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The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
SAN BERNARDIAO ORANGES
Abundant Production and the
Fruit of. Extra Fine
Quality,
Not Enough Cars to Supply the De.
mand of the Shippers for the
Christmas Trade.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Dec. 21.-
The orange season is fully on in San Ber-
nardino County and from all portions
comes the most encouraging news. The
orchards are producing an abundance and
the fruit is of an extra fine quality. Con-
trary to all expectations the fruit is ripen-
ing extra fast, due mostly to the warm
weather that has prevailed up to within
the last two or three days. Carload after
carload of navels are being sent out every
dav from the different packing-houses.
In fact sufficient number of cars can
not be had to send out the fruit, and
many packed boxes are stored in the
houses awaiting shipment The Santa Fe
is running fast freight trains between San
Bernardino and Chicago, leaving this city
every night at II O'Clock.
The raisers are realizing a handsome
profit for their fruit, especially on that
brought in for Christmas trade. Some of
the houses pay from 81 90 to 81 95 per
packed box, and in some cases cents per
pound. In the packing-houses all is stir
and hustle, many of the houses employ
ing from fifteen to twenty people, there
being an average of four packing-houses in
operation. Never has the orange outlook
been so bright in this portion of the State
a. at present.
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tunnels varying from 20 to so feet. Joseph
Weringer of Bakersfield is working the
Wilson ranch with Miss McCann, who has,
however, sufficient of the new woman In
her to take an active supervision OF her
own interests. Twelve men are employed
on the Wilson ranch, which is awaiting
the advent of electrical power for future
development. There is at present
2-stamp mill of 00-pound stamps for pros
pecting purposes. This mill is operated
by 12-horsepower gasolene engine. 1t
can crush about eight tons in twenty-four
hours, and what rock has been put through
has averaged $i4 per ton. A conGentrator
has recently been added. All the quartz
on the Wilson ranch is rich in sulphurets.
Madame Merck is the owner OF the
Honeycomb, Death or Glory, Three Oaks
and Silver Lead claims, about five miles
from Hornitos, toward the Merced River.
Some little development work has been
done. and recently three tons of picked
ore crushed in an arastra yielded over nine
ounces of gold. Madame Merck is a very
old resident here and is waiting to sell out
her mining interests to younger operators.
The Green Valley mine has two pat
ented claims, two miles from Merced Falls
and about three miles from Hornitos. j..
G. Cook is the owner. There are two tun-
nels, 400 and 135 feet, respectively. Each
crosscuts the vein. There are four shafts,
100, go, so and so feet, respectively. There
is 500 tons of good milling rock on the
dump, that will go from S6 to $40 in free
gold and is very rich in sulphurets.
hn Ey,fo u
owner. is four and half miles from Hor-
nitos, on the Bear Valley road. The shaft
is down lis feet. There is an eight-stamp
mill, boiler and engines, steam pumps,
hosting gear, two concentrators and every
thing necessary for complete equipment.
The Enterprise has been shut down owing
to Mr.. Bancroft having been exclusively
engaged upon his other interests, since
last April. Mr.. Bancroft is one of the
Oldest and respected citizens of Hornitos,
but is not a practical miner and drifted
into possession of the Enterprise almost
against his own will. Since he has owned
it he has taken ont and crushed considera-
BILE rock, the average of which has been
Sill 80 per ton. The Enterprise consists of
two full claims and is good property IN
fair running order.
1t is electric power from the Merced
River only that will put life into the
Hornitos district. When that comes there
is no reason why this end of Mariposa
should not outdo the Cripple Greek gold
field in Colorado. Cripple Creek, or Pisgah
Park as it was known in 1890 has an area
of less than twenty-five square miles. At
that time it was ranch employing few
men at the different stock camps. To-day
the world knows it as a great gold pro-
ducer. This end of Mariposa has an auri-
ferrous area four times as large as Cripple
Creek and presenting even greater attrac-
tons for scientific, economical and sue
cessful gold-mining.
network of wires all over this section
conveying cheap power from the Merced
River will make Hornitos a great gold
camp.
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POPULAR WITH THE MILITIA.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 21.-The
election of colonel for the consolidated
Ninth Regiment, which, it was anticipated,
would be very close one, passed off
quietly tonight and resulted in the choice
of John r. Berry. Major NJ. T. Ovens
and Colonel w. G.. Schrieber were his
opponents and strong effort was made
by all candidates. Berry's friends, how
ever, held a caucus early in the evening
and succeeded in gaining the votes neces-
sary to a choice, q subsequent ballot taken
confirming him.
Colonel Berry has been prominent as an
editor, politician and apublic man at San
Diego for the past ten years.
He was defeated for Mayor, but got the
more valuable plum of Collector of the port
of San Diego, which he held for four years.
He has been a resident of Los Angeles for
nearly two yearss He is an affable and
able gentleman and his selection meets
with the general approval of the regiment.
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SAN BERNARDINO TRIAL,
Twelve Men Deciding the Fate
Of Charles Button Fail
to Agree.
Judge Otis Declares That Further
Attempts to Convict Him
Are Useless.

SAN BERNARD1NO, Call, Dec. 21.-
The celebrated Button case came to an
end tonight and the defendant, Charles
Button, who has been fighting against
conviction for murder for two years and a
half, is at liberty but not acquitted. The
trial ended in a disagreement of the jury.
This was the third trial OF Button, in addi-
ton to a review by the Supreme Court
Judge Otis decided that further attempts
at conviction would be useless expendi-
ture OF public money and discharged But.
ton.
Charles. Button shot and killed Gustav
Boehmint in the mountains east of this
city in June, 1898. In the first trial he
pleaded self-defense, but was convicted of
manslaughter. He appealed, and the Su-
preme Court ordered a new trial. The
second trial resulted in disagreement,
as did the third, just ended. The case has
caused in a very bitter feeling in the
neighborhood where the homicide oc-
CURED, the German citizens subscribing
money literally to secure assistant coun-
sci for the prosecution
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AFFRHY AT CHICO.
Cinnamon Quarrel Over the Venezuelan
Dispute, and Two May Go to
Their Reward

CHICO, CAL, Dec. 21.-Ung Yuen and
All Gwang quarreled last night over the
respective merits of Great Brita1n's and
Americas claims in the Venezuelan dis
pute. and Gwang, who championed Sails
.bury's attitude, will probably die. All
Dew, who attempted to act as mediator-a
privilege accorded by his Interpretation of
International law-was stabbed and may
die also.
The dispute arose in Fat Gees store.
Ung Ynen and All Gwang had been talking
over the prospects OF war until late hour.
The argument became heated, and sud
denly Yue1 jumped up, grabbed hatchet
and commenced chopping away atGwang.
: The first blow struck Gwang on the left
cheek, the cut extending through the
orifce of the ear and to the bone The
second blow was parallel to the collar
bone, cutting through the skin and super
fetal tissues. A third blow struck the left
forearm, cutting and bruising it badly.
Gwang's cries attracted All Dew, who
ran in and grappled with Yuen who
dropped the hatchet and picked up a
knife. In the scuffie Dew was stabbed in
the abdomen, and again in the side, the
latter wound ranging downward. In try
ing to take the knife from Yuen, Dew also
had his right thumb badly cut.
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EVENTS At SAN JOSE,
Governor Budd Asked to Revoke
the Appointment Of a
Notary Public.
Justice of the Peace Dwyer Cited to
Appear in Court to Answer
Frost's Charges.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 2l.-A petition
has been forwarded to Governor Budd by
D. H. Bryant of this city, asking for the
revocation of the appointment of William
G. Griffith of this city as notary public.
Attached to the petition are several affi-
davits by the petitioner alleging that on
the .25th of April, 1895, Griffith, as notary
public, took the Acknowledgements of Emma
M. Schutt to q satisfaction of $500 mort
gage of John R. Griffith, while the latter
held the title of the land mortgaged; that
the satisfaction of the mortgage by Griffith
as notary public was done with the
knowledge that the mortgage had never
been satisfied. The petition further re-
cites the belief that w. G. Griffith was the
real owner of the land mortgaged, and that
he secured the execution of the satisfac-
ton OF the mortgage after the interest of
Emma M. Schutt had been assigned for
the purpose of effecting the sale OF the
property mortgaged.
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NEW TOWN ON THE DESERT
Ertensiee Irrigation Scheme to Make 1t
n Garden SDOf.

Ertemstve Irrigation Scheme to Make 1t
Garden Spot.
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Dec. 21.-
The town Of Daggett, named after ex-
Lieutenant-Governor Daggett, located on
the great Mohave Desert, promises to be
the garden spot of the big desert northeast
of the San Bernardino Mountains. The
VIII ole matter is in the hands of the South
ern California Improvement Company.
The first movement is the establishment
of an extensive irrigation system upon
which work has already been commenced.
The source OF the water supply will be
the Mojave River, which rises in the San
Bernardino Mountains and runs for about
$50 miles across the desert. The company is
working eighty men and thlrty-four teams
making the fumes and dams. Between
fifteen and twenty carloads of lumber
have been hauled on the ground for the
fumes and dams, there being about 1900
feet of fumes and '200 feet of dams. Big
land sales are already being made. Last
week 400 acres were sold to Los Angeles
capitalists. Contracts have been let for
building fine hotel, on which work will
be commenced as soon as possible.
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ACROSS THE STAN|SLAUS.
Foundations for the Valley
Road Bridge Will Soon
Be Completed.
Track.Laying Beyond the River Will
Begin as Soon as the Structure
Is Finished.

STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. 21.--The founda-
tions for the San Joaquin Valley Railroad
bridge across the Stanislaus River will be
completed by next Thursday evening, and
the last of the present week will see all OF
the approaches finished. Grant Bros.
have completed most of their work in
grading the approaches and expect to COM
plete two miles of roadbed during the
week.
The framework for the Dry Creek bridge
is now being put together in the material
yards on Mormon slough. A force of rae-
chanics is engaged in building tempo
rary roundhouse at the material yards, and
activity int the construction work continues
III all of the departments.
The construction train runs to the banks
! OF the river, and as soon as the bridge is
finished materials will be carried across
and track-laying on the other side of the
river begun. Grant Bros. IN the mean
time have several miles start Oh the grade,
and the rapid work done between this
city and the river will be repeated on the
other side of the river.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
CARPENTER|A OIL FIELDS,
Capitalists Organize for the Pur-
pose of Prospecting in the
Foothills.
Indications of an Abundance of the
Valuable Fluid Have Been
Found

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Dec. N.--The
Montecito Oil and Land Company has ac-
quired 5000 acres of land in the foothills
near Carpenteria. and will at once COM
mence boring for oil. This company is
understood to be acting under the direc.
tion of Charles Garfield, an experienced
oil prospector, who is satisfied that the
genera formation of these hills promises
an abundant supply of oil of a much
purer and lighter quality than that so
easily tapped throughout the Summerland
district,
1t is interesting to observe that this COM
pany is preparing to risk large invest
ment in district which has for years
been prospected at an expense OF thou
sands of dollars by company of local
capitalists, which retired from it's losing
enterprise and disbanded a twelvemonth
or more ago. At one point, at the mouth
OF mountain guich three or four miles
from Carpenteria, there existed and still
exists surface indications of oil, little
stream which emerges from the noun.
tains at this point carrying coating OF
petroleum on its surface. A very super
flclal development made some nine years
ago resulted In flow of oil estimated at
1000 barrels, although residents of the
vicinity tell queer stories Of Oil that was
carted down tho mountainside and carted
up again. However this may be a con-
siderable quantity of oil of excellent quail
ity was certainly secured.
Instead OF pursuing work in this local.
1ty, however. the company abandoned the
gulch with oil still in sight and proceeded
to tunnel and sink high up on the noun
tain sides in most unpromising location,
and with the result that large amount OF
capital was wasted in this unproductive
triaing with profit to nobody but the
superintendent and laborers. There is no
question but that oil exists in these hills
and that intelligent management may de-
velop great wealth for the new company
Excellent roads are already built, and
there is expensive machinery and any
quantity OF derrick timber on the ground.
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FREE .SILVER FIRST.

Them This Country Could Monopoii-e
Oriental Trade.
SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 81. - f. W.
Horn, who has after an absence of six
months returned from the Orient, whittier
he went for the purpose of introducing
American electrical apparatus and heavy
machinery, says:
There are two things that we would
have to do to capture the whole trade and
shut out German and English competition.
The first is to put this country on a
bimetallic basis. and secondly, build the
Nicaragua canal. China and Japan do
business with silver currency, and to be
in touch with them our silver has got to
be worth as much as gold"
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century mark, faithfully watching at the
bedside of daughter dying Of the infirml-
ties of age at the age of 70 years, is pa
thetic picture presented in little tene-
ment house in a suburb OF Stockton.
Mrs. Lucy Arthur, the mother of the dy-
ing woman referred to, will, If she lives
until the 4th day of January next, have
reached the age of 10S years, and is still
apparently in good health. When the
weather is permissible she enjoys herself
walking about the'yard and helping with
the household duties, but now that her
daughter is lying very low the mother
keeps almost constant watch at her bed
side, waiting upon the sick woman with
the care and thoughtfulness that person
of fewer years might well initiate.
Mrs. Lucy Arthur was born in slavery
in Knox County, Kentucky, being the
property of Ambrose Arthur, from whom
she obtained her name and who was a
large planter of that section of Kentucky.
She secured her freedom through clause
in Mr.. Arthur's will, which provided that
all his slaves who had. at the time of his
demise, reached the age of q years should
be freed from bondage, and the younger
oHeS given tHen IIeeuoiu as Iney dttelueu
that age. This old colored woman is
mother of seventeen children, but three of
whom are now living. She came to Cali
fornia about fifteen years ago and has
since resided with her brother in Stock
ton. AS yet her eyesight has not failed
appreciably, she being able to go about
and even sew without the aid of glasses.
In fact the only time she makes any use
of spectacles whatever is in threading a
needle, and when that is done she lays
them away again. Mrs. Arthur also en-
joys the distinction of being great-great-
grandmother.
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Discovered Ne,y Hot Springs.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Dec. 21.-
Hadem Springs has long been noted for its
hot springs OF water, and many who have
visited them can testify to their beneficial
powers. The warmest springs heretofore
known in this locality were not more than
ia degrees, but a new strike has been
made that completely eclipses all previ-
Gus discoveries in the southern portion of
the State The workmen who have been
excavating for the new lighthouses dis
covered several new springs yesterday, in
all cf which the temperature rises from
1lS to 40 degrees. The new discovery was
made just alongside of the old springs.
Several tests were made of the new springs,
among which was the boiling of an egg
within five minutes.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
PENDLEToN's ROMANCE.

Indian Jim Cash Wants a Dirorce Be-
cause HIS Squasc Paints Her Face.
PENDLETON, Or, Dec. 21.-Jim Cash.
one of the richest and most infuen-
tial Indians on the Umatilla reservation,
to-day began suit for divorce against his
wife on the ground that she hideously and
grotesquely painted her face, thereby dis
gracing and humiliating him in the eyes
of his family.
Not many years ago Cash himself fire.
quently visited this town bedaubed with
red and green paint and clothed in decol-
Iete blanket fastened at the waist with a
bat Of baling rope. Mrs. Cash will oppose
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
JUSTICE .DWYER'S CASE.

cited to appear in Court to AmsWes
FTosrs Charges.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Dee. 21.--Judge Rey-
nolds this morning issued the citation
asked for by Louis O'Neal, attorney for W.
L. Frost, yesterday afternoon, command
ing Justice w. H. Dwyer to appear in
court and show reason why he should not
retaining illegal fees, neglect to perform
duties pertaining to his office and retain
ing public moneys for his individual use.
The hearing of the citation was fixed for
next Friday.
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Oregon Miners to Organize.

GRANTS PASS, Or, Dec. PA gen.
eral call was sent out to-day by miners for
a convention to be held in this city jan
uary 6 for the purpose of organizing q
miners association for Southern Oregon.
The need for such an organization is keen
ly felt here, and the object of the associa-
ton will be to secure better legislation for
the protection of mining lands and prop
erty. for the discussion OF better mining
methods and diffusion of knowledge of
interest to miners generally.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

to-day began suit against the Los Gatos
Canning Company to recover $S645 40, with
interest at per cent from September 80,
1894, and the sum of $3.50, with interest at
Z per cent from March Is. 1895, being
amounts due on promIssory note for
$4,000, executed August 2, 1893. The note
is secured by mortgage on the cannery
property at Los Gatos. A decree OF fore
closure and sale is asked.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
WILL TEST AN ORDINANCE.
Oa-PrOducers Protest against the City's
Quarterly TaS.

Oa-PrOducers Protest against the City's
Quarterly Tar.
e LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 21.-It was
learned at the Oil Exchange that no action
would be taken by it as a body concerning
the oil men delinquent in the payment of
the quarterly tax.
That matter affects the members indi-
vidually, but it was learned that in all
probability test case would be brought
to determine the right OF the City Council
TO impose the tax.
The ship Enoch Talbot, in which mem
bers of the exchange have bought an inter
est, has arrived az San Pedro, and the
tanks, which will have a capacity of 10000
barrels, will be placed in her at that
port. The vessel will go into service early
in January.
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O,ftn,lf of Ornnnes.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Dec. 21.-The
railroad companies are now able to furnish
refrigerator-cals to handle all the market
able oranges. Up to this time they have
moved 500 carloads of the golden fruit, and
expect by January 1 to have swelled the
mum Der to S00.e
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Mar Re R,.iIt ot Seattle.

SEATTLE, WASH, Dec. 21.-The lowest
bid, according. to a dispatch received by
Robert Moran this afternoon from Wash
ington, for the construction of the new
Government tugboat is that of the Seattle
Drydock and Ship building Company, its
figures being $38,760.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
LIES LESSON
Teaches You and Teaches ALI That
Mistakes Are Made and Errors
Must Be Corrected.

If you have erred in youth, If you have
dissipated in early manhood, if you have
misused your liver or kidneys you should
begin to put away false notions OF PRIDE ana
make yourself man complete. lfyou wish
10 begin on the right path use the Great
Hudyan. You can get it only from the
Hudson Medical Institute. Hudyan cures
certain forms of lingering, wasting dis
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22

sell fruits and other California products.
The canital stock is placed at 800 600
The following are named as directors:
James E. Gordon, ]. R. Hutchison, H. E.
Greer, w. c. Galpin, F. D. Tweeddale
E. w. Dunn and w. Westendarp, all of
San Jose. The principal place, of business
is to be San Jose.
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frequently drew odlous comparisons be-
tween her beauty and that of white women
of his acquaintance, and it was because of
these taunts that she endeavored to render
herself more attractive.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Santa Barbara accident.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Dec. 21.--
Frenchman Frank, a merchant, SO years
old, was run over by train this morning
at Chapala-street depot and SO badly in
iured that his foot had to be amputated.
His recovery is uncertain as he has not yet
recovered from the shock.
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.AMserais, Hilt FILED.

SAN JOSE. CAL, Dec. 2l.-The will of
the late Edouard A. Auzerais, who died in
Paris France, on September Z, 1895, was
flied for prob this afternoon. The value
of the property exceeds $4,000. All is
devised to the widow and his immediate
relatives
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
A SIN JUAN CURIOSITY.
Judge BTeen's Ninety Five Year Old
Pear Orchard still Thriving.

Pear Orchard still Thriring.
SAN JUAN, Call, Dec. 2I.-Judg Breen
Of the Superior Court of San Benito
County has recently been inspecting his
famous pear orchard and finds that the
trees are still in good condition with q
prospect OF rounding out their 100 years
growth with the closing of the nineteenth
century. These trees, which are reputed
TO be past 50 years old, have acquired a
girth OF six to nine feet. Some OF them
were grated four years ago and each year
since then others have been subjected to
the same treatment and all have borne
good crops. Last season Judge Breen
shipped from this orchard as fine fruit as
any that reached the San Francisco mar
ket.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Fire at lincoln.

MARYSVILLE, CAL, Dec. 21.-The new
City Hotel at Lincoln was destroyed by
fire to-day, and adjoining property was
considerably scorched. The loss is $4,000
and insurance $1250.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Lime Barrels In L;,;oa,;o,,

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. N.-J. w. Taylor
to-day began suit in the Superior Court
against r. R. Bell to recover possession of
1000 completed lime barrels und 1000 lime
barrels in slaves valued at $500. Taylor
claims that on November 25 Bell broke
into a warehouse and carried away the
property. Judgment is asked for the value
OF the barrels 5000, and $500 damages and
costs of SUIT
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FIGHTING NEAR MORENC|,
Two Members of a Murderous
Gang Killed After Stabbing
a Storekeeper.
One of the Pursuing Posse Shot to
Death by the Desperadoes-A
Lynching in Prospect.

SILVER CITY, N. MEX, Dec. ola
crowd of seven Mexicans broke into a
store owned by Paul Becker, at Morenci,
last night, and attacked and fatally
wounded the proprietor with knives.
When assistance came the murderers
escaped, but they were pursued and two
were killed. Pablo Salcido, prominent
Mexican and one of the posse pursuing,
was shot and instantly killed in attempt
ing to effect the arrest.
The remaining members of the gang are
being followed and will be hanged ii cap.
tured. Another of the Mexicans was
badly wounded.
The San Francisco call., 1895-12-22
Eden Frmit Companu Incorporaied.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 21.-Articles in
cooperating the Eden Fruit Company were
filed in the County Clerks office to-day.
The object of the company is to buy and