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STRIVING FOR
CREEDE'S GOLD
Three Legal Documents
Filed by Warring
Factions. ■
Little Dorothy's Attorney Con
tests the Claim of Her
Mother.
Widow of the Mining Man Begins
th* Attack Upon tha
Pencil Will.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., An*, A— Three
lepal papers were filed in the Creede
estate' case .to-day, and the contest of
the pencil will is now on. The first was
by the attorney for Dorothy Creede, the
adopted daughter of th* dead mining
magnate. STB
It protests against the petition of Mrs.
Basford of San Francisco, in which she
asks to be 'appointed guardian of the
child. Mrs. Basford is the mother of
Dorothy, but in the protest it is alleged
that she is actuated by a desire to get pos
session of her daughter's money rather
than by a love for the child, as she had
'legally relinquished all maternal claims.
The second is a protest against the peti
tion of Mrs. Creede for an allowance of
$250 a month for herself and the adopted
daughter. Her right to any part of the
estate is denied, as is also all authority
over Dorothy. It is set out that William
Phifer is the child's guardian, and also
that the right of her mot er, Mrs. Basford,
should be recognized before Mrs. Creede's.
The third paper filed was presented by
the attorneys of Mrs. Creede. It contests
the Will filed for probate, in which nearly
all of the property is left to Dorothy
Creede. The grounds for the protest are
that the will is not signed by Creede and
that it is not properly attested.
For some time after the sudden death of
Creede it was not known for certain
whether the deceased had left a testa
ment, but one. day the attorney for Creede
announced that he had in his possession
a pencil draft of a will as it had been writ
ten by the rich miner as a form to be
adopted for the finisned document.
" Though this was not signed and had re
mained in the keeping of the attorney, it
was offered for probate and was immedi
ately a target for protests.
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IS A CHURCH TREASURER.
Defaulter Biackman s Resignation De
manded by the First Congrega
tional Committee.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. The de
falcations of. W. R. Biackman, the treas
urer of the Los Angeles Electric Com
pany, have shaken the church circles of
the city to the center. For twelve years
he has been financial secretary of the
First Congregational Church and during
that .time has bad almost exclusive con
trol of the funds.
About three months ago the church
committee expressed its surprise that the
cash balance was so small and an endeavor
was made to ascertain from other sources
the amount of money received by him,
but it was finally dropped. Since his de
falcations in the electric company have
become known his resignation has been
demanded by the committee, but it has
not yet been received.
• To-day has been spent by Biackman
going about in company with a detective
as bodyguard, trying to get friends to
, help him satisfy the Pacific Surety Com
pany and be released from surveillance.
The Surety Company demands indemnity
in the entire sum of the bond, $10,000, but
Blackman's friends have not yet rallied to
his standard. ' BV9
So 'skillful was Biackman that the ex
pert who is now at work on his books
hud? it nearly impossible to discover the
fraudulent entries without examining
every item in the accounts from the time
that ackman took them in 1896, which
will require weeks. Until then the exact
amount of the shortage cannot be ascer
tained.
It is not known what he has done with
the money, as he drew a salary of $1200 a
year and his life was a quiet one out
wardly. The woman on whom he is
charged with lavishing money has gone
north. .
TO EDUCavi; CBISESE.
Consul- General Urges Bis Countrymen
to fend- Children to School.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 3.— ln
Chinatown to-day were posted some sig
nificant official circulars, in which the
new Chinese Consul-General at San Fran
cisco advises his countrymen in Los An
geles to send their children, particuiary
the girls,' to the public schools.
As the Chinese have never thought it
worth while to educate the girls this is a
novel
The Consul-General says that education
for their children is necessary to make
them useful residents of this country and
enable them to meet the conditions under
which they live.
They pay taxes for the support of the
-schools, and therefore they should take
advantage of the school facilities pro
vided. The education of the girls, he con
tinues, is just as necessary in this coun
try as the education of the boys, and he
urges on all Chinese parents that' they
send their girls to school.
Santa Fe Sues Well*- Fargo.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. a— ln the
United States court to-day C. W. Smith,
receiver of the Atlantic and Pacific Rail
way Company, brought suit aeainst
Wells, Fargo & Co. for alleged breach of
contract.
The complaint shows the business rela
tions between the railway and the ex
press company, by which the lat
ter has the use of the tracks
of the former, it is shown by a
copy of the contract between the Santa
Fe and the- express company that
the latter was to pay to the former
$1,450,000 annually and the railway was to
divide this sum among its subsidiary com
panies. The receiver claims that of the
amount due his company at the rate of
$12,565 58 a month there remains unpaid
$77,91112. '
ARE SEA MARRIAGES LEGAL?
Father of a Runaway Girl Brings
an Action "i hat Will Decide
the Question.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. The
legality of runaway marriages performed
by boat captains at sea is to be called into
question again. A.C.Thomas of Duarte,
whose 15-year-old daughter ran away
with Homer Nurman on Sunday nicht
and was married at 5 o'clock yesterday
mornine outside the ' three-mile limit off
Long Beach, has had a writ of habeas
corpus issued for the girl. It is made re
turnable in the Superior Court to-morrow.
Thompson is one of the wealthiest
orange-grower* -in Southern - California
and an old sea captain himself. He
believes that the marring" is illegal under
the decision of Judge McKnstry, and will
endeavor to regain possession of his
daughter.
The affair has created quite a sensation.
The runaway youngsters have not yet re
turned home, and are still at Long Beach.
OFF TO SANTA MONICA.
Southern California Guards Will Leave
for the Camp Grounds Early
This Morning.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. —Early
to-morrow morning the militia will begin
a march on Santa Monica. The actual
marching will be confined to covering the
distance from ' barracks to the train, but
the movement of troops will much resem
ble war.. For the ten days' encampment
of the First Brigade, N. G. C, at Santa Mo-
nica this year better" preparations have
been made than ever before, and an extra
large hospital tent has been provided.
The camp grounds are all ready for the
soldier boys.
Nearest to the street are the headquar
ters tents of General Last and his staff,
with the guard tent at the end of the row.
Next come Colonel Berry and staff, and
then the Seventh Regiment. On the
right of the camp is a street on which the
commissary and quartermaster's sup
plies are stored in chunky, square sheds
like tents. Beyond these are three long
open sheds, two of which are for the trooD
and signal corps horses, the other for the
mounts of the officers. "',.:"■*
The camp work is to begin as soon as
the various companies hare arrived, the
National salute been given and all have
paid tneir respects to the flag.
A number of visitors from the north
are expected during the encampment.
Major-General N. T. James, commanding
the first division, will come with his staff
on Sunday. Colonel Smith of the First
Infantry, Colonel Fairbanks of the Second,
and Colonel William McDonald, retired,
are also looked for as guests of the brigade.
An interesting feature of the encamp
ment will be the presence of the United
States gunboat- Bennington, off Santa
Monica. ' On board will be the Naval Re
serves of Sin Diego, and the more re
cently mustered in gun division from
Santa Barbara. The marines will pass
part of their time on shore as guests of
the infantry.
SAS'ZA MOSICA ASSEMBLY.
University Extension Course of Study
Open* at the Beaelt.
SANTA MONICA, Cal., Aug. 3.— The
University Assembly held its opening
meeting last night in the large pavilion
erected for it. The university extension
course of study is something like the
Chautauqua idea, and Is already meeting
with approval. Hundreds of earnest stu
dents are in attendance.
Governor Budd, who was to have made
an opening addres*, was not present. Dr.
Weller opened the meeting and was fol
lowed by Professor L, D. Syle of the State
University, who gave a detailed account
of that institution. After him came
Bishop Fallows of Chicago, who delivered
an n cresting optimistic discourse on the
subject, "Is the World Growing Better?"
Miss Addie L. Murphy gave an admirable
reading from Mark Twain. jgfJJSQ
To-day's parliamentary session dis
cussed the University Association and
wits participated in by Bishop Fallows,
Rev. George Ballen. Rev. E.E. Tyson and
ot ers, who outlined its prospective and
possibilities clearly.
Professor Cornell has a chorus of over
100 voices drilled for concert work and
many talented soloists are in attendance,
while the list of D.D.'s, processors and
other learned people insures an intellec
tual treat. The association will continue
until the 17th. A -
LUCK OF A STOCKTON DVB.
Leaps From a Second- Story Window
and Is Sot Killed.
STOCKTON. Cal., Aug. 3.— A stray dog
wandered into the County Clerk's office
on the second floor of the courthouse this
morning and lay down near "Cupid"
Fife's desk. Fife did not think that the
canine wanted a marriage license, and,
while he is fond of dogs, he does not like
a stray breed. He therefore opened the
gate of the railing and snapped his
fingers for the dog to make his exit.
Fife must have "looked hard" at the
animal, or else the dog, with a keen in
stinct, supposed that the deputy clerk's
foot would hasten his departure as he
passed through the door. Anyway the
foxy canine did not desire o take any
chances, and, seeing a window open, be
made a dart for it, and with a leap cleared
the balcony balustrade. The animal kept
on going through space until he alighted
on the concrete sidewalk below. He
howled for a few moments and then
crawled to the lawn where be lay down.
He looked up to see where ha bad leaped
Irom, but seeing Fife standing at the
window, he scampered across the plaza,
howling at every lean.
The dog had fallen a distance of nearly
forty feet.
The Fenneil Divorce Case.
FRESNO, Cat,, Aug. 3.— Judge W. M.
Conley came down from Madera to-night
and announced that he would render a
decision in the Fenneil divorce case to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
When seen by The Call correspondent
the Judge refused to speak of the case.
All kinds of rumors have been rife as to
how he will decide the • case, but be has
never given the slightest intimation of
what be will do. The decision is awaited
with great interest here.
aus jkJ> a •> ttM j a os\
Senor Moret Declare* the Crown Must
Bow to the Saltan's Will.
MADRID, Spain, Aug. 3.— A sensation
has been caused by certain words a news
paper attributed to Senor Moret in his
speech at Saragosa on July 19. After de
claring that the Liberal party. will give
Cuba the regime advocated by Moret he
closed with a sensational appeal to public
opinion:
"We shall not ask the crown to confer
power upon us. We appeal to the nation's
will, which is supreme. The crown, lam
sure, will not fail to read aright the mani
festations of public opinion. Eecause I
appreciate the intelligence and virtue of
the person who now represents the mon
archy in Spain I declare she will heed the
manifestations of public sentiment before
they are converted into a hurricane. Woe
unto the crown if the will of the nation
should be ignored."
In an interview with a reporter of La
Correspondence de Espina at San Sebas
tian the Duke of Tetuan, Minister of For
eign Affairs, denied the report that Cano
vas would be present at General Wood
ford's reception at San Sebastian. The
Duke said further that the Spanish Gov
ernment was not the least concerned be
cause the new American Minister was to
visit his colleagues in London and Paris
before coming to Spain. In bis opinion
Woodford would go to Madrid immedi
ately after he has presented his creden
tials and prepare for the coming negotia
tions, which the Duke believes will be car-
ed on with much deliberation. ...'..,.,.
Referring to the war in Cuba the Duke
said the Government is satisfied, and de
clared that Weyler is conducting trie cam
paign in the only possible wav, consider
ing the nature of the struggle, in tact,
be added, nothing is done in Cuba which
foreign nations have not done in similar
cases.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 4, 1897.
KILLED BY HIS
STAMPEDED HERD
Yakima County Mystery
Cleared After Many
Months.
Hindoo John's Corpse Found
Among the Carcasses
of Sheep.
Had Probably Been Felled and
Trampled Upon by the Fright
ened Animals.
YAKIMA, Wash., Aug. A— About a
year ago the Cameron brothers of Yakima
County lost 1100 sheep about the head of
Bumping River in the Cascade Mount
ains. At the same time their herder,
known as "Hindoo John," mysteriously
disappeared.
The Camerons made a search at the
time, and were forced to the conclusion
that he quit the band either before or
after the huddling up of the* sheep.
His horse was found on the mountain
beyond the bushy ravine in which the
1100 sbeep had smothered themselves by
running over the backs of each other, and
the fact that the Hindoo sometimes got
drunk and care'.es* led to the belief that
he had tied the country rather than face
his employers after so heavy a loss.
Now it is learned that he was with the
sheep and was either knocked down and
smothered with them or died before the
stampede.
One of the Hinkle boys and a com
panion were up about the head of Bump
ing River on Sunday, and their curiosity
led them to go and look at the bones of
the dead sheep. '
It was a ghastly, horrible sight, and
there, face upward and with arms
stretched out, lay the body of Hindoo
John.
They Knew him well in life, and though
the mountain storms had been at work on
his form, the resemblance was sufficient
to make recognition certain beyond doubt.
Who"Hindo John" was or whether or
not he bad living relatives no one ever
knew. He was a soldier in the Queen's In
dian service at one time and came to San
Francisco some, fifteen years ago, as care
taker of some horses.
Then he worked for George Donald on
some of his railroad contracts, until be
finally drifted back to sheep herding,
which had been the family occupation for
many generations. ' Jr^SSSS^
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PROSPEROUS SANTA CLARA.
Never Before Has There Been Such
Activity in the Orchards and
Fruit-Driers.
SAN JOSE, Cal., Aug. 3.— Never before
was there such activity in the orchards
and fruit-driers at this time of the year as
now, and the season will be a very pros
perous one for the fruit-growers. Every
man, woman and child who wants work
can find it in the orchard. All the driers
and canners are having a rush of work,
and the demand for labor exceeds the
supply. ••..:' . .; .. „,:"' :';,". '-. S~ r J-
S. A. Monlton announces that he would
hire 100 more men if he could get them.
The West Side Fruit Association sent over
to Campbell a few days ago for fifty more
men, bat found that Campbell was also in
need of more help. This state of affairs
exists at Berrvessa and, in fact, at all the
principal fruit-drying establishments in
the county. The demand for labor is
comparatively unlimited.
The price of fruit seems to be improving
and orchardists are very much encour
aged. Thirty dollars a ton has been of
fered for apricots and $32 50 a ton for good
quality prunes. The indica ions are that
the crop of prunes will be light, and there
will probably be no increase in the
amount of labor usually employed on that
fruit.
A great d«al more care is being taken
this year in the preparation of fruit.
There is a steady improvement in this re
spect, and this improvement is adding
greatly to the standing of Santa Clara
County fruit in the market.
Two Footpnds Captured.
SAN JOSE. Cal., Aug. B.— Richard
Feistkorn, a laborer, was held up near
Los Gatos yesterday afternoon and robbed
of a silver watch and $7. The employes of
a brickyard in the vicinity witnessed the
act and immediately gave chase and cap
tured the footpads. Feist korn was badly
beaten. The men will be charged with
robbery.
Pending the preferring of the charge
they have been arraigned on a vagrancy
charge. They give the names of William
Shepherd and Mike Hagperty. The latter
has been recognized a- William Murphy,
an ex-convict, who was recently released
from- San Quentin. Shepherd pleaded
guilty to the vagrancy charge and was
given ten days. Haggerty will be tried
August 10,
George E. Thomas Dead.
SA_tf JOSE, Cal., Aug. B.— George E.
Thomas, a pioneer resident of this valley,
died at his home on the Alviso road this
morning. He was a native of Illinois and
61 years of aze. He came to California in
1856 and in the same year settled in this
county. A widow survives him.
WRECKED HEAR MARION;
Loaded] Freight Cars Crash Through a
Burning Trestle.
ALBANY, Or., Aug. 3— As the south
bound freieht train on the Southern
Pacific approached a small trestle between
Mirion and Jefferson this morning a
blaze was seen arising from the timbers.
The train was rounding a sharp curve
and the engine was upon the bridge be
fore it could be stopped. The trestle gave
way and the engine and eight cars were
piled up upon the broken and burning
timbers. The front wheels of the engine
remained upon the track, and it was not
overturned.
Fireman Fred Peebiler jumped and re
ceived bad leg sprains. Brakeman Thomas
Bullock suffered a scalp wound. Engineer
Ed Kinney remained with the engine and
was not hurt. The company's surgeon
went to the scene of the wreck on a relief
train, but found none of the men danger
ously injured. They were brought to
Albany. The cars, which were loaded
with lumber, woodenware and coke,
caught fire and five cars and their con
tents were destroyed. A fire engine from
Albany was sent to the wreck.
FAMINE'S SCOURGE IX KOREA.
The King Orders All Bis Subject* to
- < ■• Bray for Belief.
VICTORIA, B. C, Aug. 3.-India is not
the : only oriental country suffering from
famine. The steamer Olyncpia brings
news that an extraordinary drought pre
vails in every district of Korea. Nothing
like it has ever been known in that usually
well-watered country. It has resulted in
an uprising of the peasantry in several
localities aeainst' officers and , priests,
whom ' they b lieve to 'be responsible * for
the crop failure. A number of murders
have occurred 'f in - consequence, meager
accounts of which have been received at
Seoul.
The King has issued a proclamation
ordering prayers throughout the kingdom
and has sent officials _ from the royal
household to make petitions to the gods
on the tops of all high mountains.
Korea usually exports a considerable
quantity of rice and grain, but this year
she will have to import. ,
DROWNED AT FORT SHERMAN.
Fatal Attempt of an Artificer to Swim
Across a < Bay With a Boy on .
His Back.
C<EUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Aug. j A— '
Artificer George F. Zillhoffer of Company
C, at Fort Sherman and John Hart, the
ten-year-old son of Musician Hart :of
Company F, were drowned in a small bay!
opposite the fort last evening while bath-
ing. V^f
Zillhoffer was about 25 years of age, an
athlete and a good swimmer. With
the boy on his back he undertook to swim
across the bay, which is about fifty yards
in width. When two-thirds of the way
across the swimmer's legs became en
tangled In the long, wiry weeds that grow
in the bay. The more he struggled to
free himself the tighter he was held. He
soon strangled, lost self-control and sank
beneath the surface,: carrying -the boy.
who was unable to swim, with him.
A young son of Lieutenant George stood
on the bank a horrified spectator to the
involuntary tragedy that was taking
place in the water. He immediately gave
the alarm, but the bay is on the opposite
side of the river, making it necessary to
procure boats to cross the river and walk
several hundred yards before reaching the
spot. AH this consumed- time and it was
some time before assistance arrived.
The first person to reach the bay was a
son of Dr. Brechemin, the post surgeon,
who partially disrobed and sprang into
the water, recovering the body of the boy
with great difficulty and dancer to him
self. Dr. Brechemin did all he could to
bring the boy back to consciousness but
he was beyond humon aid. The body of
Zillhoffer was recovered thirty minutes
afterward.
J WAS 3BEDS MOSBX.
Reserve Fund in the Tokio . Treasury
Exhausted.
TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 3.— Japanese
papers announce that owing to the in
creased Government expenditures 'the
reserve funds are exhausted, and in case
of any extraordinary call through some
sudden calamity increased taxation will
be unavoidable. The several depart
ments, moreover, all show increased
estimates for the next financial year, and
it is a matter of exceeding difficulty to
frame the next budget.
It is pointed out that this is the natural
result of Japan's tremendous advance
since the Chinese war. Increased ex
penditures have been necessary in
every direction and have not been fully
met by the taxes collected, though seve
ral new money-raising schemes are being
worked, including the collection of a very
unpopular income tax. As the Chinese
war idemnity is being used to purchase
new naval vessels in Europe, no relief is
obtained from that source.
THREE CBILttRBS KILLED.
Blown Up by a Bomb Intended for a
Mining Superintendent.
BUTTE, Mont., Aug. 3.— An apparent
attempt to blow up the home of Jonn
O'Meara, superintendent of the Moonlight
mine, near here, re tilted in the death of
three children. What appeared to be
Roman candle was found near O'Meara's
residence by some little girls. While
playing with it one of the children struck
it with an iron. It exploded and
O'Meara's children were ; literally pep
pered with fragments of brass, lead and
glass. The other children were terribly
cut and all died. A hole torn in the
ground showed the bomb was charged
with dynamite. Several attempts have
been made on O'Meara's life heretofore.
TO ESCHEW POLITICS
Ministers Appoint the Execu
tive Committee for Good
Government.
Literature Will Be Distributed Ac
cording to Congressional
. Districts.
The ministerial associations each ap
pointed two delegates Monday morning
to the executive committee for the promo
tion of good citizenship. The committee
was formed in compliance with a sugges
tion made by Rev. Josiah Strong during
the recent Christian Endeavor conven
tion. f'V''f ;
Early in the afternoon most of tne dele
gates assembled at the Young Men's
Christian Association in order to formu
late plahs for work. The denominations
represented were the Methodist Episcopal
church, the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, tbe ■ Congregational, Baptist,
Lutheran and Evangelical churches. Rev.
Dr. Pond was appointed chairman, ana
Rev. Dr. J. E.Bushnell secretary.
The following resolution, expressive of
a desire to keep clear of political compli
cat.ons, was presented by Rev. Dr. Bush
nell and was unanimously adopted: '
Besolved, That it Is the sense of this commit
tee to promote good government upon a
purely educational basis, and that it is our
purpose to avoid any and all political compli
cations.
The general sense of the meeting was
that it would be. better to begin the work
of good government in an educational
way, by means of literature bearing on
tbe subject. With this ena in view it was
decided to adopt the districting of election
precincts and distribute tne literature
broadcast. In addition to distributing lit
erature bearing on good government, the
executive committee will be used from
time to time : to create a public sentiment
in favor of good measures. , It will also be
used for the public expression of views
bearing on good government.
The following sub-committees were ap
pointed : Rev. J. Stephens and Rev. H.
T. Shepherd for this City, Rev. Dr. Ne
lander and Rev. S. S. Palmer for Oakland.
With regard to Berkeley the secretary was
authorized to communicate with the
pastors. ■■'f': : '-;
.- A number of visiting pastors were pres
ent, who did not actually. form part of the
executive committee, but were interested
in its work. The . following pastors at
tended as delegate- from the various min
isterial bodies: ; "
- Methodist Episcopal— J. M. Beard, Rev.
John Stenhens. jf' j.v„"- ''• „ : _, '■}
Congregational— Rev. W. C. Pond, Rev. H. T.
Shepherd. ■». .. -i- -'J : ■•'■ j,- _ '■ ■ ■■■:
Methodist Episcopal South— Rev. R. Wilson,
D.D., Rev. H. M. McKnight. -' -• ,
Lutneran— Rev. E. Nelander. Ph.D., Rev. J.
E. Bushnell, D.D.
, Evangelical— F.W. Fischer.
Objected to lodoform.
Kittie Council was arrested yesterday on the
charge of malicious mischief, and was released
on her own recognizance | by Judge Campbell.
The complaining | witness l against her is Mrs.
Emma Gam bold, 14 Turk street, who alleges
that Kittie a few nights ago saturated with
iodoform^ the pillows, sheets, blankets and
carpet in her room with malicious intent. -
Chiffon a Provided For.
For some year* ; past customs .brokers have
been at outs regarding the duties on chiffon*,
the duty being different ;at different ports.
The : Collector of Customs was informed yes
terday by letter from; the Treasury Depart
ment that chiffons are"specially provided for
in paragraph 390 of the Dlngley bill.
MOVE AGAINST
THE GAMBLERS
Sausalito's Trustees at
Last Decide to Take
Action.
Marin County Officials Will
Be Asked to Suppress the
'Faro Games.
Prosecuting Attorney Sylva Or
dered to Notify District At
torney Martlnelll.
SAUSALITO, Cal., Aug. The Board
of Town Trustees last night came to the
conclusion that Sausalito was a veritable
Monte Carlo and, for the first time since
the picturesque city by the sea was in
vaded by gamblers, took official cognizance
of the fact.
Trustee O. C. Miller sprang the sensa
tion and Trustee J. M. Kil gar if followed
it up in so positive a manner as to leave
no doubt as to their earnestness.
Besides the poolrooms of Harrison &
Co. and Abraham & Co. a faro game and
roulette-wheel are in operation, and, to
add to this, women of doubtful reputation
have lately flocked to the town. .
"I have heard it from good authority on
the boat and elsewhere that the law was
being violated every day in Sausalito by
the running of a faro game," said Trustee
Miller.
For a moment there was silence. This
was the first time the subject had come up
before the board.
Turning to Prosecuting Attorney
Adolph Sylva the Trustee asked him if he
was aware of the fact if he knew that
such a game was in operation in Sausa
lito.
Sylva said that he was not aware of it,
ana Trustee Kilgarif then arose and in a
deliberate manner, addressing himself to
the Prosecuting Attorney, said that he
would state that it was a fact, and as one
town official to another official, he would
so inform the Prosecuting Attorney that
a faro game was running in the Hotel
Sausalito (now known as the El Monte),
that he made the statement on personal
knowledge.
Prosecuting Attorney Silva said that
there was no ordinance against that par
ticular game in Sausalito. It was a viola
tion of the State and not the town law,
and the duty of prosecuting devolved
upon the county officials.
President Dickinson threw oil on the
troubled waters by saying that if there
was no objection the Prosecuting Attor
ney would bring the matter officially be
fore the District Attorney of Marin
County. A resolution to that effect was
passed and the orders given to the Prose
cuting Attorney.
That gambling other than in the pool
rooms has been carried on in Sausalito for
a monthpast has been a matter of com
mon gossip. That the Trustees have
failed to recognize the fact before has led
to much comment. Some time ago The
Call announced that an attempt was to
bs made to open a faro game.
The announcement led to much feeling,
and in view of this the game was not
opened until. some time afterward, when
it was thought public opinion had died
down. Then the illegal game was opened
full blast. Apartments were rented in
J. E. Slinkey's El Monte Hotel/on Water
street, between the two poolrooms.
lards were kept on watch, and only
those who could be trusted were per
mitted to frequent the gambling ha L
, As time went,; by and no action was
taxen either by the town or county offi
cials, the players and operators became
bolder. A roulette-wheel was lately in
stalled, and the stream of men who
crossed the bay to gamble onhorse races
found amusement at the green cloth.
Bolder and bolder has grown the illegal
business, until now Sausalito during the
daylight hours is infested with gamblers
without number — men, women and girls —
all intent upon placing their money on
the various gambling devices exhibited.
Only last week "Jim" Neil, the well
known sport, was arrested for battery,
having got into an altercation with
Thomas Ryan. It seems that Neil at
tempted to make pools on the outside,
which greatly angered the "bookies" and
took trade away from the poolrooms.
Ryan went out under orders, so the story
goes, to make Neil leave, and was tbrasbed.
A warrant was swore out and Neil ar
rested. He should have .showed up for
trial yesterday, but did not do so, and the
Prosecuting Attorney was going to apply
tor i'a? bench warrant to bring him into
court before Justice Bellrude.
To-day, on the streets, Neil got into
more trouble over the matter and Marshal
John E. Creed , informed him that if he
attempted to reach into his pocket for a
revolver he would shoot him on the spot.
District Attorney E. B. Mar tinelli was
seen by Thk Call correspondent at
San Rafael to-day. He said that no in
formation had as vet been brought to him
in regard to the faro game and that when
it was brought before him he would do his
duty as an official.
BOUND FOR VISALIA
Track-Layers on the Valley
Road Will Beach That
Point August 20.
Boad Will Be Extended to Bakers-
field, Within Eighty Miles of Mo
jave, Without Delay.
Track-laying on the Visalia extension of
the .Valley, road Is progressing at the rate
of one mile or more per day. The bead
of the construction force was within eight
miles of Visalia yesterday.
Speaking of the advancement Chief
Engineer Story said: "We shall get to
St, Johns River within three or four days,
but will ■be delayed there • for two weeks.
It is only i two i miles* from the river to
Visalia and the line should be open by
the 20th inst." / ''. ■■ .','. ■{
When asked if the company would cele
brate the completion of the line to the
point named ; Mr. Story said that feature
would rest .with the people of Visalia. The
work of construction will .not halt at Vi
salia, but will be pushed ahead to Tulare.
The forks which begin a few miles south
of Fresno unite again southwest of Tulare,
when they are joined the: line will be ad
vanced to Bakorstieid. ; ;<;_; '•'
When Bakersfield is reached the, road
will be within eighty miles of Mojave on
the system of the Atchison Topeka and
Santa re. road.
The Valley road people do not care to
discuss plans for the eastern connection,
but the gap .of ■ eighty miles will -* be ■ the
only obstacle to another direct road across
the continent. - Before the work of build
ing to close this gap is begun steps will
he taken to build from San Francisco to
Stockton. .■' '. f ■* ••■-' '"'-■':'[ '"■'
The Coulterville stage 'line,? connecting
with the Valley road, has received a good
share of the tourist travel to the Yosemite
Valley. The route is agreeable and famed
for sublime scenery. Tourists who went
into the valley by this route were de
lighted over the trip.-
EIGHTEEN NEW OARS.
They Are to Be Placed In the San
Joaquin . Valley, by the South
ern Pacific.
. In view of the increased service that is
shortly to be inaugurated •'. in • the San
Joaquin Valley and that has just been
commenced between this City and San
Jose, the Southern Pacific Company has
placed an order for eighteen new passen
ger coaches of the latest and most ap
proved design. They will have all the
modern appliances conducive to comfort
and safety, and will be lighted with the
Pintsch gat system. It is expected that
the first of the new cars will, be received
here in about ninety days from date.
KENNEL CLUB OFFICERS.
Sportsmen of the Pacific Advisory Board
Elected to Office.
: The annual meeting of the Pacific ad
visory board of the American Kennel
Club was held last evening in the office of
Field Sports and the following gentlemen
were elected to serve for the ensuing year.
Dr. F. W. d'Evelyn, chairman; W. M.
Gibson of Stockton, vice-chairman; R. T.
Gardner of Los Angeles, secretary-treas
urer. The last-named gentleman was
elected to fill the place of H. T. Payne,
who was secretary during the past year.
Mr. Barker received a letter yesterday
from the secretary of the American Ken
nel Club, A. P. Vredenburg, who stated
that he expected to leave New York yes
terday for California. Mr. Vredenburg is
journeying to this City on purpose to in
quire into the condition of kennel affairs
and investigate some matter which has
stirred up considerable unpleasantness
among the fanciers.
It was reported yesterday that the late
bench show held in this City was not by
any means a financial success, and that
the club under whose auspices the show
was held was out over $1000 on the exhi
bition. i;;;r:>r?r.f
FAILURE OF G. ONESTI.
He Filed a Voluntary Petition
in Insolvency Yes
terday.
His Liabilities Estimated at $7500
and Assets at Less Than
$5000.
G. Onesti, who alone constitutes the
firm of G. Onesti & Co., fruit and produce
commission merchants at 409 and 411
Washington street, filed a voluntary peti
tion in insolvency Monday afternoon.
The liabilities of the firm are about $7500
and the assets somewhat less than $5000.
The principal creditors are Orc^i, to
whom is due $3500 on a note for money
loaned; J. Fontana, $500, note for money
loaned; J. F. Fui;azi, $500, note for money
loaned; G. Marsila, $600, on note for
money loaned and $110 due for wages. In
addition to these amounts there are about
$2300 due in small amounts to various
other creditors.
The assets comprise about $4500 in book
accounts and $350 worth of office furni
ture.
Mr. Onesti has been encaged in the com
mission business in this City for about
thirty years. He declares that his diffi
culties are due to bad debts that have
been contracted during the past few years
and to the impossibility of collecting
money due from his debtors.
He was induced to resort to insolvency
proceedings because yesterday a large
number of outstanding bills against him
became due and ne was unable to meet
them. In order to protect both himself
and his creditors he placed his entire busi
ness affairs in the hands of Attorney
Scrivner, who advised the course that was
taken.
SUGAE-BEET RAISING.
An Interesting Lecture by Dr. Koebig
Before the Farmers' Institute.
An interesting lecture, on sugar-beet
culture was given before the Farmers' In
stitute on Monday by Dr. John Koebig.
"There are three classes of people," said
Dr. Koebig, "who are directly interested in
the culture of the sugar-beet. These are
the capitalist, the land-owner and the
farmer. The capitalist's interest centers
in it only «o far as be can see a safe and
paying investment. If it is not made evi
dent to bim that it is a paying enterprise
he will find some other use for his money.
"By the land-owner I mean the man
who burs land not to cultivate but to
speculate upon and who like .the capital
ist is only interested in the industry as a
speculation. .....
"For tbe farmer, however, there is no
crop which pays so well as the sugar-beet
crop, and yet ue^ has done very little to
further its interests, in fact less than any
one. I have actually come in contact
with farmers who have refused to allow
me to try to raise beets on their farms at
my expense when " I wish to do so for
experimental purposes.
He concluded his address by asking two
questions: "Is it worth while to have the
beet-sugar industry developed in Califor
nia, and if, so, will you try to have the
means raised to do so?"
A resolution to the effect that the farm
ers request the State Government to take
proper cognizance of the sugar-beet in
dustry and that a committee of three be
appointed to confer with the Board of Re
gents of the State University and, the
Board of Agriculture, to provide' ways and
means for having ' necessary tests - made
and experiments conducted throughout
the Btate, was passed.
The matter of electing officers for tbe in
stitute was laid over till the next meeting
and it was decided that in the future the
subjects of meetings would be announced
a month beforehand, so that all might
have' an opportunity "to prepare' them
selves. Arrangements will also be made to
hare James Wilson, Secretary of Agricul
ture, give a lecture to farmers wnen he
makes his contemplated visit to this coast.
COST OF STKEET WOBK.
Statement of the Amount of Money Ex-
pended by t lie Department Last Year.
Deputy Superintendent of S.reets Don- !
ovan has tabulated' the expenditures V. ;
the Street Department for the fiscal year j
ending June 30 as follows :
Material for streets and sewers, $25,223 94;
material for parks and squares, $5392 10; ma
terial for county roads, $2375; Cleaning and
sweeping streets, sll9, 37; contract work
in iront of City property, $18,299 43; con- :
tract work in front of parks and squa «.•.«, $26,
--771 94 ; contract work improving j paries < and
squares, $7205 90; contract work lei uy Board .
of Supervisors, $27,841 25; contract work let
br Superintendent ot Streets, $15,380 50; re
pairing and repaying accepted streets, $12,- i
495; sundry. expense*, $14,234 25 ;' sundry '■
outstanding accounts. $20,899;' wages, ac
cepted streets, $77,767 50; wages, • cleaning
and repairing sewers,. $84,923; wages, , parks
and squares, $34,507 66 ; wages, county roads, j
$10,123. Total, $500,971 79. ■-.-
This shows that the expenditures ex
ceeded the appropriation by nearly $26,000,
tne amount allowed by the' Board of
Supervisors being. $475,000.
The jubilee visit of the ; Colonial Pre
miers has led to the discovery _. that the
Prince of Wales pronounces premier as in
French, premi-ay. : ' w ; v +-. -'•• -■---.'
The Soft Glow of the Tea Rose
is acquired by ladies who use Pozzoni's
Complexion Powder. Try it. r f
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. City.
It is intended as a place where the sick
of all classes and conditions, rich and poor
alike, who are suffering, from chronic
diseases of whatsoever nature, can receive
medical advice and treatment of the high-
est order at ' a moderate cost. Dr. W.
Kingston Vance, the physician in charge,
is well qualified to direct the affairs of the
institute and successfully treat all pa- .
tients. — : - • ".
Both medical and electrical treatment
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