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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
SANTA CRUZ ENTHUSIAsM.
Cheers for Mckinley and Hobart Reso"nd
on the Sabbath.

Cheers for Mckinley and Hobart heso'tnd
on the Sabbath.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL. Oct. 18.-General
Barnes and the Republican Alliance OF
Oakland held reception this afternoon at
the Ocean House. During the forenoon
the headquarters of the Republicans OF
Santa Cruz was the rendezvous for dele
cations from all the outlying districts,
and Senator Eli Denison, Commander
Gaskill, President GaIbraith of the Nc
Kinley- Hobart Club of Santa Cruz, Presi-
dent Morrow of the Alliance and Richard
Thompson assisted the general in cam
paign work. After lunch the general re-
ceived further delegations, and the band
of the Alliance Club discoursed patriotic
airs from the balcony of the Ocean
House.
At $50 o'clock preparations were begun
for the return to San Francisco. The
Alliance band preceded the men OF that
peerless organization, and both sides of
Pacific avenue were crowded with an en-
thusiast1c concourse. Three times three
cheers were given for Mckinley and Ho-
bart, with the war whoop OF the Alliance,
and the procession moved toward the
depot Two stops were made, one oppo-
site the CALL building to give three ring
ing cheers for THE CALL, and the other at
Major McLaughhn's residence, where the
bows of the Alliance awoke the echoes of
Beach Hill with their cheers for the gal
liant maiOr.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
SEEN IN SAN FRANcIsoo.
The Missing Colonel LiIsens of Tdcomt
Sighted on an Acqltaintance.

AfsC @HeSStHV NOCOUcG LthCISS VI AUCoUtU
Sighted 6y an Acqnatntance.
TACOMA. WASH, Oct. 18.-Councilman
P. d. Norton, who has just returned from
a meeting of the Central Lumber Com
pany at San francisco, saw Colonel w.
w. Likens early last week on street at
the bay metropolis. Norton was riding
on streetcar when Likens walked by
twenty feet away. He was well dressed
and smiling.
Likens dropped out of sight nearly two
weeks ago. He was being pressed for
money by several creditors, and on his de-
parture was accused of various question
able dealings.
He had served four years in a Colorado
penitentiary for forgery and is alleged TO
have been disbarred by the Superior Court
at Placerville, CAL, in 1879, Tor changing a
mortgage after it was recorded. The bill
of sale found on the desk here, conveying
his belongings to f. 0. Chezum, to whom
we was indebted, will be contested. Presi-
dent Caesar of the Metropolitan Bank has
brought an attachment suit to recover
over 5000 rent, and D. S. Johnston has
sued to recover possession of piano
Likens had not paid for.
1t is thought likely that Likens has
gone to Mexico or Australia.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
AFFRAY NEAR SAN JOSE.
Rancher Younger Accused of an
Attempt to Kill His
Sister.
Sets His Pack of Dogs Upon Her After
Telling H2r With a
Blow.

SAN JOSE, CAL. Oct. 1s.-Mrs. Rosalie
Clemishire of Oakland, the divorced wife
of c. Clemishire, this afternoon swore to a
complaint before Justice Gass charging
her brother, Edward Younger, who re-
sides near this city, with battery.
Mrs. Clemishire came to this city with
her divorced husband this morning
and went to the home of her family
on the Alviso road to get some personal
effects In order to settle business affairs
with her husband. AS she started to enter
the house her brother knocked her down
and then seized rifle and threatened to
kill her and Clemishire. Before he could
use the weapon it was wrested from him
by brother-in-law.
Younger then set his dogs upon the
couple and CIemishire and his divorced
wife were both bitten. A short time ago
Younger was arrested for setting his dogs
upon boy, who was badly bitten.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
BANDIT VISITS NEW HOPE
Merchant Coblitz Compelled to
Give the Stranger His
ValuableS.
Posses From Nearby Towns Engage
in a Search for the Bold
Outlaw.

NEW HOPE, CAL, Oct. 18.-Thls town
was visited by lone highwayman early
this evening and tonight scores of men
are traversing the surrounding country
bent on persuading him to return and re-
main indefinitely as a guest of the county.
The Sheriffs at Stockton and Sacramento
and the Constabulary OF neighboring
towns have been notified and have numer-
Gus posses afield.
Klauffer & Coblitz's store was entered at
8 o'clock by the stranger. Mr.. Coblitz was
in the store alone, and when he looked up
as the door opened he was confronted by
a pistol in the hands of man whose en-
tire face was concealed by a white muslin
mask.
UThe robber was about feet s inches in
height, Of stout build and dressed in a
blue duck jumper worn over dark trousers,
with black slouch hat on his he ad. His
pistol was a small caliber, cheap concern.
The robber compelled the proprietor to
deliver up what valuables he carried on
his person. They included forty-four-
caliber Colts revolver, a $5 bill, some
small change and watch and chain. He
then backed out of the door and disap-
Deared
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
Concerted Onslaught to This End
Will Be Made Over the
State To-Day.
SCORE HIM as A RENEGADE
Middle.of. RoadsterS Refuse to Be
Longer Considered as His
ChattelS.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 18.-One OF
the most determined fights ever made
against the aspirations of renegade poll
tician and perennial office-seeker will open
all over this State tomorrow. 1t is the
struggle against the selfish ambition of
Thomas V. Gator, late of New Jersey and
q former Republican, Democrat, Nation
alist ana Populist in turn, for revenue
z only or the spoils of Office. This fight Will
be made upon Gator by the Populists
themselves who know him most init
mately and who have the best of reasons
for distrusting him. The people who will
lead in the contest are the bone and sinew
OF the PopuIist party in this State. These
sturdy fathers of the party in California
say they do not propose to sit idly by
while their principles are spurned and the
offices peddled out by Gator and Wardall
for selfish ends.
Correspondence has been carried on
among the opponents of Gator and War
dali for weeks and plan for concerted ac-
ton against them has been agreed upon.
This will include an expose of Gators
New Jersey record, which James G. Ma
guire first gave to the people of California
in a speech delivered at Metropolitan
Temple, San Francisco, in the autumn of
1892. Next will follow the exposure of
Gator and WardalPs packing of the late
State convention of Populists and their
rushing through under gag rule resou-
tion indorsing the former for the United
States Senate. This bit of fine work, as is
well known among the leading Populists
of the State, was accomplished by the
barter-and-trade element Of the party and
in opposition to the viii of the ablest and
best men of the party all over California.
Chairman Wardall of the State Central
Committee will share the odium of Gator
in this job.
After this the com bine and conspiracy
between Gator and Senator White to
dominate two sessions of the California
Legislature for their own purpose will be
exposed. The e-roadsters will
see to it that Populistic and Dem mocratic
candidates for the state Senate and As
sembly are thoroughly informed regard
ing the mercenary motives of these gen.
tIemen. Gator and White will both be
put on the defensive, and it is confidently
predicted here that neither of these gen.
tlemen will ever seriously disturb the poll
tics of California after this campaign is
ended, for the inevitable defeat of Gator at
the coming session of the Legislature
means the permanent retirement of White
two years hence.
The plans have been deliberately made,
the die is cast and the concentrated on
slaught will be begun at once. Gator. the
renegade, is to be retired forever in Cali
fornia
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
P0R7LAND'S WHEAT OUTPUT.
Over Half Million Bushels of the
Cereal Shipped Within Two
D0vs

PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 18.-More wheat
has been put adoat in Portland in the past
forty-eight hours than ever before in q
similar length of time in the history of
the port. The Astoria, Glengorm Castle,
Lindisfarne and Henrietta, with wheat,
and the Sierra Estrella, with -four, fin
ished loading yesterday, and the Andrada
got away the day before. These ships car
ried nearly 10000 long tons, or over 500, 900
bushels of wheat, and have brought the
October feet up to fifteen vessels, with the
month but little over half gone. The
shipments to date are far in excess of
those of any previous year, and with
plenty of ships and plenty of wheat the
good work will continue.
The Narcissus was taken yesterday by
A. Berg, who is just commencing opera
tions for the season, at Bis. Sd. The
Procyon, which has been in the offing for
several days awaiting orders, has been
chartered and will come to Portland to
load at once. The Linden has also been
fixed and is now on her way up the river.
The Java, another of the chartered to ar
rive" fleet, reached port yesterday and
will take the Sierra Estrella's place at the
fourmill
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
Gold Medal for the First Two
Hundred Points Goes to
Schuster.
sTRECKER IN GOOD FORM
Leads in the Contest Before the Hon.
orary Target-The Meet
Success.

SACRAMENTO, CAL. Oct. 18.-The
auspices of the Helvetia Rifle Club of this
city was success. The weather was per-
feet, with but little wind stirring, the air
clear and invigorating and the attendance
large. San Francisco had a representa-
tion of nine rife cracks, all of whom won
honors at the targets. They were William
Ehrenpfort, A. Strecker. P. Jacoby, D. B.
Faktor, F. P. Schuster, Charles Thierbach,
A. Jungblut, E. Woenne Jr. and A.
Breuss. Eight targets were used at 200
yards range. All scores are as yet very
incomplete, as the majority of the
matches will not be decided before to-
morrow night.
At the honorary target A. Strecker OF
San Francisco leads with II out OF possi-
bic 75, D. B. Faktor has 70, w. Ehren-
pfort 70, Schmidt of Sacramento TO- Charles
Thierbach OF San Francisco 20, P. Jacoby Of
San Francisco 68, A. Ackerman of Sacra-
mento 6S, A. Breuss of San Francisco 81
and W. II. Eckhardt of Sacramento 81.
The first bullseye in the morning was
made by A. Strecker; the last buliseye of
the morning by Schmidt of Sacramento.
The first bullseye in the afternoon was
made by P. Jaeoby of San Francisco; the
last bullseye in the afternoon by Miller of
Sacramento.
The gold medal for the first 200 points
was won by F. P. Schuster OF San Fran
cisco. The best in cards of points were
as follows: D. B. Faktor of San Fran
cisco, 10 points; C. Thlerbach of San Fran
cisco. II; A. Strecker of San Francisco, II;
Mr.. Schmidt of Sacramento, Is; F. P.
Schuster of San Francisco, Is.
Upon the arrival of the ridemen at the
range, Captain Seymour of this city de-
livered an address of welcome on the part
OF the Helveta Rifle Club. In speaking of
the treatment accorded visiting rifemen,
P. Jacoby of San Francisco said:
"In behalf of my delegation l must say
that in all OF our long years OF experience
on the range we have never met with such
a royal reception before, nor have we ever
been called upon to compete for such a
list of valuable and handsome prizes.
They are beyond doubt the best ever Of
fered at any tournament which has been
held on the coast This is the first public
rife match open to all, which has been
held in Sacramento in eighteen years.
attended the last one, as dld my confreres,
Messrs. Ehrenpfort and Strecker. and dur
ing all the eighteen years past we have all
longed to come again to this city and COM
pete with our generous hosts. Just eight
cen years ago w. 81. Eckhardt OF Sacra-
mento won the gold medal he wears to-
day, defeating us all; but to-day luck has
changed and Schuster of San Francisco
has carried off that honor"
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
WORLDS RECORD FALLS.
"Bunt" Smith of the Garden City cyciers
Wheels Five Miles on the Road
in mon

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 1s. - G. NJ.
Country Smith of the Garden City Cyc-
lers this afternoon clipped 81 2-5 seconds
off the worlds fve-mlle road record, set
ting the new marx at 1920. The record
was made over the Milpitas course. The
pest previous record was II Ill 2-5. 1t was
held by George Hamlin of the Imperial
Cycling Club of San Francisco.
The phenomenal ride was witnessed by
about 200 people. The start was made at
o'clock, Roy and Ed Johnson doing the
pacing on a tandem. Smith was taken
over the first mile in about 2:10, and the
second mile was also made in fast time.
Julius Smith and Gail Hardenprook came
on with tande m at the beginning of the
third mile. The pace set was an extra
hot one, and the third mile was an i'm
provement over the first two. Then the
PAGERS still further increased their speed,
and as a result Blunt" made the last two
miles at two-minute clip.
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as proved by experience, and paid special
attention to the necessities of California
and the benefits of protection. In his re-
ply Mr.. Mitchell talked for silver exclu-
sively, referring repeatedly to Republican
authority to sustain his free-coinage argu.-
ments. But he did not attempt to defend
free trade or the results of the past admin
istration. Mr.. Snort closed in an effective
review of thirty minutes and appealed to
the reason. experience and judgment OF
his audience.
The silver sentiment here was very
strong early in the campaign, but the
issue of protection is the most prominent
now and many Democrats will vote Tor
McKinlv.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19

white man with the assistance of his
dusky female companion, has averaged,
with three sluice boxes, $100 a day net
profit. This claim is located about forty
miles from Forty-mile Creek.
At Mastadon Creek several rich finds
are reported, but locality glorying in the
am bilious title of Hog Email Creek car
ries off the palm, the operators thereon
throwing out $1OO with every shovelful of
earth put into the sluices.
A claim several miles below on the same
creek was recently bought by Chris Har-
rington for $4,000, and at the first wash.
down he took out more gold than he had
put into the investment.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
Passes Peacefully Away After
an Illness of Ten
Months.
CAME TO THE STATE IN 1850
Abandoned a Search for Gold to Be.
come a Democratic Leader
in Politics.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Oct. 18.-Dana
W. Perkins, State librarian, calmly and
peacefully sank into his final rest at IL :45
o'clock this morning.
Dana w. Perkins, pioneer. was typical
neutrality-suspicious. hospitable and
generous to fault. He was born in JEFF
felson, New Hampshire, on the 9th day
of February, 1881, coming to the coast in
1850. Upon his arrival he engaged in min.
ing on the headwaters of the American
River, and encountered all the ha-dships
and privations, successes and disappoint-
ments incident to the early gold seeker.
Eventually he abandoned the search for
gold and ablished hotel at Pine Grove,
and during the early history OF the State
became interested in politics and was ulti-
mately known as one of the leaders in
Democratic politics throughout the length
and breadth of the State.
He held the position of Tax Collector of
Placer County for two terms and was SER
geant-at-arms of the Assembly for several
years. He then entered the employ of the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company, and
was connected with the land department
of that corporation for years.
In 1890 Mr.. Perkins was appointed State
Librarian, and after serving in that ca
pacity for four years was reappointed for
a second term. On the 8th of last Decem-
Der he was stricken with paralysis in San
Francisco, and was shortly afterward re-
moved to his residence in this city, where
he had since been confined to his bed al
most continually.
For years before the fatal stroke of
paralysis made him a hopeless invalid,
Mr.. Perkins was a very active Mason and
attained high degrees in that fraternity.
but shortly after the attack he joined the
Catholic church and the rites of the faith
were administered to him. Up to late
hour last night he was sensible and ap-
parently recognized that the end was ap-
preaching, but evinced no fear or uneasi-
ness.
Heis survived by widow and two sons,
n. Dana Perkins, at present Assistant
State Librarian, and William Perkins of
Los Angeles. The funeral will take place
at O'Clock on Tuesday.
Rumor has it that DR.. Matthews will
probably be appointed to fill the unexpired
term of State Librarian.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
BIG RALLY At SUISUK.
George A. Knight of San Francisco the
Speaker-Parade of FlGm-
beau Clubs.

SUISUN DEPOT, CAL, Oct. 18.-One of
the largest and most enthusiastic political
demonstrations ever held in Suisun was
that of last evening. Hon. George A.
Knight of San Francisco was the principal
speaker. People came from every town
IN Solano County to hear his address. He
was met at the depot by the Suisun Nc
Kinley and Hobart Club. A line of march
was formed, the local brass band heading
the torchlight procession. The speaker
and the county candidates were escorted
to the Arlington Hotel, where they dined.
While Mr.. Knight and party were at the
hotel the procession continued to march
to Fairfield, where the Cordelia Mckinley
Club, 100 strong, with the brass band from
that town, was met. The Fairfield Repub-
licans formed i'll line and marched back
to Suisun.
The meeting in Native Sons Hall was
called to order by Attorney o. r. Cogh-
Ian, president of the Suisun Mckinley
Club, who briefly addressed the audience.
Following a song by the Benicia male
quartet, the Republican nominees, J. ].
Guchsinger of Vallejo and Alden Ander.
son, for State Senator and Assemblyman
respectively, made short speeches. Then
the chairman in eulogistic speech intro
duced Mr.. Knight.
The eloquent orator kept the audience
spellbound for three hours, never tiring
his listeners. Although the large hall was
packed almost to suffocation exception
ally coed order prevailed to the end. Fol.
lowing Mr.. knights speech Rev. Anna H.
Shaw spoke in the interest of woman suf-
frage.
Conspicuous among those who served as
vice-presidents was III. G. Bronson of Sui
sun Valley, WHO. some time ago, had an
uounced himself as a Bryan mar. Mr..
Bronson, who has farmed here for up
ward of forty years, had been a lifelong
Republican, and when it was found that
the Democrats had grounds for claiming
him as a member of their ranks great was
the surprise. Although the gentleman
possesses more than the average intelli-
gence, like many other Republicans who
at first were deceived by the supposed adj
vantages of free coinage, he left the old
party. The recent decline in the market
value of silver and the rapid rise in the
price OF wheat, refuting one of Bryan's
principal contentious, brought him back.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
CIRCLE CITY DESpERAD0Es.
Alaska Miners Relieved of Their Fortunes
BY Thggs-Rich Gold Strikes Near
Forty-Miie Creek.

F0rty-MHe Creek.
PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Oct. 1S.-
William Urquhart of Seattle, for four years
isolated in the Arctic from civilization,
arrived this morning. Urquhart, better
known to every body in the north as
Daisy" reports Circle City overrun with
thugs and desperadoes of the worst sort,
and frequent robberies of miners returning
to civilization after undergoing the priva-
tions of that distant cline. He was one of
the victims.
On arriving at Circle City Urquhart
wisely gave the greater portion of his dust
to friend who was coming out ahead of
him. Reserving $500 with which to ''see
the town" he started out. A fellow named
Al Lester, who runs a notorious Joint off
the main street, s'saw him coming This
was O'Clock in the afternoon, and at IL
o'clock the next morning, when he came
out OF his trance, his sack was gone. De-
manding of Lester to know where it was
that worthy said he had it, and returned
the little buckskin with solitary ounce of
dust. Little Doc" another well-known
fellow in that land of nicknames, was re-
ieved in the same place of $1100, none of
which was recovered.
Several rich strikes are reported by
Urquhart as having been made just be-
fore he left. One is called the Clondike
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
FINE SHOOTING At TACOMA.

Fire Men Tie Sin Times at Ltre Birds
Filth Perfect Scores.
TACOMA, WASH, Oct. 1S.-The second
annual tournament OF the Washington
State Sportsmen's Associ alton closed here
to-day with some of the hottest shooting
ever seen in the State. T. B. Ware of
Spokane won the individual State cham
pionship, killing AZ clay pigeons out of q
possible so. w. T. Sheard of Tacoma was
second, with 46 birds. Ware also won the
highest general average, making 86.9 per
cent.
The live-bir championship is still un-
settled. Five men tied on perfect score
and shot off five ties without definite re-
suit. Dell Cooper and w. f. Sheard held
out the longest, but had TO quit when the
birds gave out. Six hundred pigeons were
shot at. The contest will be decided on
Thanksgiving day at Seattle.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
San Jose Races Arranged.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 18.-The Garden
City Cyclers will hold a race meet on Sat-
urdav, October 81. An unusually good
programme will be arranged and the entry
list promises to be the largest ever made
on the coast. An Eastern bicycle manu-
facturer has offered $1,000 bicycle to the
amateur who breaks the worlds one
mile amateur record, and an especial
effort will be made to get the record. The
present record is 2:O0M. Among the anna
teurs who Will try tor the record are
"Bunt' Smith, John Wing, E. w. Decker,
r. E. Kenna, George Tantau and William
Yoeman. Pacing for the events will De
done by quad, triplet and tandem teams.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
COLUMBIA RIVER MONSTER.
Fisherman Startled by the appearance o,
Hdeous Reptile in the
Water

PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 18.-Dominick
Bule, pioneer and very reliable salmon
fisherman at Clifton, .Clatsop County, re-
ported in Portland this morning that yes
terday, while he was out in the middle of
the Columbia River in his boat, just about
dusk, he saw an immense living object sud-
denly arise out of the water not twenty feet
away from him. It had head like that of a
horse, covered with long hair. and its tusks,
four in number, were at least foot long.
1t stood out of the water about four feet
and remained stationary, as he thought,
about two minutes, its large eyes glaring
fiercely at him.
Bule was so terrified that he was almost
paralyZed. He stopped rowing and ga azed
at the object. He was not armed, and
even had he had gatling-gun he was too
frightened to have used it. Suddenly the
stranger opened its immense mouth and
give vent 20 a roar like that of a mad
dened bull. Then it began lashing the
water, and Bule could see that it was
about, as he estimated, twenty-five feet in
length. So vigorous were its motions
that great waves were created, and Bule's
boat came near upsetting. Finally the
monster dove and disappeared from
sight.
As honest as Bule is known to be, his
STORY was IeRarueu as . iaoricaIioH Until
tonight, when it was confirmed by Frank
Bolton, Henry Schmeer, William Farrell
and John Bost, all fishermen. They were
out in boat early this morning, when
the monster came to the surface and acted
precisely in the same manner as when
Bule saw it. It did not attempt to molest
the occupants of the boat, but when it dis
appeared i'll the water they got to land as
quickly as possible.
For the next few days large party of
fishermen on big raft will watch for the
sea serpent, or whatever it may be, to kill
it by shooting if possible.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-19
Wants a Vanconrer Prts oner.

VANCOUVER. B. c., Oct. 1S.-Sheriff
Barnes of Pike County, Ohio, arrived to.
day from Waverly to take back J. w.
Legg, alias ManIey, the defaulting treas
urer of that county. Sheriff Barnes saw
Legg for minute or two and during the
interview Legg almost broke down. Since
his departure he had been tormented and
had taken morphine and whisky to deaden
his fears. He was glad to go back and
would not fight axtradition. He thought,
moreover, he could find q portion of the
money he had taken. Sheriff Barnes
leaves on Monday with his prisoner.