The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 22, 1897, Page 6

T H SAN "RANCISCO CALL, NDAY, AUGUST 1897. a2g, | FEAREDDEATH AT | 1S TIFES HANDS Rancher Schofield Hadi a Presentiment of | Danger. | \ | Significant Words to One of| His Neighbors a Short | Time Ago. “If 1 Am Killed You Will Know Where to Look for the Gullty Person.” SAN JOSE, Car, Aug. 21.—That Georee | W. Schoficld was in constant fear of his | lifeduring the month of family quarrets | that preceded the day of his sudden tak- ing off an old friend of the murdered rancher to-day gave testimony. A short time prior to that fatai Saturday morn- ing Sebofield called upon his friend, Sevi by name, and, after setting forth the facts of the strained relations between himsell | and Mrs. Schofield, remarked that be was afraid that some day his wile might take the notion into her head to kill him, con- | }’0; nip ll‘\;Age‘. éw% mxllles !‘r:z.fl(l‘::uilt!:; | W e signifi w | It was defende v the ; | cluding with these significant words: i nnier oo mand ‘ot aiE | ‘It Tam ever killed you will know where | [700P%, | to look for the guilly yersor.” Tue Second Regiment of Infantry made Sevi wasin San Jose when the Grand | the attack under command of Colonel | Jury was in session and would have been | Wrigat and Colonel Guthrie. The move- called as a witness b ney thought the case already presented against Mrv. Schofieid and Dan Dutcher | needed additional strength. rict Attor- Dr. Higgins of Morgan Hill is of the opinion that the skull fractures found at the autopsy were caused by the bullet which ended the er’s life. He says that the bullet, after entering the skull | high up on the left cheek, tore away a large piece of bone, and that this bone, | forced against the of the skull, in ‘all proba produced the two fractures | which McMahon ciaims were caused | by blows 1 some blunt instrument and not by tie bullet. The District Attorney does not coincide with the views of Dr. Higgins, He is| firmly persuaded that Schofield was | struck upon the head with a heavy club, | gunstock or .iron poker bLefore Dutcher | brought his rifle into requisition, and he | will endeavor 10 produce evidence to sup- port this conciusion. This forenoon the complaint for murder | against Mrs. ofield, David Dutcher | and Ir missed by Jus- tice Pinard of Madrone on receipt of a tele- phone mess; om the District Attor- ney. Soon this proceeding had been take nn was released from the County Jail and taken in charge by Atitorney Scheller. It is reported that the boy will go to San Francisco, where | he wili be taken care of by his uncle, J. R. | Himes, who has spent much of his time | Jose since the tragedy looking | Schofieli’s interasts. { The District Attorney says that, as the Grand Jury refused to indict younyg Mann, be could o no more after the dismissal of the complaint at Madrone than to or- | der his discharge, “But if T want him I can get him,” said Mr. Herrington, *for Ido not apprehend | that he will disappear. 1f any defense to | the killing is made, his testimony will | certainly be wanied to assist in establish- ing the claim of justifiable homiciae. If | eny conspiracy existed, the parties to it were Dutch who shot the | victim, and Mrs. Scbotield, who was | directly concerned in the matters that | led 1 up to the commission of the crime. ve participant in the eeries of quarrels and encounters that im- | mediately preceded the shooting, but the | prosecution at present has not the evi- | dence that wowid warrant his detention in jeiL” | Mzs. Schofield and Dan Dutcher will be | brought before Judee Lorigan on Monday | for arraignment. Dutcher is pale and de- | jected. Confinement is telling on him and he is anxious to have his case dis- | posed of one way or tue oth "JUMPIIIG”E‘?)ITA YSABEL LAND. | Claims Taken Up by Ken Who fla-;l clare the Morrow Ranch Is | Being Illegally Keld. 3 SAN JOSE, CaL, Aug. 2L—Several Jand claims have been filed by persons on | the great Morrow ranch, in the Santa | Ysabel Valiey, and it is thought their | number will be greatly augmented by | Iand-jumpers in the next twenty-four | hours. It is claimed that S000 acres of | the finest land in the foothills is beng | illegally held. ) The Morrow ranch is owned by Robert | F. Morrow, the S8an Francisco millionsire, | and consisis of 40,000 acres. It stretches | across the eastern foothills from Ever- in the San Antonio and Santa Ysa- southeast of Mount Hamilton. eney, an expressman, and Wil liam Ezan, formerly a hackmar, joined a party from San Francisco and Oakland, | amonz whom were two surveyors, and | they are now on the ground, having taken up 16) acres each of the most valutbie | Jand in Santa Ysabel Valley, which is in- | cluded 1n Morrow’s claim and which the new claimants assert Morrow never had legal title to. Sl L SANTA CLAKRA IN LINE. Takes Up the Project to Advertise Cen- frat California. SAN JOSE, CiL, Aug. 21.—The Board of Trade will join with the California Ho- tel Association in advertising the advan- tages of Central California throughout the East. It has appointed a committee 10 raise by subscription the money that will be needed. Itis proposed to establish per- manent hesdquarters on Broadway, New York, where all information regarding the middie section of California can be ob- tained. An effort will also bs made to se- cure for California the meeting-place of the next convention of large National bodies and societies. The cities entering into the advertising scheme are San Francisco, Sacramento, Btockton, San Jose, Oakland, Fresno and Napa. San Jo-e’s assessment will be $100 | a montn, of which $35 is already sub- | scribed by the St. James and Vendome hotels. No trouble will be experienced in raising the balance of the money, as the business men and orchardists are enthus:- ast.cally in favor of the scheme. e Santa Clara Laborer Disappears, SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 21.—Frederick Bboemaker, a laborer, has disappeared from Santa Clara, and his friends fear he bas met with some accident or become suddenly demented. The man is a_Ger- man and about 57 years of age. He has resided 1n Sania Clara for several years. Two weeks ago he went for a walk and no further trace of his whereabouts could be obtained. His clothing and other articles | of value were left in his room. Soagees s Brings uit to Foreclose, SAN JOSE, CaL, Aug. 2L.—Suit was commenced against the Citizens’ Water Company to-day by Friaco Fisher to fore- close an $80,000 mortgage on a tract in the | Sham Combat Betwsen Militia and ! tire brigade, including the United States | cavalry troop and the Santa Cruz naval | tain Lockett, and they expressed for the | men mach praise for their aptitude. noon and the | Prison Life Agrees With the Youthful | | 21.—Theodore Durrant is growing fat at | up to the entrance of the big stone build- | ways greets her boy with an affectionate | | and a balf miles west of Bellemont. Suas- | Bruce. The course was twelve miles long, Laguna Seca rancho, near the Twelve- mile House. The sum of $10,335 interest | and $9033 attorney fees is also asked for. The mortgage was made on July 24, 1895, and covers several thousand acres of land. On that date Fisher sold the property to the Citizens’ Water Company for $111,600. He received $31,600 in cash and the mort- gage was given to secure the other SSJ,QQO The noie was to run for two years. ‘[ne Citizens’ Water Company orgenized sev- eral vears az th Francis Smith as piesident and Andrew secretary, lis headquarters are in San Francisce. g L To Prison for Insulting Women. SAN JOSE, Car, Aug. 2l.—Frank Thomas, an aged vagrant, who was ar- rested last evening for insulting women and children, was sentenced to 180 days in jail and to pay $300 fine by Justice Wal- lace to-day. This means nearly two years’ imprisonment, as tue fine will be worked out at §1 per day BATTLE’S DIN ON POGONIP RIDGE. Troopers From Camp Budd. SANTA CRUZ, Car. Aug. 2L.—The Third Brigade, National Guard, witl break camp to-morrow forenocn. Camp Budd has been a busy place during the veek and attracted thousands of visitors. s forenoon was occupied by the en- militia, in a sham battle illustrative of a deployment line of battle. The naval militia formed the artillery, under command of Lieutenant Morey, and occupied a position on the summit of ments of the men and’the results of this practical lesson ia minor tactic: were judged by Captain Carrington and Cap- After the battle, there being scme am- | muaition remaining, Colonel Wright of | the Sixth Regiment suprised Co'nneli Guthrie of the Second by assaulting his camp. ‘The Second quickly formed and met the attacking regiment, Colonel Guthrie be- ing strengthened by the presence of the cavalry. The Second Regiment was de- ated and driven off, announcing its de- | feat by fiving the fleg of truce. Thore| was a great crowd of spectators, who were pleased with the exhibition. ! The brigade returned to Camp Budd at atternoon was devoted to | rest and recreation. To-night General Muller tendered a reception to General James and commissioned officers of the brigede at the Sea Beach Hotel. The privates and non-commissioned officers enjuyed a dance at ihe Neptune bathizouse. The Second Regiment band gave a concert at the Hotel St. George. -— DURGANT WAXING FAT. | Murderer of Blanche La- | mont. SAN QUENTIN PRISON, CaL, Aug. the expense of the State. Life at the peni- tentiary where he is awaiting death does not sffect his appetite nor has it caused him loss of flesh; in fact, he has gained since he was incarcerated, and when he takes his daily walk in tbe yard he holds his head erect and breathes the pure air with evident pleasure. Durrant’s parents have visited him regularly. Sunday afier Sunday his father journeys across the bay and walks ing. He is never refused admittance, and Theodore is brought ot of his stone cell and across the prison-yard to Captain Ed- gar’s office, where father and son talk for an hour, and sometimes longer. On Wednes- | aays Durrant’s mother visits him and al- | kiss, Then the lad with the striped suit | puts his arms around the slender form | and they embrace. Mrs. Durrant’s love for the boy has not diminished. She sull | believes him innocent of the horrible crimes he was convicted of. Though the Durrant cas2 has not occu- pied much of the public’s attention lately, it hss not been forgotten. Every visitor at the big penitentiary asks to see the youthiul murderer, but each is disap- pointed. The guards point to the iron | cell over which 1s the number 21, and say he is behind there, and the curious crowds gaze at the iron door. Durrant sees only those whom he trusts and loves. His attorneys visit him only when neces- sary, but when they come be sees them, and they and his father and mother are bis only visito HELO ON A MURDER CHARGE. | | | Serious Accusation Preferred Against | Rancher David Russell of Flagstaff. FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., Aug. 21.—David Russe well-known rancher and prom- inent citizen ot this county, has been held over to the Grand Jury on a charge of | murder. His friends declare he isinno- | cent, and he protests that he was not with- in two miles of the scene of the tragedy. Antonio Suastigi, a Mexican sheep- herder, was the vicum. He was shot and killed early in the morning ata point two tigi was in the employ of J. B. Smith, ana was driving a band of sheep toward Wil lism Mcintyre's corrab, when a man ap- peared and began shooling the sheep. Suastigi protested against the siaughter, whereupon the invader fired two shots at the sheepherder, one of them proving fatal. Vicente Alderte, a fellow-sheepherder, claims to have been an eve-witness to the tragedy. At the inquest he described the man who did the snooting in a way that tallied exactly with David Russell, and later on, when brought face to face with the rancher, he identified him at once as the murderer. Russell declares that he remained home all day and his wife corroborates this. It is scarcely believed that Russell could be guilty of such a wanton act, but neverthe- less he has been held without bonds. cableg o g Wheat Land Is in Demand. STOCKTON, Cavn, Aug. 21.—The rise in the price of wheat has brougkt abouta peculiar condition in this county. Fora long time past much of -the wheat in 8an Joaquin County has been raised on lanas rected by the growers. Now the owners of wheat lands in this county find that, because of the high rates prevailing, it will pay them better to farm the lands than to rent them. Ina num- ber of instances tenants have been noti- fied that they cannot use next year the land they have farmed this year, and this fact has caused a number of sales of rancn property to be made recently. —_———— BSociety’s Hare and Howunds. SAN RAFAEL, CaAL., Aug. 21.—The first paper chase of the second summer series, under the auspices of the S8an Rafzel Hunt Clnb, was decided this afternoon. W. S. Williams of the San Mateo Hunt Club won the gentlemen’s prize, and the ladies’ trophy fell to Miss Flooa. The hares were F. S. Johnson and Miss Janet skirting the bay, with the finish at fan Pedro Point. S P | activity and an eppatently iucreasing pros. BORNE DOVN BY | THREE FAILURES H. C. Smith of Fresno Files a Petition in Insolvency. Liabilities Aggregate $798,138, With No Available Assels. Himself and Partner Unsuccessful In Ventures In Lumboar D:stricts. FRESNO, CaL., Aug. 21.—One of the biggest petitions in 1nsolvency in the bhis- tory of Fresno County was filed mAdnyl by H. C. Smith, who was one of the firm of Moore & Smith, which dealt extensively in lumber in this State some years sgo. The amount of Smith’s liabilities, accord- ing to his statement, is $798,138 13, with no assets. The petition was filed this evening shortly before 5 o’clock by Judge Stanton L. Carter, who is Smith's attor- ney. The true amounnt of Smith’s individual indebtedness is not so large as that indi- cated by his statement. The heavier claims were contracted jointly by him and his former partner. A. D. Moore. The notes were signed by the corporations they formed, and then each of the gentle- men indorsed them individually. The peutioner is, of course, liable for the whole amounts, in the inability of Moore to pay, but the fact is that Smith is re- sponsible for only half the indebtedness. In his application for relcase from all debts Smith desir:s to be freed from every liability, hence the large amount stated. Moore & Smith were first in the lumber business at Stockton under tbe title ot the Moore & Smith Lumber Company, Moore owning a two-th rds interest anda Smith one-third. Then they incorporated the Port Discovery Mill Company, of which they owned all the stock and which oper- ated in the Staté of W ashington, where about 18,000 acres of timber land was pur- chased. Later the two men incorporated the Kings River Lumber Company, in which tbey owned all the stock. This company purchased about 30,000 acres of timber in the mountains of this county, and built a sixty-mile flume from the mills to Sanger, where other mills were established for preparing the lumber for market. During the “hard times’’ Moore & Smith were forced to tire wall with their corpora- tions. Creditors i0ok charge ot the busi- ness of the Kings River Company and or- ganized as the Sanger Lumber Company. Tuey retained Smith .as their manager, and he has held this position for the pas two years. This new company is now running the mills at Sequoia and av Sanger and last summer and this season it turned out an immense amount of timber and is con- ducting a highly profitable business. The failure of the Moore & Smith Lumber Company, the Port Discovery Company and the Kings River Company are really included by Smith’s petition, which he filed to-day. The following are the heaviest of the petitioner’s liabilities: Bank of British Columbia, San Francisco, 0,000; Bunk of California, San Francisco, $40,000; A. t Borel & Co., San Francisco, $203,000; Francis J. P. Moore, San Francisco, $30,000; Sarah L. Phillips, San Francisco $4500; Bank of Visalia, $2500; Sweet & Co., Visalia, $2300; Higgins & Collins, San Francisco, $4000; Carter Bros., San Fran- cisen, §4000; Abbie Ducey, Detroit, Mich., $40,00); Moore & Smith Lumber Com- pany, money advanced, $3000; W. H. Crocker, San Francisco, $150); Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank, Soutu Dakota; Rosenbaum and Joseph Lyfe, Stockton, $:000; H. K. Mitchell, San Francisco, §6633° Walter Powell,” San Francisco, $1000; Bank of Califor: F. Moore and A. D. Moore, $180,000. MUST STAND BY SILVER. Senator White on the Future £tti- tude of the Democratic Party. SAN DIEGO, CAr., Aug. 2L.—Senator White, while in this city yesterday, was seen yesterday by a Sun representaiive, who submitied to him the following question in ‘§riting: The price of bar silver has fallen. The price of wheat nas risen. There is over the coun generally an apparent renewal of busine pect of the revival of prosperity. In view of these alleged or apparent facts, what in_your opinion must be the position ot the Demo- cratic party in campaigns of the immediate future?” Senator White’s answer was returned this morning in writing in his own band, as follows: The fact that bar silver has fallen and that the price of wheat has risen cannot affect the true policy of the Democratic party. While bimetallists have claimed that the fall of silver—or, more correctly, the apprecia- tion of gold—has eftected prices, no defender of the double standard nas eves intimated that the price of wheat cannot be influenced by the extent of the (’mg. 1f the output of that commodity for 1897 shall be one-half or one-tenth of the usuai supply, ciearly the de- mand will be increased and the article will go up. Tuis variation of rate refers solely to the vxtent of production. It does not mean that wheat prices may notalso be influenced by other considerations. While prevailing quotations happily show an upward tendency I am convinced that the prospect would be much better and the farm- ers’ reward correspondingly greater if silver and gold were treated with equal fayor. The restriction of debt-pnying money to one melal makes it heavier 10 meet obligzations, adds to the demand for the favored substance and augments 1ts purchasing power. 1f there aredour billions o1 money of final redemp- tion in the world the purchasing power of each doilar of such money will be greater than would be the case 11 the sum were creased to eight billions of dollars. Thus $1 uuder present conditions buys as much wheat as $2 would command were the circulating medium doubled Ly the recog- nition of silver. Whether we have $8,000,- 000 or $8000 of real debt-canceling money, the scarcity or plenty of grain or stock, orany commodity, will feel the presence of famine and plenty, but when there is abundance, and when there is limited supply, the price will elways be made with reference to the amount of money in eirculation. That esseniial, which it is difficult to get, will always be more u- able than the sriicie which is easy 1o obtain. The more arduous Yunult of gold, the greater the demand jor it and the more marked iis value —its purchasing ability. As to the market quotations of bar silver, I have only 10 remark that the Democratic party contended throughout the late cam- paiun thet Governmental attacks on silver affectea the value of the ariicle; that as ad- verse legislation had deprecia it, so must favorable legislation appreciate it. We con- fidently claimed that the election of Bryan and a friendly Congress would at once tend to briug silver and gold nearer the historical standard, and, necessarily, that the election of McKinley would make the disparily more and more cvident. McKinley won and silver is going down. Thus our views are sustained, Tne unfortunate consequences which we everywhere and openly anticipated have been realized, and I am lost in amazement at the gigantic audacity of those who demand that the Democratic party shall aiter its principles because its -leaders correctly outiined the financial conditons which are upon us. If silver became more valuable under the exist- ing rule of the trusts the Chicago piatiorm ADVANCES made on iurniture and planos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. might need revision, but when tue warnings cf that feariess enunciation were disregarded and the announced consequences of such dis- regard fulilled we can truly say, “We told You so.” Republican newspapers gloat over the fall of siiver; thns are the three gentiemen sent #broad by McKinley encouraged in toeir mis- sionary efforts, Judging from the declara- tions of lending Republicans, the fall of silver is to be “‘one of our glorious achievements.” The Democracy has always conteuded that the value of silver and gold depend wpon the demand for the article; that the demand de- Eeuds upon the use to which these metals may e devoled; that the chiel use, that which creates the leading demand as to each metal, has reference to iis money character, and that WheLever either silver or gold 1s driven from mopetary eirculation ig will fall. Either metal can be expelled from the money marts by law; neither can be recognized as money save by law. If we declare it a felony to circulate 80ld, its unpopularity will soon be noted. Itrustthat we are becoming prosperous. I believe and fondly hope that times will im- E.r‘vv:» beceuse we have redched bedrock. his improvement wili come in sfite of Re- publican success. Ido not believe that party caused dry weather in India, produced the bubonic plague, thereby mnking an active demand for woeat, or discovered the goid of Kiondike or Trinity County. There are some things that no party creates Or prevents. While we may have rain during Mr. McKin- ley’s term, I will, upon such happening, reel at liberty to dispute Repubiican responsibil- ity for such wanifest . However, they will ciaim it. The cavea NZVILLS TO THE RESCUE. The Mine-Cwner Enters the Field as a Bidder for Fresno's Raisin Crop. FRESNO, CaL, Aug. 21.—Captain W. A. Nevills, the capitalist who owns the bonanza Rawhide mine in Tuolumne Coun- ty and the big Paragon and La Favorita vineyards west of this city, will use his wealth in a meritorions cause and to do good to his feliow-man. He will assist the raisin-growers of this county to obtain a fair price for their product this season, and thwart the mach- inations of the packers to bear the market. These dealers, it is understood, have combined to hold down the prices, and it seemed as though they would succeed, for the growers cou!d do nothing of avail against their oppressors, who by their or- ganization were thought to be in control of the marketing of raisins. Now Captain Nevills has come forward, both in the interests of his own vineyards and of the growers. With a short crop, better times and a higher duty on foreign raisins there can be no doubt thatthe product can be disposed of at remunera- tive prices in the Eastern markets this season. The capi‘alist now offers a 3-cent rate for all merchantable raisins in the sweat- box. He has money enough to carry out his resolution to defeat the intrigue of the packers, ‘The resnlt will be to steady the market, and it is believed that it will break up the combination of the dealers. They will undoubtedly meet this offer, and then there wiil be competition in order that they can obtain enough raisins to fill their orders. This may increase the price, The Farmers’ Club held a meeting in this city to-day, The growers are jubi- lant over Captain Nevills’ assistance in their cause. Forseveral years the pack- ers have had the producers at their merey, and deliverance seems to be at hand. - CHARITY G Ni& ASTRAY, Xillionaire Griffitn’s Philanthropy Was Poorly Lepaid. LOS ANGELES, CarL., Aug. 2L.—It will require several days’ work by an expert to determine whether the books of R. A. Bira, secretary of the Briswalter Land and Water Company, will show a shortage, and, if so, what the amount of the de- ficit is. Tnat Bird’s books are in an expert’s hands is owing to the assertion made by a woman known as Carmen Montez that Bird bad admitted to her that he was short $10,000 in his accounts. G. J. Griffith, the millionaire employer of Bird, will not believe that his trusted bcokkeeper could have taken that amount, but says that the books arein such poor shape that some time will be required to get at the facts, and an assist- an: will be given to the expert on Mon- day. Griffith feels particularly agerieved over the circumstante, for he had a philan- thropic motive in giving a position of trust to Bird in full knowled :e of the fact that the young mman had served a S:ate vrison term for embezzlement in San Diego a few vears ago, the result of going at too fast a pace. The Montez woman claims that while Bird was with her at a roadhouse near the city on Thursday ni‘ht he tried to kill himself, but was overpowered and brought into the city, where he was kept under surveillance. A hack-driver has turned up with a claim of $80 against the book- keeper, who, it is said, allowed bis hack- bills to amount to as much as §180 before paving them—and this on a salary of $100 & month. e Red River Go'd Mining Company. LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 21.—Some well-known names appear in the list of stockholders of the Red River Gold Min- ing Company, which has just been incor- porated, with beadquarters here and mines near Lancaster, this county. The board of directors consists of Henry T. Gage, Stephen M. White, Joseph Gilbert, tarl B. Miilar, Holdridge O. Coilins, Joseph Schroder, R. B. Carpenter and George J. Denis. The capital stock of this company is $1,200,000, ail subscribed by the directors, together with Judge Ers- kine, M. Ross and J. M. Johnston. D Zlackman Held for Trial. LOS ANGELES, CAn, Aug. 2L.—The preliminary examination of W. I Black- man on a charge of emoezz.ing funds of the Los Angeles Elecuic Company was held to-day before Justice Young in the Township Court. The testimony offered was for the mo-t part about check-book stubs, leagers, trial balances, footings and “carry forwards. The ind.caiions are that the amount of the shortage will be found to be nearer $10,000 than the $3500 Black- man acknowledges having taken. He was bound over for trial in bonds of $500. & sty Asphyxiated While at His Bath, LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 2L—In a bathroom at Lis lodging-house on South Hill street I. C. Williams was this morn- ing found dead, asphyxiatet by gas. Late last night his wife in an adjoining room heard him preparing to takea bath. As there wasno letter or other proof of sui- cide, his death is charged to aceident. Williams was once a paper manufacturer at Klkhart, Ind. ———— Fireman Narrowly Escapes Death, LOS ANGELES, CAr, Aug. 2L—An- other inczndiary fire occurred 1n this city this evening, and this one almost cost a life. An unoccupied cottage on Western avenue was barned to the ground. While Fireman Bert Ki-er was on the roof the structure caved in and he fell adistance of sixteen feet witn it, but miraculously escaped with his life. ——— Jordan Back From Bering Bea. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasg., Aug. 21— The Richard Rush, one of the revenue cutters guarding Bering Sea against Belagic sealers, returned late to-night, proce:ding direct to Seattle. The Rush isnowon the Sound for the purpose of landing Professor David Starr Jordan, president of Standford University, who as special representative of this Govern- inent has been northin the company of British scientists to make an investiga- tion of seal life and pass upon the ulti- mate advisability of his plan to brand temales and by thus destroying the value of their pelts protect them from being shot by hunters. Jordan will proceed at once to California, mailing his report to the Treasury Dopartment. The Rush, after coaling and replenishing her sup- phes, will at once rcjoin_ the Bering GUARDS TENANT GAMP McDONALD First Regiment, Second | Brigade, Arrives at Ukiah. Welcomed bya Large Throng, | Though the Hour Is Past Midnight. Extensive Preparations Made for Thelr Reception in the Mendo- cinc Town. | UKIAH, Car, Aug. 22.—As the train bearing the First Regiment infantry, Second Brigade, National Guard of Cali- fornia, rolled into the depot at midnight it met a welcome that outdid even the royal reception the hospitable residents of | this mountain city are in the habit of ac- cording a delegation of visitors. It was the verdict of Judge Morse that Ukiah bas done herself proud, and Judge Morse’s dictums are universally respected. As late as was the hour there were 500 persons at the depot waiting for the arri- val of the ragiment. Many of them had been there since early in the evening, perched on boxcars and vehicles of all kinds, and upon the freight platform were persons of zll ages. The fair sex was, if anything, in the ma- | jority. The advance guard of fifty men, which arrived here on Thursday, was in readi- ness to pilot the citizen soldiers to Camp McDoland in Todds Grove, about a mile west of town. Major Boxton was in com- mand. In addition several members of the citizens’ reception committee ware on hand, among them Attorney J. A. Cooper, B. 8. Hirsch and Mart Baechtel. ‘While the crowd cheered the militia dis- embarked from the train aud formea i order for the march to the grove and started to the merry rattle of the snare drums, almost drowned by the hurrahing | of an army of small boys which followed in the wake of the last company. The route to Camp McDonald had been well sprinkied and a series of electric lights was strung along the line of march. Colonel Smith expressed his satisfaction at the thorongh preparations made by the citizens for the reception of his men. Arrived at the camp, sentries were sta- tioned, and the men, tired by their five hours’ trip, tumbled into bed as soon as the regular formula for the evening could | be gone through with and a good meal | swallowed. i 0 The rigor of regular army life will not prevail at Camp McDonald, but the boys are not going to find their path strewn with roses. It is going to be conducted with more strictness than many of the past. That is certain. Security of the camp aiter dusk will be one feature, and blanket-tossing, that bete noirof the greenhorn, and things always avoided by the initiated as long as leg bail can be had, is to be tabooed. Despite this the men are to have plenty of time for recreation and social enjoy- ment. There will be trips to the fish natchery, Vichy Springs, Russian River, the asylum for the insane, the Devil’s Den, the Indian rancherias and many other places. The advance guard has done its duty | well in the matter ot preparing the camp | and regimental headquarters. Laid out as it1s with military precision, the camp presents the spectac'e of a little white city in the midst of nature’s surroundings. Stately oaks and firs rise on every hand, while the lealy madrones here and there add at once to the beauty and coolness of the scene. But vesterdav afternoon the thermome- ter registered 106 1n the shade, and, despite those big trees, every man is hkely to learn to-day what it is to gain a knowl- edge of military tactics by the sweat of | his brow. Lientenant-Governor Jeter is expected to visit the camp on Wednesday, and the official brow will, no doubt, pass thiough the ordeal common to all. | The committees of those citizens who have helped to make the reception ac- corded the regiment so hearty and pleas- ant are as follows: On water and lights—Henry Smith and J. G. Whelan. On baggage, wood, straw and horses—W. H. Miller, C. A. Aidrich and M. Wright. On tables, benches, sink, etc.—George Eff, C. A. Aldrich, W. H. Miller. On reception—T, L. Carothers, O, E. Will- fams, J. C. Rnddock, T. s. Weldon, J, A. | Cooper, C. A Heath, J. M. Mannon, R. Mc- | Garvey, Mart Baechtel, Alf Pennington, J. H. Seawell. FIGHTING FIRE [N UTICA SHAFTS. Force of Miners Has Succeeded in Reaching the Eight-hundred Foot Level. ANGELS CAMP, Car., Aug. 21 — body seems to know what the condition | of the tire in tbe Utica mine is at present, | as it is impossitle to approach near | encugh for observation on account of the | intense heat and smoke. All day gas and smuke have been issuing in great volumes from the moutn of the Utica shatt, while a stream of water has been kept playing over the Stickle shaft to force back the gas and cause a forced draught in the direction of the Utica. Lighted lamp and a live dog were again lowered into tne Stickle mine at noon to- day, and when ali had been returned to the surface in & favorable condition a crew of men was sent below to explore the! scene of the fire. As far as can be learned | the conflagration is confined to one prin- | cipal locality among the cribbing of the | new slope, but the heat and smoke wouid not permit of a close inspection. By working short shiits of from ten to twenty minutes the men are slowly suc- ceeding in getting & stream of water on the fire at the upp=>r end of the slope, near the 700 level, ana they now believe their efforts are meeting with success. Should it be apparent that the fire is still burning twenty-four hours hence it will probably become necessary to flood the entire mine, an alternative much dis- liked by the company, as it will entail the loss of many thousands of dollars and be a hard blow to the people of Angels. Four men were partially asphyxiated to-aay—two while battening tne mouth of the Utica shaftand two while working around the mouth of the Stickle shaft. A report late to-night says that a crew of men has succeeded in reaching the 800- foot level, and is now effectually combat- ing the tlames. e Veteran Ends His Life. SANTA ANA, Car, Aug. 21.—Edwin L. Sherman, a veteran of the Civil War, com- mitted cide here this afternoon by shooting himself through the head. | Sherman served as captain of Company K, Thirtieth lilinos Volunteers, ana was also an ofticer of Company B, First Regi- ment United Btates Veteran Vuiunteers. He was 63 years of age, and had resided here for the past eight years. His sister, Mrs. Ruth Cook, who was artially demented, was found dead last ay under circumstances indicating sui- cide by poisoning, but the Coroner's Jury returned a verdict of accidental death, Since then Sherman has not been him- self, and it is supposed that worry over her death, coupled with his own ill- £quadron, leaving here on Monday next. | Lealth, drove him to suicide, A~ A AN NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOOD< CLOSING OUT THE DRESS GOODS! Putting a price on them that will make them go. b < ting the high=priced ones down. L We have taken mostly all of our % seasonable stuifs that sold at 5oc, 7s5c * and $1 a yard and cut them down irre- «» spective of their real worth to front window. Striped Popeline, effects. This Closing Sale Begins Munday. Everything in low- « price fabrics has already been sold, and we are making low=priced ones by cut- 25¢ a Yard. Some of them are on display in the The line includes Im- ported High=class Novelties, Ermine and Grenadine effects, Fantasie Checks, Scotch Cheviots, Redfern Suitings and an abundance of American Fancy Novelties in stylish colors and pretty English Tweeds, B SIK SAE NENT! o We are positively closing this busi- ness out===not fooling you at all. 3 ?’fimfiup@ P o IHE Movxe s e MARKET 8i., COR TAYLOR AXD GOLDEN GATE AVE. YUMA’S RIVAL JUSTICES, They Do a lan&-flffine Business in Harrying Divorcees From California. YUMA, Ariz, Aug. 2L—Since the en- actment by the last California Legislature of the law prohibiting divorcees from tak- ing on new marital ties within one year from the date on which the old knot is legally untied, the office of the Justice of Peace has become a sinecure in this city. Quite & rivalry has sprung up between the 1wo Justices of Yuma over the inrush of business, but Justice Abe Frank, wholives nearer the depot than the other Justice, has been doing the larger business. Many fond hearts, longing for imme- diate union with their soul’s own affini- ties, have crossed the line, slipped a yel- low coin into Abe's smooth palm, listened to the reading of a few words, and then bastened back to married bliss in the Goiden State. The Judge waits for them ateach incoming Southern Pacific train. He stands on the platiorm and casts his eagle glance over the sea of faces that emerge trom the three different classes of coaches, and he knows a couple of dot- ing hearts the very instant his eyes rest upon them. In less than an bour they issue forth from his office, weaded for life or for— well, until they appear again in the di- vorce courts. This Gretna Green business has added 30 generously to the receipts of Judge Abe Frank that he has consented 1o share some of it with the newspapers and the Yuma Sent nel has been favored with the following “smail ad”: UDGE A. FRANK, DISPENSER OF HAP- piness Fond hearts welded and guaranteed not 10 be affecied by cruel California divorce laws. Cail ear v and avoid the rush. Hours fram 7 a, . 10 7 A. M., Including Sundays. Yuma, A.T. Copies of theSentinel, with the “small ad” marked with bine pencil, have been forwarded to all the divorce litigants in Cahfornia and a most tremendous rush is expected as soon as all the Supe- rior Court Judges get down to work again from their summer vacations. The Judge’s last work in the marital line was yesterday afternoon. The young man was rushing about town asking for a minister. The Judge had been absent from the depot when tbe train arrived. but he met the young man on the street. “Yuma, just at present, is a little short on ministers,’’ said the Judge, “bu: if the young lady is within reach I can fix you out in the latest and most permanent shape.” “I’ll have her here in a minute,” said the young man, and in fen minutes more John Lockwood Gail of San Francisco and Minnie May Raymond of Tulare were man and wife. They recistared at the Southern Pacific Hotel and took the next westbound train for Californma. . 2oncma County’s Wine Rield. SANTA ROSA, Cirn, Aug. 21.—The yield of the vineyards contiguous to Santa Rosa will be the largest in ten years. Dr. Mathe of this county says that he is confident that the average returns will ex- ceed seven tons an acre. E. S. Paddock owns twenty-seven acres of vines, und exrects this one little garden spot will yield 150 tons of first-class grapes, Dr. Mathe is adding 80,000 gallons of cooperage to his winery, the capacity of which will then be 200,000 gallons. He expects to crush 15,000 tons of grapes this season, . Letter-Carriers Are Coming. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 2l.—Seventy delegates of the Letter-carriers’ Associa- tion, accompanied by a band of fifty pieces, leave hare August 28 to attend the Letter-carriers’ Convention in 8an Fran- cisco. Thev will be sbsent about three weeks and on their way West will stop at all the principal cities. XEW 70-DAY A s WIS S S DG Gt W 20 we thought 10 do 0 as an experiment. period ionger. 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