The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 9, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1896. POLITICS AND CONVENTIONS, Utah’s Republican Dele- gates Opposed to McKinley. WESTERN INTERESTS. Illinois Prohibitionists Declare for Free Silver in Their Platform. WORKING HARD FOR ALLISON. Friends of the Iowa Senator Are Engaging All Available Rooms at St. Louis, SALT LAKE, Uran, April 8.—The Utah delegates to the Republican National Con- vention, at a caucus to-night, practically agreed on a line of action. An effort will ‘be made to consolidate the delegation from the intermountain States, in order that the interests of the West, especially silver, may be looked after most effectively. Utah's vote will be against McKinley, al- though the delegation has not declared for any man. e ILLINOIS PROHIBITIONISIA. They Adopt @ Free-Silver Plank by an Overwhelming Majority. SPRINGFIELD, I April 8—The Prohibition State Convention opened here th morning, with over 700 delegates present. The principal event of the day was the fight over the adoption of the free Iver plank of the platform, which was lly adopted by an overwhelming ma- The resolution is as follow: declare that money 14 consist of 1 and be issued by the e peaple without the ion of any private individual or cor- to be a full legal tender for all blic and private; that the Gov- iscriminate in favor of and that the mints 1al terms to both at ed by law. We oppose bonds in times of te open io now esta 4 b form in all g education in sh language, pro- by law ay rest, the election f Unite Senators by popular vote, i ion of disputes between employer and employe and Government control of railways No sominations were made to-day. The convention ned until to-morrow. To-night an oratorical contest was held between representatives of coilege Prohi- bition clt KENTUCKY REPUBLICANS. McKinley Has the Majority of the Dele- gates so Far Elected. NGTON, Kv., April 8.—Followine compiled list of delegates :at have held Republican from counties conventions: ight counties McKinley in For Bradiey— de of Jefters: nties ou in 403; for Bra Jefferson, total, 4 Uninstructe: Ten counties, 151. Con- tested—T counties, 47. The Seventh District Republican Con- to-day elected Judge George Lesiie Coombs, both McKinley ational Convention vote was 69 for McKin- Working Hard for Allison. ST. LOUIS, Mo., April 8.—Colonel H. L. Swords, sergeant-at-arms of the Repub- lican National Committee, is working hard for Allison of Iowa. To-day he en- gaged accommodations for 200 persons at the Lindell and made a new contract with the Planters’ Hotel for forty-five rooms. He has also contracted for twelve rooms at Hurst's Hotel and accommodations for fifty more Iowa delegates at the laclede. SWTA- BOSKS RIALS Heavy Vote for Jessica Kloppen- burg, a Beauty From the Redwoods. Progress of the Balloting for Queens Healdsburg and San Jose. in SANTA ROsA, CaL, April queen contest took another turn to-night. Miss Sara Hall, who has been in the second place for several days, passed her fair op- ponent, Mrs. L. W. Burris, by 100 votes to- day. The friends of the lady from the reawoods have not been idle, however, and Miss Jessica Kloppenburg passed the 500 mark to-day. he crowd which gathered to-night to watch the progress of the count seemed to be very friendly to this newcomer. ‘When an envelope containing fifty votes was opened and found to be for the Red- wood belle it seemed to please the audience exceedingly, and it is strongly suspected that four or five gentlemen from Coleman Valley were the leaders in the demonstra- tions of approvai that arose when the new candidate forged ahead. Some of Mrs. friends also seemed pleased over or two of the little white envelopes, golden eagle for Miss Sara Hall pened their enthusiasm and placed irhaired daughter of Supervisor rin the lead. towns of Occidental and Free- ave decided to have a float of un- elegance in the parade, and it is stated upon good authority that it.will be ® priz nner. The students of the So- noma Valley High Schocl will also try for a prize with a finely decorated float. That the interest in the coming festival is not confined to Santa Rosa is suown by the attitude of the surrounding towns in en- tering their floats and otherwise assisting, and the fact that it will be a county affair insures its success. s TR SANTA CRUZ'S FETE. The Elecction of a Queen Will Enliven the Preparations. SANTA CRUZ, Cavn.. April 8.—The car- nival committee held an extended meet- ing to-night, and occupied a good d of time inspecting plans and propositions. But there was an interruption tu the dis- 72 cussion sufficient to add $2100 to the cash fund with which to carry on the work. The street decoration committee re- ported a scheme for electric hights u_xd draperies which would add to the pic- turesqueness of the several attractions. 1t was agreed that an arch should be built at the entrance of the carnival grounds, though the details of construction were not acted uvon. The decorations commit- tee was directed to erect a stage 40 by 100 feet in size on the east side of the river, and that it should, after its introductory, be covered and used as a place of indoor entertainment. Burke Knight, Assistant District Attor- ney, was elected chairman of the enter- tainment committee. The executive com- mittee will immediately select suitable rooms for headquarters ana have them tastefully decorated. A.J. Hinds was ap- pointed chairman of a committee with power to appoint its members, whose duty shall be the arranging of an election of a queen and maids of honor. . A communication from Mrs. M. A. Pil- lot of 8an Jose asking for flowers for their carnival decorations for May 6 was re- sponded to by the authorization of a com- mittee to act with a like committee of San Jose. Santa Cruz will comply with the re- uest and San Jose will reciprocate in :}une with flowers from Santa Clara County for the Santa Cruz carnival. —_— FOUR REALDSBURG BELLES. | A Quartet of Beauties Supported for | Carnival Queen. HEALDSBURG, CAL., April 8.—Prep: rations for the second annual floral festi- | val to be held in this city are now taking | definite shape and in tjvo or three weeksa splendid showing of posies and pretty | will be made. The City Trustees are participating in the enthusiasm over the coming festival and have let a contract to have the old bell tower, which for the past dozen years nes disgraced the plaza, removed, and in its place an elegant band stand erected. | In this stand, under the shade of anim- mense canopy of poppies and bluebells, the Queen of the Fiesta will be given possession of the town on the opening d ay. Who will be Queen? That is a question puzzling the Healdsburgers. They are not uneasy over the result, | however, for four charming young ladies | are candidates, and the ruler 1s sure to be a beauty. To-night Miss Alice Haighs | | leads, with the Misses Edna Biddle, Nellie | Petray and Oza Waldrop following in the | order named. Mrs. has witbdrawn from the contest. The Veteran Firemen of San Francisco will attend the carnival in a body, bring- ing the band and engine. This was de- Thilo of Cloverdale | RIVAL MEETINGS AT LOS ANGELES, Free Harborites Shout for San Pedro and the People. FIVE THOUSAND ATTEND Stirring Resolutions Denouncing McLachlan’s Proposition Are Passed. SOUTHERN PACIFIC SESSION. Huntington Packs a Hall by Running Excursion Trains From Santa % Monica. LOS ANGELES, CaL., April 8.—Public interest to-night was divided between the two harbor mass-meetings, the one under the auspices of the Free Harbor Leagus, favoring an appropriation for *San Pedre or nothing”; the other, indirectly fathered by the Southern Pacific Company, pre- sumably in the interests of both harbors— Santa Monica and San Pedro—but, of course, favoring a larger appropriation for a deep-sea harbor at Santa Monica, thus carrying out Collis P. Huntington's cherished scheme. The free harbor meet- ing, at the east entrance of the courthouse. attracted the greater crowd, at least 5000 people being present. Ex-Mayor Hazard presided. Speeches were made by President Patter- | son of the Chamber of Commerce, ex- | Mayor Workman, William A. Harris, Esq., Judd R. Rush, T. E. Gibbon, vice- cided at a meeting held last night. il g o REDWOOD CITY CONCERT. Fund Committee. first event in connection with the Rose Carnival was the operatic concert at the Alhambra Theater this evening for the | benefit of the carnival fund. The affair was under the auspices of Mrs. A. S. Hal- ladie and was largely attended by the | society people of San Mateo County. The performers were all from San Fran- cisco, where they are well known in musical and social circles. They came here as the private guests of Mrs. Hal- ladie, who contributed the proceeas of the entertainment to the Carniyal Association. The performance included the second act of ““Martha’” and a full concert pro- gramine. Miss Daisy May Cre young contralto, met h success in her rendition of the zither song from ‘‘Carmen,” and Philip Rowe, the young tenor, protege of W. K. Sharon, surprised the audience and delighted his friends by his artistic conception and sing- | ing of Flotow’s *‘Ah, So Fair.” Successes were also scored by Miss Flor- | ence Dozer for her *Jewel Song,” from “‘Marguerite;”’ by Charles Elliott for his selection, ‘‘Brown sOctober Ale,” from “‘Robin Hood.” and by A. B. Solomon and Miss Tressa Brooke for instrumental num- | bers. | | the talented e SAN JOSE'S VOTE. a Plurality of Six. SAN JOSE, Car., April 8.—The con- | test for queen of the carnival of roses is attracting more attention as the time for the balloting to close approaches. Miss Veva Burrel, who was in the lead This leaves Miss Meta Laisy in first place, with Miss Lottie Upton second and Miss Lottie Richardson third. A great many ballots are being held back, and, as it is rumored several strong candidates are yet to enter the race, it is queen. The vote up to this evening was as follows: Miss Meta Laisy. 247 s Lottie U Miss Lottie Richardson.. Miss Kea of Gilro Miss Helen Ford Miss Sue Janusry Miss Virginia McAran 216 Miss Grace 1 216 Miss Sallle Cox. 198 ss Eva Stin: 87 Miss Inez Gaskill 136 Miss Wilhelmia Murph 129 Miss Lessie Rainey 127 Miss Nellie North’ Miss Mamie Sull B TRAVER'S BIRTHDAYX. Twelfth Anniversary of the Founding of the Town Celebrated. TRAVER, Car., April 8.—The twelfth anniversary of the founding of Traver was celebrated to-day with a hurrah that sur- passed all previous jollifications in the town. The crowd that assembled to par- take of Traver’s hospitality was immense, the attendance being conservatively esti- mated at 5000, Large delegations from three counties were present. The programme was varied and interest- ing and was carried out without a hitch. The principal feature was a rabbit drive, which took place 1n the forenoon. Be- tween 5000 and 6000 bunnies were slaugh- tered. Hon. A. G. Park of Hanford, the orator of the day, delivered an eloquent address in the afternoon. Baseball and football games, bicycle and foot races, etc., took place during the day. At night the celebration concluded with a ball. e MRS, SPENCER ACCUSED. Sensational Charges Preferred in a Con- test for an Estate. LOS ANGELES, CAv., April 8. —Isabella Spencer filed a suit this afternoon against Anna Spencer, the widow of Ambrose H. Spencer, whom she married in 1882 and who died in 1895, The complaint states that at the time of the marriage Spencer was worth about $100,000, and that he was old, of poor vitality and weak. Prior to the marriage the defendant con- certed a scheme to get away from Spencer all of his property, and her marriage was to this end. He began to use morphine and she influenced him to continue the habit. She was strongminded and soon had him under her control. She caused him to make to her deeds to all hiu‘rropert_y and for some time before he died he did not havea penny. Spencer had two children by a former marriage and the purpose of the defendant was to de- prive his heirs of his estate. The complainant prays that, on these grounds, the deeds to the property be set aside and the defendant compelled to makean accountln% The heirs’ namesare James G. and Eva G. Spencer. — Fire Destroys a Dwelling. LOS ANGELES, CAL., April 9.—Fire at 1:15 o’clock this morning, caused by the upsetting ot a lamp, destroyed the house ot? M. M. Siglie, 924 Aliso street, and con- tents. The loss is $2000. Mrs. Siglie and her babe were carried out in a half-smoth- ered condition. San Francisco Talent Aids the Carnival | REDWOOD CITY, Car., April 8.—The | ronounced | ? y g R p | deep-water harbor and to construct such decp- | years. They removed to Tacoma, Wash., | jority. Miss Meta Laisy Leads in the Race by | at the count Saturday, has withdrawn. | | impossible to predict who will be chosen | 1 | president of the Terminal Railway, and | E. R. Holman, secretary of the Council of | Labor. The speakers all scored the South- ern Pacific Company and its methods, | their remarks being vociferously ap- plauded by the vast audience. At the close of the speakinf the following resolu- tions were unanimously adopted: WHEREAS, A telegram has been received in this city from our Representatives in Cougress as follows: “Hermann requesis me to notify | the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce that if Los Angeles people will unite upon the schemes to complete the inside harbor at San Pedro and construct & deep-sea harbor at Santa Monica, with & provision to admit all railroads to Santa Monica over the Southern Pacific track | by paying pro rata cost, to be determined by the Secretary of Wer, he believes an appro- priation of 3,000,000 can be procured this session for said projects. To be effectusl im- mediate action must be taken. I leave the | matter with you.” And whereas, this is nota proposal to construct two harbors, but is in fact a proposition 1o abandon San Pedro asa sea harbor at Santa Monica: now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the people of Los Angeles, in mass-meeting assembled, rejoicing in their commercial freedom and determined to main- | Present time, though the mother had never | | tain it, reject with contempt Mr. Hermann's proposal as the price of their abandonment of San Pedro as the site for the construction of | the deep sea habor: for the southwest coast, and they repudiate and disclaim any desire upon their part for the construction of a har- bor at public expense at Santa Monica, for the benefit of the Southern Pacific Company of Kentucky, a foreign corporation, or C. P. Huntington. Resolved further, That the atgention of Con- gress is called to the fact that no public re- quest has ever been made by any authorized | representative of this people for any other | | harbor than that which has been thrice unani- mously favored by unpurchasable officers of the Government, acting in their official caps- city, and after exhaustive and scientific com- parison of its claims with those of the rival site at Santa Monica, recommended and urged only by the private employes of the selfish and | greedy corporation whose grasp upon the | ocean front of our sister city of Oakland has supplied to the people of the southern por- | tion of the State an object lesson which causes merciel freedom which is now theirs. It is & startling fact, and one that calls for investigation, that a committee of Congress can be found which, disregarding all prece- | dent and against the expressed opinion of the | Government’s own experts'and in the absence | of any request by the portion of the public | most concerned, takes it upon itself to say that upiess the people of this district unite upon a | scheme whereby they shall accept a small and inadequate appropriation for an inner harbor at the place selected for & deep sea harbor of refuge and permit & great appropriation to be made for the construction of such deep sea herbor at the officially condemned site of a private corporation, a few miles distant, then 8s & punishment for their contumely they shall have nothing at all. Resolved, That, as our reply to this humiliat- ing and insuiting proposal, we now call upon the Senators from California, when the House Dbill shall reach the Senate, to use every en- deavor to have the same so amended as to make the full appropriation for the constrne- tion of the complete inner and outer harbors t San Pedro, the Government’s and the people’s site, the necessity for which has been admitted by the original action of the House committee, and Mr. Huntington’s zealous friends are thereby estopped so deny. Resolved, furth er, that in case this just and reasonable request is denied, we then request Senaters White and Perkins to say on our be- half that the free people of Southern California prefer that the consummation of their hopes and aspirations for a harbor adequate to our commerce and free to honest competition shall be deferred, rather than that we should, by accepting so humiliating an offer, forfeit not only our self-respect but at the same time submit ourselves and our children to the shameful vassalage under which our brethren of the north have groaned for a quarter of a century. A free harbor for a free people at San Pedro or none atall. A vote of thanks to.the San Francisco Cary and Examiner and the Los Angeles Times-Herald and Record, for their fair treatment of the harbor question and work in behalf of the people’s harbor, was also passed. At Illinois Hall some 2000 people crowded in, and an overflow meeting of about 2000 more was held outside. Great enthusiasm prevailed, for a large proportion of the assemblage was made up excursions that had been run in from Sinta Monica and the Caheunga Valley. Judge S. C. Hubbell, one of the wealthy old citizens of Los Angeles, presided, and on the platform were ex-Senator L. J. Rose, J. B. Lankershim, General A. B. Campbell, H. Z. Osborne, R. M. Widney and others. Speeches were made by Messrs. Hubbell, Widney, Campbell and J. W. Mitchell, the tenor of them being that Huntington and the Southern Pacific were “not as black as thiey were being painted”’; that Santa Monica was the nat- ural site for a harbor for Los Angeles, a: the city was being extended in that ai- rection, and the two places would soon be one. It was charged that the Government blighted its fair commercial prospects and has | them to cling with & resolute hand to the com- | engineers still favored San Pedro, because they had invested $1,000,000 of Government money there and could not admit their 'hese resolutions were submitted by J. W. Mitchell, and adopted : WHEREAS, It has been represented to the people of Southern California by the Congress- man from this district that it is possible to secure from this Congress an appropriation of $392,000 for the inner harbor at San Pedro and $2,800,000 for the deep-sea harbor at Sauta Monica; and whereas, the relative merits of San Pedro and Santa Monica for a deep-sea harbor are not of sufficient difference 85 to justify any antagonism, thereby jeopard- izing the great benefits that would acerue to the merchants, laborers and all classes of our people by these large Federal appropriations; and whereas, we believe the construction of a deep-sea harbor at Santa Monica will make Los Angeles practically a seaport city and at- tract the commerce of the world to a greater extent than any other point on the southern coast; and whereas, there is no more proba- bility of a railroad monopoly at one place than another; therefore be it Resolved, Thet we, residents and citizens of the city and county of Los Angeles, in mass- meeting assembled in Los Angeles tais 8th day of April, 1896, unqualifiealy indorse the prop- osition of two appropriations as proposed, and urge our Congressmen, and particularly our Tepresentative, in the United States Senate at this time, to use all means in their powerto se- cure the double appropriation for 8an Pedro and Santa Monica, assuring them that in so doing they will have the indorsement of the people of this section of the State. Resolved further, That the chairman of this meeting is hereby authorized to appoint a committee of fifteen to take such action as may be deemed expedient to further the views con- tained in these resolutions. A misapprehension has existed as to the attitude of the Chamber of Commerce toward the harbor question. Ata meeting of the directors this afternoon, President Patterson said a communication had been recetved from Judge Widney and others asking that a special meeting of the cham- ber be called to act upon the harbor ques- tion on April 8, but that the meeting could not be held on that date, on account of certain requirements. He stated that when it had been made known to the signers of the call that the meeting could not be held on April 8, they asked that the matter be dropped entirely, which would naturally be the case unless the question was re- {newed from that or some other source. | Director Forman offered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted : WHEREAS, The members of this chamber have heretofore by their votes declared their views as to the harbor question, which views so expressed are now on file in Washington; and whereas, we are confident in the faithful- ness and wisdom of our Senators and Repre- sentatives in Congress; therefore, Resolved, That it is the sense of this board | that no further action for the chamber at this time with reference to the harbor question seems necessary or desirable. action stands committed to San Pedro. oo | A CHILD IN LITIGATION. Annie Reger’s Future Is im the Hands ‘of a Court of Equity. LOS ANGELES, CaAL., April 8.—Annie Reger, the 14-year-old daughter of Mrs, Cusick of Seattle, was in court this morn- ing before Judge Clarke in the matter of her petition to have George A. Hendricks appointed her guardian. The girl's mother was in court. She stated that she entered the service of Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks as a domestic in | Minnesota and remained with them nine | where Mr. Hendricks opened a restaurant. | When she entered the Hendricks’ employ | hier child was a baby. The girl remained with them to the | yielded control o the girl. She denied | that she had 2ver given the child to Hen- | dricks to adopt. } These statements were controverted by the mother bad since married a cook in | Tacoma and wanted the girl’s servi | The girl went on to the stand and said | | that she did not want to go to her mother, and intimated that if she was given over to | lk:er she would find a way to get away from | her, . | The Hendricksesare very wealthy, and if they keep the child she will be assured a life of luxury. The mother is a domestic. ‘TRODPS SENT TO ILWACD, | Trouble Between Washington and Oregon Fishermen Is Threatened. Those North of the Columbia Attempt to Prevent the Use of Salmen Traps. SEATTLE, Wasn., April 8.—Governor | McGraw this afternoon ordered out a por- tion of the State militia because of the rioting and threatened serious trouble be- | tween Washington and Oregon fishermen at Ilwaco, on the Columbia River. He | did so at the request of the Sheriff and the Prosecnting Attorney of Pacific County. It appears that on Aoril 3 about 150 Astoria fishermen, armed with revolvers, hatcaets and clubs, crossed over to the Washington side and made a vicious at- tack upon the fishermen of this State be- cause the Ilwacoans presisted in salmon- trap fishing. A number of men were more or less seriously injured. The Oregon fishermen, owing to the condition of the river on that side, cannot successfully trap salmon, and it seems that they sought to intimidate and pre- vent the Washington fishermen from en- gaging in this line of fishing. he miilitia force ordered out consists of forty men under the command of Colonel | Green, selected from Companies B, D and E of this city. They will leave hgre to- morrow at noon via the Northern Pacific. Governor McGraw said his instructions were for the militia to assist the civil civil authorities of Pacific County in pre- serving order ahd resisting the attacks of belligerent Oregon fishermen. He was of the opinion that there would be no bloodshed, but declared that he would furnish the fishermen of this State protection from further attacks and out- rages from the mob that crossed the Co- Inmbia River from Oregon on the 3d inst. The trouble, he believed, grew our of the fact that the fishermen of this State were underselling the Oregonians. e Columbia River Strike. ASTORIA, Or., April 8.—A mass-meet- ing of trapmen, seiners and gilinetters, representing the men whe catch ali the salmon on the Columbia River, to-day de- ciged to insist upon receiving 5 cents per pound for raw fish from the cannerymen when the season opens, on April 10. On that date they will start fishing and offer their catch to the cannerymen at the price fixed. If the price is refused, as much as is possible will be shipped East in cold- storage and the balance thrown back into the river. Each week they will offer to deliver fish at }{ cent advance until the price asked is 6 cents. Then they will carry out arrangements to pack salmon themselves, unless the canners come to terms. Several canners are already weakening on their combined offer to pay only 4 cents per pound. Fishernien and fishmen were never so plentiful before. 'he men are well organized and grepnrd for the struggle sure to come. T equally confident of winning, | | CAPAY VALLEY'S BOY ASSASSINS, Two Youths Attempt to Kill an Inoffensive Old Man. HE IS BADLY WOUNDED A Charge of Fine Shot Takes Effect in the Victim’s Face and Head. KINDNESS POORLY REPAID. Had Given the Lads a Dinner and in Return They Fire Upon Him. ‘WOODLAND,CAL., Apri! 8.—A dastardly attempt to assassinate B. L. Maxwell, an inoffensive old man, was made this fore- noon in Capay Valley. According to the old man’s story, suspicion points ‘to two boys named Stevens. The weapon used was a shotzun, and at least twenty-five No. 4 shot took etfect in the right side of Max- well's face and head. He was removed to the infirmary, and to-night is being treated by County Physician Kier. Maxwell's injuries are extremely pain- ful, an2 his attempts at conversation were attended by great effort. To a CALL cor- respondent he said: “Two boys named Stevens came up to my cabin, and I gave them dinner. They told me their step- father had gone to Capay with a Joaa of wood. After dinner I invited them to go down to the clearing, where I was work- ing. Iresumed work and paid Jittle atten- tion to their movements. About half-past 10 o'clock there was a sharp report, and I felt a stinging sensation on the side of the head. The blow staggered but did not knock me down. I looked around and only one boy, the smallest one, was in sight, and he was running away. He The chamber by this and its former | stopped and came back to me. ‘“The younger boy denied that hisbrother fired the shot, but I am positive that he dia. In fact a Iriend of mine caught the | Mr. and Mrs. Hendricks, who said that | | older lad in the act of reloading the gun | shortly after the shooting. I can assign [ no reason for the deed. I have noenemies | that I know of.” | The Stevens brothers are still at large. | They are step-sonsof A. McMillan of Capay | Valley. A short time ago a rifle was stolen from a neighboring farmer and the theft | was traced to the Stevens boys, who ac- | knowledged the crime and in returning | the rifle avoided arrest. The oldest one of the brothers has not yet attained his ma- | —_— | BITTEN BY A TARANTULA. Narrow Fscape of a Woodland Woman From Death. | WOODLAND, CaL.. April 8.—Mrs. J. H. | Leiand of this city had & narrow escape | from death last night. While picking weeds out of bluegrass on a lawn she was struck near the knuckle joint of the index | finger of the right hand by a tarantula. Her husband killed the spider, which was one of the largest and most venomous of |its kind. Dr. Kier wassummoned, but be- | fore his arrival Mrs. Leland, assisted by | her neighbors who hurried to her assist- ance, took necessary precaution to mini- mize the absorption of the poison by her system. A handkerchief was knotted tightly about her wrist and whisky was applied to the wound and also taken inter- nally. In consequence of these prompt precautions the swelling was not very serious. Mrs. Leland was fast recovering to-day. e WOODLAND CRUSADE FAILS. Supervisors Will Not Order an Election on the Saloon Question. ‘WOODLAND, CaL., April 8.—The Yolo County Board of Supervisors by a unani- mous vote this forenoon defeated the peti- tion signed by 50 per cent of the voters | calling for a vote upon the saloon ques- tion, to be submitted at the next general election. The petition was filed with the clerk of the board on January 3 last, but | definite action was deferred until to- | day. ! goesibly no local question of importance has ever been looked forward to with as much interest by all classes. The temper- ance people crowded the assembly rooms of the Superviscrs, and were represented by able counsel BRAWNY STANFORD MEN Track Athletes Confident of a Good Showing Against Berkeley. Thirty-Five Canlidatss for the Palo Alto Team Selected by Cap- tan Toombs. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL., April 8.—The trackmen’s benefit fund is grow- ing rapidly, and the athletes are jubilant. A professional rubber from San Francisco has already been imported, the track has been placed in condition and there is a revival of interest in field sports here. In all probability a training table will be started, and for the next three weeks the athletes will live on the best that the land produces. Captain Toombs and Track Manager Brown have sent a list of thirty- five names to Cavtain Merwin of Berkeley, as the list from which Stanford will select her team. Hardly more than half of them will go up against Berkeley. Some of the men are ‘‘zoing stale’” from too much training, but a few days of rest will put them into fine shape. In the sprints are Bernhard '96, Brun- ton ’'99, Wooten ’99, Toombs 96 and Hol- prook '97, all of whom are doing under 11 seconds. The weight men are Fickert '98, Wilbur ’99, Hazzard '96 and Fisher '98. The latter is a new man and is making good marks with the 16-pound shot. Stanford is handicapped by lack of good seconde and thirds. In certain events not more than two Stanford men will enter, but Captain Toombs is confident that Bunfors wiil make a better showing than has heretofore been made against Berke- ley. {’rofassor Griffen of the German depart- ment will leave the university to-morrow for the East and will not return this semester. He has just received news of the death of his mother. & On May 9 Professor Powers will address the Woman’s Congress of the Pacific Coast be canners are |on “How Far Is Woman Adapted and - | Adaptable to Polil intends to discuss from a new standpoint the advisability of universal suffrage. lnerai ON 4 FKESNO RANCH. “ White Hat’” MoCarty’s Horses Will No ZLonger Go Hungry. FRESNO, CaL., April 8.—The deplorable cruelty which Rancher J. M. Canty of Modesto permitted to decimate a large band of blooded horses belonging to “‘White Hat” McCarty is about to havea noteworthy and happy ending. The re- maining portion of this string of registered brood mares is on its way to a splendid farm about eleven miles west of this city, where 640 acres of a farm have been pre- Pnad for their reception. The stock passes nto the hands of Arthur R. Briggs for Thomas Brown of the Bank of C.lf(orni-. There are from 70 to 100 Dexter-Prince colts in the band of 240. The ranch is being fenced off into corrals for use in brood farming. One hundred and sixty acres of the farm are already in alfalfa, 160 more have been checked for alfalfa and the Test is in grain, and is finely adapted for the purpose. This will be good news for horsemen all over tbe country, for the stock under consideration is noted alike for trotting and running. Lo COALINGA OIL FIELDS. One Well Producing Forty Barrels of Petroleum Daily. FRESNO, Car., April . —A CarL corre- spondent received a telephone message to- day from Captain Frank Barrett of Selma, manager and superintendent of the San | Joaquin Valley Oil and Sugply Company, saying that well No. 2 in the Coalinga oil tields, recently described in THE CALL, has been preducing forty barrels of crude petroleum daily since last Monday. This seems to prove the existence of oil in pay- ing quantities 1n this district. The depth of the well was not given in the message from Coalinga, but it is probably about 600 feet. PORTLAND'S CONVENTAON. Ellis of Hoppner Nominated for Congress by Second District Republicans. Delegates to the St. Louis Conven. tion Instructel to Vote for McKinley. PORTLAND, Og., April 8.--W. R. Ellis | of Heppner was nominated for Congress trom the Second District at to-night’s Re- pulican District Convention, to succeed nimself. His strongest opponent was M. A. Moody of The Dalles, who on the third | and final ballot received 53 votes to Ellis’ 62. The result of the balloting was re- ceived with wild cheers. The National delegates chosen are Wal- lace McCammant and Charles W. Parrish, with Fred W. Henley and Jonathan Bourne Jr. as alternates, When the result of the vote for delegates to S:. Louis was announced a resolutions was read and unanimously adopted favoring William MeKinley for President. The delegates were instructed to work for him first, last and always. The delegates are both ‘‘sound-money”” men, and the alternates are silver adher- ents. The last work of the convention to-night was the selection of a Congressional com- mittee, and the Hume-Frank-Minto fac- tion scored a victory against the Simon combination by electing Judge Charles Carey committeeman of Multnomah County. = | The feature of the Second District Re- | publican convention to-day was the fac- | tional fight of the Multnomah delegation. The first trouble arose over the seating of delegates 1n the convention, each side claiming the legal right to seats. It was decided by the committee and concurred in by the convention to allow each faction | twenty-three votes or half the representa- | tion of the county. The fight between the opposing factions was exciting and close, and the resalt is looked upon as a victory for the anti- | Simonites. The prospects are that there | will be a red-hot time in the State conven- tion to-morrow, as there isa disposition oun the part of the country delegates to re- gndlnte the Simon men entirely and seat arey delegates to represent Portland and Multnomah Count; SANTA CRUZ COURTHOUSE WAR. Temporary Structure to Be Erected on the Cooper Tract. SANTA CRUZ, Car, April 8.—The Board of Supervisors this afternoon di- rected Superintendent Beck to have erected on thd land partially occupied by the new Courthouse and within the gift of the Cooper estate a temporary wooden building for the use of the Superior Court. This was done after an objection had been made by Contractor McCabe to the occupancy of any portion of the building in course of construction until finished. The board was desirious that Judge Logan should not be thwarted or even de- layed in complying with the terms of the deed of gift to the county by the Cooper estate, and ordered this temporary build- ing that he might hold court this week. cCabe then offered to allow the Judge to occupy the new building without let or hindrance, but the board did not rescind its order for the temporary building, say- ing that McCabe could do as he pleased. orkmen were immediately employed, and during the afternoon the foundation and floor were built. The wall will go up to-morrow and the place will be ready for use as a temporary courthouse on Satur- day. ST ey LR S WANTS A VISALIA FRANCHISE. Application Made by the Sanm Joaguin Valley Railway Company. VISALIA, Car., April 8.—An applica- tion was made to the City Council this evening on behalf of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Raiiway Company for a franchise to build its line along East street in Visalia. The application was referred to a committee of three, consist- ing of Councilmen Levinson, Hyde and Brown. The Councilmen expressed them- selves as favorable to granting the fran- chise, and it will be acted upon at a meet- ing to be held on April 22. S e Struck a Tacoma Boy. TACOMA, WasH, April 8. — Albert Mock appeared before Justice McMurray to-day and swore out a criminal complaint against Samuel Collyer, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, charging him with unlawfully and wilfully assanlting and beating Edwin Nelson, a small boy, whom he caught playing around the Chamber of Commerce building. —_———— Hale-Norcross Mine Reopened. VIRGINIA CITY, NEv., April 8.—The Hale & Norcross mine reopened this morning under the management of James Cronan. A force of ten men was put on. A shaft was out of order, and as soon as it is repaired more men will be put on. No excitement attended the opening. e Arrives at Vancoucer. VANCOUVER, B. C., April 8.—The Em- press of Japan arrived this evening from the Oriect. It brings no word of black e ‘ and there .is no mention in the at any Japanese port. 2 papérs that such thing exists Reno’s New Daily. CARSON, Ngv., April 8.—The plant of the Daily Tribune was to-day moved from this city to Reno, where it will continue publication as & morning paper under the cal Functions?”’ He |same name. BPLLSION I OGDEN CANYOY, Five Men Are Killed and as Many More Badly Injured. : GIANT POWDER IGNITES Touched Off Prematurely in the Midst of a*Crowd of Laborers. HURLED DOWN A MOUNTAIN. The Bodies of Two of the Victims Fonnd Two Hundred Yards Away. OGDEN, Uran, April 8.—An explosion of giant powder at station 231 of the Pio- | neer Electric pipe line, in Ogden Canyon, at 6 o’clock this evening, resulted in the death of five men and the injury of five others. The killed are: D. J. Moran (fore- man), Jeff Ruby, Brig Kirkham, G. Weaver and Nate Kempton. The injured are: G. N. Stetson, arm broken, internal injuries; Nick Leanon, bruised and cot, internal injuries; A. Sproul, ribs broken, internal injuries; Alf Ellingsford, face cut, left |leg broken and internal injuries, and Sam Hadfield, in- ternal injuries. The catastrophe occurred about 400 yards above the first bridge in the canyon, on the site of a big cut through the point of the cliffs that rise hundreds of feet from the river. Two gangs of men were at work at the time. Work for the day was about to close, and final preparations were being hurried. Foreman D.J. Moran was tamping the fuse from which the blast was ignited. The explosion came like a thunderclap, and in an nstant the side of the mountain upheaved, and, when the smoke cleared away, men, rocks, earth and debris had been hurled down the mountain side. Foremon Moran, Kirkham, Weaver and Kempton, were instantly killed. Ruby ex- pired while being taken to the hospital in this city. The cause of the explosion is supposed to have been what is known among rock- workers as a ‘‘hot hole.”” It is the custom among contractors to ‘‘spring” the rock with giant powder before putting in the blast of black powder. The rock had been sprung three times to-day. The “not hole” theory is generally ac- cepted, but others claim the explosion was the result of tamping the powder with an 1ron spoon. ——————————————————————— - — NEW TO-DAY. Growing so fast that we can't keep up with it; that's our big Hat Department, Why not2 The same hat you pay at the exclu- sive hatters $2.00, in our big Hat Department with an assortment twice greater than the exclusive hatters, at ~~95¢c-- Some awfully pretty shades ar- rived yesterday, in that new hat as you see in the picture above, the Tourist ; some awfully pretty colorings in pearls, London smokes, Creoles and other pretty shades ; cedar is ‘@ new one; cream is another new one. Just as good as you pay the exclusive hatters $2.00 for, in our big Hat Department at --9c¢-- Ask any one about our 95¢ hat and he’ll tell you it’s a “corker.” Raplael’s (Incorporated), CHE FRISCO BOYS, 9 7, 13 and 15 .Z’éam_y Street. COSMOPOLITAN, Opposite U. 5. Mint, 100 and 102 Fifth st, Saa Francisco, Cal.—The most select family hotel in the city. Board and room, $1, $1 25 and 81 50 day, according 10 room. Meals 36¢. Rooms, and'760 a day. Free coach to and from the botel. Look for the coach bearing the name of the Cos mopolitan Hotel wn’. FAHEY, Proprietos.