The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 30, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1896. JORNSON DEFIES FRESHO'S WRATH, The Evangelist Returns to the City Despite All Warnings. THREATS AGAIN HEARD. Indignation Runs High When His Presence Is Made Known. DEPUTY SHERIFFS IN CHURCH. Authorities Guard Against a Demon- stration—Angry Meetings on All Sides. “resno was | ising to-night. FRESNO, CAL., March his assailant and killed him. Then he buried himn and went about his work next day. The Coroner will have the body ex- humed to-morrow. cr b U TEMPLETON ELOPEMENT. Mrs. Minnie Nelson Leaves Her Husband and Children and Flees With a Trav- eling Musician. TEMPLETON, Car., March 20.—Consta- ble F. G. Tillman of Salinas Township has offered a reward of §50 for the arrest of Charles Paulson and Mrs. Minnie Nelson, who eloped from this city on March 2: That the flight of the couple wasaccom- plished in true pioueer style is evident from the foilowing description of them- selves and their vehicle, as contained in notices scattered broadcast over the coun- try: The woman was of medium height, weight about 150 pounds, light complected, scar on left check. Was attired in a brown dress, wi & brown cape and black hat. The man is hea set, with a light mustache and hair the sam ighs 180 pounds. r wagon was a light lumber wagon ed green, striped with_yellow. with more 1 the usual amount of striping: it had e sideboards and & large brown top, emi- with & window hole in the back. rere & gray, & buckskin and a small black or brown with & white stripe in its face. When H. Nelson returned home last Monday he found his children crving for their absent mother. Neighbors informed him that Mrs. Nelson had eloped with Paulson, and had gone for San Jose. He at once started in pursuit, but after trac- ing the runaways to Niles lost the trail and has since been unable to locate them. Paulson is a musician who travels with “barnstorming’’ theatrical companies. [ When Le appearea in tais City Mrs. Nelson was struck by his dashing style and haughty air, and Paulson had no trouble persuading her that future greatness in store for her behind the footlights. he 1s but 25 years old and comely, and en she left with the musician it was w on the verge of another Evangelist Johnson, who a few evenin ago was requested by a committee of citi- zens to leave the city and never return, | came in from his 1 retreat this fore- the services at h to the ex- The public noon and parti the K-street Meth tent of offerir d settle the com conviction that down t that he would at- ices to-day. the rumor yesterday tention was paid to | with the presumed intention of becoming a theatrical star, Mme. Modjeska Resting After a ealm. ed through ices the audience dur but all | | Journey Over the Great Divide. passed off quietly and Few | persons aside from the membership knew —_— of Jo! 's presence in the city, so nmx_ | Will Go to Her Santiago Canyon yto 7:30 o'clock no demonstration of ;,‘, 1 g~ evening Home to Recuperate From Her mutterings, John- | Late Illness. ime was coupled with threats in ce where men congregated. Not LOS ANGELES, Car., March 27.—Mme. Modjeska, accompanied by her husband, t retired to the home of and the light! be | o : ; x some ps udiete el e :nfi | Count Bozenta, arrived here this evening residences pear did the | ., )6 Chicago limited over the Santa Fe. en Johnson’s | S They were met at the station by Dr. J. H» Bullard, an old Anaheim friend, who | drove them to his residence at 508 South Olive street, where they will remain until the Countess has had time to rest from the fatigue of the journey, after which they George Mcrse of Pasadena, who is a wealthy champion of Johnson's cause, n the church this peencher Stbe B e e | Will proceed to Modjeska’s country seat, dogenpe Dos K | Arden, in the Santiago Canyon, Orange K-street n m pro- | 5 laimed on the’ ehters of | COUNLY: gamec ddiess to e pablic | | The great actress shows plainly the ef- d an address to the PUblC | 04y of her recent iliness, from which she s Republican. It isatem- well-worded docume the unfortunate sthors were the very first i Johnson's offensive statement as further consideration of the as under discussion when the af- eached the public through the press, There were no personal signatures to th address. Johnson, it is learned, had been hiding on George Church’s ranch about three miles southeast of town. . STANFUHUEBEHKELEY. Schedule for the Intercollegiate Baseball Games Has Been Arranged. An Erroneous Report That Lange Was Coaching California’s Players. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. OCar., March 20.—The schedule for the intercol- legiate baseball games between Berkeley and Stanford was arranged to-day at a conference between Managers Bernard P. Miller of Berkeley and Watson of Stan- ford. One game will be played on the grounds of each college, and the third on neutral grounds—at San Jose if possible. The schedule isas follows: game-on the Stanford grounds; May on Berkeley grounds; May 8, at San Jose £ possible. In order to accustom the teams to the grounds of their opponents, each will play a game on them with some outside team. A game will be arranged between Berke- ley and Santa Clara College for April 18 on the Stanford grounds, and Manager Watson will arrange a2 game with either | the Reliance or the university club’s team | to be played on the Berkeley groundsina | few w J | Great interest is being shown in baseball | here. The men are practicing faithfully and are in fine form. Several interesting | games will be played within the next few weeks. On Saturday the Varsity will meet | the fornia team, composed of ex-Stan- | ford and Be stars, under the cap- | taincy of *“Jack” echan, Stanford '95. | This team recently defeated Berkele: 10-8. On April 17, junior day, the baseball talent will try conclusions w a team chosen from "9 and ’98. The game will be very exciting as the teams are evenly matched. The published report that “Bill” Lange, the famous outfielder of Chicago’s team of ’95, and a resident ot Oakland, is engaged in coaching the Berkeley team, is erron- Lange was at one time negotiated y ey to serve as their coach, but the negotiations fell through for finan- I reasons. Money was raised at Stan- ford by vopular subscription, and Lange was secured as a coach for the Stanford team, and spent three weeks at Stanford | vacity. Lange never coached the Berkeley team, and is at present practicing with the Chicago team: at Gal- veston, Tex. During the three weeks' coaching by Lange the team made great improvement, and bis departure for Galyeston was much regretted by the playe: He 1s active, patient and & skilled player, and imparted | much of his own activity and earnestness to the team. Captain McLaine is follow- ing the methods and suggestions of Coach Lange to good advantage, as shown by the imrrovement of the team. st A A MUERDER AT FAIER OAKS. 4 Japanese Kills and Buries One of His Countrymen. SACRAMENTO, Can., March 29.—Fair Caks colony, settled this winter near this ciy by General Howard and others, has reorded its first crime. Last Tuesday niht a Japanese named Lakauye killed oie of his countrymen with an ax and buried him. The tragedy was not known un- til g-night, when Lakauye was brougbt to the ity ny one of his countrymen and tuned over to the officers. He admits Avril 22 or 24, | ! has not fully recovered, although she is | gradually growing stronger. Her left arm | is paralyzed and hangs limp and helpless | at her side. The paralysis was caused, the | doctors say, by a clot of blood in the | shoulder, the result presumably of over- | exertion while playing at Cincinnati. It was on orders of her physicians, who rec- ommended outdoor air and absolute rest | mentally and physically, that she decided | to go to her ranch. | “Yeg, I expect to be able to return 1o the stage. d the Countess in answer toa questio “I am sure that this genial climate—the glorious sunshine and balmy air—will soon restore me to perfect health. “Altnough returning here unexpectedly and under adverse circumstances, I am sincerely glad to be here, for this is my home and I am always content among the people of California, who have been ex- tremely kind and neighborly toward me since I first settled among them.”” Although Modjeska leit ithe home of her son in Chicago but five days ago, she knew nothing of the attempt to kidnap her grandchild, information about the affair being kept from her so as not to un- duly excite her. Count Bozenta said it was evidently the act of some crank, who was not moved by malice toward Mme. Modjeska, but was making trouble for her son and family from pure motives of mis- chief or some insane freak. Ser s | TRAMPS AVOID MILL VALLEY. Men Who Will Not Work Placed in Water- Soaked Cells of the Sausalito Jail. MILL VALLEY, Car., March 29.—The people of Mill Valley have about solved the vagrancy question, and as a result few of the dusty travelers are seen in the val- ley. The method 1s simple and works ex- cellently, and is recommended to other communities. When a man who is unem- ployed simply because he will not work comes into Mill Valley, he is either es- corted out of town or made to feel very plainly that his presence is notdesired. If he is cbstinate and refuses to leave, he is arrested by a deputy constable and brought before the Justice of the Peace, where a charge of vagrancy is placed against him. The deputy then takes the prisoner to Sausalito and lodges him in jail. The Sansalito jail is usually under water and isnota very pleasant place in which to spend a night and the vagabond soon learns the fact. After being keptin the water-soaked jail over night, he is brought back:to Mill Valley where the Justice of the Peace informs him that he will be sent to the County Jail for ten days unless he leaves Mili Valley and promises never to return. This he very willinzly does for the “haunted” cell in the County Jail is where the vagrant is usually put. This *'haunted” cell is well known .and the tramps have a dread of it. And this method is not without its good points. The Justice of the Peace gets $3 for the case; the Deputy Constable makes about $5, and the vagrant, it is claimed by some, 1s never taken to jail until the last train leaves, so a team must be hired to fi“lll to Sausalito, and "the county foots the ill. gt Ay To Be Guests of Mill Valley. MILL VALLEY, Cav., March 29.—Mill Valley is preparing to entertain the school teachers of Marin County, who hold their convention here the first week in May. The Mill Valley Improvement Club has appointed various committees to take charge of the affair, and present indica- tions point to a successful and enjoyable reception. This will be the first conven- tion of any kind ever neld in Mill Valley, and consequently great arrangements are being made to entertain the guests. g Will Convene at Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Can., March 29.—On ‘Wednesday next the twenty-ninth annual convention of the California State Sunday- school Association will convene in this city ana continue in session on Thursday and Priday. It is expected to be one of the best-attended conventions of that body vet held, and the programme prepared shows that the proceeaings will be of un- usual interest. slal i L Football at Suisun. SUISUN, Car., March 29.—The Suisun Valley team defeated the Howards of San tha he killed and buried a man Tuesday nig.t, but says the latter went to his room and tried to murder him with an ax. He Wasyounded, but got the ax away from Francisco in a football game to-day by score of 12 to 4. The local team put up good game. For the visitors Smith, R: cines and Middlemas played in fine form. CHEROKEE FLAT'S GOLD PRODUCER. Only Mine in California Run by a Court of Equity. SPRING VALLEY’S YIELD Property From Which $13,000,000 in Yellow Metal Has Been Taken. JUDGE PREWETT IN CONTROL. Interesting History of a Bitter Legal Fight Dating Back to Twelve Years Ago. OROVILLE, CAr.,, March 29.—The well- known Spring Valley hydraulic mine at Cherokee Flat, whose big mortgage of $280,000 was ordered foreclosed by Judge Prewett on Friday, after eight years of bitter fighting on the part of the Bank of California and Rideout & Smith, is the only mine in California that has ever been run by a court of equity. Through application made by the bondholders last November Judge Prewett appointed a re- ceiver for the mine, thus taking it out ot the control of the banks, where it had been s0 long. g The Judge appointed for the responsible position of representing him at the mine a close personal friend, W. J. Whitcomb of ‘Whitcomb, under orders of the court, has absolute charge of the mine. ‘While not working it himself the receiver has made contracts with third parties for the leasing and working of various parts of the “worked over” portions of the mine upon an agreed royalty. He also super- vises the maintenance, patrol and opera- tion of the 100 miles of ditches, flumes and pipes owned by the company, and gener- ally has the care of the large interests at stake covered by the big mortgage. The appointment of the receiver was not secured by the bondholders without a hard fight, the two banks which have been fighting the validity of the bonds making the claim that for a court of equity, in which capacity Judge Prewett satin the case, to assume judicial charge would vir- tually amount to usurpation. Attorney Blakeman, however, as ¢ounsel for the bondholders, filed some affidavits with the court alleging gross negligence on the part of the agents of the Bank of Califor- nia, which had been for six years in pos- session of the mine. In supportof his affi- davit Attorney Blakeman declared to Judge Prewett that the flumes of the mine had all been ripped out, that many of the ‘“‘chiefs” had been sold and that Attorney C. W. Cross, one of the lawyersin the case, had “jumped’ one of the most valuable portions of the property at the mine. The receiver was appointed upon the presentation of these affidavits, and the mine has since been run by the receiver, under the direction of the court. Itis not expected that there will be any contest of the claim by Mr. Cross, as the lawyers hold that the latter has no legal standing in the case. The history of the protracted litigation dates back over twelve years. In 1880 the New York Mining Development Company, headed by Senator A. B. Dorsey, pur- chased the property. The price paid was $800,000 in cash. One hundred and fifty thousand dollars in bonds wassold. Later the company became indebted to the Bank of California and Rideout & Smith for $50,000. The attempt to defeat the bonds fol- lowed. The banksclaimed that there were technical informalities in the issue of the bonds, and, after raising that question concerning their validity, sold the entire property, including the vast system of ditches and canals, bidding everything in for the amount of their judgment. Owing to the uncertainty regarding the bonds, no one else cared to bid at the sale. Since then the fight has been between the banks and the bondholders. At one time an attempt was made to compromise the suit. The bondholders, while claiming that the banks had full knowledge of the mortgage at the time they made advances, and that if poor judgment was shown, they, and not the innocent holders of the bonds should stand the loss, agreed to a reorganization plan. It wasproposed that a new issue of bonds to the amount of $200,000 be made by the mining company, the banks to get $50,000 in bonds as the amount of their debt, and the bondholders to take the bal- ance of $150,000 for the $155,000 owed them. The late L. L. Robinson, who was president of the company, made several trips to New York for conference with the Eastern bondholders, but when the deal was about to be consummated, the banks suddenly broke off all negotiations and began their attempt to defeat the mort- gage. So confident were the banks in being able to win, that it is said that they had all the arrangements made at one time to sell the mine to a big company of mining men. The mine has a brilliant record as a gold-proaucer. Upward of $13,000,000 in gold bas been taken out, with the lead apparently inexhaustible. Noother single hydraulic mine in California has such a magnificent showing. The gravel deposit is over 1000 feet wide and the extent of the workings is over a mile in length. The price paid for the mine by the New York company, $800,000, represented one of the largest deals of its kind on the coast. At present prospecting tunnels show over $1,000,000 to be lying loose in the lead. The last manager of the mine before the litigation tied up the property, was Louis Glass, the well known head of the tele- phone interests on this coast. It is due to Glass’ engineering skill that the present course of thelead is known. Against_the advice of many other engi- neers, who asserted that the lead had de- flected into a side ravine, where 1t totally disappeared, he ran 2 long tunnel under- neath Table Mountain, again discovering the lead, which was found to be richer and larger than ever. Under the mountain the lead was probed by numerous tunnels and was found to be ¥rom 800 to 1000 feet wide and from twenty-five to fifty feet thick. Itisin the tunnels that the estimates show over $1,000,000 in loose gold lying in the gravel lead ready for extraction. Glass had all the preparations made for drifting, but the filing of the suit in fore- closure brought everything to a standstill. The long litigation that has followed has had one beneficial effect. The long delay has, in the opinion of experts, given the Glass tunneltime to drain the part of the lead already tapped, so thatto-day drifting for the miliion in sight can be commenced at once. Colfax. Mr, Glass is one of the holders of the | hail, fell here bonds. The only other large California bondholder is David Gage of Oakland. The balance is held in New York. Most of the Eastern ones are now owned by estates, the original owners having died during the protracted litigation. mong the men who have owned in the company is the late Edgar Judson of the Judson Powder Works, A. E. Davis, the late mil- lionaire, Doe, another deceased millionaire, and Senator George C. Perkins. L. L. Rob- inson was ?resldent of the company up to the time of his death. Mr. Gage was one of the men in charge of the mine for twenty-five yearsand he and Mr. Glass are the only bondholders who are’ acquainted with the practical operation of the mine. Itis an odd fact that more diamonds have been discovered at the Cherokee Flat mine than in any other part of California. About 300 diamonds, many of them valued as high as $150, have been found in the flumes, and it is supposed that a great many were washed away with the slick- ensgas no special attempt was made to snv! them. Garney Williams, the famous California expert, who is now superin- tendent of the Kimberley diamond fields at South Africa, under a salary of $100,000 a year, paid some attention to the dia- monds at Cherokee Flat while he was superintendent of that mne, but there has been no other diamond prospecting there. Although Cherokee is generally spoken of asa dead mining camp, as a result of the litigation over 100 men have for years been makin{ wages on the old workings of the mie. [Under leases from the receiver, two companies, consisting respectively of forty and twenty men each, are ‘‘ground- sluicing’’ the *‘flat,” together with various smaller firms. A Portuguese company composed of twenty men recently cleaned up after a year’s run, taking out $20,000. The ditches conveying the water to the mine and the provision made for the care and disposal of its debris are both on a gigantic scale. No two such systems for one mine has probably ever been success- fully carried ont, if even attempted. The water is brought over the 100 miles in ditches, pipes and flumes, and the canal by which the “slickens” is conveyed to tie tules is over thirty miles long, and from 1000 to 2500 feet wide, with levees seven feet in hei To bring in the water alone cost $750,000, and the con- struction of the canals $500,000 more. The water rights of themselves are con- sidered highly valuable. The ditches tap the largest water-shed in that part ot the Sierras, and command in the dryest part of the year over 5000 inches of water, miners’ measure. The mine also owns twelve reservoirs, used to supply the works in case of any temporary accident to the flumes. Two of the reservoirs are located on the route of the ditch, each being three miles in circumference. The engineering difficulties overcome in the probiem of bringing the water to Cherokee were of a most hazardous nature, most of the engineers who examined the proposition when it was first broached pro- | nouncing it impracticable. The late Ed- gar J. Judson, founder of the Judson | Powder Works, finally found an engineer who said it could be done and_poured his money into the project, despite the jeers of his associates. The work, during its progress, was dubbed “Judson’s folly.” The most difli- cult piece of work is the crossing of the Feather River by a wroughtiron pipe thirty inches in diameter and 13,000 feet | long. The pressure at the lowest part is 1000 feet, the pipe being three-eighths of an inch thick. The sale of the big mine under fore- closure of the bonds will be pushed for- ward with haste, Already the bondhold- ers are organizing to put in a collective bid for the fu!l amount ‘of the total judg- ment. Whether the policy of the banks will be one of delay looking for a possible compromise is not yet know: THE NEWS OF SAN JOSE, Orchardists Interested in a Ma- chine Designed to Protect From Frost. Crop Prospects in the Valley Are Encouraging—Mrs. Lovett Sues for a Divorce. SAN JOSE, CarL., March 29.—Orchard- | ists are evincing much interest in a ma- | chine, designed to produce a cloud of | vapor for the protection of fruit trees from | frost, that is completed and ready for trial | on the W. C. Anderson fruit ranch on the | Almaden road. It is claimed that the con- | trivance will prove much more successful | than the smudge fires sprayed with water i that have beretofore been tried in orchards. | The machine consists of a large sheetiron | furnace designed to be moved through the orchard upon a sled or wagon. The fur- nace door is in the rear and balf a dozen chimneys carry the smoke from the upper part of the furnace. Around the frontand on both sides of the furnace is & wire net- ting that holds a packing of stable refuse and straw about eight inches thick. On top of the furnace also is a layer of manure and straw. The straw packing is kept wet con- stantly, and in the furnace is kept upa good fire, fed by the brush from the or- chard. It is claimed that two men can start the machine moving at 3 o’clock in the morning and before 6 o’clock they will have a bank of fog enveloping an eighty- acre orchard twenty feet high, which will " absolutely protect the fruit buds from the frost. If the principle of the machine proves a success it can be greatly improved upon in the construction. i SANTA CLARA VALLEY CROPS. An Encouraging Outlook for the Growers of Fruit. SAN JOSE, CAL., March 29.—While the prospects for a large crop of fruit in Santa Clara Valley are good at present, this is the critical period in the development, and it will be some weeks before results can be redicted with any degree of certainty. Much fruit has formed and set well and is rowing, but causes may arise in the com- ing month to make it drop. Moorpark apricots will be light in the valley, but reports of a very good crop come from the section around Los Gatos. There 1s every indication of abundant crops of prunes and peaches. The recent warm rains haye done an im- mense amount of good. The hay and gmiln crops in the low lands are looking well. —_—— Sues for a Divorce. SAN JOSE, CAL., March 29.—Frances E. Lovett has sued Charles E. Lovett for divorce on the ground of willful desertion. The Lovetts were married in this city in 1890 and lived together until early in 1895, when Lovett deserted his wife. The plain- tiff alleges that she supported her husband during their entire married life. There are no children and no community prop- erty. Hhe Deserted by His Countrymen. SAN JOSE, Can., March 29.—Another charge of murder has been placed against ‘Wong Mow Gee, the Chinaman who shot and killed two of his fellow-laborers at Laurelwood farm, about five miles south of Santa Clara, a couple of weeks ago, and to-morrow he will be arraigned in Justice Dwyer’s court for the killing of Gee Ah Lung, his second victim. Wong Mow Gee, who is confined in the county jail. has been entirely deserted by his countrymen. He spends most of his time lyingin his bunk crying. EER A0 Snow at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wasn., March 29.—Nearly an inch of snow, preceded by more or less 2y MARE ISLAND NAVAL NEWS, Visions of a New Drydock Dispelled by Act of Congress. PROGRESS ON THE YARD. The Gunboat" Bennington to Be Overhauled and Put Into Shipshape. HOWISON MAY BE PROMOTED. farmer residing near Lincoln this morn- ing found a man stretched across the rail- road track. He dragged the stranger from the rails, but the man, who showed signs of insanity, jnsisted upon returning. Be- ing unable to control him the farmer went for help, and while absent a passing train struck the stranger, who had again lain down upon the track. and cut him in twain: The name of the stranger is un- known, AT SCHUETZEN PARK. Slim Attendance at the Butts and Only a Few Matches. At Schuetzen Park but few marksmen put in an appearance during the day. A half dozen club members were matched for dinners and refreshments, a couple of guards from the State Prison at San Quen- tin tried their skill and a few straggling members of the Naval Battalion put in an appearance. During the morning, Clubmen Baden, Lange and Ehrenpfort shot two scores, the prize being a dinner, to be paid for by the loser. The points made were: Baden, first ten, 204; sacond ten, 208. Lange, first ten, 166; second ten, 207. Ehrenpfort, first ten, 191 second ten 212. During the afternoon Messrs. Utschig, H. Plageman and Lange contested with a team composed of Messrs. Baden, W. Ehrenpfort and A. Ebrenpfort. The scores made were: Utschig 109, Lange 72, Plage- man 73, total 254, against W. Ehrenpfort It Is Believed the Commandant |97, Baden 85 A. Ehrenvfort 104, total 236, 5 g The small attendance at the range is Will Be Given the South accounted for by the fact that yesterday Atlantic Station. VALLEJO, CaL.,, March 29.—To live in anavy-yard town one must be endowed with the happy faculty of always looking for something bright in the future. Hopes have been indulged in for the past few | weeks—since Congress has been in session —that the lawmakers, in their wisdom, would appropriate money to build a new dry-dock at Mare Island. The hopes were as light as vapor, yet it was something to keep the spirit up by those who toil with the hammer and ax. The past week has witnessed the disappointment of those 1n- dulging in the visions of a foundation for a dock sufficient in size to take in the Ore- gon or the great battle-ship Iowa, so suc- |- cessfully launched at the Cramps’ yard yes- terday. The dock will not be commenced | this year. Now the people here are looking for | some apostle in the wilderness to aid ini‘ securing a torpedo boat to keep the ma- | chinesat work. The regular appropriations | were passed, but not to become available before the 1st of July, and even then some | of them will nat be drawn upon for | months unless some rule prevails that con- | tractors shall furnish material promptiy and of excellent quality. The special appro- priations for the repairs of ships comes in good time, and will enable many men to | be retained and others to be taken on. | The Bennington, for which some of the 1 money will be used, is in the drydock and will be overhauled at once. There is com- paratively little to be done to her outside | of general repair work incident to a ship | in commission as long as she has been. It 18 quite interesting and refreshing to | read a published statement that *‘the Ben- nington was the butt of every joke of the English officers while in the Asiatic sta- tion, by reason of her engines being so frequently disabled.” The fact is well known to every one in naval circles that the Bennington has never visited that station. It is currently reported that Captain H. L. Howison, Commandant of the Yard, will be detached in July, his term of three years shore duty having expired. His ad- ministration has been one of success from beginning to end, and there have been more complicated matters and heavy work to be accomplished than for years past. The captain, being nearly at the com- modore’s list and the most available man, will undoubtedly be given the South At- lantic station. Several bave been spoken of for the command of the station and yard, but none so far definitely settled | upon. While Commodore Norton has been mentioned prominently for the place, it would not be a surprise to see the orders given to Captain Louis Kempff, who is higher on the list of captains than was Captain Howison when he was given com- mand of the yard. Commodore Norton will soon be a rear admiral, and of late officers of such rank .have been given the presidency of some one of the boards, with headquarters at Washington. Commodore Norton is well known here, as for years he was in com- mand of the receiving ship Independence. He, like Captain Kempff, in his younger days was counted one of the best athletes in the navy, and each saw considerable active service during the war, Commodore Norton being the executive officer of the Lackawanna on the west gulf blockading squadron. The friends of Boatswain D. Glynn, U. 8. N., and Miss Annie Ward are extending congratulations to them upon their con- templated marriage on the 8th of next month. The boatswain is attached to the yard and Miss Ward is the eldest daughter of James Ward, in charge of the Govern- ment stock at Mare Island. The appointment of Commander John J. Brice as Commissioner of Fish and Fishe- ries is one that meets the approval of those in and out of the navy-yard. Naval Constructor Baxter and several of the construction mechanics well versed in the dockage of ships went up to Port Or- chard the first of last week to dock the monitor Menterey. They will be gone two or three weeks. It was considered best by the department to assist in the first trial of docking a vessei in the new dock at the northern station. As much interest was manifested by the clerical and appointive emploves in a re- port that they were to be placed under the civil service rules as though a battle-ship had been awarded to the yard. While there is some truth in the rumor that the commandant, clerks and chief clerks of the departments may be so placed, it is not at all likely that the Secretary of the Navy would wholesale all of his own ap- pointees into life positions under the Gov- ernment. Marcuse Station Mowrns. MARYSVILLE, CaL., Maroh 29.—James W. Humphrey, one of Sutter County’s richest farmers, died suddenly from a stroke of apoplexy at noon to-day at the age of 70 years. He was a pioneerof this section and a Mason. At one time he re- sided in Oakland, but his late home was near Marcuse Station. A widow, son and daughter survive him. O T Cause of a Taco:na Womaw's Death TACOMA, Wasi., March 29.—Dr. M. F. Van Buren filed a sensational death cer- tificate to-day in the case of Mrs. Lizzie Ulham, 29 years of ags, who died here vesterday. The certificate charges that the cause of death was a “quack patent medicine,” administered by a woman not licensed to-practice medicine in the State of Washington. The certificate states that the remote cause of death was impoverish- ment of blood. The case will be brought before the county medical society and legal steps will problblw taken against the woman who prescribed the modk:fim. st Tragedy Near Lincolm. SACRAMENTO, Calw, March 23 end being a *‘fifth Sunday” in the month, was an off day. Next Sunday will be held the grand free-for-all shoot on ring and honor- ary targets. PRIVATE RIFLE MATCHES | Several German Sharpshooters Indulge in Fifty-Shot Contests. Huber and Jungblut Beat Glinder- mann and Garms — Military Medal Records. Whenever there are five Sundays in a month the fifth is always called the ‘‘off day’” among the rifle shooters. Yesterday was an off Sunday at the Shell Mound shooting range, but for all that there were several individual matches that were of in- terest. Four of the best German sharp- shooters had & match for a purse. W. Glindermann and W. Garms shot a 50- shot match against H. Huberand H. Jung- blut on the 25-ring German target. The first couple won by 173 points. The scores in strings of ten shots were as follows: Huber 193, 205, 189, 199, 207— ; Jung- blut 193, 184, 201, 179, 178— Total, 1928 217, 227, 210, 214— Glindermann 206, 0,074; Garms 132, 139, 141, 142, 126, Total, 1755. There was another fifty-shot match on the same target between H. H. Burfeind and G. Schultz for a purse, Burfeind to al- low his opponent fifty points. In strings | of ten shots the scores stood : Schultz 164, 176, 189, 157, 172—858 (and 50 allowed, 908). Burieind 196, 200, 177, 216, 194—983. | As seen Burfeind won by 75 points. Last | Thursday Burfeind beat Jungblut in a 50- | shot match, making 931 to 831. | In another 50-shot match yesterday | Glindermaun beat Schuster by 1074 to 1043 points. | © Two military companies shot their regu- | lar monthly medal records. The scores | stood: Company I—C. G. Strippel 43, F. R. Moore 45, H. Lemeyer 39, W. Meyers 39, A. Schwartz 38, Lieutenant Tobin 44, Ahlborn 40, Hall 42, Gil- lis 44, Corporal Sheehan 42, nderland 21, Martin 34, Vou Staden 34, G 5, Leyden 34, McPartland 35, Day 25, Payson 41, McCarthy 5, Son 39, 6, Corporal Irving 39, Eisfelder 34, Docher 31, Heintz 33, Dresser 35, Lotz 31, Sergeant Iverson 36, Pratt 39, McNeil 33, Willurd 35, Hall 25, B. H. Hawks 37, Fitzger- ald 36, J. Hawks 33, Doian 5. BREAKING BLUEROCKS. Series of Gun Club Team Contests. There was a large attendance at the Oakland Trotting Park yesterday, the oc- casion being the first team match shoot at bluerocks. Three regular clubs entered teams of twelve men, besides an unat- tached team. This was the first team match of a series of five, one to be shot each month. The prize will be a trophy, to be given to the team making the best average in the five contests. he conai- tions are twenty clays to a man at un- known angles. Yesterday the Olympic Gun Club was captained by L. D.Owens, the Lincoln Gun Club by George Franzen and the Em- ire Gun Club by G. G. Billington. The mpire team won by five breaks. The scores were as follows: Empires—H. B, Varney 15, C. Leeds 14, G.G. Billington 20, H. G. Stewart 18, C. W. Burgans 19, C. H. Zeiner 15, H. Quinton 13, W. F. An- drus 17, J. Ygung 15, G. Gross 15, Winning 15, | The Firstof a W. Kerrison Total, 186. Lincolns—J. H. Bruns 16, E. Foster 16, J. Karney 19, ranzen 18, D. Daniels 15, o Potter 14, W. Murdock 15, Whitney 12, J. Baum 9, Ed Foster 14, A. W. Allen 15, A. G. Flickinger 18. Total, 181. Olympics—M. O. Feudner 16, G. Jackson 14, R. Liddle 15. H. White 12, P. Beckeart 14, W. J. Golcher 18, C. C. Neuman 19, F. Feudrer 19, C. Haight 13, C. Allen 16, L. D. Owens 10, H. C. Goleher Total, 181. 6. Unattached—Tubbs 15, Williams 15, Lane 15, Walters 8. Pisani 5, Maguire 6. The next shoot will be held on the Em- pire grounds at Alameda Point on April 26. It is expectcd that the Reliance Gun Club of Oakland will enter the next con- tests. After the regular match yesterday several pool matches were shot. DR. HEMPHILL SPOKE. +Strong Men’’ Discussed Before the Young Men’s Christian Association. Free Lecture by Dr. Jordan. The Rev. Dr. John Hemphill, pastor of Calvary Presbyterian Church, spoke to a large audience in the Young Men’s Chris- tian Association Hall yesterday afternoon upon the subject of “Strong Men.” He took his text from the First Epistle of St. John, first chapter, fourteenth verse: “I have written unto you, young men, be- cause you are strong.” To-morrow night President David Starr Jordan of the Stanford University will de- liver a free lecture in the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium upon “The Yellowstone.” — INSPECTOR OF BAKERIES. The- Supervisors Will Be Petitioned by Journeymen to Create the Office. A mass-meeting of the German bakers and confectioners was held st the labor headquarters on Turk street yesterday aft- ernoon. President Rough presided. Gustay Post- ler. Leo Gassen and P. Ross Martin ad- dressed the meeting. The chair appointed a committee of five, consisting of P.Ross Martin, G. Postler, Otto Grassmann and Emil Rough, to wait on the Mayor, Supervisors and health officers for the purpose of having an in- spector of bakeries appointed. A motion carried urging ' Labor Commissioner Fitz- erald to continue his good work in puri- &tng the underground bakeries of this Y. nfred 8, fredrick 11, Clark 12, eversall 10, Fisher 11, Alderton 14, The recent f Germ: P o oteb‘.l;'slg;. 334. any showsa NEW TO-DAY. Compliments-- Nothing but compliments have we received from all siges from those that ap- preciate high-class fab- rics—from those that ap- preciate fashionable and cleverly taifored garments —7from those that admire nerve and pluck, which it required to take, as we did, and fill our big corner window with New Spring Suits and Overcoats, worth all the way up to $18, and say for pick, —$9.50-- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are the last days of this, the greatest of all our great sales. Those clever garments you see in the picture above, in double and single breasted Sacks, in Cuta- ways, in those fine Black Clay Worsteds, in those Rough Cheviots that ‘re so fashionable, in blues and blacks, in those busi- ness-like Tweeds in light and medium colorings, in those swell Scotches— _garments that ’re built on fashionable lines. The Last Three Days of the Sale—Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday—at —$9.50-- RAPHAEL' (INCORPORATED). THE FRISCO BOYS, 9,11, 13 AND 15 KEARNY STREET,