The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 24, 1895, Page 1

*VOLI,'.\IE LXXVIL—NO. 135. SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL PRICE FIVE CENTS. Buckles of the Solano County Superior { Court will be accepted as final and no ap- 1 | peal will be taken. — KIDNAPING A PRISONER. | Two Sheriffs Hetd ror Trial on a Serious Charge. BATTLE MOUNTAIN, Nev., April 23.— | D. C. Kavanaugh, Sheriff of Platte County, Nebr., and H. Wright, Sheriff of Ogden, Utah, were a ted and held over in $3000 kidnaping a prisoner f this county. a fugitive from justice , was held in this county on eriff Easton to await ngs from Governor ada. While in custody Sheriff 1 arrived here in company with Wright on train 2. Just before the n left they overpowered Deputy Sheriff lliamson and took Lamb on the train tward, not having procured the neces- nt from Governor Jones. :mson immediately lodged a com- the arrest of the two Sheriffs. gh was arrested with the prisoner s possession at Winnemucea. The Lamb, is held by Sheriff Hadley | mboldt County, who refuses to sur- m to the Lander County authori- complications between three States and two counties are likely to follow. e FRESNO'S DEFUNCT BANK. Professor Sanders Con- victed of Forgery at Fresno. TESTING THE FEE LAW.| Action to Be Brought by So- lano Justices and Con- stables. TWO SHERIFFS UNDER ARREST. | Serlous Complications Growing Out of the Kidnaping of a Prisoner. Stockholders Decide to Close the Doors of the Institution Permanently. FRESNO, Car., April 22.—At a meeting of the stockholders of the Fresno Loan and Savings Bank tue action of the board of directors in closing the bank’s doors was indorsed. Five-sixths of the stock was represented. O. Miller, T.J. Duncan and J. D. large stockholders in the bank, e appointed to examine into the securi- ties and management of the institution andr s to the best means to be used | up the affairs and retiring per- from business. A special meet- e stockholders will be held when rt is ready for consideration. Jef- on G. James, the president, and Stock- iers Breedon, Rector and Wallace were ted to report to the Bank Commis- | what is being done toward on. —_———— MISSING FROM ANDERSON. Edward Frisbie Supposed to Have Been Drowned in the Sacramento. . Car., April 23.—Edward ced 26 years, a nephew of E. f Redding and leader of the Sal- at this place, is supposed to owned in the Sacramento river to shoot geese | o return. This afternoen his hen started to search for him. the river bank the young | da goose were found about ten | om the edge of the water, with tracks | g to the water and none returning. The alarm was given and s large searching party was at once formed. Parties in boats | are dragging the river while others are | searching the banks. Up to a late hour no trace of the mr g man had been found. | et home and would live there | Within a few days Lt WEAVERVILLE MURDER TRIAL. Moses Williams Charged With Hiring a | Boy to Kill an Enemy. WEAVERVILLE, Car., April 22 4 committed the dee s arrested and made a | Moses Williams. | ns was sentenced to life at Folsom, et ce he has been brought to | The boy enticed Hart to a se- pot and then shot him dead. g | ERY LFEASED.| SEBASTOPOL CAND A New Market Opened to Sonoma County | Fruit-growers. SEBASTOPOL, Carn., April 23.—The i | Sebastopol cannery has been leased to | er, the Healdsburg fruit- | I be operated extensively | The news will be hailed with | the fruit-growers of Analy | Township, who have experienced difficult; and loss in the marketing of their fruit. Three rs ago a joint stock company was organized here and the cannery operated | at a hea: Last season it did not ran at ail. Indications are not so favorable fora beavy frait crop in this section, although the young orchards which will bear for the first time this season will bring the output up to that of last season. _ | delight many er the loss. o covi Greatexcitement was caas Btate by the news of ance. At the was Dbitte; - even to five in favor of convic The second trial closed at 8:45 to-night, after having been in progresstwoanda half week Judge J. R. Webb instructed the jury them that he would waitu k for their report. It was general believed that the jury would not agree and would have to be locked up for the night. Many people were still waiting anxionsly in the courtroom, however, when at 9:3) the jury semt word to Judge Webb that | they were ready to report. They filed into | their seats and Foreman L. R. Williams ounced that they had found the de- t ty. ers looked blank for 2 moment, but | o other sign of emotion at the result ng ordeal of the past few months. Frank H. Short, informed all over the | disap- trial, | Rt 7 SMALLPOX AT NOGALES. Three Cases Reported to the Board of Health. PHENIX, Agiz., April 23.—Customs l1v | [nspector Webb has wired Mayor Moni- han, chairman of the Board of Health, om Nogales this morning of three cases smallpox. There is no necessity to quarantine this ci P 8 K one dispatch stated that there e cases of smallpox at Tomb- however, has been denied. S et 4 NAPA PATIENT'S FORTUNE. the C ndent after the trial that | Gold and Silver Found in the Clothing of the ca be appealed. It is very| __ @ Crazy Woman. Jikel 1i have to answer to| NAPA, CaL, Apnl 23.—Margaret Mo other charges r¥, and also for per- Donough, who was committed to the In- jury. sane Asylum here a day or two ago, upon being searched. by the attendants, was found to have $1150 sewed in her clothing. Eleven hundred dollars was in gold and $50 in silver. It was thought the woman bad money, but no one knew where until the discovery was made. John O’Connor, her brother, has been appointed her guar- dian. e WILL TEST THE FEE LAW. Solano County Officials Want Salaries Jor Services FAIRFIELD, CAL., April 2 eight Jjustices of the Peace and constables of Sol County have decided to test the law pdssed at the last ses: of the Legis- lature, providing that fees, instead of sala- ries as formerly, shall be paid them for their services. Constables Powers, Ryan and Wilson have been appointed a com- amittee to secure an attorne; - . On May 1 Auditor G. F. Wooderson will * Be dsked by the different Justices and con- .- stables to pay them the salaries allowed by the old Iaw. The Auditor will refuse to .- audit the claims and this refusal will lay . the foundation for mandamus proceedings, in which the constitutionality of the new taw will be questioned. —The forty- —_— Zos Angeles Bond Sale. LOS ANGELES, CaL., April 23.—An evi- dence of this city’s good standing in finan- cial circles was given to-day when $396,000 in bonds were sold to Street, Wyke & Co. of New York at 44 per cent. Cousidering the premium, the bidding was very spirited. ST Suicide of a Rosalia Burglar. ROSALIA, Wasn., April 22.—William Smith, who was confined in the County Jail on a charge of burglary, committed suicide yesterday by hanging himself with khis suspenders. | 4 Large Foree or FLOWERS OF SONOMA Healdsburg Is Preparing for the Great Rose Show. DECORATING THE CITY. Gala Attire to Be Donned in Readiness for the Carnival. CHOOSING THE FLORAL QUEEN. Seven Popular Beautles Now In the Race for the Throne of Roses. HEALDSBURG, Car., April 23.—The coming floral festival is the topic of con- versation in this city, and interest in the event is constantly on the increase. Rev. R. Messenger, as a member of the committee on excursions, visited San Fran- cisco yesterday and secured favorable ex- cursion rates from the railroad company. | The finance committee, consisting of G. H. Warfield. James E. Ewing and L. A. Norton, will at once commence soliciting funds for the event. A mass-meeting of citizens will be held Thursday night for the purpose of making arrangements for decorating the city and Rev. R. Messenger, Pastor of the Pres- byterian Church, and One of the Leaders in Arranging for the Fes- tival. receiving visitors. An invitation will be extended to the Half-million Club to visit Healdsbure during the festival. The merry contest waging between seven of Healdsburg’s charming young ladies | who are candidates for the floral crown promises to become spirited as the carnival approaches. Each is receiving very flat- tering support, and the rivalry has only begun. HEALDSEURG’S PAINT MINE. Men Now at Work Taking Out the Ore. HEALDSBUR April 29.—Opera- tions at the Hi paint mine were commenced this morning, and a large number of men are at work taking out the ore. For some weeks carpenters have been at work in the erection of a fonr-story mill, and the most improved machinery has been N, This mine was discovered twenty years ago, but has never been operated. Ex- perts who have sampled the paint pro- nounce it superidr to the impeorted article, and this is the only mine of its kind in the United States. The ore crops out of the west end of a mountain, and tunnels run in several dif- ferent places yield the same quality, which proves that untold quantities are buried here. The opening of this mine is of great benefit to this city and Sonoma County. WALNUT CREE ANDIT'S TRIAL. Edgar Jones Arraigned for Robbing the Ratlroad Station. MARTINEZ, Car., April 23.—The trial of George W. Nottingham ana Edgar Jones, accused of robbing the Walnut Creek railroad station on the night of Jan- uary 24, commenced in Superior Court this afternoon. W.S. Wells, the attorney for Jones, demanded a separate trial for his client, which was granted, and then the choosing of jurors to try Jones was commenced. After thirty-six of the ven- ire had been examined the mnecessary twelve were obtained and the court ad- journed until to-morrow. The prosecution is conducted by District Attorney Brown and W. 8. Tinning of this city and M. C. Chapman of Oakland locks after the interests of Nottingham. As there are many witnesses, it is possible the trial will extend into next week. A4 RODEO MURDERER CONVICTED. C. E. Ranlett Will Serve Time for Killing His Brother, MARTINEZ, Car., April 23.—The trial of C. E. Ranlett for shooting his brother at Rodeo last December was concluded to- day, the jury returning a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. The day of sentence was set for May 4 at 10 a. . Death of @ Martinez Pioneer. MARTINEZ, Can., April 23.—Thomas Johnson, an old and well-known resident of this county, died suddenly at his resi- dence in Martinez this morning of heart failure. He was ander-sheriff for a num- ber of years, and had resided in the county since 1856. The funeral will tade place on Thursday, and will be in charge of the A.0.U. W, of which order Johnson was a prominent member. —_— - DEATH OF A SONOMA FARMER. Iny Received in an Accident End the Life of L. C. Prunty. SONOMA, CaL., April 23.—E. C. Prunty, a wealthy and prominent farmer of So- noma Valley, died at his residence, two miles south' of town, at 4 o’clock this morn- ing, from the effects of fatal injuries re- ceived by falling from a cultivator last Saturday. On the morning of the accident Mr. Prunty hitched his steam toa cultivator and started for a field, but had proceeded only a short distance when the seat gave way, throwing him violently onto the iron work of the implement. He sustained in- ternal injuries. Doctors Davis and Wall- iser, who were immediately summoned to his bedside, soon observed that all hope of saving the old gentleman’s life had van- ished. He lingered on, however, until 4 o’'clock this morning, when he expired. Mr. Prunty has heavily interested in a number of Eastern banks, and also owned several large farms in Kansas. His body will be shipped East to-morrow for interment. —_—— LEAVE ¥YOR ALASKA. Assistant Commissioner Hamilton to In- spect Eeindeer Stations. PORT TOWNSEND, Wask., April 23.— The steamer City of Topeka sailed for Alaska to-night, having for a passenger William Hamilton, Assistant Commis- sioner of Alaska Education, who goes to Oonalaska, where he joins the revenue cutter Bear and proceeds to Point Barrow to inspect the Government reindeer sta- tions. The Bear will cross over to Siberia and purchase from the natives two loads of deer and distribute them among the na- tives along the Arctic coast of Alaska for breeding purposes. Joseph Murray, special agent of the Alaska fisheries, goes north to enforce the laws reiative to prohibiting cannery men from setting fish traps and damming streams, which unnecessarily destroys large numbers of fish. Radical violations of the law have recently been reported to the department. Among the important cases at Juneau to be called this term of court is the case of Adolpn Meyers, late Deputy United States Marshal, who is accused of embezzling $2000 of Government money. He has been in jail for several months. Meyers has held several important Federal positions in the Territory. SUICIDE AT SANTA CRUZ Chris Thompson’s Body Found Hanging in a Tannery Bathroom. Killed by a Fall From a Hotel Ve~ randa—Colonel Robb to Be In- terred With Honors. SANTA CRUZ, Car., April 23.—Chris Thempson, a workman employed at Kron's tannery near this city, was found by a fel- low employe this noon hanging by the neck to a rafter in the bathroom, which is at the end of the building occupied as the sleeping apartments of the workmen. He had been dead for some time, having committed the deed last night or this morning. Thompson was a Scandinavian, 60 years of age and unmarried. He has been em- ployed at the tannery some time, but dur- ing the last four weeks has been on a protracted spree. He was despondent at times, and yesterday talked of commit- ting suicide. An inquest was held this afternoon, the jury rendering a verdict of suicide by hanging. FELL FROM A VERANDA. A Boulder Creek Man’s Fearful Plunge | to Instant Death. SANTA CRUZ, Car., April 23.—The body of Peter McFarland was found this morn- ing in front of the Lorenzo Hotel, kept by by his brother, Dan Hartman, in Boulder Creek. He waskilled by a fall from the veranda of the hotel. McFarland had been working at Glen- wood and returned to town yesterday. He had been drinking during the day, and it is supposed that some time this morning he walked from his room in the hotel out ou to the veranda and accidentally fell to the street below, a height of rifteen feet. He struck head first, and his skull was struck by contact with a small pebble. McFarland has been a resident of Boul- der Creek for the past four years. He;was 35 years old and by occupation a millman. Funeral of Colonel Kobb. SANTA CRUZ, Car., April 23.—The fu- neral of the late Colonel Thomas P. Robb, who was a member of General Grant’s staff, will take place Thursday under the auspices of the Grand Army and Pioneers. The body will be sent to Chicago for inter- ment. HE ROBBED LOS ANGELES, Capture of an Absconding Tax Collector After a Weary Pursuit. For Eight Years He Had Baffled the Officers Who Were on His Track. LOS ANGELES, CaL., April 23.—Sheriff Burr left for Salt Lake or Denver a few days ago with requisition papers for Ham- mond, the County Tax Collector, who ab- sconded about eight years ago, leaving a shortage of $11,000. Proceedings were brought against Hammond's bondsmen, but the defalcation wus never settled, and suits are still pending in court. Hammond was recaptured in Arizona soon after his flight, but escaped from the officers. It was rumored that the surren- der of his plunder to the officers was the price of his liberty, but this was not gen- erally believed, as it is probable the amount he embezzled was squandered before he fled. When next heard of Hammond was reported to be chopping wood for a living in a Canadian forest. About a year ago the report came that he was dead. His bondsmen, however, re- cently learned. that he was still alive and in the United States. His location becom- ing known the Sheriff quietly slipped away to bring him back. Hammond lived at El Monte when elected Tax Collector, and was considered an honest vaquero. After taking up his official residence in Los Angeles he fell from grace, his downfall being due to a woman, on whom he spent considerable money. Finding himself short in his ac- counts at the expiration of his term he fled. He left his wife in almost destitute circumstances. She lived here and sup- ported herself and aged mother by working in a box factory until about two weeksago, when an aunt took her to Fresno and started her in business in a little store. Sheriff Burr is expected to return with the fugitive in a few days. - = = STOCKTON IS READY., The San Joaquin Me- tropolis Will Keep Its Pledge. HAS OPENED THE WAY. Deeds for Right-of-Way Land Secured for the Val- ley Road. CONTINUING THE GOOD WORK. By the Close of the Week the Entire Cash Fund Promised Will Be Raised. STOCKTON, OCar., April 23.— Chief Engineer Storey of the valley road was ex- pected in Stockton to-night, but did not arrive. He will be here to-morrow to con- sult with his surveying party. The Stockton Commercial Association held a meeting to-night, at which it was re- ported that deeds have been secured for all the pieces of land required in this city, ex- cept the convent property and that of John Boggs. Deeds for the latter were sent to Colusa in the custody of young Boggs to- day for his father’s signature. Father O’Connor and the committee have ar- ranged to settle to-morrow about the sale of the convent property, waich is wanted for the depot of the new road. At to-night’s meeting it was decided to raise, by Saturday night, enough money and stock subseriptions to carry out all the promises made to the directors of the val- ley road. The excursion of the Half-million Club will reach Stockton on Thursday, and committees were appointed to-night from the Commercial Association and the Ladies’ Annex to entertain visitors. They will be banqueted in the Agricultural Pa- vilion and driven to points of interest about the city SANGER WANTS THE LINE. It Unites With Reedley and Dinuba in a Petition to the Directors. FRESNO, Car., April 23.—The citizens | of Sanger bave appointed A. Frankenau, Frank Lindsey, A. S. Armuth, A. J. El- more and E. P. de Wey to confer with the citizens of Reedley and Dinuba asto the ‘wisest course to pursue in trying to induce the projectors of the Valley road to build through these towns. They lie'in a very rich country, and every effort will be made to seeure the line. The resi- +dents of Dinuba have prepared the follow- g statement of the sdvantages of tapping their part of the San Joaquin Valley: | “Time has demonstrated that the South- ern Pacific acted wisely in locating its line where it did, as it runsthrough the most fertile body of land betweea the main line and the foothills. “At Sanger the great lumber trade is | immensely important. More carloads of | freight are shipped out of that town than jout of all others between Fresno and Visalia. As that town is the distributing | point for the sawmills, a corresponding | | amount of supplies is shipped into Sanger. The new road is certain of receiving the lion’s share of all this business. | *“South from Sanger to Monson lies a rich agricultural region, where endless supplies of grain, hay, fruit and livestock are raised. At Reedley ana Dinuba more grain is shipped than at any other two small towns in the valley. Dinuba is also the natural shipping-point for the thriving Orosi country. “The line of the new road should follow where the greatest amount of business lies. | The Southern Pacific has shown keen busi- ness sagacity in this, and it iswell to profit by its experieace whenever possible. To pierce the wedge-shaped country between Fresno and Visalia would save a few miles in distance, but such a line would not traverse so desirable a territory and would fail to capture much of the business that wonld otherwise be absurbed by the two Southern Pac liness.” TRIAL OF 4 MURDERESS. Edith Elder to Answer for the Murder of Frank Quinn. STOCKTON, CaL., April 23.—FEdith El- der, who shot and killed Frank Quinn on the 15th of last November, was on trial before a jury in Judge Smith’s court to-day. The murder was a very cold-blooded one. At 120’clock on the morning of the 15th the woman shot Quinn and then turned the pistol upon herself, inflictinga wound in her breast. Miss Elder is represented by the best local law talent obtainable, and the case gives evidence of being a hard-fought one. The brother of the murdered man is J. J. Quinn, the present Councilman from the First Ward. From the questions asked the jurymen it was made apparent that the defense will be that Miss Elder was temporarily insane when she committed the homicide and then tried to end ber own life. e p gt IMPROVEM TS AT TACOMA. Immense Structures to Be Erected Along the Northern Pacific Water Front. TACOMA, Wasg., April 23.—The North- ern Pacific Railroad began work to-day on improvements on the water front that will cost $300,000. Local companies will make improvements costing $200,000 more. The railroad will build a solid rock and stone seawall along its water-front property. It will build four freight warehouses, each 40x400 feet, and coal bunkers of 10,000 tons storage capacity, capable of handling 5000 tons per ten honrs. The Cascade Oatmeal Company is pre- paring to erect a 500-barrel flourmill for the oriental trade. 3 . BILL IN CONTROL. A Rumor That His Line Has Absorbed the Northern Pacific. TACOMA, Wasm., April 23.—A report here has it that President J. J. Hill of the Great Northern has secured control of the Northern Pacific Railroad. This report is given as the cause of the recent shaking up among afficials of the latter road. None of the officials here can confirm'the rumor, among Northern Pacific officials, asit is expected that several more of them will be asked for their resignations. Second Vice- President Prescott’s office is said to be booked for abolishment altogether, with that of the second assistant land commis- sioner, occupied by George P. Eaton. The latter’s headquarters are here and Pres- cott’s are in Portland. e MENDOCINO OFFICERS REPULSED. Fain Purswit of a Desperado Who Is Terrorizing the Ranchers. UKIAH, Carn., March 23.—Sheriff John- son and Deputy Hatch have returned from an unsuccessful pursuit of Dan Burton, an ex-convict, for whose arrest a warrant has been issued, charging him with threats to kill. Constable Hughes first attempted to ap- prehend Burton, but he refused to be taken and defied the entire constabulary of Mendocino County. Immediately after repulsing Hughes, Burton took to the brush and has been terrorizing the neigh- borhood since that time. Ranchers inthe vieinity are said to be living in constant fear of their lives. Burtonisan old frontiersman, and added to his ability with a rifle he unites a character that knows no fear. He is thought to be slightly demented. Burton was recently released from San Quentin, after having served a term of four years for shooting a German named Axel Gutch. PORTERVILLE'S WELCOME, A Hearty Reception Given the Half-Million Club Ex- cursionists. Ladles Decorate the Train With Flowers While the Party Visits Points of Interest. PORTERVILLE, Car., April 23.—The Half-million Club excursionists arrived here from Los Angeles at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon and were met at the depot by the citizens of Porterville with carriages and a brass band, and escorted throuzh | the principal streets and through the orange and lemon groves. While this was being done a committee of ladies and gen- tlemen were decorating the interior of the cars with flowers. The visitors were greatly pleased with what they have seen here and were lond in their praises of the rich country through which they were driven, the orange and lemon groves receiving attention from those of the party who are residents of Southern California. After being taken to the various points of interest adjacent to the town the excur- sionists returned to their cars. of Porterville were invited inside and thanked by Messrs. Bunker, Carman and Daniels and others of the party for the hospitalityfshown them, the ladies espe- cially receiving much praise for their kind- mess in decorating the cars with flowers. Mrs. W. M. Bunker of the excursionists writes of the visit here as follo *At Porterville the train ran into a great bougquet, as it were, the ladies of the town waiting to welcome it with garlands and roses. A delightful ride was enjoyed, the tourists returning to find the cars a bou- quet of beauty. Every section was gar- landed and laden with flowers. They were massed on all sides.” A vote of thanks was returned by the club to the people here. Nowhere has the club been treated more hospitably and | heartily than at Porterville. The excursionists left here at 9:10 . m. for Tulare, via Poso. BAKERSFIELD, Car., April 23.—The Half-million Club arrived here at 9:30 this morning and were met at the depot by the agents of the Kern County Land Company, with its vehicles, and then driven over the company’s domains. The citizens of Ba- kersfield provided a substantial lunch at | the Southern Hotel at 1:30, aiter which the party left for Porterville at 3 o’clock. The party consisted of twenty-four, including ladies. FATAL SEATILE. AFFRAY. A Quarrel Over Dice Results in the Shooting of a Barkeeper. His Assailant Claims to Have Been Drugged by the Man He Wounded. SEATTLE, Wass., April 23.—Harry Fraser, proprietor of the Northern Hotel bar, was fatally shot this morning by P. D. Page of Mitchell, S. Dak., the owner of a large ranch and a member of one of the best families in Milwaukee. Page was shaking dice with Fraser, and says that he had taken two drinks which were drugged, for he became stupid and just remembers a struggle in which he pulled his revolver and fired. Fraser says Page suddenly began talking about two sixes and trays turning up at dice, and in an instant drew his revolver and shot him. Page came here on April 12 with A. W. Hager, an attorney of Chicago, to leave to- day on the steamer for Alaska, to go to the Yukon mines. Hager says Page is an abstemious man, whom he never saw take two drinks of liquor, and he is convinced that he had been drugged for the purpose of robbery. Page, he says, had on Monday cashed a draft for $350 and had $25 besides, but when arrested he had only $310 on his person. He believes that Page had been robbed of the $65, and that Fraser and his fr.ends were drugging him to get the rest. Page’s father was formerly Chief of Po- lice and afterward Mayor of Milwaukee, and his uncle, Hiram Barber, is a master in chancery in Chicago, while Page’s mother and sister are now at Pasadena, Cal. Fraser is a small man and had bornea good reputation. He cannot recover. Page has been in a semi-stupor all day, and has not yet fully recovered his senses. Arvested for Arson. SEATTLE, Wasx., April 23.—Thomas E. Shoemaker, a white barber, and John Mills, colored, were pat in jail to-day on a charge of arson, each having made a sepa- rate confession confirming that of the other. Shoemaker' lived at 126 Rollin street, and on March 5 the house was i ¥ E H their share of | The people | HELD N BAKERSFIELD, Lord Sholto G. Douglas Arrested for Alleged Insanity. |RESCUED BY FRIENDS. He Was About to Marry a Waitress in a Variety Theater. QUEENSBERRY’S WAYWARDSON Since Coming to Bakersfield He Has Figured in Many Sensational Escapades. BAKERSFIELD, Car., April 23.—On a warrant sworn out fri G. Douglas was arrested by Officer Leroy this afternoon on a charge of insanity. | Lord Douglas, who is a third son of the | Marquis of Queensberry and a brother of | Oscar Wilde’s friend, Lord Alfred | Douglas, has been a resident of Bakersfield | for several months, ostensibly for the pur- | pose of caring for a tract of forty acres of | land belonging to the Marchioness of Queensberry. His agricultural operations, | however, appear to have been neglected and he devoted himself largely to a pretty little waitress named Loretta Addis, who | has been employed in a variety theater | here for some time. Douglas became so infatuated with the rl that he proposed marriage to her, and his proposal was accepted. He called on the County Clerk this morning and ob- | tained a license to marry the girl. This fact soon leaked out, and some of | his friends, after consulting as to what was the best course to pursue, went before Jus- tice Fox and swore out a warrant for his arrest on a charge of insanity. The war- | rant was put in the hands of Oificer Leroy, | who found Douglas at his hotel, preparing to go to bed. When the officer entered and showed him the warrant, he took it, and, after looking it over, exclaimed: “And what’s this?"’ “Read it,” said the officer. | Douglas again looked at the warrant, and this time with meore chagrin than astonishment, he exclaimed : “Insane! Most extraordinary proceed- |ings! Insane! One man come up and swear you are insane—most extraordinary | country ™ | Douglas dressed himself and the officer escorted him to jail, where he was locked | up in the jailer's room. He immediately | sent for his counsel and will fight for his | iberty. | One of Eord Douglas’ notable escapades | since he has been here occurred last night. | He went into a place where gambling of | various kinds is carried on. Here he very soon managed to lose all the money he | had, but kept on playing, liquidating his i losses with checks on a local bank, which | were freely accepted by the gamblers. Finally, when he had lost something like | $600, he came to a realization of what he had done and threatened to kill himself, | He was dissuaded by his friends, however, and they undertook to settle the check { matter. It was given out that payment | on the checks was stopped, but as a mat- ter of fact, Douglas has no money in the bank on which they were drawn. When interviewed this afternoon Miss Addis declared she did not love the lord, | and did not consider a marriage into his | fdmily at all an honor to her. 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