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The morning call., 1892-10-01
STORY OF THE CRIME.
Mrs. Smith S i'd They had Agreed to
Die Together.

Die EGgethef.
DUNsMUIR, Sept. 30-When J. w. Smith
and family got off the train last evening at
Castels they went 10 Mrs. Mullen's and ell
gagged lodgings and board for week. but,
when shown to the rooms, Smith refused to
stay in them, acting all the while like
crazy man. He finally took his wife and
daughter 10 tent in the brush and timber
back Of the house. where some party had
been camping. They thought the tent
would do and that they would save expense
by using it, The strange actions OF the
party excited suspicious, I'd Bragdon and
Smith, back Of whose store the tragedy &C.
CURED, were watchful during the night.
At about 10 o'clock shot was heard, and
from that time on the shooting was kept up
tin daylight. j. w. Smith then brought
bundle In blanket and laid it on the perch
In front of the store. The storekeepeT
Smith, noticing blood on the bundle. laid
back the wrappngs and WAS horrtied upon
finding tile mutilated form Of the little girl
One side Of her body had been blown and
torn away by the shooting, aud her throat
was cut, nearly severlng the head from the
body.
j. W. Smith Mt this time was walking
around seemingly in dazed condition. In
few minutes Mrs. j. W Smith came tot
terng toward tile store, her left arm and
shoulder being shot away. She was put to
bed by Mrs. Mullen. She said that she
gave Smith two revclyers and shotgun
aud they agreed TO kill the child first and
then to XIII her and lastly himself. She
tnehI snts .saH- q is-JS nit tiee was after
that body. She was very weak, but seemed
rational.
Smith seems to have made An effort to
Kill himself. but the charge graZed and
backened one side OF his head. lie was
arrested and tied down to the floor in the
store, and he threatened all sorts Of things
to his dying wife and to his captors.
The family came TO Dunsmuir from Sis
son. Their neighbors there speak we'll of
them. Others say that she wanted 10 leave
him and take her child with her. They
had not always been happy, and he said
after he was arrested that he took his
family away from Dursmuir to murder
them, being afraid TO do so in this town.
Mrs. Smith was bright woman of good
appearance, and the little girl. 6 years old,
was q lovely child. Smith has been COM
mon druEkard He made desperate efforts
to appear insane after his arrest.
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head first from horse while displaying MS
agility as a cowboy yesterday, was reported
to have an arm and leg broken. Fortunateiy
this was not the fact He is all right, with
the exception Of general soreness all over
the body and an inability to get ont OF Ded
There was an excursion on the Nationai
City and Otay road to Tia Juana THIS
morning, 500 tickets being sold.
The celebration has brought out mum.
ber of suggestions for the Improvement oil
San Diego city and and, COUNTY; cunt goo IL wiII Is
remain in the town as the result
of the event after all expenses are paid, ana
this will put In circulation money winch
has been badly needed. There is plenty
of value for money in san Diego, Dut
the circulating medium has been very
scarce indeed for months past. ana / was
shown this morning warrantfor $40 wnicn
the owner had carried in his pocket
for weeks. as he could only get 6o
per cent in cash for II: one OF
the suggestions is the cultivation Oh the
sugar beet in San Diego County, the SOIL ana
climate being admirably adapted Tor the
purpose.
Another proposition is to make San Diego
an aTbored city by empowering the streets
with evergreens. vines and climbing roses,
of which no fewer than thirty varieties are
locally Obtainable and available. among
these vines are the bignonia, yellow ana
white jasmine, passifiora, honeysucRie,
wlstaria, clematis, soanum wedIandl. VIZ
ginia creeper Boston ivy and Tie lovely
vermiion-hued tecama capensls
An accident occurred at the ferry this aft.
ernnon which deprived many hundreds OF
visitors of the chance of attending the
yaquer0 tournament at the Coronado race
track. The ferTy-spr0n collapsed. or rather
the bottom came out or 1t. owing 10 tne
tremendous crowd collected on IL to take
passage for the other side. Luckily, the
tide was low and the water very shallow,
but about 200 people were immersed to the
waist and the traffic was stopped for several
hours
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were rivers Of liquid fire, batteries of wiz
gilng eels. bombs of jewels. mortars of vii
low trees, voleys of Kissing serpents. hat
teries OF diving fish, dolphins, water lilies
mill wheels. bouquets Of flowers, magnIfi-
cent fountain devices and roaring cataracts.
ne lights on the plaza are burning to-
night; the chairs are there; the banners
are there; but where is the crowd?
Echo answers, where?
feel like one who treads alone
Some banquet hall deserted:
whose guests are fed
Whose garands dead.
And all but he departed.
The show is over.
IL was brave show, too.
There are green oases in the deseri sands
of every mans life.
| have seen oneof these GASES and storod
its image lovingly away in nv man,orv orru ~
der the caption Of the CabriIlo ceia W.,
in San Diego. PAIJT, G. Drp,N,,
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A RACE THAT DIES.
Never Again VIII White Men See Il
Old Indian Dances.

Never Again VIII White Men See the
Old Indian Dances.
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 30.-The crowd in town
thinned cut rapidly this afternoon. Indeed.
many Of the visitUrs from Los Angeles,
San Beruardino and Riverside left yester-
terday, the California Southern running
out a special train for their acconm odation.
1nis morning more departed. the train leav-
ing in two sections. the first having teD
coaches and the second six.
One feature which rebounds specially to
the credit of the visitors is that the order
preserved has been phenomenal. Chief
Brenning said this morning: so far as my
department goes, no one would have known
that anything unusual was transpring
Just think of it, besides the three Indians
arrested on the first day OF the celebration,
the entire force, regular and special, num-
bering twenty-three men, has arrested for
drunkenness and other OffenseS only two
solitary vlolat0rs OF the law. This is some
what remarkable. and certainly proves that
The vast throDg within our gates was here
for innocent pleasure"
The Indians at the ranchera this morning
repeated their dances and added some new
ones. Several hundred people were pres
ent, but in the absence If a great crowd
was improved opportunity to enjoy the
spectacle. Before the dance. commenced
Vicente. the three Guiseno' 'chiefs, held a
council with the tribe. They then blessed
some money, baskets and seeds and accord
ing 10 the general custom made present OF
the articles and money to the other tribes.
At the conclusion of the tribal dances all
Joined In what they called the "juala juie"
dance. The languages OF the two tribes ars
so different that a member of one canE0t
converse with the other. and such coDver-
sation is usually held in Spanish. The In
dians will leave for their homes tomorrow
afternoon.
There Is a reasonable doubt whether
these Indian dances will ever be seen again
in California city. An old citizen, COM
menting on this mornings games, said II
question whether ii will ever again be pos
slble to produce these Indian games as now
produced. ] observe thatas civilization ad-
vances the Indians become more retired
The young men, and especially those who
had been taught to talk English, were
averse to putting on paint and appearing
before crowd in those crude games. A
few years more and all that Will be only
seen in history"
TIE Mexican band which has contributed
so much 10 the pleasure of the celebration,
will leave in the morning for ReGondo
Beach and will be cared for by the Santa
Fe Company. The mem bers will give a con-
cert on Sunday, and will leave for Mexico
on Monday morning.
Gjvernor Torres and staff went to Tia
Juana this afternoon, and will 60 from
there overland to EnseDada. The Governor
expresses himself as highly pleased with
his reception in San Diego. but adds that 1t
IS no more than he expected from people
with whom he is in such close friendship
and sympathy.
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THE OLD SOLDIERS.
What Generals siocum and siekIes Said
About Cleveland.

About Cleveland.
WASHINGTON. Sept 30-Much comment
has heen rrovoked by some Of the express
81 .zrec hes g5c5 ET --as
a7l 1eaI ey-so - a.
.spear rss@elt d Hs eL-
..f.s. :. rs -sHstfee1 70
- a. ofa ~ss
~ 3g se -e -T -t.el-
&- sis. AZ Tc tic D5
te auy r1aJ
"a ~ n 1oer O. tfa
4s1-i- .on ku
G1slZ taa Hs miceUt aad resosctaE
aleinbeTs OF lhc Dlou0 Amy 0i s1e = r = =
lie who attended tie rersat encam pheht !
were General Daulr7 L. Slckles and General
Henry w. SlOcum, both leading Democrats
Of New fuTb, ard exception has been
taken by Democrats, who are notellEl0le 10
mem bershiD in the ORGANIZATION, TO certain
remarks reported to have been made by
them on the ground that the utterances
we're in violation of ore Of its tenets.
= There is uo ground whatever for this crit
ieism. What was said by these gallant
soldiers was not an ordinary partisan
declaration. Neither Of them invaded in
the slightest degree the requirements and
privileges Of the Grand Army; aud for
what they said they received the almost
unanmaIs approval OF their comrades, ir-
respective of the political differences which
exist in the membership Of that oTganlZa-
tion.
Naturally the desire to know just what
General SlOcum and General Sickles die say
about the Presidential contest is strong. All
shat ther said cannot be reported. but one
sentenex ON each fairly indicates the
ten6. OisE " hole. General SlOcnm said
Il w3alth Ee to know now any soldier can
49, yor 70 men. both drafted on the same
Or agas a man VINO served his country
ss.oyally; Harrison aid in the time oi
piril"
General ickles said: mo man will ever
; :. ed the people o. the Presidency
y 49, .Dtry who has insuIted soldiers
va - ing ofthe question Of pensions.
The morning call., 1892-10-01
SWIFT VENGEANCE.
One Murderer for Whom the Law WIN
Make No Delay.

one Murderer FOR Whom the Law WIN
Make No Delay.
DUNsMUIR, Sept 30.-There is at least
one murderer in California tonight for
whom the law will create no delay, for pun
ishment has followed fast upon j. w.
Smiths awful double crime. He met his
death tonight at the hands of his indignant
former neighbors of this town.
When the southbo bound express left Duns-
muir at o'clock tonight, just twenty-four
hours after the departure of the Smith
family by the same train. Ii was boarded by
about fifteen silent, determined looking
men. One OF them carried stout rope,
and the others were heavily armed.
1t was but short run to Castella and
these men being in the forward car thay
had jumped off upon the station platform
as the train slackened speed and before il
had come to full stop.
little way from the station a deputy
sheriff from Shasta County was standing
with guard and between the two was
Smith. his throat bound up and looking
pale and wan. The deputy had thought to
take that train to Redding, but he was
never to make the trip in company with
that prisoner.
Before the officers realized that anything
was wrong the mob from Dunsmur had
marched up and covering the deputy and
the guard with revolvers compelled the I'M
mediate surrender OF the murderer.
There was no attempt at disguise on the
part OF the lynchers. A half dozen kept
the officers under cover, and the rest took
Smith little to one side and hanged him
to. an oak tree short distance from
the station within ten minutes from the
time the train halted. Before the smoke OF
the express had faded from the southern
horizon the wife-murderer was dead. He
was given time, however, to make speech
if he had anything to say, and these were
his last words:
"Gentemen, / deserve this. did wrong"
Before the dying day had darkened into
night the avengers OF the awful crime were
back in their homes.
1t was probably Smiths threatenings
after his arrest that led Mrs. Smith to tell
the story that they had agreed to have him
murder the child and then herself and sub
seauently kill himself, as even when she
was diving the woman showed mortal terror
80 tbo man and song ht to shield him,
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AFTER THE SEATS.

cs4nubIicans Expect to Reduce the Demo-
u cratic Majority in Congress
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3O.-The Republican
tb committee on Congressional elections
tas been holding private sessions here for
TWO days for the purpose Of figuring out
what can be done to overcome the Demo-
ratio majority in the House Edward Nc
'herson and Richard {. Kerens are ex-
Eenely sanguiue. The purpose Is said to
a to bend every effort TO freak into the
3mocratic representation from the South.
iecting Alliance men IL not Republicans
wherever it is possible. so as 10 prevent the
'emocrats from organizing tho next House.
p the Fifty-frst CoDRress tls Republicans
lad seventeen representative from the
South. In the present Congrks thew have
but four. Mcpherson figures Rlat they car
elect twenty-three Republicass from the
South TO the Ffty-third C0kress, Mr.,
Kerens saws that four Republicans will be
elected in Missouri, and REPRESENTATIVE
Houk Of Tennessee counts on three from
bis State. Mr. Houk says that unless the
situation changes materially the RepuhIi-
cans will elect the Governor Of Tennessee.
and he thinks there is very fair chance
that the electoral vote Of the State NAV be
cast for Harrison w
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ACCIDENT UPoN ACCIDENT.
Visitors Have Hard Luck In Getting Il
the Tourney.

! Visitors Have Hard Luck In Getting TO
the Tourney.
SAN DIEGO. Sept. 30.-The vaquero tour
nament at the Coronado racetrack was the
big event OF to-day, aud was Witnessed by
! fully 5000 persons.
TIE number would have been larger but
| for the accident at the ferry, alresdy re-
| ferred to. The resources Of the company in
| the line OF transportation were severely
| taxed and when it came to getting the
| horses of the cowboys across something had
! to be done.
The problem was solved by taking the old
ferry-boat Silver Gate, which has had its
engines removed, putting the horses aboard
and securing tug to haul the concern
across the bay.
Both the Coronado and Benicia ferries
conveyed as many passengers as could
squeeze aboard on a ten-mihute service.
At the last moment steam launches and
rowb0ats were called into requisition, but
even then many hundreds of visitors had
10 stay behind and realize the truth Of tho
old adage, that 1t is q hard thing to look
into happiness through another mans eyes.
They derived. however, n limited satisfac-
ton from watching the daring tricks of the
vaquerOs, some of whom rode their horses
down the sharply inclined narrow plank
which led onto the deck of the Silver Gate
board.
Another accident happened soon after the
real rush for the raceirack on the other side
had b-gan. The steam dummy and several
cars Jumped the track and the scene that
followed beggars description. No one WAS
hurt, but the excitement WAS no small in-
cident in the days record.
The tourney was under the direct super
vision Of Marco Forster of San Juan Capis-
trano; The judges Of the various events
were Francisco HicO of San Jacinto, Thomas
Alyarado of MontSerate rancho in this
county and Antonio Altamarlno Of Old
Town.
The carload of bulls shipped from San
Juan CapistranO on Wednesday reached
Coronado racetFack via National City and
around the bay last evening and the ''crit-
ters" were turned loose in a high board in-
closure TO await their debut in the arena this
afternoon. A more vicious and iercer
looking lot OF bulls 1t would be impossible
to roundup ev' : in Texas or Ind an TerT.-
tory. Their pen as near the grand stand,
where they could be seen in all theiF pres
tine native wooliness, and they were visited
and admired all the morning by many who
could not attend the tourney.
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ELEMEATS OF THE SUPERNATURAL,
Bandits Aided bg the Ghosts Of Hen That
Walk by Night.

MODESTO, Sept. 3O.-Is would seem that
an clement Of something approaching the
supernatural is seiag thrown about the
movements Of the mysterious bandits
Evans and Sontlg Certainly there should
be about them something eNpernatural II
the ghosts OF murdered men walk by night
The iuexplleable part of it to the believer
In ghosts is that the supernatural powers
seem TO be enlisted on the side of the man.
killers. They seem, from the stories told.
to have the natural powers and means of
waiting themselves silently and instanta-
neousy from place to place. They are in
hiding In Pine Ridge one day and the next
day they are seen boldly walking the streets
of some far-away city Ii this disastrous
and lamentahie chase continues much
longer 1t viii be the fate of Visaiia 10
hSure in some romantic novel as the
home OF the two men who, in THEN way
became more notorious than the James
boys, Joaquin Murietta or Tiburcio
VssqueZ Inc latest story of the
mysterious movements of the train-robbers
is told by the News of this city, and forms
a most interesting aud striking chapter of
this intensely interesting history. c. G.
Baker, saws the News, who is QUE of the
largest ranchers in Stanisaus County. and
a man whose word is as good as his bond.
visited, the Stockton fair last week He told
day evening last. while registering at the
Commerrlal Hotel in that city, he was ep-
preached by john SOntag, one of the noted
bandits, Who asked 10 be allowed TO sleep
with him, as all the rooms in the hotel were
occupied Mr.. Baker gave him an eyasive
answer, and atlempted to get away and IN
form Sheriff Cunningham of the mans
whereabouts. lie says that SOntag fol-
lowed him to the office and from there to
the rear OF the hotel in a large opening,
where they had long talk. He says be
knows SOntag well. aud did business with
him while in tie livery business here.
In addressing Mr.. Baker he always
addressed him as my friend" He
at first made Inquiries about the
trouble" near Nisaiia, and then inquired
II he knew the Witty boys. Mr.. Baker is
an old friend of the family and so stated.
SonJag then said the boys" did not want
10 Kill the Witty boys. but to give them
shaking up" as q warning 10 them not to
foilew. lie further said that the boys"
had it In for a number who were try
ing to capture them. and would not
hesitate to ''do them up" Mr.. Baker
haally got rid Of the bandit and sought
Sheriff Cunningham, who searched the
town until midnight without finding a
trace of him. Baker says that Sontag
wore dark. soft felt hat and that his mus
tacbe was trimmed. otherwise his appear
anee was the same as when here. While it
can scarcely be credited that the outlaw
would 90 into city the size of Stockton the
unusual sctOns OF the men have been such
that il is hard TO tell what they will DO.
Mr.. Baker does not know Evans. but does
not think that he was with Sontag.
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WATCH THE SPRINGS.
Jl..e Sure Way of Capturing the Elusive
Train i.ossb-Ts.

Train i:oSbeIs.
MI John q. Lucas of Vsaia, whose
namf has been brought into prominence in
connection with Outlaws Evans and Son
tag, is in tho city at the Russ House
Mi. Lucas is the cashier of the Seqnoia
NIL MI cempany. whose lumber-mIlls are To-
who sent the nrst word TO 7s'1a.t- he
rout Of the United States Marshal's posse
at Y)ung's cabin and the killing of Deputy
Maranais Wilson and McGinni ss.
Tie news of the tragedy was brought to
the piIls by Warren HILL one of the party,
VINO was SO excited when he arrived there
as to be uh able to use the telep hone and
had to request Mr.. Lucas assistance.
The truth Of the matter is." said Mr..
Lucas, that when the firing began all of
tn party who were not killed scattered like
a fiOck of quail. Ii is only five miles by q
good trail TO the mills. but Hill in his ex-
citement took roundabout trail fully
fourteen miles in length to reach the mills"
The reports sent out from Visalia that
after the shooting Evans and Sontsg at
once III out for another section OF the
county, Mr.. Lucas pron0unces incorrect. he
having seen them on the trail from Young's
cabin to the mills on the second day after
the shooting and about two miles from the
cabin. Lucas knew both OF the men once,
aud mad quite lengthy chat with them.
lie stdleS tndt alinough the bandits knew
that he was the party who bad no flied the
0fncerS Of the hnding of the cart at Dun
laps, they showed no desire to molest him.
In fact. Evans stated that he did not intend
10 inlure any one except those who he
knew were hunting him for blood money.
Sontag was still quite lame, but neither
OF the men showed any indication Of having
been wounded in the Sampson Fiat fight.
Mt Lucas scouts the story published in q
morning contemporary of the bandits being
ell route to San Francisco, adding that they
are SAFER IN the mountains, with every trail
ana Nater-hOle of which they are perfectly
familiar, than on the plains, where Evans
peculiar appearance would attract atten-
tion. lie mas no doubt that the men have
plenty or provisions cached in the noun
taiuS' having taken the precautIon prior to
the tram robbery. The general opinion that
Deputy Will Smith is aD arrant coward is
not suared by Lucas, who thinks him game
enough, but totally lacking in discretion
and judgment.
Speaking Of the probability OF the early
capture OF the bandits he states that there
are put few men now out on the hunt and
thlnKS Evans and Sontag will have no
di1lcll'y IN eluding them, al least for a
long time.
Ihe proper method TO get them" said
he, would be to organize force sufficiently
large 10 cover the approaches TO all the
wstef-loles in the vicinity, which could
easily be done. The bandits can secrete
fotd anywhere, but they must come to the
springs for water"
MI Lucas states that the stories OF the
ill-tTtatmsDt accorded Evans family in
Vsalia are false, as the family is not there.
nor has 1t been for some time.
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NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Heroes Of the Mare Island Disaster Gem.
meRded by the Navy Department.

WASHINGTON, Sept 30.-The Navy De-
partment has recognized the courageous
conduct of certain officers and men at the
time of the explosion OF the shellhouse at
the nayy-yard at Mare Island as follows:
Where so many responded to the call Of
humanity and nobly performed their duty
in this great emergency. itwould be inVidious
on the part Of this department, and indeed
difficult, to select any one for especial COM
mendation, but to the persons whose names
appear in the several reports received con-
cerning the accident the thanks Of this de-
partment are hereby rendered.
Secretary of the Treasury Foster said
this afternoon that he is much encouraged
at the prospects Of the International none
tary conference, which, he Is satisfied, Will
be held before long. Information has been
received that several persons prominent in
monetary circles at home aud abroad will
take an active part in the proceedings.
The new return postal card will be placed
on sale at all tie postoffices October Is.
In his forthcoming annual report II. G.
O'Brien, Commissioner OF Navigation of
the Treasury Department, vii. recommend
the esta blishment Of nautical schools for the
better scientific education OF men employed
in the merchant marine on the Atlantic
Coast and Great Lakes.
SeDor Lorne, the new Spanish Minis
to-day.
Mrs. Harrison passed comfortable DAY
and IS gaining strength slowly.
ID. Nellist has been appointed Postmaster
at Frankfort, Pacific County. Wash, and
Ida c. Rols.on at Fremont. King County.
Wash. A postofhee has been established at
Hollingswortb, Whatcom County, Wash,
John w. Crawford, Postmaster.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original-Francs c. Gar
but, John Mckee, William Bennett, James
II. Dunleavy. Additional - Robert II.
Kells. Increase-Joseph r. Scott. Original
widows-Hattie Hubbard, Mary Cummings
Washington: Original - Ans0n DWELL,
Joseph ii. Newell, Martin Smith.
Oregon: Additional - James A. Cook
Original widows. etc.-Sarah A. Lands
(mother).
w. B. Kendall Of San Francisco and c. 81.
Ross Of Oakland are registered in the city.