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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
SANTA CRUZ SETTLERS WIN.
Decision Rendered against the Depeaux
Heirs in the Sequel Augmen-
toHo1 Suit

SANTA CRUZ CAL, Oct. 2.-The cele-
brated Depeaux case, involving Sequel
land OF 40, 600 acres to the value of s., 000,-
600, in which. Elizabeth Peck asked for
letters of administration, was decided in
the Superior Court by Judge Logan to-day
adversely to the plaintiff. The decision
was a very lengthy one, and terminates
litigation in which 600 settlers were in
volved. They are now secured in their
titles.
In 1850 and 1855 Martina Castro Depeaux
conveyed by deeds 10000 acres of land
known as the Sequel Augmentation and
San Andreas ranchos, in the center of
Santa Cruz County. These deeds passed
into the hands of three persons, and after
many vicissitudes the land is now held by
over 800 owners in subdivisions and the
towns of Sequel and Capitola and tie vii
lagos OF Ap,os, Valencia and Olive Springs
form part of the great i'm provements ef-
fected upon these ranchos. For forty
years the title remained clear and no con-
test was offered but in Novem Der, 1885,
Miss Mary Elizabeth Peck of Santa Cruz,
representing the children of the deceased
Martina Castro Depeaux, instituted suit
for the granting of letters of administra-
ton upon the estate. The case aroused
intense interest in this section of the
county, and eminent counsel were re-
tanned on each side.
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EUREKA EDITORS Death.
A. J. Wiley Passes to the Beyond
Alter an Illness of Two
Weeks.
Was a Leader in Every Movement
for the Advancement of His
County.

EUREKA, CAL, Oct. "A. J. Wiley,
editor of the Humboldt Times, passed
away in this city this morning after an
illness of two weeks. He had been ailing
for the greater part of last month and two
weeks ago he was forced to take to his bed
with what was then diagnosed as inflam-
matory rh eumatisul. From that time his
condition gradually grew worse, his all
ment eveloping into pneumonia. This
was complicated by heart troubles, and
several days ago his physicians announced
that there were no hopes for his recovery.
Last night he began to sink and at $40
o'clock this morning, in defirium of sick
ne SIS, he breathed his last.
Augustus Jacoby Wiley was the eldest
child of pioneers Austin Wiley and wife
of Arcata and was born in that town, then
known as Union, on January IS. 1857.
Part of his youth was spent in San Fran
cisco. where he received his education,
but most of his life was passed in Hum
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Taken Away From the Consul
ate in a Boat at Extreme
Flood Tide.
PROTEST OF THE ENGLIsHMEN
Regarded as an Unfriendly Act, but No
One Cares About the Usurp.
er's Departure.
ZANZIBAR, Oct. 2.-Khalid, who on

ZANZIBAR, Oct. 2.-Khalid, who on
August 26 proclaimed himself Sultan of
Zanzibar after the death of Sultan Hamid
Bin Thwain and took refuge in the Ger
men Consulate after the bonn bardment
and destruction of the palace by British
warships on August % has been spirited
away by the Germans despite the British
request for his surrender.
At the extreme food of the tide when
the water was almost level with the Ger
man Consulate, which is at the waterside,
Khalid was conveyed on board the Ger
man warsloop Seeadler under the protec-
tion of guard of German sailors.
The Germans did not notify the British
authorities of their intention to rem we
Khalid from the Consulate, nor did they
inform the British of the fact that his re-
movai had been accomplished.
When theBritish Consul learned of the
affair through other sources, he made a
Wig rous protest, which has not yet been
answered by the German Consular
authorities.
LONDAN, ENe., Oct. 2-The Standard
viii tomorrow publish a dispatch from
Berlin saying it is stated that Germany
notified Great Britain some days ago of
her intention to transfer Said Khalid to
German East Africa. Some of the Lon
don newspapers publish editorials de-
nouncing the transfer of Said Khalid from
the German Consulate as an unfriendly
act, but they declare that Great Britain
will be glad to get rid of him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
Wires Are Leveled by the Deluge
and the Inhabitants Fate
Is Unknown.
BENsON's LONG LIST OF DEAD.
Bodies of Two of the Victims of Thurs.
days Disaster Recovered-Rail.
way Tracks Washed Away.

TUCSON, ARIz., Oct. IA report has
inst been received here that a cloudburst
at Bisbee has washed out nearly the en-
tire town, which is located in s narrow
canyon. The wires are down, and the re-
port cannot be verified, but a serious dis
aster is feared, as the canyon is very mar
row and there is little chance of escape
from the food. At Bisbee is located the
Copper Queens works.
1t was learned late tonight that there
was a serious washout on the Southern
Pacific at Stems Pass.
The wires between here and Benson
were down all day and but meager news
of the cloudburst disaster of yesterday
has been received. The latest Informa-
tion is that Mrs. Ashburn and her chill
dren and Mrs. Zeek and two children were
drowned. The bodies of the mothers
were recovered, but those of the children
have not yet been foun d. Four Mexicans
are missing. and are supposed to have
been carried down by the food.
The destruction to property was consid :
erable. Some light frame buildings W ent
to pieces like eggshslls when the torrent
struck them. There was a heavy hail
storm in come ction with the food, which
added to the damage.
This is the most damaging food that has
ever visited Southern Arizona and most
serious in its consequences. The railroad
sustains serious loss. and trains will not
be running regularly for several days.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
EKCLAND'S ALASKA GRAB.
Yukon Miners Resent the LeyWng ol
Tribute by Mounted Police
0f E0und0

SEATTLE, WASH, Oct. &c. A. Car
penter, newspaper man and mine operator,
who has been in Alaska off and on for
two years, returned to Seattle on the
steamship AlKi this afternoon. He re-
ports that British mounted police under
command of Captain Constantine are
leyying fragrant tribute upon American
citizens and aggressively encroaching on
United States territory at Forty Mile, on
the Yukon. According to his claim, which
is also that of the entire Yukon mining
population, the British line has been ex-
tended fifteen miles southwark upon Uncle
Sans soil. Whether rightfully or wrong
fully, bluecoats in the name OF her Majesty
are collecting $l5 per annum head tax
or license from all miners within the dis
puted district.
In addition to this, Carpenter says high
duties must be paid upon all American
goods going into the town of Forty Mile.
The miners are very much dissatisfied,
Carpenter AYERS, over the action of the
British authorities in thus levying tribute,
as well as chagrined at the alleged apathy
of the Federal Government in the
premises, and he believes serious trouble
sooner or later between the British soldiery
and citizen miners is inevitable.
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Vast Area of Timber Land Will
Be Devastated by the
Conf ,gration.
RUSHING TOWARD MT. LOWE.
Parties of Men Sent Forth to Fight
the Flam es-Narrow Escapes
From Death.

O-O f1OItI 10HON0 w Wy
Los ANGELES. CAL. Oct. 2.

Los ANGELES. CAL, Oct. z.
With irresistible fury the forest fires on
the slopes of the Sierra Madre, east and
north of Pasadena, are sweeping toward
Mount Lowe. A cloud of smoke hoyered
over this city this afternoon. through
which the suns rays but dimly pene-
trated, producing a weird, red glare.
Ashes fell in profusion, and considerable
apprehension was expressed on the streets
as to the safety of Echo Mountain House
and other property of the Mount Lowe
Railroad Company. Word received by
famous mountain resort was that the dan
ger was past. the fire going to the north
and east, but with increased fury.
A strong ocean wind is forcing the fire
to the eastward very rapidly through
some of the finest pine forests in the
State. Several sawmills and thousands of
dollars worth of lum Der have been con-
sumed. The fire is now approaching the
head of the San Gabriel River, in the di-
rection of Old Baldy, and seems destined
to do irreparable damage to the forests of
that region. Switzers Camp, we'll
known resort, has been destroyed. Rob-
ert Waterman, its owner, and a noun
taineer named Guy Bisbee had a narrow
escape for their lives this afternoon.
The center of the great conHagration.
which Is five miles wide, is near the head
of the Grand Canyon. At o'clock this
afternoon the fire had reached the east
fork of tie Arroyo Seco. The flames can
be seen from elevated points in Pasadena
and vicinity. Leading citizens of Pasa-
dena have Appealed to Mayor RAIDER of
this city to assist in driving the flames
from the great watershed for both cities.
Thirty men were sent out from Pasadena
this afternoon to do what they could to
stay the flames and care for property in
the line of the devastating element.
There is an unbroken line of forest tim
Der in front of the fire line extending to
Little Creek in San Bernardino County, a
distance OF about forty miles, and in the
present stage of the wind this region is
likely to be traversed before the fire
abateS.
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ready the police have beer notified. The
Information comes from two of the best
informed merchants of the Chinese quar-
ter. Since the successor of Wong Chez
came down from San Francisco, active
preparations have been made by the Wong
Chez Tong for BATTLE during which all
the members of the Bing Ong Tong were
to be exterminated.
Each member of the former tong was as
sessed, and this fund has been expended,
so 1t is said, for arms and ammunition
Provisions have been stored i'll various
places around the quarter, and mobill-
Zation has been going on. The result is
that several of the huts are arsenals.
When spoken to about it this afternoon
Chief of Police Glass said that prolonged
riot would be impossible, as he could
within an hour place squad of twenty
four men armed with Winchesters in the
town.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
FREE DELIVERT OF MAIL.

The Governments Nesr System to Be
Tested in Santa Clara County.
SAN JOSE, CAL. Oct. 2.-Congressman
Eugene F. Loud received letter yester-
day from Postmaster General Wilson ask
ing him to designate some county in Cali
fornia in which to test the new free deliv-
cry OF postal matter. In reply Mr.. Loud
will say that he kinks Santa Clara County
is the proper place for making the expert
ment. The Postoffice Department will de-
liver free of charge once, twice or three
times day all letters, papers and pack
ages addressed to residents within the
limits specified II is believed that the
service will prove successful in Santa
Clara County, and that if once established
it will never be abandoned.
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FACED FOE THEIR LIpEs.
Narrosc Escape of TtCo Mem From Burn
ing Stcttsers Camp.

Narrosc Escape of Tsco Mem From Burn
ing Stcttsers Camp.
PASADENA. CAL, Oct. 2-R. W.
Waterman and Guy Bisbee arrived from
the sc ne of the mountain fire and report
that they barely escaped with their lives,
leaving Swirzers Camp doomed to flames.
They raced for four miles through suf-
locating smoke and flames before getting
out of danger.
The fire is now burning over a swath
several miles wide, licking up all vegeta-
ton. 1t is on the south side of East Fork
Arroyo and in Little Bear Canyon, work
ing toward Mount Lowe. On account of
the varia bleness of the winds and the fact
that each canyon has q strong draught of
its own, it is impossible to foretell which
way it will go. Pasadena's three water
companies sent up about thirty men and
three teams to fight the fire, and more
will follow. At times during the day
flames could be seen from Pasadena and
volumes OF heavy smoke obscured the sky
to the north.
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boldt, where he has lived since attaining
majority. Through his father, one of the
pioneer journalists of the coast and who
in the early sixties was proprietor of the
San Francisco CALL, he early became
identified with the newspaper business
and bad been connected with the Hum
boldt Times, in various capacities under
different arrangements, since 1882.
He was always prominently ldentined
with Republican politics and under the
Harrison administration he held the Office
of Receiver OF tie United States Land
Office here. At the close of his term he
accepted the editorial chair of the Hum
boldt Times, which he held for three
and half years. He was one of Hum
boldt's most progressive and enterprising
young men and as such was valuable
member of the Cham ber of Commerce. of
which body he was secretary for one term.
To his remarkable executive ability are
due in great measure the success OF recent
events that tended to the advancement
and advertisement of Eureka, notably the
Sequoia carnival.
An ardent sportsman, Editor Wiley la
bored faithfully for the preservation of
the county TO those who, like himself,
loved the pleasures of field and stream,
and through his untiring efforts, despite
the antagonism of some of his fellow
sportsmen, he succeeded in securing the
passage OF many laws 1or the protectlOn
of game. The wisdom of these laws and
the honesty of his motives are now ad-
mtted by former antagonists.
Besides his parents he leaves some near
relatives-Mrs. 0. d. Stern of this city,
wife of the County Clerk, and Mrs. G. B..
Stone of San Francisco, sisters; Walter
Wiley, Government transportion con-
tractor, brother, also of San Francisco
two brothers and sister residing in
Arcata, and widow and two children
residing in San Jose. The funeral will
take place on Sunday in Arcata, under the
auspices of the Native Sons of:the Golden
Wask
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the widespread destruction wrought by
the recent typhoon, floods and earth
quakes. Many of the most important silk
factories of the empire were so damaged
that they were compelled to close. The
cotton crop of Yamashino and Settsu was
damaged one-haif and in Yamato and ka-
wachi provinces 80 per cent.
Owing to the flood partial vegeta BILE
famine exists in Niigata prefecture. In
Rakuga, Akita province, over 1000 houses
were destroyed by the earthquake. Dys-
entery is spreading over the empire and
many deaths result There were 24,943
cases reported during the month of Au-
gust $50 cases in the city of Toxic alone.
TIE proportion of deaths throughout the
empire is about one in ten of those af-
faotad
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The Point of View.

A certain eminent physician went to a
concert at his wife's earnest request,
though be has no knowledge of or interest
in music He was rather listless until one
of the singers lady, rose and began to sing
for the first time. Then he frightened up.
''Who is that alto?" be asked.
"AltoW exclaimed bis wife. "That isn't
alto. She's high soprano. and her name
is Jones'"
"Huml'' said the doctor.
"Why? Do you like her voice ?''
"Can't say much for her voice, but she
has one of the finest bronchitises that I
ever encountered youths Companion.
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Sotano's sugar-Beet Industry.

sUISUN, CAL, Oct. 2. Sugar beets
were planted as an experiment through
out Solano County last spring. Samples
of some have been tested this week, and
the returns exceed the most sanguine an
tieipations of the growers. The sugar in
dustry is regarded as the COMING one, and
efforts will be made to establish factory
in the most convenient location in the
county. Beets from Dixon went as high
as Is per cent for sugar. and sample
from Suisun 20 per cent for sugar and 88
per cent purity of juice. All the farmers
are interested IN the movement and active
steps will be taken to make the industry a
Dermanent one
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
Greater London. 6, 1000, 600 People.

The result of the census of inner Lon
don, taken on the night of Sunday, March
70 last, shows that the population at that
had been estimated. An examination of
the returns shows that the population
north and south of the Thames was thus
divided: North of the river, 2,668, Ats, and
south of the river 1,642. .796. This census
being under the provisions of the equali-
cation of rates act, 1894. was confined to
the administrative County of London
"Greater London" however. includes all
the districts under the jurisdiction of the
metropolitan police. This outer ring in
cludes the county of Middlesex and parts
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of the counties of Kent, Surrey. Essex and
Herts, practically all the suburbs OF Lon.
dor. The population of the metropolis
in this larger sense is estimated thus: In
ner London, 4,411, ,271, and Outer London,
1,756 421, grand total OF 6,167,692. Prob
ably the next few years will see great
change in the relative populations of In
ner and Outer london. The development
ment which makes the heart of London
more and more a business center during
the day and solitude at night.-London
Tablet
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
FOLLOWED HIS TRUNK.
Ex-Governor Brown "Does" Europe
Without Courier.

Ex-Governor Brown "Does" Europe
Without Courier.
Ex-Governor Brown of Maryland is ar
ranging his affairs preparatory to his de-
parture for Europe. The Ex-Governor says
he can speak no language except English,
but in his travels abroad heretofore he has
managed to get along quite well, says the
Baltimore American. Said he: 81 have
found that there is but one safe rule in
travelling abroad, and that is to initiate the
elephant, and follow your trunk.
I'm my former travels made it a point
to get my trunk checked through, or regis
tered, as they call it. Then | kept my eye
on that trunk. When l saw the baggage
man out my trunk on car l at once got
into that train and took a forward seat,
where l could see the baggage-car door.
Whenever / saw the baggaeem an take my
trunk out of the car got of. In this way
never made mistake, though | could
not speak the language of the country /
was travelling in and had no interpreter.
ION one occasion / was at the station in
Berne, Switzerland. TIE station was a
union affair, and so many trains were COM
ing and going that got uneasy, for fear
that would get on the wrong train. So l
sat on my trunk and waited.
w nile L was sitting there / was ap-
proached by young lady, who. like my
self. could speak English only. She
wanted to know which train to take.
told her to do as l was doing-sit on her
trunk. She did so.
II gave the same advice to a man. and
both of them went right. It's the onlv
safe rule, for the baggage generally goes
right"
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State of stegr Proclaimed.

PARIS, FRANCE, Oct. q The Figaro
publishes advices from Antrananarivo,
capital of Madagascar, saying that the
Hoova insurgents have made an attack
upo n General Gaileni. in command of a
Fren ch party traversing the forests, en-
route to the coast. Three porters of the
party were wounded. In consequence of
this state of siege has been proclaimed
bv the French
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
SOCIALISTS OUT ON BAH.
Held for Trtat for SpeeehnsaAsng o,
the Sabbath.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. I'M. w.
Wilkins, Populist editor of the San Jose
New Charter; J. e. Higgins, socialist, ex-
minister of the Congregational faith, and
A. McGinty, socialist laborer, all out on
bail. drew down the cash they had in the
hands of the police clerk and put up bail
bond here to-day. J. Leburn, a French
man of means, and J. Del. Spaniard OF
wealth, qualified as bondsmen. The bail
was 500 each.
These are the gentlemen whom Officer
Fowler arrested on a charge of disturbing
the peace of the residents of Central Park
square by speechu aking last Sunday.
Next Sunday they will speak at Caledonia
Hall at 8 o'clock, on the subject: "Why
We Were Arrested" Their trials occur
on October 6, and respectively.
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nronned Dcnd at r1n.on

TUCSON, ARIz., Oct. 2.-Dr. M. Spen-
Ger, prominent physician of this city,
dropped dead this morning on the street
He had been in apparently good health.
DR.. Spencer was for years associated with
DR.. Handy, who was shot and killed here
five years ago. His family lives at Eu-
reka, Cal. He was here because OF asth-
matte affliction
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
cHILDREns DAT AT THE FAIR.
Pupils of the Public Schools Are Given a
Half Holiday.

Half Holiday.
SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct 2.-The County
Fair is still proving drawing attraction.
The pavilion was crowded both this after
noon and evening. The city schools were
closed this afternoon and the fair was
lar ely attended by school children. This
evening La Favorita Mandolin and Guitar
Club gave concert.
Tomorrow will be Stanford's day, and
the students will have full charge of the
programme. In the afternoon there will
be q football match between two teams
from the university and in the evening
the Stanford Glee Club will give grand
concert.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
Dancing Haired at STANFORD.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Oct.
2.-It has been finally decided by the
sophomores that they cannot make the re-
ception to the freshmen success without
dancing and that the usual function must
be abandoned, the dancing feature having
been barred by the faculty.
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San Dteoo Pri.oners Beld.

SAN DIEGO. CAL, Oct 2.-Isadro
Renterias, son of the outlaw of the same
name who was killed few months ago,
was yesterday bound over for trial in the
Superior Court for the attempted murder
OF Manuel Estrella at San Luis Rey. Jose
Marales was also held for trial in the
Superior Court for the attempted murder
of Liburio Fgueroa at Encinitas.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
HOOKER stotion Fridge Burned.

RED BLUFF. CAL, Oct. IA railroad
bridge about two miIes north of Hooker
station, in this county, was burned to-day.
The northbound local was detained at
Red Bluff until about 10 o'clock tonight
before the damage could be repaired. The
cause of the fire is unknown, but it is be-
Ii, we'd to nave been started by tramps.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
Irory .4gatn Arrasoned.

LONDON. Enc, Oct. q = Edward J.
Ivory. alias Bell, the alleged dynamiter
arrested in Glasgow and transferred to the
London police, was arraigned for the
second time this morning. No new evil
dence was forthcoming and the pr isoner
was again remanded pending subse quent
developments in the case.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
Hoodlnnd,s Deleaatss.

WOODLAND, CAL, Oct. q - The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
this city has elected the following dele
gates TO the State convention, to convene
In Petaluma on October II: Mrs. Anna
Hilliker, Mrs. T. j. Martin and Mrs. f. E.
Warren; altelnates Mrs L. Baldwin,
Mrs. r. A. Armstrong and Mrs. ]. Spe ncer.
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FEUD OF RIVAL r0SGs.

Chinese Societies Preparing for . Har
of discrimination.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. Eff all the
signs 10 not fail, the murder of the great
man among the Chinese. Wong Chez, q
few weeks ago in this city by mem bers Of
rival tong is soon to b avenged. Al
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pEArH SEQ UReEs JAPAM.

Epidemic of Dysestsry FoIfotUs the Rag
ages of Flood and Earthquake.
TACOMA, WASH, Oct. 2-Japanese ad-
vices to September 10 received by the
steamer BEaenar give graphic details Of
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1t is frequently the custom for merchants
in Scotland to buy potatoes when in the
ground, and to undertake the lifting and
carting. For this purpose they often COM
municate with man IN Ireland called
''gaffer," who takes gang of young
women over to assist, as the irish are
some of the best workmen in the field.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03
Buckingham & Hecht's
Nova Scotia Seal
Cork Sole Shoes

And you will find that the rain
does not damage them one bit.
The water can't affect them any
more than it does rubber. They
are
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-03

The Star to-day opposes the new charter. !.