The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 31, 1903, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY DECEMBER 31, 1903. C WILL BOYCOTT SOUND LUMBER i BV meda Building Trades Coun- v ¢il Demands That Tally- men Join Northern Union e TECHNICAL POINTS RISE —_— Manager Fisher Says His Com- pany Members of National Body it C iy Office § Francisco Call, | 1118 Broadway, Dec. 30. The fight between the local Tally n which has been in progress for nths, has been taken up by meda County Building Trades and that body has taken ac- he six men employed by d Lumber Company, bers of the Longshore- jon but are doing’ tallymen's join the Tallymen's Union, is end the Puget Sound Lum- any b Building Trades Council lowing notice sent to all con- this county: he fail e of the Puget iy with the lumber | 1 yards until the € the t men'’s ¢ bers of the T The council does these men are not union of re not memb: J. B. Bowen, t Buiiding Trades i t want the Puget C » discharge simply to require | th llymen’s Union refused to do, so out ices to the th it | lumber re mem- Union.” fight the to a fini 't the made counci sh. George' is in IGNORANCE OF DF I know taten all the men e union men, f an inter- e not affili % 1 Bl ak T ¢ $he T d Lum- that I saw a k sent a con- him that after the| n men would not our lumb I en a blunder some- eve the matter will b every man in our man, and there is no taken by the jes Council. Of course I efinit tement until I . n the representatives of th ur o et Engineers Want More Wages. CHICAGO. Dec. 30.—The Station- | COn in. »n has presented a ase of wages to ie the. = of 125 of the big office buildings. They are receiving 28 cents an hour and demand 37 The men 1k strike. A demand for a ease is to be made on the K Carnegie Company Cuts Wages. YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Dec. 30.— The w of the 1788 emplo at the OF . of the Carnegie eel Comp be reduced 13 to 26 wary 1, the heaviest he tommage men. —————— PERSONAL. ‘atts, Mayor of Stock- Taylor of Liver- . At lace. nham of Napa is a Occidental. W. C. Whittemore of Washington. . .. is at the Occidental Fred Cox., a banker of Sacramento, and daughter at the G d. seorge W. Griffith, 2 mining man f Los Angeles, is the Grand Em Levy, head of a pearl fishery | firm of Tahiti, is at the Occidental. Dewitt Clary, an attorney of Stock- »n, registered at the Lick yesterday. Fred W merchant of of Medford, the Palace yes- Dr. George M. Bradford, surgeon of the steamshin Mariposa, is regis- he Occidental nett, 2 member of the bank- of Mcgornick & Co. of Salt is registered at the Palace. —_— CALIFORNIANS IN Lake, NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Dec. 30.—The follow- ing Californians are here: From San Francisco—D. St. Stevenson, at tfe Park Avenue; G. W. Gites, at the €on- tinental. From Santa Monica—E. Newkirk, at the Holland. Understands Men Are| nd the Longshoremen’s | s been declared “un-| | now THRUSTS REVOLVER INTO FORMER EMPLOYER'S FACE John Carlson Harbors Grudge Against F. D. Fagan, Employing Electrician Who Had Discharged Him, and Is Prevented From Committing Murder by R. Phelps, Who Ifterferes _-—-* | o | o VICTIM OF ASSAUIT OF WOULD- BE MURDERER, { AND YOUNG MAN THAT SAVED HI§ LIFE. TFINDS GLANT'S BONES I MOUND Captain Newfohn H. Chitten- <3 BERKELEY, Dec. 30.—That he is not lying a corpse at the Morgue is a | source of considerable satisfaction to 1 Mak gk F. D. Fagan, an employing electrician,| 41l Makes Discovery of Skel- with an office at 2139 Center street. And| eton of a Prehistoriec Man it the fault of John | Carison, his former employe, that Fa- gan is not a subject for a Cororer’s inquest, because he fully iniended to| kill him with a big six-shooter he shoved into his face this morning. All that saved Fagan was the adroit inter- ference and pacifying words of Ralph | Phelps, an electrical engineer, who jumped between the men at the critical moment is not altogether e s Berkeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Dec. 30, Captain Newton H. Chittenden, the | explorer and lecturer, has proved the | theory that he has held for some time that this neighborhood was formerly the home cf giants by finding the bones of one of the species. Captain Chitten- | | den refuses to reveal the burial ground of this prehistoric man, but admits that it is somewhere In one of the old Indian is Carlson is now a prisoner at the County Jail, charged with assault | with intent to commit murder. His bail y mounds of West Ber! A is fixed at §2500 cash. | XE e | The bones found by Captain Chittes () e betw: 0 - S 1 i i Th;’ lF"U"‘ll“ b e Fflh!‘““;“‘ (‘adrl | den make almost a-complete skeleton, son began a week ago, when Fagan de- | 41, mijgsing parts belng a number of | cided to discharge Carlson. wWho is &|n. vertebrae. The thigh bones are large and, measured by present day union man, and do his own work. There a rule of the electricians’ union that prevents an employer from working s 4 them must have b 1 himself or joining the union, and so B RS0 mar ok IRt 3 S | eight feet high. Half the skull is gone, ::f}:‘a‘y;“‘ ‘!"r“l"lr":i':m“’l"::nh““s‘” Bat to | but the half that remains shows that Since his discharge Carison has beeh | ¢ Desd muat inye; contained abidut following Fagan from house to house| L7iCe 85 many brains as that.of the g O 19US€ | modern man. This skull is like one | and du.q,\pnn_’. to persuade contractors | oo o o ooy years ago in West Berke. not to give him work. He also made e . i ley when excavations were being made threats against Fagan in the presence of Bis Triends, SAYIRG Bof \ielis Il e for the foundation t:t a building. gan and then swallow a-00se 0f polon, |, - coeve fo foubl.” seid Captain,Chit- . tenden, “that ages ago giants roamed This morning Carlson accosted Fagan | 27°Und this country. This man was, in his office and demanded that he say | 7 PTetrON Y. BUCR 26 We occasion- nothing more “against the Swedes.” | 21 e, perfoctly formed 'man and possessed of great in- tellectual powers. I intend to continue {my investigations in the hope of find- ing more of the bones of our ancestors.” Captain Chittenden will present the skeleton to the Berkeley High School. PAIN DRIVES MAN 10 DEATH Oakland Office San Francisco Call, | 1118 Broadway, Dec. 30. Desperate from long suffering. his ill- | health bearing so strongly upon him | that he feared he could not care for | his family, Jerome Pujol, a conductor | g Then he pulled a pistol and pointed it at Fagan's head, threatening at the me time to shoot. Phelps, who was a spectator of this sensational episode, | bravely jumped in between the inen | just as Carlson was about to fire. He seemed to have some influence over the | man and finally persuaded him to go. | After getting him out on the street Phelps turned him over to an officer. | “Carlson has no grievance against | me,” said Fagan afterward. “I owe him nothing and he demanded nothing. All | he asked me to do was to quit talking | about the Swedes. It was pure cussed- ness on his part. He thought I could not get along without him, and when | he saw I did he tried to even up mat- | ters by attempting my life. Anyway, the pistol looked as big as a cannon, and I thought my time had come.” To the arresting officer Carlson ad- mitted dogging Fagan's footsteps and | attempting to shoot him, but said it + son is a Swede and has only been in | body by the friends of Mayor Schmitz, | | John Hunter; ex: | Maza, C, P. Monroe and T. J, White. LOCKOUT NAY BE THE RESILT Livery and Carriage Owners’ Association Fails to Agree With Ideas of Stablemen —_—— CONVENTION 1IN FRESNO A ] Mayor Schmitz to Attend as Delegate to State Federa- tion Gathering Next Monday e <= There is a grievance existing be- tween the stablemen and their em- ployers, which will be ventilated at the next meeting of the Stablemen’s ‘Union. The Livery and Carriage Own- ers’ Association has taken the initia- tive in bringing about certain rules which the Hackmen's Union does not quite take to. One of these rules which conflicts with the union agreement is that one | man should remain from 7 to 8 o'clock to help the night watch unhitch teams which come in during.’that time. The association also insists that the help should aid in the loading of | manure wagons and the unloading of grain. These are the main. points in dispute, as pointed out by the asso- ciation. There is no question as to wages. It is hinted that unless the stable- men conform to these conditions there will be a general lockout of all union men in the near future. One more condition is asked for by the associa- tion and this is that it be permitted | to employ such men as it sees fit, with the privilege of such men joining the union if so inclined. This last clause is vigorously objected to by the union stablemen. P CONVENTION AT FRESNO. Labor leaders all over the State are taking great interest in the meeting of the State Federation convention, which will meet in Fresno next Mon- day. Mayor E. E. Schmitz will be one of the prominent dele- gates from this city. He goes as a delegate representing the Musi-| cians’ Union. Delegates from sixty San Francisco unions will answer rollcall on this occasion. There is likely to be a political complexion placed on the who are anxious to have him recog- nized as a possible candidate for Gov- ernor of .California. The present officers of the State Fed- | eration are: President, John Davidson of Vallejo: vice president, Harry Knox of San Francisco; second vice presi- dent, H. Warnecke of San Francisco; third vice president, Z. W. Craig of San Pedro; fourth vice president, J. Con- o ORLD'S MEANEST THIEF FOUND GUILTY BY MOGAN Robber of Gum-Selling Yo Minor Offense and Turns : Neuman of Previous Reputation Appea ed Lane is the meanest thief in world. He was before Judge Mogan yesterday on the charge of robbing two 'litfle boys of 50 cents. Their names "are Frank Sylves- ter and Frank Tattaro, both under 12 years of age, merchants in a small way. They peddle gum. Lane speciously en- ticed the two boys to give him 50 cents under the pretense of buying gum. Afi- er he had received the money he sprint- ed down Kearny street as far as Mer- chant, where he was promptly grabbed by Deputy Coroner Frank Murphy. In the Police Court Lane denjed everything. Judge Mogan has a good memory. There was found on Lane's person a pocket bulging out with “yen shee.” The Judge asked him if he had ever been arrested before, and the de- fendant said he had not. Sergeant Bainbridge was on hand and promptly denied the allegation of a previous in- nocent life. He brought pictures and testimony regarding Lane that left no doubt in the mind of the court that the vpetty thief had before offended. According to the police records, Lane served time in Preston for burglary when he was only 16 years old, and soon after his discHarge from the re- form school he was sent to Folsom peni- tentiary on the conviction of robbery. The body marks and other data fur- nished by the Bertillion system cor- responded exactly' with the personality of Lane, There was a heart with an arrow tattooed on the left arm and a star on the right hand. He had grown half an inch since his last incarcera- tion. In addition there were two pho- tographs of him, establishing his crim- inal career. Lane stood up in the face of this proof and cheerfully denied that he ‘was the originator of this darkened rec- ord. He was held for sentence and to- day will probably get one year in the County Jail. 5 Effie Miller was an interesting char- acter in Judge Fritz's court yesterday. She was fourd by Policeman George Douglass inhabiting a room at 1025% Dupont street. Effie wore a kimona and slippers made of straw. The place, which has a historic past, is now ten- anted exclusively by Chinese. Miss Miller was handsomely gowned in black silk when she appeared in court and a picture hat crowned her head. She told Judge Fritz that her purpose in visit- ing the house was to secure the medi- cal attendance of a Chinese doctor. The policeman thought her intentions were otherwise. Miss Miller offered a defense. She said she was engaged as a housekeeper for a landlady on O'Farrell street. Per- nolly of San Diego; fifth vice president, Thomas Lonergan of San Frapcisco; | secre’ary-treasurer, George K. Smith of | Oaklend; organizer, F. C. Wheeler of | Los Angeles. I At the Fresno convention the San} Francisco Labor Council will be repre- sented by two delegates, George B. Benham, the president of the council, and A. C. Rose. , NEW OFFICERS INSTALLED. With the close of the present week the majority of the labor unions in San Francigéo will have elected and in- stalled their officers for the ensuing| six months’ term. In addition to thos= already announced the following are added to the list: “Electrical Workers' Union No. 151: Presi- | dent F. P. Noonan: VI ident, M. b: We. recording secre P. Connehan; | treasurer, J. I Rice: foreman. olmes; inspectors, C. W. Peck and W. Thomas; trustee, David Keete; exccutive board—G. Cooney, E. Spronge nd G. Taft; business agent, J. S. McDonald. Cooks' Helpers' Union No. 110: President, | J. C. Diamond: vice president, Fred Wheeler; financial secretary and treasurer, Henry Hu- ber: recording secretary, Charles E. Murray; | inside sentinel. Lux; Georgé | Joe conduetor, tive board—J. Boardman, Thomas Bancroft, /A. Daly, Geéorge Kelly, Harry Lash and Charles E. Murray; delegates to Labor Coun- cll—George Enos, Harry Lash, Charles E. | money sonally she looked like a half-breed Chinese, but in replies to the ques- tions of Judge Fritz she said she was born in Ireland. Bailiff Conlan was called as an expert. He has probed the heart of Chinatown until it bled in great big blotches. After he had eyed the woman he concluded she was a Caucasian. The complaint missed the statutory provisions in .vagrancy cases by one day and Judge Fritz was compelled to dismiss her. Attorney Archibald Campbell has turned his shield. Nearly all of his legal career has been spent on the de- fense. Now he is trying to secure the conviction of Peter John for the al- leged embezzlement of $100 from Cin- tore Tesocala, who conducts ‘he restau- rant at 325 Post street. Tesocala wished to give a Christmas remembrance to his mother and framed it in the shape of a draft for $100. He tatrusted the to Peter John and the latter took it to the bank and got the neces- sary paper of credit. Tesocala says standards, indicate that the owner of | Kelly: businews agent, Fred Spencer: execu-| that thereafter Peter John misused the money. The case was hardly heard vesterday before Judge Fritz because the prosecution needed the banker to Murray and Fred Spencer; trustees—Al Blake- Iy, J. Boardman and Frank Glace; delegates | to the local joint executive board—A. Daly, | J. C. Diamond and Joe Harris. | Stablemen’s Union No, 8780—President, T. | F. Finn; vice president, E. Maza; recording | secretary, T, J. White; financiai secretary, | John Kilii . C. A. Reynolds; | sergeant-at 3 Swanson; marshal, | ecutive board—William Ben- | nett, John Bohan P. Boruttan, P. Callahan, | M. J. Donian. Jobn Hunter and J. P. Swan- | son: delegates to Labor Council—Willlam Be; net., Charles Dean, Thomas F. Finn, n- | E. | Journeymen Barbers' Union No. 148—Presi- dent, P. ¢! Hamann; vice president, W. P. | Tutson; _corresponding and finanelal secre- | tary, J. R, Bleily; rccording secretary, S. Wal- Jace: treasurer. C. Koch; guide, L. Regan; | guardian, Charles Bennett; trustees—W. P. Hutson, N, Stein and E. Wallace: delegates to Lator Council—George Barnaby. George Barnett Charles Bennett, George Horges, P. ¢. Hamann, George Hirschniger. C. Koch, nancial committee—W, B. . Rletzke; ety Woodward; busi- Currier, 1. Widasky and C. ness agent, A, Gorfinkel. ¢ Onkiand pegraphical Union—President, Christopher Powning; vice president, Charles | Nesbit; secretary, E. Backe: treasurer, M. M. MclInnis; sergeant-at-arms, John Dono- Van. Executive committée—0. W. Willtams, | Charles Nesbit, A. G. Guth, C. E. Backess, P. | J. Ryan, Edward Kiinthworth, Bugene Baker and Richard Pulis. Delegates to the Allied | Printing Trades Council (three to be clected)— | Charles R, Mulgrew, Charles Burnham, H. A. Kietzker and Charlés Williams. Delegates to Labor Councll—P. B. Preble and W. H. Irv- sng: auditors—J. W. Ross, C. D. Rogers and Henry Feldmann. Milk Wagon Drivers' Unlon—President, A, | J. Kunze; vice president, William Warner: sec- Tetary, E. A. Henizell; treasurer, W. P. Loze; trustees—W. Brantner of Berkeley, J. Cum- mings and 1. Hentzell of Oaklan: Cooks’ and Waiters' Union—President, Frank Overton: first vice oresident, Martin Gregovich; #econd vice president, Paul Rock- man; secretary and business agent, Ed War- g\:ck: treasurer, John Grelich; inspector, Ben les; inside guard, George Bosuck; janitor, Sam Tanovich: executive board, A. F. testify to certain facts regarding the | transaction. It will come up on Sat- urday. Ail the parties concerred are Greeks, except the attorney. Charles Neuman appeared in Judge Conlun's court yesterday wrapped in a quilt with both eyes blacked and limp- ing heavily. He was arrested on the charge of battery. He is the man who assaulted the Kingdom of Grea Brit- ain, Ireland and Wales by taking a smash at his Majesty, King Edward, through the medium of his local consul. Forthwith he went ouvt and trie¢ to beat up a fellow boarding-house keeper who offers shelter to sailormen. Tues- day night Neuman went on the war- path again and invade® thie peaceable resort of “Billy” Murray on whom he had paid an unclublike visit. “Bill" was waiting his arrival with a bung- starter. After the whole thing was over the peaceful Bill hed Neuman ar- rested for battery. Judge Conlan called the case and the defendant stepped on the stand. The Judge agked him ‘“WLat is your case?"” He answered, “I have {0 case, I am the defendant.” The Judge was nonplused for a moment and then awarded his de- cision. “You are discharged,” he said, “you have had trouble enough,” and Neuman left for the hospital for re- pairs. Solomon Kempe appeared yesterday on a perjury charge before Judge Fritz, the Palace. | | America two years. e e—————— Marriage Licenses. OAKLAND, Dec. 30.—The follow- ing marriage licenses were issued by | the County Clerk to-day: Harold W. Coffers, 23, and Fanny D. Greene, 19, both of Oakland; John O. F. Smith, over 21, San Jose, and Grace A. Marsden, over 18, Alameda; Per- ces H. Bromwell, over 21, Oakiand, and Mary 1. Kindlen, Alameda; Max | Winter, over 21, and Emma Egger, over 18, both of Oakland; Bernard L. Hallmeyer, over 21, and Mickoela Hallmeyer, over 21, both of San Francisco; Carl Hager, over 21, and Margaret Paeery, over 18, ‘both |of Oakland; George F. Madison, {over 21, Stockton, and Lillian A. | Frey, over 18§, Oakland; Bert H. Jones, 24, and Henrietta Christian- | son, 20, both of Oakland. | e | Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED, Wednesday, December 30. Sebr Orient, Sanders, 12 days from Colum- Zia River | { i life this morning at the family resi- dence, 4152 Telegraph avenue. Pujol took a fatal dose of morphine. After taking the poison Pujol told his wife what he had done. Dr. Mous- er was called, but he could not save the despondent patient. Coroner Mehr- mann took charge of the body. Pujol, with his wife and daughter, 14 years old, came to Oakland three years ago from Knights Landing. He was employed for a while at the Southern Pacific Company’s freight warehouses. But a serious stomach trouble, requir- ing an operation, compelled him to seek { lighter employment, after he had pass- ed out of the surgeon's hands, and he went to work for the street railroad company. But intense suffering from his ail- ments forced Pujol to lay off so fre-| quently that he lost heart. Pujol was 38 years old. —_——————— NAPA, Dec. 30, years, is suffering foot caused by the accidental disc rifie. The bullet flicting a serious wound. ———————— California calendars and dhflu.’flood for New Year's. Sanborn, Vail & Co. * . —Rohert Preston, aged 10 from a bullet wound in harge of his toot, in- ' 5 o and George Waller: trustees—John Climovich, George Bosuck and J. Paccassi; delegates to Labor Comncil—A. F. Medo, L. Oberlles, Ed_Wernock and M. Marcovich, Butcher#’ Union—President, H. Behrman: M. Scanlan; sccretary-treas- vice presiden:, urer, G. Scheithe; business ‘agent and corre- sponding _secretary, McGovern: guard, “Pop’* Vincent; sergeant at arms, George Fett: (e, 3. Thacker: trusteen—C. Vi Hichardson_and W. Biethen; delegates {0 the Packing Trades _ Councll—T. MeGovern, C. Scheithe and J. Richardscn; delegates to Fed- erated Trades Council—H. Behrman, T. Me- vern and C. Scheithe. At the special meeting of Cloak Mak- ers’ Union No. 8, I. L. G. W..U.,, the tion wa & Q}}Rowmlnl‘vm“ we, !c‘;::ate:"‘““. integested parties may be made. Union No.8 of the I L. G. W. U, pledge| Enthusiastic love of sport brought ourselves to remain loyal to our organl- | gqward Barnes and U. C. Stanton, teel- zation and remain locked out, as we phone linemen, into Judge Mogan's are at present, until such time as the | court yesterday. They wanted to see bosses may see fit to allow us to resume | the Corbett and Hanlon go, but in our occupation without suffering the| gpite of the chilly weather were unable ‘humiliation of being compelled to work | to cough up the toll. Early Tuesday with undesirable characters, who are|they got into the Mechanics’ Pavilion neither residents of this city nor citi- | with a day's rations under the pretext zens of this country, but are men who | of a little wire pulling and twisting. go wherever wage-workers are on|They climbed way up among the raft- strike for better conditions and try to|ers and roosted like little birdies. But Kempe went to Alaska during the Klondike rush on money furnished him by ten or twelve people in this city. They clajm that Kempe found gold in varfous claims and located them in his own name. The prosecution wishes to tween finder and a staker. The case is pending in the civil court, and as but- tress defense Kempe has been haled into the Police courts. Judge Fritz has set the case over until January 5, hop- {ing that some settlement between the | 1iterally assist unscrupulous employers | ust before the fight the cautious Mor- to starve those who are on strike or|ris Levy spotted the nestlings and may be locked out into subjection.” | called them down literally and figura- / » : ogel, J. Ri{evoke the law of equal dividends be- | ungsters Is Found Guilty of Out a Bad Criminal---Charles rs Before Conlan tively. of a policeman. They descended into the arms When the birdies chirped their tale of woe, Judge Mogan | permitted them to flutter. “It was a good fight,” said the Judge, “and I can't blame any one for having wanted to see it."” ’ R Steals a Fur Boa. Frank Stevens, a young mah, who says he came from Nevada two days ago, walked into the fur store of Pa- panek & Furey, 207 Post street, ves- ! terday afternoon, and, boa, valued at $12, placed it under his coat and walked out. H. A. Pa- panek followed him to Union Square avenue, where Stevens showed fight. Papanek grabbed hold of him and held him till Sergeant Willlams and Policeman J., B. O'Connor appeared. where a charge of petty larceny was booked against him. He was under the influenge of liquor. —_—————————— Falls Dead in the Street. James A. Many, a packer, recently in the employ of Nathan, Dohrman & Co., fell dead yesterday afternoon while walking along Minna street, be- tween Fourth and Fifth. About ten days ago his head was injured by an accidental fall and his injuries were treated at the Central Emergency Hospital. Since that time he had been subject to dizzy spells. He was 53 years old and resided at 837A Mission street. ———— Mrs. Botkin’s Second Trial. Word was received from Wilming- ton, Del., yesterday that Attorney Gen- eral Ward had received a letter from to have the Delaware witnesses in the case of Mrs. Cordelia Botkin, accused of the murder of Mrs. Elizabeth Dun- ning of Dover, Del., by sending her poisoned candy through the malls, ready for the second trial on Feb- ruary 15. DEATH SUMMONS THE WIDOW OF JAMES TAYLOR + after the accident took nlace. The dec ed was highly esteemed by all who knew him, and his untime- ly death is deplored by a very large circle of friends and acquaintances. The remains were brought home to the residence of the parents of the deceased, 1523 Point Lobos avenue where the funeral services will be held. A father, mother, two bothers and | four sisters survive. Mrs. Ellen Escalle Dead. Mrs. Ellen Escalle, wife of Jean Es- calle, died Tuesday at her home in Escalle, near San Rafael. Mrs. Es- calle had lived for years at the place which bore the name of her husband. Escalle keeps a resort and winery on the county road between Sausalito and | San Rafael. The dead woman was 63 years of age and a native of Chappa- more, County Limerick, Ireland. The funeral will be held from the de- ceased's late residence. The funeral pacty will proceed to St. Raphael's Church in San Rafael, where a sol- emn requiem high mass will' be cele- brated for the repose of her soul, com- mencing at 11 o'clock. The remains etery. R Marquis of Sligo Dies. DUBLIN, Dec. 30.—The Marquis of Sligo died to-day at Westport House. Westport, County Mayo. He was born in 1824. — e VAIN SEARCH FOR BURIED TREASURE CAUSES TROUBLE Resident of Shasta County Believes That He Located the Wealth and That Others Got It. REDDING Dec. 30.—Harvey Leigh- ton, who lives three miles west of Red- ding, believes he located a lot of buried treasure in this city and that it was dug up by other persons after he had | found it. He now unsuccessfully seeks their arrest. Recently several men cafme here from Willits, Mendocino | i County, to dig for between $70,000 and | $100,000 located by a divining rod on the | premises of a local stable, but they | failed to find the treasure., Since then| many veople with magic wands of dif-| ferent varieties have used the rods about the stable grounds. Leighton ! claimed yesterday that he had located § the buried wealth about twelve feet| from where the men from Willits had sunk a shaft in search of it. Before dis- closing his secret he got the promise of | the stablemen that he would be allowed | to dig for the wealth and would recelve half of whatever was dug out. ! Leighton went out home las\ “vening, and when he returned to Redding this morning to dig un the coin he found a | hole six feet deep at the spot he located. The stablemen acknowledge digging the hole, but say they found nothing. Leighton believes they got something, as he considers his stick in- fallible. lifting a fur | Stevens was taken to the City Prison, | District Attorney Byington asking him | will be interred at Mount Olivet Cem- | GRADING WORK NOW DNDER WA Gauge Railroad Company Breaks Ground for New Line { | RN { EL DORADO ENJOYS A BOOM R SR Lighting stem Is Tustalled at Plaeerville and Current Is Turned On for the First Time i vt Special Dispatch to T PLACERVILLE, Dec 30.-To-day { was a red-letter day in the industrial | history of El Dorade County. A large force of men was put to work this | morning grading for the Diamend and | caldor narrow gauge ratiroad. The new | road is being built by the California | Sash and Door Company and will run | from Diamond station, on the Southern Pacific road two miles southwest of | this city, thirty-three and a half miles to Calder, where the company’s mills are located in the southeastern side of | the county in one of the greatest beits | of sugar pine timber on the continent. The road will also open for development | a rich mining country. To-night the American River Electric Company turned on the current for the first time, having just completed wir- | ing this city for a splendid electric 'ight ! and power system. Since June last | seven and one-half miles of flume and pditch have been constructed and an im- mense concrete power-house has been built at the mouth of Rock Creek, ! six miles northeast of this city. Elec- | trical machinery has been installed that will generate 9000 horsepower. The | plant consists of two 1500 K. W. West- | inghouse generators, and a third is soon to be installed. The company has §7% miles of pole line extending through | the mother lode counties of E4 Dorado, | Amador and Calaveras, thence to Stockton and to Folsom, SacraWgento County. Power will be turned on the | entire system about January 5, 1904 o+ - _— | v T < l T N . 3l - COVETED PLACE | i e s NAPA, Dec. 30.—Eliza Coleman | _ ¢ AT 2 Taylor, widow of Jamés Taglor, died | Well-Known Politician of the at the home of her daughter in| Southland Is Seleeted for Coombsville last night after an illness . . | SEasvin moninh e Tayior was 83| Fostmaster of Los' Angeles vears old. Her grandfather, George | TSy Bryan, went to Kentucky with Daniel ! Dispateh to The Cail Boone and established Bryans Station. | : e BT " Mrs. Taylor was related by marriage| WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.—M. H to Henry Clay and knew both Lincoln | Flint, assistant superintendent Ba and Douglas intimately. The funeral postal division rancisco, it is will take place Thursday meorning understood, b T post= | from the home of her daughter. The master of Los Angel i;)‘t:d_v!or'lllllbe shipped to Springfieid, LOS ANGELE Dec 0.—M. B | ot | Flint, who has been selected as post- PROMINENT YOU MAN { mastet or Los to succeed MEETS SUDDEN DEATH J¢Wi® Grof ol 8. month, is not neisco postof- = fice offic inced in a Wash- Boone dle “‘m. a “elljknO\\n YOUNE | ynoion dispatch, but is well known man of this city, met with a shocking throughout Southern California as a death on Tuesday at Floriston, Cal. | Republican polit For many years He was attending to his duties in the ' Flint has been postal service, { Floriston Pulp &nd Paper Company first as a carrier superintend- when, by the explosion of a faulty ent of carrie: next as a postoffice in- steam pipe, he was fatally scalded. | gpector and lastly as superintendent of He survived for twenty-four hours the allowance and inspection bureau of the Postoffice Department for the dis- trict embracing Idaho, Washington, Oregon, € rnia, Nevada and Ari- zona. He of Frank P. is a brother Flint, until a year ago United States District Attorney, and now the representative in Los Angeles of Southern Pacific Railroad. The n postmaster took an active !interest in Congressman McLachlan's candidacy, and it was largely through his efforts that Los Angeles County | was made a separate Congressional dis | tgiet, when an effort was made to tack on ntura and other counties to this district. Flint has spent many years in the postoffice service and is equipped for the duties of postmaster. In the selection of a successor to Postmaster Groff Senator Bard, who secured | Groff's appointment four years ago, | did not take a hand, but left it to Con- { gresman McLachlan. There . was no opposition to the appointment; in fact there was no other applicant, it hav- ing been a foregone conclusion who was to succeed Groff. Flint will surrender an office which | pays him $2600 and traveling expenses for one which pays $4000, and with the enormous increase in business here will pay $5000 a year before his term of | office expires. ! ————— - © Warrant Out for Scully’s Arrest. | Chris Schmid, one of the proprietors of the Hotel Netherland, 183 Turk street, secured a warrant from Police Judge Cabaniss yesterday for the ar- | rest of J. T. Scully on a charge of for- {gery. Scully is .accused of having | passed a forged check. purporting to | be signed by the Great Western Im- provement Company, on the proprie= l tors of the hotel. ! | legal the —_———————— Watch and Clothing Stolen. 8. M. Morris, who resides at 138 Powell street, reported to the police® statfon last night that his room had been entered during the day and his gold watch and articles of wearing ap- parel to the value of $100 stolem There is no clew to the thies. —_——— A good many spirit manifestations come after a visit to the bar. i Owing to the enormous demand for the tape meas- ure; offered as a premium to Want Advertisers ‘in last Sunday’s Call, another sapply was ordeéred and " - the offer will be renewed next Sunday in order to give every Want Adver- tiser the opportunity to secure one of these handy artieles. ——