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ON EASTERN TRACKS.
Buffalo Driving Park,
Mother of the Grand
Circuit, Closed.
HAMLIN DRIVEN OUT.
Lawmakers Strike Down the
Horse-Breeding Industry
In New York.
EVENTS AT WASHINGTON PARK
Ole Hutch, Regarded as a Sure
Thing, Lost by Castl ng a
Shoe.
BUFFALO, N.Y., Aug. 20.— The Buffalo
Driving Park, the mother track of the
srand circuit, which last week closed its
thirtieth annual meeting, is to be closed
up and pass out of existence. The associa
tion has decided to dissolve, and already
Mr. Hamlic has dismissed all his trainers
and drivers at the track except (ieers and
the horses are being taken to Village Farm
and many are being disposed of. Just
what disposition will be made of Geers has
not yet been determined. Full credit
for this decision can be given to the law
makers who enacted the prohibitory pool
selling law which, aiming at the vice of
gambling struck down one of the greatest
industries of the State— horse breeding.
Just what Mr. Hamlin will do with his
horses is not yet known. At th« East
Aurora farm he has 600 horses and a small
army of men to care for and train them.
It is likely that all of these great interests
will be gradually disposed of.
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 20.— 0n his race
at Indianapolis last week, when he made
a mark of 2:11 1 4 ', Ole Hutch was re
garded as a sure thing in the 2:30 pace at
Washington Park to-day, the third day of
the Northwestern Breeders' Association
meeting. He won the first heat handily.
At the word in the second he cast a shoe,
broke badly and finished fifth. Mambrino
Field led the distance with Robert Wilkes
hanging to his wheel. Ames, afraid of
giving his horse a mark, pulled him almost
to a walk, the heat going to him despite
this. The next two heats went to Robert
Wilkes, Oie Hutch never becoming a dan
ger .as faci.or.
The Hopeful stake, for trotters in the
2:40 class, was a gift to Bessie 'Wilton. To
the disgust of John G. Taylor, owner o*
Joe Patchen, Norther won the 2:16 trot in
straight heats, clipping a second off his
mark in the second heat of the race, made
at Morris, 111., last week. Norther went
the distance in 2:13^ and could have done
it in 2:10 flat if driven out. Since Satur-
day the attendance has been steadily fall
ing off, and the association figures that it
will be about $20,000 to the bad.
2:40 trot, Hopeful stake, for all. 1892: $1500.
Bessie Wilton, blk. f., by Wilton-Lemonade
(Thomas) 1 1 1
I.ou Mitchell, br. f., by Direct-May Mitchell
(Tildon) 3 2 2
Akron, b. f., by Ambassador-Dorene (Patter
sou) 2 3 3
Time, 2:29 %-ii:27V5— 2:25%.
2:30 pace; purse $1000.
Rob.rt Wakes, blk. h., by Idol Wilkes
es) 2 ill
Ole Hutch, br. K.,byt'r!t Davis (Dr. PhelpsU 5 2 2
Frank Haves, yr. g., by Col. Bruce (Franks; 3 4 3 3
Kilt, ilal 4 3 4 4
Genera! Sherman 5 6 Tdr
Field '. 6 25(1
Tom Powers 7 8 6 d
Wrae 8 7 8 d
Time, 2 :17%-S : 16 Vs-2 :ls Vi-2 :l4V*.
2:16 trot; purse $1000.
Norther, b. h,, by Onward-Ellen Pruitt
(Ames) 11l
Baron Dillon, b. h., by Baron Wilkes-Mat
tie Nutwood (G. A. Fuller) 2 8 3
Luzelle, b. m., by Patron-Rachel Ray
(C. Fuller) 10 2 4
The Conqueror 8 5 2
NellieA 3 4 5
Winnie H 4 6 8
Black Raven 5 8 6
JimWilkfs 6 7 9
Boreal, b. h 7 9 7
Billy Button 9 10 10
eh. k 11 11 dr
Time, 2:14%— 2:133A— 2-.13V2.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 20.— The
track to-day was heavy and the mudlarks
got all the money. The gsmesfc win that
has been seen at the meeting was made by
Georgia Hamlin, an even-money favorite
in the first race. She cot off absolutely
last and was not extended when the Hag
fell, but ran out and around her field and
finished an easy winner.
Six furlongs, Georeia Hamlin won, Joe Wool
ninn I Idyle third. Time, 1:22.
■ Four and a half furlongs, Nevada Boy won.
Florella second, Momus third. Time, :s*6}£.
Four and a half furlongs, Davy Crockett won,
Corncrib second, Joe Sherlock third. Time,
1:00.
Seven furlongs, Josephine won, Alva second,
Ten Sprinu third. Time, 1:35.
Six furlongs. Bob Clampett won, Bill Arp
Eetond, Montell third. Time, 1 :21.
INDEPENDENCE. lowa, Aug. 20.— A
good day and fast races were the order at
Rush Park 10-day. Tne three races on the
card were all contested from wire to wire
in each heat. The talent was dumped by
Ithuriel in the 3:00 pace. After winning
the first heat handily he threw a shoe in
the second and was distanced.
3:00 pace, purse $3000, Kosalita won,
Thomas Edison second, Tom Lee third. Best
time, 2:10»{.
2:18 trot, purse $1000, Kate Phallamont
won, Bimi B second, Queeu Alfred third. Beat
time, 2:l2>£.
2:13 pace, purse $1000, Tom Ogden won,
Badge second, Bellmont third. Best time, 2:07.
SARATOGA, N. V., Aug. 20.— An excel
lent card, fair weather and a fast track
were the conditions which brought a very
good crowd to tne races here to-day. Most
of the rieldß were large and the sport was
interesting throughout. The principal
event down on the programme for decision
was the race for theOkolona hurdle stakes,
value $1500, and was easily won by Kil
kenny, a 5 to 1 shot.
Four and a- half furlongs, Kilrona won, Ar
gentina second. Sky Blue third. Time, :56.
One and an eighth miles, Lookout won, Hem
per Lex second, Navaho third. Time, 1 :57.
One mile, Sir Excess wop. Wern berg second,
Pepper third. Time, 1 :42 3-5.
Five furlongs, Runaway won, Merry Monarch
second, Ingomar thiid. Time, 1:03.
Okoioua hurdle stakes, two miles over eight
hurdles, Kilkenny won, Southerner second,
Marcus third. Time, 3:53.
ST. I. OIIS, Mo.. Aug. '20.— Six and a half fur
longs, Hacienda won, Eau Claire second, Dick
Deneatn third. Time, 1:26.
Five and a half furlongs, Sir Vassar won,
Carrie U second, Faugh-a-Ballagh third. Time,
1:10.
Six and a half furlongs, J. W. Brooks won,
Borderer second, Wahatchie third. Time, I :2t>.
Four and a half furlongs, King Dance won,
Paros second, Belle Meade third. Time, :56.
Three-quarters of a mile, Linnette won, Gold
Corn second. Piccaroon third. Time, 1:17^.
One mile, King Bors won, Dave Zac second,
Revenue third. Time, 1:48.
WINDSOR RACETRACK, ONT., Aug. 20— Six
furlongs, bimrock won, Tough Timber second,
Atelier third. Time, 1:15%.
Five furlongs, Subito wou, Fay Belle second,
Serena third. Time, 1 :02.
One mile, Miss Perkins won, Hazel Hatch
second, John Wilkson third. Time, 1:42.
Four and a half furlongs, Lilian E won. Miss
Kitty second, Merry Nell third. Time, -.55%.
Five and a half iunongs, Belle Foster won,
Carnation second, The Rook third. Time,
I:O7J£.
AQUEDUCT RACETRACK, N. V., Aug. 20.—
Five furlongs, Buccaneer won, Venetia second,
Connemaugh third. Time, 1 :04,£.
Six furlongs. Mangrove won, Inquirendo
second, Foundling third. Time, 1 :15U
One and a quarter miles, Charade had a
walk-over. Time not taken.
Six furlongs, Volley won, King T second.
Heretic third. Time, 1 :l«Ji. X X ''
One mile, W B won, 'Abingdon second, Lulu
T third. Time. 1:44.
One mile and a half, Tom Moore won, Harry
Alonzo second, Baroness third. Time. 2:39%.
ROCHESTER, N. V.. . Aug. 20.— Cold
weather, no pool-selling and a counter at
traction in the shape of a Ball game each
played a part in keeping down the attend
ance at the driving park this afternoon,
the opening of the twenty-second meeting
of this famous and popular racecourse.
Whatever was lacking in point of attend
ance was more than made up by excellent
racing.
2:25 class: trotting: purse $2000.
Fitzroyal, eh. jr., by Prince :u>s:ent-Bar
bara by Kentucky Prince (Geer5).......0 Sill
El Kami........ ..-. 1 }.%%!
Kins; Albert $ Hit
St.CroixJr 2 i i 3 5
Burlingame 6 6 5 5 3
Mayflower 4 5. 8 4 6
Ofereta.. • "' s>
Time, 2:17-2:15V < -2:16V 8 -2:2114-2:21.
2:17 class; trotting: purse $1000.
Bouncer, b. m., by Hummer-Massette by
Mambrino Patchen (Andrews).... 11l
Chester 3 2 6
Bravado 2 5 .1
Colonel Kuser 8 9 ■£
Forest Prince 4 A 9
Fascination 6 7 4
Minnie Wllkes 7 4 8
Jacksonian 5 6 7
Double Cross 10 8 6
HenriettaG 9 19 10
Freelan 11 10 li
ClaraG 12 11 12
Time, 2:13-2 = 2:15. *
2:10 class: pacing; purse $1000.
Paul. eh. g., by Bald Hornet-Lucy (Mc-
Carthy) : 1 1 1
Moonstone 2 2 '2
Henry F 3 5 3
Vltello 4 3 4
Dudley ' 5 4 5
Jo He 7 6 6
Sterling 6 7 7
Time, 2:0984-2:11-2:1214.
On the Ball Field.
BROOKLYN, N. V., Aug. 20.— Brooklyns 7,
9, 1 ; Pittsburgs 5, 10, 2. Batteries— Abbey and
Grim, Hart and Merrill. Umpire, Murray.
NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 20.— Yorks 3,
6, 5; St. Louis 2,4,1. Batteries— Rusie and
Farrell, Breinlenstein and Pietz. Umpires,
Emslie and Jevne.
BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 20.— Bostons, 2 5,4;
Louisvilles # 6, 7, 3. Batteries— Dolan and
Ryan. Weyhing and Warner. Umpire, Mc-
Donald.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 20.— Washinßtons
7, 14, 4: Clevelands 8, 11,2. Batteries— Mercer
and McGuire, Young and O'Connor. Umpire,
O'Day.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. Philadel
phias 8, 16, 2; Cincinnati* 9, 12,0. Batteries—
Carsey and Clements; Rhines, Parrott and
Vaughn. Umpires, Keefe and Henderson.
BALTIMORE, Md., AUg. 20.— Baltimore* 6,
13,1; Chicagos 0,3, 4. Batteries— McMahon
and Robinson, Griffith and Kittredge. Um
pire, Burnham.
SUMMERLAND ROBBERY
The Safe in the Postoffice
Cracked by Experienced
Burglars.
Looted of Cash, Stamps and a Num
ber of Private Papers and
Daeds.
SANTA BARBARA, Cai.., Aug. 20.— The
Summer-land postofQce was robbed last
night. The - building is situated in the
middle of a small row of business buildings
close to the railroad, a little elevated above
and in plain sight of the highway constantly
traveled both day and night. Entrance
was effected by breaking a pane of glass in
the window beside the front door. The
safe, situated under a counter beside the
delivery window, was opened by drilling
holes in the combination, the tools used
being drills and punches taken from Ran
nie's blacksmith-shop across the street.
Over $200 worth of stamps and $350 cash
were taken, together with private deeds
and papers of importance.
There is no clew to the robbers, save that
everything points to the fact that the thief
or thieves were well acquainted with the
premises, and this is further proved by the
method of operation in acquiring the
tools. They must have kept a sharp eye
on the postoffice in order to know the
exact time to strike, as it is unusual to
have so much of value in the postoffice of
this small station. Postmaster i Byron
Preston is using every possible means to
trace the perpetrators of the crime.
There were only one or two safes in
Summerland and consequently valuable
papers belonging to private parties were
deposited with Preston for safekeeping.
S&XTA BARBARA'S 6A If PXi.VT.
Extensive Improvements to Be Commenced
at Once.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Aug. -The
Santa Barbara Gas Company is taking
measures to immediately improve and en
large its plant, thus greatly increasing the
supply of gas for illuminating and heating
purposes, and materially cheapening the
cost to consumers. Bascom Williams, the
president, states that a new fire-proof build
ing, 92x28 feet in dimensions, with brick
walls and iron roof, will be erected at the
corner of De la Guerra and Santa Barbara
streets. The capacity of gas production
will be increased ten times over the pres
ent. A 30,000-foot holder is included in the
plans, and an outlay of $50,000 will be made
on ■ the building and machinery. The
works will be in operation by Novem
ber 1.
The process used will be the water-gas
system, crude petroleum and anthracite
coal being used in its manufacture. The
former will be drawn from the oil fields of
this county. This is the first plant of this
system on the Pacific Coast. The present
company will probably consolidate with
the electric light company. E. C. Jones,
assistant engineer of the San Francisco
Gas Company, will be the consulting en
gineer on the new works.
FOBGEItY AT SAN BERXARDIXO.
A. S. Alston Wanted for Passing a
Bogus Cheek.
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal., Aug. 20.—
A. S. Alston, a smooth individual claim
ing to be a special agent for the Bankers'
Alliance of Los Angeles, succeeded in pass
ing a fraudulent check for $15 on J. S.
Purdy, a wholesale butcher of this city.
Mr. Purdy sent the check to Los Angeles
for collection, but before it came back
marked "no funds" Alston had departed.
Descriptions of the forger were sent all
over the State, and it has been learned that
}. lston is wanted in San Diego for passing
a bogus check for $25 just before he came
to San Bernardino.
Alston was accompanied by a woman
and made boasts in this city that he was
working to get money enough to get her
to go to Dallas and attend the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons light. He also tried some
sharp practict in securing insurance. He
would ask for a pay-down of $10 or $15, and
if the applicant did not have the amount
would say, "Well, give me |3 and I will
issue the policy." He told a friend that
he "done up" one or two men on the train
on the insurance policy business.
Arizona coyricia paboljed.
A Teat of the Keform System Indorsed
by the Legislature.
TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 20.— A Star special
from Phoenix says:
Governor Hughes to-day paroled several
inmates of the penitentiary, under the
parole law passed by the last Legislature.
The Governor is directed to make the con
ditions of parole. Among those announced
by him are: That the paroled convict
shall abstain from intoxicating drink,
shall render service to reimburse the Ter
ritory in whole or in part for the cost of
conviction, and in case of larceny to reim
burse the victim of his theft; employment
on public institutions to be given the
paroled to enable them to earn the amount
required.
It is understood that if the system works
well a number of additional inmates of
the prison will be paroled upon the above
i conditions. |
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1895.
ALONG THE COAST
Wholesale Arrests of
the Ellensburg
Lynchers.
MILITIA CALLED OUT.
Troops Guarding the Jail to
Prevent a Rescue by
Friends.
EXCITEMENT RUNNING HIGH.
A Score of Farmers Charged With
the Execution of the
Vincents.
TACOMA, W t ash., Aug. 20.— The lynch
ing of the Vincents, father and 6on, at
Ellensburg. and the arrest of the ring
leaders and as many more as can be cor
ralled, is causing a storm of excitement,
and no one can foretell the end.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Graves
furnished the names of thoae who led the
mob. They were: Mike Lender, Frank
Uebelocker. William J. Kennedy, John
Bush, Frank Fregle, Richard Linke, Fred
Schalle, Henry Deursronrt, Jim Hagen,
George Hilder, James Holdsworth, Jamea
Altren, Andrew Kilborn, James Case,
George Hills, Nels Swanson, Manuel Sar
roco, George Burger, Mike Ostrander,
Frank Finley, Charles Kennedy and Kob
ert Wilkinson.
Their preliminary examination was held
this afternoon, after which they were all
hurried to the County Jail under strong
guard. A desperate effort will be made by
friends of the Vincents to have the sup
posed lynchers convicted, but to the calm
heaus it appears impossible, as the Coro
ner's jury in its verdict found that the
Vincents came to their death at the hands
of parties unknown, and it will be next to
impossible now to convict any one.
Still there is going to be trouble. Deputy
Prosecuting Attorney Graves is deter
mined; the friends of the imprisoned men
are equally determined, and as a conse
quence troops are guarding tb.6 county
jail, expecting an effort to release the im
prisoned men. Governor McGraw will send
the militia from Spokane and Tacoma
should matters take a Change for the worse
before morning.
The town is about equally divided as to
the stand taken by Graves, but no one de
plores the death of the Vincents. Groups
of men have been reported leaving Ellens
burg i'ate this afternoon, but no explana
tion has been offered. The lynchers are
confident, and say that it is only a bold
move of Graves to placate a certain ele
ment.
A majority of the members of Company
A, under command of Captain Frost, is
reported to be in sympathy with the
lynchers, and should an attempt be made
to-night to release them, it is not assured
that it will be met with much resistance.
The spirit which prompted the lynching
was one purely of revenge on the part of
friends of the Vincents' victims. The ma
jority of those arrested are farmers, and
among this class the feeling is high in
favor of quick retribution to men of the
Vincents' type.
Considerable secrecy and caution were
exercised in making the arrests, and every
thing was done as quietly a3 possible, but
the number arrested grew. to such propor-
tions that the fact soon became known and
spread like wildfire. Company A was im
mediately ordered out in anticipation of
trouble, but this at present is needless.
THE NEWS OF SAN JOSE
Death of J. C. Hutchinson, a
Pioneer of Santa Clara
Valley.
An Effort to Oust the Administrator
of an Estate— Shipments
to England.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 20.— John C.
Hutchineon, a pioneer resident of this
valley, died about 8 o'clock last night at
Monterey.
Mr. Hutchinson was born in Columbia
County, Ga., July 21, 1821. In 1837 his
father moved from Georgia to Texas.
John accompanied his father to Texas,
but soon thereafter was sent back to
Georgia and placed in a private school.
Then he obtained a fair education for
those days. After his father's death he
bought a farm near Houston, Tex.,
where he resided until 1852. In that year
he sold hi 3 farm in Texas and came to
California. He left Texas March 1 and
traveled by wagon through New Mexico,
arriving in this valley in September. The
trip was long and arduous, and hostile
Indians infested the country. None of
his friends thought he could live long
after he arrived here, as he was in poor
health.
Upon arrival in Santa Clara Valley Mr.
Hutchinson took up a piece of land be
tween Saratoga and Mountain View. He
also lumbered in themountains for a time.
In 1856 he had an interest in a lime kiln
near Saratoga. He afterward .bought out
the company and preempted the 160 acres
of land on which it stood. He sold his
Elace near Mountain View in 1837. In 1859
c quit the lime business and went to
farming. In 1884 he sold ; the last of his
land and removed to Saratoga, and en
gaged in merchandising until 1887. In
1886 he was made Postmaster there.
Mr. Hutchinson married his first wife in
Texas in 1846, a Miss Margaret Thompson,
a native of England. She died some two
years after marriage, leaving two daugh
ters, one of whom subsequently died. Mr.
Hutchinson was married to Mrs. Matilda
Potter, a native of Illinois, in 1868. She
died in 1879, leaving three children the
issue of the marriage. The children who
survive him are Mrs. Maggie Caldwell,
now a resident of Oregon, daughter of the
first wife, and Mrs. J. M. Blabon of San
Jose and Mrs. F. C. Caldwell of Monterey,
daughters of the second wife.
The funeral will be held at Saratoga to
morrow, the funeral notice appearing elße
where. The deceased was a highly es
teemed man.
SHOOTING PARK PURCHASED.
Turn Verein and Militiamen Unite on an
Excellent Site.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Auk. 20.— The San Jose
Turn Verein schuetzen section has pur
chased four acres of land near Oak Hill
cemetery and established a shooting park.
The tract of land is one of the best that
could be selected for the purpose, as in th«
rear is a hill, so no injury can result from
riving bullets. Company B, N. G. C. has
also made arrangements to use the range.
The range will be fitted with the latest
\ targets. A commission composed of u&u
bers of auxiliary • societies to the Turn
Verein has charge of the park, and is as
follows: H. W. Otter, , president of the
Turn Verein; Charles Doerr and Theodore
Lenzen, members' representatives: H. L.
Hirsch of the singing section, R. Lenz of
the turning section, Captain ' F. Schu
macher and L. Ziegler of the shooting sec
tion. ; • - '
SHIPMENTS TO EN6JJAyi>.
Santa Clara County Wine and Fruit Bent
to Foreign Marts 1
SANTA CLARA, Cal., Aug. 20.—Dur
ing the past week large shipments of wine
and . canned fruits were made to England.
Dried fruit is being steadily shipped east
ward. The overland shipments for the
week amounted to 1,390,830 pounds, a de
crease of 1,228,835 when compared with the
same week last year. The principal ship
ments of the week were: Green plums,
384,355 pounds ; green pears, 482,980 ; canned
fruits, 167,530; wine, 111,210; green peaches,
73,440.
The narrow gauge handled 834,170
pounds of local freight last week, and 164,
--400 pounds of eastbound freight, 115,930 of
which was a shipment of canned apricots
for London by the Ainsley cannery of
Campbell. __. A
FIGHT OVER A.X ESTATE.
An Effort Made to Oust Administrator
Guy 11. Salisbury.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 20.— Guy H. Sal
isbury, administrator of the estate of Mary
E. Peterson, deceased, to-day filed an
answer to the suit brought by Peter J.
Peterson, the deceased's husband, to have
Salisbury enjoined from administerine
upon the estate, as he claims it is com
munity property.
The dispute Is over a lot on South
Seventh street, valued at $1000, which when
purchased was deeded to both husband
and wife. The heir is Ernest T. Peterson,
a minor. In his answer the administrator
denies that it is community property, but
sets up the claim that the wife had a half
interest in the property.
Accused of Stealing Cigar;
'' SAN JOSE, Cal.. Aug. Charles
Jeenicke was arrested this morning on a
misdemeanor embezzlement charge pre
ferred by M. S. Jaffe. Jeenicke, who has
been employed in Jaffe r liquor-store, is
accused of appropriating about $3 worth of
goods in the store to his own use. His
trial was set for August 22, at 10 a. m., and
he was released on $100 bonds.
Executor for a Suicide's Estate.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 20.— Public Ad
ministrator 'J. K. Secord to-day filed a
petition for letters of administration on the
estate of George A. Allen, the old soldier
who committed suicide on August 1. The
estate consists of $300. The only heir
known is his widow, Mary A. Allen, who
resides in Blame, Wash.
RECEIVED FATAL BURNS
A Sacramento Woman the
Victim of a Shocking
Accident.
Her Clothing Ignited From a Coal-
Oil Stove, Enveloping Her
In Flames.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 20.— Mrs.
Sallie A. White was fatally burned shortly
before noon to-day by her clothes catching
lire from a coal-oil stove. The stove was
kept in a box in the back yard.
The first that was known of the terrible
affair was about a quarter before 12 o'clock
to-day, when Mrs. Wolf, who had been
visiting a neighbor, returned home.
She went into the back yard
and was horrified on beholding
theumortunate woman leaning against the
porch, with the garden hose in her hand
■and every stitch of clothing burned from
her body. She told Mrs. Wolf that she
had put out the tire with the hose and
jumped into a tub of water that was stand
ing near the porch, but too late to save
herself from a fearful burning. A doctor
was sent for, who dressed the wounds. He
found that the sufferer had been literally
cooked on the right side from ankle to
neck, and that her injuries were fatal.
Killed by a Fall.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 20.— A team
driven by a man named William Beatty
ran away from the foot of N street this
afternoon. The driver held onto the reins
manfully, but was thrown out on the cob
bles, striking on his head. He was picked
up in an unconscious condition and taken
to the" Receiving Hospital. On examina
tion his skull was found to be fractured
above the left ear, and there were indica
tions of internal hemorrhages. An hour
after the accident he died, without regain
ing consciousness.
Alleged Thieve* Arrested.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 20.— John
Miller and Charles Lewis were arrested
this evening by deputy sheriffs on a war
rant from Merced charging them with
grand larceny. The description sent from
Merced stated that they were in a buck
board and driving a white horse. The rig
was traced to a nop field near the city,
the men were arrested and word sent to
Merced.
FUGET SOUXD FOREST FIRES.
The Flames Still Spreading With Alarm
ing Rapidity.
SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 20.— For two
weeks the Puget Sound country has been
enveloped in a mantle of smoke, but,
until within a day or two, it was not such
as to cause serious inconvenience. The
smoke is caused by the forest fires, which
of late have been increasing with alarming
rapidity, until now the sun Is completely
obscured at midday, and smoke rests like
a black pall over the entire country. Navi
gation on the Sound is seriously impeded,
although no accidents of any note have yet
occurred.
The damage to standing timber in
Snohomish, Skagit and Whatcom counties
particularly will be very large, while in
pome sections crops and farm property
have suffered severely. No lives have been
lost so far as known. Rain is badly needed,
and the danger to property from the rapid
spread of the forest fires is daily becoming
more imminent, while the smoke nuisance
is becoming almost intolerable.
ROW IN A ZOS ANGELES COURT.
Two Prominent Lnwyrs Quarreled and
Came to Blows.
LOS ANGELES, Cai. Aug. 20.— Horace
G. Appel and J. H. Shankland, two
prominent attorneys, became involved in a
quarrel in Judge Shaw's courtroom this
morning, which resulted in both being
badly bruised. During the taking of a depo
sition hot words were exchanged between
the two, resulting in Appel calling Shank
land a dog. Both men adjourned to the
jury room, where a scuffle ensued. Blows
were exchanged, and both contestants were
badly battered. Before serious trouble was
done, they were separated by friends, but
further trouble is anticipated.
EH OS WOK AT SAVTA CRUZ.
Appointed Administrator of the Jackson
Sylvar Estate.
SANTA CRUZ, Cai,., Aug. 20.— Judge
Logan to-day rendered his decision as to
who should be administrator of the es
tate of Jackson Sylvar, deceased, and filed
the findings. The administration is given
to Joseph Enos, who made application in
dividually and was nlso nominated by the
putative widow, Mrs. Mutter Sylvar. An
tone Sylvar, the brother, then, through his
attorney, filed a notice of appeal to the
Supreme Court tiiis afternoon.
ALONG THE COAST
Plea of Colusa County
Men for Lower
Taxes.
ALLEGE AN INJUSTICE.
Landholders Tell of the Dis
tressing Depreciation
of Values.
EDITOR GREEN'S SENSATION.
Property Along the Sacramento
Declared to Be In Danger
of Inundation.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 20.—Repre
sentatives of three counties were to have
appeared before the Board of Equalization
to-day, but, as it turned out, the case of
Colusa County occupied almost the entire
day, and the other counties were not pre
pared. The same old tale of woe was
pone over, and a repetition made of the
statement that property-valnes were
"going to the docs." During the course of
the afternoon the editor of the Colusa
Sun gave some interesting information in
regard to levees along the Sacramento,
which, if true, may mean considerable
trouble in the future.
George Abel, owner of 2000 acres of farm
ing land, appeared before the board, and
told how he had gone before the local
board and asked for a reduction. He had
brought witnesses, who claimed that his
land had been assessed for more than its
cash value, but the board refused to reduce
his assessment, because if they did bo they
would have to reduce the assessment on
the lands of his neighbors. Mr. Abel gave,
as an illustration, the case of Joseph
Hamilton's ranch, assessed at $48 per
acre. It could not be sold for anything
like that sum. J. H. Glide of Sacra
mento, who owns 10,000 acres in Colusa
County, was assessed at from $6 to $32 per
acre, in lots of 80,160,320 and 640 acres.
Farmer Campbell explained that con
siderable of Glide's was hill land and used
for sheep pasture. He would be willing to
take $20 per acre for about 2000 acres of
Glide's land if he owned it. The second
grade, comprising 8000 or 4000 acres, was
worth from $12 to $15. The remainder
would be worth $8 per acre. This tract of
land adjoins one tract of Abel's land.
Controller Colgan said that the best
land in Sacramento and other counties
was in hops, and when hops went down to
the cost of production, the value of land
would decrease, but in the following year
the price of hops might jump to 50 or 60
cents per pound, and the value of the
property would go up again.
Farmer Price remarked that the soil was
yellow adobe, which cracked in the sun.
People could not raise anything except
grain on that kind of soil, because it was
too dry. They had tried to raise potatoes,
corn, beets and pumpkins there, but failed
because of lack of water. No water could
be had at a depth of less than twenty-five
feet.
Farmer Gibson said that he had been
farming for forty years up in Colusa and
had been getting poorer every year. Every
season after harvesting his crop be came
out behind and had to go to the bank to
get money.
Charles Elsey, a Colusa property-owner,
was asked what he would take for his prop
erty in the city of Oakland. He replied
that h« would take $40,000. It was as
sessed for $33,000. He would not give any
commission, thouj-h, for selling: his Oak
land property for $40,000. If he did not
get revenue from his Oakland property he
would find it very difficult to pay taxes on
his land in Colusa County. He would give
bond to pay $10,000 to any man who would
take his Colusa land off his hands at the
assessed valuation.
Farmer Schutz, who owns 54,000 acres in
Colusa County, but lives in Oakland, com
plained that $40 per acre was too high a
valuation on his land. He would be will
ing to sell all his Colusa land at $30 per
acre, but he nad business property in Oak
land assessed at $73,000. He -had offered
the Oakland property at $100,000, but could
not find anybody willing to take it. He
bought the bulk of his land from the Gov
ernment at $1 25 per acre, and for the re
mainder he paid $40 per acre in 1877.
W.W. Williams, one of Colusa County's
honest landholders, claimed that every
acre of his property was assessed too high.
Instances were quoted in which land was
sold under foreclosure for half the amount
of the assessment. One piece, sold under
a mortgage judgment of $11,000, brought
but $8000. A piece of property sold under
the hammer for $57,000 was assessed for
$108,000.
Equalizer Morehnuse announced that
the board had heard all they wanted to
hear on the ;.. subject of plain lands and
wanted to hear something of lands along
the river. C. B. Wilson,- one of the owners
of river land, testified that his land was. as
a whole, assessed , higher than its market
value. When asked when this marked
shrinkage In values had taken place he
said two or three years ago. Mr. Colgan
could not understand how it was that if
the land was assessed so much too high
why so s few people appeared before the
Board of Supervisors to argue for a reduc
tion. A statement read by the Assessor
showed that the total assessment of 1894
was almost $200,000 less than in 1893.
The assessment this year was about = $600,
--000 less than in 1894 :on outside property.
This, he said, was due -to natural shrink
age in values. -
Will S. Green of Colusa said that owners
of river land assessed for, $48 an acre would
sell it for $40. There was very little, if any
of it, that would bring more than $50. Mr.
Green said it was becoming more and more
difficult, each year for | owners of property
alone the river to borrow money .; on their
land". This was due to the fact that the
river bed is slowly rising on account of a
deposit of sediment,' and with it the high
water mark is rising along the levees. Any
year now the levees may overflow or. break
and . thousands of acres be 1 flooded and
crops ruined. Owing ?to the danger of an
overflow the banks had never loaned a dol
lar on ;an acre "of such land :in ■ Colusa
County. All loans were made by private
parties. ■. '" : i"'
;-;; An ..■ affidavit from W. B. ; Harrington,
cashier of the Colusa Bank, was read, in
which he stated that it was his business to
inquire into the value of lands in order to
make loans, and that he could state ' posi
tively, that values of land had depreciated
at least 25 per cent. ;, J
:■■■ Colusa County, with . a total assessment
roll of $12,000,000, returns $258,465 worth of
solvent < credits, while ' Alameda County,
with ;an assessment roll of $92,000,000, re
turns but $382,056 worth of cash and solvent
credits. a The gross ■ inconsistency of this,
the board says, is proof positive that the
wealthy i people ■; of Oakland i and Alameda
have escaped their just assessments.
Butt« County representatives, who were
to have i had a hearing to-day, did not op
pear, owing to sickness, and a letter was
received by the board requesting a contin
uance. Owine to the fact that the time of
the board is all taken up this could not be
granted, and short statements were taken
from members of the Board of Snpervis
ors. Butte County's roll shows a falling
off from last year in all but improvements,
and these show an increase of $25. The
causes alleged for this falling off we*e the
same as stated by other counties. Land
values had gone down, and the decrease
in land values was much greater than the
decrease in the assessment roll.
Glenn County men were also to appear
to-day and show cause why that county's
assessment should not be raised, but when
Glenn was called there was no response.
To-morrow the counties of Yuba and Sut
ter will be given a hearing.
FItJRSXO COUJfTI'B PZAINT.
Assessor Vincent to Argue Against an
Increased Assessment.
FRESNO, Cal., Aug. 20.— County As
sessor J. P. Vincent has gone to Sacra
mento to show cause before the State
Board of Equalization why the assessment
of Fresno County should not be raised.
Mr. Vincent took with him voluminous
data relating to sales and appraisements
of property, offers of property for sale,
foreclosures, etc., to show that his work
was generally well done, and that the
valuations taken as a whole are fair.
The Assessor says that, generally speak
ing, bia valuations have a tendency to be
high in proportion to the assessment of
similar property in other parts of the
State. It is not expected that the State
Board will raise Fresno's assessment.
SONOMA AND MD IRN FAIR
Auspicious Opening of the
Twenty-Ninth Exhibition
at Petal u ma.
Honors In the First Day's Racing
Events Fell to the Two
Favorites.
PETALUMA, Cal., Aug. 20.-The
twenty-ninth annual exhibition of the So
noma and Mariri County Agricultural As
sociation opened to-day with about the
usual first day's attendance. Notwith
standing Governor Budd's veto of the ap
propriation for the district fair, the exhi
bition this year promises to be up to the
standard set in former years.
The race programme in the afternoon
consisted of but two events, but they were
well contested. The judges were Thomas
Maclay, Asa Higgins and Robert Crane.
The first race was the 2:24 class trot.
Lady 0, on the strength of her victory at
Napa, was conceded a winner and sold
favorite in the pools for $20, the field, made
up of Letter B, Palermo and Bijou, bring
ing but $5. Lady O went away in the lead
in the first heat and was never headed,
winning by two lengths from Palermo,
who outfooted Bijou in the stretch. Time,
2:22^.
In the second heat Palermo took the
lead and gave the backers of the favorite a
chill by carrying the Lady to a bad break
on thebackstretch and opened up a gap
of a dozen lengths at the half pole,
reached in 1:09. Lady O had too much
speed, however, and ontrotted Palermo in
the homestretch and won an exciting heat
by a length in 2 :18!>
"Lady 0 easily disposed of her field in
the third heat, Letter B second, Bijou
third, Palermo last. Time. 2:19.^.
The second race was the 2 :25 class, pacers,
and had five starters, with Ruby M bring
ing 10 against 10 for Senator, Birdroe, Alco
and Babe Marian in the field. Ruby won
the race easily in straight heats. Best
time, 2:lß}*.
Trotting: 2:24 class: purne *500.
Lady O, br. m.. by T O-Baby (Marchand 1 1 1
Palermo, b. g., by Berlin-Norfolk (Donnelly). 2 2 4
I>tter B, b. m., by Ward B-Irlsh (Kent) 4 3 2
Bijou, b. m., by Fred Arnold-Mollie (Toil) 3 4 3
Time, 2 :22 Vi-'J :18>yi-2 :l9Vs-
Pacing; 2:25 class; nur»e $500.
Ruby M, b. m., by A lmont Patchen (Sulli
van) 1 1 1
Birtlroe, b. m., by Mark Monroe (Baker) 2 4 3
Senator, by Secretary (Mlsner) 3 4 2
Habe Marian, b. m., by Stelnway (Chaboya)..s 4 4
Alco, b. s., by Alconeer (Berryman) 4 6 5
Time, 2:19i / 4-2:18J 7 < r -2:21.
Sentenced to San Quentin,
NAPA, Cal., Aug. 20.— 1n the Superior
Court this morning George Easton, who a
mouth ago attempted to escape from the
County Jail by sawing the lock on the
prison door, pleaded guilty. Judge Ham
sentenced Easton to five years in San
Quentin. Reed, Easton'a partner, was
given the same length of time in Folsoni
some time ago.
COAST NEWS IN BRIEF.
Condensed From Special Telegrams to
"The Call."
Eaton, the Lompoc horsethief, has 'been ar
rested in Santa Barbara.
Newman Jones' dwelling and contents at
Hanford were destroyed by fire.
Frank Adams, a woodsman in charge of Lid
dell's camp, nearTacoma, was crushed beneath
a tree which be was cutting. It fell acroßs his
shoulders, breaking his back in two places.
The body of George Neimeyer Jr., who was
drowned In Washoe Lake, Nevada, has been
found.
Fannie Acorn, a young girl living at'Five
mile Lake, near Tacoma, was frightfully
burned. Her clothing caught from a cook
stove. She was alone when found, but could
give no intelligible account of how it hap
pened.
Two bids received for the construction of the
State capitol building at Olympia, both from
Chicago firms, one for $1,223,700 and the
other $1,054,334, were rejected. New bids
will be asked for.
The United States Grand Jury at Carson re
turned indictments against Frank Jennings,
B. F. Richardson, Chris Grass and George Rosa
for counterfeiting, and against John Doe, an
ludian, for robbing the postomce at St. Clair,
Churchill County.
An important change occurred last night in
the Arizona Territorial University. The
resignation of Dr. Comstock, its first president,
was accepted by the board of regents and Rev.
Howard Billman was elected to his place. Dr.
Comstock will retain the professorship of min
ing for three months ana then go into other
fields. The new president was lately chancellor
of the university and formerly at the head of
the Presbyterian Indian school at Tucson.
Fever
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A NEW MAN
That Is What Has Been
Made of Mr. Bartels,
HE WRITES PLAINLY.
When Ho First Placed Himself
Under the Care of the Specialists •
at the Hudson Medical Institute He
Was Very 111.
mHERE are occasions when a man has been
J- saved from evident death staring him in
the face— sucti as a lucky belt of the trolley car
when he was practically underneath' its
wheels, the failure to ; take effect of some
deadly poison, and things of a similar nature—
and these phenomena are daily chronicled in
the daily prints as surprising. But we hear
little— indeed next to nothing— the careful
and often marvelous way in which skillful
physicians sometimes raise apparently dead
people to life. It being a part of their regular
duty it is not thought sufficiently noteworthy •
to find a place amongst the "news of the day,
and so many very worthy men miss much of
the credit which is unquestionably their due.
But on occasions patients who have really
been snacbed back from death to- life are
ready to say. so, and that, too, without ob-
jecting to their names appearing before the
general public. One of these manly people is
Mr. F. F. Bartels of Oroville— one of the center*
of the fruit interest.
Mr. Bartels was attacked in a most malignant
way by a nervous disorder to which almost any
one may be subject through no particular fault
of his own. He was a bit puzzled at first to
know what to do. but as soon as he had placed
his case before one of the consulting physicians
of the HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE, he was
shown where the true danger lay, what was
necessary to offset it, and how little time he had
for consideration. Unreservedly Mr. Bartels
placed himself in the hands of : the great spec-
cialists, and now, as he frankly says, he Is a
"new man." Of course, this was not accom-
plished in a moment— accomplished as the)
surgeons of the Institute are they cannot eradi- : -
cate a disease which has been coming on for
years in a few momenta. But let Mr.Bartels
speak for himself. He ' has written as follows :
Oroville, Cal., March 28, 1895.
' HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE, Sam Fbajc-
cisco, Cal/— Gentlemen: Inclosed find report blank:
filled out, and in addition I will say that I am more
than pleased with your treatment. 1 am altogeth-
er a new man to what I was when I commenced to
take your medicine. I don't have that tired feel-
Ing and when Igo to bed roll and tumble trying .
to sleep. Tne pain in my back has disappeared,
and in all I feel Hue a new man. As soon as I can
get away and be gone for a week or ten days I will */
be down there to stay with you for a while. Th«
belt which I am wearing wants recharging, and
when you send me some more medicine send fluid
to charge the belt. I have about six days' treat*
ment on hand. With assured faith in the Hudson
Medical Institute, 1 remain, truly yours. •
F. T, BARTELS.
This letter could scarcely be more to the-
point than it is, but it is only one of the thou-
sands which come regularly to gladden the
hearts of the great Bpecialtists whose lives have
been devoted so freely to doing good. Here are
one or two clippings taken at random from "
thousands, which any patient can see.
W. P. Dillman writes : "I am well. I thank
you a thousand times for the great good you
have done me." i\,;., ..
William Glenn of Mountain Home, Idaho:
"The second week has brought with it all the
encouragement possible. Health and vigor .
have begun to show themselves."
T. I. Graham says : "When I look back at the
wreck I was when I began using your medicine •
it seems more like a miracles than anything
else." "
.: W. A. Russell of Machias, Wash. : "I onh^
regret that I am unable to pay you ten timtiry'
your fee. I shall recommend you to all suf- I ■
ferers." "' ;> ;^;tr *~W.", .;••*::; ;*■ V..
The stacks of letters of this nature which •'
come to the Institute every week are proof _.
positive of the unvarying success . wrjich J
crowns the efforts of tha specialists practicing- ..
there, ana again indorses the proverbial say-
ing that "if you can be cured, you can be
cured more QUICKLY, QUIETLY, SAFELY, :
SCIENTIFICALLY and SURELY" at the Hud-
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bago; sciatica: all bladder troubles; dyspepsia; "
indigestion; constipation; all visceral disorders,
which are treated ', by < the depurating department. .
Special instruments for bladder troubles.
These are a few of the special diseases in which
exceptionally remarkable cures have been made "
by the specialists, and , It may frankly be stated
that a helping hand is extended to every patient.
Circulars and testimonials of the Great
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THE TRUSTEES OF THE YOUNG MEN'S
1 Christian AB3Ociatian, bavrhg moved to the
new building on Ellis street, offer for sale at a
most reasonable price the Association's late quar-
ters on the north side of Sutter street, between
Kenrny and Ci rant avenue. The lot is 54 feet .
front by 120 feet in depth back to Berry street In
rear. Berry leads out to Grant avenue on th»
west and out Ito Bush street on the north. There
is a solid three story and basement brick and
stone building on the lot, which needs revision in
its two upper stories. The property will readily
rent for a very fine rate of Income, and will be sold
at a very reasonable price, as the Association has
now no further use for the property. ' ' »
Principals apply to . .
HENRY J. McCOY.
Association Building, Mason and Ellis streets. _
LI PO TAI JR.'S • — >.
Herb Sanitarium, j&<s4f
No. 727 Washington St., '• \X ■ i
Cor. Brenham Place, above Vffil* A
the pla^, San Francisco, Cal. Jag*"*/fW^
Office bours-9 A. M. to u **"^ '
14 M.,1 to 4 and sto 8 „* Vr
P. M.
San Fbancisco, June 1,1805.
,•-., . 619 Geary street.
After three years of acute suffering from bron-
chitis and insomnia and having been treated dur-
ing this time by physicians of both the aid and nM
schools without the slightest improvement I of*
suited Dr. LI Po Tai Jr., who at once found tv«
direct cause of the trouble. After a course of treat-
ment with him I can pronounce mysoli cured. I
feel I owe my Ule to &fo skill, »0* A J-O.N >