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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-23
LIGHT AND POLICE.
Subjects Before the Federation of In
nrovamaut

Subjects Before the Federation of I'm
provement Clubs.
The Federation of Improvement Clubs
held meeting last evening in B'nai Birth
Hall, at which there was lair attendance.
Nj. Cooney made short speech on city
Improvements. He favored the growth of
the city as whole, and said the growth
should be SO equal and steady that the
word suburb would be impossible. He
advocated warmly clubs and federation Of
clubs which should act for the common
good.
The Executive Committee reported hav-
ing investigated the delay in making the
Seventeenth-street extension, and found 1t
was due TO the City and County Surveyor
not having received orders from the Street
Committee, but that the orders were now
on hand and the survey will be commenced
have, at the request of the federation,
passed an order to have main laid on Pre-
eta avenue, between Mission and Howard
streets; that the committee had appeared
before the Street Light Committee and been
granted leave to remove seven masts, as
follows: AT Twenty-sixth and Valen-
Ella streets, Twenty-sixth and Folsom,
Twenty sixth and Church, Twenty
ninth and Mission, College Hill and
CORTLAND avenue and erect in their stead
hfty-slX low mast lights; also seventeen
other lights on Danvers. YOlo, Corbett road
San Bruno road and Fifteenth avenue. The
report also gave the result of visit to Chief
of Police Crowley, who promised to have
boxes put in the district lighted by the above
lamps. The committee also Endorsed a
petition presented to the Board of Supervi-
sors by the Seventeenth-street and Park
lane Improvement Club for cutting down
at Seventeenth and Uranus streets of the
present grade by ten feet.
A protest was read from property-owners
Of South San Francisco against a "dead-
horse factory" on n street. between Fourth
and Fifth streets. and the proposition to
esta Dllsh pound In the same district.
improvement Club gave notice of the cleo
ton of G. S. Lille to succeed E. j. Mize as
delegate to the federation.
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RETURNING TO JAIL.
The ReGap'ure Of Notorious Escape from
Folsom Prison.

SACRAMENTO, July 22.-Matthias Blumer.
notorious murderer, who escaped from
Folsom Prison last Thursday and was re-
captured at Modesto, was brought here to-
night by Constable O'DonDell, and turned
over to Captain Murphy. Blumer refuses
to tell how he effected lis escape and the
prison officials are still in the dark on the
subject ODonnell was riding along the
road from Modesto to Hills Ferry when
ne met the man aud gave him a
ride. He soon recognized the man
as Blumer, and when he got to Hills Ferry
he locked him up without resistance.
Blumer told Captain Lee here tonight that
the day after his escape he met him on K
street in this city, and almost collided with
him. He Blume0 was in crowd at the
time, however, and escaped detection. He
left here at once, fearing recapture. He
was the ringleader of gang of four who
dug their way out. OF Folsom Prison year
ago by running tunnel from the cells out
beyond the wall.
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INTO THE BAY,
Dete rmined Pursuit by an Officer OF a
Petty Thief

Determined Pursuit by an Officer of q
Petty Thief.
Sergeant Bennett was up to his neck in
business yesterday just as he was in
mud on the I'd inst, when he chased young
petty larcenist into the dumps in an attempt
to capture him.
For some time young boys have been
wrenching off the locks attached by chains
to freight-cars. They have taken 800 alto
gether and during one day took no less than
seventy-ive. Since they cost the railroad
companies al cents apiece the capture of the
young thieves became quite an object. So
Sergeant Bennett watched. On the ID inst,
he caught boy taking lock off and gave
chase. The boy ran to the dumps and into
them, and nothing daunted the Sergeant fol-
lowed right iDto the Shiny, fetid mud until he
was waist deep. The boys weight being less
he did not sink so deep, which lett his
nose and eyes uncovered. though the same
cannot be said for his chin and mouth.
The boy could wiggle through the mud,
and as wigger the Sergeant was not a
shining star. The fellow succeeded in eIud-
Ing him and made his escape. while the
Sergeant had fairly to roll through the mud,
so unyielding was It, He has been search
ing ever since for the eel-like thief.
Yesterday two boys were arrested and the
Sergeant was sent for. One was plainly not
guilty, that is, guilty of misleading the offi-
Ger, though he may have had a nand at
lock-steailng. The other boy had sort of
resemblance to the boy so ardenty hunted
positive identity. The last seen of the des-
perate Sergeant and the CRYING hOodlum
the two were hunting some one to Identify
the latter,
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COMPTON'S STORY.
Statement Of the Defendant at the Walla
Walla COurt-Martial.

WALLA WALLA (Wash.), July 22.-The
courtmartial Of the trial of Colonel Comp
ton is expected to conclude its labors to-
morrow or Friday. To-day's session was
spent in listening to the testimony of the
accused, who said: 81 was in command at
Fort Walla Walla April 23d, when the SOL
diers attacked the Sheriff at the gate while
in charge of Hunt. At the demand of the
Sheriff l furnished him an escort, though l
had not heard that mob of soldiers was
gathering. After the Sheriff, with the
escort, had gone from the hospital few
minutes | heard the sound of a carriage
driven rapidly back, and ran down toward
the gate until l met the Corporal of the
guard. who told me Of Whit sending the
prisoner back. l walked back to the guard
house and talked with the Sheriff | had a
call to arms sounded. and when the troops
were in the battalion l told Whit to take
his company and escort the Sheriff and his
party to the city. / kept the troops in line
until he returned, and during his absence
addressed the troops, expressing my alb
horrence at such actions, and think l said
the guilty parties were certain to be pun
lshed. l gave orders to each company's
commander to see that all the arms were re-
turned to the racks, but did not tell them
to begin an investigation. / thought the
outbreak at the gate an effect of sudden
passion caused by bringing the murderer of
a c0mrade into the garrison.
IAN day, April oath, the men seemed
peaceful and orderly. / heard no rumors of
any attack on the afternoon of the oath.
DR.. Koerper said he had telephone mes
sage from the Prosecuting Attorney asking
him to take Miller's antemortem statement
again. / told him not to do so, as it would
be without warrant of law. Later, Ban-
ford and the Sheriff called and told me they
had heard rumor that the soldiers would
lynch Hunt the next or some other night.
Blandford said he had counted thirty SOL
diers en- route to town while coming down.
[ told him there was nothing unusual in
that as the men went downtown every even
ing"
Witness then branded the statement of
Blandford, that he had told him of the
rumor Of an attack as coming through
Sergeant Jones and prominent Maso
me Dtioned, as unqualifiedly false 1.-THE
Sheriff aud attorney did not ask to have the
troops kept in the garrison, and did not
seem to believe in the rumor. After their
departure l Informed Captains Smith and
Wilder. who treated the matter as Joke
ordered Smith to prepare to take the COM
pany to town In case of an alarm. and in
tended to post his company at the gate later
IN the evening, this being nearer the city.
Inc hrst heard OF the killing Of Hunt was
al 9 o'clock Friday night, and expressed a
feeling Of horror over the deed. l gave
orders for quiet investigation In the morn
Ing. as believed quiet investigation more
likely to bring out the truth"
Inc witness was cross-examined, but did
not change his story In any material particu-
lar. He was still on the stand when the
court adjourned.
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CAMP ALLEN.
a Private Court Martialed for Leaving His
Post While on Guard Dutv.

A Private Court Martialed for Leaving His
Post While on Guard Duty.
SANTA CRUZ, July 22.-The event of the
day at Camp Allen was the court-martial of
8 private named William Leet, of Company
D, Sixth Regiment, for leaving his post this
morning while on guard. The court-martial
was conducted with strict military for
mality, and occupied the greater part of the
day in the examination of witnesses. The
decision was not announced. 1t appears that
Leet was a number of detail placed on
guard from 8 10 o'clock in the morning,
and Leet left his post shortly after being
stationed tor & nap, but returned in time to
be present at the relief Of the guard at
o'clock. His excuse was disability. He
claimed to have called the Corporal OF the
guard for relief, and not receiving any re-
ply lie left. This evening the Georgia
Colonies Of Visala gave a ball at the Sea
Beach Hotel to the officers Of the Sixth
Regiment and the Eighth Battalion. To-
morrow Adjutant- General Allen will arrive
for an inspection OF the camp, and will be
rendered review
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struck fine flow of water at depth of 260
feet. The whole valley is enthusiastic over
the occurrence, since heretofore to sink
such a well would have taken two months
at cost of 50 so per foot, while under this
system wells can be sunk at 81 per foot.
The parties putting down the well are from
Alamosa. Colo. where they have sunk nu-
merous wells under the same system. Fall
ure was prophesied for them on every side
throughout this section, but nothing daunted
they went to work with the above result
They had been promised contracts for two
or three dozen artesian wells should they
be successful, and but little doubt now
exists but that number will be added to the
dozen or SO already sunk here under the
old system. Should their future efforts be
as successful as that of to-day the much
vexed question of irrigating this vast coun-
try will be practically solved.
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ONE BUILDING LEFT.
A Village. Wiped Out Of Exist
ence by a Forest Fire.
Hea1y Losses In MarySYille Caused by a
Careless Cigarette Smoker.
Fire Hundred Acres Of Wheat Burned In
Sierra COu1ty-GraSS Fields Near
Hilton In Flames.
srecial to THE MORNING CALI.

UKIAH, July 22.-Advices have Just
reached here that the town of Boonville, In
Anderson Valley, twenty-five miles from
here. has been entirely destroyed by for
est fire. Only one building remains. The
loss Is estimated at $4,000.
Boonville is located southwest of Ukiah,
which is the nearest express, telegraph,
banking and shipping point. 1t contained a
public school and a Methodist church. The
principal business houses were: Hotel and
livery stable. kept by n. w. Bostwick; gen.
eral store, by j. B. Hunt; Glow Bros. and
E. A. Irish, lumber notion
store, by Mrs. E. C. Burger. The principal
products of the place were lumber, grain.
hops. potatoes, corn and wool No particu-
lars have yet been received.
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THE MARYsvILLE FIRE.

II Javy Losses Caused by Dropping a
Cigarette in a Hay Loft.
MARYsvILLE, July 22.-All day the fire
has been smoldering in the burnt district.
N. V. Nelson. the heaviest loser, says that
he will at once prepare plans far brick and
iron stable. The losses will reach $50, 600.
being 800 more than was estimated this
morning. On the entire property burned
there IS but $500 insurance. The fire Is
supposed to have originated from a cigar
cite which one of the employees, several of
whom were sleeping in the hay loft, had
carelessly dropped. Many of the horses,
which vera turned loose, nave not been re-
covered. Ii is now definitely known that
twenty no rsls persisted in the fire.
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ORGANIZED LABOR.
Arbitrator Meet, but Have Moth
ing 10 Arbitrate.

A meeting Of the State Board OF Arbitra-
ton was held yesterday for the purpose of
arbitrating grievances supposed to exist
between the Boot and Shoe Makers white
Labor League and the Boot and Shoe
Manufacturers Association. In addition to
the members of the board there were pres
emit President Nickelsburg and Secretary
Dernham, representing the manufacturers,
and Secretary Sullivan and P. T. Burtwell
OF the league. Before any proceedings were
taken it was made known that the man
Spotford, over whom all the trouble arose,
was no longer in the employ of Buckingham
d Hechts factory. and as the entire trouble
rested with him, it was decided that there
was nothing to arbitrate. The board there
fore adjourned without hearing any testi-
mony. 1t is apparent that the meeting was
farce from the start as the cause of the
trouble had been removed long before the
manufacturers consented to arbitrate.
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William Hoffman, a resident of Martinez,
where he was engaged in the business of a
tanner, died suddenly yesterday at his
home in the suburbs of that town, shortly
after II o'clock. He had been in town at
tending to some business, and Oh returning.
took dinner with his daughter, after which
Suddenly blood gushed from his mouth in a
stream and in a few moments he was dead.
A post-mortem examination was held. which
revealed the fact that death was the result
of aneursm of the aorta. Hewas pioneer
resident of Contra Costa County, having
settled there in 1850
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BOARD OF NEW CITY HALL COMMISSIONERS.
PROPOSALS FOR METALLIC FILES.

CEALED PROPOSALS FOR THE FOLLOWING
- work ana materials will be received by Board
of New City Tau Commissioners, in the chamber OF
the Board Of Supervisors, on WEDN ESDAY, the
18TH day of August, 1891, between the hours Of II
A. N. and IL NJ. OF that day:
For the furnishing and placing OF metallic docu-
ment file boxes in the fittings made therefor in the
County Clerks new once in the northwest wing of
the New CITY Hall, TO the amount of 1900. or
thereaDouts. Proposals to be accompanied by sam.
pies OF the file boxes bid upon, and the work to be
completed oil or before the 3lst day OF December.
1891.
Dmenslo ns OF files to be obtained in the ONCE Of
the architect
In awarding this contract the question OF quality
and durability OF the files bid upon, In connection
with the price will lie considered.
The secretary Will furnish blank forms OF propos-
ais and bonds to intending bidders No bid will DO
entertained unless made upon blanks so furnished.
The bids must be accompanied with 4 certified
check, OF with bond with two more good and
suicicnt sureties, in the of 10 per OF tho
total sum OF tender to guarantee the closing of the
contract when awarded. The name Of the bondS.
men, when bond IS given, must be unlimited to tho
Commissioners at least TIRES days before the OPEN
ing of the bids, In order that they may pass 2pon
their competency The board reserves the RI - To
reject any and all bids. Payments will be made by
audited demands upon the treasury drawn against
the New City Hall Fund
Bidders must strictly comply with the proposals
with reference to bondsmen (should they have
them instead of checEs).
GEORGE Il. sANDERSoN,
THOMAS J. L. SMILEY,
JOHN II. BURST,
Board of New City Hall Commissioners.
EDWARD !. WOLFE, Secretary.
San Francisco. july Z. 1891 fy7 30t
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agriculturists, farmers and peasants whose
crops the game has refrained from injuring
on that particular occasion.
This extraordinary method of squaring
accounts must be attributed to the fact that
the majority in the Prussian Landtag is
composed almost entirely of petty terrific
rial pObility-the so-called Rttterguts besit-
ger. But it is incredible that man so en-
lightened and progressive as the present
Emperor of Germany should have given his
sanction TO law which, in the words of the
old proverb, 'robs Peter to pay Paul" H.
deed. under its provisions, 1t will become
more profitable to have ones crops inj ured
by game than to have them left undam-
aged.-Toronto Nail.
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STABBED IN THE DARK.
A Teamster Assaulted by Two Men
Second Street.

A Ieamster Assaulted by Two Men on
Second Street.
John Anderson was brought to the Re-
ceiving Hospital at 1 o'clock this morning,
suffering from the effects of feeting jag
and five knife wounds In his side and
stomach. John, who is a teamster, told a
somewhat hazy story about himself and his
midnight adventure. He said he had been
calling on some friends and was on his way
home to the Craig lodging house on Howar
street, near Third. While walking along
Second street, he was set upon by two
men, one of whom struck him in the
mouth with his fist John hit back, and
then the other man pulled a knife and COM
menced carving John Anderson. He was
found lying on the sidewalk on First street,
near Stevenson, by Officers Cleary and
Dolan.
-Four of the cuts were slight and all looked
as if they had been made with penknife.
The fifth wound, which was in the side,
was about an inch deep, but John will re-
cover without murh suffering.
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said: mo one can sleep here unless he mas
committed some crime" SIS that ?" said
the tramp. "That's pretty hard. but can
help it. How will this answer?" As he
Lieutenant from his stool into the spittoons
near the stove. II hope l didn't hurt you
more than was necessary" he said, as his
victim slowly picked himself up, his nose
streaming blood: give me as good cell as
you have. for Pm tired and want to go to
sleep" The unfortunate Lieutenant did not
hear the end of it for months.-Allen Will
son In st. Louis Globe Democrat
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OBITU AIRY.
JOHN E. ToURTELoTTE.

join. E.: Tourtelotte, Major and Brevet-
Colonel, U. s. A.. at one time Sherman's
chief of staff, died at La Crosse, Wis, last
night.
Colonel Tourtelotte was native of Con-
necticut. He entered the army as a private
of Company Il, Fourth Minnesota Regiment,
on September 80, 1861. He served during
the war and rose in the ranks until he was
commissioned Colonel and was hon0rabiy
mustered out at the close OF the war. He
was after that commissioned Captain of
infantry in the regular army and remained
In active service until 1885, when he was
placed on the retired list with the rank of
Major. He was engaged at the battles of
Iuka, Corinth and the siege of Corinth,
Miss. He was in the battles of Champion
Hill, Missionary Ridge, Raymond, capture
of Jackson and assault and siege of Vicks-
burg He was General Sherman's chief of
staff. and was with Sherman in the famous
march TO the sea. He was also engaged at
the defense of Allstoona, Ca, where he was
wounded, at the siege of Savannah and in
the battle of Bentonville.
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THE RED HOUSE PRISONER.
The Old Frenchman to Be Examined by In
sanity Commissioned

4Ao VIZ GlELCLAIda 70 De G&EmluSQ Oy IL
sanity Commissioners.
MARTINEZ, July 22.-Gustave Derosier,
the old Frenchman, who was reported as
confined at the Red House, near the Ala
media County line, was brought here last
night by lis former partner, Peter Devn-
augh, for examination before the Commits
sioners with regard 10 his insanity. Owing
to the absence of the Superior Judge the
investigation was postponed until he returns.
The old fellow is confined in the County
Jail and seems contented. He does not
look like man who has been abused, be-
ing fat and clean. His mind is not strong,
however a reporter endeayored to inter.
view him to-day, but the old fellow was
surly and would notsanswer. r. F. Simp-
son. owner of the Red House, came up to-
day and was disappointed to fad the Judge
absent. He desires the fullest Investigation
TO be nade both as to the old mans mind
and the treatment he has received. 1t is
not known when an examination will be
held.
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SAN PEDRO. July 22.-Gustav Lundbladt,
sailor. was found in an unconscious con-
dition near the Bonanza Hotel Monday
night. He died to-day, never having re-
gained consciousness. 1t was at first De-
lieved deceased had been drugged, but upon
closer examination it was found that he had
bruiSe on the temple. and by an autopsy
to-day the cause of death was found to be
hemorrhage of the brain
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taken From the San Joaorin River

STOCKTON. July 22.-At an early hour
this morning the Coroner recovered the
body of an unknown man from the San
joaquin River near La hrop. The body
was brought here and buried immediately.
From papers found in his pockets it is be-
lieved the deceased was named Nicholas
keeSiyich. A receipt was found for S2S5
for house 366 Fifth street." signed by
James IL. Hoop for Jake Silvertree.
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The Charleston Leaves San Diego.

SAN DIEGO, July %. - The Charleston
sailed this morning. BY an arrangement
between District Attorney Jones and Cap
tain Remy, the members of the crew who
are wanted as witnesses in the trial of the
Deputy Marshals will be left at Mare
Island, where they can be secured if needed.
The preliminary examination of BreedlOve.
Coates ct al. is proceeding with about the
same evidence as given at the inquest bein G
adduced. Three new warrants we're sworn
out against Coates this morning.
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HABEAS CORPUS.
An Old Convict's attempt to Get Out Of Fol-
sem Prison

sem Prison.
SACRAMENTO. July 22.-Thomas Prim-
rose. an old convict, is anxious to get out of
Folsom Prison. It appears that in 1877 he
was convicted OF robbery In Santa Clara ard
sentenced to prison for number of years.
In 1885 he was arrested In San Benito
County on charge OF grand larceny, con-
victed and sent to San Quentin. On his ar
rival there he was recognized as an escape,
and when his term expired there few DAYS
ago Warden Aull was on hand to take him
to Folsom to serve out that portion of his
sentence that had not expired when he es-
capped. Primrose, by his attorney, E. J.
Dwyer, has procured writ Of habeas cor
pus, however, and 1t will come up before
Judge Van Vleet tomorrow. 1t is claimed
that Primrose in his last incarceration was
serving his sentence concurrentiy, and that
pc Is now unlawfully restrained Of his lib
eIty,
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MARRIED..

MEDISGER -McCAIN-In this city. July 9, 1891.
by Justice OF the Peace q. w. Cook, George Med
niger ana 1eorgie Mccain, both OF San Francisco.
BkOWN-PATTEN-I this city, July 81, 1891,
Richard Brown of San francisco ana Maggie Pat
ten OF Headsburg.
SWEETLAND-RUSING- this city, July 20.
1871, by the Rev. John Gray George L. Sweet
land and ellie Rusing. both OF San Francisco.
G0LDEN-MORRIS-I this city July 20, 1891
by the Rev. Father PrendergaSt, V. e., Frank b.
Golden Of Virginia City and Mamie Morris of Car
son.
STEWART-ADAIR-In0 Oakland. July 90 1891,
William Walter Stewart OF Seattle, Wash, and
Matte Adair of Pasadena. Cal.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Berkeley. July Is,
1891. Harry L. Wright and Adriana Vanprooyen.
KING-KINDER-In Fresno. July IT, 1891. by the
Rev. Mr. Martin. Charles f. King and Minate NJ.
Kinder OF Gold Run.
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The Hre6f;eld Murder Trial

Los ANGELES. July 22.-The trial of
Mason Bradfeld. charged with the murder
of Joe F. Dye, by shooting him from Sec
ond story window on the 14th of May last,
which has been in progress for the past ten
days, closed this afternoon and was given to
the jury. The defense was insanity. The
jury was locked up for the night at 10
o'clock. 1t is stated that it stands to 3 for
acquittal with no prospect of an agree
ment.