YREKA`SSAD ERRORFacts Tend to Prove That

Innocent Men WereLynched.

STORY OF A BURGLAR.

A Cellmate of Moreno Bears Outthe Confession of "John

Doe."

LETTERS IN A STRANGE HAND.

The Mexican Had a Companion WhoProbably Committed the

Murders.

PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 30.—The recentpublication of a letter from Arizona, signedJohn Doe, in which the writer confesses tothe murders for which Moreno and Semlarwere lynched in Yreka last Ausust, hascreated a ripple of excitement here becauseof a corroborative statement made by ayoung burglar, Andrew A. Crawford, in anewspaper interview on the 27th of lastSeptember.

"When Iwent to jaillast January," saidyoung Crawford, in introducing at thattime the history of Moreno, which in-clines him to the belief of Semlar's inno-cence, "Iwas placed ina cell withMoreno.Ifound him an easy man to get along withana we struck up a sort of friendship. Atthat time ho coula hardly speak good Eng-lish, and Itaught him so that we couldconverse. He had a habit of sitting uplaic and staring into space, and one night1 asked him what troubled him. He an-swered:

"'1am thinking of my wife and child-ren in—(naming a place in Mexico op-posite Eagle Pass)

—whom Iwon't be able

to see till1896.'"'How's that?' Iasked him."'I'lltell you,' replied Moreno. 'Up to

1889 Iwas a non-commissioned officer inthe Mexican army. Some time before thattwo young officers had me suspended bythe wrists in the guardhouse, and Isworevi-ngeance upon them. In 1889, Ione daycalled at the home of one of the officers, inthe outskirts of the town. He an-swered my rap on the door, whenI, with the aid of some fellow-soldiers, kidnaped and carried him a shortdistance into the woods, where Iplungedmy knife into his heart. The other oflicershared a similar fate at my hands thatafternoon. The killingof the two officerscreated a great sensation the day follow-ing when their bodies were discovered, butIwas very popular withmy men, they didnot inform upon me and the Mexican au-thorities are yet in the dark as to the iden-tity of the slayer.""

'It was a month or two later when Ikilled an officer at a game of cards, andthen Iknew Ihnd to flee. Ihurried tothe City of

'Mexico, where my brotherpractices law. He counseled me to leavethe country at once and remain absentseven years, after which my prosecutionwould be barred by the Mexican statutesof limitation. Isailed ina Spanish shipas carpenter from New Orleans, visitingnearly all parts of the earth, tillIreachedSeattle from Liverpool in the ship J. B.Thomas last fall.'

"Moreno leftthe County Jail a littlemorethan three months before Idid," contin-ued Crawford, "and he promised to writeand keep me informed where he was, so Icould joinhim after my release. The lastletter Igot from Moreno (itwas not in hishandwriting) was two weeks before he washanged. My theory is that the writer ofthe letters accompanied Moreno to Yreka,and that he alone was guilty of the doublemurder for which Moreno and Semler werehanged."

PORTLAND PEOPLE FLEECED.

Numerous Business Men Contribute to theExchequer of a Chicago Con-

fidence Man.

PORTLAND, Or., Nov. 30.—About amonth ago Victor D. L.Mudge of Chicagocame here and established a concernstylea the Northwest Commercial Agency.He claimed to be a lawyer with wealthyconnections in the East and made a bigspread. But no business poured inuponMudge, and for the past week creditorshave besieged him. »

One of the advertising creditors of theagency called on Mudge on Wednesday toget a settlement of his balance. Mudgehappened to be just out of funds, but hegladdened his visitor's heart, all the same,by exhibiting a letter received from hismother on that day, announcing that shewould get $2G,000 on Thanksgiving day,out of which she would wire him $1000 atonce.

The advertising man was to call on Fri-day and pet his money. He visited theoffice of the agency this morning, butMudge was not there; in fact, some onetold him that the consulting attorney had"skipped" the town.

Muuge could not sicip because he isunder arrest for having appropriated somemoney belonging to one of his employes,and is being held on a felony charge. Thisafternoon there was a small mob of angrycreditors about the agency, butMudge wassafely .-tored away.

Another attorney of the company, A. F.Groves, was before Justice Geisler thismorning, and arraigned for the allegedembezzlement of$30 from J. K. Brown, aclient. Glenn Holman filed this informa-tion, stating that Groves had collected $30for Brown fome weeks ago, and appropri-ated it to his own use. This man willalsohave an examination next Tuesday.•

FIVE YEARS FOR FRICK.

The Topsy Grade Bandit Escapes Witha Light Sentence.

PORTLAND, Ok., Nov. 30.—AdolphusC. Frick, the convicted stage-robber, whorepeatedly halted the Klamath Falls stage,was before Judge Bellinger this morningfor sentence, and the judgment of thecourt was that the prisoner should spendfive years of his life at hard labor in the!>enitentiary. The court stated the reasonfor this comparatively light punishmentto be that the prisoner* had no real weaponin his possession when he attempted torob the mails.

Frick, as he resumed his seat, drew alons breath, which might have been takenas an expression that while five years inthe "pen" at hard work seemed a longtime, it was a good deal shorter than to becompelled to spend his life behind prisonwalls, and he fully realized what a "closeehave" itwas for vim.

barring Sailor* \Rtach Port Toumsend.PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Nov. 30.—

The achoouer Reporter arrived here this'?eniiiX, twenty-eight days from San Pe-

dro. The crew was in an almost starving

condition and complained that food ranshort when fourteen days out. Since thenthe seamen have been subsisting uponshort rations of stale bread, unwholesomesalt meat and bad coffee.

COULTERVILLE TO MARIPOS A.New Bridge Over Merced River With New

Roads Shorten the DistanceOne-Half.

BEAR VALLEY, Cal., Nov. 30.—TheSan Francisco Bridge Company his fin-ished the construction of the new bridgeover Merced Kiver at Benton Mills,rivemiles from Bear Valley.

Itis a handsome structure, of wood andiron, and was built in twenty-five workingdays under the supervision ol WilliamBates. The bridge has a span of 175 feetin the center and two short spans in theapproaches, thirty feet at each end, in ad-dition to which there is a small amount oftrestle work. Men are at work finishingthe approaches, and the bridge will beopen for traffic within a lew days.

The Supervisors have let a contract toMr. McCandlish for eight mi!es of road toconnect the north end of the bridge atBenton Miils with Ooulterville, by way ofScotts (iulch. The contract price is $0000.The distance between Coulterville andMariposa. the county seat, by this rondwill be twenty-five miles. From Mariposato Bear Yallev th.c distance will be twelvemiles; thence to Benton Mills Bridge fivemiles; thence to Coulterville eight miles.The total distance is thus reduced one-half.

The rain during the week has softenedthe ground, and will enable the roaa-con-tractors to push on with the work morespeedily. ________________

NEWS OF LOS ANGELES.Poisoner Busby Escapes With a

Verdict of Imprisonmentfor Life.

Suburbanites to Vote Upon the Ques-tion of Annexation

—Mayne's

Death Is Near.

LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 30.—Thejury in the case of J. Busby, the poisoner,returned a verdict at 5 o'clock this after-noon of murder in the first degree and re-commended a life sentence as the penalty.

Busby was the negro who sent to aPullman-car porter a bottle of wine intowhich he had put strychnine, hoping bythe porters death to obtain his position.The bottle fellinto the hands of two train-men, W. J. Thompson and A. J. Martin,who drank the contents and died in horri-ble agony.

OREATJER LOS ASGELES.

Suburbs to Decide the Question ofAnnex-ation by liallot.

LOS ANGELES, Ota., Nov. 30. -Theland committee of the City Council to-dayrecommended the calling of an election torthe annexation of certain territory south-west of the city, provided the residents ofthe district to be annexed pay one-half ofthe expense to be incurred.

The boundary of the district that wantsto become a part of the city is changedmaterially from that of the district whichsought tube annexed several months ago.The territory wherein resides the majorityof the opponents to annexation is left outby the new petitioners. It is likely theCouncil will accept the recommendationof the committee and call the election atonce, for itis understood the suburbanitesare willing to defray their share of the ex-penses.

AWARDS FOR CALIFORNIA.Gratifying Success of the State's Exhibit

at Atlanta.LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 30.-It is

very gratifying to Californians to noteevidences of the success with which theexhibit of this State has been received atAtlanta.

Out of seventy-five medals awarded toCalifornia, Southern California receivedthirty-nine, or fifty-two per cent. Ofthese the Los Angeles Chamber of Com-merce receives thirty-seven medals, whichspeaks volumes for the completeness andcure with which its exhibit was prepared.The rewards for individuals in this sectionof thi3 State are numerous and includeprizes for wines, fruits, preserves, sugarand vegetables, and one woman receives abronze medal for silk in cocoons, a factwhich suggests great possibilities in thedirection of silk culture in this section ofthe State.

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DECREASING OIL HELD.

Supplies from Xew Wells Do Xot Coun-teract the Loss in the Old.

LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 30.—Not-withstanding the reports in the papersthat the product of oil is increasing, theexchange believes that the contrary istrue. The amount derived from new wellsdoes not counteract the loss in the oldones. Although the wells are giving outthe field is exhaustless, but is shifting.

The location for the oil refinery of thePuente Oil Company has not yet been de-cided upon. The refinery will in no waybe a rival of the gigantic Standard Com-pany, but willsell and allow its product tobe handled by that corporation.,

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JUAIXE NEAR TO DEATH.

He Continue* to Call for the Young WardWhotn He Wronged.

LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 30.—CliftonE. Mayne suffered another hemorrhagethis rooming in his cell at the CountyJail, and his death is expected at any mo-ment.

Nothing has yet been heard from DeliaShipton. Mayne wants to see her beforehe dies and his constant request is for her.Itis presumed that his desire to see her isto have her, in whom he has every faith,wipe out the stain that now smirches hisname incase of his death. There is abso-lutely no hope for his recovery.•

Exporting Thorne'* Hooka.LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 30.—The ex-

pert examination of the books of LewisThome, ex-secretary of the Sixth DistrictAgricultural Association, has commenced,No report willbe made as to the conditionof affairs until the examination is com-pleted. Itis understood that General A.W. Barrett will be down to-morrow towatch the progress of the investigation.—

\u2666Au Incendiary lilaze.

LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 30.—Alex-ander Burley's planing-mill at Main andWashington streets was destroyed by tirelast evening. Indications are that it wasan incendiary blaze. The engine andboiler of the millwere saved, but all therest of the property was destroyed. Loss,$7000; insurance, $4000.

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Fortv-Titree 3Vt» Htiildingn.

-LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 30.—Super-intendent of Buildings Strange issued per-mits from his office for the week to thenumber of forty-three for buildings to costin the aggregate $115,000. There werefewer permits issued this week than last,'but the cost of the buildings was consider-ably more.

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Tveo Firemen, Injured.CHICAGO, ItU,Nov. 30.—At a fire in

Neeman & Co.'s commission house on

South Water street at midnight FiremenJohn Doering and James Doyle wereknocked f.enseless by an explosion of hotair. Both were painfully, but not seri-ously, injured. The property loss is small.

HIDING NEAR BANTUVain Search of a Posse for

the Old Man Who ShotBuzzell.

RETURN EMPTY-HANDED

Tyson's Son Refuses to Lead theOfficers to His Father's

Retreat.

SYMPATHY FOE THE FUGITIVE.

Developments Tend to Prove Thatthe Campers Fired in Self-

Defense.

STOCKTON, Cal., Nov. 30.-Sheriff Cun-ningham, Chief of Police Kingsbury andthe other members of the posse whichstarted this morning to search for H.C.Tyson, the old man who killed DeputySheriff Buzzell on the McLaughlin ranch,near Banta, in the battle in the darknesson Thanksgiving night, returned thisevening empty handed. Tyson's youngestson, whom they took with them, indicatedno disposition to aid in the search. Sev-eral supposed clews were found to be mis-leading. The impression is now that ifTyson is not dead or dying insome thicketfrom his wounds he has made his way intothe foothills. One of the officers said onhis return:

"1 suppose the old man is frightened,but in the light of developments so farIdo not see any occasion for his flight."

Deputy Sheriff Buzzell's body will beburied, and the inquest held later. TheSheriff returned the thirteen-year-old sonto jail. Some hope is still expressed thatTyson may conclude to make his way tothe city and surrender.

Considerable criticism is directed at theofficers for not prosecuting the. search lastnight, inasmuch as the Tyson boys' state-ments to the officials at the County Jailindicated that the old man might be dyingby the roadside from his wounds. Sym-pathy is expressed for Tyson, as it isthought that lie was, in the light of pres-ent information, justified in the shoot-ing. Itis only regretted that he is sub-jecting himself to hardships unnecessary,under the impression that be is beinghunted as a deliberate murderer.

Several of the Sheriff's deputies searchedthe house of the Tysons on Fremont streetthis morning, thinking that t!ie fathermight have returned during the night. Ofcourse, they did not rind him. Tyson's1.5-year-ola son, who was taken along bythe pos?e, evidently feared that lie was be-ing made the medium of informationwhich might bring his father to the gal- ilows, for when they arrived at the scene ofthe midnicht light he refused to lead theotlicers to the spot where he had last seenthe old man or to give any informationthat might put them on the trail.

Henry Tyson, the eldest son, made avery complete statement of the affair to areporter at the County Jail to-day.

"We started on Thursday," said he, "togo to the Coast Range on a hunting trip.Toward evening we concluded to find someplace to camp. After driving on for awhile we saw a nice place near some treesto put up for the night, and decided tocamp. Father made a fire and started tocook supper.

"The fire was made at the foot of a bigtree, for there was quite a hole in theground at the root of the tree. After wehad made our meal we found that the treewas on fire on the inside, and we all wentto work packing water to put itout. Afterworking for some time we foupd that wecould not get at the fire on the inside, andthat it was impossible to extinguish it.After finding that we could do nothingwith the fire we all lay down to sleep."Ithink father and one of my brothers

was asleep when we heard a rig drive up.There wero two men, and one of themcalled to us. Father answered, and thenthey came nearer. One of them wanted toknow what right we had to come into thefield and set lire toother people's property.

"Father told him that we did not firethe tree intentionally and that we haddone our best to put itout, but could not.The man was very abusive. Idon't knowwho he was, but we supposed from theway he talked that he owned the place.Father then said he would try again toput the fire out and would pay what dam-ages there were if he could not and thetree was burned down. The man said hewould give us two minutes to put the fireout or he would make us do it. The manthen said : 'Ifthat fire is not out in fifteenminutes IwillDe back with a Winchesterand make you put itout.'

"The men then went away and we setto work again to try to extinguish theblaze. We worked hard. Then we con-cluded it was no use to try further andquit, father was afraid the men mightcome back when we were asleep and shootus. He thought the men might do this,for the one who talked ao much said hewas coming back with a Winchester.Father took my rifle and placed i:againstthe wagon, where he could get at iteasily.

"Pretty soon we heard someone on horse-back and three men rode up. One of themgot off and came up to where we were.He said he was a Deputy Sheriff, but wedjd not believe him, lor the men did notcome from the direction of the bridge. Heasked what we were burning trees for, andsaid we ought to know better than to de-stroy other people's property. Fatheragain explained how the fire started, andsaid he was willing to settle for the tree ifitburned down. The man ordered fatherto put the fire out, but he wouldn't, be-cause he knew itwa9 no use to try.

"When he refused the man reached overto catch hold of father, and he steppedback to where his gun was. The man thendrew his pistol from his pocket and orderedfather not to take his gun. Icalled to himto pot that pistol down and so did myfather, but the man would not listen to us.The man then started toshoot. The pistolsnapped and he fared again before fathershot at him. It was fully three secondsafter he shot before father fired, as hecould not get his gun up in time. Theman fired a second shot, and father criedout that he had been hit.

"My brother and Ithen got our pistolsand began tiring. We fired two shotsapiece. Father also fired again with hisrifle at the other men when we beganfiring. One of them shot and the bulletwent close to father's head. They then litout.

"After the men had gone we began tothink what was best to do. Father saidthe best thing to do was to catch our horsesami go buck to Stockton and tell what had

happened. We did not know then thatthe man was killed. My brothers andfather went out to look for the horses,whileIput the things back in the wagon.

•'When Istepped around by the tongueIsaw the man lying on the ground, andfound that he was dead. Presently theothers came back and said that the horseswere gone. WTe supposed the men haddriven them off.

"When father found the man was dead,he did not know what to do. He was halfcrazy with nervousness from the effects ofdrink and the excitement. We urged himto go back withus, but he said he did notknow what to do. He thought he wouldstrikeout alone, and might go to StocKtonand might not.

"He took the rifle and left,but we methim later. We did not want to be ar-rested, but wanted to give ourselves up inStockton. When we got to the bridge mylittle brother said he saw some men pa-trollingit. We thenhran back and; gotunder a car for a while. Then we startedback to try to make the McDougald bridgeagain. We walked and walked, goingthrough the brush. Somehow we gotaway from the river and lost our bearings.Itwas very dark and storming. Finallywe struck a heavily wooded spot withplenty* of brush about and decided to liedown until morning.

"When morning came father could notget up. Iforgot to tell you he waswounded. The ball went across his stom-ach, but Idonot think itwent very deep.He is rather fleshy, and Ithink the ballwent through the fat on his stomach. Ihad to lifthim to his feet, for he was stiffand weak. Ibegged him to come on withus, but he said he could not. He tol^l usthe best thing for us would be to come intoStockton and give ourselves up and lethim lie where he was untilhe was able towalk. Itook the Winchester from himand mybrother gave him a 38-caliber re-volver. We cave him what money we had.He promised to go to some farmhouse assoon as he was able and get something toeat. Then we left him and came to Stock-ton."

MOURNED ATPORTLAND.Drummer Dixon's Sudden Flight

Regretted by a Host ofCreditors.

Cashed Many Bogus Checks BeforeStarting on a Tour of

Canada.

PORTLAND. Or., Nov. 30.— James A.Dixon, manager of the Western Shippingand Commercial Company in this city, is afugitive from justice. On Thanksgivingday he raised about $1000 inchecks on theLondon and San Francisco Bank, in sumsof $20 and $25, which he cashed among hisfriends about town.

Yesterday morning the rush of check-holders began. The majority came straightfrom the bank, where they had been in-formed that Dixon had no account there,while others had been met on the way bythose informed. To all the same cold com-fort was given— "he's skipped!"—

and withthat they were forced to be content, forDixon had many hours before crossed theCanadian line at Biaine, Wash., and eventhen was well on his way to Montreal.

Dixon first made his appearance inPort-land some four years ago as a drummer foran Eastern distillery;at least he claimedto be such, although itis not known thathe ever filled an order. Portland seemedto suit him, and dropping the whiskybusiness he tooK a line of syrups out onthe road, working through some agency inthis city. The fellow was a good dresser,invariably appearing on the street, sum-mer and winter, wearing a high silk hatand well-fitting Prince Albert. He pos-sessed a good tenor voice and was soon awarm favorite in certain circles.

The returns from the treacle businessproved entirely inadequate to Dixon's ex-

Ipenditures, and finding himself getting> into debt the fellow resolved on a boldstroke. Two years aeo. renting room 43 inthe McKay building, Dixon had paintedon the door the following sign: "Western

iShipping and Commercial Company, Gen-j eral Merchants, Agents for AmericanITramp Steamship Company, James A.Dixon, Manager." One doleful creditoras he gazed on the sign this morning re-marked :

"That 'Tramp Steamship Company 1 hitsitoff all right, doesn't it?"

During the two years he was known todolittlebut spend his nights around concert-halls and preside over the sessions of the"Chicken Club," an organization for thecultivation of the voice and the appetite.This did not bring incash, and Dixon hadto borrow, a procedure that had become ahabit acquired in other cities, and one herather liked. His pilferings amount towellinto the thousands.

Racetrack for Santa Monica.SANTA MONICA,Cai.., Nov. 30.—G. L.

Waring and others are organizing a stockcompany for the purpose of constructinga mile racetrack here, just outside the citylimits, adjacent to the Southern Pacifictrack. It is proposed to capitalize thecompany at $25,000 and lease sixty-fiveacres of land, witha privilege of purchas-ing. The Chamber of Commerce has ap-proved of the proposition and appointed acommittee to confer with the gentlemen.

CAPTAIN HEALY OF THE BEAR.

The Veteran of the Revenue Cutter Serv-ice Denies All the Charges

Against Him.

WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 30.-Cap-tain M. A. Healy of the United Statesrevenue cutter service has sent to theSecretary of the Treasury his reply tocomplaints made against him by twenty-live officers of the revenue marine service.

He enters a denial to each complaint.In the list of complaints filod CaptainHealy is charged with drunkenness, neg-lect of duty, conduct unbecoming an officerand and a gentleman, lack of discipline,favoritism and varions other offenses.

These complaints are now being put intospecific charges, and when formally filedwith Secretary Carlisle in regular form, aboard of revenue marine officers will beconvened at San Francisco to make an in-vestigation of the charges and submit a re-port.

Upon the report and findings of thisbody Secretary Carlisle will take definiteaction. The board will be announced, itis said, within the next ten days.

Captain Healy is 58 years old, and hasfor a number of years been engatred incruising in the northern seas, where heis said to have contracted his bad habita,partly because of the rigorous climate.

Much sympathy t9 expressed for him inofficial circles here, where he bore an ex-cellent character as a sturdy sailor and anofficer of good judgment.

I'olice Jleaetie « Murderer.ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 30.—Alexander

Boyle, who murdered his mistress, JessieSims, yesterday morning, was captured inEast St. Louis and taken to the Morgueto identify the body this morning. Acrowd of 400 negroes attempted to lynchhim, but he was rescued by a squad offiftypolicemen after a hard struggle.

SANTA CRUZ'S PLIGHTLaveaga Heights May Be

Lost to the SeasideCity.

HEIRS WANT THE LAND.

They Combine in an Actionto Have the Bequest

Set Aside.

WILLCONTEST IN THE COURTS.

Fierce Legal Battle for the Possession

of the Beautiful ParkIs Promised.

SANTA CRUZ, Cal., Nov. 30.—WhenJose Vicente de Laveaga of San Franciscodied in this city he bequeathed to SantaCruz a large portion of Laveaga Heights,a beautiful section of country near thiscity, with the recommendation that theland be maintained as a public park to beenjoyed as a place of recreation for therich and poor alike. Now it seeni9 thatSanta Cruz is not to have the enjoymentof this muniticent bequest without a tiercelegal battle with the combined heirs to thedead man's estate. The heirs are not onlyto contest for the portion bequeathed toSanta Cruz, but also for fifty acres to beused for a hospital for the deaf and dumb.

The heirs claim that when Mr.Laveagabequeathed the property to Santa Cruz fora public park it was a bequest to charity,and upon this showing the court will beasked to scale down all charitable bequeststo the one-third limit. City AttorneyCharles M. Cassin has for the past fewmonths interested himself and has beenlooking into the affairs of the late million-aire's estate, and his opinion is that thegrounds taken by the relatives will nothold. In fighting the suit he will claimthat the bequest of this property to SantaCruz does not come within section 1313, forthe reason that it is not a charitable be-quest.

Should the court decide otherwise Mr.Cassin has another strong point that canbe brought to bear upon the case. Thiswas found in the will itself, for instead ofbequeathing the land for park purposesonly the willgives the land to Santa Cruzwith the recommendation that itbe main-tained as a park, its use as a park, how-ever, not being made compulsory. Withthis construction placed upon that clauseof the will the land may be used for what-ever purpose seems best in the judgmentof the administration, but with the prefer-euce given to park purposes.

The case willbe watched with much in-terest by the people of this city, as thepark is in one of the most beautiful spotsof the county. It is on the foothills,about a mile from the city, and the viewfrom it is a grand one, overlooking thecity and Monterey Bay.

When Mr. Laveaga was alive he spentmuch of his time and money on this place,and it is Jaid out with drives, pathsthrough the forests and pretty shrubbery,with fruits and vines of all kinds plantedupon the fertile slopes of the hills. Thisnoble gifti3one whfch the people ofSanta Cruz may yet be deprived of.

IiEDUCEJt OXE-THIRD.

Sweeping Cut in Wages of Colorado Mid-himl Employes.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov.30.—Itis announced that the employes of theColorado Midland are to receive a 33V£ per

cent cut on the first of the year. This issaid to be because they are receiving largewages, amounting in some instances, withextra work, to $200 and $300 per month.Receiver Risline thinks that wages aretoo high, and consequently gave the menthe required thirty days' notice of the re-duction. A strike is not probable, but themen will undoubtedly appeal to JudueCaldwell. relying on his fairness and goodjudgment.

SEATTLE JIAXK FRAVOS.Charges of Conspiracy I'rcferred Against

President Hooker.SEATTLE, Wash., Nov. 30. —H. H.

Wheeler has petitioned the Superior Courtasking that the Seattle National Bank beplaced in the hands of a receiver. Con-spiracy on the part of Robert G. Hooker,the president, is charged.

About a year ago the Commercial Na-tional Bank, of which Wheeler was presi-dent, was consolidated with the SeattleNational. The plaintiff claims that Hook-er has been fraudulently disposing of stockand otherwise seeking to defraud the for-mer stockholders of the Commercial Na-tional, and that the liabilities of the Seat-tle National exceed the assets by $50,000.

Wheeler himself is now under bonds,charged with fraud in his management ofthe Blame National Bank, Blame, Wash.

OUR CHANCES ARE GOODSan Francisco as Likely to Win

the Convention as AnyCity.

The Interior Towns Continue toDo Ex-cellent Work for the Promotion

Committee.

For the last few days the dispatchesfrom Chicago would indicate to those whodo not understand the situation that theconvention has been arranged for at thatpoint, and that the entire matter is set-tled.

As a matter of fact, the location of theconvention will not be definitely knownuntil the National Committee meets on the10th of December, and in the meantime itmay as well be stated that San Franciscohas as much of a show of winning theprize as Chicago or Pittsburg. There are a

great many ins and outs ofpreparation thathave not yet been made public, and willnot be, until our delegates are ready tocome before the National Committee.

Chicago's boom is merely confined toChicago, and is not likely to disturb anyother city's chances. Our delegates arecirculating through the doubtful States,and some very effective workis being done.

While they arc on a still hunt for votes,the interior towns of California are goingright along, with the intention of gettingall the weight behind onr delegates that itis possible to accumulate. YesterdayChairman Castle of the committee on pro-

motion received the following resolutionsfrom Madera:

Whereas, The committee ofpromotion ofSanFrancisco is muking efforts to secure tbe Re-publican National Convention for that City;and whereas, we believe that the holding ofthat convention in San Francisco willbe ofgreat benefit to the State; therefore be it

Resolved, That we the citizens of MaderaCounty, inmass-meeting assembled, regardlessof party affiliations, do hereby pledge ourhearty support to the committee inits greatwork, and we willencourage the movement asmuch as wecan, so that the efforts of the com-mittee may meet with success.

Other interested cities are keep the mat-ter before the public, and the Pacific Coastgenerally will reap the most substantialbenefit from the convention if we succeedin securing it. If not, the people of Cali-fornia willhave shown that they are ableto stand together when itis for the good ofthe State.

Last night in Oakland the committeehaving in charge the matter of aiding SanFrancisco in bringing the Republican Na-tional Convention met in the councilchamber, and the following committeewas appointed to canvass subscriptions:

Ex-Mayor W. R. Davis, President G. L.Fish, Merchants' Exchange; Stephen T.Gage, P. E. Bowles, J. A. Brittan, D. C.Brown and G. W. Arper.

The committee will report next Satur-day night.

VISALIAJOIIfS WITH US.

They Draw Tip Some Resolutions Re-garding the Plan.

VISALIA, Cal., Nov. 30.—The mass-meeting called by Hon. J. W. Davis totake action relative to the Republican Na-tional Convention of 1896 was held intheCity Council rooms this afternoon at 2:30o'clock and was attended by representa-tives of all political parties. Judge Daviscalled the meeting to order. On motionMayor D. M. Adams of Visalia was electedchairman and C. P. Ruffner, editor of thePorterville Advance, was chosen secretary.

Upon motion a committee consisting ofGeorge M. Stewart, editor of the Delta;Ben M.Maddox, editor Times; W. H. Gil-strap, editor News; Major C. J. Berry, C.T. Lindsey and J. W. Davis were ap-pointed to draft resolutions expressing thesense of the meetirg. They reported asfollows:

Whereas, We believe it is to the material in-terest of the State of California and the entirePacific Coast that one or more of the Nationalpolitical conventions should be held in ourmidst; and whereas, a visit to this State by therepresentative men of the Nation would be tothem a revelation and a source of education,enabling them to learn by personal expe-perience and observation the vastness of ourterritory, our wonderful natural resources, thenature of our legislative wants and our claimsfor National recognition, and thus qualifythose who are inofficial life to act with greaterintelligence and understanding in allmattersconcerning this State and coast; and whereas,it would be a graceful act upon the part of themembers of the National committee represent-ing that portion of the country to which dele-gates from the Pacific Coast have for manyyears gone to attend the National assembliesof their party to recognize the claim of theminority and send the Republican NationalConvention for 1896 to San Francisco; there-fore

Resolved, That we, citizens of the county ofTulare, State of California, in non-partisanconvention assembled, do cordially indorsethe efforts of San Francisco, and of the peopleof the entire State, in endeavoring to securethe holdingof the next National RepublicanConvention at the leading city of this WesternSlope.

Resolved, That we heartily unite'in the invi-tation to the National Committee of the Re-publican party to give to the delegates to theconvention the opportunity to leave theirhomes inthe East and South and come to theCity where they may gaze through the GoldenGate upon the placid waters of the Pacific anddrink inits cool, refreshing breezes, free fromthe sultry heat of summer.

Bcsolvcd, That California's most cordial wel-come awaits all who shall attend such, conven-tion, and our people willguarantee that, whenthey shall have performed their duties andturned their faces Eastward, itwillbe with thefeeling that they have done well to come toCalifornia. Respectfully submitted,

George W. Stewart,Ben M. Maddox,W. H. Gilstrap,

C. J. Beret,C. T. Lindsey,J. \V. Davis.

Dated Visalia, Cal., November 30, 1895.Upon motion the resolutions were

adopted and the secretary instructed tofurnish J. W. Davis with a certified copyof the same to send to the promotion com-mittee in San Francisco. The meetingthen adjourned.

San Francisco* Jioston Hoom.BOSTON. Mass., Nov. 30.—The Call

correspondent this evening secured inter-views with a number of the leading Repub-licans of the East in regard to the choiceof a convention city and individual choicesfor a Presidential candidate. As a resultof this canvass, as has been predicted, SanFrancisco still leads all other cities in theconvention race. Seemingly the lavishoutlay by the Pittsburg and Chicago agentshas caused little or no change in the sen-timent. The entire East is solid for Reedof Maine, and no amount of canvassing orwire-pulling can change the result. Duringthe past month the Maine mtn's candidacyhas, if anything, thriven on the oppo-sition, and each day hi3hold on the cov-eted honor is growing stronger.

Confession Is Good.On a Michigan-avenue car a day or two

ago two man, each of whom had anumbrella in his hand, sat side by side.After a few minutes one of them said :

"IfIam not mistaken Ionce owned thatumbrella you are carrying."

! "Iwas thinking the same about yours,"was the*eply.

"Ifmy memory serves me right Ileftthat umbrella in an office on Griswoldstreet about a year ago."

"Don't doubt itin the least. Just abouta year ago Iwas in an office on Griswoldstreet and itbegan to rain. This umbrellastood there in a corner and after a littlemaneuvering Imanaged to steal it. Aweek previous to that Iwas making somepurchases in a store on Woodward avenue.When Istarted to go out Ifound thatsome one had stolen my umbrella. Ithink you are the man.""Iknow lam," replied the other. "Yes,Iwas in a store on Woodward avenueabout a year ago. Itwas raining andIhad no umbrella. Isaw you stand yoursup against the counter and walk away, andIgobbled it. Shall we exchange or letthings go as they are?""Im satisfied.""so'm I.""Then we will continue to believe that

honesty is the best policy. Iget out here—good afternoon.""Same to you, and integrity is the road

to success."— Detroit Free Press.

Parasol Ant.

The greatest known curiosity of insectlife, as far as habits are concerned, at least,is to be found in the queer "parasol" or"umbrella" ant, so common in all partsof tropical America, from Texas to Vene-zuela. The common name by which thecreature is known has been bestowedbecause cf a queer habit this speciesof ant has of stripping certain kindsof trees and shrubs of their foliageand carrying the leaves to their nests. Anarmy of these ants which have been off ona foraging expedition presents the queerestsight imaginable, as they march inlong col-umns by twos, four and sixes, each holdingthe stem of a leaf inits jaws, the leaf itselfshading the insect's body as a parasoldoes the face and shoulders of alady. The early naturalists im-agined that these ants carried leaves

for the sole purpose of protectingthemselves against the rays of the tropicalsun, but recent investigation by the Direc-tor of Agriculture, Trinidad, phows thatthey have another use for the bits of greenthey gather. The leaves, accordiug to ourauthority, are only want<fcl as scil uponwhich to grow a certain species of fungiwhich the parasol ant is very fond of.— St.Louis Republic.

ITEMS OF LNTEEEST.Strawberries in marketable quantities

were gathered inGreenville, Or., last week.A skilled workman on the docks of Hol-

land makes from $4 to $4 80 a week theyear round.

Tea-rollers, who. with their fingers, rollthe tea leaves into pellets, earn from 7cents to 10 cents a day.

A farm laborer in India is fortunate ifhe receives 10 cents a day laboring fromdawn until dark.

Laborers in the shipyards of North Ire-land realize no more than $3 77 for a week'shard work.

InBerlin a skillfulmachine-maker, withconstant work, earns no more than $250 60per annum.

Cigar-makers in Spain receive $4 80 aweek; inFrance, $4 65; in Germany, $3 63;and in Italy, $3.

An Irishplumber makes, in his nativecountry, about $3 75 a week, and pays hiaassistants $2 67.

Printers in New South Wales receive$14 10 a week; in England, $7 17; in Italy,$4 (JO; in Spain, $4 50.

An expert tea mixer in China com-mands high wages, being paid from (JOcents to ?1 a day for his work.

Skilled female labor in Munich, in what-ever calling, is rarely paid at a higher ratethan 72 cents a day.

InHolland the average rate of wages forskilled Jaborer3 of every description isfrom 8 cents to 10 cents an hour.

Carriage drivers in France received $4 82a week, in England $5 15, in Germany$3 -11, and in Italy $2 60.

To circumvent an overpowering desire tokillhimself, AlbertMayo, a destitute scenepainter, applied to the Denver police to belocked up.

About 1000 dozen crawfish are beingshipped every week from the five-mileslouch just above Westport, Oregon, to themarkets of Portland, San Francisco andChicago.

Attempts are now being made to accli-mate Scotch grouse in Denmark. The birdathrive well on the extensive moorland ofJutland. They are fenced until the end ofnext year.

The American Girls' Club of Berlin helda bazaar in the Kurfurtenstrasse last week,which was a conspicuous pecuniary andsocial success, as anything which Ameri-can girls take hold of is apt to be.

Amherst College is preparing to send outits first eclipse expedition. Itwill be un-der the direction of Professor David P.Todd and will tixa station on the islandof Gezo, Japan, to observe the eclipse of1896.

One of the chief physical elements inthe phenomenal racing power of the bi-cyclist Zimmerman is said to be his ab-normally large heart, which ih declared bythe doctors "to be two inches longer thanthe average.

Notwithstanding their reputation forspeed, the Indian racers of the Northwestand Canada have repeatedly been beatenby white men, while in wrestling theynever attain the skill of the whites, and donot seem to learn boxing at all.

Frederick William, the father of Fred-erick the Great, was slightly deaf, and gen-erarly conversed ina yell. Although pro-fessing to be pious, he often lapsed intoprofanity inconversation, and commonlyended an argument by cursing las oppo-nent.

The Indian pharmacopoeia comprisedthoroughwort, spurge and Indian hemp,U3ed as emetics; Icfl bark of the horse-chestnut and butternut, used as cathartic?.They were also acquainted with manypoisons, most of which were used on theirweapons.

Edward Simmons, the artist who de-signed the decorations for the new Crimi-nal Court building in New York, rejectsthe idea of blind Justice, and lias depictedthat deity with both e\es open, holdingher scales in one hand and the Americanflag in the other.

The steamer W. O. Huehart, jrhich re-cently passed through the Portage canalen route to Cincinnati via the Wisconsin,Mississippi and Ohio rivers, was tied up atDekorra, _Wis., on account of the low stageof the Wisconsin. Itwill proceed on thetrip when navigation reopens in thaspring.

An lowa audience last Saturday nightmade a pleasing departure from the hack-neyed practice of saluting an obnoxiousperformer with ancient eggs. Four women,sisters, who attempted to give an enter-ment at Cedar Rapids, were pelted off thestage witha shower of apples, oranges andlemons.

E. H. Thompson, Government entomol-ogist of Tasmania, has discovered thatplants make 85 per cent of their grov.thbetween midnight and 6 a. m., while be-tween noon and 6 p. m. they do not growat all. Now will some scientific observerascertain whether the same rule holdsgood on this side of the world?

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SDNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1895. 5

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