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The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
RIOTING SOLDIERS AGAIN WRECK.
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in the dangerous free-for-all fight were
injured. Lieutenant Martins squad con-
sisted of Policemen Attridge, Baxter,
Maloney, Fenner and Brodt. Those who
came from the North End station were
Officers Butterworth, Larkin, Webster,
Dougherty, Lyon, Stratton, Cavanaugh
and Ottson.
It is the general belief of those who pre-
tend to know the situation at the Pre-
sidio \that the casuals and recruits will
make another attempt to wreck Tarpey's S
saloon and others in the vicinity The
police will be especially vigiIant, however,
and with the assistance of the military
authorities they hope to cope with the
dangerous situation. In the mixup last
night many of the rioters would have
been arrested had not the mounted men
driven them into the reservation so
quickly.
"A. policeman, can do more good help
ing to drive a big mob back said Ser
geant Campbell last night, than he can
trying to arrest one of them
David Tarpey stated after the trouble
that he was of the opinion that the sol
diers intended to sprinkle his place with
kerosene and then set the saloon fire.
This theory is not credited by the police.
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FRUIT GROWERS
WILL COMBINE
Poor Railroad Service
Causes Wrath in
the South.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN BERNARDINO, Dec. 26.-The or
ange-g growers of Southern California are
planning to combine for the purpose Of
making an organized fight to compel the
Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific rail-
road companies to furnish better service
for the transportation of fruit from this
part of the State to the Eastern markets
The directors of the Southern California
Fruit Exchange are to meet in Los An =
geles tomorrow, and the exchange will
take some decided action in regard to the
matter at this meeting. Before another
week has passed it is understood meet
ings of the growers are to be called in
every orange-growing section. At these
meetings committees will be appointed
for the purpose of arranging with the
railroads for the furnishing of better
service.
The growers at Highland are the most
active relative to this matter, and they
will undertake to arrange for the meet
ings throughout Southern California. In
the meantime representatives of the
little quiet investigation, and in some in
stances the results are surprising.
On Tuesday last 400 cars of oranges
were sidetracked between Barstow and
Needles. The Santa Fe Company gives
as reason for this that the shipments
were so heavy it was impossible to Sc
cure motive power enough to handle the
freight. The great losses that the grow
ers have sustained and are sustaining
through a delay in shipping on the part
of the railroad companies has aroused the
orange men to greater degree than ever
before, and the matter will not only be
fought before the Railroad Commission
ers, but suits for damages are to be in
stituted against the railroads. and they
will ask pay for the fruit that is dam
aged in transit. For the next ten days
but little shipping will be done, and dur
ing this time the packers and growers
are to bend every effort toward devising
some scheme to compel the railroads
to furnish better service.
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SAYS He SENT
HER A COFFIN
A Spokane Woman Ac-
cuses a Suitor of a
CHASTITY Joke.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SPOKANE, Wash, Dec. 26.-George
Reno, who was suitor of Miss Lulu
Mercier Of this city, is charged by the
young lady with having sent her a coffin
as a Christmas present. Another woman
says she received a similar gift from
Reno.
Reno is a brakeman. Miss Mercier has
known him for some time and declares
that his attentions were objectionable to
her. She accuses him of writing i'm
proper letters to her and on this score
she had him arrested.
on Christmas eve two shots were heard
outside of the Mercier home When the
family went to the door they stumbled
over small coffin lying on the doorstep.
1t was about three feet long and perfectiv
made. A few minutes later, Miss Mer.
cier says, Reno called her up by teIe-
phone and asked her how she liked her
present.
Yesterday Mrs. Ellis, an emplove of q
dry goods store, received a package NV
messenger. She unwrapped it and discovy
cred to her horror that it was a small
coffin. She says a note accompanied the
git IN which Reno said the coffin was for
Miss Mercier's older sister. Reno denies
the whole story.
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~ LYMPIA, Wash, Dec. 26.-Gov-
n N ernor John R. Rogers died this
III evening at 8 o'clock after an i'll
w ness of six days. This morning
he began to sink and passed into
a comatose state. He grew steadily weak
er throughout the day. The collapse was
a surprise to his physician and family, as
he rested better last night than he had
since his illness began. He took some
nourishment this morning, but became
unconscious about o'clock.
Mrs. Rogers and the Governors daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Plackman and Miss Helen
Rogers, were at his bedside all day. The
Governors son, Edwin Rogers, who is in
London, was cabled, and Z. j. Rogers,
the Stanford University professor, and
A. c. Rogers Of Santa Barbara were sent
for. Ernest Lister, William Blackma1
and Private Secretary Peletiere, together
with Chief Justice Reavis and Justice
White of the Supreme Court were in at
tendance at the house during the day.
The first symptoms of Governor Rogers
illness developed Friday. Friday after
noon at his office he contracted a chill. A
fever resulted and by 10 o'clock Saturday
morning the Governor began to complain
Of pains in his chest The fever increased
slightly and the pains became quite Sc
we're. Sunday the first reports of his
condition were given out. It was an
nounced that he was suffering from lobar
Pneumonia, the middle lobe of the right
lung being affected. He was attended by
DR.. Ingham of Olympia
While he was acknowledged to be seri-
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~ OlllCS VI TIC SCllSldl SlOIOhCSPCA
of the navy yard, was summarily
discharged to-day. Maclay went to the
navy yard as usual this morning and pre-
pared to resume his duties Pay Director
Putnam went to MacIay's desk, read him
the telegram received from Washington
yesterday and told him that he was dis
missed. Maclay left the yard immediate
ly. He said he would return at the usual
time tomorrow prepared to go to work.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-The Civil Ser
vice Commission to-day notified Edgar S.
Maclay the historian, recently employed
in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, that his re-
moval from his position at that point was
not in violation of the civil service act.
This notification is contained in letter
written to Maclay by President Proctor
of the commission, and is in reply to an
inquiry from him. In his letter Maclay
asked these questions:
"First-Has the President of the United
States any authority under the laws gov
erning civil service to demand the resig-
nation Of civil service employe in the
classified list?
or authority to cause the dismissal of any
civil service emplOye without preferring
charges in writing and giving said en-
ploye an opportunity in which to make a
To this the commission replied as fol-
lows:
December g. 1s01.-Edgar s. Maclay,
Navy Yard, New York-Sir: The COM
mission is in receipt of your letter of De
cember q, 1901 In response to your ques
tions you informed that it is con-
trary to the practice of the commission to
undertake to answer hypothetical ques-
tions. Your separation from the service,
according to the facts in your case as
they appeared in the public press.
made upon the order of the Secretary of
the Navy, in whom the power of removal
rests. The demand for your resignation,
followed by your removal, upon the di-
rection of the President through the Sec
retary of the Navy, was not in violation
of the civil service act and rules in view
of the well-known facts in your case.
The object of the rule requiring notice
and a hearing was to prevent political re-
movals or removals on secret charges. No
issue of this kind is involved in your case.
Very respectfully,
JOHN PROCTOR, President"
President Proctor Of the Civil Service
Commission also gave out the following
statement bearing upon the case:
1.-THE commission has always held, as
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
GOVERNOR APPROVES
COURT-MARTIAL SENTENCE
Captain William Bruce Of the Stock
ton Company Must Lose His
n

SACRAMENTO, Dec. 26.-Governor
Gage this afternoon confirmed the de-
cision and sentence Of the general court
martial in the case Of Captain William
Bruce of Company B, Sixth Infantry, N.
G. c., of Stockton. Under the terms OF
the sentence Bruce must suffer dismissal
from the National Guard, and he will
cease to be an officer therein on January
4, 1902
Captain Bruce was convicted a couple
of months ago of having failed to apply
to the requirements pertaining to the du-
ties of his office the sum of $1421 80, or to
account for that sum as demanded by
law and the military regulations, and also
of making a false return of money ac-
counts to the State. 1t was charged also
at Bruce claimed he had deposited in
a Stockton bank about $1323 %, for which
he was accountable to the State, when he
did not have the money on deposit. The
affirmation Of the verdict Of the court
martial by Governor Gage settles the fate
Of Bruce In so far as his connection with
the National Guard is concerned.
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Wife of Admiral Says His Reason Is
HopelessIY Shattered.

URBANA Ill, Dec. 26.-John B. Weeks
of Champaign, a personal friend of Ad-
miral Sampson, has received a letter from
Mrs. Sampson, in which she says that the
mental condition of the admiral is prac-
tically hopeless. The letter was written in
reply to note expressing sympathy with
Sampson in the presOnar annoyance he
has suffered in the controversy over the
Santiago battle. The letter says:
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Dec. 23.-Ny Dear
Mr.. Weeks: Admiral Sampson is too i'll to
really understand your most kind letter just
received, but If he were well he would wish
to thank you for IT,; he cares so much for all
"old times" and for anything that concerns
Palmyra. The reading Of your letter shows
that living in the West has not blinded your
eyes to the truth concerning recent events I
have enjoyed your expression Of the true facts
as you understand them. Ny dear husband Is
quite worn out with a long life consecrated to
duty. Physically he is comfortable and happy.
but his brain is tired beyond ever being rested.
Sincerely,
ELIZABETH BURLING SAMPSON.
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q
BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 26-The discov-
cry has been made through the arrival Of
Amos Lichty at the County Hospital from
Randsburg that about twenty residents
Of that place are afflicted with smallpox
affection and but little attention was at
first paid 10 It. Later so many were
taken III that q physician was called from
this city He also pronounced the cases
skin disease Dr.. Schafer, the County
Physician. was also called to Randsburg
and he stated that the cases were those
Of smallpox.
Lichry has been removed to the pest
house and the Board Of Supervisors has
been notified Many residents Of Rands-
burg are OF the opinion that the malady
IS not smallpox, and an expert may be
called 70 give his views.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
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SAMPSON A MENTAL WRECK

partment's action are we'll known, both
to Maclay and to the public"
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LUCKY MINERS
STRIKE RICHES
Gold Is Found on Seven
Creeks by Northern
Prospectors.
Trapper Whose Home Was
in Lodi Suddenly
Disappears.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TACOMA, Dec 26.-Seven new and rich
gold-producing creeks have been discov-
cred in the Koyukuk district since last
summer. This news was brought to Daw-
son December by Peter Dow, pros
pector, who arrived from the head Of the
Middle Fork after travelling thirty-six
days.
rank among the best in Koyukuk camp.
His reports are corroborated by private
letters which he brought. The new creeks
are Hammond Union, Wiseman, Noman,
been taken from Hammond Creek ranging
from 81 to $40 The other streams were
yielding almost as good results.
Dow discovered Hammond Creek, and
says the gold is on bedrock at the ex-
ceedingly shallow depth of two to four
feet. 1t lies in crevices and is worth as
gets as large as butter-beans Hammond
Creek has been staked for eight miles.
1t has high, rugged mountains on either
side. The discoVerers took $500 from I'm
ion Creek in two days, including $50
nugget
Thomas w. Rathbun, a trapper, whose
ished in the Cascade foothills, along the
Big Klickitat River He has not been
seen since November 49, The day pre-
vious he walked thirty-hve miles on snow
shoes to Ahtmum for provisions. He pur-
chased these and started back over the
divide, but was not seen again. Rathbun
had been trapping there Tor years. he
received mail at North Yakima from c.
w. Rathbun of Lodi, who is believed to be
his brother. Slight suspicion exists of
foul play, as he had recently converted
his furS into cash.
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RIOTING SOLDIERS AGAIN WRECK.
Continued from Page One.
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Quarrel Leads to Shooting.

SAN JOSE, Dec. 26.-WiliaIn Gavin, an
empIoye of the California Fruit Packing
Company was shot in the hip last even
ing while on his way home. He had had
some words with young man named
Mcguire, whom he accuses Of the shoot
ing.
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27
SOME SAY SMALLPOX:
OTHERS, SKIN DIsEAs

Conflict Of Medical Opinion Regard
ing an Affiction Of Residents
The San Francisco call., 1901-12-27

? EW YORK, Dec. 26-Edgar
Staunton Maclay, who refuses to
resign as special laborer in the
office of the general storekeeper
nf tho no wy ,rord rror ri1r,n m q rilN
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Fire signals.

ata meeting of Hope Hook & Ladder Co. No
as asld on July .. 1901; the town was divided
Isg laanted IN order to facilitate the location of
sssain tie future. The town was divided as
OlI0ws:--
s,lstFist No. I--AlI. that portion of town
Aaaaded north by Bellevue street. west by
ssaisn street, south and east by corporation
lile.
f,is.riet No. 2-All that portion of town
sa1ssded by Bellevue street on the south. Union
ssYsst On The west, and corporation line on the
porth and east,
district No. s-The portion Of town lying
vest of Union street, and south OF Bellevue
Ma west boundary.
DIstrIct No 4.-The portion of town bounded
i I'll ira south by Bellevue, east by Union, north
ma vest by corporation line.
Tac Signals adopted were short taps to lndi-
eate The district in which the fire is located,
ssolIoyelI by d rapid alarm, same TO be repeated
upilI general alarm is given.
To illustrate, should an alarm be sounded for
pIatTict No. g. first three taps, one, two, three,
allowed by rapid alarm. and repeat.
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AIOTKUE. - Land Office at New Orleans,
IN Sept "a, lso1.-- Notice is hereby given that
his intention to make final proof in support Of
his claim, and that said proof will be made be-
fore John Evans. u. 8. Commissioner at
Beaver, La, on November Il, 1901, viz:
Thomas II. Peters,
who made homestead entry No. 1904 for the
i !. .ofSE3N of E Is E of N Sec Q
TIP South R. " La. Mer.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
Of said Land, VIE:
George D. O'Banion, Benoist Jor nson, Ed
ward Elliott, David e. Fenny all OF Beaver P.
o., La. ,,a,-
Sept. %, l9ol Register.
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NO. 4
JUDICIAL ADVERTESEHHEN
DUBLIC SALE.
ESTATE OF CLARIsSE NEY.
No. 5476.
PROBATE DOCKET, DISTRICT COURT,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY, LA.
J. OF CLARIssE NEY.


BY virtue of an order of the Honorable the
Parish of St. Landry, there will be sold at pub
lie auction, to the last aud highest bidder, by
the undersigned administrator, or any duly
qualified auctioneer, at the front door Of the
f9ourthouse, at OpelOusas, La, on
~ Wednesday, October 9S, 1901,
at II o'clock a. M, the following described
property, tO-wit:
IA certain lot of ground with improve
ments situated In the town OF OptlQusasstIa
Louaillier,s addition and designasl dt SopSfhs
plat of said town as Lot No. T. bRtnEi ~ the
corner of Court and Eliza streets. heing south
of the last named street, bounded on the sOnth
by property now or fsTmerly h96znging to Rev.
Raymond, and on thg east by property below
described, being part Of same property origin
ally acquired by Fritz L. 5and0Z on March 20,
1854, recorded i'll COnvey8ncer93nOR +. p 2OS.
etc, as also by act of Fcby. IS, 1901. also duly
recorded.
"A certain lot of groundf adjoining the one
just above described, with the improvements
thereon, being bounded north by Eliza street.
south by property now or formerly belonging
to Rev. j. F. Raymond, west by property first
above described and east by Main st., being lot
No. of the plat of said town, in Iottaillier's
addition, being remainder of the property ac-
quired as above, and as fully set I0rth III the
inventory Of said estate.
3.-One note executed by c. G. Sandoz for $3.50
with per cent interest after maturity, dated
Feby. IA, 1901, and due one year after tlhte.
TermS-CASH.
i. KOSSUTH SANDOZ.
Sent 81, 1901 Administrators.
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NOTICE I!
tCoMMUTATIOE)


LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS, IA,
Sept. "A, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support OF his claim, un-
der Section 2S01 of the Revised Statutes, and
that said proof will bo made before John
Evans, u. S. Commissioner at Beaver, La, on
November IL, 1901 viz:
Dominique Viseadis,
who made Homestead Entry No. 20842 for the
Sec. 40, 7. 8. S.R. Q W. La. Meridian.
He names tho following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
of, said land, viz:
William l.. Perry, James Mizeli, Octave l..
Fontenot, Joseph Hinson, all of Beaver P. O..
Louisiana.
WALTER L. COHEN,
Sept. 2S 1901. Register.
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SALE.
ALFRED III. LASTRAPES, ct. ais.
VS..
GEO. o. ELMS, ct. ais.
DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY
STATE OF LOUISIANA.

By virtue OF writ of fl. fa. issued olU Of
the Hon. Sixteenth judicial District Court Ill
and for the parish of St. Landry, i'll tho above
entitled and numbered suit and to me directed.
have seized and will proceed to sell at public
auction to the last and highest bidder. ut the
front door of the Courthouse. in Opelousas, st.
Landry parish, La, on
Saturday, November 2nd, 1901,
at IL o'clock o. m., the following described
property, to-wit
The undivided third interest of Alexandra
G. Landry of the parish OF Orleans, III and to
the following lands: Northwest quarter and
east half of South west quarter of Section nine.
Fractional east half of east half OF section
twenty-one. Lot No and southwest quarter
of northeast quarter of section twenty weight.
Northeast quarter and east half of norfh-we~t
quarter and south half and northeast quarter
Of southwest quarter, all in section four. North
half of southeast quarter OF section four. South
east quarter of northwest quarter and north
east quarter of southeast quarter of section
eight. West half of west half secfiOnthree, aud
north east quarter of northwest quarter sec
tion three. Southeast quarter OF section thirty
four: Township two South of Range two
east. North half of northeast quarter section
nine. South half of south east quarter section
four. Northeast quarter of n0rth-West quarter
section ten. Northwest quarter OF north west
quarter OF section ten: Township three, South
OF Range two east. All OF the above lands ara
in st. Landry parish.
TermsCash. -
Sent o. I90f Shnriff
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The first thing to appear at
Sandoz Opera House this season
will be King & Bush's Big Col5
ored Minstrels. They come with
q first-class array Of comedians,
singers, elocutionists, dancers,
musicians, jugglers, nlagicians
and big brass band and orchestra,
and they promise splendid even
ing's entertainment to all who
attend. Seats may be secured at
Jacobs News Depot.
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For Rent-A small farm near
Opelousas suitable for market
garden, dairy and poultry raising,
with large residence and out
buildings. Possession given inn
mediately. Apply at this Office.
This place has 16 bearing pecan
trees, large number Of figs
choice varieties, about 20 young
fruit trees just beginning to bear,
including peaches, plums. april
cots, etc. Outbuildings consist
of crib, barn, stable, chicken
house, wash house, carriage house,
servants quarters, &c.
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NOTICE.
(coMMUTATIoN)
TANn OREIcE At NEW OI

LAND OFFICE AT NEW ORLEANS. LA,
Sept. "a, 1901.
Notice is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support of his claim, un.
der Section 230I OF the Revised Statutes, and
that said proof will be made before John
Evans, u s.. Commissioner at Beaver, La. on
November H. 1901, viz:
Octave Simon,
who made Homestead Entry No. 2l0s4
for the N w Sect II. Tp 4, 8. Il. w. La. Mer
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Warren Bru,nfield, Louis Manuel, Narcisse
BeilaFe, Grayson Cootee, all Of Beaver p. o..
Louisiana.
WALTER l.. COHEN.
Sen, 2S, 1901. Register
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NOTICE.
(coMMUrATIoNA

LAND OFFICE AT New ORLEANS, LA., !,
Sept "a, 1901.
named settler has flied notice of his intentioc
to mako final proof In support OF his claim, un.
der Section 2S0f of the Revised Statutes, and
that said proof will be made before John
Evans, q. S. Commissioner at Beaver, La, on
November IA, 1901, viz:
Naviile Doguett,
who made Homestead Entry No. 21676 for the
SEA of i. Sect. so. TIP. .. 8. r. 2 W La. Mer
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon, and cultivation
OF, said land, viz:
benjamin G. Mizell, Octave 0. FonteDot
Robert Guillory. Dorsan Guillory, all OF Bea-
yer P. o., La
WALTER L. COHEN,
Sent %, Ig01-St Register.