The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 13, 1896, Page 4

JUNE 13, 1896. 4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, A aane e e e e JOSEF BLANTHER'S OREGON CAREER Washington County Records Prove That He Was a Bigamist. ENOWN AS ROBERT FIGI One of His Wives Secured a Divorce After Learning of His Duplicity. SERVED TIME IN PRISON. Convicted in Wisconsin of Wedding More Frequently Than the Law Allows. PORTLAND, Or., June 12.—A press dis- patch published several days ago stated that Josef Blanther, the alleged Austrian nobleman, who early last month murdered Mrs, P. Langfeldt in San Francisco and is now a fugitive from justice, at times went | by the name of Robert Figi. This an- nouncement has enabled local officials to shed some light upon the early career of the murderer, and the records of the! Washington County Circnit Court pro- | claim him a bigamist as well asa butcher of women. Hon. Thomas Tongue on the 30th of | June, 1894, began divorce proceedings nti Hillsboro, in the Circuit Court for Wash- | ington County, for Mrs, Bertha Figi| against Robert Figi. Mrs. Figi’s maiden | name had been Schoen. She wedded Figi | in Oregon City on the 18th of April of that | year and her complaint was based upon | the fact that the defendant had three or four wives living, from none of whom be | had been divorced. Mrs. Figi set up in her complaint that these facts became | known to her subsequent to her marriage, | Strangely enough, in view of these facts, | Figi appeared to defend the suit. He acknowledged having been married in Switzerland, but claimed he was divorced from his European wife. Figi made the absurd statement, foolishly expecting the court to accept it as veracious, that his | father appeared in a Swiss court as the plaintiff in the defendant’s divorce case and obtained a decree. During the further hearing of the Wash- ington County case it was shown that Figi had served a term in the Wisconsin peni- tentiary for bigamy. This evidence was supplied in the form of a deposition by an uncle of Figi residing in Monroe, Wis. | Mrs. Figi obtained the relief she sought, | but Figi escaped criminal prosecution in | Washington County and then disappeared. Attorney C. E. Kindt, who discovered these facts, says that the published de- scription of Blanther tallies identically with that supplied by the Wisconsin au- thorities, even to his military bearing and eyeglasses. Figi was an educated man, and was familiar with several languages; 80 also is Blanther. The murderer of Mrs. Langfeldt is known to have been in the | United States for ten years at least, which is ample time for him to have ac- | complished all the rascalities with which he is charged. Itis certain that Figiand Blanther are one and the same man. | Theodore H. Liebe of the Orezon Ger- man Bakery says that, up toa year ago, he had Robert Figi in his employ as clerk for a period of six months. This man had a decided military air and was highly edu- | cated, and never spoke of his past life. Liebe regarded bim as an exceedin; moral and dangerous man. tion Liebe gives of his ex-clerk .tallies with that of Blanther. —_— | \ BLANTHER’S EUROPEAN RECORD. When a Very Young Man He Received the Decoration of the Iron Crown. LONDON, ExG., June 13.—A Vienna dispatch to a news agency says: The newspapers have justobtained the story of Joseph Blanther, formerly a lieu- tenant in the Austrian army, who is sus- pected of having murdered Mrs. Philopene Langfeldt of S8an Francisco last month. Details regarding his military career show that at the ageof 19 he served in the Austrian army of occupation in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1n 1878, and with his company defended the position of a bat- tery of artillery against a superior force of insurgents. Of the company and battery, Blanther and one sergeant escaped injury, all the others were killed or wounded. For this he receivea the order of the Iron Crown. This was the first instance in which so young an officer was decorated with this order. Later, at a review of the Vienna Garri- son, Blanther was presented to King Humbert of Italy, and received from the latter the order of the Italian Crown. Blanther was compelled to leave the | being driven into consolidafion for the | when a circus comes to town does Sonoma y im- | The descrip- | army in 1886 owing to his heavy debts, and went to the United States. His mother has not heard from him since. COLUMBIA RIVER COMBINE. Salmon Canners Will Consolidate Their Interests as a Result of the Strike. PORTLAND, Or., June 12.—A gigantic salmon combine, to take in every interest on the Columbia River into one corpora- tion and backed by unlimited capital, will very probably be the unlooked for result of the present strike of 3000 fishermen who want more for fish than the packers are willing to pay. The prospects are that the Columbia River Packers’ Association, which was formed in Portland last spring, is to be followed by a stronger concern—a single corporation which shatl be so firmly intrenched as to command a vast influence in the salmon industry and which will dic- tate and not be dictated to. It will be modeled after the Alaska Packing Com- pany and it will absorb all the big and lit- tle fishing interests, consolidating them 1nto one enormous plant. One of the wealthiest canners on the Columbia declares that ‘the strike has hastened this end. The cannery men are protection of their interests, not only from the fishermen but from the mischievous State Legislature, and by next autumn it is be'ieved the combine will be organized and the consolidation effected. The com- bine’s lobby will be a factor in the State Legislature this winter and will endeavor to influence the law-makers to leyislate in the interests of the fishing industry. e FISHERMEN ARE OBDURATE. Refuse to Confer With an Arbitration Commnittee. ASTORIA, Wasn., June 12.—This was | expected to have been the deciding day of the fishermen’s strike, but again action was deferred. The Fishermen’s Union still demands 5 cents a pound for the season's catch, The Chamber of Commerce committee submitted a proposition from the cannery men to pay 4)4 cents. This was rejected, as was a previous offer of the Scandinavian cannery to pay 5 cents. The latter rejec- | tion was at the request of the fishermen in | the employ of this cannery, as they did not desire to work unless all went in on the same basis. When the Chamber of Commerce com- | mittee requested that it be allowed to ap- | pear and discuss the situation admission | was refused by an almo=t unanimous vote. | Subsequently the committee from the | Chamber of Commerce issued the follow- | ing call for a meeting: | To the Public—Asa committee spEomled by | the Chamber of Commerce we have been labor- | ing the last two_days to bring about a settle- | ment of the existing difficulties between the fishermen and packers. We receivea from the packers & proposition to pay 414 cents & pound. The union declined to allow us to appear at its meeting to present the proposition. We find there are many men who wish to fish at this price, and_we therefore hereby ask the business men of this city to assemble in mass- meeting on Saturday, June 13, at 10 o'clock A.M, at the Courthouse to discuss the situa- tion. To-day no trouble has been reported from any part of the Columbia River. SONOMA' GAYLY' GARBED. Bright Colors Donned by the Town of Bear-Flag Fame. New Feature Added to the Pro. gramme for the Celebra. | tion of To-Day. SONOMA, Cain, June 12.—Not even get as gay as she has in this, the week preceeding the Bear-flag celebration. It was believed yesterday that the town was fully decorated, but the work of twenty- four hours has wrought a great change. The three arches have been completed, and altogether the old city presents a gala | appearance. An addition to to-morrow’s programme | has been made. J. F. Finkham, marshal | of the Territorial Pioneer Society, will read the original proclamation declar- | g California independent. This will fol- low_soon after the introductory remarks | of President of the Day H. C. Gesford, grand president of the Native Sons of the Golden West, Several pioneers are already on the | scene. Among these are Major E. A, | Sherman, who will be grand marshal of | the'parade, and Benjamin Dewell, one of | the three men now living who took part | in the Bear Flag revolution. He arrived | | here last night from Upper Lake, Lake | County, baving had to stage twenty-eight miles of the journey. The old gentleman has a keen memory, | and speaks enwrtain{nfily about the event | of 1845, declaring that his party was made | | up not of marauders and cntthroats, | | as the historian, Bancroft, has said, | but of peaceable citizens, whose | lives | had been threatened by the Mexican au- | thorities, and who surrounded General Vallejo, then retired from active service, | and took possession of the pueblo, know- | ing that it contained arms and ammuni- | tion. Dewell is now 75 years of age. He was one of the three men who made the orig- inal Bear Fiag. His wife and her father and mother were also in Bonoma at the time., His father-in-law, William B. Elliott, discovered the Geysers in this county, and was the first white manin that wild and deep mountain gorge. The committee had expected to have ‘William Potter of Potter Valley attend the celebration as one of the survivors of the flag-raising. Inquiry for him, however, revealed the fact that he had died in Mid- land, Tex., on the 18th day of last April. As far as could be learned Mr. Potter’s | go:iyh was interred at the place of his eath. STATE SENATOR H, C. GESFORD. SANTA CRUZ BIDS WELCOME ALL Bars None From Pleasures of the Venetian Water Carnival. READY FOR THE REVEL The Booming of Two Warships' Guns Will Proclaim the Fete Begun. LIGHET ON THE SAN LORENZ). Countless Electric Sparks Illumine the Court of the Naiad Queen. SANTA CRUZ, Car., June 12. — To pleasure-seekers of every clime, race or creed, Santa Cruz bids welcome to her water fete. The lame, the blind, the un- fortunate who seeing, hear not, will here find pleasure they had not known before; for though the ear be palsied there will be feasta to delight the vision; and for the sightless sweet strains of matchless music will make amends for the cruel touch tuat robbed them of the li ht of day. Great will be Santa Cruz’s carnival on the sleepy San Lorenzo. Al! is not quite ready for the Queen’s herald to announce the open- ing of his sovereign’s court, but two more long days will suffice for the final touches upon arch and barge. The arena and the Queen’s throne were lighted again to-night, and the illumina- tion wiil be continued, in order,that no part of the machinery be out of order on the opening night of the carnival. The scene attracts a large number of spectators to the banks of the San Lorenzo. The work of decoration goes forward rapidly. By Tuesday the town will bea against his wife for divorce. She filed her suit in Los Angeles, obtained service and won a decree. FRESNO STREET AFFRAY. A San Francisco Solicitor Ter-ibly Beaten Because of an Alleged Insult to a Woman. FRESNO, CaL, June 12.—J. G. Ramer, who travels for the Bancroft Company of San Francisco, was beaten in a terrible manner with a slungshot in the bands of Charles Norris of this city this afternoon. The beating took place on the corner of J and Mriposa streets, and caused great ex- citement. Deputy Sheriff Timmins attempted to arrest Norris and was assaulted by Wil- liam Ball, an actor, who was stranded in Freesno a few weeks ago when the Rose Stillman theatrical company disbanded. Timmins had jerked the slungshot from Norris’ hand when he found himself at- tacked from the rear. He wheeled and struck Bell with the slungshot and knocked him down. A policeman came to his assistance and Norris and Bell were taken to jail, and Ramer, covered with blood, was taken away for surgical treatment. S The reason given for the assault is that Ramer had insulted a sister of Norris. She told her brother of the insult, and he loaded a piece of hcse%ipe and bunted for 1l'_tinmer. whom he probably disfigured for ife. By e s Fatal Accident at Lodi. LODI, CAr., June 12.—Lewis Durbin, an aged resident of Lodi,was killed this after- noon while loading lumber on to a wagon. | As he was placing the timbers on the wagon the horses became frightened and started to run away. Durbin attempted to grasp the lines {Jut fell beneath the wheels, which passed over his head, crush- ing the skuii. BID SANTA CRUZ. ADIED, State Dentists Conclude Their Labors in the City by the Sea. President Cool Presides at a Fare- well Banquet Tendered the Visitors. SANTA CRUZ, Car, June 12.—The twenty-sixth annual convention of the California State Dental Association ad- journed to meet at San Jose in June or DR. RUSSELL H. |From a photograph by Dames & Darsaz, Oakland. | COOL OF ALAMEDA. mass of carnival colors. Great enthusi- siasm is manifested. Visitors from other towns are coming in large numbers daily. These include of course many who intend to spend the summer here. Every detail of arrangement is made so that the big show might be launched on Monday instead of Wednesday, the day announced. The fact is that Monday will really be the opening day of the carnival, although Monaay is not considered in the programme. On that day the Monadnock and Philadelphia will arrive, and Admiral Beardslee will be met aboard the Philadel- phia by Mayor_ Clark, chairman of the reception committee, and a number of prominent citizens. A delegation of citi- zens will visit the warships after the re- ception committee shall have paid its visit. The newspaper representatives will on Tuesday be received at headquarters, where they will be met by William Ray- mond, formerly city editor of the Surf, who is secretary of the press commlttee. The newspaper men, reporters and artists are to be given the freedom of the carni- val, and will not be restricted in the cour- tesies extended. The associatlon has ex- pressed its gratitude to the press of San Francisco and the interior for the courte- nielu extended to Santa Cruz and the carni- val. The carnival will oven in earnest on ‘Wednesday, and much isin anticipatlon as concerning the special feature for that day—the battle of Bunker Hill. Chairman Lamb’s arrangements are complete for that, as well as for the mimic battle be- tween the Monitor and Merrimac, the lat- ter ganboat being now ready for occupancy ?yt e representatives of the Confederate orces. CAUSE QF VICTORIA’S DISASTER. The Consolidated Raiiway Company Held Responsible for the Loss of Many Lives. VICTORIA, B. C., June 12.—After care- ful investigation into the circumstances of tbe recent Point Ellice bridge disaster, the Coroner's jury to-day returned a verdict bolding the Consolidated Railway Com- pany directiy responsible for the loss of fifty-tive liues. The City Council was arraigned as guilty of contributory negligence, and the officials of the corporation were absolved oi personal responsibility, It was found that the bridge was safe for ordinary traffic and the accident would not have occurred but for improper over- crowding of the car, which went through the structure; but the bridge was jound not to have been constructed according to original specifications. SN T Mrs, Gol Divoreed. LOS ANGELES, CAL., June 12.—Judge Smith bas granted to Mrs. M. B. Goldson a divorce from her husband, W. H. Gold- son, on the ground of non-suvport. The couple are well-known in Oakland, where Mr, Goldson some time ago brought suit July, 1898, the exact date to be fixed here- after. There will be no convention of the State Dental Association in 1897, as the first annual meeting of the Pacific Coast Dental Congress will be held next sum- mer. This morning’s session was devoted to clinics that were very interesting and in- structive, from a professional view. The papers read to-day were passed without discussion. Dr. F. H. Metcalf of Sacra- mento read a report on ‘‘Dental Educa- tion.” Dr. L. Van Orden, gave a thirty minutes’ talk on ‘A Non-Partisan Con- sideration of Amalgam Alloys and Gold as Filling Materials.”” He also read a paper of Marysville sent a paper on “Treatment of Pulpless Teeth,” which was read by Dr. Emma T. Reed of San Diego. The inauguration of the new officers was attended by the joliy ceremony customary with the association. FEach officer-elect was conducted around the hall, while the members sang **He’sa jolly good fellow,” and was tnen presented for introauction. On assuming the chair Dr. Cool, the new president, said: *It is with feelings of mingled gratitude and pride that I speak to-day in acknowi- edging the great honor you have conferred upon me in electing me president of this association. This installation comes to me to-day as a birthday present and it is the best one I have ever received. The convention about to close is one of whieh, I think, we may all be justly proud—both on account of its personnel and of the re- sults accomplished. It is, indeed, a meas- ure of the value of this meetin: when such members of the old guard as Drs. Sichel, Lundhorg, Hacket, Gilmore and others, who have grown gray in the service, bave deemed it worth their while to surrender professional cares at home for a time and tolend the convention the dignity and benefit which their presence implies. “We are to be congratulated upon the fact that our deliberations bave been pre- sided over by a man of such grace and dignity and’ sterling ability as has been shown by Dr. Hays, He has been xm]?' an ideal president and it gives me no small uneasiness when I think that I shall have the task of trying to live up to the high standard maintained by him. ‘“‘In regard to my administration I have but little to say and no promises to make. Promises that never bear the fruition of eriormance are but idle things; there- ore I will endeavor to impress you by what I shall do in the future, rather than by what I promise to-day. I thank you ail from the bottom of my heart for this great honor. My constant ‘endeavor will be to prove worthy of it.” Dr. Hays, in retiring from the chair, asked that the members accept his sincere thanks for the honor conferred one year ago. The mantle of authority had not borne heavily on his shoulders™ because of the hearty co-operation of the members, which transformed it into a mantle of pleasure. The visiting dentists and friends were to-night entertained by the local dentists at nlbanquet presided over by President on “Milk of Magnesia.” Dr. A. H. Sugget | CRAIG HANGED IN FOLSOM PRISON Displays No Fear as He Mounts the Gallows Stairway. TRIUMPH OF THE LAW. Self-Inflicted Wounds Would Scon Have Cheated the Hangman. %AD PUNCTURED HIS HEART. An Infatuated Femile Claims the Body — The Murderer’s Crime. SACRAMENTO, Cav.,, June 12.—John Craig, who so nearly cheated the gallows yesterday by stabbing himself with a weapon made of a piece of wire, was hanged at Folsom to-day. He met death with the greatest coolness and fortitude. He displayed not the slightest symptoms of fear when, in company with his guards, he stepped from his cell door at 10 o’clock, and he took the three or four steps neces- sary to reach the floor of the gallows with- out any assistance. Excepting for a pale- ness, which could well be attributed to the severity of hisself-inflicted wound, he was apparently unconcerned over the realiza- tion that his time had come to die. As the doomed man stepped upon the trap he cast a rapid glance over the up- turned faces of those who had gathered to view a fellow-mortal launched into eter- nity, until it rested upon the person of his brother-in-law, Joseph Hunter, who had come to see the last of the murderer of his father, mother and sister. On seeing Hunter Craig gave a sudden start, and then, fixing his eyes upon him, he slowly and clearly said, in a voice tinged with the deepest sarcasm : “On, Joe, I love you.” A second later his body shot through the trap, and the old biblical law, “He who sheds man’s blood, by man shall his blooa be shed,” was fulfilled. After shooting through the trap, the body barely quivered, and eleven minutes later the physicians pronounced Craig dead. After the body was cut down an autopsy disclosed the fact thatthe mur- derer’s heart bad been slightly punctured in three places by his wire weapon yester- day, but not to a sufficient depth to insure instant death, although physicians ex- pressed the opinion that he could not have lived longer than two days. Craig’s body was afterward conveyed to the train and brought to an undertaking establishment in this city. It will be in- terred here to-morrow. It is said that a female admirer of the dead man, who be- came infatuated with him after his arrest and who visited him a few days before his execution, afterward begging for the body, is paying the funeral expenses. On her application for admittance to visit the doomed man the gentleman who accom- panied her was plainly informed by War- den Aull that she would be granted a fif- teen minutes’ interview with Craig, if she in reality had any business to transact, but tnat mo sickly sentimentality would be ailowed. Itis ninted that by her con- nivance Craig obtained the weapon with which he so nearly ended his life, but lit- tle faith is placed in this rumor. The crime for which Craig suffered the extreme penalty of the law was a sangui- nary butchery. Its atrociousness was in- tensitied by the fact that those whom he slew had been bound to him by the ties of marriage. On the evening of Jjuly 25, 1894, Craig, | who had been but a few months separated from his wife, the latter having procured a divorce because of his dissipated habits, drove to the Hunter ranch near Tropico, where Mrs. Craig was living in quietude with her three young children and her brother, George Hunter, He arrived at7 o'clock and Mrs. Craig told her brother not to allow him to enter the house. The front door was locked and Craig went to the back door just as Hunter came out. Without warning Craig raised his revolver and fired, the ball hitting Hunter in the right cheek, wounding him seriously. Mrs. Craig was close behind her brother and the now enraged man turned the re- volver on her. The bullet struck her in the left eye causing instant death. Craig jumped over the bodies of his victims and rushed into the house in search of his children, whom he evidently intended to kill. The servant girl, however, had man- aged to get them a safe distance from the house and his search was unsuccessful. Craig then fled from the house and jumping into his carriage drove to the home of his wife’s father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. William Hunter, who resided on Buena Vista street in the suburbs of Los Angeles, When Craig drove up the de- fenseless old couple were sitting on the porch enjoying the evening air. Craig ap- roached and drew his revolver. ~His ather-in-law jumped from his chair and rushed toward the frenzied man, but be- fore he reached him a bullet from Craig’s revolver struck him in the right side and he fell dead. Mrs. Hunter attemnted to jump over the bannister when a shot struck her in the left side and she expired in a second. After his frightful butchery he attempted to kill himself, but only inflicted a slight scalp wound. The murderer’s only deferse was that his victims were working against him and a gauzy story that William and George Hunter were conspiring to kill him. He was tried on but one charge, that of mur- dering his wife, on which he was convicted and sentenced to death, il sy WHO STRUCK MR. JOHNSON? He Charges Tramps With the Deed, but a Detective Accuses Mrs. Johnson. SACRAMENTO, Car., June 12.—Word was received at the police station early this morning that Charles Johnson, the night bridge-tender in charge of the rail- road bridge across the Sacramento River, had been attacked by two tramps, who clubbed him to insensibility and left him for dead, after robbing him of 15 cents. It was claimed that on recovering his senses Johnson crawied home, informed his wife and fell in a faint. The wounded man was conveyed to the railroad hospital and his wounds, consist- ine of sixteen small cuts and abrasions of the scalp, were dresscd. 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On awaken- ing a rough-and-tumble tight ensued, dur- ing which Johnson’s head was cut agaiust the lever of the electric motor. After Johnson was overcome he was helped home by his wife, and after agreeing upon their story she sent word to the police. e SOME DAMAGE BY FROST. Condition of Crops in Various Sections of the State. SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 12.—At the meeting of the State Horticultural Society this afternoon G. W. Hinckley of Winters reported that in his district, the eartiest apricot section of the State, the crops west of the town were heavy, while to the north and east they had been entirely destroyed by frosts. Langford of Lodi reported full crops of all fruits except grapes in his lo- cality, the grapevines having been injured by frosts. He spoke at length on the sub- ;ect of !Dl’n{ing with salt,sulphur and lime or cur! leaf, and gave his experience in the mixing of the decoction. Robert Williamson revorted that crops adjacent to Sacramento were only fair, and stated that, contrary to the usual order of things, in the lowest spots where the frost generally strikes, and where wet weather usuullz affects the froit most, there are now the heaviest crops. He said that there appeared to be fewer worms in the apples this year than ever before, the extended cold spell having killed the spring brood of codlin moth: SENSATION AT -SAN JOSE, Mrs. Anna Duggan Accuses Her Son of Having Stolen Her Property. Brings Suit to Recover Real Estate Vaiued at Tw-nty Thousand Dollars. SAN JOSE, CAL., June 12.—Anna Dug- gan began a sensational suit in the Su- perior Court to-day charging her son, G. H. Dablaing von Giessenberg, with fraud and asking the court to order returned to her real property valued at $20,000. . The complaint alleges that the plaintiff ga old and illiterate; that she is now and ;us for ovber ten years been incompetent to ransact business. Prior to 1885 she ap- inted the defen ggnfidenrial nd:i‘sg:.n‘ HsEele Sgmntand She claimed that £ false representations N e on Geissenverg in- Weaver; first vice-president, C. M Haztcher; second vice-president, A. Darby ; treasurer, C. J. Steeple; secret: J. P. Fay. Arrangements are in'_progress for the annual harvest feast, which was such a brilliant success last year. Pt S e Foresters Will Celebrate. SAN JOSE, Car., June 12.—The local lodge of the Ancient Order of Koresters will fittingly celebrate Bunker Hill day, June 17, with a picnie and approoriate exercises. Excursions from San E‘rnncisco. Oakland and Alameda are expected. W. A. Bowden has been chosen orator of the day and M. Perry grand marshal. it b High School Graduates. SAN JOSE, CAL., June 12.—The annual graduation of the Hi:h School Senate took place this evening at Germania Hall. The graduates are James Tormey, Milton Ish, Henry Chandler, Harold Gray, Albert Waltenspiel, Lloyd Harter, Haven Ed- wards, Charles Metteer. . Populists Organize. SAN JOSE, CAL., June 12.—The People's Party Central Club has began planning for the fall campaign by effecting a permanent organization, with sixty members. Elgin C. Hurlbert is_president, E. B. Mercadier secretary and J. L. Riddle treasurer. PR Fate of a Chinese Murderer, SAN JOSE, CAL., June 12.—Judge Lori- gan to-day passed a life-imprisonment sentence npon Wong Mow Gee for the murder of Yuck Nam at Laurelwood farm on- the evening of March 10. He will be taken to San Quentin to-morrow. A MISSING FROM CARSON. United States Weather Observer Lawton Absent From His Post. CARSON, NEv., June 12.—For the first time in years no weather report was issued from Carson fast evening, and when the usual hour passed by this morning with the same result bureau officials wired to 0. W. Friend, in charge of the service in Nevada, for instractions. ‘Weather Observer G. E. Lawton left for Reno yesterday morning, annonncing tnat ke would return in time to take evening ouservations. Superintendent Ffriend to- day learned that instead of returning to Carson yvesterday afternoon Lawton boarded a train for the West at Reno. Friend will attend to Lawton's duties uatil a substitute arrives. Lawton's fail- ure ts return cannot be accounted for. NEW TO-DA AL LR e i i el S S S BICYCLES. STANDARD OF THE WORLD. $100 ALIKE T0 ALL IF YOU CAN'T BUY A.... COLUMBIA THEN BUY A....- HARTFORD. duced her to deed to him her proper'y. Two deeds were given, dated Eres‘:ncl:ieul”y | April 3, 1895, and October 19, 1885. e | consideration was $15, whicn sum, it is | alleged, has never been paid. The property consists of 166 acres on the Almaden road, about seven miles south of town, and several lots in the northeastern part of this city. o —— EBoard of Tr Election. .BAN JOSE, CaL., June 12.—The new directors of the Board of Trade have elected the following officers for the ensu- ing term: President, Colonel T, R. $65.00. $30.00. $45.00. 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