The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 15, 1895, Page 1

VOLUME LXX VIL.—NO. 156. SAN FRANCISCO, THE PACIFIC SLOPE: Hawaiian Royalists Said to Be Plotting at Los Angeles. MURDER AT CALDWELL. Tax Collector Weineke of San Diego Jailed for Alleged Misdoings. A NAPA BANDIT ARRAIGNED. ‘Lord Sholto Douglas Appears at Vic- torla—Murder and Suicide at Centralia. LO ANGELES, Car., May 14.—Chief of Police Glass- has received a letter from Honolulu which conveys the information that Los Angeles or vicinity has been se- lected as the headquarters for the opera- tion of a section of the Royalist faction which is seeking to overthrow the Ha- ‘waiian republic. The epistle arrived at San Pedro on May 8 and comes from the Marshal’s office of the republic. The envelope bears the label “Departmient of the. Attorney-General, Hawaiian Islands, Bureau of Police,”” The letter is marked personal and reads as fol- lows: Chi¢f of Police, Los Angeles, Cal.—DEAR SIE: I have received information that a filibuster- ing partyisbeing formed at or mearyour ¢ity #or the purpose of overthrowing this republic. L kn for that purpose. Please investigate and in- form me as soon as possible, that I may be able 1o eive this Government . timely warning. igns of great sctivity here among alists, and I think we shall soon have Awaiting an early reply, I am, E A. D. McEvoy, Becret Service, Hawaiian Islands. hief Glass has investigated the matter lied that he finds no sign of the ed filibustering expedition being pre- pared in this vicinity. The Hawaiian au- | thorities seem to think that arms are to be | purchased here and loaded upon a sailing | 1-at ‘San Pedro, thence to sail secretly forone -of the outlying islands of the Ha- wafian group: ARRAIGNED AT NAPA. Bandit Breckinvidge Held to the Superior Court Under $5000 Bonds. NAPA, CaL., May 14.—Heroic methods were sdbpted to-day to keep “Buck” Eng- lish, the wounded stage robber, alive. He | grew rapidly worsé to-day and appeared to bedyiiz. Asa last resort, Dr. Springsteen performed g difficuit operation and English at once'inproved. The surgeon says the probabilities dre that the wounded man | will_not recover, but that, owing to his| hardy. constitution, there is a chance that through. h was greatly pleased with the| Gperation and for thie first time . talked of Yiis affa He said that he had a brother | shot through the lungsin Napa | game’years ago, and that the same opera- | performed upon him with benefi- results. A. R. Palmer, the driver.of the stage held up by the robbers, swore to complaints to- | charging English and Breckinridge | with highway robbery. Breckinridge was | gned in the Justice Courtand was held | in $5000 bonuds {0 appear for triat on May | 21. Henry Hogan appeared as his attorney. | ——a— CRIME AT CALDWELL. @Thomas Ronan, a Prosperous Farmer, Foully Murdered and Robbed. BOISE, Ipano, May 14.—A special from | Caldwell to the Idaho Statesman says: Thomas Ronan, a well-known farmer of this place, was foully murdered last night. ‘When Ronan was about to retire, he was sttracted by a clicking of a wire fence about | thirty yards from his house. He went out to investigate the cause, and nothing more was seen of him until this morning, when his body was found lying near the corral “ in front of his house. His head bore some ghastly wounds evidently inflicted with an ax. The deed is siipposed to have been com- | mitt¢d by a tramp for the double ptrpose | of vengeance and -robbery. During the evening'a tramp called-and asked for some- | thing to eat.. Upon being refused he went | eway, muttering something not under- stood. About $10, all Ronan had in his pocket, was missing. The"vicinityis up in arms, but no clew to the murderer has been found. ——— SAN DIEGO OFFICIAL JAILED. Tax Collector “Weineke Charged With Misappropriating County Money. AN DIEGO, Car., May 14.—Harry W. ‘Weineke, ‘Tax ‘Collector of San Diego County, was placed under arrest to-night an complaint. of Chairman Jasper of the Board of - Supervisors, charging himj with thé: misappropriation ‘of $1400 of county nigney. - This sum was found missing by &ii ‘expert going over the books. ‘Acivil-case was dlso instituted to-day against Weineke and bondsmen for the re- covery-of $29,080. The shortage claimed is §1700, but. ‘as -the’ assessment-rolis cannot be:accepied till the shortage is made good, suit is brotight for the full amount repre- sented on the rolls remaining delinquent. Matters in- the Tax Collector’s office are muchi' muddled, and’ it"is feared much property Wil be sold for delinquent taxes, upon’ which ‘taxes have been paid. Non- Tesidents will suffer most. T84 L ——-— MATEO INSTITUTER. Many Prominent Educators Participate inthe Convention of Teachers. REDWOOD CITY, Can, May 14.—The ennual-'convention .of the San "Mateo County’: Teachers’ Tnstitute was organized this miorhing and will continue its sessions during-Wednésday'and Thursday of this] week. The meetings are being held in the assembly hall of the new $40,000 school building,: 3 In . addition to the usual routine work of the.cfmvenlion & number ot very In- structive’ papers will be read and popular lectures délivered by the following staff of “well-known instructors and scientists: Earl Barnes, Stanford- University; - James G. Kennedy, Franklin Grammar School San Francisco;. P. M. Fisher, editor State Journal; Miss Margaret Shallenberger, that $150,000 has been subscribed here | Stanford University; Miss Estelle M. Dar- m_h. Teachers’ Training School, St. Paul; Miss Irene Hardy, Stanford Umiversity; Miss Mary P. Adams, Normal School, San Jose; Melville B. Anderson, Stanford Uni- versity; E. B. Barnard, Lick Observatory, and Samuel F. Black, Superintendent Pub- iic Instruction. R SANTA CLARA FRUIT. Shipments for the Week Show an Increase Over a Year Ago. SAN JOSE, CAL., May 14.—Last week’s overland shipments amounted to 909,560 pounds, against 607,010 pounds for the same period in 1894, an increase of over 300,000 pounds. Nearly every commodity in the list shows an increase. The canned fruit shipments footed up 94,990 pounds, against 76,570 pounds, and dried prunes 216,210 pounds against 48,825 pounds a year ago. The wine shipments were 403,850 pounds. Six carloads of hops went East from Watsonville for export to England, the total tonnage amounting to 101,800 pounds. The local shipments on the narrow- gauge amounted to 884,980 pounds—175,985 pounds merchandise, 3% pounds fruit and produce, and 277,850 pounds of wine. The same road handled 105,785 pounds of east-bound dried fruit, 90,715 pounds of which were prunes. Green fruit shippers are making active preparations for Lhandling the coming crop, and will probably make the first shipments of cherries the latter part of next week. Examined for Insanity. N JOSE, Car., May 14.—Fred John- son was examined on a charge of insanity before Judge Reynolds to-day and was remanded to the County Jail for a few days. If any improvement is noted he will be discharged. Johnson is the man who was captured in the Calaveras Valley in a nude condition. He imagines he is hyp- notized and under the influence of another Johnson in Sweden. s S A A GRATIFYING TO LOS ANGELES. Interesting Statistics Furnished by the Director-General of the Fiesta. LO8 ANGELES, Can, May 14.—The | Times to-morrow will print the financial | report of Max Meyberg, the director-gen- | eral of la fiesta. It shows receipts from all sources to have been $29,242 and ex- the First National Bank, which advanced sufficient money to pay off all claims. The report gives a mass of figures, which will prove of interest to people of this city, among them being the statement that 40,000 visitors attended the fiesta, and that they spent over $500,000, which was dis- tributed among the citizens generally. The report then says: ““It has given to Los Angeles a reputa- tion for enterprise and push which money cannot pay for. The advertisement through newspapers in the United States, which gave glowing descripsions of our festival, will draw attention to our city. This of itself is invaluable and should be taken advantage of by our citizens.” The report is addressed to the Merchants’ ‘Association of Los Angeles, and it is said that at the next meeting of that body a proposition will be made to wipe out the small deficit before mentioned. e —— TRAGEDY AT CENTRALIA. | Mrs. John Robinson Kills Her Husband and Then Commits Suicide. CHEHALIS, Wase., May 15.— John | Robinson, a logger, this afternoon was shot and killed by his wife at Centralia. The woman then turned the pistol upon herself and blew out her brains. The tragedy occurred in the woods near town 1 there were no witnesses. They had been quarreling for several days and both had been on a protracted spree. Rob- inson appeared to have been shot while asleep. The couple had no property and | left no children. They had been living apart some time, ALAMEDA COUNTY SUGAR. One Company Contracts for Nearly Three Thousand Acres of Beets. ALVARADO, Car., May 14.—The Ala- meda Sugar Company has contracted for 2800 acres of beets for the coming season. Last year the price offered was $5 per ton, and tkough a reduction of 20 per cent has been made they have secured nearly as great an acreage as in any previous year. A reduction has also been made in the price of labor on account of the removal of the bounty. Zotiaghs i KERN COUNTY FRAUDS. An Ex-Supervisor Indicted for Collecting Tllegal Claims. BAKERSFIELD, CaL, May 14.—The Grand Jury has indicted E. M. Roberts, ex-chairman of the Board of Supervisors, for rendering and collecting fraudulent claims against the county for road work claimed to have been dcne on Union avenue. CELUIS S Fruit Men Interested in a Santa Ana Suit. SANTA ANA, CaL., May 14.—A suit was begun to-day in the Superior Court here which is of unusual interest to the fruit-growers of California. The Tustin Fruit Association sued the Earl Fruit Company for $38,759 damages for failure to handle their fruit crop according to an agreement entered into. It is alleged that various sections of the lengthy contract have been violated, which caused plaintiff loss in the sum prayed for. e o Left Selma Under a Cloud. SELMA, CAL., May 14.—Henry W. Wat- son, editor of the Redlands Cricket, now posing as a martyr in jail at Redlands be- cause he considers the license tax unjust and refused to pay his printer’s license or the $16 fine imposed by the Recorder, left here three years ago under a cloud. He published a paper here for several months, and it is said defrauded some of his too trusting friends. - o Visalia Thief Pleads Guilty. VISALIA, Can, May 14.—Thomas E. Phullips pleaded guilty to two charges of hog stealing this morning. Harry Lynde was the only witness, and told how he, Phillips and Tallmadge 'had stolen the hogs. Phillips will receive his sentence on Friday. ——.—— Judge Grosscup Departs From Redlands. REDLANDS. CAL. May 14—Judge Grosscup of Illinois, who was so promi- nent in the celebrated whisky-trust case in Chicago some three months ago, and who came here for the benefit of his health, has recovered from his recent iliness and left yesterday for San Diego. B AL Stricken With Apoplexy. GRASS VALLEY, CAL.,, May 14.—Cap- tain C. M. Casler, a representative of Lind- ley & Co., wholesale grocers of Sacramento, had a stroke of apoplexy, and is in a pre- fi’il;gl:s condition at the home of Judge | begin with a beautiful figure of the Queen LIKE A FAIRY CITY, Healdsburg a Maze of Bright-Hued Bunting and Flowers. WORK IS NOT LAGGING. Northern Sonoma Actively Pre- paring for the Festal Season. GUESTS WILL BE CARED FOR. The Best of Accommodations to Be Provided for All Who Attend the Fete. HEALDSBURG, CaL, May 14.—The | clouds which all day long hung low in the | sky have not deterred the work of arrang- ing for the three days’ flower festival which commences in this city on Thurs- day. The residents of this city havean abiding faith in the fairness of the weather Sy ALCE MAIGH 7 WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1895. PRICE FIVE CENTS. bring the loveliest of blooms to headquar- ters. In the rooms of the Ladies’ Auxiliary the most beautiful flowers can be seen— the choicest from many gardens of the city, Mrs. J. H. Logan brought to the rooms of the Ladies’ Auxiliary a bunch of peonies .measuring three feet in diameter. Five thousand seats will be placed on the avenue and 5000 more on the river front. The balloting for the maids of honor continues to be very spirited, and those who are successful thus far are: Misses Marian Peck, Anita Gonzales, Josie Turcot, Agnes McLaughlin, Georgie Skinrer, May Haley, Alice Madeira and Anna Linscott and Mesdames O. Tuttle and F. 0. Hihn, Ballot-boxes for the reception of votes for the queen have been placed in the headquarters and tickets are being sold at a lively rate. Among those being balloted for Miss May Burke seems to be a general favorite. She is a daughter of Senator Bart Burke and is a tall and handsome blonde, of stately bearing and a general favorite—so much so that the ladies have already hung her picture in their room, draped in the carnival colors. HOGAN AT SACRAMENTO. The american Railway Union Leader Addresses the Federated Trades. SACRAMENTO, CAn., May 14.—Vice- President Hogan of the American Railway Union addressed the Federated Trades in this city last night. He left for Oakland to-day. A well-known local labor leader informed a Bee reporter last night that Hogan is attempting to get the railway conductors AMID FRESNO' VINES, The Valley Road Party Visits the Land of Vineyards. AN END TO UNCERTAINTY They Announce That Fresno Will Be Made Division Headquarters. TWO RAILROADS TO DELANO. Director Watt's Proposition Is Re- celved With Favor by the Other Directors. FRESNO, Carn., May 14.—The party of Valley road directors spent the day in- specting the country east and west of Fresno. During the morning they drove out to the Kearney estate, returned to Fresno and thenswent east to the Malter, Barton and other big vineyards. They THE THREE MAIDS OF HONOR TO THE QU"YN OF THE EEALDSBURG FLORAL FESTIVAL. [Drawn fro! photographs.] clerk and hope that old Sol will not fail them during the carnival days. Great headway was made to-day in decorating and the business streets are in a flutter with bunting. A meeting of the executive committee was held last night and it was decided to have the baseball game Thursday after- noon and the bicycle and other races on Saturday. Elegant medals will be pre- sented to the winners of the races. Ar- rangements have been made for a special train to leave San Francisco Friday morn- ing and return after the day’s programme has been completed. Extensive arrangements are being made in the way of providing seats for the multi- tude, and the visitor is assured comfort in this respect. It is no idle boast to say that all the plans that are being carried into effect are on a more elaborate and exten- sive scale than had been anticipated by the most sanguine. The old pioneers look with wonder on the preparations that are making. It recalls fairy tales of their childhood. Santa Rosa, Petaluma, Clover- dale, Windsor, Geyserville and all sur- rounding villages will be represented by large delegations as well as floats and other evidences of enterprise and interest. At Truitt’s Theater the ladies are at work, and the big building has already undergone a transformation. When all the decorations there are completed a fairyland in miniature will be represented. SANTA CRUZ PYROTECHNICS. Magnificent Display of Fireworks Ar- ranged for the Venetian Fete. SANTA CRUZ, CaL., May 14.—The peo- ple and committees seem never to tire of the work in the interest of the Venetian water fete. It has been estimated that $15,000 will be necessary to carry out the plans. There will be expended in fire- works $6000, incandescent lights $3000, music $2500, street decorations $2000. The finance committee is meeting with great success. The list was headed by J. P. Smith and J. R. Chace for$500 each. The work on the dam was commenced to- day,and the tramps are at work. The sack s continue to be carried to headquar- ters. An amusing sight this afternoon was that of the tots from the kindergarten carrying bundles of sacks almost as large as themselves. Contracts for the fireworks have been awarded. The pyrotechnic display will in Italian and silver lance fires, encircled with a wreath of emeralds, crimson and blue, with ten yacht salutes for the ten maids of honor; also a bust of Hon. J. P. Smith in silver lance, and other designs of the most beautiful sort, closing with a grand finale of 4 Venetian chariot in silver and Italian lance, with the Queen of the Carnival in the center in Persian and Greek fires, and with figures of cupid rest- ing on the seats of the chariot, surrounded by the Venetian flag. There will be two electric fountains and magnificent water- falls. ‘Word was received to-day from Hon. George Perkins, who said he had received a telegram from Secretary Herbert of the Navy Deparument, stating that Herbert will be pleased to send the Olympia or some suitable vessel to SBanta Cruz from June 11 to 16. The following telegram was received by J. P. Smith: At the kind invitation of Mrs. Smith I will be in Santa Cruz with my staff. . JaMEs BUDD. A secretary has been appointed to take charge of the headquarters in the Grand Hotel in 8an Francisco and flowers will be sent daily. Some beautiful flowers were sent to-day from Watsonville, People continue to and locomative engineers into the Ameri- can Railway Union, even if in doing so it will be necessary to kill the Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors and Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The American Railway Union does not intend to be sec- ondary or subsidiary to any other organ- ization, he said. The chief fight is to get the engineers first. After that the con- ductors will be approached. Prominent American Railway Union men say that | they now have the best of the position over Chief Arthur. EAGLAND'S CLAI UNAUST Opinicn of Missionary Duncan on the Alaska Boundary Dispute. Russla’s Jurisdiction Had Never Been Questioned Before the - Sale of the Territory. SEATTLE, WasH., May 14.—At a meet- ing of the Chamber of Commerce to-day, the following letter was read from Rev. W. Duncan, the missionary who, on account of British restrictions, removed his tribe of Indians from Port Simpson, B. C., to Annette Island, Alaska, which is part of the territory involved in the boundary dis- | pute: “Ox Boarp City OF TOPEKA, ALASKA ‘WaTERs, MAY 3, 1895, “Before leaving hbome for a trip to Sitka I received a letter from Mr. Miner Bruce, the explorer, asking me to write you any particulars I might happen to know re- garding the question of the boundary be- tween Alaska and British Columbia. Most likely this little information I have on the subject is already known to you, but it can do no harm to write what [ know. “First—In 1857 I was located at Fort Simpson and was in constant daily inter- course with the affairs of the Hud- son Bay Fur Company, which had a monopoly of the country at that time. From this intercourse I learned that all the country north of Portland Canal be- longed to Russia, and for the privilege of trading with the Indians from that point and as far as Chilcat the company paid a rental to the Russian Government of 1000 otter skins each year. It is not at all likely that a company of such proportions as the Hudson Bay Company would con- sent to pay rent for territory of which there was uncertainty as to ownership. That company would most assuredly be well acquainted with the maps which as- signed the territory to Russia, or it would have never made the agreement with Rus- sia which it did. Nor did those officers during all the years I was in daily intef- course with them ever hint at a doubt as to the boundary from which Russian claims started. “Second—I have known law-breakers to escape to Tongass from justice, being while there out of the jurisdiction of Brit- ish Columbia. 4 “Third—When the United States pur- chased Alaska a corps of soldiers was stationea at Tongass and continued there for years in undisputed control. “Fourth—On my migrating with over 800 Indians from British Columbia,.in 1887, we had. to call at Fort Tongass and give an account of our belongings. I paid the customs officers over $1000 to bring my goods into Alaska. The customs authori- ties resided at Tongass, just over called Postland Canal.”” * 3 were accompanied by a large party of. Fresno people. Lunch was served at the Malter vineyard. At 4 o'clock this afternoon the directors had a conference with a committee rep- resenting Malaga, Fowler, Selma, Kings- burg and Traver. These towns are situ- ated on the line of the Southern Pacific south of Fresno, and have been holding union meetings toform plans to secure the new road. They lie in a rich fruit coun- try, and ship a large amount of grain also. The representatives of that country urged upon the directors the advantage of pass- ing through a fruit district rather than through a grain section, as the former has a larger tonnage to the acre. The railroad men made no definite statement, but prom- ised to give the matter thorough con- sideration. Vice-President Watt has stated that he believes that at Fresno the road should branch, one line going through the east side to Visalia, and the other through the west side to Hanford. This seems to be the opinion of the other directors also. The two lines would unite at Delano, or at some point near there. The valley here is 50 wide and rich that two lines could easily be supported. The directors this evening had a secret conference at the Hughes Hotel with a committee of the Hundred - thousand Club, consisting of John D. Gray, A. L. Hobbs and A.J. Wiener, and a committee of the Chamber of Commerce, consisting of Harry Sherwood, Arthur R. Briggs, O. J. Woodward, T. C. White, Alex Gold- stein, Louis Gundelfinger and Louis Ein- stein. Contrary to expectation the directors made a definite request of the representa- tives of the Fresno people. The railroad men freely admitted that the line must come to Fresno, and said further that from twenty to forty acres would be required for a round-house, depot, machine-shops and other buildings. This will be made the division headquarters. More land than will be needed at once will be asked, as the directors said they wished to be prepared for the growth of the city. The directors also said that they would expect a grant of the right-of-way through the county. Fresno will not be expected to subscribe for much stock, but the directors want some to be taken in order that interest may be taken in the road. The result of the conference is considered very satisfactory by the Fresno business men who took part, and active and organ- ized efforts will be made to secure the con- cessions asked. The people of this city have been waiting to learn what is ex- pected of them and are now ready to press the work. A public meeting will probably be called to arouse further interest. The party leaves here for San Francisco at 2:45 o’clock to-morrow morning. SELMA GIVEN A HEARING, Claims of Valley Towns Favorably Re- ceived by the Directors. SELMA, CAL., May 14.- A delegation of Selma business men and property-owners went to Fresno to-day to meet the direc- tors of the San Francisco and San Joaquin’ Railroad Company. Those composing the party were: D. 8. Snodgrass, cashier of the Bank of Selma and president of the citi- zens’ permanent railroad committee; At- torney W. B. Good, George W. Terrill, T. F. Newell, Paris Allen, W. L. Lyon,.V. L. Willis. These gentlemen were joined by E. Barnes and H. Hurst of Traver, Captain Youngren of Kingsburg and Captain C. H. Norris of Fowler, together with citizens of the railroad committee. The directors met the party at the Hughes House this afternoon and received very favorably the presentation of the claims of this section for recognition. The directors express themselves in favor of an air line so far as, practicable. Sucha line from Fresno to Visalia will go through the towns included in the organization re- cently formed here to secure the road. The committee is well pleased with the assurance given by the directors. Work of the Engineers. STOCKTON, CaL., May 14.—The camp of the engineers at work on the new road will be moved to-morrew to the Stanislans River, and the permanent survey will be finished that far within the next few days. Beyond the river the preliminary lines will be run as soon asthe permanent stakes are driven that far. It is believed that the line from Burneyville will make a straight shoot toward Merced. Damage to the Wheat Crop. FRESNO, CaL.,, May 14.—The intense heat that has continued since last Fri- day has done considerable damage to the wheat crop. After the last heavy rain, the outlook was better than for many years past, but the hot wave is burning up some of the grain. The grain that has not yet headed out is most seriously affected. The red rust is also doing damage. Foreclosure Suit Begun. FRESNO, Carn., May 14.—Suit to fore- close a mortgage of $38,400 has been be- gun by Joseph Brandenstein against 8. W. Ferguson. BEACHES SINTA BARBARA Perilous Trip of Miss London~ derry Across the Santa Ynez Mountains. An Exciting Adventure With a Steer Which Took Offense at Her Red Costume. SANTA BARBARA, Cin, May 14— Miss Annie Londonderry, the young woman who has been making a bicycle trip around the world, arrived here late Monday night after a rough ride from San Luis Obispo. She left there on Saturday morning and made 120 miles before night. The second day she rode 96 miles, and on the third she completed her trip, making 87 miles, which included crossing the Banta Ynez Mountains. The heat was so intense when she reached the summit at noon that she de- cided to continue her trip after sunset. After starting down the mountain it be- came so dark on account of the dense fog that she did not dare ride, baving already had three slight falls on account of the darkness; and so she walked almost the whole way into Santa Barbara, a distance of twenty miles. ‘While climbing the mountain a wild steer took offense at the red skirt which she wore and made a dash at her, but a Mexican on horseback stopped the animal with a lasso. Miss Londonderry spoke very highly of the treatment which she had been accorded throughout Calfornia. She is registered at the Arlington Hotel, and will ride an exhibition mile in the races which are to be held here Wednesday. She will also lecture at the Arlington and at the race- track before she leaves. TISCHBEIN MUST SERVE TIME. Given a Term in the County Jail for Frightening a Man to Death. SANTA BARBARA, Cirn.,, May 14.—In | the Superior Court to-day a motion for a new tnal in the Tischbein case was denied. This finally disposes of a suit which has | won considerable celebrity. Appellant August Tischbein is the man who, in March, made felonious entrance to the house of an elderly saddler, H. C. ‘ennant, at midnight, causing the latter’s death from an attack of heart disease, superinduced by fright. Owing to certain complications it was impracticable to urge a charge of manslaughter, and Tischbein was tried on a charge of disturbing the peace. One jury disagreed, but a second convicted him, and he was sentenced to vay a fine of §150, with the alternative of 150 days in the county jail, the severest possible sentence. He will serve time. Taken to Los Angeles. SANTA BARBARA, Can, May 14.— Robert McDonald, the man arrested here on Friday for drunkenness, and who is wanted in Los Angeles on a charge of stealing a horse and wagon, left for the south iast night under the escort of Under Sheriff Clement of that city. JFER h CHO WARRIOR Colonel Park Henshaw in Trou- ble Through the Rapacity of His Men. Threatened With a Sult Because of a Melon Forage During the A. R. U. Strike. SACRAMENTO, Car., May 14.—Colonel Park Henshaw of Chico may be summoned to appear before a Justice at an early day as defendant in an action for the recovery of the value of a load of watermelons. The fruit was devoured by some of Henshaw's men, who were on guard duty here during the A. R. U. strike last July. The man who threatens to sue the Chico warrior is Farmer Byron of Sutter Township. One day during the strike Byron drove to town with a load of watermelons, and somewhere in the suburbs encountered a body of Henshaw’s men. The Chico army swarmed all over the farmer’s wagon, and his watermelons disappeared in quick order. Byron says that Henshaw promised to see that he received the value of the watermelons, but afterward told he must look to the State for his gny. Byron says he gave Henshaw until to- morrow to settle the bill, and if he fails to contl‘: to time he will bring suit for $16 and costs. DIES OF CONSUMPTION. The Slayer of Patrick Brannigan Passes . Away in Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, CaL., May 14.—George Smith, well known in San Francisco as “Big Neck” Smith, died to-night at the County Hospital of consumption. He recently came from the Bay City. Smith shot and killed Patrick Branni- n here in March, 1893, at the gu]lu on the city election day. He was tried twice, but the juries disagreed and he was dis- charged. His victim was known in_early day pugilistic circles as ‘‘Scotty of Brook- lyn,” who as a lightweight fought one of the longest prize fights on record with Barney D SANTA ROSA MOURNS, Alva Porter Moore the Victim of a Railroad Accident. TRAVELED AS A TRAMP. He Had Been Gathering Mate- rial for an Article on Roving Life. WAS FOND OF ADVENTURE, Novel Methods Adopted by the Young Journallst to Secure Reallstic Narratives. LOS ANGELES, Cirn., May 14.—The young man who fell from the train at River station near this city last night died this morning. From papers found upon his person it was learned that his name was Alva Porter Moore and that he was the son of Judge Moore of Santa Rosa. He had a diary and some sketches supposed to have been made for newspaper illustra- tions. SANTA ROSA, Car, May 14.—Santa Rosa was shocked to-day when the CALL brought the news .of a fatal accident to Alva Porter Moore, near Los Angeles. Confirmation of the sad news came speedily when Judge A. P. Moore re- ceived a telegram this morning announc- ing the death of his son. Young Moore left here abouta month ago, for the purpose of gathering material for an article on “Tramp Life in Cali- fornia.” He set out on his travels with the consent of his parents, and only a few days 2g0 they received a letter from him. For some time Moore was one of the editors of a weekly paper, the Cyclone, and afterward of the Porcupine. He was a young man of good habits, but fond of adventure, and had a great thirst for knowledge. He has been in newspaper work since he was 8 yearsof age. Two vears ago he stood highest among the students of this county in a competitive examination for a free ticket to the World’s Fair offered by a San Francisco paper. - He had been on the road several weeks in the guise of a tramp while preparing the de- scriptive article on tramp life for the Home Journal. He had with him a sketchbook, in which he drew many pic- tures of the odd characters and scenes he encountered. From letters written to his parents it was known that he was greatly enjoying his experiences. The trip was to have ended in a few days. SESSION OF EDUCATORS. Sonoma County Teachers Discuss Meth- ods of School Work. SANTA ROSA, Car., May 14.—The So- noma Teachers’ Institute was called to order at 9 o’clock this morning with a fuil attendance. After an instrumental duet by the Misses Porter and Hopper Professor Burke, principal of the Santa Rosa High School, was introduced. He spoke on “Ex- amination of grammar-grade pupils and some of its faults.” Before beginning his address Professor Burke made a motion that a committee be appointed to take cognizance of and con- sider the ideas brought out during the discussion which was to follow. Superin- tendent Davis appointed Miss Gingerly, Professor Neilson, Mr. Hollopeter, Miss Kellogg, Mr. Mock, Mr. Hocker, Miss Gould and Mrs. Floyd. Professor F. A. Cromwell of Petaluma delivered an address on *“The elastic child and the inelastic teacher.” Mrs. J. E. Berry gave a pianoforte solo. State Superintendent S. T. Black gave an ad- dress on “Institute Work,” followed by a general discussion. Professor C. H. Neil~ son of Sebastopol spoke on “The country school, and how to do most for 1t.” Ex-Mayor W. R. Davis of Oakland gave a lecture to a large audience to-night on “What are we here for?” To-morrow’s session will be an interest- ing one, with addresses by Professor James E. Addicott of the San Jose Normal School and Principal H. R. Bull of Healdsburg, and a lecture by Professor David Starr Jordan of Stanford University on “Woman of Evolution and Woman of Pessimism.” Blaze o UKIAH, CiL.,, May 14.—The farmhouse of William McClintock, about seven miles from this city, was completely destroyed by fire this afternoon. The loss is $2000, with no surance. For Additional Pacific Coast News sce Second Page B T S Purify Your Blood Whenever pimples, boils or other erup. fons appear. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is the best blood purifier. Read this: 3 ; “When owur yearsold, a buinch or tumor formed on the side of her face, and grew to the size of an egg. JIn four years we ‘consulted several physicians, -but all treatment At last X 3 order before taking her to have an opera- tiom performed. 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