The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 21, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1897. SLAY A AN [N SIGHT OF THOUSANDS Battle of Stockton Of-| ficers With a Bold Footpad. RAIN OF LEAD ON A MAIN STREET. Ex-Convict Ford Brought to Earth After a Stubborn Resistance. SPECTATORS ESCAPE THE BULLETS. Tragic Death of a Thug After He Had Piaced Five Robbarles to His Credit. STOCKTON, crowded Stockton C Sept. 20.—On a| et, in ght of | thousands of pecple who had been ai- tracted by'the din of combat, an ex-con- v.ct named Ford was to-night riddled with builets by officers. en pistols were emptied bef perado was t down, and that none of the spec- were killed or wounded is almost aculous. Fora time the volle: from the firearms of the officers and their quarry came. as rapidly as the reports irom a unch of giant firecrackers, Shortly before 7 o'clock to-night the lice were notitied ihat a Japanese store California street, near Washington, d been entered by a rough-looking man, who stood up the occupants and took what money they had. Detective Michael Carroil was detailed to investigate the case, and was on his way back to the ce station to report what had been by the men who were robbed, when a | ing barber named Fields rushea into ation without or coat and said had been neld up in a water-front o by an armed man who answered | « description of the one Who robbed the | panese. De'ective Carroif, his brother, Con- bie James Carroll, and Joun Craig, L correspondent, at once set out | on the footpad had taken. he Tivol saloon it was learned from. another man that he, too, had been A the m outside exhibitors, and those who have taken great pride in the fair here this year are outdoing themselves in their ex- hibits, S et PERSECUTED BY HER HUSBAND, Aged Tulare County Man Attempts to Send His Girl-Wife to an Insane Asylum. VISALIA, Carn., Sept. 20.—Mrs. Alice Murphy was sent to the County Hospital Saturday night under rather peculiar eir- cumsiances. She had been brought to town on a charge of insanity preferred against her by her husband, William Mur- phy, and her mother, Mrs. Melville, of Waugena. The husband had represented to the Sheriff, with streaming eyes, that bis wife was a dangerous maniac and would huve to ve handcuffed if arrested. So two deputies were sent after her. Tiey found Mrs. Murphy both harmless and sane. However, they brought her to town and twodoctors were called in to examine her. During the public examination Mur- phy sat close to L:s wife tor the evident purpose of intimidating her and directing her answers. He told the doctors ot how she !ad attempted to take the lives of some of tue family. Seeing thai the woman badly frizhtened, Dr. Patter- -on, the county physician, took her away toa room by her: and quieted her fears. Then she told her side of the story. Spe di(n't even know that the charge against her was insanity. She had been forced 10 marry Murphy against her will, her own parenis urging ner. She was month after she married him she detested him so hear r bis brutaiity that she left him and nt north. A few days ago she reiurned to see her mother, and Murphy undertook to prevail on her to live with him again. On her refusal he brought the charge of insanity against her and persuaded her mother to believe that the girl was really insaue. Murphy simuiated grief most success- fully during the examination, his cheek being covered with tears; but the physi- cians deciare he shed ‘‘crocodile” tears, nd found the youny woma: as sape as any one in the room. As the woman requires care and there was noot er place for her to go at prese :t, the county puysician ordered her -ent to the County Hospital until a home could be found for he: 2 BANKS® CLAI REJECTED. | Ex-Superintendent of Freston choo! “Turned Down” by the State Equalizers. SACRAM TO, Cav.. Sept. 20.—Secre- tary of State Murklay represented the State Board of Examiners to-day at the regular meeting of that body and al- lowed the payroll claim ot the State Print- ing Office and claims of a like nature. But when that of ex-Superintendent Banks that it was not legal, was undated and ap- | parently included the vacations of three fiscal years. This claim bad been allowed a majority of the trustces of the school ut met the decided disapprobation of ex- enator Preston, who appeared before tue board. bbed at the point of a pistol, and that | bad at once notified Police Captain | Kingsbury. Kingsbury did not know at | the time that tne man pointed out to him i as & drunken robber was one of the most | desperate men in the State, who would | not hesitate to shoo.. The countryman | ed out the man who had robted him, and Kingsbury at once zave cuasc. He came o Lis man just as he was | bout to enter & lodging-house on Ceulex’ street, and hailed him: I want 10 spezk to you a minute,’’ said the police captam. “I am an officer.” “You are, are you?” said Fora, as his name was afterward learned tobe. “Well, know how to fix you. Come and take drawing his six-shooter ana cover- 12 the officer. Kiagsbury . was not prepared for this anu -did not have his revoiver in his hand, so he was obliged to let the man | sck away irom him. He followed as closely as was prudent up Market street irom Center. In the middle of the block, | vetween Market and E! Dorado streets, | ine man suddenly disappeared. Neither Kingsbury nor Welsh, who sent in the word about the nrsi hcld-up, knew of the subsequent ones, and while they for their man the two Car- x wig were hot on the trail. They learned that fifteen minutes before he had pointed the pistol at the police tsin-the man they were looking ior ad called at Ford’s stable on Center treet. It was soon noised about by the | men who had been held up that some one | was roboing pedestrians at every turn iu | that part of the city, and soon crowds | were lollowing the officers. At the cor- | ner of Center and Market streets Km:!'{ bury ana Welsn met tne Carrolls. Constable Carroil and thke newspaper | » walked up to the coruer of Hunter | Wasuington sireets and then started ack toward Market. Tney had noi taken z up and said: “Ithink that man across the street is ine one you are looking for. He has just Leen swearing ai some boys dowa ihe sireet,” The stranger was then walking on the eastsideof Hunter street, in front of the | idence of the Catholic Fathers. Craig | s sent ahead to see if he answered the description of the robber, Constabie Car- roll following with drawn revolver. As Craig stepped across the street Ford | turned and with an oath exclaimed: am on to you.” Drawins uis pisiol as quick as a flash be fired. Luckily the bui- Jet mised Craig, but quickly Ford turned his attention to Carroll and fired point- blank at nim. Carroll was quick to rerurn theshot, bu: the light was poor and he was araid (o shoot high lest he shouid hit some one coming from the library or west | on Market street. | Then the battle began. Ford. jumped | benind a telegraph post and pegau firing ot Carroll. The constable blazed away as | best he could, as he was unproiected. The oti r officers were soon on the scene and Kingsbury, Welsh, Gill and Kenyon opened fire aiso. Detective Carroll was another who emptied his revolver at Ford. The whole street was filled with peop:.e and that the bullets struck none of them was< fortunate. Suddenly Ford broke and ran, with Cruig, Oficer Gill and Fircman Salvach | bebind nim. He stopved benind the first | iree on- Hunter sireet and reloaded his pi<tol. Then the battle be.au anew. Finally he ran again, going around the corner, closely pursuea by the officers ln'd crowd. e ran into Hart & McPuec’s grocery store and into the office, wi.h the bolice at his beels. From tue office win- dow he fired again, but Detective Carroll arrived and piaced a bulletin ¥ord s neck. As Ford fell, Officer Gill sent another buliet into his head and the fugitive sank to the floor. The police rushed in and he was soon on his way to the receiving hos- piial. He died at 9:15 o’ciock. o-night Ford held up the Japanese store on Californin street, the barber, Police Captain Kingsbury, the ranch-hand, Grocers Hart and McPhee and ex-Mayor gs. He was an ex-convict, havin, erved several terms for burglary from Fresno and Stockion. A ANU4L FAIR. on Display (ke Best That Has Been Aeen in Years. STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 20.—The open- ing day of the fuir here was one of the most successful in the history of the asso- cation. ‘At the pavilion the exhibits were all in place to-night. The pavilion display is the best that has been seen hers in several years. There are more STOCKiua’s | P! most peculiar state of afiairs existed in the Mendocino State Hospital. The board of managers of that institution, while vir- tualiy recognizing the authority of Superintendent E. W. King, allowing him to present ana certity v all claims | | of the institution laid before the board of Examiners and perform all otner duties entailed upon him, refuse to allow bis ersonal salary claim, and have done so for several months past, and it is probavle that the trouble wiil be gone into at some future m-eting of the board. WORK OF TH: CONFERENCE. Diseussion Orer Admitting a Member of the Campbeilite Chuych. PACIFIC GROVE, Car., Szpt. 20.—In the Methodist conference to-day the com- mittee on conference relations reported recommending that the names of G. B. Hinkle and W. T. Mayne be placed upon the superannuate list and that C. V. An-| thony, D.D., and C. C. Walters, at their own request, b changed from superannu- ate to effective relation. The greater portion of the morning was consumed by a controversy regarding the receiving of ministers on credentials from | the Campbeitite Church and the M. E. Church Soutn. The case of Hiian O. Ed- son from the former commitiee of examination on doctrine, and that ot Thomas A. Atkinson from the Jatter was voted on, he being received into this confereuce. The directors of the Fred Finch Orphan- age elected were: E. R. Dille, Robert Bentley, H. B. Heacock, John Kirby, C. B, Perkins, 1. J. Truman, J. F. Ford- erer. Robert Bentley, J. D. Hammond, F. D. | s Bovard Duile, T. B. Hopkins, W.W. Case, We Dennett, W. S. Urmy and H. B. Heacock ware elected conference trustees. P Spencer Was not Lurderrd. BAN RAFAEL, CAL., Sept. 20.—The Coroner’s jury in the case of the tramp, Thomas Spencer, who was found lying ide the railroad track near Larksnur Wwith a deep cui in his head, reiurned a verdict to-day of death from unknown causes. The three trampsin thecounty jail—John Morgan, James Wilscn and Frank Smith—who have been hel! pend- ing an investization, will be released to- morrow. Great efforts have been made to muke the tramp’s death a murder, but no evidence of sucu a character was pro- duced. =l Creations of “ Wizard’’ Burbank. SANTA ROSA, CAL, Sept. 20.—Among the exhibits at the Americ: Iastitute at Madison-square Gardens, New York, this week are a number of new plums, origi- nated by Luther Burbank, the “Wizard of Horticulture,” wuo has_his experimental farm near tnis city. Chief among the new pluras is the *‘Octoter Purple,” which has veen subjected to a fuur vears’ test. It ripens during the last week in Septem- ber aud will keep a long time. The -Bal- loon Berry,” another recent creation, has been sold by Mr. Burbauk to John Louis Childs of Floral Park, New York. B gening The City Mwu«t <ybétrate LOS ANGELES, CaL, Sept. 29.—The opinion of City Attorney Dunn regarding the validity of the Los Angeies Water Company's contract with the city of Los Angeles was presented to the Couuncil io- aay. In brief the aitorney’s opinion is as follows: First the water company has not the exciu- sive rights to conduc suci a business in Los Angeles; second, the city may determine aud fix the raes that “ball be cnarged, and, third, it is obligatory upon the city 10 arbiirate the matter of purcuasing the company’s plant and property, and thatthe city must pay for it whatever amount may be decided upon as a result of such arbitration. ————— Falls From a Lumber-Train. NEVADA CITY, CaL, Sept. 20.—George Kearney fell from Towle Bros,’ lumber- train while passing Beir Valley to-day and was killed. He was 35 year~old. He recently came from the State of Washing- ton, where he is believed to have had a wife and two brothers. —_—— Nuicide Broawsr of Ilness. SONORA, Can, dept. 20.—W. J. Bau- man, eldest son of John Bauman, a brew- er, committed suicide at his home here fo- day, shooting himself through the head. The cause was sickness. only 17 years old, wnile he was 56 A | | of $100,000, on which t er: was insurance During the session it developed that a | | | | | | greatly exercised over the rather exciting | | and even dramatic of tie Preston School of Industry for | $445 66, claimed in lieu of vacations | which might have been taken by him- self and his emploves but were not, came under discussion, it met with a decided rejection on the ground | Puillips’ { tor s | the Niagara Company ot New York, and :s referred 1o a | ONE DAYS FIRES ON THE GOAST Stockton’s Combined Harvester Works Razed. Conflagration Destroys the Pendleton Roller-Mills Valued at $200,000. Phoenix Merchant Arrestad on an Arson Charge—Zig Blaze at Auburn. STOCKTON, CaL., Sept. 20.—One of the most valuable manufacturing plants in Stockton was destroyed by fire early this morning, when the Stockton Combined Harvester Works were burned. Itis a loss to ihe amount of $60 000, but the foundry end pattern-shop inc uded in the insur- ance for $8200 not burned. It is esti- mated that the insuranc: will pay 60 per cent of the loss of the company. The works were built in 1383 by a com- piny headed by the late L. U. Shippee. Three years ago the company went into liquidation and the vaiuable plant and its costly machinery were sold to the present owner, a local corporation, for $100,000. This company paid about $25,000 on the purchase price and is the heaviest loser, for the principal owners are sureties for the purchase money and must pocket their loss. The owners are: K. C. Sar ent, B, F. Langford, W. A. Shippee, 8. D. Woods and Colonel H. C. Shaw. The fire eviuently started in the engine- room at about 4:30 o’clock this moruing when the waichman was firing up for the day’s run. He is somewhat uncertain as 1o how it started, but it was a very quick blaze. The works covered a tract about 6J0 feet square. o BLOODHOUNDS TRAIL A FIREBUG. Merchant Phillips of Phenix Arrested and Jailed on a Charge of Arson. PHENIX, Ariz, Sept. 20.—Business men and siorekeepers of Phenix are events that im- mediatelv preceded the arrest of merchant Josepk A. Phillips early tuis morning on a charge of arson. Ten minutes after midnight a passing peliceman saw a volume of smoke roll out through the transom of Phillips’ icecream parlor and produce-store, which occupies one of the best corner locations on tbe main busi- ness sireet. The policeman burst open | the door and extinguished the flames in time to prevent a general coxgiugrninn. and aiscovered a neatly arranged pile of snavings and waste paper thoroughly saturated with coal oil. A cabman was dipatched post haste to residence, abou: a mile west of iown, As he approached the residence he saw Phillips just entering the gate. He called out to Phillips that his'store was on fire. but Phillips ran, turned twice around a big ire~ in the side yard anu disarpeared. When awakened, Mrs. Pnill:; s said that bher husband had not yet returned from the store. The cabby hurried back to police head- quarters and a moment later the Phanix bloodhounds were trailinga scent that led from the back door of the Phillips store to the Phillips residence, twice around the big tree, in the yard and into the kitchen door. The policeman who fol- lowed the hounds arrested Phillips in his bome in the act of disrobing. The front of his clothing was burned and even his breast was scorched by the flames. Phillips has not yet obtained bail. He bad been in business here about four vears and for the last few months had beea advertising his stors and fixtures He carried $1500 insurance in it is said that bis stock has sadly depleted since this policy was taken out. Heimemna s AUBURN’S BIG BLAZE. Property Valued at $40,000 in the Heart of the Town Destroyed by Fire. AUBURN, CaL.. Sept. 20.—Auburn was visited by a $40,000 fire this afternoon. It started in Kenison & Johnson’s bottling works, and the two fire companies could not check the flames until they had de- stroyed two biocks of buildings on either side of the street. Supervisor Kenison is the heaviest loser, his property including a half interest in the wholesale liquor saloon and ice firm uf Kenison & Johnson, the buiidings for the same, Hod:e’s gro- | cery and Walker & Duryea' blacksmith- shop. Tue losses and insurance are as fol- lows: A. W. Kenison, loss $20,000, insur- ance $7000; Kenison & Johnson, loss $10,- 000, no insurance; J. F. Hodge, crocery, loss $4000, insurance $2000; Walker & Duryea, blacksmiths, ioss $1200, insur- ance $400; J. M. Lowell, ieeu «»nd flour, $4000, insurance $2000; Burt & Locher, way and millsinffs, loss $10,000, insurance $4500; Duzan & Co., hay, grain and flour, lo-s $6000, insurance §300. The raiiroad company’s water tanks were destroyed, as were also tbe Auburn Hotel stables, valued at $1000 with no in- surance. The railroad track rails were sc badly warped that a relief train had to be sent for, and it was several hours before trains could pass. Telegraph and tele- phooe poles were burned. Had tne fire occurred at night or even had the wind » tchanged as it dia during the progress of the conflagration there is no telling wuere it woula have ended. The | Auburn and Freeman hotels would cer- tainly have been destroyed, as woulid the railroad depotand lumber-yards and many store buildings and residences. The ciiung- ing of the wind blew the flames eastward across the raiiroad track and down into the American canyom, where they are now playing sad havoc in the timber on the hillside. el g SNOWSHEDS DESTROYED. Fire on the Kountains Kear Truckee Delays Central Pacific T raffic. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Sept. 20.—Twen- ty-seven hundred feet of snowsheds and 3500 teet of truck of the Central Pacific Raroad Company, beginning at tunuei 13, near Truckee, and running toward the summit of the Sierras, was destroyed by fire to-day, despite the strenuous efforts of scores of fire-figh ters and three fire trains to extinguish the flames. The fire started a1 12:30 o'clock this alternoon :upposedly from sparks thrown by a passin:locomo- uve, and the entire fire foice of the com- pany, including the fire train from this city, was called. At 6o’clock to-night the conflagration was extinguished, and as soon as possible an army of workmen was set at work re- moving the debrisand replacing the burnt ties and the warped and twisted rails with new iron. At the present time the entire system is blocked, but it is thought that trains will be able to pass by 8 o’clock to- morrow morn ng. ‘While the flames were at their height Jonn Fitzgerald, the veteran locomotive engineer who has been the hero of many a wild ride on the fire train on the moun- tains, in endeavoring to get closer to the fire with hisengine encountered a burst of flame that scorched his locomotive and inflicted serious but not necessarily fatal burns on his head and hands. ——— ROLLER MILLS DESTROYED. Two Hundred Thousand Dollar Eon- flagration Visits Pendleton at Night. PENDLETON, O=., Sept. 20.—The Pen- dleton Roller Mills of 500 barrels capa- city, owned by W. 8, Byers, were de- stroyed by fire this morning. The loss will reach $200,000. The fire is supposed to have started in a small smutroom on the first story, at the south end of the building, and was first seen by the night watchman, who could not reach it and awoke the other employes, The fire spread very rapidly and was seen by the night engineer in a wooien and a scouring mill near and he whistied an alarm. Tne Fire Department soon responded, but by this time the large building was a mass of flames and nothing cou!d be done except to save adjoining pronerty. At one time the $80,000 courthouse on the block onposite wus smoking. but the mill wails fell in and the firemen were able to save the courthouse. The firemen had great trouble with bursting hose and excite:! people. The contents of a stone warehouse near the miil were greatly damaged and aimost ruined. A corrugated iron warehouse was totzlly destroyed. In the mill elevator 60,000 bushels of wheat was burned and in the stone ware- house 25,000 bushels ¢f wheat and 2000 barrels o« flour. There was no insurance save $30,000 on the mill building and machinery. The stone warehouse was supposed to have been fireproof, but the intense heat fired the contents. ——— DEAD IN A BURNING MINE. Workmen Caught by Fire Down in the Main Stope Perish by Suffocation. ORLEANS, La., Sept. 20.—A special from B rmingham, Al 1o the Picayune says: About two hours after the men went to work in mine 2 of the Be-semer Land and Improvemsnt Com- pany’s cosl mine at Beil E.len, near Blockton, Bibb County, this morning, fire was aiscoverel far down in the main stope. About 100 men are employed in the mine. Atoncean alarm was given. A panic followed among the workmen and in the littie cown of seli Ellen. Hundreds egathered at the main entrance of the smoking mine, while rescue parties were at once formed to relieve More than fifiy were got out from the various entrances without harm. Others were overcome by smoke ana fell by tne wayside. These the bravesearchers found and dragged ou’, while those waiting at the entrance restored life to their uncon- scious friends. Five men who were working about the stopes beyond where the fire originated couid not be reacned, and 1t is regarded as certain that they are dead. The miss. ing men are Herman and Hubbara Foley, white, and Henry Reeves, Frank James | and William Fairfax, colored. It is possi- ble that two or three others might be in the mine. The fire brigade battled with the flames all day in a vain attempt to reach the entombed men, hut at n ghtfall the fire was still burning fiercely, and efforts were abandoned and the men were given up as dead. - The fire is thought to bave originated from an overheated steampipe, which ignited gas in the mine. NEW INTERPRETER YEE GEE BOUND OVER Telltale Letter That Proves the Ex- istence of a Smuggling Ring on the Sound. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 20. ee Gee, the notorious Chinese who while acting as official interpreter for ex-Collector of Customs J. C. Saunders smuggled fellow- countrymen into the United States from China ana British Columbia, had his pre- liminary examination to-dsy. The spe- cial Treasury agent introduced wmore in- criminating letters and Yee Gee was bound over to the Grand Jury, his bail being fixed at $1500. Yee Gee seemed to have plenty of mysterious influence and J. M. Atkinson and Cuarles Armstrong, two prominent citizens, went his bail. Ex-Collector Saunders may not be ar- rested for the present. The Government officers say tiey have evidence that will undoubted!y result in the indictment of allezed guilty ones, and now that Yee Gee is bound over they will be able to piace itall before the Grand Jury. They admit that the arrest oi ex-Collector Saun- ders will necessarily follow. At Yee Gee's hearing the treasury offi- | cials introduced several important letters which they seized at Yee's place of busi- ness in Port Townsend. They reiate to the smuggling operations of the ringz, One of them is from Hep Yik & Co. of Honggong, who were Gee’s China agents. | A Chinaman named Tsang Tsong, who was a go-between, had, it is said, at- tempted to play Gee false. Gee com- plained to his China agents about it, and ina letter dated ‘‘Hongkong, August 4, 1897,” the China firm wrote: As to my deslings hitherto with Tsang Tsong, I have iound that he may be trusted with thousands of doliars. Not the slightest fault ean be iound with him in this respect. Bu t his temper is somewhat hot, and people have an idea that he has not treated the pas- sengers civil.y or in consideration—that this 1s why the passengers talked against him. 7This may or mey not be o, the report coming tome {rom so iar. As to hix heart, it is as firm as 1ron, and he may be trustea with thou- sands. to the passongers which I sent on from this end, and which you secured & landitg for 80 micely, I am perso: aily thankful to you. In time, whatever profits I may see myself have [ will attribute to your goodness in 3"‘“ me your patronage, and to my dying ay it would be hard for me to forget tne your goodness. As to the two o. three that have been remanded, you need uot tnink any more of them. Tuers are other firms than ours who have hud some remanded. We wiil regard it 8 simpiy having made s littie less. We have not iost anytning. If all that you and the couple of us huve contracted for should be remanded, then reaily we wouldn’t know where to look for escape. It s very lortuna.e that whero you are you have done so well 1n getting the men landed. Tue scheme was agood one. Whether we have made any money or not vn the remanded ones, we have not on thataccount been disgraced at ail, for which we are thankful. The Government officers say that this letter proves the truth of what they sus- ected when they arrested Yee Gee—that Ea was about to skip to China, —_—-—— Epidemic of Diphtheri. SANTA ROSA, CAL., Sept. 20.—Diph- theria has broken out among the children in the town ol Bloomfie!d, about sixteen miles from here. A case was reported there on Saturday and tc-day news was received that other cases had appearea and that the school bad been dismissed for a week on account of the disease. No fataliiies have occurred so far. BT Hogs Peri<h in Fire, COLUSA, CaL, Sept. 20.—Fire broke outin Johnson & Trownitzse's slaughter- house one mile from tcwn this morning, destroying it. - Filteen hogs were burned. The loss was about $1000. were handicapped by a large crowd of | the miners. | depth of your kindness and the greatness of | FLIGHT OF AN OPERATIC STAR George Abram Smith, the Basso, Wanted in Santa Ana. Leaves a Host of Creditors and Gives Society a Rude Shock. Was for Years the Recognized Lion of the Southern City’s Upper Ten. SANTA ANA, CaL., Sept. 20.—George Abram Smith, the star of many an oper- atic success and a lion of local society, has departed for more verdant fields, leav- ing behind a wrecked reputation, a host of. creditors and a community rudely shocked by his unseemly conduct dur- ing the past two weeks. Smith’s career in Santa Ana was are- markable one. He arrived about four years ago, and being a man of pleasant address and brilliant accompliskments he soon attained eminence as a society leader, drawing about him the most fashionable set of the city. After remaining here for two years, during which time he enjoyed a lucrative income as a teacher of vocal music, he returned to his former home in Freeport, Ind. Seven months ago he came back with his father, mother and sister, leaving be- hind his wife, to whom he had been wedded in Freeport shortiy before com- ing West. Again he became the 1dol of the smart set, and because of his popu- larity and large acquaintance in dramatic cles he was uppointed manager of the new Grand Opera House, which opened last June. This position gave him addi- tional prestige with business men and his facilities for negotiating small loans was greatly extended. But Smith’s besetting vice was the drink habit, and bis predilection for the cup led to his downfall. He neglected his <uties as manager of the opera-house and avsented himself from several musical | events wherein he was villed as leading artist. All this tended todetract from his standing. Finally he was removed from the man- | agement of the opera-house and at once went upon a protracted spree, which cul~ minated in a disgraceful scene. Clad in garb more meager than the.proverbial bathing suit he dashed out from behind a sand dune and proceeded to disport him- | self in the breakers before a large crowd of women, who were panic stricken and fled in wild confusion to their tents. This episode caused Smith’s rapid de- scent from his pinnacle of prominence, | and he left the city in diszrace. He then | went to Long Beach with his father, George K. Smith, and the two were guests at the Iowa Villa. The junior Smith was well acquainted there, baving assisted with the musical programme at the Chau- tauqua assembly, and he had no trouble in obtaining credit. During his stay there he drew a check on the National Bank of this city, which was indorsed by V. W. Lowe and cashed by a Long Beach bank. “'he vocalist had no funds on de- posit with the bank and in the natural course of busiuess the check was returned to Mr. Lowe. Tne Smiths, however, had scented ‘rouble, and both father and son left town, neglecung in_their haste to liquidate board bills at Towa Vilia. They are sup- po-ed to have gone north. | Young Smiti is wiaely known through- |out the country, having traveled for seve | seasons as a leading basso with the Emma Abbott company. He also appeared as a | vocal soloist with Gilmore's band. Heis | a brother of Congressman William Alden Smith of Detroit, Mich., and is well con- nected in Freeport, Ind., where his wife still resides COUNTY 1AX LEVIES, Rates as Fixed by the Several Boards of Superrivors. SAN JOSE, CaAL., Sept. 20.—The Board of Supervisors to-day tixed the county tax levy for the coming year at $1 40 per $100 {ona total valuation of $49,418,945. The total State and county taxes within incor- porated towns and cities is $105. The road tax outside of cities and towns was | fixed at 35 cents. 5 SAN RAFAEL, CAv, Sept. 20.—The Su- pervisors to-day fixed the Marin County tax levy at $150, of which the school gets | 16 cents. Refunding bonds of the county to the value of $16,000 are to be paid dur- jing the year. ¥ YUBA CITY, Car, Sept. 20.—The Su- pervisors fixed the tax rate of Sutter County for State and county purposes at 1§175. Last year's rate was $1 35. SANTA CRUZ, Cavn, Sept. 20.—The Su- | pervisors to-day fixeu the tax levy at $2 35 |on the $100 of valuation for State and | county, outside of incorrorated cities, and $1 85 within incorporated cities. The levy is for fourteen months, VISALIA, CAL, Sept. 20.—The Super- visors fixe{ the tax levy for the present fiscal year at $180. This includes the State rate of 51 cents. The rate in Tulare County last year was $1 60. WOODLAND. CaL, Sept. 20.—The Supervisers oi Yolo County to-day fixed the tax rate for county and State pur- poses ut $1 3734, JACKSON, CAL, Sept. 20.—The Super- visors tixed the tax rate for Siate and county purposes at $235. This 18 the heaviest tax levied in Amador County for the past fifteen years, and considering that the county is out of deb, with an in- creasing assessment-roll, the most exorbi- tantever levied. In Jackson and Sutter Creek, with special school taxes, the rate is $2 65, and in Pine Grove School District HOLLISTER, CAL., Sept. 20.—The Su- pervisors to-day fix:d the levy for State ! and connty at $1 85, BAKERSFIELD, CaL., Sept. 20.—The Supervisor« fixed the county tax rate to- day at $1 90 on the §100. It was $1 65 last 2 HANFORD, CAv., Sepr. 20.—The Board of Supervisors fixed the tax levy for Kings County to-day. The new rate is $1L 90, against $1 60 lor last year. The valuation of tire county this vear is $5,446,692. Last year it was $6 630,129, EUREKA, Cai., S pt. 20.—The Super- visor: to-duy fixed the county tax rate at | $1 39, which, added to the State rate of 51 cents, makes the rate for Humboldty Couniy $1 90. STOCKTON, CarL., Sept. 20.—The San Joezquin rate of taxation tixed by the Su- pervisors to-day is $1 30 and a road tax of 30 cents on outside property makes the outside rate §1 60 against the city rate of $1 30. SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Sept. 20.— The County Supervisors to-day fixe . the tax rateoutside the city at$1 80and within the ity au $1 45, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CarL., Sept.. 20.— The Supsrvisors to-uay fixed the tax levy at 2 cenis, wuich, upon & total valuation of $11.750,966, will raise $200,000. SACRAMENTO, Car., Sept. 20.—The Supervisors to-day fixed the county tax rate for all purposes at $1 75. This in- c udes 23 cents for paying «ff $65,000 of 1859 bonds, falling due in February. SAN DIEGO, CAL., Sept. 20.—The Super- visors to-day fixed the tax levy at $157 inside the mi and $1 97 outside. LOS ANGELES, CaL, Sept. 20.—The Supervisors fixed the tax levy for the en- suing fiscal year at §1 25. FRESNO, CAL, Sept. 20.—The Super- visors fixed the tax levy ior State and county purposes at $1 96. —_——————— STEEL PLA'T ON THE SOUND, Tin Plate Factory to Be BEstablished at Port Angeles. SEATTLE, Wasu., Sept. 20.—William Price of McKeesport, Pa., is here repre- senting the heavily capitalized company of Pennsylvanians who are to erect and operate a steel plant at Port Angeles. Mr. Price states that work will be com- menced within sixty days and pushed to completion. The prime object of the large plant which will be erected will be the manufacture of tin plates. The process will be started in a blast furnace and ended with the shipment of high- class tin plates to their destination. From the conversion of the ore into pig iron the product will be sent to the open hearth steel plant, where it will be turned into bars. Tre rolling mill wiil reduce the bars to piates of the requisite thickness, and the plates in turp will pass through several baths to remove the oxide of iron. The next step toward turning out a fin- ished plate isto dip the piates in melted tin, and the finishing process is to pass the plates through cold roliers which polish tue deposit of tin. The tin that will be used will be imported from Tasmania, and can be laid down on tbe sound for much less than in the Kastern manufucturing towns of the United States. o R Distributing Young Trout. SEATTLE, Wasx., Sept.20.—The United States Fish Commission car 2arrived in Seattle Saturday night from Portland on one of its regular trips. This particular time the car has mouptain trout fry that were taken from the hatcheries at Leadville. The rull ca- pacity of the car is about 2.000,000 iry, but there are but about 50,000 remaining in the tanks, the rest having been distributed by Captain Pierce along the route. e DRE. JORDAN GITES WA4RNING. Cerlain Appliente May Be Perpetually Barred From Stanford. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL., Sept. 20.—The following notice recently posted on the bulletin board will cause further consternation among an undesirable ele- ment at the university: Certain applicants, who have been refused admission o the university, are reported to be earolled in classes or At ieast in regular at- tendance upon university work. Such persons are warned that this ction, if conunued, wiil constitute a perpetual bar to admission, and will result in the forfeiture of all privileges in the university grounds. Persons not members of the university will | be ailowed to attend private ciasses held in the university buiidings oniy by special per- mission of the commitiee on admission. D. S. JORDAN, President. —_— e County Government Act Sustained. SANTA ROSA, CaL, Sept. 20.—The new county government act won a victory in Judge Dougherty’s department of the Su- perior Court to-day. County Surveyor Ricksecker brought a suit of mandamus to compel Auditor Atchison to issue a warrant for his salary according to the new act. Under the old law the Survevor was paid in fees and, not being exactly ciear on the point, the Auditor refused to issue a warrant under the new act. The court held the new act (0 be constitu- tional and ordered that a peremptory writ | be issued to the Auditor to issue the war- rant asked for by the Surveyor. C e Shot by a Man He Was Following. STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 20 —Police Offi- cer Walker was shot in the hand at an early hour this morning by a man whom he was following to arrest. He had been informed that the fellow was either drunk | or crazy and, after following him to the corner of Miner avenue and California street, the cfficer callea to him to halt. The man turned and shot. Walker threw | up his hand when he saw the pistol and thebulletentered the paim. Itisihought the officer’s hand will be saved. The man escaped. e e S Capture of a Young Thief. HANFORD, CarL, Sepr. 20. — Henry Chester of San Francisco, who stole §7 from the till of the Hotel Artesia, was captured at Sacramento by Constabie Bernstein, and isnow in jail here awaiting trial. b ool Now On to Kakersfeld. BAKERSFIELD, Caw, 8Sept. 20. — The way is clear for the coming of the Valley Railroad to Bakersfield. All of thericht- of-way deeds, forty-three in number, were placed on record to-davy SURVEYING THE GOAST. Railroad Lines Being Run South From Point San Pedro. Ranchers Have Hopes That They Will Finally Get a Road to Move Their Crops. The presence of large crews of survey- ors on the coast near San Pedro running lines for a railroad has revived hopes in the hearts of those interes:ed in that sec- tion that a tine will in the near future tap the rich farming and orchard districts lying along the ocean and give the ranchers an opportunity to market their products. The project was talked of last year and some preliminary work done, the idea at that time being that the Santa Fe route was seeking an entrance into San Fran- cisco by the way of the coast, all other avenues of entrance being barred by the fact that the Southern Pacific had monop- olized them. For some reason the surveying was stopped and nothing more done unti within the past few days. About a week ago fifteen men put in an appearance and began operations. They stated that they had instructions to pick oumt a feasib! route from San Pedro through Spanish- town, Pescadero and Santa Cruz and thence down the coast. The men declined to say who their em- ployers are, but the impression was zxined thai they are either working ocn the Santa Fe plan or for a coast road to be built to comjete with the Southern Pacific lines through the coast counties. ———— FEDERAL . rPOINTEES, Another List of Lucky OUnss Selected by the President. , WASHINGTON, D. 3., Sept. 20.—The President Saturdav made the following appoiniments: Charles M. Dickinson of New York, Consul at Coustantinuple; James W. Ragsdale, Co: sul at Tien Tsin; C. C. Manning of South Car- olina, Consul at St. Michaels, Azores; Benja- min F.Clark of New Hampshire, Consul at Pernambuco. Brazil; Lesuder Bryan, Marshal for ihe miadle district of Alabama; C. Croft, Surveyor of Customs for the port of New York: James C. Leatwich, Receiver of Publie Moneys at Montgomery, Ala., vice Larry W. Hunter, removed, snd Robert Barbour, Regis- ter of the Land Office at Montsomery, vies Harrison Purcell, removed; William O. Kell- ner, Fostmaster at Globe, Ariz.; Warren C, Fenton, Postmaster at Boise, Iiano: John C. Ardery, Postmaster et La Grange, Or.; George N. Lamphore, Postmaster at Palouse, Wash.; 0. B. Hayden, Postmaster at Tacoma, Wash. OISR B L Paeific Coa.t Pomvions. WASHINGTON, D C., Sept. 20.—Pen- sions huve been granied a< follow: Cal fornia: Original—Isaac M. Duvis, Sau Jose; Radolph Hassler, San Diego; John: 8. " Maiuman, Los Angeles; William | Sharon, San Mateo; Thomas M. Berrett, Garden Grove; Abram Shear, San Fran- i | 5 cisco; Richard Burk, Square Valley; (spec:al September 8) James A. Bell' Stockton. Oregon: Original—Alonzo A. Lewis, Bridgeport. Washington: Original — William M. Murray, Spokane. Re-issue and increase— Michael Savage, Orting. New Postoffices Extablished. WASHINGTON, D. C., -Sept. 20.—A postoffice bas been established at Buell, Santa Barbara County, ana Martin B. Buell was appointed postmaster; also at Canyon, E: Dorado County, and William A. Green was appointed postmasier. M. Herbert has been commissicned poste master at Cherokee, Cal. e Prefers American Imports. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 20.—The United S:ates Consul at Amov, China, says in a recent dispatch to the State De- partment that ‘“the Chinese prefer Ameri« can cotton fabrics, spinnings, flour, oils, canned gocds and meats, and buy them at higher prices than other importations can ve had for.” He says: ‘‘Ihere1s a more amicable feeling exisiing between the natives and foreigners at Amoy and in the surrounding country than probably exists in any other vort in China.”’ He thinks the rapid increase of trade be- tween the United Siates and this part of China should command the atten:ion of American merchants, and of the United States Government. NEW TO-DAY. AN ALLIANCE BETWEEN YOUR STOMACH AND THE WHOLESOME Blatz Beer Will aid your digestion and en- able you to have more birthdays in your lifetime. Call for Blatz. See that *Biatz”’ is on the Cork. 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