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TACOMA UP IN ARMS Residents Are Determined to Drive Out Chinese Servants. MR. RIGGS IS DEFIANT. Fails to Heed the Warnings to Remove His Mongols From the City. A BIG MASS-MEETING CALLED. People of the Puget Sound Country May Repeat the Acts of Eleven Years Ago. T A COMA. Wash., Dec. 12.— Tacoma to night is somewhat in the situation of a building with an open powder-keg and a lighted match in close proximity. The trouble is all caused by the apparently in significant fact that a newcomer to the city of destiny has imported two Chinese servants from Olympia. Mr. Riggs, the :ner in question, seems nor only to have been entirely unaware of the state of public sentiment here, but to be a man who i« inclined to insist upon his own rights. For eleven years past it has been the standing boast of every Tacomc.n and the greatest advertisement that the city— famous for cleverness in that line— has ; ssessed that no Chinese of the lower class was permitted to dwell within her precincts. In fact, on the morning of No vember 3, 1885, the people then resident here rose en masse and rounded up every Mongolian within the city limits. They were almost as many in number as the white population, and at that period Tacoma boasted of lour Chinese quarters within a radius of a mile of the center of the city. There was no nonsense among these Pugt't Sound pioneers eleven years ago. They knew what they wanted, and took it in a simple and direct way that was, how ever, terribjy earnest in its simplicity and directness. Although not a blow was struck or an overt act committed the pig tailed Celestials looked at the stern feat ures of the brawny men who ordered them to pack up, and without further discussion of the matter they immediately began get ting their traps in order to move. The committee of iifteeen, famous and honored in Tacoma history, superintended the preparations for the Mongolian exodus, but every other adult of the city stood by ready to see that their mandates were promptly obejed. The Chinese baggage was loaded onto wagons provided lor the purpose, and in an orderly procession, still under the stem escort of the fifteen, the Celestials were maicheJ out to Lake View, a small town on the railway ten miles distant. There they were put on two freights and a pas f-emrer train and shippad to Portland. Since that eventful period not a lower class Chinaman nas ever labored in this :i:il Mr. Kisgs Lad the temerity to try tjbe experiment. The servant question has been a vexing one here, as in other Pacific Coast cities, and it is exceedingly difficult for the upper - to get trained domestics or keep • em when they get them; but even though such people silently tide over their household difficulties, no one has ever dreamed of infringing what has become known as the unwritten law of the city, and, perhaps, it i 3 due to this strict ex clusion of the Mongolian that tint laboring classes have generally fared better in Ta coraa than in other points on the Sound, quently the retail business men who depend largely on the laboring classes for support and the laborers th emseives are "th- roughly united in the effort to keep the Chinamen away. It ccrtainiy looks as if the two classes — those desiring servants and those depend ant un their own labor — were being ar rayed against each other in this matter as never before in the city's history. The Ministerial Alliance has met and passed itioas to the effect that the interfer ence in Mr. Riggs' domestic matters was an unwarrantable intrusion on the per sonal ri-'hts of an American citizen. The Tacoma Ledger supports them in their attitude of defiance to public senti nient. The other two dailies, the News and the Union, are distinctly anti-Chinese, and say without mincing matters that Mr. Rills' servants are only the introductory wedge which will in the future rive the city doors open and introduce coolie labor to our mills and packing-houses and make the lot of the white toiler an undesirable one. The latest action in the matter is that a suD-committee of the famous fifteen, still in existence, having represented to Mr. Riggs the desirability of sending away the two Chinamen and having received a de cided rebuff from that undiplomatic gen tleman, have now called a mass-meeting of citizens to take place Saturday evening. Everybody in town is discussing the sub ject, and the prevailing public sentiment is unquestionably antagonistic to John Chinamen. The butchers, bakers and grocers are al ready moving to close their shopsat 0 p. m. Saturday, that they and their employes may attend the meeting. The rougher element speaks freely and decisively on the subject, and The Call correspondent has heard dozens state that they will form part of a guard to put both Mr. Riggs and his servants beyond the city limits. Although it i« not generally known, Mr. Riggs' house has been under police sur veillance for several days, and that gentle man has applied to Mayor Orr for special protection in assertion of his personal rights. Sheriff Parker and Chief of Police Smith have conferred on the situation, and each is on the alert to preserve the peace and dignity of the city. SVICIDE AT HAS FORD. W. W. livtemnn Ends His Life With a Shot Frotn a Pistol. HANFORD. Cal., Dec. 12. — William Washington Bateman was found dead in his bed at the Hotel Artesia early this aft ernoon. As Bateman had not been seen since about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon ihe management of the hotel became un eiiby and forced his door. The dead man's hand held a3B-caliber pistol and in his left a small hand-mirror. The suicide is sup posed to have occurred between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon, as the globe on the electric light showed that the light had not been turned on and his bed had not been disturbed. The bullet entered the right temple, passed through the head, struck the bedstead and fell to the floor. 'Hie deceased was a natiye of England, aged about 38 years, and came to Califor nia about four years ago. There was no apparent cause for his suicide except that he was considered childish and eccentric. He owned considerable property, all of which is unincumbered; also 150 shares of stock in the Farmers' and Merchants' Bank of this city. No notes or letters were found. Mr. l^atemun lately returned from England, where he had been on a visit to relatives and friends. His brother, B. A. Bateman, died three years ago here, and the deceased was acting as trustee, which seemed to trouble him without cause. His sister-in-law, Mrs. 15. A. Bate man, lest for England last Saturday. An oniy nephew of the decedent lives south of Hanford. W Ay TED AT SAN LUIS OBISFO. Bud Balaam Charged With Assault and Hohbery- SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal., Dec. 12.-Bud Balaam, arrest&d to-day in Vi^alia, is wanted here as an accomplice in an assault and robbery made upon Charles Murray at Arroyo Grande, a small town in this county. One night in August Murray was beaten almost to death and robbed of con- siderable money. Arthur Farmer, a son of good parents, whs arrested for the crime. Farmer pleaded guilty last Wednes day to the robbery, and implicated Balaam, who was oxie time a constable here. PLEADED GUILTY TO MVRDES. Coughlin, Who Killed Charles Slalln, AcUnotoledges the Crime. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal., Dec. 12.— The trial of Thomas P. Coughlin for m was to have commenced to-day. After the opening of court, E. Graves, counsel for Coughlin, stated that the defendant would withdraw his plea of not guilty and enter a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree. He was allowed to do po. Cough lin killed Charles Malm of Cholame in August and burned the dead body. PLEADING AT STOCKTON. Chin Hane's Attorney Secures a Promised Interview With the Governor. He Will Present an Affidavit in the Hope of Getting a Stay of Execution. STOCKTON, Cal., Dec. 12.— Just before Governor Budd left for Sacramento this afternoon, Attorney Neil A. Macquarrie secured the promise of an audience to morrow morning, at which time he will endeavor to secure executive clemency for Chin Hane, the Chinaman condemned to hang in Folsom at noon for the murder of Lee Gong. Mr. Macquarrie left for Sacra mento on the evening train and took with him an affidavit of Tee Chong which vir tually puts Chin Hane in the light of an innocent man. The attorney expects to secure a reprieve in order that he may get his new evidence before the proper au thorities. CO3I3IEXTS O-V CLARK. The Commissioner Doing Htisiness With Gomtl Hollow Company. STOCKTON, Cal., Dec. 12.— Railroad Commissioner Clark is being made the ob ject of considerable adverse comment on account of the fact that he. 83 the senior member of the rirm of (Mark cfc Henery, has accepted a contract to furnish rock to the Corral Hollow Railroad. It is urged that, as a Railroad Commissioner empowered to fix rates, it is hardly proper tor him to have personal business relations with a railroad corporation. TO JSV INSTIGATE THE WRECK. Tallty lload. and , Southern. Pacific Making Inquiries. STOCKTON. Cal., Dec. 12.— 1t is under stood that Chief Engineer Storey of the Valley Railroad will be here to-morrow to conduct an investigation for the purpose of fixing the responsibility for the recent wreck at the Taylor-street crossing of the Southern Pacific and Valley roads. It is expected that the employes who left the ballast-cars across the Southern Pacific track will be compelled to "walk the car pet." The Southern Pacific will conduct a separate investigation into the wreck and its causes. The cars wrecked were Southern Pacific cars, but as they bad been turned over to the Valley line the question aside from that of which set of em ployes are to blame is, who will pay for the damage to the cars. A.T J>AItAT>ISE CUT. Tracklayers on the Corral Hollow Give Hat/ to liriagc- Huilders. STOCKTON, Cal., Dec. 12.—Tracklay ing on the Corral Hollow Railroad has been suspended and will not be resumed until the bridge across Paradise Cut is completed. This brid.e, while of greater length than that across the San Joaqiun River, contains no draw span, and it is calculated that it can be built in ten or twelve days. In the meantime a smaller trestle wifl be built over a small stream this side of Paradise Cut. These two bridges will open up the way for track laying to the mines. Will Sue for IHvorce. STOCKTON, Cal., Dec. 12.— Dr. Knight \ of this city, who eloped with a Mrs. Mer- j ritt, leaving his wife destitute, has been < traced to San Francisco. His wife will bring an action for divorce. A Toting Girt Married. STOCKTON, Cal., Dec. 12.— Miss Jessie Lavonia Jefferson of Gait, aged 15 years, was married by Justice Parker last evening to William Joseph Pruitt, aged 27. INJUItiST) AT CHICO. An A.'jed Lady Residing at Ward Thrown front Her Ktingy. CHICO. Cal., Dec. 12.— Mrs. Mary Sel lick of Ward, while driving home from Chico, yesterday afternoon, was very se riously injured by being thrown from her buggy. Her team was frightened by two dotrs and became unmanagable. Mr. Reed, residing near the place of the ac cident, found the woman unconscious near the bridge and carried her to his home. Dr. Mack attended her and found that two ribs were crushed, a wrist bone broken, a deep and ugly wound on the forehead and numerous scratches and bruises about the face and body. Jt was feared she was also injured internally. Being quite an old Jady her injuries may prove very se rious, if not dangerous. FIHEAT VALLEJO ORPHASS' IIO3IE Admirable Behavior of the Children Proved Their Thorough Training. VALLEJ6. Cal., Dec. 12.— The laundry department of the orphans' home was de stroyed by fire last night. The loss was $1500. The fire originated in the drying room- A quantity Of clothing and the build ing were consumed, but the fire depart ment, citizens and attendants at the home, by energetic work kept the fire from spreading. The children behaved admir ably, and showed that they had been well trained for such an emergency. The little tots were.awakened and told to hurry or they would be late for breakfast. The deception proved successful in preventing a panic. Fire at'i&aples. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Dec. 12.— A granary at Naples, belonging to Stephen Rutberford, containing 500 sacks of barley, was destroyed by tire yesterday. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1895. STIR IN SACRAMENTO. Democrats Troubled About a Successor to Leake. WIRE-PULLERS AT WORK. Lawton and Stevens Said to Be Probable Aspirants for the Place. TOM FOX STANDS A CHANCE. He Would Draw the Support of the Leading Democrats if He En tered the Race. SACRAMENTO, Cal., Dec. 12.—Sacra mento Democratic political circles have been stirred to their depths by the pub lished statement of the probable resigna tion of Postmaster Leake, to accept a position under A. B. Spreckels. as man ager of his extensive business interests, and in all quarters the question is being asked. Who will be able to capture the plum? While there ars numerous aspir ants, many of whom are already engaged in wire-puliing, there can be no certainty as to who will become Leake's successor. W. D. Lawton, who ran for Mayor on the Democratic ticket at the late city elec tion, has aspirations for the position, and could probably gather considerable in fluence in his behalf among the ranks of his party. There is also a strong likeli hood that R. D. Stevens may take a place in the race, although ii is not thought that he could or would receive any po litical aid from Leake, who is conceded by all to be the strongest and shrewdest po litical wire manipulator in this city. Knowing this there are many politicians who have no hesitancy in saying that Ed Tade, deputy postmaster, would have a good lighting chance for the position, should Mr. Leake espouse his cause. But without doubt, should his friends succeed in persuading him to compete, the most popular aspirant for the position would be Tom Fox, who has been promin ently identified with Democratic politics for years, and has always been foremost in pro moting his party's interests. Should he decide to enter the race he would receive the backing of the county and city cen tral committees, and can bring to bear the weight of nearly the entire Democratic faction in this city. His high standing in the orderof Native Sons will assuredly be no detriment to him, and it is said that he would experience but little difficulty in obtaining the good will of the executive, owing to the prominent part he took in managing his interests,in this city during the late campaign. ESCAPE OF THE APACHES. News Received at Phoenix of the Identification of the Mer- rill Assassins. Clothing That Belonged to Miss Merrill Dropped by a Squaw in Her Flight From the Sheriff. PHOENIX, Akiz., Dec. 12.— The assas sins of H. H. Merrill and daughter have escaped. Sheriff Wight of Graham County, in command of the pursuing party, re turned to Duncan last nicrht, and in all probability this foul massacre will go un avenged, according to an authentic story brought here to-night. Sheriff Wight and posse overtook an Apache squaw and buck near Wnitlock last Monday. A running fight ensued, during which the Indians escaped. When seen they had just killed a horse and were preparing the noonday meal. When the posse appeared they dropped everything. The squaw escaped on a horse and the buck on f Jot, and although two of them followed him some distance, firing repeatedly, the Apache, who seemed to know eyery foot of the ground, suc ceeded in eluding his pursuers. The squaw, however, was closely pressed and in order to lighten herself threw away the clothing taken irom the body of Miss Mer rill when she was killed. While chasing the squaw the buck's horse was left at thfl camp. The wily Apache saw this, and while the posse was away he returned, secured his mount and escaped. Although oniy two Indians were seen it is more than probable that there were mor^ in the party that committed the crime, as ttie remains of what must have been food for more than two were noticed along the route. This ends this chapter of the Indian ma-sacre, however, as the recovery of Miss Merrill'.-* clothing settles the question of their identity and their escape 'settles the question of their punishment. Had the man who discovered the bodies rode straight into Solonxinvilie, a distance of eighteen miles, instead of returning to Duncan, a distance of twenty-five miles, It is very probable that the assassins would have been cauizht within the hour of their crime. REPORT FROM FORT APACHE. A Telegram to Washington Tells of the Cibucu Indian Trouble. WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 12.— A tele gram to tne War Department from the commanding oflicerat Fort Apache, Ariz., reports that the Indian trouble at Cibucu occurred because of an attempt by Sheriff Thompson of Globe, Ariz., to enter the Indian Reservation with a posse to make an arrest of Indianssaid to have attempted to take stores from a ranch whose occu panis were absent. The telegram says the Indians are said to have been caugnt in the act, but that nothing was taken. There was much ex citement among the white inhabitants, who have gathered at Newton's store ranch at Canyon Creek. It is also stated in the report "that a man named Boris did the killing of the Indian, whose body was found in the vicinity. He and two others of the party gave themselves up to Lien tenant Fenton, U. S. A., and are now on their way to Globe. T0 STOP CHEATING AT STANFORD. Reso/utions Presented by the Committee of Fifteen Adopted by the College Students. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal.. Dec. 12. — The student-body meeting here this afternoon was one of the largest and most exciting sessions ever held. Fully 600 students jammed into the chapel to hear the report of the special committee of fif teen, appointed for the purpose of draw ing up resolutions and preparing some plan to forever eiadicate cheating among students. The resolutions were read by Cathcart '96, and he began the support of the resolu tions. A dozen students, one side or the other, argued with a zeal unusual in the quiet student body meetings. The special committee's proposition met with one ob jection, which threatened to ruin the whole plan; that objection was to the clause providing that the name of any one informing on a student who cheated would be kept secret. All the opposition centered on the cow ardice of one who, might inform without beinc known and forcing an accused stu dent to clear himself without knowine who made the complaint. The plan was so amended as to make it obligatory on the committee to make public the name of the informant, and a motion also prevailed that "hereafter it be the sense of the stu dent' body that he who informs the com mittee of any specific case of cheating shall be approved by the student body." With this amendment the resolutions and plan passed, and in their final form were as follows: Whereas, The absence of distrustful espion age and the existence of cordial relations of personal friendship between professors and students to a depree almost unprecedented in educational history have heretofore formed one of the most attractive features of Stanford University life; and whereas, the continuance of this invaluable spirit here is greatly jeopar dized by the indifference which we, as a student body, have displayed toward frequent viola tions of the general good faith by which alone such relat ionship can be maintained ; be it Resolved, That as a student body we do regret our past apparent indifference toward cases of dishonesty in examination, which has largely caused the increase of such cases, and do hereby express determination that from this time forth, such disnonesty shall cease among us; that to this end we will use our public and private influence to prevent further violation of good faith. BOUND OVER AT UKIAH Father and Son Charged With Cutting Timber on Govern ment Land. They Will Be Tried in San Francisco by Judge Morrow in January Next. UKIAH, Cal., Dec. 12.— United States Deputy Marshal Gallaeher to-day arrested [ L. B. Frasier and Vaughn L. Frasier. I charged with illegally cutting timber on Government land. A warrant is also out for one Harvey, but he has as yet not been apprehended. The arrests were made un j der an indictment lound by the Federal j Grand Jury on the 10th hist. Bonds were fixed at $500 in each case, and were at once furnished: by the two Frasiers and | approved by United States Commissioner j T. L. Carothers of this place. The hearing of the case was set at San I Francisco before Jud^e Morrow of the District Court of the northern district of California for January 6 next. The de fendants Frasier are father and son and are prominent millmen of this county, j owning a large mill near Potter Valley, J twenty miles from here. It is expected j that Harvey will be apprehended some ! time to-morrow. INTERVIEW WITH A BURGLAR. A Ross/and, Wash., Man Says Witherow Made a Proposition to Divide the Spoils With Him. PORTLAND, Or., Deo. 12.— James R. Boyd of Fossland, Wash., speaking of the interview lie had in the Spokane jail with W. B. Witherow, a burglar, said: "Withe row said his chances for going over the road were gooa unless he could get out. He wanted me to aid him to escape, and said that if I would do so he would make it an object for me. He said tliat he had cached in a sack in a certain locality near Hope a sum of from $20,000 to $10,(Xk) in casii, the proceeds of a train robbery. He said that if I would furnish him with the means to escape and divide the money with him he would give me the secret of his hidden treasure. I told him that I would consider his proposal and let him know that evening. He said that when I returned, if I had concluded to be his friend, he would furnish me with a map showing the exact spot where the treasure was located. Now, lam an honest man, and ingratiated myself in this man's con fidence only to recover this money for the rightful owners." Boyd took the map to several of the offi cials, who examined it closely, with the result that they became convinced that Witherow, if he was lying about the treas ure being hidden at the point designated, was certainly very familiar with tbat part of the country, as his description was recognized as being perfect. XORTUKRX PACIFIC MUDDLE. The Gulf Widened Ketween Eastern and Western Interests. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 12.— A1l efforts to straiKUien out the Northern Pacific re ceivership tangle have proved unavailing. Repeated conferences have been held, but eacn succeeding discussion has widened the gulf between the Eastern and Western interests. Authentic information has been received here to the effect that the Eastern interest?, which seem to be opposed to Judge Hanlord. have determined to send a powerful lobby to Washington, and if possible secure the passage of a law by Congress this winter, the effect of which will be to deprive Judge Hanford of juris diction. This, it is said, explains the long delay in approaching the adjustment of the united receivership for the road. For a Second Forgery. PORTLAND, Ob., Dec. 12.— Alexander S. Baty, formerly a popular salesman with Feldman, Cole & Co., wa3 arrested on a second forgery. This time he fraudu lently attached the names of half a dozen affluent citizens of Gresham to a $900 promissory note, and in his attempt to dispose of it to a broker his crime was detected. He has a wife and three chil dren here. Tried to Die at Portland. PORTLAND, Ob., Dec. 12.— Frances McGee, a domestic, 24 years of age, in the employ ol C. W. Hodson of 670 Washing ton street, this evening shot herself in the left breast with suicidal intent. She will recover. Fire at Santa Ana, SANTA ANA, Cal., Dec. 12.-A house owned by H. S. Pankey, at the corner of F and Stafford streets, in this city, occu pied by C. H. Perry and family, was totally destroyed by tire this evening. All the household effects of Perry are lost. The family did not even save their clothing. The tire caught from an exploding lamp in the hand of Nellie, the 14-year-old daughter, wl>o* was badly burned. Mrs. Perry, who was sick in bed, barely es caped. Loss on the house, $1100; fully in sured. Killed Under a Plow. HOLLISTER, Cal., Dec. 12.— Sylvester Gould, an old resident, was found dead nnder a large plow this evening. He is supposed to have been fixing the plow when the team started. The Philadelphia at Port Totvnsend. PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., Dec. 12.— The United States cruiser Philadelphia arrived here this afternoon. Her present plans are to go to Whatcom to-morrow and sail for Mare Isiand on Monday neit. NEWS OF SANTA CRUZ Large and Valuable Tracts of Land Placed in Litigation. HUNDREDS OF OWNERS. Estate of Martina de Peaux Files Suits Against the Pres ent Holders. MANY THOUSANDS OF ACRES. Augmentation, Soquel and San Andreas Ranchos Involved in the Suits. SANTA CRUZ, Cal., Dec. 12.— Three papers of very startling import were filed to-day in the office of County Recorder Martin. The three papers are three com plaints, the first entitled M. Elizabeth Peck, special administrix of estate of Martina de Peaux, deceased, vs. E. F. Adams et al. The second ard third com plaints are by the same plaintiff, but are against H. Agnew et ai. and H. A. Burn side et al., respectively. In these complaints plaintiff alleges that one Martina de Peaux died intestate in this county in December of 1890, and that at the time of her decease she was owner in fee simple of all the lands of the Soquel Augmentation rancho, the Soquel rancho and one-thirieenth of Rancho San An dreas, and that the hundreds of fruitmen, farmers and timber men who now hold these lands have no right or title to them. They have all been made parties to one or the other of these three separate suits. The complaints recite merely enough to constitute a cause of action; there is a nieagerness of detail and tacts. In 1844, when the Mexican Government was be stowing immense grants of land upon all who would take them and endeavor to colonize them to a reasonable extent, Michel Lorenzo, the then Governor of Northern California, granted to Martina Castro, who died, and Martina de Peaux the 32,702 acres of land that comprised the Soquel Augmentation ranchos. This was in addition to a prior grant in 1833 by Governor Figueroa of the Soquel and San Andreas ranchos, comprised of 10,579 acres. In 1858 the United States Govern ment, in accordance with the act of 1851, concerning the settlement of Mexican grants, ordered a resurvey of all acquired lands, and a year later granted Martina Castro, or De Peaux, letters patent to her holdings by the previous grant. From that time to the time of her death the grantee resided in this county and from time to time transferred portions of her acres to those who wanted them. The Mexicans of the early days were lax in their business methods, and much of Senora de Peaux's land was transferred without any record being kept of the trans fers. In fact, in some cases fraud has been alleged. These suits are brought to quiet the title of every landholder upon the vast territory involved. The complaints pray that in each case the alleged owner be com pelled to prove in open court his right and title to his holding. The Soquel Augmentation rancho is the most fruitful and valuable portion of the county. The rich orchards and vine yards of Skyland and Highland, the heavily, timbered valleys of Soquel creek and its many tributaries, the almost inex haustible forests of Loma Prieta, all go to make up the broad acres of the rancho. The Soquel rancho takes in the popular summer resort, Capitola, the village of Soquel, and many valuable farms be sides. Nearly all of the Soquel rancho and Soquel Augmentation rancho was acquired by the Hihn Company of this county. They now own all of Capitola and in late years have made vast improvements there. The timber of the Augmentation is nearly wholly theirs as are tfte most valuable portions of both the grants. It would seem that the suit is directed most pointedly in their direction and it is quite certain that they will be the. hardest lighters. ARBITRATION AISAR UPOKAAE. Farmers 'in Mount Hood Neighborhood Hriny a Landlord to Terms. - SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 12.— The peo ple of the Mount Hood neighborhood," a farming community near here, have con cluded to take law matters into their own hands and save the county a large amount of useless expense. A few days ago trouble arose between a tenant and the owner of a place. The owner, who lives in this city, disregarding the rights of the tenant, it is said, began to haul the grain off. Tile neighbors appeared on the scene, about fifty strong, armed with all kinds of NEW TO-DAT. FROM W. & J. SLOANE & CO., 641-647 MARKET ST., SAN FRANCISCO. CARPETS, FURNITURE, UPHOLSTERY. WHEN YOU SEE THIS ON THE TAG You may know the piece of Furniture sent you as a Christmas gift is of the highest purchasable quality. We have always had the best that could be bought, both as to style, finish and general modernness of design, but never at Holiday time has the selec- tion of attractive pieces of the highest grade been equal to that now on dis- play. We feel sure that a visit would delight you — as to your purchasing, that will be left entirely to you, with no hint or importunity, from us. improvised weapons, and drove the owner from the place and informed him that he would not be allowed in the neighborhood unless he submitted the matter to arbi tration, which he consented to do. The trouble was thus adjusted. The farmers are so elated over the suc cess of this plan that they propose organ izing and thus force all with whom they have dealings to arbitrate. MUTINIED AT PORT TOWNSEND. A Negro Excites the Crew of the Benjamin Sewell and Attacks the Second Kate With a Knife. PORT TOWNSEND, Cal., Dec. 12. -The ship Benjamin Sewell laden with lumber from Blakeley for San Francisco is delayed here on account of trouble with the crew. A negro sailor, named Jones, attempted to incite mutiny among the sailors on board and attacked the second mate with a mur derous looking knife. He was disarmed and badly bruised and kicked about the head and face. The negro then jumped overboard and attempted to swim ashore. He was picked up by a boat from the cut ter Corwin and taken to the Marine Hospi tal for treatment. He will be put on board the ship again on Saturday. TISALIA CASSERY PROPOSITION. San Francisco Firm Looking for a Good Location. VISALIA, Cal., Dec. 12.— Hubert Dyer, representing the Cutting Fruit Packing Company in San Francisco, Chicago and New York, is inVisalia to-day talking with our fruit men about the establishment here of a cannery the coming season. Mr. pyer says this company has three places in mind in which to build a cannery — San Jose, Fresno and Visalia. They want to get closer to the fruit, and if the fruit growers of Visalia will meet the terms of his company the cannery will be built here. A written proposition will be pre sented to the Board of Trade to-morrow evening. ON TRIAL AT SANTA ROSA Thirty Thousand Dollars Damage Suit Growing Out of a Quarrel. Failure to Pay the Purchase Price of Laguna Ranch Resulted in a Shooting Affray. SANTA ROSA, Cal., Dec. 12.— S. H. Sheplar is suing J. H. Ballard for $30,000 damages for injuries claimed to have been caused by a shooting scrape that occurred on November 21, 1894, on a ranch near Santa Rosa. The ranch was known as the Liiguna Stock Ranch and was bought in 1888 by Sheplar from Ballard. Sheplar at that time was possessed of plenty of money, which he made in San Francisco in the rubber stamp business. After buying the ranch Sheplar brought from Kentucky a lot of blooded stock and started in to raise fast horses. One of his horses, St. Eric, a brown stallion valued at $5000, was exhibited at th» recent horse show in San Francisco. Sheplar did not pay all down on the ranch, and the recent depression in the horse market placed him in bad financial straits. Ballard com menced foreclosure proceedings to recover possession of the 300 acres of the ranch. Sheplar undertook to sell off some of the improvements and stock, claiming such as personal effects. Ballard and he had trouble over this part of the programme, and guns were drawn, Ballard shooting Shepfar in the left arm and Sheplar slightly winging Ballard in the hand and arm that still held a smoking revolver. Ballard was fined for the shooting, having tired the first shot. Sheplar lost the ranch, and has since made his headquarters in San Francisco. He claims his wife's death was caused from the shooting occurrence, and wants damages for the loss of his arm. The case will go to the jury to-morrow. Over thirty witnesses have been called hy both sides, and much interest is taken in the case. BOMB FOUXn AT SPOKAXE. A Variety Showman Claims to Hare Enemies on Jli.s Track. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 12.— The chil dren of John Considine, while playing in the yard this afternoon, came to their father with a small dynamite bomb which they found in the grass. The matter has caused considerable excitement, as Consi dine is the proprietor of a variety theater here and is now being bitterly fought by an opposite element. The police have taEcn the matter up and will investigate at once. Held Up a Preacher at Spokane. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 12.-Rev. S. H. Mollenauer. a prominent minister of this city, was held up last night by three high waymen and badly treated. Instead of giving up his monej', as requested, he com menced to yell. After beating him into insensibility his assailants lied in the dark ness. The minister's cries attracted the police, but they have found no clew to the perpetrators. Though Mr. Mollenauer's injuries are painful they are not serious. I'll/ in the River at Spokane, SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 12.— John Bulli vant, a carpenter engaged at the new water works, in helping to move sonJe heavy timber slipped and fell from the dam into the river. A search is being made for the body. NEW TO-DAT. hyalT & CO., 34, 36, 38 and 40 KEARNYST. 25 and 27 Sansome St., i WHOLESALE MANUFACTURING CLOTHIERS, SELLING at RETAIL Wholesale Price! No doubt you are well aware that the purchasing power of $10 is double what it was some few years ago, and unquestion- ably you have seen in print a score of j times the supposed value a number of ! houses have offered you in the purchase ! of Suits and Overcoats. We want to im- ! press upon you moht forcibly that $10 for a j Suit or Overcoat here in our Stores means I $15 in any retail store in the — and why • ; shouldn't it? We are unquestionably i wholesale manufacturers, and are now sell- ing to you at exactly the prices the deal- i ers must pay. We have these Suits in any i color you may want, and, as for style, we i can give them to you in single-breasted, double-breasted and three-button cut- i aways. FOR SALE AT EITHER STORE, Prices Exactly the Same. Applies to what we will charge you for extra-length Chinchilla and Cheviot Ul- sters. And while dwelling on Overcoats j let us remind you that we are world- ! beaters for Overcoats. Everybody has ; heard of the Chicago Clothing Company I and its reputation for Overcoats. Well, we have owned the Chicago Clothing Company from the day it was opened, and every j Overcoat it ever sold was of our own in* I dividual manufacture. We are running I the Chicago Clothing Company now in, conjunction with our .wholesale depart- ■ ments, and intend to give you clothing at either place at wholesale prices. Revert- ing once more •to $7 50 Ulsters, we want , you to know that they are cut fifty-four inches long, have high collars and side pockets, lined with all-wool flannel, and just the thing for these cold, snappy morn- ings; ana, remember, the price we charge is the same we demand of the dealers. FOR SALE AT EITHER STORE, Prices Exactly the Same. HYAMS, PAUSON & CO., 25 and 27 Sansome St. 34,36,88, 40 Kearny St. WHOLESALE Manufacturing Clothiers Selling at Retail at WHOLESALE PRICES. Country Orders Solicited and Attended to the Same Day Received. 3