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BLEW OFF A PART OF HER HEAD.
Shocking Suicide Yesterday of Mrs.
Robert Dathe.
The Terrible Sight That Confronted
Her Husband on His Return
From the City.

1t was a terrible spectacle that con-
noon when he reached his little home
about two miles from the city and near
the lower Stockton road. There lay the
dead body of his wife, shock1ngly
mutilated by a charge of shot from a
fowling-piece, which had carried away
large portion of the back of her head,
while his three little children rent the air
with their cries of agony over the death
of their mother.
A number of the neighbors were there
doing their best to comfort the heart-
broken children, but their anguish was
renewed as soon as their father came
upon the scene.
Deputy Coroner Fenton fastened to
the spot as soon as word was received,
but he could gather very little informa-
ton as to the circumstances under which
Mrs. Dathe met her death beyond the
fact that in some way she had managed
to take her own life by shooting herself
with shotgun.
The children were all too small to give
anything like clear statement of the
terrible affair, but a neighbor said that
one of the little ones came to her house
and said her mamma had shot herself
with gun. The lady FASTENED over to
the house and found Mrs. Dathe dead. as
stated, with terrible wound in the head,
and gun lying near.
Robert Dathe, the husband. is en-
ployed at Frank Ruhstaller's brewery,
at Twelfth and II streets, in this city. He
was almost paralyzed with horror when
he beheld the awful spectacle at his home.
He could not, he said, account for her
act. When he left home in the morning
his wife appeared to be in her usual good
spirits, and did not complain of anything
being wrong with her.
Mrs. Dathe was a native of this State,
and 80 years of age.
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STUBBORN NINE.
A Cruelty to Animals Case and Hung
Jury at Oak Park.

A Cruelty to Animals Case and Hung
Jury at Oak Park.
Charles Gardner was arrested the other
day at the instance of the Sacramento
County Humane Society. charged with
while the animal suffered with two sore
shoulders.
Gardner demanded a jury trial, and
had it last night before Justice Candy at
Oak Park. Director +. NJ. Woodson of
the society appeared to prosecute the case
with the society's attorney, II. e. Ross.
L. a. March appeared for the defendant.
The trial occupied long time and was
warmly contested, and the case was
finally given to jury of ten, that num-
ber having been agreed to. The jurors
remained out for two hours, and from the
first ballot TO the last stood nine for con-
vIction and one for acquittal. At late
hour the jury was discharged, and the
case set for a second trial on Thursday
evening.
1t was case in which one man was of
the opinion that he had never met or
heard of nine such stubborn jurymen in
all his life.
The Humane Society Directors declare
that they propose to break up this prac-
tice of driving horses with CALLED, bleed
ing sore shoulders; that there have been
several cases of the kind recently, and
though the society may suffer defeat now
and then, it proposes TO enforce the law
not more in the interests of dumb brutes
unable to defend themselves, than of
human beings upon whom acts of cruelty
TO animals have a debasing influence.
The directors disavow any feelings OF an
imosity in their procedure, but confess to
profound interest in enforcing the law and
Furnishing willful offenders. One of the
officers said last night: The public may
not know it, but for every case we prose-
cute there are ten cases of interference
as we call them, of which no publicity is
given-cases in which our society pre-
vents cruel acts by Interference or cor
rects evils by reprimand and protest."
There are some thirty officers of the
society in the city and county authorized
by the Superior Court TO exercise all the
powers of peace officers within the lines
of the anti-cruelty law of the State, and
all of these have instructions to avoid
making arrests where correctives can be
applied by kindly means.
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THE NEW FEE BILL
Its Constitutionality to be Tested In
San Francisco.

Its Constitutionality to be Tested In
San Francisco.
1t is stated that the fee bill passed by
tbs last Legislature. which has proved so
disastrous to the Constables, will be con-
tested with the hope that it may be
Knocked out and the fat plums which
heretofore dangled before the eyes of
those officials be restored.
The contest will be undertaken in San
Francisco, and the Constables of Alameda
VIII contribute pro rata toward defraying
the expense.
The plan decided upon is to have some
person make application to file docu-
ment Of some kind in the office of the
County Clerk. The Clerk will demand
his fee and the fee Will be disregarded.
The Clerk will then refuse to file the in
strument. a mandamus to compel him
to do his duty without the fee prescribed
by the new law will then be sought, and
thus the constitutionality of the enact
ment will come up for judicial determina-
tlon. Ii the law fee bill is knocked out,
the chonces for incipient fortunes on the
part OF Constables will be renewed.
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How THE RIVER Is ENDANGERED.
A Large Portion of 1t Going Into the
TuIe Basin.
Serious Danger to Navigation = Gov
ernor Budd Asked to Take Action
in the Matter.

George II, Swingle, who resides some
eight miles west of this city, in the Yolo
basin, accompanied by his counsel, A. c.
Hinkson, appeared before Governor
Budd yesterday and asked the Executive
to call the attention of the Government
engineers to the break in the defenses
of the Sacramento River on the west bank
near Elkhorn, some miles above this
city.
1t was stated to the Governor that the
break is thousand feet wide, and that
through it is flowing an enormous vol
ume of water that is doing great damage.
1t was alleged that as much water is going
through The crevasse now, when the
river is at the 2I-foot mark, as when it
was at the 25-foot mark, and that this is
due to the formation of sandbar below
the break and caused by the DETECTION of
SO much of the stream through the break.
1t was charged that the break is widen
ing and that the waters are cutting down
through the natural bank toward the
low land level, and that in consequence
the current below the break will be more
and more checked as the stream falls the
sand bar be increased and the danger of
the diversion of the river III greater part
through the break be greatly increased.
1t was charged that the United States
engineer having supervision OF the
stream has done nothing to lessen the
danger or TO indicate that he knows about
it, and the prayer OF the petitioners was
lat Governor Budd would address the
engineer and urge him to take immediate
steps to correct the evil of the break or
secure authority to do SO if he has it not.
The Governor listened with much in
terest, and said that he would address the
proper authority and urge that action be
taken, but he desired first to confer with
Congressman Grove l.. Johnson, and
would then act as would be advisable.
He ex pressed himself as much concerned
about the matter on the strength of the
representations made, and promised that
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SUIT BY DETECTIVES.
Burke and Gibson Claim $1,000 Re.
ward in the Worden Case,

Burke and Gibson Claim So 900 Re-
ward in the Worden Case.
A dispatch from Woodland, Yolo
County, states that suit was commenced
in the Superior Court there yesterday by
j. a. Gibson and K. T. Burke against the
Southern Pacific Company to recover
$1,000, the sum offered for the capture of
the parties who wrecked the train in
4olo County during the strike last July.
Burke and Gibson claim to have
worked up the case againsG Worden, one
OF the wreckers, VINO was convicted and
sentenced to death. The probability is
that the suit is an amicable one TO de.
termine just VINO Is entitled TO The re-
ward, as there are usually several
claimants in such cases.
If the court decides to whom the re-
ward belongs (and that it has been
earned, that will settle all dispute in
the matter.
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THE ACADEMIA
An Evening of Words, IdIoms, and
Spelling.

An Evening of Words, IdIoms, and
Spelling.
The Academia held its monthly meet
ing in the High school building last
night, Professor J. II. Pond presiding.
There was much better attendance than
at the March meeting The laws of the
association were amended pursuant to
notice given in March, SO as to make the
Academia season begin in October and
end with April, but social meeting or
reunion can be held in May.
The programme of the evening opened
with thoughtful and charming paper on
"Idioms and Oddities IN Euglish," by
Miss Annie c. Weeks, Principal of the
Sacramento Grammar School. The de-
fenses of some idioms were strengthened
and others reduced by the essayist. who
handled her subject skillfuliy and in q
scholarly manner. Miss Senf played a
piano solo. Mr.. Woodson read a paper
on everyday errors in print and in
speech. Miss Kate Winn sang yery
pleasantly, when the Heart is Young"
linen came the success of the evening
an instructive and entertaining paper on
Reform in Spelling" by Rabbi A.
Simon. 1t was rich in defenses of pro-
posed reforms and vigorous in assault
upon the anomalies of our present sys-
tenn. de marsbaled all the objections to
reform in the direction of phoneticism
and replied to them with force and Wig
orous assault He outlined the several
reforms proposed, and expressed prefer
ence for the system proposed by Marsh
and Whitney. TO give any adequate
idea of the interesting character of the
paper by means of a synopsis in brief
form is out of the question. 1t was a
scholarly effort, graceful, strong and per-
suasiye.
Miss Eva Reeves sang to accompani-
ment by Mrs. i. b. Willis, and sang
with feeling and intelligence in fresh
and easy voice. The committee TO con-
slider and conduct if it deems advisable,
a May social gathering of the Academia
was then named, consisting of Professor
Pond, Misses Weeks, Harrison, Peyran
and Jones. The Academia then ad-
journed for the season.
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At the Clunie Opera house this even
ing the third performance of the musical
farce comedy, 1.-TWO of Kind" 1t has
taken well, and will fill the house the re-
mainder OF the week.
At the Metropolitan Theater this even
ing the Fencing Master Comic Opera
Company will appear in De Koven and
Smiths opera, The Fencing Master"
Miss Dorothy Morton is the prima donna
OF the troupe, supported by Berth Bay
liss, David florence, William Stephens.
two low comedians and seconds and a
chorus, in all fifty people, ali said TO be of
excellent stage presence aud clever act
ors, the women especially being hand
some and graceful. The company brings
large amount of scenery and stage fit
tlngs, ana the opera Will be mounted here
precisely as it was at the Bald win Thea
ter recently, where it scored success.
The san Francisco CdEL said of the
opera as given there that sit is novelty"
and its opening night was a decided
success" IL auded: The plot is bright
and pretty. IL would be romantic If it
were not lor the Introduction OF some
exaggerated comic characters. Asf the
music, there Is not uulI passage in the
whole work, though to say that it is
strictly original would be 10 claim too
much ior it. When he wrote the first act
De koNen was evidently laboring under
a sincere admiration for Mascag1ii, with
u touc OF longing for BlZet, and all
through the other acts he shows that he
can appreciate The beauties OF other com
pusers' muse, though IN many places he
has lee the inspiration and the treatment
influence MN as much as the actual
themes. Miss Dorothy Morton pleased
ber audience from the moment she came
on, in al tho glory OF fifteenth century
pages dress, TO the time the curtain went
down on the last act. Her entrance
song has good swing to it, aud
she sang it in daShing style,
which called forth encore after encore
He singing is good deal IN the style
Of the variety artist, but it has all the vim
OF the variety artist. In the Night
ingale and Rose Miss Morton mt in a
good deal of vocal embroidery which was
not in the origina! score. KS for her act
ing, it was graceful and natural.
AS for the character
of the whole music 1t is monde
script The choruses are above the
level of oporetta, and they were the part
of the opera that was best sung, the body
OF the voices being most efficient both for
volume and artistic qualities" The com
paHy will remain here until tomorrow
afternoon ana then return TO San Fran
cisco. where IL Is TO produce 1.-The Bath
ing GIRL" which opera will be given here
on the return engagement two weeks
hence
The Trilby entertainment at the Art
Gallery next Monday night will be the
first 'Tri!by'' function on the coast. II
is TO be given by the ladies OF the Kingsley
Art Club ana OF the Saturday Club ioint-
ly, and is To meet the cost OF scholarshins
in the School or Design founded by these
two organizations to develop home art
talent
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PHILLIPS CONVICTED.

He VIII Receive His Sentence for
Vagrancy To-day.
John Phillips was arraigned in the
Police Court yesterday on a charge of
vagrancy.
The evidence of several officers showed
that Phillips spent most of his time in
going from one saloon to another, and
that be seldom, if ever. worked.
Al Shore, a saloon proprietor, testified
that Phillips came to his place OCCASION
ally, but he did noI know where he
roomed.
A waiter in the Mint Restaurant testi-
he'd that Phillips took breakfast there
every day.
Phillips testified that he used to own
saloon in Gait some years ago. He
roomed now at the international Hotel
tie was found guilty and Will be
sentenced to-day.
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Died In San Era

Mrs L. A. Vogel of this city received
last night the sad news of the death of
her mother. Mrs. S. A. Decker, in San
Francisco. Mrs. Decker was well known
here, whore she leaves many warm
friends. She was native of England
and 81 years of age.
Deceased was the mother of Mrs. L. A,
Nogel, Mrs. f. Carter and Danville.
Horace W. and Hollis Decker. Her body
Will be brought here for burial.
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New York; George D. Fearley and wife,
Kansas City.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday:
George b. Green and wife, Courtland;
b. f. Langford, Stockton; r. M. John
ston, Ukiah; A. j. Mcleod, Livermore;
j. G. Ball, Mrs. Alstin, Woodland; j. s.
Graves. Harisville; Mrs. l.. Young,
Bellmer, Ind.
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THE OLD STORY

That of the Greenhorn and tho Siren
Again RetoId.
A man from the country complained to
the police last night that he had been
robbed of Sll in an L-street den. Officer
Logue went with him to the place. and the
woman, known as Flossy Sutton, when
accused Of the theft, returned 50 to the
countryman.
The officer arrested her, however, and
at the police station she panned out 50
more, which nearly accounted for the
sum of which the man said he had been
rObbed
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NATIONAL GUARD
The Meeting of Officers to be Held
Here To-day,


Here To-day.
There will be meeting at Governor
Budd's office to-day of the Brigadier-
Generals, Colonies and battalion COM
manders of the National Guard, to con-
slider matters in connection with the new
law consolidating the brgades and lessen
ing the number of officers.
Controller Colgan is in a quandary. AS
the law took effect on March 10Th, he can
pay the company allowances to only the
siXty-nine companies provided for by
the bill, but there are saventy-two COM
panies III the guard rs organized, and he
does not know what to do. Ii is not
authorized 70 divide the appropriation
for slxty-nlne companies amongst sew
enty-two, and has sought legal advice in
the matter, as his UUndsmen would be
heId res esponsible should lie pay any part
OF the appropriation to companies which
under the law are out of existence.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terdsy: e. L. Fitzgerald, Oakland; DR..
N. J. Blackwood, U. 5. Navy; George
White and son, Portland; John Shall
and son. Sacramento; q. G. Cavanaugh,
Gus Hafschmidt, w. S. Baxter, William
Z, Pettes, ]. B. Freed, j. L. Daniels,
VIII Brooks, j. G. Cunningham, Andrew
Jacob, Cliff Phillips, Lee d. Craig. A. NJ.
Barnett, Milton H. Cook and wife, e. Q.
Moeller, San francisco; A. j. Kohn,
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REMENYI, THE VIoLINIST,
VIII be Here tor the Lecture AssocIa.

ton on Friday Evening.
The Sacramento favorite, the master of
the violin, Remenyi, will give one OF his
delightful concerts next Friday evening
at the Congregational Church, under the
auspices of the Sacramento Lecture A $50
citation. The announcement is enough.
Remenyfs houses in Sacramento are
always large.
Theodore Thomas says: "Remenyi
PLAYS for both critics and people. He is
master of his instrument; it sings, sighs
and weeps; 1t ali but talks under his
master hand"
Henry Eames, the young pianist, who
accompanies Remenyi this season, is said
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The Iniurad Rnv-

Little Tommy Taylor, the boy who lost
his leg by being run over by car on
Monday evening, is doing well at the
Ridge Home Hospital At midnight last
night the matrOn of the hospital said he
was resting comfortably, and that there
was every reason to anticipate his sur
Viving his terrible injury,
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TINEsT SPRINGS IN CALIFORNIA.
i The natural advantages are numerous.
Hot and cold mineral Springs: hot steam
recommend these waters and baths for rheri.
matism, dyspepsia, stomach troubles. and ali
blood and skin diseases: good hunting
ana hne trout Hshing; mountain scenery
grand; delightful climate: cofnmodious stone
hoiel, with all modern convenieuees: Post
ofnce, Express and Telephone c0nuertIfln
with Western Union Telegraph COMPANY
Table and service tirst-class Daily stare 10
Ager over fine road and no aust, Ieytns
reasonable, No efforts spared TO make guest,
comfortable For further particular al.
dress EDISON BROS, Baswick, slskiyou
County. California,
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| HEADQUARTERS FOURTH BRIGADE,
IL \. q. c., sacramento April ,, 1895.
Special orders No. ., c. s.
capt Frank g. Smith, of the Staff of the
Brlgader-Geueral commanding Fourth Brig
ade, \. q. c., Is hereby appointed 10 hold and
conduct an election for Colonel and Lieuten-
ant-Colonel of the Second Infantry Regiment,
Fourth Brigade, \ Ct. C., to fiji vacancies oc-
casioned by the expiration of terms Of service
OF Col. j. W. Guthrie and Lieut.-COl. T.. II.
Mckee.
II.-Said election will be held on SATUR-
DAY EVENING, April Is, 1925. commcDc-
ing ut O'Clock, at regtmental headquarters,
Sacramento City, ana due and legal notice
viii be given thereof
III.-Ihe presiding officer and field and line
ofhcers OF the regiment will attend said eiec-
tiOn IN uniform
IN.-The presiding officer viii report the re-
suit OF Saiu election 10 these headquarters
within live days thereafter
N.-The persons elected will be required TO
appear before the Examining Board aud pass
a satisfactory examination.
By command OF Brigudier- General
Il. W. SHEEHAN
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ROYAL BAKING POWDER.

to be making a pronounced hit every
where. Miss Pauline Stein, who is one
of the party, is charming soprano
singer and great favorite.
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Thomas L. Burke, who made an excel
lent record as police officer in this city,
is now member of the San Francisco
police force,
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H. wE1NsrocK, Lit. Col. ana A. .-l A. &C G. Z q ~

SACEAMENTO, April @ ISg5
In accordance with the above orGer the
field and line officers second Infantry will
aptear at the time and place mentioned i'm
uniform, for the purpose stated therein.
FRANK 6. SMITH
ap3-1Ot Captain and Inspector,
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FTHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SAC.
i ramentO Industrial Improvement ASsoci-
alton VIII be held in the main hall of Pythian
Castle, corner / and Ninth sGcCtS Sacra-
men1O, on WEDNESDAY EVENING. April
10th, ut 1880 o'clock. All note signerS and
subscribers should attend, as business of the
utmost importance to the association Will
come before the meeting.
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ap3-lOt

NJ OIICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ Board of Directors OF the Escondido
irrigation District will receive sealed pro
Posals for the purchase of $4,000 of'tbe
bonds OF said district, and bids will be re-
celVed therefor at the Office of the said board
IN EScond1do, California, until 10 O'CLOCK
A. NJ. on the l5Ch day of April, 1895.
A. j. WERDEN
trict.
Dated March 16. 1895 mr2 1-2ot
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT or rHE
L State of California, in and for the county
OF Sacramento.
In the matter of the estate of Il. j. MERK.
LEY, deceased.
Ella T. Merkley and John ]. MerkIey, the
administrators OF the estate of r. j. MerkIey,
deceased, having filed their petition herein
praying for an order authorizing them to
mortgage certain of the real estate of said de-
cedent, hereinafter described, for the purposes
therein set forth, il is therefore ordered nv
the Judge of said court that all persons inter
ested in the said estate of said deceased be
and appear before the said SUI erior Court on
Friday, the 26th day of April. 1895 at 10
O'Clock A. Nj. of said day, at the caurt-roCn, Of
said Superior Court, at the Courthouse in
said county of Sacramento and State on
said, then and there TO show cause why the
realty described in said petition To VII.
THAT certain piece or parcel OF land situate.
lylng ana oeinS IN the county of Sacramento,
State OF California, which is described a.
beginning at a sake on the bank of the Sacra-
mento River near the halfway House,
thence north So 80 east across the 1eyee ana
road l. So chains to q stake at aroIa of fa,1,o.
thence south 800 30 east with Smith eatafa
1ence 800 chains; thence south 72o l5i east
80 chains to stake on Williams ditcn
fence: thence south 100 east 2 AZ cham 70
the south line OF Mesick's tract: thenca W. sI
1928 chains; thence north 766 west H. so
chains TO stake on the bank OF the Sacre
mento River; thence meanderinp mn tho Eoi'i,
OF said river to the place Of beginnfnp gti1
being the same land particularly descriheJ in
deed recorded in book 90, page 2l sscra-
mento County Records, !" or some mart tbera"f
should not be mortgaged for the annorHt
mentioned in said petition, to w.t. the sum ~
S1l,0OO, or such lesser amount az 10 10
court or Judge shall seem meet. and ali ~
said persons interested in said estate ara
hereby referred to the said petition on tjle
nereln lor further particulars
Dateo this 22d day of March, / S96.
MATT +. JOHNSON
mr2S-4W Judge Of said Superior Court
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SUMMER RESORTS.
KLAMATH HOT SPRINGS,
sISKIY0U COUNTY, CAL.

Fifty Miles From Mt. shasta, Twenty
Miles From Ager, California aud
Oregon Railroad.
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AMUSEMENTS

At the Clunie Opera-house this even
ing the third performance of the musical
farce-comedy, 1.-TWO of Kind" 1t has
taken well, and will fill the house the re-
mainder OF the week.
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NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY
~ The annual meeting of the stock holders
OF the Northern Railway Company, for the
election of Directors for the ensuing year and
may be brought before the meeting, will 5e
held at the office of the company, IN the city
Of San Francisco, on WEDNES DAY. April
10, 1895, between the hours Of 10 A. NJ. and
=. ". q. l.. LANSING, Secretary.
Montgomery street, san Francisco, March
70. 1898. aDl-qt