The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-12-27


tween Flood, surviving partner and
i 0aBfjen,s executors; will not until the re-
ceints are passed and the latter's interest
i paid over; all the firms stocks have been
sold the balance of0'Brien's interest is
| IN money probably half million; the
/ statements rendered was to show the
condition of the stocks only; there was
some cash too, and there are items now
on my books to o. 'Brien's credit.
John r. Jarboe, sworn: Was attorney
for Pauline O'Brien and her father, both
claiming an interest in 0'Brien's estate !:
the former as legatee and in an unsettled
balance; the latter, p. III. O'Brien. was a
/ brother Of the deceased and claimed his
name, as legatee in the will was omitted
by oversight; Pauline, her father aud
I mother, sold all their claims to Mrs. Cole.
man and Mrs. MeDonough, residuary leg
atees, for $500, 900, receiving check in
ia sment, May 8, 1879.
Counsel for opponents have demanded
| a.full statement of all the assets and liza.
bilities Of Flood and 0 Brien at the time
of the latter's death, also >of subsequent
| transactions, which statement the referee
ordered be produced tomorrow. This
will conclude the testimony in behalf of
the executors, when the opponent will
introduce his.
The Gould and Curry.
At the annual meeting of the Gould &
/ Curry Mining Company this afternoon
control of the mine Was given to Alvinza
Hayward and W. s. Hobart by unani-
nous vote of IS, ,444 shares, The following
board of directors was elected for the en-.
suing year: w. s. Hobart, w. S. Lyle,
A. Hayward, A. B. Stull, Robert Sher-
wood, Solomon Heydenfelt, ST., and Viii.
liam Kohl. The new board will meet to-
morrow for organization.
The Savage Pumps.
Relative to the proposition to stop the
Savage pumps the Post this evening pub
fishes an interview with Alvinza Hay.
ward. He said he has as yet received no
! direct particulars, and the action of the
Savage Company was a complete surprise
\ to him. OF course if the Savage ceased
| pumping the water would rise in Hale &
| EorcEoss to the 2000.foot level and pre-.
vent all work below. He had not had
time to Investigate the matter, but should
/ set about it at once. John w. Coleman,
In behalf ofthe managers of the Savage
/ mine, afforded the following reasons for
| the action The 2200.foot level of the
/ Savage mine had been thoroughly ex-
plored south of the incline aud nothing
valuable had been found two crosscuts
having passed through the vein. To reach
and open another level at present would
subject the stockholders to an enormous
expense, owing TO the intense heat aud
the strong flow of water. In fact it had
| cost the Company nearly $4,000 per
month to work and drain the mine and
pay its pro rata towards the construction
! or the combination shaft and the running
Of lateral branches of the Sutro tunnel.
This expense was fearful, and the mana
i gers all of whom are heavy shareh olders,
/ had decided to cease pumping and allow
the water to rise until a draft had been
run from the combination shaft and con-
nected with the Savage incline on the
/ 2300-foot level. 1t won ID take about three
months to run the drift, and when it was
completed there would be no further ne
cessity for using the pumps, as the water
would hoH out to the combination shaft
4 and thence be pumped into Sutro tunnel.
4 By this means the expenses Of the Saw
age mine would be reduced ne-fourth
4 per month of what they are at present.
Mr. Coleman said the Savage managers
had no hostile intentions toward the
Hale& Norcross people. The latter would
be given ample time to protect thems
selves. They could, if desired, erect
bnikheads In the drffts connecting with
the Savage, and thus keep out the water,
| or the Savage pumps would be kept run
L 0l1K IL Tic I1dIG N NDttFOcS pcOplc WOutu
stand the expense of the same. The
action of the Savage Company was purely
economical and no work would be done
In the lower levels except at greatly re
dueed co i.
strenchment Is the Word.
II SAN i RAScIsco, pec. 15-The board o
supervisors made good beginning this
| evening by adopting a resolution reducing
} | the salaries Of employees in the various
| city Offices under the control ofthe board
} | The higher salaried officers are reduced
4 from 20 to 25 per cent, others fiye and tel
: per cent, and some of the more poorly
/ paid employees have received an increase
! the result being to effect an aggregate re
3 duction of from ten to twelve per cent
. Mayor kalloch read a message calling th
9 attention of the board to the expiration
D Of gas contract and suggesting u reduction
e of price.
d Repert Filed.
e SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-The apprais
8 ers of the estate of w. s. O'Brien hav
filed their report with the county clerk
Stewart. the referee, valuing the estate a
i S9,655, ,459.
b The Effect ON Stocks.
e The break in values which followed th
announcement that the pumping machin
" Il cry Vi bIle fodNdGt mlnc WAS ~ UC Suu
Is down had caused SO much uneasiness tina
u prominent stockholders and brokers hav
n counseied the management to reconside
D their resolution and endeavor to max
some arrangement by which portion {
r the expense of pumping may be borne b.
e the Hale d Norcross. The managers Q
q the two companies held nesting thi
Is afternoon, the result of which has not ye
!. transpired, but it is expected that som
n arrangement will be reached.
n The New Management.
, At the meeting of the newly elected {
& G. trustees to day the following officer
were elected: President, W. S. Hobart
Is vice president, A. B. Hull; secretary,
e B. Dubrow; superintendent, H. II. Pei
e noyer.
X Another Suicide.
y Frederick Diefendorf, cigar dealer o
Second street, committed suicide near til
Masonic cemetery this evening by shoo
10 ing himself. Cause, disappointment
er business.
10 The Gas Company in a Furry.
le The directors of the gas company Al
g considerably flurrieti over the refusal {
= Auditor Dunn to audit the demands of til
". company for lighting the streets.
u Application Denied.
q Chief Justice Wallace has denied II
application of W. Fl. NJ. Smalman ar
Amelia Smallnnan, his wife, to be admi
e ted to bail pending an appeal to the g
preme court from a judgment of the mi
e. nicipal criminal court sentencing them
lg to the state prison for terms of four yea
is each for embezzlement
Se Assessments.
3 Assessments-Utah 81 per share All
4 n so cents per share.
s That Continued Story.
70 SAN Francisco, Dec. 1.-THE hearil
to OF the opposition Of John II. Burke to Il
III allowance of the account filed by the G
I'd ecutors of O'Brien, deceased, was resume
te to-day, one witness only testifying. ia
t. II. eager produced the account shown
g the sales by Mackey, Fair, Flood
IN 0'Brien, jointly Interested, between Nj
m 2, 1878 and July 10Th of the same year
ce Con Virginia, 80 900 shares with dis
a. dends netting SS12,762 and 1886 shar
ra Of California, netting with dividend
Is $3.50. .273, all sold In open board. 20 BrieI
70 interest being tAree-sixteenths Of Il
4 whole amount They had no other stoc
Is except Ophir and Yellow Jacket. II
r. accounts of Mackey and Fair are kept Z
81 the books Of Flood & 0'Brien. No Yello
Jacket or 0phir was sold prior to Jul
1873. Witness stated that the 81 1851
included in the account of the execute
was the amount of OBrien's interest
the firm of Flood 4 O'Brien, which b
been turned over TO the executors
money and property up to August q, lSI