The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 3, 1898, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1898. SENTIMENT, SUCAR AND ANNEXATION White of California Speaks Against the Treaty. Sound Reasons Why the Islands Should Not Be Taken In. Tillman of South Carolina Puts Some Ginger in the Pro- ceedings. Mr. Morrill, Also Takes a Position for Open Debate To-Day. Who Is Conservative, Spectal Dispatch to The Call. XL S22 24 HINGTON, Feb. 2.—Sena- tor White of California continued his speech In opposition to the Hawaiian annexatio treaty in the executive session of the Sen- ate to-day, amid many interrup- € tions and much cross-fire. In the @ € main his speech was a continua- @ © tion of the argument on consti- @ ¢ tutional lines, which was begun @ @ yesterday, but he also tock up @ ® questi of the practical pur- € @ port in to-day’s speech and un- @ @ dertook to show that for reasons @ © of commerce and defense the ac- @ @ quisition of the islands would be @ © unwise. @ *® ® 2663660000000 0060060 Call Office, Riggs House, Washington, Feb. 2. Previous to Mr. White's speech the Senate, in executive session, spent about _three-quarters of an hour in legislative session, with the doors closed, trying to decide whether Sena- tor Pettigrew’s resolution concerning. the acquisition of territory which would require a navy to defend should be discussed in open executive ses- sion. When the vote was taken the majority was found to be against the proposition for open sessions. When Senator White resumed the | floor he continued his citation of au- thorities to show that the policy of this country in the past has really been | against the annexation of the Ha- | walian Islands. He reviewed most of the documents quoted by Senator Mor- | gan-as-favorable to annexation of the | islands for the purpose of showing that | they were all favorable to Hawailan in- | dependence, but not to Hawaifan an- | nexation. | Senator White then took up the con-| tention that the control of Honolulu { was necessary to the defense of the | Nicaraguan canal and asserted . that there was no foundation to support it, | and gave figures to show that In case | a defense of the canal became necés- | sary by this country it would be de- | fended from either San Diego or San | Franclsco, and not from Honolulu. He | said no enemy could use Honolulu as | & base of supplies in case of war with | the United States, because the modern | war vessel does not carry enough coal to make the round trip and to delay for hostile purposes. He quoted Ad- miral Belknap to the effect that Hono- lulu could be fortified effectually and | General Schofield to the effect that it could not be fortified at all by land defense, which shows that the authori- ties differ. He contended that if one of the islands should be fortified all of them should be, and that it would re- quire an immense navy to remain there permanently, while the acquisi- tion of this teritory would not diminish the expense to fortifications and main- taining a navy at home. The Senator challenged any one to produce proof of hostile intentions on the part of Eng- land, Japan, Germany or any other power, and cited the declaration of various statesmen from each country denying any desire to interfere in any manner with the United States. “The whole scheme for the annexa- | tion of Hawall,” he sald, “is based | on sentimentality and sugar,” and, | continuing this line of presentation, he | said that the sugar people who were | netting eight or nine millions a year | under the reciprocity treaty were back of the annexation project, with the | hope of making the benefits now de- rived from reciprocity perpetual. If it were not, he said, for this condition | of affairs the treaty would never have | been heard of. and hence he charged | that “the patriotism of Senators was | being imposed upon' to consummate a | most disgraceful proposition.” Among the Senators who interrupted ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ “Beauty 'is but skin- | deep” was probably meant to disparage beauty. stead it ‘tells how easy that beauty is to attain, “There is no beauty like the beauty of health” was. also meant to dis- parage. Instead it encour- ages beauty, . Pears’ Soap is the means of health to the skin, and so to both thesé sorts of beauty. In- All sorts of stores sell it, especially druggists; all sorts of people use it. 2! | completed. | | boat Pinta were given a dock trial. | home E. G. Rathbone was a visitor dur- | ing a part of the senatorial contest. The b g MRS. ROSALIE CLEMISHIRE AND HER EX- HUSBAND, JACK. I White were Hoar, Teller, Morgan, Hale, Chandler, Wolcott and Tillman. Senator Hoar's interruption brought on a prolonged debate, in which seve- ral Senators participated and which for a time threatened to divert the dis- | cussion from the lines which Senator | White evidently desired. to pursue. The Massachusetts Senator’s questions related to the Japanese on the iglands and the complication growing out of thelr presence there. To this White replied that the pres- ent Hawaiian Government was im- porting contract laborers under a pro- vision ‘which goes to the extent of per- mitting their imprisonment. He as- serted that since the trouble occurred, a few months since, which resulted in refusing permission to 700 Japanese to land on the islands, over 2000 had been brought in under contract. This prac- | tice he denounced as hypocritical. Senator Tillman of South Carolina came into the debate, making some as- sertions which created a breezy stir for a few minutes. The South Caro- lina Senator referred to the recent | Hawalian revolution and to what he termed the effort of the Republican party to establish a Government in the Interest of the white people of the islands, when they numbered only one out of thirty inhabitants, and in this connection referred to the reor- ganization of party lines in the South after the war. ““We were then,” he said, “in South Carolina attempting to establish a | white man’s government. The Repub- lican party interfered with us then, or | attempted to do so, professing to hold | opinfons about the sacred rights of the | majority to rule. I should like to know | whether the Republican party has changed its opinion on this subject of | the right of the white man to rule, for if it has and will extend it to the| Bouthern States I will vote for the treaty.” “The distinguished Senator South Carolina evidently knows all| about the effort to re-establish the white man’s party in the South after the war and could doubtless give us| much interesting information on that | point,” said Senator Chandler. “I do know, something about it,” re- sponded Mr. Tillman, “and I know that there was some cheating and some shooting in those times, as there prob- ably was in Hawail.” | “The Senator from South Carolina | would, I hardly think,” interrupted Senator Hoar, “‘say in open session | what he has here sald.” “I am willing to say it anywhere,” | sald Mr. Tillman. “I want the same policy all along the line. Throw open the doors and T will say what I have sald before the entire world.” Probably the most significant occur- rence of the day was’the fact that Sen- ator Morrill, who has, during his en- tire career, been exceedingly conserva- tive on the question of executive ses- slons of the Senate, took a position in favor of open sessions on the Pettigrew resolution. He gave as his reason the fact that the speeches for and against the treaty were liable to be unevenly reported with the press excluded from the session. ’ ¥ Mr. White did not conclude and will continue his speech to-morrow. INCREASING ACTIVITY AT MARE ISLAND. Requisition for Maéhinists, Joiners, Pattern-Makers, Molders and Others. VALLEJO, Feb. 2—The training ship Mohican was expected to leave the navy yard to-morrow morning for San Fran- cisco, but to-day orders were recefved detaining her for a few days more in order that certaln minor repalrs may be from To-day the boilers of the naval reserve 'The stores taken from the Pinta, on arriving from Alaska, are to bé put on board and the boat will be turned over to the State in‘the same good condition as when it ar- riyed fromn the north. . On account of the passage of the naval deficlency bill, work in the construction department is looking up. A requisition was made on the board of labor to-day for some fifty men, consisting of machin- ists, joiners, pattern-makers, molders and others. O. B. Genty, timber inspector, has re- signed to go to the gold flelds, and Cap- tain Shields has received his appointment from Washington to fill the vacancy. HANNA’S FRIENDS MAY DO SOME INVESTIGATING. Likely to Take a Hand Themselves in the Bribery Inquiry at Columbus. COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 2—The Senate committee investigating the alleged charges of attempted bribery in the recent senatorial contest held a sessfon this evening and examined one witness, John D. Taylor of this ecity, at whose purpose of calllng Taylor was to_prove that Major Rathbone joined H. H. Boyce, who is alleged to have attempted to bribe Representative Otis, at the Taylor resi- dence on January 10, when, it is claimed, Boyce came to the city. Taylor could nof remember Rathbone. bei at his house on that day and gave no information re- garding. the alleged hack .ride of Rath- bone and Boyce. ; The Hanna peofile are now_considering the matter of taking a hand in the in- vestigation and may subpena some wit- nesses, including the leaders in the anti- Hanna movement and others who may have information that it is desired to bring out. A5 | SPARRING FOR IS LIBERTY Texas Forger in Jail at Tacoma Resorts to Strategy. Seeks to Dodge a Requisition Coming From the Lone Star State. Secures His Release, but Is Rearrested and Will Be Turned Over 1f Possible. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, ‘Feb. 2—Fred Vernon Graham is making the fight of his life to regaln his liberty before Sheriff A. E. Hughes of Grayson County, Texas, can reacth here and take him into cus- tody. Graham is wanted at Sherman, Texas, for what are said to be exten- sive forgeries. He. came here three months ago, giving the name of Ver- non, by which he was known until his arrest last night. He rented a house on Yakima avenue, furnished it ele- gantly and has spent money lavishly, though having no regular employment. His whereabouts was probably dis- closed through letters written by Graham himself, for the Texas author- ities notifled Sheriff Mills of even his house address here. Graham was arrested at home last evening after being completely fdenti- fied by the Texas description. This was easily done by reason of a scar three inches long on his neck, under the right ear. Graham claims it is a case of mistaken identity, but the offi- cers’ certainty that they have the | right man is strengthened by Mrs. Graham’s remark when he was arrest- ed that “We'll have to go back to Texas now.” This afternoon Graham secured his release in the Superior Court on a writ of habeas corpus. He was imme- diately rearrested on a warrant sworn out of the Justices’ Court, on which he can be detained two days. He will fight this warrant, but Iif necessary still another warrant will be secured. To make certain of keeping him Sherifl Hughes, who left Texas for Tacoma last night, has been requested to wire his warrant here to-night. On request of the Texas authorities Governor Rogers to-day directed Sheriff Mills to hold his prisoner if possible until the requisition from Texas can get here. That Graham's criminal opreations in Texas were extensive is indicated by the fact that the Merchants’ and Plant- ers’ Bank and prominent citizens of Sherman are pushing their efforts to capture him. ‘Thomas Randolph, presi- dent of the bank, writes that Graham should have several thousand dollars about him, and that if the officers can recover any of it they will be rewarded. Graham is 37 years old, of dark com- plexion and wears a mustache and whiskers. He formerly lived at Green- ville, Texas, going from there to Sher- man, where he was deputy county clerk for one year. Letters from Texas state that while holding this position his rep- utation for honesty was unblemished. Somewhat later came his trouble and ‘hasty departure. He is an abstractor by profession, but is said to have prac- ticed law in Kgnsas. He was brought up In Quincy, Ill,, and lived subse- quently In Missouri, Kansas and In- dian Territory. Three years ago in In- dian Territory he was married to Miss Lulu Pyeatt, a beautiful brunette, and they have a baby sixteen months old. Mrs. Graham was greatly discom- fited by her husband’'s arrest, and pleaded with. the officers not to put him in jail, but despite her entreaties he was led away. The Texas letters state that Graham gambles, but inqiry dis- closes that he spent most of his time here at home. Sheriff Hughes should arrive in-San Francisco to-morrow and here Saturday night Every effort will b; made to keep Graham in custody till then. To Incorporate the Town of Winters. WINTERS, Feb. 2—At the election on the proposition to Incorporate the town of Winters yesterday the result was 9 votes for incorporation and 75 against— the vote . being light. The elected are L. A. Danner, J. Jeans, Z. T. Magill, A. A. Prescott and Henry BSea- man; Town Clerk, W. H. refory; Treas- urer, M. O. W. Yutt; Marshal, G. H. An- derson. ' The Trustees are among_the heaviest property-owners in town and in- corporation was opposed by very few owners of pr%g:rfiy ‘nc}'\;gnq of. th‘: bn;fi- ness men. gress now ‘be tl watchword in "Winters, o b — LIABILITIES - MUCH MORE THAN ASSETS Rosalie Clemishire Files a Petition in Insolvency. In Debt $10,000 Deep, With No Assets but a Few Clothes. Has Up to Date Trodden a Pqth Not Thickly Strevwn With Rose Leaves. Trustees’ TWICE ASKS DIVORCE. Her Second Marriage and the Trouble It Made for Her Among Her Relatives. Special Dispatch to The Call. MARTINEZ, Feb. 2.—The name of Clemishire is not an unfamiliar one. It has been in the papers before now. Many will remémber Jack Clemishire, known as one who spent his money freely, was an elegant dresser, got horsewhipped at Pleasanton and was In | 1896 sued for divorce on S0 many | grounds that specification here need | not be attempted. Now, after a comfortable absence from the papers for months, the name | appears again. This time Clemishire himself is vaguely in the background, and the central figure is Rosalie L. | Clemishire, who is in finan&ial troubles. Some of her creditors are mentioned as having a lively prospect of experien- cing simflar troubles. She has filed a petition In insolvency. As to assets she | has ‘wearing apparel upon which is | placed the modest estimate of $25, while | her, liabilities are $10,000. To the First Natiopal Bank of. Oakland she owes $8500 on a deficiency judgment on a mortgage foreclosure, to Philip Kolf of Pleasanton $750, to the Garden City Bank of San Jose, on a note indorsed by her sister Augusta Younger of San Jose, $500; to Elisha Harlan of San Ra- mon $250. The path of Rosalie has not exactly been strewn with roses. Several years | ago she was married at San Jose to a | dentist named Jenkins. For & time all went well and then nothing went well. ‘The divorce court was sought, she al- leging cruelty .and getting. her decree. It was an interesting trial and accounts of it occupled considerable space. She then took up her abode at the home of her brother and sister, where she re- | mained for some time. When away on | a pleasure trip she met Jack Clemishire | and afterward was married to him. Her | brother, Ed Younger, objected to the union, but to no avail, ard this caused ‘a breach between brother and sister. Afterward Rosalie went to the home | place near San Jose to get some of her | belongings. Ed objected to her coming on account of this marriage to Clemi- _shire, and ordered her away. Trouble of a startling nature ensued, terminat- ing in a general fight. Rosalie swore out a complaint in the Police Court charging her brother with battery. Aft- erward Rosalie and her husband went away and nothing more had been heard of them locally until the petition of insolvency was filed, =although they have had misundergtandings which took them into the courts of other counties, and led to her application for a second divorce. The number of students who were en- gaged during the year in the various sports for which a physical examination is required was approximately 479, ex- cluding the sport og) lawn tennis. It Is impossible to state with any degree of accuracy the number of students actu- ally taking a serfous part in the sports. There were at one time 365 men under Lathrop’s charge practieing for track athletics, not including bicycling, but the number examined for that sport, includ- ing bicycling, was 166. There were at one time at least 1% men playing baseball, but the number examined was only 3. It is probable that from 600 to 700 men took part in the out-of-door sports named, and it Is certain that many oth- ers played tennis often. Attorney J. R. Aitken, legal adviser to Mrs. Rosalle Cleminshire, gave his opinion as to the cause of her insol- vency in the following words: “The principal reason why my client has applied for papers of insolvency,” sald Aitken, “is that she has been har- assed by the Bank of Oakland and numerous other creditors for money that she is entirely unable to pay at present, and in view of this fact she has applied to the courts for an appli- cation which will declare her insolvent and satisfy those who at present hold claims against her that she is not pos- sessed of a single penny or its equiva- lent valuation in worldly goods.” Mr. Aitken emphatically denies that he knows anything of Mrs. Clemin- shire’s past history or the vast inherit- ance which was left to her at the death 3( her father, Colonel Younger of San ose. He said he neither knew the woman nor heard of her untfl she called at his -office on a professional visit, and pleads ignorance of the face that she publicly horsewhipped a former lover of hers, which brought her name before the public in a series of newspaper articles wh(c}; were published at the time. “All that I can sgy regarding the financial resources my client,” said Altken, “Is that she s at present with- out a penny in the world and has ap- plied for insolvency papers that she might clear herself of the $10,000 of de- ficlency debts held against her by the Bank of Oakland, a banking firm at San Jose and two other firms located at Pleaganton, and start afresh in the world by trying to recuperate her lost fortune by raising chickens at Marti- nez.” = Although the attorney said this with a degree of positiveness he refused to permit his assertion to be quoted as a truth emanating from him and merely ‘sald that it was nothing Wut an im- pression formed by him from the con- Versation that took place between him- self and his client when she was in this ecity. Another impression which Treflects upon the present condition of Mrs, Cleminshire’s affairs i that Mr. Altken was in doubt as to whether Colonel Younger was dead or alive and as to whether Mrs. Cleminshire had ever re- ceived her share of the estate at San Jose. -He pleads ignorance to everything concerning Mrs. Cleminshire’s _insol- vency except the fact that he received his fee for filing the necessary applica- tlon papers in the Martinez courts. The fac-simile ot Tec is on every wrapper | throat and with the knife with which | the deed had-been committed still | to the floor and calling for a pillow HAUNTED BY IMAGINARY TROUBLES Vagaries That Led to the Thompson Suicide. The Ex-Minister Feared His Friends Had De- serted Him. Believed He Had Committed Some Improper Act at a Funeral. TOLD AT THE INQUEST. Evidences of the Weakened State of the Unfortunate Man's Mind. Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA ROSA, Feb. 2.—The inquest over the body of the late Thomas L. Thompson, whose suicide at his home in this city yesterday spread sorrow and re- gret throughout the State, was held this afternoon, and from the evidence produced there can be no question that the distin- guished diplomat for several days prior to ‘his death was a vietim of insanity. (<} (4] Q o (4 ] o o 0| ol [~ ] (] o ] [ o [+] ] (4] (] < [} o ° | 0000000000Q00C00C00C SANTA ROSA, Feb. 2—When Coro- ner Tom Young of Healdsburg arrived at the courthouse to-day and prepared to begin the Thompson inquest there was an air of melancholy and sorrow in the very atmosphere that surround- ed the noble pile, and as the sad de- tails of the untimely and deeply re- gretted death of the ex-Congressman were told to the jury many an eye was wet and more than one lip quiver- ed at the thought that the harrowing facts related to one who had often shown his friendship and provedhis | worth in no uncertain manner. The flrst witness ,was Robert A. Thompson, brother of the suicide, who sald substantially: “After my brother had gone up the stairs I stepped into the parlor to await | his return. 1 do.not believe that I| walted in that room more than two or | three minutes when I heard one of the girls say: ‘Papa is vomiting and must be sick at the stomach.” Rushing up the stairs as fast as I could I burst into the bathroom, from. which the sounds - came, and saw my - brother, standing over the bath tub, blood, spurting from the awful gash in his © clasped in his right hand. Mrs. Thomp- | son (his wife) and I gently lowered him placed it under his head. He may have | lived five minutes or a little more, but he did not speak.” The witness further testified that on last Friday, while in San Francisco, he received a telegram from his brother, now deceased, asking him to meet him at the Tiburon ferry. The witness did so, whereupon his brother at once took him aside and in a mysterious manner informed him that the most serious misfortune of his life had just befallen him. When asked to what he referred he replied that while at- tending the funeral of the late Major Tuttle a few days previous he had com- mitted an act of gross impropriety, and as a result all the Odd Fellows had sworn vengeance upon him, the Masons had decided to assist them, and the two organizations had together enlisted the newspapers of this city on thelr side and were ready and just about to make a fierce assault upon him. “I was astonished beoynd measure at the way he talked,” the witness con- tinued, “and asked what act of impro- priety he had committed, but could get no intelligent reply.” Mr. Thompson said that at the time his brother visited him in San Fran- cisco the latter was suffering very acutely from the trouble with his ear and he took him to a specialist in the Young Men's Christian Association building. While the physician was ex- amining him he arose and calling the witness into another room repeated what he had said at the ferry concern- ing the Masons and Odd Fellows. Believing that home would be the best place for his afflicted brother, the witness advised him to return to this city, telling him that he would attend to certain business matters for him and write to him the result. When he (the witness) came up to Santa Rosa his brother accused him of not having given the matter his attention and claimed that the letter was a forgery. Dr. J. F. Boyce testifled that he had been the physician of the Thompson family for thirty-fiveyears. A week aro last Wednesday Mr. Thompson cama to his office and complained of suffer- ing from insomnia. He prescribed for him. In a subsequent visit Mr. Thomp- son told him that he thought he (the doctor) had made light of his trouble. He appeared much agitated. Afterward this agitation subsided. Much evidence of a similar charac- ter was introduced, and, after hearing the testimony, the jury brought in a verdict that Mr. Thompson's death was due to a knife wound, _self-inflicted, while he was mentally deranged, and that the derangement was occasioned by natural causes. The funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon at 1:30 o'clock and will be under the auspices of the Masonic and 0dd Fellows organizations of this city. The Typographical Union will attend in a body, and as a mark of respect to the deceased friend and neighbor the proprietors © of the Press-Democrat have ordered the office closed during the afterncon that all the employes may have an opportunity to be pres- SCORES OF SEA CRAFT WRECKED Havoc of the Gale on New England’s Coast. Many Corpses Are Found Lying Along the Beach. Thirty Schooners Wrecked in Massachusetts Bay Alone, [ OTHERS PROBABLY LOST. Damage in Boston Estimated at a Million and a Half of Dollars. Epecial Dispatch to The Ci BOSTON, Feb. 2.—A score of persons were drowned and two million dollars’ loss Inflicted by the storm that swept Eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Isl- and last night and this morning. Four unidentified bodies lle in the Coroner’s office in Gloucester. Five more are in Lynn, brought over from Little Na- hant, where the schooner Charles H. Briggs was wrecked. Twelve unidenti- fied corpses are reported to be at Ba- kers Island in Salem Harbor. They, too, must have manned some of the schooners which were lost in Glouces- ter Harbor. That there are others in the waters of the bay seems almost certain. Wreckage is strewn up and down the coast from Cape Ann to Cape Cod. Thirty schooners were wrecked in Mas- sachusetts Bay. On land the loss by the storm seems to have been confined entirely to property. Twenty-four hours elapsed before di- rect telegraphic communication was restored between Boston and the rest of the world. The electric car service in the vicinity was restored by noon, but in most of the smaller towns the trolley lines are still crippled. The cost of the storm In this city is estimated as follows: Boston Elevated Railway Combpany, $224,000; city of Boston, $75,000; Western Union Tele- graph Company, $20,000; Postal Tele- graph Company, $10,000; Long Distance Telephone Company, $5000; New Eng- land Telephone Company, $10,000; Elec- tric Light companies, $4000; fire and police signal service, $5000; fire losses due to disabled equipment and defect- ive wires, $100,000; steam railroads, damage to property and loss to in- come, $125,000; loss to shipping, about $250,000; loss to Beston’s business is. at least $600,000. Total, $1,428,000. LONDON, Feb. 2.—Storms are pre- vailing. throughout Great Britain and railroad trains have been greatly de- layed. _Severe gales have swept the coast, and worse weather is predicted for to-night, with severe cold. Lloyds® report says: Terrific squalls are re- ported at Prawle Point and the Lizard. Atmospheric disturbances are reported on the Continent from Berlin to Buda- pest, resulting in a general interrup- tion of traffic and considerable damage to property, especially at Lepliz, Bo- hemia, and Budapest. A gale has pre- vailed at Vienna since Sunday, reach- ing hurricine force on Sunday night. It is now subsiding. The wind blew the lantern of the little Crosby Light- house and set fire to_ the building, which was destroyed. Its three occu- pants perished. A hurricane has been sweeping over the Clyde district since last evening. A number of yachts have been sunk in Gourock Bay, much damage has been done to shipping off the coast and considerable destruction has been caused inland. W. B. HELLINGS GETS OUT OF HIS DEPTH. MARTINEZ, Feb. 2—Many creditors in San Franclsco will no doubt be surprised to learn of the failure of W. B. Hellings of San Pablo, a well-known speculator in mines. . His petition shows liabilities of $80,000 and assets nil. The two largest creditors are the Hibernia Bank, $25,000, {and D. O. Heydenfeldt, $30,000, both amounts due on unsecured note: Other creditors are: H. S. Stone $5149 H. M. C. Mangels $1606 89, T. C. Edwards $3600, E. B. Loomis $1200, J. Voonan $1200, H. Lacy $800, J. P. Ivancovich $399, G. A. Halstein $382, George McCabon $385, Val- leau & Peterson $300, Sacred Heart Con- vent $475, W. D. Hobbs $250, Dr. P. K. Brown $350, Dr. H. Sherman $3%0, Dr. C. Brown $300,.G. Berson §200, Perrin' Pav- ing Company $200, City Improvement Company §200, G. C. Sweeney $150, Bibo, Newman Co. $125, Bennett Broth- ers $100, E. Eckley $100, F. M. Osmont $2000, W. R. Eaton $200, J. H. Cain $145, all of San Franclsco; Leuder. Windmill Company $%0, H. W. Taylor $80, Julien E. 1CB.I“;y $45, C. Gutlerrez $2500, all of Oak- and. The claim of $2500 of Gutierrez is on a sult for damages brought in San Fran- cisco in 1896. 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