The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 6, 1897, Page 3

THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1897, » SUHOUNER WRECKED BY bll; GONS Iron Monsters Break Loose and Chargé Over the Deck. SEEK SAFETY IN THE RIGGING. Captain and Crew Watch the Destruction of the Vessel From Aloft. in batile were given by Colonel Wygant ard other v:terans of tne regiment. A PLUKG:R COMEs TO GRIEF. | Wealthy Widow's Infatuation for a | Gay Young Sport With a San | Francisco Wife. | W YORK, N. Y., Sept. 5.~William | Botto, the 22-year-old plunger of Louis- ville, Ky., who married Mrs. James F. Ir- | win, a rich widow, and squandered her | money was arrested here yesterday for | pasting worthless chiecks. | It develops that he was previously mar- | ried to Miss 5:lle Uppler of San Fran- | cisco. Botto’s aged motrer came to-day | from Louisville to he p him, but could do nothing. He is now in the Tombs prison. The story of how Botto married the rich | widow of Captain Irwin of Louisvillzis re- markable. Society was sbocked at the widow’s open infatuation for the lad, who was known to have a wife. This wife was, | before her marri Miss Belle Uppler of | San Francisco, a handsome woman and, according to her own assertions, an ac- tress. Botto and his wife registered at the | Grenoble Hotel on August 1, 1896, and re- mained until November 30, paying their bills with the checks and drafts of the in- | fatuated elderly widow in Louisville. | During their residence at the hotel Botto arnd his wife quarreied constantly. On one occasion it was necessary to cali in the porters to prevent the young man from killing his wife. Botto went away frequently, leaving his wile at the hotel. A long absence pre- czded his final departure from the hotel THRILLING TIMES ON THE| AGNES I. GRACE. | Finally the Schooner Capsizes and | Sinks and the Ssamen Escape | In a Small Boat. | { ville, to his wife in New York. SAVANNAH, Ga masted schooner A r, Me., car pt. 5.—The three- 1. Grace of Ban- this morniug bee. Hercrew | Ty zed east of came ashore in a beat and landea at V saw Is nd this afternoon. The schooner Grace sailed trom New |q York Augu with a cargo cf salt for J6-ton guns for the| Georgia a ur Tybee fortifications. Al!l down the coast sh was driven by a fierce northeaster, and on Saturday night she came off Ty bee, - heaviiy in the gale. ort was made to bring her to and - being driven further to the south- bui when she was brought to the began to toss the vessel. and the biz which formed par:iof her deckload ose m their lashings ana took sion of the deck. | rew was driven into the rigging | e iron monsters plungzed sbout as heaved in the sea, making | to recapture- them almost | el ut 8 o'cleck in the morning an un- islly Leavy swell tossed all four guns | o the port scuppers, and the vesse! neeled under the immense weight, tried to | E as the green water | She but ered ercely in over the bulwarks. °d and sank. ain Farrar and his crew, consisting n men, succeeded in manning the boat after much aifficulty, and vay from her just as s arrived at Wars les south of ] ock this afternoon. t Warsaw: Inn took the shipwrecked n in and did every nake them comiortabte. er ng necessary to They will come n their boat or on the city to- e sloop H er way to = The s nah. r0oner Agnes L Grace was built | doboro, Me., in 1873, and hailed Me. was 196 | :5 feet in breadth and 11 Her gross tonnage was 374.69 | PETECE CHKOSEL’S PECULATIONS. | Wiecks a New Jersey Building and Loan | Aseoc i Association, is still at hortage of $200 was | elve of the Mercer | ociation. At the| Looks were examined they th and | came back East, apparently well supplied ! { eighth street until a few weeks ago, when with- his wife. Aiter he had gone a letter was found in bis room written by Botto, from Louis- It was a of eight or ten pages, and was lar one fora husband to write to his wife. Some of the language contained m itis unfit for publication, but the pur- pose of the letter is clear and distinct. In it Botto, speaking of the subject as of something upon wkich he and his wife bad long before agreed, gives explicit rections about vpreparing evidence or the divorce trial which was to give bim bis freedom. Naming a New York firm of lawvers, he says: “Go to and tell them of —, who will be the co-respondent.” Continuing, the letter refers to Mrs. Irwin as “‘that old cat,” and Botto con- cludes by saying that if his wife implicitly ob:ys his directions he will ‘‘get the old cat’s mo Some months after the letter was writ- ten Mrs. Belie Botto appeared in Louis- ville as an inmate of a disorderly house. She stated that she had been driven to it by Botto, who would not support her. Upon presenting evidence of his wife’s misdoings in a Lounisville conrt, Botto, in June last, was arded a divorce. His whilom wife left Louisville, after having | established grounds for a divorce, and | with funds. | To acquaintances she frequently said that she haa been liberally paid for *'giv- ing Wiilie up.” On July 1 Botto was married to Mrs. Ir- win, and next day he left his bride and | came East upon his wedding tour alone. | He Lad $1000 for first expenses, and bis fond wife had given him credit for $7000 | more. It was evidently a deep cons;iracy. Botto's first w who calls herself Miss Belle Boito, had been living in a theairi- | cal boarding-house at 205 West Thirty- she left, saying she was going to San | Francisco, Later she stopped a few days with a Mrs. West, who has a flat at 248 West Thirty-eighth street. When she left there | she said she was going to Saratoga and | then 10 Boston. . HER LAS RTALN. The Remains of Mrs. John Drew, the Actress, Laid to Kest. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 5.—Fu- neral services over the body of Mrs. John Drew were held to-day in St. Stephen’s Espicopal Church, and the aged and well- | beloved actress was interred in the | family lot in Gienwood Cemetery, | alongside the grave of her busband. The service at the church was conducted by Rev. James Miller, assistant rector, and | release from custody of a number of mer- | | of Santiago de Cuba, with no other result | class, consistea solely of the burial service. rmation that been formed. . however, a number of per- ed up who have been p 12 for about three yea P the tctal T I amoun' to about | lly understood that | no opposition be.ore Vice- in Camden on Tuesda s will be [ 1ancelior Gray he appointment of a receiver for t: wrecked concern. The of these classes cording to Croser’s books, suf- t loss by the stealing will | opnose istribution of the remaining | assets on the basis of Croser’s books and | will insist that the sharehoiders of all | asses sustain a loss in proportion to the | amount of money paid in. may not come up before the vice-chancel- lor op Tuesday, however. It may be left shareholders 1o be disposed of by the court after the re- | ceiver is appointed. = IiL., Sept. 5,—A terrible ex- L i P nne piosion occurred here this evening at 5 Nature of the Contagion at Ogean | ©'clock. The electric lignt plant owned by Springs at Last Determined. | Byer Bros. & Ce., valued at $14,000, was NEW GRL La., Sept. 5.—The combietely demoli-hed by tne bursting of Alabima, Mississippt and Louisiana | the boiler. Two girls, aged 5 and 9 vears, boards of health have been at Osean | Fereklled outright, and two boys, agea s < & % at 4and 12, were seriously hurt. Ihey are Springs since yesterday afternoon. An|the children of Moses Bver. Trhree of examination of the prevailing disease was made a week ago. There hasbeen several hundred cases there, but very few deatbs, and a board of experts declared the dis- case dengue fever. Since then mortalities became more frequent and the symptoms looked more like yellow fever, and the alarm became so great that the health authorities again gathered. This time they were accompanied by Professor A. L. Meiz, chemist of the Louisiana board, who zed the evidence in several cases. to-night was yellow fever, and various points on both sid-s of town are rapidly declaring quarantine. 12, - Convention of Foresters. CLEVELAND, Osio, ennial convention of the Sept. 5.—The bi- will begin in this city tc-morrow. High Chief Ranger George Hill of Meriden, Conn., and & number of delegate, as well as the officers, are aiready here. The most important business to come before ion is a proposal to add an in- ure to the order, and itis be- lieved that will be cone. It isalso pro- posed to amend the constitution so as to make the dues uniform instead of gradu- ated accord'ng to the ages of the mem- bers, The deiegaies present will repre- sent seven or eight States. - Toterans on tue B iitiefield. GETTYSBUE Va., Sept. 5.—The vet- erans and friends of the Seventy-third and Tweniy-fourth New York Regiments and the veteran firemen of New York spent all of the day on the battiefield. This afternoon the veterans of the Onme Hun- dred and Twenty-fourth held an informal meeting at their monumentat Devil’s Den, which was opened with prayer by Rev. T, \ | Prominent among the mourners, in addi. | son, Sol Smith Russell, Georze Holland, This matter | tbsidiary High | Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters ! There were no pall-bearers, and at the | grave the reading of the commital service was the only ceremony. At both services there were large crowds in attendance- | tion to John Drew, her oldest son; Mrs- Hitchings, a sister-in-law; Miss Hitch. ings, a niece, and Lionel Barrymore, her grandson, there were present Joseph Jef ferson, Denman Thomrsm, Francis Wil- Willie Collier, Macklin Arbuckle, E eanor Barry and Fanny Macintyre, also the members of most of the companies in town and nearly all the lccal theatrical managers. The floral offerings were lavish and came from most of the leading theat- rical organizations in the country. — igraes DEATH AND DEMOLITION, Frightful Boilar Explosion at an Elec- tric Ligit Plant. [ | MmorTO) | Mr. Noschell's family and many others were slightly hurt by flying missiles, - Failroad President Dead. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 5 —Ben jamin Brewster, president of the Keokuk and Des Moines Railroad, died yesterday at bis summer nhome in Casenovia, N. Y., aged 69 years. In 1849 he went to Cali- fornia, where he remained in business for twenty-five years. He was closely asso- ciated with John D. Rockefeller iu the establishment of the Standard Company and was prominently identified with the | construction of the Rock Island system | of railroads. [ | Fato! Train Wreck. RAVENNA, Onio, Sept. 5.—An iron ore | train on the Pittsburg and Western road was wrecked two miles east of thie city at | au early hour this morning. Brakeman | Hawley Thomas of this place was in- stantly kiiled and Micbhuel Babbitt, a | tramp, was fatally injured. Several tramps were badly but not fatally injured. The wreck was caused by a broken frog. ——— Caused by an Ola Grudge. RUSSELLVILLE, Kv., Sept. 5—Will | Barker, a prominent farmer, was shot by | “Doc” Chapman last night at Adairville and died te-day. Chapman is under guard. He was taken to Bowling Green to-night for safekeeping, as a mob was expecred to-night. An old grudge caused the jrou- | ble. Chapman claims self-defense. Bar- ker’s friends say it was cold-blooded mur- der. —_—— The Cloakmakers’ Strik NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 5.—Over 1500 union cloakmakers returned to work %to- day and 800 struck. The vestmakers ex- D. Brittain, who also mads an address. Brief historical skeiches of the regiment pect to be at work by Thursday at in- creased wages. DISEASE DUNG DEADLY ORK Great Mortality Among | the Spanish Troops in Cuba. Weyler Is Disgusted at the Stupidity of His Sub- ordinates. Garrison at a Fort Burned Out by Insurgents—Two Brothers Save a Defeat. HAVANA, Cusa (via Key West, Fla.), Sept. 5—A wealthy merchant named Blas Cassares has been arrested in Puerio Principe charged with politcal offenses. A party of insurgents recently made an attack upon Fort Santo Crizto del Valie, near Sabolo, in the province of Pinar del Rio. The garrison made a stout resistance but the insurgents set fire to a house near the walls of the fort which took fire, com- pelling the garrison to retire with the loss of six men killed. Two brothers named Portillo made a stand behind a tree and were reinforced by a numter of their com- rades. After sharp fighting the insurgenis were driven off with the loss of four killed and six wounded. 1t is reporied that a group of insurgents ked and entered the town of Jana- | abo, near Kemediss, where thes | sacked several stores and burned a number of houses. 1tis also reported that the in- surgents have fired upon Guira Melena, in Havana province. i During the monthof August 500 per- | sons dicd in Guines from epidem'c dis- | eases. The mortality is due to yellow fever, malaria and dysentery. It isesti- | mated that thirty-seven out of every thou \ sand sick soldiers in the hospitals throug:- out the island die. It i s:ated that from twenty to twenty-six deaths occur on each of the steamers which carry and dis- | abled troops from Cuba 10 Spzin. The bodies of those who die en route are thrown | overboard. Three deaths occurred on one of these steamers recently before she left port. Captain-General Weyler returned to Havana greatly disgusted, bccause of the erroneous interpretation of his edict re- ferring to the gathering of cattle, large numbers of oxen and cows having been slaughtered in consequence of the misun- derstanding of his orders. During his re- cent tour General Weyler deposed the | Mayors of several towns and sent various | military commanders to Cabanas Castle. | At Guines and other towns hecaued the | at e chants and reconcentrados who had been falsely accused. Captain-General Weyler bas issued an order prohibiting the plant- ing of tobacco within the boundaries of | the military cultivated zone. Seven hundred members oi the Mu- nicipal Fire Bripade have returned to Havana from the Majana trocha. Many of them were ill and all were d.sgusted. | An attack was made recently by insur- gents upon Fort Santa Ursala, province than to cause great alarm among the resi- | deuts. The last Spanish mail steamer brought final 1nstructions to the authorities re- | garding the establishment of the new | 1al Great an; is felt among al| classes as to whether the alterations in the tariff will end the ruinous losses to | the revenues of theisland, resulting from | the protection granted to merchandise imperied from Spain. | The customs receipts on rye and corn for the four months, from March to June | inclusive, were $400,000 less than those for | the corresponding period last year. The insurgent general, Catillo, with his | command has crossed the line into the | province of Pinar del Rio. He was de- feated, zccording to last advices, Nestor Aranguran accompanied Gen- atillo, ana Raoul Arango remains alone in charge of the insurgent forces in Havana province. The weather for the last few days has been terribly hot and extremely dry. T Y ik Anarchist Bayril’s Doom Is Sealed. BARCELONA, Srary, Sept. 5.—Barri tbe anarchist who on Friday eveninz at- tempted to assassinate Chief of Police Portas and Assistent Chief Teixodore as | they were leaving the circus, was tried by | court-martial to-day, and it isexpected | that he will be executed to-morrow. It is stated thattwo accomplices of Barrill | also fired at tt.e officials, but succeeded in making vheir escape. ON CALIFOAN A DIAMONDS. Fresno Republicans to Withdraw From the Tournament—Gilt Edges Eeat Feliance. FRESNO, CaL.,, Sept. 5.—The Fresno Republicans and the Visalia baseball team crossed bats at Atnletic Patk to-day, and the home nine won by a score of 11 to 1. Thompson, the phenomenal pitcher for the Republicans, struck out seventeen men, and the visitors got only one hit from bim. A return game will be played at Visalia on the 9 h, when the Valley road celebration wi.l be heid in that town. The Fresno Republicans have about de- cided to witadraw from the Examiner tournament b>canse of the unfair treat. ment the committee has accorded the boys. The local players believe t at the Examiner has a pet team to which it wants to award the purse and trophy it offered some months ago. SAN JOSE, Car., Sept. 5.—The baseball game here lo-iay between the Santa Claras and the Will & Fincks of San Fran- cisco was clo-e and exciting. The Will & Fincks outbattel their opponents, but were defeated by phenomenal fielding of the San‘a Claras at critical times. Score: Santa Claras 2, Will & Fincks1. Attend- ance 2000. SAN RAFAEL, CAL., Sept. 5.—The ba!l rame between tue -Conway & Baumell teamn of San Francisco anG the San Rafael nine resulted in a victory for the home team by a score of 16 to 15. Both sides batted heavily, STOCKTON, CaL., Sept. 5.—The strong men from the Union Iron Works must ha ve left their heavv hitters at bome to- day, for they proved easy marks for the Stockton ball-tossers. Th: day was a warm one and that may have had some eff.ct on the work of the San Franciscans. Chase of the Stocktons was at his best and struck out fiva men. The visitors did not seem able :0 find him, and, when they did, were unlucky in placing their hits. Arkan, the new second baseman for Stockton, played a great game, lining out a home run and several singles. Lovro- vieh for Stockton knocked out a tiree- bagger. Buillings at short redeemed him- self from last Sunday’s errors, plaving a perfect acd trillian’, game, makine two pickups that drew cheers from the friends of both sides. The batteries were: Union ! will meet in the 100-y | to exhibit anl wake popular California | ventures of all sorts that are beneficial | ber *228.” | carrier pigeon’s craw, showing that it was | Iron Works, Pyne and Beckett; Stockton, Chase and Lovrovich. The score: Stock- ton 16, Union Iron Works 4. SACRAMENTO, CarL., Sept. 5.—The Gilt Edges defeated Reliance of Oakland here to-day by a score of 6to3. The attend- ance was nearly 5000. The Gilt Edges made three runs in the first inning and | Reliance one. The other three were made in the fifth inning. Reliance made one run in the seventh and one in the eighth. The oniy home rnn made was by Lange of | the Reliances. The batieries were: Gilt Edger—Hughes and Farreil; Reliance— | Miiwain and Drews. i MODESTO, CAL., Sept. 5.—The game of baseball between Stockton and Modesto to-day was witnessed by a iarge crowd. It resulted in a viciory lor Siockion by a| score of 13 to 12. GRASS VALLEY, CAv. Sept. 5—The Smiths of Grass Valley defeated the Colts of Nevada City at Watt Park to-day by a scare of 25 to 9. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., Sept. 5. — The Aleris of Alameda defeated the local base- brll team this afterncon by a score of 9 o4 SO REDS DOWN 1HE PAWIUCKETS. Rhode Island’s Ciever Amatewrs Love an Exhibition Game. PROVIDENGE,R. I, Sevt. 5.—Cincinnaii and Pawtucket played an exhibition game at Crescent Park to-day, and the Reds won as they pleased by batting McCafferty all over the field. When his team bad secured a safe lead, Dwyer let up some and Pawtucket did some slugging, The ficldinz of Siouch, stops by Irwin and Coughlin and a catch of a short fielding features. fly by Miller, were the Attendance 1000, Score: Cincinnati Pawtucket Batteries and News. —_— HOPE 10 B WEFERS., Sprinters Training for the New Jersey Athletic Club Evant NEW YORK, Y., Sept. 5.—Arrange- ments have been completed for the sports | of the New Jersey Athletic Club, which will be held on tne club grounds to-mor. row. Great interest centers in the appear- ance in the sprints of Champion Weiers, the two Western cracks and Maybury of the Chicago Athletic Association. They 4 dash. The Western boys, although taking their defeat in the Nattonal championship in sportsmanlike manner and offering noex- cuses, feel that before returning home | they would like one more chance at the champion. The 100-vard dash isa cham- pionship affair and the Cbicago men have been given afoot and a half, but the race | in which they are most interested is the 300-yard scratch. In this race the boysare placing most of their hopes, as they are consiaered to be | great performers at that distance. The Chicago boys have been training faith- fully at Travers Island and have become acclimated since the championships, and | consequen:ly have hoves of beating Wefers. At the National championship meeting, on August 28, the judges decided that Mayberry and J. H. Rush ran a dead heat for second piuce. Chairman Fishburn of the Chicago Athletic Association has ar- ranged that Rush and Maybury will run this beat off to-morrow, which wiil be the first event. TO BOOM THE SAN JILQUIN. The Central California Developing Association Organized at Fresno. FRESNO, CaL, Sep'. 5.—A meeting of prominent and heavily-interested citizens | of the counties of the valley was held in this city yesterday, and the Central Cali- fornia Developing Association was organ- ized. Itelected oflicers as follow President—Fulion G. Berry of Fresno. Vice-president—Senator S. C. Smith of | Kern County. ¥ Secretary—John Reichman of Fresno. Treasurer—S. Mitchell of Tulare. It will be the purpose of this association dried fruits of all kinds, grapes, raisins | and wines, and tnereby create a demand | for them where none has heretofore 1 isted, principally by maintaining exhibits | in the larger cities of the East; also to in- | duce beet-sugar manufactories and various | othier industries {0 locate in this valley, | Increasing its population, its industries, the demand for its products, and ad- and will promote and secure better condi- tions, i e CARRIER PIGEOY Nhile dearchins for Food it 1s Caught and Kiltea. | BENICIA, Car., Sept. 5.—Last Friday come fishermen found a pizeon perched on a tab.e in their scow. They easily caught it, as it was quite tame, and gave |itto a man nnrmed Noble Joknson. He wrung its neck, and when the bird was | quite de ad was surprised to see on its legs | two little bands, one of silver the other of | brass. On the silver was stamped the letter E” and on the brass band was the num- DLESTROYED.Z | Not a morsel of food was found in the hungry and had come to the scow for food. | Nob'e feels cisgusted with himself and avers that in future he will not kill car- rier pigeons for potp e. e To Dedicate a High School. SAN JOSE, CaL., Sept. 5— Extensive | preparations are being made for the laying | of the corner-stone of the new High School | in Normal square on Admission day. The | ceremonirs will be held under the auspices | of the California Grana Lodge of Masons. | __At noon there will be a parade of the | Masons, Native Eons, other fraternal | societies, Company B and ithe pupils of the High School, concluding at the | gronnds, where the dedication exercices will take place. The ceremonies will be | | conducted by Grand Master Lucas of | Santa Maria, and Grand Orator F. E. Baker | of Woodland, will deliver an address. | Music will be supplied by the Ms<onic | quariet. The class of '97 of the High School will be represented by Arthur B. | Langford, who will present the silver trowel to be used in laying the corner- stone on behalf of the oupils. SR Stols @ Horse While Dyunk. SAN JOSE, Car, Sept. 5.—John Schmidt, a typical hobo, has been charged | with grand larceny. Last evening | Schmilt, while laboring under = | good-sized jag, stole a horse and ! bugey belonging to John Crossetti from | in front of the Swiss Hotel. He was seen | committing the theit and the Sheriff’s ! office was notified. Constables around the | country were notitied and a couple of | hours later Schmidt was captured at M |- pitas. | g Santa Clara Cownty’s Fair. SAN JOSE, CaL.,, Sept. 5.—The county | fair, 1o be held during the week com- mencing Monday, October 4, will eclinse | any exhibit of the kind ever seen here. An unusualiy fine display ol Santa Clara County producis will be made. Already | the demand for space in the pavilion far exceeds the supply and it will be neces- sary to cut exhibitors down to as small space as possible. A fine electrical display will be erected in the center of the hall. Each evening ot the week a musical and literary programme will be rendered. sl SR Run Into by a Wheelman. CARSON, Ngv., Sept. 5—Mrs. Evan David crossed the race course while sey- eral wheelmen were training for a fifty- mile relay with a Reno team last evening and was run into by Dr. Pieper. Her col- lar bone and nose were broken and her face cut onen to the bone. Her lungs were bruised by the fracture of the collar- bone and she is in a very precarious con- dition. Pieper is suffering from severe concussion and his head is cut open. CALTFORNIA'S GREATEST FAIR Display at Sacramento Excels Those of the Past. ! To-Day the State’s Exposition Will Be Opened to the Public. Throngs of Visitors Already Tax the Capacity of the Capital City’s Hotels. SACRAMENTO, Car., Sept. 5—From all indications the big State show that opens its doors to-morrow will be fully on a par with those ot former years, if not better. Every train is bringing in visitors by the hundreds, and the hoteis are taxed to their utmost capacity. As the visitor enters the pavilion he passes directly beneath a large triumphal arch in the Roman styie of architecture, embellished in white and gold and sur- mounted oy the motto, ‘‘Agriculture is the basis of all prosperity.’” The first sight which presents itself to the eve is the novel and instructive ex- bibit of the State Board of Horticulture. A piciuresque effect has been obtained by efforts in tue line of lanascape gardening by State Gardener Dunn. Beautiful beds of growing grass have sprung as though by magic from the bare floor, fountains play in the sunlightand cozy arbors, nooks and rookeries adorn the space once used for the exhibition of such commonplace commodities as wagons, buggies and patent medicines. This department is under the direct su- pervision of Secretary R. M. Lelong. Tue industrial exoitits are all new ana fine, and it is promised that the musical programme will surpass anything ever be- tore rendered at the State Fair. Out at the park the stock is rouring in rapidly, and it is claimed that the racing card gives promise of being the best given in years, owing to the number of speedy horses wkica are stalled at the present time. One of the questions discussed by horsemen is: Has Searchlight met his match in the black wonder, Joe Wheeler? The latter is expected to reel off a mile in 2:05 or better. J. Morse, who rode for Marcus Daly in Montana, will be numbered among the riding talent with the zallopers. DEFIED Br LE LA CUESTA. Santa Earbara County’s Democratic Central Committes Set at Aaught. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., Sept. 5.—The Demccrats of Santa Barbara are all by the ears over a letter lately received from Ed de la Cuesta, Supervisor of the Third District, by the Democratic central com- mittee of this county. This letter was written in answer to a set of resolutions passed by the Central Committee calling on De la Cuesta to re- sign the office to which he had been ap- pointed by Governor Budd. This trouble in the Democratic ranks arises out of the election beld in the spring to fiil a vacancy caused by the death of Edwin St. John, Supervisor of the Third District. The chairman of the Democratic County Central Committee claims that De la Cuesta promised to resign in case a Demo- c-at was elected. Frank Glass, one of the faithful, got the plum and qualbfied. but is still waiting to draw his salary, De la Cuesta refusing to give up the office. Tne resolutions referred to denounce De la Cuesta in unmeasureq terms, stigma- tize him asa man unworthy and unde- serving the confidence of the Democratic | party of this county, and one who, for the | sake of retaining oflice, bas sacriticed his word of honor and broken promises made to many Democrats in tuis county. De la Cuesta answers the resolutions by tating that, as he was appointed Super- rvisor turcu;h no efforts of the committee, he does not consider that ine is under obligations to it. and that he does not propose to allow *“a few of them, who have set themse!ves up as dictators of city and county politics, to intimidate or bulidoze him into resigning the office of Supervisor of the Third Dis- trict.” He denies having made any promises to the committee, and says that i1 any mem- bers claim he did they tell a direct false- hood. De la Cuesta is a member of the Demo- cratic State Central Committee and an effort will be made to have him removed from the committee. He is one of the shrewdest politicians in the Democratic ranks in this county and has a large following in the Santa Ynez Valley. ey WILL F1SIT SACRAMENTO, Eastern Congressmen Will Accept the Capital’s Invitation. SACRAMENTO, Car., Sept. 5.—In re- sponse 10 a telegram sent by Mayor Hubbara at the request of a com- mittee of the Chamber of Commerce of this city inviting the Con- gressional party to visit Sacramento to personally investigate the condition of the Sacramento River, word has been re- ceived that Congressmen B. B. Dormer of West Virginia, J. H. Bankhead of Ala- bama, H. C. Loudenslager of New Jersey, A. §. Berry ot Kentucky, J. M. Porter ana N. C. Brun of West Virginia, J. A. Tawney of Mivnesoca and Warren er would ac- cept the invitation and would arrive in this city on Tuesday. On their arrival the party will be driven to the State Capitoi, take luncheon at the Sutter Ciub, visit Suiter Fort and then go on an excursion over the river, examining the sand bars and levee breaks en route. Invitations were forwarded this evening to Congressmen J. A. Barham, Engene Loud, 8. G. Hilvorn and Marion de Vri Sepator G or-e C. Perkins and ex-Con- gressman Grove L. Johnson to be present. . PRESEKVATION OF FORESTS, Commisstoner Hermann Calls Upon the People for Information. FRESNO, CaL., Sept. 5.—Binger Her- mann, Commissioner of Forestry under the Department of the Iuterior, has writ- ten a letter to the Farmers’ Club of Fresno, asking for suggestions as to set- ting aside forest reserves in the moun- tains. This is & very important matter to the peorle of this part of the Siate. Those interested in irrigation in the valleys are desirous of having the forests in the mountains preserved, for they serve the purpose of a reservoir in holding the water during the summer months and prevent- ing the supply trom goingdown the rivers al one time in the spring. On the other hand, sheep men, cattie men, lumbsrmen and miners complain against it. In his letter Commis<ioner Hermann expresses the opinion that it is of the utmost importance to the people of the public land and territories that the policy of the Land Department respecting the preservation of the torests of the United States snould be conducted upon broaa, ent lines, and with this end in view he would be pleased if any associa- tion or body of persons in Fresno inter ested in the subject would give him the venefit of their experience respecting the volicy of reserving the timber lands of the United States from entry or disposa The Commissioner asks the club to sng. gest such rules and rezulations as wouid be the most suitable in this region for the management of reserves, having in view | the best interests of the Government, as well as the present and prospective in- terests of the persons immediately or in- directly affected in the preservation of ! the forests. e TURNER: AT STOCKTON. They March in I:r_mla and Compete in Athletic Contests for Trophies. STOCKTON, CaL, Sept. 5.—The city was given over to-dav to the visiting dele- cations of turners from San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose and other cities sending delegations to the annnal turn- fest of the State organization. Elaborate preparations had been made for the re- ception of the visitors. Many of those from the bay came upon aspecial steamer. The parade was formed on the plaza shortly before 10 o’clock, and was headed by a platoon of police and the drum corps | of the San Francisco Turn Verein. The Terminal City Wheelmen took part in the parade in full uniform. The turners paraded through the principal streets and thence proceeded to Eintracbt Park, where the annual games were encaged in, the yprizes being gold medals. The win- | FRESNO'S QUEER POLITICAL ROW Trustee Spinney Turns Democrat and Causes Trouble. Will Depose All Republicans From the Police and Fire Departments. Insists That They Have Been De- fiant and Mimicked His Broksn English. FRESNO, CaL., Sept. 5.—Fresno is ex- periencing as pretty a political row as it is ever the lot of American citizens to en- gage in. An upheaval in mumcipal poli- tics is taking place, and municipal politics are about the same in Fresno as inall great cities. The trouble is all caused by Joseph | ners were: : | Spinney, who represents the *‘‘Bloody P:le vault—L. Scheppler, San FranciscoTurn- | g\ Ward on the Board of City Trustees. verein Broad jump—F. Hoffman, San Francisco | He has transferred his good wiil from the Turnvere'n, 21 Xeeéfl xlnlcnix < | Republican to the D2mocratic party, and Weight lifting—Paul Peikert, Stockton Turn- | 44 {ho other four members of the board -pound dumbbell forty times; F. | 4 ‘ yersing 0gmonididum Lt ‘cond, | are equally divided he controls the situas Haverle, Sau Irancisco Turnverein, second, | twenty-uine times. | Running eveut—G. Fleisher first, F. Hoff- | man second, both ot the San Francisco Turn- verein. William Affenback of Sacramento won the shot-put, high jump and hop, step and jump, with Al Keunzie of San Fran- | cisco second. The ovher shot-put was won by Fleisher of Sun Francisco, and the bop, | step and jump by Al Keunzie of San Fran- cisco. Many of the turners will remain here to observe Labor day to-morrow, go- ing down the river on launch parties, ar- ranged by the members of the local or- ganization. — LEDRICK’S SLAY:R CAPTURED, Gus Wachlin Under Arrest for a| Crime Committed Cver 1hree Years Ago. HILLSBORO, Or, Sept. 5—Sheriff Bradford teleptoned from Heppner last night that the man calling -himself H. A, | Brown is Gus Wachlin, who was indicted by a Grand Jury in this county for the murder of John D. Ledrick about three and a half years ago. As Sheriff Brad- | bury was formerly Deputy Sheriff and bad | charge of the county jall in which Wach- lin was held three months on a minor charge, there can be no doubt about the man’s identitv. The body of Ledrick was found buried back of his barn on May 4, 1895. The murder was supposed to have been com- | mitted about ten days previous. Blood was found on the floor and chairs of his cabin and a pool of bicod was close by outside. The skull bones were crushed in anumber of places and death must have resulted irom blows inflicted on the hLead with some heavy weapon. The overcoat of Ledrick was found at a hotel in rortland and was left by a man | corresponding to Wachiin’s description, The hotel was closely watched for a num. ber of davs, but no one returned for the coat. Ledrick’s team was taken to Port- Iand and so!d by a man closely resembling Wachlin, e R. and N. Declares a Divil 0. 2, PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 5.—At a special | meeting of the board of directors of the | Oregon Railway and Navigation Company to-day the following members were elected to constitute an exec- utive committee. A. S. Heidelbach. chairmanr W. L. Bul!, Edward D. Adams, | Charles S. Coster, Samuel Carr and W. G, | Qakman. A quarterly dividend of 1 per cent on 11.000,000 shares of preferred stock, | payable October 1, was declared. i Held for Causing a Girl's Death, SALT LAKE, Uran, Sept. 5.—A special to the Trib from Evansion, Wyo., says: Dr. C. H. Blackburn and Charles Martin, the latter as an_accessory, were arrested and vplaced in jail this afternoon, charged with having enused the death by unlawful means of Miss Hattie Stani- forth, a beautifu! young girl. M:ss Stani- forth died last night in the Dawson build- ing under peculiar circumstances. | last night. i rested by a detective at Sandon on Thu tion. THE CaLL recently published the fact that Spinney threatened to discharge all the Republican policemen and firemen, and now he i< carrying out that threat. The city employes who owe their posi- tions to him, Spinney says, have become too defiant, and have talked too much about him “behind his back,” referring in strong terms to the fact that he was a native of Portugal, and mimicking his broken English. So Joe is “going down the line’’ against them all, and soon the Police ana Fire | departments will be in control of Demo- crats. He has begun by having irumped- up charges preferrea against two police- raen, and last nighi an investigation, which amounted to a farce, was held, last- ing until mianight. The Democratic trustees are, of course, “standwmg in’’ with the brilliant statesman from the Fifth. The cases were taken under advisement It is known that a clean sweep is to be made of all the city em- ployes. One of the policemen first picked out for a discharge is Gus Anderson. He has been on the force for many years, and has been a faithful officer; in fact, it is con- | ceded that he is the best one the city ever | had. The rough element “across the track,” which locality is in Spinney’s wara, are bitter against Anderson because | of his vigorous work there. Murdered an Arkansas Sheriffs VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 5.—John Taylor, cook at the Selkirk mine, was ar- day for the murder of a Sheriff in Ar- kareas four yvears ago, while resisting ar- rest for cattle stealing. He was taken to Nelson, where American officers are awaiting him. He took his arrest very coolly and made the damaging statement that ne had expected to be arrested, but | not for murder. He was lccated through vriting a letter on letter-paper of the rk mine. g Chance Caich of a Burglar. FRESNO, CarL., Sept. 5.—Constable T. A. Mack wasdown from Merced yester- day and while locking throagh the Court- house park he found a man whom he has been trying to locate for the past three weeks. The fellow’s name is H. A. Mar- tin, and he 1s wanted in Mercea for bur- glarv. The constable was in "Fresno two weeks ago trying to find the fugitive, but was unsuccessiul. The officer was looking for anotier man when he accidentally ran across the burglar. —_— Schoeddes Jury Disagrees SANTA CRUZ, Car., Sept. 5.—The jury in the case of M. Schoedde, accused of mayhem, after being out all night, was discharged to-day. It was unable to agree, standing saven for conviction and five for acquittal. his Selki NEW TO-DAY-—-CLOTHING. Yery Few Bargain Days Left. The life of this sale cal Our profit must pay for the achievement of our ambition. Cost and below cost are the ruling figures for now. Suits and Trousers. n be counted by the hours Overcoats at any price. We move noold stock into our new quarters (formerly occupied by the Golden Rule Bazaar), hence this sacrifice. S. N. WOOD & CO. (COLUMBIAX WOOLEX MILLS), 541 MARKET STREET, DIRECTLY OPP. SANSOME.