The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 31, 1896, Page 6

6 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 31, 1896. WHAT WILL HE 00 WiTh T2 Superintendent Ashworth’s Surprising Esti- mate. A MILLION AND A HALF. Scathing Criticism of the Super- visors’ Expert, G. W. Elder. HALF THAT SUM SUFFICIENT. The Rest May Be Needed for Politi. cal Purposes—The Taxpayers’ Redress. What will" he do with it? “‘He' refers to Superintendent Thomas Ashworth and “it” to the appropriation desired by him to carry on the business of the San Fran- blocks are laid upon hillsides having ex- cessively steep grades and where cobbles only can be used to advantage. If let {0 the lowest bidder in a public competition the rate ought not to exceed $2500 a block, which, estimating a hundred hlocks, wou!d make the total $250,000, a reduction of $150,000 in the Superintendent’s figures, “For piling and planking streets along the water front for that portion for whizh the City is liable the official estimate 1s for $150.000. You can see indicated on this map of the water tront all such repairs as will be absolutely necessary there during the next fiscal year. The space extends from Folsom to Brannan, along the water front, and comprises 2250 front feet, all that will actually be in need of an entire reconstruction during the coming fiscal year. Estimated by the front foot this wall not exceed $20 a foot. inciuding piling, cap- ping and planking. The job coula be done for $45,000, yet the Superintendent esti- | mates $150,000. “For the improvement of streets in front of City property bis estimate is $50,000. | This is for the improvement of streets and sidewalks in front of school lots, fire lots and public squares, but in another item the Superintendent calls for $94,050 for im- provements in front of public parks and squares. The sum of the two items is $144,050. In most cases the sidewalks and | streets in- front of all such property for which the City is liable have already been improved and the bills paid. The exorbi- tant sum in the estimate is, consequently, entirely uncalled for to meet the expenses of the coming year. Do you notice, too, how misleading are the estimates of Super- intendent Ashworth, and how in these last items he has played both ends against the middle? “For the repaving of Market street with 1 bituminous rock his estimate is $150,000. The official maps on file in the office of the City and County Surveyor shqw the total number of square feet in Market street, from East to the junction of Market and Valencia, to be 875,520. The City is liable for only 468,050 feet, the railroad company being responsible for the remainder. THOMAS ASHWORTH. cisco Street Department during the ensu- ing fiscal year. The royal sum desired by him is $1,558,180 10, which is only $1,000,- 000 more than was deemed to be sufficient by the Board of Supervisors for the needs of the current year. There has been no material increase during the past year in the mileage of the public streets of San Francisco, the rate of wages or the cost of material, and the citizens, in consequence, | assuming him to be an honest though mis- guided old gentleman, are inquiring of | one another: “What is the matter with | Superintendent Ashworth?” It 1s impos- sible to answer with any degree of accu- racy, although it has been suggested that his ambition has run away with his judg- | ment, and that now, in the sere and yellow leaf, he has degenerated into a pliant tool | of unscrupulous and grasping politicians. Whether or not this be trune Tire CaLL does not attempt to say, but such at all éventsis the firm conviction of many of lus former friends and political supporters. Follow- ing is Superintendent Ashworth’s official estimate, in detail, of the expenses of run- ning his department during the coming fiscal year: Salary of Superintendent of Streets.. $4,000 00 Salaries'of deputies..... 28,500 00 Street Department fund— Repalrs on county road: 10.000 00 Sweeping of streets. ... 150,000 00 Cleaning and repairing of sew material....... >3 . 75,000 00 Repaving and repairing saccepted streets other than sireets HOW paved with cobble ... 250,000 00 Improvement of in’‘front ot city property. e eirrn 50,000 00 Paving the aceepted biocks and crossings on Van s avenue are now macadamiz . 4663010 . 50,000 00 € t and Stelner sireets 45,000 00 Repaving Folsom sireet from Sixth 150 between Ninth and Tenth streets snd the crossi of Ninth and ‘Twelfth streets 7 45,000 00 Repaving streets now paved with cobbles. ... . 400,000 00 Piling and planking streets on the water front for that portion for which the city s liable. - 150,000 00 Repaving Market street 150,000 00 Engineering and surveys 10,000 00 Improvements in front of public parks and squares— Alamo Squa 12,000 00 Buena Vista 5,000 00 Franklin Park 21000 00 Golden Gate F 87,000 00 Garfield Square. 3,600 00 Holly Par} 10,000 00 Hamiltou 1850 00 Jefterson & 10,500 00 Lafayette 10,600 00 Washingion Squ 1,200 00 South Park.... While it might be difficalt to explain satisfactorily what use the Superintendent of Streets would be likely to make of this comparatively colossal sum, in the event it should by any mischance be allowed him by the Supervisors, it is compara- tively easy to show that it is not required anda would not be expended in tne im- provement and maintenance of the public streets. *‘Why,” exclaimed George W. Elder, who is the expert of the Street Committee of the Boara of Supervisors, *I should like nothing better than to take a contract to do that identical work for which Super- intendent Ashworth imagines he needs $1,558,180 10 for $750,000, and I would give bonds to do a satisfactory job. A great deal of the work done upon our public streets during the Ashworth administration, as I happen to know, is literally rotten, He is personally honest, I suppose, but has been led away by his official advisers and subordinates, until now he seems to have wheels in his head. The truth is that he does not Wish that million and a half for legitimate street uses, but to enable him to createa dummy payroll, upon which he can a host of political parasites, who will tarn out when required and electioneer for him. “I've carefully investizated the Superin- tendent’s estimate, and am prepared to Frove the truth of my statements. Let us ook at it and you will see. For the itom of repaving and repairing accepted streets, other than those already paved with cob- ; bles, the estimate of the Superintendent is $250,000, and any number of reputable contractors tell me that they will willingly agree to do it for $50,000, tne difference to the tax-payers being only $200,000. “For repaving streets now paved with cobbles the estimate is $400,000. There are 182 blocks of cobble pavements, and this sum, to repave them with bitumen or basalt blocks, is altogether too high, for , the reason that about of these cobble Adding the crossings and intersecting streets, which approximate 150,000 feet, we get;a total of 648,050 square feet. If the oid material now in the street and worth 8 cents were retained by the contractor the cost of repaving Market street oould be reduced to $78,000, which is a-little more than half the sum required by Ash- worth. *‘I think the $46,630 10 estimated for the paving of accepted blocksand erossings now macadamized on Van Ness avenue extravagant, yet the half dozen blocks in- cluded should be placed assoon as pos- sible upon a concrete foundation. *“For cleaning and repairing sewers the Superintendent_asks for $75,000, when the work could easily be done by contract for “The estimate of $150,000 for sweeping the streets is also excessive, and far more than has ever been allowed for this pur- pose. It can be materially decreased by public competition, as bids are soon to be invited for the cleaning of accepted streets. ““Perhaps the most manifestly absard item in the estimate is that calling for the repaving of Golden Gate avenue, from Market street to Steiner. Now, the ave. nue does not need repaving for anything like its entire length. There are but two bad blocks in it—Gough street to La- guna—and an expenditure of $5000 would put the avenue in excellent condition all the way from Market street to Steiner. “In conclusion I may say that if the Street Department was run npon business principles §750,000 would suffice to meet all legitimate expenses for the ensuing year. I should hike to_take the contract at that sum myself, for I am confident I could do agoodsob and make money on it. The demands of Superintendent Ashworth are IMPORTANT Jacket and Cape Sale. ‘We will not wait until July 1 to commence our marking down.” We're doing it now, right now, when yon want a new garment for the season and can get several months’ use out of it. Black Serge Jackets Tan Cloth Jacket: Cheviot Jackets... Silk-lined Tan Jackets. .00 Silk-lined Tan Jacket: .50 Silk-lined Tan Jackets $9.95 The above Jackets are all the new spring and summer shapes, the very latest styles in short, medium and long lengths. Some silk lined, some silk faced, others self-faced. The ma- terials are of the best, the colors in some are black, navy blue and tans, others as stated. M 2.00 Capes reduced to. $3.00 Capes reduced to. $5.00 Capes reduced to. $10.00 Capes reduced to $15.00 Capes reduced to $18.00 Capes reduced to Capes reduced to 30.00 Capes reduced to. $40.00 Caves reduced to $50.00 Capes reduced to I The above offerings consist of al- most our entire purchase of this sea- son’s latest creations in Foreign and Domestic Cloths, Silks, Velvets. Notone of them, no matter strictly this season’s guods, Girls’ Jackets at. . 95¢ Girls’ Jackets at. 8125 Girls’ Jackets at. -$1.95 At these three prices we are offer- ing every Reefer Jacket in our stock that sold up to $5. They are aivided into three lots and include Fancy, Mottled and Mixed Cheviots, some of them neatly trimmea with braids, ete. Girle Gapesgt. = oo i 000l A line that sold at $1.50 each, made of Tan and Red Cioths, scalloped pottom and collar, edged with Per- sian Trimming, Ribbon, Bow and Streamers at neck. All sizes. In the Downstairs Salesroom we are selling last season’s Jackets of every kind, style, shane and color at less than 25 cents on the dollar, Some splendid things among them. Laces and | at what price it is quoted, but is | | Music at 5c a cop{ place in our house. Important Silk | The recent gre‘tallughlerini of Silks in the New York anction-rooms has set the | future price of these goods. They can now | be bought at almost 60 cents on the dollar | of the prices a few weeks azo. Our prices nere are reduced the same way. Another evidence of what it means to be continu- ally represented at headquarters. | { Sale. 50c Two-toned Novelty Silks in ser- pentine patterns.. . 50¢ Dresden Zephyr Silks. !'75¢ Pompadours and Dresdens. e Evenin? Silks, whitesatin grounds with colored stripe. $1.00 Dresden Brocades | 65¢ Black Surah, all sil $1.00 Black Crystal Bengaline. ;1.00 BElack Rhadames § 8 | { | $1.90 Biack Figured G < 1.15 Black Figured Gros Grains. 5c Plain Black Gros Grains.. ... O OANR DRESS GOODS. Prices in full keeping with the Silks, | The styles are all this season’s latest. | Colors. | 25¢c Fancy Suitings...... ... ] Y 30c Silk and Wool Fabries. 25¢ Fancy Glace Mohairs. 40c Son LR A French All-Wool Serges. Silk and Wool Plaids. . All-Wool Scotch Cheviots. Faney English Mohairs. Redfern Suitings, 54-inch. Parisian Suitings. . c 1.00 High-Grade Novelties, 59¢ | Blacks. | 400 All-Wool Serges. . 50c Jacquard Mobairs. 1 75¢ French Crepons.. 75c Novelty Figure: $1.50 Sizard Suitings. SHEET MUSIC. Over 5000 Copies Vocal and Instrumental All popular copy- rice. $1.00 H righted music at hal bargains than we are at the present time. New York, headed by a member of our corporation, and taking advantage of the hitherto unheard-of “dull times” prevalent in every channel—where CASH BUYERS are looked upon as “angels of deliv- erance’’—we have bought goodsthat we can and are selling lower than the majority of merchants pay for them. PRICES are our attractions. PROPER PRICES” come to us. NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. The most IMPORTANT to you and to us that has ever taken We were never in a better position to offer Having a staff of buyers in If you want | Important Domestic Sale. | Important Millinery Sale. The reign of low prices is contagious. There is not a department in our whole establishment that isn’t affected. These are the goods where the saving counts—the sort of things you want every day. 15¢ Irish Dimities 2 5c 20c Persian and Dresden Dimities. ...12}4c 25¢ Persian and Dresaen Lace Lawns 15c 12}c Scotch Plaid Gingnams.. 15¢ Embroiderea Stripe Zephyrs 15¢ La Belle Crepons. 63{c American Shirtin, 815¢ Indigo Blue Calico: 9¢ Extra White Cambric. 814¢ Fancy Checked Nains 15c White Victoria Lawns. 20 White Dotted Swisses. 10c Bleached and Brown Flannel 65¢ Bleached Table Dama: | $1.50 Bleached Napkins to match. Special Huck Towels. 1i¢ Cream Linen Toweling. 35¢ White Turkish Towel 50 German Lunch ¢ Fancy Back Silesi 12%5¢ Rustling Linings. | 10¢” Yard-wide Cotton C: 2 50c Silk Stripe Tennis Flannel | 65¢ All-Wool Eider Downs. 1234c Striped Outing Flannel. i5c Plain Colored Twilled Flannel | 2o¢ Fancy Art Denims. .. 1214c Drapery Cretonnes. $L.25 Drapery Chenille. $2.00 White Blankets. .. | $1.25 Sateen Comforters. | $1.00 Fancy Feather Pillows. | 75¢ White Bed Spreads. Special Sale of Ready-Made Sheets and Pillow Cases, plain and hemstitched. OUR GOODS AND OUR 25¢c Fancy Rainbow Dimities 15c | 35¢ Mantilla Lace Lawn: . 20c c Fancy Pique Duckings 10 *RIGHT GOODS AT Besides the beauiiful MAXINE EL- LIOTT HAT, which we are showing in every possible color and combination of materials, we are offering some special bargains in Millinery Goods that cannot fail to cause a ripple of excitement among the ladies. 10c Black and Cotored Quills. 50¢c Jet Sprays and Piquets. 75¢ Jet Crowns........... 25¢ Dresden Ribbons, 4-inch. 50¢ Plaid Sitk Ribbons 50c Sailor Hats. 75¢ Sailor Hats 25¢ Rose Sprays for. . 10¢ 20c Silk or Velvet Blown Roses. Skl 25¢ Half-Blown Silk Rose Buds. . 10c 20¢ Violet Bouquets with Foliage.... ¢ 20c Colored Silk Violets, dozen. . 100 15¢ Daisy Sprays. . = ige 20¢ 25¢ c c 50« : o $5.00 Trimmed Ha §7.50 Trimmed Hats | $12.00 Trimmed Hats. Tl ) SUIT DEPARTMEN | Tailor-Made Suits Black and Blue Cloths, Jackets, full flowing skirts. | Tailor-Made Suits Checked Cheviots, New Stvie Box Jackets, | laring skirts, | Tailor-Made Buits. ...... | Blackand Nayy Serges. Summer Boucles | and Scotch Cheviots, Blazer and London Box Coats, full flaring skirts. House Wrappers...:....vico..veeeseon.s 75¢ Light an linings. House Wrappers Crinkled Seersucke Wattean backs, fitt®d waist limngs. 50c Shirt Waists. 75c Shirt Waists $1.00 Shirt Waists | $1.50 Shirt Waists. | $2.00 Shirt Waists. 2 $1.25 All our Shirt Waists are this season’s | latest styles—pointed yoke backs, Bishop | sleeves, new shape, laundried collars and | cuffs. OUR FASHFON CATALOGUE showing complete lines of Spring and Summer Goods of every kind and description will be sent FREE OF CHARGE to any interior address upon request. Send your name on a postal card. € POPPER OUT ALL IGHT Ideal Election Board Can Manage a Count. Heroic Work at Junta Headquarters to Help Max’s Plan for Getting Good Election Officers. The Junta headquarters in the Flooa building afforded last evening a marvel- ous exhibition of self-sacrifice sincerely made in the interest of good government by real Democratic politicians. Men worked through the afternoon and evening and then through the night that it may be shown to the Election Commis. sioners by Max Popper to-morrow morn- GEORGE ELDER. unreasonably excessive as I have clearly demonstrated &nd they never will be ap- proved by the Board of Supervisors. It truly lamentable the way our streets are slighted, and the only redress I can see 2! tzna u?vlly:’? of San Francisco B:l to ive tnem into the management of a Board of Public Works."” 8 e —— The champion fat man of the world is M. Canonberg, who is of Swiss nationality, and weighs over 560 pounds. His health is excellent, and his appetite takesin enough {food for five persons. ing how quickly, correctly and decently a board of election officers can count the ayerage number of ballots voted in a pre- cinct if the officers be competent and in- uljgsn( men selected with somewhat care- {ful judgment. it ax Popper a| re the board at its last meet: J’:‘ with a plea that the Commissioners shouid this year appoint election officers only after investigation of their character and competency, that mis. takes and crimes might be avoided and the work done more quickly. The Com- missioners did not t&nm the igea with especial kindness. Popper promised to be at the next meeting with a plan of doing this and with the results of u practical ex- periment with a board of election officers. The plan is ready. Mr. Popper starts with the list of citizens eligible to appoint- ment by reason of being on the assess- ment roll, which the law requires to be made out but which never cuts much of a tigare. This roll contains about 17,300 voters, Popper's plan is to have sent to ail these citizens a circular and a blank re- questing application for appointment on the election boards (o which they are eli- gible. He thinks that the number of true and intelligent men who will respond will surprise, partly because three in each pre- cinzt earn $40 and nine more earn $10. Each man is to state what Presidential candidate be voted for last, and this is to determine his party politics. Popper ar- ues that this list of applications will be a Eeuer thing to go by than the nomina- tions of county committees and sent in at a late time. He would have enforced the law making it a misdemeanor for a citizen to refuse to serve if appointed. This plan will be elucidated by Mr. Popper at the meeting to-morrow mornine. For tEe experiment to show what the right sort of an election board would do, 200 blank ballots, general and municipal, left over from the last election, were taken to the Flood building with the reg- ular tally lists, etc. Then Popper and some of his friends started in. The ballots were stamped during the afternoon, eve: office and every amendment on the bal- lots being stamped with a vote. Few ballots in a repl election are given more than partial attention by voters. The voting was done with non-partissn indiscrimination and usual mistakes were purposely made. At5r. M. Mex Popper, Harry Zeman- sky, Thomas Conboy, H. L. Bienfield and M. McElroy were ready for the counting job. The counting was done_exactly as in an election booth and was done steadily with no effort at speed. It was estimated that the ballots as stamped were equal to 225 average bal- lots. The general ticket was finished about midnight, and the municipal ticket, the heaviest job, v as tackled. e count- ing went right on through the small hours of the night, and the experimental elec- tion board, which it was hoped woula enroll other patriotic volunteers before the end, will finish some time to-might. “We want to make it a sample of what can be done by men of inte ligence who don’t get drunk and who don’t stop to dispute about nothing,” said Mr. Popper. Popper admonished the election officers to keep up steam in nothing stronger than coffee and bromo-seltzer. It 13 expected that the volunteers will display such efficiency that they will receive appoint- ments this fall, and that the Political Code will be enforcea in their cases. ——————— FELL DEAD AT FAIRFAX. George H. Wellman Succumbed to Heart Disease at a Picnic of Southern Pacific Employes. SAN RAFAEL, CAr., May 30.—George H. Wellman died very suddenly at Fair- fax this afternoon. The employes of the Southern Pacific were having a merry picnic, and one of the jolliest was ‘Wellman. He had been for many years engaged in the auditor’s office of the freight depart- ment of the Southern Pacific, and was well known and very popular. Talking with some friends about noon he suddenly put up his band to steady himself and fell back dead. Coroner Eden held an inquest this evening, at which Dr. Wickman, hav- ing made an autopsy, testified that he died of heart_disease, ' The body will be taken to San Francisco to-morrow. —————— Young men or 0ld should not fafl to read Thomas Slater's advertisement on page 26. PRS Q% HENMED I MOUAT HALTON Continued from Fourth Page. man—took no one into his confidence in any way. Ross, who knew Dunham well, believes he has made his way out of the mountains and got away by bicycle. He believes also that Dunham’s purpose in the mur- der was to kill everybody who had any claim to the farm and leave his child the heir, thus, while satisfying his vengeance, providing for his son. Some curious stories are being told illus- trative of Dunham’s character. His mother is said to have stood in fear of him, although she had something of a temper herself. When he importuned her for money she generally gave up before his temper got the best of him. On one occasion she braved him, how- ever, and he went out deliberately into the yard and be'fsn wringing the necks of her chickens. The mother left to each of the sons five acres of land and $100. James got his share before her death. She left her daughter $7000. Arrangements were made with a certain undertaker for the funeral, but James wanted to give it to another. The broth. ers quarreled bitterly over the matter and James is said to haye shaken his fist un- der Charles’ nose, saying that the under- taker he preferred shouid conduct the funeral if he had to kill him (Charles). The undertaker was procured and did the worli, but James did not attend the fu- neral. —_—— PURSUIT OF A STRANGER. A Newman Rancher Entertains a Man Who Resembles Dunham. OAKLAND,CAL., May 30.—Sheriff White is still on the alert for Dunham, the San Jose murderer, should he head this way. Deputy Sheriff SBam Heller left yesterday for the Livermore section and will co- operate with Constable Fitzgerald of that place, who is also a deputy sheriff, in scouting the Livermore hills for Dunham. Sheriff White received a telephone mes- sage this evening from Deputy Sam Heller at Livermore regarding the movements of aman supposed to be the murderer. He reports that a stranger stayed with a rancher at Fabins Jast night and left this morning headed toward Newman in the Em Joaquin Valley. He was riding a bay jorse. . The rancher did not know who his guest was, but an hour after the stranger had de- rted he picked up &_paper containing a ikeness of Dunham. It fitted the appear- ance of the stranger, and the rancher gave the alarm at once, but up to dark nothing further had been seen of him. Deputy Hetler ana posse will go to Tracy to-night and take the early morn- ing train for Newman in an effort to head the traveler off before he crosses the river and gets into Sontag and Evans’ old re- sorts, as it would then be next to im- possible to find him. e SRR Y BRISCO LIVED AT WOODLAND, ovXe Smuger@ Medium Color Sateens, fitted | Bishop sleeves, | 5'«’] 40c Black Silk Gloves... w"f $1 25 Pearl Gloves, 4 button 2¢| La Cigale Gloves | | -5[;1 Herbert Complexion Powder. 7.50 | < --}4155-00} Kirk’ New azerl ‘LLI Ci Light and Medium Shades of Mixed | Almond Cola Cream, per box. .. s Bath Soaps, cake.... 4c gale Soap, per box.......... 25¢ 50 |- Vaseline Cold Cream, per box.. 8¢ 19¢c Cucumber Cold Cream, per box. 25c $12.50 | Malvina Cream, per box. 29¢ Anita Cream, per box 50¢ | La Belle Perfumes, ounce 15¢ Lautier’s Perfumes, ounce. 40c Pinaud’s Perfumes, ounce....... 45c Crown Co.’s Perfumes, ounce... 55¢c Roger & Gallet’s Perfumes, ounce ie .. 80c 35¢c Ferris’ Good Sense Waists.. 19c oo ®x POOO® O ® O, 30 5100000} 000 X Important Items. Little things, with less than the usual little prices. ‘'Tis the little things that count.” Just figure up- the saving you can make by purchas- ing these little things of us and you’ll be surprised. Hatpins, per dozen..... ‘Whalebone Casings, per piece.. Hairpins, per paper Shell Hairpins, per dozen....... Corduroy Binding, 2-inch, piece.. Velveteen Binding, 4 yards, Spool Cotton, per dozen Safety Pins, per paper. Side Elastics, per pair.. Needles, per paper. s 25¢ Tinted Papeterie, per box... 20c Rubber-tipped Pencils, dozen 120 Sheets Note Paper for.. Envelopes in a box for,. 85¢ Tan Silk Mitts. . 40c Biack 8ilk Mit $1 Suede Kid Gloves Swan-down Face Powder. La Blache Face Powder.. Pozzoni’s Complexion Powder.. 4711 White Rose Soap, cake Colgate’s Toilet Soaps, cake. 50c Black and Drab Corsets. 75¢c Black and Drab Corsets $1.50 C. B. French Corsets . 85¢ 85¢ Fast Black Coiton Hose. 25¢ 40c Ribbed Hose, Misses’ sizes.. 25¢ 20c Ribbea Hose, Infants’sizes. 25c Woolen Vests, Infants’ 25¢ Ribbed Vests, Misses' sizes 35c Swiss Vests, Ladies’ sizes... $1.00 Jersey Ribbed Vests and 50c White Kid Belts 50c Gilt Belts...... 76¢ Gilt Belts, miniature buckles $1.00 Sterling Mounted Purses. . 00000000 SoOOSeOeS e ter, is still a resident of this city, and the family are highly respected citizens. e San Mateo Officers Join the Chase. REDWOOD CITY, CaLn, May 30.— Sheriff McEvoy and Under Sheriff Mans- field have just left in a carriage for San Jose to aid in the chase for Dunham. They are well supplied with firearms and ammunition. They are to meet the Sher- iffs from Alameda, Monterey, Contra Costa and other counties at San Jose, and aftera consultation relieve the Santa Ciara County officers, who are said to be worn out. B DFAL AT LOS AGELES An English Syndicate Purchases the Spilman Suburban Water Works. : ‘ Two Millions Will Bs Put Into Circula- tion Before the Preject Is Completed. LOS ANGELES, CAL., May 30.—A trans- action of the greatest importance to this city has just been consummated. Itisthe purchase by an English syndicate of the Spilman Suburban Water Company. About ninety days ago W. A. Nygh of London, Eng., agent for a number of Eng- lish capitalists, visited Los Angeles and looked over this property. He was so pleased with it that, on his report, the people he represented at once wired $10,- 000 to W. T. Spilman as first payment through the First National Bank of this city. Mr. Nygh left London yesterday and is now on the ocean, He will come at once to this city and make arrangements for the final transfer. the price paid was §$225,000 cash, with the reservation on Mr. Spilman’s part o $150,000 worth of stock. Oa Mr. Nygh's arrival the money will be paid and the work of developing the property will be immediately commenced. Some idea of the amount of money that will be put 1n circulation by the carrying out of this vr%iecz can be had from the fact that over $2,000,000 will have to be ex- pended before it is completed. The tunnel commences at the northwest corner of the city’s boundary, and piercing the foothills of the Sierra Madre comes ount on their northern side, some 11,000 feet distant, near the town of Tropico. At that point it is 52 feet below the bed of the Los Angeles River, and into its channels will run all the underflow of that stream. The tunnel will carry between 8000 and 10,000 miner’s inches of water. The proposition is one which will be of great benefit to the country between the foothills and the ocean, becanse it will be the means of bringing it all under irriga- tion, and the consequent reclamation of a great deal of hitherto waste land. | —_———— CBICO RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. Once Wounded a R WOODLAND, CaL., May 30.—Robert Brisco, who was one of the victims of Mur- derer Dunham, at Campbells last Tuesday night, was at one time a resident of this city, . About a year ago he got into an alterca- tion with J. 8. Lear over a woman and shot him. He was arrested, but remained in jail only one night, as Lear refused to prosecute him. His stepsister, Mrs. Cot- Afrs. Henshaw and @ Lady Friend Nar- rowly Escaps Death. CHICO, CarL., May 30.—While out for & drive this afternoon, Mrs. Henshaw, wife of Colonel Park Henshaw, and Miss Mag- gie Graham of San Francisco, met with a narrow escape from death. They were driving throdgh ome of the principal streets, when they were dashed into by a runaway horse, attached to an express wagon. oth ladies were thrown out, and they were only saved from death by being It is understood that | caught in the top of their bugey, which was torn from the box and gearing. 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