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The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
COOLIES WORK IN
B|GGS' CANNERY.
White Men in Want While
ASiaticS Are Offered
Employment.
PROTEST OF CITIZENS.
Gave a Subsidy for the Plant
to Provide for Local
Laborers.
THEIR CHARITY GOES AsTRAY.
Managers of the New Concern Give
Situations to MongoIs and
Japanese.
THEIR CHARITY GOES AsTRAY.

BIGGS, CAL. July 21.-The people OF
this town, in the heart of the fruit coun-
try of Northern California, have griev-
ance. After raising a fund to provide
labor for the unemployed of the district,
they find that the benefciaries of their
generosity are Chinese ard Japanese
coolies and white laborers from other Sec
tions of the State. To secure fruit can
merry here they gave liberal subsidy, and
now that the managers of the plant ignore
the unemployed men of Butte County,
the subscribers to the fund feel justified in
complaining.
Early last spring project was started
to provide employment to the idle in this
vicinity. So enthusiastic were the citizens
that they subscribed 5000 toward the erec-
ton of cannery. With this substantial
aid Hackmott & Nelson carried out the
project and in due time one of the most
complete canneries in the State was
erected.
When the fruit season was at its prime
the cannery managers advertised in all
the county papers for help. In conse-
quence, many men with their families
moved to Biggs, hoping TO get work.
Some were employed, but the greater
number could not secure positions. This
did not create much i'll feeling, but when
the managers contracted with Chinese
company for cheap labor, and Cinnamon
and Japs were engaged to do the cooking
and soldering in the warehouse, storm
of indignation was aroused. Those who
subscribed toward the erection of the
plant declare they will not live up to their
agreement. 1t is claimed also, that out
siders are given employment in preference
to the Biggs people.
Two white men are on hand for every
position in the cannery, this being the re-
suit of advertising that 500 people were
wanted, when, as a matter of fact, the
cannery has been overcrowded with ap-
plicants constantly.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
OREGON BIMETAL1Isrs.
Leaders Favor ass Indorsensent of Brya,
at st. L0uis.

Leaders FAVOR ass Indorse ensent of Bryo,.
at st. Louts.
PORTLAND, Or, july 21.-Adherents
and supporters of the new political power
in this State, the Bimetallic League, which
held its convention on July at McMinn-
vile, look with trepidation upon the pos
sinle split of the Populists at ST. Louis.
The hope of the bimetallists is to unite,
if possible, all the differing Populistic fac
tions on the money question, ana all the
influence possible will be exerted to that
end to oppose the single gold-standard
nominee OF the Republican party. There
fore there are anxious eyes turned toward
st. Louis. The leaders OF the Bimetallic
League of Oregon are working with might
and main for the spread OF the doctrines
OF the bimetailists, and the disconnected
and discontented are asked to try the ne W
remedy and TO sever connections with the
goidbugs. President Eggleston of the
Bimetallic League in Ashland, one OF the
strongholds of the party and which sent a
large delegation to ST. Louis to boom the
double-standard's advantages, has issued
an address, in which he says:
1t is expected union will be effected so
that Populists, silver Democrats and silver Re-
the field in Oregon. This will mean victory
Tor us in this State by majority of at least
10000 in the Presidential election over the
single-gold-standard nominee of the Republi-
can party. BY union the silver men wifi elect
the next President; by division they will do
place 9. gold man in the White House for an
other four years.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
The Editor Says He Will Never
Advocate Free Coinage
of Silver.
MISTAKEN ZEAL OF LEADERS.
A Democratic Leader Who Believes
That Right Is Above Blind
Allegiance.

EUREKA, CAL, July 21.-The Daily
Humboldt Standard, the leading Demo-
cratic newspaper of this county, in reply
to an article in this mornings Times, a
Republican paper, claiming that the
Standards attitude as regards the Chicago
platform is inconsistent, has the following
to say on the silver question:
"The Standard has not advocated free
coinage of 50-cent dollars and while the
present editor controls the paper it will
not do so. As far as the Democratic party
is concerned we have little left of it in
this section. 1t has gone over to the Pop
ulists. Right is above party allegiance
and though 1000 men in their mistaken
zeal should stand up and swear that it is
right and just and honest to make debased
coinage and declare it legal tender we
could not believe it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
Terrible Havoc From a Cloud
burst in Franklin County,
Kentucky.
WIDESPREAD RUIN REPORTED
Railroad Tracks, Bridges and Entire
Fields of Grain Carried OFF by
the Torrent.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 21.-Ten lives
were lost and great havoc wrought to
property by a cloudburst last night ana
early this morning which seems to have
vented its fury on Benson Creek in Frank
lin County, where two houses were washed
away and every one OF their occupants
drowned. The dead are:
James Bradley and two children; bodies
recovered.
Mrs. George Bryant and two children |;
bodies recovered.
Unknown man; body recovered.
Mrs. James Bradley and two children !;
bodies not recovered.
While the rainfall within an area of 100
miles ranged from 25 to us inches. no
further loss of life is reported, though
bridges are down and communication
from the county seat to the outlying por-
tions is cut off.
Mrs. Bryant kept tollgate near the
bridge. The little dollhouse was right on
Benson Creek, just across from James
Bradley's and not far from her fathers,
Squire Moore. The Conway mill, Just
above, was the first TO go. Its timbers
must have swept away the Bryant and
Bradley houses. These houses themselves
must have hit the railroad bridge two
miles below, as no mill tim mbers are seen
below. The bridge was swept away with
terrible force. Everything about it, iron
and all, except the main abutments, is
gone.
In ten minutes after the cloud burst Ben
son Greek, which empties into the Ken
tucky River Immediately below the town.
vyoc mod curoI1ar rivor tha oil
ley on either side and sweeping everything
before it. All trains are laid up until re-
pairs can be made. Passengers are being
transferred around the break in wagons.
The biggest property damage was prob
ably at Pence's sawmiIls. The supply of
logs was tied up In great RATS on the river
just below where Benson Creek emptles.
Every log, representing more than $4,000
feet of lumber, was swept away. The iron
rails for fifty feet back of the abuttment of
the Louisville and Nashville bridge were
twisted in two and dragged down the
stream with the bridge.
Dispatches from all parts of the east
central portion of the State report grea:
loss. Bridges on the Louisville and Nash
vile Railroad east of here were washed
out ana traffic is at standstiil. Farmers
in this section suffered heavy loss, entire
fields of wheat and corn being swept away.
The loss to lumbermen along the Ken
lucky River will be enormous, several
mills and thousands Of logs having been
swept away.
At Shelbyville Clear Creek overfowed
the lower portions of the town and p1i
out the fires in the gas works. At Hard
insburg the water stood five feet deep in
the Baptist and Methodist churches. AT
Louisville over five inches of rain has
fallen during the past twenty-four hours
flooding cellars and railroad tracks and
breaking huge sewers. The Louisville
and Nashville is the greatest sufferer, the
tracks which connect the Cincinnati divi-
sion with the main division being under
water
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
SANTA BARBARA NOVELTY
Red, White and Blue Larkspurs
Grown Upon a Single
Plant.
Florist TebbettS Will Send to McKin.
ley Bouquet of the National
Colors.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, July 21.-
Last year THE CALL made note of very
interesting and unique development in
Horticulture in Santa Barbara made by
George P. Tebbetts, an old-time journal
ist, who planted the seeds of the pink,
white and blue larkspur in his own gar
den, and was later surprised to find several
plants, each one bearing the National
colors distinctly defined and separated.
Mr.. Tebbetts carefully garnered the seed
and this year planted it, hoping to estab-
lish new and patriotic species of delphi
mum. The result has been something of
a disappointment in that the colors, in
stead of keeping clearly defined, have
insisted upon more closely com bining
They do not exactly form stripes and
stars, but the red, the blue and the white
form bars and specks and body color upon
the same blossoms. The experimenter
will persevere in his effort, and hopes by
the time Mckinley is inaugurated to send
him bouquet which will represent in one
graceful flower, as never before, the Ma
tional colors of the land over which he
will preside.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
FARMERS MADE HAPPY.

Good Crops reported IN Nearly Every
Section of the Country.
CHICAGO, ILL, July 21.-The week has
been favorable for growing crops in the
principal agricultural States. Too much
rain, however, caused damage to grain in
shock in the Ohio Valley and Tennessee.
Corn has made excellent progress during
the week, and the outlook for this crop in
the great corn States continues most
promising. The crop is decidedly in ad-
vance of the season, and the early planted
in Kansas, Missouri and Illinois is near
ing maturity. In South Dakota and ex-
treme Western Nebraska corn is in need
OF rain. Spring wheat has experienced
favorable weather conditions in Mime
sofa and is reported as somewhat i'm
proved in North Dakota, but has been
injured to some extent in South Dakota
by rust and dry, hot weather.
There has been too much rain for cotton
In Georgia, Florida and South Carolina
Cotton is suffering from drought in Ar
kansas, Louisiana and Mississippi In
Texas the week has been very favorable
and the cotton has, as result of recent
rains, taken new growth and is doing
well: The general outlook for tobacco
continues promising.
South Dakota-Showers few and scat
tered. In many localities wheat, oats and
potatoes were more or less injured by high
temperature. Corn did we'll generally and
is tasseling and earring, but needs rain.
Some wheat and oats harvested.
Kansas-Hot and dry for two days.
cooler and moist afterward, with abundant
rains except in extreme western counties.
Conditions unusually favorable to all
growing crops and they are in prime con-
ditiop. Early corn is in roasting ear in
northern portion, with late corn following
rapidly.
Nebraska-SmaIl grain harvest well adj
yaDced and threshing commenced. VIM
ter wheat yielding well, but oats light in
quantity and poor in quality. Corn has
grown we'll and continues in excellent con-
dition, except in extreme western coun-
= ties, where it suffers some injury from
drought. The ground is beginning to get
dry and rain would be beneficial in most
sections of the State.
lowa-Copious rains, fairly we'll dis
tributed over central and southern dis
tricts, greatly helped corn, potatoes, grass
and garden truck. Harvests cf hay and
small grains about conpleted and early
threshing reports indicate very light yield
and weight of oats with wheat and barley
somewhat below the average.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
GARDENS sUFFER DKoUGRE
Santa Barbara still Struggling With tn,
Wdtey- Qssestion.

Santa Barbara still Struggling With the
Hdtey Qssestion.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, July 21.-At
a meeting of the City Council this after
noon the city engineer revised the estimate
for a street-sprinkling and water supply
system to read as follows: Cost of pipe
system for the city, $29, 100; cost of tunnel,
pipe line and reservoir. $4,000; cost of
pumping plant for sea water, 5000.
The water question is the great con-
sideration of the hour here. Notwith-
standing the copious rains of last winter,
the city supply is running so short that it
has been necessary to discontinue sprink
ling the streets, and citizens cannot obtain
enough water to sprinkle their gardens.
As flowing water has been developed in
tunnels in Cold Spring Canyon, it seems
desirable to convey the flow to the city as
soon az possible. Meantime the great Pa
cific laves the city's feet, an unlimited
reservoir from which to draw to lay the
dust on the streets. People are beginning
to believe that it is about time to draw
upon this great natural advantage. and
there are even some wags who assert that
if the Pacific were on the other side of the
Santa Ynez range Santa Barbara would
long ago have set out to tunnel the noun
tains TO bring il hither.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
TRAGEDY ON THE OCEAN,
The Herbert Fuller's Captain,
His Wife and Second Mate @ =
Are Murdered.
Mysterious Conduct of the Drunken
Crew, Who Are All Thrown
Into Prison.

HALIFAX, n. s., July 21-Quite sem
sstion was caused here to-day by the ar
rival of the American ship Herbert Fuller.
She sailed from Boston a few days ago,
bound for Rosario. AS soon as the vessel
came into the harbor it was seen that
something was wrong on board. The
proper sails were not set and the crew
acted very strangely. News soon reached
the shore from the ship that the bodies of
three murdered people were on board.
The proper officials were notified and an
investigation promptly made. The off,
GERS of the law were Mortified to find that
the murdered persons were Captain Nash,
his wife and Second Mate Brunberg.
No one aboard would give any informa-
ton as to how the murders occurred or
who was responsible for them. The only
thing they could find out definitely was
that the killing took place on July Is. at
that time there were seven men on the
ship, besides passenger named Monck.
None of the men would talk. 1t is be-
lieved that an outbreak took place among
the men and that Second Mate Brunberg
attem pied to stop il. The sailors resented
his interference and killed him. Captain
Nash took a hand in the mates behalf
and was also killed in the presence of his
wife, who was afterward murdered in or
der that she might tell 10 tales. There
was plenty of liquor on board, and it is
believed the crew had been drunk for sew
eral days.
It is hoped that more light will be
thrown on the tragedy in a few days, when
the men get sober enough to appreciate
the awful position they are in. 1t is prob
able that the bloody work may have been
done by some one or two men, while the
others are shielding them.
All of the people on the vessel were
promptly thrown into prison. 1t is ex-
pected that some of them will tell the de-
tails of the killing before many days have
Dassed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
PAcIF &c GROVE CONCERT
Chautauquans Close the Summer
Session With Music and
Song.
Selah w. Brown Defends the Bible
Against the Attacks of Colonel
Ingersoll.

PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, July 2l.-This
was the last day OF Chautauquan AS
sembly. All classes met at o'clock and
remained in session late so they might
finish up their several studies. The class
in singing will not close until Friday or
Saturday.
The forum hour was consumed by dis
cussion of silver. Edward Berwick was
chairman. All Chautauqua members gave
their views on the subject.
This afternoon Selah w. Brown deliy-
cred lecture on "Honor-Bright Bob" re-
ferring TO Colone Robert G. IngersoIl as
the greatest living infdel. He began with
an account of lngersoll's 8 early life in Illi-
nois; then taking up his lectures he
quoted from them and answered his obiec-
tions to the Bible. Mr.. Brown then spoke
of the character OF lngersoiPs audiences.
and contrasted infdelity with Christianity.
He spoke of the wonderful progress which
Christianity has made and backed his
statements with statistics. He enlarged
particularly on 1ngersolPs lecture, The
Mistakes of Moses" The speaker met the
objection that there was mystery in Chris
tianity by proving that there was mystery
in everything. He gave history of in
fidelity in France, pictured a number of
deathbed scenes, and closed with glow
ing eulogy on the Bible.
The Knickerbocker Male Quartet, Miss
Gruenhagen and all the assembly talent,
regular and special, participated in the
closing concert tonight. The hall was
crowded long before the time for the en-
tertainment to commence. The Knicker-
booker quartet was received with great
enthusiasm. The events of the evening
were:
ain Silent Mead" KnIckerbocker Male Quartet
Piano, .'Tarantella." Roscoe Warren Lucy.
.'The Valley by the Sea-" ID. B. Crane.
Violin solo, A L. Stewart.
Duet D. NJ. Lawrence and r. Powell Evans
Reading. Miss stafford.
'.Hosanna," Miss Mile Flynn,
Cornet solo, Miss Shipiey.
"sally in Our Alley" Knickerbocker Male Qusr.
tet
40 Star OF Love-" Miss Mile Flynn.
"Queen of the Earth" ID. NJ. Lawrence.
Niolfn solo, A. T. Stewart.
''Simple simon" Knickerbocker Male Ouartat
"King Ger Land and Sea, L. A. Larsen
"Good-Night." Knickerbocker Male Quartet
All the Chautauqua members leave to-
morrow. A great number will go to Long
Beach, near Los Angeles. to assist in the
work at that place. Selah w. Brown will
deliver lectures there, and Miss Whittaker
will have charge of the cooking class.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
INSANE FATHERS DEED,
Cuts the Threats of His Three
Children While They
Lie Asleep.
He Then Set Fire to His Dwelling
and Shoots Himself Through
the Heart.

ATTICA, MICH, July 1.-THE most hor-
rible tragedy ever enacted in this part of
the State of Michiga took place near this
town this morning, when a crazy man
killed three of his children and then took
his own life.
About o'clock this morning the dis
covery was made that the house of Cor
man Swain, farmer living not far from
the outskirts of town, was on fire. Neigh
bors were 500 n on the scene, and did what
they could to save the house.
When the flames were sufficiently sub
dued to allow an investigation a horrible
discovery was made. 1t was found that
the fire was the last act of dreadful trag-
edy.
The first thing the searchers discovered
was the body of Swain lying on the floor
In the hand was still grasped a revolver
while bullet hole IN the breast directly
over the heart showed the manner of the
mans death. Powder stains on the cloth
ing left no doubt that death was the result
of suicide.
Farther on were found the bodies of
Swain s youngest three children, all dead
with their throats cut from ear to ear. A
butcher-knife, all stained with blood, lay
near the bodies of the little victims.
There can be no doubt that SWAIN killed
his children and then shot himself. He
had been acting queerly for some time
and was undoubtedly insane at the time
he committed the deed. 1t is evident
from the indications in the house that he
arose early this morning and butchered
the children while they lay asleep. He
cut their throats with the butcher-knife
and then, when sure of their death, set
fire to the house and shot himself through
the heart.
The dead children are: Frank, aged IL; :;
Lucy, aged 8, aud Jimmie. aged Z. Three
older children had gone to a neighbor's
house, where they were staying ali night,
and III is to this fha fhau r,urn thar liraa
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22

heavy shipments of last year by over 50o,-
600 TONS All the mines are getting ready
to make retrenchments in the matter of
mining, the largest being that of the
Metropolitan Land and Iron Company,
owning and operating the Norrie, East
Norrie and Pabst mines at Ironwood,
which have produced about LOCO. 600 tons
of ore a year for the last five years. After
two reductions of the working force heroic
measures have been taken and the mines
1000 men out of employment Other
mines are getting ready to close and the
operators hold out no hope of opening.
The miners are alarmed at existing condi-
tions.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
ECONOMY IN THE ASYLUM.
DR.. Clark Says Erpense Bills Are Not
Unnecessartiy Large.


Unnecessartty Large.
STOCKTON, CAL, July 2f.-Dr. Clark
was seen by CALL correspondent to-day
with reference to his having been called
before the State Board of Examiners yes
terday by Governor Budd and questioned
regarding the increased expense of main
tanning the Stockton Asylum.
There is no doubt, said he, "that the
payroll has increased considerably, but
my policy has been to look at the general
results in the line of economy and not to
make any particular branch look as though
1t cost less than formerly. The general
saving for the whole institution here has
been very great this year and we are many
thousands OF dollars below the estimates
made for the asylum.
II will explain why the payroll is larger
than 1t was. l have about finished the
work on the farm. We have here alto
gether about 100 acres OF land and now
some eighty acres are under cultivation.
All the work is done by the patients, and
often as many as 100 at time are sent out
to work in the field or garden. 1t takes
more attendants to care for them outside
than it would to herd the men inside the
asylum yard and wards.
The employment of patients in making
these swimming tanks and in tilling the
nelds not only aids the economical run
ming OF the asylum, but is benefit to
them mentally and physically. 1t gives
them healthy exercise and enables patients
10 take their minds from their troubles,
tnus helping to cure many of them"
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
SANTA BARBARA,s HIGH SCHOOL.
Touths to BE Educated ia the Old San
Marco Hotel Building.

Youths to Be Educated ia the Old San
Marco Hotel BUtfdiaO.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, July 2L-
The School Trustees of this city have me-
gotiated lease of the San Marcos Hotel.
hitherto under lease to Walter ]. Ray
mond. The ole hoteiry will henceforth
be used to accommodate the high school,
which is in a vigorous condition with a
membership of $50 pupiIs, The high
school has hitherto had crowded quarters
in an unsavory location in. the old Third
Ward school building.
The San Marcos was built in 1872 for the
Santa Barbara college, an institution we'll
organized and manned, but which was de-
cidedly in advance of the educational re-
quirements OF this town twenty-four years
ago and which soon collapsed for lack OF
support. 1t is now the property of the
Hollister estate. The building has beauti-
ful and extensive grounds and will be in
all respects fine home for the advanced
pupils of the public schools.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
4 TOWN T1raOUr UroNoMY.
Watsrloo's Municipal Officials Resign ts
Erdde q Judgment.

H0IoTtOO<S
EUdde "a Judgment.
ALBANY, Or, July 21.-The little town
of Waterloo is in a peculiar predicament.
AS the result of lawsuit it is without
municipal government whatever. Re-
Gently Joseph Misner was visited by Rev.
Mr.. McVicar The Iatter's child became
i'll with measles, and because Mr.. Misner
did not put out a flag to warn people
against contagion he was arrested and
fined SIS and costs. He appealed the case
to the Circuit Court and won his suit.
The costs, amounting to $53, were recov-
cred from the town.
The town officers did not take this de-
cision kindly, but what was worse there
was no money in the treasury to pay the
Judgment. So Mayor Turpin, Recorder
Stiers, Marshal Devine and the whole
Council resigned, leaving the town with
out anybody to look after municipal busi-
ness.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-22
JAMAroA's RAILROAD DIsAs7ER.
Seventeen Persons Killed and Ttcenty-
Tsro Injured, Ter. Fatally.

BALTIMORE, MD.. July 21.-The
steamer America, from Jamaica ports,
brings details of the accident on the new
Jamaican railroad, recently reported in
these dispatches, and in which seventeen
persons lost their lives and twenty-five
were severely injured. 1t occurred July IL
near Annato Bay. A locomotive drawing
SIX f1atcars loaded with colored laborers.
male and female, was descending step
mountain grade when the air brakes
failed and the train began a wild i;rht
Near the bottom of the grade it coIIided
with locomotive standing on the track.
Seventeen men were instantly killed and
twenty-five men and women Injured, ten
fatally.