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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Kern Leads Off in the
Fight for Lower
Assessments.
Wants Its Valuations Placed
on an Equality With Those
of Its NeighborS.
Apportionment Of Railway Taxes
for the Several Counties, as
Fixed by the EQualiZerS.

SACRAMENTO. CAL, Aug. 17.-Kern
to-day opened the regular annual series
of battles Of the counties for reductions in
assessments. Through HI. A. Jastro OF
Bakersfield, the chairman of the Kern
County Board of Supervisors, she asked
for reduction of Is per cent on the as
sessment as officially turned in by the
Auditor. This is $14, 1886, 744. as against
$14, S07, ,02S last year. Two other counties.
San Benito and Santa Clara, have also ap-
piled for reductions. Santa Clara will
ask for 20 per cent reduction. What Be-
nito wants will be learned tomorrow,
when she will have hearing before the
State Board OF Equalization. Santa Clara
was also to have been heard tomorrow,
but this morning there came telephone
message from San Jose asking to have the
matter postponed. The board set August
81 as the date for the hearing.
For some reason not made known to
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
MARTY c0UNTY'S BOULEVARD.
San Quentin Prisoners Construct q
Model Highway leading Into
San Rafael

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE
greatest boulevard in Marin County Is
appro aching completion. 1t will extend
from Tiburon to San Rafael and Is being
constructed by convicts from the San
Quentin Penitentiary. That part OF the
road from Green brae station to San Rafael
has been entirely constructed and is In ex-
celient condition. 1t will be thrown open
IN few days. Already that part OF the
boulevard leading into San Rafael at the
head OF Irwin street has been turned over
to the county.
The great boulevard has attracted con.
siderable attention, and the expense OF
construction 20 the county OF Marin has
been but trif1e, as the convicts supplied
the labor and the only item of expense
falling upon the county has been the en-
ployment of couple of armed guards to
watch the convicts.
TIE working of the convIcts does not
conflict in any way with the mployment
of free labor. The county is in no posi-
tion to build such thoruughfare, and the
boulevard would never have been con-
structed if the labor of the prisoners had
not been used.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
AoKrHEaA FORESTS ABLAzE.
Cons sidera0Le Damage to Property around
Vancouver, UGsh.

VANCOUVER, WASH, Aug. 1.-THE
air in and surrounding the city has been
full of smoke for the past few days, indi-
eating the presence OF forest fires at a
great distance from town. Yesterday
evening it was reported that heavy tire
was raging in the tim Der at the west end
Of Mill Plain, about five miles east of this
city. All the buildings on the Nelson
place were burned and considerable DAM
age was done TO fruit trees in the Nelson
and other orchards in the vicinity. Sew
eral families in the neighborhood have
found i: necessary to remove their house
hold effects TO place of safety, and for
two days they were hourly expecting 10
see their houses and other i'm provements
destroyed. Every man in the neig bor-
hood has been fighting the flames for
three days.
Late yesterday evening it was reported
that the fire had turned its course toward
the fruit orchards on the plain and tat
the danger in that dire ction was thought
to be over, though the fire was still burn
ing fiercely further back in .he tim ber.
Several fires are reported to have been
started in the timber north and west OF
town. No damage from these has SO far
been reported.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
RULED BY THE HOUSEKEEPER.
CompIaint of an Old Mans Bride Who
Seeks Ufcorce.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Aug. 17.-Beach
Latin of Nichols, in the town of Trum-
BULL 60 years DID, Is the defendant in a
divorce suit. The papers served upon him
Monday charge that he has been guilty OF
intolerable cruelty toward his wife and
also of infidellty. Some months age Mr..
Latin engaged Mrs. Margaret Morse as
his housekeeper. She Is young widow,
and says he asked her to marry him last
June, but she refused. Next day he came
to Bridgeport, courted Mrs. Meade and
soon afterward married her. In July he
took his wife to his home, where Mrs.
Morse was in possession and asserted her
rights. The new Mrs. Latin, SO she says.
was consigned TO a room in the attic,
while Mrs. Morse and Latin occupied
apartments on the ground floor. She
was not even allowed 10 sit at the table
with her husband. Mrs. Morse is named
as corespondent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Ca,. 1nro,ua on. of Co art.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 17.-In his
negotiations with San Diego TO sell to that
city water supply and plant against the
objections of the Consolidated Water Com
pany, E. S. BabcocE won point yester-
day in the United States court. The
Consolidated Company brought suit in
the United States Circuit Court some time
ago, to prevent the City Council from
entering into contract with Babcock to
buy his plant. The court this morning,
in q decision of q half dozen words. threw
the suit ont of court because there were
certain parties not joined in the case who
should be, and if they We're brought in it
would deprive the court of jurisdiction.
The matter will now have to come up in
The State courts.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Embpxsled % BuraaE Fund.

SAN JOSE. CAL, Aug. 1Z.-Reyes Ber-
ryessa, young Spaniard, was convicted
In Justice Wallace's court to-day of en-
bezzIing 81 from Mrs. Nettie Hernandez,
young widow who had just buried her
husband. Berryessa went among the
friends of the Hernandez family to raise
money for the burial. He was successful
in this, but appropriated several dollars
collected to his own use. Owing to the fact
that Berryessa had an aged mother to
support sentence was suspended. A
charge of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses was dismissed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Work on Lo,cer Otat Dam.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE lower
Otai dam, twenty miles southeast of this
city, has bean finished to the 134- foot con-
tour line and the machinery is being
moved to the Barrett dam, thirty miles
farther on. AS the dam now stand it has
an imuounding capacity of Is, 6.3-S, 500
gallons. or 2918 miners inches. 1t is the
first Dam of the four now under construc.
ZION oy the Southern California Mountain
Water Company in which A. b. and John
d. Spreckels are the chief holders. The
Otai dam has cost thus far 5000 600, and
the entire system will have cost, when
completed, s. 900, ,000
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18

same man, imprisoned in the charnel-ho
of ill-health will but too often idly, and
without an effort, await the approach of
death. There is but one way to meet and
overcome the deadly disease, consumption.
1t is to grasp the best weapon at hand and
val1antly beat down the barriers of disease.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is
the best and only sure weapon to use in bat
ting with consumption. It cures o8 per
cent. OF all cases. It purifes and builds M
the blood, and drives out the disease germs.
The lungs cannot long remain diseased that
are constantly renewed by rich, red, arterial
blood of the best quality When the lungs
are supplied with pure blood, the germs of
consumption are soon rendered harmless.
Ihe Discovery" also contains elements
that steady and strengthen the nerves. and
1t is the best medicine for those suffering
from loss OF sleep, brain fag and overwork.
thousands have testified to the great beue-
hts received from this wonderful medicine.
Miss Mary Whitman, of East Dickinson.
FRANKLIN Co., N. Y, writes: "For nearly ten
months have had bad cough, and instead of
8ettlng peter 1t grew worse until I was ad-
vised by friend to try DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical discovery. hesitated at first, for it seemed
TO me nothing would give relief only death NV
parents were anxious about me, and / was said
TO nave consumption. 1 tried your medicines
ana before had taken MANY doses there was
great change. When the second bottle was
empty am thankful to say had no cough and
was sreat oeai stronger. Many thanks to the
'Discoverer' of such medicine
If you want ST. so doctor-book in paper
covers tree, send 81 cents in stamps. For
French cloth binding, ten cents extra.
Address. Dr.. &. v. Pierce. Buffalo. N. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18

Pimples, Untitness to NJ AIRY, r,xhaus sting Drains
Varlcocrle and Constipation 1t stop, all losses
by day or night. Prevents quickness of dis -harge
whio h II not checked leads TO Spermatorrhoa an
all the horrors of Impotency
CUPIDENE cleanses the liver the kid news
and the urinary organs or all i'm puriries
CuPIDENE strengthens and restores small,
weak organs
The reason sufferers are not cured by Doctors Is
becapse ninety per cen troub ed with Pros
tatitis. CJPIDENE is the only known remedy
to cure without er t on 500U testimonials
y written guarantee Civ en- and none returned II
six boxes do not effect perm anent cure 81 90
IL box. six for $500 by mail. send for FREE r
GUAR I'D testin 'nials.
Address DAyOL MEDICINE Co, ITO
Market street, Sau Francisco, Cal. For sale by
BROOKS PHARMACY, lie Powell street
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Gn-ren Brought B9o. by an officer.

SAN LUIS OBlSPO, CAL, Aug. IL
An officer arrived from Seattle to-nig hit
and lodged in the County Jail ]. Garren,
charged with embezzIing the funds OF the
Paso Robles Water Company over
year ago. Garren was manager OF
the company. He was highly respected
citizen and served as a me Der of the City
Council. He has been in hiding for
year in company with a questionable
character with whom he left Paso Robes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
dSOnMedical Institute
Stockton. Market and Ellis Sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
REFEREE'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

DY VIRTUE OF TWO DEGREES OF THE
ID Superior Court in and for the City and County
of San Francisco, state If California Department
No. 10y, the first Of which DEGREES was made and
is dated the 22d day OF November, 1895, and the
second of which DEGREES made and is la ed
crees were mace and entered IN action pc ding
In said Superior Court wherein Adam Grant Is
plantin ana Daniel T. Murphy and others de-
PENDANTS, being case No 49,033 in the said court,
the ndersign' d. who was by said court appointed
referee in said action viii sell AZ puplic auction.
q The auctiop-rOOms of
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
High School for AUBURN.

AUBURN, CAL. Aug. T.-By an almost
unanimous vote Auburn to-day decided
10 have a high school. The old Sierra
Normal School building has been leased
for term of years and the school will
probably be opened about the middle of
mex. month. The college is large and
com modious structure, with ample ac-
comm odalion for transient students. who
will be admitted on payment of smah
tuition fee.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
ROUND KALLEYS SENSATION.
RaHcher Cameron Causes an Arrest
for the Alienation of His
Wife's Affections.

UKIAH, CAL, Aug. II. - Constable
G. R. Redwine of Round Valley Township
to-day arrested John Gray OF Covelo on
charge of having induced the wife of Alvin
Cameron to leave her husband. Cameron
is the owner of a fine stock ranch near
Covelo, and, although he has always pro-
vided good home for hiswife, W ho is of
mixed blood, she has on several occasions
previous 10 the present one left him at the
solicitation, it is claimed, of Gray and
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
GALTESTON YOUTHS Ch1M1'
Murders His Mother for Money 10 0Pen"
IN. n EnfiPtH 4 cfressr


or, Tarietg ctress.
GALVESTON, TEX, Aug. 11.-Mrs.
Kate Gallagher, for twelve years school,
teacher in this city. was found yesterday
with her throat cut from ear to ear and her
body charred beyond recognition. Inc
body was discovered by fremen called out
to extinguish blaze at the woman's
house.
Virgil, the 2o-year-old son of the woman,
has been arrested, and he has confessed
that he committed the crime TO get money
to spend on variety actress. Tue crime
was deliberately planned and executed.
The young man had packed his trunk and
was ready to leave. He had the furniture
insured. and with The money expected TO
leave Texas as soon as the fire loss could
be adjusted. But the fire was discovered
in time to prevent the destruction of the
building and the bloody shirt in which
the crime was com mitted.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Iuy. c,asm to Monterey Land.

MONTEREY, CAL. Aug. ia suit
of long standing. brought by Joseph
Aram, one of the few surviving delegates
TO the first constitutional convention, held
in Cotton Hall. Monterey, in 1851, against
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company,
lust came up for a hearing in the Superior
Court. Aram claims a plat of ground
which was granted him in early days by
the Alcalde, and which, he says, ispart of
the ground uponwhich the Southern Pacific
station is built, and he is suing the rail-
road company for possession. A map in
possession OF the County Surveyor shows
that the plat which Aram claims is not
part of that occupied by the depot, but is
now (from the change OF the coast line in
recent years. over 100 feet out into the
bay. Judge Dorm Is taking the case under
adyisement.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18

from S. S. Harvey of Pensacola, Fla,
asking for assistance in determining
whether or not N. G. Creede, deceased.
was Will Harvey, his brother. The writer
ssys his brother disappeared in 1859 from
Springfield, ILL.,. and was afterward re.
ported killed, but he believes the report
was false and that Creede and his brother
were one and The same person. An at
tempt will be made to verify the Flori-
dams belief
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
San Jose Fruit Shipments.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE Eastern
shipments of green fruit are unusually
large just now and far exceed those for
the same time of any previous year. Over
lano shipments last week footed up 2,600
0S0 pounds; which is more than double
that for the corresponding week OF last
year.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
BeIIo. 1h,r., san Diego!

SAN DIEGO. CAL. Aug 1.-THE long
distance teie phone line connecting San
Diego with Los Angeles, San Francisco.
and the outside world was opened for busi-
ness Yesterday. San Diego can now talk
with Redding direct over 904 miles of wire
one of the largest circuits IN the United
States.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
. sl.pt on a Railroad Track.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CAL, Aug. IL
Jesus PadilIo, one of section gang on
the South Pacific, went to sleep on the
track and was run over at Grover yes
terday by q freight train. His head was
terribly bruised and his right arm cut off.
lie will recover.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Tragedy at Long Beach.

LOS ANGELES, CAL. Aug. II. = AT
Long Beach about noon yesterday George
Waters (colored) shot his wife in the
mouth and then turned the weapon upon
himself and sent bullet into his own
brain. The wound inflicted upon the wife
was serious one, but is not thought to be
fatal. Waters is still alive, though with a
bullet in his brain. jealousy caused the
shootinpI
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18

the Bavispe and Yaoui river junction,
Sonora, Mexico, August 10. SIX miners
and a packtrain of four cen burros were
camped in a dry, brushy arroyo, where
the fight occurred, which lasted three
hours. A thunderstorm ended hostilities,
and the miners and their packtraln
e. aped unhurt to the mountains and re-
turned to the Mormon settlement at casa
Grande.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18

taken up her abode with the latter. Gray
reached here several days ago and was ar
rested al ranch south of town on a
warrant issued out of the Justices Court
of Round Valley Township.
Cameron claims to be the victim of a
persecution instituted by parties in
Round Valley, whose enmlty he has in
CURED.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Manhood Restored
"CUPIDENE.v

This great Vegetable
Vitaliz sr, the prescrip-
ton of q Fam Gus
Ere n C h physician,
will quickly cure yoI
OF ali nervous or dis
eises of the genera
tive organs. such as
Lost Manho ID. Insom-
MIA Pains IN the Back,
- minal kni,ss ons,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
FIGHT WITH APACHEs.

arizona Prospectors Haze NdrrotU
Escape I'm sonora, MeDico.
Ell PASO, TEX, Aug. IA company
of Arizona prospectors had a fight with
Apache Indians-possibly Apache Kids
band-and a few Mexican outlaws near
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18

Continual dropping Will
wear away a rock" Moth
ing can withstand a wear
ing-away process. And
you ought to know that
your constitution is not a
rock bv any means. But
on you go! On go the
drains.
Zone drop in a bucket" Is
an expression that you
may have heard. But your
poor weakened constitu-
Il IN can stan d only a very
few more OF the drains on
your big system-even II
you were h strong man.
For a moment drop your
folly. TRY to wake up 10
the necessities OF your
case. Spots before yonr
eyes; tremor in your
speech; noises in your
head: weak knees; no will
power. Why will you not
be a man?
Right away will your
troubles f1v if you want
them to. The doctors of
the grand old Hudsonian
Institute will send you a
great deal of good advice
without cost If you but
consult them. No pub
licity.
Go and ask yourself as to
how much OF Il man you
are. Then write and tell
the doctors OF the Insti-
tute all about it. Your
case is curabls - don't
doubt that. If it were not
cura Die you would be told.
The grsat'worrv with you
is that you do not try to
help yourself. You not
only expect the doc ors to
send you advice and testi-
monials free, but you do
not seem to have energy
enough left even to send
your address.
A rock is a firm thing
usually, but continuous
droppings win wear 1T
away. Are you interested
enough in your strength
to try 10 save it, or do you
want it to go altogether2
Make up your mind and
act!
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Baja California
Daniana BitterS

Is L. POWERFUL APHRODIsIAC AND
specific tonic for the sexual and urinary organ.
Of both sexes, and greas remedy for diseases Of
the kidneys ana bladder. great Restorative
lnvigorator and Nervine Sells on its own Merits:
NO ong-wlnded testimonials nece ssary.
NAphis. AIRS ~ DkUNE, Agents
22S Marke ST.. ,. k.-lsend tor UlrcuIar.,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Eight Men Almost Overcome
by Gas While Fighting
the Conflagration.
IT Is BELIEVED TO BE UNDER
CONTROL.
This Time the Shafts We're Bulk
headed Instead of Being Flooded
With Water.

ANGELS CAMP, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE
great Utica gold mine is again on fire.
At o'clock this morning flames and
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-18
Belter.. Cre.de Bas HE Brother.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE
Mayor Of this city has received letter
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-07-23


This is an aphorism expressing in a
few words sentiment which widely
prevails. AS general proposition we
believe it is true, but we do not think
so poorly of human nature as to admit
that all men are supremacy selfish.
There are numerous examples when
persons have lost sight of themselves
in supreme desire to benefit others,
and whose happiness consists in seeing
others happy, and whose ambition is to
do good to others. This train of thought
is suggested by the tortuous course OF
some men who were supposed to be
self-denying for the good of others.
The Knights of Labor has been an
organization welding powerful in
fluence for good or ill. Terence V.
Powderly, the Grand Master Workman
for several years, was clothed with des-
potic powers. He had but to speak his
orders to bring on a universal strike
He had the implicit confidence of all
his subordinates, and they were led to
believe that his whole energies were de-
voted to the welfare and prosperity of
the toiling millions. He well knew of
the wretched and deplorable condition
OF the wage-earners, and was well aware
of the paralysis of business occasioned
by the demonetization OF the working
mans money.
Mr.. Sovereign, the successor of Mr..
Powderly, as Grand Master Workman,
and other intelligent leaders of the
Knights of Labor,were earnest and zeal
GUS in their efforts to counteract and
defeat the Vaccinations of the money
power. They supported Bryan. Pow
derby, to the surprise of those who be-
lieved in his intelligence, wisdom and
honesty, took the stump for Mckinley.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-07-23

Believe it? Why, certainly Those
tories coming from Yukon may be col
ored little, but the gold is coming
with them. We only wish that the gold
on the Klondike may prove SO plenti.
full that it will double the amount
of money in the world. 1t would be
one of the providential events, which
do more to check the tyrany of wealth
than all the legislation in the world.
Double the money now and it would
take the RothSchilds another hundre1
years to gather it all in and bring about
a similar financial condition to the one
now existing.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-07-23

The ball given by the Silver City
band at the Dewey Hotel Monday night
was grand success. The attractions
of the new hall and hotel brought out
a great crowd, Silver City being largely
and DeLamar fairly represented. All
report having had a good time and
some of the boys, when they came
home in the morning, confirmed the re-
port by their looks.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-07-23

The Ada county sheriff came over
here last Monday and gath cred in a
horse thief. He was one of the O'Mara
boys who, with his father and brothers
have been hauling and peddling wood
about town for two seasons. The whole
family seem to be given up to dissipa-
ton, but this is the first one of them to
be charged with anything excepting
vagrancy.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-07-23
Reopening Old Mines.

The Western Mining World says:
at has been said that there are nc
friends like the old friends and it some
times happens that there are no mines
like the old mines. Often an abandon
ed mine is reopened with astonishing
results. Once closed down, no matter
what the cause, the impression fixes it.
self upon the public mind that the
mine has been exhausted. Inefficient
facilities for handling the mine, dis
agreements among the owners, or pos
sible fTeGze-out games, are all finally
lost sight OF and the mine passes into
history as useless hole in the ground,
Mines with past are beginning to at
tract attention all over the country on
the theory that new methods of operat-
ing, improved machinery and the more
economical treatment of ores, make
possible their reopeniDg at profit"
The World cites a number Of instan-
ces where old properties in Montana,
once either abandoned or work sus-
pended upon them by freeze-out games
between the owners, or ether causes,
have been purchased by new parties
and under more modern management
have become profitable producers. Cal
ifornia mining journals are continually
reporting successes being made in re-
opening and working old once aban-
Toned properties. Owyhee county has
two districts where like success might
be made. They are War Eagle Noun
tain and South Mountain. When one
thinks of the enormous output of the
string of mines on the east side of War
Eagle and considers the manner in
which they were once worked and the
C iuse OF their shutdown, he can only
wonder that an effort was not made
long ago to revive them. All of that
long string of mines has been idle for
years. Men with means have shown an
anxiety to get hold Of them but have
been unable to make terms with the
owners. 1t is too bad that something
cannot be done with them, for they are
capable of giving employment to hun
dreds of people.
At South Mountain a Spokane COM
pany has acquired title to nearly all
the old properties and are doing some
The company promises
to put on more men and work more
but, up to date, it has been
SLOW in carrying out its promises.
The Sat Lake rribdne's Fifty Year
Ago" sketches has been compiled and
in handsome book form
with illuminated cover. Twenty cents
nv mail Ii cantS at the Trihnnn office.
The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-07-23

John Doc Harris received dispatch
on Monday stating that his only re-
naming brother was dying, in Butte,
Mont, and took the stage the followin &
morning for Nampa to try and reach
Butte in time to see him alive if pos
sible.