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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
HAYNES HAS 4
 NEW DEFENSE
Will Attempt to Show That He Did Not Fire the
 Fatal Shot.
Chief Lees Speaks of Officers Brav- cry, and Sweeney Thinks
 They Shot Wild.

The Haynes case, otherwise known
 as the trial of the man who
 is alleged to have murdered Lieu
 tenant Burke in cold blood, was re-
 sumed before Judge Conlan yesterday
 morning. and during the examination of
 witnesses 1t was plainly seen to be a
 police examination of the citizens for the
 purpose of placing blame or credit upon
 the officers who were with Burke at the
 time of the fatal shooting For the first
 time since the case has come before the
 court the attorneys have laid out their
 line of defense, and as the moments or
 rather days, go by they believe from the
 testimony given that the case becomes
 stronger and yet stronger for the defend
 ant in the case.
 Attorney Sweeney stated yesterday that
 he had arrived at the conclusion that if his client shot Lieutenant Burke it was
 done on the spur of the moment from the
 fear that some one was endeavoring to
 take his property from him. and that if Haynes did the shooting it was in self defense or in the interests of his prop erty. But the attorney went still further and stated that he believed that shot other than that from the gun of the de- fendant produced the fatal wound. Many
 witnesses were called to the stand to tes-
 tify that Burke had been shot by Haynes
 after he had fallen to the ground. and
 as some stated that he had been shot at least three times there were others who were of the opinion that their vision was impaired on the fatal day.
 Chief Lees states that from all the tes- timony given the officers who were pres ent at the time showed all the bravery expected from any man, whether citizen or officer. and he believes the lieutenant s life was protected to the best of the off, cers' ability. It at first supposed that the defense would be insanity, but i future development will show self-defense | the accused.
 Many witnesses were examined during | the day on the question as to whether
 or not Haynes had fired shots into the | body of Lieutenant Burke after he had l fallen, and in the general course of events 1 CT or not the shots had been fired as 1 stated. The prosecuting attorney for the | court Attorney Mogan. thinks that the | officers did all in their power and the be. ] lief is borne out by the Chief of Police ! Witnesses Martin Johnson, John Ryan i Harry Fee. F. C. Peters, F. W. Peters 1 Joseph Conroy. John Waters, John Me 1 Grath and Cornelius Ryan all testified as 1 to whether or not the defendant fired ] shots into the lieutenant after he had 1 fallen from the first shot, but there was
 a slight disagreement as to the facts 1 As a rule the attorney for the defense l did not cross-examine the witnesses as i ter opportunity and was positive that his
 client would be held over before the Su. l perior Court on the charges. The case will be continued this morning at n o'clock, when it is thought the officers who were with Lieutenant Burke will be
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
CROWDINC REA
 TO THE WALL Reform Forces Have the San Jose Boss in
 Trouble. Forced to Come Out in the Open and Fight for His
 Ticket.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, April 5.-Judging from the latest tactics adopted by the gang" it has abandoned hope of electing its ticket, and is now concen- trating all it's efforts to save the Mayoralty out of the wreck. Anybody and everybody is being sacrificed for a vote for Martin.
 Persuasion and promises having failed to bring to the boss the necessary number of votes to elect his candidates, threats are being used and terrorism Invoked. Business men are called upon and informed in a confidential manner that their support of the New Charter Club ticket is likely to injure them in the future in their business. But the old reign of terror the boss is at cn end in San Jose. His unprincipled tools must conjure with other means. Fear of the boss has flown. The citizens see the opportunity to be free themselves from the bonds that he has woven about them fer nearly two decades. They have met the issue with a bold and united front. They have seen their strength daily increasing, and their confidence in complete victory grows greater WlIH edcn succeeding day.
 They have seen the boss forced to leave the spider-like retreat of his in- ner office. where he has in the past been in the habit of weaving his politi- cal web; they have seen him forced to take to the curb and to openly acknowl- edge the paternity of the ticket that every one knows stands for continued corruption and extravaganza in the public offices of this city; they have seen him working tooth and nail for the success of this ticket.
 It is common remark that the gang is making a fight such as has never before been witnessed in the political history of San Jose. It has seen friend after friend, influence after influence. organization after organization desert its standard and take their place be- hind the banner carried by the New Charter Club: it has been made to req lize that this is a campaign of principle and not of candidates.
 Tn order to blind the issue as much as possible, the most strenuous efforts were made by the boss to induce good men to go on the gang ticket. Special care was exercised in selecting the can- didate for Mayor. Two gentlemen were first favorably considered to be used
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
PLAN 4 REFUGE
 FOR RAILWAY MEN
Christian EndeavorerS Will Establish Depot on
 Mission Street.
Reading Rooms Will Be Provided as Means of Instructive
 Pastinae.

The third meeting of the Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavorers for the purpose of agitating the institution of a place of refuge at the Mission street cai- house, for the railway employees of the Market street system. was held last even- ing in Trinity Presbyterian Church.
 The object of establishing this depot, as it is called is to provide a suitable place where the car men of the city generally may meet both for religious and frater- nal purposes, and spend their leisure time there instead of in more vicious re- sorts. A reading-room and library will be provided, and entertainments, socials and musicales will be given from time to time by the members of the church so- ciety.
 The society maintains that the men en- ployed on railroads have not, as @ rule, a place of this character to resort to in thclr leisure moments, and, in const quence. they are compelled to accept more vicious and degrading amusements which they would undoubtedly forsake if suit abe place could be provided for them.
 Superintendent Vining of the Market street railway system has granted and set aside a portion of the carhouse on Mission street; and this accomplished it ! remains with the church people simply to provide and equip it with the neces- sary attractions.
 As the desired work will necessarily entail considerable expense before it is placed on the desired basis. the society hopes to obtain this money from it's mem- bers and those of the congregation will ing to donate small sums for the success of the refuge.
 The meeting last evening was well rep- resented and unusual enthusiasm and in- terest were manifested in the proposed scheme by hundreds of young people of the church.
 Dr. Gilbert of Calvary Presbyterian Church briefly outlined the purpose of the institution of the depot, and spoke of the good work accomplished in other large cities where such a system had been in augurated.
 hev. C.. A. Brown acted as president of the meeting in the absence of the pastor of Trinity Church.
 An interesting programme &as rendered Tn conjunction with the meeting, and the young ladies who helped to make it an enJoyable success were Miss Wilson and Miss Edith Mills, both of Trinity Church.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

the Silver City country is only a mat ter of time, question of the degree of enterprise and farsightedness of the present company. The erection of a mill at the mouth of the tunnel will, of course, follow. These things must come. Eastern capitalists have been looking into the possibilities of this vast gold bearing region, and it's develop ment in time is as sure as that Mount Davidson looks across to Sugar Loaf and the desert-a view of unsurpassed beauty.
 Even within the past six months overtures have been made to mine own CTS on American Flat for the reopen ing of the mines there In 'S9 ore was found on the flat that assayed from $50 to S500O a ton. In the upper levels of one mine assays of s80 ton were made. Tn a ton and half of rock $500 worth of ore was found. The thing that
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when this mineral belt shall be tapped once more and by hands and heads tu- tored by experience and the advance made in mining lore and modern inven- tions
 But Virginia City's hope is not all in the future. In the Occidental mine. one Of the largest, on the 650-foot level. ore has been found within the past few days that assays $50 a ton, and the ledge is thirty feet wide. In Sierra Nevada, at the opposite end of the great lode, equally good prospects have been uncovered, which made the stock Jump from 30 cents to g 25 a share. On the Brunswick lode. east of Virginia City, in shaft No. Ia mine so clean. so dry that it seems almost too good to be true, perfect pattern of we'll behaved, tidy earth boring-work is go- ing on that proves the confidence the owners of the mine have m the rock
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
MADE INSANE BY SUFFERING Half-Starved Family Fed in Stockton's City
 Prison. Parents of Three Prattling Children Lose Their
 Reason.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

STOCKTON, April 5-Prattling at the knee of a listless father, clinging to skirts of mother whose mind is the office of the Chief of Police this aft ernoon. The careworn features of the poor mother and the vacant stare of the father told of dire .ffering.
 The unfortunate man was A. F. von Eida, and, as far as could be learned by disconnected explanations, he and his wife came from Orange County, starting on Thursday for Portland, with the hope of bettering their finan- cial condition. They first went to san Francisco and then Sacramento, where they changed their minds and concluded to return to Los Angeles. Won Eida still has a ticket for Portland on his person.
 From Sacramento the family went to Galt on Sunday where itwas given food and shelter by some citizens. This morning Won Eida applied to Rev. MT. Blankenship, South Methodist min ister there, and asked him to accom- pany them as far as Stockton. They appeared to be afraid of every one about them, and on the way to the railway station Won Eida asked the clergyman whether a group of Galt people which they chanced to pass did not have designs upon them. In the train they would take no seat but the last one in the rear coach.
 Upon arriving at Stockton Rev. MT. Blankenship invited them to take din- ner at the Commercial Hotel having learned they had had no breakfast. As they started to enter an omnibus the woman sprang back, crying she would not go. The family wandered about and finally entered the residence of J. F. Hall, where they asked for protec- tion. They were cared for there for the time being, but as it was seen that thev were not right mentally. a tele- phone message WIS sent to the nolice office and the little group of wanderers taken to the police headQl l.rte1s and subsequently to the Sheriff's ,ffice One hallucinatIon of Mrs. von Eida is that lady passenger attempted to poison her on the t in bv offerinr her half a lemon into which she had poured son7 thing. from bottle The husband shares in this belief. It is nought that
 as ;i1c two arc suffering f. on want of rest ard lack of food. thefr ins.ae con- dition may not ho rer-1nre-t
 dS che Quickly Cured
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
WANT TO RUN THE
 VETERANS HOME
Candidates for the Place on the National Board to Be
 Made by Barrett.
His Term Will Expire in May, and There Are Three Candidates
 for the Position.

The term of General A. W. Barrett as national commissioner for the Veterans Home at Santa Monica is drawing to close and candidates for the vacancy to be caused by his withdrawal from the board are already beginning to appear.
 It is conceded by a good many that Major w. H. Bonsall of Los Angeles has the best chance so far. for he claims the support of a majority of the Repub- licans of the California delegation at Washington, and as Hull, chairman of the military committee of the House, will do the appointing, it is considered that he will get it.
 General Warfield is out for the place, however, and there are as many more of his friends who say he will get it to a certainty. He has powerful influence at work. but as Bonsall has been recom- mended to Hull by Perkins, Hilborn and Barham, it must be more than powerful to get him the place.
 Colonel w. R. Smedberg was after the place at one time: he made application as soon as he heard that a Republican would succeed General Barrett, but when his application reached Washington his friends wrote back that he was just three days too late; Bonsall had already been recommended for the place by the Re- publican members of the delegation men toned. and then Colonel Smedberg rested his fight, and he has done nothing in the matter since then He believes there is now no doubt that Bonsall will get the office.
 Smedberg is personally acquainted with the members of the delegation and Bon sail is not. and Smedberg was given to understand that it was mainly because ne was too late in putting in his applica- ton that he was not the one recommend ed. His candidacy. although not an ac- uve one, IS strong one. and in the clash among his friends and those of Bonsall at Washington, Wariield draws not lit tie of his own strength.
 General Barrett's term will expire in May, and the appointment of his success sor will be made this month. It was ex- pected that 1t would be settled within the first week. but the serious questions arising over the controversy with Spain has taken so much of the time of the committee that it is probable the ap- pointment will not be made until the lat ter part of the month.
 The position is an honorary one. The only emoluments accruing to the lncum- bent is fare East every year to the session of the entire board at Washing ton, and passage to and from the home
 when the needs of the institution re- quire.
 The local commissioner has control of the home in his own State, and for that
 reason one who lives near by has one
 recommendati ton in his favor which is hard to overcome when heeis found to be otherwise qualified and this recommend {. ation Bonsal, mas had from the start. | BonSall is really lieutenant, and held during the war the rank of second lieu l terant of the First Ohio Heavy Artillery. He is now agent for Southern California for the Phoenix and Home Insurance Company.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

brilliant as that required in the office of metropolitan newspaper. It's a striking picture this, men down in the drifts and crosscuts, their muscular fig ures standing out against the gray green wall of rock under the intense glare of incandescent lights
 Besides the 'egular work on the Com stock work is Seing carried on all about Virginia City by single mine owners and small prc--actors. The Yost mine is working steadily. Out in what has been known as Como, ten or fifteen miles from town, there is a mine with 100000 tons of rock in sight which as- says sS ton, gold and silver. There is probably more money per capita in Virginia City and Gold Hill to-day than in any otl town in the West. The mining companies pay out $60,O0O a month, and there are but 5000 people on the Comstock. Extra work on the
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

has proved it's inventors statement that low grade ore which the old bo- nanza kings threw away, leaving it in great heaped up dumps all over town at the mouths of the shafts, is valuable and mav be made to pay when worked by this process. Since the erection of the kinkead mills these great dumps of waste rock in Virginia City are wasting away. But there are still 6.ooo,0o0 tons to be disposed of by the clever inventor, who pays 10 per cent of his gross yield to the mining com pany whose waste rock he feeds to his mill, and still finds it profitable to con- tinue the work This inventor like all others, has had to make his way against inertia and skepticism. But he is continually increasing the extent of his operations, and expects to crush POO tons of rock daily before long, and to do it with fifteen horsepower in
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

It is not possible to get good results when the tailings are wet. Consequent ly the company is waiting for the spring weather and Washoe zephyrs to dry the mass before beginning work It is only matter of a few days now before the canyon will ,resound with employed by the company will work 200 tons of tailings daily. So that the old extravaganza of the Comstock is being turned to account, now that times are harder.
 If the people of Virginia City could live on air and water alone they would be giants of strength. There is no other water like this. Nowhere in the world is the air so pure, the sky so clear, the stars so bright. The purity of the atmosphere deceives one as to distances, and the mountains stand out sharply, picturesquely, impossibly near.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
NOT A VACANT BED LEFT.
The City and County Hospital Filled to Overdowing With
 Patients

The old ramshackle building known as the City and County Hospital is filled to overf1owing with patients. The last of the 414 beds in the building was occupied last night by Leonard D. Hanley. young man who fell on Alabama and Twenty seventh streets yesterday afternoon and broke his left leg between the knee joint and the ankle. He was conveyed to the hospital. where Dr. Curl set the limb and put him to bed.
 The old building, in its rotten condition.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

stopped development of mines which prospected so favorably was the diff
 culty of getting supplies of wood out
 to the mines, that hard winter when Virginia was blockaded three weeks by the snow. The mines became food ed,' covering up those rich deposits of ore which some day are bound to be again uncovered For one thing, the German pumps manufactured nowa-
 days can be bought for s50O0, and one of these will do more work than all the old-style pumps used on the Comstock can do together. In the Union mine
 there's pump that cost $100000. It
 is inferior to any of the modern inven- tions that will be called into service
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

stead of the sixty horsepower that made milling so expensive an opera tion in the old days and rendered val ueless vast quantities of low grade ore.
 The Harris Blood Company is work ing on the same lines down in Six mile Canyon. Their process is chemical
 though, where the Kinkead mills work is mechanical. Thirty years ago the tailings from the mines were carried down to the canyon. where they have lain ever since, an immense pile known as the Parks tailings, 100000 tons in all. But one test of the new method of working these tailings has been made, and that was in September. 1S97
 But the result was highly satisfactory.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

Every small prospecting party develops gold. If our silver doesn't please you," says Nevada jauntily, here's gold for you.''
 The two arms of the Comstock lode reach out to inclose the Silver City country. Mining experts look upon this vast territory as destined to build up the interests of Nevada more than old Comstock mines ever did. There are quantities of gold here waiting for the judicious investment of capital, and when once development is begun there will be employment for all the miners in the country. The Sutro tunnel will play an important part in the develop ment of this section. Its extension into
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

Sutro tunnel must be begun immedi- ately, that the tunnels contract with the minir- companies may be carried out. The company's cars, each of which will contain two tons of rock, are to be used in carrying out the rock, and when thirty carloads have been accumulated these must be hauled through drift, which at present is not wide enough to admit of thelr passage.
 During the mast few years most of the work on the Comstock has been gathering up of threads left loose by the thriftless expenditure of the olden days. The Kinkead mill, "The Poor Mans mill," has been in operation for over two years now, and in that time
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

uncovered at the end of that drift on the 60O-foot level. which has been so much praised in the newspapers, in ex-
 perts' and superintendents' reports of late. Within the past week a general electric dynamo of sixteen and a half horsepower, and two general electric electric motors of five horsepower each nave been put in for the purpose of .ventilating ard Illuminating the mine. The old air pipes have been done away With and blowers have been erected down on the 500-foot level; the only electric blowers ever put into Com stock mine. Wires have been strung for distance of 1900 feet and the min- CTS of shaft No. work in a light as
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
Spoke of the Heaven World

An interesting lecture was delivered by D. A. Anderson before the TheosophicaI last evening on the subject of "The Heav- en World The lecture was unusually well attended. and much enthusiasm and interest was manifested in the eloquent arguments advanced by the lecturer.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
Police Changes.

Lieutenant Anderson took command yesterday of the Potrero district in suc- cession to G. w. Bennett. retired. Ser geant Brophy was assigned to the South ern District to take Anderson's place Both officers were warmly congratulated yesterday on their deserved promotion.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

is capable of holding no more patients. The next and best provision that can be made for the reception of patients is to set cots in the railways unless some of those who may be convalsecent are turned out to make room for others This Is the first time in the history of the old building that every bed was occu- pied with no more room left
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
Richards New Position.

John E. Richards, stenographer for Mayor Phelan, has been appointed clerk and stenographer for the chief engineer of the United States army for this divis- ion. at a salary of SS40 a year. Mir Rich ards who is i'll at present will assume his new duties upon his recovery.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

The last of the series of lectures being delivered by Professor Griggs under the auspices of the Charming Auxiliary was given yesterday. His subject was the s.Beatific Vision" and was one of the best of his talks on Dante. It was an- nounced that another series would be given at an early date.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

2IRGINIA CITY, April b. Just the same, it's the best
 town for its size on the coast.'
 The Virginia and Truckee
 Pnilr.nad ad-which hY the way.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06
Channing Auxiliary Lecture.

THE RED FRONT" S57-S59 Market street, sells STANDARD" shirts
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-06

l. ,.ds che 2uiokiy Cured. Dr. Davis Anti Ueaoache never fails. 25c. :
Arizona republican., 1898-02-12
FLOOD OF COUNTERFEITs
The Bogus "Windom" Bill Makes Its
 Appearance Again.

New York, Feb. 1.-The sub-treas- ury authorities report the reappear- ance here of examples of the dangerous counterfeit of the old style or "Win- dom" silver certificate, which was first discovered more than a year ago. For long time none of the commercials were received, but lately several have been detected among the bills that have reached the sub-treasury. Two were found this week, one of them yes terday. Dispatches from various points in the country have in the past few days reported quite a flood of the bad Windom bills at various western cities.
 A peculiarity of the bad bills is that they always appear to have been a long time in circulation and are badly worn, but the secret service agents have never been able to get any trace of the plates. The worn appearance of the notes is believed to be given to them purposely by the counterfeiter.