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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-25

MADISON. WIS April I1.-Tde assembly on
utsday killed a Bal providing for the retire
ment .: supreme court justices on half pay
after ii teen years service and when they
have reached the age Of 80 years. \ bill pro-
y ding appropriations tor the various chart
table and penal institutions toatotal OF t7sJ.-
COO was pissed. as was also bill FOR the APP
pontment OF a commission TO revise the Tar
laws OF the state.
MADISON. Wis. April IS--The assembly has
agreed to The senate amendment TO the joint
resolution for adjournment. fixing the
date at the 10Th instead Of the 18th The
assembly. by vote of Ss to 50. refused
To take from the table the joint resolution fOi
a constitutional amendment forbidding the
use of passes 10y members OF the legislature
and state officials. The joint resolution pro-
viding for constitutional amendment tC
make sheriffs eligible for reelection for a sec
ond term was killed.
MADISON. Wis, April IA resolution wa,
adopted by the assembly Thursday authOrlz
ing the attorney general TO investigate ths
earnings of railroad companies 10 determine
whether or not they psy their prOportiOnats
share OF taxes imposed as license fee upOI
gross receipts. The assembly eoncurreG il
the bill to appropriate s1s0d09 TO erect buidlns
on the university grounds for the State His
toricdl society The educational qualification
resolution was postpo-ed until April n Bolt
houses will go to Springfield next Wedne ID -
to visit the Illinois legislature The party
will remain two days. returning Friday. tn,
journey Is upon the invitation OF Senator Lev
Wlthee of La Crosse.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-25
NJ penre.ent portural.

LISBON, April GIT is officially an
nounced that Senior Thedim has been
appointed Portuguese minister to the
limited States
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-04-25
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.
Senate.


MADISON, Wis, April 16-The senate hiss
concurred in the O'Neil arbitration BILL and
It now requires only publication and the
governors signature TO become q law. The
measure provides for the appointments
by The governor OF board OF three aroi-
traitors TO settle differences between employ
ers and employees. The bill providing for
better system OF fire escape in factories and
hotels was advanced TO third reading A bill
taxing street railway companies upon their
gross receipts was passed by the senate
The bill for the appointment OF state
bank examiner was advanced 10 third reading
by the senate Senator Bashfor1's bill to pre-
vent the unlawful use OF money in politics
was passed The committee on militia favor
ably reported the measure TO prevent the sale
OF liquor to veterans within miles OF any
home for veterans.
MADISON. Wis. April IT-Tn the senate
Tuesday the bill to allow cities TO control
their electric lighting and gas plaEts was adj
vanced to a third reading The senate passed
the Davidson bank examiner bill with bur
three dissenting votes. A bill authorizing the
state to acquire land in Polk county for a
state park was also passed
MADISON, Wis. April ls-ln the senate
the Ia Crosse normal school bill was killed by
a vote OF is to "a Mr.. McGillivray's arbitra-
tion bill was ordered TO third reading.
MADISON, Wis. April IA communication
was received by the legislature on Thursday
from the legislature OF Minnesota proposing
the annexation of the city Of Superior and sur
rounding county TO the state OF Minnesota
This was met in the senate by counter reso-
luton for the appointment OF commission
ers by this state TO confer with those
Of Minnesota concerning the annexation OF
Duluth to Wisconsin. The senate refused
to advance 10 third reading Mr. Bax-
ter's joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment to prohibit public officials from
receiving using any Tree pass or franking
privilege. Senator Spencer's bill providing .
uniform fire insurance policy for Wisconsin,
\ and providing that benefits shall draw interest
/ sixty days after proof OF loss. and requiring
sixty diys' notice Of cancellation Of policy was
/ cOncurred in.
! MADISON. Wis. April sO-About the onls
/ business OF importance transacted Friday in
/ the legislature was the appointment OF the
/ legislative apportianment commission which
I is to meet after the session and draft new
/ apportionmeut bill The legislature will ad-
i journ sine die to-day
MADISON. Wis. April ss-The forty-secOnd
\ regular session OF the Wisconsin legislature
4 adjourned sine die at noon Saturday. At II q
I O'Clock the list OF bills signed was sent 10 the
senate and assembly. The committee re-
ported that the governor had no further CON
/ municationS 10 make. 10th houses were de-
/ elared adjourned, ana the session was over
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24

saler was named as messenger; Mrs Car
RE L. Burt and Mrs. William Unger we're
put in charge of the checkroom; Mrs.
Simons and Mrs. Carter in charge of the
ladies' room, and ]. r. Martin was selected
as Solly Walters assistant in the art de-
partment. The watehmen named were as
follows:
Arthur Unger, NJ g. Buckley, George
M. Woodward, Fred w. Brown, q. P.
Adams, Joseph Grant, G. R. Thompson,
w. 7. Alexander, G.. Griffith, V. Glynn. M.
Bushway, P. B. Wilbur, John Cosgrove,
William Craig and G. HI. Long.
The opening exercises of the fair will be
held in the Columbia Theater on the after
noon of August Is. An address will be
made by President Hallidie, followed by
an Grafton by Congressman Mcguire.
Music, vocal and instrumental, will be
furnished by the Tivoli company, while
the Frawley company will contribute
specialties. The "March of Progress" by
August Schleicher, dedicated to the instf-
tute, will be feature of the exercises.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24
SHOOTS HIS WIFE.
A Family Quarrel at Bay View Results
in the Use of Shotgun by
the Husband.

George Stouble, who owns hog ranch
at Bay View, was arrested at his place
Yesterday evening and charged with at
tempting to kill his wife with a shotgun.
He states that he came home and found
her under the influence of liquor and very
quarrelsome, and that she assaulted him
with hayfork. He had the gun in his
hand and only wished to brighten her by
pointing the weapon at her, when it was
accidentally discharged, the load of shot
striking her in the right arm
The woman is reported by the police Off
GERS of that locality to be addicted to drink,
and has been arrested for disturbing the
peace several times.
Mrs. Stouble was taken to the CITY and
County Hospital. 1t was found that about
three inches of flesh had been shot away
from her right arm clear to the bone, and
the bone was broken. There were also
several flesh wounds on her right side.
The wounds are not of themselves danger
Gus, but DR.. G. f. Mccormick, who at
tended to her, fears that blood-poisoning
may set in.
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at the end of half an hours sitting was as
willing to gaze into the cameras mouth as
any schoolgirl. The photographer had
all he wanted, however, and went his way,
leaving the prisoner to his parents and the
Sheriff's deputies. He was taken to the
Broadway jail soon afterward, there TO
remain till Thursday morning when he
will be again brought to court.
Till Thursday morning also will the
District Attorney and his deputies be busy
preparing the necessary material to resist
the prisoners application for change of
venue. In fact they are busy now, and
have been since the adjournment of court
on Monday afternoon. AS a result of this
District Attorney Barnes states that he
will be able to go into court with from
thirty to fifty affidavits of citizens of this
City and County to the effect that no such
public feeling as would interfere with the
fair and impartial trial of Durrant exists
here. Each of these atlantis bases his
belief upon an extensive acquaintance
with which he has exchanged opinions
concerning the Emmanuel Church MUIR
ders.
Great public interest in the case the Dis
trict Attorney admits has been aroused as
to the outcome of the trial, but that any
effort has been made to harm the prisoner
or that any great outburst of public indig-
nation has been manifested he emphati-
cally denies, and he hopes to clinch this
denial in the affidavits he will present to
the court on Thursday.
1t will not take long to present these
papers. They are short and to the point
desired, and it is more than likely they
will be all in before the noon recess on
Thursday. The jurors have been sum-
moned for IL o'clock on that morning and
1t is just barely possible that Judge Murphy
may be ready to decide the matter on
hand. During the hours that intervene
he will have thoroughly examined the
points made by the defendants in their
atfidavits and will certainly have made up
his mind as to what it will be necessary
for the District Attorney to show to make
good his fight against the application OF
the accused. Whether or not his Honor
can gather this from the counter affidavits
very readily is the question upon which
hinges the length of time necessary for the
decision. AT any rate the public will await
the outcome with that interest which has
been constantly at high pitch since the
CHASTITY discoveries in Emmanuel Church.
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was to benefit the landowners and not any
s'public," for there was no public to benefit
Neither can they switch off on the assertion
that swamp land owners bought the land OF
the State with the intent of having it re-
claimed.
In the case that went to the Supreme Court
of the United States George Hagar owned a
Spanish grant, q large portion OF which was
included in a reclamation district and was
taxed, not for the benefit of any public or
to keep any tpublic" from getting sick, there
being no public in the vicinity but purely
and simply for the benefit of the landowners.
who were not even residents. No other pur-
pose was pretended. Hagar liked the overflow;
he pretended that he did not want the water
kept off his land; it made the grass grow just
at the time he wanted the grass to grow, but the
Supreme Court of theU United States in an opinion
written by Justice Field, who it is now claimed
concurs with Judge Ross, said that Hagar must
pay over 100000 to have the water that so
came to suit him kept off his Spanish grant,
and all because majority OF landowners
forming district to suit themselves had an
idea it would benefit them if not Hagar. Now
we come down to splitting hairs, and find
wonderful difference between a majority OF
landowners in swamp where there couid be
no "public' to benefit, and a majority OF land
owners on high land where there must be
more or less of a "pubiic."
This hair-splitting is incomprehenslble to
the Law mind / notice that it is claimed that
Judge Ross makes difference between dis
tricts that have been confirmed under sup
Elemental act which authorizes boards OF dl-
rectors to go into the Superior Courts to have
the regularity OF all the proceedings. OF organi-
cation and bond issue passed upon judicially,
and those not so confirmed, but there can be
no possible difference. The court in such cases
passes simply on the regularity of the proceed
ings under the act. 1t would seem to a layman
that if law was null and void il would not
give it force and effect to show that it had
been followed in letter and in spirit.
The effect of this decision will be disastrous
in the extreme and the Supreme Court OF Cali
fornia ought to take up Immediately case be-
fore it and again proclaim the constitutionallty
of the law Must the American people bow
their heads in shame and admit their inability
to handle question of SO great Importance
question that the Mexicans find no difficulty in
handling?
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24
JOSEPHINE AM|RAUX SUES,
An Actress Who Wants Free
dom From Her Marital
TribulatiOnS.
The Wife Tells a Mournful Story of
Cruel Treatment by Her
Husband.

There is trouble in the Amiraux family.
Josephine Amiraux, the actress, formerly
in the employ of Merosco, thinks she has
been shabbily and shamefully treated by
her husband, Cellar Amiraux, and she
will sue him to-day for maintenance. The
formal complaint was filed several days
ago, but with the suit to be brought to-day
begins the real battle.
Cellar Amiraux is the nephew of ex-
Mayor Hazard of Los Angeles. He is well
connected and his people are quite promi-
nent socially.
Cellar was identified with the Thespian
class for some time, and it was while spout
ing in light drama that he met and loved
Josephine. They were married by con-
tract on the Sd of February, 1898. Their
marital affairs were anything but harmo-
NOUS, and according to the wife's COM
plant her existence was made unbearable
by the neglect of her husband and the
cruel treatment of his mother.
1t is set forth in the complaint that two
days after the birth of her child Mrs.
Amiraux was driven out of the house by
her husbands mother, who is alleged to
have applied obscene epithets to her and
used violence. At the time she was driven
from the house she was in such physical
condition that the exertlon and exposure
threatened to prove fatal.
1t is also charged that the husband was
violent in his treatment of the plaintiff,
that he repeatedly threatened to kill her
and in divers other ways endeavored to
make her life an inferno. The mother of
defendant is charged with having struck
her sons wife and abused her in most
shameful manner.
AT one time Mrs. Amiraux followed her
recreant spouse to his relatives in Los
Angeles, and in the effort to see him was
expelled from the house and threatened
with arrest by policeman.
Mrs. Amiraux does not ask for divorce,
because she thinks that would be too
pleasing to her mother-in-law. She wants
maintenance simply and the proper vim
dication in the courts. Her attorney, J.
K. Kase, says there will be two charges of
adultery brought against the husband.
He further states that defendants father is
prominent in insurance circles and draws
a salary OF 5000 month.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24

There are also 1896 lineal feet of curbing
which the Jordan Bituminous Rock Com
pany offered to do for Is cents per lineal
foot less, which amounts to $494 40. By
adding the two together the city would
have made net saving of 1884 40 on this
job alone by having called for bids.
Now, while he is at it, Mr.. Mcdonald
might just as well go to the meeting of the
Street Committee tomorrow prepared to
show that none of these figures are too
high. However, there is no disposition to
crowd. One thing at a time. If Mr.. Melon
aid can make out clear case on Van
Ness avenue, perhaps the others may be
credited to errors of figuring on the part of
the half dozen other contractors who have
offered to do it for less.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24
Women and Population.

DR.. George L. Fitch, who is preparing q
pamphlet on women and her duties, desires to
requote DR.. ]. Bell, president of the Kansas
State Medical Society in 1889, so that the
statement published some days ago will be
thoroughly clear and comprehensive. DR.. Bell
says: ait has been ascertained that in many
of the countries of Europe the fecundity of the
population, or the ratio of its annual increase,
is rapidly diminishing. In Sweden it has
lessened one-ffth; in Denmark and England
one-third in Prussia one-fourth, and in Rus
STA, Spain, Germany and France it has lessened
by one-half during the last single century. In
France the deaths, independent of those killed
in battle or dying in the army, exceed the
births by very startling percentage"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24
MECHANICS INSTITUTE.
Employees for the Fair Are Appointed
Opening Exercises in the
COIumbia

The directors of the Mechanics lnstI-
tute met last night to appoint the employees
of the fair to be opened on August H. W..
III. Smythe, who has had the burden OF the
work on his shoulders in making the ar
rangements for the fair, was promoteo 10
the position of Superintendent.
J. A. jackson was elected day sergeant
of the force of watchmen in the PaVllloh
and Robert Levin night sergeant. Onester
Packard was appointed entry CLERK; Larry
Dunn, engineer; John Ganehey' ~ ,orr,
ter. Long John Milkins was, named Tor
the latter position by Howard Z; Holmes
and he received one vote. caleD LaVen-
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Sheriff after him, and the consequences
would be something not desired"
Court was then adjourned till Thursday
morning, the whole proceeding not having
taken three minutes. The jurors filed out
and Durrant and his father proceeded to
the inner room to meet Mrs. Durrant, who
was awaiting the temperance OF her son.
General Dickinson and Mr.. Deuprey ar
rived on the scene few minutes later to
find that all was over. They joined the
family group inside and, after short talk
with their client, made their way to the
courtroom. Mr.. Deuprey Immediately
made his way to the side of Judge Murphy,
who had Just stepped into the courtroom
again, and asked him that an order be
made transferring the exhibits In the pre-
!lmlnary hearings OF Durrant-the school
BOOKS OF Blanche Lamont, her torn CLOTH
ing, her rings and everything else In the
way of material evidence in the case now
in the possession of the police-be turned
over to the clerk of division III. Judge
Murphy could not see it in that light, and
the articles in question still remain in the
possession of the police property clerk.
There, too, in all likelihood, they will re-
main until they are produced on the trial
and introduced in evidence by the prose-
cution, which proposes that nobody, no
matter how disinterested his motive, shall
have access to these articles, which SO vi
wildly recall the most horrible OF tragedies
ever enacted in San Francisco.
Durrant, while his counsel was making
this move in his behalf, was preparing
himself to face the camera for photographs
The preparation took but short time, and
the man who touched the button went to
work. He posed Durrant in half a dozen
different positions and caught several
feeting expressions of interest on the face
that has hitherto appeared so sphlnx-llke:
The prisoner rather seemed to like it, and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24
JUDGE ROSS DECISION,
The Testing of the Wright Act
Causing a Middle All
Around.
IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL ?
United States Surveyor VIII s.
Green Says That Is the Only
Point Involved.

Just what the result of the decision of
United States Circuit Judge Ross, declar-
ing the Wright irrigation act unconstitu-
tional, will be is subject which was
mnch discussed in local financial and bust
ness circles yesterday. Although the ju-
dicial ultimatum is by no means final it is
still OF such Importance as to cause I'M
easiness, especially among the interested
capitalists.
This is due to the enormous interests,
amounting to many millions, which are
involved. 1t is needless to say that the
decision came as a surprise to those who
have fortunes invested in the irrigation
districts. 1t was an unlooked-for deter
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24
FREDERICKS TO DIE.
The Condemned Murderer Has No Hope
OF Further Delay of
Execution.

District Attorney Barnes received dis
patch from Warden Hale yesterday stat
ing that Fredericks, the man who killed
Cashier Herricks at the Market-street
branch of the San Francisco Savings
Attorney Colwell, though temporarily
retired from law practice on account of
i'll health has been endeavoring to further
delay the execution. He raised the point
several days ago that the prisoner could
not be hanged while the appeal in his case
IS pending, but this has been set aside on
the showing by Attorney General Fitz-
gerald that the appeal is on subsidiary
motion and does not affect the main case.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24

be held 100 days earlier, bringing them
into June. The salary of the commission,
clerk, assistant clerk and messenger
amounted to $4,000. This amount was in
Guided in Hinton's estimate to Auditor
Broderick, but the expense of extra print
ing, clerk hire, ETC., was not in
Guided. 1t was decided to ask the Finance
Committee of the Board of Supervisors to
include further appropriation of $1,000 in
the tax levy. This will bring the total
amount of the appropriation for the COM
mission up to $40 $40.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24
MONEY FOR PRIMARIES.

Election Commissioner Albert Castle
Protests Against the Selection of
Chairman Denman.
The Election Commissioners met yester-
day, but only held a short session, the main
burden of the business in hand being the
consideration of election expenses for the
fiscal year 1856.
A. E. Castle filed protest against the
election of Chairman Denman on the
ground that it did not appear of record
that he was the oldest member of the COM
mission.
Then followed debate on the expendi-
ture of the commission for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1896. 1t was shown that
the primaries, on account of the election
law passed at the last Legislature, would
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24
EXCUSED TILL THURSDAY
The Youthful Prisoner Had a
Long Talk With His Mother
and Father.
SOME NEW PHOTOS TAKEN.
District Attorney Barnes Busy Pre-
pairing for To-MorroW's
Battle.

William Henry Theodore Durrant faced
Judge Murphy and a photographer. all
within half an hour yesterday. Neither
asked him to Look pleasant, please" and
he made no particular effort to do so.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24
DAILY FRUIT TRAINS.
The Service Has Been Increased to Meet
Demands of Shippers.

Demands of Shippers.
The fourteenth ventilated fast fruit train
LETT Sacramento last night heavily freighted
with green fruits for Chicago, where it will
arrive In 120 hours from the time it started.
AS the orchardists have taken eager hold
OF the advantages offered by the fast ship
ment OF their products to Eastern markets
DAILY service has become a necessity.
yesterday the general freight agent of the
southern Pacific Company took the matter
up ana notified division superintendent,
uls s freight agents, terminal agents
and agents at fruit-shipping stations to
announce to fruit-growers that ventilated
last fruit train will be dispatched each
night this week and also one on Sunday
nlgnt Tor Chicago and the East, the time
schedule IN each case to be 120 hours.
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Stigmatize originally meant simply to
brand, and in the days of Shakespeare the
farmer was said to stigmatize his sheep.
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In Paris the other day barber shaved a
man IN cage with lion, to win wager.
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