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FERRY DEPOT FOUNDATIONS.
Stilwell's Report Not Considered b
the Harbor Commissioners,

sttlwell's Report Not Considered by
the Harbor Commissioners.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1l.-Detective
StilwelPs report to the Grand Jury re-
garding his investigation of the ferry
depot foundations and his excoriation of
State Engineer Holmes received no at
tention at the meeting of the Board of
Harbor Commissioners to-day as a body.
though individually they expressed their
confidence in Mr.. Holmes. The latter
said the so-called investigation was per-
sonal attack upon him by enemies. The
work on the water front which has been
criticised as having been done by him, he
said was done under Marsden Manson.
who formerly was engineer of the board.
Governor Budd, who was present at
the meeting, declined to be interviewed
as the report of StilwelI had been made
to him. Il have turned the report over
to President Colnon, and the board, in
cluding the Mayor and myself will take
action upon it later on. l believe that
Mr.. Holmes is thoroughly competent"
President Colnon of the board said the
fact that MIR. Holmes was still engineer
showed the confidence the board had in
him.
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Body Found IN a River.

EUGENE or, April 1.-THE body OF
man was found in the river here to-day,
and the Coroner has not been able to
completely identify the remains. 1t is
supposed, however, to be the body of
man who came here from California
about Decembe He was i'll, and told
the doctors who treated him at that time
that his father was III the lumber bpsi-
ness in some city in the East, but MS
name cannot be recalled by the doctors.
He was penniless, and threatened suicide
on account of his intense suffering.
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Los Angeles presbytery.

SAN DIEGO, April 1.-THE Presbytery
of Los Angeles met here this morning
for the third days session. Eight Com
missioners were elected to attend thu
Grand Assembly at Pittsburg in 1896, as
follows: Rev. w. Z. Craig, Pomona;
Rev. J. II. Stewart, Redlands; Rev. j.
Mel. Gardiner, Los Angeles; Rev. G. NJ.
Maxon, d. d., Rivera; Elder Ii. l..
Hunt, Ontario; Elder j. q. Bell, Los An
COLES; Elder G.. A. Howard, Los Angeles;
Elder Daniel Stone, San Diego.
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will of Joseph A. Donohoe.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 1.-THE will of
Banker Joseph A. Donohoe, who died
April 5th, has been filed for probate. The
widow and Joseph a. Donohoe, Jr., have
filed petition for probate, stating that
The value of the estate is unknown. The
bequests include $1,000 to each of four
relatives; Sl1, 900 is given to orphan asy-
lums in sums from $1,000 to $1,000 each;
S50,000 is given to Arch bishop Riordan in
trust for fund for a Catholic seminary at
Menlo Park; the Donohoe block on Mar
ket street is given to three children, and
the residue OF the estate to the widow,
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SANDERS TRIAL,
An Expert in andwrlting on the Wit
ness Stand,

An Expert III dRuQWriCin& on the Wit
ness Stand.
FRESNO, April u.-Max Gumpel, the
San Francisco photographer and expert in
handwriting, occupied the stand to-day
in the second trial of Professor w. A.
Sanders of Reedley, for forging the name
OF William Wootten to draft on the
Kutner. Goldstein Company of this city.
Gumpel testified in the most positive
manner that the draft was forgery, and
that it was in the same handwriting as the
signature of the deed by which the ranch
was transferred to John Knausch, Milton
o. Abbott and w. a. Sanders. The
cross-examination of Gumpel by Frank
III. Short, counsel for Sanders, was quite
severe, and will be continued tomorrow.
Gumpel illustrated on the black board the
differences between the genuine sigma
ture of William Wootten and the dis
puted signatures. and declared emphat-
ically that the latter we're labored efforts
to Initiate an original.
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Ex-Police Clerk Lambert.

SAN FRANCISCO, April u.-Walter R.
Lambert, The defaulting ex-Police Clerk
of Oakland, arrived on the steamer Ala
media from Honolulu to-day, where he
went to escape trial for his crime. He
disguised himself as deckhand, and in
this attire managed 10 escape the eyes of
the police who awaited his arrival. He
was traced to saloon az Il6 Geary street.
and was arrested about 10 O'Clock to-
night and taken to Oakland by the DO
lice. he has claimed that the money he
is accused OF embezzling is on deposit in
an Oakland bank, and it is believed that
he came back TO clear himself
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Cruiser Olympia.

WASHINGTON, April lit can now be
positively stated that no orders, sealed or
otherwise, have been sent to the Olympia
to proceed to Corinto. The vessel was
ordered to make practice cruise in
Santa Barbara Channel, and then to visit
the town of Santa Barbara during the
flower festival. Later on she may be
sent to relieve the Philadelphia at Homo
lnln.
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SENATOR ELKINs.
He Says He is Not a Candidate for the
Presidency.


Los ANGELES, April 1l.-"Bein0 SEN
Gtor is good enough for me-" said Hon.
Stephen B. Elkins to-day when asked if
there was any foundation fer the state
ment made in a dispatch recently sent
out from Cincinnati that the West Vir-
ginia Senator would be in the race for
the Presidency at the next Republican
Convention.
The dispatch based the Senator's
chances upon his extensive business con-
nections in the East, which would make
him strong in that section, and his silver
ideas would attract the West.
AS to the latter, Mr.. Elkins said: 81
am unqualltiedly in favor of tree silver,
and shall work With the West in an en-
deavor to give it its proper place. AS to
how the question can best be handled,
can say nothing now. Put me down as a
solid silver man, though. You can au-
thoritatlvely say, however, that / am not
candidate for the Presidency, for, as /
said, am perfectly satisfied with repre-
senting West Virginia in the Senate.''
Senator Elkins left for San Francisco
this evening.
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TWO OUTLAWS KILLED.
Desperate Battle Between Officers and
Bandits.

Bandits.
KANSAS CITY, April IA special to
the star from Hennessy, o. T., says: A
Lacey mail carrier brings the news of an
other desperate battle between the Dover
train robbers and the United States Mar
shals, in which two more of the outlaws
have been killed. On Tuesday night the
Marshals had located their quarry and
were waiting for daylight. During the
night the birds had flown again. Taking
the trail, they were tracked to deserted
ranch seventy miles northwest of here.
The outlaws were surrounded by the Of
ficers and challenged. Their reply was q
volley of bullets. The followed des-
perate fight. The outlaws attempted to
force their way out and, after sharp bat
tie, three escaped, closely pursued by a
party of the Marshals, the remainder
taking charge of two outlaws who had
been Killed. None of the Marshals were
badly wounded except one, named
Moore, who received bullet in the shout
der, more painful than dangerous.
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Car Acconntants, Excnrsinn-

SAN DIEGO, April ia special train
of five Pullman coaches, buffet and bag
gage car arrived here tonight direct from
the East, bringing a party of car account
ants and their wives and sisters, to the
number of $780, OH an excursion to the
coast, and 10 attend the twentieth annual
convention of the Car Accountants Asso-
citation to be held at San Francisco in a
few days. The party will leave Friday
night, stopping over at Los Angeles, and
return East from San Francisco via Ia
coma and the Northern Pacific.
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IMPERsoNArED OFFICERS.
A Wine Agent Handcuffed and Robbed
In Santa Clara County.

"a w ING agent daDucuu9Q and Robbed
In Santa Clara County.
SAN JOSE, April IA report came
from Mountain View this afternoon of a
robbery near that town by two men who
impersonated officers. A man who regis
tered at a hotel at Mountain View as
William Saunders hired a horse and
buggy to drive to a winery on the Home
stead road. Saunders is the agent of the
California Wine Union. Near his desti-
nation he met two men driving TWO
horses attached TO a buggy. They said
they were officers. They took Saunders
from his rig and carried him away in
their buggy TO the barn Of j. Wagner.
he was handcutted and put in the barn
and Wagner asked to watch the prisoner
till the alleged officers got back. About
half an hour atterward he went TO the
barn and the prisoner was gone. His
whereabouts are not known. Saunders
had money and he undoubtedly was
robbed.
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Central Pacific Onlcara-

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-THE re-
elected Board of Directors of the Central
Pacific Railway Company reelected the
following officers to-day: President,
Isaac l.. Requa; Vice President, G. Z.
huntington; Second Vice President and
Treasurer, William II. Mills; Third Vice
President, Isaac L. Gates; Secretary and
Auditor, William NJ. Thompson; Treas
urer in New York City, Frank ii. Davis;
Assistant Secretary and Assistant Aud
itor in New York, William Mahl.
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manner led to his arrest and the subse-
quent terrible disclosures. Wilde to-day
was more subdued, although he smiled
once or twice at certain questions.
Testimony was presented showing that
the relation which existed between Wilde
and Shelby was brought to the attention
of the latter's employers, and that Shelby
was discharged.
After the police had presented evidence
concerning the arrests, Wilde and Taylor
were remanded for week, bail being re-
fusad
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OSCAR WILDE,
demanded to Jail at London Without
ROnds.

Bonds.
LONDON, April 11.-Great crowds were
gathered at the Bow-street Police Court
to-day when Oscar Wilde and Alfred
Taylor were brought from prison in the
Black Maria, to be examined on the charge
of having committed serious misde-
meanors.
The court opened at II o'clock with
both prisoners in the dock. Wilde looked
haggard and worn, and it was noticed
that he has greatly changed since he ap-
peared on the witness stand to prosecute
his suit for libel against the Marquis OF
Queensberry, the collapse of which action
IN such an unexpected aud sensational
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Jose in lS48, were the first white women
to set eyes on Lake Tahoe. Mrs. Weber
was great favorite in this city, owing to
her hospitality and quietly philanthropy.
She leaves son. G. NJ. Weber of San
Jose, and one daughter. also sister, Mrs.
Johanna Fitzgerald of Los Gatos, The
funeral will be held Monday,
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Lady BicvcIist Injured.

STOCKTON, April ll.-Miss Annie Lon
donderry, who is making tour of the
world on her bicycle, while on her way
to Tracy, accompanied by Mark Johnson
of the Olympic Club, was driven from
the road by a runaway horse and ran into
q bar rbed-wire fence, cutting her face
and sustaining internal injuries.
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Fatal Runaway Accldent.

DEcoTo. April 1.-THE news of dis
tressing accident comes from Niles. in
which Mrs. Mary Oliver and her two
children were run over by runaway
team. One of the children was killed
and the mother and the other child re-
ceived serious injuries.
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Land security for the Debt.

PENDLEToN (Or.)r April 1I.-Circuit
Court Judge Fee to-day rendered de-
cision affecting over 100 farmers in this
county. Balfour, Guthrie d Co. applied
for receiver to take charge of growing
crops on certain land on which they hold
mortgage. They claimed the right to
the custody of the crops under a clause
in the mortgage giving the mortgage
rents and pronts. Judge Fee denied the
application, and said he would refuse
such applications in every case in which
the land is ample security for the debt
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Fatal stebbinc at Denver.

DENvER, April 11.-Joseph E. Soils,
aged il, stabbed and killed Thomas De-
vaney, aged I5, tonight while returning
home from Lenten services near his home.
crowd of boys was teasing young Soils,
who started TO run. The Devaney boy
caught hold of his coat tail, when Soils
whipped out big pocket knife and
slashed back at his tormenter, without
looking around. Devaney died inn
mediately. Soils is under arrest. His
father is a prominent wholesale cigar
dealer
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steveuson's slanderer Sent to Prison

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1l.-Samoan
news received here states that Charles f.
Taylor, at one time Samoan Interpreter
for the late Robert Louis Stevenson. has
been sentenced to three months i'm mpris-
onment for slandering the dead novelist.
Taylor charged that Stevenson assisted
the Samoan rebels to purchase arms. and
was in league with them against the or
Ganized Government. 1t was proved that
Stevenson had nothing to do with the
rebels.
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DEATH OF a RESPECTED LADY.
She Arrived In the State Before Gold
Was Discovered.

STOCKTON, April II. - Mrs. Helen
Weber, widow of Captain c. Nj. Weber.
the founder of Stockton, died at her home
in this city this afternoon at the age of 73
years. Mrs. Weber, whose maiden name
was Murphy, was an aunt of Barney
Murphy of San Jose and General p. Muir
ply of San Luis Obispo. She is also
connected with the Miller family of San
Rafael. Mrs. Weber arrived in this State
in 1914, with the Murphy party, which
consisted of her father, Martin Murphy
several bothers and sisters and others. Sho
and Mrs. DR.. Townsend, who died at San
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Bloody Murder.

GREENvILLE (Ala.). April ia
bloody murder occurred twelve miles
from this city last night. Five negroes
had dispute about clearing some land.
which resulted in desperate fight. Bob
Peagler and his two sons attacked Frank
and Shade Brown. The Peaglers stabbed
Shade in two places, either one being suf-
ficient to cause death. They then broke
his neck with huge club. Frank Brown
had an arm broken in the scuffle. The
Pesgiers were not seriously hurt. Two
arrests have been made.
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Commissioners Leake's Appointments

WOODLAND, April lied L. Leake,
recently appointed Commissioner OF Pub
lie Works, has announced the following
appointments: J. C. Brusie, Secretary;
John Price of Colusa, engineer, and II. a.
Nurse OF \ olo County, Assistant En-
gineer. Mr.. Brusie is the present in
cumbent, and a Republican The other
appointments are Democrats. This COM
mission was created under Governor
Markham's administration, and was
made non-partisan.
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HOLD-UP TN COLORADO.
Mail and Express Wagon Robbed
Near Cripple Creek.
OVER SIXTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS
IN MONEY TAKEN.

The Driver Asked for Ride by Two
Men, and for His Willingness in
Accommodating Them Was Hit
Over the Head With Pistol and
Forced to Alight and Hold the
Horses While the Robbers Rifed
the Mail and Express Pouches.
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GREAT BRITAIN'S PURPOSE.
Her Motive in Trying to Gain
Territory in Venezuela.
WANTS TO SEIZE RICHLY-YIELDING
GOLD FIELDS.

Brilliant Though Hazardous Exploit
of British Soldiers In India-Forces
Succeed in Crossing Chandar Pass,
Field and Mountain Guns Through
the Deep Snow.
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Condition of the Treasurv.

WASHINGTON, April IL. - To-day's
statement of the condition Of the treasury
shows: Cash balance. SlS6. .574, ,342; gold re-
serve, S90, 1896. .592.
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AZ Unprofitable Expertment.

CHICAGO, April 1.-THE shipment of a
carload of California flowers to the Chi
cago market for the Easter trade proved
an Improbable experiment. Three
fourths of the carload arrived in Chicago
in worthless condition. Out of 1000
calla lilies less than 1900 of them were
found fit for market. In the shipment
there were several thousand date and fan
palms in good condition, which would
have been in demand had they arrived
before Palm Sunday. The only flowers
in the consignment that will bring good
price were 10000 yellow Marguerites, that
will readily sell at retail at So a hundred.
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example they were discovered and one
shot was fired at them. Three prisoners
followed Perry's lead and escaped. The
fifth scrambled back into the darkness.
where he remained until day break, when
he was forced to give himself up. 1t is
scarcely probable that the fugitives can
long evade capture.
The mystery surrounding the escape
of the convicts has baffied tie officials of
the asylum. The men were confined in
separate rooms, all leading of the iSola-
ton ward. Each one left has room with
out forcing the door, and the locks are
unbroken.
In a statement made this morning,
Carmody said that he entered the isola-
ton ward at IL O'Clock. He passed
quietly to the farthest end of the ward,
where Perry's room was located. The
train robber called to him to get him a
glass of water, and Carmody replied,
"All right" and passed on. He had gone
but few steps when he was seized by
the throat by three men, whom ne recog-
nlzed as Perry, Quigley and MCGUIRE.
He struggled and cried out. but the men
stuffed cloth in his mouth and choked
him. xiii him." Carmody says Nc
Guire exclaimed. mo, don't do that.
All we want to do is TO get out Of here"
replied Perry. Then they dragged him
into Perry's room and tied him with
strips of bed clothing to Perry's bed, first
taking the keys.
Whether the three men then released
David and O'Donnell, or whether these
two already had their doors unlocked, is
not known. The most likely solution Of
the mystery is that one or ell Of the doors
were left open by the attendants, either
Intentionally or through negligence.
None OF the fugitives have been captured.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-02
THREE MYSTERIOUS FIRES
Considerable Damage Done
by lncendiaries at Phil
adelphia. III.
Several Establishments Burned and
Hundreds Of Employees Thrown
Out of Work. :.: 49,.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. Three
fires occurred in this city tonight at prac-
tically the same time, the first alarm being
sounded about 8 O'Clock. The four-story
building at Broad and Noble streets, owned
and occupied by the Horn & Brannen
Manufacturing Company, makers of gas
and electrical fixtures, was Quilted. The
total loss is estimated at $3.50 900 and is
covered by insurance. Two hundred per-
sons are thrown out of employment ~
The buildings and machinery of James
A. Dingee's steam briekyard at Twenty
sixth and: Y ork streets were destroyed,
entailing a loss OF $50, 900. The loss is
covered by insurance. The yard covers
an area of three blocks, and $50 hands
were employed. T.. -:
John Hanlon, the night watchman, and
Daniel Hodgson, the night engineer, had
narrow escapes.
The third fire damaged a half dozen
stables and as many small dwellings in
the neighborhood of Twentieth and Hunt
ington streets. The loss is $4,000. The
origin of the fire in each case is unknown
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-02

from Huehow prefecture in Chekiang.
Eleven brigands, from whose depredations
the district had suffered considerably, were
caught bathing in stream. The towns
men that surrounded them tied them up,
sliced off large portions of their flesh, and
then, throwing them into their own boat,
set them adrift down the stream.
Another anti-Christian outrage is re-
ported in China. On the 23d of August, as
service was proceeding in one of the
chapels of the American Board of Missions
in Canton, mum Der of roughs entered the
building, villfied the native Christians, de-
clared that the Black Flags had beaten
the Japanese, and said that reward of 50
would be given to Chinaman that killed
foreigner. Owing to the tumult, the
minister had to discontinue the service,
after which the mob proceeded to destroy
the furniture. 1t is plain that something
more than diplomatic pourparlers and
commissions of inquiry is needed to secure
foreign life and property in China. News
comes also from Foochow that at Hok-
chiong, near Hinghua, an attack has been
made on the native Christians there.
Several OF the latter were wounded, one
fatally. eight houses were looted and de-
stroyed, and the cattle of the Christians
were stolen. The riot is said to have re-
suited from a proclamation with double
meaning issued from the magistrate on
the subject of the Kucheng massacre.
The report adds that five appeals made to
the magistrate for protection were unsuc-
cessful
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-02
SETTLEMENT OF PUBLIC DEBTS
During the Past Month There Vas a Con-
siderable Decrease.

During the Past Month There Vas q Con-
siderable Decrease.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Oct. 1. The debt
statement, issued this afternoon, shows a
net decrease in the public debt, less cash in
the treasury, during September of 1884
$50 ~. The Understanding debt increased
$40; the Notwithstanding debt de-
creased $468, 500 so, and cash in the treas
ury increased 81 ,S66 206 80. The balance
of the several classes of debt at the close
of business September 80 was: Interest
bearing debt, $747, 800, $50; dett on which
interest has since maturity ceased, 81 $685.
GEO % debt bearing no interest. $377, 448,-
$40 40; total, $1.126. 494, 999 rs. The certl-
ficates and treasury notes offset by an
equal amount of cash in the treasury out
standing at the end of the month was $780,
%, 693, a decrease of 81, Isl, GOO. The total
cash in the treasury was 1897, SS9, 408 IA /;
the gold reserve was $92, Oil 1913; net cash
balance, $92, 493, 800 Al.
In The month there was a decrease in
gold coin and bars of 1888, 413 So, the
total at the close being $143, 557, 512 IS. OF
silver there was decrease of So, 769, $40 90
OF surplus there was in National bank de-
positories Sl6,047, los "a, against $15.817,-
$50 90 at the end of the preceding month.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-02
RACES At FRESNO.
The Special Trot Hon in Straight Heats b
TogQfeS.

Toggtes.
FRESNO, CAL, Oct. 1.-The first day OF
the races in this city was attended by a
large crowd, which had the satisfaction OF
witnessing some of the prettiest racing
ever held in Fresno. The weather was
perfect and the track without flaw.
The first on the programme was two
bicycle events one quarter mile. scratch,
and the other one mile. scratch. R. G..
Barton won both races. Time, 80 seconds
and 2:15.
Next came special trot with six entries.
1t was In this race that the honors of the
day were carried off, Toggles, Lemoore
horse and hitherto unknown, made his
debut, and with an easy, gliding gait he
held his own until the homestretch was
reached, and then shot ahead of the 9TH
ers. He won the race in straight heats,
and people yelled themselves hoarse with
delight over the little black gelding's per-
Torrance. His time was lie, 2:191l and
| 2:17A. Stella came in second in every
heat.
The next on the programme was 2:25
pace with six entries. 1t was won by
Ruby M in straight heats. Time, 2:14%-
2:18-2:1S%. Dan n was second.
The fourth event was a half-mile and
repeat running race. The entries were
Yalledor, Myrtle G, Saturday and Fleche.
Valledor won both heats, and the others
followed as named. Time, 40 and :51.