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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
SAN LUIS LAND SHARKS.
They Sold Worthless Property to Ouer
Fire Hundred People.

They Sold Worthless Property to OueT
Fire Hundred People.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL, June 18.-The
County Bank of this city has commenced
action in the Superior Court against L. G.
Branch, proprietor of the notorious Moro
Bay improvement Company, to foreclose
a mortgage on some property on the Cor
raj de Piedra rancho and on 1000 acres of
town lots in El Moro.
1t is matter of general sincere regret
that the suit was not brought years ago.
1t puts quietus on the notorious "Morro
Bay Improvement Company" scheme
which has bunkoed 500 individuals out of
a hundred dollars or more each. The
dupes received supposed title to an in
fnitesimal piece of worthless sand dune,
inaccessibly ituated.
The proposition, as originally laid before
the public and which received the approval
of those cegnizant of the proceedings, was
to undertake the improvement of MORO
Bay and provide such buildings, hotels,
roads and alamedas as should make an
attractive and popular seaside resort. The
capital required was to be procured from
the sale of lots. 1t does not appear that
the parties who devised and arranged the
scheme had any intention of making any
such use of the moneys received. On the
contrary, their efforts were confined to
making a map, printing deeds and pocket
ing the proceeds of the sales made.
The victims were given TO understand
that the ''lots" were sold free and clear of
all incumbrance, but as shown by the
present suit the schemers did not have the
decency to take the small percentage of
the winnings required to clear off the
mortgage and apply it to that purpose.
Consequently in the present action all the
unfortunate lot-holders are made defend
ants and the suit will kill off any hopes
they may have been foolish enough to enter
tain with reference to their vanished coin.
This land scheme has been very detri-
mental to the whole county, and every one
is rejoicing that the land sharks have at
last been brought up with sharp turn.
Many purchasers of lots reside in San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
MINERS DEMAND THEIR PAY.
Serious Trouble NGrrOtUly AUerted at the
Golden Cross Mine.

Serious Trouble NGrTOCCly AUeTted at the
Golden Cross Mine.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, June 1s.-Serious
trouble among the 10 miners at the
Golden Cross mine on the desert was mar
rowly averted day or two ago. The COM
pany owning the great properties is en-
barrassed through mismanagement, and
w. w. Stewart of this city has just taken
charge as receiver under a $4,000 bond,
his salary being $4,000 per year.
T. S. Fuller, former manager of the
mine, arrived to-day with the owners,
Hedges Brothers, to justify Receiver Stew
arts bonds.
Before the receiver arrived at the camp,
according to Mr. Fuller, the 40 men en-
ployed in the mines, who had not been
paid regularly, were in open revolt against
C. H. Toll, manager for the trustees, and
only the words of ol-headed men among
them prevented trouble. These men in
duced the miners to hold meeting in
Miners Union hall and talk over their
troubles dispassionately. After assem-
bling, they sent for Mr.. Fuller, who eau
toned them against violence.
About the time of Mr.. Stewards ap-
pointment as receiver an order was re-
ceived from the trustees at Los Angeles to
make a cleanup OF amalgam. AS the reg
ular time for making cleanup had not
arrived the miners became suspicious and
feared that their pay was to be with
held. The amalgam was not allowed
to be sent to Los Angeles,
but was locked up in the COM
pany's safe and the building put in charge
Of two employees, who were furnished with
revolvers and given orders to allow no.
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land of the Morgan Hill and San Martin
ranches have been steadily maintained,
and to- day the land is selling at increased
figures.
c. II. Phillips, who with T. G. Mont
gomery has been directing the sale OF
these lands, made in March last the largest
single sale of real estate ever made in this
State This property was the Chino
Ranch. Yesterday two more important
sales were made by Mr.. Phillips in San
Luis Obispo County-one the Godfrey
Ranch of 10 600 acres ana the other one Of
2O8O acres, eight miles from Paso Robles.
These two sales were made to colonists
from Nebraska.
In connection with these ranches Messrs.
Phillips and Montgomery have taken a
large property of great interest to San Jose
and the valley, and have plans we'll organ
lied for an aggressive campaign. expect
ing to close out the Morgan Hill ranch
during the year and 10 make decided in
roads into the San Martin and do very
active work in the vicinity of San Jose.
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grounds of self f-defense. Dibble is city
salesman for the Pacific Coast Crockery
Company. doing business at 226 North Los
Angeles street. The deceased was store
employe of the same concern.
The tragic encounter occurred at the
store early this morning, and reports diff
fer as to the circumstances which led up
to the fatal stabbing. Alfred Pearson and
T. w. Heard were the only parties who
Witnessed the killing. Mr.. Heard states
that he was working in the shipping de-
partment when he heard the pair engaged
in an excited conversation. Their words
were hot and their actions threatening and
emphatic. He was standing about forty
feet from them. His attention was at
tracted by quarrelsome words, and he
stepped out of the door of the packing
room and saw Wallace advancing on
Dibble.
At that time they were about fifteen feet
apart. He saw Wallace strike at Dibble
and push him away, and heard him say,
'If you allude to that hammer again l
will strike you.''
Heard turned to the shipping room,
when he heard words of a very profane
nature used by Dlbble to Wallace He i'm
mediately turned and saw Wallace and
Dioble close together. He saw Wallace
striking Dibble, who, with his left hand
raised, was attempting to shield the blows.
Then the men broke away, Wallace
staggering to one side, and Heard caught
him in his arms and assisted him to
pallet Of straw, on which he was laid.
The wounded man said, "Dibble has cut
me all to pieces"
Wallace was taken to the receiving hos
pital, where he died a few moments after
ward. The last words he uttered were
those above quoted.
The deceased had been in this city about
a year. He leaves wife and child at 4240
Champagne avenue, Chicago. His wife
was informed of her husbands death and
she Is now on the way to this city. De-
ceased was about 30 years of age.
Horace B. Dibble, the man now under
arrest, has resided in Los Angeles nearly
twenty years. He is about 40 years OF age,
has wife and resides at 10 Downey ave.
nue.. He is a member of the Foresters,
A. o. u. w. and Odd Fellows. He is well
known and universally liked He has
been employed by the firm for several
years.
A CALL correspondents saw Dibble at the
jail and asked him if he wished to make a
statement. He replied that he did not,
except that he had been cowed by de-
ceased, threa tened and bullyragged until
he was forced to defend himself.
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of Fresno County and was instrumental in
the capture of the outlaws Sontag and
Evans. In relating the story, he said:
81 had Just made a turn when l saw an
object in the road. did not know what
it was at first. 1t was dressed in gunny-
sacks from top to bottom. When l had
approached to within twenty feet it proved
to be a masked man, who suddenly swung
a gun around and pointing it at me told
me to halt. When did so he requested
me to throw out the Wells-Fargo box and
1 promptly obeyed.
''He then commanded the passengers to
throw out their money. All of the pas
sengers com piled with the exception of
Captain Bailey, who said he had brought
no money with him. The 1obber then
told me to drive on, and he kept his gun
pointed at the stage until turn in the
road left him alone with his spoils."
There were two express boxes on the
stage, a way box and a through box, and
the box that was thrown out was the way
box, which contained two waybIlls and a
worthless letter The value of the prop
erty taken from the passengers is said to
aggregate about SIS. The stage proceeded
on till the Nine-mile House was reached,
when boy was dispatched back to Ray
mond with the news of the robbery, and
telegram brought Sheriff Westfall and one
of his deputies from MADEIRA.
Sheriff Prouty 81 Mariposa County had
also received word of the robbery, and he
ioined Westfall in the chase. A small
posse was organized, and the express-box
was found about half mile distant from
where the robbery was committed. 1t had
been broken into, the lock on the outside
being broken off, and with the exception
of the loss of the paddock was uninjured.
There were the tracks of one man lead
ing TO where the box was found, and the
ira cks of two horses leading away from it
in a northerly direction, which leads the
officers to believe that the robber had
confederate, who aided in his escape.
The officers will continue the search, but
on account of the roughness of the sur
round ing country it will be difficult task
to capture the robber.
There have been three men arrested on
suspicion. One OF them is an unknown
man here who has been lettering around
town for a few days. He was seen shortly
after the robbery coming from that direc-
ton and was arrested by Constable Leon
ard.
The other two men are William Little
field and David Robinson. who are both
known to some extent throughout the
country.
The indications of guilt, if any, that
pointed toward these men are somewhat
vague and indefinite, other than that it
was thought somebody ought to be ar
rested.
The passengers on the coach we're: NJ.
NJ. Goodwin. S. NJ. Cutler, Captain and
Mrs. Bailey, Mr.-and Mrs. D. D. Whitlock,
E. NJ. Tailor, w. D. Kerfoot, Miss Kenny
and Miss Meloche of MADEIRA.
A. H. Washburn of the Yosemite Stage
and Turnpike Company has offered a re-
ward of $500, which, in addition to the re-
ward of $500 offered by the State and
Wells, Fargo & Co., makes a total OF 5000.
The last stage robbery that occurred on
this line was twelve years ago, and
Stevens, the same man that was driving
to-day, was driver then.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
PARKER WILL CONTEST.
Reading of Mrs. Beatiey's DePosition
Causes a Sensation.

Reading of Mrs. Beatiey's Depositson
Causes Sens0fion.
SAN JOSE, Call, June 18.-Some sensa-
tionaI evidence was introduced in the
Parker will contest this morning by the
reading of the deposition of Mrs. Medora
Beatley of Hartford, Conn. 1t showed
that Emma L. Parker, the contestant, had
led gay and fast life before she met Ed
ward L. Parker. Mrs. Beatley had been
an intimate acquaintance Of Emma
Parker, and she told of the Irritation which
led to the contestant first meeting Edward
Parker, and of the wine supper and night
of revelry that followed. Der narration
of the Rocky Hill escapade differed ma
ter:ally from that told by Mrs. Parker on
the stand.
In her deposition Mrs. Beatley said she
knew Emma Parker, then Emma Hough,
intimately in her youth. Her mother OBJ
jected to her meeting Emma Hough, but
she was bound to do SO, and she met her
at the house of her sister. Mrs. Beatley's
mother did not want her to have anything
to do with Emma because she did not
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

Those happy days of Uocotio1e
are at hand When the little fel-
lo1c is released from study and
toll, Uhen he can ron1p about the
country as free as q bird. You
1oo7at sonsethi5aS inexpensive, yet
good. We're prepared to supply
you 1Oitb 'eDa. We deUote Friday
and Saturday to one of the big
Sest sales that the BIG store has
held In many a day. Veil let
prices do the rest.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

cluded to-day and Judge Pritchard fol-
lowed the decision of the Supreme Court,
which compels city employees to go with
out their pay, as all moneys of the city
arising from current tax revenue will have
to be applied TO pay back. warrants
have cent with which to continue in
business as a municipal corporation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
Rashoone sisters Elect oeicers.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 18.-Mizpah
Temple No. %, Rathbone Sisters, has
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing term: Past chief, Mrs. f. J. Brandon: !:
most excellent chief. Mrs. W. Frink; ex.
cellent senior, Mrs. G. L. Rodgers; excel
lent junior. Mrs. j. n. Truman; manager,
correspondence, Mrs. T. NJ. Singleton:
mistress of finance, Mrs. G. McIlwain:
protector of temple, Miss Stevenson:
guard OF outer temple, Mrs. ]. Johnson:
trustee. Mrs. G. H. Corey.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
Crosed by ReIiqson.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 1s.-Johanna
Olsen, domestic. was to-day committed
to Agnews Insane Asylum by Judge Lor-
igan. She is a native of Sweden, aged SO
wears and unmarried. Her mania is of a
religious turn, and she imagines she is
about to be punished for some terrible
crime she has committed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
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body to remove anything from the Office.
The threatened trouble was finally avoid
ed by change of management.
According to Mr.. Fuller Receiver Stew
art will have no trouble in managing the
property, and the $l50,000 necessary to pay
off the debts of the company can be taken
from the mines within six months. At
the 300-foot level there is said to be
500, 600 worth of ore in sight.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
Dt.qstro,ss FIRE at Arrtso.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 1S-A large barn
belonging to John Vierra, mile and a
half northeast of Alviso, was destroyed
by fire yesterday morning. Ten horses,
twenty sets of harness, sixty tons of hay
and a numbe of vehicles and farming
i'm plements were consumed. The fire is
believed to be of incendiary origin. The
loss is $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
soroRIo Us JIMMIE CLARK.

The Prison AgGSss YaOns for Him for
Disposin0 of Stolen Goods.
SAN JOSE. CAL, June 1S.-Jimmie
Clark, who has served nearly a score of
terms for petty larceny in this State, was
arrested Sunday by Deputy Sheriff Ed
wards for disposing of stolen goods. A
few months ago Clark was confined in the
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
The Men Worked Together and
Engaged in a Hot War
of Words.
SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY BLOWS
Then Wallace Staggered Back, Ex.
claiming, "Dibble Has Cut Me
Ali to Pieces"

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 1s.-The
numerous friends and acquaintance of
Horace B. Dibble of this city are in great
distress over an unfortunate affray be-
tween himself and ]. F. Wallace, which
has cost the latter his life under ciroum-
stances which make it very difficult for
the survivor to extricate himself on the
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
t3roduotcs, Entertainn,e,,t.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 18.-The EccIe-
sian Literary Society of the High School
held its third annual graduating exercises
last evening at Germania Hail. An inter-
esting programme was followed by dance.
The graduates were: Fred e. Borton,
Joseph C. Christensen, H. Ray Fry, Ernest
w. Gill, Clinton Hayward, George G.
Humphrey, Rudolph c. Halla and Will
liam o. Wright.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
The Frightened Passengers Are
Relieved of Fifteen
Dollars.
OFFICERS HOT ON THE TRAIL
Several Arrests Have Been Made.
A Total Reward of 5000
Is Offered.

RAYMOND, CAL, June 1s. This morn
ing, about o'clock, the Yosemite stage,
running between Raymond and Wawona,
was held UP and robbed by lone high
wayman about six miles from town. The
stage was running on its regular trip and
was driven by John S. Stevens. who until
lately has been one of the deputy sheriffs
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

As a substitute for the industrial system
which under Republican administration has
developed such extraordinary prosperity, our
opponents offer a policy ,ohich is but a series
of experiments upon our system of reveaue-
policy aohose end must be harm to our
manufactures and greater harm to our
tabor.--JAlES G. Blaine.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
NOT 4 DANeEAo Us DE1Ar.
That Huntington Says of an Unsigned
agreement.

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 1s.-C. P.
Huntington said yesterday that the delay
in signing the contract between the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company and the Panama
Railroad Company did not mean that the
agreement had fallen through. He knew
of no reason why the contract should not
be signed and beneved that it would be
signed very soon. certain parties inter-
ested had been out of town, he said, and
the delay probably had no other signifi-
canoe than some minor details, which still
remained to be arranged.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

same cell in the County Jail here with Sal
yatore Ragosa. who is now serving an
eight-year term in San Quentin for burg
larry. Ragosa had robbed the Van Su gs
place at Almaden and the residence of w.
H. Hamilton on the Los Gatos road, and
had buried the plumber near Redwood
City. Before Ragosa's trial came on Clark
was DISCHARGED, and Ragosa confided to
him the hiding-place of his booty, with
the understanding that Clark was to dis
pose of it and divide the proceeds with
Ragosa.
Clark secured the stuff, and disposed of
some of the jewelry in this city, which
Sheriff Lyndon recovered. When Ragosa
learned that Clark, had pocketed the en-
tire proceeds of the cache, ne told Sheriff
Lyndon of the matter. A search was at
appeared.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
rAonMA SHonr OF FUNDS.

City Employees Are Compelled to Go
Without Their Pay.
TACOMA, WASH, June 1S.-The argu-
ment of the demurrer interposed by the
city to the Cove injunction suit was con-
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19
Ex- coNsrABLE BURKE DEAD.

An Interesting Rentinjscence of Hts
official Career.
SAN JOSE, CAL, June 18.-Edward E.
Burke, well-known resident of Santa
Clara, died last evening after lingering
illness. he was native of Ireland and 55
years of age. IN 1882, while Constable at
Mountain View, Burke arrested Dick Fel-
lows, the notorious stage robber, who ls
now serving life sentence in San Quen-
tin. While conveying Fellows to the
county jail Burke took him into saloon
at the corner of First and st. John streets,
and while ordering the drinks Fellows
escaped, but was recaptured a few weeks
later.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

Do you UG,at our ne1U Book,
Hints From q Big Store" 2
It's o. valuable aid to those
that shop by mail. your
name and address, please,
and 1Oe'W send it to you.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

THE BIG KE.AR.NY STREET STORE rs CLOS
ING OUT THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF SPRIyNG
.4.ND SUyNylER SUITS. IT WILL BE II BIG
S.ALE? THE BIGGEST SINCE WE'T.E BEEN
IN BUSINESS.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-09-08

From reports published in the Cour,
Ter journal it seems that the represen'
tatives of some Of the railroads are
very much interested in the welfare OF
the many thousand railway employees
OF course the Impression must be pro.
duced that the success of Bryan and
Sewall will result in financial loss to
wage earners. These legal advisors
and railway magnates evidently see
that the silver sentiment is sweeping
the country. We do not censure any
man or company OF men for protecting
his or their interests, provided that
said protection is accomplished with
oui intimidation or mislepre sentation.
Let every man be free to read for him
self, think for himself and vote as he
pleases.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-09-08

Who sait the fiee silver sen liment
was on the decline? The vast throngs
of many thousands who pressed TO
hear Mr.. Bryan in Ohio, con,rsdicied
this statement. The audience which
greeted Mr.. Bryan at Colum bus is es.
timated at 10000. At Toledo he made
two speeches in one day. The lowest
estimate made by a Courier Journal
correspondent of one assembly was
10000.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-09-08

w. j. Bryan pays his fare on the
rail roads, goes to different points
where he meets enthusiastic crowds
numbering ten, twenty and thirty
thousand at a conservative estimate,
while Major Mckinley remains at
home and meets sometimes as many
as two thousand five hundred people,
who have come from different places
at excursion rates. Bryan's crowds
are composed of the every day laborer,
farmers and business men not allied
with trusts and combines, while Nc
Kinley's are the bond holders and
representatives of consolidated capital.
1t is the boys in the trenches on the
one side, and the Generals on the 9TH
er. With each coming day the ell
thusiasm for bimetalism increases,
while The single Gold Standard meth
DDS continue to sfagnate. Mckinley
is trembling in his shoes, Hanna is
abought ready to go into his hole,
while Bryan and Sewall and bimetal-
ism are sweeping the country. Unless
all signs fail, Bryan and Sewall will
be the next President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-09-08

Mr.. John e. Garner, of Winchester
was here Saturday afternoon and adj
| dressed the citizens of this county on
the political issues of the day. Mr.
Garner made strong speech he
can't make any other kind. On the
money question he sp,e I'd himself
showing he had given much though,
to this subject. No man, since Con
gresham Bailey, of Texas, was here,
has produced stronger arguments in
the interest of bimetalism. Mr.. Gar
uer got down Oh the level with the
voters aud used no high sounding
terms. 1t was talk just like friends
had met by the fireside, not for the
purpose of defending methods and
principles, but in order to ascertain
just what was best for themselves be-
fore acting. Mr.. Garner discussed che
money Question from different stand
poin' AID the only logical conclusion
was that tavoring the two metals as
prescribed by the Chicago platform.
lie also discussed Democracy i'm its
lmllness; the principles adhered TO
since the organization of the party to
the entire satisfaction of his hearers,
and his conclusions were accepted by
his hearers. The Chicago Conven-
ton was regularly called; every step
taken was in accordance with a ma
jority Of that body from its organiza-
ton to adjournment.
Mr.. Gamers speech had the clear
ring OF old-time Democracy. The
speaker and his hearers certainly ad-
vocated better times for erybodv,
the capitalist, the laborer, the tramp.
The United States reserves the right
to legislate for itself, for the benefit of
our own citizens and to the injury of
no nation on the face of the globe. III
bimetallism is good for the nations
all agreeing, it is good for them now,
aud as for this country we propose 10
do the right thing on the money ques-
ton, whether Others do or not. Mr..
Garner was applauded to the echo.
He should be kept busy delivering
such speeches until election day. He
was in Beattyville Monday and has
other appointments. Under such
speeches Democrats will be strength
ened, and gold bugs who have at
heart their country's welfare will be
turned into the right paths.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1896-09-08
JESSE GRANT
Son of EXPIRES. Grant, Bolts the
Republican Party and will
Support the POpulists.

A letter from Jesse Grant to Wad,
Mcdonald, delegate to the Populs,
County Convention at San Diego
Cal, on September 4, states that "lhe
financial plank in the Republican plat
torn must drive from that party any
one who believes as | do"
Another convert from the Republi-
cans to the cause of humanity, the ma
TONS choice: the free and unlimited
coinage of silver, Is well as of gold.