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The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
Trustee Spinney Turns
Democrat and Causes
Trouble.
Will DepoSe All Republicans
From the Police and Fire
Departments.
Insists That They Have Been De-
fiant and Mimicked His Broken
English.

FRESNO, CAL, Sept. 5.-Fresno is ex-
periencing as pretty political row as it is
ever the lot of American citizens to en-
gage in. An upheaval in municipal poll
tics is taking place, and municipal politics
are about the same in Fresno as in all
great cities.
The trouble is all caused by Joseph
Spinney, who represents the "Bloody
Fiji" Ward on the Board of City Trustees.
He has transferred his good will from the
Republican 10 the Democratic party, and
as the other four mem bers OF the board
are equally divided he controls the situa-
ton.
The CALL recently published the fact
that SpinHey threatened 10 discharge all
the Republican policemen and firemen,
and now he i carrying out that threat.
The city employees who owe their posi-
tions to him. Spinney says, have become
TOO defiant, and have talked TOO much
about him "behind his back" referring
in strong terms to the fact that he was
native of Portugal, and mimicking his
broken English.
So Joe is ''going down the line" against
them all, and soon the Police and Fire
departments will be IN control of Demo
Gratis. He has begun by having trumped-
up charges preferred against two police
1uen, and last night an investigation,
which amounted to farce, was held, last
ing until midnight. The Democratic
trustees are, of course, standing in'' with
the brilliant statesman from the Fifth.
The cases were taken under advisement
last night. 1t is known that clean
sweep is to be made of all the city EN-.
pIoyes.
One of the policemen first picked out
for discharge is Gus Anderson. He has
been on the force for many years, and has
been faithful officer; IN fact it is con-
ceded that he is the best one the city ever
had. The rough element "across the
track" which locality is in Spinney's
waro, are bitter against Anderson because
of his vigorous work there.
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ON CALIFORNIA DIAMONDS.
Fresno Republicans to Withdraw From
the 7ournament-GM kdges
Eeat Reliance.

FRESNO. CAL, Sept. 5-The Fresno
Republicans and the Visalia base ball team
crossed bats at Athletic Park to-day, and
the home nine won by a score o. IL to [.
Thompson, the phenomenal pitcher for
the Republicans. struck out seventeen
men, and the visitors got only one hit
from him. A return game will be played
at Visalia on the 8 h, when the Valley
road elebration wi be held in that town.
The Fresno Republicans have about de-
cided 10 withdraw from the Examiner
tournament becanse of the unfair treat.
ment The committee has accorded the
boys. The local players believe at the
Examiner has pet team to which it
wants 10 award the purse and trophy it
offered some months ago.
SAN JOSE CAL, Sept. 5.-The baseball
game here to-day between the Santa
Claras and the Will & Fncks of San Fran
cisco was close and exciting. The Will d
Fincks outbattei their opponents, bur
we're defeated by phenomenal fielding of
the San a Claras at critical times. Score ::
Santa Claras 2. Will & Fincks l. Attend
aDce 1000.
SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Sept 5.-The bail
came between tue Conway & Baumell
team of San Francisco anG the San
Rafael nine resulted in a victory for the
home team by score OF Ii to 15 Both
sides bnt,ed heavily.
STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 5-The strong
men from the Union Iron Works must
ha We left their heavy hitters at bone to-
day, for they proved easy marks for the
Stockton ball-tossers. Th, day was a
warm one and that may have had some
eff, ct on the work of the San Franci,cans.
Chase of the Stocktons was at MS best
and struck out five men. The visitors did
not seem a bic 20 find him, and, when thew
did, were unlucky in placing their hits.
Arkan, the new second baseman for
Stockton, played great game. lining out
a home run and several singles. Lovro-
vich for Stockton knocked out three.
bagger. Billings at short redeemed him.
self from asst Sundays errors. playing a
perfect and trillian. game, making two
plckups that drew cheers from The friends
OF both sides. The batteries were: Union
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Iron Works. Pyne and Beckett; Stockton,
Chase and Lovrovich. The score: Stock
ton 16, Union Iron Works A.
SACRAMENTO. CAL, Sept. 5.-The Gilt
Edges defeated Reliance OF Oakland here
to-day by a score OF to 3. The attend
ance was nearly 5000. The Gilt Edges
made three runs in the first inning and
Reliance one. The other three were made
in the fifth inning. Reliance made one
run in the seventh and one in the eighth.
The only home run made was by Llnge of
the Reliances. The batteries We're: Gilt
Edges-HugLes and Farrell; Reliance
Miwain and Drews.
MODESTO. CAL, Sept 5.-The game Of
baseball between Stockton and Modesto
to-day was Witnessed by large crowd. 1t
resulted in a victory 1or Stockton by a
score OF 13 to IL.
GRASS VALLEY. CAL. Sept. 5.-The
Smiths OF Grass Valley defeated the Colts
of Nevada City at Watt Park to-day by a
score of 25 g.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Sept. 5. = The
AlerIs of Alameda defeated the local base
bril- team this afternoon by score OF
to e.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
TURNER'S At STOCKTON.
They March in Parade and Compete
in Athletic Contests for
7roDhfeS.

STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 5.-The city
was given over to-dav to the visiting dele
rations of turner's from San Francisco.
Sacramento, San Jose and other cities
sending delegations to the annual turn
fest of the State organization. Elaborate
preparations had been made for the re-
ception of the visitors. Many of those
from the bay came up on special steamer.
The parade was formed on the plaza
shortly before 10 o'clock, and was headed
by platoon of police and the drum corps
of the San Francisco Turn Verein. The
Terminal City Wheelmen took part in the
parade in full uniform. The turner's
paraded through the principal streets and
thence proceeded to Eintracbt Park,
where the annual games were engaged in,
the prizes being gold medals. The WIN
ners were:
Pole Vault. scheppler, San FranciscoTurn-
verein.
Broad jump. Hoffman, San Francisco
Turnvere'n 81 feet inches.
Weight liftlng-Paul Peikert, Stockton Turn
verein, 100-pound dumbbell forty times; F.
Haberle, San Francisco Turnvereln, second,
twenty-nine times.
Running event-G Fleisher first, F. Hoff-
man second, both OF the San Francisco Turn
verein.
William Affen back of Sacramento won
the shot-put, high jump and hop. step
and Jump, with AL Keunzie of San Fran
cisco second. The other shot put was won
by Fleisher of San Francisco, and the hop,
step and Jump by Al KeunZie Of San Fran
cisco. Many OF the turner's will remain
here to observe Labor day tomorrow, CO.
ing down the river on launch parties, ar
ranged by the members of the local or
CaniZatlOu,
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HER LAST CURTAIN.
The Remain Of Mrs. John Dretr,
Actress, Laid to Rest.

The Remain Of Mrs. John Dreu, the
Actress, Laid to Rest.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. 5.-Fu-
neral services over the body OF Mrs. John
Drew were held to-day in st. Stephen s
Espicopal Church, and the aged and we'll
beloved actress was inferred in the
family lot in Gienwood Cemetery,
alongside the grave of her husband. The
service at the church was conducted by
Rev James Miller, assistant rector, and
consisted solely OF the burial service
There were no pail bearers, and at the
grave the reading of the commital service
was the only ceremony. At both services
there were large crowds in attendance
Prominent among The mourners, in addi
tion to John Drew her oldest son; Mrs
Hitchines, slster-in-law; Miss Hitch
ings, a niece, and Lionel Barrymore, he r
grandson, there were present Joseph JEFF
ferson, Denman Thomrs) IN, Francis Will
son, Sol Smith Russell, George Holland
Willie Collier. Mackln Arbuckle, E eanor
Barry and Fanny MacIntyre, also the
members of most of the companies in
town and nearly all the Il cal theatrical
managers. The floral offerings were lavish
and came from most of the leading theat-
rlcal organizations in the country.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
DEFiED BY DE Ia cyES7A.
Santa Barbara (ouny's Democratic
Central Committee Set at
hauqht.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Sept. 5.-The
Democrats of Santa Barbara are all by the
ears over letter lately received from Ed
de la Cuesta, Supervisor of the Third
District, by the Democratic central COM
mittee of this county.
This letter was written in answer to a
set of resolutions passed by the Central
Committee calling on De la Cuesta to re-
sign the office to which he had been ap-
pointed by Governor Budd.
This trouble in the Democratic ranks
arises out of the election held in the
saring to fill vacancy caused by the
death of Edwin st. John, Supervisor of the
Third District.
The chairman OF the Democratic County
Central Committee claims that De Ia
Cuesla promised to resign in case Demo-
cat was elected Frank Glass. one of the
faithful. got the plum and qualified. but
is still waiting to draw his salary, De la
Cuesta refusing to give up the office.
The resolutions referred to denounce De
la Cuesta in unmea>ured terms, stigma
tize him as man unworthy and unde-
serving the confidence of the Democratic
party of this county, and one who, for the
sake OF retaining office, has sacrinced his
word of honor and broken promises made
to many Democrats in this county.
DE la CueSta answers the resolutions oy
stating that as he was appointed Super
perviSor through no efforts of the
com mittee, he does not consider that
be is under obligations 10 it. and
that he does not propose to allow IA
few of them, who have set them selves up
as dictators OF city and county politics, to
intimidate or bulldoze him into resigning
the office of Supervisor of the Third Dis
trict."
He denies having made any promises to
the committee. and says tha. II any men,
5ers claim he did they tell direct false
hood.
De la Cuesta is member of the Demo.
cratic State Central Committee and an
effort will be made to have him removed
from the com mmittee.
He is one of the shrewdest politicians in
the Democratic ranks in this county and
has large following in the Santa Ynez
Valley.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
TO BOOM The SAN J0IQUIN.
The Central California Deveiooin0
Association organized at
fresno.

FRESNO, CAL, Sep. 5.-A meeting of
prominent and heavily-interested citizens
of the counties of the valley was held in
this city yesterday, and the Central Cali
fornia Developing Association was organ
lied. 1t elected officers as follows:
President-Fulton G. Berry of Fresno.
Vice. president-SenaIor S. c. Smith OF
Kern County.
SecreIary-John Reichman of Fresno.
Treasurer-S. Mitchell of Tulare
1t will be the purpose of this association
to exhibit AMI make popular California
dried fruits of all kinds, grapes, raisins
and wines, and thereby create demand
for them where none has heretofore ex-
listed, principally by maintaining exhibits
in the larger cities of the East; also to in :
duce beei-sugar manufactures and various
other industries 10 locate in this valley
increasing its population, its industries,
the demand for its products, and ad-
ventures OF all sorts that are beneficial
and Will promote and secure better condi-
tiOQS.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
UILL PISIT SACRA NENTO.
Eastern Con0ressmen Will accept tn
CapttnHs Imitation.

Eastern Com0ressn.en Will accept the
Capitals limitation.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Sept. SIN re.
sponse 10 a telegram sent by Mayor
Hubbard at the request of COM
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
of this city inviting the Con-
gressional party to visit Sacramento
to personally investigate the condition OF
the Sacramento River, word has been re-
celved that Congressmen b. B. Dormer of
West Virginia, ]. II. Bankhead of Ala
bama. II. Z. Loudenslager of New Jersey,
A. s. Berry OF Kentucky, J. NJ Porter and
n. c. Brun of West Virginia. j. A. Tawney
of Minnesota and Warren Miller would &C.
cept the invitation and would arrive in
this city on Tuesday.
On their arrival the party will be driven
to the State Capitol, take luncheon at the
Sutter Cub, visit Sutter Fort and then go
on an excursion over the river, examining 9
the sand bars and levee breaks IN route.
Invitations were forwarded this evening
to Congressman j. A. Ba.ham, Eugene
Loud, S. G. HIIoorn and Marion de Vries,
Senator G ore G. Perkins and ex-Con-
gresham Grove l.. Johnson to be present.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
To Dedicate q Htgh School,

SAN JOSE, CAL, Sept. s. Extensive
preparations are being made for the laying
OF the corner stone of the new High School
in Normal square on Admission day. The
ceremonies Will be held under the auspices
of the California Grand Lodge of Masons.
at noon there will be a parade of the
Masons. Native Sons, other fraternal
societies, Company B and the pupil. of
the High School, concluding at the
grounds, where the dedication exercises
will take place. The ceremonies will be
conducted by Grand Master Lucas of
Santa Maria, and Grand Orator F. E. Baker
of Woodland, viii deliver an address
Music will be supplied by the Masonic
quartet. The class of '97 of the High
School will be represented by Arthar B.
Langford. who will present the silver
troweI 10 be used in laying the corner
stone on behalf of the pupils
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Conr.ntt,n of Forester,.

CLEVELAND, ONO. Sept 5.-The bl-
ennial convention of the Subsidiary High
Court of the Ancient Order of Foresters
will begin in this city tomorrow. High
Chief Ranger George Hill OF Meriden,
Conn, and number of delegates, as we'll
as the officers. are already here. The
most important business 10 come before
the convention is proposal to add an in.
surance feature TO the order, and it is be-
lieved that will be done. 1t is also pro-
posed to amend the constitution so as to
make the dues uniform instead of gradu-
ated according 10 the ages of the mem
bers. The delegates present will repre-
sent seven or eight States.
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SCHOONER
WRECKED BY
BIC Guns
Iron Monsters Break
Loose and Charge
Over the Deck.
F. SEEK SAFETY IN THE
RIGGING.
Captain and Crew Watch the
DeStru CtiOn of the Vessel
From Aloft.
THRILLING TIMES ON THE
AGNES |. GRACE.
Finally the Schooner Capsizes and
Sinks and the Saamen Escape
in a Small Boat.
Captain and Crew Watch the
DeStru Ction of the Vessel
From AlOft.
THRILLING TIMES ON THE
AGNES |. GRACE.
Finally the Schooner Capsizes and
Sinks and the Saamen Escape
in a Small Boat.

SAVANNAH, GA, Sept. 5.-The three
masted schooner Agnes l. Grace of Ban
gor, Me, capsized and sank this morhiug
twenty miles east of Tybee. Her crew
came ashore in a boat and landed at War
saw Island this afternoon.
The schooner Grace sailed from New
York August % with cargo of salt for
Georgia and four Teton guns for the
Tybee Notifications. All down the coast
she was driven by fierce northeaster,
and on Saturday night she came off Tybee,
laborin heavily in the gale.
An effort was made TO bring her to and
save her being driven further TO the south
ward, but when she was brought to the
wind began 10 toss the vessel. and the big
guns which formed part of her deckIoad
drifted loose from their Iashings and took
possession Of the deck.
The crew was driven into the rigging
and the iron monsters plunged about as
the vessel heaved in the sea, making
every effort 10 recapture them almost
certain death.
About S o'clock in the morning an un-
usually heavy swell tossed all four guns
into the port scuppers, ana the vesse!
heeled under the immense weight, tried to
right but staggered as the green water
broke fiercely in over the bulwarks. She
capsIzed and sank.
Captain Farrar and his crew, consisting
of seven men, succeeded in manning the
vessels boat after much difficulty, and
rowed away from her just as she went
down. They arrived at Warsaw Island,
twenty miles south of Tybee 1nle:, at
o'clock this afternoon. The proprietor of
the Warsaw Inn took the shipwrecked
men in and did everything necessary to
make them comfortable. They will come
to the city to-day either in their boat or on
the sloop Hartford which is at Warsaw on
her way TO Savannah.
The schooner Agnes I. Grace was built
at Waldo boro, Me-, in 1873, and hailed
from Bangor. Me. She Was 126 feet in
length, 31:5 feet in breadth and 11:9 feet
in depth. Her gross tonnage was 374. SO
and net tonnage 1876
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
Display at Sacramento
ExcelS Those of
the Past.
To-Day the States Exposition
Will Be Opened to the
Public.
Throngs of Visitors Already Tax
the Capacity OF the Capital
City's Hotels.

SACRAMENTO. CAL. Sept. 5.-From
all indications the big State show that
opens its doors to-mo orrow will be fully on
a par with those OF former years. if not
better. Every train is bringing in visitors
by the hundreds, and the hotels are taxed
to their utmost capacity.
AS the visitor enters the pavilion he
passes directly beneath large trium ph al
arch in the Roman style of architecture,
embellished in white and gold and sur
mounted py the motto, Agriculture is
the basis of all prosperity
The first sight which presents itself to
the eye is the novel and instructive ex-
hibt of the State Board of Horticulture.
A picturesque effect has been obtained by
efforts in the line of landscape gardening
by State Gardener Dunn. Beautiful beds
of growing grass have sprung as though
by magic from the bare floor. fountains
play in the sunlight and coy a-bors, hooks
and rookeries adorn the space once used
for the exhibition OF such commonplace
commo dlties as wagons, buggies and
patent medicines.
This depar:m ent is under the direct su-
psrvision Of Secretary r. NJ. Lelong.
The industrial exhibits are all new and
fine, and il is promised that the musical
programme will surpass anything ever be.
tore rendered at the State Fair.
Out at the park the stock is pouring in
rapidly, and it is claimed that the racing
card gives promise of being the best given
in years, owing to the number of speedy
horses wEicl are stalled al the present
time. One of the question: discussed by
horsemeu is: Has Searchlight met his
match in the black wonder, Joe Wheeler :?
The latter is expected to reel off mile in
2:05 or better.
]. Morse, who rode for Marcus Daily in
Montana, will be nun bered among the
riding talent with the gallopers.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
IT Is TEL. ON FEVER.
Nature of the Contn0fon ut Ocedn
springs at Last Determined.

Nature of the Contn0iom ut Ocedn
springs at Last Determined.
NEW ORLEANS. La, Sept 5.-The
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana
boards of health have been at O1ean
Springs since yesterday afternoon. An
examination of the prevailing disease was
made a week ago. There has been several
hundred cases there. but very few deaths,
and a board of experts declared the dis.
case dengue fever. Since then mortalities
became more frequent and the symptoms
looked more like yellow fever, and the
alarm became 50 great that the health
authorities again gathered. This time
they were accom- panied by Professor A. J.
Metz, chemist of the Louisiana board, who
anaiyZed the evidence in several eases
The verdict tonight was yellow fever, and
various points on both sides of town are
rapidly declaring quarantine.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
PRESET FAIION OF FORESTS.
Co,nntissfoner Hermann Calls Upon the
People for Information.

People for Information.
FRESNO, CAL, Sept. 5.-Binger Her
mann, missioner OF Forestry under
the Department of the Interior, has writ
ten a letter to the Farmers Club of
Fresno, asking for suggestions as to set
ting aside forest reserves in the noun.
tains. This is very, important matter to
the people Of this part of the State. Those
interested in irrigation in the valleys are
DESTROYS OF having the forests in the
mountains preserved, for they serve the
purpose of a reservoir in holding the water
during the summer months and prevent
ing the supply from going down the rivers
at one time IN the spring. On the other
hand, sheep men. cattle men. lum bermen
and miners complain against it.
In his letter Com missioner Hermann
expresses the opinion that it is of the
utmost importance to the people of the
public land and territories that the policy
of the Land Department respecting the
preservation OF the forests of the United
States should be conducted upon broad.
intelligent lines. and with this end in
view he would be pleased if any associa.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
Murdered an Arkau.a, sheriff.

VANCOUVER, B. c., Sept. 5.-John
Taylor, cook at the SeIkirk mine, was ar
rested by a detective at Sandon on Thurs
day for the murder of Sheriff in Ar
kansas four years ago, while resisting ar
rest for cattle stealing. He was taken to
Nelson, where American officers are
awaiting mm. He took his arrest very
coolly and made the damaging statement
that ne had expected to be arrested, but
not for murder. He was located through
his writing letter on letter-paper of the
Selkirk mine.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
PETER CROsEh'> PhCULAr1oss
Wrecks Neto Jersey Building and Loan
ISSociGtlOn.

dSSOc1TflOH.
BENTON, n. j., Sept. 5.-Peter W. Gro
ser, the defaulting treasurer of the Mercer
Building and Loan Association, is still at
large. Yesterday a shortage OF $500 was
discovered in class twelve of the Mercer
Building and Loan Association. AT the
time Croser's books were examined they
showed no receipts for this class, and
Croser vOIuntee red t! information that
the projected class had never been formed.
Since then. however, a mum Der of per-
fOns have turned up who have been pay
ing into class u for about three years, and
Ex pert Harding says the total amount of
tht s. payments will amounf 20 about
$1,000. 1t is generally understood that
there will be 10 opposition be ore Vice
Chancellor Gray in Camden on Tuesd ay
10 he appointment of a receiver for the
wrecked concern.
The shareholders of these classes
which, according to Croser's books, suf-
fered the greatest loss by the stealing will
oppose a distribution of the remaining
assets on the basis of Croser's books and
viii insist that the shareholders of all
classes sustain a loss in proportion to the
amount of money paid in. This matter
may not come up before the vice chancel-
lor oD Tuesday, however. 1t may be left
10 be disposed of by the court after the re-
e. iVar is appOiuteu.
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Ruu Into by ~ uheefmo.

CARSON, NEv., Sept. 5.-Mrs. Evan
David crossed the race course while sew
eral wheelmen were training for q fifty
mile relay with Reno team last evening
and was run into by DR.. Pieper. Her COL
lar bone and nose we're broken and her
face cut open to the bone. Her lungs
were bruised by the fracture of the collar
bone and she is in q very precarious con-
dition. Pieper is suffering from a severe
concussion and his head is cut open.
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
Tcteraa, on the b tttfefeld.

GETTYSBURG, VA. Sept. 5-The vet
Grams and friends of the Seventy-third and
TWen y-four;h New York Regiments and
the veteran firemen of New York spent
all Of the day on the battlefield. This
afternoon the veterans of the One Hun
dred and Twenty fourth held an informal
meeting at their monument at Devils Den,
which was opened with prayer by Rev. 7.
d. Britain, who also made an address.
Brief historical sketches of the regiment
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06

tion or body of persons in Fresno inter
ested in the subject would give him the
benefit of their experience respecting the
policy of reserving the timber lands of
the United States from entry or disposal.
The Commissioner asks the club to sug-
gest such rules and regulations as would
be the most suitable in this region for the
management of reserves, having in view
the best interests OF the Government, as
we'll as the present and prospective in
terests of the persons Immediately or in
directly affected in the preservation of
the forests
The San Francisco call., 1897-09-06
Chance catch of a Burglar.

FRESNO, CAL, Sept. 5.-Constabte T.
A. Mack was down from Merced yester-
day and while looking through the Court
house park he found man whom he has
been trying to loca;e for the past three
weeks. The fellows name is II. A. Mar
tin, and he Is wanted in Merced for bur-
glary. The constab Bile was in Fresno two
weeks ago trying to find the fugitive, but
was unsuccessful. The officer was Iookin o
for another man when he accidentally ran
across the burglar.