The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 19, 1897, Page 4

THUS CRUMBLE ALL THE FAKES Legislators Laugh as the Coyote Bribery Yarn Fails. Sleuths of Hearst’s Lccal Sewer of Scandal Tried in Vain to Make a Story. Testimony Before Investigators Shows That Power Is Innocent of the Allegations. SACRAMENTO, Carn. March 18.—| George McCalvey, the ex-Deputy Secre- tary of State, who, for reasens which may be surmised by those who know him best, besought his friend Assemblyman Power of San Francisco to confess to an Exami- ner reporter that he and several of his colleagues had been bribed, was before the investigating committee this afternoon and corroborated the statement of Re- porter Moran of the Examiner astothe questions used by them to induce Power to say something which would sound well in the fake journal. He denied that he had received or had been promised any money by the Examiner for his services, or that he had been hired by that paper. Attorney Morganstern represented Power in the examination. *“Why did you advise Power to confess?” he asked. “Bacause I thought he was cornered or would be cornered, but Power denied very emphatically that he had received any money,"” responded McCalvey. “Did you bave aay reason to believe from Mr. Power’s statement,’” asked Mr. Morganstern, *‘that he haa received any promise of reward or money for his vote, or to change his vote on that bill ?” *No, sir.” McCalvey testified that Power and Pack- ard were not concealed behind the green | baize screen at the main entrance, but | that Packard was leaning against one of | the pillars at the side of the big doors, and | Power was standing in front of him, both | in plain view of a score or more of people in the lobby. W. A. Ryan of the Chronicle told the committee that he had gone with Packard and Eagan (Packard’s friend) to the Cali- fornia State Bank, where Cashier Gerber informed him that he did not know Pack- ard, that no money had been drawn from the bank by Packard or any one else, or that any money had been received or order for the payment of money from Blodgett or any one else at Bakersfiel Then they went to the Western Union Telegrapia office, where Packard author- | ized the young lady in attenaance to pro- duce any telegrams passing between him- self or any one else, and the youag Jady replied aiter a search that there were no such telegrams there. He had not seen the telegram ora copy of it which ap- peared in the Examiner and the Chroni- ¢le, but its purport bad been told him by an Assemblyman who would not consent to the use of his name. On further inquiry the fact was elicited | that this Assemblyman had said to Mr. | Ryan that he had heard some one say that | he heard some one else say that there was | 8 rumor thata telegzram had been sent stating that $3000 wouid save Bert on re- consideration.” This was the extent of the information imparted to the Chronicle reporter by the long-eared Assemblyman, upon whem no libel can be committed, be- cause he chooses to remain anonymous. Mr. Morganstern asked the commattee | to force the reporter to disclose the iden- tity of the scandal-monger, but the com- mittee did not care as the matter was simply wild ramor and the gossip of a few grannies in the Assembly. The testimony of Mr. Ryan wasa blow at the head of the fake, but the blow at| the heart of the fake was administered vy | Cashier Gerbor of the California Stage | Bank, who swore that -he @id not know| Packard; that he had not received any orders from Kern County or elsewhere «to | vay Packard any money whatever, or from any one to pay any one else any money in connection with the coyote bill, It will be remembered that both thie Ex- aminer and the Chronicle asserted that | after Packard left the Assembly chamber he went to the Western Union office*and senta dispatch about coyctes, the buzz- ing of the wires having sounded in the ears of the Examiner Sherlock Holmes like the yelping of coyotes. Then they said that Packard went to Gerber’s bank and drew $3000, which he probably distributed to Assemblymen, with the exception of the half dozen vir- wous legislators who told their sus. picions not to a policeman or to the poundkeeper, butto the Examiner sleuth. The day’s evidence leit the Examiner notaleg to stand upon and convicted it of having deliberately and maliciously fakea a libel for the purpose of having a sensation. Becretary of State Brown testified that he did not know that Packard or McCal- vey had any coyote scalp claims before the State Board of Examiners. Senator Voorheis of Amador was asked as to the conversation testified to by Wright of Alameda. The Senator said that Wright remarked that be had voted for the biil and he was very sorry for hav- ing done it, ard he was going to vote for a reconsideration the next day. The wit- ness might have said that he hoped there would not be another scandal. Assemblyman Godfrey voted no, but chanczed his vole at the earnest solicita- tion of Emmons. *“Emmons always stood in with my bills and I thought I would return the favor,” added Godirey. E. F. Moran of the Examiner was re- called and swore that Andy Lawrence gave him instructions to interview Power and that Lawrence said that if Power was pushed hard be would contess to hav- ing been bribed. Lawrence told Moran on that occasion that he had in his pos session a telegram which showed evidence thet there had been bribery. He did not show the telegram or state its contents. Mr. Morganstern examined the witness at some length in the attempt to show that Moran had frequently ‘“‘put up” for the drinks for Power in order to get Power drunk so that he mignt talk freely for the Examiner. Moran denied the implica- tion, but admitted having called for the drinks with gentiemanly frequency. Assemblyman Lacy testified that As- semblyman Harris had asked him whether he had got his “‘piece’” out of the coyote bill. The committee laughed at this and ad- journed until 9 o'clock to-morrow morn. ing. 2 LA R IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY. Interesting Measures Pass the Legislature, SACRAMENTO, CavL., March 18.—The Benate this morning reconsidered the vote by which the appropriation of $300,- 000 for a State building in San Francisco was lost last night, and passed the bill to the Assembly. The general appropriation bill was passed und sent to the Senate for concur- Tence in the Senate amendments. Tne claim of John Mullan acainst the State of California for $46,616 30 was passed. Bills were also passed appropri- ating $2500 for W' for William H. Donnelly and $5000 for J. W. Newbert, all of whom were injured while in the service of the National Guard. The Senate this afternoon passed the fo!- lowing Assembly bilis: By Damon, appro- priating $10.000 to improve Salt River, Humboldt County; by Jones, amending the act of 1893 relating to anunities to pub- licschoolteacher<; by Chynowetn, amend- ing the act of 1881 relative to swamp land districts. The Assembly bill by Cross relative to pawnbrokers was lost, “The bill by Clark providing for the publication of legal ad- vertising was 1efused a second reading. Braunbart called up the Senate bill pro- viding for_experts in the case of tie Southern Pacific Railroad against the State for reconsideration. Withington raised the point of order that under the resoiution adopted yester- Sereral day no Senate bil could be considered after noon to-day. Flint, who was in the cbair, ruled the point not well taken, whereupon Withington appealed from the decision of the chair, this peing the first appeal taken this session, and will proba- bly be the last, as it only receivaa four votes, Withington then spoke against the bill and it was lost. After the rollcall in the Senate to-night Morehouse moved that the Attérney-Gen- eral be authorized to represent the Senate betore Judge Morrow in the matter of the habeas corpus of Lawrence and Levings, made returnable to-morrow mornine. A resolution by Dickinson to this effect was adopted. The Senate passed the following Assem- bly bills: Providing an additional clerk to the adjutant-general, whose duties sha'l be to audit Indian war claims, and fixing his salary at $1500; appropriating $5000 to pay the claim of A. J. Bourne, who was San injured by escaping prisoners at Quentin whom he attempted to captur: create and regulate in any city i State public warehouses other than ware- houses for the storage of grain or wool and to enforce warehouse liens; confer- ring certain powers upon insurance corporations in regard to the organiz- tion of fire companies; appropriating $435 for traveling expenses of the State Board of Health; providing for the issuance and sale of funding bonds of irrigation dis- tricts and providing for the payment of such bonds; providing for an exhibit of products at the Hamburg exposition; ap- propriating $175 to pay the claim of C. Phipps for services as assistant secretary of the Board of Examiners in 1891; ap- propriating $1440 1o pay the Sacra- mento Bee for advertising constitutional amendments; providing for needy, unem- ployed and vagrants under senience, by empowering Boards of Supervisors to es- tablish poor farms providing the unem- ployed with work at 35 cents, lodging and three meals per day; establishing a uni- form system of roads and highways, Arnerich’s bill relating to elections was lost. The Assembly this morning, upon re- consideration, passed Assembly bill 582, appropropriating $50,000 to dredge Hu boldt Bay. It also passed Assembly bill 354, amending section 1196 of the Politi- cal’ Code, relating to elections; also Sen- ate constitutional amendment 412. As- sembly bill 901, for the relief of John C. Conlin of San Francisco, was refused pas- sage. The Assembly this afternoon passed the following Senste bills: By Shipvee, authorizing the Governor to emplov agents to collect war claims due the State from the United States; by Aram, relat- ing to the collection of assessments in re- clamation districts withinithe State; by Flint, providing for the improvement and Tepair of Sutter's Fort grounds; by Voor- heis, to pay the claim of W. H. Murray, superintendent of ramie culture, to pay the deficiency in the appropriation for the Preston School of Indusiry; by Smith, appropriating $295 to pay the claim of the Tribune Publishine Company against the State. Also Assembly constitutional amendments amending artcle IV of the constggution relative to sessions of the Legistature; adding a new section, to be known as 54, relative to the coasolidated city and county governments. The Assembly passed the following St ate bills: By Doty, to provide for the con- struction of a State bighway from Sacra- mento to Folsom; by Treacy. giving notice of reconsideration; by Jones, to provide for the protection of public hi h- ways from damage by storms and floods and authorizing the expenditure of public money for the purposes thereof; by Fint, to pay the claim of Monterey County; by Flint, appropriating §2000 to pay the claim ot E. E. N. Strout for services rendered as Reclamation Commissioner; by Braun- hart, providing for the issnance and sule of bonds for tie extension of the seawall | from the present southerly terminus on the water front; also Assembly bill ap- propriating §5000 to pay the claim of Frances Willlams. PASSED BY THF ASSEMBLY. This City May Now Pay Unpaid Claims for Materials. SACRAMENTO, Can, March 18.—The Assembly, by a unanimous vote, passed this'evening Benate coustitutional amend- ment 41, which will allow San Francisco to pay unpaid claims for materials, etc. The following is the amendment, which will be presented to the people at the next State election. It is of great im- portance and interest to the people of the Bay City: Section 18 reads: “No county, city, town, township, board of education or school district shall incur any indebted- ness or liability in any manner or for any purpose exceeding in any year the incote and revenue provided for such year, with- out the assent of two-thirds of the quaiified electors thereof voting at an election to be held for that purpose, uniess before, or at the time of incurring such indebiedness provision shall be made for the collection of an an- nual tax sufficient to pay the intereston such indebtedness as it falls due and aiso provision to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal thereof on or before maturity; which - shall not exceed forty years from the time of contracting the same, pro- vided, however, that any and all claims for making, repairing, altering, or for any work gone upon or for any material far- nished for anv street, lane, alley, court, place or sidewalk, or for the construction of any sewer or sewers in said city and county are hereby excepted from the pro- visions of this section, and in determin- ing any claim permitted to be paid by this seciion no statute of lim- itations shall apply in any manner; and provided further, that the city of Vallejo, in Solano County, may pay its existing indehtedness incurred in the construction of its water works whenever two-thirds of the electors thereof voting at an election held for that purpose shall so decide. Any indebtedness or Iability incurred contrary to this provision, with the exception hereinbefore recited, shail be void."” L St DEFEA1S SEAWELL'S BILL. Assemblyman Didble Makes an i otual Speech. SACRAMENTO, Cawr., March 18.—Dib- ble of Ban Francisco gave Benator Seawell of Mendocino a roasting in the Assembly to-night and charged the Benator witi: the impeachable offense of haying lobbied m M. Suilivan, $10,000 | for the passage of a bill which wouid enable the Senator to win a lawsuit in Mendocino County. The matter came up on the fi sage of Seawell’s Senate bill 196. vour attention to the fact,” said Mr. Dibble, *‘that this bill is passed at the in- stance of a Senator who is promoting its passage and who has been from day to day on the floor of this Assembly demand- ing that members shall pledge themselves to vote for a law to enab'e him to wina lawsuit in Mendocino County."” x In concluding his remarks Mr. Dibble said: **And now, Mr. Speaker, I wish to say one word more in the nature of a per- sonal and a pariiamentary privilege. Be- cause I have dared to stand here for de- cency, because I have dared to speak as 1 now speak, Senators in the other house have threatened to'defeat every measure that the people of San Francisco may de- ire of which I was the author. “A bill came up in that body to-day which was the result of an examination of the Committee on Corporations in regard to streets, and because I would not yield this fight they slaughtered tnat bill, and they had toid me toat they intended to do it. I want the people of this State and of San Francisco 10 know that Senators dare to tbreaten 1o defeata bill which affects the people of San Francisco becanse I will not permit Senator Seawell to use this Assembly to enable him to win alawsuit in Mendocino. Now, rontlemen, vote 83 you please.”” The bill lacked four votes of a majority, and was killed. A ALE R NO KEEFLECiION INTENDED. Speaker Coombs Speaks About Proposed Faxtra Journal Clevks. SACRAMENTO, CaAr, March 18.— Speaker Coombs to-night made an apolo- getic statement to the effect that no re- flection upon Clerk Duckworth had been intended by him in his remarks yester- day upon Price’s biil to hire two assistant journal clerks, to draw a duplex, reversi- ble back-action salary from Ffebruary 9. He (the Speaker) haa advocated thut measure simply as a matte: of protection, He thought that there might be mistake; in the journal, but he had ot intended to cast reflections upon anybody. A “Mr. Duckworth has nothing to do with the journal,” added Mr. Coombs; *that is handied by the journal clerks exclu- sively. Piricc explained that hehad discovered that there were vital errors in the journal which would invalidate Assembly bills 152 and 872. Those errors should be cor- rected. He had no intention of casting reflections upon any one. Belshaw thought that the journal clerks were competent to perform their duties and he could not see why help should be employed. North of Alameda knocked the wind out of the bailoon by denying that there were any errors tn the journal affecting bill 872. The resolution was defeated in short or- der and two would-be journal clerks will have to walk home on the ties. LOS ANGELES KNOTS UNTIED. Judge Allen Settles. the Matrimonial En- tanglements of the Smiths and Buchanans. LOS ANGELES, CaL, Mareh 18.—The Smiths and Buchanans, after a series of family rows and interminable divorce liti- eations, are about to emerge free from matrimonial entanglements. Judge Allen found a way to divorce A. F. Smith from Mary Smith to-day. Mr. Buchanan and Mrs. Smith have not only been the offenders, but the aggressors in the divorce proceedings. The husband secured his divorce on a cross-complaint. The two families lived together and Buchanan and Mrs. Smith renewed “youthful friendship.”” The friendship did not suit Mrs. Buchanan and Mr. Smith, and it at last resulted in a trip by Mrs. Buchanan to New Mexico. She had gone but a few days when Mrs. Smith and Mr. Buchanan called upon an attorney and two_divorce suits were launched, one by Buchanan against his wile, and the cther by Mry. Smith against ber husband. The alleged ground in each case was cruelty, and neither was suc- cessful. . MONTECITO'S MUKDER MYSTERY. ew Interest in the Terrible Crime. LOS ANGELES, CAL.,, March 18.—New interest has been aroused in the terrible iragedy which occurred near Santa Bar- bara last July, when Mrs. Mary Lang Richardson and her daughter, Ethel, were brutally murdered at their villa in Monte- cito. The citizens of Santa Barbara are endeavoring to have Governor Budd offer a reward for the accomplices of Cyrus Barnard. . It was supposed that in his deatb the sole perpetrator of the crime had gone to his account, but recent developments have led to a different velief, hence the action of the Santa Barbara people. While there is no doubt in the minds of people generally that Barnara was guilty, still the investigations that have been made since the tragedy indicate that some one else was with him. Barnard was slight of build, and the evidences of the ternfic strugwle that the women had with their murderers preclude the idea that he was alone. Besides, the double set of footprints around the house, found the morning after the murder, have not been satisfactorily explained on the theory that Barnard was single-nanded in the crime. ———— Los Anaeles Concern én Trouble. LOS ANGELES, CaL, March 18.—The Los Angeles Bafe Deposit and Trust Com- pany, as trustee, filed a suit to-day against the Pasadena and Mount Wilson Railway Company to foreciose a mortgage given on its property, and asking for a sale to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness. Thia was contracted by the company as security for $500,000 bonds iscued for building Mount Lowe. ORI f Magnificent Boulevard Projected. LOS ANGELES, CaL, March 18.—The Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ Associa- tion has undertaken :he construction of one of the most magnificent ‘boulevards in the United States. "It will run between Los Angelesand Pasadena, ten miles dis- tant, and be 140 feet wide. Its probable cost will be Gver $300,000. It will be bor- dered by ornamental trees. i —_— Will Not Build to Kandsbura. LOS ANGELES, CAr., March 18.—Gen- eral Manager Nevins of the Southern Cali- fornia’ Railway Company announced to- day his rond would not bund ‘a branch line to Randsburg. This is bad news for the new mining town, as it would. have a new boom if direct railroad communica- tion could be had. asw CEPUIENE Lavor Unions Fighting Otis. SAN DIE6O, CAr., March 18.—The Federated ‘1‘§ des Union to-night passed a series of red-hot preambles and stinging resolutions. opposing ' the pretensions of Colonel H. G. Otis for the position of Assistant Secretary of War, “as he has been a venomous and persistent opponent of organiz+d laber.” The resolutions request the Congress- men ana Senaturs of California to use all their efforts to defeat what they term a “scandalous appoiniment.’’ priddio ki Arizona Lrgislature Adjournr. PHENIX, Ariz , March 19 —The Lagis- lature adjourned sine die at midnight. The last act of the Legislature was the vassing of a resolution, by a vote of 23 to 1, that the best interests of Arizona de- mand an immediate change of govern- ment. This was caused by the Governor's re- fusal {0 sign or return certain bills at the ectful request of that body. Governor annklm put the bilis 1n his pocket and walked out at midnight. VALENTINE'S WORK IN THE ASSEMBLY Has Passed Upon Many Important Bills During the Session. Kept Busy as Chairman of the Municipal Corporations Committee. Scores of Measures Carefully Consid- ered by the M:mb.r From Los Angeles. SACRAMENTO, CarL., March 18.—L. . Valentine, chairman of the Municipal Corporations Committee, has handled many important bills. Among them is Assembly bill 22: ““To provide a system of street improvement bonds to represent assessments for the cost of streec work and improvements within municipslities, and also for the payment of such bonds.” As originally passed in 1893, this act provided that in case of default in the pay- ment of any installment of principal or interest the whole amount thereof should become immediately due and payable, ard be sold in the same manner as property is sold for delinquent taxes. At thattime ihe law for delinquent tax sales provided that the property could be sold to indi- viduals; but subseauently, in 1895, it changed in this regard, so that the State alone could purchaseat tax sales. This change in the iatter law ipso facto Assemblyman L. H ,Valentine. changed the bond law in like manner, and enabled the State alone to be the pur- chaser 1n case of delinquent sale. Tne purpose of this bill, No. 22, is to provide a method of sale to individuals o iprop- erty for delinquent payments under such bonds, and so to resiore the law in this regard to-what it was before the change of the fax law. The committee made several imporiant amendments, and re- ported the bill favorably as amended. Assembly bill No. 151, “To provide the mode of changing grades of public streets, lanes, alleys, courts and places wiihin municipahties in the State of Califor: A The purpose of this bill is plainly state in the title. In 1893 a bill effecting the same purpose was passed and became a law, but was subsequently declared un- constitutional by the courts. The com- mittee gave long and careful consideration to this bill and altered it in many particu- fars, and feels well satistied that as re- ported back by the committee it furnishes a plain, simpie and inexpensive method of changing the grades of streets, and pro- tects the owners of property 1o be aifected by the proposed change to the fuiles: pos- sible extent. The bill was ardently sup- ported before the committee by numerous property-owners, and also improvement clubs and associations from San Fran- cisco, and is very satisfactory also to the city of Los Angeles. Assembly bill No. 182 authorizes any city and city and county of this State to take its census. It was considered and tavorabiy reported by this committee and bas since become a law. The purpose of this bill is to enable cities to take their census without waiting until the Federal census. Under the Federal laws cities ol 75,000 inhabitants are entitled to a certain number of letter-carriers who receive a specified sulary per vear. Los Angeies in this respect still stands in the eyes of the Federal authorities as a city baving a population of 50,000, when in fact she has over 75,000. Cities having a population of 75,000 are entitled to an increased number of letter-carriers; each of whom receives $150 per year more than those in cities having only 50,000, and by taking a new cen<us Los Angeles will be rated as a city of 75,000 and more and will be entitled to an increased number of letter-carriers, each of whom will receivé an increased salary. This bill was drawn by Post- master Matthews of Los Angeles for the express purpose of increasing the number of letter-carriers of the city of Los An- geles. . The committee introduced as a substi- tute to Assembly bill 266 an act providing a relief fund for injured and disabled fire- men of the volunteer fire departmentsin incorporated cities and towns. By the provizions of this substitute a relief fund is created, out of which any member of the department who shall become sick or iniured while in the actual dischorge of his duties shall be entitled to $10 per week benefits for a period not to exceed twelve consecutive weeks for any one injury or disability, and in case of permanent injury the board of directors may pay him an amount not to exceed $50. per snnum. This bill was urgently supported by advocates from fire depart- ments of a numper of the interior cities of this State. Assembly bill 862, an act amending the act for -the organization, Incorporation and government of municipal corpora- tions 8o as to permic cities of tho sixth class to purchase, lease or consiruct water- works, an electric plant and all machinery, conductors and apphiances necessary there- for, and to supply the inhabitants thereof with water, heat, light and power, was re- Eorled favorably by the commitiee and as passed both houses. This bill is de- signed especially to enable the city of Alameda to own and operata ils own elec~ tric lighting and power plant. - The committee considered and reported upon about seventy-five bills, many of which were of equal importance with those here named. As a member of the Judiciary Committee and the Committee on Revision of the Codes Mr. Valentine has personally passed upon a great num- ber of other bills. Ban Rafael Medal Winnaers. SAN RAFAEL, CAr, March 18.—The medal winners in Com: any D, Fifth Reg- iment of S8an Rafael, who hold their regu- lar monthly shoots at Schuetzen Park, F. B. Moulton, Stanley medal, best three months’ average; Schumann medal, best improvement in three months, J. E. Greaver; champion class, Private F. B, Moulton; first class, Cantain W. Elliott; second class, Corporal J.- W. Schlosser; third class, Private J. E.Greaver; fourth class, Private C. H. Fletcher. g ey HONESTY PAYS IN PORTLAND. Lucky Chance That Suddenly Raises John Cardigan Frem Poverty 1o Fffluence. PORTLAND, Oz, March 18.—Coming out of the Washington-street entrance of 0lds & King’s store late yesterday alter- noon a lady unconsciously dropped her purse from her handbag on the sidewalk, and entering a privale carriage she was driven away. It was the good luck of John Cardigan, a laborer, who with his family lives in Goose Hollow, to pass along just at that time and ke picked up the purse, but be- fore' he could return it to the owner the carriage had reached Sixth street. Like the honest man he proved himself, he did not stop to examine the contents of the purse, but followed the carriace till he at- tracted the attention of the coachman on Park street, when he detivered the find to the owner. The !ady kindly thanked Cardigan for his honesty and rewarded him by giving him the entire contents of the purse, amounting to a $ rold piece and a few nickels. Further she atked him for his address and occupation, adding that he would hear from her husband. Cardigan has a wife and three children, and has not had a day’s work in the past four months. Of this he apprised the generous lady in answer to some of her questions, which presumably im- pelled her to say that her husband woulid 100k him up. She is the wife of one of the wealthiest men here—one who appreciates honorabls qualities in his fellowman—hence Cardi- #an’s St. Patrick's day is likely to prove the dawn of undreamed-of luck in his career. _ This afternoon he was appointed super- intendent of a farm owned by the lady’s husband in Clackamas County, with a good salary and a comfortable home and provision for his family. s e Marin County Teachers’ Institute. SAN RAFAEL, CAL., March 18.—It may be necessary for Superintendent of 8chools Robert Furlong to change the meeting- place of the Marin County Teachers’ In- stitute this year. He had selected the town of Tomales in Northern Marin, but the teachers in the southern section have entered a protest, and what the Superin- tendent will do in the matter remains to be seen. The institute was held in Mill Valley last year. e Gsld Mines Bought by a Syndicate. SAN DIEGO, Car., March 18.—Colonel E. W. Sebens of Denver, Colo., has closed a deal by which an English syndicate pur- chases the Golden Cross group of gold minen at Hedges, near Ocilby, on the Colo- raao Desert, for $1.500,000. The mines are seven in number and are now turning out about $40,000 per month. The new com- pany will take possession within sixty days. —eli Indorsed by Placer Republicans. AUBURN, Car, March 18.—The Re- publican County Central Committes to- deay gave Captain E. L. Hawk of Rocklin its unanimous indorsement for the posi- sition of Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sacramento district. The previous recommendations of the executive com- mittee of John C. Boggs to be Postmaster at Newcastle and W. D. Ingram to be Postmaster at Lincoln were confirmed. s e Woodland Pioncer Passes Away. WOODLAND, CAL., March 18.—Another one of Woodland’s pioneers and promi- nent citizen has been callad to hs last rest. Chenev Olde who settled in this county in 1852, died last night from the result of a complication of diseases. He was & well-to-do farmer and leaves quite a fortune, He was a e of New York aged 64 years. Vianlia Favors the Valley Road. VISALIA, CAL, March 18.—Last night the Common Council of this city unani- mously granted the San Joaquin Valley Railway Compsny a franchise to bu.mr inrough the city along the full length o' East street. This will bring the line of Tailroad within two blocks of the princi- pal portion. Work must begin witbin six months. BT St Euretx Child’s Shocking Death. EUREKA, CaL, March 18.—The little 6-year-old son of John R. Spelhcy_ fell from a heavy dray on which he was riding and a wheel passed over his head, crush- ing it to a pulp. Many people who wit- nessed the shocking accident rusbed to the scene and picked up the child, but life was extinct within two minutes after the occurrence. WILD MAN'S FATAL WORK. Dave Pannington Wounds Three People and Then Blows the Top of His Head Off. ODEBOLT, fowa, March 18.—This after- noon Dave Penniogton, a worthless char- acter who has been loafing around Ode- bolt all winter, loaded a shotgun and started out to kill a number of people who had incurred :is enmity. His first nunt was A. F. Walter, against whom he had a grudge, but Walter saw him coming and hid. Then Pennington went to the house of Hiram Johnson, a plasterer, and fired at Mrs. Johnson, se- riously wounding her in the shoulder and back. He nextemptied both barrels into Luther Traver, an old resident, Kkilling him' instantly. Then he pointed the gun at Mrs. Frank Stoll, a neighbor, who went to her door on hearing the noise. Bhe ran into the house, closing the door behind her, but Pennington fired through the door, fatally'wounding the woman in the abdomen. All this took place in fifteen minutes. The neighbors gave the alarm and Pen- nington retreated slowly across some va- cant lots, loading his gun as he went. Constable Flathiers and Marshal Strath- corn followed him. Penniugton called to Flathers and dared him to stoot. The officer hesitated and then Pennington ex- claimed: ““Well, if you haven't the nerve to shoot, I have.” Then bhe placed the muzzle of the gun to his forehead and blew the top of hls head off, scattering his brains and pieces of his skull fifty feet around him. Pennington was undoubtedly insane. He was a hard character, but not a drink- ing man, and resented comments that had been made by his victims of his rela- tions with a married woman of the neigh- borhood. The town is in gloom over the tragedy. Mr. Traver, Mr. Stoll and Mr« Johnson are all highly respected people. It is thought that Mr. Stoli eannot recover, but Mrs. Johnson may. e Kants to Succeed Ramsey. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 18— Itis considered practically settled in the Navy Department that Admiral Ramsey’s successor as chief of the most important navy bureau, that of navigation, will be Commodore Albert Kantz, now a captain, but to be promoted April 5 on Admiral Ramsey's retirement. R R Athur Sewall Goes to Panama. COLON, March 18.—Arthur Sewall, the Demccratic candidate for Vice-President of the United States at the last election, who, with his son Frank and Director General Hulin of the Panama Canal Com- pany, arrived here recently, started for Panama yesterday en rou te for San Fran- cisco. NEW Y0-DA’ They All Want a Slice. The manufacturer, the Jobber and the Retailer all get a slice of profit when you buy your clothing of the dealer. Why not save two of these slices for yourself > You can do it by com- ing to us—the manufacturers, We make both the cloth and the clothing and sell direct to you at Wholesale Prices. BEFORE YOU ENTER FOR THE BLUE SIGIIQS. 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