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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-01
CAPSIzED IN rAKU HARBoR.
4 Fatal accident to One of the Cutter Cor
tciH'S Boats.

4 Fatal 4ccident to One of the Cutter Cor
tcin's Boats.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, April 3d.
The United States revenue cutter Corwin
arrived from Alaska this morning and re-
ports fatal accident to one of the cutters
boats at Taku harbor. Captain Munger
and party, while returning ashore, were
overtaken by squall, which capsized the
boat One seaman, Gustaf Wilson, was
drowned. The rest of the party were res
cued with great difficulty, and for two days
the captains life was despaired of. He is
now on the road to recovery.
Ten cases of the liquor seized by the
Corwin is said. TO have been carried north
on the steamer Willapa in charge of man
named Abernathy, who was formerly a
wealthy mine-owner OF Colorado. He was
arr inging n ship it oven the mountains
when the officers made the seizure. Most
OF the other liquor was from Canada, and
was taken into the territory by British
Columbia smugglers. The liquor, accord
ing to Alaskan prices, is valued at $1,000.
The officers of the Corwin also con-
.fscated and destroyed several hundred
gallons of spirits near Sheep Camp, thirty
miles inland up the Chilcat Mountains.
In speaking OF the liquor smuggling in
Alaska one of the Corwin's officers said:
ITO suppress the traffic it will be neces-
sary to keep cutter constantly patrolling
the southeast coast to intercept small SNUG
Cling sloops from Victoria. Also, the Gov
ernment license perm itting the sale OF
liquor in Alaska should be annulled. The
Government stands in the attitude of
licensing saloons and seizing the liquor if
they attempt to sell it.
The Corwin will remain here after out
fitting until the Rush. Bear and Perry ar
rive, when she will accompany them as
part of the fleet which will patrol Bering
Sea to prevent pelagic sealing.
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BRIBED A SUPERVISOR.
Money Used to Secure a Vote
for Architect RuShfOrth'S
Plans.
SCORED BY THE PROSECUTOR.
Caustic Arraignment of the Official
Who Accepted the Corrup-
ton Fund.

STOCKTON, CAL, April 3O.-Charles W.
Ward, superintendent of the San Joa-
quin County Hospital, who was indicted
with Dr. Charles Bulson, ex-county physi-
clan, on charge of having bribed Super
visor Brown to vote for hospital plans sub
mitted by Architect George Rushforth,
was found guilty by the jury before which
he was tried. The only evidence the de-
fense introduced was that of ex-County
Clerk Yolland and Supervisor Carson, who
said that Brown had opposed and voted
against Rushforth's plans.
The District Attorney scored Supervisor
Brown in his remarks to the jury. and
said the Supervisor was not fit to hold
the office to which the people had elected
him. The jury went out at 2:45 and re-
turned its verdict at 9 o'clock.
Dr. Bulson's trial is set for next week,
but it may not take place until the next
regular term of court, as the present venire
of iurymen has been exhausted.
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TROUBLE At WARDNER.
An attempt of the Miners Union to Drire
OaIt Il. i. Il. Members.

An attempt OF the Miners Unt0n 10 OTtce
Out Il. i. Il. Members.
WARDNER, IDAHO, April 30.-The
Miners Union of Wardner recently de-
nounced the A. P. A., and since then has
been expelling members of the union for
joining the order. A few days ago Joe
Mcconnell, one of the lesses of the Stem
winder mine, was ordered to quit work,
the reason given being that he belonged to
the A P. A., and Mcconnell obeyed the
command.
A man named Halls took the lease of
the Sierra Nevada mine and employed ten
men, all being A. P. A. members. Satur-
day night a committee of the Miners
Union waited on Halls and notified him to
instantly discharge the A. P. A. workmen
or the union would go into the mine and
take them out.
Halls refused and is backed by local A.
P. A. members, who declare that if an at
tempt is made to take the miners out
trouble will follow. AS Wardner is the
| center of an organization which terrorized
! non-union men two years ago, and which
has since run men out at pleasure for vari-
Gus reasons, the situation is anything but
Deaceful
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BALLOTING AT HEALDSBURG.
Miss Emma Widiund Takes the Lead IN
the Carnirak Queen Contest.

Miss Emma Widtnnd Takes the Lead IN
the CarniraL Queen Contest
HEALDSBURG, CAL, April 30.-Miss
Emma Widlund Ltton Springs fair
daughter, came prominently to the front
to-day and surprised her Healdsburg OPP
ponents for the floral crown by taking the
lead. A heavy vote was polled for all the
candidates for queen of the festival, but
Miss Widlund received a sufficient number
to place her at the head of the list, with
Miss Mary Livernash second, Miss Zoe
Bates third, Miss Carrie Moulton fourth
and Miss Linnie DEMO fifth.
Although it was IL o'clock last night be-
fore the Floral Association meeting adj
journed, the members of the different COM
mittees were on the streets early this
morning busily at work arranging for the
coming fete. The enthusiasm and unity
of purpose manifested is refreshing, and
every resident of the Russian River Valley
is uniting with his neighbor to make the
first annual floral festival and baby show a
success.
"We can and will do so, too," said
Banker George H. Warfield of the finance
committee this evening. "The finance
in the work of raising funds necessary to
meet the heavy expenses attendant upon
the festival, but it has met with splendid
encouragement to-day, securing nearly
$500 in three hours"
Mr.. Warfeld is greatly encouraged over
the success the finance committee is meet
ing in this direction. All the other COM
mittees speak in the same way.
The amusement committee will arrange
for three days sport, in which riders of
the silent steed will play prominent part.
The committee on music will endeavor to
have band tournament, in which the vari-
Gus musical organizations of the county
will be invited to compete for substantial
prize. Captain Charlie, with his tribe of
Solyano Indians, will probably take part in
the parade and will have sixty big and lit
tie Indians mounted on ponies, and will
give an exhibition of horsemanship and
Indian sports.
Residents of Alexander Valley have
promised hearty cooperation and will be
extensively represented.
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Santa Cruz litigation.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, April 3O.-In the
Superior Court to-day II. L. Middleton OF
Boulder Greek began suit against Leonide
Burling of San Francisco to enforce an
agreement for the sale of $40 acres of land
and $2500 damages, by reason of the de.
fendant's failure to convey the land On
March 30 of the present year the defendant
agreed to deed the land for $780, and the
plaintiff paid 1850 on account. The defend
ant has failed to comply with the agree
ment, hence the suit to compel her to carry
out the terms. The plaintiff also asks that
she be enjoined from cutting timber on the
land.
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ALASKA LIQUOR SEIZED.
The Cutter CorWin Loses {
Man by the Capsizing of
a Boat.
TROUBLE IN wARDNER MINES
Losses Sustained by Sealing Schoo-
ners-New Steamers for the
China Trade.

H0LLISTER, CAL. April 30-Insurance
rates went downward with startling rush
yesterday, and to-day almost every busi-
ness house in town was reinsured at cuts
ranging from so to go per cent.
The insurance men are engaged in a war
of determination, and property-owners
who did not rush to secure poll
cies on to-day's cut may have an
opportunity within the next few days of
getting insured for little more than the
cost of the paper on which the policy is
written.
The war was started yesterday by the
arrival of an agent of the Commercial
Union, who Immediately announced that
he intended 10 insert the knife into in.
surance rates.
The local board determined to force him
out, and placed the rates so low that so far
the stranger has not written policy. But
the contest shows no signs of ending and
the war of determination promises to be
waged bitterly.
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gui shed family. Her grandfather was a
great abolitionist, and founder of the Le-
moyne Freedman's School. He also built
the first crematorv in America. His
daughter, Mrs. Mills, is doing much for
individual education in Los Angeles. The
latters husband, Judge Mills, left large
sum to be expended in this work. DR.. Le-
moyne Mills, the son, was last month
elected president of the State Medical So
ciety. Mrs. Mills is full OF public spirit
and energy, is on the Board of Associated
Charities, and prominent in all philan-
thropic work.
Mrs Gibson, the efficient secretary, and
Mrs. Stephens have worked together for
years in various societies, the former as
presiding officer, the latter as scribe. The
Orphans Home in Los Angeles was in
reality built almost wholly through the
efforts of these two women, the board of
which they were officers collecting by SUBJ
scription and entertainments $200, 900 in
side of two years for the purpose of build
ing the home.
The parliament is very fortunate in hav-
ing for its president Mrs. Elmira J. Stew
ems, bright-faced, dark-eyed woman, who
is a genius as a presiding officer, quick
and tactful, always ruling promptly and
correctly, and disarming resentment with
her ready speech and good humor.
The Woman's Club of Santa Barbara, at
whose invitation the Parliament convenes
here, is body comprising about one hun
dred Santa Barbara ladies. 1t is a purely
social organization, now completing its
second year, and has for its avowed mo-
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One Cresc,s Heary Catch.

ASTORIA, ORE, April 80. The Cali
fornia sealing schooner Kate and Ann,
Captain Lichens, arrived here this after
noon with 39l sealskins, all of the best
quality and very large. The skins will be
sbipped tomorrow via New York to the
London market. Two hundred were caught
off the coast of California and $50 off De-
struction Island and thirty eight yesterday
off the mouth of the Columbia River. The
Kate and Ann has been hunting since
January, but the weather has been very
severe. and only eight days work was done
in the present month. She leaves here on
Monday on a sea-otter cruise.
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arrival OF the Queen will be announced by
the ringing of bells, blowing of whistles
and firing Of cannon. The opening ad-
dress win be made by Hon. A. G. Burnett.
There will be grand march by the or
chestra and 200 little children, becomingly
dressed. The Queen will be crowned on
the stage OF the theater by the Princess of
Santa Rosa Miss George Stewart, This
will be followed by flower dance by the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-01
VILLA WALLA CRIME.
Joseph Boftger Thought in Hore Rees,
Murdered bn His Conspant0ns.

Joseph Boftger Thought IN Hcve Rees'
Murdered bB His ConspoatOns.
WALLA WALLA, WASH, April 30.-J
.Bottger, man about 40 years of age, was
found dead this morning in a small room
over carpenter-shop, with bottle con.
tanning morphine lying beside his bed. II
was supposed at first to be a case of self.
destruction, but the authorities now be.
lieve the man was murdered.
Bottger was drinking heavily on Monday
afternoon in company with dissolute
characters, and at 80 o'clock this morn
ing he was found dead. During the past
few days Bottger has been showing a will
left by his brother, who died in Sacra-
mento recently, which bequeathed to him
SIS, 900 in real estate and money. Domestic
troubles have made Bottger's life burden
for some time past.
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sEA1ERs LOSE VI1E.

The Sea son Just Closed Has Been an
UnpTOftabte One.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, April 3d.
To-day, which marks the close of the open
sealing season, brings to mind the fact
that the present was probably the most
improbable season in the history of the
coast. Few if any sealers have approached
paying expenses, while the greater number
have run far behind. Schooners manned
by Indians have been meeting with bet
ter success, although none of these
even have made money. All sealers are
-centering great hopes on the ending of the
closed season, when they expect to retrieve
the losses now sustained.
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to hold the flower show at the city park
where band will play every afternoon
and evening.
The directors selected Miss Elaine Davis
to represent the Goddess of Plenty in the
fruit float, Miss Harriet Maddux to repre-
sent California in the State float and Miss
Belle Spottswood to represent Sunshine in
the float of that name.
On the first night Of the carnival the
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END OF A FRESNO SUIT.
r. II. Austin Awarded Dam
ages for Being Subjected
to Humiliation.
Organizing for the Construction
of New Telephone System
Low Insurance Rates.

FRESNO, CAL, April 3o.-R. 81. Austin
to-day obtained judgment against the
Fresno Water Company for $3.50 damages.
Mr.. Austin owed several months rent.
and at the request of the owner of the
property the company turned off the water
supply. The tenant offered the water COM
pany the amount due, but it was refused.
The water was turned off only twenty
four hours, and suit for S299 damages was
begun on the ground that the plaintiff had
suffered by being humiliated. The case
will be appealed.
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tive the promotion of acquaintance among
women of congenial tastes. If it has the
reputation of being a somewhat exclusive
body the presence in its ranks of number
of women of wealth and social prominence
is purely accidental, and democratic
feeling, based upon ethical grounds alone,
holds the club in close unity. Mrs. Bax-
ter, who has been the president since it's
formation, is woman of stately presence,
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her noble face crowned with snow-white
hair. Mrs. Judge Wright, an estimable
woman, who has lent valuable assistance
to various measures for local progress and
social improvement during long resi-
dence here, as wee president OF the Parlia-
ment of Santa Barbara County has inde-
fatigably labored to insure the comfort of
these guests, ably seconded by Miss Susan
Wade, the district secretary.
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FROM TACOMA TO HoNGKo oNG.
The Northern Pacific Places Three Nesc
Steel Steamships on the Run.

The Northern Pacific Places Three NefC
Steel Steamships the Run.
TACOMA, WASH, April 3O.-Three new
steel steamships have been secured by the
Northern Pacific Steamship Company to
run on the Tacoma, Yokohama and Hong
kong route. So fast has the trade been
growing that the placing of these vessels
on the line has been rendered necessary.
The steamship Sikh, now running, is to be
taken off, leaving the Victoria and Tacoma
still on These, with the new vessels,
Evandale, Strathnevis and Hankow, make
fleet of five.
The new vessels are the Evandale and
the Strathnevis. both built thisl year in
Great Britain, and the Hankow, a hand
some vessel only few years old. Each of
these vessels has a carrying capacity of
about double that of the Victoria. While
the Victoria can carry about 5000 tons and
the Tacoma $500, the new vessels can each
carry about $500 tons.
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Fishermem Dro,oned Near Stella.

ASTORIA, Or, April 3O.-Word has
reached here that the naphtha launch
Tillie, owned at Oak Point, was sunk yes
terday while on her way to Stella, and that
James Dudley and Barney Dolen, fisher
men, were drowned. There were three
other men in the launch at the time, but
they managed to swim ashore. Dolen has
relatives in Vancouver, WASH, and Dudley
relatives in Tacoma
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Viuard Purchases Tacoma Land.

TACOMA, WASH, April 30.--Henry Viii
lard, ex-Northern Pacific Railroad mag
nate, bought $4,000 worth of property
here to-day from the Tacoma Land Com
pany. This purchase is regarded as an
other indication that Willard has again be-
come allied with the Northern Pacific.
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SUNDERLAND OIL WELLS.
Santa Bdrbdra's Board of Trade Inspect.
the NetcIy Developed Fields.

He Netcfy DecetOpeu FSetdS'
SANTA BARBARA, CAL. April 3d.
The Santa Barbara Board of Trade at the
invitation of H. c. Williams, the founder
of Summerland, went down to the latter
place yesterday to inspect the newly
developed oil fields. They made a tour of
the place examining the producing wells,
numbering about a dozen. One of the
wells which belongs to Mr.. Williams flows
100 barrels day.
The gentlemen composing this board
are among Santa Barbara's leading citi-
zens and business men, and they are united
in the opinion that measures should be
taken to encourage the establishment of
manufactures which will utilize this vast
amount of fuel at home and by so doing
materially promote the prospects OF the
town and all of this section.
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Arrives at Vancortrer.

VANCOUVER, B. c., April 3O.-The
Empress of China arrived here this even
ing from the Orient after an uneventful
trip. She had seventy saloon, nine inter-
mediate and 444 steerage passengers and
also brought 100 tons of cargo. Just be-
fore leaving Yokohama some little trouble
was caused by a strike of the coolies load
ing the vessel.
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The Santa Crux Carntyat.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, April 30.-At a
meeting of the City Council last evening it
was decided to call public meeting for
Thursday evening for the purpose of dis
cussing plans for the floral carnival. 1t is
probable that the Half-million Club will
be invited to visit this city. The people
are anxious to have the club come here.
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,ri,.,s Wfu Leare for AIa,ko.

FRESNO, CAL, April 30.-A party of
twenty miners, headed by Frank Dusy. an
old resident of this county, will leave here
soon for Alaska, where they will spend the
summer in the gold mines. A number of
miners have already left for that country.
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LoB COST OF Policies.
Acute Stage Reached by the Insurance
Rate Cutting IN, Fresno.

FRESNO, CAL, April 3o.-A local insur-
ance agent was to-day awarded the con-
tract for writing the insurance on the city
schoolhouses at reduction of so per cent
from the rates formerly charged. The
amount carried is about $4,000. The old
policies, many of which have only few
months to run, have been cancelled, ard
the rebates will pay the cost of reinsuring
for three years and leave the city 5000 in
cash
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NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
Fresno Capitalists VIII Construct Con,
peti1lG line.

V0''O 2" "I'e0tT0totS " ttV COItotI NOF 70 OUHt~
peting line.
FRESNO, CAL, April 3o.-A strong
company is being organized here to put in
competing telephone system in opposi-
ton to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company. The directors are Alexander
Goldstein, Arthur Dinkelspiel, Sam VOL
denberg, w. w. Philips and Frank P
Wickersham. 1t is proposed to reduce the
charge to 81 80 a month The company
will use the system now being introduced
in San Jose, Santa Cruz, Stockton and
other places.
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Unusmally Heavy Barley Crop.

SANTA MONICA, CAL, April 3O.-The
recent rains have not damaged the crops in
this section as much as was at first ex-
pected. They are rising better than. an
ticipated. There will be an unusually
heavy crop of barley harvested. 1t will
reach about 150, 900 sacks and is of extra
uuaIitu
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CONCLAVE OF WOMEN
Santa Barbara to Enjoy
a Feast of Wit and
Wisdom.
MEET IN PARLIAMENT.
Annual Session of Southern
California's Most Gifted
Daughters.
MEET IN PARLIAMENT.
OBJECT OF THE GATHERING.
Many Subjects Affecting Home and
Social Life Will Be
Discussed.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, April 3d.
Santa Barbara has just enjoyed feast of
beauty. Now she is going to enjoy feast
of wit and wisdom. Beginning with to-
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A Ticttn. of Btnko Men.

STOCKTON, CAL, April 3O-John EN-
met, farmer of Centerville, Alameda
County, arrived in Stockton to-day and
identified Green and Smith, two of the
men in jail here on charge of having
swindled Jacob Brack of Lodi out of $1,000
as the men who beat him out of $500 last
February by the same game that they
worked on Brack.
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SAN IA ROSA PAGEAN I,
Final Plans Arranged for
the Triumphal
March.
BEAUTY IN THE PARADE.
BEAUTY IN THE PARADE.
SOnoma's FaireSt Daughters to
Escort the Queen of
Flowers.
A SURPRISE FOR HEALDsBURG
A Litton Springs Belle Takes the
Lead in the Contest for the
Carnival Throne.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, April 9o.-The
Santa. Rosa carnival directors held meet
ing to-day and decided upon the line of
march for the parade. They also decided
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Ne,o Courthouse at Santa CRUZ.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, April 3o.-The
Supervisors to-day accepted N. A. Com
stocks plans for courthouse. The struc-
ture will be ireproof and in Romanesque
style.
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NEW ELECTRIC ROAD.
WoYk on the lime to Los angeles Abou
to Be Commenced.

to Be Commenced.
SANTA MONICA, CAL, April 30.-All
preliminary details having been arranged,
it is expected that work will commence on
the Los Angeles end of the Los Angeles
and Santa Monica electric railroad on Mon
day. The cars, which are very commodi-
GUS ones, have been in Los Angeles for
some time past.
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children, and then a grand chorus OF
trained voices will sing several carnival
airs. Mrs. D. R. Gale, an accomplished
local vocalist, will sing waltz song written
expressly for the carnival. Other we'll
known musicians and vocalists will take
part.
AT the close, the Queen and her at
tendants will proceed to the flower show
and formally open it to the public.
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Vi,,ters se,,ds The F,yst ADr;cots.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 3o.-The
Earl Fruit Company shipped to Chicago
the first box of apricots of the season from
California. They came from e. w. Hinc-
ley's orchard at Winters.
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FArRFIELD,S CRAY CONVICT.

Queer Actions of Murphy, Who Led the
Recent Jail Break.
VALLEJO, CAL, April 80. = "Spud"
Murphy, the escaped convict from Fair
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