The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 29, 1900, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL 'GAGE ISSUES FOR STATE ELECTION CALL Makes No Provision for an Equalizer to Fil: the Unexpired Term of the Late SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, MUST ROLL THE KERNEL OF d PEANUT FIVE BLOCKS UPHILL Novel Presidential Election Wager Entered Into by Two Salinas Saloon-Keepers. 1900 PRACTICAL JOKE ENDS IN TRAGEDY Young Man at Nome Attempts to Frighten the Girl He Loves and Drives J. G. Edwards + ALINAS, Sept, 28.—One of the |d— 2 Her RaVIng' most unigue élection bets ever Claim Is Made That the Law Which Gave Jeter a Full Term as Lieutenant Gov- ernor Applies in This Case. agreed upon in this section, as well as one that will cause an unlimited amount of amusement for the spectators, is between two saloon- keepers of this city. The wager is upon the Presidential election. The loser must roll a peanut kernel the entire length of the bituminized portion of Main street, a distance of five blocks, with no other ning the matter Gover- R from the alker, candida ty-first District instrument to propel it but a toothpick. Each man who aspires to be absent in the peanut-rolling affair has put up a goodly forfeiture of coin, as well as Watches Her Agony From a Point of Con- cealment and in a Moment of Remorse Ends His Life. Special Dispatch to The Cal his proclamatio; ; G, 8 Rt . ued his proclamation | 4 cemblyiman for the Fifiy-sixth Dis; | made a signed statement with two wit SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—A story of the|and placed it on the pillow of Pearl's bed "6, 130, The procla- | trict, and F. W. Knowles. nominee for | nesses to hold to the agreement. ~The hideous result of a practical joke comes | in such a manner that it looked as though : . procla- | Supervisor from the Fifth District whole affair is the outcome of a heated from Nome on the steamer Tacoma. the Indian was concealed beneath the > election of the fol- sident and Vice ates Congress, s to one | FIRST VOTES FOR McKINLEY. !Club to Be Formed Exclusively of | Young Men at Stockton. over the Presidential election ad in one of the saloons. Tynan, proprietor of the Hoff- strong . whil argument recently an ‘princ Pearl Boyd, a young girl who conducted | a restaurant, Is now a raving maniac, while Paul Laird, her lover, lies dead from a self-inflicted bullet in his brain, as a consequence of his own folly. covers and had left his hand exposed. He then watched outside the window. Pearl entered the room. She locked the door and lighted the lamp. Her eyes lit upon the dead hand. She stood a mo- ment, paralyzed with fear. her eyes start- district, and one of the Yellowstone is - as devout a i . a Special Dispatch to The Cal e Yelio e y a et Doyl ek youne' a ey ng from their sockets. Then she utterec ond District | Special Dispatch to The Call .| sympathizer with an’s_cause. Politi- wf onstantl a; e e D‘r. "-',-hl‘::“:d a shriek so awful it seemed scarcely hu- re m Marion de | 'OCKTON. Sept g Re-| cal topics were in vogue during the two as constantly in her company. € tWO | nan. The girl's reason had left her. She publicar e cast s conversation. and finally it apparently thought the world of one an- | sirang upon the bed. She seized the s State Senate morrow to stop the argument, but other. hand. She bit it. She gnawed the flesh 3 paign work. | of the election prove Laird was, however, a practical joker. again and again as a dog gnaws a bone. vl f new ta all concerned. A He tried to frighten the girl, with awful | Pearl Boyd was stark mad. — pro ) wager was spoken of and in Tesults. The incident occurred some weeks | Her lover outside had watched the - enthusi. uth, addition ide bet was agreed ago. The news was suppressed, however, scene, laughing at first, then startled, > popular wx upon_ by ser should be more on account of the young man’s connec- then spellbound. When theghoulish climax e B ey e = < for | humiliated than simpl ing a d tlons in the East. came he fainted dead away._ Before the 1 b. t ax. | OF M0CTe . Tinan, on OnCIE Joust arhe Laird had determined to make Pearl| startled crowd, drawn by Pearl Boyd's A A%, |is more familiarly known, agrees that if | | show fear, for she was-noted for her | shrieks. had burst in the room door, Paul McKinley is not re he__ will at | nerve. He chose a ghastly method. He | Laird, reviving from his swoom, had shot high noon on the 15th day of November | | | procured a hand from a dead Eskimo, himself through the temple. ~ at the corner of M Poro e ————% | whose corpse lay unburied on the tundra— | To-d Pearl Boyd is in the care of s r""sLun"l“'Hh ”‘i} aid of a ;‘flfldh \ one of the victims of the scourge that has | friends. but_her reason has left ht;r l{wr' othpic a sma ea t erne| < 3y NOV '3 3! dreds of the natives this sum- ever. Paul Laird’s body lles In a shallow sther portions of the B e e aton of M ey e PRINCIPALS IN THE NOVEL ELECTION BET RECENTLY MADE AT Riiiod Bondren et et E o st B g B e i‘.‘l‘xrh.”u.”[:;‘l., an organ streets, all uphill, and a distance of near- | SALINAS AND THE JOYS WHICH WILL ATTEND THE PAYMENT mer. Laird took the grewsome remnant | grave on the lonely, wind-swept tundr L g Repub- lican Cou yards. sented, but further stipulated that a for- Iy 1000 Watermann readily con- | OF THE SAME AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF A CARTOONIST. . ARRESTS FOR BURNING BURNING NAPHTHA BLAZES i ! Exhs feiture of $100 be put up so that in case | - — — Spoea \C 3 30vernor | the joser does not wish to undergo the | | { EET IN THE ATR : " | S0 e siven & reception | trying ordeal the winner will thus be | ingly slender build, while the man with | carry out the agreement and has already | SOFT COAL IN NEW YORK SEVENTY ¥ . . | up s ar e Mot JOVErnor | compensated | whom he bet is very short in stature and conjectured as to how long a time it will | =254 {ase comes 1o Speak at Masonlc Hall In| Matters were all fixed and papers drawn | of much avoirdupoi < ; . {ake to reach the goal. The 5l man be- | Health Departments Inaugurate a|Explosion of a Tank in a o‘gefi“‘" ¢ e e eve: in advocac: € up anc by both men and witnessed Tynan order to perform the tasl ieves he can do it in four f%ours, while | i i pany” Does Great : T arFang- | ticket and the Der c by F. H Lang and Mr. Merrill, both no- | must necessarily reach a long distance to his opponent is willing to take most all Crusade by Serving Fifty i w"k;‘ ary, Mr, | [TPreted as a desi m- ' tary publics as well as members of the | the ground, while Watermann, being of day. As one of the two candidates for ‘Warrants. of Damage. giving | Darrass he- meeti _Vas | County Republican and Democratic Cen- | an opposite physique, will find the task the Presidential chair must win, the Sa-| NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—Fifty warrants | NEW YORK, Sept. 20.—At 1:34 o'clock ] led as promptly as 188 Te- | tral committees respectively. Tynan is | exceedingly laborious. Each man is | linas nublic will be treated to a most by officers of the | this morning a naphtha tank exploded in - were served to-day Health Department for the arrest of per- sons charged with violating the smoke or- plying that Governor, b | publican pri a man over six feet tall and is of exceed- thoroughly determined if he loses to novel as well as ludicrous sight. the Central Gaslight Company’s works: at the foot of East One Hundred and Thirty- dinance. eighth street. The pxgh:sx.,n was heard a h REPUBLICANS AT CARTERS. President Murphy of the Health Depart- | for miles around and broke all the win- me_r‘)_;‘ sald (r‘)(-da t be stopped gnwi iln!thfl \f;:l ty. The :‘;n\ln“hn'\vi'\;‘:a e ““This smoke nuisance mus! s | flowed down the street and into the engine - vern: ‘lhi"‘l hyL el Ay Al ! and stopped right at this instant. Every | room of the gas company, retting it on - s oF the Sam D. Woods. one of these firms has been under sur- |fire. Two alarms of fire were turned in : " [ h to The Call | veillance and has been burning soft coal. [ and the fireboat was summoned. The he sev- —The growing be- They were warned to desist. but they | flames at times shot seventy feet up in the e iments s State | paid no attention to our notice. | air. The fire burned fiercely, and '!h' fire- e of the State —_— e _—.— “More than a dozen presidents., super- | men fought desperately to prevent the thy with Republican Intendents and others from large coal | flames from spreading to the gasholders, s f‘ru'(hny emonstrat ‘! Hugh McCormack, a Respected Resi-| Man Who Claimed to Be “Oom !Suggestion of Judge Ross That Cer- | burning firms called ';1" me ‘v(u-d:l\fi;a:r;rz | which are n l'ne‘«m-ne( fift the explo- be e . dent of Wadsworth, Stabbed Paul's” Nephew Called an Im- Aehi it B Brasmnied 55 | e e e ('] wutis mot | on- TGS Wk ue e et e b T AGDUEE | by a Stranger, Appar- postor and Read Out the Orand Jury Will Be | foniorit, e wie ot et out woua o | TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES for a little r an_hour on ently a Tramp. of the Church. Acted Upon. | millions of dollars’ damage in’ this city. ol o { the cams and evers G s s cause we have used only nard coaland | | o L e = tioned the r of McKinl = » been practically free from smoke R. A o] Sept. 28— . & 1 with apy € tch to The Call | Special Dispateh to The Call. Special Dispatch to The Call. millions have been invested lln wrr:uidgm\p :[In"}\‘:"rrl?;fir('\‘ - ‘l"--rl‘u;r’;‘ ugine to-day on ! it g ve been he P ey | DOK ) : 2 < ings § vh uildings. | the oft, Grand Haven and 1 4 oting w ave heen held pt. 28—Hugh McCormack, an | SPOKANE, Sept. %.—Rev. Paul G.| LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3—The recent | big bulldings and other white bulGines | oad here. killing Engineer Thomas Hamiin ol¢ pected resident of Wadsworth. | Kruger, who has claimed to be a nephew | gecision of Judge Ross in the Kern County | their appearance. That is merely n in- | Detroit and Fireman Linden of fona. Samuel wa ntly killed In Wallstab's saloon | of “Oom Paul” Kruger. has been removed | of] cases—that is, the cases of the Cosmos | stance of what it would do. It will have | Degkc, brakeman, was injured Twonty fous in at 1:30 last night. Mr. Mc-| from the rolls of the United Brethren } Exploration Company against the Gray | to be stopped.” demolished . a Sch Cormack standing at the bar drink- | church. Ever since,the beginning of the E,,gle Oil Company aud the Pacific Land i T | CHILLICOTHE. Ohio, Sept. 38.—David Brooks ing with some friends when a stranger en- | war in South Africa Kruger has been lec- | and Improvement Company against the MIT KRUGER was killed to-day by his brother Amos. The te rodk;md began a ated conversation | turing throughout the Northwest and has | Elwood Oil Company—bids fair to furnish | MUST NOT PER: T | men had gone hunting near the city and quar with him. Bystanders thought nothing | also attempted to collect funds for the | an unlimited amount of litigation and the TO TAKE BULLION WITH HIM reied over a dog. Amos of the affair until the stranger drew a | benefit of the Boers. His private charac- | expenditure of many tnousands of dollars | e Vid's hand and fired, killing him nstantly. ¢ dirk and plunged it to the hilt in McCor- | ter is such that on account of the manner | in attorneys’ fees. Enghnd Sends a Warning to the | Amos ran to the woods and attempted to ki < mack’s breast, killing him almost in-|in which he has forced himself into public | United States District Attorney Frank Respectin, | htmself, dut whs arested g , icholas Bowden, | srantly. The murdered man is from Reno | attention members of *he church have de- | P. Flint and all the employes of his office Dutch Government Respecting - - s e Democratic County Cen. and has been at Olinghouse Canyon for | manded his expulsion. J. G. Rhodes, pre- | are working hard to prepare the cases for Neutrality Laws. CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YOREK. - has appointed the mem- {wo or three years engaged in mining and | ciding elder of the conference in which | presentation to the Grand Jury, mow In| ; ouron™ gene 9s° Great Britain has —— e y on the committee, and the a peaceable, quiet man. A | Rev. Mr. Kruger's church is situated, has | session, in accordance with the suggeallon’ SN v '5 h Government, ac- | _NEW YORK, Sept. 28.—Thomas H. B. 1ow organized is: James P. Sex he murderer is a stranger in Wads- | addressed the following letter to a local | of the court that the matter of some of | sent a note to the Dutch Govern v Varney of San Franciseo is at the < nd member from the s yrth and has the appearance of a tramp. | news‘pfl:er: the affidavits be presented to the Grand | cording to a dispatch from Amsterdam to Waldorf: Clinton E. Worden and F. M . 3 Qlaatet Beut Alutetnt At this time his name has not been| “HUNTSVILLE, Wa Sept. 27.—As | Jury with a view to ascertaining if per- | the Daily Mall, which contains a warning a s € E. R n e Martin. Thomas Miller; learned. He was arrested immediately | one of the presiding elders of the United | jury was committed. that if Mr. Kruger is allowed to carry Famer of San Francisco are at the Net! s it o, 1 H. Main and C. . Coo- | and Sheriff McInnis, Coroner Peers and | Brethren church, Columbia River con- |~ The statement of Mr. Flint to the effect | bullion or state archives on board the | erland. - oy ird—_C. M. Hatcher, T. C, Hogan District Attorney Williams left here this | ference, T have juist received officlal notice | that he intends to request the Grand Jury | Dutch warship which Is to DFng him {0 | e — e Thorp fourth— M. Glennon morning for Wadsworth to investigate the | of the erasure of the name of Paul G.|to investigate the entire matter of the | Europe it will be regarded as a breach o | - - Thomas: - fifth—John A. Hicks, | case. Kruger as a minister of safd church, East | selection of oil lands by “scrippers” and | neutrality on the part of The Nether- | ADVERTISEMENTS. SHORTRIDGE AT LOS ANGELES. Askim and W. P. Veuve. e Nebraska conference, for ‘sufficlent cause’ | mine locators and to have it determined | lands, ————————— Ovation to the Republican Orator at a Mass Meeting. The Republi- this t Be I to o5 ded Chair- refer ) great po- by ort- i for riridge ) the ) ovation ng for out by front the fully nd 1 shown up to e manner. One the house was the GATHERING AT LOS GATOS. Judge Benson of Oregon Speaks on National Issues. Epecial Dispatch to The Cal LOS GATOS, Sept. %—Judge H. L Benson of Oregon delivered an address jer the auspices of the local McKinley League this evening . He stated that he would make no personal attack upon the Democratic ndard-bearers, but would show where the principles which they ad. Vocate were radically wrong. He touched x the qguestions of trusts and imperial- as presented by Mr. Bryvan, showing them to be only old isstes in a new dis- and closed with an eulogy of th pistration and the war rec- )t Roosevelt i address abounded in witticism and odotes and was interrupted by fre- t applause and loughter. Remarks LUMBER MILLS AT ALBION DESTROYED Fire Which Starts in the Kiln Spreads Rapidly to Surrounding Buildings. Special T h to The Call ALBION. Sept. 22—The Albion Lumber Con ¥'s plant was almost entirely de- stroy this morning. The damage building and contents is estimated The fire bad its origin in the and_before the flames could the $10.000. at Jumber kilr be extinguished the fire spread to the sur- | rounding buildings A n alarm was given at 8:30 o’clock, and ry man employed in the mills and ~ds which surround it was pressed into ev Service. Water pumped from the huge Thnks was poured on the blazing lumber but could not stay the spread of the e, "Atd came from Mendocino City 4 from Littie River late in the after- hon. and after a fierce struggle with the fire the fighters got it under control. The mill was completely destroyed, as | were also the hotel and dwelling houses in the wvicinity. which has visited this place. The mill and it contents were partially Insured. The Albion Lumber Company has its offices end yards in S8an Franeisco. parcdects s 7 . 25.—The stamp mill Lynx had arrangements for calarging mmufllmmw. enlarging This is the second fire | Prohibitionists to Meet. ~The Prohibi- s county convention bl to-morrow morning at orial convention of Ci and Marin counties will also ina candidate for the State Sen- A county committee will be named and a full ticket nominated. The Prohib- tioniste promise to make a lively fight in coming campaign. Solano Committees Organize. Sept a3 Republican Central of Solano Com has organized by electing A. L. . chairman: F. W. Willis, sec- ,_an G. Little, treafurer. Democratic Committee of County h ed by electing inty I . Col- and E. Har- Mass Meetino at Santa Rosa. A ROSA. Sept The Repub gn was open this eve ry Hall with a_big meeting i = McKinley and s rineip: [ 1s0n 0 was furnished by enthusiasm pre Campaign mu Santa Rosa band. led. Yolo Republicans to Meet. WOODLAND, Sept. 22—The Republican County Convention will be held in this morrow. Three candidates for Su- r and a candidate for the Assem- e to be nominated. Leading Repub- predict that Supervisor Fredrick: will be nominated for the Assembly, s though George Picrce i€ a candidate for Homination. A Now a Republican Paper. TUCSON, Ariz., Sept Me( zona Daily Gazette and to-morrow morn- ing will give the Republican ticket vigor- | ous support. The Gazette for twenty years has been the leading Democratic paper at the capital. RSO To Make Speeches Here. CHICAGO, Sept. 25.—General C. E. Carr, ex-Minister to Denmark. wili leave Chi- cago October 4 under the auspices of the National Republican Committee for a campaign speaking tour of the Pacific Coast. He will begin at San Bernardino, proceeding northward to San Francisco, and devoting in all six days to California. He will make three speeches in Oregon and seven in Washington. Y ZUMWALT IS SHAMMING INSANITY | |8 | Who Examined Him in the Prison at Placerville. PLACERVILLE, Sept. 28.—Twelve more of the neighbors of the defendant in the Zumwalt murder case were produced as witnesses in behalf of the prosecution to- day to testify to their bellef In Zumwalt's | sanity up to and including the time of killing. Dr. H. W. Smith, now of Sisk! you County, but who practiced medic in this city for thirteen vears, testified that about twelve years ago he treated the defendant during his sickness in the County Jail while confined there on con- viction for battery and also examined him at the request of defendant’s wife as to his sanity, but that his opinion is that the symptoms of insanity were at that time and are now simulated. Dr. A. M. Hoisholt, one of the physi- cians ‘at the State ‘Iusane Asylum at | Stockton, then took the witness stand and detailed experiments attending his exam- inations of the defendant in the prison during the past week. As a result of his examination he stated that the manifes- tations came nearest to presenting a form of stuporous melancholia, but these were contradicted by manifestations of mania which cannot_exist ‘n a patient at the same time. He therefore concluded that defendant is not insane s BT LOB ANGELES, Bept. 28.—J. Z. Tucker and referees G. C. Cowglll were to-day appointed in bankruptcy for an Diego and Kern coun- tles respectively. 28.—Ex-Governor | rd has_secured control of the Ari- | Testimony Given by Two Phyaicians“ ——————————— INTERESTS THE COAST. sioned and Pensions Issued. Special Dispateh to The Call. WASHINGTON, D. ., Sept. 28—Pos! offices have been established on the Pa- cific Coast as follows ‘Washington— Thornwood. Skagitt County, Adelia Thorne postmaster. Postmasters commissioned — Califor- nia: Alice A. Hughes, Pleasant Valley; Oregon: Mary A. Kesterson, Sycamore; August J. Hagen Tremont: Emma Street, Fife. Washington: John G. P. Eberhart, Victor. Pensions _issued to-day — Californi Original—John W. Summers, Chico, John Lopes. dead," Oakland, $12. Orig- inal widows—Sarah Kraft, San Francisco, 2 $8: Carolina A. Lopes, Oakland, $8. Oregon: Original widows—Mattie J. Dupuy, Lafayette, $8. Judge Noyes Reversed. SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—A special to the Times from Nome City. dated September 15, savs: 3 The decision of the District Court of Appeals in regard to the appointment of a receiver for the property of the Pioneer Mining Company reached here yesterday. About August 25 Judge Noyes refused to remove Alexander McKenzie from the po- sition of receiver of the company’s claims and now the Court of Appeals reverses Judge * decision and orders him to glye a_correct account of all the gold ex- trdcted and to hand it over to the Pio- neer Mining Company immediately. The decision has given much satisfaction to the citizens here, who have objected to claim-jumping, and practically settles all the other claims in litigation. - Two Boys Arrested. Special Dispatch to The Call PASO ROBLES, Sept. 25.—Two boys | about 13 years of 1ge were arrested in | this city to-day, charged with stealing two bicycles. Constable Gano apprehend- ed the lads on the county road coming info town and placed them in jail here. To-morrow they will be taken to San | Luis for trial. They refused to give their names. but admitted they lived near Ar- | royo Grande, where the wheels were taken. Two pistols and a watch wers also found on them. They stated they were going to Salinas to see the circus. | Drowned at Nome. SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—A speéial to the Times from Nome City says: Mr. An- | drews, professor of Engiish in the Walla | Walla Institute, was drowned about Sep- tember 12, While camping for the night on the beach the waves suddenly sur- | rounded the tent where Mr. Andrews and | his partner, Mr. Sutherland, were sleep- | ing and the occupants were 'compelled to swim for their lives. Mr. Andrews soon became exhausted and sank, while Mr. Sutherland. after a desperate struggle, succeeded in getting ashore. e | Fire in a Refinery. LONG BEACH. Sept. 25.—The Sunset 0il Refinery at Obispo, Terminal Island, | had a narrow escape from destruction by fire this morning, but was saved by the | prompt _action of the employes. Ten or twelve tons of asphaltum were destroyed, but eight tank cars, which stood in a ‘sid- ! ing and were threatened by the flames, | were withdrawn in the nick of time by a Terminal engine and escaped destruciion. The fire was caused by spontaneous com- bustion in the cooler tank. The loss was about $300. e Struck by an Engine. SANTA ANA, Sept. 23.—M. R. Stanley. a prominent rancher of South Santa Ana, was struck by a Southern Pacific train to Newport Beach this morning on the old Delhi road. His wagon was de- molished and Stanley received internal in- juries which resulted in his death. He was about 50 years of age, and leaves a widow and son. AR L Brakeman Killed. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. MENDOCINO, Sept. 28.—Thomas Helm, R e esf ay while un| l6gs mg: the lrz.ln. His {ud was erunhn a pulp by being caught between a I 3« '.phephnydlnt.n‘ He leaves a Wite five small children. | Postmasters Appointed and Commis- | and feel that it Is due the church and the general public that tais action be pub- lished, especially in view of Mr. Kruger's persistent attempts to impose himself upon the public as a respectable minis- ter. J. G. RHODES, Presiding Elder."” —————————— OREGON MAN SHOT DOWN BY HIS STEPSON William Lunruit Shot Down While Begging for Mercy by A. A. | Kittemeyer, on Sauvies | Island. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 28.—C. A. Kitte- meyer shot and killed his stepfather, Wil- llam Lunruit, on Sauvies Island. ten miles below here, on the Willamette River, yes- terday afternoon. There had been bad blood between the two men for some time, but according to the story told by William Layfield, an eve- Hitneas, the murder was cold-blooded and rutal He says that himself and Lunruit were waiking across Kittemeyer's land when they met the latter. After a few hot words Lunruit drew a pistol, but soon re- turned it to his pocket. As he did so Kit- temeyer raised a shotgun and fired. The charge took effect and Lunruit staggered. A second and third time Kittemeyer loud- ed and fired while his helpless victim was begging for mercy. The third shot proved fatal, and Kittemeyer walked away from the body of his victim. This morning at 5 o'clock he appeared at the county jail and surrendered, say- ing he had shot a man in self-defense. - i Santa Clara Tax Levy. SAN JOSE Sept. 28 —County Auditor A. G. Col to-day announced the total sessed valuation Clara County as $51.971.267 50. for last year was $51,619.5'5, showing an increase during the past year of $351,748 56. The county tax levy is §1 50 on the hun- dred outside and $1 10 inside. The total city and countv tax levy for San Jose is $2 35 on the hundre: Still Unidentified. S8AN JOSE Sept. 28—An inquest was Ireld here to-day over the remains of the man who died suddenly on the traln near Palo Alto yesterday. His identity has not yet been established, though it is re- ported that he had registered at a hotel as J. Sullivan. There was absolutely mothing on his person by which his identity could be discovered. His death was due to consumption. Will Sue Blaskower. SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 28.—Thomas Pea- cock, an iceman, is about to file suit for damages against M. Blaskower, the cigar- dealer. Peacock claims that about six weeks ago while delivering ice he was attacked and bitten by one of Blaskower's dogs, and seeks monetary consideration for the loss of time and suffering occa- sioned thereby. i o) Seven Horses Burned. SANTA CRUZ, Sept. 2.—The house and barn owned by Supervisor White, near Watsonville, were totally destroyed by fire this morning. Seven horses were burned to death in the barn and a large quantity of hay was destroyed. The loss is about $6000. “Cause unknown. —_—— Earthquake at Gilroy. GILROY, Sept. 28.—A severe shock of earthquake was felt here at 4:17 o'clock this morning. The shock lasted a number of seconds. during which time crockery was shaken from shelves and smashed. No heavy damage is reported. e e e e S e R RSP g FOREST IN FLAMES 4 SANTA ROSA, Sept. 28 —_Word was recelved here to-night that a big forest fire was raging about twelve miles from the town of Sebastopol, near Inwood Farm. A large number of men have been called out to fight the flames and back fires have been started. It is reported that one house has been destroyed. [ e e e R aRa e L A ad E as- | ously of property in Santa | saved. The total | will have to be postponed until next year. whether or not certain persons have con- spired to acquire unlawfully large tracts of public domain is interesting. The interest of the members of the le- gal fraternity in the case is daily in-' creasing. From the fact that the attor- neys who fought on boih sides of the case | comprised some of the best known law- yers in the State, the case at first at- tracts attention. Now that it has added to it the sensational feature of the court calling the attention of the United States District Attorney to affidavits which would appear false from the very decided opposite nature of the afidavits, the cases are attracting attention outsiaé the con- fines of the State .tself. Some of the affidavits assert that the land in question is really good agricultural land and that at the time it was| “scripped’’ there was nothing in the shape of improvements thereon. In contradis- tinction to these affidavits others made sworn statements that it was non-agri- cultural land and one of the attorneys even stated that a jackrabbit could not live theron. —_———— ORIZABA AGROUND. Steamer Strikes on an TUncharted Rock Near St. Michael. Special Dispatch to The Call SEATTLE, Sept. 2. —The steamship Orizaba is hung up on an uncharted rock near St. Michael. The vessel, which is under charter to lay the Government cable between Nome and St. Michael and the mainland. struck the reef September 17 when returning to St. Michael after baving gone to sea to av id the storm. General Greely, chief signal officer, was on board at the time. He arrived in Se- attle to-night on the steamship Ohio. He says the steamer struck easy, it is not belleved that the hull damaged. She will probably be but the laying of the cable Nome correspondence of September 10 reports that the Orizaba as In a danger- ous position. There was no danger of loss of life, the steamship Senator hav- ing gone to her rellef, and it was thought the cargo, including ‘the cable, would be saved. But the steamer herself was fast on the reef amidships and in imminent danger of breaking in two. COAST NEWS IN BRIEF. SUISUN, Sept. 28.—The Teachers' Instituts of Solano County, which has been in session in Benicia since last Monday, closed to-day. The convention was a_successful one. SUISUN, Sept. 28.—A company has been in- corporated here with & capital of $5000 which will be expended in the erection of a suitable building to be utilized for a social club. SANTA ANA, Sept. 2.—Dominico Larlto, charged with setting fire to the large barn and warehouse of D. E. Smeltzer & Co. in Peat- lands, was acquitted to-day, the jury remain- ing out only about’ five minutes. VICTORIA, B. C, Sept. 25.—H. M. S. Icarus of the British patrol fleet in Bering Sea re- turned this evening. Officers say the sealing schooners are returning home as the season has been a complete failure on account of un- favorable weather. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 25.—The name of the cantain of the schooner Prosper, which went down in the awful storm at Cape Nome, according to Nome arrivals, was Captaln G. R. Giese. He perished on September 12. Wil- 1iam Munce, one of the owners of the schooner, had a narrow escape. SACRAMENTO, Sept. 28.—Superfor Judge Hart to-day sentenced a Japanese named J. Franko to fourteen years' imprisonment In the Folsom State orison for assault with Intent to commit murder upon Policeman John F. Logue a couple of months ago. Franko attempted to Kill the roliceman with a razor while the latter was arresting him. VANCOUVER, B. C.. Sent. 28.—The United States immigration officers are aiding Cana- da to prevent and detect Japanese naturaliza- tion frauds in British Columbia. United States Commissioner of Immigration Haley has been instructed by the Treasury Department at Washington to assist the British Columbla au- thorities in detecting other Japanese naturali- zatlon frauds. S T Quarrel Ends in Murder. PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 28.—A special dispatch to the Republican from Congress At Octgve on Thursday night John a deputy sheriff, shot and killed Charles Thompson at the latter's saloon. Lee attempted to withdraw from-a poker me after winning $50. ompson gnr and objectad.‘mt Lee lndm. ‘o';; the money and arose from the ‘table. Thompson went behind the bar and got a fime, ma AL " e close to the heart. LONDON, Sept. 28.—Lord Roberts _re- | orts to the War Office, under date of | retoria, September 27, as follows: “The Boers attacked a portion of Pa- get's force at Plenaars River station this | morning, but were beaten off after three | hours’ fighting. “‘Buller occupied MacMac River and the Eastern side of Burghers Pass on Sep- tember 26, after slight resistance. Hell- bron, Beitz and Lindley have been reoc- cupied.” | —_—— MOB OF MEXICANS INSULTS AMERICAN FLAG Tears Down the Stars and Stripes Flying From a Flagpole on a Consulate. SAN ANTONIO, Tex.. Sept. 25.—United States Consul W. W. Mills at Chihuahua, Mexico, has sert a note to the Federal authorities here and also to the State De- pertment at Washington detalling an_in sult to the American flag over his con- sulate on September 16, the anniversary of Mexican independence, by a mob of He had hoisted the United nd Mexican flags in honor of the day and the mob tore down the United States colors. Lo e Methodists Meet in Arizona. PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept. 25.—The nine- teenth annual session of the Arizona Methodist Conference commenced here to- day, Bishop J. W. Hamilton being in charge. About twenty-five ministers are in attendance. The conference will con- tinue over Monday and at the last day’'s session the ministers will be assigned, BARBARY COAST DIVES TO BE GIVEN LIMITS Police Commissioners Determined to Abolish Disreputable Resorts Now Located in Respecta- ble Localities. The Police Commissioners have deter- | mined to abolish the dives and disreput- able saloons scattered throughout the city and confine all saloons of that class within a_certain territory, away from respect- able streets. Chief of Police Sulllvan and Captain Wittman have for the last few nights devoted considerable time trying to pick out a locality fitted for the new “Bar- bary Coast,” and have selected as a prob- able district Jackson and Pacific streets, between Dupont and Sansome. For a number of years variety theaters of the low order, questionable resorts and dives have flaunted openly on some of | the city's principal t omushfuel and | have caunes the pclice considerable trou- | ble. Confined within a limited area th influence of these deadfalls will be duced to 2 minimum. i —_—e—————— Red Men’s Feast. The celebration committee of the Im- proved Order of Red Men held an after- | math meeting last night in the banquet room of the Red Men's Wigwam on rost street. It was on the cards as “a korn and venisen feest’ which is the Red | Men's term for a smoker. It had been ar- ranged by M. H. Haas of Blazing Arrow | Trive, B. F. Lyford of Montezuma Tribe, Henry A. Chase of Manzanita Tribe, Wil- liam Goldman of Yosemite Tribe and T. Horn of Pohonachee Tribe as an after- math of the s{nnd display made by the order in the 10th of September parade. —_—————————— | Rebekah Drill Corps. | | e | re. 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