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THE ‘SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1902. CITIZENG CALL . [T A SWINDLE People of Walla Walla Are Aroused. Over Water Supply. il Taxpayers’ League Repre- sentatives Make a Queer Discovery. WALLA, Wash.,, Nov. 13.—A scandal is claimed to have ed to-day by a committee of Walla Walla Taxpayers' League h investigated suspicious circum- s ection with the prospec- y for this city, now be- Thomas Springs, four league members state that they cealed under a bridge a system a large flow from a surface directly into the main under- pipe furnishing the prospective supply. This means that the city d get mere surface water, unfit for instead of a subterranean seepage it supposed it had secured. two thousand dollars has been this site and its development. d by the committee disap- flow of water under oth€r side there was flow. Twelve feet below, going directly into it, was e. The City Council and cit- ho were famillar with the clear, g fiow of four hours from the end of the ht a splendid supply had been Between Mill Creek and the der which the ditch disappeared two small e ditch could be shut off at will. as it may seem, no one dares v who put the ditch in. The which it runs belongs to J. , a local attorney. To The Call dent Milton Evans, president of ers’ League, said to-night: s e most barefaced, bold plece work I ever saw anywhere. The city t leeced. There is more crooked e than is yet apparent, and a vestigation is necessary to deter- e extent of the guilt and who is responsible BTRIKES WITH XKNIFE AT FEDERAL OFFICER Ban Diego Chinese, When Asked to Show Papers, Attempts a Murder. DIBGO, Nov. 13—Immigration In- Major You, who has been very the arrest of contra- band Chinese in this district, was stabbed twice, but not fatally, by a Chinese ed Charles Hong on the street this u suspected the Chinese of be- in the country and asked his papers. The Chinese, in- ving, whipped out a knife into the major’s arm twice. Portland Steamers Will Sail. PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 13.—The Oregon y n Navigation line between Portland and San co, which has been laid up for a past on account of the engineers’ I resume service to-morrow r George W. Elder com- g on cargo to-day and will v leave late to-morrow evening. All follow shortly. ADVERTISEMENTS. NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA. A CURE FOR ALL. Not a Patent Cure-All, Nor 2 Modern Miracle, but Simply a Rational Cure for Dyspepsia. In these days of humbuggery and de- manufacturers of patent a rule, seem to think their ot sell unless they ciaim cure every disease under the they never think of leaving nd stomach troubles. They m that their nostrum is in to cure every dyspep- Jook no further. these absurd claims it is the proprietors ablets have care- aking any undue ntations regarding nis most excellent remedy and stomach troubles. They clz it, and that is, various stomach pepsia Tablets is 80 no farther than r woman suffering nic or nervous dys- the remedy a trial it w he need sustain. . composed of e ingredients acceptable most delicate stom- m veg harmless s that it will digest holesome food is taken into no matter whether the n good working order or not. over-worked organ and re- 2,000,000 gallons per | dams, through whose | Company's | | fact tht the med- WRE PROMISEL MWFUL DENTHS Russell Sage and Others Receive Threatening Letters. Alleged Nihilists Demand the Payment of Large Sums ‘ of Money. New YorK Detectives Arrest the Sup- posed Writer After an Excit- | ing Struggle in the Postoffice. = SR NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—Death, slow and painful, or long years of hopeless insan- | 1ty, has been the threat made to J. Pier- pont Morgan, Russell Sage, John W. Gates and scores of other men of great wealth in this city. The threats have | been conveyed in letters, to which are at- | tached the names of six men, with the infortnation that they form a nihilist { committee. The only alternative left to | the men singled out as victims of nihilism | is the pavment of large sums of money for immunity. Although ali of the letters are worded {1n the same general way, some are more | specific in describing the fate of the vic- | tim should he neglect the warning or re- fuse to comply with the demand. The writer of the letters showed himself to | be illiterate, though possessed of a style | that cannot be considered to be lacking | in force. The following, which is a copy | of the letter received by Dr. T. Lewls, is | said to be about the same as those re- | ceived by Morgan and Sage, though the two last named were instructed to send ten times as much money as was de- manded from Lewis: | _To Dr. Lewis, 780 Park | Sir: We, the senders of# | of the Russian nihilists. | secret or but lack the money to carry out | those orders 'trom headquarters. If we do not | 811 our orders we lose our lives, In six weeks we will have money again from Russia, but | that is too late. If you don’t lend us $1000 for six_weeks we will polson you in'the cruelest and most terrible way without the secret being known. We are able to make & poor, unhappy lunatic out of you for the rest of your life. Nothing saves _you then. We have poison that will make every one think you dead, but after eighty hours you will awake. Then you are buried alive. Our poison is so fine that we can poison a letter o that the reader of it | 15 Jost. “We give you till Thursday at 8 o'clock in the afterncon, then we send for a letter ad- dressed to C. C. Barton. | So persistent was the letter writer that | Captain Titus deter@ined to put a watch | upon the postoffice. Detective Sergeants Davis, Milburn and Tuite were detailed on the case. | Davis was on watch this afternoon | wher. about 3 o'clock a man stepped up {to the general delivery window and | asked if there were any letters for C. C. | Barton. Davis had just placed his hand on the shoulder of the man at the deliv- ery window and had informed him that he was under arrest’when the prisoner | turned and grappled with him. The two | men fell to the floor and the struggle | which ensued caused quite a panic among | the women. Davis, who is very muscu- | lar, put up.a good struggle, but he was slowly being worsted when his fellow de- tectives entered. They went to his as- sistance and the prisoner at once surren- dered. The prisoner described himself as Wil- llam Becker, a ship carpenter, 29 years old, born in Germany. He protests that he had never heard of any nihilist com- mittee ‘and is innocent of any wrong- doing. He said that he had been accost- ed by a stranger, who asked him to go to the postoffice and ask for letters ad- dressed to C. C. Barton. enue, New York— s, are the leaders We are here with CONDEMNED MEN -~ GAIN FREEDOM Americans, Sentenced to | Death by Mexicans, [ Escaps, Spectal Dispatch to The Call, TUCSON, Ariz., Nov! 13.—M. E. Seyer, 2 mining man, returning from Cananea, ! reports that two Amerlcans, who were | confined in the Mexican jail at Roncutllo, | near Cananea, Sonora, and were to have | been shot to-day by the Mexican authori- | ties, knocked down the jailer Wednesday | and made good their escape to the United | states. The men had been incarcerated behind the dismal walls of the Mexican dungeon for many months. They were American miners, charged with some offense against the Government. ‘It was when they learned that the authorities had de- cided to execute them immiediately thdt the blood, the nerves, ; appetite, gives z sleep and the blessings which al- the condemned men planned their daring and successful break for liberty. As near as Seyer could learn, it hap- accompany a good digestion and | E proper assimilation of food. | pened about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. In using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets no | When the jaller went to enter with the required, simply eat plenty of | N0On meal, the desperate prisoners rushed s el upon him, selzed his gun and after beat- ing him Into insensibility, pushed him into their own ceund locked the door. They hastily effe their escape from t he town and made for the American v food and take these Tablets P meal, thus assisting and resting | t stomach, which rapidly regains its proper digestive power, when the Tablets | each will be no longer required. |8 N >us Dyspepsia is simply a condi- | line- tion in which some portion or portions of | The Mexican officlals were so thunder- the nervous syetem are mot properly | Struck at the suddenness and daring of ood digestion nvigorates tny | the move that they did not take imme- em and every organ in the | G1ate steps to pursue the escaped prison- body. |ers and, knowing the men to be armed, Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by | (PeY P 'eluc!zflihfl"f“'fl c‘;fl“» erh 1 T ists e ? en have crosses e line and are safe SUIPraTists 2105 Conih P PETEISY - 1on American'soll, TG b e OuIA ot | be learned, nor their identity established ‘Men’s Diseases Cured Sixteen years of unqualified success* as & in 3 claim of being able to gure the most compli- cated cases— often after re- peated faflures of other physi- cians. 1f I ao- cept your case you can count on & cure— that's certain. DR. O. C. JOSLEN, The Leading &pecialist. My practice is confined to Varicooele, Hydrocele, Contracted Disorders, Specific Bicod Peison. so-called ‘‘Weakness,” Piles and Reflex Allments—all of which 1 treat by my own original methods. Corner Market and Geary Strects, Opposite *‘Call” Butiding. | beyond the fact that they were miners | who had been in jail for a long time. | |GIVES UP THE cHILD { TO HIS FORMER WIFE Captain Coleman Secures His Liberty by Making a Settlement { in Victoria. VICTORIA, B. C., Nov. 13.—Captain | Coleman of San Francisco, who kidnaped 'ms daughter Kathline from San Fran- | cieco, where the child was awarded to | his divorced wife by the California courts, is again & free man. He was arrested here on a warrant from San Francisco and extradition proceedings were begun. On the arrival of the mother, Mrs, B. C. Smith, an arrangement was. made whereby the - prosecution was to be dropped if Captain Coleman would re- turn the child to the mother. He agreed, but Judge Walkem, before whom the case was tried, held Coleman pending an ex. amination into the matter. This after- | noon he allowed the settlement to be made, and Mrs. Coleman will return to co to-night with the child. MILLIONAIRES |JUSTICE SHIES AT INTERFERENGE Court Uphdids Federal Officer While He Is on Duty. Decision Is Rendered in an Important Case at Bakersfleld. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. BAKERSFIELD, Nov. 13.—In the case of the people inst Samuel W. Allen, Justice Millard to-day overruled the mo- tion to dismiss the case‘on the ground \thac the court had no jurisdiction over acts of a United States officer while on duty. The prosecution maintained :that Allen’s act was not necessary to the dis- charge of his duties and therefore did not place the matter within the control of the Federal courts. The case is set for hearing on its merits | on Saturday, the 15th, but the United States District Attorney had wired for a continuance. If Allen is held for trial huteas corpus proceedings may be begun in the United States court. The case is an important one, as it in- volves the right of the State courts to try an officer of the United States for acts committed in the difcharge of his duties as such. The defendant, Allen; is a Gov- ernment forest ranger, and, according to the evidence at the hearing some six weeks ago, he was directed by his su- perior to investigate certain alleged tim- ber depredations in the mountains near Kern. While he was so engaged the com- plaining witness, J. 'W. Briggs, appeared on the scene and a serious altercation en- sued. Allen discharged his pistol, as he claimed, in the air for the purpose of frightening Briggs away. The latter swore out ‘the complaint charging him with assault to murder. The Government took the matter up and Assistant United States District At- torney George L. McKeeby of Los Ange- les came up to defend the case, which was argued on the question of jurisdiction some six weeks ago and the decision on this point was postponed until now, as the complaining witness has been con- fined to his bed for some time with a breken leg. OF INTEREST TO PEOFLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Several Changes Are Made in the Postal Service and More Pen- sions Granted. WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-Postoffice es- tablished: Oregon — Cableville, Baker County (recent .order of discontinuance rescinded). Discontinued November 29 ‘Washington—Wellpinet, Stevens County; mail goes to Springdale. Postmasters commissioned: . California — William T. Bradley, Ingomar. Oregon—Bradley Trox- el, Glen; Archie F. Lovelace, Elkhead. Fourth class Postmaster appointed: ‘Cali- fornia—Cora Price, Colma, El Dorado County, vice John Price, deceased. These pensions were granted to-day: California — Original — Michael Gorman, Soldiers’ Home, Los Angeles, $8; Daniel Halbert, Santa Rosa, $12; Anson C. Rosen- crans, San Jose, $6; Ira Barnes, Weaver- ville, $6; Ethan W. Allen, Oakland, $; Daniel E. Rice, San Francisco, $ (war with Spain), Increase, reissue, etc.—Man- uel Foive, Los Angeles. $12; Charles Barry, Veterans’ Home, Napa, $10; Chas. Smith, Veterans' Home, Napa, $12;° An- drew McGlory, Winters, “$12 “(Mexican war); John F. McCarthy, Naval hospital, Mare Island, $30 (war with Spain). Wid- ows, minors and dependent relatives— I‘annah N. Morton, Los Angeles, $8; Flora London, Oakland, $12. Oregon—Widows, minors and dependent || relatives—Helen N. Packard, Portland, $12 (war with Spain). ‘Washington — Increase, reissue, Thomas D. Morgan, Zillah, $8. Navy orders—Lieutenant H. H. Whit- tlesey goes to the Hancock, Lieutenant W. G. Miller is detached from the Nawy Department and goes to the Independence. Army orders—Colonel Charles A. Wood- ruff, assistant commissary general, in ad- dition to his present dutiés will relieve Major William H. Baldwin as subsistence superintendent of the army transport service at San Francisco. Major John L. Phillips, surgeon now at San Francisco, is assigned to special ¢uty weth Major General Adna R. Chaffee. WASHINGTON, Nov.12.—The Postoffice Department to-day announced: Postoffice disccntinued November 29: California— Natinia, Sacramento County; mail to Mills. Postmasters commissioned: . Cali- fornia—Minnie Sprect, Sycamore. Oregon —John 'B. Hume, Wedderburn. Fourth- ciass Postmasters appointed: California-— Francis B. Hadley, Geneva, Merced County, vice Arthur D. Wirt, removed; James La Croix, Miramar, San Diego. County, vice Emory M. Westbrook, re- signed. Oregon—G. L. Hembre, Riley, Harney County, vice Alfred O. Bedell, re- signed. These pensions were granted: nia—Original—Moses M. Boone, Orland; George H. Stockwell, Hornbrook, $8; I Newton Marshall, San Francisco, $8; Mi- chael McMahon, Pine Flat, $; Jacob Bar- man, San Francisco, $6 (war with Spain). Increase, reissue, etc.—James "M. Vance, Oakland, $10; Newell F. Reynolds, Glen- dale, $10; Francis Turney, Ventura, $5; Charles Peoples, Glenwood, $8. Widows, minors and dependent relatives—Jane O'Neil, West Berkeley, $8; Sarah Eleanor Hutchinson, Ukiah, $8 (Mexican war). Oregon—Original—David J. Dearmond, Crawfordgyille, $8; George W. Junkin, Hardman, $8; George E. Collins, Port- land, $6 (war with Spain). ¥ ‘Washington—Original-Whiting D. Van- merman, Marcus, $8. Increase, reissue, etc.—John S. Countryman, Spokane, $12; Edward Cornwell, Waitsburg, $8; Orlenzo Gardner, North Yakima, $12. Widows, minors and dependent relatives—Sarah A. Mason, Mount Vernon, $8. Navy orders announce that Paymaster D. Potter is detached from Mare Island Navy Yard and ordered to the Hancock. Army orders announce that Captain David §. Stanley, quartermaster, goes from the transport Buford to the Depart- ment of California as chief quartermas- ter, and Contract Surgeon Willlam C. Mabry, now at Angel Island, California, gees to Columbus Barracks. The leave of absence granted, First Lieutenant Al- bert J. Woude, Sixth Cavalry, Depart- ment of California, is extended one month. ete.— Califor- g Cars Topple Into a River, REDDING, Nov. 13.=Freight train' No. 225, south-bound, was wrecked last night at 11 o'clock a mile north of La Moine. Four loaded cars were derailed and two rolled down the embankment and into the Tivi The train was creeping along cau- tiously op account of the dangerous con- dition of the road in places; made so by the recent storm. When a point a mile north of La Moine was reached the rails spread. The water-soaked condition of the roadbed caused the accident. No one was injured. . Vallejo Police Chief Remains, VALLEJO, Nov. 13.—The newly elected Democratic Mayor, Lynch, endeavored last evening before the City Board of Trustees, to oust the present Vallejo Chief of Police Stanford. The Mayor nom- inated Patrolman Williams for Chief, but no second to the nomination came from any of the Trustees and the matter vgt.s dropped for the present. AD’ More Popular Every Day-- Our®*9 Overcoats You will want a long overcoat this winter—both for comfort and style. The coat should be of good heavy weight, length below the knees, well padded over the shéulders to give it the The, color should be dark—black or blue are preferable. The garment should be well lined and desired broad-shoulder effect. carefully tailored. We sell such an overcoat for $9, and ours are union made, guaranteed and “money backed.” The materials are kerseys and cheviots. They are twelve- dollar coats in value, but the “maker-to-wearer” price is only $9. See the coats to-day. Good business su Our 89 sack suit is the suit of the season. Every day it is becoming more and more popular—each month shows an increase in the number sold. There must be a reason for this—something more than the mere fact that we say the suits are good. Every suit is stylish, low -priced, union made and guaranteed. Such ‘a combination establishes faith in the garments, and the suits back up every claim we make for them. The assortment is serges, tweeds, cheviots and worsteds in solid colors and swell fall patterns. suits anyway and see if you donot pronounce it you ever saw for the price. 718 Market St. Opp. Third St., Near Kearny St TRom Lise purchase. collar. 4to 13 its for %9 Come in, try on one of the the best value Special Sale of Sailor Suits for one week $9.45 For one week we shall have a special sale of sailor suits for the extremely low price of $2.45. When you see the suits you will observe that the price means an unusual opportunity for saving on your Baseball and bat free with suit or overcoat. School bag free to children for the asking. ~ Boys’ Furnishings and Hatsl Boys’ blouses and shirt waists, made from an all-wool flannel, in cardinal and blue—just the thing for school wear—big values for the price, 75¢. The shirt waists are made with a double box plait in back and front, detachable bands—ages 4 to 13. The blouses are made with the regular shirt waist collar, are nicely finished and have pockets—ages Boys’ flannelette waists and blouses, 25¢. Boys’' flannelette waists and blouses, heavy quality, 50e. The suits are made by us from all wool materials in striped serges, blue cheviots, mixed tweeds and checked worsteds of different shades; come in knee pants, tie at collar, embroidered design on shield and The ages are from 3 to 12 years. The values are unusual and the sale lasts for one week commencing to-day. Price $2.45. Boys’ yacht and sailor caps, with or without embroidery, in red, blue and brown, 45€ and 75¢. -11)“ Boys’ golf caps, snap buttons on visor, 25€ and 45€. The latter are silk lined. e Catalogue If you live out of San Fran- cisco, write for our new illus- trated catalogue, “‘Attire for Man and Boy.”” INDIANS WARN ENCROAGHERS Trouble Is Feared on the Reservation Near Indio. ¥ SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 13.—~News has reached here from Indio of serious trouble with the Indians on the reser- vation near that place, and fear is felt of a clash between the whites and the redmen. . For some time, it is understood. the white men have been encroaching upon the lands claimed by the Indians and there has been much trouble from time to time on that account. Recently the feelings of the two.parties have grown bitter. Lately the Indians have learned how their tribesmen have been forced to give up their holdings on the Warners Ranch reservation and move away, and they fear similar action in their own case if the whites are permitted further to en- croach upon their territory. So far as known here, no blood has been shed up to the present time, but the. Indians are said to have warned the settlers against remaining upon their reservation and a clash may occur at any time. They are holding pow-wows and the more restless members of the tribe are urging force in driving settlers off the land. The Indians have sent for Attorney John Brown Jr.' of this city. He left this morning and it is thought may be able to quiet them. NEW YORK, Nov. 13.—The Sub-Treasu made 8. telegraphic transfer of §250,000 in gold to San Francisco to-day, RUSHING WATER RUING A LEVEE FOUND IN A CAVE Hundreds of -Help Sheep Lost in Sut: County. - MARYSVILLE, Nov. 13.—A telephone message this evening from Meridian, Sut- ter County, on the Sacramento River, states that half a mile of the new levee built during the last summer near Butte City gave way this morning under the flood pressure and that a large volume of water is rushing into Sutter tule basin. Water has also poured into reclamation district No. 70, and a large crop of Egyp- tian corn and potatoes is ruined. A levee recently built at Moons Ferry at the head of the district was still stand- ing at the last report. J. H:. Brockman had 1500 sheep drowned in the tule last night and this morning, entailing a loss of siX or seven.thousand dollars. For- mer Supervisor W. F. Hoke managed to save 700 sheep out of a band of nearly 3000 by, means of boats, but in doing so several men nearly lost their lives. It is feared here that during the night even greater havoc will be wrought. The suddenness of the flood and the weakness of the new levees place the people at a great disadvantage. The work of repairing the levees at the lower end of district No. 70 has begun. Nicolaus and other points are not completed and the early appear- ance of a high wafer does not offer much Lope that the undertaking can be finish- ed this winter. & The loss in stock and ungathered crops inundated in this section will approxi- mate $70,000. MTEG TREASURE | FEDERAL GOURT - REOPENG CASE Decides to Take Testi- mony in the Warder Land Suit. Remark'able Discove|ry Is Made by a.Party of +Americans. Special Dispatch to The Call. EL PASO, Tex., Nov. 13.—Judge Maxey of the Federal Court has ordered a re- hearing of the Warder land suit in order HERMOSILLO, Mexico, Nov. 13.—A re- markable story, duly authenticated, of the discovery of hidden Aztec treasure of fabulous value has just been reported to the Government authorities at Tepic by Pablo Mertino, the parish priest of Icsca. The priest makes a statement, which is concurred in by several reliable witnesses to the occurrence, that a party of Ameri- cans, headed by an archaeologist who gave the name of Heverick, arrived at Icsca several weeks ago and went from that place into the mountains, accompa- niedyby three Mexican guides. The arch- aeologist got his bearings by means of a chart which he clajmed to have copied from an Aztec stone tablet in the Na- tional Museum in the City of Mexico. He located a vast cave in a mountain near Icsca. Immense stone images stood about this chamber. In one end was a hand- some altar, dbove which burned a bright flame supplied by natul gas from a crevice in the wall. It ha§ probably been burning for many centuriés. In a cham- ber adjoining the malin temple was found a great store of ornaments and utensils beélonging to the Aztecs or some other prehistoric race. Twelve burros were re- quired to transport the articles taken from the cave to San Blas. It is said to be-the largest and most valuable collec- tion ‘of ancient relics ever discovered in Mexico. that testimony may be taken. By a re- cent ruling Judge Maxey sustained a plea in abatement, deciding that if Warder's title was really valid then the United States Court had no jurisdiction over the land. Warder is sGing for all ploperty south of Second street in this city, valued at several millions. He claims it under an ancient Megkican grant and contends that the Rio Grande, which marks tba boundary, shifted its course, leaving a large slice of Mexican soil on the morth- ern shores. The city has since built to the river bank and the property is of great value. jperty holders have been much disturbed by Warder’s suit and are fighting it vigorously. On a former oc- casion the same question was brought be- fore the International Boundary Commis- sion here, but after a long investigation a disagreement was had and the question ‘was referred to the State departments of the two governments, where it still hangs fire. Another point is that the boundary at the south skirts of this city has nev- er been definitely determined by the com- mission. A strip of land eight blocks in depth is in the disputed territory and this is claimed by Warder.

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