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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
CAPTAIN MILLS VIOLENT DEATH.
The WeH-KnowH Navigator Thrown From
a Wagon and HIS Skull Is Ter
rJby Crushed.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Jan. 7.-Captain AL
fred William Mills, one of the best-known
OF the old-time navigators between Alviso
and San Francisco, was suddenly killed
this evening by being thrown from his
wagon. He was returning from this city
to his home in Alviso about o'clock, and
was racing with man named Barber.
When in front of the midway school
house, half way between this city and
Alviso, he ran into the railing of a ditch
bridge, upsetting his spring wagon and
throwing him fifteen feet forward on the
bridge. He struck on his head and
crushed his skull in 4 frightfuI manner.
When found by passer-by a short time
later he was dead.
Deceased was a native of England and
was Sc years of age. He came to Califor--
MIA in 1851 and engaged in shipping
freight by vessel from Alviso to San Fran
cisco. he was a partner with the late
John 5. Carter in the ownership of the
grain vessel Nellie Carter, which figured
prominently iii the wheat shipping bust
ness of carly days.
He wa also pilot of the steamer Frank
Silva, which Jew years ago ran between
Alviso and san Francisco. Since that
time he has taken charge of a gasoline
launch at Alviso.
Deceased was a wldower, but leaves
three chidren-Frank and Alfred Mills of
Alviso and Mrs. Louisa Forbes of Berke-
ley. He was a member of Santa Clara
Lodge of Odd Fellows.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
NEWS or LOS ANGELES.
Bar Association Adopts Amendments to
the Proposed Changes in the
Judiciary Act.

LOS ANGELES. CAL, Jan. THE Bar
Association to-day adopted amendments
to the proposed changes in the judiciary
act from the San Francisco bar.
In place of the Supreme Court being re-
stricted to sittings only in San Francisco,
il is recommended that the court sit in
three places. The kind of cases to be
heard by the proposed District Courts OF
Appeal are also specified, and the
decision of such courts is to be
final. except on questions where the
decision is in conflict with that of an
other court. when the question may be
certified to the Supreme Court. The
power of issuing writs OF certiorar, pro-
hibition, habeas corpus and the like is also
conferred on the courts OF appeal.
committee was appointed, consisting
of M. L. Graft, w. ]. Hunsaker. ]. D..
Works and ]. A. Anderson, to confer with
the other Bar Association committees and
urge the matter in the Legislature.
The committee also recommended the
shortening of time for the decision of cases
in the Supreme Court from ninety to
thirty days where it is orally argued and
sixty days in other cases, and from sixty
to thirty days in the District Court of
Appeals and SUI erior Courts in all cases.
Other changes of less importance were
embodied III the report. The committee
expressed itself in full sympathy with the
amendments for the prompt decision of
cases, but thought the principal object OF
any judicial system should be the correct
ness and uniformity OF decisions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
SANDERS THIRD TRIAL.
The Professor Now Comes UP on a Charge
of ForgeY-Pr0secution Cofdent
of His Conviction.


FRESNO, CAL, Jan. THE trial of
Professor w. A. Sanders on a charge of
forging the name of William Wootton to
$1400 draft, which he had cashed at the
Kutner- Goidstein Company's stores in this
city, will be commenced before Judge
Webb of the Superior Court on Monday,
the 18th inst.
1t will be Sanders third trial on the
charge. In the first the jury disagreed,
but in the second trial, which was held
about two years ago, he was convicted.
Judge Webb imposed a sentence OF Jour
teen years Imprisonment. Sanders ap-
pealed to the Supreme Court for a new
trial and was successful.
1t is understood that the prosecution
was satisfied to have new trial granted.
District Attorney Snow Is said to have In
his possession additional evidence point
ing more concluslvely 10 the defendants
guilt of the crime OF forgery.
This new evidence is claimed also to
strengthen the belief that Wootton was
murdered by Sanders, ard to Gear up to
q considerable extent the mystery which
surrounds the remarkable case. As yet,
however, no charge of this kind has been
made
The prosecution of the case at the com
ing trial will be conducted by District At
torney Snow, assisted probably by S. ].
Kinds, who prosecuted at the form er trials.
Sanders will be represented by +. E.
Cook and Frank H. Short. The trial will
last several weeks. A large number of
subpenas have been issued for witnesses.
Judge Webb yesterday ordered venire OF
100 talesmen drawn TO appear in court on
The 18th, and from them the Jury to try
Sanders will be selected.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
MISSING FROM MAGALLA.
Circumstances That Strongly Point to the
Robbery and Murder of George
Wifi

OROVILLE, CAL, Jan. Z. = George
Wolf. trusted empioye of L. Cohn e. Co.
of Magalia for several years, yesterday
went to Chico in light spring wagon for
a load of merchandise and also drew from
the Bank of Butte County $500 to pay off
the miners of the Bader mine.
Wolf left Chico at P. NJ. Shortly after
6 clock William Burke, who lives on the
grade about six miles from Chico, saw
VOLTS team coming up the grade on
dead run without a driver. Burke, after
considerable trouble, succeeded in stop
ping tine horses.
He drove them to Magalia, secured as
sistance and returned to search for Wolf,
but 10 trace of him could be found. This
morning another searching party W, mt
out, but at this writing had not found
Wolf. Two men living near Butte Creek
bridge, at the foot of Carr grade, say they
heard TWO shots fired early in the even
Ing.
The sack which contained the coin was
found in the wagon, and the belief is that
Wolf was murdered, robbed and thrown
in Butte Creek. VOLTS age is SO. He
was n single man, and held in high esteem
by all who knew him. and none think he
disappeared with the money.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
cER7IF1CA1Es AAD DIPLOMAS
Names of Those Qualified to Teach in
Santa Cruz C0wnfy.

Names of Those Qualified to Teach IN
Santa Cruz C0wnty.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL. Jan. Tile semi
annual examination by the Santa Cruz
County Board of education of applicants
for teachers certificates, just concluded,
resulted in the issuance OF certificates as
follows:
Primary grade-Nellie Irelan Beatrice Bos-
ton, Cora NJ. Otto, Mrs. Isabelle H. Crtcher
Myrtle Rountree. Elma Griffin, Grace Purdy,
Marion +. Fischer, Clark Hockabout.
Grammar grade-Mary w. Conlan, Ella V.
Rawson, Helen Somers Kate Leonard, w. J.
Shay.
High Saskatchewan H. Ames, Irving
Townsend.
Certificates were renewed as follows:
Grammar grade-Myrtle Hoff Sherman, Hen
rietta E. Gilbert.
Primary grade-Anna C. Helm, Lottie B.
Wood, Mamie Sinnott, Mamie Cooney, Eliza
NJ Smith.
Certificates were granted to Elizabeth
Gillen on San Francisco Normal School
diploma and experience of one year, and
10 Mary E. Drew, Normal School diploma
and experience of one year, and to Mary
E. Drew upon Iowa State Normal School
diploma Miss Louise Kidder and Miss
Mabel Rhodes re recommended to the
State board for life diplomas.
Diplomas have been issued by the State
Board of Education 10 the following
named Santa Cruz County teachers ::
parchment: form, Marguerite NJ. V Mid
dleton; paper form, Henrietta L. Good
win; life diploma, grammar grade, Grace
Barney and A. E. Helmke.
The Santa Cruz Ciiy schools vacation
will terminate with this week. The Sky
land School resumed or Monday last, but
some OF the nearby districts will extend
the vacation to March.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
MORE POWER F0R SANTA CRUZ.
win Operate Streetcars, Factories and
SuwmiNs- Thirty Men Put to Work
on Its Construction.

on Its Construction.
SANTA CRUZ. CAL. Jan. THE Big
Greek Power Company has received four
carloads of machinery and material to be
used in construction work that will result
in the practical duplication of the plant.
There will be erected the necessary
switch board and step-down ansformers
for station here that is intended for fur
nishing electric power for the Santa Cruz
streetcar system. on ten years contract.
The new plant will also furnish power for
manufactures.
A sawmill will be erected on Big Green
Ridge for the manufacture of lum Der to
be used in the construction of large i'm
pounding reservoir to hold supply of
water that will run the plant for four
months in event of a break at any time
in the main flume that carries the natural
supply. This impounded supply will also
increase the present power OF the plant,
which, however, is sufficient for the
double system. Thirty men have just
been put to work building dam for the
reservoir and the necessary foundations
for the new power-house.
The wire and insulators for the dupli-
cate main line from Big Creek to Santa
Cruz have arrived. The present under
taking is to be completed and ready for
operation of the car system by March /.
Henry Wiley is president and Fred
Swanton. which now furnishes power for
the Santa Cruz Electric Light Company.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
MISSIONARY MEETINGS.
Series BeinO Held at Santa Crus by the
q. III

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. THE
Woman's Christian Temperance Union is
holding a series of missionary meetings
at the Baptist church parlors.
Mrs. E. G.. Greene stated that the w. C..
T. U. has forty branches OF work, and that
the National organization now has six
missionaries in the field preaching the
gospel and tenn perance.
Rev. II. F. Briggs, pa. tor of the Metho-
dist church, spoke upon the finances of
missionary work, stating that the amount
expended during The past year averaged
cents for each mem Der of the churches
engaged in the work.
The representatives at the present meet
ing are: Mrs. w. V. PringIe, w. c. T. u.
Mrs. E. G. Greene, Con- regational Church ;
Rev. Ii. F. Briggs, Methodist; Mrs
Brown, Christian; Mrs. Sanford. Baptist !;
Mrs. Hynes, Salvation Army. The meet
ings will close Friday afternoon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
ST0cK70E's NEXT CONVENTION.
Elaborate Preparations to Entertain the
Independent Order of Sinai Birth
of This District

STOCKTON, CAL, Jan. THE arrange
ments are well under way for the con-
vention OF the Independent Order of the
B'nai Birth of this district, which is to be
held here during the latter part OF the
current month.
The district EN- braces the States of Cali
fornia, Oregon, Washington, Montana,
Utah and Nevada, aud the dele ates will
number $50. Among them will be some
OF the most prominent mem bers of the
Hebrew race in all of these States.
The convention will begin on Sunday,
the oath instant. when the delegates will
meet at New Pioneer Hall during the
afternoon. In the evening there will be a
public entertainment at the same place.
under the auspices of Hope Lodge. 1t is
to consist of musical aud literary feast.
Martin p. Stein, the first grand vice.
president of the order, who, according to
the custom of progression. will be the
grand president for the ensuing year, will
deliver the address of welcome in behalf
of the order, and gressman-elect De
Vries will welcome the visitors on behalf
OF the citizens generally.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08

Moron he captured the Spanish garrison
at Iagoaville of ia men. They were noti-
fled that. according to the precedent set
b. their own Government, they should
prepare for their fate.
They were given an opportunity of writ
ing messages to their friends in Spain,
and then in groups of twenty they
were shot to death. Weyler's announce
ment of the pacifcation of Pinar del Rio
does not stand. He left over 1000 in
surgents in the province.
He took additional soldiers from the
military Gordon to Havana to demonstrate
that there were no insurgents there, when
as soon as he removed them Cuban Gen.
erals Rauol, Arago and Castillo marched
into the province of Pinar del Rio from
Havana with 5000 more men to re-enforce
the 5000 already there.
This all goes to prove how much conf
dence can be placed in the statements of
Weyler as to the attitude of the Cubans.
They are not afraid of the Spanish and
not one man has surrendered in the PROV
ince of Pinar del Rio.
The Spanish have recently established a
military zone around the city of Havana,
mcluulnS space III HVe miles on all SIDES
tor the purpose of cultivation for
the existence OF the people of
that city, which shows still further
to what ends they are driven,
and how little sympathy and support
they can depend upon from the surround
ing country; also that they are daily los
ing ground, and so hard pressed are they
that this is all they can call their own
and that has to be maintained by mill
surgents.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
GRIEF IN A GAY
PREACHERS WAKE
Real LOthariO Masquerading
in the Solemn Garb of
a Clergyman.
DeceiveS the Good People of
Pomeroy, Wash, Who Are
Much Shocked.
Tar and Feathers and Legal Prosecu.
ton Await Him if He Is
Captured.

. POMEROY, WASH, Jan. Z-One OF the
greatest sensations ever known IN church
circles here eliminated last night IN pre-
cipltate flight to parts unknown OF Rev.
P. James Lyons Young, pastor of the
Christian Church at this place, to escape
the clutches of the law for performing
marriage ceremonies without authority,
to avoid the disgrace of public dismissal
from his pulpit and coat of tar and
feathers applied by willing hands of irate
husbands and fathers.
Dapper, smooth-tongued and pleasant,
Young arrived here last October with
letter from the Baptist church of Ponca,
Nebr., representing himself as single
man. He became active in social circles
and immensely popular, especially with
women. He was active in proselyti and
made valuable acquisitions to the church.
He talked too much, however, and sus-
picion was aroused.
After while evidence gathered against
him, but still some members of his con-
: gregation had faith. Finally investiga-
lions succeeded in locating Youngs wife,
Mary E. Lyons, at 31S Blue Hill avenue,
Roxbury, Mass, taking in washing for
livelihood. They also located her attor-
neys, Davis, Lyon & Gates, at Sioux Falls,
s. D., who were resisting a divorce suit
brought by Young in Moody County,
South Dakota; also her Boston represent
alive, F. W. Harding; also Young's at
torney IN Flandaeau, S. D., E. Brennan.
Last Monday his photograph arrived,
accompanied by atfidavits tracing Young,
first under the name of Lyon as an Episco-
pal minister in Rox bury, Mass, where, it
is set forth. he deserted his wife and ran
away TO Canada with a Mrs. O'Brien.
Then he is shown 10 have been in Canada
as a Catholic priest, then as single man
and pastor of the Episcopal church at
Egan, s. D., where his relations with a
young lady are said to have created a
scandal.
While in Dakota he sued for divorce
from his vile, and is accused of perjurlng
himself in order to secure an order for
publication of summons.
He dropped the matter, leaving the
court files as evidence against him. From
EgAD he went o Ponca, Nebr., where he
preached in the Baptist church. There
he was engaged TO four girls at once, it is
said, and was dismissed from the church.
From there nothing was known of his
movements until be turned up at Pome-
roy under an assumed name. Word has
just been received from Starbuck that q
man resem bling Young has been seen
there in conn any with fake lie male ped
der, who biiked the entire Methodist
church there a few days ago with bogus
relics from Jerusalem, consisting of pasco
rocks and tin jewelry.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
CLOSING I'M ON WEYLER. :
Gomez Follows Weyier's Example and
Orders Over One Hundred Pris-

U'QSFS OH6F OHS HUHuT6O FIIS-
oRers Shot.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, Jan. AL
though the steam tug Dauntless is in the
custody Of an officer OF the revenue cutter
Boutwell, as result of her last trip. from
which she returned Monday night, her
owner this morning applied for clearance
papers for the steamer to go to Nuevitas,
Cuba, with cargo of arms and ammuni-
ton.
Deputy Collector Hopkins, VINO is in
charge of the Office during the absence OF
Collector Bisbee, refused to grant the
clearance until authorized to do so by the
Secretary OF the Treasury. Secretary Car
isle has ordered the Collector to refuse
clearance until further orders.
The officers of the Dauntess still deny
that they have been TO Cuba. All that
can be gotten from them is that they
transferred the men and cargo taken from
No Name Key to another vessel, presum-
ably the BERN da.
LONDON, Eng, Jan. THE Times will
tomorrow publish dispatch from its
In it, he says he learns from private and
generally trustworthy source, that Anto-
Mo Maceo. who was reported to have been
killed through treache-y at Punta Bravo,
is still alive.
He is severely wounded, but is making
favorable progress toward recovery. The
cores pendent adds that he, him SELF
thinks it unlikely that Maceo is alive, but
says that it is not improbable. He also
says that the return of Captain-Ge neral
Weyler to Havana without forcing the
rebels in Pinar del Rio to surrender may
be regarded as proof of his failure.
1t is officially reported that Gomez, with
large force of rebels. is in the province
of Santa Clara advancing westward. The
insurgents completely destroyed the town
of Baiano. province OF Havana. January f.
ATLANTA. GA, Jan. THE Constitu-
tion mas a dispatch from Key West which
says that General Gomez has begun work
of reprisal against the Spaniards. In an
attack upon the Central trocha near
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
INsoLENr ThAMF THRAsHE ID.
Had Previously Been Imprisoned Jos
frtphtentn0 Women.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. IA tramp
called at the home of w. V. Pringle last
evening, in the absence OF Mr.. Pringle,
and demanded food. which Mrs. Pringle
gave him.
When he had eaten he refused to leave
the house and used abusive language,
threatening to go through the house and
take what ne liked. Just then Mr. Prln-
gle returned. He promptly knocked down
the tramp, tied him with strong rope
and sent for policeman.
At the hearing this morning before JUS
tice Gardner the iellow gave his name as
Phil Sweeney. He was convicted of
vagrancy, but sentence was suspended
pending an examination as to the mans
sanity. The same fellow was arrested
and jailed some months ago for irighten-
ing women.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
FRESNO 1IcEAsn GRIEYAScE.
City Trustees VIII S.ek ReHef 1hrouoh
the LsgtsIafure

FRESNO, CAL, Jan. AT their meet
ing tonight the City Trustees passed
resolution soliciting the active support of
Senator A. ]. Pedlar and Asse mblymen
Moultire and Cartwright to a measure to
relieve the business men in municipalities
from paying county licenses.
This action was taken in response to a
circular letter sent out by the clerks of a
humble of Municipalities in the northern
part OF the State. The Fresno trustees de-
clare that they believe an injustice is TO-
being imposed upon persons doing bust
ness in incorporated towns and cities
through the collection OF large sums of
money for county licenses thereby divert
ing revenue to county uses which by right
should be applied to municipal improve
ment
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
Baptist Society Elects Omcer,.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. AT
the annual meeting of the Baptist church
society last night the following named
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Treasurer, n. A. Bixby; clerk, N. Pray;
trustees-I. Beecher (three years. Mrs. o.
A. Meder 1.-TWO years., Mrs. NJ. c. JENNIE
Zone year,; music committee-C. BIxby,
Mrs. Duff, Mrs. Sanford.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
JENSEN AND HIS CREW.
Tho Gudno- PodcIters kecetre Fair Trea
nsent at Eneenadn.


nsent at Eneenada.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, Jan. Through
the active efforts of the State Department
Captain E. Jensen and his crew of the
schooner Ellen have received very fair
treatment at Ensenada. They were cap.
tured early in December at Elida Island
while poaching guano that belongs to the
English company operating on the penin-
sula. The Mexican Government is bound
TO protect the Engiishmen in their con-
cession, and so sent steamer against the
smugglers.
Jensen and his crew of two men were
captured and the schooner confiscated.
Recently Captain Jensen has been adj
mitted to bail, his liberty, however ex-
tending to the town of Ensenada only.
McAllister and Anderson, his sailors, were
discharged and are now here. Jensen now
has hopes of recovering his vessel through
the pay ment of a small fine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
Holts Is He'd for Manstauohter

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. 7.-Walter
Holtz was this morning held in lieu of
$4,000 bonds to appear before the Supe-
rior Court on charge of manslaughter.
The preliminary trial before Justice Gard
ner, in which the prisoner was defended
by w. A. Mcclure. sustained the
action of the Coroner's jury that held
the inquisitIon on the body of Katie
Scnlobohm whom Holtz i charged with
having beaten, causing her death month
after the act. Holz is stonecutter who
came here from San Jose to work on the
new Courthouse about six months ago,
and was living with Mrs. Schlobohm.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08

California Railway will tote the commits
sioners to that company's quarry at Casa
Blanca, and the occasion will also be made
use of 10 make the tour of the Site-shaped
track.
On Saturday the commission will get
back to work again at San Pedro. The
discovery that the boards assistant en-
gineer, who is making the borings at San
Pedro, was formerly an employe of Chief
Engineer Hood of the Southern Pacific is
not considered reassuring by the San
Pedro people.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08

Santa Clara County Recorder's Report
SAN JOSE, CAL. Jan. The report of
County Recorder C. P. Owen for the year
1896 shows that 1927 documents were re-
corded. The aggregate fees collected
amounted to $10,50S. the heaviest month
being July, when 1888 % was collected
The report of instruments filed is as fol-
lows: Deeds, 2420; mortgages, 1899; re-
leases of mortgages, 1475; assignments of
mortgages, 254; crop and chattel mort
cages, 221; marriage licenses, All; tax re-
demptions and miscellaneous, 1857.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
NEW RAILRoAD PRoJEcr
To Open Up the Merican States OF
oaSaca and Chfapd.

oaSaca and Chiapa.
SAN DIEGO, CAL, July IA move
ment is actively on foot by the Mexican
Southeastern Railway Company to build
from San Geronimo, on the Tehuantepec
Railroad. to Tapachuia, in the State of
Chiapas. opening up the States of Oaxaca
and Chiapas.
The com pany has secured a concession
for this road, and Engineer William
Stewart, acting on ORDERS from General
Manager John A. McClennan, has left the
City of Mexico to 60 over the railroad and
determine the general route. General
Manager McClennan will go to Mexico
himself late in the month to start active
work on the surveys. The road will not
only open up one OF the richest portions
OF Mexico. but will give northwestern
Guatemala railroad outlet
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-01-08
NEW TO-DAY:
It's an old custom

It's an old custom
that of bracing up the sys-
tenn at the beginning of
every spring with tonics and
all sort of medicines.
The new way to
insure all the year round
strength and vigor is to
drink Cocoa.
Scientific tests
show it to contain more
strengthening pro critic S
than any other beverage /;
more even than almost any
of the common solid foods.
Ghirardelli's Cocoa leads
all others. Made here and
always fresh.