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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-12
LOUISE HOWARD.

street, San Francisco, was called this
morning in Judge Egans court. They
were bound over to appear before the Su-
perior Court, and there the case was called
at o'clock this afternoon. Both pleaded
guilty, and Judge Gregg sentenced the
man to five years and the woman to one
year in Folsom.
Howard hired single horse and wagon
from Mcbride on May 25, representing
that he wanted the rig three days for the
purpose of peddling fruit. At the end of a
week Howard had not returned, and Nc
Bride reported the matter to the police.
A man named James Brown accompa-
MED Howard and his wife from San Fran
cisco. They arrived here last Friday, and
while Brown was making some purchases
his companions hurriedly left town, going
south. Brown complained to the officers
and gave information which aroused their
suspicious. They detained Brown and in
duced him to swear out a warrant for petty
larceny against Howard and his wife, who
had departed with some of his clothing.
City Marshal Cook detailed Constables
Knapp and Cook, who captured the pair
near Arroyo Grande. On Howard's per-
son was found plaster of paris mold for
counterfeiting S. gold pieces, and locked
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saw MT. The company voted to have
competitive drill, the winner to take the
medal. The contest came off this evening
in the presence of large crowd in Armory
Hall. Captain Lockett and Lieutenant
Nolan of Troop l, Fourth Cavalry, q. S.
A, were present to witness the drill. The
committee of inspection consisted of Mayor
Stewart, Lieutenant Walker and Sergeant
Combs.
Twenty-six men entered for the contest
and seventeen were retired after a short
drill. Those remaining were put through
the manual of arms, until there were but
two left-the Mixter brothers. 1t was quite
exciting at this juncture, but at the end Of
twenty-five minutes the younger of the
Mixter boys made an error, and Private
Frank Mixter was declared the winner.
Major Berry then made a short presen-
tat1on speech, in which he took occasion to
com pliment the National Guard, particu-
larry the officers and members of Com
pany Z.
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SANTA CLARA FIR UT.
A Decrease in the WeeIs's Output Deer a
TeUr f00.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June n.-Eastern
shipments last week amounted to 959, O65
pounds, against 1,640,285 for the CORE
spending week last year, decrease of $751;
220. The decrease is due to the light
shipments of canned fruit and cher
ries. The canned fruit shipments last week
were rs. 925 pounds, against 1851 900 for the
same week in 1884, and the cherry ship
ments reached 537,065 pounds, against
1,0A,355 year ago. Wine shipments
amounted to 215, $40, against 1894 of the
previous week.
The wine shipments to date from July
1, 1894, amount to "A, AIS, $50 pounds. Prune
shipments last week footed up 1880
pounds. The shipments of dried prunes
from July 1, 1894, to date amount to &c.
500, $50 pounds. 1t is estimated that l, 500-
600 pounds of prunes still remain in the
valley.
The local shipments amounted to $685.
SIS pounds, 1o7,065 pounds being fruit and
produce.
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MAIL POUCHES LOOTED
Passengers Made to Cut Them
Open While He Remains
in Ambush.
THE HAUL NOT a RICH ONE.
Uncle Sam, WelIs-Fargo and the
Coach Tourists Lose Trifling
Amounts.

ASHLAND, Or, June 1.-THE regular
monthly hold-up of the Ager-Klamath
Falls stage occurred last night shortly
after IL o'clock. The robbery took place a
half-mile from Topsy and very near the
scene of the robberies of one month and
two months ago. The same lone high
wayman is supposed to have executed the
job.
The stage left Ager yesterday afternoon,
and when the command to halt came from
ambush Charles Barneburg was driving
with two passengers on board, one of them,
Charles Zwisler, riding outside with the
driver. Zwisler was made to cut open the
letter pouches and throw them out and
the driver told to break open the express
box. The driver told the robber there was
nothing in the box, and the latter seemed
satisfied when he heard it's empty rattle,
and the express box was left intact.
After the coats and vests of all were
thrown out, the robber ordered the driver
to place the stage lantern inside the coach
and move away, and when he finished his
examination they could come back and
get their coats. They moved on fifty
yards, and the robber could plainly be
seen as he went through the registers and
coats, but overlooked some letters and $50
in cash in Zwisler's coat pocket. After
this performance he called the driver and
passengers back to get their clothes and
what was left of the mail. The robber ex-
amined the coach again meantime. Then
he bid the party goodnight and they were
permitted to drive on.
The highwayman was medium size and
wore dark overcoat and light straw hat.
Wore no mask, but kept out of the light
so his features could not be outlined. He
got but few dollars from the passengers,
nothing from the express, and it is thought,
little from the mail pouches.
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Laundry Wagon, Hired from the New
York Stables, in Which Howard
and the Woman Were Arrested
Near Arroyo Grande.

in trunk was complete set of safe
cracking tools, sandbag and skeleton
keys, with vaise containing metal for
making counterfeit money, patent wash
for gliding the coins and a SIS piece i'm
perfectly finished. A letter found on his
person indicates that his true name is
Kelley.
1t is feared that the conviction of the
pair to-day for grand larceny will delay
bringing them to trial on the more serious
charge of counterfeiting, of which there
is clear case against them.
1t now appears that Sam Sortan, arrested
here yesterday with 300 counterfeit half
dollar pieces on his person, and his com
panion Ed Wilson, have no connection
with the others. The half-dollar pieces
are dated 1877 and 1894, and are almost
perfect, the only notices BILE defect being
en- the weight. 1t was learned that Sortan
and Wilson had removed some of their
belongings ten miles north of here, where
they had contracted to cut some wood.
To-day Officers Fox and Cook searched
the premises and discovered complete
counterfeiting outfit, with the exception
of the molds
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-12
MOTIFS MURDER MYS Terry
The Crime of Years Ago Con-
feSSed by a Portland
Prisoner.
George Young Held by His Wife
While a Knife Was Plunged
Into His Heart.

PORTLAND, Or, June II. - Louis
Smithie, confined in the County Jail await
ing the action of the Grand Jury on
charge OF stealing a coat, has confessed to
the murder of George Young in August,
1892, at Mott, small place near Dunsmuir,
Cal, on Soda Greek. Acting on informa-
ton received from Smithie, Sheriff Sears
arrested Mrs. Reta Young, the young
widow of the murdered man, in a log cabin
near Beaverton and she now occupies
cell in the County Jail awaiting further
developments. Sheriff Sears has tele-
graphed to the Sheriff of Siskiyou County,
Cal, concerning the confession, and is
awaiting an answer which may throw
some additional light upon the case other
than that contained in the statement of
Smithie.
The story, as told by Smithie, is that
five years ago at Silverton, in Marin
County, he became acquainted with George
Young, who, with his wife and four chill
dren, was residing at that place and was
cutting wood for a living. Smithie en-
gagged to assist Young, and boarded with
the family
The Youngs and Smithie afterward
moved to Sissons, Cal, where it was de-
termined by Mrs. Young and Smithie that
the husband must be put out of the way
forever. Accordingly Mrs. Young made
an appointment with her husband to meet
here one Sunday evening at the Soda
Springs on Soda Creek. Young came, and
was sitting on the brink of the creek when
his wife came up behind him and seized
hold of him, and Smithie plunged knife
into his breast, killing him. He and Mrs.
Young then carried the body to large
hole washed out by the waters of the creek
and put the body into it and covered it up
with brush. The body is supposed to have
been since carried away by the subsequent
high water.
Young was missed in the neighborhood.
but as his body was never found there was
no proof of foul play, and the residents at
Mott could only wonder and guess at the
cause of his disappearance the most rea-
sonable solution being that he was so
thoroughly ashamed of the conduct of his
wife that he had abandoned her and gone
to parts unknown
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LARGE SUMS INVOLVED.
TtcO Suits GrOacing Out of the Trans fer
of an Insurance Business

Itco SunS Gf0fcthg out of the Trans fer
of an Insurance Business.
SAN JOSE, CAL, June 1.-Two suits,
involving $23, 80, were commenced against
Paul P. Austin and Fred S. Pott Yesterday.
The suits grow out of the transfer of the
real estate and insurance business of A. G.
Field 20 Austin & Pott in 1892, when
$35, 900 in notes was given as part payment
for the business and good will, together
with certain corporation stock, by Austin
& Pott.
In one of the suits the amount sued for
is $4,000, due on three promissory notes
one for 5000 and two for $500 each. The
NOES were executed in favor of Field bv
Austin & Pott, and were payable on No
vember 1, 1894. These notes were trans.
ferred to the Commercial and Savings
Bank by Field, and the suit is brought by
J. w. Findley, who acts for the bank
Arthur G. Field is the plaintiff in the
other suit, and the action is brought to re-
cover $l3,310 due on seven promissorv
notes. These are all payable Novembe |,
1894 and are III the possession OF Field.
Suits aggregating $4,000, growing out of
the same transaction, are soon to be COM
menced.
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CROPS OF THE STATE.

Contradictory Reports Regarding the
Effects of the Norther.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 1.-Direc-
tor Barwick of the State weather and crop
service summarizes as follows for the week
ending on the 10th:
The average temperature for the week
ending Monday, June 10, was: Eureka "a,
Fresno rs, Independence 20, Los Angeles
sc, Red Bluff rs, Sacramento II, San Fran
cisco 60, San Luis Obispo 81, San Diego 81.
AS compared with the normal tempera-
ture, there is deficiency of heat of 1 de-
gree at Eureka and Los Angeles and de-
grees at San Diego, while an excess of heat
is reported at Fresno of degrees, Red
Bluff degrees, Sacramento degrees and
San Francisco 1 degree.
There was no rainfall to any appreciate
amount at any point. There was a trace
at Eureka, and at Los Angeles the de-
ficiency of rainfall was slight, as very little
if any rain falls at this season of the wear.
The reports from the various sections are
very contradictory as to the effect of the
north wind on the crops. In some places
grain is reported to be badly damaged bv
shrinkage, especially late-sown grain, which
had passed the milky stage and was in the
doughty state. This was somewhat shriv-
eled, while that which was ripe and ready
for the reaper was more or less shattered
out and heads broken off by the high
winds of the 7th and Sth.
This north wind was much cooler than
usual for the season of the year on account
of so much overlooked country, across
which this wind bad to pass, the
norther being so dry caused rapid
evaporation and as evaporation from large
bodies of water produces cold it necessarily
made the wind cooler than the northerlv
winds usually are at this season of the
year.
Had the past season been one of small
precipitation and little overflow in the
tule basins, the present norther would
have done thousands of dollars
more damage than it has done at the
present time, for no doubt the effects of
the dry norther has been somewhat ex-
aggerated both as to effects on grain and
fruits.
Harvesting has begun at few points
but it will be general in about ten DAYS or
two weeks.
Hops were not damaged to any great ex-
tent by the worms in Mendocino County.
Grasshoppers are reported in Butte.
Yuba and portions of Placer County.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-12
CLAIMS A WASHINGTON ESTATE.
Third Wido,c Fho Wants to Share
Emit Heber's Property.

A Third Wido,c Fho Wants to Share
Emil Tebea's Property.
SEATTLE, WASH, June 11.-Mrs. Selona
Weber of New York claims the estate of
Emil Weber, the gambler, killed by Sandy
Olds in Portland in 1889. She says Weber
procured fraudulent divorce in Ohio in
1874 The estate is valued at $4,000. Weber
left two other widows in Portland and the
estate was secured after long fight by
Mary G. Grattan No 2 against Fannie
Sanger ian opera-singer) No. 8.
After Weber had been killed by Sandy
Olds the two widows appeared to contest
for his estate, which consists of nearly 1000
acres in Clallam and Jefferson counties,
this State. Mrs. Grattan won over Fannie
Sanger on the ground OF priority of mar
rage, and because Paul Fuhr, Mrs. Ora t.
tan's father, had furnished the money with
which Weber bought the land.
Now Mrs. Weber the first puts Mrs.
Weber the second in exactly the same
place as Mrs. Weber the second put Mrs.
Weber the third.
Mrs. Selona Weber says she was married
to Weber in Ohio in 1871, and in less than
month her husband shipped her on a
trip to New York and failed to send her
money to return. Before eight months
passed he secured divorce from Iona"
Weber, charging desertion of three years
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Killed bu a Crased Mother.

DETROIT, MICH, June IA special to
the News from St. Louis, Mich, says:
Mrs. Herman Becker, aged "a, and her two
children, aged 4 and 5, were found to-day
by her little demented boy in back eel
lar. with bullet holes in their heads. They
must have been dead at least two hours.
1t is claimed Mrs. Becker was not of sound
mind. She left a letter saying that she
and the children were sick and they must
6ia
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standing. Weber next went to Laramie,
Wyo., and married his second wife, by
whom he had three children, all now liv-
ing at Portland. In time he turned to
Miss Sanger, who was chorus-girl in the
Thompson Opera Company in 1886, and
married her.
Mrs Selona Weber says the divorce was
fraudulent, and that she and she alone, is
entitled to the property. She is still liv-
ing in New York
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-12
DEADLY YORK OF A TORNADO
Orer TtCenty Houses BfOIcn DOtUn and
One WOman Fd t0LLu Injured.

PERRY, OF, June IA tornado WIS.,
tied this section twenty miles west of here
last night. Twenty or more houses are
said to have been blown down and
several people are hurt, a Mrs. Ham
mond fatally. The course of the storm
was from southwest to northeast. 1t
passed between the lines of this and Gar
field counties. Owing to the fact there are
no telegraph facilities it is impossible to
get full report.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-12
At LOS ANGELES,
Herbert E. Jones Fatally Shot
by J. BiGWell ErringtOn
of Napa.
A Woman PaSSer-By Receives
Wound in the Arm From
Stray Bullet.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June Ill. Bid
well Errington, a householder from Napa,
shot and probably fatally wounded Her
bert E. Jones on Spring street, near Sixth,
this evening. Mrs. Emily Holland, cook
in restaurant, who was passing near the
scene of the shooting, received stray bull
let in the arm, inficting painful wound.
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EUREKA, CAL, June 11-John NJ
Pushing lost his life by the accidental dis
charge of a gun at Scotia yesterday. He
pulled the weapon muzzle first from boat
and it was discharged. Amputation of an
arm was necessary and Pus hing died soon
afterward.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-12

Santa Barbara, to-day left with his family
and friend, Owen O'Neill, for the Yo-
semitic Valley. The party will travel by
private conveyance and take the toughest
and most difficult route, as well as the
most interesting and picturesque, by way
of San Luis Obispo and Santa Marguerite
Pass
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Arrest of a santa Cruz Pickpochet.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, June ia young
man giving the name of Joe Murphy was
arrested by Detective Swan this afternoon
for picking Mrs. StancIift's pocket and
stealing purse containing $S. He was
caught in the act and was lodged in the
County Jail. Four other people have re-
ported that their pockets were picked and
their purses stolen. They contained 81,
So, IS and $40 respectively.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-12
The Strike at Contra. MIL, Orer.

SOUTH BRIDGE, MASS, June 1.-THE
strike at Central mills here was settled to-
day. Weavers who went out were given
an advance in wages of 10 per cent, which
increase will affect the whole force of 500
employees. The operatives are promised a
further increase of per cent next Monday.
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Mis-, Hard stu Leads Mt K,.ouo

VISALIA, CAL, June 1.-THE votes for
Goddess of Liberty at Z o'clock this even
ing stood: Miss Jennie Ward, SLY; Miss
Minnie Stevens, $3.50; Miss Letitia Blake,
1895; Miss Maud Brown, 1924.
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ESCAPE THEIR DESERTS,
1t Is Feared This Conviction
Will Delay Their Trial for
Counterfeiting.
THEIR COIN ALMOST PERFUCT.
Another Outfit Found In the Be-
longIngs Of Sortan and
Wilson.

SAN LUIS OBISPO. CAL, June IL
The preliminary examination of Charles
and Louisa Howard, on a charge of
grand larceny, preferred by M. J. Nc
Bride of the New York stables, Jessie
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Salt for Recovery.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 11.-Henry Hau-
enstein to-day commenced suit against
George w. Sill ct al. to recover $500 on a
note secured by a mortgage on two lots in
the Homestead tract. He seeks to have
the property sold
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Bnralars at Madern

MADEIRA, CAL, June ia gang of
burglars have begun operations here
Last night the houses of w. f. Sear!es
and David Beatty were broken into and
valuables amounting to several hundred
dollars taken. The work was that of pro-
fessionals
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indications are that it will be the next
meeting place. The president ruled this
afternoon that the election of delegates by
reclamation is unconstitutional.
Tonight grand reception was rendered
visiting delegates.
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SANTA BARBARA, CAL, June Ii
News comes from the north that Dan Do
yer, Santa Barbara sailor, lost his life in
the wreck of the sealing schooner c. G.
White in the vicinity of Wood Island.
Alaska. Dover was an excellent seaman
and popular with sailing parties in the
channel
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Jones was in company with Errington's
wife when the husband met them and COM
menced to shoot. Two bullets took effect,
one of which lodged in the left lung and is
considered fatal.
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Failure of an Ocostn Bank.

TACOMA, WASH, June IA Ledger
special from Ocosta says that the Bank of
Ocosta temporarily suspended to-day, and
DR.. F. L. Carr was appointed receiver. The
assets are supposed to be sufficient to cover
all liabilities.
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YrsALIAs MPErIzIVE DRILL.

Prirate Frank Mirter Hins the Medal
Giren by Major Berry.
VISALIA, CAL, June 11.-Major ]. G.
Berry recently offered handsome medal
to be contested for by Company E, N. G.
c.. of Visalia, in any manner the company
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Outing of a Santa. barbara Party.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, June lib
f. Thompson, prominent lawyer of
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-10-16

BLoo1RRs will bloom in the fall, ira
Ia, in New York, by permission of Com
missioner Roosevelt, The policeman
who arrested lady horseback rider for
riding astride in bicycle costume was
called down by the commissioner, who
said the New York police would have
enough to do to enforce the laws which
existed without exhausting their ener-
gies in trying to enforce laws which had
noexistense on the statute book.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-10-16
DRESS GOODS.

36-lnches Cheviot Serge, q very dura-
BILE fabric for ladies dresses and TO-
children's coats, formerly 2lc. forl a.
Brocaded fancies expressly for ladies
and children S dresses, in black ana col
ors. silk lnstre patterns, 29-inches vide,
always sold for l5c., our special TO-
price
Double width Cashmere in all colors,
regular 25c. Cashmere, reduced for
the benefit of our customers at lOC'
Much better Cashmere, S6-inches
wide, in colors and black, fully To-
worth zee, at l0N'
Very fine Imported Cashmere in col
ors and black, S6-inches wide, OOc
reduced TO &OO'
Strictly all wool Plaid, 36-inches wide,
mostly used for ladies' waist and chill
dren IS dresses, when made up it
gives very rich appearance, at OOC'
36-inches all wool Dress Cloth, in all
colors, changeable effects, plain, black
and PARTISAN fancies, can't be matched
elsewhere for less than soc. per o.
yd., our special price 80.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-10-16

A Camden, New Jersey, dentist is get
ting large amount of free advertising.
A Mrs. Florence Kirscher, of that city,
has sued him for $4,000 damages to her
beauty because of careless use Of CO.
caine, which has marked her upper lip
and her cheek, and the husband also
wants that amount of damages addition
al because OF loss Of his wifes company
and consequent mental suffering. This
dentist, in thus securing such heavy ad-
vertising,is apparently violating the pre-
fessional code Of the Dental fraternity.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-10-16

THE colorsd Republican organ OF
Baltimore. the STANDARD" is not
afraid to define one of the leading issues
of the present campaign. 1t says:
"These old, moss-backed. burbonized
Democrats are afraiI Of the negro, and
the least hint on this line is sufficient
to cause them 70 tremble like leaf.
We are net in this fight for supremacy,
but for the equal advantages in the pub
lie schools"
What does "equal advantages in the
public schools mean?
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-10-16

"IT occurs to US that the san is under
the shadow of an eclipse. That radiant
orb blazes not with the brilliant aspect
of its natural splendor. Its disc is
darkened. Not by the clouds OF pref
udise or ignorance, but by the shadow
OF error. 1t is an eclipse pure and
simple. Gloomy and foreboding may
be Its present appearance, but unfortu-
nstely it is only temporary. 1t will
not be long ere the shadow will pass
away, and once again that great lumi-
nary will beam upon the Democratic
party
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-10-16

Mr.. J. K. Fowler, secretary and
treasurer Of the Corine Mill, Canal and
Stock CO.. of Corine, Utah. in speaking
of chamberlain s Cough Remedy says:
Il consider it the best in the market.
/ have used many kinds but find Cham
berlain's the most prompt and edectual
in giving relief, and now keep no other
IN my home When troubled with a
cough or cold give this remedy a trial
than pleased with the result. For sale
by Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug Store.