The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 14, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1897. CREEDE NOT A SUICIDE This the Verdict Given by a Coroner’s Jury at Los Angeles. (.MiNEH Does Not Alter the General Belief That His Death Was Premeditated. Known to Have Been Deepiy Wor= ried Over His Domestic Troubles. LOS ANGELES, CAL., July 13.—A Coro- ner’s jury to-night decided that Million- aire C. Creede, who died of too much morphine at his home here last night, bad taken the overdose by accident. Though this verdict officially disposed of the suicide tifeory it does not settle the matter in the minds of many persons who ¢ reason for having their own opinion on the subject. It wasshown at the in- quest that the wealthy founder of Creede, Colo., had been in the habit of occasion- taking a dose of morphine to quiet pain caused by neuralgia of the stomach, to which he was subject, but he knew the nature of the drug, so that he ld not well have taken an overdose in ance. Some of Creede’s most intimate ac- juaintances are firm in the belief that the wealthy miner, who was by nature fre- quently morose and melancholy, espe- cially since breaking with his wife last December, deliberately took a fatal dose of morphine to relieve nim from the distress of mind into which he had falien and from the fear of impending new trouble c 1C Clifton E. Mayne is languishing in the County Jail awaiting a aecision of the Su- preme Court on his appeal from a twenty- five years’ sentence for having wronged Elsie Shinton, his name continues to be kept prominent before the public, though the high court has evidenily forgotten him. Miss Wills, a wealthy maiden lady, who was recently appointed by the court a3 guardian of the girl in the case, was be- fore judge Clark to-Gay on a citation to show why she would not permit the girl's mother, Mrs. Shipton of San Francisco, to visit her ¢aughter. Miss Wills showed to the court that she had sent the girl to Boston to be taken into a family and trained in the way she should go, accordirg to Boston ideas, and, consequently her ward was out of reach no% only of the mother but of the court as well. Miss Wi'ls, who is conspicuous as a‘ philanthropist, informed the court that the Shipton girl had for some time past been living with a preacher at Sierra Madre. Fearing that Mayne's friends could reach nher and influence her in the con- victed man’s lavor she had deemed it best to <end her furtheraway. Miss Wills also informed the court that she desired to re- sign as guardian, but the matter will be disposed of Friday. - In the meantime Mayne languishes in jail, sometimes very near death fromnerv- ous prostration from two years of waiting for the Supreme Court to remember his existence and pass upon his appeal. WHITTIER GFFICIAL ARRESTED. Accused of Administering Corporal Pun- ishment too Generously to One of H.s Wards. LOS ANGELES, CAL., July 13.—Certain parents of the boys detained at the Whittier State School threaten to keep up a rumpus about the recent incipient rebellion of cadets, though Superintend- ent Van Alstyne asserts that all is quiet at the institution. The superintendent is evidently mistaken. Though he may keep his most obstreperous charges under lock and key and double guarded, smart- | i | ing with sundry strappings supposed to be well deserved, there is trouble brewing outside the brick walls at Whittier. George C. Parks is an indignant father. He has a son at Whittier, committed, of course, for some offense, and the young Parks was among the number favored with more or less corporal punishment on zccount of his wife’s return to the city. | for the part he took in rebelling against Mrs. Creede, les was reported to her husband, dis- eared sudden! whose every movement | the authority of the officers of the school. aiter coming back from Alabama to Los | Parks pere says that his boy was | whipped with a section of garden hose, on the night the mil- | lionaire dizd and all attempts to locate | her have failed. her rooms at she is not there and no one will say where she is at present. Itis known that Mrs. Creede is prepar- g for another campaign against ner band, though when $20,000 from Lim last December it was on condition that she abandon her divorce proceedings, agree to a separation, release ede from all future claims and go to stay. Creede paid her the cash, she did not keep her part ot the cam- at Creede was very much worried by the return of his wife is admitted even by those friends of his who strive hardest to | maintain the theory of accidental deatu, and that he was particularly distressed on last day was developed at the inquest. principal points advanced to dis- prove the suicide theory r-lated fo the excellent financial condition of the de- | d and his devotion for his adopted | ild, little Dorothy Waters. Desides the elegant manor house he valuable Broadway property, where the Tally-Ho Lv. she accepted She has not given up | the Clarendon Hotel, but | on Figuerca street he owned some | stables are situated, ard | he had large cash deposits in several of | | Drew of ihe capital city sent out informa- ibe city banks. Loward the litile child he bad adopted lisplayed the foudness of a father. The aby’s mother was Kdith Waters, who, after attaining some notoriety from an a favorite tool for such purposes at re- formatory institutions, and on account of this alleged fact he demanded and re- ceived a warrant of arrest for Captain Treat, who is charged witn wielding the rubber bludgeon. Captain Treat was arraigned in Justice Young’s court to-day and held for trial on ihe 2lst inst., being allowed to go on his own recogn:zance. O:her com- plaints of a similar nature are promised, and the present management will either have to get along without punishing the boys or fight in the courts. CAUGHT BY >3TOCKTON OFFICERsS James Hennarsew, Who Stole the Racer, Walter J, Apprehended. STOCKTON, Car, July 13. — The Sheriff’s office to- day accomplished a very neat capture of a criminal whois wanted in Sacramento and whom the Sheriffs in the central counties nave | hunted with unusual zeal. James Hennessey is now in the Sacra- mento County Jail on a charge of grand larceny. Hennessey isa racehorse man. On June 11 he stole from Sacramento the well-known staillion Walter J, belonging to ex-Jockey M. McDermott. He effecte i an entrance to the stable by breaking the padlock. Chief of Police tion of the theft. A few days ago the Sheriff’s office learned that Hennessey ba been at the racetrack he e, and the | ofticers then set to work on his trail. elopement, went on the stage and made a | little tran was willin ent reputation. to abandon The actress | her baby, and | Millionaire Creede and wife legally adopt- | ed it. When the disagreements arose be- | tween Creede and his wife that resulted in | the separation the child, now about two vears and three months old, was sent to ! Eilsinore. Stories of the dead man’s liberality are ring to light. ve discovered, but it 1s known he had given $18,000 to his brother-in-law, W. M. Phifer, who for the past four months has made his home at the Creede house, and had given thousands of doliars to other r ves. His liberality is described as ind attributed to lucky-strize miners, e motlo is ‘‘easy come, easy go.”’ generous in his gifts of late, Cr was not given to lavish expendi- tures of the money that came to him from 1e Amethyst. When bhis income was ning §1000 a day he was living simply and economically. Soon after “striking rich,” he built a neat but plain log at Creede, and the woman who after- ward became his wife occupied the posi- tion of housekeeper in this cabin for sev- eral month-. She was then getting a di- vorce from her hvsband, and when this hed they were married and ueb o, Colo., where he pur- 1 2 small cottage at a cost of $5000. He was not a drinking man. His tastes were simple and his habits economical. v ihe first few years in which he | enjoyed wealth he was inclined to be He received thousands of letters, not only from America 1 European cities as well, but the sympathetic tales had no loosening effect on the purse-strings of the new million- aire. His relatives and old friends in | lowa flocked 1o him, and although he had iscarded them aill twenty years ago and even changed his name to more fully sever all connections with his family, he received his brothers and distributed among them a few thousands. One nephew, a boy 16 years old, who came to Creede with an attempt to wrest money from him by means of ihe secret o1 changed name, went away diszraced nd empty-handed, and the day after com- mitted suicide in a little town in Eastern Kansas. All attempts to blackmail him were promptly rebuffed, and the new mil- lionaire proved that he was competent to take care of his own. He invested the bulk of his fortane in bonds of the Rio Grande Southern Rail- road and the Citizens’ Water Company of Denver. His weaith has never shrunk to any considerable extent and it i even pos- sible that he had when he died as much proverty as would represent the earnings of his mines. Of anaturslly morbid disposition Creede was made more miserable by his money and the worries it brouzht him. When the necessity for him to go into the hills in search of veins was removed his occu- va'ion in life ended, and he was notof sufficient 1intelligence to find a new in- te inlife. He read nothing except of the “blood and thunder” nickel library class of literature, and he often said he hud exhausted the pleasures of travel in his trips througn Colorado, New Nexico, Arizona, California and the Northwest. The adopted name of N. C. Creeds waz taken in 1872, after his avrival in Bunny- side Cump, section t in later vears became a part of ths more successful camp of Creede. His bome was in Leon, where a brother, Judge John W. Harvey, now live«, and another brother, Jerome L Harvey, was formerly Postmas- ter. Jerome L. now lives in Manitou, Colo., andisince the family reeonciliation has peen the favorite brotber of Creede. These brothers may come in for the estate if the contracti of separation from his wife prevents her from inheritine it. The remains of the miner will be placed in a vault to-morrow to await final dis- nosition, as may be decided upon. o g ELSIE SHIPTON IN BOSTOUN, Sent by Hey Guardian Out of the Way of Clifton Moyne’s Friends. LOS ANGELES, CAL, July 13.—While He leit no will so far as | He was captured last night at Cometa, Stanislaus County. Deputy Sheriff Biack went out last night and returned this mornineg with his man. Sheriff Jonnson was notified and deemed it best to take ine hcrsethief to Sacra- mento at once, and Deyuty Black left with him thisafternoon. Shortlv after Hennes- was taken from jail James A. Louttit appeared at the Sheriff's office and stated that he had been retained us counsel for the prisoner. At that time Hennessey was already on his way to Sacramento. The stolen horse is now in charge of Mr. Harrison. - SHEEP suK THE& YUKON, Herd of Seven Hundred to Be Taken to the Morthern Mines. SEATTLE, Wasm.. July 13.—The rather novel feat of taking 700 head of sheep into the Yukon country is to be undertaken by George Miller, a well-known Alaskan now in this city. He will ship them to Dyeaon the steam- ship Al-Ki, which will sail next Sunday. From Dyea the sheep will bedriven across the pass and along tbe shore of the chain of lakes to the headwaters of the Yukon. Some of the sheep will perhaps be driven on to Circle City, but two-thirds of the pumber will go farther than the famed Klondyke, where they wiil be butchered for the miners. Miller expects to reach the Klondyke District by August L. He wili be assisted bv five or six drivers and as many or more goo | shepherd dogs. He calculates that no serious obstacles will ba encountered on the long journey and that tue sheep will find sufficient grazing along the route to keep them in good condition. The slaughter will commence early in September, by which time the weather will be amply cool, Miller says, to keep mutton or other fresh meat. He estimates that he can sell the mut- ton without any difficulty for 50 cents a pound, equivalent 10 $25 a head, on the basis of the sheep dressing an average of fifty pounds each. poiad-ad LT BANTA CKUZ CUNVENTION. Christian Church iiclegates Begin Their Sessions. SANTA CRUZ, Cav., July 13.—The an- nual State convention of the Cnristian Church opened at Garfield Patk with a large numoer of delegates in attendance. The tabernacle has been sup; lied with electric lighting and the great circular auditorium presented a bright and cheer- ful interior that corresponded witu the ;x:’c?nrlgmg prospects ot the convention rk. Evangelist Melvin Putnam, who has been holding meetings in a great tent here, delivered a strong scriptural sermon, and that portion of the service closed with baptisius, T'he seryices to-morrow morning will be- gin at8 o'clock” and be led "by J. Durham of Irvingion. At 9 o'clock the regular church assembly will be called to order by Rev. J. A. Brown, chairman of the State board of missions. The officers of the convention will be elected at the morning session. S. M. Jefferson, LL.D., dean of the Berkeiey Bible Seminary, will deliver the first of a scries of lectures on “The Teaching of Jesus” and a discourse on +The Mission of the Home” will bedeiiv- ered by Rev. J. B. Haston of Salinas. The afternoon wiil be devoted to recreation, and at 8 . M. services will be he!d at the tabernacle. —_—— Thunderstorm at Sebastopol. SEBASTOPOL, Can., July 13.—A ter- rific thunderstorm broke over Sebastopol early this morning, and lasted nearly an hour. The lightning was the most bril- liant ever scen here, and the thunder was deafening. But little rain fell. It was expected that it would cool the atmos- phere. On the contrary yesterday was tiie uottest day of the summer, the ther- mometer registering 102 at 2 o’clocks REBELLION RIFE IN DEMOCRACY'S CAMP Uprising Against the Ex- aminer-Budd-Ma- guire Cabal. Fresno Expositor Leads Off in an Editorial Denouncing the Combine. Says It Is Fighting Senator White From Ambush and Wrecking the Party. FRESNO, CAL., July 13.--The San Fran- cisco Examiner, Governor Budd and James G, Maguire do not seem to enjoy the good will of the Fresno County Dem- ocracy. While this feeling against the vaper and the Governor has been known to exist for some time, there has been no open demonstration until this evening, when the Daily Expositor, which can be considered the leading Democratic paper of the San Joaquin Valley, printed a double-leaded editorial in which it had some disloyal things to say about the ‘‘combination.” Tke editorial begins with the assertion that serious trouble threatens the Demo- cratic party in the State, if rumors now in the air mean anything. It continues: That these rumors are widespread and that they are accepted by the rank and file of the party as true is shown by the numerous let- ters we get on the subject trom leading Derao- crats in this valley. The story is to the effect that & combination has been made to deliver the Democracy of the State, horse, too: and dragoon, into the hands of a certain cabal upon a platform to be satisiactory to the con- spiralors. The movementappears tobe against the interests of Senator Stephen M. White, but it probably means the crushing of other ambi- tious men—indeed, of any one who may stana in she way of the conspirators. The editorial then states that it would like to see the Democratic party success- ful in the State, and strikes direct from the shoulder at the Examiner, Budd and Maguire in the following manner: Democratic success can come, however, only through an honest, free, fair and open exer- cise of the ingividual Democratic will. Boss- ism will not win. Combinations of individ- usis distastetul to the masses will not be tolerated, Combinations and conspiracies to control the destinies of the party, no matter how clever. popular or unexceptional the in- dividual members thereof may be, will be certain to end in disaster. In the following paraeraph the editorial indicates the “‘combination distasteful 1o the masses’ it refers to in the precedirg: The rumored Examiner-Budd-Maguire com- bination would be a strong one, certainly, and it might be regarded as in the best in- terests of Lhe party by those constituting it; but we feel confident that it wouid fail and end in defeat for the Snny. If such a con- spiracy has been formed or is in contempla- tion those engaged in it should take warning and abandon the movement. The editorial concludes as follows: Let those who are opposed to Senator White come out into the open and fight a fair fignt He may be defeated in such a contest, but his friends will then accept defeat gracefully and 1n good part, and, burying all differences, wili go forward 10 achieve & common victory. It he is to be fought from ambush, if he is 10 be stricken down without & fighting chance, the danger o1 sulking will be largely increascd, and it is the sulkers who are usuaily responsi- ble or party defeat. The successiui poiitician 18 he wWho leaves no justifiable ground for re- scntment in an oppouent or for bitterness in defeat. All those in this reputed combination owe mucn to the Deriocratic party—iar 100 much to set themselves up as dictators and aispensers of its offices—to cause its certain ruin. The editorial has aroused a great deal of interest amone local Democrats and it meets cordially with their views. The Ex- positor has recently changed hanus, and is now uuder the editorial management of C. O. Ziegenfuss, a well-known newspaper man. B — LEFT, NEVER TO RETURN. Unceremonious Departure of the Manager of a Fresno Canning Com- pany. FRESNO, CAL., July 13.—A. F. Tenney is no longer manager of the A. F. Tenney Canning Company. His retirement from the company has not been generally known, although it is now over six months since he severed his connection with it. And he did this in such an unceremoni- ous manner that it was about three months afterward before the firm knew of his departure. James Madison is managing the fruit cannery in this city this season. He is largely interested in the enterprise and he was forced to take charge of the busi- ness after the former manager left. Madi- son's home is in San Franci-co, where he has large property interests, but this sum- mer he is living in Fresno. The new manager was seen at the can- nery by THE UALL correspondent to-day aud said tuat be was at a loss to account for the strange departure of Tenn-y, who is now sojourning in Southern Eugland, his native home. The ex-manager did not leave any debts bchind him and his relations with the company were ol the most pleasant. Madison bad only a word of censure for Tenney because he had gone off and ieft the business of the com- pany without a manager for about three months ana it suffered somewhat thereby. The present manager was in Kurope when Tenney lelt at the beginmng of the year. It was not until Madison reiurned in the latter part of March that the former manager’'s departure was discovered. His whereabouts had been unknown, and it was not until Madison had made investigations that it wasascerta:ned that he had left suddenly with the intention ot never returning. He had transferred his stock in the canning company to another person in San Francisco. Mrs. Tenney is still in the bay city, and it seems that the departure of her hus- band was as unexpected to her as to any one else. In fact, 1t is believed that the cause of Tenney’s sirange action was domestic troubnle. Tenney came to Fresno a number of years 2go as manager of the Fiesno Fruit and Raisin Pzczing Comvany, of which he and Madison were the principal sioc! hoiders. They discontinued their but ness, however, and estabiished the can- nery. About five years ago Tenney lost a leg in a railroal accident, being run down by cars while crossing the track in this eit, The Southern Pacific Company compr mised a suit for damaxes that he insti- tuted, and it is understood that he re- ceived $10,000 from the corporation. —_—— Chila Killed by Drinking Claret. FRESNO, CAL., July 13.—The four-year- old son of James Mulder, a Hollander, who lives with his fam’ly southeast ot this city, drank a pint of claret wine this raorning, and this evening died from alconolic poisoning. This was the con- clusion reached by the Coroner’s jury at the inquest to-night. Death of a Seattle Lawyer. SEATTLE, Wass., July 13.—Hon. John Wiley, one of the foremost lawyers of the Stato and president of the Board of State University Regents, died this afternoon, the result of in{urie- sustained by a fall from a horse. In the late Pre-idential campaign he bolted the Republican party and did conspicuous services for Bryan and the silver cause. MEET FOR STUDY AND RECREATION Chautauquansin Annual Session at Pacific Grove. Educators of Renown Will Add to the Success of the Assembly. Programme of the Opening Day Concludes With a Grand Concert. PACIFIC GROVE, CaL, July 13.—The eighteenth annual Chautauqua assembly of the Pacific Coast began its two weeks’ session here to-day. This gathering, which has grown in strength as well as popularity year by vear since itsincep- tion, promises in the 1897 season to reach its banner vear, and-the success of the opening events of to-day bear out this promise. The first hour of this afternoon’s exer- cises was occupied by Milton L. Lawrence of San Jose in a short lecture upon the theory of vocal cnlture for children as taught by the Tomlin method, which he followed with an interesting demonstra- tion of this method. Mr. Lawrence will have charge of the musical department of this assembiy and will organige classes in vocal mueic for children as well as for teachers. Having been here already a week or more he has formed a choral class of 100 children, whicn will take part in some portion of the public evening enter- tainments. Some preliminary business relating to the assembiy’s work, committee meetings and the like was gone through during the afternoon, but the formal organization will not be perfected until to-morrow morning. A zrand opening concert, the first of a series of three which will be given during the Chautauqua season, took place in the assembly hall of the Methodist Episcopal Church this evening. An excellent pro- gramme was rendered, the various num- bers of which were given by the Knicker- bceker Male Quariet of San Francisco, the Lyric Ladies’ Quartet, also of San Franc.sco, under the direction of Mrs. Martin Schultz, the celebrated soprano; Roscoe Warren Lucy, pianist; Miss Nellie Shipley, cornetist; the Misses Partr.dge, Miss Etnel Tillson, C. M. Eliot, L. A. Lar- sen, Cyrus Brownlee Newton, elocution- ist,and others. A large audience enjoyed the good music. Owing to the presence on this coast of men and women of National repuration who are attending the Christian Endeavor Uonvention the Chautauqua management has heen enabled to offer a stronger, wider and altogether more excellent array of talent this year than any hitherto pre- sented in any previous year. Such speak- ers as Bishop Jobn P. Newman, Edward Page Gaston, Dr. Francis Clark, Jonn Wil- 1s Baer, Dr. Wilbur Chapman, Bishop Fallows, Dr. Seymour, Dr. Pentecost, Dr. Dille, Miss Ida Banfey, Dr. A. W. Lamar and others will be in attendance, and the various classes of the assembly’s term will be under exceptionally capable in- structors. Some of the assembly officers already here are: President, Rev. Dr. Eli McClish of Coliege Park; vice-president, Rev. Rob- ert Bentley of Oakland ; general secretary and treasurer, Mrs. E. J. Dawson of San Jose; superintendent o instruction, Rev. Thomas Filbean of Marysville; curator, Rev. T. H. Sinex of Pacific Grove. TRANS-MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS. 8x Thousand D:legates Have Aiready Put In an Appearance at Salt Lake. SALT LAKE. Uram, July 13. — The Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress will convenein this city to-morrow. About 12,000 delegates from States west of the Mississippi River are expected. About half that number bave already arrived, including members of the executive com- mittee, who are making detailed arrange- ments for the session, which will last four or five days Hon. W. J. Bryan, president of the con- gress, and Mrs. Bryan will arrive on Thursday. In the absence of Bryan Hon. Henry R. Whitmore will preside to- morrow. ‘The delegates are representative men from Western States. The congress is to discuss matters of commercial and indus- trial interest to the West. Extensive preparations have been made by leading citizens for the entertainment of dele -ates and their friends. Topska, San Frai cisco, Butte, Las Vegas, Phenix and Los Angeles representatives are here trying to pull next year’s congress to their various cities. SRy FOUND WEALIH iN ALASKA. Peter Early, Unce a Poor Blacksmith, Aow a Mitiionaire, TACOMA, WasH., July 13.—Peter Early, once a poor blacksmith doing business in Tacoma and now a mine-owner claiming to have over $1,000,000 in go!d ore in sight on his Alaska locations, sailed on the Topeka this afternoon for the land of his wealth, He has just returned from a trip to Portland, where he purchased a stamp- mill which will at once be put into ope- ration upon his mines. Earlv states that while here he contracted for 60,000 feet ot lumber at the St. Paul and Tacoma mill, 10 be used in thedevelopment of his prop- erty, and that he contemplates estabiish- ing u sawmill and later putting in an elec- tric plant. His claims, which were discovered al- most by accident during a prospecting tour, are located near Berners Bay, a short distance from the water. Next vear Early is certain he will need forty men, and with the air of a general good fellow he says he'll iet his Tacoma {riends in first on the ground floor. He sold an interestin his mine for a good sum belore leaving Juneau, and appeared among his old friends here with much money as to astonish them. They are very giad of his gocd fortune, and some of them will be sent for when he can give them employment next year. Early found the ledges early last sp-ing, and ore from the surface down rans $10 to $30 in gold per ton. —_— Gloss Dies at Auburn, AUBURN, Car., July 13.—F. Gloss, owner of the largest olive orchard in this section and recognized as an authority on olive culture, diea here to-day of blood poisoning, He wasa German, and in his native land bore the title of Count. S N Legnl Styaife at Sausalito. SAUSALITO, CaL., July 13.—The suit brouzht by George . NcNear againat the firm of Hedges & Paff, or the Sonoma Preserve Companv, for $32,000 is on trial before Superior Judge Ange.lotu, ———————————— ONLY 50 cents for a three hours trip around the bay on jhe large and commodious steamer Ukiah. This is the first opportunity afforded ladies and children on week days for a bay outing. Leave Tiburon ferry at 9:30 A . Tickets 50 cents, children between 5 and 12 years of age 25 cents. & PORTUGAL'S FLAG WAS TORN DOWN Consul Laidley Investi- gating a Monterey Incident. His Government May Demand an Apology From the United States. Its Indignation Aroused by an Epi- sode of a Fourth of July Celebration. MONTEREY, CaL., July 13.—This his- toric town has suddenly jumped into in- ternational prominence in a manner highly exciting to its citizens. The little aisturbance which occurred on the even- ing of the Fourth of Ju'y, nccasioned by the hauling down of a Portuguese flag which Manuel Oztins had hoisted over his place of business, has led to an investiga- tion by the Portuguese Government. Ortins is a leading grocer of Monterey, a prosperous public-spirited man and a naturalized citizen of the United States, though by birta a Portuguese. In deco- rating his shop for the Fourth he hoisted a handsome Portuguese flag upon a vole alongside the one from which floated the Stars and Stripes. The patriotic feeling which twice led to the pulling down and finally to the burn- ing of this flaz because no American flag waved above it so highly incensed Ortins that he swore out a warrant for the arrest of Captain M. P. BSeeley of the Old Capital Cadets, who hauled the flag down the first time, and notified the Portuguese Minister at Washington of the affair. The Portuguese Minister at once communicated with Henrique Laid- ley, the Portugzuese vice-consul at San Francisco, requesting him to make a thorough investigation of the affair. Laidley came to Monterey and both he and District Attorney P. E. Zubala of Salinas are engaged in examining the case. Captain Seeley, who is an important fac- tor in the investigation, is absent from town, released on his own recognizance, and as soon as he returns the matter will be brought to a focus. Con-<ul Laidley says that if the trouble cannot be satisfac- torily explained Portugal will demand an apology from the United States for the indignity. The crowd which hauled down and burned the Portuguese emblem was com- posed of young men. HIGHLAKD GRANGE TOPICS. Pro:essor Joffa Continues His Lectures on the Rational Feeding of Stock. WRIGHTS, Car, July 13.—Professor Jaffa continued his talk on the rational feeding of farm animals this afternoon at the Grange Hall, and dwelt principally on | the food value of fruits for livestock and on the rational feeding of chickens. It was a question of practical importance, said he, to a farmer who had a supply of fruit which for some reason he could not put on the market to know how to feed it to his stock and for what food he had been accustomed to feed he shouia substi- tute it. Various charts were shown giv- ing the proportions of water, nitrogen, non-nitrogenous and mineral elements contained 1n the d:ffzrent fresh and dried fruits, the proportional amount of these elements contained in the fruit which was actually digested and then the food vaiue of the fruits as compared with other tood products. The same food ingredients, it was shown, were found in the fruits asin the grasses and grains and other food prod- ucts, but the non-nitrozenous elemenis or carbobydrates were mostly of sugar nstead of starcn. This was of no conse- quence in the feeding of stock, which digested starch as easily as sugar. The fruits were not so rich in protein or tissue- | building material, said Professor Jaffa, so that in feeding them care must be taken 10 make yp the deficiency in this respect by mixing in some concentratea fooa rich n protein, such as cottonseed meal. Care must also be observed to make substitu tion gradually, watching how the change worked. In answer to a question in regard to the feeding of appies and pears, which fur- nish the most waste fruitin this district, Profe-sor Jaffa advised the farmers to try by experiment how 1t would work feeding a littie at a time and watching the re- sults. A ration, he said, was the amonnt offood fed perday toany animal,and a bal- anced ration, which was what the intelli- gent feeder worked out from the various chiarts and analyses, was one in which the nutrients were contained in their proper | proporiion for the animal nutrition. Lt was absolutely necessary, the profes- sor said, for the successful poultry-raiser to get the most advanced methods of ra- tional feeding in order to successfully meet the great competition ana the low prices in this industry. The same general principles, he showed, must be observed here as in the feeding of stock. The work of the cocw was the making of milk, while for the hen it was the making and laying of eggs, and the proper food must be given to the hen in the right proportions for building tissue, main:aining warmth ana suppiying the inuredients necessary for the formation of the e. g. The principles and figures necessary for unaerstanding the rational system of feed- ing farm animals, he said, were given in the report of the experiment stations of the State University for 1894-95, and any farmer of average intelligence could mas- ter them without difficulty. e — SANTA MOUNICA SWINDLE, Zife Insurancs Company Found to Have Been Defrauded Out of $25,000, PORTLAND, Or, July 13.—Several days ago the private detective agency of Sim- mons & Welsh received a letter from Wil- liam B. West, a special agent of the Nor- wich Mutual Liie Insurance Company, then 1n San Francisco, requesting its as- sistance in finding John Himpton, sup- posed to have been drowned with two other men by the upsetting of a boat near Santa Monica, Cal, just about a year ayo. Hampton had been in business in Santa Fe, N. Mex., but in May of last year he, with his family, removed to Los Angeles, though not engaging in any business there. At the t'me o1 his supposed deatn he car- ried a $25.000 insurance on his life, which was paid to his widow last fall. “From the information we nave,” said Detective Simmons this morning, *‘it seems the lite insurance companies were rather prec pitate in the {uyment of the lo-s on Hampion’s life. The first thing to arouse Special Agent West’s opition that there might possibly be a fraud con- nected with Humpton's death was that no one knew of the men alleged to have lost their lives with Hampion, notwithstanding Mrs. Hampton claimed that they had long been residents of Los Angeles and extensively known there. It was in February last that Agent Wes two little ones on East Nineteenth street, near Salmon. Unfortunately they were placed on the case too late 1o get at any sati-factory local results. Ou Sunday last the woman and her children, ‘accom- vanied by s« man closely resembling the photograph sent them by West, left for some unknown point via the Northern Pacific. These detectives have wired to West for authority to pursue their search for Hampton, if he is really alive, as they feel contident of their ability to corral him. According to a picture with a descrip- tion Detective Welsh has had in his pos- Session for more than iwo years, Hamp- ton some five years ago bunkoed another life insurance company out of $7500 by feigning to have lost his life in the surf near Aulantic City, N. J. That policy was paid a year later to his sister, Mrs. ira Howell of Trenton, N. J., and it was only a year after the payment of the claim thatit was discovered that Hampton, who then went by the name of Henry Wentworth, yet was alive. He successfully eluded all attempts to cap- ture him. STIOCKTION DUG WITH RABIES, Killed by the Poundmaster After Causing @ Grneral deare. STOCKTON, Cavn., July 13. — A dog showing all the symptoms of hydrophobia ‘was rampant on the streetsat noon to-day. It was first seen in the neighborhood of Sonora and San Joaquin streets, where it terrorized everybody by snapping and snarling at every moving object that came within ‘its reach. Men stopped on their way at the sight of the froth-mouthed canine, and took another direction. Children ran screaming with fright to their homes, and hardiy any one dared approach the infuriated animal. Finally Poundmaster Horton came along and attempted to capture the brute with a lasso, but the dog retreaed, emitting saliva and snapping viciously at every step, into the cellar of one of the residences. Thither Horton bravely pur- sued it without a revolver and endeavored to kill it with a stick. The dog would not allow the officer to approach within striking distance, and retired furtner back into the celiar. The poundmaster finally managed to get his riata about the brute’s neck and choked the crazy canine until he could force it outside, where he shot it. RS S4ANTA ROSA ACCIDENT. Boy’s Leg Caught in the Wheel of a Moving Wagon. SANTA ROSA, CaL, July 13.— The nine-year-old son of Joseph Schmidli, a well-known resident of this city, was terribly injured here to-day. The boy had been out for a drive with two com- panions of his own age in a pony cart and was amueing himself by jumping on and off the cart while the other little fellows urged the pony to greater speed. In at- tempting to regain his place upon the cart atter a jump, the unfortunate lad made a misstep and thrust his leg between the rapidly revolving spokes oi a wheel. Almost instantly his leg was broken in several places and the flesh ground from the splintered bones. The services of two surgeons were enlisted and the leg set, but it is quite likely that amputation of the injured limb will be found necessary. SILENT THE BARD OF BONNIE BRAE Death of H. M. Higgins at His San Diego Ranch. Gained Fame as the Composer of Popular Ballads in Years Agone. His Sweetwater Valley Citrus Or= chard the Oidest In the World. SAN DIEGO, CaL, July 13.—H. M. Higgins, better known as "“Bonnie Brae” Higgins, died at 3 o’clock this morning at his home on Bonnie Brae ranch, ten miles east ot the city. Thirty years ago H. M. Hiegins was the most noted publisher of Chicago and the Northwest. He was the author of many noted songs, chief among which were “The O!d Musician and His Harp’”’ and “Hang Up the Baby’s Stocking.” These two ballcds attained a popularity in this conntry and Canada that has seldom been surpassed, and the composer realized over $50,000 in royaltie: In 1871 Mr. Higgins left Chicago with a fortune of $100,000, and, coming to Cali- fornia, he purchased and developed Bon- nie Brae ranch, a magnificent property in Sweetwater Valley, and now containing the oldest citrus orchard in the country. Here he also originated and propagated the Bonnie Brae lemon, which hasat- tained fame throughout the world. Mr. Higgins was 77 years oid. In re- ligion he was a pronounced spiritualist. Strike Biewing on Fraser River, VANCOUVER, B. C., July 13.—A big strike of Fraser River fishermen is likely, even the Japanese joining their white rivals in the effort to gain better terms. The canners, alarmed by the slump in demand and prices in the British market will offer only 10 cents a fish and tle men who got for a while 25 cents last year, demand 15 cents. A mass-meetin - of over 1000 fishermen has been held and feeling runs high. The canners are de- termined, fearing that the present season, with its probable large vield and low prices, will not be protitable. The run of fish has Just commenced on a moderate scale, and very large numbers are not expected before August. NEW TO-DAY—CLOTHING. R P NEZ R E SN E ) N St N g EZ22D) ) | is flowing in the $7.50 suits this $15 and $17.50—th But they are su have been out of o FALL PREPARA- TION SALE No. 3. so what They consist o Breasted Sack Sui fashionable shade ; Pure wool—every them in repair one year free of charge. They are certainly Snaps, with a great big S, for any truly good suit. NWO0O0D:C (COLUMBIAN W 000000 Information furnished gladly regarding that $1250 we’re going to give away. dropped onto this fact. Meanwhile Mrs. Hampton removed to Francisco and sub- sequently came to Portland with her two chiidren.” Detective Simmons ad led that be and ‘Welsh had this morning located the cot- tage occupied by Mrs. Hampton and her 541 Market Street, Directly Opposite Sansoms. A steady stream of buyers values have ever been offered at $12.50, two months ago, | FALL PREPARA- do but sacrifice them ? meres, Clay Worsteds and Plaids. direction of these week. No better e regular prices. mmer goods, should ur store and away can we | TION SALE No. 3. f Single and Double ts in almost every in Cheviots, Cassi- thread. We keep man who wants a (S5 o S ACE e RCSD N CEC o WS O o R C Sl NS N e L NSO o S — MO~ S OOLEN MILLS), $ 000000000000 000000 00 000000 Q7T et e T Rt