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LOS ANGELES' GAIN
Comes Into Possession
of a Modern Street
Railway.
LINES TO BE REMODELED.
When Completed They Will
Excel Those of Any City of
Its Population.
WILL REACH ALL SUBURBS.
Development of Outlying Districts
One Aim of the Consolidated
Company.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. I.— The re
cent sale of the Consolidated Electric Rail
roads of Los Angeles to the bondholders
for $1,500,000 means much to this city, as
the present owners have determined to
almost entirely remodel the system and
THE CENTBAL POWER-HOUSE OF THE LOS ANOELES CONSOLI
DATED RAILWAY.
[Reproduced from a photograph.]
make it one of the finest and best-equipped
in the country.
In the matter of streetcar equipment Los
Angeles has lagged behind for many years,
and is at present using the same rolling
stock that was .doing duty eight years ago,
and as "trailers" cars that came around
the Horn in the early seventies, and de
voured space for many years with mule
attachment.
The total number of miles now operated
by the Consolidated Company, including i
cable and electric lines, is at present about
seventy-five. This mileage will be in
creased as soon as practicable to about 100
miles, the new roads following the modern
methods of construction and being laid in
the most substantial manner. The lines
now operated by cable will be changed to
electricity, the old cable-cars discarded
and rolling-stock combining all the latest
improvements substituted. Much of the
old track is composed of the very lightest
rails. These will be removed and the regu
lation steel rails, such as are used on the
Kearny-street electric road in San Fran
cisco, will be put down. . .
The oower plant will be thoroughly over
hauled and will be centralized in the power
house now located at the corner of Wilde
street and Central avenue. ■ This will
economize power and save much in the
operating expense account, as it will do
away with the three power-houses now
located at Seventh and Grand avenue,
on Downey avenue and on Boyle Heights.
There is sufficient unused space in the
power-house selected for additional ma
chinery needed in the immediate future,
and the company owns enough ground
surrounding the present building to per
mit of all necessary expansion for further
needs.
The increase necessary in the power
house to accommodate the change will be
made at once, and will consist of two large
direct-connected 800-kilowat generators,
equivalent to an addition of 2000 horse
power engines, and two 1000 horsepower
steam engines, making a total increase of
4000 horsepower. The "direct-connected"
generators will be of the latest improved
pattern, and, as the name indicates, will
be coupled direct with the main shaft of
the engine and will not be driven by belts
or rope drives, thus economizing both
space and power.
The space in the power-house will also
admit of the introduction of two vertical
engines, which will •be used to supply
the power circuit for mercantile and manu
facturing concerns, which is now run in
conjuntion with motive power* for the rail
way and as the circuit is increasing every
day it has been found advisable to provide
separate means for its maintenance.
General Manager Wood said this morn
ing that one of the main objects of the
new administration was to build up the
outlying districts as fast as possible, and to
that end tracks . would . be extended and
facilities for getting to and from the center
of the city would be increased as fast as the
traffic would warrant it. An order has been
placed and is now being filled for seventy
handsome cars, thirty being of the large
double- truck pattern and forty of the sin
gle-truck kind. These cars will combine
handsomeness of design, with every im
provement for comfort and safety yet de
vised, besides having several special feat
ures adapted to the climate and uses of
local traffic. The expenditures in sight
will involve an outlay of nearly, if not
quite, a half million dollars, but will en
hance the value of the road almost two
fold. v . .
When the improvements now being in
augurated shall have been carried out Los
Angeles will be able to boast of the largest,
finest and Dest equipped system of cable
• roads in the country for a city of its size,
and one whose system of transfers, if based
on that now in vogue, will be the most
generous. Even at the present time Los
Angeles leads all other cities in propor
tion to population, being sixteenth in rail
road mileage and fifty-second, in popula
tion, while Boston, which boasts the finest
electric system in the country, ranks
second in railroad mileage and third in
population. ■ •■■•• 4. -.. • ■ . : -
All of the changes will be made in ac
cordance with the report made to the board
of directors by Messrs.. Hasson & : Hunt,
the engineers of San Francisco, an account
of whose examination was given at the
time it was made, in the columns of The
Call. General Manager Wood will super
intend all changes, and it is safe to ; pre
dict that under his efficient direction they
will be made in the most economical and
at the same time durable manner.
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Suicide in Chili Gulch.
SAN ANDREAS, Cal., Sept I.— A well
known miner named Alfo Knell commit
ted suicide by blowing his brains out, last
night, at his cabin in Chili Gulch. / He had
been sick a long time, and is supposed to
have been partially insane. Lately he was
staying at Mokelumne Hill for medical
treatment. He walked three miles boot
less to reach his cabin to commit the act.
Knell was about forty-five years old and
single. He leaves considerable property.
CATALIXA ISLAXD SPORT.
Three Monster Jew flstx Landed by a Trio
of Fishermen.
AVALON. Oatalina Islakp, Cal., Sept.
The largest catch of jewfish of the sea
son was taken this week by. a trio of gen
tlemen who were fishing beyond Church
Rock. Within an hour they hooked three
monster jewfish, the largest of which sur
passed in size any taken this season, weigh
ing 320 pounds— just five pounds more
than the monster taken by W. A. Carnes,
the San Francisco ancler. in July. This
fish was taken by W. E. Winslow of -Santa
Ana, and measured six feet four inches in
length.
The next in size of the remarkable trio
tipped the scales at 270 pounds and was
taken by J. A. Woy of Pomona, and the
third, which if taken by itself would have
been considered a big one, was landed by
Daniel Gibler of Claremont.
MR. BUDD OX A LAUXCH.
First Water Trip of the Executive Since
HE9I His Sickness.
STOCKTON, Cal.. Sept. I.— The Gover
nor and his family and Harbor Commis
sioner Colnon and family went down the
river this afternoon in the Governor's new
launch, which he has named after Mr.
Colnon's little daughter, Hazel. The Gov- j
ernor enjoyed the trip very much and
returned much refreshed. 4., 44 *-.
This was Mr. Budd's first trip on the
water since his -sickness and was taken
partly to see how he would stand it. He
will start for Tiburon the latter part of this
week. SEPH
LAKE STATION DISASTER.
Wreck of a Passenger Train
Caused by a Fallen
Tree.
Injuries Which May Prove Fatal
Sustained by Engineer
Gabriel.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. Forest fires
this afternoon burned a huge tree which
fell across the Seattle, Lake Shore and
Eastern track at Lake Station, seventeen
miles out from this city, wrecking the in
coming regular train No. 2. Engineer
George W. Gabriel in jumping was caught
between the tender and the cab, sustaining
internal injuries which may result fatally.
No one else was injured, though Fireman
Anderson had a miraculous escape.
There were fully 300 people on the train,
two-thirds of the passengers being excur
sionists on their way back from Snoquai
mie Falls. Only the engine and tender
were ditched.
The passengers were brought to the city
to-night on a special, arriving at 10:30
o'clock.
MIXERS IX LIME AT GILROY.
Pioneers to Assist in the Admission-Day
Celebration.
GILROY, Cal., Sept. I.— The pioneer
miners of the early '50's will be in line in
the Admis3ion-day parade on the float rep
resenting early mining life. Amos Robinson
is captain of the pioneers.
The money realized from the fireman's
daughter contest will be partly used in
decorating the town. Already the colors,
green and yellow, are commencing to ap
* pear in front of business houses.
Word has been received that Rincon
Parlor, N. S. G. W., of San Francisco will
attend the celebration in Gilroy.
There was great rejoicing late last night
over the election of Miss Laura Dewart for
fireman's daughter. • She is -a. very at
tractive young lady, of sweet disposition
and charming manners, and will make a
handsome representative daughter. The
committee will furnish the beautiful cos
tumes, one to be worn in the parade and
the other at the ball on the 10th. The fire
man's float will represent a large swan
and the seat of honor will be perched on
its back.
SUICIDE AT SEATTLE.
George A. Gales Grew Tired of Life and
Swallowed Morphine. ■
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. I.— George A.
Gates, an accountant 50 years old, died last
evening from the effects of morphine,
taken with suicidal intent. He was for
many years secretary and treasurer of the
People's Theater, under the management
of John W. Considine. For fully -a" year.
Gates has been unbalanced, his misfortune
being attributed by friends to spiritualism.
Every preparation was made for death,
he laying out a suit of clothes in which he
desired to be buried. ' He wrote several
letters, one to a sister, Mrs. Anna Walton
of Yuba City, Cal. In another, after telling
what disposition should be made of his
effects, he said :
"You will say I am crazy, but I am not.
I am tired of life's effort, and simply wish
to be in the next world, where I know I
will be happy.
Typhoid Fever at Guadalupe;
-SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Sept. V l.—
Several laborers employed by the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company on its extension
below Gaudalupe,' have sickened with
typhoid fever. There is no public hospital
of any kind in. the - upper part of ; Santa
Barbara ; County, and as the * hotels are
naturally unwilling to take in such cases,
one poor fellow has - been given shelter in
the Santa Maria jail.
Santa Barbara Cutting Affray.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Sept. I.—
Milo Ruiz and Francesco Cordero, cousins
and fast friends when sober, last night im
bibed too , much liquor and diversified the
programme of a Spanish dance in front of
Grand Army Hall on Ortega street, by en
gaging- in a. violent altercation, in which
Ruiz attacked Cordero with a small ■ dag
ger, cutting him on the- cheek and
shoulder.
THE BAN FKANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1895.
NEWS OF THE COAST.
Sacramento Season of
Revelry Will Begin
To-Day.
STATE FAIR EXHIBITS.
Interest Is Centered In the
Display of Electrical
Power.
FINE RACES IN PROSPECT.
Fast Time Made by the Flyers
In the Try-Outs at the
Track.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept. I.— lt is ex
pect that when the great doors of the State
Agricultural Pavilion swing open to-mor
row night nearly every exhibit will be in a
state of completion and a scene of ■ beauty
never before equaled in the annals of the
society will be presented. Judging by the
present state of noise and confusion, how
ever, a touch of Aladdin's magic lamp
would seem necessary to bring about this
desired result. To be sure . Secretary Ed
Smith has fully demonstrated in past
years his ability to perfect order out of
chaos, and it may be possible that he will
not fail to add new honors to his reputa
tion. SflM
Judging by present appearances the ex
hibit of Shaw. Ingram & Batcher will be
head and shoulders above the other firms
in the completeness of their display. They
present a perfect model of the old Sacra
mento River steamer El Capitan, which
years ago threaded the tortuous stream,
bearing on its decks supplies for the
thousands of men who delved into the
earth for the precious metal. This model
is v pward of sixty feet in length and is
simply perfect in its arrangement. The
walking-beam and paddle wheels will be
placed in constant motion, an electric
motor being the agent used, while an air
pump will be used to blow the whistle.
The interior will be lighted by electric
lights, which, shining through the numer
ous windows, will throw constant gleams
over the troubled waste of canvas waters
with which the exhibit will be surrounded.
On the front of the vessel, just below the
pilot-house, will hang an anchor with cross
oars, from which will be suspended an
Edison electric flashlight of modern form.
This light has been procured direct from
the Electric Wizard.
Adjoining this exhibit is the display of
Kimbal & Upson, consisting of all varie
ties of sporting goods.
An army of workmen is busily engaged
in perfecting arrangements throughout the
entire building, which is filled to overfiow-
ing with the numerous exhibits, and the
sounds of the hammers and saws are deaf
ening. The exhibits in the machinery de
partment are rapidly coming into shape,
and the principal ones to draw attention
will be those in full operation, the motive
power being exclusively that of the Folsom
Electric Company.
Heading the list of exhibits will be a
fifty horsepower centrifugal pump from the
Krogh Manufacturing Company of San
Frencisc* in full operation. The Elkus
Company of Sacramento will have fifteen
sewing machines all moving by electric
power.
In the art department, while the exhibi
tion may not be as large as that of former
years, the subjects treated will be far more
select, as local artists have in many in-
stances reserved their best works, which
will be presented to the public for the first
time Monday night.
There are scores and scores of other ex
hibits well worthy of the attention of the
visitor. .
The Capital Soap Company of Sacra
mento has constructed a modern cottage
of soap boxes, surmounted by a three
quarter life-size statue of Napoleon, carved
from a block of soap. The statue is the
work of a talented young German sculptor,
a resident of this city, and is strikingly
lifelike.
The Sacramento County exhibition which
was displayed at the World's Fair will be
reproduced.
The numerous steam-engines that have
heretofore furnished the power "to
set the machinery and exhibits -in
motion will be silent, and in their stead
the noiseless, irresistible force that travels
silently over the copper pathway from the
powerful generators at ; Folsom will fully
demonstrate to the visiting world the /im
mensity of its probabilities in the future. ;;.
The whirling machinary, the flashing
lights will all be a fitting monument to
the city's entrance into the broad pathway
of progressive and future greatness.
The celebration of Admission day by
the pride of California—the Native Sons of
the Golden West— will be a great occasion.
That this fact is fully recognized by the
managers is exemplified by the beautiful
decorations erected in their honor in 7 the
most prominent part of the building, the
space within the main entrance. The
crossed picks and shovels, the mining
pans, the California grizzlies, all emblem
atical of the order, are fully displayed. "
Everything points to a most auspicious
opening of the State Fair races. Horse
men from different points in the State are
pouring in on every train and no doubt
the crowd to-morrow will be a large one.
The trotters and pacers will have an in
ning, and outside of the .Occident stake,
which is considered a cinch for the speedy
La Belle, spirited contests are looked for.
The overland train, . which leaves Sacra
mento every night at 7 o'clock for San
Francisco, will give visitors from the Bay
City a chance to witness the races and re
turn the same day. ;
Gilead is now considered to have "a
mortgage on the cup race, as he worked a
handy mile over the inside track 7on Sat
urday morning in I:4OJ^. " Libertine, too,
the Eastern record smasher, is looking in
fine fettle and will not lack supporters
when he goes to the post. The entries for
to-morrow's events without declaration
are as follows :'.
. Occident stakes— lran Alto, Nordica, Cres
sida, Silver Ring, Our Seth and La Belle. .-■-.
2 :25 class pacing— Dictatus, Don Fallis, Dan
N, , Little ■ Alph, , Pansy, Birdroe, . Prince •C,
Rabe Marion, Alco, ; Welcome, Chief Moore,
Ruby M, Trifle, Jay, Senator,* Lynette. [z4'4zz',
: 2:20 > class * trotting— John Bury, . Maud H,
Director - Prince, Montana, Hero, Bijou,
Knight, Stella, Tilton B. . . ■'■";;; '■ -
VALLEJO'S COJVTIXGEXT.
The Independence Band ; to Accompany
'. ■-' Xative Sons.
VALLEJO, Cal., Sept. : Extensive
preparations are being made by members
of Vallejo Parlor, No. 77," Native Sons of
the Golden West, or .. its 7 visit to '■ Sacra
mento to celebrate Admission day. The
United States Receiving-ship Independ
ence band will be taken along and the par
lor -.will go *up in „ full force of members.
Many ladies intend accompanying the par- ;
lor members.
MOXEY IX HIS LEG.
The Limb Was of Cork: and Made a Safe
Depository. »
SAN JOSE; Cal., Sept. I.— A.^C. De
poister, who * was recently bound over by
Justice Herrington of Santa Clara to keep
the peace, and who ,is serving . six months
in the County Jail in lieu of $2000 bonds.
| was thoroughly searched yesterday by
Sheriff Lyndon, who found $100 in gold on
the inside of his cork leg.
On the morning of the day he threatened
to kill his wife, Depoister drew out what
money they had on deposit in the bank,
amounting -to something over $100. His
wife reported • the matter to the : officers
who arrested him, but they failed to find
it. Yesterday Mrs. Depoister called on
Sheriff ; Lyndon and intimated that : the
money might be found in the cork leg, so
Sheriff Lyndon at - once called . Depoister
into his office and made a search. The
Sheriff has taken charge of the money.
BIOGRAPHIES OF PIOXEERS.
Early Settlers to Establish a Literary
•■'•,. :"*• '■''-. Bureau.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Sept. I.— a meeting
of Santa Clara County Pioneers yesterday
afternoon it was decided to establish a lit
erary bureau, the object of which is to
secure accounts of the lives of tbe mem
bers and preserve them for the benefit of
the society.
A communication was received from the
Floral Carnival committee, asking the so
ciety to have a float in the carnival, but no
action was taken. A communication was
received from the Associated Pioneers of
the Territorial Days in New York City,
asking for assistance toward erecting a
monument to General John C. Fremont on
the Hudson "River, action on which was
postponed.
At the conclusion of the business meet
ing the members were. treated to costume
recitations and dances by the Cotton
family. __^____^____
FRUIT OF SANTA CLARA
Orchardists Disposed to Do
Away With Speculative
Business.
Prune-Growers to Dry Their Own
Product— Better Prices In
Prospect.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Sept. I.— Ralph W.
Hersty, manager of the California Fruit
Agency, in speaking of the fruit crop yes
terday, said:
"The trade in dried fruit is remarkably
quiet, but that is a healthy and encour
aging sign at this time of the year. It has
been our desire to discourage speculation.
The business done in August heretofore
has been largely speculative, but the ten
dency now is to wait until the market is
ready to receive the goods. The amount
of last season's crop still on hand is not
sufficient to cut any figure in the market.
Most of the old goods have been moved
from the State and coast, which is a very
good thing.
"One feature of the prune-drying busi
ness in Santa Clara County this year is
that a larger portion of • the orchardists
than for some time past will dry their own
product. This is on account of the rather
low price offered for the green fruit, and
the scarcity of buyers. Many sections
were not visited this year by green fruit
buyers. , What green prunes were sold
brought from $27 50 to $32 50 a ton, ac
cording to size and quality. No doubt it
paid individual growers better to dry their
own prunes than to sell at those figures.
The dried product will be just as good
quality and even better, for many orchard
ists turn out better looking dried fruit than
the large driers.
'.'For peaches from $30 to $35 a ton has
been paid by the canners this year. A
large proportion of the late peaches will be
dried if the weather will permit. Canners
assert that they cannot make fine-appear
ing canned fruit of the Salway peaches, be
cause the large amount of colored matter
that they contain makes the fruit of a dark
color.
"From private advices received it is esti
mated that the prune crop of France will
be but 50 per cent of last year. The crop
of that - country in 1894 was 60,000,000
pounds, of which 25,000,000 pounds were
exported. If the yield is 30,000,000 pounds,
as estimated, this will be less than the
amount consumed in France in 1894, and
there will be but little to export. This es
timate is probably a low one, and the yield
may reach 45,000,000 pounds. It is certain
that the French crop will not equal the
California crop in quality or size."
ROAD CLUB RACES.
Events for the Coming Meet of Wheelmen
Decided Upon.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Sept I.— The directors
of the San Jose Road Club have decided
upon the following events for the bicycle
meet to be held at the : Gilroy racetrack en
September 10, and to-day " entry-blanks
were mailed to the different cycling clubs
in the State:
One-mile scratch, class A— First prize, suit of
clothes, value $30 ; second prize, diamond
locket, value $20.
Five-mile handicap, class A— First prize, suit
of clothes, value $30: second prize, clock,
value $15.
One-mile scratch, class First prize, bicycle,
value $105 ; second prize, diamond pin, value
$20.
Two-mile handicap, class B— First prize, dia
mond ring, value $50; second prize, cuff-but
tons, value $20. * , -^SKffiSKR&ttMKnSSf
The entries for the handicap races close
on September 4 and for open events Sep
tember 6.
The Golden Gate Cycling Club of San
Francisco, under Captain Mass, made a
run to this city to-day, about twenty-five
members participating.
Funeral of Ormund Butler.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Sept. I.— Ormund But
ler, the young man who died on Saturday
from the result of a streetcar accident, was
buried this morning , from the First Chris
tian Church. The ; funeral was largely at
tended, the Foresters, Garden City Cyclers
and Christian ' Endeavor societies 7 being
present The pall-bearers f were Repre
senting the Christian Endeavor Society
J. M. Eley, '_ C. H. ; Johnson ; representing
Garden City Cyclers— Mi Platte, Walter
Jamison ; .'•• representing I the Foresters— J.
W. Graham and Fred Cheek.
Raid on a Chinese'' Lottery.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Sept. I.— Detective
Anderson and Officer McClintock 7; to-day
raided a lottery game in Woolen-mill Chi
natown and . captured an ' . entire- lottery
outfit Ah Lee, a Chinaman, and S. Kane
fa iro. a 'Japanese; proprietors of the game,
were arrested. Several white men were
marking tickets at -i the . time of the raid,
but they were allowed to go. The officers
secured about 2000 lottery tickets and all
the * paraphernalia necessary ■to conduct
the game. — . _
Died From Thirst on Yuma Desert.
PHCENIX, Ariz., Sept I.— News has
\jeen received of the* death from thirst *. of
John Kerley on the Great Yuma Desert,*
east of Ehrenberg. The young man had
lost his horse, 1 , and was | left on foot f over
twenty miles . from i the nearest water. .He
was a Texan,' thirty-eight years old. ■;"•
. Dr. J. A. Zahm is creating much excite
ment at the ; Catholic Summer School at
Madison, Wis., by agreeing wholly with
the teachings of the late Professor Huxley.
NEWS OF THE COAST
Breach in the Ranks of
the Country Club
Widens.
SMALL HOPE FOR PEACE.
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Bitter Feeling Caused by the
Burlingame Set's
Action.
LAST OUTING AT DEL MONTE.
The Site of the Marin County Club
house to Be Purchased
' •'- - Forthwith.
HOTEL DEL MONTE, Cal., Sept. I.—
Society has finished its annual frolic
"under the greenwood tree." The guns
are cased, the rackets • have been laid
aside, the polo ponies are resting and the
racehorses have been carefully stabled and
groomed. The round of the week's
• pleasures came to a close to-night with a
brilliant pyrotechnic display on the Del
Monte Lake, situated but a few hundred
yards from the hotel. *
The day has been quietly spent by the
guests of the hotel. A little bathing, rid
ing and driving was all, for almost every
one felt worn with the attendance on the
exciting events of ; the week. It is not all
play to have one play so long, and to make
believe that one is enjoying himself at any
time is, to say the least, hard work. There
has been much of this kind of play at Del
Monte during the week past But it is all
over now and most of the people here
seem to be real glad of the fact. 7..-";;
In truth, many of the guests tired of it
yesterday and took the evening train for
home. To-day most of the remaining ones
followed those of yesterday. After the
2 and 4 o'clock trains pulled, out for the
City to-day the hotel presented a decidedly
lonely appearance. The attendance at to
night's display of fireworks was, however,
very good, as the people from Monterey,
Pacific Grove and other adjacent points
were admitted to the grounds to enjoy this
event ,
A feeling exists that real pleasure has
been murdered by the cold steel of what is
supposed to be good form. The schism
which has been dividing the society of the
400 of the State for a year past has been
still further widened by this outing at . Del
Monte. Certain leading diplomats in soci
ety tried vainly to stem the current which
has so long threatened the social world,
but they could not check its course.
To what first cause the difference which
placed the Burlingame set against the old
time leaders can justly be charged does
not now plainly appear, so engrossed is
the public eye with the nearer causes of
difference. Certain it . is that . the causes
first affecting society, and culminating in
the open breach of the past week, were re
mote enough to have a settled feeling in
many quarters before this outing was
fairly on. To this may be attributed the
fact that many people here have only
been "playing" that they were; enjoying
themselves, for their; hearts, were never in
• the events of this occasion. This, too, ac
counts for the absence of many prominent
people, who Ijave ; never ; before failed to
put in an appearance at these stated
gatherings. _ > :'7 : 477
:. In speaking of the slight given the
Country Club on Friday last by ; the Bur
lingame set, a prominent member of the
club said: .. .4
"Of course we feel keenly the slight, yet
the , fact that *it was intentional, and we
think premeditated, divests it of most of
its sting. A slight, to be : wounding •to
one's, feelings, is successful in proportion
as it is delivered with nice discrimination,
but when it comes divested of all attempted
claim, to well-bred recognition it loses
much of its intended effect. We are shed
ding no tears over the matter, but you can
say that this is the last, event under the
auspices'of the Country Clubthat will be
held at this point"' ....
In referring to the same matter, as in
fact little else has been the subject of con
versation since Friday, a member of the
club who stands in a position. to speak ad
visedly said:
"We have long had under contemplation
the purchase of 110 acres on which : our
clubhouse stands on our preserve in Marin
County. To-day it has been definitely de
cided that we will close the option which
we hold on this piece of land and at once
make such preparations as may be neces
sary for holding .. the annual meets of the
club on our own grounds."
"I am so sorry, don'tcher know," a fair
girl was overheard to say this morning,
while vainly endeavoring to keep a re
fractory monocle in a refractory American
eye, "that all this trouble has come about
It's awfully unkind to us girls, don'tcher
know. Whatever shall we do to straighten
it all out?"
But the question up to the present time
is unanswered.
' Mr. Hobart purchased from Mr. Bellner
that splendid " pony Lady Greensleeves,
paying for her the sum of $800, it is said.
The bargain was clinched after the busi
ness hours of yesterday had been long
gone.
The major portion of the gentlemen
who are interested in snorts do not take
over-kindly to polo, judging by the current
expressions heard about the grounds. It
would be 7 amiss not " 9 to mention the fact
that to F. R. Webster of the Country Club
and to Major Rathbone is due very much
of the credit for the excellent programme
of events presented during the week.
They each have been indefatigable in their
efforts to please every one in attendance.
A PORTL FATALITY.
John Sundberg < Crushed ;to Death by ■ a
Falling Derrick.
7 PORTLAND, Ob., Sept. I.— John Sund
berg was crushed to death yesterday after
noon. 7 The tragedy occurred on the site of
the recent ; fire ;in which a Chinaman lost
his life" by leaping from a window.
; Sundberg was engaged in cleaning brick,
and some men near him were letting down
a derrick," which got beyond' their control."
In falling it struck Sundberg squarely on
the head, splitting his skull wide open. It
was a sickening sight, but the unfortunate
man never realized what befell him, as his
death must have been instautaneous. The
deceased was ■ a v married ; man, whose wife
is lying very sick at one of the hospitals.
IXSAXITY OF A PORTLAXD MaX.
Mental Derangement Superinduced by the
Loss of a Fortune. . ,
PORTLAND, 7 Ob., Sept. I.— R. M. Ta
bor, an old ■ resident of . Portland, formerly
connected with ] the United *„ States ■ Engi
neers', office,'; has ; been committed to ; the
insane asylum because of mental derange
ment superinduced by' loss of fortune.
During the recent boom Tabor made con
siderable money speculating in real estate,
and for a piece of land which -he owns in
the vicinity of Woodstock was offered
$40,000 and declined to make a sale. At no
time since could he sell the property for
more than third of this amount.
Tabor imagines he is still in a position
to sell his property ■ for $40,000, and ■* tells
his friends of all manner of generous deeds
he is going to perform. '■;,'
CAXXOT LAKH AT PORTLAXD.
A Chinese Merchant Barred on a Tech
nicality. '
' PORTLAND, Ob., Sept. I.— Among the
Chinese passengers on the steamer Signal
was Chin Sue, formerly employed here as
a cook. 7 The Chinaman saved money and
bought a business, leaving his situation.
During the. World's Fair Sue temporarily
returned to his former employer to enable
the latter to visit Chicago. Prior to his
employer's return Chin Sue took out regis
tration papers and sailed for China.
Collector Black refused to land this man,
as the law explicitly states that the appli
cant must at the time of receiving his pa
pers be actually engaged as a merchant.
Collector Black, acting upon the advice
of United States District Attorney Murphy,
allowed Ah Fat, the deserting cook of the
British ship Orealla, to land. As the Chi
naman is an American citizen, according
to the action of a court in Louisiana, he
could not be held in custody if habeas
corpus proceedings were instituted in his
behalf.
Ah Fat was taken into custody in the
first place at the instance of British Vice-
Consul Laidlaw, and yesterday that official
signified his willingness. to have the Chi
naman released. However, Collector Black
was disposed to raise the point that Ah
Fat was not entitled to land, and that he
would not permit him to land.
WESTMINSTER'S SCANDAL
Flight of Court Registrar Fald
ing With Trust Funds in
His Possession-
Captured In Minneapolis Through
the Quick Work of the Do
minion Police.
VICTORIA, B. C, Sept. British Co
lumbia has another sensation close upon
the heels of the Registrar Prevost scandal,
being, in fact, a second chapter of it On
the very day that Prevost disappeared and
a warrant for his arrest issued, William H.
Falding, registrar of the court at Westmin
ster, also absconded, fearing an audit of
his books and the discovery that he was
several thousand dollars short. In the ex
citement of the present case Falding's
preparatory story that he was coming to
Victoria on official business was accepted
without a thought, and he thus gained a
full week's start on the police. Though
handicapped in the start, the police acted
promptly and late to-night the news came
that the fugitive had been arrested in Min
neapolis, lie will be brought back at
once, probably waiving extradition.
The discovery of Falding's crime was
made yesterday and a warrant was issued
charging him with embezzlement and a
reward of $250 offered for his arrest. Fald
ingjis charged with embezzling trust funds
confided to his charge as registrar of the
court, and his case and Prevost' are in
every way similar. Falding left on Fri
day, the 23d ult, and said he was going to
Victoria, but instead went up and was
seen next day at Kamloops, where he had
bought a ticket for, St. Paul, Minn., and
thus had a big start of the authorities.
At first no one would believe that Fald
ing had gone wrong. He was well known,
popular and respected, and, in fact, his
reputation was excellent in every way. He
had but one fault, intemperance, being
frequently under the influence of liquor
during business hours. The Government
officials will not say, and probably do not
know yet, the amount of , his embezzle
ment, but it is currently reported that he
drew from the bank before leaving all trust
funds payable there to his . order, and the
amount must have been considerable.
SAXTA CRUZ . ISLAXD '. HOTEL.
Cai re and Raymond Said to Be Planning
7;4*;4. 4. _ for an Elegant Resort.
. SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Sept I.— A
report is in circulation that Justinian
Caire, president of the company owning
Santa Cruz Island, and the gentleman
leading in the proposed plans for the build
ing of a great hotel and the establishment
of a summer resort ; there, together with
Walter Raymond, who has recently leased
the San Marcos Hotel and will henceforth
brine all Raymond •" excursions here, will
unite-in their plans, with the intention of
establishing a summer resort '; that shall
eclipse anything upon this coast They
are working quietly and refuse to divulge
their plans.
OXLY WHITES EMPLOYED.
Hop-Picking in the Russian River Valley
Will Begin To-day.
HEALDSBURG, Cal., Sept. Hop
picking will be commenced in nearly all
the hopfields of the Russian River to-mor
row morning, the growers having decided
to gather the brewing blossoms. This
means much to the laboring classes of this
section, for over 1000 1 persons will be em
ployed and none '■'■ but white help will find
work. The price paid is to be 70 cents per
hundred. .;
Picnicked at Camp Sargents.
GILROY, Cal., Sept. I.— The Slavonian-
American Relief Society of San Jose pic
nicked to-day at Camp Sargents. Between
800 " and 1000 attended. The Fifth Regi
ment band from San Jose furnished dance
music. 1777.
A
l / m * t JL
Complete
Triumph —
Our Big Alteration Sale
The first day was an absolute success. It's
' going to be the biggest sale we ever had.
Let others take their whole pages to an-
nounce their fake -'Water,'' --Smoke" and
-•Broom" Sales (who pays for it you).
The crowds in our store Saturday prove that
, m there's always room for GENUINE sales.
* ■■- Any one who buys here -_ during this sale
can have his money back any time he says
••not satisfied." to-day the second
day. See our big windows for prices. Cloth-
ing for Man, Boy and Child at "Cut-in-Two"
" prices. _•..,■*,•*
H. SUMMERFIELD & CO.,
STRICTLY ONE-PRICE CLOTHIERS,
924, 926, 928; 930 MARKET STREET.
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NEWS OF THE COAST
A Crusade Against the
Sonoma County
So I y an os.
. *
HOKE SMITH PETITIONED
Citizens Ask That the Indians
Be Returned to Their
Reservation.
REDS .IN DRUNKEN ORGIES.
Able at All Times to Secure Fire
water From Their White
Brethren. '■"
HEALDSBURG, Cal., Sept. 1. — The
residents of northern Sonoma County have
at last become tired of the constant war
fare among the Indians living in this sec
tion and propose 'to abate the nuisance.
Chief Charley, who rules the redmen
living here, and all his followers are ad
dicted to the use of intoxicating beverages.
There is a law on the statutes which makes
it a felony to furnish or sell to an Indian
any intoxicating liquor; still they have
no difficulty in securing all they want.
The officers believed that if a few ar
rests and convictions were had the white
men who give their red brothers liquor
would desist. This proved a fallacious
theory, however, for in the last twelve
months sixteen persons were arrested for
the offense, and twelve of these are now
doing time in ' San Quentin, but the In
dians still get all the wine they want, and
the annoyance caused thereby continues.
About 300 of the natives reside in this
district. They work on farms and secure
money enough to purchase the little they
require for sustenance, using the surplus
for "firewater." Their proper place is on
the reservation in ■ Round Valley, where
allowance is made by. the Government for
their keeping, and to secure their return
to the reservation a petition has been
drawn up as follows :
To the Honorable the Secretary of the Inte
rior—Sib: We the undersigned citizens of the
County of Sonoma, State of California, do
hereby represent and show to your Excellency
that there are a large number of
Indians belonging and accredited to
the * Round ' Valley Indian Reservation
of this State, roaming about in the
county of Sonoma, principally in the Russian
River, Dry Creek and Alexander valleys; that
all of said Indians are addicted to drunken
ness and when intoxicated are very disorderly
and quarrelsome that murders and assaults
have become so frequent as to be an unbear
able . burden, both on account of the great
expense to " the county and the menace to
society.
Wherefore, we do hereby petition and pray
that all of said Indians be removed at once to
their reservation in Round Valley and that
proper measures be taken to keep them there.
The petition is being unanimously
signed, and when sent to the Secretary of
the Interior will contain the . signature of
every taxpayer *in the northern end of
Sonoma.
A Call representative interviewed Cap
; tain Charley this morning. The chief and
[eight or ten of his followers were in town
holding high carnival with watermelons.
The old fellow sniffed at the petition. Said
he: i %-fllf^^
"Me no care what people here say. I
live in this country Jong time— forty, fifty
moons. I not go to reservation. Too
much work;; too much hot; no fish; no
circus; no wine; no fun."
IXCREASIXG THE CAP A.
Wineries Made Ready for the Season's
■ Opening.
HEALDSBURG, Cal., Sept. I.— Twenty
carpenters are working long hours on the
big addition to the association's winery at
Windsor in order that everything may be
in readiness for the • winemaking season,
which is now only two- weeks away. - A
large force is also at work on . the Hotch
kiss & Miller cellar in the same place and
fifteen carpenters are.putting the finishing
touches to the new winery being built in
Alexander Valley. The completion -of
these three cellars increases the capacity
for making wine nearly 600,000 gallons. t'4,
A Call representative, in conversation
with S. L. O shorn, one of the most exten
sive growers - in the county, was to-day in
formed that the crop would be much
lighter than* usual, probably not over two
thirds of last season's yield. While the
ruling prices '> paid are $10 for white grapes
and $12 for zinfandels and other of the bet
ter varieties, as high as $15 per ton has
been paid in some instances.
Picture-Frame Factory Burned,
CHICAGO, 111., Sept. 1. — Fire this
morning destroyed the picture-frame fac
tory of . George Kellar at 21 and 23 Illinois
street.- The building and stock were en
tirely consumed and the machinery ren
dered worthless. The damage will reach
$21,000. The blaze is supposed to have
been started by an incendiary.
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