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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AT PERISHED IN ALASKA WILDS, Fate of Two Newspaper Men No Longer in Doubt. DEATH FROM HUNGER. Deserted by Indian Mail Car- riers With Their Larder Almost Empty. MINERS FLOCKING NORTHWARD Steamers and Sailing Craft for the Yukon Are Crowded With Fortune-Hunters. SEATTLE, Wasg.,, March 16.—Alaska advices received to-day by the steamer Willapa report that L. 8. Hodge and Wil- liam McNeeley, two white men who left Juneau last December in company with Jimmie Jackson, an Indian, and his as- sistants, who carry the Alaska Commercial Company’s mail from Juneau to Forty Mile on the Yukon, have undoubtedly perished. Hodge was formerly employed on the Juneau News, Lis companion, Mc- Neeley, being a Silver Queen miner. They were urged not to make the trip, especially with the Indians, who are re- markably fast travelers. The party had provisions for forty days, and Hodge had 600 pounds of newspapers and magazines he was taking in to sell. Jackson and his two halfbreed assistants were met about a month ago by the Cooper party at the foot of Lake Le Barge. Thev had deserted their white companions and were themselves in desperate circum- stances. Their faces were badly frozen. ‘When overtaken by the Cooper party Jackson and his fellow-travelers had killed and eatep all their dogs, beginning on the remaining quarter of the last hound, and for several days had had only a spoonful of flour to the man. Hodge and McNeeley nine days prior to this had been left behind at Lake Leslin with only a half-sack of flour and some beans. Their only possible chance of res- cue was at the hands of unfriendly Stick Indians who may have happened along. A party of Yukon miners, among them L. Golden, arrived at Juneau on March 11, having made the trip from Cicle City to Juneau in the unusual time of thirty-eight days, including a five days’ stop at Har- pers. Golden congratulated his compan- ions upon the very favorable condition of the weather this season, the thermometer registering only 60 degrees below zero. George Moore, formerly of Seattle, who came down on the Willapa to-day, says laborers should give Alaska the go-by, but thatitisa good country for experienced miners, provided they have some money after reaching the gold fields. In Juneau basin, Moore says, the snow is from fifty to seventy-five feet deep, and mines cannot be got into operation before May or June. He believes it foolhardy for miners to go to Alaska now, for the reason that they can- not cross the summit before May. The Pacific Coast Steamship Company’s steamer Mexico sailed from this port to- day with about 200 passengers, including a party of thirty-three from Michizan and Pennsylvania towns. During the next ten days the schooners Ella Johnson, Helena Winowah, Lizzie B. Prescott, Eutopia, Rainier and L. J. Perry, and the Lakme and steamer Willapa, with passenger lists of from twenty 1o fifty each, will sadl from Seattle to Alaska. The Mexico carried a big cannery plant, to be established in Alaska on the American side, near Buceda Quadra village, about twenty miles from Mary Island. On her trip down she brought eighty boxes of fresh halibut, taken by a fishing fleet which wintered in Alaska. Among the Alaskan vessels now in this port is the steam schooner Excelsior, which came in yesterday, having a party of San Francisco and Oakland business and professional men,who will seek wealth in the gold fields of the north. They are interested with an Eastern syndicate, headed by Edward Guyebault. Among the San Francisco and Oakland men are Dr. C. H. Walker, R. K. Dunn, Alfred Dutton and Dr. Rodgers. The. Excelsior will probably sail to-morrow. ARGUNENTS AT CARSON. Counsel in the Jones Case Review the Testimony for the Jury's Benefit. CARSON, Nev., March 16.—The Govern- ment to-day decided to ask for a verdict in the case of John T. Jones, the alleged bul- lion thief, on one count—that of larceny. United States District Attorney Jones be- gan the closing argument for the Govern- ment. He stated that in all hi$ experi- ence he had never tried a case where he would have been more pleased to have dis- covered some proof of the defendant’s in- nocence than in this case. He had watched anxiously for some ray of light to come and prove the defendant blameless. He would have welcomed such a showing, but it had not come. The promised explana- tion of how suspect Jones came by his wealth had never been forthcoraingand he was compelled to believe in the guilt of the accused as beyond question. John Dennis followed the United States attorney. He held that the Government had failed to make out a case. The Gov- ernment’s efforts, by its speculative, un- certain testimony, bad left a wavering doubt in the minds of the jury, a doubt which shounld clear the defendant. The evidence of Mason and Noteware was all speculation—merely the opinions of these men and nothing direct. Attorney Woodburn will speak for the defense to-morrow morning and General Clarke will close for the Government. The defense offered to waive argument and let the case go to the jury, but the Govern- ment declined. The courtroom was packed all day, even standing room being at a premium. ———— LOWER CALIFORNIA FRAUDS. Reckless Land Sales Under a' Condession From Mexico. LOB ANGELES, Cavn., March 16.—The International Company of Mexico ob- tained in 1885 a concession from the Mexi- can Government for the unoccupied Goy- ernment lands in the upper half of the pe- ninsuia of Lower California under certain conditions of survey and settlement. These lands were sold recklessly to specu- lators, with little regard to conditions. F. E. Bates of S8an Diego purchased a large tract in and around Ensenada, but after- ward, believing the title not vested in the company, brought suit in the United States Cirenit Court for the recovery of the money paid. On November 29, 1892, a judgment and execution was obtained against the company for $120,600,with costs and interest. 5 Meanwhile the company, which had op- erated undera charter from the State of Connecticut, disincorporated in the United Btates and reorganized in London under the name of the Mexican Land and Colo- nization Company, limited. The execu- tion under the Bates judgment was re- turned unsatistied, the officers being un- able to tind any assets in the United States. Therefore the Circuiz Court to-day ap- pointed Clarence L. Barber of San Diego attorney for Bates, with power to sue. Suits will be bronght against the company in London. —_— WATER FOR SAN DIEGO. Voters of the Southern Town to Ballot Upon the Proposed Purchase of a Complete System. SAN DIEGO, Car., March 18.—The city government, , after struggling with the water question for many months, reached a;unanimous conclusion to-night and adopted a resolution approving of the proposition of the Southern California Mountain Water Company for the con- struction of the Morena dam, impounding 1000 inches, the conduit to the city and a distribmiting system, all for $1,500,000. The attorneys for the city were instructed to draw up a contract forthwith for the ac- quisition of the system, conditional upon the voting of bonds in that sum by the people. It is now believed the matter is settled and that the people will soon have a chance to vote upon the question of mu- nicipal ownership. One reason for the unanimous vote to- night was the action of the San Diego Water Company in bringing suit to set aside the water rate ordinance lately adoptea by the Council, which was cal- culated to yield the company a reasonable revenue (about $90,000), and praying the court to make an order requiring the Council to frame an ordinance yielding the company $265,000 per year. This demand, coming when the people were eager for municipal ownership, completely swept away opposition to the plans for an inde- pendent supply of water. FEED 4T SANTA AOSH Bandit Gorton Walks From Jail After Serving a Long Term. Judgze Dougherty Dismisses the Last Case Against the Clipper*Gap Outlaw. SANTA ROSA, Car, March 16.—H. L. Gorton, the daring train-robber, was set at liberty to-day. Gorton was tried and con- victed for the celebrated Clipper Gap train robbery and sentenced to eight years in San Quentin. The flight of time, the Goodwin act and the good behavior of the robber finally opened the doors of the penitentiary and Gorton walked out a free man, only to run into the arms of Sheriff Allen of this county, who held a warrant for him or a charge of robbery. On this charge, which was based upon an old indictment, Gorton was brought to this city and placed in the County Jail. It is reported that he had about $8000—the proceeds of several robberies—cached in a safe vplace, and as a second conviction would undoubtedly result in another long term in San Quentin, it was thought that the robber would make a hard fight for liberty. Atany rate, Judge Robert Fer- rall of San Francisco was retained by the prisoner, and raised the somewhat novel point that the District Attorney’s office of this county was cognizant of Gorton’s whereabouts within ninety days from the finding of the indictment, and should have acted within that time. Judge Dougherty of the Superior Court of this county held that the point was well taken and order of dismissal was en- tered. Sheriff Allen refused to release his charge without a certified copy of the order of dismissal, which was furnished after an hour or so of delay, and Gorton at last left the Courthouse a free man. WOODLAND INVESTIGATION. Insurance Agents Question the Proprie- tors of the Destroyed Woolen Mills. WOODLAND, Carn., March 16.—A. C. Stuart, an insurance adjuster, and T. C. Coogan, an attorney representing the in- surance companies which carried risks on the contents of the Woodland Woolen Mills, which were destroyed by an incen- diary fire several weeks ago, arrived in this city last evening. To-day they summoned M s. Shepbard & Collum, the pro- prietors of the mills, to their office and subjected them to a long examination. Messrs. Clark & Gaddis, attorneys for she){.hurd & Collum, were present and would not permit their clients to answer any questions except such as they con- sidered pertinent and bearing upon the matter of making proof of their claims. Both Shephard and Collum swore that the itemized statement of losses already submitted was correct to the best of their knowledge. It was rumored that they would refuse to answer any questions on the ground that they had been threatened with arrest, on the charge of havinz them- selves fired the property, but no such point was raised. ol e Chico Wine Thieves Arrested. CHICO, Car., March 16.—John Vismo made complaint before Justice of the Peace ‘Warren this ‘morning that his barn had been robbed during the night of a large quantity of wine. The robbers pried open a door and dug through a lot of hay to where the wine was stored. Officers traced the thieves to a house in the southern part of the city, and found Frank Akersand Charles Swartout stupidly drunk from repeated attacks on the stolen wine. They also arrested 1wo boys, 18 and 20 years of age, who were also drunk. They had all been fighting and two were covered with blood. gt Placerville Fruit mn Dispute. PLACERVILLE, Car., March 16.—Le- roy G. Harvey of San Francisco owns the El Dorado ranch, near this city. Harvey gave a bill of sale to the American Bank and Trust Company of San Francisco for forty-two tons of dried fruit, The super- intendent of the ranch, Lent, in behalf of bimself and employes, entered attach- ment proceedings for money due. A, B. Paul Jr., representing the bank, replev- ined the property, superseding the Sheriff’s control by placing the Coroner in control, and the bank removed the fruit and ship- ped it to San Francisco. AR R Spokane Mills Attached. SPOKANE, Wasn, March 16.—The property of the Northwestern Milling and Power Company, consisting of water- power, sawmill, flourmill and electric light plant, all recently built at a cost of 8350,- 000, was attached to-day for claims aggre- ating $90,000. Upon the application of the creditors J. N. Glover was appointed receiver. The property of the company is msg‘l)-tnged to Holland capitalists for L G Sentenced at Chico. CHICO, Caw., March 16.—W. J. Pearne Jr., a wheat buyer who, while drivingata reckless gait along a highway, ran over and killed Mrs. Dogan at Biggs a short time ago, and was convicted of man- slaughter, was to-day sentenced by Judge Gray to one year imprisonment in the State prison. 2 s PORTLAND'S DEAD MISER ACCUSED. Sensational Expose by the Attorney for Two Murderers. AIDED SAYRES' SLAYER W. 0. Allen Spent Thousands to Free “Bunko” Kelly and Lawyer Steeves. DIED IN FEAR OF EXPOSURE. The Counsel for the Pair Discloses That Which the Prosecution Failed to Prove. PORTLAND, Or., March 16.—Lawyer John Ditchburn, senior counsel for the defense in the trials of *“Bunko” Kelly and X. N. Steeves for the murder of G. W. Sayers in 1894, has begun suit for his fees. That has brought out the fact that the late W. O. Allen, the man most interested in Sayres’ disappearance, spent $20,000 in the defense of the accused. When William O. Ailen wasalive he had property at one time estimated to be worth nearly $150,000. This awindled away in recent years, parily by reason of a decline in the value of real estate and by reason of a more liberal manner of living enjoyed by Allen, A part of his estate had to be con- verted into cash for use before and during the murder trial. This was known to but a few people at the time. When the time came for settling up the Allen estate and his will, written by himself, was admitted to probate there was some surprise over the fact that the appraisers found only $90,000 worth of property. In the last few years of his lonely miserly existence it appears Allen required a great deal more money than in previous years. He died on November 19, 1895. During the two murder trials it was daily expected that William-O. Allen would be drawn into the case. His name figured conspicuously in the evidence, and incessantly did the State’s counsel ham- ?er away at the point, endeavoring to get efore the jury the motive for the killing George W. Sayres. Indirectly it was at- tempted to show that Allen had formerly been in business with Sayres; that they had a number of differences, followed by lawsaits, and that behind all the mystery Allen desired to have the community rid of his old friend Sayres for a period at least, so that he would have nothing to fear from the lawsuits which were pend- ing. The evidence introduced on this point —the differences between Sayres and Allen—was somewhat indefinite and only asmall part of the transactions was got in evidence before the jury. It is now known that the Sayres murder worried Allen incessantly until he was on the verge of self-destruction several times. He found it necessary to resort to drugs for the sake of his nerves, and it was dur- ing a period of deep despondency over ill luck and losses that Allen confided to a confidential friend and adviser that during his relations with George W. Bayres he had got $10,000 the best of him, which he feared he might have to pay back, and the one fear of the man’slife up to the time of his death was that he should be cheated out of his hard-earned fortane. Itis expected that Ditchburn will make some startling disclosures, Zagegn FATE OF A BOGUS COUNT. Hoenoch, Who Bunkoed Many Pacific Coast Capitalists, Gets a Ten- Year Term. PORTLAND, Or., March 16.—Gustav Lagny, or “Dr.” L. M. Hoenoch, bogus count, trans-Siberian railway schemer, brewer and inventor of Swedish punch and a fakir of varied ability, whose meteoric career in the Northwest is well known, will giye no more champagne banquets to the gullible folk of the City of Destiny or Seattle either. Dr. Hoenoch was arraigned for sentence upon two in- dictments for larceny this morning and ‘was given five years on each bill—ten years in all. The only explanation offered by Judge Stephens for the heavy sentence was that the doctor, being a brainy man, ought to have known better than to be caught in such work. The doctor was greatly humiliated. Hoenoch’s commit- ment will be made Wednesday. There is some glory in the Portland de- tective force in the capture of Hoenoch. He came here from the Sound, where he had been hobnobbing with capitalists, railway men and politicians and having a high old time. The fakir was penniless when he landed in Portland. He changed his name, and in order to liye for a few days he turned ‘“second-story worker’’ and began stealing goods and articles from business offices around town during the absence of the occupants. He was promt- ly captured and it was not long before his identity was discovered. He had been in Denver, Salt Lake, Spokane, Tacoma and Seattle, and each of these places he had left under peculiar circumstances. About seven indictments for grand lar- ceny were returned against Hoenoch. He pleaded guilty to two of them, and de- cided to avoid the trials. The remaining indictments will be dismissed. or. WANTED—A kOUTE. Mount Tamalpais Seenic Railway Com- pany Balked by Land-Owners. MILL VALLEY, CaL,, March 16.—The Mill Valley and Moant Tamalpais Scenic Railroad Company is having considerable difficulty in securing a route from Blythe- dale Canyon into Mill Vailey proper. The Mill Valley Property-owners' Protective Association will fight the railroad in the courts if any attempt is made to run upon a public street without securing the neces- sary rights and privileges. The people contend that the railroad will make the avenue unsafe for people to travel upon. It is now stated that a right of way through the property of J. H. McInnes has been purchased, but the members of the Protective Association assert that they do not intend to allow that, as the railroa would still cross Corte Madera avenue, and the objection would still remain. The latest rumor is to the effect that the ter- minus of the mountain road will be Mill- wood station, about three-quarters of. a mile below Mill Valley, on the branch of the North Pacific Coast Railroad. Those that know say that such an arrangement is not probable, as the expense of running theline to that place and the erection of a MARCH 17, 189 depot and freightsheds would be too great. The engine which was imported some time ago is still at Mill Valley on an improvised track, and has not been in use on account of the trouble between the company and the people along Corte Madera avenue. s SANTA CcRUZ'S RUNAWAY. Relatives of Myrtle Castella Unable to Locate the Girl or Her Actress Friend. SANTA CRUZ, Cir, March 16.—I. L. Thurber of this city denies anv connection with the runaway of Myrtle Castella, who left here on March 6 in company with Lulu Hampton, a variety actress. He knew the girl, but says he did not goto San Francisco with the two nor pay their fares. It was learncd to-day that Myrtle and the Hampton woman planned a scheme to deceive her father by writing a bogus dis- patch signed Jonn Blythe asking her to come to San Francisco. Sheshowed the dispatch to her father and asked for money for fare, but Castella discovered the fraud and declined to give her the money or his consentto goto San Fran- cisco. The men with whom the Hampton woman came to Santa Cruz and the Cas- tella girl were in the habit of visiting saloons here, and the girl’s wayward char- acter has been talked of since she ran away. It was reported that the party would be on the steamer Eureka, arriving here this afternoon, going south, so Myrtle's brother and her mother (now Mrs, Ander- son) delayed their intended trig to San Francisco and met the steamer, but were disappointed. Mrs. Anderson says she tried to persuade the girl to go to school, but she could not, and she attributes Myrtle's waywardness to the fact that her father works at night and is thusunable to watch over her. She desires to see that the girl is cared for if she can get her back. PUTNAM 15 AT PORTLAND The “Healer ” Who Disappeared From Victoria Now Living in Seclusion. Preparing to Open His Doors to the Ailing Hordes Who Seek to Be Made Well. PORTLAND, Or., March 16.—Walter Putnam, the ‘healer,” who lately disap- peared from Victoria, B. C., and who off and on for the past year was high priest at the Home of Truth in San Francisco, and who also established a faith-cure haven at Santa Rosa, has been here for the past week. His presence in this city was dis- covered to-night and a CALL correspondent visited him. Putnam was found snugly domiciled in a private residence at 375 Alder street. dressed as ‘‘doctor,” saying: ‘I prefer to be called Putnam.” ‘When asked as to his intentions and plans in the north he said: *I never make plans, but am guided solely by the spirit and my Master. I live for the day only and look not to the mor- row. I may remain in Portland always, and then I may be called hence to-mor- row. My temporal abiding place is the eartn and whenever the Lord directs me I g Do you effect your curesin the man- ner of Schiatter, the Colorado healer?” was asked of Putnam “My cures are effected through the medium of Jesus Christ. I claim no per- s%_mtll credit for anything I do,” he re- plied. Putnam said that his motive for keeping in seclusion since coming here was for the purpose of obtaining much needed rest. So far his callers had been very few, owing to the ignorance of the sick, balt and blind of his presence here. But after the daily papers announce his arrival here to-morrow his rooms will no doubt be thronged so long as be remains. He remarked that he would exact no price for curing the sick, asin that event it might keep the poor and needy from seeking his aid. He would keep a small wicker basket on his table, into which patients could Slnce whatever sum of money they felt isposed to contribute. A QUEEN DOOTOR. The Only Physician of Royal Blood in the World, Portugal is the only country and this is the only court in the world that can lay claim to a doctor of medicine who is a real princess by birth and a queen by rank. She is not a “new woman,” but a lady bountiful born again into the nineteenth century. In New York society girls attend lectures on *‘First Aid to the Injured.” Some even stay through the parts where they are shown how to tie up arteries and witness real operations. But Queen Amelia, daughter of the late Comte de Paris, has gone further than this. For several years she bas earnestly and systematically de- voted herself to the studv of medicine. and now she has just received a degree from the Eschola Polytechnica, the college of the highest reputdtion here, which entitles her to practice as a physician within the limits of Portugal. Yesterday she saw and prescribed for her first patient. At 10 o’¢lock yesterday morning the Eeoplo who live in the narrow, dirty, little | ua de Poco Novo were surprised to see a brougham, with the royal arms on the panel and drawn by two black stallions, turn into their street and stop before No. 90, which is one of the most squalid tene- | ments. The Queen’gotout, accompanied only by her equerry, the Duc de Loule, en- tered the low, dark hallway as unhesi- tatingly as if she had been there before, and climbed three flights of creaking, gloomy stairs to the apartment of Manoel Valdes, which she found without apparent difficulty. Where the passage was suffi- ciently wide the Duke offered her Majesty his arm. A groom stumbled up the crooked stair behind them. Manoe! Valdes is a paralytic, an old soldier, who has seen ‘service in the colo- nies, and who lives on a small Government pension. His wife died a long time ago, and since then his little daughter, Castora, now 13 years old, bas taken care of him. Lately the little girl has been ill of a fever and expected to 510. There was no one to take care of old Manoel, and no money to pay for a doctor for little Castora. As soon as the Queen heard of their distress she came to visit them, and the neighbors say she has saved Castora’s life.—Lisbon correspondence New York Journal. Ink-Slinging in Court. “Speaking of lawyers fussing in court,’ said Chief of Police Seip, “‘one of the most violent atfairs I can remember occurred about twenty years ago, and John J. In- galls and J udyge C. G. Foster were the princivals. I was Sheriff at the time, and & man was being tried on some kind of a criminal charge. Foster was acting as County Attorney, and Ingalls represented the prisoner. Ingalls and Foster became involyed in an argument about some point of evidence, and, after pawing each othor for some time, Ingalls finally calied Foster a liar. Foster was atone end of a long table and Ingalls at the other. Foster grabbed a huge ink fountain and threw it at Ingalls, hitting him_in the breast, and spattering ink ufovtr Judge, jury and all kinds of legal papers. The late Nathan Price was fu‘dge, and he fined them $50 each. They apologized next morning and Gldl:m fines were remitted.”—Atchison o] He was averse to being ad- ® In many German factories the female emgyeu are forbidden to. wear corsets during working hours. : MUST STILL. PAY TOLLS, Tourists to Yosemite Will Be Asked for Tribute Outside the Lines, THE WEAK POINT IN A BILL Another View of ihe Plan to Sell Tollroads in the National Park to Uncle Sam. There is now in the two houses of Con- gress a bill providing for the purchase of all stage or wagon roads in the Yosemite National Park, and although in its every feature there is apparent sincerity of pur- pose, the statement has been made by State officials that beneath the surface is a scheme to get a large sum of money. from the United States Government and to continue leyying tribute on travelers over parts of these same tollroads. This was never suggested to the men who worked conscientiously for the pur- chase of the Yosemite tollroads, and yet the authority upon which it is claimed thata plan to make a beneficial business turn and still charge tolls over parts of the roads can hardly be doubted. J. L. Maude, C.E., a Commissioner of the State Bureau of Highways, said that the whole thing was simply purchasing pieces of tollroads and leaving the other portions still in the possession of the origi- nal owners. With such a condition tourists to Yosemite could travel free through the National Park, but to get in or out of it would cost them probably as much as before, since they would have to pay tolls over the roads outside the park. The principal road.is that used by the Southern Pacific stage lines into the Yosemite Valley, and, indeed, it is practi- cally the only one generally selected by passengers who buy their tickets through the Southern Pacific offices. Tnese tickets cost just so much now, and it is believed that if the Government bought the Yosemite roads and thus made a large art of the route free 10 tourists, rates of fare would not be reduced. Besides, the road from Wawona, on the south line of the gnk and outside the reservation, would still be owned by private parties with the result that tolls would be charged asof old. One bit of the road would be free and another piece a tollroad. In his report on the Yosemite Park John ‘W. Noble, Secretary of the Interior, ex- pressed himself in the following terms upon the roads: The Southern Pacific Railroad Company, in conjunetion with tiie Yosemite Stage and Trans- rtation Company ‘headquartersat Wawona), s doing everything in its_power to discourage travel into. the Yosemite Valley, except by 1s route via Raymond. Although they advertise four different routes, they all lead over Ray- mond, and any one desiring to take routes 3 or 4 will’ be talked out of it by being told that the roads are very rough and dangerous. The report describes the toll-roads in the Yosemite National Park as follows: The more northerly is the Big Oak Flat road, thirty-three miles long, twenty of which lie in the National Park. The toll on this road is about 314 cents per person per mile, and the estimated cost $46,650. “The Coulter- ville road, thirty-seven miles long, enters by the way of Merced Riyer valley. Twenty-three miles of this road are in the National Park. The toll is about 3 cents a mile, and the estimated cost $85,000. The ‘Wawona road, sixty-five miles long, with twenty-five miles in the park, enters from the southwest, and the tolls are about 2 cents a mile for each Eerson. The esti- mated cost is $75,000. The portion of these roads in the Yosemite Valley (the 36,111 acres within the National Park that are under State control) is now owned by the State of Califonia. A fourth road, the Tioga, fifty-six miles in length, runs clear across the park, north of the valley, for a distance of forty-eight miles. The estimated cost is §62,000, and th% tolls about 3¢ cents a person for each mile. The bill providing for the purchase of these roads was introduced in the House of Representatives by Grove Johnson of California, and is entitled *“A bill author- izing the purchase by the United States and the making free of the tollroads pass- ing over the Yosemite National Park.” It recites that four tollroads were built in the park before its establishment, and that ex-Secretary of the Interior John W. Noble, in 1892, directed that an official ex- amination be made with reference to the origin, right of franchise, condition, cost, public convenience, etc., and that the re- sult of this examination was a report to the United States Senate giving details and recummending that the Government acquire title to_the roads at their cost of construction and malke them free. The bill continues: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer- iea, in Congress assembled, that there is here- by appropriated; out of any money in the treas- ury not appropriated, the sum of $268,650 for tné purchase and making free of the four toll- roads in the Yosemite National Park, as fol- lows: For the Toad of the Grest Sierra Wegon- road Company, the sum of $62,000; for the road of the Big ‘Oak Flat Turnpike Company, the sum of $46,650; for the road of the Coul- terville and Yosemite Turnpike Company, the sum of $85,000; for the road of the Yosemite Stage and Turnpike Company, the sum of $75,000. The purchase of said roads to- be made under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior. Sec. 2. That this act shall take effect from and after its passage. The bill has so far received favorable consideration in both houses of Congress and bids fair to pass at this session. It was drawn up by Messrs. Wilson & Wil- son, the attorneys of this City, and is re- | garded as a wise measure in the interests of tourists to Yosemite. There are man people, however, who believe that the bill 1s but a half-way affair that will benent the tollroad companies by taking the roads in the mountains where winter storms do great damage and are a’‘constant cause. of expense. At the same time the portions of roads more easily kept in repair will be left in the company’s hands outside the park, and, as stated in ex-Secretary Noble’s report, the Southern Pacific controls the situation, which fact taken in conjunction with the rest is considered particularly significant. With the roads in the park free and under Government control the tourist would still have to pay tolls to get into the National Park, and on his re- turn from Yosemite would have to pay tribute to get out, STANFORD’S TRACKMEN., Athletes to Participate in Field Contests on Wednesday. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaiL, March 16.—The trackmen have been work- ing diligently and most of them are in pretty fair shape just now to enter a field meet. The management is therefore ar- ranging for a_field day on Wednesday next, open to all university athletes. The regular events will cccur, and as there are from two to a dozen men for each, the chances are fair for some good records. Chief interest will center in the broad- jump, the hurdles, gole-vanls and long Tuns. At the last field day the broad-jump was won by Brunton 99, with 21 feet 3 inches. % Dole '98 has cleaned 10 feet 8 inches at gheh ‘;?-nulc jn: prgcfioeifand will un- oubte: repeat his performance on Wednudy i Whflhu‘ he can better it is a question, (RSO Kings County’s Victory. 4 - FRESNO, CArL., March 16.—The case of Tulare County vs. Kings County, for the recovery of plaintiff’s proportion of school and road bonds, amounting to $27,000, was beard on a demurrer of the defendant be- fore Judge Carter of t_he Suver}ar Court here ts-day. The bonds were issued prior to the segregation of the new county from Tulare, The ¢ourt sustained the demurrer of the.defendant. i S ETNA MILLS FLAME-SWEPT. Fire Destroys the Larger Portion of the Village—Postoffice and Hofel Burned. YREKA, Car, Mareh 16.—A fire in Ztna Mills this morning burned the Jarger portion'of the town. The postoffice was destroyed and.nothing saved. The insur- ance i3 small, The largest hotel in the town was completely destroyed. ZAtna Mills is a small but enterprising town of about 300 people, located about thirty-five miles westof the railroad. It is reached by stage from Montague. S SANTA BARBARA BLAZE. Fire Destroys the Dwelling on the Heren- der Hanch. SANTA BARBARA, Carn, March 16.— The pretty ranch house belonging to Mrs, A. W. Herender and situated near Goleta, on Hollister avenue, was destroyed by fire about 1 o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Herender had leased the place for a term of months and left for the north Jast week. The new tenant had not yet taken posses- sion. The Herender home was one of the best in this vicinity, containing some ten acres of choice orchard with a Iong avenue of palms leading to the house. The buiid- ing was worth and_contained furni- ;%0 valued at $1500. The insurance is e Alhambra Residence Burned. LOS ANGELES, CAL., March 16.—The handsome residence of George Rice of Alhambra was destroyed by fire at 6:30 o’clock this morning. The fire originated from the explosion of a gasoline stove. This was exuinguished, but the fames suddenly broke out in the roof, and all attempts on the part of the neighbors with fire extinguishers were in vain. The house cost $7500, and there is about $2500 insurance on it. Much of the' furniture was saved. —_———— WARDE AT STANFORD., Students Will Be Addressed by the Noted Actor. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL, March 16.—Frederick Warde, the actor, is to address the students here to-morrow on “The Evolution of the Drama.” This is the second occasion on which he hasagreed to speak to Stanford students. Miss Anna B, Shaw delivered a short sermon here yesterday. The chapel was crowded to hear the wall-known woman suffragist. Her text%vas from Acts xxvi:19, “Whereupon, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision.” T'he discourse was listened to with close attention and was a masterful effort. In the evening Evangelist Ira Sankey took charge of the seryices. LA R Merced Burglars Sentenced. MERCED, CAL.; March 16.—Judge Law pronounced the following sentences to- day: J. Ward, two yearsand six months; George Mulvin, the same; Frank Getzkon, two years; L. Shields, two years, all booked for Folsom. This quartet was con- victed of burglary, having entered a schoolhouse a few miles south of here last winter, carried off variousarticles of school furniture, and defaced property owned by the district. i U Alta District Assessment Canceled. FRESNO, Car., March 16.—The Board of SBupervisors to-day cancelled the county assessment on the property of the Alta irrigation district in this county, on the ground that it is a municipal corporation and not subject to taxation unless each member of the corporation is taxed for the amount he holds. This district was organized under the Wright law, It has property worth nearly $250.000., —_———— Tacoma sépublicans Nominate. TACOMA, WasH., March 16.—The Re- publican city convention was held to-day, and for the first time in two years the A. P. A. element was defeated. Edward 8. Orr, the present Mayor, was renominated. The election occurs on April 8, The Dem- ocrats and Populists have fused. LR A, Los Angeles Oil Prices Advance. LOS ANGELES, Car., March 16.—The directors of the oil exchange met this afternoon and advanced prices from 70 to 80 cents. Producers expect to get $1 a bar- rel by April 1. The steady advance is due to better transportation facilities, a greater demand and decreased production. Sl gt i Rain at Santa Rosa. SANTA ROSA, Cavr:, March 16.—A warm rain visited this section last night, and has been of great benefit to the agricultural districts. During the past twenty-four hours the fall- was 1.43 inches; for the sea- son it has been 20.88. For putting down carpets in rooms that are much used it is a good plan to spread newspapers over the floors, then take clean straw and scatter it evenly over the papers and then put your carpets down. The carpets wili last longer with this lin- ing than with any other, and when you tnge them up again you will find the dust lodged on the paper. [SITE FOR A NEW CHURCH Rev. P. J. Cummins Purchases a Large Lot in the Mission, : IT FRONTS ON THREE STREETS. St. Charles Borromeo Parish Will Have a Handsome Church on Sev- enteenth Street. 1iRev. P. J. Cummins, pastor of St Charles Borromeo at Eighteenth and Shot- well streets, has decided to havea hand- some new church edifice, schoolhouse nxgd dwelling in his parish. With this end in view he has purchased & large piece of real estate in the Mission and close to the pres- ent parish church as a preliminary step in his project for an establishment that will be worthy of the important and growing pastorate of St. Charles. The transaction through which Father Cummins acquired the real estate was conducted very quietly through O’an"ell & Co. On March 2 an order confirming the sale was issued from the Probate Court to John J. O’Farrell. The land belonged to the estate of John L. Porter and was sold through George L. Center, executor. It comprises part of the block bounded by Folsom, Sevinteenth. Shotwell and Sixteenth streets. Its front- age on Seventeenth is 245 feet, stretching trom Folsom to Shotwell, on which streets the frontage is 140 feet—so there are three large fronts, a very desirable feature for the uses to which the site will be put. The price is $23,400, subject to a mortgage. Tast Saturday Mr. O’Farrell transferred the -property to Father Cummins, subject to a mortgage. At present there is a large trunk factory upon the lot, and as the works are in operation an income can be secured from the investment until Fatheri| Cummins is ready to remove the building: to make way for his parish edifice. The parish church now standing on ( block away at the northwest corner of}! Shotwell and Eighteenth streets isa cl)m«S bination of church and schoolhouse, hav<% ing been designed as a temporary structure that would meet all requirements. A por« tion of it is used also as a residence by the pastor and Rev. W. G. O’Mahony, the as- sistant rector. This building was largd enough to accommodate parishioners when it was opened, but the parish has grown tof such proportions in numbers the church and school are wholly inadequate tol present demands and great inconvenience is suffered by the people of St. Charles parish for that reason. The parish was established about nine years ago, and for many months services were held in the hall at Seventeenth and Howard streets until the pastor was en- able®to build a suitable place of worship. The seating capacity of St. Charles Church is not much over 600, and now the e;rish register has a list of 1200 families, ith masses at 6:30, 7:30, 9 and 10:30A. M. Sundays the church is overcrowded, and at the later services the aisles and vesti- bules are filled. ,The school for boys and irls conducted by the Sisters of the Holy ‘ross is similarly overcrowded, with about 280 papils in all, and_some classes have to be provided for outside. The land occu- pied by the combined buildings is not more than half the size of the lot just pur- chased. Father Cummins announced recently to his congregation that it was a matter of urgent and_imperative necessity to build a large church, and he expected assistance in the undertaking. The present building will ‘be converted into a schoothouse) and a magnificent house of worship erected on the large lot on Seventeenth street. et BIGGS’ NEW CANNERYXY. Hundreds of Women to Be Employed in Preparing Fruit., CHICO, OaL., March 16.—The corner stone of the Biggs cannery, a. fine brick building to be 100 feet wideby 200 feetlong, with an addition 30x40 feet for an engine room, has been laid. The roof will be on within two weeks and then the work will be pushed along until the building is com« pleted and furnished throughout. The cannery will employ from 300 to 400 women and girls, The work of preparing the fruit will be done entirely by women, The preparation room will be furnished with all modern conveniences, and so far as the operators are concerned everything for their comfort, protection, and health will be provided. No men but those nec- essary to handle the green fruit will be permitted in the women’s department of the building. e Boylan’s Assailant Sentenced. SANTA ROSA, CaL, March 16.—Frank McCann, convicted of assault with adeadly weapon in shooting James Boylan at Melitta, in this county, was sentenced to pay a fine of $400 or serve 200 days in the countg jail. A motion for a new trial was denied. NEW TO-DAY. DISSOLOTION OF Hyams, Pauson'& Co. MONEY HE MUST HAVE, $5.00 $5.00 A Powerful Shaking Up! MR. F. PAUSON retiring from the firm of The standing and reputation of the firm of Hyams, Pauson & Co. is a guarantee that this is a genuine DISSOLUTION SALE. It is money that Mr. F. Pauson wants and To raise cash we offer (in our retail store, corner Post and Kearny streets) the stock of Clothing and Furnishing Goods, well known for ;style and quality, at prices less than ACTUAL COST OF MANUFACTURING. One instance we giye of our extraordinary price “eutting: Men’s Spring and Summer Suits, 33 to 37, previously sold from $12.50 to $20.00—DISSOLUTION PRICE HYAMS, PAUSON & CO., S. E. Corner Post and Kearny Sts, G0-PARTNERSHIP! 35,00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 35.00 $5.00