The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 7, 1896, Page 3

& THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER , 1896. 8 T WITH A LASSI Daring Feat of Two Boys in the Hills Near San Diego. WCH Lariat a Ferocious Beast That Sprang Ugon Them From the Roadside. Give Spuré to Their Horses and Drag thte Animal to a Near-by Ranch. SAN DIEGO, CaLn, Dec. 6.—Charles Hobbs knows much more abont mountain ljons than he did three days ago. So does roung man of the same ovs, accompanied by Mrs, mother, were on their to the Griffin ranch in y miles east of this city, hey had reached a lonely 1in a little canyon branch- s, leaving the road ahead of ncealed by a sharp turn in the when the two leading horses, rid- Hobbs and Griffin, snorted and o whirl. Both' the young men are cpert-horsemen and they kept their seats yd.foreed the horses ahead. Keeping a sharp lookout under the shadowy brush ung Hobbs rode ahead, meantime drasw- ng his revolver. denly, without warning, a big moun- on Jeaped out toward him, not utter- ig'a roar until it was in the air. It nded * on the rse’s foreshoulder and ts claw instantly to rip and tear at ybs! long leather boot. Fortunately the vas thick and resisted the claws rearing of the horse dislodged Hobbs fired at about the same but his shot missed. ewas a great commotion among and their riders. Mrs. Hobbs, ave woman, shrieked when her son’s danger and was unable ol her horse, which reared and to run aw: Young ssist her, knowing Hobb he big cat with his gun. ng shadows were =o deep not see plainly enough shot, especially as his horse ing through such acrobatics. Mrs. Hobbs safely in the road, rried forward to assist his com- 1] ther tuey started into the hes where the great yellow ng. They saw its form in- £ 1 could have killed it, but ( n oposed that they capture iti Bixby, a capitalist, was found dead at his residence on North Broadway last even- ing. His family missed him and sentin- quiries about the city and to Long Beach, but failed to find any trace of him. Finally one of the children happened to %o to his room and saw him lying on the floor. He had been dead for an hour or more, Laving evidently come into the house unknown to the family and gone to the room. Heart disease is supposed 10 have been the cause of death. Bixby was one of the oldest settlersn this section and owned hundreds of thou- sands of acres of land. With his brother, Jotham, he owned Alamitos, Bixby and other ranches embracing that country lying between Alamitos Bay on the east and Wilmington on the west, extending for miles toward this city. He was at one time associated with Fiint in business and investments. Bixby was a director in one of the local banks and had recently en- gaged in the enterprise of starting a beet- sugar factory at Alamitos. SANTA CRUZ HOTEL CHANGES. Ocean and Sea Beach Houses Soon o Reopen Under a New Management. SANTA CRUZ, Car, Dec. 6.—It is ex- pected that the Pacific Ocean House will be reopened to-morrow or Tuesday. here have been several propositions talked of, but the F. A. Hihn Company and the City Bank, which own the property, will not permit the place to long remain uncccu- pied. F. A. Hihn, through these two organizations, controls also the Sea Beach Hotel, the Hobron House and the Eastern Hotel in this city, the latter two being now in operation, and the Hotel Capitola and the Lewis House of Capitola, and the Hotel de Robles at Paso Robles Springs in Monterey County. There is evidence of the formation of a management to con- duct all these properties the coming sea- son, to be personally directed by one man, a thorough hotel-keeper. Colonel Peakes of Stockton has been here since Thursday, and the presence bere last week of John 7. Sullivan, for- eeper of the Sea Beach Hotel, was red significant in connection with Pacific cons: € the recent visit of _Frank E. Webb, repre- senting Boston an® San Fruncisco capital that sought investment in the Sea Beach and Pacific Ocean houses. In fact, there has been talk of hotel changes for several weeks, the outcome of which may be pre- dicted only by the owners. In the meantime plans are beinil per- fected for the reconstruction of the Hotai- ing block into a first ciass modern hotel. The building is practically new, having been erected just atter the big fire of April, 1894, and its location is advan- tageous. Whatever may ve done by the owners or management of the other hotels, the Hotaling will be a competitor for the patronage of the traveling public. The actual work of reconstruction will begin | on January 1, under the snpervision of E. Farrell, agent for Mr. Hotaling. Sl REDWOOD CITY ACCIDENT. Ex-Sheriff Kinne Falle From a Wharf Into a Creek, REDWOOD CITY, Cir., Dec. 6.— An amusing, though rather serious, accident occurred here yesterday evering. W. H. Kinne, one of the pioneers of this county, who for many years beld the office of Sheriff, and whose reputation as a crimi- nal-hunter is State-wide, is now the pro- prietor of the Capital Hotel. The hostelry s sitnated on the bank of the creek which "’ asked Hobbs. replied Griffin, *'I will go back i or two, and you ride up and draw # cuss out at you. When he jumps from those bushes I will lasso amme was instantly earried re the brute had a chance fo re- »pped back, getting his diness while. Hobbs, gettinz ord, dashed toward the lion like an tics had the desired with a scream of rage, Griffin, rtness of a trained horse- | rted forward on his horse and let | e, fly. Itciccled zroand the body | of the lion and drew taut, while, with a stic cowboy yell, Griffin sent home and dashed past Hobbs, the lion over and over in the . while it spit, clawed and screeched. Hobbs rode back and got his mother, : followed Griffin, who rapid yait 80 as to keep the t. Whenever the lion showed acking Griffin or his horse | d run up and tease it, distract- | ntion from the man in front. | hion the big lion was taken to in house. The boys called to one the men inside to get a lariat, which s dene, and five minutes later the captive was crowling and grumb- inside a heavy box. He has not been i, 45 DO one cares to get his hands ke claws, but the n people say he is the biggest one 1 these parts for years and they ac- t for his ferocity on the theory that mate had been killed. MILFORD-LOS ANGELES LINE. Work May Soon Be Commenced on the Connecting Railway to Salt : Lake. 1.08 ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 6.—The talk of the Utah and Los Angeles railroad pro- je has been revived in consequence of some recent litigation, which hes for its obj>et the segregation of that portion of we Un on Pacific Railroad known as lhc‘ Orecon Short iine, between Salt Lake City Milford, Nev., and its formation into independent road. If thiscan be ac- yplished, it is claimed that the build- of the Salt Lake road is but the matter I a short tim The Union Pacific system is now under the conirol of a receiver, and until thisob- i, no 1mprovements can s soon as it can be formed 1ndependent line, there will be no to prevent it from extending its . By a decree of the Federal Court at Salt Jake City the defendant, Oregon Short Lihe and Utah Northern Railway Com- pany, is required to pay to the clerk of the Federal Court the amount of $2,417,- 516, otherwise the Jines embraced in the system will be sold at public auction to the highest biuder for cash after four weeks’ publication of the notice of sale. It is claimed that the bondholders of the road baye brought about this condition of affairs and expect 10 buy the road them- selves, - 14 is farther stated that these same individuals have already secured the right of way for a considerable distance between Miiford and Los Angeles, which is about 400 miles. s A company bas been organized for a sear past called the Utaband Cahfornia y Company, waiting to build from to Los Angeles as soon as it can et this piece of road cut loose from the Union Pacific system. he new company has ajl its ties and rails bought and con- Q) tracts for debivery made, and will begin work_immediately efter it gets possession &1 the road. It is 1he intention of the new company _Bopuild’its road from Milford through the { 11 coal districts of Southwestern Utah to Neyada, and then through the feriile XLas Vegas Valley 1o Good Springs, where there are millions of fons of lead, and then on to Los Angeles, opening up to the farmer, miner and homeseeker a vast area of splendid country. — LYN BIXBY DEAD, the Swdden LEV Heart Di Demive of the Capitalist, LOS ANGELES, Car, Dec. 6.—Lewellyn nse Causes runs through the center of the town, there béing room for a roadway only between the hotel and the creek. While contemplating shd admiring the grandeur of his ceravansary Mr. Kinne unwittingly stepped backward and off the wharf, landing ou his back in thesoft mud of the creek. Had he fallen on bis head he would undcubtedly have smothered before assistance could reach him. Mr. Kinne is a large man, weighing about 250 pounds, and as the mud was three feet deep he was unable to help himself. A sorry-looking specimen he was with his feet and arms waving in the air. His cries scon gathered a svmpathetic crowd, which threw him a rope and extricated him from his embarrassing predicament. He has experienced no evil results from his mishap. It wasin this same creek that Sheriff Green was drowned many yvears ago. —_— SAN DIFEGO HONOKS HER DEAD- Many Mourners at the Grave of Captain William Beil SAN DIEGO, CaL., Dec. 6.—The funeral of the late Captair William Beil, the San Trancisco pionger, was held this afternoon and was attended by a large concourse of friends of the deceased. The Native Sons turned out in numbers to do honor to the old pioneer, and his son, Robert N. Bell, ‘who is a member of their order. Silver Gate Lodge, No. 138, American Foresters, also attended, the son of the deceased being a member. A profusion of flowers, the token of re- spect from present and,absent friends, was noticeable during the services. I'he sermon was delivered by Dean Restarick, rector of St. Paul’s. A choir supplied appropriate music. The Foresters marched with the funeral cortege toward Mount Hope, as far as Twelith street, and many friends followed the hearse in carriages. The ser- vices at the grave were brief and a silent tribute was paid by all present to the memory of one who had been known in life for uprightness, honor and integrity. The pall-bearers were: W. W. Stewart, Captain James Ksith, Captain J. A. Heath and N. D. Nichols. JAILED AT SAN JOUSE. Paul Miranda Charged With Assault to sivurder. BAN JOSE, CaL., Dec. 6.—Paul Miranda was arrested to-day by Deputy Sheriff Kennedy and Constable Castro on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with in- tent to commit murder upon John Rod- riguez in Kast San Jose Friday night. Rodriguez and a friend went to Miranda’s home to collect a small bill due the former. Miranda refused to settle and threw the men out of nis house. A row ensued, and Redrigunez was stabbed three times by Miranda. The wounds are in the right shoulder, right side and right hip. Murder would probab!y have been done but for the interference of Rodriguez’s friend. 5 The injured man came uptown and had his wounds dressed, but refused to give the name of bis assailant or to prosecute him. The cuts were not considered dangerous at first, but the wound in the shoulder is caus- ing considerable trouble, and may cause death. Sberiff Lyndon investigated the case and succeeded in fastening the cut- ting upon Miranda, and Rodriguez then charged him witn assault to murder. Sl San Jose Grange Election, SAN JOSE, Cavn, Dec. 6.—San Jose Grange has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: Worthy Master, G. W. Worthen; overseer, B. H. Hurlbert; lecturer, Mrs. A. R. Woodhams; chaplain, Mrs. N. Lillick; stewart, J. Lee; assistant stewart, E. M. Ebrhorn; lady assistant stewart, Miss L. Woodhams; treasurer, Cyrus Jones; secretary, Mrs. M. J. Wor- then; gatekeeper, Edward Webb; Ceres, Mrs. H, L. Barnes: Pomona, Mrs. Hurl- bert; Flora, Miss H. Pettitt; trustee for three years, E. T. Pettitt; organ Miss Ada Ross. The installation will be helu Saturday, January 8, and will be followed by literary exercises and a harvest feast. C————— g Denounce the Wright Aot WILLIAMS, CAL, Dec. 6.—At a meet- ing of taxpayers held here yesterday reso- jutions were adopted eriticizing the re- cent decision of the United States Supreme Court_on the constitutionality of the Wright irrigation act. One of the rasclu- tions adopted sets forth (hat, in the opin- ion of the meeting, “ihere is absolutely no SANTA CRUZ COUNTY’S NEW COURTHOUSE. SANTA CRUZ, Car., Dec. 6.—The new courthouse commenced in September, 1895, and built at a cost of $60,000, will be formally tendered to the Board of Supervisors at 10 A. M. to-morrow, and if Supervising Architect Beck of Watsonville interposes no objection, this city and county will receive one of the finest public buildings in’the State. Itis a two-story structure of gray stone and Roman brick, of composite style, slate roof, and has a frontage of 120 feet on Pacific avenue and 160 feet on Cooper street. The wainscoting, staircases and entrances of the courthouse are of exquisite marble. Its main entrance faces the imposing structure of the Santa Cruz County Bank. It is lighted throughout by electricity and heated by steam. Its{furniture is of oak and severe in style, as befits the halls of justice and Judges’ chambers and Supervisors’ rooms. The Superior Conrtroom is one of the finest in the State. All of the material was native to California, and althongh the building was built for $60,000, it is generally conceded that it could not be duplicated for §75,000. way out of the difhcuity except for the bondholders to take what they have cre- ated for the debt and release the lands from the burden of the bonds.” —————— LOMPOC MAIL-KOBBER CAUGHT. He Is Frank Miller, the Young Driver of the dtage. SANTA BARBARA, Car., Dec. 6.—The lone highwayman who held up the Lompoc stage between Los Alamos and Lompoc Friday night has been cauaght and is on his way to this city in charge of Sheriff Hicks. He is Frank Miller, 16 years of age, the driver of the stage. 1t seems Miller suspected that there was some money in the registered packages, an. concluded to rob them and fix up the “fake' story of the lore highwayman. AR Lompoc Wharf Case Decided. SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Dec. 6.—The Lompoc wharf case, that has been in litigation for years, has been decided by Judge Cope of the Superior Court. The court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiff, M. M. Menerin, for $9145, inter est and costs of suit. Plaintiff is the assignee of the Califorria Steamship Com- pany, whose property, consisting of a wharf and wharebouse at Lompoc, was sold under an execution by Constable J. N. Saunders. Thomas Ambrose, the purchaser and co-defendant with Saunders, made payment with a check on the Donohoe-Killy bank. of San Francisco, upon which a certificate of purchase was duly issued. When the check was pre- sented for payment, the bank refused to cash it for the reason that Anbrose had stopped payment. SRR S ZLos Gatos Maas-Meeting. LOS GATOS, Carn.,, Dec. 6.—A mass- meeting of citizens will be held here next Friday evening for the purpose of arous- ing interest in the work of the Humane Society. Addresses will be delivered by Miss E. M. Gay, the State organizer; Rev. W. Dennett, R. R. Bell, J. D. Beggs, E. M. Davis, Rev. C. opson and others. R — Found Dead Near Bagdad. SAN BERNARDINO, Carn, Dec. 6.— Section Foreman G. . Hess of Bagdad telegraphed to Coroner Keating to-day of the finding of the body of f stranger, sup- posed to have been murdefed, on the rail- road track six miles east of that place. MRS. OELRICHS WILL ENTERTAIN. A Dinner Vaudevilie to Open a Season of Gayety in Her N:w York Mansion. CHICAGO, ILn., Dec. 6.—A special to a morning paper from New York says: Mr. and Mrs. Herman Oelrichs will {o-morrow night zive a notable entertainment—a dinner vaudeville. This is taken as an indication, after having since her mar- riage, several years ago, played an incon- spicuous part in society, that Mrs. Oel- richs is now ambitious to shine as a leader. The Oelrichs have expended more than $200,000 upon alterations and decorations on their leased bouse at the northwest corner of Fifth avenue and Fifty-seventh street, whichis believed to mean that Mrs. Oelrichs preposes to make her home the scene of as niuch gayety as possible this winter. It was occupied formerly by Mrs. Paran-Stevens and her daugh- ters, Mrs. Paget, and shares the four corners of Fifth avenue, in that neighborhood of multi-millionaires, with the splendid C. P. Huntington and Cor- nelius Vanderbilt establishments directly opposite and the pre'tK house which is to be the future home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney (nee Vanderbilt) on the other corner. The fact that her sister, Miss Virginia Fair, is one of the halt dozen greatest heiresses in town as well as a brizht, pretty and attractive girl, should assist Mrs. Oelrichs in carrying out her purpose. P URUGUAY UPEISING QUELLED, The BSo-Called Ierolution Was Little More Than a Riot. BALTIMORE, Mp., Dee. 6.—Consul- General Murguiendo of Uruguay to-night affirmed the statement made through the United Associated Presses last Friday to the effect tbat the reported revolution in Uraguay was of little account. The Con- sul-General was at that time in receipt of a cablegram from Montevideo, the Uru- guayan capital, saying the revoit was un- important. A subsequent publication, which purported to represent a serious condition of affairs in Uruguay, caused him to send the following cablegram to the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Monte- video: Merchants ask for information as to ihe state of the revolution in Uruguay. To this inquiry the Urugnayan Consul- General has received the following reply: Rioters completely defeated. Situation of Government impnfmble, HORDENAN, / Minister of Foreign Affairs, o i Loswell G. Horr's Condition. PLAINFIELD, N. J,, Dec. 6.—The con- dition of ex-Congressman Roswell G. Horr, who has bzen seriously ill with ton- silitis for the last few days, was somewhat worse this morning, but to-night he is feeling much better. His physicians still consider his condition precarious. e — PANEL pictures mounted on glass, wave crest ware, decorated china, Bohemian glassware, celluloid end silver noveltiex for Christmas presents at Sanborn & Vail's, 741 Market st, RISING WATERS CRIPPLE TRADE Heavy Loss Resulting From the Washouts in the North. Merchants Unable to Procure Supplies From Eastern Factories. Frice of B:ef and Mutton Advanced Because ¢f the Continu:d Blockade. SEATTLE, Wasm., Dec, 6.—The floods and storms prevailing in the Pacific Northwest for a month past have had a very disastrous effect upon commerce in this section. Owing to tnhe crippled con- dition of the railroads the lumber busi- ness, the chief industry of Washington, is practically paralyzed. Coastwise and for- eign trade has suffered, but nothing in comparison witn interstate and Eastern shipments. What is worse. relief does not appear 10 pe near at hand. Atno time within a month could consignments over either transcontinental line to the East be made with any certainty of safe delivery. Washouts on either railroad have extended from the coast through Washington and Montans to the snow- blocked prairies of the Dakotas. The devressing effect has been far-reach- ing, for in the lumber business in this State alone there are directly and indi- rectly about 20,00 men engaged. Nearly all the big business houses, wholesale and retail, of this city are running low in the matter of general stocks. Many special shipments of holiday goods are blocked on the through lines between the coast and St. Paul, with the result that merchants are complaining, even though such an unfortunate state of affairs has been brought about through the displeasure of the elements. Con- necting lines are also feeling the stress of blocked traffic, while the loss in receipts to the main carriers has been enormous, Meanwhile the * prices of beef and mutton have ascended. These supplies Western Washington obtains from the broad prairies east ot the Cascades, and iransportation of live-stock from that section hither has been attended by even greater perils, vexations and delays than with dead freight. Stock-raisers have by reason of the unusual fall of snow on the other side been forced to feed their cattle this winter, and this has also contributed towards the general advance in prices. ‘While the involved roads are making neroic efforts to get control of their prop- erty again, they are not receiving much encourzgement by way of prospects for better weather. The rainfall continues with aggravating regularity. Reports from the Cascades are most discouraging. All mountain streams are as bigh as three weeks ago, and large rivers emptying into the Sound are rising, and in zome cases beyond their banks. SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE. Cracks From Abroad and at Home Ener the Great International Contest at . Mcdison-Square Garden. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 6.—The six- day bicycie race at Madison-square Garden was starled shortly aiter midnight to- night in the\ presence of a big crowd of spectators. Much interest is taken in the event, owing to ’thc international charac- ter lent by the London and French riders, of'whom Tom Liaton, the world’s cham- vion, Charley Chapple, the Englisi long- distance crack, and Jules Dubois of Paris- Bordeaux race fame, are the stars. The foreigners ail looked tobe in fine condi- tion, and expressed a great deal of confi- dence that tinal honors would go their way. But the American contingent were equally hop-ful of victory, and Albert Shock, winner of the last six-days’ race in the garden, and Charley Ashinger, carried the hopes of the home contingent. The gardens were handsomely decorated and from 8 o’clock until midnight the band kept the waiting crowd in humor until the men were sent off. The track, which is ten laps to the mile, was fairly weil banked, but the surface looked rather shppery, while the corners were scarcely hich enough. Ruc as sprinting will not be a feature of the week the starters were all fairly well satisried, although Plummer, the foreign- er’s manager, thought that the banking ought to have been better. Just at midnight Starter A. A. Zimmer- man got the riders under control as fol- lows: Albert Shock, New York; Frank ‘Waller, Germany; Tom Linton, Wales; William Lumsden, Scotland; Charles Chapplee, England; Teddy Hale, Ireland; Peter Golden and H. H. Maddox, Amer- ica; A. A, Hansen, Denmark; George Cartwright, England; Fred Foster, Ger- many; E. C. Moore, Aibert Hcsmer, George Van Emburgh, D. M. McLeod, J. W. Conklin and Ned Reading, America; Ed von Steeg, Germany ;. Burns W. Pierce, Canada; 8. T. Cassidy, Taylor and J. S. Rice, America; J. Wilson, England; J. R. Gannon, E. C. Smith, C. W. Asinger, America; W. A. Elks, England; J. A. Glick, America; Maddox, America. The twenty-eight men were started off at 12:06 A. ». The first mile was made in three minutes by Tom Linton. At 1 A, M. the score.was as follows: Lumsden 23.2, Waller 22.9, Golden 21.2, | Hale 20.2, Gannon 20.7, Askinger 20.7, Conklin 19.7. Pierce 21.0, Taylor 20.9, W son 148, Elkes 19.8, Maddox 22.2, Cart- wright 19.5, Linton 23.2, Van Emburg 20.5, McLeod 19 3, Chappele 22.0, Reading 20.4, Moore 19.7, Van Steer 19.0, Cassidy 11.2, Rive 21.5, Smith 20.0, Glick 18.3, Hansen 21.5, Forster 20.1. Hosmer is out. Linton’s and Lums- den’s time for the first hour is one mile and three laps better than the six-day bicycle record made by Berlo in the gar- den in 1894. —_—— ACKAY RETURNING HOME. Comes With a Trainload of Thoroughbred Horses for Rancho del FPaso. CHICAGO, Irn, Dec. 6. — John W. Mackay, the California miilionaire, regis- tored at the Wellington to-day. He was on his way from Lexington to his Rancho del Paso, near Sacramento, with the string of thirty-four thoronghbred horses which he purchased at the combination sale held at Loxington last weck. Among them were the stallion Orna- meat, for which he paid- $26,000, and Can- dlemas, the brother of St. Blaise, which cost him $15,000. The string altogether represented over $10),000. They were con- veyed in a special train of six Burton cars. Mr. Mackay, with a party of friends, traveled in a special car. In e@ach of the cars conveying tbe horses was an attend- ant. ‘The train leit at 5:50 over the Bur- lington, and will then travel over the Cen- trat and Union Pac fic roads. Mr. Mackay said the Lexinzton sale was a zood one, the prices being better than at any sale held for a long time. He was of the opinion it presaged an advance in the prices of thoroughbreds. Mr. Mackay believed the business out- look was decidedly promising, and that a steady improvement was to be expected from now on. He said the result of the election ex- emplified the truth of the statement made by John Stuart Mill, the English economist, that ‘‘the American people had the unfortunate habit of going off at times on some wild financial heresy, but bad thegood fortnne to get right at the criticul moment.”’ pemdUs L RO SPORTS IN A FREE FIGHT. Enraged by a Referee’s Decision Award- ing a Fight on an Alleged Foul. MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, Dec. 6.—Nettled by a rank decision given by a man named Cameron of Chicago, who refereed a priz» fightat Hall’s Corner, ten miles south of this city last night, a crowd of 200 Mil- waukee and Chicago sports engaged in a {ree fizht 1n which several were so severely hurt that they will not be weli for a week. The fight was between Harry Fails of this city and Teddy Murphy of Chicago, 2nd was for a purse of $300. It was to be a twenty-round match. TFails had the best of the fight, which had proceeded as far as the seventh round. In this round Murphy made a swing at Fails and, ac- cording to Cameron, the referee, fouled him. Cameron at once awarded the fight to Fails. y The crowd howled indignantly at the decision and some one jumped over the ropes and attacked the referee. It was only a moment before the whole crowd was in a free fight and many of the con- testants were krocked out. The stakeholder escaped to a carriage and was on his way to this city, when some of the crowd stopped the carriage, shoved revolyers into the faces of the occupants and told them that they wanted Cameron. Whnen they learned that Came- ron was not in the rig they allowed it to proceed. The money will be paid to Fails. BT Wreckage Found Near Tacoma. TACOMA, Wasn., Dec. 6.—*'Steilacoom Jonn,” an TIndian living in the suburbs, found oars, sail and mast washed ashore in Gig Harbor. They have been identified as belonging to a boat used by Paul Bates and Charles Cbill, who were lost on Thankseiving night while sailing from Burton to Tacoma. Hope has uot been <iven up by Bates’ relatives, who have been searching daily for traces of the missing young men. Petaluma Marksmen Win, PETALUMA, CaL, Dec. 6.—The match shoot between teams ot nineteen men each of Companies C of Petaluma and E of Santa Rosa, Fiith Infantry, N. G. C., took place to-day, The total scores were: Company C 767, Company E (94, The Petaluma soldiers have won four matches out of five with Santa Rosa in the two series contested recently. st Great Chess- Playing. MOSCOW, Russia, Dec. 6.—The condi~ tion of the health of Steinitz, the chess- player, has materially improved, and on Friaay evening last the seventh game in his match with Lesker was commenced. It was.a queen’s gambit declined, and re- sulted this morning in a draw after seventy-five moves. The score )(nnds: Steinitz 5, Lasker 2. R Suisun Wins at Football, SUISUN, Car, Dec. 6.—The Snisun Vallev football team defeated the Peerless Club of San Francisco this afternoon by a score of 10 to 4. The game was well con- tested. —_—— TWO MURDERERS ARE LYNCHED. The County Jail at Lexington, Mo., Broken Into by a Mob and the Slayers of Mrs. Winner Are Put to Dea’h, KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 7.—1:15A. M.— A mob hag just surrounded the jail at Lexington, Mo., broken down the doors and are werking on the cell doors con- | taining Winner and Nelson, the mur- derers of Mrs. Winner and children near Liberty. LEXINGTON, Mo., Dec. 6.—Phe county jail was broken info at 1 o’clock this morning and Jesse Winner and James Nelson, held for the ‘murder of Mrs. Winner and her two babies, were taken out and lynched. FIVE TRAINMEN KILLED. Head- End Collision Letween Two South- ern Pacifie Trains in Texas. NEW YORK, K. Y., Dec. .—A Herald special from Houston, Texas, says: A head-end collision between two Southern Pacific freight trains occurrea to-day two miles east of Sandy Fork, a small place 100 miles west of here. Five men lost their lives. Freight train No. 25 was on a siding at Sandy Fork. All the crew were asleep. The second section of train No. 24 passed, and tke conductor, thinking it was the third section, gave or- ders for the train to pull out. It did so, and met the third section two miles furtber east. Cody and Brown, engineers; Hall and Akin, firemen, and Hurd, brakeman, -were instantly killed. Lewis, another brakeman, was cut in the bead. Setae Opened With a Tragedy. HAWLEY, Pa.,, Dec. 6.—The skating season opened here yesterday with a triple trageay. Blanche Bishop, 14 years of age, | daughter ot David Bisnop, and Ella| Alpha, 15 years of sge, broke through and | were drowned. y The brothers of Ella sprang after them | and attempted to reseue the girls. One of the boys was drowned and the life of the other was saved throuch the efforts of his father. The accident occurred on the mill-pond belonging to Mr. Alpha. The | children had been warned no: to go on the ice as it was unsafe. S R Senator Faull:ner May Resign. PARKERSBURG, W. Va,, Dec. 6.—The rumor is current throughout this State that Senator Faulkner will resign his seat as United States Senator this winter so that he can accept_a very Iucrative offer as atterney for a New York corparation. His present term will not expire untii March 4, 1899, TR The Bard of Shanty Hill Killed. HONESDALE, Pa., Dec. 6,—Sarah Ul- rich Keliy, known as the bard of Shanty Hill and an aspirant before Congress for the place of poet laureate of America, was 1nstantly killed to-day in Cherry | Ridge township, by being thrown from her cart. LAND RECLAIMERS ENTITLED 70 PAY Judge Minor Decides the Stanislaus County" Test Case. Treasurers Must Cash Warrants Presented With Proof of Labor. Vast Sums Invoived in the Action Just Brought to a Close at Modesto. MODESTO, Car., Dec. 6.—The reclama- tion aistrict case has been decided by the Superior Court of Stanislaus County, de- claring the claims of reclaimers legal and that #he County Treasurer shotid recog- nize and pay them. About a year ago many reclamation dis- tricts were formed throughout the State. Men baving swamp and overflow land could, by expending a certain amount of work to reclaim it, present claims to the Board of Supervisors with proof of labor, and receive pay from the county for the work, the land to remain the property of the reclaimer. Claims wera presented in this county nearly a year ago to County Treasurer W. A. Downer, but he did not consider the demands legal, and refused to cash the warrants. A test case was begun under the title of J. M. Canty et al. vs. W. A. Downer, Treasurer of Stanistans County. The suit involved many thousands of dollars in this county alone, and Boards of Supere visors of Other counties withheld action pending a decision in this case. Now Superior Judge W. O. Minor declares the claims legal and authorizes the Treasurer to pay the warrants. Swpported by the Women. HAMBURG, Geruaxy, Dec. 6.—Two meetings of the wives, sisters and daugh- ters of the dock laborers and other strikers were held here last night. The proceed- ings were orderiy throughout. Resolu- tions were adopted declaring that the women would loyally support the men in their efforts to_better their condition and would share in their privations. The situation remains unchanged. The em- ployers have again refused 1o.submit the dispute to ar! ation, and have formed a guardntee fund of $125000. Some work :ms been done with the aid of imported abor. e = Adjusting Customs Differences. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6.—ThLe special treasury commission to adjust customs differences, recently held in New York, has returned to Washington. Mr. Comstock, a member of the commission, has gone to Montreal to pursue the same line of investigation conducted in New York. 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