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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
MORE BIG FOREST FIRES.
PLAYING HAVOC WITH TIMBER ON
MOUNT SCOTT, NEAR
PORTLAND.
SMALL FIRES NEAR PLEASANT
HOME RESULT IN SPREADING
FLAMES TO GREAT DAMAGE.

PORTLAND, Or, Oct. pa forest fire
near Mount Scott has been playing havoc
with timber and cordwood the past two
days. On Monday night it was very brisk,
and burned everything off in the vicinity
of Lent's sawmill, taking the bridge at the
mill. c. L. Rogers lost 1900 cords of wood,
and Mr.. Gentry, s. Mccartney and III.
Johnson from 200 to 500 cords each.
People residing in the vicinity of Pleas
ant Home have been having a lively expe-
renee, with forest fires raging in every
direction. There had been small fires
started in various places, possibly for con-
Stunning the slashings, with little apprehen-
sion on the part of those who started
them, who evidently supposed they could
be easily controlled and kept within
bounds.
But heavy wind sprang up and carried
these incipient fires into the dry timber
and among the underbrush, alarming the
whole community, and arousing great
many people to the necessity of protect
ing their homes the best they could from
destruction.
To the energy and effort expended may
be attributed the saving of number of
buildings, for great many were in danger.
The damages were confined to the fencing.
The continuous dry weather threatens very
disastrous fires throughout the State.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
SAN JOSE DIVORCE CASE,
HETTIE S. BOPP CHARGES HER
HUSBAND WITH EXTREME
CRUELTY.
SAYS He FREQUENTLY BEAT HER
AND OTHERWISE MADE LIFE
MISERABLE.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 3d. - Hettie S.
Bopp to-day commenced snit for divorce
against Charles E. Bopp on the ground of
extreme cruelty. Bopp is a rancher resid-
ing in the vicinity of the County Infrm-
airy and is estimated to be worth $25, 900.
The couple were married in Oakland in
1884 and both are middle-aged.
The plaintiff was widow at the time OF
her marriage to Bopp, and had two chill
dren-Louisa E. Francis, at one time ed
itor of a Castroville paper, and Charles
Hammond. a 9-year-old son.
In the complaint Mrs. Bopp charges her
husband with extreme cruelty, and says
that Bopp frequently beat her. When her
married daughter, Mrs. Francis, came to
live with them Bopp was displeased and
said he would twist off her neck and throw
her over the fence; besides he always re-
ferred to her as the educated mule"
Bopp also on frequent occasions, she
says, threatened to thrash Mrs. Bopp's
son. When Mrs. Bopp filed homestead
on the thirty-four acre orchard near the
intirmary few months ago it is claimed
he renewed his abuses and on the 18th
inst she was compelled to leave him.
Mrs. Bopp ask for an absolute divorce
and SIS per month alimony.
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ONE SAID TWO OTHERS WANTED
TO KILL HER WITHOUT
GOOD CAUSE.
FOLLOWING A RECREANT LOVER
The MOTHER TOLD A TALE OF A
DAUGHTER DESERTED BY A
BAD GAMBLER.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Oct. 25.-An exciting
scene was witnessed on the Santa Fe wharf
this morning when three ladies disem-
barked from the steamer Pacheco, just ar
rived from Ensenada. One of the women
kept apart, and, as soon as the steamer
landed, called upon an officer on the wharf
for protection, saying the other women
were trying to follow and kill her. She
said she knew of no reason why they were
following her.
The officer talked with the other women,
and secured an interesting story. The
older lady gave her name as Sonora Jesus
de Miramontes, and said the younger lady
was her daughter Rosa. She declared she
had no sinister intention against the other
woman, and explained why she was follow
ing her. One Luis Rodriguez had courted
Rosa Miramontes, who is only 16 years old,
and had obtained her promise to marry
him.
They went before the civil Judge at En-
senada and bans were announced. Rodri-
guez, she said, had deserted Rosa and fed
to San Diego last Sunday morning. The
strange woman was friend of Rodriguez
and Mrs. Miramontes said she had reason
to belive the woman was on her way to
Join Rodriguez. She was therefore follow
ing her with the hope of finding Rodri-
guez.
Then dangerous glitter came in the old
lady's eye, and she added to her sentence
with a gesture that suggested trouble.
While she was telling her story the strange
woman took hack and left the wharf,
and Mrs, Miramontes and daughter hastily
took another and followed her. The old
lady said she would follow her to the ends
of the earth.
The woman went direct to the north
bound train and purchased a ticket for
Los Angeles. Mrs. Miramontes and her
daughter did the same, and the last seen
of the party was when Mrs. Miramontes
boarded the car occupied by the strange
woman. Her looks indicated that she
could handle LUZ Rodriguez or any other
man, and that she would get him or
perish in the attempt. She is the widow
of Pedro Miramontes, late Chief of Police
of Insenada. and her daughter Rosa is a
pretty and innocent girl. Rodriguez is
said to be gamble
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
MADERA'S ALLEGED FIREBUG
Fournier, in q Letter to Governor Budid
Claims That He Is Being Cruelty
Persecufed

MADEIRA, CAL, Oct. 23.-Achille Four
nier, charged with burning a business
block in MADEIRA in July, who was held
to answer before the Superior Court, was
released upon a writ of habeas corpus
granted by the Supreme Court and imme-
diately rearrested, has written a lengthy
letter to Governor Budd, in which he saws
that since September 26 he has vainly
clamored for q hearing, but owing to the
prejudice of the District ATTORNEY and
Justice Mcdonald he has been unable to
get it. He declares he has been financially
ruined by the persecution in this case, and
asks the assistance of the Attorney-Gen-
eral, as his attorneys are powerless to aid
him.
District Attorney Wallace, in an answer
to this letter, summarizes the case and
claims that Fournier's counsel is respon-
sibIe for the delay. He calls the whole
thing "bluff" on the part of one of
Fournier's attorneys.
w. j. Deater, the complaining witness
in the arson cases, will bring an action
against Fourier for criminal libel, based
upon statements made in Fournier's letter
to Governor Budd.
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LADY DOUGLAS IN DEMAND,
RIVAL THEATRICAL MANAGERS
QUARylEL OVER SECURING
HER SERVICES.
FRAwLEY's CONTRACT ANTEDATED
BY ANOTHER SIGNED BY HER
LADYSHIP

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 23.-There
appears to be every prospect of a fight
between two theatrical managers of this
city over the securing of Lady Sholto
Douglas.
1t appears that on October last George
G. Thomson and Ed Shea of Boston signed
three months contract with her Lady
ship at $25 week and expenses, the con-
tract to expire December Ia. Thomson &
Shea commenced making arrangements
for tour through the adjacent cities and
towns. Yesterday they were thunderstruck
to learn that Manager Frawley of the
Frawley Company, now playing at the
Burbank, had signed her Ladyship for the
remainder of the season at a larger figure
Thomson and his partner do not intend
to let Manager Frawley euchre them out
of the deal, and will seek legal means for
protecting their interests. Manager Fraw-
ley says he has found defect in the former
contract and that it is worthless.
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INSANE WOMAN AT TRAHER.
Eta MmbaA While Deranged Jumped
From Windmill Tower and Was
Badly Injured

TRAVER, CAL, Oct. 23.-Too much re-
igious zeal caused Eta kimball, highly
respected young woman of Traver, to be-
come violently insane last Saturday, and
while in this condition she inflicted serious
bodily injury upon herself She lives alone
on her little colony lot east of Traver.
For several days neighbors noticed that
the woman's mind was commencing to
wander, and they procured an attendant
for her. On Saturday morning she became
decidedly worse, and several persons went
TO the house to see her. She refused to
allow any one to come near her and rushed
out of the house. Before movement could
be made in her direction she was climbing
a windmill tower near by.
When she reached the top she tore off
every strip of her clothing and then
jumped from the tower. She struck the
ground on her right hip, and DR.. Cowan,
crushed. The woman was placed in a
straitjacket. Her mental condition is but
slightly improved.
This is the second time that Miss KIM
ball has been insane.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
CHURCH PROPERTY TAXABLE.
Can Be assessed in Oregon Whert Diverted
to Outside Uses.

to Outside Uses.
PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 23.-An impor-
tant decision is handed down by the Su-
preme Court in the case of the Hibernia
Benevolent Society of Portland VS.. the
Sheriff of Multnomah County, to restrain
the collection of taxes on business lot
and brick block in Portland. on account
of the society being benevolent and
charitable institution.
Two points were settled by the decision.
That an institution may be a benevolent
and charitable one within the purview of
the law, even though its bounty be be-
slowed upon its own members and their
families only; that the property sought to
be exempted having been leased to others
and revenue derived therefrom, is not
exempt from taxation within the meaning
of the statute, and no part of 1t is exempt,
except such as is actually occupied by the
society itself for benevolent purposes.
This virtually sustains the action of
Assessor Greenleaf, who recently assessed
100000 worth of church and benevolent
society property used for other purposes.
Taxes will now have to be paid in this
county on such realty and it's improve
ments, which has not been done here in
almost a half century. The position of
the Supreme Court will stimulate Assessors
all over the State to emulate Greenleaf.
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Bakeraerd,s Courthouse Msdd1e.

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Oct. 23.-The
discovery has been made that the bonds
OF Contractor Fitzpatrick, who is building
this city's Courthouse, are worthless
There has been much trouble with the
Courthouse. 1t should have been COM
pleted before this, but the building is only
partly finished, and is now exposed to
rain. The workmen have not been paid,
and now that the contractors bonds are
found to be worthless it is impossible to
tell what the outcome will be. Work has
beer suspended, and the employees have
been thrown out of work without receiving
their money.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
SANTA BARBARA DAMAGE SUIT.
fiction Brought by the Wtdoto of a La
Patern Nine Tictinl.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Oct. 3d.
Mrs. Margaret Burch, whose husband was
killed by an explosion in the La Patera
asphaltum mines on the I'd of August,
has brought suit for $4,000 damages
against the California Petroleum and
Asphalt Company, which has its head
quarters at San Francisco. and is under
stood to be composed largely of Southern
Pacific men. The complaint alleges that
the shaft in which Burch was required to
work was not supplied with proper ven-
tilators, nor Were the cross drifts and
levels; that the men were given candles
as their only means of illumination, no
safety lamps being provided by the COM
pany, and that his death, caused by the
igniting of gases by means of the candle
and neglect of the company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
FLOWERS AND OTHER KINDLY
OFFERINGS BY FRIENDS AT
Los ANGELES.
JOKING WITH HIS PHYSICIAN
He THINKS He WILL PULL
THROUGH, AND HIS WIFE Is
HOPING AGAINST HOPE.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 23.-Lieuten-
ant-Governor Willard has passed very
quiet day. Very little change is noticeable
in his condition. This morning he was
bathed and was afterward much re-
freshed. Friends from all over the city
have sent little offerings to the sick cham
Der. Enough flowers arrived this morning
to stock a greenhouse. Mrs. Willard said
tonight:
Mr. MiIlard is very cheerful. He has no
idea of the seriousness of his condition and
said jokingly to the doctor that my
presence, the devotion of the nurse and
the skill of his physician, coupled with his
own will power and desire to live, would
certainly pull him through.
His intellect is perfectly clear and he is
very hopeful, considering everything. The
doctor expresses no hope whatever, but |
am hoping against hope that some miracle
may intervene to restore him to me and
the little ones"
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 24-2A AM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Willard at this hour
is quietly sleeping. At O'Clock he had a
bad sinking spell, but quickly rallied. For
the first time in several days he has re-
tanned and digested nourishment, DR..
Davidson giving him clam broth, with
beneficial results.
The hallway to the Lieutenant Cover
nor's room is a mass of flowers, tokens
from his numerous friends here. Mrs.
Willard is in constant attendance on her
husband, scarcely leaving his bedside for
an instant.
1t is possible that he might survive for a
few days yet, though his death may &C.
cur at any moment as heart failure has
again made itself manifest.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
UNDOING Il FORGERY.
A Bogus Satisfaction of Mortgage
plunged From Court Records.

4 Bogus Satisfaction of Mortgage Er-
plunged From Court Records.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct 23.-The suit Of
Margaret e. Walsh against Mrs. E. E.
Hunt ct al. to have deed satisfying a
mortgage declared forgery and expunged
from the records was heard by Judge Lori
gan yesterday.
According to the complaint, Mrs. E. E.
Hunt secured $1,000 from Mrs. M. E. Walsh
in October, 1898, on a promissory note, aud
gave mortgage on property in the White
Addition as security. The money was
borrowed through G. E. Hughes, a notary
public, who shortly after committed for
geries to the extent of a couple of thousand
dollars and left. A short time after
Hughes disappearance it was discovered
that the records showed that the mortgage
had been satisfied. Mrs. Walsh had never
been paid, and she at once began suit to
have the satisfaction set aside. Mrs. Hunt
had turned the money over to Hughes, and
he took it along with him.
Judge Lorigan made an order declaring
the satisfaction forgery and that it be re.
moved from the records.
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All the Following Cases Are Durable

stockton, Market and Ellis SITS.
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Huntington Leares los Auoe1es.

LOS ANGELES, GAIL, Oct 23.-H. E.
Huntington's private car was attached to
the P. NJ. train for San Francisco to-day.
Mr.. Huntingdon, accompanied by Chief
Engineer Hood, has been for the past two
days inspecting the various lines of the
Southern Pacific in Southern California.
including the new branches TO Covina and
to Pasadena. He also TOOK look at the
new bicycle track at Santa Monica.
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FAILED TO AGREE.

The Jury In the An GotU Murder Case
Discharged.
FRESNO, CAL, Oct. 23.-The jury in the
case of All Cow, the Chinaman whose trial
for murder has occupied Judge Carter
court for the past three days, was dis
charged yerterday, being unable to
agree. The members stood six for man.
slaughter and six for acquittal.
Cow and countryman named All Sing
had difficulty at camp near this city
last June and resorted to a duel with
shovels. Cow knocked his adversary down
and then, while the latter was PROSTATE,
brought his shovel down upon his head,
C rushing his skull
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Captured at Santa Barbara.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Oct. %
Sheriff Hicks received telegram from Los
Angeles yesterday, asking him to look up
Thomas Leandro Mack, indicted by the
Grand Jury for embezzlement, and who
had left the city to evade arrest. The off
Ger located Mack in downtown lodging
house and placed him under arrest. He
left last night with the prisoner, who will
be delivered to the Los Angeles officers.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
HELD UP A MoNGoLJAN.
An Eighteen Year Old Boy Who BEGAN
Gh;,,0fo,g., E,nof,,uI

An Eighteen Year Old Boy Who Became
a Chinato,cn Footpad.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. %. = Deputy
Sheriff Gardner last evening arrested Ell
gin Culp, an 1S-year-old boy, for being i'm
plicated in the robbery of Chinaman
about a month ago. Culp and two com.
panions held up a Monaghan near the
Sixth-street Chinatown, but secured only
few cents.
Culp is thoroughly incorrigible, and q
few months ago he was committed to the
Whittier Reform School, but as he could
not pass the physical examination thew re-
fused to admit him. He is charged with
highway robbery
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
SoLANo oFFIofaLs TO BE SUED.
Il Demand That They Refund Money
Aloiced TheuaseIres foa. MiIeaae.

Il Demand That They Refund Money
ALotCed Themselves for Mileage.
SUISUN, Call, Oct. 23.-The Grand Jury
has finished its duties and handed in
the final report to Superior Judge Buckles.
The only thing of sensational charac-
ter in the report was the recommendation
that the District Attorney DE instructed to
commence action against certain members
of the Board of Supervisors to compel
them to refund to the county moneys they
have been allowed for mileage in the in
spection of road work
The two members from Vallejo, in which
township they have six and fourteen
miles respectively to traverse, have been
paid as much for their services as other
memb ers who have 200 miles to traverse
District Attorney Devlin will begin the
action as instructed.
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SHIPPING Los ANGELES OH.
Forty Cars Shipped This Month and
More Demanded.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Oct. 23.-Great in
terest is being manifested in the success
which San Francisco manufacturers are
meeting with in burning Los Angeles oil
and more demands are being made for the
oil than can be flied, owing to the scarcity
of cars. Last month the Southern Pacific
shipped to San Francisco twenty-five cars
loaded with Los Angeles oil.
This month they have so far shipped
forty cars, and if they had been in posses
sion of 100 more they could have sent them
all north full of the product of the local
OIL fields. The Oil Exchange will soon
have transportation by water open, and
this San Francisco demand, in connection
with the local one, will soon exhaust the
surplus
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
DR.. True,,ortbv yy1y Be,,

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 23.-Dr. ]. II.
Trueworthy, whose disappearance was
mentioned in the case of Miss Lillian Ash
Icy against Lucky" Baldwin, has wired a
friend of his here that he would be home
about Friday. The charges of Miss Ash
ley as to the causes of his absence are con
sjdered without foundation.
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Dro,cmed In a Stough.

FRESNO, CAL, Oct. 23.-Filbert Haun,
Is years OF age, was drowned in slough
twenty-five miles southwest of this city
yesterday. The boy was hunting on
horseback with several others. He at
tempted to ride across the slough, and the
horse began to sink in the bog The ami
NAL foundered around violently and
threw its rider off into the water. Haun
could not swim, and before the others
came to his assistance he was drowned.
The boys parents lived in Grass Valley.
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A Yo,.thfall Horsethief.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 23.-Emery Day
was arraigned before Judge Lorigan to-day
on a charge of stealing a horse from the
ranch of j. P. Nelson about month ago,
and was given until Thursday to plead
Day is but Is years of age, and has figured
in the Police Court frequently.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
NEW TELEPHoNE 1T SAN JOS.
Il Company Organized With a Capital
of $4,000.


of $4,000.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 23.-Articl es were
filed in the County Clerks office to-day
incorporating the Peoples Telephone and
Telegraph Company. The capital stock is
placed at 500, 900, divided into 10000 shares.
The following are named as stockholders
W. c. Andrews. H. 0. Hickox, F. E. Spen-
Ger, Paul P. Austin, Charles E. Severance,
Nicholas Bowden, F. M. Burkholder, Gus
Lion, F. w. Moore, Walter M. Field, A K.
Whitton, J. Naglee Burke, N. A. Carson,
A. Greeninger, ]. T. McGeogehan, Paul
Mason, T. A. Perrin, H. j. B. Wright, L.
G. Nesmith, California Telephone and
Construction Company, together with a
large number of others.
The object of the company is to build
and operate complete telephone system
in this city, with side lines to all neigh or-
ing towns and connecting with the Cali
fornia Telephone and Construction Com
pany's system, which will be rapidly built
throughout the entire State and is now
successfully operating in Sacramento anu
Santa Cruz
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FELL INTO A WE'LL.
mrs. Katie Nelson of Lincoln Reject
Fatal lujuries

Fatal Injuries.
SACRAMENTO, CAL. Oct. pa
special to the Record Union from Lincoln.
RACER County, states that yesterday Mrs.
Katie Nelson, youngest daughter of HI. NJ.
Cartwright, wealthy farmer living FIVE
miles north of Lincoln, fell into a we'll
sixty feet Deep turning twice in her
descent and sustaining a compound frac-
ture OF her right leg. The limb was after
ward amputated
The patient is unconscious and there is
no hope OF her surviving the shock. She
Is prominent member of Rebekah
Lodge No. 129, |. O. O. F., of Lincoln. and
is highly respected.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-24
Los ANGELES JAIL BREAK,
The First That Has Occurred Under. the
Present Sheriff.

Present Sheriff.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 23-Harry
Nolen used jimmy to advantage at the
County Hospital last night. He was
locked IN cell and succeeded in getting
out, taking with him crazy Chinaman.
Nolan was at the hospital to have an
operation performed. The Chinaman was
captured in Chinatown after quite strug-
gle and returned to jail. The Sherlff's
deputies are hot on the trail of Nolan.
This is the first accident that has happened
In the Sheliff's Office since John Burr s in
cumbency.
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PLAYING FOE BIG MONEY.
II Los angeles Man in Contempt for MOI
Naming q Fraud.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 23.-J. A.
Barker is before the United States District
Court for contempt. The Grand Jury has
reported him to the court because he
has refused to divulge the name of a
prominent citizen in the community who
Is drawing $72 pension money fraud ulently.
The District Attorney and court are try
ing to force him to name this man whom
he claims he knows by contempt proceed
lngs. His reason for refusing is that he
wants the Government to give $4,000 for
the disclosure.
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Santa Fe Wharf Extension.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, Oct. 23.-The
Santa Fe Railroad Company has con-
cluded TO extend its wharf on the south
side of the town 300 feet further seward :;
also to widen it and thus make it capable
of being used for commercial and yachting
PURPOSES,
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Becomes an Insolrent.

SAN JOSE, CAL. Oct. 23.-Marius ALL
mand, a farmer near Gilroy, has petit
toned the Supreme Court to be declared
an insolvent debtor. The failure of crops
and the financial depression are set forth
as the causes of failure. His liabilities
amount to 1886; assets, $3.50.
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Caueud;ne DiscbnroeJ.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Oct 23.-L. L.
Callendine, who shot Jack Harris October
8, was discharged on his preliminary ex-
animation this morning. Evidence was
introduced showing that Harris fired the
first shot