The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 4, 1897, Page 5

‘ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1897. - S s TROUBLE AND A TROGE AT 10NE New Management of the School of Industry Criticized. Captain Le> Resigns, but Is Said to Have Returned to His Duties. Serlous Charges Against Superind- ent O’Brlen Made by a Former Officlal. SACRAMENTO, CaL, Sept. 3.—From all accounts it would seem that consider- able trouble exists under the new man- agement of the Preston Echool of Indus- at Toneé. his morning Timothy Lee, one of the ablest ha ndlers of youths of the criminal classes in the State, and who hasoccu- pied the position of assistant superintend- ent under Dr. O'Brien, resigned his posi- tion; but itis now reported that a truce has been declored, and that he has re- turned to his duties. Harry Ketcham, who has occupied an official position at the Preston School, but who has resigned and returned to this city, said this evening in speaking of the ; school: “] resigned because no man with any | human feeling could serve under Dr. O'Brien and witness his extreme brutality to the boys in that institution. I have seen him beat them like aogs, and in con- | sequence there have neen seventy-five | desertions in the past three months, most of whom have been recovered through tue | efforts of Captain Lee. ‘‘There cannot be a chance for doubt but | that an investization will be orderea, ahd | tr; when it takes place these wrongs will be ‘> £ Tighted. “Iam of the opinion that Dr. O'Brien has concluded to aliow Captain Lee some | rights and privileges, such as belong to | the position he occupies, and, in conse- | quence, he has conciuded to reconsider | his resignation, but it may be that there has veen an open revolt on the part of the | inmates on hearing of his resignation, | for although he 13 a rigid disciplin- srian he commands the respect of | all the inmates. Dr. O'Brien’s main fault is his temper. He begins to a lad and his temper gets quite the best of him. and then the flogging ends in a beating.” HUMBILOT CIUNTY'S FAIR. | Wili Gpen at the Eureka Favilion This Evening—Elaborate Exhibits From Kany Sources. EUREKA, CAL., Sep'. 3.—The Mechani- cal and Agricultural Fair will be opened | to-morrow evening with a band concert | by Cassasa’s band of forty mus‘cians. The | exhibit space in the fair pav has been | enlarged, but has ali been taken. The| booths give promise of exceeding those of i last year 1n beauty in costliness. | Most of the leading merchants here will be represented in the exposition. A num- ber of San Francisco and Portland firms | will also have exhibits. 5 The pavilion committee, consisting of T. B. Cutler, Major Williard We!ls and | John F. Quill, has secured some of the best side-show and vaudeville attractions | on the coast. | Dan Stuart’s veriscope exhibition of the | Corbett-Fitzsimmons fizht will show here | during fair time. An annex bhas been | built on the paviiion to sccommodate this atiraction. engagement has been ciosed with Travelle, the noted iantasist and shadowist, who has been showing at the Orpheum. A pair of weli-known trapeze artisis has also been secured. The following special days have been arranged: Monday, city school children’s day; Tuesday, Scandinavian day; Wed- | nesday, county school children’s day; Thursday, Native Sons’ day; Friday, afternoon, baby day. semblymen North of Yolo Counfy will deliver the oration for the Native Sons and D ters during the exercises on Thursday. A special feature will be made of the woman's department and the art exhibit. The famous palnting Mephisto,” by Maria Martineite of Rome, Las been placed on exhibition by Messrs. S. and G. Gump of San Fr CO. The races at South Park will begin Tuesday afternoon, the 7ith. Large strings of outside and county horses are in training. Nea $5000 in purses and pr has been p Excursion trains wiil be run from all poinis in the county. Chartered boats will brinz the people from Del Norte and Southern Oregon. st sy Awarded $10,000 Damages. EUREKA, Car., Sept. 3.—The jury in the suit of Lottie Cameron vs. the Arcata and Mad River Railroad Company broaght in a verdict to-day for the plain- | 1iff in the sum of $10,000. | This is one of the suits growing out of | the train-wreck on the Korbel road last | September. The husband of the plaintiff, who was a brakeman, was killed in the disaster. Most of the remaining suits have been compromised for large sums. shrEmmrmIe LABOR DAY AT SPOKANE, Clash Between the ¢ Unio SPOKANE, Wasu, Sept. 3.—A clash has arisen between the city officials and organized labor. As a result the citv officials will not take part in toe parade on Labor day. The disagreementarises from an objection raised by the Labor-day com- mittee Bgainst Chief of Police Warren appearine in the parade at the head of the Police Department. Chief Warren took an active part in the great strike in the C cear d’Alenes a few years ego, leading a party of guides employed by the mine- owners to defend their non-union miners. ‘The Labor-day committee informed Mayor OQOlmsted and the Board of City Commis- sioners that Mr. Warren was persona non grata and if he appeared at the heac of the police the parade would be declared off. The city officials held a secret conference and decided that if Mr. Warren could not appear they would not participate. _—— Pisalia Officials Loss a Salary Suit. VISALIA, Carn, Sept. 3.—Justice Holder and Constable English com- menced a mandamus suit against County Auditor Jefferds to compel him to draw warrants in favor of each plaintiff for $100 as salary for the month of June. The plaintiffs based their case on the uncon- stitutionality of the county government act of 1897, and that they were entitled to pay under the law of 1895. Judge Webb of Fresno presidea and decvided adversely 10 p!ninliflr;. Officials and the Hunting Catwalty in Alpine County. CARSON, Nev.,, Sept. 3 —News has reached here of a serious accident in Al- pine County. A young man named Beck and a companion, both of Plymouth, Cal., | day in an opinion by Chairman Morrison | Francisco Railway. “Marguerite and | fired at a bird, and Beck, who had unex- pectadly appeared, received the charge of sbot in his breast and head. The sight of one eye is ruined, and fifty-one sho. found lodgment in his head and breast. S MAY LEAVE IT T0 CONGRESS. Attorney-General 'flcKenrm Not Dis- posed to kiake a Ruling on That Discriminating Clause. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 3.—It has been suggested that the Attorney-General may not attempt to make a ruling upon the questions involved in section 22 of the tariff bill, providing a discriminating duty of 10 per cent upon goodsimported through contiguous countries, but owing to the vagueness of the law may leave it to Con- gress to declare just what was meant. Thus far the Attorney-General bas not intimated what course he will take, but those most interested in the question think that, owing to the importance of the matter, he may not wish to rule upon In that event until Conzress meets the asury Department’s interpretations of thelaw would be enforced,and it is deciared that no attempt would be made by the department to collect additivnal daties on goods imported in foreizn vessels un- der the assnmption that section 4228 of the Revised Statutes had been repzaled by the tariff act. Assistant Secretary Howell said that the Treasuiy Department would not seek for any hiduen meaning in the law or be likely to decide that section 4228 had been repealed by impiication. Nor is it thought by tbe Treasury De- partment officials that the Attornev-Gen- era! will so rule if he_renders 2n opinion tpon the su Whele it is admitted that the Jaw might be so construed as im- posing a discriminating duty upon ail poods imporied in vessels belonging to Great Britain and other countries with which the Uwvited States has made no treaties bearing specifically upon the sub- jeet, still it is not regarded as probable that such a construction will be placed upon it either by the Attorney-General or by the Secretary of the Treasury. Congrass will be iu session again ina little more than three montns, and during that brief period Treasury Department officials sav the country can get along very we!l with the law as it is now being enforced. The question whether Congres intended to impose a discriminating duty upon all goods imported in foreign vessels, except those belonging to countries waich have treaty agreements, 1s ope which the courts only could decide. The fact that | r Jlk'ns attempted bat failed to re the enactment of a law making rovision would seem to show that | had no such intention, and tha the ambiguous paragraph surreptitiously inserted in the biil by the conferees could not represent such a purpose on the part of the two hou; g e INTERSTATE CJMMERCE RULING. Chairman Morrison Interprets a Fe- cent Supreme Court Decision in a Missouri Case. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 3.—The In- terstate Commerce Commission Wednes- has “recommended”’ reductions of freicht rates to Eureka Springs, Mo., over the ireka Springs and St. Louis and San The Eureka Springs Railway has for many years carried to its terminus freight at greatly reduced rates when intended for points beyond to be reached by wagon trapsportation. The commission holds this arrangement does not make the rail- way company carriers beyond Eureka Sprin:s and that sucih lower rates are a discrimination against Bureka Spr.ngs and its business. The opinion continues: ortatior. charges shouid be Iib- h are fully suffi. a fair return on actual iu- vestment will hardiy be questioned, but it does nu\'v.uulfl\\ that rates tong maintained minative must bs contiau- lawfully exacted year by year, med that rajiroad invest. | is so much more inviolable | that {ts owners must bear ne of the losses or aisadventages incident to industriai and financial disarrangement and that transportation charges are never ex- cessive when the annusl net earnings are lsss then the amount necessary to the reasonable annual income on such property and invest- ment, The opinion is particularly noticeable, in thatit calls attention to and internreis the recent decision of the Bupreme Court regarding the power of the commission to fix rates which shall control in the future. O this decision the opinion says: Under the law as construed by the court the commission has power to_say what, in respect to the past, was reasonable and just, but to and gre vor proper 2 other propert rates compiained oi as unreasonable, unjust aud unlawful, and so found to be by the com- mission, it can make no provision or order for their deduction which the court is not_ te. quired to enforce er the carriers to obey. When the rates are found 10 be unreasonable { the comn reco 1o cen declsre them uniawiul and mend their reduction and where, after igation, rates of carriers complained of ind to have been in the pastand still be unjust, unreasonable violation of the stat- ute, it is made the duty of the commission to notify and request carriers to cease and de- sist from such violations. DEMOCRAT W1TH A PULL. Erother of the Late Gemeral Hancock Eetains His Office. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 3. —A brother of the late General W. 8. Hancock is a subject of some concern at the Pension Office. Under the last administration he was made Superintendent of the Pension Office buildinz. Although he is a Demo- crat, Mr. Hancock has influential Repub- lican friends. He is a son-in-law of ex- Governor Merriam of Minnesota. Shortly after the inauguration he was promoted to chief of adivision. When Commissioner Evans came in he ordered Mr. Harcock reduced. The latter took a shortleave and enlisied his “pull,”” with the result that Senator Hanna and ex-Governor Merriam saw the President, who ordered Commis- sioner Evans to reinstate the brother of the one-time Democratic Presidential can- didate. It happened that several Ohio Republicans desired the place to which General Hancock's brother was reinstated, and they are camping on the political trail of Senator Hanna for the part he played in it. e TEOUBLES OF COLOKED CADETS, After Leaving the Military Academy They Are Persona Non Grata. WASHINGNON, D. C.,, Sept. 3.—The great interest taken in the case of Cadet Bundy, the colored boy who is now undergoing his examinationat Annapolis, recalis the case of ILieutenant Cuaries Young, the colored officer of the Seventh Cavalry, who has been for three years stationed at Wilberforce Collegz, Ohio, in order to keep him away from his com- pavy. The Sevenih Cavalry is a white regiment. Some time ago it was stated that . Young’s detail at Wilberforce had expired and that he was about to rejoin his regiment. Inquiry of the adjutant- general at Washington elicits the infor- mation that his deiail does not expire for a year dating from to-day, but that at the end of that period he will be ordered to join his regiment and will assume com- mand of his troop of white cavalrymen. As his compaay is stationed in Ar.zona Mr. Young may look forwaid to a warm reception. e Frank A wueller Electrocuted. COLUMBUS, O=nio, Sept. 3.—Frank Mueller was electrocuted at 12:21 this morning in the annex of the Ohio P-ni- Muelter was a Raussian Pole born at Warsaw twenty-seven years ago. On March 27 Jast, while emnloved on the farm of J. W. Miiler at Biack Lick, near were out hunting in Bagiey Valley. After hey bhad separated Beck's companion this ci'y. he murdered Mrs, Saluda Miller, the wife of his employer. THE SACRAMENTO [§ CHOKING 0P Sandbars in the River Seriously Impede Navigation. Steamer Modoc Delayed Ten Hours on Her Trip to This City. Freight Transferred to Barges and Reloaded In Midstream—Work for the Government. SACRAMENTO, Car, Sept. 3.—The river steamer Modoc, which left here Thursday noon with a heavy cargo of freight and many passengers, stuck in the big sandbar a mile south of the city, and was not able to free herself until dark. She was cleared finally only by transfer- ring a large portion of her cargo to the steamer D. A. Knight, which was called to her assistance early in the afternoon. This is the second serious delay encoun- tered by the Southern Pacific boats within the past two weeks. The Apache was stuck for ten hours the other day on the same bar. While the Modoe was working herself loose the small gasoline launch Corvallis, which plies between this city anda San Francisco, was held for more than an hour, while her engineer and pilot and a crew of passengers dia everything in their power to get her free. At the point where the Corvallis went aground the water was so shallow that the engineer was wet only to his waist while moving about in the river in his endeavor to loosen the craft. Fortunately there was not a great amount uf very perishable material on the Modoc, otherwise the losses of the occa- sion might be considerable. Owing to the fact that the Modoc was south-bound, the ews of the grounding was s'ow in reach- ing this City. In view of the similaracci- deut to the Apache onlv a few days since, this gives strength to the general opinion that begins to prevail that the limit of summer traffic for boats drawing over three feet of water has been reached, and that hereaffer only the lighter boats will be able to get through from river points to this City, unless remedial action is taken at once. The Sacramento has been choking up more and more at the bar below the city for & number of years, and the experiences of the Modoc and of the Apache have been expected by the company at this season every year for the past five years. The channel of deep water is very narrow and virtually impossible to pass throngh with long steamers. In miastream the water is as shallow as three feet, and averages less than four feet for almost the entire width. Their big barge-towing boats draw less than three feet of water, and therefore make the trip to this city suc- cessfully, but the passenger steamers draw from four to five feet—the Modoc drawing four to four and a half and the Apache drawing five feet. The little gasoline launch which got stuck at the same time with the Modoc draws neariy four feer. Acting Superintendent White of the river system was on the Modoc at the time of the grounding. He had just lefta brief conference with the engineers of the Government party, who are visiting this section to examine the needs of river navigation. He considers that the ex- perience of the boat will iilustrate the needs of improvement in the river course better than any abstract or suatistical argument that he could present. Many of the residents along the river who do business with the company’s steamers feel that the company could rectily the situation by the expenditure of a few hundred dollars in dredging, and accuse the company of taking advantage of the choking up of the river 1o discour- age competition. Manager J. A. Fillmore, when consulted with reference to the delay of the Moaoc, stated that the boats had had considera- ble trouble at this season of the year for a long time past, but he was powerless to help the matter. The improving of the river for navigation, he claimed, was be- yond the jurisdiction of the compaay, but he hoped that the conference now being held between Superintendent White and the Government reoresentatives would result in some early Lenefits. A number of iocal commission mer- chants were more or less discomfited by the delay of the Modoc, which arrived in port ten to twelve hours behind time. Much iresh fruit and fish is brought down by these river steamers, and the delays are consequently di o. UEFICERS. A. L. K., ANE Mohler Elected President—Divi- dend Expreted. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 3.—At the meet- ng of the board of directors ot the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company to-day A. L. Mohler was unanimously elected president. The meeting lasted only a few minutes, its object being exclusively the re-eleciion of a chairman of the board of directors and a president. A. S. Heia- elbach of New York was elected chairman, The meeting was then adjourned for a weex, at which time the remaining ex- ecutive officers will be elected. Itiygen- erally understood that there will be no change in the present list of officers. The question of declaring a diviaend was not touched on at to-day’s meeting. That will be another subject that 1s ex- ected to be acted upon at the next meet- It may be that the board will await the reportof the spec'al auaiting commit- tee before taking final action in the mat- terof dividends. President Mohler, when seen in his office after the meeting, said the property will remain in an indepen- dent position. PR T QUARREL OVEER KOYALTIES. Asphalt Mines at the La Palera to Be Closed Down. SANTA BARRARA, Carn, Sept. 3.— ‘Word has just been received here that the asphalt mines at La Palera are to be closed down owing toadisagreement over royaliies. These mines have been operated for a number of years by the Alcatraz Company under a lease from A. H. Den. It is said that the company will take up its track:, tear down its buildings and re- move its lumber, in all probability to Sisquoc. An opinion prevails that the company is abandoning La Palera so as to concentrate all its interests at the latter point. These mines have been employing about thirty men. The intention to dis- continue work at La Palera must be of sudden determination, as it is oaly re- cently that the company made improve- ments at the mines and sank a shaft. It is understood that the mines are closed for an indefinite pericd. —— FI1ENDISH INDIAN CAPTUBED. Tied His Squaw fo a Horse and 8he Was Dragged to Death, VANCOUVER, B. C., 8ept. 3. —Skooka- wak, an Indian chief res'ding in Lower Nicola Valley, has been arrested after a hot fight with members of his tribe by the provincial police for tying his aged squaw to a horse by the heels and then having young bucks lash the horse to a gallop, with the result that she was dragged to death. The police say that Skookawak was incited to dare their authdrity by coast Indians, who are en- raged at the Dominion Government for puatting a stop to certain of their oid-time practices, such as potlatches and tie lixe, at which some Indians would give away their whole season’s earnings—the one that gave away the most being the biggest man. The authorities state that Skooka- wak wiil be taught a lesson that will have the effect of preventing other chiefs from defying decrees of the Government. S SANTA ROSA BusiLY DECORATING. Her Gala Dress Will Surpass Anything of the Kind She Has Hitherto 4ttempted. SANTA ROSA, CaL, Sept. 3.—The Su- preme Court of the State of California has corsented to visit the city of Santa Rosa next week during the Native Sons’ cele- bration, and many other notables will also be present. . Invitations participate in the grand parade bhave been sent to tbe following organizations: California to Pioneers, fraternal societies, firemen, City Council, Board of Supervisors, Mexican War Veterans, military companies at Santa Rosa, Napa, 8an Rafael, Petaluma and Vallejo; hero=s of the Donner party—includin -~ Jean Bap- tiste Frauvico and Negro Joe—and all State ofticers. Lt is proposed to have two displays of fireworks during the celebration—one on the evening of tue 9:h and the other on 10th. The grand bali on the evening of the 10th wili be a brilijant affair. The work of putting the city in gala garb has already becun. Already the principal business houses have decorators at work dressing their store fronts. The Board of Supervisors has ordered a fifty-foat pole, and a large flag will be hoisted over the dome of the courthouse. Contrzctors have commenced Work on the arches and they will be in position and ready for the decorstor by to-morrow. ‘The main street, from Wilson to D, will be strung with Japanese lanterns, stream- ers and flags every thirty feet. Decorations will aiso _be strung across B street, from Third to Fifth, Hinton and Exchange avenues, Mendocino irom Fifth to Fourth and Main from Thira to Sec- ond streets, The decoration committee’'s report in- dicates that the decorations will surpass anything ever seen here before. . ' TUOLUMNE MINtR MUTILATED. Falls Down a Shaft and Into a Series of 4 lasts. o JAMESTOWN, Can, Sept. 3. —Martin Borland, a miner at one of the Gillis mines, near Tuttlelown, Tuolumne County, was shockingly mutilated yes- terday by falling down the shaft in which he was working and being mixed upin the explosion of five blasts, which he had set a few seconds earlier. Borland was maimed and cut all over his body, bones were broken, his scalp torn off, one ler badly mashed and large pieces of flesh were torn out in places. He was using a rope ladder, and it broke when he was trying to go to the surface after setting off the blasts. He fell to the bottom of the shaft, but cried to his part- ner to lower the bucket. Just as the bucket reached the bottom, and pefore Borland could be hauled out of danger, the blast went off, injuring him, and the other four blasts followed. The attending surgeon thinks Borland basa small chance of recovery. 5 — e RAIN AT 5i. HELENA, Hop, Prune and Graps Growers Feeling Uneasy ST. HELENA, CarL, Sept. 3.—Rain be- gan falling yesterday morning at 3 o’clock and it has been showery ever since. Hop and prune picking have been stopped, and the crops, especially prunes, are liable 1o be damaged, though to what extent it is hard to say at this writing. The damp weather will also do a great deal of iujury to grapes, unless a change takes place im- mediately, and the indications are not very favorable for the desired condition. The prune crop this vear is phenomenal, and the quality of the fruit is excellent, many producers marketing their product as ‘‘extra.” The vrice of grapes continues to go up and $15 a ton 1s not an unusual price, with the prospects of a greater advance in the near future. The supply does not equal the demand by at least a third, and consequently the buyers are offering better prices than usual. el AR B1G FIRE AT BLUOOMFIELD, Are Timely Downpour of Rain Saves the Zown From Destruction. SANTA ROSA, CaL, Sept. 3.—The town of Bloomfield, fourteen miles north- west of this place, had a narrow escape from destruction by fire last night. The fire originated in a row of frame buildings on Main street owned by Wil- liam Herbert, and in a short time a black- smith-shop and several small buildings were consumed. The flames were making "Td headway when the rain began to fall. The rain and a large brick building which was in the path of the fire made it possible for the citizens to confine the fire to ‘a small district, otherwise the town would have doubtless suffered greatly from the flames. As it was the lossis very heavy. SEEEal i Dwelling Burned al Rancho Chico. CHICO, Car., Sept. 3.—At 1 o’clock this morning fire destroyed a two-story dwell- ing on the Rancho Chico, the property of General Bidwell. The fire is suppose! to have been of incendiary origin, as Mrs. Switzer, who occupied the house, was in the mountains, and the building had been locked up for the past two weeks. Both building and contents were a total lo:s. The loss on the building is estimated at $1200, partially covered by insurance; loss on contents about $800, uninsured. S bap g ey Chalkstone Find in Bennett Valley: SANTA ROSA, CaL, Sept. 3.—A rich find of chalkstone has been made on John Burnham'’s ranch in Bennett Valley, and a deposit of the same kind has been dis- covered on James Andrews’ place near by. Andrews and Burnham brought in a load of the substance to-day and had it ground up. The deposit is a kind of kaolin, and is found to make a splendid cement. 1t is very much cheaper than cement, and there promises to be con- siderable demand for it. o Gentls Downpour at Santa Rosa. SANTA ROSA, CavL, Sept. 3.—The first rain of any consequence of the ssason came early this morning. It began with alight mist and gradually resolved itself into a gentle downpour, which continued a: intervals during the forenoon: There are hundreds of tons of fruit being sun- dried, but as there was ample time to get it under cover it is not believed that it has been damagea much. San Luis Juitice Is Mwift. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Sept. 3.—William Molesworth, a tramp, attempted an as- sault upon the 1l-year-old daughter of Geor:e A, Knapp, and being followed was captured. He at once pleaded guilty and was sentenced to. four years in San Quentin by Judge Unangst. Molesworth seemed anxious to plead guilty. R i Gold in Minerscille Back Yards, REDDING, CAL., Sept. 3.—Jesse Bates, grown son of the hotel man at Miners- ville, fifteen miles from Trinity Center, was prospecting in the back gnd behind the hotel yestetrday when he struck a porphyry seam. Inthree pansof dirt he took out $30. HENDOCINO 1§ DISSATISFIED States Her Grievances to the Board of Equalizers. Strongly Protests Against the Ralsing of Her Assess- ment. Sonoma County Is In the Same Boat—Sacramento’s Assessor Is Questloned. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Sept. 3.—Asses- sor W. P. McFaul, District Attorney G. A. Sturcevant and Supervisor John Flanni. gan, representing Mendocino County, ap- peared before the Board of Equalizadon to-day and showed that the county falling off from last year’s roll was but $351,000. A mistake on the part of the Auditor in footing up had made this decrease appear larger than it really was. They showed that the decrease was largely owing to the fact that the redwood lumber interests throughout the county were assessed far 1n excess of their value. Affidavits were introduced to prove this claim conclumively, and an emphatic pro- test was filed against raising the assess- ment of the county. Wuen the fact cropped up that the State University held a mortgage of $16,000 on property in that county, said mortgage being exempt from taxation owing to the fact that it .be- longed to the State, President Morehouse said: “1 have aslways held that this thing of the university being allowed to loan money on taxable property turoughout the State was altogether wrong. 1 have spoken to the Governor about it and he replied: “What is thedifference—the State gets the benefit of it, anyhow ?'” ““While this 1s true, still 1do not agree with the Gavernor and I do believe that it makes agreat deal of difference. Sup- pose the university loaned $100,000 at 6 per cent upon property 1n any county. The mortgege must be deducted from the value of the property, and the morigage cannot be assessed, because it belongs to the State. Such being the case $100,000 has been withdrawn from the taxable property of that county, thereby destroying the equality of values and im- posing an added burden upou the re- maining tax. *I know a school district in this State in which one of the principal properties 1s mortgaged to the Siate University. The result is that the property cannot be taxed for school purposes, and as the re- maining property-owners are few aud possessed of but little wealth the peopie of that district tind themselves unable to build a schoolhouse.” “The Legislature ehould repeal the law allowing the university to lend money upon taxable property in this State. Itis all wrong and in many instances works a great bardship.”” Sonoma_ County was represented by: Assessor M. V. Vanderhoof, District At- torney Emmett Seaweil, Supervisors E. 8. Gray, Herbert Austin, T. C. Puinam and E. S. Hayden. W. D. Reynolds, A. P. Overton and Andrew Markham, three i of the county’s taxpayers, were also pre ent. Assessor Vanderhoof stated that the conditions which applied to Mendocino County likewise applied to his county. There was not so much timber land in Sonoma as in Mendocino, but what thére was had depreciated considerably in value. Later in the afternoon Assessor Berkey of Sacramento County appeared before the board and was put through a course of sprouts ou his method of assessing business property in Sacramento City. He held his own, however, and gave very plausible explanations, but there are members of the board who hold that the county is assessed altogetner 100 low. They did not hesitate to say that it was the most prosperous county in ihe State, and pointed to the fact that there were over 100 residences in course of construc- tion in this city alone. The San Francisco delegation that will appear before tue State Board of Equalization to-morrow, consisting of Mayor James D. Pnelan, Assessor Joun D. BSiebe, Di:puty Hugo Herzer, Charles Gildea, Alfred F. Goss, Charles Holbrook, Otto von Rhein, James Den- man, Jonn Lackmann, C. A. Clinton, George T. Marye Jr., 1. 8. Borden and C. A. Watson, held and executive session in the paclors of the Golden Eagle Hotel and bad & general discussion on the method of presenting their case before the board to-morrow and rela- iive values of property in various por- tions of the city. They have a mass of valuable data to present and claim to be able to fully demonstrate to the board tuay the assessment of San Francisco County should by no means be raised. S S R, WERIT OF MANDAMUS ISSUED, Proposed Test of the Mew Biratton Elec- tion Law. SACRAMENTO, CAr., BSept. 3.—Thais afternoon & writ of mandamus was sued out by J.J. McKinnon, a miller, against the Board of Trustees of the city of Sacra- mento to compel them to s an ordi- nance for the holding of primary elections under the new Btraiton election law. The petitioner’s attorney is ex-Assem- blyman L. T. Hatfield. The petition re- cites that the trustees have rofused and continue to refuse to pass an ordinance in compliance with the law, thereby threatening the petitioner with the loss of opportunity to vote for manicipal officers this fall, and likewise endangering property and entailing expense of costly litigation upon the city. Judge Hughes signed the order, making the writ returnable at 4 o’clock this aiter- noon. Must Pay Its Back Tawes. CARSON, Nev., Sept. 3.—To-day the Supreme Court handed down its decision in the case of Washoe County vs. the Vir- ginia and Truckee Railroad, for buack taxes. It sustained the stand taken by the county in every particular and gave Washoe tbe bac taxes, with the interest and penalties. The decision is by Judge Belknap and is concurred in by the others, — Chico Teamster’s Fatal Mishap. CHICO, CAL., Sept. 3.—Last Wednesday H. P. Deskins, an old freight teamster, fell from his wagon seat near Forest Ranch, eighteen miles from here, receiv- ing internal injuries, from which he diea this morning. His body was brought to Chico to-night. Visalia Contributes to Folsom. VISALIA, CaL., SBept. 3,—John Maguire was sentenced to-day to eight years’ im- prisonment for stealing a valise from a Puilman car, and Paul Kelley was sen- tenced to one year for receiving tue stolen coutents of valise. —_—— Held for Manslaughter at Chico. CHICO, Cavn, Sept. 3.—Thomas Lind- say, an insurance agent, was to-day held to appear before the Superior Court on a e S ——— The fac-simile signature of Tt is on every wrapper of CASTORIA. charce of manslaughter, with bonds at $5000. Lindsay is said to bave treated his wife so cruelly and brutally during her confinement in childbirtn that ber death resulted. There is much feeling against the prisoner bere. ——— Sale of @ Nevada Gold Mine. WINNEMUCCA, NEv., Sept. 3.—An im- portant mining sale was consummu‘ud here to-day, J. W. Brim of Wililams, Cal., purchasing from Denio, Deegvnn & Cow- den of this place (neirfiold mine, locatea in the northern part of Humboldt Count Nev., the purchase price being $I6, cash.. While but little v;n{]k‘ has b:f:fl«:ufr;: n the property, the bullion o oAugus: vfns'avc:x{ §5000. Mr. Brim will at once push development and expects grati- fying results. —_———— Wase a Fugitivs From San Franeisco. LOS ANGELES, CAL., Sept. 3.—It was learned to-day at police heldquar(ers}l.lll J. H. Wischmeier, who committed suicide yesterday, was a fugitive from justice in San Francisco, where he was wanted for obtaining money under false pretenses. He had also committed forgery here. His relatives refused to have anything todo with him and he was buried 1n the pot ter’s field. . Inspreting Santa Barbara’s Schools. SANTA BARBARA, CarL, Sept. 2—| This morping State Superintendent of Public Instruction Black arrived in Santa Barvara and has devoted the greater part of the day inspecting the workings of the High School and the condition of other echools in the city, He expressed himself | as gratified with the condition of the! schools and says the High School shows a | degree of efficiency above its past record. YET sNOIHER KLONDIKE. Prospectors Rushing to the New Gold Fields or Michipicoten. CHICAGO, ILv., Sept. 3.—A special from Sault Ste Marie, Mich., to the Inter Ocean says that the interest in the discovery of the Michipicoten gold field, 150 miles from here, is very great and to-day twenty-five prospectors departed for the new field. Reports from the newdiscovery show that ore of exceeaing richness has been found, | some of it as:aying as high as $1000 per ton. J.J. Mackey, one of the owners of | the first claim discovered, who was here to-day, claims to have specimens from over forty different places and ali of them run above §500 to the ton. Mackey says that the leads are all true and run to the main vein, which is a genuine ficsure. He has the authority of Professor McKenzie, expert mineralogist, that the find is the richest ever known in British America. So great is the excitement here that ship captains are finding 1t kard work to keep their crews, and there have been many desertions among sail- ors, who are going 1o the new gold- | field to stake out claims. Tiae country is easily accessible by the aid ot Indian | zuides, and can be reached at any season | of the year. If the optimistic_views of gold-hunters prove correct, the Klondike rezion will lose a great deal of its attrac- tiveness to the more accessible district of Michipicoten. s DE, BROWN, IHE IRKEPRESSIBLE. Accuses the Bay Conferencs of TIrifliny and Equirocation. CHICAGO, Iry, Sept. 8.—The Rev. C. | 0. Brown said Wednesday, referring to the San Francisco dispatch that he had rejected the offer of the Bay Conference: “[ have asked the Bay Conference to| join me in calling a council to try the Bay Conterence on this question, ‘Was the Biy Conference justified in suspending Rev. C. 0. Brown without a trial and after the finding of a council which declared the charges against his moral character not sustained ?’ “The Bay Conference, instead of meet- ing my proposition fairly, has trifled with it by changing the issue—which I, as the prosecuted, had a right 10 formulate—and seeks to e:cape the odium of its conduct by representing that I am to be tried azain. Every such representation is a falsehood. I havenot refused to meet the Bay Conlerence on the issue 1 proposed. It refused to meet me and I have renewed my propcsition for a mutual council to iry the Bay Conferenc:.” Pacific Coust Patents. WASHINGTON, D. C., S:pt. 3.—The following Pacific Coast palents have bien issued: C. E. Bergmann, Everett, Wash., fluid press- ure steering gear; Horace P. Brown, San Francisco, duplicating pad or sheet; Richard Cady, Los Angeles, raiiway switch; Charies F. 1son, Honolulu, Hawaii, bicycle fas- tener; William Greenfield, San Francisco, safety razor; Benjamin Hall, Nevada City, verberatory smeiting and refining furnace; William 8. Hauaford, Pasadeua, tobacco pipe; Ludwig J. Hoisehauser, Etna Mills, vel., waterwheel; Charles P. Kertell, San Mate. Cal., combined cup and can; Frank X. Lussi 8an Jose, horse-checking 'device; Stewart Menzies, San Francisco, ballast log for vessels; Wynn Meredith and A. M. Hunt, San Fran: cisco, wmeans for operating generators and | storage batteries in conjunction; Horace A. Merriam, San Francisco, evaporator; Mauri O'Brien, Fresno, shiele’ for pneumatic tires Thaddeus T. Parker, Wheatland, Or., clothes: line support; William B. Rice, Modesto, car- couPlxng; John Samuelson, assignor of one- half to C. K. Kramer, San Francisco, rope grip and takeup; John P.'Simmons, sssignor to L. C. Park, San Francisco, can casing machin, Augustus E. Strang, Salem, Or., bedstead Stephen J. Tuthill, Onkland, assignor to Tut- hill Waterwheel Company, San Francisco, governor. oo Breck to Succeed Ruggles. H WAEBHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 3.—Brig- adier-General Ruggles will ratire Septem- ber 11, having reached the age limit. It is generally believed that General Breck, now acting adjutant-general, will succeed General Ruggles. General Ruggles has had a very active career, and for the past foar years has been adjutant-general of the army. & g Death of a Distinguished Mason. DECATUR, IiL, Sept.3—J. Gory, one of the oldest and best known citizens of this place, was fourd dead in bed to-day. He retired last night in fairly good health. Mr. Gory was almost 80 years old. He was grand master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois in 1867 and 1863, being the oldest past grand master in the Masonic order, Lo R g Colonel Elderkin Missing, CHICAGO, IiL., Sept. 3.—Lieutenant- Colonel William A. Elderkin of the United States army, with headquarters in the Puliman building, left his home at the Forest Honse, Rogers Park. at noon Fri ——————————————————— NEW TO-DATY. The only genuine Hunyadi Watsr. Hunyadi Jinos BEST NATURAL APERIENT WATER Prescribed and npnrovefl'fur 34 years by | all the medical authorities, for CONSTI- PATION, DYSPEPSIA, TORPIDITY OF THE LIVER, HEMORRHOIDS, as weil as for all kindred ailments resulting from ndiscretion in diet. ** The prototype of all Bitter Waters.” Lancer., “‘Speedy, sure, gentle.” British MedicalJournal CAUTION: See that tbe label bears the signature of the firm Andreas Saxlehner. UPEE HAMS. ODGE, SWEENEY & (0. | Staten Island, burned, to-day. fixed | day and at a late hour to-night had not r“c‘::‘;g;c:.l Elderkin is subject to paralysis, i ds fear he bas been taken :::dg:xsllfl;fl. N. 8. Elderkin, a brothaer, asked the aid of the police in the search for the missing man. He was formerly sguionad at Los Angeles and caine to Chicago less than a year ago. ———— BANDITS KOB 4 MINE. 2rasked Men Hold Up the Watchmen and Talke Ten Sacks of Ore. CRIPPLE CREEK, Coro., Sept.’ 8.—At 3 o'clock Wednesday five masked men entered the shaft of the Orphan Belle on Bull Hill and, covering the four men on duty there with guns, forced them 10 de- scend the mine shaft to the 300-foot level. The men were told that any atlempt to return to the surface would be followed by instant death. After waiting an hour the men came up and discovered that their visitors had left with ten sacks of ore, containing 600 pounds in all, valned at §600. Quite a large amount of ore of much grealer value was in the building, but the robbers ap- parently made a mistake in their selec- tion. Noclew has been obtained to the identity of the robbers. - Fire in Wyoming Forests. SHERIDAN, Wyo, Sept. 3. — De. structive fires are raging in the timber in the mountains along the north fork of Piny Creek and near the head of Prairie Dog Creek, in this county. The fire is de- stroying large areas of valuable timber and threatening the homes of settlers in the vicinity. The origin of the fire is be- lieved to be due to the carelessness of campers with their campfires. . e Deficiency in the Wheat Crop. LONDON, Exc., Sept. 3.—The Daily Graphic publishes a table comparing the available and prospective English wheat supply at the present ume with that of September, 1896, showing a deficiency of nearly 2,000,000 quarters. It is inevitable, the Graphic says, that the rise in the price of bread will be maintained. e T No Proof of Conspiracy. BRUSSELS, Brraiom, Sept. 3.—Gustay Daubenspiek, the German who was ar- | rested here yesterday upon suspicion of being concerned in a plot to assassinate Emperor William, has been set at liberty because of lack of proof of the existence of such a conspiracy. —_— One Rule for All Trains. TORONTO, OxTARIO, Sept. 3.—The com- mittee on train rules in connection with the American Railway Association was in session here Friday. The session was given up to working out the details of a system by which the trains on all roads will be governed by the one rule. e Rebettion in Uruguay. LONDON, Exc., Sept. 3.—The Times’ Montevideo correspondent says that the rebellion in Urngay is growing, and the insurgents are advancing toward the cen- ter of the republic. Heavy Fire in a Factory. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 3.—The works of the L. E. Metz Umbreila and Bicycle Handle Company at West Brighton, Loss be- tween $50,000 and $75.000. 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