The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 8, 1896, Page 3

.THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY,. APRIL 8, 1896. M BRAVE BATTLES WITH BOODLERS, An Effort Made to Oust the Old Gang at Chicago. BUT SIX YET REMAIN. Regardless of Party Citizens Voted to Remove the Cor- rupt Crowd. ELECTIONS IN SEVEN TOWNS. Blood Freely Shed in Several Wards and the Police Kept Busy With Rioters. CHICAGO, Iur., April 7. — In the elec- tion here to-day for town officers and Aldermen the Republicans carried all of the seven towns by majorities ranging from 1000 to 4000. The campaign for Aldermen was not strictly on party lines, being more of an effort on the part of repu- table citizens to oust the old gang which has controlled the Council, regardless of politics. Of the thirty-four Aldermen elected to- day only eight are mer. who were opposed by the Municipal Voters' League. The remaining twenty-six may be said to fairly represent the respectable element. Of the old Council gang John Coughlin (Bathhouse John), Charles Martin, John Powers, Daniel Ackerman, Robert Mul- cahy and Cyrus Howell return to the Council. These six will still have com- pany in the Council-chamber, as out of the thirty-four present Aldermen whose terms do not expire until next year there are a number ef well-known boodlers. The election to-day will severely cripple them and yet still leave them with a ma- jority of two or three members in the Council. Heretofore they have had a two- thirds majority, which enabled them to pass at will ordinances over the Mayor's veto. The People’s party did not succeed in electing a single candidate. Of the suc- cessful candidates thirteen are Democrats, eighteen Republicans and three who ran on an independent ticket. The most bitter contest was in the First Ward, between Bathhouse John and George H. Williams. Coughlin will have a majority of aver 200. In this ward there were six candi- tes—one Democrat, two Repubiicans, People’s party and two independent. Blood was shed in the First Ward, and the police were called on to quell several incipient riots at the polling-places. The levee section of the ward provided its usual quota of lesser brawls, with fists, rocks and clubs as weapons and whisky as the acces- s in every case. There were disturb- ances among the Italians of the Nine- teenth Ward, where the Aldermanic con- testants strove with beer, whi and mioney to influence the voting. Fist-fights and ejections of trespassers from the poll- ing-places by the police were reported in the Second, Eighteenth and Twenty-sec- ond wards. The police quickly restored order when- ever an outbreak occurred, and, on the whole, considering the bitterness of the fightagainst “gang” Aldermen, the election was not a discreditable one. The open iolation of the law against saloons selling 10r during the voting hours made most of the trouble for the police. e OTHER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Jones, the A. P. A. Candidate, Elected Mayor of Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 7.—Only about one-half the precincts in the city were heard from on to-day’s election up to 11 o’clock to-night, but these indicate the election of Jones for Mayor by a majority of about 700. Jones was the A. P. A. can- diaate, and the contest between that organization and a citizens’ independent ticket was a bitter one. ST. PAUL, Mixn.,, April 7.—A large number of Minnesota cities held elections to-day. As a rule party lines were not closely arawn. Hottest fights were usually made on excise. As far as heard from the pro-license men won in a majority of cases. MILWAUKEE, Wis., April 7.—A heavy vote was cast at the municipal election to- day. The Republican city ticket was elected by pluralities ranging from 1500 to 2500. The labor vote was very large. The baiance of power in the Common Council and Board of Supervisors will be in the hands of the Republicans. OMAHA, NeBr., April 7.—Town elec- tions were held throughout the State to- day, the voting in most places being for or against liquor license. The elections re- sulted generally in favor of license. LINCOLN, Ngsr., April 7.—In_this city to-day the entire Republican ticket was elected by majorities of 1000 to 2000. Re- publicans gained one Alderman. Over the ftate the issue was license or no license, and license was generally successful. A SAN DIEGO HEROINE. Death of the Woman Who Made the First American Flag in California. SANTA MONICA, Car., April 7.—Mrs. Josefa Carrillo, who died at Los Angeleson Sunday last of heart disease, had an event- ful career in this State. She was borr in San Diego on August 3, 1823, her maiden name being Josefa Bandini. The Baudinis were among . the most noted of the Span- ish families living in California. Senorita Bandini married P. C. Carrillo on May 28, 1841. Seven children—five daughters and two sons, who have served their State in many places of usefulness—were born to them. In 1848 when Commodore Stockton marched into Szan Diego at the head of a victorious army, he found himself in the predicament of not having a flag, and czlled upon Senor Bandini to help him out.s Bandini had his daughter Josefa make one. So pleased was the Commo- dore at this act of loyalty that the tlag was sent to the Capitol at Washington, where it remains, a memento of her loy- alty and the first American flag ever made in the State. e GILROY MOURNS. Death of toss Sargent, Prominent in Athletic Circles. GILROY, Car., April 7.—Ross Sargent died this morning. The young man was but 26 years old, the second son of Hon. J. P. Bargent of Bargents station. Less than six months ago he was married to Miss Belden Ladd, one of the most attncg\ve young ladies of the valley. Forsome time he has bfen sick, and for the benefit of his health decided to go to Pomona. Up to thiee weeks ago he was improving, but typhoid/ fever and quick consumption proved 00 much for his delicate constitu- tion and he was brought_home last even- ing todie. He lived until morning. argent was president of the Tribune Cyclers of Gilroy and an active mem ber of the Gilroy Fire Department, being one of the feam that ran in the firemen’s tourna- ment here last September. l S NAPA COUNTY'S LOSS. Ex-Revenue Collector W. C. 5. Passes Away at Night. NAPA, Car., Aprii 7.—W. C. 8. Smith, pioneer of Napa County, died of heart disease last night at his home here. He was at his business office yesterday as usual and retired at the usual time. When called this morning he was found to be dead. He was born in Ohio in 1823, came to California in 1849 and to Napa three years later. President Lincoln ap- pointed him Collector of Internai Revenue for the Fifth California District, and Smith's commission was Lincoln’s last public document. It was signed on the day of his assassination. AT C STOCKTON MASS-MEETING. Citizens Will Labor to Secure the Wil- merding School. STOCKTON, CaL., April 7.—The Board of Supervisors this afternoon passed reso- Intions asking the board of regents of the State University to select this city as the site tor the Wilmerding School. Tne resolutions called upon other boards of Supervisors to pass similar resolutions, in order to show to the regents that the peo- ole in the country and outside of San i“mncism preferred to send their boys to such a school here than to San Francisco. Mayor Baggs to-day issued a call for a mass-meeti to be held in the Agri- cultural Pavilion next Monday, to_ further discuss means of getting the school for this city. Smith Views of an Eastern Buyer Now Visiting Butte County‘ Orchards. He Says Californians Are Not Careful Enough in Preparing for Shipment, CHICO, CAr., April 7.—C. N. Holden of 42 River street, Chicazo, is in Chico. Mr. Holden is one of the heaviest fruit-buyers of that city. The Chico cannery has been shipping to Mr. Holden for several years. He is now in Cahfornia to ascertain the condition of the fruit crop. In an inter- view with a CALL correspondent to-day he said: “A visit to the great orchards of North- ern and Central California naturally raises the question, ‘What will be the result of these enormous crops, and what can be done to remedy, at least to a certain ex- tent, the present ruinously low prices?’ After some years of personal work in sell- ing to the larger trade of the East, I feel safe in saying that much greater care and skill must be expendea upon canned and dried fruit before the crops of each year will be fully consumed. “It is & fact that to-day really fine canned fruit is unobtainable at first hands, while poorer goods are a drug. Greater care means a smaller product, greatly increased consumption and consequently higher prices. Those canners who have devoted their attention to the production of fine goods are prosperous as a rule, while the failures in every instance of which I am aware have been those who made quantity the object and notquali This is equally true og dried fruit. “*California has nothing to fear from the East on fine peaches, so far as my experi- ence goes. From the best authorities in this section the peaches are certainly badly damaged, the apricots ruined, while the almond and cherry trees are bare. It is conceded that the Moorpark apricots in Santa Clara County are exceedingly light— not, however, owing to the frost. Reports from Haywards indicate a fair supply. In the East the markets do not advance, but rather decline, owing, perhaps, to the fact that shipping peaches are evidently in fair supply, and this is taken to indicate an abundance of other varieties. “But there certainly will be a surprise in store for those canners who are now mak- ing prices in the East which must be purely speculative.” —_———— SEBASTOPOL IN THE LEAD. A Snake Story That Distances AUl Efforts of the Past. CHICO, Car., April 7.—J. B. Loser, George Calder, Asa Sullivan and Joseph Rafael, of Sebastopol, went fishing a day or two ago, and while on the banks of a creek in Sonoma County witnessed one of those curious exhibitions of intelligence in lower animals which astonish the hu- man spectator. The gentlemen are pre- pared to submit to the insinuations of their acaunaintances in regard to snakes, bottles and fishing paraphernalia in gen- :ral, and declare this story 1s founded on act. A large snake had seized a well-devel- oped green frog by one hind leg and was attempting to swallow it. The snake was on & sloping bank, head downward, and the task bufi)re it, while pleasurable, was difficult. There was no stump or root to hold by, and the frog was active and not of this green earth and sunshine for dark- ness and repose 1 the snake’s interior. The snake, finding that it could not swal- Jow the frog by the one hind leg, finally managed to get both hind legsinto his mouth; but during all this time it was evidently in need of a ‘‘purchase” or hold upon which it could coil its tail and then devote its entire attention to the task of swallowing the captive. At this junctureanother snake appeared, and crawling down the bank lay in a sort of half coil across the back of the first snake, which thereupon took a twist around its friend’s body, and having thus avoided the danger of sliding down the bank and losing the frog, proceeded to complete the job and the frog soon disa; peared down the snake’s throat. The snake was then killed by one of the fishermen and the frog was liberated. It was unin- jured and hopped gleefully away. it Spring Valley Mine Litigation, CHICO, CAL., April 7.—The Spring Val- ley Gold Mining Company, defendant in the suit brought by William Aivord et al., has filed notice that it will in a short time | move jor a new trial. The bond of J. B. Whitcomb, who was apvoointed the re- ceiver to seil the monfiaged property of | the Spring Valley Gold Mining Company, has been approved and filed. oo el Marine Drill at Santa Barbara. SANTA BARBARA, CaL., April 7.— The Philadelphia marines had a full-dress drill on the boulevard to-day, clad in their icecream uniforms. A large crowd wit- nessed their maneuvers to the music of the Philadelphia’s excellent marine band. This drill, it is promised, will be repeated every day of the flagship’s anchorage in the harbor. Admiral and Mrs. Beardslee are quartered at the Arlington. —_—_ Crusade Against Spokane Gamblers. SPOKANE, Wasn., April 7.—The Min- isterial Association, backed by 1000 citi- zens, at a meeting yesterday decided to begin a determined crusade against -the gambling-houses of Spokane, in an effort 10 close them, inclined to accept passively the exchange | SOLID FOR THE WHITE METAL Republicans of Utah Favor the Free Coinage of Silver. RALLY OF THE LEADERS Six Delegates Elected to the National Convention at St. Louis. ARE AGAINST MR. M'KINLEY. The Impression Prevails That the Vote of the State Will Go to Allison. SALT LAKE, UtaR, April 7.—The Re- publican State Convention to elect six delegates to the National Convention was held here to-day. There were 520 dele- gates in attendance, and they disposed of the preliminary business in a rush. The platform adopted declares for the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, for protec- tion and reciprocity, closing with this clause: “We ask our delegates to St. Louis to do their utmost to secure in ‘the National Re- publican platform a full acknowledgment of the imperative need of a return to real bi- metallism and a promise of its swift adop- tion, without regard to other nations, by opening our mints to the free coinage of gold and silver at a ratio of 16 to 1.” The work of electing delegates was then proceeded with. It was practically agreed by all factions before the convention was held that Sen- ator Cannon should be elected, and nearly the entire vote went to him. Interest re- ally centered in the candidacy of Colonel Isaac Trumbo, who came so near being elected United States Senator a short time ago. The old clique worked desperately against him. but he was chosen, receiving the highest vote given any delegate out- side of Cannon. The House went wild with enthusiasm over Trumbo’s triumph and he was loudly cheered. The other delegates chosen were United States Senator Brown, Congress- | man Allen, Thomas Kearns and W.S. McCormick. The delegates were not in- structed, but they are solid for silver and against McKinley. The impression prevails that the vote will go to Allison. — o WAGE WAR ON McKINLEY. A. P, A. Leaders Snubbed by the Ohio Statesman. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 7.—The A. P. A. has declared war on McKinley, and through the chairman of the National Ad- visory Board, Judge H. D. Stevens, who established beadquarters (here to-day, de- clared that nothing will be left undone to unmake the mgn from Ohio. This was brought out to-day by the launching of a boom for the Presidency of Congressman William S. Linton of Michigan, who has been the mouthpiece and champion of the organization in the House of Representa- tives. 1t came about by a snub administered to the National Board while it was in session at Washington last week. The board sent a letter to the managers of McKinley, Reed, Morton and Allison. inviting them to ap- pear before the board and state their atti- tudes toward the organization, as it in- tended to take a hand in the National fight. Al of the managers but Hanna obeyed the summons and had long con- ferences with the members oi the board. Hanna came not. A second letter was sent him and it brought a reply that Mc- Kinley would recognize no faction in the Republican party and would make no pledges nor promises to any secret organi- zation. This settled his chances with the organization. it was decided at once to fight the Ohio candidate and a resolution to that effect was passed. Then the mana- gers of the other candidates were notitied of this action and that at the proper time the organization woula act. It became necessary to carry on the fight to secure a candidate to throw the A. P. A. votes to. Ostensibly Linton was selected as the man. He was willing to take the place. When Chairman Stevens arrived in St. Louis Monday he set up National headquarters and at once launched Lin- ton’s boom, and hundreds of Linton but- tons are already being worn. In an inter- view to-night he announces that the or- ganization will defeat McKinley for the nomination, and if nominated it would fight him at the polls. He says of the 400 deiegates already chosen to the National convention there are ninety members of she A. P. A., and that the organization will secure sixty more, and with the 150 votes they will be able to defeat McKinley and nominate a man to their own liking. —— CANNOT HULD OUFFICE. Women Do Not Hold an Election Fran- chise in Firginia. NEW YORK, N.Y., April 7.—A Journal special from Richmond, Va., says: No woman can hold public office in Virginis, it matters not how unimportant the posi- tion may be. Superintendent of Public Institutions J. E. Massey has just decided, in the case of Mrs. Fanny Baggey, re- cently appointed as school trustee of West Point, that she cannot hold the office. The opinion is based upon articles of the con- stitution which provide that any person shall be eligible to any State, municipal or county office who is entitled to vote. As there is no woman suffrage in Virginia Superintendent Massey points out that no member of that sex is eligible to a place of school trustee, and consequently to any other public office. e e HARRISON OR ALLISON. Colonel Swords Says McKinley Can’t Be Nominated. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 7.—Colonel H. L. Swords, sergeant-at-arms of the Republi- can National convention, is sanguine of McKinley’s defeat at the convention, but is not so sure of Mr. Allison’s nomina- tion. ““The real fight will be between Allison and Harrison, I think,” he said. *‘McKin- ley will go into the convention with about 125 less than a majority, and he’ll be strongest at thestart. He’s a popularidol, but popular idols seldom win. At the Republican convention twenty years ago I felt certain’ that Blaine, a popular 1dol, would be the nominee. He was stronger apparently just before the convention than McKinley is now. “The Winner this time will be either Harrison or Allison. Harrison made an alliance yesterday that will naturally strengthen his chances. He hasa young, energetic, ambitious wife, and influence of that kind is not to be underestimated in such a contest. Indiana wiil be solid for him and be will enter the convention with votes from a number of other States. “Allison will start out with 100 votes. He will get Iowa’s twenty-two. The rest will come from California, the Territories, Texas, Alabama and Georgia, South Caro- lina and a few other States. He will get at least one New York vote. The delegate has already been elected and has announced his intention of supporting Aliison at the convention.” —_— CR1SP AND HOKE SMITH. They Renew Their Joint Debate on Fi- nancial Issues. NEWMAN, Ga., April 7.—The joint de- bate to-day between ex-Speaker Crisp and Secretary Hoke Smith was very much in line of the meeting at Augusta. The crowd was large and estimated to be 10 to 1 for silver. Secrelary Smith made a vigorous speech and awakened cousider- able enthusiasm toward the last. Crisp, defending his acts as Speaker of the House, said he had cast a deciding vote and saved a silver bill from being tabled while he was in the chair. He stated that in appointing the Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures in 1893 he selected a majority of free-coinage men. After- ward one of those who had spoken for and voted for frez silver and was supposed to be strong in the faith changed his views for some reason. “But it is popular in some localities to change their views on the financial ques- tion,” he said. ‘‘A man may declare for one thing in 1890, another in 1894, and in 1896 go directly contrary. Where he will be in 1898 the Lord only knows.” Smith explained his 1894 speech from which Crisp had quoted him as saying: “The single gold standard will contract the currency, check industry and turn honest men out of employment.”’ “If the gentleman had read you thst speech,” he said, “you would have seen that I spoke of the single gold standard in the common application of the word in tne way you understand it, when only gold is used as money.”’ L e AMALGAMATING SILVER FORCES. Senator Tillman Preparing for the Com- ing Campaign. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 7.—A Journal special from Columbia, S. C., says: Sena- tor Tillman was in the city yesterday working for an amalgamation of the silyer forces in the comingelection. He believes the silver advocates in both the Republi- can and Democratic parties will vote for the candidate on the silver platform. His object is to see that the South Carolina Democratic convention leaves him free to bolt in the National convention if elected asadelegate. He believes that the Chicago convention will have a majority of dele- gates favoring a silver platform, and he is afraid that the gold minority, if it remains in the convention, will temper the action of the body sufficiently to get up a weak candidate on the silver issue. He con- tends that if the Democrats nominate a ‘“‘positive’” man on a free silver platform the silver and Populist convention at St. Louis would indorse him. The chances are ten to one, he declares, in favor of the nomination of McKinley, and about the only way of defeating him is by a consoli- dation of the silyer forces. LI R DEMOCRAIS OF MISSOURI. At AUl Their Conventions Free Silver Is Favored. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 7. —Fifty-two Democratic county conventions have been held in Missouri up to this morning and in every one of them resolutions were passed favoring the free coinage of silver. Forty-one of these instructed their dele- gates to the Sedalia convention to vote only for delegates at large who were vledged to free silver, and the majority favored Governor Stone, Senators Vest and Cockrell and ex-Congressman Bland as delegates to the Chicago convention. 1n all the primaries held for county con- ventions yet to come the sentiment for free silver is equally pronounced. SENATOR ALL DECLINES. Will Not Be a Candidate for the Presi- dential Nomination. LINCOLN, NEgBr., April 7.—Governor Holcomb to-day gave to the pressa letter of recent date from Senator W. V. Allen, in which that gentleman declares he is not. a candidate for the Populist nomination for the Presidency. The Senator says he greatly appreciates the mention of his name 1n that connection, but believes other leaders in the Populist ranks more deserving of the nomination than him- self, for whose success he would prefer to work as a private. Personal and family considerations also, he declares, compel him to decline. Leading Populists of thiscity do not deny the keen disappointment felt over the Senator’s action ON STANFORD’S COURT. Freeman Defeats Picher in the Tennis Match and Will Meet the Berkeley Champion. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Car., April 7.—On Saturday next the first match of the intercollegiate tournament is to take place on the California courts, 8an Fran- cisco. Stanford’s representatives were de- cided upon some time ago, but until this morning it was not known which of the best two men was champion. The ques- tion was settled when Freeman '99 de- feated Picher 98 by a score of 6—4, 6—0, 6—0. The contest was a hot ome, but treeman played in fine form and won easily. is placing, his net work and his coolness make him a dangerous antago- nist. These two men are both from Pasadena, Cal., and have played it a double team for several seasons. Last summer they won the championship double of Southern Cal- ifornia and Freeman was second best man in the singles. They wiil represent Stan- ford against Berkeley in both singles and doubles and are exgecled to make exciting work for Magee and Gage, their opponents. Last year Hazzard, Stanfora, was defeated by Magee, while Gage of Berkeley was beaten by Picher of Stanford. The *‘co-eds’’ are interesting themselves in tennis and have arranged for a contin- uous tournament. The list of entries is' small at present, but itis expected that at least a score of fair players will enter dur- ing the week. The class of 98 met to-day and nomi- nated its annual classhook officers. For editor-in-chief J. S. Orkison and F. V. Keating were put up; for business man- ager, W. S. Harrineton and C. E. Haas. For associates a dozen or more names were mentioned. The election will come off in one week. ot niy Sent to Sacramento’s Jail. SACRAMENTO, Car., April 7.—W. C. Hardie who enticed Aggie Casey from her home at Suisun, was this morning con- victed of vagrancy and given a sentence of six months in the county jail. The girl was persuaded to return to her parents, who are respectable, well-to-do people, | BELLICOSE SAN JOSE POLITICIANS Campaign Animosities End in a Pugilistic Affray. REA AGAINST DITTUS. The Alderman Attacks the Ex- Railroad Commissioner and Is Worsted. DAMAGED IN THE SCIRMMAGE. Charges of Corporation Support Cause the Men to Come to Blows. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 7.—Ex-Railroad Commissioner James W. Rea and Council- man George B. Dittus had a personal en- counter here this evening in which sev- eral blows were struck, Dittus getting slightly damaged in the scrimmage. The attack was made by Dittus and Rea struck in self-defense. The trouble is an incident of the voliti- cal campaign. Dittus, who is an inde- pendent candidate for re-election, says that Rea told F. P. Montgomery, his po- litical antagonist for Councilmanic hon- ors, that he (Dittus) received $1000 for voting for an electric lighting contract several years ago. Rea denied telling Montgomery any such story, but ac- knowledged having said that members of the Electric Improvement Company - had twice put up money to aid Dittus when he was running for office. Dittus grew excited when they met to- night and struck out. After clinching, Dittus went down underneath. He then concluded he had enough, cried quits and the trouble was over. Later he and Rea were together, apparently on good terms. iooagsas i SHIPMENTS TO THE EAST. The OQutput of Dried Prunes Larger Than in Previo Years. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 7.—The overland shipments of green, canned and dried fruits from this city from July 1, 1895, to March 31, 1896, amount to 74,745,430 pounds, of which 16,990,910 pounds were green fruits, 13,834,930 canned fruits and 43,745,590 dried fruits. The shipments of canned and green fruits fall short of those of 1893 and 1894, while those of dried prunes are in excess of any previous year and there is sufficient prunes remaining on hand to sweil the amount to 42,000,000 pounds. The dried fruit shipments were: Prunes, 38,797,550 pounds; peaches, 2,211,880; apri- cots, 2,281,855; pears, 200,600; plums, 125,- 875; other dried fruits, 127,730. Wine and seed shipments are steadily on the increase and the prospects are gooa for heayier shipments during the season of 1896. Wine shipments during the past sea- son were 7,125,365 pounds, and the seed shipments amounted to 710,995 pounds. Dol JOIN THE VOLUNTEERS. San Jose Salvationists Stand by Balling- ton Booth. SAN JOSE, CAL., April 7.—Thirty mem- bers of the local Salvation Army corps, in- cluding eleven officers, handed in their resignations to Captain Thompson to-day. The reason for their action, as given by the seceders, is that after the treatment accorded Ballirgton Booth, they cannot conscientiously act with the present or- ganization. It is intended to form a branch of God's American Volunteers, and word has been sent to Ballington Booth that thirty earnest soldiers await his order. The new movement in this city is tem- Y}onrily in chara] of A. F. Reef, B.T. ailey and A. . Kennedy, all ex-ser- geants of the Salvation Army. The action taken meets the approval of the friends of the army in this city. BOY BURGLARS ARRESTED. 5 Detected While Breaking Into & News- boy’s Chest. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 7. —John Ma- loney, aged 15 years, and John Baros, alias “Popcorn,” aged 12, have been charged with burglary. The boys were caught in the act of breaking open a chest belonging to a newsboy, in a baggage-car at the Southern Pacific depot Sunday night. Their examination has been set for April 9. Ma- loney was remanded to jail in default of $1000, and “Popcorn’ Baros was allowed to zo on his own recognizance. The boys will probably be sent to the Whittier Re- form School. “OLD GLORY' MISUSED. Metchants Arouse the Anger of National Guardsmen. SAN JOSE, Cav., Avpril 7.—The mem- bers of Company B, N. G. C., of this city object to the manner in which the Amer- ican flag is being used by merchants of this city to decorate show windows. The matter was the subject of much discussion at the meeting of Company B last night and a committee was appointed to confer with a committee from the G. A. R. and draft resolutions condemning the use to which the flag is put in show windows. et ol Chosen as the Official Paper. SAN JOSE, CaL., April 7.—The Daily Mercury has been chosen the official paper of Santa Clara County by the Board of Supervisors for the year commencing May 6. ey Ehrhorn Re-Elected. SAN JOSE, CaAv., April 7.—The Board of Supervisors to-day re-elected E. M. Ehr- horn of Mountain View Horticultural Commissioner for the ensuing year. PHENIX ENCAMPMENT. Annual Reunion of the Arizona Grand Army Men— General Sampson Elected Commander. PHOENIX, Arrz., April 7.—The annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic of Arizona convened in this city to-day with delegates present from the posts in Flagstaff, Williams, Prescott, Pheenix, Tucson, Tombstone, Tempe and Yuma. The following officers were elected for the ensning year: Department com- mander, General A. J. Sampson of Phce- nix; senior vice-commander, J. L. Burrows of Williuma; junior vice-commander, W. F. Bradley of Tombstone; chaplain, Rey. C. P. Wilson of Tucson; medical director and delegate to National encampment, Dr. J. M. Evans of Pheenix; alternate dele- gates, Colonel William Christie of Pheenix; council of administration, George Hox- worth of Flagstaff, James Finley of Tucson, A. L. Grow of Tombstone, J. W. Dorrington of Yuma and 8. G. Reese of Prescott. " The next encampment will be held in Prescott in the summer of 1897, There are ten posts in Arizona with a member- ship of about 300. To-night the visitors attended a war song concert in the opera- house given by the ilethodin church. To- morrow they will be driven over the valley by the local members to the orange groves, the Arizona Canal Falls, the ostrich farm and other points of interest. Lo e MAYOR ROSSON RESIGNS. Believed to Have the Maricopa County Shrievalty in View. PHENIX, Ariz.,, April7.—At a meet- ing of the City Council last night Mayor K. L. Rosson tendered his resignation, which was accepted. His successor will be elected at a special meeting, to be held on June2, to vote on the issuing of city bonds to take up a former issue that ma- tures this year. While Mayor Rosson does not give a reason for his resignation it is understood that he has not worked in harmony with the City Council and has °P§°“d several measures adopted by that body. It is hinted that he has political aspirations for the fall campaign and will seek the Democratic nomination for Sheritf of Maricopa County and does not wish to take sides on some important measures now pending before the council. ST Rio Ferde Canal Bonds Sold. PHENIX, Ariz., April 7.—A. C. Shel- don, president of the Rio Verde Canal Company, lett last night for Minneapolis with bonds of the company amounting to $2,400,000, which had been executed by the officers ot the company here. These bonds have been disposed of to European capi- talists, and will be taken across the ocean by messengers of the company. With the money renfized from the sale of the bonds the canal, dams and_reservoirs now being constructed by the Rio Verde Canal Com- fmny will be completed. A large area of and north of Pheenix will be irrigated. —_—— Killed by an Orange Seed. PHENIX, Ariz., April 7.—The eating of an orange caused the death of William H. Thomas here to-day. He was regaling himself upon the fruit on Washington street, when suddenly he began to choke, and expired before medical aid could be summoned. It is believed one of the seeds was drawn into his lungs. for many years a prominent mining opera- tor in Central Arizona. He is survived by a widow and several children. VISALIA OUTLAWS' PLOT, Obie Britt Files an Affidavit Accusing Lovren and Ardell. Swears That Weapons Which McCall Carried to His Death. VISALIA, CaL., April 7.—The legal struggle that bids fair to end in the con- | viction of two accomplices of Dan McCall, the outlaw killed while attempting to hold up a Southern Pacific train at Tagus sev- eral weeks ago, will begin on Thursday, when the preliminary examinations of Si Lovren and Charles Ardell will take place. The information upon which the men were arrested was sworn to before Justice of the Peace Holder on the 20th of March, but was not filed until to-day. The afh- davit of Obie Britt contains the following: *‘There were & series of conversations be- tween myself and Dan McCall, and my- self and John Haynes, which culminated in a plot to commit that robbery. It was briefly as follows: Dan McCall toid me that he was to get guns, which he told me were to be furnished by Charles Ardell and Si Lovren, of Visalia, who were to be interested with us in the way of furnish- ing the guns, and that Billy Ross was to purchase the ammunition which was to be used for the guns. John Haynes, in furtherance of said plan, furnished and deliverea to said Dan McCall certain sticks of giant powder on the 18th of March, 1896, with which to blow open the safe when such robbery should be com- mitted. Dan McCall did bring to our cabin two revolvers, one shotgun and a rifle, which he told me came from Charles Ardell and 8i Lovren, and which were furnished to him for the purpose of com- mitting the roboery. “Qur intention was first to rob the nortabound train, but at McCall's sugges- tion we concluded to rob the south- bound train. McCall and myself left our cabin and walked to Goshen. There McCall boarded the southbound train, in ursuance of this piot, and I assumed to Eond it, but really did not. I acted in the matter in pursuance of instructions from Sheriff Merritt, communicating to him the arrangements that were made from time to time.” They Supplied the | HE SLEEPS IN A PORTLAND GRAVE The Fortune Left to Frank Dolan Comes Too Late. KILLED BY MORPHINE, Fifty Thousand Dollars Left to a “Fiend” Who Died Two Years Ago. HIS DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL. Had Resolved to Forsake the Drug, but an Overdose Cut Short His Existence. PORTLAND, Or., April 7.—Late one afternoon during the June flood of 1394 there died at the Delavan House, in the North End, a morphine “fiend” known to his associates as Frank Dolan. His death resulted from an overdose of the drug. Dolan was not a bad fellow, not having yet reached the lowest stratum of the mor- phine brigade, and the presumption at the « | time was that he had taken the overdose Thon as was | accidentally. In fact, an hour or two be- fore he was discovered in an unconscious condition, he was conversing with a young woman in the house, expressing a deter- mination tobreak away from the morphine habit. The Delavan House was then in- | habited by the lowest dregs of humanity, but on that occasion the betterside of their nature asserted itself, and they ministered to Dolan in a peculiarly solicitous and tender manner. But after lingering a couple of hours, he died. There is a sequel to this tragedy reading more like a romance than fact. William | Vandenburgh, a hop and wool buyer for a San Francisco house, and Dolan had been schoolmates in Boston. He was an inti- mate friend of the Dolan family, whose true name was Rightmire, and it was he who inspired the young man to make an | effort to emancipate himself for the mor- | phine habit. About a month ago Mr. | Vandenburgh received a letter from Do- lan’s sister in Boston, making inquiries respecting her brother, from whom she had not heard for three years. Vanden- burgh says that previously he had not in- formed Dolan’s family of the young man’s death, but in response to his sister’s letter he advised her of the fact, omitting, how- ever, to state the circumstances under which he died. Mr. Vandenburgh received another let- ter from the sister on Sunday, in which she deplores the death of her brother and states that three months ago $50,000 had been bequeathed to Dolan by an uncle, who died in Lynn, Mass. Mr. Vanden- burgh says that he has been commissioned to arrange for the transportation of Do- lan’s remains to Boston, Colvilla Sooners” Win. SPOKANE, Wasn., April 7.—'‘Sooners,” who located mineral claims on the northe ern half of the Colville Indian Reserva- tion previous to the act of Congress of February 20, 1896, which declared that portion of the reserve open to mineral locations, scored a victory to-day in a decision given in a test case by Judge Hanford in the Unitea States court. 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