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BURIED HIS TREASURE.
Ezra Frost Puts His Surplus Money
in the Ground.

SAN JOSE, Nov. 6.-In July. 1895,
Ezra Frost, an old pioneer, died, leav-
ing a valuable estate. At that time
Erwin Frost, a son, intimated that
there had been foul play, and that his
father had been poisoned. The Coro-
ner investigated, and a chemical analy
sis of the stomach was made. There
was found poison but it was shown
that foreign substances had been also
used as a medicine. and it was not
proven that there had been any inten-
tion in the administration of poison
with the idea of causing death. The
matter was dropped after a great deal
had been printed.
The son charged that his father had
buried about on one of the various
premises which he owned $4,000 in
coin He attempted to dig for this, but
was stopped by some other heirs, chief
ly the widow, his stepmother.
Now it develops that the son was
right in his suspicious. whether the to-
tai amount was buried or not. Mrs.
Sarah Weisman and Mrs. William Vim
ter, who We're formerly the widows of
the deceased, under examination to-day
confessed that money has been found.
Under searching questions they con-
fess to securing $4,000. This they had
not previously accounted for.
When the old pioneer was dying pa
pers were found on his person in a
shirt pocket. These We're several notes
addressed to various members of the
family. The notes told the persons ad-
dressed 10 look at point so many feet
away from a stone building or tree or
other object, and thereupon find
make good use of it, In this way the
executrice say they located the coin
The son Erwin says the money was
generally buried in thousand dollar lots,
$40 gold coins being put in pipes of
lead. He insists that the $4,000 is SO
buried, and that he has the proof of it
There have been many sensational de-
velopments in the estate from the very
start.
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Report Of the Killing Of Porter and
Johnson Confirmed.
Net Their Death in a Battle With indians
at Tihuron Island.
Captain Porter Stands Up and
Fights to the Last, Killing Five
of the Redskins Before He Fell
From Mortal Wounds in the
Head.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 6.-The report of
the killing of Captain Porter of the
schooner World and sailor Johnson at
Tiburon Island was confirmed to-day
by letter received by r. H. Robbins
of this city from George H. Beermaker,
who wrote from Carlo, Sonora, Mexico,
under date of the 4th instant.
In that letter he says that Porter
stood up and fought to the last killing
five Indians before he gave UP. john
son, however, fell at the first yolley.
The Indians We're armed with rifles,
while Porter had only shotgun.
When Porter fell he dropped into his
small boat bleeding from wounds in
the head The Indians thought him
dead but he sprang up and fired at
them again. This was his last effort,
and he died Immediately afterward.
Beermaker adds: ''rhe Mexican that
brought this news says that the In
dians say they never saw man fight
as Porter did. | don't believe there is
any mistake, for this man has the
names of the men and the boat in his
book | hope there may be, but / am
afraid they are gone
The mission of Captain Porter to tt
buron was to gather curios, in which
there is a considerable trade with tour
lists in this city.
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FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Interesting Subjects Discussed at
the San Jose Meeting

SAN JOSE, Nov. 6.-The meeting of
the Farmers Institute to-day was
largely attended.
Professor A. P. Hayne of the State
University delivered an address on
Control of Wine Fermentation and
Special Ferments.' In The course of his
address he said that a vast part of
all the wine produced in California is
"dectored." and that much of the ma
terial used for this purpose is actually
poison. He referred to the Act of the
last Legislature making such doctoring
misdenleanor, and ccniiscating the
wine so treated. This bill, he said, was
vetoed by the Governor, through the
influence and pressure of the wine men.
who claimed that it would Confiscate
one-half of all the wine made in the
State
Professor Hayne said the kind Divine
produced could be determined by the
fermentation, and that this could be
largely controlled by the maker. He re-
gretted that the facts learned from the
experiments CT the State University in
their production were not generally diff
fused.
AT the afternoon session ]. A. Filcher
of the State Board of Trade made an
address on the foreign market for Cali
fornia fruits.
A resolution was adopted upholdins
County Veterinary Inspector Ii. A.
Spencer, who is at present involved in
a suit in which Henry Miller of the
firm of Miller x Lux seeks TO prevent
the inspector from slaughtering con-
demned cattle.
date
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DISASTER ON LAKE ERIE.
A STEAMER FOUNDERS DURING
A HEAVY GALE.
Two of the Crew Rescued, but the
Remaining Nineteen Believed
to Have Perished.

BUFFALO. Nov. 6.-The steamer
Idaho of the Western Transit line (New
York CentraD foundered in eight faith
oms of water at 80 this morning off
Long Point, on Lake Erie. The first
mate and one sailor, who succeeded in
reaching the rigging We're rescued by
the steamer Mariposa late this after
noon and brought here. The rest of
the crew. numbering nineteen, were un-
doubtedly drowned.
This point goes into the lake from
the Canadian shore about sixty-five
miles west Of Buffalo, and its vicinity
has been the scene of many disasters.
The Idaho was commanded by Cap
tain William Gillies of Buffalo, and
having on board a crew of twenty-one
all told, left Buffalo on Friday after
noon, laden with package freight for
Milwaukee. A strong southwest gale
was blowing at the time, and the
weather office had storm signals up for
the lake
Captain Gillies thought he could
weather the gale. and headed straight
up the lake. Shortly after passing
Long Point he discovered his mistake,
and tried to run for shelter. The sea
was running very high at the time, and
on turning the Idaho shipped a big sea,
which quenched the fires in the engines.
and the boat was helpless in the trough
of the sea. The Captain and crew We're
| lowering the lifeboat. when the steamer
gave a lurch and went down on her
side. stern first
Two of the crew. a deck hand named
William Gill and the second mate. name
unknown. managed to reach the top of
a single spar that stood above the wa
ter There they clung until eight hours
later, when they were discovered by
the Mariposa of the Minnesota line.
The efforts of those on board the
Mariposa to rescue the two men We're
attended by the greatest danger. The
sea was running very high and life
( boats could not be launched Lines
/ were thrown TO the two men. but their
arms and legs had stiffened around the
spar. and they could do nothing to help
themselves The Mariposa ran as close
! as possible. and efforts were made to
| grasp the men while passing. This
was repea ted several times. and with
| success at last
! The two survivors We're brought to
1 Buffalo. Both We're in an exhausted
state, and unable to give a connected
story of the wreck OF those who were
on board and are supposed to be drown
| ed, the only names known tonight are
deckhand Howard Smith of Pittsburp q
deckhand named Bell and Captain Gil
| lies af Buffalo.
The Idaho was an old boat. having
been built in 1865. She was 800 feet
long and had a gross tonnage of lilo
tons.
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.
No Room to Doubt That the Re-
publieanx Are in the Majority.

COLUMBUS. Nov. 6.-The only i'm
portant development in the status of
the new General Assembly to-day was
the decision in the Wood County case,
which once more removes that county
from the doubtful list to the Republican
column.
The court instructed the Election Sup
ervisors of Wood County to canvass the
returns from the disputed precinct,
which gives the election to Captain O..
P. Norris. the Republican candidate for
Representative, by 81 plurality.
This news was received by Chairman
Nash of the Republican State Commit
tee with evident satisfaction, though it
was not different from what he had ex-
pected.
The decision had significance which
could not be expressed, inasmuch as it
put an end to the talk of other contests
on the same ground. Chairman Nash
does not believe the case will be ap-
pealed by the Democrats. since the law
in the case is plain. There was some
talk of an injunction against the Super
visors, but it was not confirmed.
Should no further changes be made,
the Republicans will have Eve majority
on joint ballot as claimed by Chairman
Nash.
The headquarters of the Democratic
State Committee at the Great Southern
was being dismantled to-day, only one
room being retained for the use of Sec
retary Karb and Allen O. Myers.
In an interview to-day Mr.. Myers
said: The situation is the same now
as it was Wednesday morning. The
Democrats have the Senate by ma
jority of two The House stands 5S
Republicans to 81 Democrats. McCon-
VILE will go on claiming until he goes
| back to Washington, but it won't do
any good. We are beaten, and / knew
| it Wednesday morning"
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. Ga special
to the Cali from Placerville says that
a cyclone cut half mile swath through
that section to-day, and left Placer
vile streets and house tops strewn with
broken roofs of barns, mill buildings
and dwellings.
The telegraph wires We're destroyed
by the hurricane, and details of the
damage are lacking.
The roads in the vicinity of the town
are made practically impossible by up
rooted trees and broken telephone poles.
A high bridge over Weber Creek, two
miles distant, was blown to pieces, and
Sheriff George Hilbert, who was driving
over the bridge when the storm struck
it, would doubtless have gone into the
canyon below had not the horses run
away at the first crack of the timbers
and pulled him out of harms way.
At Diamond Springs, three miles dis
tant, whole buildings were moved from
their foundations, and others were un-
rooted. A large boarding house was
moved ten feet, finding lodgment
against a hillside. The two men who
We're in the house were uninjured.
Ihe course of the blow was from
southwest to northeast, and lasted for
an hour.
Thus far no reports of injuries or ia
talities have been received.
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FOUR TO FOUR.
RESULT OF CALIFORNIA-RE
LANCE FOOTBALL GAME.
The Latter Played Push Ball, and
Their Work Was Inferior to
That Of Their Opponents.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6.-For the
iversity Of California and the Reliance
Club eleven met on the gridiron this
afternoon, the game resulting in a tie
score of 4 to f.
When time was called, Reliance had
the ball within eight inches of a second
touchdown. The ground was muddy
and siushy, i'll suited to snappy work,
and the play was spiritiess and tedious
Reliance scored in the latter part of
the first half on seventy-three-y yard
run by Carter, who caught a punt,
slipped past a man who should have
stopped him. and reached the line be-
hind capital interference at the hands
of Pete Smith
California scored late in the second
half after series of end runs that
took the ball from center field to with
in two yards of the line, after which
big Grisberg had no difficulty in sprawl
ing over the line by the aid Of the slip
perry mud.
Reliance had not its heaviest line up,
whereas the Berkeley line was practi-
cally complete. Reliance played a game
of push ball, and their team work was
inferior to that of the California eleven.
The notwithstanding Day games
have resulted as follows:
California -Reliance-California o. Re
lance 10; California i, Reliance 6; Cal
ifornia 4, Reliance 1, with no victories
for Cs lifornia
Stanford Reliance-Stanford 6, Reli-
ance 4 Stanford 5. Reliance 6; STAN
ford II, Reliance 6, with no defeats
for Stanford
However, the relative strength of the
two varsity teams can hardly be ac-
cura.ely judged by the comparative re-
suits of the series Of matches. Reliance
having generally put up a stronger
team against Stanford.
Unless there be decided burst of
enthusiasm behind the Berkeley team
and wonderful advance in team work
and interference between now and
Thanksgiving. Stanford, barring pos
sible accident to players meanwhile.
should win the intercollegiate game by
a score larger than that of last year.
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BEFORE THE FLOOD.
A BOOK WHICH CREATED A
SENSATION IN GERMANY.
Criticises the Emperor Vigorously
for MeddIing in Every Sphere
of the Government.

BERLIN, Nov. 6.-(Copyrighted 1897
by the Associated Press. .)-Emperor
William of Germany spent the fore part
of the week at Liebenberg, the estate Of
the Eulenburgs, where he was splen-
didly entertained by Count Philip Won
Eulenburg, who has for long time
past been a great favorite of his mas
jesty. On Monday, after their return
from the hunt. there was a banquet,
during which an invisible choir of
youthful voices sang, one after another,
the songs composed by the Emperor,
with a text written by his host. A
string orchestra of picked performers,
especially sent from Berlin, furnished
low accompaniment The Emperor
was in great spirits, and proposed a
toast in impromptu rhyme.
Emperor William is devoting much
of his time to the study of Russian. The
letter which he wrote to the Gar dur
ing the latter's stay at Darmstadt was
in excellent Russian.
book written by a former Judge Of
the Imperial Court, Herr Otto Mittel-
staedt. has appeared under the title CT
Before the Flood and created sem
sation. II criticises in detail the polit-
ical development of Germany under the
present Emperor, and uses vigorous,
plain language in condeqnning his mai
esty's neddling il every sphere of the
Government. 1t also blames the Min
listers and the higher classes for their
reactionary views and lack of constitu-
tional moderation. The book has start
ed storm of press criticism, COM
n1endatory and adverse
According to statements made by the
United States Consuls in Germany the
German bicycle manufacturers will now
begin to import parts Of American bicy-
cles and use them in the construction
of their own wheels.
The "Magdeburg Zeitung," the lead
ing organ of the German sugar manu-
facturers, complains bitterly Of the
unjust treatment of the United States
in imposing import duties on German
sugar. 1t claims German sugar is diff
ferentiated against in favor of French,
Belgian and Dutch sugar, which coun-
tries, the paper continues, openly grant
export bounfies. as Germany does
Count Won Rottenberg, the SON in law
of the late VIM. Walter Phelps, United
States Minister to Germany, is being
made war upon by Baraon Won Strumm
in his newspaper organs for the purpose
of ousting him from his present office,
that of cuartor of Berlin University.
because the Count publicly declared
himself in favor of the right of combi-
nation on the part of workingmen The
Post thereupon calls him a revolu-
tioniSt.
The Agrarian press warns the public
against purchasing or using American
wheat and flour. claiming that the lat
ter is admittedly grossly adulterated
with maize, thus rendering it inferior
in quality and injurious to health"
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CoURsING.
drawings for the Meeting to Take
Place at Merced,

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6-The Mer-
ced drawings was held Tonight. Eighty
dogs are in the running, and they rep
resent the country. The Eastern dogs
arrived in San Francisco last night. The
result or the draw was as follows.
u. Whltney's Zoe VS.. E. " Sullivan's
Lady Blanch: Cronin & McDonald's Re-
nance VS.. Grace & Deans Deceiyer:
Grace & Deane's Connemara vs. E. V.
Suilivan's Sam; Thomas Halls Old
Glory VS.. L. V. Sullivan's Minnehaha:
{. c. Griswold's Skylark VS.. j. j. Ed
monds Move On; J. H. Holtons Dotty
Dimple VS.. Scott & Glassen's Jaybells:
7. McInerney's Johnny r. VS.. E. v. Sui
livan's Nelly Bly,; f. j. Healey's Wave
vs.. Nethercott Bros Little Delight;
Cronin & McDonald's Skyball VS.. G..
Callahan's Jack; Thomas Halls Little
Corporal We. A. ]. Foleys Right Bower;
Thomas Halls Widow Brophy VS.. Bar
tel & Rossiter's Wayfarer; Curtis &
Sons Wild Flower VS.. Simmons & Dom
ohue's Rusty Gold; Devine & Lipman's
Busy Bee VS.. +. V. Sullivan's Royal
Daisy; j. Harps Rey Del Ray VS.. NJ ].
Donovan's Gaslight; T. J. McInerney's
Tom FitZ VS.. E. V. Sulliyan's Mission
Tip; K. Kerrigan's Tod Sloane VS.. D. B.
Lopez's Wartape; f. V. Sullivan's Fear
Not VS.. c. c. Griswold's Fireball: Kay
Il Trants Sylvia VS.. Kay Il Trant's
Eclipse: f. V. Sullivan's :snowbird VS.
j. Keenan's Tessie Fair; j. Haggerty's
Magnet VS.. J. Shannons Sarcastic;
Bartel & Rossiter's False Flatterer VS..
ID. Shannon's Senorita; Curtis & Sons
l.. l.. L. VS.. NJ. Trainor's Flashiight;
Grace & Deane's Mialmo VS.. d. Shan
non's Sinaloa; Dillon & Riley's Granade
VS.. Dillon & Riley's Queen b.; f. ".
Sullivan's Beatrice VS.. Simmons &
Donovan's Mountain Beauty; j. Stout's
Peter Maher VS.. Kay & Trant's Magi-
clan; T. j. McInerney's Rosie r. VS.. J.
Edmonds' Via Shaw; Curtis & Sons
Blackette VS.. Scott & Glassens Ter
roma: Devine & Lipman's Flying Dutch
man VS.. Sullivans Mercy May: j. Cal
laghan's Prince VS.. T. J. McHugh's s
Emerald: Grace & Deane's Moondyne
VS.. Larkey & Rocks Myrtle; Simmons
* Donohue's Procrastination VS.. j.
Warren's Sweet Lips: Bartels & Rossi-
ters' Emma Pasha VS.. II. n. Speering' s
Fat Malloy: Simmons & Donovan's An
choria VS.. Kay & Trant's Diana; Sim
mons & Donohues Mountain Lasse VS..
Partels & Rossiter's ST. Alecia; Devine
H. I.ipman's Forget Me Not VS.. r. E.
Lopezs ST. Cloud; Bartels Il Rossiter's
Firm Friend VS. BartelstS Barrows'
Ben .Hur. Il. Halls Annie Laurie VS..
Rartels a. Rosster's Border Valentine:
Nethercott Bros Little Wonder VS. Paul
Giles The Brindle Pup, $. Shannon's
Systematic VS.. e. Sheehans Governor
Markham.
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ALBUQUERQUE (N. NJ, Nov. O.
The boldest and apparently the most
successful hold-up in the history of the
Santa Fe Pacific Railroad occurred to-
night at about o'clock near Grants
station.
The regular passenger train reached
Grants about thirty minutes late, and
consisted of mail, baggage car, the reg
ular baggage car, an express car, day
coach, a chair car and two sleepers.
on going to the water tank at siding
two miles east of Grants, known as
Saints, the train was taken possession
of by the bandits, the party being sup
posed to consist of four men, as no
More than that number were seen.
After securing the train, one of the
men took the engine, and another mem
Der of the party cut the train in two
Just ahead of the day coach, and the
engine and the attached cars were taken
half a mile further east. At the point
where the express car was cut of the
messenger was ordered out of the car,
and none but the robbers went on ahead.
AS soon as the train was cut Con-
ductor Aldrich walked to Grants sta
ton. and sent message to Sheriff Hub
bell Of this county, saying:
Train No . held up at Grants. Rob-
hers have taken possession of the train
and run out east about a mile ana
half. They were blowing up the safe
in the express car just as l started 10
walk back TO the station. They had no
horses, but it is likely they had horses
near where they stopped the train.
About the same time a message was
received from Division Superintendent
Hibbard at Gallup, saying, Our NO.
held ND at Grants Can't say result OF
the ROBBERY, but express has been
blown up and operator at Grant
thinks it is being burned, as he sees hre
in the direction of the train. Please
send posse to pursue robbers"
In response to these messages, train
No. from the east was taken by Sher-
in Hubball and Deputy Fornoff, who
are now on their way to the scene.
A later message says that after the
robbers had blown up the safe in the
express car and looted it, the engine and
cars were abandoned and ran back into
the cars left standing on the track. Ii
is presumed that they wantonly re-
versed the engine and sent it back TO
make a complete wreck. If such We're
their intentions they were entirely sue
cessful. for the express car the day
coach and chair car We're telescoped,
afterward taking fire and being totally
destroyed The baggage in the baggage
car was all taken out before the fire
reached ii.
There has as yet been no word re-
ceived that would indicate any loss OF
life or bodily injury, but the question
will be in doubt until some arrives from
the scene.
Later report reaches here of a rumor
that when Engineer Henry McCarty
was ordered from his engine, fireman
Henry Abel was taken on ahead by the
robbers, and was killed by the explo-
sion when they blew up the safe. No
train viii reach here before . o'clock.
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Preston School Scandal.

NEVADA CITY, Nov. 6.-Ex- Senator
Preston, Trustee of the Preston School
OF Industry, tonight sent TO Trustee
Tyrreil letter declining to act as re-
quested with Tyrrell in instituting an
investigation of the schools manage
ments and alleged abuses, unless the in
vestigation goes far enough to show
what connection, if any, the recent
changes in the administration had to
do with the troubles at the school, The
letter is emphatic in tone, and when
read between the lines, hints at con-
dition of affairs which. If probed, may
be productive of a sensation.
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ON EASTERN GRIDIRONS.
Pennsylvania Varsity Defeats the
Carlisle Indians.

PHILADELPHIA Nov. 6.-The Uni
yersity of Pennsylvania football eleven
this afternoon defeated the Carlisle In
dians on Franklin field by the score of
20 to 10. The red men kicked two
goals from the field in the first half,
while the red and blues scored two
touchdowns. from which no goal result
ed In the second half, however, the
Indians did not get within thirty five
wards of Pennsylvania goal except on
kicks. and then Pennsylvania would
rush the ball down the field.
princeton had scored Is points
against the Indians without having her
line crossed. while fales score was ~
to 9 ior the red men.
PRINCETON IN. j.. Nov. 6.-Lafay-
ette went down TO an overwhelming de-
feat this afternoon. and the inVinclbie
Tigers added another victory TO their
already long list by rolling up - points
to nothing for the visitors
CAMBRIDGE Mass, Nov. 6.-The
Pennsylvania freshmen were showed
under at Soldiers field to-day, where
they were defeated by the Harvard
freshmen--52 to o.
NEW HAVEN Comm, Nov. 6.-The
Yale varsity football team this after
noon defeated the team representing
the Chicago Athletic Club by a score
of III to q. The scoring was all done
in the first half. and with something
OF a rush. The second half was some
what uninteresting. owing TO a change
of tactics from aggressiveness to care
ful defense.
ITHACA On. ". Nov 6.-Corneil
easily defeated Pennsylvania State Col
lege by the largest score the Ithacans
have rolled up this years to O.
WEST POINT fN. W. Nov Elm a
perfect gale of wind Lehigh met the
Cadsts on the field to. Say, and the
game was absolutely one-slded from
the beginning, West Point winning by
As to q.
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FIRE IN ONTARIO.
An Elevator Containing a Large
Quantity of Grain Burned.

GOODRICH. Nov. 6-The Grand
Trunk Elevator, containing large
quantity of grain, was destroyed by fire
last night. The fire spread to Dy-
ment & Butson's lumber yards, adjoin-
ing, and from there along the water
front Two of a feet of eight tugs be-
longing to the Buffalo Fish Company,
lying in the harbor, were so badly dam
aged by the floating burning logs that
they sank. The schooner Todman was
also partly burned The wind changed
at the critical moment, or else the en-
tire shipping lying in the harbor would
have been destroyed.
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Gold From Cooks Inlet.

SEATTLE, Nov. 6.-The schooner NJ.
Nj. Morrill,, Captain n. V. Johnson, ar
rived here this afternoon from Cook 5
Inlet, Alaska, with nine passengers and
about $4,000 in gold. Half of this
amount is the property of the United
States Mercential Company. The other
half is distributed between A. William
son of California, William Ellis and L..
F. Arthur of Oregon. who have claims
on California Greek, tributary Of
TWenty-Mile Creek