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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
IT THUNDERED LONG AGO,
An Ancient Spanish 12-
Founder Abandoned to
Sands and Tides.
Over a Hundred Years Ago 1t Fired
the First Salute Heard on
the Bay.

An old bronze cannon of Spanish make
lies on the beach at Alameda Point half
sunken in the sand. It's cumbersome car
riage has been stolen or has rotted away.
The tide buries it continually deeper, and
soon if left there to the placement Of the
sea it will be lost to sight and to memory.
And yet this particular cannon, with
out doubt, was one of the two that rang
out across the bay the first artillery salute
that the bay ever heard. This salvo was
fired in September, .1776, precisely 119
years ago. 1t was to celebrate the compile
ion of the Preside, on which the soldiers
of Moraga had been working nearly year.
Just beyond the point was anchored the
ship San Carlos-first to enter between the
pillared gates of San Francisco Bay-and
her guns answered the uproar from the
land
The San Carlos. brought along with the
supplies from the Preside at Monterey
two cannon. These were placed on the
ramparts of the fort that lay next to our
present Preside on the western side.
Later the San Carlos brought six more
guns of larger caiiber. These were for the
Castillo de San Joaquin, and they now oc-
cupy prominent places at Fort Mason
where the old relics stand pointing across
the water like veterans in their dotage.
They would be useless for defense, but
they are martial and picturesque monu-
ments of the old Spanish days. They are
the marks of the foundation-stone of San
Francisco's history
In the Preside there is now only one
piece of Spanish ordnance. Its COM
panion is across the bay behind wood
pile where the high tide covers it.
When and how the gun was taken from
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
RUN DOWN At VACAV|LLE,
Josh Rust and a Boy Named
De Haven Injured by a
Train.
Their Horses Took Fright and Ran
In Front of an En-
CINE.

VACAVILLE, CAL, Sept. 26.-Quite a
serious accident occurred at Elmira about
O'Clock this afternoon. AS the engine of
the Vacaville train was backing down to
the train "a wagon occupied by Josh Rust
and two boys was near the crossing.
The horses became frightened and ran
on to the crossing. Thinking they could
save themselves, the occupants of the
wagon jumped out, Mr.. Rust and one of
the boys, about 16 years old, named De
Haven, falling on the track.
The engine came upon them, iniuring
the De Haven boy so that one arm had to
be amputated at the shoulder, the other
above the elbow. His wounds may prove
fatal. Rust had one finger taken off, his
head cut, and it is thought he is internally.
injured. He will probably recover.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB.
Stakes That Called Forth the Entries OF the
Top-Notoh Division.

Stakes That Called Forth the Entries of the
Top-Notoh Division.
In the entries for two more OF the Pacific
Coast Jockey Clubs stakes, the General
Arthur Cigar, one and sixteenth miles,
and the Governor Budd stake, one and
half miles, among the more prominent
performers entered are such good per-
formers as Libertine, The Ironmaster,
Despot, Bright Phabus, Vinctor, In
stallator. Rey Ell Santa Anita and many
others in the top-notch division. The en-
tries, with their nominators, are as follows:
The General Arthur Cigar stakes, a handicap
sweepstakes for three-year-olds and upWaIo,
the association to guarantee the value OF tne
race; $500 to the first, $3.50 to the seeond ana
500 to the third horse. Burns d water,
houses Lovdal and Lucky Dog, j. q. Brown
Co.'s Libertine, W. Chambe rlaln's santa CARA,
]. Cochran's Montalvo, T. ,Colston's Genett
Edwards, E. Corrigan's The lronmaster, DesPot,
Olive and Senator Irby, Del Monte stables
Bright Phebus, Ferrier and Romulus, T.
Dunne's Pepper and G. B. Morris, Elkton sta
ble's Monterey, Elmwood stock farms Ninctor,
Installation and Roma, Hawkins q Johnstons
Digs, N. s. Halls Tar and Tartar and Garcia,
Joe Harvey's Wheel of Fortune, Hope Glen
stock FARMS Flashlight, Kendall stables 70
Tambsn "; G. de 6.d Lopez iAra mp; u1lef, n
Green B. Morris & Co.'S imp. Star Ruby ana
Overella, No Badge stables Santa Rosa, Owens
Bros Royal Flush, Rey Alfonso stables Key
Alfonso, John Robbins Mollie r, San Clemente
stables imp. stromboli, Santa Anita stables
Rey ell Santa Anita and Rey del Carreras, b.
Schreibers Hawthorne, Highland. Draw scott
aud Janus, J. H. Shields & Co.'s McLight w.
B. Sinks Sister Mary, A. B. Spreckeis' imp.
Candid, Cadmus, Capt. Skedance, imp Crelgh-
ton and Piausnte, st. Adams stable Zobair,
Woodlawn stables Del Norte.
The Governor Budd stakes, selling sweep
stakes for all ages, the association to guaran-
tee the value of the race; $500 to the first,
$3.50 to the second and 800 to the third horse.
.. Appleby's Flirtilla, Burns & Warehouses;
Lovda1, E. Corrigan's Despot, Senator irby and
The Ironmaster, P. DUNES Pepper and G. 3.
Morris, Elmwood stock farms Claudius and
Sir Walter, Louis II. Ezells Dungarven, S. {.
Hildreth's My Jack and Happy Day, Thomas
Burns Uncle Jim, T. Lundys Thornhill, No
Badge stables Santa Rosa, Oakland stables
Oakland, Rey Alfonso stables Rey Alfonso and
Zaragoza, John Robbins Noble r, Santa Anita
stables Carreras and Arapaboe, B. Schreibers
Janus, Hawthorne and Draw Scot, A. J. Smiths
Eckert, A. B. spreekels' imp Candid, Cadmus,
Captain Skedance and imp. Creighton, r. Van
Brnnt's CabrilIo, Westchester stables Fred
Gardner, White d Clarkes Whitestone.
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sEEuTY BISHOPS THERE
Minneapolis Chosen as the
Scene of the Episcopal
Convention.
IMPORTANT TOPICS.
The QUESTION of Dividing California
Into TWO Dioceses TO Be
Decided.

The general convention of the Protestant
Enisconal chur,h meets at Minneapolis in
tr;e1niai session on the second day Of
October The Bishops from the seventy
dioceses of the United States Will be In
attendance and constitute the House OF
Bishops, corresponding to the National
Senate. The lower house, tine clerical
and lay deputies, " is formed Of not more
than four clerical delegates and Tour lay
delegates from each of the several dIoceses.
The government of the Episcopal church
is closely analogous in formation and
function to our National Government.
This is accounted for by the fact that the
men prominent in making tne cohsuto-
ton of this country, IS Washington, JET
ferson and Hamilton, we're also the found
ers of the government of the Protestant
Episcopal church.
Right Rev. John Williams. Bishop of
Connecticut, as senior Bishop IN conse-
Grafton will preside over the house OF
Bishops, and the Rev. Or. Dix OF New
York oversthe clerical ane lay deptltles.
Bishop Nichols OF the California do
cese is already in the East. The clerical
delegates from this diocese are: Rev. k: q.
Foute. rector of Grace Church of this
City; DR.. E. B. Spalding, rector OF St.
Johns Church and principal of Trinity
School of this City; Rev. Dr.. Trew OF Les
Angeles, and Dean Restarick OF San
William B. Hooper of the Occidental
Hotel; A n. Drown OF this City, J. +.
Towel of Los ANGELES and Judge Wnder
of Southern California.
There will be brought before the conven-
ton three important matters, two ofwhIch
are of general interest and one bearing di-
rectly on the California diocese.
The most prominent matter to be de-
cided upon is "the proposed revision OF the
constitution of the Protestant Episcopal
church." Next is the division of the do
cese of this State into a northern and
southern diocese.
The question of dividing California into
two dioceses has long been discussed by
the leading members of the church here,
and at the last annual convention at Los
Angeles, during the month of May, it was
unanimously decided to divide the State,
thus tightening the labor OF the Bishops.
Before this can take effect, however, both
houses of the general convention must
pass upon it.
A similar case will be considered regard
ing the diocese of Maryland. 1t is de-
sired to set the city of Washington, which
is now under the Bishop of Maryland,
apart as see city, thus creating a new
diocese which will include the District or
Columbia and q few counties in the
southern part of Maryland. Bishop Paret,
now residing in Baltimore, will probably
be transferred to Washington. Bishop
Paret, who is a man OF great energy, has
secured a large fund to be used in the
building of a mammoth Episcopal
cathedral at Washington, and Mrs. Phoebe
Hearst of California has given money to
erect girls seminary which is to adioin
the cathedral.
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peared that day, and afterward search
was made, but no trace of him could be
found: As. he had been paid off 1t was
thought he bad gone to some other locality.
1t seems. however, that he had followed
hunters trail to the top of the mountain
between the Sonoma and Napa valleys
directly from the home. He stuck his
cane near the trail with handkerchief
upon 1t IN which were the strange letters
he wrote.
He then went to bald peak near by
where there were only three or four pine
trees, made a bed of brush, upon which he
lay down and took the quick-acting dose
OF poison which ended his life. The body
when found the other day rested on the
back. the hat pulled over the eyes, which
had not been disturbed.
The body had dried up considerably,
but no animal or bird of any kind had dis
turbed it in its long exposure. The body
was buried, as he requested, where found
and large stone placed over it.
Altogether it is quite a remarkable
suicide. Those who knew the man believe
he bad secret and at some time in his
life had been more than he seemed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27

yearolds-Mabel 100, Ruinart liz, Rejected
Closkey Isl, Lowry O'Connor 100, Won DUNK
104, Phyllis 101, Little Flush filly l04, Decision
1O4, Marigold colt 112, Rhaetia 1O4. -
Second race three-sixteenths of q mile, sell
ing-Tobey 1O4, Rogation SO, Auteuil l04,
Vernon 90, Tom Clark 101, Ransome lo4'
Elmer 90. ,
Third race, eleven-sixteenths OF mile, sell
ing, light welter-weights--V 126, Han
ford Id, Rose Clark 100, Midlo LOG, Joe Cot
ton 12O, Olivia III, Encino 81, Gold Bug lZo.
Fourth race, three-quarters OF mile: hanol.c
cap-Mainstay 112, McLight 40, Duchess OF
Towers IOS, Rico 80, Sport McAllister l0o.
Fifth race, one mile, selling-Malo D1ablo ",
Mary 81, Wheel of Fortune SO, Arno so,
Charmer 100, Nephew 105, Remps 1O7.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
RIVERSIDE RAISINS.
Picking Has Commenced Though Not o,
an Ertenstre Scale.

Picking Has Commenced Though Not on
an Extensive Scale.
RIVERSIDE, CAL, Sept. 25.- Raisin
grape picking has commenced, thought not
on very extensive scale as yet. The crop
this season is only medium in quantity,
bat good in quality.
The present warm weather is very well
come to grape-growers, for it is just this
kind of weather that is needed to ripen
and sweeten the fruit Several weeks of
good warm weather will be welcomed now
by grape men as it is required to insure a
proper curing of the raisins.
The raisin crop of this city is not near as
large now as few years ago, owing to the
fact that many vineyards have been up
rooted, yet this valley will have many car
loads to shin
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
arizona Land Companv.

PHOENIX, ARIz., Sept. ga 81, 900
company organized to-day at Holbrook, in
Northern Arizona, for the reclamation Of
10O 900 acres of fertile land along the line
of the Atlantic and Pacific. The waters of
the Little Colorado and Rio pueroo are to
be utilized. The land and climate are es-
pecially favorable for the growth of decid-
uous fruits and early vegetables.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
COMING TO SAY FR4ScIsoo.
StocBton's High School athletes to COM
pete Tor the IIlter.s Oh elastic.

StoeBto't's High School athletes to COM
pete for the blterschoLastic.
STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 26.-The ath-
letic team of the Stockton High School
will leave tomorrow afternoon for San
Francisco to compete in the interschol-
astic feld-day games to be held in that city
on Saturday.
For the past three weeks the boys have
been training at the grove, and are in fine
condition. They expect to capture the
relay race, and possibly some of the long
distance races and the high Jump.
The team is made up of the following
named students: Robert Henderson leap
tain), John Turner, James Carter, NJ.
Benton, Walter Yost,- Ed Higuera, Fred
Hopper, Herbert Carey and James
KnoWlton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
OCEAN WAVE COLLISION.
Examination Into the Cause IN Progres
ut Portland.

Denomination Into the Cause in Progress
ut Portland.
PORTLAND, Or. Sept. 26. - United
States Inspectors of Steam boats Edwards
and McDermott are conducting an investi-
CATION into the collision between the Ocean
Wave and the .yawl Rainier, which was
run down on the Columbia River on the
night of August Is and by which two lives
were lost.
There is large attendance at the exam
ination, and on the second day of the in
qulry mass of evidence was taken. 1t is
evident that civil proceedings for damages
against the Ocean Wave Company will fol-
low conclusion adverse to the steamer
The testimony adduced showed that at the
time of the accident the yawl was not
showing lights.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27

its old stand is a matter of speculation. 1t
is thought, however, that several years
ago Captain Zalinski, who was then evolv-
ing designs for his dynamite gun had it
taken from one of the forts to Alameda
Point, and used it for experimental pur-
poses. Guns that it stood beside hun
dred years ago now occupy places of honor.
1t is forgotten. The North Pacific Coast
Railroad runs within twenty feet of the
place where it lies, and the labor of trans
ferring it to the place from which it was
taken would be very slight.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
AFFRAY At SANTA MARIA.
Thomas Hamley Seriously Shot by u
Bragge.

Brugge.
SANTA MARIA, CAL, Sept. 26.-An at
tempted murder occurred to-day about a
mile and a half from here wherein Thomas
Hanlev, an old resident, was the victim.
The assault was committed by ]. Brugge,
hired man. He fired at the old man
with double barreled shotgun while Han
ley was doing some repairing around the
house. The first shot blew his right Shout
der off and the second missed him. Han
ley then ran across to a neighboring ranch
and was brought to town. Officer Klink
was.seht after the murderer, who was cap
tured and brought to Jail. Threats of
lynching were INDUCED in, as the old man
was very quiet and inoffensive, while
Brugge has very bad reputation. The
latter is the brother of the murderer who
recently escaped from the Santa Rosa Jail.
1t is thought that Brugge was after the old
man Hanley's money. Hanley is ex-
pected to live. The two men have had
several quarrels before.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
ATHLETIC CLUB oUARRELs.
Proposition to ThrolC Match Makes
Trouble ut Los angeles.

Proposition to 1hrotc O. Match Makes
Trouble ut Los angeles.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Sept. 26.-There
was no exhibition at the Angel City Ath-
letic Club rooms this evening In fact
there is some doubt as to whether there
will ever be any more contests before that
club. Thewhole difficulty has been brought
about by proposition Fred Began made
to George Arbuckle, the hacker of Jack
Frazier, to throw his match with Frazier
and allow the latter to win.
Arbuckle was to bet $500 or 500 on
Frazier with Fox and Kellerman, Bogan's
hackers, and after the money had been
won, Began was TO receive half of it for
permitting himself to be whipped Ar
buckle did not expose the proposition to
the directors of the club until the match
had been declared off. Everybody was
greatly surprised, and more particularly
Mesfrs Fox and Kellerman, who had had
the utmost faith IN. Began, Ii these
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
BRUTAL ASSAULT.
III. 4. LOtceU Attacked by a Bdrkeeper a
Los I1sgeTes.

Los angeles.
Los ANGELES, CAL, Sept. &C. NJ.
Peters, a bartender was arrested this
morning at the instance of H. A. Lowell,
who charges him with assault with a
deadly weapon. According to the state
ment of Lowell, the assault was a most
brutal and cowardly affair.
He states that in company with friend
he went into saloon on South Main
street, near Winston, formerly the Senate
and called for a glass of beer.
He was standing at the bar when a
drunken man challenged him to fight.
The trouble was easily adjusted and
Lowell stepped to the telephone, he SAYS,
to order quincy, when, without the least
provocation, the bartender came from be-
hind the bar and struck him with piece
of leadpipe about eighteen inches long,
telling him to the floor.
Peters was arraigned before Justice Nor
rison and ordered to furnish bail to the
amount of $1,000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
THE GLEN ELLEN SUICIDE.
Body of Renee, the Missing Man, Found
on a Bald Peak.

DV"Y u 1tc"tFt, UIe lUtsStHU zHuW, TUUHU
on Bald Peak.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, Sept 26.-Judge
Overton has returned from the Glen Ellen
Home, of which he is director, and gives
some further particulars of the suicide of
Renee. Renee had been employed at the
home about year. He was Frenchman,
who had evidently received superior edu-
cation and was an all-around useful man.
He was specially well up in chemistry.
Last month he left the home and told
some persons there they would never see
him again as he contemplated suicide.
They did not pay much attention to him as
they supposed he was joking. He disap-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
Burglars Workims IN Traeer.

TRAVER, CAL, Sept. 26.-Burglars
entered Lewis Sweet & Co.'s store,
one of Traver's leading business houses,
last night, and secured considerable plum
der. The property stolen consisted mostly
of cutlery and firearms. The nature OF the
goods leads to the belief that the forty
thieves are again implicated. The only
clew left the officers to work on were a
couple of old files with which the back
door was pried open.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27

pear. Judge Crawford ordered that the
bond be forfeited and that bench warrant
be issued for his arrest.
What has become of Starkey is the ques-
ton that is agitating the minds of good
many who have been watching the case.
Some say that he has not been seen around
Petaluma for some time and entertain the
belief that he has fled from the country.
The case attracted great attention when it
commenced and set all Petaluma people
talking.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
STRANDED SELLERS.
They appeal to the Federal Court at
Portland for Pay.

Portland for Pay.
portland, Or, Sept. 26.-The fourteen
members of the crew of the confiscated
sealing schooner Rosie Olsen have appealed
to the Federal court to see that they get
their wages.
The men are stranded here and the ves-
sci is in the custody of the Marshal, while
the sealskins have been placed in bonded
warehouse.
AS the vessel has already been seized
and libeled by the Government the seamen
stand good show of not getting what is
due them.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
Los ANGELES CoUNTERFE1TERs.
Ormandy Pleads Guilty and His Fife
- Goes Clear.

-. Goes Clear.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Sept. 26.-Mrs.
NJ. V. Ormandy was acquitted in the
United States District Court this morning
of charge of passing counterfeit coin. 1t
was shown that though her husband was
engaged in the manufacture of spurious
coin in the same house, yet they occupied
different rooms, and the husband kept his
room locked and the wife never went into
it.
Another indictment charging her with
having in her possession molds of coin
was dismissed. The husband of the
woman, J. H. Ormandy, pleaded guilty
and will be sentenced Monday. There are
three indictments against him, all con-
Meeting him with the manufacture and
possession of counterfeit coin.
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charges against Began are not disproved
it may result in the disruption of the club.
Already some members haue resigned. 1t
seems strange to them that square fight
cannot be put up in this city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27
OREGON M. Il. CONFERENCE.
WoDien val Be admitted as Ministerial
Delegates.

Delegates.
PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 26.-At to-day's
session of the Oregon Methodist Episcopal
conference delegates voted unanimously to
change the reading of restrictive rule re-
garding the ministerial delegates to the
General Conference by striking out finale
members only" and making it read,
delegates may be men or women" The
delegates will be elected tomorrow Rose
burg was selected as the place of holding
the conference next year.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-27

Following are to-day's entries:
First race, fye-eighths Of mile, maiden two.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1895-06-28
Hamilton.

06u11G00.
j. NJ. Chisholm returned from Chic.
ago, Friday.
Charlie Carl was up from Carlisle,
Thursday evening.
Jack Winlaw was over from Pcmbi
ma Thursday.
W; Argue was over from Carlisle,
Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Grill drove over
20 Cavalier, Tuesday.
FoE photographs, go to A. P. John
sons in the glass block.
Miss Annie Mcmillan, of South
Carlisle was In town Tuesday.
Dan Mcmillan Of Langdon was in
town Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. Thos. Start has commenced
work on his new brick residence.
w. r. Bride came up from Pcmbina
Tuesday evening Of last week.
VIM. johnson, of South Carlisle is
able to be out after long illness.
Most Of our citizens will celebrate
the glorious 4th of July at Grafton
this year.
U. Fl. johnson has a force of men
and teams at work excavating the
basement for the new school building.
L. Kenna's trotting horse ran away
one evening last week, and made
tooth-picks out of one Of the sulky
wheels.
Mrs. r. A. Thacker is slowly re-
covering from o long and severe ILL.,
ness, under the skillful treatment Of
DR.. ]. G. Hay.
Geo. Mclean was trying to ride q
wheel one evening this week. The
wheel was on top most Of the time.
Geo. says he will get there after while.
Archie McCully, of the U. S. Gus
toms force at Pembina, was in town
Thursday. We didn't learn the ma
ture of his business, but VIC were told
that 1t was very pleasurablc.
Harry Dawson, Dave Miller, Herb.
Assselstine and Prof. Mofflt rode over
to Cavalier on their wheels, Thursday
evening. Miller and Dawson made
the distance between Hamilton and
Cavalier in thIrty.five minutes.
There was q real fox hunt in town
Tuesday. Sone time ago Will Con-
nels tame fox ran away on Tuesday
he turned up under the sidewalk in
front of the Hamilton House. The
boys got together and ripped up about
half an acre of sidewalk and Geo. w:
Boylan's dog finished tho fox.