The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 8, 1896, Page 4

SAN DIEGO'S GAY WATER CARNNAL| Thousands of People View a Dazzling Pageant at Night. BARGES .IN A PARADE. Intricate Maneuvers Executed by Brilliantly Lighted Craft. THE PROCESSION A MILE LONG. Officers and Marines From the United States Cruisers Join in the Revelry. | SAN DIEGO, C. March 7.—~Thou- sands of people—strangers, winter tourists | and residents—swarmed to the city front to-night to witness and participate in the dazzling water fetes. The weather was per- the water unruffled by a single br ndreds of small era blaze with li crowded with merrymakers, man- and 3 euvered in reckless propinquity tothe dan- commerce-destroyers of Uncle Sam’s navy, while musie and laugh- ter arose like a grand joy-song from a square mile of water. For San Diego's | carnival was a success. ! The procession was over a milejin length and composed of barges, launches, tow- boats, yachts—in fact, all manner of craft, | artistically and brilliantly decorated with lanterns ard colored lights and contain- | ing hundreds of pretty girls, uniformed | officers of the navy, marines, civilians, | bands of music and orchestras. | At 8 o'clock the procession started from | beacon No. 8 and began to wind inand out | among the big warships at anchor. All} the vessels, including the Philadelphia, | Thetis, Albatross, the German ship Ori- ent, the Nicaraguan schooner Pacheco and | a fleet of schooners, were beautifully | lighted, and as the glittering carnival be- | gan to reach its height the big flashlights of the Philadelphia were turned upon the | throng of boats ana paled into insignifi- cance the r of the thousands of electric Here, there, everyw the white streak of light was thrown, now. outlining the | circuitous path of the revelers along ti water, now shooting athwart the riggi of other s , now illumining the ci a white Meanwhile the small crait were turning | around the frowning sides of the Philadel- | phia and dodgingz past the anchored | barges, where gre roars and explosions | mark he spouting of tireworks. The | design of the line of march was intricate, | but beautifully executed. The thousands of spectators, whether gathered near by | on the wharves or several milesaway on the city heights, W ike treated toa scene of novel beauty valing the storied | pageants of Venice when doge and senator passed in picturesque procession to glory | or death. A single mishap occurred, and that was when a laughing girl fell into the bay from a barge. Herescort jumped into the water and rescued her without difficulty. Sheis & member of one of the numerous rowing clubs and is almost daily seen swimming in the bay, so her informal ducking did not alarm her. She came out laughing like & Naiad, and the carnivai, temporarily demoralized, continued its way. The night's festivities wound up by ail the craftin the line forminga labyrinth | wherein all the lights, music and fan be- came tangled in an intricate design, ap- | pearing ata distance to be a magnificent | jewel upon the dark waters of the bay. S ug st | WILL NOT BE SOLD. | gerous-looking | glar San Diego’s Mammoth New Brewery Is t on the Market. SAN DIEGO, Car., Mdrch 7.—It was rumored here that the San Diego Brewing Company had soid to the San Francisco Brewery Association. John G. Hinkel, president of the company, isin San Fran- cisco. He was asked to-night by wire as to the truth of the rumor and his reply was, “‘No truth in report whatever; brew- ery not for sale at any price.” The San Diego Brewery is now under construction and will pe one of the largest establishments in the State when com- pleted. The main building will be six stories in height and the entire cost of the plant will be about $200,000. The founda- tion is now being laid_and contracts have been let for the machinery. If the brew- ery remains out of the trust it may result in a big beer war on this coast during the summer, as the San Diego plant will have beer on tap by July 4. One Thousand Dollar Pilasters Replaced for Sixty Dollars. FRESNO, CaL., March 7.—Pilasters came high, but the county, under the manage- ment of a former Board of Supervisors, peid for them. This refers to posts as dome supports on the Courthouse prior to the fire last July. The additional beams was under consideration by the Board of Supervisors to-day. Mr. McCann, super- intendent of reconstruction of the Court- house, was pointing out where, in his judgment, certain changes in the original plans would be desirable. It wasproposed by McCann to give six additional iron pilasters to support the dome. There were four under the old dome, and they are there yet. The six new ones will make ten in all. They are heavy iron pillars from the ground to the base of the dome. This change was adopted by the board without a dissenting vote. But one important int was brought out, which caused the Supervisors to look at each other and wonder what was com- ing next. It was in regard to the price to be paid for these pilasters. Mr. McCann agreed to put them in just like the old ones for $60 each. The surprise lay in the fact that the old ones had cost the county more than $1000 each. The onl; county had paid from ten to fifteen times as much for the old ones as it should have paid. The old pilasters were put in by Smilie Bros. Mr. McCann’s proposal to put others in for $60 each was such a surprise that the board at first thought that he must be mistaken, but he insistea | in, and now the land must be condemned. | ter, whose body was found on the beach | Aflidavits filed to-day set the value of the | and dark coat, wore a Derby hat and the conclusion .was that the |- that he was not mistaken and that the work cauld be done for that, notwithstand- ing the county had paid $1000 each for similar pillars less than three years ago, Iy oY Charmed Life of a Bolinas Chick. BOLINAS, Carn, March 7.—John Me- Coy of this place found a drowned chicken in his milk barre! yesterday. Not wishing to allow his cat to contract the bad habijt of eating chickens, dead or alive, he threw the carcass into a furnace which he had left to cool off. When he came back in the evening to prepare the chick for burial the bird walked out of the furnace and scamp- ered away, to McCoy’s great astonishment. The heat had revived the chicken and it is now well and happy. 'RESNO ROAD. FENCED IN A ' Land Wanted by the Valley Road Claimed by an Illinois Man. FRESNO, Car., March 7.—It has been | ascertained that a gentleman from Illinois, by name John Kirk, a brother of County School Superintendent Kirk of thiscounty, owns a valuable bit of the earth’s surface | near this city. Dr. A. J. Pedlar of the | local Committee of Ten of the San Joa- | quin Valley road appeared before the | Board of Supervisors and presented a communication - from the County Sur- veyor regarding a road over which the Valley Railway is desirous of running its line. The Superyisors were asked to gyant the right of way along that road. 1t is found that a portion of the road has uever been declared a public high- way, and the owner of the land, Mr. Kirk, learning that the Valley road would ask for a right of way there has fenced it The County Surveyor states that the road had been used by the public for more than ten years., The Bupervisors will at once proceed to open the road, even if it be- comes necessary to condemn the Jand. The Supervisors have not announced what they propose doing with the road when they open it, but the inference is clear it will be trapsferred to the Valley road, and will become the route for the railway. About ninety days will be re- quired to clear the title to the land. SR ey POTTER'S TACOMA ESTATE. Less Than $1000 Worth of Property Left to His Widoww. TACOMA, Wasu., March 7.—Mrs. Alice Kersaw Potter, widow of H. Cranston Pot- near the Cliff House at San Francisco a month ago, was to-day appointed aamin- istratrix of the estate. Contrary to gen- | eral belief, the deceased was practically | without property, nearly ali of the large | holdings here being in his father’s name. | proverty at under 31 CAUGHT NEAR BRIGHTON Alleged Slayer of Two Japa- nese Tourists Captured on a Ranch. Proves to Be an Ex-Convict, Who Murdered a Sacramento Man Years Ago. | SACRAMENTO, Car., March 7.—Ever | since the brutal and unprovoked murder | of the two Japanese near Arno station last | Tuesday Sheriff Johnson and his deputies have been scouring the surrounding coun- try in an endeavor to capture the murder- er, of whom he obtained an accurate de- scription from the wounded Jap who died | after being brought to this city. This af- | ternoon, while in the vicinity of Brighton, eight miles from this city, he learned that a man answering the description had ob- tained employment at the ranch of James Rutter. Accompanied by Deputy McDon- ald be visited the ranch and found that the description obtained from the dying Jap tallied with the appearance of the | stranger. He was dressed in light trousers | ends of his mustache were lighter than | the rest. Sheriff Brown placed the man under ar- | rest and brought him to this city. On ar} riving here the prisoner was immediately identified as Simon Raton, the Russian who unprovokedly shot and killed James Lansing in this city in 1883, and who so narrowly escaped lynching at the time from the hands of the citizens, it having been necessary to call out the militia with Gatling guns to guard the jail day and night. Raton was sentenced to State’s prison for life, but was pardoned by Goy- ernor Markham. Raton, when interviewed by the authori- ties, gave an interesting account of his wanderings all over the: United States since his release from the prison on Feb- ruary 6, 1895. He claims to bave left Stockton last Sunday night, and says that he arrived at Rutter's ranch on Tuesday, but Mrs. Rutter claims that he came there Wednesday morning. The murderer of the Japs was seen by a gang of section meu, but it was impossible to get them to Sacraweato to-night, and it cannot be definitely ascertained whether Reaton is the murderer or not until they have seen hiny. When arrested and searched Raton was found to have two watches in his posses- sion, a nickel watch and a silver one with chain and charm attached, the latter of which answered the description of the watch and chain taken from the murdered Japanese. This was found secreted in the inside pocket of Raton’s vest. His pocket- knife was also found to be encrusted with blood stains, although in no case was either Jap stabbed. Raton tells numerous conflicting stories and Sheriff Johnson feels positive that he is the murderer. SACRAMENTO DEFAULTER. Frank Mallory Found to Have Fleeced the Sutter Club. SACRAMENTO, Car., March 7.—Frank Mallory, assistant secretary of the Sutter Club in this city, whose sudden disappear- ance last’ Thursday gave rise to any amount of surmise on the part of his friends and acquaintances, was fully-ac- counted for this evening when the safe of that institution was opened by an expert, whose services had been procured by the club members, and it was found that all the funds of the institu- tion on deposit in the safe had disappeared, together - with sundry amounts that had been left on deposit by various members. There are also numer- ous unpaid bills which have been pre- sented since Mallory’s disappearance and which were supposed to have been paid by him. In all, the club has probably suffered to the extent of $2000, partially covered by a bond in the sum of $1000 in the Pacific Surety Company. It1s believed that Mallory has gone to Cuba, as for some time he had evinced a great interest in the welfare of the Cuban insurgents and had often expressed a de- sire to aid them. His young wife is utterly prostrated at the news of his defal- cations. SRR Fresno Lighting Contract. FRESNO, CaL., March 7.—The contract «for lighting the city of Fresno for the year ending April 15, 1897, was to-day awarded to the San Joaquin Electric Company, whose plant is operated by water-power thirty-five miles from the city. The rate is less than one-third of the old rate. ‘There will be three or four times the num- “ber of lamps as at present. il ons Suicide at Santn Ana. SANTA ANA, CaL,, March 7.—Mrs. M, Klasen of this city committed suicide to- day by swallowing strychnine. Before dying she told her husband she had taken the rouon. The woman attempted to end her life eight years ago. She was afflicted with mental aberration. | the day. MT. TAMALPARS -~ BAILWAY STRIKE. Teamsters on the Scenic Road Walk Out in a Body. SAY THEY ARE ROBBED. Orders From the Commissary Enrage the Already Dis- gusted Laborers. FORCED TO BUY .TIN PAILS, An Attempt to Make Them Subsist on Cold Lunches Precipitates the Trouble, MILL VALLEY, Car, March 7.—At noon to-day all the teamsters employed by the California Oonstruction Company in the building of the Mill Valley and Mount Tamaloais scenic railroad struck. The walkout was caused by an order is- sued from the commissary department to the effect that each man would be com- pelled to buy from the store of the con- struction company a tin dinner-pail cost- ing 35 cents, and in it carry his,lunch for The men refused to buy the din- ner-pails, and asserted that they would re- fuse to work unless they were given lunch at the camp. When 12 o'clock arrived to-day there was no lunch, and the twenty-five team- sters unhitched their horses from the dirt- wagons and came back to Mill Valley, where they put the animals into their proper stalls in the large stable used by the construction company, near Eastland station. President Egan’s lecture to the com- missary some days ago, in which he tola him that unless the men were better treated he would hire some one else io 5mun-ge the commissary department, seems to have had little effect. One of the men who struck to-day was seen by a Cann correspondent. He said that the men did not blame the California Construction Company, but they aid blame the commissary, who from the first had ill treated them. *‘President Egan,” said the man, “we believe is trying to do the right thing by us, but we will not eat cold lunches on the mountain when we are compelled to pay $5 25 a week for board. We object to pay- ing 35 cents or any sum for a dinner pail from the store of the construction com- pany. There are about twenty-five of us teamsters, and we do not intend to go to work again unless this is counted as a full day’s work and we recewve full pay for it. “What the trouble is,”’ he continued, “is that the commissary is trying to make a record at the expense of usfellows work- 1ng for $1 752 day and paying $5 25 & week for meals.” The men seem determined to stand their ground, and President Egan will probably be compelled to discharge the commissary before anything like harmony reigns in the camp. ————— WARBLERS FEOM IRELAND. Mill Falley Hills and Dales May Ring With Their Joyous Notes. MILL VALLEY, Car, March 7.—The secretary of the Mill Valley Improvement from Ireland in regard to the importation of song birds. A number of Mill Valley citizens not long ago formed & club for the purpose of importing and raising Emerald Isle warblers in Mill Valley. Action in the matter was delayed until communica- tion could be had with people in Ireland as to obtaining them. The letter received Club from Mr. Molony, a Mill Valley citizen, now residing for a short time in Irelan&, states that it will be possible to obtain all the birds needed at very little expense. Mr. Molony writes that the only diffi- culty that he sees will be the shipping of them to Mill Valley. He suggests that the birds be sent by some Northern route. 50 as to avoid the extreme heat. The secretary of the Improvement Club said to-day that he thought the difficulty mentioned by Mr.. Mmon{ could easily be overcome. The birds could be sent in" the same manner as they are sent to dealers in the cities, Mr. Molony’s communica- tion will be handed over to the gentlemen of Mill Valley who have taken the matter in hand. 1t is probable that immediate action will be taken by the bird-fanciers, and before the summer is over it is expected the hills and dales about Mill Valley will ring with joyous notes. ARt CONGREGATIONALISTS UNITE. Construction of a New Church Soon to Be Commenced. MILL VALLEY, CaL., March 7.—The Congregational church of Mill Valley has been organized, with fourteen members. Rev. John Rea is pastor. The council for the completion of the organization and its recognition and reception into the General Association of Congregational Churches will convene in Mill Valley next Saturday afternoon. A number of prominent min- isters will be present and the exercises will be of an interesting character. Mr. Rea said that work on the new church would be commenced in a few weeks, as the g)hm were drawn and enough money had been subscribed into the building fund to warrant the erectio; of the church, . e Marsh Will Not Leave. MILLVALLEY, CaL., March 7.—George F. Marsh, who owns the Japanese villa i Mill Valley, and who threatened to move away and sell his place if the electric mountain road ran upon Corte Madera avenue near his residence, has won his fight, and the route of the road was re- surveyed and made to run by the side of Corte Madera avenue, instead of crossing it, as was the original intention. Mr. Marsh is quite elated at his victory, and has now given up his intention of selling the propert; % CHILES VALLEY GOLD. Prospector Moss Discovers a Ledge of ‘. Paying Ore. ST. HELENA, CAL., March 7.—Excite- went has been created here and in Chiles Valley by the discovery of gold in the hills near the old Chiles mill. For four months past Thomas Moss, with an ex- pert miner, has been working to uncover a ledge which he believed to contain_gold in paying quantities, and he has had sev- eral assays made. Reports from three of them just received show that the rock wall yield from $70 to $100 per ton of free gold, ‘lnnd t:m is a quantity of the rock t. T.:)'umino is ten miles east of 8t. Helena Club, Thomas Fotrell, has received word | by the secretary of the Improvement | and easy of access. To-day a number of residents of that locality will commence prospecting for other ledges, and experi- enced miners express faith in the develop- ment of a rich mining district. —_— PARADISE PLATEAU OLIVES. Grown in a Red Loam Which Imparts a Peculiar Firmness and Flavor. CHICO, Car., March 7.—In the foothills | of the Sierras, fourteen miles from Chico in a northwesterly direction, lies the Paradise Plateau, a tract of forty-two square miles, at an altitude of 1650 feet above the sea. Itis reached by a wagon road through ths valley to the foot of the hills, thence by an easy four-mile grade. The soil of this region isa rich, red loam, taking its color from the presence of the red oxide of iron, which imparts to the fruit grown here its firmness of texture, high color and deiicious flavor. The soil secms to be especially adapted to the fiowlh of the olive and the prune. A num- er of small prune orchards planted here six or seven years ago have been in bear- ing for two years past, and their yield has sold for prices farin excess of any grown in the valley country on account of their superior size and flavor. n this platean there are several small olive groves and one quite large one, be- longing to Dr. Mack of Chico. Dr. Mack has sixty-five six and eight year old trees of the Mission and gicholint varieties, which have been “in bearing for the past two years. During the coming summer he intends to build oil works. Dr. Mack has now some of the crop pickled in the fall of 1894, and thev are still as firm as when picked from the trees. e g SAN BERNARDINO FAILURE. Jonas Bros.’ Clotking Store Closed on an Attachment. SAN BERNARDINO, CAL., March 7.— Thaclothing house of Jonas Bros. was closed this morning on an $18,000 attach- ment. The creditors are Neustadter & Co. of 8an Francisco for $14,431 and the Bank of S8an Bernardino for $3546. This firm has branch stores also at Oakland and Santa Cruz, and the failure is said to be due to the embarrassment of the Oakland house. The firm in this city has been doing a splendid business and the closing of the store canses general regret. J. N. Jonas, the manager in this city, says it is proba- ble that matters will be settled in a day or so. SINTA HUSMIHLATTEH. Putnam, the Victoria “Healer,” and His Christian-Science Home. Many Sonoma County Pupils Still Prac- ticing His Faith-Cure Methods. SANTA ROSA,CAL., March 7.—Dr. Wal- ter Putnam, who is reported to have healed hundreds of people in British Co- lumbia by methods similar to those of Schlatter, the Denver ‘Messiah,” and who suddenly disappeared from Victoria yesterday, formerly resided here. While here the doctor established a *‘Christian Science Home,” which is still in operation in charge of his sister. In this city Dr. Putnam did not attempt any cures by the laying on of bande nor by any of the metbods now used by the numerous “‘healers,” All that he required his patients to do was to believe them- selves well—to have faith enough to be- Lieve that the rheumatism, gout, neuralgia or whatever ailment complained of was imaginary and all in their mind, when, presto! the lame walked and the blind saw. -Many pupils of Dr. Putnam are still here practicing faith cure, aud many pa- tients are vainly striving for the faith that cures. —— HELD 10 A CONTRAOT. Farmer Jewell Will Receive the Full Yalue of His Hops. SANTA ROSA, CaL., March 7.—The case of the Santa Rosa National Bank vs. Flint & Co. was argued and given to the jury to- day. Ittook the jury buta few minutes to decide upon a verdict for the plaintiff for the full emount sued for—$2460. The action was brought to compel Flint & Co. to fulfill a contract made with Sam- uel R. Jewell of this place, wherein they. agreed to purchase his hop crop for 15 cents a pound. When the crop was har- vested Flint & Co. refused to live up to the contract, claiming that the hops were not up to the standard in quality. Jewell was forced to sell his crop for the market grice, which was about 4 cents a pound, and the action just decided was for the difference between the price sold for and that which Flint & Co. had agreed to pay. CARSON'S BOGUS MELTS Prosecution in the Jones Trial Is Fixing the Date of the Thefts. Assayer Ellis Tells of Suspicious Pro- ceedings in the Refiner’s Room. CARSON, Ngv., March 7.—Melter and Refiner Hirsch Harris of the mint to-day testified at the trial of John T. Jones for the alleged stealing of bullion that he had sent experimental bullion to the refinery to test the honesty of the men; that detec- tives had been hired to watch Likens, O’Connor and Bradly, but nothing was found against them. Pearis Ellis, the assayer, corroborated Harns in regard to the Bodie melt and the bogus bar. He said that on June 21, 1893, the work in the refinery was prolonged un- til6 o'clock. A remeit was being made. As this was the night on which the prose- cution claims the bogus melt was made, Ellis' testimony is important. The re- finers, he said, claimed to be remelting gold deposit No. 14. It assayed G544} ounces in gold, and in silver 407 ounces. He could not say whether they were realiy meiting the Bodie bar or the one they claimed. The points were very nearly the same. Remelting refines the metal; the melt lacked 54 of the 1000, and the Bodie bar was very close to this, There wasno necessity of remelting it. The prasecution claims that the remelt of this bar was fraudulently reported, to cover the melting of the bogus bar. Har- ris has sworn that some of the bars had the figures in a straight line and some zig- zag. Kllis said he had never critically ex- amined the figures, The attorney laid stress on the fact that the figures on the spurious bar were zigzag, indicating that it was done by a man of no experience. Elis, when questioned, said that he could not teil about the experiance of the man who stamped the bars, but it looked as though it was done.in a hurry. The bars were exhibited to the jury. The trend of the testimony to-day was in proof of the contention that the bogus melt was made on June 21, under a pretext of nelting other bars, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 1896. ASIATIC INROADS AT LOS ANGELES White Workmen Forced Out by Mongolians and Japanese. CHEAP LABOR INVASION Need of National Interference ‘Urged at a Citizens’ Mass- . Meeting. STRONG BOYCOTT ADVOCATED. The Government Scored for Its Failure to Intercede for the White Laborer. LOS ANGELES, Carn, March 7.— Through a2 singular oversight the anti Japanese and Chinese demonstration to- night did not come up to expectations, A large crowd assembled in front of Council of Labor Hall, on New High street, and patiently awaited for the band to putin an appearance. Many finally became dis- gusted and went away. It was given out early in the day that the Musical Union had donated music for the occasion. There must have been a misunderstanding. Finally the parade started without music and a comparatively small crowd marched to Hazard’s Pavilion, where an audience of about 1200 had assembled to listen to the speeches. H. E. Fisk, formerly presi- dent of the Council of Labor, calied the meeting to order and introduced the first speaker, prefacing the introduction with a short speech. A few months ago, he said, there were only two or three Japanese res- taurants in this city; now there were sev- enteen. Gradually the Asiatics had been making inroads upen the white restaurateurs of this city until the propristors of the latter had become alarmed. Many cooks and waiters were walking the streets, unable to obtain employment. Rey. Will A, Kanighten, an old Califor- nian, was introauced and his speech was repeatedly cheered. He said he had never patronized Japanese or Chinese restaurants and never would, and believed that it was the duty of white men td refrain from pa- tronizing these places. Mr. Knighten was followed by Judge W. T. Williams, who believed in boycotting these places; that it was just and right. Professor W. Bowman, in a characteristic speech and in an impassioned manner, presented the matter from a socialistic standpoint. Mr. Bowman was followed by Job Harriman, well known in labor ranks in San Francisco. He agreed with Professor Bowman that no blame was attached to these foreigners for taking advantage of the Government’s invitation to come here; but the Government and the politicians, who made such things pos- sible, cams in for a severe roasting, and this seatiment was vigorously apvlauded. ‘The Asiatics, he said, were unlike all ot her foreigners, in that they could never assimilate with and become citizens of this country, and for this reason they should be boycotted. Notwithstanding the drawbacks the meeting was a success, and will result in zood. e R MUST' REIMBURSE THE STATE. Sixth District Agricultural Directors Re- buked by the Governor. . LOS ANGELES, Can, Marcn 7.—The board of directors of the Sixth District Agricultural Association at a meeting this morning listened to a homily from Governor Budd. Those present were the directors, who were accused of minor mis- deeds sore time ago, which caused an in- vestigation. The Governor read the report of the ex- pert who had examined the books. This showed that a bad system of accouunts had been followed, and the directors were repri- manded for allowing its use. Then the Governor told the accused directors that they had done wrong in paying them- selves $5 each for attending meetings of the board. He said that he had no doubt they had done as they had with the best of motivee, but he would have to insist on their returning the sums they bad paid themselves, which aggregate a tew hun- dred dollars. The directors are: J. C. Newton, George Hinds, W. H. Wylie, C. C. Brown and Dan Stephens. AR A Freano Hortioulturists Unite. FRESNO, Car., March 7.—The Fresno County Horticultural Society was formed here to-day, with thirty-three charter members. W. W. Phillips was elected president, B. E. Hutchinson vice-presi- dent and O. B. Olufs secretary and treas- urer. Steps were taken to establish a fruit cannery at Fresno. Sentiment was strong against consigning fruits to East- ern brokers to sell on commssion. o e Encountered Frigid Gales. VICTORIA, B. C., March 7,—The steam- ship Victoria of the Northern Pacific line arrived here from China and Japan to-day, after a fourteen-and-a-half-day passage during the coldest weathershe ever experi- enced crossing the Pacific to this port. During the voyage the mercury fell to 15 deg. below zero, and toe vessel at times presented an Arctic appearance. PALO ALTO'S SOCIAL HOP The Sophomore Cotillon Goes Down in Class History as a Success. Contentions That May Result in the Basket-Ball Match Being De- clared Off. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., March' 6.—The sophomore cotillon last night was aitended by about fifty couples, and the affair'was one of the most success- ful of its kind that eVer took place here. Financially, however, the expenses of the function far exceeded the revenues. The. next social dance will not take place for a month, when the junior hop will follow the festivities of Junior day. The final social event is the senior hop, which ocours at the end of the semester—some time dur- ing the latter part of May. Since the rain set in, athletics of all kinds have had todrop, and until the flelds dry off athletesjare compelled to train in the gymnasium, chafing under a restraint which none enjoy. Beginning on Mon- day, there will be'a revival of activity on field, -track and diamond. A baseball game was to have been piayed to-day, but Captain McLaine was unwilling to have the nine at work on a muddy field. Coach Lange manages to keep the batteries at work pretty regularly, and has the pitchers buey if a dry spot is anywhere available. The players, as a rule, do not | show the improvement that might be ex- pected, though most of them have turned out regularly for daily practice. . The com- mon fault seems to be an indisposition to work hard and with the necessary will. * On the track the athletes intend to go in for hard training as soon as weather and rounds permit. The next field day will awaited with considerable interest, in- asmuch as the records made in the sobho- more-freshman match were made with a high wind, which affected all the results. In the case of the sprints, jumps and vaults the records were much better than they might otherwise have been. In the long runs and walks they were poorer than would have been the case had no wind prevailed. Nevertheless the results in some events were astonishing, and there is a desire to have another meet here as soon as possible, in order to see just what the men can do. * g’ Unless the Berkeley co-eds are willing to play on regular grounds out of doors wit! t{e Stanford basket-ball team it is not likely that any match will take place. Captain McCray and most of her players would be willing to gnnt almost any con- ditions asked by the Berkeley girls in order to induce them to accept the Stan- ford challenge, but as the Stanford players have never played the game on a board floor there would be great hesitancy in granting such.a condition. e Seattle Drydock Inspection. SEATTLE, WasH., March 7.—The offi- cial test and inspection of the Government drydock at Port Orchard will be made on March 20 by the United States steamer Monterey’s executive officer, likely us(_m that occasion, according toa private dis- atch received in this city to-day, to be Eienunant A.V.Wadhams. The Mon- terey is to leave Mare Islana for Puget Sound next Wednesd. e Death of a Chico Pioneer. CHICO, CAL., March 7.—William P. Goodrich, one of Chico’s oldest citizens, died last evening at his residence. Mr. Goodrich was a native of New York State, and came to Chico in 1860. He was 69 yearsof age. He has held the positions of olice officer, deputy sheriff and constsble Egra. Two daughters and a son survive im. 10 OPEN MEANT DEATH, Infernal Machine Sent to P. D. Armour, the Chicago Pork-Packer. Hyde Park Postoffice Officials Become Suspicious and Discever the Plot. CHICAGO, ILr., March 7.— A small pasteboard box addressed to P. D. Armour, the millionaire packer, was to-night re- ceived in the Hyde Park postoffice. Fore- man Woodruff carried the box into the office of Superintendent J. 8. Hendrickson, to whom he handed it, explaining the manner in which it had made its appeat- ance at the Hyde Park station. Superintendent Hendrickson examined the package carefully and was about te lay it on his desk, when a slight click, not unlike the noise made by the trigger of a revolver, attracted the attention of both men. Then Mr. Hendrickson carefully untied the string and pu'led the wrapper from the box, which proved to he a small affair of two compartments, one sliding into the other. ot wishing to run any risks the super- intendent cutasmall round hole in the middle of what appeared to be the upper portion of the object and discovered through the hole in the lid a piece of three- quarter-inch gas pipe, fastened securely, 80 as to avoid rattling. : At its end was a protruding fuse, which was connected with a small cap that was so arranged that it would explode if one box were drawn through the otner, as would necessarily follow in case its recip- ient tried to get at the interior. The superintendentimmediately put the box in his safe and then made out a re- port, which will be forwarded to Post- master Hesing to-morrow morning. The postal authorities will make an ef- fort to discover where the suspicious article was deposited for’ collection, with a view to the apprehension of the persons who mailed it. e AN OVERZEALOUS DETECTIVE. Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Kill- ing the Wrong Man. CHICAGO, Irn., March 7.—In the case of the murder of Frank White in mistake for his criminal brother, Clarence White, by operatives of the Berry Detective Agency, who went out after Clarence with revolvers and a warrant, the jury to-night returned a verdict of guilty as to all of the six defendants. The McDonald brothers, one of them superintendent of the agency, were acquitted several days ago. illiam J. Dix, who fired the fatal shots, was con- victed of murderand his punishment fixed at life imprisonment. The other five, Jacob Fiscel, Charles A, Thompson, John Frew, William' F. Mayo and Charles J. Poole, were convicted of manslaughter and their punishment was left to the Judge, — Heany in New York. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 7.—Captain Heany, the American member of Di. Jameson’s staff, who participated in the latter’s inglorious raid on the Boers in South Africa, arrived from England to- day. In replyto a question concerning his connection with the Transvaal raid, Captain Heany said to the United Press: “I'don’t care to discuss the matter at all. It would be folly for me to talk upon the subject. Iam sorry for Jameson and the other boys. They seem to be in & ticklish Iess. Captain Heany comes here to place him- self under the protection of the American Government. INCENDIARISM SUSPECTED. Cohen & Co. Have a Narrow Escape From Lynching at Laporte City, ¢ lowa. LAPORTE CITY, Iowa, March 7.—A fire to-day totally destroyed the Walker building, in which was Cohen & Co.’s general store and other business houses. Total loss, $43,800; insurance, $21,900. Chiet Esper and Fireman Bebeock were seriously burned ana four others were ulivnvl;luy i;ngnn;‘i. i ile the fire was in progress S. M. Cohen, H. Cohen and Ike ?Joli‘;r: were ar- rested on charges of starting it. Their in- surance had been increased within a week and it is alleged to have been twice the value of the stock. ~The infuriated people threatened to lynch them and they were taken to jail. —_—— Enitting Mills Burned at Troy. TROY]],‘.N. Y., March 7.—The Glen knit- ting m: at Cohoes were burned to-day. The mills emploved about 100 girls, I:gt all were out when the fire was started. The loss will reach about $75,000, RS Fancouver Mill Destroyed. VANCOUVER, B. C,, March 7.—The Hastings Shingle Manufacturing Com- y’s mill was totally d ed. ?:;: evening, The loyu g%. bi'l.\l?lxl’ ance, $3000. TRAIN WRECK NEAR DELMAR, Chicago Limited on the Southern California Ditched. FIRE IN THE COACHES. The Entire Train in Danger of Destruction by the Flames. FEW PASSENGERS INJURED. Falling of Trucks or a Spreading of the Rails Believed to Have Caused the Disaster. SAN DIEGO, CaL., March 7.—The Chi~ cago limited, due here at 10 o’clock to- night, was wrecked a half mile north of Delmar, twenty miles north of here, at 9 o'clock. The train was running at the regular rate of speed, when a sudden crash brought it to a standstill. The ladies’ coach was turned over on its side, the par- lor-car smashed to kindling-wood, the en- gine and'tender hurled 100 feet forward, and the sleeper and smoker trucks de- molished. The parlor-car caught fire and was con= sumed. Thoree of the cars left the track, and the sleeper was the only one resting in position. About 100 passengers were on the train, So far as can be learned none of these suf- fered more than slight injuries. Conduc- tor A. E. Kinney and Baggageman King were injured, but how badly cannot be learned. This meager information comes from Brakeman Cornick, who left the train im- mediately after the wreck and went to En- cinitas, eight miles north, to telegraph the news. s Delmar has no wire cut in, but a little information was gained by telephone to the effect that many of the passengers had arrived there and that reports of injuries had been heard from them. Brakeman Cornick wires that the prob- able cause of the wreck was the falling of the rear trucks of the parlor car. He said, however, that it might bhave occurred by the spreading of the rails. The track is badly torn up. vLater he said the smoker was on the track with no tracks under tt, The Pullman car is all right also. The day coach is a wreck and the ladies’ coach is lying on its side and burning. The whole train will probably burn unless the sleeper is moved. The passengers were badly shaken up, but none badly in- jured 8o far as can be learned. 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