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THAT LA PAZ STORM
Washing- Away of a Dam
Destroyed Life and
Property.
HEART-EENDING SCENES
Houses Swept Away. Leaving
Many Families Without
Sheltar.
STEAMEP.S ALSO IN DANGER.
Tho Willamette Valssy Will Not
Arrive in San Francisco Till
Friday.
BAN DIEGO Cal.. Oct. 13.— Private let
ters received here from Guaymas and La
Paz she a few details of the great storm
1 early this month. At La Paz on Septem
ber cO a slig!:t rain started in the morning,
with almost no rind, and beca:ne a pale as
the lay wore on. Bys p. m. tne storm had
reached the fury of a cyclone, and Cais
ArroyedeJas Mendozas, running through
the southern part of the town, overflowed
its banks.
A 9raall dam had been formed by the
natural action protecting the streets from
the arroyo, and this was speedily washed
away. The arroyo, which had assumed
the proportions of a river, flowed through
the reeta in 'the lower part of the town
and rluoiled the market-place.
House after house, adobe and frame.
■ crumbled and melted or tumbled as their
foundations washed out, until by dark
thirty houses were Bwept away and as
many families left without shelter. Some
of the largest business houses of La Paz
were in the way of the flood and several
succumbed, including a large store owned
by Jose Maria Lopez. It was his big iron
safe that was washed half a mile from the
spot where the house stood.
The scenes among the poor families
washed out of their homes were heart
rending, as all their clothes and bedding
•were lost and the rain continued to fall in
torrents, while the wind was so high that
tiie air was full of flying missiles.
At one time everybody in the city was
panic-r-trieken, as at dark the arroyo con
tinued to rise, and threatened to flood the
entire city. :" ' •
Many hastily took food and clothing,
and struck out for higher ground, believ
ing the city to be doomed. The cons terna
tion was rcater from the fact that the
creek had been dry for years, and no such
flood had ever been seen. On the day fol
lowing the flood attempts were made to
get at the amount of damage done, and to
rescue manv per-ons in dangeroue predic
aments further up the creek. The storm
still continued however, and practically
nothing was done.
\'.i ports came in of lives lost here and
there, and several bodies were washed
into the bay and there recovered. So far
as can be learned there was no tidal wave,
nil the loss resulting from the sudden and
extreme rise in the arrcyo, which has its
source in the hisrh mountains and runs
rspidJy downward to La Paz.
At the time the letter was sent, just
after the storm., rumors had been received
at La Paz of. damage and loss of life at San
Jose del Cabo, Todos, Santos and other
little towns on the end of the peninsula,
but nothing dciinite was learned.
A letter has also been received from one
of the onMcers of the Mexican gunboat
Oaxaca, at anchor in Guaymas Bay, de
scribing the fearful hurricane and express
ing fears that the steamers Diego and
Mazatlan have been lost. He says the
Bteamer Willamette Valley, due at Guay
mas on October 4, did not arrive until the
Sth after a terrible experience along the
coast in the gale. The Willamette Valley
is, therefore, not expected to arrive in San
Francisco before the lSlh inst. She is due
at Ensenada on the IGth.
SAFE IN FRESNO'S JAIL
Toy Ah Sing, a Chinese Girl,
Rescued From the Cruel
Highbinders.
1
But Her Enemies Charge Her With
Petty Theft to Clear Their
Own Shirts.
FRESNO, Cal., Oct. 13.— Toy Ah ging,
the 10-ye;ir-old Chinese girl who was re
cently abducted from Martinez by Fresno
highbinders and brought to this city, is
now in jail lion-. She was arrested at Coi
lis early this morning by Deputy Constable
Dumas nr,d Hi Hapelje on a charge of petty
larceny.
She was with the two Contra Costa
Deputy Sheriffs who rescued her from the
highbinders yesterday, at the time of her
arrest. They were waiting at Collis for
the northbound train, which they in
tended to take for Martinez.
After the irirl was spirited away from
this city the highbinders immediately hart
ber charged with stealing the clothes she
had on, and habeas corpus proceedings
were also instituted. Dumas and Rapelje
drove to Made/a during the night, expect
ing to lind the party tiiere. On their way
back they came by way of Collis and there
found the girl.
Sing, when seen this evening at the jail,
said, through hii interpreter, that "two
highbinders had frightened her with all
sorts of threats to get her to leave Mar
timz, where she was visiting a friend.
When the highbinders arrived here with
her. they treated her shamefully.
A number of citizens have interested
themselves in the rescue of the girl and
she is very happy to be out of the clutches
of tiie highbinders'. She is an unusually
attractive in and is an inmate of the ,
mission in San Francisco.
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WOMb OF A SEATTLE HA Hit 1. 11.
.1 > ■?•> .'.l i-il for J{fftminff to Share a Colore«
M»n.
SEATTLE, Wash., Oct. 13. —A. L.
Thomas, a barber, was arrested last night
olored man, and
si ion nf civil ii jiit.-, is ;n be
' in the courts. There- i.- a State lan
making lefiisaJ io al'fo-ii equal rights to
ail citizens punishable by imprisonment,
andi!: ise is to be made under it.
Sl'-OK.A.XE?B J'ontCE rtscLi:.
A 2T««0 Court Jiulintj If/licit Strikes ni
tit* 'tiny or.
SPOKANE. Wash , Oct. 13. - Mayor
Belt, acting in accordance with tbedecis
ion of Judpje -•lilivan, giving him power
to appoint the Chief of Pol.te," issued an
ultimatum -riving the opposing police force
the choice of turning over to him the uni
i forms and stars by 8 o'clock last night
: ir being thrown into jail.
When the hour arrived he had his force j
i together to carry out the threat, but he
! was served with si writ of prohibition
issued by Judge Moore, on affidavit of the
board of police, wtiich ordered him to give
; up all control of the police department.
This would cive the Police Board con
: trol. Mayor Belt is not inclined to obey
; the writ and may conclude to hold the fort.
i If hp does it will render the situation
! serious.
HURT IX A It UX AWAY.
Accident to the Family of a California n
nt Tehachapi.
TEHACHAPI, Cal.. Oct. 13.— John Iri
barnc, accompanied by his wife and daugh
ter Blanche, little nephew Edmund Young,
and Miss Laura Bickerstaff started on a
pleasure drive this afternoon that may
terminate fa ally for one of the party.
The team started to run, and in an at
tempt to check them one of the rings hold
i- g the inside line broke and left the
driver powerless to control them. Mrs.
[ribarne jumped out, and was soon fol
lowed by her daughter and Miss Bicker
staff. Mr. Iribarne held uis little nephew
and stayed with the team until the surrey
turned over.
Mrs. Iribarne sustained a severe blow on
the back ot the head, from which grave
consequences are feared. She is now at
the home of R. K. Taylor, four miles from
town, and a physician is attending her.
The exact extent of her injuries may not
be determined before to-morrow.
Miss Blanche sustained a slight scalp
wound, and her left arm is Dadly bruised
and scratched.
Mis* Bickerstaff and little Eddie came
out unhurt and Mr. Iribarne was but
slightly hurt. The team was a livery team
that has ligured in several lively runaways
heretofore, but none have ever terminated
so seriously. Mr. Iribarne is an old Cali
fornian. and at the present is owner of the
Piute, Tehachapi's leading hotel.
AMOXG THE BEST PEOPLE.
A Past Exalted Elk Sorry He Cannot
Come This Way.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 13.— Past Grand
Exalted Ruler of Elks E. B. Hay, after
being entertained here as though he were
a king, passed the day quietly visiting a
few . : ! -time friends, and leaves to-morrow
morning fur his home in Washington City.
He authorized The Call correspondent I
to express his regrets to the San Francisco !
Eiks of his inability to visit them on this
trip, as an important lawsuit imperatively |
demands his presence in Washington on I
the 20th in st.
•Nothing."' said he, "would have given
me more pleasure than to have met the
California Elks in their own woods, just
now, for my reception here inspires me
with the belief that they would be among
tue very best of tiie best people on earth.
I shall 100k to meeting them in the near
future."
THE SHIPS AT VALLEJO.
Cruiser Boston to Be Ready for
Commission by Next
Saturday.
The Adams Will Be Sent North.
Notes and Personals at
Mare Island.
VALLEJO, Cat.., Oct. 13.— 8y Saturday
next the cruiser Boston will be ready to go
into commission. Twenty shipwrights
and ten ship-joiners, who have been work
ing on her and on the Hartford, were dis
charged Saturday night. Many of the
shipwrights now working on the Hartford
will be discharged before long and by De
cember work will have practically stopped
on ber. She has been housed in with can- ■
vas to protect tiie upper deck from rain, j
so that workingmen will not be discom
moded.
The engines and boiler are being placed
in the new tug, and in five weeks she will
be ready for her steam trial trip.
The Adams has been hauled clown near
the stone dry dock and will be taken in the
first of the week. After going into com
mission tee Adams will be sent north to
relieve the gunhoat Pinta. The latter will
come to Mare Island and go out. of com
mission and will probably be sold.
A number of the otlicers of the Boston
are here. Her executive, Lieutenant-Com
j manJer A. V. "Wadhams, is aboard each
■ day, and will make a good executive, judg
| ing from the manner in which he attends
to his duties. He is a gentleman univer
sally liked on board of ship.
But little is being done on board the
i Monadnock, as she is almost ready for her
I trial trip.
Work at the navy-yard will he very dull
j after the ships now at the yard have been
commissioned and have left port.
The Monterey is out of dock, and will
soon be sent to San Francisco.
Lieutenant Frederick H. Lefavor has
assumed his duties as aid to the com
mandant, and. with his family, has taken
up his residence in house 11. The lieuten
ant and his family are welcomed back to
their island home.
An additional piece of quay wall is being
built along the water front, which will be
the means of employing a number of men
in the yards and docks department for
some months to come.
Strong inducements will be presented to
the coming Congress to appropriate funds
for the commencement of a new drydock
at Mare Island ; also for funds to increase
tiie ship-building plant facilities; also to
have a gmiboat built at the yard. Con
gressman Hilborn intends to use his best
| endeavors to further this end, in which
undertaking he will be ably seconded by
all the Pacilic Coast delegation.
A SUICIDE AT SAN DIEGO
Charles F. St. Clair, an Old
Soldier, Found Dead
in Bed.
He Had Been Drinking and Threat
ened to Take His
Life.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 13.-Charles F.
St. Clair, an old soldier, aged 62, was found
dead in bed to-day at Mechanics' Home,
in this city. He was last seen alive
Thursday evening, when he went to his
room and told the girl not to disturb him
as he wanted a long sleep. Considerable
blood was found on the pillow, seeming to
coins from hemorrhage.
Two bottles of laudanum were on the
table near him, one empty and the other
two-thirds full. St. Clair "was addicted to
morphine and also drank heavily, and told
friends some days ago he would commit
suicide if he could not stop drinking. He
was on a spree Tuesday and Wednesday.
ACCIDENTAL, SHOOTING.
John Felix's Wife of Jtlenlo J'arlc
U'omitlrtl in the Arm.
MENLO PARK, Cal.. Oct. 13.— John
Felix, a lish merchant of this place and
iiis wife, whJe out hunting in the hills
back of town this afternoon, met with
rathe* a peculiar accident. They were
riding In a buggy with a breech-loading
shotgun resting on tne seat between thorn.
A st<<;> was made, and in attempting to
g°t<>ut Felix's ieggins caught the trigger,
discharging the gun. The load entered
;!ic fleshy portion of the woman's arm, in
fliciiii'.r a painful wound. The gun was
Loaded with No. 7 shot. The injuries are
not considered serious.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1895.
SAN JOSE CARNIVAL
An Organized Effort to
Secure a Supply of
Flowers.
BEAUTIFY VACANT LOTS.
Green Grain, Potted Plants and
Other Decorations
in View.
SOSES FOE THE BIG PAVILION.
The Finance Committee Has Now
Secured Five Thousand
Dollars.
PAN JOSE. Cal., Oct. 13.— A meeting of
the chairmen of the committees on flower
supply was held yesterday afternoon. Tne
meeting was larerely attended by chair
men from the committees in various sec
tions, and all rendered encouraging re
ports of the progress made.
Chairman L. J. Chipman stated that it
would be necessary to begin an organized
effort at once in order to secure the flowers
necessary for the great carnival enterprise.
They would be neened in immense quan
tities and no dependence could be placed
: upon collecting sufficient flowers from pri
vate individuals to meet the demand for
effective decorating. It was the design to
interest the children in the various schools
of the county in the scheme, and no doubt
\ by this means a great quantity of iiowers
could be secured. The school grounds of
tne city, it was desired, should be beauti
fied with (lower plats to as great an extent
as possible, and the fences ornamented
with flowering climbing vines.
Professor Childs stated that about twelve
acres of the Normal School grounds would
be available for flowers, and that a fund
was being raised among the puoils for
such a purpose.
The ward committees in the city will see
\ to the beautifying of the vacant lots and
sidewalks in their districts, and will en
j deavor to have owners of vacant lots sow
i their lands in barley or wheat so they will
I present a green and pretty appearance by
' May. The stores and pavements in the
. business portion of the city will also be
ornamented with potted plants and palms.
For decoration of the pavilion it was
! suggested that it would be possible to place
climbine roses in large boxes the same as
small plants are usually potted. These
climbing vines would make a profuse and
elaborate decoration for the pavilion.
In regard to the marigold, rose and
sweet pea clays, it was the opinion of those
present that the changes in the decora
tions would be only in the display at the
pavilion. A portion of the arch decora
tions might also be changed to suit the
day.
On motion of Mrs. C. D. Wright the
following were adopted as the colors and
varieties of sweet peas to be raised: Lav
ender, Countess Radnor; pink, Mrs. Glad
stone; cardinal. Boreatton; scarlet, firefly.
The Santa Clara County Floral Society
at its meeting yesterday afternoon decided
to have an elaborate float in the carnival
parade.
Chairman Spring of the Finance Com
mit'.ee has secured nearly $5000 in sub
scriptions without making an extended
canvass, and there will be no trouble in
raising the $20,000 carnival fund.
PItESKITERIAX SIXOD.
It Will Meet in San Jose on Xext
Thursday.
SAN JOSE, Cal.. Oct. 13.— The synod of
the Presbyterian church of California will
meet in the First Presbyterian Church
next Thursday evening. The delegation
will comprise the minister and one eld«r
from each church in the State, and about
150 are expected to be present.
The synod will be opened by a sermon
by the retiring moderator, Rev. Arthur
Crosby of Han Rafael, master of Mount
Tamalpais Military Academy. Following
the sermon will be the organization of the
synod and the election of a moderator and
appointment of committees.
On Friday morning communion will b;
celebrated at 8:30 o'clock, continuing for
half an hour. Following this service the
synod will open for the transaction of busi
ness. The meeting of the synod promises
to be very interesting because of several
important matters which are to be brought
before it of both local and general interest,
chief of which is the difficulty between the
First Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles
and the presbytery of Los Angeles.
This grows out of the sale of the prop
erty of the First church and the purchas
ing of a lot two miles distant, to which a
minority demurred and carried it into the
presbytery, resulting in an action by the
presbytery dissolving the First church and
creating two new churches ami demand
ing of the First church a pro rata division
of the proceeds of the sale of their nrop
erty. The pastor, Rev. Burt Estes How
ard, and officers refused to obey the action
of the presbytery, denying its authority to
dissolve a corporate body and force a di
vision of the funds, claiming that it is a
matter to be settled by the courts.
A meeting of the presbytery has been
held during the past week and it is ex
pected that Rev. Howard and his oflicers
have been suspended because of in3iirbor
dination. This will be a h'ercly fought
battle between rich factions and will prob
ably find its settlement in the Supreme
Court of the United States. The suit re
garding the property is now pending in
the Superier Court of Los Angeles.
The trial of Rev. Howard and officers
for insubordination will occupy the prin
cipal attention of the synod, though the
other matter involving about $(30,000, will
receive due attention.
PEOI'TjE'B PARTI COXF EItEXCE.
ttel'gatea to Mret at San Jone With the
I'armrrn' Alliance.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 13.— Delegates be
gan to arrive in this city this evening from
all parts of the State to attend the confer
ence of the People's party committee and
the annual convention of the State Farm
ers' Alliance. The deliberations are to
open to-day to continue three days, and
are to close on Wednesday evening with a
joint debate by John- P. Irish and T. V.
Cator upon the money question^ This
debate is the ninth and closing one of the
series.
Among the delegates who arrived in this
city this evening were: E. M. Ward all of
Los Angeles, chairman of the People's
Party State Central Committee; J. V.
Webster of San Luis Obispo, president of
the State Farmers' Alliance: J. E. Camp
of Sacramento 1 Judge E. M. Gibson of Al
ameda, T. V. Cater, L. D. Gibbons of San
Luis Obi«po, John s. l»ore of Fresno, W.
H. Gilstrap of Tulare, W. S. Fawcett. Los
Angeles; K. E. Bush, Oakland, and Charles
H. Arnold.
In an interview this evening J. V. Web
ster. State president of the Farmers'Alli
ance, stated that the principal object of
the conference of the People's party State
Central Committee was to make arrnnge
ments for the State conven* on n"xt spring
when Presidential Electors will be named
and candidates for Congress nominated.
At the deliberations of the Farmers' Al
liance on Tuesday and Wednesday there
are to be discussions upon "Co-operation,"
the gold and silver question, freights and
fares, and how the farmers can best keep
their products out of the hands of middle
men and get them to the market as cheaply
as possible.
SAXTA OJLA.RA FRUIT.
Exchange Shipping Large Consignments
at Good Price*'.
SAN JOSE, Cal.. Oct. 13.— The County
Exchange is at present shipping a large
amount of extra fine dried fruits in fancy
boxes East to fill early orders. The price
realized at present is 4]4 cents per pound
for the average of the four sizes of prunes,
and it is believed that the price will not be
cut during the season's sales.
Large quantities of prunes and other
late dried fruits are being received at the
•Exchange daily and soon the eutire crop
will be stored. In quantity the crop is up
to expectations, and the quality, especially
of prunes, is all tliat could be desired.
tovxg xntGLARs.
A Gang of Hoys in ,11m Jose Run Down
Oij the Police.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 13.— Ed Williams,
a 10-year-old boy who has eluded the police
since last May, was arrested by Officer
Prindiville last night. Williams was the
ringleader of a gang of youthful thieves,
who made raids into the country in quest
of anything that a junk-dealer would buy.
At one place visited during the absence
of the family the boys carted off the cook
stove. The gang perpetrated many burg
laries before the otlicers succeeded in
locating them.
As soon as Williams learned the officers
were on his trail he left town, and he had
been back but a short time when arrested.
He wiil be charged with burglary.
FLED WITH Ay OTHER MAX.
San Jose Divorce Sxixt on the Ground of
Desertion..
SAX JOSE. Cal., Oct. 13.— George Hood
yesterday began suit for divorce against
Anna Hood on the ground of desertion.
The couple were married in .Riverside in
1891. Hood who was employed on the rail
road, was away from home a ereat deal
and when he returned from one of his trips
he found that his wife had packed up her
trunk and fled to Los Angeles with an
other man.
Mrs. Hood is now living in Riverside, to
which place she returned after her hus
band had ieft that section. Hood is now
employed at the Hopkins nurserv near
Palo Alto.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC TELESCOPE.
itft.vs Floyd of Lakeport Presents It to
Lieu Observatory.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 13.— Miss Floyd
of Lakeport has presented to the Lick Ob
servatory a five-inch photographic tele
scope, which was made for the private
observatory of her father, tiie late Captain
Floyd, formerly Dresident of the Lick trust.
It is an important addition to the equip
ment of the observatory.
Held Up a Saloon.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 13.— The saloon of
Frank Blackmar, at the Meridian, four
miles west of this city, was enterpd by
highwaymen about 8 o'clock this evening
and the proprietor and five customers
forced at the point of three pistols to
deliver their money, amounting to $30.
The men wore no masks. One was 40 and
the other 18 years of age. They were Swedes,
but no trace of tiiem has been lound.
Death of Jo3f.lt E. Brown.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 13.— Joseph E.
Brown, a well-known real-estate dealer of
this city, died suddenly at his home last
evening of rheumatism of the h art. Mr.
Brown was born in Now York State in 1823
and came to this city in the earlier sixties.
He leaves a widow and one son, Goldwin
Brown.
INDIANS GET IHE WINE
Healdsburg Tramps May Get
Five Years for Selling It
to Them.
Five of the Gentry Captured for
Whom San Quentln Has
No Terrors.
HEALDSBURG, Cal., Oct. 13. — Al
though eighteen men have been arrested
and convicted of furnishing wine to Indians
in this place during the past twe've
months, the prison walls of San Quentin
seem to have no terrors for many others,
and the red men still continue to secure
all the wine they want.
This is the season of their discontent.
They all have money, earned in the har
vest of the hop crop, and as Chief Charley's
braves and money cannot remain long to
gether while the supply of wine lasts,
many white men get into trouble.
Officers »Ir.galls, Leard and Norton yes
terday captured five men who had been
carrying the juice of the grapes to a dele
gation of red men and women and landed
them in jail. They also seized a five-sral
lon oilcan filled with wine. The guilty
parties were ail tramps and had purchased
fifteen gallons of wine for the natives.
The case against them is a strong one,
and all will soon be in the "big jail."
Many seem to forget that it is a, felony to
supply an Indian with liquor, punishable
by hot less than one or more than live
years imprisonment.
SHORT (iUAVE CROP.
The Supply at Hcaldsburg A'ot Equal to
the. Demand.
HEALDSBURG, Cat,., Oct. 13.— The big
plant of the American Concentrated Must
Company shut down last night, owing to
the fact that no more grapes could be had.
While Manager Duke had contracted for
1500 tons of grapes, only 810 tons were
available, as the crop of the producers
with whom he had contracted fell short
that amount.
Thus far the vintasre has progressed fa
vorably, although every cellar man is short
in the supply of grapes. It is known now
that the crop of northern Sonoma will be
little over half of what it was last season,
and many cellars will be empty at the end
of the season. The second crop in many
of the vineyards is as heavy as the first.
Several sales of this season's vintage
have already been made. It is stated that
F. C. Albertz, one of the heaviest wine
makers in the Cloverdale district, has sold
his entire vintage to the Wine Association
for 15 cents per gallon.
The brandy output of this district will
be the heaviest in years, as much infirm
red and white wine is being distilled. A
large quantity of sweet wine is also being
made, so that the supply of dry wines wiil
be far below that of former years.
ONE JVO OF WHISKY.
Ttco Men. Take Laudanum in Theirs and
One i* iJeail.
PORTERVILLE, Cal., Oct. 13.-\Vord
has just reached here that M. Donohue
and S. S. Coburn, living in the mountains
twenty-two miles east of here had drank
the contents of a jug of whisky, after
which they each took a dose of laudanum
for the purpose, it is supposed, of produc
ing sleep.
The result is that Coburn is dead and
Donohue in in a serious condition. Both
of them are known as hard drinkers. Each
was about CO years of age.
MAYORALTY CONTEST
The Vital Question in
Sacramento's City
Politics.
DEMOCRATS ARE DIVIDED
Lawton and Steinman Each
Has a Following in the
Party.
FOUR CANDIDATES NOW AFIELD.
J. W. Wilson, the Republican Nom
inee, Against Hubbard, the
Citizen.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. 13.— The
vital question in political circles at the
present time is: Who will be Sacramento's
next Mayor? One of the candidates being
the offspring of one of the most turbulent
political conventions that have met in this
city for years, ando-ieof his opponents of
the same political faith being responsible
for the riotous scenes in ttie late Democratic
convention has caused a breach in the
ranks of that party impossible to repair.
The Democrats are arrayed in two op
posing factions and so pronounced is Ihe
personality of the candidates of the inde
pendent faction who failed to get the party
nomination that his following is known as
"Steinman Democrats." The other fac
tion is composed of the regulars, who are
banded together for Lawton, who is also
indorsed by the Populists. The Citizens'
party, have named a man who was defeated
for Assessor in the last County Republican
Convention by less than a score of votes.
His defeat is conceded to have been caused
entirely through lack of proper manage
ment and cannot be attributed to any
dearth of friends.
The nominee of the Citizens — C. H. Hub
bard — has also received the indorsement of
the American Protective Association, and
it is claimed will receive the full vote of
that organization, which is variously rated
at from 1000 to 1500. The Citizens' party,
as an orgamzation, carries but little
strength outside of the power of nomina
tion.
The Republican candidate— J. W. Wil
son—is the nominee of the party which has
always possessed the greatest strength in
this city, and if the party would give him
a solia vote there would be no question as
to his election. For the past four or five
years the spirit ol independence has been
rapidly growing, and party lines are by no
means as closely adhered to as in former
years. At one time the nomination by a
Republican convention was equivalent to
an election.
Owing to these complications and the
numerous candidates who occupy the field
local politicians declare that they were
never more at sea as to the ultimate re
sult of the contest, but all seem to unite in
saying that the battle royal lies between
Wilson and Steinman. The adherents of
the latter sum up the position as follows:
The total vote will probably not exceed
5500. Of this number they claim that
their candidate wi 1 capture at least 2000,
and perhaps 2500. To Wilson they con
cede 1500 to 1800 votes, and divide the bal
ance between the other candidates.
On the other hand, Wilson's friends
claim that he will win out without a strug
gle and refuse to concede Steinman's
power, while they cast suspicious glances
in the direction of Hubbard, whose ad
herents are making a stiong, quiet battle,
cloaking their movements in a mystery
that seems impenetrable as to the strength
they are acquiring.
Frank Rhoads, better known as the
"Little Napoleon," like his prototype has
again demonstrated his political general
ship by appearing nt the Republican con
vention backed with a solid delegation
from the First Ward and has declared him
self as in former days solid in favor of the
Republican nominees. In those olden
palmy days of politics, when a nomination
on the Republican ticket meant a Repub
lican victory, Rhoads held the fate of every
Republican aspirant for political honors in
his hand. Men who went to the conven
tions followed his lead, and no man pos
sessed greater popularity. He spent his
money like a prince, and no needy person
ever applied to him in vain for aid.
FranK Dareaux, who has long been his
stanch lieutenant, was taken by Rhoads
in direct opposition to the wishes of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and
became king of the Second Ward, where
his sway was absolute. Having always
been dictator, Rhodes refused to be dic
tated to even by such an omnipotent
power as the railroad company apparently
possessed. To this fact in a great measure
may be attributed the decline of his political
power, as the company deserted him and
placed their interests in the hands of Bart
Cavanaugh, who had displayed consider
able executive political ability. Cava
naugh cladly deserted the banner of his
old commander to accept the higher re
sponsibility entailed, and has since been
engaged in the difficult task of offsetting
the two solid delegations of the First and
Second wards brought to all conventions
by Rhoads and Dareaui.
In the present mayoralty combat Cava
naugh declares that he has no interest. "I
am out of politics and am raising hops,"
he said witii a cheery smile, as he started
in the direction of the Superior Court
rooms to watch the progress of affairs in
the indictments presented against him by
the Grand Jury on charges of putting
railroad funds where they would do the
most good in the last political campaign
to the defeat of the political aims of the
"Little Napoleon."
Speaking of the situation, B. IT. Stein
man, Independent candidate, said:
I am opposed to political bosses and they are
opposed to me. Managing a city's affairs is a
business proposition. I have conducted those
affairs on business principles in the past
and will continue to do so in the future if re
elected.
I am in favor of pushing public improve
ments of all kinds and the introduction of
manufacturing enterprises. My motto is up
ward and onward. I am in favor of a new
sewerage system and water supply. In fact
my aim will be to develop our resources, im
prove our city, invite new enterprises, encour
age capital to make investment*, increase pop
ulHtion and make new Sacramento a city that
will eventually become the pride of the State.
J. W. Wilson, Republican nominee,
when questioned as to his intentions if
elected Mayor, said:
I have been a resident of this city for thirty
four years and have had dcnlings with all in
the city, and think the people capable of judg
ing whether 1 possess the attributes ot "a
square, successful business man. I shall eon
duct the city's business as I have my own,
and shall continue to be, as I have been'in the
past, foremost in the ranks to promote in
every possible way tne city's improvement and
progress, nnd will devote my entire time to
lorn arding its material interests. As yet the
only argument which has been advanced by
mv opponents against my election to this
office is that 1 am dominated by the political
bosses. This is absolutely false. True, I pos
ses their friendship. I prefer friendship to
enmity, but mv past record in county and city
othce will prove the falsity of their assertions.
C. H. Hubbard, Citizens' nominee, said:
In trie event of my election 1 shall endeavor
to carry out the will of the community as
regards all the necessary adjuncts to the city's
growth and prosperitv as far as power is vested
in me so to do. I shall uphold the laws in
every way and see that they are strictly en
forced against gambling and other immoral
places. I shall endeavor to promote any
scheme that points to added advancement of
the community, and wi.l fulfill the dmies of
the office without fenr or favor, showing par
tiality to none. I have made no other prom
ises. I will make no other.
H. P. Lawton, Democratic nominee, said :
Sacramento is one of the most important
commercial cities in the State, and great atten
tion should be given to the improvement of
navigation. The sower system of the city
should be perfected without further delay.
Sacramento couM then announce itself as an
al!-yenr liea.lt n resort as well as a commercial
center, i lavor bituminizine and macadamiz
ing all the streets of the city as rapidly as pos
sible, without crippling individual Interests.
Sacramento naR a decided advantage in the
way of cheap electric power, and I favor the en
couragement of manufactories to locate here.
I shall insist that economy shall be observed in
the various city departments.
S VFF O CA. TE It Bl SMOKE.
Three Workmen /.<,.», Their JLivet in a
Mine Fire.
SIOUX CITY, lowa, Oct. 13.— The shaft
house at the Summit coal mine, three
miles south of here, burned at 9 o'clock
last night. Four miners, Albert Peterson,
single; Alexander Eastman, single; Inge
Ingleman, single, and George Payne, a
married man, were suffocated.
The engineer had built a tire in the fur
nace which hoists the shaft and left for
supper. While he was gone the timbers
close to the furnace became ignited and
the mine rapidly' tilled with smoke. He
returned and attempted to draw the im
prisoned men from the mine when the
cable broke, precipitating them to the bot
tom of the shaft. They found no way to
escape from the mine and entered h cell,
h'-'pinsr to barricade the entrance and thus
keep the smoke out. but it was impossible.
The indications were that they died within
half an hour after they commenced to rill
the entrance to their retreat.
HIGH-SPEED TELEGRAPHY.
Successful Results of a Test
of Delany's Machine
System.
One Thousand Words a Minute
Transmitted and Legibly
Racelved.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 13.-An ex
periment of more than usual interest was
made in tliis city to-day by well-known
experts to determine the practical value of
the new high-speed system of machine
telegraphy recently brought ont by Patrick
B. Delany, by which he proposes to do the
mail business by wire instead of by train,
and at a cost so low that a very large pro
portion of business communications be
tween distant cities would be thus trans
mitted.
This new method is entirely distinct
from Mr. Delany's synchronous multiplex
telegraph, which is extensively used by
the British Postoffice, by which six mes
sages are transmitted simultaneously over
a single wire in the same or in opposite
directions, each circuit being entirely in
dependent of every other. The multiplex
system is worked by hand, each of the six
circuits requiring a sending and a receiv
ing operator.
The new system is worked automati
cally, a punched tape taking the place of
the sending operators.
Its great advant age over other systems
is that over a single wire as many a3 1000
words per minute can be sent between
points as far distant from each other as
New Yo;k and Chicago, while the very
best that can be done by other high-speed
Bysteras will not exceed 150 a minute.
The test to-day was the first that has
been made over a lone; line, and was looked
fo rward to with a great deal of interest by
the experts. The weather was as unpro
pitious for such a test as could well be im
agined, and the rain was pouring the
whole lengih of the line.
The very first message sent, however,
over a lme of high resistance, 218 miles
long, was received in perfectly legible
shape, as was every other sent during the
test. The speed, which at first was 720
words a minute, was increased to 940 a
minute without any decrease in the legi
bility.
Mr. Delaney stated that with a wire
weighing 850 pounds to the mile, which
would give a line resistance much less than
the one used to-day, he could send 1000
words a minute with equal legibility and
at a cost not exceeding 5 cents* for fifty
words.
The system is an electro-chemical one,
the message beine received on a moisteneu
tape, the clots and dasbes appearing upon
it in dark brown, produced by the action
of the current upon the tape. All electro
chemical systems heretofore have failed as
high-speed systems, because the dots and
dashes would run together so as to be un
distinguishable.
0. K. TABLETS
Worth Their Weight in (Sold.
The Great and Only Pure Green Kola
Preparation.
These Tablets have been specially prepared
as a TONIC for those who suffer from general
debility, dyspepsia, early indiscretions, ex-
cesses, over indulgences in married life and ex-
cessive use of alcohol and tobacco.
OV TADI ETC ftre manufactured from
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Nut, whose strengthen-
ing and invigoratinK
power on old and young
people is the marvel of
modern medical sci-
ence.
0 1/ TADI CTD remove that weary feel-
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by every Bicyclist in
the country.
0 1/ TADI ETC act at onceon the nerve
a l\i I HDLC I O centers, giving new life
and vitality.
0 1/ TADI ETC are indispensable to
■ l\i I HDLC I O nervous men and
women. They will be
found to fill a long felt
want; in fact they are
just what they are
called. O. K., for all
nervous troubles, tired
feeling, stomach
troubles and indiscre-
tions.
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. ft. I HULU I O and women.
Price $1 per bottle. Ask your driieei*:
for O. K. Tablet*. Sole proprietors Era Med-
ical Company, Philadelphia, Pa.
NEW TO-DAY.
This
Afternoon
At 2 o'clock precisely, the
first of the Hammersmith
& Field AUCTION sales
begins.
It is not too much to
say that this is an
EVENT in the business
history of this city. It
is surely the first time
a large, complete and
This
Afternoon
high-grade stock of JEW-
ELRY, WATCHES, DIA-
MONDS and SILVER-
WARE has ever been
offered here at AUCTION.
It is an event deserving
the attention of all who
anticipate Holiday, Wed-
ding or Gift Purchasing.
Sale3 every afternoon
at 2 p. m.
HAMMERSMITH
& FIELD,
118SUTTER ST.
mm '
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This is just an otf-hand outline sketch
of a dressing-case — that never -ending
source of comfort to a woman who likes to
look her best.
Why quote you a price on just this par-
ticular example ? That wouldn't be satis-
factory to you — it wouldn't do justice to
the many, many other patterns of dress-
ing-cases we have to show.
If you want something very low in price,
dainty and graceful too — we have them for
as little as $13.50.
Carpets . Rugs . Mattings
CALIFORNIA
FURNITURE COHPANY
(N. P. Cole & Co.)
1 123 Geary Street
Signature Is printed la fr^jj.
BLUE diagonally *$"
across the ' >*"v ; . £JM /
OUTSIDE .[ j. \f^*^±
wrapper/ 'yl njl yT
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Aa a further protection against
all imitations.
f As t tits for the United States,
JOHN DUNCAN'S 50NS. N. Y.
GEORGE H. FULLER DESK CO.
j*^-' ~^*~"*r ; : ' v , : - "Pi ' * s '^ e I'lace to Buy
Jpiij| DESKS, CHAIRS
1 -^gyjg^ifyay==s^iw£ j> '•• 1 And Alt Kinds of
1151111 OFFICE FURNITURE
jj "^§Kgag»l'"*^ra!£» C3S-C4O Mission St.
RIGGS HOUSE,
asliington, 33. O.
The Hotel " I'ar Excellence"
Of tbe Natioaal Capital. First clkss in all appoint-
ments, j G. DkWITT. Treu.
American plan, $3 per day and
upward.
oy^&fe, FIVE CEi\TS
/^^rS^RV>W^f^Ov WUI t * ke you from any
|^7Vt -rr|V^ t\/AOfl P £rt of the city direct
Kflh^L -.iirrx-^ivy ° ouroHicos. where tha
best Electrir Belt*,
/7WSS3»R5 i 'S!b9sss3^- all the late»t irunrove-
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"Pamphlet No. 2." MAGNETIC TKUSS COM-
PANY, DB.-PIKRCE <fc BON, 704 Sacramento
street, San Francisco. '
NOTARY PUBLIC.
ftHARLES H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY- AT
\J law and Notary Public, 6;is Market St., oppo-
■ite Palace Hotel. Kesidence 1620 Jb'ell st. Tel«-
pbone 570,
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