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The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
SHIPPERS OF WINE
 WERE IMPOSED UPON
California Association Made to Suffer for the Act of an h.
 diyidual

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 1.-The com munication ot Cosmo Morgan. Los An geles agent of the California Wine As sociation, printed in The Call of to- day, was directed to H. J. WooIlacott. In that communication MT. Morgan exonerated MT. Woollacott from all fault in the matter of being a party to the alleged adulteration of a carload Of California wine shipped to Mexico. The communication was supplied to Q representative of The Call, who formed the idea that MT. Morgan desired to direct the statement to the editor of The Call personally. The statement as printed was correct, but it was not directed by Mir. Morgan to the editor of The Call. It was given to MT. Wool lacott.
 MT. Morgan is very indignant that the association should be placed in a bad light by the fact that some wine maker had used an adulteration. He says that it is impossible for the as- sociation to analyze every drop of wine it ships. As long as the growers use adulteration, the association is liable to be innocently imposed on.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
MORE WARSHIPS TO
 BE SENT TO CUBA
Several Light-Draught Gunboats to Help to Preserve Order Along
 the Coast.

NEW YORK, Dec IA Washington special to the Herald says: Arrange ments are being made by Acting Sec retary Allen for the dispatch of mora naval vessels of light draft to Cuban waters to aid the army in coast cities in establishing and preserving peace and order. It was intended several months ago to assign four of the sim gle turreted monitors to Cuba as port ships, and they were fitted up for this purpose, but 1t was found they would be too hot for service in the south and it is now proposed to assign small gun boats to the island. In addition three small converted yachts are being pre- pared for surveying duty and they will be available for providing protection and of quieting disorders. The de- partment has finally abandoned it's purpose form a Gulf squadron. and Cuba and Porto Rico will be continued in the North Atlantic station under command of Rear Admiral Sampson. It is expected the battleship Texas will arrive at Havana very soon. and the Brooklyn will reach her destination to- morrow or Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
GEORGIANS WELCOME
 PRESIDENT M'KlNLEY

SAVANNAH, Dec. 1.-The Presiden- tial party arrived in Savannah at II o'clock this morning. The reception committee boarded the train at Guy ton, thirty mics out of Savannah D. G. Purse, chairm~n of the committed made a speech, assuring the distin- guished visitor of the goodwill of the citizens The Presidential party was surroundeu by a large crowd and was driven direct to the reviewing stand under the escort of the Georgia Illus sars. The First Division of the Seventh Army Corps, two regiments of the Sec ond Division and about 5000 other en- listed men and artillery, under com mand of Major General Keuer, passed before the President. The programme for the day included a trip by the Presidential party on the pilotboat J. H. Estille down the Savannah River and a reception.
 There was a ~-and banquet tonight. when the President and members of the Cabinet spoke.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18

JUNEAU, Alaska, Dec. 10.-Poss1Dly another rich placer camp has been struck, and if this turns out to be true, this time Sitka is lin 1t.
 Special Treasury Agents Link and Smith have been in Alaska some weeks, sent for the purpose of Investigating the long time rotten condition or the Alaska customs service as applied to the importation and sale Of whisky, beer and such things. They could Work back not only through Collector lVys administration, but back through the last decade, and find something to do along this line. In junketing around between Wrangel, Juneau, Skaguay and Sitka, Smith and Link have found a good thing in the way of entertain ment Collector Ivy has been inde- fatigably at their heels. But the best thing they have run up against ap- pears to have been near Sitka- Link and a man named Carlson were out hunting the juicy grouse one day, and, finding themselves at White Stone narrows, made an excursion along the shores of Quashkansky Bay, Baranof Island Grouse are tame enough in Alaska to kill with club, but Link did not know this and took a gun. He went armed to meet almost any old thing, for in his belt stuck a big horn spoon such as the Indians make. They went up a creek and Carlson remarked that the gravel and sand looked as though there might be gold there. So he began to pan with the big horn spoon It would hold about gill of sand. Going down to the creek he wash ed out the sand carefully and was as- tonished to see remaining In the bottom of the spoon at the lower end of a lit tie puddle of wet sand which persisted in remaining there many colors and deep ring of fine. four gold. Link nearly fell into an epileptic fit. They tried 1t several times in different spots along the creek bank, and it was always the same-hne, flour gold and plenty of it proportionate with the quantity of sand the spoon held.
 Grouse were forgotten. Taking their jackknives they cut sticks and marked the ground. They had no ax with which to make stakes. This is in American territory, only a few miles from the staff on which the stars and stripes went up and from which the Russian flag came down in 1867. Placer mining claims under United States laws are 1900 feet or about twenty acres. Of course Colonel Smith got in on it. United States Commissioner Futile also has claim, and Collector Ivey, too, having been as close up to the push for weeks as he could get, was next, and he has a claim.
 Then there was a small-sized stam- pede from Sitka to Quashkansky Bay. In all up to date about twenty twenty acre claims have been located, but nothing further has been done. The increasing snowfall will prevent any but the most limited development work before spring. The ground gave a fine prospect, running from 10 to 20 cents when worked with a pan. it is said. That is excellent ground.
 Sitka is much agitated over the dis
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
PEACE TREATY TO BE
 SUBMITTED THIS SESSION
Will Be Sent to the Senate Immedi-
 ately After the Hol1dsy ReceSS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-The President will submit the peace treaty to the Sen ate during the present session; that much has been definitely determined upon. The text is still lacking here, and as the Com mlssioners have not thought proper to in trust the document to the mails, it will not reach Washington before next Satur- day. Although desrous of placing it be- fore the Senate at the earliest opportu- nity. the President will not be able to do so until a week after it's receipt for the reason that Congress will then be in hol- idav recess Meanwhile the treaty will not be given to the public.
 Strong pressure has been brought to bear already to change this decision, but tom in such cases will be followed in or der to avoid exciting useless animosity against the treaty on the part Of the sticklers for the observance or the cour- tesy due the Senate.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
FREIGHT-CAR THIEVES
 SHOOT TWO OFFICERS
One of the Culprits Arrested With
 Stolen Goods in His

COLUMBUS, Dec. 17.-James S. Foster of Cleveland, detective for the Panhandle Railroad, caught two men robbing a freight car to-day and was shot twice. of blood.
 An hour later Fred Deering, a special policeman, went to the home of August Brokawsk and was found later suffering from a pistol shot. He was taken to a hospital, where he died without making statement. A revolver with three empty chambers was found on him. Bro- kaWski was afterward arrested the stolen goods being found in his house.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
Casual Prospect on Baranoff Island Yields Flattering Re-
 turns.
Twenty Claims Have Been Staked Out and There Will Be Stampede to the "Diggings'
 in the Spring.
BY HAL HOFFMAN.
Special Correspondence Of The Call.

covery. No gold has been produced from the Sitka diggings. but J. A. Becker, an expert mining engineer, who recently removed from Sitka to Ju- neau, has private information on the find. He told me that he considered the prospect an encouraging one from the showing so far made. There will not be another ship from or other com- munication with Sitka for two weeks. United States District Court for Alaska is now in session here.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
WHISKY TRUST IN TROUBLE
First Steps Taken U Have Receiver
 Appointed

NEW YORK, Dec. H.-Chancellor Mo- Gill, in Jersey City. has granted the peti- tion to show cause why a receiver should not be appointed for the Whisky Trust. The application was made on behalf of the Atlas National Bank of Boston. Mass, and the American Surety Company of New York. It is alleged that the con- cern is insolvent.
 The petition stated that the liabilities of the trust are S974 949, and the assets, con- sisting principally of real estate, stock and book accounts, $316, ,6S5. The rule is re- turnable next week.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
BARON FERDINAND
 DE ROTHSCHILD DEAD
Had Served as a Member of Parliament, High Sheriff of BuCknghamshire and in
 Other Capacities.

LONDON Dec 1-Baron F. 
 He the Baron Aurelus de ohschnd
 
 At bye-electon returned to Parliament for Ayes election e o and several Tn he lie served Sher1n or Bucknghashire Deputy
 
 Like others Rohschild was nthu sasc art collector Piccady ana Wadddon ne brought together Jorqa being notable example He was the founder or the hospital road which ne in edafterh his wife Baron Prince or Waes IL was Aylesoury the or aron Rohschfd The Baron was hos and His oeath was den It was supposed only suffering cold
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
American Troops at Havana.

HAVANA, Dec. 1.-The One Hundred and Sixty-first Battalion and the Second Illinois Regiment marched to Queadados camp from here this morning. There were two bands of music and 1900 men in the detachment. They made a fine display and aroused considerable enthusiasm. The American garrison now amounts to 5000 men.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
TAPS" HAVE SOUNDED
 FOR TWO SOLDIERS
Corporal George o. Larson and Pri- vate James Healy Pass Away
 at Manila

WASHINGTON. Dec. T.-General Otis to-day cabled:
 MANILA. Dec. f.-Adjutant General. Washington: The following deaths have occurred since last report. December 10: George O. Larson, corporal. Company A. Utah Artillery. typhoid; James Healy. private, Company l, Eighteenth Infantry, cerebral hemorrhage, result of an acci- dental fall.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-18
SENATE INNOVATION.
Plan for the Distribution of Appro

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-The subject of distributing the appropriation bills to various committees of the Senate has again been brought forward. Sixty Sena- tors have signed an agreement to vote for the change and about the same time a number have united in request to Senator Allison that he bring the matter up in the Senate and propose . rule to that effect.
The herald., 1898-04-07
San Bernardino Breyities

SAN BERNARDINO, April 6.-Another
cutting scrape on the desert has landed the
perpetrator in San Quentin. The prisoner,
Geronimo Delgardo, was brought up Tues
day on the charge of assault to kill, when
he pleaded guilty. Sentence was deferred
until this afternoon, when, under the ad-
vice Of lawyer, the prisoner said he was
willing to plead guilty to assault with a
deadly weapon. This was accepted and he
was given two years in the penitentiary.
The attempt to claim damages from the
California Southern railroad by c. A. De-
metrius for being put off the train between
this city and Cajon was compromised yes
terday and withdrawn from the calendar.
1t happened last July. Demetrius had a
ticket to Barstow, but, on the word of a
trainman that the train stopped here an
hour, he was left and took the next train,
was put off when near the mountain pass,
and had to walk back to this city.
The attempt to pass bounty on gophers
of 21a cents each was voted down by the
supervisors Tuesday, there being only one
vote in favor of the bill.
The petition for a new school district at
Rose mine has been granted there being II
children Of school age there, who have
been 10 miles from a school hitherto.
The petition for a school district COM
posed of territory in this and Orange coun-
ties, below Chino, was refused.
The town of Chino petition for permission
to incorporate, but, on a second considera-
ton, a number of signers withdrew their
names and there were not enough lerc to
incorporate, so the petition was refused.
The herald., 1898-04-07
Riverside Ripnles

RIVERSIDE, April 6.-The Sunset Tele-
phone company, which has had al large
number of linemen at work on the COM
pany's system in the city for several weeks
past, has about completed the work, and
the improvements made are appreciated
by the patrons of the company, who have
had considerable cause for complaint in
the past.
Frank Pena, the Mexican who last Sum
day evening filled up on poor whisky and
then made murderous assault on a coun-
tryman named Silvas, was arrested last
night at Arlington and today he was ar
raigned in the court. Pena asked for time,
and he was given until tomorrow at 10
a. m.
Supervisor Shaver, who Is in from the
San Jacinto section of the county, says the
present dry season and frost visitation has
given the ranchers of that valley the
hardest deal they ever had. All kinds of
crops are damaged.
A big union picnic of all the children Of
the different schools is to be held at Fair
mount park on Saturday, when the new
park, which has been under Improvement
for some time, will be formally dedicated.
1t is the intention to present literary and
musical picnic. and the grounds are being
prepared with stands and seats for the
occasion. 4 big dinner will be a feature
The herald., 1898-04-07
The Water Supply

SAN BERNARDINO, April 6.-The
trustees Of the city have commenced to
look after the possible shortage of water
and ordered an ordinance drawn regula.-
ing the use Of water for lawns and looking
after the waste in closets. 1t is estimated
that at least one-fourth of the water goes
to waste, and as the artesian belt is dry
ing up, throwing more water users on the
city supply, the board is preparing for the
extra demand. The supply comes through
the pipe line Of the Rialto Irrigation dis
trict, where 1t is used as power to pump
water for the district, and Tuesday the
officers Of the district appeared and wished
to make a five-years' contract in rela-
tion to it. This was referred to the water
committee with power to act.
The report of the city treasurer shows
that the expenses for last month were
sS249, leaving s10.S25 in the treasury The
city tax collector took in $35O0.5O The re-
ceipts from the water rents were $3.50. 90
and from the recorders court there came
$SS. The street superintendent paid out
s202.9 90 for material and $16S10 for labor
during the month. The health officer re-
ported eleven deaths, Of which four were
from cerebro spinal meningitis.
The herald., 1898-04-07
is made on account of the failing health
Of Mrs. Robinson.
RELIC OF THE BOOM
Lost Check Turns Good for Half Its
Face Value

SAN BERNARD1NO. April 6.-During
the boom times Ex-Governor Samuel Mer-
rill Of Iowa took hold of the business end
Of affairs at Rialto, and among other I'M
provements projected an electric railway
from that little but future great city to
the county seat, coming in on Fourth
street. For the franchise he deposited
certified check on the First National bank
for $500, and the city, which was just
then constructing bridge across Lytle
creek on that street. was to make one side
Of the bridge heavier to enable the road
to use 1t for its railway extension The
bank on which the check was drawn failed
and in the shuttle all trace Of this check
was lost, and 1t was only called to mind
by Attorney G.. B. Cole. acting for Mr..
Merrill, asking for the return Of the bit of
paper to his client. Then 1t struck the
board of supervisors that this check was
worth $3.50 and that 1t rightly belonged to
the county. Mr.. Cole was thanked very
warmly for recalling the circumstance to
the boards attention, but his request for
its transfer to his pocket was kindly but
firmly refused.
The herald., 1898-04-07
Orange Items

ORANGE, April 6.-The shipments of
produce from the Orange depot of the
Santa Fe during the past month have been
Oranges, 920,616 pounds; potatoes, AIS
pounds; raisins, 416O pounds; peanuts, 21SO
pounds, walnuts, 1900 pounds dried fruit,
Ito pounds: honey, 42O pounds; butter, go
pounds; wine, 200 pounds; onions, 200
pounds, eggs (by freight only), 52S cases.
The unclassified freight amounted to II,
900 pounds.
The Santiago Orange Growers associa-
tion has declared its first dividend upon
navel and Seeding oranges shipped since
December 18th. Five thousand dollars will
be apportioned to the growers.
w. H. III. Clayton is about to build a tiw o.
story house on Palmyra avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Bradshaw, Mr.. c. F.
Bradshaw and Mrs. Z. M. Gaylord have
gone to Arch beach for a few days.
Mr.. Bergermann is making extensive
improvements to his home on Palmyra
avenue.
The herald., 1898-04-07
Santa Ana Notes

SANTA ANA, April 6.-The regular
monthly meeting of the Orange County
Medical association was held last night in
DR.. c. D. Balls office. A good attendance
was present and an unusually interesting
discussion was held on various subjects.
ordinance to replace tn one now in force,
more, and children left today for Ezlon
Kan.
Sheriff Nichols went to Anaheim yester-
day to take charge of the stock of mer-
chandise belonging to M. ]. Bauer, who has
filed petition of insolvency.
Walter b. Hill of Garden Grove was mar
ried Sunday in Riverside to Miss Rose
Medgser Of that city.
Charles r. Gilbert aged %, Of Los Ala
mitos, and Grace A. Hunt, aged 10, of Buena
Park were today granted license to wed.
Major ]. w. f. Dss of Riverside will in
spect Company l. tomorrow.
The pupils of the Orange County Business
college held very pleasant social last
night in the school room.
r. B. Northrup and wife, DR.. B. w.
Scheurer and wife and Mrs. Della Kernoo-
die, all of Los Angeles, came down today to
attend the funeral of Mrs. F. S. Northrup.
w. T. Neel, a prominent rancher of Ven
tura, is In town on business.
The herald., 1898-04-07
Farmers Institute

CHINO, April 6.-The university farmers
institute held an interesting session here
today, opening in the morning and con-
tinuing until 10 o'clock in the evening. The
meeting opened with an address of well
come by Hugh Percy, followed by re-
sponse from Prof. M. E. Jaffa of Berkeley.
The following instructive and interesting
papers were read: '@The Dairy" Frank e.
Kellogg of Goleta; '"The Silo," Prof. A. ].
Cook Of Claremont; Rational Feeding of
Poultry, Prof. M. E. Jaffa of Berkeley;
Question Box and Local Clubs" Prof. A.
j. Cook of Claremont; music; How to
Increase the Profits of the Diary, W. W.
Cooke Of Downey; "Adornment of Home
Grounds" Malcolm Currie Of Chino; "Sug-
gestions for the Home Table" Prof. M. E.
Jaffa of Berkeley; "Home Reading" Miss
Cora Shone of Chino; Cultivation of the
Sof," w. Jacob Schaefer of Chino;
Alkaline Soils and Their Treatment" j.
W. Mills, United States experiment sta
ton, Chinos "How to Maintain the Fer
tility of Beet Lands" L, Hache of Chino.
The herald., 1898-04-07
IAN IRRIGATION SUIT
The Validity Of the Perris District to
Be Tested

RIVERSIDE, April Con the 18th day
Of this month the trial Of the suit brought
by several residents of the Perris Irriga-
ton district in the name of the state to
test the validity of the district will be COM
menced in the superior court, and every
thing points to the fact that the suit will
be one Of the hardest legal battles ever
fought out in the higher court of this
county.
A large number of witnesses have been
served in the case, among the number be-
ing ]. w. Nance of Los Angeles, who was
one of the principal movers in the matter
of the organization of the district. Mr.
Nance, who probably knows about as
much as any other man about the original
steps taken for the formation of the dis
trict, will be a prominent witness for the
side Of the residents as against the bond
holders. AS usual in such cases there
is great array of legal talent engaged,
and the indications are that there will be
more, as there are new parties entering the
case in the shape of intervenors every few
days.
The herald., 1898-04-07

of the day. 1t is the intention also to de-
vote the forenoon of the day to the plant
ing of trees, and each school is going to
plant as many as private parties.
A. ]. c.. Bookshank, the recently ap-
pointed register for the land office at Los
Angeles, was in the city today, and as he
was formerly resident here, he was kept
busy receiving the congratulations of his
scores Of friends over the good fortune
that has fallen to him.
The first carload of lumber for the new
Southern Pacific passenger depot arrived
on the building site today. The work of
putting up the brick work of the building
has been in progress for several days, and
considerable headway has been made.
The herald., 1898-04-07
The PENELOPE SAILS
A. UNIQUE EXPEDITION STARTS
FOR TEE KLoNDlKE
Fully Equipped Schooner Manned by
Vigorous and Adventurous
Pioneers

TERMINAL ISLAND, April 6.-The Pen
elope, loaded down with grub, camp equip
ments and mining implements, and having
on board, including crew, % strong, vlgor-
GUS men, sailed yesterday afternoon from
her anchorage at East San Pedro for the
northern gold fields-the new Ell Dorado on
the Klondike. The schooner Penelope is 70
feeet in length, Is feeet in breadth of beam,
and has minimum draft of 10 feet, her
capacity being 65 tons. The 1O:45 morning
train on the Terminal brought down large
number of friends and relatives of the in
tending gold seekers, the contingent from
Long Beach filling the cars. The schooner
has been completely overhauled and re-
fitted. and seems to be in every way quail
fled for the duty to which she will be as
signed. She is owned by the Long Beach
and Alaska Mining and Trading company,
a regularly incorporated company under
the laws of Arizona, and, as the name in
dicates, it will not be restricted to mining
alone, but do a general trading business as
well. The vessel, which laid alongside of
the old coal wharf of the Crescent Coal
company, was soon overrun by the friends
of the voyagers making 1t matter of diff
ficulty for the crew to get around at their
work. Every space Of room in the boat was
utilized for the slowing Of baggage, the
decks even being loaded with the lumber
out Of which 1t is intended to build steam
launch. About IL o'clock the schooner, on
account of low tide, as well as to have more
room in which to complete preparations for
departure. was towed out into the stream, a
number of rowboats reaping rich harvest
in ferrying passengers to and from the ves-
sci. Each man goes provided with provis-
ions enough to last two and half years,
and, as 1t is joint stock association, every
man of the company going to the gold fields
will share and share alike. The vessel will
stop at San Francisco on her way up and
have her present masts replaced by two
new ones of sufficient strength to stand
the strain of any northerly gale likely to
be encountered. She will also take on at
San Francisco the boiler and engines for a
steam launch which the company will build
and use in the navigation of the Yukon and
other rivers in the search for the yellow
metal.
The following members of the company
were Of the party which sailed yesterday:
c. G. Reynolds, e. L. Stevenson, s. W.
Fanshet, A. d. Jett, c. c. Miller, Joseph
Grinnell Pasadena DR.. Coffin, Clyde Bald
win, Whittier; A. P. Wilson, j. B. McCol-
Tough, A. ]. Casey, T.. J. Rivers, Los An
geles; M. ]. Shaul, James Wyse, Jesse
Farr, Axel Lonstrom, M. B. Saunders, B.
w. Brown, F. c. Fotte. Long Beach. The
Penelope has Capt. w. L. Loeb of San
Francisco for commander and carries a
crew of four men.