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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1895. AT CAMP FAIRBANKS, The Gallant Fifth In- spected by Division Officers. MAEKE A GOOD SHOWIN San Jose Militiamen Supply an Innovation in the Whistle Drill. PLEASED WITH PETALUMA. People of the Sonoma City Win Encomiums by Their Open Hospitality. CAMP FAIRBANKS, Peraruma, CaL., June 11.—The tents of the Fifth In Regiment of the National Gua are pitched on the grounds of the Agricultural Race Track. The locality of the camp is convenient and the ground suitable for ex- tended order movement. Delightful < favored the troops and so the ared a success by every com- ny in the camp. ve citizens of Petaluma have contributed in a large measure to the success of the encampment. They sub- scribed liberally and furnished, free of rge, forage, fuel, straw, tables and many other articles for regimental use. Inevery thing pertaining to the encampment they irit of hospitality and This is the first encampment ment of the gnard at Petaluma, but it will not be the last, if one may judge from the favorable impression created in the Fifth. The camp was inspected to-dgy v Major-General Dimond, Adjutant-Gen- eral Barrett and Brigadier-General War- field. The division staff officers accom- panying the major-general were: Lieu- tenant-Colonel A. D. Cutler, Lieutenant- Colonel George Stone, Lieutenant-Colonel J. C. Currier, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Cluff, Lieutenant-Colonel M. Hecht and Major W. B. Hooper. General Warfield was accompanied by Lieutenant-Colonel J. G. Giesting, Major W. A. Halstead, Major H. B. Hosmer, Major Follis and Captain Napthaly. These commissioned officers came in the Directors’ car of the Donahue road from Tiburon to Petaluma. Mr. Foster, presi- dent of the company, joined the party at San Rafael. At the depot they were met by Colonel D. B. Fairbanks and Captain D. A. Smith, regimental adjutant, and es- corted to Camp Fairbanks on the journey from Tiburon to Petaluma. Lieutenant-Colonel Currier, division in- spector, has served as an officer in the lar army and as a volunteer. He in- spected the camp to-day and judged it by regulation military standard. He had no hesitation in saying that the companies of the Fifth Infantry show correct military bearing. They are attentive and zealous in the performance of duty. The tents are aired, the guns and accoutrements are in good order and military duties are per- formed with alacrity. The subsistence department, managed by Lieutenant C. C. Derby, regimental commissary, is highly commended. Ithas been the custom of many organizations of the National Guard to rely on caterers from San Francisco to provide subsistence and cook the meals for the men while in camp. The caterer or contractor charges much for every meal furnished and makes a profit whenever he can. The sys- tem saves trouble to the officers of the reg ment, but it does not work well for the men, and is not in line with military meth- utenant Derby, as commissary of ifth, goes into the open market of Petaluma and buys for cash the supplies needed for the regiments. Cooks are em- ployed to prepare the meals. The service throughout is immediately under the di- rection of the commissary officer, and the results are that the guality of the food is excellent, the quantity ample and the cooking prompt. Under this system the regiment could be marched from Petaluma to Los Angeles, and the commissary ma- chinery would work as well in one placeas in another. According to official reports there were 405 men in camp last Sunday. The morn- ing returns to-day show 382 present. Toward the close of the week the number will increase. To-day Company B of San Jose (Captain Partridge and Lieutenants Adel and Searles) went through all the extended order movemenis by whistle commands. The United States army has not yet adopted a whistle code, but the signals for ck the San Jose company were provided by | Lieutenant Rondiez, First United States Infantry, Angel Island. He has been working for months on the code, and the regular army will probably adopt his plan. The whistle command saves the voice of the officer and can be heard for a long dis- tance. The dress parade and review this evening in compliment to Generals Dimond, ‘Warfield and Barrett constituted quite a military pageant, and won more praise from a large throng of spectators. Captain Elliott of San Rafael was particularly com- plimented for the excellent marching and the full ranks of his company. The event in camp to-night was a con- cert and reception tendered by Colonel Fairbanks to the citizens of Petaluma. The camp was filled with ladies and gen- tlemen who paid their respects to the divi- sion and brigade commanders and the ad- jutant-general. The illuminations along the company streets was extensive. The night was filled with music in the tents and the heaviest fog of the season outside. A meeting of the range committee of the regiment was held this evening at the quarters of Lieutenant Heller, inspector of rifle practice. According to the records (_:f the adjutant-general's office the Fifth is only second to the Eighth Regimentin shooting, and the range committee re- solved to challenge the Eighth and to or- ganize a team of 100 marksmen to engage in the contest. The adjutant-general is advised that the War Department has ordered General For- syth, commanding the Department of Cali- fornia, to detail a regular army officer to inspect and instruct the National Guard during the encampment season. General Forsyth will make the detail this week, and designate some officer agreeable to Governor Budd. VISALIA’S COMPETITIVE DRILL. Private Frank Mixter Wins the Medal Given by Major Berry. VISALIA, CarL., June 11.—Major J. C. Berry recently offered a handsome medal to be contested for by Company E, N. G. C., of Visalia, in any manner the company saw fit. The company voted to have a | competitive drill, the winner to take the | medal. The contest came off this evening | in the presence of a large crowd in Armory Hall. Captain Lockett and Lieutenant | Nolan of Troop I, Fourth Cavalry, U. S. i A., were present to witness the drill. The committee of inspeetion consisted of Mayor Stewart, Lieutenant Walker and Sergeant Combs. Twenty-six men entered for the contest and seventeen were retired after a short | drill. Thoseremaining were put through | the manual of arms, until there were but | two left—the Mixter brothers. 1t was quite exciting at this juncture, but at the end of | twenty-five minutes the younger of the Mixter boys made an error, and Private Frank Mixter was declared the winner. Major Berry then made a short presen- tation speech, in which he took occasion to compliment the National Guard, particu- lariy the officers and members of Com- | pany E. Arvest of a Santa Cruz Pickpocket. SANTA CRUZ, Car., June 11.—A young | | man giving the name of Joe Murphy was | | arrested by Detective Swan this afternoon | for picking Mrs. Stanclift’s pocket and | stealing a purse containing $8. He was | caught in the act and was lodged in the County Jail. Four other people have re- ported that their pockets were picked and their purses stolen. They contained $2, $3, $6 and $40 respectiv i Outing of a Santa_Barbara Party. | { SANTA BARBARA, CaL., June 11.—B. | F. Thompson, a prominent lawyer of SANLUS CONVICTS The Howards Sentenced for the Stealing of a Horse. ESCAPE THEIR DESERTS. It Is Feared This Conviction Will Delay Their Trial for Counterfeiting. THEIR COIN ALMOST PERFUCT. Another Outfit Found In the Be- longings of Sortan and Wilson. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CaL., June 11.— The preliminary examination of Charles and Louisa Howard, grand larceny, preferred by M. J. Mec- Bride of the New York stables, Jessie on a charge of | money to return. Jones was in company with Errington’s | wife when the husband met them and com- | menced to shoot. Two bullets took effect, one of which lodged in the left lung and is considered fatal. CLAIMS A WASHI A 7Third Widow Who Wants to Share Emil Weber’s Property. SEATTLE, WasH., June 11.—Mrs. Selona Weber of New York claims the estate of Emil Weber, the gambler, kiliea by Sandy 0Olds in Portland in 1889. She says Weber procured a fraudulent divorce in Ohio in 1874. The estate is valued at $10,000. Weber left two other widows in Portland and the estate was secured after a long fight by | Mary G. Grattan No. 2 against Fannie Sanger (an opera-singer) No. 3. After Weber had been killed by Sandy Olds the two widows appeared to contest for his estate, which consists of nearly 4000 acres in Clallam and Jefferson counties, this State. Mrs. Grattan won over Fannie Sanger on the ground of priority of mar- i’ riage, and because Paul Fuhr, Mrs. Grat- | tan’s father, had furnished the money with which Weber bought the land. Now Mrs. Weber the first puts Mrs. | Weber the second in exactly the same place as Mrs. Weber the second put Mrs. Weber the third. Mrs. Selona Weber says she was married to Weber in Ohio in 1871, and in less than a month her husband shipped her on a trip to New York and failed to send her Before eight months passed he secured a divorce from *Lona” Weber, charging desertion of three years’ JAMES BROWN. LOUISE HOWARD. CHARLES HOWARD., Santa Barbara, to-day left with his family | and a friend, Owen O'Neill, for the Yo- semite Valley. The party will travel by private conveyance and take the roughest and most difficult route, as well as the most interesting and picturesque, by way of San Luis Obispo and Santa Marguerita | Pass. | THE NEWS OF SAY JOSE: Liquor Sellers Lose the Case Brought to Test the License Law. Fruit Output From Santa Clara County—Suits Involving Large Amounts. SAN JOSE, CAL., June 11.—The case of | J. P. McCarthy, who was charged with | selling liquor without a license, was be- | fore Judge Reynolds this morning ona | writ of habeas corpus. | McCarthy was arrested, Mayv 31, for sell- | ing liquor without a license. Histrial was set for June 10 and bail fixed at $50, which he refused to give. McCarthy’s attorney carried the case to the Superior Court on a writj of habeas corpus, setting forth the | fact that the license ordinance was invalid, I and that his client was unlawfully de- prived of hisliberty. McCarthy’s attorney claimed that the law was so worded as to tax the act and not the business, in that the license imposed a tax on the selling of liquor and not on conducting a liquor business. Judge Reynolds held that the ordinance was valid, and, although the wording of the law was not very piain, it was the in- tention of the ordinance to refer to the business and not the act. He accordingly dismissed the petition and remanded the petitioner into custody. SANTA CLARA FRUIT. A Decrease in the Week’s Output Over a Year Ago. SAN JOSE, Car., June 11.—Eastern shipments last week amounted to 959,065 { pounds, against 1,640,285 for the corre- sponding week last year, a decrease of 681,- 220. The decrease is due to the ligln:] shipments of canned fruit and cher- ries. The canned fruit shipments last week were 75, pounds, against 255,000 for the same week in 1894, and the cherry ship- ments .reached 537,065 pounds, against 11,024,355 a year ago. Wine shipments | amounted to 215,840, against 539,415 of the | previous week. The wine shipments to date from July 1, 1894, amount to 24,475,655 pounds. Prune shipments last week footed up 72,590 pounds. The shipments of dried prunes from July 1, 1894, to date amount to 26,- 629,550 pounds. It is estimated that 1,500,- 000 pounds of prunes still remain in the valley. The local shipments amounted to 898,- 575 pounds, 107,065 pounds being fruit and | produce. LARGE SUMS INVOLVED. Two Suits Growing Out of the Transfer of an Insurance Business. SAN JOSE, CAL., June 11.—Two suits, involving $25,310, were commenced against Paul P. Austin and Fred 8. Pott yesterday. The suits grow out of the transfer of the real estate and insurance business of A. G. Field to Austin & Pott in 1892, when $35,000 in notes was given as part payment for the business and good will, together with certain corporation stock, by Austin & Pott. In one of the suits the amount sued for is $10,000, due on three promissory notes— one for $5090 and two for §2500 each. The notes were eéxecuted in favor of Field by Austin & Pott, and were payable on No- vember 1, 1894. These notes were trans- ferred to the Commercial and Savings Bank by Field, and the suit is brought by J. W. Findley, who acts for the bank. Arthur G. Field is the plaintiff in the other snit, and the action is brought to re- cover $13,310 due on seven promissory notes. These are all payable November 1, 1+94, and are in the possession of Field. Suits aggregating $12,000, growing out of the same transaction, are soon to ge com- me street, San Francisco, was called this morning in Judge Egan’s court. They were bound over to appear before the Su- perior Court, and there the case was called at1 o’clock this afternoon. Both pleaded guilty, and Judge Gregg sentenced the man to five years and the woman to one | year in Folsom. Howard hired a single horse and wagon from McBride on May 25, representing that he wanted the rig three days for the purpose of peddling fruit. At the end of a week Howard had not returned, and Me- | Bride reported the matter to the police. A man named James Brown accompa- nied Howard and his wife from San Fran- cisco. They arrived here last Friday, and while Brown was making some purchases his companions hurriedly left town, going south. Brown complained to the officers and gave information which aroused their suspicions. They detained Brown and in- duced him to swear out a warrant for petty larceny against Howard and his wife, who had departed with some of kis clothing. City Marshal Cook detailed Constables Knapp and Cook, who captured the pair near Arroyo Grande. On Howard's per- | son was found a plaster of paris mold for counterfeiting §5 gold pieces, and locked 1 \H' i g = | / AR Laundry Wagon, Hired from the New York Stables, in Which Howard and the Woman Were Arrested Near Arroyo Grande. in a trunk was a complete set of safe- cracking tools, a sandbag and skeleton | keys, with a valise containing metal for making counterfeit money, a patent wash | ! for gilding the coins and a $5 piece im- perfectly finished. A letter found on his person indicates that his true name is Kelley. It is feared that the conviction of the pair to-day for grand larceny will delay bringing them to trial on the more serious charge of counterfeiting, of which there is a clear case against them. It now appears that Sam Sortan, arrested here yesterday with 300 counterfeit half- dollar pieces on his person, and his com- panion, Ed Wilson, have no connection with the others. The half-dollar pieces are dated 1877 and 1894, and are almost perfect, the only noticeable defect being cn the weight. It was learned that Sortan and Wilson had removed some of their belongings ten miles north of here, where they had contracted to cut some wood. To-day Officers Fox and Cook searched the premises and discovered a complete counterfeiting outfit, with the exception of the molds. AFFRAY AT LOS ANGELES, Herbert E. Jones Fatally Shot | by J. Bidwell Errington of Napa. A Woman Passer-By Recelves a Wound in the Arm From a Stray Bullet. LOS ANGELES, CAL., June 11.—J. Bid- weil Errington, a horse-dealer from Napa, shot and probably fatally wounded Her- bert E. Jones on Spring street, near Sixth, this evening. Mrs. Emily Holland, a cook in a restaurant, who was passing near the scene of the shooting, received a stray bul- let in the arm, inflicting a painful wound. | standing. Weber next went to Laramie, Wyo., and married his second wife, by | whom he had three children, all now liv- ling at Portland. In time he turned to | Miss Sanger, who was a chorus-girl in the | Thompson Opera Company in 1886, and married her. | Mrs. Selona Weber says the divorce was | frandulent, and that she, and she alone, is | entitled to the property. She is still liv- ing in New York | CROPS OF THE STATE. Contradictory Reports Regarding the Effects of the Norther. SACRAMENTO, Car., June 11.—Direc- tor Barwick of the State weather and crop service suinmarizes as follows for the week ending on the 10th: The average temperature for the week ending Monday, June 10, was: Bureka 54, | Fresno 78, Independence 70, Los Angeles 66, Red Bluff 78, Sacramento 77, San Fran- cisco 60, San Luis Obispo 62, San Diego 62. | Ascompared with the normal tempera- ture, there isa deficiency of heat of 1 de- gree at Eureka and Los Angeles and 2 de- grees at San Diego, while an excess of heat is reported at Fresno of 5 degrees, Red Bluff 6 degrees, Sacramento 9 degrees and San Francisco 1 degree. : There was no rainfall to any apypreciable amount at any point. There was a trace at Eureka, and at Los Angeles the de- ficiency of rainfall was slight, as very little if any rain falls at this season of the year. The reports from the various sections are very contradictory as to the effect of the north wind on the crops. In some places grain_is reported to be badly damaged by shrinkage,especially late-sown grain,which had passed the milky stage and was in the | doughy state. This was somewhat shriv- | eled, while that which was ripe and ready | for the reaper was more or less shattered out and heads broken off by the high | winds of the 7th and 8th. This north wind was much cooler than usual for the season of the year on account of so much overflowed country, across which this wind Bad to pass, the norther being so dry caused rapid | evaporation and as evaporation from large bodies of water produces cold it necessarily made the wind cooler than the northerly winds usually are at this season of the | year. | Had the past season been one of small | precipitation and little overflow in the tule basins, the vresent norther would | have done thousands of dollars more damage than it has done at the present time, for no doubt the effects of thedry norther has been somewhat ex- aggerated both as to effects on grain and fruits. Harvesting has begun at a few points, { but it will be general in about ten days or two weeks. Hops were not damaged to any great ex- nt by the worms in Mendocino County. Grasshoppers are reported in Butte, Yuba and portions of Placer County. — ‘te Went Down With the C. G. White. SANTA BARBARA, Can, June 11.— News comes from the north that Dan Do- ver, a Santa Barbara sailor, lost his life in | the wreck of the sealing schooner C. G. White in the vicinity of Wood Island, Alaska. Dover was an excellent seaan and popular with sailing parties in the channel. — Fatal Accident at Scotia. EUREKA, CaAL, June 1l.—John M. Pushing lost his life by the accidental dis- charge of agun at Scotia yesterday. He pulled the weapon muzzle first from a boat and it was discharged. Amputation of an arm was necessary and Pus hing died soon afterward. A = Burglars at Madera. MADERA, CavL., June 11.—A gang of burglars have begun operations here. Last night the houses of W. F. Searles and David Beatty were broken into and valuables amounting to several hundred dollars taken. The work was that of pro- fessionals. —_— Miss Ward Still Leads at Visalia. VISALIA, CAL., June 11.—The votes for Goddess of Liberty at 7 o'clock this even- ing stood: Miss Jennie Ward, 5717; Miss Minnie Stevens, 5559; Miss Letitia Blake, 4496; Miss Maud Brown, 3224, GTON ESTATE.| AGER STAGE HOLD-UP The Topsy Grade Bandit Takes Up His Monthly Collection. MAIL POUCHES LOOTED. Passengers Made to Cut Them Open While He Remains in Ambush. THE HAUL NOT A RICH ONE. Uncle Sam, Wells-Fargo and the Coach Tourists Lose Trifling Amounts. ASHLAND, Or., June 11.—The regular monthly hold-up of the Ager-Klamath Falls stage occurred last night shortly after 11 o’clock. The robbery took place a half-mile from Topsy and very near the scene of the robberies of one month and two months ago. The same lone high- wayman is supposed to have executed the job. The stage left Ager vesterday afternoon, and when the command to halt came from ambush Charles Barneburg was driving with two passengers on board, one of them, Charles Zwisler, riding outside with the driver. Zwisler was made to cut open the letter pouches and throw them out and the driver told to break open the express box. The driver told the robber there was nothing in the box, and the latter seemed satisfied when he heard its empty rattle, and the express box was left intact. After the coats and vests of all were thrown out, the robber ordered the driver to place the stage lantern inside the coach and move away, and when he finished his examination they could come back and | get their coats. They moved on fifty vards, and the robber could plainly be Seen as he went through the registers and coats, but overlooked some letters and $60 in cash in Zwisler's coat pocket. After this performance he called the driver and k to get their clothes and what was left of the mail. The robber ex- amined the coach again meantime. Then he bid the party good-night aud they were permitted to drive on. The highwayman was medinm sgize and wore a dark overcoat and a light straw hat. Wore no mask, but kept out of the light so his features could not be outlined. He got but few dollars from the passengers, nothing from the express, and itis thought, little from the mail pouches. WORK AT GRASS WALLEY The Grand Parlor of Native Daughters Opens lIts Session. Reports of Officers Show the Order to Be In a Flourishing Condition. GRASS VALLEY, CAL., June 11.—The Grand Parlor, Native Daughters, convened in thig city this morning. Miss Mamie A. Ryan of Veritas Parlor No. 75 was ap- pointed assistant grand secretary, and Mrs. Brockenfeldt of Caleta No. 22, and Miss artha Hahmann of Santa Rosa No. 4, assistant grand marshals. The following committees were appcinted : Reception—Mrs. Alice Watt ot Manzanita Parlor No. Miss Mariana Bertola of Ramona Miss May S. Corcoran of Mariposa No. 3, Miss Dora Zwudowska of El Pajaro No. 35, Mrs. Abbie Irtel Jacor of Caleta No. 22, Mrs. Mamie Herney of Yosemite No. 83, Mrs. Cora Safford of Las Palmas No. 67. Press—Miss Mae B. Wilkin of Santa Cruz No. 26. Credentials—Miss Maggie Shannon of La Co- No. 33, Miss Martha Hahmann of Santa Rose. No. 4, Mi Organist—Mrs. No. 29. Finance—Mrs. McKee of Livermore, Mrs. Mary Clark of Amador, Miss Rose Hamlin of Sierra Valley. Appeals and grievances—Miss M. B. Johnson of Sacramento, Miss C. K. Wittenmyer of Mar- tinez, Mrs. Helen Juarez of Napa, Mrs. Irene Rose of Alameda, Mrs. Henry Langford of Eureka. Laws and supervision—Miss Carrie Roesch of Stockton, Miss Mariana Bertola of Martinez, Mrs. Mary Breckenfeldt of Sacramento, Miss Jennie May of Alvarado. Transportation—Miss C. K. Wittenmyer of Martinez, Miss Fannie Higgins of Anaheim, Miss Stella Finkeldey of Santa Cruz. Petitions—Miss M. B. Johnson of Sacramento, Miss Gertrude Bording of Ferndale, Miss Rose Day of San Francisco. Returns—Mrs. Mary Tillman of San Francisco, Miss Martha Hehmann of Santa Rosa, Mis. Ellen Dunbar of Murphys. State ot.the order- 38 Carrie Roesch of Stockton, Mrs. M. J. Wells of Sonora, Mrs, Mat- tie Lagrave of Ione. Legislation—Miss Minnie Coulter of Santa Rosa, Mrs. Cora Stafford of Ventura, Mrs. Belle Conrad of Sonora, Mrs. Evaline Anderson of San Francisco. Ritual—Miss M. B. Welken of Santa Cruz, Miss C. K. Wittenmyer of Martinez, Miss M. B. Johnson o cramento, Miss Carrie Roesch of Stockton, Minnie Coulter of Santa Rosa. Printing and supplies—Miss Kate Delahide of Jackson, Miss Carrie Hudepoh of Dutch Flat, Mrs. Mollie McDonald of Weaverville. Among the distinguished personages in attendance are: Past Grand Presidents Miss Carrie Roesch of Stockton, Miss M B. Johnson of Sacramento, Miss C. K. Wittenmeyer of Martinez, Miss Mae B. Wilkins of Santa Cruz, Miss Minnie Coulter of Santa Rosa. The following grand officers are present: grand president, Miss E. A. Spencer of Eureka; grand vice-president, Miss Mariana Bertola of Martinez; grand mar- shal, Miss Carrie Apperson of Dixon; grand secretary, Mrs. Georgie C. Ryan of San Francisco; grend treasurer, Miss Inge Petersen of San Francisco; grand inside sentinel, Mrs. Cora Sufford of Ven- tura; grand outside sentinel, Mrs. Dollie Kate Winn of Caleta No. 22. Alice Watt of Manzanita Bradley of San Francisco; grand trustees —Mrs. Mary Tillman of San Francisco, Mrs. Nellie Post of S8acramento, Miss Mag- gie Shannon of Chico, Mrs. Belle Douglass of Nevada City, Miss Belle Conrad of So- nora and Mrs. Lena H. Mills of Stockton. Grand Trustee Miss Libbie Clow of Wat- sonville was unable to be present on ac- count of the death of a relative and Mrs. Mary Gillpatrick of Martinez was ap- pointed. The afternoon session of the Grand Par- lor was devoted principally to receiving re- ports. The order was shown to be in a flourishing condition, with a membership of 2174. During the past year $293 has been paid for sick benefits. Eschol Parlor of Napa extended an invitation to hold the | ninth annual session there next year and indications are that it will be the next meeting place. The president ruled this afternoon that the election of delegates by acclamation is unconstitutional. To-night a grand reception was tendered visiting delegates. DEADLY WORK OF A TORNADO. Over Twenty Houses Blown Down and One Woman Fatally Injured. PERRY, 0.T., June 11.—A tornado vis- ited this section twenty miles west of here last night. Twenty or more houses are said to have been blown down and several people are hurt, a Mrs. Ham- mond fatally. The course of the storm was from southwest to northeast. It passed between the lines of thisand Gar- field counties. Owing to the fact there are no telegraph facilities it is impossible to get a full report. o Failure of an Ocosta Bank. TACOMA, Wasn., June 11.—A Tedger special from Ocosta says that the Bank of Ocosta temporarily suspended to-day, and Dr. F. L. Carr was appointed receiver. The asset: all liabilities. SHEARPR Suit for Recovery. SAN JOSE. CAL., June 11.—Henry Hau- enstein to-day commenced suit against George W. Sill et al. to recover $800 on a note secured by a mortgage on two lots in the Homestead tract. He seeks to have the property sold. MOTT'S MURDERMYSTERY The Crime of Years Ago Con- fessed by a Portland Prisoner. George Young Held by His Wife While a Knife Was Plunged Into His Heart. PORTLAND, Or., June 11. — Louis Smithie, confined in the County Jail await- ing the action of the Grand Jury on a charge of stealing a coat, has confessed to the murder of George Young in August 1892, at Mott, a small place near Dunsmui ., on Soda Creek. Acting on informa- tion received from Smithie, Sheriff Sears arrested Mrs. Reta Young, the young widow of the murdered man, in a log cabin near Beaverton, and she now occupies a cell in the County Jail aw: o further developments. Sears has tele- Sheriff graphed to the Sheriff of Siskiyou County, Cal., concerning the confession, and is awaiting an answer which may throw some additional light upon the case other | than that contained in the statement of Smithie. The story, as told by Smithie,is that five years ago at Silverton, in Marin County, he became acquainted with George Young, who, with his wife and four chil- dren, was residing at that place and was cutting wood for a living. Smithie en- gaged to assist Young, and boarded with the family. The Youngs and Smithie afterward moved to ons, Cal., where it was de- termined by Mrs. Young and Smithie that the husband must be putout of the way forever. Accordingly Mrs. Young made an appointment with her husband to meet hergone Sunday evening at the Soda Springs on Soda Creek. Young came, and was sitting on the brink of the creek when his wife came up behind him and seized hold of him, and Smithie plunged a knife into his breast, ing him. He and Mrs. Young then carried the body to a large hole washed out by the waters of the creek and put the body into it and covered it up with brush. The body is supposed to have been since carried away by the subsequent high water. Young was missed in the neighborhood, but as his body was never found there was no proof of foul play, and the residents at Mott could only wonder and guess at the cause of his disappearance, the most rea- sonable solution being that he was so thoroughly ashamed of the conduct of his wife that he had abandoned her and gone to parts unknown. Killed by a Crazed Mother. DETROIT, Micn., June 11.—A special to the News from St. Louis, Mich., says: Mrs. Herman Becker, aged 34, and her two children, aged 4 and 5, were found to-day by her little demented boy in a back cel- lar, with bullet holes in their heads. They must have been dead at least two hours. It is claimed Mrs. Becker was not of sound mind. 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