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The Evening Bee -
ARREST CHINESE WOMAN
A Chinese woman was arrested last night on
the
AH WOE IS HELD FOR MURDER
Highbinder Captured in
Officer KYLE of the Oakland Police
Department came to
Ah WOE was arrested night before last. He protested
that he was a refugee from highbinder vengeance in
The members of the Bing Kong Tong attempted
to get WOE liberated by the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus in the Superior
Court, but the effort was blocked by the action of the
The trouble between the Hop Sing and Bing
Kong Tongs, which has resulted in many bitter conflicts between the highbinder
companies in this city and Walnut Grove, and which finally culminated in the
bloody Tong war in Oakland last week, originated out of the dispute over the
possession of Ah KEE, a slave girl who was held in bondage by the Bing Knog Tong at Walnut Grove, and was abducted last Summer by
Lee Sing, a local member of the Hop Sing Company. This trouble led to the
bitter and deadly feud which has been the cause of a number of mysterious
murders, a bloodless war of misdirected bullets in
Ah QUIE, a member of the Hop Sing Society,
swore to the warrant against Ah WOE.
Trouble is expected in the local
The Chinese are remaining inside their
buildings.
MORE PAY FOR ALL STATE WORK
Assemblyman O’BRIEN, of
Section
1. The minimum compensation to be paid for labor upon all work performed
under the direction, control, or by the authority of any officer of this state
acting his official capacity, or under the direction, control, or by the
authority of any municipal corporation within this State, or of any officer
thereof acting as such, is hereby fixed at three (3) dollars per day; and a
stipulation to that effect must be made a part of all contracts to which the
State or any municipal corporation therein, is a party; provided, however, that
this Act shall not apply to persons employed regularly in any of the public
institutions of the State, or any city, city and county, or country.”
SEIZED WITH HEART FAILURE
Dr. J.E. BURR, a stranger, was seized with
a violent attack of heart failure last night, and was taken to the Receiving
Hospital, where he remained in intense agony until late last night, when he was
taken to the Sister’s Hospital.
During the brief respites from his terrible
suffering the man was able to say that he came from Ann Arbor, Mich., that he
had been for seven years the County Physician of Tucson, Ariz., and that he had
lost his wife and his property in the San Francisco fire.
MANAGER SHORT IN HIS ACCOUNTS
W.D. REYNOLDS, who for the past few months
has been manager of the Vacaville Mercantile Company, suddenly departed for
parts unknown, and it is reported that he is about $300 short in his accounts.
Officers are on his track, and every effort is being made to locate him and
bring him back. It was at first reported that the shortage amounted to $800 or
$1000, but an investigation proved that this sum was largely exaggerated. It is
said that Reynolds had imbibed frequently in liquor, and was probably
intoxicated when he left.
CLAIMS HE ONLY SHOT TO FRIGHTEN
WOODLAND WEDDING
Austin M. DAVIS, of Williams, and Mary G, McGUIRE, of Colusa, were married in Woodland yesterday by
Rev. Thomas PICTON, of the First Christian Church. The happy couple left on the
north-bound train for
MANY CHANGES ARE SUGGESTED
Committee Declares Manner of Conducting
State Schools is Bad.
At the last session of the Legislature a
committee termed the Assembly Committee on Education was appointed to look into
the educational affairs of the State and to make any recommendations for change
or improvement it saw fit. The report of this committee was presented to the
Assembly this morning.
It contains many recommendations as to the
proper manner in which the educational institutions of the State should be
conducted, and is in reality a condemnation of the present method employed by
the State to run its public schools and universities.
Many changes are suggested, among them the
raising of the salaries of the schoolteachers of
The report states the need of a new Board
of Education that shall have increased powers. It declares the “dominating
influence of the present Board radiates from the Higher Education” circle and
that as a result little attention is given the pupils in the universities who
are the real toilers.
It is recommended that all graduates from
High Schools be allowed entrance to the universities of the State and there
permitted to take the studies they desire, and not those prescribed by the
college.
“The aim.” the report states, “must be to
make men and women who are able to enter upon the work of life, and not merely
upon the careers of scholars.”
SURGEONS QUIT MILITIA RANKS
The resignation of Major S.O. BEASLEY,
Surgeon and First Lieutenant W.F. McNUTT, Assistant
Surgeon, of the First Infantry, N.G.C. Were received at the office of the
Adjutant-General at a late hour yesterday, and after being referred to Governor
GILLETT as Commander-In-Chief, were promptly accepted.
This is a continuation of the trouble that
has arisen among the San Francisco militia over the fact that Companies A and H
of the First Infantry Regiment were mustered out of the service on the
recommendation of the inspecting officers. First Lieutenant A.H. WRIGHT has
been placed in charge of the Hospital Corps.
ALL ASSESSMENTS ON RAILWAYS RAISED
CARSON (
The State Board of Assessors, in session in
this city, has raised the valuation of every railroad in the State, despite the
protests of many railroad attorneys and officials, who attended the meeting of
the Board and strongly pretested against raising the
valuation for taxable purposes.
The Tonopah & Goldfield Railroad
suffered the greatest at the hands of the Assessors of the State. The valuation
of this road was raised from $7500 per mile to $17,000 per mile.
Superintendent J.F. HEDDEN, of the road was
present and claimed that the valuation named by the Assessors was exorbitant,
but Attorney MACK, who represented Eameralda County,
stated that he receips (sic) of the road for the past
year proved that this figure was far below he (sic) actual valuation of the
road.
He also stated that the Grand Jury of
The Nevada-California road, a branch of the
Southern Pacific, was increased fro m$9000 to $15,000.
The Central Pacific line was increased from
$16,250 to $17,000 per mile.
GOLDFIELD WOULD BE COUNTY SEAT
CARSON (
One of the hardest fights to be made in the
Nevada Legislature this year will be that over the bill which will be
introduced, calling for the removal of the county seat of Eameralda
County from Hawthorne to Goldfield.
Legislators elected by the Goldfield vote
have already prepared a bill authorizing the removal of the county seat, and
claim that they will be able to carry the measure without trouble; while those
who want the county seat to be at Hawthorne, where it is at present, state that
they will be able to defeat the measure.
A hard struggle is looked for, and many
wires are being pulled by the friends both in favor of and opposed to the
passing of the law.
The
WAS HELD PRISONER IN A WRECKED CAR
Mrs. H.E. WRIGHT, of this city, formerly of
Sacramento, where her sisters Mrs. W.H. GOVAN and Mrs. J.E. TERRY reside, had a
thrilling experience in the wreck at Verdi a few days ago, as was told in The
Bee at the time. She was thrown from her berth to the floor of the car when the
derailment occurred, but luckily was not injured. She found herself, however,
with the other passengers, a prisoned, (sic) and it
was necessary for men on the outside to chop away the door before she could
escape.
IMPORTANT MINING SUITS CONCLUDED
TONOPAH (
W.S. JOHNSON and A.D. NASH, in two separate
suits involving practically the same issues, although different lands have won
out in Court, and rich mining property in the Manhattan district will go to
them. The case has been before Judge Peter BREEN since last Fall.
Between six and seven acres, known as Litigation Hill and lying near the Earl
and Liberty claims, pass into the possession of JOHNSON. NASH ousts Daniel McNAMARA and others.
NEWSPAPER MEN OF
CARSON (
Representatives of all the newspapers in
the State of
HISTORIC BRIDGE TORN UP FOR FUEL
Timber in Structure, Containing 200 Cords,
Will Be Distributed to People In Sore Need
In order to relieve the fuel famine in this
city, H.M. YERINGTON, President of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad, has put a
force of men at work destroying the historic bridge known as the Union Bridge,
and will have the timbers cut up and delivered to those needing fuel.
This bridge was built during the early days
of the Comstock and leads to the dump of the
The fuel situation in this city at the
present time is very critical, and Governor SPARKS has appealed to the railroad
company for coal to distribute among the shivering residents.
The snow is four feet deep on the street,
and many families are entirely without fuel.
CAUGHT IN BLIZZARD ON
TONOPAH (
A.H. SMITH, Cashier of the Manhattan Bank;
K. HAUER, a mining man of Pittsburg, and Mrs. Morris B. DUDLEY, wife of the
Manhattan agent of the Western Union Telegraph Company, were caught in a
blizzard on the desert between this city and Manhattan Tuesday afternoon and
were nearly frozen to death.
They had to walk six miles through the
blinding snow, and were nearly exhausted when they reached a stage station,
knows as Spanish Springs. The station was deserted, but they battered in the
door and succeeded in building a fire, which kept them from freezing during the
night.
The pary (sic)
had started from
Mrs. MORRIS suffered fearfully from the
cold and is threatened with pneumonia as a result of her terrible experience.
FINDS $1000 HE LOST
GOLDFIELD (
John OLNEY, a guest at one of the local
hotels, dropped his pocketbook containing over $1000 in paper money on the
street here the other night and several hours later found it with the contents
untouched.
Early in the evening he started to enter a
store to make some purchases and not caring to display his big roll at the
counter, stopped on the outside to extract a bill to hand to the clerk. When he
reached the hotel, some time later, he discovered that his pocket book was
gone.
At first he thought he was a victim of a
sneak thief, but after thinking the matter over, concluded to go over the
ground he had trod during the evening, and it was while so engaged he came upon
the lost money.
SEEK MORE MILLIONS
GOLDFIELD (
Not satisfied with taking nearly $4,000,000
from their lease on the famous Mohawk, HAYES and MONETTE are out after more
millions, and have transferred their plants from their lease on Mohawk to a
lease on the Goldfield
PLAN A NEW TOWN
ELY (
There is a movement among the Directors of
the Girou* Consolidated Copper Company to start a new
town on the flats a few miles east of city ,which will be known as the town of
Giroux, and which will be the location of the smelters of the Giroux
Consolidated Copper Company’s properties. In time, this great copper company
will employ hundreds of men and the town will have quite a large population.
HAPPENINGS AROUND THE BAY
Patrolmen Held for Burglary -
Harry SMITH, alias Harry SCHAFFNER, a Morse
Patrolman, who was arrested early on the morning of December 15, in the act of
robbing a cigar store, was held yesterday by Police Judge CABANISS of
Will
Remove Debris Tracks. -
E.E. CALVIN, for the Southern Pacific, and
A.H. PAYSON, for the Santa Fe, each notified the Board of Public Works that his
road would obey the order of the Board, requiring the tearing up of the debris
tracks, which have been obstructing traffic for months, or threatening the
possession of important highways.
Will Repair Streets -
The new Street Repair Association’s campaign
for improved thoroughfares was started at a meeting of representatives from
nearly every line of business in the city as the offices of the Merchants’
Association yesterday afternoon. The belief that within a short time teaming on
certain streets will have to stop unless repairs are made,
inspired the merchants to enter into the proposed plans with determination.
Court Sustains Indictment -
United States District Judge John J. DE
HAVEN yesterday overruled the demurrer to the indictment returned by the
Federal Grand Jury, September 8, 1905, against George W. BRACE and others for
subornation of perjury in connection with public frauds.
Welchers Try New Defense -
Now that a ruling has been established by
Judge Edward Whitson in the U.S. Circuit Court at San Francisco that no
testimony tending to show that the April fire was caused by the breaking of the
water mains due to the earthquake shock be admitted, the defense in the case of
Thomas L. BERGIA against the Commercial Union Assurance Company of London, is
endeavoring to show that the fire was caused by the short circuiting of
electric wires.
Girl Killed at Play -
While playing about some heavy timbers in a
vacant lot in
Accident Drives Man Insane -
Dan SMITH, the teamster who was badly hurt
on Tuesday through a car running into his sand wagon at Sutter and Larkin
Streets, San Francisco, knocking him to the ground, has become insane,
temporarily at least, as the result of the violent blow on the head which he
received.
Secret Examination -
A mysterious examination into the sanity of
Louis DABNER, convicted murderer and partner of SIESMEN, was held last night by
Drs. F.W. HATCH, head of the State Insanity Commission, and C.C.
Submitted by Betty Loose betty@unisette.com
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ANNOUNCES RATES FOR KLAMATH RESERVE
MONTAGUE (Siskiyou Co.), January 19 -
Grazing rates for the
The season for cattle and horses will be from
May 1st to October 31st, the charge being 25 cents a head
for cattle and 35 cents for horses. For the longer season from April 1st
to November 29th, the corresponding rates will be 30 and 50 cents.
The half-rate allowance has been discontinued.
Summer grazing for sheep will be from May 15th
to October 31st, the rates being 8 cents a head for sheep and 10
cents for goats. For the year-long permit sheep will cost 18 cents a head, with
an additional charge of 2 cents for ewes or does to be lambed within the
reserve.
Permits for grazing hogs will be issued for
the year-long permit only at 20 cents a head.
All grazing permits must be applied for
before March 1st, applications to be addressed to R.L.P. BIGELOW, Forest
Supervisor, Yreka, who will furnish blanks and give all necessary information
to stockmen.
CARRIER KILLS FOUR PANTHERS
CALLAHAN (Siskiyou Co.), January 19 -
Henry MURRAY, the mail carrier from this
place to Cecilville, tells of the killing of a female
panther and her three cubs by his assistant, Charles RUFF, near Rattlesnake
Gulch, on the Salmon Rivere range of mountains. RUFF,
astride of snowshoes, meets
In the particular locality where the animals
were killed an average of ten feet of snow is on the ground, and from the late
high winds has drifted in places to the depth of twenty-five feet.
KENNETT (Shasta Co.), January 19 -
A large force of railroad builders will
arrive in Kennett on February 1st, when active work of building a
railroad from Kennett to De La Mar will begin.
F.J. DEARBORN, chief engineer of the
Sacramento Valley and Eastern Railroad Company, the corporation that is to
build the railroad, returned yesterday morning from San Francisco, where he
replaced an order for men with the various employment agencies, the men to be
shipped on or about February 1st. Every man that can he had will be
given employment, and the work of brushing out the right-of-way and grading the
roadway will be pushed as rapidly as possible, for until the railroad is
completed the Bully Hill Copper Company, the parent corporation, can not or
will not start up its smelter at De La Mar.
NO INDICTMENTS RETURNED BY JURY
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), January 19 -
The Grand Jury adjourned yesterday afternoon
after spending nearly the whole day in investigating the police cases. They
failed to find any indictments and refused to take any action in the matter.
According to a statement made by Judge GRAY when the attorney for the accused
men was before him a few days ago, upon a petition to dismiss the cases, he
will dismiss all the cases, thus closing the matter. These cases were the only
ones taken up .The Grand Jury will meet again on April 16.
FATAL ACCIDENT NARROWLY AVERTED
A fatal accident was narrowly averted
yesterday afternoon on the trestle of the Northern Electric Company over Second
Street at this place. The
DUTCH FLAT FEELS THE FUEL FAMINE.
DUTCH FLAT (Placer Co.), January 19 -
The fuel question is a serious one here at
present, and many have to rely on the compassion of their more fortunate
neighbors. The public school is closed on account of no fuel. The open Winters of the past few years has made the people careless
about laying in supplies of fuel for Winter use, and now with four feet of snow
on the ground they find fuel transportation a difficult job. No serious damage
from snow has resulted.
TO IMPROVE STREET
KENNETT (Shasta Co.), January 19 -
At the January meeting of the Supervisors it
was decided that $100 worth of improving should be done on the main street of
Kennett by the county, as the recent rains and heavy traffic have made the
street bad for teaming. D. RAGIAN, one of the property owners, has circulated a
subscription paper among the business men and succeeded in getting an
additional large amount to put the street in better condition than was the
plans of the Supervisors. A drain pipe will be laid alongside of the sidewalk,
and the entire surface of the street covered with gravel and crushed rock.
Later in the year this new surface may be treated to a coat of oil.
MODOC COUPLE TO WED A
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), January 19 -
Local society is taking a great deal of
interest in the approaching marriage of Miss Mary Cecelia FORREST, of this place,
to Marion HUGHES, also of Alturas. The couple will leave the latter part of the
week for
The bride-to-be is sister of ex-Superintendent
of Schools Nellie FORREST who was last November, just prior to the end of her
term of office, became the bride of Edward IVORY, Jr. They are both daughters
of the late Dr. J. M. FORREST, who was one of the pioneer physicians of Modoc.
The groom is a prominent ranch owner and
politician. He held the office of
TAKING TESTIMONY IN
ASSAULT CASE.
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), January 19 -
The trial of R.S. MASON, charged with
assault, is under way. The jury is completed and the testimony is being taken.
The first witness was complainant L.S.
BILLUPS, who told the story of being attacked by MASON in the Cosmopolitan
Hotel in
The star witness was Justice of the Peace
LEWIS, of Bidwell, who had ordered the arrest of
MASON, and had also acted as custodian of the confiscated pistol.
Both sides are watchful and are looking for
technicalities. The defense is piling up a host of exceptions to be used in
case the trial should be against them.
CEDARVILLE MAN ADMITTED TO BAR
ALTURAS (Modoc Co.), January 19 -
The admission of A.K. WYLIE to the practice
of the law by the Appellate Court at
Besides being a student, WYLIE has scored
some successes as an athlete and is looked upon as one of the cleverest
baseball players in this part of the State.
JEWELRY THIEF HELD TO ANSWER
RED BLUFF (Tehama Co.), January 19 -
Jacob SMITH, the half-breed Indian of
Siskiyou County, who was arrested some weeks ago on the charge of being the
burglar who entered P.H. SHUEY’s jewelry store and
stole about $800 worth of watches, chains and other trinkets; had his
preliminary hearing yesterday afternoon in Justice LUDEMAN’s
Court.
NO TRACE FOUND OF HIGHWAYMEN
OROVILLE (Butte Co.), January 19 -
No trace has been found of the four
highwaymen who held up Nick SEAPATAS, a Greek barber, early Friday morning and
robbed him of a $500 gold note which he carried in a belt around his person. He
believes they were countrymen of his, as he had showed the note to no one but
one or two intimate friends. Sheriff CHUBBUCK and several other officers are
hard at work on the case and have arrested three men on suspicion, but there
does not appear to be the slightest evidence against them. It is the general
belief that the thieves struck out at once for the mountains and will go to
some of the railroad camps or make for Quincy, and there attempt to change the
note and divide the money.
JURYMEN DRANK; NEW TRIAL GRANTED
WILLOWS 9glenn
The BRITTON Brothers, who were tried in Elk
Creek about a month ago for stealing a bale of barbed-wire from the Green ranch,
as stated in The Bee at that time, and sentenced to serve a term of six months
in the County jail, have been granted a new trial by the Superior Court of this
county. The grounds for the appeal was that while the jury was deliberating two
of the members of that body left the room and went across the street to a
saloon and had a drink. The hearing has been set for January 24.
SHERIFF’S BROTHER NEAR DEATH’S DOOR
Daniel McAULAY,
brother of Sheriff-elect Geo. McAULAY, is lying at
the point of death at his home in Forest Hill, his affliction being heart
failure, with which he was stricken several days ago.
Sheriff McAULAY is at the bedside of his brother, who has slight spells of improvement, but it is feared he cannot recover. The stricken man is well known and popular throughout the mountains, and has been engaged in business in several of the mining communities.
Submitted by Betty
Loose betty@unisette.com
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Keswick News Notes
KESWICK, May 2 - Mrs. James LEWIS went to
Thomas WHALEN came up on the train from
Jack JONES, the bus driver, is confined to
his home on account of illness. J. PENDLETON is driving for him.
Mrs. L.F. JONES drove to
Joseph HOCKING came down from the Little
Nellie mine Tuesday and went to his home in
C.J. SMITH, a business man of Redding, was a
visitor here Tuesday.
Mr. SMITH, the baker, is having his building
repaired. John McCOUGH is doing the work.
Dr. J.G. GOBLE, an optician form Bedford, Ore.,
arrived here Tuesday and will remain a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles MILLER returned from
N. BRESLAUER drove up from
Mr. and Mrs. J. VIRGIE went to
HAMILTON,
May 2 - Mr. PRIEN, head agriculturist for the A.C. and B.S. company, spent
Monday in
J. McCOY
WILLIAMS is away making investigations of lime rock at Gazelle and other
lime-rock districts.
Ground for the bank building was broken today
and the work will not be pushed rapidly forward.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter CATHER and her sister,
Miss SHARPLESS, arrived home last night.
TWO EXAMINATIONS FOR TEACHER THIS
YEAR
REDDING,
May 2 - There will be two examinations for teachers’ certificates in Shasta
this year. One will be held in June and in all probability the other will be in
December.
Among the changes in the school law this year
is a clause providing for a semi-annual instead of an annual examination. This
is going back to the former procedure.
Up to three years ago the examinations were
held twice a year. The past two years they have been held annually and from now
on the applicants can have a chance to take examination semi-annually.
The nest teachers’ institute for Shasta county will be held on the 21st, 22nd
and 23rd of October.
The
Fined Ten Dollars
MARYSVILLE,
May 2 - Attorney J.C. THOMAS, who was arrested for exhibiting a deadly weapon
in a rude, illiterate, coarse, quarrelsome, unrefined and threatening manner,
in an attempt to intimidate one Adolph MEYN into liquidating a debt long
overdue, had a hearing in the local justice’s court today. He was found guilty
as charged in the complaint and fined $10.
Red Men Active
McCOULD, May 2 - On May 18th the Red Men
will organize a council here and expect to start off with a membership of at
least 200. A number of great chiefs of
Too Much Whisky
REDDING,
May 2 - William REEL, a piano player on the coast, was arrested by Officer
CARPENTER Tuesday evening and landed in the city jail. Reel had imbibed in bad
whisky until he was bordering on delirium tremens, and he was locked up in
hopes that the confinement would prevent his being taken before a lunacy
commission.
HINDOOS ORDERED OUT OF
Presented With Purse
RED
BLUFF, May 2 - Grace hall was well filled with parishioners of the Sacred Heart
church Wednesday evening on the occasion of a delightful reception which came
as a complete surprise to the popular pastor, Rev. Philip F. BRADY, who is soon
to start on a well-earned vacation to the land of his birth.
After the parishioners had gathered together
and
Death of Mabel Guill
REDDING,
May 2 - Mabel Guill, the seven-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Guill, died at their home in
this city Tuesday evening at
Another Fire Company
Arm Was Crushed
KENNETT,
May 2- S.M. HIGGINS accidentally had his arm crushed Monday at the Buick and Wengler mill while attempting to adjust the crank-shaft.
Both bones on his right forearm were badly broken.
Death of John E. James
OROVILLE,
May 2 - Mr. John E. James died yesterday at his home in this city, after an
illness of two weeks. Mr. James was attacked by stomach-titis,
a disease attacking the mucous membranes of the stomach. The deceased was a
little over 39 years of age. He was a native of this county, having been born
in Moortown. A little over a year ago he was married
to Miss ANK, of Moortown. The news of Mr. James’
death will be read with sincere sorrow by his many friends. This is the second
death in the family within a month, a brother dying a short time ago as the
result of an accident. Mr. James, besides his widow and infant son, leaves his
aged mother and five brothers - Edward, George, Daniel, and Frank James, all of
Oroville, and Dr. Richard James of Portland, three sisters - Mrs. MENGLER and
Mrs. TEGRUNDE of Oroville, and Miss James of Oregon City.
Will Plant Figs
YUBA
CITY, May 2 - C.A. RAND of Yuba City and Max ROSENBERG of San Francisco, both
of whom are prominently connected with the fruit canning industry, have
purchased of Attorney M.E. SANBORN a large piece of fine fruit land in the
DAHLING tract, near here. It is their intention to plant the entire tract to
figs. The price paid was $100 per acre.
Wants a Divorce
YUBA
CITY, May 2 - Mrs. Elizabeth WALLACE brought suit today to obtain a divorce
form her husband, George M. Wallace, now a resident of
A Successful Affair
OROVILLE, May 2 - The May Day ball, given last night by the members of the Catholic Church,