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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-08
he list for this quarter is as follows:

The following is taken verbatim from
the report OF the State Board of Examiners
of 1895:
Under the act approved March 81, 1891
Statutes of 1891, page 2SO), which went into
effect May 80, 1891, the board approved claims
for coyote scalps to and including the quarter
ending September 80, 1892 (the certificates
being made out by the County Clerks for each
quarter), the amount of certificates that had
been issued to that date being $190,275. We
expected that there would be marked de-
crease, as this amount would show that 3S, O55
coyotes had already been killed; but we were
surprised to find that while the quarter ending
September so, 1892, amounted to $27 800, yet
the quarter ending December 81, 1892,
amounted to $4,000, and nothing had been
included in the tax levy of 1891 to pay them.
We were Informed that large numbers of these
scalps had been sent into this State from
Lower California and from the adjoining
States and Territories.
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Among Their Tictins Is q Beautiful
Y0atn1 Girl.

Among Their Tictims Is q Beautiful
YOstnD Girl.
BLAIRSVILLE, GA, June IA beauti-
full young mountain girl stated to United
States Commissioner Baker to-day that she
was afraid to give the names of a band OF
Whitecappers who made her one of their
victims, for fear they would take her life.
She is Miss Annie Phillips. the daughter
of one of the best-known farmers of this
county. Phillips, his daughter and his
son narrowly escaped death at the hands
of a gang of drunken moonshiners who
visited their homes, near here, on Monday
night. The gang went to the house after
the son, Albert. who was suspected of sin
forming to the revenues" They called
him out, and when he saw the crowd he
called for his father. John rushed to his
sons assistance and was shot by some one
in the crowd.
Then Miss Annie, who is just 16 years
old. ran out to defend her father, and was
knocked down and stamped on until she
was unconscious. The crowd took the son
off a quarter of a mile, and, stripping him,
gave him terrible beating. The daughter
recovered and raised the alarm, which
brought neighbors to the scene. The
father and son are in critical condition.
Four of the gang have been apprehended.
There were fifteen in all.
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Rates Are Dem ora,ized.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June Mot for a long
time has the rate situation in st. Louis
been so deplorable and hopelessly bad as il
is at present. In all directions, upon all
classes and commodities and over all roads
shippers can get about any rate they hap
pen to want. Tariff sheets have been laid
aside and freight men are engaged in q
wild struggle to see who can get the most
business at the least profitable rate. Chair
man Day has not yet called meeting Of
the executive board of the Southwestern
Traffic Association, and the condition Of
affairs in that territory continues unim-
proved. The withdrawal of the Santa Fe
and st. Louis and San Francisco compli
Gates matters
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NO CONTRACT VIOLATED.
Union Pacific Attorneys Deny
the Trust Company'S
Charges.
BUT ARE READY TO SURRENDER.
Senator Thurston Admits That Egan
Is Suitable Man to Con-
troll the Property.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, June I'm the
Oregon Short Line case to-day, Mr.. Pierce,
on behalf of the Union Pacific, took up the
three allegations of the loan company's
complaint on which was based the appli-
cation for removal of the present receivers.
He argued that if the operation of the
Short Line as part of the Union Pacific
system was not satisfactory, the proper
remedy was to apply to the court for in
struction to the receivers. He claimed
that there had been no violation of the
traffic contract, and that a fair distribution
of the earnings had been made.
Mr.. Kellogg, for the loan company, then
addressed the court. He said the loan
company represented as trustees the bond
holders under the mortgage to the extent
of over $10.000,0OO, also the collateral
mortgage of over $4,000 900. Under the
contract, when the Union Pacific failed to
keep it, the Short Line could enter upon
the possession of the property. In the
first eleven months the receivers had
shown surplus of 81, $4,000 in the earn
ings of the Short Line; subsequently they
had shown an Indebtedness of So, 500, 000
1t was time the loan company should ask
the court for protection.
Senator Thurston next spoke in the in
terest of the Union Pacific. He said the
receivers did not want to remain in posses
sion single day. They only asked that
the interests of the property be preserved
entire. There was no contention as to the
right OF the loan company to have re-
ceiver appointed. The controversy was
whether man selected as Mr.. Egan had
been-by the loan company-should be
given the control of this property. Mr..
Egan was an able man who had rendered
distinguished service in maintaining law
and order, but it was a question whether
this court should be judicial puppet and
follow the action of distant court or
whether the order of transfer shall be of d
character to procure fair operation of the
entire property in accordance with its
charter obligations and the interests of all
concerned. The court should impose con-
ditions which would prevent the dismem-
bering of the system in Utah.
The properties of the Utah Southern
and the Utah Southern Extension should
not be rendered valueless by being Topped
off in a section paralleled for 100 miles by
the Rio Grande Western. The court could
not lend itself to any process of destruc-
ton such as was proposed here. This
court was asked to write amen on the
orders of another court without further
consideration.
Mr.. Storey then began the closing argu-
ment for the loan and trust company. He
said the great desire of the Union Pacific
was to continue to monopolize the Short
Line business.
~ will agree now" continued Mr.. Storey,
"that your Honor may put the require
ment in the order that we must take every
part of the road and operate it,
Before Mr.. Storey concluded the court
adjourned
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Movements of Barships.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June THE
San Francisco has sailed from Southamp-
ton for Copenhagen and the Marblehead
from the same port for Hamburg en- route
for KEEL The Machias has sailed from
Chefoo for Port Arthur and the Baltimore
from Nagasaki for Kobe. The Atlanta has
sailed from Fort Monroe for New London
to take part in the ceremonies to be held
there on the 18th inst, by the Army of the
Potomac. Admiral Kirkland is on board
the San Francisco, which will consequently
continue to be the flagship Of the fleet and
the New York will not, as was contem-
plated, have that honor.
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LOSING BRANCH LINES.
There Is No Telling 6hen the Looping
off HUI Cease,

dhcre rs NO Ietttng Uhen the Looping
off WiI Cease.
OMAHA: NEBR., June THE gloom
that has settled around the Union Pacific
headquarters, as result of the continual
cropping off of lines of the great system, is
very morbid.
The Short Line has been about given up
by those who are familiar with the status
OF the case. The divorce of the Short Line
will mean big reduction in the shop and
headquarters force in this city, but just to
what extent will be unknown until the
books are balanced and the transfer is
made. The probable separation has pro-
duced CONSERVATION among the Union
Pacific people, and further dismember-
ment is looked for, as this divorce
business has become an epidemic. The
Kansas Pacific between Kansas City and
Denver and the Denver Pacific between
Denver and Cheyenne, and the st. Joseph
and Grand Island are in danger of catch
ing the same disease that has affected the
Short Line and Gulf and Oregon lines.
Just where this will all end is as unknown to
the Union Pacific receivers as is the topog-
raphy of Mars. 1t is believed while the
reduction in the shops and headquarters of
the Union Pacific will be heavy as result
of the Short Line divorce, that most of the
men will find employment in the West
with the road. The telegrapbic announce
ment from Salt Lake that the Union
Pacific would build from Ogden
to Salt Lake is given credence in
this city among well posted railroad men.
The volume of the business is of too much
magnitude in Salt Lake to be overlooked
by the Union Pacific.
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CAN HOLD a CONTENTION.
Silver Men Not to BE Hdmpered by State
Committees.

Silver Men Not to BE Hdmpered 6y State
Committees.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June IA letter
received at the Silver League headquarters
here from Secretary of State Hiurichsen of
Illinois says he is confident that National
free silver convention can be held this
summer. He believes the rank and file
of the Democracy of Indiana, Ohio,
Iowa and Missouri will rise in revolt
against their State central committees
and send county delegates to such
meetings. He bases his confidence
upon information to the effect that while
the State committees are controlled by
anti-silver sentiments, county committees
are overwhelmingly for free silver. 1t will
simply be the assertion of the sovereignty
of the people, he said. To-day he thinks
there is no doubt that the South aud West
would send regular accredited delegations.
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OF Interest to the Coast.

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 7.-George
Kolb was to-day appointed Postmaster at
Angel Island, Marin County, Cal, vice s..
III. Watson, removed. California Post
masters commissioned: Mile Treanor at
Bachelor; Thomas B. Markham, Denny
William E. Burgess, Los Nietos; John L..
Campbell, Monson.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original-Hiram A. Nickel
vey, Sacramento; Wilson T. Smith, San
Francisco. Additional-Edwin B. Clark,
Santa Ynez. Restoration and increase
Lepnard Hover, Elk Grove. Increase
William Fl. Kelley, San Francisco; Jere-
miah Mccarthy. National Soldiers Home.
Washington: Original Benjamin F. Nc
Cain, Steilacoom City; Thomas w. Daniels,
Shelton.
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Forest Fires Raging.

BRAZIL, IND, June 7.-Serious forest
fires are raging in the northern part of this
county and the southern part of Parke,
caused by railroad men burning old
ties along the track. 1t is said that
about 800 acres of timber has been con-
sumed by the flames, while some residence
property is threatened. A large number
of men have been constantly at work fight
ing the fire. The shafts of the coal mines
of the Superior Coal Company, the Isaac
Mcintosh Coal Company, the Swamp
Angel mine and several others are threat
eDed
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EVER ON THE INCREASE.
Thousands Were Slain, but the
Bounty List Maintained
a Healthy Growth.
MIGHTY MEN OF THE GUN
One Family Credited With the
Death of 1900 Animals in a
Single Quarter.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June IA cas-
ual examination of the large accumulation
of coyote claims that have been fled with
the State Board OF Examiners during the
past two years develops the fact that within
the limits of Kern County reside many
mighty men of the gun who have sue
ceeded in acquiring records that would
cause Nimrod to blush for envy at their
proves in outwitting the nocturnal dis
turber of the sheepfold.
Foremost in the list of successful hunt
ers appears the name of McCutchen, pre-
fixed by the initials E. W., G. W., K. L.,
w. E. and J. B. Their or his claims ag-
gregate 1900 scalps, and are distributed
among several counties, as follows: Kern
CSC, Tulare 35, Kings 1863, Fresno los and
Monterey 81.
As an individual record-breaker G. w.
Tyson is head and shoulders above all
competitors in Kern County. For the
quarter ending June 80, 1893, he demanded
payment for LOG scalps; June so, 1894, 1853
scalps; September 30, 1894, 1S2 scalps, and
in December, 1894, he broke the record
with demand for 24S scalps.
Two hundred and twenty scalps are ac-
credited to George Tyson in Tulare County,
and there is a demand from similar
named individual for IS scalps, giving a
total of 992 scalps; while in Fresno County
W. J. Tyson deposited 107 scalps in the
County Clerks office.
J. G. and w. H Gilstrap have demands
aggregating All scalps. Charles and Fl. B.
Freear have obtained 1856 scalps, while Jake
and Joe Harris claim to have killed 4S1.
OF the number slain by the Freears the
claims for the quarter ending December 81,
1892, showed that each man killed exactly
ITO coyotes, while during the quarter end
ing December, 1895, Joe obtained but 56
scalps, while Jake captured 1l2.
For the quarter ending December, 1892
in Kern County there were 1913 claimants
for bounty on a total mum Der of 1900 scalps.
Fourteen of these claimants averaged So
and fraction scalps each and the other
1S4 claimants averaged five and fraction
scalps each. The list of the more fortu-
nate hunters and their respective records
foII
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only Hartman Accepts.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, June IA special
to the Herald from Butte, Mont, saws
The Butte Chamber Of Commences invita-
ton to Senators Carter and Mantle and
Congressman Hartman to represent Mon
tana at the Memphis Silver Convention
has been accepted only by Mr.. Hartman.
Carter did not reply to the invitation and
Mantle returned to Butte to-day. He says
private business will detain him at home
all summer.
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To Build q RatIroad.

DENVER, CoLo., June THE Plateau
Valley Railroad Company, capitalized at
$250,000, was incorporated to-day by: G..
w. VaIlery, general agent OF the Burling-
ton Railroad; F. P. Ernest, president OF
the National Bank of Denver; Prescott T.
Stevens, Orson Adams Jr. and Fred s.
Rockwell. The company proposes to build
about 100 miles of railroad in Grand Mesa
and Pitkin counties, opening up a region
which is well adapted to Embarrassing and
dairy farms,
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THREE MEN EXECUTED.

Ttco of Their Bodies Purchased by Under
takers.
BIRMINGHAM, ALA, June 7.-Harris
and Abe Mitchell, colored murderers, high
waymen and thieves, were hanged here to-
day before 1000 people for the murder of
Grocerymen Merriweather and Thornton
Both bodies were turned over to the I'M
dertakers who purchased them several
weeks ago for SIS from the men themselves
MORRILLTON, ARK, June o. Will
Downs, who assaulted Pauline Brinden-
baugh, was hanged here to-day. He spoke
several minutes, stating that he was guilty
of but part of what he was charged with.
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Actor Golden,s Bankruntc,.

BOSTON, MASS, June Z. = Richard
Golden, the actor, took the poor-debtor's
oath before Judge Forsythe in the Munich
pal Court to-day. The Springer Litho-
graph Company of New York has sued
Golden for $500. At to-day's hearing il
developed that last season the gross re-
ceipts of the jedi Prounty Company were
$50, 900, of which IS per cent fell to Golden.
He accounted for the loss of goodly por-
ton of this by trip to Europe.
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General Harrtson,s To,,r

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June Gen.
eral Harrison left Philadelphia homeward
bound late this evening. He will proceed
to Indianapolis without stopping. The
ex-President says he will return East in
August, when, with his daughter, Mrs
Mckee. and her two children, he will &c
to the Adirondacks for the balance of the
summer. According to Mr.. Wanamaker
none of General Harrison's visitors were
politicians or men interested in politics.
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.Aged People Dirorced,

WHEELING, w. Va, June The
Kanawha County Court granted divorce
to-day to Mrs. Karney Toney, aged Y,
from her husband, aged 80. They had
only been married three years, but ex-
pressed themselves as having had enough
of welded life. The wife was granted
alimony
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-08

AS will be seen new Nimrod giving the
name of H. F. Liberty appeared on the
field of action during this quarter and
scored Q total of 204 scalps.
The quarter ending December, 1894 pro-
duced demands for 321 scalps, from 12S
applicants, SO of whom claim to have killed
1888 coyotes, leaving the balance of 57s
scalps to be divided among SIS claimants.
The list for this Quarter is as follows.
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Failures n, Pen,,sylvanta.

LANCASTER, Pa, June 7.-Executions
for $46,556 have been issued against II. s.
Kisk Sons, proprietors of the Stevens Cot
ton-mills and manufacturers of cigars. It
is understood that the failure is heavy
one. Abraham Hirsch, dealer in millinery,
has also failed, executions having been
issued for SO 900.
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To Control Passenger Traffic.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June There is some
talk among the transcontinental lines OF
renewing their attempt to form passenger
association. No steps will be taken, how
ever, until after the termination of the
oregon Short Line litigation. 1t is DOS
sible that an association NAV be formed
having control of business as far as Utah
and another to have Jurisdiction between
Utah and the Pacific Coast.
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Droscned In a Creek.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, June Wv. F.
Cronkrite, wealthy building contractor,
owning ranch on Saledo Creek, six miles
out, and his wife were found drowned in
the creek this morning. They are said to
have gone fishing. Suspicious wounds on
the mans head point to murder.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-08
Il DUEL ON HORSEBACK.
Broth ers -in-LaaU Fight Mortal Con,bal
in Nebraska.

OMAHA, NEBR., June IA special to
the Bee from Crawford, Nebr., says: J. A
Jones and Thomas Barnes, brothers-in law
and prominent cattlemen, engaged in a
duelon horseback near here to-day. Jones
horse was shot from under him. He con-
tinued the battle afoot and was soon killed.
It was the result of an old feud.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-08

NEW YORK, n. Y, June 7. - The
American Sugar Refining Company has
declared regular quarterly dividend of 3
per cent on the common stock and ls< per
cent on preferred stock. The sugar diyi-
bends are payable July 2.
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MILWAUKEE,, WIS, June THE in
dictments returned by the Federal grand
jury at the instance of the Interstate Com
merce Commission do not accuse all the
railroads concerned. 1t is stated that in
stead of being in the conspiracy the Chi
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-08

Robertson, mail-carrier from the west
reports that at Glass Mountains the Sheriff
of Woodland County has the famous out
law Dick Yeager in cave. The Sheriff
and posse have killed one of Yeager's COM
panions and four horses. The posse has
also captured two women, one of whom is
the woman Yeager stole from her husband.
There is no doubt of the ultimate capture
of the outlaws.
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Chicago,s Population.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June THE city direc-
tory, which will be published within few
days, will give Chicago minimum popula-
ton of 1,695, 900, $4,000 more names than
last year.
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fortunate ones during this Quarter were !:

In the quarter ending September, 1894,
ia hunters claimed 1892 scalps. Eleven
of these have $50 trophies to their credit,
an average of Sc to the man, leaving but
242 scalps to be divided between ia claim
ants, or about two scalps to the gun. For
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-08
PLEA OF PROTOcATIoM.
1t Saces the Life of Murderer Pece
Deure1.

NHWFUeTeT FeCFc OF
De7tcer.
DENVER, CoLo., June THE jury in
the Peck case tonight found verdict of
acquittal. On March IL William r. Peck
shot and killed George r. Kroning in the
general offices of the Rio Grande Railway,
where both held responsible positions.
The defendants attorneys at the begin
ming of the trial commenced to build up a
case OF self-defense, but upon the court rul-
ing to admit testimony bearing upon the
dead mans relations with Mrs. Peck, they
threw their entire reliance upon the plea
of DrOyocatiOD
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KILLED IN Il WRECK,

Three ALe,s Meet Death and Five Are In
jnred on an arkansas Road.
CAMDEN, ARK, June IA wreck
occurred on the mill road of the Little Bay
Lumber Company, near what is known as
Happy Hollow" in Calhoun County, to-
day. The engine jumped the track.
Those killed outright were: Melvin
Routherford, Frank Sloan and Joe Arson.
The seriously injured are: John Cohley,
Iohn Chambers, Ed Hopkins and Jim
Wagner.
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S{0frln Draxinn I'm

NILES, MICH, June 7.-Barron Lake,
near here, is slowly drying up. Within
two weeks the shores have receded over
nve rods. No one is able to account for
the phenomenon.
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Do.,nsevtrIe,s Chinatopn Wiped Out,

DOWNIEVILLE, CAL, June 7.-Downie-
ville's Chinatown was wiped out by fire,
which commenced at o'clock this morn
ing. Twelve houses were destroyed, and
only the herculean efforts of the fire de-
partment and citizens saved the balance of
the town. The loss is $1,000, with no in
surance.
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a South Dakota Cyclone.

SUMMIT, S. D., June IA cyclone
passed six miles west of here at 7:3O
o'clock last night, causing some loss of
property, but none of life.
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To Drire Out sheennne,,.

DENVER, Colo, June Ia special to
the Times from Wolcott, Colo, says adj
vices have been received by courier from
Hayden to the effect that on June 800
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armed cattIemen started for the Elkhead
Mountain country with the intention of
driving the sheepmen out 1t was ru
mored that the sheepherders were accom-
panied by $50 Pinkertons, who would
resist.
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Death of DR.. HaIlnce,

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 7.-Dr. Will
liam B. Wallace, president of the Irish
National Fair Association of America, died
this afternoon at his home in this city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-08

FooD raised by the Royal Baking Powder
may be eaten hot, even by dyspeptics, with
IMMUNITY. Hot bread, biscuits, hot cakes,
mullins, crusts, puddings, etc., are made
by its use perfectly wholesome.
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cago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul company
and the Belt Line Company were among
the conspired against The mailing firm
implicated in the alleged evasion of the
law is Berger, Benning & Co. of Fond du
Lac
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1T will be gratifying to consumers to
note that the quality of the baking powder
most generally in use in their kitchens,
the Royal, is confirmed by the highest
official authorities as altogether the best OF
any in the market.
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Killed by a CAGE

BISMARCK, Mo-, June THE top of
the Doe Run lead mine at Flat River caved
in to-day, killing Robert Penborty, Robert
Labuyure and John Decrouse.