The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 5, 1896, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1896. 4 o e e SRR R SRR e e s . - . L. THE JONES TRIAL AT CARSON CITY. Further Examination of the Books of the Mint. MANY MISSING SHEETS. Great Difficulty Is Experienced in Tracing the Records of the Melts, | BOGUS BAR SHOWN THE JURY.| Tmpossible to Make a Spurious Brick Without the Knowledge of the | | | | | Watchmen. | CARSON, NEv. the Government leged bullion thi o’clock this morni ware on the stand. the books w ontin 1908 ounces of charged to the re superintendent in the bullion that had bee superintendent wa uine. | The figures for the amount of bullion | sent to the refinery were then called for | and for half hour continuous figures | were read to jary, which in the end | ved that 1407 standard ounces of bul- valued at $25,000, failed to come back to the melter and refiner from the re-| finery. 53 | The w Jones, the al- med at 10 | en Note- | tion of | that was | than more butlion received by the | pposed to be gen-| lained that (hei on sent to did not con- that it was purported to con- as covered by the spurious More figures were read from the nt to the refinery Iy 5 refinery, 10,430 ounce om the refine 8925 0 1506 ounces, or §27,000, which rep- tness melt. records of the bul from December, 1894, to Ju the ceive §2 hat was accounted for only the bullien did not con- Te wasa of 5078 ounces d 1894. Mr. melter and | 1890, to March, witness and its rec the depos it fitted a mold from that room. The bar 1 mold were wn to the jury. the metal in the ow stands is not the same as ted in the Mint. It wasim- one outside of the Mint to ous melt for a genuine no substituted it must meiter and refiner’s inot have been made e of the melter or his melt as it when depo ble for any assistant. Records from the? consolidation book were then read. Witness was unable to trace all d through this record. No | disposition 1n the refinery ot melt 77 is | in the pagesof the consolidation book. In this book consohidations 8, 9, 10 and 11 | are missing. It was further shown thata page was taken out. The mutilations of | this book destroy all chance to trace the above-numbered melts. It must have been done to prevent the tracing of the melts, | Were the bookkeeping in tbe refinery and the tags kept it would be possible to all the melts. C. W. Thompson and Frank Oliver were employed in the meiting and | deposit room. | W itness tnen explained how the watch- | men of the mint made their rounds of the | building once an hour, showing that it | would be impossible to make a spurious melt without the knowledge of the watch- men. The time-book v then called for and the time of arrival and departure of the employesread to the jury. It was shown that Charles W, Thompson and Frank Oliver left the Mint at 6 r. ., July 20, 1893. It was impossible to state what time | Mr. Jones left the Mint on that day. The statement records of the month of | ; June, 1893, were then read. The record of the assayer shows that melt 14 was re- melted. Why this was done it wasim- | possible to say. Charles W. Thompson was eémployed as deposit melier in May, 1893. Mr. Harris was foreman of theingot melting-room. Frank Oliver wasappointed | on June 19, 1893, He had two days’ ex- | perience in melting, when he remained in | the melting-room until 6 p. .- Witness ! assisted in weighing bullign on SBeptember | 12, 1894. Mr. Jones left Saturday, February | 9, 1895, Returned on February 22 or 23. | The weighing of the buliion was done during his absence. A number of small gold bars were sent for to the Mint to be placed in evidence. Gold bar 166 was turned over to the melter and refiner, but is not in the Mintand could not be found in the refiner's vauit. Mr. Jones left for San Fran- cisco on February 9 and the search for the bar was made on Sunday, February 10. No one could get into the vault without the key or the combination. A box of gold bars were brought into court. These bars were to show the simi- larity between the missing bars and the bars offered in eviderce. A bar as near | the size of the missing one as could be found was handed to the jurors. It was found that it could easily be carried in a coat pocket. . A number of bars were then exhibited, ranging in fineness from 500 to 090. The oath of office was the only check on the honesty of the melter and refiner or his assistant, and it would be possible for the melter and refiner to carry out a bar or a number of bars of gold in his pocket. It could only be concealed by making spurious melts and marking a | higher fineness on them than they really | contained. It would be necessary to as- say the bar to detect the fraud. — A FRESNO SENSATION. Yaluable Land That May Revert to the State. FRESNO, Car., March 4.—An extraor- dinary request, emanating from th‘e office of tue Surveyor-General of California, reached the County Treasurer here vester- It asks for the return of $12,000, said | the e been deposited some years ago by Miller & Lux as trust funds, in compliance with law, in order to reclaim six sections of swamp land in what is now Madera County. The treasurer asserts that records have been searched for twenty years back and there is no evidence thatsuch n(}e- posit swas ever made. The mstter was brought to the attention of the Board of Supervisors here to-day and produced a sensation. It raises an }mpcrtant ques- tion, for if no such deposit was made the title to this Jand is imperfect. The land is now said to be very valuable, and it may ultimatey revert to the State. S FISITING PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS. Govermor Budd and State Exvaminers Arrive at Los Angeles. L0S ANGELES, Can, March 4.—This morning Governor James Budd and sev- eral members of the State Board of Ex- aminers arrived in Los Angeles from the north and went to their hotel. Accompanying Governor Budd are Joseph Steffens of Stockton; Ed White, | brother of Senator Stephen M. White, of Agnew E. Black, State Superintendent of Public Instruction; L. H. Brown, Secre- tary of State, and Secretary Watkyns. wo members of the board, Attorney- General Fitzgerald and Dr. Gardiner, are not with the party, being unable to join it at this time.” The Governor stated that re is no particular significance in the tof the board at this time. It is here to look into the workings of the Highlands Insane Asylum and the Whittier State Schoc L s of the latier institution wi eiver ention, and the Governor decide @s to the appointment of a trustee to fill the vaeancy caused by the retire- ment of Andrew Mullen. The Governor and party_left this after- noon by the San Bernardino train to visit Highlands Asylum. It is expected that they will visit Mount Lowe on Satur- day night upon their return from an in- spection of the Whitlier School. SUCIOEAT LOS AYGELE Beautiful Young Woman Throws Herself Into the Lake at Westlake Park. Identified as Minnie Judy, Who Had Worked at a Hotel as Chambermaid. LOS ANGELES, Carn, March 4.—A beantiful young lady about the age of 24, : and elegantly attired, committed suicide by throwing herself into the lake at Westlake Park last night. She had on a black silk dress of the finest texture, and her lingerie and hosiery were expensive d in good taste. It wasevident that the unfortunate woman was accustomed to good apparel, and the tout ensemble of ber habiliments were in the most ap- proved taste. It was evidently a suicide. There were no marks at all on the body of the woman showing that she was foully dealt with and there were no indications of poisoning. The mysterious unknown as she lay on the cold slab at the Morgue presented an 1deal rigure for an artist. It was the body of the handsomest and most comely woman that has ever béen called to the at- tention of the Coroner. This afternoon Mrs. Davis, proprietor of the Pacific restaurant, visited the Morgue and at once identified the young woman as | Minnie Judy, who had been in the employ of her mother for the past two years at the Menlo House as chambermaid. She left the place, it is stated, with the intention of leaving with a man with whom she was in love. The man is not known. He urged her to leave with him and it was the supposition of the Davises that she had done so. It 1s unquestionably & fact that the girl was bet. and that suicide was induced by her disgr: The Davises spoke very highly of the girl. She came from the X recently and constantly kept the ame and location of her parents a secret. - Against Foreclosure. LOS ANGELES, Cavn., March 4, —At the regular meeting of the board of directors the Chamber of Commerce this after- noon, the resolution relative to the fund- ing bill came up for the third time for con- sideration. At the meetingof February 19 some resolutions denouncing the funding bill as liable to work injury to the commer- cial interests of this Coast were offered by Director Patton, he stating that similar resolutions had been passed by commer- cial bodies in other gections of the State. After some discussion the matter was re- ferred to the committee on law and legis- lation, Director Groff, chairman. At the meeting of February 26 ihis committee reported and offered as a substitute the fol- lowing resolutions, which it asked should be passed by the board: esolved, That the Chamber of Commerce is stly opposed to the passage of the bill before Congress to refund the indebted- s of the Central Paeific Railroad Company ) the United States, and advocates the imme- foreclosure of the morigage held by the Government to secure such indebtedness. Resolved further, That the chamber urges the ntative bodies of other communities to uch steps as to them may seem best to ussist in defeating this funding scheme, so prejudicial to the commercial interests of Cali- jornia and unjust to the people of the United States. This resolution, after a short discussion, was laid over for one week. At the meet- ing this afternoon the matter came up for the third time for consideration, and a long and vigorous discussion took place. At the end of the discussion an aye and no vote was taken, and the result was five ayes for the resolution and nine noes against it, and the resolution thus failed of passaze. Notice was immediately given that an appeal would be taken to the members. of the chamber on the resolutions. GOLD AT PLACERVILLE Important Development Made by Workmen in the Lady Emma Mine. Struck a Large Body of Ore Which Is Very Rich in Free Gold. PLACERVILLE, Car., March 4.—In the Lady Emma mine workmen this morning extending south drift on second level struck a large body of ore very rich in free gold. The whole mass of quartz will mill from §20 to $40 per ton. They found a specimen-rock that will go $5 an ounce. Work is being vigorously prosecuted on the north and south drifts of the third level. When the south drift of the third level cuts the chute which was struck this morning in the second level, it will un- doubtedly reveal the richest strike made m this county. The chute is sixty-five feet in length on the first level and is in- creasing, both in width and length, as depth is attained. This property is owned by San Francisco people. They have operated a two-stamp mill on it for prospecting purposes for six months, but are now completing a ten- stamp mill which will be in operation within thirty days. A CavLy representative to-day visited the above-named mine and saw the rock and precious metal in place. The property is six miles north of Placerville, in tge el- sey district. A SAN FRANCISCO' OFFER. Another Fine Site for the Wil- merding School in This City. PIONEER WOOLEN MILLS. Seven Fifty.Vara Lots, Extensive Buildings and Steam Power | Included. It is understood that the Regents o the University of California at their meeting on March 31 will receive an offer of a site for the Wilmerding school that is sure to command great favor. The tender in contemplation consists of the land and buildings of the Pioneer Woolen Mills of San Francisco. The property, comprising him to go to the California-street station. Hg refused to go with me and Officer Floid persuaded him to go with him. On the way to the station he asked different peo- ple if he was drunk, and at the station he made use of abusive language. I ordered "Oiticers Floyd and Young o take his star from him and then told him to go home.” In cross-examination by ~Attorney Dunne the sergeant said he first saw Me- Laughlin about 8 o'clock and he did not appear to be drunk. He took hold of Mc- Laughlin’s arm and told him not to make a fool of himself, He denied using an of- fensive name to McLauchlin. Policeman Floyd corroborated the ser- geant as to the language used by Mec- | Laughlin on Morton street and at the Cal- 1 ifornia-street station. McLaughlin was very much excited, but he did not think he was drunk. He did not think the ser- geant could have called McLaughlin an offensive name without hearing it, and he did not hear it. The sergeant treated Mc- Laughlin like a gentleman. Policeman Ward could not say that Mc- Laughlin was drunk when the sergeant callea his attention to him. Policemen Young and Mullender, who were at the California-street station, testified to Me- Laughlin using abusive lungnage to the sergeant and being excited, but they saw no sign of liquor upon him. For the defense several citizens testified to_having seen McLaughlin on the night of February 6, and that he was sober. Dr. Lee of Geary street created a mild sensa- Tt o, LGS BUILDING AND SITE OFFERED FOR THE WILMERDING SCHOOL. seven fifty-vara lots, is bounded by Vani Ness avenue, Polk and Bay streets. Two‘ of the’ lots abut on the seawall front now | being extended. Adjoining the sheltered | cove 18 the charming military reservation of Black Point. The location is not only picturesque and accessible, but advantages of deep water are presenied. A substan- | tial brick building four stories high, ex-! tending for a whole block, two auxiliary | brick buildings and offices are on the prem- | ises. The buildifigs are amgly equipped | with engine, boilers and all the appliances | of steam power. It is contemplated that the necessary | money to acquire the land and buildings | will be raised by the active generosity of a | few leading citizens of San Francisco. A | capable business man of experience has been charged with the responsibility of carrying forward the project to a suc- | cessful is! He has made such progress | in his work recently that all doubt as to ultimate success in the enterprise has vanished. | Regents of the university to whom the advantages of the site have been presented | acknowledge that the offer is one that must prove acceptable to the board. Some regents who expressed themselves in favor of the Oakalnd sites at the last meeting of | the board, now frankly avow their prefer- | ence for the Van Ness avenue site. A large portion of the means neces- sary for the acquisition of the property has already been secured and the remain- der will be raised in due time. In fact, canvassing for support of the school is now in active progress. Among all classes | a sentiment is found to exist which | earnesuly favors the location of the school in San Francisco. Many believe that Mr. Wilmerding, who acquired his fortune in | this City, had no other thought in mind | regarding this bequest than that the school should be established in San Fran- cisco. His mind was so engrossed with the main principle of the enterprise, and he had such aversion to details during the last year of his life, that he did not desig- nate where he desired the school to be lo- cated. Many who were close to him and | know of his generous intentions infer that | he expected the institution to be estab- lished in San Francisco. The expenditure of money on the Pio- neer Woolen Mills site, independent of the cost of the site, has amounted to $500,- The land is fairly wortn $250,000 now, and is sure to attain a much greater value when existing schemes of improve- ment in that quarter of the town are com- | pleted. It is now offered for this purpose at a small percentage of its value. Cars of the Hyde street line or the California-street system take passengers within two blocks of the premises. The Union-street line is not more than four blocks distant from the site, and the Polk- street extension of the Sutter-street sys- tem will run directly to the property. Leading men who have the project in view direct attention of the regents to the location south of Market streci of the existing mechanical schools, and indicate that the vast population north of Market street would supply many pupils for a trades school located on Van Ness avenue near the bay. Had Mr. Wilmerding made the endow- ment for an agricultural college, no_oppo- sition to its location in Alameda Count; would be raised, but a mechanical school, designed to afford boys an opportunity to learn a trade, ought to be established where the pupils can avail themselves of its advantages. RESIGNATION WITHORAWN Chief Crowley Accedes to the Request of the Com- missioners. ® Policeman J. J. McLaughlin Fined $100 for Intoxication and Iusubordination. As stated in yesterday’s CALL the Police | Commissioners at their meeeting last night requested Chief Crowley to withdraw his resignation and it was accordungly with- drawn. The Commissioners held a long session to hear the charge of intoxication and in- subordination preferred by Sergeant J. B. Cook against Policeman John J. McLaugh- lin. The charge against McLaughlin was that on the night of February 6, while on duty on Morton street, he was under the in- fluence of liquor, and on being ordered to deliver up his revolver he used abusive and offensive languaze to his . superior officer. Sergeant Cook testified in effect that on the night in question, about 9:50 o’clock, he saw McLaughlin leaning against the wall of one of the houses on Morton street, near Grant avenue. He spoke to him and asked him if he did not understand his orders to keeg peopie from standing in front of the houses, and McLaughlin re- plied, ““Yes, sergeant.” McLaughlin went toward Kearny street, and the sergeant saw him staggering. He watched him, and as he was coming back from Kearny street he was still staggering. and caught hold of an iron railing. The sergeant called Policeman Ward’s atten- tion to McLaughlin’s condition, and then as Mchu;hlin leaned up against a house flg called Policeman Floyd’s attention to im. “Accompanied by Officer Floyd,” con- tinued the sergeant, ‘I wentup to Mc- Laughlin and said, ‘Give me your revolver, you're drunk.’” McLaughiin said ‘You are a —— —— liar; I am not drunk.’ He handed me his revolver, and pulling out club and bandcuffs and pulling off his belt he said, ‘Take these, too.” I told him to go home, but he refused, and I ordered tion by testifying that he heard the ser- geant use an offensive term to McLaughlin, and Joseph Long, an expressman; James Cronin, a barkeeper: and James Smith, a cook out of employment, testified to the same effect. The sergeant at the conclusion of the evidence denied that he used the offensive expression to McLaughlin, and said he would defy any one in or out of the de- partment to say that they had ever heard him use 1t. The Commissioners, after being in execu- tive session for about half an hour, fined McLaughlin $100. A charge of neglect of duty against Policeman F. W. Dasmann was dismissed. Policeman Thomas Rior- dan was dropped from the roll, being in- capacitated from duty. —_— MASSON CASE DECIED Heirs Have Come to an Agree- ment and Litigation Is Ended. Miss May Masson Paid $4250 for Her Claims on Her Father’s Estate. A compromise has been effected in the contest over the estate of Victor B, Mas- son. * Judge Coffey has signed the order allowing the compromise, and within a few days the case will be in a condition to be taken out of the courts. The contestant, May Masson, was the daughter of the testator by his first wife, The principal legatees under the will were Masson’s second wife, Eliza Jane Masson, and their chila, Eleoncre Ruth Masson. To May Masson was left $1000. The estate was valued at $300,000. May Masson contested the will on the ground of undue influence. She alleged that in 1877 her father married a second time, and in 1878 the child Eleonore Mas- son was born. She said in hercontest that from the time of the marriage, and par- ticularly after the second child bad reached the age of 10 or 1l years, her father’s mind was poisoned against her; that her stepmother and her stepsister had represented to her father that she cared nothing for him, and in various other ways damaged her in the eyes of her parent. He left her alone, she said, in 1888 and went to France. She had no money and no means of support and was dependeut upon friends. Soon aTter the will was filed Miss Masson entered her contest, and since then nego- tiations have been going on with the ob- ject of effecting some understanding with- out bringing the case 1nto the courts. These negotiations have been successful, and the case bids fair to end at once. The compromise was made with' Eleo- nore Ruth Masson. She was made residu- ary legatee, while her mother’'s portion was that of the wife, one-half the estate, which was all community property. By the terms of the compromise, May Masson relinquisnes to Eleonore Masson half the Sloooqiegacy given to her under the will, and she deeds to Eleonore Masson all her claims upon the one-half of the estate which was left to Eleonore Masson and the other legatees. In consideration of this May Masson is to be given $4250. PRIVATE STREET WORK The Richmond District Property- Owners and the Sewer Contractors. Richmond district is now wrestling with the street-contractor question. According to the residents of the locality that place is a fruitful field for the man aflera private contract to grade the new thoroughfares or construct sewers, and often the methods practiced by those firms to get the jobsand then to make them remunerative are sin- gular. “The district,”” said President Hubbs of the Richmond Property-owners’ Protec- tive Association yesterday, ‘4s and has been having a great deal of improvement work done and the street contractor is ever busy there. The o!d game of getting the necessary majority of property-owners of a certain section to sign a contract for WOrk, running in dummy signatures, and then forcing the nqn-sxpners by some means to stand in is of . course pln{‘ed there, But the best scheme is this: TLet me say first that all the private contract- ing firms are in_perfect understanding with each other. Itisa sortof syndicate and there is no relief from it. “A contractor will get the building of a sewer on a block from one cross street to the other. Nothing has been said about extending the pipe to the center point be- tween the four corners, and you may be sure the sewer stops short at the crossing. This leaves an unsewered space at each end of the line of piping, and when a block has heen flnilhed?!) all four corner crossings have never been toucired. “The property-owners complain, of course, but they are told that the connec- tions must not be made between the dif- ferent blocks of sewers because the official énde has not been established and the ity Street Department would not permit such. After awhile another contractor ée" the job of sewering the crossings. he ordinance governing this work per- mits him to charge the property-owners on each side half way down the block for work on a pipe that does not extend a small fraction of that distance. So you see, they pay twice for the work. It isone of the impositions practiced by private street work firms in thiy contractor-ridaen town. Some day we may hope to have these matters placea upon a just basis, possibly.” 1 ALONG THE WATER FRONT Captain Jardalla of the British Ship Cawdor Severely Censured. SUDDEN DEATH OFF PORT. Though Within Three Hours of an Anchorage the Body Was Buried at Sea. Captain Jardalla of the British ship Cawdor is notin very good odor with sail- ors along the water front. ‘‘Jack” spends the greater part of his life on the ocean wave, but when it comes to dyving he al- ways wants to be buried ashore. He has an inborn horror of being buried fifty fathoms deep, and if the vessel is any- where near port his wish is generally granted. The Cawdor was 153 days from Hull, and last Tuesday morning was off the Faral- lones. At 10 A. m. James McDonald, one of the sailors, died, and two hourslater his body was consigned to the deen. At3p. M. the ship was at anchor in the bay, and James McDonald was forgotten. When the funeral took place a heavy snow squall was raging, and the sailors say that it would have been an easy thing to preserve the body, but then the expense of burial ashore had to be looked to. X ‘the following interesting letter in re- gard to the barkentine Discovery was re- ceived yesterday : UNITED STATES REVENUE CUTTER Gmxr,; SEATTLE, Wash, To the Editor of the San Francisco Call—SIR: Isaw an article in your paper of Thursday, February 27, wheré you state that the idea prevails in San Francisco that the barkentine Discovery is lost. As oneof the original crew, on leaving San Francisco, I think I may be able to inform you of something about said ship of which you and the public &t large are in ignorance. 1 shipped aboard her in San Francisco, think- ing her to be a seaworthy vessel, but when we got to sea I found that said ship was in an al- together unseaworthy condition, because she was leaking badly, and ner rigging and spars were altogether rotten. 1 often went up aloft to furl a sail, never expecting to reach the deck in safety, expecting that her masts would g0 overboard while I was up there, The Discovery was overloaded when she left Port Gamble and leaking so badly that they could not keep the pumps clear of water in vort, With the working of the ship at sea it would be impossible to keep the water out of the hold. Now, a few words about myself. I had a little difference with the cartain_of said ship anda caused him to pay me off at Port Gamble. Thomas Scull was also discharged at said port on account of sickness, and I consider myself | very lucky to get out of that ship before she | gotlost. This is m{_ffiunh lucky escape from vessels on this coast juat before they were lost. Yours truly, HENRY PETERSON, Revenue steamer Grant. The steamer Corona that got in from southern ports yesterday covered herself with glory a1 Port Los Angeles during the | up trip. The British ship Dunboyne went | on the flats and the Southern Pacific Com- | I}flhy‘a tug Collis could not budge her. | he Corona went to her assistance and b tween them they succeeded. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company’s vessel then | helped to take the Britisher to Santa Monica. Yesterday General Manager | Fiilmore wrote a very pleasant note to | Goodall, Perkins & Co. warmly thanking | them for the assistance rendered the Collis | and Dunboyne. i i Captain Debney of the Pacific Coast i Steamship Company’s City of Puebla was | the recipient of a very handsome present | on the last trip of the vessel. On the pas- sage up the passengers raised a subscrip- ‘ tion and when the vessel returned to | Seattle after her trip around the Sound | double compound, with cylinders fourand | run un{. A squad of marines LOW looking for them, and if they are cauzht the chances are that as deserters they will have to suffer. ADOPTED THE REPORTS. The Board of Health Accepts the State- ment That Spring Valley Water Is Pure. The reports of the experts recently ap- pointed by the Board of Health to exam- ine into he purity of the water of the Spring Valley Company came up before a special meeting of the board yesterday and the members, with the exception of the Mayor, voted to accept them. As stated in THE GALL some time agc, the experts reported thatthe water was entirely fit for drinking purposes and was as good as that of the majority of large cities in the United States. Mayor Sutro thought it strange that the quality of the water should vary so much within a few years, referring to the reports of experts who examined the water several years ago. He exgrsssad the opinion that the water must have greatly improved, probably through the process of aeration. However, he stated that as the reports varied he must vote against their accept- ance. i The expected change in the position of resident physician of the City and County Hospital came up and Dr. A. J. Younger was deposed. His successor was appointed in Dr. W.F. Dadley. Mayor Sutro voted no, stating that he had not Leen consulted about the matter. —_—eee NEW LIGHTHOUSE TENDER It Will ‘Be a Steamer of the Latest and Most Improved Pattern. It Is Expected That the Liunch Will Be Ready for Service in About a Month. Work has lately been commenced on a new steam launch or tender for thein- spectors of the lighthouse department, and it is expected that 1t will be ready for service in about a month, The new vessel 1s intended to supvlement the steamer Madrona, and do such work about the bay as may be requirea when the larger vessel is at sea. There has been a demand for such a boat for along time, and when it is completed it will greatly add to the effi- ciency of the department. The hull is being built*by A. M. Wilson on Stanford street, near King, and the work i8 well under way. Only the best of selected material is being used, and ali of the timbers are of oak and extra heavy. From the appearance of the hull ag pres- ent it should makea strongand serviceable craft. The dimensions are as follows: | Length over all 38 feet, depth of hold amid- ships 5 feat 1 inch, beam 8 feet. The cut- water rises over seven feet above the keel. There is very little sheer to the line of the gunwale, but the general appearance of the hull is graceful. A cabin will extend over two-thirds of the vessel’s length. The forward part will contain the wheel and Iso seats for several pereons. lmmedi- ately aft the engine and boiler room will be located. They will occupy about twelve feet of the vessel’s length. 'fhe after por- tion of the deck will contain a cockpit, with an arrangement for covering it with an awning, and seats around the sides for about ten people. All the woodwork about the vessel will be oak and walnut highly finished and varpished. The engines for the new tender are be- ing built by William H. Birch on First street. The boiler is of the tubular ma- rine type. 1t is forty-eight inches in di- ameter and five feet long. Theengine isa The New Lighthouse Inspectors’ Tender as It Will Appear When Completed. [Sketched from the working drawing.] they presented him with a magnificent toilet set. Everything was of silver, even to the handles of his razors and the backs of his hairbrushes, and all had his initials carved on them, The captain has had a plush-’ lined case made for the precious articles and the chances are toat they will not see much service. Captains Debney of the Puebla and Wallace of the Walla Walla are two of the most popular men on the Puget Sound run. hen the Puebla sails to-morrow she will take over fifty miners for the Alaskan gold fields along. They will join the Al- Ki at Port Townsend, and on arriving at Sitka will begin their march to the head waters of the Yukon. Those who leaveon the Puebla to try their Inck at mining are: W. H. Blaylock, Louis Wilson, James Or- chard, Hugo Ahlbeck, A.Olsen, Gus Johnson, A. Swanson, J. R. Corson, Hy Gadin, A. W. Karn, W. A. Kersting, L. Genazai, A. H. Pres- ton, Jackson Johnson, Dr. Harris, A. Hughes, G. Wyles, A.J. Breiling_ D. H. Trembly, H. M. Turner, J. Smith, S. A. Sniffer, J. W, Dukes, J. L. Bell, Harry Martin, J. M. White, John New- mith, Carl Betsch, Fred Wagner, L. Gillman, Jonas Schwartz, A. Curtain, W. O. Durbam, Thomas Clark, A. H. Winter, Edward Fredrick, H. P. Leurim, W. E. Reavis, T. G. Gibb, George K. 8. Gilbert, Eugrene Al nhruna’. George S. E. A. Warnicke, J.F, averfiels he William Zahn, F. Wright, J. oon, ' Spencer, R. M. Brooks, J. B, Choaté, Carl Techti, 7. C. Sponagle, J. L. Beil, J. W. Dukes, A. H. Dutton, B. B. Nohle. The revenue cutter Rush that was in collision with the collier Peter Jebsen will dock at Main-street wharf to-day for repairs. The chances are, however, that she will have to go on the drgdock. as her bull has been much strained by the glanc- ing blow she struck the big steamer. The Jebsen will also have to docked for a survey. " The American ship Baring Brothers rived from New York yesterday afte: ssage of 145 days. Both she and the B‘irigo have considerable railroad iron aboard for the Valley road. On February 27 1ast David Williams, one of the sailors on the Baring Brothers, died of consump- tion and was buried at sea. When the birth of Ethel Corona Seidel on the ‘steamer Corona was recorded it was stated that the father tried to keep his name from getting into print, and first said it was May and then White. This was owing to a misunderstanding, and Mr. Seidel wisnes it thoroughly under- stood that he is ;Lrond and happy to let the world know thay he is the father of a bouncing baby girl. The bids for the erection of the shed over Pacific-street wharf will be opened by the Harbor Com missioners to-day. Six deserters from the cruiser Philadel- phia arrived on the steamer Corona yes- terday. They did not like their lgip- mates and took the first opportunity to eight inches in diameter respectively, and having a stroke of six inches. They are expected to develop about 35 horsepower and should drive the tender along at a good rate. The engine is constructed on the expansion and condensing principle and will not require very much coal. The propeller wheel is thirty-two inches in d - ameter and made of bronze. The engines are to be placed exactly amidships and the boiler forward of them, with an alley be- tween, so that one man can ‘‘fire’”’ and at- tend to stopping and starting. Coal will be carried in bunkers on both sides of the boilers. The space on the sides of the en- gines will be used to carry fre-h-water tanks, connected by a pipe so that both can be emptied from the same faucet. Tne smokestack will be of sheetiron and rise about ten feet above the furnace. No name has yet been selected for the new vessel. FOR THE VISITORS. Hotel Men Preparing to Entertain Some Six Hundred Guests Here in April. The hotel men of the City, aided by sev- eral from outside towns, yesterday held a meeting and completed arrangements for the reception of the membersof the Na- tional Association who are to meet here from April 22 to 28. It was stated that there had been collected among the hotel men $3400 for the reception. It was also stated that various wine-growers and deal- ers had agreed to contribute liberaliy from their stores. 8 F. Thorn ot the Grand, J. F. Kirkpat- rick of the Palace, K. B. Soule of the Lick, the proprietor of the Vendome and others were present at the meeting. About 600 guests will gmhnbly be present. They will consist of hotel men who are members of the association and their families. The hotel men will enter the State by the Atchison road and will hold their annual meeting at Los Angeles. , They will remain in the northern part of the Btate about five days. The South- ern Pacific Gom&:sny has agreed to furnish trains free for side trips. - Santa Cruz, Mon- terey and Stockton were represented at the meeting. L———.—— Her Weight 375 Pounds. Mrs. Annfe Derham, a native daughter of California, who died in this City day be- fore yesterday, was.one of the largest w. :n the::ne. l{e{ w;igm w"l 375‘%““‘4:!::3 8] casket for her remains b - nt.rmad by the undertaker: teba o ————— Gun-springs are now tempered by elec- tricity in firsnce. The process is ra and satisfactory. 2 . Dimness _of ‘vision, spots before the eyes, loss of sleep, loss of vigor, restless” ness, all give way to clear sight, to rest, to strength, when GREAT HUDYAN Hudyan stops the premature condition of the body. Hudyan cures certain cases of lost man- hood. 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