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C0ETRABAND OPIUM.
smueglers Detected IN the act Dror
LhnLr LlnnLr ,---a 80.

smugglers Detected 10 the act Drop
Their Booty aud Escape.
Opium seizures are becoming so frequent
Of late that The customs authorities, includ-
Ing the genial Collector himself, seem 70
have forgotten all OF the recent unpleasant
ness around headquarters and to be enjoy
ing now the greatest happiness and peace Of
mind.
On Saturday q va liable lot Of the drug
was discovered and seized on board Of the
UmatiIla. This was followed by the sen.
sational discovery IN the baggage checked
from Port Townsend and claimed By II.
Chiffey for an Imaginary guest at his lodg-
iBg-house, 403 Powell street. Now comes
another seizure. which was effected at l 80
o'clock yesterday morning.
On Monday morning Inspectors Pattis0n
and Noyes with a party OF seaTchers made
d descent on the Umatilla 10 give her a
fresh overhauliag They made a thorough
examination Of every nook and Granny ia
the vessel until II p. NJ, when they gave up
the job as useless. Satisfied, however, that
there was some of the drug aboard, the In
speciOTs dismissed their assistants and then
stTOIed of into the darkness. They did not
wander far, however, for after making a
close examination Of the wharves in the
vicinity, they got under cover and prepared
20 watch the steamer till daylight.
Nothing happened to arouse suspicion IN
al about 1:30 O'Clock, when two figures were
seen stealing along in the darkness from
the direction of the Pacfc-street wharf.
Just as thew drew near Vallejo street the
customs officers saw that they were carrying
an old vaiise between them. Immediately
they jumped out of their place of conceal
ment aud ordered the strangers to halt. The
latter, taken by surprise. dropped their bur
den and ran. Having an advantage Of the
width Of the street they had too much start
Of their pursuers and escaped. The valise.
however, was captured. and on examination
proved to contain 55 iye-tael tins Of the con-
tTaband drug, valued at $1,000.
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W. 7. GARRATT'S ESTATE.
one-Third of the Foundry Distributed t
Brother.

One-Third Of the Foundry Distributed to
Brother.
A decision has been rendered by Judge
Csfey on the application in the estate of w.
7. CARAT for partial distribution before
close Of administration, the application be-
ing dependent upon certain clause of the
will Of April 4, 1883. at which time be owned
the brass foundry at Fremont and Natoma
streets, with the land and all the appurten-
snees. CARAT died on January IA, 1890
The clause in question was the one giving
90 a brother, Benjamin F., and the sons,
William and Milton, the business in ques-
ton and naming certain conditions regard
Ing the payment OF requests, Just debts and
the equal division between the three abOye
named Of the balance of the book accounts
At the time of making the will the sole con-
Etituent Of the firm of w. 7. CARAT & Co
was the testator but afterward he made
other arrangements, and al the time Of his
death some of the annual rents we're over
due and unpaid IN the sum OF S72, 600 or
Whereabouts by the corporation TO which be
had leased the business for nine years at an
annual rent of S20,111 II, Mr.. CARAT con-
timing the chief stock holder.
Judge Coffey's ruling is that Benjamin f.
GarTatt is entitled TO One-third OF the fOun-
dry real estate with the rent accrued since
bis brothers death. the stock and tools
owned on April 4, 1883, subject to the right
OF purchase by the corporation on payment
Of the unpaid portion Of the rent under the
lease, and 1916 shares OF the capital stock of
tbe corporation, subject to its right to pur-
chase 1890 Of them. This decision is on the
theory willie the firm had changed its form
it was still owned by the testator, and there
was no occasion TO separate the affairs OF
the foundry and treat them as though there
was another owner.
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PROFESSOR TRONCRET'S BENEFIT.
Pleasing Programme Of Fencing, Box
ing and Other Athletic Pastimes.

4 Pleasing Programme of Fencing, Box
ing and Other Athletic Pastimes.
Professor l.. Tronchct. fencing master OF
the Olympic Club, was given grand testi-
monial benefit at Irving Hall last night, the
proceeds Of which are to be used in the pub
fishing of book on fencing written by the
professor. The entertainment included
boxing, fencing, horizontal bar, wrestling
and club-swinging by members of the
Olympic Club. j. j. COrbett and J. DAILY
had been advertised to appear and prod
each other few moments. but +. A. Kolb,
master OF ceremonies, read a short note OF
regret from these gentlemen.
Event the first was three-rOund sparring
bout between George Green and Charles
TTuelson The contest WAS for points-ihe
points OF the nose and chin preferred
Young Mr.. Green wore his hair pompadour
a la Corbett and spOrted set of boxing
gloves that looked like pair of freshly
plucked geese. So did Mr.. Truelson. Dur
log three rounds the youthful athletes
swatted and swiped and smote, danced on
their toes, ever and anon stepping on the
foOtlghtS, jabbed each other with their
elbows, rasped the paint off the scenery
with their sharp shoulder blades, clawed
and gOUged and dug until the referee finally
decided the battle draw. and the gladiat-
OTIS retired amid loud applause.
Then followed numerous fencing bouts, In
which Professor Tronchet. A. de Smet, c.
LastretO, z. Bernhard, S. c. Jessurun, c.
Ruggiero and Mr.. lie Chapons gave a pleas
irg exhibition of their skill with folls,
single sticks and br0adswoTds. 0ae Of the
features was passage at arms between
Miss Rose Wabridge and Aline RatheIot.
The young ladies were loudly applauded,
and each was presented with a handsome
floral tribute. Another interesting event
was wrestling match between two 1.-the
young men, Harry Baker and C. E. Nilsson,
each winning fall after a short butdespor-
ate struggle full OF scientific points and hard
breathing.
After some more fencing, p. Bernhard
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you / knew, however, that II Adams
thought that he had a really good title to
the land he would have asked far larger
sum than the nominal rental he demanded.
Then his relative, Thomas Prather Of the
Union National Bank, tried to convince me
that Adams owned the land, but in VAN.
Finally, seeing that they could not catch
me in any trap, they made pretended deal
with the railroad of the property l have
leased in exchange for the properly east Of
the Alice-street bridge, which the corpora
ton also claims. and the deeds Of exchange
were duly recorded.
" The railroad people then tried to induce
me 10 recognize them as the landlords, but
TO no purpose. Then they brought suit
in ejectment against me, which is still pend
ing. Notwithstanding the strenuous efforts
Of my attorneys. Ben Nor gan and K NJ
Fitzgerald, they have not yet been able to
get the case set for hearin g, although 1t has
been ripe for trial for a long time All
sorts Of excuses have been made for DELAY.
and the fact is that | believe the corpora
ton is afraid TO bring its title into court. In
fact its previous actions IN relation to its
alleged title TO the water front have clearly
proven a want of faith in its validity.
Then made arrangements to construct Il
new ferry-slip on my frontage. and COM
menced to drive In the piles necessary there
for, and as soon as the railroad people heard
Of my Intentions and movements, knowing
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their hands we're legally tied by the action
pending In the courts, they at once began
their usual preparations to take the law
into their own hands. Now for some time a
huge barge, belonging to A. w. Burril, the
contractor. mad been anchored off the shore
on my property. l had never interfered
with 1t, but In fact had used In.
and finding that l could still make fur.
Their use of it, / instructed Cotton Broth
ers, the bridge builders, who are my con-
tractors for the pile-driving. to 90 over 10
San Francisco last Friday, see Burrill and
engage the barge. Twas then | got my
first inkling that the railroad meant mis-
chief Half an hour or so before my agent
saw Burrlll | found that the railroad peOple
had engaged the barge, for the ostensible
purpose Of boarding some men, but as
found really to make an attack on my
premises, and 10 endeavor to wrest posses
sion thereof from me.
within an hour Of my hearing the news
OF the barge having beer hired by the cor
poration, | espied two handcars on the
railway loaded with heavy chains and
taekling wherewith to anchor the barge.
To end all trouble, as | thought, both then
and there, hitched ropes to the barge, at
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TIE RAILROAD CAVES In.
Defeated in the Oakland Water.
Front Fight.
J. L. Davies Extraordinary Story Of the
Midnight Attack on His Property.
Very Doubtful Titles.

Everything was quiet and orderly yester-
day around that part of the Oakland water
front where the disturbances took place OH
Monday night. The Water Front Com
pany, otherwise the Southern Paeific Rail-
road, was compelled to take water yester-
day with q vengeance. But despite the
concessions it was forced to make Its barge
still remains scuttled in the mud on the
property owned and leased by private citi-
zens, to which the corporation has no earthly
right II the statements of the owners in fee
and the present lessees be correct, and the
trouble is far from being ended.
One Of the most audacious attempts ever
recorded in the history Of any civilized
country TO evade legal methods and by
force and susslon to take actual possession
of lands which were in the sole and
peaceabla occupation of citizen has
been made if the following statement made
by J. l.. paYie, the lessee Of the property.
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The AIRSWORTHS.
His Young Wife Divorced From BIN for
CrueItw.

cruelty
Anna N. Ainsworth was divorced yester-
day by Judge CARRIER from George R. r.
Ainsworth on the ground Of acts OF extreme
cruelty not 0isproVen by his testimony.
The case was one Of the natural sequences Of
union between May and December. She
was % years old, when she married him al
the Mission Dolores Church, about Eve years
ago, and he then represented himself as IS
years Of age.
Ainsworth keeps a combination grocery
and Ii quor and fruit store at Twelfth street
and Willow avenue in Oakland and when
not engaged in This worldly occupation
stretches out helping hand to the degener-
ate OF the Athens of the Pacific by distrbut-
ing religious tracts. Mrs. Ainsworth is
not an unattractiye woman. She made out
quite strong case. inStanciDg times, places
aud circumstances when she suffered
from his personal attacks.
A fruitful subject OF contention between
them was his penury. Once she tmidly
requested him to give her a little money to
buy Stockings with. Get out on the street
and hustle for money TO buy your stockings
with" was the reply She received. On an
other occasion she was almost beside her
self with Joy wheD he invited her to the
Baldwin ILeater Judge Of her diSmay
when she was taken up among The gods of
the gallery. Mrs. AinswOrth exhibited a
remarkable degree OF yolubility in the re-
cital of her woes
One OF these she described in the follow
Ing language: "Once when | compliance
OF the grease being in the sink ana asked
him 10 have il cleaned out he took me 10 it,
grabbed ND a handful Of grease and stuffed
it up my nose. But the browning cruelty
of all was his treatment Of me when / was
in delicate situation. lie did not give me
enough to eat and refused me medical at
tendance. His cruelty brought on an i'll
ness from which | suffered very much" Ii
appeared also that there was not always
enough to eat In the house. Breakfast was
al first always mush, tea and bread, land q
very good breakfast at that, considering
everything" she said. Then during their
married life he had only provided her with
four dresses.
The burden OF the defendants song was
| that the young woman had married him for
his supposed riches, and then charged him
with the sup ort Of her sister, her father
and her brother. He also made it appear
that she had temper, and that he was
made to know il. Once she threw piece
Of pie at him, and schooner of beer at an
other time. AS regards his worldly pos
sessions be claimed 10 have 2 n income Of
not more than SI5 a month. Efforts in his
behalf TO introduce testimony that she had
married him for soTdid reasons were ruled
out because negatYed by the fact of their
having lived together FIVE years.
So also was ruled out testimony on cross
examination tending TO show that he had de-
parted from Placeryille in 1881 in 4 hurry
and left a mourning wife and creditors.
| Mrs. Ainsworth had testified that he had
sold liquors in Oakland for more than year.
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Total assets
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CARDS AND WHISKY.
The PaymaSter of the ROIlIng-AIills
Verv Hot Water,

The PaymaSter of the Rolling Mills in
Very Hot Water.
w. L. Nelson, robust Dane, who has
been en- loyed for some time as paymaster
At the Pacific Roll.ng-mills, is immersed in
very hot water. he is also In cell at the
City Prison.
-Four years ago Nelson obtained employ
ment in the mills as a laDorer, and one year
ago was appointed psymaster. As laborer
he was given 81 per day, as paymaster he
received $50 per month. During the last
two monIhs Nelson has been gambling and
drinking. and, it is said, has lost almost
saIoon. at Napa and Illinois streets.
On the night Of the 22d Nelson was at
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DR. matte Note.

Messrs. Wallenrod, Osbourne and Wiley
OF the Alcazar Theater have made a good
managerial stroke Of business by their
promDtness in engaging Miss Kuhne Bev-
erIdge 10 appear next week in Hero"
This engagement will no doubt create quite
a sensation in our fashionable social circles,
and seats at the always we'll patrOniZed
AlcaZar will probably be at a premium.
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Hugh Trainor's saloon, where he lost 500.
Ii is alleged that three times during that
night he visited the safe in the office OF the
rolIing-miil TO draw money How much he
took is not known. yesterday morning the
safe was found broken open, and search
was made ftS Nelson, who was not found
until evening when he was captured as ms
house by Ser geant Bennett and Oiileer klor-
dan.
Nelson said that he had been clerk OF
Napa County, where he had resided for sew
eral years. He admitted that while holding
that position he had stolen $1,000. lie al
tributed his trouble 10 his ioudness Ter
whisky and cards. lie has wife and three
children.
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Crushed by a Gazing Sewer.

Antoine GreyaciO, a laborer. living at 4
Burgoyne place, was injured yesterday
afternoon while working in sewer on Jones
street, between Vallejo and Green. He was
standing in the trench when the sides cayed
in aud buried him UP to his chest Other
laborers dug him out and sent him to
the Receiving Hosfital. An examination
showed that two toes of his right foot wero
crushed by the cayiDg rocks. The injured
toes were amputated by Dr. Somers.
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and A. f. Otto came out and carved the
air full of fancy scrolwork. using large,
bloated baseball bats for that purpose. 1t
was scientific exhibition of club-swing-
ing, interspersed with classic posings, one of
which-Ai waiting for low bail-was
extremely neat. This was followed by an
other boxing bout between L. Boulo and A.
Christensen. The former was quite handy
With his left, which he kept feeding to Mr..
Christensen until that young man retired
conn letely satisfied before the expiration
of the third round. The benefit was we'll at
tended and Thoroughly eDioYed by all
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KOch's Money In RAM

Louis F. Koch Of 7o3 Webster street. who
died on the 14th inst, left cash in three
city banks sggregating $780, The will of
the 18th inst, which has been filed for pro-
bate, gave 5000 to his brother Ernest ]. of
703 Webste:: street. and all else equally to
the widow, III anuela b. Koch of 900 Linden
Koch, also of 703 Webster street. The tes-
tator left three other brothers and three
sisters.
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nsrnandez Died rrom Natura1 Cau.es

HernandPz Died from Natural Causes.
An autopsy was held yesterday upon the
body Of r Hernandez, the cigar-maker
who died Monday In the City aud County
Hospital. 1t revealed that fatty degenera-
tion Of the heart and inaDition caused death.
Deceased had broken jaw and other in
juries and had been confined in bed at his
home, ga Pacific street, week before he
was sent to the hospital. II is not known
how he received the injuries. but as they
will mt he held
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Native Sons.

Though the recent Grand Parlor of the
n. S. g. w. decided not to hold an Admis-
sion-day celebration this year, movement
ls on foot among the subordinate parlorS in
THIS city to unite in celebrating the occasion
In Santa Rosa. Mission Parlor is taking the
Initiative by inviting the other parlors to
JOIN It IN appointing committee of arrange
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BASEBALL TODAY.
Frisco and the Citrus-Belters Play mt TIN
Haight-Street Park.

Vanderbeck and his citrus-belters ar
rived in the city last night from Los Angeles
and will open the series at Haight street
this afternoon with FriSco-game called at
o'clock. The Angels are now in the lead
and 1t is ext ected that some pretty contests
will take place during their three weeks
tour of the northern. circuit Captain Gle n
alvin has so far recovered from his injury as
to be al BILE to resume his position a. second
base. Following is the makeup of the teams !:
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The Gripman TO Blame.

The agent Of the Oakland Transfer Com
pauy, one Of whose wagons was in collision
with Sacramento-stree cable car on Mon
day afternoon, investigated the occurrence
yesterday and claims TO have positive proof
that the griDman of the streetcar was solely
TO blame. The Transfer Company will hold
the Cliff House and Ferries Company re-
spOnsibIe for the damages sustained.
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LIABILITIES.

Losses adjusted and unpaid.
Losses IN process OF adjustment
or IN suspense. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Losses resisted. including e1-
penseS. ............-.
Gross premiums on fire risks run
ming one year or less; reinsuT-
ance 50 per cont.
Gross premiums on fire risks run
ming more than one year; reiH-
sur1nce pro rata.
Gross premiums on marine aud
inland navigation risks; reinsur-
ance 100 per cent. ....-....-...
GrOS premiums on marine time
risks: reinsurance so Cent?.
Liability nader Life Department.
Cash div blends remaining unpaid.
All other demands against tbs com
pany ....ss........ss,,
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The CaIedonian club.

The twenty-sixth grand annual gathering
of the members of the Caledonian Club aud
their friends will be held in the Mechanics
Pavilion this evening, and as in the past such
gatherings have always been success, ii IS
safe 10 say that this will not prove al ex-
ception TO the rule.
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Slate Executive Committee,

a meeting of the Republican State Ex-
ecutive Committee has been called for next
Saturday afternoon at which time the new
committee will be called and organized.
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Church Concert.

The Choral Chapter Of st. Johns Episco-
pal church will give a concert this evening
in the Guild hall on Julian avenue,
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Graduating Exercises

The Commercial Evening School will
hold its first annual graduating exercises AT
Irving Hall tomorrow evening at 7 AS
n'cInck
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.

TUESDAY May "a
Stmr San Juan. McCrae, J 5 days from Panama,
via san Diego; pass aud ndse, TO = NJ 5 5 Co.
Schr Corlnthian. Zaddart, 30 hours from Hum.
bodt; lumber, 10 A Hooper & Co.
Sailed.
TUESDAY. May "a.
schr Fannie Adele, Ogiyie. Puse, sound.
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MARRIED.

COAKLEY-S CANLIN-In this city. May 10. 1892.
At II. Roses Church, by the Rev. Father Eugent
Dennis J. COakley and Sallie L. Scaniin, both OF
San Francisco.
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Total liabilities .................
INCOME.

Net cash actually received for fire
premium. ..ss..st. .s-..ssss.ss ..--.
Net cash actually received for marine
premiums. ...-....s..s.........s
Received for interest.
Received for In tereSts and dividends
on bonds, stocks, loans and from all
other sources. Observation-Disclosures.
Received for transfer fees, income OF
Life Department.. ................-.
To%o1 FwaNpaa :
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Real estate owned by company
Loans on bond and ID mortgage. .......
Cash market value Of all stocks and
bonds owned by company. ........
Amount Of loans secured by pledge
OF bonds, stocks and other market
able securities as cOliateral.....-..
Cash IN oankS.....,..... -.......s....
Interest due and accrued on all
stocks and loans. ........,,....,...
Interest due and accrued on bonds
and mortgages. ...,.,..,....-.....
Premiums in due course o, coIlec-
Bills receivable, not matuTeQ, taken
for fro and marine risks.
SundTy Offices for guarantees and
reinsurance on losses already paid
Stamps IN hand ..........
Rents and interest dus. ...........
Total assets OF Life Department.
Total assets. .........,............
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The Croker School
The graduating exercises Of the Croker
School Will take place tomorrow afternoon
at 80 o'clock.
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BORN.

LEvY-In this city. May -, 1892, to the wife of
Max Levy, son.
CUTHBERT-In this city, May -, 1892, to the
wife ~ j. w. Cuthbert, a daughter.
DAY-In this city, May 81 1892. to the wife OF F.
T. Day daughter.
VAUGHAN-In this city. May %. 1892, to the wife
OF Patrick Vaughan. a daughter.
JoYCE-In this city. May %. 1892 TO the wife OF
Martha r. Joyce, a daughter.
SHERMAN-In Oakland, May -, 1892. TO the wife
OF john Sherman. son.
RoBERTsON-In East Oakland May 81, 1892. to
the wife OF Boiling Z. Robertson, son.
MARSH-In Alameda, May %. 1892 TO the wife OF
II. +. Marsh Jr, son.
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"CREAM FLAKE OATS !"

THE PUBLIC HAVE DECIDED THEY ARE
l. the finest Rolled Oats in the Market and the DEL
MONTE MILLING COMPANY sole manufac-
turers. They Sc ect only the best White Oats which
thoroughly dried anu rolled that they retain
their natural favor are nutritious ana heathful.
giving strength 10 the system. trial will convince
you. Ask for the PEACOCK BRAND.
MIRA THRIVE Sp
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MY pltce on, music eYer WTItFen can be OBJ
tanned Tor Tie HOllan. aud any Que can play IL
with weeks practice.
You are cordially invited 10 visit our ware
rooms and see this wonderful instrument
These wonderful Instruments can be seen at
warerooms Of KoHLER & CHAsE's, 2S O'Farrel
street.