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ORR'S BIG SHORTAGE
The Treasurer of the
Stockton Asylum a
Defaulter,
deposed from office.
His Guilt Admitted at a Meet
ing of the State Board of
Directors.
PATIENTS' FTTNDS WITHHELD.
Large Sums Entrusted to His
Keeping Have Not Been
Accounted For.
STOCKTON, Cal., Oct. 26.— 1t is now
openly charged that Major N. M. Orr, sec
retar\ State Board of ABylum Di
rectors and irt-aaurer of that institution, is
a
- atro the rumors of a shortage
circulation. Director Steffans,
- a member of the finance committee.
• i while looking over the boots that
rffen were carelessly made. This
led him to believe that all was not right,
and so the board decided to hire an expert
accor.nt.int to examine the books.
Governor Budd and Attorney-General
raid were apprised of the condition
of affaire and approved of the action of the
directors in making a searching investiga
tion. At the last regular meeting of the
directors Major Orr was asked to account
for the money received by him from pa
tients. He admitted then that he was
:n his accounts, but 6aid he could
not tell to what extent.
E c then the major has been sick. He
promised to aid Expert Houskin in trac
ing the various sums that had come into
his possession, and was to have been on
hand yesterday for this purpose. He was
reported to be too ill, however, to appear,
ana was not present at any of the sessions
of the board.
It now appears that Major Orr is unable
to produce a large sum of money, most of
which belongs to insane patients, which
■was intrusted to his care by the board. It
is the aggregate of many sums which have
been given into his keeping during the last
thirteen years, and no account of it has
ever been rendered by him.
When Major Orr first assumed the duties
of the office some thirteen years ago the
fund amounted to $7800. This sum had
been taken from patients when they were
committed to the asylum. The moneys
thus received have always been turned
over by the secretary to Treasurer Orr,
whose receipts have been taken for the
sums paid him.
The moneys have then been deposited in
his name in local banks. As the fund was
supposed to have assumed quite large pro- j
portions, it wes suggested recently that i
the monej- might be devoted to the im- i
provement of the asylum. This led to an j
inquiry as to where all the money was. 1
When the directors had looked into the
matter they called Governor Budd into
their councils and apprised him of the
Eituation.
He at once employed George Honsken to
expert the books of the institution for the
purpose of learning just how much money
bad been taken from patients.
Last Tuesday morning the directors held
a secret meeting, at which the Governor
was present. It was found that Major Orr
had filed only one bond in all his long
term of office, and that was thirteen years
ago when he was first elected treasurer of
the Asylum Board.
Those who qualified on his bond were
W. H. Hewlett, T. W. Newell, I. S. Bost
wick and Frank Stewart, of whom the last
named is now deceased.
The directors held a long secret meeting
this morning. James A. Louttit, the attor
ney for the board, was summoned and was
clo«eted with the members for over an
hour. There was an air of unrest about
the officials.
Finally Supervisor Lorenz was dis
patched to town in Dr. Clark's buggy and
presently returned with James H. Hough,
cashier of the First National Bank of this
city. Mr. Hough was taken upstairs to
the room in which the directors were hold
ing their executive session and some time
later emerged with a commission in his
pocket as treasurer of the board of di
rectors of the State asylum.
Major Orr bad been deposed from the
office, as he held it subject to the pleasure
of the board.
The First National is the bank of deposit
lor the asylum funds and so Cashier
Hough was selected as treasurer to look
out for moneys belonging to the State in
etitution. It was thought best to depose
Major Orr and elect a new treasurer, in
order that the la'.ter might demand of Orr
the amount due from him for money
taken from patients.
At the afternoon session the report of
George Hou&ken was presented. It recited
among things that he had discovered in
the minute-book "erasures and changes of
figures'"; that 'discrepancies in copying
reports therein and bill sheets and audit
ing committee's reports have been altered
and amounts increased or raised. Some
warrants have been raised from the Con
troller of State, deposited in bank, their
value drawn out and no record made in
the cash or minute book."
The experts' report takes the balance?
for July 1. 1892, and starts from that date.
It shows the receipts since then to have
been $~6T>.37S 14 and the disbursements
$771'/»')3 27, so that there should have been
a balance in bank of $3284 87, instead of
which there was actually in bank $1893 92.
This leaves a shortage in the regular
funds of $1890 95. The great deficit, how
ever, is in the fund made by moneys paid
in by patients.
Treasurer W. B. Austin, Orr's prede
cessor, paid over to him for account of this
fund $6596 11. Since then there has been
collected of patients and paid to Major
Orr $5863 72, which would make a total of
$12,459 83. This amount has been lessened
by the transfer to the contingent fund of
$3190 07, and by $967 45 which Treasurer
Orr paid over to the estates of deceased
patients.
Thus the actual shortage in this fund is
$8301 31. and this with the deficit of
(ttBO 95 on the regular fnnds already men
tioned makes Major Orr's defalcation
amount to $10,192 36.
In October. 1593, Major Orr received a
warrant for $220 84, according to Expert
Housken, whicn is not accounted for, and
on June 15, 1895, one for $276 62, of wnieh
no entry appears. These sums are included
in the $1890 95 mentioned aDOve.
The directors 6aid this afternoon that
they had nothing to do with the patients'
fund, from which so much is missing, as
they have no supervision over it. The law
provides that the superintendent shall
turn it over to the treasurer. The only
way they could cet it was to name a new
treasurer and have him make the demand.
Director McDonald of Santa Clara is
quoted as saying:
"The Major made a clean breast of it.
He really did not know how much he was
short, and when we made known to him
the amount it simply staegered him. My
opinion is that the defalcation goes back
as far as 1882. Then, from what I can
learn, Major Orr took a little of the money,
thinking he could replace it when his
monthly payday came, but did not find it
convenient, and so took a little more
until the sum got so large that there was
no chance of saving himself, and then he
dipped in pretty largely. Ido not know
just the sum he is short — the expert's re-
T>ort will show that — but it is something
over $10,000. I think the bondsmen will
have to make it good.
'Major Orr was elected to serve at the
pleasure of the board, and none of his
sureties have ever offered to withdraw from
the bond. We are advised by our attor
ney, Mr. Louttit, that the bond is perfectly
good, and that the bondsmen are liable for
the shortage. We were informed last
night that the bondsmen would pay the
amount of Major Orr's defalcations with
out any trouble, but to-day have been told
that some of them refuse to do so."
"Will the directors institute criminal
proceedings against the major?" was
asked.
' "Well, no," said the director from Santa
Clara. "That is for the Attorney-General
to attend to. lie is very busy and will
probably delegate Mr. Louttit to act for
him."
DUALS' SrJtltEJf PASSIXG.
The Farmington lla richer Drops Dead in
J7 Is Jiedrootn.
STOCKTON, Cal., Oct. 26.— M. J. Drais.
a rich rancher of Farmington, dropped
dead in his bedroom this morning at 7
o'clock. It is supposed that he had just
arose from his couch. Members of the
family heard him fall and, rushing into
the room, found him lying on the floor.
It is supposed that death was caused by
fatty degeneration of the heart.
Mr. Drais is thought to have left about
1200,000 worth of property. He came to
this State in the early days and resided
near Farmington since 1852. He was 81
years of age.
ELOPED FROM SEATTLE.
Mrs. Penfield's Rash Flight
With a Gambler From
Chicago.
The Husband Searching for
Their Child, Taken Away
by the Woman.
PORTLAND. 0p.., Oct. 26.— Arthur Pen
field of Seattle is here, accompanied by
a private detective, searching for his elop
ing wife. Mrs. M. E. Penfleld, and her
companion, Henry S. Fairchiid, a Cnicago
gambler. Penneld «ays that in addition to
$500 of his money, which the woman car
ried away with her, she took along their
nine-year-old daughter. The father is
more anxious to recover the child than the
wife and money.
Penneld, hi-? wife and child arrived at
Seattle from Chicago a few days ago. His
motive for leaving the East was to get
Mrs. Penneld away from Fairchilri's influ
ence. The wife represented to him that
the relations between herself and Fair
child had been platonic; that she had tired
of his friendship, and a change of scene
would influence her to forget him alto
gether. Upon this followed their emigra
tion to the West.
About a week ago Penfield was amazed
at meeting Fairchild face to face in Seattle.
Penfield told his w;f e of the gambler's
arrival. She laughed the matter away,
saying that he had sometime ago vanished
from her mind, and the duped husband
felt more at ease. But when be returned
to his lodgings on Thursday he was told
that his wife, their child a"nd a stranee
man, taking with them a quantity of
luggage, had left the house at 10 o'clock
that morning. Fro.n subsequent infor
mation he was led to believe that the
couple had come to Portland.
PECULIAR DEPORTATION? CASE.
Boy Sing Sot Returned to China lieeause
He Wanted to lit.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 20. — Boy Sing, a j
Chinaman recently from the Connor Creek !
mining country, was before United States
Judge Bellinger to-day accused of not be
ing registered. The Chinaman claimed j
that he was in a part of the country where I
he could not obtain a certificate when the j
registration books closed. Besides, he j
wanted to return to China with no desire !
of coming back hera.
Judge Bellinger said that if he made an
order for tne prisoner's deportation the
Government would have to pay the co«t.
If the Chinaman couid go at his own ex
pense that would be a better plan. After
some consultation on the part of the court
and District Attorney, Judge Bellinger de
cided to continue the case rind meantime
allow Boy Sing to go, with the understand
ing that if he did not leave the country as
he promised to do he would be rearrested
and brought before ths court and an order
for deportation entered.
A steamer sailed from Tacoma this
morning, bound for China, and it was
claimed in court that had not Boy Sing
been arrested and detained yesterday when
he came to the city be would have left on
that vessel. He was liberated on $500
bonds. This is the most peculiar deporta
tion case vhich has yet Deen brought be
fore Judge Bellinger.
EADED TOR FORGIVESESS.
Pathetic Letter From a Woman Head in
a Uirorce Court.
PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 26.— Judge
Steams to-day read his decree in the
sensational divorce case of Dr. George
Wilson against Evelyn E. Wileon. Owing
to the prominence of the parties involved
and the features developed in the trial it
drew a large crowd of attentive listeners,
and the decision was eagerly listened to.
A decree of divorce was granted the
plaintiff on the ground of infidelity, the
custody of the children was awarded to
him, the mother to see them once a month
und«*r certain judicial restrictions, and the
order granting tho defendant temporary
alimony was annulled.
In rendering the decision the court read
Mrs. Wilson's farewell letter to her hus
band, which was one of the most pathetic
exhibits ever offered in a court of equity.
At the conclusion of the letter there was
notadry eye in ihe courtroom. It evidenced
the woman's contrition, couched in ele
gant language, her heart broken at be
ing unable to recall the thoughtless past.
A. Drowning at Fairharen.
FAIRHAVEN, Wash., Oct. 26.— Ernest
Peck, 17 years old, was drowned wh ; le
duck-hunting this morning on the tide flat
in front of the city with another bos',
named Parker. He stood up to shoot a
duck and capsized the boat. The other
boy held on until rescued, but young Peck
tried to reach the railroad and weaf down.
THE SAN FKANCISCO CALL., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1895.
FUNERAL OF MILLARD.
Many State Officials
Will Attend the
Obsequies,
UNDER MASONIC RITES.
Imposing Ceremonies of the
Order Will Be Held
at the Grave.
IN MOURNING FOR THE DEAD.
Los Angeles Pays Tribute to the
Memory of the Lieutenant-
Governor.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 26.— The
body of Lieutenant-Governor Spencer G.
Millard was viewed to-day by hundreds of
people at the undertaking parlors of Peck
& Chase on Broadway. An offer was made
to Mrs. Millard to have the interment
made in the State plat at Sacramento.
Mrs. Millard preferred, though, to have
the body of her husband reposed at Rose
dale, and there it will be buried.
The funeral will occur at Simpson
Tabernacle at 2:30 p. m. to-morrow. The
lower floor will be reserved for the Gover
nor and his staff, the militia and the fra
ternal societies, while the gallery will be
open to the public. Rev. H. a". Newell,
assisted by Rev. F. V. Fisher, will conduct
the services. Congressman James Me.-
Lachlan will deliver an address, as will
also Rev. Mr. Fisher. The music will be
by the Dudley Buck Concert Club. At the
grave the Masonic rites will be performed.
The master of the Southern California
Lodge has appointed the following Masons
to act as pallbearers: Chief Justice Beatty,
ex-Governor Markham, Congressman Me-
Lachlan, Harvey Lindley, Rev. Dr.
Thompson, Mayor Rader, Judge McKin
ley and General C. C. Allen.
To-day all the Superior Courts were ad
journed. The Bar Association met this
morning and passed appropriate resolu
tions and the following committee was ap
pointed to attend the funeral: Judge
Walter Van Dyke, Judge B. N. Smith, E.
A. Meserve and Senator Stephen M.
White; and A.M. Stephens, E. E. Gal
braith, Judge W. H. Clark, Hon. James
McLaughlan, Hon. T.E. Gibbon and George
J. Denis (United States Attorney) were
appointed a committee on resolutions.
Governor Budd and staff, together with
a number of members of the Legislature,
will reach this city on the overland train
from the north early to-morrow morning.
It is expected that ex-Governor Markham
will also be in the city to attend the obse
quies. There will be a committee present
to represent the State Senate, which has
been designated by Hon. Thomas Flint,
President of that body, who happens by
chance to be in the city at present.
The members of the upper house who
will be here Sunday are Senators Androus,
I Simpson and Matthews of Los Angeles,
! Orr of Ventura, Wellington of San Diego,
j Lander of Tnlare and Flint of San Benito.
J Colonel E. J. Ensign, First Assistant Sec
retary of the Senate, will represent the at
taches of the upper body of the State
Legislature. Speaker Lynch of San Ber
nardino County will be here as the repre
sentative of the Assembly.
Airs. Mi Hani has received many tele
grams of sympathy from the state officials,
i v personal dispatch coming from Governor
i Budd and his wife conveying expressions
jof profound regret and condolence. Flags
: on the public "buildings are displayed at
naif-mast. The funeral will be the most
imposing affair of the kind ever held in
| Los Angeles.
ROBBED JiY MASKED JfE.V.
Jeirelrj/ and Other Valuables TaUen From
the Mead Itesidence.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 2G.— George
W. Mead's residence in the Severance flats
was robbed early this morning by masked
men, who held up the servant girl and Mr.
Mead's daughter at the point of a pistol
and made them take the rings off their
fingers and then ransacked the~house from
top to bottom.
Mrs. Mead's mother. Mrs. Cross, had her
room locked and was not molested. Mrs.
Mead's jewelry box was opened and the
jewels taken.
It is not known how much was taken, as
it is thought Mrs. Mead wore the most of
her jewelry when she left for Redlands
several days ago. Mr. and Mrs. Mead
have been telegraphed for and are expected
to arrive on the first train from Rediands.
GEORGE BROADBERE DEAD
The Life of the Well-Known
Newspaper Man Goes Out
at Stockton.
A Man Who Once Refused a
Pension Offered by Ex-
Premier Gladstone.
STOCKTON, Cax., Oct. 26.— George E.
Broadbere, one of the most widely known
newspaper men on the coast, died here to
day.
Mr. Broadbere had in the course of his
career filled important editorial positions
upon the St. Louis, New Orleans, Los An
gelos and Sacramento papers.
He has possessed a wonderful fund of
information, gathered during the travels of
his early years. He was a warm friend of
ex-Senator John G. Ingails, and served
him as private secretary during his term
of office.
Hi 9 acquaintance with affairs at Wash
ington pave him an advantage when it
came to handling the records and peculiar
ities of public men.
•Mr. Broad bere was born in New York
City of a good English family forty-two
years ago. and as a boy spent several years
in the British navy. The cause of his
death was wounds received in the service.
one of which was at the engagement in
the Zulu war in which the Prince Im
perial of France was killed.
William E. Gladstone was at one time
about to grant him a pension, but he de
clined on account of his intense American
ism. Mr. Broadbere's last engagement
was upon the Record of this city, and he
wrote several articles a few hours before
his death, while sitting in his bed, so de
termined was he not to give up.
Merced-Hlaripota Telephone Line.
MERCED, Cal, Oct. 26.— The Sunset
Telephone Company has completed its
line to Mariposaand will be read y for busi
ness on Monday. The distance is fifty
five miles, and the poles and wires are of
the best material obtainable. The circuit
from this city includes Snelling, Mer
ced Falis, Hornitos, Hunters Valley. Bear
Vailey and Mariposa. It is the intention
of the company to Join Coulterville to the
system, via Bear A alley, later in the sea
son.
CHRIST UELI> FOR MURDER.
Jealousy Thought to IJnre Prompted the
Killing of His Wife.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. 26.— The pre
liminary examination of "William Christ
for the alleged murder of his wife on the
night of the 14th iust. ended to-day, and
Christ was held without bail to answer be
fore the Superior Court on a charge of
murder.
Mrs. Waltheo, the aged mother of the
dead woman, told of the shooting and
Christ's assertion that it was accidental.
Then Mrs. Frances Hart told the old story
of a woman's perhaps causeless jealousy.
That had been the primal cause of Mrs.
Christ's death. W. C Hart swore t u .at the
poetry in his possession, which had been
found" by bi> wife ami given to Christ, had
been picked up in Christ's house.
The poetry had been written years before
to Mr. Christ during the early days of their
courtship.
The attorney for the defense said the
whole theory of the prosecution was based
upon the aHcsation that Mrs. Hart had
taken a piece of poetry to Christ;
had told him it was written to her
husband by his (Christ's) wife; that she
had excited his passions, had created
within his breast an insane, jealous rage
that led to this murder. The attorney
closed bis argument by saying: "This
witness alone is guilty of the crime, if any
crime nas been committed."
WALKED OUT OF THE JAIL.
Thirteen Prisoners Deliber-
ATELY DESERTED THEIR KEEP-
ers at Sacramento.
Dick May Confronted Another
Gang of Escapes and Drove
Them Back.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. 2G.— Thirteen
prisoners deliberately walked out of the
County Jail this evening. They would
undoubtedly have been followed by all
the rest of the various assortment of
vags, petty thieves and peace disturbers,
who are at present enjoying Sheriff
Johnson's hospitaiity, and engaged in
breaking rock for the county roads in
direct opposition to the new State rock
crusher now in course of erection at Fol
som State prison, had it not been for the
prompt, fearless action of young Dick
May, who resides near the jail.
May rushed out of his house and con
fronted the mass of escaping convicts and
ordered them buck.
"When May stepped in front of the es
capes he throw his hand toward his back
pocuet a? though in the act of drawing a
, and threatened to kill the first man
who hesitated to obey his orders. Believ
ing him to be armed, the main body of
men returned to the jail.
It is supposed that a duplicate key has
been procured to the back door of the
stone-breaking shed, which adjoins the
jail, and that the prisoners took advantage
of the temporary absence of Deputy Sher
iff Xei'iy. who was engaged in locking up
the long-termers and those parties await
ing trial for murderjand felony.
Sheriff Johnson, Jailer Beckley and the
majority of the deputies were absent from
the jail at t'-e tirneof the escape, having
ail gone home to supper. They were soon
notified, and are scouring the city and the
surrounding country in search of the run
aways, but, as yet, without success.
Tue men wljo escaped are: .1. Cole, J.
Snlin, John Stewart, George Miller, Dan
Smith, W. Anderson, Frank'Soden, Charles
Sheldon, Robert Maley, W. Phelan, George
Wilson, John McVay, Will Williams.
William Christ, who is held for trial for
murder, was in the jail at the time of the
escape, having just been delivered, and
there are numerous other important pris
oners, including Kovolev, the alleged
Webber murderer.
Sheriff Johnson states that there are at
the present time over 100 prisoners in his
charge, and his force of deputies are en
tirely inadequate to insure the safety of
such a number and attend to the county
business.
EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE
Caro Brothers, 'Wholesale Merchants,
Arrested on Complaint of Mrs.
Klia Sproles.
A. W. Caro and I. W. Caro of the firm of
Caro Brothers, importers of woolens and
tailors' trimmings, 723 Market street, were
arrested yesterday afternoon on a warrant
charging them with felony embezzlement.
Tne complaining witness was Mrs. Ella
Sproles, 106 Eddy street.
"I came to the City about two weeks ago
with my little daughter," said Mrs. Sproles
yesterday, "and became acquainted with
G. F. Lanetry, a tailor. I had some money
in the bank and Langtry got me to agree
to go into partnership with him in the
tailoring business.
"A week ago last Friday Langtry went
with me to the bank to draw out some
money, and he took Mr. Caro with him to
identify me. 1 saw them whispering to
gether, but did not think anything of it at
the time. I gave Langtry $250 to buy some
goods from Caro Brothers and lease a
store.
"Langtry bouelit $300 worth of goods
from them, but as he did not call to see me
again I became suspicious and went to
Caro Bros, last Tuesday. They told me
Langtry had bought the goods and had
paid $200 on account. He had left the
City, and they were to forward the goods
to him as soon as they heard from him. I
told them the goods were bought with my
money and they must not ship the goods
to him but deliver them to me. They re
fused, and I cut the matter in the hands
of an attorney, who attached the goods.
Caro Bros, afterward told me tnat Langtry
only paid them $150, but had ssked them
to tell me he nad paid $200. They also
showed me a telegram they had got from
Langtry from Los_ Angeles, which read :
'Have arrived O. K. Send goods on im
mediately.' I am now left almost penni
less and only want justice."
Caro Bros, said that Langtry bought and
paid for the goods, and that was all they
knew about it. They did not know Mrs.
Sproles in the transaction at all.
A MASHER CANED.
Osman Dey Publicly Thrashed by an
Angry Husband.
The crowd on the corner of McAllister
and Jones streets, about 9 o'clock last
night, witnessed the administering of cor
poral punishment to a masher by an angry
husband.
Osman Dey had been using his blandish
ments upon a lady who was waiting on
the corner for her husband. As soon as
he appeared she told him of what had hap
pened and pointed to Dey. The husband
carried a cs», and: walking up to Dey he
struck him t Wee rapid blows across the
face with it, remarking: ''You scoundrel,
you would insult my wife, would you?"
He made the blo»d d*t from Dey's nose.
Dey, after the thW blow, rushed north
on Jones street as fast as he could, fol
lowed by the jeer«; of the crowd, while the
lady and her hußband walkf-d quietly
along Market street.
Suspected of Bicycle Stealing.
The police cf the Southern District think
they have a bicye'.e thiof in J. Prentiss, arrested
on suspicion yesterday afternoon on Fourth
street by Officers McPhersnn and McGrayn. He
had when arrested a "Yost 1633" in his posses
sion and J. Laskie of 214 Grant avenue was
following him. supposing that Premiss bad an
other stolen bicycle.
JUSTICE WAS BLIND
Strange Conviction of
Cashier Jackson at
Ensenada,
sentenced in advance.
JUDGE GUERRERO V PORRES' DE
CISION Prepared Before
the Trial
arguments of no avail.
Friends of the Imprisoned Man
Now Seeking for Aid
in England.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Oct. 26.— Word was
received from Ensenada to-day that Hon.
Jose Monroy, Judge of the District Court,
has been summarily removed from office
on orders from the City of Mexico, and
that his office has been turned over tempo
rarily to E. Romero, an Ensenada mer
chant. Judge Monroy is popular with
Americans and other foreigners, whom he
has treated with great fairness in all mat
ters coming before him, and they are at a
loss to account for the Government's action.
The other Judge, Guerrero y Porres, is
alleged to be rabidly prejudiced against
foreigners, and his sentence of Seymour
Jackson, the English cashier of Godbe's
bank, to six years and nine months' im
prisonment and $1000 fine for the alleged
robbery of the bank, when no evidence
whatever was adduced to prove Jackson
guilty, has been held as grossly unjust,
and it is believed the Supreme Court will
lose no time in reversing his decision.
It was Learned yesterday that after the
argument pro and con on the Jackson case
was heard by Judge GurreroyPorres.be
said he would take fifteen minutes to de
cide the case. He retired and soon ap
peared with a manuscript from which he
proceeded to read his decision. It had
been prepared beforehand and indicated
how much the Judge was influenced by
the argument.
Jackson's friends are working in London
and the City of Mexico, and hope soon to
have a decision from the Supreme Court
ordering hi« liberation. Hon. E. Allsopp,
a brother of Lord Hindlip, director of the
Mexican Land and Colonization Company,
and having great influence in Mexico
through his connection with the English
Foreign Office, has become enlisted in
Jackson's behalf. He Is now at Ensada,
and will visit the City of Mexico before re
turning to England.
PO.4CHEBS DXITEN OTTT.
Guano Smuggling Off the I^oirer Caiifor-
nin Const at an End.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Oct. 26.— The busi
ness of guano poaching off the Lower Cali
fornia coast, which has proved profitable
to over a dozen schooners of this port, is
about to cease, through the efforts of the
Custom-house here and the Mexican Land
and Cokmization Company, holder of the
concession for gathering guano. Small
schooners from this port have been run
ning down and getting loads of guano,
which were sold here at $12 and $15 per
ton. netting good profits.
The company sent its steamers after
these schooners, and by the co-operation
of the Mexican customs officials, captured
two men who are now in jail awaiting
trial. The company announced that roy
alty must be paid or vigorous pursuit will
be given to all poachers.
This did not seem to deter the schooners
at all, but this week Collector Fisher here
has enforced an old regulation requiring
the owners of schooners to show clearance
papers from Ensenada on all cargoes val
ued at over $100, value of $100 being placed
on guano for the purpose of enforcing the
law.
The schooner Pan Mateo is tied up in
consequence, and its skipper has had to
give a bond in lieu of clearance papers.
Small vessels will therefore be driven out
of the business, as if they co into Ensenda
for clearance, the port dues and royalty
will eat up their profits. Larger vessels
are now going into the business on a
legitimate basis, and a good-sized industry
is being developed. The schooner Mc-
Pherson, of 150 tons burden, is the first
large schooner to go into the trade.
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.
A Buck That Has Been Searched for
Over Eleven Tears.
Two deaths at sea, the cargo shifted dur
ing a hurricane and a series of calms
delaying the vessel nearly a month is the
record of the British ship Carnedd Llewel
lyn, which arrived from Liverpool yester
day afternoon.
On the sth inst. Frank Kervella, a sea
man, aged 43 years, died of consumption.
He was fairly ■well when the ship left Liv
erpool, but the cold of the Horn was too
much for him and he took to his bod.
Everything possible was done for him, but
without avail. It was only a few days
after Kervella had been consigned to the
deep that Richard O'Brien was found to
be dangerously ill. He died on the 19th,
in sight of land almost, and was buried at
sea. O'Brien was a native of St. Johns, N.
8.. and Kervella was a native of France.
It was on July 13 that the Carnedd
Llewellyn encountered the hurricane. The
seas broke over her continuously, and
everything movable orr deck was washed
away, the cabin was flooded and several of
the men were injured. The heavy rolling
of the ship caused the cargo to shift, and
after the storm was over it took the crew
considerable time to get the vessel on an
even keel. It took the Carnedd Llewellyn
ele%*en days to round the Horn.
The British ship Helga from Swansea,
arrived a few hours ahead of the Carnedd
Llewellyn, although she was seven days
longer in making the run. The record of
the voyage was a succession of calms and
light gales. She was off Cape Horn twenty
one days.
The arrival of these two ships after long
passage* has given a spirit to reinsurance,
and the list of overdue vessels was eagerly
scanned yesterday. The rates of reinsur
ance, now being paid, is as follows:
Star of Austria, from Santa Rosalia for Eng
land, 90 per cent : Lord Spencer, from Sen Fran
cisco to Queenstown, 8o per cent; Lady Law
rence, from Newcastle, K. S. W., to Valparaiso,
55 per cent: Noddleburn, from Newcastle to
Tocopilla, 75 per cent; Soudan, Cardiff to Cal
lao, 'SO ptr cent; Anconn., Astoria to Queens
town. 8 p*r cent; Earl of Hopetown, Vancouver
to Adelaide. 40 per cent ; Xordiyset, the Clyde
to !?a.n Francisco, 20 per cent, and Casaboiia,
Clyde to San Francisco, 20 per cent.
All these vessels are well known in San
Francisco, and much fear for their safety
is entertained in snipping circles. Still
the gamblers are willing to take risks, and
considerable money has been placed on
tnem during the past few days.
The United State* Hydrographic Office
issued the following notice yesterday :
Lieurenant J. H. Sears, U. S. N., commanding
coast survey steamer McArthur, has been for
some time making special examination of the
Mile Rock, Point Lobos Channel, and has >
finally located a pinnacle rock, first reported '
by Mr. Westdahl of the Coast Survey in 1884, |
from a single sounding, never verified until :
the afternoon of October 25, 1895 (yesterday), j
when by using a drag the rock was hooked on 1
to and located. Its position i* given by Lieu- :
tenant Sears as follows: 3W yerds southsouth- :
east from Mile Bock, placingit nearly in center j
of channel between the l'oint Lobos shore and '
Mile Rock, with a depth of thirteen and a half
teei at mean low water.
In 1884 the Coast Survey steamer Ged
ney was rnakiDg soundings in the vicinity
of Mile Rock and the small pinnacle was
then discDvered. The steamer was carried
away by the current and try as they would
the_ officers could not locate that rock ,
again. For eleven years periodical searches t
have been made foV it, but it was not until |
last Friday that Lieutenant J. H. Sears ;
was able to locate it. The rock is cone I
shaped and comes almost to a tine point, j
During all these years vessels must have i
passed over it atid those drawing more j
than thirteen and a half feet within some
inches of it, and yet it was never struck.
Now that its position is definitely known
the chances are that the Government will
have the head blown oft it.
Entertainment at St. Paul's.
The church of which Rev. M. D. Connolly is
pastor, at Twenty-ninth and Church streets,
has been holding a bazaar during the pest two
weeks. An entertainment was given each
evening. Last evening the following pro
gramme was given: Vocal solo, Miss N.
Hughes; instrumental selection, by the Geyser
quartet: vocal solo, "For All Eternity," Miss
Katherine Black; grand chorus, "Around the
Campnre," by the Young Men's Choral So
ciety. The programme was well rendered.
The bazaar and entertainments have been re
markably well attended from the start.
NEW TO-DAY.
SPECIAL SAVING SALE!
•' 3-wJivVA Mate home
j|b^ -OvIV. A'"g»y;* .'/ cheerful these
yß^^^^ttV^^'V^^^iA dark nights
iSfciiau^^ - : -^ a with a »nd-
Ar?r*f!^!S^ : V\ i -C,{f<*C'V v v!'s y M'* s ome lamp, and
ißffi&§fc&''' ■'- -'^'-"W^ bere ' s » splen-
Wi^»^. ; '---'i.-' V '.::'v3 dia chance to
xj^&ftfflS'' "■*"' * *-t ; i» £-tii£; ccx . one atabar-
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"Sls*i^V« on sale for Mon-
jjfrf-- '■)"'- day, Tuesday
JBfe3'^'*&. ' and Wednesday
&&!$-*('*'**& onl^ 150 Bari-
Ej&!s¥- '=#Sk*a *l uet Lamps, 20
W&V • inches high , fi n-
T^^^^ Ished eo'.d plate
\jSfiJf with handsome
Jf.iii onyx columns,
fee^yj and fitted with
*}g^ the "B. <t II."
r Vj center - draft
nk burner, the tin-
** i'^f est made. A
1 mj3 - handsome silk
1 i^a shade m any
Sjt color, trimmed
4/; 1 with erobroid-
» 3^L ered chiffon,
Trr*^* I *^- m goes with every
t^^S^^^^L- lamp. The $6 50
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the $7 50 kind at the $9 kind at
S3, and Wednesday night ends it. See
them in the window.
t
We have Just received tho prettiest
designs in Lamps and Silk Shades that
ever came to town. Come and gee them,
and if yon want one you jjet it at the
WHOLESALE PRICE.
THAT BIG CHINA STORE
A Quarter of a Block Below Stram't.
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52S and 530 Market St.
27 and 29 Sutter St.,
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"As man finds him- ' /^^^^SlJL»^- - » -- -
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temptible in his weak- ]0% '3fe^3 v^^^lllB"/ '/
naught 'but 'r^eratic^ >\\\
for the enhanced beauty
in. this age of the "new ■;■ ..>, '-^^r^Jun wy^^^^^^^^ '
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her strongest justifica- M I'--ffiffl "S^^^R^f -?lfc"s
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In his weakness ! 1 t <> t <^ X *^\^'^*^~\
Man is not what he - "
was. He is not what he should be, and woman, realizing his
weakness, is making very commendable efforts to usurp the
crown of superiority.
Shame upon our manhood — rather the lack of it. The curse
of a nation is the weakness of its men. More energy, more
nerve, is needed. ' Excesses and dissipation have played havoc
with the nerves of the men of to-day.
That man may be more manly and woman more womanly is
the aim of Dr. A. T. Sanden, author of the famous book, " Three
Classes of Men." A pocket edition of this famous work can be
had free upon application at the office or by mail, sealed. ;
It also gives proof of the wonderful cures performed by Dr.
Sanden's Electric ; Belt. Call or address
SANDEN ELECTRIC CO.,
632 MARKET ST., OPPOSITE PALACE HOTEL, SAN FRANCISCO.
■ Office Hours— B to 6; evenings, 7to 8:30; Sundays, 10 to 12.
Portland; Oregon, Office, 255 Washington Street.
NEW TO-DAT. .
Special
This Week
Waists,
Ribbons,
Gloves,
Hosiery an
Underwear
At the Lowest Prices ever heard of
for new and desirable goods.
We earnestly invite the most crit-
ical comparison of both goods and
prices.
Waists.
Ladles' All-Wool Waists In Bine and
Elack and Red and Black Mix tares: made
with tbe latest extra full sleeve, trimmed
handsomely with satin Ribbon, sizes 34
' to 40, perfect fit guaranteed, fij«Q.6O
worth If 5, our special price... O«JEach
Ladies' Waists, in All-Wool Mixtures,
in darK colorings, extra full sleeves,
sailor collar trimmed with l'oint Venice
Lace, perfect rit guaranteed, Q9.50
worth $5, our special price <IpO Each
Ladies' Striped Taffeta Silk Waists,
made in the latest style In changeable
Blue, Green and Black and White stripes,
extra full sleeves, sizes 84 to 40, perfect
fit guaranteed, worth 910, 0ur Qi r 7.^'<
special price iff I Kach
Ribbons.
6500 yards No. 22. 3-inch wide, All-
Silk, Satin and Gros-graln Ribbon, In all
colors, including black, im- *}f\C
mense value at — vJ Yard
Gloves.
I I Ladles' 2-clasp Genuine "Monarch"
I I Gloves, in a complete assortment of
shades and sizes.evtTv pair tit- J>"1.50
ted and guaranteed, our price.. <pJ- Pair
Wool Hosiery.
Ladies' Imported Black Cashmere Wool
Hose, with double soles, heels aiid toes,
worth 75c pair, a bargain at.. C^AC
O\J Pair
Children's Narrow-ribbed Imported
Black Cashmere Wool Hose, with double
soles, heels and toes and spliced knees, all
sizes 6 to P. regular price 60c pair, our
special price S pairs for 91 Q«_>lO
or 003 Pair
Underwear.
I Ladies' Natural Wool Shirts, with
Drawers to match, worth QJI.OO
f i 50 each, our price O-*- Each
Mf-n's Natural Wool Shirts, with
Drawers to match, worth (2» 1. OO
$1 50 each, our price %p-"- Each
These are but a few of the many
; bargains we are offering throughout
'<: our establishment this week. A visit
< of inspection solicited.
hinTlki,
125, 127, 129, 131 Kearny Street.
209 Sutter Street.
j
j QUINA-LAROCHE j
■ 4 &jk FSEHCH ITATIOHAL ?
I < I^a PRIZE cf *
j M 16,600 Francs I
C ifclv.aJMh THE GREAT >
ij fl|§p French Tonic {
il I T^'KHylvfe I Tonr drngirist mu»t h»T» *
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