmon, Sardines and Whales. The Big Fellows Are Harmless, but in the Way of the Boat- men. SANTA CRUZ, CAL., Feb. 9.—The fish- ermen to-day Janded 150 salmon and had great sport with whales while enguged at salmon-fishing. Ten of these big fellows came into the fishing ground this morn- ing, and they were tame and peaceful in their sport, and were only a harmless bother in their search for sardines. The fishermen say there are ‘‘acres of sardines” and they have no fear of the salmon running out, as there are enough sardines for them and the whales, unless the whales get to keeping school in these waters, when the boatmen will not get about with as much free- dom, and the sardines may be greatly diminisned. But there is no fear of that. One salmon caught to-day by Fisherman Jackson weighed twenty-eight pounds, the largest taken this season. The weather is beautiful and the prospects are good for a fine week’s fishing. EDITOR FRANCIS MARRIED, The Proprietor of the Penny Press Sur- prises His Friends. SANTA CRUZ, CAL., Feb. 9.—Phil Fran- cis, editor and proprietor of the Penny Press, was married this evening to Miss Elizabeth de C. Hanmore of this city. The wedding was of a private character, there being present but a few personal friends. Rev. C. O. Tillottson, rector of Calvary Episcopal church, reaa the mar- riage service. The event occurred at one of the Pope House cottages, where they will reside. The marriage of Mr. Francis and Miss Hanmore had been announced, but the time had not been made public until yes- terday, and was consequentiy a surprise to many of their friends. Miss de Han- more has lived in Santa Cruz for several years, coming here from Philadelphia. Bhe is a sister to Mrs. Girard of this city. Mr. Francis is well known as a newspaper man in the South and also in California. He started the Penny Press in April, 1895, and has made it one of the most success- ful interior papers in the State. BIOT AT LOS ANGELES The Cowboy Preacher and His Wife Defy the Police and Cause Trouble. Over Two Thousand People Make a Demonstration That Shakes Up the City. LOS ANGELES, Can., Feb. 9.—There was an incipient riot to-night in front of the police station, and for more than two hours the street was so blocked that it was impossible to move along the sidewalk, and even the streetcars bad difficulty in getting through the immense and closely packed crowd. The cause of the trouble was the so- called ‘*Cowboy Preacher,” J. R. Rice, and his wife, and quiet was not restored until after they, with several of their followers, were landed behind the bars. The cowboy preacher has been holding nightly meetings here, and the crowds he and his wife have been drawing have ob- structed the sidewalk of Spring street, the main thoroughfare of the city. The police have warned them to desist, but they have defied the officers. The arrest of Mrs. Rice to-night was the signal for a mob to form, not to do vio- lence, but to sympathize with Rice because his wife was behind the bars. The mob at the station refused to move and the golico made an endeavor to force them to clear the street. Rice offered bail for his wife, but the police refused to accept it until the crowd dispersed. Rice, surrounded by fully 2500 people, commenced to sing ‘“America, sweet country dear, sweet land of liberty, *tis of thee I sing.” About 1000 people took up the refrain, and it could be heard for blocks. Then the potice arrested Rice for disturbing the peace. In the meantime the entire police force of the city had been called out,and after Rice's arrest the crowd was dispersed with no great difficulty. . About fifteen obstreperous individuals who resisted police authority were jailed. It was the most exciting experience the police of this city ever had. At midnight the wife of the cowboy preacher was re- leased on bail. He was refused bail and was compelled to remain in jail over night. A PRETTY GIRL'S DEGRADATION, Arrested in a Seattle Den in the Act of Smoking Opium. IS OF A GOOD FAMILY. She Makes a Piteous Plea for the Concealment of Her Shame. BUT IS DRAGGED TO PRISON. Tempted by Chinese Servants, She Becomes a Hopeless Victim of the Drug. SEATTLE, Wasu., Feb. 9.—A raid by the police at an early hour this morning on a Washington-street opium-smoking den revealed the downfall and degrada- tion of a beautiful girl who was found in the act of smoking opium with a repulsive looking Chinaman. Emma Perkins is her name, her father being a big contractor and builder of Se- attle. A distressing scene followed the arrest and the girl begged piteously that her shame be not made public, for her mother’s sake, if for no other. But her entreaties were coldly disregarded by the officers and she was dragged away to prison. Miss Perkins is 18 years of ageand per- sonally very attractive. She is well edu- cated, of good form and figure, has a luxu- riant growth of dark-brown hair and her eyes are large and lustrous. According to a confession obtained by the police she has been in the habit of vis- iting the dive for several months and ad- mits that she isalmost hopelessly addicted to tne habit of opium smoking. Itappears that she and a neighbor girl, whose name she steadfastly refuses' to di- vulge, having heard Chinese servants talk s0 much about the happiness and blissful feeling found in the opium pipe, were tempted to steal away from home to a smoking place connected with a Chinese washhouse. Their visits became more frequent, exposure. Miss Perkins was liberated to-day. She claims her sister and companion in wrong- doing 1s not now in the city. A woman who lives in the neighborhood of the Chi- nese establishment observed the girls’ visit to the place, and, believing it to be her duty to do so, informed the police. W SCHLATTERAOUBLE The Prisoner in the San Barnar- dino Jail Is Either Genuine or a Counterpart. Declines to Be Interviewed—Thought to Be a Fit Subject for the Asylum. SAN BERNARDINO, Cin, Feb. 9.— If the vagrant in the County Jail is not Schlatter, the divine healer, then Schlatter has a double both in appearance and experience, to a certain degree. The prisoner was visited in the County Jail by a CanL correspondent and was found in his cell apart from his companions in durance vile. He did not seem to notice the presence of the reporter, but lay stretched in his bunk o® his back and his arms folded across his breast. His eyes were partially closed and his whoie demeanor was that or a man wrapped in profound thought and totally oblivious of all surroundings. Not until he was spoken to two or three times did he show any signs of conde- scending to notice his visitor. As to the question, ‘‘Are you Schlatter, the healer?” he uttered not a word, only a stare, as much as to say: “This is a matter I intend to keep strictly to myself.” While he will in no way acknowledge that he is Schlatter, still he has been in the very places that the famous healer did visit. and_trailed about on a white mule until it died of thirst and fatigue on the Yuma desert. He says that he does not mind working on the rockpile as he had been sentenced to do, as the Savior suffered a thousand- fold more, and he simply considersjthat he is doing penance, as should all sinners in this world of trial and tribulations. All efforts to get an extended interview out of | him have proved unavailing, as he would | sink into silence as if in prayer, totally ig- noring the reporter. The opinion of the officers is that the man is either Schlatter, or else some re- ligious crank who has heard a great deal of the healer. His general actions would imply that he belongs in the asylum, and not on a rockpile, Schlatter or no Schlatter, LA PLUCKY SACRAMENTO WOBRMAN. She Winged a Burglar During the Ab- sence of Her Husband. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Feb. 9.—About 7 o’clock this evening a man called at the house of W. H. Colby, & messenger for Wells, Fargo & Co., and told Mrs. Colby her husband would not be home until late. as the train was delayed. A few moments afterwards she heard a noise at the back door, and, taking a pis- tol with her, she went toit. She found the wire screen had been cut and saw a man standing outside of it. She took a shot at him and saw him partly raise a pistol. She shot twice more and he ran and jumped over the»clley fence, erving out: *“‘Ben, I am. hurt” The officers searched the alley. but were unable to find any traces of the burglar. S S COURSING AT SACRAMENTO. Large Crowd aud a Fine Day’s Sport. The Winners. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Feb. 9.—The Sac- ramento Coursing Club met on the Gerber ranch, near Florin, to-day and finished the great races begun on January 12. John Grace of San Francisco acted as judge, and James Wren of S8an Francisco as slipper. A large crowd was 1n attendance, many from San Francisco and Oakland being present, and the decisions giving perfect satisfaction. Waylarer won first money, Nelhe Conroy of San_Francisco second, Snowdrift third, and San Joaquin of the Alameda kennel fourth. —_—— CRIMINALS AT SACRAMENTO. The City Again Overrun by Tough Char- acters—Many Arrests. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Feb. 9.—For sev- eral days past this city has been overrun by a foreign criminal element which has committed a number of petty burglaries throughout the city, and during the day ovle_r fifty arrests have been made by the police. i This evening Policeman Higgins ar- rested a man named Fred W. Knox on suspicion. When searched at the potice station a number of blank checks on the banks of Watsonville, Benicia and Hay- wards were found in his possession, and a book containing the sigcnature of numer- ous prominent persons throughout the State, written on slips of cards and pasted on the leaves. The man claims to bea civil engineer, and says he is from Los Angeles. —_— DOCTORED CAKE AT CARSON. After Supper a Leap Year Party Is Sud- denly Broken Up. CARSON, Nkv., Feb. 9.—At the return leap year party given in this city an out- rage was perpetrated on the guests that re- sulted in the serious sickness of about a dozen people. At midnight supper was served and shortly after quite a number of ladiesand gentlemen were taken violently ill. The trouble was supposed to lie in an innocent-looking chocolate cake, which was placed on the table by nobody knows who, although several persons are sus- pected. Itissupposed by some that the cake was doctored for the Reno musicians, there having been some feeling engendered by the management of the bail sending to Reno for the music. Some of the cake has been saved and sent to the Reno University to be analyzed. The report of the chemist is anxibusly fwaite , and arrests are expected to fol- ow. —_—— MINORS ELOPE FROM TACOMA. Supposed to Be on the Way to San Franoisco. TACOMA, Wass., Feb. 9.—The youngest daughter of George Hazzard, a prominent Democratic politician and leader of the Hill Democracy in the West, has eloped with Edward Cootes, aged 19, a clerk in the street railway office. The girl is aged 16. They left here Thurs- day night. The parents of each believed them to be visiting friends until to-day, when it was learned that they went to Seattle together. Itis thought they took the steamer Umatilla there Friday morn- ing for San Francisco. SAN JOSE CYCLERS RACE, Hardy Downing, a Scratch Man, Captured the Time Prize in 13:23 2-5. Summary of Entries, Handicaps and the Order in Which the Men Finish. SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 9.—The five-mile culminating in this morning‘;; handicap road race of the Garden City Cyclers over the East San Jose course this morning drew out a large crowd of spec- tators. The race was a fast one, and proved interesting from start to finish. Hardy Downing, a scratch man, won the time prize in 13:23 2-5, breaking the course record of 13:25. C. M. Smith, with 25 sec- onds’ handicap, won the race in 13:30. Julius Smith (:25) was second in 13:31, and T. 0. Evans (1:10) third in 14:27. The entries and handicaps and the order in which they finished were as fol- lows: C. M. Smith, :25; Julius Smith, :25; T. O. Evans, 1:10; Hardy Downing, scratch; V. Benson, :40; L. E. Whiting, 1:45; Gus Navlet, scratch; J. B. Carey, :35; B. Cagtle, 1:10; G. Seig, 1:25. Oscar Smith, W. Jamison, J. Arguello, J. Der- moody, W. J. O'Brien, C. P. Owen and N. Keoser started, bt failed to finish. i xS0l o SAN JOSE’S DOCKERY. His Appointment Has Improved the Quality of the Milk. SAN JOSE, Car., Feb. 9.—Veterinary Inspector 8pencer last evening made tests of thirty-five samples of milk taken from the different dairy establishments. The tests showed that the milk-dealers are serving better milk since the appointment of an inspector. One or two tests showed as low as 3 per centof butter fat, and the samples ranged as high as 5 1-5 per cent. Inspector Spencer will at once begin the inspection of dairy berds to see whether or not the milk of tuberculous cattle is served. . ARRESTED FOR BURGLARZY. Stolen Articles Sold by Andrew Marshall Found in Santa Clara. SAN JOSE, CAL., Feb. 9.—Andrew Mar- shall was arrested in Santa Clara lasteven- ing by Constable Menton on a charge of burglarizing the store of M. C. Close, on South First street, in this city, a few weeks ago of about $80 worth of aluminum ware. Some of the articles were recovered in Santa Clara yesterday, where they had been sold bv Marshall. George Haggerty ar.d Frank Atwood are in jail awaiting examinatiou on the same charge. Marshall was brought to the County Jail last night. —— LITERARY AND SC1ENTIFIC. Series of Lectures to Be Given by the Chautauqua Circle. SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 9.—At the annual meeting of the executive committee of the Pacific Coast branch of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, held in this city, the committee announced that Dr. A. L. Palmer of New York would lecture at the assembly at Pacific Grove 1n July. Dr. Martyn of Chicago will give two lectures on “Christian Citizenship.” Dr. Lamar of Texas and Rev. Anna Shaw will also lecture. Rev. Dr. Eli McClish of San Francisco was elected president, in place of Dr. A. C. Hirst, who resigned, owing to his re- moyal from the coast. i R TEACHERS AND PUPILS. To Be Placed Upon ths Gridiron by the Board of Education. SAN JOSE, CAL.; Feb. 9.—The County Board of Education will begin the exami- nations for teachers’ certificates on June 1. On June 6 and 20 pupils wh> have graduated from the grammar grades of the country schools wiil be examined. The board yesterday granted grammar- rade certificates on_ Normal School iplomas to Lottie M. Wilber and Harriet Warning. The certificates of Catherine Griffith, Robert Loosemore, Ida Walten- speil, Mrs. Post and Irene Thomas were renewed. : Los Gatos Residence Burned. SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 9.—The residence of Z. L. Wheaton at Los Gatos was de- stroyed by fire last night. The loss is about $1200; partially insured. The origin of the fire is unknown. PACIFIC GROVE PROGRESS. Citizens Hold a Meeting to Establish a High School, PACIFIC GROVE, CAL.,:Feb. 9.—An enthusiastic meeting was held by the citi- zens of this place last night for the pur- pose of establishing a high school. Job Wood Jr. of Salinas, Superintend- ent of County Schools, attended, and sev- eral speeches were made favoring the proposition. A committee of three was appointed to u?ui_re into the advisabil- ity of joining Pacific Grove, Monterey and Del Monte under thesame high school district, but the prevailing sentiment seemed to be for a district school for Pa- cific Grove. An adjournment was ‘taken until next Saturday night, when definite action will be taken, v MARE [SLAND NAVAL NOTES Monadnock About Ready .to Receive Her New Crew. BALTIMORE DISMANTLED Some of Her Officers Will Join Other Ships in the Coast Squadron. NEW DRYDOCK BADLY NEEDED Junkmen Seeking Bargains—Good Pork in Condemned Barrels—Relief for Injured Workmen. VALLEJO, Car., Feb. 9.—Within the next day or two the crew for the monitor Monadnock will have arrived from the Norfolk Navy-yard, coming by way of the Sunset route. As soon as the train, con- sisting of five sleepers, two baggage and one commissary car, reaches Vallejo Junc- tion the steamer Amador will take the men aboard and they will be brought di- rectly to the navy-yard and landed. The men will take up their quarters on board the receiving-ship Independence, to re- main until the 20th inst., the date desig- nated for putting the monitor in commis- sion. The train will proceed to the Oak- land yards, where it will be overhauled, and return to the junction on the 13th, ready to return with the men from the Baltimore to the Norfolk or New York Navy-yard where they go to receive their discharge. The men coming this way were formerly a portion of the crew of the battle-ship Texas recently put out of com- mission at the Norfolk yard. The draft consists of some 166 officers and men. 1t is evidently the aim of the officials at Washington to abandon the time-honored custom of sending the men by water and consuming a month’s time, and hereafter bring them out or return them by rail. The Monadnock is nearly ready for them. She has been greatly improved since going indock. Newly painted, yards up and decks cleared of working tools, she makes a much better looking appearance than two weeks ago. So far her officers have not all been assigned to’ her, but will be within a short time. She is now out of dock, lying alongside the wharf, all painted except the turrets. The cruiser Baltimore is nearly ready to go out of commission. A number of her officers have been distributed to various ships in the squadron and others will go East on leave. The experience of the Baltimore in the gale on the Japan coast demonstrates the fact and the necessity that all cruisers of her type should be fitted with large freeing posts located in the sponsons and other parts, so arranged that when large yolumes of water are taken aboard, as was the case with the Baltimore, it will have a mode 0 escape so the upper deck can be cleared in time for another sea bath. As now arranged, the only method of escape is by small scuppers near the deck, which are entirely inadequate for the purpose. While at the yard the cruiser will be given a thorough overhauling. Much satisfaction is expressed at the ac- tion of the department, or the chief of bureau of construction, Commodore Hitch- born, in ordering the boats, outfit, etc., for the two gunboats to be built at San Fran- cisco to be constructed at Mare Island. This means an expenditure of nearly $50,- 000, and will tide over what was feared to be many idle daysand months for mechan- ics in branches of trade pertaining to this class of work. Hope 1s not entirely abandoned for the appropriation of money for the commence- ment of a new dry dock at Mare Island. Without doubt the Secretary of the Navy knows full well the necessity for the sec- ond dock at this yard, but on account of the state of {he finances of the Govern- ment ke could not. consistently advocate this measure, but the Representatives from the Pacific Coast, with Congressman Hilborn on the House Naval Committee and Senator Perkins on the Senate Com- mittee, with their thorough knowledge of the urgent necessily for the dock, will un- doubtedly do all in their power to so im- press the subject on their fellow-members that the money will be secured and the dock commenced before another year. The water front having been dredged to the satisfaction of the yard authorities the machine men have removed their debrns distributing pipes and, with the machine, have returned to the Bay City. The yard has been fairly overrun during the past week with tradesmen of all kinds to look and haul over the quantities of old junk to be disposed of under sealed bids during the coming week. The general verdict among them is that it is the poor- est lot of condemned stuff they ever saw. But then this is all for effect, and to deter other prospective bidders from running the price up. A funny story is going around the street corners relative toa lot of pork recently inspected, that while the pork passed a first-class inspection, the barrels in which it was packed wererejected. The question is what will become of the swine flesh which awaits the putting in of brine if the barrels are to be returned to San Francisco? However, the storemen may have an op- portunity to do the repacking, and it will take some time, as there are many thousand pounds of the pork. By the building of the engines for the Hartford at Mare Island the mechanics will again have an opportunity of demon- strating their fitness as marine engine builders. The engines of the Monadnock during her dock trial have run perfectly; it only requires time to prove what the monitor will ao at sea. As predicted not long since the Co- manche will soon go to San Francisco, if the dispatches in the paper of this morn- ing from Washington are correct. She will be a novel sight to the rising genera- tion of San Franciscans who have never seen a single turreted monitor. The oiler from the Baltimore who was run over by one of the small flatcars used in transporting materials one day last week is in the hospital slowly improving. Andrew Bap, who had his leg crushed off by one of the Monadnock’s guns, is as well as to be expected. He is still in the hospital. The officers and employes at the yard succeeded in raising nearly $1400 for the benefit of his family. On Tuesday evening the Vallejo Dramatic Association will give an entertainment for his benefit. Thus it will be seen if one is injured at the yard the employes endeavor to assist his family. There is open daily in Vallejo from 7A.M. 1010 P. 3. a fine reading-room with gymnasium and special facilities for recre- ation, known as the Headquarters of the Naval Union, designed especially for men of the United States navy, though civilian visitors are always welcome. The union has done a vast deal of good toward fur- nishing social enjoyments for the blue- jackets when visiting this side of the river. Work of all kinds remains in about the same condition as a month ago. Work- men on the Monadnock will next turn their labors to the Baltimore and perhaps the Ranger, though no definite orders have veen received for either of them. To get the Monadnock ready by the 20th a rumber of men have been working at night on her. n at Football. VALLEJO, Car., Feb. 9.—A hotly con- tested game of football between the Farra- guts of Vailejo and the Suisun Valley team of Suisun took place this afternoon, result- ing in a victory for the Vallejo team by a score of 18 to 6. . Two of the Suisun players were injured in the last half of the game, comg‘i‘lling the game to be called off. Dr. Hogan attended the injured men. The Suisun boys were game to thelast. A large crowd of visitors came down from Suisun. The best of feeling prevailed. A return game will be playea in the near future. S s Died From Burns She Received. VALLEJO, CaL., Feb. 9.—Coroner Trull was summoned to Dixon by telegraph to-day to hold an inquest on the body of a woman who had been burned so severely that she died from the injuries received. The woman was a cook in the McDer- mott bouse, and on Friday night while en- gaged in her duties about the range her clothing accidently took fire and before the flames could be extinguished she was burned so badly that death ensued Satur- doy afternoon. The coroner will return to-night. a7 < bl ¥isit of I. O. O. F. Grand Officers. VALLEJO, CaL., Feb. 9.—Grand Master Gosby Shaw of the Grand Lodge, 1. 0. 0. ¥. of California, will visit San Pablo and Golden State lodges of Odd Fellows at a joint meeting to bs held Mon- day evening in the magnificent hall owned by San Pablo Lodge No. 43. A pleasant time is assured the dietinguished visitors. AT THE PARK AND BEACH. The One Thousandth Concert Given by the Park Band. It seemed as if all the residents of the City were out yesterday enjoying the beau- | tiful weather, and those who were not in Golden Gate Park or at the Haight-street grounds were at the ocean beach, the CLiff and Sutro Heights. The several car lines running westward were crowded all day. The Sutro line worked well and was well patronized. The two steam lines that terminate near the CHff carried out as many as each car and platform could hold on each trip. The crowd at the ocean beach was very large, but not so large as 1t was the previoug Sun- day. The feature in Golden Gate Park was the one thousandth concert given by the park band. presented and the several numbers were appreciated and loudly applauded by the great assemblage of people who were lis- teners. *‘Call Me Thine Own,” solo for French horn, by E. Schlott, with flute ob- ligato by A. Lombardo, was the gem of the programme, and the artistic rendition won for the performers much applause and a lond demonstration for an encore. The first concert was given under the direction of I.C. Coggin in August, 1884, at a time when it was doubtful if the people would appreciate the novelty. The first one was favorably received and the crowds that listened to those that followed gave proof that San Franciscaus are lovers of popular music. A balleon ascension from the Haight- street grounds by Professor Markenburg yesterday was witnessed by a very large number of people. It was one of the most perfect ascensions ever made in the City, the ‘‘balloonatic’" rising over 1500 feet, hanging by bLis teeth to a leather strap fastened to the trapeze bar when he left the ground. He landed safely at the base of Mount Olympus. The managers of the Haight-street grounds will shortly give THE Caru's newsboys a'day. They will be granted iree admission, free rides in the chutes, free slides on the trolley and free rides on the merry-go-round. This will be a gala day for the boys. e o Soap was taxed $140 per ton in the time of Queen Anne. A very attractive programme was | FLENG FRON MOUNT TADOUTE People in Fear of a Dire Calamity at Any Moment. WHAT TWO INDIANS SAY. The Mountain in a State of Internal Disturbance for About a Month. STRANGE WHISTLING SOUNDS. Thunderous Roaring, Followed by Earthquake Shocks and Smoke From the Peak. SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., Feb. 9.—Itis reported to-day that people in and about Mount Tauquitz are getting ready to leave the vicinity, as the action of the mountain, to say the least, is very threatening, and there is no telling at what moment some- thing serious wiil happen. A couple of Indians, who have lived in the neighbor- hood of the mountain for some years, was seen near Redlands to-day by a CALL core respondent, and to say they are frigntened would be putting it mildly. They say that for about a month the mountain has been in a state of internal disturbance. The first that was noticeable in its strange demeanor was a whistling sound— not shrill, but hoarse and gutteral-like, This was followed by a deep roar like distant thunder, followed by peal on peal. This continued for several days, when one morning the Indians in camp were startled by a shock like that of a heavy earthquake and immediately smoke was seen issuing from the mountain’s peak, at first in thin white layers, followed im- mediateiy by puffs like from the smoke- stack of an -engine. This has kept up almést incessantly up to date and the Indians, along with many white settlers, are fearful of the results. 1t has been handed down in Indian his« tory in that neighborhood that Mount Tauquitz once belched forth volumes of fire. and it is because of this knowledge that they base their. present fears. Itis expected that an abundance of lava forma- tion lies for a short distance on the peak. Stage Line Extension to Casmalia. SANTA BARBARA, Cav., Feb. 9.—The Santa Barbara and Lompoc stage line now runs to Casmalia, sixteen miles below Guadalupe and the present terminus of the railroad. Passengers from the north are taken down to Lompoc that night and go on to Santa Barbara by the next day’s stage, reaching here early the following afternoon, thus putting Lompoc Valley for the first time since its settlement on an equality with Santa Ynez #nd the up- country valleys as regards transportation facilities. AN g San Mateo’s Horticultural Commissioner. REDWOOD CITY, CAL., ¥eb. 9.—John Isaac has been appointea Horticultural Commissioner for San Mateo County by the Supervisors for a period of three years, as provided for by State statute, which fixes the salary at $5 1pex- day while the Commissioner is actually employed. Mr. Isaac was indorsed for the position by J. A. Hooper, John T. Doyle, the Sunset Seed and Plant Company and a number of influential citizens. mdl e LAl The Stinger Stung. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., Feb. 9.—The Stinger, that sensational little sheet is- sued with a Santa Barbara imprint and filled with Santa Barbara matter, while published at the office of the Summerland ‘Advance, has suspended after two issues, 1t is said that the publisher lost $40 a week on the enterprise, and his exchequer would not stand the strain. NEW TO-DAY. {mr>m THEY - MUST Go! ,’l'l'll"'>(l) This is our first, our only “sale.” We have never indulged in “Fire,” “Water” or “Clearance” Sales, and we never will. The reason for this particular sale is simple :— In our enormous Wholesale stock there remains a large number of “Broken Lots” and odd sizes. FThese goods we cannot place on our Retail counters—only complete lines of sizes there. To dispose of this extra stock we offer it at prices never heard of before (in Wholesale or Retail store)—just the bare Wholesale Makers’ cost—that’s all we ask, for “THEY MUST GO !” Suits, Overcoats and Pants for Man, Boy or Child. SALE BEGINS TO-DAY. me > BROWN Wholesale Manufacturers Props, Oregon Citv Woolen Mills Fine Clothing For Man, Boy or Child RETAILED At Wholesale Prices 121-123 SANSOME STREET, Bet. Bush and Pine Sts. ALL BLUE SIGNS -tV TDD BN S oK | L | E BROS. & CO TR SR