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CAUSE OF TnE SHOOTING.
Fiske Said to Have Circulated a SANDER
nra stnr,. Ahnnt SIN r,,nr-

Fisks Said to Have Circulated "A SANDER
Gus Story About StiIIman.
John d. Fiske, the water tank manager
who last night fell a victim to Stilmans
revolver, was lately involved in an unsavory
muddle of scandal. He had frequently
been brought before the public in various
suits concerning shady theatrical transac-
tUns, but the action for divorce recently
Instituted by his wife, Minnie }. FiSke, and
MS cross-complaint served to bring him
more than ever into unenviable notoriety.
The lady figuring as both plaintiff and de-
PENDANT in the divorce complaints now on
lie IL the courts Of this city is fiske's third
wife. She Is 4 young and pretty woman
and is considered one OF the bellies of
Fresno. In her complaint she alleges bru-
talitY on the part Of her husband and
claims he hired men TO steal her children
from her She also accuses him OF having
violated his marriage vows, She says that
at the time of their marriage she
had 100000 which had been so invested
that ii produces Sl400 a month, and the
property and other investments are now
worth 100000 Her husband. according to
Tie Vlfe's complaint, got her TO sign a deed
conveying nearly all OF the property TO him,
and explained that the document merely
secured him in case Of her death. This
deed She says was stolen from her by
Fiske and placed on record. The wife sues
for recovery of the property.
FI>kG In his crosS-cOmplaint sues for
divorce from his wife on the ground of
her conduct with Robert Barton, Fresno
vineyardist, who was also sued by the
theatrical manager for $4,000 damages.
Botn Barton and Mrs. Flske have denied
that their relations over-stepped the
bounds Of pTGpretyt
~ Among the many stories related of the
deceased is one claiming to account for his
third wife's wealth. He was engaged to
widow in the East who was possessed of
considerable means. The woman was sew
eTal years older than Fiske and one day she
expressed doubts Of the genuineness Of his
affection for her. Fiske, in order to show
H. did not care for her money, induced the
widow to sign over her property to her
daughter. This the widow did and Fiske
married the daughter
The cause OF the shooting is explained by
a dispatch from Fresno. published last
Thursday, which says:
II John ID. Fiske remains in Fresno he
will probably need a bodyguard. He went
10 the Postoftice this afternoon and upon
his return was attacked by J. L. Stillman,
an inventor Of this city. Stillman would
undoubtedly have inflicted bodily injury
had not Fiske made his escape into drug
store, where a policeman was summoned
and prevented a renewal of hostilities.
Stillman claims that last February he ac-
cidently caught Fiske with his French
nurse, and that Fiske has turned the tables
on bin and now claims that he (Stllman)
had established relations with the girl,
Stllman says that he will avenge the wrong
ut the earliest opportunity. He is on still
hunt for Fiske, but that gentleman is no.
where TO be found upon the streets.
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the north side of Howard street, right rest
ing on New Montgomery, facing south.
The Third Division, composed of Insti-
tutes No. 0 to No. % inclusive Chose of
Alameda County excepted, will form on
Howard street, right resting ON New Mont
gomery, facing north.
The Fourth Division. composed Of Insti-
tutes No. 81 to No. 5S inclusive, will form
on Mission street, right resting On New
Montgomery, facing south.
The Fifth Division, composed of Insti-
tutes No. 50 to No. 1873 inclusive, will form
on Mission street, right resting OF New
Montgomery. facing north.
The divisions will be in the positions as
signed then at s 80 o'clock in the morning
The Division Marshals will make all neces-
into effect The line will move at g
o'clock sharp. The institutes will form and
be divided into companies of fifty, under
the direction of their respective Marshals,
who will also appoint Assistant Marshals
and assign them to command of companies.
Officers will form on the right of their re-
spective institutes. The formation will be
in double rank, the order of march will be
in column of tours. The colors will be car
RED in the second four of each institute.
Institutes will form in line in their nu-
merical order, except those institutes COM
ing from the same locality may be assigned
positions together by the Assistant Grand
Marshals commanding the division.
All institutes, except those located in San
Francisco and Alameda counties. upon their
arrival in the city, will report at the head
quarters in the Flood Building. The AS
siStant Grand MarshalS and bands will
report to the Grand Marshal at B'nai
Birth Hall at $ o'clock in the morning
sharp.
The line of march will be from New
Montgomery street to Market, to Van Ness
avenue, to Hayes street, to st. Ignatius
Church. where the Institutes will attend
high mass. On the march up Market street
the column will be halted and line formed
on the north side of the street. right resting
on Powell street. to receive the grand Off
GERS and the delegates to the Sixth Graud
Council, who will assemble at institute
headquarters in the Flood Building. After
the grand officers and delegates have taken
their places on the right the column of fours
will be formed to the right and the march
continued.
After the services at st. Ignatius are con-
cluded, the Institutes will leave the church
in the order in which they entered. The
line of march will then be continued along
Hayes street to Van Ness, to Eddy, 10
B'nai Birth Hail. where the institutes will
be dismissed. The Grand President will
review the parade at the intersection of
Hyde and Eddy streets.
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YOUNG MEMS INSTITUTE.
Orders Issued and MnrshaIs Named foi
the Pnrade.

Orders Issued and AIarshais Named for
the Parade.
AT meeting of the Executive Committee
of the Young Mems Institute last night,
communication was read from the Virginia
City New. Instituted that three special cars
would be provided for the delegates from
that plac e; also from institutes at Gilroy,
Stockton, Benicia, Nevada City, Visalia,
Napa and Vallejo that each institute would
send delegates from so to $50 in number.
The Reception Committee was given
charge of the decorations of the institute
rooms in the Flood Building and Institute
No. % was given permission to place a tent
in the Pavilion on the evening of the ball,
VIII ere delegates Will be received and free
collation. served. The tent will be carpeted
and otherwise appropriately furnished.
The Entertainment Committee reported
that it had secured seats at the Grand Opera
House for the Grand Council on the even
ing OF the entertainment, and the contract
for furnishing music for the banquet and
entertainment was given to L. G. Knell.
The Secretary was instructed to commu-
nicate with the various parochial schools,
asking that a half holiday be given the
children for the purpose of Witnessing the
parade, and committee, composed of j.
T. Greeny, J. +. Smith and j. J. Harfng-
ton, was appointed to call upon employers
and ask that the men be given half day
of on the day of parade.
The orders for the parade will be as fol-
lows:
A. b. Mcguire, Institute No. 81 d. Geary,
Institute No. Z; L. +. Barry, Institute No
4 T. j. Lynch, Institute No. so; }. j.
Dwyer, Institute No. Z; c. L. Stanley, In
stitute No. IS; I. l. Dillon, Institute No. 9,
and j. W. Grove, Institute No. "a, are
hereby appointed assistant grand mar
shals, and are assigned to duty as follows:
Assistant Grand Marshal A. 3. Mcguire
viii perform the duty as chief of staff AS
sistant Grand Marshals ID. Geary and f. 4.
Barry will act as aids 10 the Grand Mar
shall; Assistant Grand Marshal T. j. Lynch
will command the First Division Assistant
Grand Marshal j. j. Dwyer will command
the Second Division; Assistant Grand Mar
shal c. T. Stanley will command the Third
Division Assistant Grand Marshal II. |.
Dillon will command the Fourth Division :;
Assistant Grand Marshal j. w. Grove will
command the Fifth Division.
Tile Institutes located in San Francisco
will assemble in their respective meeting
places and move by the shortest route to
Alameda County forming the Second d.
vision will march direct from the Oakland
Ferry landing to their position in line,
under command of Assistant Grand Mar
shall J. j. Dwyer. The remaining insti-
tutes located outside of the city will as
semble at B'nai Birth Hall and move
thence to The positions assigned them in
line. The First Division, composed OF in
sttuteS from No. to No. 7, inclusive, will
form on the east side OF New Montgomery
street, right resting on Market, facing west.
The Second Division, composed of the in
stitutes from Alameda County, will form on
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The Fresno Opera-HOuse Mama
ger Shot and Killed by
Joseph Stiilman.
THREE BULLETS IN HIS BODY.
Delegates Elected to the Republican
State Conventional Murderer
Fractures the Skull of Fellow
Prisoner - Amateur Ministries
Destroy Modesto Property.
Killed by a Gable Dummy. .


FRESNO. July 26-John d. Fiske. the
lawyer and opera-house manager of this
city who has been prominent before the
public for the past two or three years, was
shot down and instantly killed tonight by
Joseph L. Stillman, an inventor.
stillman had been hunting for Fiske all
day. and found him at $50 o'clock this
evening, standing in front of tile Grand
Central Hotel on Mariposa street. Several
blows were struck and both men worked
toward the middle of the street.
Fiske then turned and ran up AIariposa
street, toward J, followed by Stillman, who
had a revolver in his hand and was about
ten feet III the rear. When they were in
front of Burks & Monroe's drugstore,
Stillman fred 4 shot into Fiske's back.
They still continued running, and when
half way across J street the second shot
was fired, followed by the third al close
quarters just as the wounded man was fall
ing forward on his face. Stillman, with
tile revolver in his hand, ran around the
PROSTATE body and walked rapidly across
Mariposa street in the direction of the
Fresno Lean and Savings Bank.
When he reached the middle of the street
his right arm was seized by an officer.
SuHman struggled violently in the grasp of
several men Who ran to the assistance Of
the officer. The prisoner was hurried to
jail followed by a tremendous crowd.
Fiske was taken into the drugstore with
blood streaming from his lips. He was
gasping for breath. and as soon as he was
laid on the floor Of the drugstore DR.. Maui
pin took hold of Fishes wrist and said,
lie Is dead" The body was then taken
p 10 the MoGgue, where an autopsy WAS held
Tie autopsy disclosed three bullet-holes,
two or which would have proved fatal. All
three shots entered the body from the back.
One entered at the right of the spine pass
ing between the sixth and seventh ribs ana
threugh the lower lobe of the right lung,
and cutting the aorta. The second ball en-
tered Just below the left shOulder-bl blade,
passing through the lung. The third bullet
struck in line with the hip Oh the right
side ana fractured the pelyiS bone.
The direct cause of the shooting was
trouble between Stillman and FiSke over
enc of Sullman's inventions, the latter
him out Of his own right thereto.
Stllman has been quite successful with
his inventions. He is, however, a man
with one idea, ana when his mind is set on
any one subject it seems to prey upon him.
Mrs. Fiske heard Of the shooting while
ont riding and drove at once 10 the Hughes
Hotel, denying herself to newspapermen
and all callers. she manifested much feel
ing, but would not speak about the matter
Two children besides the widow survive
the deceased.
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EASTERN RACES.
Yesterdays Winners at Monmouth and
Other Tracks.

MONMOUTH PARK, July 26.-The track
was sea of mud and water combined to-
day:
First race (Passaic stakes, for all ages,
three-quarters of mile, Volunteer won.
Reporter second, Tipstaff third. Time,
1;14H.
Second race (Sapling stakes), two-year-
olds, tbree-quarters OF mile, Necromancy
colt won, Russell second, Fox ford third.
Time, 1:16A.
Third race (Stevens stakes, three-year-
olds, mile and five furlongs, Banquet won,
Kings Own second, Jersey Pat third.
Time. 2:59H
Fourth race. one mile, Rono won, Eon
second, Diablo third. Time, 40.
Fifth lace. mile and quarter, Eurus
won. Chaos second. Philosophy third. Time,
2:13A.
Sixth race, three-year-olds and upward
seven furlongs, Arab won, Satisfaction sec
ond, Romance third. Time, 20.
Seventh race (Soud stakes), free welter-
weight handicap. five furlongs, My Fellow
won, SiroccO second, Guard third. Time,
1908
Eighth race, two-year-olds, five furlongs,
Blithe won, Peter second, Exclusion third.
Time Il :O3.
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Trotting at Pittsburg.

PTTTsBURG, July 26-This was the clos
ing day of the Homewood Driving Park
races, which resulted as follows:
First race, 2:25 trot, $1,000, Mamie Woods
won, Black Hawk second. Grand r third.
Best time, 2:2j.
Second race, free for-all-tr0t, $1,000, Rosa
lind Wilkes won, Pamlico second, Nobby
third. Best time, 2:19A.
I. Third race, 800 pace, $1,000, Dallas won,
Marenmes second, j W third. Bob Taylor
fourth. Best time, 2:16A.
Fourth race, maiden two-year-olds, five
furlongs, Marmora won, Marmosa second,
Walnut third. Time, 1 :03
Fifth race, three-year-0lds and upward,
one mile and a hundred yards, Warpeak
won, Khaftan second, Duke Of Highlands
third. Time, 1874.
Sixth race, sweepstakes for gentlemen
riders. one mile. Bertha won, Factus second,
Parkill third. Time, 1874.
Seventh race (Hamlin stakes) three-year-
olGs, one mile and three furlongs. Prince
Fonso won, Robeslier second, Davidson
third. Time, 2:25ls value OF the stakes to
the winner S3210.
Eighth race, three-year-o and upward,
mile heats, LOngshot won in two straight,
Metal second, Macbeth IL third. Time,
:44b and :4iA.
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Saratoga Results.

SARATOGA, July 26.-The track was very
muddy to-day. The races resulted as fol-
lows:
First race. six furlongs, Granite won.
B. b. Million second, Isaac Lewis third.
Time. ;19A.
Second race (Spinaway stakes, two
year-old FLIES. five furlongs, Sallie McClel-
land won, Helen Wallace flly second,
Ayrshire Lass third. Time, :O6.
Third race, mile and furlong, Lavina
Bell won. Daisy E second. Hamlet third.
Time, 2:O3A
Fourth race. California stakes) all ages
one mile, Los Angeles won, Belle d'Or Sec
Ond. Hindoo Craft third. Time, :Ofh.
Fifth race. mile and seventy yards, Letri-
tia won. Royal Garter second, Dyer third.
Time, 90
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A ROPE CANDIDATE.
Capture of sayes, the MurderOus Rencg4d
Apache

Apache.
GLOBE, July 26.-Sayes, the Apache rene
gade, who was wounded in the fight of the
18th inst. on Ash Creek, was captured yes
terday by Chief AntOnio's men on the San
Carlos River, about twelve miles from San
Carlos, and was brought in and placed in
the military guard-house. Sayes is one of
the Kids band, who murdered Sheriff Rey
nOds and Deputy Homes last November.
Sayes was wounded three times during the
tight Of the nth, but managed to escape
and elude capture till yesterday He had
IN his possession Sheriff Reynolds rifle,
which, he says, PashlanIah who was killed
on the 18th. had given him. This leaves
only the Kid and Tonic B. Sixty alive Of
the party Of eight eonvicts who participated
in the murder of Sheriff REYNOLDS. 1t is
reported that Tonic b. Sixty has also been
killed, but The rumor cannot be verified as
yet. Saye5 boasts of having killed several
white men. lie Will be tried In Pinal
Comfy for the murder of Sheriff Reynolds
and DeputV Holmes
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COMING HOME.
Mrs. Mackay to Take Up Her Residence in
Washinotn NaXt Sen.nn

WasHlngIOn Next SEASON.
NEW YORK, July 27.-The Worlds Lon
don special says: Mrs. Maekay gave a fare.
well party last night. There were many
Americans present, to whom she said she
intended leaving for Hamburg next week
and that she proposed hiring house in
Washington next season.
De Leuville is still prosecuting Mrs. Les
lie. He is out with letter to-day in which
he endeayorS to show that it was at the
lady's request and not at his desire that he
obtained the marriage license the other day.
Several society people in London have
gone to Birmingham to-day to attend Jo-
seph Chamberlain's farewell garden party
before he sails for America by the Teutonic
on AuouSt 9Th
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RAN INTO THE DUMMY.
Seattle Mans carelsssness Costs Him His

SEATTLE, July 26.-William A. Growert,
Vice-President OF the Phoenix Candy Com
pany, died at 10 O'Clock tonight from in
juries received an hour before by be-
Ing run over by FTont-street cable-car
The accident happened at the corner
of Second and Pike streets. where
the cable turns and goes up steep hill.
GrOWeTt started to run across the street to
catch a north-Side car and did not notice
the approaching cable-car, which he ran
directly into. The wheels of the dummy
passed over his groin, injuring him
internally and breaking his left leg He
died soon after. Eye-Witnesses state that
GrOweTt could not have noticed the cable
car in bis hurry and the accident was due
to his own carelessness. He leaves a widow
and two children.
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Joseph DAILY, about % years of age, re-
siding at q Fifth street, was treated at the
Receiving Hospital early this morning tor
a severe knife wound, extending four
inches over the left shoulder. DAILY stated
that while standing on the corner of How
ard and Fifth streets he asked Il young
hoodlum for light for his cigarette. An
uncomplimentary answer was given and a
few hot words ensued. DAILY claims that
the young hoodlum then drew knife and
after slashing at him twice ran off. lie
never saw his assailant before
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MAY BE HIS SECOND MURDER.
a CoDdsmned Man Fractures the Skull of An
nlhar PrisnnRr

SEATTLE, July 20 80 George Carter, a
prisoner confined in the County Jail for
forgery, was attacked and nearly killed to-
night by W. Friederichs, who was some
time ago convicted of murder in the first de-
gree. The murderer was confined IN a
cell and Carter was in the corridor
with a lot of other prisoners. The
men had been quarreling and Friederichs
losing his temper, picked up short, stout
stick and plunging it through the bars
struck Carter over the eye, fracturing his
skull. The wound is very severe and may
prove fatal. W. FriedeTichs is under sen
tence Of death for numbering his friend
SchOrbring, Il steward on sound steamer,
in 1887. His case is now before the Supreme
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CRASHING TRAINS.

An Engineer Killed aud Others Injured in a
Collision
ALBUQUERQUE q. Mex, July 26.-This
afternoon at o'clock there was head and
end collision on the Santa Fe at CanyonCity,
six miles from Glorita; between passenger
train northbound and freight soHthbound Z.
Frank Dennis, the engineer on the freight
locomotive, was killed outright. and Fire
man Westfeld suffered a broken leg. p K
Hauna express messenger, had his ankle
broken. Five freight-cars and the two To-
cOmotives were ditched, but no passengers
were injured
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BURNT MORE THAN CoRKs.
Boys Uuwitt; ngiy Destroy $1,000 Worth o.
Property IN Modesto.

IlOptIlf IL h1utSlN
MODESTO, July 26.-Fire broke out this
afternoon at 2:50 o'clock in an alley in
proximity TO a large number of fine resi-
denceS in the block between II and l and
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. BY the
efforts of the Fire Department the flames
were confined to the Congregational Church
(which was unoccupied) and the barns and
carriage-houses of J. s. Alexander, J.
Phelps, II. Nogelman, L. W. Fulkerth, w.
B. Wood and Mrs. f, Groliman, and
the adjoining fenres were burned.
The loss to the church. which was
old and small, Will reach $1,000, while the
other losses will vary from 500 to 500, the
total loss aggregating $4,000, which is par
TALLY insured. Sparks ignited the large
two story boarding house Of Warner
Brothers two blocks distant and the dam
age at that place WAS slight. 1t is believed
the FIRE was started by. boys in ". B.
Woods barn, who were burning corks for
an amateur minstrel show.
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PALACE HOTEL,

THE PALACE HOTEL OCCUPIES AN ENTIRE
i block in the center OF San Francisco. II is tins
model hotel OF the world Fire and earthquake
proof. has nine elevators. Every room is large
light and airy The ventilation is perfect. bath
and closet adjoin every room All rooms are easy
OF access from broad. light corridors The central
court, Illuminated by electric light, its immeaJ3
glass roof, broad balconies, carriage-way and trop
cal plants, are features hitherto unknown IN Amer
can hotels. Guests entertained on either the Amer
lean or European plan. The restaurant Is the finest
In the city. Secure rooms in advance By Telegraph
ing. THE PALACE HOTEL.
no76 San Francisco, Cal.
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Killed in a Railroad VIRGO.

PORTLAND. july ga freight train ON
the Southern Pacific was wrecked this
afternoon at Villsburg, five miles south of
this city, and woman and two children
were killed.
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Released ON RaiI

Judge Shafter has accepted $3.50 cash bail
in the cases of John Jewell and Timothy
McGrath. and a $500 bond for Bernard
Meyers. The accused are involved In the
fight at the Golden Gate Athletic Club
rooms at the time Me Bride met his death in
the ring. Bowers is still in custody.
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S ozoDoNT the ladies pride,
o My rivals 1t derIde.
ephyrs of flower laden air,
% My with it can compare,
ID Ding good to everything.
o every side its praises ring;
n eglect to use 1t, ladies won't
L hey all must have their SOZODONT.
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Raidipg Disreputabl. uors.s

Chief Crowley yesterday inaugurated
raid on the disreputable houses on Dupont
and Morton streets. Officers Hickey and
McGrath arrested four women and booked
them at the City Prison during the after
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SMUGGLING IN CHINESE.

Reason lor Inc hetu-n OF Inc heVsnpe cutter
Wolcott TO Seattle.
SEATTLE, July 26.-The United States
revenue cutter Wolcott sailed into port this
afternoon and cast anchor in the stream.
She left this port few weeks ago, and
since then has been cruising around the
Islands on the lookout for smugglers.
There have been rumOrs of late in circula
ton in regard to Chinese being smuggled
into this port, and it is thought that for
this reason the cutter has returned.
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WEAK MEM

CUFFERING FROM THE EXPECTS OF YOUTH
~ full errors. early decay. wasting weakness lost
MANHOOD, ETC.. should use DAMIANA RVT-
TERS, the great Mexican remedy; gives health
and strength to the sexual organs MOI Il cod
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HARBoKED A FUGITIVE.
a Los Angeles Justice of the Peace Gets Into
IrnnhIn

Trouble.
. Los ANGELES. July 26.-Justice of the
Peace W. c. Lockwood was arrested to-day
on the charge of harboring and protecting a
person charged with felony, in the case
of Damron, the forger, vino was arrested
near Lockwood's room last evening. Lock
wood was arrested ut first with Damron for
alleged completely in the forgery, but the
evidence at the time not proving strong he
was discharged.
Lockwood furnished bonds in $1,000 this
afternoon and was released.