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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-05

New York, Oct. 2.-The functions
and the receptions that have figured
so prominently in the daily life of Ad
miral Dewey since his arrival off Sandy
Hook last Tuesday morning have
proven almost too much for his
strength The admiral has been under
such perpetual physical and nervous
strain that he is now almost exhausted
Saturdays ceremonies were the most
taxing on his strength of any that he
has yet had to undergo, and he ap.
peared yesterday looking pale and
worn, despite the fact that he retired
early Saturday evening and enjoyed a
good nights rest. The admiral yester.
day was too fatigued to do more than
remain in his room the greater part OF
the time and rest quietly. He received
Mayor Van Wyck at nine o'clock.
Mayor Van Wyck acted as the escort
Of the admiral throughout the day.
He was present in the admiral's room,
he escorted him down to the parlor
where the Chicago delegation was to
be received and was the only repre-.
sentative Of the city in caring for Its
gallant guest.
At 9;15 Mayor Carter Harrison, ac-
companied by Zina R. Carter, one Of
the committeeman, arrived at the ho-
tel, The other members of the com
mittee came strangling in and at $3.50
they were all present. The doors OF
the big hall room on the Waldorf side
were then thrown open and the mem
bers of the committee, headed by
Mayor Harrison, entered the room.
Promptly at ten O'Clock Admiral
Dewey came into the room. He wore
a civilian suit with frock coat and
dark trousers and carried no hat. The
instant he appeared there was burst
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-05
NAV RuIld Toll Line. in Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, Oct ga movement
is on foot among the independent"
telephone companies Of Kansas to join
hands and build network Of toll lines
IN the state.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-05

Blakely, Ga. Sept. s9.-Jim Hall.
colored, was executed here yesterday
by hanging. Hall committed rape on
white woman in july.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-10-05

Chickasha, |, T., Sept ss.-Fire last
night destroyed two blocks of business
houses including the Leland hotel.
Loss, $50, 900; insurance small.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
CREEDE HAD GOLD
IN A DENVER BANK
Fortune Found for Little
Dorothy.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, May 24.-John T..
Jones, the attorney handling the proper
ty of the late N. c. Creole. has returned
from trip East. He visited Denver to
clear certain business details left by
Creede in that city in a rather chaotic
condition. Major Jones sought out the
First National Bank of that city, where
he presented Creede's bankbooks to have
the account of the dead miner straight
ened. No one believed Creole had a
penny left in the Denver bank, no record
of any deposit in that institution having
been found among his effects, but upon
checking up Creedes deposit he was
found to have a balance in the bank of
sl9,0O3 so. Major Jones received word
from Denver yesterday that the money
estate.
If Major Jones can bring 1t about, little
Dorothy Creole will come in for another
windfall in the form of stock in the cele
brated Amethyst mine. at Creole, Col,
valued at H,150 900. This property is
claimed as Creede's share, and unless the
claim is allowed suit will be brought to
recover il.
Major Jones said to-day that unless the
owners of the mined. H. Moffat, w. S.
Smith ali of DenverEmade "a satisfac-
tory compromise, the case would be TAX
en- into the courts. The necessary legal
documents are now being drawn. 1t is
Major Jones opinion that the case prob
Dorothy Creole. who wae adopted by
the dead miner short time before he
died, is now with her mother, Mrs. Bass
ford, at San Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
TREASURE
SHIP LADEN
WITH GOLD
Continued from First Page.

ing engineer in Lower California. Mr.
Burr wrote from Calmalli, eighty miles
northeast Of the Cerro Pinto placers,
as follows:
There are placers about hundred
miles south of here which will boom in
side of eighteen months. The miners are
working dry washers. They come to the
store and pile up pounds of gold right
before my eyes and the outside world has
not known anything about this. This
has been going on for years and they
have hardly begun on the placers, they
are so extensive. Half-ounce and ounce
nuggets are not uncommon, and l am in
formed that but a short time ago a man
took out one of five pounds.
In another letter. dated March "a,
1885, Mr.. Burr wrote to Gordon & Good
win that the placers, which he had
prospected to some extent since his pre-
vious letter, would run from so cents
to 5000 to the yard. For some reason
Gordon & Goodwin were not interested
in the placers. Mr.. Burr was on a mis-
sion connected with copper mines and
the news of the find was never made
public, or, if it was, no excitement and
rush followed, as promises to be the
case now
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
PAID OUT MONEY ON
A FORGED TELEGRAM
Bank of Palo Alto Brings Suit
Against the Pacific Postal
pdny

SAN JOSE, May PA suit that will be
of more than usual interest to telegraph
companies and banking corporations was
filed in the Superior Court here to-day.
The plaintiff is the Bank of Palo Alto,
and the action is brought against the
Pacific Postal Company to recover
damages and money paid out by the bank
on a bogus telegram transmitted by the
telegraph company.
a telegraph operator in the San Fran
cisco office of the defendant, and Byron
II. Barclay alias Harry l.. Gator, entered
into plan to defraud the Palo Alto bank
Minkler, who had free access to all the
wires of the company, sent the following
telegram:
Los ANGELES, December 27. 1sss-Bank of
Palo Alto: Pay Harry l.. Gator $40. Waive
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK.
Inquiry at the bank by the tele-
graph office in San Francisco brought
the information that the telegram was
regular. Later it was proved forgery
traitor to his confederate and went into
the tenderloin of San francisco to spend
the cash. where he was subsequently ar
rested. Most of the money was re-
fed to Dunsmuir, where he was arrested,
Barclay turned States evidence, and
after having been in Jail few days was
released. Minkler pleaded guilty in the
Superior Court here and was sentenced
to nine months in the County Jail by
Judge Lorigan, which he is now serving.
The Bank of Palo Alto alleges that the
bogus telegram sent by Minkler, an en-
ploye of the defendant, defrauded 1t out
of $S40, which it has never been able to
collect from the company. Damages to
the amount of $21lS "a and the $S4O paid
out on the telegram are asked for.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
RATES FOR EDUCATORS.
Railroads Make a Low Round Trip
Charge.

CHICAGO, May 24.-Central passenger
roads have announced that they will make
a rate of one fare plus 81 for the round
trip from their territory to Los Angeles
and return for the annual convention of
the National Educational Association to
be held there July 10 to July IA. Tickets
at these rates may be sold by all routes
via which regular nine months Pacific
Coast tourists tickets originally apply,
and may read via Portland and the
Shasta route in one direction only on pay
ment of $i2 so extra at the time of pur-
chase, except that the Union Pacific and
Santa Fe will require on tickets reading
one direction via Ogden and on the other
via Portland and the Shasta route SIT so
additional. On the tickets reading one
way via Denver and San Francisco from
Barstow or Ell Paso or Deming and in the
reverse direction via Portland and the
Shasta route SIT so additional will be
charged. These rates will be in effect
from June "a TO July Z, good for return to
Ganternher
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
To Revive District Fairs.

STOCKTON, May 24-An effort is be-
ing made to obtain local board of di-
rectors for the San Joaquin Agricultural
Association which will disentangle the
financial difficulties of the district and de-
wise means for resuming the fairs which
for many years drew throngs of people to
Stockton. Acting upon the request Of the
Governor the Democratic and Republican
county committees have submitted the
names of a number of energetic young
business men and it is expected appoint
ments will be made soon. The Republi-
can committee submits five names-two
more than the Democratic The board Is
al present very Democratic in complexion
and 1t is the desire Of the political friends
of the Governor to see him give both par
ties equal representation. The old asso-
citation owes about $4,000, but holds s45,-
900 worth of property. There is a plan to
turn over the property to the city or
of the outstanding Indebtedness, the fair
thereafter to be at least nominally under
the control of City Council or Board Of
Supervisors. 1t is believed that when the
new board is appointed some plan will be
devised to improve the property and re-
sumo the fairs and race meets.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
ENTHUSIASTIC REUNION
AT THE MERCHANTS CLUB

The Merchants Club was the scene last
night of an enthusiastic reunion of about
a hundred British-born residents of San
Francisco, the occasion being the Brit
ish Benevolent Society's annual dinner in
celebration of the birthday of Queen Vic
toria Her Britannia Majestys Consul
General, William Clayton Pickersglil
presided, and William Doxey acted as
POSTMASTER After the menu had been
disposed of the Consul General proposed
the toast of the evening, 1.-The Queen"
He alluded to the jubilee professions and
festivities in London, and remarked how
in the midst of all the splendor and mag
nificence, the most impressive figure was
that of an old lady, simply attired, that
attracted all eyes and won all hearts. He
reign, and expressed the fervent hope
that the gracious lady's life may long be
spared.
'God Save the Queen was then sung
by the whole party, accompanied by the
orchestra.
In speaking to the toast of 1.-THE Presi-
dent Of the United States" the chairman
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
KUNJA BID Up
AFTER WINNING
Selling Race War on at
Latonia.
JOLLY ROGER is CLAIMED
THREE MEN DRAW LOTS FOR
THE HORSE.
Every Favorite Taken Into Camp at
st. Louis-George Keene a
Winner at Morris
Park.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CINCINNATI, May PA selling race
was started al Latonla to-day. Ike Wal
lenstein ran up Kunja, the favorite of the
last race, to sS05. Kunja was in to be sold
for $780, She was bought in by her owner.
After the selling race boost j. D. Smith,
Billy" Donahue and ]. H. Smith put in
claims for jolly Roger, which finished
third The judges made the three owners
draw lots for the horse and J. D. Smith
drew the lucky number. He then turned
round and sold jolly Roger back to Bob
Tucker, the trainer of the horse. jolly
isville bookmaker. The track was fast.
Results:
Seven furlongs. selling-Bentley B won Os-
man second, Golden Edge third. Time, 1:3OA
Wilson second, Merito third. Time, :56&.
Mile and seventy yards selling-Cync won,
MsCIeary second, Lyllis third Time, 1:4s1z.
lice third. Time, 1:43.
Five 1eo1 furonssIJucoma won, Decoy second.
seven furon a,u seiins s ;Gn won. Full
Dress second, jolly Roger third. Time, 1:2sA.
ST. LOUIS May 24-Not a single favorite
won at the Fair Grounds to-day. Walk Fast,
the German horse from Brewer Schorr's stable.
at 10 to J. was the longest shot of the day to
win Good track and pleasant weather. Re
suits
Mile, selling--Mystery won. Elmer second. Our
Clara third. Time. Las
Selling, two-year-olds, five furlongs-Schnell
Laufer won, Joe Wheeler second Lomond
third Time. 1:04i2.
Mile-Be True won. Chancery second. OCon-
nor third. Time As.
>. Handicap, mile and seventy yards-David
Tenny Won Lee Bruno second, Meadowthorp
third Time. 1:47A.
Seven furlongs-Don Orsino won. Richard ]
second, Found third. Time. 80.
Mile-Osric II won, jump second, Barbee
third. Time, 1:44
CHICAGO, May "a. = Weather clear, track
fast, ar Lakeside:
Four and half furlongs-Banbury won. JEFF
second. Georgetown third. Time. :56iz.
Seven furlongs-Myth won, Hurricane second.
Kings Guard third. Time. 1:291k.
Six furlongs-Gobe won. Alma Glyn second,
Al Lone third. Time. 1:15h.
Mile and a ACKNOWLEDGMENT won. DR..
Marks second. Robert Bonner third. Time.
1904.
Six furlongs-Papa Harry won. Marco Polo
second. Nellie Fonso third. Time. 1:1sA.
Six furlongs-Pauline J won, McAlbert Sec
ond. Lobengula third. Time, 1:15%.
NEW YORK May 24.-Results at Morris
Park:
Six furlongs-Latchkey won, Inconnamara
second Lady Madge third. Time. 1:14&
Selling, Ave Observation-Disclosures won The
Amazon second. Maharajarah. third. Time,
1:01A.
Gaiety stakes. half mile--Fond Hope won.
Media second. Dear Heart third. Time, ASK.
Mile-Kirkwood won. st. Lorenzo second.
Mazarine third. Time 1:4l1a.
Van Cortland. seven furlongs-George keene
won, Florence second. Lakeland third. Time.
1:27.
Hurdle handicap mile and threequarters-
Ben Elder won. Governor Budd second. Forget
third Time, 3:16ie.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25

stances Stances IL in 'n whch President mckinley
found himself and to the the patelneed
Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean,
was then rendered by the o !r !, and nd
sung by the assemblsge; The British
proposed by the POSTMASTER and re-
sponded to by the Consul General, who
humorously said that it had the, distinc-
ton of being the worst-supported society
G. c. Woodward the secretary of the
society, made some remarks upon upon. it's 3
and for an encore gave Hearts OF Oak"
1.-The Land We Came From" was as
signed on the programme to William
Greer Harrison, but. in his absence F.
Rule Britannia having been sung g g, by BY
the whole eompany ,, J. 6 hughes ef Ea ng
land" ''The Friar Of Orders Gray and
The March of the Men of Harlech;"
Hugh Craig speaking to The Land We
Live in made an alusi0G to the ns g9e9
and the British admiral at Manila and
to the vast strength of the English
speaking peoples ..r,o cnoa,.d
Banner, and for an encore a song by Sir
Arthur Sullivan, entitled Where Is An
other Sweet as My Sweet?"
dies the Rev. w. H. L. o,Rorke, for
Sister Societies" and Arthur Barendt for
THE Press" Songs by c. j. McCollum,
Robert Blair and duet by w. Balnaves
and J. G. Hughes brought pleasant
Among those present were william
Clayton PiekersSgiil Oh. B. NJ Cons Consul Gen n
Argan. w Balnaves, John Metcalfe, G.
c. Woodward, W. B. Chapman, Vincent
Neale, DR.. G. Childs- Macdonald. DR.; "
F. McNutt. James McNab. Captain Will
lam McAllister, William Robertson, An
drew Wilkie, Samuel Haslett. Robert
Blair. Allan Pollock, James, Hoggs n !.
Bates c. J. McCollum, F. c. Drifi1eld, X
]. Buchly, F. R. Cation, w Roberts, Cap
tain R. Bryce, j. G. Menzies, c; c. Dobie,
j. Nash, j. H. McRea. F. B. Burnell, W.
NJ. Edgell, j. Trounson, w. H. Ross, NJ.
]. Burke, J: H. Wallace, A. H. Barendt,
Wellesley Moore, F. d. Brandon, DR.. n.
!; Jones, DR.. f. v. Thomas, j McGaTw,
Erskine C. I. Fallon, Charles Lowry, w.
F. Ross, A. H. P. Wynne. L. P. Holden.
]. Kitchen Sr., F. Winterburn, Henry
Ward. ]. J: Theobal9d' 81 Z; I; Batehag,
Craig, W. ]. Mitchell, R. N; c. B. Sedg-
wick, ]. P. Nieto, Henry Holmes, J. n.
Odell J. D. Brown, r. H. Naunton, H.
w. Dye and DIR. George Botsford.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
ADVERTISEMENTS.

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
WRIGHT BRINGS
A NOVEL CHARGE
Denies That Purtelle Is
Married.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, May 24.-There were
two interesting developments in the cele-
brated Wright-Purtelle damage suit to-
day. In an answer filed by Attorney Hep
burn wilkins the defendant denies that
the plaintiff is legally united to the wo-
man bearing his name, while Wright him
self recorded a mortgage for SIT 900 on
the property of the American Land and
Trust Company at Larkspur, showing
that he is in financial as well as legal
straits, owing to the bitter warfare waged
against him by Attorney Mahoney.
Only a few weeks ago w. H. Purtelle,
who formerly published a weekly paper
at Larkspur, sued C. w. Wright, the
president of the American Land and
lions of his wife, May Purtelle, and fixed
the damages at $4,000. 1t was alleged
that Wright and Mrs. Purtelle had been
unduly intimate.
In the answer filed to-day all the counts
of the complaint are denied generally and
specifically. Wright has. all along as
serted that he would spring, surprise
on the plaintiff, and he made good MS
word. In speaking of the relationship be-
tween Purtelle and his wife the complaint
reads:
The defendant alleges that he has no in
formation and belief sufficient to enable him
to answer the first allegation or paragraph
of the first count of said complaint, and, there
defendant denies that May Purtelle and w.
H Purtelle were lawfully or otherwise or at
all intermarred on October /, 1891, or at any
other time or at the city of Vancouver, state
denies that she was is now the wife Of
plaintiff.
In the mortgage recorded to-day by G.
W. Wight and G. A. M. Wright, his
wife. ten blocks of land and 242 acres of
the Patrick King estate, the property of
the American Land and Trust Company,
the Bank of Tomales for SIT 900. The time
is specified at three years and the rate
as 719 per cent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
GREATEST DA. IN THE
HISTORY OF PORT TAMPA

PORT TAMPA, Fla, May 24-The
greatest day in the history of Port
Tampa, that of the celebration of
Queen Victorias eightieth birthday,
opened bright and warm. AT sunrise,
salutes were fired from the British and
American war vessels lying in the har-
Dor. The shipping in the harbor was
gay with it's dressings of flags and pen
nants and throughout. the town was a
liberal display of flags, bunting and
floral decorations. British and Ameri-
can flags were f1oated from every point
many German flags. The most strik-
ing feature of the decorations was a
triumphal arch displaying the British
lion and the American eagle.
Two hundred marines from the In
trepid and Pearl, the two British cruls-
ers sent to take part in the celebration,
arrived at o'clock in the morning and
were escorted up the dock by the Port
Tampa division Of the Florida Naval
Reserves, the Englishmen playing the
American national air and the Ameri-
cans responding with the British an
them. Arms were presented as they
passed through the arch, the shipping
in the harbor rent the air with its
steam whistles and gOngs, and the
spectators cheered themselves hoarse.
The most dramatic incident of the
day was the unveiling of a large por-
trait of Queen Victoria. The portrait,
draped in the flags of the two coun-
tries, stood upon a small balcony Of the
inn and before it stood a crowd of ex-
pectant watchers.
At noon precisely in the capital of
Albany, n. Y. Governor Roosevelt
touched an electric button, the cover
ing fell from the face and two ma
rines, English and American, standing
on either side of the portrait, clasped
each others hands in token of the
amity of the two great nations. The
people cheered wildly and off in the
harbor were heard the heavy guns of
the warships firing the Queens salute.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
C0GHlAN WANTED TO
GO TO MARE ISLAND
But He Will Have More Important
Command at Puget
Sound

NEW YORK, May 24.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Herald tele-
graphs: / was told to-day that captain
Coghlan desired to go to the Mare Island
navy yard. vacancy did exist at that
point. filled by the orders issued to-day
to Captain w. w. Mead. recently retired
from command of the cruiser Brooklyn,
but 1t is explained that both the Secre-
tary and Admiral Crowninshield believed
that Captain Coghlan would prefer an
Independent command, such as he will
have at Puget Sound, rather than a su-
coordinate position which he would have
secured had he been sent to Mare Island.
Should Captain Coghlan make any OBJ
jections to his assignment the depart
ment will willingly transfer him to some
other point
Because Of the large drydock at Puget
Sound, the only dock on the Sound
which can accommodate battleships, the
Puget Sound station is one of import
ance--must more so than that of Port
Royal to which Rear Admiral Summer,
Captain Coghlans senior, has been as
signed.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
PAUNcEFOTE HOPES FOR
ARBITRATION TRIBUNAL

LONDON, May 25.-The correspondent
OF the Daily News at The Hague says:
hir Julian Pauncefote entertains the hope
that the Peace Conference will favor the
establishment of permanent tribunal for
optional recourse for arbitration and me-
diation. He says: What is wanted is
ternational justice. This is the right way
to discourage the use of forces to further
the cause of arbitration. The mere fact
OF the existence of such a tribunal would
exert potent influence in behalf of in
ternational Justice.
1t is considered a good omen that
American and Spanish flags are flying
where the delegates of these nations are
fellow-guests. 1t is understood that the
sort of organic statute Great Britain and
the United States are prepared to sup
port is one on the lines of the memorial
of the New York Bar Association to
President Mckinley.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-05-25
ASKS FOR A REHEARING.
Los Angeles Petition in the Water
COMPANY Case,

LOS ANGELES, May 2.-The city of
Los Angeles, through the city attorney,
has filed an application before the Su-
preme Court for a rehearing of the re-
Ownership case in the litigation between
the city and the Los Angeles City Water
Company. The Supreme Court has de-
c,ded snat .ne unaer winch
lecting water rents and expanding money
for maintenance and improvements was
invalid. In the city's petition it is as
sumed that that part of the decision of
the Supreme Court which is to the eff
feet that Los Angeles city is not a ripa-
rian proprietor is unnecessary and unsus-
tanned.
The Mayor signed to-day the ordinance
recently passed by the City Council which
accepts the award made by the board of
arbitrator selected to settle the amount
to be paid by the city for the water COM
pany's plant.