The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 12, 1902, Page 9

EAR THE GAUSE FOR HI GRIME Detroit Professor Con- fesses Murder of Miss Jennett. He Wronged the Girl and Had to Get Rid of Her. 11.—Professor Joseph fessed to committing the ie M. Jennett. After being broke down and explained Assistant Prosecutor and the offictal police department at he had had illicit rela- girl and was responsible ion. He said he offered to 8o x one hour and twenty | nett o a hospital, but she | insisting that he leave his | BUDGET VEXES THE CHANCELLOR Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Delays Its Publi- cation. Government Said to Be Doubtful About Raising Revenue. LONDON, April 11.—In spite of to-day’s Exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, is progressing so well that it is certain he will be able to introduce the budget on Monday next, there are many who believe that another postponement is likely to oceur. It is openly said that the Indispositicn | of the Chancellor is more diplomatic than | organic. Those who waited on Colonial Secretary Chamberlain yesterday to dis- cuss the position of the trade of the West Indies went away with a strong impres sion that the Government, even at this 1o ‘some other city h e would not do. ed night when he started from lodge meeting he had an the girl and intended took witn him the hatchet d by the officers yesterday h the lo way 1o the meeting. gerooms he secured u proceeaed tu the itn stieet and Warren met Miss Jennett. ‘Lhiey itn street and out ior a whiie, the girl urg- adon nis family and leave MHe then whipped out < her on tne head. mutilated her so, o recollection of any- »w until he found e biood ofi his hatchet vacant lot. 3 Miller said, he arranged night. best to He said he he had to » Wolverine Circle, he was going to a com- at Garland Rebekah did you make up your mind to | Miller was ask { esday afternoon,” he an- | s thinking of what could | f my being married and | when my eye fell on 2 use. It seemed to tell | the trouble and the idea rl swept over me with en. 1 felt that I had | felt that 1 had to get | infatuated with me y chasing me. If I gave a e was sure to be in PRESIDENT WRITES ON POWDERLY AFFAIR Secretary of Treasury Officially Tn- formed of Action Demanding Three Resignations. TON. April 11.—Secretary to Cortelyou to-day sent the Scretary of the Treas- e President to say that t d without express- se charges or as- ny or all of the has decided that a t 15 for the good omplete change should appointed in all three squest for his resig- oa has semt ft In; Mr. expired and Mr. Williams succeed him; Mr. Sar- w lace Mr. Powderly, although he will n e to take office for some weeks als copy of this letter to Mr. a request for his resignation. Joseph Murray in Mr. M ACTOR BENJ;KIN HOWARD TRIES TO END HIS LIFE | Leading Man of ‘the Frawley Com- Salt Lake. Utah, April 11.—Benjamin man in the Daniel Fraw- made an unsuccessful at- ght by swallowing two ounces of lauda- ing his left wrist with a were summoned in life. Despondency jover with James Nelill last RAILROAD DIRECTORS RE-ELECT HARRIMAN . April 11.—E. H. Harriman 1 president of the Southern ¥ by the board of directors ¥ at a meeting held here - 11.—G. R. Joughins | al superintenden: h headquarters fn Sm genera! whose former office “ON THE SLY.” Patients Drink Contrary to Doctors® Orders. food habits hurt othes miserabl the habitue drinking t her tell her own tale When baby | born it was a skeleton of mere bon, weak and puny that its little life ickered out. I had been suffering | years with stomach trou! diseases, the doctor said on by coffee.’ times I would swell up until I could breathe, but I poohed when the me coffee was the cause of it I had used coffee for years adily grew worse. tor told Wh all without seeing that it did me any harm, ®0 the silly idea of a fogy doctor was not going to make me give up my favorite beverage and I kept on using it on the sly unknown to him, while he gave me ery sort of tonic and pills to attempt me and get my mnerves in a condition. ter baby’s death I was sick in bed tor insisted on keeping coffee me. He put me on Postum and Grape-Nuts. 1 sghali never forget how I relished the first cup of rant, black Postum and how good ts with cream tasted, and, = If by magic, I began to sleep all night for the first time in months. Slowly 1 began to gain in strength and and my mind began to clear up. stomach gave me no pain, and the Goctor was greatly surprised at the ¢hange caused by the food and drink and pleasantly named them the ‘magic nerve for he says they buflt up my nd strength as nothing else on rth could it seems to me T am twice as large as I used to be, but it is good, healthy tis- #ue. 1 have been made a well woman oy Postum ¥ood Coffec and Grape-Nuts.” ;‘u‘m glven by Postum Co., Battle Creek, ich He secreted this on Sev- | | between | room men of he charges and | requests me to request | i pany Takes Laudanum in | i | | [ in his apartments lact | eved to have caused the | late date, had not definitely decided how | to raise the sum represented by the enor- ! mous deficit, | “Nevertheless countless rumors regard- | ing the budget provisions continue to cir- culate. A tax probably will be imposed on flour, while it is possible that some sort of tax will be placed on wheat. but this is merely an intelligent surmise, as the budget proposals are guarded with zealous secrecy in order to avoid the loss of revenue which occurred owing to busi- ness interests taking advantage of the premature leakage of the last budget's proposals. After much consultation the Cabinet ap- pears to favor giving the West Indies a lump sum to be divided among the plan- tations in order to tide over the period between now and ‘when the Brussels con- ferencedagreement comes into force. The Colonial Becretary advocated a prefer- ential treatment of West Indian sugar, but the Chancellor of the Exchequer ap: pears to have carried the Cabinet in his opposition to such a_step. There is considerable excitement in the British sugar trade to know whether the United States will regard the bestowal of | a lump sum on the West Indies as being in the light of a subsidy and will retaliate by imposing a countervailing. duty on V.est Indian sugars. If sueh be the case, Ti is pointed out, pecuniary rellef by the mperial Government will accomplish nothing. SAUSALITO'S MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN NEARING END Sheriff Taylor and Ten Deputies Will Preserve Peace at the Polls on Monday. SAUSALITO, April 11.—The municipal election on Monday will end a bitter fight the *“hill tribe” and the pool- Both sides claim to be certain victory and much buttonholing has been going on. The Munieipal Improve- ment party, upon whose ticket W..G. Morrow, cisco Yacht Club, is running, asserts that the poolroom forces have colonized at | least fifty men to vote for gambling, while the water front sympathizers de- clare that the anti-poolroom men are re- announcement that the Chancellor of the | The | oil tyade anticipates a duty on petroleum, | the secretary of the San Fran- | sorting to any old means to procure votes | for their candidates. Sheriff Taylor and ten armed deputies | will be present at the polls, and together with the police of Sausalito it is_believed they will be able to preserve order. There are two Trustees to be elected, but one wiil decide the vital point at is. sue—whether Sausalito is to license pool selling or not. The present Board of Trustees is in favor of the poolroom men by a majority of one. Jacques Thomas is the chlef camdidate on the poolroom ticket, while W. G. Morrow is his mest formidable opponent. i, R S | TWO SAN RAFAEL LADS SUDDENLY DISAPPEAR Chief Accountant Reynolds of San Quentin’s Jute Mill Looking for His Sons. | SAN RAFAEL, April iL.—F. W. Rey- city and San Francisco that his two sons, Louis and Carl, are missing. The father cannot advance any reason why his boys should leave their home. He last saw Quentin. The same afternoon the prin- cipal of the school which the boys attend- ed notified Mrs. Reynolds that her sons | had not been at school that day. She sent word to her husband at San Quen- tin, and_he, learning that they had left | on’ the 3:30 o'clock train, telephoned to | the Chief of Police of San Francisco to apprehend the lads there. Francisco or not cannot be learned, but no trace of either one has been found up to the present time. They took their best clothing and carried considerable money, their savings of vears. Reynolds went to San Francisco to-day to institute search for the missing lads. One is 16 and the other 14 years old. STOCKYARD RULES ANNOY EXCHANGE MEN Kansas City Merchants Request Ship- pers to Send Cattle to Other Markets. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 11.—Because of an objectionably yarding rule put into effect here yesterday the Kansas City Live Stock Exchange to-day, at a spe- cially called meeting, decided by analmost unanimous vote to boyvcott the Kansas City Stock Yards, and adopted resolutions requesting shippers to send their cattle and hogs to other markets until the dif- | ferences are adjusted. The rule 0 which the commission men object provides for the locking of cattle | pens and allowing cattle to be taken out only under written orders. An official of the yard company stated to-day that the same rules are in effect at Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha and Sioux City and have given entire satisfaction to the commis- sion men and the trade in general. % ‘Warship Sent in Haste. WASHINGTON, April 11.—A cablegram received at the State Department from United States Consul Malmros, .at Colon, dated last evening, states that an attack is threatened upon Bocos del Toro and suggests the presence of a warship to look after American Interests. The Mari- | etta has just been withdgzawn from those waters, but the Machias is speeding from San Domingo to Colonto tafie her place, and she should arrive at the isthmus to- | morrow morning. Bocos del Toro is about {a& four hours’ run from Colon, so that unless detained by the necessity of tak- ing coal, the gunboat will be at the point of trouble before to-morrow even- ing. There is not much American money invested at Bocos del Toro beyond some fruit shipping and some wharves. Dragged by Runaway Team. REDDING, April 11.—Andrew Edge, a prosperous farmer of Pacheco district, six miles south of Redding, was nearly killed in a peculiar accident yesterday. - While he whs driving two horses attached to a cultivator the bit in the mouth of one of the herses gave way and the anfmals became unmanageable. Edge had the lines tied around his walst, He was thrown down and dragged at a rapid pace through the vineyard he“had been culti- vating. His head and body were severely cut and bruised by colliding with vine stumps and he was dazed. He made his way to the house after the accident, but was delirious and he is now confined to his bed. - ' SANTA ROSA. April 11.—Articles of fncor- poration of the California Incubator Company were filed here to-day. The company will man- ufacture, buy and sell Incubators, g gac launches, automobiles and acetylene gas machbines, . tin jute mill, has notified the police of this | ‘Whether the Reynolds boys went to San | | \ nolds, chief accountant in the San Quen- | them on Wednesday morning .at his resi- | dence on Bay View avenue In this city, just before he left for his office at San | * THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1902 THOMAS DEVINE MUST FACE A JURY AND ANSWER FOR KILLING O’CONNOR Prisoner Remains: Calm During the Preliminary Hearing Before Jus- tice Quinn and Does Not Appear to Be Concerned Over Out- come of the Case-—-Defense Will Rely on Plea of Insanity e Grores WALH. o+ _— PTES. O CONNOR S THOMAS . DEVINE * AKLAND, April 11.—Thomas De- vine, the slayer of John J. O'Con- nor, at Shell Mound, on Marca 31, was to-day held for trial be- fore the Superior Court on a charge of murder, the preliminary exam- ination being held before Justice James G. Quinn. Devine was attended during the hear- ing by his attorneys, M. C. Chapman, F. C. Clift and W. H. Jordan of San Fran- cisco. None of the accused murderer’'s family was present. In an ante-chamber of the courtroom sat Mrs. .O'Connor, the widow, surrounaed by several of her children, all garbed in deepest black. District Attorney John J. Allen con- the prosecution and with him was slated Attorney W. J. Donovan. Dr. John W. Robertson of Livermore, lienist who has been called by the de- an expert on mental diseases, was a close observer of Devine during the proceedings. Another insanity expert, Dr. A. M. Gardner, for many years superintendent at the Napa State Hos- pital, and Dr. J. P. Dunn were also at- tentive visitors in court in the interests of the prosecution. The- question of De- vine’s sanity is the keynote of the case. Devine Betrays No Concern. The prisoner sat calmly and impassive during the hearing. His strong, clearly cut features beirayed no concern. He spoke seldom and only when questicned by his attorne! His appearance was quite in contr: with that of the day he did O'Connor to death, as described by James Walsh, the racetrack guard who arrested him. ““With his face streaked with black, the pistol swinging in his hand, his glaring eyes and white hair,” sald Walsh, “he looked like 2 wild man. When I came up te him he was frothing from the mouth.” The examination was formal. There W:.5 no testimony offered by the defense. The lawyers reserve their fight for the trial which will come later. There was some skirmishing between Lr. J. E. Childs and Attorney Chapman over the dying statement which the pLysician had procured from O'Conror. The lawyer was insistent to discover why the ‘doctor had been so assiduous to secure the statement, but the med'cal man fully cleared himself from any undue interest. He had realized the con- dition of O'Connor, and in the knowledge that if a crime had been committed the siatement would be valuable. the doctor prepared it. George Walsh repeated his testimony as glven before the Corouer touching the circumstances of the shooting. The wit- ness was followed by Guard James ¥ alsh, “I saw Devine and the other w Walsh, talking opposite Giblin‘s satongss testified the guard. “Devine had a pistol in his hand and an overcoat over his | arm. He looked llke a wild man, so I went up to him, saying: Said He Was Willing to Hang. *‘Let's go take a drink.' He reply n drink nor gamble.’ ) “‘What's the matter? I then asked ‘I've shot a man.’ “He told me he had shot O'Connor,” ] @ il el Mool el e b @ SALOON-KEEPER BATTLES WITH DRUNKEN MARAUDERS Two Men Are Shot and Two Others Injured in Attempt at Robbery. CHICAGO, April 11.—In a desperate battle, between a saloon-keeper and eight drunken robbers at 3 a. m. to-day two men were shot and two others badly wounded, which later led to thelr arrest. Others were hurt, but escaped. The affair occurred in Michael Adona- wicz's saloon on the South Side. The sa- loon-keeper was about to close his doors when eight men carrying revolvers en- tered. Two of them covered Adonowicz with their revolvers, when another start- ed to open the cash register. Other mem- bers of the gang helped themselves to whisky and cigars. Adonowicz seized a heavy bottle from the bar and assaulted his captors with a vigor so -sudden that both were stretched out in a trice. Then the saloon-keeper snatched a revolver from a third robber and opened fire. Michael Eensley, one of the intruders, fell with bullets in his hip and abdomen, Bensley’s companions returned the fire. The bullets flew wild, but one of the rob- bers put Adonowicz hors du combat with a blow on the head. Charles Ashmus, living over the saloon, attracted by the noise, rushed into the street in time to meet two of the high- waymen, who were leaving the place. One of the men promptly shot at him. The bullet inflicted a scalp wound and knocked Ashmus senseless. The men 100K $7 from him and departed. When the police arrived all but Bensley, who was unconscious, had fled. Later Herman Podehl and Joseph Polaczynski, supposed to have been the men who held up Ash- mus, were arrested. Both men were cut and bruised. / —_———— / Cartridge Explodes on Street. STOCKTON, April 11.—A wagon ran over a loaded cartridge and discharged it on Sutter street this morning in front of ‘Wright's bicycle store. The bullet hit a rancher on the leg just as he was in the act of dismounting from his farm ‘wagon. Luckily he had on heavy boots and the misslle glanced off and fattened against the curbing. The street was crowded by passers by. Some one had carel engines, | dropped the shell in the middle olu!‘lllz street and there is no telly had lain there, ST how (ongt ‘| that ¢ AR L ~ told i “He seemed to want to hang?” queried Attorney Chapman. ‘‘Yes, but he said he would have killed himself with the other pistol if I had not come along,” answered Walsh. “‘I didn’t want to kill myself with the istol that I shot O Connor with,” said evine to me,”’ continued Walsh. ““He repeated that he wanted to hang— on the whole he seemed anxious to hang? agal.u asked Chapman. “Yes, he did,” replied Walsh. Deputy Marshal T. Brown of Emery- ville, who assisted in taking Devine to the County Jail, testified that Devine had him about shooting O’Connor. “What did you do?” I asked of De- vine,” " said Brown. | | | t | - e A, /l“/ MAN WHO KILLED AGED JOHN J. O'CONNOR AND SOME OF THE WITNESSES WHO GAVE TESTIMONY AT THE PRELIMINARY EX- AMINATION HELD BEFORE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE QUINN. + continued Walsh,! *“as I took the pistol from his hand and another pistol, box of cartridges and three letters from his overcoat pockets. “‘I'm_willing to hang. rant,’ Devine said.” I'm no Dur- GOVERNMENT TROOPS SEEK REVOLUTIONISTS Battle Expected Within a Short Time Between the Forces in Venezuela. WILLEMSTAD, island of Curacao, April 11.—News - has reached here that Gov- ernment troops to the number of 1500, under the command of General Velutini, Minister ¢6f the Interior, left Piritu, a small village on the seashore near Bar- celona,! capital of the State of Bermudez, to engage the revolutionists under tne command of General Monagas, who are encamped fifteen miles from Piritu. A battle is expected between these forces to-day. If it is won by the revolutionists the victory will be a signal for a gener:il uprising. The town of Carupano, also in the State of Bermudez, still remains in possession of the Government. The Governor, Gen- eral Escalante, with 1145 men, is at Caru- ano and it is belleved he intends attack- t Is estimated iat these e 130 men in a strongly intrenched position at Los Altos, ohe hour distant from Carupano. It is also reported here from Caracas' that the Government is continuously recruiting for the army and that boys of eighteen years of age and under are being forced into military service. Several of the leadiu residents of Valencia have been arrested. - Barge Sinks a Steamer. CHATHAM, Mass, April 11.—The steamer Willlamsport of the Philadelphia and Reading Coal Company was sunk on Pollock Rip by collision with a barge in tow of the tug Plymouth and now lies a total wreck just out of the track of ves- sels going over the shoals. The Williams- rt was bound from Phn.delghlu for g%nl.nd with coal and with a barge in tow. The tug Plcymouth was going to the westward with Central Rallroad of New Jersey barges in tow. One of the latter Ccollided with the Willlamsport, making a great hole, through which the water rap- idly poured ir. The crew took to the boats and wer saved An Arfi:l Needs Thousands Of different t ings in his studio. Being agents for Wi sor & Newton we can sup- ply every wa t. Also pyrography outfits and wooden z.d leather articles to burn. Sanborn, Vall & Co., 741 Market street. * E \ e “I shot O'Connor,” was the reply. * ‘Did you kill m ?" = ‘I don’t know. I hope I did.’” Dr. J. B. Wood gave evidence about the autopsy. Other witnesses were Antone Rels and William Atkins. ENGINEER OF REDDING KILLED BY EAS N TRAIN Thomas Sutton Loses Life While on Visit to Pennsylyania Relative, PITTSBURG, Pa., April 11.—Thomas A. Button, a prospector and engineer of Red- ding, Cal., while here on a visit was thrown from a train and instantly killed at 4:30 o’clock this afternoon. Sutton was on his way to visit Dr, 8. S. Hamilton, a cousin, at Punxsutawney, Pa. He was joined by J. C. North and George Shaf- fer of Punxsutawney and boarded a Pittsburg and Western train. Some distance from Allegheny City Shaffer | !u‘fgested they go into the smoker and the men’ started, Sutton ahead. He failed to catch hold of any- thing ‘while stepping out of the car door and a sudden lurch of the train threw him off. The train was stopped, but his body could not be found. Later in the evening some workmen found Sutton’s body In a small creek, where he had been flung. His skull was crushed. The body was taken to Sharpsburg, a_suburb. Sut- ton was 38 years of age and has a sister Uving at Hayworth, Ill. The Hamiltons of Punxsutawney wired they would take charge of the body. Franchise for the Pipe Line. HANFORD, April 11.—The Supervisors of Kings County to-day granted a right of way to the Pacific Coast Ofl Company for its big ofl pipe line, now in course of | nstruction from Bakersfleld to Point chmond. The company has thirty-five miles of pl¥e laid from Bakersfield north. The line strikes this county on the east side of the old Tulare e bed; thence it runs to the uorth side of the lake, through Dallas district, in this county, nd. on north and west, crossing Kings &Iver two miles south of the lower Kings River bridge, southwest of Thence it continues on, two miles o:or:'t of Summit Lake, through other counties to Point Richmond. Weapons for the Mohammedans. NDON, April 12.—Cabling from Con- tinople under date of Thursday, April 10, the correspondent of the Times says that after the meeting of the Council, beld April 9, the Porte sent telegraphic orders to the Governors of Salonica and onastir directing them to furnish all Mohammedan residents ‘weapons for self-defense against Bulgarian bands. S BAILAOAD MAY ABANDON FIELD Does Not Want Fran- chise With Any Con- ditions Attached. Objects to Being Forced to Maintain a Depot at Berkeley. BERKELEY, April 1.—In all probabil- ity the Oakland and East Side railroad will withdraw its application for a fran- chise over the California and Nevada railroad’s right of way, because the Town Trustees to-night refused to grant the franchise clear of conditions. Such was the statement before the board by Attor- ney A. E. Bolton, representing the ccm- pany. It followed the vote of the Trus- tees to insert in the franchise a clause Tequiring the railroad to establish and maintain a depot at Berkeley and to give & direct passenge: and freight service. The lawyer said: The officials of the Santa Fe Railroad have | informed me that unless they can secure this franchise clean and free from requirements they will bide their time about putting tarough | It is quite probable that they will | the road. not accept the franchise. I will say nothing furtker at this time but that in all probabii- ity we will withdraw our application. This situation seflously complicates the efforts which have been made toward se- | curing an entrance through Berkeley and Emeryville and into Dakland of a vew transcontinental railroad. The condition arises from the demand of the Berkeley | ‘frustees that the couege town shall be assured of a regular service by the new road. Wh 1 this matter was first broached two phases were put on it. One was that the railroa. company should give a bond of $50,000 to establish the de- pot and to stop trains at Berkeley, the | other was tkLat the requirements should be made a part of the franchise. The matter was referrec to a committee, com- ; posed of Trustees Thomas Rickard, E. Q. ‘Turner and W. H. Marston and Town At- iorney B. A. Hayne. That committee re- ported to-night to the Board of Trustees in committee of the whole. The report declared that while the committee fav- ored a clause in the franchise, it was of th: opinion that it was unwise to insist upon it, and therefore recommended that a bond be exacted in Heu for the per- formance of the Trustees’ requirement. Trustee Hoff led the opposition to the -bond plan, insisting that the franchise should cover the demand.' After much debate, . President W. H. Marston put the question whether it should be fran- chise or bond. The vote to insert in the franchise was unanimous, except for Trus- te- Ryder, who was excusel from voting. At the last meeting of the board Captain A. H. Payson, representing the Santa Fe Railroad, objected to the franchiss re- quirement, but declared _the railroad would wiliingly give a sufficient bond to carry out the board’'s desires concerning the depot. As the matter now stands the railroad has been granted a franchise only over part of the right of way through the town of Emeryville. In Oakland, the road’'s application has been “hung up” because of error in publishing the notice of the application. NEWS IS PREMATURE ABOUT RAILROAD SAL=E BERLIN, April 1l.—Referring to the statements that the Disconto Bank is ne- | gotiating with an American company for the sale of the Great Venezuelan railway between Caracas and Valencia, a director of the bank to-day said that this news | was premature. He admitted that the bank had sgunded certain American capi- talists'in the hope of selling the road, but that the matter had not yet reached the | stage of negotiations. The director In question explained that the bank wished to sell the railroad in America because of the sensitiveness of the Government of the United States con- cerning all efforts on the part of the Ger- man Government to compel Venezuela to respect the contracts made with the bank Consequently the bank preferred to see the road in American hands, if it can re- tire without great loss. — e SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS CONVICTION OF MOST NEW YORK, April 1.—The appellate division of the Supreme Court to-day af- firmed the conviction of Johann Most on a charge of printing in his newspaper, the Freheit, an improper article entitled “Murder Versus Murder.” The was_published about the time of the as- sassination of President McKinley. Most was sentenced to a year's imprisonment. Regarding Most's contention that constitution gave him a right to publish the article the court says: “The constitution does not give to a| citizen the right to murder, nor does it give to him the right to advise the com- mission of that crime by others. What it does permit is liberty of action onmly to the extent that such liberty does not in- terfere with or deprive others of an equail right.” — - SCOTTISH UNIVERSITY HONORS TWO AMERICANS EDINBURGH, April 11.—At the gradu- ation ceremony at the university here to- day the honorary degree of doctor of laws was conferred on Professor William James of Harvard and President Jacob ould Schurman of Cornell University. In bestowing the degrees on the Ameri- cans the dean of the university referred in the most cordial terms to President Schurman’s reputation as a deep thinker and spoke of his zeal and genius for or- ganization, by which a school of philos- ophy and been bullt up at Cornell such as few universities possessed. The dean also spoke of the foremost place among Psychologists won by Professor James. ety Sy Voting for a Carnival Queen. BAKERSFIELD, April 11.—The contest for the honor of presiding as queen of | the Bakersfield Merchants' Free Street Carnival, which is to be held from May 3 to May 10 of this year, has become very exciting. Almost twenty thousand votes have been polled so far. The leading candidate at present is Miss Tessie La- cey, with 43756 votes to her credit. Miss Lacey is a beautiful young lady, who has the financial support of what is technical- ly termed the laboring interests. She 1s a bookkeeper in one of the large stores, and has gracious manners and a charm- ing personality. Mrs. Kate Reardon, with 4055 votes, is second and stands an excel- lent chance of winning the honors. She is a teacher in one of the public schools, a member of the Woman's Club, and a refined, dignified young lady. Mrs. J. Benson Wrenn is third, with a vote of 3115. The final count will take place about April 17. L (AR Name Executive Committee. WASHINGTON, April 11.—The Demo- cratic Congressional Campaign Commit- tee, as a result of consultations with leaders in different parts of the country, has agreed on the following executive committee, to be formally announced at the next meeting unless some hitch oc- curs: Ben T. Cable, Illinois, chairman; Lewis Nixon, New York, chairman of the finance committee; David Overmeyer, Kansas; Thomas Taggart, Indiana; Rich- ard Olney, Massachusetts, and Daniel Lamont, New York. Children Object to the Will. PHILADELPHIA, April 11.—Steps were taken to-day by the children of Colonel John McKee, the colored millionaire reai e dealer, to prevent the registrati ::A‘datexecutlon of his will. McKee w:fi a life-long member of the Presbyterian Church. His will, made public to-day, devises the bulk of his $2,000,000 estate to charitable uses under the control of Archbishop Ryan and the clergy of the Roman Catholle Church. His next of kin are cut off with a mere pittance, LONDON, April 11.—The Admiralty Court to-day awarded the owners of the British steamer Willlam Clff £11,000 for salvaging the Cunard Hner Etruria i artiele | the | 9 JUDGES N BANK T0 TRY DALTON Crane’s Charges Against Assessor Deflned as Criminal. Burden of the Prosecution Falls Upon District Attorney. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, April 1L Five Judges of the Superior Court, sit- ting in bank, with the District Attorney to prosecute, will try Henry P. Dalton on the charge of malfeasance that has been brought against him by James E. ne to oust him from the office of County Assessor. That much was decid~ ed to-day after the smoke from the first legal skirmish in the impending battle had cleared away The case ¢ | Hall's court th up for trial in Judge morning. It had been assigned to his department while he was | away last week, but after looking hur- riediy over the papers to-day he declared that it was purely a case for the eriminal department to hear. He therefore trans- ferred the case to Judge Melvin's court, where all criminal trials are held. The attorneys for both sides then trans- and books to Judge where Deputy District Attorney Samuels was called in to_repre- sent the District Attorney’s office, having been notifled that the Dalton case had been turned over to the criminal depart- ment. Mr. informed - Judge Melvin that as the case came as a surprise his office had had no time | to consider the questions involved and he v to_confer Melvin re- invite tha Samuels with his chief. plied that he had decided to. other four Judges to sit with him, as tha | case was one of great importance. After | @ conference with the attorneys he them | fixed April 19 as the day for hearing the evidance. Mr. Samuels asked if George E. de | Golla, representing the plaintiff. could bo | considered as an assoclate of the District | Attorney in the case, but Attorney Fita- | gerald replied that there was plenty of | time for that later. MURDERER WALES 0OUT OF COURT AND ESCAPES Coolly Mounts Horse and Rides Away While a Dozen Officers Are Discussing His Crime. SAN BERNARDINO, April 11.—While nearly a dozen officers were standing idly by, John Bruce, the Indian held for the murder of a young Indian girl, walked calmly out of the courtroom in Hesperia, | a small town on the desert north of this place, to which he had_been taken for a preliminary hearing. He escaped with- gle hand being raised to stop e is now in pursuit. ago Eruce strangled |, against whose fam- had a_grievance, mak- the desert mountains were notified of the He was heavily armed and pre- Near- 2 g ® w Thre: a young Indian gi ily he fancied he 2 to murder. 1 irme pared to make a fight for his life. Iy a score of officers were sent after him and yesterday morning they succeeded capturing him. He was at once taken to Hesperia and his preliminary trial held there this morning, the Justice of the Peace holding him for trial without | bonds. While the Constable went to. the rail- way station to make necessary arrange- ments for bringing the prisomer to tke | County Jail in this city, others of the posse remained with the prisoner in the courtroom, discussing the case. So ab- sorbed were they that they did not notice the Indian walk quietly to the door, mount a_horse standing there and gallop | off. - As he rodd out of town he was seen | ana the alarm given. SEEKS THE SECLUSION | OF CEMETERY TO DIE | San Jose Graveyard the 3cene of a New York Man’s Suicide. SAN JOSE, April il.—Arnold J. Harlan of New York committed sulcide in Oak | Hill Cemetery to-day by shooting himseif | througk the head. Nothing is known of the man here, except his registry at a local hotel. Arnold came to the St. James | Hotel on Thurs | overcoat with him. He made arrauge- ments to give himself a decent burial and this morning went to the cemetery, whera he sought the Druids’ plat, which Is in an isolated part of the burial ground. There the fatal shot was fired. In the suicide's pocket was a letter ad~ dressed to the Coroner. It asked that his body be decently buried amd not muti- lated. It said that the writer had de- posited $250 in the St. James Hotel to pay funeral expenses. ‘Arnold was a fine looking man of about 35 years. He had the appearance of a | well-to-do business man. He was 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighed about 180 pounds and was of light complexion, with biond hair and mustache. PRISONERS IN CUBA GIVEN PARTIAL PARDON Purpose Is to Begin the Republics Turpose Is to Begin the Republic’s Career With an Era of Har- HAVANA, April 1L.—An order granting partial pardon to all those who are under- going life or shorter sentences has beem published. The pardons vary from ome- quarter to one-half of the penalties im- posed. All persons who are awaiting final | decisions by the Court of Appeals must withdraw their applications In order to benefit by this order. This order also clears up all doubt regarding pardon for offenses committed during the war. | ~An order was_issued March 24, 15%. by | General John R. Brooke, then military | governor of Cuba, promising pardon for crimes committed by troops in the fleld during the war. An explanation of this order contained in a circular issued Luban, Secretary of Justice, April 27, caused some doubt as to just what mil ftary offenses were pardonable. The pres- ent order of pardons says that this step is taken in order that an era of harmony may be introducegd into the Cuban re- public. RSy v Babe May Have Been Murdered. PHOENIX, Ariz., April I1.—Neighbors of Fayette Morrell, who lives In the suburbs of this city, reported to the offi- cers yesterday that a babe was buried at the rear end of the Morrell lot. In- vestigation of the records showed that no death in the Morrell family had been officiall; The Coroner caused the v to be exhumed and viewed by a jury. The child was evidently but two or three weeks old, but whether death occurred from natural causes or not not been determined. Witnesses testifled that the child was the infant daughteg of Sarah Morrell, a l4-year-old step= daughter of Fayette Morrell. Duellist Woods Goes Free. SACRAMENTO, April 1.—Robert W. Woods, the young man who shot and killed Van Curtis Dodge in a duel on the Yolo bridge on March 17 last, had his preliminary examination before City Jus- tice Anderson to-day. Dodge had claimed that Woods deceived his daughter and then-refused to marry her. The evidence showed that Dodge had deliberately gone to the bridge armed with two pistols to meet Woods and kill him. Woods has almost entirely recovered from his wounds. Dodge died a few hours after he was shot. ~Justice Anderson dis- charged Woods. —_———— Late Shipping Intelligence. DOMESTIC PORTS. SEATTLE—Salled April 11—Stmr Mary D Hume, for Bristol Bay. TACOMA—Arrived April 11—Stmr St Paul, from San Francisco; stmr Washtenaw, from San Francisco; stmr Lapwing, from New ‘Westminster. OCEAN STEAMER. * ANTWERP—Arrived April 11—Stmr Fries land, from New York.