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The morning call., 1890-10-16
LAST MEMBER OF A BAD FAMILY.
Criminal Career of the Archers of In
diana. and Their YioIant DEATHS.

Criminal career OF the ArChers OF In
diana, and Their Violent Deaths.
Sleeping in a cell at the Jacksonville
(Ky.) Penitentiary few nights since was
the only surviving member of the most
notorious family in the criminal history of
Indiana. 1t was Albert Archer, and he ar
rived at the institution yesterday afternoon
to serve two years for attempting to murder
an old farmer named William Fitch, in
Orange County, near West Baden. His
father, uncle and one brother were lynched
by mob, another was hanged by law, and
still another was assassinated. The story
of the family would fill an Interesting
volume. The Archers lived in Orange
County, and were farmers. Thomas Archer
whom resided near him. His brother, Mar
| tin Archer, also farmed some, but he never
| married, and his house was a rendez-
vous for all the tough characters of
| the neghborhood. Houses were burned,
| white-cap outrages. perpetrated and dwell
ings robbed, all, it is said, at the instgation
| of Martin Archer. His brother, Thomas,
| had son named Martin, who was about Is
years old. In July, 1882, he formed part
nership with Samuel Marley and Anderson
| ley and Bunch disposed Of the booty and
| kept the money. Although Archer asked
| for his share they refused to give it to him,
| a5d finally, when he insisted, Marley de-
| c0yeQ nun TO a raylne ana Killed MIN.
| Several days after the Archer family found
| the body and vowed vengeance on the muir
| derer. Bunch was suspected, and when
| they visited his house he told them all he
knew about it, putting all the blame on
Marley. He refused. however, to make
| known the latter's whereabouts. His state
ment that Marley had fled the co untry was
| not believed, and the Archers took him to
| saltpeter cave about seventeen miles
! west of Shoals. In the party were Mar
tin, John, Thomas and Samuel Archer
| and John Lynch. Placing their
prisoner en- a rock, Martin. who was their
| leader, drew his watch from his pocket and
said: Bunch, in five minutes if you have not
| iod us where the murderer Of my nephew is
| hiding, we will shoot you to death" The
| five minutes licked away, and, as Bunch
| said nothing. the signal for his death was
uttered, and in twinkling the prisoner was
| dead with twenty-five bullets in his body.
| About a year after the wife of John Archer
| informed the authorities OF the murder, and
when they were placed in Jail John Lynch
| turned States evidence and made full con-
| fession. One night before their trial a band
| of masked men rode up to the jail at Shoals,
| and forcing an entrance took John. Thomas
| and Martin out and hanged them Later on
| Samuel was tried and executed by law.
| Lynch escaped with three years sentence,
which he has since served.-Chcago Herald.
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BACK IN THE FOLD.
Ex-Judge Mcguire Announces That He
Is Again With Buckley.

Is Again with Buckley.
a mass-meeting was held at Metropolitan
Temple last P;.caiHS under the auspices of
the Young NJ ems Democratic League.
President James d. Phelan introduced
William d. English as Chairman of the
meeting. The latter made few remarks,
after which be introduced Emil PohI who
spoke of the Importance of Congressional
elections. and said he thought only good
Democrats ought to be chosen members of
the House of Representatives.
Ex-Judge James G. Mcguire was next
speaker. He referred to the fact that some
thing over four years ago ne took exception
to the position assumed by the Regular
Democratic party on certain financial and
economic questions, but that President
Cleveland brought the party to new life by
his brave proclamation Of the true priuci-
pies OF Democracy, and he, with many
others, had returned to the party lines.
He was in sympathy with any movement
that was antagnnistic to boss rule, and had
been fighting the bosses here for years, but
was not willing TO 90 into Il contest against
Dir. Buckley under the leadership of such
men as George Taylor and Andy Donovan,
who had been lieutenants of the boss a short
time ago. The speakers remarks concern
ing his opposition 10 Boss Buckley were
greeted with enthusiastic applause, in which
Chairman English did not join. Judge
Mcguire modified his anii-boss announce
ment, however, by saying that as soon as
the Reform Democracy nominated candi-
date for Congress lie refused to have any
thing more to do with them, and would now
support the regular Democratic ticket from
Governor to members OF the Legislature.
He closed with eulogy of Robert FerraI
who had been announced as one OF the
speakers, but who sent letter saying it was
impossible for him to be present, as he had
accepted an invitation to address the North
Beach Democratic Club
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AMONG THE PRECINCTS.
A Few Complaints and Some Mistakei
buf Noue GerIOus

Few Complaints and Some Mistakes,
but None Serious.
Precinct registration is progressing adj
mrably. All manner of reports and COM
plants were lodged at the central Office yes
terday, as was to be expected, but they
were of trifling character and did not in
the least Interfere with the progress of the
work. A few mistakes occurred here and
there, which, had they not been detected,
would have been serious to the extent of
costing four or five citizens their votes.
Many little incidents were noted that,
without being serious, oceasioned a deal of
amusement and illustrated better than a
loOking-glass how impossible it is to bring
together one thousand men for any pur-
pose under the sun who are all clear
headed and capable of the most
ordinary routine work. Among the most
serious mistakes discovered yesterday was
the registration in the First Precinct of the
Thirty-tifth District, of six citizens, who
should have been enrolled in the Second
Precinct Of the same district Following
are their names:
Thomas Francis Henderson, $50 Post street ;
James 4. Macklin, 2l8 Stockton; Robert d.
ONeill, 235 Post; Joseph Sankey, 235 Post; II.
W. Weiss, 2lS Stockton; Samuel Marks, 227
Post.
The certificates of these were cancelled,
and II they discover their error before Sat
urday night they can register again in their
proper precincts, otherwise they will lose
their votes.
The amusing mistakes occur usually by
reason OF the officers poor understanding of
the certificates of registration. These blanks,
OF course, contain questions calculated to fit
every exigency of citizenship. For instance,
naturalized citizen must answer all ques-
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ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.


What 1t Cost TO Please Buckley's
Lambs"
Shepherd Bnckley's lambs and black
sheep were in high glee yesterday over the
publication of the bogus communication
alleged to have been written by Colonel II.
II. Markham, the next Governor Of Cali
fUrnia, TO OF of his former associates in
business. The attempted deception fairly
missed the mark for which it was intended
and caused the intelligent portion of the
Democratic voters to smile at the utter
failure of the fimsy scheme.
Ever since the nominations, both State
and municipal, were mnde, the Democratic
State Central Committee has realized the
utter hopeleSSness Of Buckley's cause, and
in consequence desperate and despicable
measures were TeSOTted to in their efforts to
make a showing for the Boss" Hence
the alleged Markham letter"
Tie lambs were en- deck early discussing
the situation, shaking hands with them
selves, and endeayOring to convince respect
able citizens that there was a shadow of
truth in the boomerang published in the
Buckley organs. The result of their efforts
was that Markham stock was advanced in
stead Of being lowered.
4 CALL reporter visited Russell J. Will
son, Chat man of the Democratic State Cen
tral Committee, during the afternoon and
elected certain information which may
throw considerable light on the exploded
political sensation. Naturally enough he
denied that the letter had been purchased by
the Democratic Central Committee, but he
acknowledged IN roundabout way that the
document had cost considerable money.
Whether he meant that the penman who had
been employed to produce it or the genius
who had planned the scheme had charged an
exor bitant sum could not be wrung from
him, but at any rate it cost money.
Secretary A. T. SPOTS of the Democratic
Central Committee smiled blandly when
spoken to regarding the letter. He knew
absolutely nothing of it, and was not pre-
pared 10 state what sum had been paid Tor
the bogus document.
John Dougherty, Chairman of the Demo
cratic County Committee, was as mum as an
oyster and gently limited that the entire
matter was little out of his domain.
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STANFORD ARRIVES.
Coils p. Huntington Is Slowly Bripgir
Up the Rear.

Coils p. Huntington Is Slowly Bringing
Up the Rear.
Senator and Mrs. Stanford arrived here
at 6:25 last evening A party OF Southern
Pacific officials consisting of A. n. Towne,
A. ID. Wilder ana several other gentlemen
met the Senator's special at Port Costa and
accompanied him to this city. He will re-
main here until Saturday, on which day ne
leaves for a two weeks soiourn at Menlo
Park.
The favorite car of President Huntington
and party is bringing up the rear and being
pulled westward slowly. Yesterday at II
o'clock it was at Cheyenne. Huntington
will not travel at night. and, accordingly,
every day at dusk the special is sidetracked
at some quiet station. there to await the
dawn and orders to move. The party are
due at Ogden tomorrow at noon, and will
Probably reach this city about Wednesday
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value of their mining properly, but that he was
mistaken or did not have such knowledge OF
skill.
ANOTHER FALSE STATEMENT.
Another statement of the Buckley organs
is as follows;
Not only was Markham Treasurer OF the ORC
Grande Minnie Company, but he was the agent
OF the stockholders and had power 10 sell Inc
stocs This enabled him 10 make all DIS zeal So
successfully.
The findings of the court in the above
statement is as follows:
The court further finds that il is not true tlat
in the negotiations for Ibis residue OF 44o SHARES
Of stock Markham was their agent I'D any sShse,
The court further finds that they oeait VIII ,i
h i'm as an individual al arms length, win luii
knoWl edge of the value of the properly ana
stock to rs great an extent as Markuaiu oI any
other person.
FINAL JUDGMENT.
The final Judgment of the court was rem
dered. and the concluding clause is as fol
lows:
II is further ordered, adjudGed and decreed
that plaintiffs o. Ii. Cougar, John Godsworihy
and j. W POtts, administrator of the estate OF
William Clancy, deceased, take nothing by inns
action ard that as 10 them, 10 wit: said Cougar,
Goldsworhy and Potts. administrator, the de-
fcndant do have and recover his costs herein
taxed at the sum of S429.
Done IN open court this oath day Of October,
a. ID. 1883. II. X. S. OMELVENY,
Judge Superior Court.
NO APPEAL.
From this Judgment of the court the
plaintiff did not aDpeal,
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Boss" Buckley's Source of Inspiration
for His Letter.
The attempt of Buckley and his personal
organ 10 beSmirch the escutcheon of the Re-
publican leader is on ''all fours" with the
Democratic plot organized forum General
Garfield Presidential hopes during the cam
paign of 1880. That was the plot now
known in history as the "Morey Letter"
scandal, and as it is a ten-year-old incident,
a brief outline of the facts is here given:
Two weeks before election day the Demo-
cratic managers in New York sprung upon
the public n short note pur orting to have
been written. the preceding January, by
James A. Garfield to II. l.. Mowry of the
Employers Union, Lynn, Mass. In sub
stance 1t sustained the right of monopolies
to purchase labor in the cheapest market and
asserted the writer's prO-Chinese procllyl-
ties. The letter created intense excitement
among all classes and in an especially
marked degree among the lrish-Amerlcan
population in the Empire City.
Garfield. as soon as the letter was brought
to his attention, denounced 1t as an lnfa-
nous forgery. In reply the Democratic con-
spiratorS published fac-SimiCS OF the letter,
and so carefully had it been prepared that
many prominent public men were satisfied
of its ulhen;icity, and declared that it was
Gartitld'S handwriting. Garfield then APP
pealed to the law, had an attache of the
paper which first published the story ar
rested, brought him to trial, and by the tes-
timOny adduced clearly proved that no such
person as II. l.. Morey existed; tDat the let
ter was a forgery, ana that it was concocted
for the sole purpose of damaging its alleged
author. The case against the defendant was
not pushed, but one of his witnesses, who
swore to the genuineness of the paper, wa;
conducted from the stand 10 the dock, tried
cd = and MT a 10Th
years Imprisonment.
The alleged expose in the Democratic
morning organ is merely an elaboration o.
the Mercy" forgery, patched and padded
TO suit the circumstances Of the present
campaign, and is sure TO conslgn its auth.rS
to tie same political oblivion in which the
"Morey-letter" cOuSpirators have been en-.
shTOuded for a decade.
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PATRICK MARTINS DEATH.
The Administrator OF His Estate Asks
Heavy Damages.

The Administrator of HIS Estate Asks
Heavy Damages.
The suit Of Patrick Martin, administrator
Of the estate of Michael Martin, deceased,
against the Preside and Ferries Railroad
Company was on tIial before a jury in Judge
CARRIERS department of the Superior Court
yesterday.
The complaint stated that on the 18th of
last November Michael Martin was crossing
the track of the company at the intersection
Of Union and Powell streets. in charge of a
horse-car owned by the North Beach and
Mission Railroad Company. when one of the
Preside cars came in collision with the car
on which he was riding with such violence
that the deceased was violently thrown
through one of the windows, sustaining in
juries from which he died on the second day
OF January, 1890. For this reason the ad-
ministrator of the dead mans estate de-
mandS $4,000 damages.
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willing to Run.

meeting of the Forty-second Assembly
District Democratic Convention was held
last night at 70S Fillmore street, Daniel Say
lor presiding, and II. j. McGinnis acting as
Secretary. The object was to nominate an
Assem- blyman from the district. The name
OF Morris MetZger was presented, and there
being no opposing candidates he was elected
by reclamation. The convention then ad-
Journed, but will meet in several days. and
in conjunction with the Forty-first Assem-
ply District Convention will nominate a
Senator to take the place of j. w. McDon-
aid, who declined the nomination previously
rendered.
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Indenendent Musicians.

Musicians Independent Union, No 5175,
American Federation of Labor, held a meet
ing last night and initiated four candidates.
Resolutions were passed to boycott all
places where beer is sold supplied by the
Annheuser Busch and W. L. Lemp West
ern Brewing companies, also places where
stoves are supplied by the Michigan Radiator
Company of Detroit and the Cooperative
Stove Works of r rochester. these boycotts
having been ordered by S. Gompers, Presi-
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A HARDENED YOUTH.
Capture of a Young Burglar by Police
Sergeant Price.

Sergeant Price.
About three weeks ago the house of J.
Dunnam, on Chattanooga and Twenty fourth
streets, was broken into and $50 in gold and
$40 in silver stolen. The thief was known
to be Bernal Heights hoodlum. but it was
learned that he had left the city. A close
watch was kept for his return, and yester-
day Sergeant Price of the Observation-Disclosures
Station captured the culprit and booked him
on the charge of burglary. The boys name
is John MeskeI, and he bears a bad reputa-
ton in his neighborhood He confessed
the burglary and stated that after stealing
the money he had gone to Sacramento,
Santa Cruz and Monterey. Meskel, who is
only II years of age returned broke from
his expedition several days ago. and after
his return shot at boy named Duffy. He
was arrested some time ago for firing shot
Mt his mother,
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An Appeal to Women.

An appeal to the women OF California has
been made through the medium of circular
by the ladies' committee appointed to raise
fund for the purchase of home for Mrs.
John G. Fremont and her daughter. The
members of the San Francisco committee
are Mrs. George j. Bucknall, President;
Mrs. George Hearst, President; Mrs.
G. II. Mitchell, Secretary; Mrs. l. w. He'll
man, Treasurer: Mrs. Sarah b. Cooper and
Mrs. Louise Humphrey Smith. Contribu-
tons will be received at the Nevada Bank
in this city by Mrs. l. w. Hellman, Treas
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THE AMERICAN PARTY.
a Full Municipal Ticket to Be Placed in
the Field.


a joint committee, made up of delegates
composing the State Convention of the
American party, assembled at the head
quarters of the State Central Committee last
evening for the purpose Of determining
whether or not convention should be held
to nominate municipal officers. f. W. Eaton
was selected TO act as Chairman, and the
delegates went into executive session.
Quite lengthy discussion arose when it
was suggested that the American CoDyen-
ton would do well TO indoTse one Of the
tickets at present in the field. The majority
seemed inclined to favor the nomination Of
a straight ticket, made up exclusively Of
members Of the American party.
After fully two hours of deliberaiiOn, 1t
was finally decided to hold a convention
next Tuesday evening in the rooms of the
State Central Committee in the Merchants
Exchange Building.
Before adjourning 1t was voted as the
sense of the meeting that no proxies be ac-
cented II the municipal convention.
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Markhnm,s Departure.

Colonel Markham and George A. Knight
were among the passengers on the Corona
for Eureka. Humboldt County, yesterday
morning. The steamer was gay with bunting
in honor of the distinguished travellers. A
large number of friends and admirers of
Markham assembled on the wharf to see
him off, and as the steamer left her moor
ings three rousing cheers were given by the
crowd ON shore for Colonel Markham. The
three signal whistles of the Corona re-
sponded, and the enthusiasm spread to the
other steamers on the bay, their whistles
sounding until the Corona was through the
Golden Gate
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A LEVEL HEAD.
The Advantage of Presence of Mind in a,

Emergency.
During the late strike on the New York Central
Railroad the military were ordered to be In readi-
ness in case of riot, but they not called out
In an interview, Governor Hill said the troops
were not to be called upon except in case Of an
emergency. The emergency had not arisen, there
ore they would not be ordered out He remarked
that this was the first great strike with which he
had had experience and he did not propose to lose
his head; the only point at which there had been
serious trouble was at Syracuse and there Deputy
Sheriff had lost his head and precipitated an en-
counter.
The strike continued several weeks, and there was
rotous action various points along the road but
the civil authorities able to cope with 1t with
out calling on the militia.
The test of a mans real ability comes when an
emergency arises which makes hasty call on his
good judgment and discretion. The man who re-
tains his presence Of mind, maintains his equipose
and exercises sound discretion at such critical
junetures, is TO be relied and will be put to the
front.
which do not falter in the face OF danger Otis A.
Cole Of Kinsman, Ohio. June 10. $780, writes: ain
the fall of 1888 was feeling very Ill. consulted
a doctor and he said 1 had Bright's disease OF the
kidneys, and that he would not stand In my shoes
for the state OF Ohio" But he did not lose courage
o give up. He says: II saw the testimonial OF Mr.
John Coleman. 100 Gregory street, New Haven
Conn. and wrote to him. In due time received
answer, stating that the testimonial that he gave
was genuine and not overdrawn in any particular
took good many bottles OF Warmers Safe Cure;
have not taken any for one year."
Governor Hill is accounted a very successful man;
that do not lose their heads when emergencies
arise, 1t
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Jesse Jnmes was Unpopular.

Sid c. France and w. Cal Owens have
sued Charles Meyer. theatrical manager,
for breach of contract. They say they be-
gan to produce certain dramas representing
exciting episodes in the life of Jesse James,
the outlaw, under Meyers direction, the
agreement being that they should continue
for month In eleven days Mr.. Meyer got
tired of his bargain and attempted to end the
engagement France demands $4,000 dam
ages and Owens wants $500.
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Tired of B"Ssism.

The Mr.. Cornelius Mooney who took part
in Buckley's ratification fizzle on Tuesday
night is not Cornelius Mooney, ex-Assistant
Engineer of the Fire Department as the
latter will vote the Republican ticket this
year, it being the first time he has done so
In thirty-five years. MIR. Mooney states that
he is tired OF bosSiSm.
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St. Johns Memorial Chapel.

The Holy mnocents' Memorial Chapel of
ST. j ohn's Parish, Fair Oaks street. between
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth, will be
opened for divine worship next Sunday
afternoon at 80 o'clock. Friends are in
Yited to be nresant
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LABOR NOTES.
shoemakers' Crusade Against De aI ers in
Unfair Goods.

Unfair Goods.
The Boot and shoe Makers White Labor
League made it a special order of business
last night TO pass a vote of thanks to the
Musicians Protective Union for calling at
tention to the leagues white labor sta mp
on its official bulletin. The detectives EN-
ployed by the league to canvass the city and
find out what kind of goods each particular
dealer is handling have made their report,
ana by next Wednesday it will be published
Small cards viii be used, and the dealers
viii be classified under two heads, simply
dealers in white labor goods" dealers in
Chinese-made goods" These cards will be
distributed in every house in San Francisco
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Interfering with Registration.

The Election Commissioners instructed
Registrar Smiley yesterday that he is en-
powered by law to arrest any one who in
terferes with the progress of registration.
This instruction was given upon the state
ment of Registrar Smiley that the landlords
in several instances refused to allow the
precinct boards to occupy the premises after
night.
A complaint was made that the Registra-
ton Board in the Tenth Precinct of the
Forty-seventh District is incompetent, as
the men do not know how to proceed with
their work. Mr.. Smiley will Investigate the
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Overworked MiIlin.r Girls.

a scheme is on foot to organize the MILL
ners. In San Francisco there are upward
of 800 young women engaged in that BUSH
ness. and they complain that their hours of
toll are outrageously long. Charles Gram
barth, of the Organizing Committee of the
Federated Trades, has the project in hand.
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The Iron-molders' Union has made an ap-
plication to the Shoemakers' League to en-
gage its large hall at 597 Mission street as a
permanent meeting place, instead OF
Knights of Red Branch Hall.
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The Republican County Committee met
last night, DR.. r. G. Meyers presiding.
Secretary Lees read list of vacancies among
precinct officers, and the Chairman in
structed the members directly interested to
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see that the vacancies are promptly filed.
He also advised the COMMITTEES to commence
selecting men to act as ticket-peddlers and
challengers on election day.
The committee then went into executive
session &c arrange the active work of the
campaign by forming subcommittee.
The ratification meeting will be held next
Monday evening in the new Wigwam, at
which number Of able speakers will be
present.
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Specially Performers In Litigation.
George w. Wills and his wife, Grace Bar
ron, who call themselves specially arts is,
have sued John Mailman of the Cremorne
Theater for $4,000 damages for alleged
breach Of contract.