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The morning call., 1892-04-29
TURF TOPICS.
Valuable Stallion Sold-Racing at Memphis
and Washingto

Valuable Stallion Sold-Racing at Memphis
and Washington.
CATHERINE, Ky., April 2S.-W. II. Will
son has sold on private terms TO d. T. Buff
fngton Of Florence, KY, the great young
stallion Oscar William, years old, by Sim
mons. dam Little Thoms. whose record is
2:23&. It's second dam was Byerly's Alb
dallab, sire Jerome Turner, who had a rec
ord of 2:l5h.
MEMPHIS. April 2S.- The result of the
closing days races Of the Memphis Jockey
Clubs meeting was as follows. The track
was sloppy
Five furlougs One Dime won, Knott In 1t
secend. Borealis third. Time, o5k.
-Four furlongs, Interior wen. Good wood
second, Pekin third Time. :52%4.
One mile, Gray Goose won, Content Sec
ond, Annie Brown third. Time, :46.
One nile. handicap, Jim Dunn won, Boli-
:46l2.
Seven furlongs, Powers won, Enterprise
second, Miss Piekwick third. Time, 1914.
WASHINGTON, April 2S.-The track WAS
I'D good shape to-day, and there was o large
attendance. The results were:
-Four and half furlongs. Morello won,
Rose Washington second, Volturnia flly
third. Time, :56.
Six fnrlongs, Poverty won, Eliza second,
Ray third. Time, II
Onc mile aud a fuTlong, Lepanto won,
Isaac Lewis second. Mary Stone third.
Time, :57.
One and sixteenth miles, Eric won, Mar
gherita second, Ely third. Time, 81 h
dnrlty won, sam Morse second, Ecarte third.
Time, 2:2lM
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WHITTIER. ,REFoRMAToRY.

Governor Markham Visits the School and
Thoroughly Inspects Every Department. .
WHITTIER, April %. - Governor III. IT,
Markham, accompanied by MEs. Markham
and Trustee ia. Gibson, calhe to Whittier
yesterday TO inspect the State school,. They
were met at the depot by battalion of 200
cadets. who escorted them to the school
where the Governor reviewed the boys and
witnessed the battalion. drill.
In the evening. thes Governor visited the
machine-shop and electric plant, where I2
boys are learning to be electricians aud EN-.
gineers. The; boys, later in the evening.
gave an entertainment i'm the chapel and
the Goyerno or talked briefly to them.
lie Said that the school was win ming a
good name throughout California, and that
1t would always be his aimand his pleasure
to further the interest of the boys, net only
while they were in the Whittier School, but
also after they were discharged from it,
This morning the Governor, accompanied
by Trustee Gibson, carefully inspected every
department of the school,; The shops, the
garden. the bain, the farm and the orchards
were all visited. He also visited the girls
colleges, both of which are now crowded
and said the real object Of his present visit
was TO see what, if anything, could be done
to increase the accommodations of this de-
partment, and that when he returned to
Sacramento he would. lay the matter before
the State Board of Examiners, but what will
be the result he gould not say. :.
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THE HOUSE.

Debate on the Dipiom atic Appropris Il on
Bin Postponed Because of No Quorum.
After the usual routine business the
House went into committee of the whole on
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill, the pending question being on the
Amendment restoring to $500 the salary of
the Minister to Venezuela. No quorum
voting, call of the committee was ordered.
After several Intellectual attempts 10 secure
quorum. the Republicans refusing to vote,
the committee, on motion of Blount. rose
and demanded the ayes and noes on the
motion to adjourn. The result was ayes 10,
noes 1873.
Then Blount moved that the sergeant-at-
arms be directed 10 bring in abseDtees.
This was carried, and the sergeant secured
several hacks, and deputies proceeded TO
the raeetrack. After considerable delay, il
became evident that no business could be
transacted, and the House adjourned.
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SeVeral Lives Lost in an apartment
House Fire.
A DOCTORS COSTLY eARELESSNESS.
Victims Of the Philadelphia Fire InsreayiBg-Severa
Members Of Iheatsr Company
Burned 10 Death.
Special to THE MoRSIxs CALI

NEW YORK, April 2s-In the fire that
partly wrecked the Cayuga flats at 100 and
III West Thirty-third street to-day two
tenants lost their lives. and two others were
badly. probably fatally. injured.
The dead are: Mrs. William Alexander
and Miss Elizabeth Jones, Mrs. Alexander's
sister. The bodies are so dsfgured as to
be unrecognizab!e.
The injured are: DR.. James Z. Briggs.
padiy burned about the face arms and
body. will probably die; Miss Catherine,
badly burned, chances OF recovery are
sight Henry Hanton. fireman. burned
about the face and arms
Dr. briggs had undertaken to clean
lounge with naphtha. The fumes of the
napntha reached candle near by, caught
hre and set the lounge. the doctor and the
house on fire, and simultaneously the can
containing the inflammable stuff exploded
with a report that shook the house and blew
the doctors front window out on the street.
The fire spread with great rapidity and the
building was soon gutted. Loss $4,000.
Alter the fire the firemen came unexpect-
edly upon the bodies of the two women in
Inc wreck. who had fallen ON the stairs On
the thlrd-tiOOr landing
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THE SESSION ENDED.
Officers of the Native Sons Elected and a
Barquet Ends the Convention,

Umcers OF tne Native oonS Elected and
Berquet Ends the Convention.
Los ANGELES. April 2S.-Ghe Graad
Parlor of Native Sons OF the Golden West
resumed its session in the Turn Verein Hall
this morning, with Grand President Fitz-
gerald in the chair.
The special order of business. the ritual
question, was at once taken up. The work
of exemplification was we'll managed, and
the ritual in its entirety was adopted.
On motion of Charles j. Tilden. the
ritual was referred to a committee known
as the ritual convention, with instructions
to promugate the same, to take effect on
July /. Generally speaking the new ritual
is an Improvement on the present one, and
it was readily adopted without any contest
The general OPINION prevailed that the
settlement of this vexed question will prove
of great benefit to the order.
resolution was presented to the Grand
Parlor concerning the wisdom of taking
some steps to show the appreciation of the
Native Sons of the services of the path
finder. General John Z. Fremont, and it
was decided that the incoming grand presi-
dent should investigate certain matters
relative to assisting Mrs. Fremont fnan-
ciaily. and 1t was ordered to prepare q
statement of facts and have the same pre-
sented 10 the subordinate pariors.
A resolution was presented aud referred
10 the committee on state OF the order,
which. briefly stated. is as follows: That
some plan be arrangedwhere the remains
Of General Sutter may be removed from
Philadelphia and reinterred in Suffers Fort
at Sacramento. A motion was also carried
declaring Thursday the last day of the ses-
sion, when nominations for grand officers
were Immediately called for and the election
proceeded with.
Result OF Elections.
The officers of the Grand Parlor are as
follows:
Grand president. Thomas ]. Flint Jr; grand
yiee-pl esidenI, JOAN L. Greany; grand secre-
taiy; Henry Lunstedt; grand treasurer. Henry
). Martin; grand marshal, Fl. G.. w. Dinkei-
spiel; grand lecturer, j. d. SprouI; grand orator
J. w. Ahern;. grand Inside sentinel. &. X
Stewart; grand outside sentinel, Percy "
Long; board of tguslees-E. L. kalz of san
BernardiDo, Judge +. NJ. Angelotti Of San Ra-
fael. Frank II. Dunno aud X. +. Dooian, of San
Francisco. jackson Hatc1 OF san Jose. W. ~
Couley OF MeIced and D. E. Morgan of Nevada
City.
The newly elected grand officers were
then duly installed, and the Grand Parlor
adjourned sine die with rousing cheers.
A banquet wound up the session this even
ing.
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An Enraged Lover Travels From Sac
ramentO on Murder Intent.
NlTIVE SGNS GRAND PiRLOR iDJOURKED
cOyerner Markham InspeetS the Reformatery-T
Aorthern Part Of San Joaquin County Irrigated.
The Rainfall and General News.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

STOCKTON, April 28.-Walter de Clark, a
railroad man. about 35 years of age, whose
home is in Portland. Or, went to Tracy last
night with the evident intention of shooting
somebody, possibly Miss Tillie Ludwig. the
daughter Of a weli-kn0wn hotel proprietor
there, because she had refused to marry
him. He was shot by her brother, however.
one of the five bullets sent after him taking
effect III his left side, the ball entering
from the rear and going down into the
groin, where it was cut out at the hospital
here to-day.
De Clark went to Tracy from Sacramento
last night. and the railroad men say he at
tempted to shoot the baggageman in the
train. having grudge against him, and, in
the scuffie for possession of the weapon, a
brakeman had his hand hurt.
Bent on Slaughter.
De Clark then threatened to hurt some
body. and the railroad hands feared trouble
when he reached Tracy. as it was known
he had bitter feeling against Miss Lud-
Wigs father and brother owing 10 the break
ing Of his engagement to the young lady.
Henry Ludwig saws De Clark went TO the
hotel where Miss lille was and tried tc
Ieach her room In his stocking feet with the
purpose OK killing her. but she was not in
her room and hewas frightened away. AT
the door he met young Ludwig and an
officer who had been called, aud making an
attempt to draw his pistol Ludwig fired and
the fellow ran, pursued by the brother.
Where he fell his pistol was picked up.
ATeiItale Letter.
A copy OF a note dated Sacramento, April
2S, and addressed to Mr.. Ludwig was found
on De Clark when he was taken in charge
which shows that he intended to kill the
girl. II reads as follows:
Dear ir-1NOdoubt you are aware why have
Committed this hortible deed. You know as
well as can tell you that l love TiIle and she
has promised and declared she would marry me
and no other living man. And for her 10 20 back
on her word 1T thfs late hour has made me des-
perate, hence tne rash acI.
WALTER DE CLARK.
The wounded man said to-day that he
was alone to blame and he did not want
Ludwig prosecuted. Physicians believe lie
will recover. Ludwig gave bail for 5000.
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rated with water. Hundreds OF acres will
be made green with alfalfa aud a,anv
otchards 10 the vicinity of Lodi will be made
vigorous through the@irrigation :.
VIZ ne same parties who have built the
Woodbridge. canal with others are tts prn.
moters of the Beckwith canal sciie,its ta
take the water from the Mokeiumne River.
near Campo See0, and irrigate the whole
noIth end of the county. The company has
secured many miles of right of way. sad
day, and rush il to completion. Other jrri,
gation projects are receiving cotisiterahje
attention., and now that the Weodbyiiec
canal is a success it Is believed tie several
plans will be carried out To irrigate from
both the Stanisiaus and Mokelumne rivers.
thus covering the countv 5.a.' - y
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MTLBANK FIGHTS A DUEL.
a Criticizing Frenchman Wounded OF
Account Of the Drayton Affair.

BRUSSELS. April 2S.-There has heen an-
other duel as n sequel of the Fox Borrowe
meeting. The comments in the clubs. cafes
and public places have not generally been
restricted, and as a result of varied CON-
ments duel took place on Wednesday
evening between Harry Vane Mlbank and
a Frenchman whose name is not dvulged
The duel occurred about two miles from
Ostend. The cause of the affair was a re-
mark made by the FreEehman regarding the
character of the Fox BOrrowe meeting The
Frenchman was wounded In the hip.
Whether the wound is serious is not
known. All the details of the matter have
been kept n profound secret.
Later aGvices show that the Frenchman's
wounds are of very dangerous character.
The weapons used were the regulation
dueling pistols and the duel was fought at
a distance of IL PAGES. The wounded man
was taken aboard q steam yacht lying off
Ostend and is being carefully attended to
by friends. Milbank escaped without in-
jury. His seconds were Lestrang and
FORMER.
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CREsPo's son. CAPTURED.
.PalaciO's Command rim Chief in the
Hands OF the Insurgents.

.PaiaciO's COMMUNICATIVE Chief in the
Hands OF the Insurgents.
New YORK, April 2S.-The Herad's La
guayra special says: If the advices received
to-day may be relied upon Crespo.
has at last begun to- move for
headquarters at tire southern end Of Lake.
Valencia. 1t is believed simultaneously
that Mora started toward Valencia. The
plan appears to be to attack Valencia, Vic
toria and Puerto Cabello be fore moving
upon Caracas. The situation in Caracas is
unchanged, except the feeling OF alarm Is
becoming greater. The Supreme Court
Judges remain in prison, the: streets are
filled with soldiers and arrests are startl-
iDgly frequent
ton. He keeps himself within the Yellow
House well guarded night aud day. A
quantity of arms from Trinidad,
which were intended for General Cres-
20, were seized at Ciadad. The Bolivia
Government also captured a son of General
Crespo. and the young man, it declares.
>will be executed on the day. his
father comes within league of Caracas.
President Palacio has also announced he will
subject young Crespc TO torture unless Mrs.
Crespo divuged her husbands plans. Mrs.
CreSpo says that they dare not do Ii.
Palacio purchased large quantity of
muskets and ammunition in Trinidad, and
they are being landed at ports along the
OrInoco River and at this town. This con-
firms the current reports that Palacio has
secured tue active support of Great Britain
in consideration of concedipg to that
ceeat.y the disputed territory betveea
Venezuela and British Guiana. The Gov
ernment troops have crossed the Andes and
have taken Guanare. Governor Has and
MS stan are returning from Crespo's camp,
which they captured. Palacio's generai-in-
chief, Casanas, has been captured by
Crespo's soldiers.
HAMBURG, April 2S.-Fifty cases of gum
powder shipped for Venezuela was seized
here to-day at the instance of the Venezu-
elan Consul and taken to the Government
magazine.
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Starving Mexicans Furnish I'd. Food.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex, April 2s-The
distribution Of food sent to the famine suf-
ferers at RIO Grande City began yesterday,
the issuance being conducted by an Ameri-
can committee. which had completed list
oil the Mexcans who were actually starv-
ing. During the issuance scenes of the
most pitiable description were witnessed.
In many cases the starving Mexicans had
been without food for days, and some of
the women and children were slowly starv-
ing TO death. The greatest distress is re-
ported from the country back OF the Rio
Grande, where many Mexicans who had
few hundred cattle before the drought be-
gan are now destitute, the stock having
died OF starvation
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HANClNGS IN THE SOUTH.
Colored Man With a Stout Neck Survives
His Legal Execution.


NEW ORLEANS, April 2s.-The Picay-
une's Harriston (Miss.) special says: Cole
man Blackburn, colored man, stands to-
day without rival for the strength of his
neck. On the Goth inst. he was hanged for
wife murder, aud to-day he was able to
walk around the room and converse with
friends After having been suspended by
the neck for SO minutes and being pro-
ncunced dead by three local physicians the
supposed corpse was turned over to rela-
tiyes and taken to Franklin County, 80
miles distant. While EN- route to the family
bnrying-ground a noise was heard In the
comm and when it was opened the supposed
dead man was found to be breathing. A
physician was summoned aud the patient is
pronounced now out of danger.
NASHVILLE (Tenn.) April %. Henry
Grizzard. negro and an ex-conv;ct, was
iynched by crowd of citizens near Good
iettsyllle this morning for assaulting Mary
Bruce, white girl. The crime was COM
mitted last night with brutal violence The
country was aroused. and the male citizens
gathered and arrested Henry Grizzard, Fps
Grizzard, John Grizzard, Mac Harper, Lee
Gromes ard William Hatch. all negroes
Henry tirizZard was identified and hanged.
The others were Jailed here this afternoon
Tie report during the day that four men
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THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
Warner Miller Speaks on the Subject at
Minree polls

MINNEAPOLIS, April %. - Ex-senator
Miller addressed a large audience tonight
on the subject of the Nicaragua canal,
under the auspices of the Minneapolis
Board of Trade. La the course Of his speech
he called attention 10 the fact that though
it was a private enterprise he had been in-
vited by The Foreign Relations Committee
OF the Senate TO make a proposition look
ing to the transfer of the canal company as
1t now stands. with the expenditure Of
S6.000.000. TO the United States. i'm re-
offered to make q transfer for what the
committee Itself would say was fair price,
considering the expenditure already made
and the time and labor involved But he
denied emphatically that he volunteered
any proposition looking 10 the transfer of
his company's rights 10 the Government of
the United States. or had In any way tried
to lobby q bill having that end in view.
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THE sCoTCh.IRfsH SOCIETY.
Annual Meeting at atlanta, Ca, and Recep-
ton az the Goyernor's Mansion.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 2s.-TEe annual
congress of the Scotch-Irish Society Of
America was called 10 order in the House
of Representatives by President j. n. Craig
OF the Atlanta society. Governor Northen
of Georgia and Mayor HemphIll of Atlanta
welcomed the congress. Among those pres
ent were Robert Bonner Of New Y ork, pres
ident Of the natl onal society w. G. McCon-
nell of Des Moines; A. NJ. Charlton of
Omaha. and A. c. Floyd, secretary of the
national society. President Bonner re-
sponded 10 the address OF welcome Henry
Wallace of Des Moines spoke on the Scotch
irish Of Iowa. DIR. John J. Mcintosh and
Colonel George W. Dare also addressed the
congress. A poem of welcome. written by
Frank l.. Stanton, was then read. A recep-
tlon at the Governors mansion was given
the visitors Tonight
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Rayision Of the nreihuna.

LONDON, April 2s.-The Berlin CORE
spondent Of the Times, referring to the
runner tina. the Marquis di Rudini, the
Italian Prime Minister, when he visits
Berlin will ultimate that Italy is unable to
support her military burdens: says. it. is
stated, that Austria will support Italy in
the. latter's demand for revision of the
Dreibund, with view to simultaneous
reduction of military forces, Austria desir-
ing peace in order to carry cut her delicate
and difficult task Of currency reform.
The morning call., 1892-04-29
HEBREW COLONY.
Large Numbers of Russian Jews Located in
Northern Manitoba.

MONTREAL. April 2S.-A new era in
Jewish colonization is to be entered upon.
Tonight 100 male heads of families leave
Dalhousie station for the Northwest to
found a new Jewish colony there. The
settlement is near Oxb0w, In the Souris dis
trict. The first contingent is composed of
staiwart Russian Jews. who arrived in
Montreal the present spring. AS soon as
they get their homes erected their families
will follow. The scheme is practically
backed up by Baron Hirsch. and a flourish
ing colony is expected to be formed
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CONGRESS-.
tn Z SENATE.

Allison Opposes the Payment to Indians
for Reservation Lands.
WASHINGTON. April 2S.-In the Senate
to-day the resolution Of Jones OF Arkansas
for the payment TO the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Nations for their interest in the Chey-
enne and Arapahoe reservations was laid
before the Senate.
Allison spoke against il. He favored re-
committing the whole subject 10 the Con-
mittee on Indian Affairs, as the payment OF
the sum would make precedent for a
further payment of 81. 900, 000
After considerable discussion and without
disp0sing of the question. the Senate ad-
journed until Monday.
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Being Retried, for Murder

FRESNO. April 2s.-The second trial of j.
d. Smith for killing Percy Williams came
before Judge Holmes to-day. Smith and
Williams quarreled over a'game of cards as
the Hughes Hoterduring fair week IN 1895.
Williams drew and fired at Smith aad Smitlr
shot at Williams. killing him. At the frs.
trial Smith was convicted of mausiaughter
and sentenced TO 10 years at San QueRtIn-
The case was appealed and Suith was
granted a new trial. The general opinion
here is that Smith was harshly dealt with.
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Comments on the Ravachol Trial.

LONDON. April 2S.-The press of London,
Berlin, Vienna and Madrid are ringing
with contempt for the cowardice of the jury
In the Ravachol ease. The Times Paris
correspondent telegraphs long comment
In the following strain: Ravachol con-
Quoted the sittings of the Assizs Court
with firmness and moderation. He would
not be too rough with Judge Cues, nor
would he take any unfair advantage in
crder 10 escape the questions of the police
president
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Astor,s Funeral in Paris,

PARIS. April 2s.-The funeral of the late
William Astor took place to-day at the
American Episcopal Church. The services
were strictly private. Mrs. Astor and her
two daughters, Mrs. j. Coleman Draytpn
aud Mrs. Or,De Wilson, with three friends,
were present. Mrs. Drayton will accom-
pany her mother on the steamer La Bour-
gogne. which will convey the remains to
New York.
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SWINDLING MERCHANTS.
A Denver Firm That oonspired to Rob It's
Creditors

DENVER, Apri, 2S-A sensational expo
sure was made during the hearing of an at
tachment suit against the defunct liquor
firm Of Boehm & Co. by the First National
Bank. The firm failed for $3.50, 900. A MEM
Der of the Mound City Distilling Company
stated during the trial that Boehm & Co. and
Nagle & Becker, liquor brokers Of Chicago,
entered into conspiracy whereby the former
was to purchase, through them, goods
amounting 10 $4,000, coo and then fail, the
Chicago firm to share the profits. In this
deal over $4,000 worth was disposed of in
Chicago. Denver aud the East The attach
ment Of the bank was declared void on. the
ground that the discounted paper had not
been given for cOnsiderat
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THE MANITOBA BLIZZARD.
Further Reports of Death and Destruction
the Vicinity OF Winning

the Vicinity Of Winnipeg
WINNIPEG, April 2S.-Reports OF a terri
BILE storm are just coming in. Fully 20 miles
of the Canadian Pacific's wire west OF here
has been blown almost out Of the province.
The dead body of George f. Sundy. black
smith, was found near Bearburp. 20 miles
to the west, this morning. In Winnipeg
people were blown off the sidewalks IL
was impossible to see two feet ahead on the
prairie. Fear is felt for the safety of ves-
sells on Lake Superior. A dispatch from ST.
Vincent, Man., says: "The worst blizzard
for years, accompanied by snow and frost.
has just blown over. Waves on Red River
were Is feet high"
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Josiah Belden's Will.

New YORK, April 2s.-The will Of Josiah
Belden makes his son. Charles A. Belden Of
San Francisco, his second cousin. Russell
w. Mckee Of Brooklyn, and George G. WILL
Jams, PRESIDENT of the Chemical Nationa
Bank his executors. The testator leaves
to his wife for life and also his
library. pictures, works Of art, paintings.
and horses and carriages. The house will
go to the children, Charles and George F.
Belden, Mary f. Emile. Laura j. Gibson
and Louise A. Iddings, after the death of
their mother, and the residue of the estate
is left to the widow and children, with few
beaueSts to other relatives
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Huntington's Party Bauouetad-

SACRAMENTO. April sc. 2. Hustiug-
ton spent the day here inspecting the rail-
road property and renewing old friendships
This evening he was rendered a recep-
ton at the Sutter Club by the City Board OF
Trade and citizens. de was accompanied
by General Manager Towne, III. <. Huntiag-
ton, w. III. Mills, A. D. Wilder aud others.
all of whom were guests at the banquet
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Assault With a Deadly weano,.

SANTA ANA. April 2S.-The trial Of
Abraham Geier, charged with assault to
kill Wiser. saloon-keeper of Fullerton.
was held in the Superior Court here to- -day.
The jury brought in a verdict of guilty OF
assault with deadly weapon, recommend
ing him to the mercy of the court He wiu
be sentenced on Monday