The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 13, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1896. —_————————— - e e e e s e e s e S e R S e e S s e S ESCAPADES OF A SEATTLE WIFE Sensational Affidavits in the Dawson Divorce Case. TALE OF A DOMESTIC. Oakland and Alameia Young Men Are Drawn Into the Scandal. ° SPREE AT LOS ANGELES. Mrs. Dawson Alleged to Have Become Intoxicated During Last Year's Fiesta. 7 looked like a Frenchman, of medim}x height, quite slender, with very dark bair and complexion, but blue eyes. He utl first wore a mustache, but afterward | shaved it off. He made himself quite | familiar about the house. =l “*One evening in particular,” says Lottie, | “the doctor surprised Mrs. Dawson and | her caller. 1 was upstairs writing and | happened to know that the visitor.that particular evening was Clement. About midnight somebody rapped on the front door and Mrs. Dawson called to me, '01}. Lottie, come down here. Some one is rapping on the front door. I think it | sounds like the doctor’s voice. | 1 told her prior to this that I thought some time the doctor would suddenly sur- prise her. 1 went with & lamp into the dining-room. Doctor and Mrs. Dflwst?n- were in the parlor, while Clement was sit- ting in the dark in the dining-room. As soon as I brought in the lamp he went out by the kitchen door, remarking, ‘Tell Mrs. Dawson it is late and I won't wait any | longer.” Mrs. Dawson, who bad been talk- ing to the docter in the parlor, almost in- | { stantly came through to introduce him to | Mr. Clement. There were two beer glasses and a beer bottle on the mantel-piece, and several cigarette stems on the floor. !}Irs. Dawson picked them up and put them into a cuspidor. 1do not know what explana- tion Mrs. Dawson gave to the doctor about it. The next morning a telegram came to the house addressed to Mrs. Warring. I do not know its contents, but I do know it was from Mr. Clement.” Lottie’s aflidavit closes with an expres- sion of regret that she had atlowed herself SEATTLE, W yeen April 12.—A » Superior Court, setting forth 1d exploits of his pretty Mrs. George P. Kinsey of , Los An in anaftidavit nt Califorr are impl cording to the w Dr. Daw claims that since the affi ade Mrs. Kinsey and an s that who He alleg avit, have disap- Mrs. Dawson, by has terronzed or her own repu- that the latter has consentad to ing untit 1t shall be too late for He to get her s that the suit money alread in getting the Kinseys out of way, in- asmuch as they could not have gone un- ney had been advanced to them. Dr. Dawson believes t ed Mrs. K testimony. into the court s. Kinsey for the pu: ng Augeles, one of the whose cor ed Eck streets, during erly Lottie Evans, n family for two Mrs. Dawson’s closest her affidavit to have 1 to several cities s certain state- clusion that on ions Mrs. Dawson 1y of strange men, while left to lone at the wude their headquarters. h the Dawsons when nd betrays in her hameful life led by Mrs. Kinsey, rnia story, refers to 3. meda in 1 . irrived,” she says, “I to San Francisco one day with and on the ferryboat com- I led my attention ne distance er we She said to me: tit at him until 1 stare at him for boked at veek after this I went down- Mrs. Dawson, and About a in Alameda with wepa there. Mrs. Dawson looked ber g a d learned Easterbrook. anoth that his Immediately ung man over- and remarked: ; aren’t you lost? 1d made some aving me er young man. I was 1 embarrassed and do at first.” Mrs. Kinsey, ether. After the house several times, and she zined at the residence t left on account of He was 24 or 25 years dark complexion, air and a smooth face. shortly after the meet- brook, Mrs. Dawson asked not want to go out in the a couple of young men. r 1 would like to go,” says 1d been quite lone- we left the house e gentlemen at the Park- on of the narrow-gauge railroad. One of the men was Mr. Easterbrook and the other a young whose name I can’t now remember. He was quite young and boyish, not over 21 years old, I think. o > he that he was very well conuected there in Alameda, and sang in one of the church choirs. We got on the train and got off at the first station. We 1t to a house and beer was ordered. I 1d not drink more than a couple of vallows of the beer as it tasted bitter to an hour Mrs. Dawson at the piano, and danced the room and enter- fterwa; they walked street s ng elf around 1 us generally. The young man played the piano. He also had a good voice and sang with Mrs. Dawson. Dar- ing this time Mrs. Dawson drank avout three zlasses of beer. I know I thought | ime it was a great deal for any one take. She became lively and full of . After about an hour, however, sat down, and in a short time dropped ioveras if she was sleepy. Then jumped up and said she wounid have to 0 out and get some fresh air, and asked Mr. Easterbrook if he would not take her outfor a walk. He assented, so she put on her cloak and they went out.” .+ Lottie next tells of a birthday spread the week following to this C mar on the occasion of his ¥, when for a joke his drinks were that became intoxicated. d to have taken him to 1se to sober him up. “He had a bottle of whisky with him,” says Lottie, “ana Mrs. Dawson took it from Lim and ran into the kitchen, where I was sitting writing. He followed, ex- claiming ‘Give me my bottle, give me my bottle, and she had to give it back to bim. Mr. Easterbrook came out, too, and told him to behave bimself and got him back into th: Leaving Easte and the youn, man, whose name iven, Lottie tells of Clement of Oakland, whose' initials she thinks are C. C. He lived with his parents in a fine house not far from the Dawson he residence. Me was 27 or 25 years old tmdl new | sprung in the famous | | among the per- | or testimony was Al- | ed a corner this same young man | nce in the | did not | rd Easterbrook | to be a party to the deception. Mrs. Kinsey’s husband makes affidavit to havi: en Mrs. Dawson intoxicated, | and that she entertained him and a piano | tuner named Clement. During the fiesta in Angeles, Kinsey relates, one car- nival night he was startled by a masked woman throwing her arms about his neck on a street and kissing him re- peatedly. “At first,” he states, “I did not know L who it was, but the second I heard ‘Don’t | you know me, don’t you know me? I re- cognized Mrs. Dawson’s voice. Just for fun I replied “No.” She thereuvon slipped | her mask up and I saw that her face was | very much flushed and her eyes staring, | was quite intoxicated. Never before had I seen her so drunk. I also recognized | Mrs. Dawson’s sister, Mrs. Reynolds. They | were accompanied by two men, both of | whom were quite intoxicated.” | After the men and women left him, | Kinsey says, they disappeared in the Vienna Buffet. | Dr. Dawson makes affidavit that Mrs. Kinsey had repeatedly stated that she feared Mrs. Dawson would visit Los Angeles and Kill her. Mrs. Dawson, in an affidavit, tells a dif- ferent story, alleging that she has informa- tion that Dr. Dawson sent an attorney to California, w aiter seeking in vain four times to get affidavits from the Kinseys against her good name, threatened to i bring them to Seattle. At that time, she | says, the woman was in delicate health, and, being ignorant of law, signed the affi- davit which the attorney had prepared. Repaired and Made Ready for Sea. | Extensive Alterations to be Mads cn '; the Baltimore—The Unadilla Collision. VALLEJO, CarL., April 12—Workmen are engaged on board the monitor Monad- nock, which arrived at the yard early last week, in building a platform around the | to be used for casting the deep-sea lead | when at sea. This is found necessary, NEWS OF AR ISLMD, | The Monitor Monadnock Being‘ flagstaff at the after part of the ironclad, | MERRY RACE OF CHICO BEAUTIES Admirers of a Half-Dozen Misses Throng the Booths. VOTING FOR A QUEEN. The Winner Hard to Pick From the Leaders in the Gay Contest. MISS JUNEANS IS AHEAD. She Is a Handsome Native Daughter and Popular in Butte County. CHICO, Car., April 12.—The contest for May Queen is expected to become very ex- citing during the week, as new candidates are coming to the front every day. Miss gating. The dead man had a wife and four children. | STOCKTON PRESBYTERY. Close of the Semi- Annual Sessiom Held at Fresno. FRESNO, CAL., April 12.—The semi-an- nual session of the Presbytery of Stockton concluded its deliberations here to-day. Judge Law of Merced acted as moderator, and Rev. K. B. Hays of Modesto secretary. The following were in attendance: Rev. M. D. A. Stein _and wife, Woodbridge; W. B. McElwee and wife, Madera; Rev. alfred Croco, Sonora; Rev. Philo F. Phelps and wife, Stockton; Rev. Robert Ballagh, Rev. George C. Griffin, Fowier; liam Weiman, Orosi; Clement: Elder E.'C. vhew, Madera; S Mayes, Sonora; Eider W. F. Blaney, Fowle Elder W. B. Robb, Orosi; Elder James Thomp- son, Modesto; Elder J. K. Law, Merced; Mrs. 0. F. Barnum, Stockton; Mrs. Langworthy, Oakdale; Mrs. White, Stockton; Mrs. Sayre and Miss Sayre, Madera; Mrs. Blayney, Fowler; Miss Fraser, Oakland; Elder J. S. Filloon, ; er P. M. Conditt, Stockton, and . Flornoy, Dinuba. 0. 8. Barnum of Stockton successfully | passed an examination for the ministry, land was given a license to preach the gospel. Rev. Mr. Barnum is a graduate of the theological seminary at San Anselmo, Marin County. B. Wootan of Traver passed a successful examination as a can- didace for the study for the ministry. The Belmont church of Fresno was received into the Presbytery. It was organized a few months ago. e Death of a Vallejo Veteran. VALLEJO, Car., April 12—Charles H. Lipp, formerly a member of Company D, | First Regiment New York Volunteers, commanded by Colonel John D. Steven- son, and the last company to leave Mexi- can soil, arriving in Monterey on Septem- ber 6, 1848, died here early this moming from dropsy of the heart. The decease was a member of San Pablo Lodge No 43 Rev. MISS FRIEDA JUNKANS. [From a photograph.] | Frieda Junkans’ friends, of whom there is | there being no other puint available, as | the superstructure is too far inboard for the purpose. Two or three of the forward | stanchions have been taken out and | straightened, having been bent by the force | of heavy volumesof water breaking against them while at sea. A number of grate- bars are being replaced, those removed having been buruned out, caused probably by the fires not being properly attended to All speak in terms of praise of the work- ings and seaworthy character of the moni- | tor. | Tt will remain at the yard for some time. | The steam launch is ashore being over- | hauled. Tueold Jaunchways near the gate house, because of decay from old age, are being | torn out and will be replaced. It is sur- rising that they have stood so long, they | having been constructed more than a quarter of a century ago. The electrical outficon the Baltimore is being taken out preparatory to the install- ation of a new and modern nt. Itis estimated that from $75,000 to $100,000 will be expended on the cruiser before it is again ready for sea. Work has already been commenced on the composition castings for the ten boats to be built for the two new gunboats. The gunboat Bennington is lying at the | wharf, and everything is life and bustle | aboard. Some necessary repair work is being accomplished. Machinery and boil- | ers are being removed from the old Pen- sacola preparatory to selling the hull. Al available comp ion material will be re- moved. The propeller will also come off when the ship is taken into dock. { . The tug Unadilla came up to the yard Saturday afternoon in a partially disabled condition owing to the breakage whiie at San Francisco of a suspension link in the high-pressure valve motion. She will be ready for service in a day or two. - RETURNS TO PORTLAND. Henry Everett Disgusted by His Experi- { ence in South Africa. | PORTLAND, Or., April 12. — Henry Everett, who with several others left here | last May for South Africa, is back, greatly | disgusted. Hesays: I tell you that the South African coun- try is not what it is reported to be. It is no country for an American laboring man, however skilled he may be. All of us were high-class mechanics in our respective lines, and the highest wages offered us by the English mining companies in the in- terior was $3 50 a day, and then we could not get steady employment. The cost of living is a trifle higher than it is here, and the living not balf so good. Forthree months I wason my back with what is called the jungla fever, and if I hadn’t had some money to pay extravagant doctor and drug bills I'd never have come back here to tell the story. Nearly every Euro- pean going into the interior is attacked by that fever, and at least 25 per cent of those cases are fatal. **The mines so far discovered are all in the hands of rich syndicates, which grind their employes down to the lowest notch. | Besides that, all the unskilled manual labor is performed by negroes, who get about 50 centsaday. So. yqu see, an or- dinary American miner stands no chance | It is no country for the poor prospector, ither, for without money nothing cun be accomplished even in that line. “‘The English seem to control everything, even down to tne bootblack-stands in Capetown, and an American’s show there is a very poor one, indeed.” i a large number among the young men and | young ladies who attend the State Normal | School here, assert that their favorite will | never be headed. Miss Clara Cussick, who | is second in the race, has a hostof sup- | porters, and they are boasting that they | have blocks of votes which they are with- holding for the final struggle. Miss Junk- ans’ friends are watching every move made by Miss Cussick’s followers, and are guarding against surprises. Miss Mabel Merry, who is third in the race, is a charm- ing young lady and very popular. She attends the State Normal School in Chico. Miss Maude Abbott’s and Miss Arvilla Bartlett’s friends assert that there is plenty of time for their candidates and they are waiting for the time when the last votes are cast and the count made. Miss Bessie Collins is another very popu- lar young lady who has entered the con- test. The fact is that no one is prepared to prophesy as to the outcome of the bal- loting. The last day’s vote is likely to change the position of each candidate. Miss Frieda Junkans, the young lady who is now in the lead, is 18 years of age. She is a native daughter, having been born at Weaverville, Trinity County. She is a handsome demi-blonde, with blue eyes and light brown hair. Miss Junkans’ father is a prominent mining man of Weaverville. —_— SAN JOSE’S INNOVATION. Four Couples to Execute the Lancers on Bicycles SAN JOSE, Carn., April 12—A novel feature of the opening of the carnival pa- vilion on April 24 by the Garden City Cyclers will be the execution of the lancers on wheels by four young ladies and four gentlemen. Already several successful re- hearsals have been held. The dance wi be performed in a seventy-foot square. The contest for queen oi the carnival will close on that date and the announce- ment of the successful candidate will be made during the entertainment. The Santa Clara County Floral Society has offered the following prizes for dis- plays of flowers on different day. Wednesday, May 6—For the best collection of roses, twenty-five varieties to be submitted— First prize, $10; second prize, $5. Thursday, May 7—For the best collection carnatiol t prize, $10: second prize. Friday, May 8—Best collegtion of wild fio: ers, iwenty-five varieties—First prize, $10; sec- ond prize, $5. GREEN MEADOWS TRAGEDY. A Bullet Presumably Fired at a Duck Finds a Human Billet. LOS ANGELES, Can, April 12.—J. Valla, an 1talian farmer, was shot and killed this afternoon by Antonio Micheliri at Green Meadows, south of this city. Valla was a visitor at Michelini’s house when the fatality occurred. There were no witnesses except Michelini, who says he tried to shoot a duck oh a lake near the house with a pistol, but instead shot Valla through the neck, Killing him instantly, The men formerly werei:‘uim tenants of the farm on which the tragedy occurred, but recently dissolved Valla moved away. ! So far as known there Lwas no irouble between them, but it is thought strange that Michelini should l}nve gone duck shooting with a revolver. The Sheriff and Coromer are investi- artnership and they are not worried over the contest, but | | of 0dd Fellows, und will be buried under | its auspices on Tuesday afternoon. SANTA' CLARA ORCHARDS |Cold Weather of April Found | to Have Done but Little Damage. | }Prospects for a Heavy Yield of Fruit in the Valley Are Ex- cellent. | SAN JOSE, Car., Apry 12.—It is now certain that the fruit crop of Santa Clara | County was not materially damaged by the cold spell last month. A careful ex- emination of orchards throughout the valley has been made, and with few ex- ceptions prospects for a large crop are ex- | ceilent. : In some places about the Willows and | Santa Clara, where the land is low, slight damage was done, and both prunes and peaches are dropping to the ground; but there is still an abundance of fruit upon the trees, and uniess something unforeseen happens there will be a good crop. In the west side of the valley, and espe- cially around Los Gatos, the orchards, with the exception of Moorpark apricots, are heavily loaded with fruit. Consider- able damage has been done all kinds of Iruits in Calaveras Valley, and at Berry- essa the crop will probably be under the average. Around Mountain View and Mayfield the cold spell dia but little harm, and there will be an abundant yield of fruit. | Encouraging reports have been received | from the southerr end of the county. In | that section a fine crop of peaches is re- | ported. Salve New Schoolhowse for Campbell. | SAN JOSE, Car., April 12.—Campbell school district, by a vote of 39 to 11, has decided to issue bonds and build a new schoolhouse. The building will cost $5500. The bonds are to run for ten years and bear 7 per cent. Will Observe the Kclipse. SAN JOSE, CAL,, April 12.—An expedi- tion, headed by Professor Schaeberle, will be sent from Lick Observatory to observe the total eclipse of August next in Japan- The expenses of the party will be met from a fund provided by Colonel C. F. Crocker, one of the Regents of the Uni- versity of Californi ——— Tehama County Delegates. RED BLUFF, CAL., April 12.—The Re- publican County Central Committee has appointed the following delegates to State and District conventions: General N, P. Chipman, D. D. Dodson, E. C. Pendleton, A. Simpson and Dr. W. F. Maggard. Three are free silver men; two are doubt- ful. They are said to stand divided be- tween Allison and McKinley. S ONE COLD AFTEE ANOTHER will, with many constitutions, securely establish the seeds of Consumption in the system. Those in need of a remedy will find Dr. Jayne's Expectorant always prompt, thorough and efficaclous, ° COLLIDE IN THE BAY AT SEATTLE Steamship Transit Crashes Into the Battleship Monterey. BOTH BADLY DAMAGED. One of the Monitor's Plates Is Loosened and Water Fills the Compartments. A CAPTAIN'S STUPID BLUNDER. Endeavors to Make a Short Turn ‘While Running at Unusual Speed. SEATTLE, Was., April 12.—The Puget | Sound and Central American Steamship | Company’s steamer Transit ran into the Government defense vessel Monterey in the harbor this afterncon, striking the warship, which was at anchor 300 yards off the foot of Madison street, about forty feet astern. The Trausit, which is an iron vessel, was badly damagea, its nose being bent to starboard and a great hole punched in the bow. The Traneit had just come in from Ta- como, and its master, who had practically | all of Elliott Bay at his disposal in reach- ing the dock, endeavored to make a short turn, apparently without reference to the | unusual speed at which he was running. The crash that followed caused consterna- tion on both vessels, particularly on the Monterey, which, in addition to its regu- | lar complement of men, had many Sun- day visitors aboard. No lives were lost or serious personal in- jury sustained. The Monterey had one of its plates loosened, an angle bar bent and some rivets broken. Its compartments on | | were also carried. to a factory belonging to the Liberal can- | didate. i LONDON, ENGLAND, April 13.—A dis- patch to the Standard from Madrid says that the official data at hand at midnight indicates the election of 180 Conservatives, 65 Liberals, 8 Dissident Conservatives and 5 Carlists, and the election of seven candi- dates whose politics is unknown. All the Socialist candidates in Catalonia were defeated. General Francois de Bourbon, a pretender to the throne of France, was elected in Gracia, a suburb of Barcelona. BA SAFELY. Landing of Another Expedition to the Island. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 12.—A Herald special from Wey West (Fla.) says: The Cuban leaders here have received news that early on Saturday the steam tug George W. Childs landed a well-equipped filibustering expedition in Cuba. The landing is said to have taken place on the coast of Pinar del Rio. A column of Maceo’s army was on hand, it is said, to receive and protect the supplies. It is stated that the expedition was one of the largest that has succeeded in reach- ing Cuba. Colonel Juan Manzon is said to have been in command, and he was ac- companied by more than 100 men, fully half of whom were Americans. The munitions carried by the George W. Childs are said to have comprised 3000 rifles, 500,000 cartridges, several Hotchkiss and Gatling guns and many revolvers and machetes. Clothing and medical supplies REACHES ¢ e SPAIN WILL YIELD. Ready to Act on a Friendly Suggestion From This Government. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 12.—The Herald’s special correspondent in Madrid cables as follows: With the employment of a very little diplomacy by the United States the impending trouble with Spain can be averted. I am able to state this almost author- itatively, after conversations with the leaders of the two important political par- ties in Spain. Jf the United States will approach the Spanish Government in a friendly spirit and ask exactly what condition of autonomy the Spanish Goy- ernment shall grant Cuba before the for- mer Government recognizes the insurgents on the islands as belligerents, the Spanish will meet overtures half way. SIET En Wik ANGRY MADRID JOURNALS. Will Make the European Question Inter. eating in the Event of War. MADRID, Spary, April 12.—The news- papers here are angry at the American the port side were partially filled with water before the leak could be stopped. The Monterey will be taken to Port Or- | chard on Monday or Tuesday and placed | in the new Government drydock to have these and other repairs made. No esti- mate approaching accuracy as to the in- | jury to either vessel can be given until a | more thorough inspection is made, but many seamen are of the opinion that the combined damage will not be short of $20,- 000. | The Transit, which was to have sailed | to-morrow for Central American vorts, | will now be placed in the Moran drydock for repairs, delaying its trip two or three weeks. THOSE BN * RESOLUTIONS, [Continued from First Page.] Roads on November 28 and bas not been spoken since, though life-preservers and other wreckage marked Mascot have been recently washed ashore near Caicas, Ba. | hama Islands. Captain McGregor commanded the tug, which was an ordinery river towboat, but instead of the crew of eight men such a vessel would usually carry, the Mascot is said to have cleared with about forty men on board. It is known that some ship- wrecked sailors were picked up on the Cuban coast some time ago and impris- oned by order of General Pando, who de- clared his belief that they were part of a filibustering party that haa tried to land passengers and arms from a tug. Among the crew of the Mascot was W. T. Kersey of this city, and his friends ara about to institute a search for him among the prisoners in the Spanish prisons. The State Department at Washington will be asked to ascertain through the Consul at Havana 1if any of her crew are imprisoned on the island. A FARCICAL ELECTION. Union Constitutionalists Returned to the Cortes Without Opposition. HAVANA, Cusa, April 12.—Elections for | thirty members of the Cortes were held to- day. The candidates of the Union Consti- tutional party were the only ones in the field, the other parties declining to take part in the elections. The vote was ex- tremely light and there was no animation. The following deputies were elected : In Havana—Marquis Apezteguis, Santos Guz- man, Antonio G. Lopez, Simon Vendrels, Eduardo A. Cuerve and Rafael Cassel, In Guianabacoa—Wenceslao Retana, In Jaruco—Jose Verges. In Guiaes—Juan Llado. In Pinar del Rio—Crescente G. San Miguel Tiburcio Castenada and Tesifonte Gallego. In Guanajay—Faustino San Pedro. In Matenzas—Romero Robledo, Felix Suarez Inclan and Felipe Martinez. In Cardenas—Alfredo Zulueta. In Colon—Count Macurijes. In Santa Clara—Miguel Villanueva, Marcos D. Cienfuegos, Angel Carvajal and Alfredo Fatagatl. In Remedios—Martin Zozaya. In Sancti Spiritus—Agosto de Figueroa. In Santiago de Cuba—Manuel Quintana, Car- los G. Rothvoss and Francisco Ugarte. In Holquin—Javier Longoria. In Manzanillo—Pedro Novo. In Puerto—Principe-Luis Calejas. Several of the above served in the last Cortes. Among the new men Senor Cas- sel is editor of the Madrid Imparcial, Senor Figueroa is editor of the Heraldo, Senator Caualejas the proprietor and Senor Gallejo a correspondent of the same paper. Senors Apezteguia and Castenada are native Cubans. SPANISH ELECTIONS. Exciting Incidents—Bribery, Ballot- Box Stuffing and Incendiarism. MADRID, Seaix, April 12.—Elections for members of the Cortes were held to- day and were very animated. Up to 10:30 o'clock to-night the results, except in a few isolated cases; are unknown. It is believed thatin Madrid five Conserva- tives and two Liberals have been returned. It is rumored that the Ministry’s electoral managers have been guilty of ballot abuses. Iglesias, the leader of the Spanish socialists, has been victorious in Bilboa, defeating a wcalthy shipbuilder namea Rivas, who, it is reported, paid $10 per vote. Itis rumored that there ara disturbances | 8tream. in Izualada, province of Barcelons, and that incendiaries have applied the torch | juries and courts for acquitting the men | who were accused of being filibusters. The | Gevernment will decline any mediation | Insurgents Enter the Epoca says that if there is a conflict be- tween Spain and the United States Span- ish diplomacy will succeed in a few weeks in making the European question interest- ing to all the powers having colonies in the new world. The paper insinuates that Spain will obtain European aid. A major- ity of the papers express the hope that the proffered by Preeident Cleveland. —_ NUMEROUS COUNTERS. rovince of Havana and Burn a Town. HAVANA, Cusa, April 12—Numerous encounters between Government troops and rebel bands are reported from the dif- | ferent provinces. There has been consid- | erable fighting around the trocha, the mil- itary line across the isiand. Parties of insurgents recently entered | the province of Havana from the east. |They appear to be gathering near the i trocha. General Arolas reports that the opera- tions against Maceo are continued day and night. The town of Cuatro Caminos, province of Havana, has been burned by rebels under Mirabel George Newton Thrown From a Buggy | and Farally Injured. SANTA BARBARA, CaL, April 12.— | George Newton, an old resident of Mission Canyon, while intoxicated this afternoon, lost control of a spirited colt he was driv- | ing and was thrown from his buggy near Mission Bridge, where he was found in an unconscious condition. There was no wit- ness to the accident, but the wheel of his vehicle apparently passed over his head, fracturing the right side of hisskull. A physician was summoned and did what he could for the injured man, but at a late | hour this evening he had not regained consciousness and his death was momenta- rily expected. Newton has been for many years super- intendent of the Santa Barbara Water Company’s reservoir, and has had charge of the company’s lands in Mission Canvon. He was formerly the owner of a large tract of valuable Pueblo lands. His generous disposition won him many friends. He has a wife and eleven children. The fact | that his eldest daughter is lying on her deathbed adds to the sadness of to-day’s occurrence. S Drowned in Mad River. EUREKA, Can, April 12. — Captain Matheson of Arcata Circuit Salvation Army, better known in the army as the ‘‘Little Laplander,” was drowned to-day while attempting to cross Mad River at Hannas Ford. Matheson was on the way with a companion to hold an army meet- ing at Dows Prairie. CUT HIS FRIEND. Gregor Smith’s Mysterious Wound—The Eexcue of Joseph Griffin by Two “Call’”” Men. Gregor Smith, a tailor, whose place of business is at 515 California street, was taken from the steamer Ukiah last even- ing with a severe cut in his right wrist, from which he came near bleeding to death before ne reached the hospital. The circumstances under which the cut- ting occurred are clouded in mystery un- less the very remarkable story of the two parties directly involved is to be credited. George C. Douglas, a lerk at the South- ern Pacific offices at Fourth anda Town- send streets, is the man who did the cut- ting. He claims that he and Smith, who was his friend, had been to a picnic at E1 Campo. On the way home he was talking to Smith, at the same time paring his fin- ger-nails with a pocket-knife, when some one pushed Smith against him. In this manner he says Smith sustained the cut. Smith tells the same story and no one else is known to have witnessed the episode. All the main arteries of Smith’s wrist were severed, but his condition is not consid- ered dangerous. Douglas, in spite of the statements of himself and the wounded man, was booked on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Some of those who witnessed the occur- rence stated that Dougias made a lunge with the knife at a woman seated along- side of Smith, and that the latter in put- ting up his hand to save her received the wound. As the steamer was entering the Ierr{ slip a drunken youth, named Joseph Grif- fin, ran to the rear end of the boat and leaped into the bay. He was fished out by two members of TuE CarL staff. who were in a launch on their way to a vessel in the Griffin was nearly dead when rescued. He was turned over to the cus- tod* of friends, who took him to his home on Third street. MURDER ENDS A HICKMAN FEUD, George W. Stevens Shot to Death by James Ferris. QUARREL OVER A BILL. Attempts to Collect a Small Sum the Cause of the Tragedy. VENGEANCE OF THE DEBTOR. Seeks Out His Enemy and Ends His Life—The Victim a Rough Character. MODESTO, CAL., April 12.—An indebt- edness of $2 or $3, alleged to have been due to Stevens & Lean, a blacksmithing firm of Hickman, caused a murder at that vil- lage last evening. George W. Stevens, the senior member of the firm, was shot and instantly kiiled by James Ferris, from whom he has repeatedly tried to collect the amount of the bill. There has been trouble between the men for a couple of weeks. Stevens called at Ferris’ saloon several times and they quarreled over the debt. Last even- ing Ferris went to Stevens’ shop and asked Lean where Stevens was. Lean replied that his partner was at home. Ferris started for Stevens’ house, but met Stevens on the way. What was said is not known. Ferris refuses to tell, and though Lean could see the men he could not hear what was said. After a moment’s parley Ferrisraised a revolver and struck Ferris on the left side of the head, cutting a gash four inches long in the scalp. When Stevens raised his hands to protect his head Ferris fired, the bullet striking Stevens just above the collar bone on the left side of the throat, cutting the windpipe and jugular vein, ranging downward and coming out to the left of the backbone. Stevens fell, dying instantly. Deputy Constable J. F. Dolan brought Ferris to the County Jail at Modesto this morning. The Coroner brought the body of Stevens to Modesto and will hold an inquest to-morrow. Ferris has been a laborer in this vi for several years. About three weeks ago he engaged in the saloon business at Hickman. He seemed to be of a peaceable disposition. Stevens formerly worked in Modesto, where he was known as a quar- relsome man. Being of powerful physique he was feared by all around him. About three years ago he was shot in the leg by Charles Morrell, who was with Chris Evans, the bandit, in his last attempt to escape from the officers at Fresno. Three montas be got into a fight at Hickman and was terribly cut. 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