The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 29, 1896, Page 5

BOGUS BALLOTS AT SANTA ROSA. Practical Jokers Make a Raid Upon the Voting Booth. NO FAVORITISM SHOWN. of Worthless Tickets | Cast for the Several i Candidates. ‘ Scores MRS, BURRIS AGAIN LEADS. | Wrests the First Position From Miss | Hall—The Contests in Other Cities. SANTA ROSA, Car, March 28.—In epite of the precautions teken since the recent attempt to loot the ballot-box in | hich the coin-laden votes for carnival | queen candidates are deposited, another | raid has been de upon the polling oth. This time practical jokers were and, instead of attempting o | ttle envelopes, they con- re of them. When the ht to ttee was agree- lled to a depth of | s on the top en-| appeared to be all in the same nd showed a liberal disre- me of the ladies voted | own in the contest. h of these envelopes n a round pewter ze of ahbalf dollar, iling faces of Adlai Stevenson the White | be garded heavy as might be deep interest taken in | ~~ Migs FloRENCE FOUR PRETTY WOMEN \.\5fn 'N F‘7 e 5 N GORDO WHO ARE BEING VOTED FOR AT SAN JOSE. were appointed Several days ago the residence of Major E. F. C. %{lokke to ve introduced to Her Majesty by her grand chancellor, John F. Franeis, chair- men of the executive committee of the fiesta. The ladies of the court, who up to this time were also kept in ignorance of the identity of their sovereign, were duly pre- sented and were delighted to find who she was. They were, however, enjoined to keep the secret, but the presentation was scarcely over before it was noised abroad on all sides that Mrs. Lewis was the gueen. Members of the executive committee, when guestioned as to the truth of the ru- mor, at first refused to affirm or deny it, but one of them inadvertently dropped a remark that satistied the inquiring news- paper men that Mrs. Lewis was the queen- elect, and later in the evening the editors / Xy p t - ~ I | -~ . | -/, MISS EMMA W'IDL'J!\'D/, A NORTHERN SONOMA BEAUTY. [From a photograph. ] the resuit. Thesuspicions quietness in the balloting is believed to be the calm that precedes the storm. Every one seems to be holding back to see if his or her favorite needs help and how much. There is no lack of interest in the contest, but each faction seems to be waiting for the ovher to move. W. H. Grissum, a veteran fireman of this city, is in correspondence with the Veteran Fireman’s Association of San ) of the association take part in the car- val festivities. Many of the veterans have already sig- i their intention to be present, and it ed that the association asa body will accept the invitation. The bicycle parade will occur at 10 o’ciock on Friday morning of the carnival and it has been decided to offer two ome silver cups, valued at $50 each, ss A and class Bteams. A ze will also be given for the decorated individual cyeclist. een decided to allow no advertising floats | flowers only shall receive prizes, ill vary only according to their eriistic arrangement. LES’ QUEEN. Fiesta. )S ANGELES, Cavn., March 28.—The «sing contest as to the identity of the lected as La Reina de La Fiesta de es was brought toa close this by the semi-official announcement “honor has been conferred upon Lewis, one ot Los Angeles’ ming and accomplisied young he eelection was made a month ago, p to the present time the announce- s been withheld in order to pro- sen beauty from the annoy- « besieged for royal favors be- e set for the beginning of her e cho 8 of be ~thermore, the mysiicism observed ili tend o awaken interest in the fiesta ©ning society guessing as to which of Bany promising candidates would e queen. _ 2 ret was well guarded until this 10)n, when the maids of honor who 1cisco, with a view to having about | It has | > parade, and those decorated with | Rill Keign Over the Lewis’ name in tha: connection. | Mrs. iewis is the daughter of R. H. Howell, a prominent and influential cap- italist and business man, long identified with the commercial interests of Los An- geles. Youth, grace, beauty and refine- ment are her attributes, and it is univer- sally conceded that no better selection for queen of the fiesta could have been made. e SANTA BARBARA FIELD DAY. Programme of Athletic Events for the Rose Carnival. | SANTA BARBARA, CaL., March 28.— The programme for the field-day sports, in | which the Association of Volunteer Fire- men of Southern California will join on April 17, is now arranged and promises to | R | Mrs. C. A, Thilo of Cloverdale is third | Jovita | Miss Emma Widlund, who is among the | met at|]result in the most exciting contest ever | Lulu Schemmel is still in the lead, with | held in this region. A purse of $700 has been raised to provide suitable prizes, and these will be the richest and most valuable ever offered in Southern Califoruia, the values reaching the fuil limits of the L. A. W. in the bicycle matches, and varying in character from solid gold watches and val- | uable jewelry in the amateur races to cash prizes of $50, $30and $10 in the professional classes. The programme will include the follow- ing events: One mile Chinese bicycle race, 100-yard run, 120-yard hurdle race, 220-yard run, 440-yard run, one mile run guarter mile bicycle race, one mile handicap, five-mile bicycle hand p, run- ning hich jump, standing high jump, run- | ning broad jump, pole vault. fessionals—Two-mile handicap race. To this list will probably be added a ladies’ bicycie race. Entries for the run- ing races close on April 14; for the | bicycle events on April 10. Three prizes will be given in each event. Furtherin- | formation can be procured from Secretary | John H. Dugan of Santa Barbara. The | races will take place on the fast quarter- | mile bicycle track, which is in perfect con- dition. For pro- bicycle NORTHERN SONOM4’S CONTEST. Mise Edna Biddle Still Retains the Lead | at Healdsburg. HEALDSBURG, Car., March 28.—Blue | - by and gold are already in evidence, and the | 3 carnival executive committee has head- quarters on East street, where the voting | | contest is being waged and most of the | arrangements for the fiesta carried on. Saturday is market day in Healdsburg, and farmers come from far and near to | urchase supplies and sell products. | from them it was learned that the rural districts of Northern Sonomsa were inter- | ested in the flower show and would be | represented by floats in the parade. The vote for queen was heavy to»day,} | over 400 ballots having been deposited. Miss Edna Biddle still retains the lead, | while Miss Atice Haigh received support enough to place her in second position. | and, from the support she is receiriné‘ from Healdsburg admirers, seems destined to be a winner if Cloverdale doesas itis | rumored she will do. Miss Lena Zane is | fourth and the Misses Oza Waldrop, Leta P e, Emma Widlund, Zoe Bates and | Fich follow in the order named. | leaders, is one of the candidates who wiil be heard from when the county precincts | send in returns. She is the belle of the | Dry Creek Vailev—is a handsome brunette | and very popular. The finance committee 15 meeting with | | Miss Metta Laisy a close second. Among | the new contestants are Miss Veva Burrell, Miss Nellie North and Miss Wilhelmina Murphy. It is believed that during the coming week Stanford University will put a con- testant into the field, and with the sup- port of the university and that section of the county such a candidate would prove | | a formidable opponent. Gilroy and the | southern end of the county will in all likelihood unite in supporting Miss Lillian Rea of Gilroy, who at present is fourth on | the list. Los Gatos has Miss Mabel Rankin | and Miss Mamie Wilson, while Santa Clara is represented by Miss Bertha en. The vote at noon to-day stooa: ss ss Maud Arques Miss Helen Ford. Miss Li; Sue Jan Miss Julie Miss Mam Miss Bert Miss Inez amle Wilson of Los Gatos. Miss Veva Borrell.. Miss Nellie Nortn .. Miss Wilhelmina Murp! 15 JOHASON IN FRESHO? Irate Citizens Fail to Locate the| Evangelist Who Insulted Their Daughters. Rumors That He Will Sue the Press | and the Committee That Drove Him From Town. FRESNO, Car, March 28.—If Evan-| gelist Johnson, who was driven out of | town because he declared from a pulpit | that 8 majority of Fresno’s daughiers were unchaste, has returned he is kept well secreted. The wrath of the citizens has not subsided, and the search is being {CISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MARCH 29, 1896. BURIED GOLD IN ALPINE VALLEY Charcoal-Burners Locate a Fortune Hidden Many Years Ago. MINER JOHNSON’S CACHE Mediums Had Vainly Invoked the Spirits to Recover the Treasure. HIS SECRET DIED WITH HIM. Braved Death Rather Than Surrender the Metal—Sequel to an Early- Day Romance. SANTA ROSA, Carn., March 28.—For several weeks reports bave been in circula- tion here that two charcoal-burners in Alpine Valley bhad unearthed a large amount of treasure. The laborers sud- denly quit work and began to consume large quantities of red wine and otherwise enjoy themselves. During one of these periods of inebriety the men exhibited a lot of gold coin and a quantity of gold nuggets to a rancher in Alpine Valley. The exhibition of so much wealth by the heretofore poverty-stricken coal-makers excited a lively curiosity among the resi- dents of that section, and the fact that the two men had beer at work on the **John- son place”” went far to confirm the reports of the treasure-trove. By M. W. Tarwater, who has resided in Alpine Valley for up- ward of thirty years, the reports of the find are confirmed. The story of buried wealth on the John- son place has excited the cupidity of aoz- | ens of people in that vicinity and caused many a hard day's digging. More than thirty yearsago an old miner named John- son came to Alpine Valley in search of health and a quiet place to end his days. He had plenty of gold dust and money, | and the aisles filled. Piper was ordered to | and soon purchased a ranch of 160 acres, on which he erected a comfortable house and otherwise improved the place. Shortly after settling 1n the valley the old man re- ceived a legacy of over §6000 in gold by the death of a brother 1n the East, and having no contdence in banks the old gentleman | hid the money with his gold dust in a safe place. The fact that much money was hidden upon the ranch was generally known to the neighbors, and one night Johnson was aroused from his bed by several masked | men who demanded, upon pain of instant | death, to know where the money was hid- den. The miner’s answer was a round of shots from his pistcl, and during the con- 9 | fusion that followed he escaped to the | shelter of a neighboring ravine. | riea a bullet wound in the left shouider. | He car- Here he was shortly afterward found and removed to the hospital in Santa Rosa. Johnson lingered between life and death for several months, but finally recovered sufficiently to be moved to the residence of Milton Greenlee in Alpine Valley, who then owned a ranch adjoining the “John- son place.” Greatly enfeebled by con- sumption and living constantly in fear of robbers the old man refused to even visit his own place alone and soon became looked upon as a member of the Greerlee family. He often said that since the death of his brother he had no living relatives and declared his intention of leaving all of | his property to John Greenlee, the six- months-old son of his host. He delivered to Mr. Greenlee a holographic will, in which little John Greenlee was named as sole heir. The will particularly described the ranch and stock owned by Johnson, but said nothing of the money. On being asked as to the whereabouts of the buried gold the o!d man said it was so well hidden | that no one but himself could find it, but | he promised to reveal the cache to Green- lee as soon as his health would permita visit to the ranch. Cherishing the delusion that he would they decided to plow up the lawns, as they claimed the yearly eppropriation of $2500 was not sufficient to maintain them. This caused a roar of indignation from the pub- licand the Board of Trade appointed a committee to investigate tbe cost of main- taining the lawns. The report of the com- mittee shows the grounds can be kept in fine shape for less than the yearly appro- priation. The trustees will be asked to re- place the lawns they have destroyed. e MISSING FROM HIS HOME. 4 Youth Believed to Have Ended His Life With a Knife. SAN JOSE, CaL., March 28.—Frank C. George, a 19-year-old boy. who has been residing with M. J. Pimental, an uncle, on Stockton avenue, has suddenly disap- veared. His mind had been disordered for some time. and this morning he sharp- ened a butcher-knife with the avowed in- tention of ending his life. When last seen he was making for Guadalupe Creek, but all efforts to tind him have proved futile. About two years ago the boy’s father poisoned his wife and then killed himself at Halfmoon Bay. Itis thought that the lad has followed his parent’s example to the extent of taking his life. Smage e Grand Lodge Delegates. BAN JOSE, Car., March 28.—Garden City Lodge No. 142, L. 0. O. F., has elected the following delegates to the Grand Lodge meeting to be held in San Francisco in May: A. C. Shoup, J. E. Harns, C. H. Simonds, A. C. Bates, C. A. Bothwell and A. P. Murgotten. Franco-Italian Lodge No. 242, I. 0. O. F., has elected P. M. A. Portal delegate to the same meeting. AR Sues for a Divoree. 8AN JOSE, Car., March 28.—Henry F. Porter began sunit to-day for a divorce from Ella J. Porter. The couple were married at Windsor, Canada, in 1875, and have nine children. The complaint charges tiat Mrs. Porter deserted her husband July 12, 1894. FTE OF A CAASDN THES, Henry Piper Sentenced to Pay a Fine of $300 for Looting the Mint. The Jury’s Recommendation Mercy Be Shown Results in a Light Penalty. CARSON, Nev., March 28.—Fenry Piper, the mint employe, found guilty of | stealing $1 worth of crude amalgam, was | let off with a light sentence to-day. United | States Judge Hawley fined the culprit $300 and waived the imprisonment penalty. The courtroom was packed with people | stand up. The Judge looked at him in a | kindly way and speaking quietly, with no touch of asperity ip his voice, the fact that Piper had been for years a respected citizen | by hix fellow-men.” In a moment of weak- | ness he had lost respect for his family, his | good wife and his previous good reputa- | tion and cnmmi(tc&‘ an illegal act. The | fact that the jury had made a recom- | | mendation for mercy and also that ihe officers of the mint had condoned the affair and suppressed it for nearly three | years was taken into consideration. If | the mint officials had done their duty and | brought offenders to justice when the | crimes were committed, it seemed to him | that so_much dishonest work would not have existed in the institution. He was | unable to understand the prineiples of any | business man in a public institution who | with a_discharge. mercy in this case would result in no repe- tition of the offense, and felt from the bot- tom of his heart that the accused had made a bitter repentence for his act and | bad already suffered great mental anguish. | He would waive the imprisonment and fix the fine at $300. | The spectators had been listening with great attention to the words of the Judge, and when the merciful sentence fell from bis lips there was a burst of applause which was promptly checked by the Court. The fine was paid to-day. e Somoma’s Convention Called. SANTA ROSA, Car., March 28.—The Republican County Committee convened in this city to-day to fixed a place for holding the County Convention. was selected as the place and Aprill 11 as That | lluded to | | __of the State, where he | | had reared a family and nad been esteemed | | permitted a thief to go at liberty simply | He was satisfied that | Sonoma | MAY BE ORDERED T0 LEAVE CHIND, Citizens Rise Up Against a Christian Science Doctor. AN INFANT SACRIFICED. Coroner’s Jury Decides That It Died Because of Willful Neglect. WAS GIVEN NO MEDICINE. Protests of Neighbors Ignored by the Parents — The Community Enraged. SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., March 28.— The people of Chino are enrazed because of the death of a child under Christian science treatment, and 1t is intimated that Dr. Mrs. Viola Brown will be asked to leave the town at once. Coroner Keating was summoned to Chino on Tnesday to investigate the death of the 13-month old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 0. Sedgwick, who was taken ill ten days ago with a bad cold. Neighbors visiting the parents, and seeing the condition oi the child, had pro- tested that a physician should be called in to attend the little sufferer, but as the parents had been ill a week previous, and | had become well presumably through the efforts of Dr. Brown, she was sent for to | pray and administer to the baby. As the days went by the babe grew worse and still the parents refused to call a reguiar physician until the little girl | was beyond earthly aid. At the inquest held yesterday the Coroner called the | father to the stand and in the course of Sedgewick’s testimony he said: “T believe if Christian science counld not cure"the child it would have died any- way. After hearing all the testimony the jury rendered the following verdict: “Died | from pneumonia tbrough the willful neglect of the parents.” T.e feeling against Dr. Brown is very bitter and it is said that she will be com- pelled to leave Chino if she does not go willingly. —_— FOERGER DILLON RETAKEN. Had Twice Escaped From San Bernar- dino County Officers. SAN BERNARDINO, Car., March 28.— During the last three months Tod Dillon has given the officers of San Bernardino County as much trouble as could be ex- pec'ed from one man. Dilion is a forger, having forged a pay check on the Sarta Fe road for $14 35. While en route to San Bernardino from Barstow, he was arrested and, when taken to the latter place, es- caped and was at liberty a few days. Then he was recaptured. He was again taken to Barstow, and put into the town jail with both hands and feet ironed. While the constable was going for a | meal Dillon slipped out, leaving the leg- | irons, but retaining the handcuffs. No | trace of him could be found until to-day, | when a telegram came from Los Angele: | statine that Dillon was again in custody. | As Dillon is a desperate man he will be | closely guarded this time. T b Rain Benefits Crops. | SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., March 28.— A splendid rain slipped in from the ocean to-day, and to-night 1.13 inches had been added to the.total for the season, bringing it up to 7.0 inches. Grain, hay and potato | tields have been benefited. | | Chirikoff Bay Blizzard. SEATTLE, Wasg., March 28.—The Pa- the date. The convention will consist of | citic Whaling Company's steamer Jeannie 138 delegates, who will in turn select dele- | of San Francisco, just in from Alaska, re- $ | gates_to the Sacramento convention on | ports having for eighteen hours en e May 5. The primaries were set for April6. | 2 e i3 oo : e . - | tered an Arctic blizzard in Chirikoff Bay, Albert G. Burnett tendered his resignation | Northern Alaska, and narrowly escaping as chairman of the committee and Hon. | v = Walter F. Price of Forestville was elected | O¢5truction. Almost at the first approach to succeed him. | armor :l ice.d Greilt icicles were hanging from the yards and the crew had to cut Hotrl Burned at Geneva, N. ¥. !uway the icelwith axes. The Jeannie left | GENEVA, N. Y., March 28.—The Ridley | San Francisco about six weeks ago, bound Hotel was burned this morning. | for Chilquil Bay with cannery supplies. ultimately recover from the dread disease | that was rapidly hurrying bim tothe grave, | splendid success. Everybody is contribu- | continued to the end that if the ecclesias- ting to the fund,which is rapidly swelling, | tical accuser is found he will be made to and the various committees will have | regret that he disobeyed the edict which | sufficient coin to make elaborate prepara- | tions. ‘ | —_— | | | of the morning papers were authorized by Stanford University May Rally Around the executive committee to use Mrs. a Favorite % Co- Ed.” SAN JOSE, CaL., March 28.—Queen Flora | will reign in this city during the carnival from May 6 to 9, and the selection of this ruler is attracting much attention. Acres | and acres of sweet peas, marigolds and | roses are now under cultivation for carni- | val purposes, and the young lady who is | successful will preside over a domain as fragrant and as brilliant in bloom as ever did a Flora. Great arches of flowers will l be erected on the main streets, and the city will be transformed into a veritable flower-bed. | _There are thirty candidates for regal | honors at present, but it is believed that a | iarge number of these will withdraw, and | the contest for queen narrow down to half a dozen. There has been but little change in the vote since Wednesday, and Miss SAN JOSE’S MERRY WAR. | { Jobnson’s offensive utterances from the ! pulpit. | th= local press for large sums. exiled him from the city. The Methodist Board of the K-street church met last evening and indorsed There is now talk of suits against Walier D. | Tupper and George E. Church have been retained to bmngz these suits, which, it is alleged, will be filed on Monday. It is said that Jolinson will also bring ac- | tion against the citizens' committee which conducied the interview with him and his | friends in the rear of the First National | Bank Thursday afternoon. This suit will | be based on the grounds of unlawful de- | tention. Many people believe these things | | are given out as a mere bluff and that | there will be no litigation. George M. | | Morse, the alleged wealthy friend of John- | | son’s from Pasadena, is said to be furnish- | ing the sinews of war. | | It is reported that Johnson intends to ! | preach in the K-street church to-morrow. | —— { | Studentsin Constantinople are forbid- | den to frequent theaters, music-ballsand | | similar puolic places. | | | The Santa Rosa Polling Place, Where Votes for the Carnival Queen Are Cast. I il ] B \ \ [x (\\ g N\ | ] the aged miner kept postponing the prom- ised revelation until his strength was en- tirely goneand he at last knew that he was on his deathbed. He then vainly tried to describe to Greenlee where the money was hidden. roots of a certain madrone tree and told bow the adjoining trees were marked. After Johnson’s death, Greenlee took possession of the ranch in the name of his son, and commenced a systematic hunt for the money. Failing, after a long search, to find any traces of the gold, the services of two spirit medinms from San Francisco were enlisted and their advice strictly fol- lowed. One of the mediums went into a trance, and among the visjons that floated through his inspired brain was a picture of the old man and ihree cans of gold at the foot of a tree. This tree was dug out bodily by the roots and the ground torn up for a rod or more around it without reward. The mediums soon afterward left for S8an Fran- cisco, and Greenlee, believing that they bad found the money, abandoned any further search. Johnson’s will, which was never pro- bated, is still in the possession of the Greenlee family. the ranch having been sold without the formality of a court or- der. From a daughter of Milton Greenlee, Tesiding in this city, it islearned that John Greenlee, to whom the property was left, is now living in Calistoga and is about 27 years of age. It is also learned that the | young man has already retained a Santa Rosa lawyer and will invoke the aid of the courts to not only recover the money found by the charcoal-burners but also to try and recover possession of the ranch, sold during his minority It issaid that there were three of the coal-burners who profited by the find, and that one of them was wise enough to leave for sunny Italy last week, where. under his own vine and fig tree, he can enjoy his suddenly acquired wealth without lear of American courts or heir. NEWS OF SAN JOSE. Objections to tne Plowing Up of Normal School Lawns—Probable Suicide of a Boy. SAN JOSE, Car., March 28.—The direc- tors of the Board of Trade will appear be- fore the State Normal School Trustees at their April meeting and urce the trustees to desist from plowing up the lawns around the Normal School. At the January meeting of the trustees He said that it was among the | JNO. MONAHAN, 432 Commercial Street. As I live by the pen I must say that one of the most pleasant and affable gentle- men it bas been my good fortune to meet politely gave me an interview yesterday. His name is John Monahan and he is a printer. A printer known far and wide on the Pacitic Coast. People had told me of Mr. Monahan so that I had come prepared to meet a good-natured man and was not at all embarrassed when he smilingly told me what he thought of California, her products and her Sarsaparilla. Said he: “On the subject of Sarsaparilla my opinion is fixed. 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It is a very pleasing remedy for women, because it is not nasty to the taste and its effects are pleasant. In the Spring of the year when nature is at work renewing herself, he who desires to renew and make rich the blood can do no better than use the home remedy, Joy’s Vegetable Sarsapariila.”’ As I left Joun Monahan the printer I could not help but think what an abundance of philosophic humor he possessed. HENRY TILLMAN,