The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 1, 1896, Page 3

¥ THES MEN ARE # OR MORTON Platt, Depew, Lauterbach, /' Miller and Hackett on Record. JOIN IN A SYMPOSIUM.| Their Reasons for Aiding the Governor as a Candidate] for President. CLAIMS OF NEW YORK URGED Empire State Republicans Have Been Modest and Self-Sacrificing in the Past. NEW YORK, N. Y., March 31.-T. depew, Warner Mil- ward Lat and C. W. Hack- n of the New York State Re- ee, contribute to the e North American Re- to-morrow, & or Morton as a , in the course of symposium Presidential c tion to th~ Mr. Plat confidence f the nomine s convention, whoever he may be, will be elected, “It is not safe for the Republicars,” he says, they are going to bave a w: Presidential elec- tion in Nover as the blun- d f the Democratic party have been, 1ed with the imbecility and incom- petency of the present administration, they will not prevent the Democracy from making a hard struggle to retain control of the Government, and they will not keep the mass of the Democratic voters from a warning acain Repablic going to the polls next November and vot- | i uafor- | et straight. It is, to support party, t or wrong. In response to the objections urged by some to Governor Morton on the score of hisage, Mr. points to the fact that of Europe are mos iberate con- he St. Louis ance that, aiter careful and d sideration convention w tatives of Mr. De: and good governm command, even while he is a candidate for the Presidency, apprcval by the press of all parties. Mr. Depew urges that the United States needs a business adminis- “In the election of Mr. Morton country would enter upon a long period of development and prosperity and would know once more an era of universal employment and good wages and that general iness which comes from the increase and distribution of National wealth.” ‘Warner ler regards Governor Mor- a public officer as a sure a thorough protectio man of the strongest char- be is nominated and elected 11 no longer be any untry as to what our ies will be, and our securities rywhere will be taken without Lesita- tion 2nd without fear that they would be paid in money other than the best money Our credit will be restored it was in when General ed the Government cver to the Democrats. At that time we were able to borrow money at 2)¢ per cent.” Mr. Lauterbach lays special emphasis on the claims of New York State on the Republican party. He says: “The Republicans of the Empire State | bave been modest and self-sacrificmg. To them since the creation of the party has not been accorded the privilege of the selection of the nominee for this prond®st office in the g'it of any people. Thedes- tinies of the party and fortunes of the country bave uniform!y depended upon its political atitude. Doing much, giving mueh, sacrific ng much, it bas hitherto been accorded scant consideration by the Reptibiicans of othrer States. . “It seems bt simple justice to acqui- | esce in its unanimous suggestion for the = | elevation of it: favorits son to the post {which it covets for him as the crowning and deserved glory of a private and public ‘life of singular merit and desert. His nominati and the election i ; eourse weuld vertaigly fol of this great metropolis. “Its citizens. by a vast majority, would respond to the compliment of the nomi- nation of their fellow-citizen by affiliation with the party whose courtesies 10 him he bas repaid by an unswerving devotion to its principles and purposes.” Mr. Hackett says Governor Morton “is an advocate of the strictest economy in publiic expenditores. His untiring effort to prevent unuccessary appropriations by, the State Legislature is most convincing proof of bis attention to the needs of the taxpavers. “And while this is true, his equally watchful care for the weifare of the working- men has been demonstrated by his course in providing work for the laborers on the Capitol in Albany when the regular ap- propriation had been exhaustea. His practical benevolence has been often and widely attested, ana his generous contri- butions to the sufierers from famine in Irelsnd and for the relief of the victims of c| h the Governor's claim | n party for a nomina- | vellow fever in the South are masters of familiar record.”” —_——— NEW HAMPSHIRE REPUBLICANS. Willing to Support Any Worthy Member of the Party. CONCORD, N. H., March 31.—The New Hampshire Republican State Convention to select delegates to the National conven- tion was called to order this morning. United States Senator Chandler, on being introduced as chairman of the convention, was enthusiastically received. The platiorm declares in favor of the Monroe doctrine, a protective tariff and moral and material support for the Cuban revolutionists, aud demands the enactment ol currency laws “‘that will provide a cir- calating mudium in gold, silver and paper | that shall always be interchangeable at face value, because each and every dollar of itis of the same purchasing power as a gold dollar.” The platiorm concludes as follows: “We recognize as the most conspicuous candi- dates New England’s noble and illustrious son, Thomas B. Reed of Maine, and that pure and able statesman and champion of protection, William McKinley of Ohio. We will give the electoral vote of New Hampshire to any nominee who worthily represents the party, but we prafer one of these, because each is in himself a plat- form.” The following were elected delegates-at- large to the National cenvention by accla- mation: Stephen S. Jewett of Laconia, | Frank 8. Streeter of Concord, James A. Wood of Acworth, and Charles T. Means | of Manchester. £t CRISP AND SMITH TALK. Debate Between the Seceretary and the Ex-Spealker. AUGUSTA, Ga., March 31.—The debate between Secretary Hoke th and ex- Speaker Crisp took place to-night in the | Grand Opera-house before a distinguished ence. : On the stage were prominent zians . ‘and- -Carolins. headed by Governor “Atkinson, -ex-Senator Patrick Walsh, Mayor Young snd others. Chair- man- Doughty' of the :Righmond County executive commiittee stated.the -terms of the debate and introdiced Mr. Cisp. { Mr. Crisp arose he was:greeted by a storm -of applause. this wasa somewhat unusiial spectacie-for |'Georgia. - “But ‘unusual conditions’ exist | and we Hope tiat these conditions will jus- | tify. the spectacle that"ix presented..” Mr. | Smiith and myself are both- Democrats and both expect to stand Toyallv by the Demo- cratic 'National platiorm::znd ‘nominees. But:we differ 6n the subject.of money. . : - “To-begin.with, you must know nioney is a-medium of éxchange and a'measure of value andthe measure -of ‘deferréd pay- ments.. Price is déterminsd, other things ing. equal, by“the amdunt of primary | money in the world. . Value is‘determined | by thie law of supply and demand. This is a general law and- applies’ to money as well as commodities, When we became a Nation we had-to establish our money Each - country had to do this | “There is no such thine as international money. - This country cannot decree that its money shall be legal tender in Eng- land, and England cannot make its money legal.” tender - here. Any law that minishes the amount of standard money n the worla - is injurious to the masses of the people; and only benefits those who have fixed incomes.” Mr. Crisp closed ‘with an argument to show that: this country could maintain | free and unlimited coinage of silver inde- | pendently of other nations. He was given | protracted appiause as he took his seat. | Chairman Doughty immediately intro- "duved Secretiry 8mith and he had to pause | until the applause ended which greeted im. He then said: “We are here ‘to-night consulting to- gether as-Democrats .upon party policy. In opposing the free coinage of silver I | am nov fighting silver and don’t seek to reduce its use orits-legal tender value. - I favor all the gold, silver .and paper that can be képt equally good.” In answer to.the charge that they were seeking to stop thie use of silver or to con- tract the currency-he gave the amount of | gold and: siiver-incirculation in 1860, in | 1873 and in’1895, showing that the total to- day is eight times that of 1873. “We are not trying to contract -the currency, and | our silver friends mislead you if they make | you believe we do not niean to accomplish money of final payment for ali obligations of this country.” :[Applause.] Jefferson, he said, found gold worth fif- teen times.as much as silver and fixed the rate at 15 to 1. Our latter-day statesmen | find gold worth thirty times as much as silver, but want to fix the ratio at only 16 to L It was 11:30 o’'clock before the debate ended. ST. - o JOHN IS THEIR CHOICE. Chairman Dickey Talks of the Prospects of Prohibitionists. NEW YORK, N.Y., March 31.—Samuel Dickey of Albion, Mich., chairman of the National Prohibition party, who isin the city, was Seen yesterday and asked re- garding the convention to be held in Pitts- burg May 27. The split in the party, owing to the public declaration of ex- | Governor £t. John in favor of free silverand | a2 union of force with the Populists, with prohibition as a subordinate plank, is, he declares, the most serious complication that Prohibitionists have ever had to meet. “My judgment is,” gaid Chairman Dickey, “that so long as there is only oue party in the field that declares for prohi- bition, ex-Governor Si. John may be re- lied upon io stand with that party, though ne is thoroughly in sympathy with free silver. In the last convention in Cincin- nati free silver was defeatad b{ nearly two to one,-and asimilar fate will attend it in Pittsburg.” —_— MINOE CONVENTIOSS. Senator Cullom Badly Beaten in His Own District. COLUMBUS, O=io, March 31.—The Re- publican Congressional Convention of the Seventh District at Springfield adjourned late te-night in & deadlock till to-morrow. be fight is between the McKinley and Foraker factions. DBCATUR, Irr., March 31.—The Re- publicans of the Seventeenth Congres- sional District (Senator Cullom’s_home district) to-day renominated A. J. Con- nelly of Springtield for Congress. Delegates to St. Louis were chosen and strong resolutions commanding them to vote for evervtbing pertaining to the nomination of McKinley were adopted unanimouslv. It was a signal defeat for Senator Cullom. MATTOON, Irt, March 3L—Republi- cans of the Nineteenth Congressional dis- trict to-day nominated uninstructed dele- gates to St. Louis. A g An English Point of View. LONDON, Ex6., March 31.—The Morn- ing Post will to-morrow publish a leader on the subject ‘of the Presidential cam- paizn in the Unitea States. It reviews the Republican candidates, and expresses the opinion that Reed is the most likely to secure the nomination, despite Mr. ic- Kinley’s powerfut backing. It says it thinks that if the Democrats are wisely led they will recover much ground during the next tWo months. He' began by saying | 2 e perous ‘man’ in- the community, returned the use of ‘both: gold and. silver.as the | i '| it Shafer ariswered that he had a bad cold THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1896. ELOPERS CAUGHT NEAR STOCKTON, Arrest of Two Runaways on a Warrant From Templeton. MRS. WILSON’S FLIGHT. Had Deserted Her Husband and Babes for an Itinerant Tragedian. LOVE IN A COVERED WAGON. The Comely Woman Is Unperturbed ‘When Apprehended by Officers. STOCKTON, Car., March 3L—Chief of | Pelice Kingsbury and Deputy Constable Sullivan brought two very crestiallen prisoners to the county jail shortly before noon to-day. They were Charles Paulson and Mrs. Minnie Nelson, and they were picked up on the roadside near French Camp. They were traveling in a light wagon and were resting in-the vekicle when the officers distarbed -their illicit | honeymoon. 7 i The couple in custody are elopers from | Templaton in San Luis Obispo - Coutity, their flight last’ week: creating (a-stir in rural circles: . ‘According-t6° -the reports | from - Templeton Hawley.:Nelson,:a pros: honie :last Monday to: fina his ¢hildren crying - “and ~ his. “house “'deserted.. “ An investigation : -proved - that . ‘his .-wife 'bad " . gone . to" “Paso- Robles’ -during | the “mornifig and circumstances showed carnival arrangements so far cannot be given to the Hon. Grant O. Richards, chairman of the finance committee. On this gentleman has devolved the whole work of raising funds for the iestival. Single-har:ded he has bearded the silurian and the ‘“‘mossback,” and compelied one and all to contribute. President J. C. Sims has now honored Mr. Richards by ‘ppTinting him poet iaureate of the fes- tival. A representative of a fireworks house of San Francisco bas an offer beiore the di- rectors for consideration. He desires to supply a pyrotechnic display on Saturday evening, May 2. It is proposed to repro- duce in lines of fire the courthouse and the American flag and to have the profile of the queen illuminate the heavens. i NS ROMANCE OF SPOKANE. The Wife of L. C. Diliman Learns That Her Former Husband Is Still Alive. SPOKANE, WasH., March 31.—L. C. Dillman, who for several years has been prominent in businessand financial circles in this State and during the “‘boom days” was considered one of the boldest and wealthiest operators in the Northwest, to- day commenced proce~dings to annul his marriage with Rebecca Dillman. In the complaint it is alleged that, though they have lived together for eleven years as man and wife, they have just learned that a former husband of Mrs. Dillman, supposed to have been dead, is alive and living in Boston under the name of Williams. The Dilimans were married in Kansas, the wife baving been a Mrs. Staley. Mr. and Mrs. Staley had come to Kansas from Pennsylvania. One morning Staley was missing. Some of his clothing was found on the bank of a stream. The stream was dragged, but his body was not found. The betief was, however, that he had been drowned. Seven years passed, and, as nothing was heard ‘of Sialey, the matter was taken into court. He was declared legaily dead and his property was divided. Mrs. Staley married Dillman nin€ years after. the dis- gppearance “.of her husband. - Staley, or Williams; as “he -is now. known, 1s said to be quite.prominent in business circlesin Boston: S — SIH JGSE LD WAVTED that it..was her inteniion:to join 'there Charles Padlson, & nian” whose name had been unfavorably.connected’ with:her own during his residence ‘in- that community, Mrs. Nelson “is .a bright- and: ‘prétty. iittle woman, but she was not: familiar with the ways of the world and fell: an easy victim to Paulson’s blandishiments. 5 The. husband started upon the trail of the eloping couple, not so much intent upon revenge as he was upon rescuing his | wife. Last week he came to Stockton and solicited the aid.of the local officers. Good: luck favored Deputy Constable Sullican and be met- the runaways on the French | Camp Troad to-day. The hLusbard -had i sworn out a warrant - in ‘San Luis Obispo’} County before : he left; in order thatthe otficers in other localities would have no trouble in " arresting and holding the two | should they find them. Paulson has spent most of his life in the traveling show business. He is a heavy | set, light-complexioned man, dresses well and has a fluent tongue. When asked what he was doing with the woman, he | replied that be was merely driving through the country for her health, and | added: *‘I guess 1 have as good aright to haul passengers and freight as the South- ern Pacific.” Constable Sullivan and Chief Kingsbury heard that the couple were in the vicinity of French Camp eariy in the morning, and both started out in search of them, taking different roads. Where the county and toll roads meet the officers separated in order to make a more careful search. Sul- livan came upon the runaways first. They were in a covered wagon with the curtains tightly drawn, and it wassome time before the man responaed to Sullivan’s calls. The constable talked against time in or- der to” give Kingsbury. a chance to come up: :‘As the. chief did not arrive soon enongh Sullivan’ told Paulson he was un- der-arrest and started in to help him hitch up the team in order to come to the city. Kingsbury soon showed up and took the man in charge and - Constable Sullivan brought the woman to town in his buggy. The officers do not know who the team driven by Paulson belongs to, and in fact do not know just upon what charge the San Luis Obispo warrant was issued. At the jail Paulson took matters very coolly and declined to talk much. The woman does not seem to realize her dis- graceful position or have any regrets over the desertion of her husband and children. = The husband and San Luis Ovispo offi- cers were notified by telegraph, and it is expected that they will arrive here to- morrow. DETERMINED TO DIE. Third Attempt of Charles A. Shafer, a Wood- land Journalist, to End His Life. WOODLAND, Car., March 31.—Charles A. Shafer, city editor of the Mail and one of the brightest young journalists on the Pacific Coast, made a desperate attempt to commit suicide to-night at the houge of a friend by swallowing a teaspoonful of mor- phine. 2 ’ Depondency was the cause, it is said, that prompted him in this, the third at- tempt within the past month to take his life. The poison Shafer took to-night was stolen from a drugstore, and he swallowed a portion of it in the presence of County Assessor M. D. Chamberlain, at that gen- tleman’s home on Second street. When questioned by Mr. Chamberlain as to what the drug was and why he took and was using quinine. But the contrac- tion of the pupils of the eyes contradicted the quinine story and Mr. Chamberlain lost no time in securing the services of a physician. Shafer was evidently determined to make a successful job on' his third at- Second Suit . Brought by the ‘SantaClara Valley i Railway. Properiy-Ownérs Demand fiuvy Dam- ages Because the 'Liné Crosses Their. Fields. SAN JOSE, Cav., March 31.—The second suit-of the Santa Clara Valley Railway Company to secure a right of way fora railway between this city and Alviso be- 2an in Judge Lorigan’s court this morn- ing. The action is brought to condemn a strip of land through property belonging to' A. Malavos, the McKiernan estate and J. Vierra. The company wanted a one-acre tract through the McKiernan tract, and offered $200 for it, but the defendants want $200 for the land and $8300 damages. Vierra has a seven years’ lease of the McKiernan property, and he asks for $25,000 damages to his crop and for the inconvenience of having the land subdivided by a railway track. It is said a settiement will be made with Malayos. e e e MISS SCHEMMEL'S B1G GAIN. Several Hundred Votes Ahead in the Carnival Contest. SAN JOSE, CaL., March 3L.—The inter- est in the voting to decide which of Santa Clara County’s fair daughters shall be queen of the rose carnival is decidedly on the increase. 3 Since che last count of the ‘ballots, Miss Lulu Schemmel’s ‘total vote has jumped from 316 to 892, 4n advance:of 576 votes, and the vote of several others shows a sub- stantial increase. Miss Meta Laisy is sec- ond on the list with 293 votes and Miss M aud Arques is third with 247. The contest in Giiroy has taken on a sort of local boom. Balloting is going on in that enterprising town right along, but the votes will not be forwarded to the headquarters of the committee until April 23. The vote is first taken individually, and every one of the lady residents of Gilroy has an equal show. There is an agreement, however, that the one receiving the highest vote will zet the sum total of all the votes east. This will doubtless give the Gilroy candidate a standing near the head of the list. The lan adopted is one that may be followed gy others, and it behooves the friends of San Josels favorite daughters to keep their eyes on the main chance. The contest will close on April 24. The vote up to this evening for the lead- ing eight is as follows: Miss Lulu Schem- mel 982, Miss Meta Laisy 293, Miss Lillian Rea of Gilroy 246, 3iss Maud Arques 247, Miss Sue January 226, Miss Lottie Rich- ardson 216, Miss Helen Ford 206, Miss Eileen Kelly 204. AR ORTEGA CAPTURED. Officers Apprehend the Footpad Who Was Clubbed by Hartzell. SAN JOSE, CaL, March 31.—Martin Ortega, 8 young Mexican who has been badly wanted by the police for some time [fofi a charee of highway fobbery, was arrested this mgriing on South Eleventh street by Officers Humburg and Allen. On January 24 last Ortega held up C. C. Hart- zell at the corner ‘of Ninth and Reed streets. . He failed“to -g¥" anything, and during A fizht that ensued Ortegd re- ceived a blow in the face from a club, which led to bis identification as the foot- pad. There are also charges of petty larceny and disturbing the peace pending against Ortega. Ortega, who is about 21 years of age, has been notorious in police circles for the past five years, but bas always managed to escape with sizht sentences. He has a brother setving a tern: in Folsom for high- way robbery and a younger brother in Whittier. He has always been regarded as a desperate young rough, and has re- peatedly declared he would not allow the officers to arrest him. tempt, and fought desperately to thwart the efforts of the physician to apply a stomach pump. 2 e SANTA ROSA ELECTIONS. Municipal Contest Overshadows the Rivalry of the Aspirants for Regal Honors. SANTA ROSA, CaL., March 31.—There was no change to-night In the positions of the leaders in the fight for regal horors. Mrs. L. W. Burris gained some during the day, but could not overtake her fair rival, Miss Sara Hall. Miss Hall leads by only twenty-six votes, however, and to-mor- row’s vote is expected to make a great change in the fight. The city elections, which take place to-morrow, {ave some- what overshadowed the carnival Queen contest, and the mayoralty conundrum is exciting more interest just now than the race for the floral crown. Toomuch credit for the success of the Ortega was arraigned before Justice Gass this afternoon and his examination set for April 8. In default of $3000 bail he wasremandea to the custody of the Sheriff. e Has Fewer Admirers Now. SAN JOSE, CaL, March 31L.—F. H. Lawes, a young Engiishman, wio has been held in the County Jail for the past five weeks, pending an examination as to his sanity, was released this morning by order of Judge Lorigan. At the time of his arrest he imagined all the women he met to be in love with him, but as he showed signs of improvement soon after his arrest an examination was postponed. He has almost entirely recovered. e Arraigned for Burglary. SAN JOSE, Car, March 3L.—John Howard was arraigned before Justice Gass this morning on a charge of burglary. His examination was set for April 3. Bail was fixed at $1000. Howard is accused of entering a room in the Union lodging- house about two weeks ago and stealing a | tankhouse | lot of clothing, JORNSON SUES FRESHO CITZENS, Mental Anguish of the Evangelist Valued at $25,000. HIS COMPLAINT FILED. Names as Defendants Four of the Men Who Forced Him to Apologize. INDIGNATION AGAIN AROUSBD. The Suit Adds to the Popular Resent. ment of the Insult to the City’s Daughters. FRESNO, Car., March 31.—One of Evan- gelist Johnson's promised suits for dam- | ages materialized to-day in a complaint | against several members of the citizens | committee which prepared the evangelist’s | now famous retraction and apology touch- | ing the chastity of Fresno's daughters. The complaint, which was filed with County Clerk Hart at 6 o’clock this even- | ing, was following: - Plaintiff complains. of *.defendants and | ellege: First—That the plaintiff Is tow, and | for more than ten years last past has been s |- regulerly ordsined mimster of the Methodist | Episcopal’ Chuich of the United States of | Americs, aid has been during all -the said | time, and now is, éngaged in evangelical work | of said churcly. i Second—The said defendants are, and. each | of them'is, and at all times mentionied i this | complaint have been residents: of the city of | Fresno, county of Fresno, State of Californis. | Third—On the 26th dey of March, 1896, st | the city of Freino, county of Fresno, State of | California, the defendants, unlewfully, wrong- | fully'and without any right or authority o-to | do; and sgainst’the will of the plainnff, by foree and - threats causing.plaintiff to fear Bodily violeace, compelled the’ plaintiff to ga | 19 the office of the First National Bank of | Frésno, located on the corner of Mariposa and I streets, in said city, and then and there said | i I defendants unlawfully, wrongfully, and | without any right or authority so to do, and against the will of said plaintif restrained plaintif of his liberty for the space of about two hours, | whereby the plainuff suffered great mental anguish and was injured in his feelings and | reputation and calling to his damage in the sum of $25,000. Wherefore plaintif prays for judgments against said defendants, jointly and severally, for the sum of $25,000 and the costs of this | suit. The names of these several defendants are Harry Sherwood, Arthur R. Briggs, Louis Einstein, 0.J. Woodward and W. M. Wyatt. The foregoing isthe only com- | plaint so far filed. This suit has stirred up | considerable teeling again in the com- munity against Jolnson. The case will be apportioned 10 Judge Webb’s department of the Superior Court. | b | JOHNSON DEFENDED. | 4 Lincoln Park Citizen Assails Fresno- wtes and the Governor. LOS ANGELES, CaL., March 3L.—J. M. Wood, a prominent citizen of Lincoln | Park, who has known ' Rev. L. F. Johnson for twenty years, came warmly to the de- fense of that individual to-day. Said Mr. Wood with reference to Rev. Mr. John- | son’s remarks about the girls of Fresno: | | | | | | i | **No doubt he alluded to the deplorable fact that many girls are early ruined in California, as well as elsewhere, and itis| possible his remarks were indiscreet or ex- aggerated ; but does that justify the rough:| element of Fresno in its extravagant and fiery indignation? Rev. L. F. Johnson is well known all over New England, and has labored with approval and decided success in more than a half hundred of our churches, many of them the largest in the towns and cities of the East. “Thousands of useful and active mem- bers in our societies have been led to Christian lives in his meetings. 1 hardly know a man of his age who has been in- strurental in leading so many of our young people to Christ. This Fresno bluster will make no impression upon thousands who have known him for many years. Quite a number of the ministers of the Southern California conference and not a few people living in Pasadena and Los Angeles know the truth of these state- ments. “If our Governor said what he is re- ported to have said he has exhibited a pitiable weakness. Ministersot the gospel are under the same restrictive laws and liable to the same fines and penalties for wrong sayings and wrong doings that Governors, editors and politicians are, and they do not need, as he suggests, some special legislation with severe penalties to put 8 padlock on their mouths in the pulpit.”* el SR FRESN(O’'S DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. Depew and Vanderbilt Visit the Great . Raisin Beit. ARESNO, CaL., March 3L—A party of raiiway otficials and magnates visited Fresno this morning and was shown some of the raisin and fruit land which sur- rounds the city. - The party was composed of Chauncey M. Depew and Cornelius Vanderbilt of the New York Central Rail- road and First Vice-President Charles F. Crocker, A. D. Wilder and D. Burkhalter, division superintendents of the Southern Pacific.. They came on a special trainand remained here about two hours, leaving at 11 A. . for Monterey, via Niles and San J Depew and Vanderbilt were & e coun urround- ing Fresno, , If, and reported an enjoyable journey from the time they entered the State. It has been said that the object of the visit to California of the Eastern railroad magnates was to view the country in con- templation of promoting the Salt Lake, Fresno and Los Angeles Railroad, which has been reported as being under consider- | was thrown into a whirl of excitement to- | located four claims on a sixty-foot ledge, JOY’S IS BEST. saved were a piano and a small amount of furniture. Miss Eleanor Carlson of Santa Rosa and Miss Bertha Pearse of Woodland, teachers in the Winters school, resided with Mr. Brunson and family and lost all their wardrobe, together with $230 in money which they had put away in a burean drawer. The dwelling was valued atabout $6000, and is insured for $1500. e g o MITCHELL FIRE-SWEPT. Lower Portion of the Oregon Town Almost Entirely Destroyed—Few Losers Are Insured. PORTLAND, Oz., March 31.—The lower part of the town of Mitchell, in Crook County, was almost entirely destroyed by fire Friday afternoon. The fire originated in Misener’s new block, occupied by W. L. Palmer and J. F. Magee. It isnot known how the fire started, Palmer’s family being absent at the time. When the flames were first discovered they were bursting through the root and sides of the building, and soon the whole structure was ablaze. The front part was occupied by J. F. Magee as a grocery-store, and the upper part by the Knights of Pythias and the A.0.TU. W. The flames scon connected with adjoining buildings, and as a strong wind was blow- ing up the canyon there was no hope of | saving them. It was only by the most strenuous efforts that the fire was pre- vented from reaching the upper portion of the town. The following is believed to be the only insurance: S. T. Brennan, $500; R. E. Misener, $2800, and J. F. Magee, $500. Tne buildings burned were the Misener block, the old Mitchell Hotel adjoining on the west, three residences owned by R. E. Misener and occupied by S. F. Allen, R. E. Misener and N, 8. Misener; A. C. McEach- ern’s residence, blacksmith-shop, saloon end livery-stable, and Misener’s saloon, Misener’s wine ceilar, an old store build- ing, formerly occupied by L. Howard; the Monitor office. Sasser’s store building and barns and George Collins’ shop alone remain in the lower town. Household goods were moved iuto the street, but most were burned. W. . Palmer and J. F. Magee saved abso- lutely nothing of their housebold effects. The others lost almost everything, much of it burning in the streets after being re- moved from the houses. e a5 e, CARSON TRIALS. Jones and Tremmor Coffin Appear in Court. CARSOX, NEv., March 31.—The second trial.of John T. Jones, the allezed bullion thief, was to-day set for April 20. The de- | fense his been making a hard fight to have the case go over for the term, but was | unable to win the point. The Government | has all its witnesses here. Trenmor. - Coffin was this morning or- dered to'stand up and listen to the indict- ment against him read by the clerk. His face gave no evidence of emotion when he faced this ordeal in a courtroom where a few weeks ago he had been practicing as an attorney. He will be called upon to| plead to-morrow morning. John T. e COLFVILLE RESERVATION _GOLD. Prospectors in the Recently Opened Fie's Make a Rich Strike. SPOKANE, Wasu., March 31.—Spokane day by the news that William McFadden | aud David O'Neill of this city bad made a wonderfuily rich strike in the new gold fields on the Colville reservation. They which assays from the surface $60 in gold and is rich in silver and copper. The owners refused an offer f2om Marcus Daly to bond the claims for $250,000. Another stampede of prospectors has resulted from the strike. 1 | JOY'S INDORSED. Mr. Theodore Stacke Declares Joy's | Did Him a World of Good. | { Joy's Sarsaparilla Will Cleanse the Blood Without Bringing Out Boils, Pim- ples and Blood Blotches. Over 1000 People Have Voluntarily Sent In Testimonials for Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla. MR. T. STACKE. Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilla is daily win- ning favor on the entire Pacific Coast, and the reason is quite clear. Joy’s Vegetable Sarsaparilia does the work expected and | with no bad effects. When you take a Barsaparilla and experience immediate re- lief without showing blood blotches and pimoles on your face you know and yeurs doctor will teli you that such a sarsaparilla must be made up of yvegetable herbs and contains no mineral drugs, no iodide of potassium. The experience of Mr. Theo- dore Stacke is the experience of all who have used Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. Mr. T. Stacke lives at the Santa Rosa Hotel, corner Fourth and San Pedrostreets, Los Angeles, Cal. He has used several bottles of the native Sarsaparilla and is now convinced Joy's Vegetable Sarsapa- rilla is best, ““for,” said he, “when I bezan using the Sarsaparilla I had a desire to rest all the time. My blood was disordered, | my tongue coated. At times, just for a moment, my head swam; I was not the ation as a possibility in the railroad line. This is denied, however, and it is claimed that the trip is one of pleasure and recrea- tion only. —_—— BLAZE AT WINTERS. Destroys the Fine Residence of A. H. Brunson. ‘WOODLAND, Car., March 31.—The fine two-story residence of A. H. Brunson at Winters was totally destroyed by fire last night. A heavy north wind was blowing, and in’ twenty minutes the building was reduced to ashes. The fire department did heroic work 1n nremm-f the flames from spreading to other buildings. The blaze started the kitchen flue. The other outbuildings were destroyed. The only conteatsof the house Fire least bit diz/y. I knew my needs and de-, termined to use a botzle of Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. I easily procured the first | bottle, and after using for six days felt | better in every way. When Ibought the | second bottle I had alittle trouble in get- | tingit. The drug clerk tried to talk me | into using something eise. I knew what I wanted and insisted on getting Joy’s Vege- table Sarsaparilia. I am heartily glad I bought the remedy and wili giadly recom- mend it to any one. Joy’s is certainly fine.” Many persons write complaining that they ask their druggist for Joy’s Vegetabie Sarsaparilla and something else was of- fered. 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