The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 1, 1896, Page 4

4 . THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 1, 1896. . B s e e e e Sl e s e Bl erdie D s i e e e NATIVES ELECT GRAND OFFICERS. The Wind-Up of a Busy Week at San Luis Obispo. A LONG DAY WELL SPENT Every Section of the State Is Represented in the Grand Body. THE BANQUET IN THE EVENING Raising of the United States Flag at Monterey to Be Celebrated May 7. SAN LU1S OBISPO, Cav., April 30.— The officers elected by the Native Sons of the Golden West at the Grand Parlor ses- sion to-day are as follows: Grand President—Henry C. Gesford of Napa. Grand Vice-President—George D. Clark of Ban Francisco. Grand Becretary—Henry Lunstedt of Ban Francisco. Grand Treasurer—Henry B. Martin of San Francisco. Grand Lecturer—William M. Conley of Ma- dera. Grand Orator—Frank Mattison of Santa Cruz. Grand Inside Sentinel—0. C. Dunbar of Santa Rosa. Grand Outside Sentinel—Joseph D.Norris of Centerville. Grand Trustees—J. B. Blake of San Luis Obispo, R. C. Rust of Jackson, Milton D. Mar- ratt of San Francisco, Frank L. Coombs of Napa, Frank Sabichi of Los Angeles, Rod W. Church of Oakland, P. E. Zabala of Salinas. The whole day was occupied with the election work of the convention, and it was 11 o’clock at night when the delegates gotaway from the hall and proceeded to the banquet-room. In the foreroon the report of the finance committee was adopted. It was resolved that in the future the president be not compelled to answer mere queries addressed to him by individuals of sub- ordinate parlors concerning the interpre- tation of the laws of the order. It was further resolved that only decisions on statement of fact certified by the president and secretary of subordinate parlors be permitted in the digest. Carroll Cook presented a resolution em- powering the grand president and grand vice-president to make arrangements to have a complete digest of all decisions of grand presidents and action of the Grand Parlor thereon printed 1n book form. The resolution was adopted. Then the nominstion of officers was be- gun. Frank L. Coombsof Napa nominated Gesford for grand president. B. F. Wool- ner of Athens seconded the momination. The grand secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the Grand Parlor for Gesford. Past Grand President Miller placed George D. Cilark in nomination for first vice-president, and there being no oppos tion the grand secretary cast the ballot. Frank Sabichi of Los Angeles nominated Henry Lunstedt for re-election as grand secretary and the election was recorded. Past Grand President M. A. Dorn nomi- nated Henry 8. Martin for treasurer and the election was made unanimous. C. M. Cassin of Watsonville placed W. M. Conley in nomination for grand lec- turer. There was no opposition. The contests were begun with the elec- tion of a grand orator. Past Grand Presi- dent Dorn nominated Edward A. Meserve of Los Angeles. James D. Phelan ot San Francisco placed L. F. Byington of San Francisco in nomination. Past Grand Frank D. Ryan nominated Grand Trustee Frank Mattison. The first ballot resulted: Byington 79, Mattison 78, Meserve 41, scat- tering 1. The election was decided on the third ballot, as follows: Votes cast 192, neces- sary to a cholce 97; Meserve 18, Byington 89, Mattison 105. On motion of Meserve, Wattison's elec- tion was made unanimous by acclama- tion. The candidates for grand inside sentine! were C. O. Dunbar of Santa Rosa, George Van Orden of San Francisco and J. M. Dugan of Redlands. There was only one vote, which resulted: Dunbar 109, Van Orden 54, Dvgan 18. In the grand outside sentinel contest Past Grand President Thomas Flint Jr. nominated John Leathers Jr. of Wood- land, Grand Trustee Percy V. Long named Joseph D. Norris of Centerville, Charles E. Bnook of Oakland nominated A. W. Fiedler of Livermore, and George E. de Golia of Oakland nominated Joseph A. Bouquet of Oakland. Three votes were taken. The candidate receiving the lowest number of yvotes was dropped out at each ballot, and the resuits were as follows: First ballot—Norris 61, Leathers 57, Bou- quet 48, Fiedler 27. Becond ballot—Norris 93, Leathers 58, Bouquet 41. Third ballot—Norris 119, Leathers 62. The candidates in the election of the seven grand trustees were: Carroll Cook, Milton D. Garratt and James Dockery of Ban Francisco; Rod W.Church of Qak- land, R. C. Rust of Jackson, Frank L. Coombs of Napa, W. J. Sills of San Diego, Charles M. Cassin of Watsonville, A. F. Brady of Grass Valley, A. T. Hyde of Merced, B. A. Herington of San Jose, J. F. Schaffer of Gridley, P. E. Zabala of Sa- linas, Frank Sabichi of Los Angeles, John Tatham of Hollister and J. B. Blake of San Luis Obispo, Blake, the local candi- date, was elected by acclamation, in ac- cordance with the usual form of courtesy. Rust, Garratt, Coombs and Zabala were elected on the first ballot, the vote stand- ing: Rust 137, Garratt 133, Coombs 131, Zabala 102, Sills 81, Church 80, Brady 73, Babichi 64, Herington 60, Cassin 57, Cook 56, Dockery 50, Tatham 41, Schaffer 36, Hyde 23. At the evening session Babichi and Church were clected. The final act of the convention was the installation of the new ofticers. John T. Greany of San Francisco, past grand president, was the installing officer. James D. Phelan of Ban Francisco to- night introduced a resolution that the fiftieth anniversary of the raising of the United States flcg at Monterey be ob- served with literary exercises at San Fran- cisco on July 7, of this year. The resolu- tion was adopted. The United State¢ man-of-war Phila- delphia is at Port Harford and to-night the Marine band added interest to the cele- bration. A reception was given to Ad- miral Beardslee and other officers at the Ramona. The concluding celebration by the dele- gates to the Grand Parlor convention was the banauet in Mannerchor Hall, begin- ning at 11 o’clock. Speeches were inade by the newly elected officers and by John . Greany, Carroll Cook and others. Many of the visitors were to have started home this morning on the St. Paul, but owing to the pressure of the convention work and the social activity nobody got away. KIRKWO0D'S CREAMERTY. An Elaborate Concern Under Construc- tion in Tehama County. CHICO, CaL., April 30.—Homer Wilson of the Ashurst Colony has commenced work on the creamery at Kirkwood, Teha- ma County, and whea completed it will be one of the most extensive in this section of the State. It will have two cream sepa- rators and an-ice plant and by means of the latter three rooms will be kept at tem- seratures of 50, 47 and 40 deg., respective- v. during the hottest summer days. “Mr. Wilson is one of a_company which owns seven large creameries in California and Nevada, and this company has its own commission house in San Francisco for handling_its own products. He says the Kirkwood creamery will be constructed upon the most improved ideasand when completed the total cost will be about $18,000. Its capacity will be for 8000 cows and itis being constructed for the residents of Ashurst Colony, who will conduct it on the co-operative plan. A start will be made with 300 cows and the number will be gradually incressed : Mr. Wilson is conversant with the busi- ness 1n all its details and says the Kirk wood creamery will turn out the very per- fection of butter, as well as manufacturing fine French cheese—such as is used by the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, and Del- monico’s. THE NEWS OF SN JiSE Dr. Trueman Sues Santa Clara County for Performing an Autopsy. A Little Boy Fires a House Just to See It Burn — Swindled His Landlady. SAN JOSE, Carn., April 30.—Dr.J. E. Trueman to-day began suit against the county of Santa Clara in Justice Dwyer’s court for $200 alleged to be due for per- forming an autopsy over the remains of Elezer Frost, who died in this city onJuly 16, 1895. Erwin Frost,a son of the de- ceased, claimed that his father had been | poisoned, and at the request of Coroner Secord Dr. Trueman, Dr. Chauncey Burr and Dr. Cunningham, a_chemist at Berke- ley, were calledin to hold an autovnsy and make a chemical analysis. The previous sum allowed for autopsies was $25, and the county refused to pay the claims. In this case the body had to be exhumed and the doctors claim the fee is a just one. Similar suits were also filed by Drs. Burr and Cun- ningham for $200 each. i g 4 CHILD FIREBUG. Burned a Howuse * Just to See It Go Up in Smoke.” SAN JOSE, Can., April 30. — Gussie Brechtel, aged 8 years, and a self-confessed arsonist, was brought bafore Justice Dwyer by his mother this afternoon to be repri- manded for burning a vacant house on the Cottle ranch, on the Monterey road, last Monday afternnon. Young Brechtel, in company with Bertie and George Sullivan, aged 8 and 11 years, respectively, played truant from school on Mondaysand com- ing across the deserted house on the Cottle ust to see 1t go up in 7 Justice Dwyer gave the young- ster a good lecture and aliowed him to go. The loss is about §600. - — CHARGED WITH FORGERY. San Franciscan Settled a Board Bill at San Jose. SAN JOSE, CAr., April 30.—Mrs, Emma Manner, proprietress of the Commercial Hotel, has sworn to a warrant charging Thomas A. Clark, a former boarder, with forgery. ecame indebted to the hotel for $12 board, and when pressed for money he gave Mrs. Manner a check drawn on the Safe Deposit Bank by T. W. Hobson & Co. for $15. Bhe took the check and gave Clark $3 in exchange, and the latter at once left the house. When the check was presented at the bank it was pronounced a forgery. Clark is believed to bea San Francisco crook. B ey SANTA BARBARA BOYS FATE. How a Was Hunting Birds on a Strawberry Ranch With Twa Guns. SANTA BARBARA, Caw, April 30.— Sheriff Hicks this afternoon received a | telephone message telling him that the | dead body of an unknown boy had been found in a canyon near the Stow ranch, | beyond La Patera, some sixteen miles | away. No explanation has been made of | this mysterious affair beyond the intima- tion that the lad may have been one em- ployed on a Chinese strawberry ranch in | the vicinity. To-night the Sheriff and Coroner brought in the body of the boy reported as killed on the Stow ranch. The boy proves to be | Eddie Dotty, a lad of 15, better known as | Eddie True, whose mother and stepfather | live in this city. The young fellow was engaged as a strawberry-picker by some | Chinamen, lessees of the Stow ranch, owned by a son of the late 8. P. 8tow of San Francisco, thirteen miles from here, the scene of the tragedy being in a canyon a mile above the Stow residence. The Chinaman states that birds had been destroying his berry crop of late, and he gave the boy a commission to shsot them while he and another Celestial and a smaller American boy were picking ber- ries. He heard the report of she gun about 9 o’clock this morning, but sup- vosed Eddie had shot a bird and did not ever. look in the direction from which the | report came, when, realizing some fifteen minutes later that the boy had not called out or moved, he crossed the filed to inves- tigate the cause and found the lad lying | dead. The chin and one side of the face were torn away by the shot, which evidently severed the jugular vein. The boy was carrying two guns and it is believed that he stumbled, cansing one to discharge. There seems every reason to credit the Chinamean’s statement, which is confirmed by all the circumstances. A Coroner’s jury has been subpenaed and wil hold an inauest to-morrow. ——— Humboldt Populists, EUREKA, CaL., April 30.—The follow- ing delegates were chosen by the Hum- boldt Populist County Convention as mem- bers of the Populist State Convention, to meetin Sacramento May 12: Hon. 8. W. Buck, G. J. Moore, A. Waddington, F. Zappendorff, W. L. Mercer, W. H. Hem- sted, T. J. Knight, B. H. Willie, H. C. Hawson and H. J. Ring, who was also elected a member of the State Central Committee, the Populists having adopted the rule of choosing the members of the State Central Committee by county conventions. | e s Three Runaways at One Time. SANTA BARBARA, Cavn., April 30.— Santa Barbara has broken the record on runaways, having three at one time this forenoon wildly dashing along State street, one vehicle belonging to A. Blair Thaw of Montecito, anoiher to Mrs. Conant and another to Mr, Leete. Happily little damage was done and no one was injured. SANTA' BARBARANS BADLY BUNKOED. Induced to Invest in Land Located in a Garden of Eden. LURID SIGNS OF RICHES. Traveled Many Days, Only to Halt in a Barren Desert. THE ROMANCE RUDELY ENDED Promoter Gathers in Many Shekels and the Victims Gain Some Experience. SANTA BARBARA, OaL., Aprit 30.— Seven weeks ago a party of seven Santa Barbarans started out from here, a por- tion on horseback and the remainder in teams, their object point being a locality in Southeastern Nevada,where they wished to inspect some school! lands in which they had invested together with & number of friends in this vicinity who were unable to make the trip. The leader of the expedition was a for- mer resident of this county who had borne an excellent reputation and who proves to also wield a facile and flowery pen. He had induced a considerable col- ony to invest in the valley to which they were traveling on his representations that 1t was a small paradise containing some 20,000 acres of rich, tiilable soil, beauti- fully wooded and watered, with valuable deposits of the richest rock salt and di- rectly on the surveyed line of the Salt Lake City and Los Angeles Railroad. Every stage of the journey was marked by an enthusiastic and highly colored let- ter from this gentleman, published in a local paper, describing in romantic lan- guage the delightful country through which the party was traveling, the splen- did hunting and glorious prospects before it. Suddenly the final letter stating that on the next day the goal would be reached wasabruptly followed by the news pub- lished by the local press that the writer had returned in wonderfully quick time across country, and that his companions would be along in a few days. These gentlemen have now arrived and teil a story of grewsome experience with a sorry ending. They state that after being led across a dreary country where water and fodder were lacking, and suffering every discomfort and privation, they came to the alleged paradise, which proved tobea small and barren tract, of which the valley portions were poor and worth- less and the mesas above the reach of irri- gation, Some lines were made by a sur- veyor, and the sections for which some of | the party had paid proved to be worthless river-bed. Their leader and organizer at this junc- ture went off to look up some horses, and it is a matter of general gratification among the rest that he never returned, as they were then in a mood to organize a necktie party on the spot. They made their way back across the deserts and mountains they had crossed and entered Santa Barbara wiser and more contented men than when they left. The extent of the loss entailed by this wildcat colonization scheme cannot at this moment be ascertained, although it is known that about 10,000 acres had been filed upon, a large number of the in- vestors having in good faith paid their first installment of 25 cents an acre and an additional quarter on every acre to their guide for locating the lands. A meeting of those interested has been called, and some steps will be immediately taken to retrieve their losses. The most bitterly disappointed among the group are at a loss to account for the extraordinary fraud perpetrated upon them, and their locator seems bewildered and unable to explain his behavior. While he has pocketed a considerable amount of money, he has made no attempt to escape the law’s clutches, and has offerea to turn over what property he possesses to make good the losses sustained. Meanwhile, several Santa Barbara men with nice bank accounts who had author- ized friends in the expedition to select locations for them are congratulating themselves on their escape. NEWS FROM LOS NGELES Dramatic Scene in the Court- house Over the Custody of Annie Reger. Her Mother Takes the Girl From the Foster Parents, but Loses Her Again. LOS ANGELES, CAv., April 30.—There was a dramatic scene at the Courthouse to-day when Judge Clark decided that he had no jurisdiction in the contest for the guardianship of Annie Reger, the l14-year- old daughter of Mrs, Kate Kusack, who came all the way from Seattie to Los Angeles to get possession of her child, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hendricks, who have cared for Annie since she was a babe, had applied for letters of guardianship, which were denied and Mrs. Kusack was informed that she was at liberty to take her offspring. All the interested parties were in court when the decision was made, and Mrs. Kusack, assisted by her attorney and a strong man hired for the purpose, forth- with proceeded to seize the girl, who clung to her foster parents and sobbed hysterically. By sheer force she was dragged, screaming from, the courthouse, hurried into a hack, driven rapidly to the Southern Pacific station and placed aboard a train for San Pedro, where Mrs. Kusack intended to board a steamer with the un- willing girl for Seattte. Sheriff Burr this evening received a tele- hone message from Mrs. Kusack, at San gedm. informing him that Annie had given her the slip and was making her way back to Los Augeles. The Sheriff was requested to look out for her, but he re- fused to interfere. ;2 Annie’s mother was 2 domestic in the Hendricks family for many years, and allowed them to keep the child for four years after she married Kusack. It was not until she was n,u!ymwn up and her stepfather wanted her asa waitress in his restaurant at Seattle that the mother demanded and secured the custody of her child by a decree of court. But Annie ran away from her mother and joined Ler foster parents in Los Angeles, where the legal contest for ber guardian- ship was revived upon Mrs. Kusack’s ar- rival here a short time ago. e g 4 Supposed Bandit Shadowed. LOS ANGELES, Cav., April 30.—Sheriff Borcwart of Kern County has written Sherff Burr of this county, stating that there is a man who lives in that county in a way to invite suspicion that he is hiding from arrest. He stays in a secluded part of the mountains, does not leave the local- ity and always goes heavily armed. He 18 described as being 6 feet, 30 or 35 years old, dark complexion, of Irish descent, and gives his name as Jim Johnson. He always has two pistols on bim. The Sheriff wants to know if such a man is not wanted in Los Angelrs. The supposed bandit is not known here. Saame O Suicide of @ Consumptive. LOS ANGELES, CaL., April 30.—H. K. Kelton, a young man who came to this city from West Bay City, Michigan, a short time ago for his health, committed suicide in his room at 811 South Main street this morning by sending a bullet into his brain. The young man evidently braced himself against the bureau, and, looking into the mirror, placed the muzzle of the gun directly over the temple. Death was instantaneous, Deceased was about 21 years of age and nearly dead with consumption. His fatheris at the head of a large hooglmnnu- factory at West Bay Citv, l\%ich. e was immediately notified of his son’s death. =g Case Against Pitroff Dismissed. LOS ANGELES, Car., April 80.—The case against J. W. Pitroff, the man charged with shooting at Milo Payton, the young man who was too friendly with his (Pitroff's) wife, wes dismissed by Jus- tice Morrison this afternoon and Pitroff discharged. —_— SACRAMENTO SENSATION, Grand Jury Foreman Arrested on a Charge of Criminal Libel. Reflections Were Cast Upon the Supervisors' Methods of Making Appointments. SACRAMENTO, Car., April 30.—John Weil, foreman of the Grand Jury, has b_een arrested on a charge of criminal libel, swern to by J. . Morrison, chair- man of the Board of Supervisors, as the result of statements made in the late re- rolrt of the Grand Jury, which reflected unjustly, it is claimed, on the actions of the latter gentleman and his colleagues. The main charge which has incensed the Board of Supervisors is set forth as follows in the complaint: We, the Grand Juryof Sacramento County, have'thoroughly investigated the matter and manner of appointments by the Supervisors of Sacramento County, composed of said John F. Dreman, J. W. Todd, J. M. Morrison, William Curtis and Thomas Jenkins, and found that they have been for several vears corruptly sell- ing appointments. The deal is always & cash transection, and when an applicant for an ap- pointment is in doubt about Emng able to pay their price and make the office pay they have advised him how to manage that partof it, and such advice is never in the interest of the Dy It was in evidence before the jury (meanini thereby the Grand July of Saetteaats 3 that they (meaning theren: man, J. W. Todd, J. M. Morrison, Wiiliam Cur- ts and Thomes' Jenkins) hela’ the office of “ollector to be worth 1o the Supervisor 00 for & tw0 vears' appointment. This corruption was found to apply to several of the more important appointive offices under the control of the Supervisors, he,the said John Weil, then, there and at all_times, weil know- ing the sald defamatory libel to be false and the same was and is false. It is also claimed that warrants will be sworn to against June Harris and John Sheehan, proprietors and editors of the Sunday News. a weekly paper issued in this eity, charging them with criminal libel in having repeatedly published de- famatory reports of the actions of the Board of Supervisors. The latter are dis- tinctly on the war path aud threaten suits against every member of the late Grand ary. —— EUKEKA’S LOST BOY. After Four Months the Search for Younmg McGrade Has Been Abandoned. EUREKA, CaL., April 30.—William Mec- Grade and wife, with a party of five men, bave just returped from Wild Grass Prai- rie, where they have been searching for four weeks in hopes of finding the body of their son William, who was lost on a hunting trip in the redwoods last January. Adter all means have been tried they have reluctantly decided to abandon the search. The merchants of Eureka have fitted out expeditions thoroughly provisioned to en- able the relief parties to make systematic searches. The services of Indian scouts have been secured, and finally, William McGrade, father of the boy, has superin- tended the search in person and his wife has done the cooking for the party. The density of the timber and the wild growth of underbrush make it difficalt for a thor- ough search. Young McGrade has proba- bly fallen over a bank into a canvon or been drowned in an attempt to ford some stream swollen by the winter freshets. ——mt TRAMP AT PORTLAND, Shipped From San Franclsco to Seattle and Stranded. PORTLAND, O=r., April 80.—Kenneth Rose Jones, a seven-year-old tourist from San Francisco, bound for Seattle, landed here in a stranded condition this morning. The conductor of the train on which he arrived turned him over to the police, with whom he will remain until the Aid So- ciety makes arrangements to forward the boy to his destination. Little Kenneth carries with him a note stating_his name, and that his destination is Green Lake, Seattle, to visit his grandmother, Mrs. il{hry D. Rose, and his aunt, Miss lsie ose. His parents, who work in a. restaurant on Third street, berween Mission and Howard, San Francisco, furnished him with transportation to this cif only, trusting to luck that charitsbly sposed people would see to his further transpor- tation. The child had but 40 cents when he left home. He was very hungry. RERGRd . 2 Fresno Populist State Delegates. FRESNO, CaL., April 30.—The Populist County Convention met to-day and elected the following delegates to the State con- vention: At large, D. T. Fowler, J. L. Gil- bert, A. J. Waterhouse and E. 8. Van Meter; Supervisor distriet No. 1, Milton McWhorter; No. 2, E. J. Harrah; No. 3. G. 8. Ramsay; No. 4, Thomas Martin; No. 5, A.Von Schriltz, J. L. Gilbert presided over the convention. The platform con- sisted of the usual Populist planks, ana among other things, says: Viewing with alarm lllem?ll that nave been made to subvert the spirit of our constitution, and recognizing the rights of all men to wor- ship as their consciences dictate, we are op- or uc’&r‘ll:% mr:-h" .ppmhfllglm entire urposes, an separation of church and State. i st CHILD g To Carry the Alaskan Matls. EEATTLE, Wasa., April 30.—The Seattle Postoffice authorities have received notice of the award to the Alaska Transportation Company, of the contract for carrying the mails—tive trips annually, beginning Suno 1, 1866—between Juneau and Circle City. STOCKTON AND ADMISSION DAY, Dazz]ing Carnival of Water and Electricity Is Proposed. NATIVES AT THE HELM. The Return of Their Delegates to the Grand Parlor Is Awaited. UNIQUE FEATURES SUGGESTED. To Be the Grandest Celebration of Its Kind Ever Held in the State. STOCKTON, CAx., April 30.—Next Mon- day evening the Native Sons will hold a meeting in their ball in the Austin build- ing to hear the formal report of the dele- gates to the Grand Parlor at San Luis Obispo. These are District Attorney Nut- ter, George Catis and H. R. McNoble. At that time the matter of arranging for the entertainment of the crowds that will be in this city on Admission day will be brought up, and probably an executive committee of six or more will be appointed to carry out whatever plan of entertain- ment that may be decided upon. L. E. Frankenheimer has been one of the most active workers in securing guar- antees of funds to carry out the Admis- sion day celebration. He said this morn- ing that the members of the executive committee would probably be made the heads of the various sub-committees to be appointed on: decoration, reception, enter- tainment and the like, so that there will aiways be some one on hand to report what the sub-committees are doing when the executive committee meets. “It is very hard just now to say what the main feature of the celebration here will be,” said Mr. Frankenheimer. “There have been several suggestions made, among them that of holding another cur- nival on a very large scale. Sacramento had an electrical carnival last year, and we could use electricity to great advantage here in decorating the city. We shall probably do this wherever we cap within the amount of money we have for the pur- nose of display. An immense electrical arch at the head of the channel would be a pretty feature, while clear down the channel the heads of the piles could be utilized by stringing lines of electric-lights along the banks. There is no end to the display that could be made here on the water. “I understand that Sacramento is going to hold a regatta there on Admission day. We will see if they will not abandon the idea and let us hold ore on a larger scale than has ever before been attempted. We did all we could to aid them last year, and I think they will do this to aid us this time. They are too near Stockton to do anything to detract from what entertajn- ment we have here, and besides we have the finest body of water in the State for rowing. We may ask the Stockton Ath- letic Association to take in hand the arrangement of a monster field day here, and get a State meet of the clubs belong- ing to the Pacific Athletic Asscciation. | All these matters will be discussed by the members of Stockton Parlor just as soon as our delegates return from San Lauls Obispo. ““Inere will be an immense amount of work, and for that reason we wiil proba- bly get to work without delay to plan what to do on Admission day. The parlor is open to any suggestions that may be made as to what would be a fittinz enter- tainment to provide for the thousands who will be in the city on the 8th, 9th and 10th of next September.” There have already been a number of very valuable suggestions made as to what sort of a demonstration to hold. Among them the idea of another water carnival has been advanced, with tableaux on the waters of McLeod’s Lake depicting scenes from Shakespeare and other dramatists’ and poets’ works, such as Cleopatra's barge, ana other things of a like nature. Electrical fountains can be easily ar- ranged in the lake, whose waters ere never very deep, and the shores, which are wooded on one side, could be turned into as pretty a scene as can be arranged any- where. mittee, with only a few hundred dollars to operate with, made 2 very creditable dis- play on the night of the Fourth, for the | reason that this city has natural advan- tages over nearly any other for any dis- play on the water. Mr. Frankenheimer suggested to-day that all the launches from Belvedere could be brought up here, as those who partici- pated in the carnival held there some time ago had all the paraphernalia yet that was used in that display, and could utilize it here on Admission day night. It is very probable that the Board of Supervisors will undertake the work of decorating the courthouse, and if this work is done properly with electrical effectsit can be seen for twenty miles about, as the country here is so level. That the citizens will unite with the na- tives to make the celebration the greatest thing of its kind that has ever been held in the State there can be no doubt, and the work will be mapped out very soon by the committee from the local parlor. FLOATING NEAR MARE I1SLAND. Body Fownd Which Maw Be That of a Blairmore Victim. VALLEJO, Car., Aprit 30.—As Walter Buckles and E.T. Armstrong were com- ing over from the Contra Costa sidein a small sloop about 11 o'clock this morning when within about 200 yards of the navy- yard, near the lighthouse, they discovered the body of a man floating in the water. A line was made fast to his legs and he was rowed up to Vallejo near the terra cotta works and word sent to Coroner Trull, who - had the body brought to Callener’s undertaking warerooms. The man has the appearance of being an English sailor, as he wears an English seaman’s coat with braid upon it. He also ‘wears blue overalls, and the supposition is that he is one of the crew from the ill- fated ship Biairmore that turned overin San Francisco Bay. B Appearances indicate that he is a colored man. The hair is mostly off from bis head. Just above the forehead is a scar. No valuables or other thing was found on his person to lead to the 1dentity of the man, who is large and powerfully built. Heavy brogan shoes are on his feet. At an inquest this evening nothing fur- Last year the Fourth of July com- | ther was developed, except that the body was that of a white man about 6 feet high, and that he wore a black plaid coat re- sembling a pea jacket, and wore a blue shirt with two pockets in front. Over the undershirt was a white shirt with narrow stripes. He wore no stockings. He was about 40 years old and had the appearance of being a seafaring man. Coroner Trull will hoid_the body until the day after to-morrow, in case any one desires to come from Blairmore to recog- nize him. There was about a week’s fimwth of beard on his face. The only air on his head was a small piece about an inch long in a depression over the right eye. The body is bad decomposed and 1o tattoo marks are visible on his person. No one is missing in this section. Tt VICTOR RESER¥VOIRE SCHEME., 4 @Gigantic Project Which Prowsises Much for San Bernardine. SAN BERNARDINO, CirL., April 30.— The great Victor reservoir project made a forward movement to-day. Four years ago the scheme to impound the water of Mohave River was conceived and active work commenced to carry out the great projects, which means the con- verting of an immense area of now worth- less lands into beautiful farms and pro- ductive orchards. Surveys and estimates were made of the probable cost of the dam, canals, reser- voirs, etc,, and the figures swelled up into the miltions. Matters were progressing favorably when the financial panic enveloped the country, and all negotiations stopped. At last the Columbia Colonization Com- pany, composed of Eastern capitalists, with H. P. Sweet of Los Angeles as gen- eral manager, undertook to carry out the great scheme. Near Victor the Mojave River pours its water through a narrow gorge of solid rock, an ideal place for such a dam as the one proposed. The proposed reservoir will impound 186,000,000,000 zallons of water, or twenty- six times the capacity of the great Bear Valley system. The country which will be supplied with water is very fertile and only requires water to make it very pro- ductive. To-day a deed was placed on record con- veying to_the company nearly 5000 acres of land within the reservoir site. The con- sideration was §50,000. The grantors, Brown and wife, reserve all rights to use the land until water from the Mojave River shall by a dam be 1aised to a level with the house and said lands. Mr. Sweet stated to THE CALL reporter that work will immediately be commenced and p]roseguzcd until the great project is com- pleted. SHOT AT QUARTZ MOUNTAIN. Result of Trouble Between a Watchman and a Mine- Owner’s Son. SONORA, Car., April 30.—W. E. Nevills, son of Captain W. A. Nevills of the Raw- hide mine, was shot twice in the left leg below the knee at Quartz Mountain this evening by one Harrold, night watchman | of the App mine, one of the Nevills group | of mines. It seems Nevills and Harrold had some trouble at tbe mine a few evenings ago, while Harrold was on duty. This evening | about 6 o'clock they met in front of Har- rold’s house and had some angry words, when Nevills drew his pistol and flred, Harrold returning the fire, two shots tak- { ing effect in Nevills’ leg, Harrold escaping | | injury. Nevills drove over to Jamestown where | | Dr. Congdon extracted the bullets. The | wounds are very painful, but not neces- | | sarily serious. Nevills is at the Sisson | Hotel in Jamestown. His father, Captain | Nevills, has been in San Francisco several days, but will return to-night. culars regarding the nature of the quarrel | can be learned at this time, e Miner Suffocated at Cherokee. OROVILLE, Civn, April 30.—John Ja- cinto, a Portugnese, while working ina mine st Cuerokee, was suffocated by pow- der smoke this afternoon. He entered the drift too soon after blast- ine and was found by Emanuel Rose lying in a drift unconscious. He lived but a | few minutes after being brought out. He | was only 17 years of age. | e — | Mare Island Workmen Discharged. : VALLEJO, CaL., April 30,—A discharge | of thirty-five men took place in the de- | partment of steam engineering at the ; navy-yurd this afternoon. There is plenty | of work, but little funds. It is hoped the deficiency bill will soon be passed; other- wise another discharge is looked for. L i Carpenteria’s Burglar Surrende ro, SBANTA BARBARA, CaL, April 30.— | Lafayette, who now calls himseif George | Links, the morphiue fiend who with his | woman companion broke into Marquis’ drugstore in Carpenteria night before last, has surrendered to the Sheriff. RACING IN THE EAST. Winners of Events at Lexington, Wash- | ington, Forsyth and Nashrille. | LEXINGTON, Ky., April 30.—The rac- | ing to-day at the Kentucky Association | track, as compared with that of yesterday, | was much better. Four out of five | favorites won. Mile, Rasper won, Katherine second, Eliz- | vert third. Time, 1:42. Six furlongs, Brace Girdle won, The Dragon second, Rulrxl,mr Neck third. Time, 1:15, 2 ke,nine-sixteenthsof a mile,Suisun Ve | won 1e Wilkes second, Blitzen's Sister | third. e, D43 and a sixieenth, Rey Del Mar won, a@'0r second, Probasco third. Time, M | Galon | 14814 Nine-sixteenth’sof a mile, Mead Thorpe won, | Orion second, Daisy Gordon third, Time, | 15537, WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30.—Fore- boding skies and a card of no weighty proportions were responsiole for the smail attendance at Bennings to-day. Half & mile, selling, Marsh Harrler won, | Lizzie B IIsecond, Bicycle Girl third. Time, 51 2-5. Six furlongs, selling, Knight won, Mrs. Stuart second, Salvia third. Time, 1:17 1.5, One mile, Prig won, Sue Kittie second, Re- straint third. Time, 1:44. Six furlongs, Hawarden won, Factotum sec- ond, The Sage third. Time, 1:16 4-5. Two and ‘a half miles,’ hurdle handicap, Weodford won, Caracas second, Golden Gate third. Time, 4142, CHICAGO, Irr, April 30.—Tambio helped a few wise me: to capture money at Forsyth to-day by winning the mileand an eighth hurdle race. He was backed { from 100 to 1 down to 15 to 1 and whipped by Jockey J. Level over half of the jour- ne.{, he crossed the line two lengths before Miles Standish, the even money favorite. Only two of the favorites won. 8ix furlongs, Willie L won, Be; seco: Potsdam thira. Time, 1:16)% T d, Six furlongs, Weola Won, Mn Aunt Lida third, Time, 141 e mond, Five furlongs, Hi He on, second, Gomor third. T,:,',’: f'?)‘I l.“y Feahis] Seven and a half furlongs, hand :1;_;»‘?‘3, ‘Caufield second, Opalashr. thirg’ D’&e,;c'r 14 One and an eighth miles, Tambio won, Miles Standish third. Time, 2:06. Six furlongs, Panout won, My Hebe third. Time, 1:153;, NASHVILLE, Tex~.,, April 30.—To- day’s results: Six and a half furlongs, D%minh}xlx a(ifionfllsl lei‘sm’r&rl'r‘d{h%l;:‘n i 9.‘“ ne mile, Bing Bin, s v . o i A8 Baees o Gt Vst e Four and a half furlongs, “Truxillo won, golnnur(el second, Storm King third. Time, One mile, Leonard B won, Raffle Boy third. Thn&.'l:'a&.x Sialipete Four furlongs, Eton Jacket L, ond, Marle © third. Time, 3 o7 L see —_— ON THE BALL FIELD. Anson’s Men Win an Lasy Fictory From over four hurdles, second, Cunarder Excuse second, No parti- | the threatening weather fully 8000 persons saw the locals win the first time and gave each man a hearty reception. Friend was put in the box for the home team and was invulnerable at the most critical times. The game was devoid of sensational or un- usual features. Score: Chicagos.. 0301003%-8 10 1 St Louls 10000020—3 7 8 Batteries—Frien 1 Kittredge, Har tand Mo- Farland. Umpire—W eldman. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 30.—The Philadelphias again defeated New York to-day by batting out six runs in the sixth inning. = Taylor was hit freely. The Attendance weather was ‘clear and cool. 4850. Score Payne made his debut at astern Park to- day and the 3000 spectators voted him a great twirler. The Senators found him for five hits, which were scattered in four innings. Anderson muffea Selbach’s long drive n the second inning. This was the only error made by the home team and it enabled the Washingtons to tally two runs. Score: Washingtons Brook: Bat Burrell. Umpire—Lynch. CLEVELAND, Omo, April 30.—Cleve- lana-Cincinnati postponed—rain. BOSTON, Mass., Aprii 30.—The Bostons were outbatted nearly 2 to 1 to-day by the Baltimores, but their support, base run- ning and perfect fielding pulled them out. Nichols won his fifth straight game, Attendance, 3500. Bcore: Bostons.... 1 ayne and 0131000015 7 o lh}{umnre dflU 10000014 13 3 atteries and Ganzel, McMah Clark. Umpira—Hurst. s LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 80.—Hill's wildness and good base running by the Pittsburgs gave the latter the game. Fore- man was very wild also, and as the Louis- villes hit hire hard in the fourth Hawley took his place in the fifth. Attendanc 1800. Score: = Loulsvilles. 100810000-5 7 3 00081 oooa—g T arner; Foreman, Hawle; end Merritt. Umpire—Emslie. i P — VANCOUVER'S REGATTA. Plenty of Funds for the Carnival, and Its Success Is Assured. VANCOUVER, B. C., April 30.—A re- gatta carnival to come off here some time in September is now assured, a by-law em- powering the city to donate $5000 for the purpose having passed by an overwhelm- ing majority. The carnival executive committee, composed of leading citizens, have taken initiatory stepsin arrangin, for a world’s championship single sc: race. The carnival will lasta week, and as the question of funds is now beyond all doubt 1t is expected the event will eclipse anything of the kind previously held on the coast. e Must Be Played Over. PITTSBURSG, Pa., April 30.—The Clear- water-De Oro match for the world’s cham- E_iousbip will have to be played over. his is the decision given h& the company who offered the medal. The two pool experts will likely come together next week. —_—— Pall Seasen Opened at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wasg., April 30.—To-mor- row will witness the opening of the pro- fessional baseball season in this city, a game between Seattle and Tacoma under the auspices of the new Pacific League being scheduled for the afternoon at Y. M. C. A. Park. SPEEGLE AT HOME. MR. C. W. SPEEGLE, 43 Everett St. If you wish to get an idea of the life of an honest son of toil—if you don’t know how one-half the world lives—if you be- lieve a person in moderate life is unhap —just because he does not subscribe to the new bond issue, or wears a pocketless over- coat, go with me to 45 Everett street, and there you will find Mr. C. W. Speegle. “Won't you take a seat?” Certainly I took a seat, and I was interested, too. fia told me he had traveled much—saw the fogs of London, the dew of Cuba, the dance of Hawaii, and what not. Then he spoke of California, and what interested the most —he spoke of Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. It was a luxury to him. He had been out of sorts for a raonth. No food tasted good ; no appatite; a melancholy feeling all the time; and he could not understand the reason. He went to the drugstore—like others—allowed the clerk to talk some- thing just as good; he took the ‘‘just as good”; it was “‘just as good” as if he had taken nothing.” He brought the bottle back to the clerk, and then ordered a bot- tle of Joy’s Vegetable Sarsapanlla. He noticed the coating of his tongue had dis- v?pelred. His appetite had returned. im, energy and ambition were his once more. Glad he was, and now he recom- mends Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. He said he had told many of hisfrienas to use Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla for the blood, and bad cautioned them against drug clerks who offer substitutes and fool peo- ple with cheap talk. No one, said he, wonld be sorry it he uses Joy’'s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. HE I8 ACKNOWLEDGED TO BE THE MOST successful Specialist of the age iu the treatment of all Nervous. Chroric and Private diseases of both sexes. Lost Manhood, Vital Losses, Exhausting Drains, Jmpotency snd all sexual disorders of YOUNG, MIDDLE-AGED and OLD MEN a life-long study and practice. Bpecial attention given 1o disenses of the Eye, Ear, Head, Heart, Throat, Stomach, Liver and Bowels; Kidney, Biadder and Urinary Organs. Prompi and perfect cures gaarantced. Tho St. Louis. CHICAGO, ILv., April 30.—Anson’s men 'won an easy victory from St. Louis to-day as an opener for the home season. Despite WOorthy poor of the city are walcome to hisbest professionel services on Fridny afternoons of every week, free and without cost. Call or write, Offices permanently located 37 Market Street, San Francisce, Oal.