The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 22, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1896. r ; ? H TER THE FETE AT SANTA CRUL iousands of Tired buti Happy Visitors Re- turn Home. MANY TAKE TO THE SURF | While the Streets Are Still| Alive With People Loth to Leave. COURTEOUS NAVAL OFFICERS. | ‘ ‘ ‘ | | | Plaved an Important Part in the | Fiesta—The “Call’s” Enterprise | Praised. SANTA CRUZ, Can., June 21.—Every- body in Santa Cruz to-dayis tired but appy—tired from the energy expended in up with the procession, happy 1 k of innocent enjoyment. oads of visitors who returned Leir homes to-day have scarcely made ble diminut in the vast course of people who saw all the gres of the carnival and who partici- n thew pastimes that were an actual part of the big stow. A good portion of the visitors came for their ing and are now ready for a rf and an enjoyrment of visits ips. There was too much to see, thiuk and talk about during the past week for everybody to have enjoyed to the full the bathing. ay the pretty beach has its full com- plement of visitors, and the fishermen’s boats are b arrying folks across the Bail ion ous f mile of water to the ships and the ts. Hundreds of people were gathered in the early forenoon on the broad veran- dahs of the Sea Beach Hotel or rolling in to 1ds of the beach, admiring the finest view on the coast. Itis, indeed, beautiful picture formed by the Phila- phia, the Monadnock, the Lurline, the ver and the Ramona standing out on road suriace of Monterey Bay, bathed s sunshine, the ships’ ches, s’ rowboats, the tishermen'’s sail- ancing over the water like things , bearing their burdens of happy streets the sailors have seemed rt of the resident populace. absence have given them with the masters of the have been so devoted to ere is of joyousness out of it m to have forgotten there are ies to perform. The officers had one grand holiday. and asho: was an attentive | i expressed hime- 1y pleased with the mimic he Monitor and the Merri- 1d have been produced,” he » finer m ture of the two fa- ats that played so eventfula imented Chairman lent construction of the i the mimic engage- 1e two boats to be one of res of the week. rdslee, Captain Cotton and with tneir staffs, have een so generous in their approval of the | val and so devoted in their hospi- | o all S8anta Cruz and the thousands | yrs that they have won the hearts ybod > citizens of Santa C; itdone either in their efforts to en- all While the hotels bave n crowded there has been a generous disposition shown by the home people to of the visitors pleasant in 1z have not ev vo & latch gs have not once been taken in, and many words of ¥ se have been spoken by the great ors of the hearty manner in ave been entertained. Bruce of Sausalito has won C reds of Santa Cruz- the two weeks’ stay here of his Coming before the carnival e Rover seemed lonely on the ¢, but it is a pretty boat, and, red with the small craft of the fish- was a big fellow until the ps n. But the appearance of the Lur- the Ramona enhanced the im- | »f the Rover, and the presence of ee yachts added a great deal to the ’ resque scene on the bay. | vernor Budd did not come, but he | represented by one of his staff, Colone! Frank A. Vail of San Francisco, sed considerable pleasure with of hur e and the fine showing made by the carnival folke. Colonel Vail introduced to the at- tention of the Santa Cruzans a young man who came here irom the East rep senting the Newspaper Writers’ Union, F. | E. Webb. Mr. Webb spoke very highly | th morning of the great fiesta, and said | be couid write ncthing but good words, | both for the enterprise of the carnival | committee and the hospitality of the people of Santa Cruz. | Indeed, there have been no words other | an of praise spoken for the delightful rizinment of the visitors. In return r its enterprise in sending THE CALL to | city at early breakfast-time during | .rnival the residents and visitors | been liberal in their patronage of papér and unstinted in their com- | on of the effort made by that that acts as well as speaks for ve | “That was a bit of enterprise,” said nk Watterson of the pr committee, will long be remembered,”’ Judge Logan said THE CaLy had en- deared itself to the people of Santa Cruz by its enterprise, W. H. Lamb, who designed the Monitor and the Merrimac, remarked that THE | Carvu'gearly visits were equalea only by its graphic pictures of the events of the carnival. And thus one mizht repeat the words of hundreds of citizens of Santa Cruz. — Or SPIRITUALISTS. GATHERING Leaders of the Order Address Santa Cruz Followers. SANTA CRUZ, CaL, June 21.—The Spirituafists of Santa Cruz held two verv interesting meetings tnis afternoon and evening with the purpose of awakening interest in the Btate organization that was formed at San Francisco on May 28. The meetings were visited by Mrs. Sarah Seal of San Francisco, Mrs, H. A, Griffin of 1 | San Jeose and Mrs. E. Sloper of S8an Fran- | c1sco, the Jatter of wnom was appointed | State or-anizer at the recent convention | in San Francisco. | The meetings were addressed by this { trio. Mrs. Seal spoke upon spiritualism {and its needs and Mrs. Sloper talked of the necessity for State organizations for ilne protection of Spiritualists and the | public from the frauds and that element | that travels about the country using the HUNTING OUTLAWS ON PINE RIDGE. | of the Fishermen’s Union to-night it was name of spiritualism for monecy-getting. Mrs. Griffin's part in the meetin: voted to the giving of spiritual tests. — - COALINGA’S OIL GUSHER. Captain Barrett s of His Luck toa * Ccrrespondent. FRESNO, CAL., June 21.—Captain Frank Barrett, who is largely interestea in the Coalinga oil fields and owner of the gusher, which was struck on Friday, was interviewed to-day by a CALL corre- spondent. Captain Barrett is very much elated over his well, which he says will produce about 1000 barrels of oil a day. He predictsa great future for Fresno’s oil district. The gusher was struck while drilling 795 feet | below the surface. Ithad not been the in- tention to go below 800 feet, as it was feared that the o1l sand had been missed. At 6 o’clock on Friday evening the oil sana was struck and the o1l began rising rapidly. During Saturday night a con- stant rumbling was heard and the oil rose over 600 feet. On Saturday it came to the top, and in a few hours a_ jet of oil was issuing from the weil 100 feet into the air. With great difficulty the well was plugged. ~ Captain Barrett contemplates building a pipe line to Fresno in a few months and drilling 100 wells this summer. - EF-STRICK 4 GR N MOTHER Takes Poison at the Graves of Her Sons in Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, CaL., June 21.—Mrs. Samuel Kingsbury attempted suicide by taking poison last night, but was discov- ered in time to prevent the accomplish- | ment of her purpose. Within the past two months her two sons, William and Joseph, died from quick consumption, ana the grief-stricken mother seeminely lost all interest in life, Her grief has been so marked that she has been kept under con- stant surveillance, but shortly after o’clock she escaped, hurried to the ceme- | tery, threw herself down between the T s of her lost ones and swallowed the | she had managed to procure. after leaving her residence herab- scovered -and ber relatives went immediately to the cemetery, where they found her insensible. Prompt med- ical aid was procured and her Iife was saved. poisor Shortly sence w —— ACCIDENT AT ANGELS CAMP, John Groggins Falls Down a Into a Blast. NGELS CAMP, Car., June 21.—John ins, an empl of the Adelaide Mining Company at Robinson’s Ferry met with a horrible accident y 5 ill result in death. He and others king a shaft. They had set in several blasts, touched them off and were g to the top. The bucket in hey were being hoisted siruck the timbers in the side of the shaft, throwing Groggins out. He feil about forty feet to the where the blasts went off a few o P king bis skull and tearin body into shreds. Shaft and He bt to Angels and piaced in | the ho where he is expected to die any mir : SIE REUNION A7 5ANTA ROSA. JTowa, Illinois and Wisconsin Associa- tion Celebratés. SANTA ROSA, Cal., June 21.—The an- nual reunion of the Iowa, iilinois and Wisconsin Association was held at the Uity gardens here vesterday. Theie wasan address by President R F. Crawicrd, an al poem Grant O. Richards and e programine in addition, consisting of addresses, songs and recitat The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted in the re-election of R. F. Craw- fora as president and the election of Jona- oberts as secretary and treasurer. ashioned dinner and an informal and sociable reunion followed the literary programme, which was enjoyed by several huudred people. APOPLEXY. STRICKEN Attorney-General Beatty of Nevada Falls on a Street. RENO, NEv., June 2L.—Attorney-Gen- eral Beatty, who had been in attendance at the silver central committee meeting here, is very ill fered two strokes of apoplexy and fell in the street. At 9:30 o’clock he was resting easy, but is considered a very sick man. . New Stockhoiders in the Carson Bank. CARSON, Ngv., June 21.—Jake Klein, Evan Williams and Trenmor Coffin have each sold large portions of their stock in the Bullion and Exchange Bank of this city to Judge C. E. Mack, C. C. Powning, W. O. H. Martin and George Taylor, the latter three gentlemen being of Reno. Very few changes will be made. Mr. Klein remains president, Evan Williams vice president, and Judge Mack takes Mr. Joffin’s place on the board of directors. Hofer will continue in the institution in the capacity of cashier. The four gentle- men who have invested are all enterpris- ing an¢ well-known, and will make the bank even stronger than it has been in the past. Woodland’s Teachers. WOODLAND, CaL., June 2L.—In the ex- amination for teachers’ certificates, held in this city before the County Board of fucation, only six out of thirteen appii- nts were successtul. The successful can- idates were: Grammar grade, Cyrus Lewlove of Woodland; primary grade, Miss Edith Duncan of Winters, Miss Lulu Laugenour of Woodland, the Misses Bertha and Fannie LaDue of Blacks and Miss Mamie Peterson of Coloma, El Do- rado County. e Los Gatos Preparing for the Fourth. LOS GATOS, CarL., June 21.—Extensive arrangements are being made for the cele- bration of the Fourth of July at Los Gatos. | Trere will be & picnic, with literary exer- cises, dancing and all kinds of sports. In the evening there will be an electrical dis- play made by F. G. Hume. The firemen | bave appointed a committee to make ar- rangements for a firemen’s tournament in connection with the other features. iR Compromise Reached at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., June 21.—At a meetin, decidzd by a larze majority to acceptthe compromise offer of the cannerymen of 414 cents and call the the strike off. The nulitia will return to-morrow. If militia had not beeu called here the same action would have been taken last Tuesday. by S iy Fresno’s Populist Paper Suspends. FRESNO, CAL.,, June 21.—The Fresno Populist, a weekly paper, has sus- pended publication on account of lack of support. It was the only Populist paper in the county and was started ten months ago. e e Valley Road Grading Bids Called For. Searchers for Laverone and Roberts Find “Jim” Haslip. SURPRISED AT A CAMP. The Indian Desperado Mounts a Horse and Escapes Into the Brush. HI RAPELJE LOSES A TRAIL Eluded by the Cunning Madera Fugi- tive—No Trace of Dunham Found. FRESNO, CAL., June 21.—Deputy Sheriff Hi Rapelje, Constable J. P. Irvine and Deputy John Perry of Sanger, returned to-night from a trip to the mountains in | search of Laverone and Roberts, the Ma- | dera outlaws, and an Indian named *Jim” Haslip, who is wanted in Madera County for murdering an Italian rancher over two years ago. The officers found no trace of Laverone and Roberts, but they kept Has- lip dodging for three days. Rapelje took a week off as a vacation, and he spent itin 9 After the meeting he suf- | the pleasure of man-hunting, eager to gain new laurels to add to those won by the | capture of Sontag and Evans. | The two Sanger officers had received in- formation that Laverone and Roberts were on Pine Ridge, in this county, and they invited Rapelje to join them in achase. They procured an Indian interpreter and searched the entire length and breadth of | the ridge, but could find no trace of the | outlaws, The Indians all said that their | brethren across tie river in Madera County told them that Laverone and Roberts were | still in their old stamping ground around | Quartz Mountain. Rapelje is of the opin- | ion that Laverone and Roberts were the outlaws who held up the Yosemite stage a i few days ago. | The quartet then turned their attention {to *Jim” Haslip. He has successfully | eluded the officers for two years and is | considered a desperate man. He tells his | fetlow-Indians that he will kill any one who attemots to arrest him or who gives the officers any information, and they are very much in fear of him. Rapelje and the two constables stole an | early morning march on a camp where they had learned Haslip was staying. They had to cross a deep gulch before reaching the rancheria and as they de- | scended a hill they had to expose them- selves to view. A squaw saw them and she quickly ran into a house. Haslip caime running out, and mounting a horse which stood tied at the house, dashed into the brush. { For wnree days the officers beat the | brush for the fugitive, but he successfully | dodged them. Haslip had made arrange- { ments with a squaw to leave food for him | at a certain place. The officers frightened | her into telling where this place was, and for. two days and one night Constable Irvine and the Indian interpreter lay here | waiting for Haslip. At the same time | Rapelje and Deputy Corstable Perry | scoured the brush for miles around. They | did not believe that Haslip had left that vicinity, as the horse which he had ridden away came back to the camp. It was sup- posed that the Indian had preferred hiding | in the brush. “We kept Haslip dodging pretty lively,” said Rapelje to-night, “and he didn’t get anything to eat for those three days. We were at a disadvartage on account of the bright mioonlight at night.” The officers had to return home at the end of the week, owing to urgent busi- ness. The reward for Haslip is only §25, and that for Laverone and Roberts only $100. K The officers found no trace of Dunham. | | | SAN A RO>A MOURNS. Hundreds of Cyclevs Follow Thomas Shelton’s Body to the Grave. | SANTA ROSA, CAL., June 21.—Tkomas | helton, for the past six years assistant | cashier of the Exchange Bank, was buried to-day in the Santa Rosa Cemetery. Mr. | 8helton was only 26 years of age and was to have been married to a Santa Rosa young lady last Easter. A residence on Mc- Donald avenue was built and furnished and preparations were well under way for the wedding when his health failed. In search of health and strength the young man journeyed to Los Angeles, where he died last Wednesday. Mr. Shelton was an enthusiastic wheel- { man during his short life, and hundreds of sorrowing cylers followed the sad pro- cession to the grave. There were few dry eves as the cortege passed the beautiful | residence that was to have been the home of the deceased and his now grief-stricken fiancee. The wheelmen’s floral offering was a broken wheel of pure white flowers, and the many other floral pieces were beauti- ful beyond description. R N PENDLETON MYSTERY. Discovery of the Body of a Man Mur- dered Two Years Ago. PENDLETON, Or., June 21.—The body of Ben Keith, missing almost two years, was found yesterday near Salings Springs. Keith and one Bowers, the latter now in the ‘Oregon pebitentiary, serving a sen- tence for one yeuar for cattle-stealing, were rivals for the hand of a fair mountain damsel. Keith was the favored suitor, and since the tinding of the body the be- lief grows that Bowers, becoming incensed because of Keith’s success, killed him. On several occasions he made open threats of his intention. It is believed by some that Keith be- came too familiar with shady transactions of a gang of outlaws, whose base of opera- tions is about the place mentioned, and that he was ambushed and shot by them while working in the timber. L AT TS HAS NOT REACHED JUNEAU., The Alaska Steamer Ioyal Belicved to Have Gone Down, SEATY L.E, Wasn., June 21.—The steam- ship Al-Ki, 1 .nr days out from Juneau, _Miss Lena Frank Will FRESNO, Cavr., June 2L.—A call for|arrived 1n port this afternoon, bringing | bids has been issued here and specifica- | Cooks Inlet advices as late as June 12, up tions filed for grading the Valley roadbed | to which date no news had been heard from the San Joaguin River to this city, a | from the Alaska Packing Association’s distance of eleven miles. Bids must be in | steamer Royal, Captain Charles Williams, by June 25. which sailed from San Francisco about = Pou_’m": Join His Wife. May 1 for Chignik, about 300 miles from Kadiak. It isgenerally believed in Alaska FRESNO, Car., June 2L.—R. P, Faust, | that the Royal with all on board has been a rancher living near this city, took poison | lost. vesterday with suicidal intent because of grief for his wife, who had died a few hours before of fever. Faust was saved after a hard struggle with the poison, e Rail Accident at Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Carn., June 21.—Fred Turner, son of ex-Mayor Jabez Turner, while trying to board the front vlatform of a trolley-car in motion this evening, missed his hold and his left leg slippc d in front of the wheels. The boues near the ankle were so badly crushed that amputa- tion was necessary. Turner is a car- builder in the Southern Pacific Company’s shops. — -— PORTLAND CRIME PUNISHED. George W. Baxter Found Guilty of Man- staughter. PORTLAND, Og., June 21.—George W. Baxter, who cut his wife’s throat on the night of February 6, was found guilty of manslaugl:ter by a jury in the State Crimi- nal Court last night. The jury required eight hours to reach an agreement, and fourteen ballots were taken before a verdict was reached. The case has been on trial the entire week, and the taking of evidence proceeded very tediously. The defense of Baxter's coun- sel was emotional insanity, and defend- ant claimed that he did not know what he was doing because of extreme provocation and excitement, which deranged his mind. Uy ircumstances of the murder were: Mrs. Baxter had been away from home drinking. When she returned husband and wife engaged in a quarrel, which ended in Baxter seizing a razor and de- liberately slashing the woman’s throat, nearly severing her head from the body. Their little 6-year-old girl Edna ran out and told the neighbors, and when the po- lice arrived the infuriated man had locked the door of the room in which they lived and refused the police admittance. - When the door was broken in Baxter made an attempt to cut his own throat, but was prevented from so doinz. He was guarded ut the hospital for sev- eral weeks, where he acted like a violently insane man. Mrs. Baxter had repeatedly romised to quit drinking, but would leave Eer home and child when he was away and go to drinking again. SWTA CRUL FTALTY Edward P. Baker's Awful Plunge to Death From a High Bridge. Loses Control of g Bicycle He Is Riding While Descending a Grade. SANTA CRUZ, CAv., June’! —Rdward P. Baker, a retired clergyman riding a bicycle on the Ben Lomond road, ran off a wagon bridge near Ben Lomond last night and fell a distance of fifty-tive feet, into the dry bed of the creek. His skull was crushed and death is believed to have re- sulted instantly. The accident occurred between 6 and 7 o’clock, but the body was not found until 2 o’clock this morning. Mr., ker had recently returned to Oak- land from several years’ stay in Honolulu, and with his wife had come to Ben Lo- mond and taken a cottage for the summ They were joined yesterday by their in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Foster of San Francisco. Mr. Baker was about 60 years of age and in feeble health, and had been riding a bicycle for exercise. When be did not re- turn from outing Jast night the family became uneasy and sought him. ‘The | bicycle track was traced to the bridge and the search was given up until this morn- ing, when his body was found. There is no guardrail on the bridge, and it is pre- sumed that in running down the incline nplproach his wheel became unmanage- able. e —— OREGON MILITIA NEEDED. A Mob Irying to Lynchk a Raseburg Murdever, SALEM, OQk., June 21.—More work is ahead for the Oregon National Guard. The Mayor of Roseburg applied to Governor Lord late last night for permission to order out the local troops at Roseburg to prevent a mob from lynching James Dixon, confined in jail at that city. Dixon killed Charles Rice at a baseball game last Sunday at Blakesleys. A guard has been placed aronnd the jail and Sheriff Catheart took the prisoner to Eugene this afternocon for safe keeping. The Sheriff walked a short distance, naled the train, and, getting on board with his prisoner, was soon beyond the reach of the would-be lynchers. The first intimation that an attempt would be made to_lvnch Dixon was last night when John Dixon, a brother of the murderer, rode into Roseburg and in- formed the Sheriff that alarge mob was forming at Blakeslevs, the scene of the crime, with the intention of proceeding to Roseburg and demanding the prisoner. Dixon and Rice were old enemies, and their quarrel was reopened over a decision concerning a ball game. After a few hot words Dixon drew a revolver and fired twice at Rice, both shots taking effect and killing him instantly. —_— TULARE'S FORTY THI1EVES. One of the Gang Is Finally Convicted of Sheep-Stealing. FRESNO, CAL, June 21.—A jury last night brought in a verdict of guilty in the case of E. E. Jeffords, charged with rob- bing a sheepherder’s camp last summer, Jeffords belongs to a band called the Forty Thieves, which has infested Tulare, Kings and Fresno counties for years, and efforts to convict any of them have always failed till the present case, when members of the gang betrayed Jeffords and gave evidence which secured his conviction. The gang is accused, not only of stealing cattle, horaes, grain and robbing people, but also of robbing the railroad station at Armona two years ago. Other members of the gang are in jail. —_— - GODDESS OF RED RLUFF. Rule on the Fourth of July. RED BLUYF, CaL., June 21.—The con- test for Goddess of Liberty at the Fourth of July celebration in Hed Bluff this year came to a close last night, Miss Lena Frank peing the successful aspirant and Miss Evalyn Cain second. The contest bas, during the forty days it lasted, been quite spirited at times, and several young ladies have at different times led. The chosen goddess is a pronounced brunette and one of the most popular society belles of Red Bluif. —_—— Butchers’ Picnic at Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Car, June 21.—The picnic and parade of the Butchers’ Asso- ciation, held here to-day, was one of the most successful and largely attended events of this nature that have occurred in the city for years. Largedelegations came from San Francisco, Oakland and Stockton, and in company with the local branch of the order paraded the city. Later they adjourned to East Park and passed the day in feasting and dancing. el A Wayward Girl to Be Cared for. SAN JOSE, Can., June 21.—Corinne Allen, the wayward girl who was arrested yesterday on an insanity charge preferred by per father, was examined by Or. Har- ris and found to be perfectly sane, She will be released from jail Monday. Some ladies of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union are interestin: them- selves in the sin, and they wiil provide her with a good home. el 3 A Foresters to Celebrate the Fourth. SAN JOSE, Car.,, June 21.—Courts Alum Rock and Sian Jose, American Foresters, are making extensive arrangements for the celebration of the Fourth at Agricul- tural Park. There will be a picnic, with literary exercises, dancing and all kinds of sports. ASSAILS A L0 ANGELES PASTOR, Rev. Mr. Jones of Santa Monica Denounces a Brother. STRIFE OVER HARBORS. He Says Preacher Wilson Has Vilely Slandered Collis P. Huntington. CALLS HIM A BLATANT CALF. Ecclesiastical War Resulting From an Attack Upon the Scuthern Pacific. LOS ANGELES, CAL,, June 21.—One of the largest preachers, both physically and mentally, who ever expounded Christian religion to a Los Angeles congregation is Rev. John R. B. Wilson, pastor of the First M. E. Church on Broadway. This gentleman, it seems, on a recent occasion bad the temerity to ‘‘speak right outin meetin’’’ as to the scheme of Huntington and his associates to filch a large sum of money from the National treasury for pri- vate ends in the construction of a Santa Monica breakwater. This was done in a leiter to the Marine Journal, printed in New York. To the reverend gentleman’s utter amazement he soon found that his mis- sive had fallen among Huntington's friends, who 1nstead of publishing the communication turned it over to the Southern Pacific authorities. They in- formed the writer that they had his article, and intimated that it might be as well for him to devote his time and talents in the exclusive direction of saving souls. The preacher demanded the return of his paper, but was put off on one pretext or another from that time to the present. He finally made the whole matter public through an interview in a local news- paper, in which be set out the absurdities of the Santa Monica harbor proposition in very emphatic language, and at the same time gave his views of J. M. Crawley, who holds fast to his ariicle, in anything but flattering terms. Now comes Rev. 1. Merlin Jones, rector of the Episcopal Church at Santa Monica, and tells what he thinks of the “Meddle- some Rev. Wilson.” The Santa Monica divine shows himself to be an adept in vindictive phrase, as the following would indicate: *I brand the assertion of Brother Wil- son asuntrue, false and misleading; ut- tered by him through ignorance or through malice. Well! Well! 1f Dr. Wilson’s quali- fications as an ‘expert’ are not Dbetter founded than this they must be very flimsy and un relisble indeed! Here this noble preacher took a trip to the mam- moth wharf cne day—an expert out ex- perting. He saw a suip of saintly name discharging her cargo thirty long feet from the wharf; therefore, the wharf is not safe; therefore, Santa Monica is not the place for a harbor. Ergo—O, Shade of Whatley—ergo! The man who wrote the letter to the New York Marine Journal did not know wheat he was talking about or was venial. ‘*Here, then, I say is ‘gall’ unparalleled, egotism unsurpassed and blatancy that cannot be equaled by a year-old culf, all concentrated in ‘Expert’ Wilson’s harbor views.” _—— - LOS ANGELES REFORMEKS. Busginess Men's Move to Improve the Lo- ecal Government. 10S ANGELES, CAL, June 21 — A large number of merchants and lead- ing business men of this city have be- come disgusted with the manicipal gov- ernment and have started a movement looking toward improving the conduct of affairs. The committee having the mat- ter in charge has adopted a novel manner of procedure. They have issued a list of 500 names of influential people of the city and are endeavoring to get them to agree to take part in this reform campaign, When 30C have assented their willingness toally themselves with the movement a convention will be calied and the first ac- tive steps will be taken toward improving the local government. The committee on organization is composed of John F. Fran- cis, Kaspar E. Cohn, J. R. Newberry, W. G. Kerckhoff,George W, Parsons, Percy R. Wilson, Robert McGarvin, Frank A. Gib- son, Fred L. Alles and Henry W.Omel- veny. Lol FORESTERS CELEBRATE. Twenty-Second Anniversary of the Found- ing of the Order. LOS ANGELES, CAL., June 21.—In ac- cordance with a proclamation issued lately by G. A. McElfresh, high chief ranger of the Independent Order of For- esters of America, members of the order assembled in Simpson Tabernacle, on South Hope street, this afternoon to com- memorate the twenty-second anniversary of the order’s birth. A large audience was present and the ceremonies were im- pressive and excellently conducted. They consisted of the ritualistic anniversary services by the High Court officers, in- cluding the singing of the Anniversary Ode and the Foresters’ Anthem by tne audience. An able and eloquent sermon appropriate to the occasion was delivered by Rev. €. C. McLean, pastor of the Simp- son M. E. Church. Gl il MEMORIAL CHURCH OPENED. Baptists Assemble in Their Xew and Pretty House of Worship. LOS ANGELES, CAn., June 2L.—The formal opening of the new Memorial Bap- tist Church took place here to-day. The pretty new church is on Grand avenue, near Twenty-third street. It has a main auditorinm with a seating capacity of 400, and by throwing open the Sunday-school rooms 200 more people can be accommo- dated. The building is of atiractive ex- terior and comfortably arranged inside, Dr. Harper, pastor of the First Baptist church of Redlands, preached the opening service, and the pastor of the church, Rev. A. W. Rider, also took part. There were services at 11 o’ciock in the morning and at 8 in the afternoon and 7:30 in the evening. FELONY CASE DISMISSED. The Husband Disqualified From Teati- fying Against His Wife. SAN JOSE, Cav., June 21.—The felony case against Amelia Navaez, who was charged by her husband, Frank Narvaez, with being untrue to her marriage yows and on too friendly terms with Cipriano Chavarria,was dismissed yesterday by Jus- tice Dwyer. The husband was disquali- lfisd from testlfying against his wife, and there was no other witness to_testify. It is understood Mrs. Narvaez will be prose- cuted on another charge. e T VISALIA SUICIDE, Charles W. Bedell Ends His Life With a Bullet. VISALIA, Car., June 2L.—Charles W. Bedell committed suicide here yester- day by shooting himself in the mouth with a revolver. Deceased had been in the employ of Downing & Whitney of the _Visalia Miliing Company, but had re- cently lost his situation. This, together with a spell of sickness during the last few days, seemed to discourage him and about 4 o’clock thisafternoon he went into the grain warehouse adjoining the mill, spread a blanket behind a pile of grain- eacks and took his life. He came herea shiort time ago from Colusa, where he had been employed in the grain and milling business, His relatives there have been wired to. Deceased left the following note to Mr. Downing: Dear Fd.: Yon will Fleue pardon me tor ll‘ls tash act, but I am sick and tired of living. Please give me a respectable burial and give my several effects to Ed Bedell. Yours in haste, with best wishes, CHARLES W. BEDELL. e, COOKS INLET BUBBLE BURSTS. Discouraged Miners Are Flocking From Turnagain Arm. SEATTLE, Wasu,, June 21.—Captain Thuriell of the schooner Stella Erland, which arrived in port to-day direct from Bix-Mile Creek, says the Cooks Inlet bubble has burst. The greatest discourage- ment prevails among the miners, who are leaving Turnagain Arm by dozens and making their. way back to Juneau, some for the purpose of returning to the States ?nu others to go on into the Yukon coun- Ty, SANTA CLARK'S HARVEST, Fruit-Growers Begin to Figure on the Supply and Demand. Prices of Apricots, Peaches and Prunes Will Not Be Lower Than Last Year. SAN JOSE, CAL., June 21.—A few sales of green fruit on the trees have been re- ported during the past week. The amount offered indicates that prices will not be lower than last year, but it is yet a little too early for any fixed price to be offered. The canners have fixed some prices for apricots and peaches and a few purchases have been made. Moorpark apricots have brought as high as $35 per ton and some have sold for $32 50. Some apricots that run twelve to the pound have sold for $30. ! A sale of pears at §21 per ton has been re- ported. There has been no sale of peaches, but it is said that $20 to $25 has been offered for clingstones. Colonel Philo Hersey, president of the Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange, in speaking of the price of prunes yesterday said: “The price of prunes will be regu- lated by tire prices obtained for the open- ing sales of the dried product. Any per- son who buys or sells to-day aces so! simply upon a basis of speculation or| upon what he believes or imagines the | market will be. Prunes may be worth $30 or §20. It cannot be told what their value | will be because no one can foretell what | the value of the dried product will ve. “I would not to-day sell yreen prunes | for $30 per ton, but I may yet be more will- | ing to sell them at $25 when the price is es- tablished and the actual sales of the dried product begins. I do not see any reason why the grower should feel uneasy or ex- | bibit undue haste to dispose of green prunes. There is yet an abundance of time before the fruit begins to change color, and the maket begins to demand them.” e AWKWARD HITCH AT 4 WEDDING. Myer Cohen, the Groom-Elect, Fails to Present Himself. SAN JOSE, CaL.,, June 21.—The wed- ding of Miss Hinda Greenberg, daughter of A. Greenberg of this city, and Myer Cohen of Oakland was to have taken place at 5 o'clock this afternoon at the home of the bride’s father, but the failure of Mr. Cohen to put in an appearance caused the ceremony to be indefinitely postponed. No canse was given by the derelict groom- elect for his failure to be present and his fiancee is prostrated with grief and humili- ation. Elaborate preparations had been made for the ceremony. Cohen is at- tached to one of the Oakland papers and was at one time associated with Harris with the San Francisco baseball club. A brother of Miss Greenberg left this city for Oakland this evening to get an ac- gonnting from Cohen for his strange con- uet. SAN JOSE INJUNCILON SUIZ. Protests Against the Issuance of Water Works Bonds. | SAN JOSE, CaL., June 21.—C. W. Jones of Palo Alto has commenced suit in the Superior Court against the Town Trustees | and Clerk Simpkins of Palo Alto to pre- | vent the issuance of $40,000 in gold for the purpose of erecting a public system of water works, as ordered by an election held May 9. The bonds are to ran for forty years. Jones allezes that the issue of bonds, paysble in gold, is contrary to law, and that the bonds will become a charge against his property. He asks for a perpetual injunction restraining defend- ants from issuing the bonds. s g Ly M. Baker Wins the Road Race. SAN JOSE, CaL., June 21.—The five- mile handicap road race of the High School Wheelmen yesterday afternoon was won by M. Baker with a handicap of 1:10 in 14:42; H. Phillips (1:30) second; I. L. Ryder won the time prize from scratch in 14:07. The others finished in the order named: O. Gilbert, (2:30) third; I. L. Ryder, scratch; R. Watson, 0 ‘Walters, scratch; L. Tonecray, 1 Cusick, 0:30. e rabuih Jockey Swiggers’ Hallucination. SAN JOSE, CaL., June 21.—John Swig- gers, a jockey in the employ of Charles Boots at Agricultural Park, has been ar- rested on a charge of insanity. Bwiggers recently came from the East. He has been sick, and a few days ago began to drink heavily. Friday night he became possessed of the idea that the other em- ployes at the race track had it in for him and he started out with the sole purpose of annihilating them all. His condition ie improving and the charge will probably be dismissed. s Ll Policeman Charged With Extortion. SAN JOSE, Car., June 21.—Ex-Police- man John Horn has been placed under $1000 bonds to answer to a charge of ex- tortion preferred by Mrs. Mamie Ketchum, a young colored woman. In the com- plaint Mrs. Ketchum alieges that Horn stopped her on the corner of Santa Clara and Orchard streets on Saturday night, June 13, and under threats of arresting her for vagrancy compelled the complainant togive him 95 cents, all the money she had. Horn’s examination is set for July6. gl Appointed Cadet to West Point. SAN JOSE, CAL., June 21.—Paul A. Dins- more, son of Rev. Dr. Dinsmore of this city, has been appointed a cadet to the United States Military Academy at West Point by Congressman Loud. Young Dinsmore 18 18 years of age and a graduate of the Mount Tamalpais Military Academy at San Rafael. He does not enter the acad- emy until next June, 1 TRICKERY OF A VISALIA SUSPECT, Charles Ardell Swallowed Poison, but Not to End His Life. LOOKING FOR SYMPATHY Letters Declaring His Innocence Carefully Prepared in Advance. A STRANGE THEORY EVCLVED. Officers Believe He Sacrificed Himself to Make a Jail-Break Possible. VISALTA, CaL., June 21.—Charles Ar- dell, charged with complicity in the at- tempted train rcbbery at Sagus on March 18, has failed in his attempt to cheat jus- tice. When Dr. Patterson left the jail at midnight he said the prisoner would re- cover from the effects of the morphine he had swallowed. Several hours later the physician was aroused by a messenger, who summoned him to Ardell’s cell. He found Ardell in a beavy stupor and seem- ingly dying. Then a change came, and this afternoon the prisoner was out of danger. Ardell’s jail companions claim that the morphine was passed in to Murderer John Howard, now at Folsom under sentence of death. Howard did not use 1t, but hid it away for the benefit of a future occupant of his cell. Ardell was ocenpying this cell and claims to have found it. Sherift Merritt is still of the opinion that the attempt at suicide was to create public sympathy or to enable Josiah Lovren, Claude Armstrong and Walter Talmadge to make a break for liberty. At the time Lovren cut his throat in an attempt to end his life Armstrong, Talmadge and Ar- dell were released from their cells to render assistance. Last night when Rus- sell, the guard, answered Ardell's call these prisoners pleaded to be let out so that they could walk Ardell around, while Hafley, another deputy, could go for a physician, but Russell was not to be tricked. Then Lovren raved at every- body. The officers believe that Ardell took tr morphine and then gave the alarm, know- ing that a physician could easily save his life if he arrived at once. Unluckily for the schemer, the doctor could not be found for over a half hour, and Ardell was ail but dead. No one believes t Ardell really intended to cross the river to the unseen shores. If he did offer himseli as a sacrifice to permit his companions to escape, he suffered fora few hours in order to derive what benefit wouid accrue jrom the letters protesting his innocence, which he had written and deposited where they would be found when his call to the guard was answered. If Ardell wanted to die, | why did he “sing out’’ as soon as he had swallowed poison ? When Ardell was brought from his cell to the main office last night he noticed that Obie Britt was there and requested that Britt go out. Britt did not at first understand, but on Ardell's requesting him the second time, he withdrew. The cells around the corridor are occu. vied by Ardell, Lovren, Claude Armstrong (the leader of the so-called Forty Thieves of Traver), now under sentence of four vears for horse-stealing and awaiting an appeal to the Supreme Court; Chun John, Chun Cheon and Chun Joe, charged with complicity in a recent murder, and Walter Talmadge, under two sentences of nine years each for complicity in the notorious hog-stealing cases and also awaiting an appeal to the Supreme Court. Talmadge was one of the principals in the Mokelumue grant fight. About eight vears ago he settled near Delano on a timber claim. He afterward moved to Tulare City. For years the late Will | Smith had him under surveillance, and in 1893 ex-Sheriff Kay and Will Smith ar- rested Talmadge and Joe Foster for hold- ing up the Southern Pacific agent at Goshen. As a general rule these prisoners never 2o to bed early, but stana for hours at the wickets talking to each other. 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