The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 17, 1896, Page 3

e THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1896. MILL VALLEY'S AWFUL DANGER A Voracious Donkey’s Diet Upon Dynamite Causes a Furor. FEAR A CATASTROPHE. The Beast Is Swathed in Cotton to Prevent a Threatened Explosion. OBLIVIOUS OF HIS DANGER. Crowds Flee in Terror When the Liv- ing Bomb Attempts to Rol!'—The End Is Not Yet. MILL VALL , Cav., Feb. 17.—TIt is not | often that & common long-eared donkey manages to create excitement, but one b longing to Charles Dowd ate three sticks of dynamite on Friday and Mill Valley has been in a state of terror'ever since. Con trary to expectation, however, the animal by his good behavior has prevented an ex- plosion, but the may not be yet. Mr. Dowd wished to get rid of an un- it sightly stump in the rear of his home, a! encumbered the recreation grounds of h donkeys and 1nterfered with their pla gambols. He bored holes in the stump | and left three st | while he went to procure the necessary | fuse. | Benjamin Harrison, a donkey of rare in- | telligence and of a not inquiring turn of mind, carefully noted the pr nary op- | erations. Although it was known that he | had just mastic the remains a dis- | carded boot hree tomato | tec and chewed cans, his voracity was not appeased, and | he swallowed the ay Mt. Dowd | appeared in time to see t t stick dis- | appear down Ber 's t. H Consternati d v Mr. Dowd. | In a few m it was fear Never was ar care ssembled, and | cey might blow up. | treated with such | The donkey seemed | 1ce and awe with which | | copious volumes ofcold | ere poured down his throat to “put | as a late importation from country remarked. Another man i y and conf by ing veerine was exploded by con- n and not by fire. Dowd, who was about to admonish n with the butt end of a cluo for | n, was disarmea fora blow | the animal meant the | rment of the donkey and the | of the surrounding precinct. | moved Ben around and he ! huge wads of the softest | ears alone were visible | Atone time he showed a | on to roll and the crowd sought 3 flight, expecting every moment to see the animal explode and tear up the earth. | Heavy doses of Epsom salts alternated | with castor oil have been g1 the animal, and it 1 Mill Valley has been spared Nearky Harriso 1t elevat osion has to enjoy the defere he w ion Careful han was wrapped is lo, n. have passed since Ben- rtook of the unnutri- g diet, and the looked t come. Fear has | ided, how: and the donkey is | threatened with asphyxiation because of | the wagon-load of material with which his | stall has been lined to prevent the disas- | trous consequ that would follow if he | jecided to r 1f ainst a rafter. | To-morrow, if he still lives, he will be led to a distant past he can medi- tate in solitude until the danger is past. -~ MILL VALLEY’ NEW CHURCH. Work to Be Commenced on the Building a Short Time. | | | | MILL VALLEY, CaL. Feb. 16.—At a| meeting of the buildi mittee of n.el { [ [ | Congregational Church at this place it was decided to commence work on the new church building in a short time, and bids will be asked for labor and material. The committee is composed of Rev. John Rea, Alonzo Coffin and D. Avery. The money necessary to build the church has been subscribed by Mill Valley peopie, and | the Tamalpais Land and Water Company has donated an excellent lot in a fine loca- tion. Rev. Mr. Rea, the pastor of the church, says it is the intention to build a most artistic edific PEACE MEASURES URGED The London Times Advocates thei Creation of a British { Commission. G. Its Prospective Duties Similar to Those of the Body Appointed by Mr. Cleveland. LONDON, Ex6., Feb. 16.—The Times in its issue of to-morrow will deprecate the intention of the opposition to raise a de- | bite in the House of Commons on the re- lations between Great Britain and the United States. In the course of its article it will plead for a moderate delay and that no attempt be made to hurry a settlement, and instances the advantages that will accrue from following its advice. President Cleveland, it will add, first called upon Congress to appoint a com- mitteé to deterniine the true divisional Jine between Britisn Guiana and Vene- zuela. Embassador Bayard now says the commission’s only function is to collect fzcts ‘or the information of the President. The former pretensions received unnn.i- mous rejection in this country. 1t was in response 1o the latter view of the duties of the commission that Lord Salisbury prom- ised to furnish the British documents to the commission. The Times believes it would be an ad- vantage if the British case were examined by a strong independent commission, to be appointed by the British Government, the report of which would be available for the instruction of Parliament and public opinion as early as the report of the Ame{. ican commission. In the mean time, if Venezuela should be willing to negotiate direct, Great Britain would welcome her advances. Clements R. Markbam, president of the | from the Queen to the na | ber thanks for the sympathy | her on the occasion of | home, and my d | grand treasurer; Royal Geographical Society, sends another letter to the Times, which will be pub- lished to-morrow, amplifying his previous communication to that paper. He says that when he mentioned the map of the French geographer, Danville, published in 1748, giving the whole basin of the Es quito River to Holiand, he was not aware of an important fact. He quotes from Lugrin’s manuscript history of Guiana and from tte New York Herald of January 20, saying that the map was based on authentic documents furnished to him by the court of Spain. Mr. Markham regards this as decisive. S CAPTURED IN MEXICO. Long Search for a German Criminal Ends in Iis Arrest. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 16.—A special from Ceatzacoalcos, Mex., says: Her- man Bielmann, a German, has been ar- rested on a plantation ninety miles south of here on the charge of robbing a busi- ness i.ouse of Hamburg, Germany, of the sum of $50,000. Application has been made for his extradition and he will be taken to Germany as soon as it is granted. Bielman came to Mexico five years ago and claimed to be an Austrian. He was pos: d of much wealth and purchased a tract of land upon which he has planted coffee trees. He was traced to this coun- try by an English detective. i e s VIOTOKIA GEATEFUL. Thanks Her Subjects for Sympathy Ex- tended in Hey Bereavement. LONDON., E Feb. 1 A message on was issued esty expresses v extended to the death of her , Prince Henry of Battenbere, this evening. In it her Maj 8 n-in- and says “‘This new sorrow is overwhelming. I lose & d=ar, loved and helpful son, whose reses €2 was like a bright sunbeam in my sighter loses a noble and devoted husband, to whom she was united by the closest affection - Sir Charles Tupp Tilness. OTTAWA, Oxt., Feb. 16.—Sir Charles Tupper, who was reported in these dis- s bein sly ill at the home son in New Edinburgh, is suffering from throat trouble and an affection of the v ® statement sent out by a West- ern news agency that Sir Charles was not , but was simply resting after n'of his recent campaign, is de- clared by members of his fanuly to have no foundation in fact. FEE OIS OF ISMEL, Fiftieth Anniversary of the Or- der’s Birth Will Be Fit- tingly Celebrated. Lodges Asked to Make Special Pro- vision for the Demonstration in New York. NEW YORK, Y., Feb. 16.—The an- nual meeting of the executive committee of the Grand Lodge of the United States Independent Order Free Scns of Israel was held at the headquarters of the frater- nity, 791 Lexington avenue. Among those present were Grand Master Harburger; S. Hoffheimer, first deputy grand master; M. S. Meyerhoff of Philadelphia, second deputy grand master: Adolph Pike of Chi- cago, third deputy grand master; 1. H. Goldsmith, grand secretary; David Keller, Wiiliam A, Gans and Philip Stein, Judge of the Superior Court of Chil Grand Master Julius Har- burger said in his annual report: “In this, the forty-eirhth year ur ex- istence, our order can be congratulated upon its standing in the United States. We have a reserve fund of $700,000, and we have paid to widows and orphans for bene- fits, donations and other ° rsour order will cele- brate the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of the institution. It should be fittingly and noteworthily an event auspicious in the annals of ~American history. Our lodge must make suitalle prov this gala event, which should ta New York city. It will be too late for the national convention of cur order to legis- late upon. Through our executive com- | mittee, :nitial steps should be taken to years of the nineteenth century.” The committee decided to hold the next annual convention of the grand lodge on June 1, 1897, at Chicago. - VENGEANCE OF A WOMAN. Murder and Suicide Follow a Quarrel With Her Lover. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 16.—Robert Rohlfing, aged 19, and John Rohlfing, aged 21, printers, worked for H. G. Sher- man at 314 Olive street and sleep in a back room of the office. Robert went to the room at 10:45 o’clock to-night and stumbled over the corpse of his brother. Getting a light he went into the printing office and there found the body of Barbara Castle, with a revolver in her hand. Both had been dead several hours. Rohlfing was shot below the heart by the woman while in the office and had struggled to the stairway, where he died. After shooting Rohlfing, Barbara fired a shot through her brain and must have died instantly, as the pistol was grasped in her rigid hand. Two years ago Rohlfing began courting Barba who was the daughter of a pen- itentiary convict just released. Recently the two quarreled. WILL BATTLi WITH BALLOTS- New Party Born at a Meeting of Omaha Laboring Men. OMAHA, Ngp., Feb. 16.—A new party was born last night at the meeting of laboring men at Labor Temple. No name was given to it, but 150 men signed the resolutions, which declare that the three larger parties are for the rich alone, and that the laboring people should form a party and unite themselves. A call was made for a meeting at Omaha in May for the purpose of adopting a platform and nominating a ticket for the National election. This move is believea to be the result of the visit of the once famous General C. T. Kelly, late of the Commonweal army. Sirioaeh WRECKED BY A COW. Disaster to a Train on Which Fannie Davenport Was EKiding. MONTGOMERY, Ara., Feb. 16.—The first section of passenger train No. 3 on the L. and N., loaded with excursionists to New Orleans, among tuem Fanay Daven- port and her party, struck a cow at Jack- son’s Lake, ten miles from here, to-night and was wrecked. Fireman Frank Everett was instantly killed and Engineer Bud Brown was fa- tally 1njured. No other deaths or injuries are reported. Physicians have been sent to the wreck. Several other Mardi Gras trains are laid up behind the wrecked train. Stabbed in the Arm. Anton Cordinez was serfously stabbed last right by Joe Vidego, a peanut peddler. The two had a quarrel on Kearny street near Jack- son and the peddler drove a knife into Cor- dinez’ left arm severing the main artery. The wounded man almost bled to death beiore he reached the Receiving Hospital. e this festival worthy of the closing | JESSE POTTER MUST RESIGN. The Executor of the Charles Lux Estate in an Awk- ward Fix. THAT PERJURY CHARGE. The German Heirs Object to His Appointing His Own Successor. WEIGHTY POINTS TO CONSIDER. Messrs. Campbell and Delmas Sup- posed to Be Masters of the Situation. REDWOOD CITY, Car., Feb. 16.—Jesse Sheldon Potter’s condition at the present time, so far as his executorship of the Charles Lux estate is concerned, is a very peculiar one. It is almost certain that his resignation as executor has been tendered to Judge Buck, but that no official action has been taken for the reason that the re- signation must first be accepted by the German heirs of the Charles Lux estate, through J. H. Campbell, their counsel, with whom D. Delmas is associated in the suit against Potter. 5 The probable resignation of Jesse Potter was outlined several weeks ago in an arti- cle published in THE CALL, when it became knownin a quiet way that Potter had committed perjury in testifying to the John Brown $800 draft and it is reported that several days ago Attorney E. 8. Pills- bury sent in Potter’s conditional resigna- tion to Judge Buck, the condition being that Potter’s attorneys should name his successor. It is said that upon receipt of this sug- gestion Judge Buck made a break for the telegraph office and notified Mr. Pillsbury and afterward iiis local representative, Mr. George C. Ross of Redwood City, that he was not running a brokerage office and that the matter as represented would not be considered. On Thursday last, when Messrs. Camp- bell and Delmas appeared in court to make a motion to open the depositions re- | lating to the Sadie Young incident, out of which the perjury charge against Jesse Poiter grew, Attornev E Pillsbury was conspicuous on account of his absence. In his place Attorney Garret W. McEnerney conducted Potter’s case, and claimed that | the perjury charge was not an issue in the | suit, and that even the | truth of that allegation could not affect | Potter removal his client. D. M. Delmas, on benalf of the German heirs, contended otherwise, and insisted upon opening the depositions, but Judge Buck refused to grant the request of coun- sel for the time being, and took the mat- ter under advisement, but said that in his final decision he should hold that Jesse Potter had committed perju On the following day—Friday—Messrs. Delmas and Campbell made a new play by filing notice of a motion to reopen the Pot- | ter trial on February 20. All the dam- aging depositions relating to the Sadie | Young incident were filed at the same time, and thus made a part of the record. On Friday, also, there was a great com- motion in Redwood City. A couple of the Lux heirs were in town, and an effort was being made to reach their attorney, J. H, Campbell, by telephone, in which, how- ever, they werz not successful. James D. Byrnes of San Mateo, who is said to be looked upon with favor by the German heirs as Jesse Potter’s successor, was also in town all day in consultation with his own attorney. It was reported that Pot- ter’s unconditional resignation as executor had just been received, and that it only needed Attorney Campbell’s acceptance, when Mr. Byrnes would be abpointed in Jesse Potter’s place and immediately qualify on his bond. But just here a hitch occurred. There is such a thing as parceling out the plums of a big fat estate in too much of a hurry. It is necessary to know where you stand, so that the conditions upon which a new ex- ecutor will serve must be satisfactory to the people who appoint him. He must be hedged around with certain restrictions. Therefore it would not do toaccept Potter's resignation until all these matters were nicely arranged. And there the whole proposition rests. If the reopening of the Potter removal suit next Thursday shouid be insisted upon by Mes Delmas and Campbell, one theory is that the testimony introduced might be placed in better shape upon the records and have a bearing on the various Miller & Lux sunits now being waged, including the accounting suit against Henry Miller, the settlement of the Charles Lux estate and the complicated conditicn of the Miranda W. Lux litica- tion. Messrs. Campbell and Delmas are just now supposed to be absolute masters of the situation. It is possible that Potter’s resignation may be accepted and officially announced on Monday, and again it may be held in abeyance. The watchword is, when Potter’s resignation does come, look out for the appointment of James D. Byrnes. BY A JUDGE. THRASHE His Honor Tries the Case in Which He Is Defendant. PULLMAN, Wasn., Feb. 16.—A peculiar case has been on the docket in Justice G. P. Gammon’s court. Last Thursday morn- ing Irvin Griffith swore out a warrant for the arrest of S. A. Robinson and George Milam, charged with assault with intent to commit robbery. The case came up for trial the same day. For three days the trial continued and was closed Jast even- ing by Prosecuting Attorney Matthews moving that Gammon was unfit to sit on the case, for his connection therewith was so immediate that it would be impossible for him to give the prisoners a fair hear- ing, the evidence having pointed to his association with the defendants in the crime. Tuesday morning Griffith came into town and got drnnk. After supper he went into the billiard hall and amused the boys by calling out “Gammon, Gammon,” which irritated his Honor so that he slapped Griffith’s face. Griffith and Gammon Rnd trouble a few weeks previous. Not satisfied with slapping the drunken _man, Gammon ersuadeé Robinson and Milam to take ariftith out behind the McConnell-Cham- bers butlding and hold him while he chas- tised him. When Griflith reappeared his face and head were all bloody and bruised. Heatonce recognized Robinson and Milam as two of his assailants. Justice Gammon confessed before Attor- ney Matthews that he was guilty of assault upon Griffith, and at once tried to com- promise the matter. —— THE KILBIIANNAN., Six Powerful Tugs Fail to Move Her More Than Eight Feet. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasm., Feb. 16.— With six powerful tugs pulling, all her extra weight in spars and Ballast removed and exceptionally favorable weather, the British ship .Kilbrannan, which went ashore in a squall ten days ago at Point Wilson lighthouse is only eight feet nearer deep water. The attempt to float her was made at daybreak this morning, but had to be otopped when the big tug Tyee grounded and had to be pulled into deep water by the others. It is understood that another attempt will be made to-morrow morning, and as that is the highest tide of the month, if the Kilbrannan is not floated she will re- main on the shingle beach until the big tides of April and May. Beyond the strain on the vessel and a'few small holes which had been punctured in her bottom the vessel is still uninjured and will re- main so unless severe weather comes. —_— SANTA CRUZ'S SHORT ROBBER. He Relieved Chester Ware of $10 at So- quel Saturday Night. SANTA CRUZ, Cav., Feb. 16.—The road agent, who is known around here as the *'short robber,” again made his appear- ance last night, this time at Soquel. He presented his white-masked face again to Chester Ware on a roadway and demanded his money. Ware emptied his pockets, and the robber, though disappointed that the silver did not amount to $10, seemed satistied and decamped. Either this or some other man has been hounding the neighborhood of Soqueland Capitola, with an occasional visit to Santa Cruz for two weeks. The officers think they are on the track of him. NEWS FROM AN JOSE. Activity in Lumber and Build- ing Circles Reported at Alviso. Willows Rancher Runs Against a Footpad—Pioneer Dead—Insane From Sickness. AN JOSE, Cal., Feb. 16—Considerable activity is being experienced in lumber circles at Alviso, and during the past week six schooners were in port discharging their cargoes. It has been discovered that at high water there is sufficient water in the chanmnel to allow a tug to tow an out- side schooner side by side, and in the past week three vessels were towed in. The schooners and their cargoes were: Charles Hanson, 230,000 feet of lumber; C T. Hill, 204,000; Adelia Griffin, 28,000; Plowboy, 20,000. The schooner Katie un- loaded 120 tons of coal and the schooner | Golden Fleece loaded forty tons of hay. AR Rancher Held Up. SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 16.—J. C. Tress- ler, a rancher residing in the Willows, was held up on Moorpark avenue last evening and relieved of $205 at the pointof a pistol by a lone highwayman. The high- wayman wore a black mask. Officers at once went to the scene, but could find no trace of the robber. — . Insanity Cawsed by Illness. SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 16.—Clarence Sole of Palo Alto was brought to the County | Jail to-day to await an examination as to his sanity. Sole is about 30 years old and was arrested on a similar charge about a vear ago, but subsequently released. His | insanity is the result of a severe illness. S A Ptoneer Dies at Watsonville. AN JOSE, Car., Feb. 16.—George W. Peacock, a pioneer resident of Warm | Springs, Alameda County, and who con- ducted a hotel at that place a great many years, died at Watsonville vesterday morn- ing. He was a native of New York and 76 years of age. He came to Califorma in 1852, FSHING AT SAVTA CAUL S No Diminution of the Salmon Catch in the Smooth Waters of the Bay. | Commissioners Emeric and Murdoch Hcok Sixteen Beauties—Many Visitors in Town. SANTA CRUZ, Car., Feb. 16.—H. A. ¥meric and W. C. Murdoch, Fish Com- | missioners, who came down from San Francisco last evening to tempt the salmon of these waters, spent to-day on the bay, and came in at 5 o’clock with sixteen as fine salmon as were ever hooked. The fish averaged smaller in size to-day than yes- terday. The Commissioners took the big- gest one that was taken to-day. It weighed nineteen pounds. Their catch of eixteen aggregated about 150 pounds. The day's fishing aggregated for the twenty boats about 250 fish. The largest catch, number- ing twenty-two, was taken by the boat of Perez, a local fisherman. The day was beautiful, and the bay was as smooth as a floor. Nearly every boat contained vistors from other cities and towns, who are agreed that there is an enormous run of saimon and that the re- ports have not been exaggerated. But the local fishermen say the immense size of the fish taken yesterday plainly indicated that to-day’s catch would diminish. The fact is that these big fish havedriven the sardines off the feeding-grounds and the smalier salmon have followed them. The presence of those California whales during the week also made inroads on the sardines and there may be a diminution in the run for a day or two, yet they may come in again to-morrow. But everybody who was out to-day called it good fishing. Two hundred and fifty fish for twenty boats they thought a very lively day’s sport. Itis the general opinion that there is going to be finer fishing at Santa Cruz in May or June than there is now. Many of the fish have been examinea very critically and the indications are plain enough that they will not leave before October. Both the Commissioners said they had enjoyed the sport greatly to-day and were satistied that Santa Cruz had all the fish that had been claimed, though the stories seemed large on paper. They have shipped their fish to the Fish Commissioners, 79 Flood building. Pacific Grove Wants a High School. PACIFIC GROVE, Cav., Feb. 16.—At the adjourned high school meeting last night the committee appointed to investi- gate the proposition of a joint high zchool for Monterey, Pacific Grove and Del Monte districts was unfavorable. A resolution was introduced and carried unanimously that, owing to it having been found inexpedient to establish the joint school, it was to the best interests of Pa- cific Grove that a separate school should be-organized. A petition to the Board of Trustees for the pm&pose of calling an elec- tion was drawn and a committee appoint- ed to circulate it. MARE SLAND IND VALLELD Wholesale Discharge of Mechanics at the Navy-Yard. MANY MORE TO FOLLOW. No Probability of Their Re-Em- ployment Before the Begin- ning of July. THE MONADNOCK IS COMPLETED. Will Go Into Commission at Once. The Junkmen Surprised—Mis- cellaneous Notes. VALLEJO, Cavn., Feb. 16.—Nearly a hundred mechanics of all classes employed for some time past on the monitor Monad- nock have been discharged within the | last two days from the department of con- | struction and repair, and the coming week many more will meet a similar fate. It is even stated that the entire numbver by February 28 will reach nearly 500 men. The outlook is not cheering for them to again resume work until after the fiscal year, beginning July next, the Lulk of | the money having become exhausted and | the completion of the Monadnock being given out as the cause. To enable the monitor to be completed by Saturday night, the men have been working both day and night. Her crew being here, she will go into commission the 20th instant, and will be ready for actual service shortly after. The homeward bound men from the | Baltimore left for New York on the 13th by the Sunset route. This route was selected by the chief of the bureau of navigation, Admiral Ramsay, on account of the climatic conditions. No matter which route was selected the Government would be obliged to pay for | their transportation, as in the transporta- | tion of men over the Southern Pacitic and Union Pacific roads the act of Congress | does not specify that the naval branch of the service shall be so carried and their transportation credited against the ac- count of the roads. It only refers to| ‘“‘troops,” meanirg the army. Before the | order was issued to send the men by the Sunset route Admiral Ramsay procured a “ ruling on this point—or at least so it is given out here by competent authority. At 1 o’clock Monday the flag of the Bal- | timore will be Jowered and the whitc cruiser will go out of commission. All of her stores have been taken ashore and the crew, such as desire to remain on the coast, have been paid off. A number of | her officers will leave immediately for the East on leave of absence for three months, which means a season of rest, recreation and home enjoyments, which to a sea- faring man after a two or three years | cruise in foreign waters is always looked | forward to with a sense of delight. | Even those who are stationed at Mare | Island, with all its pleasant features, look | forward to the time for their return to Washington and Eastern points to again in- | dulge in a season of gayety. To them this station is looked upon as being what is termed a ‘‘foreign station,” as it is so far located from the seat of Government. Those, however, who have been on the “slope” for years desire to remain. as they find many charms not to be found eise- where. The hills where much hay and grain at times are raised now look green and re- freshing to the eye after the rains, and the outlook is good for a bountiful yield. This | Lelps to weather the stock-horses owned by the Government and helps to pay for the cultivation of the farming lands, em- bracing many hundreds of acres. On the 15th and 16th sealed bids for con- demned property were opened at the pay- master’s office in the presence of scores of men of almost all nationalities who gathered to see what they won among the hundred or more bidders from all sections of the Union. The prices varied as much if not more than the nationalities. An article that one thought by his bia to be not worth more than two bits ranged to $20 or $30. The prices exceeded by far that of two years ago, the cash deposits being more than $20,000. It will be a month be- fore the old juck is removed from the yard and the accounts closed. The old stores turned in and to be con- demned from the Baltimore will of them- selves form the nucleus for another sale neéxt year. The Swatara has been hauled under the crane to have her boilers and engines hoisted out to get her in readiness for dis- posal in the same fashion under sealed bids. The machine-shop of the yards and docks is gradually becoming more com- plete by the addition of machinery from the department of equipment. This is as it should be, as work is continually under way in the department, and it has never been provided with the necessary amount of machinery owing to lack of funds at the bureau’s aisposal for purchase of the same. Considerable strife is manifested for the purchase of the ferry franchise from Val- lejo to Mare Island, Over $10,000 will likely be given the city lor the privilege of overating the system for the next twenty years. It looks as though an appropriation will be made for improvement of the water front and to build a seawall from the old Monadnock wharf to South Vallejo on what is known as the *‘Phelps line.” If this work is accomplished it will be a sav- ing to the Government in the matter of dredging expenses, which is no small sum, and keep the channel clear at all times. Much astonishment was expressed, though it was in everybody’s mouth, that the matter of the rejection of a lot of pork barrels, while the contents were found to be gocd, should reach the public ear through the medium of the press. Still, in a nice, quiet little nook under the shade of a greatbig hill, the work of re- packing goes steadily on and a better lot of barrels are being used. The inspection board has considerable work to do in seeing that the Government is not imposed upon by unscrupulous deal- ers, though, to their credit and honor, the great majority of California dealers furnish their goods up to the standard. Requisitions for supplies for the next fiscal year will soon be made out and trans- | others had fallen through the ice. mitted to Washington for approval, then T vrinted and ready for distribution fo deal- | ers. INS AND OUTS AT WAR. | First Baptist Church Members at Day- ton, Wash., in Conflict. DAYTON, Wasn., Feb. 16.—The trouble which has been brewing between the two factions of the First Baptist Cbarch here culminated this morning when five of the “‘outs” forced the door and ejectea four of the *‘ins” who were holding possession for the time being. Bodwell, one of the eject- ors, received a scalp wound, and Madison Booth, sne of the fortified party, was kicked while being dragged out. One arrest has been made and more trouble is imminent. The ejectors ars the members who held possession until Tues- day last, when the old faction who built the church secured peaceable possession and have held it since. The new faction to-day removed the seats and the courts will settle the matter. The trouble arose from the minor matter of the appropria- tion of the proceeds of a dime social. S0CIAL EVENTS. Two Weddings and a Dramatic Enter- tainment in OUne Week. HEALDSBURG, Car, Feb. 16—In a social way Healdsburg has been very lively the past week. On Tuesday the marriage of A. Rapun and Miss Annie Gellerman was solemaized, while the fol- lowing day John M. Keyes and Miss Dora Luebberk were made man and wife. The first dramatic entertainment by the Healdsburg Club was given Friday night to a packed house, and on this occasion the pretty new theater owned by Mr. Fox was opened. Among ihe parties of the past week those given at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. John Daly and Mr. and Mrs. M. Raabe were largely attended and enjo able flfiuirs,________— BOY DROWNED AT TRUCKEE Leslie Drew Breaks Through the Ice While Skating and Perishes. The First Misfortune to Mar the Pleasures of the Winter Carnival. TRUCKEE, CAL., Feb, 16.—One carload of tourists visited the carnival to-day. The majority went to Tahoe in sleighs while the others occupied their time skat- ing and tobogganing. Donner Lake was entirely frozen over this morning and it was soon known that the lake afforded good skating. Skating on Marzens pond was also reported good. Accordingly devotees of this sport slung their skates over their shoulders and were soon wending their way toward the pond and lake. About 2 o'clock a messenger came to town with the news that several skaters had broken throughb the ice and were drowned. The town went wild with ex- citement and wagons loaded with men 2 PIGEON SOOT AT STOCKTON. Six Hundred Birds for the Amusement of the Gun Clubs. GOOD RECORDS ARE MADE Olympics of San Francisco Carry Off the Trophy, a Hand- some Cup. WEBB COULDN'T MAKE A MISS. The Bluerock Contest Was a Feature of the Day—List of Entries and Scores. STOCKTON, CaL., Feb. 16.—There was & large gathering of gun-club men at Good- water Grove to-day. The shooting began at 10 o’clock and continued until 4, and in every shoot the entries were full. Fifty dozen pigeons had been provided for the occasion, and records did not stana in the way of participation in the sport, as the contests were so many one could always find an opening. In the live-bird shoot it was free to all, and no team-shooting was done. The bluerock shoot was the principal featvre of the competitive portion of the programme, and some good records were made. The Olympic Club of San Francisco sent up a good aelegation, and the club’s team car- ried off the trophy, which was a handsome cup. The score was shot on & possible twenty rocks. The team entries and scores were as fol- | lows: Olympic—FKuedner, 16; Nauman, 18; Webb, 20. Team score, 54. Webb was the only man in the contest to make a full score. Stockton Athletic’ Association Club—Haas, 16; F. Mernll, 18; C. Merrill, 16. Team score, 50. Antioch Club—Renfree, 10; Raso, 18; Proce tor, 11. Team score, 39, Stockton Gun Club—Ellis, 18; Balkwell, 16; Payne, 17. Team score, 51. San Joaquin Gun Club—Sperry, 8; Skinner, 17; Kennedy, 19. Team score, 44. Stockton Athletic Association Annex Club— | Winders, 15; Schoffer, 16; Smith, 13. Team | score, 44. There was an informal shoot on ties | after the close of the team score, but no records were made. The Stockton men think they could have held the Olympic were soon hurrying toward the lake. A short time later a man came in_and from him it was learned that Fred Cook, Orrin Barton, Fred Drew, Leslie Drew and tw After some difficulty all had succeeded in reaching a place of safety with the e ception of Leshe Drew, who was still in the water struggling with the ice. Men attempted to rescue him, but owing to the thinness of the ice could not reach the unfortunate lad. Poles were thrown to him, but he was too weak to grasp them and 'soon sank out of sight. A boat was procured and dragged over the ice to the broken spot. but nothing could be seen of young Drew. The lake was | dragged with hooks until dark without success and will be resumed to-morrow. Leslie Drew was a boy of 15 years and attended public school here. His mother, who is visiting relatives in_Carson City, is heartbroken over the unfortunate affair. s Atill No Trace of Mrs. Cody. TACOMA, Wasn., Feb. 16.—A. B. Cody and a party of searchers to-day explored about thirty miles of the beach in the vi- cinity of Tacoma in a steam launch with- out finding any sign of his missing wife or her garments. The search was simply made to satisfy relatives, for few believe Mrs. Cody has committed suicide or is drowned. Anotber one of the almost innumerable telegrams locating the missing woman was received to-day. Thistime she was sick at the Columbia Hotel. Shoshone, Idaho. After telegraphing back and forth some time she was proven to be another woman. people down had it not been for Webb, | and in spite of being handicapped by a di- | vision into several clubs. The contest was nder the rules of the Inanimate Asso- ciation. Five-Mile Cycle Handicap. SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 16.—There was a large crowd at the East San Jose course this morning to witness the five-mile | bandicap road races of the San Juse Road { Club and the Columbus Cycling Club, | there being half an hour’s wait between | the races.” The handicapping was good, and both races proved interesting. The San Jose Road Club race attracted | considerable interest onaccount of the fact that it is one of a series of races being neld for the purpose of developing a fast team for the great relay race in April. | The race was a fast one, and the finish | between Floyd McFarland and Ted Belloli was close. MoFarland won the race in 13:25 3-5, Belloll second in 13:26. The | other starters and the handicaps {and the order in which they fin- | ished were: J. J. Carroll (:40) 14:10 2-5; | J. O'Brien (0:50), 14:27; H. S. Beach ( ), 14:42; R. Hammonds (scraich), 13:52; George Bell (0:30), 14:53; Walter Harris (1:00), 15:04. John Wing started from scratch but did not finish. The five-mile handicap race of the Co- lumbus Cycling Club also proved an inter- | esting event. The race is the fourth of a series for a gold medal. J.Hourtieg, with a handicap of 1:45, won the race in 16:34; | J. Ferro (0:30), second. F. Cianciarulo | (scratch) was third and won the time prize in 2. Z. Kunhardt was fourth in 16:33. Schiele and Spinetti failed to finish. NEW TO-DAY. “Sloan Special Sale of Furniture At less than MANUFACTURER’S COST. Dainty Parlor Suits, Latest Desligns In Bedroom Sets, Elegant Dining-room, Hall and Library Fur- niture. Rugs. A lot of made-up Remnant hugs al -~ cS FOR THIRTY DAYS! BEDROOM SETS We quote for Example: Regular Reduced Price. 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