The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1896, Page 3

‘TTIE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1896. FRESNO'S MENU OF CITRUS PRODUCTS Wonderful Variety Shown at the Midwinter Fair. What the San Joaquin Farmer Can Grow Upon Hs Acres. Visitors Marvel at the Diversified Resources of the Fertils Valley. FRESNO, Cir, Dec. 16. — To-night, under a star-lit the peovle of Fresno nity poured into the Pavilion. TuE Carr's Fresno weather prophet made a good guess yesterday when he said the atmosphere would be clear to-day. It required two ticket sellers to accommo- date the visitors and for the first time since it opened the S#n Joaquin County Citrus Fair had a big crowd present. The musical programme wes especially at- tractive and there were vocal selections by the Apollo Club, a local organization of fourteen ‘voices. The crowds swarmea among the exhibits and it wasa typical fair scene. To-morrow is San Joaquin day. Friday will be children’s day. Saturday will in all probability be called San Francisco day. To-morrow there will be a big ex- cursion over the valley road from Stock- ton. The Stockton Commercial Associa- tion will come down in a special car. ' The Mill City visitors will be met at the train, which arrives at 11:50 A. M., and re- ceive a hearty weicome. The band will be there ‘and the members of the Hundred Taousand Club and the OChamber of Com- merce will turn out to escort the excur- sionists and the Commercial Association up town. There will be some speech-making at the pavilion in the afternoon, and a recep- tion and probably some speeches in the evening. George E. Church will deliver the address of welcome, and the response will be made by Presideut P. A. Buell of the Stockton Commercial Association. A special admission price has been maae for Friday—children’s day—and all the little Lord Fauntleroys, sons, heirs and heiresses in Fresno and within ten miles dround are expected to be there in their best bib and tucker. There is some talk of placing fireplace-screens over the oranges, figs and raisins. The lemons and limes will take care of themselves, On the late train to-night'a commitiee of the fair management went to San Fran- cisco to arrange for an excarsion from San Francisco to tpe citrus fair. The commit- tee is composed of A. R. Brizgs, - Markham, A. Gartenlaub, 0. J. Woodward and Lewis Gandlefinger. The city of Fresno contributed liberally to the Mid- winter Fair, and its people believe those of the metropolis ought to come and see the fir~t great midwinter citrus fair ever held | in the State. Saturday, the last day of the fair; has not yet been christened with any particular name, but the committee would like to call it San Francisco day, and probably will. Tne sun came out this afternoon and drove the clouds zway. Over drying, steaming roads and pavements the people | wended their way to the pavilion. The | management was correspondingly grate- ful for the at least temporary withdrawal | of Jupiter Pluvius from his depressing competition with the citrus fair. The sunshine changed the roof of thin shakes into a mantle of beantiful soit straw tints, while here and there a stream of sunshine, magniiying with the distance it traversed, fell with a clearer yellow on the golden fruis or dotted the floor. The urchin who tried to peep through a bole in the roof mace a dark shadow upon it and was quickly chased off to the ground. That boy, from his fleeting birdseye view | of the wonders beneath, probably had an | idea that the San Joaquin Valley raises everything under the sun except icic.es and snowbalis! After an hour or two of inspection and study on the inside, the ayerage spectator receives about the same impression as the boy. . In the San Joaquin Valley are certainly raised some of the fruits and vegetables | that grow in every known climate, begin- ning with the snow on the surrounding | mountaintops and ending with the cacti onthe plains. Foliowing is a compiete Jist of the great variety of things szen in the exhibits of n Joaquin, Merced, Ma- dera, Fresno, Tulare and Stanislaus coun- | ties, Kings and Kern counties not being represented : Uranges by the t in bulk, baskets, pyramids nd piles. Lemons, d'tto. F g5 in hoxes aud glass cases. Ralsing in vast array, in glass-covered boxes, pasteboard packages, incicsing seedless pre- paraiions, aud open boxes, for this is the raisin center. There scems 10 . be enovgh of them to repave Market street. at rival the w England. as though just Apples In about thirty va finesc raised in New Grapes in bunches looking as fre: plucked from the v A bunch of roses. Branches heavy with dates tacked to many promi- nent posts and points in the pavilion. Twelve of the 2700 known varieties of cluding the rare “old muan” cactus, with an unpronounceable sclen.ific name & 0ot .ong. ATt potiery. Ra'tan furniture, cornmesl, oatmeal, bar'ey. ‘aw, roasted and readv for coffee. x pongeplant for bathtnb use. Macaroni. irom spaghetti size 1o larze sheets of it. Oranve t ees bearing fruit. Beans—smail whites. pink, tlackeye, rel, kianey, bayou, Lady Washington. refugee. Hops. Honey in the comb. ‘Wines—Muscat, Burger, Madeira. Reisling, Opor- 10, Amontiliado, An eica, Tokay, Champagne, Yrock, Port, Sherry, Burgundy. Cutedel, Claret, ‘hdel, Sauterne, Maiaga, White. Spirits— W hisky, peach brandles. Extract of lercon. Perfumes. Pumpkins of hogshead girth. A cluster or chrysenthemums. Orange sugar. Squashes. Orsnge pomade. Poia oes. Orange flower water. Neroli. made from orange petals. Pure extract of oravge. Lemon jelly. Ci'rus oranze peel. Redwood and redwood bark, one tall column of which will be raffied for {he benefitof a cripple. Cotton. Goobers (alias peanuts). Tobacco. Ornaments 6f gum trees with beautiful oval Flour, Chico! eaves. Eucalyptus Kudis Eudlicher. Corn on the cub. More roses. . Turnips of great size. Pomegranaies. e immons, ripe. and ¢reen enougl up e o Mouth of the San Joaquin K1ver. Sheaves of wheat. Shocks of corn. ~ugar cane. Brown cbrn. Onions (the nervous r:un';‘nlend)& 5 28 hot as any one in this wor.d or the o next could wish. ‘Watermelons, out of cvid storage. | these exhibits, WILL STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL., Dec. 16. this evening elected 1o what is popularly atiainable during a man’s college life. CAPTAIN STANFORD'S FOOTBALL TEAM. —Steuart W. Cotton of San Francisco was considered the highest individual honor He was chosen by his fellow football-piayers to captain the Stanford Varsity team next season, succeeding Charles M. Fickert of Tehachapi, who has filled the position this season with great credit to himself and to Stanford. As was first stated in the columns of THE CALL, Fickert was strongly urged to be a ¢ idate for re-election, but absolutely refused, partly because he was opposed to establishing the precedent and partly because Cotton’s withdrawal as a candidate a year ago assured Fickert's election. C le of Seattle, the big. aggressive Varsity guard for the past two years and a classmate of Cotton's, was Cotton’s only competitor. The play of both men was of the highe Jonger on the team, and proved the favori st grade in all the games, but Cotton had the advantage of having served one year te when it came to a decision between the two men, though Carle, too, has hosts of friends. Cot n was elected by a msjority of those twenty-six players who participated in omne or more of the scheduled games during the season with California, Olympic and Reliance. Stanford’s new captain is in his junior year and is barely 19 years of age, having entered the university when just past the n ecessary age limit of 16. He had played foo ball at Belmont academy before he came to college, but his development here was remarkable, and in his freshman year he secured the position of end rush on the Varsity—the youngest man who has ever played on the Stanford eleven. This year he was the youngest of Stanford’s representatives in the Thanksgiving game and was the star of the day, buckine through California’s line no less than thirty-seven times and failing to gain ground but twice out of the forty-five times he was given the ball. In his sophomore year he was transferred to tackle, where he made & record for himself in the Thanksgiving game of *95 by his clean, hard, steady playing. This year it was generally believed by Stanford students that if the California and Stan- ford varsity teams were nearly cqual California might win by getting Ransome past the line, for Stanford had no good tackler in the field for fullback. Sogreat was this danger sup; ability that it was decided by osed to be and sb great was the configence in Cotton’s tackling and his bucking ckert and Cross almost at the last minute to transfer Cotton from tackle to fullback. That this move was a very wise one the Thanksgiving game fully demonstrated. Cotton’s old place in the line was admirably filled by C. A. Thomas of Los Angeles. Cotton has an ideal physique for footbal 1, standing over 6 feet in height and weigh- ing in ordinary dress very close to, 200 pounds. He is a member of the Sigma Rho Eta Jocal fraternity and all the class societies, and has an enviable record 48 a student, his major study being history. bership of about 200 students, and was also Last year he was president of his class, which has & mem- captain of his class football team. His long experience at the game, the valuable coaching he has received from Walter Camp and Cross, and his wide acquaintance generally, should make him & most effective with the players espectally and the students and popular captain. Grape fruit, nearly as large as the old oaken bucket, the enemy of malaria and indiges- . tion and good for uothing else. Tae gieat medicine of the San Joaquin. Chestnats (from Stockton). Cucumber pickles—the sweet and che bitter. Preserves in glass jars of graceful shape and all sizes—Pescaes. peurs, grapes, plums, oranges, lemons. cherries. Jelifes—Diito and from ail the fruits. Marmalades—Ditto- and from all the fruits. Canned fruit—Ditto In tin and gluss. Minera s—Iron, copper, gold and silver ores, mag- nesite. asbestos, linestone. All the vegetabies. Dalsies, pansies and camelliss. This menu gives a fair idea of the variety. but it fails to make more than | the slightest suggestion as to quantity. The simple statement that 22,4.0 square feet of floor space is viled Iigh with all amid abundant flowers, foliage and many colored lights, through which wind many aisles, will give a better | idea. The display of citrus fruits does not | fail 1o bring out expressions of admiration from the horniest-handed old rancher to the 1mpressible lass in her teens. Fresno is proud of it and there is no reason why | she should not be. i R REFUSE 10 PAY 4SSESSMENTS. Suit Brought Against Residents in a Eec’amation District. FRESNO, CaLn. Dec. 16.—Ap imporiant suit involving the validity of the organiza- tion of recla:uation districts is on trial | before Judge Webb inthe Superior Court | of this county. It was brought by the | Lower Kings River reclamation district | against a number of residents of Kingsand Tulare counties, to recover the amounts assessed against them for reclamation | ypurposes, The assexsment was levied in June last, and the defendants have tailed to payit. They deny its validity. The reclamation district was organized six years azo, and in 1894 one of the propert owners named Phillips contested an asses: ment on his own iccount. Suit was brought against him, but Judge Risley of this county gave judgment i1 his favo The greater part of tue landsin the dis- trict are situated in this county, while the | remainder is in g = IN UKIAH ASYLUM, THOUGH SANE. Fred Reimers, Recently Committed, De- clared by a Friend to Be Men- tally Sound. STOCKTON, Carn., Dec. 16.—Jacob Si- mon, proprietor of the Columbia House of this city, has started upon the mission of rescuing a friend from the Ukiah Insane Asylum, to which he was committed from San Francisco, while suffering {rom the after effects of a spree. The man is Fred Reimers, who has been in this city off and on for four or five years, He has an estate in Germany valued at about 34,000 marks, equivalent in American money to $8500. Not long ago, while visiting in San Francisco, Rei- mers became intoxicated, and ‘while in that condition was robbed of a consider- able sum of money. He complained of his loss 1o the police, but acted in such an erratic manner that they locked him upon a charge of insanity and he was commited to the asylum at Ukiah, Mr. Simon, at whose hotel Reimers stayed while here, 1earned of his friend’s predicament only recently. ' That Rei- mers is now sane the hotel-keeper has no doubt, for at various umes in the past Reimers acted as if demented when on a ngree. but recovered his reason as soon as the effects of the lignor disapvearea. Some time ago Reimers was arrested here for robbery, but it transpired that he purioined the watch stolen by him while | intoxicated and demented from the.ex- cessive use of liquor. He wasrescued by Simon, who hopes now to get him out of the Ukiah institution. Al g e Two Santa Barbara feddings. SANTA BARBARA, Car, Dec. 16— Alton M. Cates of Los Angeles was united in marriage to Miss Anna Kaczynski of Topeka, Kans., here to-day. The cere- mony was performed in the hallowed sanc- Apricots. tuary of the Oid Mission, which adds a Ay rf;‘;]—;:“'- ray of romance to the happy event. Don- Cirron. ald Barker was to-day joined in wedlock o"‘(]wTL to Mrs.ECarrm L.Cg’nin; qu Chicaizo in :1ve of Trinity Episcopal urch, It is said the Wimopn. bride is c!osury related to millionaire English walnuts, Pabst of Milwaukee, MEXICO DEMANDS HIS LIFE. Causes the Arrest of an American for Shooting a Murderer Who Re- sisted Arrest. SAN -DIEGO, Caw, Dec. 16.—Sam A. Thing, brother of Deputy Sherf-Frank Thing of Potrero, on the Mexican line, is in jail on a charge of murder, and bail has been refused him. He was arrested on Monday on the instigation of the Mexican Consul here, acting under orders from Mexico. The complainant is Sacramento Martinez, a sister of Thing’s victim, San- tiago Socias. On April 16 the Thing brothers went to Tecate, not far from Potreio, to arrest Socias, who wass wanted for murder in Orange Couniy. Socias was a desperate man, and the Thing brothers armed them- selves, expecting trouble. They found their man in a blacksmith-shop and placed him under arrest. They walked outside, and Frank Thing asked Sociasif he had any arms. The Mexican said he had none. ‘When outside Socias stepped back and said he would not be taken and reached for his revolver or made a motion as if he would draw one. Young Thing was be- hind his brother and had a pistol in his hand. He stepped forward and held it at Socias’ breast and warned him not to make troudle. Socias retreated and kept tupgging at his breeches pocket as if he expected to find a weapon there. After another warning young Thing shot, f ing that his_brother, the Deputy Sheriff, would be killed. The bnllet killed Socias. No weapon was found upon Socias and although the Coroner’s jury exonerated voung Thing from all blame this incident seemed 1o be the starting point for an in- vestigation which was instituted by Mexi- can Consul Lomeli ot this city. The affair was declared to be a premedi- tated murder in revenre for an insult offered by Socias to Sam Thing some time before, and the District Attorney’s oftice was declared to have been willlully care- less in not investigating the case further. The matter was further complicated by the fact that Socias was a Mexican citizen. Lomeli investigated the case as far as possible, and succeeded in bringing it to ihe attention of Secretary of State Oiney. The correspondence was transmitted o Governor Budd and the arrest followed. BB # CAUGHT 1IN LORADO, San Diego Officers Arrest an Alleged Swindier. SAN DIEGO, CaL., Dec. 16.—A deputy sheriff of this county is on his way to this city with J. W. Strickler, recently of Vista. Strickler is wanted for a land swindle which he isalleged to have worked in this city last May, just before he fled from the State. A vigorous search has been made for him, but he was not lo- cated until ten days ago, when the Sheriff heard of him in Colorado. Strickler lived at Vista for some years, where he conducted a store and was hignly respected. He became indebted to alarge number of wholesale merchants and com- mission men, and then, on December 4, 1895, he transierred his property in trust to Simon Levi, representing the Klauber & Levi Company and many other firms, This fact Mr. Levi sets forth at length in a comvlaint filed in Justice Bryan’s court on September 15 last, the creditors num- bering over thirty firms in this city and Los Angeles. The property fraudulently transferred by Strickler is near Escondido. With reckless indifference to the rights of others Strickler, on May 1 last, is alleged to have sold the same property to a man named Joseph Kaets and then struck out for Col- orado. ST Disappeared at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or,, Dec. 16.—Captain Da- vies, in command of the British ship Del- cairnie, arrived in port on Monday after- noon from Japan. After leaving theship’s papers with the British Consul he started outto *‘take n” the town. He has not been seen since. There is every reason to believe that he ‘wandered down to the dock and fell into the river, as his hat was found there, ¥ vertisement on eighth 4 - PRAISES OF TWO HARBORS SUNG The Santa Monica - San Pedro Fight Is Begun. Government Commission Opens Its Session at Los Angeles. Friends of the People’s Site Confi- dent That Huntington Wi!l Be Eeaten. LOS ANGELES] CaL, Dec. 16.—The Government Commission, the duty of which, under the act of Congress creating it, is to determine which of two sites—that at 8an Pedro or that at Santa. Monica— shall be chosen for a deep-sea harbor for Southern California, held its preliminary meeting in secret session at the West- minster Hotel to-day. The session began at 10 A. M. and lasted until 3 p. ». Every member of the board was present, with Secretary Pratt in charge of the various papers and minutes, and Admiral J. G. Walker, U, 8. N.,in the chair. The session was devoted principally to an examination of documents, charts and other data bear- ing upon the important subject under investigation. Soon after the close of the meeting this afternoon, Secretary Pratt formulated the following bulletin for the press and public: ‘The board tor locating a deep-water harbor in Southern California at {ts session to-day ae- termined to commence its public hearings on Monday next, the 21st inst, in the meeting- room of tne Chamber of Commerce. The hear- ing will begin each day at10A. u.and close at1P. 3., and will be devoted solely to the con- sideration of matters-bearing upon the merits of the two locations (San Pedro and ganta Monica) as harbors. It is the desire of the board that the advocates of the two locations shall de- termine between themselves as to which shall open the argument. The board also decided that it was inexpedient to accept free trans- portation to the various points whicn jt ma desire to visit in connection with its ynvesti- ations; all services and facilities nflmEed the oard will be paid for at reasoneble rates. The interim between now and next Monday will be employed by the board in secret sessions, in visits of inspection to the two sites and in the examination of data collected by competent engineers and marine officers who have in years past made observations respecting the character and direction of winter storms at these places. The commission will as a whole make a thorough personal exami- nation of San Pedro and Santa Monica, the United States Geodetic Survey st amer Gedney to be used for the pur- pose. Afterall this has been done, the commission’s report to the President will The commission expects nity forat least six weeks. Everybody is in a quandary as to the nature of the fight which Huntington proposes putting up in opposition to the splendid and formidable array against his private harbor scheme. His hench- men and lawyers, usually so aetive in emergencies of this kind, seem to be tak- ing no interest in the matter at 1ssue. There seems to be no explanation for this apathy anywhere, hence the general ex- pression of surprise in all quarters. The personnel of the commission has made a very favorable impression on the few business and professional men who have metits members. They are conceded to be able, efficient and of high character. The friends of San Pedro are sanguine as to the result of the investigation. The perpetual falsehoods, forged petitions, packed meetipgs and a weak and vacillat- ing Common Council, which were used last sprinz in favor of Santa Monica, can no longer be utilized now that the issues are to be fought out on the ground, where swift exposure would follow misdeeds and bring the perpetrators into immediate disgrace. e g W GIFT TO LOS ANGELES. Capitalist 6. J. Griffith Donates as a Christmas Fresent a Magnificent Park Site. LOS ANGELES, Cin., Dec. 16.—G. J. Griffith hasdonated to this city 3000 acres oi land near Elysian Park, extending out along the Los Angeles River. A large por- tion of this tract is susceptible of cultiva- tion and peculiarly fitted for public park purposes, It is a beautiful combination of hills and lovely dales, with magnificent prospects of poetic retreats. This gift will make the greatest public park in the mat- ter of acreage in the United States. Mr. Griffith’s letter to the Mayor and Council apprising th m of this princely donation isin part as follows: In the course of twenty-three years’ active business Jife in California I have become proudly attached to our beautiful city of Los Angeles, which, through its great natural ad- vantages and its matchless climate, averaging 300 sunny days in the year, is destined to soon become a great metropolis. The arduous work of these years has been rewarded with fair suc- cess, and, "°°”"‘“"’f the duty whichone who has acquired some little weaith owes to the comwmunity in which he has prospered, and desiring 10 aid the sdvancementand happi- ness of the city that has been for so long and always will be my home, I am impelled to make an offer, the acceptance of which by yourselves, acting for the people, I believe will be a source of enjoyment and pride to my fel- ows and add a charm to our beloved eity. Realizing that gublic parks are the most de- sirable feature of all cities which have them, and that they lend an_ attractiveness and beauty that no other adjunct can, 1 hereby propose to present to the city of Los Angeles, as a Christmas gift, a public park of about 3000 acres of land in one body, situated a fraction over a mile north of the northern city line, in- cluding two and a half milesof the frostiess foothills bordering on the Cahuenga Valley, five miles of the Los Angeles River bottom— the lards generally known as the Ostrich Farm, and the beautiful little valley which was called the Press Colony site; also with these lands the improvements thereon, con- sisting oi several buildings and a water plant, with tunneis and piping, the original cost of these having been over $10,000; ana all of which will be of service and penefit in im- proving the park. This gift enables Los Angeles to at last have what was most neededi—a magnifi- cent breathing spot, susceptible of the highest development, the delight of the people of Los Angeles and the wonder and admiration of the people from other localities. — SALVINI’S CALIFORNIA RANCEH. CUwned a Fine Olire Grorve Near San Fer- nando Mission. LOS ANGELES, Car., Dec. 16.—Alex- ander Balvini, the famous romantic actor who died au Florence, Italy, two days ago, owned a forty-acre ranch near the old San Fernando Mission, a few miles from this city. Mr. Salvini while in this city some years ago was charmed with the climate of Southern California and authorized a reai estaie firm here to purchase for nim a site for an olive orchard. The place, which is set to olives and cirtus fruits, is very valuable. ‘Un retorning to this city at a later date the tragedian was shown his - purchase and was greatly pleased with it. He au- thorized his agents to employ a compe- tent foreman and put the ranch undera high state of cultivation. It is a locality long famed for the production of fne olives and the most delicious citrus fruits. Nearly all the trees are now in bearing. The ranch, 1t is said, will now be sold. ® Breame Violently Insane. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Dec. 16.—George Phelps, a building contractor, became sud- denly insane to-night and came near in- juring employes in the Times business office. He went to the newspaper office and called for Editor Otis, to teil him that William Jennings Bryan has been elected to the Presidency. e was told that Otis was out, whereupon he took a chair, smashed the furniture and rried to do damage to those present, but was arrested. R Ry Sware His Wife Was Cruél. LOS ANGELES, Car, Dec. 16.—J. T. Sheward, a prominent dry-goods man, was this afternoon given a divorce from Mrs. Viola Sheward, on ‘the ground of cruelty. The case was tried by Judge Shaw, with closed doors. No opposition was made by the wife and the decree was granted by default. Witnesses corroborated Shew- ard’s story of cruelt; e Zucky Baldwin Wins a Suit. LOS ANGELES, CAL.,Dec. 16.—*“Lucky” Baldwin has again proved himself entitled to his nickname, for he has again wona big suit, involving the ownership of the Merced ranch, consisting of hundreds of acres adjoining the famous Santa Anita rancb. Judge Shaw to-day declared Bald- win to be the owner. —_—— Information for Investors. LOS ANGELES, Can, Dec. 16.—The Santa Ke has created a commissioner of industries, with the head office at Chicago, where mechanics luoking for unopened avenues of business and capitalists in search of investments can gain all requi- site informati: James Davisis in charge. 8AN JOSE PAWNBRUKER BUED. Said to Have Sold Pledged Articles With- oui Due Notice. SAN JOSE, Carn, Dec. 16.—A. Green- berg, better known as ‘Uncle Joe,'” was arrested to-day upon two separate charges for violation of the State law regulating the business of pawnbrokers. The com- plaining witness is Charles G. Artsman, He charges that Frank Ray, alias Ray Cameron, pledged & gold watch and chain with Greenberg on November 11, 1895, and that Greenberg sold the articles thereaiter without advertising the proposed sale for five days in a daily newspaver. The sec- ond charge against Greenberg is that he accepted the pledged articles and failed 1o keep a record of the transaction as the law requires. Greenberg was arraigned before Justice Dwyer and pleaded not guilty, He was given until to-morrow to decide whether he would be tried by the courtor the jury. ey Sentenced for Thieving, SAN JOSE, CAL., Dec, 16.—John Kelly, anotorious petty thief, was to-day sen- tenced by Justice Gass to,one year’sim- prisonment in the County Jail on two charges of petty larceny.. Kelly was dis- charged from the County Jail yesterdsy morning, having served thirty days for petty larceny. He had been at large but a few hours when he was discovered steal- ing a pair of shoes. He escaped, but was subsequently apprehended while stealing an overcoat. Kelly has served three terms in San Quentin end there is nota jail on the Pacific Coast in which he has not done time. —_—— Gare a Worthless Check. SAN JOSE, CaL, Dec. 16.—Paul P. Aus- tin to-day swore to a complaint charging F. W. Buckley, who has been located in Stockton, with misdemeanor embezzle- ment. On September 20 Austin cashed a $25 check for Buckley, but when it was presented to the bank upon which it was drawn it was pronounced worthless, as the maker had no money on deposit. ERED A e Commissioned at Mare Island, " VALLEJO, CAL., Dec. 16.—The gunboat Petrel wascommissioned at the navy-yard’ to-day. Itisexpected to soon leave for the Aslatic station, to resume duty in Cuinese waters. - SUIT T0 RECOVER A BET. 4 Kansas City Man Los, Now *queals NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 16.—A Sun’s special from Kansas City says: A suit to recover a bet of $500 made on Bryan’s election has been brought by Henry Miller, a paper-hanger. He had only $500, but he bet it all against $1500, which the Michael Commission Company put up. Miller sues under the statutes of Missouri, which declares that ‘‘any person who shall lose any money or property at any game or gambling device may recover the same by civil suit.”” The law says: *The money bet on an election mav be recovered from the stakeholder even though he has paid the bet to tke winner.” IR SO Suicide of a Congressman’s Son, WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 16.—Frank B. Phister, son of the late Congressman Phister of Kentucky, committed suicide on Bryan and this morning. T0 MAKE THE DESERT BLOOM Irrigation Plans Discussed by the Delegates at Phenix. Ex-Chief Justice Kibbey Talks Against Governmental Assistanca. Scientifiz Pap-rs on the Reclamation of Arid Lands Read in the Congress. PHENIX, Ariz., Dec. 16.—Three thou- send visitors are in Pheenix to-day to at- tend the fifth annual session of the Na- tional Irrigation Congress. They came from tweaty-five States, the Eastern men taking as much interest in irrigation as the arid-land citizens. Strawberries, oranges, lemons, grapes and various other semi-tropical fruits were presented to the residents of the frozen East. Great interest was manifested to-day in the many instructive papers which were read. J. H. Kibbey, ex-Chief Justice of Arizona, who while in office rendered an important and far-reaching decision on the rights of canals, made a brilliant ad- dress, taking strong ground against either State or National legislation in favor of arid lands, He believed it would be detrimental to arid regions, as the history of past years showed that every attempt in this direc- tion had been a failure. This view against the unanimous sentiment of the congress has brought forth much adverse criticism. Ada Irvin,a Phenix lady, long asso- ciated with land matters, read an excep- tionally interesting paper on the adapta- tion of the present land laws for colony sites. This paper was one of the best read during the session. Judge Maxwell of California spoke at length on why the State ana Federal Gov- ernments should construct irrigation works. His address was able and well re- ceived. Dr. Chapin of Illinois read a scientific paper on “Humid America.” Dr. Capin is a noted author, and his address was masterly and interesting. The paper showed the number of pounds of water necessary to produce one pound of dry product. Figures in this respect are sur- prising. For example, the paper declares one pound of corn requires 360 pounds of water, either by irrigation or rainfall. The doctor makes strong claims that the farms of Illinois, Indiana and Maine have been greatly improved in productive- ness by the artificial application of water, and the products have increased fourfold. The afternoon session was devoted al- most excluslvely 1o the presentation of papers on the various subjects assigned. “Climatology,” by Captain W. A. Glass- ford of Denver, created much favorable comment. Captain Glassford is an attache of the Weather Bureau and imparted much valuable information relating to the cli- matic conditions of thre arid West. Permanent organization was effected to- day and by-laws and constitution adopted. One hundrea and three new members were added to the National Association. The evening session’s leading feature was the presentation programme by the pupils of the United States Indian School near Yhoenix. The opera- house was crowded and the delegates expressed themselves as highly pleased with the evening’s entertainment. To-morrow closes the session. Friday and Saturday will be spent in excursions to various parts of the valley. FRESNO MURDEKER 1IN LUCK. Jurors Fail to Agree Upon Wife-Killer Kockwell’s Fate, FRESNO, Car., Dec. 16.—The jury in the case of W. W. Reckwell, charged with the murder of his wife, which has been on irial before Judge Risley for the past week, was discharged to-day, being un- able to agree. It had been out for forty- eight hours arnd innumerable ballots were taken without changing the vote froin the first. Ten of the jarors were tor murder in the first degree and two for second de- gree. This was a great surprise, as it was believed that the disazreement was over the question of fixing the penalty at hang- ing or life imprisonment. District Attor- ney Snow stated this evening that he would surely try the case again. NEW TO-DAY. Cupid and Psyche. Manhood. The sense of physical strength sends a thrill of pleasure through the veins of every human being possessed of that rare gift. Strength in manhood or woman- hood means health, vigor; yet thousands are aware of a deplor- able lack of this feeling. Every man or woman who lacks vigor can regain it through the use of Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belt. A work of art and science, de- voted to'the strength and de- velopment of pure manly and womanly vigor, called “Three Classes of Men,” will be mailed, closely sealed, free to every man or woman who would study this siibject for their own advance- ment. 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