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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
UTICA FLAMES UNDER CONTROL.
Air in tho Sickle Shaft Tested by
lowering a Dog-7om Lane
Makes q Descent.

ANGELS CAMP, CAL, Aug. 19.-It is
now considered question of but few
hours when the flames of the Utica mine
will be extinguished. A box fue was con-
structed over the Utica shaft, and the gas
and smoke drawn from this part of the
mine by suction, while heavy stream of
water from the nozzle of hydraulic giant
was kept playing down the Sickle shaft.
Early this afternoon an experiment was
made 10 test the quality of the air in the
Sickle shaft by sending down a lighted
candle, and later a live dog was chaine ed
TO the cage and Lowered to the level wher
the fire was discovered. The dog came
back alive, but he was probab bly, the worst
scared dog on record when he reached the
surface.
About half-past this afternoon Tom
Lane and three others made a descent
into the Sticke shaft to station 3L q
depth of about 700 feet, without accident.
The gas and heat was very strong and
their lamps were extinguished by the
dripping water, but they succeeded in To-
eating the fire, and found that il had been
confined to the slope where it started.
The timbers of the slope are still
smoldering and q portion has caved in.
A hose has been riRged which will be
Joined 10 one OF the main water pipes, and
1t is thought that the remainder of the
fire can be extinguished with little diff
Guilty. The inhabitants of Angels and vi
cinity are much elated over the good
news
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
Runs on TatoOsh Island
and Is Fast Break
ing Up.
Will Prove Total Loss, but
No Fatalities Are Re-
ported.
For Many Years the Vessel Has
Piled Between Puget Sound
and Hawaii.

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, Aug. IL. -
Word reached here this morning 70 Ine
effect that at P. NJ. the bark Matilda, In
ward bound, had gone ashore at Tatoosn
Island and is in dangerous position.
1t is said that no fatalities accompanied
the accident. John B. Libby of the Puget
Sound Tugboat Company received a mes
sage later on from Captain Cove OF the
tug Tyee confirming the accident at the
hour announced and bringing the ad-
ditional information that the vessel was
fast going to pieces and would prove
total loss.
The Matilda was one of the best known
vessels visiting these waters, having been
for many years employed as a Ium bel
carrier between Puget Sound and the
Hawaiisn Islands. She was bark-rigged
craft of S19 tons, built in Searsport, Me-,
in 1857, and was originally an East-coest
packet. Some years later she came around
to this coast, and on a voyage to Homo
lulu met with disaster. She was con-
demned and Captain Calhoun purchased
her, changing the rig from a ship to
bark.
The vessels career has been one OF
trouble and tribuiation, accidents galore
marking her history. A conspicuous ac-
cident in her history occurred just year
ago, while the vessel was being toWed
from here to Port Blakeley to load cargo
of lum ber. When the time came to change
the watch Captain Svenson was nowhere
to be found. A search of the vessel re-
into which he had pitched headlong In
the darkness. Just when the accident oc-
CURED no one knows, for the unfortunate
captain was dead when found.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
CROWDS AT CAMP BUDD.
Grand Reyiew in Konor of Lieutenant
Governor Jeter-EYoiutions and
7uroet Practice.

SANTA CRUZ CAL, Aug. LIT has
been many years since there has been
such large gathering of spectators In
attendance at a review as were present
this afternoon at Camp Budd. 1t was a
grand event in honor of Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor Jeter. All the evolutous were re-
markably we'll performed, especially the
salute when passing the review stand.
Especially good were the cavalry under
command OF Captain Lockett.
Corps and C of the National Guard
performed the evolutions so well that it
was hard to realize that this is the first
time they have had the opportunity OF
drilling with the regulars. In the morn
ing they went through their squadron
drill and the improvement they have
made during this brief encampment has
been gratifying 10 the officers.
The Second Regiment left camp yester-
day morning at o'clock for the shooting
range at the Morrisey place and held a sat
isfactory shoot Each company advanced
at quick time 600 yards and assem- bled then
marched forward to 500 yards, deploying
in the advance with one yard between
files. Then the men kneel, fire one
yolley and advance in double time
to 400 yards; kneel, fire two vol
y
fire two volleys, double time to 800 yards !:
lying, fire two volleys, double time to $50
yards; kneel and fire'five shots at will in
forty-five seconds.
The retreat was to be 300 yards, kneel,
fire three volleys, quick time to 400 yards:
kneel, fire three volleys quick time to 500
yards; lying, fire two volleys.
Following are the only companies oil
forty-two men qualified to compete for
the trophy. The score was as follow
Company c, Nevada City, made 131 hits,
score 492, per cent of hi is 15 SO; Company E,
Sacramento, made "a hits, score 31S per cent
of hits 10; Company F, Woodland, made 1T
hits, score 436, percentage 3.92; Company G,
Sacramento, made 12S hits, score 464; per
cent OF nits 1923; Company B, Colusa, m ade
1O3 hits, score 3S5, per cent of hits, 1926.
The scores of the companies OF less than
torty-two men were:
Company H, Redding, 80 men. made 50
hits; score, 354; per cent Of hits, 1888. Com
pany A, Chico, % men, made S6 hits; score,
325; per cent of hits, IA 81. Company ID,
Marysvile, 80 men, made 129 hits score,
4S4; per Cent of hits, 1888.
Company @. Nevada City, and Com
pany D, Marysville, made the best per-
centage for day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
FRESNO OFFICERS GOOD W0RK.
Singje-Handed He Hounds Up a Gang
of Robbers and Heads Them All
for San Quentin.

FRESNO CAL, Aug. 19.-One of the
best pieces of detective work done in the
valley in recent years has just come to
light and reflects great credit upon the
skill of an ex-Sheriff of Fresno County,
0. ]. Meade, now special officer OF the
Southern Pacific line, with headquarters
at Bakersfield.
On June last, w. G. Whorburton, a
capitalist OF New York, died in a sleeping
car on the Southern Pacific line, near
Goshen. His wife was with him at the
time and had hand valise with her in
which she carried her money, ieweIry and
valuable trinkets. She at once transferred
the paper currency to her pocket, and
while doing so some one snatched the
handbag and made away with the other
valuables. The Whorburtons were people
OF consequence in the East, and Mrs.
Whorburton had the remains of her hus-
band brought to Fresno and embalmed
and sent East for interment and accom-
panied them on the same train. The rail-
road authorities were aware that her hand
bag of valuables had been snatched by a
thief through the window, but in her grief
she was unable to give them any descrip-
On July 81 the Southern Pacific Com
pany received from Mrs. Whorburton a
letter enumerating the articles stolen and
a description of them, and Special Officer
Meade was detailed to trace the matter
up At this late date and with fair de-
scription of the property he took up this
case, along with other matters, and with
satisfactory results, as the sequel will
show. On August s one of the parties,
al oh a6 mi
August 8. Jack Kelley was arrested in vi
salia;, August H. John Mcguire was ar
rested in Hanford, and August 18 Will
liam Bernhard was arrested in the County
Hospital at Visalia.
In the meantime Meade had recovered a
silver hairbrush silver buttonhooK, a
valuable pair of eyeglasses, pearl ham
died penknife and u gold hair ornament
set with diamonds, all very valuable.
Most of this property was recovered from
| women, to whom IL had oaen sold or pre-
sented by the culprits. Kelley had his ex-
| animation before Judge Holden of Visalia
| on the 18th inst, and was bound over to
| answer TO the Superior Court. Welsh had
his examination, also before Judge
| Holden, on the Is h, and was also bound
over to the Superior Court.
| After Welsh had been examined and
| bound over Kelley went before udge Gray
of the Superior Court of Tulare County
| and pleaded guilty to burglary in the first
degree and was sentenced to San Quentin
| for six years. Magulres examination
comes off tom orrow. He found that there
| was no use of trying TO escape the tolls
| and owned up. He then took Special
Officer Meade to a weed patch about 500
yards from the Goshen station, where the
Yalise was hidden with some of the less
valuable of its contents. which are now in
the possession of the officials.
1t is said that the evidence secured BY
Meade against this gang is such as to con-
vict those arrested. They have been car
rying on extensive operations for several
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
STATE EQU8LLZ EKS DITIDED

Probability That san Francisco HW Be
Bai.ed go Per Cent.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Aug. 19- The
State Board of Equalization this afternoon
voted to cite San Francisco, Tulare, Sac
ramento, Siskiyou, Sonoma, Fresno, Santa
Barbara. Santa Cruz, San Joaquin, Stanis-
laus and Butte counties. An attempt was
made to cite Alameda and Santa Clara
counties, but Colgan was absent and the
vote resulted in tie -Beamer and Arnold
voting aye ana CHEESE brough and More
house voting no.
1t is more than likely that Alameda
will be taken up again Monday, when
Chesebrough may change his vote from
no to aye. When the equalizers met this
afternoon they were plainly divided as tC
the taking up of the question Of the cta.
tlon OF counties. Beamer was anxious tc
proceed and made motion to that effect
but there was no second. Chese brough
moved to postpone until Monday, but there
was no second. Beamer then moved in
turn TO cite San Francisco, Alameda and
Tulare, and Morehouse seconded the mo-
tion to cite Tulare. The motion was car,
RED by the votes of Arnold, Morehouse
and Beamer, Chese brough voting no.
Arnold then seconded Beamer's motion
to cite Alameda. He and Arnold voted
aye and Chese brough and Morehouse no.
Santa Clara met with like result. The
rest OF the counties cited were cited by
the votes of Arnold, Beamer and More
house, Chesebrough assduously voting
no. 1t is understood that Arnold, Beamer
and Morehouse will vote TO raise San
Francisco at least 20 per cent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
KAPUS BOGUS VOUCHERS.
New and Startling Turn Given to the
Case-7he Other Man Said to
Be IninHcntad

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. ia new
ana startling turn has been given to the
now famous Kapus swindling game with
bogus claim vouchers of the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company. The young Napo-
leon OF finance has from the first main
tanned that another man was really the
head OF the fraudulent scheme and that
ne was connected with the steamship
company in San Francisco. This other
man has been all along alluded to as G.
Vincent, pretended claim agent but an
impression has grown that Vincent was q
myth.
DR.. G. T. Pepper of this city, who has
something like $751; 900 invested in the al
leged fraudulent vouchers, is the only one
OF the many claim holders who in this
city saw the man introduced to him as
vincent and the doctor has, since the ex-
po'ure OF the scheme, been looking for
that man, whom he suspected as the arch
schemer.
Ihe doctor went to San Francisco. II e
ala not see Vincent, but he did find o
man alleged to have figured as that mu C h.
wanted individual, and he is said to be
George D. Graybell, until recently en-
ployed as clerk in the San Francisco
ticket-office of Goodall, Perkins e. Co., a
position similar to the one formerly held
by Kapus in this city. Gray bell is said to
De now IN Salt Lake City.
.Advices from San Francisco are to the
effect that DR.. Pepper has in the Superior
Court there filed an attachment suit
a. "ainst George D. GRANVILLE and ]. W.
kapus to recover by civil procedure what
he can to retrieve his losses. 1t said that
the property attached belongs to Gray
bell and consists of $12, 900 worth of water
front lots at the foot of Powell street. DR..
Pepper asserts that Graybell is the man
who as s. c. Vincent, claim agent of the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company, as
sured him that the vouchers offered him
at discount were good and would be
paid by the company.
Ihere is row on among the local
holders of the Kapus vouchers, which ag-
gregate in face value anywhere from
$40, 900 to S70,0C0 for some of the victims
assert that DR.. Pepper has, in taking
measures 10 protect himself outgeneraled
the m. They are making so much out OF
the circumstance OF DR.. Pepper bringin G
suit In his own name, instead OF on behalf
OF the pooled interest, that some compli-
Gated litigation is bound to ensue. In the
meantime criminal prosecution of young
Kapus is in allegiance.
Holders of the Kspus vouchers will to-
morrow send TO San Francisco the papers
for beginning action 10 declare George d.
Graybell an iusovent debtor, hoping
thereby to share in what may be gained
from DR.. Peppers attachment OF the
Powell-street lots.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
HAEF0RD RESIDENTS FORTUNE.
After Years of Lii cation His Right
to an Inheritance of $3.50, 900
Is Confirmed.

HANFORD, CAL, Aug. 19.-Jac Will
son, aged 81 years, an employe of the Fe-
licia Vineyard Company here, to-day re-
ceived information that a lawsuit he had
begun in New York in 1885 TO recover
$3.50 900, which he claimed as his portion
of his fathers estate, had been decided by
the United States Supreme Court in his
favor.
Wilson has been in this locality about
three months, and has been working on
the Valley road until about a week ago,
when he went to work in the vineyard.
Wilson was born in New York in 1S45 of
very rich parentage, his father being a
banker and broker on Wall street and his
mother having consid erable in her own
name. He was rowing lad, despite his
opuient environ ment. After having re-
ceived an euucauon al Princeton and a
course in the Colum bia Law School he
left home and went to Melbourne, Aus
tralia, where he remained for fifteen years.
He then returned to the United States
and STAYED for fifteen years, after which
he returned TO Australia and stayed there
until 1888, when his father died in New
York, leaving an estate valued at SIS, 000,-
600 to be distri buted between five heirs
excluding Jacob, whom they thought to
be dead.
When his mother died she left $3.50, 600
with trustees to be given to him in case
he came back. He returned in 1886, and
the trustees of the estate refused him his
portion of the money on the ground that
he was an alien. He brought suit against
the trustees and the Superior Court of
New York decided in his favor. The de-
PENDANTS appealed to the United States
Circuit Court and the same decision was
rendered. TT ey then appealed to the Su-
preme Court OF the United Sta tes, and the
news received is that a decision in Will
sons favor was rendered there. Wilson
left for Fresno tonight and will soon 60
East to receive his fortune.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
Race Kiot a. RosIun.

SEATTLE, WASH, Aug. l9.-News has
reached here from the mining town of
Roslyn Of free-for.all fight which oc-
Cured there yesterday morning in the
quarter known as "Hell's Half Acre"
During the melee four white men were
woun ded by raEors or Drained by clubs in
the hands Of ten colored men. The
fight started in a colored restaurant,
where 1t ragged until the furniture was de-
stroyed. From there the com batants re-
treated to the rear OF Berg's saloon, fight
ing their way through the saloon, destroy
ing furniture, glasses and billiard cues.
When Main street was reached the police
put stop to the affray. About fifteen
shots were fired, but no one was killed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
TO CAMP At PISMO BEACH.

Outing of The Central California union
VrterdnS' ISs0ciGt'On.
SANTA MARIA, CAL, Aug. l9.-The
first annual encampment OF the Gen.
trail California Union Veterans AS
sociation will be held at Pismo
Beach, near Arroyo Grande, San
Luis Obispo County, from August 25 TO 29
inclusive. Appropriate exercises. amuse-
ments, campfres, clambakes, ETC., VIII
take place during the encampment.
Owing to the brief time of preparation
free tents may not Q had for all, but
shelter will be provided for al bringin g
their bedding. Board at reasons able rates
can be had at the beach. Pismo is on the
line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, with
OceanO the station.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
ON THE DIAMOND.
Scores of Yesterdays Games in the
National League and Standing
of the Clubs.

BOSTON, MASS, Aug. 19.-Boston 16, Pitts
burg 1.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, Aug. 19.-Philadel-
phia 3, Cincinnati 4.
BALTIMORE, ND, Aug. l9.-Baltimore o,
Cleveland 3.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, Aug. 19.-Brooklyn Is.
St. Louis 5.
NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 19-New York l,
Louisville O.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 19.-washington
4, Chicago 10
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20

mails to be brought into the valley. The
first herd, purchased at som ewhat higher
price than paid by Hicks & Brigham,
were brought to Mesa several months ago.
bat not over half have been tanned. OF
600 mounted by cowboys few days ago
three were killed in the breaking. There
are yet reported to be several thousand
ponies running practically wild in Yavapai
County, Many have not even been
branded. They are a nuisance on the
range and harder to catch than deer, and
the owners manifest willingness to give
them away if they cannot be disposed OF
otherwise
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
Sfruckntue mad Razor.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. IA mes
tizo, named H. S. Smiley. living in that
part of Los Angeles known as Dogtown,
this evening gave to his ten mont b. old
boy baby dose of strychnine. Then he
took teaspoonfuI of the poison himself
and cnt his throat with a razor. The cut
was not sufficient to kill him, but the
poison did its deadly work shortly after he
reached the Receiving Hos pital.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
CRUSHED 10 DEAIH.
Heavy Wagon Passes Deer tho Head Of a
Stockton Boy.

Stockton Boy.
STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. 19.-With his
head and face crushed beyond recogni-
ton little Eddie Battilana, a seven-year-
old boy, was lifted off the street this
morning and carried to his home to
drive his father and mother almost crazy.
A heavy wagon loaded with grain had
passed over him and death was instan-
taneous. At 9 o'clock this morning a
long grain team of twelve horses, to which
were attached four wagons, numbered
along Center street. 1t was one of the
many country trains which come to town
loaded with grain. The team was driven
by man named Thomas Freeiand, ana
owned by NJ. Foster, the Atlanta ranoher.
AS it reached the junction of Center
street and the French Camp toll road
several little boys, after their usual
custom, boarded the wagons. The driver
warned them to get off, and all did so
but little Battilana. He jumped on the
back-action tongue of the last wagon and
was thrown beneath the wheels.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
ARizoNa MUsrAAas CHEAP.
Sc, erat Thousand Pontes Ranning Hild
the Ranges.

PHOENIX, ARIz, Aug. 19.-Range
ponies are selling in Ar zona al 81 head.
This is the price paid by Hicks & Brigham,
cattlemen of Tempe, Ariz., and Denver, for
800 head now being gathered on the range
north of PE9nlx. The ponies are not to
be made into beef, after the mode in Ore
gon, out are to be put on pasture in the Salt
River Valley and fa:tened and broken to
the saddle as speculation.
This is the second bunch of range ami.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
SUES HIS MO1HER-IN-LAW.
Joseph Rogers Wamts $4,000 for the
-sbduotion of His UiSe.


4 SEDUCTION of His Ui5r.
LOS ANGELES, CAL. Aug. 19.-Joseph
Rogers, whose wife left him three days
after marriage and has since been eluding
his pursuit does not propose to resign
himself to his forlorn condition. From the
day his wife made her uncerem onious de-
parture. Rogers has contended that her
mother was the instigator of the desertion,
if not actually the abducto of her daugh-
ter. Though notes have come from her
saying she did not love Rogers and assert
ing that she only married him because he
exercised a hypnotic spell over her, the
devoted husband charges all her unwifely
actions to his mother -in-law. Failing in
his attempt to reclaim his Annette, Mr..
Rogers to-day began damage suit against
her m other, Mrs EImira Lewis, to recover
$4,000 for enticing his wife away from
him and harboring her.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
BLACK JICk,S DTS.
Too Officers Killed In right With the
Gang

SILVER CITY, N. Mex, Aug. 49,
Later particulars of the raid made by
Black Jacks band of border bandits say
that Black Jack, the notorious leader, was
not killed as reported. Al daybreak this
morning he called man named Shorty"
Miller to the door of his house, sixty miles
west of here, and shot him down. A posse
pursued. and about noon ran into the
bandits in a small canyon. The posse was
taken bv surprise, but made hard fight,
in whicn Edward Moss was shot and in
stantly killed and Elgn Holt is reported
missing. The bandits escaped and fled
across The line into Socorro County.
Sheriff McAfee and posse are in pursuit.
The men shot to-day are we'll known in
this county.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
BRADBURYS EXPECTED HOME
their Los Angeles Residenoe Is Being
Put TIA Shape.

ShetT LOS dnUetes 1eSaQcHCe As bctnU
Put tn shape.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 19.-Colonel
John Bradbury and his wife are expected
TO arrive back in Los Angeles almost
any day. Their house on the
hill is being put in shape with
new furniture and new servants, and
there are other evidence of the early
coming OF its master. Colonel Bradbury
is now visiting his mine at Rosario,
Mexico, and will come home from that
point. The report that Colonel Bradbury
is constrained 10 return home on account
OF depleted funds is secuted by those who
know that he draws $1,000 month salary
as president OF the Bradbury mine, and
that could, by close economy, be made to
supply his needs. The attempt to stir
up Los Angeles society on the question of
how the Bradburys should be received in
the social circle was failure for the
reason that the so-called society is not
seriously considering the ubject at all.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
indian M,,rderer CAPTURED.

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, Aug. 19.-Louis
Jesus, the Indian who shot and killed
another Indian named Billy Mace at
Thatcher's store, on the south fork of
Kern River, on July II was captured
early this morning at a rancheria near
Fort TETON. Jesus is big, savage-looking
half br-e1. He claims that the killing
was done in selt-defense. Jesus is now
safe in jail.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
Fore cto,ur. Sui, . 0ain,t jacob Rich.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug. 19.-The German
Savings and Loan Society of San Francis
CO to-day began suit against Jacob Rich,
formerly owner of the First-street Electric
Railway, and Herman Levy TO foreclose
an 1000 mortgage on large mum Der of
lots in this city and several pieces of
subur ban property. The mortgage was
given to secure promissory note made
November %, 1892. Eight thousand dol
lars has been paid on the principal of the
note. There is interest due since Decem-
ber II, 1886, at 79 per cent
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20

heat cut up queer antics, the hot air COM
ing and going, but to-day the heat was
intense all the afternoon and OF such
nature that the old timers who are used
TO higher temperature here sought
shady places. The hot air comes in
streaks. for in one part of a block 1t would
not be felt, while fifty feet away the air
would be like q blast from a furnace.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
Y.n,urn ,e,r.nnner, /, Con.olidnte

VENTURA, CAL, Aug. 19.-To-day a
deal was closed whereby the Free Press,
the oldest Republican paper in Ventura
County. B. A. Sykes editor, passes into
the hands of ]. II. Mason, the editor of
the Venturian. w. E. Willis, connected
with the Spokane (Wash.) Chronicle, is
associated with Mason in the deal. The
consideration was $500. The Free Press
will absorb the Venturian.