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session OF Royal Arch Masons.
SAN FRANCISCO, April HAT tn
afternoon session Of the Royal Arc
Chapter OF Masons Of California the fol
lowing officers were elected: Gran,
High Priest, Leonidas f. Pratt, Of Sal
francisco; Deputy Grand High Priest
Jonathan Doan Hines, of San Buena
ventura; Grand King, Edward Coleman
Of Grass Valley; Grand Scribe, Benjamin
+. Tuttle, of Petaluma; Grand Treasurer
II. T. Graves, OF San Francisco; Crane
Secretary, Thomas P. Caswel, of Sar
Francisco. The remaining officers will
be appointed tomorrow.
Jadgment Affirmed.
SAN FRANcrsco, April 1.-THE Su
prone Court has affirmed the Judgment
OF the lower court in the case of Long
All Sing, convicted of murder and sen
tenced to be hanged for having shot and
caused the death of Chinawomar
famed Choy Cum on the night Of Octo
Der 9th, 1881.
Markets.
San FRAEcIsco, April ll.-Barley,
spot, $l.lst@sl.l9, May sl.ls. buyel
season 81 1917. seller S3ctdsi0s.
scheiler's Trial.
MILWAUKEE, April l0.-The trial OF
Geo. Scheller, charged with setting the
Newhall House on fire and causing the
awful catastrophe OF January 10th,
opened this morning. The court room
was crowded. Scheller is rather pallid
from long and close confinement, but
looked better than when arrested, and
carried himself confidently and calmly.
The days proceedings were confined to
securing jury. The whole jury was i'm.
panneled before final adjournment this
evening aud is an intelligent one. 1t il
expected the case will make rapid pro.
gress.
At the morning session of Scheller's
trial the prosecution opened their case
by cnll.pg G. d. Nash, President Of the
Newhsll House Company, and question.
ing him regarding the plan Of the house
and its safety.
= FITTING Fate for All.
LAWRENCE, Kas., April II. Margaret
or isis" Vinegar, was convicted to-day
of murder in the first degree, for com.
plicity in killing David Bow.
fnan in June last. ISIS" is q
negro prostitute and enticed Bowman
to lonely spot on the bank OF the river,
where he was set upon by two colored
accomrl ces, Isaac King and George Rob-
ertson, and beaten and cut in the head
with clubs and Ratchet until
dead when he was robbed and his body
thrown into the river. King and Rob
ertson were confined in jail from which
thew and Pete Vinegar, father Of Sis,
were taken by an armed mob and hung
frop bridge ten days after the murder.
;eorgia Democrats.
ATLANTA, April l0.-The Democratic
State Committee met to-day. The fol.
lowing were placed in nomination: Jas.
J.. Boynton. R. Bacon. H. McDlniel,
Philip Cook, L. Simmons. First bal.
lot. B,ynton, 1879; Bacon, las; other
ballots east. Fifth was as follows:
Boynton, 1888; Bacon, l52; McDaniels,
81, Cook, Is; simmons, s. Necessary
to a choice, l78.
ATLANTA. Ca, April l0.-The Con.
vention met this morning at noon. The
ninth ballot was taken, resulting in
Boynton l47, Bacon al.
OatrAxcs Girl Mine Years Old
Train Wrecker Sentenced.
WAxAHArcHIc, Tex, April IA
young Hebrew named Bloom attempted
to outrage nine year old daughter Of
DIR. N. u. Flores in this city. The jail
in which he was placed had to be
guarded with q strong armed force
TO prevent the exasperated citizens from
lynching him. A negro who obstructed
the Missouri Pacific last week to wreck
0 passenger train pleaded guilty, and
Denton county, Texas, court sentenced
him to 80 years in the penitentiary.
Interesting Breach or Promise
CHICAGO. April l0.-Before Judge
Gray, on jury trial in the Superior
Court, began this afternoon an action fol-
breach Of promise brought by Fanny
Austin. colored woman, against Robt
Little, q good-looking Englishman, in
which damages in $4,000 are claimed
Defense offered is that the woman's char
acter is bad.
Tribune sued for Libel.
New YORK, April l0.-Joseph NJ
Stoddard, publisher in this city an,
Philadelphia, began an action for libe
against the Tribune association, layin,
damages at $4,000 In the alleged
libel the Tribune charges Stoddard will
pirating an edition Of the Encyclopedias
Britannica.
small Damages.
BosroS, April lin the suit O
Lizzie Cannon VS.. Father Fleming, which
is brought to recover 5000 damage
because the latter, a Catholic priest
had taken away some paper image
to which the child had become attached
causing alleged serious injury to he
health and mental condition, brough
in verdict Of one cent damage.
Can Testify.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April TO-
Dick Liddell, noted member Of tn
James gang, convicted at the last tern
az the United States Court, was release,
to-day upon his personal recognizanc
and can now testify in the Frank Jane
trial in Missouri.
A Hyperborean spring.
MINNEAPoLIs, April l0.-One of tn
h.ayiest snow storm OF the winter i
now In progress. Street car travel i
suspended for the first time this winter
Railroad trains are delayed. The storm
is general throughout the State.
Trainmen Killed.
DENTON, Tex, April TO- On the Mis-
souri, Pacific road to-day, near Booker,
construction train in backing struck an
other train and jumped the track. Con
ductor Everett and four hands wer
killed.
strike Defeated.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April ll.--wit
the aid Of Sheriff Fletcher and poss
Of fifty armed men and the use Of som
vigorous measures of his own, Colons
Frey, Superintendent of the Iron Noun
fajnrailroad, was able to move freigh
tIaina yesterday, and practically brok