The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 7, 1897, Page 3

oA i THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1897. BATTLE WiTH MORLLES' BAND Sheriff Johnson and Posse of Riverside Encounter the Outlaws. Volieys cf Bullets Exchanged, but the D>speradoes Make Their Escape. Officers Are Close Upon tte Fugitives, and N ws of Another Combat Is Expected. R IV son ERSIDE, CAr, April 6.—Sheriff Job and a posse, who are out in the mountains in pursuit of Jose Morales, the izderer of Deputy Sheriff Wilson of Los ngeles County, and Antonio Sepulveda. an ex-couvict who is wanted in that county for horse-stealing, had a lively brush with the outlaws to-aay. A tele- gram was received at noon from Sheriff Jobnson, whick stated that the Sheriff and his deputies had overtaken Morales, Sepulveda and others and filteen and the pursuers. In the scrimmage Sepulveda’s as wounded, but the gang got e two pr erent directions. Sheriff structed his devuties to wire nd constables at Coltc other points which the d horse away Johnson in- he Sheriff ing and s would be likely to reach, ana officers at these places have been notified to be on the alert f dits, Morales a with a number m justice, ¢ mountains in cinity of Temecula for some time, have been there s large and horses have been icivity. To-day’s fight is are desperate men, and ed before a capture is has been heard from e this morning’s telegram, is possibie that another fight has MURDER AT HARRISON GULCH, Cfficers Smuggle an Assassin hway at Hight to Prevent a Lynching by Minsrs. ED BLUFF, CaL., Aprit 6.—Another n r has been committed within the s of Sbasta County and to-night the y Jail at Redding holds within its walls another being suspected of having of a fellow human. The slast tragedy is the flourishing n Gulch mining camp, in the e western partof that county. bert Weingarden is a miner living in in at the town of Harrison Gulch, Heand his I4-year-old son, J. A. Wein. garden, occupied the cabin together. Near their cabin was one occupied by, William Vosz, Ahe victim of the killing. The two en have b quarreling for some time scene of th Harr extre T rden had Vosz arrested for cut- ting timber 00 Government land a short time ago. He was faken to Ono and there reieased by a Justice of the Peace. On returning to Harrison Gulch he went nis cavin and found that 1t had been losed br a fence, presumably by Wein- garden. He 't to Harrison ch and swore out a warrant for the arrest of his ailant. Af remaining at the mining sho! wh he returned to the gain commenced tearing While thus enga; upon him with a Winchester 1 a stooping posture, one of ilets struck Vosz in the breast, | downward and ceme outof his kiliing him instantly. Two men who were on a sidehill a short listince away heard the shots, and upon ng upsaw Voez fall. They also saw the cabin occupied by Weingarden. One the men sat on the hillside and watched he cabin while his partner went to Harri- h and summoned help. A posse up and started for the scene of The cabin wus surrounded arden captured without any he appa being the cool- n0f the crowa, not seemine to real- for what he had done. be was taken to Harrison Gulch ame genersl the sturty itea over the affair and s taiking itover. The offi- resistan estm. miners si00d.in cers became convinced that unless they got their man out of the nity there wouid be a necktie party. Stage-ariver Henry, who drives the stage between this paceand the mincs, was summoned, and the trouble explained to him. After hear- ing the s'atements of the officers the driver induced them to attempt to get Weingarden to Red | He hitched up his team at 10 o’clock Monday night, and Weinzarden was slipped from his place of confinement and put 0 the stage. Henry then apolied the lash to his horses and struck out down the mountain as fast as he could darive, He drove all night and arrived with his man in Rea Elulf just before the tr: ried for Red- this rnoon. W rden was put on board and 1aken to Redding, the crime been commitied in Shasta county., raen is well known in Red Bluff nsidered to be a very quarrelsome He owned a small ranch one mils of here and was continually is cc east their stock and doing many other tnings to bring ia L onsvilie some time and was also quarrelsome tuere. Those who know him in Red Binff ¢onotseem surprised at what he has done. A Coroner's jury was summoned at Harrison Gulch to investigate the murder, i after bearing tie evidence it bronght in a verdict to the effect that Vosz came to nis deaith from gun-shot wounds in- flicted by some person unknown to them. The evidence of the two men on the hill and of other persons leaves little doubt, however, that Weirgarden fired the fatal shot. Tae dead man is not known here, but at Harrison Gulch he is said to have been a quiet man. - WALLA WALZL4'S SCANDL, Warden Musgraw- or the Prnitentiary Summariiy Remored TACOMA, Wasu, Ap: Board of Control of the Sta’e penitentiary at Walla Walla met at Oiympia to-day and unanimously electel J. B. Catron of North Yakima as Warden in the place of Warden Musgrove, removed. A further orcer was made removing Mr. Bonney from the position of clerk of ine peniten- t to which he was appointed only a v the retinng board of trus H Achill this city, com- mandant of the Soldiers’ Home, who r iused to resign, was removed, and S, M. Atlen of Seatile appointed in his place. _Ernest Lester. Tecentiy appointed by Governor Rosers as Traveling State At ditor, arrived in Walla Walla to-1ay and ook charge of the penitentiary until the Warden arrives. This summary proceed- ing is due to rumors that the re:iring | Coust did not apparenti BhOIS | Lopard for his tather-in-law, and he would had been exchanged between the pursued | ncipals separated and went in | ke issuine from the door of | : heving | trouble with his neighbors, impounding | himself into disfavor. He worked | board of trustees have made a corrupt deal for the sale of 1,000,000 jute grain secks now on hand in the penitentiary at | too low a figure. | e LOS ANGELES DIVORCE CASE. Action Brought by Mrs. W licrd, an Heiress Who Married a “Beauty Doctor” Feker. LES, CarL.. April 6.—Bociety here is taking considerable interest in the divorce suit of Ellen M. Willard aganst ber husband, lrank A. Willard. The | Willard family—Frank, his father, a brother and his brother's wife—gained notoriety here about a vear and a half ago by being arrested for conducting a “Beauty Doctor” fake. Thry used the mails for fraudulent purposes and several | of them were given sentences in the Santa | Barbara jail. Mrs. Eilen M. Willard was not, however, implicated. Mrs. Willard married in Dixon, IIL, in 18%0, much against the wishes of her| parents, who were wealthy people. | Shortly after their marriage tlie husband | began to i of bis bargain, | e "bis wife’s father | d with ducets with the generosity he appeared to bel.eve was due him as the son-in-law of a rich man. Willard deserted his wife and lived apart | from her for several years, but in 1584 < e returned and they went to live in Michi- gan. Five years later they came to Cali- | forni During all the time Willard bad hceuf abusing his wife in many ways, so she de- | clares, and especially directed his spite and contumely against her father and other members of her family. Willard, she says, would frequently express the desire that her father mizht die in order that they could get hold of some of the pro Wiliard’s residence on the abate his kindly and grew anzry would not resp v to Mrs. Willard that the old man was about dying, and as each day passed, | that it was just that much shorter time | to wait. Finally, tiring of his abuse, she took their four children and t to a house | in East Los Angeles. Sheasks for the cus- | tody of the children along with the di- vorce. TRAGEDY AT LOS ANGELES. Insane Young Woman Attempts Suicide sih Fire and Is Horribly Burned. LOS ANGELES, CAL, April 6.—An at- tempt at suicide with most shocking re- sults was made here early this morning. | In a fit of deep dejection and de-pair Miss Rachel Fayles, pronounced insane, tried | to destroy herself with fireat her lodgings on East Fifth street. Other lodgers dis- covered fire issuing from Miss Fayle's room, broke open the door and extin- guished the flumes. When they entered Miss Fayles lay on a bed which wason | fire, as was her clothing, a combination undersuit. The room adjoining was ablaze, The woman was seemingly oblivious to the terrible burns she nad suffered. The lower portion of her undersuit was burned away and the flesh was horribly scorched. | I'he poor victim, with un insane smile on her face, seemed not to notice the tortur- | there remai | of 1872, and { much troubie. PASSING OF THE WARLIKE MOD0CS Captain Jack’s Celebrated Band Decimated by Starvation. Pitiful Piight of the Remnant Remaining on Northern Ranges. Fully a Fourth of Their Number Succumbed to the Hardships of a Rigorous Winter. REDDING, CaL, April 6.—H. S. Mc- Coy, who has been riding the ranges in Modoc County, it in Redding to-day. He tells of the pitiable condition of the hand- ful of the celebrated tribe of Modoc In- dians which live in tbat section. Ord narily the reds have been able to sustain themse!ves during the summer by work- ing on the hay ranches and in the winter by cutting and hauling wood. This win- ter Las been unusually severe and they have been hard pressad to get a bars sub- sistence. McCoy reports that last fall ed but 100 of Captain Jack's tribe in 1he neighborhood of the massacre that because of the severe weather and the hardships of the past month the number bave been still more greaily reduced. All told there are about 400 Indians of various tribes in the entire ., at the close of the war, the Modocs were taken to Indian Territory. There were a score or more who escaped the enticing wiles of Uncle Sam’s Com- missioners, and in a quarter of a centary this remnant, left in peace, had grown to the number of 100. The ravages by hun- ger and exposure this winter has reduced this number, Mr. McCoy estimates, at least one-quarier. The condition ot the survivors s wretched, and they appar- ently feast with relish upon the carcasses of cattle that have strayed from their corrals and parisied. The present straits of the lmiel de- scendants of Captain’s Jack’s followers re- call the history of that famous chief, who in 1872 and 1873 caused the Government <o It was a famous war. Ac- cording to the reports made after it was all over the Modocs had but forty-six men capable of bearing arms when the war commenced. Five braves,three squaws and two boys lost their lives, On the Govern- ment side 150 soldiers were killed and ing pain. The county ambulance was | UOHGe4% 00 the war cost $300,000. called and she removed to the hos- | “Ihe iragedy of the struggle was the piial. She may recover. | treachery ot Captain Jack, who on April Miss Fayles has been a guest at the ) 3573 ‘when undera flag of truce, gave lodging house since last October, coming | /s warwhoop and shot General Canby from San Francisco. Formerly she lived | jead. Canby fell upon the rocks and was at Tacoma, Wash., where she tauzht|ipep’stabbed in the neck with a knife, as school. Her family lives in Brooklyn, a butcher kills a hog, and was then Y. She is about 27 years old, and an industrious aund discreet young woman of irreproaciable character. She is highly teacher’s position here, Dr. Barber, at the County Hospital, says the patient is insane, and she has had to be placed m a straitjacket to keep her in bed. She says she is Christ and that tbe fire cannot burn her, because | it could not burn him, - SAN JOSE MURDER TRIAL. Ab Sing Arraigned tor the Killing of a Fellow Celestial in a Gembling- House. | SAN JOSE, Car, April 6.—The trial of | Ah Sing, charged with killing At Wy in | Sixth-street Chinatown on October 6 last, | commenced beiorea jury in Judge Lori- ¢an’s court to-day. Ah Wy and three other Ckinese while gambling quarreled over the possession | of 15 cents. Ah Sing Ah Gong, who is also awaiting trial on the charge of | murder, held Wy while Ny Gong skot him in the abdomen. Gongis still at liberty. | The other two were positively identified hy Wy before his death as ihe men who heid | bim while Gong did tne shooting. | A jury was sworn this morning and the | taking of testimony commenced Lhis after- noon. e S Urphan Boy Aitempts Suicide. SAN JOSE, CaL ris, 8 boy of 15, took strychnine this morn- ing with intent to commit suicide. After taking the drug he mounted his bicycle and rode over a mile to the Goldsn Gate Cannery, He told one of the employes at the cannery that he bad taken poison. A physician was summoned and after an hour and a balf's work the lad’s life was pronounced out of dunger. The boy is an orpban who was adopted by Miss Clara | Harris of this city. His only excuse for taking the poison was that he was tired of living. ey Avrested for Insanity. ! SAN JOSE, Can, April 6.—William Mette, an aged man, Jailer Black was arrested by this morning and charged witn insanity. He had been roaming about in the vicinity of Berryessa fora couple of days in a half-nude condition and eating zrass. He claims to be an iron- worker, and says he has been in California about eight years. It is believed that starvation and exposure caused his de- mented condition. et A, Stricken by Heart Disease. SAN JOSE, Can., April 6.—Caius J. Fellom, an old dropped dead from heart disease this morning while cutting grass at his home on the Tully road in Franklin district. He was a native of Denmark and 84 years ot age. Forsome time the deceased had been und r the cars of a physician for klmm trouble. Two daughters survive him, e Died at Cresernt City. SAN JOSE, Car., April 6.—Nelson C. Parker of this city died suddenly at Cres- cent City. Del Norte Coanty, Sunday morning. He left her: March 13 on amin ing expedition. No particulur~ re-arding hisdeath have been received. Parker was £bout 40 vears of age and a native of Mas- sachusetls. Atone time he was assistant City Engineer. A daughter survives him. e Guilty of Felony Embrazlement. 8AN JOSE, Cav., April 6.—John Rosen- berg, who disposed of a cow belonging, to Gustaye Heinlee in order to procure food for himse!f and other laborer< employed on the Reinlee ranch near Gilray, has been found guilty of felony embezzlement. He will be sentenced Friday. et o e Crackeman Caught at Felton. SANTA CRUZ, Civ, April 6.—Harry Hamilton, a 8an Francisco crook, was caught attempting 1o blow open a safe in Lay’s saloon at Felton iast night and was arrested by Officer Glass. He had a full kit of burglar 100ls and worked like a pro- fessional. He is a confederate of Hess ana Hamill, held here on suspicion of im- plication in the Swanton burglary. He was he!d in the Superior Court to-day. resident of this county, | tripped of his clothing and left nakea on the lava. Dr. Thomas was likewise killed e | at this time. educated and refined, a frequenter of the ! public library and was studying to get a | For three days after thatthe United States troops Tule Lake, pouring shotand shell upon them when they could catch sight of them. Nota Modoc was slain, and the whole band escaped 10 & stronger position six miles southward. Three different times the troops had their hands upon Jack and he was not there. Finally on June 4, 1873, more than six months after the first fight, the war closed Captain _Jack, Sconchin John, Boston Charley, Black Jim, Wacthinateand Shlox were triea by to deuth. Scar-faced Charley was elected chief of those who went to Indian Territory. Those left in Modoc County have long ago given up their tribal reiation and have lived peaceably on the verge ot civiliza- tion, picking up a _precarious and uncer- tain’ living from cdd jobs given them by the whites in the spursely settled region in the northeastern corner of California. Never laying by any stores for a rainy day, they were not prepared to meet the privations of the past winter, and spring finds their ranks so reduced that soon the Modocs will figure only in history. ARIZONA’S POLITICAL WAR. ‘Bonrnor Frank.in Holds That an Act | Passed by the Legis/ature Over | His Veto Is Invalid. SNIX, Awiz, April 6.—There is more trouble brewing between the mem- | bers of the Nineteenth Legislature and | Governor Franklin. The latter announced | to-day that he would take the position | | that the salary reinstatement act passed | over his veto was illegal and invalid. At | the same time Attorney General Wilson filed 8 formal opinion declaring the act nvalid, chiefly on the ground that it was | retroacuive. Governor Franklin declares | the bill invalid because Cowan of Mohave, | an ex-county official and therefore a bene- | ficiary under the act, cast the decitive | vote when the bill was passed over the executive veto. | _ If the act stands the test in the courts it will entail an expense of about $40,000 on the counties. 1t provides for the pay- ment of back salaries of county cfficials who served during 1895:96, and allows | them a+much money us their p-eleces- | sors were paid. This action is based upon an error in the encros<ment of the salary reduction bill passed by the Eighteenth L-gislature, whereby the act went into effect two years before it wos intended by its framers to become overative, and re- | duced the salaries of officials aiready in office. For two years this has been one of the greatest bones of contention in the Territory, and now the matter will be | fought out in the cour:s. —-~—— FiGHT FOR A PORTLAND ESTATE. Former Employers of a Missing Man Lay Claim to Mis Savings of a Litetime, PORTLAND, Or., April 6.—About two | years ago Anton Morten-en, an omploye | of the Portland Ice Company, suddenly disappeared from this city, and since then there has been no clew to his whereabouts. Soon after his departure the disclosure was made that he had $5300 in gold coin with a local safe deposit company. His late employers then set up a claim to the | money on the alleged ground that he had | embezzled it from them, but that seems impossible, as he had been in their em- pioy for two years only, and in order to collect the sum on deposit he would Lave bad to steal $9 per day, which was more | than ne took in. Mortensen’s parents, to whom this sum of money means much, have causea the Danish Consul here to intereat himself in the case. He is gathering evidence to prove that when Mortensen went to work for the ice company he had already saved the money found. There will be a bitter fight for the estate, but the impression is that the heirs will get what is left of itat the end of the promised litigation. It is not believ>d that Mortensen volun- tarily left here, as he had no occasion so to do. Had he gone voluniarily he would not have left his little fortune behind him, bad Captain Jack’s little | | band nemmed up in the lava fields near court martial and sentenced | | were said to be under the hence it is the opinion among his friends that he was shangnwi-d and killed or ac- cidentally drowned at sea. pbit el et} IN JAIL AT SAN RAFAEL. Muliionaire F.nigan Stii Rsfuses to Pay His Wite Alimony as Ordered by the Court. SAN RAFAEL, Cav., Aprii 6.—Million- aire Peter A. Finigan, the defendant in the sensational divorce suit commenced by Mrs. Emily B. Finigan, spent last night in a cell in the County Jail as the star boarder of Sheriff Harrison. Despite the millionaire’s wealth his attorneys could not induce the Supreme Court to listen to his application for a writ of ha- beas corpus yesterday afternoon because that body was engaged with other affairs. 8o Colonel Finigan was compelled to a cept his fate, and instead of spending the night in his_elegantly furnished apari- ments at the Hotel Rafacl, he slept on one of the rude couches in the County Jail. And all to-day the colonel has been con- fined in his ceil. His meals have been sent 1o the prison from a hotel near by, but the millionaire has not complained. He does not relish his lot, but_is making the bestof a bad position. He is cheer ful, but sull Judge Angelottis order re- quiring nim to pay ¥750 to his wife as ali- mony has not béen complied wit until it is, or the Supreme Court g bim a writ of habeds corpus, he will Te- main in the County Jail. The colonel still persists that he has not the money to comply with the order re- qu;rmg him to pay $750 aiimony to his wife. — SAUSALITO NEWS BUILDING. Arrangements Completed for the Laying of the Cornerstone Next Thursday Afternoon. SAUSALITO, Can, April 6.—For the second time arrangements tave been made for the laying of the corne: the Sausalito News building on Water street. After arrangements had been com- pleted some time ago a landslide occurred and damaged the foundation to such an extent that it bad to be relaid. The per- sons interested hope to be more successful this time. The Rev. Mr. Hamilton will officiate. One of the young ladies on the hill will be chosen to place the iron box between the mortar and the bricks. The Sausalito brass band will be stationed near by and wil play patriotic music. Houses and stores on the water front will be decorated and the occasion wilt be made one of con- siderable importance. The choir of the Episcopal cunrch will also be present and discourse sweet mu-i he event will take place at 4:30 o’clock Thursday alter- noon. In the building when completed will be the press and editorial rooms of the Sausa- lito News ana the Sausalito postoffice. BLAZ SPOKANE, Arcadia Theater and Its Entire Contents Destrowed by Fire, SPOKANE, Wasn, April 6. cadia Tneater ana its entire cor:tents were burned to-night at 11:30 o’clock. There was no insurance. The total loss is about $10,000. The fire started in the vicinity of the stage, how is unknown. It is supposed to have started from smoldering sparks from the red fire used during the performancs. The Frank Readick Dramatic Company, which came irom the Orpheum Thacter in Denver, loses about $2000 worth of scenery. ail of its costumes and nearly every thing the members of the company possessed. The fire leaves most of them destiiute, as business has been bad. The company wis to have opened a new theater in Den- ver on Monday. e WINTERS FARMER SHOT. Fired Upon by In ox.cated Young as He Waked Along a H.gh- way. WOODLAND, Car, April 6.—L. C. Wil- cox, a farmer residing near Winters, was sbot in the back while walking on a road Monday evening. He continued his walk and did not know he was shot until blood trickled down nis arm. Some boys reported that the shot was fired by two young men in a buggy, who proved to be Eoy Poimes and Al Suddith of Monticello. There appears to be no mot.ve for the shooting, and both men influence of Liquor. Both are under arrest and are out on bail pending the result of Wilcox's wound. He will recover. o 3 FALLEXO’S FEW \LE FIREBUG. Men Young Woman (onfoases That Started ticcont Conflagrations. VALLEJO, CAL., Aprii 6.—A young named Luella Hoyt has confessed thatshe siarted all the mysterious fires recently in thiscity. She was taken to Fairfield to- day for exaiaination as to her mental con- dition. She admitted baving set fire to Varney house, destroyed last 4th of July, and other indications point to her as the person who caused the destruction of sey: eral barns in the vicinity of Denio’s Addi- tion. She - Outing for Nevada Editors. CARSON, NEv., April 6.—There was a meeting to-day of a portion of the execu- tive committee of the Nevada Press Asso- ciation in this city and the quesiion o* the annual press excursion of the Nevada newspaper association was brought up. It was suggested that as tne Calijornia Press Excursion took place in June, with an ccean trip to Portland and return, and excursions into tue interior towns ot Ore- gon, it would be a good idea to jon the Calilornians, provided they did not ob- jectand have a good time together. With this idea in view Mr. Hummel of the Wadsworth Dispatch was authorized to correspond with the officers of the Califor- nin Press As-ociation and see what cou!d be done in the way of combining the two excursions. —_— To Protect Santa Cruz Game. SAN CRUZ Cav, April 6.—The Board of Supervisors to-day decided to act favora- bly on the request of the State Fish and Game Commission and sppointed Leo Caplatzi 1o the position of game and fish warden for this county. The commission addressed an exhaustive letter to the board urging the action, stating that the newspapers had spread abroad the fame of Santa Uruz County for fish and game and declaring the necessity of Santa Cruz | County giving the syortsmen who vieit it some protection from poachers. P Gorernor Budd to 4scend Tamalpats. MILL VALLEY, Car, April 6.—The tavern oi Tamalpais, the hotel situated on the summit of Mount Tamalpais, has been engaged by Governor James H. Budd and staff for next Saturday night, when the party of prominent politicians will view the sunset and sunrise and dis- cuss State affairs from a high standpoint. The entire hotel hus been reserved for the use of the Governor and his party. it ey Decrensing Mare Island’s Foree. VALLEJO, CaL., April 6.—A number of ship-joiners and others were discnarged from the construction department this afternoon. owing to lack of funds. Many of the men let out were vetera and muc. adverse comment is made, it being a well-known fact that while they are given preference in awarding positions, they in many instances are the first to be discharged. ~—— TO CURE A COLO IN ONE DAY.T Take Jaxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug 1 §isis Tetund the money if 1t falls 1o cure. BOATS PLYING O SPRAGUE STREETS Rising Waters Inundate the Washington City's Thoroughfares. Residents Driven t> the Upper Stories of Their Flooded Dwellings. Farmers in the Vicinity Lose Many Cattle and Buildings Are ‘Wa hed Away. SPRAGUE, Wasn., April 6.—The south- eastern portion of Lincoln County is suf- fering from the most disastrous floods known in years. Warm winds are melting the deep snow covering the greater part of the Lincoln and Douglas County wheat- fields, causing creeks snd rivers to over- flow their banks. Business streets of this city are covered by from two 10 five feet of water, the cel- lars are all full and in many cases families have moved to the second and third stories. A trestle several blocks long has veen erected, connecting the Sprague Hotel with the Northern Pacific depot. Several citizens have procured boats and mer- chants in the flooded district have been compelled to move their stocks. Farmers along Rock, Cos! and Crab creeks have lost many head of cattle and large quantities of hay, which the high water, coming very suddenly, washed away. Many bridges and miles of fence are gone. Farmers will be benefited by having their land thoroughiy moistened, and if it becomes dry enongh to work this month the year's wheat crop will be the greatest ever known in this section. REDWOOD CITY'S BUSY NATIVES. Naither Labor Nor Expsnse Spared in Pre- paring for the Grand Parlor's Reception. REDWOOD CITY, CaL, April 6 —If there ever were any doubts as to the abil- ity of the Native Sons of Redwood City to entertain the Grand Parlor in a befitting manner, they are entirely dispelled by this time. The citizens of this place have been most liberal, but none more so than the members of the local parlor itself, several of them having individually subscribed $50 toward the entertainment fund. The delegates are assured a most pleasant and entertaining time during their stay here. The reception accorded them will be of the highest character. Everything meted out to them will be of the best. One of the main features of the session will be the music. Roncovieri’s band of San Francisco hus been engaged. After- noon and evening open-air concerts will be given, and one of the principal attrac- tions will be the rendition of Roncovieri's wonderful illustrated music. He will also supply the music for the ball and for the banquet. The contract for preparing and serving | the banquet has been let. Covers wiil be laid for 400 persons. Where t0_accommodate the crowd ou the night of the ball has been the ques- tion uppermost :n the minds of the Na- tive Sons for some time past, but now that has been definitely settied. Last nighta contracc was awarded for the erection of a iarge pavilion for that purpose, the di- mensions of which will be 100 feet square. This morning the papers were signed and the work will be commenced immedi- atelv. The coatract provides that the structure shall be completed within fif- teen days. SR SANTA CRUZ OFFICIALS AT WAR. Auditor Martin Refuses to Iraue a War- rant for Semator Trowt. SANTA CRUZ, Can, April 6.—Since his return from the Legislature, Senator D. H. Trout of Boulder, who represents intly Santa Cruz and San Mateo coun- ties, and holds the position of Deputy County Assessor, bas been subjected to some criticism by his constituents for the part he took 1n the reduction cf salaries by the passage of the county government act. Auditor E1 Martin yesterday refused to draw Trout's warrant for services as Deputv Assessor, and sought an opinion irom District Attorney Lindsay. The District Attorney held thatin the absencs of adirect law or constitutional provision upon the subject the common law rule shouid guide; and that the com- mon law plainly pointed out the incom- patibility of one person holding two offices. Mr. Trout was appointed Deputy As- sessor in March 1895, and was elected Senator last November. The deputy’s salary is $100 a month for four months of the year, payable at the counter of the County Treasurer upon a warrant drawn by the Auditor. et R S4N DIVGO'S ELECTION. Recd, the Republican Candidate, Chosen for the Mayoralty. SAN DIEGO, CaL, April 6.—The city election here to-day was hotly contested and 3600 votes were polled, nearly as many as at the general election last fall. There were six candidates for Mayor, each polit cal party making a nomination and three men running independent. D. C. Reed, Republican, was elected Mavor by 300 plurality over Holland, Democraiic and on-Partisan. T. J. Dowell, Democratic, is probably elected City Treasurer by a scratch and the entire Republican Aldermanic_ ticket—Messrs. Simon Levi, A. E. Nutt, L. A. Biochman, Charles Pauly and 8. G. Ingle—has been elected. The lower house of the council will be equally divided among the old parties. The election of Reed means a change in the Chief of Police, as Holland was the special champion of Chief Brenning, and the fight was largely over his appoint- ment. — . To Reatore an .rizona Castle. PHENIX, Ariz, Aprii 6.—A public movement has been siarted looking to the restoration of Montezuma Castle, one of the most noble and famous prehistoric ruins on the American Continent. Frank C. Reed of Flugstaff is authorized to re- ceive subscripiions for the work. Author- ities agree that unless steps are taken at once 10 at least preserve what is left of this magnificent ruin the walls will soon collapse. Ry Mill Valley's Telephone Service. MILL VALLEY, Can, April 6 —For the first time in its existence Mill Valley has an all-night telephone servi H. G. Connor has signed a contract with the telephone company, agreeing to give Mill Valley this service and he has become the local agent of the compan. —_—— Zacoma Councilmen Choten. TACOMA, Wasw., April G.—The city election to choose eight out of the sixteen Uouncilmen resulted in the return of four Republicans and four People’s party can- didates. This leaves the Council Republi- can by four majority—two less than be- fore. any swell dresser about town what he thinks of our beautiful exhibit new Spring Suits at everything before us this season. who is showing and he will t0ll yow the big Kearny-street store—the Frisco Boys. the you with a mighty big desire to purchase. every encrgy upon £ have succeeded far beyond owr most sangwine expectations. NEW TO-DAY — CLOTHING. Struck the Popular Chord. Made a Quick And Decisive Hit. Nothing that we have ever done has pleased the people so much, has brought such a big crowd, has tested our sales’ strength, has tested our delivery serv- ice, and has attested to owr popularity and added new laurels to owr already full wreath as this remarkably high-class sale, this introductory sale of Soods bearing the first blush of spring, from which we have lifted the dewy mantle and exposed before the saze of all, in our big corner window, these handsome Swits at Pleased. Oh, Yes! Have we pleased the public? Ask them. Ask them what they think. Ask -—$8.50-- And he will tell you that we have carried Ask any well-informed, man about touwn ing wp the stylish clothes this spring One glance into our big corner window and ht of those pretty Spring Swits will impel It's an introductory sale and we have bent making it a success, and we Those English Tep Coats. You can’t own as pretty a Spring Overcoat as one of these swell Top Coats of ours in tan shades. They're way at the top notch for style. The colorings are beautiful, just alive with good tailoring, just alive with dressiness, and they're just the correct thing. They're with ws, but not for long, at —$8.50—- FRISCO'S MOST POPULAR HOUSE, 19,11,13 and 15 Kearny Street, Two Entire Buildings.