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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-29
FOR A GREAT FEST,
SharpshooterS of the Nation
Will Contest for Honors
at New York.
San Franciscans Among the Noted
Marksmen Who Are to Com
pete for Prizes.

NEW YORK, n. Y, June %. The
Schuetzen fest has assumed National
complexion. Two-thirds of the marksmen
at least Will be Americans, and San Fran
cisco alone has two rifle clubs on hand as
competitors for the glory and things more
substantial than will accrue to the victo-
rious sharpshooters. That competition
will be fierce, though friendly, goes with
out saying. German sharpshooters will
be there who have already gathered lau-
rels in Berlin, Vienna, Zurich and other
European cities, where the Schuetzenbund
is an institution, and American rifiemen
from Kentucky and California. from Maine
and Pennsylvania will try and show the
thousands assembled that native marks
men are also true and steady.
The Scheutzen fest will be held in Glen
dale Park, beginning tomorrow and end
ing July s. Glendale Park has been chosen
immense numbers that will undoubtedly
attend the fest. Although the Schuetzen
fest virtually opens tomorrow, it will
practically not begin until Sunday, when
10000 Germans will assemble on st.
Marks place, and marching over Broad
way and other thoroughfares, leave for
Glendale Park. Forty bands will furnish
tic iuuSlC, anu, III SHOIt, nOtuluS Will De
left undone to make this the biggest dis
play of the dying century.
The list of prizes would fill columns, but
few of the principal may be mentioned.
They are: Silver-plate service. worth $1200
contributed by George Ehret; another
silver service, valued at $1,000, by Jacob
Rupert; $3.50 piano by William Stein
way; q $500 piano by William Sohmer; a
monogram made of $50 in gold by the New
York Schuetzeu Ctuh. 500 cash NV fha
New York Schutzen corps.
There are upward of 700 cash prizes
altogether, ranging from 81 to 5000. This
is the programme briefly outlined: Satur-
guests; Sunday, general prize shooting.
fireworks; Monday mammoth parade !;
Tuesday ,Volkesfest societies day Wednes-
day, veterans day; Thursday Fourth of
july, salutes, fireworks; Friday, bowling
convention OF the bowling kings; Satur-
day, turner's day. Monday, July s, dis
tribution of prizes.
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Regtmental Conference at Seattle.

SEATTLE, WASH, June Ex-Governor
McGraw has called a convention of line
officers of the First Regiment, w. N. e., to
be held on Saturday. The object of the
meeting is for consultation, the Governor
desiring to learn the feelings of the new
officers regarding appointments to be made
under the new militia law. The most i'm
portant positions to be filled are those of
colonel and major. The appointment of
Captain Boutelle of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment, U. S. A. (Vancouver), as an adju-
tant-general has also been called in ques-
ton. it being alleged he is not citizen of
the State.
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ALDERMEN WANT DAMAGES
Five Suits for Libel Against
the Morning Papers of
Denver.
Which They Have Been
Criticized.

DENVER, Colo, June 2s.-This after
noon five suits for damages were filed in
the civil division of the District Court
against the Denver Republican and Rocky
Mountain News. The amount prayed for
in the aggregate is s25o,0OO against each OF
the morning organs. The com lainants in
the suits are the well-known members OF
the Board of Aldermen and Board OF
Supervisors who comprised the water
committee of the City Council. They are
Aldermen A. r. Young, Peter Fidel and
Buckton and c. S. Phister.
Each complainant asks for the sum OF
$4,000 and costs of suit from each of the
defendant papers involved.
For cause of action the compIainants
recite the various alleged libelous utter
ances Of the two papers since the begin
ming of the struggle over the water ques-
ton.
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STEALING PUBLIC TIMER.
Sssits to Compel Big Minnesota Firms
Pan UD.


ST. PAUL, MIMI, June 2S.-The United
States of America, in an action brought
today in the Circuit Court at St. Paul by
its Special Consul John l.. Striker, alleges
that number of the most prominent
lumber men in Minnesota have, without
any warrant whatever, been devastating
the northern part of the State, de-
nuding the territory of its timber,
and that they must pay the full market
value of the lumber to the extent of the
round sum of $467 ,474 "a and interest. The
defendants in this important and sensa-
tional suit are the Pine River Log
ging and Improvement Company. Joel
B. Bassett and William NJ. Bassett,
copartners as ]. B. Bassett & Co; John S.
Salisbury and Charles A. Smith, CO.
partners. The technical name OF the
offense alleged in the action is conversion.
Defendants are charged with unIaw
fully entering on the territory within
the Mississippi and Winnebago res
ervation and Systematically cutting
the timber and converting it to their own
uses. The timber has been worked into
lumber, and the market value of lumber is
represented in the amount of damages
demanded. w. L. Bassett of J. B. Bas-
sett & Co. said this afternoon that the new
suit is the revival of the controversy of
several years ago.
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SEEN NEAR SACRAMENTO.
A Irdmp's Encounter With Lula Wirt
the Escaped Insane Girl.

a 1rdmp's Encounter With Ltelss Wirf,
the Escaped Insane Girl.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 2S.-Despite
every effort of the police and Sheriff. Lulu
Writ, the demented girl who escaped from
the custody of her mother at the railroad
depot Tuesday night while en- route to
Oregon, has not been captured. For Two
days and nights she has been wandering
through the brush and tule basins of Yolo
County, without food. as far as has been
learned, and liable to become the prey of
any wandering tramp whom she may en-
counter.
The only really authentic news that has
yet been received of the girls whereabouts
comes from member of the tramp frater-
nifty, who met the girl travelling on the
railroad between this city and Davisville.
Seeing that she was weak and demented
he endeavored to persuade her to accom-
pany him to the shelter of some house
where she could be cared for, but the girl
absolutely refused to go, and when he at
tempted TO lead her she fairly flew at him
and tore away the entire sleeve of his coat.
The man then desisted and hurried to this
city, where he informed the officials, who
have dispatched men to search the local.
ties where she was last seen.
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River at this city, and that SIS, 600 was act
ually paid to said company before any
work had been performed or materials fur
nished; and they further agree TO pay
$4,000 more when said contemplated
bridge shall be completed, if com pleted by
December 80, 1895. The payment of the
$4,000 and the agreement to pay the re-
manning $4,000 was without authority of
law
A sensational part of the report is that
the claim for the money paid to the rail-
road company purports to have been sworn
to be w. B. Hamilton County Clerk, when
in fact it was not sworn to before him or
any other officer. This claim, the report
says, was made out at the request of Eu-
gene Gregory, ex-Mayor of Sacramento.
''In justification of their action" con-
tinues the report, "the Board of Super
visors claim that the railroad company
agreed to construct steel bridge at cost
of $500, 600. when in reality no contract to
that effect was ever made. The Grand
Jury recommends that demand be made
upon the railroad company for the return
of the money paid"
1t also finds that the Board of Super
visors allowed to r. T. Cohn, County Au-
ditor, large sum for work that could be
performed by a competent person in a
short time. It further claims that the
board has paid extra for deputies that
should have been paid out of the salary
OF the County Clerk, Recorder and Assess
or. 1t requests that the District Attorney
be directed to formulate proceedings
against the railroad company for the re-
turn of the $4,000, and against Eugene
Wachorst, Deputy County Clerk, for the
amount paid for rearranging the old rec
ord; also against Assessor Irvine for the
amount allowed deputies; and against H.
S. Croker & Co. for $1,000 paid to them by
the county for the publication of an adver-
Using scheme known as the "Bee
Souvenir"
The Grand Jury further finds that the
County Hospital has been Systematically
overcharged for supplies, and that it re-
ceived short-weight goods without protest
All bills of this kind, it is said, were
marked correct and no action was taken to
check this obvious abuse.
Concluding, the report says that the
Board of Supervisors has violated the pro-
vision of the statute, and are culpable, and
should be proceeded against for misman-
agement and misappropriation OF the
funds of the county.
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FOUGRr WITH CLUBS.

Duel Betsceen Too FerocioMs Hen In the
Hoods.
SHAMOKIN, PA, June 2S.-Anthony
Paoli and John Turnick fought duel
in the woods yesterday afternoon, using
clubs for weapons.
Paoli is dying from the effects of his
wounds, and Turnick, though badly hurt.
managed to crawl into the underbrush
and has not yet been found by the police.
The principals were powerfully built young
men, and they were rivals for the hand of
fair maiden.
The two men went to the woods stripped
to the waist and with huge clubs went at
each other. Paoi was struck on the
shoulder. breaking the bone. Paoli then
struck Paoli opponent in the stomach.
After an Interchange of blows Turnick
struck him three times on the head,
knocking him insensible. He regained
consciousness soon afterward, but could
not raise his head, which was terribly
battered. When Paoli was found his
opponent had disappeared. A trail OF
blood led to the underbrush, after which
all trace of him was lost.
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CARL BROWNIES TOUR.
He Feels Very Bitter Ioscard His fires
Father.

He Feels Yery Bitter TosUard His WTe's
Father.
PITTSBURGH Pa, j une 2S.-Carl Browne
and his bride. Mamie Coxey, the Goddess
of Peace of the Commonweal Army, ar
rived in Pittsburg to-day on their honey
moon trip. Browne has no money, but
lives in good style. A carriage met them
at the Fort Wayne station and conveyed
them to good hotel. Brown complains
of the treatment given him by his father
in-law, General Coxey.
When the latter heard of the marriage
he drove them from the house. Browne
"struck" an acquaintance for % cents and
went to Canton. There he delivered lee
ture and earned enough money to pay their
way to another town. This programme
was followed at every place they went, and
finally they reached Plttsburg.
Here Browne expects to get a cliff" from
the Peoples party. He proposes to go to
Washington, where the Commonwealers
will hold Reunion July 4. Browne is not
materially changed. He is clothed in his
buckskin trappings and wears the broad
gray sombrero with which the public is
familiar. He glories in his bride and de-
nounces her father, who tried to prevent
the marriage.
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FOR POLITICAL REFORM.


NEW YORK, n. Y, June 2s.--There
were over 100 delegates present this morn
ing at the opening session of the political
reform conference at Prohibition Park,
Staten Island.
The session will continue for four days,
and during that time an almost exhaustive
list of political and social reforms will be
considered, including about every radical
idea that has been placed before the public
during the last half century. Here are a
few of them: The regulation of the sale Of
intoxicating liquors. the REIMBURSEMENT OF
the tariff, the abolition of monopolies,
Government ownership of railroads, tele-
graph and telephone lines; more rigid
civil service reform, woman suffrage, tax
reform, the election OF Senators by direct
vote of the people and, to use the words of
the announcement, ''other questions"
Members of all parties were invited to
send delegates and the call was numer-
ously signed by editors OF prohibition:
labor and socialist papers and officers of
similar societies.
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COTTLE MUST TESTIFT.
1t Is Evident That He Paid Lar0e
Snnt to the Kidnnners


BUFFALO, N. Y, June 2s.-There are
no new developments in the Cottle kid
mapping case. Edmund P. Cottle yesterday
told the police all the incidents of his in
terviews with John C.. Emery at Fort
Erie, but he has told enough to
satisfy them that a large sum of money
was paid to Emery and that he was hold
ing out for more. This was further cor
roborated to-day by the fact that on Tues
day m orning Edmund Cottle tried to me-
gotiate a note at the Farmers and Me-
chanics' bank for large amount and was
refused.
The bank officials will not disclose the
face value of the note, but it is said to have
been $4,000. 1t is supposed Mr.. Cottle sue
ceeded III cashing the note at some other
bank and Emery got the entire sum. The
strange actions and retcence of Cottle is
another phase of the case which puzzles
the authorities.
The police stated that Mr.. Cottle had
agreed positively to confer with District
Attorney Kenetick at his office this after
noon and go before the Grand Jury
for the purpose of giving information
to secure an Indictment against Emery and
Allen. In spite of his promise Cottle
failed to appear, sending word that he
was too i'll. The officials say now If Mr..
Cettle does not appear tomorrow he will
be taken before the Grand Jury by force if
he is physically able to be out.
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ERNEST WooD.s MISSION.
He Expects to Soon ReorganJse tn,
Chinese ISpnu

NEW YORK. N. Y, June 2S.-Ernest C.
Wood, who spent two years at West Point,
has Just returned from Washington, and
expects 10 go. to China and assist. with
army on the basis of Western armies.
Mr.. Wood said several German officers and
number of West Point men would he
brought to China for the purpose
went over to see the Chinese Embas.
sador,. said he, "and have now every ey.
pectation OF going to China, although the
.h OF oriental diplomacy are such
tnat received no positive assurances from
the ambassador. But | fully exnect TO -
CO." i' eApece 10
Mr. Wood. who is six feet tail. hand.
San Francisco. i'oii'
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DISASTER At TACKS BEACH.
Three Hen aud Boy Go DotUn With d
TiShtu0 Boat.

HALIFAX, N. s., June 2S.-Advices
from Newfoundland tonight give brief
particulars of disaster at Tacks Beach.
A boat while on the way to fishing grounds
was seen to so down short distance from
Iand: The names of the missing are:
William Bolt master of vessel aged so:
William Bolt, his son, aged 80; William
Bolt, cousin, aged %; Kirby, aged 10.
The boat was afterward discovered with
the bodies of the captain and son entangled
in the rigging
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Fire In a Ror Enckoa,<.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 2s.-The
Kansas City Paper Box Manufacturing
Company, Third and Wyandotte streets, a
three-story building, was discovered on
fire tonight. The Fire Department sue
ceeded in getting the fire. under control be-
fore serious damage was done. The loss
was about $25 900, fully insured.
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MURDERED BY THE MAF1A.

Sensational Story Connected With Julius
RafinO's Death.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, June 2S.-Julius
Ruffino, who was found dead in Pullman
car near Lynchburg, Va, Thursday, was
we'll known in Knoxville and spent several
days here last week. He had number of
warm friends among marble producers. Of
whom he bought largely, and tonight one
of them who knew Ruffino intimately,
advanced the theory that he was murdered
by a member of the Malta. Ruffino claimed
to have enemies in this country.
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RED CLOUD, NEBR., June 28.-Frank
Rutledge, well-known "crook" who has
operated in Eastern States and Canada,
was arrested last night at the instance of
the Greeley Colo authorities, who charge
him with theft. Rutledge was Connected
with big robbery at Clarksburg, Ont,
last August. and is supposed to have had
hand in recent crooked work at Toledo.
Ohio. Canadian authorities have wired
the Sheriff to hold him, but the claim of
Colorado will probably be first honored.
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Worh of thc Rritish Mtnt.

NEW YORK, N. Y, June 2S.-The an
nual report of the Deputy Master of the
British Mint. which has just been received
in this city, shows that the total mintage
for the past year was f6,654 AL. decrease
of over "a, 100000 in comparison with the
preceding year. During the year s663, 06S
was expended in the purchase of silver,
the coming value OF the same being $685.
447. thus netting the Government o profit
of 456 per cent
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Russia HiH Protest.

COLOGNE, Eng, June 2s.-The Gazette's
correspondent at St. Petersburg says that
if the Chinese loan raised in Paris and
guaranteed by Russia is not accepted
in the entirety of its terms by China, Russia
will send note to Picking protesting
against the intrigues of Germany and Eng
land against Russian interests in China.
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A SHOOTING At syARBUcK.

Tico Men Quarrel Over Piece of Ice
and One Will Die.
SPOKANE, WASH, June ga fight
took place at Starbuck this morning be.
tween James Callaghan and Peter Barber
over the possession of small amount OF
ice. Barber drew his revolver and shot
Callaghan. The wounded man was re-
moved to Walla Walla for surgical aid, but
there is little hope that he will live.
Barber was arrested.
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Bishop of So,stA Dakota.

ST. PAUL, MINI, June %. - Father
Christy, the well-known priest of Minneap-
oils, has been appointed Bishop of South
Dakota to succeed Bishop Marty, who was
transferred to st. Cloud. MINI. The posi-
ton was offered to DR.. O'Gorman OF Wash
ton, D. c., but refused by him.
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Noted Countcrfeiters Taken.

RED OAK, Iowa, June 28.-Special
United States officers made rich haul
yesterday when they arrested William
Harrison and Harry Gatewood, alias Nc
Donald. for counterfeiting. They are prin-
cipals in the McCarty gang that has been
operating in Omaha and Western sections
for years. They had 100 silver dollars and
$40. had been passed here. One OF them
later on made full confession.
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"Bad" Ton, Smith Hanged.

LEXINGTON, KY, June 2s.-"Bad'
Tom Smith was hanged in jaiIyard at
Jackson, KY, at P. NJ. to-day in the pres
sence of 5000 people. This morning Smith
made full confession of the murder of
DR.. RAIDER. Smith walked to the gallows
with firm step and. in sporting parlance,
died game.
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Yacation for Employees.

WALTHAM, MASS. June %. = The
American Watch Company closed its
works to-day for three weeks, in accord
ance with its usual custom of giving it's
employees an annual vacation. Last year
the works were closed for four weeks, but
owing to the increased demand for the
company's output it was necessary to cur
tail the vacation this summer
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mentary election to fill the seat for Cork
City. made vacant by the retirement of
William O'Brien. was held yesterday and
resulted in the return of James f. O'Brien
by vote of 1900 to 4132 for v. Roche, the
Parnellite candidate. The McCarthyites
thus save the seat
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CAT Hamiltou Goes .Ho,uc.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., June 5s.-Miss
Mary A. Dodge (Gail Hamilton) left Wash
ington this afternoon for her home in
Salem, Mass. She was taken to the station
in an ambulance and made very com
Portable in special car attached to the
regular train. DIR. Johnston found his
patient. so much better that it was I'M
necessary for him to make the journey
with her.
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R.naor Murders q Duh.

PARIS, FRANCE, June 2S.-An uncon-
tirmed rumor was IN circulation here this
Henry of Orleans, had been murdered.
He returned to Chantilly to-day from Lon.
don, whittier he went to attend the mar
riage of Princess Helene of Orleans to the
Duke of Aosta.
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sEATTLEs BIG CANAL.

Contracts for the Waterway to Lake
Washington Aacarded.
SEATTLE, WASH, June 2S.-The con-
tract for dredging the waters of the chan
nels, cutting canal from the harbor to
Lake Washington and filling in tide flats
south of the city was let this afternoon by
the Lake Washington Waterway Company
to the Bowers Dredging Company of Port
land. Under the terms of the contract the
work will begin July 1.
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Tn National Convention.

PITTSBURG, Pa, June 2s.-For the
fourth time since the organization of the
Christian Endeavor Society of the Meth
odist Protestant Church its members met
to-day in National convention. The Meth
odist Protestant church should not be con-
founded with the Methodist Episcopal
church. The young people of the latter
form the Epworth League, which is now in
session at Chattanooga, Tenn. About 500
delegates were present this morning when
the gathering was called to order by Presi-
dent Paul NJ. Strayer of Baltimore
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Suicide of a Schoo,ofrf.

CHICAGO, ILL, June 2S-Minnie Lynch,
aged 10 years, living at Halstead and
Forty-sixth streets, committed suicide this
morning by taking carbolic acid. She was
a pupil in the Lake High School and ex-
pected to graduate this week, but failed to
pass the recent examination. This was
the reason of her act.
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Supreme Council of Travellers.

COLUMBUS, ONO, June 2S.-The Su-
preme Council of the United Commercial
Travellers met In eighth annual session
here to-day. The Supreme Council is the
| court of highest resort to seventy-seven
councils of the order, from Maine to Texas.
Some important business will come be-
fore the council in regard to proposed
| amendments to the constitution.
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Turke,,s Arn,enian Iusnecto,.

CONSTANTINOPLE, TURKEY, June d.
Chaki Pasha, first aid-de-camp to the
Sultan, has been appointed Imperial Com
missioner in connection with the reforms
in Armenia. His official title is Imperial
Inspector.
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Admits He is a H4mbuo.

CHICAGO, ILL, June 2s.-A special
from Cleveland, Ohio, says: Frank Mel
bourne, the erstwhile Western rain king
whose services were in such urgent de-
mand in the West two or three years ago,
is now in this city. In speaking of his ex-
perience as rainmaker Melbourne adj
mitted the whole thing was a humbug,
and that he never possessed any more