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The San Francisco call., 1896-02-11
FOUND THE TREADWELL.
Remarkable Career of Antoine Marks,
the Douglas Island Prospector.

Remarkable Career of Antoine Marks,
the Douglas Island Prospector.
Antoine Marks, discoverer of the famous
Treadwell gold mines and the first white
man to proceed up the Yukon after the
purchase of Alaska is at the Commercial
Hotel.
Mr.. Marks is an Austrian who has been
thirty years on the American and British
frontier. His discoveries on Douglas
Island were made before the founding of
juneau. Enormous wealth has since been
taken from the Solid Bullion, Michigan.
Treadweli and other mines of the Tread
well group by Senator John P. Jones, D.
O. Mills and Others who became the pur-
chasers.
Mr.. Marks yet resides on Douglas Island,
and thinks it is one of the best places in
the world to live.
His mustache has grown gray and his
hair has become silvered since he went to
these far Northern regions. No history of
Alaska Is complete without his part in it
being set forth.
tragic experiences last night in searching
1or gold and running the gauntlet of the
Indians
1t IS some sixteen years ago now" said
ne, that L and man named Dugan
started TO go up the Yukon from the pres
eni site OF Juneau. We had only proceeded
snort distance in tie interior till we were
warned by the Indians whom we met that
we would be killed if we proceeded.
rms was dlscouraging thing to us,
put 1t was evident The Indians meant
What they SAID. We were therefore forced
to turn back
The dangers attending private explora-
ton and the needs of finding out the facts
OF the interior at length became impressed
on the Government, and soop was sent
10 ascend the Yukon. We got aboard and
went as far mp as the first lake, distance
OF between 400 and 500 miles.
Later was enabled to proceed further
up the ukon to where some of the dig
glngs are now. Our trip was rather huT-
rled and we did not find anything. 1t was
then began to give attention in earnest
to the gold claims on Douglas Island.
There were five of us in all that made loca-
tions, among them John Fry and Tim
Berry. The Solid Bullion claim of the
group was mine exclusively. Among the
other claims we then staked out and de-
veloped to considerable extent were the
Michigan and Treadwe The Bullion is
very big property now, as are the others
forming the great combination.
Mr.. Marks is here on vacation and
will remain some time. Among other
Alaskans now at the Commercial is Pete
Wyberg, who owned and operated rich
placer mine on the upper Yukon. He
sold the mine not long since for S45, 900, at
least that was the price stated at the time.
Mr.. Wyberg has been East and has just
returned here. Il think more people will
go to Alaska this year than last" he said.
at appears to me there is more interest
and more preparations for going. Ny i'm
preston is that Circle City will be the
center of activity, and that it will be the
i'm portant town."
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ness she would cause less trouble in the
association.
This young woman, doubtless most
estlmable person in the opinion of those
who understand her ways, assumes more
than belongs to her, and is continually
getting herself disllked on account of it.
said she was the Pooh hBah of the asso-
citation. Probably | would have hit
nearer the mark had / said she acted in
that capacity to her mother.
Il could give many other reasons why
the Coopers do not like me, all pointing
to the fact that Mrs. Cooper did seek my
resignation, and got it. For the present,
however, [ will let the matter rest here"
Mrs. Cooper continues to be flooded
with letters, anonymous and otherwise.
Yesterday she received one of the former
character from Tacoma, charging her
with being the mysterious Jane Elizabeth
Baddin. It reads as follows:
TACOMA, Feb. z. 1896.
;, Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, San Francisco: 1 see by
the dlspatches this morning that you are
keeping up the fight in good shape. Yes, 1
suppose II you should hold your peace the very
stones would cry out This is very thin-so thin
that man could see through it; but l
nave had new revelation. 1t has lately oc-
CURED TO me that you and Mrs Davidson have
consplred together for the purpose OF extortion,
ana that you are the mysterious Mrs. Baddln,
ana That you are only carrying your part of
the programme, and that you are only doing it
or turn against you; that you are only doing
what you promised to do. Well, if am right
in my prediction, you will soon be with Mrs.
Davidson, where you ought to be, and when
you are there together suppose you will each
of you have your bibles with you all the time
Oh. why should such hellhounds be permitted
to dog such a noble man OF God as Dr.. c.. o.
Brown? OLD CoNGREGATIoNALIsT
This letter was mailed in Tacoma Feb
ruary 6, but bears the date of the 7th inst.
The fact that the letter is in the same
handwriting as those written In this City
causes Mrs. Cooper to suspect that they
we've from the same party. This letter
with others, has been turned over to Post
office Inspector Irwin, who will make a
thorough investigation.
II am surprised at the stand taken by
Or. Case said Mrs. Cooper yesterday.
1T is all right to ask for suspension of
judgment, but the way he attacked the
press was ill-timed if nothing more"
Letters-missive were sent yesterday to
all the churches expected to take part in
the council. DR.. Mclean has been virtu-
ally agreed on for moderator and George
B. Hatch of Berkeley for scribe.
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DR. MORSE HAS RESIGNED
The President of California Col
lege Is to Retire This
Term.
Ten Years of Service, During Which
the Institution Has Been
Built Up.

DR.. S. B. Morse, president of California
College, sent in his resignation to the
board of trustees at the last session of that
body, on February 4. The board did not
accept il, but laid it on the table for future
action.
1t is understood. however, that DR..
Morse has fully made up his mind to close
his work with California College with
the present college year. He was elected
to the presidency in December, 1856, and
will have completed nearly ten years at
the expiration of the present college year.
Previous to 1886 the Baptists of California
had made several attempts to establish a
school, but with little success.
Since DR.. Morse has had charge three
beautiful buildings have been erected upon
the ten-acre campus at Highland Park.
and academic, collegiate and musical de.
partments have been maintained with a
success that has been gratifying and re-
markable, considering the stringency of
the times. Besides the purchase of
grounds and erection of buildings, which
are all paid for, President Morse has Sc
cured from the friends of the institution
endowment and scholarship funds to the
amount of $4,000.
Though having the executive labors of
the college upon him, he has taught an
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on the opening race. at 1:34 P. NJ.
The poolrooms marked up their odds
at 1892 P. NJ. Braw Scot had odds listed
against him while he was not starter.
Artist, also a non-starter, was quoted at
10 to L, to be ridden by Ballard. Bergen
brought the mare in a winner. The
race was run at 2:03, while the
rooms received no scratches until
2:18. Lizzie II and Edgemount
both had jockeys up and had odds laid
against them, and neither was starter in
the race. Forty-two mounts elapsed be-
tore the result of the race was obtained.
In the second race the jockeys and odds
were also badly twisted. and the rooms
waited thirty nine minutes before learning
of the winner.
The third race, a handicap, was certainly
a good joke on the commission fake"
The rooms posted their odds at 2 sc, while
the betting at the track did not begin until
3:04. Geraldine, with Doggett up, was
to favorite. She did not start In the race.
The event was decided at 1882, and the
rooms were in ignorance of the winner
until 4:21.
Geraldine was scratched at the time
they learned OF the result. In the fifth
race there were ten starters and the rooms
had the wrong jockeys in eight instances.
Forty-five Jockeys rode in the different
races, and in forty-four instances the pool
rooms had wrong riders, counting
scratched horses. Seventeen Jockeys
were up on horses that were scratched.
And so on through every race there were
the most glariDg errors.
In despair "Charley" Kingsley, who
runs a room on California street, wired the
other rooms that only one race was in, and
to pay off by the odds in the morning
papers. He also stated that the fourth
race might be declared off. This latter
was piece of news to the track manage
ment.
One of the evening papers stated that
the Jockey Club suspected ''leak' in the
office of the Western Union Telegraph
Company. The officials of the club con-
tradlct this most emphatically, and say
that the telegraph company has acted in
good faith throughout. The returns from
the East Were received over the wires of
the Postal Telegraph Company.
And behind this thin gauze OF jobbery,
sharp practices and connivery these trick
sters hope to have twelve Supervisors pass
a law allowing them to continue in the
commission business.
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sympathize with the young couple and
they were made as comfortable as possible.
PETS IN THE PARK.
The Remarkable Influence of Lady
over the Famous Grizzly,
Monarch,

The big bear Monarch, in Golden Gate
Park, has made friends with one of the
visitors to the peoples pleasure grounds.
and only one. A number of persons have
endeayored to be on friendly terms with
him. but they have been unsuccessful.
The only one that he seems to be on good
terms with is Mrs. NJ. g. Cobb, the wife OF
General Cobb, an attorney of this City.
Every time she goes there she feeds him
with dainties. He knows her. and when
ever she approaches his cage he ambles
toward where she is standing and seems
pleased to see her. A remarkable fact is
that whatever she offers him he eats off her
hand, and he permits her to pet his head,
something he will not allow any one else
to do.
His keeper has often tried to make
friends, but Monarch would not manifest
a friendly disposition, and he has taken
the precaution when he feeds him to be
out of range of ugly paws that bruin will
thrust through the bars at times. Many
of the people who stand around the cage
to watch Monarch as he moves from place
to place offer him cake and sweetmeats,
but. except in the case of Mrs. Cobb, he
reaches for what is offered with one of his
great paws.
Some time ago Captain Thomson of the
poIice force took pleasure in feeding honey
to his bearship. OF this he is very fond,
and the captain was of the opinion that
by offering him the sweetness every morn
ing he would tame Monarch, but he
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-11
Chief Sullivan's Bon Mot Sealed
the Lips of the Local
Democracy.
BRAUNHART's LAST WORDS
OBrien, Buckley's Lieutenant, SAYS
Chairman Sullivan Is Political
Job Chaser.

The edlct has gone forth from Chairman
Sullivan and the faithful of the Junta
must close their mouths, batten down the
hatchways of breezy persifage. muzzle
the flow of bons mots regarding their
friends, brothers and countrymen, and OBJ
serve the golden rule twenty-four hours
per diem.
The following epigram delivered under
aggravating circumstances was the cause
of it:
"Max Pepper is nearly as big political ass
as Sammy Braunhart"-ChiefSu Sullivan.
Mr.. Popper appears to have done the in
discreet thing of administering verbal re-
buke to what is known as the opposition
and included Chief Sullivan in that cate
CORY. He also enumerated several other
gentlemen, who were claimed by him to
have been friends of Sam Rainey and
Buckley, with the result that Senator
Armes, one of the men mentioned, and
Chief Sullivan retorted in vigorous man
ner and caused considerable comment
among the Democrats who have threat
ened to purify local politics, even if it costs
all the patronage in the City Hall.
Chairman Sullivan became alarmed at
the way the participants were working
themselves up and called halt just in
time to save some of them losing their
breath entirely.
81 really consider that Mr. Pepper was
indiscreet," said he recently. "and sug-
gested that silence be maintained when in
ternal strife was threatened 1t is not a
good plan to begin such contests at this
critical period and am of the opinion that
it will not occur again.
Other members of the Junta when ap-
preached for an interview were discreetlv
silent and appeared to know absolutely
nothing. They looked blankly at THE
CALL representative when questioned and
refused to even chat about the weather.
No more uninteresting body of men
ever assembled than was found Saturday
night at the commlttee-rooms in the Flood
building. If any outsider asked for
match with which TO light cigar he was
sent to Chairman Sullivan for It.
Mr.. Sullivan certainly has great lnfIu-
ence over his acquaintance, and had
succeeded in spreading silence an inch
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found that while the bear was glad to re-
ce1ve the choice morsel he would not per-
nit any familiarity.
Out on Stow Lake, in the center of which
is situated Strawberry Hill, there is an old
duck with broken wing, one that was
captured wild and kept by gentlemen for
over i've years in his yard. Some time
ago the owner, desiring to change his
domlclle and having no place to keep his
pet, donated it to the park A reporter for
one OF the morning papers, who frequently
goes to Stow Lake, usually carries
crackers in his pockets, and these he feeds
to the swans, ducks and mudhens The
duck with the broken wing has come to
the reporter, and whenever he goes to the
spot from which he feeds the birds, the
duck, no matter where he may be, will
swim over and quack until he is feed.
Sometimes the reporter will pretend not to
notice the duck. which will waddle ashore,
approach the reporter and snap at his legs
until he is noticed and given a cracker
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thick throughout the local Democracy
with one exception. That exception is
Sam Braunhart, referred to by Chief
Sullivan recently.
Mr.. Braunhart was seen early in the
day and asked what he thought of
Sullivan's faux pas At first he was not
disposed to be very communicative, but
finally reached for q leadpencil. and in n
few moments turned out the following
opinion on the head of the Fire Depart
ment, with the remark that he hoped it
would go as he had written it, The ma
terial is herewith presented:
l entertain the highest respect for Chief Su1.
livap, both as an officer and as man. Some
one must have misrepresented me to cause
him to speak disrespectfully as TO my political
affiliations. Too much cannot be said of him
in praise of his conduct of the department over
which he presides. l am fully satisfied that he
Is sick OF any attempt to drag the department.
into politics. and he will, in my opinion, do ali
IN his power TO prevent its use for any inn
proper purpose. Still, there can be no cues
tion as TO the effort daily made by followers of
Sam Rainey to secure control of our organiza-
ton. yet all their attempts have thus far
proven futile. They do not number more than
ID per cent of the entire membership of the
general committee, and in the primary cleo
ton yet to be held their number will dimin-
ish below that percentage. Rainey as politi-
cal boss is as dead as Buckley and 1t is safe to
say, beyond doubt, that both these men have
had their day.
The Democracy of this City will not again
pCIlHlt ltselI 10 De cOHLTClleu Dy men who will
not support ticket they themselves nominate.
nor will the party tolerate the use of the or
ganization as tender to Boss Burns to foist a
corrupt municipal government upon our peo-
pie The treachery against the party in 1890
1892 aud 1894 is of too recent occurrence to
be condoned. Buckley and Rainey were both
Rainey conspIred with all his forces to defeat
the ticket in 1892 he signaliy failed, and we
won the greatest victory in lhe political his
tory of this City
Buckley and Rainey are now senarated and
1t Is due to Chief Sullivan that this is accom-
pllshed We're it not for his sturdy and fear.
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average of five classes a day, ,ahas delivered
over 400 addresses and lectures, and has
travelled over 10000 miles.
Pre- esident Morse does his work quietly
and faithfully. During his life in Califor-
MIA. since 1861, he has held four important
positions. For five years he filled the
chair of ancien. languages in the Pacific
Methodist College; for eight years he was
pastor of the First Baptist Church in Stock.
ton; he was pastor of the Tenth avenue
Baptist Church, Oakland, between nine
tenth year at the college.
Dr. Morse spent 1877 in Europe and the
Orient. He has delivered over 300 lectures
on his travels. Whether he will continue
teaching or return to the pulpit he has not
determined
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-11
ALASKA INDIAN FEUD.

Life of a Tribesntan Sacrificed Accord-
ing to a Redskin Tradition.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Feb. TO-
Captain Roberts of the steamer Willapa,
who was here this afternoon, disbeIieves
the report that four whites had been muir
dered by Kake Indians in Alaska He
says the rumor probably originated from
trouble between two Indian tribes result
ing in the death of one member of eac b
tribe.
The trouble was started by an old Indian
doctor who accused a member of another
tribe of being a witch. The accused In
dian, rather than suffer the tortures to
which witches are subjected, killed the
Indian doctor with a shotgun. The tribe
to which the doctor belonged then de-
manded, according to their traditions, the
life of prominent member of the tribe
to which the muderer belonged, and it
was given up, missionary woman being
witness to the shooting OF the second
Indian.
Captain Roberts says the story was told
him by reliable man direct from the
scene of the troubles, and he was assured
that no whites were concerned or moIested.
Ninety-seven out of every hundred
Arctic explorers have returned alive.
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Abandoned rheir Rahx.

Shortly before IL o'clock last night a tall,
blonde woman, about S5 years of age, called
at the Receiving Hospital, and DR.. Fitzgibbon
followed her out to see what she wanted. The
woman led him to City Hall avenue. where
she suddenly turned and placed bundle i'm
his arms and fed. She was quickly Joined by
tall man, with whom she ran rapidly toward
Market street. DR.. Fitzgibbon was SO Surprised
that he let the strange couple escape without a
word. On taking the bundle to the hospital he
found that it was girl baby about FIVE or six
days old.
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nrardi Gras Entertainment.

The decoration committee has made great
progress in the arrangements for the big Mardi
Gras entertainment at the Mark Hopkins In :
stitute, and Artist j. A. Stanton has put in
over 400 colored electric lights. He has de-
signed novelty in the way of fountain for
the conservatory. and other original things
The ladies will be interested to know that sea IS
In the gallery of the main hall and all around
the sides of the principal rooms have been pro-
vided for those who will not care to mask and
participate in the dance and who come as spec
tatOrs FSS
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less stand against Buckley these cronies would
be plotting together as they have in the past.
They are both in politics, and their protesta.
tions to the contrary deceive no one But they
are dead, never to rise again.
SAMUEL BRAUNHART.
1t would be well for members of the
Junta to cut out the closing sentence and
paste it in their hats as a prophecy made
in the midst of trying and stirring times
when men rise to the occasions that in
volve struggling nations and political
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-11
NEW TO-DAY.
Heater S..

The famous B. e. III. OiI-Heater
reduced to $5; the B. g. III. OPEN
Front Heater to $6.25. Here's a
chance to get the best at far
lower price than even the cheap
est. There's but a few left-come
quickly. Just the thing for early
spring, and in fact all the year
round. when it is hardly cold
enough for stove and CRATE fires.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-11
OFFICER COMING FOR THEM.

There slept in the City Prison last night
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-11

On Monday, Tuesday and We'd
nesday only our 75c Decorated
China Butter Plates go at45 CEN is
PER DOZEN and our 75c Sugar
Bowls and Cream Pitchers at rs
CENTS PER PAIR.
The San Francisco call., 1896-02-11

Ninety-seven out of every hundred
Arctic explorers have returned alive.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-02
TWAS THELAW'S DELAY
That Caused the Shocking State Of Affairs
In Columbus, Georgia, Yesterday.
HANGED AND RIDDLED WITH BULLETS
Jesse SIayton Taken From ihe Court
Room Where His rial Was About
TO Begin by Mob and Eynchea
on the Main Thoroughrare orthe
City-win Miles Follows Next.

Columbus, Ga, June 1.-Two negroes
were hung to a tree in the middle OF
| Broad street, the main business thor
oughfare of this city, and riddled with
| bullets by an infuriased mob at 10
| O'Clock this morning. They were Jesse
Slayton and VIII Miles.
Last Thursday Slayton assaulted Mrs
| Howard Bryan, a respectable white lady
| OF Muscogee county. He was cap
tured that day by officers in the city
and placed in jail before the crowd look
| ing for found him. This morning he
was carried to the Superior Court room
for tIial. He had been indicted and a
| jury was being empanelled when
| mob rushed up the steps into the court
room, yelling and brandishing rifles and
pistols. seized the terrified man, threw
a rope around his neck and dragged him
| a hundred yards down Broad street,
| riddling his body with bullets at every
step. The body was then swung up TO
| a tree and left dangling there. The
crowd then went to the jail after Will
Miles, another nergo, who in the night
time about two years ago attempted an
assault upon Mrs. Albright, a lady of
| this city. The jailer pleaded with the
mob. but to no avail and he was com
PEELED TO surrender Miles to save his
own life and the jail from destruction.
The doomed man was led to where the
body of Slayton dangled
Miles was quickly swung up and his
body liddled with hundred bullets.
Miles had been tried and convicted
twice. and his case had been twice sent
back by the Supreme Court on techni-
calities for new trial. His last trial
| resulted in mistrial, and he was In
jail awaiting his fourth thial. The
laws delays in this instance had much
| to do with causing to-day's mad mob to
override the law and the court itself
| this morning