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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
SHOOTING At SEATTLE,
Charles ESpIin's Miraculous
Escape From Being
Killed.
He Was Shot by an Ex-PoliCeman
During a Fierce Street
Quarrel.

SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. 1s.-Charles
Esplin, young man prominent in social
and political affairs in this State. was shot
tonight at 10 80 o'clock by ex-Policeman
Douglas Phillips.
His escape from death was most mirac-
ulous. The ball from A Colts revolver
struck him over the left eye, and glancing
around came out above the ear, without
even fracturing the skull. Phillips, who
was drunk and possessed an imaginary
grievance, followed Esplin and Robert
Ehman, formerly a mem Der of the city de-
tective force about for an hour trying to
pick quarrel. After having drawn re-
volver on Ehman and threatening to kill
him, the policeman ten minutes later met
Esplin and Ehman at the entrance to the
Horseshoe saloon. Phillips lost no time
in renewing trouble and did so, declaring,
81 can whip any Democrat living"
He had no more than uttered the words
when Esplin, who is of the Democratic
faith, knocked him down, and while being
pummeled Phillips drew his revolver and
fired.
The men were parted and the gun
weilder was arrested and taken to jail.
Esplin was a member of Ex-Governor
Ferry's staff, and for four years served as
adiutant of the First Regiment of the Ma
tional Guard of Washington, under the
late Colonel J. c. Haines. Until recently
he was employed in the United States
Surveyor-GeneraPs office at Olympia.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
SANTA BARBARA CROPS.
Beans Are Late and Fruits Hare Been
Generally Profitable.


Generally PROFITABLE.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Sept. 49,
Crop reports are coming in from all parts
of the county, and clear idea may for the
first time Be obtained regarding this sea-
sons products.
The lima bean crop, one of the most i'm
portaDt in all the valleys, will by no means
reach the estimate made earlier in the sea-
son, but will be about to the average.
Along the southern coast it is exception
ally delayed, the unusual cool weather
which prevailed in August having greatly
retarded growth, so that some large fields
are but just making pods.
Wheat, one of the great staples of the
upper valleys, ruste1 badly in most local
tiles, with the exception of the Santa Ynez
Valley, where there is product only a
little beneath the average in quantity and
quality The barley crop is prime, but the
low prices rullng-35 to 40 cents per GENITAL
in the higher valleys, 40 to so cents in the
Santa Maria Valley-will not justify ship
ments, and the farmers and buyers are
storing for improved prices.
In the Santa Maria Valley a fair crop of
apricots brought the fruit-growers good
prices, but the unusually heavy prune crop
is drug in the market, and une-growers
are discouraged. Hay of the best quality
is selling for Sc and So so per ton in the
upper valleys, but brings So to So in the
vicinity of Santa Barbara. Lompoc, which
claims to produce the finest potatoes and
the choicest apples in Southern California,
has great yields of both this season, but
will still have to depend upon her me ager
seaboard shipping facilities for getting rid
of her crops.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19

years expenses and receipts. 1t shows
that some $50 was expended by the ladies,
while contributions slightly exceeded this
amount.
Registrar Elliott reports that the enroll
ment has reached $50.
The two Stanford publications, the Daily
Palo Alto and the Sequoia, weekly, have
started off the college EAR very prosper
ously from newspaper standpoint.
Ihese publications are entirely the work of
stanford students, and reflect credit on
the university. Their circulation is. OF
course, largely confined to the students
and faculty, yet the circulation of the daily
will average 700 throughout the year, and
the Sequoia is equally favored.
The full board of editors and assistants
of the Daily Palo Alto, as selected by the
editor-ln chief and managing editor, is as
follows: J. H. Timmons, editor-in-chief
Sheriff. b. Osborne, managing editor; w.
III. Irwin 1913, Winnifrea Harper 96, c. P.
Butten '98 and w. c. Mcneil '98, asso-
ciates; J. P. Nourse '97, Warren Hall '9S,
ID. r. Williams '9S, E. H. Rothrock 9S and
c. S. Schwartz 49, assistants.
AS arranged by the editor-in-chief each
associate editor has charge of the paper
for single day, aided by the assistants.
George Wilson, '96 is the wide-awake bust
ness manager of the daily.
The full board of editors of the Sequoia
consists of the following Students: W. j.
Neidig, editor-in-chief; J. M. Switzer. bust
ness manager; Sarah Comstock, Charles
Crane and Winifred Webb, associates
Louise Culver, Edward Hume, f. V.
Keesling, G. D. Snyder, r. D. Ely, w. P.
Harrington, R. D. Sheldon, Merle John
son, R. K. Culver and G. l.. Williams, as
sistant editors. These publications are de-
voted to college matters exclusively.
w. E. Campbell. '96, and Leavitt, '98,
both of whom played here last year, are
candidates for places in the football team
this season. Campbell is a large, active
man, weighing over 1870 pounds. He plays
a fine tackle. Leavitt is somewhat lighter
and has done good work at end as well as
behind the line.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
CARS ONS EPIDEMIC.
Smallpox at the Indian School Is of a
Mild Nature.

Smallpox at the Indian School Is of a
Mild Nature.
CARSON, New, Sept. 18.-There are now
eleven cases of smallpox at the Indian
school, three miles from Carson. To-day
Drs. Phillips and Lewis of the State Board
of Health visited the place and found that
everything had been done by DR.. Lee, the
physician of the institute, toward making
the quarantine effective.
The cases are of a mild type and no ap-
prehension is felt in this city. Smallpox
is common disease with the Indians of
Nevada, and when they are afflicted it sell
dom becomes epidemic outside their own
people. AS precaution, however. the in
mates of all public institutions in the State
have been ordered vaccinated
1t is supposed that some Indians who
came from the vicinity of Long Valley,
Cal, brought the disease with them. Two
years ago there were several cases of small
pox at the Indian school, but it did not go
beyond the institution and there were no
fatal cases.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
NEVADA CITY ACCIDENT.
John Oatsnsam Buried by Care-In, bui
Escapes Nth HIS life.

John Oatznsam Buried by a Care-In, but
Escapes Nth His Life.
NEVADA CITY, CAL, Sept. 1S.-John
Oatzman. aged 20 years, works alone in his
placer claim about three miles north of
town. On Sunday afternoon his bank,
which is thirty feet high, caved down, and
he was buried. When he recovered con-
seriousness it was nearly dark He man.
aged, with great difficulty and much pain,
to work ont from under the dirt and
drag himself to the top of the bank, where
he lay until Tuesday afternoon without
food or water.
By superhuman effort Oatzman sue
ceeded in reaching his cabin, mile away,
on Tuesday evening. Meantime he had
been missed. Neighbors searched for him,
saw the cave and in it expected to find his
body. Then they searched the woods and
finally reached his cabin soon after he did.
Although badly hurt, Oatzman will live.
Four of his ribs were broken and he was
cut and bruised about the head and body.
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HANGED TO THE GRATING
Edward Bennett, One of the
Older Patients, Takes
His Life.
he WAS TIED TO HIS BED
A Handkerchief Was Drawn Tightly
Round the Insane Mans
Throat.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 1S.-Edward
Bennett a patient at the State Insane
Asylum, committed suicide this morning
by hanging himself. He is thought to
have killed himself between $40 and 5
O'clock
At the former hour the night Waterman,
John Maxey, passed through the ward,
and he did not notice Bennett suspended
then. At the latter hour the body of the
patient was found hanging to the top
piece of the wooden grating inside the
window over his bed. The deceased had
been confined in large room in which
there were fifteen beds and as many pa
tents.
Bennett had to be tied to his bed to pre-
vent him walking around the room and
disturbing the other inmates. A leather
wristlet was placed on one of his wrists,
and from that a strap was fastened to the
bed. The lunatic had che hand free, but
as he was partly paralyzed he could not
use it to much advantage. He succeeded in
breaking the piece of leather that bound
him to the bed, and with it he accom-
plished his death.
He placed handkerchief around his
neck and tied one of the straps to the top
pieces of the window grating. He then
must have stood on the sill and fastened
the other end OF the strap to the handker-
chief about his neck and then jumping
down from the sill he was strangled to
death. When found this morning his toes
touched the bed. He had bent his knees,
though, to prevent his feet from resting
upon it.
Coroner Clark was notified of the suicide,
and he held an inquest at the asylum this
afternoon. The attendants were found to
be blameless in the matter.
Bennett was sent to the asylum here
about three years ago from Visalia. He
was unmarried. His mother resides in
Visala and the remains were shipped
there for intermeDt.
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THERE WERE THREE MEN
They Secured About Thirty
Dollars From Their
Victim.
HIS GOLD WATCH GONE, TOO
Deputy SheriffS We're Sent Out, but
Their Search Has Proved
FruitleSS.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 1s.-Charles
Maurer, proprietor of a bottle beer agency
in this city, was held up and robbed about
II o'clock last night on the Milptas road
about three miles from this city.
Maurer was returning from Alvarado
and when near the Gish road three men
stepped out in front of the team and
stopped 1t. One of the men held the
horses while the other two went through
the driver, securing about SOS. Maurer
had gold watch, but the robbers did not
take it.
Maurer reported the matter to the police
and Chief Kidward and Deputy Sheriff
Black went to the scene of the holdup, bat
were unable to find any trace of the robbers.
Maurer said the men were all young. but
could give no definite description of them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
THE VALLEY RAILROAD.
Means Adopted to Insure Per-
feet Drainage Near
Stockton.
TrestIes Built Into the Track So
the Surface Water May Flow
as 1t PleaSeS.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 18.-A feature
in the construction work of the Valley
Railroad between Stockton and the Stanis-
laus River is the methods adopted by the
company to protect the grades from the
high water during the overflow season, and
at the same time not to turn the water on
adjoining property.
The grade is in the first place brought
above the highest water mark, as near as
the engineers could estimate from the sta
tistics gathered. Every 1000 or 1900 feet
the grade is broken by trestle bridges
about four feet in length built to permit
the passage of water whichever way it
may flow. The earth is being thrown on
each side withIinclines toward these open
ings, thereby making complete drainage
for the water when it comes near enough
to the grade to become dangerous.
These bridges are no light affairs. but
are built on heavy piles sunk as far as
eight feet in the ground. Instead of the
embankment forcing the waters back on
ranches and roadways, it will be of great
value to property-owners in the matter of
drainage. The pile-drivers have already
set the timbers for nearly twenty of these
crossings, and little gangs of men are
strung along the line finishing the bridges.
Many of these are local mechanics who
have been a long time out of work, but
they now have long job at good wages.
Grant Brothers will move their main
camp of $50 teams and as many men on
Friday out beyond the teu-mile stretch.
Mr.. Grant stated to-day that the hardest
part of the work was done, as they had
finished the line in the adobe section and
they can accomplish double as much in a
day from now on in the sandy loan nearer
the river. He expects to water his animals
at the Stanislaus River on November Is.
A certified copy of the articles of incor-
poration of the San Francisco and San
Joaquin Valley Railroad was filed with the
County Clerk Yesterday
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
BRIBERY At SALT LAKE.
Indictments Against an agent of Far
niture C0mpany.

Indictments against an agent of a Fur
niture Company.
SALT LAKE, UTAH, Sept. 1S.-Martin
Hayken, agent for Andrews e. Co., furni-
ture firm of Chicago, has been indicted by
the Grand Jury in this city on three
counts, charging him with. on March 4,
offering brides to Joseph R. Morris, Simon
BAN berger and J. P. Cahoon, then mem
bers of the County Board of Salt Lake
County. Hayken, when he learned of the
indictments, gave himself up, was ar
raigned, pleaded not guilty and gave bonds
in the sum of $1,000 for his appearance for
trial.
Salt Lake County recently built and fur
nished a new county Courthouse The con-
tract for furniture was let to Andrews &,
Co., through Hayken, by the three mem
bers OF the board for sos, 600. The furniture
was received and paid for, and now it is
charged that the price paid was about
double what the goods were worth, and
that Hayken, on behalf of his firm, bribed
the board and so induced it to award An
drews & Co. the contract at the exorbitant
figure.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
mEx1CAN OFFICERS oUTWIrTED.
Il Fugitive Pleads Guilty in San Diego to
Sare Himself.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Sept. ia peculiar
turn has taken place in the case of Fran
cisco Paderes, charged with DEMONSTRATING
He was for ten months in Jail at Ensenada,
charged with numbering and burning an
old German named Tempe and his wife.
and escaped over the line to this county,
where lie was arrested for horse stealing.
Paderes pleaded not guilty and was to be
tried this week, but he learned that Mex
lean officer had been sent to Sacramento
and obtained extradition papers upon
Ensenada. The officer made no pretense
of hiding his purpose. and when it ap-
peared he would get Paderes ne boosted
that the authorities below the line would
make short work of him. This had the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
INFERRED At SAN ANDREAS.
Mdsons in Charge Of Ear Lieutenant-G Coz
ernor ReddicH's Funeral.

MdSons in Charge Of Er-Lieutenant- Coz
ernor Reddich's Funeral
SAN ANDREAS, CAL, Sept. 1S.-The
funeral of x-Lieutenant-Governo Red
dick was held here to-day and was at
tended by fully 1000 persons. Citizens
from ali portions of this and adjoining
counties arrived during the morning to
pay their last respects to the dead politician.
Five lodges of Masons of this county were
represented, and there was a large dele
cation from Jackson Lodge, Amador
County.
Services conducted by Pow. Mr.. Day
were held at the Reddick nome. At the
grave the Masonic services were read Just
as the funeral cortege reached the GENE
terry heavy shower of rain fell, marring
the services to great extent Among the
distinguished persons present were ex-
Governor Markham, E. P. Colgan, A. j.
Johnston, Senator Mahoney, Senator Voor-
HES, ex-senator Frazier, Judges Rust and
Davis.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
FOOTBALL At STANFORD.
Training on the NeaU Gridiron Hill 500
Be WeII Under Way,

Training on the NeaC Gridfron VIII Soon
Be Hell Under Way.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Sept.
1S.-The Stanford football men will soon
be able to play on the new "gridiron. /"
Manager Eaton says that they can use it
by the end of this week. The weeds have
already been cleared off, the lines laid, and
all that remains to be done is the harrow
ing of the ground and the making of yard
lines. The goals will be erected in day
or two and the new field will be complete
Later in the season, when rains have soft
ened up the ground, layer of soil will be
put over the entire field.
Captain Cochran and Manager Eaton
have already arranged for the training
table. It is to be located in Encina the
mems dormitory. Just when it will be
opened has not been definitely decided.
Of course the older players and those
showing up best in practice will have
places but the number will doubtless be
limited it first to eighteen or twenty and
increased as the season advances and good
PLAYERS are developed. This evening some
twenty-five men were at work in the gym
nasium, all of them being candidates for
places in the varsity eleven.
III any one suppoSeS that the men alone
are interested in athletics here he is labor
ing under Misrepresentation. The Ladies'
Athletic Association never started off with
brighter prospects than this year. A
series of clubs form the association. each
club being managed by committee ap-
pointed by board OF directors. The
board is composed of an elected repre-
sentative from each class, and the entire
work, supervision and expense is under
taken by this board. Club members have
specialized their work, forming clubs in
tennis, bicycling, archery and basket ball.
Last year the Archery Club was very
popular with lady students, and under the
tutelage of Professors Allardice and Alb
bolt, the members made rapid progress in
the use of the bow and arrow. In tour
nament-the first ever held by the young
ladies here-Miss Martin won the cham
pionship. She will have to lock to her
laurels this year, as Misses Webster, Rose
and Williams are practicing daily and sew
eral new players OF ability will contest.
The bicycle club starts off with a large
membership. Under its captain and lieu
tenants, many runs will be taken.
In basketball the Stanford co-eds last
year defeated the Y. w. 9. A. team of San
Francisco. They are endeavoring to ar
range series of matches this year.
The treasurer of the Ladies' Athletic As
ISOLATION has Just made report for last
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
Seattle Editor Under Arrest.

SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. 18.-H. r. Cay
ton, the negro editor of the Seattle Repup-
lican, weekly paper, is under arrest
charged with criminal libel in alleging in
the columns of his paper that E. F. Car
penter, the Sheriff of Lewis County, had
been incarcerated in his own Jail. Car
penter has not been under arrest, though
the article set forth that he had met his
downfall, which was alleged to be due to
the timeworn causes-wine and women
Clayton admits that he was misled and i'm
posed upon by others in the publication of
the article
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
MADEIRA FORGERY CASES.
The actions against W. f. Baird DIS
missed by the Court.


MADEIRA, CAL, Sept. 1S.-The Superior
Court this morning dismissed the four
cases of forgery against w. F. Baird, upon
motion of District Attorney Wallace.
There had been two petitions asking for
the dismissal of the charges, one of them
being presented to exDistrict Attorney
Welsh of Fresno County and one to ex-
District Attorney Fee of MADEIRA and that,
District Attorney Wallace said, coupled
with the expense that it would entail
in bringing the officers of the Pacific
Bank to the trial. and the fact that nearly
all of the available jurors in the county
had disqualified themselves from sitting in
Judgment upon his case, made him believe
that the interests of the people would best
be subserved by dismissing the cases.
The court expressed similar views upon
the matter and granted the motion.
Baird's wholesale forgery here has led
many to believe that he was the primary
cause of the downfall of the Pacific Bank
and the Bank of MADEIRA. He is now serv-
ing six years sentence in Folsom.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
TILlAMOOK TROUBLE ENDED.
Fishermen Hare Settled All Difficulties
by COMPROMISING.

PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 18.-The fisher
mems trouble at Tillamook, which last
week threatened to cost human life, was
settled by compromise yesterday. The
fishermen asked 20 cents each for silver
sides and finally accepted Is, the old price,
and they are to have free nets, free boats
and free tanning for nets.
This is practically a victory for the
fishermen, and will be equal to about 20
cents per fish. AS the run of Chinook
salmon is about over, they did not form &
part of the consideration in the settlement.
Armed men have been patrolling the bay
up to date. Serious trouble was at one
time expected, and several shots were ex-
changed between the local fishermen and
the outsiders. Several nets were cut and
many fish were dumped into the bay.
The run of silvers.des is good and the
canneries will start up in full force to-
morrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
Il BANK BRINGS SUIT.

Big Tracts of Land attached to Recover
Judgment.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. 18.-The First
National Bank has sued C. C. Smith
and the Union Mill and Lumber Company
for 1929 so. One hundred and fifty acres
in the Yerba Buena rancho at Evergreen,
116 acres held in trust by the Garden City
Bank and Trust Company near Madfone
and piece of property on St. John and
Eleventh streets have been attached.
d. G. Brewer also began a suit against
c. c. Smith and wife for $3647, and the
same property has been attached in
consequence.
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CELEBRATION AT PASADENA.
knights of Pythtds Commemorate the
Founding of Their Order.

PASADENA, CAL, Sept. Is. - Pasa-
dena Lodge No. 1872 Knights of Pythias, is
celebrating the tenth anniversary of the
founding of their order. Yesterday was
given over to festivities. Business houses
and public buildings are decorated with
National flags, tri-colored bunting and
Pythian colors. A large number of visit
ing members from Southern California are
present.
A parade in full regalfa was held at
o'clock through the principal streets. the
Knights leading a procession of citizens
in decorated carriages. Exercises were
held in the Tabernacle, Hon. Stanton L.
Carter, supreme chancellor, of Fresno de-
liyering an able address. A banquet was
given at the Carlton Hotel this evening.
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storm which wrecked the schooner
G. G. White. After being towed in
to Wood Island eleven bodies of
native sealers were found in the hold.
These were buried, and the task of taking
them from the watter-logged hold was
nearly completed when four more bodies
were brought to the surface Out of the
fifteen comprising half the crew known to
be aboard but one could be identified, John
White, being tattooed on the arm OF the
remaining fifteen, most of whom were
white no trace has ever been found.