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The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
KENO GAMES DRIVEN OUT.
EsaLia city Council Finally 7riumphs
in its Crusade against
GAMBLING.

VISALIA, CAL, Oct. 9-The keno games
have been closed here a. last. For some
time they ran openly in several places in
town, but the Palace Hotel was the
favorite resort, and there scores OF bows
and young men as well as older men,
gathered every night. The City Council
at last decided to put stop to what it
regarded AS the most pernicious gam bling
scheme that has struck the town. An
ordinance was framed and passed
unanim ously.
But no notice was taken of the City
Council or its ordinance, and the first
night after the ordinance went inro effect
the manager of the hotel and two OF the
operators OF the game were arrested. One
OF the cases came to trial, but some of the
jurors were keno players and Manager
Frank was acquitted.
Last night, shortly after fhe verdict, the
game was started up as merrilY as ever,
and the same three men were again ar
rested. To-day compromise was reached
between Franks of the hotel and the city
authorities. Franks agreeing to close the
game II the com aints against him and
his men were dismissed.
This scores victory for the City Coun-
oil
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10

First-Settle all disputes with other ma
tions, Japan and others-we want no en-
tangling alliances; then expe! ali foreign
ers, such as Chinese and Japanese, whom
we do not regard as desirable citizens
here; then submit to the vote of the bona.
fide residents there, natives, Americans,
British, Norwegians. Germans. French.
whether they would desire annexation
with US. This should be done before we
even entertain treaty. Then we would
be ready to consider whether IL would add
to cur national purposes to possess the
islands, and whether the people there
would be desirable citizens. Says our
Declaration of Independence: ',AlI Just
government derives its power from the
consent of the governed" At this very
day, while we are quietly considering the
matter, the natives there are holding
meetings and taking measures 10 protest
against annexation.
Ii the islands, when annexed are to be
governed by a sort OF protectorate (not as
a State or Territory, it may be said that
system is entirely contrary 10 republican
form of government. They must be q
part OF us, if at all of US. Republics can
not gointo the guardianshi bu .iness.
1 regard this subject other than in a
commercial way. Commerce is valuable,
but secondary only. Without nationality
there can be no commerce. Egypt has
plenty of shore line, but no nationality to
speak of, and no commerce. Germany has
but little shore line-but what commerce
for what nationality!
Some say We need the islands for a coal
ing station and for defense IN case of war.
Well does Senator White reply that 'de-
lenses on this coast would defend the
coast to better ADVANTAGE than batteries
on the islands; that 2G00 miles is a long
range for guns even of this day" Why,
in case of war, even with Japan, we
couldn't defend the islands without send
ing there every ironclad the nation has.
And In the meantime we would have to
ask Japan not 10 attack lis anywhere else.
Said President Madison, Nothing
should ever be acquire which would re-
quire navy 10 defend il.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
DISAPPEARED IN
MOUNTAIN WILDS
Fresno County Rancher
Thought to Have
Been Murdered.
Left His Home Two Months
Ago and Has Not Since
Been Seen.
Friends Believe That He Was Way
laid and Slain in Cantua
Canyon.
Special Dispatch to THE CALI.

FRESNO. CAL, Oct. 9.-Lorenzo Las
cano, Frenchman, who was extensively
engaged in the sheep business in this
valley, has disappeared in the Coast
Range Mountains, IN the western part of
this county. 1t is now two months ago
since he lett his camp near Coalinga, set
ting out on horse back to ride to Cantua
Canyon, where he had one of his numer-
Gus bands of sheep. The last seen of him
was when he was in the vicinity of Men
dota on the afternoon of the day of his
departure from Coalinga.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10

We now have no extra-contlnental terri
tory. We need none. Every foot OF our
territory, except Alaska, can be reached
by our own highways.
We have enough land already. II we
want Cuban tobacco, We have the money
10 buy it; ii we want Hawaiian sugar, we
will buy it; if we want an y thing of foreign
growth, whether it be bananas or princes,
we will buy them and pay our money fol-
them.
There is one thing that I think the
country would be better off if we had a
little more of, and that is, unseliish, God.
fearing, justice loving, American states
mansBip.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
EzTcN ON THE STAND.
Claims "Mommy" Pleasant Sold to
Him Furniture He Is Accused of
Edyinq Stolen.

NAPA, CAL, Oct. 9-The preliminary
hearing of George r. Eaton, charged with
embezzlement by Mrs. Theresa Bell, was
not concluded to-day. and continuance
until next Friday morning was taken.
Eaton was on the stand, nearly all day,
and The attorneys for the people Cross
examined him closely. He contended
that The furniture he is accused of having
taken was sold to him by Nanny"
Pleasant. Wnen he vacated the witness
chair Fred Bell took the stand for the
defense. He will be further examined
ne xt Friday.
Mrs. Bell sat in court very CONF ossd
all day. w. III. Schooler of San Fran cisco
is Eaton's attorney and District Attorney
Bell and G. E. Coldwell of this city re pre-
sent the prosecution. NANNY Pleasant
Will attend when the case is resumed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10

country; [ suppose We could stand few
Voicanoes thrown IN as make-weight
Second-As to citizenship.
have given very brief outline of the
general policy of our Government upon
acquisition; also the kind of people at the
Islands. The question, then, is, Do We
want them? Is it republicanism 10 have
one system of laws, as to citizenship, in
one part, and another system in another =?
For instance, We are now excluding Chi
nese. Shall we permit the q, 500 Chinese
now there to come in at the back do1r d?
Or shali we say TO them, eve know you
are lawfully there, under Hawaiian rule
but you can't go to any other placer" Is
there power TO make such legislation?
In case of annexation the matter OF suf-
frage would be important. To whom
shall the right be given? Shall the Ameri-
cans resident there 10 oil the voting, hold
all the offices, make the laws? or, Snail
the franchise be given TO all residents ?
Win you desire that such persons, remov-
Ing here, be citizens here? Can you pre-
vent their coming? Can you deny them
citizenship here if they do come? Shall
we deny to the natives the rights of
citizenship, and thus take from them what
they have bad? Shall we, in annexing g
them, cut them off Is at annexation ?
Annexation, with vengeance! Taking
them in, indeed If, as under the treaty
OF Guadalupe Hidalgo, we give them a
year to elect to go, where could they elect
TO go? Where would be their mother
country to go to? Shall we take their
country and not let them have anything,
nor anywhere to go?
Then, if they should in Justice be al
lowed to vote In their local affairs, is there
such thing as an American being a citi-
zen IN one part of the country and not al
lowed to acquire the right in another
part? Could man be citizen OF Ter
ritory, say of Hawaii or New Mexico. and,
upon re movai, say to California, not
thereby become citizen here? You are
aware that under the fourteenth amend
ment TO the Federal constitution any per-
son born in the United States is citizen
the country over. Do you wish that every
Hawaiian child hereafter born shall he a
citizen of the United States, and, upon
coming here, exercise all the rights and
have all the privileges, as if coming from
Virginia or New Y ork? For, tear in mind
that in case OF annexation, Whatever pro-
vision be made in the treaty as TO the
present population, every child born
there alter the treaty would be a tulI-
fiedged American citizen. Not only would
citizenship include the future births OF
Hawaiians, but also of Chinese, Japane Sc
and ell else.
We have somewhat of mixture here
now; We have various plants growing
alongside of our Mayflower; We are trying
to digest them ali and get the best there
Is In each and make it assimilate, and
Just now Se arc having spell OF indiges-
tion-wintess the coal strikers. Shall we
increase the mixtureP
In my opinion the people OF the United
States should, before even entertaining
the idea of annexation, require that GER
tain things be done 6y the government OF
the islands:
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10

Constable John p. Kerr of Coalinpa said
To-day that he was satisfied there was
another murder 10 add to the long list of
crimes that have been committed in the
Cantua country.
1t was in this part of the hills that
Joaquin Murietta, the notorious bandit
OF early days, made his headquarters.
and many man travelling alone through
that country has disappeared as though
swallowed up by the earth. 1t is known
that Lascano had $15) on mis- person when
he set out that morning for Cantua. He
drew this amount 10 paw some of his
sheepherders, and in all probability he
had $40 or $50 more with him The sun,
OF $500 would be a big inducement for a
murder in Cantua, and probably some
desperate there is the only man who can
tell how the sheep-owner came to his end.
Inc nerder who was in charge of the
sheep that Lascano went to see that dav
says that his employer never arrived
there. The man waited anxiously for him
Tor several days, as he wanted his wages.
1t was when the herder began to insti
tute inquiries that the first suspicions
were aroused that the sheep-owner had
met with foul play. Friends of Lascaro
were soon aroused, and all the Frenchnen
OF the West Side have been since on the
outlook for any clew that might lead 10
the solution of the mystery, but their ef-
forts have been of no avail
Lorenzo Lascano had been in the sheen
business in the San Joaquin Valley for
the last ten or twelve years. He had
number of bands IN Merced County. and
1t was his intention after wishing Cnntua
to continue northward He was very we'll
known and had many friends. His couu~i
trymen particularly are aroused over his
disappearance.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
SAN RAFAEL'S PAPER CHASE.
Hugh Hume and Miss Janet Bruce
the Prize Winners in the
Final Course

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Oct. 9.-The last
paper chase OF the season was won by
Hugh Hume and Miss Janet Bruce to-day.
In many respects the race was one of the
most brilliant OF the season and fitting
finale to the great sport.
The course lay over beautiful stretch
OF country and was an easy one. 1t was
laid by Louis Hughes, and led the hares
and hounds OVER the San Rafael hills,
through the A. w. Foster ranch and over
the Forbes tract, the finish taking place
on the Petaluma road at the loot of Kor-
tenswailow.
only one accident marred the pleasure
OF the day. and that one did not prove
serious. Miss Bertrice Bruce, sister of
the fortunate young lady who captured
the prize, while dismounting from her
morse at the finish fell to the ground and
sustained few bruises.
To- might ball was held at the Hotel
Rafael il honor of the winners.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
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When the directors went into executive
session the reports from paroled prisoners
were read. These men are all doing we'll
William A. Miner, a stage-robber, an
peared before the board asking for a
restoration of credits. Miner has twice
attempted to escape, and lost his cred it's
for his trouble. He is serving twenty
five years, sixteen Of which have already
passed.
The following applications for parole
came up, but the board resolved TO put
them over until the return of Warde n
Hale. who is at present enjoying a visit at
the national capital:
J. II. Sanders. Plumas County, formerly
from San Luis Ouispo. serving a sentence
of ten years for killing Chnaman He
is schoolteacner and has four children.
G. A. Freeman of San Luis Obispo is
interested in Sanders case, and appeared
before the board. Freeman SAYS that
Sanders. if allowed to GO on parole, has
splendid opportunities 10 lead an upright
life.
Daniel NJ. McKean of San Francisco,
serving two years and six months for bur-
GlaIy; Henry Beaver, Kings County, serv-
ing four years for grand larceny, and
w. w. Van Emau. San FrSncisco, serving
two years for en- bezzlement, asked for
paroles.
The board adjourned, to meet next
Saturday at Folsom pr son.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
Erpro.ton tn the virtue Mine,

BAKER CITY, Or, Oct. Am ex-
plosion of giant powder occurred in the
600 0foot level OF the Virtue mine this after
noon, resulting in the death OF ]. P. Mad
dox and the injury of several others. The
cause of the explosion wss the dropping Q
OF lighted candle In the powder maya.
zine. The Coroner and physician have
gone to the scene
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
F1teen Ror,es Incimerated.

SAN LUIS OBIsPO, CAL. Oct. 9.-The
large barn at the F.fteen-mile House was
destroyed by fire this morning. 1t con-
tanned seventeen horses, 100 tons of hay
ana farming machinery, wagons and har-
ness. All were consumed. The stock and
other property belonged TO n. A. Ly beck
and was 10 have been sold to-day at auc-
tion.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10

Japanese officers who fought IN the late
war against China have petitioned their
Government to erect a monument to the
memory of the horses that fell in battle
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10

ADVANCES made on furniture ana pianos with
or rwithoutremovaL J. Noonan, l0l7-lo23 Mission
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10
OUTPUT OF THE SAN
QUENTIN JUTB MILL
Over Four Million Bags Dis
posed Of During the
Season.
Warden Hale Explains the Recent
Escape of Convict George
Marshall.

SAN QUENTIN PRISON, CAL, Oct.
9.-Warden w. E. Hale OF San Quentin
Prison, in his report read to-day before
the Board of State Prison Directors. lays
the blame for the escape of Convict George
Marshall. alias Louis E. Schroeder, on
September y, to the fact that q coun ty
road runs through the peniten tiary s
grounds, and an effort will be made to
close the thoroughfare.
Clerk Ellis stated to the board that the
guard who was in charge of the post
where Marshall changed his clothes and
walked away free man had been dis
charged.
The appointment by Warden Hale oil
the following guards was confirmed: J..
w. Gre mer. San Francisco; Horace NJ
James Mill Valley; A..C. Snow. Alan ed a !;
J. P. Prenty, Ross Valley.
The following report shows the extern
sive output OF the jutemiIl operated by the
convicts:
Number of bags on hand ...... 1901, 500
y mr. har Of haze sOld
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Number of grain bags on hand
available for sale.

Number of bags sold awaiting
shipment
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-10

When We talk about annexation we
must know what annexation is; then,
what is to be annexed to what; then the
results.
In this country we have had bu. little
experience in annexation; the louisiana
acquisition was purchase; Alaska was
purchase; the Gadsden transaction gas a
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-29
A WIRE TO DAWSON CITY,
San Francisco Company VIII Lay .
Line From juneau.

SAN FRANCISCO. July .4-Every fav
new schemes are being proposed for finan-
ciai investments in Alaska. One of the
latest enterprises formulated is that OF
telegraph and telephone company. which
proposes 20 build temporary telegraph
lin. fr8m Juneau 10 Dawson City. The
capitol stock TO Ia sgibscr bed is s., Coz and
the company is - be Incorporated under
the laws of C'allfol MA At the head OF
the new enterprise are J. W. Wright.
local real estate dealer: c w Wright, Of
I4arksrur. and u. r. Bohannon, who VIII
act as chief constructor Mr.. Bohannon
explained the details OF the construction.
He said;
oar method is very simple. The nre
Is 10 6e constructed on the same plan as
the ordinary military line used ny armies
for war purposes. We have a wire q
quarter % an inch thick and covered with
aksr5te Insulation. which has proved thor
ourhly Rols To stand the rigorous china tic
ccHditsrS praN ai.lns IN Alaska The wire
IS wound upon iarge reels, the same as an
are - hC placed on dog siA2s auG DRAG 1ss.
the reels viii simply Pay oar the loose
wirN and run * along the ground and tnt1s
our iine viii bs through IN something ike
SIX weeks thg time consumed in thu or
binary Trap over The country"
Nr Bohsnnon expects 70 leave for ru
reau IN The very near future and VIII
commerce operations immediately on MS
arrival ther-
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work the entire year. something hereto
fore unknown in Arctic mining. The
temperature IS high here in sun. -sr. It
has been 100 in the shade for the past
week.
''rhe character OF the sol, Is a marsny
muck, which tilaws down for ten or twelve
inches. then there Is solid ice. There is
a heavy GOA; OF moss all over the coun-
try. sometimes a foot thick. The woods
are fun OF moose. cariboo and bear.
"Stampedes TO new discoveries are TAX
ing place almost daily. At preser. Do
minion creek, branch of Indian river,
and Henderson creek. emptying into the
Yukon near the mouth Of Stewart river,
are attracting considerable attention. Two
hundred people left here last night for
Henderson creek. Although Il Is little
early. prospecting Is being vigorously
carried on. ard new finds are daily ex-
pected.
THE new man Is curious as well as am
bilious. and we oftentimes see the old
timer trailing him. The mosquitoes are
not bad here. On the creeks and In the
woods they make things lively for one,
hut DO not interfere with work or travel
ing
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for the new. has gore ont 70 the East
ara grs unexpected Influx Is anticipated
nszt srr.5g-
ard y-sg Is not at. .sy q large creek
caIse6 Indian creek Joins the Yukon about
midway between the Cfordyks and Stew
arr r4-ers, ard ali aiozg this ersak good
Pay dirt nay BE found All that stood
z she way o. working heretofore has
been sh@ scarcity OF provisions. and the
difficulty OF getting them up the river.
Indian creek is quite a large stream. AMI
r. ~ probable IL viii yield $40 or 60
cfains.
Further south yet. lie TIE heads 81 sew
eral branches % Stewart river. On which
some prospecting has hesn tore iris
summer ard good Indications found. but
the want Of provisions has prevented de-
veseprsent. Gold has bee. found In sew
e-al OF the streams joining PeI1y rgsr.
ard also all along the HcotaEnGua- IN
tie tine OF the these Ards further sosfth
are the Casxsar geld fields ia British
CoIumbs 50 the presumption 10 that we
have in our territory along the branches
o. the Yukon q gol6-hssring belt Of In
definite wealth and upward OF 30 miles
IoEg. exclusive Of tie British Columbia
part OF II
Quartz 81 q good quality In reported IN
the hills sec md BONANZA creek, but cf
this viii De able TO speak more fully
after my proposed survey II IL pretty
certain from Information I have from
s-csrsse.ors that ali or nearly eli Of the
norrherIy branch Of White river IL IN
Our side OF the iine ard copper II found
On IL. I have also seen a specimen OF
silver ore. said 70 have been picked Up
in 4 creek flowing into Bennett lake.
about fourteen miles down II, on the
eastern side
When II was fairly established that
Bonanza creek was rich IN gold there
was rush from Forty-Msle. The town
was almost deserted. Men who mad
been in chronic state OF drunkenness
for weeks were pressed into boats IS
ballast, and taken up to stake out
cIa.ns."
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FROM 4 HIGH OFFICIAL
Lisut--Gov. Mcintosh Talk, Of r-Ian.
dyke Riches

!-ieui--fov. c, II Mcintosh, Of the
Eorta egest territory. recently came here
rom Victoria % meet his son. who later
~etft horta ca TIE Portland ard whose
destination IS Dawson City.
Gov Mcintosh waS also anxious 70 NEE,
Anspeeia- Strickland, VINO returned from
fne Yukon on the Portland.
10 representative Of the Post-In.ela-
ss1eeF Gov. Mcintosh SAID that the ingo--
EEsA"n impaired by the officers OF the
E1oa4Dias1 pclice vss CO suca a nature "a 20
fully coTroborafe what seemed 20 Re al
Frost marvellous rsvaia ton contained in
ts.- os1s4ts gives by the Post-Iutsilf.e
he lieutenant governor gave some IN
S@fSslng particulars IL references 20 tie
-~'sfafsent OK ia territories. explaining
sa2t lis p-srog2ttve extences from. tie
- * boundary og Alaska 20 rhs Hudson
oay ana North Labrador, and frvu the
Arc-sc ecssn 20 TIE international Boundary
ire. his territory includes what are cali
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Advice so ctondyke prospec,or..

rrospectors going 70 Alaska anH yukon
country shSuld bear IN nasrG that ore az
the most important things TO give their
attention - is Profession AGAINST the rfg-
o-ous winters. and gSr tits season Should
p-evtEe themselves w{th rlentv of heavy
warm c'0.hirE. The best garments tor
tsls ru~pose are tnose made O fur
tas.v sleeping bags sroui3 also ee NaeE
w{th fae sr3 covered vi1A Z heavy FAR
re- - she =swe kiad Mr.. 4. peskoy1ts.
% 10 |&r7ca street. tbs cs:y Is tho CIV
practical fs-rier in th:s c!gy- re vas
brought uQ So fhe business from boy
hood ard understands Al % tie aetaas
Fel0x 2 uatlvs e. q co,a country. re sas
gwen lie manufacture % fur garments
stUSy ard Is uue prepared TO ogts2t
parties SONG - gEe FAR sor7h wGtk every
thing tEst they need 81 the say % far
garments. Tchfs. etc, His pTfces viii b.
found ps~y reasonable s8d rs work or
TIE highest GREER. Ne person s..aasfsa
leave for 'ae Cion8yke wisaoslt first pay
sag Yislg % NJ. Pesk0vtts' s.era and
prcv.61rg chem sssseS w3th 4 <u~ coat or
robe as this wsA insgre great deal Of
co.stSrt-
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A,sssns~s sser-~ ~ssor all through the coun-
tr-. this section offers great inducements
to he man scu1f IN body and equal TO .
rough Nse. re should come with az least
cne years supply Of provisions: then.
With soorsesy. industry and health. his
success IS almost assured The possi5ll-
ties ard probabilities are great for COM
ret>Dcy.
ITO all the readers Of your paper who
hare relatives ard friends here VOC can
say 70 sAsxn. they are all right So far
no one har been sick there have been no
accidents 10 speak OF. and 10 distress On
the contrary. I'll feel encouraged and sure
o. success
ITO ceaI n personalities. telling you
whers and what each Of your readers
many accua.rtances are doing. would take
too much space All ara well and busy.
and glad they came
The steamer Portus B. Weare LETT here
June Is for ST. Michaels carrying pas
sengers mail etc, via san Francisco.
large number Of miners went out with
their home stake. probably noe less than
$75a coo of dust being taken from here oy
the boat, the result OF few months
drifting last winter. The majority or
these men came in last season. and re-
turn in less than . year with fortune
each. and souas OF them OF no mean pro-
portions
The name 81 oeficiaiiy returned on gov
eminent maps Is Trcan-dik uncian.
meaning 'Haramerl. no; klondyke.
The output Of Bonanza and Eldorado
creeks last winter probably exceeded
81 600 coo This next season It will be
auadrupled on these two creeks alone.
with ali the other located sections TO swell
the amount to an enormous gum From
81 10 81 per pan is the average As 1t
takes six pans to make bucket. two
men can sake out and put on the dump
about 20 buckets per day. The pay IS
enormous. Many Of the claims on Boz
nanza and Es!dorado creeks are being
ground suicsd.' thus making summer
diggsugs Others are mined by drifting On
pay ssreaks with fire, making continuous