VOLUME LXXVIII.— NO. 19.
THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Chinese Attempt to Kill
a Los Angeles
Witness.
SUICIDE AT SACRAMENTO
Elijah Smith to Control the
Oregon Improvement
Company.
LOOT OF A MENDOCINO SAFE.
Santa Monica Grants Privileges to
the Proposed Road From
Pasadena.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 18.—Alex
ander Burness, the principal witness
against Wong Chuey, the Chinaman who
was convicted last week of murder in the
eecond degree for the killing of little Ah
Suey, was shot at to-night while returning
from a theater. A book which he was
carrying in his left coat-pocket saved his
life, as after piercing the book and striking
a suspender-bnckle the bullet fell harm-
lessly to the ground.
Burness, since giving testimony in the
case against Chuey, has been in receipt of
letters containing decorated skulls, cross
bones, coffins and other emblems of death,
and threatening his life. He paid no at
tention to them. After crossing the Aliso
street bridge, a lonely portion of the town,
and while passing along a side
walk between two warehouses, the shot
was fired from a clump of castor bean
bushes growing alongside. Burness, on re
ceiving the impact of the bullet, fled, fear
ing he was injured, making his way to the
police station.
No arrest has yet been made, but it ia
evident the would-be assassin was a China
man. The trial of Wong Chuey created
intense interest in the Chinese colony
here, and for a time a general war of the
highbinders was feared. Two more China
men are in jail awaiting trial for the same
murder.
SMITH WINS AT PORTLAND.
Present Directors of the Oregon Improve-
tn fnt Company Ousted,
PORTLAND, Or., June 18.— Yesterday's
election for directors of the Oregon Im
provement Company resulted in the de
feat of the present management and a vic
tory for Elijah Smith, whose ticket won by
a majority of 5400 votes. The vote stood :
SmU(2 ticket, 36,691 ; Starbuck ticket, 31,281.
The directors elected are: Henry Fail
•ine, C. H. Lewis, C. A. Dolph, W. M.
Ladd and J. Bourne Jr., all of Portland;
Elijah Smith of Empire City, Or. ; Edwin
S. Hooley, W. J. Hoffman, James B.
O'Neill, Charles McQuatie and Charles
Schultz, all of New York. Elijah Smith
will be elected president.
After the meeting Mr. Smith was seen
by a reporter, but he would not discuss the
probability of any changes in the manage
ment or policy of the company. He said :
"I cannot speak of any changes at this
time. It is too soon after the election. I
have not had time to consider the sub
ject yet. It will be two or three weeks before
the new board of directors can meet to or
ganize and elect officers. Some of the new
directors are in New York and notice will
be sent to them immediately; but they
cannot, of course, respond within two
week?.
" You may say that the new members
■who live in New York will not serve;
they were only put on the ticket in the
absence of any definite choice as to who
should serve. They will resign after the
first meeting and others will be substi
tuted. In making up the ticket eleven
candidates were necessary. I had not
selected all of the members, which ac
counts for their absence on the ticket."
SUICIDE AT SACRAMENTO
JB. 8. Carey, a Pioneer of California,
Ends Bis Life With a Bullet.
BACRAMENTO, Cal., June JB.— R. S.
Carey, a pioneer of California and one of
the best known residents of this city, com
mitted suicide this afternoon by shooting
himself. Atone time Carey was consid
ered very wealthy, but he has been in
financial straits for some time. Once he
owned a street railway system in this city
and large landed estates in Yolo County.
The deceased was father of General
John T. Carey, ex-United States Attorney
et San Francisco.
SANTA MONICA`S GRANT
All Privileges Asked for the Pasadena
and Pacific Railroad Conceded.
SANTA MONICA. Cal., June 18.— The
Board of Trustees at their meeting Mon
day evening granted the Pasadena and
Pacific Railroad all the privileges asked
for by the company in this city, with the
proviso that work commence within ninety
days and that the road be in operation
within the year. There is plenty of capi
tal and push back of the enterprise, and
thus the electric railroad connection is an
assured fact.
BURGLARY AT MENDOCINO
The Postofflce Safe Blown Open and
Robbed of Its Contents.
TTKIAH, Cal., June 18.— The postoffice
at Mendocino City was robbed on Sunday.
The 6afe was blown open and the contents
taken, aggregating sl2s. In order to secure
knowledge of the premises the burglar ad
dressed to himself a registered letter, and
on calling for it familiarized himself with
the office. This is the only clew to the
robber.
MARYSVILLE TO ISSUE BONDS.
Voters by an Overwhelming Majority Tie
dare for Improvements.
MARYSVILLE, Cal., June 18.— To-day
Marysville shook off all the romantic sen
timent that has attached to its early his
tory, and, to a more or less extent, has fol
lowed it through the 3 r ears that have wit
nessed its transformation from a mining
distributing point to the center of one of
California's most prolific and profitable
cereal and fruit producing sections. The
great wealth of the surrounding country
has made Marysville a business center with
an annual trade that reaches beyond $10,
--000,000, but the existence of sloughs and
The San Francisco Call.
lack of drainage have always stood as a
menance to the place. Each succeeding
municipal administration has handled the
matter with tongs, the cost of proper im
provement appalling them. But to-day
the voters decided in favor of bonding fora
drainage system and the filling up of the
sloughs.
Mayor Ellis and his council took hold of
the matter on taking up the reins of gov
ernment a Jittle over a year ago, and
secured the services of two engineers
whose plans were deemed satisfactory.
The plans were discussed at length by
every interested person. All were sur
prised at the estimate cost, something less
than $40,000. After the legal forms had
been duly complied with, an opposition to
the plans having sprung up, the matter
reached a vote to-day, and by the over
whelming count of 692 to 94 the proposi
tion to issue $40,000 bonds carried.
This means that Marysville will rid it
self of causes Chat have prevented its tak-
ing a lead in the matter of population
justified by its surroundings.
IN SANTA ROSA'S COURT.
The I'etition for the litmovnl of Executor
Rosenthal Denied.
SANTA ROSA, Cal., June 18.— A peti
tion of Mrs. Rose Austin to have Marcus
Rosenthal removed as executor of the
estate of Charles Austin, deceased, was to
day denied by Judge Dougherty, before
whom the case was brought.
In delivering his opinion denying the
petition of Mrs. Austin, the. court stated
that the petitioner had failed to prove the
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charges made regarding the unfitness of
Rosenthal to act as executor, and that he
was exonerated from the serious charges
made in her petition. The court stated
that there was nothing to show that Rosen
thai had not acted in good faith in nis
transactions with the Austin estate, ana
that the evidence showed that he had not
hired one Battaille to secure Austin as his
client. The court further said that Rosen
t liul's method of depositing money belong
ing to the estate was proper.
To Marshal Visatia's Parade.
VISALIA, Cal., June 18.— Grand Mar
shal S. Mitchell has appointed as his cnief
aids: L. Lawrence, Miss Lou Beville and
(i. W. Price and wife of Bakerstield, W.
M. Stansberry and wife of Hanford, Walter
Ray and Miss Grace Caruthers of Tulare,
D. G. Overall, W. H. Hammond, Jasper
Harrell, A. P. Morritt and Joseph P. Car
roll of Visalia. Lieutenant F. L. Rice of
Bakersfield will command the first divi
sion ; aids, L. A. Pueschel and Carl
Mathewson. John Broder will command
the second; aids, C. E. Button and B. B.
Parker. J. H. Harter will command the
third; aids, W. S. Haves and Paschal
Bequette. H. Jerusalem will command
the fourth; aids, Dr. E. F. Parr and J. J.
Mooney.
Fire Near Bealdsburg.
HEALDSBURG, Cal., June 18.— Dowey
Bros.' sawmill, located eleven miles soitth
of town, were totally destroyed by tire last
night. Large quantities of lumber stored
near by was also consumed. The origin of
the blaze is unknown. The loss reaches
$6uoo, with no insurance.
SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1895.
LOS ANGELES READY
Preparations for the Big
Kreisturnfest Are
Completed.
FIELD DAY CONTESTS.
California's Best Athletes to
Contest for Honors in
the Events.
PARADE OF THE TURNERS.
A Monster Pageant of the Vereins
Arranged for the Opening
Night.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 18.—Prepa
rations for the great Kreisturnfest to be
held here from Saturday to Wednesday
next are fully completed and the commit
tee of ninety-nine having the affair in
hand will hold its last meeting to-morrow
night to pass upon the reports of the sub
committees, which have already been filed.
The entries for the field day events
closed to-night. Acceptances have been
received from all over this State and
Arizona.
Judging from the names of those who
will participate, it will be one of the most
eventful and exciting field days ever held
in California. The following gentlemen
have been selected to olliciate: Referee, E.
J. Phil Percival; judges— Sherman Pease,
L. H. Laverty and L. W. Fox; timers— J.
S. Thayer, W. E. Tyler and W. Knippen
berg; announcer, Fay Stephsnson; starter,
"Doc" Kennedy ; umpires — Will Tufts, C.
McGarvin, N. L. Beal, Herbert Pease, M.
Kinsey, Lord Gatcsbury and Chester A.
Ashley; clerk of course and manager of
the meet, S. G. Spier; assistant, E. C. Cum
niings.
All visitors, turners aad friends will be
met Saturday at the different stations by
committees and escorted to Germania Hall
for refreshments. The grand torchlight
procession will take place in the evening,
under the supervision of Grand Marshal
T. Strohm and aids. The line of march
will be from Germania Hall to Temple
street ; thence south on Spring to Fourth ;
thence to Broadway; thence to City Hall,
where the address of welcome will be de
livered by Mayor Rader. At the conclu
sion of the address the lino of march will
be resumed to Germania Hall, and the rest
of the evening devoted to general enter
tainment of quests.
The merchants have signified their in
tention of decorating and illuminating
their premises, and from the character of
the preparations that have been made, and
the interest manifested by all classes, the
Kreisturnfest will take on the nature of a
general celebration. ... .4 V
HELD FOR LOXTJ2MPT.
Serious Predicament of a 1.03 Angeles
Xewspaper Ma n.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 18.— An at
tempt made by Henry A. Warren, a re
porter on a morning paper, to secure
admission to the Highlands Asylum for
the purpose of writing an article on the
treatment of patients there, has resulted
disastrously. Warren pretended to be
crazy and assaulted an officer at Azusa.
He was examined by the commission be
fore Judge Clark in the Superior Court to
day, and was ordered confined in a padded
cell for a period of six days. Warren
weakened and confessed that he had at
tempted a deception. Thereupon Judge
Clark ordered him placed in the custody
of the Sheriff under $1000 bonds for con
tempt of court, and he will be tried Thurs
day.
This was Warren's second attempt at
deceiving the authorities, lie having se
cured admission to the chain-gang ten
days ago, and written a sensational article
on his experience.
Stranded at I,o» Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., June 18.— The
theatrical company which came here from
San Francisco to play "The American Girl"
is stranded, and as rumor has it, dis
banded. Color is lent to the rumor from
the fact that Rose Stillman and Lorimer
Johnson, two of the members, are appear
ing every night in the Burbank Theater's
stuck company.
Murderer Kennett #«<••>#«•» fiver.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., June IK--The ex
amination of Ferdinand E. Keimett, the
slayer of Detective Lawson, was completed
before Justice Young this afternoon. He
was held for manslaughter, c >>) bail was
put at $20,000. '
NEW MENDOCINO COUNTY ROAD
Surveying Commenced for the Line from
Anderson Valley to th* Coast,
UKIAH, Cal., June 18.— Surveyor? are
now engaged in locating the line of & rail
way from Anderson Valley to a point oa
the coast directly west of this city. The
proposed road will follow the valley of
the Garcia River, the terminus being at a
point near Arena. The proposed road will
tap the great redwood region and fruit
belt of the county.
Pasadena Graduates.
PASADENA, Cal., June 18.— The Throop
Polytechnic Institute and Manual Train
ing School, founded and indorsed in 1891
by the late Amos G. Throop of Pasadena,
will hold to-morrow evening its first com
mencement exercises, with the following
graduates: George Francis Doty, Robert
Stuart Allen, Don Woods Carlton and
Clarence Ferguson from the manual train
ing department; Miss Esther Daniels, Miss
Hattie Girvin, B. F. Simcoe ana Charles
M. Miller from the sloyd department.
JAILED AT SAN JOSE
Arrest of a Girl Bandit
for Holding Up a
Traveler.
BOLD NORA BELDERAIN.
She Handles a Deadly Weapon
in True Highwayman
Style.
HER HAUL NOT A RICH ONE.
Forty Cents In Coin Is All She
Found In the Pockets of Her
Victim.
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 18.— Constable
Reynolds this afternoon brought Nora
Belderain, a Spanish girl 17 years of age.
to the County Jail to await examination
for highway robbery. She was arrested at
the instance of a young man named
Hauger, who says that the woman held
him up at the point of a revolver on the
Santa Cruz road, about six miles from Los
Gatos.
Hauger was watering his horses at a
trough at the roadside when the woman
drove up, got out of her buggy and com
manded him to hold up his hands. He
complied, and she went through his
pockets with all the skill of an experi
enced highwayman, but only secured 40
cents. After relieving Hauger of this
small amount Hauger was commanded to
move on and cautioned not to look back.
Hauger immediately went to Los Gatos
and reported the matter to Constable
Reynolds, who succeeded in locating the
woman in a Chinese washhouse, where
she was engaged in washing a pair of hose.
This morning she was taken before Jus
tice Beggs, who held her to answer on a
charge of highway robbery. Her exami
nation was set for Friday and bail fixed
at $800, in default of which she went to
jail.
Nora Belderain is well known in this
city and lived with her grandmother here
until about a year ago, when she became
acquainted with Frank Hunter, who was
recently sentenced to fifteen years in San
Quentin for robbing a grocery in this
city. At the time Hunter was arrested
she was living with him in a cabin above
Alma.
The girl hired a horse and buggy at the
Eureka stables in this city yesterday morn
ing, saying she would be gone but a short
time. Last evening the proprietor of the .
stables received a telephone message from
Los Gatos saying the rig was in a stable
there.
CYCLING REG VLA TIONS.
A Speed Limit Put Vpon Riders on the
Street* of San Jose.
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 18.— The City
Council last evening received a communi
cation from the different cycling clubs,
representing 615 members, asking the
Council to adopt measures regulating the
riding and speed of bicycles.
The communication suggested that
within the business portion of the city the
speed should be limited to eight miles an
hour and four miles an hour in turning
corners. Outside of this district the speed
is not to be greater than twelve miles an
hour and four miles in turning corners.
Riders are to keep to the left, and if the
right side is used the speed shall not be
greater than six miles an hour. Outside
the business districts the riders ask to be
allowed to use the sidewalks, the speed not
to be greater than four miles an hour, and
riders shall dismount on approaching
within ten feet of a person standing or
walking. It is suggested that a penalty of
$10 be fixed for the violation of these rules,
a half to go to the informer.
The Ordinance Committee reported in
favor of a measure prohibiting fast riding
in the business part of the city, the speed
not to be greater than 550 feet per minute
and 350 feet per minute in turning corners.
All vehicles and pedestrians are to be
passed on the right side, and a bell shall
be rung upon approaching crossings. The
fine for violating this ordinance is not to
exceed $100.
TURN VEREIN ELECTION.
Flourishing Condition of the Society in
San Jone.
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 18.— The annual
meeting of the Turn Verein was held last
night and the reports of various officers
showed the society to be in a flourishing
condition. The membership of the verein
proper is 155. The society has been or
ganized twenty-seven years and owns
property to the value of $32,000, incum
bered with only a? 12,000 mortgage.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, H. W. Otter;
vice-president, L. Siegler; corresponding
secretary, J. Pruggmeyer; financial secre
tary, B. Lenz ; treasurer of the verein, C. C.
Popp; treasurer of the sick benefit fund,
F. Posky; first leader, R. Lenz; second
leader, J. Waterman ; overseer of gymna
sium, William Kersken ; janitor and libra
rian, A. Tietjen; amusement committee —
H. I. Hush; manager, Henry Roehr;
trustees of juvenile department — L. Wither.
F. Dorr and William Kersken; trustees of
the adult department— L. Henning, H.
Lieb and W. Yungblut; trustees— George
Keffel, L. Henning and H. Roehr.
Professor Webber has been re-elected as
physical director.
OVERLAND SHIPMENTS.
A Decrease Caused by the Light Output of
Cherries.
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 18.— Overland
freight shipments for last week show a de
crease of 198.945 pounds over the same
week in 1894. This is due to the light ship
ments of cherries, the canneries buying
more than in previous years. Potatoes
form the' heaviest shipment, 792,000 pounds
going forward, nearly all from Milpitas.
There is a big falling off in wine shipments :
but 43,680 pounds was sent, against 215,845
during the previous week. The dried fruit
output amounted to 104,110 pounds, 89,110
being prunes and 15,000 peaches. Canned
fruits is represented in the list by 25,685
pounds.
Local shipments amounted to 712,430
pounds, 250,440 being beer and 191,000 malt,
merchandise and fruit and produce follow
ing in the order named.
During the week the narrow-gauge
handled 24,000 pounds of canned fruit,
12.000 of canned cherries and 33,563 of dried
prunes. These shipments were from the
vicinity of Campbell and Los Gatos and
are eastbound.
RICHARD ZIEGLER IHSANK.
Arrested at the Instance of Ufa Brother
After a Protracted, Spree.
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 18. — Richard
Zicgler, an uncle of Otto Ziegler, the bi
cycle rider, was locked up in the County
Jail this afternoon at the instance of his
brother, and- will be charged with insanity.
Zieglfr has been on a protracted spree
for several weeks, and is evidently suffer
ing from the effects of his debauch. This
afternoon he jumped through a window at
the residence of his brother, and was
picked up in an unconscious condition.
It was deemed best to have him locked up,
BO that he can receive proper medical
attendance. '
The Xomnal School Roiv.
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 18.— There is a
big row on hand in the State Normal
School for the Board of Trustees to settle
at their next meeting, June 27. It is
charged that the resignations of Misses
Scuddamore, Adams and Buckingham and
Mrs. Wilson are the climax of a scheme of
ex-Trustee Lowe to oust Principal Childs
and put in Professor Kleeberger as princi
pal. The resigned teachers live together
and are great friends of Trustee Ralph
Lowe. The friends of Childs are exasper
ated at the attacks made and threaten
sensational exposes at the meeting of the
board.
Their Long Walk Almost Ended.
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 18.— Louis Beers
and Ural Hughes, the young men who are
walking from Santa Monica to Berkeley to
enter the State University, arrived here
last evening. They started fruiu Santa
Monica April 30, and have <:o?npl^tei 550
of the 600 miles. The yonng men will en
ter the State University and endeavor to
earn suilicient money at odd hours to pay
their way. They will stay here a week,
during which time they will make a trip
to Mount Hamilton, and will start, for
Berkeley next Monday.
To form Another Sanitary District,
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 18.— W. H. Mantz
and others to-day petitioned the Board of
Supervisors to call an election for the pur
pose of forming a sanitary district to lie
known as the East Side San Jose Sanitary
district. The proposed district will com
prise the greater part of the Second and
Third wards of this city and East San
Jose.
A Millinery- Store Attached.
SAN JOSE, Cal., June 18.— The cloak
and millinery-store of A. Horstmann, on
East San Fernando street, was to-day at
tached for $3331 65 on a writ issued in the
Superior Court of Stockton to R. B. Teefy.
Sultry at Santa Cruz.
SANTA CRUZ, Cal., June 18. — The
weather was unusually warm to-day, the
mercury reading 85 deg.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ST. HELENA'S GUESTS
Grand Grove of Druids
Opens Its Annual
Session.
MAYOR CHILDS' WELCOME.
The Freedom of the City Ex
tended to the Visiting
Delegates.
BANdUETED AT TURNER HALL.
Consideration of Officers' Reports
the Only Work So Far
Disposed Of.
ST. HELENA, Cal., June 18.-The town
is gayly decorated in honor of the meeting
of the Grand Grove of Druids, the Druids'
colors of reel, green and blue predominat
ing. Many delegates arrived yesterday
and this morning and were met at the de
pot by the local grove, headed by the In
dependence Band of Mare Island.
On the arrival of the train last night
thirty-one welcoming guns were fired and
the company of Druids marched down
Main street to the grand *rch, wnere the
large concourse of people was called to
order by Dr. S. McCurdy of the committee
on arrangements.
Mayor H. L. Childs delivered the address
of welcome, extending the freedom of the
city. It was responded to by Grand Noble
Arch .1. H. L. Gerckens. A welcome was
then extended on behalf of the local grove
by Past Arch Henry Lange, after which a
display of fireworks was given.
At 9 o'clock the Druids and their friends
assembled at Turner Hall, where an ex
cellent musical and literary programme
was rendered under the auspices of Olive
Circle. U. A. O. D.
The fchirty-first annual session of the
Grand Grove convenced in Masonic Hall
at 10 o'clock this morning, immediately
taking a recess until 11:50 to receive up
ward of fifty delegates arriving on the
morning train. Upon reconvening it re
ceived the report of Noble Grand Arch
J. H. L. Gerckens.
The afternoon session was taken up with
reports of Grand Grove officers. Grand
Secretary Knarston's report shows seventy
four subordinate groves in this jurisdic
tion, with a membership of 4111. To-day
140 representatives are present from Bixty
groves.
The Grand Grove and invited guests
were banqueted to-night at Turner Hall,
plates being laid for 400.
WILL BUILD TO STOCKTON
Sites for a Terminus for the
Corral Hollow Railroad
Secured.
It Is Said the Proposition of th«
Commercial Association Will
Be Accepted.
STOCKTON, Cal., June 18.— It is said
by men who should know that the owners
of the Corral Hollow coal mines will build
their railroad into Stockton, notwithstand
ing the report of the Commercial Associa
tion that it could not furnish the terminal
location wanted.
The coal company has three sites se
cured for a terminus on the water front,
and it is said that one of these will be pur
chased by the corporation if the desired
rights of way are given. There is no
trouble about the rights of way to the
water front, and no difficulty is feared in
crossing farming lands to reach this city.
The desire of the coal mine owners to
reach this city is particularly to be in a
position to switch cars onto either the
Valley or the Southern Pacific road and to
load water craft from bunkers on the water
front. These facilities for the business can
be had here and nowhere else.
SIOCKTOX'S WATER FETE.
Mr rood's Lake to Be Brilliantly Illumi
nated for the Carnival.
STOCKTON. CAL.,June 18.— The com
mittee having in charge the Fourth of
July celebration held an enthusiastic
meeting to-night. The banks of McLeod'i
lake will be studded with electric lights for
the water carnival, the trees will be decked
with lanterns and numerous floats have
been arranged for.
The morning papers of Ban Francisco
were invited to have floats, the Call being
mentioned particularly by several speakers.
The water facilities here afford a peculiar
scope for a magnificent display of this kind,
and every effort will be made to have the
carnival a memorable one.
SIGHED BY THE MAY OH.
Rout* of the Valley Road Through
Stockton la Xow Open.
STOCKTON, Cal., June 18.— The Mayor
to-day affixed his signature to the ordi
nance granting a right of way through
this city for the Valley road, and the way
is now open as far as the city is concerned.
The Commercial Association met to-night
to take up the work of closing negotiations
for the right of way to (he Stanislaus
River, and that work will be hurried as
fast as possible.
Injured by a I'all.
STOCKTON, Oal., June 18.— A man
named Sanderson, who was employed by
the ban Francisco Bridge Company in
building the flume near Knight's Ferry,
on the line of the San Joaquin Irrigation
Company's canal, fell off a flume twenty
five feet high yesterday, and was probably
fatally hurt. His skull was cracked and
he was picked up in an unconscious con
dition.
Hull's Body /•'otind Sear Tarotna.
TACOMA, Wash., June 18.— The body of
John D. Hall, who has been missing three
weeks, was found by a boy this morning.
He had a hole in the right temple, indicat
ing that he had been murdered.
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