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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
TO LEAVE MARE ISLAND.
Mail Orders Transferring the
Bennington to Honolulu
NOWsEn Route.
Two Officers of the Cruiser OIym-
pia to Be Court-MartiaIed for
Alleged Misconduct.

VALLEJO, CAL, May 25.-It is expected
that the United States gunboat Benning-
toni Will leave the hayward about II
O'Clock Tuesday next. Orders left Wash
lngton by mail ON the 23d for the Benning-
ton to go to Honolulu and they are due to
arrive in the mail at II O'Clock Tues
day morning. In half an hour after the
mail arrives at Vallejo the orders will
probably be delivered to Commander
Thomas, and as he will have steam up in
ten minutes or so thereafter, the little gun
boat will leave for Honolulu Immediately.
The Bennington may carry orders for the
Philadelphia to return, though this is
hardly probable, for the reason that -four
and other ships stores are to be taken by
the Bennington for the Philadelphia
Another reason for the supposition that
the Bennington will not relieve the Phila-
delphia is that Lieutenant G. NJ. Stoney,
who has been detached from the navy
yard as aid to the commandant, has been
ordered to proceed by the steamer of June
Is to Honolulu to report on board the
Philadelphia for duty.
The Bennington will arrive at Honolulu
on the 9Th of June. Lieutenant w. P.
Elliott, who for the past six months has
been sojourning at Santa Barbara, has
been ordered to the Bennington as naviga-
tor and will arrive Sunday to report. He
relieves Lieutenant Cressap, who, having
served his three years on board the gum
boat, has been detached and will immedi-
ately leave for the East. Ensign Hartung
has just arrived from Iowa and will also
go out on the Bennington, as will Chief
Engineer Barton, who came down from
the Mohican couple of days ago and re-
ported for duty on the Bennington.
Paymaster Kerr left to-day for the
China coast to report for duty on the Con-
cord. His place on the Independence will
be filled by Paymaster Machette.
Tha Olympia is under orders to leave on
the 10th of June for Honolulu, provided a
court-martlal of two of her officers, which
is to lake place, has been concluded by
that time. The detail for the court is not
yet known, but it is expected that some of
the members of the board will come from
the East, as the court-martial will be an
important one. The Judge advocate will
probably come from the department and
bring the documents along. When the
Olympia goes as is expected to Honolulu,
Admiral Beardslee will, if he receives
orders to that effect, transfer his flag on
board and give the cruiser the last official
speed trial, which is always required be-
fore the final payment is made.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

der the act approved March 81, 1881, which
went into effect May 80, 1891:
1.-THE board approved claims for coyote
scalps to and including the quarter ending
Sept 80, 1892, the amount that had been
issued to that date being $3.50, 275. We ex-
pected that there would be a marked de-
crease, as this amount would show that
IS, 055 coyotes had already been killed !;
but we are surprised to find that while the
quarter ending September 80, 1892, amount
ed to $27, 800, yet the quarter ending De-
cember 81, 1892, amounted to $53, 060.
Careful examination of the claims from
the various counties developed the fact
that the greatest increase in the bounty
demands occurred in Kern County, which
for the quarter ending Decem Der 81, 1892
footed up $3.50, while for the quarter end
ing December 81, 1894, two years afterward,
the claims reached the very respectable
figure of SIC, 355, which would seem to indi-
cate that. had no fraud occurred among
the county officials handling said scalps,
the effect of the bounty served to aug
ment the number of coyotes instead of
diminishing Them
These statistics, when presented to the
present executive, determined him in his
action of procuring the services of keen
detective, who succeeded in obtaining evil
dence going to prove that scalps were
being imported from other States in i'm
mense quantities, and the frauds were
perpetrated to such an extent and with
such success that immunity from punish
ment was evidently provocative of careless
ness, as evinced by the following article,
which appeared in the Salinas Daily Jour
nal OF January 6, 1895, copied from the
San Benito Advance:
"a stranger named James Ben, Mailing
from Fairfield, Monterey County, de-
posted eighty-seven coyote scalps with
County Clerk Foote. The scalps were old
and shriveled, ard several had a scorched
appearance. Ben took the affidavit, how
ever, and swore the coyotes had been killed
in San Benito County. This batch will be
saved for submission to the State Board of
Examiners. There is suspicious look to
the transaction, as though some person
charged with the destruction of scalps in
some other county had taken them from
the fire for resale.
About the same date party giving the
name of Charles Webb, also from Park.
field, presented a batch OF seventy-four old,
shriveled and scorcbed scalps to County
Clerk Riordan, and two other patches were
received from the same place within
week of the one above noted. One batch
from James B. McClutchen contained
sixty-one scalps and another from Leon
Lucas sixty-seven. Thus within one week
from Parkfeld alone the County Clerk has
received POP scalPs."
These facts have all been inquired into
and it is claimed that the Grand Jury has
obtained sufficient evidence to secure a
conviction on the charge of felony against
some very prominent personages in Kern
County. This, it is stated, will be made a
test case and should conviction result
other county certificates Will be subjected
to close scrutiny.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
FEAsTED ON HORsEMEAT.
A Dealer Accused of Selling
an Equine Roast to a
Citizen.
START AN INVESTIGATION.
The Board of Health Takes Up the
Matter and Institutes an Off
cial Inquiry.

TACOMA, WASH, May pa sensation
has been caused here by statement of
Andrew H. Smith, ex-regent of the State
Agricultural College and a prominent citi-
zen, that leading meat market recently
sold him roast of horse flesh for roast
beef. Smith, having remembered the
sweet taste of an experimental horse-meat
meal in Berlin, was able to identity horse
meat served at recent dinner, at which
there were a number of guests. He said
nothing, fearing to make his guests sick
but they found it out afterward, greatly to
their CONSERVATION.
The same retailer sells meat in the aris-
tocratic section of the city in which Smith
resides, and the whole neighborhood is
now on the point of peculiarly discom-
fitting sickness at the thought of the lean
horse flesh they may have eaten.
A report has also been circulated, and in
several instances with correctness, of the
sale of poor, spawned and otherwise dis
eased cattle for sausages and Hamburger
steaks at restaurants. These revelations
promise to lead to an official investigation
OF meats sold here which may develop
something startling. The City Council and
Board of Health have already started the
investigation by the appointment of an in
spector of milk and meats, it having been
reported that milk containing tuberculosis
germs has been sold, and it being uncer-
tain how much horse flesh has been sold
in the city as beef.
Credence in the reported sale of horse
meat is strengthened by authenticated in
formation that horses are sold at $3 per
head in Oregon for slaughtering purposes.
High-priced beef is accounted for by the
scarcity of feed cattle at this season and
the fact that range cattle will not be fat
enough for the market before the last of
July or the first week in August
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
V|CTOR|A'S SHAM BATTLE,
Fifteen Thousand People Wit
ness the Attack and De-
Tense at Beacon Hill.
Bluecoats Who Figured at Corinto
Carry the Land Works by
Bold Assault.

SEATTLE, Wis. May 25.-A Victoria
special to the Post-Intelligencer says:
Rain interfered with the sham-battle
this morning, and this afternoon there
was no wind for the races. The Yacht
races were postponed till Monday, and
the sailing canoe races till next Saturday.
Fifteen thousand persons went to Beacon
Hill to see the sham battle. At II o'clock
the defending force took up position on
Beacon Hill, the Royal Engineers fortify-
ing the position by throwing up intrench-
ments. The garrison consisted of the
Royal Marine Artillery, the Royal Marine
Light Infantry and the British Columbia
garrison artillery-500 men, under COM
mand Of Colonel Rawstone. They strength
ened their position as if for actual warfare.
Six hundred bluelackets, some of whom
were in the landing party at Corinto, re-
Gently, debarked from the feet under COM
mand of Lieutenant Stileman of the Hya-
cinthe. A line of outposts was established
along the front and toward each flank,
the line of observation being the outer
edge of a belt of trees 400 yards distant,
but theoretically 1900 yards away, from
which quarter the enemy was expected to
appear.
When a skirmishing party of the naval
brigade appeared, the sentries fred and re-
treated to the picket line, the pickets on
the first alarm extending to arrest the adj
vance of the enemy. Driven back they re-
treated, and eventually retired around the
TANKS of the positions, so as not to mask
the defense fire.
The advance of the bluejackets was
steady and persistent, amid yolley firing
that sent up clouds of dense smoke. AS
the bluejackets neared the fort they were
ordered to charge, and they carried the
position at the point of the bayonet, hoist
ing the admiral's flag.
The Victoria baseball club defeated the
Seattles, II to IL.
This evening there was tug-of-war and
two promenade concerts.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

man in the service. w. o. Smith, the
Attorney General, employed him as a
secret service agent to watch for the
smuggling of arms ashore He got evil
dence against the small vessel Waimanolo,
and says that on January 6, 1895, when
that vessel was at Honolulu, he went in
search of Smith to have him swear out
warrants for the arrest of Captain Davies
OF the Waimanolo and his crew.
Not being able to find Smith, and con-
siderlng the matter urgent, he informed
Colonel Fisher commander of the militia,
who caused the arrest
Next day Honeck went into the field and
did not have an opportunity to tell Smit b
OF his discoveries for month later. When
he did so Smith was angry because he had
not been told first. He refused to hear
Honeck's explanations and ten days later
Honeck was arrested and thrown into jail.
He says no charge was made and he was
refused communication with the American
Consul. He was finally told that he must
leave the islands or he would be impris-
oned for thirty-five years, guilty or mno-
cent. He chose the former alternative and
was given an honorable discharge from the
army.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
SALE OF A FRESNO PAPER.
The Pioneer ExpoSitor Passes
Into the Hands of a
Stock Company.
Judge Webb Decides the Won
Schmidt Case-A. @. LeVerone
Held for Attempted Murder.

FRESNO, CAL, May 25.-The Repu bill
can stated yesterday that A. B. Butler had
purchased the Expositor. This was de-
MED to-day by Mr.. Buffers representative,
A. B. Parker, who, however, stated that
the paper had been sold to stock COM
pany.
1.-The paper has been sold," said Mr..
Parker, 'and am told by those who have
acquired it that they propose making it
the leading paper of the valley. 1t is a
very good property, and the improve
ments that the new proprietors have de-
cided to make will increase its value very
much.
mo, do not care to now state who the
purchasers are; they have formed them
selves into joint stock company. I am,
however, at liberty to speak of its policy. 1t
will favor everything that is for the bene-
fit of Fresno-and the San Joaquin Valley;
it will seek by every honorable means to
induce people to come to this city and
make Fresno worth coming to; it will aim
to build up the industries of the valley
and Will be a warm and constant advocate
OF the new Valley road. The paper will
continue its Democratic policy,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

entire quadrangle, the long, sweeping
arcades will be a perfect maze of brilliant
lights and lavish decorations. Different
sections of the arcades are assigned to the
Sororities and other organizations, who
will undertake the ornamentation of this
particular section and strive to outvie their
neighbors.
The American Concert band has been
making special preparations for some time
past. The programme includes eight
promenades embracing descriptive pieces
which will be illustrated by stereopticon
views thrown upon an immense canvas on
the west tower. Compositions by local
composers will also be extraordinarily
the 1895 March" by a. G. Huffman, '96,
which composition will be rendered for the
first time Sunday afternoon at Golden Gate
Park
Several prominent football men and
leading athletes will be thrown upon the
canvas, as well as one or two local charac-
tiers whose portraits have been secured at
the last moment by the Kodak fend. In
all probability that great first baseman, D.
s. Jordan, will appear upon the canvas in
all the splendor of his tight-ftting knee
breeches, his glasses and little red cap. A
freshman had the hardihood to snap him
with Kodak while at the bat.
A large number of visitors from dis
lance are expected to be present Tuesday
evening. After the promenade the '95
class will fall into line, lanterns in hand,
and march in body to and through all
the buildings on the campus, and thus bid
farewell to their alma mater.
The regular commencement exercise
will be held in the gymnasium on
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. About
100 students will receive the degree of A. B.
The committee for commencement week
is composed of Lewis III. Smith, chairman;
Maud B. Jones, Walter E. Winship, Will
liam C. Hazard Henrietta L. Stadtmiller,
Thomas H. Pomeroy and Charles K. Field.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Is the Only True Blood Purifier
Prominently in the Public Eye To-day.

vestigation of the methods of landing
Chinese at this port was instigated by the
Harrison administration. which appointed
Lotan as Collector. Lotan Immediately
jumped to his feet and shouted that the
statement was untrue. Judge Bellinger
warned him against interfering with coun-
sci, but Lotan was persistent, and the
Judge finally told the ex-Collector that he
would be punished for contempt OF court
unless he kept quiet. Lotan's counsel pre-
vailed upon him to leave the room and the
incident closed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
Search FOR HIDDEN GOLD.

A Relative of Hiram Whipple Seeking
the Dead Mans Buried Fortune.
TACOMA, WASH, May 25.-The I'M
usual spectacle of two persons digging in
the back yards of one of the Oldest resi-
dences in old Tacoma late at night has
brought to light a romantic story of hid
den wealth.
Hiram A. Whipple owned the first drug
store, in Tacoma years ago. Prices were
high and he made money rapidly, selling
the only drugs to be procured in this sec
ton. When the city began to grow
Whipple's real estate went away up in
price.
He sold most of it at high prices, and
being of a miserly turn of mind, died about
nine years ago the possessor of not less
than 100000 in cash. John Fuller, now
living here, was appointed administrator
Of the estate, which was valued at $2O 900.
Though always supposing that Whipple
was much richer, no trace of any other
property or any money could be found. In
due time the affairs of the estate were
closed up and the administrator dis
charged, the widow having died in the
meantime.
Now comes Mrs. Ida Baker of Portland,
Or, and with her a contractor of that city
named A. E. May. Her maiden name was
Ida Martin. She was daughter of Whip
pies second wife. Not expecting to be q
beneficiary, she paid no attention to the
estate and removed to Oregon, supposing
that all the money had been divided
among the heirs. She learned recently
that the estate of Whipple inventoried
only $4,000, and that none of the large
amount of cash which she knew the old
man had a short time previous to his death
had been accounted for or found.
Mrs. Baker is widow now and is said to
be betrothed to May. She recalled the oc-
casional visits old man Whipple made into
the yard late at night and came to the
conclusion that he had buried the money.
Being now the next of kin, all others being
dead, she concluded it worth while to
come to Tacoma and hunt for the hidden
wealth. May and Mrs. Baker arrived here
few days ago and are stopping at the
Pioneer House, in the old town. 1t is
these two who every night now may be
seen with lanterns digging along an old
drain and around an old fishpond in the
yard of the Whipple homestead at Nc
Carver and Second streets.
Their object having become public
through belated pedestrians noticing the
lanterns and the strange sight of the man
and woman at their midnight task they
yesterday hired assistance and went to dig
ging in the daytime for Whipples buried
fortune
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26

Is feeling peculiar to persons of dys-
peptic tendency, or it may be caused by
change of climate, season or life. The
stomach is out of order, the head aches
or does not feel right, appetite is capri
cious, the nerves seem overworked, the
mind is confused and irritable. This con-
dition finds an excellent corrective in
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which, by purifying
and vitalizing the blood, soon restores har-
mony to the system. and gives that
strength of mind, nerves, and body, which
makes one feel perfectly we'll.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
CLAIMS 70 TIDE LANDS.
Miners Seek to Retain Possession o
Seattle Vdfer Front Property.


Seattle Water Front Property.
TACOMA, WASH, May pa Ledger
special from Olympia says:
The Commissioner of Public Lands has
received notice from about twenty residents
of Kings County that they have each
located twenty acres of tide land in front
of the City of Seattle for mining purposes.
They claim that the title to such tide and
shore lands is vested in the sovereignty of
the State of Washington, and that they
have fully complied with the law and
located such mining claims in good faith.
They claim the lands contain sufficient
gold, silver and platinum to warrant work
ing; that they have expended labor and
money; protest against the State entering
into contract for filling the lands, and
declare that, as American citizens, they
are entitled to the right to work said
claims without interruption. The Com
missioner fixed May 81 for hearing in the
case.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
FROM TACOMA TO SEATTLE.

Il Project to Connect the Ttpe Cities by q
Broad Gauge Railroad.
TACOMA, WASH, May 25.-The project
OF building an airline broad-gauge railroad
between Tacoma and Seattle has been re-
vived by Henry BUGGY, who will start at
once to secure the right of way and land
subsidies. He expects then to float bonds.
The line would be thirty miles long, a
saving of twelve miles over the present
route. The grade would be per cent and
the cost of building and equipment
100000 The Tacoma and Seattle Air
line Railway was incorporated five years
ago to build the line. The depression
caused a postponement of the project.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
PORTLAND CoURr SENSATION.

Er- Collector of Customs Lotass Creates a
DfrersSofs In Hts TRIAL.
PORTLAD, Or, May 25.-The trial OF
James Lotan, ex-Collector of Customs, and
Seid Back, the wealthy Chinese merchant,
for conspiracy to land Chinese unlawfully,
was concluded late this afternoon in the
United States District Court and the case
was given to the jury.
While Judge Durand, special counsel for
for the Government, was making the
closing arguments Lotan created sensa-
ton in court. Durand stated that an in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
Out Of Sorts

Hoods Sarsaparilla is the only true
blood purifier prominently in the public
eye to-day. Its sales are the largest in
the world and it's record of cures is abb
solutely unequaled in the history of
medicine. 1t is an honest medicine and
does exactly what its proprietors say ii
will do. 1t gives vitality to the system.
strength to the nerves, and by creating
an appetite toning the stomach and puri.
fving the blood, it builds up and refreshes
the whole man.
Remember that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
WILL CAMP AT HIGHLAND.
Santa Clara Oranges arrange for an All-
Summer Outing

Santa Clara Oranges arrange for an AlI-
Summer Outing.
SAN JOSE, CAL, May 25.-The San Jose
Grange this afternoon discussed the mat
ter of holding State encampment, and
camping grounds at Highland were Sc
lected as the site for the outing. The en-
campment will be opened in three or four
weeks and continue through the summer
months. Once week addresses will be
made by professors from Berkeley and
Stanford on subjects pertaining to agri-
culture, horticulture and viticulture. A
great deal of encouragement has been
given the project by other oranges, and it
is expected the encampment will be well
attended by members from various parts
of the State.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
Hill Elect q Goddess of Liberty.

FRESNO, CAL, May 25.-The committee
of the One Hundred Thousand Club, the
Chamber of Commerce and the Citizens
Organization has decided to have the
Goddess of Liberty for the Fourth of July
celebration chosen by popular vote. The
polls opened at noon to-day and will
close June "a. The committee will invite
the companies OF the Sixth Regiment to
come here on the Fourth.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
mIDWINTER FAIR MEDALS.

San Jose Exhibits Which Won the De-
cisfOfs of the Judges.
SAN JOSE, CAL, May 25.-At the meet
ing of the Board of Trade last evening a
resolution favoring the adoption of an
attractive trademark, representative of
Santa Clara County, was adopted. 1t was
decided that the trademark be placed on
all fruit, wine and other products pre-
pared for expectation.
The following diplomas were received at
the Board of Trade yesterday from the
Commissioners of the Midwinter Fair:
George W. Hume, silver medal for French
prunes; San Jose Fruit-packing Company,
honor and medal-special on California
canned fruits; first on jellies, jams and
preserves; Santa Clara County, honor for
best exhibit of agricultural and horticul-
tural county products.
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DISASTROUS Blaze Near Los Gatos.

Los GATOS, CAL, May 25.-Mrs. M. A.
Scott of San Tomas district, two miles from
here, lost her valuable home this after
noon by fire. A defective hue caused the
destruction of her residence, valued at
about $4,000. There was little or no insur-
ance on the property. A few household
articles were saved.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-26
Shot at His Wife.

FRESNO, CAL, May 25.-Sid LeWalden,
saloon-keeper, went. home while drunk
and fired shot at his wife, who, he
said, intended to leave him. The bullet
did not take effect. When the officers ar
rived Mrs. LeWalden would not permit her
husband to be arrested.
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Ton Schmidt Case Decided.

FRESNO, CAL, May 25.-The suit of
Edward A. Won Schmidt of San Francisco
against his brother, Alfred W. Won Schmidt,
has been decided by Judge Webb. The
property at issue was vineyard valued at
$4,000. Tha decision is that the plaintiff
is entitled to about half the property.