The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1897, Page 3

B — . THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1897. 3 YOUNG BAHDITS COME T0 GRIEF Five Fresno Boys in Jail will be two classes, three prizes in each class. Indians in native costume will dance war and fire dances and have canoe races in their dugouts, all of which will be in- tensely interesting to the city visitors. A splendid bicycle track has been made on the lake shore, and will be the scene of quite a number of exciting contests. Joseph Craig, manager of Hignland Springs, J. E. McMahon of Bartlett Sprin-sand H. Wambold of Laurel Dell are taking greau interest in the carnival | and will do their best to carry away prizes MEN WHO'LL WEAR STANFORD COLORS Records May Fall When BRAVED DEATH | Seattle N RAGING FLAMES Officer's Heroism | | door was hastily Icosed and efforts made to save the walls of the building. . Streams | from smal! band pumps were thrown on |the fire and the steam pump was used until the tide was low, when the hose could no longer reach the water. Tha steamer Gold, on its downward trip, rendered what assistance it could. The contents of the building, consisting of about 200 tons of hay, besides large quan- ities of other produ were lost. The buildine was built twenty-five years ago by the late William Bibler. —_—— | for their resorts. RAILWAY | PORTLAND FIREBUG CONFESSES. Berkeley and Palo Alto Meet. After Brief Careers of QOutlawry. | Saves the Life of a i PO 70 RAHONA. SES Robbed Chinese and Japanese Laborers on Highways San Diegans Accept a Proposition for the Construction of the Line. SAN DIEGO, CaL., April 7.—0. N. Het- ting, a responsible raiiroad contractor of Track Captain Dole Expected to Win Laurels for His Team. Blind Woman. iEnters a Burning Building and | | Bears the Unfortunate to | ‘Iflenry Jacobs Tells of a Crime to De- i fraud Insurance Companies. ! PORTLAND, Or., April 7.—Henry Ja- cobs, indicted for participation in the set- ting fire to the wholesale clothing-house of Sam Wolf & Co. last July, involving a loss 10 the insurance companies of $30,000, confessed this morning. The old man f weakened when he saw all the machinery | Near the City. many years' experience on this coast, is Salety. of the courts started going in bis case, and in the city. Mr. Hetting as a large tarned State’s evidence to save himsalf One of the Y uths Pursued by a| R:ncher and Wounled Before stock of horses and grading machinery on his hands and no contract on the tapis at present, -day he submittea an offer to Presid ber of Com- Weight-Tosser Hazz:ird in Form for the Contest—Training Teb.e | | Hairbreadth Escapes of Guests From and involve others. { Marcus Wolf, a brother of Hi Wolf, m, was Holsapple on a a partner in the Wolf clothing arrested by Detective M oo o aho O the Fire-Swept Overland charge of burning property with intent to He Is Captured mercs committee, wh is proposing to for Athletes. Hotel. defraud insurance companies. Marcus s consiruct a railroad from Lakeside to Ra- the entire line Wolf came from San Francisco_vesterday | -i e to testify in the Jacobs case. This even- mona, offerine to p-\“lhe e naatis ng it is alleged that Jacobs, in his cen- twenty-two m' . & - 3 : fession, stated that it was Marcus who FRESNO, Car., April 7.—During the | and put the road into complete shape for [ STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL., April | SEATTLE, Wask., April 7.—Seattle had | 5iruck 'the match that set the stock Gk mber of Chinese and |operation upon a proposition of half cash |7.—On Saturday, April 24, Charles Sum- a fire visitation between 1 and 2 o'clock | ablage, e laborers, walking from their | and haif stock, not a doilar in etiber to be | ner Dole '98 will ‘take his track team to this morning which came near being —_— of employment to and from this | Paid unul the contractis completed, ex- | guy Francisco to vlay off the tie made by most disastrous not only as regards great POISONING +T PH@ENIX, s e ve been “heid up’ | CePLaDOU! $15,000, which hoe extimates t| g athletic teams of Stanford and Berke- destruction of property, but the 1035 of | xys. W, 5. Hadiey Drinke Coffee Which : L would require for provisions for his men t aoton ol peope . b & : e s et ey T 5 e vork | ley last year. es as well. Fora time it seemed that Had Bren Dosed With Arsenic. &nd robbed. The officers were unable to | gnd mul He estimates that the work 4 4 1 thi e s % | obtain clews as to the gvilty persons | wouid reg about four months By a curious coincidence the captains all that section of the city south of Jack-| PHENIX, Awiz, April 7.—Mrs. W. S. this afternoon, when they succeeded uld cost $150,000. aide from the rails, | of the three Stanford teams this year are son and for two blocks east of Commercial | Hadley of this city lies at tue point of | in rounding up a ; of five young men would cost $50,000 more, and he of- | yrom Southern California—Dole of the streot (most of the buildings being ranging in ages from 17to 20 years, who t up & bond of $100,000, secured Surety Company of New had started ou tfe e Mongols. hiul performance of his track team, Fickert of the football eleven and Thompson of the baseball nine. Dole is an athlete of unusual ability and a wooden) would be destroyed by a fire which originated in the Overland House, death from what is thonght to be arsenical The husband st been divo poisoning. has m whom she ced was arrested on by robbin i ct from what appears to have been & coal-oil | suspicion of dosing the coffee. 1 . 1l been living with | The $15000 required is already sub- |conscientious worker on the track. His lamp explosion. Mrs. Hadley is a taxidermist of some . Sl s i el A ing’ ki i repute. When she returned from a visit ! ents in this city, and it is the and to-morrow morning asur- | example has been worth a great deal to | In making their way outof the botel repute. Wien she returned from a visit . any of them have been ng party will set out from Lakeside | (hose who are training under his direc- e L L eRcanes o vl ox an il clis ool aimt B oo i They are Charles and Chester cross surveys and set the grade | ;,, He nas taxen greatinterest in Stan- some most miraculous ones. : stakes, the preliminary survey having al- Antonio | g; T Tl e aced. The can of arsenical soap was 7 . r irs si i ane, an Italian, was rescued by the po- & bl e Hulburt. | oj:ctors are very enthusiastic | three years ago. . but 1 ' ffee, 'ar n ca g The apprehension of e gang was | over the scheme, and believe that at last In the last field day on the campus, in | until toe flesh began to drop from his face | & neighbor. Very soon she was seized fter- | San Diego's back country is to be reachea { by a road which will penetrate forty miles into the richest valley 1 San Diego County and opea up 100,000 acres for de- velopment and settlement. ‘ - - ! LEAGUERS AT WOODLAND. | effected t e this w and tne v had com- wo b ee Tney were bugh the c: spite of a lame knee, Dole nole-vaulited 10 e feet 11 inches. This was an increase over | his best recorded performance of 10 feet | 1034 inches, which is the present coast record. He has lately shown a decided improvement in the broad jump. Among Dole’s records are the coast record for the pole vault, 10 feet 101 inches; high jump, 5 feet 94 inches: with'vomiting and was in great agony. Dr. Tuttle is attending her. e Pursuit of @ Mantac at Yolo. WOODLAND, CaL, April Sheriff Bogard of Tehama County and a deputy had au exciting chase at Yolo, five miles north of here, this afternoon. The ofticers had in charge a crazy man whom they and hands. Physicians say he cannot ré- cover, and his sufferings 10-day have been almost beyond human endurance { cer Powers found Mrs. Ma; blind woman, prostrated from smoke in one of the rooms on the third floor of the nouse. Twe stairways were burned, fall- | ing in while he wrestied with his charge, and at one time it seemed that the brave mitted a bold of Japanese on miles sout ough everal | | Epworth Bodies of the Nopa District broad jump, 20 feet 7!4 inches; 220-yard ) 7 were conveying 10 the Napa asylum. Jjust and sent a bul- | Convene at the Yolo County 2 | HA : . |Dblae coat and the woman were both | asthe train was leavinz the station the before bringing | Metropolis, CHARLES S. DOLE, Captain of the Stanford Track Team doomed. He groped sround in the | lunatic ran to the door and jumped of | WOODLAND, Car April 7.—The dele: | dense and all but suffocatinz smoke until | The train was stopped and aiter chasir w bad followed | AND, Car., e 5 him for a mile he was overta. rendered without resistance. The officers reiurned with him to the depot and boarded the next train for their destina- tion. and_sur- be found a third stairway. This was ablaze, 100, but the officer, carrying the woman in his arms, rushed down and barely reached the sidewalk when the gates who ate il atiendance at the Napa rict convention of the Epworth n session in this city, were ten- o the count about 10'ch e of under 50— Patu Crotith C, ¥ n g & ] B g ] & 1 Clara, first; Bride R, C.'E. Rich AP SURE T = i) : tairway went down with a crash, cutting | )isH church. ] fi second. Challenge dogs, uni s | e iscopal church. The large edifice H. Keifer, Los Augeles, first. 1 bitches— | off the last avenue of escape. Owing to | SEELZ Lt o8 (e nted an attractive appearance. The | Bride R, C. E Rich. stockton her advanced age it was feared that the| VISALIA, CaL. April 7.—Robert W. nessed by ranchers | principal decorations were Cal:fornia pop- h setters—Prince, E. R. Peyton, et A8 Gosmeriaile duvingialiolitea io el ar v ! ; e ey = tained, together with the | Gosney, w riving a spirited horse at two men pursued the | pies and smilax. The league mottoes and | ton first. Novice dogs and bitches- ninnies susifine = i am rrigan first; Queen Boe, W. T. nd told hi They then came | Keys, Stockton, second. Open, dogs—Count m of what bad | tached to a buggy through town afternoon, was thrown out. this He struck on fright, might prove fatal, but the woman is now out of danger. emblems were conspicuous. There was a brief song service, in which B e e o head the ro e he could do so Hay: Bartholomew b difficulty. evening the prisoners made a com- plete confession. They implicated the other members of the gang and told of ali eries they had committed. The formed a sorrowful aggregation in y Jail to-night, the other three 2 been immediately arrested upon confession of Bartholomew and Hul- . They also admit their guilt. SEARCHING FOR AN HEIRESS. Weaithy Alaboma Woman Invckes the Aid of Portland Dstectives to Locate Her Niece. PORTLAND, Or., April 7.—Mrs. An- netta Green, an elderly woman hailing from Alabama, who came to Portland from Seattle yesterday, is searcning for her niece, Miss Helen Ida Stapleton, whom she has never seen, but who, if found, will come into great weaith. Mrs. Green had = conference with Detective Welch yester- rnoon with a view of obtsining tance in locating that niece, for has been seeking all over this coast for the past two months. Mrs. Green says that in 1570 ber sister rried L. J. Stapleton, & well-to-do man, in Covington, Ky., and soon thereafter they went to Sen Francisco to live. There Stapleton engaged in mining stock specu- lation, and when he died in that city in that city i 2 there wasscarcely enough Temaining of the $120,000 be brought to the coa: expenses. Mrs. r sister maintained only a desultory correspondence after the latier came to ihis coast, but-a year aiter Stapleton’s death his widow wrote that she and her only surviving child, Helen, roposed taking u ir residence either ere or in Sea! now ihree months since she rec of her sister's death from her Ths dsy ai ed adv ece, but as she lost the letter she was unable to say whether it was dated from & cisco, Seat this city. Therecord show no death within ie past year of a person answering the description of Mrs. Green's sister, and so far her search for y fruit- these three cities » detective that ve she hason The old lady stated to his niece is the only rela She desires to take bung Jady hama with her, and her death to leave to the niece her estale, worth about $200,000. . —_— ST. HELENA'S BOARD OF TRADE. Business Men Form an Orgen zation for the Upbuilding of the City's Industries. ST. HELENA, CaL., April 7.—In re- sponse 10 a petition circulated last week, | 100 of St Helena's more progressive citizens et at the Town Hall last evening and organized a Board of Trade. Fritz Benngee, a vin jist and wine-dealer, was elected president of the organization; | J. W. Steves, first vice-president; William Rennie, second vice-president; L. G. Clark, retary, and George W. Lee, treasurer. The executive committee is composed of M. Beil, k. W. Pithie, Henry Lange, Fred W. Loeter, W. Frank Mixon, Nathan Lauter, Judgs Harry J. Chinn, N. W. Lyman and Harry Lewellyn. The com- nittes 0N permanent oreanization was ap- yointed us follows: J. H. Steves, B. Frank iittlewell, George W. Smith and A. M. Tell. An endeavor will be made to induce c:pitalists to put in a sugar refinery, a ceamery, a casnery and a fruit-dryer here. Thé creamery isalmost a certainty. 3t. Helena is one of the richest wine- piducing sections of the State, and has atracted considerable capital of late. W:h & Board of Trade, activity is sure to rev.ve in several neglected industries. A S Lakeport Water Carnival. LAKEPORT, CAL., Aprii 7.—The com- ing water carninal is the all-absorbing topi: of conversation. The various com- mitiees are working like beavers and are leavig no stone unturned. The water comuittee has made valuable money prize: for the best decorated boats repre- senting the summer resorts of the county. « et vee: blanaSprings | night after a lingering illness. 23 pmpednoniei “HQ: the gepllcsg!. Dan,” as he was familiarly known, had and Ertlett Springs will | dam Banksof Jos Hester, "cello. the local leag behalf of the young people's societies of this city, dejivered addresses of welcome. William Hotle of Eebastopol, in behalf of ardini, violin, and Harvey W. H. sanks, president of | the visiting delegates, and Miss Dixon of Petalt ra, the district president, respond- ed. Miss Nin Parker and Miss Minnie Prior rendered vocal solos, and Mrs, Ward and Dr, Granta vocal duet. This morning tue service: sunrise prayer at 6 o'cloc Warren was the leader. opened with Rev, W, F. At 8:30 o’clock | devotional services were again held in the church and there was an increase in the attendance. These were led by Mrs. Hat- tie Allen Marble of Santa Ross. *At 9 o'clock the, convention was called to order. Miss Dixon, the districtp deat, presided. In the sbsence of T. B. Hntchinsod of Napa, the regular secre- tary, William Hotle was_chosen secretary pro tem. The reports of all the district officers were read and placed onfile. The Epworth wheel was then formed and the convention resolved itself into small groups for the discussion of various topics. he afternoon session opened with an excellent paper by Miss Olivia Gordan, superintendent of ths juniors. Mrs, Stei- ner also read an interesting paper on “What Shali We Teaca the Juniors?’’ E.mer Dopkins reported for the Wood'and | juniors and Miss King for the Santa Rosa juniors. The nominating committee reported the following officers for the ensuing term: Mary L. Dixon of Petaluma, president (re-elected); William Hotle ot Sebastopol, tirst vice-president; Mrs. Blanche English of Petaluina, second vice-president; Mrs. Hattie Allen Marble of Banta Rosa, third vice-president; Miss Kate Ames of Napa, fourth vice-president; Miss Georgia Ab. bey of Madison, recording secretary; Wil- oodland, treasurer; Oliver Gordan, Valley Ford, junior superintend- ent. The executive committee is com- posed of the presiding elder of the Napa District and the pastors of Santa Rosa and Napa churches. At the evening session Rev. C. H. Beach- wood delivered an interesting address. —_— Dies at Ridenhour Station. SBANTA ROSA, CaL, April 7.—L. W. Ridenhour of Ridenhour station, near Guerneville, died at his residence yester- day, age 65. Mr. Ridenhour was one of the best-known men in Sonoma County and was one of the eariiest settlers in this valley. He was proprietor of the Russian River Brick and Tile Works at Ridenhour station and other valuazble property in that vicinity. The funeral will take place n Sunday under the auspices of Mount Jackson Lodge, F.and A. M., of which the deceased was old-time member. ———— Young Christians at Tulare, TULARE, Cav., April 7.—The seventh semi-annual convention of the Fresno district Epworth League has just closed, after a successful three days’ session at the M. E. church in this city., Delegates were present from all sections of the dis- trict.” Among the distinguishea divines who attended were Rev. T. C. Miller of Los Angeles and Rev. Joseph F. Berry of Chicago. The latter is the editor of the Epworth League, the National organ of the association. Rev. Mr. Berry is a bril- liant pulpit orator and an indefatigable worker in the cause of the young people g Yolo County Boy Injureds WOODLAND, CaL., April 7. —Edwin Hutchings, the 10-year-old son of L. E. Hutchings, met with a shocking accident last evening while returning home from school. He was riding with several com- panions on the rear end of a large grain Wagon, and in some manner his left foot caught belween the spokes. Thelad was whirled through the air and thrown to the ground. When picked up he was uncon- scious. The limb was almost torn from the body and will have to be amputated. b T Stockton Chinaman Convicted. STOCKTON, CaL., April 7.—Mah Kee Wah, one of three Chinamen arrested for nighway robbery, they having robbed a countryman in January at Lockeford, was convicted by a jury in the District Court this afternoon. Heis a member of the Sam Yup Company and was in trouble at Sacramento and at one time out on bail in San Francisco for assault to commit mur- der. —_—— Death of a ZTulare Pionrer. TULARE, CaL, April 7.—D. H. Perkins, an oid and esteemed pioneer, died last ““Uncle The smaller resorts will content them- |lived in Tulare almost a quarter of a cen- ulvuz-‘v.im more modest displays. There | tury. He was 76 years old. and Miss Julia Boggs, in | | the Y. M. C. A. on_the coast. GEORGE H. HAZZARD, One Track of the Stars of the Stanford Team. | hurdle, 27 seconds; 12)-yard hurdle, 164-5 seconds, and 100-yard dash, 10 3-5 second. Heis the champion all-round athlete of He is a nephew of President Dole of the Hawaiian Islands. He weighs 170 pounds in run- ning attire and is finely built. His major subject 1s economics. George H. Hazzard '96, who is taking post-graduate work this year, will be one of Stanford’s weight-tossers in the inter- collegiate contests. Although weizhing but 163 pounds he has a record of feet 6 inches in this event. This was made at the field day last year. He tbrows the hammer with the pretiiest motion of any of the Stanford men, although latsly he has not equaled his recorded throw for distance. He turns twice before casting the weight and requires but a three-foot ring to make his turns, which shows the result of constant practice. This wil! be Hazzard’s fourth appear- ance on an intercollegiate field day, and according to the intercollegiate athletic agreement affecting candiaates for all ath. letic teams it will be his last. Hazzard is 24 years ofd snd was born in San Franci although he now lives in San Diego. His major study at Stantord has been English. Santa Ciara and Stanford will cross bats on the university diamond to-morrow. The visiting team will be made up essen- tiaily the sameas it was when it defeated the University of California on the same diamond last week. This will give some indication as to the probable result of the Stanford-University of California game which is_to come off in 8an Francisco, at Central Park, next Saturday. The Varsity team will be composed as follows: Catcher, Jeffs; pitchers, McLaine and Beckett; first base, Young; second base, C. Strobm; shortstop, Loughead; third base, Clemens; right fieid, Wight; center field, Freeman, and left fiald, Thompson. McLaine will pitch moet of the game, as Beckett will have to pitch in the intercollegiate match two days later. The team has received some vainable iog for a week past from Jack Shee- ban and a decided improvement is manifest. Theevening’s practice has been characterized by more gnger in the field- ing and en improvement in base-ranning. The game will be called at 2 p. a1 The following trackmen will eat at_the training table next Monday: Brinton, Hol- brook, Birtch, Dole, Walker, Buruett, Morgan, Pope, Adams, Diggles, Wilson, Smith, Hazzard, Ficker:, Lawion, Mur- phy and Carle. ‘A few more men will be added to the list as they show their fitne-s in the practice games for special attention. o usna ki A Billiard Kecord Brokenm. CHICAGO, IrL., April 7.—The game in the billiard tournament this afternoon | was notable for the shotstop high run | | records being broken by Sutton, the Canadian, who scored 169 in the eighth inning, two points more than the next highest. He won out against Gallagher by the score of 400 to 240. Most of the high run was made on the line. Gallagher seems to bave lost nis stroke entirely, having won only one game when much was expected of him. His high run to- day was 50. Sutton’s average was 20. ———— STOCKTON'S BENCH SHOW. Qpens Under Gratifying Auspicss and Will Continue Three Days More—Some of the Prize-Winners. STOCKTON, CAL., April 7.—The first an- nual bench show of the Stockton Kennel | Club opened in Agricultural Pavilion this | evening with gratifying attendance. J. Otis Fellows of Hornellsville, N. Y., | judzed the show,awarding prizes as fol- lows | owned by | ; Bruno, sec- Bitches—Bess M. D. J. P. Norman, Belmont, San Mateo County, second; SybilC, . Bernards, puppies, rough-coated dogs— Prince Oscar 1L, Joseph Moll, Eugene, Cal, Orion, J. E. Lattrel, O seconaq. Loren, Josepn Moll, firsi; Queen of the San Joaquin, August Muenter, Lathrop, Novice dogs and bitenes, smoot Le Prince Jr., F. H. Bushnell, Sa Francisco, first. Open, dogs, rough-coate Roxie Savage Tavlor,’ Dr. Taylor, Oakland, fint; Regluald K, Herbert Kullmai Fraucisco, second.’ Open, bitches, roug coated—Florence, Humboldt kennel, San Fran- cisco, first; Trixy Lodge, Fred Jacobs, Oak- land, second. Challenge dogs, rough-coated Cnampion Grand Master, Thomas Brown San Francisco, first. Local bitches, smoot. coated—Queen of the San J , August Muenter, first; Le Prince Jr., F. H. Bushnell, San Francisco, equal first. Bloodhounds—Buckshot II, Mount Sbasta kennel, Fruitvale, first. Greal_Dsnes, puppy bitches—Tosca, W. Wil- liams, San_Franci-eo, first. Open, d , Mrs. Alired Roncovieri, San’ Francisco, fisi; Juan, John Love Cuuhingham, Los An- eles, second. Open, bitches—Queen K, Mrs. oncovieri, San Erancisco, first; Trixie, Mrs. Lutgen, Stockton, second; Queen C, J. Love Cunningham, very highly commenaed; like- wise Blue, O. M. Tapper, San Jos Newloandlands—Carls, C. V. Salix, Stock- , first. reynounds, open, dogs—Laurelwood II, 8. E. Portal, San Jose, first. Open, bitches—Stelia D, W. Deegan, Stockton, first. open, dogs—Sport, W. L. Prater Oakinod, first; Jim, same owner, second. W. L. Prater, . Merritt, Pointers, puppy dogs—Glenbeigh III, Len Owens, San Francisco, first; Point, L. D. Smith, Btockton, second. Puppy bitch s— | | Jos | tn | €, 94 feet 6 inch | Dorothy III second, Hilda third. 0,and Peach al firss; t Challenge bitches - Francisco, first. I Keys, Siockt cal first; Lassie C, 3 Irish setter 5 r, San Ladof ¢ , George Grav, Osk- Glenmore Sultan, M. D. Garratt, co, third. setters, open. dogs—Sport 1I, H. Longers, Stockion, first; Beppo, J. 8. Dunharm, Stocklon, and Beauty Owen, C. M. Owens, sStockton, equal second. Chesspeske Bay dogs—County, George Ellis, Stockto, first. The bench show will be in progress three more nights, land, secon: San Franc Gordon —_— Field Conte at Benicia. BENICIA, CaL., April outs took place to-day at Benicia barracks to determine who should compete at the Presidio games. The following were the events and the winners: 220.vard dash—Won by Sergeant O'Marie, 3 3-5 seconds. Standing high_jamp—Tied by Yambert of Company D and Kramer of Company B, 4 feet 5 inchet Hemmer throw—Won by Breen of Company ‘Pole vault—Won by Bulger of Company B, 8 feet 5 inche: 3 Obstacle race—Won by Hendrix of Company C, 27 1-5 seconds. hurdle race—Won by Carter of Company C, 19 1-5 seconds. 440-yard 'light marching oraer—Won b Douglieriy of Company D, 2 minutes 50 4-5 se ds. Running high jump—Won by Carter of Com- pany D, 5 feet. : Hop, step and jump—Won by Thomas of Company B, 40 feer. Equipment race—Won by Bowling of Com- pany C, 5134 second: e Winners at Newport. NEWPORT, KY., April 7.—Six and & helt fur- longs, Flotow won, Robinson second, Dunois third. Time, 1:2135 Four furlongs, Lsdy Irene won, Lady of the West second, Eastin third. Time, 495 Four and & Lalf furiongs, Van Antwerp won, Don Quixote second, Richard J third. Time, 5614 Oile mile, San Jusn_ won, Kalitan second, Banque third. Time, 1:431{. Oce mile and fifty vards, Simon W won, Time, 1:45. NAFA LITIGATION ENDED. William Plass Wins the Suit for a Third of His Dead Brother's Estate. NAPA, Car, April7.—Judgment in the case of William Plass vs. Catherine, Philip and Charles Plass, which has been bzrore the Superior Court since July of 1806, was to-day rendered by the courtin favor of the piaintiff for the amount asked for. In his will, Charles Plass, deceased, gave a life interest in his estate to Catherine Plass, his widow, and William Plass, b brother. On the death of Catherine and William Plass the estate, which is valued at $50,000, was to be given into the po sess1 fPnilip and Charles Plass. Wil- liam Plass brought suit against the estate for one-third of the linds owned by Charles Plass, deceased, the lands beins valued at $36,000, claiming that be ha supplied one-third of the purchase price when the lands were bought. By the judgment of the court, William Plass will own in fee simple one-third of the lands or the equivalent, $12,000. Under the will he will have a life interest in_the remainder of the estate, or about $17,000. The case will probably be appealed. —_———— Tacoma Slighted by Congress. TACOMA, Wasi., April 7. —The Ta- coma Chamber of Commerce has become excited over the discovery that the bill passed by the late Congress, restraining the importation of adulterated tea and providing for inspectors at ports of entry, does not mention Tacoma one of these ports. San Francisco, Chicago, Boston and New York are the ones mentioned. As considerable tea is imported via Ta- coma and quick dispaten is the great de- sideratum in the business, it is feared T\ coma’s import trade in this respect may be greatly injured because of the nou-pro- vision for inspector here. An attempt will be made at once to have Congress amend the law so as to include Tacoma in the list. Ekacgac e Arrested for @ Zacoma Assawlt. TACOMA, Wass., April 7.—R. H. Bow- man, who runsa small tannery in this city, was arrested this evening by the police on a charge of being one of the persons who recently waylaid and nearly killed Peter Oleson, a cattle-dealer, in order to rob him of $500. The police say they have strong proof against Bowman. ‘The preliminary hearing of the case takes to-morrow. injuries. Francisco, Sl i : i ; He armed himself with his| ek e O e W. N. Calder, an electrician, fell during | the left side of his head and was injured fOgitlvEs Bhet | SLPIeteny PATUCIRSIACS . ST iarchostrs an . | the progress of the fire, sustaining slight | %0, bedly that death ensued in a few ag in the vi- | selection was rendered Miss Tuck, bitches—Quean of Co : minutes. He had been for several years past either engineer or conductor on tue The Overland House, Major Edward | mountain railroad at Sequoia lumber M. Schrack, proprietor, was destroyed | mils, fifty miles north of here. A widow and the Salvation Army Shelter building, | and two children survive him. in the same block, was badly damaged, siee Tate el besides slight damages to adjacent struc- | i . tures. The loss on buildings is about| BALLARD, Car., April 7.—The produc- $5000, with an insurance of $1000. Fire Near Lakerille. PETALUMA, Ca ployes of the Fair ranch ju ville, noticed at 8 o’ that the large | from it were pouring fire and smoke. | tive valley of the Santa Ynez promises to return this season the greatest cereal in- | crease 1n its history. It the crop be even | fair the ontput will reach over 200,000 cen- . April 7.—The em- | tais. t below Lake- ck this morning | brick warehouse on the | Petaluma Creek was in flames. Though the | 2 | fireproof doors had been securely fastened | beach at San Juan- —The final try- | the night before, one was found open, and | miles below here, this morning. The e Body Found at San Juan. SANTA AN CAvL., April 7.—The bod. of an unknown man was foupd on the-Sea, twent; 1t is supposed to be that of a tramp. | Our Great NEW TO-DAY. RETAIL SALE | Of Boys’ and Children’s 'FINE CLOTHING 'FOR 'SPRING 'AND 'SUMMER iWEAR 'CHILDREN'S | Reefer Suits, | Middy Suits, Blouse Suits== {with shortand |long pants, for |children from |4 to 10 years. BOYS' |Cheviot Suits, Cassimere i Suits, Worsted Suits single and double breast= ied===for boys from 12 to 18 years. BROWN AT THE BIG BLUE SIGNS { SANSOME ST. AT WHOLESALE PRICES Every piece of cloth is made under our own su=’ pervision—it is the very best and the very latest patterned. These suits are made especially for children and boys who are hard on their clothes —they are made to wear like iron. And sold for half what dealers can sell the same goods for. Proved toyour entire satisfaction at our store—the store of the blue signs, the SECOND BLOCK from Market St. The only wholesale store west of New York where clothing is sold at retail at wholesale prices. BROS. & CO.,, 121-123