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The morning call., 1892-02-15


branch yard Of the Sierra Lumber
Company is TO be opened at DunuigaD,
GOlO County.
The CloveTdale Revielle speaks of the
contemplated creamery at that point as
having reached The status Of q certainty.
Over 1000 pounds OF the dried fruit eXhib-
tied at tie Auburn Citrus Fair has been
shipped to England as samples for the
trade.
The Lake County Avalanche. published
al LakepOri, is urging upon local enterprise
the desirahiiIiy OF establishing a cannery at
that point.
The opinion is said n be rapidly gaining
ground in Glenn County that the suit test
ing the validity OF the organization of the
county will not be pressed.
Z. p. Daniels, the father Of Miss Zue
Daniels, who recently got verdict Of
$4,000 damages against n. J. Church, the
wealthy land aud ditCh-OWner Of Fresno
County, has been arrested for criminal COZ
spiraey.
7. J. Maxwell Of YOlo shipped two car
loads OF hogs to San Francisco, this week.
The stock business in that vicinity, which
IS one Of It's important industries. is re-
ported to be looming up considerably, and
there is considerable demand for mutton
sheep.
j. r. Clark of College City is to date the
latest man who pu led his gun NJ by the
mgZZle while in a cart as usual the ham,
nler caught; as usual the gun exploded, and
the charge took effect in his ribs, ranging
upward and coming cut at the eOllar-bone
HIS Wounds are not necessarily fatal. II
they should be. however his death will
probably not deter dozen other men from
handling gun in the same careless fashion
within the next four weeks.
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Another raisfn thief has just been con-
yic,rd at Riverside.
The Fresno Republican declares that
Fresno stands ready to meet Santa Cruz
half way with railroad to connect the San
Joaquin Valley with the Coast.
The Ventura Free Press. which some time
since abandoned its daily edition, has
started It up again, which gives the enter
prising little city Of beans two dailies.
Il is understood that the managers Of the
San joaquin ranch, Orange County, are
contemplating draining a large portion OF
the damp land south Of IUStin. The de-
velOpmeut Of such a movement would bring
into cultivation some Of the richest land in
Orange County.
A movement is on foot at Hueneme to
establish an electric light system there. II
is thought that sufficient power can be OBJ
tanned from aTteSan wells to run the ma
cbinpry. The Herald suggests That if that
s done the water might also be utilized in
providing some safeguard IN the event Of
ire,
An Engli5hman named Badger is at
Ventura just now, who is largely interested,
in the old country, IN the manufacture OF
catsups aud relishes. He thinks Ventura
would be a good place for such an eStab-
lishment, anu, IN case Of his receiving
sufficient encouragement cOntemplaUes start
ing one there.
a man ~ Ontario has invented a pTOtec-
ton for orange trees, which he claims will
thoroughly protect the tree and fruit from
wind and frost. Il consists Of a lath aad
wire feDce-;he lath to b. ten or fifteen feet
high, according to height Of tTees-drawn
around the tree, fast ming the ends Of the
fence t0gether-an endless fence as a head
less and bottomless barrel-haying the same
amount Of space between the laths usually
seen in lath rabbit fencing. Experiments
show that within such fence il is abOut
eight degrees warmer than outside and that
the most terrific "nOrthers" will leave the
limbs Of the orange and lemon trees intact
and the fruit uniHjured.
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AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
A Young Man Who Said He Was Ger
man Generals Son Killed.
NTarvcvilJa ApnaaI

man Gen0raIS son Killed.
Merysville Appeal
Frank Germont, who has been employed
by Z. Y. Veeder on his farm in southeast
Suffer, near Knights Landing, was acct
dentally killed on Sunday while out duck
hunting in the tule. In attempting to pull
the gun toward him, muzZle first the ham,
mer caught in a seat in the boat and the
weapon was discharged. The charge tore
away several ribs, part of the breast
bone and a portion of the lung. He lived
but short lime, dying in terrible agony.
GermOnt was a handsome young man of
commanding appearance, was a native of
Germany and 81 years Of age.
During his lifetime the deceased informed
several of his young lady acquaintance
that his father was a general in the German
army and that he had left home and come
10 California on account of a disagreement
with his stepmOlher. He was highly edu-
Gated young man and 81 0ke five different
languages.
A board was found in his cabin which had
been used as writing tablet by the de-
ceased The writing on the board was in
German. The names of officers of high
rank in the German army were written on
the board, also the name and address Of his
brother and sister.
The remains nave been inferred in the
pOtters' field at Woodland.
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BADLY BRUISED.

Two Een Injured BY Jumping From Nov
ing Train.
TETALU3rA, Feb l+-As the $50 o'clock
tr4.u OF tile san francisco and North Pac fc
Coast Railroad was going to san Francisco
lIs morning and when about two miles
from PetaUma, Tom StuddaT1 and johnny
~uIdard. Two young men living in this
ci,y, and employed as printers in the
Courier alice, who bad gone that far
with q friend, desiring to 60 no farther
jumped Oft while The train was going at
t-e usual speed and both meu landed on
their heads. When the train stopped they
were both found badly bruised and cut
abou.-tueir faces and heads and insensibe
They we're placed on board the train and
Ike -rall backed up to Petaluma, when they
Mere carried 10 their homes and doctors
called. They remained unconscious for
some lime. After an examination the doe
tors reported that though badly cut and
bruised DO bones were broken and they
would soon recover.
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A MARINE BLOCKADE.
Troubles Of Shippers Sailing Out OF
Willamette River.

Troubles of Shippers Sailing Out Of
Willamette River.
Portland OregoHian Fen. IL
There are lair prospects Of another small
marine blockade in port, but it will not last
long nor cause much uneasiness. OF the
fourteen vessels now in the Willamette
River, half a dozen viii be ready to leave
down between now and the last of the week
The towing company has but two boats in
service, tie Reed and OcklRhama. and will
put the Thompson on Saturday. These
boats are enough TO handle the traffic at
this season Of the year, but when a lot Of
ships are ready and want 10 get down the
same day, there is naturally complaint from
those who cannot get away. The Union Pa
cifc has established the rule that the ship
first loaded goes down first, and it sticks to
this. The trouble with the Mary Buudell
last week was that she was not ready to 90
when the boat came alongside Saturday, al
though she had applied Tor boat that day.
Consequently she lost her turn aud
has TO wait until il comes around again. She
is still in rort though loaded last Friday
but goes down to-day IN tow Of the Reed.
The tOw-boats, by close calculation, are
Kept always or the 60 generally one leav-
ing this point each day. When a ship APP
plies for a tow at stated time, if she Is not
ready to 60 the whole system is demOTa-
llLc1 duu al bH6 Vessels loluNinS are put
back one or two days. The complaint now
comes altogether from the shiDmaSters, and
they apparently are the cause of the trOuble.
Whether it be the destinations of the port
or their delay in clearing, it is the same
thing. The towing company received its
share Of the blame early in the season,
when it could not move the ships fast
enough to satisfy the grain men, but now,
as the kick is coming from the ship captains,
and the shippers are satisfied, the feet will
probably lave to adjust Itself to the con-
Yenlence Of the towing corporation.
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Miscellaneous.

The White Pine News reports that range
horses are dying frcm some unknown dis
ease in the Eastern part Of Elko County,
New.
sLast week was bad one for the banks
in New Mexico. The First National Banks
in Silver City and Deming were closed
Wednesday and Marcy. Geer d. McCarn.
bankers in Ration. failed to open their doors
on Thursday morning.
A Kansas City firm has Just made big
purchase Of New Mexican cattle-400O two
year-olds at S15 per head and 5000 three
year-Olds at S18 per head. the cattle to be
delivered in Northern New Mexico some
time in May and to be driven from there to
Montana.
W. ii. Gribble, a clerk of Phoenix, Ariz..
who had been suffering from pneumonia,
became delirlOus, seized his revolver, rushed
into the hall. fired all the shots out of it,
then jumped through the glass Of a large
window onto porch and from the porch In
the ground fifteen feet below and started off
on a brisk rum When captured he had an
ugly cut on his leg
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A SUNDAY SUICIDE.
ludwig T. Rasmussen Shoots and
Kills Himself.
Dependency From an Attack of the Grip the
Supposed Cause.-The Last Letter He
Wrote Is Missing.

a telephone message was received at the
MOTgue last night that a young man named
Rasmussen had committed suicide at the
resjden of his parents, 9lS Army street,
by shooting himself in the breast, shortly
after 10 o'clock.
Deputy Coroner Mcnamara proceeded to
the above address and investigated the case.
He ascerlained that Ludwig Theodore Ras-
musen. the deceased, aged 10, native of
this city, the son Of Rasmus Rasmussen, cap
tain Of the tug Sea King had been
allinG for some time past with
severe attack OF the grip, from which
he never fully recovered, and which reduced
him TO a very debiltated condition. About
10 O'clock last night he went into the room
Of his sister Mrs. Thompson, who also lives
with her parents, and asked her for en- en-
yelope. Alter receiving il he bade her good
night and went into his bedroom, which
adjOinS his sisters room.
TIE FATAL SHOT FIRED.
A few moments later Mrs. Thomson heard
pistol shot from the deceased'S room, and.
entering, found the young man lying un-
dressed on the bed unconscious and gaSping
ont his last breath. Drs. Mason ard Thrasher
were called IN, but when they arrived young
Rasmussen was dead.
A MISSING LETTER.
The envelope that he had asked Mrs.
Thomson for was lying sealed on the bureau.
1t contained a paper enclosure and was adj
dressed 70 the deceaSed's brother William.
, Albert Dixon, young man living at
9l4 Army street, a friend of the
deceased and his partner in
small job printing office, which they con-
Quoted IN The basement of the Rasmussen
house, was called in soon after Ludwig died,
and took the letter tor the purpose of deliv-
erng II to the deceased's brother, VINO was
not at home. When Deputy Mcnamara
reached the house, Dixon had left the house
with the letter.
N THE RIGHT BREAST.
Young Rasmussen used small 32-caliber
pistol to shoot himself in the right breast,
close to the nipple. The weapon was taken
possession of By the deputy and was found
% have all the chambers but one loaded.
The deceased was of very steady habits,
and though never expressing any intention
Of killing himself was somewhat despOnd-
ent over his illness.
There being no question as to how the
deceased came to his death, the body was
left in charge of his parents last night, and
viii be brought to the Morgue this morning,
where an inquest viii be held.
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TUNNEL ACCIDENT.
One Eau KILLED and Two Others Badly
Injured.

One Eau KILLED and Two Others Badly
Injured.
SEATTLE, Feb. 14-Three Of the men
working u the great Lake Union sewer tun-
mel in tie northern part q this city were
caught by flush Of water from q
sDriag early this morning while 12)
fee. from the mouth Of the tunnel
One # them, Daniel Mclean, was
buried six feet under the Qu.cksand. and
a.atlrT, Thomas Neliigan. was rescued in
aa exhausted condition, While the third,
Peter F3ber, though severely Injured,
escaped TO the shaft WhereuDOD, being
pulled seventy f.et 10 The top, he told the
Story II tie accident. Early this morning
t.es It Was preparing to 20 down TO work,
ana Were assembled around tie mouth Of
tie shat, when Faber came up. They were
Immediately lowered 20 rescue Michigan and
Mclean. Ne3.Ean was found IN water
and sand up 20 his neck. He was wedEed
ID rs f packed in cement, ard IL was with
difficulty that lie was taken out. Nearly
twenty men were at work looking for Nc
Leans body. but IL was not found until 10
f.. ..rrl- ras~rT--
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ON A HOT TRAIL.
Los Angeles Detectives in Close Pursuit
of a Band Of Robbers.


Captain VIII Smith of the Southern Pa
cihc force was on hot trail ali day yester-
day after the bOldest gang OF burglars that
have operated in Southern California for
some time past. 1t is undoubtedly the same
gang that has been working" in this city.
and If Smith captures them he will prove
himself one Of the best detectives on the
Coast, as all the Hawkshaw5 have had
tussle with this band OF robbers with but
Indifferent success.
Their last job was at Acton, where they
entered the Southern Pacific ticket Office
Tuesday night last and succeeded in getting
away with S64 in coin and a number of
tickets. The gang broke in the back door
and rited the whole place, but did not
modest anything but the coin and tickets.
Captain Smith was notified the next morn
ing and started after them at once and il
was reported in detective circles that he
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HUMAN SACRIFICES.
How Dahomey's King Delights in Butch
eriDg Unfortunatos.



The King Of Dahomey continues to butcher
his prisoners and his subjects in royal fash
ion. NJ LartiguP, the French traveller. gives
a fearful description of the Kings festivals.
In front OF his palace at Abomey ha has two
great tanks to receive the blood of his vic
Tins. Human sacrifices occur all the wear
round, but when the memory of King Gnezo
is TO be celebrated the slaughter is dread
full.
On the Sd Of August last. according to M.
Lartigue, the number Of killed was over ZOO
The 9th of August was the great festival.
and the King himself took hand in the
killing. He came to the place of hatchery
in carriage drawn by four fine horses and
driven by four coachmen. These coachmen
were ordered TO advance to the center of
the place. They understood what that
meant They walked slowly. Tears were
rolling down their cheeks. The King arose.
walked over to them. saber in hand, and de-
eapitated them one after the other The
bloody work was continued until the Goth
Of August. Some OF the blood of the VIC
tins was carried in buckets aud thrown
upon the grave Of the departed monarch.
Women were also sacrificed, and the King
was finally satisfied. He is resting now.
but he will soon begin operations again.
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An Indian Funeral.
Sisson Mascot, Feb. IL.

Last Saturday Sarah Mckenzie, wife of
Dan Mckenzie who resides at Sisson Lake,
was laid to rest in the Sisson cemetery
with the usual honorS which Indians con-
fer upon their dead. In the coffin with the
remains were placed large quantity of sea
shells, some small trinkets and mink and
beaver skins. The bottom OF the grave was
covered with bed-elOthing which had done
service for the deceased in life, and after
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time. but he now proposes TO institute legal
proceeding against delinquent persons or
hrms. Those in default will not only have
to nav the regular tax, but the costs of pros
ecuti6n and 10 per cent additional to the
Sheriff for collection. Judging from the
action recently taken by the larger packing
corporations il IS not likely that any packer
will refuse to pay the tax imposed by Jaw
In raise n fund for the benefit OF his bust
ness. The tax is raised for the purpose OF
8ssiSJirg in the Matching and propagation
The morning call., 1892-02-15

MCMISEvILLE, Oregon, Feb. IA dar-
ing ja.l-bTeak occurred here to-day. The
five inmates made an opening in the brick
wall about ten feet above the ground and
Jumped out while Jailer ConnOr was at din
ueT. Two Of the prisoners we're discovered
before they got out Of the iail-yard and
were returned to the jail. The citizens and
Jaiier gave chase and after mile run three
others were brought back and locked in
their cells
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NEWS OF THE COAST.



Eugene is Just now harboring a frebug.
Two incendiary fires have followed each
other in quick succession, and the prospects
are that II the offender IS caught he VIII re-
Ceiye speedy justice.
The editor Of the PriEeviIe Review has
been arrested on a charge of attempting to
blow up the house OF a citizen of that place.
The evidence against hin Is ali Of circum-
stantial nature, but sufficient TO prompt the
Recorder % bind him TO appear before the
Grad JaTy in the sum oil $1,000 lie has
since le5n released on a writ OF ha0eaS
corpus.
At a council held recently by the Indians
of the Umallla reservation chiefs \ ah-tnI-
0w-its and PEG urged them TO send their
children between the ages IF 3 and ID 10
school in order that the Indian young may
be prepared for the responsibilities OF clti-
zeuship. No Shirt, it Is said, opposes edu-
cation, laborinE under the mistake that
some new tangled religious Idea may be
Taught the children at tie Government
school.
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the coffin was lowered more blankets were
placed In the grave. All the clothing and
personal effects of the deceased, contained in
three large sacks and satchel, were placed
alongside the coffin. During the time the
grave was being flied the wailfng Of the
friends and relatives of the deceased was
pitiGul to hear. The stoicism which the his
torian has given the Indian seems to have
been eliminated from his nature by contact
with civilization
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willing to Pay.
U~Fos,, gnrar~ur4a CFa4nrrr,a., FsrH

salem (Oregon) statesman, feb II.
An act Iassed by tie Legislature for the
benefit Of the salmon industry provided that
all dealers, shippers and packers of salmon
should pay a small tax on the number Of
salmon received By each dealer or packer,
and the Secretary OF State has already col
lected Slg4o % for the season Of 1891 There
was for awhile some hesitancy on the part
of large canning companies in the payment
of such tax, but The payments are now COM
ing in at a lively rate. Tue Secretary Of
State has been lenient in the extension Of
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STATIONS ROBBED.

& safe Carried CT On q Truck by Thieves al
Ignaeio.
PETALJ1IA. Feb. 14-Last Friday night
burglars broke into the railroad station at
NOvat0, Marin County, aud stole several
articles Of value, aud last night the station
ut Ignaci0 at the junction Of the railroad 10
Son0ma was broken into and the safe taken
out and carried on a truck some distance
up the read, where ii was found this morn
ing. Tie amount stolen is not stated.
IEere is NOW CleW To the robbers.
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a Missing win Found in a Tree.

Two hunters cut down a chestnut tree at
Hamburg, Conn, 10 get at a nest of gray
squirrels. They found some scraps Of paper.
proving to be the Photographic will Of A6ram
MOsher, a farmer living near Dark Hollow.
who dled in the early part OF last summer,
and it has averted lawsuit. The Will has
been SEARCHED for for some time. When the
fragments Of the document were placed to-
gether it was found to be complete, though
badly stained.
The morning call., 1892-02-15

l. W. Schroeder. ex-Couuty Jailer. and
family, have taken up their residence on
Bupna Vista avenue. near Chestnut street.
Tie City Trustees viii hold a meeting
this evening and will probably give further
consideration 10 the proposition 10 lease the
electric light plant to private individuals.
The funeral of the late W. .. Dickson,
principal OF the liaight School, took place
yesterday afternoon. The body was borne
IN a hearse drawn by four horses from his
late residence on San Jose avenue to the
Masonic Temple, where services were held
under the auspices Of Oakland COmmandaTy,
Knights Tempar, There were many beau
tiful floral pieces, the different schools send
ing contributions. The lulerment was in
Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland.
The Alameda County Board o Education
met Saturday and adopted resolutions Of
respect concerning the late William O.
Dickson of Alameda, and the board at
tended his funeral Yesterday.
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had tracked them to the mountains and was
In hot pursuit, with every chance Of over
aking them in few hours. The robbers
are said 10 be heavily armed, and as they
Jobs the chances are that tn ey will make a
hard fight for liberty il Smith catches up
with them, and killing is almost sure to
follow. But Smith is an old hand at this
kind of thing, and his friends may rest as
sured that ne Will net be the dead man
when the smoke Of battle clears away.
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Carson's Ghost Scare.

present troubled with ghost scare at an
Old building known as the red barn. The
last few evenings a hundred or more people
have spent hours IN trying to drive the
specter from its quarters. Ii dresses In
scarlet and disappears occasionally into the
earth like any other phantom. Many peo-
pie have seen it, but have never been able
10 corner N.
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For the Orient.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Feb. 1.-THE En-
press Of Japan sailed for Japan and China
this afternoon. She had fifteen saloon and
fOnr second-class passengers, twenty Chi
nese and twelve Scandinavian missionaries
in the steerage. She carried 1897 tons Of
Cargo, composed Of flour. cotton and gen.
eTal merchandise and ffty-seYen sacks of
mil
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Whatcom proposes TO spend 100000 for
sewers this year.
The Great Northern Puget Sound termi-
nus is to be at Port Gardner, not Seattle.
The road has secure the right Of way
through SnohCmish 20 Port Gardner
A Chinese leper in North Yakima created
great excitement the other day by trying TO
get to Tacoma on q freight train after he
had bseG refused transportation on tile pas
ScuErT cars.
The Seattle National Bank Building Com
panv has entered suit against the Western
Farm Mortgage and Trust Company for
c43,.15 IS alleged 20 be due on bonds placed
ley the mortgage company.
The morning call., 1892-02-15

More than % per cent of the freight of
the country is coal. In 1889 the average
price per ton of coal at the mines was 90
cents for bituminous and 81 A for anthra-
cite The demand for coal in all parts of
the country is improving and it is taking
the place Of wood as fuel in remote sec
tiOnS.
The morning call., 1892-02-15

MOUNT HAMILTON, Feb. 14-Both visual
and Photographic observations at the Lick
Observatory indicate that the new star has
increased very slightly in brightness during
the past tWenty-four hours.
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a 1IONGoL's PLANT.

Tie Chinese Minister Appeals to Secretary
Blaine.
HELENA Feb 14-Pung Kwang Yu,
Chinese charge d affairs ad interim at Wash
iu-t0u, has laid before Secretary Of State
Blaine a complaint that the Chinese
residents Of Butte are being bovcotted by
tile white residents Secretary Blaine has
referred the communication to Governor
Igcie. Tie complaint also says that the
Chinese are subject 10 deTisiOn from the
whites and assaults are made upon them
frequently and their property destroyed.
The morning call., 1892-02-15

PETALUMA, Feb. 14.-Yesterday another
creamery company was organized by farm
eTs around the town of Tomalcs, Marin
County. The building will be erected at
once.
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The Fire Bell.

An alarm from Box 293 was needlessly
turned in at 4;30 O'clock yesterday after
noon for a blazing chimney at 1905 Stock ton
Sirnnl
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HEAVY LIABILITIES.
Sore Of an Attached Firm in the Hands Of Il
Sheriff

Sheriff.
HELENA, Mont, Feb. 1.-The Sheriff
took forcible possession last evening Of the
store Of Greenwood, Bohn 81 Co.. who as
signed earlier in the day. The action was
the result Of an attachment obtained by the
Merchants National Bank. There Is vet
10 fficIal statements Of assets and liabili-
ties. II is NOW believed that the Liabilities
win rHacn SON Lnn
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PRUDENTLY BREAK UP Your CoLD by the
timely use OF DIR. d. Jaynes Expettorant, an Old
r entdy for Sore Lungs and 1hroats and \ certain
curatFe 70, Colds.
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BOARD OF ERIN.

The divisions OF the Ancient Order Of Hi
bernians, Board of Erin, met in Irish Amer
lean Halt and com pleted their preparations
for the celebration OF the Irish holiday.