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VOLUME LXXVII.-XO. 145. ALONG THE COAST. Trial of a Colusa Book keeper for Robbing a Stage. DRIVER COLE'S STORY. He Accuses Charles Meyers of Planning the Pretended Hold-Up. SONOMA COUNTY'S BIG CROPS. Los Angeles Voters Declare for a Bond Issue— Salmon Catches in the Columbia River. OOLTJBA, Cal.. May 3.— Charles Meyers, ■_■—:: with complicity in the stage rob bery, near Princeton, on April 13, is under going ..u here. Meyers was accused of i part in the robbery by Charles W. Cole, the driver oi the Boggs line stage, who confessed ed and exe \ded hold-up, to secure the . ■ . . - treas -ox. When the stage rolled into Princeton on . . c a graphic account of a hold-up by two masked high way: he said, covered him with mpelled him to throw out the treasure-box. Then they searched his pockets, securine ?26 in cash. The ofE and commenced an investigation of his a I I retended robbery. Cole finally made a complete confession, in which he - ' head bookkeeper cf John Bosgs. who owns ..at Meyers kep: him informed of the dates when the treasure-box would be carried th: and when it arrived they away and secreted it. I an empty box in lieu of the treasure. When v levers denied Cole's story, alleging that he was being made the victim of a plot. He and appeared on time for the examination. The first . But ler of the firm of Bu r of Prince- He testified that he was Postmaster a: Princeton, and thai Fargo & Co. He said the treasure-box contained, when delivered to the stage, $53 60 and one or two letters containing che< - i to the cashier of the Colusa Bank. The stolen box was brought into court and identified by But ler. The contents were intact. Bntler esid be hid the box me : day \ before the robbery, but ■would not send it, as it ■would delay the stage, but shipped it i the day of the robbery. "When the confes sion was made the box was found in its hiding place near the scene of the robbery. ■ Hon. John Boggs stated that when he got home from the City he sent for Cole r and told him suspicion was pointing to him as the robber and asked Cole to tell all he knew. Cole said that he had told the stage was held up, and he knew no more about it. Boggs said that the story • was a weak one, for men were plowing in eight of him; that if Cole would fccU the truth and return the property he would do all in his power to make his sentence as light as possible. Cole then admitted that he had himself bidden the box under the art He said he did not put up the job alone, but that it was planned by Charles M< who told him considerable money - be sent by the stage, and thai would hide it he l) would g get it. Boggs telegraphed I Jones, who left Princeton and found the box wher :.ey would. Meyers and Cole m rested at once. To-day Cole took the stand again, plac ing the whole blame on Meyers' shoulders, and repeating every detail of the conversa tion between them. He said he only had about $150 in the bank. He was a con ductor on the Suiter-street railroad is Francisco about a year. Attorney Albery, after trying unsuccess : :o get Cole's testimony ruled out, he was willing to submit the case without evidence for the defendant. The case will be argued to-morrow morning. Escaped From Custody. COIXSA. Cai_, May 3.— George Woods, who recently ran off with his brother's wife, and who has given the Colusa author ities a great deal of trouble, was arrested for drunkenness yesterday. The court pave him twenty days on the chaingang. morning while the gang was at work Woods broke for liberty. One of the 1 to overtake him, but he es caped. COLUMBIA. BITER BALXO>'. fairly Good Runs of Fish Reported by Washington Cannery Men. ASTORIA. Or., May 3.— The Astorian's " salmon report, issued to-day, says The first cay of May found work on the a exceptionally well ad vanced, in contrast with the figures of last season, ana all cannery men report fairly good rr.r.« of fish and very early returns, more particularly in the matter of quality. :rorn the opening of the season, have been firm, of a deep red color, rich in oil and showing all the characteristics of a late May catch, and considerably forward in every way. In fact the quality has nevv been better. Inaications point to a falling off of tne .Inly catch and very few fish after that month. It is very early to attempt estimates of the final pack, but various local Bources :i placing it at from 420.000 to 450, --r ail points, a little lower than last year's figures. The total catch to date is 37.050 cases. SOXOXA. COVSTT CROPS. All Cereals Oirr Promise of an Excep tionally Heavy Yield. SONOMA, Gal., May 3.-Warm showers have been falling here during the past few days, and the outlook for hay and grain was never better. There will* be a splen did yield of both in this valley. Fruit prospects, however, are gloomy. There will be few apricots, and Bartlett pears The San Francisco Call. are dropping badly. The peach crop will also be short. Of apples, plums and prunes there will be a big yield. Stock men and dairymen are in a very cheerful mood, as never in the history of the val ley has there been such an abundance of jrrass. and in consequence all kind* of stock are sleek and fat. Wine-growers are also much encouraged; the vineyards give promise of a good crop of grapes. WIXDSOR BURGLARY CASE. The Jury in the Trial of John Eaton Fail* to Ren eh a Vrrdict. SANTA ROSA. Cal.. May 3.— After be ing out twenty-four hours the jury in the case of the People vs. John Eaton, on trial for burglary, was discharged this aft ernoon, being unable to agree on a verdict. Eaton was arrested in Los Angeles for the robbery of Henry Bell's store at Wind sor last fall. He claimed that he was in nocent and that the crime was committed by a companion named Henderson, with whom' he had been stopping at the Wind sor Hotel. Eaton is a handsome young fellow, and daring tne trial hi? mother and four sisters were with him constantly. Another triai will be had. A San Rafael Boy Injured. SAN RAFAEL. Cal., May 3.— Walter Manderchied. a lad 14 years of age, was severely burned by an explosion of pow der yesterday. It seems that he and a companion were playing with a can of powder at Mount Tamalpais Academy, when they accidentally touched it with a match and the explosion followed. Man derschied's face was burned frigh:: and he may lose his eyesight. fire ir a Woodland Setcspaper Offitc. WOODLAND. Cal., May 3.— A fire was red m the composing-room of the Reporter this morning about 4 o'clock. Before it was extinguished the type was so badly pied and melted that it will prob ably be a total loss. The presses were un injured. The origin of the tire was doubt- NAMED BY THE GOVERNOR Hon. A. C. Hinkson Appointed to aJudgesnip in Sacra mento County. Clunle, Hart and Laugenour Chosen as Delegates to the Salt Lake Convention. SACRAMENTO. Cal.. May 3.— The ju . plum of Sacramento County has fallen to Hon. Add. C. Hinkson, who was yesterday appointed Judge of Department 3 of the Superior Court. Judge Hinkson arrived in California in 1852 He was called to the bar in l? 70. and immediately entered into practice in Sacra mento, where he has since followed his -ion. He has long been known among the legal fraternity as a lawyer thoroughly Judge Add C. Hinkson. | conver-ant with and an accurate exponent I of the intricacies of California law. and his ins to be universally satis :he community at large. .rd of twenty years Judge -on has been a warm personal friend r Budd. Yesterday he person received his commission from the nor, has qualihed, and expects to ; en his department on Monday next. ~ :ng-named delegates have been • represent the State at the silver convention to be held at Salt Lake on May 15: Ex-Co*gressman T. J. Ciunie and Gen eral A. L Han of Sacramento, and Assem blyman Henry Laugenour of Woodland. W. W. Foote, W. H. Mills, General C. C. Allen. E. I. p. h. Gould and P. B. Cornwall have been appointed a committee to make such airane^nients as may tend to procure the | t h e National Demo cratic and Republican conventions on this coast. CRVEI.TIFS TO A PAVPEB, Verdict for Heavy Damages Against a lirutal Superintendent. FORT SCOTT. K Ay? .. May 3.--A jury in the District Court to-day awarded $ 10,000 damages to John M. Mehler, an old man. who sued A. C. Dark, Superintendent of the County Poor Farm under the Lewel ling regime, for damages suffered by him as the result of maltreatment while an in mate of the institution under the adminis tration of Dark. Mehler proved that he had been beaten and imprisoned without cause in a foal-smelling and vermin-in fested .ceil, and imprisoned beyond a reasonable length of time. San Francisco's Office O. K. WASHINGTON. D. C. May 3. -Deputy Commissioner of P- ' urphy has just returned from a month's tour of in spection of the pension agencies of the West. "The San Francisco office I found in better shape than it has been in ten years. It has control of an enormous dis trict, extending up to Montana and Alaska 3nd down to New Mexico, involving an immense amount of work. It is so well systematized, however, that only very slight changes were necessary." Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON. D. C, May3.-To-day' 9 statement of the treasury shows: Avail able cash balance, f1e0 ,487,967 ; gold re serve, $91,292,624. SAX FRAXCISCO, SATURDAY MORXIXG, MAY 4, 1895. GO DOWN IN A GALE Seventeen Seamen Lost by the Wrecking of a Schooner. STRIKES A HIDDEN REEF. The George R. White Goes to Pieces Off the Alaskan Coast. tossed nrro a raging sea. Some of the Seamen Reach the Shore Only to Die From Expos ure to an Arctic Blast. POP.T TOWNSEND. Wa=h., May 3. --: Meager news was received this afternoon ! from Kodiak Island. Alaska, of the wreck i of the schooner George R. Wnite, in which ! seventeen lives were lost. A. E. Biggs, late engineer on the steamer Francis Cut ting, arrived in Sitka on the Western steamer Dora in time to take the steamer Al-Ki for this port and brought some ! particulars of the accident, but was unable to give the list of persons lost. The schooner- Lescoi arrived at Kodiak a few hours before his departure with one of i the survivors, who was so exhausted that I he could scarcely give a straight account i ©f the disaster. On Easter Sunday a terrible northeast j gale, with a blinding snowstorm and the I thermometer 3 degrees below zero, pre | vailed along the southeast coast of Alaska. The schooner White, which was hunting sea otter, was caught in the storm and lost her bearings. To make matters worse, some of the sails were carried away and a part of the fore topmast went over the side. Then the steering gear became dismantled. In this helpless condition she was carried lightly before the gale, and just before midnight struck a submerged reef and a moment Later her hull was smashed into splinters. Twenty-eight men were thrown into the ice-cold waters, with the shore three miles distant, to reach which they must pass through a heavy surf. Some of them in their desperation clutched onto the float ing debris and others were drowned. About twenty were fortunate enough to reach the beach through a gale-whipped sea and snowstorm, almost dead, with their clothes frozen to their bodies. With out food or shelter they passed a miserable night and at daybreak on the beach they found ten corpses. The survivors them aeJvea were too exhausted to bary the dead. The most they could do vras to drag their bodies ap on the shore away from the rmir enous animals of the sea. Clad in light garments, with no fire or shelter, subsist ing on shellfish and suffering from intense cold, three or four more men died. On the third day after the wreck some native hunters chanced to pass by. and from them fresh meat and a supply «of matches to start a fire were obtained. By that time only eleven out of the original twenty -eight had survived. Many of them were badly frozen, their limbs frostbitten so severely that they must suffer surgical operations to save their lives. One man is said to have lost the use of both legs and arms. Scarcely one of the survivors will get through the ordeal without being maimed for life. The schooner Lescoi. after reporting the accident at Kodiak, returned for the sur vivors. The place where the accident oc curred was three miles from Tugeduk Islands, twenty-two miles southwest of Kodiak Island. The news had not reacned Kodiak an hour before tne Dora sailed for Sitka. and it was impossible to learn the identity of the survivors. The schooi'.f-r was owned by James Chen owerth and Paul Paulson of Seattle. Both of the owners are supposed to have been aboard at the time of the accident. The vessel was in charge of Captain J. M. Wheeler. HAILED OS TBE WHITE. A List of the 111-Fated Schooner's Officers mnd Crete. SEATTLE. Wash., May 3.— The schooner George W. White cleared from tbb port on July 14, 1594, for a year's cruise in the North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. Her crew was signed by United States Shipping Commissioner J. J. Bams and was as follows: Master, J. L. Wheeler; mate, Steve Baretech ; cook, M. Buttee; huntersJEd ward Pomeroy, Andrew Danielson and Justin Chenoweth; seamen, Richard Red mond. C. Morris. Louis A. Burrell, John Harrison, C&Tis Swanson, Robert Baxter, Henry Parker; cabin-boy, James Carton. Her dimensions were: Net tonnage, 35.72; length, 61.2; breadth. ISA; depth, 6.3. She was built in 1890 at Port Mad ison, Washington. The George R. White and her crew were well known here. She was owned by Paul Paulson of Laconnor, and was fitted out for her cruise by Hibbard £ Norton of this city. Captain Wheeler is one of the best-known sealing masters on the sound, and is said to be a capable, daring navigator. During his cruise on tne Volunteer, a little twelve ton schooner, Captain Wheeler went upas far as Copper Island, which is consider ably further up than any large schooners have ever gone. Justin Chenoweth, one of the hunters and owners, is also well known at this port. His home is at Laconnor, and he went along to represent his and Paulson's inter ests. It was the intention of Captain Wheeler when he left here last summer to hunt during the balance of the season in Bering Sea. and as winter approached to go south toward the Hawaiian Islands, and then on to the California coast, near Santa Barbara, when he would cruise along no the coast and hunt the seals that are sup posed to migrate in that direction at this season. Instead of carrying out that plan he undoubtedly wintered near Kodiak. Off Kodiak and extending northward over a distance of 200 miles is what is called the Fortlock Banks, where there is excellent hunting and which affords a good harbor in the winter season, and probably he has been hunting there all winter. When the schooner was last spoken in the Bering Sea by Captain Miner of the Ella Johnson last September she had be tween 100 and 200 sealskins. It is also be lieved that she had several black bear and otter skins, all of which will be lost. She was valued at about $3000 and was well insured. LOS ASGELES TO ISSUE JBOJVJDS. Toter* at the Foils Veclare in Favor of the dtp's Improvement. LO3 AXGELE?. Cal.. May 3.— The elec tion to-day resulted favorably for the issu ance of bonds to the amount of |30 r OOO, the proceeds to be used in the purchase of land for head works for a water system. It was also voted to issue bonds to the amount of $40,000 for the purpose of con structing a new police station and jail. The bonds will bear 4}.£ per cent interest, one-fortieth of the principal payable an nually. The proposition to bond the city to the extent of £300,000 for the improvement of parks and the construction of a public library and museum was defeated. SANTA CRUZ BARON'S FATE Yon Kanzler Sentenced to Pay a Fine of Fifty Dollars. The Story of Ansel White's Death Told by a Friend— Veterans Will Observe Memorial Day. SANTA CRUZ, Ca:l., May 3.— The noted "Baron" yon Kanzler case is at an end. Yon Kanzler was up before the Sa perior Court this morning to be sentenced. A motion W3« made through his attorneys for a new trial, which was denied. Yon Kanzler* attorney then pleaded for clemency tor his client, telling of the two months already served in the County Jail and of his health Being seriously im paired. Yon Kanzler himself addressed the court before his sentence was received. He said he would not be able to say much, as he was quite ill, but that il ever an innocent man was convicted in these courts- it was himself. "There is a higher Judge before whom we shall ail stand," said he. ''This entire trial was a piece of spitework and con si :rjcy." The Judge asked Yon Kanrler if he would be able to pay a fine, and received the reply that if he were able to sell some sxcck on his Lake County ranch he could. He was then sentenced to pay a $50 fine or | serve one dar in the County Jail for each $2 of the nne. Uoxr Ansel White Mcd. SANTA CRUZ, Cal., May 3.— Chief of Police Rawle has received a letter from S. G. Morse, ex-Sheriff of Ckllam County, Washington, who knew Ansel White, the missing heir to a $4,000,000 estate in New York. He says White died suddenly in 1888. The cause of hi death was never learned, and i* wat »'«#■ days before the body was foand. as he lived alone. White sold some land a year before he died and hid the money — $500 — but it was never found. His body is buried in the woods. Will Observe Memorial Day. SANTA CRUZ, Cal., May 3.— The Grand Army has decided to appropriately observe Memorial day with a parade and literary exercises. General W. H. L. Barnes of San Francisco will be the orator. SONOMA`S FLORAL SHOWS Santa Rosa Completes Prepar ations for the Carnival of Roses. Miss Mary Llvernash Again Leads In the Contest for a Throne at Healdsburg. SANTA ROSA, Cal., May 3.-Arrange ments for the rose carnival to be held here May 8, 9 and 10 are now complete, and all that is necessary to make it the greatest event that ever took place in this part of the State is good weather. The roses are coming out splendidly the pa3t few days, and will be in all their glory next week. Good rates have been made on all railroads running here. On Thursday, the day of the big parade, the San Francisco and Xorth Pacific Rail way and the Southern Pacific Company will run special trains from San Francisco, Vallejo, Xapa. Calistoga and intermediate points, returning the same evening. This will give everybody along those roads ample opportunity to see the big day's fes tivities. The indications are that the biggest crowd in the history of Santa Rosa will be here during the carnival. MISS LirXWXASH LEADS. The Contest for the Healdtburg Carnival Croten Is Waxing Warm. HEALDSBURG, Cal., May 3.— The bal lots continue to pour in rapidly and steadily for the fair belles of the Russian River Valley and the contest for the carni val crown is waxing warm. Miss Mary livernash's friends hare again rallied to the support of their charm ing and popular favorite and to-night she is in the lead. Her friends feel confident that she will win the race, but equally sanguine are the admirers of Miss Emma TVidlund, who now stands second in rank. Miss Lena Zane's friends have placed their favorite in third place and she will prove a formidable rival to the present leaders. Miss Zoe Bates, a lovely blonde, is fourth, followed by Miss Carrie Moulton, Miss Linnie Denio, Miss Fiorence Denio and Miss Maud Sarginsson in the order named. S'fr'tary Greshani'm Condition. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 3.—Secre tary Gresham passed a restless night and to-day is much prostrated. The acute symptoms have abated in severity and it is hoped in the course of a few days the Secretary will have gathered strength sufficient to enable him to undertake a visit to the nearest health resort. Sanger Succeeds Wherry. WASHINGTON, D. C. May 3. — The resignation of Lieutenant-Colonel William M. Wherry. Second Infantry, as military secretary of the staff of Lieutenant-General Schofield. has been accepted. Major Jo seph P. Sanger, inspector-general, ha 3 been appointed to succeed him, with the rank of ieutenant-colonel. LOS GATOS AWARDS Prizes Won by the Ex hibitors at the Great Rose Fete. THE MAY QUEEN'S COURT. Graceful Children Perform a Pretty Dance Around the Throne. HER MAJESTY TAKES PAST. The Highland Fling Charmingly Ex ecuted by the Autocrat of the Fete. LOS GATOS, Cal.. May 3.— The rose fete has met with a success that was scarcely anticipated by its enthusiastic promoters. The attendance has been large, many visitors from surrounding cities being present to admire the admir able array of floral beauty. To-day the weather was ail that could be desired and the floral pavilion was packed afternoon and evening. Great interest centered in the awarding of prizes on exhibits. Those who secured awards were as follows: In the professional class, for general dis play of cut roses and other flowers — First, Mrs. G. A. Buttner; second, V. B. Dives. Amateur classes, general display of cut roses of named varieties — First, George McMurtry; second. F. F. Watkins. Ten best— First. F. F. Watkins. General display of cut flowers — First, to the floral society's table, with special men tion for the Los Gatos and Saratoga tables. Collections of sweet pees and pansies — First. H. B. Edwards. Wild flowers— First, Miss Gertie John son. Bulbous flowers — First, Mise Cohen. Growing ferns — First. H. B. Edwards. Artistic display of cut flowers— First, the terrace, designed by H. E. Fellows, with special mention of Mrs. Weliman's table. New roses— First. Mrs. J. R. Ryland. The following would have secured spe cial prizes, but the committee found itself unimpowered to make the awards: Orig inal window display, F. M. Jackson, ar tistic window display, J. J. Fretwell; original street display, G. E. Jones; artistic street display, Edwards >fc Suydam. The special feature of the entertainment in the evening was the court of the May Queen (Miss Adeline Louise Bachelder). The following were the maids of honor and pages: Helen Ellis, Georgie Worth ington, Florence Edwards, Edna Tranthan, Sfatie Johnson, Bertha Bonterious, Ruby Roller. Kthei Stipp. Montague Ltverißore, Alfred Malpas, Lorraine Butler, Tom Bul lard, John Neville and Eddie Readhead. The Maypole dance was very prettily performed, much praise being given to Mrs. Cole and Miss L. C. Moody, who trained the children. Those who partici pated in the dance were: Charlie Johnson, Albert Bell. Georgie Flowers, Georgie Ed wards, Ray Edwards, Aieck Stoddart, Carl Gertridge. Estelle Edwards. Winnie Per kins, Mill Ellis, Sadie Sehomberg, Lee Emerson, Luis Willie, Agnes Teach, Mary Willis, Freeda Leech, Howard Robertson, Alice Aems, Harry Piece, Gertie High, Raymond Bond, Lyda Swaney, Bernil Swaney. The entertainment concluded with the Highland fling, very prettily danced by the May Queen. The whole Maypole pro gramme had to be produced a second time to satisfy the crowd 3, who clamored to see it. After this dancing was indulged in. TVL ARE'S CAJtSITAL. ■An Excellent Programme for the Enter tainment of Queen and Guests. TULARE. Cax., May 3.— Ham's Hall was crowded again to-night with guests eager to enjoy the excellent programme provided for the entertainment of the , Queen of the festival and her loyal at tendants. When the Queen, followed by her maids of honor, entered at 8 o'clock, there was not even standing room in the hall. • The first number on the programme was the fancy drill of the Boys' Brigade, under Captain V. TV. Tyier, and the evolutions of the youngsters were frequently ap plauded. The flag drill of all nations, directed by Miss Eva Pogne, was as near perfect as it is possible to get. The recita tion by Miss Anna Dickinson and the piano solos by Miss Ida Downing were features of the evening's exercises, while the blind auction by V. TV. Tyler created a great deal of amusement. The ladies in charge are issuing a hand some four-page paper for the occasion, called the Fiesta Echoes. Flower prizes were awarded to Miss Kate Beckwith for sweet peas. Mrs. J. A. Allen for pansies and Mrs, W. W. Hoyt for roses. SAXTA CRUZ FZORAL REGATTA.. An Innovation Which Will Delight the Tisitora to the Carnival. SANTA CRUZ, Cal., May 3.— An en thusiastic meeting was held this evening at the pavilion to discuss plans for the floral fiesta to take place next month. J. P. Smith was selected as permanent chairman and a committee on permanent organization consisting of Mrs. L. IT. Mc- Cann, W. T. Jeter, C. E. Lindsay. F. K. Roberts, G. Bowman and W. D. Haslam was chosen. Letters were read stating that the rail road company would assist in the success of the affair by running excursions from Saw Francisco every day at reduced rates. Yachts will be here from San Francisco and the Half-million Club has been invited. The principal features will be the regatta on the river at night, in which 500 boats decorated with Chinese lanterns will par ticipate. Hundreds of arc lights and thou sands of incandescent lights will illuminate the river. Electric fountains will be a fea ture, as the power-house, which will fur nish the electricity, is close to the river. The floral battle will be secondary to the regatta. Assurances have already be«n received that thousands of visitors will be here from San Francisco and other California cities. The floral .regatta will be something new in this country, nothing like it ever hav ing been attempted. The entire county will participate in the carnival, and or ganizations all over the State will be invited to take part. ALASKA. JfJ.VE ACCIDEST. A. Serious Care-In That Will Require Three Months' Work to Repair. PO£t TOWNBEND, Wash., May 3.— Advices received from Unga Island, Alaska, to-day say that a serious cave-in occurred in one of the passages in a mine, which had not been blocked with timbers. The accident occurred between two working shifts, otherwise several lives would have been sacrificed. It will require three months to repair the damage. The revenue cutter Bear arrived to-day, and before going north will have to go on the dock for repairs. A flange to the bot tom blowout of the boilers is found to be corrugated. VXI TAKIAys AD JO VRX. Alameda Is Selected at the Plnee for the >rxt Annual Contention. SAX JOSE, Cal., May 3.-The Pacific Unitarian Conference opened this morn iag with devotional services by Rev. G. B. Allen. An excursion to Mount Hamilton was announced for to-morrow. It will leave the city at 10:30 a.m. The excursionists wfl] take a peep through the big telescope and start on the return trip at 9:30 p.m. Another excursion will be made to Palo Alto and Stanford University. The conference adopted a resolution pledging its aid and sympathy to the build ing and establishing of a theological school at Berkeley. Rev. Dr. H. Stebbins of San Francisco, A. R. Butler of LO3 Angeles. Ezra Meeker of Puyallup. Wash., and George A. Mur dock of Alaraeda were elected to vacancies in the board of directors caused by limi tations. Rev. U. G. B. Pierce of Pomona delivered an address on "Unitarian Missionary Methods on the Pacific Coast." A paper on "Sunday-school Methods" was read by Miss Anne 3. Campbell of San Francisco and Miss English of San Jose read a paper on the same subject. Alameda was selected as the place forthe next annual meeting, and at 1 o'clock the convention adjourned to partake of an elegant lunch served by the ladies in the dining-room of the church. This evening a popular platform meet ing was held, the following questions being discussed: "What Shall We Think, and Why?' Rev. U. G. B. Pierce of Pomona; "What Shall We Preach, and Why?" Rev. William G. Eliot Jr. of San Francisco; "What Shall We Do, and Why?" Rev. Earl Morse Wilber; "What Shall We Feel, and Why?" Rev. Leslie W. Spraeue; "What Shall We Be, and Why?" Rev. G. Heber Rice of Stockton. DECIDES UPON A ROUTE Course of the Valley Road From Stockton to Stanis- lavs River. Chief Engineer Storey Says It Will Follow the Line of the Pre liminary Survey. STOCKTON, Cal., May 3.— Chief Engi neer Storey of the Valley road returned this evening from the camp of the survey ors, who are working about ten miles south east of the city with Engineer Graham. He stated to-night that to-morrow he will call in the surveying party, and on Monday the work of locating the track the new road will begin. It was thought that the preliminary survey, as run from here to the Stanislaus River, might not be followed, but that another line might be run to see if a better route could be found, and many were under the impression that the route first proposed along the French Camp road would be selected. The decision of Chiet Engineer Storey settles this ques tion, and now that the preliminary lines will be the ones followed by the road the Commercial Association knows from whom to secure rights of way. This work will be commenced without delay, and the committees for this purpose will probably be appointed at the jollifica tion mass-meeting that will be held here to-morrow evening. OF IXTEREST TO TUB COAST. Work on the Hearst School to Proceed at Once. WASHINGTON, D. C, May 3.— The ' board of trustees has agreed that the Hearst School for Girls shall be con strncted in Renaissance style of architec ture, and this will also be applied to the group of buildings known as the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral in order to make all of the buildings architecturally har ; monious. The committee will proceed rapidly with the construction of the Hearst : School, the excavation for which must be begun in August. Among the .California arrivals are John H. Halcomb of San Francisco and P. H. Carter of Oakland. As heretofore stated the Oiympia will put in for repairs at Mare Island, after wnich she will proceed to Honolulu to be come the flagship of the Pacific station, re lieving the Philadelphia. Pensions have been granted as follows: California — Original: Frederick Arneth, Cottonwood, Shasta County; Edwin Packer, National Soldiers" Home, Los Angeles; John W. Lambert. San Diego; Edward Leonard, San Francisco. Addi tional — George C. Jefferson. Woodland; John A. Spring, National Soldiers' Home, Los Angeles. Restoration and reissue — Alexander Norman, Dos Palos, Merced County. Increase— William N. Johnson, Oceansville, San Diego County; Nicola Bruno, Lusardi, San Diego County. Re issue — Thomas H. Green, San Jose. Origi nal widow, etc. — Mary C. Bemis, Vacaville, Solano County. Oregon — Original —Daniel Gallagher, Heppner, Morrow County. Increase- Louis Silbereisen, Rockpoint, Jackson County. Washington — Original — Joseph Walker, Orting, Fierce County; Samuel B. Bnr bridge, alias Samuel Fitch, Spokane. Re issue — Henry Hatch, quartermaster, King County. : One Small Cyclon*. ST. i PAUL. ■' Mnry.,^&yj&— A Sioux Falls;(S. D.) special to th^Tioneer Press says: At West Sioux Falls, a suburb, this afternoon a cyclone devastated a mile square, wrecking } several buildings and doing . $50,000 damages. * A man % named Thur is the only : person hurt. He will recover. '■ '■',;!.'■,;.• PRICE FIVE CENTS. SAFE IN SAN QUENTIN Charming Barnes, the Ontario Bandit, Is Incarcerated. SUSPECTED OF MTJEDER. Officers Now Believe That H© Killed His Companion in Crime. NO LONGER THE PENITENT. The Beardless Youth for Whom All San Bernardino Pleaded Throws Off the Mask. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal.. Mar 3.- Charming B. Barnes, who, with one Hyatt, robbed the Ontario State Bank of $5000 a few months ago. is now safely lodged in San Quentin for a term of six years. Offi cer? of the law now suspect him, on cir cumstantial evidence, of having killed Hyatt, his partner in the crime. While Barnes was confined in jail await ing triai he formed a plan of escape, in conjunction with friends on the outside of the jail. Failing in this he pleaded guilty, refused to defend his case in court and en listed the Rev. Dr. Frost and other promi nent citizens in his behalf to secure a light sentence. It is now supposed he did this to escape discovery of the crime of murdering his companion. After securing the booty at the bank Miey drove to the Rincon hills and there left their team and hid in the mountains. Barnes stated that he repeatedly de tected Hyatt in the act of raising a rock to beat out his brains, and only protected himself by compelling Hyatt to go on be fore him at the point of a revolver. Tne next mornin? they divided their money and boarded the train for Los Angeles, and from that day to this no trace of Hyatt has been found. The officer who took Barnes to San Quen tin detected him in conversation with two toughs on the journey there. Barnes' movements were so suspicious on several occasions on the way that the officer took extra precautions to prevent his escape. He is not now the penitent man he ap peared to be when pleading with the court for a light sentence. Bames' story of Hyatt's movements is considered flimsy, and it is supposed tbe balance of the bank's money is now in a cache somewhere in the Chino hills, known only to Barnes. The officers believe the body of Hvatt may vet be found to tell the story of a doable crime. Senator Cvllotn Tendered a Reception. SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., May 3.—Sen ator Cullom of Illinois, who has been vis iting various towns in this valley, arrived hereto -night. He was tendered an informal reception at the Stewart Hotel. He leaves for San Francisco to-morrow morning. sandbagged by a Burglar at Tracy. TRACY. Cal.. May 3.— The house of Antonio Silra, an old man employed in the railroad yard, was entered by a burglar to-night. Silva was struck on the head with a sandbag while asleep. He is delirious, but will recover. The burglar got nothing. Apiarists Meet at rtsalia. VIS ALIA, Cal.. May 3.— The Tulaie County Beekeepers' Association met in Yisalia to-day and perfected a permanent organization, electing officers for the en suing year. There was a larsre attendance of beekeepers from Kings and Fresno counties. Heath of a CoultcrrWe Pioneer. MODESTO, Cal., May 3.— Word reached here this evening of the death of J. F. Johnson at Coulterviile last night. The deceased was known to mining men as "Quartz Johnson," and arrived in Coulter ville in 18-46. He was about SO years of age. H>r Additional Pacific Coast Sevt tee Second Page, GIVEN UPjALL HOPE Eczema, Turning to Blood Poison. Treated by Specialists Seven Months without One Particle of Success. BODY RUNNING SORES. Condition Terrible. Life a Burden^ Tried CUTICUBA. In Three Days At- tends to Business. Cure Permanent. .'— ■ . ■ In the spring of 1591 1 took that dreadful skin disease. Eczema, which turned into blood poison. I consulted the best known specialists in this ■^gSBE^. city. They treated me for >€5?-^JjjKW seven months but I never derived a particle of M&3 % SP o**0 ** from any of them. Kw 1? They had given i: up as tzSsi ■mI . ir~f a hopeless cure. I was fr^^ El covered with sores from Van ~dy VI head to foot; I had run- V-* ■■ *£>& 1 J " n S sores all over me, Vi TjF .3 some of them as large as IV * jmrf a box °* your Clticcra. »\ x. . J jt^J ■•!' cost me hundreds of yy'JSj^^M. dollars with these so- called specialists. My C^-^s^ llr niW condition wr^ terrible. £i#|i!SJsfiis»J«wr^life was almost a burden &zz&¥i£*gtefW'/r' to me. 1 could not eat, - :: -i>i;ls»aa3a3^ drink, or sleep. I was unable to walk and had given myself up as dead. I tried an medicines imaginable, until a friend who had got relief advised me to try Ccticcua Remedies. ■ I sent out and got them, and when I took the first dose of your Cctictra Resol- vent I felt a little better: with three boxes of your most valuable Ccticuba and one bottle of Ccticcra Resolvent I was a new man. In three days I was np walking around and attend- ing to my business, and it is the Cutictra and Crricrr.A Re-solvent that saved me from the jaws of <l«ath. This is two years ago. 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