The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 5, 1898, Page 5

v THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1898. 5 STAMPEDE T0 OTHER DICGINGS “xodus From Dawson to the Stewart River. Belief That a New EI Dorado Awaits the Miners. Reports of Discoveries Proba- bly Responsible for the Rush. RICH DISTRICTS OPENED. |! in the Indian River District Whose Banks Are Seamed Creek | reindeer and eighty-seven Laplanders | to care for the | tion when they arrive in Alaska. | Alaska the moss upon which the rein- quitlam, which, in some manner myste- rious to steamship men, owing to the many rocks and reefs in that vicinity, got away in behind Mary Island, miles out of her course, had almost entirely disappeared. HAL HOFFMAN. COMING WITH REINDEER. Vessels Leave STv:den With Hun- dreds of Animals for Alaska. WASHINGTON, Feb. gram received at the War Depart- ment from Dr. Jackson at Alta, Swe- den, announces that the Manito- ban, chartered by Lieutenant Devore for the Government, had just sailed from that port for New York with 530 animals and drive them on the Government relief expedi- The War Department is now making ar- rangements for the transportation of the deer across the continent from New York to Seattle. In answer to inquiries that have been made at the department’s in- stance as to the possibility of finding in deer feeds altogether in his native country, the Bureau of Education has submitted some correspondence its agents have had on this subject. The inquiry had’ special reference to the vicinity of the Chilkat region, and samples of the Norwegian moss were sent up there for identification. In re- sponse the Presbyterian missionary at Haines, W. W. Ware, writes as fol- The reindeer moss came by the last | mail and I have been asking a good many natives and whites about The net outcome is that there is very little indeed along the coast, but fifty miles over the Coast Range there is a With Gold. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. JUNEATU, Alaska, Feb. 1 (by steam- hip City of Seattle to Victoria, Febru- v 5 A stampade from Dawson inent. The news was brought out v a party of about a dozen men which Skaguay on January 28, sev- whom reached here by a small Among them was George Mc- a of Douglas Island, who has in the Yukon for two years. He tes that a number of very rich strikes have been made. This is he very latest from the Klondike. as »ur men in the party left Dawson as s December- 26. A party of twenty-four men left on Dec ber 19 for Stewart all th> grub that nd left with five They intend to t River up its en- into the Rocky be kon. For ks of the Stewart in some places 1d to the pan. e gold in the Yukon the Klondike and rich tributaries—Bo- Hunker and other d that so, also, the ys P rt River bars may same tuation and posits equally as rich. The ob- dition is to find these , and there is said an among the number xpect to be in at the ke locations on a »ther name. the Stewart River was out more and more at s attracting a great attention. The fact is recog- oly than ever be- will be found, ction for Amer- exXpi seems to be a * that the gold of will be found in Ca- ground. He said he expected of a stampede from Daw- tewart River. wd that started down the summer and fall several wart Rliver, so information discoveries may come down the some of these men after the t spring If they have ations and are able to do any lopment work during the winter. b creeks have been discov- One is in the Klondike district. ground shows forty ‘cents to h seven feet of pay dirt to richest creek is in the In- district, in the same vicin- Two 1ty cents a pan was found in s dirt a few inches below the sur- with bedrock many feet below. s is said to equal anything found at st on Bonanza or El Dorado. There a stampede to the Indian River ict as soon as the discovery be- e known. The first news of the wreck of the steamers Corona and Coquitlam reach- ed Juneau in the morning, and Dyea and Skaguay in the evening, of Janu- ary 29 by the steamer Noyo, which ght up a fetv of the passengers. The Corona was visible hard against the shore, but Captain Pierce put out in a small boat and told how it hap- " passengers, particularly those had to steal from their fellow- ngers enough grub to live on shore awaiting the coming of , are divided in placing the blame the disaster between the captain nd Pilot Coughlin. Many place the me on the captain, many on the ilot > While the Al-Ki was taking off thei inhabitants of the new town of Corona- ville in a stiff gale and lively sea, which assengers were transferred to the Ore- a few hours later, as the Al-ki was water from having gone round in _Lynn Canal, as did also | e George W. Elder a day later, a pa- | thetic incident occurred in sight of all. | Two women, one with a baby in| arms, and a number of men were left | on Lewis Island. The husband of the | latter took some personal effects, 8o | goes the story told by several of the | passengers, aboard, intending to go| back with the boat for his wife and | children. The gale stiffened and the ship’s boats were blown down the beach a mile and a half. Seeing it was not possible to make a landing in such a wind and sea the | Al-Ki chased it, picked up the boat | crew and the frantic husband and bore away on her course for the gates of the Golden Yukon, leaving the weeping woman and the other woman and her band behind. The former disem- barked the next day at Fort Wrangel, and is there awaiting by the next ship north the arrival of his wife and child. That ship will probably be the City of Topeka. The two hundred Corona passengers transferred from the AI-Ki arrived | here on the Oregon January 30. As many of them as had sufficient money left bought another Klondike outfit in Pineau. That night there were four ships in the harbor at once. ' The Tees, the lat- est to arrive, brought the news that only a small portion of the Corona was to be seen when she passed her and that the Corona seemed to be dropping off the reef into deep water to her final doom. ‘When last seen the wreck of the Co- mer on the evening of the same | great abundance. Some say the whole | country is covered. I accept that state- ment with some reservation, but I should judge that there must be a great | deal.” 4.—A cable- | DELANY UNDER VERY HEAVY FIRE Grand Jury Probing the Public Pound Scandal. Witnesses Tell the Story of How He Tried to Secure a Loan. Charles Bauer Suffered From a Severe Attack of Lapse of Memory. YOUNG MITCHELL TALKS. He Enlightens the Grand Jury Con- cerning the Way Boxing Per- mits Are Granted. The charge made that Supervisor P. | U. G. Myers, an attache of the | Weather Bureau, left Washington to- day for a brief visit to his home. His | | ultimate destination is the Klondike { region, whither he will go under the | auspices of the chief of the Weather Bureau to take observations in Yukon district, the Klondike region, | and, most likely, the Copper River lo- cality. Mr. Myers will organize a party of four, which will leave for Seattle in a few days. From there they will g0 to either Dyea or Skaguay aud thencs to the Klondike. The gentlemea who will accompar Myers are A. S Dunham and A. G. Ward of New Haven, Conn., | and H. C. Robinson of Los Angeles, Cal. Robinson will join the other three ttle. believed the result of Myers’ observations will be to greatly aid the Weather Bureau in its forecasting and general work. The farthest north any ation is now located from which it receives reports indirectly is 2d ton, in the British possessions. not thought that the Car ernment will object in the leas observations being taken, as they are not official in a cer , but only voluntary on Mye: e will carry with him a letter froin the chief of the Weather Bureau, explaining his mission and containing fuil credentials. CAPTAIN TYLER'S PROJECY. Will Attempt tt;"lTake a Steamboat Through White Horse Rapids. STOCKTON, Feb. 4—Captain Tyler, who has been a well-known steamboat man on the San Joaquin River for many years, and recently had command of the Navigation Company’s steam- ship Mary Garratt, resigned a few days ago, and to-night started for the Yu- | kon. He'left here on the steamship for | Francisco this evening with a fifty= | horse power engine, which he will pack over the pass at Chilcoot and use in a sawmill which he will build at Lake | Linderman tc get out the lumber for a steamboat. He will run this boat down | to Dawson, and declares that he will run through White Horse Rapids if a raft can be sent through there. Steam- baat men say Captain Tyler can run a boat anywhere where water can be found-to float her. On arriving at Daw- son he will set up his sawmill again and live in the boat. Six steamers are being built here for the Yukon. st KENO GAMES MAY BE OPERATED So Decides Sup(-;riox: Judge Lorigan in a San Jose Case. SAN JOSE, Feb. {—Hereafter keno games will be allowed to run In this city. This s made possible by a decision ren- dered by Judge Lorigan in the appeal e of M. Tully, who was arrested and fined $50 by Justice for conducting a keno game in Higgins & McCray’s sa- | loon. | The court held that the eity ordinance | did not particularly prohibit the playing | of keno. A city ordinance did, however, prohibit gambling and by the same ordi- nance a number of games are umerat- | ed as gambling games. Keno is not in- | cluded in the lisi It follows then that | resort must be had to the State laws to | scertain If keno is to be considered a | gambling game. its statutes it ap- | pears that of games are stated | to be proh gambling games in which a percentage s taken | out of the money it does not appear | s y prohibited and ame it fol- | at Sea not un} vill be velcome one to ed that inside running full blast. | RAILS ARE PURCHASED. | — | GREAT FALLS, Mont., Feb. 4.—Ne- | gotiations were closed here to-day whereby the Canadian Government | contractors for the new Klondike line} of railroad from Telegraph Creek to the south end of Lake Teslin, purchased | from the Great Falls and Canada Rail- | way elghty miles of narrow gauge rails, | fous locomotives and a number of cars | to be used in the construction and op- | | eration of the new road. The work of | construction will be begun within ten | days, and the entire line completed by | June 1, at which time the Stickeen and | Teslin rivers will be open to naviga- tion and afford the shortest route fo reaching the Alaskan gold fields. SMACKS OF INCENDIARISM. SANTA MONICA, Feb. 4—The bufld- ing occupled by Charles Fanetti's saloon burned to the ground, together with a cottage near by, early this morning. The fire was a mysterious one, as the place is lighted by electricity, and there had been no fires lighted during the evening. Fanetti was in San Diego at the time, but the fact that he had been cited to appear next Monday before the Board of City Trustees, to show cause why his license should not be revoked for whole- | saling llquor, and the additional fact that a United States internal revenue officer | has been here, trying to find him to in- quire into the quality of certain wines and brandies sold by him, has aroused much unfavorable comment. The stock and fixtures were insured. —_— On the New Orleans Track. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 4—Clear and cold weather and a fast track were the conditions of to-day. Six furlongs, selling—Takanassee won, Mazeppa second, Everest third. Time, 1:15%. Seven furlongs, selling—Liewanna won B;igghlon second, Jim Flood third. Time, 1:29. Seven and a half furlongs—Celtic Bard won, Robert Bonner second, Shuttlecock third. Time, 1:36%. Handicap, one mile and a sixteenth— Judge Steadman won, Lobengula second, Albert 8 third. Time, 1:49%. Six furlongs, selling—Globe II won, R. B. Sack second, Jim Lisle third. rime, 1:16%. Six furlongs, selling—Bertha Nell won, P?snrlca. second, Gypcelver third. Time, the | o | Wi | least from the story first told by him M. Delany attempted to “shake down"‘ the Society for the Prevention of Cru- | elty to Animals for $500 before allowing | | the society the privilege of managing the public pound was partly investi- gated last night by the Grand Jury. Several of the witnesses, whose testi- | mony would tend to prove that Super- y visor Delany had an ulterior and a cor- | rupt motive when he asked E. L. Wad- | ham, one of the officers of the society, if he knew any one who “had $500 to | loan,” were examined, but the investi- gation was not concluded owing to the | absence of several material witnesses. The matter of the Health and Police Committee of the Supervisors attempt- | ing to levy tribute from *“Young Mitch- | ell” before granting him a permit to | conduct a boxing contest was taken | up for consideration. | After “Young Mitchell” told the story | of tow he hud been ask2d L> de “the | proper thing by the boys’ the hour s late and the jury adjourned until | Monday night, when both of the cases will be taken up again. Charles Holbrook, secretary of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to | Animals, was the first witness exam- ined relative to the charge that De- lany had attempted to extort $500 from | the society. Holbrook testified that he had no knowledge of the money part of the scandal other than what had been | told him by Wadham. He said that | | Wadham informed him that Delany | had broached the matter of “a loan” in the early part of November. A few days later Wadham again in- formed him that Delany had said if “the loan” could be fixed there would | not be any difficulty in the way of the society again securing control of the public pound. Holbrook then gave testimony con- cerning the fact that Delany had often sent orders to him to‘release impound- ed dogs that had been taken up because their owners had allowed them to go at large on the streets. These orders had been ignored and as a result Hol- brook believed that the Health and Police Committee, headed by Super- visor Delany, ‘felt sore” against the society. Holbrook said that he had a number of orders sent by Delany that he re- fused to acknowledge and informed the jury that he would produce them | at the next meeting, if so desired. He added that they were all similar to the fac-simile published in The Call a few days ago. Holbrook then added that Charles Bauer, a director of the so- | ciety, had informed him that Delany told him that if the society “put up” $560 the management of the pound would be again placed under its con- trol. Delany had the conversation with Bauer In a restaurant where Bauer is employed. Bauer followed Holbrook into the juryroom as the next witness. He was troubled with a lapse of memory. He denied having had the conversation at- tributed to him by Holbrook. “Is it not a fact that Supervisor De- lany owes you considerable money?” was asked by one of the jurors. “I decline to answer,” was the re- ply. Bauer was thereupon excused. John Partridge, a director of the so- clety, who was next called, testified that Wadham had spoken to him in ovember concerning the “loan” of 500 suggested by Delany. Wadham in addition told him that under favor- able circumstances there would not be any trouble in the matter of the so- clety securing the management of the public pound. E. L. Wadham was next called. He was examined at length, and under cross-examination did not vary in the and exclusively published in The Call concerning the suggestion of Supervis- or Delany relative to “the $500 loan.” ‘Wadham said in addition that he had spoken of the “loan” matter to James €. Hutchinson and A. H. Lissak, who are directors of the society. They em- phatically refused to listen to any sug- gestion of that nature. Samuel Seymour, another director of the soclety, testified that Delany was antagonistic to Charles Holbrook, sec- retary of the society. The investigation then concluded for the night owing to the absence of Lis- sak, Hutchinson, William Robleng, John Walton and F. B. Glbson, who are expected to prove that the committee headed by Delany had been acting in an antagonistic manner to the society. The jury then took up the investiga- tion of the charge that permits for boxing contests can be secured from the Supervisors on recommendation of the sub-committee providing that there is “something in sight.” John Herget, more popularly known as “Young Mitchell,” was the only wit- ness examined last might on that branch of the Grand Jury's investiga- tion. He repeated the story of how he had been expected to put up $500 for the Walcott-Lavigne fight and be- cause of his refusal to do so had been refused other permits. Mitchell testified that it had been un- derstood when the former fights were pulled off that there would be some- thing in it for the “boys,” meaning the Health and Police Committee, if there ‘was any profits to be divided. ‘“Were there any profits?” was asked by one of the jurors. “In the Walcott-Lavigne contest the club cleared between $2000 and $2100,” replied Mitchell, “and it was then that the attempt was made to shake me down. When T tried to get another per- mit T was informed that 1 had not been acting ‘on the square’ and that about $250 would be required to make the thing a go. I was told to do business with Ned Lanigan, and that spot cash was necessary before a permit would be granted me.” Mitchell, in conclusion, said that all of the facts concerning the attempted “shake down” were contained in the afidavit made by him the day follow- ing the exclusive publication in The Call of the attempted extortion. ‘When the jury Wwas adjourning, Mitchell was notified to be present next Monday night, when the investigation will be resumed. LOOTED THE STORE AT NIGHT. Edward Hill Ts Arrestéd in Oakland for Robbing a Grocer. For some time the firm of Olsen Broth- ers, located on the corner of Park street and Central avenue, Alameda, have been missing money and goods from their store. By keeping a strict watch on the building they came to the conclusion that the articles disappeared during the night. They were troubled to account for this, as the doors were always found locked in the mornlni and there was not the least indication that any one entered the store. The police were notified and a watch was put on the place. Last night Officer Kemp saw a young boy, Edward Hill, residing at 2617 Cen- tral avenue, take some empty boxes from the rear of the store. After the store had been closed about an hour the officer, who had secreted himself where he could watch the place, saw HilL'go to the rear door, unlock it quickly, dodging at the same time inside the building and relock- ing the door behind him. Kemp at once went to the store, made the boy open the door and placed him under arrest. — e PROMISES FORGOTTEN. The Merchant Supply Company Re- fuses to Redeem Its Coupons. Many of the patrons of merchants, members of the Merchants' Supply Com- pany, are clamoring to have the coupons of the company redeemed, as agreed upon in the contract made between the Mer- chants Supply Company and the par- ties who have by the payment of $ become members thereof. Coupons amounting to nearly $200 have been presented at the business place of the company, and the company flatly re- fused to redeem them, giving the holders of coupons no satisfaction whatever. The names of the parties presenting coupons not redeemed are: F. Moore, 1509 Church street; A. F. Penebsky, 1526 Church street; Mrs. Charles Lyman, 3271 Twenty-seventh street, and H. D. Fan- ning, Twenty-seventh and Church streets. These parties hold coupons recefved from Thomas H. McGuire, grocer, Church and Duncan streets; Mrs. William H. Swalve, baker, 1508 Church street; J. P. Fanning, butcher, corner Church and Twenty- seventh streets; G. Pelirracini, dealer, 1509 Church street. SUDDEN SHOCK FOR THE FIGEL JURY It Will Remain in Custody Until the Conclusion of the Trial. fruit Excused Until Monday—Names of Thoss Who Will Hear the Important Case. The jury to try Theodore Figel for the murder of Isaac Hoffman was compieted late yesterday afternoon. John F. Cline and Frank Barris were selected out of a special venire of thirty talesmen, and af- ter they had been sworn a shock in the nature of an order from the court almost caused a complete collapse in ths jury box. The jury was sworn and the informa- tion against the prisoner was read and then Judge Cook, in a caim vVoice, in- structed Ocar Tolle, clerk of the court, to select two Deputy Sheriffs to take charge of the jury and lock it up in some hotel and keep it under constant surveil- lance until Theodore Figel had been ad- Jjudged either gullty or innocent. This action on the part of the court was as unexpected as is .ae “crack of doom,’ and for a few minutes counsel, jury and accused were dumfounded. General Barnes was the first to find his voice, and he requested the court to set aside the order, as it would cause the jurymen the greatest of inconvenience. “Well,” said his Honor, “‘owing to the importance of this case and the notoriety that will inevitably accompany it, and having a desire in view of keeping tne jury free from influences that might ex- ist outside the courtroom, I order that the jury be locked up.” “This is a most unexpected -rovosition and I can conceive of nothing more crue! than to deprive these men of an oppor- tunity to make arrangements for a month’s imprisonment and get their busi- ness affairs in shape and a chance to bid their familles good-by,” General Barnes protested. “The Sherm will see that the wants of the jurymen are cared for, and on each succeeding day the home of some one of the jurors can be visited by the entire body under guard of a Denuty Sheriff,” added his Honor. “If these men are not given an anor- tunity to make arrangements for leav- ing home for an indefinite period, every time a man wants a clean shirt his com- rades must accompany him to his home to get one and stand around while he puts it on,” said General Barnes in conclu- sion. ‘At this point in the argument, Judge Murphy, chief counsel for the prosecution, arose and said that he had no objection to the jury being excused until a renewal of proceedings Monday morning, and he believed with General Barnes that the or- der of court would cause great incon- venience. By this time the jurymen were bobbing up and down in the box in an endeavor to get the ear of the court, and finally Judge Cook, in the face of such opposition, turned and asked the jury if the carrying of the order into effect would cause the inconvenience contemplated by counsel. Every juryman in the box was sure that it would, and the court withdrew the order. “When you come to court Monday morning,” sald Judge Cook, “come prepared to remain in the custody of the Sheriff until the conclusion of this trial.”” As one man the jury thanked the court, and after being admonished was excused. The men who will hear the case against Figel are: A. Paula, R. Lewin, H. Harms, R. B.eWest, E. F. Reinz, R. V. Crosky, Henry Larsen, Walter Hinckley, Charles ‘Weiner, Donald McDonald, John F. Cline and Frank Barris. BROADWAY BREWERY LOSER. ‘Willlam J. Rohrer, a bookkeeper for the Broadway Brewery, has been miss- ing since last December and it is be- lieved that he is short in his accounts to the extent of several thousand dol- lars. It is supposed that the missing man is in hiding in the East, as rumors have been circulated to that effect. The missing man is the son of the late Jacob Rohrer, of Adams & Rohrer, proprietors of the Broadway Brewery, and he was employed In the office of that company for many years and was trusted by all members of the firm. Fol- lowing the death of Jacob Rohrer an adjustment of accounts was called for and followjng that time the missing man has not bene seen. It is on this account that he is supposed to be short in his accounts. ———e——— An Insane Student. C. Dordano, a nephew of Francisco Duenas, ex-President of Salvador, was committed to Napa Insane Asylum yes- terday morning. Years ago the unfortu- nate young man left his home to enter the ministry, He studied hard at St. Ig- natius and Santa Clara colleges, and a short time ago_concluded to take a. trip to Lourdes. ‘His mind became unbal- anced, however, and a few days ago he was arrested In this city. He has sinog refused to take food or drink, and has passed his time in prayer. Should he re- cover he will be sent to his home. The fac-simile signature of is on every of CASTORIA, VALUE OF THE WATER Trying to Determine the Cost of Oak- land’s Supply. Officials of the Opposing Companies Pledge Friendship. The Piedmont Plant Was Sold for $4,000,000 in Stocks ! and Bonds. ’ i CONTRA COSTA VALUATION ' Its Property Estimated to Be Worth {Over Three Million i’ Dollars. . . OAKLAND, Feb. 4—The meeting of the Water Committee of the City Coun- cil to-night brought out mueh that was interesting. President Dingee of the Oakland company and Secretary Wat- kinson of the Contra Costa Company sat side by side and smoked the pipe of peace, that is, Mr. Dingee supplied the cigars and Mr. Watkinson did half the smoking. The efforts to arrive at a valuation of the plants of the companies were only partially successful, but much interest- ing material was brought out. Mr. Din- gee was asked to tell of the value of the Pledmont Company’s plant before it passed into the hands of the Oak- land Water Company. “I cannot tell exactly,” he replied, “but I can look up the books and de- termine in a little time.” Further questioning brought out the fact that the plant was sold to the Oakland Water Company for $1,000,000 in bonds and $3,000,000 in stock. This stock has never been on the market and no market price can be quoted, be- ing held by Mr. Dingee and Mr. Hay- ward. Mr. Henneberry asked: “Now, Mr. Dingee, you are the father of the Pied- mont plant and know pretty well what it cost, and I think you could tell me.” “I know what I paid the Piedmont Company, and that company having gone out of existence is not in evidence | now.” “But you know,” said Mr. Cuvellier, “that you were really the Piedmont Company and you put your own price | on the plant and sold it yourself as the Oakland Company, and you should be able to tell just what it is worth and not what you charged yourself for it.” To-morrow evening Mr. Dingee said he would be present and bring data asked for by Mr. Upton. The examination of Mr. Watkinson proved that in 1892 the Contra Costa plant was worth $3,250,000. Since that | time its value has been increased to $3,334,000, which s its value to-day. Mr. Cuvelller asked if the company did not write off annually a certain percentage for depreciation, and was surprised when told that such was not the case. The question of assessments was brought up and Mr. Cuvellier said he had figures from the County Assessor, and found that last vear the Contra Costa Company paid taxes in the whole county on but $944,477, which, if as- sessed for 60 per cent, would show a value of $1,574,128, and that the Din- gee company paid on $486,158, which should represent a total value of $810,- 263. Mr. Cuvellier asked if this agreed with the stated value of their plants, which are placed at about six and five millions respectively, but the question was passed. Both companies’ representaives stat- ed that had they not charged full rates they would not have received 6 per cent on their investment. The commit- tee will meet at 7 o'clock to-morrow night. 1t is probable that the committee will recommend little changes in the rates. They will certainly not raise them, al- though they will rearrange some parts of the schedule. It is pretty certain that they will take no notice nf the figures of the Oakland Water Company, because it is a complete plant in the sense that it is not in all quarters of the city, and that it could not, there- fore, of itself, supply the city at this time. This will leave the committee to fig- ure on the plant of the Contra Costa Company alone. This plant, according to figures agreed on by its officers in 1892, is now worth $3,334,600, and its operating expenses last year were $51,- 039. Six per cent on the value of the plant is $200,076, and added to the oper- ating expenses amounts to $251,105. The total amount paid in water rates last year was $264,000, and the repre- sentatives of both companies stated to- night that they charged about two- thirds of what the schedule permitted. This means that $352,000 more would , have been collected if the companies. had not cut rates, and thus represents nearly 8 per cent on the value of the Contra Costa plant. It is well known that the com- panies have not collected much more than half the full rate, and this shows that the present schedule is perhaps too libéral and may require pruning. Attorney-General Convalescent. Attorney-General W. F. Fitzgerald,who has been confined to his room for the past week suffering from a very bad cold, is now convalescent and may be expected ADVERTISEMENTS. I CURE HIS ‘When Isay cure I do not mean merely to stop them for a timeand then have them re- turn again. 1 mean a radical cure. I havemade the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS a life-long study. I warrant my remedy to cure the worst cases. Because others have failed is no reason for not now receiving a cure. Send at once for a treatise and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy. Give Express and Post Office address. Prof. W. H. PEEKE, F.D., 4 Cedar St..New York. DR. MCNULTY, 'HIS WELL-KNOWN AND RELIABLE OLY Speiallst cures Private,Nervous, Bl d Ski) Diseuses of Men only. Manl| Mw:mm{ Dvell.' 20years’ experieuce. Send for Book, Patlents Gliviem0tanm e s o 12 Conmltar 16 onsul dontree and sacredly confiden! 1 or: l.”]‘ P. in his office next week. Judge Fitzgerald suffered considerably from the trying climate of Washington during the time he was there attending to the Durrant and other cases requiring his attention, in which the several unhung murderers now in San Quentin sought to escape the | hangman. Judge Fitzgerald on his re- | turn to this city was completely worn out and was forced to remain indoors under medical treatment. John W. Brocas, a Highly Respected | 01d Pioneer, Finds Rest at Laurel Hill. John W. Brocas, who died at the Com- mercial Hotel last Wednesday evening after a week's illness, was burled in Laurel Hill Cemetery yesterday after- noon, the funeral being held at the un- dertaking parlors of Porter & White. The deceased, who was a native of Ohio and 75 years of age, was one of the best- known and most highly respected men known in the commission business of this city. He came to San Francisco in 1852 and resided here most of the time since. He was for several years in the postoffice and later he engaged in the commission business, in which he was quite success- ful fér a number of years. Reverses came in time and he discontinued opera- tions on his own account and entered the employ of Allison & Gray, whom he faith- fully served for fifteen years. For a year prior to his death he had again been ope- rating for himself, in connection with H. H. Heckmann. Th esteem ed by the large attendance at the fu eral, almost all the prominent commis- sion houses being represented among those who had come to pay the last sad tribute to a man whose life had been an example strict business honor and personal intégrity. Mr. Brocas left two sons, Harry A. and Charles L. Brocas. His wife died five years ago, and by her side he was laid {)alr the sleep which ends all earthly trou- e. e — REVERSED HIMSELF. Judge de Haven Performed the Act ‘Within Twenty-Four Hours With Grace and Dignity. It is not often that a Judge reverses his own ruling, and when he does so lengthy explanations usually accompany the distressing act. But United States District Judge de Haven reversed himself yesterday without any aj Ologles, simply as a matter of right and s)ust ce. He had made a mistake the day before when he admitted Charles F. Kendall to citizen- sh|g, and he revoked his act as soon as he had become aware of his error. Kendall s a native of Canada, 51 years old. He enlisted in the United States navy in 1861 and was discharged in 1864. This fact was proved by the presentation of the discharge. Kendall also set up that he was naturalized in a New York court in 1868; that the court was abol- ished, and that the records were lost. Judge de Haven admitted Kendall to citizenship, the court at the time being under the impression that three years® service in the United States navy would entitle Kendall tonaturalization. Afterthe adjournment of court on Thursday the Judge looked into the law of the matter a little more closely and found that five yvears’ service was required. Accordingly | he had Kendall brought before him yes- terday and revoked the order of naturali- zation made on the day before. e e CONTINENTAL LEAGUE. Meets and Adopts Resolutions Con- demning the Civil Service Law. The Continental League held a lively meeting at Saratoga Hall Wednesday evening, with President Frank D. Worth in the chaair. The report of the financial secretary showed the league to be in a flourishing condition, and steps were taken to clear off all its indebtedness. Action on the question of taking part in the celebration on Washington’s "Birth- day was postpored, although the senti- ment of the members was strongly in favor of turning out on that day. A committee was appointed to make ar- rangements for an open meeting to be held some time in the near future, at which it is intended to have several prom- inent speakers address the club on the vital gestions of the day. The_political situation was ably dis- cussed by H. C. Firebaugh, Dorson Nich- ols, Hamilton J. Riggins. and others, and great interest was exhibited in the dis- cussion. The following_ resolutions were intro- duced by Mr. Nichols, and adopted by a majority vote: “Whereas, That legislative monstrosity known as the civil service law is now in full force, therefore, be it “Resolved, That we, the members of the Continental League, regarding saild law as a serious menace to the future success of the Republican party, do hereby de- clare it to be our intention to refuse our support to all legislative candidates, either national, State or municipal, who are_known or believed to be in favor of said law in its present form. “Resolved further, That the thamks of the League are hereby extended to Hon. C. H. Grosvenor of Ohio and his co- workers for their efforts toward a modi- fication of said law. “Resolved, That a copy of these resolu- tions be forwarded to Senator Perkins, Congressman Loud and C. H. Grosvenor. Sealed by the United States Government and guaranteedpure. 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