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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-22
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Irintty Couuty mining news.
The lNDEPESpESr has received q
copy OF the Red Bluff New. pull
lished at Red Bluff, Tehama county,
Q n~iforniu. containing the following
letter FROM Mr.. j B. Tolley, u former
prominent resident OF this county.
It will provo Of interest to our read
ers:
Editor Of the News:-while man!
thousands OF our good people, ad-
venturous men and women ARE
rushing away tai tho klondyke.
needless OF the riSors Of the frozeu
north and alike regardless OF ht
hardships and dangers tn be eneonr-
tered III the extremely hsrirdous
journey to thus Tar OF Ell Torado on
foreign soil. there are chances and
possibilities night here in the Golden
West that will well repay the diligeni
searcher for hidden wealth. 4 pros
pectpr near MineHville. working
abou, the I'D mines OF that camp, 50
l am inicrmel by u gentleman just
up FROM that place. took out 81 ,ooO.oN
in one pan. has since cleaned up 81
600.O more. and is not done yet.
Sometime s;uoe Mr. Tourilott of
Mnersvile while prospecting in
and about the long since abandoned
mines or RiiGeville. cleaned up 25lbs
OF gold from 5olbs. OF quartz. The
Toley brothers, at one time, picked
up nuggets on Stewarts Fork ranging
In value from $3.50 to $4,000. These
nuggets were fou:d on the surface
and we're Identical in appearance with
the coarse gold output OF the Ridge.
vile m;ues some five miles TO the
east o. this place. The Golden Star
mine recently located by Eubauks.
Tolley and Marsh, covers a portion OF
the ground where the Tolley nuggets
were picked up and is, in my opinion.
located upon the source OF the gold
belt extending from Stewards Fork
on the west TO east fork OF Trinity
nver on the east. Considerable de-
Nlopment work has been done on the
Golden Star by the lucky locators.
and the prospects are very fiatterrng.
a tunnel has been run IL feet and
the ledge stripped along the surface
some distance. disclosing n vein Of
ore hive or six fee: in width COM
posed OF decomposed quartz. ont OF
which quantities OF tiue gold can be
had in every part taken from wall to
wall. Mr.. Eubanks is an experienced
quartz mining expert and expresses
h>2seE IS well pleased with the prcs-
pect. Mr.. Mash is also a miner OF
experience and is highly delighted
with the outlook and future OF the
Golden Star and its extern
sion. and Your correspon-
dent is correspondiusly iubilant.
Weaver basin some 10 miles south
west Of this place, has turned out
many millions of dollars since 1850.
Is still prosperous and may be work.
ell yet for u hundred years. French
Guich has been a prosperous quartz
mining camp since 1852 and Is to-day
the neatest and most prosperous
mining town Of which / have any
knowledge. / might mention many
other rich finds and places in Ca'itor-
mia, but as writing in the woods on a
board d not very pleasant / will
close.
WHAT'S the matter with Trinity
County for mining purposes or all
California for that matter? With her
twelve to fifteen millions Of gold per
annuui, and with such prospects at
our doors, why go to the Klon-
dyke?
j. b. Tolley.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-22
The Sin OF FrcttInE.

There is II sin. which It seems to
me is everywhere and by every body
nm ier-estiniRted. and quite too much
overlooked in valuation OF character
1t is the sin OF frctting. 1t is com.
mon rs air. as speech, Fo common
j n unless 1t rises above lis usual
monosone. We do not even observe il.
Watch any ordinary coming together
OF people, and sec how many minutes
II Will take before somehndy trcts:
that Is, makes more or less complain
ing statement OF something or other
which prob bly, everyone In the room
or iii the car, or on the street, il may
he. knew before, md probably no
body can help. Why say anything
about it? 1t is col |. it is hot. il is
wet It is dry: somebody has broken nm
appointment. i'll cooked u meal, stu
pidiiy or bad faith sumnwhere has re.
suited III discomfort. There are
plenty OF things Ia foet about. II is
simply astonishing how much annoy.
ance can 10 founi ~ the course Of
every days living ever. IT the s,r.a.
lest. II n kceps a Sharp eye ont on
nat side OF things. Even Holy Writ
says We are prone to trouble MS
sparks Hy npw td. But oven TO the
sparks flying upward in the blackcs,
OF smoke, there is II blue SKY above:
and the less tiuic they was,c on ,bc
rad the sooner they will reach /,
Freiting 10 all time wasted on the
road Helen Hunt.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-22

ES:- "a young nan purchased ..
900 fine cigars, and hal them in.
sured for their full value. smoked
lhem up, and demanded the iusur.
ancc claiming they had boon destroy.
ell by fire. The case was taken to the
conrt aud court decided in favor OF
the young mnu. The INSURANCE com.
pany then bal him arrested Tor
setting tire TO hit own property. and
the same judge ordered tim, lac pay a
iiue and go to Jail Tor three months.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-22

The French ems which throws cleo.
trio rays 100 miles to sraward and
which was part Of the French govern
mcnt's exhibit Mt the Columbian cx-
position is to be placed in the BarncCat
(N. j. lighthouse. where ii will he the
most powerful beacon on the American
.naSt
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-22
,i--ii GH..ANEGH HOUSg L,L,,,
Highest Mt Gibraltar md Lowest az

''@"'Ht MT t"Ihrnlfnr nnu Lowest an
the Island Of Malta.
In no place on the surface Of the glol,
is rent so high rs at Gibraltar. the req
son being, says the Philadelphia l..
quircr. thnt the geographical positiu:
Of the town precludcs the pOssibilft
OF its being extended in my direction
y long. narrow strip Of what was once
sea beach is alone available for build.
ing purposes. Al the rest is rrcciritour
.Uck.
Upon This narrow parnpet. in rem
oSrs less than 100 yards in width. nr
rowdcd the homes of 2j.OCO ueuul.
vs. much rs ten dollars II week Is arkcr
nd obtained for the use Of one sra,
ON. and this. too. IN u place whrr
The normal rate nt wage j. quite f.,
'er cent. less than In America. Sntu1g'
y. the ovCrcrowding is fearful. u.f
lie water supply being scarce and /
cr"'itt"nt. cleanliness Of living, rs a.
'"h"r7tand IL. is almost imrcvgtllr.
- wonder that In The old DAYS fl
'ln"uc and the cholera ravaro.l -
'r0rh' with n virulcncc unknown mt q.
ilIhy and pCstilentiGI cities Of Tic r
In Malta. on the other hand. homsr
rent is ridicuiously cheap. Anywhere
outside Of Nulctta an excellent sever,
-oom house can bc had for SIS ~ war
'hiIc rates md taxes nrr unkro,.r
he houses arc built entirely ~ T.,
r~carn-colorCd stone Of which tho is'arr
: composed. md which IL go soft iin'
can hc cut With q saw into blocks
eiahs Of any desired size or stnrr. g
viii" the Maltese builder Ia digging rr
his foundation, he is NJ the same time
getting ont the material for his walls.
his flooring and his roof.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-22
Let the Az Grnyy In.

The Gauls, TO make handles for their
stone axes. cleft the branch Of n tree,
placed the stone in it, and left IL till
the wound in the wood had been COM
plctcly healed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08

would not let me on the train until
forced him to. | had short interview
with my wife there, but at Ogden she got
away from me again and l did not hnd ner
until | reached here yesterday, wben
waited for her at the ferry landing ana
saw her as she came out with the crowd.
She saw me frs, however, and l lost her.
~ went out to the Cliff House this alter
noon and then went TO the baths, and in
the pool | found her with her little girl
and a man whom / did not know. l saw
her trying to hurry out and dres sed as
quickly as l could and waited for her at
the door, As she came outshe was with
the man and when l went up and said,
This woman is my wife, he fed so
quickly that it looked as if he had been
doing something that he should not nave
done. l had a talk with her and we came
20 financial settlement. While we were
talking lot of ladies of the Kansas dele
CATION got her away and we had chase
all over the City. through stores and OIL
street cars, until finally they got away
and lost her.
II don't care. though, for got the set
Element that l came after, and l want
nothing more to do with her. | an
through with her, and shall prove several
charges against her in my suit for divorce
next Novem ber''
Mr.. Stacey is one of the best known
newspaper men in Kansas, and has been
connected with the press of that State for
the past twenty years. He was wldower,
with daughter who had also won laurels
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08

and an unknown man, who not only
looked frightened but delayed not his
going when Stacey announced the ia CT
that the lady was his wife.
What transpired and how it all came
about is better told in Mr.. Stacey's own
words, as he related his experience to
CALL reporter last night.
Two years ago l married a widow ana
made a mistake" said Mr.. Stacey. 'Of
course / was so infatuated that / would
believe nothing that was told me, and
wnen last January she took advantage of
an excErsion and went to Kansas City
under suspicious circumstances | began
to figure certain things out and came to
the conclusion that l had been deceived
all along. l went to Kansas City and
found her at the Coates House with one
of the most prominent merchants of the
city. When we went back home we
agreed to live separate, and l made her an
home, stipulating only hat | should have
did not want to go to hospital.
II have been doing special work all over
Kansas and when l got back nome from
one of my trips a few days ago | found
that the house had been despoiled of
everything and that she had fl ii Ii took
me some time to find out anything about
where she had gone, as every body seemed
to be aiding her in getting away. l finally
found that she had bought a ticket for the
Endeavor train and rode to the next town
in buggy TO throw me off the track
when / found where she had gone
Immediately boarded train and caught
her at Salt Lake, but the women on the
train got around the conductor and he
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08
WILL SHOW THE Fight.
The Verascope Rights Secured
by the Orpheum Com
pany.
1t Will Open the Olympia Theater,
the Old Peoples
Palace.

Next week the new Olympia Theater.
formerly the Peoples Palace. will open
under the management of the Walter
Orpheum Company, and the first attrac-
tion will be the verascope, the animated
pictures Of the big fight at Carson.
The Orpheum Company has secured the
exclusive privileges of the verascope for
this coast, and it is intended TO make it
the opening OF the continuous perform
ance house which was talked of some
months ago.
The house has been refitted, and the
seating capacity has been enlarged to over
5000. and SO under the circumstances the
price OF admission has been set al SO cents.
In the East the verascope has proved a
great attraction, and the company ex-
poets to make considerable money out of
the Western rights despite tho large per-
centage the owners of the pictures de-
mand.
The first performance will be given
Wednesday evening, but it will be exclu-
siveiy for the press. Thursday evening
the first public performance will be given,
and then every afternoon ana evening the
show will be put on. There will be sew
eral intermissions during the fourteen
rounds, in which various features will be
given, but the pictures will include all
waits between the rounds and the scene
after the knockout when Corbett stag
gered around the ring and tried to renew
the fight with FitZsim
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08
A Sensational Episode Con-
neoted With the Big
Convention.
Her COMPANION FLED AL ONCE.
A Story That Began in Kansas City
and Ended in Sutro's
Baths.

despoiled home, a fleeing wife, chase
across the country and.a continental game
of hide and go seek is the end OF the
dream of in!atuation which induced A. g.
Stacey of Topeka, Kans., to marry
pretty widow two years ago. The game
was endel in Sutro's baths, where the ag
grfeved husband says he found his erring
wife in company with a man unknown to
him.
Mr.. Stacey is q widely known newspaper
man of Kansas, and when few days ago
the press reports chronicIed the fact that
he had clrculared one of the Christian
Endeavor trains with card calling upon
the members to give up his wifi, 1t came
as a surprise to many who know him in
this part of the country. Mr.. Stacey
reached San Francisco Tuesday morning
ahead of the train bearing the Kansas
delegation, and stationed himself at the
ferry landing to watch for his Wife's
arrival.
He was not disappointed in seeing her,
but she had as quick vision as he and
gave him the sip in the crowd, and all
his searching, as we'll es that of a police
detective, was OF no avail. Had it not
been for an accidental trip of Mr.. Stacey
to the Cliff House, where he hoped to
calm the restlessness of mind by the
restless waves, he might still be in
ignorance of her whereabouts. But when
he was through watching the antics Of
the seals he decided upon bath, and in
the big tank of Sutro's he swan almost
into the arms of the lady ior whom he
was seeking. HurryIng on his clothes he
awaited at the door for her coming out
and his patience was rewarded by meet
ing her with her 10-year-old daughter
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08
Mrs. Ward Hears the News

LONDON, Eng. July Mrs. H. Rus
sell Ward. wife of the Epglishman ar.
rested in San Francisco last week with
the eloping wife of John Bradbury, the
Los Angeles millionaire was met on the
steamship by CALL correspondent to-day
before she landed at Liverpool.
She was apparently overcome when she
learned of the scandal. but declined TO
make statement until she had seen Mr..
Wards mother.
She begged to see the cores pom dents
dispatch giving the details of the latest
developments IN the Amer C IN affair. and
when she had read it. almost broke down.
Sne bravely pulled herself together,
however, and said that her side of the
story would be heard in good time. She
then left the ship.
On arriving at Euston station, London,
she again eagerly asked the correspondent
if he had received any fresh news. and she
seemed greatly disappointed that new in
forms ation had not reached him during
the few hours between Liverpool and Lon
don. She wore a fawo-colored costume,
and was accompanied by her child.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08

saying that that was the day so far as he
could recollect. 1t may have been signed
q day or two earlier, and dated the 18th,
simply TO make it accord with the entry
in the cash book. winch Figel knew would
have 10 be balanced on that particular
date, as that com p eted the years partner
ship betWe the Hoffmans and z. S.
Rothchild.
Up to late hour yesterday it was the
plan OF the prosecution to try first the en-
bezzlement charges, next he forgery and
last the murder charge. But by agree
ment among the counsel of both sides it
was decided 10 have the cases continued
when they were called up to-day in Judge
Campbell's court until Monday, July II.
L is change In the programme may OBJ
viate the necessity of any trial of the less
serious charges. In the course of the pre-
limlnary examination the prosecution will
have the right, in order to show possible
motive for the homicide, to introduce evil
dence to prove en- be ZZement and forgery.
In, anticipation of the hearing being
held to-day the prosecution turned over
the subpenas to Ser cant Hotallng yes
ferday to be served ON witnesses. Chief
Lees asked that all subpenas be handed to
him, but this Judge Murphy and Prose-
cutting Attorney Spinetti declined to do.
They said they wanted these cases to be
treated just the same as any ordinary
criminal case.
Among the subpenas issued yesterday
was one for very important witness in
the southern part OF the State. AS this
had to be served outside of Judge Camp
bells jurisdiction application ior it was
made to Judge Seawell. The name and
residence OF this witness is kept pro-
found secret and is nol even known to
the Police Department. Ii is known, how
ever, that this witness is expected to give
materia, evidence going to establish
FL els connection with the killing of
Hoffman.
There was "hot time' in the office OF
Captain Bohen on Tuesday. Judge Muir
phy called to inquire if the ca ptain of the
detectives had secured any new evidence
for the prosecution. He was told of
wilf-o'-the- witness, who was said to
have seen some one leaving the Hoffm man
store on the evening of the tragedy with
his hands reeking with gore, Investiga-
tions that occupied two days proved that
lhe story was absolutely without founda-
tlon.
On learning that this was all that had
been done on the case Judge Murphy
charged that the police were not i'll good
faith endeavoring to secure any evidence
for the prosecution, despite all the protes-
tations that had been made that they
would give their best efforts to doing so.
He declared that they were trying to fix
the murder Oh some one else.
One OF the attorneys for Figel. on bein,
asked if Figel would take the witness-
stand in court, replied:
'Of course he will. He has nothing To
conceal. AT the Coroner's inquest thev
rang in all kinds of things When the
case comes to be tried at law the testi.
mony will be of different Character
These are the only facts against him: He
was seen at the scene of the tragedy about
the time that the killing took place and
tho weapon found there had formerly
been owned by him."
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08
FIGEL'S PLAN
OF DEFENSE
One Of the Mysteries Of the
Case May Be Ex-
planned.
The Defendant Will Tell Where
Hoffman Spent His
Money.
By Mutual Consent all the Gases
Will Go Over Until Next
Monday.

One of the great mysteries in the cele-
brated Hoffman Figel case has apparently
been solvel. The tearing away of the veil
is done by the young defendant him self.
Throughout all the proceedings that
have heretofore been had IN the course of
the investig ations into the tragedy OF June
l, whereby Isaac Hoffman lost his life,
Figel has steadfastly adhered to the state
ment that he did not know what Hoff-
man did with the money which the book
keeper declared his employer drew from
the funds of the firm.
This he is now prepared to contradict
when he takes the stand in his own de-
fense. He will go further and state that
Hoffman was his partner in all the big
racing transactions.
1t is explained that the reason he did
not testify 10 this effect at the Coroner S
inquest is that he was not asked about
the matter and he did not care to volun-
tarily say anything that would reflect on
his employer.
When attention was called to his testi.
mony in reference to the Hoffman Alex
ander fire he declared that he was forced
bv the Coroner TO tell what he knew OF
tDdt dlIdtT. Ilt duuco tndt CNCiy WOIu Hc
had spoken in reference to 1t was true.
When his attention was called to the fact
that there was no apparent motive tor
Hoffman having caused arson to be COM
mltted he replied:
why didn't they bring out the fact
that Mrs. Alexander was pressing the
Hoffmans for a settlement, and that she
was demanding cashP In uch q case
would not $130. 600 in gold coin be prefer.
able to q lot of old clothes piled away on
shelves ana counte-s?"
On being asked why he did not bring
out this phase of the matter while he was
on the witne s-stand during the inquest
ne averred that he was not given a chance
to do so.
In the matter of the ern bezziement and
forgery charges General Barnes yesterday
reiterated his confident statemenG that
the prosecution wonld be unable to estab-
lish case against Figel.
$50 far as tie forgery charge is con-
cerned," said the General, ''it lies with the
prosecution TO prove that authority had
not been gwen to the defendant to sign
the firms naMs. Figel need not prove
that he had the right to indorse ch ecks
and drafts drawn in favor of Hoffman,
Rothchild & Co.
las 10 the $500 receipt, Figel testified
during one part of the inquest that MAY
l8 was the date on which hoffman had
signed it, and qualified his answers by
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08
WEALTHY CHINESE DEAD.

FOng Lfn's Remains VIII Be Given
Gorgeous Funeral To-Day.
Visitors In the City will have an oppor-
tunity to-day of witnessing Chinese fu-
neral on an elaborate scale.
The dead man is Fong Lin, veal thy
mem Der OF the firm of Yee Chong & Co.
OF 637 Jackson street, who died few days
ago, at the age of 40. He had lived in this
City Tor thirty years. He bad an interest
in the following stores: Yee Chong &,
Co., San Francisco; Snn Long Chung &
Co., Tahiti; May Wan & Co.. Los An
geles. He leaves two widows. one in San
Francisco and one in China, and two chill
dren-bovs.
The funeral will be held in front of his
store, 639 Jackson street, at 1880 P. NJ TO-
day. 1t will probably be one of the
largest funerals ever held in the Chinese
quarter.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08
HE CANNOT RECOVER.
Experience of TuIare Man Who Faid
Taxes on Government
Land.

The State Supreme Court yesterday
affirmed the decision of the Superior
Court in the case of J. S. Brooks appel
liant against the county of Tulare re-.
spondent.
Brooks in March, 1888. bid in piece of
property that was being sold by the Sher-
iff for taxes, paying for the same 50 58.
He afterward learned that the property
was public land and had been taxed erro-
neousv. He demanded the purchase
price, So SO. from the Supervisors OF Tulare
County, and payment being refused he
brought suit for that amount. The case
was decided against him and he appealed
to the Supreme Court. The upper tri-
bunal held that he did know or should
b ave informed him elf whether the land
belonged to private parties, the county or
the United States Government and hav-
ing paid money either as taxes or as
pui chase price he could not recover.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08
ever, by Garret McEnerney. who is his

ever, by Garret McEnerney, who is his
delesal fender.
James P. Sweeney, who will conduct the
prosecution on behalf OF the Society Tor
the Prevention of Vice, taled lasi night
that he had all the evidence he required
to hold Ward to answer before the SUI
teror Court.
"A tremendous influence has been
Drought to bear from some quarter, ne
salo Ito save this fellow. Tpe members
oi the society have been pesiered, caJoled
and even threatened. l myself was ap-
preached twice to-day and asked to ease up
In the prosecution. In both instances
tne propositions made to me were that II
L would consent to dismissal OF Ward s
case an ample guarantee would be given
that ne would Immediately leave the
otat7 never to return and never to again
bother Mrs. Bradbury. / do not propose
10 stop, however, now that ! have gone
into the case this far
A large mum ber of witnesses have been
suppeEaed TO testify at to-day's hearing,
including the city editor of the Exa miner,
attaches OF nearly all the local newspa pers
and several witnesses who can testify to
the unlawful relations that existed BE-
tween the elopers
And if all this is not deemed sufficient
Mrs. Bradbury will take the stand and
tell the promised story of the hypnouc
spell that Ward is alleged to have wel,ded
over her In fact, it is said that Mrs.
Bradbury will testify anyhow.
The mem bers of t society are at loss
to account for the peculiar conduct OF
County Clerk Newiin Of Los Angeles.
They wired him several DAYS ago for
certified copy of Wards marriage certifi-
cate and received an answer to the effect
that no such record existed there. 1t was
learned yesterday that Newlin either will
fully deceived the local prosecutors or else
did not examine his books.
1t was ascertalned that Ward was mar
ried to Miss Dolores Bandini in the Baker
building, in Los Angeles city, on June %,
1887. 1t is said that te egram was sent
from this City by friend OF Wards to
Newlin ahead of the societv's message.
an that may have had something to do
with the County CIerk's oversight.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-08
The New Receiving Ho.,,.,

dedicate the new Receiving Hosnital on tno
water front on East street, between Mission
and Market, at noon to-day The board has
sent out number of invitations to Citv of.
nclais ana others interested. The hospital
ready demonstrated its usefulness as from
tour TO SIX persons have been carried there
every Gay this week, for treatment having
mel win accidents within its bailiwick.