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PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Colgan at Issue With the
Board of Exam
iners.
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SALARIES HELD BACK.
Claims Two Appointments
Have Been Made Without
Authority.
AN APPEAL TO FITZGERALD.
The Outcome Eagerly Awaited by
Every Politician in the
Capital City.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. I.— There
is a difference of opinion between State
Controller Colgan and the State Board of
Examiners over certain appointments
which the latter have made, and every
politician in the capital city is' eagerly
awaiting the outcome.
The controversy arises over the refusal
of the Controller to pay a sum of money to
Thomas A. Lewis, who was recently ap
pointed expert to the Board of Examiners.
The Controller holds that there is no stat
utory provision for any such an office,
hence the refusal. In relation to the Lewis
matter Mr. Colgan has sent the following
letter to the Attorney-General, but as yet
has received no reply :
The Board of Examiners have approved a
claim for $54 45 in favor of Thomas A. Lewis,
as expert to said board, for traveling expenses
from July 7to 19 inclusive.' I am not aware
of any statute creating the office of expert to
the Board of Examiners, nor of any law au
thorizing the appointment or employment of
such an officer, and^ if bis employment is not
warranted by law, I fail •to see wherein or
whereby the payment of his traveling expenses
is warranted. .>,•?_...
I am aware that in the general "appropriation
act of 1895 (Statutes 1895, page 281) provision
Is made for the salary of an expert to the Board
of Examiners- and for his traveling expenses,
but 1 am also aware and the records of the lsst
Legislature will show that the bilPcreating the
office of expert, authorizing his employment
and fixing his salary, failed of passage.
The items mentioned above were inserted in
the general appropriation act in anticipation
of the creation of the office, but from the later
action of the Legislature it was the evident
intention that the oflice should not be created.
The question arises in my mind, Does the
simple act of an appropriation in the general
appropriation act carry with it the creation of
an office, the authority to appoint such officer,
and warrant the expenditure of the money
without other authority of law? . Will you
kindly give me your opinion in this matter
and oblige, Very truly, yours,
E. P. Colgan, Controller.
The following day Mr. Colgan sent an
other letter to Mr. Fitzgerald, in which he
wrote:
I am in receipt of notice from the secretary
of the Board of Examiners that on the 13th
inst. the board appointed Fred A. Severy print
ing expert under section 679, Political Code.
I am of the opinion that this office has been
abolished, and the section referred to repealed,
If not in terms, at least in effect.
The office of State Printer was first created by
an act approved January 8, 1850 (Statutes
1850, page 45). This act was repealed in 1552
(Statutes 1852, page 113). The office was again
created by an act approved May 1, 1854
(Statutes 1854, page 33). This act provided for
the*payment of the State Printer by piece-work
and fixed the rates at which the work was to be
paid for (section 12), and it was the duty of
the printing expert to examine into the work
done and the claims presented by the State
Printer.
On March 26, 1872 (Statutes 1871-72, page
554), an act was approved abolishing the office
cf State Printer, and establishing the State
Printing Office, and creating the office of Su
perintendent of State Printing. This act went
into effect the first Monday in July, 1875, and
since that time the Superintendent of State
Printing has had entire charge and supervision
of the State printing.
With the retirement of the State Printer and
the old system of piece-work the duties of the
printing expert ceased and his services were
no longer required, and it is quite clear to my
mind that the act above referred to practically
disposed of this officer, if it did not in terms
repeal the section of the code providing for his
appointment. No appropriation has been
made for the salary of this office since March
30, 1874, nor can I find that since the act of
March 26, 1872,.went into effect has any ap
pointment to the office been made. Will you
kindly give me your views in writing on the
subject?
The general impression here seems to be
that Mr. Fitzgerald will stand pat in the
appointments, as he probably voted to
make them after careful consideration,
and the question is, W hat will Mr. Colgan
do? The Controller has carefully exam
ined the law, and is convinced that the
appointments are illegal. Feeling as he
does, he will probably continue to refuse
to draw the warrants, and the matter will
be taken before the Supreme Court.
STATE ASSESSMENTS.
Some Interesting Results Shown by the
Latest Returns.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 1. — The
State Board of Equalization is putting the
finishing touches on its annual report, and
in a few days it will be given to the public.
The report will show that the prosperity
of the State is increasing and that property
values have enhanced materially.
It will show that while half the counties
in the State show a falling off in their
assessments, the other half has increased
to such an extent that it offsets the de
crease many times. ■ . •
There will also be many interesting sta
tistics, in relation to bicycles and their
effect on horse valuations.
Members of the board state that there is
not likely to, be any. change in railroad
assessments over those made last year, and
in this event the eloquence of E. Black
Ryan will have been wasted. In Mr.
Ryan's argument he stated that the rail
road had lost over a million dollars in the
strike of a year ago and that business was
not as good as it had been.
There is but one county south of Tehach
api that shows a decrease in the valuations
of its property, and that is San Bernardino.
San Diego crawled up a few thousands and
Los Angeles $5,000,000. San Francisco
added $3,000,000 to its valuations. Tulare
and Alameda show a large increase. Kern
County added $3,000,000 and San Mateo
$1,000,000 to their taxable property. The
first named is increase in farm values and
town property. Yolo County is one of
those which fell off. Fresno, Merced,
Stanislaus and San Joaquin fell behind a
little.
There is quite a decrease in the valuation
of horses, but this is made up by the as
sesements on bicycles. A good bicycle
and a good horse are assessed at the same
figure, from $30 to $35 each. San Fran
cisco returns 6000 wheels, Alameda 4000,
Los Angeles 818, and so on throughout the
State. Alpine is the only county where
the wheel does not appear "to be in general
use. .- 7 ■ 7 ■ - "".:>-•'-■
The report will show that of all the race
horses stabled at San Francisco hardly any
stock belongs to parties who claim a resi
dence in San Francisco. The owners have
their stock farms in other counties.
On the 4th of March, when the San
Francisco Assessor called on the trainers
at the tract, the latter informed him
that the stock belonged to. Mr. So-and
so, who resided in Sacramento, Los Ange
les, Kern or some other county, as the case
might be, and that the race stock was
given into the Assessor of that county with
the balance of the stock. When** the As
sessor of the county in which the stock
farm is located called he was informedjthat
the race stock was in San Francisco on the
first Monday in March and their tax would
be paid there. In this way all this stock,
so the members of the State board say, has
escaped taxation. If found in the hands
of the same owners next season it will be
assessed double.
A FATAL AFFRAY.
Two Drivers Get Into a Row and One Is
Mortally Stabbed.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. There
was a cutting affray in the eastern part of
the city to-night that will lead to the death
of one of the participants before morning.
John Hughes and George Williams, two
drivers of sprinkling carts, got into a dis
pute regarding their respective places at
the dinner table. During the dispute
Hughes struck Williams, and the latter
drew a knife and slashed Hughes across
the abdomen. Tne knife penetrated several
inches and cut into the bowels. The
physician who was called in states that it
is not likely that the injured man will live
until morning.
The police have landed Williams in jail,
where he denies all knowledge of having
cut Hughes, saying that it was merely a
fist fight, and no weapons were used. • The
police have the name of a witness who saw
the whole affair, and he refuses to corrobor
ate the prisoner's version.
HEAVY REWARD OFFERED.
A Stimulus to the Search for Buried Gold
in Yolo County.
SACRAMENTO,, Cal., Aug. I.— Wells,
Fargo & Co. will announce in the Record-
Union to-morrow morning that they will
give one-fourth of the $52, buried in
Yolo County on the night of the train
robbery last October, to whoever may
find it.' 7i_P^BrW
Brady has shown the officers very near
where the treasure was hidden, so that all
who dig for it will know pretty nearly
where to operate. There will, no doubt, be
several hundred persons out there to
morrow, engaged in the effort to make that
$13,000, or any portion of it.
FIRE AT RED BLUFF.
Splendid Work Performed by the Fire
Department.
RED BLUFF, Cal., Aug. I.— fire
roke out in the business part of town late
to-night in Shubert 's store, burning it
completely out.
A teastore adjoining Shubert's was also
burned.
Brooks' drugstore was damaged and Car
mal's clotning-store was badly damaged.
The fire department did splendid work
in stopping the fire. The total damage will
reach several thousand dollars.
COLORED ODD FELLOWS
Their State Convention Will Be
Held Here Monday and
Tuesday.
Life Insurance of Members to Be
Discussed and New Officers
Installed.
The colored Odd Fellows of California
will convene in this City next Monday and
Tuesday.
Executive sessions will be held during
the day at Alcazar Hall. On Monday even
ing the local members of the Household of
Ruth, the woman's branch of the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows, will give a
John E. Rivers, Grand Master, 'Dis
trict of California.
reception at Alcazar Hall to the delegates
and visiting members and to the members
of the two lodges. of this City. Tuesday
evening the third annual convention will
end with the installation of the new grand
officers and a reception and ball at B'nai
B'rith Hall.
i One of the most important matters to be
discussed at the convention is the advisa
bility of instituting life insurance of mem
bers.
In 1894 the fourteen lodges of this State,
with a total membership of 450, expended
nearly $8000, a part of which was. used in
relief work, for funerals of members and
for charity. The lodges of the State own
property and funds to the value of $13,000.
The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
is a secret fraternal organization, having
symbols and purposes similar to the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, the prin
cipal difference being in point of color.
Last year the organization celebrated the
fiftieth anniversary of its establishment in
America.
The order consists of about 2200 lodges,
situated in the United States, Canada, the
West Indies, Liberia and other parts of
Africa, and is governed by a "committee of
management," with headquarters in Eng
land, where all the members are white.
Last year the total membership in lodges
was over 150,000, and there has been an in
crease in the past year.
Something of the character and amount
of work done in relief of members may be
inferred from the fact that in 1894 $36,000
were paid to the sick, $19,000 to widows
and orpnans and $9000 for funerals, with a
total expenditure of nearly $75,000.
Biennial National conventions are held
in the United States, which is divided into
districts, each district holding its annual
convention. This State alone forms the
District of California, and has lodges in
San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles,
Oakland, Chico, Stockton, Marysville, Ba
kersfield, San Jose, San Bernardino, River
side and San Diego; and probably three
more lodges will soon be established in
other places in Southern California.
It is expected that this convention will
be well attended, particularly as many of
those at the Afro-American Congress now
in session in this City will remain over for
the State Convention of the G. U. O. O. F.
; Prominent among the colored Odd Fel
lows of California ars: B. A. Johnson and
Frank Butler of Sacramento; A. Dumas
Jones, Homer Bishop,' J. B. Wilson and
William Steward of Oakland; Benjamin
Harris, J. B. Hayden and George Brown
of San Francisco; J. H. Burrows of Stock
to^: T.W. Randolph of Marysville, H. H.
Gillmen of Bakersfield, Trench of . San
Jose, Peter Powers of Chico," Samuel Phil
lips of Los ; Augeles and J. C. Carter of
Riverside.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST v 2, 1895.
PACIFIC COAST NEWS
George A. Allen's At
tempt at Suicide Was
Successful.
SLASHED HIS THROAT.
Had Softening of the Brain
When He Committed
the Deed.
WHOLESALE BARLEY THEFTS.
An Entire Family to Be Arrested
on a Charge of Committing
Them. -
SAN JOSE, Cal., July 31.— George A.
Allen, a Grand Army man who made an
attempt to commit suicide last night by
cutting his throat, died this afternoon
about 3 o'clock.
For the past few months be had been in
ill health, and the Grand Army men of
this city had been taking care of him.
About a week ago they took Allen to a
boarding-house conducted by Mrs. E. E.
Ludwick, on South Second street. Alien
appeared to like his new boarding place,
and appeared to be contented.
Last evening he went out to dine with
some friends, and when he returned he
complained of having ate something that
did not agree with him, and retired to his
room. Shortly after 12 o'clock, Mrs. Wal
lace, a lodger in the house, heard him
groaning and she notified the landlady.
On opening the door they found Alleu
lying on the floor beside his bed in a
pool of blood. There was a frightful gash
in his throat and he was unconscious. . By
his side lay a pocket-knife with hich he
had cut his throat. .* Dr. I. N. Frasse was
sammoned and he pronounced the wound
not necessarily fatal, as neither the wind
pipe or jugular had been severed.
Allen had been until recently an inmate
of the Soldiers' Home at Santa Monica,
and was a member of John A. Martin Post
No. 153. He was affected with softening
of the brain. -^ '
BARLEY THEFTS.
A . Whole Family to Be Charged With
Their Commission.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 1. — About 1
o'clock this morning Deputy Sheriffs Ten
nant and Kennedy searched the premises
of James C. Spencer at BS9 East James
street for a lot of chevalier barley that had
been stolen from the ranch of B. J. Tully
on the Tully road.
About fifty sacks of barley were stolen
from the Tully place last Sunday night,
and the matter was reported to Sheriff
, Lyndon, who at once began a search for
the missing grain. It was learned that
Spencer had disposed of sixteen sacks at
an East San Jose store for 70 cents per 100
pounds, when the market price was $1 40.
In their search this morning the officers
discovered a lot of loose chevalier barley
in Spencer's barn. When they invaded
the house to ' arrest [ Spencer they found
only his two sons, George and Frank, aged
16 and 19 respectively. The boys said
their father and his oldest son, James, had
left for Jackson, Amador County, by wagon
early yesterday morning. The boys were
brought to the" County Jail and locked up.
Spencer is a teamster, and had been em
ployed at the Tully ranch for a good many
years, but was discharged abont a year ago
on account of a lack of work. A warrant
charging Spencer and his son James with
grand larceny was forwarded to Jackson
to-day.
The officers learned this afternoon that
Spencer and his son had camped last night
near Livermore. It is expected they will
be arrested at either Stockton or Lathrop.
This afternoon George and Frank Spen
cer, the boys arrested at the house this
morning, were arraigned before Justice
Dwyer on a charge of grand larceny. Their
examination was set for August 10 at 10
a. m., and they were allowed to go on their
own recognizance.
BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT.
It Is Brought Against a Capitalist for
Fijty Thousand Dollars.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. I.— When the
case of Jessie Pyle against E. M. Piercy,
for $50,000 for breach of promise, was called
in Judge Reynolds' court this morning,
the plaintiff was not present, and, on mo
tion of defendant's attorney, the case was
dismissed and costs taxed to the plaintiff."
This afternoon another complaint was
filed by Jessie Pyle against E. M. Piercy
for $50,000 damages for breach of promise.
In the complaint Miss Pyle alleges that in
September, 1893, Piercy proposed marriage
to her and she accepted, and that he there
and then promised to marry her within a
reasonable time.
She alleges that she has relied on the
promise of defendant to marry her, and
that | she has remained single and is now
and ever has been since that time ready to
marry defendant.
Miss Pyle further alleges that a sufficient
time has elapsed and Piercy has failed to
cany out, his promise, and that she has
suffered great mental anguish and pain by
the actions of Piercy, and prays that she
be awarded $50,000 damages.*
Piercy is a 'capitalist and a well-known
Populist politician.
A Suspected Forger Arraigned.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. I.— Otto Peter
son, who is supposed to be Henry Bonnell
who victimized a number of merchants in
this city about three months ago by pass
ing forged checks, was arraigned before
Justice Gass this "■ morning on a charge of
forgery, and his examination was set for
August 5. Bail was fixed at $1000, in de
fault of which he went to jail.
While those on whom Bonnell passed
the checks have failed to identify Peterson
as the man, experts pronounce the writing
on the chocks identical with Peterson's
handwriting. It is now believed there
were three or four in the gang, and that
Peterson forged the checks and his accom
plices passed them. .
Lawrence Archer Jr., attorney for Peter
son, secured a writ of habeas corpus from
Judge Reynolds to-day, returnable at 2
o'clock to-morrow, on which an effort will
be made to secure Peterson's release on
the , grounds that he is illegally held and
should have been accorded a preliminary
examination. _______
Scalded by Boiling Syrup. ,
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 1.-W. E. Bassett,
an employe of the Flickinger cannery,
was severely burned by : boiling syrup
Tuesday. He was tending to a kettle of
syrup when it began ]to boil ■:. over, and
in the ,"■ excitement he reached down
in*o the kettle to shut off the steam. : His
arms were scalded, to the elbows, and he
sank to the floor in a helpless condition.
The skin is all cooked off his arms, and it
will be some time before he can use them.
A doctor was summoned and: the wounds
dressed. Bassett suffered intense agony
for several hours.
Another Step in the Barron Case.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. ' I.— The Barron
case was up before ? Judge Lb rlgari this
morning on a settlement of," the bill of ex
, ceptions on motion for a new trial. At
int <Piiim^^T___JHmmii,<h mi nmiT-ii-nrr-i fmr i_ririrr"iniill
torneys Spencer, Leib and McKinstry rep
resented the defendant, Eva Rose Barron,
the widow, and H. V. Morehouse repre
sented George Barron, the contestant." -
The defendant's statement covers about
1200 typewritten pages, and includes 359
amendments to the bill of exceptions filed
by George Barron, the contestant, to the
application of Eva Rose Barron, the widow,
for a new trial. The plaintiff objects to
sixty-two . amendments proposed by the
defendant, and has submitted instructions
to be considered by the court.
By mutual agreement of the parties in
terested in the case, the hearing was con
tinued until August 31 at 10 a. m.
funds for Advertising.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. Colonel T.
R. Weaver and Secretary Fay of the
Board of Trade, who are making an ex
tensive canvass of the county to raise
$20,000 for an advertising fund, report that
they are being cordially received by the
orchardists, and are meeting with much
success. The orchardists are all reported
to be in favor of the movement.
A meeting of the fruit-growers will be
held at Los Gatos .Saturday night, at
which the plans of the executive -commit
tee of the Board of .Trade for advertising
Santa Clara County products in the East
will be outlined. A large delegation of
Board of Trade men from San Jose will
attend.
A Successful Loan Association.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. The stock
holders of the San Jose Building and Loan
Association held a meeting this afternoon
and the first series of the association stock
was paid. The first series consists of 837
shares, 474 of which are unpledged. The
stock is worth $200 per share, and the first
series represent $167,400., The series has
been running 126 months, and the shares
have earned ■ 11.32 per cent interest per
annum. The society has just released
$72,600 worth of mortgages.
A Caboose Capsized.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 1. — caboose on
a southbound f reieht train was turned over
on its side about 12 o'clock to-day at the
narrow-gauge depot while switching. , An
empty boxcar stood on a side track near
the shed and was not clear of the main
track, ln switching the caboose it struck
the car and was overturned. A wrecking
crew soon righted the caboose and a delay
of but half an hour was caused.
AFRO-AMERICAN SESSION.
The Third Day Devoted Chiefly
to Papers and Their
Discussion.
The Body Will Favor Holding* the
Republican Convention Mere
In 1896.
The Afro-American Congress occupied
very little time yesterday afternoon in the
transaction of routine business, and en
tered with spirit into the reading and dis
cussion of the papers. The paper of Mrs.
Thomas Pearson of Oakland on "The ob
jects and aims of the home association
for aged and infirm colored people", was
accorded an especial vote of thanks and a
considerable subscription was tendered
Mrs. Pearson in aid of the enterprise. The
paper was an exhaustive presentation of
the charity and was delivered in convinc
ing language.
The association was organized in Janu
ary, 1892, and has at present more than
$800 in the fund. Georee Montgomery of
Oakland has donated a puce of land on
which to erect the home, at Beulah, near
Mills Seminary, in Alameda County.; The
membership numbers about 108, with about
thirty lady directors and an advisory board'
composed of men.: The officers are: Mrs.
A. T. Stanford, president; Mrs. H. E.
Smith, vice-president; Mrs. Lydia Jack
son, secretary; Mrs. Thomas Pearson, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. C. E. Sander
son, treasurer. The association is incor
porated, and has its headquarters in Oak
nd. ' Kiv.7
Rev. O. Summers said he knew of aged
negro women who owned property which
they would give for the cause in return for
its privileges.
Rev. Tillman Brown was introduced to
the congress by Vice-President Houston as
the "Wizard of the Coast," the "Knight of
the Spur" and the War Eagle of the Con
gress." Mr. Brown's paper— "The . Cause
of Hard Times"— dealt with the misrule
and misfortune caused by the Democratic
party — the great party to which some
people think the negro ought to belong.
"When confidence is lost money is told to
hide itself. It is undoubtedly . true that
many live beyond their means, but the
cause of hard times in the present is
due largely to free-trade legislation."
He reviewed the history of the country
under both free trade and protection and
made comparisons favorable I to a. protec
tive policy.
When Mr. Brown had . occupied forty
five minutes more than double the time
allowed by the rules— Petway arose to
a point of order, but a motion obtained
allowing the former to. finish. When an
hour and a quarter had been consumed A.
A. Collins moved that the congress express
a desire to anticipate at least a, portion of
the "able discourse" by permitting Mr.
Brown to retire and have the. whole paper
printed with other proceedings.
There was a disposition to applaud Mr.
Collins' compliment until the real motive
of shutting off a political address was com-,
prehended, and then he was sat upon and
the speaker continued for another quarter
of an hour.
A resolution was presented by W. E.
Henderson favoring the enforcement of the
laws for the protection of the negro in the
South to the enjoyment of all bis rights,
and if that can not be done then to favor
the repeal of so much of the constitutional
amendments as refer to the enfranchise
ment of the nergo, or at least a legal dis
franchisement, which would deny to the
South the present large representation in
Congress. The resolution was referred to
the committee on resolutions. '■ l.
:' A. A. Collins arose to a question of
privilege and said: "X-7<r ,-- * .- v
I wish to reply to remarks made yesterday
on my strictures on joe-leg preachers. -What
I said yesterday reflected in no way upon any
reputable ministers. I have the highest re
gard for those who wear the cloth, but I said
then andi repeat that the curse of the colored
people of California Is the Influence of a lot of
jockleg preachers without reputation at home
or abroad. They are emissaries of, the devil,
and I challenge successful contradiction, for I
can bring the proofs. .;„'■'
Mr. Collins' remarks > were greeted with
prolonged applause. : '
"The Power Woman Could Wield if She
Would" was read by Mrs.'Esther Johnson,
and ''The Benefit of Protection to the
Colored People" by R. H. A. Johnson.
The congress expressed its desire to co
operate with the Republican State Central
Committee in the efforts for the bringing
of the National Republican Convention of
1896 to San Francisco in the appointmht,
by President Morton, of a committee to
draft a resolution to that effect. The com
mittee is as follows: R.A.Johnson, Sac
ramento; A. A. Collins, Oakland; It. W.
Houston, Bakersfield: J. J. Neimore, Los
Angeles. : \ .-, ; ,
The evening session was given up entirely
to i addresses and papers. There was tno
discussion. Henry P. Sheddread a sketch
of Abraham Lincoln. Rev/ A. 0. Hirst of
the Simpson Memorial Church delivered
sn eloquent address on Wendell Phillips.
Mrs. S. W. Lay ton read the most entertain
ing paper yet presented to the congress by
a delegate. The subject, "Powers .of Con
vention Work." embraced the practical
and useful things that "should be accom
plished by such a congress. ;< J. M.Bridges,
a young merchant of Fresno, gave the dele
gates some practicable ideas •; of ; "How the
Negro * of ,, the ; United S_r_js, Especially in
California, Can Accumulate More Wealth
and Use it to the Advantage of the Race."
The congress will close to-day, the end to
be celebrated by a grand ball this evening.
PLACERVILLE MINES
The Great Industry of
El Dorado's County
Seat.
SOME OF ITS PIONEERS.
Many of the Earliest Miners
Still Residents of the
Town.
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SIGNS OF A BIG REVIVAL.
Modern Methods Are Expected to
Stimulate the Investment
of Capital.
PLACERVILLE, Cal.,, Aug. I.— Seven
miles from Coloma, the scene of Marshall's
famous discovery on December 19, 1848,
and the former home of many a prominent
miner in California to-day, nestled among
the foothills, lies the picturesque town of
GRAND VICTORY MINE, SHOWING THE ONLY OPENING" TO THE
TUNNEL.
[From a photograph.]
Placerville, the county seat of El Dorado
County.
It has a population of about 2700, and is
the terminus of the railroad connecting it
with Sacramento, 59 miles distant. It oc
cupies a ravine through which flows
Hangtown Creek, between two ranges of
hills that rise for several hundred feet. A
view of the little city from any of the ad
jacent hilltops is extremely picturesque.
Among the original settlers of this town
are W. B. House, John Q. Ballard, Colonel
S. Alter and B. F. Post, all living except
the latter, and all still hale and hearty.
Thomas Alterson and the two Blair
brothers came across the plains and joined
the colony in 1852. All these pioneers are
to-day among the prosperous and wealthy
men of the town. 7 >7 • - 7
: Placerville, through all its vicissitudes,
has still maintained . its own and is yet a
thriving place, but it is destined in the
very near future to take a leading and
prominent position among its sister cities
of the mining world. It has among it
industries to-day a well-equipped roller
flour mill, a foundry and machine shop,
two large planing mills and two extensive
box factories. • '
An opera-house, the Masonic Temple
and excellent schools are additional fea
tures to the credit of the town. There are
four churches, and the local newspaper
field of Placerville is indeed very ably and
creditably rilled by the Mountain Demo
crat, J. G. Carpenter publisher, and by the
El Dorado County Republican, published
by G. A. Richardson.
The leading hotels are the Ohio, the
Cary, the Ivy, the Rosier and several
smaller establishments of the kind. . The
two first named are building additions.
They turn people away day after day for
want of room. Two banks and the usual
business-houses make up the list of most
The Gary House, Placerville — Facing
the Iree From Which "Hangtown
Dick" Was Hanged in 1849 toy the
Jury of Citizens Whose Sole Sur
'. vivor Is Venerable Mr. House.
prominent public improvements. The in
flux of strangers and travelers to this town
is increasing, as is evidenced by all of the
hotel registers. '■'.■-, ■•'■•
All of this prosperity is . due to the ; re
vival of the mining industries in El Do
rado County, of which Placerville is not
only headquarters, but the distributing
point for supplies.
The question is often asked, Why were
so many mines in El % Dorado County
abandoned if they at one time were rich,
and why should they be reopened?
It should be borne in mind that deep
mining is rather a recent departure, at
least in many localities. In former. days
men worked to water depth, and either for
want of capital or a knowledge of thorough
mining, abandoned properties.: Again,
properties were often intrusted in their
development to inexperienced men.
The facilities of to-day for , generating
power from electricity from distant water
sources were not a known factor in other
days, nor were r there the well-established
ditch systems which now carry water from
place to place. Deep mining in El Dorado
County is no longer ; an -: experiment, and
the deep lodes and veins will make it ex
tremely profitable. 7 Thus the abandoned
properties can be again made to yield rich
returns for the capital invested. 7
. Energy more thorough and more sys
tematic, aided' by modern invention '< in
machinery, is rapidly supplanting the days
of lethargy and brighter days are begin
ning to dawn, and it is all owing to the in
creasing investment of capital in the great
mining interests of this locality.
Among the most important mines that
soon will be or are now in operation in this
section are the Oro Fino, owned by Hay
ward, Lane and the Hobart estate;- the
Shaw, owned by s the Indian Creek Land
and Mining Company; the Pocahontas,
owned by Eastern people; the Star Light,
owned by San Francisco .and Eastern
capitalists; the Church, owned by the
Church Mining Company, of which
Jacob Neff is president; the Tullis, owned
by a company composed of Calif ians,
W. D. C. Morgan being one of the directors
and also 'superintendent: the Grand Vic
tory, owned" by John C. Wright and H. E.
Pickett of Indianapolis, Ind., and H. L.
Robinson of Placerville; the Oriental,
owned by William Stone of New York
and Dr. W. W. Stone and J. W.
Deutch of Placerville; the Tincup, owned
by 'San Francisco parties; the Epley.Pa
cific, Chester, American, Harmon, True,
Van Hooker and Gross, owned by the El
dorado Ditch Company, in which Baring
Bros, of London are interested; the Lin
den gravel mine, owned by Charles A.
Sinclair of Boston; the Springfield,
owned by Hay ward & Hubbard;
the Franklin gravel mine, owned, by
Thomas Clark & Co. of Placerville;
the Giquac: the Try Again, owned "by
Marco and Cbarles Varrozza of Placer
ville; the Granite Tunnel Mining Compa
ny's property, now in litigation; the Greg
ory, owned by Kohn, Larue and Kimball
of Placerville and B. D. Pyke of San Fran
cisco; the Eagle, owned by Will C. Root
of Idaho; the Tollhouse, the property of
the Newton Company; the Blair, under
bond to the estate of Mr. Bacon, who died
recently in San Francisco; the Larsen,
owned by Dr. B. ; B. Brewer and John
Kleinhaus of San Francisco and Emil
Larsen •of Placerville ; the Kelsey, of
which H. L. Robinson is agent; the
Gopher Boulder and the Delmaha, owned
by W. H. Husbands, a Mr. Bell and a
third party; the Big Sandy, owned by J.
M.Ely of Toledo, Ohio; the Gray Eagle,
owned by John Sipp; the - Lady
Emma, owned by J. W. , Beardsly;
the St. Lawrence, owned by . Thomas
Alderson and M. Meyerson of Placerville;
the Esperanza, owned by M. D. Burlin
game; the Rosecrans, which is in litigation ;
the Taylor, managed by E. W. Chapman
and owned by Chapman Brothers of San
Piece of Porphyry Gold, Solid, Weigh
ing: 6*_ Pounds, Taken Prom the
Shaw Mine.
Francisco; the Edsall, owned by Blake
more, Gouge & Green of Placerville;. the
Pyramid, owned largely by Hodgkin &
Son ; the Wikel, owned by Dyer & Schaub
of Placerville, and several Oakland parties;
the Blue Gouge, owned by G. F. Smith ;
the Gentle Annie, owned by John Melton
and Benjamin Parlo. •
It may interest many to recall that this
section was the old stamping ground of the
celebrated Coionel E. I). Baker.
Associated with Baker in the practice of
law and his contemporary in California's
Senate Chamber was G. J. Carpenter, an
old-time war Democrat, whose voice and
work were for the Union at the time tha
California wavered in the balance.
Mr. Carpenter owns the Mountain Dem
ocrat, the largest plant except two outside
of Sacramento. It was Mr. Carpenter who
placed Broderick in nomination for the
United States Senate. '
This was also the home of Judge Thomas
H. Williams, though he had previously,
lived and held court at Coloma. To these
names of local lights may be added, among
others, those. of Thomas Robinson, John
Hill and Judge Williams, now :of San
Francisco, who was Superior Court Jud-^e
in Placerville. : r7= : 7^ ;
Another of the old timers here is George
H. Ingham, at one time County Auditor
and cotemporary at Coloma. of Judge
Williams. When the county seat was
transferred from Coloma to Pacerville, he
Peruvian
Bitters
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Cure the morbid appetite for stimu-
lants when all other remedies fail
Peruvian
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Bitters
Restore the lost appetite when all
other remedies fail.
Peruviafi
Bitters
For lack of 7 vitality, headache
and billiousness there is no remedy
like it. ' .. . -.'
The Perfect Tonic.
was, five times ' consecutively, elected as
District Attorney. He still resides here.
'7A former classmate of ex-Governor Booth
and of Hon. D. W. Voorhees, the silver
tongued orator in the United States Senate
from Indiana, is John Ballard, upon whom,
sickness now rests heavily.
POPULISTS REORGANIZING
New Plan of County and Dis
trict Representation
Adopted.
An imperative Mandate Feature for
Removal of Undesirable
Members.
The People's party of this county is
quietly reorganizing after having adopted
an entirely new plan of organization as
formulated by a committee composed of
A. B. Kinne, J. C. Gore, E.S.Barney,
George T. Gaden and Thomas V. Cator.
When the County Committee meets to
morrow night at Mozart Hall on Market
street the progress of the efforts to reor
ganize can be ascertained.
The new plan provides for a County
Committee of 144 members, eight delegates
to be chosen by each Assembly district.
There is also to be a district committee in
each Assembly district consisting of one
member from each precinct. Each dis
trict committee is to be the nucleus for a
district club. _; .
A very peculiar thing about the reorgan
ization is the imperative mandate provis
ion, by which any member becoming un
desirable to those he represents can be re
moved by a majority vote of the commit
tee. Any charge against a member will
have to be put in writing and signed by at
least one member of the committee, and
the call for any meeting to exercise the
imperative mandate must be signed by at
least a fourth of the members of the County
Committee or three-fourths of those of the
committee of the district to the delegation
from which the member complained of be
longs. ■' ■ ' • • ■' ■'■ „
The right of appeal is granted to the
member removed," the. time limit being ten
days; but the only ground of appeal that
can be recognized is the regularity or
irregularity of the proceedings of removal.
Chairman Barney is of the opinion that
this particular feature is original with the
party here.'_SsS__^__
Under the reorganization the district
delegations are now being chosen, the old
county committeemen having been as
signed to different districts and still being
retained. One half the number of dele
nates from each district is to be elected for
one year and the other half for six months,
so as to allow for four members to be alter
nately elected in the future. There is to be
an executive committee of eighteen.
THE BOND NOT GOOD.
Judge Wallace Refused to Accept the
Sureties Ottered by Louis
Sternberg.
The bond of $15,000 offered yesterday for
the release of Louis Sternberg was rejected
by Judge Wallace on the ground that two
of the signers were not responsible prop
erty-holders. .
The sureties offered were Thomas Kelley
of 313 Fremont street, Giovanni Ferrea of
436 Union street, George W. Dutfield Jr.
of 1913 Larkin street and Stefano Rovegno
of Greenwich street. Judge Wallace' was
satisfied with Kelley and Rovegno, but he
did not regard the others as cood bonds
men.
When the bond was offered, Judge Wal
lace sent for Attorneys Jones and O'Don
neli, the attorneys employed by. the City
to . collect money.on forfeited bonds, and
the attorneys declared that neither D.uffleld
nor Ferrea,' with "whom they had had ex
perience, should be accepted."
Should be
Looked Into.
THOROUGH INVESTIGATION
REQUESTED.
A BOLD ASSERTION.
Ever since Prof. Koch startled the"
| world by promising to cure consumption
with the Koch lymph and his complete
failure to do so, the people have been
looking for some discovery which would
prove an absolute, certain cure for that
dread disease. Over a quarter of a cent-
ury ago Dr. R. V. Pierce, chief consult-
ing physician tc the Invalids' Hotel and
Surgical ; lnstitute, put in a claim for a'
medicine, which he had discovered and •
used, in his extensive practice, that
would cure ninety-eight per cent, of all
cases of consumption when taken in all
- its early stages. Time has proved that
his assertion was based on facts gained
from experience. His "Golden Medical
Discovery " has cured many thousand
people in all parts of the world, and Dr.
Pierce invites all interested to send to
him for a free book which gives the
names, addresses and photographs of
many prominent people who have will-
ingly testified to the marvelous curative
properties of his "Golden Medical Dis-
covery." He has also written a Book
of 160 pages on "Diseases of the Respira-
tory Organs," which treats of all Throat-
Bronchial and Lung diseases, also '
Asthma and Catarrh, that will be mailed :
by the World's Dispensary Medical As- .
sociation of Buffalo, N. V., on receipt of
six cents in stamps, to pay postage.
Consumption, as most everybody'
knows, is first manifested by feeble
vitality, loss of strength, emaciation ;'■
then local symptoms soon develop, as.
cough, difficult breathing, or bleeding j
from lungs, when investigation proves
that tubercular deposits have formed in
the lungs. It is earnestly advised that
the "Discovery "' be taken early.
To build ; up solid flesh and strength
after the grip, pneumonia, ("lung fe-
. ver exhausting fevers, and other pros-
trating diseases, it has no equal. •
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