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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Buried in His Mine.

YREKA. April 4.-Ben O'Connell, an aged
miner residing on Humbug River. about 10
miles west from here. had been missing for
several days. but 1t was supposed that he
was in Yreka. Finding out that this was
not so, party of miners went to his mine
where they found there had been large
cave of earth, on which they turned astream
of water and washed out the body OF O'Con-
nell.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Searching for Cheap Miners.

OsBURN. Idaho, April 4.-The wage ques-
tion is now the only topic of conversation
in the C9ur d'Alene country. Peter Por-
ter Of the Custer mine said to-day, "The
MiDe-owners' Association will stand firm
il the mines lie idle all summer" Nine
owners are sending to labor agencies at
Butte and elsewhere for supply of min ers
who are willing to go TO work at the reduced
schedule, to supplant the 1900 striking
miners.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Details Of the Tragic Death Of Sheriff
Spencer.
SIX SISTERS BECOME HIGHWAY ROBBERS.
New Silver Hines in Arizona and Rich Strikes in
Old Mines - Miners Out in
Idaho.
Special to TIE MoRNINa CALI

SPOKANE, April 4.-When Sheriff W. B.
Spencer of Whitman County was wounded
in the left side last Friday near Davenport
he fired while PROSTATE and killed Allen,
the leader of gang of horsethieves.
Frank Young. fellow-officer. fed instead
Of staying and defending Spencer. Spen-
GERS wound was not necessarily fatal, but
being left alone he bled to death. The
horsethieyes gathered about and taunted
the brave officer while he was dying. His
body was brought to Spokane to-day. Great
Indignation is felt toward Young.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
The People's PARTY in Santa Rosa.

SANTA Rosa. April A convention. In
response to call of the State Central Com.
mittee, assembled here to-day to form
Peoples party. A permanent organization
was effected, a county Central Committee
and delegates to the State convention were
elected and county ticket was nominated.
A portion Of the business mentioned in the
call was postponed.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Coal Famine Feared.

LONDON, April 4.-The effects of the coal
miners strike in Durham promise the
most disastrous results. All the coal in the
large factories will soon be gone and many
failures of well-known firms are expected.
All the bertbs on the River Tyne are filed
with idle vessels. COalyards upon which
whole communities depend for living
ore Idle. There is grave crisis In trade
and industry in the north OF England
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
CYNEPS CALLS.
Peculiar Work of an Insect Visible OF
the Oak Trees.

Professor Harkness told the Academy OF
Sciences last night how the little brown
gals that are now to be seen on the oak
trees came there. He said that they con-
tain the eggs of the cyneps, and will. i n two
weeks time, open. when a perfect fly Will
emerge. These flies will attack the new
wood of the tree and will deposit iB 1t from
10 TO 10 eggs. With the eggs they depost a
poison which ca1ses the tree to throw
out an expanded nOdule. where they
remain ia tile larva state for long period.
Then the nOduie burstS and another race of
flies comes forth 10 lay the eggs from which
the~ gals on the leaves and blossoms are
formed. The peeuliarlty of the cyneps Is
that male has never yet been found.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Tax Collections.

The following tax collections for the
month Of March are reported by Tax Col
lectOr O'Brien: City and county real estate
for 1891. S36, "a 90; city and county per-
sonal property for 1891 1861 81: State real
estate for 1891, S20,682 Is; State personal
property for 1891, S2552 "a; sale of nine
polltax receipts, S27; taxes of previous
years, S967 80; fee and commission account,
S2l0 48. Total, So, ,141 II.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
a Wealthy Tramp Killed.

PHGNIx, Ariz., April A man named
James E. Vernon was killed near San Simon
on the Southern Pacific while riding brake
beam on a freight train. Both legs were
cut off, and the man died instantly. He had
$3.50 in his pockets. From letters found on
his person it would appear that he has been
working in the vicinity of San Francisco.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Another Canning Company.

d. and NJ. i. Drysdale. Ii. A. and Henry
Williams of this city and Alexander Ander-
son Of Point Roberts, Wash. have filed ar
ticles of Incorporation of the Point Roberts
Canning Company to operate and manage
fish canneries in California, Washington
and Oregon and In the Territory of Alaska
and in British Columbia. The authorized
and subscribed stock is $50, 600 in 500 shares,
ID. Drysdale and Ii. 4. Williams holding
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CHINA'S COMMERCE.
Statistics Show Large Increase During th
Past Year.

Past Year.
LONDON, April A dispatch from Singa-
pore states that the statistics just made pub
lie give the amount of Chna's foreign trade
for 1891 as amounting TO 254, 600, 600 taels, or
about 1913, 76O, 600, an increase of 10000, 600
taels over the export figures for 1890. Ex-
ports of opium have decreased in value, but
increased IN quantity. The cotton trade has
largely decreased Imports of kerosene
have quIntupled in the past 10 years. The
purchases for 1891 amounted to 10000, 600
gallons OF American ana 10000, 600 of
Russian. The exports of tea slightly de-
creased. and those Of silk have largely in-
creased. The custom revenue figures show
an Increase Of 100 COO taels over 1890.
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Supposed to Be Dalton.

VIsALIA, April 4.-Sheriff Kay and
posse went to Stokes Valley last night. 25
miles distant, after man supposed to be
Grattau Dalton, who escaped from the
County Jail last September. The man WAS
a farmland named George Evans. Parties
who he'd seen him told Kay he was the
noted bandit, Dalton, who was believed to
be in this or Fresno county.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Burglarized the Parsonage.

WINTERS. April 4-Burglars got into the
Methodist parsonage last night through a
window, while the occupants were at
church, and took S3 or S4 in money, two
raZors, towels, napkins and other things OF
value. The house looked inside as though
a tornado had struck is. There is no clew to
the robbers yet. though the officers are on
the lookout.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Death of Governor Irwin,s Mother.

PHGNIX, Ariz., April4.-A telegram from
Governor Irwin of Arizona to parties In this
city, dated Mt Keokuk, Iowa. announces the
death of the Governors mother after a Iip-
geriDg illness. Governor Irwin has been by
her bedside for over four months. He will
return 10 the Territory in about ten days.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
The California Midland Project,

VIsALIA, April 4.-Charles Ertz and Vfr-
gil Bogue were in this city yesterday in the
Interest OF the California Midland Rail
road. They took view of the surrounding
country and said that they would have two
corps of surveyors in the field within 10
days. one at Stockton and the other st
Bakersfield
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Hflana,s Tnwn Electinn

HELENA. Mont, April 4-The Demo-
Gratis to-day elected John C. Curtin Mayor,
by a majority of 54S. The Republicans car
ried the city last year by 43S. The Demo-
Gratis also elected six outof eight Aldermen,
giving them control of the City Council.
The Republicans elected the Treasurer by a
small majority, and also the Police Mag
istrate.
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MarysVille's New Officials,

MARYsvILLE. April 4.-The recently
elected city officials took office tonight.
Mayor Rdeout's message sets forth the
state of municipal affairs as they exist, and
advises radical treatment in altering them.
He advises Improvement in the drainage
and the solution of the slough problem, and
urges that the people consider the matter of
bonding the city for $4,000 for improve
ment nurpnS6S.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Imports at Nogales,

PHGNIX, Ariz., April 4.-The report OF
the Nogales Custom house for March shows
imports as follows: One million one hur-
dred and twenty-nine thousand three hun
dred and forty-nine pounds of ore, I67. 7S5
pounds of lead, 25.011 pounds of copper:
value Of gold and silver, $3.50. $40. There
was also shipped through SS2,84O gold and
silver bullion.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
FIGHT IN MEXICO.
The Yaqui Indians Resist Arrest by Govern
mont Troops.


mont Troops.
PHOENIX, Ariz., April A special to the
Republican from Hermosillo, Mexico, says
that courier from the San Migue. district
has just arrived and reports fight between
Mexican troops and Yaqui Indians at the
Gablan mines. Two Yaquis were killed
and one wounded; no soldiers were hurt.
The affray grew out Of the arrest Of several
Yaqnis who were suspected Of gathering
ammunition and arms for a raid. The In
dans resisted arrest, which led to general
fight. The Government has been appre-
hensiye of another outbreak similar to the
one Of few months since. in which the
commanding general was slain, and has
been unusually active in arresting suspects.
1t has been made an offense punishable with
death to sell ammunition TO Yaqui Indians,
aud neither powder, ball nor cartridges can
be sold in the State of Sonora without the
written permit of the Governor ON pain of
Imprisonment and eonfScation.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Shot From Cover.

YREKA. April 4.-James O'Connor, q
miner, who last week ran some Cinnamon
away from mine, vas returning from town
last night about O'clock when be was fired
upon from ambush by some parties whom
he believes were Cinnamon. He received
severe flesh wound in the thigh.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
A Rich Nina in Arizana.

PHOENIX, Ariz, April "A ric h strike Of
mineral is reported 25 miles east Of Ehren-
burg. One mine measures 5000 feet in
length two claims), and shows two parallel
pay sireaks, three feet apart. The upper
seam is high-grade lead and silver ore, "a
inches wide; the lower one measures two
feet and runs from $50 to S120 in gold.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
An Insane Man Identifisa.

NAPA. April 1.-The Sheriff has received
telegram from Muncie. Ind. in regard to
Charles Burt, city janitor here. arrested for
insanity and committed to the asylum. The
telegram states that Burt's true name is
Frank w. Schaeffer. 1t is thought possible
that he had been engaged in shady trans
actions which caused him to change his
name,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
NO MORE MILITIA MONEY.
The National Guard of Washington Left With.
out Funds.

The National Guard OF Washington Left With.
out Funds.
OLYMPIA, April 4. Attorney-General
Jones has rendered an opinion in which he
holds that no more money can be expended
for the maintenance Of the National Guard
OF Washington after May next The law
levying special tax OF one-fifth OF mill
for military fund was approved March q,
1890. The constitution provides that no
money shall he paid out of the treasury I'M
less such payment be made within two years
from the first day of May next after the
passage of such appropriation act. Conse-
queDtly no more money will be available for
the National Guard for any purpose what
ever. The matter cannot he remedied until
tie next session of the Legislature, which
will be in January, 1893.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Criminal Trial. ra-aax

Tie trial of Daniel Venalia for the mur-
der of Piero CALI was commenced before
Judge Murphy yesterday. After securing
eleven jurors the case was postponed and the
trial Of N. B. Lszard called on Immediately.
Lazard Is accused of assaulting George II.
Elkins with knife some time In November
last. The case will continue to-day.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
THE OYSTER WAR.
Desperate Encounters Between the Virginians
and the Maryland Men.

ana tHe MaryIand Men.
ONANCoCK, Va, April 4.-The oyster
dredgers and the tong-men along the east
ern shore of Chesapeake Bay are again
shooting one another. Two slooploads Of
hardy Tanger Islanders. armed with old
fashioned muskets, are said TO have routed
superior force Of dredgers. backed by the
repeating rifles and cannon of the Virginia
oyster police. One man was killed and
several wounded. A fleet of Maryland
pirates also raded the Virginia oyster
grounds, but were driven off by the island
ers. The islanders captured boat fun of
oysters and five men. all from Smiths
Island, Nd. The men, after a trial before
Justice Of the Peace, were sent to the
County Jail
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Were Probably Lynched.

LITHoNIA. Ga, April 4.-The men who
followed the two negroes accused of as
saultng Postmaster Browns daughter have
returned, saying there Is no use for further
pursuit, as the negroes were lost" 1t is
generally understood by that remark that
they were lynchei
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
A Woman MySteriously Murdered.

BERLIN, April 4.-This city is agitated by
the announcement OF another supposed
Jack the Ripper murder. The body of a
dissolute woman named AmaIie was found
strangled on the staircase of house near
the Police Bureau in Kaiser Wilhelm strasse
The murderer apparently was disturbed
while at work, and was compelled to escape
before he had time 10 mutlate the woman.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Wounded by n Nefghbor.

Mrs. Mary Slavins of 749h Doe streetwas
treated at the Receiving Hospital yesterday
for a broken arm. After treatment she said
a Quarrelsome neighbor inflicted the injury
by striking her with club. She refused 20
state the name of her assailant.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Burned in the Black saa

ST PETERSBURG, April At ia reported
steamer in the Black Sea. with 200 nassen.
gers, has been lost with all on board. TIE
STEAMER was greatly overloaded
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Two Years for Forgery.

VIsALIA. April 4.-Willlam EmmersoD.
alias Ruff, alias johnson. pleaded guilty in
the Superior Court to-day to forgery, and
was sentenced to two years la the State
Prison. He is wanted at other places on
the same charge.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Rnhhed the Postmast.r

BOISE. Idaho. April 4.-Two masked men
entered the postotlice at s 80 tonight and at
the point of pistol compelled Postmaster
Leonard to hand over all the cash In the
office, $500. The robbers escaped.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Warm Weather in Boston.

BosToN, April 4.-SuEday was the warm
est day In Boston on record in the month of
April. The mercury rose to II deg. in the
shade and strong southwest wind pre-
vailed all day. Not since the establishment
of the Signal Service, 20 years ago, has this
figure been reached In April.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Deeming Pleads Insanity.

mELBouRNE, April a. - Deeming's So
hcitor proposes as defense tror his ellen;
plea OF instructive insanity. and has tele.
grapheo 70 England for evidence Of Deem
iDg's madness when boy.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Massacre in India

CALCUTTA, April 4.-Lushats, raiding on
fhe rear OF the British columns. surprised
party working for an English tea planter,
ana massacred 80 coolies, besides capturing
Others The English family escaped.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Not the Greenwood Murderer.

NAPA, April 4.-Sheriff Mckenzie has re-
ceived photograph Of the man arrested in
Idaho suspected of being the missing
Greenwood murderer, but he is not the man
wanted, being a German, while the man
wan ted is an American.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Seeking a Conyentiou.

STOCKTON, April 4.-Twenty delegates of
committee of so left here this afternoon
for San Francisco to attend the meeting of
the Democratic State Central Committee
tomorrow and ask that the State Conven.
tion be held at Stockton.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Big Strike in a Silver Mine.

PHOENIX, Ariz.. April Parties just in
from the northern part of the county report
a new strike of two feet of $500 silver ore
just made at the bottom of the 1O00-foOt
shaft in the Silver Belt mine. Development
work is being pushed
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05

The Society of California Pioneers held
Its monthly meeting last night, but besides
the routine business nothing of interest
transpired. The meeting adjourned Is min
utes after il was called TO order
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Margaret Mather's Divorce.

CHICAGO, April 4.-The application for a
divorce by Margaret Mather, the actress,
against her husband, musician Emil Haber-
korn, charging desertion. has been made
puhlic
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Forty Prospective Clerks.

Forty applicants for positions in the rail-
way mail service and departmental service
were given their civil service examination
yesterday at SOC Battery street, under the
supervision of George 3. Hoyt OF Washing
ton D. c.
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LAND.GRABBERS.
Boomers swarming on the Borders OF the
Cheyenne and Arapahoe Reservation.

KINGFIsHER, o. T.. April 4.-The excite
ment over the opening Of the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe reservation is Increasing in
intensity hourly. A line of boomers has
been formed at the land Office for several
DAYS ready TO make a filing. The Fifth
Cavalry is deployed along the border to
arrest tresspassers. Ex-solders are here in
force to make their declaratory statement.
There are bitter feelings against these ap-
plicants and there are threats of a riot in
case the agents file large number of them.
The land is TO be opened for settlement
Aprll IL
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A Governors Dilemma.

2RENToN. n. j., April 4.-Governor Alb
cest will either sign or veto the Coal Trust
bill Oh Tuesday. Nobody knows just what
he will do. The fact that he bad a long
conference with Democratic State Senators
yesterday iEdicatc' that up to that time he
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Railroad Acciaep. in Yves. v,re;n;.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aprl4-A freight
train on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
struck rock and dozen cars were-demol-
isbed. 1t is reported the engineer, fireman
and brakeman were killed.
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Drawped in the Ki.,:ssipni.

CLINTON. Iowa, April 4-Yelta Ottens.
Lubbe Greene and a man named Lohmanze.
all of Fulton, H.. attempted TO cross the
Mississippi in a skiff. 4 high wind upset
the craft and all were drowned.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Floods in Australia.

SYDNEY, n. S. W., April 4-Unprece-
dentedly heavy floods are prevailing in Lis
more River. 1t has overfowed its banks,
sweeping away houses and destroying crops.
Several persons have been drowned.
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The Argentine Trouble sub,iding.

BUENos AYREs. April 4.-The excitement
In consequence of the Radical attempt to
overthrow the Government is enieting. The
decisive action of the authorities in ordering
large detachments to the city put damper
on the revolution, and no further trouble is
anticipated.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
pnrfn Nnvn in nanrer

PARIS, April 4.-Government advices
from Porto Novo say the Dahomians are
advancing with large re-enforcpments. II
Is expected that they will attack Porto Noyo
fa-laY
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
New York saloons Closed

NEW YORK. April 4. Yesterday was
probably the first Sunday that New York
has ever seen when all the saloons were
closed up tight, owing to the otfication by
the police that saloon-keepers must respect
the law.
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This Sherman emphatIealIy denied.
He went on to defend his act
and said it would with proper amendment
be made the fulcfum on which rested the
whole financial system Of the country. He
argued against free coinage, and in closing
said he was not only willing to discus the
question but desired to have it discus sed.
The matter then went over.
Morgan's resolution went on the calendar
under rules.
The Senate then adjourned
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Was Not Abducted.

CHICAGO, April Ada Path. the San
Francisco girl who has been missing some
time, returned to her home all right this
morning. She had been visiting a school
mate and was not abducted.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Lsiohton WIN IA n;..h.rroa

SPOKANE. Wash. April Al G. Leigh
ton, the gambler charged with the murder
OF his mistress. testified to-day. He claimed
that the night of the tragedy is blank to
him. AT the close Of the hearing the Prose-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
Republicans Carry Clevels nd.

CLEVELAND. OHIO, April 4.-The Repub-
leans carried the municipal election here
to-day by a comfortable plurality Returns
from other Northern OHIO towns show some
Republican gains
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Burglars at Visalia.

VIsALIA, April 4.-The residences of Lud
Chambers and j. NJ. Fox were burglarized
last night. Losses nominal.
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Five Men Drowned.

GREENFIELD, Mass, April 4.-Six Ger
mans employed by the Griswold Manufac-
turing Company, while boating on the river,
were carried over the dam and i've were
drowned
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05

day is about over. Indications point TO the
election of a Republican majority to the
Legislature. The State ticket Is likely 10
fail of election. with tile Democrats secur-
ing a plurality. This. however. will be Of
no avail If the Legislature is Republican.
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had not reached decision. The situation
is interesting from political standpoint
aud affects the Governors ambition in
marked degree
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cutting Attorney moved to dismiss the case.
The Judge will decide tomorrow. Tho
theory was maintained in the examination
that the woman shot herself, being prOmnted
by remorse over her mtsspent life.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-04-05
The Burned Steamer Ma;,e

LONDON. Aprf 4.-The steamer Maine.
reported lost Saturday. was burned March
% off Fayal. The cattle and some bales OF
cotton were saved.
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Republican Legislature Predicted.

PROVIDENCE. r. l., April 4-The pre-
para,ory Work for the State election Wednes-