The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 8, 1899, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, T SDAY. LIGHTHOUSE AT BALABAC CAPTURED Manilo, Chief of the Molos, Killed and Seven Pris- oners Taken. X0 AMERICAN LOSS R AR Party Now Guarding the Light| Will Be Reinforced by Men From the Charleston. e Dispatch to The Call 7.—The follow- received from command of the . Aug. been in ing dispatch iral We fc st brush Admiral Wa e, which nt Com- shows rded Sulu and blished = It cons 1 and an armed described d transport OTIS SENDS LIST OF CASUALTIES —General Otis ditional deatt have Cause K Fifty-f GENERA EXTRA TARGET PRACTICE i ven th THE THIRD CXVALRY STARTS FOR MANILA ng. MOUNTAIN COPPER COMPANY’S STRIKE | New Ore Body Said to Have Been En- countered in the Keswick Mine. EDDING, Aug. 7 ort is current in Copper C e body at BT \ well-authenticat- that the Moun- as struck a new 1 the Iron Moun- drills Pro diamond k n Ci with the ment and e the mine to de- mine the ¢ t of the known ledge and any ore body that may U t now being wn_upon housand tons a 300 feet of d a big eved to ing higher en so far a Aft d through rock the diamond drills penet body of rich copper sulphides I t in extent and ca any ore that has b eat than jsed. report is well founded it is the portant piece of mining news that cor come out of Northern California, S iring the permanency of the Iron $fountain mine for generations and estab- lishing one of the greatest copper prop-| ositions in the world. | AR i Monster Artesian Well. LONG BEACH, Cal., Aug. The new | Bouton well recently sunk five miles north ©of town developed an enormous -tream this afternoon. It is flowing over the top | of the pipe in a large sheet fifty feet from | the surface. Four streams of water were gtruck, the last one at a depth of 728 feet. The flow at present is 200 miner’s inches, which may easily be increased 10 inches press which left San Francisco wrecked at Dos Palos at an ear- is reported to be serious, but no TRAIN WRECKED - NEAR MERCED 'The Southbound Los Angeles Ex- press in a Big Smash-Up. FRESNO, Aug. 8., 2:55 A. M.— hour owing to the reticence of | The southbound Los Angeles ex- | the railroad company. A wrecking train is said to have at 5:30 P. M. yesterday was gone from O Jand and Fresno. Engineer Ford and Fireman ly hour this morning. The wreck | Wood were very badly injured. The accident occurred one- | details can be obtained at this| half a mile east of Dos Palos. P NEW YORK, Aug. 7. Pierre Alexandri von Mohrenschild. @ by under the name of P as been employed by a New York in- ¢ $ suranc 1pany : on a warrant sworn out by the $| 5 jan Consul The warrant charges that between 1893 ¢ | ) 1 1897 the pri public official in the employ of the Rus- () p an Government and e embezzled 70,000 rubles intrusted to him § { and fied to America. s 4 % ’.“".7,.¢¢<,¢00'2\06041\0oo‘tvm“;)wowosflo‘sw RUSSIAN COUNT UNDER ARREST IN NEW YORK He Is Charged by the Consul With Having Embezzled Government Funds Intrusted to Him. LAURIER ROASTED HER HEAD SPLIT N THE SENATE WITH A HATCHET Interview With Fitzpat- rick Considered. OTTAV Bowell, e the stion is so orthy the his giving NEW SAMOAN TREATY SHINGTON has ceived a ancisco annou report t ording to the - Department the ission far as it c merely ad re! come_effective the three gOV ified b: g :nded consid- by the com- E disposition to with which it has pro- to bri - CANADA COMPLAINS. Seizure of Fishing Vessels Leads to Complications. PORT TOW N seizure of sev by the revenue 1 ity of Point Roberts ing in American wat its In int no law which prohibits hing in American , and under claim the Bri embassy at Washington made a dem: on the United States Government for the immediate release of the vessels. - The case was referred here for investigation and the revenue officers the vessels were sel waters without complying with the cus toms laws by entering their certificates. This e nation was not satisfactor and advices by wire from the Treasury Department at Washington say that United States Consul. Smith at Victoria has been ordered to proceed to Point Rob- erts and Blaine immediately to make a thorough Investigation and report with- out delay to the department. FEVER AT HAMPTON. One New Case Reported, but No Deaths. NEWPORT NEWS, Aug. 7.—There was one new case of yellow fever at the N tional Soldiers’ Home to-day, but deaths. The case found to-da: reported since last Thursday night. The recent n the vicin- aine for fish- epidemic probable of the past. The quarantine, will be raised before that time, A house to house canvass of Phoebus b Surgeon White and his assistants dcvel- oped no new cases under suspicion there. MUST BE REFERRED | for landing nets in American | e no | is the first | There | is now no doubt that the backbone of tic | is broken and In two weeks It is | that the scourge will be a thing | however, | Myste rious Assault on Mrs. Kronmann. Special Dispa! NEW Y( n as n nue to-nig! ch gash man t o bu RE ad not regaine his wife STATE FAIR COMMITTEES g to The Call. JRK, Aug. 7.—Mrs. Annie Kron- found by her husband, Nathan JANY TOWNS. TAREY | Governor of Monte Cristo May Be SOLDIERS DESERTING 10 JIVINEL Strong Force Marshaled by Insurgent Leaders in San Domingo. | | Compalled to Capitulate to | the Rebels. e Special Dispatch to The Call. P R R R R R PP 4444444444244 2444444444444 0 4444444+ | in her home on Eighth ave- | ht unconscious with two five- es in the back of her head.| r on the floor lay a bloody In perfect order jewelry, valued at dollars, had not been 1ere was no evidence of a The woman had evidently been ing thr 'h the Kronmann was al and up to a late d consciousness. Mr. is a wealthy frult commission w 1d n was permitted to visit Roose- al to-night. Afterward he was he West Thirty-seventh street 1d charged with attempting to ife. ¢ they have learned that a much in_Kronmann's nd that she called fre- woman, the police spend several h ther's” company, and on s always arrived home demanded expl. isiness engagements. n was seen to leave his place companied by the woman, hat he did not reach his examined at and with ains way. Whe PORT FINE PROGRESS Every Inch of Floor Space in the Big E: SACRAMENTO, Aug. Fair State sidered v with the approaching State Falr. Willl , ma , Tep > of t. resolv ento f the 3 n exposition that until duce the c vents. wor nese and Japanese colonies h; interested ese are to ace from Tallac and overflow anne: " Commercial Sty xposition Building Engaged. ‘The Citizens’ Club met to-night and con- arfous matters in connection E. B. naging editor of the Record- orted that the executive com- he Cal..ornia Press Association ed to change its convention Lake Tahoe, to Sac- 150 ‘editors of the State, ccompanied by their wives, hursda v and Sat- e State Fair. chairman of the s, reported lower floor of the t building had been engaged and the new exhibitors could in- sthers to contract their space would have to be pro- Travelers, the For- Caledonians, the Native Sons -m r fraternal and soclal organiza- h to bav already a da; ar at the fair, ging pro- grammes and sending out circulars for thy of note that the local Chi- ve become The Japan- clever athletes in the exposition. p-esent some and will show how their native wedaings are performed. hand, will orchestra, often floa China Slough. hat the State Fair, which opens promise in this cit the mento. The Chinese, on the other lend the services of a native whose shrill melodies have ed across the placid depths of Altogether there is every y September 4, will be one of most attractive ever held in Sacra- ASKS FOR RELEASE F OF INSANE WOMAN JOSE, Aug. 7.—M. M. Pixley of San ncisco flled application with the Coun- | ty Clerk to-day for the discharge of his sister, Mary A. Brunnings, from Agnews Insane Asylum, to which she was com- mitted by Judge Carroll Cook of San Francisco. The petitioner is unablz to | obliged | Minister Powell, who has assured say whether she is now insane or not, but | declares she is harmless and competent 1o | p> son for con ays that nd well b nfining her in the hospital. He when at liberty she is orderly sehaved. It is stated she has ample means to take care of herseif. Much int, is the first under sect Commissio when the superintendent of an asyl unwilling an unrecovered patient upon request erest centers In the suit, time application has been mad fon 14 of the State Lunacy n act. The law provide: to certify to the dischar re for herself, and that there iS no rea- | | gives reason therefor a Superior Judge | may upon of the pal a hearing order the discharge tient upon security given for the good behavior and maintenance of the | patient. Medical release Mr: er. trying to p Director Sponogle refused to s. Brunnings and says her as- oison her. The application will be heard on August 18. -——— Arions Reach Seattle. BEATTL. sion of Ne noon. It and representatives o societies. E, Aug. 7.—The Arion excur- w York arrived here this fore- was met by Mayor Hummes the local German The party left at 6 o'clock to- night for Tacoma. { I sociation with relatives is detrimental to | He alleges she belleves people are HAVANA, Aug. T.—General Jiminez stated to-day that he Wwould not personally take charge of an expedition to San Domin- go; at least, not for some time. He showed me a clpher cable from an agent in Puerto Plata saying: ‘Do not come until we call for you. You are too valu- able to lose. We can get along here without you.” Jiminez says that he can di- rect affairs better while in Ha- vana and can secure more meney, more arms and more men than if he were in the fleld himself. An American to-day offered Jiminez the services of 1000 Americans, fully armed and equipped. Jiminez refused them. saying that he had more men now than he could use, as well | as arms. General Gomez was in conference with Jiminez to- night. The probabilities are that at the last minute Jiminez will let the revolution fall through. He is afraid to take the field him- self and will trust all the work to lieutenants, who will fail him. Alfredo Soria, who claims to be an intimate friend and ad- visor of the late President | Heureaux, arrived here to-day + | and was In close conference with Jiminez this afternoon. It is rumored that Jiminez's secre- tary started for the United States to-day on the Olivette, + | but this could not be confirmed. B R R e e e e R s o SR SR CAPE HAYTIEN, Hayti, General Pablo Reyes, Ramon Clena Navarro, Jose Polo and Jose Jiminez have taken up arms in San Domingo in favor of Don Juan Isidro Jiminez and occupy the plains of Chaguei and Curabo, as far as Jose de las Matas, as well as the towns of Guayabin, Sabineta, Manzanillo and Dajabon, abandoned by the troops of the Government of San Domingo. | More than half the troops are said to| have gone over to the camp of General Pacheco, who is reported to have more than 800 well-armed men under his command. g General Guellito, Governor of Monte Cristo. who, it is claimed, has already lost half his troops, who have gone over to the enemy, is in a desperate posi- | tion and unable to attack the revolu- | ionists. It is added that he will be to capitulate. Numbers of Dominicans are arriving in Hayti by sea, in order to join, by crossing the frontier, the camp of Gen- eral Pachecho. PUERTO PLATA, San Domingo, Aug. 7.—Senor Alvarez, the Minister of Finance, and Senor Cordero, with 100 | went to Monte Cristo yesterday. Aug. Pacheco, men, They united here with 700 men who had been assembled in behalf of the Government for the maintenance of | order. 2 Armed steamers are watching the coast to prevent the landing of an)" Insurrectionary expedition should such a thing be attempted. The Governor | 5f Monte Cristo has 3000 men under | arms for the preservation of peace. The | situation is considered grave. SAN DOMINGO, Aug. T7.—The United States gunboat Machias has left | here for Punta Manacoris. The United | States cruiser New Orleans remains ere. WASHINGTON, Aug. T7.—Notwith- standing the growing turbulence in San Domingo as disclosed in press dis~‘ patches, neither the State nor Navy de- | partment had received anything up to | the close of office hours to-day to show that our officials there were apprehen- | sive over the developments. The au- thorities here are proceeding on the | theory that the existing order of af-| fairs is regular, and this will continue to be the course observed. Only in the | event that the insurrection becomes strong enough to establish a de facto form of government is there any like- lihood that its claims could be taken into consideration as against the pres- | ent de jure Government. PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, Aug. 7.— In Haytl the political situation has im- proved. .All persons thought capable of taking part in a revolutionary move- | ment have been arrested or have sought refuge in the consulates. The Government is treating the prisoners with clemency, owing to the interces- | sion of the ' United States Minister, William F. Powell. The flnancial sit- uation here, however, is still eritical. | Pourparlers on _the subject have passed between the Government and| the Ministers that a loan with sultable | guarantees could certainly be floated in | the United States. The only difficulty | seems to be the control of the customs, | which those who are willing to advance | money demand in return for the loan. | This, up fo the present, has been re- | fused by the Government of Hayti, but Mr. Powell hopes to persuade the Min- isters to give way Alviso Franchise May Be Granted. SAN JOSE, Aug. 7.—A petition asking for a franchise for an electric road on San Fernando street, from Second to East San Jose, and on Fifth street, from the city limits to San Fernando street, was resented to_the Council this afternoon v Adolph: Greeninger. The proposition is to connect the Alum Rock road with the city and to build a new line to Alviso, connecting with the first street railroad. The Alviso franchise probably will be granted by the Board of Supervisors at fo-morrow’s session. This move will give to the promoters of the new. system of railroads the largest and best street line franchise ever granted in the county. ‘Adolph Greeninger, Hugh Center and Charles M. Hatcher are back of the project. Jacob Harden Dies. SALINAS, Aug. 7.—Jacob Harden, a ploneer settler of Imusdale, in the Park- field district, died suddenly last night. He was a native of Ohio, 63 vears old and came to California in the enrlfi fifties. He settled at Imusdale in 1859. He leaves a widow, a son and a daughter. The cause of death s supposed to have been heart failura 2 i el el oo i @ UG A TONNEL 0UT OF PRISON | taken to prevent a repetitio | an old well. | breaking. AUGUST 8. 1899 PEACE COMMISSION IS ACCOMPLISHING MUCH Optimistic Letter From President White to Dr. Jordan of Stanford University. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Aug. 7.—President Jordan of Stanford University is in receipt of a private letter from Dr. Andrew D. White, United States Embassador to Germany and a member of the Interna- The letter is dated at The Hague. expresses great satisfaction at the outcome of the Peace Convention, regarding the actual results as much more important than the apparent ones. The convention must, in his opinion, necessarily open the way for others of a similar nature and the final result will be the amelioration of war, the doing away with costly and mischievous armaments the ultimate recognition of the principle of arbitration, which will mean the establishment of justice, not merely an attempt to reconcile oppos- tional Peace Commission. ing claims by splitting differences. cause it has not at its first session done everything that needs doing. expect. aig s Achievement of Mon- tana Convicts. S Special Dispatch to The Call. ANACONDA, Mont., Aug. 7.—Convicts confined in the Montana State Peniten- tiary have in an attempt to escape con- | structed a tunnel forty feet long under the bullding. Their work was discovered on Sunday morning and steps are being tempt. Early on Sunday a guard on night duty noticed a strange depression in the earth of the vard near the south wall. His first 1 ttled in thought was that the earth had sett He notified Warden Conley, who knew no well had ever been there, and investigated hurriedly. Diggmg_m(-; he depression, the tunnel was discoverec :\:‘1-1 tonced bac! rner under the partition separating two cells. These cells Feere occupied by Joseph Sullivan, sen- tenced to nine vears; Thomas Stagg, sen- tenced to thirty vears for robbe : liam Howard, sentenced for burglary, a George F. Stev sentenced for man. slaughter. d s escaped mber, 1897. They were recaptu in and Court the Deer Lodge County entenced b P it rs additional for Jail- to sIX ¥ ese cells are on the ground floor. T Goncrete to the depth of four or five feet under each, but under the parti- tion where they dug it Is quite superficial. e tnen had dug down perpendicularly about five feet and then started horizon- fally for the south wall. Thelr instrument for digging was an old file. Under the penitentiary is a duct which was built Por steam pipes at the time the buildini The prisoners had locate nd in it they had deposited ¢ dug up, carrying it in their s duct, the earth th tin bucket: DEFICIT IN MARIN COUNTY’S STRONG BOX Treasurer Fallon Obliged to Stop the Payment of Warrants for a Time. Aug. T.—Though it was quarters the general d to-day to learn that County are in such ty Treasurer aing to stop drawn SAN RAFAEL. expected in official public was surprise: the finances of Marin a poor condition that Coun llon was obliged this mo: the payment of all warrants against the county gene! the h pital and Poor m fun ds. The first an to suffer was Game War 3 Robertson informed that he Robertson, who W would have to wait un t of county taxes came t of next January, or v counted at one of the local Last vear the levy was 10 cen on the $100 than in 1897, but t agence of the Board of Superv til the first install- i the n ors, it is | aFfimed, has been such that current de- cannot be met. ands on the treasury Wh it is rather pe- 4 his may be true, e hat the board has seen fit to CUfite the payment of legitimate bills fncurred by Sheriff Taylor in raiding the beoirooms. at Sausalito. The condition P aftairs is so bad and the causes lead- fag to it of such a nature that the board threatens to In the county general fun mains a balance of $5400. to be heavily drawn upon pay the salar: PRY frst installment of taxes Is due, as the County Treasurer is liable on his bond for the payment of these salaries. About $250 will be turned into the treas- ey ‘each month as licenses and the fees of county officials, which will be used in yment of e R Mmoney in the county general fund 2t possible. Between now and December the elaims which will have to be held e - Sl amount to more than 35000, and in order to make u tax rate ’Urhl’!\??"( year ade much higher. made ort time about $1500 or $1600 will be due the county from the State for the- care of orphans and half-orphans. If the Supervisors refuse to ailow any bills handed In at the October meeting the financial stringency can be safely tided over until the first installment of taxes {s paid. The tax rate for next year will be’ further increased by the fact that all the bills laid over will draw Interest at the rate of 5 per cent. ‘A great deal of dissatisfaction 1s ex- pressed at the condition of affairs and Pany theories are advanced for it The Supervisors are blamed on two counts, that legitimate bills incurred by Sheriff Taylor have not been paid and that other bills cannot be settled at pres- ent. Chairman Barr of the Supervisors Wwas an opponent of Taylor in the pri- d there still re- This will have | maries at the last election. SAN JOSE PLANNING FOR GOLDEN JUBILEE Proposed Celebration of the Anni- versary of the Establishment of State Government. SAN JOSE, Aug. 7.—The golden jubilee celebration commemorative of the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the State government of California will be held here in December. Steps looking to | this end were taken by the City Council to-day, and Mayor Martin was given power to appoint a suitable committee of citizens to take charge of and arrange for the event. The first State government was organ- ized here on December 13, 1849, and as this city was the first capital of California it is cuitable that the honor of holding the folden jubilee should some to San Jose, the State's birthplace. A jubilee committee will be appointed at once and plans agreed upon for the cele- bration. Y{ is proposed to make it one of the greatest events ever held It suggested that the affair be in the nature of a fiesta, and that Sganish Sports and early California games be presented, thus depicting California’s infancy. ——— Assessor Dalton Sued. SACRAMENTO, Aug. troller Colgan to-day brought an action in the Superior Court of this county to com- pel Assessor Dalton of Alameda County to pay into the treasury of that county the sum of $579 60, which the Controller alleged Dalton retained out of his poll- tax collections as commissions. Colgan contends that Dalton is not entitled to comminsiona, President White hopes that the American press will realize the situ- atlon and will strengthen the work of the convention, not belittle it be- American representatives hoped for and more than they had a right to n of the at-| become involved in a scandal. | in order to| y of county officials until | salaries so as to keep as | p°the deficlency the | will have to be| here. | 7.—State Con- | Dr. White and accomplished the It has accomplished all impossible nor that the L O A N e SUDDEN DEATH OF R, JESSEN Medical Expert Stricken Yesterday. e Special Dispatch to The Call SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 7.—Dr. H. C. Jessen, an authority on materla medica | | and a musical composer of note, was | found dead this morning in a hallway | leading to his office in the Hawley build- ing. Death was due to heart failure. Three or four days ago Dr. Jessen told several of his close friends that he e pected to die very soon and that he was “going to pass awa; he same manner | as did Robert G. Ingersoll.”” To T. S. Haw- ley he gave the addresses of his daugnters and son and said that he had writtea to them, but that he wished Mr. Hawley to telegraph them in case an thing should happen to him before the: letters reached their destination. He also went to the bank and le s will and adjusted his affair He left a moderately | large estate and money in bank | Dr. Jessen was the author of several medical work are “Thera- ;l:v’!-ui cal “Eczema, Its Syphills, ties, and se in the larger Ea member of the Clinical Socie mann Hospital of Chicago and of the Ha nemann_Publishing iety of England and an honorary member of the Instituto Homeopathico Mexicano of the empire of Mexico. Dr. Jessen was a t violin and author of positions, “He s 74 years old and a native of Den . His son is now Sur- veyor General of the State of Utah. (APPLY FOR HILLARY | STARR'S LIFE INSURANCE orough master of the eral musical com- | Relatives of the Missing Man Are of the Belief That He Is | Dead. | PASADENA, Aug. 7.—Mrs. Hillary S. Starr has made an application to the Grand Lodge of the Maccabees, in behalf of the family, that it pay the claimants $2000 to cover the insurance that Starr carried in that organizafion. From the moment when on the night of April 24 last, Starr, the foreman of the Oak Knoli ranch, disappeared, until the pres- ent day no tidings have come from the absent man. The family in making this demand pursues the theory that Starr is dead. | To support the claim S. R. Smith man- | ager of the Oak Knoll ranch, makes an affidavit in which he recites the incidents of the supposed Kidnaping, and particu- larizes the footprints, the broken wat guard, evidences of the struggle and the mysterious buggy tracks, in an endeavnr‘ | to prove that Starr met foul pl hands of persons as yet unkno Sher- | | iff Hammill of Los Angeles County and City Marshal Lacey of Pasadena have | prepared statements that their efforts to | | find Starr have been unavailing. | | | Officers of the Maccabees contend that | litigation may follow, and that payment | | may for a long time be deferred unless | more_convincing proof of death be pro- | duced. | Sl | Venezuelan Boundary. i PARIS, Aug. 7.—At the session of the | Anglo-Venezuelan boundary arbitration | commission to-day M. Mallet-Prevost, | secretary of the commission, in continuing his presentation of the Venezuelan case, | | discussed various claims relative to the | interfor of Guiana, quoting documents to show that the Dutch never went above the first cataracts of the Essequibo and | other rivers. PROSPECTORS FLEE_FROM THE TAQLS | Party of Eleven Americans Reaches Casa Grande in Safety. (AUSE OF OUTBREAK | Young Members of the Tribe Dis- satisfied With the Cession of Mineral Lands and Rights. — Spectal Dispatch to The Call. CASA GRANDE, State of Chihua- hua, Mex., Aug. ‘Eleven more Amer- ican prospectors who abandoned their placer gold property and fled from the Yaqui River country to escape being killed by the Yaqui Indians have ar- rived here. They came in two parties from the gold fields near the junction of the Batepit and Paphigochic rivers. These streams are upper tributaries of the Yaqui River and are in the very heart of the old territory inhabited by the Yaqui Indians before they signed the treaty of peace with the Mexican Government over two years ago. Captain R. Martin Ross, who is well known in mining circles of Western Mexico and Arizona, is a member of one of the prospecting parties that have just reached here. He was one of the first Americans to enter the unknown region two years ago. Previous to that time he had lived for several years in Ures, Mexico, and has had a long and intimate acquaintance with the Yaquis. He says that he has been expecting the outbreak to occur for several months past. The Indians have never been sat- isfied with the surrender of their lands and mineral rights, which was made through the influence of the old men of the tribe. There is an old tradition among the Yaqui braves to the effect that they will increase in numbers and power until they rule all the lands of the setting sun. For the past two cen- turies they have made every effort to resist allegiance to any outside govern- ment, and it did not require much agi- tation to induce the present revolution against the Mexican Government. In reference to the danger of Amer- ican prospectors in the Yaqui country, Captain Ross states that they had the first warning of the outbreak and the most of them will have an opportunity to escape. He estimates that there are not over 500 American mining men in the turbulent territory. Several thou- sand prospectors went into the country from the United States when it was first opened, but the majority of them met with disappointment in their search for gold and did not remain long. Captain Ross also reports that the Yaqui braves are in two divisions. One division is located in the Suhua- ripa Mountains and the other in the Bacatete Mountains. Each of these main forces numbers about 2000 men, and in addition there are numerous small bands of roving warriors who are committing most of the murders and outrages in the valley. Another regiment of Mexican cavalry has just passed through here on its way to the northern part of the Yaqui coun- try. It is understood this regiment will be used to drive the force of Indians out of the Suhuaripa Mountains. A large force of troops are moving up the valley from the south. MILLS SELLS PART OF HIS OIL LANDS Standard Company Purchases a Part of the Farm Near Corsicana. AUSTIN, Aug. 7—Ex-United States Senator Roger Q. Mills has just sold a part of his oil land farm near Corsicana to the Standard Oil Company for $342,000. There are a number of big procucing oil wells inctuded in the purchase. Senator Mills retains a large portion of a farm on which are located many oil wells that are bringing him in a princely revenus daily. This farm was worth but a few thousand dollars before oil was struck near Corsicana less than two years ago. French Sues for Damages. SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 7.—Suit for damages in the sum of $200 was brought in the Justice Court in Summerland by J. C. French for the destruction of an oil der- rick in front of Mrs. C. H. Fernald's property at Miramar on Wednesday night by & party of men from Santa Barbara. W. W. Burton, Cameron Rodgers, Charles Fernald, R. Fernald and John Doe are made defendants. The suit will be watched with great interest, as the out- come may determine the future action of the ofl men. All-wool A lesson in economy. | | not save when you can? Suit kept in repair Mention self-measurement Francisco. It’s never too late to learn. | If you have bden paying more for tailor-made suits all these years, it is time to pay but $10, as you are sure of a good suit here for that amount. We guarantee our tailor-made suits, and the guarantee forms your absolute protection: Money returned if you want it; or We give samples of these $10 suits—write or call for them. S.N. WOOD & CO., 718 Market and Cor. Powell and Eddy. * IR tailor-mad Why free for one year. blank if you live out of San