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The morning call., 1893-11-28
RECEIVING THE MEASURE.
No Business Transacted at the Meet
ing of the Committee.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 27.-The meet
ing of the Ways and Means Committee to-
day was very brief. All the Democratic
members were on hand, but the only Re-
publican members were Reed. Burrows,
Hopkins, Payne and Balzell. Immediately
after rollcall Chairman Wilson spread the
tariff bill before the committee, and the
clerk instantly thereafter supplied it to
the members of the press on the outside.
The only advance copy furnished
was the one given to the White
House messenger half an hour
before for transmission to the President
No business was transacted by the COM
mittee. The Republican members were
supplied with copies of the bill, a few
jocular remarks being made. and the COM
mittee adjourned to give time to the
minority to examine the measure. Most
Of the Republican members declined to
express any opinion on the bill until they
should have an opportunity to examine IL
in detail.
The Democratic members expressed
themselves as highly pleased with the bill,
regarding it as directly in line with the
party platform and pledges.
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The SCuttled GOSfOrd.

SANTA BARBARA, Nov. 27.-The tug
Fearless returned from another visit to
the Gosford, the ship that was scuttled off
Colo beach with fire in her cargo of
coal. 1t is reported the Gosford is going
to pieces. Divers will be put to work
breaking her up. An inquiry will be held
tomorrow in this city. British Vice. Consul
Mortimer presiding. The ships log was
taken to San Francisco on the steamer
Caspar and is expected to be brought
here as documentary evidence. Most of
the crew, who are not needed as witnesses.
were sent to San Francisco to-day on the
steamer Los Angeles.
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Went Out With Preachers.

SEATTLE, Nov. 27.-John Dryden. alias
Hawthorne, alias O'Neil, under five years
sentence for burglary and one of the most
dangerous criminals in the Northwest. ss-
capped from the County Jail yesterday.
Three street preachers held services at the
Jail, aud Dryden joined in the prayer and
singing, and when they went away he
walked out with them, carrying a hymn
book past the guard. He told the preach
ers that ne had just received a pardon and
was determined to lead better life. Dry
den was not missed until late at night,
when dummy was found in his CELL
Dryden has escaped both from the Orego n
and Washington penitentisries in the last
few wears.
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STATEHOOD CONVENTION.
Representatives of Arizona Anxious
for Admission.

PHOENIX. Ariz.. Nov. 2Z-Delegates
from ten of the twelve counties of ArL
IONA are in session to-day. 1t is the state
hood convention and able representatives
from all parts of the Territory are present
Much enthusiasm is manifested. During
the forenoon temporary organization was
perfected with Hon. +. j. Edwards of
Globe as temporary chairman and Charles
F. Hoff as secretary pro tenn. During the
afternoon session Judge C. w. Wright of
Tucson was chosen permanent chairman.
His address was an earnest appeal for
concerted action in the endeavor to get
into the Union. The session will prob
ably last three days. During the fore
noon tomorrow the entire delegation
from abroad will be driven throughout
the valley by citizens and shown ripe
oranges at the big orange grove, nine
miles from the city.
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whole country, it necessarily follows, and
absolutely in fact has followed, that the
bill is about as bad as could be reasonably
imagined. This may not be true with re-
gard to every item, but il is certainly
true with regard to the most important
matters in the BILL"
NEW YORK, Nov. 81. - Large sugar
dealers in this city are opposed to the
schedule Of Wilson's tariff bill as affecting
their interests. They all say that the
measure is detrimental TO American re-
finers, while it will not benefit cons lmers.
Even those dealers who were opposed to
paying the bounty denounced the gradual
abolition Of it, and a number expressed
the opinion that such a sugar schedule
could never pass the Senate against the
opposition of Senators from Louisiana,
California and Nebraska.
Concerning the reduction on tin, Henry
G. de Witt of II. c. de Witt & Co. said it
would be over 80 per cent, and tie imme-
diate result would be the stopping of all
manufacturing of tin. This stoppage
will end" he went on, ''only when work
men will consent TO work at the starvation
wages that must be paid to compete with
foreign manufactured tin. The indirect
effect. of course, will be a depression in
business, resulting from the fact that men
who earn small wages cannot be generous
in con SUMPTION"
There were similar expressions among
dealers said it means bankruptcy to Penn
sylvanla cOal-dealers and starvation to
miners. To put coal on the free list will
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the American coal industry. and Virginia.
Maryland and Pennsylvania coal people
will be ruined. for Canadian coal will come
into New England and drive out the United
States product.
BosToN. Nov. 27.-Republicans, as a
rule. are disposed to criticize the tariff bill,
while Democrats look upon the work of
the Ways and Means Committee with
favor. Enforcement Ames attacks it
in unmeasured terms. He says: IF it is
not hacked to pieces in the House and so
changed that its oIiginators cannot recog-
niZe it then the Senate will stand up like
a stone wall against further progress.
Democratic protectionists will fight against
Its passage as we'll as the Republicans"
President Whitney of The Dominion Coal
Company said: ut is going TO be a help
to US and to New England. On general
principles it will exert favorable effect"
Iron meD generally do not think the pro-
posed changes will affect them in the
least, and coal-dealers are of the opinion
that the removal of the duty on coal will
be very beneficial. The sugar men are not
so cheerful. They say that IL the bill is
passed as reported it will ruin some of
them.
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SALADIN FOUGHT GAMELY,
Making Some Finishes That
Were Wonderful.
HE TOOK ONE HEAT BY A HEAD.
After That 1t Was All One Way,
With the California Horse
in Front.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27.-Amid the
cheers OF nearly 5000 people Monroe SAILS
oury's gallant Directum defeated J. b.
Green's Saladin at Point Breeze to-day for
a side bet of $500 and purse of $1,000,
the winner taking the entire purse. The
sun shone brightly. with little or no wind
Glowing. The face was called for 2 O'Clock,
ana when that hour arrived 1t was found
that the warmth of the sun had brought
out the frost from the top of the track,
making going fully three seconds slow in
the mile. Consequently no one looked for
record-breaklng, although the racing was
as good as could be seen.
liz the first heat Saladin got the pole,
and they made pretty race all around.
len yards from the wire the California
horse was head in front, but in the last
three strides Saladin got up and passed
under the wire first by a short head. The
game h0rse's victory was received with
applause, which was redoubled when it was
found that Saladin had stepped the last
quarter In thirty seconds. Time, 2:I0A.
In the second heat Saladin made the
pace. being length ahead just after
rounding the lower bend. Directum soon
caught him. however, and the pair raced
along the backstretch like a team. Twenty
yards befOre the half post Saladin broke
and Directum led by three lengths when
he was down. AT the three-quarters Di-
rectum bad a clear lead of four lengths.
Saladin then again began his wonderful
rushing in the stretch and got within a
length of the leader when he broke, and
Directum won The second heat by two and
half lengths. Time. 2:10A.
They got away at the first trial for the
third heat, but Directum at once went out
to make the pace. He led by half length
at the lower end. and by length and a
half at the quarter Going to the
half Saladin held his own, but was I'M
steady. The three-quarter pole was
reached by Drectum three lengths ahead
of Saladin. The latter was sent out as
they entered the stretch, but his unsteadI-
ness was fatal. destroying whatever chance
he had, and allowing Directum to win by
two lengths. Time. 2:11A.
Saladin tried to overhaul the Western
cyclone in last heat. but Directum was
moving as evenly as machine and won
by three lengths. The winner did not
make skip during the entire race. Time,
2:12.
Flying Jim was sent to beat his record
of 2:04. and although accompanied by
running mate was unable to do better than
2:09A, which beats the track record by two
seconds.
JENNINGS. D. c., Nov. 27.-Four and
half furlOngs, DR.. Garnet won, GaIlatin
second, Klngstock third. Time, :57H.
Six furlongs, Billy S won. Rosa II sec
Ond Miracle third. Time 1 .07
One mile and one-eighth. Lizzie won,
Logan second, Tom Tough third. Time.
1874.
Steeplechase. Ecarte won. Gerwood Sec
ond, Baronet third. Time. AT.
One mile. Captain 7 won, Bess McDuff
second. Dillon third. Time, 1 As.
Six fUrlongs, Our Jack won, Torchbearer
second, Curacao third. Time. :16.
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WILL BE A LONG ONE.
Securing Jurors for the Trial of Chris
Evans.

Evans.
FRESNO, Nov. 27.-The work of securing
jury in the case of Chris Evans was re-
sumed before Judge NJ. <. Harris this
morning. return of a special venire of
seventy-fve having been made by EIsor
White. The crowd was somewhat larger
than heretofore. The wife of the de-
fendant and Mrs. Vic Wilson. widow of
the man with whose murder Evans is
charged, were present the entire day. The
court directed that if any boys were occu-
pying seats while men were standing up
for want of room. the boys should be made
to give up their seats. "They ought to be
in school. anyhow" added Judge Harris.
The proceedings were uninteresting
Twenty-One talesmen were examined dur
ing the day and only two accepted to try
the case. They are W. B. Atwater and j.
I. Lowry, making eight jurors secured
thus far. At this rate the special venire
will be exhausted before the panel is COM
pleted. The people have used six peremp-
tory challenges and the defense eight.
The prosecution made formal announce
ment that the people would offer as evil
dence in this trial the same evidence as
was introduced in the trial of George
Sontag. That is. the first point will be to
prove that train robbery was committed
and that Evans was implicated in it. This
will be to show that the officers of the law
had right to arrest him. 1t will make
the trial very long one, for the evidence
In the train robbery case alone Is very ex-
teDsive.
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GENERAL OPINION.
The Bill About as Bad as Could Be
Imagined.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 81. - Ex-Speaker
Tom Reed. of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, said tonight: "Of course, it Is
very easy for the gentlemen who prepared
the bill to give their views, since they have
been busily engaged in the work for a
number of weeks. while the first the
minority had of the bill was at IL
o'clock to-day. The Democrats have
taken the lions share of the committee
They have done this for purpose. for
while the Northern Democrats are
represented upon the committee they are
represented in such way that the Sout ID
holds strange and very unfortunate pre-
domination. AS their industrial status is
very much different to the average of the
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LOCAL ITEMS IN BRIEF.

Colonel John OByrne will lecture this even.
ing In TIE hall OF the Knights OF st. Patrick on
"Greece, Ancient and Modern"
The Spring Valley Water Company cut of
the water supply from the sandlOt yesterday
aud last evening the Salvation Army closed its
sOuphouse.
The San Francisco Nursery for Homeless
Children, 1913 Bryant street, makes an appeal
for food, clothes, fuel ana bedding for the little
ones at the home.
II. A. Mccall has filed suit in the Superior
$500 and costs of suit by reason of the
Sheriff taking unlawful possession OF the prem
iSes 429 Lyon street.
A highlander named All Jew assaulted a
fellow countryman on Dupont street last even
ing by beating him over the head with club
He was arrest ed aud charged With assault
with a deadly weapon.
10 the Oakland waterfront case OF S. George
Cook against the city, Involving the title to the
foot of Union street, Judge McKenna of the
United States Circuit Court yesterday over
ruled the plea of the defendant.
The Supreme Fort, Knights Of the Golden
Banner, has Incorporated. for the purpose OF
forming mutual benevolent and aid society
The capital of the society is placed at $500,
divided into five shares OF the value of 500
each, subscribed by the five drectors-Oscar
n. LOden, Charles E. johnson, George Carlson,
Charles j. ii. Berg ana John Carlson.
Owen Skeehan. the grlpman who was charged
with maDslauEhter in connection with the
death OF Charles ROetger the Oakland saloon
keeper, while returning from Golden GATE
Park on a HaIght-sIreet car on Sunday. Ma.
vember 10, was before Judge Joachimsen yes
trrday morning. After hearing the violence.
the Judge discharged SIX chan from custody
holding that he was blameless
The following have been elected as officers of
Golden Gate Lodge No. So, knights OF Pytbias,
Tor the ensuing term: q. Ii. WalWorth chan
cellor commander; l.. f. BInnon. vice-cban-
cellor; d. Levy. prelate; n. Rose, master or
the work; George Thomson, keeper of he
records and seal; A. 5. TuehIer master Of
finance; i. G.. Levey. master OF pycharuar. +,
w. Thuresen, master alarms; Il. Scott. outer
guard.
John Siepen, porter at the Elsmere House.
418 Suffer street, was arrested Yesterday
morning by Detectives Seymour and Whitaker
and booked at the City Prison on a charge OF
petty larceny The landlady had missed a
pair of diamond earrings. a diamond ring and
silver watch. Seymour found the ring and
the watch. which are valued at about $50 in
Siepen's trunk. He denied having stolen the
earrings.
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TRAILING WITH BLOODf1OUNDS.
An Experiment in Which Prisoner
Had a Close Call,

SAN BERNARDINo. Nov. 27.-Under
Sheriff j. c. King, who has charge of the
two thoroughbred bloodhounds recently
purchased in Texas for the purpose of
trailing criminals here in the mountains
and on the desert. took them out for a
practi g run at Rialto yesterday. Shorty"
Burr, "trusty" prisoner, was sent out to
make trail through the sand and chap
arral four miles in length and ending by
climbing tree in Lyttle Creek. The
dogs followed him successfully in four
trials. in the first of which Shorty came
near losing his life by descending the tree
before King came up. AS he descended
the ferocous dogs made a dash at him,
barely missing his pantaloons. Shorty
sprang for the lower limbs just in time to
save himself. Shorty was content to stay
iE the tree after that until the keepers
had secured the dogs.
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to-day. and probably it will be proven
that Yuma is in California William
Hycks. indicted by the Federal Grand
Jury for selling liquor to Indians, through
Attorney Calvert Wilson, denies the juris-
diction OF the court to try his case. He
cites as authority the treaty of Guadalupe
Hidalgo and recent reports of the Inter
national Boundary Commission TO show
that the line runs directly west from the
convenience of the ella and the Colorado
rivers, leaving Yuma in California. Pre-
vious to 1871, a San Diego County (Cal)
official attempted to collect taxes at Yuma.
and was arrested by the Arizona authori-
ties, since which, by common consent. the
question was dropped. The land Office
authorities always evade the question.
making no committing decision.
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wasted form, follow them. This is
the time to turn to the right remedy.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
builds up and strengthens the sys-
tenn, and regulates and promotes
every proper function. It's gener-
Gus, supporting tonic, and quiet
ing, soothing nervine. It corrects
and cures, safely and surely, all
those delicate arrangements, weak
nesses, and diseases peculiar to
the sex.
For young girls j.. entering wo-
manhood; women at the ditical
"change of life y; and every woman
who is rundown" or overworked,
it's something to remember that
there's medicine that will help you .
A remedy that does cure is one
that can be guaranteed That's
what the proprietors of 3FFavorite
Prescription" think. Fit doesn't
give satisfaction, in every case for
which it's recommended, they'll re-
fund the money. No other medicine
for women is sold on such terms.
mv21 cod On
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A True THANKSGIVING.

The Sunday-school of the Central Meth.
odist Episcopal Church held "A True
Thanksgiving" entertainment last evening
for the benefit of the boys and girls in the
Fred Finch Orphanage. A programme of
musical numbers was rendered, and at q
period in the evening practical offerings
we're received. The admission fee at the
door was potato or an apple, and the ac-
ceptabe donations included household
supplies of all neutrality-suspicious., wearing
apparel and bedding. Liberal contrbu.
tons of all these articles were received.
and after relieving the wants of few
families in the church the orphans will be
gladdened by clothes and good things to eat.
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A FULL-FLEDGED CRANK.
He Uses His Revolver Against I'm
aginarV Foes.

SAN DIEGO. Nov. ga full-fedged
crank arrived from Chicago last night and
put up at hotel. where his conduct was
so menaciDg that Chief Of Police Brenning
was called. The man had the door locked
and n loaded revolver pointing at 1t. He
thinks some one wants to feed him with
opium and had another gun ready for
them. He gives the name OF W. Goodwin
OF Hannibal. Mo. He had been to the
Worlds Fair and has plenty of money.
He came here because he heard San Diego
was healthy and Missouri had too much
ague. He has been placed in jail.
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ESCAPED NAVAL CONVICTS.
Refugees From flare Island Land at
Victoria.

VICTORIA. B. c.. Nov. 27-Among the
steerage passengers who arrived on the
Wala Walla were the three escaped naval
convicts - DAILY, Hall and Cliffy - who
broke from the United States naval prison
at Mare Island by cutting a hole through
the roof and letting themselves down with
hammock cords. The prisoners had to
swim to the mainland. There was a
strong breeze. Clffy is a poor swimmer
and his life preserver broke, but his COM
rades towed him ashore. They swan a
mile and half and walked several miles
in bare feet and without outer garments
to a cabin of an old sailor. He fitted them
out with clothes and they made their way
to San Francisco. where friends purchased
tickets for them over the Canadian Pacific
Railroad. They left here Saturday morn
inc
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MUST SERVE HIS TIME.
Charles Weiger Refused a New Trial
by the Supreme Court.

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 27.-The Supreme
Court has refused Charles Weiger a new
trial. Weiger is the dry.goods merchant
convicted in this city of obtaining goods
by false and fraudulent pretenses from the
Philadelphia firm of Sharpless Bros. By
false pretenses the Sharpless firm was
made to believe that the defendant had
capital stock of $4,000 cash and owed
nothing, whereas he had at most not more
than $500 and owed $4,000. Weiger was
very much disheartened over the action of
the Supreme Court. lie will soon be taken
to Folsom to serve out his one years term.
Weiger recently surrendered himself to tho
Sheriff, preferring no longer to trouble his
friends who were on his bonds. A good
deal OF sympathy is heard for the unfor-
tunate merchant.
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PAYING THEIR TAXES.
Corporations Enriching the Golfers of
the State Treasury.

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 27.-Several corpo-
rations dropped considerable coin into the
rather vacant State treasury vaults to-day.
1t was the first installment of taxes for
1893. The Pullman Palace Car Com pany
paid In two sums. one of 1854 62 and the
other S277 81. The California Pacific
Railroad Company turned in S13,616 IS.
The Central Pacific Railroad Company
paid in the handsome sum of S1O3,O15 At
and the Southern Pacific S13O.713 The
Northern California Railroad Company
contributed 1924 o. to the days cleanup,
the Northern Railroad Company S22,-
337 "a and the South Pacific Coast Rail-
road Company S9046 Il.
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BY MUTUAL CONSENT.
The Utah Central in the Hands of
Receivers.

SALT LAKE. Nov. q. - The Central
Trust Company of New York to-day
brought suit in the District Court, asking
the appointment of receivers for the Utah
Central Railway. The railway company's
attorney consenting. the court appointed
as receivers, James McGregor, general
manager OF the road, and Clarence Carey.
an attorney of New York, representing the
trust com pany. The Central Trust Com
pany held mortgage on the Utah Central
in lieu of having guaranteed S225, 600 on
bonds issued by the railroad company,
which has defaulted the last two pay
mentS.
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NOT GOING TO THE ISLANDS.
The Rangers Crew Will Not Spend
the Winter at Honolulu.

VALLEJO, Nov. 27.-Orders having been
received at the navy-yard for the Ranger
to take on board a lot of ammunition for
the eight-nch guns belonging to the AL
lance. at Corrinto, it looks very much as
though the Ranger people will not have
the anticipated pleasure of visiting Homo
lulu during the coming winter. This
news is somewhat unexpected, as it was
thought by all the trip to the islands was
an assured fact.
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Died on His Way to Church.

MODESTO. Nov. 27.-Rev. Robert Leigh
ton. aged 72 years. and native of Eng
land. dropped dead last evening while GO
ing to church. The Coroner's jury brought
IN verdict to-day that death was from
natural causes, the deceased being subject
to heart disease
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Drank CarhoIic Acid

SEATTLE. Wash, Nov. 27-John l..
Wheatley. railroad man. 80 years old.
who arrived here from Minneapolis week
ago, drank carbolic acid to-day with sui
cidal intent and died in fifteen minutes.
He left letter saying he drank the acid
because he was afraid to kill himself by
other means, and asking that his father,
James Wheatley of Palmer, S. OAK. be
uoti fed
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THEY ALL WANT PAY.
The Jurors in the Evans Case Finally
DISCHARGED.

JACKSON. Nov. 27.-The jury in the
Evans case was finally discharged to-day.
as there was no prospect of the sick jurors
being able to attend. 1t is over forty days
since the jury was sworn to try the case.
and the jurors are demanding pay for
every day since the trial commenced. Sum-
days excepted. The District Attorney has
been requested to give an opinion on the
matter. The case has been reset for trial
January %.
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Are Still WrangIing.

The committee selected to adjust. il
possible. the differences of the Forty.
fourth District Democratic committee
met at Bersaglieri Hall last night, with
the exception of Chairman Terry and Mr..
Clark.
a Supreme Court decision was produced
by Mr.. Pope to show that as Messrs. Gil
lin and Mccormick had moved out of the
district they cannot vote at the charter
election next April. and consequently were
not entitled TO seats upon the district com.
mittee. No objection was made to A,
Coleman succeeding Mr.. Goldaracena as
a committeeman.
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For the Prosecution of Button.

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. Pin the
Button murder case to-day the argument
of r. E. Bledsoe for the prosecution was
heard. The case will not probably go to
the jury before ton orrow afternoon.
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The Miowera to Again Pun

VICTORIA. B. c.. Nov. 27.-It is believed
that AS soon as the Miowera is repaired
she will resume her run on the Australian
Hawaiian route.
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One Year for Forgery.

SAN RAFAEL, Nov. 27.-Ernest Spen-
Ger, who passed forged check on Convey
e. Gallagher, local grocers here, pleaded
guilty in the Superior Court this afternoon
and was sentenced to one year in San
Quentin,
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Caused by a Lamp Explosion.

REDLANDs, CAL, Nov 27.-The explo-
sion of the oil in lantern set fire to o. j.
Barretts livery stable this morning. doing
damage Of about $1,000; partly covered by
insurance.
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A QUESTION OF BOUNDARY.
Is the Town of Yuma in Arizona or
California?

PHOENIX, Ariz, Nov. 2a-The question
OF the boundary line between Arizona and
California came up in the Federal Court