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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
NoRDicA sNUBs TACOMA.
Cancels Her Engagement to Sing Solo
Parts in a Rendition of " The
Messiah"

TACOMA, WASH, Dec. 28.-Theater-
goers in Tacoma and other Northwestern
cities are very much provoked over Nine.
Nordica's cancellation of her engage
ments in the West, which is just an
nounced. Tacoma Festival Chorus has
been drilling for months for rendition of
"The Messiah" with Nordica as soloist,
it being set for January 4. Professor CO.
zine, who engaged Nordica on a $3.50
guarantee, learned on Saturday that she
did not keep her engagement at Salt Lake,
where she was to sing in the Mormon
Tabernacle on Christmas night. The en-
gagements at Seattle and Portland are also
cancelled, and it is supposed here that her
Denver engagement has been Cancelled.
The proceeds from the sale of seats in all
these cities aggregate about SIS, 600.
1t is understood that Professor Cozine
proposes to bring damage suit to recover
on the great expense he has been to in ad-
vertising and preparing for Nordica's ap-
pearaDce. 1t is supposed that Nordica's
action results from her recent change of
managers. Professor Cozine's arrange
ments were made with Ruben 81 Andrews
and Lee Wilson, her advance agent Nor
dica has Cancelled her contracts with
these men, and is now being managed by
Klaw & Erlanger of New York, who to-
day wired that Nordica had not the time
to come to the Northwest in response to
Mr.. Cozine's offer of a guarantee for Ia
coma, Portland and Seattle.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
SAW J0sE-FRESR0 RAILWAY
Syndicate Sells Its Bonds and Construction
of the Line WIN Soon Be
(o1menced

MONTEREY, CAL. Dec. 2S.-Word was
received here yesterday from New York
that the bonds of the Monterey and Fresno
Railroad Company had been placed with
an Eastern syndicate. At the regular
annual meeting of the company to he-held
in January the name will be changed and
the whole project will be altered ma
terially from the first intention of the
present company. The board of directors,
however, viii remain about the same.
The work of construction is to COM
mence about March 1, or just as soon as
the line can be permanently located from
San Jose to San Juan. The permanent
survey will be altered and win leave out
Monterey entirely. The syndicate pro-
poses to run the road from San Jose down
the Santa Clara Valley to San Juan, where
it will join the line to Hollister as at pres
ent located, thence running through the
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
GOVERNOR BUDD'S MESSAGE.
Many Reforms viii Be Recommended to
the Coming Session of the Legis-
futUre,

STOCKTON, CAL, Dec. Ex-Governor
Budd has been here for the past few days
suffering from an attack of his old enemy,
rheumatism in his left arm, and he had
that membe in sling this morning. The
his message to the Legislature, which is TO
convene next Monday. The document
will be lengthy and will recommend many
reforms. There is still a good deal of
work to be done on the message. but the
executive hopes to have it ready for the
State Printer on Friday and ready for sub
mission to the States lawmakers on Tues
day next at the latest. He manifested
considerable surprise when informed that
it had been reported that he contem plated
reorganizing the Harbor Com mission o.
San Francisco, with a view to making it
non partisan, though he would not deny
that such was his intention.
Governor Budd was asked what his pur-
poses were with regard TO Worden, the
Sacramento striker whom he respited a
short time ago that he might investigate
his case to determine whether or not it
would be we'll to commute his sentence
from hanging to life imprisonment. He
responded that he would not be able to
take the matter up until after the ad journ-
menI oi the Legislature, pub tndt ne Woulo
recommend to the Legislature the enact.
ment of law the effect of which would
be that in the event of committing Wor-
denis sentence it could not be com muted
again, nor could the sentence of any other
criminal be commuted second time un-
less the petition should be signed by two-
thirds of the members of the Supreme
Court.
The Governor will recommend q num-
Der of reforms proposed by the Code Com
mission, among them the proposed law
making property under trust deeds re-
deemable in the same manner as land sold
under foreclosure proceedings. He will
also ask that a corporation tax be levied,
and will make some very startling recon-
mendations with reference to the running
of State institutions.
The Governor left for Sacramento this
afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
A Missouri Bnnk Lfouidated.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec. 2S. - The
Mccoy banking company of Independ-
ence, Mo-, went into voluntary liquida-
ton to-day. The bank refused to receive
deposits this morning and began paying
its depositors in full. There was no run
on the bank and the directors gave notice
in the Independence newspapers asking
depositors to come after their money
The reason given tor the bank going out
OF business is that its president, William
Mccoy, is too advanced in years TO
manage its affairs longer. He is 85 years
old. The capital stock of the bank is
$4,000. On August 10, when the last re-
port was made, it owed to its depositors
$50 180. Its outstanding loans amounted
to S72 262.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
FINDS A TRUNK
FULL OF GOLD
Cached Coin Unearthed in
a Cemetery West of
Fresno.
Its Discoverer Believes He Has
Located Brigand Murietta's
Plunder.
Sheriff Timmins of the Opinion That
1t Is the Product of
Coiner'S Mint.

FRESNO, CAL, Dec. 28.-Some man has
unearthed a trunk containing about
$3.50, 600 in gold in the vicinity of the ceme-
terry, mile west of town. Who he is
cannot be learned, as only few persons
know OF the discovery and they are NAM
tanning the greatest secrecy. The lucky
finder and his friends believe they have
made big strike. There is no doubt that
their story is true, but there is lurking
suspicion that they have found quantity
of counterfeit coin.
j. G. Wofford, formerly deputy con-
stable IN this city, Is authority for the re-
port of the discovery. TO CALL corre-
spOndent to-day ne exhibited couple of
the bags in which the money was found
IN the trunk. The imprint of the coins
could be seen plainly in the cloth. which
was ready to fall apart from age. Mr..
Wofford stated that the money was all in
gold and amounted to about $3.50, 600. He
stated that in his opinion the treasure had
been buried there years ago by Joaquin
Murietta, the noted outlaw of the early
days. The ex-officer believes that the
money is the plumber of some big robbery
by the daring brigand and that VasqueL
probably because it impeded his flight.
According to Wofford's story, an old
Mexican who died recently told the per-
son who afterward discovered the treasure
of its existence and the place where it
could be found. BY a streak of fortune
the trunk was found IN one of the first
diggings for it. Mr.. Wofford refuses to
give any further particulars and will not
tell the name of the finders. The exact
point st which the trunk was found can
not be learned. Wofford gives the place
as being within a mile of the cemetery.
The ex-deputy Constable gives as his
reason for withholding further facts re-
gardipg the find that it is not desired to
let the authorities know of it. The finder
and his friends had not secured legal ad-
vice, and were under the Impression that
the State could confscate half of the
treasure. This they desire to prevent by
not making the discovery known.
Of course there is possibility that Wof-
fords friend has found fortune, but
it is more probable that he discovered
counterfeit coin. Deputy Sheriff Timmins
stated that convict whom he had taken
to the State prison from this county had
told him while en- route to the penlten-
tiary that he knew where trunk con-
tanning large amount of counterfeit coin
was buried near this city. The prisoner
said he would tell the officer where it was
located when he should have served his
time. Timmins refused to divulge the
name of the convict In all probability
this was the trunk that Wofford's friend
found.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
FIRES AT HAY rHIEpEs.
Fresno Farmer Marks His Men and
1heu Are CaptMred.

Fresno Farmer Marks HIS Men and
They Are Captured
FRESNO, CAL, Dec. 2S.-J. G. Garner,
who lives about eight miles west Of town,
caught three men in the act of stealing
hay from his barn last night and 'spep-
pered" them with bird shot. Mr.. Garner
had noticed for some time that the hay in
his loft was disappearing, and after some
investigation became convinced that
thieves were at work. He provided him
self with shotgun, loaded it with small
shot and stood guard at night at the barn.
Last night his watchings were rewarded
by the appearance of three men in a
wagon. They backed the vehicle to the
door and were about to enter the barn to
throw the hay out when Garner fired.
He discharged both barrels at the three
men, who were standing in bunch. The
men jumped from the wagon and ran for
life, clearing barbed- wire fence in their
course with very athletic bounds. The
horses attached to the wagon took fright
and started to run away, but the lines
wound themselves around the wheels and
soon checked them.
Deputy Sheriff Timmins this morning
followed the tracks of the runaway men,
and they led to place about mile dis
tant. The three men were found there,
with their backs full of birdshot, and the
officer arrested them as Garner's hay
thieves. They were taken before Justice
Austin this afternoon and gave $3.50 bail
each. None of the men are seriously in
jured. Their backs are riddled with shot,
which has Just penetrated the skin.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
FAY0RS A PACIFIC CABLE.
Reoresentatve Loud Explains Why He In
troduced the Bill to Promote
Standings Scheme.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 2S.-In ex-
PLANTATION of his action in presenting
Colonel Spaulding's Pacific cable bill Rep
resentatiye Loud of California tonight
gave the following to the press:
1.-The reason that prompted me to intro
duce this bill was the fact that Mr.. SpauI-
ding holds the only concession TO Hand
cable on the Hawaiian Islands, hence we
must conclude that no other company
could carry out its contract.
do you believe the proposition of the
Spaulding Company to build to Japan and
Australia bona-tide oneT'
81 could not say as to that. Whether
that proposition was made in good faith
1 am not q bic to say. In considering the
fact that Spaulding had the only conces-
sion to Hawaii, we must assume that his
is the company prepared to build there"
''Do you believe that cable to Hawaii
at the present time would be of such bene-
fit to the Pacific Coast as would justify you
in advocating the Spaulding bill as against
a bill which intended Japan as the inn
portant objective point and Hawaii Sec
ondary consideration.
mo, 1 could not advocate the Spauld-
AuR DIIi III d41tdSOhiSl1 W any OlnSI-
advocating 1t because of the fact that nc
other company has a concession, and
hence could not build to Hawaii In view
of the fact that it is the prevailing senti-
ment that when the Spaulding concession
expires some English company will secure
a renewal of it, must urge the early
adoI ton of the Spaulding proposition.
which l believe to be the only bona-fide
one. | have heard from Hawaiian repre-
sentatives that there would be tendency
to turn this concession over to an Eng
lish company, and there has been talk
about rendering the island to English in
fuence in some form. If we had a cable
there it would tend to bring US closer 20
gether, and would be OF special benefit to
the Pacific Coast, because we control, sub
stantially, the trade OF the islands,"
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29

Panoche Pass over the coast range to
Fresno City, making distance of about
164 miles. Why such a great change
should occur could not be learned, but by
thoss best informed it is supposed to be
on account of anticipated trouble with
company formed here lately to try to
undermine the present company and pro-
cure its waterfront franchise from the
city for other purposes.
Colonel Jones, the president of the rail-
road company, has made twenty-three
trips across the continent in the past four
years in the interest of this road, and has
been in the East continuously for the past
eleven months trying to place the bonds
of the company. He has begun construc-
ton three different times. At the last at
tempt he succeeded in getting about eleven
miles of the road graded, but owing to the
failure of the construction company work
was abandoned in September year ago.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
SALINAS, BEET FAoToRY.
York on the Plant VII Be Commenced
Earl1 Ia JantGarB.

MONTEREY, CAL, Dec. 28.-Active
work on the Salinas beet factory will be
commenced shortly after January l..
Plans are being prepared by draughts-
men and the allotment OF machinery has
been made. 1t will consist of quadruple
mill, with four sets of diffusons, each of
$50 tons daily capacity, and can be OPP
Grated in part or in whole, as the rush of
beets demands. 1t will have an aggregate
capacity of 5000 tons daily and It is ex-
pected that it will reach that limit soon
after its initial run. The people OF the
Salinas Valley have pledged themselves
to raise sugar beets for the next three
years. Twenty thousand acres of land
that has heretofore been used for wheat
and other cereals will now be devoted to
beet culture.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
OF 1NrEkexr 10 qaE COAST
Orders Issued to the Commanders of
R~genue Cutters.

Orders Issued to the Commanders of
R~VenWs Cutters.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 26.-The
Secretary of War orders that First Lieu
tenant Edwin B. Babbitt, ordnance de.
partment, to make two visits TO Lime
Point, San Francisco harbor, on public
business pertaining 10 the sighting OF the
I2-inch breech-loading rife mounted at
that point.
The Secretary of the Navy to-day issued
orders assigning Commander w. c. Glib
son to command the United States steamer
Adams on The return of that vessel from
Hawaii. He will relieve Commander E..
W. Watson, who is detailed to the Ports
mouth IN. H. Navy-yard as ordnance
officer.
Orders were to-day issued to the COM
manders of revenue cutter vessels as fol-
lows: The Perry is ordered to Astoria,
Or; the Corwin to San Diego; the Rush
will remain at San Francisco; the Bear
and Grant will patrol the coast of Wash
ington and the Columbia River to Van
couver- The Wolcott will be stationed at
New Whatcom, and will cruise the waters
of the British possessions to aid in the
suppression of unlawful Chinese immigra-
tion.
E. Trussell was to-day appointed Post
master at Huasna, San Luis Obispo
County, Cal, vice T. Steele, resigned; L.
W. Thomas, at SausaIito, Marin County,
Cal, vice H. J. Crumpton, removed.
postoffice was established to-day at
Rector, Napa County, CAL, and Mary G.
Taber appointed Postmistress.
The postottice al Bolt, Jackson County,
Or, has been discontinued, and mail
should be sent hereafter to Draper, Or.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original-Jeremiah D. Curtis,
Ukiah; Charles S. Seaman, Pasadena; (;
Joseph Packard, San Jose; Edward Put
nam, Santa Monica. Original widows.
etc.-Clara V. Brown, San Francisco; /;
Fanny Curtis. Ukiah.
Oregon: Original = William Ridgiey,
Gales Greek.
Washington: original-Andrew J. Null
link, Waltsburg.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Seats at a Premium.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Dec. %. = Seats
are at premium in the great Metropo-
Titan Opera house for tonight, when there
will be an event that will be memorable
in local muscial circles. 1t is the pro-
duction of Wagner's ''Siegfried." in which
NJ. Jean de Reszke will make his first
appearance on any Stage as the young
hero of the great tetralogv. NJ. Edouard
de Reszky will for the first time sing
"Wotan," and Nine. Melville will make
her first appearance as singer of German
opera in the role of Brunhide.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Mime. H1oon.aeld- zei.ler b ter.

CHICAGO, ILL, Dec 28.-Mme. Bloom
field -Zeisler, the pianist, who has been
ill of the grip since immediately after her
return from Pacific Coast concert tour,
was slightly better last night. The attack,
which is a severe one, is attributed in
part to sudden change of climate, and
aggravated by the strain resulting from
Tong journeys and the giving of twenty
concerts.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Confer Wssh sonoma Legislators.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Dec. 2S-A num-
Der of prominent citizens of Sonoma
County met with Assemblymen w. F.
Price and John w. Keegan to-day, and in
formally discussed the road bill and 9th er
matters referring to county govern m ent.
Those present were satisfied with the road
bureau of highways. They were in favor of
the reduction of the salaries of State and
county officials and strongly in favor of
the wide tire bill, which Assemblyman
Price will reintroduce at the coming ses-
sion. s
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
REUNION OF IowANs.
AnnSuers arg of the HasCkeye States Id
s,liss5om Celebrated.

mission CcteOTatsu.
SAN JOSE. CAL, Dec. 2S-There was a
grand reunion of Iowans in this city to-
day TO celebrate the fftIeth anniversary
of the admission of Iowa into the Union.
The meeting was held in 6. A. &. Hall
under the auspices of the Santa Clara
County Hawkeye Club. and was attended
by several hundred people.
After an excellent programme had been
rendered there was rollcall of counties,
and the people divided into little groups
to relate "reminiscences. A banquet, with
Il. L. Dennis as toastmaster, followed.
These toasts were responded to: Iowa
Rev. B. B. Burton; "Earlv Days" H. AL
lender: Memories" w. H. johnson !;
Climate of Iowa." DR.. A. G. Simonton !;
"Iowa's Patriots" Colonel Cooper; Read
ing from Bob Burdette," J. S. McGinnis /;
''The Ladies'" Rev. w. Windsor; Cali
fornia, Our Adopted State" Rev. III. NJ.
Tenney.
In the evening tine musical and liter
ary entertainment was provided.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Sing 7ai,s Dau of Woe.

SAN JOSE, CAL. Dec. 2S.-Sing Tai, a
Celestial laundryman. to-day intercepted
a rock intended for dog. Sing drew a
pistol on the boys who threw the rock.
They disarmed him and had him arrested,
wnereupon he claimed the boys had robbed
him. Sing put up $25 bail and forfeited
the money by failing to appear in court.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
EAhNINGS OF RAILROADS.
Profits of the Southern Pacific shot1
Marked Drcrease

TO7rtS UJ DO0Tt6TT 1TcI7Tc 5TOtD
Marked Decrease.
NEW YORK. N. Y, Dec. 28.-The
Southern Pacific earned gross for October
s., ,179 912, a decrease of $16S, ,303, and net
81. 321, $40. decrease $5S. .2o5; gross from
January to October 81 $31. 37s 604; de.
crease 81, ,5O4, ,357; net $1S, 354, 424; decrease
$179054
The Central Pacific earned net for Octo-
ber $613 466. an increase of $51. $50; from
January 1 to October 81, S4,O03, 237; in
crease, 81, ,644
The San Francisco and North Pacific
road earned net for Novem Der SIC, 900, an
increase of 1882. and from July to No.
vem ber 80, $142, $50; decrease. $11, ,S27.
The s.. Paul ard Omaha road earned
gross for November S751, 764, decrease OF
$50 O6l, and from January / to Novem ber
30, 81, 1876, 242; increase. $646, ,6O2.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
NEW TO-DAY.
The ACE OF ELECTRICITY
Marvellous Effects of Electricity
on Disease When Used in
Conjunction With Medi.
cine.

DR.. W. Kingston Vance, the great Lon
don Electrical and Medical Specialist,
physician of learning and skill abreast of
the times, with his large, new galvanic,
faradic and static batteries, mild life
giving currents of electricity, are used to
carry medicines directly to the diseased
parts of the human body. Through this
new and wonderful method of treatment
disease yields at once. health returns and
the sufferers life changes from gloom and
dependency to Joy ana gladness.
Read what Mrs. Josie Niehlson of 1913
Guerrero street, San Francisco, has to say:
TESTIMONIAL.
l. Mrs. Josie Niehlson, residing now at 1919
Guerrero street, San Francisco, desire to tes-
tify to the excellent results that have expert
enced under treatment at the State Electro
Medical Institute, corner Market, Powell and
Eddy streets.
Since last Christmas have been quite an
invalid from trouble in my chest, with cough,
difficulty in breathing and general nerve de-
bility. On Monday, November 80, 1896 l ap-
piled for advice at the Institute l had been
treated by three weil-known medical men of
this city without any relief DR.. w. X. Vance
at the State Electro Medical Institute, made a
careful examination. of my case aud pro-
nounced it one of Bronchial Asthma He
placed me under course of electrical treat
ment with medicines combined and l at once
began to pick up, and am now wonderfully
improved IN healtn ana spirits. AS this is the
first and only relief that have obtained from
my distressing complaint, desire to give the
State Electro Medical Institute public testi-
monial. | will gladly and willingly reply TO
any questions, either personally or by letter,
that may be addressed to me here.
(Signed) MRS. JOSIE NIEHLSON
1919 Guerrero street, San Francisco
The Institute treats and cures Diseases
of the Heart. Brain and Nerves; Blood
Diseases, Rheumatism. Catarrh, Kidney
Diseases, Throat Diseases, Stomach Dis
eases, Diseases of the Liver, Bowel Dis
eases. Eye Diseases, Ear Diseases, Diseases
of Men, Diseases of Women and ali Cura-
bic Diseases
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Tocoma Er- -Banker Under Arrest.

TACOMA, WASH. Dec. 2S.-Ex- Cashier
Peters of the Colum bia National Bank,
for whose arrest warrant was issued on
Saturday last by Federal Judge Hanford
at the request of his bondsmen, surren-
iered himself to the police authorities
this morning. Peters was recently ar
rested on a charge of classifying the &C.
counts of the bank to mlslead Com ptroller
Eckels. He had procured bonds and was
released, pending the action of the court
but his bondsmen, becoming suspicious,
asked Judge Hanford on Saturday to issue
an order for his reincarceration.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Wanted a Good, Long Sleep.

SAN JOSE. CAL. Dec. 2s.-An inquest
was held to-day over the body OF Robert j..
Sleeves. a welI-known carpenter, who
committed suicide on Saturday night by
turning on the gas and retiring, after hav-
ing expressed the intention of having "a
good, long Sleep" The testimony showed
that the deed was deliberate, as all the
openings in the room had heen carefully
plugged to prevent the escape of gas.
Sleeves was at one time forem an of the
independent Mill and Lumber Company.
He had resided in this State since 1873.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Cfoverdass S,.ain In TrouoIe.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Dec 2S.-A Clover
dale Deputy Sheriff arrived at the County
Jail to-day IN charge ofea Young man
booked for sixty days for attempting to
kiss married woman. The fair one was
in costume en- route to fancy-dress ball,
and the young man suddenly emerged
from doorway and embraced her. He
was convicted OF battery
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
GRAND JURORS ~ SESSION.
Begin the Investigation of the Charges
against SchsUeiSep.

BeO1n fHe 1HUeSttgoftOn OF tHe Cn0rOe8
AJatnst SchsceiSer.
FRESNO, CAL, Dec. 2S.--The Fresno
County Grand Jury reconvened to-day
after an adjournment of two weeks. This
afternoon it began the investigation of the
case of Charles Schweizer, against whom
Detective Harrison and others are making
charges that he hired John Barker to
murder Solomon Lehman last July. The
jury made little progress to-day. The
greater part of the afternoon was con-
sumed in preparing subpenas for the wit
nesses.
There have been no developments in
the case to-day. Lehman has been ex-
pected from Stockton, where he is en-
gagged in carrying out plowing contract,
but he has as yet failed to put in an ap-
pearance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Mrs. Beecher Aoat,, Injured.

NEW HAVEN, CONN, Dec. 28.-At
Stamford, Conn.,, yesterday, Mrs. Henry
Ward Beecher. who had been recovering
from recent accident, was seized with a
mt OF dizziness when rising from her bed
and fell to the floor, breaking her hip
She may be forced to use crutches for the
rest of her life. She is 81 years old.