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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08

Cloverdale Citrus Fair Association will
hold its fourth annual exhibition at Hum
bert's Pavilion on January %, 80 and 81.
This was decided at a meeting of the board
Of directors-John Field (president), W.
T. Brush, NJ. Mcmillan. George B. Baer, F.
w. Brush and C. E. Humbert-last night.
The citrus fair this year will be more
than local affair." The whole of Sonoma
County is taking lively interest in it al
ready and displays by the several towns in
the county will form interesting features
of the exhibition. Among the displays
will be Sonoma County wines, famous al
over the world. OF course everything will
be subordinate to the citrus fruit displays
which will this year equal anything of the
kind seen at the Mldwinter Fa ir.
Fear is entertained that the pavilion viii
not be large enough to hold all the dis
plays; still those that it will contain viii
be worth coming miles to see.
The orange crop this year around Glover
dale is thrice that of last year, and the
fruit is large in size and luscious in taste
Trees are loaded to the ground with both
or anges and lemons.
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will be given prominence in connection
with it, the free use OF the tribunes being
conceded the visiting association on all
but the floral procession day.
The flremen's programme is made out,
and will consist of running contests for
hose companies; department horserace
wet run, embracing runs TO hydrants,
connection of and operation of hose, hose
disconnections, transfers of hose and of
hose sections; connection with pipe and
sacond operation OF hos. There will also
be hook ana ladder contest. single ladder
contest, coupling contests and hub-and-
hub races, concluding with general field
day of athletic sports on Saturday, the
closing day.
No professional fireman will be permitted
to compete, and, as these volunteers are a
splendid body of men, mum bering some of
the finest athletes in the State, the tourna-
ment promises to be nota BILE one.
The local volunteer corps, to whose
enterprise and intercession the city is
largely indebted for the arrangement
which has secured this meet, mas ON their
own part extended an invitation to the
Exempt San Francisco tiremen, the vet
eran organization of the State, to attend
the carnival as it's honored guests.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
PAl0 ALTO EVENTS.
University Orators Seemingly Not Anxious
to Enter the Intercollegiate
confeef

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Jan.
7.-Students are busy now getting ready
for long semester's work. With but one
weeks recess at Easter, there will be no
further break in university instruction for
nearly five months, when the long sum-
mer vacation begins.
The postponement of the Stanford suit
was disappointment TO the students,
all of whom have the university's inter
ests at heart, and are deslrous of seeing a
vexatious litigation brought to an end.
No appointment has been made to the
vacancy caused by Professor Hussey's de-
parture for Lick Observatory, and it is not
likely that such appointment will be made
for some time.
The Daily Palo Alto this evening pub
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
SANTA CRUZ SENSATION,
August C. Him Fined by Judge
Logan for Contempt of
Court.
He Had Ignored an Order to Produce
Lease Wanted as Evil
dence.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. August G.
Him, president of the +. A. Him Com
pany, was to-day adjudged guilty of con-
tempt o. court and ordered to pay fine of
500 or serve fifty days in the county Jail.
The case of Hoffman VS.. F. A. Him has
been in court for the past few days, and in
the proceedings it was ordered yesterday
that the Him Company produce lease of
the Pacific Ocean House, which was to be
used as evidence by the plaintiffs, who
wished to prove that the defendant received
$500 which had never been accounted for.
1t was ordered by the court that the lease
be brought into court at 10 o'clock this
morning. When the case was called this
morning the lease had not been handed in
and half hour more was given for its pro-
duction. August Him went upon the
witness-stand ana was examined. When
the half hour was up the lease was not
forthcoming, and then Judge Logan said:
Yesterday | made an order that the
lease should be produced in court at 10
o'clock to-day, and | am of the opinion
from the evidence that it is under the con-
troll of the witness on the stand, and that
The witness is in contempt of this court.
and is fined 500 or fifty days in the
county jail, or 81 for every day"
The commitment was drawn and served
on Mr.. Him by Sheriff Besse. This after
noon the fine of 500 was paid and the
lease was delivered in court.
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the cases will be fatal. This is the ONLY
unusual incident that has occurred during
the carnival.
carnival managers have fenced off the
level portion of the toboggan way from
the route of the coasters. The dou ble-rip-
pers now have to make sharp turn or go
through the fence, and that makes the
sport all the better for the boys.
Two large sleighing parties came in
from Prosser Greek this evening. It IS
estimated that there are from 400 to 500
carnival guests here, and the residents are
jubilant over this early indication of the
success of the enterprise.
There is little doubt that before the end
of the month all the visitors that the town
can accommodate will be here. In view
of the popularity of the winter sport and
the assurance that these carnivaIs will be
annual features, there is already talk of
greatly enlarging the hotel facilities, and
it is not i'm probable that new hotel will
be built in this vicinity especially for a
winter resort. An endeavor will be made
to have the railroad company grant stop
over privileges on all classes of tickets
during the carnival time next year.
"The carnival is certainly going to be a
success" said Charles F. McGlashan of
the carnival committee to-day. at is a.
success already. This is the first year of
the enterprise, and of course, it is not easy
to get people started toward new field of
amusement. But the people of Truckee
are satisfied with the undertaking. The
directors do not expect that Eastern tour
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
TRECK NEAR PUYALLUP.
Freight Cars Ditched by the Breaking of
an Aa{e.

Freight Cars Ditched bv the Breaking of
A1te.
SEATTLE, WASH, Jan. IA Northern
Pacific coal train, heavily laden, from Car
bonado to Tacoma, was wrecked this after
noon in big cut about half way between
Puyallup and the Indian Reservation
bridge.
No loss of life resulted, though tho
engine and fifteen or twenty cars were
ditched, being piled three and four deep
in places. The rails were torn up, some of
them being bent and twisted into every
imaginable shape.
Local trains between Seattle and Tacoma
have been abandoned, though the North
ern Pacific officials say they expect to get
the wreck sufficiently cleared and the
tracks relaid in time for the regular Port
lend train, due at $50 o'clock, to reach
Seattle Sy midnight.
The cause of the accident was the break
ing of an axle on one of the cars about
the middle of the train, in which there
were thirty or forty cars. All the cars fol-
lowing were ditched and both rails of the
track were torn up by the dragging axle
for distance of nearly half mile.
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lished letter from Mrs. Stanford, in
which she thanked those students who
saved the chemical laboratory from a ruin
Gus fire during December.
From present indications it would seem
that Stanford will have a hard time select
ing her debaters to meet Berkeley in the
intercollegiate match. So large a mum Der
OF candidates are dropping from the list
that there is anxiety felt lest Stanford be
unrepresented when time Is called.
The debate next Saturday evening is the
first of series of three. These six orators
take part: Nello Johnson '96, j. T. Burcham
81 and w. P. Harrington SO for tine affirm
alive, and A. NJ. Cathcart SO, G.. L. Will
Hams and Cecil Smith for the negative.
The question is: Resolved, that United
States Senators should be elected by popu-
lar vote"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
The Time-Worn Tale of Faith
less Suitor and Trusting
Maid Retold.
HE SECURED ALL HER MONEY.
Forgot His Promise to Marry After
She Had No More Gold
to Give.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Jan. IA de-
cidedly interesting and what promises to
be a highly sensational suit has been filed
with the County Clerk of Marin County,
in which Miss Ellen Gable, living in the
northern part of the county, is plaintiff,
and Hugh Mccormick and E. R. Samuels
are named as defendants. Miss Gable ac-
cuses Hugh Mccormick, assisted by E. r.
Samuels, of defrauding her out of over
$4,000. In the complaint she sets forth the
oft-repeated tale of the faithless sutton and
a trusting maiden. The parties to the &C.
ton are well known in the northern part
of the county, where they reside.
Some time ago Ellen Gable bestowed her
affections upon Hugh Mccormick, who
was apparently a Woodworking sort of
fellow, and he in turn appeared to love the
fair Ellen. After they had been keeping
company for some time he promised to
marry her, but said at the time that he
was hardly prepared to do so from finan-
cial standpoint and represented to Miss
Gable that he needed at least $4,000 TO fix
up his farm and build a house in which
they could live together as man and wife.
Miss Gable possessed some means and,
trusting him implicitly, readily advanced
the money he needed. In all, so she sets
forth in her complaint, she advanced $21OO,
believing that he would marry her. All
this occurred in 1894, and he has not mar
ried Miss Gable and refuses to give up the
$2100.
The plaintiff further alleges that De-
PENDANT E. R. Samuels, whom she has
made party to the case, has colluded with
Mccormick in order to defraud her out of
the money she advanced to Mccormick
She charges that on October 15 1895, Nc
Cormick, without any consideration, exc
cuted and delivered to Samuels mortgage
on his property to secure promissory
note executed by him to Samuels on the
same day for the sum of $500, with in
terest at s per cent This was done, she
declares, to defraud her, and she wants
relief from the court.
Miss Gable is determined to fight the
case to the bitter end, as she considers
that Mccormick has treated her in an
outrageous manner.
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P4SADENA,S ROMANCE.
Grimes Confessed by Young Mau +
Gently Converted.

Grimes Confessed by a Young Mau Re
Gently Converted.
LOS ANGELES. CAL, Jan. THE
members OF the South Pasadena Baptist
Church, who had assem- bled at prayer
meeting last evening, were astonished
when young man, who had recently ex-
perienced religion and who vas general
1avorite in the church, arose and stated
that he had startling confession to make.
The young man had appeared III Pasa-
dena about two months ago, giving his
name as Charles Crawford. He secured
employment in store, ana became all at
tendant and then q convert in the First
BAPTIST Church.
In beginning his confession, the convert
said that his true name was Albert Diffen-
derfer, and this parents lived at Lam
caster, Pa.
"In April 1894" said he. ~ was SEN
fenced to the Reform School at Hunting
ton, Pa, for period of four years. I was
convicted on three different charges of
grand larceny, and there is now hanging
over my head another charge of forcible
entry. which means burglary in this State.
after being III the reformatory for one
wear | was paroled en- account of my good
behavior and influence brought 10 bear by
NV father, who is merchant in Lancas-
ter. 1 was obliged to report only at GER
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ltors to-day, and the town has been given
up to the Nevada people. The Truckee
brass band met the excursionists at the
depot and led the way through the ice
palace, then giving a concert at the ton
OF the toboggan- slide, while the guests
crowded on the Canadian sleds for the "trip
through space.
Alter noon slelghing party was made
up, and all the Reno people were taken to
Bonner Lake and the big ice pond, where
there Is skating surface of twenty-five
acres. Then there was more skating on
the ponds in town and at the ice palace,
for the residents of Reno are expert on the
steel runners.
The evening was devoted to the usual
sports OF the carnival, and there were a
lew social events about town. Another
excursion IS expected from the eastward
on Friday, and it is understood here that
a big party will come from Sacramento on
Sunday, when round trip rate of about
50 will be offered at the capital city
The weather here has been rather mild
for an ice carnival during the past two
days and heavy snowstorm is predicted
by local weather prophets.
1heTe was some excite m ent In the town
tonight over the news that six of the men
employed in cutting ice at the Truckee
meadows had been poisoned These en-
ployes were at the big boarding house on
the lake, and 1t is supposed that the
poison was contained in canned food
Some Of the men were seriously i'll, and
when the symptoms were discovered there
was not physician within three miles of
the place, but it is expected that none OF
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
SANTA BARBARA'S FETE.
State Fremen to Be Honored Guests at
the Coming Carnival of
Rococ

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Jan. THE
Flower Festival Association is arranging
Its programme for the forthcoming spring
festival, to be held on April Is, IA, Is and
16, and a succession of charming and
brilliant spectacles is promised far ex-
ceeding both in scope and attraction those
of any previous festival here.
An important FEATURE to be incorporated
with the great fete this year will be the
tournament of the Southern California
Association of Volunteer Firemen, which
has selected Santa Barbara for its place OF
meeting this year, because OF this city's
great liberality in the matter of prizes.
This tournament, lasting four days, will
be coincident with the flower festival, and
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lists will come here in any great mum bers,
except that those who travel this way may
stop over for few hours.
'The main patronage is expected from
the people of California and Nevada. To
the Fasteners ali ice carnival is not the
greatest attraction.
cit is argued that the trip over the sum-
NIT of the Sierras and the sport here avail
able ought to be experienced by every Cali
fornia, and that the health benefits to be
derived from the athletic exercises in the
cold and rarefed air will be great factor
in establishing the popularity of the car
niyals"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
THE WINE FLOWED.
Stories of Jesse Potter's ReVelry
Told by Mrs. Sadie Young
in AffidaVits.

When the Lux e. Miller case is re-
opened Mrs. Sadie Young will be the cen
tral figure in ii. She and others have
sworn to affidavits and produced account
books to show that early in 1898 Jesse
Potter, the son of Mrs. Lux, deceased,
spent big sums of money with her for
wine and lived very rapidly.
Mrs. Young is the proprietress of a
house at 81 Stockton street, of whose
reputation there can be no doubt. At the
time Mr.. Potter was such valuable Gus
toner to her she was living with other
women at 2O5 Post street.
There will be other affidavits. They are
merely OF value in corroborating Mrs.
Young's story. All of them are upon that
one particular question.
According to Mrs. Young, Mr.. Potter
called often at her house. Sometimes he
came alone, but oftener with friends. He
was always lavish in his expenditures and
wine invariably flowed even faster than
water. And though Mrs. Young does not
say whether she had license to sell LIQUOR
or not he invariably made little memo
randum of the number of bottles used.
These memoranda made up part of a
set of very simple books. When the ac-
counts amounted 10 several hundred dol
lars she would make out little bill and
get her money. Mr.. Potter S last little bill
amounted to $500.
He paid this graciously enough. The
check he gave her was for $500. 1t was
made payable to bearer and was honored
upon presentation. This was early in
1898.
Nothing more was said of this till about a
month ago. Then, she saws, three detectives
one of whom was Ross Whitaker, went to
her house ana questioned her. They learned
about the amount of wine Mr.. Potter had
paid for and she had then been called on
to testify.
Mrs NJ Howarth, the housekeeper for
Mrs. Sadie Young, swore to Mr.. Potter S
frequent visits to the house and his wine
buying propensities. She had taken the
check for $500 around the corner to Ed
Marchand, the restaurateur. Mr.. Mar
chand cashed 1t and gave her the money,
which she took to her residence.
Mr. MarchanG made affidavit to cashing
the check. The paving-teller of the bank
made affidavit to having received 1t. The
check itself is in evidence, so there Can be
no doubt as to Mr.. Potter having incurred
IN indebtedness TO Mrs. Young and set
thing it.
There can be but one purpose in prepar-
ing this mass of affidavits. 1t would be to
show that Mr. Potter was careless OF
money, prodigal in his expenditures and a
companion of diSsolute women. There has
been no indication as to how Mr.. Potter s
attorneys will meet these CHI argos in order
to prevent his being deposed from his posi-
ton.
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tain intervals to the superintendent of the
THE EVENING SCENE AT THE CAL

tain intervals to the superintendent of the
reformatory.
81 wanted to lead a better life and
wanted to get away from the scenes OF my
crimes and so resolved to ruin away, which
l did, thereby FORGETTING my parole, and 1
have now three years to serve besides the
charge of forcible entry"
The young man arrived at the Sheriff s
office early this morning in company with
Mr.. McReynolds. The story was related to
Sheriff Burr, and he at once telegra pied to
Huntington in regard to the matter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
Elks Launch a Koseouro Zodiac.

ROSEBURG, Or, Jan. T. Roseburg
Lodge No. 326, B. P. o. Elks, was insti-
tuted to-day with fifty charter members.
A special car from Portland brought forty
seven Elks, who were met by a committee
accompanied by the Knights of Pythias
Band and escorted to headquarters. The
day was spent in organizing and initiating.
Tonight grand banquet was held in Odd
Fellows Hall. This is the fifth lodge in
the State
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
TACOMA Libel SUIT.
Evidence an the MineoIa- StrathneUis Sui
Taken.

Taken.
TACOMA, WASH, Jan. THE examina-
ton of witnesses in behalf of the steam ship
Mineola, libelant of the steamer Strath-
nevis, was continued to-day before United
States Commissioner Worden. The evil
dence was all in by noon, allowing the
steamer Mineola to depart for Honolulu.
The salvage claim of the Mineola is $3.50
600. The case will be tried here during
the February term of court.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
ARG UED Ar MADEIRA.
Cattle King Henry Miller Seeks to DIS
sOtre an Injunction.

MADEIRA, CAL, Jan. THE case of
Kutner d. Huffman against Henry Miller
came up in the Superior Court here to-day
on motion by the defendant to dissolve
the injunction. The ground upon which
Miller relied il supper. of his motion is
that the Injunction was irregularly issued,
inasmuch as where there was no great or
irreparable damage threatened a suit for
trespass ana damage was the proper ac-
ton. The matter was taken under advise.
ment by Judge Conley.
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charge of assault with deadly weapon.
Thls is the outcome of the sensational
shooting of Winnie Gossage on the Lake
vile road several weeks ago. MAYNARD
entered plea of not guilty and furnished
$500 bail
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
Fined for RotCdyismt.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL. Jan. Thomas
Hyland was sentenced this morning by
Judge Craighill to pay fine of 500 or
serve ninety days in the county Jail, for
disturbing the Salvation Army.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-08
Fio,o of the cola Reserye.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. THE
gold reserve at the close of business to-day
stood at $50, 6S5. 710.
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Visitors Treated to a Sleigh Ride
and a Tournament on
the Ice.
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE.
Success of the Carnival Leads to a
Scheme for a Permanent
Winter Resort.

TRUCKER, CAL, Jan. An excursion
train from Reno brought $50 carnival WIS.,
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PetnI,.nln,s Se.,sotion.

ofst5tEttO7t'
PETALUMA, CAL, Jan. 7.-Harry ID.
Maynard was arrested here to-day on
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MONEY AND INVESTMENTS,
Doin1s of Day With Wall Street
Operators.
DEALINGS DISTINCTLY PROFESSIONAL


New York, May $50 far as the rcn
etai STOCK market was concerned the
~, uI"iion Was again today dcsuitory
MIN MN weak tendency in certain of the
INDUSTRIAL stocks. Ale standard railway
snarcs We're practically neglected. and in
,Ic industfials the Only stocks that AT
,al'ed even comparative activity were
arntNer preferred aud American tobacco
~, vo"'.iiES were nlNuhctlS professional
ne restriction of business was, as usual
l.'cht'N, hscribcd TO uncertainty AS 10
lhe probable SCOPE OF the "spcciai'' trans.
u,,ions to Germany. Which, 1t appears
VIII not lie checked even 10y an advance
IN ,Ac rates on gold rs freight g.nerally
n'aue uy the associated Transatlantic
steamship lines. Tho advance brings no
rate UP to s-so. The only definite on.
, 5shts,lnsn.s OF sold made thus far far
about 81 10000. but It Is expected that al.
~ ~, DUAL shipments VIII be made SATURDAY.
'he advance on the freight rates referred
III iiafk, PIP roricsrondlngly the poin; at
WHivh soid shipments are practicable. the
Increased eNpchsc htng chiefly horne hv
ne rnNor Of the gold hills. The premium
ui ~ required for gold bars Is SIN pro-
,.u'', ana the market Toy sterling on
o,nal'sc today Iisplayod n slight easter ion
u"NcF owing Ia Tie offerings Of the Inns
nralhSt gnld cNppr,s In exchange circles
me Wcakncs In rates VIII IL is believed
ne only '.mporary, y, tho moment. pro-
Via"r fnir quality Of coin can I've So
cured, IL Is cheaper by about 7-i6 TO shin
me coin than 10 send out gold ha,s.
9Io'ultt'Vc 'nto-ost conferred chiefly I'm
,u', lnonslrials Tho professional traders
hal Tho markc, tn themselves aud IA.
N"r"d lower rricea. Tho pressure against
ihc list was gcnc'al and wax marked IN
Sorn" instances isarlodc gas attracted ali
,eii''ra htcah of S7., Of which only
= was 'ecoY'irl Leather preferred lost
snlar, fraction on the dcnials of the
reported Improvement TN trade conditions
"ln cotton OIL rrel' Tsel was stimulated