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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-24
LOPEZ LYNCHED.
Mexican Bandit Shot to
Death.
PLANS OF THE BURLINGTON.
The 90" System to Build at Once
Into Portland Two Fishing
SchOoners Seized.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

PHOENIX. Ariz, Feb %. - A special from
Bisbee says: Edward Lopez, one If the
most noted desperadoes on the border,
having served two terms in the penten-
tiary at Yuma and similar term at Hermo-
sillo, has for some time been confined in
Jail here awaiting extradition papers to take
him to Fr0nteras, Mexico. where he is
wanted for the murder Of prominent citi-
zen. Tuesday six officers arrived to take
charge Of the prisoner and this morning he
was turned over to them. When few
hundred yards across the Mexican border
the prisoner was tied to n post and ridded
with bullets. A brother of the dead despe.
RADIO has gone to bring the body to Bisbee
for burial.
A few weeks ago he was arrested at Bis
bee aud charged with attempted murder,
but the witnesses. all Mexicans. were in
undated by the des perate character of the
man and refused to testify against him.
Lopez was but 80 years OF age. OF stout
build. strong. active. and always armed He
killed on the slightest provOcation. He had
also been engaged in smuggling across the
border and in several stage robberies
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PURE WATER FOR THE CAPITAL.
Proposition TO Dispense With the
Supply From the Sacramento.

SACRAMENT, Feb. pa few days ago
J. IL. Henry, the capitalist. made PROPOSE
tion to the City Trustees to erect a plant
just east of the city with which to supply
the municipality with pure water from
artesian wells sunk in the gravel bed at the
same cost as the city is now at for pumping
from the river. Citizens generally favor
a new system that will give pure water.
but the city is not in a position to 90 to the
expense at present.
The Trustees referred the matter to an
advisory committee of citizens to investi-
gate and report upon the adyisabilitY
thereof The committee tonight voted TO
recommend the Henry plan or any similar
one that may be offered on the lowest
terms. Henry proposes to sell the plant to
the city at The end OF fifteen years for lis
actual cash value then. The matter will be
submitted to the voters soon.
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PLANS OF THE BURLINGTON.
The 90" System to Build at Once
Into Portland.

PORTLAND. Or, Feb. 23.-"Work will be-
gin on the extension of the Burlington route
from the present terminus of its grade at
the eastern line Of Idaho to Portland within
three months at the furtheSt." said a gentle
man who is in a position TO know the plans
of the "Q' road to-day. BONDS of the
Burlington TO be issued for the extension
of the road will be lOated by the Edinburgh
National Bond Assurance Company, which
company has also. placed the bonds of the
Great Northern road. 1t will not be the pol
icy of either the Burlington or Great North
ern TO invade the territory OF the other.
FIRST. the Burlington will be extended in
direct line TO Portland, and branch of the
Great Northern Will be run down to connect
with the Burlington at or near Boise, Idaho.
thence running 10 San Francisco, and each
line will be used by the other road
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FISHING sCHooNERs SEIZED.
The Mexican Government Proceeds
Against American POaChers.

SAN DIEGO. Feb ga telegram from
San Quiniin, Lower California. states that
the Fam and the Neptune, two of the finest
fishing schOOners from the Portuguese
colony across the bay on Point Iona
PromOntoiy, have been captured below
there while fishing in Mexican waters with
out permit There were three Portuguese
each on the Fam and the Neptune. and the
six are in jail at San QuntD.
The Mexican Government has but one
vessel on this coast, the Dem ocrata, which
is now far below. and 1t is supposed that
the object OF the seizure is to con fiScate the
handsomely reftted and enlarged schooners
10 serve for the patrol of those waters to
catch the increasing number of Illegal
fishers whom they have been powerless to
stop. On the other hand, it is claimed here
that the excessive entry charge Of $3.50 and
pilot fees. with no pilot ever appearing,
prevents American fishing vessels from en-
tering Mexican ports.
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BEYOND HIS KEN.
General Manager Dickinson Is Very
Easily Puzzled.

OMAHA, Feb. 23.-'1 do not understand
why Congressman Clark should make such
a statement No officer and no employee of
the Union Pacific is allowed to have an in
terest in anything operated by the COM
pany," said General Manager Dickinson as
he read from Washington dispatches that
Representative Clark Of Wyoming had in.
troduced resolution authorizing the
Speaker Of the House to appoint commit
tee of five mem bers-elect OF the Fifty-thrd
Congress 10 inquire into the sale or the
alleged sale Of all the Union Pacific coal
properties to another corporation, it being
alleged that the latter corporation was
composed of general officers and employees
of the Union Pacific Railroad Company.
and that The whole of the coal lands. valued
at S4,000,00o or S5.OO0.0O0. had been dis
posed OF to the new corporation without
any consideration whatever.
'The coal company is bonded for S3.o0o-
COO. and its bonds are held as collateral"
concluded Dickinson.
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OVER THE AMERICAN.
Severe Test of the Suspension Bridge
Across the River.

SACRAMENTO. Feb. 23-Yesterday the
members of the Board of Supervisors and an
expert visited Folsom to inspect and test
the new steel bridge just erected across the
American River, by the San Francisco
Bridge Company. for the county. The
structure is composed OF single span $50
feet long. Twenty-six large wagons had
been loaded with gravel and hauled on the
bridge. making a double row OF wagons
which completely filed it from one end to
the other. Estimates of the weight of the
wagons and their loads placed tie burden
at 100 tons. An engine was leased to haul
the wagons on the bridge. Vibration was
scarcely noticeable.
The members of the board were we'll sat-
isfed with the test, but in the afternoon
submitted 1t to still further one. Half
the wagons were hauled off and drove of
horses was driven across on the side vacated,
after which drove of cattle, numbering
seyenty-tive, was also driven across with
the same result as in the morning.
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FARES FOR VETERANS.
Figures of the Schedule for the Los
Angeles EncamDment.

Los ANGELES. Feb. 23.-It is announced
that fares to the annual encampment of the
Grand Army OF the Republic, which meets
here on March 20. have been arranged as
follows:
Santa Fe Company-Fare and third to
Los Angeles and return from Southern CAL
ifornia points from March 20 to the 25th !;
good to return until March %, and open to
all.
Southern Pacifc-Ful fare to Los An
geles; third OF a fare back to members and
their families only; south Of Tehachapi.
special rate OF two-thirds fare to members;
time limit, same as Santa Fe.
Pacific Steamship Company-Full fare to
Los Angeles ana half fare return, open to
all no time limit specified.
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BEST BIB AND TUCKER
Nevada Decking Herself to Receive
the lawmakers.

NEVADA CITY, Feb. Estate officers
and members of the Legislature will arrive
here Sunday noon by special train and re-
main about five hours. The principal OBJ
ject OF the visit is to give the lawmakers an
opportunity to see for themselves the mag
nitude of the mining and other resources of
this part of the State. Citizens are actively
engaged in preparing to give the visitors a
fitting reception and entertainment III the
weather continues as delightful as it has
been for some time past the day will be q
memorable one for the guests.
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HIS THROAT SLASHED.
Cutting ARRAY in a Dive at Sacra-
mentO.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 25.-To-night a cut
ting sffray occurred in a dive on X street.
near Front. resulting in a man. known as
Red" having his face and throat horribly
slashed with knife. No one bat the bar
keeper and the person who did the cutting
are supposed TO know the facts. The
former refused to talk and was locked up.
A man named Pat Mclaughlin. who admits
he was present about the time the cutting
took place, is also under arrest ON suspicion
Of being the one who used the knife. In
the wounded mans pocket was found a card
bearing a memorandum in pencil: Frisco
Whitley, ninety days" He nearly bled 10
death be fore his wounds could be sewed up
and be may die before morning. He has
been unconscious since the cutting.
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BETTER Be ON YOUR GUARD
There Is a Possibility That European
Enemy May Invade Us Again This Year.
Suggestion in Time.

There Is Possibility That European
Enemy May Invade Us Again This Year.
A Suggestion in Time.
The latest news from London indicates the
prevalence of great deal of Influenza not only In
that city, but throughout England and Europe. This
is the the grip epidemic OF last year started and
IL Is the highest part OF wisdom and common-sense
TO keep the system fortified against an attack OF
this terrible complaint
There Is an unusual amount OF coughing. sneeZing
headache. pain In the muscles, especially around
the shoulders and arms, cold feet In fact. all the
usual grip symptoms.
AOn may say do not fear the grip But do you
not Tear the terrible things which grin NAV bring
Especially pneumonia, which may come almost in
moment and cause your death within day ?
d ore people die suddenly from pneumonia than
from any other known complaint WhyP Because
IL comes Unexpectedly, because it gives no warning
has no symptoms, other than those above stared
and yet IL Is the most fatal of all known diseases
In view OF these solemn facts what shall anv
sensible man or woman do who reads these words
Manifestly guard against the coming of this dancer
Gus disease. How? Not by dosing with Gulntne
but by strengthening by toning the system with
some pure stimuIant of tonic power There are
many which claim to possess this quality but there
is but one which actually does possess It, That
one is Dnfy's Pure Malt Whis&ey. II has stood the
test OF years and Is the most popular preparation
to-day known 10 the American people. Physicians
recommend IT, 1t is generally used and 1t is
universally admitted to possess qualities known
only TO itself Do not permit your druggist or gro
Ger 10 persuade you otherwise but insist upon hay.
ing what you call for.
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Stole a Bird and Bracelets,

Early last evening Officers Dillon, Crock.
EFT and Clancy arrested Simon Schneider, q
German boy. II years old, and booked him
at the Folsom-street station on a charge OF
burglary. Simon, 1t appears. became de-
sirous of possessing box of jewelry and a
canary bird belonging to the firm of j. j.
K0hler 81 Co., upholsterers. on Mission
street. and not having the money to buy
them he quietly appropriated the property,
but was overtaken by the officers before he
had got to Eighth street.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-24
THE MACDONALD BURNED.
A Sound Steamer Destroyed at Pre-
YOst Island.

VICTORIA, q. c.. Feb 23.-News reached
here to-day OF the destruction by fire at
Provost Island, PIumpers Pass. Of the
steamer J. r. Macdonald. The Macdonald
caught fire from the sm0kestack, which be-
came redhot. owing TO a new kind of coal
with which they were firing Up. and had
never tried before.
The vessel had just got under way when
the alarm was sounded and the engines
stopped. Five minutes later access to the
hose was shut off.
The Macdonald was commanded by Cap
tain Worth. She was run aground at
Provost Island and the crew got ashore.
The vessel was OF PSI registered tonnage
and was owned by the Pennington Transit
Company of Seattle. Nothing at all was
saved
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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE.
Applications for Diplomas Presented
at IkiaI1

UKIAH, Feb. 23.-The Mendocino County
Educational Institute convened At the court
house to-day. F0rty-fve applicants for
diplomas were present from Fort Bragg.
Point Arena. Boonville. Santa Rosa. Cas-
par, Willis. Hermitage. Potter Valley.
Covelo. Largo, st. Helena. Little River,
WhitesbOro and Mendocino. For teachers
of the Indian schools at Potter Valley and
Upper Lake Mrs. Matte l.. Chamberlain
and Mrs. Sarah M. Cole passed the exami-
nations, took tho oath OF allegiance and re-
celved assignments for life or good be-
haviOr, or so long as their little Indians pay
$50 month ten months in the year.
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PROLONGED THE SESSION.
The Meeting of the Nevada Legislature
Extended Ten DAYS.

CARSON. New, Feb ga joint session
of both houses to-day decided to prolong the
session of the Legislature to fifty days as
against forty. the number proposed at the
outset. Many important measures APP
peared in the last week, and the business
cannot be handled in less than fifty days.
Governor Elcord has advised the body TO
clean up the files and dispose of all matters
before final adjournment
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-24
FOR A MONASTERY.
Plan to Reoccupy the Old San Luis
Rev Mission

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 23.-An evening paper
states that plan TO reoccupy the San Luis
Rey Mission, in the southern part of this
county. as Franciscan monastery is abont
to be carried out. An entire monastery of
priests and novices is coming in few DAYS
from Mexican mission, 100 In all, with
more to follow as soon as the reservations
are advanced. Friar O'Keefe of the Santa
Barbara Monastery has been for some
months on the ground In charge as superior
of the new establishment
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INVERNESS cANNERY BURNED.
Heavy Damage to an Industry in the
North

VICTORIA, B. c., Feb. 23-News has been
brought down by passengers from the North
by the steamer Maude giving particulars OF
a fire at Inverness cannery, opposite Metla-
katla, from which 1t Is possible that that
settlement caught fire from sparks. At
9:45 o'clock on the night OF February a
fire broke out in shed about 100 feet from
the cannery. The wind was blowing gale
and the weather was intensely cold Every
thing was as dry as finder ard the long
grass in the vicinity added fuel to the
flames The loss by the fire is about $4,000
and the insurance about $4,000. Indiens
in the vicinity did good service toward pre-
venting the further spread. 1. is expected
that new buildings will be erected before
the opening of the season.
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MARVEL SERIOUSLY ILL,
The Railr DAD President Said to Have
EriQiIt'S Disease

SAN DIEGO. Feb 23-The condition OF
President Allen Marvel of the AtchisOn
Company. who is now at the Hotel del Cor
onado for his health, is regarded as serious.
His physician, DR.. Bridges of Los Angeles.
came down by special train to-day, but 1t is
difficult to obtain any authoritative statement
as to the malady of his patient. 1t is under
stood, however. that Marvel is suffering
from Brights disease in an advanced stage.
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UNDER THE READING.

One of the New England Systems In
VOWED.
UTICA. n. Y, Feb. 23.-The Federal DIS
trict Court has appointed as receivers of
the Readag Railroad for the northern dis
trlet of the State the same men recently ap-
pointed in Philadelphia.
NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-At a special meet
ing of the New York and New England
road this morning President Parsons and
Directors Parsons, Day, Lummis and
Flower resigned. Flower says the road is
positively under the control of Reading.
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prefer. now a wealthy resident of this city.
to-day applied for citizenship, presenting
first papers granted in New York City in
1880. The court took the case under ad-
visement. He was educated very we'll in
English by Governor Stanford, in whose
service he was engaged formerly. The case
is peculiar, as the first papers were issued
before the act Of Congress forbidding natu-
ralZation to Cinnamon.
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BURNED HIS WIFE.
The Awful Crime That Is Charged
to AdOiph NeiSe.

OTTUMwA, Iowa. Feb. 23.-The fire which
burned Adolph Neise's house. wife and In
FAINT yesterday proves. on the evidence of
the Coroner's jury. frightful crime. The
jury has ordered the arrest of Neise and his
wife's sister. Hattie Fautz. The story Of
the other children is to the effect that their
mother was lying on the bed wit. her head
crushed when the fire was discovered; that
the floor was sprinkled with some fluid,
supposed to be Kerosene, and that their
father covered their faces so that they could
not see the flames. Mrs Neise's life was
insured Tor 5000
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-24
STOLE A SQUAW.
The Kid Runs Off With Female From
San Carlos.

Los ANGELES. Feb. 23.-A telegram was
received at army headquarters this after
noon from San Carlos, announcing that the
renegade Kid had again been heard from.
The dispatch stated that the Indian was
seen several miles out from the post, and
was again making for the mountains, in
company with an Apache squaw, whom he
had stolen from an Indian settlement Upon
receiving the news troops were Immediately
ordered out from San Carlos and Fort Grant
in pursuit,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-02-24
MRS. TERRY.
The Unfortunate Woman a Raving
Maniac at Stockton.

STOCKTON, Feb %. - Superintendent
Clark Of the State Insane Asylum has per-
mltted newspaper man to see Sarah
Athea Terry IN the madhouse. He found
her raving maniac and subject to the re-
straint necessary in such a case, but other
wise decently and even kindly treated.
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A NEW METHOD.
Delaware Comes to the Front With a
Novel Way af Stealing.

WILMINGTON. Del, Feb. 23.-Peter T. E.
Smith, paying-teller OF the First National
Bank OF this city is a sef-confessed embez-
zler to the amount of S55. 800 and he is now
in charge of the United States Marshal and
will be given a hearing tomorrow. Smith
pleads that the money was spent on his
family. His method was to take Cancelled
checks from the safe, put them on a spindle
through the old cancellation holes and
pocket the amount Of each check, the last
payment not being charged against the de-
positor. Bank Examiner Stone says the
bank is solid and fully able TO pay its de-
positors every cent. Smith has been taking
money for fifteen years.
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BLEW HIS HEAD OFF.
A Case That Looks Very Like Suicide
at HeaIdSburg.

HEALDsBURG. Feb. 23.-John Gulan,
woodchOpper, who has been employed on
ID MEL Prow's place, about seven miles
north OF this city, for about two months.
was this morning found dead in his cabin
with the side Of his face and head blown en-
tirely off. AT the Coroner's inquest it was
found that he met bis death by his own
hand. but whether Intentionally or acct
dentally there was no means Of knowing.
When found, a dOuble-barreed shotgun was
clutched tightly in his hand with both bar
rels empty His head looked as though he
had placed the gun barrel in his mouth and
discharged both barrels at once.
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Saved the Bacon.

Last night as Officer Heuneberry and
l.. ID. Stone were riding down Sixth street
on bob-tailed car they saw Dan Gwinn. a
boy Is years old. making off with four sides
of bacon from the wholesale butcher-shop
of l.. ID. Stone & Co. The officer and Mr.
Stone at once gave chase. but the boy,
hampered by the bacon as he was. man.
aged to lead the chase for four blocks,
when he gave out and surrendered. He
was charged with petty larceny.
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Lost Arm, and Suit

In the case of Charles Cuneo VS.. the Slmp-
son Lumber Company, jury in Judge
Sanderson's court last night rendered YER
dict for the defendants.
Cuneo was employed in the Union Box
Factory as boxmaker, and while at work
had his left arm accidentally amputated by
a bandsaw.
Cuneo- brought suit for $4,000 damages,
but the jury rendered verdict as stated.
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I0np Waits.

Salesman great store)-This coat fits your
little girl nicely.
Lady thinking of next season)-Yes, 1t
does now; but | think we'd better take q
size larger.
Little Grl-Oh, yes, forgot. We have to
wait for our change-GOod News.
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BOTH WERE DROWNED.
Two Men Lose Their Lives While
Boating on koOtenai Lake.

SPOKANE. Feb. 23.--News has been re-
ceived here Of the drowning in Kootenai
Lake of Kenneth Mcleod and John Saun-
don. The men were in small boat, and 1t
is supposed that in attempting 10 change
places they upset the boat. Saundon has a
family somewhere in California. Both men
were natives of Canada.
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A Point of Similarity.

cit is strange" said one young woman tc
another, ''that so many foreigners should
be anxious to sell themselves to American
heiresses."
Yes. They are good deal like novels. -
''Why"
'"The sale depends largely on the title
Washington Post
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TACOMA TO HAWAII.
Negotiating for a Steamer to Place
on the New Route.

TACOMA. Wash. Feb. 23.-The Puget
Sound and Hawaiian Traffic Company is
negotiating for the charter of an American
steamship to he placed on the Humboldt
route in March. Arrangements had been
made TO charter British steamer. but the
company was compelled to change its plans
on account OF the probable annexation of
the Islands.
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What More Could Be Asked.

Editor-I like this story, but the ending is
too commonplace and tame. A good story
should end with snap.
Roland Riter-Great heavens, man Does
not the hero marry girl worth a cool mil
lion? Don't you call that a snap?-Puck.
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SMALLPOX ON THE SOUND.
The Disease Breaks Out Among the
Makah Indians.

PORT TOWNSEND. WASH, Feb 23.-One
case of smallpox has been discovered among
she Maaah Indians on Neah Bay. Quaran-
tine regulations have been adopted and pas
sengers will not be received or landed at
that port. There Is much apDrehens sion
lest the Indians spread the disease along
the sound.
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Hawaii.

A statesman was puzzled to discover Just why
There wasn't some rule for pronouncfng Hawaii.
He varied the accent ten times each day.
And each time he get new kind of Hawaii
But finally found in an outburst OF joy,
An accurate means for surmounting Hawaii"
He found out how Stevenson pronounced Ad-Ia-f
And used the same plan in the case OF Hawaii
chicago News Record.
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THIRTEEN RESIGNED.
Action of the Worlds Fair Commits
sion of Santa Clara.

SAN JOSE, Feb. 2S.-Tne Worlds Fair
Commissioners resigned in body this aft
ernoon-at least, thirteen out of the twenty
fve-and will turE over all property to the
Supervisors. This action was due TO the
refusal of the Supervisors to rescind reso-
luton appointing Colonel r. p. McGllnchy
manager over Mintie.