The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 4, 1896, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1896 ~HGHT A DUEL FOR A MAIDEN :OTzwo Mexicans - Go Forth to Battle and One Is ’ Missing. His Foe Ambushed and Driven Back, but Oanly for a | Time. i Believed to Have Returned and Ended Their Rivalry by Assassi- nation. SAN DIEGO, CaL., Dec. 3.—Luis Rosas, a miner of Calmalli, Mexico, 300 miles south of this city, arrived to-day witha story of a Mexican duel and the probable | ambush and murder of one of the princi- | pals, Ohito Balderes, by Ignacio Lopez. | They were friends until recently, when | they quarreled over 8 woman whom both | loved. They drew knives one night at| .Rosa’s house, but were separated. Lopez | *.. threatened to kill Balderes on sight. | The following morning Lopez appeared | with a rifle and signified his intention of | going after Balderes. He struck out .. toward the placer claim, formerly worked by them in partnership, but instead of | finding him there he met with a warm re- -....ception in the shape of a shot from behind ““’some boulders on the side hill. Balderes had evidently seen him approaching and :.‘meant to have the first chance. Lopez ~was not struck by the ball and he hur- -+ riedly got out of sight at a turn in the “trail. : He'could not see his enemy 80 as to re- | urn the shot, but he waited several hours for him to appear. When he did see him | #dging away through the brush he sent ‘a bal after him and made up his mind to keép on his trail. For seven or eight hours, as he after- “ward said, he followed Balderes through ‘“Briish and over the rough country in the -direction of San Francisquito, but could | not get sight of him, although on one or | “two occasions the men were within 100 | ards of each other. ‘When darkness he claims, gave up the way back to Camp Ale- “the-phacer claim and said it was his inten- -tién 4o hold it. Balderes has failed to return. Lopez oes-not appear to be afraia of the return f. his enemy, and some of his m-qunin',-‘ :-dnces have xpressed the belief that he ‘. overtook Balderes and killed him. e P 1 STEAMERS TO THE ORIENT. | San Diego Business M:n Consider a| Proposition tor the Operation of a New Line. N DIEGO, CaL., Dec. 3.—A confer- ence.between E. C. Potter of Chicago and A. H. Batlerof Japan on one side and a delegation of San Dieg» citizens on the “.other took place to-night at Hotel del | “Coronado, relative to the proposed Ameri- | - can steamphip company to be organized #+to operate steamships between San Diego -and Yokohama vis Honolulu. | The subject was discussed extensively .-"in a general way and the main points of ‘.the- proposition laid before the San . Diegans. Mr. Potter said he did not care | to edter into it fully until the appointment | of committees of San Diego and Los An- geles business men duly authorized to act | for their respective cities. ! Then, he said, he was ready for business | and was prepared to secure cash sufficient -to build the finest amships on the Pacific, of twenty speed, and, work- | ing in connection with the Santa Fe Rail- road, to make the quickest passage be- | tween New York and Chicago and the Orient. To make the proposition a success cer- tain things are required of San Diego and Los Angeles, and in an informal way the . Ban Diego representatives promised that the requirements would be met. It is understood these requirements con- sist of subscriptions to $500,000 of stock in | .the new company, which will have a capi- | tal stock of $5.000,000, mostly owned by capitalists of Chicago and New York, among them Benjamin P. Cheney, E. P. * Ripley, E. C. Potter, A. F. Walker and | others intimately connected with the | . " Banta Fe Railroad. The result of the conference was an ar- | rangement to meet to-morrow morning at the Chamber of Commerce to appointa committee to go to Los Angeles in the ! afternoon with Messrs. Potter and Butler, .:there to join a similar committee of Los | Angeles business men. A meeting of the two committees and * ‘the steamship men will be held on Satur- day night, at which the two sides will get | " down 10 business. { Went Down With the Sloop. SAN DIEGO, Car., Dec. 3.—The first positive evidence that the sloop Meta had " been lost and Frank Morrison and Frank “Green drowned was the finding this morn- 'n? of a fish box belonging to the vessel. t had been washed up at Pacific Beach, : eiglit miles north of the city. The Meta : deft here tue day after election for a cruise of two days and was never seen afterward, They had been on a fishing trip. MISSION. SANTA BARBARA'S L0SS. Death of Rev. Father Fox, a Priest Whose Hand Was Ever Lifted to Aid Z Others. SANTA BARBARA, CaL, Dec. 3.—The tolling of the Mission bells last night told the citizens of Santa Barbara that the grim messenger—Death—had entered that “ sacred edifice and claimed a holy man as its victim. The soul of the Reverend Father Fox bad passed to the beyond. Father Fox had been in poor health for some time, and for days past his death was mo- mentarily expected by the other brothers of the order, who were with him alter- nately day and night until he breathed his last. They are still with his body, as it lies in & simple casket 1n the Mission varlor, un- adorned by flowers, pomp or splendor, or aught but a crucifix and blessed candles, Father Fox, or Father Bonaventure, as he was known in religion, died as' he had lived, perfectly resigned to the inevitable and at peace with his €reator. He was not only a Catholic in religion, but Catholic in everything, as those who have had occasion to visit the Old Mission from business or curiosity can well attes'. ° He knew no master but God, no religion but charity and was always ready to ex- * tend a helping bhand to the poor and - afflicted. He bas been connected with the Santa Barbara Mission for nearly forty years and many a native son, Indian or Cauca- sian, owes his early tuition to the departed priest. Father Fox was a native of Ireland, where he studied for the priesthood in his | been broken i went with him readily. | State, died at an early hour this morning early youth, coming to America when he was but 19 years old. When he died he was 59 years ot age. A requiem mass will be offered up at the mission at 9 A. M. Saturday, at which time the funeral will take place. The re- mains will be interred in a vault atthe mission. The only surviving relative he left is a sister at Los Angeles, who is one of the Sainted Brides of God. A vy LOS ANGELES CAPTURE. Officers Apprehend One of the Men Who Looted Maiiboxes in Pasa- dena. LOS ANGELES, Carn., Dec. 3.—A yory. clever bit of detective work by the Sheriff’s force here resulted in the arrestof Jobn Fushia, who purloined the mail fronf al- most every box in Pasadena on the night of November 19 last. Fushia had an ac- complice in George Ray, a late arrival from Kansas City. The morning after the robberies Post- office Inspector Flint conferred with Sher- iff Burr, and as a result Under Sheriff Clement and Deputy Marshall were sent to Pasadena, where they made a thorough investigation. Fushia rooms in a First-street lodging- house in this city and it was found that Ray hed been there with him. They se- cured & large amount of mail from the boxes, including several checks. They found thata plumbing-shop had been broken into and some tools stolen, with which the mail boxes might have open. Later it was found that on the evening of the mail-box rob- bery Fushia and Ray had been playing pool together. They attempted to pay for their livery rig, which conveyed them to Pasmiens.; with one of the checks, but the astute liv- | eryman refused the offer. They went to a clothing-store here and | bargained for a suit of clothes. Ray of- fered in payvment the same check, saying be had been workinz mn Pasadena and had just been paid. The merchant asked him to step around to the bank and Ray | The bank telephoned to Pasadena and was informed that such a check was out. The bank officials were not satisfied, how- ever, and telephoned to the police. Ray grew uneasy and disappeared, never again appearing for the check. It seems now that the partner has escaped, and a complaint was filed in the United States Court charging Fushia with | the crime. e REFORMERS AKE ACTJVE. The Los Angeles Ministerial Association Wil Cause Arrests. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Dec. 3.—The re- form movement of the Ministerial Assocla- tion has now assumed tangible shape and is causing a good deal of apprehension in certain official circles and among property- owners who have had little regard for the character of tenants or the uses to which | their buildings nave been put. A large number of complaints are vromised for to-morrow as a result of a re- port to the general body of the association by its committee on violation of law. It said that evidence has been secured against 11 the saloons in the business portion of the city. None of the “‘swell’” resorts on Spring street, it is said, have been overlooked. The charges against these places will be keeping open on Sun- day and after 12 o'clock at night. Zirampaais TRIAL OF DR, SHOKB, Testimony of @ Technical Nature Intro- duced by the Prosecution. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 3.—The trial | of Dr. Andrew BShorb, charged with the | murder of Mrs. Jennie Snyder through a criminal operation, was resumed in Judge | Smith’s court to-day. A creat deal of tes- | timony of a technical character is being | introduced to show the condition of the | unfortunate woman and the causes that lea to her death. Senator White and Judge Phillips, coun- sel for the defendant, are very minute in their cross-examination of expert wit- nesses. The prosecution has not vet con- cluded the introduction of its testimony. pESR A School Teachers Entertained. ! LOS ANGELES, UAL., Dec. 3.—The in- formal reception tendered the visiting school teachers this afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce was attended by about 800 teachers. | The ciubrooms where the refreshments were served had been artistically decor- ated with smilax and pepper berries by Superintendent Wiggins. The following prominent educators at- | tended: W. C. Jomes, E. E. Brown, Florence Lawson, Elizabeth Harrison, Maria Pratt, J. W. Linscott, E. 1. Pierce, s. L. Black and Charles R. S8kinner. LRSS R New Trial for Cher Wong Gow. LOS ANGELES, Can., Dec. 3.—Chew Wong Gow, the Chinese recently found guilty of having murdered Wong Chese, will have one more chance to escape. Judge Smith held a session of court last night to hear affidavits read and argu- ments by counsel on the motion for a new trial. This morning the arguments were re- sumed and after they were concluded Judge Smith made an order that a new trial be granted on the grounds that the evidence was not sufficient to warrant the | verdict as rendered. gt i Rev. Lewis de Lew Dead. SACRAMENTO, Car, Dec. 3.—Rev. Lewis de Lew, D.D., L.L.D., rector of St, Paul’s parish, Woodland, and a man well known_ by the Episcopal clergy in this at his residence in this city. Mrs. De Lew was in San Francisco at the time, visiting her eldest daughter, Mrs, Henry Beamer. i T Olympia Tug Burned., OLYMPIA, Wasnh., Dec. 3.—The tugboat Edith caught fire off Dofflemeyer Point, seven miles distant, and had to be run ashore to-day. It was totally destroyed. The loss Is $1000; partially insured. The tug belonged to Captain Brown. P R Death at Sacramento, SACRAMENTO, CaL, Dec. 3.—George E. Kauechler, one of Sacramento’s oldest and best-known citizens and at one time Treasnrer of Yoio County, died in this city to-day a' the age of 65 years. IN CHILDROOD'S REALM. Postal Irspector Erwin’s Entertain- ment Illustrating Child Life. James W. Erwin, Postal Inspector, pro- vided a very delightful entertainment in the auditorium of the Young Men’s Chris- tian Associstion building last evening for the benefit of the German branch of the Y. M. C. A. Hecalled it “Ar Evening in Childhood’s Realm,” and it was very properly named. It consisted of & run- ning talk by Mr. Erwin in explanation of alarge number of lantern slides. First the Christ-child was illustrated, then the child in art, the chid at home, and so on. Finally there was thrown on the screen a great group of California babies’ faces, at which the audience ap- plauded very heartily. Mr. Erwin’s talk constituted one of the most pleasing lec- tures that has been delivered 1in this City in a long time. —————— Father Yorke’s Lecture. Tickets forthe lecture by the Rev. Peter C. Yorke for the bemefit of the Church of Our Dady of Loretto, Novato, Cal.,at Metropolitan Temple Thursday evening, December 10, can be procured at the headquarters of the Catho- WANT COOPER IN THE CABINET California Fruit-Grewers Indorse the Santa Bar- bara Man. Urge His Appointment by Major McKinley as Secretary of Agriculture.’ The State Convention Favors the Im- portation of Pest-Destroying Insects. SACRAMENTO, Car., Dec. 3.—At the forenoon meeting of the third day’s ses- sion of the California Fruit-growers ex- Senator William Johnston introduced a resolution reciting that as California was a great fruit-producing State 1t ought to berepresented in the Cabinet and indors- ing, President Ellwood Cooper of Santa Barbara County for Secretary of Agricul- ture. It was unanimously adopted. A resolution was also adopted calling upon Congress to take immediate steps to- ward the construction of {he Nicaragua canal and ordering the resolution trans- mitied to Congress bv the secretary of the State Board of Horticulture. The committee on the president’s ad- dress reported indorsing the president’s snggestion that pest-destroying parasites be imported, and suggested that the Legislature be asked for an appropriation of $5000 per annum for the purpose to be used by the State Board of Horticul- ture and $5000 per annum to help the board carry on its work. The report was unanimously adopted. An essay on ‘Peach-tree Borers” by Alexander Craw was read by the secre- tary. This paper stated that this insect was one of the most disasirous enemies of the fruit-grower. An effort must be made to prevent the larvee being deposited on the trees. Sulphur and lime was the best remedy for this. The eggs would not live when deposited in the bark if this white- wash were used. A general discussion fol- lowed this paper. N. W. Motheral said the codlin moth attacked nothing but Bartlett pears, and be thought it must be guided by smell or instinet. Very little was known about this and it was very desirable to know more. He said that an application of lime, sulphur and salt in December would destroy the littie insect which bores into peaches at the twig, and that “‘sheep dip” sprayed on csttle would kill the Texas tick. W Egbert Smith of Napa read a paper on ‘‘Additional Notes on the Treatment of the Root Knot.” He said a solution of bluestone would kill the knot without in- juring the tree, but he had not been able to find the cause of the disease. Many writers contend that the disease is due to congestion of sap, William Barry of Niles prepared a paper on the “Colonization of the Rhizobius in Alameda County,” which was read for him by the secretary. It was considereda very valuable paper. Barry states that for many years the froit-growers of Alameda County have been annoyed by the “biack scale’” and ‘“brown apricot scale,” these being the only real detriment to the fruit- growing interests of the county. The cost of washes had always been a great expense, | yet the scale scemed to increase and smutty trees and fruit resulted. Many orchurdists would bave given up in de- spair had not fruit commanded a good price. When the price went down many stopped spraying. In 1894 the Rhizobius ventralis was available and proved to bea Moses to the fruit-grower. The colonies increased :o that this year he was able to distribute several hundred from one small grove of orange trees belonging to H. Crowell of Irvington. They also migrated to another grove a quarter of a mile away, where thev are as numerous, His requisi- tion for 300 boxes in.which to distribute the beetles had been honored by the Su- veryisors. . Mr. Crowell has thousands of of the Rhizobius to spare. The Rhizobius toowoombee have likewise increased. Lack of faith and impatience of results had to be contended with in introducing the insects. H. E. Mosher could not find them the next year, but the second year he found them in large numoers with beneticial results. The Rhizobius had also been placed with great success in the orchard of Dr. Kimball of Haywards, who is an enthu- siast in the matter. The larve were found in Mr. Meek’s orchard a mile away, al- though none of the beetles had been placed there. In placing the beetles in decidu- ous trees Mr. Barry recommended small bundles of short cornstalks in tree crotches, the stalks with the husks on, and in leu of them rags or sacks are the best substitute. Branches of weeds will help to protect them during the winter months. The first paper of the aiternoon session was oy Ed M. Ehrhorn of Mountain View on “Leaf-eating Caterpillars,”” He said after the first spraying with paris green the pest usually disappeared and could be successfully fought by handpicking or paris green, Professor 8. M. Woodbridge of Los An- geies talked on ““Plant Foods and Science, Chemically Illustrated.” He said there ought to be alaw in this State requiring a manufacturer to put on each bag of fer- tilizer just what amount of phosphate it contained, and if he didn’t do it put him in jail. This was applauded. This talk was very scientific. It mysti- fied many fruit-growers. Major Berry of Visalia was one of them. He "took a shot at Woodbridge, saying he hadn’t learned anything from the scientific 1alk. What he wanted was practical information that wouid be of some benefit to him. Colonel Berry then proceeded to tell the convention what he called a few plain truths. He said the convention reminded bim of a mutual admiration society. Members bad satin the Senate chamber three days talking and smiling at each other, and the only practical solution of fruit-growers’ troubles he had heard in three days was by Mr. Stable, who yester- day proposed an organization of fruit growers. He proceeded to say that it was high fime the fruit-.rowers did some- thing besides meeting year after year to no purpose. Colonel Berry was squelched on a point of order. Vice-President D. G. Fowler moved that the recommendations made in the excel- lent paper read yesterday by E. F. Adams of Wrights on ““The Feasibility of Estab- lishing a Free Market in San Francisco’ be indorsed by the convention. He made an energetic speech in support of the mo- tion, saying it was & matter of great im- portance. ~The motion carried unani- mously. The paper suggests the getting together of committees from -the California and San Francisco Fruit Exchanges, the railroads and also the Btate Harbor Commission on the subject, and that the Harbor Commis- lic Laajes’ Aid Society, Market ana Taylor streets, room 75; also Keefe’s music-store, Van Ness and Geary streets; Miss Brown’s hair- dressing parlors, 942 Geary sireet; the Catho- lic Art and Book Company, 723 Market street, ana Neal & Mehle, Catholic bookstore, 227 Hayes streel. ————— ASTHMA cure guaranteed, Dr. Gordon’s Chocolate Emulsion. 221 Davis, 8,F.Cal. $1a bot. 6-80,sam bc sion be given more power necessary to bring it about. Jonathan Begg of San Diego, who claims to have a mechanical device DK which green fruit can be tran-ported without ice, was given a few minutes in which to ad- dress the convention. The fruit-growers next listened to a paper by James E. Gordon of San Jose on “Prune Culture From a Commercial Standpoint.” This paper attributed the fall in the price of prunes partly to over- production and iuferior qualities raised lay inexperienced growers on inierior lan He said that tie proper boxing and grac ing of prunes would do more to solve the problem of overproduction. Just before the afternoon session ad- journed, the tail, pine-tree form of Russ BStephens towered up in front of the con- vention, and he proceeded to stir it up as Mfior Berry had attempted to do. r. Stephens, in ringing tones and long- arm gesture, said that the guestion of the transportation and marketing of fruits was one of the greatest importance to fruitgrowers and that the convention had given it little attention. Hesaid it shoultd be given great attention. “It is a farce,” said he, ‘‘to assemble here and listen to essays on subjects that do not affect the interests of the fruit- growers of the State. We must find some outiet through which we can dispose of our fruits at a hiving price. *I know I am out of order, but I am so for the purpose of calling the atiention of the men of this convention and the chair- man to the importance of speaking out on this subject if they dare.” The result of this and other speeches was that to-morrow morning’s programme was heard in a special session to-night and the questions ot transportation, mar- keting, picking, gathering and grading fruit were made the special order for to- morrow morning, » At the evening session a paper on **The Evils of Food Adulteration,” by Mrs, Ell- wood Cooper, was read by President Ell- wood Cooper, Vice-President D, T. Fowler being in the chair. She denounced adulteration of food as criminal, said it would require long effort and education to correct it, and advised the enactment of a National pure-food law. The paper was prepared over a year ago. A resolution to the effect that it is the desire of the convention that the next Legislature pass a pure food law was offered by Major Berry and referred to the committee on legislation. “California Fruit Industry From a Gom- mercial Standpoint,” by B. N. Rowley of S8an Francisco, was the next paper. ‘He was greeted with applause. He said there were thousands of acres planted with hun- dreds of thousands of trees in California that could never be made to pay. This was partly due to inferior fruit and lack of knowledge in cultivation. Com- mercial success was based on quality and not quantity. One car well packed would bring profitable returns, while poorly Packed fruit would bring the producer 08¢, He advised encouraging more buyers and shippers for both fresh and dried fruit. He said there was practically no limit to the grower of the possibilities of packing and drying. The markets of the world were open. Professor Woodworth of Berkeley read a paper by Professor E. W. Hilgard of Berkeley on “Iirication to Develop the Size and Quality of Deciduous Fruits.” This was a practical and valuable paper, and was listened to with much interest. It concluded the evening session. NOT KEPT 0UT OF SIGHT The Craven Deeds Have Been Submitted to Free Inspection by Experts. Attorneys for the Executors of the Fair Will Denounce a Statement to the Contrary as False. In its report of the dismissal of the Craven vs. Fair ejectment suits before Judge Siack on Wednesday morning, the Examiner went out of ity way to make it appear that Delmas & Shortridge are withholding the famous Craven deeds from inspection of the attorneys and ex- perts employed by the other side. In its issue of yesterday morning the Examiner says: The deeds have been k?z out of sight since they have been piesented for record, but Mrs Knight is welcome to photographs. The ex- verts, however, want the documents, and the fight to get them must begin anew. The truth of this statement is denied flatly by the experts referred to and by the attorneys for the executors, Garret McEnerney and Pierson & Mitchell, and therefore, of course, by Delmas & Short- ridge. ¢ Mr. McEnerney, attorney for Mr. Good- fellow, one of the executors, speaking of the matter yesterday afternoon, said: “So far from keeping the deeds from us I have to say that we have been afforded every required facility to inspect them. The experts also have seen and inspected them and have been allowed to photograph them bow and ss often as they pleased. ‘We bave been assured that we can inspect them further as much as we may desire. We have not asked thé court for an order of examination, and we will not do so, as we have no notion that it will be neces- sary. Mr. Mitchell, of Pierson & Mitchell, counsel for the executors, said: *“We have been treated very courteously by Delmas & Shortridge in this matter, and_have no complaint to make whatever. We have seen and inspected the deeds, and can do so again when we desire to do so, we are assured.” Mr. David N. Carvalho, one of the ex- peris referred to, said last evening: “The iwo deeds were submitted to me on tne afternoon of Friday, November 27, and 1 was at that time given every faciiity for inspecting them with magnifying glasses and microscope. At the same time Mr. Daniel T. Ames was given equal oppor- tunities witu myself to make such in- spection. ‘On the following day, Batur- ay, I was present at the taking of photo- eraphs of every written pageof the two deeds at Taber's gallery. Every photo- graph was taken as I “wished. Photo- eraphs were taken both with the special apparatus and lens belonging to the estate of James G. Fair, and with the lens or- dinarily used by the operatorsat Taber's gallery in the business. Mr. Ames was present during a portion of the time tnat the puotoFraphs were being taken, and left the gallery of his own accord. “During the taking of the photographs I stated that the light at that gallery was the best that could be had for the purpose; that it was a white light, being a norih light, and better than the direct sunlight,” Mr. Brittain, speaking for Delmas & Shortridge, said: *‘We have not withhe!d the deeds from the inspection of any per- sons having a right to-see them, nor have Wwe hindered them in their inspection. Exactly the contrary has been the case— we have given them every assistance in inspecting and in securing pkotographs of the deeds.” £ AIDED THE LEPERS. Two Little Girls Who Kaised Twenty Dollars to Buy Comforts for the Unfortunates. _ Miss Isabella Henderson and Miss Nel- lie Kelly, two pretty girls of this City, have just finished raising a fund for char- itable purposes which they determined on collecting some time ago. Both had beard or the condition of the unfortunate lepers at the Pesthouse and out of pity for the sufferers set about to obtain money to buay tbem clothes and other comforts. A fair seemed the most feasible way of collecting funds and the result shows that they worked not in vain. They called at the office of the Boara of Supervisors yes- terday and left a shining piece with Deputy Clerk Brown to be handed to Supervisor Benjamin, who is well known to be much interested in rendering the lives of the lepers less burdensome. The coin represented the entrance fees, which were 5 cents, and the no:;rofln of the sale of ::eledrolén&nd o:{:‘;r nlnflg.i l;l;e f;ir was eld a e residence of Miss Henderson, 2380 Ping street. s STREET BATTLE AT ANGELS CAMP Running Fight Between Officers and Outlaw Inman. The Dssperado Escapes After His Pursuers Exhaust Their Ammunitiom. . Believ d to Have Been Wounded Whiie in Flight to Avoid Capture. ANGELS CAMP, Car., Dec. 3.—Robert Inman, jail-breaker and desperado, had a liveiy fight this evening on Main street with officers who were attempting his capture. Constable Fouts had already been notified that the man was wanted, and was eying his prospective priscner, when the man broke and ran. He was followed by a shot from the officer’s pistol. A young man named Williamson joined in the pursunit, and Inman turned and fired a shot alternately at each of his pur- suers. Then he continued in his flight. The officers followed and fired until their ammunition was exhausted, when they were obliged to give up the pursuit and the outlaw escaped. Beveral hundred people witnessed the fight and the escape of Inman, and sev- eral had narrow escapes from flying bul- lets. A posse was organized and went in pursuit of the fugitive. It is believed he was wounded during the fight. A T BLUFFED THE OFFICEKS. Inman Coolly Defies Two Men Who At- tempt His srrest. PORTLAND,Or, Dec 3.— ‘Bob” Inman, the outlaw who broke jail at Roseburg about ten days ago, is still at large. He was heard of in Southern Oregon, where he is standing off all men sent in pursuit of him. There is no regular posse follow- ing him, but he proves good againstany three or four men atiempting his recap- ture. He hasa revolver and plenty of ammunition, and those acqaainied with his desperate character say that he will expiode his last cartriu ge before surrender- Ing. On Tuoesday Inman climbed on the southbound freightat a woodpile mnear Glendale, and taking a position on an oil- carrode as & hobo to Grants Pass, where the trainmen put him off. Fireman Steve Willis recognized him and telegraphed ahead to Medford, warning the officers to be on hand, well armed, when the train rrived there. : £ lnvmnn bought a ticket to Gold Hill, and at the latter place was again put off, but climbed on the oilcar again as the train pulled out of the station. At Med- ford, when the train arrived, City Marshal Cofer and Constable Wolf, heavily armed, wereon hand and covered Inman with their revolvers. Inman paid no atten- tion to the command to throw up his hands, but, jumping to the ground, pistol in hand, declared that if the officers shot he would follow smit. Tken he deliber- ately walked down the track a short ais, tance and turned off through an orchard- striking for the hills, The officers fol- lowed for a couple of miles, when In- man finally shouted to them that he was getting tired of their actions, and would hurt some one if they continued to follow him. The Medford officers say they could not have taken Inman without killing him, and they did not care to do that fora paltry $50 reward. A DEBUTANTE’S LUNCHEON Ta'lant Eotertains Thirty-Four Guests in Honor of Miss Landers. Quite the most elegant and elaborate luncheons of this season was the one given by Mrs, Tallant Wednesday afternoon com- plimentary to Miss Bernice Landers, one of this season’s debutantes. The entire lower floor of the Tallant residence on Clay strget was placed at the disposal of the guests and elaborately decorated with a wealth of blossoms. The dining-room was aglow with red holly berries. In the reception-room the deco- rations were all in pink, and in the draw- ing-room yellow tones prevailed. Luncheon was served at1:30 p. M. Cov- ers were laid for thirty-four, and the guests were seated at six small round tables. Each table boasted an original and individual decoration. Onetable was all in pink, another in yellow, and the other three in red, white and green, re- spectively. Among the guests were all of this sea- son's debutantes. On Tuesday evening, at the Baldwin Theater, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hovkins en- tercained a party of twelve, complimen- tary to their daughier, Miss Helen Hop- kins. After enjoying Wilton Lackaye in his new hypnotic play, *“Dr. Belgraff,” the party were diiven to the University Club, where a dainty supper was served them. On Tuesday afternoon, at her res dence on Page street, Mrs. James Monroe Goewey gave a matinee tea. From 4 o’clock until 6, the hours named, some 200 guests were entertained. Assisting Mrs. Goewey 1o receive were Mrs. Winsor L. Brown, Mrs. J. D. Fry, Mrs. J. H. Jéwett, Mrs, L. 8, Spencer, Mre. Horace L. Hill, Mrs. Mrs, J. J. Brice, Mrs. George W. Prescott, Mrs. P. Cornwall, Mrs. Witlard T. Barion, Miss Eva Withrow, Miss Fillmore, Miss Bates, Mise Boruck, Miss Dillon and Miss Wells, Another pretty tea on Tuesday after- i noon was the one given by Mrs. Bowers at her residence, 2610 Jackson street. The hours of the tea were from 4 o'clock until 7. Mrs, Bowers received her guests, as- sisted by a party of fourteen ladies. Mrs. Richard Carroll and Miss Lizzie Carroll were “at home’’ yesterday after- noon at their residence on the corner of Van Ness avenue and California street. The “at home” partook of the nature of an informal reception. Mrs. Carroll and Miss Carroll were assisted in receiving by Miss. Romie Wallace and Miss Mattie Whittier. Last evening at her home on Post street Lrs. W. Mayo Newhall gave an elaborate dinner, complimentary to Miss Caro Crockett. A delicious menu was dis- cussed amid the most beautiful surround- ings. The table decorations were all in pink, the color par excellence for a de- ?uume. Covers were laid for twenty- our. Srieagsenh A Parisian Wedding. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3.—The en- gagement of Mrs. Frederick May, nee Coleman, of California, to Count Louis d’Andigne of France is announced here. Mrs. May is a cousin of Mrs, William C. Whitney. Mrs. May sailed for Paris last Saturday, where the marriage will be celebrated December 12, WANTED IN OGDEN. A Local Detective and a Deputy Mar- shal From Utah Searching for Mrs. Mercer and Her Child. Some trace of M1s. Mercer of Ogden, the wife of a wealthy stockman of Utah, whose flight about a month ago with her little daughter was reported in the papers, has been found. Detective Ross Whitaker has been as- sisting Deputy Marshal John Sullivan ot Utah in his efforts to locate the woman. Sullivan started on her trail. He fol- lowed her to St. Paul, and thence began a pursuit over the Northwest as tar as Se- attie and Tacomsa, thence down the coast to this City. A Mrs, Mercer and her child arrived here on November 16 and registered at the Palace Hotel under an zssumed name, where she remained over night. The local police had been advised to be on the look out for her, but they were thown off the track, as the little girl was dressed in boy’s clothing. Deputy Marshal Sullivan reached here too latey to intercept her in her flight southward. He is stopping at the Grand Hotel and is trying to get another scent on the trail. It 18 believed she has gone to Arizona. If found she will be taken back to Ogden on a charge of abduction. Mercer and his wife recently separated and a suit for divorce was started in the Ogden courts. Both wanted the custody of the child, and Mrs, Mercer fled with her. p= FADCIA e ‘he « hilds Murder. 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