The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1897. 5" A MONTER CHONK OF LD GOLD Continued from First Page. way. There are other finds that are big that you don’t hear about. ] haven’t heard a miner up there say he wa. ted to go to Klondike. The stories circulated about the finds there have had no effect. They are saticfi d where they We have had several locations, but Blue Jay is the one we could always money out of when we had to have some.” The mine is a little over sixty miles from Redding, in the northeast part of Trinity County. The stage road leading {rom the railroad at Redding goes by way of French Gnich and Trinity Center. It is eight miles from the latter place to the | mine. Henry Carer is working in the mines with the Graves brothers. — - GOLD TO SPARE. The Murphy-Burgess Strik= Exaggerated—A Rush Pre- dicted. REDDING, CaL, Aur. 1l.—Great ex- citement still prevails over the rich gold finds in Trinity County, and many from s city who were preparing to go to the Klondike gold fields are now giving up their trip to ice-bound Alaska and are making preparations to go to Coffee Creek. : The big strike made by Murphy & Burgess has not been exaggerated in the least. In fact, if anything, it has been been pictured very light, and not half has been told. A CaLL correspondent interviewed an old miner direct from the scene of this latest gold discovery to-day, and from him it is learned that the ground in and around the Murphy & Burgess claim is simply full of the yellow metai. There are many well defined ledges, and outside of the pockets there are veins containing ore rich in free gold, the rack assaying all the way from $50 to $5000 per ton. Like the lucky Graves brothers, Murphy and Burgess were both poor men and, it rode into the coun'y on two razor- back donkeys, which, together with & fry- ing-pan and rolls of blankets, were the only enrthly possessions they could call their own. They settled on two claims near the head of Coffee Creek a year ago and, with many ups and downs, bave| prospected the ground on the surface with varying success. Until Monday they hat not attempted to go to any depth below | the surface. Monday they concluded lu’ sink on a spot that bore every indication of carrying gold and began operations. They had no sooner scraped off the top crust of earth when they encountered | what would apvear to be a chimney of | are. et Not { urged them to go back and try the Blue County’s northwest line is the center of all attraction. The interest taken in Wil- liam Jennings Bryan’s short visit and his forty-minute talk is dwarfed by t, isiy of two honest hard-working “Trinity County miners’ yesterday irom the beretofore considered worked-out dig- gings near Trinity Center. There is no lack of interest and romance in the story of the Coffee Creek discoveries, as com- pared with the struggles and success of Klondike fortune-hunters, unless it be that the heroes and heroines of Coffee Creek went in without sealskin coats and with one or two days’ “grub’’ and worked and toiled on American soil -and in a climate such as *'God’s country” only can boast of. The ups and downs of the Graves brothers, resulting in their sudden Monte Cristo-like jump from poverty to affluence, demonstrates that truth is stronger than fiction. In 1889 the brothers, then residents of Tehama County, pulled up stakes and started for Trinity. The only available assets of the brothers was a smail band of cattle, all but one of which they lost shortly after reaching Trinity County. They located on adjoining farms and tound ranching in the hills an uphill business. R. B. Graves, the elder brother, married a Shasta County girl and afew | years thereafter the younger brother led a | Trinity County girl to the altar asa poor | man's wife. Through thick and thin the brothers stuck together, and they found during the | d ysof their adversity, when the wolf of hunger stalked ever and anon near their | door, that they had drawn prizes in the matrimonial lotterv. Ia 1890, discouraged almost into despair, the brothers soucht to better their condi- | tion by wooing Dame Fortune via a quartz ledee. This investment cost them but a tritle, a location notice being the ioundn-‘ tion and $100 annual assessment the yearly investment, In they located the “Blue Jay” mine | on Coffee Creek and well nizh exhausted their meager supply in opening up the claim, Sx children were added to the house- hold expenses of the elder brother, while J. B., the bandsome but less strong younger brother, had a and one child to remind him that it cost more to keep three than it did to live single. An epoch in their hives occurred a few months aiter investing their all in the | Blue Jay. A pocket out of which $600 was | taken lifted the curtain of poverty tem- porarily from the door of the two families, and then it gave out as quickly as it came in. Despairing of getting any more out of the Blue Jay they abandoned it and took up & placer claim lower down Coftee Creek. After a few months' work they were offered $250 for their new claim, which they accepted more on account of their depleted treasury than for their Jack of faith in mining. With the $250 they paid their bills as far as possible and went back to the ranch. On August 2, 1897, the brothers held a consultation, and atter their cabmnet had met and discussed the situation the wives | Jay once more. R. B. Graves, the elder, who is a typical | matter-of-fact husband and father, said to his younger brother, “John, I move that | we take the women’s advice for a while, anyhow.” Johnsuid, “I'll go yow.” And back to the Biue Jay they went. They found evidence of much prospect- ing on their claim. On Saturdey, August 7, they cleaned out the cut and twenty- black ma ese and gold, the gold pre- dominating. With a yeli that would have truck terror to a Comanche Indian, the two lucky miners eagerly dug into the spot with their hands, in their excitement foreetting all about shovels, and were soon of They tilled hats and pockets with th - precious al and proceeded to their cabin for gold. The news of their big find soon spread is | and within twenty-four hours it roughly estimated that between $78000 and $82,000 taken out of a space not five feet square. umerous prospecting parties are being fitted out and it is only a quesiion of a few weeks before Coffee Creek’s banks will be swarming with gold- hunters. —— - GOLD FEVER AT REDDING. Many Peopl= of A'l Classes Outfit- ting to Go to the Coffee Creek Mines. REDDING, CAL, Aug. 1lL—Lawyers, doctors, merchants and ail classes of business men in this city have the goid faver as they never had before and it begins to look as 1f this city would be al- most depopulated by reason of a whole- sale exolus to the Coffee Creek gold fields. Ex-City Attorney Frank W. Smith, with two wealthy El Dorado capitalists and mining n, leave for the new fields nex: week, pared for a season’s active pros- pecting tour. They will be follewed by v others, and this is only a forerun- take ma ner of a general exodus which may ce in the next two or three weeks. Among the most prominent departures m this city to the newly discovered gold fields at Coffee Creek are Charles Metz and Matthew Hume, two prominent n of Redding, who are busy fitting out n extensive prospectine outfit, and will leave here to-morrow with supplies and mining apparaius to last them through the winter season. They have interested with thcm 8an Francisco capitalists, who will go at once 1o the scene of early, discoveries and seek for a fabulously rich grave! mine, near the head of Coffee Creek, which in the early 50's panned oat untold wealth to its own- ers. For two years this claim was mined, and for that length of time many thou- sands of dolla1s were taken from within its limits. During an unusuaily hard winter, when a heavy fall of snow com- pletely covered the grouna for a depth of eight or nine fect, the owners were com- pelied to cease operaiions, inténding as soon as spring opened to resume and again seek the treusure which the snow caused them to abanden. Spring opened favorably to them and they began again. After two days in camp 2n Indian out- break occurred and the miners were driven off, their cabin destroyed and all evidences of the camp destroyed by the savages. After the red men were exter- minated many a dilizent search was made for this lost mine, but to no uvail. Hume and Meiz now believe they have in their nossession data sufficient for them to find this hidden treasure, and it is with this intention they go to the new fields. It is very evident that this lost mine is the feeder for all the rich seams extending down and along Coffee Creek and Morri- son Guich. There are evidences of vol- canic eruptions in the immediate neigh- borhood, and it is only reasonable to be- lieve that in early days an active volcano emitted from the earth’s bowels the great deposits of gold that are now being opened, g e STORY OF THE STRIKE. “There Are Lots of Vacant Claims,” Say the Naw Trinity Monte 1 foot tunnel and found themselves back | where they left off. { [ | John sai “Bob, I'll take a pan out of this rotten seam and go down to the creek and wash it out.” He had gone but a few moments when Bob, with two blows of his pick and within two inches of where they had quit work before, uncovered a pocket that al- most made him think his name was Berry | and tnat he was in Klondike. “What did you do, Bob?” asked his friend, Lawyer Smith, as he watched his animated countenance aa he told of the find. ¥ “Do! Why I yelled like — and am hoarse yet. I gathered up a pran and rushed down to the creek, where John was, yelling like an Indian. In fact we both yelled ourselves out. When I came in sight of John he and Henry Carter |; (who was working for us) were bending over a $400 pan, and when I yelled, ‘John, I got enough for us all,” he smiled and said, ‘I've goi a good color here myseif.’ “There was $8000 in the pan I brought out.” “How did vou feel when you found you had struck it for sure?”” asked 1HE CArLL| correspondent. “I felt just as I did when the fellow who | tied the knotfor me and Mrs. Graves said, ‘I pronounce you man and wife, so help me God, sit down.” You fellows who never were married to one of the best women on earth have no idea how it feeis when you strike it.”’ Bobsaid: “Idon’t know how I did feel. I kind of felt ail over in spots. We took a bucket full of the stuff home that night, arriving home about 8 o’clock. Maybe you :hink there wasn’t a hot time in the Graves cabins that night,” said Bob, and John nodded approvingly. “The next day we took out the gold by the hat full. The largest piece was three feet long, about nine inches wide and four inches thick and weighs within a tew dol- lars of $10.000. shipped about 000 from Calla- nchand at 7o'clock Monday night from home for Redding with nearly $22,000 in them two sacks,” said John carelessly pointi ng at the two precious sacks lying on the office floor. The Graves brothers are not spoiled by their good fortunes, ana while they do not | seck publicity, are open and honest as to just what their good fortune is, In response to a comprehensive inquiry by Lawyer Smith, the question being: “In the event that a big rush is made to your | county from the East or San Francisco, what are the chances to tind unclaimed Government land subject to location and mineral entry, and can perscns get in and | out in winter time, and if s0, can work be | carried on during the winter, and what will it cost to get in, and which is the most direct route?'’ The brothers answered: *“There are lous of vacant claims. The climate is the best in the world the year round. It will cost from Sun Francisco, via Redding (which is the only, and an excellent way in), about $20. You don't have to biing in grub nor fuel to keep you warm, as our merchants furnish the one and God has a big supply of the other on every hillside in Trinity. We go back home 10 work our claim next week, as soon as we dispose of lnlB: stuff.” efore leaving, the lucky miners photographed on Lawyer y._m\l,n : l::n:et :nl;onydxg the act of showing Editor Stan- ford and Smith the two bags of d and nuggets. ROITSon han’s r. started Hanford Runaways Captured. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL., Aug. 11— Charles Wescott and Peier Axtell, run- away boys, having with them Maude THE STORY IS STILL UNTOLD No Tongue Yet Speaks the Name of Scho- field’s Slayer. Failure of the Officers to Un- cover the Slightest Clew. Attentlon Is Belng Directed Toward Mrs. Schofleld’s First Husband. SAN JOSE, Car, Aug. 1L—The mys- tery surrounding the death of George W. Schofield, the rancher, is apparently still far from a solution, and the officers, while | not willing to acknowledge defeat, are un- easy with the fear that none of the pris- | oners will make the revelations necessary to make a clear case against the unknown assassin. There were no important de- velopments to-day,s although the still bunt for evidence, which began the day of the tragedy, is still being vigorously prosecuted. Sheriff Lyndon was out of town all day and it is known that he was absent on official business connected with the Schofield case. The recent history of Albert Mann, bet- ter known as “Budd'’ Mann, Mrs. Scho- field’s former husband, is now of para- mount interest to the officers. It will be remembered that the widow, in an interview soon after the tragedy, said that after the first bullet was fired her husband said that he believed *‘Budd” | Mann fired the shot. At last accounts Mann was residing not far from Watson- ville. A week ago Monday Schofield was in Watsonville, and the officers are now anxious to know whether Schofield and Mann met and had any trouble on that day. Thus far the inquiries and investi- gation made at Watsonville have not brought out any facts 1o support the theory that Mann had anything todo with the murder. Mrs. Schofield says that she lost all in- terest in Mann when they were divorced and insisis that she does not know whether he is alive or dead. When ques- tioned as to his caceer she said that a dozen or fifteen years ago her former hus- band killed an Italian in a row, but was acquitted of the crime by the court of Santa Cruz County. During the last two days Mrs. Schofield has refused to talk of the murder and is obeying the instructions oi her attorney to t e letter. She does not grieve any over her captivity and daily grows more confident that lack of evidence against her will soon force the officers to open her celi- door and restore her to freedom. The vresent outlook justifies her contidence, as all sizgns point to a_dismissal at the pre- liminary examination. Affairs have become complicated for the prosecution and sume of the officers be- lieve that a mistake was made in arresting all three of the persons who were on the Schofield place at the time of the tragedy. The prisoners stick to the same old story and the prosecution can have no evidence at the preliminary examination unless the complaint against at least one of the pris- oners is'dismissed. The officers are re- luctant to take this course, but will be forced into it unless something unex- pected happens with.n the next few days. Dun Dutcber is in jail at Morgan Hill, twenty miles south oi tkis city, and Irving Mann and his moiher in difterent floors of the county jail. Their only possible means of communi- | cation is through their attorney and, on account of the distance to Morgan Hi!l, Dutcher receives few visits from his lebnl uadviser. Irving Mann seems to have reached the age of discretion at 17 years. Represeniatives of the Dis'rict Attorney’s office have tried all allowable methods of eliciting information from this boy, but | each time he has stood the bombardment of guestions like a veteran under fire. He gives the sanie old replies over and over again anc sometimes it seems evident that he is reciting a lesson. When the officers wotild cease question- ing him even for a few moments ne would reach calmly over to the table, and pick- ing up a newspaper, wou!d read with evi- dcmdmlerest until another question was asked. Dan Dutcher maintains a sphinx-like silence such as has come over the widow and the son. He was taken to Morgan Hill in the .hope that the officers at that place would be able to get him to confess, | but the plan has been without result Dutcher is not bright, but he is convinec. g all investigators that he knowas enough to obey his attorney. The officers are unshaken in their be- lief that Mrs. Schofield had a hand in the killing—that 15, as an accomplice. As one cf them said to-day: “When that first +hot was fired the lignt from the room streamed through the open door, and she must have seen the assassin before or after the shot was fired. She knew who killed Schofield, but she won’t tell, ana there you are.” AGNEWS INS+NE ASYLUM, A Proposition to Supgly the Instétution with Aatural Gas. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 11.—The board of managers oi the Agnews Insane Asy- lum held their regular monthly meeting to-day. Trustees Curnow, Gould, Upham and Hale were present. Medical Superin- tendent Sponogle reported that on July 31 there were 8J9 patients in the asylum, of which number 531 were males and 368 femele.. The i1eport of Secretary-Treas- urer Monlgomery showed tkat on July 31 there was $15,146 in tna continzent fund, $2769 in the pauenu fund, $550 in the hands of Medical Superintendent Spono- gle. The amount of the appropriation for the forty-seventh and forty-eighth fiscal years was $260,000 and the expenses 1o date were $240,792 The trustees discussed the matter of boring for natural gas on the asylum grounds, and expressed the hope that the next Legisiature would make a suitable appropriation for the purpose. There are indications of gus om the premises, and if a good flow could be secured it would effect a great saviug in the institution. —_——— . The Unirersity Open SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 11.—The Uni- versity of the Pacific opened yesterday with an increased attendance. In the evening an address was delivered by Pro- fessor Jenkins of Stanfort. The prin- cipal chanzes in the faculty are that H. Stewart is dean of the conservatory and Professor Pierre Douillet will be instructor on the piano. Professor Curtise will be the principal of the acad- emy and Dr. McClish will do field work in looking for new students. The art de- artment will be ic charge of Misy E. E. gooth formerly of Napa Coliege. Professor Cross will have both Latin and Greek this semester. Miss L. Mayne will teach preparatory -Latin. Miss Morgan and Mr. Merrili will teach elementary work. Newman fiesidence Burned. NEWMAN, Can, Aue 11.—The r dence of F. M. Eachus, editor of the Tri- bune, was destroyed by fire to-nigint. T.e loss is $2000, and insurance $1200. WARRING OVER THE FINIGANS Attorneys Get Fierce and Blazy-Eyed at Each Other. The Colonel is as Poor Memory as He Is In Dollars. in Says He Signed His Property Ap- pralsement In the Carkness of the Jall. SAN RAFAEL, CavL, Aug. 1L.—Two at- torneys in the Finigan case became heated to-day and Judge Angellotti was called upon to ask Sheriff Harrison to preserve the dignity and the cooiness of the court. Itall came about through Colonel Peter A. Finigan’s loss of memory. Attorney T. J. Crowley, for Mrs. Emily B. Finigan, the plaintiff in the divorce proceedings, was asking the colonel, who was on the stand, about certain property in Alameda aged to C. Bemis to secure the note made by Finigan to A. B. Spreckels. The witness got a trifle confused in his testimony and a number of times replied that he didn’t know. Crowley then asked him if he knew his own age. George Williams, one of Finizan‘s attor- neys, objected to this query, and address- ing Crowley said, “It is none of your busi- ness.” Crowley took offense at the remarks and | jumping from his seat moved toward Wil- liams in a threatening manner. Judge Angellotti pounded the desk with his clenched fists and ordered the Sheriff to preserve order, which he did by ordering the irate attorreys into their seats. The case was called at 2 o’clock to-day. Mrs. Finigan and her father were present and Colonel Finigan sat witn his attor- neys. Mrs, Emily Finigan was present at the trial to-day. She alleged, it will be re- membered, that Finigan had told other than the ‘truth in regard to his schedule and inventory in insolvency, and that he was trying to defraud his creditors and her in particular. It was in regard to these allegations that the Finigan matter came up to-day. General R, H. Warfield of the Hotel Rafael, where Colonel Finigan lives with his danghwrs, was the first witness. He said that Finigan had come to him and 8nid ihat he was short of money, but paid $250 and then gave ten shares of Ingzleside racetrack stock as security for $900 he owed. Warfield converted the stock into cash and received $750. At present Kinizan-is living at the swell hotel on credit, has | 4 3 N | on complaint of having stolen a cow from been for some time and will be for some time to come. The witness knew nothing of any other property belonging to the colonel, and then Attorney Williams asked him if the Hotel Rafael was a large, first-class hotel. This provoked laughter, ana after he stated that he had trusted others besides Finigan he was allowed to depart. Then Colonel Finigan himself was called, and after bein: sworn was handed the scheduie invertory and appraisement in his insolvency case. This called up bad recollections. He swore that he had signed it, but dia not know what it con- tained, for when he signed it he said he didn’t know what he was doing, ¢It was brought to me in jail, *-and it was dark in there; couldn’t see very well, but I suppose I know what it means. My attorneys handed it to me, and I knew it was correct, but I cooldn’t le“' what was in the statement now. On, no.” Colonel Finigan was told to examine it carefully and read it througn. He said it would take some time for him to do that, and he wouid like to take it home and in- spect it. This request was promptly denied. Slowly he read the document that was the meansof getting him out of jail, and when he came to Mrs. Finigan’s name he expressed surprise at finding she was a creditor named by him to the sum of $1050. *““Why,” said he, “I tkought I only owed her $750."” He didn’t know if the Hotel Rafael bill for $1000 was right, bat he guessed it was. He didn’t keep account. When the Bemis note and mortgage for $7000 came before his eyes he said it was wrong. He l!tempu‘d to straighten it out. Under Crowley’s questions Finigan commenced to forget, and finally Williams appealed to the court and asked 1f the colonel was getting a decent hearing. Finigan said that when he told Bemis he had not the money to pay the Spreckels note, which Bemis inaorsed, Bemis got angry. The note was for $5000, so Finigan gave Bemis $7000 security, and Bemis was 1o give Finigan $2000; but, as Finigan testified, Bemis backed out, and so Finigan went without the odd $2000. It was then brought out that after the divorce case had been commenced Finigan bad turned over property in Alameda to his daugh- ters. Pending an investigation of this the hearing went over, and unless, so the court ruled, the attorneys could show this transaction, the matter would be dis- missed. MOTHEE AND SOMNS PERISH. Found ruffocated in the Smoke of Thcir Burning Dwslling. ARLINGTON, OR., Aug. 1L — The dwelling-house of C. A. SBhurte was burned about nridnight, and Mrs. Shurte and her two sons perished. They were overcome by smoke, and when taken out all were dead. Mr. Shurte was awakened by fire in tge sitting-room, just below his bedroom, and ran downstairs immediately. He found the flames spreading so rapidly as to cut off nis return to the upper story. Heroic efforts were made to save his wife and children, but to no purpose. Miss France, who was sleeping in the second story, jumped from the window and escaped. There is great fear tha. Shurte will lose his reason. It is not known how the fire steried. L i RODE .‘WA’ ON A WHEEL. Strange D“-ppmranu of J. H. Coryick, a San Jose Printer. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 1L—J. H. Cor- rick, a compositor emploved on the Mer- cury and a prominent Odd Fellow, left his home last Friday afternoon, telling his wife he was going to the Mercury office, and has not been seen nor heard of since. Grave fears are entertained for his safety. He 15 40 years old, weighs 167 pounas, is 5 feei 9 inches high, light complexion, "blue eyes, brown hair and lizht mustache. wore a gray coat and vest and dark trous- ers, neglige shirt and b.ue bicyclecap. He ;g(h?l 4: Cleveland bicycle (1896), numbered P Zook the Furniiurs Back. SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 11.—H. A. Ken- dall, a rancher, has been arrested on the charge of embezzling a lot of furniture. The complainant is Mrs. Clement, a widow, with whose charms the accused became smwitten, and furnished up a house for her. They quarreled subsequently and said he, Kendall took away the furniture. Ken- dall gave bail in $1000 for his appearance, S SOLDIERS AyD MAR.NERS. Grand Army i’vi_a;nns and Naval Reserve Sailors Tread the Camp and Deck. SAN DIEGO, CArL., Aug. 11.—The event of the day at Camp Abe Lincoin was the arrival at 1:15 ». M. of General N. P. Chip- man of Redding, commander of the G. A. R., Californis and Nevada division. General Chipman was received at the s tion by Commander Bell and a large pa of comrades 1n carriages, and a big recep- tion was accorded him npon his arrival in camp., At6 this evening there was a big bean bake :n the general mess tent in his honor, and to-night in the main pavilion he delivered an eloquent address upon the history and purposes of the organi- zation. Commander Beil has almost en- tirely recovered irom his recent iliness to the delight of all in camp. On Friday afternoon the annual election of officers for the district of Southern Cali- fornia will be held. Commander Bell is not a candidate for re-election. On Satur- day morning at 10 o’clock there will be a big street parade, participated in by 800 old ve(erxns the Third Division Naval Battalion, .,ompauy B, BSeventh Regi- ment, N. C., the local company “of United bu.eq regulars and 100 sailors from the U. 8. 8. Bunnlng(on‘ A1 10 o’clock this morning the Benning- ton came into_port, having on board the fifty officers and seamen of the Third Di- visien, California Naval Battalion, return- ing from their eight days’ encampment, gun practice and crmse outside. The out- ing, which began on the 2d 1nst., was the first ever enjoyed by the company in the six years of 1ts history. Camp headguarters were made at La Playa, on the bay about seven miles from this city, but mach of the time was spent aboard ship where officers and men were instructed in beavy gun and tarcet {rac— tice by Commander E. C. Nichols, Lieu- tenant Eaton and other officers. Yester- day morning at 8:30 the Bennington took the reserves outside. about thirty miies, where they remained all day engaging in targel practice with the six-inch guns at a floating target, 1250 yards range. Eight- een shot: were fired at a cost to Uncle Sam of $600, and the vessel returned in the evering. The reserves speak in the high- est terms of Commander Nichols and the officers and crew of the Bennington, and feel that the effort made to instruct them has not been wasted. ot TROUBLE [N ROUND VALLEY. Mendocino’s Sheriff Rounding Up Cattle Thieves in the “Dark and Eloody Ground.” UKIAH, Can, Aug. 10.—Sheriff R. Johns 01 of this county returned this afternoon from Round Valley, whither he had gone two weeks ago to investigate numerous complaints which had been made at the Sheriff’s office, regarding cattle stealing alleged to be going on ata wholesale rate in the vicinity of Round Valley. 1t is rumored that several ar- rests will shortly be made. Henry Oarder, who has fipnred to a considerable extent in the history oi Round Valley, although he is less than 25 years of age, was arrested at Covelo, John 8. Rohrbough, some time ago. He was held to answer. He will be arraigned in the Superior Court here on Friday next, and it is expected that at his trial, at the October session of the Superior Court, interesting developments will be made. Carder was arrested for the murder of Charles Felton at Round Valley two years ago, but the evidence did not justify his being held by the authorities, and he was released, without being placed on trial. Felton’s murderer has never been discovered, although Governor Budd offered a reward for his arrest. e STOCKTUN'S NOVEL SUIT. Queer Ground for a Husband’s Refusal to Support His Children. STOCKTON, CaAL, Aug. 1L.—A nove! answer was filed to-day to the complaint of Mrs. W. G. Humphrey aguinst W. G. Humphreys for the maintenance of her- self and children. The parties were di- vorced in 1894, and the custody of the children awarded to the wife. Subse- quently they remarried. They have now separated again. In hisanswer Humphreys alleges that inasmuch as the children were the issue of the first marriage and upon divorce were awarded to the wife, he cannot be made tosupport them, because of the fact of the second marriage. There were no children by the second marriage. Aoy HWinners at Marysville, MARYSVILLE, CAL., Aug. 11.—To-day the trotting record for the Marysville track was again lowered, the second time for the week. P. H. Quinn’s Iora, the favorite in the first race, a 2:24 class trot, was the horse to gain the distinction, 2:24 clas trot, purse $400, best three in five. 1411 4142 2224 3583 Claudius. 5356 Prince . dls. 2:17 class, pace, purse $500, best three In five. Sophia K. 2111 Meriaian. 1882 Rosemon., 3224 Visali 5543 Bess 44556 Wate:vilie Mill Bernod. SPOKANE, Wasm., Aug. 11.—A special from Waterville says that the Waterville Flouring Mill was burned yesterday morn- ing. The property was valued at '$20,000, of which nothing was saved. The fire caught in the engine and boiler house and was not discovered uniil that part of the building was consumed and the flames had begun to envelop three sides and eat into the interior of the three-story struc- ture. The adjoining buildings, principal- Iy a large warehouse, connected with the mill, were saved by the volunteer fire de- pnnmem. It is probable thata new mill will be in operation within sixty days. P = Butohers at Los: Angeles. 108 ANGELES, Carn, Aug. 1L—The Journeymen Butchers’ Protective and Benevolent Association of California, with delegates from all over the State, concluded a private meeting here to-day at Biks Hall, and then set out to havea good time. Julius Hauser, a wholesale butcher, will be the entertainer of the delegates on_a tally-ho ride to his new abattoir, and tizence to canta Monica, to- morrow morning. The association had a banquet this evening at the hall where the meeting was held. PHILIP KORN DIES AT TALLAG The Salvadoran Planter Succumbs After a Long lllness. Found Relief at Lake Tahoe, but Too Late to Effect a Cure. Leaves to His Widow and Brother an Estate Valued at Five ‘ Miillons. TALLAGC, LAke TAHOE, CArn., Aug. 11.— Philip Korn, a wealthy ccffee-planter of Saivador, died here at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon. Death resulted from an ab- scess on the liver, from which ailment he had suffered for a number of years. Korn for three summers past had vis- ited sunny Lake Tahoe. He wasan en- thusiastic angler. The healthful condi- tions here improved and relieved him year after year, but his absence during the winter months forced the improvement back over the ground it had gained. When the crisis was imminent in New York ashorttime ago Korn insisted apon m- mediate departure for Tallae, arriving here six weeks ago. For a time he ral- lied, being able to walk about the grounds and take nourishing food, but the far- advanced disease was making rapid strides and he gradually sank until the end came to-day. Korn has visited European hospitals, butit was not until his treatment at the lake this season that his disorder was fully understood. Then the knowledge was too late to be of much assistance. Korn was one of the best known coffee- vlanters in Central America. He com- menced business fifteen years ago and had amassed wealth until the present value of s Central American property is $5,000,- 000, besides extensive city possessions and cash capital. His widow is sole heir to the estate, including a half interest in ex- tensive Salyadoran plantations valued at $5,000,000. His brother is the holder of the remaining half, Korn was 53 years of age and a native of Germany, from which country he came to San Franc sco twenty years ago. His interment will take piace in San Fran- cisco. The body will be shipped to-mor- row. MUST ;IEAM/II IN WHITTIZR. Failure of the Attempt to Release Young Parks on Habeas Corpus FProceedings. LOS ANGELES, CaL., Aug. 11.—It re- quired a court daecision to determine whether the Whittier Reform School was a quasi-criminal institation or only a free boarding school. Grorge Parks was one of the boy mmmates of Whittier school who participated in the recent incipient up- rising, and for the part he took in it he was whipped by one of theofficers. The officer who wielded the rod of punish- ment, which 1n that instance was a picce of rubber-hose, was arrested at the in- stance of the boy’s father, G. F. Parks, tried for battery and acquitted. Then tbe father petitioned the court for a writ of habeas corpus to get the boy out of the custody of the Whittier authorities. The writ was directed to the superintend- ent of the Whittier School, Professor Van Alstyne, and father, boy ‘and professor, with counsel, nupeared in court at 10 o’clock this morning. Major Horace Bell, for Parks, claimed that the boy’s commitment was void because the mother did not consent to it, as she, as well as the father, must do; also, that the authori- ties at Whittier were not prover persons to have caarge of children. Munday, for the school’s superintena- ent, claimed that the Whittier School was a quasi-criminal one and had the author- ity to correct its inmates as might be necessary ; tth the tather, having pro- cured Lis son’s admission to the school, had no right to find fault with the boy’s commitment, and that such habeas corpus proceedings subverted the authority and purposes of the school. Judee Campbell of San Bernardino, sit- ting for Judge Allen, decided this after- noon that there was no anthority allow- ing a writ of habeas corpus in such a case and the petition was denied. POLICE TRIBUNAL. The Age for Admission to the Force Is Changed. The Police Commissioners met last night and made an important alteration in the rules of the department. Hitherto the age of applicants for positions on the force has been over 25 and under 35, In future 1t will be over 21 and under 30. Policeman Nathaniel Green was dis- missed from the force for failing to report on duty at the ferry according to orders. A charge of being slightly under the in- fluence of liquor while on duty against Policeman Thomas Naylor was dismissed. —————— Divorce Suita Filed. Suits for divorce have been filed in the office of the County Clerk as follows: Lena F. Kara against Fred C. Kara, for failure to pro- vide; Frank N. Miller against Natalia Miller, for cruelty; Dora E. Ballard against J. P. Bal- lard, lor failure to provide; Margaret Isabel Bonnell against Ailison C. Bonnell, for cruelty. = e A Warrant for Bridge. A warrant has been issued for the arrest of D. Bridge, the Fruitvale dairyman, whose tuberculous cows were shipped o this City. Itisclaimed by the health suthorities that he attempted to sell the bovines and thereby violated the law. e ——— Treat for Musicians, Carlyle Petersiica, described as “America’s greatest pianist,”” will give two piano recitals on Friday evening und Tuesday afternoon re- | spectively at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium. ————— The interior bones of the ear are callec the hammer and the stirrup irom their resemblauce to those objects. | NEW TO-DAY. Extracted FILLED - - CROWNED WITHOUT PAIN. By Leaving your order for Teeth in the morning you can get them the same day, No churge ior Extracting Teeth when plates are ordered. 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It is intended as a place where the sick of all classes and conditions, rich and poor alike, who are suifering from chronic diseases of whatsoever nature, can receive medical advice and treatment of the high« est order at a moderate cost. Dr. W, Kingston Vance, the physician in charge, is well qualified to direct the affairs of the institute and successfully treat all pa- tients. Both medical and electrical treatment are administered. His offices are equipped with over $6000 worth of electrical bat- teries, machines a.d apparatus of the latest and most improved type, and_their effects on disease as applied by Dr. Vance are truly marvelous. Women suffering with disease incitent to their sex will find this treatment a certain balm. In the re- lief of nervousness, hysteria, loss of ambi- tion, backache, headache, bearing-down vains, paipitation of the heart, sleepless- ness, dizziness, gloom, despondency, and that horrible feeling so often expressed by the sufferer, ‘my head feels as though I was going crazy,” this new treatment acts as if by magic, and permanent cures are certain and sure. Men and women who are sick with long-standing complaints and are tired of doctors and drugs are in- vited to call and investigate our rew methods of treating disease. Our ELECTRO-MEDICAL CURE is es pecially effective in catarrh, rheumatism, kidney disease, disorders of the liver and bowels, nervous debility and paralysis, and skin eruptions. Tumors are removed painlessly by means of the galvanic cur- rent. Advice by mail FREE. Persons living out of S8an Francisco write for symptom blank. Call or address STATE ELECTRO-MEDICAL INSTITUTE Cor. Market, Powell and Eddy Sts,, ENTRANCE 3 EDDY STREET, San Francisco, Cal. DOCTOR SWEANY. 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