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MURDER NEAR WHITMORE
William FerriIl Killed in Cold
Blood by His Brother
in-LaW.
The Tragedy the Result Of Bitter
Family Feud of Long
Standing.

REDDING, CAL, July 13.-The neigh
borhood of Whitmore, beautiful little
mountain hamlet on the Tamarack road,
ten miles from the town of Millville and
thirty miles from Redding, was the scene
of horrible murder this morning about
10 o'clock, in which William Ferrill a
middle-aged man, met horrible death at
the hands of his brother-in-law, Frank a.
Lewis.
Lewis lived with his family in noun
tain home, ten miles from Whitmore, and
his victim Ferrill lived this side, about
four miles from Millville A bitter family
feud had existed between them for some
time, and it eliminated in tragedy this
morning.
Ferrill went to his brother-in-la house
and while there the two had some words
and without any warning as to his inten-
tions, Lewis pulled 55-caliber pistol and
taking deliberate aim fired at his brother
ln-law, seriously wounding him. Not sat
lsled with this he sprang upon his helpless
relative and with large dirk knife cut his
brother-in-law's neck from ear to ear and
made his escape.
1t was some time afterward when neigh
bors happened by the place and discovered
Ferrll>s body lying in pool OF blood.
Word was sent at once to Millville, and
late this evening the officers and Coroner
here were notified, and they have just left
for the scene of the tragedy.
Lewis took to the woods, and the local
officers are now out pursuing him.
There is strong talk of lynching him if
he should be captured.
Ferrill has a sister and brother living at
Corning, Colusa County, who have been
notified and are expected here tomorrow.
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WON BY A CLOSE MARGIN,
Bald SnatCheS the Quarter
Mile Championship From
ZiegIer.
The Class B Open Mile Captured by
Coulter in a Sensational
Finish.

ASBURY PARK, N. j., July 13.-The
Denver delegation made Rome howl"
this morning by capturing large gilt lion
and placing it in q cage belonging to
Founder Bradley. A parade was then Or
ganized and marched through the princi-
pal streets, big red tally-ho coach leading
the way, while d strong-lunged bugler
heralded in defiant notes the coming of
the crowd.
The pre-eminent feature of the afternoon
was handicap third of mile between
Louis and John Benner of Philadelphia,
aged and respectively, and Happy
Days" Bill Pitman, who won the first
bicycle race ever run in America. Little
Louis was on the 160-yard mark, John was
on the scratch and "Fat Herbirt" away
back to the head of the stretch on a high
wheel. Louis won hands down, with John
second and Happy Days" quarter of a
mile behind, having wandered all over the
path on his ordinary, at one time riding
off on the turf.
Alta 80 o'clock this afternoon, after six
finals and thirteen trials had been run, a
terrific hailstorm, followed by rain and
wind, put an end to the afternoons enjoy
ment, and drove the audience and officials
under shelter.
The prettiest thing in the days racing
was Coulter's win of the class B open in
2:OS. Mayo and Saunders made tandem
pace for the first two laps, Jenney catch
ing the rear wheel of the double machine
at the start, and the field Davidson, Ken
needy, Coulter, Ernie Johnson, Barry, Gar
diner and Macdonald tagging on. Mao
Donald tried the trick worked by his team
mate yesterday that of running ahead of
the tandem, getting the pole and getting
behind the PAGERS as they passed.
But the sturdy little Staten Islander
could not get by the tandem and fell out
at the half. Coulter was we'll back when
the sprint began, but came up on the out
side like whirlwind, rounding into the
stretch ahead and winning by three lengths
from Kennedy.
Bald captured the quarter-mile cham
pionship from little Ziegler by a margin so
narrow that it must have made him ner-
yous.
A great surprise was the appearance of
Cabanne on scratch in the two-mile handi-
cap heats.
Following are the summaries:
Two-third OF mile, 2:35 class-Final heat
won by C. NJ. Ertz of New York. Time, 1:50.
One mile, open, class B-Final heat won by
G. r. Coulter of Toledo. Time, 2:08.
One mile, open, class A-Final heat won by
G. T. Leatherbury ofBaltimore Time, Pill 3-5.
One-quarter OF mile, National champion
time. "a 10. Second heat won by Charles
Murphy of Brooklyn; time, :37 % Third
heat won by A. w. Porter OF Waltham; time,
SO. Fourth heat won by NJ t. Dirnberger OF
Syracuse; time, 49, Fifth heat won by Ray
Mcdonald of New York; time, "a. Sixth heat
won by A. D. Kennedy of Chicago; time.
:35 As. Seventh heat won by C. T. Earle OF
Brooklyn; time, 80 2-5. Eighth heat won by
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SAN JOSE MINORS SUIT,
Brought for the Distribution
of the Late S. A. Bishops
Estate.
Sensational Phases of the Life of
the Deceased Expected to
Be Revealed.

SAN JOSE, CAL, July 13.--A suit that
promises to reveal many sensational
phases in the domestic life of the late
Samuel A. Bishop was begun this after
noon by Mrs. Frances E. Lovett. Mrs.
Lovett was the first wife of Bishop, and she
brings the suit for the distribution of the
estate in the interest of her son, Fred Ker-
lin Bishop, who is but years old. The
defendants in the suit are Elizabeth J.
Bishop, the widow of the deceased; Mrs
Encarnacion Frances Bailey and Mrs.
Sarah Barstow, daughters of the deceased
Jacob Rich, former partner of Bishop,
and John s. Capron and Clara Schnable
are made parties to the suit, as they hold
mortgages on some of the property in
volved.
Bishop secured a divorce from his first
wife in the court of Contra Costa County
June q, 1890, on the grounds of desertion.
AT that time he decided her about S25. OOO
worth of property and it was arranged that
the custody of the infant child should
alternate between them.
Both parties married again. Mrs.
Bishop married a saloon-keeper named
Charles Lovett, whom she is now suing for
divorce on the ground OF failure to
provide.
Bishop died little over year ago, and
the day after his death Mrs. LoYett called
at the house and took the little boy away,
(, She at once applied for letters of guardian
ship and was made the legal custodian.
although the young widow of the deceased
bitterly opposed the matter.
The Will was duly probated and the
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$4,000 more to complete the dam to the
height the present company desires to
build it. Work on this will be commenced
in the fall. In the proper season OF the
year, when the water is low, the land
lying between the old and new dam will
be drained out by the ditch, and it is said
that there is great deal Of gold IN the
river bed.
There will be three tunnels along the
route OF the ditch above Knights Ferry.
one OF the tunnels has been made for
many years and is known as the ScheH
tunnel One of the other tunnels is 1149
feet long, 5 feet wide by II feet in height
The rock here is the hardest encountered
anywhere and every inch had to be blasted.
The third tunnel is 1120 feet long. The
ditch west of Knights Ferry follows the
county road for a considerable distance.
The work here is comparatively easy and
can be done with plow and scraper. There
Is some, however, that will have to be done
with pick and shovel and there is short
stretch OF high rock through which the
ditch will have to be run. AT the upper
end OF Paulsell Lake, about two miles
from Burnetts station, the mountain
division of the ditch stops. This division
is nine miles long. The foothill division
is twelve miles in length and lacks about a
mile and half of completion.
Two natural waterways are made use of
before reaching Paulsell Lake to save
ditch making, and the lake water will be
turned into Lone Tree Creek, which will
carry it to the Chalmers ranch in this
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Otto Ziegler of San Jose time, "a 1-5. Nintn
heat won by E. G. Bald of Buffalo; time
81 4-5.
Half-mile handicap, class A. final heat won
by J. NJ. Baldwin, Paterson, 25 yards. Time,
03 2-5.
Third of mile handicap, John Benner,, aged
s. Louis Benner, aged 4, and "Happy Days
Pitman, the oldest racing man in America;
won by Louis Benner. Time, los.
One-quarter OF a mile. National champion
ship, final heat won by E. C. Bald, Ray Nc
Donald second, F. J.. Jenney third, c. r. Coul-
ter Toledo, fourth Time. :33 20.
Two-mile handicap, class B, special; five men
in each heat TO qualify; first heat won by c. a
Church, Chester, 60 yards; L. A. Callahan, Buff
falo, 40 yards, second: G. Saunders, Boston,
100 yards, third; A. H Barnett, Plainfeld, $50
yards, fourth. W. Dreary, Chicago, ITO yards,
fifth. Time, 4 81.
Second heat, won by B. B. Bird. st. Paul,
$50 yards; E. c. Bald, Buffalo, scratch, second;
E. F. Leonard, Buffalo, 120 yards, third; E. c..
Johnson, Cleveland, so yards, fourth; J. Co.
burn, Syracuse. $50 yards, fifth. Time, 400:
Third heat won by A. D. Kennedy, 80 yards;
c. H. Callahan, 40 yards, second; ]. Fred
Barry, 12o yards, third; Fred II. Allen, SYRIA
cuse, 80 yards, fourth; L. C. Johnson, Cleye-
land, 100 yards, fifth Time, a 33 Is.
Two mile handicap, professional, won by R.
H. Rumford Chester. $40 yards; Con Baker,
scratch, second: J. Easton, Elizabeth A. c., 80
yards, third; P. J. Berlo, Boston, 80 yards,
fourth. Time 4 "a.
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didates, Miss Hall and Miss Scott. Over
$500 was realized for the carnival fund
from the contest.
Miss Haignt, the chosen Queen, is a
pretty brunette and resides ct Rhoner-
vile, where much of her support came
from.
Maids of honor have been selected by
committee as follows: Arcata, Miss Ida
Smith; Blue Lake Miss Mahon; Fern
dale, Miss Della DUNCAN; Fortuna, Miss
Emma Lane; Hydesville, Miss Carrie
Hansen.
The March bicycle team arrived from
San Francisco to-day and will go into
training tomorrow for the meet to be held
at South Park Saturday, July 20.
AL that which will hereafter be source
Of beauty and admiration is now chaos and
disorder Half-completed arches present
themselves to view, while evergreens and
decorations of all kinds are strewn about
everywhere. Each committee is busily en-
gagged managing its own affairs with a
strong determination to make its own
special feature a success.
Indications point to large number OF
outside visitors attending the festivities.
To prevent eIorbitant charges, commit
tee specially appointed has secured an
agreement from the proprietors OF hotels
and eating houses whereby a uniform
charge-not in excess of the prevailing
rate-is to be made.
Twenty-six wheelmen, hailing from San
Francisco Los Angeles. San Jose and Ala
media, have already forwarded their en-
tries for the races to be held here on the
Goth, the third day of the carnival. As
there are great many of the local riders
who will also enter, it may be advisable to
devote another day to field sports other
than that already agreed upon.
The water fete, which is to take place on
Thursday evening, and conclude the first
days festivities, will be, perhaps, the most
picturesque and entertaining feature OF
the carnival. The pageant will be quite
novel to the many visitors coming from
the inland sections of this district Illu-
minated and decorated yachts, launches,
steamers and boats of all descriptions will
participate in the grand water parade,
which will be reviewed by Queen Sequoia.
The steamer Pomona will add the effect OF
her powerful searehlight TO the scenes.
The docks have been wired for additional
electric light and an abundance of fire
works has been received.
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Knights Ferry to-day, and will be at the
end of the system, few miles from Lath-
rop, by the 1st of September When COM
pleted the bitches viii irrigate some 10000
acres of the finest agricultural land in Cal
ifornia. The system begins at the old
dane or, as it is sometimes called, Six
mile Bar, just six miles above Knights
Ferry. The water is humed from here
down toward the town mentioned. After
a short ride, what is called the third fume
is reached. 1t is high above the bottom OF
the river and is 1900 feet long. 1t is feet
deep and 10feet wide, and has a capacity of
476,0O0,000 gallons a day The slope of the
fume is considerably greater than that of
the ditch, and will carry twice the volume
of water as the ditch at its present size.
The fumes and trestles were built by the
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San Francisco Bridge Company and are
tine examples of work and engineering.
The ditch to the big flume follows the line
Of bluff extending along the river.
The work OF making excavations has in
many places been a gigantic undertaking.
For hundreds of yards without break
every inch of the rock had to be blasted.
The rock varies from a soft sandstone that
will crumble in ones hands to a hard
serpentine. Between the old dam and
Knights Ferry is what is called the new
dam. 1t was built several years ago by
the San Joaquin Land and Water Com
pany. The sum of $4,000 was expended
by the old company on this, and after,
spending $250,000 altogether on the project
it had on hand it abandoned the under
taking for lack of funds. 1t will take about
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ON THE DIAMOND.
Winners In Yesterdays Baseball Games
IN the East.

Winners In Yesterdays Baseball Games
IN the East.
PITTSBURG, Pa, July 13.-It was a
pitchers battle to-day, with Gumbert get
ting a shade the better of it, Pittsburg
hit safely but six times. Hawley also
pitched a good game. Attendance 1900.
Score:
PIttsDprgs. ]
0iooA4y HS'''.-- --'.-...'...-''..'.
Batteries-Hawley and Merritt, Gumbert and
Grim. Umplre-Emslie.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, July 13.-A fusil-
lade of hits in tbs eighth inning, coupled
with some very yellow umpiring by Mr..
O'Day, won to-day's Cleveland New York
game for Cleveland. Attendance $500. Score
r. BIB. E.
Clevelands ............................3
New 4orks... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l
Batteries Young and thinner, Clark and Far
rell. Umpire-O'Day.
CINCINNATI. ONO. July 13-Dwyer
pitched an excellent game to-day. The
fielding of both teams was ragged. Maui
retired in favor OF Mercer in the fifth in
ming. Crooks fine field work was the
feature of the game. Attendance, 1888.
Score:
R. BIZ. E.
Cincinnatis. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .......
WaShlngtonS D D
Batteries-Dwyer and Murphy; Maui Mercerand
MCGUIRE. Umpire-Galvin.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 13.-The Phillies
jumped onto Staley's pitching in the first
inning for seven hits and five runs, when
he was relieved by Kissinger, who pitched
a steady game. Taylor kept st. Louis
hits scattered and was well supported.
Attendance, 5000. Score:
R. BIZ. E.
81. Louis, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II
PhladelphlaS. II
Batteries-Staley, Kissinger and Miller; Taylor
and Clements. Umpires-Jevne and Murray.
LOUISVILLE, KY, July 13.-Boston
won to-day's game in the fifth inning
Cunningham was batted heavily and after
the second inning the Louisville team went
to pieces. Attendance, $500. Score:
R. BIB. E
Bostons. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10 3
Batteries-Cunningham, Warner and Spies
Nichols and Tenny. Umpire-McDonald.
CHICAGO, ILL, July 13.-Baltimore
won this afternoons game with ease in the
first inning hitting Terry for five hits and
scoring five runs. Attendance 1900. Score
r. BIB. E
Shicagos ...........'.............." 10
BaltlmoreS. ID
Batteres-Terry and Donohoe, Hotter and Rob
inson. Umpire-Keefe
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RUPTURE.

This most distressing and dangerous ailment,
common to both sexes, is cured by DOCTOR
SWEANY without trusses or salyes in from
two to eight weeks. He has a new, safe, sue
cessfui and painless treatment which is known
to no other physician in the West. and which
causes the rupture to heal as broken bone
unites; also Piles, Fistula, Varieoeele, Hydro
cele and similar troubles promptly cured with.
out pain or detention from business.
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BEAUTY OUT OF CHAOS.
The Transformation That Is
Being Wrought by the
Committee.
SPECIAL FIELD DAY LIKELY.
Cyclists From All Parts of the State
Already Entering for the
Races.

EUREKA. CAL. July 13.-The voting
for the Carnival Queen, which has been
in progress for the past twenty days, ter
minated this evening at o'clock. During
the entire contest the liveliest interest has
prevailed, but tonight it became intense.
Over $50 600 votes have been cast, of which
Alma Haight received IS, 655, Ella Mathews
81, $50 and Annie Evans $685.. About 5000
ballots were cast for the withdrawn can
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MIDDLE AGED and OLD men.

Many of you are afflicted with weak, aching
backs and kidneys, frequent painful urination
and sediment in urine; impotence or weakness
of sexual organs and other unmistakable signs
of nervous debility and premature decay.
Many die of this difficulty ignorant of the
cause, which is the second stage of seminal
weakness. In justice to DOCTOR SWEANY it
can truthfuny be said that in all such cases of
middle-aged men, as well as OF young men, his
success has been almost invariable. The most
obstinate cases solicited, treated and cured.
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STUNG BY BEES.
They Nearly Cause the Death of Ttro
Year Old Girl.

They Nearly Cause Tie DEATH or q ItUO-
Year Old Girl.
FRESNO, CAL, July 13.-The two-year-
old daughter of William H. WEIGH, who
lives several miles east of this city, was
nearly killed by bees yesterday afternoon.
She had wandered out into the garden and
in playing about some hives she upset one.
Before her agonized screams attracted the
attenti of her parents she had been stung
in over. hundred places, her light cloth
ing offering little protection.
The shock nearly killed the child, and a
doctor was hastily summoned. When as
many as possible of the strings had been
extracted the little girl was wrapped in
clothes wet with ammonia. This relieved
her suffering, and 1t is now thought she
will live.
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STOMACH.

Liver, Lung, Chest, Throat Bladder, Heart
and Kidney Diseases, Indigestion, Dyspepsia,
Asthma Catarrh and all other diseases OF the
respiratory organs culed in the shortest pos
sible time; also Consumption, when the de-
struction of tissue is not too great, by combin-
ing his own with the lates approved antiseptic
methods.
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CARR NEEL IN THE LEAD.
Defeats His Brother for First Honors In
the Championship Finals.

4
CHICAGO, ILL. July 13.-Carr Neel won
first honors in the Western championship
tennis tournament this afternoon by de-
feating his brother, S. r. Neel, by score
of GA, ga, So and 6-3. The match was well
played throughout. Friends of Neel are
firm in their belief that he will win the
Western championship on Monday.
The consolation doubles went to Page
and Slocum, who won from the Richie
brothers in a rather one-sided match by
scores of 60, "a, 81.
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Chicken Thieves an Bad Luck.

SAN JOSE, CAL, July 13.-Frank Rod
riguez was arrested this morning with
seven chickens in his possession. John
Connolly called at the police station later
in the day and identified the chickens as
fowls stolen from his place. Rodriguez
has served several terms for chicken
stealing.
arrested last evening with a couple of
chickens under his arm. This morning he
pleaded guilty and was sentenced to $50
days in the County Jail.
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LADIES

If you are suffering from any of the distressing
ailments peculiar to your sex, such as persist
ent headaches, painful mensruation, leucor-
rhoea or whites, intolerable itching, displace-
mento the womb, etc., you should not give up
in despair because you have met with repeated
disappointments in seeking relief. DOCTOR
SWEANY has cured hundreds of cases after
other eminent physicians have pronounced
them hopeless. If such diseases were indeed
ineurable life would not be worth its possession
TO large number of American women.
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Runawau accident at MaufeId.

SAN JOSE, CAL, July 13.-J. ]. Walsh
of the firm of Backus, Walsh & Stroner of
Maytield and Palo Alto was seriously in
iured by runaway this evening. His
11-year-old daughter and two babies were
with him in a wagon in Mayfield.
The horses took fright and ran away,
colliding with pole in front of Grimby' s
Hotel. All were thrown out and Walsh
was internally injured and his left leg
broken. The girls collar-bone was broken,
but the babies escaped without a scratch.
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INDIGNANT CITIZENS.
Reddin0 Opposed to the Mastering Cat
of the Militia Company.

REDDING, CAL, July 13.-The citizens
and business men of this city held
an indignation meeting tonight to protest
against the action of the recognizing COM
mittee of the State militia in mastering
speeches were made and the band was
out. Action will be taken to devise some
means by which the company may be
maintained. and the State military au-
thorities will be asked to reconsider their
action.
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Work of the Yatley Road Surveyors

SELMA, CAL, July 13.-The San Fran
cisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad
surveyors that have been camped for the
past week at Wild Flower schoolhouse to-
day completed the survey between Fresno
and Hanford. The party will now move
south of Hanford and continue the line
toward Bakersfield.
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county, distance of fourteen miles. From
there the water will be conducted in a
shallow ditch thirty-two feet wide to the
terminus, short distance from Lathrop.
A force of thirty-fve men and eighty
horses is now engaged in building this por-
ton of the system. Work was begun on
the project in the latter part of October,
and since then has been pushed as rapidly
SIS possible. The system will cost when
completed in the neighborhood of mil
lion dollars.
Said to Haze Broken His Pledge an Max
ing appointments.
STOCKTON, CAL, July 13.-The Ameri-
can Protective Association is in great
tribulation oyer the appointments made