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The record-union., 1892-11-02
a RIVER MYSTERY.
John Soule, While Hunting, Finds
Human skeleton.

John Soule, While Hunting, Finds a
Human Skeleton.
Last Sunday a sportsman named John
Soule was hunting ducks and geese about
eighteen miles north of the city, in the
vicinity of the Jacobs'i break, where the
river, at flood seasons, rolls through into
the basin known as ''the overflow" He
went into willow thicket near the break
to cut some brush with which to erect a
blind" and there made a CHASTITY dis
covery.
Hid in the brush was a perfect skeleton
OF a man. The bones were entirely de-
VOID of flesh or clothing, but pair of
heavy boots still remained on the feet
Soule examined the bushes in the vicin-
lty of the skeleton, but found no clothing
nor anything that might assist in. the
identification of the body, with the one
exception mentioned. On his return to
the city he notified Coroner Clark Of his
discovery, but it is thought the place
where the bones were found is in SuIter
County.
The bones are believed to be those of a
deck-hand who fell from the steamer
Dover, last spring, and whose body was
not recovered
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ARARE OPPORTUNITY
Good Agricultural Land for $40
to 500 per Acre.

1he Pacific improvement Company has re-
Gently purchased twelve thousand ceres OF
Land in the heart of Tehama County, FOR the
p1rpose OF promoting subdivision and settle
ment. This land embraces lands from first
class Sacramento Valley agricultural land, to
land of fair average quality, and is offered at
from $40 TO $50 per acre, in subdivisions of
80, SO, 12o, leo and $40 acres.
The terms upon which these lands are offered
are especially attractive. They viii be sold in
subdivisions, as above indicated, by the pay
ment of interest only for three years, at which
time the purchaser can begin the payment of
principal by paying the first of five equal an
nual installrnents. Thus no part Of the prin-
cipal is tc be paid for three years, and then
the purchaser is TO have five years in which to
pay five equal annual ipstallments, with in
terest at the rate OF z per cent. per annum,
making payments extending over q period OF
eight years. Intending purchasers are as
sured that this is an opportunity to purchase
land OF fair average quality at SO per acre,
and good agricultural land at $50 an acre
with other grades OF land at prices to CORE
spond between these figures
The assertion is frequently made that good
lands, suitable for general farming and es-
pecially adapted for fruit-growing, cannot be
had in California for less than from SEQ to
800 an acre. An examination Of the land
subject OF this advertisement will prove to
home-seekers that this is an opportunity for
the purchase of good agricultural land at $40
an acre, and for qualities grading down to fair
agricultural land at $40 an acre. on terms of
payment which should make the disposition
of these lands to actual settlers result easy of
accomplishment.
The primary object Of the purchase Of this
body Of land was the breaking up OF 9 large
holding for the purpose of promoting its set
tlement in smaller quantities and its devotion
to dilgent husbandry.
For further particulars, call upon or ad-
dress VIM. II. MILLS,
Land Agent OF the c. P. K. r., Fourth ana
Townsend streets. San Francisco. Cal!
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AN INNOVATION.
The Model Jewe1ry Establishment of
Sacramento.

That our city, with her numerous in
dustries, should have really first-class
jewelry emporium is to be expected, and
it is pleasure to say that the natural ex-
pectatiOns are fully realized in this case.
for we now have one in our midst of un-
eXcelled merit. A scene of transforlna-
ton has been enacted in the premises of
II. Steinmann, at 2l9 K street, under the
Western Hotel. The ceiling and wall
decorations are marvels OF art, and the
designs present picture of magnificence.
The woodwork Of counters and cases,
which are made of solid cherry, are prac-
teal representations Of true mechanism.
Incandescent lights are used at night and
present a striking effect. Art in store
furnishing is as surely existing at the
present time in this section as it was dur
ing the palmiest days of ancient Athens,
and only those who cater to modern
cultivation and evidence the highest de-
gree of artistic taste, combined with prac-
tical skill, succeed in the fierce compe-
tition that exists. In this store, whose
destinies are presided over by Mr.. Stein
mann, can be found grand aggregation
of diamonds, watches, iewelry, silver
ware. umbrellas, canes, opera glasses,
and in fact all that pertains to first-class
JeWelry establishment. j
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NEW TIMETABLE.
Changes in the Railroad Schedule Now
In Force.

Changes in the Railroad Schedule Now
In Force.
Yesterday new timetable went into
effect on several railroad lines, and for the
convenience of travellers the changes in
time are republished below:
The local train for San Francisco, which
formerly left here at $50 A. NJ, now leaves
at 6:15, and arrives at S:15 P. NJ, instead of
$40.
The fast overland mail, formerly arriv-
ing at $40 A. NJ. and departing for San
Francisco at $50, now arrives at $50 A.
NJ. and departs at 7:l0.
The local from Oroville via Woodland,
formerly arriving at 7:45 A. NJ. and leav-
ing at 7:40 p. NJ, now arrives at 7:10 A. NJ.
and leaves at 7:l0 P. NJ.
The Los Angeles train which arrived at
9:45 A. NJ, now arrives at lilo A. NJ.
The Pacific express from the East, for
merly arriving at $40 P. NJ. and departing
for San Francisco at sos, now arrives at
the same hour and departs at p. NJ, five
minutes earlier.
The fast mail going East, formerly ar
irving from San Francisco at $40 P. NJ.
and departing at 10, now arrives at $40 P.
NJ. and departs at 9. (It may require a
couple of days to adjust the time of this
train.)
Train No. /, formerly leaving Sacra-
mento at ll:55 A. NJ, connects at RoSeviIle
junction with the accommodation train
for Lincoln, Wheatland and Marysville,
except on Sundays.
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HE WANTED A "pORTAHvII,LB"

n Colored Lad Who Did Not Want a
Porterhouse Steak.
He looked as though he had just es-
capped from a cotton-field or cane-brake,
as he rushed into d K-street restaurant
yesterday.
He was two sizes longer at both ex-
tremities than his clothes, and some
where about is years old. He was so en-
phatically colored that the proprietor mad
to light up the gas as soon as the youth
arrived.
'Shut the door!" yelled the steward.
well, boss, I want er porLahyille steak
sent roun' to 7O5 * street, AM"
shut the door and come in, if you
want an order!' said the steward. Now,
what is it you want?'
Il want er portahville steak, sah," said
he. ''Send it roun'-.n
"Porterhouse steak, you mean," said
the steward.
mo, sab, want er portahville."
"You mean porterhousen' insisted
the steward.
mo, sab, mean er portahvilIe steak,
and Mlstah Blank wants yo' to send it ter
705 X street, sahr
What's the matter with you any
how?" asked the steward. "Why, 7O5 is
the new postot1ice building, ana Blank
doesn't live there"
Yes, sab, he do; yo' send de portah-
Vile to 705-."
Il tell you that's the postoffice! I've
lived here ten years, and know some
thing yet!' said the steward. Il tell you
that 705 is in the next block above here "
''It don't make no diiferns, sab; don't
yo' fool wild mev' cried the boy, II guess
| know whar 705 is! Send:the portahville
to 705, wild some onyins."
They've changed the numbers, or
moved the blocks on you, Pete" OBJ
served customer, and others volun-
teered various suggestions.
'PL bet you 50 Blank doesn't live at
705," said the steward to the boy. Its
505."
"Yo' bets me S52'' said the boy. "Just
wait-just wait till I git der money !" and
he went out on the run to get S5.
In about ten minutes he came back,
somewhat less confident, and with a dis
appointed air. Use mistak en-" said he;
hits 507. l dun got the tiggers reverted,
sah-got 'em reverted. Hits 507 suah."
That's what L thought" said the
steward. ''I'll send the porterhouse."
''No, sahi send the portahviile steak
an de onyins," said the boy, and he
went off with a less confident step. but
still sure about the kind of a steak he
wanted.
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chase Of the L. B. Berck property on the
northwest corner of Thirteenth and K
streets, which was made through Fl. J.
Goethe, the real estate agent.
The lot is S0x160. and the price paid was
SlO.5OO. The trustees will soon begin
work on the new church edifice, which
will be handsome and substantial
structure.
K street seems to be favorite one for
churches. The Catholic Cathedral is at
Eleventh and K, the German Lutheran
at Twelfth and K. the new church will be
at Thirteenth and X, the United Breth-
ren's Church is at Fourteenth and K,
and just around the corner on Sixteenth
street is the English Lutheran Church.
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POWER AND LIGHT

Incorporation of the Sacramento Elec-
trio Power Company.
In San Francisco yesterday the Sacra-
mento Electric Power Company was in
corporated. Directors-Albert Gallatin,
A. J. Ralston, Horatio p. Livermore,
Charles L. Livermore and Joshua Bar
ker. The amount of the capital stock is
s., 800, 900 and 5000, 900 worth OF stock has
been subscribed.
The company proposes to furnish light
and power to the Inhabitants of this city,
and also to construct q street railroad TO
run from the passenger depot OF the
Southern Pacific Company to the eastern
boundary Of the CITY,
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Republican Meeting Tonight.

Tonight the Republican county candi-
dates will address public meeting at the
corner of Twentieth and II streets. The
candidates have all had considerable ex-
perience by this time in addressing pub
tic assemblages, and some of them are
said to have developed unusual oratorical
ability. \ large meeting is looked for.
on Thursday night Hon. William Will
Jams late of Indiana, but now OF Los
Angeles, and who is known as "Uncle
Bill Williams"-will speak at the Clunie
0pera-house. He is past 20 years of age,
and campaigner of national fame.
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BRIEF NOTES.

The Council Of Federated Trades is still
agitating the question of the alleged over
working Of guards at the Folsom Prison.
A motion for final judgment in the case
of j. J. Spielzer VS.. T. NJ. Lash, was
granted by Superior Judge Van Fleet
yesterday. Lash had a formal exception
entered to the ruling.
At the sale Of property of Bridget Cal
Iagher's estate yesterday Martin Flahive
bid in the north 30 feet Of the south 50
feet Of lot 4, in block between n and 0,
Second and Third streets, together with
improvements, for S9I5.
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DIED.
TURK-At the County Hospital, October 31st.
OF dropsy, Benjamin Turk, aged 70 years
80 FRIENDS and acqua1ntances arc respect
fully Invited to attend the funeral this after
noon, at 2 O'Clock, from the A. NJ f. Church.
on Seventh street.
NEELEY-In Florin, November 1st, Martha.
wife of w: F. Neeley, aged 20 years, +
months and "a days.
Rs- Funeral will take place this (Wednes-
day afternoon, at o'clock, from the FIorfn
Church. Friends and acquaintance are
cordially invited.
DAVIS-Near Long Greek, Oregon, October
25th. Ella l.. Davis, aged so years, months
and 5 days.
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WITH SKIN GLOVES.

Colored Men Fight at Suburban Re-
sort This Morning.
Quite delegation of ''the fancy" went
down to Riverside resort last night to
witness a slogging match between two
coiored men, named respectively John
Ramsey and John Banks.
The fight was said TO be in settlement
OF a grudge that has existed between the
men since the State Fair, when they
quarreled at the race track. Each weighs
about 40 pounds. The combat was not
TO take place until about l or 2 o'clock
this mOrning.
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ADJUSTMENTS

At the Clunie Opera-house Monday
evening next the Fowler and Warming
ton Company VIII present the farce ex-
travaganza, ''Skipped by the Light of the
Moon" The company includes c. j.
Hagan, George a. Barker, Budd Ross,
Angeline Martini, Lizzie Ingles and Ida
Wells. The promise is made Of new
specialties, music and other features.
The Fair Oaks Ladies' Relief Corps
gave a social dance at Grangers' Hall last
night at which fair assemblage was
present and an enjoyable evening passed.
A social dance will be given at Turner
Hail this evening by the Olive Branch
Ladies' Society.
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able TO meet his obligations, the mortgage
was foreclosed. There was a growing
crop on the land, consisting Of wheat,
barley and hay, and there were also some
headers and mower. Burris claimed a
half interest in all these, but AYERS that
when they were sold oil Clarke only gave
him half of the proceeds of the wheat
alone. He Eow sues for 81, ,9O5 50, repre-
senting his share of the barley, hay,
headers and mower.
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No New Trial.

A motion for a new trial in the case of
S. B. Smith VS.. F. w. Fratt, was denied
by Superior Judge Van Fleet yesterday.
Smith is the assignee of J. w. Meredith
and sued to recover for creditors certain
property which Fratt held in connection
with the drug store property on the south
east corner of Second and 4 streets.
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AFFLICTED WITH MELANCHoLIA.
A Young Man Whose Mind Has Be
come Unbalanced.

come Unbalanced.
A neatly dressed young man carrying a
satchel mounted the steps leading into NJ.
NJ. Drew's residence yesterday and re-
mained standing there several hours.
When asked finally by Mr.. Drew what he
wanted and who he was, he could not re-
ply, and wept bitterly. Mr.. Drew con-
cluded that the young mans mind was
wrong and took him to the Sheritf's of
fee.
Here it was ascertained that his name
was Sigmund Mihaley,l that he arrived
recently from his home in st. Louis, at
the solicitation of some friend in San
Francisco, and that he had been unable
to tind the latter. Drs. C. B. Nichols and
Gardner examined the young man and
said that he was suffering from melan-
cholia. They advised that his case be
called to the attention of some prominent
Jewish residents, Mihaley being of that
race, in the hope that they will care for
him. There was no necessity, they said,
of sending him to an asylum.
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NEATLY SWINDLED.
a Confding German Defrauded by Two
Smooth RaScals.

Smooth RaScals.
A couple of confidence operators who
roomed in an uptown clearinghouse got
on the weak side of good-natured Ger
man who lodged there, and swindled him
ont of $40 and his watch.
1t seems the German was talking of go
ing East, and his new-made friends in
duced him TO intrust $40 with them, alleg-
ing that they could procure him a cut-rate
ticket for that sum. One of them also
prevailed on the confiding German to lend
him his watch.
The accommodating tenderfoot has not
since laid eyes on the men, the money,
nor the watch, and begins to doubt their
honesty.
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WANTS HIS SHARE.
A Tulare County Suit Transferred to
Sacramento Comfy

The suit of David Burris against C. W.
Clarke, which was transferred from Tu-
lare County to this county, was called
for hearing in Superior Judge Catlin's
court yesterday, but, owing to the illness
of the plaintiff, was continued until De-
cember Goth.
According to Burris' complaint, man
named McNear mortgaged farm in Tu-
lare to Burris and Clarke, and being un-
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Oyerestfmated His A AbiIitv.

A well-dressed young man dropped in
an apparent trance on Fifth street, between
l and j, last evening, and was taken to
the police station in Creer's ambulance.
Inquiry, however, developed the fact
that the young man had acquired a Jag
which he couldn't carry off with him,
and he tainted under the strain.
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suicide of a sacramentan.

1t appears that the man John Raph,
who committed suicide in san Francisco
a few days ago, had been employed at
Ochsner's cooper-shop in this city. He
had been on a spree here, and went to
San Francisco a week ago to-day.
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The County Camnaien .

On Monday night the Democratic
speakers were at Clay Station, where the
schoolhouse was packed to overtlowing.
The speakers were ellis DOty, Matt. K.
johnson and T. w. O'Neil
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The Y. NJ. I. RalI.

The announcement yesterday that the
ball of Sacramento Council, Young Mems
Institute, would take place last evening
was an error. The ball will come off to-
morrow Thursday evening.
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MARRIED.

KAERTH-GAYLORD-In this city, october
31st, by Rev. j. II. Reider, VIM b. Kaerth
to Miss Florence A. Gaylord, both of 5acra-
mento.
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SETTLED AT LAST.

The Westminster Presbyterians are to
Build at Thirteenth and X.
The Trustees of Westminster Presby-
serian Church yesterday closed the pur-
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DYING IN PRISON.
Murderer Jack" Smith viii Serve
Little of His Sentence.
One of the Conspirators in the Cruel
Killing of Robert Allen
Doomed.

]. D. Smith, the dive-keeper, who was
convicted of aiding in the murder of Rob-
ert Allen, will not live to serve ont much
of his hfe-sentence in the penitentiary.
Smith is at present confined in tank"
in the County Jail, awaiting the result Of
his appeal to the Supreme Court. He has
for some time been a sufferer from
Brights disease of the kidneys, hut it was
only recently that his malady took seri-
Gus form. City Physician c. B. Nichols,
who visits the County Jail daily and ex-
amines the prisoners, declares that unless
Smith is taken to some hospital where
such diseases as he is suffering from are
specially treated; it viii be only matter
OF d very short time-probably q few
weeks-before he will die.
The doctor notified Under Sheriff
Bugbey of Smiths condition and that
official in turn laid the matter before
Superior Judges Catlin and Van Fleet for
their advice. The Judges held confer
ence, examined the law thoroughly and
decided that, considering the serious
charge of which Smith has been convicted
it would be impossible to send him to
any place other than one OF the State
prisons. If he were sent to a hospital
D0HbS NOuIQ DS D6CGSStlIS, dIll III lis
case they could not accept bonds.
Smith is IL very low condition at
present, and when the decision Of the
Judges was communicated to him he
sent tor his attorney, Alvin J. Bruner.
Mr.. Bruner visited the prisoner yester-
day, and after conference with him, in
formed the Under Sheriff, that III all
probability Smith would ask to be re-
moved TO san Quentin. DR.. Nichols says
that it is impossible to treat man in
Smiths condition, with any hope Of sue
cess, i'll a place like the County Jail. and
Us there arc fairly good hospital facilities
at san Quentin. Mr.. Bruner as well as
the jail officials and Smith himself, agree
that under the circumstances that would
be the only thing to do now. He will
probably be removed in few days.
Even this change, it is said, will only
pr0long Smiths life short while.
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HORN.
DIED,

this city, October 26th, to the
wife of Fred G. Ranlett, a daughter.
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GREAT SLAUGHTER!
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The record-union., 1892-11-02

SUNDAY excepted. SMonday excepted.
A-For morning. P.-For afternoon.
RICHARD GRAY, Gen. Traffic Manager.
T. II. GOODMAN. General Passenger Agent.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-12
TALK ABOUT THE WEATHER.
Lieut.. J. P. Finley's Lecture
on Storm Phenomena.
An Eloquent Discourse on Metsorology The
Marvels and Mysteries of Torn ADDE'S
and Cyclones Revealed.

For two hours one man last night talked
about nothing but the weather.
Trite as is the topic, lie proved himself to
be a spell binder.
The talker was Lieutenant John p Fin
ley of the United States army. in charge of
the Weather Signal Service Department Oh
the Pacific Coast.
His audience was made up of the men,
bers Of the Geographical Society Of the Pa
cifc Coast, and they filed every seat In
Union-square Hall.
Professor Davidson introduced the Wizard
OF the WINDS and vouched for him as the
best informed man below the clouds on
meteorological lore.
Lieutenant Finley at once plunged into
his subject. and for the first time in the
United States, il not in the world. pictures
were thrown upon a screen illustrating the
phenomena Of storms.
There were views and diagrams until
ones eyebails nearly collapsed. of lorna
does, storm centers. high and low baromctric
pressures, paths of storms, Indian dust
whrls, waterspouts by cloud fluctuations,
Billiards and Idaho chinOoks, all rounded
Off with a series of restful pictures of signal
stations on high mountains and sketches Of
the devastation wrought by the storm king
The audience were too engr0ssed with the
learned soldiers description of atmospheric
wonders to interrupt him with applause.
Only once was there an outburst of hand
clapping. 1t was when he pressed the but
ton and the men at the SteTeopticOn did the
rest by projecting on the screen picture
of the rescue of Greely's party from the icy
clutch of death al Cape Sabine.
Lieutenant Finley told his hearers that
the rotation of the earth and the infiCence
OF solar radiation accounted primarily for
all storms.
He said that once he had tracked storm
entirely round the earth.
The problem of irrigation, he said, was TO
be solved through the study Of meteorOlogy
and topography.
WAS mentioned, of which there were two
one running along the northern boundary
OF the United States from west TO east, and
the other along the Atlantic coast, from the
Gulf of Mexico TO Labrador.
Warm weather with nOrtherly winds he
predicted as the local weather for to-day,
and he exhibited diagram explaining the
secret of his prophecy.
The only difference. he said. between
cloud and fog was the difference OF eleya-
ton.
Lieutenant Finley talked about the veloe-
ity of the winds so wildly that Professor
Davidson threw his oyeTc0at across his
shoulders.
st the conclusion OF the lecture the sa-
wants of the Geographical Society formed
circle about Mr.. Finley and told him how
greatly they had been edited.
Among his most feTvid admirers TO ex-
press appreciation was Hubert Ii. Bancroft,
the historian.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-10-12
WATERFRONT NOTES.
The Helen Bium's Big Catch of Sen
Otfers-A Whaler in Distreas.

The Helen Blum's Big Catch of Sea-
otters-A whaIer in Distress.
Yesterdays fine weather brought in quite
a long list of arrivals, including two YES
sells from the Arctic, two from The Hawaiian
Islands and one from Tahiti.
The schooner Helen Blum, which has
been anxiously looked for by her owners
here. arrived yesterday from Sanak with
ninety-fve otter and seventeen seal skins
Of the total value OF $4,000. The money
will be chiefly, II not entirely, distributed
here ard the waterfront storekeepers are
feeling jubilant.
The City of Papeete towed In yesterday
afternoon, twenty-nine days from Tahiti.
with good cargo, but no news.
The whaling-steamer KaTluk is reported
by the Rush as having put in at brakes Bay
apparently In distress. When the York
town left Oonalaska the captain of the
Karluk had been very sick, and 1t Is con-
jectured that he may have died on the pas
sage down.
The steamer Conemaugh of the Atlantic
Pacific line, running between New York
and this port with the Minneola and Prog
ress. has arrived ut Redondo. The Minneoia,
which ran on rock at Coronel and had to
discharge cargo, has been reftted at cost
of $4,000 A court of inquiry at Valpa-
raise has exonerated Captain jenkins.
The steamer Santa Rosa is having her
hurricane deck repaired, the woodwork be-
ing found TO be rotten In number of places.
Her trip to San Diego to-day will be made
by the Queen CAPTAIN Carroll will CON-
mand the latter, Captain Alexander remain
ing with The Santa Rosa. Chief Steward
Edwards of the Santa Rosa has been trans
ferred 10 the Queen,