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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1895-07-18
This Explains It at Last.
[Somerville Journal.

A greater number of men than OF
women become stout late in life. No
satisfactory explanation is offered of
this fact unless it be that the women
are kept thin worrying about the men.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
RACED FOR THREE HOURS
A Bucket Brigade the Only
Protection Against Its
Spread.
THE COURTHOUSE Quilted
Origin Of the CONFEDERATION a Mys-
tery-LiSt Of the Burned
Structures.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 23.-Knights
Ferry was visited by fire at an early hour
yesterday and before the flames were
checked the best portion of the town was
destroyed. As near as can be learned the
fire started in the rear of Kasper Vogt's sa-
loon on Main street. The entire town was
aroused by the ringing of bells and the fir
ing of guns.
The saloon was so far gone when the
bucket brigade was organized that no effort
was made to save the building, but all
movable furniture from this and near
buildings was carried into the street. Men
swarmed to the roofs of endangered build
ings and poured water on the roofs in hope
of staying the progress of the flames, but
in spite of their hard work and a plentiful
supply of water for the buckets the flames
spread rapidly along the block on the side
of Main street next to the river. In very
short time eight houses were on fire and
burning at a furious rate.
A gust of wind carried the flames across
the street and it seemed that the whole
town was doomed. Every man in the
town was at work with buckets, and it was
finally decided to make stand against
the flames at McCabe's store. After three
hours hard work the blaze was got under
control at this point.
As near as can be learned the following
is the list of the structures which were
totally destroyed: The Riverside Hotel,
Kasper Vogt's saloon, Robert Beckwith' s
butcher-shop and the stable in the rear of
it, J. Slook's dwelling, the old Dolling
saloon, Jacob Haslacher's dwelling.
The old courthouse was Quilted and the
east wall fell in. 1t is thought to be prac-
tically destroyed. 1t was made of brick
and wood combined, and as it is very old
structure it is probably past repair. Will
liams' saloon, on the east side of the old
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worth $239, 1872, or $S076 46 a mile. This i S
a total valuation of the three corporations
of 81, 10, Ais. The rolling-stock of the Pull
man Palace Car Company in this county
was assessed at $576S.
These taxes will be divided among the
several districts through which the lines
run.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, Sept. 23.-The
Board of Supervisors of Sonoma County
met to-day to make apportionment of the
railway tax assessment moneys to the
townships, road districts and cities in the
county. The State board fixed the assess
ment of railroad properties in Sonoma
County this year as follows: San Francisco
and North Pacific, $1,287,737; Northern
(Southernl Pacific, $245, 5S5; North Pacific
Coast, 100000; Gualala River Company,
500, 167. The San Francisco and North
Pacific Railway Company's property is
valued at $11, 704 81 per mile; the Northern
Railway Company, $8046 10; North Pacific
Coast Company, 1852 80; Gualala River
Company, $4166 66.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due to it's presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties OF perfect lax.
ative; effectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if ofereu
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
HEALTH LAWS.


CASTLE soap and warm water used night
and morning will dry up pimples and
Dlackheeds.
Don't pick pimpIes with your nails.
~
Ulcers, body sores, scrofula and eczema
disappear with the use of joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla.
Sweaty hands and feet should be washed
daily with cold salt water.
%u*
Keep your bowels regular with joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla.
If you have skin disease don't eat fats
or take mineral drugs. Use joys Veg
etable Sarsaparilla 1t is made of herbs.
49,
Dread the substitute.
~
Dandruff is due to the oils of the head
drying and sealing. Use cold water in
morning and rub the head thoroughly.
M
When your hair is falling 1t is time to
use joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla. You then
put the body in good health.
Itching, burning skin often comes from
dyspepsia. Ii you use joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla the burning will cease.
-
Shun the substitute.
~
Itching blotches all over the body, in
hands, face, neck, loins and back are the
result of a disturbance of the digestive
tract. Use joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla
and they will disappear.
*.*
Rushing of blood to the head, hot and
cold flashes, and bearing-down pains are
stopped with the use of joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla.
~
If the hair is falling from the breast and
extremities you need tonic and digestive
stimulant. Nature provides these for you
in herbs, and these herbs are used in joys
Vegetable Sarsaparilla.
~
No matter how smiling the face of the
substituter may be, refuse his substitute
and use joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
STOLE FROM PATRONS.
Bills Raised to ReCoup Losses
Sustained at Gaming
Tables.
ENLIGHTENMENT AND FORGERY
Two Serious Charges Upon Which
c. w. Sebern VIII Be Prose-
Cuted.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Sept. 3d.
W. Sebern. manager of the Sunset Tele-
phone Company's Office here, at Redlands
and at Riverside, was arrested to-day,
charged with embezzlement. The amount
is about $500.
Sebern is IS years DID, married and came
here from indianapolis last March, with a
first-class record extending back eight
years. About two months ago he was
steered against a 'sure-thing" gambling
game and lost $50. Subsequently he lost
$500 more trying to win back the first loss.
1t was his first experience as a gambler.
Sebern went to Los Angeles last week,
made confession to Superintendent Keyser
and offered to go to work as lineman or in
any other capacity and pay the defalcation
month by month. Possibly his offer
would have been accepted, but when
Special Agent D. J. Matlock arrived here
to-day he learned of more serious offense.
SeDern is guilty of perjury. When he
presented August bills to the Board of
County Supervisors he raised them from
$44 to 500. He raised the September bills
from 500 to $50, and made affidavit to both.
The District Attorney will make a COM
plant for perjury. Matlock made a COM
plant for EN- bezzlement.
Sebern was arrested this morning and
confined in the County Jail. He offers no
excuse, and is willing to take his punish
ment, but would ask leniency on account
of his young wife, who is in delicate
health.
1t developed to-day that number of
private bills to subscribers were also raised
in the same manner as the county bills,
but the sum in each case is between 81 and
81 The erasure of figures and the substi-
tuition of others was bunglingly and care
lessly done. The total amount thus OBJ
tanned cannot be determined until all the
August and September bills are called in
and examined. Sebern will be prosecuted
under both charges
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24

acter and aroused feeling of enmity be-
tween the two officials that will be ex-
tremely hard to pacify. This correspond
ence has been going on for at least a
month, and the feeling engendered has
grown very bitter.
When the claim was first presented and
refused consideration by Mr.. Colgan that
official stated his reasons to Attorney-Gen-
eral Fitzgerald and requested an opinion
on the subject. Upon receiving an opinion
adorable to the payment OF the claim Mr..
Colgan was still unconvinced. He then wrote
to the Attorney General and stated that
inasmuch as he (Fitzgerald) was plainly
arraigned against him in the case, and as
he (Colgan) was taking the side of the
State in opposition to the payment of the
claim against it. he thought that he was
entitled to counsel. Had the Attorney
General not been against him in the
matter he would have been the counsel
in the case; but the State should not be
deprived of counsel simply because the
opinion of the Attorney General woul d
not allow him TO act in the capacity for
which he was elected. To this Mr.. Fitz-
gerald replied that no special counsel fees
would be allowed in the case; that too
much of the States money had been
squandered in that way especially through
the Office of Mr.. Colgan. He quoted q
case of one fee of $500, and stated that he
intended that the pr actice should be
stopped.
Mr.. Colgan, in replying to the Attorney
General said that wherever he had ex-
pended money for counsel he had in SO
doing saved the State thousands of dollars,
and called attention to the case of the
Indian war bonds. He claimed that this
was not the first time that his opinion had
been in conflict with that of the Attorney
General and when differences of opinion
between the two had been carried to the
Supreme Court the latter generally found
him (Coigan) to be correct. He quoted a
number of Supreme Court decisions in
cases where the State Board of Examiners
had allowed claims. The Attorney-Gen
eral had told him that the claims were
valid, but he (Colgan) had held otherwise
and the Supreme Court had upheld him in
his opinions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
LOST An ARM.
A South San Francisco Man IN Rail-
road accident.

STOCKTON. CAL, Sept. %. j. G..
O'Day, stock buyer of South San Fran
cisco, was the victim of painful accident
at Tracy yesterday, in which he lost one of
his arms.
Mr.. O'Day was in the act of boarding a
caboose attached to moving freight train
when he fell to the ground. lie quickly
pushed himself from the track, but the
rear wheels crushed his arm until the
lower portion hung by shred. The train
men bound up the arm and Mr.. O'Day ex-
hibited wonderful nerve. He was D laced
on a car and brought to Stockton by a
special engine. During the trip he sat up
and conversed with the brakeman. On his
arrival here surgeons amputated the in
iured member. The only danger now is
from blood poisoning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
STRICK EN- BY PARALYSIS.
n Stockton Citizen Suddenly Rendered
Helpless While Sleeping.

A STOCKTON Citizen Suddenly Rendered
Helpless While Sleeping.
STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. %. - M. L..
Abramsky, prominent citizen. was found
lying helpless in his bedroom to-day, hav-
ing been stricken with paralysis.
James Roskins, in whose house Mr..
Abramsky is rooming, went to the latter's
door this morning and called him to break
fast. Abramsky made some reply which
Hoskins did not understand, but he sup
posed that the roomer was merely answer
ing the summons 10 breakfast and would
be down soon. He did not appear, how
ever, and at II o'clock Mr.. Hoskins again
went to the room. He found his lodger
lying unconscious across the bed, and
breathing heavily. His body was quite
cold. A physician who was called ascer-
tanned that the left side was paralyzed.
1t is supposed that blood vessel burst
in his brain, and it is very doubtful
whether he can recover.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
SPoKANE,S NEW INDUSTRY.
Wheels of the Northeast Milling Conn
pany's Plant Started.

SPOKANE. WASH, Sept. 23.-Amid the
screeching OF a hundred whistles and the
cheering of ten times as many people, the
new sawmill of the Northwest Milling
and Power Company was formally started
this morning at II o'clock. Mrs. H. Open
heimer, the mother of the general mana
ger, broke bottle of champagne over the
large saw, and Mrs. Newport. the wife of
the treasurer, pulled the cord that opened
the gate for water, and the machinery was
in motion. Addresses were made and the
opening was an occasion of considerable
moment.
The mill is built on the site of the large
mill burned in 1894 The Northwest Mill
ing and Power Company is spending
100000 in erecting this mill, large box
factory, fifteen barrel fourmill and
new electric-light plant, and the moving of
wheels in the plant this morning opens
new era in manufacturing industries of
this CITY.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
SENTENCED At FRI SNO.
Il Quintet of Eril-DOers Condemned {
the Peaitentidry.

FRESNO, CAL, Sept. 23.-Five men
were sentenced to the State Penitentlary
to-day from this county. This is a greater
number than ever before received sentence
in one day in Fresno. The next greatest
number was three, when Judge Holmes
sent up the members of the James-Dill-
wood gang of thieves about two years ago
OF the five who were sent up to-day only
one was an old resident of the county. The
others were newcomers, and had not re-
sided in the county long enough to gain
residence. The five were John Healey,
two years for highway robbery; John
Dohs, seventeen-year-old boy, one year
for burglary; William Campbell three
years for burglary; George Myers, one
year for stabbing Constable Ochs at Fowler
recently while the officer was taking Kim
to- Jail; John w. Coffee, recently tried and
convicted on charge of felonious assault,
twenty wears.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24

courthouse, was considerably damaged,
and his dwelling-house was also partly
burned. E. T. McCabe'e store, where the
confagration was finally stopr ed, was con-
siderably damaged by the flames.
The origin of the fire is unknown. 1t is
supposed to have been caused by the care
Iessness of some one who slept in the rear
of Vogt's place or the lodging-house above
the saloon. The amount of damage is not
known. Insurance was carried on most of
the buildings DESTROYED by the fire.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24

1913. He came west in 1850 and for some
time engaged in mining at Placerville.
After making a trip back to the East he
returned to California and took up farm
on the San Joaquin River near Hills Ferry.
He afterward disposed of this and went
into the cattle business. He engaged in
this business since 1868 and accumulated
considerable property,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
WEATHER And CROP REPORT.
The Week Favorable for Crops That ar,
NOtc Maturing.


NOiC Maturing.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. 23.-The
State Agricultural Society, in cooperation
with the United States Weather Bureau,
James A. Barwick, director, issues the
following weather and crop summary for
the past week:
AS compared with the normal tenn pera-
ture there were heat deficie ncies reported
as follows for the places named: Eureka g
Fresno 10. Los Angeles 3, Red Bluff 10,
Sacramento 8, San Diego 1, while at San
Francisco normal conditions as to tempera-
ture prevailed. There was no rainfall re-
ported from any station as having occurred
during the week.
The high northerly winds during the
latter part of the week were very beneh-
cial to the fruit and raisin dryers in Cen
trail California. The week can therefore
be classed as one favorable in its climatic
conditions for the crops now maturing
and being gathered and dried.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
FRACAS 1T PENDLETON.

Ranchmen Thrashed by Lawyers after q
Hard Fight.
PENDLETON, Or, Sept. 23.-There was
a lively fight this morning between A. D..
Stillman and w. M. Pierce, two of the
leading lawyers of Eastern Oregon, on the
one hand, and Isaac Ruddock, prominent
stockman, and Melvin Green on the other.
The difficulty arose in Stillman's Office
over legal transaction, and the battle
was won by the lawyers after hard knocks
had been bestowed. All except Stillman
were arrested for assault and battery.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
FROM SEATTLE TO GUATEMALA.
First Steamer of the Ne,o Line VIII Sail
To- Dau,

SEATTLE, WASH, Sept. 23.-The
steamer Transit, loaded with general mer-
chandise, will sail from this port for Cen
trail America tomorrow afternoon, being
the first vessel sent out by the Puget
Sound and Central America Steamship
Company, line the organization and es-
Enlistment of which has just been COM
pleted by ]. E. Chilberg of this city. Her
cargo. consisting of flour, potatoes, meats
and lumber, is valued at 100000. 1t is
estimated that it will take about six weeks
for the Transit to make the trip and it
will make no stop after leaving Puget
Sound until it enters the port of San Jose
de Guatemala.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
RAN ASHORE At EUREKA

Grounding of the Steamer North Fork on
Jetty in tho Bay.
EUREKA, CAL, Sept. 23.-The steamer
North Fork went ashore on the south jetty
inside the bay at $3.50 this evening. 1t
came in early in the afternoon and went
to Fields Landing and was crossing the
entrance to come to Eureka when it ran
aground.
The North Fork is in no particular dan
have gone TO her assistance, and an at
tempt will be made to get her off at high
water tonight. The passengers are still
on board.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
RED BLUFF LAND POOL.
Scheme to COIOnise Hundreds of Thou
sands of 1cres.

Scheme to COIOnise Hundreds of Thou
sands of Acres.
RED BLUFF, CAL, Sept. pa gigantic
land pool is being formed here under the
direction of w. H. Mills of the land de-
partmenu of the Southern Pacific, who has
been here for several days past. The pool
will include the 80,0O0-acre Bidwell ranch
at Chico, the Reavis ranch in Butte
County, which belongs to the Phelan es-
tate, consisting of 10000 acres; the Glenn
ranch in Glenn Comfy of 100000 acres
about $4,000 acres, and the Cone ranch at
Red Bluff, consisting of 100000 acres.
|. The land is being pooled for the purpose
of colonizing it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
A BODY IN THE RIVER.
Indications Point to the Murder of a,
UnknosCn.

UnknosCn.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. 23.-Mrs
Morse and daughter of Grand Island saw q
body floating down the river near Isleton
to-day. They went out in a boat and Sc
cured it and telephoned to the Coroner,
who had the body brought to this city. 1t is
that of dark -complexioned, handsome
man of some SO years, with thick, dark
hair and mustache He had on a new
pepper-and-salt suit, white shirt and
striped underwear. About the neck was 6
white silk handkerchief. Across the fore
head is scar and over the right temple is
fresh bullet wound. Deceased wore q
pair of square gold cuff buttons.
The indications are that he was muir
dered and then thrown into the river. Nc
one has yet identified him.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24

The forces took up work to-day on new
section and are making good progress.
The grades for the Corral Hollow Rail-
road within the city limits will be finished
tomorrow, and track-lay;ng will begin the
latter part of the week. A piledriver is
now setting the timbers for the first bridge
in the City Homestead, suburban addi-
ton. A force of graders is at work on the
line near French Camp, and good progress
is reported.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
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BOdY Found at Jericho.

VANCOUVER,. B. c., Sept. 23.-The
body of boy named McKinnon was found
at Jericho to-day. This is one of the three
boys who were missing two months ago
and for whom vain search was made for
three weeks
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
STRUCK BY Il TRAIN.

Il WdJon Wrecked, bat It's Occupants Es-
cape With Their Ltres.
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Sept. 3D.
Last nights Santa Fe flyer around the
loop struck a spring wagon at the Del Rosa
crossing. The train was moving thirty
miles an hour Charles Martin and Jerry
AeNew, who were in the wagon, were
pitched at least forty feet and rendered I'M
conscious. but few bruises were the ex-
tent of their injuries. Their wagon was
smashed to kindling wood.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
WITNESS FOR KOTALEV.

A States Prison C0nrict SAID to Haze
Seen the Webe1 Murder.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. 29.-Kova-
lev's attorneys claim to have received let
ter from an Oakland detective informing
them of an important witness for the de-
Tense in the Weber case. This witness
is now doing a term in the State prison
for burglary committed in Oakland. He
acknowledged to the detective that he
knew all about the murder, and says that
Kovalev is not implicated. The name of
this witness could not be ascertained, as
the attorneys said they mad forgotten it
and had misplaced the letter.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
MOUNT sONOMA COAL.
ProspectOrs Strike Vein on the LascIe1


Prospectors Strike a Vein on the Lasrler
Ranch.
PETALUMA, CAL, Sept. pa vein of
coal has been discovered on the Lawler
ranch, on Sonoma Mountain, eight miles
east of this city. Arrangements have been
made with the owner to work it on share
by Messrs. Grelder and Grass, the pros
pectors. Tunneling will commence this
week, and coal will be taken out as soon
as the timbering can be done. 1t will be
hauled to Petaluma for shipment.
The coal is pronounced OF superior quail
goes in.
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burglary at Montpelier.

MODESTO, CAL, Sept. 23.-The railroad
and express office at Montpelier was e n
tered by burglars last night. One hundred
and eighty dollars was stolen. The money
belonged to Wells, Fargo & Co. and the
railroad.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
Lirernore,s Biz Blaze.

LIVERMORE, CAL, Sept. 23.-In igur-
ing up the loss by the fire that destroyed
their warehouse Sunday evening, Ans
pacher Brothers place the estimate at $780,
coo; insured for $4,000. 1t is supposed
now that some tramp caused the fire
through carelessness. They expect to re-
build in the spring.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
Stabbina Afrau at Lodi.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. pa serious
stabbing ARRAY occurred at Lodi late to-
night Wade Ennis, son of ex-Supervisor
Ennis, was stabbed in the breast by man
sup posed to be William Looms.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
Schoo1house for Guaaalune.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Sept. 23.-
The Board of Supervisors to-day issued
bonds to the amount of $4,000 to provide
a new school building in Guadalupe.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24
GEORGE M. KAssON DEAD.

He Began Mining at Placerrtlte In
1850.
STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 23.-George M.
Kasson, wealthy farmer of this county,
died yesterday.
Mr.. Kasson was born in Connecticut in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-24

CASTLE soap and warm water used night
and morning will dry up pimples and
plackheeds.