The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 4, 1899, Page 8

] THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1899. - G T, ARNOLD'S ESTATE HAS DISAPPEARED Money and Property All Gone. OTHERS CLAIM HIS SALOON | | | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR LOOK- ING INTO THE CASE. Secures Special Letters of Adminis- | tration From Judge Troutt—Be- | longed to a Wealthy ¥amily | in Germany. A. Drinkhouse, the new Public Ad- inistrator, took charge of the office to which he was elected yesterday and | official act was to instruct At- 1 Ruef to file an app! tion for f administration on the old, who died of pneu- ht in a lodging house The reason given fc ased was po property which parties having no e Troutt granted were at once 126 Fifth stre at the dec 1 1siderable s being usurped by to t Jud steps w » same. and righ ¢ the owner of se. Heé had at 21 Humboldt. Savini s pessessed of jewelry valued gt nearly g a gold watch and chs liamond pin, gold hea dded locket t William S, Grel , who claim to hold 2 same; the jew: af complete nd n te is yet known col ning any to the real estate he | to have owned. who was about 40 vears old, irge land at Man- | man sald to have been related | s in the | ally disow twel n ako aid_to have n Monterey aloon_or 0 he di nd pur- avenue. st e sold mas C yought out h a nroy. Arnold’s T months he sent ank Public the notified to ROSENTHAL'S E | Original—James H. Randall, TRIUMPHANT | TECHNIQUE! rst concert in San ropolitan’ Temple Moriz Rosen Francisco. last night described as a triumph in technique. Technique is the word, first, | last and all the time. And do not misun- | tand I do not mean the mere physic smplishment of the mechan- e, but t hniqu with brains in it. Muscle ality are closel His is the as marve technique that ¢ telegraphed from the head so Imost it seems | he thi Technique is | and Rosenthal portion of his F redible. It is will make you believe n do with "two hands is the wizard of the not is a great poet. s the fancy, the of a great poet. H 8 not grip you, as sometimes Paders ewski does, where your heart beats and your lungs'fill. He is not an emotic and he never edges along th juisite ne which s the sublime from the hysterical, is nothing about him. His interpretations are lary sonorous, sympathetic, full of pocd Fiog: ing and of abundant culture, but they do not transport you to anothér world, You are amazed, delighted; that is all. 1 can imag myself in time growing accustomed o the. prodigions temoning of Mr. Rosenthal. " Why not? He takes it o course. “He is a man with- nd without per: y sonal show ny sort; a simple gentleman, short ck and fair, with -kindly unimportant face and hair only moderately indicative of his calling. A’ sober musician, to all c us of the sensational nu- ency of his finge and an artist that you cannot afford to mi He does not ‘en- thrall you by sheer f ment, as the throbbing ¥ and though his technique galvanize you, you can learn to o for what it is U‘lf fine ’sl in the wnfi}tl‘fhnn!é cet never more than the informed expres- Yion of @n artistic idea, Piscore The recital began with Sonata, op. and . the with the prestissimo, for it not until Rosenthal had glided into this division of it that either he or the late-coming audi- ence appeared at anything like normal advantage. The prestissimo and the an dante with variations he read with sym- pathetic emphasis and clear, beautiful articulation. It was a refined, legitimate performance, but in no sense wonderful. The wonders came next in Schumann’s Carnival, which, apart from the immense technical display, brought out a variety | of mood and color, and in the closing | march the most audacious and effective employment of fortissimo that I have ever heard on the planoforte. The Carni- | val was a remarkable performance. At times it dacked in humorous fancy, but on | the whole it was splendid, full of glitter- ing description and tonal variety and | simply invincible in the great, glorious crash of the march. Then followed four | Chopin pieces, ending with Rosenthal's | famous arrangement of the D flat major | waltz in thirds, sixths, octaves and what | not. to say nothing of the first theme set | in counterpoint against the second. | e of tempera- derewskl does, s something to Beethoven's | sonata bey A familiar piece like this worked up‘tion | ler and Jeanne Vi accus- heavily, and it | J of his money in ublic Administrator to produce the bill of n and also any papers which belong to the dead into such unfamillar complications and played lucidly and without effort at schedule speed could have but one effect on the audience. They noised for more, and Mr. Rosenthal played it over again without taking an extra breath. The complete o s printed in | yesterday's Call, and at this hour, with Sacramento politics clutching out for every inch of spaece in the paper, 1 shall | not_sttempt & descriptive catalogue of every number. The concert ended with the Liszt “Don Juan” fantasy, a work of Satanic difficuity and one that sounded Mr. Rosenthal at his best. He made it ffllrl)‘flflTzh and fsu;arkle under those masterful hands of his. ASHTON STEVENS. —_—————— In the Divorce Courts. Eva R. Vielra has sued Joaquin Vieira | for a divorce, alleging failure to provide as a cause of action. Sults for divorce on | the ground of cruelty have been filed by | Emma H, Butler against Richard G. But- | arques against Domi- | | nique Viarque: EXPRESS CAR SAFE LOOTED BY OUTLAWS | Successful Hold-Up of a Passenger Train on a Railway in Missouri. SFIELD, Mo., Jan. 3.—The ninth rst successful attempt at train rob- | on the line of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Raiiroad occurred to- | night at 8:55 near Macomb, a small sta- tion five miles east of this point. Ma- comb being a flag station, one of the rob- bers got aboard the westbound train at Norwood, the first station east of Ma- comb, paying his fare to Macomb and compelling the train to stop there. It was immediately boarded by five or six masked men, who, covering all members of the train crew with Winchesters and revolvers, compelled the engineer and fireman to cut loose from the remainder of the train. The mail, baggage and were then run up the line about two miles and stopped in a lonely cut, where rn- gineer Callender was placed in front of the robbers and forced to break open the door of the exprss car. After this he was placed in front of the faremost robber express cars | and together they entercu the express car, | the robbers covering Southern Express | Messenger Newton and Baggageman Sie- | ben with their pistols, forcing them to adjourn to the outside of the car. They | then proceeded to dynamite the through | afe. Two charges of dynamite were used, | completely demolishing the burglar-proof | safe of the Southern Express Company and playing havoc with the car and its contents. The safe was rifled, but the | robbers did not attempt to molest the | passengers. —_——— TO BE MUSTERED OUT Included Among the Regiments Soon | to Quit Uncle Sam’s | Service. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Secretary Al-| ger to-day made public a partia. list of the regiments and other organizations which, as a result of the signing of the Paris peace treaty, it has been decided to muster out of the service. The list in- cludes_twelve full regiments and two in- dependent companies and three heavy | batteries of artillery, approximating 16.- | 000 or more men, ch, with their pres- ent location, ar follows: In Alabama—Sixty-ninth New York, | Third Florida, both at Huntsville; Third Tennessee, at Ann In Georgia—Com; = ana Colored Infant Third North Carolir at Macon; Third teenth Pennsylvan! South 0] Carolina Island; Greensville; ¢ ot Columbia; Ninth le. Third Texas at Fort Clark. —Eighth_California at Be- feavy Batteries B and C, Second Ohio at e INTERESTS THE COAST. Patents and Pensions for Deserving ‘Westerners. | WASHINGTON, Jan. Pacific Coast | patents were granted to-day as follows: California—Charles Conger, San Francisco, snap hook; Augustus S. Coo- per, San Francisco, method of and appar atus for extracting bitumen from sand 1. Culver, San Francisco, caliy Fernald and . Kartem, for flypaper; Thos. nut lock; Joseph H. electrolytic reducing luice; Frank Kortick, | William S. Ray, San | mp Stov e. liam S. Plue, Rannfer, door; | ; Port grinder and amalgamato Pensions for Califormans: _Original— | ¢ R. Brown, Paso Robles, $6; Thomas | Bonner, dead, Los Angeles, $6; Ger- | r, Stockton, $6 les, $5. Restoration and Cotton, dead, Ala- ing S, em—’ Mexican r widows—Ann M. Snyder, Oakland, $8. Bayles, $8; James G. Maguire, Veterans' Home, | Napa, $ Oregon—Original: Lewis Plats, New- burg, Original widows, etc.—Annetta Huston, Portland, 5. Washington: Original—George Forester, | Conconully, $6; William h, dead, | Garfleld, $12." Original widows Burgert, Seattle, $12. More Rain Is Needed. WOODLAND, Jan. 3.—The optimistic dispatches now appearing in the metro- politan press, the tenor of which is that grain crops are now assured, are mis- leading. The hay crop is thé only one | that iS now reasonably sure, and even that may turn out to be a failure. Eight or ten inches more rain is necessary to | insure a good grain crop. A number of | farmers in Western Yolo have made the | discovery that some of their grain sown | early in the season has rotted and it will | be necessary to resow | HOTEL ARRIVALS. PALACE HOTEL, Byron W M Stewart, Carson son, Menlo |A P Chinn, Ky Mrs Stevenson, Menlo |Miss Brad J R Truell, N'Y D E Dr A F Pariow, Mass |B catch, Chgo S Jose F Blanchet, Portlnd M Erb, Stanford <napp, Oak|W ¥ |W H Cook, Bakersfield H Griffith, N Y H Farr & w, Qaklnd % N Bowden, S Jose W WESTERN HOTEL. vt |J Hard ! B.L G W Gidding: - J McKenzie, Bay t J Clough! City | J F R C J de Griste, Ind IV CH Jackson, Kan Rossbach, N Y stott, S Jose son,’ Petaluma a E Jupp, Seattle B R A L son. S Jose 1 Hall, Petaiuma GRAND V Mott & w, Sacto P Henrich, N Y Mra H Wilson, Colusa|Mrs W Ast, Beriin J McLaren, Vallejo Berlin A J Francis, Cl W'B Lees, Cal cago San Jose “al W P Mariner, Placervl r, Cal G L Lincoln, Boston (W A Fadden, P: L P Cebulla, N Y T ¢ Perrin, 'San Jose Mrs D Hollister, Cal |J W Mason, Seattle Miss B Hollister, Cal J Maclay, Alameda C H Wood, Oakland W J Trask, Los Ang S Grabb, Sutter Creek Dr T E Bailey, Cal A Newburgh, Petalum A B Minor, Lincoln G W Scott, Madison J H Sarsfield, Oroville Mrs H Alberry, Colusa Dr G A’Duncan, Cal I Stett, Ukiah M McDonough & w,Sac K Stecle, Sacto _Woodward, Sacto W Skinner, Marysvl nd, ‘Victorla ttie H Block, Los Ang BOVGCLUVSVOVVOVACVOTOOOA0T E T Howe, Boxton [A E Joy, W: 5 E T Hebbron, Salinas L F Hodge, ‘,{Tfi’,‘ié"‘ C T Taylor, Boston |E W Hamlin, Louisvil A J Larson, Lodi Miss G Richards, Wash D Lindsav. Tesla car| TE8, Shu. Eureka. J N Scribner & w, Cal|J Christenson, Rio V! § Flint, Cal R Birnie, Honotone ™ J W Hoyt, Hanford Miss M H J Small, Los Ang s Miller, San Jose 'H J Cochran, Stockton The recent wreck of the steam: Mohegan on the Manacles, nears?}lxg Lizard, has led to the suggestion that the disaster was due to the magnetic influence of these rocks on the ship’s compass. Among those who favor the view that the ship’s compass was at fault is Professor S. P. Thompson of | England, who hints that it is conceiv- | able that in adjusting the compasses before the voyage the compensation had been applied in the wrong direc- | from the State for the | following | Chamber | to | collection. ! in the following language: | with the exception of the | into the | rendered in connection with its revenue | son of ordinary intelligence can readily bhad they known what was back of it. Very truly, 2. P. COLGAN, | Controller. LAWYERS' SCHEME FINDS OPPOSITION Business Men Back the State Controller. ADVICE TO COUNTY OFFICERS FOOLISH TO BRING SUITS FOR | COMMISSIONS. Sacramento Chamber of Commerce | Seeking to Have Annulled Con- tracts Designed Simply to Enrich Attorneys. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Jan. 3.—The Cham- ber of Commerce of Sacramento is making a determined effort to have an- | nulled in the forty-two counties of the State interested the contracts entered into with Devlin & Devlin of Sacra- | mento and Rodgers, Paterson & Slack of San Francisco for the collection of back commissions which it is asserted by the attorneys are due the counties collection of State taxes for a number of years past. The chamber has appointed a commit- tee which to-day went before the Board of Supervisors and made an argument for the annulment of the contract en- tered into with Devlin & Devlin. The argument followed the line of that which has been made from time to time | in the editorial columns of The Call, presenting the fact that the counties would in the end have to bear the bur- den, by increased taxation, of the ex pense which the State will seemingly bear in paying the judgments aggre gating $1,500,000 which the attorneys hope to secure against the State Con- troller. The Board of Supervisors took no definite action upon the request Df.lhe‘ Chamber of Commerce for the rescind- | | ing of the contract, one member main- taining that it would be impracticable | for one county to go outalone,inasmuch as it would only lose in the event that the other counties obtained judgment against the State. The Chamber of Commerce has pledged itself to support the Controller in the defense of his guits. The chamber has received the letter from the Controller, | coples of which will be sent to all other | mercantile and semi-public bodies mi the State for action similar to lhal; taken here Controller forni: J. O Department, State of Ca Sacramento, December 28, 18 Coleman, Esq., Secretary of Commerce—Dear reply to your favor of yester ask- | ing me to give my reasons why the| cliims presented by the various coun- | ties against the State for back commis- | sions, or fees, for collecting the State's | portion of ta should not be paid, I} will state that there s not much to add | to what has already been published in the dalily pre: 11- 48, In | Prior to May, 1883, it was costing the | State between $250.000 and $300,000 an- nually to meet this expenditure, and was ~serving no good purpose. The money collected from the counties in the w: f taxes and then returned | the counties to pay the expense of did not go to the county officers, but into the ‘‘salai fund” of the county treasury, and if it were mnecessary for the ~county to have this money, it were better to col- lect it directly by the counties the selves. In my report of December 15, 1892, I called attention to this matter The money he necessity for a repeal of all the laws granting commissions for the as- sment and collection of State taxes been pointed out repeatedly by for- - Controllers. There Is not now a county in the State in which the offices of _Auditor, Treasurer, x Collector and Assessor are not salaried, and all commi; s received 1 these officers Asse per cent commission on of personal property taxes, county treasury, to the salary fund. The tem {s absurd—it 1is, In effect, trans- ferring money from one pocket to an- other, and losing a portion in the trans- er. are turned and credited present sy “During the early days of the State gov- ernment, when county officials were al- lowed the f received for the perform- ance of official duties in lien of a stated lary.it was just and right that the State ould allow commissions for services but that time has p tem is no longer nece d, and such a ry. Every per- perceive that there is no economy in the T levy and collection of from $300,000 to $ 000 additional taxes In order that the State may return this amount to the various counties in the form of commissions.” In February, 1893, the Legislature, fol- lowing out my suggestion s abolishing thiese commis the validity of this law w tacked by the atornevs meeking to collect these claims. The claims already presen ed aggregate over $1500.000. and if the courts decide tnat they must be paid the money will have to come from the cou ties in the shape of an additional tax. From the best information I can secure the attorneys will receive about $700,000 for collecting tne claims, all of which will come out of the pockets of the people Without a Eingle fesulting benefit. The proposition is an utter absurawty on its face, and while T do not blame the attor- nevs for seeking to earn their fees (for this is their livélihood). I am inclined to the bellef that no Board of Supervisors would have entered into such a contract EE | Hon. : ADMIRAL MILLER A POPULAR 1D0L Favored by Hawaiians for Governor. 'CONTEST IS WAXING WARM BOTH DOLE AND SEWALL ARE CONFIDENT. Appointment of the Former May Mean a Continuation of the ¢ Family Compact ” System. BY HORACE WRIGHT. Special Correspondence of The Call. HONOLULU, Dec. 27.—Hawali sends New Year's greetings to California. She is only partially Americanized at present, and her house somewhat in disorder, but she lives in hopes of better and brighter days and closer friendship with the con- tinent. Conversations with men of all shades of political thought have failed to discover extraordinary interest in the bills framed for the future government of Hawail. They are very much akin to what was expected from the Commissioners, but it is not expected by many here that they s Congress without considerable amendment. The main objections that have been made by the American element are as follows: Too much appointing power is given to the Governor of the Territory and not enough elective officers to the people. The qualified franchise given by the bills is unjust and un-American, and subversive of popular rights. The “special rights citizens” and deni- zens, the men who did the work of the successful revolution, are not properly protected and rewarded. But the main anxiety is as to who the first Governor will be. Should Mr. Dole carry off the prize, it is feared he will simply reappoint those who at present surround him, and the disastrous power of the “family compact” and “‘missionary influence” will be retained as at present, resulting after the first elections in 4 Legislature opposed to the administra- tion. Mr. Sewall’s friends feel certain that s to be the happy man, and they boast be selected he will make and install in office the s who aided him in consummat- ing ation. Th who would make the most Fpu vernor and Imost idolized, especially by the H ns Admiral Joseph Nelson Miller; but it is feared that he will not be thought of. We, as a_rule, think that President McKinley will deéide to give us an Ohio man_or some political friend with states- manlike ability to guide us; but should he decide to select a Hawailan citizen he could find good material in S. M. Damon, J. B. Atherton, Senator Baldwin, William G. Irwin, Senator Cecil Brown, J. O. Car- | ter, C. M. Cooke, Senator Waterhouse or m Parker, and there are several others who have held ministerial pr portfolios under the monarchy. During the past week there has been another battle royal in the Supreme Court over Chinese habeas corpus cases in con-t nection with the Chinese restriction acts, but up to_the present the opinion of the court in bank has not been filed. The Government's contention now is that Treasury Agent Brown is fully authorized to act independently of the Hawalian of- ficlals and that it is the duty of our courts in this particular matter to act as United States courts, although not commissioned Brown Is determined to peremptory instructions at e may go S0 far as to ignore 11 cost, and h a the process of our courts and decline to permit Chinese to leave the ship even for quarantine. A point has been raised in the City of Columbia ses by Hon. F. M. Hatch which is being watched with interest. It is claimed by him that our courts have no jurisdiction in the matter, as under United States laws admiralty jurisdiction is conferred upon the Federal courts alone, and Hawaii has no Federal courts. It is thus sought to purge the unfortunate steamer of the libels which cover her from stem to stern. Walter von Gassbeck, private, Company M, First New York Regiment, died on the at Hilo Hospital of typhoid, and H. B. Moore, Company L of the same regiment in this city on the 23d. s Wedding at Marysville. MARYSVILLE, Jan. 38—Joseph Brass, a well-known accountant of th J. city, and Miss Clara B. Gillman, the pretty and accomplished daughter of B. F. Gillman, a leading Marysville mer- chant, were married at 9:30 o'clock this morning at the residence of the bride's | parents. Rev. Father Hynes of St. Jo-| seph’s Church tied the nuptial knot. The young couple will spend their honeymoon in San Francisco. e Found Dead. SAN JOSE, Jan. 3.—Charles Corben, a prominent orchardist of Union district, as found dead in his bed to-day. He lived alone and death probably had taken place several hours before. Heart dis- ease is believed to have been the cause. | vas a native of England and 54 years es e From Lawmaker to Thespian. WOODLAND, Jan. 3—H. W. Lange- nour, who represented Yolo County in the Assembly in 1895 atrical troupe which will begin a tour of the Pacific Coast with a performance in Woodland on Saturday evening, Janu- ary 7. NO REVENUE STAMP WAS ON HIS BOND Peculiar Ground for an Attempt to Oust a Newly Elected Super SANTA CRUZ, Jan. 3.—There held the certificate of election and To-day Linscott, who has served such could never be introduced in it the necessary revenue stamps. C. election. White made a rush for the seat reached it first. White demanded torney Knight said White was enti the order were not obeyed. nized by the clerk. ‘White is a brother of United Court on January 10. ROLASOUNONN OO RSN A NN NSNS AR RN noon during the session of the new Board of Supervisors. Linscott of Watsonville claimed Supervisor White's seat. fused to give up his seat, under his attorney’s advice. C. E. Lindsay, attorney for Linscott, claimed that White had not filed his bond as required by law, as the document purporting to be asserted that the Supervisors were not a court, and therefore could not pass upon the matter and must abide by the certificate of Supervisor Rambo was elected chairman. ordered Linscott to vacate and threatened to send for the Sheriff if Linscott finally gave up the seat, but under the advice of his attorney participated in the proceedings, although he was not recog- test over the Supervisorial election will be heard before the Superior visor. was an exciting time this after- Supervisor The latter the former has filed a contest. as chairman for fou:s years, re- evidence, as it did not have on . M. Cassin, attorney for White, Both Linscott and vacated by Rambo, but Linscott that he be seated. District At- tled to the place. The chairman States Senator White. The con- DOV OVVOVVOVOSVOVOV OOV OOG would be | h | ese Warship. , has organized a the- | e SHIPWRECKED MEN PICKED UP AT SEA ASTORIA, Or., Jan. 3.—The British bark Colgate, Captain Griffith, arrived here to- day, having on board Captain O. Erickson and fourteen of the shipwrecked crew of the steam schoomer Protection, which foundered thirty miles off the mouth of the Columbia River at 4 o'clock on the morning of January 1. The Protection left Seattle at 2 o'clock on Thursday, December 20, with 36) tons of coal for San Francisco. The weather was fine until approaching the mouth of the Columbia, when a heavy southeast ale sprang up. The Protection w steaming under slow bell and the sea was | running very high, washing over the v | sel fore and aft. On the morning of Sat- urday, December 31, Chief i Moores reported the vessel leakir | the pumps were immediately manned. The water in the vessel's hold was found to be gaining on the pumps, which were becoming choked with the slack coal. The gale Increased In fury and the steamer rolled and pitched heavily. it was then determined to jettison the cargo | and about thirty tons was discharged | from the 'tween decks. Finding the water rapidly gaining, all hands were again or- | dered to the pumps. The men remained | at them all of Saturday night, ward morning five feet of water was d covered to be in the hold and the steamer appeared to be sinking. The vessel was listing to starboard, and her stern was en to be fast going down. Huge waves | continualiy swept_over her forward and | aft, and Captain Erickson saw that his | vessel would surely go down. At 4 o'clock on the morning of January | | nd to- THE UNFORTUNATE STEAM SCHOONER PROTECTION.. 1 the lifeboats were ordered lowered. Sec- ond Assistant Engineer Carvey, while engaged in the work, was struck by tne swinging of one of the boats and knocked o d and drowned. In the darkness ssistance could be rendered the un- fortunate man. After much difficulty the lifeboats \‘\'\‘ro launched and the steamer ned. First Officer Griffin had n Ericksonh com- 'n men embarked were supplied and crackers, but the 5, as they soon became g o 3 i boat. The with water, med latter were usel wet. The boats were able to keep close to- gether during the ds although the storm continued and but little headway could be made toward land. The men suffered terribly from cold, as they had saved nothing from the sinking steamer but the they had on. the boats pulled away the Protec- tion was laboring in the heavy sea. She still remained afloat during the half hour before she was lost to_view. Captain Erickson and First Officer Grif- fin agreed to steer on a certain course during the night, but the two boats soon separated after darkness set in and were lost to view. The cold was intense, and some of the men in Captain_Erickson's boat were growing weak. During the n; night the second officer fell overboard from the boat, and, being ex! ted, would have drowned had not :Captain rickson saved him. He grasped the man and pulled him into the boat. The man lay down in the boat limp and almost life- le Shortly after daylight a sail was sight- ed, which proved to be the British bark Colgate. The two boats were soon to- gether again, and sighted the Colgate about the same time.. Evérything being drenched with water, the vessel could not be signaled, but the shipwrecked crews soon saw that the Colgate was coming to their rescue. At ock ‘on Monday morning the boats were alongside the Colgate and the survivors of the' wreck were soon on board. Some of the men were so exhausted that it was nec vy to haul them on board the vessel with ropes. Another night in the boat, Captain ‘Erickson says, would have caused tlie death of two or three of the men. n/and ‘each member of the crew. -speak in high terms of their treatment by Captain Griffith and Mrs. Griffith. ery com- fort possible was provided un landed in Astoria. Captain Griffith says that early Mon- day morning, whe: ighteen miles norths west of Cape appointment,” the two boats were si but at first believed to be t . By means of his glass Captain Grifith soon discovered the objects were boats ‘and contained a ship- wrecked crew. The Colgate stood off to sea during the night and was picked up by a tug this morning and towed into port. z The shipwrecked crew was taken in charge to-night by Captain Perriman, Wwho is here from San Francisco and rep- resents the underwriters of the steamer Lakme. The men are quartered at Parker Hor where they will remain until word is received from the owners of the Protection i San Francisco. The Protection was a steam schooner of about 400 tons burden, and was engaged in running between coast points and San Francis: She was pwned: in San Fran- cisco by the J. S. Kimball Company., 1 they were CRUISER CHITOSE 1S VERY SPEEDY Trial Run of the Japan- |MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS | AVERAGES OVER TWENTY-ONE KNOTS AN HOUR. Single Test That Now Remains Will Be Made Just Outside the Golden Gate in a Few Days. Special Dispatch to The Call. SANTA BARBARA, Jan. 3.—The pro- tected cruiser Chitose, built by the Union Iron Works of San Francisco for the Japanese Government, has success- fully completed the most severe trial to which she will- be subjected before acceptance. She made a six hours’ run | nel to-day, averaging 2148 knots an | hour, where but 2 developing a maximum speed of 21.38 | under natural draught. | This completes | her work in these waters and she will night or to-morrow for San But one test remains—a two hours’ run under forced draught, in which she must average 22.5 knots—and | 2.5 this will be made outside of the Golden | Gate. cally completed, for the cruiser has ARGUELLD HEIRS 1N LEGAL STH Brother Arrayed Again s Brother. {SAN JOSE ESTATE INVOLVED SUIT BROUGHT TO SET ASIDE A | DEED. | Grandson of California’s First Mexi- can Governor Alleges That He ‘Was Defrauded by His Own Kin. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOSS OF BFEFTD BF IVESTIGATED Board of Survey Nan"l:ed by Alger. GEN. MILES’ ACTS QUESTIONEIj PREVENTED THE LANDING OF FRESH MEAT AT PONCE. Three Hundred Thousand - Pounds Rejected Because There Was No Ice in‘Which to Pack It. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Jan. 2—The heirs of the | late Don Luis Arguello, the wealthy | Santa Claran who died on December 5 last, are fighting over their heritage, and the preliminaries were taken to-day for a long legal battle. This was in the shape | of a suit brought Carlos Arguello, a | son, against James S. Arguello, his | s over the ccurse in Santa Barbara Chan- | brother, to have a deed to the Luis block, | en route on a valuable property on South First street, | trust and the property divided equally | between the two. The landa and building are worth over $50,000. The plaintiff alleges 1895, his father deeded that on June 6, | the property to | James to be held in trust during testa- | tor’s life, after which it orally agreed and understood James was to deed one- | This test also has been practi- | half 4o his brother. Arguello senior was, | tréate however, to enjoy the rents and income | averaged 22.867 on two separate occa- sions on a run of over an hour each | time. The contract, however, requires | that the speed must be maintained for | two consecutive hours and the per- | formance will be repeated. The members of the Japanese trial board express satisfaction with the Chitose in every particular, and say that she has been accepted with the one reservation of the forced draft test. Scientific Expert W. R. Eckart of the Union Iron Works stated that the data had not been completely worked out as to horse power and the efficiency of the propeller, but that the indications were that with less than 135 revolutions the ship would make 20.5 knots. The evolution tests made to-day un- der full speed were successful. The Chitose turned in a radius of 300 feet, and stopped from full headway to go- ing astern within her own length. The Japanese naval authorities on board say that no vessel in the navy excels the Chitose. Raced in the Mud. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3.—Light rain; track muddy. Traveler and Loiterer were the win- ning favorites. Results: First race, seven furlongs, selling—Fintan won, Sir Blaze second, Belle of Dublin third. Time, 1:32%. Second race, six furlongs—Banish won, Our Nellie second, Prince Harry third. Time, 1: Third race, one mile and seventy yards Traveler won, Covington Ky. second,” Annle Taylor third.” Time, 1:50%. Fourth race, six furlongs, selling—Imp. Loi- terer won, Lovaletta second, Minnie Weldon third. = Time, 1:18. Fifth race, one mile, selling—Celtic Bard won, Pontet’ Canet second, School Girl third. Time, 1:47. 2ol Pigaine Colored Citizens Celebrate. WOODLAND, Jan. 3.—The commemora- tlon of the emancipation proclamation in ‘Woodland last evening was an event that called out the entire colored population. Large delegations from Sacramento and elsewhere were present. The festivities | carr of his place during life. Carlos Arguello asserts that his brother has fajled to out this provision. Therefore he asks that the property be equally divided | and that the defendant he made to ac- count for all the rents, which amount to $200 per month, since December 5. Luis_Arguelld, who was the son of the first Mexican Governor of California lived in this county for over sixty year: He was one of the best known citizer and was a hospitable entertainer at hi home at Santa Clara until a few years ago. The mother of his children” di some time ago and in 1895 Arguello took | unto himself a young wife. When his | children learned of their father's Conteri- | lated mnmuge there was a row in tae ousehold, and in order to smooth things over Arguello executed trust deeds for certain pieces of property to certain chil- dren. At this time Arguéllo’s fortune was estimated at 3$250,000. James, Margarite and Louisa were given different pieces of property on South First street of the value of about $50,000 each. Carlos, the plaintiff in to-day’s suit, was igncred al- together. | Edelfrida C. Arguello, the young wife, was given the California block on West Santa Clara street and the homestead in Santa Clara. At the time of Don Luls’ death there was nothing to administer on but about 3800 worth of household furni- ture and a little jewelr: This was to be divided among the widow, Carlos and one or two other children, A day or two after the funeral the widow rushed into court and obtained special letters of ad- ministration on this property. It is said Carlos Arguello Will also ask to have the deeds given 0 the daugh- ters Louisa and Margarite set aside on the same grounds as are set forth in the suit ageinst James LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, ARRIVED. 3 Tuesday, January 3. Schr A M Baxter, Marshall, 10 days from Everett. DOMESTIC PORTS, TACOMA—Sailed Jan 3—Schr Prosper, for A —Arrived Jan 3—Br shi from Shanghai PSeash were not concluded until daylight this lmormng. TRANSATLANTIC STEAMER. QUEENSTOWN-—Ardved Jan 3—sStmr Teu- tonle, for Liverpool, snd proceeded, WASHINGTON, Jan. 3—The board:-of survey appointéd by the Secretaty of War to examine into and_ report on the. re- sponsibility for the 16ss of 300,000 pounds of refrigerated beef of Swift & Co., which was rejected by General Miles upon its arrival at Ponce, Porto Rico, and wnich. was subsequently thrown overboard while return voyage, met to:-day but decided that .inasmuch as the pro- .5 are required, and | near San Fernando, declared a deed of | ceedings of a board of survey were sub- Ject to review they would not be made public. i The board is instructed to ascertain if proper effort was made to feed .this beef to the troops at Porto Rjco, and fix the responsibility in case proper effort was not made to ascertain whether, as - re- ported in the testimony: before "the war commission, the beéf had been chemically and whether the United States ponsible for l‘ts loss, which in- a recommendation’ as 10" whethe wift & Co. should be reimbursed. i board of survey has no power to admin-. ister oaths. It can only find on information and recommend, subject to review of the ap- pointing officer, in this case Secretary of War Alger. They intimate that ‘the pro- cedings are not of great importanceé, in reality only involving a recommendation as to whether Swift & Co. should be paid for the beef. Such a recommendation, however, necessarily’ involves the' fixing of the responsibility for ‘the rejection of the beef. 5 P 3 The board decided to go intd the investi- gation exhaustively. All the records will be carefully examined, witnesses will be summoned and, wherever possible, affi- davits will be obtained in support of testi- mony. The board has no power to ad- minister .oaths, and affidavits -theréfore must be. voluntary. Representatives of the Swift company undoubtedly will be summoned, as will General Miles and other officers conversant with the facts, but up to a late hour this afternoon n summons, as far .as could-be learned, had had reached General Miles. The general of the army is very com- placent over the matter. The ~ 390,000 pounds of refrigerdted beef arrived at Ponce the very day the protocol was signed. This amount of fresh meat, it is stated, would have supplied rations for the American troops then on' the island for fifty days. But, it is allegéd, had it Dbeen landed it could not have beén kept. There was barely enough_ice in Ponce to supply the hospitals. Our troops, save about 1000 men, were scattered through- out the southern portion of the island, from Mayaguez to Guaysima, distances varying from 25 to’ 9 miles. Had the ae:‘t ?fi:ng;:ngeii a}lrhhost the entire quan- - Y. eral of the y " u inevitably have spoiled. T e It is believed the work of the board will consume the eatér portion of two’ weeks, possibly longer. sibly longer. . ___ New Officers in Charge. . = _ WOODLAND, Jan. 3.—The few changes’ that oceurred in the county offices #s a result of the recent election were made | was re volves to-day, Assessor J. K. Smith has. a ointed his daughter, Mi s or Ree deputy, e e r'““f..- Bimar-