The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 30, 1897, Page 14

14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1897. JAPAN BECOMING POWERFUL Best Modern Ordnance for the Army and Navy of the Empire. EXTENSION OF RAILWAY LINES. American Locomotives Held in the Highest Favor by the Japanese. THE GRASP OF RUSSIA ON KOREA. Great Railroad From St. Petersburg to Vladivostok May Be Extended South to Seoul. Walter S. Stone, manager of the Amer- ican Trading Company, Yokohama, is at the Palace Hotel. Mr. Stons formerly lived 1n San Francisco, but seven years have elapsed since he left California. He 1s well known in the American colony of Yokohama, and is familiar with many of the commercial enterprises of the Orient. In the develcpment of the resources of Japan e notes that Americans are con- tributing quite as actively as either Eng- lish or Germans, but he acknowledges that the Germans. are good traders and wield much influence in Japan and otber countries, «Japan to-ddy is a prosperous and strong nation. The people are patriotic, progressive and alive with a spirit of national enthusiasm. The railroad man- agers are on lookout constantly to procure the best equipment that the world can produce, and it is noted that Amer- ican locomotives are being rapidly intro- duced. Locomotives of the Baldwin and henectady type are popular with rail- road rxen, and the English builders find themselves confronted bv Amerlcan com- petitors.. Much advancement s observed in the muse of electricity for light and hough the cost of establishing ts restricts the general ap- power, alt “Accounts from Korea are to the eflect that Russian influences on that peninsula are all-powerful. Russia has the upper hand there and doubtless means to hold the advantage. After the death of the queen the king lived for fifteen months at the Russian Legation. A new palace for the king is now in course of construction at Seoul. The capital has been much im- proved by ihe adoption of sanitary regu- lations. The building of a railroad from Vliadivostock to Seoul is one of the early possibilities in the development of the r Russian enginerrs figure that the great line across Siberia connecting Viadi- vostock with St. Petersburg wiil be finished within . three years, and it is regarded as certain that there will be a raiiway termi. nus on the Pac far enough south to have an open-water port the year round. o influence of Russia is so great and the power. of the empire so well recog- nized, that no one in China would oppose scnemes oi Russian extension, and for many good reasons Japan and Russia are in accord. “‘Americans, Germans and the British are” tidding for commercial prestige in Korea, and the Americans are said to be holding their own against their competi- tors. Dr. Allen is said to be the leading American in Korea, so far as personal or political influence is conc~rned. He was formerly a missionary, but stands high in favor with the ruling authorities.”’ Japan is taking steps to place herself in line with the great powers of the world. The young men of the country respond readily to the call for military service. The standing army is formidable and well equipped with modern guns, The ships of the Japanese navy sre of the modern type and the guns ars of the highest power manufaciured. In some respects Japen leads the United States. An officer of the United States navy who recently came to this city from Hono- Julu inspect-d, while at that port, the Japanese warship there and found that the Jjap had better fighting facilities than the Philadelphia possessei, The particu- Jar advantage noted was in the armament. The Japanese ship had some of the latest improvements in the handling of breech- Ioading guns, and the shields to protect the gunners were threefold heavier on the Jap than on the Pniladelphia. Japan is constantly on the lookout in France and England for the latest im- provements in ordnance. This officer of the American navy thought the Jap in Hawaiian waters could whip the Phila- delphia in a duel. Japen is giving much attention at pres- ent to the fortification of her principal harbors. The Diet recently appropriated $50,000,000 for harbor defenses. The tem- per of the people is in favor of making the empire formidable on land and sea. Tne conquest of China by the army and navy of Japan has made ihe Japanese confident of success should another war come. Navy officers who have been in Japan say that the people are in favor of war with the United tes. The Slave-Owner Made No Case. In'Superior Court Depertment 11 Wednesday there was a short sequel (0 the story of the res- cue of two Chinese s .ave-girls told in THE CALL of Tuesday morning. The ownerof the girls went in1o court and swore out a writ of habeas NEW TO-DAY. 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RED ROUGH HANDS *Sseed s by Cozicuna Boak ;,;(g/«}'/%*" 1 17 L7 / iy pgis \\i\\r{\v/Y | St “x ( B 4\(. . ~ e, S < N AX - /) N0'e 4 2 ¢ ://, The Voice Is the Voice of Budd, but the Hand Is the Hand of “Boss” Rainey. rpus for the gizls, claiming that they were kept in the Meihodist Mission house against their will. 1t took but three minutes tosett.e the matter to the satisfaction of The girls, when placed on_the st: did not want to go back, but desired to stay in the school and learn, and the case was dis- ! missed at the request of the attorney for the | plaintiff. A PROGRESSIVE QUARTER. The German General Benevolent Society | to Erect a New Hospital and Building for Offices. The quarterly meeting of the German General Benevolent Society was held in Druids’ Hall, Sutter street, last night. There was a large attendance. The president, in his report, referred to the fact that as heavy exira exvenses had | been incurred during the past quarter for a new well, painting and repairing the hospital and other alterations, amounting | altogether to $3202 30, the board of direct- ors had been obliged 1o draw on the re- | serve fund, but that even under these un- favorable conditions the society’s funds had only been decreased by $133295, which he considered a satisfactory result. For cuaritable purposes $223080 had been expended, and the numuver of mem- bers and subscribers had been increas by 91, making the total membership The president conciuded with an elo- quent appeal to the liberality of wealthy Germans for funds required before long for the erection of a new hospital 8o as to keep up their well-established reputation among their fellow-citizens. An alteration in the by-laws was made authorizing the board of directors to em- ploy two resident physicians instead of one, as heretofore, owing to the constantly increasing number of patients. On motion ot H, Maas the president ap- pointed a committee to consider the ad- visability of erecting a suitable building 10 be used as offices of the society, drug- store and laboratory and hall. The com- mittee, which consists of Charles E. Han- sen, Carl Ublig end Edmord Kolofrath, was authorized to look out for a suitable lot north of Mission street and east of Larkin street and report at tne next quar- terly meetin HAD A PLEASANT TIME, Chinnery Eotertained by Her Friends on Board the Steamer Alameda, On the 17th inst. a very pretty little fete took place on board the steamship Ala- meda, during the run from Sydney, the occasion being the seventeenth birtnday of Miss Chinnery, who 1s on a visit to Miss May Graham, with whom she in- tends spending a few months before re- turning to Australia by the next Ala- meda, During the afternoon Miss Chinnery gave a very pleasant tea 1o her friends, and after dinner a musical evening, A good programme was got up by H. Davies, and among the best items were songs by Mr. Collison and Mr. Davies and two reci- tations by Mrs, Eliiot. Two artists, Messrs. Moosbruzger and Vannod, kindly gave two songs and a duet, which were very much appreciated. After the concert Miss Chinnery w. re- sented with a little souvenir by her friends as a mementoof her trip to San Frauncisco. . COODE, ELFELT & CO. The Firm Has Been Attached By One of Its Creditors. Warren Olney brougzht an attachment yesterday on behalf of the Pacific Sheet Metal Company against Code, Elfelt & Co., packers, of this City. involved is about $4000. Mr. Olney says he knows nothing about the affair, except that e was instructed to bring suit. An effort was made to effect a settlement, but failing in this suit was brought. He does not know if the attachment w brought to forestall others who might heve claims, and does not know the total in debtedness of Code, Elieit & Co. ————— KENNETH DUNCAN ARRESTED. The Disgraced Minister ¥ound in San Jose. Kenueth Duncan, the disgraced Presby- terian minister, who stole $80 from the proprietor of a restaurant on Sixth street, where he was temporarily employed, wa: arrested in San Jose last night | | The police here were notified of his ar- rest and an officer will be sent to San Jose this morning to bring him back. The charge against him is grand larceny. ——————— Miss Mrs Chase Was Cruel. Ernest L. Chase has filed suit tor divorce from his wife, Ellen J, Chase. He treated bim cruelly. etlopdic] The amount | | NORE LIGHT ON SUITHS PARDON How Rainey Persuaded the Governor to. Make the Order. Budd Sought to Dodge by Ap- pealing to the Prison Directors. | The Threat of the Boss to Give White His Favors Brought About the Result. They were telling about the town yes- terday how it was that Burglar Dave Smith, the kinsman of S8am Rainey, man- aged to get his release from San Quentin prison after serving but one-third of his eight-year sentence. Governor Budd’'s friends have liitie to say in defense of his action in granting the order of pardon un- known to the Prison Directors or Warden Hale, except that he acted in conformity with one of the prerogatives of his office and that he probably had good private reasons for'befriending Rainey. The friends of the boss detend Smith’s release simply from a political stand point. They say that Rainey is the god of the machine and carries the Governor in his maw, so to speak, consequently the par- don of a relative is a matter of small moment. It bappens that Budd has set his mind on attaining a sort of political immortal- ity, He is anxious to go into history as the only Governor of the State who was elected a second time. Failing in this, of course he has an eye on Senator White’s seat in the United Siates Sendte—but this is a second consideration. A second term { is his first and dearest hope, and it is Rainey upon whom he has centered his aspirations. The two became friendly for the first time during the progress of the last Legisiature. The boss made the first advances, only to get a irost. But politics is agame long drawn out, and a few days later it dawned on the man from Stockton that he was not as popular with the masses as he at first believed, and he came off the pedestal in a great hurry. Once on the ground Budd curried favor with every Democrat of any prominence in the northern part of the State. Rainey was his first idol. To the fat boss the Governor opened his heart. Tnen it was that Rainey saw his opportunity and he rose 1o it. There were some olu scores to settle and some old, debts 10 pay, but Budd was willing to make amends at any cost. San Francisco had been overlooked in the distribution of spoils and it was time, said the boss, that some of tue loaves were passed this way. It was no sooner said than done. George T. Bohen was made president of the Board of Pilot Commissioners as a begin- ning, but this wss only a drop in the bucket. School Director Waller, who has long been an admirer of Rainey’s meth- ods in politics, was made a member of the State Board of Pharmacy, while Director Drucker fell into a soft snap as a btate Dental Examiner. Then Charles A. Rey- nol s, who is a police court prosecuting attorney at Rainey’s creation, was made a trustee of the Chico Normal School, for what reason nobody knows in the world except his political boss. 1t was in February that Rainey broached the subject of his nephew’s perdon. At first the Gowernor demurred. He tried to square matters by making Andy Clunie Llusurance Commissioner, although he had romised him the job of Registrar of oters. Rainey was persistent. Budd evaded the issue and sought to postpone action on the matter of Smith’s pardon by appointing Will Ashe a Highway Com- missioner. This was a sop long promised Ashe. Atone time he had been promised the position of Chief Wharfinger under Colnon, bur the Stockton editar thought bis nephew would fill the place better. Rainey renewed the attack in behalf of his nephew. Budd at firstswas for having a formal application for tbe pardon made | to the Prison Directors, but the uncle was | too cunning 1o proceed this wav. Instead, he aemanded an arbitrary action on the part of the Governor. Had Smith not got mixed up in the big prison strike at San Queutin some weeks ago he would have been granted his free- dom about June 1. One of the confiden- tial agents of the Governor had some time before investigated Smith’s prison record, only to find it as bad as it could possibly be, and it seemed like tempting fate itself | when the prisoner was found to be one of the ringleaders in tke jute mill riots. 1t was this that led the Governor, to pardon Smith secretly. It was known that if the avplication was made formally to the Board of Prison Directors the prisoner’s fute was settled, for Warden Hale and the vrison officials would then be called upon to give testimony to his character. Rainey feared such a procedure as this, alihough it was the very programme that Budd favored, in the hope of avoiding the responsibility of pardoning the burglar himself. In the end Rainey won his point. He held out the alinring bait of a solid S8an Francisco delegation for Budd at the coming election, otherwise the boss hinted Steve White would be glad of the gift. This was too much for Budd’s ambition, and he thereupon promiscd the boas that n «oon as Smith was released from the du geon he would be set free, and he has kept his promise. The order for the par- | don was torwarded to Warden Hale from Sacramento yesterday, but it is probable thut the prisoner Wiii not be actually re- leased until the return of Warden Hale from his vacation, which is a matter of a very few days. Luiis is the story of Dave Smith’s release from prison after being convicted of one of the most serious felonies in the calen- dar ot crime. Governor Budd is still at Kiamath Springs, and will probably remain there until the indignation of the respectable portion of the commmunity has blown over. Rainey is taking matiers more philosophically. He realizes that he bas the Governor as nis servant and is preparing a new araft of favors. There are several inspectors to be appointed by the Board of Health shortly and the boss has prepared the slate. The Governor will be asked to approve it on his return to SBacramento, and of course the remain- der need not be told. THE DAVIS WILL 150, K. Expert Daniel T, Ames Gives His Sworn Opinion to That Effect. All the Characteristios of the Dead Millionaire’s Handwriting in the Document. Lawyers in the Jacob Z. Davis will con- test are beginning to talk of getting through with the trial in two more weeks, but Judge Coffey does not appear to take much stock in the suggestion. He does not say much to the attorneys, but once in awhile lets dropa gentle hint that the sooner the case is ended the better it will suit him. The jurors are also beginning to be restive and ttey are willing o sit every day in order to getthrough with their tas an expert in handwrit- ing from New York, was the chief witness for the provonents of the will yesterday. Mr. Ames is one of the noted experts of the United States, He was calleu to this City to testify in the Fair estate litigation, ‘When asked for his opinion of the Davis will Mr. Ames said he had no hesitation in declaring it genuine. “It is 0. K. in every respect.” He remarked that at first glance the document seemed to have a suspicious look, which was probably due in 2 measure to the extreme formality of the writing, but on closer examination the fact of the genuineness of the document became apparent to him. So fully did the instrument meet all the requirements of the characteristics of Mr. Davis’ hand- writing that he was fully convinced it couid not have been written by any other person. Almost the entire eastern side of Judge Coffev’s courtroom was covered with en- larged reproductions of the exhibits in the case and Mr. Ames illusirated his points with diagrams on the blackboard. Counsel in the case will ask for a day on each side for presenting the argument to the court and jary. e ————— Insolvent Saloon-Keepers. Joseph Holz and Walter Lewis, doing busi- ness under the firm name of Holz & Lews, sa- loon-keepers, at 105 Eddy street, have filed a petition in insolvency. They owe $519 50 and have no assets except_bills for “merchan. du}:’e;;.-gninn certain well-known men about | | man living at 419 Geary street, HELP FOR THE | after the exp-nse of plowin ,_In the report submitted by Ellert and ONEMPLOYED Report of the Ways and Means Committee Adopted. It Is in Favor of the Coloni-| zation of Sugar Beet Lands. Meeting of the Citizens' Jommittee of TFifteen to Be Held on Mon- day. Another important step was taken yes- terday toward consummating the scheme for the colonization of the unemployed on sugar-beet lands in the Salinas Valley. The citizens’ ways and means committee of five met in the office of ex-Mayor El- lert, in conjunction with Major W. W. Winchell, who represented the Salvation Army, to hear the report of Mr. Eilert and Major Winchell relative to the mat- ter. Ex-Mayor Ellert presided. Those present were: L. R. Ellert, W. M. Bunker, George S. Montgomery, George E. Butler, W. 8. Green and Major Win- chell. Chairman Ellert read the follow- ing report: Having been appointed by the ways and means committee of five to examine into the practicabiiity of setiling the unemployed of Calitornia upon lands in tbe vicinity oi beet- sugar refineries, for the purpose of rai~ing | suzar beets, we beg to make the following re- port: First—Eight weeks have elapsed since we were delegated to this work. The work has been siow 1or several reasous, but we hayve ac- quired much valusble information, and feel that enough progress has been made to sub- mit to you tais report. Second—In seeking & field of work which will jrovide homes for the unemployed we did not care to put them in any industry which would crowd others and produce an- other class of unemployed. We tound by care- | iul investigation ihat if our usemployed could be piaced upon several acres of land they would be able to grow enough vegeta- tion and meat for their own sustenance, and | by devoting the major portion of their land to sugar-beet culture and especiaily to the rota- t10n of crops, they wou d be able 1o notouly Py for their homestead, but be in a position to make 1mprovement upon their farmsin a very few years. The cultivation of sugar- beets will not compete with or crowd any iabor, s the market is inexhaustible. OuT sugar factories now are producing only half the amount of sugar used in Calilornia alone. Third—Good suil, comtaining saccharine properties, if well cultivaied, will yield from twelve o twenty tons of beets to the ncre, and in many places this amount per acre has been excesded. Tae reiners pay $4 per ton, and seeding, thin- \ing, harvesting, freight, eic., is deducted, about $2 per ton wiil be the jrofit for the | farmer. Hence we have & good aud sure mar- ket for the labor of our colonists. | Fourth—According to_your instructions we | called upon Claus Spreckels to seek his advice | and co-operation in the matter. He received | us most cordislly, and promised a most hearty interest1u the mutter if we put indus. | trious people upon the iands. He made usa most liberal offer of land, proposing 0 let us have itat the price he paid for it, and giving our colonists from eight 1o ten yearsto pay ior the same. He assured us that he would back up the enterprise to any extent if it gave | proper indications of success. Fifth—Large tracts of land have been oi- fered us on most liberal terms by Messrs. W. E. Winham. Jesse D. Carr, C. T. Romie, the Satinas Valley Water Company and others, | much of which we hope to be able 0 tuke up Iater, as the movement progresses. But for the present we advise the acceptance of Mr. Spreckels’ offer 01 700 acres ot the Sobranes ranch near Soiedad, as the soil has been test- cd and demonstrated to be exactly what is needed for our purpose. Then, 100, & large tract of wood.and, covering some 100 acres, 15 found there, which will be of service to the colonists for fuel. The price of the 600 acres 18 $60 per acre and of the 100 acres ui timber- iand $25 per acre. The Salinas River flows past, which makes 1t advantageous for_irriga- tion. We have visited the iand twice and have every reason to believe itis the most suitable in nearly every way. § xth—We have also made inquiries in re- gard to the coustruction of buildings, and find that they can be erected jor about $6000. But if the iumver merchauts and ralironds wili make concessions it can be done for muca less. Seventh—Besides these buildings, it is neces- sary 10 secure about thirty or forty horses und plows to immedistely turn over the soil for the next crop. This should be done in Au- | gust. Hence immediate action is needed. | These horses will cost_about $30 or 40 each, | 1t will require fully $2000 for this purpose, | including p.ows and Wigons. | Eighth—Each colouist (snd there will be | sixty, assigning ten acres to each) should have | | | one ¢ W, & pig, thirty or lorty chickens and au | incubator to begin with. This wiilcostalto- e ther about §50 each, or $3000. A pumpand other necessaries will have to be provided, which will necessitale our raising at least $25,000 0 begin with. Ninth—We weuld suggest that the chairman | of the general commiltee appoint executive | and finance commitiees for the purpose of | carrying this into effect. Major Winchell informed the members of the committee that he had already re- ceived between 300 and 400 apphcations from peopie who were desirous of securing a homestead in the proposed colony. He | said the people who applied seemed to be- | iong to the industrious class—men who, ii | given the opportunity, would work faith- | fully. Most of them lived in this City, but | there were applications from the East | aiso, one being from a man in New Or- leans. Mr. Bunker inquired what amount would be necessary to settle a single fam- ily in the colony. He was informed that no such estimate had been made. It was incumbent on the commuttee, if it ac- cepted the offer of Mr. Spreckels, to culti- vate the entire tract of land, explained Chairman Eitert. He added that enougn veople would have to be located on the land this fall to make it produce a crop of beets for next season. Winchell it wasstated that plowing would have to begin in August. Bunkerthough!t the time between now and the date indi- cated was too short to raise the amount specitied in the report. After some dis- | cussion the commillee came (o the con- | clusion that if plowing was not begun un- tit November there would be ample time to get the land in condition for the seed- ng. In the course of further debate Ellert stated that he tnought $10,000 wouid be sufficient to locate about thirty families. Green suggested that the best plan would be to raise as much money as pessi- | ble and then settle as many colonists as such amount would provide for. He then | moved tho ado) tion of the report. Bun- | ker seconded the motion and the report | was duly adopted. Beiore taking an adjournment it was decided to call a meeting of the ciuzens’ | committee ot fifteen for Monday at 2| o’clock at the office of Mr. Eiler'. At this | meeting it is expected thai measures wili be adopted for raising the necessary funcs, OASHED THE CHECK. W. C. Andersen Arrested in Salinas on a Charge of Grand Larceny. F. B. McDonald of the Union Trust aud | Loan Company swore to a complaintin | Judge Joachimsen’s court yesterday for the arrest of W. C. Andersen on a cuarge of grand larceny. On Junel7 A. W. McHenry of Modesto purchased a bill of goois from W. C. An- dersen ot 8an Jose, and on July 1 sent him a check for §175 on the First National Bank of this City in payment. By mus- | take he sddressed the letter “San Fran- cisco” ins:ead of San Jose, and it fell into the hands of W.C. Andersen, a young He cashed | them, mfi%wmw@mmmmwmm the check at the bank, and it was not till aday or two ago that Andersen of San Jose notified the bank that he had not re- ceived the check. The bank placed the matter in the hands of Postorfice Inspector Munro, and .after investigation he reported that it was a case for the police, so McDonald yesterday swore to the complalnt. Deteciive Ross W nitaker. who was de- tailed on the case, ascertained that An- dersen had gone to Salinas, and be noti- fied the autnorities there. Lust night a dispatch was received that Andersen had been arrested. | - DUTY ON COAL. i American Steam Vessels Touching at Foreign Ports Get a Drawback. Deputy Collector Farley received this morning the following notification from | Collector Jackson: { Referrine to the provision in the new tariff | for drawback on bituminous coal used on | American vessels in the foreign trade, etc., | you will, untit furtber insiructions, be guided | by the regulations of 1884 on the subject, articles 951 to 957, inclusive. The old law of 1883, allowing a drawback on bituminous coal used by steam vessels in the foreign trade, applied to all steam- | ers. In 1886 it wasamended so as to ap- vly to all American steamers, foreign steamers having been exempted by mia- take in the first bill. American vessels plying beiween Pacific Coast ports and New York are included in the category of vessels in the foreign trade. These will be entitled to a drawback equal to the duty on the foreign coal consumed by Steam vessels trading between coastwise ports in the United States are now allowed a drawback. HEATLEY'S OTHER WILL The Document Filed in the| Probate Court Yesterday Afternoon, Tudge COoffey's Recent Decision Calls Out a Second Testamentary Document. Further complications in the Edward D. Heatley estate have been vrecipitated by | the filing of another will. Last Saturday Judge Coffey rendered a decision that a paper purporting to be a will or a mem- | orandum for a wiil by the deceasea was not entitled to be admitted to probate. Opposition to the recognition of the | paper was made by Attorney M. M. Estee, who called attention to the fact | that it did not meet the requirements of | the code either as a holographic docu- ment or as an attested instrument. ! Attorney Paige explained that the pro- | ponents of the paper in court had pre- sented this document because the other wills that were found among the effects of | the deceased were <o mutilated that it was difficult to make out thie intention of the testator. Judge Coffey drew the attention of coun- sel to the fact thatin the estate of Wilde, | a case hesrd and determined by Judee Wright abont twenty years ago, a will | similarly interlined had been admitted to | probate without anv attempt to consirue some of the provisions with reference to | the erasures. No proof had been offered to show whether the changes had been | made before or after the execution of the | instrument. | On this hint, the relatives of the de- ceased yesterday filed the will dated No- | vember 10, 1890. It is formally drawn, | and is in good shape with the exception that several paragraphs are moditied by pencil emendations. As a general thing the bequesis to relatives are diminished 00 per cent, and some transiers of interest | are attempted. Although the estate is nominally worth $60,000, it is understood that the filing of the new will does not materially affect the interests of the legatees, for the reason that many large bills have been presented by creditors of the estate, and there will be very little to distribute after the debts are paid. s S Australia harbors one species of kanga- roo no larger than a rat. { i CONPETITION New Departure Undertaken by the Valley Road Management, Dried Fruit Shipments Now Being Taken to North Dakota Points, Its Allies Are the Pacific -Coast Steamship Company and the Northern Pacifie. Shipments for the East: are. now: heing taken by the Valley Road from .ihé San. Joaquin Valley, and thus. snothiér.and most important benefit has aceried’ to that section of the State by the. advent.of the competitor of the Southern Pacific. One of the principal exports from the valley are dried fruits, particularly raisins, and the new rate that. has -just- been announced &pplies to thesé commodities. The joint tariff is issued: fn-connection wita ‘the Pacific Coast Steamslyip Conis pany and the Nortbern: Pacific -Railwny Companyv. The transhipunient Northern Pacific will be m It applies from Hanfor: intermediate poiits to Forks, N. D. ~ The rate for dried friits-in voxes, in carload lots, is:$1°26; and fo same in sacks, .in. cirload lots,-is Mixed carloads, in sacks #1d: boxe: the same rate as dried fruitsin sacks It is believed that thisis to. be followed by additional ‘arrangements: for getting California -products out of ‘the State: by take | other means than the trains of ‘the South- | ern Pacific. At the presenttime the Sonthern Pacific has no driedfruit rates: into-the Norih Dakota towns named,. It is, however, now negotiating with.one of the northern lines 10 put them in; - aid expects to bayea tariff ready and-in -effect..on ‘the 3d- of August, s0 as {> meet the competition of the Valley Road.. . Tts. rates will':be ‘the same as those of its riyal. THE BIRDIE FOX CASE. Preliminary hx:ubnuth;n in the Crimi= nal Assault Case Conciuded snd Hulbert Discharged., The preliminary examination of J. D. | Hulbert, Van A. Shafer and . J.-M."Woad on the charge of criminal assault upon Birdie Fox in the Columbus .Hotisz was concluded before Judge Joachimsen yei- terday afternoon. The Judge decided. it dismiss the cuarge as against Halbert, fiit reserved his decision in regard to Shafer and Woods. The examinafion of the defendants -on the robbery charge was then:commenced and continued till to-day. A sensation was expected ‘when “Ed Johnson, one of the witnesses for the de- fense in the assault case, was called in re- buttal by the prosecution. He admiited that he gave false evidence thé previous day ugainst the complaining witness but when Prosecutihg Attorney Graham “at- tempted to get in a ‘conversation- that took place among witnesses’ for thie il fense about their testimony, heé was met by a prompt objection, wh was aus- tained. ———i Dr. Kuhiman’s Arrest, Dr. Charles G. Kuhlman - has :suéd Dr. Wil- lism J. Hawkins for $26,500: damsges -on ne- count of alleged false ‘arrést and prosecation in the montis of July and Angustotlast y Dr. Kuhlman says he was damaged and hin- dered in the practice of liis profession by the acis of the defeadant. NEW TO-DAY 600D ENOUGH FOR A RETURNED “KLONDYKER” season,”’ : ) ) E These styles—these identi- cal suits—that we are sell- ing this week for $6.35, were taken away by the dozens at $10, $12.50 and $15 at the beginning of the season, just as stylish, now as then. lose is the prestige of being ‘‘in advance.of the Every suit guaranteed genuine wool;: every. . suit kept in repair one year free of charge—that" shows our confidence in them. i : It will pay you to call and see us about that Twelve hundred “:. and fifty dollars we are going to give away to the purties send- ing us the most customers before December 22. = SN.WO00D: T (COLUMBIAN WOOLEN MILLS), S41 M ARKET Direc'lv Opposite Sansome. — CLOTHING. Q They are just as .good,- . The only thing you - ’