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distilled spirits with an augsr and de-
stroying their contents the said packages
being In the custody of the United States
under bond.
Inspector Dockery denies that the dis
titled corn spirits, water ana brandy were
under bonds at the time he tapped the
three barrels. There were no Government
stamps whatever on them, and in fact a
man came into the car with a handful OF
stamps while Dockery was twisting the
anger and attempted to place them on the
barrels, but Dockery would not allow him
to do so.
The Food Inspector says that he was
acting under legal advice. to the effect
that the health laws OF the City and
County of San Francisco were enforcea BILE
everywhere within the limits, except
upon ground owned by the United States,
and that the only places within the City
and County where his jurisdiction would
not prevail would be the Central Post
Office, the Appraisers building, the new
Postofice site and the Presidio reserva-
ton.
The Manufacturers Association and the
Pure Food Committee are very much
stirred up over the matter and are deter
mined that the stuff shall not be ex-
ported to cause the ruin of the reputation
of California brandy
1t is stated that the alleged brandy was
to be sold at % cents per gallon. Naval
Officer Irish and the others interested in
the good name of California will exercise
the utmost vigilance to prevent the dope
from being sent out of the City.
In an interview yesterday Colonel Irish
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stated as his opinion that it is the proper
way to take hold of the matter as it will
be the means of setting forth the powers
of the Board of Health, as we'll as show
ing the powers in connection with his
office
He added that the law requires that a
bonded manufacturing warehouse shall
file with him the form ulas of the goods
they propose to manufacture. This the
parties in question have not complied
with, and if they had brought this form
ola to my office to be filed" ontinued
Colonel Irish, II would have informed
them that such stuff could not be ex-
| ported under the name of California
brandy.
II shall telegraph and write to New
York and endeavor to have it stopped
there, and if necessary follow the article
clear through TO London, England, and
have it seized there.
Il am informed that there is worse stuff
than this man ufactured by these parties.
but as it is not being exported it does not
come under my jurisdiction.
This thing is nothing more than an
attempt to use the laws of the United
| States to shelter sophisticatlon and fraud
and / don't propose that they shall be used
| in that manner if have anything to say
| about ii"
| The health authorities propose to arrest
| the owner of the los barrels. 1t is reported
that I. IL. Froelich is the man.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-05-23
FOUND ON CEOROS ISLAND
Captain Pickens and a Sea-
man of the Ida on
the Orizaba.
Their Little Fishing Schooner
Was Capsized During a
Squall.

The Pacific Coast Steamship Company s
steamer Orizaba arrived late last night
after spicy voyage of twelve days from
Guaymas. Mexico, and way ports. The
steamer carried large number of
passengers, among them two ship
wrecked mariners, Captain Pickens and
one of the crew of the little fishing
schooner Ida of San Diego, which was
wrecked on the rock bound coast of
Cedros Island several weeks ago.
'sOn May 10TH" said Captain Won
Helms of the Orizaba in his report to the
Merchants Exchange. while passing
Low Point north end of Cedros Island,
the ship was hailed by boat
containing DIR. F. G. Powers, who
is the keeper of mining property
at Low Point, and three men, Captain
John Pickens and his two seamen. We
took Captain Pickens and one Of his sea-
men aboard, the other sailor preferrinR to
remain on the island to keep DR.. Powers
and his mother, who were tie only in
habitants of the island, company
ION the trip Captain Pickens told the
story OF the wrecking of his little craft.
The Ida was cruising in the vicinity OF
Cedros Island, where the fishing is good,
when suddenly squall came up and the
schooner capsized.
The captain and crew were hurled into
the water and for a time struggled des-
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perarely to gain a hold on the upturned
hull as it drifted toward the island.
They finally succeeded and held in
their perilous positions until the little
boat bumped the shore. The shipwrecke ed
crew then made its way to DR.. Powers
house, where it remained until the ar
rival of the Orizaba.
CDR. Powers was completely out of pro-
visions, and was supplied with -four and
bacon sufficient to last him for several
weeks, at least until another vessel laden
with necessaries of life passes the island. "
Captain Won Helms also reported that the
Mexican gasoline schooner Josefne, which
sailed from San Jose del Cabo for En-
senada, with a cargo of Panoche sugar and
tanb bark, had not reached Ensenada when
the Orizaba left that port. 1t was said at
San Jose del Cabo that the two engines OF
the Josefne were broken down when she
left, and considerable anxiety is felt con-
corning her.
Following is the orizaba's passenger
list:
H. E. Miller. Fernando Erquinaga, Fernando
ErQuinaga Jr., Carmen Erquinaga. Manuel
V. Fontan and wife, Richard Grid, NJ. E.
Erskine Jr., e. E. Edwards and vile, Mrs. F.
G ray, John Jackson William Goodman, Conrad
Reggie, sebastiana Ortegosa, Hilaris Mendoza
Manuel L. Parrott, Zacarias Guda. John
O'Brien, Marcelo Negreto, wife and two chill
dren, Eusebia Bustamente and daughter
francisco Fletes, Mary Fletes, Cleofas B. de
Carvera and child Carlos Brinckmeier, Johr
Marx, Hburcia 7. de Andrado and child, Maris
Sanches, M. A. Git. M. J. Conner
I
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81 Lace Collars. ............5 SOC
Csc Leather Belts. .1Oc
SOC Silk Belts. 25c
SOC Pure Silk Gloves. .25c
Csc Taffeta Gloves. ........ 15c
Csc Colored Top Hose. .15c
1Oc Chlldren's Ribbed
Hose SC
Csc White Lawn Aprons. ..15c
Csc Hose Supporters. 1Oc
So Lace Scarfs and Fichus,
slightly damaged ........ 15c
Csc Black Wool Hose. 15c
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FEATURES OF ANOTHER
BIG WILL CONTEST.

In his life no man was more adverse to
notoriety and noise than Jacob u. Davis.
plain man, as the word goes, he
pursued the even tenor of his way. ac-
cumuiating and acquiring, and as far as
his personal wishes went, he might have
lived century and never been known
or heard of outside the circle of his reia-
tives and immediate business associates.
But with his death all was changed.
Behind him he left $1,000, 900, snug
sum even in these days of bonanza kings,
and the fight that is about to begin in
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PROPERTY THAT MUST BE SOLD
Business Property; Note Location:
Sw. cor Tenth and Webster sts.; lots 25x75
each: appraised at $225C. $4,000 and $3.50 each;
DEN, Executor Waters Estate; only blocks Of
Broadway and First Na ional Bank; terms cash.
1877 Linden ST., near Fourteenth: 46xlO7; fine
modern 2-story residence; rooms, mantels. gas
fixtures: rents $40 per month; must be sold;
bank mortgage OF $4,000 can run, balance cash.
NE. cor. of Center and Thirteenth sts.: lot 20 g
KOS; 2,story building store, fiat of rooms; es-
tabished business location; third cash.
Fine Mod ern Cottage.
826 Nineteenth 81: 33xIOO; 6 rooms bath,
complete; rstclass order: central; clio e to local
trains: new bank loan $500; balance cash
E side of Telegraph ave- opposite Thir,y.si~th
ST. 42xl1O; adioins city limits; city ADVANCES.
electric light; bituminized street; electric cars:
no city taxes half cash.
Two Lots.
NV. cor of Fourteenth and Cypress SITS onno
site Contra Costa Laundry corner 30S IdA and Ss
x1O4; location for store: third cash.
Two Choice Berk ley Lots.
n side OF Russell St, II, feet W. of Sha tuck
$. aton must sell; see them; half cash.
61S East Eighteenth ST., bet. Twelfth and Thir
teenth ays.-30x120; alley: bay wind ow Gotta re
rooms and bath; brick foundation; stable:
local trains; orders to SELL bank mortgage $lOOO
balance cash.
East Oakland
N side Hopkins ST., half block of Thirteenth
ave.-43xlOO.,2 story, rooms and bath; mod
ern; nonresident must SELL. mortgage $1,000,
balance cash.
Neat Cottage, Oak-st. Station.
l0S Fourth st.-25x75; 5 rooms; bath, stable:
half cash.
913 Chester ST., near Eighth-4lxl32, 2-story
house. 8 rooms; appraised $25OU; book Center
station; must sell: Patrick ScuIly estate; terms
cash.
Five lots 25x1O0 each: double frontage; Hop
kins IT. and Thirteenth ave.. fenced: fruit trees;
barn: brick foundation for house; well; assessed
800 each; 10 per cent c. sh. balance to suit
Two lots, S. side Fortv-sixth ST.. 80 feet w. of
West ST., 5Ox100 each; 500 cash; / and years
Free conveyances to show property.
Write for maps with full information.
| LAYMANCE REAL ESTATE AND IN.
VESTMENT COMPANY,
] l66 Eighth ST., Oakland
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25c Scotch Cheviot Suiting 10c
Soc Atwood Yale Check. Csc
75c Pebble Suiting. SOC
75c Atwood Oxford Check SOC
S5c Honeycomb Check. ;. SOC
Use high-grade University
Check. .45c
SOC Pure Drapery Silk. Csc
SOC Laundered Shirts. Csc
SOC Natural Wool Gents
Shirts and Drawers. Csc
Csc Gray Woo Socks. .1215c
25c SILK Neckwear. loo
1Oc Brown Cotton Socks. Sc
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NEW TO-DAY.

ACKNOWLEDGED superior. the Waltz safes In
all sizes. 100 and Ill Market ST.. S. f.
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the courts for his estate promises to
take precedence of the Fair case in many
Of it's features.
There was kindly vein in the dead
mans disposition, in marked contrast to
the acerbity that characterizes the strug-
gle for his riches. In his life Davis was
the friend OF every DUMB animal. His
heirs are preparing for a regular monkey
and parrot tiglt for the rich pickings of
his frugality.
The will, under which Mrs. John M.
Curtis and Miss Lizzie Muir, of this City,
Law claim to the estate, is declared a
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hMr Cattle es Of Rev john NsoW Vino
~ Miss nd Mrs h e d i dt
p law
d H a ~ twas fam h him
or
~ lie H is n O.
Miss % d OF
n h letter s is u
g Chch
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-22

1t would be interesting to trace many
Of the SO called caprices of fashion to
their real source. Many as is well
known, are of historic origin and re-
oeived their inspiration i'll the whih of
some royal or other distinguished per-
sonage. The introduction of the sepa-
rate collar shirt waist, which has and ia
enjoying Il great vogue, was, it is said,
due i'll the first place to the laziness Of
cutter III one Of the fashionable tailor
shops where ladies' waists are made.
He suggested and advocated the style to
save work, it was discreetly talked up
by the head salcswomen, who received
the customers, and the thing was done
we'll done, too, most women will testify.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-22

If the various Grand Army posts Of
the country were disposed to take adj
vantage OF an offer made at the last ses-
sion of congress, they might materially
increase the warlike spirit supposed to
pervade every patriotic family, says the
Washington Post. The offer was to sup.
ply warlike implements, which, if they
have outliyed their usefulness, will
serve as ornaments for post headquar-
ters and might inspire the rising gener-
alton with much patriotic feryor. This
could be accomplished by accepting the
tender of several hundred abandoned
cannon and shot and she'll which con-
gress has decided to give to any Grand
Army post that may apply for them
and which are now lying useless and
neglected at the navy yards.
These cannon are mostly old style
models of engines Of war, which might
have been considered just the proper
thing 80 years or more ago, but which,
with the march of progress and the ad q.
vance of invention, have been placed
upon the retired list. Their places have
been filled by guns and munitions Of
war OF more improved type, and Az the
abandoned articles are valuable only al
old metal the government decided that
it could put them to no better purpose
than to give them to the veterans of the
late war, who fought on the Union side
with these same guns.
But it is surprising to count up just
how few posts of the immense Grand
Army have taken advantage of this Of
fer. Since the passage of the joint reso-
luton last winter the records in the of
fee of the secretary of the navy, where
such applications have to be filed, show
less than 100 from the entire country.
There are still guns on hand for about
700 more posts, yet, strangely enough.
the Grand Army has made no effort to
provide itself with an armament
which, although it would be of little
service in time of war, is valuable from
an artistic standpoint in time of peace
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-22
LEZE MAJES TY.
How a subject of the King of Belgium
Played 1t.

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VINO "'4i iaee '""'n WIN ihpuhi'y are
yet apsoiotely aghaSV win lear "heh
brought into the presence Of the great
ones of the earth. such great divinity
doth hedge king that few men would
venture Ia assert their independence or
the ripht IF tbeir manhood # a sover-
,;o,,,s ,.,..,,. ,..ar. .o,,,,,,..i - tbairs
Tb5s ! no do,it an ,nberitapco
fro,,, ~ d. of ford,I5.,, .,hen tho
r,n,,arnb - indo.d ~. To-. lord ~
ali H. r.o,,fo Anon. H.. f.,r ho,,,-
oror ,,hl... ,,,,,,oe ~ co,5a al,,,,, 70
a., od,,,ir5,,., ,,ast,.it,, t.e,,ss tha7, bad
49,. -, - ~, 80, 81, -, ri,,tts
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,,,r+,r,.a a,a ,or,n If n Xandan.
dri,.,l,.. s,,t.i,ot ~ H. i.,,,oaf I,ai-
,,i,,,,
l,,,a -. a,o bo -, . riaca 81
ground AZ o.t.rd rho po.4.ion af which
nIooeed IN, 40 IpcL had II if CHANGED
e. #,l3r.at1.. =, front ~ 10 li,o,s I'll
la pbis f., NO NAV. no snra did NOT
,,,ot,a :, l.s. ,l..,ratl, j., tn. ,en+lo,,,o,,,s
evos ue e,Iled in tho aid 81 architects
and bnilde,g and rroceeded IN erect q
hone, .,, !, ,f+., his uu-, baort ITnfor.
trnateI.. bozyoyer his majesty locked
ont of tho windows &C his villa one dav
ord fonna t5,.t ms s,l,i,ct,s Lo,ne if i
had NOT a,nalated AIoddin,s and snrnng
mn in a nipbt at all events interfered
with his Wv as did that miraculous
etr,ct,,ro ,,.,+h tba vic,y of tho o+ber
soveraien
The king naturally demonstrated at
this want of consideration in a snhiect
and no donbt exnected that the remon.
STRANGE wonjd have good eject So in
deed il seemed for NJ Vaudendriescbe
ongoeed a nn,nher If work,nqn who
nroceedad tonuII down the editice. which
IA ~. NH. l,,,,, f,ishad
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-22
Mrs. Mary Parkllurst.

This worthy Christian woman passed
quietly away April 6, after long sea-
son of suffering, which she endured with
beautiful Christian spirit.
She was born in Skowhegan, June 4,
1925, but at an early age went with her
parents to reside in Palmyra. When
about eighteen, she united with the
Christian church, and the faith then pro-
fessed was her solace and comfort
through all her suhIerings. In 1876 she
united by letter with the Christian
church in Skowhegan of which she was
a faithful member, and a regular attend
ant upon all the services of the church,
till her health failed.
She was united in marriage Nov. 10th,
1916, to Daniel Parkhurst of Palmyra,
who died 81 years ago. Quiet in manner,
gentle in spirit she made bright many
lives, and brought cheer to many hearts,
she sustained to the end her sweet trust
in God, and looked forward to the future
with a blessed hope. She leaves three
daughters, Mrs. +. A. p. Judkns of
Waterville, Mrs. =. c. Jewett and Mrs.
F. |. Estes of Skowhegan, also three
brothers and one sister. The last
thirteen years of her life were spent
with her daughters, who are sorely
afflicted and by whom she will be
greatly missed, also by her grandchild-
rem, who loved her so dearly. The
funeral took place at the home of Mrs.
Estes on Madison avenue, Apr. 9th.
The floral offerings were profuse and
beautiful. All that love could do in its
last ministry to the dead, WAS carefully
and tasterully performed. The services
were conducted by Rev. b. c. Went
worth, with singing by male quartette.
Calm on the bosom OF thy God,
Fair spirit rest thee now!
Fen while with ours thy footsteps trod,
His seal was on thy brow.
Dust, to its narrow house beneath
Soul. to its place on hight
They that have seen thy look in death
No more may fear to die" -
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-22
Hon. A. g. Weston.

We clip from the Herald-Democrat
OF Leadville, Colorado, the following in
relation TO Hon, A. :. Weston, formerly
of this fowl, of whose death brief notice
was given in the REPORTER of last week :
The subj CT Of this sketch was born
in Skowhegan. M, July y, ISIS. He
received good common school educa-
t-on in his native town Atterward he
attended the Bloomfield academy. Iu
1919 ut the age Of II he settled in Wis
cUnsin and engaged in the lumber bust
hess; after a sojDuru OF oi Yeafs In that
State he returned in 1888 II NJ ine. and
there engaged in the lumber business
with his father. Again in 1898 he left
his native State, on account Of failing
health. and settled in sumner, Kansas.
The Pixies peak excitement breaking
out the following year he sci o II for that
supposed FL D0rada, but returned in the
fall 10 sumner, Kansas. The following
spring ne removed from Kansas, and
conveyed his family across the plains
with an OK team, arriving IN California
gulch. July IA, 1860, and here he has
lived ever since.
During the first II years after his arri-
val in California gulch. he devoted his
time to mining. In 1871 he removed TO
his ranch, seven miles below IeadVille.
10 1872 he Was admitted 10 practice as
an attorney at law in the courts OF the
territory, and for a number OF years he
was the only praciciug attorney IN the
county of Lake. When Laadville was
beginning to bid fair to be the city she
has since become he removed here, aud
opened a law office.
One of the most conspicuous members
St the bar of the State, Judge Weston
posse, d the nfidence and The esteem,
as well as the affection Of large ellen
tele. La the practice of bis profession
two prominent characteristics shone
forth, his rigid and answering integrity
and his unvaringly courteous aud kind
ly demeanor. No matter how great the
provocation, no matter how much his
TENDER might be ruin by the asperities
Of the court room, Judge Weston was
always found the same, courteous, Kind
~ aud cOusiderate, even 70 an adversary
who possessed to lesser degree these
qualities.
His nomination by his party as can
didate for the State Senate, and his
triumphant election, WAS an evidence OF
the high estimation in which he is held
by his fellow citizens. While The Demo-
cratic party, the opposing one, carried
their national ticket in Lake county by
over 400 majority, Judge Weston carried
he county by III majority.
Judge Weston was up to the time Of
his death, one of the pillows OF Odd
Fellowship in this section. Since that
time the Judge has been grand master of
the grand lodge Of the Sat-, and grand
patriach Of the encampment. Ia 1891
he was representative 10 the sovereign
grand lodge from Colorado.
During his years of residence in this
community, Judge Weston has been
more or less interested in mining and is
the owner of considerable mining prop
ertY. He was also the owner at the
time of his DEATH Of the Western block
and assumed the active management of
the opera house.
The deceased leaves widow, and sew
eral children by his first wife
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-22

Among the curious and suggestive
surnames in a certain county in north
Missouri are the following: Red, White,
Blue, Green, Gray, Brown and Black
There are also Kings, Queens, Earls,
Dukes, Marquises and Lords. In am
mated nature are to be found Wrens,
Birds, Cows, Hawks and also Hawkins
and Fowlers. Among quadrupeds are
Wolfe, Lamb, Lyon, Bull, Stier and
Redheffer At one time, in a county in
western Kansas, there lived Redwine,
Sourbeer, Dry bread and Pancake Chi
cago Tribune
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-22
Literary \ Otes.

Harper's Weekly of April "A h will
have, in addition TO its usual features, a
fully illustrated supplement devoted to a
review OF the present crisis in Greece. by
Prof j. X. :. Sterett, and to an article
on the American School for classical
studies at Athens.
In Harper's B1ztr of April "A there
will tie a characteristic paper by Col. +.
W. Higginson, ia his department,
Women and Men," on The Chemistry
of Doubt" aud timely aud familiar talk
by Margaret Sutton Briscoe on "ChoOs-
ing Home. Mrs. Margaret II. Welch
will offer Interesting Information in her
department, "Club Women and Club
Work, and there will be other contrbu-
tions in prose and verse from wel-known
writer's.
Harper's Magazine for May will open
with an article on 'Cross-C Country Rid
ing" illustrated by G. Dana Gibson and
others, ia which Caspar Whitney will
sketch the history of Drag-hunting in
America, presenting its claims to cultiva-
ton rs a sport, and touching bri fly on
the leading hunt clubs. In "A Few
Native Orchids and their Insect Spon-
SblH4 liIC lubt w Ililllli tldlllllbbl Olb-
son, the great artist-naturalst, will
describe and illustrate many familiar
flowers of our woods and fields, and ex-
plain their various devices for cross
fertilization by means of insect sponsors.
"White Nuns Black Man. the seventh
article in the series by Poultney Bigelow,
entitled, white Mans Africa" will
treat of the employment of native labor,
and incidentally will present two charac
teristie negro folk-tales, one of them the
African original of Brer Rabbit and the
Tar Baby. 1t will be realistically illus
trated by Il. Cation Woodville. "Two
Undescribed Portraits of Shakspere"
will be an historical and critical study,
BY John Corbin, of hitherto obscure like
nosses of the great dramatist, one of
which is probably the only life portrait
in existence. The article will be illus
trated by engravings of the portraits by
II. Barnett WOODBURY.. In theological
Progress of the Century the fourth of
a series Of illustrated articles on the con-
tributions of the nineteenth century to
science, DR.. Henry Smith Williams will
present the latest theories as to the
history of the earth's crust, and will
describe the formation of the North
American Continent. Also oth1r at
tractive features.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-22
The QuiDleDaSsot Inn s.!

For the good people of Somerset Co.
to take an outing, for recreation, will
surely be new feature and easy of access
as the proposed extention of the electrics
to the end of the bridge, will be almost
equal to running into the Hotel Catering
for society banquets and social meetings at
lowest cost will be grand feature of this
interesting Institution, as every effort
will be made to surround the guests of
this house, with all the social cheerfuness
possible, where the most refined, may
expect responsibility entirely void of
intemperance. DR.. CONANT.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-04-22

In the salt district in Cheshire, Eng
land, the brine has been pumped SO CON
tinuously out of the earth that the land
has settled very considerably. The
houses naturally sink with the earth,
and in some of the streets in Northwich
only the roofs are visible. The houses
are inhabited. although the rooms are
underground. In great many cases ad-
ditional stories have been added, so that
by living in the upper rooms the resi-
dents may have some light and air The
roadways sink, too, but are kept up to
the proper level by the government. -
New York Sun. {