The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 24, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1897. 3 FINDS OF (1 QUARTY REFORTED Lucky Strike of a Pros- pector at the Mouth of Coffee Creek. PATIENT WORK IS DULY REWARDED. Still Another Good Thing Is Said to Have Been Discovered. THIS ON THE NORTH FORK OF THE NOTED STREAM. While the New Townsite Is Being Boomed, Gold-Seekers Con- tinue to Invade Trinlty. CARRVILLE, Can, Auz 23 young men came to Trinity C day with the news of a valus le quartz find made by them in the hills on the east side of the Trinity River, two and & half miles from the mouth of Coffee Creex. is Tony Peterson, a young man who s spent several yearsin the mining regions of the West and who for four years has been prospecting through Northern California and Southern Ore- taking up a claim now and then and ng a few dollars, but never making ke until now. Two months ago he formed a partnership with Charles Rug- gles, a young man from Woodland, who has been specting two years with little cuccess. They went to Scorpion Cree across the river, a little above Carrville, and found a ledge, on which they located v have worked a long level, opening ad, and saying nothing about their success until to-day. They have been ng with a spring mortar for several d it has been known that they ¢ taking out enough to pay expenses this arrangement, which consists of a mortar and a pestle suspended by a report that they have run a fifty- innel across the ledge several hun- ed feet below the point of discovery, and that they have an eight-foot ledge which averages $20 to the ton, and that small pieces of rock are enormously rich. They say that they also have traces which indicate a still richer pay chute further below. The ledge hes porphyry walls, hard on one side and soft on the other. This find is close to the widely kuown Strode mine and the ledge and formation are similar. The two claims which cover the ledge on either side of ridge are named the Lost Horse and the Rattlesnake. The young men to-day had with them small specimens of quartz very rich in free gold and a $10 button, which they said came from about ten pounds of rock. Another purported find on Coffee Creek 1 is told of to-day by W. W. Robinson, a mining expert and operator at Redding, who has received word from J. Gibson he has found a big thing on the fork of Coffee Creek. Robinson is s way to Gibson’s find to examine it esponse to the summons. Nothing else wn about it. A story to the effect that Henry Carter has taken $2000 out of another pocket the Blue Jay mine was given out to-day, but it is more than suspected that the story is merely told to help along the boom of Coffee ville on the Graves brothers’ ranch and e sdjoining property. Dick Graves to- ¥ said Carter had taken it out of the boitom of the tunnel in the night within three or four days. All Graves will yet eay about the story that only $18,000 was taken out of the biz pocket instead ot $42,000 is that less than half of it was tzken to the city. The rest is hidden here and will be in the city within a week. He says that $17,300 was received for the gold osited in the Mint, and that nearly 000 is yet to go to market. Henry Carter and John Graves went to Weaverville to-day and took some gold, gaid to amount to about $2000. They went partly to satisfy Henry Carter’s de- mands that his third interest in the Blue Jay nuggets and property be formaliy recognized and legally recorded. Carter has been in a general family partnership with the Graves brothers for years, and there was never any queslion about his interest or any jars to the peaceful flow of industrious life until the big nugget was found and made things different. When Carter heard that in the City John Graves had been telling the news- papers that he had no interest in the Blue Jay pocket and the mine he was alarmed and blue, though he could not believe it, and especially of Dick, with whom the honest young fellow had lived and worked for eight vears. When John Graves reached Trinity Center on his way home he told me very decidedly that Carter had no color of ownership in the Blue Jay that was binding that he would have to get a lawyer, but when the boys all talked it over for a day Carter's claim seeins to have been recognized, and it was mainly to settle it that John Graves and Carter went to Weaverville to-day. Carter had no written agreements. but he bad a gen- eral partnership in mining affairs which he could estublish, and there is a mess of equities on the side. Carter seems likely to get his share peaceabiy after all. E. T. Jones, a mining expert and opera- tor at Salt Lake City, is trying to bond the Blue Jay mine. Mr. Casey and a sur- veyor set out some stakes for the new town of Coffeeville to-day, beginning at the picket fence around Dick Graves’ front yard. The boom of the town has not begun to assume size yet, but may do s0 in a small way when the saloon is opened in a few days. C. A. Hubert, manager of a summer re- sort at Sisson, who is a nephew of C. P. Huntington, has been about here vros- pecting, and to-day be picked up some very rich float on the mountain back of Carrville. He mortared and panned the gold out with joy, and sent for a mining man to help him find the ledge. The in- ward rush was not as heavy to-day as was anticipated, owing to yesterday being 3§ Sunday, but about fifty more arrived through the day. Ten or a dozen left Coffee Creek for home: J. 0. DENNY. etk PROSPECTORS YET GOING. Procession of Gold-Hunters Pass- Ing Through Redding on the Way to Trinity. REDDING, CaL., Aug. 23.—Anotker hot and sultry day has brought the beads of perspiration to the brow of many an honest and earnest prospector fitting out for the Trinity gold fields to-day. This has been the fourth day of an excessively hot speli, and while the thermomater has averaged about 108 throughout the day the usual number of miners and gold- seekers have been outin the broiling sun getting their traps together for a late start to-night. The weather is so warm that most of the outzoing prospectors are do- ing their traveling by night and during the day camping out beneath the spread- ing branches of some friendly oak along the banks of the many delightful moun- tain streams between this city ana Trinity Center. This morning sbout forty prospectors arrived on the overland train from the south and to-night’s local train brought thirty more. Fully 100 more have arrived here in various rigs,all bound for the scene of the new gold discoveries. The bicycle corps seems just beginning toputin its appearance, and this after- noon a female bicyclist, attired in a duck suit and equipped with a typical miner's outfit, was noticed wheeling her way through the streets of this city bound for Trinity. While a few have returned from the gold fields, only a small number have come back disgusted, and the cause of their dis- ust was the fact that gold nuggets are not »e found hanging to pine trees or man- zinita as they had supposed. The excla- mations of disgust from these, however, bave no effect whatever on the hundreds of people daily flocking to the goldfields. They have made up their minds to go and go they will, no matter how great the at- tempt to discourage them. The latest reports from Trinity are more encouraging and would indicate that the excitement has but really commenced. While it is true there are many who throw cold water on the proposition the fact still remains that rich strikes are being made daily and former reports are being veri- fied. Once iu a while you will find an old- time prospector who, when approached on the subject, will look wise and remark: “It's all & humbug. 1 mined on Coftee Creek thirty years ago. It’s all worked Men who haye but recently returned from there bring back entirely different reports, however. The latest arrivals from the scene of the excitement was a party this evening consisting of J. M. Bryan of the Golden Eagle Hotel and four or five newspaper reporters. In an interview Bryan said that new strikes are being made hourly. ledges,” said Bryan. “Numerous.ledges carrying ore that will assay $500 per ton are being exposed and some big mines are going 10 be opened. Rich placer ground is scarce unless you go over in the Salmon River country. There are some exceed- ingly rich placers being worked and big gold being taken out. There are plenty of prospectors up there now. All that is needed now is capital todevelop it. Then the Coffee Creek district will boom even greater than it is now.” They report people flocking in from every direction, and they met over 200 on their way down. The three extra stage coaches run beiween this city and Trinity Center by the Redding and Weaverville Stage Company are taxed io their utmost capaciiy every day. The greenhorns still continue to arrive in large numbers. Some stories of the man- ner in which they go prospeciing are laughable. To-night’s stage brought two passen- gers, one a prospector who bad fifty-seven ounces of gold, tuken out in gravel in two days. He statea that near where he took out the gold two Oaklanders were at work in a gravel claim and were washing gravel that averaged $5 to the pan. Every report that has come in lately and every miner who has arrived from the gold fields have verified the reports as published in THE CALL. One hundred prospectors are expected on to-morrow’s overland train, and all the available seats on the stages have been ordered in advance by telegraph. it gl Veterans tc Go Mining. OAKLAND, CaL, Aug. 23—R. A. Rusher, John W. Mullen, J. E. Radley, Charles F. Burnham and George Hodges, who have been unsuccessful in getting work 10 Oakland, have fitted out a double team and will leave for the Trinity County mines next Monday. They wiil go to Petaluma by boat and then by land throush Lake County. The party is well provided with provisions and mining tools. All being old veterans they will stand roughing i it To Trinity for Thirty Cents. OAKLAND, Car, Aug. 23.—Dominic O’Meara, for eighteen years a resident of this city, will leave to-morrow for Trinity County. He contemplates making the trip for 30 cents railroad fare, He will go to Stockton by boat, thence afoot to his El Dorado. He will carry sixty poundsof baggage on the trip. RED BLUFF CONFLAGRATION. Livery Stable and Residence Burned and the feid Kotel Badly Damaged. RED BLUFKF, CAL., Aug. 23.—Fire this morning destroyed the National stables, owned by the heirs of J. S. Cone and leased by A. L. Conard. The horses and most of the vehicles were saved, but a few carriages and nearly all the harness were burned. Immediately north of the stable was a lerge residence, the upper story of which was occupied by servants of the Reid household, and the lower story by the family of A. W. Baker. Mrs. Baker was ck in bed and had to be carried out. In a few minutes that building was ablaze irom top to bottom and it too was de- stroyed. South of the stables was the Reid House, the northern portion of which was of brick, the main hotel, however, being of wood. The efforts of the firemen were all directed toward saving the hotel build- ings. Despite the hard work the fire com- municated to the inside of the brick por- tion ot the hoiel. Here its progress was stopped, and after nearly two hours it was entirely under control. Considerabie damage was done to the main or wooden part of the building and to its contents. The loss is estimated to be nearly $15,000, the greater portion of which is coversd by insurance. Frank Woodworth, who was in charge of the National stables, was badly burned about the heaa and shoul- ders, but itis not thought the burns are serious. ' e Kussian Kiver Bridge Collapses. UKIAH, CAn, Aug. 23.—The bridge crossing Russian River, in Redwood Val- ley, collapsed yesterday evening, killing a span of horses and injuring a teamster named Alexander Perry, COLONEL SMITH ( REIMBURSED UNCLE JOHN TODD, RMING NATIVE* DAUGHTER, PRONOUNCES ‘PAT THE ADONIS OF THE CAMP. 1 wouln | wERE IN KLONDIKE. * OBRIEN" Some of the Joys and Woes of the First Regiment Guards at Camp McDonald. BRITISH FORTS “It is a great country for rich quartz| ARE ATTACKED Indian Tribesmen Again Break Forth in Great Fury. General Westmacott Marching to the Relief of Two Garrisons. Reports of Severe Fighting and of the Fall of Forts Maude and Alimusjid. SIMLA, Inpia, Aug. 23.—The quietude on the frontier during the past few days was a calm before the sterm. Thousands of Afridis early yesterday morning at- tacked Fort Alimusjid, a few miles west of Jamrood. A couple of hours later they pressed onward and attacked Fort Maude. Both of these forts were garrisoned by Khyber levies. As soon as the news was known in Jam- rood General Westmacott started with batteries of artillery and a detachment of Bengal lancers for the mouth of Kyber pass to shell the Afridis from the entrance of the pass, and get through to relieve the garrisons. No definite news bas been received, but reports represent severe fighting through- out the day. Grave anxiety is felt. It is mach doubted whether General Westma- cott will be able even to reach Fort Maude. -If he did not probably both forts were captured. It is persistently rumored here that both forts have fallen. It is believed that fighting is also pro- ceeding at Sadda and Parachinar in Kur- ram Valley, where preparations for a heavy atiack were being made last even- ing. There were two English ladies in Parachinar. The garrison there consists of one wing of Ghoorkas, 300 Kurram militia and 200 Sikhs with two guns. The place is six days’ marcb from Kohat. It is reported that Sadda Mullsh is collecting Mohmund tribesmen to ate tack the forts at Michni and Shabkada. The Government hasissued the synopsis of areply of the Ameer of Afghanistan to the remonstrance addressed to him a short time ago by the Government against his inciting Mohammedans of India to re- volt, and against his allowing Afghan troops to participate in the risings of na- tives along the frontier. The Ameer de- nies that any of his troops have taken part in the attacks on the British and under- takes to prevent their doing so. He repudiates the chargethatheisin any way implicated in the rising and ascribes the troubles to muilahs or priests whom he condemns. The issuing ot a synopsis in- stead of a full reply has created the sus- picion that something 1mportant is being withheld. The Viceroy of India is under- stood to be strongly averse to risking a rupture with the Ameer. The mulitary authorities, however, are convinced of his doplicity and advocate sharp measures be- fore his suspected warlike preparaticns be- come formidable. INTEKESIS THE COAST. California Postmasters Commissioned. Pensions for Vetorans. WASHINGTON, D. C.; Aug. 23.—The following California postmasters were commissioned to-day: Willlam R. Johnson at Arlington Place, J. M. Anderson at Grangeviile, Albert A. Terroy at Lordsburg, Samuel W. Dickinson at Le- grand, 8. A. Long at Moneta and Madaline Preiss at Ple: t Valley. Pensions have been granted as follows: Californis, original—Dougal McEwen, San Francisco; Ssmuel Weldon, West Side: Wil- liam Shibley. Pasadens; Michael Bergin, Sol- diers’ Home, Los Angeles; Walcott P, Marsh, deceased, Ontario. Reissue—Edward L. De Haven, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles: Mathew Fitzgerald, Valiejo. Original widows, etc.— Augusta Schmidt, 8an Luis Obispo; Elizabeth Gardner, Los Angeles; Anna C. Marsh, Onta- rio; minors of Joseph B, Jones, Clements. Original — William Eiley, Washington: Loomis, T0 A BEDSTEAD San Gabriel Ranchers Set Upon by Masked Robbers. GAGGED AND TIED Bound Hand and Foot, Fhey Watch the Despoliation of Their Cabin. Left In Thelr Uncomfortable Posl- tion Until Found by Friends in the Morning. LOS GELES, CaAn, Aug. 23—In their cabin on the ranch of Colonel Dobins, at San Gabriel, two laborers last night had athrillingexperience. They were aroused from their sleep by two masked men, who, with revolvers presented, commanded silence. When the half-awakened men were sufficiently intimidated they were seized by the intrnders, gagged and bound to the bedstead, so that they could not move hand or foot. ‘When thus rendered helpless the two ranchers could only watch the robbers de- spoil the cubin of everything portable it containea worth taking. The robbers, who it is thought were ordinary tramps, loaded themselves up with such plunder ag they could find and went away, leaving their victims tied in their uncomfortable position, where they remained until this morning, when they were discovered by friends. Constable Smith was notified and tele- phoned to the Sheriff here asking taat bloodhounds be sent out to trail the rob- bers. As the bloodhounds had already demonstrated their disinclination to work under a broiling hot sun, which during | the past few days has been baking this region, tne Sheriff deemed it useless to send dogs, and the search for the robbers is being conducted by local deputies. HMRS. ZERMAN'S SURRENDER. Her Husband Receives a Letter De- claring That She Abandoned Her Divorce Suit. SAN RA¥AEL, CAL, Aug. 23.—A sen- sation was sprung to-day by E. B. Mar- tinelli, the attorney for John Zerman, who is defendant in a divorce suit by Mrs. Mattie Zerman. In her complaint filed with County Clerk Thomas Bonneau she charged her nusband with ail manner of cruelty, alleging that he attempted to pour burning oil over her while she lay in bed; that he frequently picked up the knives from the dinner table and threw them at her face. When the case was called up before Suverior Juage Angollatti to-day Martin- elli read an affidavit sworn to by John Zerman. In it he said that his wife, in a letter dated August 17, 1897, and addressed to him, had =aid that she would abandon the action for divorce against him. Upon this showing Martinelli asked that the court refuse to grant the vprayer of Mrs. Zerman to be allowed alimony pending the action and also $150 attorney’s fees. Zerman also made afliaavit that he was unable to pay any such sum; that he was already in debt to the amount ot $604 57; that bis monthly expenses were over $80, and that he could not pay his wife’s de- mands. Mrs, Zerman in her letter gave the boy, the only issue of their marriage, into the custody of defendant. The facts brought out by Martinelli as. tonished the attorney appearing for Mrs. Zerman, and Judge Angeilotti, seeing his embarrassnent, ailowed the matter to over until next Monday, so that he would have an opportunity to consult his client. Zerman will not let the divorce suit be ended in thi1s manner. He will file counter charces of a sensational character and bring into the case various persons whom he will accuse of being the means of breaking up his home 1n Mill Valley. ——————— For Morbld Conditions take BEECHAM'S PILLS, l s el s | Men OLD SOL BEAMS ON THE GUARDS of the First Find Camp McDonald a Warm One. Several Cases of Prostration From the Heat During the Drills. General A. W. Barrett One of the Late Arrivals at the Uklah Quarters. UKIAH, Car, Aug. 23.—This was a busy day for the militia at Camp McDon- ald, ‘Tne men went out at 7 A. . and did not return to stack arms until 9:40. There were company drilfs at first, then separate battalion drills in extended order and finally a drill of the whole regiment in ex- tended order. The regiment stayed with its work well in spite of the heat and made a fine showing. Several cases of prostration from the heat occurred and the sufferers were immediately taken to the hospital. The sanitary corps is being efficiently worked under the direction of Major McCarty, and Colonel Smith praises it highly. Lieutenant Tobin went out to-day and superintended the surveying of the rifle range. The targets are all in place and the sharpshooters of the regiment will get a chance to display their skill to-morrow. Competition for the McDonald trophy is exciting a Keen interest. Adjutant-General A. W. Barrett was ex- pected to arrive at noon, and a deputation of about thirty officers was in waiting for him at the depot. A banquet had been prepared in his honor, but he did not come, and for some reason did not see fit to wire until late in the afternoon that he would not arrive until evening. When the adjutant-general arrived on the even- ing train he was met and escorted to camp and a salute of eleven guns fired. Cap- tain Carrington of the United States army was expected also, but his failure to come was, perhaps, due to the fact tbat he may noi have finished clearing up the work left over from Santa Crnz. Lieutenant Adler of the London, Paris and American Bank, junior officer of the night guard, arrived in the evening. He is a popular officer and was given a cordial welcome. At the dress parade and guard mount late in the afternoon the men showed a decided improvement over their work of the day before. There may be cthers like Jolonel Smith in seeing that his orders are carried out to the letter and yet hold- ing the firm respect and admiration of his men, but the boys say they feel sure they can’t be found. A compuiation by the sergeant-raajor gives the following number of men in each company, with captains: Company A, Captain John F. Connolly, 44: B, Captain George Filmer, 33; C, Cnfv.uin James W. Dumbrell, 41; D, Captain T. J. McCreagh, 48; E, Captain E. Fitzpatrick, 35; F, Ca, tain J. A. Miller, 43: G, Captain E. C. Suuliffe, 24; H, Captain F. W. Warren, 33; I, Captain Reinhold Richter. 34; K, Cap- tain ‘1. J. Cunningham, 37; L, Captain, J. F. Eggert, 45; M, Captain T. F. O’Neil, 43. There are thirty-seven men in the tield and staif and twenty-five in the sani- tary corps. Major Charles Boxton is commander of the First Battalion, Major Hugh T. Sime of the Second and Captain Cunningham acting commander of the Third. Companies Fand G have been affordin, the townspeople an entertainment lng music at the camp every evening. The prominent actors and players are Sylvan Newman, Sergeant Gillies, Sergeant Phil Newman, B. H. Hawkes and Harry Tur- ton. Chief Engineer Zook of the San Fran- citco and North Pacific Railroad and wifearrived in town to-day and visited the camp. President Foster was nearly over- come by the heat, but Judge Morse ar- rived on the scene with a prescription and the sanitary corps was not called upon. Chief Food Inspector Dockery paid the camp a visit and was heartily welcomed, especially by the Commissary Department. Colonel Smith’s wile, as well as Captain McCreagh’s and Captain Filmer’s, came upon the noon train. Mrs. McCreagh 1s very proud because her husband has the largest compapy in camp— forty-eight men. First Sergeant Cohen, alias Pat O’ Brien, had to dodge a1l aronnd camp to-day to avoid a healthy looking Indian dame. His comrades say it was one of the penal- ties for being handsome. Uncle Joun Todd appeared to Colonel Smith this morning with a tale of woe. His fence had been broken by some of the men making a short cut to town, and he wanted reparation. Colonel Smith smoothed the old gentleman’s feelings and promised the proper remuneration. “Jimmy” Daley of Company M is con- sidered the best expert boxer in cemp. He is always ou the card as an attractive feature, A grand ball was heid this evening at the pavilion erected in the grove. A large number of scciety people were present, and a good time was had until taps called the affair to an end. Major Boxton acted as master of ceremonies. TEACHERS AT SHASTA RETREAT. First Annual - Convention of the Northern California Associa- tion Opens. SHASTA RETREAT, CiL, Aug. 23.— This beautiful resort is crowded with veople from all parts of the State, a great many of whom are here attending the first annual convention of the Northern California Teachers’ Association, which opened to-day and will continue until the 28th. - The convention was called to order in the tabernacle at 2 o’clock by the presi- dent, G. H. Stout of Butte County. All joined in singing “America,” after which the President introduced George B. Rob- ertson of Yreka, who made the address of welcome in piace of Hamilton Wallace of Yreka, who is ill and unable to attend. The address was witty and heartily en- joyed. G. H. Stout responded with a thirty-minute speech, during which he was frequently interrupted by applause. In his address of welcome Robertson called attention to the warm welcome Siskiyou County had for teachers irom neighboring counties, even to the extent of warming the temperature, and even the “villians in the villas,” he said, were ready to welcome them. Many delegates are yet to arrive. Seventy-six names are now on the roll of those present. The several counties are represented as follows: Butte—Miss Maggie Frisholtz, Miss Lillie Cook, Miss L. B. Heirln, Miss Bessie Collins, Miss ' Ivy Kern, Miss Margaret Collins, Miss May Doane, Miss Rhoda Kemp, Miss Olive Williard, Miss Margaret Cullen, Mrs. Carrie E. Tople, Mrs. Lizzie Stout and Messrs. Gilen Cummins, Prince L. Tople, Charles Camper, C. M. Ritter and Maxwell Adams. ‘Shasta County—Miss May F. Giles, Miss Ches- tine Fish, Miss Isabel Ashfield, Miss Nora Ashfield, Miss Mary Shaw, Miss May Newton, Miss Lillian Merriman, Miss Margaret Poore, Miss A, Bass, Mrs. M. E. Dittmar and Mr. W. O. Blodgett. Sutter County—Miss Winnie Moon, Miss Alice Amaden, Miss Neliie Brophy, Miss Oba Alger, Miss Jane D. Ciristiansen, Miss May Kimball and Mr. C. G. Kline. Glenn County—Miss Isabel Ames, Miss Mary Roger, Miss Elizabeth Kesserling, Miss Emma Seribner, Miss Olive M. Farunham and Messrs. F. 8. Reager and T. Q Birch. Tehama County—Miss Della Nikirk, Miss Lena Naugle, Miss Agres Naugle, Miss Nellie Dodson_and Messrs. J. D. Sweney, J. M. Stark and O. E. Graves, Yuba County—Miss Nellle Smith. Colusa County—Miss Adella Gay and Mrs. H. L. Wilson. Trinity County—MIiss Lizzie Fox. Napa County—Miss Kate Ames. Siskiyou County—Miss M. E. McCaskey, Miss Nellie M. Timmons, Miss Winnie Lee, Miss Queen Wheeler, Miss Kate A. Timmons, Miss Kate E. Grider, Miss Mary M. Dayvidson, and Messrs. Charles J. Luttrell, H.S. Matnewson, M. F. Cowan, F. J. Waller, C. 8. Smith, William A. Otey, Jonn Otey, Y. L. Cummings, Dr., C. C. Gleaves ana Mrs. Elizabeth Isgrigg. ‘I'ne officers of the association are: Presi- dent, G. H. Stout of Butte County; vice- president, Mrs. Amelia Dittmar of Shasta County ; correspondipg secretary, Harriet L. Wilson of Colusa County; recording secretary, C. G. Kline of Sutter County; treasurer, O. E. Graves of Tehama County; assistant recording secretary, C. S. Smith of Siskiyou County. A letier was received from Charles H. Keyes of Berkeley, who is now in the East. The missive was read, it stating his intention of remaining in that section permanently ; consequently he will be un- able to carry out his portion of tue pro- gramme during the convention. The committees were appointed, after which the meeting adjourned until 8 o'clock this evening, when areception was held. During the week excursions will be run to Mount Shasta, Castle Crag, Shasta Springs and all points of interest in this vicinity. SE e o GRAIN CRUPS DESTROYED, Flames Sweep Over Ranches in San Luis Obispo County. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Car., Aug. 23.— The fire which has been raging for three days along the summit of the Coast Range has done a vast amount of damage to-day. Several ranches were burned over and crops completely destroyed. Samuel Gib- son lost over $1000 worth of stove wood. The Southern Pacific had a lively time preventing the flames from pouring into the seven tunnels just west of Santa Mar- garita, and in some vplaces, despite the fact that an extra engine was kept run- ning through the burnt aistrict witha supply of water, the track along the Cuesta grade was damaged. The fireis still burning, and it is feared that it may destroy the grain in Rinconada Valley. N MAN'S ATTIRE TENANTS AN ARK ‘“Babe” Bean of Stock- ton Proves to Be a Woman. Has For Weeks Inhabited a Small Craft on Mc- Leods Lake. Substituted Male Garb for Skirts in Order to Obtain Work Readlly. e STOCKTON, CAL., Aug. 23.—One of the strangest cases that have come under the eyes of the local police is that of a pretty, dark-haired, dark-eyea girl who is mas- querading as a boy, and whose life his- tory would give the novelist a plot for one of the most readabla books of the age. “Babe” Bean is the name she has gone by, but what her real name is she alone knows, and she is not likely to divulge it, as she claims to come from one of the best families in the land. Born in the South, “Babe” Bean has the dark hair and full mouth that tell of love of music, adventure and pleasure. She is passionately fond of music and was on her way to church in her boy’s attire just to hear the music when Detectives Carroll and Klench told her that they would like to have some exgilnmmon of her sirange freak, and took Miss Bean with them to see Chief of Police Gall. The girl in men’s clothes came off best in her encounter with the officers, as she was posted on the law governing such cases. To the officers Miss Bean said that she reached this city on July 17, and that she had lived ever since in an ark on the banks of McLeods Lake. She disclaimed any intention of violating any law, and said that she preferred to travel in male attire, as her chances for procuring work were made better. All this she said on paper, for the girl- boy cannot talk. The police thought that Miss Bean was shamming when she drew out her little notebook and answered with her pencil the questions put to her. They found out, however, that she has not spoken to a soul since she has been in Stockton, and that she always makes her wants xnown by means of her pencil. This she uses with a rapidity that would be the envy of any shorthand reporter. What she says on paper, t00, is always written 1n_the best of Englisn, and it is evident that Miss Bean has eenerally traveled in tha better walks of life. SEVERE ON CAPTAIN THOMAS. Findings of the Board of Inquiry That Investigated the Mexico Disaster. SEATTLE, Wasg., Aug. 23.—There was considerable discussion about the city to- day over the decision reached by the United States local inspectors of boilers and hulls, W. J. Bryant and C. C. Cherry, with reference to the wrecked steamer Mexic These gentlemen formed a boara of induiry, and they bave concluded that when the Mexico went_down in eighty- five fatnoms of water in Dixons Entrance, Alaska, some one was to blame. As a consequence they haye ordered a revoca- tion of the pilot papers of Captain H. C. Thomas, master of the Mexico, and sus- pended him for sixty days. The papers of Pilot Connell, who was on the bridge at the time of the disaster, have been sus- pended for thirty days. Captain Thomas has many friends here who criticise the action of the board of inquiry and characterize the findings as unnecessarily severe. The captain has been in the employ of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company for several years and is regarded as an exceptionally capable officer. Itis urnderstood that he will be retained by the company. On Pilot Connell the blame for the accident does not fall so heavily as in the case of the Mexico’s sKipver. Captain Connell merely loses a month’s time. It is stated that the board of inquiry found tbat the rock on which the Mexico struck was west of Devils Rock and was, therefore, known to the navigating officer of the Mexico and he should have taken care to keep the ship out of the way of trouble. The board also held that the burden of the blame lay with Captain Thomas, who had retired and was in his berth at the time the ship struck. It was held that Captain Thomas should Lave been on deck, especially as he had placed his vessel in a dangerous position. B Killed Under Wagon Wheols. TULARE, CaAL., Aug. 23.—Ed Stanley was killed this morning near Tulare. ‘While hauling wheat he fell beneath the wheels. He was 30 years old and un- married. NEW TO-DAY. Given BIG RACE. The. Stormer Bicycle AT Free BIG RACEHE. WITE AMERICAN'S BEST EAS, GOFFEES, SPIGES Great American Importing Tea Co.’s CITY STORES: 52 Market Street. }2510 Mission street. 140 Sixth street. 965 Market street. 218 Third street. 506 Kearny street. 325 Hayes stroot. 1419 Polk street. 3285 Mission street 3006 Sixteenthstreet.. 2008 Fillmore st. 521 Montgom'y av. %705 Larkin street. 146 Ninth strect. 1819 Devisadero st. 1130 Kentucky ste CARLAND STORES: 917 Broadway. 1510 Seventh st. 1053 Washington st. Whe: to Girls. Wheels 10 Gentlemen, ‘Wheels to Ladies. 131 San Pablofav. 616 E. Twelfth st. ALAMEDA—1355 Park straet. WHEELS Free. 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