The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1903, Page 11

» THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1903. C 11 HONORED BUEST OF TIMBER MEN Editor Defebaugh of the Chicago Lumberman Entertained. i Leaders in Big California Industry Give Banquet to Visitor. ittt rnia’s great redwood timber inter- ed at & banquet repres given in the Maple room of the Palace Hotel last evening by the members of the | Redwood acturers’ Exchange to J. | the American who is visiting he banquet table and managers of Del Norte, Humboldt ies, representing an re has been invested and which is rapidly ol of the timber trade tes. The American Lum- late been giving a great ence to California as the producing center, and in the in that Editor taken in the State those e industry here arranged ir in his honor. ss presided as toastmaster ing introduced to the C. Willlams, president of of the W d strides, and FARMERS CLOSE INNUAL SESSION Will Not Urge Much Specific National Legislation. S pt. 26.—The closed 1 The farmers ic national leg- ng themselves resolutions fa- 1 free deliv- st system, a postal and postal savings i. The admission of is favored by the system ed were favoring n of farms and ; recom- pay the ex- e congress; fa- e referendum, tes Senators by sending of a set of coming meeting of at Chicago. on was also put eration. The res- reciprocity with and the ques- d new support- COSTELLO CLAIMS BUCKLEY IS THE CAUSE OF SUIT . sician Is Guilty of an At- tempt to Harass and Annoy Him. answer 18 a revival of t was commenced a bitter 1 two years ago st Costell t that tin claimed y compelled the administra- x of Baron estatt to have him 3 into court because he refused to pay $4000 to @ cer Mrs. Jacks, a friend of the deceased. In the document p rday Costello says that Dr. even refused to sign a death cer- e showing the cause of Baron's and which would enable him to col- the amount due on the policies be- | f the refusal to pay Mrs. Jacks | unt of one of the policies. Cos- | so claims that Dr. Buckley pre-| ted a fraudulent claim for $1735 against | Baron estate. | e ———————— J Marriage Licenses. | LAND, Sept. 2.—The following | [ | | | licenses were issued by the | County Clerk to-day: John Ghiglione, | aged 32 years, and Mary Delucchi, 19, both and; Louis Delucchi, 24, and Rose Lavag jam J. ¥ both of ( ti, 18, both of Oakland; Wil- sewarne, 23, and Effie Silva, kiand; Henry D. Stirm, over | i R. Smith, over 18, both of | sco: Xavier de Pichow, 25,/ la, and Marguerite Vivier, : Robert Bcott, 32, and Dor- ", 19, both of Oakland. ——————————— Issues New Orders. General MacArthur has ordered the Tenth Infantry, which has just returned from the Philippines, to take a week's practice at target shooting on the Benicia ranges, beginning October 1. The Depot of Recruit Instruction at the Presidio has veen abolished and the station has been fiven the name of the Infantry Canton- | Alameda Trustees Back- | troversy, was held to-night at Eureka | | for such of it as has been sold. GUNNING BRUIN PLAYS POSSUM Port Hammond Farmer Has Narrow Escape From a Bear. i Animal Feigns Death and Then Attacks the Hap- less Hunter. SRS LSRR, Spectal Dispatch to The Call. VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 24.—Arriv- ing in Vancouver to-day was the carcass f a big black bear which the other| night came very nearly ending the lifs of S. Edge, a farmer of Port Hammond. | On the afternoon of that day Edge and | 2 neighbor named Sharpe went hunting for bear in a cranberry swamp. Betorel dark the men falled to locate any game. They camped at the foot of a mountain and about midnight were awakened by | a nolse near their tent. In the light of | their campfire they saw a bear not thirty | feet away. Sharpe got out his rifle, fired | two shots and the bear very accommo- datingly rolled over and pointed his paws toward the rainclouds. - It was then that Edge took a hand.| Fe walked boldly out, with a knife in | Nis hand, for he intended to skin bruin. | Just as he stooped over the prostrate | form of the big animal the bear ap-| peared to revive, and the next thing| Edge knew he was rolling in the under- | brush with the bear trying to tear him | intd small pileces. Sharpe ran out to his 's rescue and it took just three | shots in the head to finish off the | s trousers were completely torn X he was clawed and scratched until | blood was streaming down his face and ms. The injured man is now mending | the hospital. @ ivisivisirimimieeieieieee @ | BUSINESS MEN VOTE CONFIDENGE ed in Their Stand on Franchise. SRR ALAMEDA, Sept. 24.—A mass meeting of Park street business men not in sym- | pathy with recent “tar and feathers” ut- terances before the Board of Trade, | touching the City Trustees® stand on the | Southern PHcific Company franchise con-‘| Hall. J. E. Baker, president of the Bank | of Alameda opened the meeting. H. 8. Bramman served as chalrman and A. V. Sykes as secretary. President Baker said the purpose of the gathering was to set | the merchants right with the public. He added: “The Park street business men are suffering because of this agitation, we desire it to be known that there | are very few who sympathize with the Board of Trade's action in mandamusing | e Board of City Trustees to forcé them | submit this franchise matter to a refer- um vote.” J. V. Vosberg spoke along the same line. H. Rosenthal, president of the Board of Trade, defended his organization. By a vote of 13 to 10, only merchants and tradesmen ballot the following resolu- tions were adopted. i Resolved, First, that we, merchants and tradesmen in the city of Alameda, consider our judgment the existing Board of s of the city of Alameda, who were elected by the votes of every citizen to for them in all important matters coming are entitled to our continued con- nd respect and that we hereby ex- press our faitl their ability and Integrity to conserve the best interests and welfare of | this commun! the matter of granting suit- | fr to railroad companies over riain streets of our eity. | ond—That we heartily disapprove of thai action of the Alameda Board of Trade, so- called, and others, In instituting an injunc- tion suit for the purpose of hampering our sald City Trustees and causing them to postpone | the performance of what they considered just and proper duties in the matter of said fran- es, all of which delayed action which we ! e to be detrimental to our interests as | business men. | rd—Belleving that many of our fellow- | elitizens have been led to suppose that we have been implicated in the bringing of the sald injunction suit, we hereby affix our names to these resolutions, thereby showing our en- tire disapproval of said actlon and Police Commissioners Meet. At a meeting of the Police Commission- ers last evening Patrolman Edgar C. Marsh received a reprimand for visiting a restaurant while he should have been on duty at Bacon place. Patrolman James Dennan was found | | guilty of disorderly conduct in a Seventh- | street lodging-house with his former wife. jssioners Drinkhouse and Howell voted for a $100 fine and Commissioner Hutton for dismissal from the force. Ow- ing to the fact that they could not reach unanimous opinion regarding the pun- . case went over for one week. appointed a patrol- service eligible list. Pickett, Miss Ejeanor Leary and < 11 Holden weére appointed as telephone operators for the Police De- | t exchange, as provided by en of the Board of Supervisors, at | ly salary of $50. i | John Kingston, proprietor of a saloon at 440% Sixth street, was before the board a citation to revoke his license. On | mber § Sergeant Wolfe and posse | raided the establishment and found a crap game in progress. Attorney Taylor, on | behalf of Kingston, made a plea for clem- | ency and the commission will allow him | to file another application for a license | next week. ————————— Find no Evidence of Murder. CHICAGO, Sept. 24.—The Coroner’s jury this afternoon in the case of Harriet Eliz- abeth Weber and Inocenti Talamini, who were found dead at Fifty-fourth and Lex- ington avenues, returned a verdict to the effect that the woman was killed by Talamini, who then committed suicide. Evidence was submitted that they had been drinking together for the greater part of the night, and several of the friends of the girl testified that she had told them that she was afraid of Tala- mini, who threatened to shoot her. —_——————— Partners Are at Outs. C. J. Bmith, who with William Peters conducts a dry goods store under the firm name of William Peters & Co., filed a suit for a dissolution of the partnership yes- terday. He claims that his rights as a partner are being usurped by Peters and that the latter has taken complete posses- sion of their stock and refuses to account e —— Fears Influence of Mrs. Avey. Thomas P. Ryan, son of Mrs. Catherine Ryan, an alleged incompetent, flled a pe- tition yesterday to be appointed guardian of her person and estate. He says ‘that this action is necessary because of the influence over Mrs. Ryan possessed by a Mrs. Eugene Avey, a neighbor. Mrs. Ryan owns consijerable property in the Richmond district. ) i‘ \ \ ) JOINED FOR LIFE AT ALTAR BENEATH CANOPY OF FERNS Miss Isabella Kenna and Irving Burrell, Both Connected With Families Prominent Throughout the State, Are Made Man and Wife, Event Being an Important One in the World of Society SENIOR CONTRLL 5 INAUGURATED Important Changes in System Are Made by Faculty. Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Sept. 24. The first tangible attempt to inaugurate a system of government at the University of California for handling such student misdemeanors as are incident to all aca- demic communities has been launched as the result of a long conference had last night between the members of the stu- dents’ affairs committee and a number of the leaders in the different lines of col- lege activity in the senior class. The conference, which lasted for several hours, was held in the faculty clubhouse on the campus. The decisions reached are destined to have & very wide influence upon under- graduate affairs, as they mark the begin- ning of the first attempt to introduce “senfor control” 2s an active factor in university administration. The following seniors were present at the conference: Max Thelen, president of the student body; A. L. Price, editor of the Occident; P. M. Carey, president of the senior ci z Roadhouse, director of senior sing- ing: Carl Parker, editor of the University Magazine; W. C ttenden, president of the junior class; Willlam Andrews, presi- dent of the sophomore class, and Earle Booth, president of the freshmen class. As a token of their willingness to have the students assist in the administration of their own affairs, the faculty men ex- tended an invitation to the men of the senior class to attend all future meetings of the committee on student affairs when matters that concern the undergraduate body are being discussed. A second con- cession was the granting of the use of the college rooms to the undergraduates without a deposit of $25, as heretofore de- manded. These steps are considered the most practical that have yet been taken in the matter of student self-government and upon the success of the present plan will depend its future extension. ——— . Byrd Is Held. OAKLAND, Sept. 24.—The second at- tempt on the part of attorneys to- gain the release of W. D. Byrd on a writ of habeas corpus to-day falled. The writ was denled by Judge Ellsworth and the prisoner remanded into the charge of the police, a complaint having been filed hers by the District Attorney. He s wanted in San Antonio, Tex., for an alleged as- sault on a girl and a Deputy Sheriff is now on his way here with extradition papers for him. ———— Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Thursday, September 24. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, 25 hours from Monte- rey and Way ports. Schr Bessie K, Merriam, 25 hours from San Vicente Lending. Thursday, September 24. Stmr South Coast, Olsen, Caspar. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT TOWNSEND—Salled t 24—Br ablp Alice, fyum Port Hastok T 0 e Berlin (Germany) local trains now have speclal compartments for ‘‘passengers with dogs.” ¥ TAKES 135Ut WITH DREDGERS Mayor Olney Says That Railroad Drove Piles, — . Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Sept. 24. Mayor Warren Olney takes issue with tre officers of the American Dredging Compary, which has the contract for deepening the Oakland Estuary, when they state that the line of piles driven in the tay north of the retaining wall of the estuary was driven by them in order to keep the dredged material from boing washed again Into the waterway by the tides. When seen at his office to-day in re- gard to the alleged proposed scheme of the Southern Pacific to grab a large por- tion cf the Oakland water front, Mayor Olney made the following statement: The piles in question off the western end of the estuary, were without question driven by the Southern Pacific Rallroad Company. Noth- ing as yet has been done by me in the matter. If it is found on Investigation that the rail- road has designs on any of the tide lands, thus jeopardizing any of the city of Oakland's interests, 1 will immediately take action. In my opinion the tide lands belong to the tate and should I find that the State is be- ing robbed I will immediately notify the Gov- crnor, o e e e e el BONDS WILL BE FUEL FOR FIRE Tulare People Settle Irrigation District - Affair. PR Special Dispatch to The Call.” TULARE, Sept. 24.—Five hundred thou- sand dollars to o up in smoke October L That is a tale soon to be told. Ome dozen years ago the Tulare Irrigation District issued a half million dollars’ worth of bonds to construct ditches and buy water rights. Unfortunately a year after the district works were completed the panic year of 1893 came and the peo- ple defaulted on the payment of the in- terest on their immense bonded indebt- edness. Litigation was resorted to and the matter has been tied up in the courts ever since, and likewise Tulare prosperity was tied up with that litigation, A little more than six months ago a movement was started to compromise the bonded indebtedness if possible. The al- most incredible undertaking of only 1200 taxpayers wiping out a debt of over $500,000 on a cash basis was started and by October 1 will be an accomplished fact. To-night & mass meeting of citizens was held, at which $10,00 was subscribed to buy in property on which taxes levied were not paid. This subscription makes the settlement an assured fact. The bonds will be burned and by the blaze will be seen a future of plenty and prosperity for.Tulare OIL AND FLAME FALL ON FIELDS Disastrous Accident ata Large Plant Near ‘Whittier. Workman Is Seriously In- jured and Property Is Destroyed. Ofl Company the blaze could be extinguished a loss of $8000 had resulted. Other companies operating in the nelghborhood gave the residents warning of the conflagration by blowing whistles, and scores of citizens hurried to the scene and aided materially in pre- venting the spread of the flames. The fire was due to an accident. Wil- liam Seaman, one of the workers about the wells, crawled to the top of a 1000- barrel tank to discover how much ofl | had been pumped into it. He held a lighted lantern in his hand and this | nited the gases that had formed. In- stantly the whole tank burst into a blaze and Seaman had a narrow escape. He ‘was painfully but not seriously burned. The fire quickly spread to another tank io! the same size as the first, and a little | later to a 100-barrel tank. All thres of | the oll receptacies were destroyed. The | larger tanks exploded and the flery con- | tents were scattered far and wide over | the fields. One stream of ofl found its | way down into an adjoining canyon and | set fire to a derrick of the company. En- here, i OAKLAND SOCIETY GIRL WHO BECAME A BRIDE LAST EVEN- ING, AND HER ATTENDANTS. +* AKLAND, Sept. 24.—The wedding this evening of Miss Isabella Ken- na and Irving Burrell was of | more than local interest, as both familles are known throughout the State, the bride being a daughter of P. J. Kenna and a niece of the Rev. Rob- ert Kenna, 8. J., president of the Jesult College at Santa Clara. The groom is the youngest son of A. W. Burrell, one of the most prominent constructors on this coast. Both familles are old and highly esteemed residents of Oakland and have | hosts of friends, so the marriage of the | young people this evening caused more than a ripple of interest on the surface of social affairs. The wedding,, which took place at the | Kenna hame, on Thirteenth avenue, was an unusually pretty affair. Outside of the | relatives the guests included only the young Tolks who have grown up with the bride and groom, about 150 being present | at the ceremony. At one end of the large drawing-room a double dals had been erected, on the higher rise being -an altar covered with graceful ferns and glittering with the | light of many candles. Over all was a| canopy of ferns. The wide folding doors | of the various apartments were thrown | back and the arches outlined with grasses | and ferns. The general color effect was green, with an occasional touch of white | in carnations and chrysanthemums. | At 8:30 o'clock the bridal party entered, | being met at the door of the rear draw- | ing-room by the ribbon bearers, who | formed an aisle to the altar,, where the bride was met by the groom and his best man. The nuptial blessing was pro-| nounced by the bride's uncle, the Rev. Father Kenna. | The bride, always an attractive girl, | never looked prettier than she did to- night in her white gown and filmy vell, which fell softly about her face. Her gown was of mousseline de sofe over silk, with a quaint girdle effect in white satin ribbon held together with “faggot” stitch. ing. A bertha of rare old lace, which, by the way, was an heirloom, outlined the transparent yoke. A great bouquet of Bride roses and maidenhair fern com- pleted the dainty costume. Miss Ada Kenna attended her sister as maid of honor, and was attired in white point d'esprit over white silk, the trim- ming consisting of an elaborate arrange- | ment of white satin ribbon. She carried | white chrysanthemums. | Miss Florence Burrell, the groom's| youngest sister. was bridesmaid, and was | gowned in pale green organdle. Her gown | was made witn a triple skirt, the orna- | mentation being a Greclan border ap- | pliqued with green ribbon. She carried | white chrysanthemums. | The groom was attended by his brother, | Ray Burrell. The ribbon-bearers were | Walter Bakewell, Will Orrick, Traynor Bell, George Davis, Carl Jones, Ambrose Cowden, James Kenna and Jack Hoffman. | An elaborate supper was served, the | bride and her party being seated at an immense round table in the north parlor. Some very handsome gowns were notice- able in the assemblage, the mothers ot', the happy couple being elegantly attired— | Mrs. Kenna in black, heavily spangled | net over black silk, and Mrs. Burrell in a | beautiful gray crepe de chine. Mrs. George Hammer, a sister of the bride, wore a white gown of Brussels net over white silk, the yoke and bertha being a rare pattern of rose point lace. Miss Grace Burrell wore a pretty green and white silk. Among ‘the guests were Mrs. Kenna's mother and sisters, Mrs. R. Murray, Mrs. Fred Will and Miss Murray of San Fran- clsco. After the honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Bur- rell will reside on Vernon Heights in the artistic little cottage fitted up as a wed- ding gift by the groom’s father. The lavish manner in which gifts have been showered upon these young people is testimony of the unusual popularity they enjoy. Their future residence will no doubt be the scene of many delightful gatherings. At the supper following the marriage of the happy couple a pleasing surprise was sprung in the announcement of the en- gagement of James Kenna, a brother of the bride, to Miss Blanche Morse, the grand-daughter of Captain Morse of the San Francisco detective agency. Both young people are well known in Oakland soclety and Mr. Kenna is one of the clever men in San Francisco in- | | | B — Says He Paid Duffy $20,000. John Brynteson, one of the owners of property on Anvil Creek, near Nome, Alaska, which is the subject of a suit now on trial before Judge Graham, testified yesterday that he paild Thomas Dufly, who claims to own a share of the prop- erty, $20,000 for his interest. The trans- action, he said, occurred August 15, 1901, in the office of Attorney Metson at Nome. —— The foreign trade of Holland is more than half as great as that of the United Btates. ' ergetic work prevented what bade fair to be a most disastrous conflagration. NAMES DEPUTIES 10 GUARD LINES Telephone Men Are Com- missioned as Peace Officers. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1113 Broadway, Sept. 24. Because of the continued tampering with its lines in the east side citles the Sunset Telephone Company has taken steps to protect not only its property from the destructive and malicious depreda- tions of the past two months, but to give ample protection as well to its employes, who are working against odds to maintain the lines and service for the public con- venience. To this end twenty-one employes of the gompany, nearly all of whom have been taken on since the linemen's strike was Inaugurated, were to-dav sworn In as deputy constables and were given com- missions by Constable Edward Weldler. The men who were appointed are as fol- lows: James H. Otey, Nlis E. Hickox, Arthur Smith, Frank Flemming, Juilus H. Roos, Wil- llam ‘B. Hubbard, W. H. Kearney, Eugene Murray, William E. Haynes, L. B. Yale, Au tin R. Eillis, M. B. Rice. E. C. Bush, Euge Estes, W. B. Barber, Richmond B. Shasteen, John Gilmore, M. B. Hacarra and G, E. French. In explanation of the move Constable Weidler sald to-day: “It is a matter of common knowledge that the telephone company’s property has been destroyed, that there has been a serious impairment of public service be- cause of the cutting of wires and cables, that even the police telegraph and the fire alarm lines have been Interrupted. On proper showing the application of the company for appointment of these men | has been granted. They will be used to protect the company's property, and no matter what might be the grievances of any one, the company has the right to de- mand that protection, and as a peace offi- cer I am here to give it to them.” PERSONAL MENTION. Dr. N. 8. Mercer of Omaha is at the Grand. T. J. Fleld, a banker of Monterey, is at the Palace. Rev. W. D. Barber of Victoria is at the | | Occidental. Dr. Thomas J. Orbison of Philadelphia is at the Palace. D. F. Riordan, a mining man of Sonora, is at the Lick. Dr. W. 8. Taylor of Livermore is stay- ing at the Palace. Dr. end Mrs. Irving E. Strong of New York are at the Grand. 'W. H. Holabird, a capitalist of Los An- geles, is at the Palace. Fred Swanton, a capitalist of Santa Cruz, is a guest at the Palace. A. J. Fairbanks, proprietor of the new hotel at Willits, is at the Lick. W. P. Mayo, a merchant of Eureka, s among the latest arrivals at the Califor- n‘;d‘r. and Mrs. George U. Piper, well known residents of Seattle, are at the Palace. Hervey Lindley, the well known lumber man of Klamathon, s registered at the Palace. T. G. Evans, manager of a big glass manufactory of Pittsburg, is at the Grand. Oliver Morosco arrived from Los An- geles yesterday and is registered at the California. Judge E. M. Ross of Los Angeles re- turned yesterday from Seattle, where he has been holding court. D. S. Rosenbaum, & banker of Stockton, and his family are visiting the ¢ity and are registered at the Palace. S. R. Boulton of Copped Hall, England, who is making a tour of the world, is at the Palace, having arrived from the East last evening. J. Ross Clark, brother of Senator Clark and vice-president of the San Pedro and Salt Lake Railroad, and wife, arrived from the south yesterday and are at the Palace. . —_—————————— Injuries Result of Accident. An investigation has been made by De- tectives Freel and Armstrong of the cir- cumstances surrounding the injuries re- ceived by H. Holmes of 1661 Octavia street, who was found in an unconscious condition in Derby place, a small street off Mason street, between Geary and Post, at an early hour yesterday morn- ing. The officers awertained that Holmes was found by L. Lindon of 415 Mason street in a semi-conscious condition and conveyed to the Central Emergency Hos- pital in the ambulance, where an exami- nation by the surgeons developed the fact that he was suffering from a fractured skull. From blood stains on the side of the building alongside of which Holmes was found, it is supposed that while in- toxicated he fell and struck his head, sus- taining the injury that may prove fatal. According to the police Holmes often went on periodical sprees, and the fact that his watch and 40 cents were found in his pockets digpels the theory at first entertained that he was the victim of foul play- WEIGHING GLERK ADMITS A THEFT Mint Official Steals Gold Dust and Hands in Resignation. William P. Hundley Breaks Down and Confesses His Guilt. —— Willam P. Hundley, assistant welghing clerk of the United States Mint of this city, confessed yesterday to Secret Ser- vice Agent William J. Burns that he had | stolen gold dust from a depositor and was immediately dismissed from the service. It is due to the charity of the Federal officers that the offender was not lodged behind prison bars to answer to a felony charge. This being h.s first offense, and the stolen gold being recovered, dismissal and disgrace were deemed sufficient pun- ishment. Yesterday Superintendent Leach re- ported to Burns that a certain amount of gold had been stolen from the Mint. It appears that two miners, arriving late In the city, had brought their wealth to the Mint about 1 o'clock Wednesday after- noon. The latest time at which deposits are usually recetved is noon, but that these two men might be accommodated the officials received the dust, agreeing to melt and assay it yesterday. Yester- day morning it was discovered that be- tween 360 and $70 worth of gold was miss- ing, hence the investigation. Secret Service Agent Burns took charge of the case and questioned Hundley. At first the accused denied his guilt, but af- ter a severe cross-examination admitted that he was responsible for the shortage. In company with Burns he visited a sa- loon on Fifth street, where he had hidden his loot. When asked to produce it he willingly compliied and the stolen gold was returned to the Mint. Then it was that the clerk was requested to resign and his resignation was accepted without hesita- tion. —_—e——————— League of Cross Dance. Native Sons’ Hall was the scene of a brilllant assembly last night, when the First Regiment, League of the Cross, gave a dance to fts many friends. The following committee of arrangements had the affair in charge: Major George Welch, Captain and Adjutant Martin Power, Captain Willlam J. Quinn, Captain Thomas E. Johnston and Captain Thomas O'Day. MAKES TARGE OF A GITIZEN San Leandro Rancher Is Shot at From the Roadside. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Sept. 24. The crack of a firearm and the whistle of a bullet close to his head caused Jo- seph Lewis, a farmer living on Hayward avenue, near Maud, in San Leandro, to bend low over the dashboard of his wagon and lash his horse into a run to get away from the dangerous locality as quickly as possible. Lewls was driving to Oakland at 3 o'clock this morning with a load of fruit and vegetables, and was passing Stokes’ ranch, near the junction of Dutton and | Hayward avenues, when the shot was fired. The bullet passed close to his head and fearing that a second and more ac- curate shot might follow he started his horse on a run and soon came up with two other farmers, who had heard the shot and stopped to see what was wrong. They asked Lewis if he was hurt, and recelving a negative answer drove on to Oakland. Lewis also came Into town, where he told some of his friends of the attempt on his life. Victor Braga; who lives near the scene, was just hitching up his team when he heard the shot. He rushed out and made a search of the fleld in which the man | must have stood when he fired, but falled | to_find any one. Regarding the shooting Mr. Lewlis says: 1 left the ranch this morning about 2:45 and was just passing Stokes' place when I saw the flash and heard the bullet whistle past my ear. I don’t think it missed me a foot, and 1 thought the next one might reach the | mark, so I ducked my head and whipped the horse into a run. 1 have no idea Who could have fired at me, {as I don’t think I have made an enemy that would try to kill me in all the twenty-eight years I have lived in this county. I think it must have been some crank or drunken man, But why he should have picked me for & mark I don’t knmow. 1 am going_into town to-morrow morning, however, and I shall take a rifle with me, and if the same fellow tries it again he will be | liable to get a warm return if I can locate the flash of his gun. ADVERTISEMENTS. Oak Poisoning Sunburn, and Insect Bites, Prickly Heat and lflvu“lya-flfl R Hydrozone This scientific germicide is a specific for skin troubles that cures the most stubborn cases— absolutely harmless. l:Jniversdly used by leading physicians for the last 12 years. Sold by leading druggists or trial size bottle sent prepaid on receipt of 25 cents. 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