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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
FLIGHT FROM GILR0Y.
Jeweier Harry Frutg Suddenly Departs
After Making an Assignment to
Creditors.

GILROY, CAL, March 24.-The town is
Frutig. a local jeweler, and his wife.
They left Gilroy Saturday morning and
their departure gave rise to no comment
at that time; but last evening John Lewis,
representing wholesale jewellers of San
Francisco arrived. and with D. w. Burch-
ard, a San Jose attorney, took possession
of the store and began an inventory.
Frutig's debts amount to $4,000. tits ex-
pected that he left the country after max
ing an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors. He was one of two bondsmen
for David Murdoch, administrator OF the
estate Of his father, John Murdoch, de-
ceased. The estate is valued at $4,000 and
consists chiefly of stock ranch III the
eastern foothills. David Murdock. acting
as administrator of the estate, authorized
his brother, William Murdock, to sell part
of the stock, amounting to about $500.
He then converted the balance into cash,
amounting to $1,000, and when called upon
by the Probate Court for final account
ing, failed to appear or comply with the
order of the court. His whereabouts is
unknown, he having left San Jose when
ordered by the court to appear. This left
his bondsmen, Frutig and D. S. Whitney,
responsible in the sum of $4,000 each.
Frutig has been engaged in the iewelry
business in Gilroy for over fifteen years.
He had many friends, was generous and
steady in his habits and had built up
prosperous business. At the last munich
pal election he was nominated and made
a fine run for the Office of County Treas
urer, but was defeated. He recently
cleared a mortgage on his homestead,
which is in his wife's name.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
VfCTIMS OF A PLOTTER.
Defense Set Up by the Lieutenants of
Gna

Defense Set Up by the heutcnomts of
Santa Teresa.
Ell PASO, TEX, March 24.--A hearing
was given to-day before United States
Commissioner Sexton to Senores Aguirre
of Batopilas and Chapa OF Tamaulipas,
charged with melting a rebellion against
the Mexican Government. The testimony
tended to show that one Pedro de Lima,
editor of Spanish paper at Solomonville,
set up and struck off proof containing a
pronunciamento, signed with alleged fic-
titious names, calling for restoration of
the Mexican constitution of 1857, and then
distributed the type.
1t is alleged that Lima took this proof
to Governor Ahumada at Chihuahua, to
make him believe Lima was able to dis
close deep plot against the Mexican Gov
ernment, and got money from the Gov
ernor; that Lima then saddled the whole
business on 10 Aguirre and Chapa, who
were at the time interested in the Solomon
vile paper. His idea is alleged to have
been to make himself solid with the Mexi-
can Government against which he is an
old offender.
The defense claimed the accused were
nothing more than friends of Santa Ter
esa, vino has, in the last three years, been
creating disturbances in Northern Mexico,
Arizona and Texas, and whose fanatical
followers have been repeatedly shot down
by Mexican troops. The accused wanted
only to see that sic had fair show
An attempt to transfer the case to No
gales or Solomonville will be resisted in the
United States court.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
IN THE YUKON CoUNTRF.
inexperienced Prospectors Make the
Richest strike of the Year.

inexperienced Prospectors Make the
Richest Strike of the Year.
PORTLAND, Or, March "a. = Caspar
Ellinger of Circle City, Alaska, en- route
for San Francisco, said this evening to a
CALL correspondent:
"Do not go to Alaska unless you are
well supplied with money. The situation
at Juneau is strained. The steamer rate
war, with its reduction OF fares to pitch
where it was cheaper to travel than stay at
home, has served to fill Juneau and Doug
las City with an element which already
has begun to make itself felt as drag on
the merchants and employed men. The
streets swarm with idle, broken men, for
whom there is no work, yet who must be
fed. Should this class continue to in
crease at the rate shown during the past
two months, it will be necessary for the
people of Juneau in self-proIection to
charter steamer and send them back to
the Sound"
How have the miners on the Yukon
prospered this season ?' was asked.
Better than ever before known and
strangely, too, the newcomers have been
the most fortunate. This result, however,
was largely due to accident. For some
seasons past a company of old timers has
held claims back of glacier in the hills
some sixty miles above Circle City. This
year these men determined to abandon
the glacier and not do any development
work on the claims. This came to the
ears of party of four men just arrived in
the country from Iowa and who knew as
much about mine as mule does of navi-
CATION; but with the nerve that character
ICES a greenhorn, during July they went
in on the glacier, with the result that they
are now returning with $4,000 among
them. The news of the strike spread on
the river and majority of the new arri-
walls Immediately struck out for the glacier
diggings. all Of them making money.
~ have been in Circle City three years
and have no cause for complaint. The
fact that am going back so soon as I have
paid visit to relatives attests that have
not been unsuccessful. To any man with
money sufficient to pay his way IN and
out, providing he does not make strike,
would say, try Alaska, providing he is
not doing well in this country; but for any
others my earnest advice is, stay away"
"Are the Indians in the interior of the
same race as those found on the coast?"
mo; they are in many respects differ
ent. Greatly resembling the Japanese,
they are cleanly, and above all, the women
are chaste, the gross immortality of the
coast Klootchmen being utterly unknown
among the Mum-a-latz, as the Yukon
Klootclmen are known. Their villages are
far down the river toward the mouth, but
wherever mining camp starts up they are
soon to be found, the women doing wash
ing and the men working as canoemen and
7ah horaru ,;
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
CORBETT and MITCHELL.
Offer of a Big Purse for Fight In
L0ndOn.

NEW YORK, N. Y, March 24.-The
United Press London dispatch of last
night announcing that Secretary George
Stevens OF the Bolingbroke Club has offered
purse OF $4,000 for fight between Cor
bett and Mitchell, to take place before that
club in London, was confirmed by cable
dispatch received yesterday by Richard X.
Fox from London, signed by George w.
Atkinson, editor of London Sporting Life.
The dispatch reads as follows:
LONDON, March %.
Bolingbroke Club offers 900 for Mitchell
and Corbett, with $500 expenses. Mitchell ac-
cepts. Does Corbett? ATKINSON.
Mr.. Austin, sporting editor of the Police
Gazette. commenting on the dispatch,
stated to United Press reporter that the
club had evidently taken Fitzsimmons at
his word in his refusal to meet Corbett be-
fore the club for purse of $4,000, and
would have nothing further to do with
Fitzsimmons because of the latter's per-
emptory and emphatic declination of the
clubs offer.
Mr.. Austin expressed some surprise at
the offer of such a large purse for fight
between Corpett and man whom he so
easily defeated only short time ago, and
could only account for it by the belief that
Mitchell still continues to be looked upon
as the leading English pugilist.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
TESTING RUSSIAN ARMOR.
An Unusual Compliment Paid to the
United States.

An Unusual Compliment Paid to the
United States.
NEW YORK, N. Y, March PA Sun
special from Washington says: The Rus
sian Government, through its legation in
Washington, has requested the Navy De-
partment to conduct the acceptance test
of large quantity of first-class Harvey
lied steel armor, which it has purchased
in this country from the Carnegies for two
battle-ships recently authorized, and Sec
retary Herbert has notified the Minister
that the ordnance experts will undertake
the work at the Indian Head proving
grounds.
The courtesy extended to this Govern
ment is rather unusual, and was probably
never before allowed by one Government
to another. 1t is also regarded as a high
tribute to American ordnance that Russia
should be willing to allow American-made
r1nes to test the resisting power of armor
plates which it proposes to place on some
of her best battle-ships
The guns and armor will both be of do
mestic make. as will be the powder and all
the accessories of the trial, and except for
the presence of the Russian military and
naval attaches, who will take no active
part, the Russian Government will be un-
represented at the trials. The report that
will be submitted through the Navy Depart
ment will be accepted by Russia as final
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
.STANFORD'S FAIR
ATHLETIC TEAM,
Basketball Practice Is
Continued in Encina
Gymnasium.
TRAINING FOR THE FRAY
Bloomered Misses Preparing to
Defeat the Berkeley
Aggregation.
PLANS FOR THE BIG MATCH.
No Decision as to the Proposed
Cardinal Costume Make. Up
of the Team.
PLANS FOR THE BIG MATCH.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL,
March 24.-The Stanford girls basketball
team continues to practice although it is
somewhat disorganized by the absence of
Misses Kiefer and Merit, who are away
on their vacation. Miss Walter has de-
cided not to train, owing to her residence
in San Jose. Her place will be filled from
the members of the second team. Captain
McCray and the rest OF the girls are keep
ing up their training under the careful SUI
pervision of DR.. Wood, their coach, and
Miss Mosher. the physical instructor.
Each girl takes the regular gymnasium
work and practices with the ball, en-
deavoring to overcome her weak points.
The girls on the vacation trips have prom
ised to keep in good condition and to take
regular outdoor exercise and will be ready
for the last weeks practice with the team.
As the game is to take place on wooden
floor they are now practicing daily in
Encina gymnasium.
The girls have not yet decided to adopt
a costume of cardinal "bloomers," as was
suggested, but will wear their regular
gymnasium suits of dark material, with
cardinal Tam O'Shanters. The entire
management of their affairs has been dele
gated by the executive committee to the
team and they control their own costumes
and finances.
st is somewhat different playing on q
wooden foor," remarked one of the team
to-day. "You see, We have been used to
playing on the ground and the ball bounds
differently OH wooden floor, which makes
it harder to Judge where it will bound.
Then we must be more careful of falls than
formerly and we can't play as hard.
''The ball, when it goes out OF bounds
in hall, Immediately rebounds and brings
itself into play. whereas formerly we used
to rush after it. Our field was about 125
by 80 feet in dimensions, and the ball never
rebounded after going outside. After the
girls return we shall practice team work
several times day, and hope to be ready
for the Berkeley game on April A.
The members of the team are: The
Misses Kiefer and Tucker, home; McCray,
captain; Merritt and Colbert, oenters;
Ryan and Morley, guards. The plan at
present is to have the game with Berkeley
played in two halves OF fifteen minutes
each, with ten minutes intermssion.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
VIRGINIA CITY's HOPE.
r. p. Keatiug's Opinion of the Present
Mining Situation ou tho Great
Comstock Lode.


r. P Heating. superintendent of the
Savage mine, Virginia City, New, is at the
Palace Hotel.
1.-THE hope of the camp" he, said, "is in
the Brunswick. 1t has big tissure-vein-
something like the Comstock-and there
is good reason why it may develop
enormous wealth also. 1t is estimated
that no less than $500, 100000 has been
taken out of the Comstock mines. OF
course there has been lots of barren
ground-places where no ore was found.
81 presume 300 men are probably all
that are now employed on the Comstock.
whereas we used to have between 5000 and
5000 men.
"Our miners, though they get $4 day
as wages, are so liberal in their expend-
itures that they do not by any means get
rich. They buy stocks a good deal, and
sometimes miner in this way will get to
be worth $50, 600 or 100000. Lots of them
up there have been. but they didn't let go
soon enough and are still working away
with pick and shovel. Others got out
with similar amounts and have settled
down. The miners earn all the money
they ever get. What they make by specu-
lation they are entitled to and We are all
glad to see them get it,"
Mr.. Keating is down for only short
stay He has been meeting many old
friends since his arrival.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
DUDD ACCUSED At FRESNO
Sensational Story Regarding an
Understanding With the
Octopus.
Charged With Having Caused Con.
ductor's Discharge by Request
Sent to Headquarters.

FRESNO, CAL, March 24-The latest
issue of the Fresno Weekly Populist con-
tains remarkable statemen alleging a
very intimate u understanding between Gov
ernor Budd and the management of the
Southern Pacific Railroad. The conductor
referred to is well known throughout the
San Joaquin Valley. The charge is as
follows:
Governor Budd has great many enc
mics and not few friends, some of whom
are quite influential and in quarters usu-
ally supposed to be antagonistic to that
willy politician. The foil owing apparently
reliable story, coming from member of
the Democratic State Central Committee,
would indicate that the Southern Pacific
and Governor Budd understand each
other pretty well. 1t is to the effect that
the railroad comnany did no less favor
than discharge reliable and trusted en-
ploye III order to please the Governor.
Conductor Ben Korn, one of the most
popular railroad men on the coast, was
the unfortunate employe who lost his
position through, it is claimed, a polite
request sent to the railroad headquarters
from the Governor. Conductor Korn had
d run pet"eeH OoeHeH anu huIoH uuIlus
the campaign two years ago, and met the
Governor during his canvass of the State.
''The two had met before; in fact, had
quite an intimate acquaintance with each
other. Budd called out to Ben and asked
him if he was going to vote for him (Budd)
Ben answered, No; know you to WELL
The Governor, it seems, did not soon for
get the reply, and after his election Korn
was discharged by the railroad. He was
given high recommendation, and is now
railroading in the State of Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
AIDING A HIGHLAND PATIENT.
Attempt to Secure the Release of Judqe
Huse on Writ of Hd6eas
C0rpuS,

SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, March "a
An unusual case will soen come up in
the Superior Court in which an at
tempt is made to get a patient out of the
Insane Asylum at Highland on writ of
habeas corpus. The patient is Judge
Cha rles L. Huse, who was once one of the
most prominent attorneys in Southern
California.
The man who is making the fight for the
Judges liberty is Spanish gentleman-E
F. Glardo, lifelong friend-who believes
that the once brilliant attorney is in the
asylum without cause.
Judge Huse was committed to Napa
from Santa Barbara in 1880. He was dis
charged in 1890 and Immediately sent back
to Napa from San Francisco and trans
ferred to San Bernardino in 1894. where he
is Mt present.
On July last he delivered very able
and patriotic address to the inmates at
Highland Asylum. Those in charge at
the asylum say he is not fit to be released,
but his friend will make the attempt to-
morrow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
ROBBED AND DROWNED.
Evidence of a Murder the Stockton
Hdter Front.

STOCKTON, CAL, March 24.-The body
of man supposed to be James Donley was
found floating in Stockton Channel to-
day. Doniey was a bachelor who had re-
sided in the City Homestead for several
years and was reputed TO be worth con-
siderable money. On his person was found
a small amount of money and some notes
and claims. Last Saturday he had check
for $125 cashed at a local bank and the
theory is that he was relieved of most of
his money and then drowned, the robbers
leaving him enough money, as they sup
posed, to throw discredit upon the theory
of foul play. There are no marks of vio-
lence upon the body, but as Donley was a
very sober and industrious man his friends
do not believe he would have committed
suicide or knowingly entered the ompany
of bad characters.
1t is not knowa just how much property
Donlev leaves. He had no relatives in
this city. Officers are under the impress
sion that the crime was committed by
some waterfront character, who accom-
plished the robbery by first drugging the
man and then throwing him into the chan
mel.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
PASSED AWAY At RATION

Death of Colonel Woodford, the Tenn
perdnce Lecturer.
PHOENIX, ARIz., March ga telegram
announces the death of Colonel George
Woodford OF Chicago, ILL.,. from an acute
attack of pneumonia at Ration, N. Mex, to-
day, while en- route East. He was tenn
perance orator OF National reputation, and
for several years travelled and lectured for
the National w. C. T. U. For three years
past he has been connected with the
Arizona Improvement Company of PhG-
nix, holding the responsible position of
MANAGER OF the land department. He was
largely interested in the Salt River Valley
and has done much for the advancement
OF Arizona, being prominent in business
and social circles.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
ARMY BOARDS TO MEET.
Officers to Be Examined as to Their FIT
ness for Promotions.


WASHINGTON, D. c., March "a. = A
board of army medical officers. to consist
of Lieutenant Colonel C. r. Greenleaf,
deputy surgeon general; Lieutenant
Colonel j. v. d. Middleton, deputy sur
geon-general, and Captain G. B. Frick, as
sistant-surgeon, has been appointed to
meet at San Francisco on April IA to ex-
anime officers of the medical department
who are candidates for promotion. First
Lieutenants NJ. V. Ireland, Benjamin
Brooke and G.. M. Wells, assistant sur
geons, have been ordered before the board.
Another board of medical officers has
been ordered to convene for the same pur-
pose at Fort Riley, Kans., on April IA.
The board will consist of Major II. S. Tur-
rill, surgeon; Captain J. d. Poindexter,
assistant surgeon, and Captain I. y. Ray
mond. assistant surgeon.
Orders directing First Lieutenant w. F.
Lippitt Jr., assistant surgeon, to appear
before the board have also been issued.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
BERENDA INCENDIARISM.
Ranch Employe accused of Desfroying a
Resfdeuce..

MADEIRA, CAL. March A.-Ropert
Granger was arrested yesterday upon
a complaint charging him with arson,
sworn to by John Dwyer, a rancher living
near Berenda. Sunday night Dwyer's house
which at the time was unoccupied, was
burned to the ground. Granger is a
laborer who has worked around MADEIRA
and vicinity for some time, and for the
past few weeks has been in the employ of
Dwyer. Dwyer discharged him from the
ranch on Sunday. and 1t seems that there
was slight trouble between the men at
that time, and during the disagreement
Granger threatened Dwyer that he would
get even with him.
The peculiar circumstances connected
with the fire led the people to believe that
it was the work of an incendiary, and to-
day the District Attorney visited the scene
and enough evidence was secured by the
officers to warrant Grainger's arrest.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
DR.. MCKENZIE.

The world is on its nerve lust now. Every
one is getting nervous-nations and individ-
uais. You see it in the "Chewing-gum Craze
and in the Nerve Specifics" 1t is fortunate,
therefore. for mankind that the celebrated
DR.. McKenzie's Nerve Treatment can be had by
the rich or poor. This great Nerve Treatment
is not a simple nerve sedative or toDic, but Is
really an elaborately prepared nerve treat
ment, that will build, renew ana make over
old, worn-out nerves.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
DEPEW rs ONLY ON PLEASURE.
His Western Trip Not Connected Hith
Railroad Interests.

Ell PASO, TEXAS, March 24.-Chauncey
NJ. Depew, Cornelius Vanderbilt and party
passed through on special train at 8 p NJ.
tonight for the coast under care of Gen.
eral Manager Kruttschnitt of the Southern
Pacific. Mr.. Depew, when asked relative
to the newspaper reports about the New
York Centrars opposed acquisition Of the
Central Pacific, said:
ton and to look over what in time may be
our connections"
In reply to the question, "Who will be
nominated at st Louis?' Mr.. Depew gave
a hearty laugh and said: "Oh, we can't
tell anything about that" but evidently
changing his mind, remarked: Governor
Morton OF New York will be the nominee. I"
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
BUAKOED lone CITIZENS.
Plea of Guilty Entered by Pseudo
EranQeiist.

SUFFER- CREEK, CAL, March 24.-J.
A. Smith, the bogus minister and evange-
list who was arrested at Stockton on
March 13 for obtaining money from ]. w.
Sibole and others at lone on the represen-
tation that he had fallen heir to fortune
and intended to divide it among his new
frien ds, pleaded guilty here to-day and
was sentenced by Justice Giles to six
months in Jail. He is an old. gray-haired
man, and has been in various escapades
before in San Francisco and other pf aces,
having served term in Folsom.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
Bre,,t,rood shootino Match.

ANTIOCH, CAL, March 24.-Following
is the score made at the bluerock shoot at
Brentwood yesterday, portion of the
Antioch Club being in attendance:
Antioch Club-Ross %, Proctor 1S, w. Rem
free 10, Altzer IL. w. J. Remfree Jr. 18, Taylor
IL, Ludinghouse 8.
brentwood Club-Welch 18, Cantren Is,
Portman 10, Sellers IL, Lemoine IL. Grigsby
II, Barkley II, Christensen 8, Johnson z,
Pemberton z, Lebree IL, William Coils ID, w.
Collis11
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25

Dobyns dropped dead in the courthouse
to-day from heart failure. He was at the
time of his death United States gauger for
this district and was also employed in the
Assessors office here. Mr.. Dobyns was
formerly editor of the Martinez Gazette,
and at one time had the position OF city
editor of the Daily Republican OF this city.
He was Mason and an Odd Fellow.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
.Dr .cned In the Rive ey.

WICHITA, KANs., March PA special
from Arapahoe, O. T., says: While at
tempting to cross the South Canadian
River at the Gearv ford yesterday. the
wagon in which Samuel Brooks, wife and
children were riding was overturned and
all were drowned. The wife's body was
picked up eight miles below where, it had
lodged in the driftwood. No trace of the
others has been found. The river is much
swollen by tho recent rains.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
On Trial for Heresx.

NEW HAVEN, CoNS., March 24.-The
heresy trial of Rev. William T. Brown be-
gan at Madison this morning. 1t is the
theological sensation of the day in this
State. The accused is charged by prom
inent members of his congregation with
having attacked the fundamental doctrines
of the Congregational creed in mis- sermons
during his three years pastorate.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
Samta Barbaru Burolarte,.

SANTA BARBARA. CAL, March pa
The cash drawer of the Southern Pacific
Milling Company, situated in the lower
Hawley block on State street, was broken
open by burglars last night. They real
lied but 75 cents from their raid An
equally Improbable haul was made, pre-
slmably by the same culprits. from the till
of Sanford Darling, State-street grocer.
Sixty-tive cents was secured.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-25
Hon by the Ailsa.

MONACO, FRANCE, March "a. = The
match yacht race between the large-raters
which was sailed yesterday and resulted
in the Britannia practically drifting across
the finish line ahead of the Ailsa was re-
sailed to-day and was won by the Ailsa.
The second match between the Stephanie
and Ogden GoeIet's Samphire was won by
the Samphlre