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LINER ST. PAUL
IS ASHORE.
She Is Reported to Be on the
Beach Near Long
Branch.
IS SIGHTED BY A PILOT
The Imperiled Steamship Is One
of the Finest in Atlantic
Waters.
HOPE FOR THE PASSENGERS.
It Is Believed That the Weather
Will Not Cause Extraordi
nary Danger.
NEW YORK, N. V., Jan. 25, 6 a. m.— No.
2 Life-saving Station reports to the Marine
observer at Sandy Hook that the Ameri
can Line steamship St. Paul, which was
expected to arrive from Southampton to
day, is ashore near the Brighton Hotel
at Long Branch.
A pilot-boat has just arrived at Sandy
Hook with confirmation of the report that
the St. Paul is ashore.
The St. Paul is one of the most magnifi
cent steamships afloat. She is Known to
have a large list of passengers on her in
coming voyage.
At this hour it is impossible to give in
formation in regard to the probable safety
of the passengers, but the chances are in
favor of their rescue.
The weather last night was not exactly
favorable, but it has not been so rough a3
it was for the past week.
DR. HOWARD IN TROUBLE
He Is Accused of Questioning
the Integrity of the
Scripture.
The Strife Originated in Differences as
to the Location of a House
of Worship.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 24.— Charges
of heresy are to be filed shortly with the
Los Angeles Presbytery against Rev. Burt
Estes Howard, pastor of the Westminster
Presbyterian Church, the most fashion
able congregation in the city. The charges
of heresy will assert that Rev. Mr. Howard
has denied the atonement, has questioned
the integrity of the Scriptures, has de
fended the doctrine of evolution, has
advocated TJnitarianism and has defended
Pantheism, which is in substance a de
fense of the proposition that ail nature is
God.
When the intelligence became noised
about to-day that these charges would be
filed a decided sensation was created.
Rev. Mr. Howard was seen by a repre
sentative of The Call, but beyond stating
that he understood the charges would be
filed he declined to talk.
Burt Estes Howard was formerly pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church here.
The congregation sold its valuable down
town lot for $60,000 and was about to erect
a church in the fashionable quarter of the
city. Upon the question of the location of
the new church there was a split. A mi
nority withdrew and organized the Central
Presbyterian Church. They tried to get
a portion of the $60,000 by legal proceed
ings, but lost.
Charges of insubordination and failure
to recognize the authority of the Los An
geles Presbytery were filed against How
ard, and he was found guilty by the pres
bytery. He appealed to the State synod,
and the decision of the presbytery was re
versed. He was restored to his ministerial
functions. Now this is said to be another
move of some of the Central Presbyterian
brethren to retire Rev. Mr. Howard from
his charge. The pastor's friends assert
that they will stand by him to the last.
A. SANTA BARBARA. OPINION.
Judge Mesick's Funding Bill Views, Sub-
tnitted Years Ago.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Jan. 24.— A
Call correspondent to-day had an inter-
View with Judge Mesick, one of the oldest
and ablest jurists of this Coast, who lives
alone far up in a lonely mountain canyon,
near Montecito. In the course of the con
versation, the Judge referred to the memo
rial protesting against the funding bill, re
cently drafted by John T. Doyle.
"Curiously enough," he said, "I could
tell you of a document, prepared twenty
years ago, which follows precisely the
same line of argument. Years ago, I was
on great terms of intimacy with one of
of the heads of the Central Pacific Rail
road Company. Upon one occasion, an
ticipating the very crisis which has now
been reached in the affairs of the company,
he asked me to nive him an opinion as to
the individual liability of stockholders for
the Government debt. 1 carefully prepared
and gave him the opinion he had re
quested, and well," here the Judgesmiled
dryly, "it was because of that very opinion
that brothers Mesick were never called
upon to assist in any railroad litigation."
WOODLAND GUARDS ROBBED.
Burglars Steal the Silver Trophy Won in
a Shooting Match.
WOODLAND, Cal., Jan. 24.— mem
bers of Company F, N. G. C, are in a state
of excitement. Early this morning burg-
Jars entered the administration room of
the armory and carried away the beautiful
tilver cup won by the militiamen at Marys
ville three years ago m a contest against
Company C of that city. The trophy was
offered by the Marysville Appeal, and was
beautifully and elaborately engraved. Its
cost -rag $175.
It is the belief of the authorities that the
men who recently committed a number of
thefts in this city are the ones implicated
in this morning's robbery. Captain Prindle
offers a reward of $25 for evidence that will
lead to the capture of the burglars, of
whom thus far there is no clew.
NAPA STUDENTS ANGERED.'
Vreat Dissatisfaction Over the Ordered
\ Closing oj the College.
<NAPA,.CaI., Jan. Students at Napa
Culeee are excited over the action taken
in San Francisco on Thursday by the
boird of trustees of the University of ' the
Pontic, which includes Napa College and
San Jose College, as the result of which
they were notified at chapel this morning
that the Napa institution must close its
doors at the end of the college year and
that the property would be sold. The
senior class held several indignation meet
ings to-day.
Napa will suffer a great loss when the
college closes, as it brought families and
students here, and has been the means' of
circulating some $30,000 annually. The
school was opened here in 1860, and has
grown to be a la"ire institution of learning.
The value of the college buildings and
grounds is about $60,000. These will be
sold as soon as possible.
Little worn has been done at the college
to-day. The students are indignant to
learn that Napa College is thrown up to
help the San Jose school. Groups of stu
dents could be seen all day on the campus
discussing the matter, and the feeling here
is very high against those who supported
th c change.
SANTA BARBARA GRIEVES.
Frank Ellis, the Noted Numismatist- Has
Heroine Insane.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Jan. 24.—
Frank Ellis, for a year past employed as
baggageman at the Chapala-street depot,
became violently insane last night and
has been sent to the San Bernardino asy
lum.
Ellis is known all over the country as
an ardent and discriminating numismatist
and stamp collector, and he had large and
valuable collections in both these lines.
He was an expert telegrapher, a man of
marked intelligence and of a sunny un
selfish disposition. During the greater
part of the year he has been doing double
duty, acting as baggageman by day and
watchman at the freight depot by night.
This strain upon his endurance, coupled
with his studious habits, it is believed to
account for his mental breakdown. During
a lucid moment to-day he stated that he
had a similar attack eleven years ago.
STANFORD'S NEW COURSE
Great Interest Being Taken in
the University's Musical
Classes.
Students Organize a Choral Society
and Purchase a Valuable
Library.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., Jan.
24. — The result of the effort to arouse a
musical interest in the university by giv
ing instruction in music and allowing
credit toward graduation therefor has
been seen in the organization of a choral
society among students and faculty, which
has already a large membership and ex
pects ultimately to have at least 100 names
on its rolls. The society has by voluntary
loans purchased a five musical library, ap
praised at $4SOO, for $200. This will prob
ably be given to the regular university
li brary.
The musical instruction courses given
are not from a department of the uni
versity. They are wholly outside the
university, ana a small fee is charged for
entrance to any of the classes; but by ar
rangement with the proper authorities
Mr. Pasmore, the instructor, nas been
allowed to announce tbat credit will be
granted toward graduation in the case of
students who take work under him.
The senior class held its regular election
to-day, with the following result: Presi
dent, R. L. Wilbur; vice-president, W. G.
Nagel; second vice-president, Aionn
Scale; secietary, George Toombs; treas
urer. J. A. Colli ver; sergeant-at-arms, W.
E. Campbell; baseball manager, R. 'F.
Roy; football manager, J. T. McGrew;
track manager, J. P. Bernard;- class
historian, Miss Clarke.
A movement is on foot to collect an aid
fund for the Armenians. The scheme is
backed by some members of the faculty
and by several well-known students. It
looks as though a considerable fund might
be raised, and the committee is certainly
going to work with a will.
The young gentlemen boarders of
Encina dormitory met last evening and
decided to give a reception to the coeds of
Roble. The banquet and reception will
be given next Friday evening. Last
semester a similar reception was given
and it proved a very pleasant affair.
Several members of the faculty were
present, and their after-dinner speeches
were features of the evening's entertain
ment.
MONTE CRISTO AVALANCHE.
Fifteen Business Houses Demolished by
a Great Snoxcstide.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 24.— The snow
in the Monte Cristo mining district, this
State, is deeper and has lasted longer this
winter than during any previous late year.
On Monday fifteen business houses on
lower Dumas street, in the town of Monte
Cristo, were demolished by a great snow
slide from the mountains, and a railroad
car, heavily loaded with concentrates, was
struck and thrown from the track.
A ST. HELENA HEIRESS
Mrs. Clara Jessen's Claim to a
Share of a Kansas City
Estate.
She Was One of the Beneficiaries of the
Unfortunate Christopher
Hahn.
ST. HELENA, Cal., Jan. -The story
of a St. Helena woman being heir to an
estate worth several million dollars in
Missouri has just been revived by a San
Francisco attorney being engaged to look
after the interests of several California
heirs in a lawsuit pending in Kansas City.
The story as published is altogether wrong,
so C. H. Jessen informs a Call representa
tive. P--4::
The woman in question is Mrs. Clara
Jessen, wife of C. H. Jessen. She was
born in Kansas City, where her father,
Christopher Hahn, owned 320 acres of.
land in what is now a '. fashionable and
densely populated suburb of that city. In
1858 Mr. Hahn left his nome to visit his
parents in Germany, and on the voyage
the steamship Hustri, on which he took
passage, went down with all on board.
Hahn's estate went into the Probate
Court, and while lingering there the Civil
War broke out, and two sons of the dead
man— one a lad of but 14 years— enlisted
in the army and served with distinction
until the Rebellion, was put down. ••"
Returning to their home and being in
need of funds, they by a sacrifice obtained
a decree of the court to sell the estate of
their deceased father. Mrs. Jessen was
not of lawful age nor legally represented
in this transfer of real estate, to which she
was joint heir with her brothers, and
although she signed the necessary docu
ments it is now admitted that she never
lawfully parted with her interests. It has
also been found that the deeds of the land
made by order of the Probate Court did
not cover all the estate of. Christopher
Hahn, so all the heirs are interested in the
suits now instituted. •• ' ,- '. ■ 4
The actual " value of the property in
volved has hardly been estimated, but it is
well into the millions, as all of the original
320 acres of. farm land is now within the
corporate limits of Kansas City.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1896.
TRAGIC DEATH AT
CAMP ALEMAN.
Ramon Barruza Shoots His
Sister Through a Sad
Mistake.
FIRES IN THE DARKNESS
Mistakes the Girl for a Man
With Whom He Had
Been Quarreling.
THEY MEET UPON A STAIRWAY
He Had Gone to His Room to Secure
a Revolver and Was Return
ing With the Weapon.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 24. — The
schooner Anita, which arrived here yes
terday morning from San Domingo, 600
miles south of this city, brings information
of a tragedy that occurred a few days ago
at Camp Aleman, six miles south of Cal
malli, midway between the ocean and
gulf and opposite Cedros Island.
Ramon Barruza keeps a store and sa
loon at Camp Aleman and was giving a
party to a few friends one evening. Dur
ing the festivities an altercation arose be
tween some of the men, who had become
flushed with mescal, and one of the Mexi
cans pulled a gun on Barruza, who was
unarmed at tne time. He darted upstairs
after a revolver and was about to return
with it when he heard somebody coming
up after him. He thought it was an
enemy and fired point blank in the dark
ness at the indistinct form. The body fell
backward on the stairs and rolled to the
bottom into the light, the blood pouring
from a gaping wound in the forehead.
The body was that of Louisa Lopez, the
12-year-old sister-in-law of Barruza, and
she had been instantly killed.
The terrible tragedy at once put a stop
to the fight that was raging in an adjoin
ing room, and the combatants turned
their attention to comforting the relatives
of the girl, who were crazed by the awful
occurrence. Barruza, who has always had
a good reputation in the camp, was nearly
insane with grief, and his family feared
that he would kill himself before morning.
The following day he went to Calmalli and
gave himself up to the officers, and wan
brought to Ensenada on the Anita.
CEDROS ISLANfX MINE SALE.
English Capitalists Purchase a Group of
Rich Properties.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Jan. 24.— The Cedros
Island gold mines, comprising a group of
very rich properties, were sold to-day in
Los Angeles to a syndicate of Englishmen
who have been investigating mines in this
country and Lower California for some
months. The Cedros Island group had
been bonded to Howard & Robbins of this
city for $15,000, but the price paid by the
Englishmen is unknown.
Over $250,000 has been extracted from
the mines, but the ores proved to be so
refractory that operations were suspended
while experiments were made in various
chemical and electrical processes for treat
ing the ore with profit. It is said that the
Englishmen have found the secret and for
this reason bought the mines, which have
at least a million in sight. The whole
island is composed of gold veins of more or
less value. The company worked the ore
at National City, where 5000 tons of tailings
are now waiting the new treatment. They
are estimated to carry $12 per ton gold,
after having yielded from $10 to $15 by
ordinary amalgamation. The mines are
held by concession from the Mexican Gov
ernment.
A PORTLAND'S PLIGHT
Lawyer Beebe's Wife Declares He
Is Under a Hypnotist's
Control.
She Causes the Arrest of M. E. Tobin on
a Charge of Kidnaping Her
Husband.
PORTLAND, Ob., Jan. 24.— M.E. Tobin,
a man comparatively unknown here, was
arrested to-day for the alleged kidnaping
of W. Scott Beebe, formerly a prosperous
lawyer of the local bar. The arrest was
effected at the instance of Mrs. Jola Beebe,
wife of the latter.
Mrs. Beebe believes that Tobin is nndnly
influencing her husband hypnotically or
by the employment of drugs, the nature of
which is unknown to her. Mrs. Beebe
says she has every reason to believe that
Tobin is trying, if he has not already suc
ceeded in so doing, to gain complete con
trol over her husband's mind, to induce
Beebe to transfer to him certain valuable
real estate. Mrs. Beebe has been advised
to have her husband examined for in
sanity.
. Tobin is addicted to morphine, and it is
believed it is through the influence of this
drug that Tobin induced: the lawyer to
leave his wife and family several days ago
and since then remain in hiding.
SANTA BARBARA'S GUESTS.
Officers of the Philadelphia Feted by the
Country Club. P
SANTA BARBARA, Cal., Jan. 24.—
Country Club held open house this after
noon in honor of the officers of the flagship
Philadelphia. The baud of the cruiser was
present and played upon the lawn. The
clubhouse and piazzas were crowded with
the * members and their . visitors and a
collation was served from the dining-room.
Tne day was singularly tine and altogether
the reception was a success. The guests
were received by Dr. Hall, tbe club's presi
dent, Captain Lord, Barrett Fithian and
Felton. . .
To-morrow the members of the various
clubs will be received on board the cruiser
from 2 until 5 o'clock. ,
OFFICER WILSON ARRESTED.
Accused of Preventing a Witness From
Testifying' in Court.
> SACRAMENTO, Cal.,' Jan. 24.— J. A.
Wilson, one of tbe oldest i members of the
Sacramento police force, was arrested this
morning on a charge of having attempted
to prevent a witness from testifying before
the Superior "•: Court. The ' complaint is
sworn to by A Grace Weston, who claims
that Wilson ordered her out of town be
cause she intended to appear as a witness
against- a creature named Bosquet, who
was convicted in the Superior Court of
driving his wife into a degrading life. '
Wilson claims that when he ordered the
Weston woman to leave town he did not
know that she was required as a witness in
the Bosquet trial. The case has created
intense interest in this city, as Wilson has
many friends. „ _
SACRAMENTO CONVICTION.
Member of a Commission Firm Found
Guilty of Having Quail Exposed in
His Market.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 24.— L.
Heilbron, a member of one of the leading
commission firms of this city, was con
victed in the Police Court this afternoon of
violating the game law by having quail
exposed in his market after the 15th day
of January. Heilbron claimed that the
birds were not exposed for sale, having
been laid on the meatslabs for his own
individual use, and that be fully intended
to convey them to his residence at the end
of business hours.
The case created the greatest interest
throughout the sporting circles of the
State and local members of the fraternity
are jubilant over the knowledge that a con
viction for infringement of the game law
has been obtained in this city.
Marysville Citizens Defrauded.
MARYSVILLE, Cal., Jan. 24.— L. C.
Bennett, a recent arrival, who was fruit
buyer for Peycke Bros, of Omaha, has
disappeared, after defrauding local orange
growers. He made payments of sight
drafts, which were returned to the banks
unhonored. Bennett left on "Wednesday
by a river steamer. He rode in the en
gine-room to Sacramento. In all he de
frauded to the amount of $300.
SANTA ROSA'S SENSATION.
The Mayor, City Councilmen and
Contractor Perkins Cited
for Contempt.
Charged With Accepting Incomplete
Water Works to Anticipate
a Decision.
SANTA ROSA, Cal., Jan. 24.— An order
restraining the Mayor and City Council
from accepting the new water works or
any part thereof was received at the
County Clerk's office to-day. The order
also cites the Mayor, Paul B. Perkins, con
tractor, and tho six members of the City
Council to appear before Judge Dainger
field on February 1 and there show cause
why they should not be punished for con
tempt of court for unlawfully attempting,
on January 2, 1896, to accept on the one
part and deliver on the other part the in
complete water works, during the pen
dency of the action involving the validity
of the proceedings under which the works
are being constructed.
The affidavit of Plaintiff Mock is of
great length, reviewing the entire litiga
tion. It quotes the resolution of the City
Council accepting the new works, ana
alleges that the works were not complete;
that there has been no reservoir construct
ed, and that the Council accepted the in
complete works in order to anticipate an
adverse decision in the case. Upon this
showing Judge Uaingerlield issued the re
straining order, as well as the order citing
defendants to show cause for impeding,
embarrassing and obstructing the court in
the administration of justice.
SAN MATEO GRAND JURY
Its Annual Report Recommends
That County Prisoners Be
Made to Work.
Supervisors Urged to Grant No More
Licenses for So-Called Sparring
Matches at Colma.
REDWOOD CITY, Cal., Jan. 24. -The
San Mateo County Grand Jury has just
made its annual report and been relieved
from further duty. The financial affairs
of the various county officers were found
to be in satisfactory condition. Several
recommendations were made in reference
to road work, jail improvements and the
care of prisoners. The jury reported that
the jail was most unfortunately and incon
veniently located, aud recommended the
building of a better jail in a more conve
nient locality whenever the finances of
the county should permit. The need of a
better courthouse was also mentioned, but
the jury did not consider it advisable to
recommend a tax levy for courthouse im
provement at the present time.
The tramp nuisance was mentioned. It
was urged that tramps crowded the jails
of counties where they were not required
to labor. This is noticeable in San Mateo
County, and Sheriff McEvoy's "hotel" is
always well patronized by this class of
floating population. The county allows 50
cents per day for feeding prisoners, and
the bill amounts to about $2500 per annum.
The Grand Jury believes it is a mistake
for the prisoners to be "eating their heads
off" in ialeness, and recommends that they
be put at work quarrying and breaking
rock for use on the highways, which rock
can be hauled and spread by free labor.
Supervisor McEvoy's scheme to put pris
oners at work digging a tidal canal thirty
feet wide, from deep water at Steinberger
slough to a point at the edge of the Red
wood town limits was also referred to.
About $2000 per annum is paid to indi
gents living outside of the Poor Farm. In
several cases the individuals receiving
such aid were found to be unworthy and
the Grand Jury recommends that their
allowance be discontinued.
The superintendent and receiver of the
San Francisco and San Mateo Electric
Railway was summoned before the rand
Jury. "It was promised that early this
month the road between the rails and for
two feet on each side would be rocked in
accordance. with the terms of the grant of
right of way. If this work is not done im
mediately the Grand Jury recommends
proceedings should be commenced to can
cel the franchise.
The Colma slogging exhibitions came in
for a share of attention. The Grand Jury
recommends that the Supervisors grant
no more licenses for so-called sparring
matches.
Will Not Accept a Parole.
JEFFERSON VILLE, Ind., Jan. 24.— For
the first time in the history of State
prisons of the country a lifetime convict
charged with murder has refused a parole
from: the Governor. The prisoner 'is
James Johnson, who was sent from
Caseyville in 1893 for killing Leslie Bell.
He claims that he is innocent of, murder
and killed the man in self-defense, and for
this reason he ', will accept nothing less
than an unconditional pardon, which
would entirely clear his character.
Shooting Live Birds.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 24.— A* two
days' live pigeon-shooting tournament
opened at Eddihgton, the home of the
Philadelphia Gun Club, to-day. 7 The birds
were an unusually poor lot. Charles; Mc-
Alester," Fred Hoey a nd Junius H. Davies
did the best work of the day. Hoey killed
25 straight in the 25- bird match, while Mc-
Alester and Davies each grassed 24 out of 25.
SANTA CRUZ IS
THEIR CHOICE
Turners' Annual Fest May
Be Held in the City
by the Sea.
MEETING OF MEMBERS.
Verein Representatives to Gather
on Sunday and Select
the c Location.
ONE DELEGATE A WOMAN.
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Vorwaerts of San Francisco the
First to Thus Honor the
Fair Sex.
'■ SANTA CRUZ, Cal., Jan. 24.— The Pa
cific turn district convention of the North
American Turner Bund will meet here on
Sunday. One of the principal features of
the convention, whose business sessions
are secret, will be the selection of a place
for the annual Pacific Coast turn fest in
August. Santa Cruz is quite likely to be
named, as San Francisco Turn Vereins
and others that have great strength of
members and wealthy members favor this
city, hoping thus to encourage the verein
here.
The following Turn Vereins will be rep
resented here to-morrow by delegates:
Sacramento, Oakland, Stockton, San Jose,
Napa; Eintracht, Vorwaerts and Mission
of San Francisco; Santa Cruz and Marys
ville.
Following is a list of the delegates, so
far as received, who will represent San
Francisco: The San Francisco Turn Ver
ein will send F. Attinger, R. Basth, A.
Brehm, A. Fuerth, L. Frank, L. Maskus,
R. Mueller, H. Maret, H. Planz, W.
Placeman, L. Schneider, J. Simmen, G.
E. Frost and J. Willen brink. The Mission
Turn Verein of San Francisco will be rep
resented by John Plato, Alb. Binse and
George Rutz. Turn Verein Vorwaerts
will send Mrs. P. Schweier, Messrs. Max
Lehmann, A. Berk3tatt, L. Thoenjes and
W. 11. Ritter. yi'/y/
The Vorwaerts is the only turn verein
that has ever sent a woman to a conven
tion, and for the first time in the history
of the turners has a woman had the right
to a seat and a vote in any session.
The delegates will arrive to-morrow
night, and the convention will open at 9
o'clock Sunday morning.
AFFECTED THE JUDGE.
Manly Speech of a Prisoner Secures the
Court's Leniency.
SANTA CRUZ, Cal., Jan. 24.— Fred
Brown, alias Tommy Atkins, who shot
Blanche Edwards on Christmas eve at
Watsonville, pleaded guilty of assault with
intent to murder, and was sentenced by
Judge Logan of the Superior Court to four
years in San Quentin. Brown had been in
jail here until Wednesday, awaiting pre
liminary hearing, the delay being neces
sary on account of the condition of the
woman, who was believed to be beyond
recovery. She has so far recovered, how
ever, as to have been able within the past
week to get into another quarrel.
Brown made a short speech when ar
raigned to-day, giving the details of the
quarrel with the woman, and making such
a manly and frank statement that the
court was inclined to leniency.
WALLA WALLA'S FREAK.
A Prison Inmate Who Insists
Upon Driving Nails , With
His Head.
. ■
Labors Under the Delusion That it
Is Working Loose From His ,
Shoulders.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., Jan. 24.—
Word was received early this morning
from the penitentiary that Ira Reynolds, a
three-year convict from New ■ What
com, bad attempted suicide by driving a
nail into the top of his skull to.a depth of
two inches. After considerable difficulty
the prison physician extracted the nail.
When questioned about the insane deed
Heynolds said his head was growing loose
arid, unbalanced on his shoulders, and he
drove the nail in to fasten it on more se
curely.
Reynolds served a prior sentence of two
years at the penitentiary, and was dis
charged in 1894. His last sentence was for
a crime committed in Whatcom County.
While in jail in Whatcom he drove a
nail into his head, which was extracted
several weeks after. Still later two shingle
nails were extracted from his skull. Be
cause of this he was sent to the asylum at
Steilacoom. After a few months he was
pronounced sane and sent to the peniten
tiary to serve out his time.
Reynolds is 21 years of age and appears
bright and intelligent. His real name is
John Lewis.. His father resfdes in Cheha
• lis. As soon as he is able to undergo the
journey he will be sent to the asylum at
Medical Lake. ,
.FORBES AT SEATTLE.
Opinion of the Financier on the New
Issue of Bonds.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 24.— Allen B.
Forbes, who is visiting Seattle, represent
ing N. W. Harris & Co., bond buyers of
Chicago and New York, when asked to-day
as to the effect upon the country of the
Government popular loan, said:_
"It is tightening the money market. In
financial centers capital is centered upon
the Government loan, to the exclusion. of
other investments. People will not buy
until 1 the last minute. ), They expect that
something might happen between now
and February 25 which would be to their
advantage by waiting, and they desire to
observe the question in all its phases before
investing, but in my opinion all the bonds
will be taken in this country."
RELEASED AT SONORA.
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Wesley Mcßeynolds Discharged From the
Custody of the Sheriff. A'/pA- 7
SONORA, Cal., Jan. 24.— Wesley Mc
Reynolds, who was held by Justice Cooper
upon the confession of his sister, Ada Mc-
Reynolds; for the murder of George Mor
ris, Wells, Fargo (t Co.'s agent at Chinese
Camp, was to-day discharged on motion of
District Attorney Otis. '■[ ■.•'".'•
Leaving for Alaska Gold Fields.
'- SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 24.— The exodus
to the placer fields of Alaska is near at
hand, and two vessels, the steamer J. R.
Roberts and the schooner Wenomab, are
completing arrangements, and will sail in
a few days for the gold fields of the far
north. Is is estimated that fully 1000 resi
dents of Seattle alone will try their luck
in Alaska during the coming season.
SURPRISED BY SUTTON.
Spectators at the Billiard Tournament
Sato Good Playing.
CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 24.— Sutton, the
Canadian, whose play in the billiard
tournament had been amateurish, sur
prised everybody this afternoon by beat
ing McLaughlin, who has taken rank with
Gallagher, in the closest and most exciting
contest of the series. Sutton explains his
previous poor playing on the ground that
he was not accustomed to American tables.
He found his stroke to-day, however, and
his draw shots, both long and short, com
bined with his admirable position play,
brought I out freouent applause. Score:
Sutton 400, highest run 86, average 13 23-39.
, McLaughlin 391, highest run 80, average
S run 13 27-28. — :/y ■■
Maggioli was badly beaten in the even
ing game with Hatley, the score being 400
to 245. The play was the slowest and. ex
cepting a few brilliant flashes from Hat
ley's cue, there was nothing to relieve the
monotony of bad breaks and ciphers for
the spectators.
Purchased by Adolph Spreckels.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 24.— Lew Weir,
bay stallion, by . Longfellow-Latonia, and
Eolo, by Eolius-War Song, have been pur
chased of Edward Corrigan and James
F. Caldwell, respectively, by Adolph
Spreckels, son of the sugar king, at prices
not given. The stallions, together with a
number of brood mares bought by Mr.
Spreckels from different breeders, left here
last night for San Francisco.
AFTER COLONEL CROETON.
A Rumor That His Resignation Would
Be Acceptable.
CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 25.— morning
paper says: Guardhouse and sentry lines
at Fort Sheridan have been too weak to
restrain certain rumors which for more
than a weak have been going around in
army circles. Last night they outwitted
the watchfulness of the pickets and be
came common talk around the various
military centers of the city.
Reduced to lowest terms the stories are
that Colonel R. E. A. Crofton of the Fif
teenth j Infantry, and commandant of the
army post at Fort Sheridan, has been in
formed by the War Department that his
resignation from the army would be ac
cepted whenever tendered.
The arrival of Colonel C. G. Lee at the
Wellington yesterday morning gave rise to
.a report that he had been ordered to re
port to General Merritt for orders to take
command, vice Colonel Crofton.
Colonel Lee said last night that the re
port was a mere fabrication and that it
would be unbecoming of him as an officer
to make any comment concerning the
trouble at Fort Sheridan. Colonel Lee is
deputy quartermaster-general of the
United States, stationed at San Francisco.
He says that he is passing through the
city returning from a department errand.
Colonel Crofton appeared greatly sur
prised when informed of the report.
"I have no statement to make," was his
first remark, but in answer to further
questions he said that he had received no
communication of any kind from the War
Department, nor had he had any reason
to expect any such an intimation from the
authorities. He added: ■ ■-,
"There has been a good deal of trouble
here in the past, but it is such as might
have happened to any man. First there
was that Maney-Hedberg case, which in
no way concerned me, and then later Mr.
Pague got drunk and shot at me for no
reason whatever. He had just as much
cause to shoot you."
STARTEO IN MANY PLACES.
Lively Blaze at an Asylum for the
V'/r-'-t '.; Criminal Insane. .
NEWBURGH, N. V., Jan. 24.-Fire
started in the kitchen of the Matteawan
State Hospital for the Criminal Insane in
three or four places this afternoon and it
took the combined efforts of the Mattea
wan j and Fighkill Landing fire depart
ments two hours to subdue the flames. It
is Impossible to estimate the amount of
damage to-night. There much excite
ment among the 540 inmates when the
alarm was given, but quiet was soon re
stored. No persons had to leave the build
ing and nobody was injured. It is be
lieved the fire was started by an inmate
named C. S. Mitchell. He has a mania for
incendiarism and matches were found on
his person.
Execution of a Thug.
CHICAGO, 111., Jan. 24.— Henry C. Fos
ter, a negro, 23 years of age, known as
"Black Bear," was hanped to-day for the
murder of George W. Wells. Foster was
a professional thug. He had started out
from an opium den on the night preceeding
the murder and had committed six high
way robberies when, at 4 o'clocK in the
morning, he met and sandbag. cd Henry
Werkmeister. His victim called for help.
Wells appeared and was shot by Foster.
Funny Idea of Distance.
IOWA FALLS, la., Jan. 24.— A family
living in Wright County has been expect
ing relatives from the old country to pay
them a visit. The old-country people
seem to have a meager idea of the distance
intervening between Massachusetts and
lowa. Their relatives here have just re
ceived this notice: "Please meet us at
Boston with a team, as our funds have
been exhausted."
Edmund Law Rogers Dead.
BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. .24.— Edmund
Law Rogers died at his home in this city
to-day, aged 80 years. Mr. Rogers was a
lineal descendant of Martha Custis Wash
ington. He was graduated from Harvard
in the class of '32.
PASSING OP THE QUAKER.
That Famous Society How Dying: for
Want of Votaries.
We take it that the Quaker idea of culti
vating "the stillness and the quietness,"
which has so great an effect upon their
children's education, is identical in effect
with that practice of , "retreat," for which
thousands of minds in our fussy genera
tion have so deep, and we may'add so in
effectual, a longing. Even their peculiari
ties of dress and language have long since
ceased to excite ridicule, and are hardly
more distinctive than those of. earnest
Socialists, or of the newest successful Pro
testant denomination.
Perfect toleration, which has benefited
so many creeds, has almost killed the
Quakers, and in the. hour of triumph of
their most prominent ideas, their society
is dying, or nearly dying, of want of
votaries. They have leavened the com
munity, and they are being absorbed
into it. One would have thought that
thousands of families would have
joined their communion as a kind
of intellectual "retreat," safe from
the pressure of a battling world, but it
is not so, and if they have not for a
few years actually decreased, they are
never without tne apprehension that, in
this country at least, they may disappear,
swallowed up , in the multitude of those
who agree/with; and yet do not belong to,
their communion. The Spectator.
. Epernay, France, is a i vast subterranean
"city of champagne." For miles and miles
there are streets hewn out of :' solid chalk,
flanked piles of champagne of, all
brands and qualities. There is no light in
this labyrinth of streets, crossings and
turnings except what the sputtering can
dles afford. : v-iSigiS|
The Russian Government realized $75 -
000 by. selling waste shot and shell fired
into Sebastopol.
THE BARK LORTON
REACHES PORTLAND
Safe Return of a Vessel
Supposed to Have Gone
Down.
BATTLE WITH A GALE.
Narrowly Escaped Being- Dashed
on the Rocky Shore of
Vancouver.
LIFEBOATS WERE PROVISIONED.
Luck Stayed With the Craft and
Brought It Out of a Perilous
Position,
PORTLAND, Ok., Jan. 24. — Captain
Archer of the British bark Lorton, just in
port from Mazatlan, and supposed to have,
been lost, is congratulating himself j that
the bones of. his ship are not now resting
on the rocks of Vancouver Island. . The
Lorton's escape was a narrow one, so close
in fact that at one time the boats were pro
visioned and got ready to leave the ship. .
Mazatlan was left on November 30, and
after a tedious voyage, during which for
sixteen days the vessel was becalmed, Til
lamook Head was sighted on January 3.
The same night, a heavy gale came on and
the ship was headed out to sea, standing
off and on until Sunday morning at 9:30
o'clock, when land was sighted on the port
bow. It being a lee shore the. ship wore
and stood off to the westward until 128
deg. west longitude was reached. Here
the Lorton was again got around, and for
four days held on with the wind south
southeast to east-southeast.
On the 9th entirely unexpected land ap
peared ahead, and hardly four miles dist
tant. The ship was wore round on the port
tack, heading west-southwest, the wind
holding from the south. For hours the
Lorton dragged along, barely holding her
offing until the north head of the Gulf of
Kootka was reached. Here Captain
Archer managed to get the sun's altitude
and was astonished to find himself in 49
42 north latitude, having drifted 200 miles,
or at the rate of fifty miles a day during
tbe four days elapsed.
When the Lorton passed the headland,
a strong current caught her and carried
the bark up the gulf. It wan then the
boats were provisioned, as there seemed
no possible chance of saving the vessel.
Through some strange freak of the cur
rent, however, the bark made the entire
circuit of the gulf, keeping always equi
distant from the shore, and emerging at
the south head, picked up a shift of wind
from the northward and stood away to the
south, the pilot coming aboard on the 12th
and anchor being dropped off Astoria on
tbe 13th.
A PORT TOWNSEND CANARD.
j Denial of a Sensational Story Concerning
Judge Scott's Wife.
PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Jan. 24.—
' The dispatches recently sent out from this
> city to the effect that Mrs. J. N. Scott, wife
| of Judge Scott and sister-in-law of ex-Presi
j dent Harrison, had been arrested for as
-1 saulting her servant girl are wholly un-
I truthful and without foundation. " The
, serving woman was subject to fits of insan
j ity and attacked her mistress with an ax.
Mrs. Scott succeeded in defending herself
! and escaped from her assailant after a se-
I vere struggle, the shock of which has seri
ously prostrated her.
NEW TO-DAY.
Come With
Your
Children
To our store to-day and see the
New Goods we have for all ages
and sizes of boys. To-day we
are going to have another -'Chil-
dren's day," such as proved so
popular in the Fall. We have
brought out our best goods, and
put the prices away down. For
instance :
Children's Neat and Natty <I>l jr/-\
Suits— extra value sJI.OW
Handsome Reefers, Che- <CQ OO
- viotsand Casslmeres... *P^j.\j\J
Reefer Suits, Cheviots,
blues and browns, ele- CIO C^O
Combination Suits, extra <CC OO
pair pants and cap....... s"»«J»v/vy
Cape Overcoats, cheviots
and Casslmeres, $2.50 GJQ OC
and xPjC.m-c.<lJ
And lots more equally good and
cheap. You. can see just what
they are in our well-lighted
store— everything as plain as
day. . Big bargains for your boys
to-day. Don't miss such a
chance.
H. ROMAN & CO.,
Cor. Market and Fifth Sts.
We give better attention to Mail Orders
than any other city store doe"* or can.
MOXEYTO Mr 1 I liberal advances upon
i!l-J.lJljI IV liVHil approved Heal Estate
and improvements, for repayment in a DEFINITE
SXfMBBK of monthly Installments, to suit bor-
rower. Applv to the CALIFORNIA GUARANTEE
[ IN VESTMENT CO., 320 Montgomery St., S. 9.
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