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His Petition Filed in
Judge Angelotti's
Court.
The Ex-MiIIionaire Says His
Debts Are Greater Than
His Assets.
Wants to Purge Himself Of Con-
tempt and Get Out OF
Marin'S jail.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL. May 14.-Accord-
documents filed here tonight Colonel
Peter A. Finigan is an lnsolvent and not
the millionaire that mis- friends and also
his enemies have believed him to be.
Attorney ]. P. Sweeny of Lange's coll
lection agency came over from San Fran
cisco this evening, bringing with him the
turfman's petition. and presented the
papers to Judge Angelotti. The colonel
swears that his million or millions have
dwindled to $4,000 or less, and that the
interests represented by this amount are
mortgaged until they will produce next
to nothing. His liabilities he fixes at a
much greater figure than his assets, and
if his statement is accepted by Judge An
gelotti he will not be son the board"
when the final settlements are made.
Mr.. Finigan admits that he owes to A.
B. Spreckels $4,000 on a note representing
that much borrowed money; that C. C.
Bemis, the real estate man, is his creditor
T. the extent of $1,000 on mortgage; that
2. T. McDermott, the stocklnan, is en-.
titled to claim $1,000 on a note; that he
owes Mrs. Finigan $3.50 for alimonv. and
that he owes William Lange Jr. $50 for
money DOIIOWcu.
AS to assets the colonel is more modest
His Calaveras mining property is claimed
to be worth but $4,000 and his one-sixth in
terest in the Oakland track $1,000. Both
of these properties are nortgaged and are
not readily salable. More, beyond a
watch, ring and few suits Of clothes, the
colonel says he has not.
His attorney deposes likewise and
asserts that Finigan's former wealth has
fed through Improbable money ventures,
fat bets on aorseraces and the trouble that
his wi.e's suit for divorce has brought
upon him.
The coloneps reason for exhibiting the
paucity of his worldly belongings is that
he wants to get out of durance in the
Marin County Jail, where he has been in
carcerated for six weeks. Judge Ange-
| lotti ordered him into custody because he
neglected, either through inability or un-
| willingness, to pay the alimony and coun-
sci fees awarded to his wife. In view OF
the disclosures OF the petition in insol-
| vency the story of the colonePs financial
woes takes on humorous turn. His wife
had him incarceTated because she thought
he had plenty OF funds with which to set
tie her alimony, and he remained in Jail
because he had no money with which to
pay. Now that he has concluded to tell
OF his condition it is probable that he will
be released and his wife paid her ella inns
out OF the sale of his estate.
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PjUTE WAR HEAR CALiEHTE.
HostIhtss Break Out Between the Braves
of Two Villages in the FOOT
bJIc

CALIENTE, CAL, May 14.-The report
reaches here that Piute Indians are at
war with one another near William Ship
sey's ranch, which is in the foothills OF
Plute Mountain. One Indian is reported
killed, and it is not known how many
more are dead.
There are two small Indian villages in
the Piute range of mountains, and the
redskins are divided into two factions.
Two chiefs have been rulers, and it is said
one tribe for several years past has
sought to kill the others chief. Their
more intelligent chief is said to be dead.
The fleeing squaws and children OF one
tribe reported the difficulty to Rancher
Shipsey, who tears that the weaker of the
tribes will be annihilated before force of
militia can be sent to subdue the angry
passion of the braves.
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HIDING NEAR WILLIAMS.
Train Robbsr Parker Believed to Be
Efectuahy Hemmed In BY HIS
PErsuerS

PRESCOTT, ARIz, May 4.-Parker,
the train-robber is now reported to have
crossed the Verde Valley and to be in the
vicinity of Williams, on the Atlantic and
Pacific Railroad. Sheriff Ruffner and
posse of Yavapai County have passed
Williams and are now, with the assistance
OF the Indian trailers, to the northwest o1
the town. Sheriff Cam eron of Coconino
County has gone 10 join in the chase with
several fresh hounds.
Ii is claimed that Parker has been prac-
tically penned in and that his capture is
certain within another day. Miller. who
was wounded in the fight with the
Sheriff's deputies the first night, has been
seen in Eugenia Gulch, south of Prescott
and will be take in by special posse sent
after him. Cornelia the Mexican, has
been seen near the Crowned King mine in
the Bradshaw Mountains.
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CAaPBELL-JoHysoN ESTATE.
Heirs Soon to Recetre Their Shares O
fLe PrODerfu

Heirs Soon to Recetre Their Shares Of
tho Property.
LOS ANGELES. CAL, May 14-The
estate left by the late Mrs. Frances Ellen
Campbell l-Johnson has at last been settled
all accounts allowed and the heirs will re-
ceive what was granted them by the will
of the deceased. The case was disposed
of to-day by Judge Clark.
Mrs. Campbell-J ohnsoa died on Novem-
ber %, 1898. in London. The will was
signed by her in 1889. Her sons-Augus-
tine. Conway Seymour, Lewis and Alex.
der Napier ell-Johnson-were made
executors, without bonds. The estate left
in California was large one, consisting
of much valuable land in and near Gar.
vanza and in MADEIRA County.
The deceased controlled tour shares in
her husba nd's estate. The will decreed
| that two of such shares be Withdrawn and
converted into $4,000. Of this sun
! SIS, 900 was to be devoted to paying fol
The Church of the Angels, situated neal
Garvanza, and erected IN memory OF the
late Robert Alexander Campbell Johnson
Ten thousand dollars was to be invested
in securities and the interest devoted tC
| maintaining the church. The remainder
of the es .ate was willed to the children,
| share and share alike.
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satisfied to put this work in the hands o.;
Consul. General Lee.
READY TO GO TO SEA.
Rush Orders That May Mean the
New York Is to Be Hurried
to Kew West

NEW YORK, N. Y, May 15.-The Her
AIDS special says: Orders have been sent
TO Rear Admiral Montgomery Scard to
have tie flagship New York made ready
to go TO sea from new York at moments S
warning. She is to NIL up with coal to
the full capacity.
The haste with which the vessel is to
prepare may be judged from the fact that
although she needs only about 10 tons to
ill her ounkers this amount of fuel will
be hurried on board to-day and to-mor-
row. Concerning the fagship's destina-
ton nothing coula be learned at the Navy
Department. Secretary Long said to-
night there was no significance IN the
orders.
1t has been suggested that Consui-den-
eral Lee has renewed his request that
naval force be kept within a short distance
of Havana for the protection OF American
citizens against mob violence. There IS
no corroboration of this theory, bot the
belief among navy officers is strong that
the New York is TO be held in com plete
readiness to go to Key West at moments
warning.
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GHOSTS HAUNT MARiH'S MORCUE.
Deputy Coroner Eoen Startled BY Un-
canny Moses Issuing From
Coffns

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, May 14-Deputy
Coroner William Eden is willing to take
his oath that there are "spooks" in the
Marin County Morgue. The spook craze
has apparently struck San Rafael with
as much force as has the prize fighting
fever, for the story about the morgue be-
ing infested with uncanny creatures fol-
lows closely upon the tales told by pris-
oners confined in the "haunted" cham
ber in the Marin County Jail.
Deputy Coroner William Eden is a son
of Coroner Eden and we'll known in San
Rafael, where he has lived all his life.
Last Tuesday night" said be, II was
sitting in the front office of the morgue
at about IL O. clock talking with a friend.
Suddenly heard a noise like an anima
scratching the ground. This was followed
by the noise OF the moving of some
object over the floor. The sounds came
from the room just in back OF the parlor,
where we were sitting.
Thinking that there might be some
person in the room [ went back, and
opening the door, stepped up to the gas
Jet and pulled the cord which lights the
gas. In the room are a mum Der of cases
containing collins. AS l turned up the
light / saw the cases move distinctly.
There was q sudden flash, noise and thai
was all.
u was frightened for L could not make
out what could possibly cause the dis
turbances. NV courage returned and I
set about to investigate. l looked over
the entire establishment but could dis
cover nothing amiss. I returned to my
companion and told him of what l had
seen and heard and he left Immediately
and has not since been back The room
was formerly used as the old morgue
until we fixed up another in the rear and
it may have been the ghosts of some of
the departed that returned.
II might assign the strange experienc ce
to some other cause, but not a long time
ago the Coroner, my father, was putting
on his coat in the rear Office when sud-
denly some unseen power gave it jerk
which almost pulled the garment out OF
his hands. He thought at the lime tn at
some of the boys were in the Office and
had done 1t for joke, but when he in
quired about it in the morning none
would confess that they had anything to
do with it.
The Marin County morgue has been
located on c street between Fourth and
Fifth for many years. and Coroner Eden
has been in charge of it for over twenty
years. Many bodies have been received
and placed In the room where the Deputy
Coroner saw and heard the strange sounds
the other night, but now the room i.
used as storeroom for coffins and ghosts.
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TO PROTECT AMERICANS,
President Mckinley VIII Send a
Vigorous Message to Con-
greSS.

WASHINGTON, d. c., May 14.-The
President will adhere to his original pur-
pose anC send to Congress early next
week message recommending an appro-
pration for food, medicine and other as
sistance to starving American citizens in
Cuba At the Cabinet meeting this morn
ing, which convened at an early hour IN
anticipation OF the departure of the Presi-
dent and Cabinet for PhiIadel phia, the
Cuban situation was consid cred in all its
phases. The meeting adjourned before
conclusion was reached, but the confer
ence continued on the way to Philadel-
phia, and information since has been re-
ceIved here that in all proba bility the mes
sage will be written Monday.
Secretaries Sherma and Long did not
accompany the Presidential party to
Philadelphia. They Will tomorrow COM
plete the compilation of reports which
the President will send to Congress as the
basis OF his recommendation for relief.
Secretary Long and Judge Day, who is
the active head of the State Department.
conferred together this afternoon, and
began the work OF making extracts from
reports already received from agents of
laid before the President immediately
upon his return. Long and Day have
telegraphed to Consul-General Lee and
others for reports upon the immediate
situation, and when the President begins
the preparation of his message Monday he
will find a concise statement of facts be-
fore him.
At the Cabinet meeting the Cuban
question arose upon inquiries from sew
eral Secretaries as to what basis existed for
the alarming newspaper eports of the
past few days. The President replied
frankly that while nothing like crisis
was expected he had decided to take a
prompt step in the direction OF rendering
assistance 10 suffering Anne ricans in Cuba.
The President said This determination did
not indicate the adoption of a new Cuban
policy, but was simply. an expression of
his deep conviction after reading fully all
the reports.
The President explained further that his
intention to send special Cuban message
vas merely in line with his general policy
OF protection to American citizens every
where under all circumstances. He stated
frankly he had no IDEA OF performing any
executive war in Cuba at present, but
would await the report of Calhoun, whom
he mas sent to Cuba to ascertain and
report all the facts of the situation. In a
word Mckinley plainly stated to his
Cabinet ADVISERS that Foraker's explana-
ton in the Senate Tuesday regarding the
policy of the administration was literally
true ana accurate.
Spanish Minister De LONE called on
Judge Day and said the Spanish officials
would gladly assume the task OF distribut-
Ing the proposed relief, but the Assistant
secretary said the Government would be
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STAHF0R6'S MEMORIAL DAY.
Birth Of Lcion5 Stan
forG JE.

PALO ALTO. CAL, May 14.-The
chapel was crowded TO overfiowing this
evening. the occasion being the celebra-
tion of the twenty-ninth anniversary of
the birth of Leland Stanford Jr. Mrs. STAN
ford attended the exercises given in mem
ory of her only son.
The programme was almost entirely
musical, the first mum Der being the 'Pil-
grims" chorus from "Tannhauser." This
was rendered by the Glee Club, whose
stamford College Song was also given
with dash and expression. The violin
quartet, in which Brunton, Wilson, SEQ
vile and BittlewelIs particip pated, was
loudly applauded and they responded to
the chorus.
Professor Hudson of the English depart
ment read an essay prepared and delivered
In 1893 on former memorial day. The
subject, although it had not been revised,
was appropriate and extremely interest
ing.
The vocal solo of Miss May Ferrel,
Little Boy Blue" and the piano and
flute duet by DR.. Goebel and DR.. Stallard
of Menlo Park were greatly enjoyed by the
audience. The programme concluded
with vocal solo, "a Hindoo Chant" by
Mrs. M. Smith. The difficult passages
were given with great delic acy of express
sion.
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OUARRELING OYER JELLY.
Craze Accmsation Agatnst san Fran.
cisco's Board of Health.

cisco's Board of Health.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 14.-Some
time ago Chemist Wcnzell of the San
Francisco Board of Health made some
chemical analysis OF food samples submit
ted to him, and in his report, which was
published. he denounced as ad alterations
certain samples of the jelly made for Bar
nard q Dinsmore of this city by Gold berg,
Bowen d Co.
Now Barnard & D;nsmore do no. like
that kind OF notorlety, and they not only
resent 1t, but will attem ut TO disprove the
statement The firm has sent to the San
francisco health people communication
saying that the Cham Der OF Commerce of
Los Angeles is investigating the matter,
and that it is believed at a substitution
was made to the detriment OF the loo al
hrm's reputation. The board in San
Francisco has ordered four sa m Piles of the
ieilies sent to it, which will be analyzed
by other chemists.
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Will Pardon Prisoners.

MADRID, SPAIN, May 14.-In the Cortes
to-day Premier Canovas announced that
the Government on the eleventh anniVer-
sary of the birth of the King, next Mon
day, would grant amnesty to a large num-
ber of Cuban political subjects who were
condemned to Imprisonment at Spanish
penal stations. Those to whom amnesty
is granted will be allowed to return to
Cuba if Ley desire to do so.
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HUNGER DETHR0NES REASQN
Gates of Kap0 Asylum WIN Close on
Two People crazed BY Pri-

ST. HELENA, CAL, May 14.-C. E. Bell
to-day swore to warrant charging a man
named Lidige and his wife, who reside in
the valley below St. Helena, with insanity.
Lidige was placed under arrest last night,
and this afternoon Officer Spurr and Mar
shall Johnson arrested the woman. Both
will be taken to the Napa asylum.
Prlvation and hunger seem to have been
the cause of their strange actions. The
man and woman are hitherto respected
people. bu. they have been forced by cir
cumstances to their present state. Yes
terday Lidige chased his wife around with
a butcher-knife and showed other signs
of insanity. The woman this morning de-
veloped unmistakable signs of insanity.
They have four children. the youngest
being only four months old.
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stanford studomt's Genero,tiv.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. CAL. M

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, May
A.-At recent meeting of the executive
committee of the student body the offer
of Chris Hennp '97 was accepted. During
trip OF the Glee and Mandolin clubs to
Sou hern California he put up guarantee
OF $3.50 to be used in case the clubs failed
to pay expenses. Financially the trip was
not a success and the guarantee was for
teited. Henne agreed that if the student
body would assume this debt of the clubs
he was willing that the money should be
used 10 defrav the expenses of the gradu-
ating class. This met with the approval
of the mmittee.
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VICTORIA DAhAGE SUITS.

Litigation ResMlting From the Bridge
Disnst~r of q Year Ago.
VANCOUVER, B. c., May 1.-THE first
of a series of damage suits resulting from
the tramway fatality at Victoria on the
Queens birthday, in 1896, by which fifty
three persons lost their lives by falling
with an overcrowded car through rotten
bridge, is now proceeding before the Chief
Justice OF British Colum bia. The plaintiff
is Mrs. Gordon. widow of Bradstreet' s
former agent here, who claims from the
city o. Victoria and the English tram
company $50, 900.
Numerous suits awaiting a decision in
this test case involve $500,000 and costs.
Nearly half of the am cunt is asked for by
residents of Washington, Oregon and Cal
ifornia who lost relatives in the accident.
Ths evidence so far points to the negli-
gence of the Victoria City Council in not
repairing the bridge whenit was warned
of the structures weak condition.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
VIEW Mkxico rUnoUo.sE MINES.
Enforced Sale of ihe irfany Group Near
Santa Fe Po,tpOntd.

Enforced Sale of fhs f'fany Group Near
Santa Fe Po,tpOHtd.
SANTA FE, n. MEX, May 1.-THE en-
forced sale OF the Tiffany group of tur-
quoise mines, eighteen miles south OF
here. has been POSTPONED until June 1C
on the written application OF Walcott &
Vaile of Denver, sttorneys for the Farm
ers' Loan and Trust Company, which
holds lien.
The property is owned by the American
tion organize years ago and capitalized
for 81, 900, 900. II has been steadily wor ked
for years, and is the foremost produ OF
turquoise in the world. Tne American
Tul quoise Company paid $250,000 for the
mines and issued bonds for that amount,
W ich were sold at par in New York and
New England. An effort was made by
the owners 10 establish monopoly on
turquoise, but it failed owing to the dis
covery of other valuable deposits in Santa
Fe and Grant counties.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
BIOTCLEs IN 4 oUADRILLE

Aorct Feature of San Jose's Charity
Ftotver Ah0tc.
SAN JOSE, CAL, May IA feature OF
the flower show at Turn Verein Hail this
evening was a quadrille performed by
bicyciists. There was large attendance.
The flowers and decorations are changed
daily. and the exhibits have been added to
since the show opened.
The programme this evening was as fol-
lows: Garden CITY Cyclers' Quartet; solo,
Queen of the Earth J. w. Dermody /;
quadrille-Miss Susie Hubbard, ]. A.
Delmas; Miss Rose Rayburn, Joe Jury !;
Miss May Hubbard. Hardy Downing |;
Miss Florence Bailey. C. M. Smith.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
Crime of a Portland Cashier.

PORTLAND. Or, May IA = Richard
Keeling, cashier Tor The Grattan & Knight
Betting Company, was arrested tonight
for embezz ing $4,000 from the company in
whose employ he had been for nearly
three years. His shortage was discovered
six weeks ago, ana he was givea q chance
to secure his employers by giving them
his personal note, indorsed by his brother.
The latter preferred TO have the mbezzler
suffer for his crime.
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BLAZE Ar SANTA CRUZ.
ConFagrafion Checked by a Chfnese Fire
department.

SANTA CRUZ. CAL, May IA. - Fire
broke out al 8 80 o'clock this morning in
Berkenseer's Chinatown. The Cinnamon
have a well-drilled department of their
own, and it had the blaze under control
before the city department arrived. While
the Cinnamon were very much excited,
they worked with will, and under the
direction OF Mr.. Berkensheer were able to
keep the flames from spreading.
The building in which the fire started
was vacated yesterday. and the fire was
without doubt of incendiary origin. In
one OF the rooms pile of rags saturated
with coal oil wac found.
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Trust Co:npany's property. gave himself
up to Justice Gardner to-day He is
charged by Timothy Murphy with assault
to commit murder Creed drew re-
voiver on Murphy. much to the amuse-
ment of the crowd about the disputed ter
ritory at Larkspur. but much to Murphy's
dismay. Creed was released on his own
recogniZance.
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SHOT WITHOUT OYOCATlON.
Salvador Bruno Arrat7ned for Firing at
PeGcstrians.

SAN JOSE, CAL, May 14-Salvador
Bruno, who shot Giaccano Lacargo in the
leg last night, was arraigned before JUS
tice kirkpatrick to-day OH a charge of
assault with a deadly weapon. Lacargc
and Frank Estello were walking along
Jackson street, near Fifth, when they met
Bruno, who without word of warning
drew pistol and began firing at them
The first shot was aimed at Estello, but
went vide of its mark, and Bruno then
fired at Lacargo, the bullet hitting him in
the left leg noar the knee. Bruno was
captured by the police shortly ufterward
in the same vicinity.
Bruno's examination has been set for
Monday afternoon. In default OF $1,000
bail he went to iail.
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of natural death to-day. The doctors
analysis showed that the gases had pro.
duced poison. A telegram sent by Coro-
ner Eden to Sutter Creek failed to reach
Mrs. Finnie's husband, the reply received
from that place stating that Finnle had
left there the day before. The body is at
the mOrgue.
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Lea Held tar Trial

SAN JOSE. CAL, May 14-J. F. Lee of
Campbell, who was arrested yesterday on
the charge of writing and circulating in-
decent letters concerning Mrs. Hester,
was arraigned in Justice Dwyer's court
to-day. His examination was set for May
20. Bail was fixed at $4,000
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KnsokeroocSer Quartet Concert.

SAN JOSE, CAL, May 1.-The Knicker-
booker male quartet OF San Francisco
gave an excellent concert at the Unitarian n
church last evening. The audience was a
highly appreciative one, and nearly every
mum Der on the program was encored !.
The tenor solo, "Romany Lass" by
Charles M. Elliott, was especially fine.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
UsA111O's BIG rOLICE FORCE.
Sunday Ptcnickers May No Longer Desc
crate the sabbath.

Sunday Picntckers May No Longer Desc
crate the sabbath.
SAUSAL1TO, CAL, May 14.-The Board
of Town Trustees has adopted stringent
measures 10 keep the Sunday picnickers
from molesting the residents of the town.
A special police force has been appointed
to do duty on Sundays. The board
authorized Marshal John E. Greed to ap-
point Me>srs. Chester A. johnson, John
Susavila and Eugene Creamer as depu-
ties, and TO purchase stars. clubs and
handouts. The stars are to be worn in
full view, and the men are to patrol the
town with instructions to arrest any per-
son using bolsterous. obscene or indecent
language.
The violations of the town ordinances
by the Sunday visitors have become so
frequent OF late that these measures were
found necessary TO combat the evil. The
board has instructed Prosecuting Attorney
Adolph Sylvia and Recorder Pryor to be
on hand to dispose of tie cases Of those
arrested.
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Snusalito.x Msrsnaf Irrested

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, May 14.-John E.
Creed, the Marshal of Sausalito, who was
the leader of the five men who cut down
the fence and moved the house for the
Brown sisters at Llrkspur during the re-
cent attack on the American Land and
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In some European countries there is a
firm belief among the peasantry that a
dream of walnuts will be followed by mis-
fortune.
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San Rafael Coroner's Terdict.
SAN RAFAEL. CAL, May 14.-The
Coroner's jury in the case OF Mary Finnie,
who died after eating straw berries and
drinking buttermilk, brought in verdict
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-15
SCENE OF YESTERDAYS BIG FIRE.

The large building 54 Market occupied by Wood Co. Columbian
Woden Mins)
t
by and Although employed
fir will a
the
sore crnerP elandEdd streets
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There are seventeen quinine factories in
the world, and six Of these ar. in Ger
many.