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The Murderer Had Ar
ranged to Escape
From Prison.
Details of the Scheme Con-
tanned in a Letter in His
Chirography.
Further Proof OF the Awful Bru-
tality of the Mob That Took
His LIE.
Special Dispatch to THE CALI.

CARSON, Dec. 10.-There is a lull in the
excitement which followed the Iynching
of Uber, as residents Of Douglas County
are now awaiting the meeting of the
Grand Jury called by Judge Mack. The
story that the people of Genoa have proof
that the lynchers were from Diamond
Mill, where Anderson worked, is denied
The following portion of a letter, claimed
10 be in the handwriting OF Uber, is now
produced to show that he contemplated
making his escape:
This is the way it must be done. Alter they
put my supper in then watch them, and when
they go out Stiu keep good lookout for the
Constable and the deputy and Sheriff and ii
no chance comes wait till they put me in the
cell and go away and in about ten minu tes or
thirty minutes go to he back Of the yard and
cross the fence and open the window and the
doors with the keys and then wlll have all
night til the Xtday to get away.
You could have u horse tied at the cemetery
and could ride &c Jacks Valley and turn the
horse loose and go 10 Lake Tahoe and ten
miles 10 the east toward Truckee and hide that
Gay, and the next night l can cross the
Truckee and 60 10 Sierra Valley and The re get
something to eat and cross the Sierra Noun
talns and so go on out OF their way, and they
can never catch me.
[ Der was saving up provisions and
had grubstake stored away IN a lime
barrel in the Jail.
The Courier denies that Uber's ewes
were gOuged out, but admits that his nose
was broken and his face Iacerated and
bruised. Other persons insist that one
eye was destroyed by punches in The face
before he was strung up, an4 that he was
writhing il agony at The end of the rope
and when the bullets were sent into his
body.
A bloody sledgehammer found in
0er's cell shows tnat the brutal mob
must have struck him before il left the
jail. a certain person says that he visited
Inc jail at 80 o'clock on the evening pre-
.Vious 10 the Iynching, and the iron doors
were Locked. he came after the deputy
sheriff TO take him TO dance at Valley
Springs. He says he requested Constable
Grey 10 accompany him, but the latter re-
fused, saying that a lynChing marty was
constantly expected. The Sheriff saws the
iron doors we're not locked, as the keys
had been lost.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
LONGS BILL FOR
INCREASING THE NAVY
1t Provides for One Bat;Ie-Ship,
Six Torpsdo-Boats and
Three DeStroyers
If Authorized, Four of the New
Vessels VIII Be Built on the
Pacific Coast.
Special Dispatch to THE CALI.

SieClAl lJlspatcn 10 CALL
NEW YORK. Dec. l0.-A Washington
special to the Herald says: Secretary
Long has presented to Congress his bill
for the increase OF the navy. 1t provides
for one sea- ding coast line of battle ship,
primarily for service on the Pacific Coast,
designed TO carry the heaviest armor and
most powerful ordnance upon displace-
ment OF not less than II, 900 tons, to have
the highest practical speed, and TO cost,
exclusive OF armament, not exceeding So
750. 600
The bill provides also for six sea-going
torpedo-boats of about lis tons displace-
ment, to cost, including armament, not
exceeding 81, 125, 600, and three torpedo
boat destroyers of about 300 tons dispIace-
ment, each to have maximum speed of
thirty knots, aud to cost. including arma-
ment, not more than 5000 600.
The battle-ship and not more than two
OF the torpedo-boats and not more than
one OF the destroyers are TO be built on
the Pacific Coast and the remainder on
the Atlantic Coast. The department is
prohibited from placing contracts for more
than Two torpedo vessels with any ons
hrm. There seems TO be no question thai
the torpedo. boats will be authorized. |
have talked wit n majority of the men,
bers OF the naval committees of the Senate
and House and found they are conscious
oil the necessity lor more vessels of this
type.
As the Herald stated few days ago.
however, the chances for the auih RIA
ton OF ary armored ships are not bright.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
ACCUSED OFFICIALS
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Trial of MendoCino'S Board of
Supervisors Ends in an
ACquittaI.
Was Charged With Having Allowed
Claim Against a Fund AL
ready Exhausted.
Special Dispatch to THE CALL

UKIAH, Dec. 10.-After trial lasting
one week the jury in the case of the People
VS.. c. P. Smith ct al. last night returned d
verdict OF not guilty. The action was one
against c. ?. Smith, John Flanagan, A.
NJ. Duncan. Samuel Duncan and Jacob
Wattenberger. tho Supervisors of this
county, and was based on an accusation
made by the Grand Jury some time ago,
wherein ths members of the Board of
Supervisors were charged with maIfeas-
ance in office. The specific charge in the
suit just terminated was that the board
had allowed a claim in favor of one NJ. V
Helm for $495 54 Oh the general road fund
Of the county after such fund had be-
come exhausted by claims previously al.
lowed during the same fiscal year.
There was no contention as 10 the
amount OF money disbursed for the fiscal
year beginning July l, 1896, and ending
June 30, 1897 for road purposes. This the
evidence shows to nave been SAG. S39, while
the prosecution claimed there was avail.
able ior such purpose only $39 l3l. The
defendants claimed that over $156, 900 was
in the various funds The legality of
transfers rom the county general to the
road funds and the apportionment of
redemption tax money received were in
volVed
The Grand Jury. at the time the accu-
saton WAS made, filed four other accuse.
uons against the same persons, also for
malfeasance in office but they were de-
INJURED 10, and the demurrers sustained
by the Judge presiding.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
RESERVOIRS IN
THE ARID WEST
Secretary Alger Reports on the
Systems in Colorado and
Wyoming.
Stored Water Would Return the
Original Cost in Period of
Three Years.
Special Dispatch to The CALL
CALL OFFICE, RIGGs HOUSE J

CALL OFFICE RIGGs House
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.
A general review of the matter of pro-
posed Government construction of reser-
vo;rs in the West is made in report sent
to Congress to-day by Secretary Alger on
the preliminary examination of the
various reservoir systems in WYOMING
and Colorado. a summary follows:
Five reservoir systems were examined
Wyoming-Near Laramie, estimated cost
OF storing water from the two Laramies.
SAG, 254; OF bringing North Platte in basin.
$1,000 OOOi at Sweetwater estimated cost
S276 4S4; Pine Creek system, $40 346; Cloud
Peak, $31,04S; Lake Desmet. Sl13 EGO
Colorado-South Platte, $4,000; Love
land, 1892, 100 (doubtfu aovisa biJityl.
The Piny system is recommended for
Wyoming. Reservoir construction in tho
arid region, the report SAYS, would reduce
the food height OF the Missouri Piver
during the June rise, is INDISPENSABLE to
the highest development of that section
falling more properly under domain of
the nation than of the State, and need not
invoke Government control of irriootior
works. The Government should aconira
fuil title and jurisdiction 10 anv siie ~
improves and tull rights to the wotar
The total extent of a reservoir system in
the arid regions which shall render avail.
able the entire flowing streams will moi
exceed l, 16l, 100000 cubic feet. If its con.
structon were 10 consume a century in
tlme % II WouId Won q ar represent an annual storage
of about l16 900, 600 600 cubic feet. or 29S
800 acre feet. AT So 81 per foot this worJd
cost 81, 432, ZIG per annum. This amonnr
distributed among the seventeen arid
States and Territories gives an averaea
annual expenditure in each of S84 9z7
The annual value Of the stored water
would return the original cost and main
tenance In an average period of three
years.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
Not Hurt hn fhe En{I

SALINAS, Dec. l0-A. A. Plackett, a
workman at the Spreckels sugar factory.
while engaged on one of The immense
smokestacks yesterday, fell distance OF
forty feet. de struck the second plat
form midway from the ground, and
turned two complete somersauits, a!ieht-
ing on his feet in a pile of sand. He sus.
tanned no serious injuries,
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
Poetic Coa.: Pensions.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. = Pensions
have been granted as follows: California
Original-William H. Mcintyre, Castro
vile, $S. Original widows, etc.-Frede-
rika Noethig, Sacramento, $S Mexit an
rsnrvivors-James Evans, Sacrs mep to
S. 10 $l2
Oregon: Additional-John Dell, LIE J..
anon, $S 20 $40.
WASHINGTON: Increase - Andrew C..
Thompson, Seattle, Sc 10 $S.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11

put out. The burning of so many fruit
ware houses in this vicinity during the
past month, and The attempts made 10
destroy others, have aroused the citizens
OF this CITY, anu Yesterday they had a
meeting which resulted in the posting OF
a notice to all suspicious characters and
toughs to leave here within twenty-four
hours. 1t is generally believed that these
hres are most likely the work of some
crank who has an insane prejudice against
apple warehouses;
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
Dcath at Snnta Roia.

SANTA ROSA, Dec. 10.-J. D. Barnett,
one of Santa Rosa's prominent citizens,
passed away at his elegant home in this
city this afternoon. For several months
he had been suffering from Bright's dis
ease, and his death has been expected for
several days.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
Once O,rned Nearlu An BoIina,.

BOLINAS. Dec. 10 Pablo Briones of
this place died yesterday at the age of
II. AT one time Briones owned almost
ali the town OF Bolinas. He leaves widow
and seven children. He was native OF
California.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11

Ciiisens OF Uatsonriitc Trying to Eut
an End 40 Incendiart,m.
WATSONVILLE Dec. 10.-An attempt
was made early yesterday morning TO
burn the large apple warehouse of the
Pajaro Valley Fruit Exchange, but luck
ily the fire was discovered by one of the
wa,chmen OF an adjoining warehouse and
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
Liabilities.

Losses adjusted and unpaid. ......1
Losses in p! oceSS of Adjustment
or in Su -pense -....- ...--.-.-.....
Losses resis ed, including ex-
penSeS. S.-.......--. ----.-.-. J
Gross premiums on Fire Risks run
ming one year or less, 1858, 923 so (;
reinsurance 50 per cent t........
Gross premiums on Fire Risks rum
ming more than one year, $l59,-
O92 90: reinsurance pro rata $500.
Due and accrued for salaries, rent,
etc-...-. ....-.--- .-.........
All other demands against tue COM
pany .....~ '..'...-...''..'' ....
Total Liabilities. es.............
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11

Yes am chemist and chemist had an for
Boothbay Fbo Maine
and ferzet smelling
the transformed substance thought odor
smells anything
from that
and
refreshed With headache food
my physical appearance 1t the recommendation of my
family
all
and
My daughter troubled
aou We
well o ageon the of - A
Eu1Ena
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
The Mnrf,tIn Accentnd.

s "hFteHH d~cepfed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The Marietta
mas been accepted from the contractors,
and Will soon be sent 10 Alaska.
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Net Cash actually received for fire
pr mlu ms ...--- ..----.-.....
Received for interest on Bonds and
Mortgages --.--. ...... ..-..--...-...
Received for interest and divi-
dends on Bonds stocks, Loans and
from all Otht r sources.
Total Income
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STATEN ENT
or THE
CONDlTIO AND AFFAIRS
FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY

OF BASLE, SWITZERLAND, ON THE 31ST
" day OF December, y. u. 1896 and for the ear
ending en- that day, as made to the Insurance Com
ilissloh T OF the state of California pursuant to
the provisions of 6lU and ii Of the Poit
cal Code, Condensed as per blank furnished by the
Commls siOner. -
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11

Assets.
Real Estate owned bv Company.
Loans on Bonds and Mortga .es..
Cash Market Nalus OF all Stocks
and Bonds owned BY Company.
Cash in Company'S Office and in
banks. -..--. ...-... .-...-....-.
Interest due and Rccrued on Bonds
and Mortgages. eS.....-..-..-.- .-...-
Premiums in due course of Col
lection. -...-......-.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
STATEN EMIT
or THE
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
SWISS FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY

Of 81. GALL. SWITZERLAND. ON THE
" 3lst day OF December, A. u. 1896. and for The
year ending that day, made TO the Insurance
Commissioners of the State of California pursuant
TO the prov sions OF sections 6l0 and Gil OF the
Political code, condensed per blank furnished
by the Commissioner
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11

Dressing-tables "a pleasing
and appropriate gift for mother,
sister or lady friend.
Pretty shapes-too many to
enumerate. Come and see them
yourself. That'll be more
pleasant all around.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-11
Income.

Total Liabilities ......
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20

in that city viii probably follow suit.
Representative stars and companies
have usually refused to play on Sun
day
Fru Elizabeth Riis. from the Dagmer
theatre, in Copenhagen, is expected to
give an entertainment in this city
about the last of this month. She is
on her way TO California 10 fill a num-
Der of engagements among the Scandi-
navians there She is looked upon as
the Danish Sarah Bernhard, and is said
to be a wonderfully talented actress
and singer.
At the summer season of opera at the
Royal Opera, Dresden. the performance
commences at $50 O'Clock in the eve
ming and is over AT 10 o'clock a pause
of ten minutes took place between the
acts. The prices range from so cents
10 Sl-f5. according 10 location, and
standing room can be had at 20 to 81
cents At present they are giving queer
performances of Wagnerian opera.
friend of Brahms asked him one
day how he went about inventing melo-
dies. L should like to know that NY
SELF he replied Il suddenly find in
my head the germ of melody. 1 pay no
attention TO il. But it grows and
grows and grows, and presently the
song Is tnere- But all this goes on so
unconsciously that I have often to ask
myself whether l really invented the
melody"
The famous De Forests Whirlwind
dancers, after closing a long and sue
cessful engagement at Hammerstein's
Olympic in New York City. sailed for
Europe on the Servia last Tuesday.
where they will remain for two years.
Mrs. De Forest will be remembered by
many in this city as Miss Pearl Sharp.
who was noted for her dancing, win
ming nearly all the prizes in the con-
tests in which she engaged. She has
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Stage Whispers.

Ada Lewis, the tough girl. has been
engaged by Frawley.
Richard Mansfield expects to spend
the summer in the Maine woods.
erty of the Bostonians. 1t was SUBJ
mitted To them first. but rejected.
Miss Grace Filkins will be leading
lady for Mr.. Herne again next season.
Hope Ross sailed for London to sue
coed Odette Tyler in Secret Service. -
Bertha Bayliss is singing the role of
Germaine in the Chimes of Nor
mandy" in Chicago.
Arthur Bourchier is said to be medi-
tating a stage appearance in the char
acter of Lord Byron
Days company is to give an open
air performance of LAS You Like It.
at Standardization on Aug. IS.
Georgia Cayvan has made no plans as
yet for next season. but will begin
preparations for her tour very soon
Frederic de Belleville has been en-
gagged to appear with Mrs. Fiske in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles'' next season.
The burning of the Burbank theatre. in
Los Angeles. throws Katie Putnam
and Harry Emery out of their summer
job. They, however, saved their cos
tunes and The Old Lime Kiln
E. c. Hedmont has bought the opera,
THE Prentice Pillar" by Guy Eden
and Reginald Somervilie. He has also
bought the English rights of Franco
Leoni's rip Van Winkle.''
The monument to Mrs Siddons will
soon be unveiled in Paddington park
in London. Henry Irving will preside
The statue. which shows the actress as
Lady Macbeth. is the work of a French
sculptor named Chavillaud.
Next season Ward and Vokes will
have new play, entitled The Two
Governors" 1t works in the idea of the
two Taylor brothers of Tennessee. who
were candidates for governor against
each other. and deals with the Dakota
divorce laws.
After the message severing the rela-
tons had been sent to Mr.. Mansfield.
Mr.. Hoyt of Hoyt e Mckee spoke of
the matter enthusiastically. Said he:
This has been too tame for me. l am
now going out to Kansas to assume the
management of a cyclone"
Bicknell Young will give a
song-lecture describing the de-
velopment of the song form and giving
a programme of vocal illustrations
covering its various epochs, at Alton,
on June 16. and at Carthage on the 18th.
Mrs. Young will assist at the piano.
Reginald De Koven and Harry B.
Smith have finished an operetta that
will open the season at the Broadway.
New York. 1t may be called The
Highwayman." The scene is Scotch,
just as in the case of Rob Roy" This
opera will next year become the prop
Mirror: The management of Hooley's
theatre in Chicago have decided to
abolish Sunday night performances
henceforth. Other first-class theatres
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-20

is an adaptation of Anglers Marriage
D'Olympic." and Eleanor Lane plays
the part of Olympic. a courtesan who
marries the heir 10 a dukedorn. Law
renee Quincy is the young husband;
Edmund Quincy is the duke: Mrs.
Theo. Wright is the duchess and Lena
Denoist. young girl whose honor the
heroine. Olympic. seeks to asperse.
In honor of the forthcoming lihrari-
ans conference Sir Henry Irving will.
on the 2Sth inst, give a special matt
nee performance of THE Merchant of
Venice" with himself as Shylock and
Ellen Terry as Portia.
1t is announced that when Berbohm
Trees camp goes on its provincial tour
for a season of opera at Her Majesty s
theatre. it will be under the manage
ment of Mr.. Hermondt, who has our-
chased for production a new version of
RIP Van Wrinkle" by Franco Leoni,
and THE Prentice Pillar by Guy
Eden.
Wilson Barrel. who is INDUCING in a
trip TO Switzerland expects TO bring
back with him the new play on which
he is working. well advanced towards
completion.
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salt Lake City. June 1a.

Dear Hal:
After man-r premonitory fiickers and
splutters, the season finally gave up
the ghost last Wednesday night: would
that you had been here Had that been
possible. you. do not doubt, would have
joined me in some rather melancholy
reflections. the burden of which would
have been: How hath the glory de-
parted from the house of Ichabod, 9th
erwise knokn as Frohmanr Charlie
Frohman's lofty pedestal was smashed
10 smithereens when he began dabbling
in such things as "Charley's Aunt. -
The Gay Parisians.' The Founding
and Cissy Fitzgerald. but his brother
Daniel, had always thought, could be
relied on to keep the family escutcheon
FURNISHED up to the rejecting point
Now it looks as though he, too, had
grown weary of doing the excelsior act,
had tired Of climbing into the clouds,
and was content to slip back into the
plains. Not that Daniel would descend
to anything ike The Founding" or
Cissy Fitzgerald, he would take to
selling lbrettos- first. But the ideals of
his early days have faded, sadly, grieV-
ously, as his latest Organizat ION shows,
and il must be said if the great me-
tropolis can placidly accept the Lyceum
company Of today, as fit successors to
the Lyceum company OF old, then, too,
nave the metropolitan standards run
horribly down al the heel. What a fall
was there, my countrymenl Picture The
chasm between that admirable organ
ization which once gave The Wife
and The Charity BALI with its almost
(fnV1adfa Fra ~ a Sc r.ar-eaaffr,, Il,
stock ccm9any of today Where are
Miller. Kelley, Lemoyne, Wheatcroft,
Williams, CayVan, Shannon and the
others of the Old Guard? Walcot is
still here, the sole Survivor of the i'm
perial corps, and how he makes his
presence felt Even when he hasn't
more than a dozen lines TO utter, ne
looms W in that forest of mediocrity
like a pine tree in a grove of quaken-
asps. Mr.. Hackett, Miss Mannering,
Mr.. Morgan and the rest may have
been accepted by New York. stamped
with the KnickerbOcker seal of ap-
prevail. but we in this wild and woolly
spot, 5000 miles removed from the seat
of the cult must be forgiven if we
can't keep up with the procession, if
we cling 10 the cid idols and refuse
TO believe that the new ones represent
all that is best and highest in art.
Mr. Hackett IS the son of the famous
Hackett Of Falstaffian fame. He made
his first hit as Or. Neipperg in Sans
Gene" and FrOhman engaged him 10
succeed KelceS; Mr.. Hackett may get
there in time, butt at present he is
hard and unpliable: finished but stony:
Woodworking. hut unconVincing: we
drink the drsught he proffers. but it
doesn't touch the SPOT.
Miss Mannering is almost as pretty
as MarlOwe-nOt quite. They say Dan
Frohman. bicycling one day in the En-
Slish provinces. saw her in a country
theater. became struck with her posi-.
bilities and straightway engaged her
for the American market. She. too.
may arrive later. but at present she is
engaged in coming" and it is her
face, not her art. which is her fortune.
For old Walcot we all toss our ready
caps in air. He beamed with a whole
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DRAMATIC AND LYRIC.

The theatre is now entering upon one
of the longest closed spells it has
undergone for many, many years. There
will be a Christian Endeavor meeting
held Friday night, and the surging
hundreds will jam into the building on
July to hear Bryan, but theatrical
entertainment there will be none till
Aessrs. Margetts, Lindsay and others
give the pioneer revivals in jubilee
week. After that there is not q nislt
booked till September ,, when John
Drew opens the fall season in Rose
mary"
It will be remembered that New
York was coldly critical of Tamagno
as shouting tenor a couple of years
ago, and that even his great "Othelio"
did not meet with much real success,
says an eastern paper. Paris. on the
other hand, has received him with
open arms. although the performance
of the opera there is probably not
nearly so good as that in which
Tamagno sang in Brooklyn, when
Nordica was the Desdemona and
Maurel the Iago. AS an illustration of
the different temDers of the two cities
toward a work of art, the following
account of Tamagnos reception in
Paris given by the Philadelphia Record
is interesting: THE sensation of the
week in Paris was the first appearance
of Tamagno, the Italian tenor. at the
Grand ODera House. His debut sur
passed even the high expectations that
had been raised by the fame preceding
him. The president of the French re-
public, at the head of the most brilliant
society and surrounded by almost the
entire cabinet and the foreign en-
performance of Verdi's 'Othello.' The
house was absolutely sold out. the re-
ceipts amounting to 1855 francs ($S.-
200. When Tamagno appeared and
sang the now famous 'Resultate' there
was such storm of enthusiasm
through the house that the perform
ance had to be interrupted for several
minutes, since the public was not to
be quoted down. The powerfully
dramatic aria of the second act had to
be repeated bv Tamagno, his ex-
Traordinary voice permitting such an
unusual feat. He played the final act
with great force and passion. The
newspaper critics unanimously admire
him. and the press declared Tamagno
as a tenor a unique phenomenon. AS
an actor he was likened to Erpesto
Rossi, the late Italian tragedian. Presi-
dent Faure went twice back of the
stage to see Tamagno. and after the
silver palms. decoration heretofore
given only for great merit to first-class
French artists. After his Incompatible
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Lagoon. Lagoon. Lagoon.

Sunday afternoon trains every hour,
starting at lao o'clock. The distin-
guished mezzo-soprano,
MISS EDNA COIN,
late pupil of Professor Sweet OF New
York. will sing at 1870 p. m Her first
public appearance.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
The rate to Lagoon. including ad-
mission. is still 25c.. and will not be
raised during the season.
For the benefit of bathers we sell
round-trip ticket 10 Lagoon. including
admission. a stop-over and bath at
Beck's Hot Springs. all for 40c.