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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
ROAD CLUE OPENING.
NetU aud EIegGnt Quarters Dedicated 1,
Happy Manner.

NeIc aud Elegant Quarters Dedicated in
a Happy Manner.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct /. - The
formal opening of the Los Angeles Road
Clubs new and elegant quarters, at 917
South Broadway, this evening, was most
happy and auspicious event. Hundreds
of Southern California wheelmen and
their friends were in attendance and every
thing passed off in splendid style The
programme was interesting and edifying,
the performers all acquitting themselves
with the utmost credit. The evening" s
entertainment was opened by President
@. E. Morris in a happy and felicitous
manner. The principal address of the
evening was delivered by City Justice NJ.
7. Owens. The Judge pictured the de-
lights of skilled wheelman in Southern
California. owing to the many mountain
and seaside resorts available. He pre-
dicted early and substantial improve
ments upon the public highways in this
end of the State.
Following Judge Ovens remarks the
programme was:
Los Angeles Road Clubs string orchestra
piano solo, J. Stanton address, Louis T.Vetter;
guitar and harmonica duet Messrs Mead and
Brszer; vocal solo, Fay Stevenson; selection,
Latesner Mandolin Club; address, J. T. Drains
piano solo, Gus Goldsmith; vocal solo, Joe
Benate; banjo duet, "Old Horse Dobson and
Side Kick; mandolin duet Nip and Tuck'':
guitar and harmonlca duet, Jones and Deafty
prothers; guitar solo, C. 2. Jones'
. During the evening refreshments were
served. The following were the reception
committee: Arthur Stafford, o. J. Brott,
l.. Benjamin W. E. Weymouth, E. Drown,
Z. Z. Morris, B. a. Benz njamin, f. H Lampe.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
TIE SALT Like RAI1RoAD.
Constantly GrotUin0 Sentiment II, Faror
of the Feasible Project

Constantly GrOtUin0 Sentiment IL, Faror
of the Feasible Project.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. 1.-The SEN
tlment in favor of the Salt Lake railroad
Is constantly growing. The project, upon
investigation, has been found so feasible
and promises such splendid results not
only for this city, but for the projectors,
that 1t now looks as if there were to be an
actual contest between two great railway
systems, the Santa Fe and the Union
Pacific, as to which one shall father the
enterprise and guarantee it's speedy con-
struction. As is well known, the Atlantic
and Pacific section of the Santa Fe system
IS practically tied to the Southern Pacific.
Ihls division extends from Moiave to
Albuquerque.
The Southern California lines, indepen-
cent of the Southern Pacific connects
WI with the Atlantic and Pacific at Barstow.
Inc Santa Fe, being on amicable terms
WIN me Rio Grande Western, could reach
Los angeles over its connections, viz
the colorado Midland from Denver to
Gran9 junction, thence over the Rio
Uranue 10 Marysville, Utah, and thence
over the proposed new line to Barstow, a
distance OF $50 miles, in which case the
oanta re would have another and indie
pendent route into this city free from the
domination OF the Southern Pacific of
Kentucky.
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SUICIDE At Wg4YsRY1nIE.
Confederate Peteran Ends HIS Trouble
With q Ballet.


WEAVERYILLE, CAL, Oct. 1.-Just
after noon yesterday James Simpson
Bidden committed suicide while sitting
in a chair in front of the Empire
Hotel by shooting himself in the
right temple with 44-caliber re-
volver. Bidden was a Virginian, aged
go years, and belonged to one of the oldest
fam lilies in America, his forefather coming
to this country In 1913 and himself being
OF the ninth generation in the line of his
father and OF the eighth by his mother.
It is said that he was graduate of West
Point and that he fought in the Con-
federatc army under Stonewall Jackson.
Since his arrival i'll town yesterday the
old man had been drinking, but ap-
parently not in sufficient quantities to
account for the rash act. 1t is thought
that domestic troubles had proved on his
mind, and he boldly announced both
yesterday and the day before that this
was the last day he would see the sun.
Scrupulously honest, both as to his
word and business transactions, he hired
a saddle horse this morning and rode to
the lower end of the La Grange tunnel.
collected his wages and, after paying is
debts, ended his career. At the tunnel he
told the timekeeper that he would kill
himself to-day, and fifteen minutes before
he did so telephone message was re-
ceived in Weaverville asking if Bidden
had fulfilled his word.
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Fantastic Costumes and Illumi'
nations Make a Novel
Spectacle.
TWELVE DIVISIONS IN LINE.
A Good. Roads Demonstration Before
the Formal Opening of the
Road Club.
Los ANGELES OFFICE OF THE CALL, J
328 South Broadway
Los ANGELES. CAL, Oct.

7
Los ANGELES. CAL, Oct 1.
One of the prettiest and most unique
parades ever witnessed in Los Angeles
took place on the principal streets of the
citv this evening 1t was an illuminated
parade of the wheemen of Southern Cali
fornia, and over 700 wheels were in line
Decorations, fantastic costumes and
Chinese lanterns made up novel specta-
Gle. In many instances two, three and
even four wheels, tandem and single, were
lashed together with bars and the arms of
the riders, carrying hoops, rods and bars
in many shapes and to which were at
tached nun erous lanterns. The jinglipg
COW bells and horns were in evidence at
intervals all along the long line. a score
of banners proclaimed the united senti-
ment of wheelmen everywhere saying,
1--WE want good roads"
The parade was under the general COM
mand OF J. E. Sullivan. aided by cap
tain of the various clubs. The several
divisions were:
Division No. 1.-Police squad.
Division No. 2-Los Angeles Buglers.
Division No. 3-Los Angeles Road Club.
Division NJ. 4-East-side Club
Division No. 5-South-side Cub.
Division No. 6-Crescent Club.
Division No. 7-Los Angeles Athletic Club.
Division No. 8-Y. NJ. C. A. Club.
Division No. 9-Crown City Club of Pasa-
dena.
Division No. 1896 League
Division No. 11-Citrus Wheelmen.
Division No. 12-Unattached riders
This magnificent parade signalized and
was the forerunner of the formal opening
of the Los Angeles Road Club, which took
place later at the clubhouse, 917 South
Main straat
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
MAY MCMAHON CAPTURED.
The Young Mother Leads the Detectives q
Merry Chase.

1Hc 10Nng mOtHeT LeQuS tHe DeteCttreS o
Merry Chase.
PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 1. May Nc
Mahon, the missing young woman who is
muchly wanted in the Melcher conspiracy
case, and who led four Portland detectives
a merry chase in the mountains, eluding
capture since Monday evening, when it
was supposed the girl had been caught at
Stafford, was found to-day and brought to
Portland. The girl was pursued to New
berg, and when officers reached there she
could not be found. John Holthous had
the girl in a buggy and drove into the
mountains near Stafford. The weather
was bad, and how the 15-year-old mother
stood the exposure is naturally wonder.
The detectives searched every house and
barn between Tualatin and Stafford and
the only information furnished by the
residents about the fugitives was mislead-
ing. They were finally found in the house
of John Huff.
Detective Cody says that the girl has
made most damaging accusation against
DIR. Palmer. She said that she was the
mother of the child claimed by her
mother, Mrs. Jennie Melcher, and that in
it's removal DIR. Palmer employed instru-
ments. There are now seven people i'm
plicated in this strange conspiracy case.
The chief consplrator, Mrs. Melcher, still
persists in acting out her version of the
story. May Mcmahon is under guard at
the hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
WEAYERTILLE MOnDER CASE.
George H. Barker Is Held for Trial
Without Bonds.

George III. Barker Is Held for Trial
Without Bonds.
WEAVERVILLE, CAL, Oct. 1.-The
preliminary examination of George II.
Barker. accused of numbering China
man at junction City, fifteen miles from
Weaverville, on the 26th of August, 1896,
Robert r. Fowler acting as attorney for
the defense, was held before Justice Phil
brook yesterday. The discriminating wit
ness was Robert Powell, aalf-breed, who
stated that himself, in company with the
defendant had come to town in the after
noon where both got very drunk, and that
as they were leaving town at about IL
o'clock that night they passed an aged
Chinaman when Barker struck him on
the back of the head with a new ak helve
which he had purchased that day. Bar
ker was about to strike again when Powell
interfered, and then both men went on 10
their cabin in the hills, leaving the China
man lying in the road. Before they
reached the cabin Barker stated that he
was sorry that he had committed the act.
Several Chinese witnesses were called,
but their testimony was thrown out, as
they could only speak through an inter-
prefer and none of them knew the nature
of an oath. 1t was noticeable that witness
Powell was extremely agitated while in
the witness chair, and when asked why he
had waited a month before notifying the
officers of the crime said that he was
afraid he would be arrested for com pIicity.
The defendant was bound over for trial
without bail.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
NoGALEs sHAKEN UP.
Fierce Wind, Drenchisg Rain and HAIL
stones Large as Goose Eggs.

Fierce Wind, Drenchisg Rain and RaSL-
stones Large Goose Eggs.
NOGALES, ARIz., Oct. 1.-Ons of the
most severe storms that has ever visited
this section struck this town yesterday. A
strong wind from the south arose about
o'clock, bringing an intensely dark cloud
from which torrents of rain and immense
haiIstones poured down, causing those on
the streets to at once seek shelter from the
dangerous downpour. Its duration was
brief, or serious damage would have re-
suited. Windows we're injured by the
hailstones, one of which measured one
and half inches in diameter. The storm
center was east of this place and con-
tinued northward, spending its strength
on the Patagonia and Santa Rita noun
tains.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
SAN RAFABL,s ROMANCE.
Hotc the Four Lost Ladies' Spent the
Night In the Mountains.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Oct. Louis
Hughes, the guide who escorted the four
ladies from the Hotel Rafael yesterday
into the Businesses OF the mountains Of
the Bolinas Ridge in the direction of
Camp Taylor, denies emphatically that he
was at any time in doubt as to the right
direction homeward. He says that the
party was making for Dog Canyon, but
the fog came down so densely and SO sud-
denly that he feared the ladies would be
unequal to the ride over the trails toward
home in the uncertain light. Conse-
quently, after a consultation, all agreed
to camp under the redwoods until day
break. A rousing campfire was started,
and with seats made from the saddles the
party comfortably passed through the
night awaiting the light that would make
it possible for their return homeward.
All of the party searchers as well as
searched, have arrived home. The ladies
declare the experience was charmingly
romantic, and that they 'would not have
missed it for the world"
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02

picnic for Saturday. The objective point
IS the crest of Black Mountain in the
Santa Cruz range, some fifteen miles dis
tant from the campus. Buses have been
engaged to take about 100 persons to the
foot OF the mountain in the morning. The
ascent will be made and lunch eaten on
tn e peak and the return will be made in
the evening. 1t is probable that most of
those who do not go to the fair at San Jose
will be in the Black Mountain party
The executive committee of the Student
Association met last evening to consider
the advisability of giving grand combi-
nation concert on Thanksgiving night
after the big football game. 1t is the gen.
eral desire to have an entertainment that
shall be characteristic in its way and shall
be the entire work of student talent. The
university has a finer and better trained
number of musical clubs this year than
ever before, and the idea is growing in
favor that musicale in which all these
clubs should participate would be the
most fitting entertainment devisable. The
band, which will number forty or more
pieces. the orchestra, the Glee, Banjo,
Mandolin and Ladies Mandolin clubs
would be able to render most enjoyable
and complete programme. The executive
com mittee failed to make final decision,
because of the estimate of expense likely
to be incurred, but in all probability favor
aDle aCtlOn Will De IaKen at the next meeL-
ing.
There is still a question whether the
freshmen are going to receive their GUS
tomary reception at the sophomores' hands
or not. The reception had been decided
upon and arrangements were we'll under
way when it was discovered Il at the fac
ulty were utterly opposed to granting the
privilege of any dancing in the gymna-
sium whatever. Inasmuch as that was
the place set for the reception and the
reception committee couldn't see how sue
cess would result without dancing, affairs
just now are in statu quo.
The representatives for the Mckinley
Bryan joint debate here have been decided
upon. 1t will be mbered, as THE
CALL stated some weeks ago, that the
Bryanltes challenged the Mckinley Club
to debate, and that the gauntlet thrown
down was promptly taken up by the Re-
publicans. 1t was also stated at the time
that Rose 81 and Sheldon go would
probably be chosen to represent the sound
money side. and Morgan '98 would up
hold the cheap-money doctrine. The
fourth debater and the other advocate of
the 50-cent dollar is Snedden '96. The
debate is upon the following question:
Resolved, That the adoption of free
silver policy would be for the best interests
of this country"
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02

trollers have been obtained from the
General Electric Company which bring
the cars perfectly under the control ana
are proof against burning out. With
them and the improved lever brakes the
cars can be brought to stop within few
feet.
The power-house, which is located near
the Southern Pacific freight depot, has a
hundred kilo watt generator, manu-
factured by the General Electric Com
pany and 1856 horsepower high-speed
Ideal engine from the Ide machine-shops
of Springfield, Ill. The dynamo is of the
multi-polar type, having six poles and
running at speed of 600 revolutions per
minute. The switchboard was made of
soapstone from Catalina Island by the
General Electric Company and is a beau
tiful and useful piece of work The steam
is supplied by boilers made by the Oil City
Boiler Company OF Oil City, Pa, there
being two of 150 horsepower each, SO
that no stoppage is necessary in case of
boiler breaking down or needing cleaning.
The fuel is to be crude petroleum from
Summerland, Cal, ana will be supplied
by H. F. Williams of that place. The rails
arc from the Pacific Rolling Mills of San
Francisco. and weigh forty pounds to the
yard and are laid in a most substantial
n,anner.
The trolley wire is of hard drawn cop
per and is OF an entirely new pattern, a
cross section appearing like an unequal
figure s. This wire can be fastened to the
insulators IN such manner that there are
no projections to cause sparkling as the
trolley wheel passes. A double expense
has been incurred for this wire, as the lot
which was first ordered was lost on the ill
fated Colombia, which went ashore re-
Gently at Pigeon Point.
Mr.. Miller, who is the president of the
road, says that he has procured all
materials possible on the coast and that
prices on electrical supplies here compare
most favorably with those of the East,
many things being actually cheaper here
without regard of cost of shipping. ALI
but three of the employees of the road are
Santa Barbara men and the policy will be
to patronlze home industry as much as
possible.
The officers of the Consolidated Electric
Company are: q. w. Miller, president
and manager; III. P. Luster, secretary and
treasurer, and A. P. Miller assistant man.
ager. A. Hope Doeg, the former presi-
ident, is a prominent stockholder. Tie
company holds a franchise extending
from Carpenteria to La Patera and the
part connecting with Montecito will soon
be in operation. 1t is the intention of the
company to get the town system complete
at once, and the first efforts in that direc-
tion will be toward eiectrizing the
branches extending to the Mission and
the Plaza del Mar. Probably but little
more work will be done until after the
election, however, when it is expected
that it will be taken up in earnest. The
lines now in operation run from the
County Hospital through the town with
various ramifcations and on to the Cot
tage Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
BURNHAM's DREARF HOMESTEAD
Selected the Most Desofate Spot In A,ste-
tope Vauey.


SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Oct. IA
special officer of the General Land Office,
who is at present in Santa Barbara, tells
an interesting story anent the American
Burnham, who recently signalized him.
self by dispatching Mlimo, the old African
witch. This officer was recently sent to
Antelope Valley to cancel homestead
entry made there some years ago. When
people make homestead entries they COM
monty select fertile piece of land, or one
that at least offers home site by some
stream or living spring. To his surprise
the land agent found that his descriptions
led him into the most desoiate and for
bidding portion of the Mojave Desc rt, a
fiat, barren, treeless plain, where the only
vegetation was little scrubby plant grow
ing in the sand wastes.
The guide who conducted him to the
spot, and who is at present the only set
tier in the entire township, stated that
the homesteader had to haul his water
when he was there from a spring ten
miles away. The claim shantv that had
stood on the quarter section was gone
either blown away or buried in sand. No
more desolate or forbidden region could
be imagined. The special agent, who is a
thinker and student of character, men,
tally decided that the man who had
chosen that barren and desolate tract out
of all the picturesque and fertile lands in
California open to settlement must either
have been poet looking for new inspira-
tions, misanthropist hoDelessly soured
upon humanity, or man fleeing from mis-
brethren. what sort of man was this
fellow Burnham, anyhow, and where is he
now?" he asked of his guide. 30 he was
an odd sort of fellow. He is in Africa
now. see by the papers he has been
killing witch or something of the sort"
The strange lonely settler in the Mojave
Desert who entered a homestead on the
sand wastes ten miles from water was
American Burnham, the man whom all
the world is talking about.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
His rail- Has Dm- to Wonsan.

PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 1.-George F.
Mcconnell, the defaulting treasurer and
keeper of records and seal of the Oregon
Knights of Pythias, was indicted to-day
on three charges of forgery OF indorse-
ment of bills of exchange on banks at Cor
wallis, Hillsboro and Eugene. Mcconnell
defrauded the Knights of Pythias out of
about $4,000 and decamped to Rossland,
B. G. Mcconnell formerly occupied a
good social position. His fall was due to
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
Lady Teacher Obtains Damages.

PORTLAND, Or, Oct. 1.-The trial of
the $1,000 damage suit OF Miss Emily House
vs. Andrew Hem, one of the Directors of
School District 48, took place in Judge
Shaituck's court yesterday and resulted
in a verdict tor 5000 in favor of the plaintiff
to-day. The trouble commenced about a
year ago, and was all caused because it
was stated that Miss House, who is an
Englishwoman, told her pupils that
sBarnes' History of the United States"
was a lie, delusion and snare, and
otherwise made light of the land of the
free
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
Ptnc cervilte's Mining Boom.

PLACERVILLE, CAL, Oct. IL. B.
SiIby of San Francisco has bought the
north half OF the Larkin ranch, which
contains six well-defined quartz Iedges,
and development work on large scale
will begin at once. Silby organized the
Larkin Mining Company eight months
ago. This company spent 100000 in de-
velopment work and then incorporated
They are now constructing a mill upon
the certainty of rich mine.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
s.it Aootn.t Rait,cay companies.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Oct. 1.-The Los
Angeles Consolidated Railway Company
and the Los Angeles Railway Company
have been made defendants in suit for
$23, 1000 A. E. Pntney is the plaintiff. he
claims he was damaged to that amount
bv injuries received in an accident at the
corner of First street and Broad way. He
has also sued the Los Angeles Railway
Company for $4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
Astorta J.aae Indfcted.

ASTORIA, Or, Oct. 1.-County Judge
]. Fl. D. Gray was this afternoon indicted
by the Grand Jury for carrying concealed
weapons. During the late fshermen's
strike Gray drew gun on witness in
case against some fishermen in which an
effort was being made to have them in
dicted as rioters.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
Fred Cooper Caught at Kansas Citv.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Oct. Fired
Cooper, the absconding travelling salesman
for Stewart, Craig & Co., has been arrested
at Kansas City. Detective Hawley left to-
nieht TO bring him back. He is wanted
for felony embezzement.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
soNoMA,s TREASURY RoBBERY.
Case Of the County against Stofen's
Bondsme,, Submitted.

SANTA ROSA. CAL, Oct. 1.-The case
of Sonoma County VS.. P. N. Stolen and
his bondsmen was on trial here to-day.
The old story of the robbery of the treas
sury Of $4,000 was gone over again and no
new facts elected. A number of witnesses
were examined and the case finally SUBJ
mitted to the court this afternoon. Hon.
]. A. Barham and Burnett & Leppo ap-
peared for the defense and District Attor-
ney Seawell conducted the prosecution.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02

and Mrs. " iborg of Cincinnati. A formal
reception will be rendered the general and
party at the Chamber of Commerce rooms
tomorrow afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-02
Ho1rsster Paper Change. Hands.

HOItsteT PWpeT CHdngeS HdndSs
HOLLISTER. CAL. Oct. 1.-The West
Coast Alliance, for years leading Popu-
list organ, has been leased by James A.
Kearney and Harry Johnston, and will in
future be run as Democratic paper.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-01-05
RECEIVERS, SALARIES.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. A special from
Topeka to the Journal says: The specu-
lation all over the country as to the
amount Judge Caldwell would allow the
court officers and attorneys in the matter
OF the reCe.VerShip in the Santa Re "a IL
road gives unusual interest to an order
filed in the United States circuit court
today which gives those costs in detail as
follows:
TO the Union Trust company, of New
York as trustees, $4,000; to j. B. Johnson.
as special master TO sell for all services
rendered and to be rendered, s15,OO0 In
addition to this amount Judge Johnson
has been receiving a salary of 500 a
month which brings his total TO S33, 000
To Wheeler H. Peckham, counsel to com
plainant for compensation in addition to
what he has received, $55 coo. To Rossing-
ham, Smith & Dallas, as solicitors for
complainant. in addition to what they
have received, $4,000. To Mercantile
Trust company, as compensation for SER
vices, $1,000 To AleXda & Green, coun-
sci for Mercantile Trust company, $4,000
To each of the receivers Aldace T. Walker
and John ]. McCook, and to the heirs
of the deceased receiver Joseph G. Will
son, for services up to the period when
they shall turn over the property, at the
rate of $1,000 per annum. To George P.
peck. counsel for receivers, in addition
10 what he has received $4,000. To Ed
Kenna, as counsel for receivers, $4,000.