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Francisco; the Edsall, owned by Blake
more, Gouge q Green of Placerville; the
Pyramid, owned largely by Hodgkin q
Son; the Wikel, owned by Dyer & Schaub
of Placerville, and several Oakland parties /;
the Blue Gouge, owned by G. F. Smith
the Gentle Annie, owned by John Melton
and Benjamin Farlo.
1t may interest many to recall that this
section was the old stamping ground of the
celebrated Colonel E. D. Baker.
Associated with Baker in the practice OF
law and his contemporary in California IS
Senate Chamber was G.. J. Carpenter, an
old-time war Democrat, whose voice and
work were for the Union at the time tina
California wavered in the balance.
Mr.. Carpenter owns the Mountain DEM
ocrat, the largest plant except two outside
of Sacramento. 1t was Mr.. Carpenter who
placed Broderick in nomination for the
United States Senate.
This was also the home of Judge Thomas
ii. Williams, though he had previously
lived and held court at Coloma. To these
names of local lights may be added, among
others, those of Thomas Robinson, John
Hill and Judge Williams, now of San
Francisco, who was Superior Court Judge
in Placerville.
Another of the old timers here is George
ii. IEgham, at one time County Auditor
and cotemporary at Coloma of Judge
Williams. When the county seat was
transferred from Coloma to Pacerville, he
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BARLEY THEFTS.
4 Whole Family to Be Charged With
Their Coha1BiSs ion.

4 Whole Family to BE Charged With
Their Commission.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. L. About 1
o'clock this morning Deputy Sheriffs Ten
nant and Kennedy searched the premises
of James c. Spencer at $50 East James
street for lot of chevalier barley that had
been stolen from the ranch of B. J. Tully
on the Tully road.
About fifty sacks of barley were stolen
from the TullY place last Sunday night,
and the matter was reported to Sheriff
Lyndon, who at once began search for
the missing grain. 1t was learned that
Spencer had disposed of sixteen sacks at
an East San Jose store for 20 cents per 100
pounds, when the market price was 81 40.
In their search this morning the officers
discovered lot of loose chevalier barley
in Spencer's barn. When they invaded
the house to arrest Spencer they found
only his two sons, George and Frank, aged
l6 and 19 respectively. The boys said
| their father and his oldest son, James, had
left for Jackson, Amador County, by wagon
early yesterday morning. The boys were
brought to the County Jail and locked up.
Spencer is a teamster, and had been en-
ployed at the Tully ranch for good many
years. but was discharged about year ago
on account of a lack of work. A warrant
charging Spencer and his son James with
grand larceny was forwarded to Jackson
to-day.
The officers learned this afternoon that
Spencer and his son had camped last night
near Livermore. 1t is expected they will
be arrested at either Stockton or Lathrop
This afternoon George and Frank Spen-
Ger, the boys arrested at the house this
morning, were arraigned before Justice
Dwyer on charge of grand larceny. Their
examination was set for August 10 at 10
A. NJ, and they were allowed to go on their
own recognizance.
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BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT.
1t Is Brought Against Capitalist for
FIFTY thousand Dollars.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 1.-When the
case of Jessie Pyle against E. NJ. Piercy,
for $4,000 for breach of promise, was called
in Judge Reynolds court this morning,
the plaintiff was not present, and, on mo-
ton of defendants attorney, the case was
dismissed and costs taxed to the plaintiff.
This afternoon another complaint was
filed by Jessie Pyle against E. NJ. Piercy
for $50, 900 damages for breach of promise
In the complaint Miss Pyle alleges that in
September, 1898, Piercy proposed marriage
TO her and she accepted, and that he there
and then promised to marry her within a
reasonable time.
She alleges that she has relied on the
promise of defendant to marry her, and
that she has remained single and is now
and ever has been since that time ready to
marry defendant.
Miss Pyle further alleges that sufficient
time has elapsed and Piercy has failed to
carry out his promise, and that she has
suffered great mental anguish and pain by
the actions of Piercy, and prays that she
be awarded $4,000 damages.
Piercy is capitalist and a well-known
PopuliSt politician
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A Suspected Foraer Arratamed.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. lotto Peter
son, who is supposed to be Henry Bonnell
who victimized number of merchants in
this city about three months ago by pass
ing forged checks, was arraigned before
Justice Gass this morning on charge of
forgery, and his examination was set for
August 5. Bail was fixed at $1,000, in de-
fault of which he went to jail.
While those on whom Bonnell passed
the checks have failed to identify Peterson
as the man, experts pronounce the writing
on the checks identical with Peterson S
handwriting. 1t is now believed there
were three or four in the gang, and that
Peterson forged the checks and his accom-
plices passed them.
Lawrence Archer Jr., attorney for Peter
son, secured writ of habeas corpus from
Judge Reynolds to-day, returnable at
o'clock tomorrow, on which an effort will
be made to secure Peterson's release on
the grounds that he is illegally held and
should have been accorded a preliminary
examination.
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PIacerville, the county seat OF Ell Dorado
County.
1t has population of about 200, and is
the terminus of the railroad connecting it
with Sacramento, SO miles distant. 1t oc-
cupies ravine through which flows
Hangtown Creek, between two ranges of
hills that rise for several hundred feet. A
view OF the little city from any OF the ad-
iacent hilItops is extremely picturesque.
Among the original settlers of this town
are w. B. House, john Q. Ballard, Colonel
s. Alter and B. T. Post. all living except
the latter, and all still hale and hearty.
Thomas Alterson and the two Blair
brothers came across the plains and joined
the colony in 1852. All these pioneers are
to-day among the prosperous and wealthy
men of the town.
Placerville, through all its vicissitudes,
has still maintained it's own and is yet a
thriving place, but it is destined in the
very near future to take a leading and
prominent position among its sister cities
of the mining world. 1t has among its
industries to-day well-equipped roller
-four mill, foundry and machine shop,
two large planning mills and two extensive
box factories.
An opera-house, the Masonic Temple
and excellent schools are additional fea-
lures to the credit of the town. There are
four churches, and the local newspaper
field of Placerville is indeed very ably and
creditably filled by the Mountain Demo-
crat, J. G.. Carpenter publisher, and by the
Ell Dorado County Republican, published
by G. A. Richardson.
The leading hotels are the Ohio. the
Cary, the Ivy, the Roster and several
smaller establishments of the kind. The
two first named are building additions.
They turn people away day after day for
want of room. Two banks and the usual
business-houses make up the list of most
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reception at Alcazar Hall to the delegates

reception at Alcazar Hall to the delegates
and visiting members and to the members
of the two lodges of this City. Tuesday
evening the third annual convention will
end with the installation of the new grand
officers and reception and ball at B'nai
Birth Hall.
One of the most important matters to be
discussed at the convention is the advisa-
biIity of instituting life insurance of mem
bers.
In 1894 the fourteen lodges of this State,
with total membership of 450, expended
nearly $4,000, part of which was used in
relief work, for funerals of members and
for charity. The lodges of the State own
property and funds to the value OF $4,000.
The Grand United Order of Odd Fellows
is secret fraternal organization, having
symbols and purposes similar to the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, the prin-
cipal difference being in point of color.
Last year the organization celebrated the
fiftieth anniversary of its establishment in
America.
The order consists of about 2200 lodges,
situated in the United States, Canada, the
West Indies, Liberia and other parts of
Africa, and is governed by a committee of
management" with headquarters in Eng
land, where all the members are white.
Last year the total membership in lodges
was over 100000 and there has been an in
y
Something of the character and amount
of work done in relief of members may be
inferred from the fact that in 1894 $36 600
were paid to the sick, $4,000 to widows
and orphans and $4,000 for funerals, with
total expenditure of nearly $75, 900.
Biennial National conventions are held
in the United States, which is divided into
districts, each district holding its annual
convention. This State alone forms the
District of California, and has lodges in
San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles,
Oakland, Chico, Stockton. Marysville, Ba-
kersfield, San Jose, San Bernardino River
side and San Diego; and probably three
more lodges will soon be established in
other places in Southern California.
1t is expected that this convention will
be well attended, particularly as many of
those at the Afro-American Congress now
in session in this City will remain over for
the State Convention of the G. q. 0. o. f.
Prominent among the colored Odd Eel
lows of California are: B. A. Johnson and
Frank Butler of Sacramento; A. Dumas
Jones, Homer Bishop, J. B. Wilson and
William Steward of Oakland; Benjamin
Harris, J. B. Hayden and George Brown
of San Francisco; ]. HI. Burrows of Stock
ton. T. w. Randolph of Marysville, III. H.
Gillmen of Bakersfield, Al Trench of San
Jose, Peter Powers of Chico, Samuel Phil
lips of Los Angeles and j. 9. Carter of
Riverside
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STATE ASSESSMENTs.
Some Interesting Results ShOsUn by the
Latest Returns.


Latest Returns.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Aug. 1.-The
State Board of Equalization is putting the
finishing touches on its annual report, and
in few days it will be given TO the public.
The report will show that the prosperity
of the State is increasing and that property
values have enhanced materially.
1t will show that while half the counties
in the State show falling off in their
assessments, the other half has increased
to such an extent that it offsets the de-
crease many times.
There will also be many interesting sta
tistics in relation to bicycles and their
effect on horse valuations.
Members of the board state that there is
not likely to be any change in railroad
assessments over those made last year, and
in this event the eloquence of E. Black
Ryan will have been wasted. In Mr.
Ryan's argument he stated that the rail-
road had lost over million dollars in the
strike of year ago and that business was
not as good as it had been.
There is but one county south of Tehach-
api that shows a decrease in the valuations
OF its property, and that is San Bernardino.
San Diego crawled up few thousands and
Los Angeles $5,000,000 San Francisco
added $3,000,000 to its valuations. Tulare
and Alameda show large increase. Kern
NOuutY dOOeu 90,UUO,UUO anu Odll MdttO
$1,000, 600 to their taxable property. The
first named is increase in farm values and
town property. Yolo County is one of
those which fell off. Fresno, Merced,
Stanislaus and San Joaquin fell behind a
little.
There is quite decrease in the valuation
OF horses, but this is made up by the as
sesements on bicycles. A good bicycle
and good horse are assessed at the same
figure, from $50 to $35 each San Fran
cisco returns 6000 wheels, Alameda 1000,
Los Angeles 818, and SO on throughout the
State. Alpine is the only county where
the wheel does not appear to be in general
use.
The report will show that of all the race
horses stabbed at San Francisco hardly any
stock belongs to parties who claim a resi-
dence in San Francisco. The owners have
their stock farms In other counties.
On the 4th of March, when the San
Francisco Assessor called on the trainers
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From a photograph. ]

Kleinhaus of San Francisco and Emil
Larsen of Placerville; the Kelsey, of
which I'll. L. Robinson is agent; the
Gopher Boulder and the Delmaha, owned
by w. H. Husbands, Mr.. Bell and a
third party; the Big Sandy, owned by j..
M. Ely of Toledo, Ohio; the Gray Eagle,
owned by John Sipp; the Lady
Emma, owned by ]. w. Beardsly
the st. Lawrence, owned by Thomas
Anderson and NJ. Meyerson of Placerville
the Esperanza, owned by NJ. D. Burlin-
game; the Rosecrans, which is in litigation
the Taylor, managed by E. W. Chapman
and owned by Chapman Brothers of San
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prominent public improvements. The in
iux of strangers and travellers to this town
is increasing, as is evidenced by all of the
hotel registers.
All of this prosperity is due to the re-
vival of the mining industries in Ell Do
RADIO County, of which Placerville is not
only headquarters, but the distributing
point for supplies.
The question is often asked, Why were
so many mines in Ell Dorado County
abandoned if they at one time were rich,
and why should they be reopened2
1t should be borne in mind that deep
mining is rather recent departure, at
least in many localities. In former days
men worked to water depth, and either for
want of capital or knowledge Of thorough
mining, abandoned properties. Again,
properties were often intrusted in their
development to inexperienced men.
The facilities of to-day for generating
power from electricity from distant water
sources were not known factor in other
days, nor were there the well-established
ditch systems which now carry water from
place to place. Deep mining in Ell Dorado
County is no longer an experiment, and
the deep lodes and veins will make it ex-
tremely profitable. Thus the abandoned
properties can be again made to yield rich
returns for the capital invested.
Energy more thorough and more sys-
tematic aided by modern invention in
machinery, is rapidly supplanting the days
of lethargy and brighter days are begin
ming to dawn, and it is all owing to the in
creasing investment of capital in the great
mining interests of this locality.
Among the most important mines that
soon will be or are now in oneratinn In this
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at the track, the latter informed him
that the stock belonged to Mr.. So-and-
so, who resided in Sacramento, Los Ange-
les, Kern or some other county, as the case
given into the Assessor of that county with
the balance of the stock. When the As
SCISSOR of the county in which the stock
farm is located called he was informedsthat
the race stock was in San Francisco on the
first Monday in March and their tax would
be paid there. In this way all this stock,
SO the members of the State board say, has
escaped taxation. If found in the hands
of the same owners next season it will be
assessed double
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torneys Spencer. LeiD and McKinstry rep
resented the defendant, Eva Rose Barron,
the widow, and H. V. Morehoase repre-
sented George Barron, the contestant.
The defendants statement covers about
1900 typewriter pages, and includes 359
amendments to the bill of exceptions filed
by George Barron. the contestant, to the
application of Eva Rose Barron. the widow,
for a new trial. The plaintiff objects to
sixty-two amendments proposed by the
defendant. and has submitted instructions
to be considered by the court.
BY mutual agreement of the parties in
terested In the case, the hearing was con-
tlnued until August 81 at 10 A. NJ.
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section are the Orc Fino, owned by hay
ward Lane and the Hobart estate; the
Shaw, owned by the Indian creek hanN
and Mining Company; the Pocanon.aa'
owned by Eastern people; the star hisn.'
owned by San Francisco ana Eas'e,n
capitalists; the Church, owned py .ne
Church Mining Company, OF WHICH
Jacob Neff is president; the Tullls, oWhed
by company composed of Callfornlahs,
w. D. G. Morgan being one OF the directors
and also superintendent the Grand VIC
tory, owned by John G. Wright and ID. II.
Pickett of Indianapolis, Ind, and ID. u.
Robinson of Placerville; the Oriental,
owned by William Stone of New YORK
and DIR. w. w. Stone and j. w.
Deutch of Placerville; the lineup, owned
by San Francisco parties; the Epley, "a
cific, Chester, American, Harmon, True,
Van Hooker and Gross, owned by the Eli
dorado Ditch Company, in which Barring
Bros of London are interested; the LIN
den gravel mine, owned by Charles A.
Sinclair of Boston; the Springfield
owned by Hayward & Hubbard;
the Franklin gravel mine, owned by
Thomas Clark & Co. of Placervllle;
the Giquac: the Try Again, owned by
Marco and Charles Varrozza of Placer
vile; the Granite Tunnel Mining Compa-
ny's property, now in litigation; the Greg
ory, owned by Kohn, Larue and Kimball
of Placerville and B. D. Pyke of San Fran
cisco; the Eagle, owned by Will c. Root
of idaho; the dollhouse, the property OF
the Newton Company; the Blair, under
bond to the estate of Mr. Bacon, who died
recently in San Francisco; the Larsen,
owned by DR.. B. B. Brewer and John
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THE BOND NOT GOOD.
Judge Wallace Refused to Accept the
Sureties offered by Louis
Sternberg.

The bond of $4,000 offered yesterday for
the release of Louis Sternberg was rejected
by Judge Wallace on the ground that two
of the signers were not responsible prop
erty-holders.
The sureties offered were Thomas Kelley
of 313 Fremont street, Giovanni Ferrea of
436 Union street, George W. Dutfeld Jr.
of 1913 Larkin street and Stefano Rovegno
OF Greenwich street. Judge Wallace was
did not regard the others as good bonds
men.
When the bond was offered, Judge Wal
lace sent for Attorneys Jones and O'Don-
nell, the attorneys employed by the City
to collecu money on forfeited bonds, and
the attorneys declared that neither Duffield
nor Ferrea, with whom they had had ex-
perience. should be accepted.
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COLORED ODD FELLOWS.
Their State Convention Will Be
Held Here Monday and
Tuesday.
Life Insurance of Members to Be
Discussed and New Officers
Installed.

The colored Odd Fellows of California
will convene in this City next Monday and
Tuesday.
Executive sessions will be held during
the day at Alcazar Hall. On Monday even
ing the local members of the Household of
Ruth, the woman's branch of the Grand
United Order of Odd Fellows, will give a
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Funds for Advertising.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. Colonel T.
Il. Weaver and Secretary Fay OF the
Board OF Trade, who are making an ex-
tensive canvass of the county to raise
$4,000 for an advertising fund, report that
they are being cordially received by the
orchardlsts, and are meeting with much
success. The orchardists are all reported
to be in favor of the movement.
a meeting of the fruit-growers will be
held at Los Gatos Saturday night, at
which the plans Of the executive commit
tee OF the Board of Trade for advertising
will be outlined. a large delegation of
Board of Trade men from San Jose will
attend.
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a FATAL AFFRAF.
TtCo nrivers Get Into o. RosC and One Is
MortdILg Stabbed.

TtCo hrtCerS Get Into o. RotC ana one Is
MortGIIy Stabbed.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Aug. There
was a cutting affray in the eastern part OF
the city tonight that will lead to the death
of one of the participants before morning.
John Hughes and George Williams, two
drivers of sprinkling carts, got into dis
pute regarding their respective places at
the dinner table. During the dispute
Hughes struck Williams, and the latter
drew knife and slashed Hughes across
the abdomen. The knife penetrated several
inches and cut into the bowels. The
physician who was called In states that it
is not likely that the injured man will live
until morning.
The police have landed Williams in jail,
where he denies all knowledge of having
cut Hughes, saying that it was merely a
fist fight, and no weapons were used. The
police have the name of witness who saw
the whole affair, and he refuses to corrobor-
ate the prisoners version.
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LACERV|LLE MINES,
The Great Industry of
Ell Dorado's County
Seat.
SOME OF ITS PIONEERS.
Many of the Earliest Miners
Still Residents of the
Town.
SOME OF ITS PIONEERS
SIGNS OF A BIG REVIVAL.
Modern Methods Are Expected to
Stimulate the investment
Of Capital.

PLACERVILLE, CAL, Aug. 1.-seven
miles from Coloma, the scene of Marshalls
famous discovery on December 19, 184S,
and the former home of many prominent
miner in California to-day, nestled among
the foothills, lies the picturesque town of
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Il Successful Loan association.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 1.-The stock
holders of the San Jose Building and Loan
Association held meeting this afternoon
and the first series of the association stock
was paid. The first series consists of S37
shares, 474 of which are unpledged. The
stock is worth 5000 per share, and the first
series represent $167 400. The series has
been running 126 months, and the shares
have earned 11.32 per cent interest per
annum. The society has just released
81, 600 worth of mortgages.
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4 Caboose Copsised.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. IA caboose on
a southbound freight train was turned over
on its side about IL O'Clock to-day at the
narrow-gauge depot while switching. An
empty boxcar stood on side track near
the shed and was not clear of the main
track. In switching the caboose it struck
the car and was overturned. wrecking
crew soon righted the caboose and delay
of but half an hour was caused.
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Scaldea bv Boiltno Svrmp,

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 1.-W. E. Bassett,
an employe of the Flickinger cannery.
was severely burned by boiling syrup
Tuesday. He was tending to kettle of
syrup when it began to boil over, and
in the excitement he reached down
inlo the kettle to shut off the steam. His
arms were scalded to the elbows. and he
sank to the floor in a helpless condition.
The skin is all cooked off his arms, and it
will be some time before he can use them.
doctor was summoned and the wounds
dressed. Bassett suffered intense agony
for several hours.
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HEAVY REWARD OFFERED.
A Stimulus to the Search for Buried Cold
in YoIo County.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Aug. 1.-Wells,
Fargo & Co. will announce in the Record
Union tomorrow morning that they will
give one-fourth of the $50, 400 buried in
Yolo County on the night of the train
robbery last October, to whoever may
find it.
Brady has shown the officers very near
where the treasure was hidden, so that all
who dig for it will know pretty nearly
where to operate. There will, no doubt, be
several hundred persons out there to-
morrow, engaged in the effort to make that
$4,000, or any portion of it.
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FIRE At RED BL UFF.
Splendid Fork Performed by the Fla
Department.

Optendtd H0fh Fe1JOF1leu Oy We ftTe
Department.
RED BLUFF, CAL. Aug. IA fire
roke out in the business part of town late
tonight in Shubert's store, burning it
completely out.
A teastore adjoining Shubert's was also
burned.
Brooks drugstore was damaged and Car
mails clotning-store was badly damaged.
The fire department did splendid work
in stopping the fire. The total damage will
reach several thousand dollars.
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was FIVE times consecutively elected as
District Attorney. He still resides here.
A former classmate of Ex-Governor Booth
and of Hon. d. w. Voorhees,, the silver
tongued orator in the United States Senate
from Indiana, is John Ballard, upon whom
sickness now rests heavily.
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Amother step D., the Barron Case.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 1.-The Barron
case was up before Judge Lorigan this
morning on settlement of the bill of ex
ceptions On motion for new trial. At