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VOLUME LXXVII.-NO. 84.
NEWS OF THE
PACIFIC COAST.
A Los Angeles Flower-
Girl the Protegee of
Fair,
The Girl Says the Late Mil
lionaire Wanted to
Marry Her.
SHE DECLINED HIS OFFER.
The Story of Sallie Gamble,
Newsstand Proprietor of
the Nadeau.
Los An*gf.les, March 3.— Among the
mass of evidence already adduced by Her
bert Clark, valet and nurse of the late
Senator Fair, is a story of platonic love,
in which Sallie Gamble, a pretty girl of
17, who was proprietress of the news
stand in the Nadeau Hotel, figures as a
heroine. It is said this story will be used
to show that the late millionaire was not
of sound mind as long ago as May, June
and July of last year.
During the greater part of these months
Senator Fair had luxurious quarters at the
Nadeau, Herbert Clark being his constant
attendant, except when Sailie Gamble took
the nurse's place. Shortly after his ar
rival the ex-Senator concluded that
boutonniere each morning would add to
his personal appearance, and he paid
Sallie Gamble a dollar a piece for them.
Almost simultaneously he developed a
great desire to possess all the newspapers
in the world, or as many of them as could
be purchased at the Nadeau stand. Pres
ently Fair fell completely in love with the
newsdealer, and was so conspicuous in his
attentions that everybody in the hotel
knew of them and commented upon them.
Sallie Gamble lives on the outskirts of
Pasadena, and at her home yesterday she
told the history of her friendship with the
late Senator. Sallie is a neat girl and lives
in a pretty home, purchased by money
earned in selling newspapers and flowers.
There is a bright carpet on the floor and a
piano in the corner with a dainty plush
cover partly hiding it. And on the cover,
resting on a little easel, is an excellent,
most life-like photograph of the late Sen
ator. Miss Gamble said: ''He was an aw
fully nice old gentleman. I am sorry he
is gone, for by his death I lost a true j
friend. He paid a dollar apiece for bou
"Ttmm'cres I sold him, and there was more
money to come when I pinned them on his
coat. He was very kind in his attentions,
which were very marked. He spent a good
part of his time standing by the news
counter talking to me. One day he aston
ished me considerably by telling me that
he wanted me to be his daughter. He said
he was very lonely, traveling around with
a stupid old valet and he would like to
have me with him always. 'I intend trav
eling over the world for my health,' he
said, 'and I want you to go along with me
as though you were my daughter.'
"He was confidential at times and told
all about his family troubles. Although I
refused to go away with him and was care
ful that gossips should have no cause for
talk, the Senator continued to be my
friend and patron. When he went away
he told me he would return to Los Angeles
in December, and asked me to let him have
a room at our house. He offered to pay a
handsome price. I told him he could have
a front room across from the parlor.
My parents were agreed and it was all set
tled. He wanted me to go to San Fran
cisco, but my parents would not hear of
my going away. Afterward he wanted to
marry me, and pressed the suit for some
time. I rather liked the old gentleman.
He then offered to settle $10,000 on me, but
my parents would not allow it."
This is one of the stories, with evidence
to substantiate it, that Herbert Clark has
secured for those who will contest the Fair
will.
S VIC IDE AT LOS ANGELES.
A Lawyer Shoots Himself at His Sister's I
House.
Los Angeles. March 3. — Frank Minott
Ward, an attorney well known in this city
and the State generally, committed suicide
this morning by shooting himself in the
head.
Ward had been a guest at the residence
of his brother-in-law, H. A. Barclay, a
prominent member of the bar, and of late
suffered considerably from several hemor
rhages. He retired in good spirits Satur
day evening. This morning the sound of
a pistol shot rang through the house, and
upon hurrying to her brother's room Mrs.
Barclay found Ward lying in a pool of
blood with a wound in his head. It is evi
dent that he became despondent on ac
count of his weakened physical condition,
and when he felt another hemorrhage
coming on seized a pistol and killed
himself.
Coroner Campbell held an inquest on the
remains this afternoon and tne jury re
turned a verdict of suicide.
A FRESNO SENSATION.
Adolph Jlttcher, Whom a Coroner's Jury
Declared Dead, Appears in the Flesh.
Fresno, March 3. A strange case of mis
taken identity has just come to light here.
About two months ago Coroner Long held
an inquest on the body of a German who
had been found lying dead on a ditch bank
a few miles out of town. The body was
positively identified as that of Adolph
Bucher. Now Bucher has come to town in
the flesh, much to the surprise of his
friends. Who the dead man was is now a
matter of mystery.
WRECK OF THE ANNA MATHILDE.
The Particulars of the Loss of the San
Diego Schooner.
San Diego, March The particulars of
the wrecking of the schooner Anna Ma
thilde at Elida Island, off the' Lower Cali
fornia coast, were received by the steamer
Pacheco to-day from Ensenada.
Anna Mathilde was moored off the
island while her crew gathered guano and
placed it aboard of her by small boats. .On
The Morning Call.
the night of February 13, during a heavy
blow, the {K.rt anchor chain parted and
the vessel drifted upon a sandy beach on
the island.
The crew of six men got off in a small
boat and passed the night on the island,
being taken on the schooner Lou to the
mainland. The Lou, having no papers,
did not put into Ensenada, but landed the
men thirty miles down the coast, from
which point they walked to Ensenada,
where they took passage on the Pacheco,
arriving here to-day. The Anna Mathilde
is a total loss. i
Chinese Funeral at Team Angeles.
Los Angeles, March 3.— The funeral of
Loui Suey, the Chinaman who was mur
dered by highbinders last week, was held
to-day. It was the largest funeral ever
witnessed in this city. Every hack and
carriage was pressed into service and the
procession extended for many blocks along
the principal streets. The murdered
Chinaman was remarkably intelligent and
had many friends among the white popu
lation, who to-day paid tne last tribute of
respect to his memory. It is not often
that the funeral of a .Chinaman creates
much interest, but the crowds of people
and lines of carriages were so dense at
points that the cable-cars were obliged to
stop and wait until the cortege had passed
by. The funeral was conducted in true
oriental style, with the usual accessories of
baked meats and Chinese decorations.
Fort Townsend, Wash., Abandoned.
Port Town-send, Wash., March — Or
ders were received this evening by Cap
tain Murphy, commanding Company F,
Fourteenth Infantry, at Fort Townsend,
to have his command ready by Tuesday
next to move to headquarters at Van
couver. The orders are supposed to be the
first results of the recent decision to con
centrate ' troops. The post has been in
existence here over twenty years, but has
now been entirely abandoned except a de
tail of five men, who will be left under
Lieutenant Hunt to look after property.
TRAGEDY AT SACRAMENTO.
A White Man Shoots a Colored
Woman and Then Kills
Himself.
The Sanguinary Ending of a
Sunday Night Card
Party.
Sacramento, March 3.— There was a fatal
ending to a friendly card party in the out
skirts of the city this evening at 10:15
o'clock, when a young man named James
Broyle shot and mortally wounded a col
ored woman and then ended his life by
firing a bullet through his own heart.
The cottage in wnich the tragedy oc
curred is situated at Thirty-first and N
streets. It is a small one-story building
containing two rooms, with a kitchen at
tached. About an hour before the shoot
ing occurred a merry party was seated
around a table in the kitcaen engaged in
playing a game of pedro.
The party consisted of William Adams
and his wife, a comely young woman of
some 25 years of age, both of whom are of
negro origin, a white man named William
Shaffer and James Broyle. Sitting on one
side of the room watching the game was a
white man and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. C.
Haley.
At the conclusion of the game John
Broyle,who has been residing in the Adams
household for the past two years, got up
from the table and said, "Well, that ends
the game." He then stepped into the ad
joining bedroom and, picking up a double
barreled 12-gauge shotgun, he took delib
erate aim at Mrs. Adams and fired.
The entire load of shot struck her in the
left side of the abdomen. As soon as he
fired Broyle caught up a heavy navy re
volver that lay on a shelf near by, and
flourishing it before the horror-stricken
company, ordered them all to leave the
room.
The entire company fled into the open
air. Broyle then placed the muzzle of the
pistol at his own breast and fired, the bul
let entering its way directly through his
heart. He fell over backward and died in
stantly.
The cause of the shooting is unknown.
Either the man became suddenly insane
or was jealous of the husband of the
woman, upon whom he had centered his
affections, or perhaps he was. disgusted
with his mode of life.
MISS GOULD WEDS TO-DAY.
The Arrangements tor the
Event Have All Been
Completed.
A Kansas City Minister Takes
Exception to the Mar
riage.
New York,. March 3. — At noon to
morrow, under a canopy of royal purple,
Miss Anna Gould will be wedded to Count
Paul Ernest Boniface de Castellane. The
ceremony will be performed in the East
Indian room of the Gould mansion, which
has been converted into a veritable garden
of beauty. Archbishop Corrigan will
officiate..
The bridal party will be formed as fol
lows: The ushers, Prince Del Drago Raoul
Duval, Brockholst Cutting and Howard
Gould; following them, Miss Anna Gould
with her brother, George J. Gould. The
little pages, Masters Kingdon and Jay
Gould, will bear the bride's train, and after
the bridesmaids, the Misses Helen Gould,
Beatrice Richardson, Catherine Cameron
and Adelaide Montgomery.
To-day florists put the finishing touche
on the great room. While the arrange
ments for the wedding have been on a mag
nificent scale, the number of invitations
issued is small, only relatives and intimate
friends having been so honored.
Just as the marriage is being performed
1000 poor children will be feasting at the
industrial schools of the city on the good
things provided by the generosity of the
bride and her sister, Miss Helen Gould.
. The Count de Castellane and Miss Anna
Gould entertained a few friends at
luncheon in the Plaza Hotel this after
noon. The Count and Countess de Castel
lane will spend the time between the wed
ding celebration on Monday evening and
the sailing of the New York on Wednesday
at hurst.
Part of the honeymoon will: be passed at
the Turin estate of the Marquis de Castel
lane. „ .':-■-:
SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 4, 1895.
BEN ALI TRAIN
ROBBERS ESCAPE.
Futile Pursuit at Peep of
Day by a Posse of
Man-Hunters,
The Bandits Ran Away on the
Approach of the Ore
gon Express.
THEIR PLANS WELL LAID.
Foiled by the Engineer Who
Hid Until the Other
Train Was Near.
Sacramento, March 3. The attempted
robbery of the eastbound overland express
early this morning, taking place as it did
within a few miles of Sacramento, has cre
ated a furor of excitement throughout the
city and is the topic of conversation in
all circles. The wildest versions of the af
fair are extant, and a dozen different sto
ries of the attempted hold-up are in circula
tion. The most accurate account of the
occurrence obtainable is as follows:
Train No. 3, in charge of Conductor J.
P. Moulter, left the depot at 12:10 a.m.,
bound east. The train was composed of
six coaches, two baggage-cars, an express
car and two refrigerator cars, the latter be
ing directly behind the engine. Shortly
after leaving the outskirts of the city, Fire
man Cole noticed two men on the top of
the refrigerator cars, who seemed to be en
gaged in putting on some clothing, and
thinking they were tramps who had been
obliged to don their outer coats owing to
the crisp morning air, he thought no more
of the matter.
A few minutes later, as the train was
pulling into a little wayside station situ
ated upon the Haggin grant and known
under the name of Ben Aii, he was startled
by the sound of some one scrambling over
the coal in the tender. He glanced up and
was nearly paralyzed with astonishment
on finding the barrels of two revolvers
staring him in the face, and at the same
time one of the men said: "Stop this
train and be quick about it." The words
reached the ears of Engineer Albert Brown,
who, glancing around and seeing the utter
uselessness of any attempt at resistance,
shut off steam and brought the train to a
standstill. The men then ordered the fire
man to go back and uncouple the express
car from the rest of the train, after si stern
admonition to Engineer ; Brown to retain
his seat and obey the orders they would
give him if he had any desire to retain his
lease on life.
The two men followed Fireman Cole
back to the express-car to prevent any pos
sibility of escape on his part into the
neighboring fields. As soon as the robbers
left the locomotive with the fireman En
gineer Brown lost no time in vacating the
engine. Keeping the train between himself
and the marauders he ran rapidly into the
darkness and secreted himself behind a
neighboring fence. He did this knowing
that | the Oregon express 15, which was
following his train, would arrive at the
scene of the hold-up in a few minutes and
that every second of delay was important
for the safety of his train, and he was in
hopes that when the highwaymen returned
to the locomotive and discovered his ab
sence they would institute a search for his
whereabouts.
When he left his engine all the brakes of
the train were set up, and when Fireman
Cole and his robber escort attempted to
disengage the Miller coupling they found
it to be an impossibility. The robbers
must have been informed of the approach
ing of the Oregon express train, and an
gered by the failure of their scheme they
struck Fireman Cole over the head with a
revolver, knocking him down and inflict
ing a severe scalp wound. They then fled.
That they were startled by the near ap
proach of the train is evidenced by the fact
that one of the men dropped his hat in his
haste and failed to recover the article,
which was found by the pursuing officers
a few hours later.
As soon as the flight of the robbers was
discovered the train was rapidly run to
Roseville and the news was telegraphed to
this city. When the dispatch was received
the different officials were notified and de
tectives started for the scene immediately.
Word was sent to Sheriff Conroy of
Placer County, who is thoroughly familiar
with the surrounding country, and when
the morning came a group of man-hunters
was collected at the spot of the attempted
robbery and a careful search was instituted
for traces of the robbers. The posse con
sisted of Sheriffs Conroy • and Johnson,
Deputies Sehwilk and Alter, Detectives
Lee and Ahem and Special Nagle. They
soon found the trail and followed it for
several miles. Suddenly the trail ended
on a long bridge that leads across the over
flow to the city proper. Here, on the hard
beaten road, all trace was lost, and the
search had to be abandoned.
A rumor is in circulation that the rail
road officials had cause to suspect that an
attempt would shortly be made %p hold up
a train in this vicinity, but they suspected
that it would occur on another branch, and
had made preparations to capture the
robbers in case their suspicions were veri
fied.
Felix Tracy, superintendent of the Wells-
Fargo Company.claims that there was but a
small sum of money on board the train,
but the report is abroad that had the rob- '
bers succeeded in looting the expre3s-car
they would have obtained rich booty in a
large sum intended for Tsl] Nevada bank.
The description of the robbers is very
vague. They are described as being 5 feet
10 inches in height and dressed in linen
dusters, white slouch hats and white masks.
It is rumored that Detective Burke has two
men under arrest in Colusa as suspects,
but it is not positively known whether they
are arrested in connection with this affair.
THEY WERE IN SACRAMENTO.
A Saloon Held, Up and the Customers
Relieved of Their Money.
Sacramento, March Police circles
were electrified by a telephone message that
reached headquarters at 10:40 o'clock to
nigh r , carrying the news that the train-rob
bers had entered Scheld's Brewery, robbed
the till, held up the customers, and then
fled in the direction of the tipper Stockton
road on a full gallop. Sheriff Cunning
ham of Stockton, who is in town working
on the train robbery, was notified, and now
is speeding after the fugitives. Cunning
ham has earned a great reputation as a
thief taker. ; 7 777
The robbery to-night was effected with
peculiar boldness. L. D. Windmiller, the
barkeeper atthe brewery, which is situated
at Twenty and M streets, on the
eastern boundaries of the city, was playing
cards with Henry Dean, George Lemaister
and Charles Nelson. . £777
About 10:30 o'clock they heard*"' a cart
drive up. Then two men of medium
height, dressed exactly as were the train
robbersin long dusters and with black
cloth masks— stepped into the r00m. 77
"Don't move or you are dead men," was
their orders. Then one advanced -to the
till, while the other held the men at the
table under cover. The victims did not
move, but a big dog started for the in
truders.
The man with the gun ordered "Hold
back that dog or I'll shoot." The Hog
was seized and quieted. The ;. robbers
at the till got $13. Then he ap
proached the table and made the
men stand up, when he went through
their pockets oue by one, carefully slap
ping the outsides to see that nothmg was
overlooked. From Dean the searcher took
$4. Lemaister lost $3. Windmiller, the
barkeeper, had only 85 cents, while Nelson
lost only a rule. .-.
As soon as the men had accomplished
the object of their visit they backed toward
the door, still keeping their revolvers
ready for use. Then, with a warning
against pursuit, they jumped into
a cart that was standing . outside
and started on a furiou^ gallo;- in the
direction of the upper Stockton .< ad. As
soon as he recovered from his 7 fright
Windmiller ran to the telephone and
called up the police station. Sheriff John
son was informed at once, and started
Cunningham in pursuit.
The last information received of the rob
bers was at the City and County Hospital.
They had been observed passing there,
still lashing their horse, which was going
at a furious gallop.
They had in lead a second horse. It is
supposed they will put their second ani
mal in the harness when the first becomes
exhausted, and thus escape the officers,
who have no relays.
The deed is one of peculiar boldness, as
only a block away is the carhouse of the
electric street-railway company in which
was twenty men. No one outside of the
saloon was alarmed. The men approached
quietly and left in very short order.
It is supposed that they came to Sacra
mento this morning and remained in con
cealment till after dark. Then stealing a
cart and the two horses they started down
the Stockton road, stopping to replenish
their treasury at the brewery. ;
This, it is argued, signifies their ac
quaintance with the city and its ways, as
Scheld's place was robbed iiii almost ex
actly tho same way some a^.>. .
Sheriff 'Johnson' states that he has
no doubts concerning the identity of
the men in connection with the descrip
tion given of the train-robbers, as they
tally exactly.
The men are of the same height— feet
10 inches— and. slim build. They are evi
dently old hands at the business, although
one man gave plain signs of nervousness.
GOSSIP OF TEE NAVY-YARD.
Progress of Repairs to the
Various Vessels in
Port.
A New Commander for the
Survey Steamer Pat
terson.
Vallejo, March 3. A force of men is at
work on the monitor Monterey at the Mare
Island navy-yard removing the old hy
draulic pipes in the turrets, which will be
replaced with heavier ones. It is expected
that the ordnance work will be completed
by March 22, by which time the monitor
will be ready for sea.
Much regret is expressed at the navy
yard that Congress did not appropriate
money to commence an additional dry
dock and for other improvements urgently
required at the navy-yard on Saturday.
Congressman S.G. Hilborn visited the navy
yard to ascertain its requirements.
The Fish Commission ship Albatross is
in the drydock, having gone in after the
Monterey came out. Her sea valves, pro
pellers and shafting will be overhauled.
This stanch little ship has traveled more
miles, it is said, than any other vessel of
its kind in the Government service. Her
commander, Frank J. Drake, U. S. N., is
proud of the command, and his men are
equally proud of their commander.
Paymaster Albert W. Bacon, U. S. N.,
has been detached from the navy-yard as
general storekeeper and has been ordered
to the Olympia, and Pay-Inspector R. A.
Allen has been detached from the Olympia
and has gone East to a hospital in charge
of an attendant.
Pay-Director Joseph A. Smith, U. S. N.,
has been ordered as the relief of Paymas
ter Bacon, and will arrive at the navy
yard in a few days. In the meantime
Paymaster Bacon is temporarily in charge.
In severing his connection with the yard the
paymaster and his family will leave hosts
of friends at the station.
Lieutenant C. M. Perkins, U. S. Marine
Corps, gave a very interesting stereopticon
lecture in this city Monday evening last
for the benefit of the Naval Union. The
scenes represented places visited by the
United States steamer Marion, in which
Lieutenant Perkins was one ot the officers
during the last cruise, covering a period of
three years. ■' t-'l
Mrs. R. D. Cutts, widow of the late Lieu
tenant Cutts, received a telegram from
Washington Saturday conveying to her
the pleasing announcement that the Presi
dent had appointed her son Richard, well
known at Mare Island, as a naval cadet.
The representatives who went to Wash
ington in the interests of obtaining work
for Mare Island returned home Friday
night. . They believe their, visit will be pro
ductive of much good in the future. •.,*. ;
The Coast Survey steamer Patterson will
have her new commander in a few. days.
Lieutenant-Commander Edwin K. Moore,
U. S. N., is to have charge of her.
It is understood that the Adams has
been ordered to Panama; and no reason
therefor has been announced. 7 <V
A new floor is being laid in the sail loft.
GOVERNOR BUDD
AND GUNST.
The Executive Insists
on his Right of
Removal,
Believes that Judge Sanderson
Erred in His Deci
sion.
OPINIONS OF LAWYEKS.
A Bill Pending in the Legisla
ture That Will Settle
the Matter.
Sacramento, March 3. — "I hare no more
doubt of my right to remove Mr. Gunst
from the Police Commission than I have
of my existence," is the way Governor
Budd comments on the decision of the Su
rior Court..;
"Of course," he said, "we all acknowl
edge that Judge Sanderson is a very able
jurist. Yet there are other Judges who
are, to say the least, no less able, who as
sert positively that his position is unten
able.
"There is no more profound lawyer in
the State than Attorney-General Fitzger
ald, who was formerly a Justice of the Su
preme Court. He affirms my right to re
move Mr. Gunst. Judge John Curry, an
ex-Chief Justice of the supreme bench,
takes the same position. Other eminent
attorneys have assured me that my action
in regard to the police commission was
warranted by the law."
Governor Budd is certain that Mr. Gunst
will eventually be removed. He has not
seen Attorney-General Fitzgerald since the
decision was rendered, as the latter is in
San Francisco and will not return until to
morrow morning. He asserted positively,
however, that the case would be appealed
to the Supreme Court.
"It is against the spirit of our constitu
tion to take from any portion of the body
politic the right to manage its local gov
ernment as it sees fit," explained the Gov
ernor, "and besides, the people are op
posed to appointments to patronage offices
for life. **
"The Police Commissioners were ap
pointed by the old District Court Com
mission in 1878. Since the passage of the
new constitution this commission passed
out of existence. , Two of their appointee
still remain in office. I think -I - have the
right to remove them too. .; -.•; '.'-"■••
"As for Mr. Gunst, he was appointed by
the Governor. .. Men whom the Governor
appoints the Governor ought to be able to
remove. I am sure that in the Supreme
Court this will be given as the fact.
"If the Superior Judges are going to get
behind the old Supreme Court decision in
the case of the People vs. Hammond, it
was time the law was changed. This case
arose from a desire of the chief executive
at that time to appoint a Mr. Hinton to
Hammond's position.
"The Supreme Court decided that the
Governor could not remove Commissioner
Hammond because that official was ap
pointed by the Commissioner of the Dis
trict Court, and hence was beyond the
Governor's jurisdiction."
A bill is now pending before the House
to effect that very purpose. This is As
sembly bill 650. It has passed its second
reading, and to-morrow it will be made a
special order, and considered before the
regular file is passed.
The portion of the bill that will effect
the Commissioner is section 12. This pro
vides that a vacancy exists in any appoint
ed office, board or commission "whenever
the person, court or commission authoriz
ing the appointment has ceased to exist."
The Police Commissioners were ap
pointed in 1878 by the three Judges com-,
prising the old District Court Commission.
This commission has been out of existence
for some time. An effect will be made to
rush the bill through the two Houses.
If it passes then Commissioners Tobin
and Alvord can be removed, since they
were appointed by the District Court Com
mission, which no longer exists. • If a
change is made in the laws it will have to
be made within a week or two. The bill
will be at once forwarded to Governor
Budd. He is deeply interested in the mat
ter and will sign it at once.
ALAMEDA SAL Alt . QUESTION.
The Legislative Delegation Have Fixed the
■ Amounts.
Sacramento, March The Alameda
delegation have fixed upon the salaries for
their county officials. A saving of between
$20,000 and $30,000 will also be effected
since the Justices and constables are put
on salaries. 77-
As yet there is division in regard to the
Assessor's office. It has been decided to
lower the salary $4100. This leaves $14,000
for that office. The trouble comes as to
whether the change shall take place now
or after two years.
The assessor urges that the latter date be
fixed, as he intends to re-assess the entire
county during the next year and will need
every deputy allowed the office. The ma
jority of the delegation look upon this as
only right. Assemblymen Dodge and
Fassett, and Senator Beard, favor an im
mediate reduction of salaries though.
There will be nothing taken from the
sums allowed the County Clerk, the Tax
Collector or the Superintendent of Schools.
The Sheriff is to be cut down $3000, leaving
him $12,000 a year. The Auditor loses
$1000 from the $5500 he now gets.
The Treasurer's salary will also be cut
down $1000, as will that of the District At
torney. The latter will now receive $4000
a year, but, as he has to pay for his sta
tionery, clerk and stenographer out of
this, he really does not get very much for
himself.
The Supervisors are still to get their
$125 a month, but their mileage is limited
to $75. This will make a considerable sav
ing, as there is now no limit and the bills
of the Supervisors often amount to $250.
' Charles E. Snook, District Attorney of
Alameda County, is looking up the Ala
meda delegation in regard to the salaries to
be fixed by the county government bill.
H. A. Pollak, the agent of the San Fran-
Cisco French and Italian papers, is again
urging the claims of those papers for
money due on the printing of the consti
tutional amendments by those papers.
MYSTERY OF THE SEA.
Tlie Schooner George L. Dickson Fails
to Ilea eh Fort. ■ 7
Philadelphia. March The deepest
mystery surrounds the whereabouts of the
schooner George L. Dickson, which on the
16th was seen in latitude 35.53, longi
tude 66.38, rescuing the crew of the dis
abled Philadelphia schooner John M.
Moore, which was subsequently passed at
sea abandoned. It is believed the Dickson
afterward foundered herself, and both
crews found watery graves.
No tidings have been received from the
schooner Emma J. Meyer, Captain Oliver,
from Brunswick for New London.
The schooner Annie L. Green, from
Jacksonville, which was believed to have
been lost, has arrived in the Delaware,
with all on board well.
Nothing has yet been heard from Cap
tain Tobias Delling and crew of the
schooner Maggie Delling, which was sev
eral weeks ago passed at sea in a water
logged and dismantled condition. N - . 7 I
The British tank steamship Snowflake,
which arrived at Mares Hook oil piers to
day from Benarth, had on board Captain
Christiansen and crew of thirteen men be
longing to the Norwegian bark Burgitte,
which sailed from Mobile, January 11, for
Queenstown, with a cargo of lumber, who
were rescued from their water-logged ves
sel on the 17th ult., 300 miles west of
Queenstown.
A STEAMER BREAKS IN TWO
The Venetian Runs on a Ledge
of Rocks in Boston
Harbor.
Early Sunday Morning the Ves
sel Suddenly Cracks in
the Middle.
Boston, March 3. The British steamer
Venetian of the Furness line, Captain Far
rington, from Boston to Liverpool, which
struck on "Lower Middle" ledge yesterday
afternoon, remaining fast, broke in two
about 3 o'clock this morning and is a total
wreck.
Two of her crew were badly burned by
the bursting of a steam pipe as a result of
the force of the blow when the steamer
struck. A number of cattle and sheep
were scalded to death in the same way.
The injured are Isaac Dowell and John
Hodges, both Englishmen. The financial
loss is estimated at over $500,000.
The vessel struck fairly amidships, al
most directly beneath the engine-room,
and lay balanced upon the ledge until this
morning. Shortly before 3 o'clock those
on board were startled by a loud report
and the sound of smashing plates and
breaking beams, and the stern of the
steamer suddenly settled. A jagged crack
about 7 a foot wide appeared, run
ning from the keel to the upper deck,
showing that she had broken in two.
Tons of water rushed through the aper
ture, and the vessel was soon flooded to her
second deck.
William H. Lincoln, agent of the Fur
ness line, which owns the steamer, has
abandoned the ship to the underwriters.
Her cost when built was $300,000. The
value of the cargo is estimated at another
$300,000. The heaviest shippers were Swift
& Co., G. H. Hammond and Nelson, Mor
ris & Co. of Chicago. The crew of forty
nine men have been taken off.
CRIPPLES LINE THE ROADS.
Victims of the Mexican Rail
road Wreck Walking to
the Capital.
Pitiful Scenes in. the Military
Hospital in the City of
Mexico.
City of Mexico, March 3.— Many bruised
and wounded passenger, continue to ar
rive in this city from the terrible wreck on
the Inter-Oceanic Railway. Many of the
wounded and bleeding were brought into
this c^y in the relief train, but hundreds
of those able to walk made the attempt to
reach shelter in the surrounding villages
and strung out on the way to the capital in
a pitiable procession. Many fell by the
wayside and were afterward picked up,
more dead than alive, by other relief trains
which followed at intervals. Hundreds
are still camped at the scene, sitting
around small fires kindled from the wreck
age. Bleeding pilgrims are also camped
at places more distant from the disaster
and others are cared for by the hospitable
people of Los Reyes, La Comania and
Ayotla. - 7*.
Just what the mortality is it is impos
sible as yet to say. It is exceedingly prob
able that within the next few days more
bodies will be found in secluded spots in
the vicinity of the wreck. Many, thinking
they were strong enough to walk the
twenty-two miles into the city, made the
attempt. Overcome by weakness they
sank down by the dozen, and a few have
been found dead where they fell.
The military hospital in the City of
Mexico, where the wounded were con
veyed from the relief trains by order of
President Diaz, still echoes with the groans
of the dying; and the delirious mutterings
of many unfortunates. Death comes to
some as a relief.
The Universal makes - serious charges
against Nuffer, the American engineer,
who is held by many to be responsible for
the accident.' Nuffer is now in prison, and
will probably receive a long sentence un
less later developments throw different
light on the affair, and materially change
public sentiment. Numerous suits for
damages are being prepared against the
Inter-Oceanic road by the relatives of
•those killed and injured in the wreck.
General Murphy's Guests at Paso Robles.
Paso Robles, March 3.— A distinguished
party of guests are to be entertained at
General P. W. Murphy's famous Santa
Margarita ranch at a barbecue in full Span
ish style. General Murphy's guests are A.
B. Spreckels, Dr. Barger, General Harris,
J. McCord, M. Skelly and several others.
Prince Bismarck in, 111 Health.
Berlin, ' March 3. Prince Bismarck is
suffering from neuralgia, which keeps him
indoors in inclement weather.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
MAYNE ISLAND
TREASURE TROVE
Tacoma Prospectors to
Probe for a Miser
Miner's Hoard,
The Hermit Guarded His Se
cret Well' and It Died
With Him.
plans of searchers.
A Geologist to Locate the
Gold With A Magnetic
Instrument.
Tacoma, Wash., March 3.— A party of
prospectors, fully equipped, has started
out to explore a little orchard on Mayne
Island, where a fortune in gold coin is
supposed to be buried.
Mayne Island is located in the Gulf of
Georgia, north of the entrance to Puget
Sound. Twenty years ago an old miner
named Nicholson died on the island after
a hard life in the mines of Australia, Cali
fornia and Cariboo. He had gone there to
end his days. Nicholson lived in a rude
mud house, which he built in the center of
the island, the remains of which are still
standing. He was miserly in the extreme,
depriving himself not infrequently of the
commonest necessaries of life. Besides
being otherwise eccentric he had an un
reasoning horror of banks, and often ex
pressed the opinion that money buried be
neath the ground was money best invested.
Neighbors regarded him as a wealthy man,
but th. extent of his wealth was never
surmised until one day a friend happening
into the cabin took him by surprise as he
was bending over a shining heap of gold.
There were ten and twenty dollar pieces
enough to fill the table, besides many
"slugs," the octagonal -shaped piece of
gold coined at San Francisco in the early
days and valued at $50.
The old man after this adventure made
extensive alterations in his cabin, protect
ing himself against further intrusion by
keeping his place continually under lock
and key, with a heavy shutter on the soli
tary little window. As the miser's days
drew to a close he was constantly urged by
acquaintances to disclose where his treas
ure was buried, but he always shook his
head. A neighbor finally found him dy
ing, and placing him in bed hastened to
tbe nearest residence for assistance. Re
turning, they found the old man in ex
tremis and past speech. By the movement
of his lips and the restless rolling of his
eyes they knew that he wished to tell
something, but the words were never
spoken. The secret was buried in the
miser's grave.
Long before the old man had passed
away the search for his gold continued,
probing his small estate with long bayo
nets being the order of the day. Since
then many unsuccessful attempts have
been made to locate the gold. The party
of prospectors just gone out consists of
half a dozen men, headed by a geologist,
who proposes to locate the treasure by aid
of a magnetic instrument.
O UTLA WS S VRRO UND ED.
Bill Doolan's Gang Penned in a Cave by
a Posse.
Kansas Ciny, March 3.— A Times special
from Perry, O. T., says:
A deputy marshal has just arrived from
Pawnee, thirty miles east of here, and re
ports a posse of deputies have Bill Doolan
and five of his gang surrounded in a cave
twenty-five miles southeast of Pawnee in
the Flatiron country. The deputy came
in for reinforcements, and a big posse left
for the Flatiron country to-night.
This raid has been contemplated for some
weeks. The Marshals are armed to the
teeth and say they expect to stay around
the cave until they get their game.
The Czar Has Influenza.
St. Petersburg, March 3.— The Czar is
suffering from influenza and sore throat.
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