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The morning call., 1892-12-29
A JURISTS DEATH.
Judge Sharpstein's Life Is
Ended.
Brief Sketch of a Long and Sue
cessfui Career i'm the Public
Service.

}. r. Sharpsten, Justice of the Supreme
Court, expired at midnight last night from
the effects of the paralytic strUke with
which he was seized last Monday night
Since the attack on Monday he had been
lying at his residence. 1907 Suffer street,
suffering intense agony. He was completely
paralyZed on his left side from his head TO
the sole OF his foot. He had similar stroke
before, but not so severe as the one which
caused his death.
Judge j. Il. Sharpstein, Associate Justice
OF the Supreme Court Of California, was
born in the State OF New York in the wear
1923, In which State he received the Tudi-
ilents OF education as taught in the common
schools Of those days. He subseq uently re-
moved to Ohio. and still later to Michigan,
In each of which States he received the
benefits OF an academic course.
Alter completing his studies he entered
upon course OF law, and was admitted to
the bar in 1S47. Shortly after entering
upon practice he found it TO his interest 70
remove TO Wisconsin, where he remained
until 1864, when tine spirit of unrest again
seized him. and he came TO California and
commenced the practice OF law in this city.
lie began his career as a public man be-
lore he left Wisconsin. During the year
lS4S, when only % years of age, he served
as District Attorney. and subsequently he
was elected TO MI tile Office Tor two more
years. in 1850 and 1852.
In 1851 and 1858 ne served "a State Sena-
tor, and from 1888 TO 1857 was United States
The morning call., 1892-12-29
DIAZ IS IN DANGER.
ASerious Attempt at Revo=
luton.
GEN. ESTRADA THE. LEADER.
He Has Two Thousand Followers, and
Is One of the Abiest of MeXi-
can Officers.
p, Special 10 THE MORNING CALL

NUEVo LAREDO. Mex. Dec. 2S.-This has
been a day of suppressed excitement and
anxiety in military circles here, as there
was every reason 10 believe that the 1eYOlu-
ti0nists Weuld make an attack on Guerrero,
where a large quantity Of arms and ammu-
milton was stored.
There have been sTumors of an otller en-
gagement, m borrower, at pointab twenty
miles south OF San Miguel, between 15O
:. .revolutionists and detachment of so Mexi-
can soldiers, in. which Eve soldiers were
wounded.
The announcement that General Estrada
led the rsvolut{0nists who defeated the
: Government troops yesterday has created
intense excitement. as he is prominent in
army circles and has large following. Il
is believed that an attempt is really being
made to overthrow the Government and
that 1t is TO be a desperate one, not easily
Suppressed. IL now seems that there is a
large detachment, numbering probably 2CoC
revolutionists, on Mexican soil. and the
Mexican troops viii have TO fight hard to
subdue tie rev9lutionistS.
. LAREDO, Tex. Dec. 2S.-Seyen OF the
wounded soldiers who were in the late San
IGnaeio fight were brought to Laredo last
night. One thousand United States troops
are in the field along the river border be-
tween Laredo and Brownsville.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S-Captain J. c.
.Bourke of the Second Cavalry had an inter-
. view with Adjutant-General Williams of
:. the War Department to-day and left this
afternoon for San Antonio, Tex. 1t Is
understood that ha conveys secret instruc-
tions for the guidance of General Wheaton
in the conduct0f the campaign against the
Mexican reyoluuonists.
The morning call., 1892-12-29
CARRIED TO SEA
The Steamer WhiteiaW Is
Missing.
The Wreci<er Went Out Before the
Storm and Has Not Since
Been Seen.
Where is the wreckiDg steamer White

Where is the wrecklDg steamer White
law2
She has not been heard Of for week. and
then she was going to sea before the fury
of the late s0utheaser.
She had been at work on the stranded
Samson when the storm broke, and since
then nothing has been heard Of her. Sew
eral people are anxious about her. but they
have not said very much. although they say
she is not In auy danger.
According to calculations made by a
gentleman who knows what he Is talking
about, she must be IN a very Interesting
condition. There could have bean very
little coal left and also a small amount of
grub"
The question is. how much OF these she
had and how long 1t will take her 10 get
back from the point to which she was blown
by the storm.
The vessel is very clumsy and offers a
good deal Of resistance TO the wind. With
her engine power she could not move an
inch against il, and the only thing to do to
make steeragc way would have been to go
keep nesr the shore and may turn up soon,
but If she went TO sea she might not get
back for weeks.
She is such strong vessel there is little
danger OF anything happening to her by be-
ing Knocked around aud il is also likely she
would float If full of water on account of
the heavy tlmberS used in her construction.
III she had food enough on board she will
come back all right but il not the men are
likely to suffer severely unless they speak a
vessel to relieve them.
The morning call., 1892-12-29
TEACHERS TRANSFERRED.
Some Changes Made by the Board OF
Education.

AT last nights meeting of the Board of
Education Misses Rose Stolz. Maud Wood
and Virginia ID. Heath were accepted as
teachers.
The recommendation of the Committee
on Classi sifcaticn that the sum of Sil,3J3 81
be paid for debts contracted was approved
and adopted.
Leave of absence was granted to Miss
Nergia Deal for period of five months.
The Committee on Salaries recommended
that the sum Of 81 80 per month he added
to wages paid TO the janitor of the Wash
ington Grammar School. This was ap-
proved by the board.
dered paid for the rent of a room used for
school purposes at 351 Devisadero street
during the months OF September and Octo-
Der. For the use of q storeroom at 3l3
Broderick street for the same purpose S. w.
Cowles was ordered paid 500.
The Committee on Classification sug-
gested the transfer OF the following teaclI-
ers. which was accepted: Mrs. c. f. Starke-
from the Richmond Primary to the Pacific
avenue School; Miss Kate Il. Callahan.
from the John SWEET to the Clement: Miss
Jessie i. Kind, from the Columbia to the
South San Francisco; Miss A. f. Perkins.
from the South San Francisco TO the Holm
SWEET; Miss Nellie o. Kane, from the
Moulder to the Lincoln Evening School.
ana Miss Adele NJ. Karrigan. from the Lin
coin TO the Moulder.
The Misses yiyi McAithur, Hattie Hall
and Jeannette Anderson will hereafter teach
at the Pacihc-aveuue School; Miss Mar
garet Dunn at the Colum bia Primary. Miss
Nj. Morgan at the Whittier Primary. and
Miss Leah Heinerberg at the Horace Mann
Grammar School
Teachers who have returned from leave
OF absence have been assigned as follows.
Miss nj. 4. Walsh will be IN the Richmond
Primary and Miss NJ. Ready will teach a
class in the Peabody Primary.
Painting the town red means headache In ,h.
The morning call., 1892-12-29
BRUNSON DIVORCE.
The Findings of the Court
Filed.
MRS. SLOVENIAN CLEARED.
The Bounds for the Proposed County
Iof San JaCintO Fixed-The New
Hawaiian Line.
Special TO THE MORNING CALI

Los ANGELES. Dec. 2s.-1n the Brunson
divorce case just concluded in the Superior
Court here. and in which the name OF Mrs.
General Stoneman was involved, the find
ings of the court by Judge Shaw were as
follows:
First-From the evidence the court finds
that the defendant on or about the month
of August, 1889. wilfully and without cause
deserted the plaintiff, and that they have
not lived as man anu wife since said date,
and the defendant has without cause re-
fused to live with the plaintiff during the
said time, and that said acts of refusal and
separation are desertion.
Second-Each and all of the allegations of
the complaint filed herein. charging said
defendant with adultery with Mary o. Ii.
StonemaU, at any time or in any place, are
untrue and false in every particular.
Third-That each and every of the allega-
tions of cruelty upon the part of the defend
ant, stated and charged in said complaint,
are untrue.
Fourth-It is not true that the letter
copied into the third count of said COM
plant was received by defendant from
Mary o. Ii. Stoneman, or that the same
was ever received By the defendant in this
action.
From the fore going facts the court finds
That the plaintiff is entitled TO decree of
divorce upon the ground of desertion, but
on no other ground, and to resume her
maiden name Of Angela Eliza French. Let
judgment be entered accordingly.
LUCIEN SHAW, Judge.
The morning call., 1892-12-29
POPULISTS STAND FIR1.
Ordered TO Make No Trades on Senate
rial Electors.


lNDIANAPoLIs, Dec 28.-The Populist
conference occupied the morning with plans
for pushing the organization of the Indus
trial Union and the trust and fitness of can
didates for State organizers of Instructions.
AT the noon adjournment General Wander
WORT told an Associated Press reporter that
practically all the State organizer bad been
agreed upon. but they would not be an
nounced for several days, when the list is
completed. The national headquarters have
not yet been selected.
The party leaders issued the following
manifesto to-day:
10 Peoples party legislators-elect in Ne
braska, Wyoming. Montana. California,
North Dakota and other States: We hereby
request that all and each of you stand firm
when 1T comes to balloting for United States
Senators in your respective States. We
caution you against fusion with any of the
two dominant parties. Make square fight
for our principles, and vote for no man
unless you know he will advocate and de-
fend them in the United States Sem
ate. We have arrived at a period in
our movement where we must make a
square stand-up fight for principle. Ii the
two dominant parties want to fuse on can
didates 10 defeat US, let them do so. The
sooner they do that the better 1t will be for
us. You cannot afford to consider the per-
sOnal interests of any individual, no differ
ence how good or great he may be, that
will leave the tinge of barter, traffic or COM
promise attached to our party or princi-
Piles. The people look TO you to carry out
the promises made in the last campaign,
and unless you do your utmost in that
direction you will fail TO do your full duty
We also kindly request that Peoples party
State, county and local committees in every
State in the Union do all In their power
and lend helping hand to organize indus
trial legons. Push that organization in
every State, county, precinct and school
district in the land.
FL. L. Tau ubeneck, chairman; J. II. Tur-
ney. secretary; II. ii. Rankin, treasurer.
The conference ended to night and for the
present national Headquarters will be at
Omaha. though it may be'moved 10 Indian
apolis later.
The morning call., 1892-12-29
DESPERATE REnEDIES.
Cholera to Be Kept Out of United
States

Otdh%S.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S-The sub-com-
mittee having in charge the subject of
establishing national quarantine have
agreed upon a bill which will be reported
10 the full committee after tue recess. The
bill agreed upon puts the national quaran-
tine system into the hands of the hospital
service of the revenue marine, and
wherever State quarantine regulations
exist the hospital service Of the revenue
marine shall have power to enforce the
laws and regulations of the different States.
Where there are no State quarantine regu-
latiOns, or where in the opinion of the
marine hospital service the quarantine regu-
lations Of the State are not sufficient to
prevent the introduction of contagious di s.
eases into the United States, the marine
hospital service shall report the facts to the
Secretary OF the Treasury. who. if in his
judgment it is necessary or proper, shall
order the marine hospital service to make
such additional rules and regulations as are
necessary to prevent the introduction of
such diseases into the United States from
foreign countries, or into one State from
another State.
The President is also authorized to sus-
pend immigration from foreign countries
where infectious diseases exist
Boston. Dec. 26.-CollectOr Beard has re-
ceived sweeping order from the Treasury
Department at Washington concerning the
importation of rags. The order absolutely
prohibits their importation from Paris,
Rouen, Hayre, Marseiles, Cherbourg. Dun
kirk and Lorient in France; all ports and
places in Russia. the Netherlands, Belgium,
Austro- ro-Hungary except Trieste, Hamburg
and Altoona in Germany. and all other
places where cholera is known to be prevail
ing or may hereafter prevail are to be in
cluded in the list
The morning call., 1892-12-29
THE TEACHERS CONVENTIONS.
Many Papers of Interest Read at
Fresno

bNChOs
FRESNO, Dec. 2S.-The State Teachers
Association met in three sections this
morning. There are three departments
the grammar and primary school, the nor
nal and high school and the department of
supervision. Each met in a different hall.
Z. p. Powell called the primary department.
to order A number of papers on educa-
tional subjects were read. a particularly
valuable one being that of Thomas d. Wood
OF Palo Alto on school hygiene.
Melville Doz:er presided over the normal
and high school department. There was an
interesting discussion on what should be
the mutual relation of the high school and
university" President Jordan of Stanford
taking part therein.
w. w. Seaman called the department OF
supervision to order and several papers
referring TO the work in this departme Mt
were read.
In the afternoon there was a general
session at the opera house. Professor
Joseph lie Conte of Berkeley gave a lecture
on some points of contrast between organic
and b uman evolution.
Other instructive papers we're read, after
which committees were appointed. The
election of officers for the ensuing year was
the next order of business. Stockton was
chosen as the place for the next convention
by acelamation.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing term: President, l. J. Kirk, Su-
perintendent of Schools OF Fresno County ;
first vce-president, Mrs. Fanny Martin of
SOrOma County; second vice president.
George GoOdell, School Superintendent of
San tJOaquin treasurer, q. \. Merrill. di-
rector Of the Technical School of San Fran
cisco; secretary, J. p. Greeley. School Su-
perintendent of Orange County
The visiting teachers were given a ban
quet and reception this evening by the local
teachers
The morning call., 1892-12-29
White was selling at $50 a, against SIC on

White was selling at SO as against SIC on
Murphy.
The word 'fake' was on every lip.
Nose Gunst and Humphreys were very
excited over the result. They were flying
around the wigwam 10 manner that at
tracted considerable attention. but when
the referee delivered his ultimatum these
Well-known sports quleted down and took
back seats.
The fighters were evidently much troubled
over Referee Watson's announcement.
Murphy grew angry and dashed at his
opponent with the ferceness of a wild
cat in the third round. He struck very
wild, and most of his blows made holes la
the atmosphere. he came very close to
Whites jaw Just as the gong sounded time
a description Of the contest, which was
about the most miserable exh bition wit
messed in this city for years.can be told in a
very few words.
Murphy having been Knocked out by the
referee had only one way left open TO him
TO make money. and that was by winning
the contest. He tried hard to find the point
OF Whites jaw, but his display of judgment
was wretehed. and of the many shots he
fired not single one landed within inches
OF the mark. He painted Whites sides
bright vermilion though with right-hand
punches.
The latter showed in his movements that
he was afraid of the New Zealander and
with the exception of left-hand jabs. which
ally, Murphy was not in the least punished.
There was considerable ciinchng and hug
giDg and the fight was very unsatisfactory
until the thirteenth round. when Murphy
went in to wind up the battle.
He struck wild and savagely at White.
and was fighting himself out by a success.
sion of bad shots when his rushes and
plunges were stopl ed suddenly. White
caught him an uppercut that gashed the
Australians lips and cut off mis- charges.
In the fourteenth round Murphy made
another attempt to knock White out and
failed. 1t was pretty hot round and the
only one that was worth witnessing.
After the eighteenth round the contest
grew decidedly uninteTesiing and from the
twenty-fOurth to the thiTty-fourth and last
round neither man landed a blow. The
referee had cautioned them that unless they
made some attempt at fighting he would de-
clare the match ''nO contest" and that
neither man would receive cent.
They failed 10 notice the command and as
result neither Of the alleged pugilists will
receive a picayune.
The pOosellerS will receive a hard knock.
as the referees decision is final on all sport
ing events and bets must be paid accord
ingly.
1t will only require a few more exhibit
tions similar TO the one OF last evening TO
sicken sports of fisticuffs in this city.
Members Will reserve their coupons as
the club will give another contest to make
np for the miserable show of last night in a
few weeks.
The morning call., 1892-12-29
A STAIN OF BLOOD.
The First Fight at the San Juan
Gold Fields.
Seventeen Desperate Men Battle for
d Claim and One Is Killed and
Several Wounded.
Special TO THE MoRNGSG CALL.

DENVER, Colo, Dec. 2S.-An evening
paper prints a story of a fight alleged to
have occurred at the new San Juan gold
fields in Southern Utah. 1t is rather in
definite, u nothing further can be learned
tonight. The story is TO the effect that
fight arose over claim staked out by some
prospector. There were some seventeen
men engaged in TIE conflict and about one
hundred shots were fire.. wounding a num-
Der of the combatants and killing a man
named George Fe son.
Later reports confirm the story that the
San Juan mining camp has followed the
preeedents set in all great mining excite
ments by baptzing itself with human blood.
A courier arrived in Bluffs City to-day and
reported that a terrible battle had occurred
yesterday in which 100 shots had been fired
tie reported eleven men killed and large
number wounded. George Ferguson, an
old prospector, and James Cody, known as
Blind Jim." one of the best-known charac-
ters in Arizona and New Mexico mining
camps. are among tie slain.
private dispatch received from Dolores
this evening further confirms the terrible
report. The trouble. il seems, grew out Of
dispute over certain claims which had
been staked out, and the direct cause was
the discovery of a number of large nuggets
at the bottom of a small stream. Up to the
time of finding the nuggets everything was
all right. but the sight of the gold acted on
the miners like red rag to bull
Each man claimed that be had first To-
Gated the claim. and to settle the dispute
guns were brought to bear. Over forty
men it is now said engaged in the terrible
conflict.
The battle will certainly bring mum Der
OF mining men to the camp, for old pros
pectors regard the deadly conflict as sure
indication of rich strikes
The morning call., 1892-12-29
SAN JACINTO'S BOUNDS.
The Lines of the Proposed County
Adopted at perriS.

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 2S.-A conVen-
tion Of delegates from Perris, San Jacinio,
Winchester. Alessandro. Elsinore, Murrieta,
Menfee, Temecqla and every other school
district of \ Northern San Diego County met
to-day at Perris to agree upon the boundary
lines OF the proposed san Jacinto County.
A. w. AthertOn OF San Jacinto acted as
chairman aud Edward Mccoy Of Elsinore
as secretary. A resolution was adopted de-
clariDg ii the sense of the convention that
10 one be allowed voice in the proceed
ings who was not pledged to support San
Jacinto County. A committee on creden-
tials was appointed and reported, seating
ffty-six delegates
Boundary lines were adopted including
Alessandro and the northern portion Of San
Diego County as far as the second standard
south 5. b. NJ. which includes S5,OO0,OO0 of
taxable property and 600 people. Resolu-
tions were adopted protesting against being
included in the Riverside scheme, and the
convention adjourned with three rousing
cheers and great enthusiasm for San ia
cinto County. Within the included terri
tory of the proposed county not more than
1c per cent of the people favor Riverside,
although her agants were present.
The morning call., 1892-12-29
NO FIGHT NO PAY.
Two Faking Pugs rlade to Toe the
Scratch,

The fistic entertainment at the Pacific
Club last evening was marked failure.
The gamblers were the cause Of 1t.
A few days ago they got into the good
grsces of Billy Murphy and Johnny White.
the feather-weights, who were billed to
battle TO finish, and arranged details to
suit themselves.
The managers of the club got wind OF the
little joker that was put up by sure-thing
men TO injure the entertainment, and Presi-
dent Harrison instructed the referee. after
two rounds had been fought. to declare all
bets that were made on the result off.
Billy Murphy shed heavyweight tear
when he learned the decision Of the referee,
just as be was toeing the scratch for the
third round.
According to his style OF fighting in the
Two rounds previous White had no ecca-
sion to be alarmed as Murphy took good
care not 10 place bis glove within several
inches of Whites jaw.
The way in which pools were sold was
sufficient to prove beyond doubt that "a
bxture" had been made. Murphy was a
strong favorite yesterday, but as the time
Tor ihe opening OF hosiilities was drawing
near. Whites stock rapidly ascended and as
the pugiiists were about to enter the ring
even money was wagered.
They had scarcely begun to fight when
The morning call., 1892-12-29
BEATEN TO A JELLY.
Little MCGrath Was No rIatch for
Plirnmer. q
The Irish Lads Second Threw Up the
Sponge Out of Pity, and 1t
Made Him Angry.
Special to THE MORNING CALI.


CoXEY ISLAND. Dec. 2S.-A large and en-
r ,husias4ic crowd Of sportsmen assembled
here tonight to witness tue finish fight be-
tween Billy Plimmer of England, champion
bantam weight Of the world, and Joe Nc
Gfath, the champion 1i0-ponnd man of Ire,
land. at the Coney Island Athletic Club.
Plimmer was the favoFite, being backed by
consi' 'erable money, bnt the Irish lad was
expected to put mp most stubborn fight
aud to give everybody run for his money.
The referee was Johnny Eckhardt and the
Club timer was Bob Stoll of New York.
They fought for purse of $500, the win
ner to take $1,000 aud the loser $500. Plim-
ineT was seconded by Charley Norton of
Newark, Benny Murphy and Harry Evans
OF Birmingham, England, and Joe Connolly
of Newark was bottle-holder and Alfred
Jewett of Philadelphia held time for him.
McGrath was looked after by Martin
Murphy Of San Fran cisco. Peter Maher of
Ireland and Jimmy Carroll of Brooklyn.
and his bottle-holder was John Brady of
New York and his timer was Jack Sheehan
OF raee-track fame.
Little was done in the first round, but in
; round two Phmmer forced matters, punch
: ing McGrath whenever he pleased.
: Round three-Plmmer kept jabbing his
left into McGrath's mouth and soon had
that organ filed with blood.
Round four-Plimmer forced the fightin 2
and landed just when and where he saw fit.
The irish lad Was game and stood the pun
ishment manfully, but it was plainly evi.
dent that he was no match for Plimmer.
Round Eve was repetition of the others,
but round six was ALMOST sickening to be-
hold and was extremely brutal. MeGrath
was pounded until he was so groggy he
could scarcely stand on his feet He was
Knocked down four times, but gamey got
mp each time before he could be counted
ouI.
=. :. Round seven was another exhibition OF
: .gameneSs on the part of McGrath and slog-
e ging by Plimmer. McGrath was repeatedly
: knocked down, but always got up in time to
save himself
:. In round eight Plimmer went at his man
= with vicious rights and lefts, pounding his
:. face out of all semblauce to humanity. Il
. was so extremely brutal that the crowd
yelled take him off" and out of pure pity
Jimmy Carroll threw up the sponge. Nc
: Grath got mad at his seconds for this exfi-
=: .abitiOn of weakness on their part, as he still
=: wanted more punishment.