The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 5, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1896. DIVORCE SUIT OF SEATTLE LEADERS, Dr. Dawson and His Wife Soon to Air Their Differences in Court. A SCRAMBLE FOR EVIDENCE.{ Affidavits to Be Secured From Wit- nesses in San Bernardino, Chicago and Detroit. 4.—The action D R. Dawson w and which en the complaint ., April brought to a syeedy the court made to- n order to s of witr s in other Hunmes granted, and s to prepare tories to those ners to 1 W. Gregg for s of San Bernardino, lemming of for Fred G. s was in the employ of Daw- County ranch when man Dawson was born s asked to tell about the doctc tion of his wife at that tim n claimed that the doctor 1 left her without y had to ride eight k to get food for h I and ns is asked to tell whether or and to tell what she regard rs. Daw- She is asked tosay Mrs, be have ¢ of the Dawson to 1stody be n to ieves ho was once employed in Dr. member of rd, is asked t he saw Mrs. Dawson I atOlympia wh or not t the hotel alone er, 1893, her t 1d servant being absent. ive the ber of ation, nu Dawson to give ed by to state if he Mrs. Dawson at ed them. in her room. | Alford is also asked to state if Mrs. Dawson ever came home late at night with male escorts, If =0, who? Did he ever see her in an intoxicated condition? If so, did he talk to her, and if he did what did | she say? Did he ever see her loiter about the street in front of the Vendome, and see her joined by a strange man? Did he ever see A. C. Hess, one of the alleged co-re- | respondents, embrace Mrs. Dawson? Other questions are asked concerning alleged complaints made by other lodgers about Mrs. Dawson, PORTLAND ROMANCE. Florence E. Horner, Alias Mrs. Lillie Strauss, Wedded to a Man Who Lately Deceived Her, D, Or. PORTLANX vesterday to F. H. V. Andrews and *lorence E. Horner, and the couple were married in that city. This ends an in- teresting romance that has been the talk of society circles in this city for a few weeks past. Florence Horner is none other than Mrs. I own in San Fran- cisco, who about two weeks ago was sum- ack here while en route to the e Strauss, well | moned | Califo { annc self with s tha cidal intent because of love for Strauss returned from San Fran- h o month ago, posing as cisco more t the lawiul wife of “Doc” Adolph Strauss, who, he z of her contemplated visit to this city, immediately left for San Fran- cisco, taking another young woman with i Since then Mrs. Strauss has made on for a divorce; hence her to Andrews caused a sensation Gossip has 1t that either she never was wedded to St s or she has committed my. During the time she lived here Strauss she was introduced in good with socl greatly shocked. SO HIGHLANDS ASYLUM CASE. Continuation Granted in the Habeas Corpus Proceedings to Secure Judge Huse's Release. SAN BERNARDINO, Carn., April 4.— The habeas corpus proceedings for the re- lease of Judge Huse from the Highlands insane asylum have been continued until Tuesday, April 14, as Attorney F. F. Gallardo wishes to secure important evi- dence from Santa Ana, Santa Barbara and San Francisco in support of his claim that Judge Huse is the victim of plotters who conspired to ure his property. From a he wishes to get the of Dr. Hollister as to ition, and as the doctor urther time was granted. dence from San Francisco is said to onal nature, and deals with acy partof the case. M. B. Campbell was on this forenoon and {testified lieved it would be uns: for to be released, as he na mself nner whateve: the stand that he be- udge Huse to care for and was also dangero Dr. Dolan, assistant medical director, vesterday testified that he did not con- sider Judge Huse dangerous. Itis the opinion of many leading attor- neys who have been watching the case | that Judge Otis will grant the release of Judge Huse. . Invited to Chico. CHICO, CAL., April 4.—The Sacramento Valley Press League has been invited to meet in Chico and the editors of the Chico e raised a sum of money to pro- | vide suitable entertainment. Between | fifty and 100 representatives of the mento Valley are expected to attend. | | April 4—A marriage | | Ticense was issued in Vancouver, Wash., | a metropolis by a bogus telegram | Andrews had shot him- | ty as his wife,and good society isnow | SNUBBED BY- THE ANGELENDS, McLachlan’s Name Barred From Resolutions Thanking Cali- fornia’s Delegation. T0O0 FRIENDLY TO HUNTINGTON. Free Harbor League Concludes That the Congressman Can No Longer Be Relied Upon. | | LOS ANGELES, Car., April 4.—The | harbor fight is still the absorbing topic of | public interest in this city. The friends of San Pedro and Santa Monica are up in | | arms and are making the welkin ring with | the oft-repeated arguments in favor of | | their respective schemes. The wires are | kept hot between here and Washington | with telegrams intended to stiffen the backbone of California’s delegation in Con- gress. he San Pedroites have about concluded | to throw Representative McLachlan over, | it being claimed by them that he has | turned his back on the cause of a free | harbor, and is exerting too great zeal in | choosing the ignis fatuus of a $3,000,000 | appropriation for a deep-sea harbor for Mr. Huntington at Santa Monica, while San | | Pedro shall be content with a much | smeller sum for the improvement of her inner harbor. | Another meeting of the Free Harbor | League was convened this afternoon, at | which ‘‘San Pedro or nothing” was the | slogan, and after various well-known free harborites had expressed their opinions, | some of them retlecting severely on Repre- | rentative McLachlan, the following tele- gram of thanks w ordered sent to the three Representatives—Bowers, Barham and Maguire—who have stood firmly for | San Pedro, Mr. McLachlan being pur- | posely snubbed, as being no longer to be denended upon for loyal support: rs. Barham, Maguire and Bowers, House of | Representatives, Washington: The Free Harbor | League, at & meeting held this day, adopted the following resolution: Resolved, That the thanks of the league are due to Messrs. Barham, Maguire and Bowers for the stand they have n upon the attempt of C. P. Hu ngton to defeat the will of the people for a free harbor at San Pedro, and we earnestly urge upon you to maintain ent attitude upon the matter until eat of the pendin tempt to divert ortion of the approrriation to the im- roadstead of Santa Monica nefit of the Southern Pecific or White was telegraphed to exert his | upon the House committee in | San Pedro and to admonish Mr. hlan to carry ouv the bidding of his uents and remain true to his ante- n pledges. Ialso decided to call an open air mass-meeting for next Tuesday | evening to passed suitable resolutions in | favor of San Pedro. While the free harborites are doing all this the friends of the Southern Pacific | are not idle. Tne Evening press hasg thrown its columns open to the advocates | for appropriations for both harbors. Judge | R. M. Widneyv has taken up the cudgel for anta Monica and in a two-column article | was a man of great force of cha tells why the peonle of Los Angeles should work to bring about the proposition tele- graphed yesterday by Representative Mc- Lachlan. Assemblyman H. G. Weyse of Santa Monica and Chief Engineer Hood of the Southern Pacific are also contributors to the Express’ Santa Monica literary bu- reau. The two-harbor advocates are also talking of holding a mass-meeting, and are endeavoring to force a vote upon the question by the members of the Chamber of Commerce, No question that has con- fronted the people here for many months has created so much friction. —_—— Kern County Primaries Called. BAKERSFIELD, CarL., Avpril 4.—The Republican County Committee met this afternoon for the purpose of deciding on the selection of delegates to the State and Congressional conventions. There wasa warm discussion over a pro tion to have the committee appoint delegates, but it was aefeated, and primaries called for Apnl 18, and the convention set for April 25. The test is: “Will you vote the Re- publican ticket at the next National elec- tion?” Sl Ry San Benito’s Delegates. HOLLISTER, CaL., April 4.—The Re- publican Central Committee to-day ap- pointed R. I. Orr,Robert Stephenson, A. D. Shaw and Senator Thomas Flint delegates from San Benito County to the Con- gressional and State conventions, PHOENIK LAWYER'S DEATH Sudden Passing of Ex-Attorney- General Churchill From Heart Disease. He Was a Prominent Member of the Bar and a Former Leader in Arizona Politics. PHENIX, Ar1z., April4.—Ex-Attorney- General Clark Churchill died in this city very suddenly this morning at 7:40 o’clock from heart disease. He had been warned by his physician that he was liable to be giricken at any time, as he was afflicted with fatty degeneration of the heart. To all apvearances he was in robust health, and th announcement of his death was a great shock to his friends. General Churchill came to Arizona in 1877 and located in Prescott, where he built up an extensive law practice. He cter and a natural leader. He was appointed Attorney-General by Governor Tritle and n efficient and painstaking officer. In 1880 he became interested in the con- struction of the Arizona canal in the Salt River Valley and has since been closely identified with the interests of this section. He came to Pheenix to reside in 1886 and has always stood at the head of the Pheenix bar. For several vears he was counsel for the canal companies on the north side of the river, and conducted several cases of great magnitude in the Arizona courts. He was one of the attor- neys who prepared the defense a great Reavis claim, which has recently been decided in favor of the people. General Churehill was an uncompromis- ing Republican and for vearsa pow zona politics. OF late s he has not taken an active part in political contests. Formerly he was a prominent Mason and 0dd Fellow, but upon uniting with the Catholic church a few vears ago he with- drew from all secret societies. He leaves 2 widow but ro children, and considerable property in Pheenix and vicinity. A resi- dence which he had under will be the finest in the Territory. The funeral will take place on Monday morn- ing. { | ® | temporary chairman and J. A. construction | MULTNOMAR COUNTY POLITICIANS CLASH, Republican Factions Indulge in a Rough and Tumble at Portland. STRIFE AT A CONVENTION. | Harmony Finally Restored by the Withdrawal of the Anti- Simonites. PORTLAND, Or., April 4—One faction of the Republican party of Multnomah County succeeded in holding a convention | to nominate city and county officials this afternoon, while the opposing faction has set Monday as the date for its convention. The political situation in this city at present is probably unequaled. The ex- citement over the riotous scenes at the bitter fizht waged in the convention hall | to-day by the two factions. The Simon wing of the party completed nominations | 1ate this afternoon, as follows: For State | Senato 0. | Benjamin Selling and Dantel McLaughlin; | for Repre N. S | L. Povey, ¥. H. Allison, George H. Hill, A. L. Maxwell, J. C. Bayr, F. I. Nichlin, | George R. Shaw, J. N. Davis and Solis | Cohen. | City officials were nominated according | to the Simon ticket. Resolutions were | adopted declaring the candidates pledged | to pass laws for retrenchment and enact an election registry law for the purpose of | putting an end to future disgraceful pro- ceedings at the polls. | When the convention opened this morn- | | ing two chairmen, representing the Hume- Minto-Frank combination and the Simon clique, held possession and were at logger- | heads for hours. Free fighting was in- | dulged in all over the hall, and the con. tention was so furious at times as to lead to promiscuous smashing of noses among delegates until the anti-Simonites leit she | hall. — OREGON POPULISTS. State Ticket Nominated at a Convention in Salem. SALEM, Or., April 4.—The delegates of | the People’s party on Thursday, M tion. The meeting was called to order by Chairman W. H. Spaugh, who, after mak- ing an appropriate address, declared the meeting ready for temporary organiza- tion. Hon. Nathan Pierce was eiected Jeffrey of Oregon met at Salem St. temporary secretary. | A committee on credentials was then appointed, and one on plan of organiza- tion for the purpose of increasing the efliciency of campaign work. ing the report of the committee on platiorm the convention adjourned to at 8 o’clock on Friday morning, as iz had been previously arranged not to hold a Thursday evening session in order that the visitors to and citizens of Salem mignt Lave the privilege of by General Weaver. forenoon the delegates met and ed with the business of the con- | primaries on Thursday was renewed by a | Paxton, Donald McKay, | vention by effecting a permanant organ- ization. Judge L. M. Olmstead of Baker County was chosen chsirman, Ralph Har- per was elected secretary and E. H. Cooper assistant. The committee on platform and resolu- tions reported, and the following was adopted: We reaffirm the fundamentsl principles of the Omaha platiorm, and instruct our dele- gates to the National convention to readjust any details, if possible, in such form that all reform elements can.unite on one platform and one National ticket. We favor changing our National constitution 50 as to provide some form of direct legislation, and the early submission of important National questions to the people. We recommend that our National cony tion de some plan for the effective pr tection of American labor from the ruinous competition of Asiatic and European cheap labor, includingirigid restrictions, and exciu. sion, if necessary, of foreign immigration. We demand the free and unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 wit out waiting for the consent of any other na- tion. We favor an amendment to our State consti- tution providing for the initiative and refer- endum, We protest against the policy of the Govern- ment in patenting to railroad corporatior stances mineral lands are patented to said corporations, to the great injury of the miners of our State. Wherefore, we demand that all mineral lands in this State be exempt from the grasp of such corporations and reserved for the use and ben- | State. 5 The following ticket was nominated: For Supreme Judge, Joseph Gaston of Multnomah County; for Congress, Firs Congressional District, W. S. Vanderburg of Coos County; for Congress, Second Congressional District, Martin Quinn of Multnomah County. | Presidential electors—W. H. Spaugh M. L. Olmstead, W, D, Hare, Harry Wa kins. Delegates to the National Convention— Delegates-at-large, Nathan Pierce, John C. Luce, L. A. Ward, J. 8. McCain From First Congressional District—John W. Joy and J. W. Marksbury. From Second Congressional District—A. P. Nelson and J. L Sturgill. One from each of the nive judicial di tricts as follows: First, A. Axtell, alte nate Dr. Lerrabee; Second, R. P. Calawel Third, Harry Watkins; Fourth, 8. Riggen; Fifth, Ira Saylor; Sixth, V liam Parsons; Seventh, A. B. Crait; Eighth, J. F. Johason; Ninth, D. L. Grace. N —_— Charles Ducommon Dead. LOS ANGELES, CaL., April 4.—Charles Ducommon, one of the oldest citizens of Los Angeies, died this afternoon after a short illness. He was a native of Switzer- land and crossed the plains to Los Angeles by the southern route in 1848, establishing he first hard ware-store in the city. During his long residence here he ac- cumulated a great deal of property and was rated as one of the wealtuy men of the city. For many years before a station of the Government Weather Bureau was established here Mr. Ducommon kept a careful and accurate record of the meteoro- logical conditions, his data proying of great value to the Government in after rs. He was marriea twice, his second wife, who survives him, being noted for her charitable work, in whicih she was { aided by her busband. Several children | also survive him. A Death at Visalia. VISALIA, CAL., April 4—S. Z. Curtis, one of the oldest settlers of Tulare County, | died at his residence in Visalia at noon | to-day at the age of 76 years. He had | been ‘ill for some time. Mr. Curtis came | to this county from Texas in 1860. time he owned abont 2000 acres of choice | land. g Sonoma’s Oldest Fireman Gone. HEALDSBURG, CAL., April 4 —Thomas | Ward, the oldest volunteer fireman in So- | noma County, died last night of cancer. istening to anad- | He was a native of Germany, aged 63 | Mr: | years. He will be buried to-morrow under the auspices of the Exempts and Healds- | burg fire departments. lands along their lines, by which in many in- | efit of the miners and the best interests of the | Atone | TR AND FEATHERS FOR A SANTA CRUZAN, Liveryman Mace Terry Attacked at Night and Severely Clubbed. | FOUGHT OFF HIS ASSAILANTS | 1Parlial Success of the Effort to Cover | Him With Pitch—His Enemies | | Known. | | SANTA CRUZ, Car., Avpril 4—An at- tempt was made at 11 o’clock to-night to tar anc feather Mace Terry, proprietor of the Excelsior livery stable. Inthe struggle that ensued Terry was badly battered, his assailants clubbing him in an endeavor to | render him unconscious. Not more than | two men are believed to have been impli- | cated in the affair. | Terry and his wife occupy apartments | over the stable, and were aroused by one | of the horses running loose. went down to attend to the horse, and, suspect- ing that some one was in a dark corner of the stable, started back to get a pistol. | He had taken but a step or two when he was struck on the body and an attempt made to pour tar on his head. He strug- gled and the tar descended on his hands nd one e of his face. Then he was stguck with sowe hard instrament and knocked down. Terry finally reached the sidewalk and yelled for belp. Mrs. Terry came down, | and soon a crowd gathered. | Dr. Knight, Terry's father-in-law, was calted and attended him, but Terry de- clined to talk of the affair. He said he | knew who attacked him, but refused to re- veal their names. A bag of featners and a bottle of tar and a cheese-cloth mask were | found in the stable. | Terry witl recover, and his father-in-law | offers "$250 reward for the capture of the | assailants, | | comiNe s FRANCISCO. Delegates to the 4. 0. U. W. Grand Lodge Leave Los Angeles. | LOS ANGELES, Car., April 4.—About | forty delegates to the Grand Lodge, A. O. U. W., which meets in seventeenth annual session in_San_ Francisco on April 7, left here for San Francisco this afternoon. They were accompanied by a number of ladies of the Degree of Honor, and expect to be gone a week or ten days. Among the representatives are: James Booth, P. G,M. W.; Grand Overseer A. F. Mackay and daugl ough, Los Ang Tibbitts, H. J. Pasadena; C. E. Smith, Downev: | W. A. Carpenter, Peiro; R. H. Dibble, Santa Fred J. Pullee, El Monte; Wi Shutt,” Pomona: John_Gerry, Ontario; G. L. W. H. Ev and J. H. Severe, Monrovia; John H son, San Bernardino; Mr. Villega, San Fernando; John Kastle and Grand Guide John Chanter, San Diego; Joseph Thon: son, Covinas; W. J. Kincaid, Cu monza; H. D. Ley, Saugus, and W. Chambers, Hueneme. Mrs. Nell'e Mas- ters (Grand Lady of Honor), Mrs. Booth, Moore and Mrs. Mellette, Los Ange- Mrs. Swift and Mrs. Pasadena; Mre. Norman and Mrs. Gorman, Mone | rovia. A) oY fl{ e W T JOY’%J°/§"J° ~ o Y5 ? Joy's S N T Y 7“()':)0\('5 S DA