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mines, high mp iii the country where the
Indians mined for gold ages ago, and
broughtit out in great quantities to the
delight OF the Spanish. :>' s.
+ G. de Miranda of Peru, who is promi-
.nently identified with he great petrol um
industry of that country, and who was
recently in San Francisco, thinks great
things are yet to come out OF the gold
mines down there. Speaking of the gold
fields few days ago, he said:
"The States of Cuzco and Puma are the
richest that have ever been discovered In
modern times. Gold in almost free state
is being taken out by the ton, and fortunes
are made In few months. u.
81 heard of one man, an Anne rican
named Hardison. who took out over
$50, 900 in one month, and L know of a
new mine that lately sold for third of a
million dollars. Access to the gold fields
is easy com pared with the awful hard
ships OF the north. There are several
routes from this CITY. One is by steamer
to MolleDdo, thence by rail to Lake Titi-
caca, which is crossed by steamer. Here
rail travel is resumed TO La Paz and from
the latter place the remaining distance to
the diggings, about $50 miles. must be
made on horseback or afoot.
Thousands of persons have hastened
from the Peruvian towns and cities to the
great placer diggings and there is no
doubt that there VIII be news here in a
few months OF great gold discoveries and
you will then see the tide turn that way,
and those who went north will be sorry
they did not go south"
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PATCH MISRHPRESENT TED.
The Diamond Medal Won in His Race
With Pape Awarded bv the
Referee,

The friends of W. O. Patch, president of
the Dolphin Club, are indignant over the
claim OF certain persons that he acted In
an unsportsmanlike manner by accepting
the club diamond medal alter the race OF
last Sunday in which Alexander Pape
capsizeu. They state that Patch did not
claim the medal at all, but that it vas
awarded him by the referee, A. T. Roth
kopf, after the decision OF the judges, Tom
keenan, of the D lphin Club and McCaus-
land OF the Ariels.
They assert further that the agreement
the two principals, Patch and Pape. had
made on the previous Sunday, that in
case of a capsizIng the race was to be
called off, did not apply to the race in
question at all and was not so understood
by Patch, whatever may have been Pape's =
idea. Their statements are verified by the
referee, A. P. Rothkopf. who says that the
private agreement between the TWO prin-
cipals for the previous Sundays race was
not mentioned to the judges or referee at
all until after the water was found too
rough for racing.
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. 80 -. - % - g
the mountains, and they. pan out. from
$50 to- 5 10 day. =, .. s.
s Langdon has been prospecting on the
desert for the past four years, and has a
fund of interesting glinformation about the
country in which he lives. 8. :. =. i. =:
The gold in he Panamint Mountains
WIS discovered by gang OF stage.
robbers who, were hiding frJm the
officers : after an operation near.
the discovery, com promised with the ex-
press com panv ard settled down 10 MIN
ing: Happy. Canyon was at one time the
rendezvous Oft cele ebrated Vasquez.
i The old town. of Panamint, which
formerly had 1000 nhabitants, can now
only boast of two. Large stores. saloons
and billiard halls with their iurniture are
going TO decay. There is a large hardware
and implement store fully stocked sllll
running, where he miners can get goods
at almost their own price. Several silve
mills we'll built and furnished with
machinery are IDLE.
The new Panam int is about twelve miles
from there aud is flourishing little city.
The country is we'll watered and tim mbered
and fine fruit is raised in the mountains.
Quail are found in abundance and noun
lain sheep are seen occasionally.
+ There are number OF ohoshone Indians,
VINO as q general RUE are goOu "OIhelsI
thrifty, industrious and good livers.
Panamint G G1orge has a fine ranch, sup
plies the miners with fruit and melons
and raises large crops of alfalfa.
The Indians all know Of valuable mines.
and when they find one will cover it up.
II a white man will use a little diplomacy
and get on the good side OF them he can
learn where the mines are.
"At Randsburg they are taking out
more gold than ever, but there is not so
much talk about it, as the boom is over
and they are getting down to a solid busi-
ness ba u.s."
New discoveries OF large lodges are be-
ing made all the time. In the Scookuni
and Petlloma mines four miles west OF
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up, bis garden entirely destroyed, the
camp :tepees9sWept away, and the ranch
wrecked generally. -:
z AT the time :of, the occurrence there
were. eleyen Indians ON the ranch, but
aside from a: good .drenching they sns-
tanned no: in juries. The stock was on
high ground and escaped the force of the
water: The center of the burst was on
Tom $ ranch, and M damage was done to
any of the surrounding property.
.:s, Mr.:Langdon is the man who discovered
the, gold at Randsburg in February of
1894 snd. is n now living in;P Pleasant Valley,
up in the Panamint Mountains, about
eighty-fiye miles: from Randsburg. He
! says there have been some very rich mines
discovered there within the last four
months and that considerable San Fran
cisco capltalis being invested there. In
Tuber. C3ny on: large numbe of men are
:: employed by Thomas b. Phehy and other
ca pi;alists in. opening mp mines. Rich
strikes have been made in Revenue Cam
Won and Il great many miners are chi rid
ing in She pherds, Cottonwood and Emf
grant canyons.
- These were all struck this summer and
show up well. H. S. Myers OF Tulare has
-opened up several mines aid has spent
considerable money IN equipping them.
They are full of good ore and promise
we'll, though no ore has been miIled as yer
Montgomery Bros. & Co., owners of the
World Beater, Elephant and Mammoth,
are allowing, men TO chloride on their
properties near Pleasant City and rich ore
is taken out.
:. julius Goldsmith, the partner OF Lang
don, has a splendid mine in Pleasant
Canyon. The ore assays $244 TO the ton.
Goldsmith and Lanpdon are the men
e who were reported killed by Panamint
Tom some time since, and it is rather a
curious fact that this same Tom pointed
out the mine to G ldsmith.
New placer diggings have recently been
discovered on the Death Valley side Of
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DEATH OF j.. B. CHAPMAN.
Sudden Demise of a WcIl-Known South
ern Pacific EmpIoye

Sudden Demise of a WcIl-Known South
s... ern Pacific Employe.
J. B. Chapman, who was in immediate
charge OF the freight claim department
of the Southern Pacific Company, died
suddenly yesterday. He had been suffer-
ing for some time from an abscess near
one of his ears, and asked to be excused
from duty late Thursday afternoon. On
Friday his condition became worse, but
yesterday morning he felt somewhat
better, and thought he would be able to
resume work on Monday.
During the afternoon, however, word
came to the railroad that he had died.
1t is believed that the abscess had burst
internally and had flooded the brain,
producing almo ost instant death.
Chapman had been in the employ of
the company for eleven years. He was
about 80 years OF age. and a widower
without children. His father was the
late Captain James Chapman His
brot other, who is well-known in this City,
is Charles W. Chapman. The deceased
was much esteemed by his fellow en-
ployes, and by all who knew him socially
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FUTURE OF THE FIRM.
Committee Of Code, Elfelt &
Co.'s Creditors Will Report
Tomorrow.
Liabilities Of the House Estimated at
$l75,OO0-A Assets Reckoned at
$28o,00o. .

Tomorrow com mlttee appointed by
the Board of Trade to examine the busi-
ness affairs of the firm of Code, Elfelt &
Co. will submit report to meet ing OF
creditors. A statement OF affairs obtained
from the firm by The CALL represents
that the Liabilities amount to $l75r 600 and
the assets to $2so,000.
The principal creditor is the Anglo
California Bank in the sum of $12o 900.
The institution is amply secured on real
estate and goods in the warehouse. Other
creditors for considerable amounts are A.
Lew and Trobuck 81 Bergen OF this City.
There are no Eastern creditors to speak OF
and the amounts owing to fruit men in
California are small. The attachment
placed on the firm by Sidney Smith OF the
Cutting Packing Company is the only one
levied.
The report OF the committee will deter
mine what the future course of the firm
shall be. The me m bers OF the committee
are Sidney Smith, Charles Josselyn and
Charles Tilden, president OF the Overland
Freig ht Transfer Company.
The standard Of canned goods from the
factory of Code, Elfelt &; Co. is very high.
This fact is widely recognized in the COM
mercial world, and the hope is expressed
that the EN- mharrassment of the house Will
be brief. Men in that line OF business
recognize that tin, sugar and labor must
be promptly paid for, while the produce Is
of the cannery are sold on sixty and
ninety days time. 1t is said that the
action of the Anglo-California Bank in
closing down credit on five hours notice
caused the trouble that now confronts
Mr.. Code. the manager OF the house. Mr..
Elfelt retired from the firm three years
ago, AMI considerable m oney was required
by Mr. Code 10 purchase the Interest oi
the retired partner.
The assets of the firm consist OF real es-
tate, goods in the warehouse and stock In
various institutions such as the Pacific
+ Vinegar and Pickle Works, the Pacific
Woodenware and Cooperage Company and
the Schmidt Label Company. The real
estate on Tenth and Bryant streets, where
the chief factory is located. is very valu-
able. It's assessed for $4,000 There. is
also valuable real estate on Main street. -
During the season the firm employs
from 300 to 500 workmen. An important
item of the assets is the large quantity OF
goods in the warehouse. OF course the
/, com mttee for the creditors will carefully
investi ate the accounts of the hrm and
determine whether assignment, insol-
vency or resumption OF business shall
follow. S..
James A. Codes standing as a merchant
is of the highest grade considered from
the point of commercial integrity. The
house was established thirty-one years
ago, and has done a large business ever
siuCe.S
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consisting largely Of valuable photo
accurate possible facts concerning the
o
SHOW not only every
effects OF the grooS
They will draw plans with reference 70 all the
much harmonious eeC
o plans
buildings under consideration and
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eondr
mhtdnd dpssb
dNe.# 81 .#
completed and that the cost
wi unnMns
him
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beer
gate Trsa
sci weep
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j. j.. O'Brien g. Co.'S Creditors.

meeting of the creditors OF J. j. O'Brien
was held in the office of Rothchild & Ach yes
terday afternoon. All the San Francisco
creditors were represented and the meeting
was in session Tor two hours. They are en-
deayoring 10 straig hten out the AFFAIRS OF the
firm and some progress to this end was made.
Immediately after the meeting Attorney Ach
telegrapheo the Eastern creditors what had
been done and another meeting Will be held
as soon as these are heard from. Inthe mean
lime the store will continue open for business.
The total amount OF the claims against the
firm will exceed $500 600.
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A. CLEVER sWINDL ER..
Real Estate Agent Duped by MAJ
II. Named Wright. III.

Real state Agent Duped by Man
..t Named Wright. IL.
A. M. Speck, real estate agent, 602 Mar
ket street, swore to complaint in Judge
Low, court yesterday for the arrest OF 6.
NJ Wright on the charge of obtaining g.
money by false pretenses. j:
A few days ago Wright called at Speck' $.
office and represented himself as a man
of means in search of desira bic: realestate.
investments. He preferred a hotel and
Speck offered him one at a reasonable
price. =: J.: -. 4: J.. +. -.
1t was after banking hours and Wright
rendered Speck a check for S125 on the
First National Bank in part payment of;
the purchase price. As Wright said he
was short of ready cash he asked Speck
for temporary. loan and received S11 90
cash. = -: -. r.. =. -.
When speck presented the sl25 check at
the bank he was informed that. no such
person as G. NJ. Wright had an account
there. .s~er.. -
About two weeks ago a man giving the
name of Benjamin Wright swind ed 9
real estate firm in Alameda out of $40 by
a similar trick and he is believed to be the
same man, as he ans wers the description.
Wright was arrested last night ON Mar
ket street by Policemen Graham. and Sui:
livau and locked upin the City Prison. :: "
He has. so the police say, swindTed a
mum ber of othe r real es ate agents besides
Speck and L. d. Judd & Go. OF Alameda,
but mis- brother, who is a real estate agent
in the City, has always taken up& the
checks to save him from being prosecuted.
= =: -: =. =.
Kenneth Dun can Insane? :: =; :;
Kenneth Duncan was before the Lunacy
Commission yesterday, charged with insanity.
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Randsburg, nine-foot ledges have been
found. The ore works about S35 ton.
''Fhe st. Elmo has put in large gaso-
hne hoist, and fair ore is taken out.
Placer strikes have recently been made
north of the town.. They extend in a
radius OF from two to four miles, and are
supposed 10 be the old Gales wash. From
81 to $40 is the average amount panned
out in day. g..
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Charged with Mayhem.

Bruno Meyer, a waiter was arrested yester-
day afternoon on a charge OF mayhem. got
into row with Nathan Beasky, .ruit ped
dlers assistant at Fifth and Market streets.
Beasky Knocked him down and he jumped to
his feet. seized Bessky round the neck and in
serted his teeth in his right ear Policeman
Morrissey arrested Meyer and took him TO the
CITY Prison. Beaskv had his wounded ear
dressed at the City Receiving Hospital,
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.CLOUDBURS7SS
ON n A A RANCH :|.I NJ !. |
Panamint. Al nj. Mountain gu In.
dians' Property Com .
.. pletelY. Wrecked. q
. W'J,#Langd y. gd1on1 Tells Of. Large
-.... s.. Gold Finds in the Death
!. /. Valley. .=... ST. !.
Rands dsburg Mines Are Yielding More
!. and Better Ore Than Ever
=.. Before. +.

a. W. J.. Langdon arrived IN the City yes
,-terday IRON. the Panamint Mountains
and reports a destructive cloudburst
which occurred last Wednesday on the
Death Valley side of the mountains. r:
1t struck the ranch OF the notorious
Indian Pana min t Tom, about9 O'Clock in
#the morning, and swept every thing before
:: It. Toms orchara OF $50 trees was torn
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A Memorial Service.

The ladies of Lincoln Relief Corps No. 8,
along with the Grand Army comrades, have
accepted Rev. Mr.. Dil,e's invitation to attend
a special me moriel service this evening a the
Central Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Only $32 so to Washir z on, ID. c.,
Via Sunset route and Piedmont air line. Cor
respondingly low rates to other Eastern eli ties
For further information call on or address
chas. i HOPKINS, Pacific Coast Passenger
Agent, 62l Marker street, San Francisco,
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]. G. Ward, Misses Edna NJ. Waymire, Eliza
beth Westgate. Mines. R +. White, George
Whtttell. J.. Whitweu, W: II. WEBSTER Miss
Marie Withrow, Mines. 4: Wol1son ana Seloep
I S. Mriph e.. -. -.
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Is Kenneth Duncan Insane? -. -.
Kenneth Duncan was before the Lunacy.
Commission yesterday, charged with insanity.
Further tes timony will be heard to- m orrow.a..
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THE sA.O PALM.
How IT'S Delicious stnrcby Product
In OhInIneh.


Is II from their noble aspect or on ac-
count OF their utility that the palms have
been termed tho princes of tho vegetable
kingdom? Neither the anatomy OF tho
stcln nor tho form OF tho flower entitiea
tbom TO such a position. Tho stem is az
simple as that of tho common broom
and tho fiowar AZ that OF the rush. Yet
they have always bosn Of great interest
10 Tho botanisi. and their historical aild
legendary associations. and their bcausS
and their economic value, have maze
them Of interest To the public.
More than a thousand spccies OF tho
palm are scattered at different oicV'tuons
throughout tho tropics OF oolh henn,,
nnhcres, with strasglcrs In snb-roplcal
and oven In warm. temperate reglons'
Their utility osDn scarcely 20 osets,-
mated Thoy furnish food. shelter. cioth-
ing, timber, fuel. building m'tteriais. resin
and host OF minor products. wnisn
make them Of the greatest value 80 tho
natives and 10 tropical agrieiltufisls.
one OF the most important ~ tho saRo
rain. Of the East India Archipelago. me
Tree llourishes only In low marshy hnaa,
tlous. and seldom reaches a neight oL
thirty fcer. Il atudns 4 stareh-yieiairmh,s e
som Is then gorged with a mass q
st,lrchy matter. around which - hhra
outer rlnd about two inches IN tiickness.
We're thd fit.it allowed 10 form ana IIpnH
the whole of this starchy core wouih nls.
app.ar and leave tho stan mere hv sru,,
she'll for when tho tres r'pehs i's ''"''
IL dies. 80 cor.
suine a tree. hut II IL So. The prepnIa
ton consists In cutting on me nrsl"1Trnes s
ard the hard rind q ,n NE a sran and
spiit IN. aud tie starchy plth is extract a..
ed and grated to powder When .ne
starch is roughly grated or pon', .rs MI, Viii
pulp and made into o Gak ear one "'Y -"
TVS" Ts,.,t w,nieh is 4rinnded for exportation
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ORANGE Chnntcr. II. A. NJ.

Orange. Texas. June 10.--At a meeting
of Orange Chapter. No. IS, Royal Arch
Mascns held last night, the following
named officers were elected for the on
suing year. viz: c. f. Keppler. high
priest; p. b. Curry. king; W. u. street.
scribe, W. Il. Mount secretary; p lausen,
treasurer; c. H. Koter. captain of the
host j. w. Parker, Royal Arch captain;
A. H. Ford, master third veil; ID. Call
master second veil; S. II. Livingston, mas
ter first veil !, IL. Belts, guard.
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the slinlew- MOUSE.
Queer Suprrstiuons About y Harm
less Little Animal,

Queer SuprrsuiionN About y Harm
less Little Animal.
Tho shrcw, or shrow- mouse. an II 10
commonly called, is found In nearly all
parts OF the world. 1t ID distinguished by
an elongated. pointed mux1lc. small eyes.
plantigrnde. six-tocd feet, and glands that
necroto Il musky mud. Altogether It closely
resembles n mouse. but 1t is really not
related to the mouse family.
When Mt home. IL Ia either under pile Of
rubbish or IN Ct hole which IL has bur-
ruwod in tho earth. IL tx nocturnal in its
habits hut perfectly harmless; yet at one
time IL waH much iisiikod and prosecuted
because II was though, to be a dangerous.
mischirvouB animal. Among the Italians
tho notion was prevalent that tho bite Of
Hhrew was extremely poisonous. Tho
French and the English believed that II q
shrew ran over an animals foot the animal
felt great pain and eventually became
paralyzod, Hence II n horse. COW. or .
goat became n little stifI In It's limbs, tho
foolish people at once declared II "shrew-
struck" and the poor shrpws had to SUI
fer In consequence.
OF course tho ''shrew- struck" animal had
to have something to cure IL; so an ash tree
was selected and IA deep hole was bored
into It's trunk. Then sbrew was captured,
put alive INTO the hole the boie was So
curely plugged and tho innocent little AMI
NAL was left to do OF starvation.
The ignorant believed that, after such
an act. the ash tree had power to cure
"shfew- struck" animals. and whenever an
animal became inactive or n little numb In
It's limbs, its owner hurried to tho "shrsw-
ash" cut switch from II and switched
tho 'shrew-s struck" beast. The sInaTting
caused by the bwitchng naturally mado
the hclplesa animal move about as much AZ
1t possibly could and In a short timo 1t
was pronounced Cured" D.V.F.
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nurnet Cbnpter. II. A. VI.

Rurnet. Texas. June -Burnet Chaptef'
No. "a Royal Arch Masons elected officers as
follows: C. Dorhandt. high priest Dayton
Moses, king; Leon Oliver, scribe: n D.
Moses, treasurer; William NJ, sWtler' Sec
reiary. An,
Robert E. Lee Lodge, No. 4Si, Ancient
Free and Accepted Masans. w, g.. Ma
guire. worshipful master, 7. A. hnrch,
senior warden n. +. Ray, junior warden
W. ]. Garner, treasurer; Amos fFeh''ss'
secretary; u. W. Boyce. filer'
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Atlanta, Texas, June Sat reguIar
election OF officers of Atlanta Lodge 10.
1is. knights of Pythias' the following
we're elected for next semi-annual term
Paul Dunklln, chancellor commander; ~
X. Coke, vice chancellori j. r. hoach ~
nro,a,n. Toe Hughes, master at arms , T.
sweet master OF the work: G. w. SIN
rletary. inner guard; l.. Y, Allday, outer
guard; Russ Daniel, master Of escheqner;
j. McWilliams. master OF finance anu
W. r. Cameron, keeper Of record and SEAL
holding over
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Burlington, Junior warden; /. NJ. Sildall.
S. Brown. senior deacon; r J.. Siddall,
Junior warden: G. Wooderd tier, and
Rev. W. T. Mcdonald, chaplain There
Will be pubic INSTALLATION ~ the officers
npon the 24th. All the Masonic lodges of
Crimes coun,y viii be invited TO attend.
Rev. W. j, Durham Will make the address
on that occasion
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Gonzn1e. Lodge, X. of !

Gonzales, Texas. June n.-last night az
the meeting Of the knights OF Pythihs .ne
following officers were elected Tor me sn.
suing term, towit c l:llIor + '1 W. Meme.
20. nrelate G. w Masoni master az
arms q. II. Qualls; master OF work. !.
" Hanley; inner guard, DR.. A. j. Scout
nnt.r guard. NJ. W. Hodges
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Big Springs, Texas, June s.-Muilin
Lodge, No. 372, |. o. o. r.. elected the
following officers for the ensuing FERN
". n. Dent, noble grand J. b. Littler,
vice grand; Il. w Pool, secretary.
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Fayetteville Lodge, IA, Of r

,.,.a,,ay,lle Texas, June IU.-At tHp
r ,;yepnnai election on June s, Washing
s tom lodge No as9 knishts Of .i ry,h sar
e sb nax, ~ term. y. 7. Heinsohn; ehansel-
, .n. commander COM ]. A. saule; vice dnah-
eellor: II. g. Stoves, pr relate. vs,ts r.
Gloeckner. master Of work, o'Ao . a. inner
r,as,er ~ finance; Henry brana' 'nh''
na mast. fauis Knippei, outer guard.
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"A rersas a. +. ana A. NJ.
~ n, June l0.--The follow
|lsnIas !. OF the officers elected
Y. :. Masonic year OF orphan
Nm 80 II. Ancient Free and
! 'iiss., N. Gibeny, worshipful
senior warden; T. +.