The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 30, 1898, Page 2

13 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1898. IGHT FOR SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY Choice of Southern California. CAUCUS AT LOS ANGELES| LEGISLATORS UNANIMOUS HIS SUPPORT. Colonel Otis’ Newspaper Again As- sails Colonel Burns as the “Gang” Candidate for the Senate. Special Dispatch to The Call. very Re- Assemblyman from Southern 1l cast his vote for Assem- blyman H. ight of County Speake This was reached this afternoon at a cau- LOs publican California w a on cus of legislators from seven Southern Every Assemblyman was ent except Meruth of Santa Bar- An or ation which will be | permanent was perfected by the elec- tion of W. S. Melick of the Seventieth \d Assembly- htieth District Speakership Distri man Cr there was no dissension, and the unani- mous decision to € Mr. Wright | was reached at onc: The caucus indc d L. H: Valentine Seventy-fourth District for Assembly Committee | \ sy INTEEEETS THE COAST. | Army Oxders, Postoffice Changes, Pensions and Patents. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—By direction f the Secretary of War, Lieutenant Colo- Hull, judge advocate United relieved from duty as judge advocate of the Fourth Army Corps, and will proceed from Huntsville, Ala., to Manila, and report to the com- manding general of the Pacific for as- nment to duty to relieve Lieutenant Colonel Charles L. Jewett. Lieutenant Colonel Jewett, upon being thus relieved, will return to the United States, proceed to his home and report vy letter to the adjutant general of the arm: jon was indulged | to the positions | from this section Mr. Wright, in| spublican members | nd there are - but nships of commit- | out. If I am 1 give preference in| o such members as I t perform the duties | that will be committed to their charge. | This It ve to be the part of wisdom, | and in my judgment the business of the | sion will thereby be greatly expe-| d in during th of several n | I feel highly complimented by the | action of the Republican membe from | Southern ( rnia _in indorsing me 1 shall endeavc ve to the inte State every col discussed aspirations .n\urnmg natorial slows: If as and concerted effort is to be made Burns upon the peo- representative henchmen n, the Re- soon and im- of 1 unscrupulous prac- ticer of gang He Is utterly un- fit for the big responsible office of Senator of tk d_ States, and his would be a great State of ( DETROIT STRIKES A REEF Passengers on the Alaska Craft Es- cape to Shelter Island’s JUNBAU, y steam- ship Cot toria, Nov. - Three n, red and bedraggled, walked into Juneau to-night, bringing the news of another lost ship. Shipwrecks continue to pile up in Alaska like drift wood on_a beach. The men were Purse Bush and two of the crew of the steame: betwe: The furi blowing for nearly in which the steamer Utopla narrowly escaped becoming a total 2 subsided on Tuesday night, and ceeded by a snowfall so thick that to see much more than | The Detroit left Juneau | Detroit, a local boat Juneau and Lynn ( ous windstorm which has been i a ship’s length. fa for Haines Mission and Skaguay a week | ago. usually goes up one day comes down the next. Fears have t felt for ever since she left he: g to the violent storm, but she la " the lee of an island untll the storm and then started ag - made Skaguay in recked on return trip - miles from her dock. struck at s bout noon on | y. The shawfall bein IN Alameda | chosen | States Volunteers - jefe: 1| and Kentucky Derbies, Blanchard, Santa Paula; W. J. Hotch- 1klfl;l, Healdsburg; V. C. Howard, Wood- and. Marketing, transportation and freight— | R. D. Stevens, Sacramento; A. ock, | Santa Clara; Alexander Gordon, Fresno; |’A. D. Cutts, Live Oak; R. J. Blower, Woodland tdward Burwick, Pacific Grov W. B. Gester, Placer; Frang H. Buck, 'Vacaville; H. P. Stabler, Yuba Cit - opening of the afternoon se growers’ Convention B, the annual ot W. Weinstock of the Call uit_ Growers' and Shippers’ As- The report showed that the vere drought of the past season had caused a shortage of but 9 per cent in the shipment of fresh deciduous fruits as compared with the season before. At a meeting of the County Horticul- tural Commi; rs to-night the vine- | hopper and remedies for its extermina- tion were discussed. MAY HAVE BUT ONE INAUGURAL BALL Prospect of Harmony in the Enter-| tainment of Governor-Elect | Gage at Sacramento. | SACRAMENTO, Nov. 20.—A peace con- | ference between the inaugural ball com- | mittee, appointed as a result of a meet- | ing of citizens, of which R. T. Devlin is chairman, and Mayor Land, represent- ing the rival faction, was held this after- | noon. As a result there is a prospect of | harmonizing the entertainers of the Gov- | ernor-elect and giving him a ball which | winl be of such brilliance as to make the | head of the executive swim. | "1t will be remembered that Mayor Land found fault with the manner in which the movement was started, insisting that he he have been cho chairman because of his official position. Mr. Dev- lin airman of the committee, however, proceeded to name his associates. whom the Mayor was designated as one. | The Mayor would not have this and | called a meeting of his own, which pro- claimed itself the only authorized body to proceed with the inaugural. 3 The impracticability of having two in- augural balls and putting the Governor- elect to the necessity of being at both at induced the Mayor and the me time Mr. Devlin committee to confer to-day, | with the result that each side assured inguished considera- after an executive committee is named it is hard to dismiss it, the other of its dis | tion; bi publi and or Land does mot need all of Mr, I s committee in order to com- plete his own. The Mayor's faction was to have met | to-night, but both sides adjourned until Friday night, by which time all hands will | doubt s be posted as to what will be | good form in such a social exigency as the present. | o nel John A By direction of the stant Secretary of War, Private Alpha Kenyon Jr., Com- pany L, F ited States In- fantry. Sliphaleth _Blatch- | ford, Tr urcn United States | | Cavalry, now at Manila, will be charg- | ed from the service of the United States e commanding officer of the station Barnard, Battery E Fort Ma T Third United States Aruer Cal., is discharged from' the ser- A postoffice was to- hed at e :‘4 ras with i > as po! F W. B. Treadwell of san Francisco was to-day admit to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Pacific Coast patents were issued to- s follow: ornia—Rebecca_Alexand tain hanger; James er, Fresno, Rédondo, hydr Los Wilber carbe Cummings, geles, men's foot rest; Charles G. I jerson, combination cushion and v ot or shoe heel; James C. Hollo- assignor of four-fifths to ain_pearing machine; v Ho combination | tret ree; John H. rtin Ormand, Riverside, machine or constructing_irrigating or other es ; John Parkinson, Los Angeles, shutter o tvstem; dohn W. Peterm, Banta, railway rall; man, Santa Casper Zimmi —John F. Venner, Brownsville, vehicle Spokane, as- E . Clark and others, : Parrott, Goldendal 4 a0 Fox Cumner, gold separator. > ans_Original, Joseph 3: . _Poetz, C. L . Doyle, Perrys James H. Doty, $6_to 38 3 £ = Washington—Original, Albert W. Kelley, Se- John W. Otis, Spokane, $10 -~ FAMOUS HORSES GO CHEAPLY. Buck Massie Sold for Only $850 and Spokane for $170. LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 20.—The sec- dnd day of the Woodward & Shanklin | thoroughbred sales included consign rhents of horses in training, brood mares | #nd. stallions. The great racehorse Buck fassle brought only $830. Spokane, who -ated Proctor Knott in the American went__for $170. Forester, the sirc of Lieber Karl, was cked ‘down for $15. One hundred and en head sold during the day for $20,- -rage of $180. Following are the | kno | 270, an . | egt prices brought by horses in train- ing: Co b. c. nment of W. H. May & Son—J H C, 4, by Imp. Pirate of Penzance, dam Lilly B. Ratterman, Nashville, Tenn.; $1850. W, unusually ick, Captain Latham, imstead | ’}*fl Tipton, b._c.. 2, by imp. Deceiver, dam of being well out in the channel, was close | Mary Harks, Woodtord & Buckner, Paris, Ky.; in to Shelter Island. This igsland is sur- | $350. rounded by reefs. In less time than it Air Blast, b. 6, by Patron, dam Peggy takes to write it the ship was tearing and | Morrill; W. s rinding on a reef hidden by high tide. | ., The Devil, b. c. 3, "by Major Richards, dam fhe pagsengers were thrown from. their | atagonla: owhed by T ¥ Sellers; sold to K. :gnls ’n l.h: H_11 oor and panic spread | " ajgs Josephine, b. f.. 2, by Hayden Edwards, rough the ship. But the.Detroit was | dam' Vibration: owned by W. J. Matthews: hard and fast and did not sink, though | €old to J. F. Davis, Marysville, Mo.; $600. she filled rapidly with water. Kitty B, ch. m.. by The Minstrel, dam The position of the ship alone saved the passengers from drowning liki s. They were put ashore In the ship’ s 'and as much of the ship’s s had not been rulned by water saved. The De- troit left Skaguay with twenty-three pas- sengers. They are now camped in the timber of Sheiter Island, poorly protected from the weather and Short of provisions. A tent was rigged of a tarpaulin and the blankets and bedding ken ashore. At last accounts passengers and crew were shivering around a fire, eating.cold food and trying to make coffee. Thelr sitoar tlon was very critical well as uncom- fortable. The Detroit lies In a bad posi- tion and it is doubtful whether she can be saved. She is owned by the Seattle Land and Wharf Company, is about seventy feet long and a double ‘décker. CALIFORNIA FRUIT- GROWERS AT FRESNO Twenty-Third Convention Called to Order by President Cooper. FRESNO, Nov. 29.—The twenty-third convention of the Fruit Growers of Call- fornia, held under the auspices of tne State Board of Horticulture, was called to order to-day by Presldent Ellwood Cooper. B. E. Hutchinson of Fowler -and Alexander Gordon of Fresno were elected Vice-presidents. The address of welcome was delivered by Dr. Chester Rowell of this place. He wds followed by President nual address. v Under the head of “pure foods,” Presi- dent Cooper suggested that a resolution be adopted asking CONETESs 10 pass the Hrosius interstate pure food law. The convention was :.dvised of the Importance of having the iegislature make an ap- propriation for the California exhibit at ProPorid's Fair to be held at Paris in 1 reading of the president's ad- dx:::!sert'h(ehelauowmg committees were ap- polnted; solutions—William Johnson of * d. chairman; Dr. Eshelmar, G . °F: -Bogue. Yaba Cit oy Rice, Bl Rio, Ventura County; Bray, Santa Uara,k o B“S"l‘f SRy e tion—Frani ) (}.Le g's.lalgstchms, Marysville; V. W. y: T. A, George Cooper, who delivered the president’s an- | Minnie May; sold to W. E. Jordon, Lexington; 350 TBuck Masste, br. h.. Triana; owned by I. i1, McCorkle, Lexington Best sales of brood mares—Wampsutta, br. m., 12, by Longfellow, dam Sierra Nevada; Gwhed by H. H. Owsley; sold to Eugene Lelgh, Lexington; $1900. Princess’ Bowling, ch. m., 12, by {mp. Prince Charles, dam_Katie Bowling; sold to Sidney Faget, New York; $750. sl s | RAIN IN THE INTERIOR. | Light Showers Reported From Vari- ous Sections of the State. STOCKTON, Nov. 2.—Rain began fall- ing here at 10 o'clock this morning. The | precipitation has been light so far, but 1n- | dications are favorable for more rain to- | night. SAN JOSE, Nov. 20.—Morning brought clouds and a south wind. There has been a mere trace of rain, but conditions seem favorable for a good downpour. SUISUN, Nov. 20.—Rain commenced falling here early this morning and con- tinued for several hours. Severe frost is | looked for to-night. Farmers in this | vicinity are very much discouraged, fear- | ing_another dry year. | 6, by Hanover, dam Murphy; sold to W, MILTON, Nov. 20.—Rain began falling here at 6 o'clock this. morning and has |'been falling at intervals since. This after- noon the indications were good for a con- | tinuation of the storm, which is much | needed podoaty SANTA CRUZ, Nov. 29.—Rain fel! near- iy all day. It will result in great benefit. | e g | JOHNSTON IS CAUTIOUS. | Would Be Sure of His Ground Before Opening .State Printing Office. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 20.—State Printer Johnston was seen to-night in reference to the statement telegraphed from Los Angeles to the effect that the members of the Legislature there were taking steps | to have the State printing office opened and as many as possible of the official re- orts_printed before that body meets. Mr. Johnston said he would assume no responsibility in the matter of setting ,men to work unless a majority of each branch of the Legislature would guaran- “i; S: see that the moncy should be pro- vide; - NECESSARY REFORMS IN THE PRISONS State Board Makes Recommendations. PAROLE SYSTEM APPROVEL CLASSIFICATION OF CONVICTS URGED. Opium Traffic in California Peniten- tiaries Attributed to the Legis- lature’s Failure to Act. Special Dispatch to The Call SAN RAFAEL, Nov. 29.-—The blen- nial report of the State Board of Prison Directors for the two years ending June 30, 1898, to which Director ‘Wilkins has been devoting a good deal of time and careful consideration for several weeks, was finished and forwarded to Gover- nor Budd to-day. The document is ex- ceedingly important in its nature and supplies interesting reading, inasmuch as atténtion is drawn to various re- forms needed at both Folsom and San Quentin. The attention of the executive is drawn to the fact that, V\'hlle. the dlg- cipline enforced at the two prisons will compare favorably with that of any similar institution in the country, vari- ous reforms are possible: which cannot be put into operation under existing| conditions. The chief of these, a clas- | sification of prisoners, is spoken of as | follows: Foremost among these is a careful classification of prisoners and the absolute | segregation of the totally depraved class from those who young in vice flnd‘ with whom ther sonable hope of | final reformation. hut our views in this direction would involve the co struction of new cell buildings, the intr duction of new industries and a heavy e: enditure of money. Probably it Is a f:\rgr-r question from a financial stand-| point than the people are prepared to re- gard favorably In their present mood. In connection with the reformation prisoners we call your attention to ot | the | | t parole law. We have exercised the au- thority conferred upon us by this act with the utmost caution and have endeav- | ored to expand its provisions to applicants Worthy of our confidence. It is true that | our expectations have been disappointed in some instances, but on the whole the| results have been most satisfactory. | ully 80 per cent of paroled prisoners are leading industrious and honorable lives, a fact that should go far toward removing | the remaining prejudice against a proper exercise of this law. The opium traffic, toward which pub- lic attention has been frequently at- tracted by The Call, the directors are | frank to admit is still carried on in | pite of the utmost vigilance on the part of the prison officials. On this | subject the report reads: A mischievous and demoralizing factor | with which we are forced to contend fs the prevalent opfum habit among large bodies of convicts, especially at San Quen- tin prison. Your board has made the most strenuous efforts to suppress the traffic | drug, in which we have had the | co-operation of subordinate offi- a vet we must confess that we have not been wholly successful. It is due in large part to the fact that our Legisla- ture has failed to make the introduction | of opium into our prisons a penal offense, though repeatedly urged to do so. Were a sufficiently severe punishment certain for those detected in The nefarious busi- ness, we would be in a much better posi- tion to deal with this great evil. The board earnestly advocates as a | question of pressing urgency proper ac- commodations for the care of the crim- inal insane and details the results of | the conference with a committee from | the State Lunacy Commission. Folsom | is selected as the preferable site for thc | construction of a ward for the crimin: insane, because it offers the advantagcs of free light and water and because the granite quarries there and the presence of a large force of unemployed convicts will tend to make the cost of construc- tion a comparatively small item. The indeterminate sentence system, as employed in other States more ad- vanced in the science of penology, is recommended for favorable considera- tion by the Legislature. It is asserted that in California men are released from prison daily who have learned no lesson from confinement or discipline and confessedly go out to prey again upon society. It Is thought that in the majority of cases a much better result would be attained if sentences were not for a fixed limit, but were made within certain limits, dependent upon evidence of reformation. The jute industry is mentioned as on a most satisfactory basis, but 3,000,000 bags have been carried over on account of short crops. Enough have been marketed to fill the revolving fund of $100,000 and permit the retention of enough money for present operating ex- penses. The board regrets to be obliged to mention’ the fact that the rock crusher at Folsom has had so few orders that business may be deemed at a minimum, The necessity of providing profitable employment for the prisoners is urged, and it is recommended that experience with a small tract of arable land dem- onstrates that it would he a wise move on the part of the Legislature to pur- chase a large tract of land near the prison, the working of which wouid give the convicts employment and go far toward making the prison self-sup- porting. The board does not believe this would interfere with free labor, for such staple products could be raised as would not compete in price with any- body. Nearly eight miles of the Tiburon boulevard have been completed by con- vict labor.. The board 1is especially pru(\;d of the showing made oa that road. The board takes pride in the fact that the prisons have been conducted on lines of strict economy, s far as the best interests of the State would per- mit. Not only has that body lived with- in the appropriations made by the Leg- islature, but it has saved encugh to make a number of much-needed per- manent improvements, among which are mentioned the new kitchen, with modern cooking plant, and the new prison wharf. 'PARALYZED BY A DIVE. Son of San Diego’s Mayor Dies After a Lingering Illness. SAN DIEGO, Nov. 29.—Bert C. Reed, son of Mayor D. C. Reed of this city, died this afternoon as the re;ult of injuries sus- tained on the 14th of last August Jolla, near this city. He mfl‘é a di.‘xtelc# 100 feet and struck bottom. He was par- alyzed and has since graduafly wasted away to a. mere skeleton. He was 22 years cld. - —— FATAL POLITICAL ROW. One Man Killed and Three Wounded at Chicago. CHICAGO, Nov. 20.—An attempt to break up the annual meeting of the Eighteenth Ward Republican Club at ‘Bricklayers' Hall at Peoria ,and West Monroe streets this evenlni_lresulted in the death of one of the attacking party and the wounding of three of those who par- liclulfd in the fight. Charfes Lattimer, a bricklayer, was In- stantly killed. The wounded are: Willlam Mahoney, policeman at the Desplaines street sta- tion; shot In both arms and in the side; will recover. John W. Landers, laborer, finger shot off. John Prince, janitor of the building, shot in left leg; serious. OAKLAND TO GET A NEW POSTOFFICE BUILDING Good Prospects of Congress Acting on a Bill for the Necessary Appropriation. WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Representa- tive Mercer of Nebraska, chairman of the Committee on Public Bulldings and Grounds, says he expects Congress to authorize several new public bulldings at the coming session. There are scores of bills for new bufldings, but Mr. Mercer says an effort will be made to authorize structures where there is a very pressing demand for them. He will call a meet- Ing of his committee early in the session. uring the last session this committee refused to report a single bill for new buildings. This was attributable to the lack of funds in the treasury, but now that the coffers are full, Speaker Reed will probably give his consent to more liberal appropriations of this kind. Sen- ator Perkins has aiready passed throuzh the Senate several times a bill for a r=w ostoffice_at Oakland. Congressman HIl- orn, although a member of the commit- tee, did not succeed in getting the Dill reported from the House committze, but hlopes to be more successful this ses- sion. e MORE RAIN IS NEEDED. Weather and Crop Conditions in Southern California. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20.—The climate and crop bulletin of the Weather Bureau for Southern California for the week end- ing November 28 follows: Cool, fair weather prevailed all the af- ternoon of the 24th, when light showers feil in some of the southern sections, and snow in the mountains back of Redlands. The rain was followed by a severe “norther” during the night of the 24th and the greater portion of the 2t The greatest force of the wind was ex eri. enced in the foothills region, though lfih northerly winds prevailed generally. The from t%e sectlons where the reports “norther” prevailed state that damage resulted from the high wind to trees and cltrus fruit, but on the whole the injury was light. Farm work generally continued fnac- tive, awaliting good, soakipg rains to put he ' soil in condition for cultivating, though some. dry seeding is being done in the hope of sufficient rain later tc ma- ture a crop. Some oranges are being shipped for the holiday trade, though they are not yet| ripe. DE YOUNG DWELLING ENTERED BY BURGLARS Unsuccessful Attempt to Loot the Editor’s Summer Home at San Rafael. SAN RAFAEL, Nov. 20.—An unsuccess- ful attempt was made this evening by two burglars to loot the summer residence of | M. H. de Young. The attempt was frus- trated by the presence of John Meyer, a gardener. Meyer sleeps in a_room in the lower | art of the house. He was awakened by | earing the men ascending the stairway to the upper floor. He sllpged out through | the front door, which had been left| opened, and saw a light in an upper | room. Meyer hastened to Coroner Eden's | residence and summoned officers. Marshal John Healy and Night Watch- man Peter O'Brien responded to the call. When they reached the residence the burglars had gone, having taken alarm from the noise made by Meyer on leav- ing the house. Meyer is unable to state whether or not the burgiars obtained any booty. | e e RS WANTS THE EDUCATORS. Tacoma’s Efforts to Secure the Na- tional Convention. TACOMA, Nov. 20.—Tacoma is making strenuous efforts to secure next year's meeting of the American Educational Association, which Is expected to bring 20,000 educators to the Pacific coast. As matters now stand Los Angeles is the only other contestant. The executive commit- | tee of the national association will meet in Chicago on December 15 to decide whether the convention shall come to Ta- coma or go to Southern California. Taco- ma has nearly raised the $20,000 needed to entertain_the convention. Arrangements are complete for the erection of a pavilion of 5000 seating capacity, made necessary by the recent burning of the Exposition building. Hotel accommodations will be augmented by throwing open thousands of homes if the convention comes here. JOHNSON AS PLAINTIFF. Sues for Damages Because He Was Robbed at a Hotel. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—The suit of Grove L. Johnson, a former member of Congress from California, against George W. Cochran, proprietor of the Hotel Coch- ran, for $1257, alleged damages for losses suffered by the former while & guest at the Hotel, was begun to-day in the Circuit “ourt, The suit is the result of Johnson’s rooms at the Hotel Cochran being robbed on the evening of December 11, 189, while he and his family were at supper. 'Durfng his | absence from his room 3§53 in cash, and jewelry belonging to his wife valued at $304 was stolen from his apartments. The defense is that the proprietor of the hotel fs not liable for goods lost, be- cause in_the rooms occupied by Johnson and his family there were notides posted calling the atfention of guests to the fact that he would not be responsible for the safety of valuables unless left with the clerk of the hotel and locked in the safe. - PRIVATE HOLT WILL DIE. Sentenced to Be Executed for a Mur- der Committed While Drunk. HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Nov. 29.—Private Lindsay P. Hoit, Troop F, Tenth United States Cavalry, now encamped here, is resting under a death sentence, the result of a court-martial, at which it was proven that he was guilty of murder. The origin | of this man’s trouble is easlest told in the | words, “‘bad whisky and a pistol.” His best friend was his victim, and the unfor- tunate man’s remorse is awful. This is the first death sentence passed upon an enlisted man since the beginning of the war and for many years previous. It is attracting widespread attention. w i T T IR SENT TO AN ASYLUM. TUnfortunate Condition of Attorney Darwin of Vallejo. SUISUN, Nov. 29.—Charles Ben Darwin, a well-known attorney, has been committed to the State Asylum at Napa. Darwin was for forty years a resident of San Rafael and was for many years a partner of D. J. Murphy, District Attor- ney-elect of San Francisco. At one time he was one of the most noted lawyers in the State, and figured in several promi- nent cases.” He complled three or four codes in lowa, Darwin had resided in Vallejo for a few months, and his mind | showed symptoms of derangement. Medi- cal testimony attributes Hhis unfortunate condition to pressure on the brain. pai iy GERMAN ARMY INCREASED. Answer to the Czar’s Disarmament Proposal. BERLIN, Nov. 20.—The details of the new army bill just published show the Prussian peace contingent will be {n- creased by 11,414 men and 2530 horses. The Saxon contingent will be increased by 2073 men. Herr Eugene Richter, the Radical lead- er, calls this “Germany’s answer to the Czar's disarmament proposal.” Rartil-d b Boy Killed by a Train. SANTA ANA, Nov. 20.—Oscar Davis, a 13-year-old lad, met a horrible death to- day while attempting to board a moving freight train. Together with several other boys younf Davis attempted to !'mt‘ on te thre train as it was pulling out of the depot, but missed hi 4 fell under | households of his hundreds of | the many buildings | the completion of the new buildings, the wheels, more than balf the train pass- ing over him. EATING THREE MEALS A DAY AS OF YORE Absence of Famine at| Sacramento. 3 SILLY NEWSPAPER ARTICLE | iy | { DECLARED WORKINGMEN WERE | STARVING. Citizens Angered by an Examiner “Pipe-Dream’” Following the Recent Fire in the Carshops. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Nov. 20.—A space writer in the San Francisco Examiner last Sunday covered an entire page with an industrious effort to have the public Believe that Sacramento is like- 1y to overlook the celebration of the approaching Christmas because a fire at the raiiroad shops of the Southern Pacific Company recently destroyed a small portion of the plant and tem- porarily threw out of employment a fraction of the force of mechanics. The | story is luridly illustrated, an at- | tempt being made by the artist to de- pict such a scene of domestic misery as | might be encountered among the strik- ing coke burners of Pennsylvania, but which nobody but a hysterical illus- trator for a yellow Sunday supplement could locate in a prosperous commun- ity like Sacramento. As a matter of fact, as has been told in dispatches to The Call, the effects of the fire have not been such a- to cause any serious distress. Nearly all of the men whom the fire compelled the railroad company to drop temporarily from the payroll were skilled mechan- ics, earning good wages and living in comfortable homes. Putting a speech in the mouth of one of these citizens about the dreaded poverty which the winter is to bring down upon his house- hold, and, inferentfally, upon the co- workers, may answer for rhetorical purposes, but this is not appreciated by the people of a city like Sacramento, which has always prided itself on {ts ability to weather far greater calami- ties than the destruction of a couple of at the raliroad shops. The effect of the circulation of such a publication is, of course, disad- vantageous to the city, and, naturally, where the article has not been laughed at here, it has aroused a measure of resentment. The Bee to-night, referring to the story in last Sunday’s Examiner, says: The article was altogether misleading, as the facts are decidedly otherwise than those the article sought to convey. The truth is that by far the larger part of the men who were temporarily made idie were put at work within a_day or two after the fire and have been kept at work ever since. Those who have not been able to return to work are in the minor- ity, and as many of these own their own homes and not a few have bank accounts, there is no likelihood that their .Christ- mas will be very heavily curtailed. In conversation to-day H. J. Small, superintendent of motive power.and machinery, stated that 200 vf the 300 men temporarily thrown out of work by the fire were now being employed in the temporary shops erected pending which were under way. The citizens of Sacramento, as well as the men at the -railroad shops, do not consider the fact that 100 men out of a daily force of 2400 are out of em- ployment waliting for the new shops to be finished warrants the publication of a story whose pictures, headlines and general character are int-nded to make the public believe that Sacramen- to is in the throes of a poverty so in- tense as to make necessary a postpone- ment of the holiday season. ASKS THAT HIS CHILD’S BODY BE EXHUMED Round Mountain Resident Suspects His Daughter Did Not Die a Natural Death. REDDING, Nov. 20.—Mary Rhoades, the 16-year-old stepdaughter of George Man- ley, died recently at Round Mountain and was buriéd on Friday. Yesterday Coro- ner Earnest received a letter from the dead glrl‘s father requesting that the body be disinterred and_the stomach be subjected to analysis. The parent avows that his daughter died under suspicious circumstances. Coroner Earnest, Dr. F. P. Mitchell and District Attorney Rose left to-day for Round Mountain to carry out the request of the father. Rumors_are in circulation "and have been published to the effect that the voung lady had been badly treated by her stepfather, having been cruelly beaten on more than one occasion. What clew the father has for suspecting that his daugh- ter died other than a natural death would not be divulged by the authorities. -— Supposedly Incendiary Blaze. SUISUN, Nov. 26.—The residence of R. V. Silveria, in Fairfleld, was destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it is thought to have been the work of fire- bugs. FINDLEY STOLE MANY THOUSANDS Shortage May Reach $45,000. NO CLEW TO THE FUGITIVE BELIEVED TO HAVE FLED TO CHINA. San Luis Obispo County’s Supervisors Refuse to Declare His Office Vacant or Offer a Reward. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Nov. 20.—All day experts have been figuring on the amount of the defalcation of missing Tax Collector S. M. Findley. F. C. Cherry was appointed by the Board of Supervisors to do the work. So far it is impossible to arrive at the exact amount of the deficiency, but it is gen- erally figured that it will reach about $45,000. The Board of Supetvisors’ refusal to declare the office vacant has caused the Fidelity and Deposit Company of Mary- land, which holds Findley's bond, to determine to take charge of the office. The Supervisors left the office in charge of Miss Nellie Nesbitt and Miss Maud Scott, who were Findley's deputiés. They, with the expert, are to remain in charge until the first of the year, when H. H. Carpenter, Tax Collector-elect, will take office. Carpenter does not de- sire to take the office at this time, in its present condition, should the place be tendered him by appointment. So far no clew has been discovered as to the whereabouts of the missing offi- clal. Some think that he is en route to China, having departed from San Fran- cisco on the first steamship to sail after his arrival there. A few weeks before the election Find- ley was very free with coin in betting. He wagered most of his money on Charles A. Barlow, fusion candidate for Congress in the Sixth District. low being defeated, he of course lost. He also was lavish in spending money for candidates who were his friends, and the supposition is that he was short several thousand dollars before he conceived the idea of fleeing from the county. The Board of Supervisors has refused to offer a reward for his apprehension, claiming that the surety company which held Findley’s bond should exert itself to capture the fugitive, inde- pendent of the efforts of the county. The surety company is displeased, as it requested that a reward be offered. MARGARET COGY ON TRIAL. FOR BLACKMAIL Alleged Attempt to Extort Money From Miss Helen and George Gould. ALBANY, N. Y., Nov. 20.—Mrs. Mar- garet Cody’s trial on the indictment for blackmail was begun in the Albany Coun- ty Court before Judge Gregory to-day. It is alleged In the indictment that Mrs. Cody wrote letters to Miss Helen a compromise or discontinuance of the ac- tion 8el}dlng against the heirs of the late Jay Gould to establish the dower rights of MY¥s. Angell, on the ground that she was the first wife of Jay Gould. Miss Helen Gould and her aunt, Miss Elizabeth Palm, were present at the trial to-day. After the jury had been impan- eled George Gould was placed on the stand as the first witness. He identified two letters from Mrs. Cody, which were recelved by him in February, 188, and Bar- | | | and George - Gould on February 11 and March | 9, 1888, respectively, asking them to call | on her and promising them that she would | give them what was alleged to be valu-| able information to enable them to effect | | | Weak Men Weak Men pre—— Weak Men Pty Weak Men el s o WeakiMen WEAK MAN HAS NO HEART TQ DO anything well. No matter how ardently he wiehes to succeed something: will stop him, for the reason that he has not the power to bridge the river where it is roughest. Weak men don't d in life. Weak men beget thef Thy get it in a va- riety of ways. 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