The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 24, 1898, Page 8

§ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1898. HAS CHOSEN | HONEST MEN FOR OFFICE Ticket Submitted to San Jose’s New Charter Club. The Nominating Commit- tee Completes Its Deliberations. S. E. Smith Selected to Make the Race for the Mayor- | alty Chair. NOLTING IN HOT WATER. Statements of Two Men Brand the Vituperative Councilman a Stranger to Truth. Clerk—Guy W. Campbell. Treasurer—J. F. Colombet. Councilman at large—J. P. Jarman. Councilman, First Ward—W. E. Crossman. Councilman, Second Ward— Third Brien. Fourth Ward— Edmund Coopers. Appointing Board—W. G. Al- nder, C. H. Allen, J. E. Auze- D. C. Vestal, C. P. Bailey, Hunter, M. Kenny, J. R. Ward— AT R Lewis, L. Archer Sr., T. J. Riley, Louis Arques, J. J. Southetmer, J. H. Campbell, T. Ellard Beans, s NVRVUNNNNN SAN JOSE, Feb. 23.—After a session | ting more than two hours the nom- inating committee of the New Charter Club to-night selected a full ticket for | city officers. This list will be submit- | ted to-morrow night to the body of the | § club for its final action. Notices have already been sent out to all the mem- | bers urging them to be on hand “for the purpose of receiving and acting upon the report of the nominating com- | mittee of the cluk ‘While the sion on the ¢ was full and free discus- | ndidates for every office, | harmony prevailed throughout the | meeting. There were numerous candi- | dates for every office to be filled. | J. R. L chairman of the nomin- ating committee of the New Charter Ci speaking of the list of names se to-night for submission to th f the club, sai ‘The name determined upon to- night were chosen by a majority of the | members of the nominating committee, | comprising twenty-seven members. The voting was by secret ballot. The names | submitted came from all sources. No one who had a candidate for any office was refused a hearing, whether he was a member of the club or not. The mem- bers were not even confined to voting for the persons formally placed before them as candidates. “The result of our deliberations to- night will be reported to the Charter | Club to-morrow night. We considered fitness only, regardless of politics or anything else. Our desire is to get first- class men for every office. Our purpose is not to attack any particular man or body of men or any political party, but to attack generally all misgovernment and those responsible for it; to reduce the expenses of our city government, and, if the good of the city will permit, to cut down the number of offices. Our object is to place the city government on the basis of a business corporation, and not on the basis of a political machine. We have tried to select men who will give us good and economical government—whose regime will give San Jose an enviable record throughout the land and will mark the era of a new prosperity for the city.” Reports are afloat that there will be a number of independent candidates in the fleld. Some of those mentioned are | Charles J. Martin and B. D. Murphy for Mayor, F. Curtis for Councilman from the Second Ward and A. B. Mc- Neil, Councilman from the Third Ward. Every vote cast for any of these men will mean a vote toward the success of the gang ticket. John H. Scully, the police officer who resigned pending an investigation of the charge that he purchased his posi- tion, has gone to San Francisco. He announced his intention before leaving here of going to the Klondike. The Grand Jury held a morning session in connection” with the Scully-Krieg bribery charges, but came to no deter- mination. Councilman Nolting struck a hornet’s nest when he ran amuck in the Council chamber on Monday night. Ex-City Clerk Thomas Bodley and ex-Council- man Reuben Burdett submit state- ments to-day in which they show how Nolting made deliberate false state- ments. Mr. Bodley’s statement fol- lows: In regard to the charge made by Coun- cilman Nolting that I was interested in a contract for sweeping the streets of the city of San Jose while I was City Clerk and obtained the same during the admin- istration of ex-Mayor Schilling and that I received over $%0 per month for a term of three years for performing the work, I will say: First—The public records of the city of San Jose show that I retired from the City Clerkship April 20, 1861 Second—That no contract for street sweeping was awarded during my term of | office. | Third—That a contract for sweeping and | sprinkling the streets was entered into May 2, 1891, by and between H. C. Maguire and the city of San Jose over one and one-half months after I became a private citizen. Fourth—That H. E. Schilling was not | Mayor at that time although he was a | member of the Council. The record shows | the contract was signed by ex-Mayor S. | N. Packer, whose administration, by the way, for progressiveness and economy | ranks as high as, if not higher, than that | of any Mayor San Jose has had. Fifth—That the bid of H. C. Maguire at the time the contract was awarded was $1564 36 per annum lower than the next lowest bid, there being five bidders. Sixth—That I subsequently acquired the interest of Maguire as I had the perfect right either morally or legally to do, being a private citizen. Seventh—That the average amount I received for street sweeping and sprink- ling, as shown by the cfizrk's register of ‘warrants were as follows: 35 per month. 1852—$646 50 per month. 1893—$882 21 per month, | mother cannot say NOMINEE FOR COUNC IL MAN-AT LARGE ~ PROBABLE NOMINEES OF SAN o @D J0S. F COLUMBE T %2 (A B \/C'E!'g‘%‘l’ NOMINEE FOR > TREASURER NEW CHARTER CLUB. hat vept and sprinkled ev: of six times and thre as is now done. It might not he amiss to state for the benefit of the puhlic that Councilman Nolting, together with the other three all streets 'y night in- times per | members of the Council, voted to award a contract for sweeping the streets to Nash & McReynolds, the highest bidders, for the sum of $1% per month over and above the lowest bid, and that four bids were over $100 per month lower than the bid of Nash & McReynolds. “Consistency, thou art jewel.” THOMAS BODLEY. Reuben Burdett submitted the fol- I beg leave to submit the following an- swer to Volting’s prattling: The distin- leman says that he has been ailed by the st_element Now, who are those v Can it be that his own old politic Si have long used him as a ed his merit and discarded him as d mechanic would a useless auger? must_be the ones poor Nolting re Who else could be so ungrateful aithful, honest and dilligent serv- a city father? Could it be Rea, fces a | McKenzie or Charlie Knapp? Mr. Nolting tells us his mother believes him to be an hone son to be honest, who ca Then he tells us that the office of Coun- cilman and other offices are more remu- nerative under the new_than they were under the old charter. Does he mean to tell us that tke office of Councilman un- der the old charter was not-in fact simply an office cred honor? It would im- ply, from his statement ‘‘more remuner- ative under the new than under the old charter,” that the gentleman has received just a little compensation for his services of sacred honor. Perhaps his cunning for silence and se- ailed him when he stated that, or mean to tell the truth and say he does receive just a little indirect pay from the office holds, in the way of ex- changing cocktails and groceries at hand- some prices with the poor helpless_office- holders of the city for good coin. Charles Riddell, the man who kee the dogs in their places, as a city officer, ‘I am afraid I will have to give up my office for Nolting's groceries come higher than his vote. What do you think of one sack of potatoes costing $1 80 in the summer time, when the regular price is about half that amount?” Did Mr. Nolting, the unduly censured gentleman, consult his mother before let- ting the contract for the main outlet sewer to Charles Wehner, in which he al- owed Mr. Wehner extra compensation or doing extra work, for which under the harter he was not entitled to a cent? The amount allowed Mr. Wehner was $650. After you, Mr. Nolting, had found that by the charter you could not legally pay that $650 at one time, did you not divide said sum up into seven bills and pass each bill through the Council separately at one meeting, so as to keep within the limits of the charter, and yet defeat the objects of it? 1 submit the above to the intelli- gence of the taxpayers for their consider- ation as to its honesty. The gentleman refers to the fire engine property on Third street that was pur- chased during Schilling’s administration, and says that the costs of repairing the old house on the property was far in ex- cess of what under proper management the costs of a new engine house would have been. Answering that I will ask the learned gentleman if he is aware that there was a motion made and carried by the Council at that time, and that James Stewart was then appointed to do all work needed thereon under the super- vision of the fire and water committee? I myself, having been chairman of that committee, aver and stand now ready to prove that every cent that was expended on that building was judiciously and eco- nomically spent. In reference to the gentleman’s asser- tion that the Charter Club is formed for the purpose of promoting the interests of the San Jose Water Company and maintain the high rates of water I ask the gentleman if he has not been a mem- ber of the City Council as a representa- tive of the people for four long years, and if he has ever espoused the cause of the people by even trying to have the rates of water reduced? 1 submit this statement simply to vindi- cate my action while in the Council and to defend the integrity of the Charter Club, of which I am a member, and be- cause I know that that club is composed of the honor and intelligence of the city. REUBEN BURDETT, e ATTACK TEE INJUNCTION. Councilmen Insist on Consummat- ing an Alleged Job. SAN JOSE, Feb. 23.—Councilmen William T. Nolting, J. P. Fay, George B. Dittus and Julius Krieg to-day filed their objections to the temporary re- straining order recently ‘obtained by Sanford E. Smith, stopping them from awarding to A. J. Coffee a contract for a new fire-alarm system for $3900. It is asked that the order be dissolved, as it does not state sufficient facts or matters entitling plaintiff to the relief demanded and because it was im- providently made; that the pretended acts of defendants terminated before the commencement of Smith's suit, and that the resolution awarding the contract was vetoed by Mayor Koch; that the defendants have not since January 31 offered or attempted to avoid sald contract. _ The Councilmen then deny that the Gamewell Company’s bid was the low- est and best, and assert that A. J. Cof- fee was the lowest and best bidder, his being cheaper and better both as to rental and upset price. They claim that the Gamewell's bid was for an entirely different system than the one contracted for. It is further averred that the re- straining order issued Is in excess of the jurisdiction of the court and is an unauthorized attempt to control and direct the actions of a deliberate legis- lative body and to coerce the members thereof in their acts, and that the plaintiff has divers speedy remedies at law for the relief prayed for without the granting of an injunction. Similar objections were filed by A. J. Coffee. The hearing will come up be- fore Judge Kittredge on Friday. Serious Runaway at Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 23.—Mrs. George Davidson and his sister, Mrs. Keminster, were thrown from a buggy at Tenth and C streets this afternoon in a runaway ac- cident. Mrs. Keminster struck on her head and is suffering concussion of the brain. Her condition is critical. Mrg. Da- vidson suffered painful but not serious bruises. ay that | 4 taken. DANSON CITY (OME T0 STAY Mining Syndicate Organ- ized With Unlimited Capital. Machinery on a Gigantic Scale . Will Soon Be Placed in Operation. Water Works, Telephone and Tele- graph Wires and Even Street- cars Are Talked Of. Special Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, Feb. 23.—Among the prominent of the most recent arrivals from Dawson City is James E. Scoville, He left the Klondike country the fore part ¢f January and reached Seattle from Victoria to-day. Mr. Scoville brings further details of the organiza- tion of the mining trust by the big claim owners on EIl Dorado and Bo- nanza creeks. The entrance of the trust idea into Dawson is one of the newest things in the camp. The pro- moters of the scheme make no secret of the fact that they aim to operate the mines in the camp on the most econom- ical basis possible. The company is called the Bonanza-El Dorado Com- pany, and is capitalized at $200,000,000. Competent engineers have been em- ployed by the syndicate for the pur- pose of ascertaining the feasibility of bringing water into the camp from In- dian River. and reports have been made strongly commendatory of the scheme. It is proposed to dig a canal from the upper reaches of Indian River through a pass in the divide to the headwaters of El Dorado. From this point the waters will be distributed throughout the camp. The moss formation will be blasted away with dynamite and the gravel beds will be exposed to the sun, which will thaw the ground to a depth of several feet. After two or three weeks of hot weather the water will be turned on the claims through the giant machines and the gravel sluiced out. “There seems to be no doubt what- ever as to the practicability of the scheme,” said Mr. Scoville. “The aim and purpose of the company, of course, is to find some way to work the mines on a big scale and at a lower cost than is now possible. Science and engineer- ing equipment should most certainly bring about a solution of the problem. The proposition is backed by the heav- jest mine owners in the camp, among them Alexander McDonald and the Healy Company, which is now the largest claim owner in the camp, bar- ring McDonald. The latter has secured altogether twenty-seven claims on Do- minion Creek, seventeen of which are in one group. He is conducting his mining ventures on a very large scale and is thoroughly interested in the venture of which I have spoken.” According to Mr. Scoville, the camp of Dawson is assuming metropolitan airs, and will soon have various im- provements. Mr. Scoville, who is in- terested in a new telephone company, said to The Call correspondent to- night: “I have already filed an order for three tons of wire. I don’t antici- pate any difficulty whatever in ar- ranging for a lease of the requisite number of telephone instrumeunts. No other company is in the field, and we are well equipped financially to carry to a successful issue any project on which we may enter. “The mine owners in the Klondike are determined to equip the camp with every improvement known to civiliza- tion. We are to have electric lights and telephones, and some day street railways. Any man who believes that Dawson is a temporary camp is mis- The development work that has been done in the mines this season has proven beyond the peradventure of a doubt that the camp is one of the rich- est on the globe. At Dawson will be lo- cated a thriving city, and the people of the place are able and willing to pay for improvements and conveniences such as characterize life in the outside world. “The company was organized largely through the efforts of Alexander Me- Donald and E. Leroy Pelletier. It is capitalized at $130,000, and is called the Yukon Telephone and Telegraph Syn- dicate. T am one of the members of the company, and it is our intention tc build telephone lines in the district wherever they are required. After building the exchange in Dawson, it will be our purpose to connect the mines with wires, so that communica- tion can be had with Dawson. There is no doubt whatever that the mainten- ance of a system of telephones is per- fectly practicable in Dawson, and you can depend upon one thing, and that is that every one in the camp will pat- ronize it. The claim-owners and busi- ness men in the Klondike are able to pay for the best that is to be had, and they want nothing else. The officers of the company are: P. J. B. Le Blanc, president; E. Leroy Pelletier, secretary and treasurer, and Alexander McDon- ald, general manager.” MORE TROUBLE AT SAUSALITO Town Marshal Creed Has Been Requested to Resign. Charged With Illegally Keeping Money Belonging to the Town. The Officer Makes an Explanation, but Declines to Step Down and Out. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | SAUSALITO, Feb. 23. | | dal has developed in the town govern- | ment of Sausalito, and Presldent John | H. Dickinson of the Board of Town Trustees has demanded the immediate resignation of Town Marshal John E. Creed. Unless Creed files his resigna- | tion Dickinson says that he will be criminally prosecuted for holding back | public money belonging to the town of | Sausalito. Yesterday Marshal Creed received a note from President Dickinson asking him to call at his office on urgent busi- ness. Creed complied with the request to-day, and the president of the Board of Trustees informed him that he had discovered where he had over a year ago raised a licinse from $3 to $12 and had only turned $3 into the town trease ury, pocketing the other $9. " The Trus- tees had resolved to either prosecute Creed or allow the matter to drop if he would resign from the Marshalship. Creed has refused to resign, and so informed the president of the board to- day. When seen by The Call corre- spondent this afternoon Marshal Creed admitted that he had been requested to resign, but said he had no intention of doing so. “It is all a very simple matter,” said he, “and at the next meeting of the Board of Town Trustees 1 will pay into the treasury the amount the warrant was raised. Oh, yes, I admit that I marked out the three dollars and in- serted twelve, but under the circum- stances what else could I do? You see, it was this way: 1 had the license in my pocket made out for $3. It was numbered 44, and I had to collect a license from the expressman who came over from the city. He was going away, and I wanted to collect the money from him, sq I scratched out the $3 and made it $122 Then I forgot all about the thing. The receipt on the Town Clerk’s stub book showed $3, and I paid that sum in. I'admit there is a difference of $9, but 1 don’t want to steal that from the town. When I steal something it will be worth steal- ing. “It's all a dirty business, anyhow. These people have known all about this for over three months. Why didn’t they say something before now? Why didn’t they come to me and show me | my mistake, and I would have paid the | money? No, they.had to wait until now, a couple of months before election and spring this. I tell you the town government here is rotten. I could tell a few things if I would, and I may | sometime. No, sir; you can say that I don't intend to resign now or any time. 1 have done nothing wrong, and the withholding of the money is simply a mistake on my part.” | Joseph Hj Pryor, Town Clerk of Sau- | salito, was seen this afternoon. He sald that Creed’s accounts, so far as| he was concerned, were all right, and | all the moneys appearing on his ac- | counts against the Marshal were paid in and accounted for. Creed has con- sulted attorneys, and on their advice| he intends to pay the $9 to the board | and await the threatened prosecution. The affair only leaked out to-day, and among those who know of it there is a profound sensation. WELL-DIGGERS COME ACROSS HUMAN BONES. Strike on the Mesa East of Albu- querque That Will Interest Scientists. ALBUQUERQUE, N. M., Feb. 23— While sinking a well on the high mesa east of Albuquerque, and not far from the foothills of the Sandia Mountains, the workmen came upon a lot of bones at a depth of 140 feet. Upon examination the bones proved to be those of a human be- ing. The mesa at the point referred to has been formed by the wash from the mountains, and the ground is almost as hard and solid as the granite rock from which it has. been made. It is impossi- ble to dig to any considerable depth with- out strong machinery, and the bones in question must have been deposited there before the mesa was much higher than the level at which they were found. At the rate at which it is now forming it would take 70,000 years to raise the sur- face 140 feet. The original owner of the })lnnes must have been quite an old set- er. Another scan- | 88838888388888888383888388888888882838382828288&328883898{82893388%&89538283898388248382&8%‘8388!28828 Lot g Stranded Steamer Floated. VANCOUVER, B. C., Feb. 23.—The steamer Pakshan, which ran on a rock near Nanaimo this morning when return- ing from Alaska, was floated at high tide to-day. It is thought that she received no | serious injury. WILL FIGHT THE CITY AT EVERY TURN Opening of the Great ‘W ater Case at Los Angeles. Brilliant f.egal Talent Is Engaged on Both Sides. Attorneys for the Municipality Confident That Right Will Prevail.” LOCAL PRESS TRICKERY. Giving the Most Cordial Support to the Corporation in the Im- portant Contest. Special Dispatch to the Call. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23.—The trial of a case was commenced to-day in the Superior Court of this county which means a great deal to the city of Los Angeles and to the question ds to whether cr not municipal ownership and cperation of a water plant is go- ing to be obtained within the present century. The title of the case is the City of Los Angeles vs. the Crystal Springs Land and Water Company. The defendants are really the Los Angeles Water Company. They claim that their alleged springs are in no way a part of the water of the Los Angeles River, while the contention of the city is that the water of the mis- named Crystal Springs comes direct from the river and is a part of its di- verted flowing water taken from under the bed of the river. The water company places a valua- | tion of $1,000,000 on its water rights in- cluded in the Crystal Springs. City Attorney Dunn and flve expert engi- neers contend that the water of Crys- | tal Springs has no other source than the Los Angeles River. Attorney Dunn says he will stake his entire future upon the result of this case and he is confident that it will be won by the city. Assisting him are Messrs. Lee and Scott, as spe- cial counsel. The water company has the best law- yers obtainable for its side of the case. Senator Stephen M. White has come all the way from Washington to. try the case. John S. Chapman is asso- ciated with him. The trial commenced to-day, but was continued until Monday on account of the illness of Judge Chapman. To any one who has given the water problem in this city any study it is ap- parent that the corporation is going to fight the city at every turn, and in preparing the ground for the contest it is receiving most cordial co-opera- tion and assistance from the Times and Express, and more particularly from the Herald. But the people are aroused and they are watching the trial of the Crystal Springs case in the lower court closely. At the first signs of betrayal or mistrial they will be up in arms. WILL BE TAKEN BACK TO NEWTON, MASS. Postoffice Inspector Coming After Edwin A. Lowe, in Jail at San Jose. SAN JOSE, Feb. 23.—Word was received to-day by Sheriff Lyndon that Edwin A. Lowe, who confessed to embezzling $1800 from the postoffice at Newton, Mass., is wanted by the postal authorities. Lowe surrendered himself to Constable Martin at Mountain View last Sunday. He sald that In November last, while occupying the position of Assistant Postmaster at Newton he found a shortage of in his accounts, and, being unable to square it, he had taken $1500 more and fled to Mexico. He came to California a month ago. Being without funds and work, he preferred surrendering himself and going to jail for a term. to tramping about the country. . Inspector Irwin notified Sheriff Lyn- don to-day that an officer wil come for Lowe to-morrow, and he will be taken back to Massachusetts as soon as the Eastern officer arrives. MINING PARTNERS IN A DEADLY QUARREL. William Farley Kills Matt Price on the Desert Near Dale City, * San Bernardino. SANTA FE DEPOT, San Bernardino, Feb. 23.—The second murder on the desert within two weeks was committed yester- day morning about ten miles north of Dale City, this county, by William Farley. | His victim was Matt Price, who is said to have been a partner of Farley in some mining property. Only meager reports have been received and as the scene of the murder is in such a remote and almost inaccessible spot, be- ing. seventy miles from the railroad, it/ will be some time before the full particu- lars of the affair will be known. Parties who knew the men are inclined to be- lieve that the murder was the result of a quarrel over a mining claim. Farley has been placed under arrest and Coroner Keating, Deputy Sheriff McEI- van, Assistant District Attorney Rolfe and I Benjamin, a stenographer, left for Dale City tRis morning to hold an inquest. A. E. Reitz, who came in from Dale City vesterday, leaving there early in the morning, says that when he left the camp all was in the a s ey Lucille Still at Departure Bay. VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 23.—The ship Lucille, with the pack train for the Alas- kan relief expedition, is still at Depar- ture Bay, and the latest advice is that | the towboat to take her north will not be on hand for another day or two. The tximlas have been landed in the meau- me. ‘alr seemed to be on good terms. SIMON LAZARD DIES IN PARIS| Passing of a Banker Who Was Known Throughout the ‘World. Was the Founder of the Financial Institution Bearing His Name. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Feb. 23.—A special ca- ble to the Herald from Paris an- nounces the death of Simon Lazard, founder of the banking house of Laz- ard Freres. | ARRAIGNMENT OF FRANK BELEW Without a Tremor the Dixon Poisoner Enters a Plea of Not Guilty. Tuesday, April B, the Day Set for | Trial—Improved Appearance of the Fratricide. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SUISUN, Feb. 23.—Frank Belew, the | fratricide, appeared before Judge Beckles this morning for arraignment. He was ac- | | companied by one of his attorneys, George | A. Lamont of Suisun. Quite a crowd had assembled in the Superior Court room when time for calling the case had ar- rived. Judge Buckles informed the de- fendant that he had been given until this day to plead and he then asked him what was his desire in that respect. Mr. Lamont filed a demurrer on statu- tory grounds, which the court promptly overruled. Belew was then asked what was his plea and replied in a clear and firm voice “Not guilty.” Judge Buckles set the case for trial on Tuesday, April 5 which drrangement proved satisfactory to the respective counsel. Since his last appearance in the court- room Belew has improved considerably. He seemed to be perfectly at ease and cheerful to-day. He is also more con- tented while in jail and does not seem to be in the constant fear that character- ized his actions during the first days of geacenble and that the principals | WEARIES OF ANNOYING NOTORIETY Congressman Dingley Is Sorely Embar- rassed. His Name Again Unenvi- ably Dragged Before the Publie. No Likelihood of a Settlement of the Famous Melcher- Hadley Case. BOTH PARTIES STUBBORN. Hearing of the Celebrated Suit Is Postponed Until March 4. Further Special Dispatch to The Call BOSTON, Feb. 23.—The Melcher- Hadley case came up in Auburn, Me., again to-day. Congressman Nelson | Dingley is tired of the annoying no- toriety which the famous breach of promise case of his niece, Mrs. Louis Dingley Hadley of San Diego, has brought him, and he is making strenu- ous efforts to call a halt in the endless publicity of the matter and the un- pleasant way in which his name is dragged into the case and published broadcast all over the country. As a consequence of his objections, Hon. Jeremiah Dingley, father of Mrs. Hadley, has made an offer to Mr. Mel- cher to settle the judgment, but the latter has declined to accept the sum named. It has now grown to be a bitter fight between the Dingleys and the Melchers, and the new complica- tions regarding the attempted settle- ment do not tend to smooth matters over. Hach side continues to stand firm and the final outcome cannot be predicted, although it is conservatively estimated that some sort of a financial settlement will be arrived at out of court, but it is difficult to understand how this can be brought about, in view of the fact that Mr. Dingley swears he | will never pay the judgment and Mr. Melcher insists that he will have every cent of the sum named by the courts. The postponed hearing in the disclo- sure proceedings which resulted from the failure to pay the judgment of the court was called before Disclosure Commissioner Mitchell in Auburn to- day. The result of to-day's hearing was the same as that of the first at- tempt at a hearing. Mrs. Hadley was not present, but her attorneys ad- dressed the Commissioner and request- ed a second postponement on the same grounds as the previous continuance. They presented the certificate of a physician to the effect that the illness of Mrs. Hadley was of such a chay- acter and so serious that it precluded her appearance in the courtroom. Although Mr. Melcher’s counsel man- ifsted impatience at this second delay the Commissioner, after taking the case under advisement for a few min- utes, rendered his decision in favor of the defendant and assigned March 4 as the date of the postponed hearing. Pioneer Rancher Dies at Alvarado. IRVINTON, Feb. 23.—William Hayes, who has lived continuously on his ranch near Alvarado since 1852, died this morn- ing at Alvarado, aged 83 years. Deceased came to California_in 1850, around the Horn, and at first began to work at his trade @s a carpenter in San Francisco. Soon after he moved to Alvarado, and worked the first flourmill in the State. ot i 0ld Resident Dies at Hanford. HANFORD, Feb. 23.—B. R. Hurlburt, an old resident of this county, died to-day, aged 58 years. He was a native of Ohio and served in the army during the re- his confinement in prison. bellion. He was a Grand Army member and a Mason. ADVERTISEMENTS. RURURUBUBABRBRLRR AR RRRRRNRINIRINRIINIIRRINRIRINRIINEY \. decay. ke 8 ] Has rescued 10,000 men from despondency, weakness, nervousness, backwardgess, early It has made them strong, able men. Are you as strong a man as nature intended you to be? Sanden’s book, “Three Classes of Men.” SANDEN ELECTRIC CO. o b, S Frastteco. Office hours, 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.; Sundays, 10 to 1. Branches at Los Angeles, Cal., 253 Washington st.; Denver, Colo., 931 Sixteenth st.; D: It is free. i x1 allas, Tex., 285 Main st. 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