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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1896. 3 HUM OF INDUSTRY 5 HEARD AGA " Fires Lighted in Furnaces That Were Going to Decay. "Four Thousand Idle Workmen Have Already Found Employment. NEW LIFE IN AILL QUARTERS. The Drummer Prepares for the Road : and Go'd Comes Frem Its Hiding- Place. CANTON, Oxm10, Nov. 6.—A local even- ing paper says: While the furnaces and boilers in the shops outside of Canton are being lighted and work has begun, Canton manufacturers are not behind in the gen- eralawakening to the prospect of increased busin Scores of telegraphic orders were sent over the Western Union lines within forty-eight hoursafter it was known - that McKinley had been elected. These telegrams were orders for new machinery to replace that which had be n broken. When these machines had been disabled they were allowed to remain so and set aside as they were not needed. Many have become rusted by months of idle- ness and the manufacturers are now bring- ing them out, cleaning them up, ordering necessary parts and geting ready for busi- ness. Immediately after the announcement of the election of McKinley, the Canton Iron Mills began an addition to their plant. The new building will be used in the man- ufacture of galvanized iron. WOONSOCKET, R. I, Nov. 6. —The River Spinning Company’s factory, after months of aiternate periods of idleness and shorttime, started Wednesday morn- ing on full time. The large cotton-mills at Slatersville will start on full time next Monday morning and run to their full capacity. The officers of the Glenmark Knitting Company in this city, said to be the larg- est knitting concern in the country, which has been running only several hours daily for a month pasi, decided to-day to run full time owing to the large orders com- ing in. Industrial conditions generally are much improved over two months ago. NEW, YORK, N. Y., Nov. 6.—The Erie | Railroad officials have just issued instrnc- tions to three of their principal locomo- tive repair shops to work their forces all the daylight hours during November, which means nine hours instead of eight. CANONSBURG, Pa., Nov. 6,.—The elec- tion of McKinley has started industrial matters booming here, At the iron and the steel mill the men had been working half time, but yesterday they started inon full time. KITTANNING, Pa., Nov. 6.—The Kit- tanning Iron and Steel Company’s works at this place, which have been idle for months, will start up in 2 week as a con- sequence of the election. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 6.—Railroad ticket agents report that during tne past twenty-four hours a greater number of commercial travelers have left the city in the interest of their respective houses than at any time since last March. There is a general revival of business in all manufacturing concerns, and it s esti- muted that in the starting up of iron- mills, factories and other establishments, which have been iale during the summer, at least 4000 men have found employment. The local banks report heavy deposits of gold during the past twenty-four hours, and this is regarded as Indicative of a pop- ular movement which will bring out the gold from its hiding places. MASSILLON, Oxro, Nov. 6.—The Mul- lins Coal Company will open four new mines in the Mas«illon district, and work will begin on one at once. This venture is due to the election of McKinley. GRAND RAPIDS, Micu, Nov. 6.—The result of the Presidential election has had the effect to stimulate the furniture in- dustry of this city in all of its depart- ments. Tue Ptenix Company, which has been closed down for several months, has started its first department and the other departments will be started next week. The factory employs 500 men. - The Widdicomb Company started their shop department to-day and the finishing departments will resume next week. This company employs 600 workmen. The Nelson & Matter Company bought a lot of lumber, conditional on McKinley’s election, ten cars of which have already arrived and the rest ison the way. The company employs about 400 men. The Grand Rapids Brush Company will start up Monday with 200 men. All the other forty iactories of the city are pre- paring to resume work with a full force of men. The Hamilton cycle factory will doubleits force and run full time. PITTSBURG, Pai., Nov. 6.— Greater activity is apparent inthe industrial in- stitutions since Wednesday than at any time during the year. Every mill and workshop in Pittsburg is operating more actively or is prepariag to start Monday. A number of departments which have been entirely idle or opeiated spasmodi- cally since the summer shut-down will be in operation next week. The only industry which bas not yet felt the turill of reviving confidence is window glass. Activity in this line is de- layed because of the inability of the work- ers and manufacturers to agree on the wage scale. It is thought a conference will be held soon and that an agreement will be arrived at. PITTSBURG, Pa., Nov. 6.—The Car- negie Steel Company to-day decided to make improvements to its plant involving an expenditure of $500,000. The order includes completion of two blast furnaces, work upon which was stopped about three montps since. It was also decided, to complete the Butler and Pittsburg Rail- road to the lakes which the Carnegie Company v.as building, work on which ‘was partiaily suspended. Contracts were let to-day amounting to $250,000. —_—— AN INCREASED INQUIRY. English Manufacturers Now: After American Wools. LONDON, Ene., Nov. 6.—Since the elec- tion in the United States there has been an increased inauniry for wools from the United States, but holders who are ex- pecting a revival of irade in zloth and wool are very firm, asking 2d above the closing prices of the last series of sales 1n some cases. proceeding briskly and that American in- quiries have ncreased. Scourel® merinos and medium inferior greases are at from par to 41 advance, other grades un- changed. The offerings agzregated 230,000 bales, of which 205,000 were soid. Emiig IN OLD KENTUCKY. It May Take an Officlal Count to Satisfy Both Parties. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 6.—1t will take the official count to satisfy both sides as to the result in Kentucky. The last newspaper figures place McKinley's pl_u- rality in the State at 633. The official count by counties is about complete out- side of this, Jefferson County, which will 20t be finished for four or five days, owing to the large vote, buu the figures are not obtainable at this hour. The State return- ing board will meet three weeks from Tuesday to pass on the count by counties. Kash and Smith, the first electors on the Republican and Democratic tickets, are running ahead of the other electors on the official count and no matter which way the State goes the electoral vote is going to be divided, that is, if the Republicans carry the State they will get twelve elec- tors and the Democrats one, and vice versa if the Democrats win. This results from the fact that a large number of voters placed the cross opposite the name of the first elector instead of under the party device. The canvassing board has ruled in those cases that the vote should count for only one eleetor notwithstand- ing the evident intention of tne voter. This raises an interesting question in re- gard to the votes. The Republicans are very chipper to- night. Chairman Robertssaid at9o’clock; “We have received official returns from all except twenty-seven counties.. We have trustworihy returns from the miss- ing ones, however, and the 119 counties of | the State show 435 plurality for McKinley. We are perfectly satisfied that we have carried the State. lam waiting on fur- ther official reiurns, and expect to send Major McKinley a telegram about mid- night. I concede the Democratic elector owing to the failure of voters to stamp their ballots correctly.” Ury Woodson, member of the free-silver Democratic committee for Kentucky, made the following statement: “Iam more confident to-night than I have been at any time since the election that the Democratic electoral ticket was elected in Kentucky, but I have an abundance of evidence that the Repubii- cans of the mountain counties, where Democrats are exceedingly scarre, have perpetrated the grossest frauds, both be- fore and since the polls closed on Tuesday. This information has come to me from the most reputable men at Middlesboro, Barbourville, London, Somerset and other | towns in Eastern Kentucky. “The Republican Committee and the press of Lowsville have kept up a steady claim the past three days of a plurality of | from 500 to 1000. During this time they have been forced to acknowledge errors which reduced their claim to 500 in Fay- ette, 633 iu Harding, 494 in Calloway, 331 in Kenton, 100 in Campbell, 100 in Scott, and enough in Christian, Henderson, Mc- Lean ana other counties to still farther réduce their claims more than 3000. Thas they have been compelied to scale their | calcuiations nearly 3000 votes, while the Dosmocratic estimates in these counties nave been practically unchanged, but every time they have been forced to ack- knowledge ,the truth about one of these central and wesiern counties, which, with good telegraphic and telephone facilities, were speedily covered by the news agen- cies, they have been able to draw on one of these remote counties for a majority far surpassing anything ever known in their history, and still they claim the State by 600. | “The Republicans in the outset claimed 11,600 in the Eleventh (mountain) Dis- | trict, and they have gradually risen to 14,300. I am entirely confident of the election of the Bryan electors by a small but safe plurality, which will be shown on the final count. Qur people are collect- ing the evidence of these frauds.”” As the official returns come in to-night the statement is confirmed that the elec- toral vote of the State is going to stand twelve to one. In some counties the head of the electoral ticket leads the other twelve by more than 100 votes. General Simon B. Buckner, the National Democratic nominee for Vice-President, spent the evening in the Courier-Journal office to bear the political news, but he declined to be interviewed. Major H. P.Johnson, chairman of the Democratic State Central Committee, said to-night that from information in his pos- session he belisved the State had given Bryan 1000 piurality. At 11 o'clock Chairman Roberts of the Republican Campaign Committee issued tue following bulletin: **Official returns from 100 counties and reliable unofficial returns from the other 19 counties show that McKinley has car- ried Kentucky by between 400 and 500 plu- rality. The official returns on the coun- ties yet to be heard from will not materi- ally change these figures. We shall be able to announce the final figures to-mor- row. A4S 5O FSE Journey of tne Scribes. CHICAGO, ITiL., Nov. 6.—As guests of Mr. Hanna, fifteen Chicago newspaper men, who during the campaign were de- tailed on politics, left for New York at 11 o’clock this morning. They are traveling in the special compartment-car “Orient over the Pennsylvania Railroad and will arrive at their destination at 2 o’clock to- morrow morning. They will be greetea by Mr. Hanna at the Waldorf Hotel, where a banquet will be served in the evening. Returning Monday morning the party will stop off a short while at Canton and pay its respects to Mr. Mc- Kinley. Perry Sanford Heath, who w in charge of publication and printing at Kepublican headquarters, accompanied the party as chaperon. : —— Mr. Bryan Declines. LINCOLN, NesR., Nov. 6.—Mr. Bryan to- day sent the following raply to a telegram irom Messrs. Siegel, Cooper & Co. of New York, offering him $25,000 a year to attend to the law busine:s of the firm: During the next four years I expect to de- vote as much time as possible to the advocacy of bimetallism and tnerefore cannot con- sider the proposition made by you. I appreci- ate the confidence which your offer implins, WILLIAM J, BRYAN. Splendid N:-ws Service. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 6.—In an edi- torial to-day the St. Louis Star says: It is but just to the United Associated Pesses to state that its election reports were absolutely free from partisan bias and were unusually accurate and prompt. The same cannot be said of the news fur- nished by other associations. — Lind Gives Up. _ 8T. PAUL, Mixx., Nov. 6.—John Lind, {us on candidate for Governor, this after- noon is-ued a statement in which he ad- mitied the election of Clough by from 1500 10 2000. He alleges fraud, but has neither time nor means tv investigate, Melbourne advices say that sales are | DARCE ON BUERK VISTAS SUMMIT Barbaric Orgies Indulged In by Hundreds of Redskins. Weird Scene in an Aboriginal Sweathouse Erected on the Mountain, . HONORING OLD TRADITIONS. Braves Leap and G ide Before a Huge Fire Until Overcome by Exhaustion. IONE, OaL.,, Nov. 6.—In response to some mysterious call or signal the In- dians of this region have been gathering from hills and valleys for some weeks past and are now congregated, to the namber of several hundred, in a tribal re- union at the base of the flat-topped peak of Buena Vista, a landmark that can be seen for many miles around. The event is a sort of census-taking and general high jinks, and has not taken place before for many years. The old-timers say that at the Iast great pow-wow more than 1100 were gathered, so the present number seems a pointed example of the inevitable law which has decreed that the Indian must go. In the center of the camp is erected a structure called the sweathouse, a dome- shaped wickiup, the framework of boughs and vines, covered with a rain and almost air proof thatch of weeds, mud and cattails, resembling an immense muskrat nest. A sort of tunnel is the only entrance, and pushing and crowding one’s way through this passage to the in- terior the scene encountered is weird and fantastic in the extreme. A large fire burns fiercely in the center, the smoke hanging thickly from the roof. On three sides are packed the bulk of the crowd; on the fourth are the old veterans and singers, who standing in a row, chant a monotonous sing-song, accompanied by the racket of a split stick or clapper, all, fect time. The J):ncers, lithe and weli- formed young men, nude, except for a circlet of buzzard feathers round the waist and in the hair, their faces painted white and the front of body and limbs alternately striped with black and white, glide swiftly round and round the biaze. The heat is intense and the floor of the | place becomes wet with the perspiration that drips from their steaming bodies. At intervals of fifteen minutes they stop, turn their backs on the crowd, and the oldest man rises and talks vehemently. He is interrupted frequently by a wailing | cheer, after which the dance continues. | When a dancer becomes exhausted an- other takes his place. This pow-wow is to continue five days. Altogether it is a weird and barbaric function and scems far removed from the end of the nineteenth century. A TIE IN THE SENATE. Silver Advocates May Block Tariff Leglisiation. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 6 —The de- velopments in Congressional contests have been few, but in one respect they prac- ticaily demonstrate that the gold forces will fail to conlrol the Senate in the Forty- fifth Congress, which control yesterday was deemed probable. At that time the apparent division of the forces was as fol- lows: Gold Republicans 38, gola Demo- crats 8, total 46; silver Republicans 9, sil- ver Democrats 26, Populists 9, total 44; majority for gold 2. One of the gold votes in that table was credited to North Dakota, but it now ap- pears that the Legislature of that State will elect a free silver advocate to succeed Senator Hansbrough. To emphasize the truth of this fact, Mr. Hansbrough, who made the campaign as a candidate for Senator, has announced his withdrawal from the contest. This will make the Senate a tie petween the gold and silve; torces, and should Senator Dubois’ asser- tion of last spring—that no financial or tariff legislation should be accomplished that did not provide for the free coinage of silver—remain in force in the next Con- gress and there be no individual changes of attitude on the subject by Senators, there is but litule likelibood that anything will be done in that direction for another two years. A 1ew individual changes are to be made in the list of members of the next House sent out yesterday by the United Associa- ted Presses, but the total representation Jof the several parties is not materially affected. C. B. Landis R. is elected from the Ninth Indiana Dustrict instead of J. B. Cheadle F.; R. Z. Linney R., from the Eighth North Carolina District, instead of R. A. Doughton D.; J. L. Brenner D., from the Tnird Ohio District, instead of R. M. Nevin R.; D. K. Watson R.,from the Twelfth Ohio District, instead of J. J. Lentz D.; Robert Gamble R., from South Dakota, instead oi Freeman Knowles D.; W. H. King D., from Utah, instead of Lafayette Holbrook Sil.R.; W. F. Mondell R., from Wyoming, instead ofJ. E. Os- born D. The totals upon the basis of these changes are: Republicans 215, sound- money Democrats 2, Democrats 117, silver Republ cans, Populists and fusionists 23, The delegations of the following States, consisting of more than one member, will be solid in the next House: Democratic—Arkansas, Florida, Geor- gia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Caro- lina, Washington. Republican—Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ore.on, Rhode Isiand, Ver- ment, Wisconsin. Fusion—Colorado. Patterson Is Beaten. MEMPHIS, Texx., Nov.6.—Official re- turns show T. W. Carmack to have de- feated Josiah Patterson for Congress from this district by 454 majority. Colonel Patterson has finally declared Ris purpose to contest before Congress. St gt A BAILROAD AGENT'S GUISE. Conviction Urder the Interstate Commerce Act Before the United States Supreme Court. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 6—The case of C. 8. Wight, general freight agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was arcued in the Supreme Court to-day. ‘Wight was convicted by a jury of unlaw- fui discrimination between shippers in violation of the intersiate commerce act. He :ranted a rate of 3%c per hundred- weight to one Bruening on beer shipped owever, in per- | from Cincinnati to Pittsburg, It was dis- covered through a discharged employe. Meanwhile the Panhandle Railroa , un- able to find out where the trouble was, bad cut schedule rates. Its freight agent was indicted, pleaded guilty and was fined. Wight’s excuse on trial was that Bruen- ing had a siding on the Panhandle road and that the Baltimore and Ohio could not get his business without giving him a rebate, which was under the guise of an allowance for cartage. The case was ar- gued by Hucb L. Bond of Baltimore for Wight and Edward B. Whitney, Assistant Attorney-General, for the United States. All the Justices except Justice Field were present. This is the first criminal conviction of a railroad officer for unjust discrimination and the result will be watched by all the shippers and railroad men in the country. ———— CUBA. Insurgents Saia to Have Suffered Se- verely in the Recent Engagement. HAVANA, Cusa, Nov. 6.—General Al- vade, with a force of troops conveying a provision and ammunition train of wagons to Manicaragua in the Puerto Principa Province, has had an engagement with the rebels under Serafin, Sanchez and Ca- rilla at Iberich. The loss of the insurgents was l.eavy. The Spaniards had one man killed and twenty wounded. The steamer Guani Guanico has arrived here, bringing 300 sick soldiers from Pinar del Rio. Among the pa<sengers on board the steamer was the rebel leader Luis Lazo, who had surrendered to the Spanish com- mander When the ship arrived here he was found dead in his cabin, having cut his throat. NEARLY ALL DROWNED, Steamer Tiberia’s Fatal Col- lision With a Schooner Off £t. Johns. FIGHTING I Thirteen Lives Lost, Miking Seven Women Widows and Thirty-Six Children Orphans. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Nov. 6.—The steamer Tiberia, Captain de Lisle, bound for Syd- ney, left here at 7 o’clock to-night. Ten minutes later, when just beyond the en- trance to the harbor, she collided with the schooner Maggie, bound from Benavist Bay for St. Johns with a cargo of fish and lumber. Thirteen lives were lost. The schooner carried a crew of nine and fourteen passengers, five of whom were women. The schooner had her lights dis- played, and there was no juastification on the steamer’s part for the collision, be- cause the night was clear and the schooner quite near the shore, in a part of the entrance where steamers rarely go. The shock of the collision was awful. The schooner was struck amidships, cut in two pieces and sank instantly. All a@board were on deck. Theyv were thrown into the water, and those saved were only rescned by the help of the floating deck- load of lumber. Several were caught under the sails and dragged down with the sinking vessel. Others were unable to keep afloat until the rescue boats arrived and dropped off the planks. Two men climbed up the steamer’s side and seven were saved by her boats. One woman was also saved, making ten souls rescued. The other thir- teen, nine men and four women, were drowned, Captain Blundon’'s wife, who was bringing her consumptive 16-year-old boy to the hospital at St. Johns, was drowned, although her husband had her on a plank. The boy was saved. The cap- tain’s brother and nephew were also lost. Two passengers named Holloway, brother and sister, were drowned, as was also James Power and his wife. Seven widows and thirty-six orphans is the result of this collision. The pecuniary losses of the survivors are heavy. Captain Blundon owned 800 quintils of fish aboard, valued at $3000. Several other men had their summer’s wages—$40C apiece—with them, and two men had §$1000 each and were coming to St. Johns to make purchases. All were more or less closely related. The accident happened within half a mile of the town. The steamer lay to while she sent a boat ashore to land the survivors and then continued her voyage. The police are arranging to cause the arrest of the Tiveria’s crew at Sydney on acharge of manslaughter. The Govern- ment is caring for the survivors. —_———— TORONTO BOILER EXPLOSION, Two Employes Blown Into the Street, and Damage $10,000. TORONTO, OxTARIO, Nov. 6.—The build- ing on Front street East, occupied by the Patterson Manufacturing Company, was wrecked by a boiler explosion this morn. ing. Robert Charlton, 68 vears of age, and Henry Adams, aged 35, employes, were badly hurt. The iorce of the explosion blew them through the doorway into the street, their escape from death being regarded as miraculous. Joseph H. Lancaster, an- other employe, was also injured. The property loss is about $10,000. R A ANOTHEK MASSACRE. Sixty Persons Reported Killed in an Armenian Fillage. CONSTANTINOPLE, Turkey, Nov. 2.— Itis reported that another massacre has occurred in an Armenian village near Cwmsarea and that sixty persons have been killed. —_—— General Lee Calls on the President. WASHINGTON, D. C. Nov. 6.—After spending nearly an hour in conversation with Secretary Oln'y to-day Consul-Gen- eral Lee took lunch with Assistant Secre- tary of State Rock ill, and later went to the White House and called on the Presi- | dent, with whom he stayed for over an hour, No affirmation as to his alleged statements in regard to the duration of the war could be obtained and they are accordingly set down asimaginary. Gen- eral Lee says te hoped to go to his home at Staunton to-morrow or Sunday. ——— Cltemency by the President. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 6.—The President has commuted the four years’ sentence imposed on Samuel Eccles in Arizona for passing counterfeit coin to three years, and to six months each of Andrew Peterson and Christ Foss, in North Dakota, for seiling liquor without paying a special tax. 2 U Treasury Gold Keserve. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 6.—The treasury gold reserve at the close of busi- ness to-day stood at $118,414,514. The net gain 1n the gold reserve at New York for the day was $915,000. The day’s with- drawals of gold were $57,500 in coin and $42,700 in bars for manufacturing pur- —ane. Stranded in Lnke Huron. WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 8.—Accord- ing to advices received by the life-saving service, the schoonmer A. J. McBrier stranded early this "'“""‘Gl?“ Pori Hope, Mich., in Lake Huron. The crew and family of ten were landed by the life-sav- ing crew. . WASHINGTON COAL FOR CALIFORNIA Great Mining Project in the Carbon River Country. Extensive Bituminous Beds to B: Developed by a Rich Syndicate. WILL SUPPLY SAN FRANCISCO Confi‘ent of Driving Wellington and Australian Product From the Market. TACOMA, Wash, Nov. 6.—Arrange- ments have been made quietly to greatly increase the coal output of this S ate. McKinley’s election will, it is believed, hasten the consummation of a great coal- mining project that has been under way for three years. This is the opening of what promises to be the largest coal mines in the Siate on Carbon River, six miles southeast of the Carbon Hill mines, cwned by the Southern Pacific Railroad. The property is owned by a rich syndicate, at the head of which is H. W. McNeill, formerly general manager of the Oregon Improvement Company, and Thomas Hewitt, a prominent coal expert, who came to Tacoma last year from the East. The syndicate has driven a large tunnel into the mountain side for 600 feet, and two other tunnels are being excavated. Eight coal veins have thus been opened, ranging from four to fifteen feet in width. One vein contains fine blacksmith coal and another an excellent grade of semi- bituminous. As the mines are only six miles distant from the Noitaern Pacific branch to Car- boo Hull, little difficuity will be experi- enced in placing the coal on the market. The syndicate has kept its work and in- tentions as secret as possible, but it is understood that it intends shipping to San Francisco when development work has proceeded a little further. It isalso stated that the company hopes to be able to drive British Columbia and Australian coals out of the California market as soon as _its output becomes iarge enough. C. B. Talbot, a prominent coal expert, says tne McNeiil coal contains 70 per cent carbon. He believes it is the best coal yet discovered on the coast south of the Brit- ish Columbia line, and that its quality will justify active competition with Wel- lington and Australian conls. The North- ern Pacific bas jast completed coal bunk- «rs of 20,000 tons capacity in Tacoma, which wiil facilitate proposed cargo ship- ments. It is believed that part of the out- put will be taken by the Canadian Pa- cific Railwayv. VISITS MARE ISLAND. Congressman Hilborn Ascertains the Needs of the Station. VALLEJO, CaAv., Nov. 6.—The yard tug Unadilla left for San Francisco this morn- ing, but broke down and has not yet re- turned to the yard. The Philadelphia steamed up to the navy-yard thisafternoon and immediately went onto the drydock, to remain long enough to be scraped and painted and then to return to San Fran. cisco. Admiral Beardslee remained at the City and has his guarters at the Occi- dental. On coming up the stream the flag of Admiral Kirkland, commandant of the yard, was saluted by the firing of guns, which was answered from the battery on board the Independence. Congressman Hilborn, in company with Assemblyman Anderson, visited the of- fivials at the navy-yard to-day. Intheab- sence of the commandant they were re- ceived and'entertained by Captain A. S. Barcar, acting commandant of the station, who imparted much valuable information regarding the wants of the yard. Congress- man Hilborn is in favor of placing the navy-yard in first-class condition and should the present chairman of the House naval committee, Boutelle of Maine, be selected by the incoming President as Sec- retary of the Navy, Mr. Hilborn, because of his long service on that committee and his thorough knowiedge of naval affairs, will, without doubt, be made its chair- man. e ALL SAUSALITO INTERESTED. Suit Growing Out @ Water - Street Improvement Contract. SAN RAFAEL, CAr., Nov. 6.—The suit of James J. O'Connor vs. M. P. Beirao, growing out of a contract for the improve- ment oi Water street, Sausalito, is on trial before Judge Angellotti. It is one of those peculiar contentions which are for- ever testtng the delicate conditions that beset contracts for street work, though this one has original compiications. The suit is brought to collect an assess- ment for the street work. The contractor assigned the collections to H. J. Rais h, who made collections. But O'Connor dis- putes the assignment and repud ates the payments made to Raisch. And there are various other complications in the case. The case has stirred up much feeling in the lively seaside town, and lines are drawn very closely between the parties. R TR o BHASTA’S TREASURER BELD, kemanded to Prison to Await His Trial for Embezziement. REDDING, O©ar, Nov. 6.—County Treasurer Jackson was to-day brought be- fore Justice of the Pesce Garden of Red- ding Township for preliminary examina- tion ou a charge of embezzling county funds. He was held to appear under $40,000 bonds, and, in default, was re- ml.nndad to the county prison to await trial. It was rumored by persons in authority this evening that Jackson woula plead guilty to a hearing to-morrow, but that statement has been denied, and some are of opinion that a compromise with the bondsmen will be eifected. Tnis after- noon Jackson sent in his resignation to the Board of Suvervisors, which déferred action until Monday. Rap s, Oakdale Murderer Conricted. MODESTO, CAL., Nov.6.—A jury in the Superior Court, in the case of Peter Sis- melich, charged with killine James A. Brady of R0 Vista on July 17, at Oakdale, brought in a verdict this evening of guilty of murder in the tirstdegree. The penulty was fixed at life imprisonment. Brady and Sismelich, who were hauling hay to Oakdale, quarreled. Sismelich procured a shotgun, hunted up Brady and shot him. T Peider iy Arbitration at Coalinga. FRESNO, Cin, Nov. 6—It is about settled that the question at issue between the owners of oil clams in the Coalinga district, in the southwestern part of this county, will be arbitrated. e Sudden Drath Near Placerville. ‘PLACERVILLE, CaL., Nov. 6.—Captain J. H. Jacobson of San Francisco, stock- holder in the Larkin mine, three miles from here, while on a visit 10 the property with his son-in-law, J. H. Titcomb of the Roylance Brass Works, dropped dead from apoplesy at 11 A. . lo-gny. His boay will be shipped tnis afternoon to San Francisco. SAN JOSE FORGER RELEASED. The Accuser of Adrian de Chazen Fails to Appear in Court to Frosecute. SAN JOSE, CaL. Nov. 6.—Adrian de Chazen, a swell youngz man, who was ac- cused of having forged George Latour’s name to a number of checks, was dis- charged from custody by Justice Gass to day because of the failure of Latour to appear and prosecute. De Chaz-n, who comes from a prominent family in France, was engaged as bookkeeper by Latour at the cream of tartar works on Bush street. De Chazen moved in fast soci ty and was a member of the St. Claire Club, His pace was too swift for his salary and he signed his employer’s name to about $800 worth of checks, which be passed in this city and San Francisco. He was arrested in this city about a month ago as he was about to board a train for New Orleans. De Chazen is well connected in France. . Normal School Graduates. BAN JOSE, CAL., Nov. 8.—The following students graduated at the State Normal School to-day: Laura Bacon Bailey, Villa E. Boomhower, Stella R. Campbet], Ade- laide M. Cobb, Charles Duane Cobb, Evan- zeline E. Ellis, Lydia J. Emigh, Lizzie Farrell, Mirtharess Ficklin, Josephine Guilbert, Elma Hopkins, Alice M. Hyde, Kate E. Jarman, Emma C. Juth, Lydia Nichols, Fiorence Pugh, Henry C. Peter- sen, Harriet Phelps, Raivh W. Stewart, Vida Thompson, Emma Waltenspiel. IR Thomas S. Leahy Dead. SAN JOSE, CaL., Nov. 6.—Thomas 8. Leahy, a pioneer of this State, died at his home near this city yesterday. He wasa native of Ireland, aged 71 years. He came to California in 1850 and for a number of years engaged in mining in Nevada Coun- ty. In 1867 he removed to this county. A widow anafive children survive him. CLOVERDALE FLORAL FAIR A Wealth of Buds and Blooms Displayed to Admiring Throngs. Chrysanthemums of Every Variety Arrayed in Beautiful Exhibits. CLOVERDALE, CArn., Nov. 6.—Clover- dale’s fairs are always successes, and the chrysanthemum fair at Library Hall last night and to-night, under the auspices of the Gleaners’ Society of the Congregational church, has proved no exception. These autumn festivities always bring great crowds, and the hail has been filled to overflowing both nights by people gathered to view the kaleidescopic display of the beautiful Japanese flower. Among the axhibitors are Mrs. W. D. Sink, Mrs. 1. E. Shaw, Miss Armstrong, Mrs. J. T. Shurtleff, Miss Ethel King, Mrs. H. Hoadley, Miss Grace Cook, Mrs. Lottie Crigler and Mrs. J. H. Mehring. In addition to the cirysanthemum ex- hibits there are other attractions. Various booths are there, representing New Year’s day, Washington's birthday, the Fourtn of July, Labor day and St Valentine’s day. They are most appropriately deco- raied, and are presided over by pretty maidens in becoming costumes. At these booths refreshments of various kinds are served. The programme last night included a farce, which was repeated this afternoon, entitled “A Proposal Under Difficulties.” The roles were taken by Miss Adan Wil- hams, Miss Ruby Reed, S. R. Sampie and A. F. Domine. An excellent concert by the Cloverdale brass band was a feature of the programme this eveniag. Before tne close of the fair the follow- ing prizes were awarded: Best col- lection of chrysantbemums, Mrs., P. H. Ludwiz; best twelve chrysanthemums, Mrs. Lottie Crigler; best six chrysanthe- mums, Mrs. P. H. Ludwic; best single chrysanthemum, Mrs. H. R. Field; most artistic display, Mrs. J. H. Mehring; special prize for best floral design, Mrs. H. Hoadley; children’s prizes, Delia and Philip Crigler. VIEW A BRILLIANT METEOR. A Wanderer Through Space Observed From Many Sections of Aus- tralia. VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 6.—Mail advices by the steamer Miowera, arriving to-day from Australia, report that a bril- Jiant meteor was recently observed in many parts of Australia. All reports are similar. The meteor was seen in the evening at 8 o'clock throughout New South Wales. It traveled from west to south, comparatively near the earth. It ‘was round, and seemed about the size of the moon when it first appeared. When it flew across the heavens it became cone- shaped and intenseiy brilliant and was ioilowed by a very wide band of fire. The entire path of the comet was illuminated for several seconds. From scores of districts throughout Aus- tralia word comes of destructi n of crups and grass owing to the persistent drought and great heat. The loss to agricultural and sheep interests will e very heavy. Australasian Governments are alarmed at the comparatively large export of gold to the United States in exchange for im- ports from that country. In New South Waies alone in six months nearly £1,000,- 000 worth more goods were imported from the States than was exported, and gold was the basis of exchange. S luer e Sails for San Franeisco. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasu., Nov. 6,— The steamship Umatilla, which went ashore at Point Wilson a month ago, and was afterward raised and taken to Quar- termaster Harbor for temporary repairs, sailed for San Francisco to-night, where it will v0 on to a drydock to be permanently repaired. It is laden with a cargo of grain. e Eloped From Bueneme, LOS ANGELES, Cav., Nov. 6.—Edward Whitson and Miss Genevieve Mary, a daughter of J. H. Mary of Ventura County, were arrested last night by the police ata telegrapbic request of her 1atuer. They had eloped from Hueneme. The girl is not 18 years of age, and her parent is opposed to her marrying Whitson. Arrested in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Car., Nov. 6.—Joe Lap- ham, wanted' in San Francisco for gran d larceny, was arrested to-night by Police Detective Goodmean. Ivory Ts Further Remanded. LONDON, ¥x6., Nov. 6.—Edward J. Ivory, alias Edward Bell, the alleged dynam ter, was again arraigned for ex- amination in the Bow-street Folice Court this morning. Aiter the hearing of evi- dence given by police officials the prisoner ‘was further remanded. e R e N Death of a Duke. VIENNA, Avsreia, Nov. 6.—His Royal Highness William Nicholas, Duke of Wurtemberg, died of a stroke of apo- plexy to-day on his estates in Tyrol. He ‘Was 68 years of age. BEAVERTON GIRL'S SUDDEN FLIGHT Elopes With the Rascally Husband of Her Elder Sister. After Their Going It Is Learned That He Is an Ex-Convict and Bigamist. SERVED TIME IN ILLINOIS. Deserted a Wife and Two Children When Pardoned From thz Penitentiary. . PORTLAND, OR., Nov. 6.—A little less than a year ago Frank Vollens, aged 28 years, a stranger in these parts, obtained work on the smail farm of John Matthias, near Beaverton. In the Matthias family were two daughters, aged 21 and 23 years, respectively, and named Helen and Ger- trude. To these girls Vollens made him- self very agreeable after the c'ose of a day’s work. The young man proved to possess many accomplishments rarely had by common laborers. He sang well; he spoke several langnages, and had traveled much. Vollens also had more than a fair share of good looks and the result was that three months after he came to that farm as a hired man he wedded Miss Ger- trude. Young Mrs. Vollens, to her great amaze- ment, discovered last July that an attach- ment had sprung up between ber sister Helen and Vollens, Tuis both denied when charged with it, so Gertrude, who had much confidence in her younger sis~ ter, forced herself to believe that she might have been mistaken. On Saturday last the young wife became cognizant of facts that no longer left a doubt in her mind as to the correctness of her original impression. The couple were missed from the ranch Sunday morning and since then have not been seen by those interested in them. Vollens took with him $80 belonging to his father-in-law. In his hasty departure from the ranch he neglected to carry away a pockethook of his containing papers shedding lizht upon his identity. These documents evi- dence that he wasreleased from the Joliet (I1L) penitentiary in 1894, where he servea three years for forgery committed in Chi- cago, but was pardoned by Governor Alt- geld. They further show his true nameto be Frederick Velleman, and that he hasa wife and two children living in the city from which he was sent to the State prison. USAL SUSPECTS ESCAPE. Alleged Slayers of Rancher Mudgett Evade Arrest by Hiding in the Moun- tains. CAHTO, Can., Nov. 6.—The men sus- pected of the murder of Rancher John Mudgett, near Usal, on Monday, have escaped to Island Mouniain. The Sher- iff’s officers arrived to-day to arrest them, but they were not to be found. The names of the suspects have not been di- vulged by the authorities, but two of them are said to be members of well-to-do fami- Iies about Usal and the others are hali- breed Indians. All are stock-raisers. The investigation made to-day shows that robbery was the motive for the mur- der as $800 was taken and numerous drafts received by Mudgett, representing lar e amounts, are being looked for. The offi- cers are confident of capturing the men t0-morrow. —_—— Tacoma Mill Closed, TACOMA, Wasg., Nov. 6.—The St. Panl and Tacoma Lumber Company’s mill here, the largest plant on Puget Sound, closes to-morrow evening for two weeks, ostensibly to make repairs, but it is given out by one of the managers that it is because of no Eastern orders for winter business, It is said the election of the fusionists in this Stat- is responsible for the closing. 1t throws 250 men out of em- ployment. s San Diego Official Injured. SAN DIEGO, CAL., Nov. 6.—Major A. P, Huilse, connected with the custom-house at this port under two or three adminis- trations, fell from a carriage to-day, and may die. The accident is believea to have been due to a stroke of apoplexy, as he has suffered two previous attacke—the last time several months ago, when he was found on the desert by an Indian and taken to Yuma. DISABILITIES Do you feel more tired in the morning than on going to bed ? 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