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4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1896. e e SOl e e e e e e e ROUND VALLEY MEN TESTIFY, Claim That Littlefield Died at the Hands of a ‘ Mob. 3 HIS CAPTORS INNOCENT. bing. On cross-examination his memory proved very treacherous, he not being able to give the date of kis marriage. THE PRATHER RANCH TRAGEDY. Bodies of the Victims Brought to ¥reka by the Coromer. YREKA, Car., May 14.—This afternoon between 4 and 5 o’clock the Coroner and other officials returned from Butte Creek Valley, bringing the remains of Mrs. Harry Schwatka and her daughter, Irene, who were so cruelly murdered by a China- man at the Prather ranch yesterday. From those who were there it has been learned that the tragedy was not without a witness, as first reported, and that life was not surrendered till a terrible struggle had been made by the h $s woman and child. He tirst attacked Mrs. Schwatka | with a stick of wood, succeeding in cutting The Rope Which Strangled the | Vaquero Not Owned by | the Defendants. | | IMPEACHING WITNESS CLARK. | Declare the Lone Ridger’s Reputation; for Honesty and Veracity | Is Bad. WEAVERVILLE, Can, May 14.—Yes- terday, the twenty-third day of the famous Littlefield lynching trial, was marked by | excellent progress. The defense has been putting its witnesses through with | great rapidity. 1t opened proceedings | in the morning with Henry Lance on the | stand. He was a member of the first Coro- | ner's jury that investigated the vaquero’s death, and he testified to the character of the ground in the vicinity of the lynching and to finding tracks which indicated the presence of eight or ten men. He said that George Kindred, one of the prosecu- tion’s chief witnesses, had told him on | coming to the trial, that their testimony would be identical. Kindred, oa the stand, swore to seeing only e track. J. W. Van Horn, a kindly old soldier, who isfather of the defendant, Bayles Van Horn, told how his son and Crow came to tne house at 9 o’clock on the evening of September 27th. Bayles wanted to go on to Weavervil ie and notify the authorities of the lynching, but he dissuaded his son, and he himself rode through the night to the residence of Justice Atkeson and asked him tocome atonce and investigate. There was no rope similar to that with which Littlefield was hanged around the Van Horn place. He had accompsnied the party when the shot test was made, and the reports ot shots fired at the forks of the trail where Littlefield met his tragic death could not be heard at the Red Mountain House. This test is considered very important by the defense, as Walter Clark, for the prosecution, said he heard three shots in the neighborhood of the forks of the trail, himself being camped at the Red Mountain | H , and mainly upon the testimony of | Clark the case was brought. | Mrs, John M. Vinton, the pretty seven- teen-vear-old bride of John M. Vinton, took the stand and testified to having ar- rived at the Haydon place on the after- | noon of September 27 at 3:30 o’clock. She saw a party of seven men, among whom were the constables, a short distance from | the Haydon place. This is considered | important by the defense in fi at which the defendants] he Haydon | residence. Mrs. Thomas Haydon, a pleas- | ant-faced lady, corroborated Mrs. Vinton. | John Wathen, the 13-year-old son of | ““Wylackie John,” told of Crow’s coming | to the camp in which he and Littiefield | were in the early part of last summer, and making them a present of bear meat. Crow took dinner with them and was on friendly terms with Littiefield. Jo Brittan was present on Sunday, Sep- | tember 29, of last year, at a meeting be-l tween Crow and John Brown, in which | Crow stated that the mob fired about | twenty shots at Littlefield. This contra- | dicts Brown, who had previously stated that Crow said that 100 shots were fired. | Thomas Haydon, to whose house Vinton | went after being shot, was recalled and | swore that neither Crow nor Van Horn had any rope of the kind with which Lit- tlefield was hanged. Gordon Van Horn, a brother of one of the defendants, testified to the examina- tion of the weapons on the return of the | constables. They were found clean, both | at the muzzle and breach, and there was rust in the bore of Crow’s rifle. Neither had been discharged on the night that| Littlefiela met his death. Crow’s rifle was a 44.82 caliber Winchester; Van Horn’s re- volver a 45 Colt’s, and the revolver taken | from Littlefield & 38 Colt’s. Neither of the defendants had any rope similar to that with which Littlefield was hanged. His brother, Bayles Van Horn, retarned to him the same number of cartridges he had given him when he started out to see Vin- ton the day before. John Carmer, Geotge O. Grist, J. W. Grist, P. K. O'Farrell, farmers and stock- raisers of Covelo, testified to the bad repu- tation for truth, honesty and integrity of ‘Walter 8. Clark, the chief witness for the prosecution. When the Littlefield case was resumed to-day at 1 o’clock, after an adjournment | for the paying of proper respect to the de- ceased Juror Benton, Joe Gregory, who | had been brought to the county on a| bench warrant, was placed on the stand, | Gregory bas figured in Round Valley his- tory quite prominently for the last four or five years, and he has his friends as well | as his enemies. He was arrested at the | same time as Defendants Crow and Van Horn, and was held for trizl by the Justice of Weaverville Township. Gregory was discharged by the court on the ground that there was not sufficient evidence to war- rant holding him for trial for the murder of Jack Littlefield. His appearance on the stand drew a crowded courtroom, as it was thought per- naps the prosecution might have some- thing sensational in the way of a surprise. However, nothing of a startling nature was disclosed. The old story of time, dis- tances and trails was gone over again and again without much effect. The trend of the prosecution questions seemed to be to- ward showing that Gregory was one of the | mob. If this was their object they got but little assistance from Gregory, who was on the stand for something over two hours, but nothing of any importance was devel- | oved under the most searching questions. | Gregory testified that he carried a 58-caliber Winchester rifle and a 44-caliber Remington pistol on the day that Little- ficld was killed. John Haydon, a brother of Thomas Haydon, whose place has become bis- torical, next took the stand, and testified | to a conversation with Crow at Covelo in Aleck Perry’s saloon, some time in 1894, | ing thetime | at which time Crow said that Littlefield, | Palmer and Gregory had robbed and burned his camp, and that he would do them up if they did not stop their rob- | writing about some | her his firm was willin, ber badly on the wrist, but she got away from bim and witn her children fought her way to a bedroom and locked herself in, but even then she was not safe, for | with an ax the Chinaman battered down the door and again attacked them, this ume with a rifle. He shot Mrs. Schwatka through the breast, killing ber instantly. He then turned his attention to the girl, who had hid herself under tie bed. He threw back the bedclothes and mattresses and with a | stick of wood literally beat the child to death. The little four-year-old boy, Fred- die was in the room at the time and must bave been overlooked by the murderer in his mad fury, as he was not harmed. Mrs. Schwatka had a revolver and had fired one shot at the Chinaman, but without effect. After the murder of mother and daughter, to_complete his tiendish work he tied Mrs. Schwatka’s hair to the bed post and left her. He then went to his room, and, empty- ing some strychnine into a cup of water, swallowed it, after which he retired as if for sleep. A short time afterward two men, travel- ing through the country, stopped at the bouse, and, noticing something wrong, went on to the nearest neizhbor and gave the alarm. When they returned to the house Mr. Schwatka had got home from a distant field and had gained entrance to the house. The sight that met the hu band and father's eye must have been enough to hawe frozen his blood. No motive for the crime, so faras known, has yet been discovered. SUFFRAGISTS N SANTA CRUL, The Women Have Posses- sion of the Pretty City. PLACES SAVED FOR MEN. Good Papers Read by Many of the Well-Known Ladies in Attendance. REASONS FOR WOMAN’S VOTING. The Church in Which the Conven- tion Is Held Is Most Elab- orately Decorated. SANTA CRUZ, Can, May 14.—The Methodist Episcopal church was beauti- fuliv and artistically decorated for the suffrage convention by the committes in charge with yellow, the suffrage color. Miss Jennie Mansfield, Mrs. Lulu Green, Miss Caroline Hollingsworth, Mrs. £. E. Carney and Mrs. J. T. Evarts did the | work. The beautiful hand-painted banner | with motto on the left was the vork of | Miss Jennie Manstield. Two American flags occupied the opposite space on the right. Miss Elizabeth N. Yates wasintroduced, and made some very interesting remarks. She said she knew how anxious all were to LIVELY FIHT AT FRESHD, Deacon Meux Calls Pastor Mere- dith a Liar and a Set-To Follows. The Honors Slightly in Favor of His Reverence When Spectators Step Hostilities. FRESNO, Carn.,, May 14. — Southern | chivalry was aptly exemplified this after- noon, when Rev. H. C. Meredith, pastor of the South Methodist Church, engaged in an exciting fistic encounter with Dr. T. R. Meux, deacon of the church. The fracas occurred in the office of Dr. Meux, and was the talk of the town this evening. Dr. Meux called the pastor a liarand the Rev. Mr. Meredith jumped for him. The doctor jumped also, and they went for it. The deacon caught the pastor by the throat with his left hand and ran him up against the wall. While choking the Rev. Mr. Meredith with his left hand Dr. Meux began fistic work with his right. He | struck the pastor a round blow over the mouth, cutfing into the flesh. He was about to strike a second blow when Deacon J. D. Musick, who was present, caught his arm and restrained it from doing further damage. Meantime, Rev. Mr. Meredith was not idle. He used his right on the doctor's face with dire effect. He struck the deacon over the right eye and the ring on his finger cut a severe gash. He also gave the doctor 2 hard blow just above theright temple. By this time Dr. Cooper came in from his adjoining office and with the assist- ance of his apprentice-boy and Deacon Mausick succeeded in separating the com- batants. Dr. Meux’s wounds bled consid- erably, while Rev. Mr. Meredith his up shortly ailer the affray wit ing plaster. The trouble between the two gentlemen grew out of church affairs. The congre- gation is engaged in raising money to build a new house of worship and the pastor charged Deacon Meux with not acting &s he shouid do in the matter. He alleged that the doctor, who is secretary of the executive board, had falsified the records in regard to the appointment of a certain committee for taking steps for raising money. Dr. Meux thereupon called the pastor a liar and the fight re- sulted. Both are now very regretful over the effair, although they still entertain strong opinions of each other. - = AN EX-MAYOR'S TROUBLES. atched stick- Mrs. Lee’s Charges Against Eugene J. Gregory of Sacramento. SACRAMENTO, Car, May 14.—The preliminary examination of ex-Mayor Eugene J. Gregory, who was arrested at the instance of Mrs. Bruce B. Lee upon three charges of obtaining money under false pretenses, was commenced in Justice Henry’s court this afternoon. The complainant was put upon the stand and testified that the became acquainted with Mr. Gregory during the session of the State Fair in 1892, and some months !ater she had written to him in relation to money matters, She wrote him because he belonged to an old and well-known commercial family and because he was the Mayor of Sacramento. She desired to in- vest in Sacramento, her old home. In answer to her letter Gregory wrote her a letter which pointed out to her the advantage of investments in Sacramento, and offering to assist her in placing her money in a safe place. Mr. Gregory a‘terward called on her at her home in Red Bluff and paid her marked attentions, and_an extended cor- respondence followed. Eventually she re- ceived a letter in which Mr. Gregory, after pieces of music, told to take $5000 or more of her money. e told her that her letters would be seen by no one but him- self. All she had to do was to write him two words, “Gene, come,” and he wonld socn be with her. He toid her she was his only personal correspondent. The writer told her he thought much of her because of her candor and confidence and said he would never abuse either. Several ietters were introduced in evi-’ dence and the case was continued until to- MOTIoW. Former Resident of Napa in Trouble. NAPA, Car., May 14.—Ed Longan, con- fined in & New Orleans jail on the charge of counterfeiting, writes to friends here for a certificate of character and declares be is a victim of misunderstanding or fraud. He says he is wholly innocent. He is well known here, and bore an excellent reputation. He was a railway brakeman on a local train here. County Cierk Col- lins and District Attorney T."A. Bell have writien to the Judge of the court that he bears a good name here. S e Extending the Salvationist Field. TACOMA, Wasn., May 14.—Commander Booth-Tucker held a council with Major Gifford of the northwest division Sglvation | Army for the purpose of consideMng the sending of a Salvation Army contingent to Alaska. The commander was enthusi- astic on the subject. Another branch is to be organized in the Hawaiian Islands, have the eleventh amendment pass, and it needed a long pull, a strong pull and a pull all together. We have set toa familiar air new words, and want you all to sing “The New America.”’ After the music and prayer she con- tinued speaking of the ‘‘Mass of Women of Our Grandmothers’ Time’ who would rather make tatting than learn the alpha- bet. But to-day we would blush to be found as ignorant as our mothers and grandmothers. A handful of women were being brought to realize the necessity of woman’s ballot, and I hope the number will increase. She compared the women of the past and present to the chicken, who, after bursting the shell, said “How is it possible I ever lived in that place?” The woman in the future would wonder “How is it possible I ever lived in that environment?”’ She spoke of the new woman speeding along on the bicycle, and gave the old rhyme of Peter, the pumpkin-eater, and the modern Miss Pumpkin who would not be content to sit and sing to everlasting bliss, but would burst the shell as the chicken and work with ceaseless activity. We don’t see any enemies in the field, but expect the woods are full of them. A bird flying along was shot by a man. Some one said, “What made you waste yourarrow? The fall would have killed it.” We expect the scarecrow prejudice is going to fall, but it will oniy be by the ar- | row we have shot into its heart. There was then a song, and Miss Evarts behalf of the W. P. E. A., I welcome you to our City of the Holy Cross by the sea. You have come to our loved California to help us to liberty. Our society fs small in numbers, but sirong in spirit. We have distributed 3000 or 4000 leaflets, circulated petitions and finished study of ‘Fisk’s Civil Government.’ We want to represent ourselves in voting—we are tired of voting by proxy. “I spoke to two of my employes, who looked like intelligent men, and asked if they were going to vote for the amend- ment. ‘Amenament? What's that?' says one. I explained, and he said, ‘Not much, I ain’t going to vote for that. You women want us to do just as you want us to, but we won't” No. 2 said, ‘If women had the ballot they would close up all the saloons. I know one who would vote for it. That's my wife, but I am going to have what I want fo drink.” Miss Yates said: *“It’s been my pleasure tolisten to words of welcome in many places, but none more welcome than here.’ Mrs. Truax sad: “I believe ita duty to our homes, our husbands and our children tovote.” Mrs. Greeu read Miss Jennie present. She said there wasn’t enough material in the atmosphere or in the earth to produce a female tramp. Miss Yates said there were being hoped and prayed they would not get here antil after election. She knew it was not her begging but the generosity of the audience which would make the collection all she hoped it would be. The svatsin the eveniog, she said, were to be divided, the center reserved for voters till 8:15 o'clock and the rest for ladies, giving th: men a nice seat in the convention because a good deal is expected of them this fall. Miss Ida Harper of the Clipping Bureau in San Francisco told Miss Yates that of 1300 clippings from various papers only twenty-five were against suffrage. Mrs. Lulu Green told the old tea party story, and asked if the women of to-day were not in the same position as those men. She claimed they were. She be- lieved in a government of the people for the people and by the people. “T've heard a good deal about the fore- fathers but nothing about the foremothers” she said. She claimed the bailot notalone on the justice of representation for taxa- tion. No one questions woman’s right to vrivilege of a vote in the expenditure of the tax collected on it. 8he has the privi- lege of being punished by the laws she had no band in making. There is so mnch objection to women going to the poll; it isn’t her sphere. What is woman sphere? Men contended in all ages it was to see to her household work and nothing else. Mrs. Green contended woman's sphere is to do whatever her conscience tells her to do, and do it well. Woman is man’s equal socially and sometimes more than his equal mentally. W. P. Netherton, City Attornev, spoke on the subject: “‘Does the State Need Woman’s Ballot?”” He made a short ad- dress very much in favorof the eleventh amendment and suffrage generally. He paid a graceful tribute to women and his mother in particular, saying he owed all he was to-day in the world to her. If he found the men were incapable of handling the reins ot government he would give the women a chance by placing the ballot in their hands. They stand knocking at the door of state. Let them in. Some- made an address. She said: “Friends, in | Morgan’s paper, she being unable to be | coined many thousand vennies, but she | acquire property, and she shoula have the | thing is wrong with the men’s manage- ment. Let’s try the women. o MEETING IN SALINAS. Rev. Anna Shaw Gains Many Votes for . Suffrage by Her Eloguence. SALINAS, CaL,. May i4.—At yester- day’ssession of the woman suffragists Mon- terey County League, was formed and the following officers elected : President, Mrs. Mary L. Cutter, S8an Rafael; vice-presi- dent, Mrs. H. L. Bradford; secretary, Mrs. A. F. Bullene; treasurer, Mrs. J. K. Alex- ander; corresponding secretary, Mrs, H. M. Johnston. G. A. Daugherty read a paper on “Do Tax-paying Women Need the Ballot?’ by . V. Sargent. Rev. Anna Shaw preside over the question box. Last evening Rev. Anna Shaw spoke to an audience of 1200 at the pavilion, which she held spellbound one hour by a most logical and eloquent address on woman’s suffrage. Great en- thusiasm has been manifested and many votes gained as the result of the two days’ meetings. THE DALLES ROBBERY. Three Arrests Made—A Button Leads to | One of Them. : THE DALLES, Or., May 14.—Frank Miller, John Templeton and Bert Robbins are the three men arrested at The Dailes for robbing the Pestoffice there at 10:30 o’clock Saturday night. The mail pouches taken were found. One contained a large number ot checks—one for $3000, drawn by the County Treasurer in favor of the State Treasurer. Orly about $750 was taken in cash. Miller and Templeton were strang- ers in The Dalles, but Robbins is a resi- dent of the city. An interesting feature of the case was the arrest of Robbins. Postmaster Cros- sen, in company with Sheriff Driver, re- visited the place at 8 o'clock the next morning and fourd a button from a coat. In the meantime the authorities had been led to suspect a man named Bert Robbins of the crime, and their nextstep was to examine Robbins’ coat. Going to where he and his wife lived, at Mrs. Brittain’s, they induced her to go into their room and carelessly remark that she had found a button, asking if it belongea to him. He at once unsuspectingly claimed it, and on that evidence the officers arrested him on a charge of burglary. STANFORD'S - STAR CO-ED Miss Stella McCray Hangs An- other Championship to Her Belt. Defeats All Comers in the Tennis Tcurnament—Trackmen Working for Their Eastern Trip. STANFORD UNIVERSBITY, CAL., Muy 14.—The young women of the university who are interested in tennis have justcon- cluded 8 most exciting tournament, and Stella McCray, '97, is the new champion as a result of the meet. Miss McCray is cap- tain of the basket-ball team which de- feated Berkeley some weeks ago. Sheis a good deal of an athlete, rides a horse like a professional equestrienne, is eqnally good on the bike and goes in for all ath- letics that a woman can enter. At the last tournament she came out seeond best, being defeated only by Miss Anna Martin, who had held the champion- ship for three successive seasons. In that match Miss McCray won the first two games of the series, but failed to win the necessary three out of five, Stanford has several fine players among the *‘co-eds.” Miss Anna Martin, who has held the championship for two years, is also champion of Nevada. Then there are | the Misses Simmons, Lieb, Markham, tose and Wabster. Miss Marknam, | daughter of ex-Governor Markham, is a | fine tennis player, and has proven her {ability in all the tournaments since she | entered the university. | The next interesting tennis event will | take place during commencement week, | when a mixed doubles tournament will be | given. ; £ The track men are tackling all sorts of | enterprises to make suflicient funds for | their Eastern trip. A vaudeville pertorm- | ance is now being arranged, to be pre- | sented May 19. Iuisintended to make it the star theatrical event of the season, and | efforts are being made to get all students | to attend. The men are confident that | they will go ast, and that the financial | part will not be wanting when the time | comes. | Students are planning now for the final { week of the semesier. Most of the final | examinations will be given next week, and | instruction is to end May 22. The gradua- | tion exercises and ceremonies will extend | througn the week following. On the even- {ing of May 21 the Choral Society of the |univers‘xv.y 18 to give its first grand con- | cert. The society numbers over a hundred | yoices now, and has been under Professor | Pasmore’s supervision for the past four | months. As aresult a fine programme is anticipated, and this musical treat will | receive a big patronage, | The neay University Registeris toappear | nex: Monday. There wil? be no very great | change. The evolution course will here- | after coustitute a subject in a department |to be called the bionomics department. | This department will include the subjects of biology, zoology, histology and evolu- | tion. Professor Powen will give & course !/ on banking and on the evolution of social | institutions. A course on immigration i will be given by Professor M. R. Smith, and Professors Price and McFarland will { be added to the corpsin the zoological department. S e STRANDED AT SEATTLE. Story of Alaska Indians Who Claim to Have Been Bunkoed. SEATTLE, Wasi., May 14.— Fannie Ensley, an Alaska Indian woman, is stranded in this city, snd an afternoon paper prints a queer story of an alleged confidence game by which the woman was induced to come here and was bunkoed out of $300 by an Alaska lawyer named J. T. Hamilton. L. G. Tamaree, a full- blooded Alaskan native and interpreter, is stranded here also, and the story he tells is that the Ensley woman went to Yukon three years ago with Bob Ensley, an Eng- lishman, who came back loaded with nug- gets. Ensiey deserted the woman on re- turning to civilization and came to Seattle. The Alaska lawyer figured in the case from this on and is ‘said to have induced the Woman to putup $100 as a fee and §200 more for expenses, when the trio boarded the AL-Ki and came to hunt Ensley, the woman being led to believe she could forci- bly carry bim back to Alaska. 'y the help of the police and” detectives Enxl_ey was found yesterday, but was at- lendmf to business. Hamiiton tried ap- parently to get away, but to-day was got into a room und searched by Tamaree, who only recovered a watch and ring. These the Indian will pawn to get money enough to take himself and the woman back to Alaska. An effort was made to have the lawyer arrested to-day, but he appeared and promised the City Attorney to furnish transportation for the parties to get back to the north. ek ottty WUl Accept Puget Sound Drydock. SEATTLE, Wasn., May 14.—A private dispatch received here to-day from Wash- ington City says: “Senator Squire of Washington saw the Secretary of the Navy this morning and ascertained that the de- partment has practically decided to accept the Puget Sound drydock. The dock was recently examined at the time the Mon- terey was docked, and it is evident that their report has reached Washington Cit; and been acted upon,” ¥ EVENTS OF A DAY AT L0S ANGELES, Big Purchase of Property by the Southern Pacific. FOUR ACRES IN THE CITY Chinese Woman Shot to Death by Her Countrymen at Santa Ana. AN ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE. Mrs. Marion White of Oakland Tries to Die in a Most Sensational Manner. LOS ANGELES, CaL.,, May 14.—One of the most important purchases of real property made here for years was con- summated to-day when Fred W. Wood, J. M. Elliott and Joseph Beaudry, trustees for the estate of P. Beaudry, deceased, transferred to J. A. Muir, division super- intendent of the Southern Pacific Rail- road Company, the remaining portion ot the Beaudry Water Works tract in this city, consisting of about four acres of land. The purchase price, including several lots heretofore purchased by the company from this estate, is $40,000. There are eighty-nine lots in the transfer of to-day, and they form nearly a perfect triangle with S8an Fernando and Alameda streets as sides and College street as a base line. Itis touched by upwer Main street, while the line of North Main street is just to the east of it. The company has been trying to make terms for this land for years. It now has a frontage on Alameda street of more than 1000 feet frontage, extending from the apex of the triangle to Naud's warehouse. The railroad people decline to say for what purpose this body of land will be used in future, and even refuse to confirm the statement as to the sale; but it is easy to understand that it means a combined passenger and freight depot in Los An- geles. This, it is known, has been the plan of the company for several yeare. It is debatable whether or not this very ac- cessible and eligitle site is meant to be a site for the union depot this city has long agitated and hoped for. —_—— UNIVERSALISTS ADJOURN. Much Work on the Closing Day—Officers Elected. LOS ANGELES, Car, May 14.—The closing day of the Universalist State Con- vention witnessed a prodigious amount of work by delezates and officers of the assembly. The matter of Rev. 8. Good- enough’s failure to secure $20,000 to match a similar sum under bequest of Father Throop of Pasadena to6 endow_a chair of theolozy at Leland Stanford Jr. Univer- sity was discussed. President Conger read a letter from Mr. Goodenough of Oakland giving his version of the failure to raise the fund by popular subscription, and proposing to relinguish his claim for $200 back salary while en- gaged in that work. The convention passed the following resolution : Reso'ved, That the generous offer of Rev. S, Goodenough to waive his clatm of $200, in consideration of the condition of the treasury, ie appreciated, and we record our conviction that Mr. Goodenough has lebored faithfully and consclen tiously. Resolved, That the trustees be instructed to use all possible diligence in restoring the per- manent fund. The committes on nomination, of which Major George F. Robinson was chairman, then made its report. Balloting followed for the election of officers, resulling as fol- lows: Rey. E. L. Conger of Pasadena, president; Rev. G. H Deere of Riverside, vice-presiden Rev. A. M. Spalding, secretary. Trustee for vacancy by resignation of Mr. Kimball, George F. Robinson of Pomona; trustee for full term, T. C. Todd of Los Angeles; preacher of annual sermon, Rey. C. A. Garst of Riverside; committee of fellowship, ordination and discipline— Rev. W. M. Jones of Pasadena, 8. Good- enouch of Oakland and Mrs. G. H. Deere of Riverside. The Young People’s Christian Union elected the following officers for the ensu- ing year: President, Edword Robinson, Pomona; secretary, Miss Lucy Chamber- lain, Pasadena; treasurer, iss Helen Tresster, Riverside. —_— AN ATRUCIOUS CRIME. A Chinese Woman Foully Murdered by Her Countrymen. LOS ANGELES, CAn, May 14.—From all accounts a most atrocious murder was committed at Santa Ana in the early hours this morning. A Chinese gambling den and lodging-house has existed fora long time on South Main street. At 2 A. M. piercing screams and pistol shots were heard issuing from this place, and officers soon after called to the boss gambler inside to ascertain the cause of the veils. The cunning gam- bler answered that they were from the home of Spanish people” near by. After further investigation Officer Graham de- manded admittance to the Chinese guar- ters. The Chinaman still insisted that he knew nothing of any screams or shots, NEW TO-DAY. when the officer broke in the door. This was the signal for a general scamper of several Chinamen through tne rear door, so that the officer secured but one Mon- | golian, and ne of course knew nothing of any noise. On a bed in an inner room Officers Graham and Brock found a Chinese woman, bound with ropes and with blood issuing from a bullet hole in the abdomen and one in the calf of the right leg. Soon after the officers entered the room the woman expired. In an adjoining room there were eight or ten Chinamen, and nore of them knew anything about the matter. Itis the sup- position of the officers that the woman was first tied to the bed and then shot The Coroner is holding an inquest on | the body of the woman this evening. To-night she was found in her room in a pool of blood and unconscious. Four deep gashes were found in her arm above the elbow. She was taken to the Receiv- ing Hospital and has not recovered con- sciousness. Determined to Die. LOS ANGELES, Car, May 14.—Mrs. Marion White made a sensational attempt at suicide this evening and is now in the Receiving Hospital. Her death is Iooked for at any moment. £ Little is known of her past history, ex- cept that her brother, Oscar White, lives at Fourteenth and Linden streets, Oak- land. Mrs. White was in business at Riverside for a time but sold out and came | to Los Angeles, taking rooms at 8 board- ing-house, 309 South Hill street. She had no visible means of support, but always paid her biils promptly. Last Sunday afternoon she was seen to act strangely. A watch was kept on her, but late in the evening she was discovered in the act of taking laudanum. Doctors were called, and she recovered. Tuesday she was caught in the act of stealing a roll of bills in the dining-room, and was taken to the police station, but the complaint was withdrawn. NEW TO-DAY. Perfectly Not a pairin t lection that Worth $4, $ H. Summ Outfitters for men, Stylish=-=-All Wool-=- More than 5000 pairs from the great Assignee Sale of the wholesale stock of J. I. Hart & Co., Broadway, N. Y. more than $2.50 to make. On Sale This Week. Money back if you want it. 024 to 930 Market Tailored. he whole col= did not cost 5, $6, $7;50. erfield & Co. Street. RAILROAD TRAVEL. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMPANY. (PACIFIO SYSTREM.) Trains leave and are due to arrive as SAN FRANCISCO. LEAVE __ — Frow MAv 3, 18%. — ARRIVE *6:004 Niles, San Jose and Way Stations... 8:404 | 7:004 Atlantic Express, Ogden and Vast. S:45p | 75004 Benicia, Vacaville, Rumsey, Sacra- wento, and Redding via Davis. 6:437 71004 Martinez, San Remon, Napa, toga and fanta R 6:152 8:30A Niles, San Jose, Ktockton, Jone, Sacramento, Marysrille, Red Bluft aud Sundays excepted Oroville. 4:150 *8:304 Peters and Miltor P *7:15p 9:00A Los Angeles Expr Barbara and 108 Angeles, 4:45p 9:004 Martinez and Stock 10:154 9:004 Vallejo.... 6:15p 1:00p Niles, San *+1:007 Sacramento K 11:30P Pozt Costa and W 4:00r Martinez, San Itamon, Napa, Calist: v Stations. anld':i RAILROAD TRAVEL} SANFRANCISCO & NORTH PA- (IFIC RAILWAY €0, Tiburon Ferry—Foot of Market St. wxssk DAYSE"I:SO. 9:00, 11:00 a. 132: 80, 5:10, 6:30 P.ar. Thursdays—Extra irl P. M. Saturdays—EXtra trips ac 1:53 P30, 9:10, 11:10 a. w.; x Saturdays—Extra trips d 6:35 P, a. . 9355, 11:10 A M.; 1:40, 8:40, :00, P M. Between San Francisco and Schuetzen Park same Hauta Rosa. 9:104 schedule as above. 4:00r Denicia, Vs Leave Kuights Landing, Marysville, = . | Inefect P N‘;mfi‘m aud cm]-:mmn‘f g 1e4sa Ben Eranotece Apl . __San Franolsco. e Niles, San Jose, Livermore an Wixx| S0 o Wz . 787 | DU | pave, | Destinadion. | SUN = Yosemite) and Fresno. . 10:ANA | 7530 (7330 AN Novaro, (10:40 ax| B:40 A% 8:00r Now Orleans Iixpress, Iresiio, Bakers. 8:30 Py 9:30 AM| Petaluia, | 6:06 Px|10:10 As X field, Santa Barha lamlAngeIl:a 5:10 px|5:00 Py Santa Rosa.| 7:30 pu| 6:15 px East 10:184 | 7,60 5| Windant 10:10 5:009 Sania 2 ealdsburs poas for Mojave aud East eyserville, ::4.)3: ;;:Pslx’g;“ 8:80 P3|7:80 Ax| Cloverdale. | 7:30 x| 6:15 px 6:00r Taywards, Fieta, 17:00r Vallejo . 7:30 Ax Hopland & 10:10 Axt 7:00r Oregon Jixpross, Sacramento, Marva: 8:30ex| 7:80ax| Ukiah. | 7:30 rx| 6:15 mac ville, Redding, Portland, Puget = — - L Bdiad Sound and Kas 4 T o W= S 100 NANTA CRUZ DIVISION (Narrow Gange). 50 pax| | ok ] 17:45A Santa_Oruz Excursion, Santa AM(7:30 Ax| Sonomia |10:40 Ax| 8 and Priccipal Vay Stations ...... 18:05p 3 B S 8:15A Nowark,CentersTllo,San Jose, Felton, i e = alen Blten. | *%° e Santa Cruzand Way Fedi = 55 ! i L A > | 7:30 Ab|7:80 An| 10:40 Ax10:10 s W 880 £ 5200 p| Sebastopol. R Almaden, Felton, Toulder Creek, Santa Cruz and Principal Way Htations. 1 4:13r Newark. COAST DIVISION (Third & Townsend Sts.) #6:454 Hau Joso and Way Stations (New Almaden Wednesdays only)....... *1:45p $7:304 Bunday Excursion for Ban J¢ Banta Cruz, Pacific Grove, an: Principal Way Stations... 8:154 San Jose, Tres Pinos, Sasta T Robl 181352 G, “At Sloane’s.” WILTON VELVET CARPET, Choicest designs, $1 10 Nrgnrd. SEWED, LAID and LINED. TAPESTRY BRUSSELS, Best made, 75 cents Sewed, Laid and BIGELOW BODY -~ BRUSSELS, Finest quality, Immense Line of Patterns. $112¢ per yard, sewed, laid and lined. W. & J. SLOANE & CO0., CARPETS, FURKITURE, UPHOLSTERY, 641-647 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. T yard, ined. THROUGH TRAINS. 1:45 ». x. weekdays—Cazadero and way stations: | 8:00 A, M. Sundays—Cazadero eud way staiions. 9300 4. &, Sundsys—Point Reyes ang way stations | Melrese, Seminary Park, Fitchburg, San Lesndre and Haywards. D00n | i Runs throngh to Niles. #13:15¢ ) ¢ Fiom Niles. t12:00r | CREEK ROUTE FERRY. Trom SAR FRANCISCO—Fut o Mkt Srt Qg 8~ | 11:00a.. $1% *3 1 *4:0) R U a{ From OAELAND—Foot of Brosdway,— 00 800 | 10000, 11200 4100 0 1200 *9:00 00 | *3:00r., | A for M ! * Sunilays croopied” o s onts. | # Mooday, Tiuabisy way Svidas nichtsonls. NORTH PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD | (Via Sausalito Ferry). ¥rom San Frlucls&néul‘:o:}r)n;:rsl.n‘ March 26, 18968 [ TR AShHET g San Tatas o700, 81 5:15, *0:00. :35 P. 1, Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays, Wednes 30 F. 2. SUNDAYS. Ratael Qays and Saturdays at 1 | | Tralns marked * run to San Quentin. *13:30 .3 does not run to Mlil Valley. Stages connect ai Santa Rosa for Mark W Springs; at Geyserville for Skaggs Springs; Cloverdale for the Geysers; at Pleta for Highlax Springs, Kelseyville, Soda’ Bay and Lakeport; a. Bopland tor, Lakeport and Bartiett Springs: a: jah for Vichy Springs, Saratcga Springs, Blua Lakes, Laurc Dell Lake, Upper Luce, Borm ¥ Valley. Jonn Day's, Lierley’s, Bucknel cin Heights, Gra wood, Orr's Hot Bragg, Westport, Laytonville, Harrls, Sc Saturday to Monday ro rates. est 3 Cahto, Covelo, d Eureka. d-trip tickets at reduced On Sundays round-trip ticks 1 X yond San Ratac] at hall rates. © ‘0 " P be- Ticket Offices, 650 Market st., H. C. WHITING, Gen. Manager, Atlantic Pacific RAILROAD “Tralos leave from and arrive 8% Market-Street Fesry. Chronicle bullding. R.X. RYAN, Gen. i‘zgl. Agent, SANTA FE EXPRESS To Chicago via A. & P. Dlrec;n H:‘ Leaves every day at 5 P. Mo carrying s n Falace Sleepers and Tourist Sleepers o mu‘.“ Kansas City without change. Annex ‘and St. Louls. CHICAGO LIMITED, From Los Angeles to Chicago. tibule Train Daily, with Dinh e maaement. Connecting traing leave San Francisco at 9 A. M. and 5 p. . daily. The best railway from Callfornia to the East. New rails, new ties; no dust: Interesting sceneryj and good meals in Harvey's dining-room or dining* Ticket od@.—fi“ Market Street, Cnranicle Bulldiag. _ Denver ARNYST ]S IHE VERY BESY ONE To EXAMINE your eyes and fit them to sgmuue- and Eye. glasses with instruments of his own invention, whose superiority has not been equaled. My suor cess has been due to the merits of my work. wirw Oflice Hours—12