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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
. =. .-. WRECK AT DELTA. s.
A Pullman Porter Rolled on Rocks
:: and Killed. <.':


.DUNsMUIR, July las the north bound
express was pulling away from the water
tank at Delta this morning the front trucks
OF Pullman left the*track and ran clear
out to one side from under the car. The
car was dragged half its length and turned
against the bank. 81: !: =
The passengers were badly shaken up
and frightened, and the porter. Richard
Walker. ran from the car. jumped off and
was crushed by. the car. W. P. Coleman
of Sacramento tried to hold him, but he
jerked away. He leaves widow and child
IN Oakland. He was insured in the Acct
dent Company for $4,000. = j.. s..
Superintendent Agler,: soon had his
wrecking train there The passengers
were transferred and only delayed a
lew hours. The accident was caused by
the breaking of bolt somewhere In the
trucks. - =: :.
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J.. The total value of these products was
nearly S3,Oo0.00O, and fully 90: per cent of
their value was paid to the Southern Pa
cifc Company for nsportation. :::..::...:. :
:. The growing of " heatis now one Of the
most important industries of this valley
and every year the acreage is.. being in
creased. Under a different condition of
TRANSPORTATION the acreage would be dou-
bled within a very short time. :: =: :. =:
There. is only one mill in Bakersfield.
BUTT pays the highest figures it.can: afford
for wheat and allows the producer one
half 1.-The freight charges to San Fran cisco.
The policy of the Southern Pacific is to
Charge ALI: the freight the product will
stand. there is; no consis tency in its
charges. i. ~ 4:
T The, rate by car from Bakersfield to. San
Francisco is S64 so. and:it* absorbs :all*the
profit on the products On the Porteryille
branc near Fresno the com pany charges
: a rate of s45.a car to this place, no matter
|. what town: it Is shipped from, 1.-THE mile
age not being taken into con sideration.
From Delan0 the@rate is S33 and from Jas
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02

FRUIT INDUSTRY HAMPERED.

: BAKERSFIELD, July 1.-The proposed
construction of arailroad through the San
Joaquin Valley from Stockton to this city
has filled the: people here with renewed
hope and energy, and to- say that they are
enthusiastic over the. pr oject only half ex-
presses their sentiments. AlEthat is needed
to make this county one Of the. most pros
porous in the State is aeon peting railroad.
Fl Copies Of The CALL: containing for
nation concerning the4new= enter prise are
read within terest and become subjects OF
general" discussion &: throughout :; Kern
County. If It only depended upon this
county and town doing. its. duty the new
line w Guild be com pleted at an early date.
!: : 1t is impossible to ennmerate all Of the
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THE DEFENSE OPENS.
Policy and That Mysterious De-
: =. rs coy Letter.
The ScandaIous Story Concerning
McWhirter and Another Young II"
f. rIan's Wife. E e. =.
Special to THE MoRS1Se CALL

<. FRESNO, July 1.-The defense in the
=; trial of Richard S. Heath for the murder
of McWhirter opened to-day. The session,
which: was short, was characterized by a
long argument of objections. =. = - 80. =
The first witness called was Mrs. Me
Whittier. who testified that her husband
and Heath were friends. She said Heath
called after The murler and asked to. act $
pallbearer at the funeral She had heard
her husband say that Dick was a good
fellow when not in the hands OF bad COM
panions Or in drink. Then he was all
wrong. -. 80: -. =
NJ. N. Parsons testified that McWhirter
was his intimate friend -
The defense tried show by this wit
ness that he had told Heath and j. K. Lut-
trell at the Lick House in San Francisco a
scan dalous story about a young married
mans wife and *MeWhirter, which Heath
.afterward told the Examiner reporters
Bigelow and Stilwell, but the court ruled
the evidence out. Also whether the wit
ness had told Stilwell about this story and
other things; that some time in February,
1893, he attended a conference at. which
w. H. 7 thompson, L. BlasIngame and at
one time Crittenden Thornton were pres
.ent, when the matter of taking decoy
letter TO Policy was discussed. !.
Witness was asked on whose sugges.
:tion the decoy letter was written. and the
prosecution interposed an objection. a ter
a long wrangle the evidence was excluded.
TT witness said that Blasingame. Thomp-
son. StilwelI and the witness were all that
were present when the subject of the
decoy letter was discussed. Here another
: objection was interposed to the question as
ito; the manner in which the decoy letter
was prepared. -
Deuprey announced that 1t was the pur-
pose of the defense to show that Stilwell's
evidence that Parsons said he took the
decoy letter to Policy. that he was con-
WINGED of Polley's guilt, was not true, but
that the contrary was the fact Counsel
also desired to prove that Policy was not
in. the company of heath on the night be-
fore the killing. Objection sustained.
Deuprey announced that tile defense
proposed to prove that the decoy letter
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:. TO REGULATE SALOONS. s.:
A Contra Costa County Convention
H.. rlOve Against Liquor.


:: MARTINEZ, July 1:-Delegates from diff
ferentparts of Contra Costa Count ymet in
the courthouse here to-day for The purpose
OF taking steps toward closing the saloons
OF the county. r..
The convention was organized by the
election of D. N. Sherburne of Danyille
as. chairman and j. M.:Stow Of Walnut
Creek secretary, A committee of eleven
was then appointed: to draw up aline of
action. +. :: - -. :.':...' !:
The committee. utter celebrating about
two hours, recommended the ordinance in
force In Lake County, but the convention,
after much discussion. rejected it. A
lengthy discussion as to the best method
to pr oceed resulted in the adoption of the
following plan: First-To raise the licen Sc
OF saloons and all places where liquoris
SOLD in less guam titles. than a quart to
$500 per year. payaDle.in advance. Gil: ;.
Second-ReQuiriDg that the petition for
license shall beindorsed by twelve free
holders and electors of. the srhool district
in which the license is asked for.:;... F.:
= Third-Adding new section to the
present ordinance requiring all places
where liqnor is sold to be closed from 6
O'Clock Saturday evening until O'Clock
Monday morning: ~. Il. :.... :
: 1t isintended TO embody the above in
petition to be. submitted to the Board Of
Supervisors. asking them to amend ;the
present ordinance as above stated. The
promoters of the scheme are confident
that over :one-half the voters of the county
will sign the petition. BY presenting the
petition to the board with the signatures
attached the board will grant the petition.
After appointing a committee to draft
and circulate this petition the conven ton
adjourned >: ~
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FORGING AHEAD.
The San Diego and Phoenix Line Under
= Construction. -: :,


: SAN DIEGO, July 1.-The San Diego and
Phoenix Railroad Company has ffty-two
men laying track between Phoenix Park
and the end Of the grade. 'fhey laid half
mile Friday. They have one team haul
ing ties ahead and carloads of IRON follow
ing. one gang Of men laying iron and spik-
ing II. another gang following tamping
and third gang finishing up in order to
insure its being done by the Fourth. when
an excursion will be run from this city to
the park: -: 8.
An elaborate programme has been ar
ranged. including an Indian fiesta. yaquero
tournament, football and baseball games.
A large audience will: be expected at all
these entertainments. as the proceeds OF
the excursion will be used for the extern
sion of the road.
The first cargo Of ties for the new line. In
addition to small quantity on hand, will
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
+ THE DEAD BODY. FOUND.
But NO One Could Tell What Killed

: r HGNIx, Ariz., July 1.-The body of
s. +. Dennis, foreman of ranch seven
miles west of this city. was found late
last night at house. occupied by him
alone. The body was bloated beyond
recognition. and 1t was impossible for the
Coroner's jury to ascertain the cause Of
death. HIS trunk. containing a small
sum, was untouched. so there is no sus-
picion OF foul play. The common suppo-
sitlon Is that Dennis was bitten by a
rattlesnake and was overcome by poison
before he could find relief. Dennis
parents live at Good Hope, Ill.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
. :. FRUIT GROWERS UNION.
An. Association for the Protection OF
~: ~: $: = Horticl,IturiSts:: =, Z:

: SANTA: Rosa, July 1.-The: fruit
growers of: this. county: this afternoon,
Under the uspices:. and patronage of: til e
Horticultural Society: formed a: co-opera-
tive union for the protection and to facii-
itate the marketing and shipment fruit:
The union will be- permanently organized
aon&the plan. of the one at Yuba City. and
have a membership at the:start of about
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
81 GOOD. SHOWING.

Large. Increase. of Values in San
]. 6: Joaquin. ~. :. * So. ::
~ STOCKTON. July 1.-The assessment roll
of San JOAQUIN County: for. the present
year .foots up total property va luatior OF
S3T97l. 100, an increase of S1,653oOO over
las year. : 81. :. s: ~. .= -:
:: Tie increase. in Stockton values was
100000. the improvements. alone having
Increased SAP. 000 -: :..... =
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!: GUILTY AS CHARGED.
The Train recker Will Be. Sen
tened To. Morrow.

RosEBURG. July 1.-Guilty as charged
ID the: indictment was the verdict of the
jury In the trial of George L.. Richardson
Tor attempting to wreck the north-bound
Southern Pacific overland passenger train
last March. near Drain, Or. The defense
called no witnesses. relying on the weak
ness OF the prosecution for acquttal. The
evidence was purely circumstantiai. Rich
ardson will appear for sentence next Mon
day =: - -.
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San Diego'S New. Park:

SAN DIEGO. July H. President Reed of
the San Diego and Phenix Railroad pro
poses to have the. new Phoenix Park. on
the.line*o of the road. open. for Inspection
:. Tomorrow, in advance OF the festivities on.
the Fourth. and trains will be- run over
the line all day. -. :.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
The Fleet at Vallejo

g VALLEJO. July:1.-A number of the
visiting yachts fromSan Francisco arrived
Tonight and are anchored off the navy
yard. Others. are expected to arrive to-
morrow, =: T. -: -. =;
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
Fifteen Years for a Train Robbery

Z Fifteen Years for. a Train Robbery.
:. OMAHA JULY In the Federal District
Court to-day. Chailes Mcclure, leader of
the gang that attempted to: hold UP the
Missouri Pacific express: at Westside,
pleaded guilty to. conspring to obstruct
and retard the passage of the: United
States: mails and was sentenced to fifteen
years In the penitentiarY. H. + -. =:
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..:.": NoT>#A SUCCESS. s.: Pr ~
The Steamer Rosalie.Is to Be With.

= VALLEJO, July IL an interview with
the local agent: Of. the steamer Rosalie it
has been ascertained that after July 4 the
Rosalie will be- Withdrawn +: fro M. the
Vallejo@.>route permanently, Il. Manager
Ebert giving it out: that the advent of the
Kosalie #as "a competitive means of
reaching San Francisco has not been sue
cessful, and in consequence thereof 1t has
been decided to abandon the reuter-.
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First Green Fruit.

f. ANDERSON. July .1.--Barnett Brothers
Will ship the first car of green fruit for the:
season from here tonight. One hundred.
boxes OF exhibition. fruit for the Worlds
Fair goes in the car. :.:. !. :: s.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02

The shipments by rail from Kern
County during the past year show some
thing of the business now enjoyed by the
present railroad at high tariff. The fig
ures here published are for only eleven
months. but they show very clearly what a
new company can expect: -. =.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
: Saloon and Market Burned

:: :AAiADEE, July 1.-The Amadee saloon
and the City Market were burned last
evening. the hre starting in the former
building. Loss. :. $4,000. Insured. The
origin Of the fire is unkn own. .:..: =:
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s. THE YIELD WAS. LOW. s: =:
Closing Down ofthe Mammoth Colo

Tucson. July Title Mammoth mine
in Pinal County, fifty miles from here, has:
shutdown Tine Mammoth was "a gold.
mine and belongs to a'syndcate in London.
England.: 1t is believed that the suspen-
sion. is only temporary. The yield for the
past few months has been very low.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
Cheaper than any other house can
:: i: afford to sell them, H.: -
g c: G CAUSE:

S: We manufacture our shoes and sell
them dire. t. to the. people. thereby
saving jobbers, drummer's and agents
profits, i. .. T. :. - !.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
CIVIL. SERVICE.
Young Men Who: Want to: Be Mail
s: Carriers. ~

:. STocKToN,.July1..--F Fifteen young men
who are anxiousto hold publicoffice to-day.
entered the. civil service examination:
here, which was conducted by postoffice
officials. The applicants are: young men
who want to be ma;l-carriers. " :; +: r tx E:
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Z; COUNTERFEIT. COIN.

Many. Silver: Coins of. Small Value
Il :. in Circulation: III !.
VALLEJO. *July1 Reports from various
portions. OF SoIano County state that
>counterfeit money in: the denominations of
S. 10, :25and 30 cent pieces abound inthe
various. :owns.".It lis thought. that the
operators arelocated in San Franc sco..". .:
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02

arrive by the steamer Jewel tomorrow.
Rails and ties for tile first ten miles of the
road are contracted for and will be delv-
cred rapidly as the grade progresses.
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It's Doors Are Open

- Its Doors Are Open. :.
MADERA,5July 1.-The Bank of MADEIRA.
which suspended last week, reopened its
doors this morning.
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PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION.
Held for the Murder of an Old
..:...::: =. " Man. - -: "

:.-:"s ~. Man. =: -.
PHOENIX, Ariz..4July 1.-THE prelmin-
AIRY examination of Fred Schaffer for the
murder of Judge Richards: was held this
afternoon and the prisoner held without
bail: The most damaging evidence was
given by the wife and stepson of Schaffer.
The killing was: done last. Monday while
: Richards. was. attempting. TO :. defend
:Schaffer's wife. from. assault:"by her. u.s.
band. The: d efense asserts that the shoot
was acciden tai. -:...: =. =.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-07-02
VISITED BY CONGRESSMAN.

Caminetti and Mcguire Visit the
Navy-Yard.
VALLEJO, July To-day Congressman
Caminetti and Mcguire accompanied by
Warren B. English visited the navy-yard
as the guests of Chief Engineer Kulz.
u. IS. N. -.
While at the navy-yard the visitors were
shown about the various shops by CAPTAIN
-Howisen and Naval Constructor Taylor
The object of this Congressional visit is
saidto.be with view of submitting to the
next session of Congress the requirements
of the navy-yard to put it on basis equal
to thatof New York: = : f.: ~. = =.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-08
THE NEWS SERVICE.
The Associated Press Serves N,
tice on the United Press,

The associated Press Serves No
tice on the United Press.
CHICAGO, Sept = The following
communication was sent yesterday to
the president of the United Press:
Chicago. Sept. 6, 1S9S-To Charles A.
Dana. President of the United Press:
The relations which have existed be-
tween this association and your orga nj
cation have been very unsatisfactory to
our people for long time, and, as you
doubtless know, we have frequently
threatened to break them off. The last
temporary truce. which was sought in a
letter from your treasurer, and which
was reluctantly assented to by our board
of directors. has not been kept in good
faith by your people, and am forced to
notify you that we will end it and stop
serving your company with news of any
kind, and will decline to have any
further business relations with it. l
beg also to say that we should be glad
TO terminate this connection as speedily
as possible. but have no wish to take
"snap Judgment" and If your necessi-
ties seem to require it, we VIII continue
the service to you one week longer, but
we must insist that before the expira-
ton of that period you make other ar
rangements. By order of the board of
directors of the Associated Press.
MELVILLE E. STONE,
General Manager.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-08
OUR srApE,sCoNHIcrs.

The state is confronted with the prob
lem of how to keep the cOnvicts in the
penitentlary employed. No bids for
their services have been received. and
there seems to be no alternative but to
maintain them in idleness for an iudef-
mite time to come. This is to be re-
GREETED for more reasons than one. The
expense of maintaining the conyicts
will be heavy burden to the state,
while it will be difficult to maintain that
discipline among large body of idle
men that is necessary to the morale of
the prison. The prisoners will likewise
suffer physically because of their en-
forced idleness. The hospital will soon
become oyercrowded, and the constant
brOoding over their misdeeds and their
punishment will drive the eonyicts to
insanity.
The experiment of maintaining con-
victS in idlenesS has been repeatedly
tried, and has invariably failed. Yet
the evil of permitting prison LABOR to
enter into competition with the indus
try of free men has been a growing one,
and has caused no little. agitation in
s'AiOot pm lAOtiO VI tllO HC
problem is not of easy solution. In
Illinois a constitutional amendment was
adopted several years ago forbidding
the employment of convicts at any
trade or occupation in which they came
in competition with the labor of out
siderS. This provision was but partially
enforced under the Republican state
administration that was deposed last
November, and the present administra-
ton is experiencing the greatest diff
Guilty in finding work for the convicts
to do. They are now making the cloth
ing, bedding and other supplies for the
several state penal and charitable inSti-
tutIonS, but even In this they interfere
III no small measure with free labor
The occupation in which this interior
ence is least felt is the preparation of
road materlal-cruSheds stone for macad-
amizing purposes. There happens to
be an abundance of limestone suitable
for the purpose at both the Joliet and
Chester prisons, and the work furnishes
occupation for a goodly number of men,
although the profit to the state is but
small. except i'll that arising from the
improved condition of the roads in the
immediate vicinity. Notwithstanding
thts, however, there are many idle men
In both prisons, and the problem of Civ
ing them employment is becoming more
and more embarrassing daily. And it
is one that demands solution, and IN
such a manner as to inflict upon free
and honest laboring men the least pos
Sible hardship.
The subject has received no little at
tention in Minnesota heretofore. More
thought must yet be given it. Means
must be devised by which the prisoners
may have such employment as may be
| necessary to promote their physical
health and subserye their mental we'll
being. But this employment should be
so selected as to avoid conflict with the
interests Of honest workmen, who are
m aintaining their families and con-
tributing to the general welfare of the
community.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-08
A PRINCE HAs PASSED.

Last Sunday there died near Beverly &,
Mass, prince OF the imperial house of
France, hero of two wars, vet man
who was content to remain an American
citizen, devoid of ostentation, yet per-
forming his duty faithfully and we'll.
JEROME NAPOLEON BoNAPARTE was
the grand nephew of the great NAPo-
LEON. His grandfather fell in love
with beautiful Baltimore belle,
ELIZABETH PATTERSON, aud they
we're married. JEROME NAPOLEON
was the grandson of this couple,
born in 1882. He received a mill
tary education at West Point, and
served Oh tine frontier against the
Indians and in Texas for sew
eral years. In 1854 he rendered his
services TO his uncle. Emperor LOUIS
NAPOLEON, and was appointed a lieu
tenant of dragons. He won promotion
by mis- bravery in the Crimean war, and
for his gallant services at Balaklava
1nkerman and Sebastopol, received the
decoration of the Medjidie from the
sultan of Turkey, was invested with
the Crimean medal by Queen VICTORIA
the Legion of Honor of France.
The young man was more Of an Amer
lean than Frenchman, however, and,
after brief service in the French army
in Algeria, the Italian campaign, and
the war with Austria. he returned to the
United States, and continued 10 reside
here. He married granddaughter of
DANIEL WEBSTER, and leaves daugh-
ter, who is well known and highly
esteemed in social circles at the East.
During his residence in the United
States Col. BoNAPARTE was the central
figure of large social world He had
Inherited abundant means, and was able
to live life of elegance and ease.
While pride of birth no doubt influenced
him somewhat, he was far more demo-
cratic than many who had less reason to
boast their lineage. The grandson of a
king, the nephew of the greatest soldier
OF modern times, and himself soldier
of no mean repute, he preferred the
simplicity of life in the Am ericau re-
public to all the spienGors of the courts
of Europe. Though he might have cut
no inconsiderable figure in the politics
of France, he kept aloof from all p0it-
zeal contention, and was satisfied with
the consciousness of having performed
his duty towards the country of his
forefatherS and the country of his own
birth.