The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 4, 1895, Page 1

VOLUME LXXVIL NO. 115.. SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 4, 1895. THE PACKC COAST, Visalia Comes: to - the Front in Aid of the Valley Road. TACOMA BONDS DECISION. A Nanaimo Steamboat Hand Crushed to. Death ‘in a Crank-Pit. SPOKANE CLERK'S SHORTAGE. News From the Victoria Sealers In= dicates That the Season WillBe a Poor One for Hunters. ia to-day concerning * her neisco -and San ¥ ious offers . At ameet- rade a committee was ized to offer grounds in vitches and: yards, through Tulare ‘County and e of $25,000 in: stock, already VISALIA; CAL.; Ap rs ‘can be made conditional ing" of road'through and along’ the eastern-sideof the an Joaquin ¥ EVENTS AT ACRAMENTO. A Detective’s Wo cret Society. CAL.; . April SACRAMENTO, 3.—For where he- has :a mother living. He came to SBacramento, arriving to-night, in hopes of . procnring “employment. His wound, though serious, is not necessarily fatal. - THE PRESCOTT EXPLOSION. Two Men: Were Killed in the Ohio: Mine Adcident. PRESCOTT, / April 3. — Frank Clark and-a man named McGuire aré dead as the result of yesterday’s explosion of giant powder in the Ohio mine, and James Newland, -the foreman of"the mine, seri- ously injurded.. - -Clark .and McGuire ar- here from Boulder, Colo., a few days d had only worked-three shifts in plosion. was: caused by a miner ng a lighted candle into a box. of using it to ignite, and the burn- communiéated with five boxes of caps, .which exploded, causing three other boxes of powder to explode. The men killed were working in a side drift, and when-the alarm was given they started for the ‘mouth’ of ‘the tunnel, and just-as they reached the point opposite the b ing powder in the main tunnel the- explosion occurred, killing them in- stantly.. ~-Foreman Newland was a few feet behind them and had not reached . the main tunnel, and oweshis life to this eir- cumstance. NO CLEWS AT MARYSVILEE. Pursuit of the Stayer of. Sheriff Bogard Continwes in a Desultory Manner. MARYSVILLE, ‘CarL., April:8.—An in- quest was held to-day by Coroner Bevan and the jury;.at . which the facts-of the killing of Sheriff Bogard of ‘Tehama and the train robber on last Saturday morning were presented. and save for ‘a few imma- terial. points “doés mot differ. from those presénted heretofore. In reality many im- portant mafters-that have been :published and verified were omitted or overlooked. The chase after the missing rohber or robbers hias been confined to -a few--local officers and men, whose incentive has been the reward. - None of these men reported either to Sheriff Smith of Sutter-or Inlow of Yuba. - Consequerntly there.is nothing: n “Breaking ‘Up a | new torelate' coneerning the search. . Sev- eral reported arrests proved'to. benothing but hoaxes- by.practical jokers, who seem some time it has ‘been” known to the offi-1 to have lost sight of the seriousness of the cials of the Southern Pacific Company that portion-of the'tough tramp ele- the State had banded themselves ternity for the purpose ing freightcars. had " regular ‘passwords, and have subscribed to oath' to: ‘aid -each. other 1d a member_fall into the: clutches of and’ successful became the rations- of ‘this gang, that detailed - Detect 8.0 B. up. the ‘organization-and mbers as proof could be pro- s Johnson, was the leader of This man, who, despite his imper ‘in the' State, was: dis- 1 and arrested by Detective Priestin ge of ‘burglary, in having ned in the robbery of a freight- acramento yard on: December rsd their leader.” They ore vengeance against him to let- information reach bject: band also. discovered - that. it .was ntention to. bring 'his.prisonerto Daniel ‘Walters and John patched from: Los Ange- to attempt *the ” rescue of d possibly to put the offi y. should an” opportunity. ved -in- Sacramento_two si; that time have been on_the:wateh. at the arrival of m* the: sout Their peculiar tlie suspicion of. the rail- oned ‘at the dépot and-he sine arrived - with - his d. him to the City s probably followed by fter his prisoner had 4 cell Policeman Douglas, to the police “station, siw standing. on ‘theother’s € of the iron-barred win- who weére evidently rexitfor their com- v-across :the - street, oach attémpted to ding this impos- an attack on-the T, forced tham march. fatp = locked up: 1t for. and :in- as leading er declares nity and before he effect their escaje, sible they turned-to m officer, who drew: his rev to throw up their han the station, where they. Detective Priest - was s¢ stantly recognized the fwc members of the band. The that hie has no fear “of the fr intends to jail the. whole stops. He-also says that if they get thet him, they will be welcome to:do arrésts made to-night will snlt'in the. breaking-up. of the dange organization. 2 i st of The -l A VICIOUS ASSAULT. For . Refusing to Buy a Drink a San Francisco Man Is Cut With a _Razor. SACRAMENTOQ, CaL., April 3.—Albert Gourdier entered a_Front street-saloon :in company with-two companions this everi- ing. p While standing at the bar he was accost- ed by a stranger, who asked him to-treat. heir intention ‘to kill - him, | probably. re. | - Upon being refused the man whipped out a- razor from the breast -of his shirt.and slashed-Gourdier across the left temple, in- flicting a wound several inches inleneth and cutting through to the skull; severing. three arteries. i Gourdier hurried 6 the Receivirig Hos- pital;a distance of-two blocks, where his wounds.were dréssed. : : The razor-wielder affer the.- cutting sprang.through the door of the saloon and ran rapidly down the street,flourishing thé -blood-stained weapon and forcing every one'to give way before him. He was pursued by the crowd, who .suc- teeded in running him down. He took refuge .inder a boxcar, but was disarmed and conveyed to the station-house. He is a-stranger to the police authorities, and has every appearance of being a desperado. * Gourdier.is.a’ resident of San Francisco, offense for which the mien are wanted. - TACOMA BONDS - DECISION,: The Result ‘of a Suit in the Superior Court. TACOMA, Wasn., April 3.—In an’impor- tant decision rendered to-day Judge Parker of - the ‘Superior. Court - decides - squarely against Judge Stallcup’s suit to -invalidafe 1750 $1000 bonds issued by the- city in pay- chased two years. ago. . Stalléup sought also to enjoin the ¢ity from paying interest on the bonds. £ 3 After extensive arguments ‘on demuirers Judge Parker decided for the _eity and against Stallcup on every: point, ' If an ap- the case in’ May. 2 The'decision. is welcome .hews. to: the opposed to. any The Jonds are held in New ™ England. : ? ——— : ACCIDENT AT NANAIMO, A Japanese Fireman Crushed ta Death i a Crankpit. 3 ork and New. a Japanese fireman,; was crushed to death | this'morning in the crankpitof the passen: ger steamboat Cutch. A Steamboat’s Narrow: Escapé: NANAIMO, B. C., April 3.—The passen- ger steamer Joan, from Victoria to Comox, ran-on.a rock off- Peér Island yesterday morning and héld fast until late this after- noon.. ‘The damage was only. slight. — e i A Redlands Hotel Burns. = - REDLANDS; CiL.; April ‘3.—The Terra- cina Hotel burned at ‘5 A. ». .The loss on the building is $20,000°and on the furniture guests made their escape, but lost most of their.clothing. "The’ building was ere¢ted in 1889 to: boomtheland. It had never been” a success financially’ owing to | its small size and remoteness from town..- - The Hotél Terracina was owned by Mrs. William Melczer, wife of a-wine merchant 000, and the merchant bought. it a year ago and made his wife a present- of it. They havea beautiful cottage about 150 feet from the hofel. ‘ : E struction.” Among tHe guests were Mrs, T.. 8. Dole, child and- maid, Charles H. cisco; . M8, Dole, in her flight, left: $7000 worth of diamonds in-her room. RO S Southern. California Crop Bulletin, LOS: ANGELES, : CAL.,” April 3.—The weather crop bulletin of- Southern Cali- fornia furnished by Observer Franklin: for the weék ending Aprill, says:- The. rains will cause a larger area to-be planted fo certain_root crops ‘ana will shorten the séason of irrigation orchards. The honey crop is expected to be large on- account of the rains stimulating. the growth .of wild flowers. Apricots are reported to be drop- ping with indications >f -a light crop, prob- ably caused by the late heavy rains. Other deciduous fruits are setting well. Orange trees are.in full blossom. ? B 4 Spokane Embezzler’s Shortage. SPOKANE, Wasn., April 3.—After three months of close inspection of the books of :x-County. -Clerk Downing, two experts employed by the county have submitted { their report. "It shows a total shortage of ,-and declares ‘that the books were )t in a very loose manner. Downing Sa captain in’ the National Guard and one of the most influential young poli- ticians of the city. He is now held for trial on a charge of embezzlement. gy Prohibition of Poolrooms. - LOS "ANGELES; Car., April 3—The City p’qxgncil to-day passed an ordinance prohibiting poolselling and the two pool- rooms, Which have been making books and selling pools on Eastern race events in this city for several months, will be compelled togo out of business April 15, The ordinance does not prohibit the making of books or selling pools on -events conducted within the corporate limits of Los Angeles, how- .ever. » L —— Fruit Dryer for Kenwood. KENWOOD, . CAL.,. April 3.—A large fruit-dryer is to be established in this place on a lot near. the depot. The work of erecting the building will be begun at once, and a market for fruit grown in Los Guil- licos Valley is thus supplied. The new orchards in this valley are quite extensive, and prospects for agood crop are excellent. ment for the water -and’ light plants puf- |’ peal is taken the Supreme. Court will hear’ people “ef Tacoms, who. are .strenuously |- attempt at- repudiation. |- NANAIMO, B. C., April 3.—0. Kasaka, | $12,000. - The insurance is $12,000. All'the | of Sari Francisco. ° It cost originally $35,- | A-tow of pepper trees saved: it from. de- | Isaacs and Mrs. O, B. Isaacs of San: Frin- | THAT'S BUSINESS. The business office of the CALL has been removed fron 525 Mont- gomery street, where it has been for the past thirty years, to 710 Market street, within a stone's throw of the Chronicle office, and jusf. across the street from where the Examiner has declared its intention to erect a magnificent building, and within the shadow of where soon will stand a model modern sky-scraping structure, to be built expressly for the permanent ‘home of the CALL. We hope to do some business at this stand; in fact, the principal business of the paper will be conducted here. Branch offices will be maintained throughout the city as heretofore, which are announced elsewhere, and the principal branch office will be continued at the old stand, 525 Montgomery street. received; larger ones in proportion. Small advertisements will be thankfully I am happy to state that no reduction has been made in the subscription price, which remains as usual, 15 cents per week, $6 a year by mail, postage paid. Editor and Proprietor SAN FRANCISCO CALL. NEWS OF AN JOSE Chase of a Wheel-Rider Who May Be Robber Brady. LIKE THE = FUGITIVE. | The Sgspect ls_Wheeling-Rap- _idly Toward the City of: Santa Cruz. ROBS A FARMER AT HILLSDALE Santa:Clara’s Sheriff Takes the Trail 4 the County Jail to-day and will be held |and examined on a charge of insanity. as He Wants the Man fora ' : . Lesser.Crime. -~ SAN JOSE. Caz; April 3.—Sheriff Lyndon | and Deputy Sheriff Gardener left this city at noon to-day’in a rig for Campbell sta- tion.and Los. Gatos on 2. search. for Brady, the man who is suspected of béing the slayer'of Sheriff. Bogard at Reeds station during the train robbery last week. % _Reports - came’ from several parties -a{ Campbell that they had seen a man much- | resémbling .the - descriptions of the Reed station robber pass. through that town He wore .ordinary clothing.s There were The officers left for the’ scene as soon ‘as possible -and got traces of the suspect, which they followed. He.was found to-be haking his way as fast as possible toward Santa Cruz. Sheriff Lyndon’ returned - this- evening, | but Deputy Gardener continued on his way | to Santa Cruz. He wiil aftempt to.over- haul the man and settle the question as.fo | . whether or.niot hé is the robber who' is' so anxiously sought for. v 7 ‘A’ rancher named- Edward Lavin reported ‘here to-day that he had been stood up at about 8 o’clock last Tuesday evening.on the foad mnear Hillsdale, He was driving a doublé team- attached to a light wagon. The robber at the- point of & pistol com- pelled him to halt, climb to the ground and. deliver“over a gold .watch and $10 in money—all -the valuables 'he had on his ‘pérson. The cycler foétpad then jumped upon his wheel and - strack out on a rapid pace in the direction of San Jose. He wore: ordinary rlothing, and resembled the dé- scriptions of the cycler who had been seen at' Campbell. It is thought probable that the robber :spent Tuesday night, aftér his | Hillsdale-exploit. in San Jose, and struck "I out this morning for Santa Cruz. . It -he is -not the miurderer he will. be -wanted: in this city anyhow for holding up Rancher Lavin. - - I ' ESCAPES PUNISHMENT. Dismissal of a Case Against a Poker- Player Wlo Passed a- Bogus Check. ‘SAN JOSE;.CaxL., April 3.—Hope John- son, charged with passing bogus checks on William Corkery, a saloon-keeper, had his examination before Justice Dwyer this morning. Johnson, who is a young man of good appearance, was seated in a poker game in Corkery’s saloon, and, running short of change, asked Corkery tocasha .check on the Oakland Bank of Savings for $508, which the latter did. . The check was presented at the Onkland bank and proved worthless. Later Johnson was arrested at Banta Cruz and brought here. There was no evidence to prove that Johnson had acted in a criminal manner and Justice Dwyer discharged him. POUNDMASTERS GO TO JAIL. A Justice Checking the Practices of Dog- Catchers. SAN JOSE, CaL.,, April 3.—At a night session of court last night Justice Dwyer tried and sentenced W. E. Wilson, Thomas Gough and A. B. Flora, deputy pound- masters, to thirty days in jail for taking a dog belonging to John Dougherty. Dough- erty showad the'men a license. receipt, but they refused to give up the dog. These men have made a practice of continuall; taking licensed dogs. The Justice decid that unlicensed dogs, awomdpanied by their masters, cannot be impounded. FELL IN WiITH ROBBERS. The Tale of Woe Told by a Laborer From Santa Crus. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 3.—Peter B. San- chez, who has been working at the Cowell limekilns at S8anta Cruz, called on . Chair- man Greeninger of the Board of Super- visors to-day and related a tale of woe in connectionl with a plea for assistance. Banchez says his home is'in San Rafael. WHATCOM BOAT ACCIDENT 1o traces of ‘a bicycle suit about his attiré. |. -| disaster. ‘San Francisco fraudulent Chinese Last week he received a letter from his ‘wife asking him to come home, Sunday he drew $33, the balance due him, and started for the train. On the way he had several drinks and took a good-sized flask on the train with him. When the train arrived at Los Gatos he was so drunk that misteok the place for San Jose and got off. In the evening he concluded to walk to ‘8an Jose, and on the way he says he was set upon by three men who beat him into insensibility and robbed him of 25, i Sanchez got transportation to San Ra- fael. SRy P ek ‘Petition for Electrio Line Franchises. 'SAN JOSE, CaL., April 8.—The Board of Supervisors here to-day were petitioned by John W. Eisenhirth to grant him a fran- " | chise to construct an eléctric railway from San Jose along the Stevens Creek road and Saratoga avenue to Saratoga, and also lines to Santa Clara, Los Gatos and Palo Alto. } " The Mania of a Colored Girl. SAN JOSE, CAL., April 3.—Clara Mack, a colored gir}, 16 years of age, was brought Clara imagines her mission is to roam .around the streets singing “Two Ifi_ttle Girls in Blue,” : / Accident to @ Cavpenter. 3 SAN JOSE, Cav., April 3.—George Spo_t& wood, a carpenter, while at work erecting aframe for a windmill at the corner of Tenth and Keyes streets this morning, fell a distance of twelve feet. His right arm and leg were broken. 4 "Ra_'scue of All the Passengers, : Except Traveler Kautz- 3 man. Slipped From a Llferaft_ Twenty ' Minhutes Before Help ' came. WHATCOM, Wasm., April 83—All the passengers and crew of the steamboat Buckeye, which was swamped in a.gale last evening in Bellingham Bay, were res- cued éxcept W. H. Kautzman.' He was on a life-raft with three other passengers, but fell off, having become stiff with cold. The others were rescued by a tug. 2 The body of Kautzman was found at 5:30 this evening at the mouth of Little Squalicum Creek, about two, miles from here, by the boys. They told two other boys, who secured the body and brought it to this city. On the body was a diamond shirt-stud, a gold watch and $57 65 in money, mostly gold, sewed in the breast of his undershirt. His neck was cut by the glass in the cabin window through which he crawled to the upper deck and there is a contusion on his head. The life preserver had kept the body afloat while it drifted with the tide about six miles from the scene of the Kautzman would have been saved could he have held to the raft twenty minutes longer. He was a member of several fraternal orders and carried life in- surance to the amount of $8000. A reward of $150 had been offered by Mrs. Kautzman for the recovery of his body. The hull of the wrecked steamboat was picked up this afternoon by the tugJ. E. Boyden, nearly opposite the site of old Fort Bellingham, about six miles from the iace where she was swamped last nifln. ft as been towed here and beached. Her upper works are gone and her boilers and engine are probably lost. ———— VICTORIA SEALING NEWS. The neason for Hunters Promises to Be an Exceptionally Poor One. VICTORIA, B. C., April 3.—Under the international sealing agreement sealing on the coast will cease April 30, and present prospects indicate that the catch for the first half of the season will be very light. Ten days ago the highest catch reported was 325, which at current rates would not pay expenses. It is too early to venture to predict on the season’s work as everything depends upon the second half of the season and the luck in Asiatic waters. No reports have been received from the Asiatic coast as to the conditions and number of seals and those from this coast are quite meager. 3 Seals havej been running well off the island, but the weather, as stated, has kept the hungers aboard the schooners. Devercaux Not Found. VICTORIA, B. C., April 3.—Chinese In- spector F. D. Schuyler and Customs Officer Thomas Delaney of the Puget Sound Cus- | toms Service intercepted and searched the steamer Walla Walla here this morning for Devereaux, alias Nielson, one of the certifi- cate gang. He was not found. ROW AT SANTA ROSA, The County Treasurer and a Banker Begin Hostilities. POLITICS IS THE CAUSE. Sequel to‘ a Bitter Factional Fight During the Last County Campaign. FINANCIER DOYLE'S COMPLAINT He Considers the Withdrawal of Sonoma Funds From Hls Bank as Unjust. SANTA ROSA, Car, April 3.—County Treasarer Woodward and M. Doyle, presi- dent of the Exchange Bank, have opened war on each other over the refusal of the Treasurer to deposit any county funds in the Exchange Bank. 9 Both men are active - politicians, and both are political enemies. Doyle is a Democrat and Woodward a Republican. The latter is also Mayor of thiscity. In the county election last fall Daoyle did his .| best to knife Woodward, who was a candi- date for County Treasurer. Doyle’s man was Lee Ellsworth. Doyle said he would spend $2000 to beat Woodward, and all sorts of stories and circulars of a damaging Tiature were sent broadcast over the county. Doyle, it was alleged, was at the bottom of it all. The contest was bitter, and feeling ran high. Woodward was elécted, and as soon as he was installed County Treasurer he im- mediately withdrew $50,000 of the county and State funds on deposit in Doyle’s bank. To-day was the time when the board of examiners, consisting of the Chairnian of the Board of Supervisors, the District Attorney and the Auditor, exam- ined the cash on hand and on deposit be- longing to the county. They found -every- thing in a satisfactory shape and the sum of $154,44112, the bulk of which was on special deposit without interest at the various banks. President Doyle learned of this and it stirred him alittle to. find none of this amount on deposit’in his bank. He saw Treasurer Woodward and demanded a share of it, saying: “If you deposit with my bank $20,000 or more without interest I will say nothing, but if you refuse I'll tie up the ,money in the other banks and compel them to keep the money in packages in their vaults or T’ll report the matter to the Bank Examin- ersand have them compel the banks to return the money to the treasury and make you keep it in your vaunlt. I will not stand idle and see the other banks get the use of all that money.” To all this Treasurer Woodward replied as follows: “I refuse todeposit a dollar of the county or State money in your bank. I think it beneath the dignity of a bank president to importune me on this matter after the low, bitter fight you made against me at elec- tion. If you will cease meddling in other people’s affairs and give more attention to your own it will be better for you. You are a political meddler, a manipulator of conventions who nominate your own cre- ations and get them elected. You are the ‘Boss Buckley’ of Sonoma County, but you can’t boss me. Iintend to divide the county money among all the banks in Sonoma County except your bank, the Exchange Bank.” Both men were very much wrought up, the lie was passed, and Doyle, who is known to be quick-tempered and to go always armed, would have done some- thing desperate had not friends interfered. Both men have employed counsel and their friends and the citizens generally have taken sides, some taking the position assumed by Doyle and some the position of Woodward, who is a courageous man. Later in the day Doyle tried to prevail upon the hoard of examiners and the Sup- ervisors to have the Treasurer either de- posit his funds equally among the banks here or to compel him to keep the money in the treasury vault. Inreply to this Treasurer Woodward said it would not be safe to deposit $150,000 in the treasury vault, and that he could not be responsible for the custody of so much coin, unless he was furnished with a dou- ble guard, one for the day and one for the night. He instanced the robbery of the PRICE FIVE CENTS. treasury on December 28 last, when' his predecessor was assaulted and locked in the vault, and the treasury robbed of $3000. The lawyers here incline to the opinion that it is not strictly in accordance with the law to deposit the money in the banks and have them loan it out, but the Bank Examiners, who know of this fact, have hitherto ignored the technicality, believing that the money is more safe in the banks than in the treasury vault, and that such an amount of coin in circulation in the community is productive of much good. Section 87 of the law in regard to the matter says the County Treasurer must keep all money belonging to the county or State in his possession until disbursea, but he can make special deposits for the safe keeping of funds: The end of the trouble is not yet. FLOWERS FOR THE FEAST, An Experimental Shapment to Chicago for Easter Sunday: LOS ANGELES, - Cavn.,, April 3.—The first carload of cut flowers ever shipped from California was -sent to Kennecett Broth- ers, Chicago, to-day, by the Central Park Floral Company. Itisexpected to reach Chicago for Easter Sunday. The car con- tained 35,000 calla lilies, marguerites, Eng- lish ivy and many other varities of flow- ers. The shipment is regarded as very important here, as the enterprise is practi- cally a new one and promises big returns. 105 MGELES ORAGES Growers Decide to Meet Com~ petition' and Cut Prices. The Exchange Will No . Longer Make Quotations on the Seedlings. LOS ANGELES, Car, April 3.—The or- ange-growers of Southern California have been greatly worried for some time over the keen competition made to their or- anges in the Eastern markets by foreign growers. : This culminated to-day in-a meeting at the Southern California Fruit Exchange in this city, at which representatives from Riverside, San Bernardino, Pomona, Pasd- dena and other points were present. It was pointed out at the meeting that the prices at which oranges from this section were quoted offered a good margin of profit to the European orange-growers; that the latter could ship and land their fruit at New York and other Eastern points and undersell the California growers. This trouble was further emphasized by the fact that there were many growers in Southern California, not members of the exchange, who were shipping their fruit on their own account, getting for it what they could, and in this way adding to the demoralization of prices. Some members present were in favor of going’ on as they had been'doing, snapping their fingers at the European growers. Others contended they saw no usein making the running for the foreign growers by quoting a- price which . gave them a- chance to cut with profit still to themselves. After a long and acute discussion a com- promise. was reached whereby it was de- cided to continue quoting navel oranges as heretofore, but to stop making any more quotations. on seedling oranges. The re- sult of this move will be to allow orange- growers who are members of the exchange to sell their seedlings at any price they like or ship them on consignmeut. where- ever they please without by so doing for- feiting their membership in the exchange. Seedlings have hitherto been quoted as follows per box: Fancy $1 50, choice $125, standard $1 10. & A prominent member of the Exchange was interviewed by your corespondent after the meeting was over. _“Yes,” he said, some of our members may tnink it wise to ship their seedlings on consignment, but the majority of us will not. We will wait until the Eastern' markets are cleaned of the foreign drug, and then we will ship our fruit as before. In the meantime we do not propose to keep on quoting prices simply to makea market for those foreign fellows to shoot at.” ' GRAND LODGE A.0.U. W. Changes in the Lais and Election of Officérs. LOS ANGELES, CaL., April 3.—The sec- ond- day’s session of the Grand Lodge, A. 0. U. W., was held to-day, Grand Master Ward presiding. G The featuresof the day’s proceedings were as follows: The Pacific States Watch- man was -adopted as the official organ of the.order. 4 5 e S An amendment to the constitution doing away with grand trustees was -defeated. The laws governing sick and funeral bene- fits were stricken from the Grand Lodge constitution and the lodges allowed to re- tain them as special features. : Hereafter moneys deposited in bank must be in the name of the officer in his official capacity. : Lodges desiring to consolidate have been allowed this privilege with the approval of | the grand master. The foliowing grand officers were elected : Grand master—D. J. Toohey of San Francisco. Grand foreman—William Vinter of San Jose. Grand overseer—A. F. Mackey of Los Angeles. Grand recorder—D. 8. Hirshberg of Oakland. Grand receiver—Samuel Booth of San Fran- cisco. X 3 0% Grand guide--John Kaskell of 8an Diego. . . Grand inside watchman—George W. Evans of Monrovia. ! Grand outside watchman—D, S. Baxter of Siskiyou. Grand medical examiner—Dr. J. L. Mayon of Oakland. ¢ Grand trustee—P. Abramson of San Francisco. Supreme - representatives—Eugene N. Deu- prey, John N. Young and W. H. Barnes of San Francisco. ¢ Corporate directors—J. W. Ward, D. J. Toohey, William Vinter, A. A. Mackey, D. 8. Hirshberg, Samuel Booth, H. J. Norton, P. Abramson, J, 0. Lovejoy, Daniel Sewell, W. J. Beatty. Grand Master Ward of Oakland was first. elected as a supreme, but declined the honor. v The first Tuesday in April wasthen fixed for the next session, which will be held in San Francisco. ¥ : 4 A competitive exhibition was given this evening with Los Angeles Lodge No. 56 by | teams from this city, Oakland and San Francisco. 5 The Grand Lodge will finish its work to- morrow, when the members will be enter- tained by the Board of Trade. Numerous excursions to pointa of interest will follow. A FIGHT AT SALINAS, Fierce Combat Between Monterey Sheriffs and a Robber. FIRING AT SHORT RANGE, The Fugitive Bandit Receives a Mortal Wound During the Encounter. COURAGE OF THE DESPERADO. The Ending of the Chase for the Men Who Looted the Arroyo Grande. Station. SALINAS, Cat., April 3—In a pistol- fight that was short, sharp and decisive between an unknown robber and Sheriff John L. Matthews of Monterey County and. Deputy Sheriff W. J. Nesbitt these officers to-day. proved their mettle and succeeded in getting their quarry, mortally wounding the fighting desperado and cap- turing his partnerin crime. The wonnded robber died soon after the fight-—died un- repentant, with hislips sealed and with- out cry, or groan of agony. He is un- known. His companion, Henry Bishop; who'is now in jdil, stated that he did not know the name of the dead man. At 11 A. M. to-day Sheriff John L. Matthews received the following telegram: SAN Luis OBrspo, April 3. John L. Matthews, Sheriff, Salinas, Cal.: Both the.Arroyo Grande men are on the northbound freigat. Look out for them. I am on No, 6 (northbound passenger). - They are armed. 8. BALLOU, Sherift San Luis Obispo County. Sheriff Matthews and Deputies W..J. Nesbitt and B. E. Duckworth secured a livery rig and arming the driver, William Smart, drove to the outskirts of town to meet the incoming train. This precaution was taken to prevent the robbers from escaping when the -train slowed. The train camein at-12:30 p. M. As soon as the train stopped all the officers proceeded to the boxcar indicated by a sign from the brakeman. Conductor Butler, who had been advised of the character of the pas- sengers who were stealing a ride, had bolted the door at Gonzales. Matthews and Nesbitt approached the car door on one side and Under Sheriff Duckworth on the other side of the .car. Nesbitt took off the bolt and. pushed the door open, Mat- thews standing in front with his revolver ready. e As the door opened it disclosed one rob- ber standing opposite the door with a big 44-caliber revolver in his hand. “What in h—— do you want?” he said, leveling his revolver at-the Sheriff. There were no further words.: The Sher- iff and the robber fired simultaneously. The builet from the bandit’s revolver whistled close by the Sheriff’'s head. The Sheriff’s aim was better. ‘The ball from his pistol struck the outlaw between the tenth and eleventh ribs, passing through -the ‘body. - He fell backward, the Sheriff continuing shooting. -The rob- ber then shot at. Deputy Nesbitt, who re- turned the fire. - The wounded robber made an‘attempt-to fire a third time, when a bullet from Nesbitt’s pistol shattered his khee. . ' 3 Then he shouted: . *‘I quit. to pieces.” “Throw away your gun,” replied Sheriff Matthews. The command: was.obeyed and the fight was over. It had resulted in the mortal wounding of the outlaw, the capture of his partnerin crime and two badly frightened tramps, who shared the car with the rob- bers. Sheriff Matthews had: a .narrow escape, as the robber was not ten feet away.” Eight or nine shots were fired in all, and both officers showed courage and nerve... The wounded bandit "had courage, too—the courage of desperation. o . The wounded ‘man was removed to the office of Dr. H. E. Stafford. He was 5 feet 10 inches high, weight 160 pounds, was of a swarthy complexion. and evidently had Portuguese- or Spanish blood in his veins, - He refused to make apy statement. The doctor told him it was ‘important that he should tell his age. He replied, “31.” The: doctor sai “You are badly wounded. Do you wantus to do what we' can to save your life?” He answered: “I'm not a bit particular. Give me a gun for & minate and-I'll-set tle it.” . gt e After replying to another question of a similar character from the doctor he said, **Just as you please about it.” ST County Recorder Coburn spoke to him in Spanish, but obtained no response. He asked him if he wanted a priest. The dying ‘man replied in English: *‘Go away and don’t bother me.” 4 ¢ Although ‘suffering much, as evidenced by his blanched face, contracted muscles . I'm shot all and a nervous twitching of the mouth, he - never moaned or gave further sign of * . agony. -And so he lay, his life ‘ebbing- away. - . s TR Drs.’ Stafford and Brumwell proceeded: to operate in the hope of stopping the hemorrhage. An incision revealed.the hopelessness of the effort to stay the hand - of death. The ball had- caused as much | havoc as a load -of ‘buckshot, badly ‘lacers ating the robber’s internal organs. * * - 4 - At 3:36 P. M. the bandit gave a gasp and - died, having imparted no further informa. tion than above narrated. . 2% Armong the things taken from the déad man'’s pockets by officers were H. E. Fry’s * gold watch, engraved with the dinitials of the latter’s name; $24 45 and a mask made of a woman’s black stocking. He had an- other revolver of . 38 - caliber, which was-n_a scabbard, and was not nsed dure ing the fight. . B The robber’s partner was interviewed at the County Jail. He would say’ nothing of the robbery. He said his namie Wwas Harry Bishop, that he had been born in Cincinnati and “was aged 22 years; his height is 5 feet 10 inches and he weighed about 150 pounds. He has a light mus- tache, his chin indicating a weak chare acter, and-he .betrayed great. nervousness and evidently remorse.. He said he came to California a year ago. - He met his com« panion in crime a month ago in San Ber nardino and met him subsequently at San