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THE FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1898 RUNSON THE ROCKS AND SINKS Wreck of the Steamer Channel Queen in a Fog. Nineteen of the Passen-| gers Perish While Be- ing Taken Ashore. Fishermen Make Heroic Efforts at Rescue in the -Heavy Sea: DRAGGED OUT ON LINES. Burvivors Have a Thrilllng Experi- ence While Being Taken From the Vessel. Epecial Dispateh to The Call: BACKERS OF ANNEXATION DISHEARTENED FAtL Preéént They Are Unable to Pass the Treaty. { | Need Several More Votes to Put.the Scheme Through. Next in Order the Joint Reso- lution Will Be Taken Up. IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. Senators Pettigrew -and White Tell Why Should Not Be Taken Intc the Union. Hawali Call Office, Riggs House, PLYMOUTH, = Feb. :1.—The - malil steamer Channel Queen struck on the Washington, Feb. 1 rocks off the island of Guernsey. She The Hawalian annexationists; now struck during a fog this morning, and | sank. Early reports said the loss of life was | of light, but later advices say that sixty-five persons on board nineteen were lost. in boats, the launching of which was very difficult, one boat being swamped. The Channel Queen’s engines were re- versed when the rocks were seen, but it was then too late. The first boat load reached land and sought help of the fishermen, who made gallant res- cues, although the heavy sea prevented their boats fromapproaching the wreck. The survivors had to be dragged by ropes through the sea to the rescuing boats. The captain was the last to leave the wre One report is’ that wo passengers were drowned ir cabins when ns reported to have drow e_been: ‘found among tt reducing the total loss to ninete The Channel Queen ran between Ply- mouth an @ of Jersey. TURLEY TO SUCCEED ISHAM G. HARRIS. The Legislature of Tennessee Decides | to Send a Well-Known Demo- crat to the Senate. ASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. 1.—The emocratic legislative caucus on the | il ballot - to-night nominated for senator-Thomas B. Turley of Memphis, to fill the unexpired term of Isham G. Harris nee was appointed senator by Governor Taylor after Har- ris’ death. The result was a surprise to all the for it was not ex- pected the deadlock would be broken | to- ht. The baliot stood: Turley;| 46; ;. Faylor, 1. Efforts had peen made during the day to induce Turley to withdraw in. Tay lor's t It is stated that he posi- d. 'hen pegotiations ‘to resulted in the dropping of the delivery of a sufficient votes to Turiey to nominate. Turley was notified ‘and to the capitol and addressed udience. Congressman McMi rnor Taylor and others . also of t convention “of :the . 'two he Legislaturs will elect Mr. tor to-morrow at noon.’ His exp March 4, 1901. Mr. 54 vears of age, one SENATE CONFIRMATIONS. G. M. Bowers to Be Commissioner of Fisheries and S: T. Cushing Commissary-General. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—The President to-day sent the & nominations to te—George M. Bowers of West ja to be Commissioner of F: eries. reasury—David King, toms for the INstrict of War—Colonel Samuel Cushing, As- tant Commissary-General of Subsist- to be Brigadier-General and Com- Vir- and oliector of Cus- atchez, Miss missary-General of Subsiste Interior—Charles T. the e Agent for enne - River MeCe Indians of the Che v in South Dakota. who was to-day appointed is a resident of Mar- tinsburg, W. He is a man of middle age and is engaged in ‘various lines of business, farming among. others. - He is a man of wealth and has given much of is leisure time to: the study of fish cul- e. He is ‘a zealous Republican and the enthusfastic support of Senator 1kins for this office. The Senate to-day confirmed the. fol- lowing nominations: To be Commissioner of Patents—C. H. Duell of Syracuse, N. Y. Postmasters—Oregon, G. F. Horton, Or- egon City. Two Directors Were Absent. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 1.—The annual meeting of the State Board of Agricult- ure was to have been held here to-day, but s Directors Boggs and Covey were absent because of illness, the meeting W when a President will be elected. The only business transacted by the direct- ors present was the adoptfon of the an- nual report, a review of the industrial condition of the State for 1897. s, Shortridge Steadily Gaining. SAN JOSE, Feb. 1.—The condition of Charles M. Shortridge continues to im= prove. He was able to sit-up to-day, and his condition was such as to. make it certain there will be no difficulty in removing him from Gilroy Hot Springs to San Jose in a few days. — - Valley Road Is Popular. HANFORD, Feb. 1.—Owing to the in- creased traffic of the Valley road, the City Trustees have ordered several al- leys closed, in order to enable the switchyards of this popular line to be extended. e P el Surveying Reservoir Sites. SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 1.—Surveyors have commenced to survey reservoir sites in the vicinity of Big Creek, and will survey a line over the mountains to San Jose, by way of which power The remainder were saved lor vote to Turley were | s continued to the 5th of March,| thoroughly disheartened, are convinced that the treaty will fall several votes short of the necessary sixty. The visit of President Dole has. not benefited them, as expected. - They have been wining and dining and have in- vited those Senators who were con- dinner parties, appointing. The situauon remains the same as it did two weeks ago. The an- nexationists will lack " at least. five votes of the necessary number. Sena- tor Davis, chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations, consulted with his henchmen in the Senate restaurant to-day, and it was agreed among them that unless. recruits from unexpected quarters were secured the treaty was doomed to defeat. The prospects are that the treaty will soon be abandoned and the joint resolution taken up. It is said that several of the influential Senators on-the Republican side are i endeavoring: to persuade . Chairman | Davis to drop the treaty and take up the joint- resolution”or bill, but- Mr. | Davis well realizes that the abandon- ment of:the treaty would be a confes- sion’of weakness and could not fail to prejudice .the chances .for passage of the joint resolution. | " Indeed, he is.well ‘aware that several | Senators now: counted in: favor of the treaty could not be-prevailed upon to I vote for .annexation by the irregular method -of a -bill ‘or.. joint ‘resolution. | They are sticklers for 'Senatorial pro- priety” and time-honored customs, and cannot be induced to depart from them. The prospects: are that the-treaty will be talked to death unless it is aban- doned. At least fifteen Senators op- posed to annexation have'given notice of their intention of making long speeches against_it.” Among them are several long-winded Senators like Allen i of Nebraska, who, in the last Congress, made the longest :speech: ever: deliv- i ered in that -body. - The speechés of White of California: and Pettigrew of ! Dakota in executive sessionto-day gave | their brethren an inkling of what they may - expect. White and . Pettigrew have not fairly started yet, and both | of them are well equipped: for a long i siege and well armed with vast amount i of information which they wish to Iay before the Senate. “Of course, we will not filibuster,” said Senator ¥White to-night, “for-that is not. a legitimate mode of: procedure ate of the United States, but,” added he | significantly, ‘“‘we could discuss the treaty - all Summer and - then naet give too much:time to the consideration of 5o important a matier.” { ~ On the other’'hand, thefriends of the { treaty, including Senator Davis, chair- { man of the Foreign Relations Commiit- | tee, are confident that sixty Senators, i whi votes are necessary for a two- thirds majority, will vote for ratifica- [ tion. “Confidence in the changed con- | ditionis found in the determination:of the friends of ratification to press fors ward the treaty to a final vote. This | feeling was shown when the proceed- | ings-of the Senate on the treaty in ex- | ecutive session to-day were opened. Senator Thurston. made a motion for the postponement of further considera- { tion- of the treaty until the first of March; The motion was not discussed at length .and was voted down viva { voce: | Senator Platt of Conpecticut opened the debate with a carefully arranged argument in favor of annexation. Senator Pettigrew took the floor as { saon-as Platt had concluded, devoting himseif especially-to .replying to the | Connecticut .-Senator’s reémarks con- cerning the present Government of the iislands. - 'He made a careful analysis of the constitution under. which. the | Dole government exists, showing that it had been adopted by what he ‘termed {an alleged - constitutional' convention, composed, he. said, of nineteen . mem- bers, one of whom was Mr.. Dole, who. had been members of the:Committee of Safety, which played such a prominent part during the revolution, and of eigh- i teen othér delegates. He . argued: that | While these latter delegates- ‘had. been i elected by what was called- a popular { vote, such was not the. case. Of 14,000 | persons entitled to suffrage he asserted i that only 4000 had voted for them. { ‘This convertion 6f thirty-seven per- | sons thus chosen had adopted the con- | stitutfon, ‘and it had never been Sub- ]mmed to-a popular vote.. | Mr." Petti- grew .dwelt. upon thé fact that Mr. | Dole ‘had -been a member. of this' con- | véntion and said- that-gentleman. had: | had -himself made president of the re- public, and that in ‘doing so he- had: practieally arranged-the matter §o ds. to- insure his permanénce in office, He read the constitution to show.that Mr, | Dole was named in’it for president and that it was vrovided -that:le should: | remain in that office until-the year 1860, or until his successor should be elected.. Senator - White _'of ‘California’ also spoke - in: opposition to. ratification of | the treaty. His was in thé:main.a.con- stitutional ‘argument intended to shoiw: that the annexation of territory which would require a‘navy to defend it had been from the beginning annased :to- our theory of government. - He quoted extensively from the works of Thomas Jefferson to ‘show that -he had never. contemplated- the acquisition “of terri- tory situated, as were the Sandwich Islands, where a fleet would be neces- sary to their preservation. This. remark did not, however, ap- ply to Cuba, which was’so hear our [ | | | ered doubtful to meet him at these | but the. Tesult is dis- | i in a parliamentary body like the Sen- | own coast that no navy would be |- taining, as the Senator said, the same point. A large part of Senator White's remarks were given up to quotations from and comment upon Secre- tary Sherman’s utterances upon the subject of annexation of Hawail. White read liberal extracts from Mr. Sherman’s book, in which the Secre- tary dwells upon the unwisdom of making the islands a part of the Unit- ed States, and he laid especial stress upon the Secretary's remarks in the latter part of his book to the effect that he hoped there would be no further ef- fort to annex the islands during his lifetime. Senator White had not concluded his He took occasion to remark, in reply to Senator Platt's statement, that the su- gar trust was opposed to the treaty. PRESIDENT DOLE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. Beautiful Decorations a Feature of the Most Elaborate Entertain- ment of the Present Season. WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.—The most elaborate entertainment of the present official season marked the welcome of President Dole of Hawail at the White House this evening. The decorations were extremely beautiful and in the most perfect artistic taste. The party was much too large to be accommodat- ed in the state dining room, and the table was laid in the corridor behind the great stained glass screen. The length of the board was occu- pled by the great golden-edged mirror, the traditional accompaniment of so many official dinners, from which rose a peaceful trocha of delicately scented and delicately arranged orchids, white and purplé. A corsage bouquet of the same flowers was at the place of each lady, while each gentleman found by his plate a single white orchid for a boutomniere. The mirrors in the corridors were veiled in smilax. and garlands of the same delicate plant shrouded the chan- argument when the Senate adjourned. | deliers. At each end of the table were large plaques of white hyacinths. | In the east room the President and ! Mrs. McKinley Vice-President and | Mrs. Hobart, the guests of honor, | President and Mrs. Dole, and the mem- | bers of the Cabinet received the other guests for a short space before repair- | ing. to the table. MEANS THAT ARMOR WILL BE CHEAPER. Ordnance Experts Predict a Satisfac- tory Result From the Chase- * Ghantt Process. NEW YORK, Feb. 1.—A Washington special to the Herald says: If expecta- tions of the ordnance experts as to the ballistic properties of the plate being manufactured at the works of the Car- | negie Company are fulfilled, it will | be possible for the Government to pur- | chase armor at a cost below the limit of $300 a ton imposed by Congress. This plate in question is being manufac- tured by the Chase-Ghantt process, under -Government supervision. The Bethlehem Iron Company manu- | factured- the Chase-Ghantt plate about: | a year ago, which showed certain good qualities, but was brittle. - Promoters | of the -Chase-Ghantt: process. accused ! the Bethlehem company -of - having burned the ‘plate. By the Chase-Ghantt plan. the processes of cementation and reforging ‘are not employed. = This means a saving of = both money. . The plate now in the course of manufacture was originally 18inches in thickness, but it has ben - forged down to 10 inches. - Tests made" with| specimens of the plate show: that it so | far equals Harveyized armor. | A SPECIAL TRAIN BROKE THE RECORD. Five Hundred and Seventeen Miles Made on the Union Pacific in Eight Hours Flat. | DENVER, Feb. 1.—A special to ‘the Republican from Cheyenne, Wyo., says: | ‘A phenomenal railroad run was made {“to-day. between this place and Omaha on the Union Pacific. The eastbound | passenger was delayed by “a ' broken engine, and in order to get the United States mail to Omaha for its Eastern connections ‘a. special train: of an en- | gine and two malfl cars left here for a fast run. The train left here at 7: this:morning and reached Omaha at| 3:45. this afternoon, a " record. of 517 miles: in- eight hours. flat, .the fastest | long ‘distance run:recorded. --The run from North Platte to. Omaha, 29) | miles, was made in 246 ‘minutes. l | SOME DAMAGE BY FROST. Cold Weather in Southern California During the Week. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1.—The follow- ing is a synopsis of the Weather Bu- reau’s crop report for the week ending January 31: The past week was cold, windy and dry, except in a few places on the coast where there were quite favorable showers, which enabled plowing and seeding to continue. Else- where: the rainfall was scant and the lack of moisture is becoming serious. Grain is feeling the effects of the con- tinued dry, cold weather, and the scar- city of pasture is alarming cattle men. Citrus and deciduous fruit orchards are being generally irrigated. The cold weather of the past week was the se- verest of the .season, and in localities tender vegetation, lemons, loquats and early vegetables were badly hurt. by frost.. Warm - weather and generous rains are needed in all sections. s ‘Woman Wanted for Bigamy. CARSON, Feb. 1.—A Deputy Sheriff from' Colusa County, Cal., arrived here to-day with a warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Rose Lagera; bigamy. Tt is alleged that a’year ago ‘Mrs. Lagera married one Mullen with- out having procured a‘ divorce from her - first husband; residing in Colusa. Mullen inprocuring the ‘mariage “1i- cense swore _that -Mrs. Lagera was single. - He ‘was indicted for perjury and was arrested:two -weks ago.: The officer has been unable to discover the whereabouts.of Mrs. Lagerd. A L e Death of a Noted Educator. DUBLIN, Feb. 1L.—Rev. Joseph Car- gon, 1. ‘D.; vice-prevast-of the Univer- sity-of ‘Dublin since 1890, is dead. . Dr. Carson took his degree of B. A. at Dub- ‘Hn University in'1883, and from. 1887 to. 1866 held :the rank of -the - -tutor. From 1841 to 1853 he ‘was-assistant pro- fessor of Hebrew ‘and from 1878 to 1880 he was Erdasmus Smith's ‘professor of Hebrew. - He retired from his chair to become -auditor of -the Nniversity, -a ‘position he held til he was appoint- ed vice-prevost. N 53 ‘Fatal Storms in Lombardy. : storms have visited this eity and vicin-: ity.: A spinning mill at Oggiono, thir- teén miles: from this: place,” has -col- Japsed; killing:five persons and burying eight-others fn the riins. Many build- ings have been destroyed in-thé Como (11070 () A SR b Sl - Reform Wave Strikes Hanford. . HANFORD, Feb. 1.—The City Trus- necessary to its control and profection. White also read from President Ty- ler’s message, which, he said, was pop- ularly supposed to have been written | for electrical purposes will be supplied. by Daniel Webster, practically main- | ters. = . public sidewalks, and another forbid- -ding high hats. being i | f | time: and | | | | length ahead, charged with | COMO . (Lombardy); Feb, 1.—Heavy | tees of Hanford have passed.an ordin- | -ance forbfdding expectoration on the |- worn in the thea- |- CASEY BESTED BY STELZNER The Fight at Vallejo Ends in the Eleventh Round. Right Swing on the Jaw 'Gives the San Franciscan the Victory. Casey Does the Most Landing During the Mill but Inflicts but Little Punishment. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. VALLEJO, Feb. 1.—The attendance at the Casey-Stelzner contest to-night was poor, though the fight was fast and clever during the first ten rounds. The contest was delayed until midnight owing to an accident to the Grace Barton, which brought an excursion from Martinez and Port Costa. Lon Agnew was chosen for referee. The first six rounds were in Casey’s favor, he doing the most landing, though he was not able to damage Stelzner to any great extent. Once or twice Stelzner seemed {o be in distress, but he recovered very quickly. Casey was very shifty on his feet and kept: away from Stelzner’s swings, many of which he cleverly ducked. In the eighth and ninth rounds Stelzner forced matters, landing repeatediy on Casey’s wind. In the tenth Casey landed three lefts on Stelzner's face and the big fellow rushed him, landing several hot ones on the face and wind. Casey was groggy and went to the floor, being saved by the gong. Casey's seconds <laimed a foul, which was not allowed. The eleventh was short. Casey tried to keep away, but was knocked down. He stayed down eight seconds and got up, but went down again from a right swing on the Jaw and was counted out. WON BY THE GERMAN. ‘Wheelman Butler Beaten by Lehr in a Match Race. BELLAIRE, Fla.. Feb. 1.—The, interna- tional bicycle races this afternoon were largely attended, notwithstanding the heavy northwester which prevailed, pre- venting fast time and making it too cool for comfort. The summary follows: One mile open, _professional—First heat— Al Newhouse, Buffalo, first; Karl = Kalser, Switzerland, second; Lamberjack, Paris, third. Time, 2:41 2 Second heat—Charles Wells, San Francisco, first; Al Wenig, Buffalo, second: Jean Gou- goltz, Paris, third :51 3-5 Third -heat—Al suse first, . Karl Katser 2:05, second, - Lamberfack. -t Time, :2: One mile heats, match race, between August | Lehr, champion of ‘Germarny,. id Nat Butler -of. Boston. When ‘Lehr ‘came’ to Bellaire six weeks ago, he. llenged any. American for $1000, and_was promptly taken'up by Walter Sanger. Later events prevented :Sanger -com- Ing, and . Nat Butler, the second. taker: . of Lehr's. challenge 2d to_meet him. : In"the first _heat;. Lehr pa 1 Butler ‘the-entfra- final lap, overcoming Bu er's home. stretch. ‘sprin, and: defeating " him by . two. lengths. Fime, 159 2- The second heat of this race was much the same, except that Butler let himself -in " an earlier sprint, coming abreast of ‘Lehr .when near the finish, but the doughty German has great endurance, -and he -crossed - the- tape .a winning the match.. The Ger- jan flag was raised on the flagstaff .in his Mile ‘bandicap,. professional—W: L Huffstet- ter, ‘Florida. (100 ‘vards) first; Jean chgotl:;‘ scrateh, second: - Al. Newhouse (20) - third: Charles' Wells ‘(30) fourtn. ‘Time, 2:14 2-5. Two-mile lap race; .professional—Karl Kaiser 15 points; Al Wenlg, 11; Nat Butler, 8; Gou- goltz and Newman-tled’ on 5 points. In this race Kalser finished four final laps in the ead. Earl Kaiser of Dayton, Ohio, gave an exhi- bition Dalt mile; paced. by (e Ehglin tan: dem, Wheelock ‘and Fulford. Time, 57 4-5. —_— Arrested for Insanity. C. Dardano, who has been living at 415 | Mason_street, was arrested’ on.- Hayes street -last evening by Officers Phillips and Merrick and taken to the Recelvl:!.’ Hospital on a charge of insanity. . Many times -during the' past few months he has threatened violence against the mem- bers of ‘his family, hence the arrest. ATE TARVEY [NDER ARREST Must Answer for Alleged Brutality to Seaman . Stone. Accused of Having Caused the Insanity of the Young Sailor. Companions of the Unfortunate Give the Stetson’s Second Mate & Trouncing. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. PORTLAND, .Or., Feb. 1—George Harvey, mate of the ship George Stet- son, who is charged by members of the crew with having driven Amos Stone crazy by brutality, was arrested in As- toria to-day and will be brought to Portland to stand trial in the United States court. The arrest was made by Deputy United States Marshal Howe, who acted on a telegram from W. T. Shanahan, secretary of the Oregon Hu- mane Saciety. Eight of the crew, including the col- ored cook, were arrested in Portland and will be held as - witnesses against ‘the mate. 7 They were brought before United States Commissioner - E. - D. ' McKee, and, being unable to give $250 bonds for their appearance, were committed to jail. Mr. Shanahan left for Astoria last evenirg to inquire into - the circum- stances of the affair and the condition | of young Stone. The ship’ was to have left up the river this morning. = The crew was paid at Astoria a few days ago and Captain Murphy went to San Francisco, leaving the ship in charge | of the first and second mates.’ After | the crew was paid off ‘a_lot of the seamen went aboard the ship and gave- the second mate, the only . man they could find, a trouncing. The greatest indignation has been aroused in:Portland by the published accounts of the brutality on board the Stetson, and Mr. Shanahan was be- sieged by visitors yesterday morning who requested him to investigate the affair. When he finally consented to take the matter up he found that the United States authorities had decided to_do so, but fearing that they might delay until Harvey had an opportunity to escape he telegraphed that the ar- reést be made immediately. The mémbers of the crew agree that the mate was exceedingly cruel to Stone and that the latter was out of his head from the time Harvey dealt him the first blo: MAGUIRE DEMOCBATI—E! CLUBS. Membership Increased, New By- Laws Adopted and Officers Placed on the Roll. ‘A meeting of the Maguire Democratic Clib was held last evening in Judge Wal- lace's -courtroom: for the purpose of elect- ing officers.. Frank Malloy was elected president, Frank H. Fall secretary, L. M.. Manzer: correspording secretary, E. Ol- ver: first vice-president, W. H. Robinson second .. vice-president,” W. J. G. Muhi, third vice-president, H. B. Goeken treas- urer and John E. Pool sergeant-at-arms. By-laws and a constitution were adopted, and after a few: speeches and the addi- tion:of fifty ‘new names the meeting ad- journed-to the call of the chalr. — e ‘Wills Filed for Probate. The ‘will'of Willlam S. Chandler was filed ‘for probate yesterday. . The entire estate of the deceased, the value of which is .unknown, is bequeathed to the widow, Catherine A. Chandler. The olographic will of Charles C. Har- ker, disposing of an estate valued at about $10,000, has been. flled for pro- bate. The widow of the testator, Kather- | with the administration and its wise and DECLARE FOR HONEST MONEY in Oregon Republicans State Convention at Portland. Financial Policy of the Admin- istration Strongly In- dorsed. Factional Fight Among Multnomah County Delegates Settled Amicably. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. PORTLAND, Or., Feb. 1.—The Re- publican League of Oregon, in State convention, to-day indorsed the finan- cial plank in the last National Repub- lican platform, and approved President McKinley’s _administration and the course -of Secretary of the Treasury | Gage on the financial question. TheE resclution, which was almost unani- mously adopted, is as follows: Whereas, The paramount issue which is now ‘before the American people, di- viding political parties and engrossing the attention of all patriotic citizens, is the | financial question; therefore be it | Resolyed, That this League of Repub- | lican Clubs cordially approves and re- affirms its belief in the financial plank of the last Republican National Convention; and be it further | Resolved, That we accept and approve | of the speech of President McKinley at New York on the 2ith of January, 1898, as a correct exposition of that plank and the monetary policy of the Republican party. Resolve d, That we are in hearty:accord efficient Secretary of the Treasury, Ly- man J. Gage, in their efforts to resist sil- ver monometallism and to give additional stability and strength to our present financial system. The factional fight among the dele- gates from the city of Portland threat- ened for a time this afternoon'to dis- rupt the convention, but their differ- ences were finally adjusted and har- mony prevailed. The committee on credentials work- ed all day and at 7:30 o'clock to-night presented its report. It showed that 2018 delegates were entitled to seats in the convention, 969 of those being from Multnomah County, which includes the eity of Portland. The committee in its report stated that fraud had evidently been practiced and that rolls had been stuffed in the election of del- egates from Multnomah County, but that it was unable to segregate the legal from the illegal delegates; there- fore it was compelled to recommend that all delegates be given seats. After an acrimonious debate of two hours on a motion to throw out all del- egates from Multnomah County the motion was voted down and the report of the -credentials committee, seating all delegates, was adopted. Claude M. Gatch, Mayor of Salem, was elected president of the league by acclamation. He was called to . the platform and in a brief address ap- nounced his unqualified belief in the single gold standard. He said: “It is an honor to be elected president of the Republican League of Oregon. It was not because of any personal worth nor for -the reason that I have not been connected with any faction of the Republican party that this election came to me, but because I have stood for a gold standard of value. —_— In the Divorce Courts. Ada L. Carlisle was granted a divorce from her husband, Charles Carlisle, yes- terday, on the ground of desertion, Laura R. Crouch was granted her flppllcationl for a divorce from H. R. Crouch. The decree was issued on the ground of fail- ure to provide. John Scott was granted a decree of divorce from his wife, Re-| becca Scott, on statutory grounds. —_—————————— ‘Web to the length of two and a quar- ter miles has been drawn from the ine V. Harker, is named as sole legatee. body of a single spider. OWES HIS LIFE 10 HIS WATCH Assassin Fires Four Shots at a Fresno Saloon- Keeper. One Is Well Aimed and It Shatters the Intended Vie- tim’s Timepiece. The Assailant Makes His Escapa Unharmed by Bullets Sent After Him. Special Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, Feb. 1.—A cold-blooded at- tempt was made at 4 o’clock this morn- ing to assassinate Thomas Maloney, the proprietor of the Laurel Palace sa- loon, at the corner of E and Tulare Streets. A gold watch saved the lifa of Maloney, ‘as the bullet of the only well-aimed shot struck the watch, in- denting the case and shattering the works. The attempt upon the saloonist's life ‘was made shortly after he had opened the fence gate to pass into tha side stairway leading to his aparte ments, which are over his saloon. Fout shots were fired at him, and he adis- charged five at his assailant after the latter started to flee. Maloney had hardly opened the close~ boarded gate when an individual within one foot of him fired the first shot, burning the pocket on the left side of his coat. The impact, coupled with the suddenness of the attack, caused Maloney to fall. upon his knees, and while in that position the unknown assailant discharged three more shotg at him. These were aimed wildly ana all ‘passed over the fence. Maloney is crippled. in the right arm, but before arising to his feet he managed with his left hand to draw a revolver, and then pursued his assailant to the rear of the house, firing five shots after him, but losing him finally in the darkness. The assassin escaped at the rear in the direction of F street. He had left c'an the back fence gate into the passage- way. This gate, which is some fifteen feet from the one on Tulcre street, is al- ways kept closed. There are evidences that Maloney was waited for, the intention having been to murder him. The ground floor of the saloon building in which Ma- lony lives is vacant, but one of the back rooms is used for storage pur- poses, and for that reason the back door ‘and also the side door, right .where the shooting at the outside stairway ends, have been kept locked. They were both found open after the shooting, and the supposition is that the assassin had secreted himself in the unoccupied saloon floor ‘and watcheéd for Maloney to cross the street from the saloon. Maloney's fall upon his ‘knees barred the way to escape through the unoccupied saloon, and the assassin, who had vrovided for every available means of flight, chose then the ‘other one by way of the gate which he had left open to the rear of the presnises. The officers are mystifled as to who made the attempt on the saloon-keep- er’s life. Maloney will give them no in- formation, although he claims to have a strong suspicion as to who the fel- low is. ~He denies, however, that he recognized him. = This is not Maloney's first experience with bullets popping at him, for about five years ago he was shot five times on Mariposa street, near Front, a woman being the cause of the shpoting. At that time Maloney refused to.prosecute the shooter. Rain at Santa Cruz. SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 1.—Santa Cruz was visited by welcome rain last night. Only .35 of an inch fell, but the show- ers were appreciated by the farming community. ADVERTISEMENTS. S0000000000000030000CONE COCOO000CEOC0000000C00C00000000000 9040040000 +000000 BE A MAN AGAIN! Start To-day and Mend the Shattered Nerves--Get Back the Power That You Have Wasted--Read the Famous Book, “Three Classes of Men’--It | entirely. er,”. writes. 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