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J P B ROMPS IN
AT THIRTY TO ONE
Four Choices Win on a
Heavy Track at
St. Louis.
Press Stake at Six Furlongs
Taken Handily by Abe
Furst.
Rainy Weather Keeps the Web-
Footed Horses ln Demand
at Aqueduct.
OAKLEY, Ohio, July 27.— J P B paid
bis backers handsomely by winning the
second event at long odds. There were
but three contenders for the Press stake
and Abe Furst won handidly. Four
choices were successful. The track was
heavy.
Five fnrlongs, selling—
■Fan Faronade 102 (Beauchamp), 7 to 5 1
Monk Wayman 10- (James), 6 to 1 2
Incidental 98 (Everett), 4 to 1 3
Time, 1:08%. Exquisite 91, Depending 94,
Lack man 98, corte i.y.n 98, Elldad 96 and Ele
gant 99 also ran. 'Favorite.
One mile and seventy yards, selling—
J FB 107 iMorruon), 30 to 1 1
•L W 94 .Huston), even 2
Jamboree 109 (James). 4 to 1 8
Time, 1:52%. Klano 107 and Frontman 110
also ran. 'Favorite.
Five fnrlongs, selling—
•Mills-ream 106 (J. Hill), 2 to 1 1
Wilson 102 (T. Murpny). 5 to 2 2
Tom Col ins 100 (T. Burns), 3 to 1 3
Time, 1:03%. May Agnes 94, Ben Frost 96.
George Cooper 97. Miss C 100 and The Doctor 100
also ran. "Favorite.
Press Stake, six furlongs-
Abe Farei 108 (Huff), 3 to 5 1
Imp 103 (Piggott). 3 to 1 2
tug. Dl* Wickes 103 (Morrison). 3 to 1 3
Time, 1:16%. Three sartors.
Ono mile and seventy yards—
•What Next 101 (Matthews), 7 to 5 1
Pete Kitchen 10_' (Thornton). 5 to 2 2
Nannie 1> 98 (Morrison), 12 io 1 3
-Time, 1:50%. Joe Mussle 93, Sir Ebony 100,
Ben Naiad 10J and Raymond 103 also ran. •Fa
vorite.
AQUEDUCT TRACK, N. V., July 27.—
Mudlarks were again in demand, as the
weather was rainy and the track slow.
Three first choices won race".
About seven furlongs, selling—
•Discount 107 herrer), even 1
Langdon 106 (U'Leary), 6 to 1 2
. an kee Doodle 109 (i'enni, 5 to 3 3
Time. 1:27 3-5. _ enderness 104 and Nay Nay
88 also ran. *Favorlte.
One and a sixteenth miles, selling—
•Marshall 108 (Perm), even 1
Flames 94 (Makin). 15 to 1 2
Sapelo 102 (Wilhlie), 6 to 5 "....".3
Time, 1:52. Counselor Howe 97 also ran. 'Fa
vorite.
Five furlongs, ma-den two-year-olds, selling—
•Attainment 91 (Corblev). even 1
Toril 89 (Stanhope). 6 to 1 ....%
'lommy O 96 (McDonnell), 6 to 1 '.'."a
Time, 1:0 May Francis 103, Begle May 95,
Peggy It 99, Reflde 99, I'undy 89, Sanger 90, .May
P.o.siy 91 and Calculation 91 also ran. 'Favorite.
One mile, two-year-olds—
*-torm King 121 (Porter), 8 to 1 1
•Divide 121 (Sberrer), 4 to 5 ..."..2
Arabian 116 .Perkins*!. 6 to 5 '3
Time, 1:44%. Thomas Cat 121 also ran. •Fa
vorite.
Five fnrlongs, two-year-olds, selling—
Onward 100 (Wil bite"). 4 to 1 1
*Jnda 105 (Sherrer), 3 to 6 ..2
La Qltana 92 (Corblev). 8 to 1 '3
lime, 1:03. Ulenolne 102, St. Ives 95 and
Abundant 84 also ran. *Favorite.
Five furlongs, s-lllng, maiden t ear- olds—
Ortoland 97 shire), 10 to 1 1
Christ-bet 91 (1 bompion), 4 to 1 '.'.'..2
•Lucid 97 (S anhope), 8 to 5 _, '..'......S
Time, I:U3^%. .Kucornia. 107. Beekman 107.
Congr. e\e 10... Check... 10'_' and Mabel B 99 also
ran. •Favorite.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 27.— The track
was slow and, with one exception, the fa
vorites were beaten.
Eleven-sixteenths of a mile, maidens—
•Del Hart 105 (Foucon), Sto 2.... 1
tb..qu;.alos fit. Jones), 5 to 1 "2
Kin.a Guard ■■< _, _ Iter) 0 _»_,... **.
lime, 1:12. Bonnla lone 1 05, Smart Aleck 105,
Little Gallant 105. Nettie Bell 105, Prince Bis
marck 105. Belie of St. Louis 105, flnociile 108,
Chlorad 108 and sansaba, X 108 also ran. •Fa
vorite.
Six furlones. selling-
Botanic 93 (Peterman), 10 to 1 1
Polly Halton 88 (Hall), 2 to 1 ,'b .'"*_'
rto-e d'ur 97 (Combs), 4 to 1 ".'.'.'."3
lime 1:17. "imp. Sugar 101, Adale Buchanan
99. I'avan 99, Rugs 99 and Ursula 102 also ran.
•Favorite.
One mile, selling-
High Noon 107 (McJovnt), Bto 1.. . 1
Vlrelnta Jl 107 (K. Jones), 10 to 1 2
•Ba.qull 97 (Siaught. r). Bto 5 '.['.'. 3
lime, 1:44. i*r. litis 5*9. Mondamln 99, *ir.
aDirer»9, .rank I a!** 99, Foreigner 99, Legion 9*.
and The Sinner 9- a'sj ran. "Equal choices in
belling.
One mile and seventy yards, selling—
Boyal Choi 106 (Garnet), 7to 6 1
Schiller 110 (..lan -titer), even ........bb'" 2
Nannie L* sister 9u (Comb*), 4 to 1 '....."" a
Time, 1:48%. i h. te starters.
-even fur o-.gs. sellinc—
Silver Set 93 * Preston), 8 to 1 \
Can Gallop 98 (Hall). 6to 1 ".' ...... U
•J M 99 (Slaughter), 6to 5 '.'.'.'.'.'.!'.' 3
Time, 1:81. Zarina 98. Lady Britannic "93
Harry Floyd 98. Bill Uawdy 95. Moralist 98, Buck
Moran 97 and Blacking Brush*lo4 also ran. •Fa
vor!
Eleven-sixteenths of a mile, maidens—
Chiffon 105 (Mitchell), 30 to 1 1
Hom.iie 108 (dlimnre), 4 to 1 ""2
-vilie B 105 'Fret ma..), 6to 1.; ..".."* 8
'lime, 1:10. I ad • .Northrop 105, •Bill ' Jack man
06, l.eonak' 105, Sister Jo.ephine 105, Veloce
108, Thurles 1081 Lord Neville 10S and Valid 108
also ran. *I'avorlte.
■■ ' ♦.
OP EX ISO It AX ____! BUTTE.
Twelve Thou, and People Witness the
Horse Races.
BUTTE, Mont., July 27.— The Butte
racing season was inaugurated to-day.
Every preparation had been made by the
management for a brilliant day, and there
was no disappointment.'
The gates were thrown open and every
one was admitted free. A special train
was run from Anaconda and carried pas
sengers to and from that city gratis. It
was a record-breaking attendance, 12,000
people crowding and jostling one another
on the grounds. The races were well con
tested.
Pacing,2:l4 class, two in three, nurse s6oo—
Catlnka won, King Altamont second, Malinda
Wilkes third. Best time, 2:201-4,.
Trotting. 2:18 class, two in three, purse $700
—Tom Tucker won, Meteor and Jeffe divided
second and third money. Best time, 2*lß
Five furlongs, purse $300, Los I'rietos won,
Ray Heath second, Greenback third. Time,
I :o3°}^. Wil ii ii iiiMM-
Six furlongs, purse $300, Flashlight won.
Dorah Wood second, Polish third. Time,
1:16. »-.- -* .
One mile. selling, purse $3,.0, Daylight won
imp. Devil's Dream second, Lady Hurst third'
Time. 1:42% ;__s^p
Three funonga, purse $250, Red S won,
Harry N second, Lou Waikins third. Time
:35$£. yr\yy- ..-. ' "
LIFE AT CAMP DOUGLASS.
Members of the Signal Corps, Third Brl-
gade, on Their Annuel
0% ing.
CAMP DOUGLASS, SIGNAL CORPS
THIRD BRIGADE.Summit, Cal., July
27.— Sunday was a gala day in camp. ' Col
onel Peeler, assistant ad jutant-general.and
Major Douglass, were here and the day
was passed in recreation. A number of
guests from Summit were entertained by
the corps.
In the afternoon a baseball game was
played between* picked nines of the corps.
Major Douglass officiating as umpire.
There belnn but seventeen men in camp.
Colonel Peeler took a position on one of
the teams and held down first base in good
style. The teams were captained by Ser
geant Watkins and. Corpora-' James'
Strachauer. The battery work of both
nines was good, and Sergeant Byrne and
Private Warren showed their experience
with the sticK, each knocking a home run.
Strachauer's team won by a score of 5 to
11. The following was the personnel of
the teams:
Flaggeis. Hellosrapbers.
Lieutenant. Martin Pitcher Sergeant Byrne
Private Mason Catch, Private Hector
Bugler Smith shortstop. Sergeant Walking
Corporal fctrachauer. .First base... .Colonel Feeler
vale Leitch Second base Private Gee
Private Johnson Third base. .Corporal Taylor
Serge.int Bailey Right field.. ..Corporal Cosby
Private Warren Center Held... Prl rate Phillip
Private tlnnls Lett field. ..Private Strachan
Assemblyman Scott F. Ennis is with the
corps as private, he being an honorary
member. It was amusing to hear the way
in which he "kicked" against the Deputy
Controller's decisions os umpire, he being
forced to retire each time on very close
plays.
Yesterday the men rode to Summit Soda
Springs, and spent the day there.
ON SANTA MONICA COURTS.
Brilliant Matches the Rule in the
Southern California Tennis
Tournament.
SANTA MONICA, Cal., July 27.— The
second day of the Tennis Tournament
Association brought out another brilliant
society gathering.
The drawing so far has resulted:
Gentlemen's open double. — Craven and
Craven against Sinsabaugh and Cosby,
Osborn and Young against Acker and
Wallace. Bumiller and Braly, Wilson and
Pedley drew byes. In ladies' singles— Mis.
Griffin vs. Miss Georgia Knight, Miss
Georgiana Jones vs. Miss A. Hughs. The
winner must play Miss Marion Jones for
the championship.
This morning in the first round of the
all-comers' singles J. C. Craven of Yale
won from Green of Los Angeles by de
fault. Faithful defeated J. Cravens by de
fault in the preliminary round.
Tbe first match of the day was between
Lillingston and Wilson. Wilson won by a
score of 4—6, 6—4, 6—2.
Barry defeated Acker, score 6—2, 6—l.
At the afternoon session Barry joinei
the list of victims, Pitcher defeating him
by a score of 6—2, 6—3.
The second match between Braly ana
Wilson was a superb game. Braly won.
Score, 6-2, 6-3.
Play commenced in open doubles be
tween Craven brothers against Cosby and
Sinsabaugh. This was the Cravens' first
playing here. They are a strong addition
to the association. To-morrow the semi
finals in the allcomers' singles and finals
will be played.
The various towns of Southern Califor
nia have sent many representatives, de
votees to the game. A number of Stan
ford students added their college yell to
the plaudits to the victorious Bumiller.
Pitcher and Craven are playing in excel
lent form, and it is a mooted point as to
who will wrestle with Freeman for the
championship.
ON THE DIAMOND.
Scores of Yesterday's Games in the
National league and Standing
of the Clubs.
clubs— w. L. iv. cvews— w. -.- re
Posted. 63 24 .688 Pittsburg.... 85 40 .466
Cincinnati... 48 26 .648 Chicago 36 44 .460
Baltimore... 48 26 .t*4« Brooklyn.... 34 44 .4.15
New York... 45 30 .600 Louisville... 34 45 .430
Cleveland... __ 34 .552 Washington. 29 46 .386
Fbiladelp'a.. 38 42.475 1 St. Louis.... 19 60 .240
ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 27.— St. Louis S. Bos- ,
ton 2. '
CHICAGO, 111., July 27.— Chicago 4, Cincin
nati 3.
LOUISVILLE, Kt., July 27.— Louisville 2,
Brooklyn 14.
Rain prevented games elsewhere.
Bald Complains of Cooper and 'Kiser.
BAY CITY, Mich., July 27.— 8a1d,
Cooper and Kiser will be seen no more In
the three-cornered match races after the
contest of to-morrow, whicii was sched
uled for to-day but postponed owing to
rain. Bald says Cooper and Kiser have
worked against him in every race. He
will race either alone or aeainst both if a
fourth man is allowed to contest
RUN OUT OF CARS.
Nebraska Roads Unable to Handle
Their Immense Grain and Coal
Traffic in the Cast.
OMAHA, Nebr., July 27.— 1n the forty
eight hours ending this morning the Bur
lington road hauled 813 cars of grain
through this city bound East, and other
roads hauled 1600 cars. This grain move
ment, together with the immense amount
of coal called for from Western mines,
threatens a car famine.
All the shops of the entire Burlington
system began tins morning to work on
full time, ten hours a day, which indi
cates that the road expects a permanent
increase in its business. Other roads in
the West have alao siarted their shops on
full time for this reason.
A week ago wheat was started to
market from Nebraska. Since then it has
been pouring in from ten thousand wheat
fields, blocking other kind" ot traffic in a
large mea ure. The rush to market
would be worse but thrashers are not to
be had.
What makes the situation worse is that
seme of last year's corn is just beginning
to move, having been. held until the
present time so that farmers might be cer
tain of having plenty this year. Since
this has been assured the farmers have
begun to release that part of the old crop
held over, estimated at 200,000 bushels.
The demand for grain cars exceeds all
hopes of the railroad men. All foreign
cars in the State have been seized by tne
Nebraska line for the grain-carrying
trade, in many cases in direct violation of
contracts with other lines. They think
the urgency of the occasion justifies the
proceedings.
Then the coal-carrying capacity of the
Western rond is being taxed to its utmost.
Coal can be carried in many cars rejected
for grain-carrying purposes, and this helps
the situation. Every pound of coal mined
in lowa, Kansas, Missouri, Colorado and
Wyoming is oeing hurried to tbe East.
Many long freights, with two engines to
each, are hurrying across Nebraska within
sight of each other on the same track.
Orders are to force all Chicago and New
York grain cars to empty and return the
cars forty-eight hours alter receipt.
If they aro not emptied in ihat time by
tbe owners of the grain the railroad crews
are ordered to dump the grain into any
available space and send the cars back
forthwith.
The situation is unparalleled in the
West. What is true of Nebraska is true of
lowa, Kansas and Missouri.
UXIOX PACIFIC FORECLOSURE.
Beoree of Sale Agreed lo by All Parlies
to the bull.
OMAHA, Nebr.. July 27.— decree of
sale of the Union Pacific in the foreclosure
suit instituted by the Government has
been agreed to by all parties to the suit,
and will bo entered in the United States
court here before Judge Walter Sanborn
this week. The decrea is' signed by leg_l
representatives of the parties interested,
and was received this morning by General
Co win, special counsel of the United
Slates in the foreclosure proceedings.
Judge Sanborn Is expected here within
the next two days. Oliver Mink, one of
the receivers and comptroller At the road,
Is here from Boston to represent the re
ceivers in the absence of President Clark.
General Solicitor Kelley, who has been in
Boston attending to Union Pacific mat
ters there for over a month, also returned
this morning.
Catholic Priest O. A. It. Post.
■.., NOTRE DAME, Ind., July 27— State
Commander Dodge ha. granted organiza
tion papers to a G. A. R. post here com
posed entirely of Catholic priests.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, ; 1897.
FOUND STARVING
ON A LONELY ISLE
Four Men Picked Up by
the San Diego Ves
sel Wahlberg.
Two of Them Presidio Soldiers
Who Had Been Missing
for Months.
Valuable Specimens Brought Back
by the Scientists Who Sailed
on the Schooner.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 27. — The
schooner Wahlberg, which sailed from
this port on March 3 on a scientific expe
dition for the Smithsonian Institution and
Stanford University, arrived at noon to
day. The crew consisted of Cap
tain Fred Anthony, a well-known
scientist; H. Keating; D. H. Mc-
Gregor, a Stanford student, of Stock
ton; W. E. Goolman of Pacific Beach;
and a Stanford University professor, who
was left at San Jose del Cabo on the way
down, as he could not endure the hard
ships of the voyage. The professor tooK
the first steamer going north for San
Francisco.
The Wahlberg brings back a full cargo,
consisting of five tons of rare and curious
deep-sea shells and four barrels of deep
sea fish, especially packed by McGregor
for President Jordan.
They are beautiful specimens, and were
preserved by McGregor of Stanford. They
were selected from Todos, Santos, St. Mar
tin, Geronimo, Guadaloupe, fionitos,
Natividad, Turtle Bay, San Rooks, Ascen
sion, Abricos Point, Cape St. Lucas, San
Jo--e del Cabo, Benedict, Socorro and
Clarion islands, the latter islands Deing
over 1000 miles from the coast. Many ol
the fish specimens are very rare, ana one
or two new varieties, not classified at
Stanford or Berkeley, were obtained.
On her return up the coast the Wahl
berg stopped at Natividad, where she
found four San Dlegans who had been left
at Cedros by the junk Hongkong, and had
been taken to Natividad by a schooner,
with the expectation of returning on an
other schooner to San Diego. The men
were nearly famished for the want of
food, but the arrival of the Wahlberg
saved their lives.
They were all brought away and arrived
here to-day. They are ex-Sergeant San
ford, Private Connors of Company H,
Tenth United States infantry, and John
Dampier and William Andrews, sailors.
These four men left San Diego on the
Hongkong about eight months ago for
Cedros Island, 400 miles down the coast.
Dampier and Andrews were afterabalone
shells and meat, and Sergeant Sanford and
Connors accompanied them for pleasure
solely, both men having been granted
three months' furiouch. Upon their ar
rival at Cedros the Hongkong anchored
on the south side of the island, where the
four men were left, and. the Hongkong
continued south after guano, intending to
return to San Diego and then pick the
men ud on her next trip.
When the Hongkong relumed to San
Diego she was sold to J, W. Kishler^of
Riverside, wno fitted her out as a guano
poacher and sent her out in a different
direction. The crew forgot all about the
four men awaiting them on the lonely
desert island, and went on the cruise with
the Hongkong.
In the meantime another small schooner
had taken the quartet over to Natividad,
where they were left with provisions and
water, expecting to be able to get aboard
of a schooner bound for this port before
long. But no schooner hove in sight un
til the Wahlberg arrived in time to rescue
tne half-famished men.
By this time the furloughs of both sol
diers had expired, and the men will now
have lo go to the Presidio to re-enlist in
the army. Sanford is the senior sergeant
of the Tenth Infantry, having served in
ths army for twenty-six years and having
but one more term to serve to entitle him
to be retired.
For eight months nothing had been
beard from the party, and during that
time the men had no tidings of the out
aide world. . Their arrival here to-day was
a great surprise to nearly everybody,
as it was eenerally supposed they were
long since dead, either from shipwreck or
starvation.
WEBB Eli TO TWO WOMEX.
Br. Topeta of San Biego Pleads Guilty
to a Bigamy Charge.
B AN DIEGO, Cai,., July 27.— Dr. Fran
cisco Topeta, alias Francisco Companies,
pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy in
the Superior Court to-day.
Topeta married Juanita Se/rano in So
nora, Mexico, in 1894 and came to this
city with his wife about sir months ago.
Here he met and married Rosalie Osuna,
daughter of a well-to-do Spanish farmer.
The next day his former wife swore to
a complaint, and he was arrested on May
20 and lodged in jail, where he has since
remained, being unable to procure bail.
The case has been continued from time to
time while the District Attorney was gath
ering evidence. Th. chain being complete
Topeta confessed. He will be sentenced
to-morrow.
BARSTOW FLAME-SWEPT.
Business Section of the Santa Fe Rail
way Town Destroyed by an
Incendiary Blaze.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 27.— The
town of Barstow, on the line of the Santa
Fe and Pacific Hallway, was visited by
fire at an early hour this morning. The
fire broke out in the saloon of J. C.
Gallagher, and in leas than an hour the
business portion of the town was wiped
out. The pricipal losers are J. N. Beatty,
merchandise, $5000, no insurance;
B. Rowan, barber shop, $500, no insur
ance; J. S. Gallagher, saloon, $1500; Grand
Saloon, $1000, no insurance; Jim S'ng,
Chinese restaurant, $800, no insurance-
Mrs. Curley. store and residence, $5000,
insurance $2500.
The Postal Telegraph offlce and several
vacant stores were burned. The Harvey
House and railroad buildings were saved.
The origin of the lire' was incendiary,
apparently.
SUICIBE OF A SEXTAGEXARIAX.
Aged ]Urs. Cunningham Bangs Hsrtelf
at I. on AngelfM.
LOS ANGELES, Cat.., July 27.— At the
ripe ago of 60 years Mrs. Cunningham, the
wife of a carriage-maker living on ; West
Third street, this morning took her own
life. The husband discovered his aged
wife in' his workshop suspended from a
rafter with a rope around her neck. The
horrified man made an outcry, broke into
the window of bis shop, cut down the
body and tried in vain to resuscitate her.
The physicians who were later summoned
declared sue had been deuu lor some time.
The only cause given for the aged woman's
act is that she was suffering from religious
mania.
I: and* bur i Hallway Bonds Sold.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 27.— A. A.
Dougherty returned to-day from .New
York, where he delivered $250,000 worth
of bonds of the Randsburg Railway to the
Rochester Trust Company and obtained
therefor the necessary funds to build
the line. The work of construction will
begin at once at Kramer, a station on the
Santa Fe and Pacific, and it will be com
pleted to Randsburg in ninety days.
Traffic arrangements have been completed
with the Santa Fe.
DUNHAM LOCATED AGAIN.
This Time the Informant Has Seen
the Campbell Fugitive in a
Foreign City.
SAN JOSE, Cal., July 27.— James C.
Dunham, the murderer of the McGlincy
family, has b'en located again.
This time he is engaged in business
across the sea, but the bearer of , the
information refuses to divulge the fu
gitive's whereabouts unless he is as
sured that the $11,000 reward will be forth
coming. This news was brought to the
City last night by a man giving the name
of A. M. Stoddard and bis residence at
418 Eleventh street, Oakland.
On his arrival here he sought out Chief
of Police Kidward and for a time was
closeted with that official. He said a
friend who was an engineer on an ocean
steamer now in port in San Francisco had
seen Dunham in a foreign port. The en
gineer knew Dunham before the crime
was committed and had positively identi
fied the sextuple murderer. He said Dun
ham was engaged in business and doing
well.
Stoddard refused to give the name of
the engineer or the name of the ship he
was on, or to tell where the murderer had
been seen. He said that he would require
$1000 of the reword* before giving tha in
formation, and the balance of $10,000 must
be placed In reliable hands, .to be paid in
case the man proved to be Dunham.
Chief Kidward gives little credence to
the story, and believes tbe man to be a
crank. He refused to investigate unless
given more information. This Stoddard
declined to give, but said he would con
sult his friend, and if the latter consented
he would impart all his information.
BLAZE AX l, A CRAM EX TO.
Flrtmtn Carry a ITnmttn From a Burn
ing I uildlnp.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jaly 27.— For the
first time in years the members of the Sac
ramento Fire Department had an oppor
tunity to-day to rescue a woman from a
burning building.
Not that there was nny particular ne
cessity of rescuing the woman, for she
stood on a porch on the second story and
the fire was in the basement and was rap
idly got under control, but there was any
amount of smoke and the woman wanted
rescuing.
Ladders were placed into position and
the brave fire laddies carried her and her
pug dog in their stalwart arms to terra
fir ma.
The fire started in the wall-paper store
house of Whittier & Co. The firm is loser
some $1300.
APPEAL FOR A REBVCTIOX.
Xorth Paciflc Railway Officials Before
the Equalisers.
BACRAMENTO. Cal., July 27.— A. W.
Foster, president and general manager,
and Thomas Mellersh, secretary and con
troller of the San Francisco and North
Pacific Railway, appeared before the
State Board of Equalization to-day and
asked for a reduction of 25 per cent of
its assessment. Tne road is at present
assessed at $1,935,000. President Foster
said a depression had been caused by the
shrinkage of railroad securities in the
United States, which he placed at about
eight timet, the assessment of San iran
cisco, which he said, was $350,000,000.
The application for reduction was taken
tinder advisement. fyfiU-
Hauialito's Xew Hunter.
SAUSALITO, Cal., July 27.— Another
change in the personnel of the Board of
Town Trustees took place last evening
A. T. Marvin, only recently appointed to
fill the vacancy caused by James W. Sper
ry's death, resigned, and J. M. Kilgarlf,
was appointed in his stead. Trustee Bruce
has the Klondyke fever, and is making
preparations to leave for the goldfields in
his yacht Rover.
ENGLAND'S LATEST SCOOP.
Her Seizure of the Island of Palmyra
Is Officially Reported to the
State Department.
WASHINGION, D. C, July 27.— "The
Island of Palmyra has been occupied by
Great Britain.'' Such is the substance of
a telegram received at the State Depart
ment to-day from Minister to Hawaii
Sewell.
Palmyra lies about 1000 miles southwest
of the Hawaiian group. It was at one
time the seat of operations of an American
guano company, and was annexed by it
by virtue of a general law ol Congress
authorizing any Americans to annex
islands were guano deposits were dis
covered and worked by them.
Under this lav* many islands were an
nexed by, Americans, who removed the
guano deposits and then abandoned them.
Among cm was Palmyra. Afier it was
abandoned by the Americans it was an
nexed by the Hawaiian Government. It
was considered a part of the Hawaiian
kingdom and is now claimed by the
Hawaiian republic
The British now claim that it was dis
covered by Captain Cook and belongs to
Great Britain. It is not known what the
purpose the English is, but it is sur
mised that they want it for a coaling sta
tion, and perhaps for a strategic point, in
view of any. trouble over the annexation
of Hawaii by the United States.
The dispatch sent by Minister Sewell
was discussed nt the Cabinet meeting to
night, and The Call correspondent was
told that this was the real reason for call
ing the Cabinet in special session to-night.
BE - lOUXG's l>lit.AU IS OVER,
Motes P. Handy for Commissioner to
the Pari* Exposition.
WASHINGTON, D. C, July 27.-Bena
tor Mark Hanna seems to have more in
fluence at the White House than has M.
H. de Young.
The Call related some time aero the
story of how Michael failed in his attempt
to secure Hanna*'s Influence, but the Ohio
Senator would have none of the late di
rector-general, and said very plainly.that
from what he observed of Michael at the
St. Louis convention the Caiifornian was
not suited for the position of commis
sioner to the Paris exposition, which re
quired the services of one accustomed to
diplomatic usages. > Nevertheless Mr. de
Young persisted in his. candidacy, all to
no purpose, however, for Moses P. Handy
was to-day appointed to the position. He
was the promoter of publicity at the Chi
cago World's Fair. ."'"'
The resolution ' of Senator Thurston of
Nebraska appropriating $500,000 lor the
representation of this country at the Paris
exposition failed of, passage through the
House at the extra session. By the terms
of this lesolution th' re are to bo live
"Commissioners of awards," one of them
to be director-general at a salary of $10,000
per annum. -
-This was what De Young had his eye
on, and asa, stepping-stone to it he was
anxious to be appointed to tbo place filled
to-day as special commissioner to make
preliminary arrangements for the United
States exhibit. The deficiency appropria
tion bill appropriated $25,000 fur this pur
pose. ■*"'■:■.' -yr '"yy'.
It is now conceded, that Moses P.
Handy will be promoted from his position
as preliminary commissioner and made
director-general in 1897, at $10,000 a year,
if the House passes the Thurston resolu
tion at this session.
CHAVEZ WILL DIE
ON THE GALLOWS
The Slayer of Pretty
Gregoria Rodriguez
Convicted.
Wrecked the Life of the Girl
and Then Stabbed Her
to Death.
Justice to Be Done for a Brutal
Crime at Congress Mining
* Camp. .
SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 27.— trial
of the case of the People vs. Manuel
Chavez, charged with murder, was brought
to a close to-day, the jury bringing in a
verdict of guilty. The wording of the
verdict is as follows:
"We, the jury in the above-entitled
case, find the defendant, Manuel Chavez,
guilty of murder in the first degree, as
charged in the information, and in our
judgment the death penalty should be in
flicted." .>*■_.- .;*'*
Chavez will be sentenced on Friday by
Judge Torrance. The crime for which he
has just been convicted was a most brutal
one. His victim, Gregoria Rodriguez,
was a beautiful Mexican girl born and
reared in the mining camp of Senator, on
the Colorado River, seventy-five miles
above Yuma. About a year ago she met
Chavez, who betrayed her on promise of
marriage and afterward induced her to
live with him.
Last April she broke away from his in
fluence and went to live at tbe home of
Senor Refugio Ynez, a well-known and
respectable Spanish family of the camp.
Chavez followed h r w'th threats and
entreaties, and finally, ■ n Mny 14, when
Senor Ynez was away at worts in the
mines, he came to the hui._e and attacked
the poor girl with a large knife. Mrs.
Ynez sprang to Gregoria's defense, but
Chavez threw her off and stabbed his vic
tim three times in the body. She died al
most instantly. Chavez escaped, but was
soon captured.
BAD FOR SONOMA ORCHARD ISTS.
Failing to Get Fair Prices for Their
Fruit, They Will Dry the
Entire Crop.
HEALDSBURG, Cal., July 27.—
orcbardists of this district say they will
get $15 a ton for their freestone peaches
from the local canneries or else they will
dry their entire crop of all kinds of fruit.
The canners say, "We do not want free
stone peaches at any price, but we are
willing to pay a reasonable figure for
clings."
At a meeting of the Farmers' Club
on Saturday the fruit business was
thoroughly discussed, and a majority of
the orcbardists in the Russian River, Dry
Creek and Geyserville districts signed an
agreement not to accept less tban $15 a
ton. • y ■f-r.f,;.y..\..y.r.
. The canneries here are now running
heavily, and, strange as it may seem, but
a small portion of the fruit being nut into
tin cornea from this section. Blackberries
from Analy township, pears from the
Sacramento Valley and peaches from
near-by places are being canned by nearly
1000 busy workers, while the fruit that
weighs down the orchards here is ripening
and growers are preparing to start up
their driers. £;-_• y/fy
"Orcbardists are in a bad way," said
George Slocum, a prominent fruit-grow
er. "The beat offer I could get at local
canneries this season for my Crawford
peaches was $10 a. ton, while $12 a ton is
all that is being paid for Muirs. These
prices mean bankruptcy, and I prefer to
dry rather than accept them."
"The trouble is simply this," said J. R.
Miller, manager of the Russian River
cannery. "We do not want freestone
peaches at any price, for the simple reason
that the canneu-goods trade does not call
for them. Now and then we do take a
few tons of Crawfords or Mulrs, simply
to secure the clings owned by an orchard
is.. Canneries throughout the Stato are
offering all that the market will stand for
clings, while the other varieties are a drug
on the market. We cannot afford to pay
the price set on peaches here, much as we
would like to, and we will have no diffi
culty in procuring all we require at better
prices."
Owing to the heavy crop it will be neces
sary to operate all the driers no this way.
For the past ten days tbe weather has
been unfavorable for drying.
FOUGHT WIJH A WILD BOAR.
Perilous Adventure of a Rancher in the
Mountains Near Skaggs
Springs.
HEALDSBURG, Cal., July ,27.— Ed
Jagoe, who lives on a ranch in Mendocino
Township, near Skaggs Springs, had nn
experience with a wild boar yesterday,
which he will not soon forget. Wild hogs
are numerous in the mountains in this
locality and are very vicious when pressed
in close quarters. Jagoe was out trying to
get back a tew tame porkers which had
strayed away, and lonnd them with half a
dozen wild hogs in a thick patch of brush.
With the aid of a bulldog he bad se
cured and tied one, and was in the act of
getting the other when his dog was at
tacked by a monster boar. He rushed to
the assistance of the dog, and in trying tp
save the valuable animal was severely
bitten. After a battle at close quarters
with the infuriated* hoi he finally suc
ceeded in killing it with a well-directed
thrust of his bowie-knife. The dog was so
seriously wounded by the boar that it had
to be shot, . '
EXETBR-riBALIA. RAILWAY.
Southern Pacifle Officials Examine the
Proposed Route. "
VISALIA, Cal., .Tuly 27.— A special
train arrived this morning from San Fran
cisco with H. .E. Huntington, Julius
Kruttschnitt and other Southern Pacific
officials aboard. The object of their
visit was to investigate the character of
the country between this city and
Exeter,' the point on the Southern Pacific
east line that would be connected - with
Visalia if the Visalia branch were ex
tended. Several bankers and merchants
took tbe visitors for a drive through the
country. The railroad men were greatly
impressed with what . they saw, and it is
thought the twelve-mile extension will
soon be projected.
The near approach of the Valley road
here has stirred up the Southern Pacific
Company to make an effort to hold as
much of the valuable freight business of
this section as possible.. • -
Hanford Residence Burned.
HANFORD, Cal., July 27.— The resi
dence of C. A. McCourt on Irwin street
was burned to the ground this morning at
2:30 o'clock. All its contents were lost,
and the Methodist parsonage on an adja
cent lot was badly damaged. The lire
started under the staircase, and the occu
pants of the building barely escaped. Mc-
Court's loss on his household goods was
$1500, with $500 insuranse. The loss on
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the house was $1000, with no insurance.
Other losses will aggregate $500 more.
RED FIRES ON RAINIER.
Mazama Mountain - Climbers Reach
the Summit and Signal to
Tacoma.
TACOMA, Wash., July 27.— The Maza
mas have kept their word, for to-night
they illuminated the top of Mount
Rainier v.ith red fire, which was plainly
visible in Tacoma, sixty-five miles dis
tant.
Nearly twenty of the party of seventy
five Mazamas which left for the mountain
last week intended to make the ascent,
and they succeeded. News came to-day
that rain fell in Paradise Valley on Fri
day and Saturday, but a rising barometer
was believed to" indicate good climbing
weather to-day.
In that event, the message stated, the
red fire, of which fifty pounds was taken
along, would be lighted at 0 P. M. on the
summit. *
Hundreds of people were expectantly
watching the mountain to-night at that
hour.
Powerful glasses failed to detect any
lights. At 9:30 o'clock the watchers on
the Tacoma Hotel veranda shouted,
"There it is!" and 300 people rushed out
from the lobbies.
The blaze appeared as a ball of led fire
as large as the sun at sunset. On the
mountain it was undoubtedly as high as a
house. Three lights, supposedly those of
camp bonfires, were seen on the mountain
side toward Paradise Valley.
• Hundreds of people watching from resi
dences also saw the red lights.
The party which climbed yesterday
and to-day to a height of ovor 15,000
feet, included President Pittock of
the Mazamas, Colonel C. P. Perry and
Miss Fay Fuller of Tacoma, Henry Gan
nett, eeoarapher ofthe geological survey,
and Professor Newell, secretary of the
American Forestry Association.
RED MEN AT A BANQUET.
Guests of Santa Cruz Attend a Feast
and Dance at the Hotel
Hagermann.
SANTA CRUZ, Cal., July 27.— sec
ond day's session of the Grand Lodge,
United Order of Red Men, was concluded
to-night with a ball and banquet at ths
Hotel Hagermann, tendered by the Santa
Cruz stamm and Host Grantz of the hotel.
The business' session wa^ . begun at 9
o'clocK and continued until 5 in the after
noon. Another half-day's session will be
required to-morrow to finish the affairs of
the lodge.
The committee for the good and wel
fare of the order was instructed to revise
the constitution of the State Grand Lodge
for the next grand session. Grand Deputy
William Hiller was honored with the title
of great past chief.
An official badge was presented to the
Grand Lodge by E. Z.itfuchs.
The officers elected yesterday were in
stalled, and after that ceremony the fol
lowing subordinate officers were elected
and installed:
J. Landeman, grand marshal; J. D,
Feldermann, great warrior; L. Putzmann,
great herald; P. H. Will, great tent guard;
Adolph Triefer, inside guard; 11. Beck,
outside guard. ry. ■-.■ *-~i '.-.i'\'j. '■; .;■..
L. Krumph, great post chief, thanked
the retiring officers for their services dur
ing the past year and proceeded to the ap
pointment of the following committees:
On trials— Weckerle, J. Rumetsch, R.
Langer.
Relief— B. Moser, W. Kreutikan, William
Schultz.
Appeals— Wilhelm, C. Schmidt, J. R.
Faikcnsietn. '
Complaints— A. Breidenbach, C. Muender,
W. Oeisiiich.
Finance — W. Dannhelm, F. Bremer, W.
Hilier. '■,-..*.
Laws— P. Warkentin, Carl Klein, F. Young.
Good and welfare— Zeilfuchs, M. Feits
cher, Theodore Koch. y\ .f-
DROWNED IN THE COLUMBIA.
Tacoma Youth Huns Away From
Home to Join a Circus and
Loses His Life. :
TACOMA, Wash., July 27.— "Jack"
Hanson, age 20, had wanted to join a
circus for a long time previous to last
week, when the Walter L. Main circus
came to town and gave him the much
desired opportunity.
He ran away on Monday night, joined
the show and got as far as Astoria all
right. On Friday night he was drowned
in the Columbia River and bis body was
not recovered.
While the boats were nearing BrookSeld
that night, enroute to Portland, Hanson j
was taken with nightmare and jumped up \
shouting: "They're after me; they're af- !
ter me." He was sleeping near the end of j
the barge, and close by was a pony which j
bad become restless and kept up a stamp- .
ing
. This probably had its effect on Hanson, \
who in bis sleep sprang out of bed, ran to 1
the end of the barge and jumped into the
river.
The contact with the water awoke him
and he cried for help. A fisherman near
by said he shouted, three times. : '■*.
Three of the circus employes jumped
into the water and swam about, looking
for the missing youth, while several boats
wore lowered, but Hanson could not be
found. fffyf-if f*
His parents and friends were opposed
to his going away with the circus, and
did not know ol his departure until the
next day.
His sister is the wife of Morton, a tea
merchant. He was a steady young man '
and had held several good position. In
stores. To-day his parents and friends
were horrified at receiving news of his
death.
laccma Policeman Kills Himself.
TACOMA, Wash., July 27.— Alexander
W. Piass, one of the city police force,
shot and killed himself this morning
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RANDSBURG. Cal., July 27.— Secretary.
Allen of the Little Butte mine was around
yesterday exhibiting several rich pieces of:
quartz, which, he declared, came from his *
mine. At noon to-day several mining .
men were granted permission to inspect
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I'lyler Pleads Xot Guilty.
SANTA CRUZ, Cap., July 27. -Georgo.
F. Ply and M. Schoedde pleaded not
guilty to mayhem, in the Superior Court
this morning. Tho defense demanded*
that Schoedde be tried first, but the prose
cution objected. Plyler's trial was set
for August 16, and a venire for jurors was
issued. Defense's motion that bail be
reduced to $10,000 was taken under ad
visement.
-"to Seining in King* River.
FRESNO, Cal., July 27.— The SuperTi
sors passed nn ordinance to-day prohibit
ing seining in the King. River. Kings
County had already established an ordi
nance to that effect, but fishermen evaded
it by drawing their nets on the Fresno
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