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they are said to have in sight. Who
owns the land upon which the new Ell
Dorado is said to be located seems to be
mystery. Neither Mr.. Zamnitt nor Mr..
English could recall last night the name
of the lucky man. Zammitt says Eng
fish has an option on it, and English said
he had an option, but that it has expired
and he wants to get another one and put
in that chicken ranch. He was very
much afraid that a premature publication
of the rumors of a golden treasure in
the sands would so enhance the value of
real estate that there would not be the
ghost of a show for chicken rancher
within a mile of the place.
>, Whether or not Messrs. English and
Zammitt have-or think they have-a
good thing in the sands, the fact remains
that there have been people who have
maintained for years that gold in pay
ing quantities existed out near the ocean
beach Zammitt is an old prospector, and
thoroughly familiar with the indications
for gold in the ground, and it is hardly
likely that he would have spent his
money and consumed his time in run
ming back and forth from the assay office
prospects for more in the dirt he had
turned Up than could be found in any
chicken ranch.
This Is not the first attempt that has
been made on this peninsula to tap a
Pactolean stream. AS long as forty years
ago a Frenchman named Perche invested
$4,000 on the San Miguel Rancho in min
ing operations. 1t is said that gold in pay
ing quantities was taken from his works
but, owing to bad management, the en-
terprise became a failure. In 1868 Ed
ward Ewald. at the head of company Of
men. dug shaft ninety-fve feet deep in
the Sunset district, at a cost of $4,000. The
rock uncovered So and 50 a ton but as
it took ore of the value of $50 a ton in
those days to return a profit after mill
ing, the plan was abandoned.
In straight line from English's on
ton to the Maltese cross in Golden Gate
Park is stream of water black from
iron. deposits. The stream runs through
black sand. which is always associated in
old-timers that gold can be found at any
point on the stream to the amount of Is
cents to the pan
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ment of the road. And 1 do not
suppose Mrs. Stanford's selling or
keeping her stock will make any
particular difference.
AS to beginning work between
San Francisco and San Mateo, on
the bay shore line, 1 cannot answer
at the moment, as it is one of those
things which are to be discussed
by the directors of the company in
San Francisco, and no doubt what
they decide upon or do will be for
the best interests of the company,
with, of course, due regard to the
convenience of the public.
Concerning the coast line, I
would say in reply. that we expect
to have it done in about twelve
months, though it is difficult to
give the exact time at the moment,
as we shall build first-class road,
and it takes time to do good work.
You ask if I favor compromise
of suit with. Railroad Commits
sion. That is a matter largely
with our legal department,
though, as for myself, I shall op-
pose any compromise which gives
the right to any tribunal to re-
duce the rates of fares and
freights so long as they are
not above what will give a fair
return for the money invested in
creating these properties.
Certainly. the right to regulate
fares and freights without regard
to the cost of the property or the
income from il would carry also
the right to conf1scate the property
itself, a thing I am satisfied will
never be upheld by the judicial
arm of the Government. At the
same time. let me say that the
Railroad Commission might do
much good as regulators, as you
may say, between the agrarian
or communistic element of our peo-
pie and the conservative interests
Of the better classes.
Mr.. Huntington declined to discus
he significc-~I G. the law enacted b,
he Legislature authorizing the ex
hange of privileges by the Santa F
nd Southern Pacific, and he could no
ay what arrangements had been
'ould be or would not be entered int,
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A FATHER DEAD IN I
A HOUSE OF POVERTY
FOUR STARVING BABES AROUND
HIS BIER.
W. G. Smith Died Saturday, but Has
Not Yet Been Buried for Lack
of Funds.

A father lying dead on an improvised
bier in a house of poverty; four hungry
and ragged children clinging to a heart
broken mother, and an empty, dusty cup
board. form a pitiful scene of restitution
at 1924 Broadway. The case has lately
been given attention by Mrs. Harring-
ton of the Children's Hospital. and she
provided medical attendance for the UNI
fortunate man in the last hours of his
life, but now, according to the statement
OF the mother, the charitable societies
nave ceased to act and the wretched
family hnds itself confronted with the
problem of burying it's dead without
funds.
William H. Smith died early Saturday
morning. In life he was a painter, and
made scant existence by taking odd
jobs. Two weeks ago he was stricken
with pneumonia, and, with his illness, the
family income stopped. The children
were on the verge of starvation and the
man slowly dying for want Of attend
ance. Mrs. Harrington heard of the case
and with the assistance of charitable
Portable as possible. After her husband
died Mrs. Smith appealed to charitable
institutions, and societies to bury the
cent of money. None of them responded.
An undertaken visited the place yester-
day, but when he realized the situation
afternoon Officer Lyons, whose beat is
in the vicinity, notified the health Off
Gals and the Central Police station of
the matter, and the remains, which are
already In an advanced state of decom-
position. will be consigned to the potter's
field to-day unless some one tenders the
widow funeral expenses.
The hungry, helpless children are aged
respectively s, I. and years. At pres
ent they are partly fed by neighbors, but
when this charity ceases they will be ut
terly destitute, as the mother is unable
to work. Yesterday the landlord called
to collect rent due. When he saw the
corpse he consented to extend the time
prompt attention. and the little father
less waits should be cared for in some
public institution.
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ROBBED A SAILOR.
Serious Charge Against J. S. Kenney,
Bow in His Teens

Thomas Smith. a sailor on the training
ship Pensacola, was rolling along Market
street. between Fourth and Fifth. early
yesterday morning, when he met j. s.
Kenney a boy 10 years of age, and a
companion. They accosted Smith. and he
alleges that Kenney put his hand in his
pocket and stole a S. gold piece. Smith
accused him of taking the money. and
was knocked down.
Smith yelled for the police, and Officers
T. F. Burke and c. E. Fennell responded
After a hot chase they captured Kenney,
but his companion escaped. Kenney was
taken to the City Prison, where a charge
of robbery was booked against him.
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Two Well Known Commission
Men Said to Have Made a
Big Discovery.
John F. English and p. F. Zammitt Refuse
to Go Into Particulars Concerning
Mining Operations in Sun
set District.

n UMORS have been persistently cir
X culated for several days past that a
new Klondike was about to be open
ed up in the Sunset district. John
F. English, a well-known commission
merchant at Clay and Davis streets, was
said to be the lucky owner of the land
upon which the golden stream had been
tapped. and 2. f. Zammitt, an equally
well-known poultry dealer, was said to
have made the discovery.
Zammitt has been working In the sand
dunes in the block bounded by Thirteth
and Thirty-first avenues and K and l.
streets for some time past, sinking, Eng
lsh says. a well for the purpose of sup
plying with water a chicken ranch which
the two men propose to start there. In
making the we'll Zammitt has uncovered
dirt that led him to believe that he was
boring into bonanza. and in that belief
he has paid a number of visits to the Sell
by Smelling Works with samples of his
find. The assay value of these samples
has not been high. 60 cents a ton being
so far, the most that has been taken out
of any one lot of the material found in
the well hole, but whether or not Eng
fish and Zammitt have a bonanza it is
to be gathered from their actions and
speech that they desire secrecy for a few
days at least for what they do believe.
The rock containing the gold found by
the assayers is said to be quartz CON
tanning sulphurets of iron. platinum and
mica with gold. This gold although Mr..
English denies it and Mr.. Zammitt does
not feel that he can give out any Informal
ton about it, is said to run from 81 to
$12 to the ton of rock 1t is reported to
have been discovered in a ledge only
three feet below the surface, with a
breadth of four feet.
The unwillipgness of Mr.. English and
Mr.. Zammitt to talk about the reported
find is said not to arise from any coyness
at their good fortune. but for the reason
that they desire to get options on sur
rounding land at the prevailing rates for
sand dune, in the hope that the adioin-
ing territory may add to the fortune that
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Says People Must Pay
Central Pacific Debt.
Declares He Will Oppose Any
Compromise With Railroad
Commissioners.

8o@nIo9a4 t339aoaoN 09oaoaeat{a4at99 3a9acaa9ao
C. p HUNTINGTON SAYS THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA, AND
NOT THE CENTRAL PACIFIC MUST PAY THE LATTERS EN0R-
NOUS DEBT 10 THE GOVERNMENT he SAYS HIS FAILURE TO
INDUCE THE GOVERNMENT TO GRANT A LONG EXTENSION or
TIME FOB THE PAYMENT OF THE DEBT WILL PREVENT ANY CON-
TENPLATED REDUCTION or BATES. MR. HUNTINGTON DE-
cLARES He DOES NOT FAVOR COMPROMISE WITH THE RAIL-
R0AD COMMISSION IN THE PENDING SUIT FOR REDUCTION IN
GRAIN RATES BY The SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND THAT He WILL
OPPOSE Any SUCH COMPROMISE.
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Golden Gate Lodge officers.

The following named have been elected
officers of Golden Gate Lodge of Elks for
the ensuing term: John Cofield, E. r.; 7
r. Angel +. L. X; Emil Kugeler, L. K .
A. A. Cunningham l.. X; John II Har,
ney. r. s.; II. J. Willis, f. S. S. Graf r :.
Henry Helwegen. trustee three years. I
w. Thrasher, trustee one year. hap.
quet will follow the installation of the
officers.
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he Hged and Popular Divine Delivers an Eloquent
Sermon to His CONGREGATION.

First Unitarian Church
Horauo
al 'N9 % ioNe
Dr. stebbns theme Immortality subject
e At the conclusion of the o
MIN on his
100 N"oo
by
Rev Stopford
Robert
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Alleged Watch Thief.

Cornelius Callaghan. a boy, was arrest
ed at his fathers house on Fourteenth
avenue early yesterday morning by De-
tectives Fitzgerald and Graham and
booked on the charge of burglary. About
six weeks ago it is alleged that Callaghan
and boy named Smith broke into the
room of John Hendricks, a grocery clerk,
on Fair Oaks street. and stole his gold
watch. He has been in hiding since.
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A Prominent PYthian.

John A. Hinsey, president of the board
of control of the Endowment Rank of the
knights of Pythias, arrived in this city
Saturday from Milwaukee, and will re-
main here week. He is travelling for
his health. During his stay here he will
visit several of the local lodges, and Past
Grand Chancellor George H. Morrison
will endeavor to arrange a joint meeting
of a number of the city lodges and have
Mr. Hinsey address them.
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of no more. AS to who will be the next
Republican candidate for President, in
dications point strongly to the fact that
only one name will be mentioned in that
connection and that is Mckinley. He has
given us an admirable administrator,
and has the confidence of the people at
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between the two companies. He also
refused to talk about the report that
Governor Bradley of Kentucky was to
take charge of the law business of the
Southern Pacific on this coast, further
than to say that he knew nothing
about it.
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Probable Winners.

First race-Opponent Jennie Reid, Myth.
Second race-Cabrillo, Una Colorado. Frank
Jaubert
Third race-Basseda, Rachel c. Mountebank
Fourth race-Ailyar. Horton@Jinks.
Fifth race-Adolph spreckels, Pat Morrissey.
Torsida.
Sixth Humidity, Los Medanos, Einstein.
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EMERYvILLE RACETRACK.
Ed Corrigan and His Followers Will
Hold Possession for the Coming
Two Weeks

At Emeryvllle track this afternoon, COM
mencing promptly at 2;15 o'clock the Pacific
Coast Jockey Club Will present the powerful
racing drama in six acts. Driven From
Home" 1t will have of two weeks.
The cast for to-day is follows:
First race-One mile; three-year-olds and up
ord.
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GOLD
BOWEN
x CO
Be particu ar
Give thought TO what you eat
it's vital 10 your welfare
Come - invest gate - select each
article with carr
The more careguI you are the more
trade we have
SPECIAL SAVING SALE
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
HamS-eastern sugar cured TIC
Whiskey-G B & Co , bots s.
O < Bourbon gal
regularly 81 and 81
PHre-medlcinal
OOl1SS -Aoeol vi SiOhll0
Ko'tG reg'ly z5c ID 2 lbs Axe
PdshG blend reg'ly 35clb 2 lbs &c
Breakfast is the foretaste of the
whole day Spoil that, and we prob
ably spoil alp
FigS-Caltfomia-pulIed nc
worth z5c lb-baskets
OliVeS-Spanish 3Sc
regularly 4oc quart-big ones
Large green fruit-if you want to
learn to like olives begin with these
Toilet soaps 3 cakes zoe
regularly 25c-American made
assorted odors
OVSterS-reg'ly Iz4c tin ICc
Small tin of good oysters-enough fer
two-enough for a scallop
Rock and Rye 81
regularly 81 IS bottle
German rock candy and pure rye
whiskey-a good medicine for colds
Canned fruitS-sliced 3 tins axe
For desseT-very dainty
apricots peaches plums
LiSterlne, our regular price exc
You save more than carfare buying here
Nail bTuSheS-regly 3oc Az zoe
A very substantial all-bristIe brush
Talcum powder tins 2Sc
For habies-for ladies
for men after shaving
Stove nit re
Dauber free.
fands
Chatting dish receipt book free for tho
asking
April catalogue-send postal
I3z Pine 7I5 Suffer asoo California San Frsne,,c.
1915 Clay between Eleventh and Twelfth Oakland
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MaMMv@xRtsue

Is invaluable to nursing mothers, feeble chill
dren. the aged and in1rm. Its merit is as
sured. being prepared by the Anheuser- Busch
Brewing Assn.
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The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY is
recommended by physicians for family and
medicinal use because 1t is pure.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
NEW DRESS FABRICS.

This week We will open up and
place on sale some elegant new
lines in Novelty and Plain Dress
Goods.
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DINNER SET DAY.

DINNER SET DAY.
Some sets cut so per cent
Some sets cut SO per cent
So 70. 81 IS, SIS IS. IS 25, 81 S5 per set
ODDS AND ENDS. HALF PRICE
GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA co.
Stores Everywhere.
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be partlCu ar
Give thought 10 what you eat
it's vital 10 your welfare
Come - invest gate - select each
article with carr
The more careguE you are the more
trade we have
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ConfeIenc ia de Ia paz,

LIE Mahn ecu pAndoee del m6vil que gui6
al czar al promover la Conferenoia de La Haya,
dice que Ia idea de obtener una tregua que die.
"a ITEM 20 & Russia para fortalecerse, en- tanto
que otras %naciones Sc meten en- gastos inmen'
SOS, imponieRdo uego su voluntad al imperio
russo por el peso de la masa de So pobiaci6n, no
germia6 nunca en- Ia mente de Nicolas II, por
mas de que EXISTS y existe en- ell Amino del pue'
bio russo.
Para dem strar este, cita un estudio acer.
ca de Kstkoff, Guy 10 programa, que fus adopta'
do por ell czar Alejando Ill, era que Russia de.
bia evitar q TODD trance una guerra, en- inter6s
a la prosperidad del pats.
Tormina dicie ndo que para asegursr la paz
es precise guitar a A'emania la supremacfs que
tiene en- Europa devo.viendo q Franoia su as
cendiente p~olftico por medic de la aliansa fran
0 -rusa.
Una veg asegnrada la psz de este modo, ell
car podria red uoir los presupuestos que tiene
hoy ahogada a Ru sis.
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De todas paItes'
UN E

Los carros urbanos d. dob!e piso no han
logrado aolimatarse bien en- ningona oiudad pc.
pulosa y de mucho mov;miento, porque cual.
quier obstaculo les hacs psrder faciimente ell
centric de gravedsd, dado one en- a'tura no CO
rresponde q SD bafe. En- Nueva York apenas
SO les conoce, y los esfuer.cs que s. hiciel on
haoe algunos ancs por poner!os q la moda re
~sultaron infructucs~s
Ahora I'M fabricante de Missouri ha resuel.
to la dificu,tad, y va circular per las pr:r CT ca
les GALES de Jefsrson City nuevos carsos de
dob.e piso, que con los preferidos d. los pssa.
jercs. Tienen, q poca diferenois, la misma al
tura que los carros orlipa-ios, y en- ESQ estriba
50 adaptabilidad & toda c|ase de lfneas. Ell ri:
so interior lleva los asientos : los lados y 81 su.
perior On 81 o%entro, de modo que ell vehfculo
pueda conservar mejor Ia gravedad. Sobre los
asientos del primer piso solo hay ell espacio ne
oesario psrs que la persona que los ooupa vaya
sentada con holgura. Entire fila y fila So extien'
de una srqusrfa qae al mismo tempo que SOS
tiene les dos esoahos del segundo piso, permite
pasajeros de pie = da a los que van sentsdos
de entrar y 'salir. Els adaptable 4 to.
do g6nero de Traction.
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Suicide de IN %cajeIo'

Hs puesto fn a 81 vida disparandose I'm
trio de revolver en- la csbezs, Ell osjero de la
Compa6fa de FerrocArriles de Madrid a lara
goza y a Alicante, don Carlos Valcarcel, perso'
ma que gozaba lie grandes prestigios entire sus
compa6eros.
Ign6ranse los motives del heoho. que ha
oaueado mucha eorpresa a ~.ouantos lie oonociap,
Recibi6 ell difunto I'm aviso participAndole
que en- eli dia 81 guiente practica,fa I'm arqueo en-
La GAIA de fondos de la empresa ferroviaria.
Il sefor ValcArcel asistio a la bora de cos
tumb.e a su de pacho. y, a POGO, do entrar en-
81, SO sintio I'M disparo de arma de fuego
Cu.ndo penetraron en- dicha habitaci6n sus
companeros, estaba agcnizando.
Los me iicos de, Ia Compsnfa lie prestaron
toda clase de a~uxiiios, pero, desgraciads mente,
resultaron indtiles.
Media bora despues, 81 herido habfa dejado
de existir.
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atigosas de sus estudios hist6rioes, flos6ficos

fatigosas de sus estudios hist6rioes, flos6fcos
= literarios.
Hixo ~entonoes y por clio mereei6 elogios
del mundo entero, algo mas que prestar bene-
%volencia s Ia monarqafa, y fu6 dar + esta el va
lioso concurso de sus amigos, terminando por
aceptar una csrtera para uno de estos, que hui
biera sido don Melohor Alu agro, Of Ia muerte
implacab!e no viniera & evitarlo, y fu@ final
mente ell Sr Abarxuza.
En- ts.os ultimos tiempos, y oreyendo anne
nazadas las libertades publicas, ell se6or Gas
telar RESOLVES & volver & las cortes y 4 la po'
'ftioa aotiva.
Sos u'timos trabsjos literarios mas reso'
nantes fueron la oartA dc la NouueUe Rev~s J
la que publ1c6 & plop6sito de la coalici6n del
ST. Silvela, con ell general Po'avieja. ,
FL dltimo discu,so que pronunci6 fu6 Ell
que dirigio en- Cadiz 8 sus paisanoe, hsce dos
amos, con motive de haber hecho una exourslon
desde Sevilla para visitar su hermosa tiefra ns7
tai Como literato, fu6 un trab ,jador tan in
fatigable, que serfa tarea impossible la dc recor
dar de momento to1as sus obras.
Entire 6stas fguran, @aparte de- las que In
oid%entalmente hemos citado, las siguientes:
Ella Revoluci6n religioss,, <Per6les do
personaies y vocetos de ideas,, sE.tudios his
torioos della Edad media. y otros fragmentos',
Ella fcrmaoi6n de progreso,, sNefensa de la
formula del progresos, fLa question de Orlen
te1, ECueetlonee poiltlcas eoc'a esss <ea''oe
sobre polftics europea,, sRecuerdos y etperan'
zas,, xLa hermana de la oaridad,, <Hietoris
| de IN oorazon,, eRicardo,, eDiscursos polfti'
| cos y literarios,, EZRA Philippe Lippe,, "Tra
| gedias de Ia historia", Gel suspiro del moro :,
HDisou,so de reception en- Ia Academia Espa'
| pa6ola"y respuesta al senior Balsguer en- la
| misma corporation 'sobre literature catalina"
| sDiscu,so de la Coruns sobre literature gale
| ga. s.D;scurso de Orense sodre ell regimen CO.
lonial europeo" y "Galerfa hist6rica de mujeres
c9lebres"
sus prinoipales discursos psrlamentarios
son tan conooidos que hay fragmentos de ellos
que todos sabemos de memoria, y serfa ocioso
reproducirlos, por 10 tanto.
Su r%ectiic scion en- ell debate con ell se1or
Manterola puede 6gurar entire las paginas mas
| inspiradas que So conserven de les discursos
| que pronunsiaron los mas celebres oradores de
Ia humanidsd.
Cen ell sc6or Pidal sostuvo tambien pole
micas brillantfsimas
No haoe muchos dias recibia un mensaje,
prueba de la gran resonaneia que sus pa'abrss
tenfan en- tcdo 81 psfs, y su actitud inspire ba en-
los momentos presentes la mas viva especta-
cion.
De La Correspondence de Espaha.
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PARRAF0S |~NTERtSANTES
de una Carta de eVa-Yofk.

Tn amigo nuestro residente en- esta Capt.
tai, ha re:ibido por ell u'timo correo de les Es'
tados Unidos una carta de Nueva York, fecha'
da JUNO 2 que c%ontiene les sjguientes parrsfos,
que &c guramente seran leid 8 con gusto. ri
que esctibe es personsje de quien no Sc debe
dudar.
clan gestiones de les sehores Henna y "a.
no van enoontra, do eco en- Ia prensa sensata 8
independents de este pals que rinde quito q la
raz6n y la ~justicia, sin pedirla su concurso,
pues la causa de Puerto Rico no necesita de
~favoree. TeDgo ~nct;cias exa* tas de que la Co
mission Insular nombrada por 81 Presidente, did
80 informe en- los. mismos terminus que los oita.
dos Sres, 10 que les e~na|tece.
xSe dice, no s6 81 con Fundamental, que ell
se6or Rubens que Uds c%onocen, pretende ser
Gobernador Civil de esa Isa, y que antes de
fnalizar Agosto estara planteado dicha forma
de gobierno. Tepgo ~noticias de que muy en-
breve Sc msndarA formar ell censo electoral,
para rrooeder q reorganizsr les Municipios.
E,toy enterado por buen conducto que
Henna y Zeno trabajan para inioiar un podero-
so movimiento otmercial, por medic de la ca
mara de New York, para apresurar ell c%onseguir
las franquiciss que tanto necesita este pals, pa
ra su desar 10 sgrfcola comercial..