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CAUGHT AT LAST.
The Police Have a Pair of
FOotpads.
AN ASSORTMENT OF WEAPONS
There Is Supposition That They Are
the Men Who Attacked General
Barnes a Month Ago.

The police have pair of prisoners In the
cells, and they have an idea that they are
the men they have been looking for since the
night of January 16 last, when General ".
II. l.. Barnes was waylaid at the entrance
of his residence, S21 Suffer street.
AS General Barnes was walking up TO his
doorway that night two men pounced upon
him in the darkness and beat him terribly
over the head. General Barnes made
good fight of it, and the result was that the
assailants were beaten off. leaving numer-
GUS deadly weapons behind them OF the
doorstep.
The two men now in custody were ar
rested in Union square on Sunday night
and were taken directly to the police
station. where they were locked up, the
arrest being kept secret. When they were
searched an array of murderous Weapons
was brought out from hiding places in
their clothes. One article was a sandbag
made of chamois skin and filed with sand,
and weighing about two pounds To this
was attached cbamois string to be
fastened to the wrist. so that it
could he used as q supgshot, 1t was iden-
tical with the one found on General Barnes
doorstep after the assault. a small revolver
was also found. in the chamber of which
would fit the cartridges spilled on the ground
during the attack. A bottle Of chlor0f0rm
and napkin were the last to be fished out,
and they went to prove what desperate
measures the men were ready to undertake
tc accomplish their robberies.
One of thetwo arrested was employed at
the Bohemian Club up TO a short time ago,
when he was discharged for stealing. He
was famillarly known as Jake, and it was
his duty to attend to the billiard-room. Tie
other man is taller and has rather for
bidding countenance. He claims to have
been a waiter at the Russ House.
General Barnes saw the prisoners at the
cells, but could not positively identify the
men as his assailants. The size of the men
corresponds with those whom General
Barnes had the struggle with, but beyond
that and the fact that the implements Of
their nefarious trade found on them cor
respond with those left on the field of bat
tie on the night General Barnes was as
saul,ed there is no evidence to connect them
with the crime.
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The athletically Inclined. youth Of San
Francisco who are accustomed TO dlaport
themselves oil swinging :trapeze and. hori-
zontal bars are about to be provided. with
gymnasium that will be the finest this side
Of the Rockies. :;
It's to be erected as an. 8nnex TO the pro-
posed new building of The Young Mems
Christian Association sOon:to go up on the
corner Of Mason and Ellis streets. 3 g.
. Nothing that love or the power of the
almighty dollar can pIocurp, it is. said. will
be omitted in the construction and equip
ment Of this athletic paradise. = - ..:s.'.>
:. Accurate estimates Of the cost have not
as yet been entered into, bat these in charge
say that not less than $1,000. will. be ex-
pended on its Furnishings .aEone,. :: :: =
. The; gymnasium Will be constructed. as an
annex to theynain building of .the assneia-
: tion.. IT'S length is TO be- 134 feet and its
breadth wdlr.pe48 feet. Just a few teet larger
than tlfat:0f"tlIe Olympic s.. A dig skylight
viii ad16it light to tiie apartment. : 50.
!. Wien the annex IS finished 1t is to be fur
nished with. ever y3lfing possible in the way
OK the: LATEST: Improved sgymnastle sppli-
auees:" Nothing Will be spared TO make irs
intetIer as complete as anything in the
countTys~ -; The aiH Of the association Is TO
secuEe: ptysicajlg wel=9eyeloped .mem-
.beTs, and lhey; are: going at i in the proper
way. ~. :: :; - -: ..::....
s Along enc side Of ,themnin room Will
sire tGt "a :TQw: Of lpxuri0usly finished bath
: rooms and Oh the ptlfer is 70 be u big plunge
balhl9x52 feet ia dimensions. Besides these
: tbere:@ ll:be five shewef-haihs. :: -. =
tAfF these aquatic arrangements wIA be
<sun npkied VI It'll sea water. = '.
. On lie. fist Qogf, Just over the gymna-
gf0nl; rs 20 =be a FHnAiHg track for the snEint.
ers; With a: streteh$et tweLty-two laps to
The Sfi.ftf5e. :. : - - - - :.
"a b09e. this agaln.will be-. a stage and an
!: lupl. with a seating capacity of 1000
people : =: s.: ga
When:eyerything Is finished the associa-
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ONLY PUSHED HIM.
Dal Hawkins Did not Hurt
Billy Miller.
HELD FOR MANsLAUdHTER.
The Witnesses at the Inquest Were
Cautious and Extremely Non-Com-
mittal-The Verdict.

Coroner Hughes put on the gloves with a
number of witnesses at the inquest yester-
day on the body of Billy Miller, "the
Swede," who died from the effects of in
juIies inflicted upon him by Dal Hawkins
during knockout prize-fght in the Pacific
Athletic Club Friday night.
The jury found that Miller's right name
was William Hanson. that he died from
blows delivered by Hawkins and that
hawkins is guilty of manslaughter.
And the six intelligent citizens composing
the jury embraced the opportunity to ex-
press in their verdict the condemnation of
priZe-fghting in general.
The bulk of the testimony was rather
farcical, and most Of the witnesses being
either people who were at the fight as spec
tators, assistants. or officers of the law,
took particular care to represent the whole
affair as harmless. mild sort of exhibition.
Not one of them would admit that Han
sons death was The direct result of his ad-
yersary's blows and some OF them swore
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next in the person of Dal Hawkins, to
whose superior strength and science Mller's
death Is due.
Coroner Hughes reminded Hawkins that.
being accused of the killing of Miller, he
was privileged witness and therefore not
compelled to answer questions he cared to
avoid.
Mr.. Hawkins, however. evinced 10 desire
to shirk questions. On the contrary he had
some testimony TO give, which he was ap-
parently anxious to put on record.
He said he did not know that Miller was
hurt until his seconds told him that he had
knocked his man out.
"All through the fight he was joshing
that could not hurt him. so when l saw
him go down on one knee had no idea he
was knocked out"
Then Hawkins explained that, not know
ing his ANTAGONIST was no longer able to
fight, he stepped over to where he was and
just pushed" him down.
EARLY in the fight" he continued. 81
caught Miller several times on his hip bone,
and l hurt my hands so badly by these
blows that both of them were gone and
could not close them.
This prevented me from being able to
strike any heavy blows afterward, and IL
was impossible for me to hurt him."
There was a: delightful uncertainty about
Hawkins answers as 10 whether he struck
Miller on the head many times during the
fight
He did not know where he struck in the
heatof the excitement, and sometimes when
he mad thought he had delivered a stinger
on Miller's nose he found that the blow had
landed somewhere else.
An nqnisitive juror wanted TO know
whether witness hands were all right be-
fore the fight and at the beginning of it.
'Oh yes, they were all right them" said
he with q wan smile, but they amt now"
and as he left the stand he held pair Of
badly swollen paws up for the Inspection of
the jury.
John X. BarriDe..4. Il chemist, VINO had
made Rn analysis OF MiileT's stomach. said
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EVOLUTION OF HOOPS.
A Modiste Tells How They VIII Grow
and Grow.

n HAOolSlS 1918 IiOm lHCy VIII OTOW
and Grow.
The sending out Of the certificates seems
to have had a most stimulating effect in
inducing new members to join the league.
Never have coupons poured into The CALL
Office as they did yesterday.
The new members. too, have kindly COM
piled with the request made on Tuesday, to
write sufficient addresses. and in the case Of
married ladies o.prefix the name by Mrs"
There is no longer any doubt of the fact
that hooped skirts are upon ;us-at our very
doors. in fact. One ofour leading modisteS,
who was one of the first members to Join
the league, decared yesterday that accord
ing to her calculations they may be expected
almost any day.
1T will be gradual evolution" she OBJ
served. full skirts, then small hoops, and
then -W Mad anne only com mpleted her
sentence by despairing shake OF the head.
1t was easy 10 see what she thought of the
hooped skirt In its fullest stage of evolution
After moments reflection she took eour-
age and added: "Those monstrOsities will
never gain a footing in San Francisco, be-
cause so many OF our best women belong to
the league" .'...> .
MaGam. have you Joined the league yet
Nothing is more simple than to fill in the
annexed coupon and inclose it to The CALI.
office. -
The fact.of having done SO will give you
courage in the evil day when hoops actually
appear in our midst. ~ -:
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the ffteen-round contest, but had seen moth
ing unusual there.
He said that when he cast his crit cal eyes
on the two fighters to size them up he came
to the conclusion that Miller was outclassed
in every respect. ..-'':.
Hawkins seemed to him to possess every
Qualification necessary for fight, while
Miller lacked many.
however, Miller was aggressive up TO
the twelfth round, and he did lots Of duck
ing with his head, so that he received many
blows on his Uranium.
The finish blow was also delivered some-
where about the head.
When Miller was knocked out he sank
unconsclously to the floor, where he re-
mained until picked up.
Witness wanted to remove him at once to
the hospital, but the medical linen present
were OF the opinion that he would soon come
around all right. Seeing later that their
IuGgmen: was wrong aud that Miller re-
NAMED in critical condition he arrested
i've OF the men who in various capacities
had taken part in the fight, and another ona
was arrested next day.
In answer 30 some questions the sergeant
SAID he bad seen many kuockonts on previ-
Gus similar occasions, and that it sometimes
TOOK three or four hours for the victims to
recover consciousness. -.
He cited the case of the Black Pearl. who
remained in a cUmatese state nearly three
hours after he had received the Knockout
blow.
Witness concluded by saying he had seen
iots OF men receive more punishment than
Miller did on Friday night. and that there
seemed to be nothing particularly brutal
about that fight.
Dr. A. :. OBrien, who made the autopsy.
informed re jury of its results. and testified
that he considered the cause of Miller's
death to be hemorrhage of the brain.
DR.. j.. III. Gates wanted it particularly
understood that he only saw the last four
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that the man was not knocked out at ALL
from pugilistic point of view, but was only
pushed out. - =
1t seemed as though they would have
liked 10 testify that the SWede did not get
killed in that fight. only the occasion of
their testimony being an inquest on. his
body they had to admit. reluctantly, that he
was dead.
There were not many spectators In the
room when the jury was empaneled, and
only few sporting men dropped in later
on. while the proceedings were in progress.
over in one corner the six men who are
under arrest as being responsible for nau-
son death We're awaiting their turn to be
called as witnesses, and they presented
anything but a preposSessing sight after
their three days enforced retirement.
Chief Deputy Jones. who acted as master
oil cerem onieS, ushered these six into the
lury.box: j. Levin, Adolph Brady, J. Erb,
B. Mahon, Joseph Fitzgerald and William
NJ. Dye.
William NJ. Ross. a police officer. was the
first witness called.
He was present during the fight in an
OnlclaI capacity, but saw nothing that re-
CURED any interference on his part.
During the twelfth round he thought Mil
Ter had the advantage. but after that he
showed signs of Weakening.
On one or two occasions he received some
neaVy blows on the head and during the fif-
teenth or final round lie fell first against the
ropes and then IL the ground.
The officer had seen many pugilistic en-
counters in the same rooms which, in his
opl3lon. were conducted more savage than
the Hawkins-Miller fight.
Several physicians were present at the
hight. among then DR.. O'DOnnelI, and they
worked for about an hour on Miller trying
10 bring him back 10 consciousness.
When they failed a patrol wagon was
called and the man taken to the Receiving
Hospital
This being all Officer Ross had to say, his
superior. Sergeant Coles, took the stand and
likewise stated that lie was present during
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The Referee Girin0 ms Fietc of the Fi0ht.

me heTeree GtCfhD ms ieto Of the 6fDIit.
little trainer expected to convince every
body that the injuries which caused hIiler's
death had been caused by the latter four
days before the fight.
'He was punching the bag on Tuesday,"
Soto testified, 'and. although told him not
to get mad at the bag. he got excited and
missing 1t when he intended to hit IL hard,
he fell against the wall with his head so
heavy as to cause him to complain TO me
about II afterward every day up to Friday.
"He said his ear hurt him and he could
not hear well, but on Friday, the day OF the
fight, he ceased his complaints, because, as
think now. he was afraid would not let
him tight II | considered him not quite
sound.
His ambition was to be fighter, and he
was afraid If he lost this chance he would
never get another match"
Having delivered himself OF this state
ment and looking around as il afraid Miller
would come back from the other world to
contradict him, Mr.. Soto Informed the jury
that all through the fight Miller assured hin
that he was all right and that Hawkins
could not hurt him.
1t was little tough on the witness when
he had 10 admit that Miller, after ali, was
knocked out, and that he himself had been
one Of the mon who carried the helpless
nghter 10 the corner where the doctors tried
to revive him.
HaWklns ana company, and when he re-
turned to their midst they all erasped him
by the hand. full OF silent gratitude.
DR.. j. >. Stone. who with three friends
was an eyewitness at.the fight, but lett the
hall quickly after Miller had been knock ed
out, testified that he was called back to az
tend, with others, TO the unconscious man.
II found that he was suffering from a con-
cusslon OF the brain, and | made up my mind
right tnen thathe was beyond human help"
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!: PER RsoNAL. NOTES,

&c C.: Martin of Glenwood Is at;the Grand.
:: j. b. Curtis of Portland Oregon, is al the
Russ: .:: ';:' ~;
s. Alexander.J, ;MeCone of Virginia City is
atthe Occidental. =
IS E.:;Tillyi a Nevada mining man. is stop
ping at the Lick House. :, =
: &C. H. Dwineile. fruitgrowero OF Fulton, is
registered at the Grand.
g: A Chaliis, a weAthy brewer of Mil
waukeel is;at the Baldwin.
=, EieutenantT H.. Stevens OF the United
States :Nayyis at The Palace.
:. w A. ;Stuari, Appointment reaI-estate man
-IIam ;F'9It:Iowrsend, OFT Wash; is at the Bald
Z: = Charles. " kits, the well-known Grass
: S;i valley attorney. is staying at tte Lick
Joe Brown. a San: Betnardino banker n. 9
just returned: from Sacramento and ia regIs.
+: tered ai;the Baldwin. - 3:
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A DepIorable Case

: David Hitty.a a gentlemanly. well-dressed
and well-educated young man of studious
appearance, was examined by DR.. Lustig
and Dr. Theodore Rethers in the chamber
of the LunacY Commissions yesterday He
mad been found on the preceding night on
Central avenue and Sacramento streets in a
vacant lot by Officer Armstrong, talking in
ceherently, and evidently IN condition of
mental alteration.
The physicians decided to send him to the
Home for 1nebriatPs. He was still very ex-
cited and gesticuated wildly, but no account
OF his residence or occupation could be OBJ
tained from him. His case is evidently not
one OF dipsemanfa but dementia, possibly
from oYerStndY..
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SMALL TALES OF A BIG CITY.

Edna. J. Josselyn. years OF age. left her home
on Monday morning. 10 go 10 school ana has not
been seen since. Size Is small for her agp. eyes
and Dair brown, dark complexion, and was
dressed 10 an old rose-coored dress. brown
Jack ana black beaver har
Charles Howard, a well-known tough, was ar.
rested by Detectives Anthony and Cody yester-
day ana was locked up In The City Prison on n
charge OF burglary. Heentered the premises at
229 Ge3ry street on Monday night and walked
on with fine oyercoat and a shawl.
. g. l.. .Usgood was arrested on a warrant yes
tefday morning. at the lust nee Of the Califprn
Concrete Company on charge OF forgery. 1t Is
charged that 0sgood obtained commission
from the company on contract for work to be
done In front OF Miss Callen's residence, 26
RauSch street, which she states she did not sign.
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said the doctor, adding that he did not think
the conclusion was caused by one blow or
during any particular round of the fight but
was the result of excitement coupled with
all the blows the man had received during
inS evening. :
Witness then explained the difference
between conclusion and compression of the
brain in terms so technical that the big
Latin words threatened TO drive Shorthand
Reporter Conlan crazy, so that the Coroner
hastily dismissed the doctor, who made
room for Thomas Livingston, another wit
ness.
II have known Miller for many years by
his right name, which was Wilhelm Han
son, Livingstone testified, and then he
stated that he was acting as bottle-holder
for Hansen during the fatal ficht. because
TIE latter had requested him 10 fill that
office.
He was cranky and afraid of poison"
witness explained. land he wanted me TO
watch the bottles for that reason"
In witness opinion Miller, or Hansen,
was trained too fiue and was too weak to
.hght. His ordinary weight stripped was
ia pounds, while on the afternoon of the
light he weighed only 120 pounds.
When witness told his friend that he con-
sldered him looking weak, Miller replied
that this was the result of the training lie
had undergone.
During the fight Miller told witness fire.
qnenily that that fellow (meaning Haw-
kins) could not hurt him.
Dan Creedon, the referee of the fight. was
the last witness He only briefly stated
that Miller's Knockout was due to exhanss
tlon brought aoout by the violent exertion
made necessary by the fight, and not to any
particular blow.
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THE NEW LINE.

Time Set for the Departure of Two
of the Steamers.
A dispatch received from Washington
yesterday is as follows: Cromwell, the at
torney for the newly organized North
American Navigation Company, said this
morning that a contract was entered into
Saturday between the company and the
Panama Railroad Company for the trans
p0rtation of passengers and traffic between
the Atlantic Coast and the Pacific Coast in
competition with the Pacific Mail. There is
no guarantee of any fixed sum per month
from the steamship company to the railroad
company, but there is an agreement on
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lows prepared for Mordecai. the Queens
father, was used to hang Haman. The en-
tire Jewish people had been doomed, and
of the decree. This day has been observed
Tor over twenty-five centuries by the jew
ish people. Yesterday was a day Of fasting,
the fast being preserved, as the day before
the Queen was to sue for her people was
observed as day of fasting and prayer.
Special commemorative services will take
place at all the synagogues this evening.
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rounds of the fight, and that his presence
was due to his being called there on bust.
ness.
The good doctor evidently did not wish
10 be regarded in the light Of a frequenter
of prize-fights. and said in explanation of
his seeing the Knockout of Miller that he
had drugstore across the street from where
the exhibition took place, and stepped over
TO deliver some sponges somebody had
ordered. -
During his testimony the witness, how
ever, lost his caution and referred very
knowingly to the time when Peter Jackson
Knocked out joe MeAuiffe.
Miller was hanging on to the ropes just
Ike McAuliffe did, said DR.. Gates, but
he failed TO inform the jury whether no was
delivering sponges at the time when that
historical event took place.
The gist of DR.. Gates testimony was that
ne dld not know that Miller was knock ed
out when he saw him leaning against the
ropes, and only learned OF it by hearsay.
1he most important of the witnesses came
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:. A ROYAL Drinking Gun.

Mime. Waldrow-Cohen of this city has in
her possession the drinking cup Of the late
King George Tubon of tie Tonga group,
which his Majesty presented her with on
her visit to that island in the summer Of
1852. Itconsists of the hall of an enormous
cocoanut, the inside of which ia enameled
with blue and white from the effects of the
eava," which was his Majesty's favorite
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The Divorce Court.

Judge Hunt yesterday granted n divorce
TO Addie J. Noting from Edward A. Nolt-
ing on the ground Of the Defendants in-
fidelity.
Judge Murphy granted Matilda Cahiil a
divcrce from Edward Cahill for desertion.
Petitions for divorce have been fled by
Josephne G. against James G. Heath, An
ME against Charles G. ;Harloe, Albert T.
against Emile W. Warren. and Cecilia
against John Kennedy, =
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Feast .of Puriur.

Tomorrow being the 14th Of the Jewish
month Atthar. it will be observed as Pnrim
or Queen Esther's day. This celebrates the.
anniversary of the day on which the beau
tiful Queen prevailed With the Babylonian
King, .Ahashuerus In saving her people
from the evil designs Of Haman. The GAL
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A Brute Beaten.

A.. Panzini, a peddler a5 years of age.
5 assaulted the one-year-old daughter OF f.
A0bott,a papeT-hanger living on Mission
street, near Sixth, yesterday. He was
caught in the act by the father of the child.
who gave him severe beating. and then
turned him over to police officer, who
locked him up at the Southern station for a
felony.
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For the Helners

Mrs. frederick L. Castle has given 500
30 the Helpers, whose motto is, 1--WE help
the poor to help themselves
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ACCEPTED THE BoND.-Chef Justice Beatty
of the Supreme Court yesterday rendered n de-
clsiou accepting the suretles In the hale. NJ or
cross case.
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PUGILlsTs IN COURT.
They Are Charged With Manslaughter
and Admitted fo Rail

Inc pugiilsts were taken before Judge
Conlan at O'Clock In the afternoon.
hawkins was arraigned on a charge of
manslaughter and the other six as aiding
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LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Movements of Trsns-AtiantIc Steamers.
q

Movements of Trsns-AtiantIc Steamers.
Arrived.
TUESDAY, February 2S
Br ship Flintshlre. III days from Rio de Janelroi
ballast, to master.
Spoken.
Per Fintshire-Dec 1. As 4S W. Br ship Many.
down. from Liverpool for San Francisco.
Dec ~, oil 5, AZ w, Br bark Port Carlisle, from
Portlandfor U X
necl7,67 5. SO W, Br ship HOlyroOd, from Liv-
Ell pool for Astoria.
NEW YoRK-Arrived Feb 2S-Stmr Sueyia FIRM
Hamburg; stmr Kaiser Wilhelm, from Medttsrra-
mean parts.
from London.
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A slit in piece of paner. even though it
be not more than one forty-th ousapdth of
an inch in width. is sufficient to transmit
Hight to the human eye.
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In Labrador they are said TO mine icebergs
for Goldfish as If 1t were coal.
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A BIG GYMNASIUM.

The Largest West of the
Rockies.
FOR CHRISTIAN YOUNG MEN.
A Magnificent Structure on Mason
and Ellis Streets.
ALL IN cREAri-coLoRED BRICK.
The New Home of the Young Mems
Christian Association in :. ::
This City. "
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MapniEn

CoBsEN-oULLIGAN-rIl this city, February
slr 1893 by the Rev. Fqther Cummln George
q Jacoosen::and; Amelia cnlligan. both Of san.
Francisco. g,
ANN-HAMILToN-In this city, February .2e
1893, by the Rev: Dr. Case. G George w. Mann and
Julia Hamilton. both OF San Francisco
MuRPHY-ACHLEY-: I'm this city, Februafy 2s;
: 1898. by the Rev Dr.. Case. Miles M Murphy OF
Auburn. Cal.,-and. Ednice NJ. Aekley or Boston,
Mass.
sPEAR-wH1TNEY-In I'm Oakland. February IL.
and Clara Whitney. =. .'..
BINGHAM-wEsT In oakland... February 20,
1873. II. Bingham and. Nellie v West both OF
San Francisco. =: