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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
THREATENINGS At SITKA
Alarming Situation Growing Out
Of the Murder of Donald
Austin.
The Next Steamer Likely TO Bring
News CT Serious Uprising
of Indians.

PORTLAND, Or, Jan. 3.-The brutal
murder of Donald Austin, Indian Chief of
Police at Sitka, Alaska, on Decem Der d,
news of which was brought by the steamer
City of Topeka, bids fair to result in seri-
Gus consequences. a letter was received
in Portland which furnishes additional
particulars. 1t says the settlers fear an
uprising on the part OF the Indians in that
vicinity to avenge Austin's death at the
han DIS of Herbert Mills in the saloon of
Chum Long. Intense excitement prevails,
and the settlers have purchased all the
arms and ammunition IN the stores and
are preparing for the worst.
The Indians are thoroughly aroused
over the murder, and clash~may occur
at any time, unless precautionary meas
ures are taken. They are armed to the
teeth, and are pleased with an occasion to
re sent the many hardships and rebuffs to
which the whites have subjected them
All that is now required to bring about a
massacre is little liquor among the red
skins. The Indians have assumed most
tn reatening attitude.
1t is more likely than not that the next
steamer from Sitka Will bring startling
news.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
.FLORENCt'S RICH MINE.
An Almost Unparalleled Strike
Made in the Silver
King.
Ore Worth $4,000 Taken From a
Single Pocket Within Three
Days.

PHOENIX, ARIz., Jan. 3.-The Silver
King mine in the Superstition Mountains,
near Florence, about sixty miles east OF
here, may again become famous, w. S.
Champion having discovered pocket out
OF which he took $4,000 in silver ore
within three days.
The mine was discovered years ago, and
was at one time the most valuable prop
erty IN the southwest, but with the decline
IN the price of silver the workings were
abandoned.
Three months ago w. s. Champion
secured control and commenced sinking a
new shaft 1t was while this work was in
progress, six days ago, that miners pick
penetrated the pocket in which the almost
unparalleled find was made.
The ore is absolutely free milling. To-
morrow Mr.. Champion starts for New
York, where he will purchase machinery
and perhaps reorganize the company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04

pool-selling and book-makjng franchises
at the State Fair could not be controlled. !"
declares Mr.. Shippee. "Killip & Co of
San Francisco knew this, and so did Mr..
Budd. The truth is that John E. Bud d
(the Governors 5rother) and Director
Land attended but one meeting of the
State Fair Association, and that was when
the rool-selling and book-making priyi-
leges were let.
Governor Budd says the last State Fair
was financial success. He forgets to say
that he signed bill giving the State Fair
Association $4,000, and the same amount
TOR 1896, while pocketing the bill in aid of
district associations throughout the State.
Subtract the $4,000 given to the last State
Fair and you will lind that the new board
OF directors ran $4,000 behind. Mr.. Budd
gave the county fairs what the gamblers
call the double cross. F."
This is but portion of the statement,
which throughout bitterly assalls the ex-
ecutiVe
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on facilities in readiness, as ample nc Ice
was given. Few people have yet arrived,
but the carnival will be formally inau-
gurated tomorrow, and the festivities will
be at their height when the first trainload
of excursonists arrives. 1t is still under
stood that the California editors will ar
rive here early next week.
Ice harvesting was begun to-day, and
that is one of the interesting features of a
visit to the ice kings realm. Nearly
every body has read ]. T. Trowbridges de-
scription of that work in the New Eng
land, and here the practical illustration
can be found.
Special carnival days have been assigned
as follows: Reno Gazette day, Wednesday,
January Is; Knights of Pythias day, Fri
day, January II; San Francisco CALL day,
Saturday. January IS; Knights Templar
day, Wednesday, January %; Native Sons
day, Friday, January "a. The opening
concert by the Truckee brass band will be
given tomorrow afternoon.
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of his habltation for the guests that are to
come.
He is the ruler of the earth and atmos-
phere in this high mountain region, the
worldly lord of the snow and ice; and all
the people who come during the carnival
time must be his subjects
His pleasures are in the snow-burving
OF the land and in the freezing OF his
mountain lakes, in the forming of ian.
tastiv figures wherever water touches. in
the frost decorations of the window
panes, in the substituting of runners for
wheels, in making human ears and fingers
and toes Jingle with the cold His advent
is hailed by the jingling of the sleigh
bells, the flight of the toboggans, the tear
ing rush OF the double-rippers around the
corner when timid passers-by are almost
In the way, and the merry shouts of the
boys and girls of from six to 60 years of
age.
Everything is merriment where the Ice
King touches. and merrier than ever will
be the carnival time in Truckee For now
the monarch has palace of splendor be-
fitting his majesty, and he has prepared it
for the reception in his own manner of all
MS devoted people, ana OF the thousands
who, coming from the warmer regions of
the State, have never acknowledged his
reign before.
The castle is practically complete, and
the breathing OF the ruler on the unfin.
ished portions is all that will be required
to have every detail in readiness for the
regal reception tomorrow
/ The structure is in itself an imposing
work of architecture, though it is in the
detail of the construction that the great,
strange power of the ice-king's will is seen.
The main portion OF the palace is on the
plan of the Colosseum at Rome; but the
Romans never built with such marble as
here has been used. At the western end a
huge tower, like that of an old Spanish
fort, rises to the height of rs or 100 feet,
breaking the old Roman effect, and from
the 50-foot level of the tower the toboggan
chute falls and lengthens out fora distance
of 1 10 feet to give the impetus for a slide
half way across the town.
Evergreens mark the sides of the tobog-
gan way, and these CLEAN in the sunlight
Or moonlight with million rejecting
icicIes.
Within the palace the floors are the
smoothest that man has ever known, and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
ct yesterday 10y "a 4" CALI stafF a1-tiSt.l

parties of fifteen or more who go together
here on the evening train, which leaves at
o'clock and gets to Truckee at 6:15 the
next morning. Returning, they can leave
there at 11.20 P. NJ. and be back here at
9:45 the next morning. This will give
them a full day at the carnival. The ice
palace will be open from 8 A. NJ. to 10 P. NJ.
There will also be similar rates for other
points. From Sacramento the trip will
cost but S. 50.
There will be one special excursion
tram each week. The first one will prob
ably leave next Friday or Saturday, and
on following weeks they will leave on
alternating Fridays and Saturdays, and
will return on the following Sunday or
Monday morning. The charge on these
trains will be $13 for an upper berth and
$13 so for a lower. This rate will also in
clude all the privileges OF the pala ce, the
toboggan slide, the sleigh ride and the
tower.
eve are considering the question Of
putting in q daily rate of $16 from San
Francisco to Truckee and back, to Include
the carnival privileges but no sleepng-car
privileges. The Pullman Company will
average for those who charter 2 ullman
cars to use the cars while at Truckee and
will provide them with a buffet service.
When we run the Friday and Saturday
excursions the passengers will be allowed
to occupy the cars during their stay"
The regular single rate to Truckee is
81 80, and the $13 so rate is less than the
one-way rate when the charges for the
Pullman berth and the carnival privileges
are deducted. The special rates will be
announced and go into effect to-day"
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the gay throng of guests circle and caper
around on ringing and glittering sandals
of steel. The walls are of ice work, vary
ing in thickness and transparency accord
ing to the monarchs fancy, and with
forms so diversified that all the architects
in the world could never complete q copy.
The windows are as clear as the crisp,
free mountain air can be, and the curtains
and hang ings and the tapestries are in the
myriad designs that the icicle alone can
attain.
The servants of the King planned well,
but that ruler himself put his spirit in the
work, and there are effects that never en-
tered into the dreams of the builders.
In the grand completion of the palace
the regal gorgeousness of the interior cleo
trical display will not be seen until to-
morrow night. but i'll the sunlight to-day
the outer view is glittering marvel.
The skating and tobogganing will begin
tomorrow morning, though a few are
whooping down the chute to-day and the
carnival will be inaugurated without any
of the ordinary parade or ceremony.
About this mountain town, 200 feet more
than mile above the level of San Fran
cisco or Sacramento, the scenes to-day are
just what they ought to be in a clear, cold
crisp and healthfuI winter day in the
January of New England. There are none
of the unpleasant features OF the early or
late portions of winter.
The sleighing is the best that Truckee
has known for three years, the local resi-
dents say. and at any rate it is good
enough. The roads are in perfect condi-
ton, and, as the sleighs glide rapidly
along, only the jingling of the bells and
the shouts and the laughter can be
heard
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Bonner Lake is not frozen yet, and of
course there can be no skating on Tahoe,
that great Sierra sea.
''lt hasn't been very cold here yet" said
a native to-day. ''The mercury got down
to six degrees below zero early this morn
ing, but January usually brings cold
weather. What is the coolest? Well, I've
seen it twenty-six below zero, and they tell
me it has been a good deal colder than
that"
And this is California in the mountain
top region. while three or four hours
run over the summit and down the rail
road grade to the westward, or only twenty
or thirty miles as the snowbird would fly.
would bring the reveler to the roses and
orange groves of Placer, the Gateway
County"
The mercury gives record of the cold.
the snow and ice. and the winter sports are
proofs; but yet the air in the high altitude
is so clear and so tinctured with the spirit
OF California that there need be no suffer
ing. The intensity and the peculiar frig-
idity of the Eastern cold weather is not
the feature here; but when the thermome-
ter records % degrees below zero, no sum-
mer clothing will be needed.
Visitors from the warmer parts of the
State should bring plenty of warm
clothing, with heavy and warm shoes,
gloves or mittens and coverings, and
TO those who are not accustomed to walk
ing on snow and ice rubbers will be
almost indispensable. Those who have
skates ought to bring them, for although
there is no ice on the beautiful Bonner
Lake there are some large ponds, one of
twenty-five acres, which afford excellent
skating.
The directors of the carnival and the
main financial hackers of the enterprise
are c. F. McGlashan, Joseph Marsen Jr.,
w. r. Spalding, Stewart Mckay. w. P.
Calkins, editor of the Truckee Republican;
W. NJ. Burckhalter t. B. Whitney, War
rem Richardson, ]. ]. Mcdonald, George
Schaffer, Frank T. Meloche, William
McDougald, J. l.. Lewis on, ]. R. Daily, 2.
Franzini, John f. Moody, Supervisor
Daniel McPhetres, John Sheriff and
w. F. Wilkie.
There was general disappointment to-
day when it was announced that there
would be no Southern Pacific excursion
before January 10, and the railroad COM
pany is blamed for not having the excur-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
A1BANpS CONDEMNED YOUTH.
Lloyd Montgomery requests The Prayers
of 70 Christian Womnn.

of &c Christian Woman.
ALBANY, Or, Jan. 3.-Lloyd Mont
gomery, the condemned murderer, has
received, besides several letters from min
listers and others interested in his spiritual
welfare, letter from Turner, Or, signed
by Mrs. Judd, in which Montgomery IS
urged to seek the Lord for forgiveness,
and in which she says she would pray for
him, and asked him to write TO her. The
murderer replied:
Mrs. Judd-KIND LADY: I fully realize my
unfortunate situation, and l fully realize that
my time is ABOUT at hand to depart from this
lie. Although / am young man and in ten
der years FULLY realize that ii is hard to think
that have to pass from this life the gallows.
know that l am miserable being but l am
going TO put my trust in God. The public and
press have branded me one of the worst
murderers that has ever entered u felon's cell
but they know not all. God knows my sins are
not as great as man mas pictured them to be-
but nevertheless when the time comes for me
to die, / will try and brave it through msn.
fully, and hope the Lord Will deliver me from
blOodShed guiltlesS, and my tongue Will sing
aloud of my righteousness.
You ask me If | have Bible; / answer yes,
have one and am very much obliged to you
Jor your kindness in offering me one. would
be glad, if IL is convenient for you, to call and
see me. am sure your company will be very
acceptable, your sons, also. You said you
pray for me; wish you to continue to pray
for me.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
SEARCHING FOR WITNESSES.
Their Testimony Wanted in the Trial of
James Addison Reavis for
PerjUFg

TKIAH, CAL, Jan. 81. A. Hughes,
special treasury agent from Santa lie,
N.-Nlex., arrived in this city to-day. Mr.
Hughes came tor the purpose of securing
the evidence to be used by the Department
OF Justice in the prosecution of James
Addison Reavis for perjury. In an inter
view with a reporter to-day Mr.. Hughes
said:
L did not come up, as stated by San
Francisco newspapers, to make arrests of
previous witnesses in the Peraita- ReaYiS
case. The trial of Reavis viii take place
IN the District Court at Santa Fe, \. Mex,
IL about two weeks. OF course, You will
1erstaId that lam rot ~ 2 position to
disclose the objects of my visit to Ukiah,
other than to state that witnesses from
TEis county, as well asfrOm other portions
OF the state, Will be subpenaed to be pres
ent at the trial of the Reavis case in New
Mexico. l viii leave this afternoon for
Sherwood Valley and will return to-mor-
row or the following day. l Will not make
any arrests during my absence. Arrests
may be made later"
The readers OF THE CALL Will remember
the claim made by Reavis in behalf of
Sofia Peralta to 1900 900 acres of land in
Arizona and New Mexico. He brought
evidence to prove that the young lady had
been brought to Sherwood Valley and
placed in charge of A. Z. Sherwood during
her infancy. This child. he claimed, was
tie heir. OF old Baron PeIalta, oy whom
sire was left the land claimed 1t was
proved In the trial of the case, however,
that the young Baroness was a half-bre ed
- Indian porn II She-1 God Valley, and that
her father vas an o c hunter named Jim
Treadway, since deceased. 1t is to punish
Reavis Tor forgeries and perjuries con-
nected with this case. that Mr.. Hughes is
now securing evidence.
Dispositions in this case were taken in
p l kiah last summer. Alfred Z. Sherwood
at one time stated that he remem bered the
occasion OF Baroness Peralta being brought
tohis place by Catholic priest. In oppo-
sitioa TO this an old squaw testified that
she was present at the birth of the alleged
Baroness.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
SANTA CRUZ LITIGATIoS.
Suit Brought against the Electric Light
Nnd Pofrer COmDQHM.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. 3.-An i'm
portant suit was commenced to-day in the
Superior Court in which f. W. Swanton,
A. ?. Swanton and c. E. Lilly of Santa
Cruz and William NJ. Terry and John r.
Woodruff of Bridgeport, Conn, appear as
plaintiffs against the Santa Cruz Electric
Light and Power Company, Louis E. Nc
Neil, James Mcneil and James Aitken.
The plaintiffs claim to represent 1874
shares of the subscribed capital stock of
the Electric Light and Power Company
out of a total of Is, 500 shares, thus leaving
the defendants 1926 shares; but the latter
claim 500 sh ares more, which is the cause
of the suit.
The complaint states that the defendants
assessed this disputed stock and have adj
vertised to sell it. They declare that the
assessment was lille ally ordered, because
no meeting of legal board of directors
was held on the date of the notice sent to
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
SPECIIL RATES,

Inducements offered by the Railroad
People to CarniUaJ Visitors.
K. A. Donaldson, assistant general pas
senger agent of the Southern Pacific Com
pany, who has charge of all passenger
traffic over the Central Pacific Railroad,
yesterday completed his arrangements for
quoting special rates to the Truckee ice
carnival, the main features of which are
the vast frost palace, to which is attached
the toboggan slide; the skating rink in the
palace, the sleigh ride around Bonner
Lake and the rocking-stone tower. In ref
ence to special rates Mr.. Donaldson said:
"From San Francisco we are going to
make rate of $40 to Truckee and back for
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
CHAMBERS or POISONING ?
Physicians Disagree as to the Cause of a
Farmers Death.

Physicians Disagree as to the Cause of a
Farmers Death.
UKIAH,. CAL, Jan. 3.-A. B. McCabe of
String Valley, who it was claimed some
time ago was afflicted with CHAMBERS. died
a few days ago in Lake County, whittier
he had gone for his health. He was under
the treatment of a Lakeport physician. and
was thought 10 have been improving. He
leaves a widow and five children in rather
destitute circumstances. Mrs. McCabe is
sick at her home in String Valley and was
unable TO attend the funeral OF her hus-
band.
DR.. W. J. Edmundson, in telegram
Some time ago to c. 2. Smith, chairman of
the Board of Supervisors OF this county,
said McCabe was. in his opinion, afflicted
with CHAMBERS, and recommended that
proper steps be taken by the authorities
for the protection of the public Dr. KEEL
logg OF Lakeport seems not to have agreed
with DR.. Edmundson, as he declared that
McCabe was suffering from severe systemic
poisoning, especially affecting The gland
ular system.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
STOLEN MAIL RECOVERED.
Officers Find the Loot of the HiUets Stag,
RObbeT.

UKIAH, CAL, Jan. 3-Word reached
the Sheriff this evening that the mail
taken from the Willis stage had been re-
covered 1t was found close to where the
tracks OF the robber were lost by the
hounds. It's discovery at this point bears
out the theory of the officers, and 1t is
looked upon as an important circumstance
in The chain OF evidence against certain
person now under suspicion. Under Sheriff
Philo Handy leaves at once to bring the
recovered mali to town. Important devel-
opmeEts are expected upon his return in
the morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
wREcK NEAR THE srANrs1AUs.
Disaster to a TaJfey Railroad Construc-
fion Train.

STOCKTON, Call, Jan. 3.-The con-
struction train on the San Joaquin Valley
Railroad was ditched this morning about
IL O'Clock al point two miles from the
Stanislaus River. The train was composed
OF the boarding-car and eleven other cars
of the Valley road, which had been unload
ing telegraph poles along the line. An
engine was pushing the car toward town.
and about dozen men were on the train
at the time.
In some unaccountabla manner the
boarding-car, which was in front, jumped
the rack. taking the two cars immediately
behind with ii. The boarding-car rolled
down the EN- bankment on one side, and
the other cars fell in the opposite direction.
All OF the men were severely bruised and
the cook, who was at work IL the boarding
car, had narrow escape. The stove in
the boarding-car was overturned and the
car took fire, and for while it seemed as
though the entire train would burn. The
flames were extinguished, however, before
they made much Roadway.
The cars which LETT the track were badly
damaged, and it took the gang all day to
clear the track in order that an engine
might be sent to town with the news. The
cars are still in the ditch this evening. and
an effort will be made to raise them to-
morrow.
The trouble was probably due to the
track not being baliasted. The engine,
working from behind caused the board
ing-car to take sudden lurch and being
the heavier it took the others with it. The
engine and rear cars were not injured.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
FOUNTAIN GROVE TRAGEDY.

Grdnddaughter Of Thomas Lake H0r-
ris Ends Her Life.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, Jan. 3.-Mary Har-
ris, Is years old, committed suicide at
Fountain Grove last night by swallowing
poison. She was a granddaughter of
Thomas Lake Harris, who started the
Fountain Grove colony many years ago
and whose name was linked with that of
Lawrence Oliphant. People at the colony
state that the girl was laboring under fit
of temporary insanity when the stTych-
nine was taken. The Coroner's jury's
verdict was that death was suicidal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
SCORED BY A STOCKTON MAN.
L.. u, Shppes impggns Governor 8Udda
Motives in Having Gusted Him
From Office.

STOCKTON, CAL, Jan. 81. U. Ship
pee. who for twenty-tnree years past wa
president of the San Joaquin Valley Agri-
cultural Association and for many year
of the State Fair Association, and who
was recently removed by Governor Budd
has made public statement which reflects
seriously upon the course of the Governor
in having ousted' him.
~ was not removed from the directorate
because Governor Budd wanted new
blood infused, but because my vote upon
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
SACRAMENTO HIGHBINDE RS.
Hostilities Bctween RipGI Tongs Bcgu,
and IN UprisimQ Is Feared.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 2.-Chinese
circles here are full of excitement, and the
indications are that another Highlander
war has been commenced between the
Fong Duck Tong and Bing Hong Tong
highlander societies.
Late last night the Hong Duck Tong
highbinders began hostilities, firing sew
eral shots across the street from their
lodge-rooms into Chinese store at 20S |
street. One of the proprietors received a
slight wound in the leg. The police will
make general roundup of the highbind
erS,
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Fire on a sononaa Ranch.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Jan. "a large
building, used for cooking and laundry
purposes, on the Fountain Grove ranch,
three miles north of town, was burned to
the ground this morning. The fire is sup
posed to have originated from the cooking
range, in which hot fire had been
kindled. The loss is $500, covered by an
insurance of $1,000
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Jurors Fail to Agree.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. 3.-The case
against Simon Bonhaben, on trial for steal
ing a horse from the city stables a few
months ago, was ended in the Superior
Court to-day. The jury disagreed after
being out two hours
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-04
Ihe Healdsbura shootina.

HEALDSBURG, CAL, Jan. 81. w.
Rose, who was shot by Roland X. Truitt
Monday night, is resting easily, and will
probably recover. The preliminary exam
ination of Truitt has not yet been set,
pending which he is out on bail.