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The San Francisco call., 1897-01-29
TWO REPORTERS MAY Be DEAD.
hexphcnbie Collision on the Mississippi
and the Newspaper Men Go Down
With Thar Yacht

NEW ORLEANS. La, Jan. 28.-Tht
Norwegian steamship Albert Dumers and
the steam yacht Argo collided in the Mis-
sissippi River, near Point Eads, at 12:3i
o'clock, and two reporters, members o
the Picayune's staff, were probably
drowned, as nothing was seen of tnen
after the boats came together.
The Dumers lay by and searched fo
the missing men for more than an hour
after picking up the boats, but nothing
was seen of them.
Nine persons. including the crew, wer,
aboard the Argo, which had been char
tered by the Picayune to convey its re
porters TO the jetties that were to b.
viewed by the Congressional delegation
now in this locality.
Up to that time no arrangements for tn,
press had been made on the steame
Whitney, which was carrying the Con
eressmen. The Argo left Algiers som,
time before the Whitney departed with
the Congressional party, and this is how
she came to be in the middle OF the Mis-
sissippi when the Dumers was on her way
up the river.
At IL o'clock all on board the Argo, ex
cept Captain Brown, in command. ant
the engineer went to bed. The crash
when the Argo and the Dumers strucl
awoke every body, and all clam bered or
deck in their underclothing to find theil
boat stove in and fast sinking.
The largest boat the Argo carried
would barely hold the party, but they
crowded into it and cast off. The wind
was high, and considerable difficulty a.
experienced in getting to the Dumers, as
the overloaded boat was unmanageable.
The names of the missing reporters are
FL. B. Blessine and Harrison Hesler.
The latter is q son of Secretary Hesler
of the Cotton Exchange. 1t is believed
he was asleep in the cabin of the yacht,
the shock not awakening him, and went
down with the vessel.
The collision is inexplicable. 1t oc-
Cured at point where the river is narrow
and a strong current runs, and Captain
Brown of the yacht probably lost his head
at n critical moment.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-29
Ha.Uasiam Gable Btu.

WASHINGTON, D. G., Jan. 25.-The
Republican steering com mittee this after
noon decided to make the Hawaiian
cable bill the order of business after the
Nicaraguan canal bill is out of the way.
This action was conveyed to the Demo
cratic committee, and while that commit
tee has not finally concurred the majority
of the members this afternoon agreed in
formally that at meeting to be held to-
morrow they would consent to this order.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-29
stsrsner Awnrdea the Fsoht.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. %. - The
board of governors of the Sacramento
Athletic Club tonight annulled the de.
cision of Referee Donahue in declaring
the Stelzner-V Van Buskirk fight a draw,
and awarded the fight to Steiner. The
club had reserved the right TO overrule
the referees decision, if in its Judgment
the contest was not given to the one hav.
ing the most decided advantage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-29
Eek ELS ON FINANCE.
He Tells Why the Country Has Lately
Suffered.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2S.-Comp p
troller Eckels of the Treasury to-day ad-
dressed the Committee on Currency and
Banking on several bills referred to him.
He said a great depression had been
brought about by overtrading, unwise
credit and unusual extravagance-pubI
and private.
The great decline in the gold reserve
was caused by fear on the part OF the pub
lie that the Government could not meet
it's demand obligations. The legal tenders
could be gradually turned in way which
would not attract speculation. If the plan
of Secretary McCulloch, he contend ed.
had been followed and the obligations re-
tired, we would never have had the late
trou ble
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-29
HUBBARD Has SUBSTITUTE.
Prepares Bin to Settle the Debts o.
Pacific RafLr0uds.

Prepares a Bin to Settle tho Debts of
Pacific RntIroGds.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. o. Rep
resentative Hubbard OF Missouri, repre-
senting the minority on the House Pa
cifc Railroads Committee, has prepared
the draft of bill as substitute for the
Harrison bill' providing for commits
mission to settle the debts of the Pacific
railroads. Hubbard's bill provides that
each section of the country shall be repre-
sented on such commission, and that
there shall be thirteen mem bers.
There is provision included regulating
freight rates aud passenger fares on the
Central Pacific, and in anticipation that
Huntington or his agents might possibly
buy in the Central Pacific at public sale
it is expressly provided that the pur-
chasers OF the Central Pacific shall enter
into 40 kind of traffic agreement with the
Southern Pacific
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-29
Tn. Prophet Un itsno the sotnt..

ATCHISON, KAN. Jan. 2s.-Joseph
Smith, head of the Latter-Day Saints
church, arrived to-day to unite all Latter
Day Saints factions in the city with the
Reorganized church. Smith is working to
unite all factions OF Latter Day Saints in
the United States, including the followers
of Brigham Young.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-29
Forman of Il,imot. Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. % The
Senate to-day confirmed the nomination
of William s. Forman of Illinois as Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue.
The herald., 1897-10-20
DRUGGED AND ROBBED
JOHNNY GRIPPE RELIEVED OF HIS
WATCH AND MONEY
He Says That He Lost Sixty-Five Dol
lars in a First Street Saloon.
Tapped on the Head

Yesterday morning at o'clock a
young man was brought into the receiv-
ing hospital in an unconscious condition
and bleeding from confusion on the
right temple. He was found on the curb
by Officer Rohn in front Of saloon at
the corner Of First and Wilmin gton
streets He had 80 cents in money a
ticket for rattle at Santa Monica, given
by the Ladies of the Maccabees, on the
back of which was written the name of
Johnny Cripe, was found in his pocket
The police believed that he had been
drugged and robbed. Nothing beyond
these meager facts, which were related
in The Herald, could be learned before
going to press.
When the man recovered in the hos
pital few hours later he stated that the
name on the card was his own. He was
found to be not seriously hurt He said
that his home is in Santa Monica, and
that he has been working as a section
hand at Vernon. Recently he was paid
off, and last evening he came to the city
to purchase a suit of clothes. He had
$65 in gold in his purse and several silver
dollars loose in his pocket. Coming up
from the depot he stopped at saloon
on First street to get drink of wine
Two men were in the saloon drinking a
the same time with the barkeeper. Grippe
said that he took one or two drinks az q
lost consciousness. That is the last he
remembers until he awoke in the re.
ceiving hospital, with his money anC
watch gone. He believes that he mus
| have been drugged, and positively state:
that he was not drunk previous to losing
| consciousness. The men with whom h;
drank he does not know, although hi
would recognize them now if he shoul(
see them again. He was unable to give
anything but a general description o
his companions, describing one of then
as large, broad -shouldered man, VIII,
looked like a laborer.
Indications point to the conclusion
that the man was drugged and robbie
He was fairly we'll dressed, but dene
that he made any display of his money
1t is believed that he was doped and tap
ped on the temple to insure his remain
ing quiet after which the robber, or rob
bers, went through him at their leisure
and then set him out on the street Th
detectives are investigating the case
The herald., 1897-10-20
New Suits Filed

The following new suits were filed in
the county clerks office yesterdays
J. U. Henry VS.. Alwyn A. Alvord-
Complaint for judgment on promissory
note for s40O interest thereon at per
cent a month, compounded monthly
and $100 attorneys fees.
Mary Aufdenkamp and Henry Aufden-
kamp VS.. The City of Los Angeles, Man
uel Gotta, as administrator of the
estates of Barbara Machado de Gotta
deceased, and Maria Jesus Gotta de
Machado, deceased, and John Keneals,
as administrator of the estate of James
H. Easton, deceased-Suit to quiet title
to lot in o. w. Childs tract, Los An
geles.
Isaac B. Williams We. ]. W. Casebeer-
Complaint for damages for the alleged
malicious prosecution of the plaintiff by
the defendant, on a charge of grand lar
cery in Santa Barbara The plaintiff
states that he was discharged. at the con-
clusion of his preliminary examination,
and he says he was damaged in the total
sum of $40, ,0S7. so. S. E. Crow and w. H,
Hunker are his attorneys.
]. H Bullard vs. Adolph F. Ginol
ct al-Complaint for foreclosure
of mortgage on two lots in Wolfskill
tract, security on a promissory note fol
sS500 The mortgage was given by de-
fendant, Adolph F. Ginol, but the other
defendants claim an interest in it.
Francois Paillac VS.. Louis Montariol-
Complaint for judgment for 1896, alleged
to have been received in trust by de-
fendant and appropriated to his own
The herald., 1897-10-20
ENCOURAGING LETTERS
THE NEXT N. z. A. MAY COME
HERE
Committeeman Express Their Senti.
ments-Mr. Foshay to Appear
Before the Board

Irwin Shepard. secretary of the Ma
tional Educationa, association, has
written the following letter, which is
self-explarntory, to Superintendent of
Schools FosAay:
"The time is approaching when the
Executive Committee will find it neces-
sary to take final action as to the next
me Getting of the association. 1t doe2 not
seem to the committee that it is neces-
sary to visit Los Angeles. The distance
is too great to justify it, and the com
mittee are hardly able. to find the time.
We are willing to take your guaranty
for accomn odations, hotel rates and
the like, and are impressed that your
people and the people of the Paclnc
Coast are enthusiastic in their invita-
ton, and would spare no efforts to en-
tertain our people. The experience OF
the association in 1883 Smakesunr ecess'ary
any guaranty in this respect. Mr.. Skin
ner visited you last year and is thor
oughly informed and imbued. The Exc
cutive Committee would like to reach a
decision the latter part of October, but
would find it necessary to delay it some
time If visit to the Pacific Coast is es
Southern Pacific and Santa Fe systems
an official guaranty of the rate? Wash
ington has already placed in our hands
the guaranty of the Trunk Line Associa-
tion as to the rates from their territory.
1t IS the most important point. If we
can get the rates of terminal lines fixed
we can easily take care Of the rest of the
rate question. 1 am sure that you will
appreciate that it seems to the commit
tee a matter Of considerable doubt
whether large number Of people could
be taken to Los Angeles within one year
Of the great convention at San Fran
cisco. have no hesitation whatever in
saying that, were T to consult my per-
sona choice, should vote for Los An
geles, and I certainly hope meeting
can be held there at no distant date.
You may be assured that your invitation
and all the claims of your place will be
carefully considered at the final meeting
Of the Executive Commute. Under all
these circumstances. do you not agree
that it is hardly necessary for us to take
trip across the continent for informa-
ton which we already have so fully in
hand?"
Superintendent Fosnay is also in re-
ceipt of a letter from J. NJ. Greenwood,
President of the National Educational
Association, in which he states that Mr..
Foshay will be invited to appear before
the Executive Committee when it meets
for the purpose Of determining the To-
cation for the next convention.
Charles A. Skinner, member of the
committee, also writes Superintendent
Foshay. Mr.. Skinner speaks very high
ly Of Los Angeles, but does not commi;
himself in regard to the location of the
next convention, except to say he deems
1t inadvisable to go to Omaha next year.
The herald., 1897-10-20
EAST SIDE NEWS
Injured in a Runaway-Fight Over
Gravel-Notes and Personals

0rdVel-NOC6S anu 1cISO1ldlS
Mrs. o. H. Hubbard of North Griffin
avenue was badly shaken up at noon to-
day by being thrown from her carriage
near the east end of the Buena Vista
street bridge. Mrs. Hubbard's horse,
a high spirited animal, became fright
ened at the whistling of an engine which
was passing under the bridge and ran
away and upset the carriage, throwing
its occupants to the ground. Mrs. Hub
bard was picked up by ssome parties
who had witnessed the accident and sent
to her home, badly bruised, but not Sc
riously injured
Mr.. Whitaker of North Griffin ave-
nue. became engaged in dispute yester-
day morning with Fred Rankin. team
ster, as to his right to some gravel which
Whitaker claimed belonged to him.
Words led to blows, and Whitaker was
knocked down by Rankin. who was soon
afterwards arrested and taken to the
police station.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. H. Reynolds of Stock
ton are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
Curtice of 241 South Hayes street.
The funeral services over the remains
of Adolph Reimann were held yesterday
at Paul's undertaking parlors. The serv-
ices were conducted by the Rev. w
Kuighten.
Mrs. A. Kempton of New Bedford
Mass, has let the contract for an eight
room residence on Pasadena avenue
near Lacy street.
Mrs Jacob Acker has just returned
from an extended eastern trip.
/ q FIJI nf Myc c
held at the funeral parlors Of ]. r. Pau
yesterday. The services were conducted
by the Rev. B. F. Coulter.
The herald., 1897-10-20
Millionaire and His Heir

In Judge Clark's court an agreed
statement of facts was filed yesterday in
the matter of the petition of Edith S.
Basford for letters Of guardianship over
her infant daughter, Edith Dorothy
Creede, who was adopted with the con-
sent of the mother by the deceased mil
lionaire miner N. c. Creede, and made
by him the heir of nearly all his estate.
The statement filed contains matters al
ready familiar to the public, and the
court set the first proximo at o'clock
p. m. for any argument on the law points
involved. Roger Johnson and ]. S
Chapman represent the petitioner anc
Henry T. Gage, the contestant, Henry
T. Phifer, who was appointed in the vii
of the deceased as the guardian of tbs
child. Phifer is not related to her, ans
Creede bore no relationship to her ex-
cept through the adoption proceedings.
The herald., 1897-10-20

some of the work of storm water pro-
lection.
Supervisor Hanley presented a mo-
ton. which was carried, that the Los
Angeles Electric Railway company be
notified to comply with the ordinance
requiring ii to pay into the. county treas
ury tis proportonate part of the ex-
pense of sprinkling Pasadena avenue
A bill was rendered to the company on
May 26th last.
An Applicant Of the Azusa Water
DeveiopIner., and Irrigation company y
for permit to lay pipe line fl ionl
Lordsburg to their system was grarted.
On motion il was ordered that District
Attorney Donneil be requested to furn-
ish the board With an op,eion as to the
legal liability of the county 10 pay "a
hardware bill of 7. A. Grant for material
used in the Tejunga cargon road, be-
tween Cslabasas and Santa Monica
on a contract undertaken and aban-
dorisd by Grant and afterward COM
pleted by Muller, Suits and Mooser.
County Surveyor Wright was in
structed, on motion, to establish the
grade on the public roads in the Rose
dale road district, so as to properly
Grain. tine storm water. Supervisor
Davis will oversee the work
The supervisors agreed to visit and
inspect, with Surveyor Wright, road
work recently finished at La Canada,
Tejunga canyon, arr5 at the bridges
on New river in Long Beach. These
bridges will be lengthensd.
C. NJ. Windham's request for rebate
of s19 25 in his taxes was denied.
The herald., 1897-10-20
WHIPPED THEN ARRESTED
Minehardt's Touching Story of His De-
feat by Mcmillan

Charles Minehardt was pathetic pic
ture of rubbed-in indignity yesterday
when he told Justice Young how his
rival in horse trading, ]. A. Mcmillan,
had almost beaten him to death and then
had him arrested for alleged threats to
kill. Minehardt, who has gained con-
siderable uuenviable potoriety several
times by being arrested for alleged sharp
practices in horse trading, was on trial
for threats which Mcmillan said he had
made.
According to the testimony of McMil-
Ian, Minehardt precipitated the trouble
by slandering him and thus blocking
some horse deals he had on hand. The'
two men met just outside of saloon on
Los Angeles street about week ago.
when, Mcmillan said, MlneharN threat
ened him with beer glass. Then the
real action of the sanguinary combat
begun. Minehardts gesture with the
beer glass didn't scare, and Mcmillan
knocked him down, jolted him against
nearby buildings and rolled him in the
dirt. A crowd had gathered and inter-
fered with the play of McMillan's arms
and he took Minehardt into vacant lot
where there was plenty Of room, and
banged him in the eyes till he could see
nothing but visions of rivers ofblood.
Mcmillan said he heard, shortly after
the thrashing he gave his rival, that
Minehardt had engaged two bricklayers
to kill him, and the complaint upon
which he was granted warrant foI
Miuehardt's arrest followed.
Minehardt was so meek when he told
how he was thrashed till he was blind
that Deputy District Attorney James in
timated that he had suffered enough
already and Justice Young dismissed
the case.
The herald., 1897-10-20
SUPERVISORS IN SESSION
Routine Business-Saloon Licenses
and Road improvement

The board of supervisors met yes
terday and transacted the following
business:
George LIE Roy's application for a
license to conduct saloon on the Adobe
road, about eight hundred feet from the
east line Of the city, was placed on the
table and will be considered on the 9th
inst.
The $1,000 bond Of Contractor F. C.
Harmon, signed by J. c. Harmon and
F. ]. Palomares was approved, on mo-
ton of Supervisor Davis. Harmon has
been awarded the Wilmington and San
Pedro road contract.
On petition of forty-one citizens of
Compton and motion of Supervisor
Davis, the board of supervisors yester-
day appointed DR.. A. L. Holcomb health
officer Of Compton and vicinity.
Upon motion Of Supervisor Hanley
the board ordered $13S220 to be trans
ferred from the unappropriated money
fund to the Rubio canyon protection dis.
trict fund, for the payment of the judg.
ment against the county obtained by
J. H. Dovey, the contractor who die
The herald., 1897-10-20
But It Gets Two Meat Men
Into a Suit
CLOSED HIS ENEMY'S EYES
THEN HAD HIM ARRESTED FOR
THREATS
Ghost of the Creede Millions Again in
Court-Board Of Supervisors
Meet-Legal Notes

Judge Aller listened yesterday to ar
rumerts on a motion to dissolve q tenn
porary injunction granted in the suit OF
Frank Alexander vs. Theodore Bossler.
The suit was instituted for the purpose
of restraining the defendant from using
the name New Bon Ton Market at his
meat market, No. 26S1 South Main
street. Plaintiff and defendant were
partners in the Bon Ton Market" at
No. 2624. almost opposite the present
place of business of the defendant, ur-
til last July, wnen the partnership was
dissolved on the petition of Alexander.
Five days after the sale of the partner
ship property by a court commissioner
at which Alexander became the pur-
chaser, Bossler opened the shop at 2eSl'
under the name Of the New Bon Ton
Market" Alexander then secured a
temporary injunctioE against his former
partner and business rival, 10 prevent
him from using the old business name,
which he (Alexarder) claimed as par,
of the partnership property. The near
ing yesterday before Judge Allen con
Sumed about an hour, the arguments
being MADE by Charles Udell, attorney
for the plaintiff, ard G. P. Adams for the
defendant. The court took the matter
under advisement, upon briefs to be filed
hereafter, but iutimated that unless the
defendant could show that the plaintiff
had no right to the name Bon Ton Mar
ket" as an affirmative fact, it would De
assumed that the plaintiff was entitled
to be protected in his business and the
use of the old. firm name by the defend
ant enjoined The defendants counsel
insisted in his answer and argued the
point, that his client had not used any
trickery to divert business from the ola
Bon Tor, Market" that he had, in fact,
engaged delivery wagon drivers years
ard long, flowing boards and mustaches.
while the plaintiffs drivers had been
young men with smooth faces. Judge
Allen dryly remarked that mustaches
did not cut much figure in his views oi
the matter.
The herald., 1897-10-20
KNOWN AT OAKLAND
Mrs. Clara Harrison Formerly Stood
High There

Detective Denny Holland of Oakland
who is now in the city, is acquainted
with the woman, Mrs. Clara Harrison,
who created such disturbance at the
Nadeau few nights ago, claiming that
she had been robbed of $3.50 by one of the
bell-boys. He says that the woman for
merly stooG high ir Oakland She was
always eccentric, but of late years has
taken to drink ano has several times
been incarcerated in the Oakland, prison
She is thought to be 0emented, owing
to her Indulgence in alcoholic stim-
ulants.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Harrison
called at the East Side bank, at Broad
way and First streets, where she Gre
ated such a disturbance that tele.
phosDe message was sent to the police
station asking for an officer to come
down and remove the woman.
The herald., 1897-10-20
Court N otes

A term trial jury was drawn yester-
day forenoon before Judge Smith.
Rhoda A. Weaver was granted a de-
cree of divorce in Judge Van Dykes
court from Thomas Weaver, on the
ground of desertion.
Frank D. Crandall, charged with the
murder of Jack Bowman, at Ballona, on
September 14th last was arraigned in
Judge Smiths court yesterday, and the
23rd inst. was set for pleading day
Judge Shaw ordered a default judg-
ment yesterday in the case of Ellen F
Nutting VS.. S. A. Armstrong, Alice E.
Armstrong, Walter H. Lyon, trustee;
Willamette Steam Mill, LAUNDERING and
Manufacturing company and H. 7
allwood-Complain for foreclosure
of mortgage on parts of two lots in the
Kuhrts street tract, owned by S. A.
Armstrong and Alice E. Armstrong, his
wife, but claimed by the other defend
ants. The note secured by the mort
gage was for $500.
The herald., 1897-10-20

tion of deciduous fruit growers will meet
in assembly hall, chamber of commerce.
President Charles Forman will preside,
ond j. A. Filcher, superintendent ard
manager Of the state board of traciS, VII!
be present and address the convention
on German trade for California fruits
There is. a specimen of rative amber
also, at the chamber, presented by Oscar
Serodino of this city. 1t is not perfectly
trar S>scent, nor perfectly smooth. but
Ii is really amber and it is native.
Tie recent donations are: From the
Soldiers home, yellow dent corn; from
i. Howard, city, bunch Of dates; from
John WilsorL Calab soft shell AL
monds; from Fl. White Monste, Dela-
ware and white wir,ter pearmain apples;
from Edward Sturtevart, pono' full OF
beautiful water lilies; from Sc. spears
Tropco, Grande Noir and Champagne
apples
The herald., 1897-10-20
UNITY cHURcH's NEW PASTOR
Rev. Chas. w. Wendte of Oakland to
Accept the Call

AT meeting of the Unity church trus-
tees, held Monday evening, Rev. Charles
w. Wendte Of Oakland, was chosen as
successor TO Rev. ]. S. Thomson, re-
sigred This selection will be subject
TO the decision of the congregation It
the regular meeting next Sunday night.
The call will then be offered to Rev.
Wendte, ard his acceptance is an as
sured fact.
Rev. Wendte has for the past eleven
years been pastor Of the Unity church
at Oakland ard is considered one of
the ablest men in the church. His Sc
lection is expected to give universal
satisfaction He will remove to this
city with his family.
The herald., 1897-10-20
Social Democracy

The West End branch of the Social
Democracy met last evening at the resi-
dence of A. ]. Craig on Twenty-second
street. The branch is collecting $40 to
assist Mr.. Debs in the colonization en-
terprise. good part of that sum is
already forwarded to the national treas
urer.
Propaganda work is carried on by So
cialistic papers and leaflets, and the
membership is constantly increasing.
The West Enders will give an open
meeting OF the Social Democracy next
Thursday evening in Paulk's hall, sta
ton d. Job Hartman, the well-known
socialist lecturer, will speak on the
meaning and use of the Social DEM
ocracy,