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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
A SANTA BARBARA FIND.
Discovery of an Oak Log Three
Hundred and Forty Feet
Underground.
indications of a Monster ConVul-
sion of Nature In the
Long Ago.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Aug. 3d.
The drill of the Santa Barbara Ice Com
pany, which is boring well in the lower
part of town, has passed through charred
log some two feet in diameter at depth of
$40 feet.
A careful examination of specimens OBJ
tanned indicates that the long-buried tree
is an oak similar to the species growing
above ground to-day.
Much speculation is rife as to how this
tree came so far beneath the surface of the
soil, put an intelligent scrutiny of the
Santa Clara Valley gives clear geological
explanation of certain conditions attend
ing this discovery.
Either end of the valley at Santa Bar
bara on the one hand and at Goleta on the
other has at some past time been an inlet
Of the sea. The lower lands received the
wash from a great extent of mountainous
country.
The detritus from the hills, constantly
carried down by winter floods and depos-
tied below, at length filed up these inlets
and gradually advanced the shore line, as
it is doing to-day wherever the wash from
the hills follows its own course, while con-
stantly burying from sight the vegetation
OF past day.
This charred log once lay at the bottom
of the sea. 1t was found in a stratum of blue
water-sand and determines the great
depth of what was once fine harbor, ex-
tending probably mile or more back of
the present beach.
This theory is confirmed by the fact that
both at Goleta and Santa Barbara the sell
is to an extraordinary depth nothing but
black loan, occasional streaks of clay and
sand having been encountered. Similar
trees, as well as beds of sea shells, have
been encountered in well-boring at great
depths in Goleta. Old Indian traditions
tell of monster disturbance in the past.
Some great CONFUSION of nature must
have sunk the entire valley, for this tree
lies 800 feet below sea level.
The one new fact established by this
find is that the aborigines of a very remote
date made fires.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
LORD ANTRIM's ESTATE.
American Heirs to Divide
an Entire County in
Ireland.
CAME WITH WILLIAM PENN.
Descendants Of John Antrim Now
Come Into Possession Of
the Property.

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Aug. 30
Two residents of this city are heirs to the
estate of Lord Antrim, which comprises
practically the whole of Antrim County,
Ireland 1t is valued at $S0000,000. The
heirs are Mrs. G. P. Barrows, wife of the
chief stakeholder and manager of the Bar
rows Fruit Company, and her brother. w.
II. Parsons, painter. They are the only
children of the late Mrs. T. NJ. Parsons of
this city, whose mother was an Antrim.
Her father, direct descendant, was born
in New Jersey in 1902.
About the middle of the seventeenth
century the Antrim family consisted of
three brothers, the eldest of whom of course
succeeded to the title of Lord Antrim and
the proprietorship of the estate. The two
younger brothers at this time became &C
quainted with William Penn, who had
made trips into Ireland, and they en-
barked with him in 1916 and came with his
colonists to America, settling in New Jer-
sew. One of the brothers sickened and
died, but the other, John Antrim, is the
ancestor of the Antrims who are now set
tied all over the United States, although
the larger part of the family is settled in
Ohio and Illinois.
The line of descent through this Lord
Antrim, who was the head of the house
when John Antrim came to America, con-
tinued in ownership of the family estate
and succeeded to the title of Lord Antrim
until fifteen years ago, when the Lord
Antrim then in possession was shot by a
tenant and killed. Lord Antrim died with
out leaving an heir and the only surviving
members of that branch of the family were
two aged representatives of the Antrim
name, the last of whom died four years
ago, leaving the vast fortune 20 the Ameri-
can descendants of the family.
When Lord Antrim was murdered in
1880 the American heirs were notified
that the estate would certainly revert to
them upon the death of the two mem bers
of the family still living in Great Britain,
and they at once began to prepare them
selves to establish their claim to the prop
erty. Prominent among those who have
been engaged in this work is Robert An
trim of Chicago. He has gathered and
compiled the genealogy of the American
heirs, who number about 125. They will
soon have meeting in Chicago to make
final arrangements to receive the property
and to care for it.
In letter received by the San Bern
ardino heirs this week, Robert Antrim
stated that everything would probably be
completed within a year for the turning
over of the estate to the heirs. He has al
ready presented the necessary proofs,
which are satisfactory to the officers of the
English Government, in whose hands the
estate has been for the past four years.
The share of each American heir will not
be less than 5000, 900.
While there has been no formal decision
among the heirs, they are generally of the
opinion that the property should be intact.
The estate has been very carefully man.
aged, is one of the best paying on the is
land and numbers its tenants by the thou.
sand
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
Loss OF THE BAWNMORE.
The Big Steamer Rapidly Get
ting Into the Sandy
Beach.
Heavy Seas Roll over the Vessel
and Water Has Invaded the
Englne-Room.

MARSHFIELD, Or. Aug. 30.-The
British steamer Bawnmore, which ran
ashore Wednesday morning during a
heavy fog about fourteen miles south of the
mouth of the Coquille River, has changed
her position very little during the last
twenty-four hours.
She was from Comox, B. c., bound for
Chile, with full cargo, consisting Of 1000
tons Of coal, about 1900 tons Of merchant
ise several steam-launches and electric
streetcars. She lays broadside to the sea,
with her head to the south, with heavy
list to starboard.
According to the captains reckoning he
should have been twenty miles off shore
when she struck the beach. Captain
Woodside's impression is that the metal in
the electric cars which were loaded on the
deck near the pilot-house caused varia-
ton in the compass, which threw him out
of his course.
The sea was very smooth when the ves-
sci struck, and Captain Woodside thought
that by throwing off part OF his cargo and
Tightening the vessel he would be enabled
to float it off.
Therefore he threw off thirty tons of
flour and several OF the electric cars, but
soon saw it was of no use. Then all took
to the boats and reached shore, which was
about 700 feet from the ship.
Captain Woodside, after reaching shore,
sent messenger to Bandon, a distance of
about twenty-five miles, over rough
trail, with telegram for San Francisco to
have the tug Monarch come to his assist
ance Immediately.
The Monarch arrived at the scene of the
wreck tonight and will do all in its power
to get the Bawnmore into deep water
again.
When the crew left the vessel it had not
yet begun to leak, but the supposition is
that there Is water in its engine-room.
The deck door is the only protection, and
the steamer has settled twelve or fourteen
feet in the sand, and at high water the
seas roll over her.
Men Of experience who have visited the
wreck say that it will be almost impossible
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
AN EARLY MORNING BLAZE,
Frame Buildings on Louisa
and Ritch Streets Go
Up in Smoke.
1t Is Believed That Eight Thousand
Dollars VIII Cover the
Loss,

What promised to be q serious fire broke
out in the basement of so Louisa street at
20 minutes to O'Clock this morning, and
before any one in the vicinity was awake
the flames were catching on the houses on
either side.
An alarm was sounded from box 63, but
as the flames continued to spread second
call was sent in about twelve minutes
later.
The basement OF No. so, where the fire is
supposed to have started, was occupied by
Frank Meyer and his family.
They were all asleep and cannot account
for its origin, beyond the supposition that
a lamp was left burning and so started the
blaze.
The backs of Nos. 4s, so and So are all de-
stroyed, and what household goods were
left untouched by the flames were ruined
by the water poured on by the engines.
All the buildings were wooden affairs,
the severest loss will fall upon the
occupants, who lost nearly everything,
many of them, too, being uncovered
by insurance. The loss. all told, will
figure up to at least $4,000, and
the insurance perhaps half that sum. Most
OF the insurance is upon the buildings.
n In SO Louisa Mrs. Shea lost all her
out in the big fire of June q,
and had just furnished few rooms in the
building burned. She had no insurance.
The fire was confined almost entirely to
the center of the block and was very diff
cult to manage. The streets were filed " it'll
people who carried everything movable to
the sidewalk, but with it all no one was
hurt.
About half-past / O'Clock the fire was
under CONTROL and soon after most of the
engines were withdrawn. The prompt
turning in of the second alarm, probably
saved the City from another big conf1agra-
ton, for the houses in the vicinity are
grouped closely together and ali built of
the most infiammable material.
The damage was:
No. 4S Louisa street, two-story frame,
James Brannan owner, almost total loss,
$1,000, partly insured.
No. 80 Louisa street, two-story frame,
Mrs. Mary. Lenahan owner, almost total
loss, $500 fully insured.
No. 81 Louisa street, William Crane,
owner, two-story frame, badly burned, loss
$4,000. Insured partly.
No. 80 Ritch street, Roger Shields,
owner; badly burnt in the rear; loss $780,
Mr.. Shields could not tell his insurance.
James Brannan occupied 4S Louisa
street, also Mrs. NJ. Keene, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. Hayes and children.
No. so Louisa street was occupied by Mrs.
John BIakely, John Mattison, wife, child
and mother, Eugene Bergst and wife and
J. Dorney.
No. 30 Ritch street was occupied by Eu-
gene Sullivan and G. Anderson.
Most of the furniture of the occupants
was destroyed, making total loss for
them of nearly $1,000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
SURVEYING AT MERGED.
Engineers OF the Valley Road
Are Making Swift
Progress.
The Line to Stockton Twelve Miles
Shorter Than That of the
Southern Pacific.

MERGED, CAL, Aug. 30.-Engineer
Graham and crew of the Valley road
moved camp to-day from the north line of
the city limits to the farm Of H. E. Crosby,
two and half miles southeast of town.
The surveyors are now in the finest
wheat belt in the San Joaquin Valley,
which extends fifteen miles out and is six
to eight miles in width.
The survey is on an airline to Stockton,
and it is claimed the line is twelve miles
shorter to this city from Stockton than by
the Oakdale branch OF the Southern
Pacific.
Engineer w. G. Edes, Chief Engineer
Storey's assistant, was in MERGED yesterday
and spent the day looking around in the
interest OF his surveyor. He was inter-
viewed by several citizens, and the plans
the Valley people have in view for MERGED
will soon be made public.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
PORT TOWNSEND SENSATION.

Warren Wyckof arrested for Breaking
Into a quarantine Hulk.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Aug. 3d.
Warren Wyckoff, son of ex-Coroner Wyck-
off, and member of one of the most
prominent pioneer families of Washington,
was taken into custody last night by a
United States Marshal on a charge of
feloniously breaking into the United
States quarantine hulk Iroquois, anchored
here.
Wyckoff broke into the vessel with an ak
while the keeper was absent, but was cap
tured by the keeper, who suddenly returned
and chased him in a boat. The
simple fact of not having anything
in his possession from the hulk was
all that saved the young fellow from being
charged with piracy, the penalty of which
is death.
Wyckoff is IA years old and is consid.
cred incorrigible. He has been arrested
several times before and is believed to be q
kleptomaniac.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
HADLEF ARRAIGNED.
Story of the Alleged Forgery Told by
Cashier La FGeur.

story OF the Alleged Forgery Told oy
Cashier La FTeur.
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Aug. SOW.
S. Hadley, who is accused of having passed
q bogus draft on the First National Bank
of Redlands for 1925, was taken to that city
this morning for preliminary hearing. 1t
resulted in continuance. The defendant
appeared in much better spirits than he
has exhibited since his arrest. AS he came
into the courtroom he met Cashier La
Fleur of the Hillsdale Bank, and extended
to him hearty welcome, and for while
both engaged in quiet conversation.
Some little time was consumed by the
attorneys wrangling over the complaint,
which was settled by the court taking a
hand.
Cashier La Fleur was the first witness.
He has been cashier of the Hillsdale Bank
since October, 1891. He said Hadley was en-
ployed in the bank as bookkeeper and
assistant cashier for three years and had
access to all the records of the bank. The
forged draft was dated July IA, 1892, and
drawn in favor of J. s. West for 1925.
After West had had the draft for four DAYS,
had brought it to the bank and got his
money, the draft was put in the vault.
The bank at first had no knowledge of
the draft being out until it came back
from New York on May 8, 1895, with the
date July IA, 1892, erased and the date
February IA, 1895, inserted with a rubber
stamp. On the back we've the words, PAY
to W. S. Hadley or order" and it was
signed, "Joe Brown"
Mr.. La Fleur says he is positive that
Hadley forged both Endorsements, as he
could easily write the different hand
writings. After La Fleur's testimony the
case was continued to September IA in
order to get evidence from Hillsdale for
the defense.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
MINE FIRE NEAR HOPE.
AL buildings and Toodtcorle of the We6.
Der Group Burned.

AL buildings and ToodtcorIe of the We6-
Der Group Burned.
SPOKANE, WASH, Aug. 30.-Word has
just been received in this city of the burn
ing of all buildings, chutes and woodwork
of the Weber group of mines on Lake
Pend d'Oreilie, near Hope, Idaho.
A contractor named House, who was
hauling ore from the mines to the mills, a
distance of about five miles, started small
fire at his camp halfway between the two.
The fire got away from him, and as the
timber was very dry it spread rapidly and
soon reached the mines, where all build
lngs, ore-bins, ETC., as well as the wood
work ct the mouth of the tunnel, were
burned. The loss to the mines will be
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
LOST ON CATALINA ISLAND.
Mysterious DISAPPEARANCE of a Phonir,
Arfx., Man.

Mysterious Disappearance of Phenfr,
Arfx., Man.
AVALON, CATALINA ISLAND CAL. Aug.
30.-[Special to THE CALL by carrier pigeon
Fiotus, via Los Angeles.l A letter OF in
quiry addressed, Manager Carrier Pigeon
service, Avalon, Catalina Island, y was to-
day received from Mrs. ]. D. Reed OF Pho
nix, Ariz., asking for information concern
ing her father, John Barton, who visited
Catalina early in July and wrote to his
daughter from here on the 5th of that
month. saying that he should soon leave
the island. He has not since been seen
nor heard from by his friends. Inquiry
here has thus far failed to elicit any in
formation.
Mr.. Barton is described by his daughter
as man n years of age, over six feet tall
hair and beard very gray, wearing mixed
black and white suit and carrying rife.
as his intentions were to camp on the
island and hunt and fish at his leisure.
Members of his family fear he has been
lost in the mountains, fallen i'll or met with
foul play.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
SUIT Brought bu Creditors.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Aug. 3d.
Roeder & Oft, Edwards & Co., DR.. Casal
and A. T. Abrahams, creditors of Nicolas
G. Den, to-day made application to the
insolvent.
Den lately fell heir to considerable prop
erty through the death of his uncle, DR.. R.
S. Den of Los Angeles, and these creditors
charge that he turned over his part Of
the estate to two of his own children for
the purpose of defrauding his creditors.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
A Supposititious Heir In jail.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Aug. 3d.
James Fitzgerald, the supposititious heir
to Irish millions, is in durance vile, having
been arrested by Officer Storm to-day for
making a clamor on the street. He is now
locked up to determine whether his sobri-
ETY. or sanity is at fault
Fitzgerald himself claims that his incar-
ceration is due to the Vaccinations of his
enemies, and is instigated by prominent
citizen whose Ubiquitous acts he discovered
while acting as private detective last
spring in the employ of the latter's wife,
the object of the man incriminated being
to drive Fitzgerald out of Santa Barbara.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31

to save the vessel, and they believe its
name will go on the long list Of the ships
that never returned.
They believe, though, that if they have
the proper appliances and the sea contin-.
ues as smooth as it is at present, most all
OF her cargo can be saved.
Captain Woodside and his crew accom-
panied by. the Bandon Life Saving crew
are camped On the beach near the scene OF
the wreck, and will remain there as long
as there are any hopes of saving the
steamer or cargo. So far the crew has
succeeded in getting all of its personal
effects ashore.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31

L. Weber and wife, appeared in the Supe-
rior Court this morning and requested that
copy of the testimony adduced at the
preliminary examination be furnished
them. Judge johnson stated that he did
not believe he was authorized to incur any
such expenses against the county, but
would make inquiries into the matter and
see what could be done to procure the ties
timony for the defense. The attorneys
stated that they would be ready to pro,
coed with the trial on September 16 and
thought it would last two weeks.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
NOTORIOUS THIEVES IN JAIL.

Ttco Horse Thieves Accused of Many Re-
cent Hold Ups.
MERGED, CAL, Aug. 3o.-Charles
Lewis and John Miller. charged with
horse-stealing, were held to answer yes
terday by Judge HARRISON OF Smelling.
They were arrested at Brighton last week
and it is quite certain that they are the
ones who robbed dollhouse and Chlnese
fruit-peddleri in Mariposa County early this
month.
One of them has also been partially
identified by certain marks on the HANGS
as the robber who held up the Coulterville
stage near this city on August %.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
All the Following Are Durable:

Catarrh of the head, stomach or bladder; all
bronchial diseases; all functional nervous dis
eases: st. Vitus' dance: hysteria. shaking rs;sys
epilepsy all venereal Diseases all kinds OF blood
troubles; ulcers; wastes of vital forces; rheums.
tism; govt: eczema; all skin diseases, from what
arising: psoriasis; all blood poisoning:
varicocele poison oak; lost or impaired manhood;
spinal trouble; nervous exhaustion and prostra-
ton: ncipient paresis: all kidney diseases; lum-
bago; sciatfca all bladder troubles dyspepsia in
digestion; constipation; all visceral disorders,
which are treated by the depurating departments.
Special instruments for bladder troubles.
These a few of the special diseases in which
exceptionally remarkable cures have been made
by the specialists and it may frankly be stated
that helping hand is extended to every patient,
Circulars and Testimonials of the Great
ux.J.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
MURPHF,s PETITION GRANTED.
HIS Parents Lffe Interest ift Pastoria de
Borre1ds Rancho Terminated.

HIS Parents Lffe Interest IN PdstoTia de
Borregas Rancho Terminated.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 30.-The petition
of James T. Murphy for the termination of
a life interest of his father and mother in
S18 acres of land in the Pastoral de Borregas
Rancho was granted by Judge Reynolds
this morning.
Martin Murphy and his wife decided
about S., 0oo, 900 worth of property to their
children in 1883, reserving life interest
interest for themselves. They have both
been dead number of years, and the suit
was brought so that the son may come
into possession of the property. The prop
erty is valued at $780, 900.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
oAVANAUGH MUST ANSWER.
The Notion to QMash the Indictment
Against Him OperrsLed.

The Notion to Qsash the Indictment
against Hin. Operruled.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Aug. 30.-The five
indictments found by the Grand Jury
against Bart Cavanaugh for violating the
purity of election law In this city at the
primary held August 25, 1895, must stand,
so decides Judge Hinkson of the Superior
Court.
Cavanaugh's lawyers brought proceed
ing to have the indictment quashed on the
ground that the names of ]. B. Wright
and w. P. Harlow, who gave testimony
before the Grand Jury on the matters
charged, were not inserted in the indict-
ment; and further, that there existed in
the minds of the jurors bias against
CavGnaugh, disquaiifying them from find
ing the indictment
Judge Hinkson gives as his reason that,
in his judgment, no jury can result by the
omission of Wright's name on the indict
ment, nor could such omission prejudice
his right or prevent his having fair trial.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-31
doUENcHED By RAIN.
Forest Fires IN Washsngton Almost
Wholly E1ttn attished.

Forest Fires IL Washsngton Almost
Wholly Ertin yuished.
PORTLAND, Or, Aug. 30.-Reports re-
ceived from many interior points and up
and down the Columbia River state that
the rains of the past twentyfour hours
have been general and manv of the worst
forest fires have been extinguished.
Fires are yet reported burning in the
foothills of the Cascades, but the worst is
over.
An inestimable amount of damage has
been done by tho entire destruction of
many ranches.
Navigation on the Columbia has been
rendered dangerous by the thick pail Of
smoke which made it next to impossible
to see where ship was steering.
1t has been raining in the interior and
on the Coast Range to-day.