The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 15, 1898, Page 4

4 | { THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1898. DECIDES T0 PROBETHE SCILLY CASE Inquiry Ordered by San Jose’s Accused Council. i Krieg Asks for Ten Days in Which to Prepare a Defense. Monday Next the Date Set for the Beginning of the In- vestigaiion. EVIDENGES OF GUILT. | District Attorney Has the Nots Which | the Policeman Gave for His Position. | Spectal Dispatch to The Call SAN JOSE, Feb. 14—In expectation | of sensational proceedings in the inves- tigation of the charge that Police Offi- cer John H. Scully had secured his po- | sition by fraud the council chamber | was crowded to-night, there being scarcely standing room. But the pro-| ceedings were disappointingly short| and tame. | The reading of the communication from Chief Kidward announcing the suspension of Officer Scully pending the investigation by the Council opened the | matter. Councilman Fay was the only absentee. He was sick. Councilman Nolting said that under the circumstances he thought it would be proper to have an investigation and suggested that the Mayor set a time for the same. XKrieg, one of the accused Councilmen, remarked that a defendant was usually given ten days in which to prepare for a hearing. The Mayor then set Monday next for the investigation. District Attorney Herrington is ar- ranging to place the case before the Grand Jury. He is gathering all the evidence available. He already has in his possession the original note for $50 given to W. C. Krieg by Mr. and Mrs, Scully as part payment of the price of Scully’s star. Th was also placed at his disposal to-d: the last order for $13 35 paid to W. C. Krieg out of Scul- 1y’s salary as a police officer and the original afidavit made by Mrs. Scully on Saturday. ENGLAND’S POLICY AND THE COMMONS. Currency Question and the Treat- ment of Tribes in India Dis- cussed in Parliament. LONDON. Feb. 14—Replyink to a tion from Mr. Field in the House of to-day as to whether or not to co-gperat fonal confer: 1cy question ;: . vhpaded to say the glad to see regarding ct nothing to a ready in th T} 11d be very al agreement ency, but that } had d to ‘the info session of t ouse. am Walton, Liberal eeds, to the address h from the throne, standpoint, upation of Chitrai the present trou- approving of the o gs being the < bles and urging overnment not to tamper with the the frontier tribes, w S, W said, were ‘‘the natural bulwark of i H. Lord Georg Secretary of Btate for In . He said it was impo te Chitral without impairing the prestige of Great Britain and the tranquillity of these tribes, The present troub) he continued, proved that the occupation of Chitral was wel- come and he warmly repelled the oppo- | sitions’ charges that the Government had | been gullty of breach of faith with the | local tribes in continuing the occupation. NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED | BY THE SENATE. | Among Those Favored Is Commodore Bunce, Promoted to the Rank of Rear-Admiral. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The Senate to-day confirmed these nominations: George M. Bowers of West Virginia to be Fish Commissioner. To be United States Marshal, T. J. Linde, D rict of Montana. Postm ew Mexico: J. Carruth, | East Las Vegas. | Herman G. Nickerson of Lander, W: yo., a. n agent at Shoshone Agency ; Commodore F. M. Bunce to_be rear-admiral. The President to-day sent these nomi- nqtlnns to the Senate: To be Regi of Land Offices: Jo- seph W. Johnson of Nebraska, at Lin- coln, Nebr.; Lee Stover of South Dakota at_Watertown, To be Recei of Public Moneys: Miles Cannon of WV hington at North Yakima. Wash.; C W. Case of South Dakota at W own, 8. D. SHRODE STILL LIvING. | Identity of the arpse Found I\Tear1 Riverside Remains in Doubt. RIVERSIDE, Feb. 14. the body found on D | The theory that | cember 8 near this was that of W. F. Shrode of Elsi- | been proved incorrect, and now | the officers are as muc regarding the identity of the s they | were on the day the body Shrode is still living, for he w found. | i a few d L. sband de: has had no word from him since Decem. ber 8, and she fully believes the body found to have been that of Shrode. = it ‘What Caused Kalnoky’s Death. VIENNA, Feb. 14.—Count Gustav Sig- mond Kalnoky, the former Austro-Hun- garian Minister, who died yesterday, suc cumbed to pneumonia pericarditis, follow- ing influenza, after four days’ iline: ADVERTISEMENTS. Only they who use it know the 0000000000000 000 DRINK LED HIM | Nephew of Supervisor Houx | a part of her crew trz | cetving shi luxury of it. FALLS DEAD WHEN HER CRIMINAL SON ENTERS A PRISON Aged Mother of Gives Way Murderer Cole When Hope for Him Has Fled. Cole, had been taken to San Quentin Prison. childhood. c0000C0000C000C0000C0000000000C000000 SANTA CRUZ, Fib. 14.—Juena Jonkens dropped dead this morn- ing at her home in the Mission orchard when told" that her son, Joe of imprisonment for the murder of his choking her to death near Castroville some months ago. The poor old mother had hopes that a new trial would be granted her son, but last week he was taken from the County Jeail at Sallnas to the State Here in Santa Cruz Cole was always known as man of good character, and he was always kind to his old- mother. When he was taken from her the shock was more than she could bear. Mrs. Jonkens and another old friend, Mrs. Torres, resided in a small house in the Misston orchard, not far from where she was raised from She was part Indian, and was about 756 years of age. Cruz was her native home, and she was reared at the old Misston. funeral will take place from the Catholic church. [} [ to commence serving his life term © sister-in-law, Miss Peres, by © (] [+ o [ a hard-working © [} o o [} Santa Q Her © (] [+] © T0 SEEK DEATH Attempt of a Youth to End His Life Near Woodland. Sends a Bullet Through His Body. Rendered Stupid by Liquor, He Had to Cut Short His Career. Resolved Spectal Dispatch to The Call. WOODLAND, Feb. 14—Elwood Houx attempted to commit suicide at the residence of his uncle, Supervisor | Houx, near Blacks, last evening. The | attempt was unsuccessful for the time, | but the wound is of such a serious‘ | character that his condition is consid- | ered very critical. The young man (s: only 17 years of age and the son of | John Houx of Placerville. He has been at work on the farm of Super- visor Houx since last November. On Sunday, in company with two or three young men, he went to Knights Landing to witness a game of baseball. When he returned in the evening he appeared to be slightly under the in- fluence of liquor. He went to his room at about 8 o'clock in the evening. An hour later Miss Myrtle Houx, his cou- sin, and the sixteen-year-old daughter of Supervisor Houx, heard a pistol shot | in the young man’s room. She hastily opened the door and found her cousin sitting on the side of the bed with a smoking revelver in his hand. Mr. Houx and his wife were quickly summoned. An examination of the pistol showed that on the first attempt the cartridge failed to explode. The second attempt was successful. The ball, whieh was of thirty-two caliber, entered the right side, between the | third and fourth ribs, about an inch| and a half above the nipple. Its course | was upward and backward toward the shoulder. It penetrated a portion of the lung, severing several small blood vessels, and the hemorrhage was pro- fuse. The bullet was not located. Its course, however, indicated that it is lodged in the upper portion of the thor- acic cavity. The young man is now suffering from pleuro-pneumonia, in- duced by the wcund in the lung, and his recovery is doubtful. His strongest hope rests in the fact that his health has been perfect and his constitution is robust. ‘When the young man was asked by his uncle why he attempted to Kkill himself, he replied that he did not know. It is probable that his brain was g0 befuddled that he was not re- sponsible. To be under the influence of liquor was something unusual for him. He has a reputation for sobriety and industry and has been of an ex- ceedingly cheerful disposition. Supervisor Houx and family are much distressed on account of the sad affair. The parents of the young man have been summoned. MONADNOCK WILL SOON ARRIVE AT MARE ISLAND. Part of the Monitor's Crew to Be Transferred to the Receiving Ship Independence. VALLEJO, Feb. 14.—The monitor Mon- adnock is expected to arrive at Mare Isl- and on Thursday. She will at once have ferred to the re- Independence, to remain un- til assigned to some other shlfl. possibly the training ship Pensacola, which is ex- pected to go into commission the latter part of the present month. The Monad- nock will be placed in reserve and made fast to one of the buoys at the upper end of the navy yard. The gunboat Bennington and the cruiser Boston are on the way to the navy yard to be docked, painted and undergo such as are needed. The training ship s will soon be placed out of com- sion to enable the yvard employes to commence work on the new spar deck to be built on the ship. When completed the trim little vessel will be one of the most comfortable ones in the naval serv- ice. - Six Favorites Beaten. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 14—Fine weather; track fast. Not a favorite won. Seven furlongs, selling—Crystalline won, 1\\',9“'"5 second, Octave third. Time, x furlongs, selling—Laurel Leaf won, Logistic second, Black Annle third. Time, 1:16. One _mile, selling—Glenmoyne won, What Next 'second, Pete Kitchen third. Time, 1:4235. six' furlongs, Dorah Wood second, W 1:143%. selling—Meddler _won, C T third. Time, Six_ furlongs, selling—Lilllan E “won, Necedan second, Dorothy III third. Time, :15%. One mile, selling—Everest won, Oral second, Mount Washington third. Time, TR Baseball at Stanford. PALO ALTO, Feb. 14.—The second of a serfes of class games was played to-day between the sophomores and seniors. It was won by the sophomores by a score of 12 to 2. The last of the serles will be played this week, between the sophomores and the freshmen, who were victors over the juniors in t game, a GRANT OF TIME FOR FLANNELLY Trial of the Parricide Continued by Judge Lorigan. Delay Occasioned by the Illness of Witness Daniel H. Doyle. His Testimony Depended Upon Bolster Up the Case of the Defendant. to Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Feb. 14—The trial of Thomas W. Flannelly for the murder of his father, Patrick Flannelly, at Redwood City, on October 26, which ‘was set for this morning in Judge Lor- igan’s court, was continued until Feb- ruary 28. This action was taken be- cause of the illness of one of the wit- nesses. ‘When court opened this morning At- torney Leon Strauss of the firm of Strauss & Riehl, Flannelly’s counsel, asked for a continuance for one month | on the ground that Daniel H. Doyle, | one of the principal witnesses for the defense, was sick in bed with erysipe- | las. It was alleged that Doyle would | swear that the defendant did not pro- cure the pistol with which he killed his father just prior to the homicide, but had carried it about his person for more than a year; that about an hour before the killing the defendant was | calm and peaceful, and spoke to his father in a kind and considerate man- | ner; that the father of the defendant was ironical, despotic and cruel! in his treatment toward his son, and, finally, that when the father of the defendant requested a dissolution of the partner- ship between Doyle and the defendant it was cheerfully dissolved. District Attorney Walker of San Ma- teo County, who 1s prosecuting the case, and District Attorney Herring- | ton both acquiesced to this. They said | they did not desire to hurry the trial. The prosecution also wanted Doyle as | a witness, and in all probability he | would be well enough to appear in| court in about two weeks. The mo- | tion was granted and the case con- tinued until February 28. Flannelly sat beside his counsel, and did not seem worried by the large num- ber of spectators present, who strained their necks in their eagerness to catch a glimpse of the parricide. He seemed in excellent heaith, and maintained that stoical look that has character- ized his attitude throughout. AMPUTATED LIMBS GIVEN A FUNERAL. Ed Huebeler Lives While a Portion of His Body Is in the Grave. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Feb. 14.—In Calvary Cemetery this afternoon at 2:30 there oc- curred the most unique funeral of the year. To be precise, it was only half a funeral. Some other time it will be com- pleted. Through his own directions, the lower half of Ed Huebeler's body was in- terred. On February 11 Huebeler was struck by a traln, sustaining injuries that necessitated the amputation of his le%\S- As soon as he rallied from the shock he decided his legs should be buried with proper ceremony. An undertaker took charge of the severed members, and this morning Huebeler had so far recovered that he ordered the burial to proceed without delay. He was not able to attend his own half of the funeral, but he had the satisfactlon of knowing his friends had not forgotten him. A wagon con- veyed the withered limbs to the cemetery and relatives and friends saw them care- fully lowered into the grave. A burial per- mit was required and was issued without hesitation after the circumstances had been explained. After the funeral Hue- beler's friends called to see him and gave him assurance that his legs had been ac- corded a Christian burial. DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE. Governor Osborne of Wyoming Chosen Vice-Chairman and the Secretaryships Filled. WASHINGTON, Feb. 14—At a meeting of the Democratic Congressional Cam- paign Committee to-night the following officers were elected, Senator White hav- ing been chosen chairman some time ago: Governor Osborne of Wyoming, vice- chairman; James Kerr of Pennsylvania, secretary; Judge Fleming of Kentucky, first assistant secretary; Joseph Ohl of Georgia, second assistant secretary. A committee of three was appointed to fill the vacancies in States not represent- ed on the committee. The committee before adopted the following sented by Senator Jones: “In the opinion of this committee, there should be the most earnest and hearty co-operation between the vari- ous friends of bimetalllsm as defined by the Chicago platform, and they should use every honest and legitimate effort to ‘ropaxatenfl!ll!l! sel:tlmen'l and to unite in s suppo e voters of ev. rty o posed to the gold sundard."ery Jhety. bb: e ‘Wrecks on New South Wales’ Coast. SYDNEY, N. 8. W., Feb. 14.—A severe storm is raging along the coast of New Bouth Wales. ~ There has ks and Tatalitioa: ‘been several adjournin, resolution, preg l KOCH'S VETO [N THE WAY San Jose Street-Sweeping Job Is Certain of Failure. Arguments Heard in the In- Junction Suit Against the Couheil. Restralning Order Declared Unneces- ary, Bscause of the Mayor’s Attitude. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Feb. 14.—There was an unusual array of legal talent in Judge Kittredge's court this morning when the hearing on the restraining order re- cently procured by Sanford E. Smith, a member of the New Charter Club, to enjoin the Mayor and Common Coun- cil from awarding a three-year con- tract for sweeping the streets to Nash & McReynolds came up. Attorneys Spencer and Veuve appeared for Mayor Koch and Councilmen Fay, Dittus, Krieg and Nolting; Attorneys Bird and Sullivan for Nash & McReynolds, while Attorneys Hardy, Wilcox and Brown looked after the interests of Mr. Smith and the New Charter Club. A number of spectators were present, but the only city official who appeared in court was Councilman Nolting. Smith’s petition for a restraining or- der was read. It set forth that the| contract awarded by the Council to Nash & McReynolds would amount to | a sum in excess of the amount ava(l-i able in the city treasury for lhis.pur—‘ pose. It algo claimed that the bid of Nash & McReynolds was not the low- est and best bid, and if the contract| was carried out it would cause a great loss and be a detriment to the taxpay ers. To this Mayor Koch filed a separate answer. He asked that the restraining | order, as far as he was concerned, be | dismissed. The matter had already been determined before the beginning| of the suit. He had vetoed the ordi- nance, and without his signature the | street-sweeping contract could not go into effect. Attorney Spencer then read the ob-| jections of the Mayor and Common | Council. It was stated that the re- straining order should be dissolved, as it was improvidently made; as the matter in issue had been fully deter-| mined and ended before the commence- ment of said suit; that defendants, or | either of them, had not since February 1, 1898, threatened, offered or attempted to award any contract; that in order to pass any resolution or ordinance refer- Ting to said contract it would be neces- sary to obtain the consent of the | Mayor, and the latter official has al- | ready filed his veto of the same; and it | further denied that the awarding of | the contract would cause any injury LAWYER JAILED AS A FIRED Arson Charge Against a Young Attorney of Selma. Accused of Starting a Blaze in His Office for the Insurance. Valuable Books Had Been Removed and the Walls Saturated With Kerosene. Bpecial Dispatch *~ The Call. FRESNO, Feb. 14—Edward Robin- son, & young attorney of Selma, was arrested this morning on a charge of arson. He is accused of having set fire to his office in order to get the in- surance on his ‘law library, which | amounts to $500. The blaze was dis- | covered in its inception, however, and | extinguished before any damdge was done. The room was found to have been thoroughly saturated with kero- sene, and all the books, with the ex- | ception of twenty volumes or so, had | been removed from the office. Immediately after the fire had been put out, a search was made for the young attorney, but he could not be found. He was afterward arrested in | the country. He offered no explana- | tion of the mysterious fire, nor of the | fact that all his books of any value | had been removed from the office. | Robinson was brought before a mag- | istrate and his bail was placed at $1500. He tried to find sureties. but was un- able to and was lodged in the County Jail here this afternoon. His arrest was a great surprise to the people of S‘elma, as well as to the citizens of this city. Robinson removed to Selma about three months ago, and began the prac- tice of law. He had studied law in | the office of Attorney Van Meter of this | | city and was known as an industrious young man. voung lawyer a hard one though, and | probably concluded that the insurance | | money would be of more immediate benefit to him than his authorities. DRAGGED BY HIS ~ FRANTIC HORSE Horrible Death of an Eight—I Year-Old Lad Near . Temecula. | Entangled In a Rope Attached to a Steed Which Throws Him and Runs Away. | rovalties, to plaintiff or to any taxpayer in San Jose. A dismissal of the injunction was asked for as the complaint did not state | facts, matters or things entitling plain- | tiff to a restraining order. It was claimed that the restraining order was uncalled for; that alleged and pretend- | ed or threatened acts of defendants were fully terminated or ended prior to the commencement of plaintiff’s suit | on February 1, 1898; that it did not appear that since or subsequent to the 1st of February these defendants, or either of them, had offered or attempt- ed to enter into any contract with Nash & McReynolds. Nash & McReynolds' answer was longer than the others, but the points raised were substantially the same. | As soon as Attorney Spencer finished | reading the answer of the Mayor and Common Council, he began an zu’gu«1 ment along the lines laid out in the | answer, Attorney Veuve followed Spencer on behalf of the Councilmen, | and while Attorney Hardy was still ar- guing for the complainant, S. E. Smith, | adjournment was taken until Wednes- | day. SENDS A BULLET INTO HIS HEART Suicide of a Hopeless Invalid in a Grove Near Red- ‘wood City. Frank Demartini’s Corpse Found by & Tramp at the Scene of His Self- Destruction. REDWOOD CITY, Feb. 14.—A ghastly find was made in what is known as Fingers Grove, within the town limits, yesterday morning by a tramp. The grove has been for a number of years uninhabited, except by the tramp ele- | ment, and is situated in the extreme northwest end of the town, being a piece | of land lying between the main county | road and the raflroad, and thickly over- grown with shrubbery and trees. The | tramp reported to the station agent here that he had discovered the body of a | man lying among the trees. This In- telligence was transmitted to the Coroner, who made an investigation. o The body proved to be that of Frank | Demartini, a young man well known about town and a brother of Paul De- | martini, a wine merchant of this place, The body was lying upon its back, and near it lay a revolver. The heart had been pierced by a ball fired from the revolver. The revolver was identified by Paul Demartini as one belonging to him. The suicide had for some time past been alling, and it became necessary to send him to a San Francisco hospital. He recovered, and returned to his broth- er's place a short time ago. He was mel- ancholy, and appeared discouraged. On Saturday last he left the place where he was stopping, and his whereabouts was unknown until his corpse was discovered by the tr&mg‘ The dead man was at one time a barber at this place, and was doing well until hi; rrs ot s health failed. He was Pl i BUYING SUGAR-BEET LAND. Large Tract Near Hueneme Pur- chased by the Oxnards. VENTURA, Feb. 14.—A deed has been filed for record with the County Recorder whereby Charles E. Etting conveys to Henry T. Oxnard 2981 acres of land sit- uated near Hueneme, in consideration of $116,750. The Oxnards are constructing the beet-sugar factory near Hueneme for the Pacific Beet Sugar Company, and it is upon this land that they will raise beets for the factory. The Oxnards have pur- chased numerous smaller tracts near the factory for the culture of beets. — el Lost in the Redwoods. EUREKA, Feb. 14.—William Bugeing, an employe of the Vance Mill and Lum- ber Company, is lost in the redwoods, and a party of forty men is searching the country in the neighborhood of New- man’ p- “p:la’m;.e & Bugeing leitt \;:nefi: camy ) erday morning for - home at .l?mn Prairie, and has not been A |Jeaves a widow and four children, Special Dispateh to The Call. RIVERSIDE, Feb. 14.—Details of an ac- cident in which the eight-year-old son of Robert Woods of Temecula lost his life | bave reached this city. The boy, with a | couple of playmates named Andrew War- | ren and Bransford Nichols. went out on | the hills on Sunday morning to gather | flowers, and while away came upon a | couple of horses belonging to the Warren | Dboy’s father. The lads decided to have | 2 ride and caught the animals. Young Warren climbed upon one of the horses and Woods and Nichols on the other, both using pieces of ropes for bridles. | The animal ridden by Warren became | frightened and threw him, and in running by the horse ridden by the other two boys frightened that animal and it threw | them. Woods in falling struck on his head and became entangled in the rope so that he was dragged a distance of over a mile down the side of a mountain, over rocks, brush and gullies. When the horse was caught the lad's corpse was found with the upper half of the head missing. Nearly all the bones in the body were broken. The Warren and Nichols boys were badly injured and scratched by their fall, but their injuries will not prove fatal. ol b CLARENCE D. AMBROSE KILLED IN MEXICO. Receives a Mortal Wound Through the Accidental Discharge of His Pistol. POMONA, Feb. 14.—Pomona is shocked at the news just received that Clarence D. Ambrose was shot and killed by the accidental discharge of his pistol near Hermosillo, Mexico, on February 10. Mr. Ambrose had been in Mexico for several months, having obtained from President | Diaz a concession of thousands of acres of mineral and agricultural lands. He was looking over his concession, and | while stooping down his pistol slipped from the holster and was discharged by striking the earth. The ball entered Mr. Ambrose's Intestines and kidneys. Clarence D. Ambrose was 5 years of age. He was one of the foremost Free- masons_in this region, and had a State | reputation as a Republican. He lived In | San Francisco, Mendocino County, Po- | mona and Santa Ana for over forty years. | He was once the greatest hop-buyer on the Pacific Coast and the wealthiest man in Mendocino County. He was prominent in all Republican State conventions for years, and was confidential political agent for Senator Leland Stanford in many campaigns. He leaves relatives in many | localities of Central California and a widow and small children in Pomona. e = ATTEMPT TO KIDNAP : PRINCE CLARENCE. The Banished Chief of the Mosquito Territory Yet the Object of Nicaraguan Plotting. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 14—An at- tempt was made late Saturday evening to | kidnap Prince Clarence, formerily chief of the Mosquito territory, who is now living here as a pensioner of the British Gov- ernment. The attempt is believed to have been the result of Nicaraguan instigation. Prince Clarence is now about 24 years old. He was elevated to the position of power four years ago as hereditary chief of the Mosquito Coast territory, and ruled over 10,000 subjects. His elevation as ruler came just before Nicaragua began®o en- croach on the Mosquito territory. Chief Clarence with his subjects resisted. and finally overthrew the Nicaraguans. The tension between the two nationalities in- creased so much that the United States Consul at Bluefields, a town in the Mosquito territory, was forced to ask for rotection for Americans there. The feel- ng against Chief Clarence continued bit- ter, and .after repeated defeats he was forced to flee. With many other refugees he sought safety on the cruiser Marble- head and left the Mosquito coast. In Au- gust, 1894, he landed at Kingston, Jamal- ca, and has since lived there as a pension- er of the British Government. —_—— Death of an Arcata sudge. EUREKA, Feb. 14.—Judge G. W. Hop- kins, a prominent resident of Arcata, died there yesterday from an abscess in the throat. He was a war veteran, prom- inent in Grand Army circles and an Odd Fellow, Freemason and member of sev- eral other orders. Judge Hopkins was a native of England and 71 years old. He | L He found the road of the | | ing affray took place about eighteen | between Charles Sutter and wife and TRANSPORTATION. STEAMER HUMBOLDT DIRECT TO DYEA AND SKAGUAY ! Having accomplished the return of this elegant steamer to this port through our purchase of 100 tickets, and having sold all but a few, we ad- vise those going on this vessel to call early and secure berths. Tickets, chart, ete., at our office. Liberal freight al- lowances. SMITHS CASH STORE 25-27 MARKET ST. SKAGUAY And DYEA The Elegant Fast Steamer HUMBOLDT ‘Will Sail on or About FEBRUARY 17th. For passage and freight, apply at once to JOHN A. MAGEE JR., Agent, 310 Clay St. STAKE a claim in Alaska—1500 feet; no duties, etc. Yukon River boats of Alaska Transportation Co., 224 Montgomery st., §. 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GASOLINE ENGINES and LAUNCHES ———— SLEDS. BQALS, ET/C. ARCTIC sleds, Arctic dogs, Yukon boats, pilot maps to the Klondike, Alaska outfits, steam launches and stern-wheel steamers, witiy bollers suitable to burn wood; 5 boats can bs seen at salesroom. G. W. KNEASS, 718 Third st. 'Phone Red 2201 3 that will not crack from frost or leak. Sold at factory prices. 3% Spear st., San Francisco. NG SUPPLIES. W. W. MONTAGUE & CO., HEADQUARTERS FOR MINING SUPPLIES, CAMPING QUTFITS. 311 TO 317 MARKET STREET. P. & B. PRODUCTS. P. & B. BUILDING PAPER and P. & B. READY ROOFING, sold by all first-class deal- ers, are clean, odorless, of great strength, rea- sonable in price and easy to transport. They keep heat, cold, dampness and dust out of buildings; are particularly adapted to Alaskan trade. PARAFFINE PAINT CO., 116 Battery st. Tel. No., Main 1763. 7 DON'T GO TO THE KLONDIKE OR anywhere else without a supply of PRATT'S ABOLITION OIL, the never-failing remedy for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Lama Back and all lameness and pain. For sale by all druggists. A. McBOYLE & CO., Druggists, 504 Washington st. LIME CORDIAL. Lime Cordial Alaska, etc., especially prepared for the trade. Preventive and cure for LUKB G. SRESOVICH & CO., Sansome st., San Francisco. OPENS FIRE IN SELF-DEFENSE Kern County Resident Resists an Attack on His Cabin. ‘ Assailed by a Neighbor and His Wife on His Own Premises. Replies to Bullets With a Charge of Shot That Wounds His Male Opponent. Special Dispatch to The Call BAKERSFIELD, Feb. 14—A shoot- miles from Bakersfield this afternoon, Joseph Dickey, all three residents of this county. Sutter and his wife arm- ed themselves and stole a march on the cabin of Dickey. Dickey, probably suspecting some evil intent, did not open the door, but engaged the couple in conversation from the inside of the house. After some words, the exact nature of which is not known, Sutter opened fire on Dickey with a Winchester through the window, but, owing to his poor aim, his shots flew wide of their mark. Seizing the opportunity, Dickey leveled a shotgun, loaded with fine bird shot, and returned the fire, the charge striking Sutter in the head and inflicting a painful though not seri- ous wound. Sutter fell, but staggered to his feet and shot once more, again missing Dickey. By this time the noise of the combat- hai attracted the neighbors, and the men were placed under arrest. Sutter declines to give any reason for the at- tempted murder beyond the somewhat significant assertion that “dead men tell no tales,” from which it is supposed that some criminal secret is shared by the two men. FALLS FROM A BRIDGE SIXTY FEET IN HEIGHT. Body of a Man Found Under a Strue- « ture Spanning Tuolumne River. MODESTO, Feb. 14.—W. J. Murray was found dead under the Waterford railroad bridge across the Tuolumne River last evening. He had either fallen or jumped from the structure where it is sixty feet high, imprints in the earth showing that he had_fallen on his knees and then his face. He had been rolled over and searched for valuables, presumably by tramps. His papers were scattered upon the ground. Murray was last seen alive on Satur- day evening, when he left a Waterford saloon to go to Montpellier, where he was employed on_a contract cho ing wood for L. M. Hickman. l}: ad a brother living in Stockton, who took charge of the remains. — - Salmon Run Commenced. SANTA CRUZ, Feb. 14.—The run of sal- mon in the bay has commenced. Yester- day two_fine fish were caught—the first of the season—which caused a great many g:oplu ‘Who enjoy sport to go out on the ¥y this morning. They were rewarded, for a good many fine fish were caught. PERISHES OFF ~ PISVO BEACK Samuel Slade of Santa Maria Drowned in the Surf. Washed From a Rock Whila Fishing in Sight of His Family. Was a Prosperous Attorney ‘and Recognized as an- Orator -of Ability. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Feb. 14.—Samuel’ Slade, a young lawyer of Santa Maria, was drowned at Pismo Beach, ten miles from here, yesterday, in sight of his wife and children and his mother. He was fishing from a point of rocks, and a wave washed him off. He was evie dently stunned, else he would have es< caped, as he was a swimmer. The body was immediately borne out by the surf and was finally carried out to sea In full view of his family. The surf is very dangerous here, and it was nearly a half-hour before the body was recovered. . Slade was about 30 years of age, and leaves a widow and two children, be- sides his mother and sister. He was an orator of great ability, and had won a reputation as a political speaker. The funeral will take place on Tuesday un- der Masonic auspices, as he was far ad- vanced in the order. Bruises on the head of the dead man bear out the theory that he struck against a rock and was stunned. COUNTY OFFICIAL STAYS THE HAND OF CHARITY. Brings Suit to Prevent the Giving of Financial Aid to Soledad Colony. SALINAS, Feb. 14.—District Attorney P. E. Zabala has brought suit to restrain County Auditor George S. Miller from drawing a warrant for the $1000 given the Citizens’ Colonization Society by the Board of Supervisors of Monterey County at its last session, to be used in further- ing the Salvation Army Colony at Sole- dad. Suit was also brought to restrain County Treasurer U. Hartnell from pay- ing the money. The complaint alleges that the appropriation is wholly unau- thorized by law; that the Citizens’ Colon- ization Society has rendered no services to the County of Monterey nor does it contemplate the rendering of any ser- vices. 0 claims have been filed or pre- sented. It alleges on information and be- lief that the society has no legal existence :&1 ‘l‘:g {!:s;): lheret‘:’f és incompetent to oney. Judge the restraining or{ler. ridge o . Ty T Senator Murphy Censured. ALBANY, N. Y., Feb. 14.—The Senate to-night, after a long debate, concurred in the Assembly resolution censuring United States Senator Murphy for his vote in favor of the Teller resolution. The vote was 28 to 13,