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WORKINGINHARMONYReports of the Railroad

War at StocktonUntrue.

ARE NOT ANTAGONISTIC.

The Corral Hollowand Valley

Road Companies Are atPeace.

LAST OBSTACLE'

REMOVED.

Money Advanced to Purchase a. Much -Needed 'Tract of

Land.

STOCKTON, Cal.. Oct. 9.—Reports ofthe railroad situation, which place the SanJoaquin Valley and Corral Hollow com-panies inan antagonistic light, are highly

colored an dentirely misleading. A storygiven wide circulation is to the effect that

the San Joaquin Valley Railroad peoplewere working day and night in order to

shut off the Corral Hollow line at thevarious crossings in the city, and that rivalgangs, were "raying" for each other toacquire some advantage by a stolen march.

Asa matter of fact, the Corral Hollow:

Company has no construction force Oper-ating within the city limits in Stokton atthe present time, and has not had for sev-eral days. Work oh their line is delayed,'

\u25a0 awaiting the arrival of lumber.. The. crossings which arrived Tuesday,and which, it is said,' the Valley RoadCompany did not want put in, are still•lyinghere unused, and nothing is hinder-ing the company from placing them assoon as they wish to.

The reason for the speed of the ValleyRailroad construction work lies solely inthe fact that the superintendent is anxiousto finish the work inside the city limits,for when the construction work is begun

on the outside grade next week all the ex-perienced men and available engines andcars will be needed. Chief EngineerStorey was not here when the much-talked-of crossings arrived, and the Corral Hollowpeople do not consider him antagonistic totheir road.

To-night, because for the present thereis no other handy location, the Valleyroad rolling-stock was switched 'to thefoot of Center street, and in a .short jtimethe report was out that it was anothermove to block the Corral Hollow road.All these matters in regard to crossingsare settled between representatives of thetwo corporations in San Francisco, and itis not within the province of the officialshere to map out any policy of aggression.Some tracks on Weber avenue must go*down first, and as the Valley road was thefirst comer there is no reason why it can-not put downits tracks at once.

Both the Corral Hollow and San JoaquinValley railways have acquired vestedrights in the way of franchises and itwould be impossible for either, if so dis-posed, to encroach upon the rights of theother. Like the cases inother great enter-prises, petty spites- between employes oc-casionally crop up, but the company is notheld responsible for this.

H. E. Barber, the local agent of theCorral Hollow Company, said thi3 even-ing: "Idon't see what all of this fuss isabout. The Corral Hollow Company isnot 'kicking.'

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The enthusiasm over the building of theValley Railroad seems to be breaking outagain ina most substantial manner. Thismorning the Farmers' Union and MillingCompany held a meeting and contributed$2500 cash to the Valley road fund.. This,with the $2000- already on hand, makss$4500 in the hands of the \u25a0 Stockton Com-mercial Association, which will enable itto purchase the Simpson and Gray block,needed by the railroad in order to reachthe yards where its track material is stored.This is block 21, South of Mormon Chan-nel, and Simpson and Gray have agreed tosell itfor $4000. The deeds will probablybe signed before morning.

Attorney D. Woods of the CommercialAssociation said to-day that enough moneywas in sight to wipe out all outstandingobligations, but he was not at present atliberty to divulge the names of citizenswho had promised funds to aid the asso-ciation inmeeting its promises to the SanJoaquin Valley Railroad. Thomas Cpn-nelly of the Grangers' .Union has seentwo firms which were reported to havegone back on their promises to subscribe$500 each, and he had nodifficultyinsecur-ing their pledge to pay the money.

Superintendent Wilbur is busy with histrack work within the city limits. Thisafternoon a force of men was engaged inraising the track of the Southern PacificCompany near the Crown Mills. Wherethe Valley road turns from Edison streetinto Webber avenue the grade is thesteepest on the whole line thus far. Inorder not to have it \u25a0 too steep on thiscurve the track where itcrosses that of theSouthern Pacific Company is about twofeet higher than the latter. This neces-sitated raising the latter track, and thiswork Superintendent Wilbur is doing to-day. .

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7:774.7:u/'z-There are a number of cars herewith

rock ballast for the road. The rock willbeused inmacadamizing the crossings of thestreets intersected by the

'road. For in-

stance, the intersection of Taylor and SanJoaquin streets has been raised and theapproaches filled in with earth. On thiswillbe laid about six inches ofIhard rock,which willbe rolled and sprinkled until itis equally as -good as the street that wastornup.by the railway. ' •'

The work willnow be pushed outside ofthe city, and withinifiveor six weeks Su-perintendent Wilbur expects to have allthe tracks down as far as the graders havethrown up a roadbed. This will enaolethe railway people to send along"the pilesand bridge timbers' by.rail-as .fast as theyare needed, which will materially hastenthe work of building the road. :

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Down on the neck of land betweenStockton- and Mormon channels there usedto be a wagon-road, which was used attimes by teamsters in bringing material tothe mills and warehouses. •

This road wastaken by the railroad, whose tracks willrun where the road used to be. In<orderto repay the teamsters; another wagon-road willbe builtby the" company along-side its track to the point. *•"*.'

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PEACE OFFICERS ARRESTED.Two Deputy Constables at Stockton Get.. Themselves Into Trouble. 4

STOCKTON; Cal., Oct. 9.-Deputy Con-stables C. J. Sweem and A. P. Morrill ofthe City Homestead have been gettingthemselves into trouble" over the arrest ofEdward Blake and a companion who weretraveling through the country on foot.

Yesterday a warrant was issued for theirarrest on a complaint Iof." hieh misde-meanor. 1The extreme punishment in suchcases is imprisonment in the county jailfor one year or a fine of $1000, or both.Blake and his companion were foundsleeping in a boxcar several nights ago byConstables' Beach- and Carroll and weretaken

'into custody by the' officers, "

thatoffense being a misdemeanor.

When searched at the jailsome $400 wasfound on Blake. When taken before Jus-tice Parker . they were read a lecture forviolating the law when there was no neces-sity for it. The men were allowed to gowitha reprimand. That night they startedto walk out of Stockton, and when a shortdistance from town saw a pile of ties thatsome one had been burning. The menwent down to the fire and sat there a fewminutes smoking before resuming theirjourney. While thus engaged they werepounced :upon by Deputy ConstablesSweem and Morrill and placed under ar-rest. They were taken to jailand lodgedthere on a charge of malicious mischief.

The deputies, learning that Blake hadsecured the services of Attorney Scanlan,hurried the prisoners • into Justice VanDettin's court and secured their discharge.The young men were angered at the treat-ment they had received and had the depu-ties-arrested. .'..'*;.

A Chinese Doctor Dead.

STOCKTON, Cal., Oct. 9.—Doctor AhSing, a local Chinese physician of note, diedthis evening from poisoning supposed tohave been administered by his mistress.A gold watch and $200 belonging to thedead man is missing. The police 'made ageneral raid on -Chinatown this eveningand a number of Chrtiese women supposedto have been interested in the making waywith the doctor were locked up on a sus-picion of murder. Ah Sing was a gooddeal of a sport, and is supposed to haveleft considerable property.

Arthur Thornton's Injuries.STOCKTON, Cal., Oct. 9.—Arthur

Thornton, the wealthy farmer and poli-tician, who was hurt in a runaway acci-dent near New Hope last Monday, is stillconfined to his bed. His condition has notimproved since the time he met with theaccident. • The physician who is attendinghim says that he has been hurt internallyand that one of his lungs is injured, butthat his injuries need .not necessarilyprove fatal.

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CHARGED WITH MURDEREditor W. A.Sehorn of Willows

Acpused by the Cor-oner's Jury..

J. E. Putnam, the Victim of theBullet, Burled by Laurel

Lodge.

WILLOWS, Cal., Oct. The Coroner'sjury to-day held an inquest on the remainsof J. E.Putnam, who was killed on Mon-

day by Dr. W. A. Sehorn, editor of theWillows Journal, in a controversy over adifference in their accounts.

The jury promptly returned a verdictfinding that the decedent came to his

death by a wound made from a pistol inthe hands of W. A. Sehorn, and that theact was willfulmurder. -v_c.-

.;.-:*Sehorn is in jail and is being closely

guarded. The funeral of Mr. Putnam oc-curred this afternoon under the auspicesof Laurel Lodge No. 245, F. and A.M.,andwas largely attended. .

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Jefferson Elmore Putnam, the Victimof Sehern's Bullet.

[Reproduced from a photograph.]

Editor William Alexander Sehern, theSlayer of Druggist Putnam.

[From a photograph by H.S. Eilerman.]

Hanscom Held at Portland.PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 9.-Frank Hans-

com, late commercial traveler for the ElMontecito Manufacturing Company ofSanta Barbara, Cal., was held to theGrand Jury this afternoon for obtainingunder false pretenses $150 from the Wood-ward-Clark Company. T. P. Izard, presi-dent of the company, is here' to assist inthe 'prosecution.' Mr. Izard

-says that

Hanscom's peculiar business methodshave given him no end of trouble, and hewants him out of the way, After Hans-com had defrauded the firm he fled toChicago, but was brought back by a de-tective a few days ago.

Hansonville Cutting Affray.MARYSVILLE,Cal., Oct. 9.—Acutting

scrape took place last evening at the homeof "William Gordett, near Hansonville, inwhich Gordett received an ugly wound onthe left aid?, over the heart, from a!knifein the hands of his drunken ;son-in-law,Joe Garcia. Although the wound is a seri-ous one, itis not considered fatal. Afterthe cutting Garcia made his escape and notrace of him has been found. \u0084-, . \u0084V-

Kings County Teachers Meet.HANFORD, Cal., Oct. 9.—The teachers'

Institute for Kings County was called toorder at 9 o'clock this morning" "atEthelChristian Church. Of fifty teachers in thecounty all are present.

'Supnrintendent

Graham opened with, an address, afterwhich the regular, programme occupiedthe rest /of the day. \u25a0"• R. Wagner of SanFrancisco and .Professor C. .H. Keyes ofPasadena are inattendance.

Fire at Mountain View.MOUNTAINVIEW,? Cal., Oct. 9.-A

fire broke out in Mrs.'Tßa wis! restaurantthis morning at 4 o'clock, and before any-thing could .be done toward checking "ithalf the block was ablaze. The principallosers are J. S. Meekbee, blacksmith: V.H.Henderson, barber; J. Cronin. plumber;Mrs. Rawls.4 restaurant C.< Guth, .saloon,and Mrs. Frixen, residence r•"'All are -.in-sured. 7" -. //\u25a0\u25a0 "''- "•-""' '"" •

PACIFIC METHODISTSConference of the M.E.

Church South atSan Jose. ,

FORTY-FIFTH ANNUAL.

About One "Hundred Delegates\u25a0 Present From All Over

the Coast.

BISHOP WILSON PRESIDING.

Election of Officers and Appoint-

ment of Committees the FirstDay's Work.

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SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct 9—The forty-fifthannual session of the Pacific conference ofthe Methodist Episcopal Church Southopened at the Methodist Episcopal ChurchSouth in this city this morning at 9o'clock. Bishop A. W. Wilson of Balti-more presided. About 100 delegates arepresent. The convention opened with sac-ramental services, after which BishopWilson read the tenth chapter of Luke, 'onwhich impressive comments were made.

After"roll call the conference organizedby electing the following officers: L. C.Renfro, secretary; A. P. Few, assistant;L.A.Green, statistical secretary; W. D.Taylor, assistant. TT<y^

Bishop Wilson appointed the followingcommittees: '//;/- , 7T777_

Public Worship—Samuel Brown, John Han-non and Benjamin Campbell. . 77... '/,

State of the Work—J. J. N. Kenney, J. A.Batchelor, J. W.Ray, W. J. Mahon, J. R. Comp-ton,I.T. Bell,D.L. Parker, R.B. Allen and R.F.Clark.

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Books and Periodicals— E. Carpenter, R.F.Allen, J. C. Hyden, T. A.Atchinson, H.M.Mo-Night,L. Cately and R.A.Latimer. . ..

Conference relations— C. Simmons, C. E.W.Smith,W. D.Taylor, Jessie Wood, A.Odom, A.L.Paul and J. F.Roberts. T" f--T

District records— Baner, H.C. Meredith, L.A.Green, C. W.Clough and J, W. Cately.

Bible cause— Joseph Emery, W.A. Booker, A.F.Lee,E. H. Robertson, W. B. Auslin, HenryHunsaker and R.F. Beasley. T T

-Temperance— T.H. B. Anderson, Joe Hebge-

paih,E.H. McWhorten, M. J. Gough and Z.J.Needham. ..'...

Resolutions— R. J. Briggs, B. F. Burris andGeorge Baugh. C// ';- 2:-/

Vacancies on mission boards— D.M.Edwards,F. M.Station and J. N.Potter .'. .,'.

Presiding Elders Samuel Brown, C. O.Steele, H. C. Christian, W. F. Coffin andM. B. Sharbrough reported' the workdone in their respective .districts duringthe year, showing that much had beenaccomplished and that the churches werein a prosperous condition.

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A communication ,was received showingthat the publishing-house of the church atNashville, Term., was doing much workand prospering. J .7 .

Guy H. Fraser, William Acton, P. H.Ramsey, L. C. Smith and J. M. Pratt,undergraduates, read reports, and" werepassed to the next year. . C. W. HOag, adeacon of one year, was admitted to theclass of the fourth year. Action in thecase of C. Clarke,' a first-year deacon, wascontinued.

-After announcements, the conference ad-

journed at noon until to-morrow morningat 9 o'clock, when it is expected the vari-ous committees willbe ready to report.

Rev. Jesse Wood of Merced delivered aneloquent sermon this evening in thechurch, his subject being, "Christ, theGreat Advocate."

SPENT THE GIRL'S MONEY.William Harrington Enjoys the Proceeds

From the Sale ofa Stolen Horse, •

SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 9.—District At-torney Herrington to-day filed an infor-mation against William Harrington,charging him with receiving and selling avaluable mare belonging to Miss E. Diggsof San Francisco when ha was aware thesame had been- stolen. /.:/7/:

The horse in question was pastured on aranch near Madrone. Harrington and ayoung man named Walter Smith ! wereemployed on an adjoining farm. Smithstole the mare and asked Harrington tosell it for him, Smith agreeing to giveHarrington half of the money realized.

Smith and Harrington both came to SanJose, and the latter sold the horse for $20.

Harrington then refused to divide theproceeds, and went to San Francisco,where he visited for a week or so with MissDiggs, who was a personal friend of his.Harrington says he enjoyed himself, tak-ingMiss Diggs about the City and spend-ing the money realized from the sale ofher horse. Harrington will be arraignedbefore Judge Lorigan Friday morning.

MISSED A. SENSATION.Spectators Who Were Not Gratified in theT, T*7 Treadwell Case..,.

SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. Judge Lori-gan's courtroom was well filled{hismorn-ing by spectators who had gathered in thehope of witnessing some highly sensa-tional developments in the contest for theguardianship of James Treadwell, a minorson of the deceased millionaire, JamesTreadwell.

-The hearing to come up waa on the peti-

tion of young Treadwell to have E. W.Clayton, his -personal guardian, ousted,and George Y. Bollinger, guardian of hisestate, appointed in his stead. The factthat itwas said an effort would be made toshow young Treadwell's relations withLouise Buchanan, a 17-year-old girlof SanFrancisco, attracted the morbidly curious,but they were disappointed._

As the court was busy hearing the caseof Jim Cheun, the

'Chinese cook who

plundered' and' burned 'Judge" Spencer'sresidence, the hearing of the petition wascontinued Until to-morrow morning. -..

\u25a0 Calvin Summers, an uncle of. youngTreadwell, and the attorneys forboth sidesand a large number of witnesses, werepresent in court. ,

Charged With Insanity.:\u25a0 SAN JOSE, ;Cal., Oct. 9.—Franz Haver,a well-known 7butcher of this city, was ar-rested this morning .', on a charge of in-sanity. .Haver has been drinking to excessof late, arid itis thought that this has af-fected his- brain. He has been actingstrangely and thinks that his friends areendeaving to killhim. He was arrested atthe broad-gauge ,;depot,' where he wasabout to take a train for San Francisco, atthe instance offriends, who were afraid hewould harm himself if allowed to be atliberty. -" '

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Result of a Free Fight.SAN JOSE, Oct. 9.

—Jose tReyes

was arraigned, before Justice Gass-; to-dayon a charge of assaulting Simeon Bojor-gues with a' deadly 7weapon. , The troubleoccurred on \u25a0 the nightlof7 September 29,when Reyes invited Bojorgues and othersto the house to spend the evening. Theyall became gloriously druuk, and duringthe free fight.that, ensued -?Bojorgues al-leges;that ,Reyes r_ attacked i:him with ahatchet. Reyes' examination \u25a0 was set forSeptember .'ll. Bail was fixed at $200, in

default of which.Reyes was sent to ;jail.Mrs. .Reyes was also badly ;bruised aboutthe head during the fight, and she .hassworn to a :warrant charging Bojorgueswith battery.

ELKS AT PORTLAND.

"Best People on Earth" Gathering for theConvention.

PORTLAND, Ob;, Oct. 9.— Past ExaltedRuler E. B. Hay of .the B. P. O. Elks,arrived here this evening ;direct fromWashington City and will be the guest ofPortland Lodge of Elks, upon whose invi-tationkhe came, for the next three days.At • the sUnion depot' he was met by 250Elks, headed by Mayor George P. Frank,who presented" the "distinguished visitor"witha cold key and the freedom of thecity, after which he was escorted to hishotel.

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The festivities begin to-morrowmorning,to conclude at midnight Saturday.'with along and varied

'programme.' Every Elks

lodge in the Pacific Northwest will belargely represented here by to-morrownight. Walla Walla Lodge willbring withitthe famous Fourth United States CavalryBand. Itmay be impossible for Mr.Hayto visit San Francisco before' being calledhome.

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NEW ELECTRIC RAILWAY.It Will Connect Santa Barbara With

Beautiful Montecito.SANTA BARBARA,Oct. Work was

commenced to-day on \ the new electricstreet railway, the intention of the com-pany being to firstcomplete that portionwhich will connect Santa Barbara withMontecito by wav of the cemetery. 7

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• Meantime the present railway company,which has been industriously pushing theextension of its lines to the Mission churchand to the Cottage hospital, is planning toconnect these two points witha loop,' andis also considering the useof electric motorpower within a short period.

THE PRESBYTERIAN SYNODCumberland Church of the

Pacific Now inSession atMerced.

The Moderator Chosen and the Sev-eral Committees Have Been'; '\u25a0'< TT Appointed.

MERCED, Cal., Oct. 9.—

The PacificSynod of the Cumberland PresbyterianChurch was called to order this morningby the moderator. After rollcall the open-ing sermon wad preached by Rev. H. C.Culton of Winters .upon the subject of"Christian Citizenship."

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The synod then proceeded to the elec-tionof a moderator, which resulted in thechoice of Rev. I.A. Gaither of Visalia.George L. Crocker was- then introduced,and on behalf of the Mayor, and CityCouncil delivered an interesting anddeeply appreciated address of welcome,which was responded to ina few apt wordsby the moderator. _*\ \-

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The moderator announced the followingcommittees:* T'J - '7i77%\'7 7/7'/:r \u25a0' \u25a0

Judiciary— J.M.Gayser and M.C. John-son and RulingElder James E.Landram.

Education— Revs.- J. R. Walker, C. H. Rev-burn and J. T. Jopling and Ruling Elder R. B.Fenton. ;*"-. \u25a0 . -

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Overtures— Revs. W. Knowles, J. N. Craw-ford and L.Dooley and RulingElder R. T. Nor-ris. 7 .'-

Nomination.—

Revs. B. D. Austin, W. S.Macon and G. E. Skaggs and Ruling Elder J.L.Kepner. ''

'-.'\u25a0".Minutes of California Presbytery— Revs.

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A.Skaggs and XV. N. Cunningham and RulingElder P. W. Sims. •_ _•-._ .

Minutes. of Sacramento Presbytery— jJ.N.Crawford and,- J. P. Dickinson and RulingElder J. M.Kerllnger.".-:.-••_ \u25a0 .:" ''" '"

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.Minutes. of Tulare Presbytery— Revs. E. C.Clatt, E. L. McClellan and W. S. Macon andRulingElder T. K. Willis.

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Minutes of General Assembly— J. C.Smith and M.C. Johnson and Ruling Elders J.M. Ryan and R. B.Fenton.

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The moderator also made additions tostanding committees as follows:--Committee on Sabbath-schools and publica-tion, Rev. G.E. Sgaggs; committees on Statereligion—Revs. T. A. Cowan. J. C. Smith andW. Knowles and RulingElder Langston.

T. F. Kerr, president of the SynodicalSunday-school Association, was called tothe chair and the association carried out tbeprogramme as arranged by the officers.

A Chinese Burglar.

SAN JOSE, Cal., Oct. 9.—The trial ofJim Cheun on a charge of burglary was be-gun before Judge Lorigan and a jury thismorning. Cheun, who was employed a3

cook by Judge Spencer, is accused of steal-ing $3000 worth of diamonds from JudgeSpencer's daughter, Mrs. S. U. Hall Jr.,and then setting fire to the residence tohide the crime. Cheun has served a terminSan Quentin, and the charge of previ-ous convict ion will be urged against him.

Probable Murder Near Roseburg./ROSEBURG, Or., Oct. The partly

consumed body of Isaac Lenherr was dis-covered yesterday in the ruins of his barn,thirty miles east of here. He .:is .believedto l___ve been murdered, thrown into, thebarn and the fire started to hide evidenceof the crime.

Arrested for Embezzlement.'

- GOSHEN, Cal., Oct. 9.—G. Harroidßol-land, organizer of the "Order of Pente,"was arrested at Visalia to-night on a tele-phone message fromSelma, Fresno County,charging him with embezzlement.

Escaped in Their Nightclothes.1 SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 9.—A two-storyframe building, occupied by A. D. Hughes,was burned to the ground early this morn-ing. Mr. and Mrs. Hughes escaped intheir nightclothes. The loss is $1500. ,

Killed by Falling Timber.SPOKANE," Wash., Oct. 9.-John Mc-

Donald, brother of < the manager of theFrisco mine at Wallace, Idaho, was killedyesterday afternoon by timber fallinguponhim". * '

'. '\u25a0\u25a0"\u25a0\u25a0;\u25a0'\u25a0:: :7/ \u25a0': 7/7.-The Drayton Divorce Case,

TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 9.—ltwas statedhere to-day that the .divorce proceedingsbrought by J. Coleman Drayton of NewYork against his wife will come up inNewark to-morrow. Counsel refuse to sayanything about the case. Mr.Drayton inhis complaint against his wife charges herwith

'misconduct - with Harry Alsop Bur-

rowe. In fa counter-suit filed •jjbyIMrs.1

Drayton she charges her husband withwillfully deserting her. Burrowe, the co-respondent in Mr.Drayton's suit, is in theemploy of the Consolidated Traction Com-pany inNewark." ••-':

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Struck by a Passing Train.|CHICAGO, 111., Oct. 9.—Louis Winkel-m«m ptßensonville, 111., was driving acrossthe tracks of7 the Milwaukee and St. PaulRailroad at Desplaines street here thisevening with his two sons, Frank andGeorge, aged • 7 and 9 years jrespectively;when his rig was struck by a passing train.The two boys were instantly killed,Mr. Winkelman -himself sustained seriousinjuries. ' . • '

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Fire in the Cargo.PANAMA,Colombia, Oct. 9.—The ;Star

and Herald says: The Pacific MallsteamerCity of Panama, whichjarrived

-here |yes-

terday, reports that when she was betweenFonala and San ,Benito, fire v broke out inher hold and that .before the . flames wereextinguished ;considerable ;damage 7 wasdone to the cargo. ' T T

\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0.. A Complete Wreck.QUEBEC, Ont., :Oct. 9.—The .wrecking

steamer .Lord'- Stanley \u25a0' has returned fromthe steamer Mariposa, which is ,ashore ]atBelle Isle, and. reports that she is acom-plete wreck. ;

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ALLFOR GOOD ROADSJ. L. Maude of Sacra-

mento to Go to At-. vlanta as Delegate.

IMPORTANT CONGRESS.

Representation From All theStates Interested in the

Subject.

CALIFORNIA'S CAPABILITIES.

It Is Claimed That This State WillBe Able to Present a

Fine Exhibit.

SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. 9.—J."- L.Maude, who has been chosen by his col-leagues of the Bureau of Highways torepresent the State of Colifornia at theNational Road Parliament, which con-venes at Atlanta,' Ga., on October 17, 18and 19, willprobably leave Sacramento enroute for that, city to-morrow. His de-parture depends largely upon the arrivalof Governor Budd at!the State capital inorder that his credentials may receive theexecutive signature and leave be obtainedfor absence from the State during therequisite period of his attendance at theRoad Parliament.

Mr. Maude willtake samples of the vari-ous asphalts and bituminous rock depositsof the State, and also samples of basalt,trap, limestone, diuride and quartzite suit-able and in use for macadam purposes.;He willalso take drafts and plans of theState rock-crusher now in course of con-struction at the Folsom State Prison, andphotographs of road conditions through-out the State, also several stone bridgesand culverts which have been erected atdifferent points. -:\u25a0/'\u25a0

This parliament has been called:by J.Sterling Morton, Secretary of Agriculture,and will probably .be presided over byGovernor Fuller of Vermont, who is presi-dent of the National League of GoodRoads. The majority of the States whichhave inaugurated bodies with the samefunctions delegated to the Bureau of High-ways willall be represented and a fulldis-cussion of the good road question through-out the United States will be had andmuch useful knowledge disseminatedthroughout the various States most deeplyinterested in the subject.

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be road legislation, construction, Stateaid and penal labor. There will also bethe largest exhibit of road material andmachinery ever collected in the UnitedStates, and models of roads in the variousprocesses of construction. Traction testswillbe made to determine the amount ofenergy required to move the given weightof a wagon over various roadbeds, good,bad and indifferent, in comparison withvarying grades. . •"' v.;Itis claimed by the members of the Bu-

reau of-Highways, that California is cap-

able of making the most 7 exhaustiveexhibit of road-building materials of anyState in the Union. Chairman MarsdenManson, who for years has made anexhaustive study of the subject of mineral-ogical and geological formations, statesthat the asphaltum and bitumen of Cali-fornia exists in greater abundance andwider range of variety than correspondingdeposits inany other part of the world.

Probably the most famous deposit ofasphaltum is in the Island of Trinidad,where there is a lake of this substancethat covers fully100 acres; it is mined byexcavating with a heated shovel, and isthrown into broad-tired carts -drawn' byhorses shod with a kind7of snowshoewhichprevents them sinking into the jelly-like substance. This lake is evidently fedfrom subterraneous sources, as, after acartful has been excavated, the depressionis refilled within a few hours to the levelof the surrounding depost.|In California the principal asphaltumbids are found along the eastern slope, ofthe coast range in Kern and Tulare coun-ties, and although ina much more solidi-fied state than the Trinidad deposit, afterbeing refined they compare favorably withthe production of that island. The bitu-mens which also exist in the same coun-ties have a wider range and 7 are alsofound ina state of great variety and pure-ness in Santa Barbara and Santa Cruzcounties, while the various basalt, trap anddiorite deposits exist in great abundanceand inwidelp separated localities through-out the entire State. .V

Itis the intention of Road CommissionerMaude to stop at two or three points onhis return and make a thorough examina-tion of!some ;notable instances of roadconstruction, which, without doubt, willresult in the acquisition of much valuableknowledge for the benefit of the peopleat large throughout the State in themethods of road-building' in other com-munities. -\u25a0/\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0

JS OY GOULD DISCHARGED.

The Courts Would Not Hold the Boy Fire-bug Capably Guilty.

SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. 9.—RoyGould, the six-year-old. firebug, who firedtwo livery.stables here recently,' was dis-charged on a writ of habeas corpus thisafternoon, Judges Johnson and .Hinksonholding him incapable of crime, not hav-ing reached the age of discretion. Thecourt refused /to set a ;precedent that achild under seven years is capable of crime,as in the common law.

CHINESE SENTENCED.

One to the Gallows and the Other to LifeImprisonment.

SACRAMENTO, Cal., Oct. . 9.—HooeyYen Sing and Chine Hane, two Chinamen,convicted two years ago of the murder ofLee Gong, a Chinese .cigar-dealer, in ahighbinder war, were brought before JudgeCatlin. to be sentenced," this morning. ,

3Chin Hane will7be hanged -at \FolsomDecember 31. V Hoey Yen Sing is sentencedto imprisonment for lifeat Folsom. Thedelay inpronouncing sentence was causedby an appeal to the Supreme Court for anew.trial, which.was denied. . '-

MARRIED AT CLOVERDALE.Miss Jessie L.Moody. Formerly of Oak- I

land, Wedded to William Appleton. 77.CLOVERDALE,' Cal., Oct. 9.—WilliamAppleton and Miss:Jessie L.Moody wereunited inmarriage to-day at the home ofthe .bride's ;parents, Dr. and> Mrs. HenryHubbard, onOak Mountain, near >Clover-dale. Only the near relatives of the couplewere present _ to; witness the pretty andinteresting ceremony. _ z.,,7/..tl

-*'.?Dr. and Mrs. Hubbard Were formerly ofOakland, where =they and fltheir daughterhave many friends and acquaintances inprominent society circles. 1;

'-._.. The groom is a son 'of Mrs. Dr. E. Pres-ton, the celebrated doctress, who is well

known on the coast for the wonders sbehas performed in the medical line and alsoforher peculiar religious views**

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SANTA/ROSA'S NEW- CHURCH.The Contract for a

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mittee having the matter -of the erectionof a new building for the congregation ofthe Christian Church awarded the con-tract to Contractor Norris jof jSan Fran-cisco, who willbegin work at once.

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The building willcost $10,000 and willbeerected on Koss street, the lotbeing 187 by100 feet in dimensions. The structure willfront south, and from the apex of thetower to the ground will measure ninety-six feet. /'".\u25a0. ,-

The Sunday-school room will be 54x55feet.

'On the second floor willbe the mainauditorium, which will have a seating

capacity of '650. Back of ..the baptistrythere will be robing-rooms on either side.The new structure willhave-all modernappliances and willpresent an attractiveappearance. The congregation is one ofthe largest in membership inSanta Rosa,and the new building is much needed.

FOUND -' GUILTY AT NAPA.Murderous Scissors- Grinders Convicted

/'./ of a Brutal Assault.NAPA, Cal., Oct. 9.— Charles Kauffman

was in the Superior Court to-day foundguilty,of assault, and his partner, RichardFeistkorn, of assault with a deadly weaponwith intent to kill. Kauffman was givenninety days in the County Jail and Feist-korn willbe sentenced to the State PrisonFriday morning.

The two men went to the ranch of An-toni Navoni, near YountvilJe, on August25, and beat* Navoni with rocks, almostkilling him. Part of one ear was cut off.and he received fifteen scalp wounds.

'Themen are scissors-grinders and travel around

the country ina wagon.

SHOT ON A MOVING TRAINGeorge R. Witte Attacked by

Tom Burns at WestGlendale.

The Trouble Grew Out of a SuitOver the Reward for Cap-

turing Sontag.

LOS ANGELES, Cal., Oct. 9.—TomBurns, one of George E. Gard ls possewhich captured Sontag, the famous ban-dit, shot George R. Witte to-night whileon the platform of the smoking-car of theSouthern Pacific northbound train. Thetram.was near West Glendale, going attherate of twenty-five miles anhour, and bothmen fell from the platform. Neither wasseriously injured; but the circumstancessurrounding the affray give it a peculiarinterest. ..-; 77'7'7/.7/:z^4.:,.

The reward of $5000 offered by theSouthern Pacific Company for the captureof Sontag was paid ,to George E. Gard.Witte claimed that ithad been wrongfullypaid, and that he was entitled to it. Gardand his posse, it willbe remembered, werethe fighters in the battle with Sontag, hutWitte and Lis men came upon the sceneshortly after and were the first to layhands on the wounded bandit.

Witte brought suit a ainst the SouthernPacific Company for the amount of the re-ward, the trial of which began yesterdayin the United States court, ending to-dayat noon, when it was agreed to submitbriefs instead of arguing the case.- Burnswas a witness for the railroad and expresscompanies, and was 'heard to remark thatStingley, one of-Witte's witnesses, had per-jured himself in his testimony given to-day. This led to a dispute at the- Arcadedepot between Burns and Witte, as Theywere about to;- depart for I'isaHa, butfriends separated them- before they cametO DIoWS. : \u0084-'\u25a0 -.-A-':•.-.' '\u25a0•>\u25a0:\u25a0 \u25a0'!"• :

When near West Glendale Witte got upfrom his seat and' went to the platform.He was _ followed by Burns, who, Witteclaims, the moment he closed the doorUrea at him. . Witte turned and closed onhis opponent, receiving a shot through thehand, when they both fell from the plat-form. The men were missed shortly afterby their friends, who left the train at Bur-bank and returned by handcar to WestGlendale, where they found Witte. Burnshad informed the station agent there ofthe affray, .since which time he has notbeen heard from. Witte was brought intothe city on the Santa Barbara train.

CORINTHIAN CLOSING.A Grand Smoker at Tiburon on Satur-

day—Final Cruise on Sun-day Next.

The officers of the Corinthian YachtClub are preparing a novel and hithertountried entertainment for members on theoccasion of tfie closing of the yachtingseason, which .takes place -on Saturdaynext. i

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the rule, but the jolly Corinthians haverather tired of this style of finish, and willhold a smoker instead, with all the infor-mality that such a gathering suggests.! j• Sweaters and yachting shirts willbe therule, and any one caught wearing a"boiled" garment, or anything more dressythan a soft hat, willbe subjected to treat-ment that will probably leave the ob-jectionable apparel in. sad need of repairs.A "Corinthian" feast of :beans, hard tack,salt junk, milkless coffee, etc., will be apart of the jollification, which willbe posi-tively for members only, and those whoattend will be treated to the songs andrecitations for which the club is noted.

On Sunday, the 13th. inst, at a signalfrom the commodore, the club willcruisein squadron, and then the vessels of theclub willbe moored, in the lagoon, backof Belvidere, for the winter. The commit-tee incharge of the entertainment consistsof Messrs. TKeefe, Newell,. Stringer and J.O'Brien.

During the . winter . months extensivealterations and repairs willbe made on theclub headquarters, including a roof on aportionof the building, where sails can bespread out for washing and repairing.

Breathing in StiflingSmoke— A patentrespirator has been' put toa severe test bya board of naval officers. Aquantity ofcombustibles, consisting of wood/coal andtar/was placed »in a' crematory-room andset on fire. Cayenne pepper, which wasthrown on the fire, threw out fumes whichitwas not possible to breathe under or-dinary, conditions. A respirator was fittedto an officer and another to the inventor ofthe apparatus. The 1 apparatus formed atight joint around :the nose - and mouthwithout any inconvenience to the wearer,and the outside atmosphere was prevented;from mixing with '.the air inhaled. Res-piration was .carried on through suitablyarranged valves without effort, the valvesbeing so adjusted that the air :" tobe *; inhaled [. passed

'through lpurify-

ing;' materials before"

entering thevalve-chamber and

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the exhaled •,air wasrejected through a special passage, so thatinno case could any vitiated air mix withthe purified air for breathing.

'The officer

stayed in the suffocatingly thick smokefor eleven minutes, the inventor

'staying

twenty-eight and a half minutes. Takingoffthe respirator, the officer placed a wettowel over his head, and;re-entered theroom. He was out again in seventeen sec-onds. '. The apparatus has been adopted bythe English and ,German navies, and itwas to ascertain its utility for vessels ofthe United States .navy that the test • wasmade. Itis expected that \ the board willmake a favorable report.

:•.::Last year it:cost .Great Britain no lessthan £24,010 to combat the locust plagueof Cyprus.

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