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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

Found Guilty of Criminal Libel against
Governor Hughes and Others.
PHOENIX, AR1z., June-20.-J. o. Dun
bar, editor of the Phoenix Gazette, was
found guilty of criminal libel at Tucson
to-day and was sentenced to pay a
fine of 500. An appeal was noted
The libel is now nearly two years old and
consisted in an editorial paragraph di-
rected at Governor Hughes, Secretary
Bruce, United States Marshal Meade and
Attorney-General Heney, in which they
were called assassins and treasury looters.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
NOTORIOUS NIGER TENT.
Brady's Rendesrotts Once the Home of q
Gang of Desperad0es.

BTady'S Rendesr0us Once the Home of q
Gang of Desperadoes.
Niger Tent, the place referred to in
Yesterdays dispatches as having been
Brady's rendezvous, is many miles away
from the place where the bandit was
brought low by Martins shots.
Twenty years ago it was known as the
resort of the worst band of desperadoes in
the country, and which had to its credit
every crime on the calendar from arson to
demonstrating and from petty larceny to
murder. The place was then and is still
kept by woman named Romargi. 1t is
located on mountain ridge in the heart
of the Sierras. 1t is nearly at the top of
the mountain, and is approached from
either side by narrow and winding road.
Deep canyons stretch away from both
sides of the road and are Iost-in the depths
below. From the ridge the whole country
can be swept with the eye for miles around.
In the early fifties family of negroes
located on the ridge and threw up tent,
from which the spot took its name. Mig
ger Tent is between Camptonville and the
NJ ountain House, about nine miles to the
north of the former place. An Italian
family named Romargi took UP its quar-
tiers there in the sixties and established a
wayside inn on the ridge.
From the advent of the Romargis dates
the notoriety of the spot. The old woman
is now 20 years of age, but she is said
to be as rugged and as bad as ever and
ready to fight sat the drop of the hat''
A gentleman who knows the surround
ings very well said last night that Niger
1,ol 80 r., 49,
California.
1.-The authorities were after old Mother
Romargi a long time," said he, "but they
could never catch her. It was a we'll
known fact that she harbored the gang, but
she was too smart to be caught mapping.
She not only admitted that the band had
been there, but complained of the lack of
protection afforded her from the desper-
ADDE'S. A grandson of the old woman was
sent to Folsom for robbery. He was also
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
SEATTLE TRAFFIC INJURED.
a Big Fire Destroys the POtUer-House o
Street RdiJtCdy.

Street Railtcdy.
SEATTLE, WASH, June 20.--The power
house, barn and repair-shops of the Seattle
Consolidated Street RailwayCompany were
Quilted by fire at an early hour this morn
ing together with all the machinery of the
Third-street and Suburban Railway, ex-
cept one dynamo.
The result is that half the transporta-
ton lines of the city are crippled, the whole
OF the city north of Pike street is left in
total darkness, and the two railway COM
panies sustain a loss of fully 100000.
The building burned was brick two
story structure, 60x240 feet. The fire
started in about the center of the building,
and in a very short time was all ablaze.
The railway companies are to-day ar
ranging with other concerns for power, and
with the exception of the Second-street
line, which lost all its cars except two,
will probably be again running in day
or so.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Mtstrfal at Santa Rosa.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, June 2O.-The jury
in the second trial OF the people VS.. John
Eaton, charged with burglary, was dis
charged this afternoon at o'clock. 1t
was out twenty-six hours and was unable
to agree. It stood three for conviction and
nine for acquittal. There was only cir
cumstantial evidence. On the first trial
the jury disagreed by vote OF eleven for
conviction to one for acquittal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Il Los ANGELES MURDER.
Death of Il. Il. Jones, Who Vas Shot By
HIS Wife's 4dnlirer.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 20.-Herbert
E. Jones died in the Receiving Hospital
at o'clock this morning. He was shot by
j. B. Errington of Napa week ago on
South Spring street while walking with his
wife. Errington was infatuated with Mrs.
Jones. Her husband, while watching, but
without the slightest provocation, was shot
down, the ball entering his left lung. He
had been in the Receiving Hospital ever
since, sinking gradually. Errington is
now charged with murder There is a
clear case against him, with good prospect
of hanging. Jones formerly lived in
Seattle.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Picked a Pocket at Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ. CAL, June 20.-The ex-
animation of Joe Murphy on the charge of
grand larceny occupied the morning in
Judge Gardeners court. Murphy is the
young man from San Francisco who was
arrested the first day of the carnival for
lifting purse containing SIS from the
pocket of Mrs. Eliza Stanclift, who was in
crowd in front of the Pacific Ocean
House. He was held to appear before the
Superior Court, with bail fixed at $1,000
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Petaluma People Indionant.

PETALUMA. CAL, June 20. = The
friends of Postmaster James Long are in
dignant because, they claim, his salary
was reduced from $2100 to $1,000 by the
efforts of people who were hostile to Long,
and who combined to turn business from
the Petaluma postoffice. 1t is the only
second-class Office in the State which has
been reduced to the third class.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Dro,yned at Sacramento.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 2O.-Joseph
Morris. 9-year-old boy, fell from an old
fatboat lying at the foot of S street into
the river this afternoon and was drowned.
The lad was engaged in playing with sew
eral others of his own age, and in racing
around the boy slipped and fell over
board, stalking his head on the piling. 1t
is supposed the blow produced uncon-
seriousness. His body was swept away by
the rapid current.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Cost of the .Ne,c Postoftce.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 2O.-Ex-Post-
master Thomas Kelley, who has had
charge of the expenditures for the erection
OF the new Postoffice, says the structure,
completed, cost $l40, 696 80 and the site
$S5, 900. The appropriation was 100000,
and there is balance on hand of $24, 3O3.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Good Work of the Fire Loddte,.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, June 90
This afternoon fire was discovered in the
residence of Sidney Nee. The building
stands within few feet of one of the
largest blocks in the city and few feet away
from the other side is large blacksmith
shop. The Fire Department station is but
few rods away and prompt work kept the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

Fourth. Mrs. Keller was born in Visalia
forty years ago. She moved to Bakersfield
twenty-five years ago. She will in all
probability be an honored participant in
the grand parade. The oldest native
daughter of California, Mrs. S. B. Hunt,
resides here and is an active worker for
the success of our glorious celebration.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
A Los Gatos Grocer InsoIrent.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 2o.-Robert
Wilson, grocer doing business at Los
Gatos, to-day filed petition in insolvency.
His liabilities amount to $6640, with $54S5
assets. The petition of insolvency is
brought about by the San Francisco Board
OF Trade sending a man down to take
charge of the store.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Droyned From a Stockton Boat.

STOCKTON, CAL. June 20. = AS the
steamer 7. c. Walker reached Bouldin
Island on her trip to San Francisco last
night, an unknown man, passenger, fell
or was showed from the upper deck. A
search was made, but the body could not
be found.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Big Purchases of Sonon.a Wane.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, June 2O-The firm
of E. GARNER & Co., San Francisco, to-day
purchased all the wine in the cellars of
Mrs. Hood, Los Guilicos, amounting to
100000 gallons. The same firm, within the
last sixty days, has purchased over Co., 900
gallons of Sonoma County wine.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
.Notre DANES Commencement.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 2o.-The COM
mencement exercises of the Academy of
Notre Dame were held this morning. The
hall was well filed with people and the
stage was prettily decorated with ever
green's and palms. A fine literary and
musical programme was rendered. Studies
will be resumed at the academy Septem-
Der g.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Sch..eman Released From Custody.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 20. - Henry
Schueman, one of the men who succeeded
in securing several $40 loans on worthless
watches from different business men, was
released from custody to-day. The charges
OF obtaining money under false pretenses
were dismissed as Schueman had re-
deemed all the watches
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
4 Fresno Offender Pleads GUILTY.

FRESNO, CAL, June 20.-J. H Wilson,
who was caught while attempting to as
sault the young daughter of Dick Mcneil,
made no defense when taken into court to-
day. He pleaded guilty and will be SEN
tencedto-morrow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
She Loped a Murderer.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 20.-Mrs. Harriet
Simpson was arrested on charge of in
sanity to-day preferred by Deputy Sheriff
Black. Mrs. Simpson is the woman who,
while confined on a similar charge in the
County Jail last year, fell in love with Muir
derer st. Clair, and became notorious by
making a public display of her affection
for him
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Arrest of a. yarfc;o Editor.

VALLEJO, CAL, June 2o.-By warrant
issued out of Judge Ryan's court to-day
and executed by Chief of Police Savage,
w. ID. Pennycook, editor of the Vallejo
Chronicle, was arrested for violation of
city ordinance. He was released on bail
and the case set for Saturday.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Keddimg,s Ne,c schoorno,,.e.

REDDING, CAL. June 2O.-Work was
begun this morning on the new $4,000
schoolhouse in this city. The building
will be handsome one, and will. with the
present school-buildings, accommodate 500
school children. wy
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
Figures Faned for Campbell Frmtt.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 2O.-At meeting
OF the Campbell Fruit-growers' Union to-
day $40 per ton was fixed as the minimum
price for green peaches, and the directors
were authorized to sell 100 tons. 1t was
reported $27 so to $35 was being offered by
buyers for apricots, the latter figure by
Gamers
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
An Engines Cab DESTROYED.

REDDING, CAL, June 2o.-A fire broke
out in the Southern Pacific Company's
engine-house this morning at 7:3O o'clock
and destroyed the cab of the locomotive
standing, in the stall. The fire started in
the cab, but the cause of it is unknown.
The house was saved
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

other pills found in the market, vet
from forty to forty-four are put up in
each sealed glass vial, as sold through
druggists, at the price of the cheaper
made pills.
Pleasant Pellets" cure bi1iousness.
sick and bilious headache, dizziness,
costiveness, or constipation, sour stom.
ach, loss of appetite, coated tongue, in
digestion, or dyspepsia, windy belchings,
heartburn" pain and distress after
eating, and kindred arrangements of the
liver, stomach and bowels. Put I'D in
sealed glass walls, therefore always fresh
and reliable. Whether as laxative or
In larger doses, as a gently acting but
searching cathartic, these little "Pel-
lets j." are unequaled.
As dinner pill, /" to promote diges-
ton, take one each day after dinner. To
relieve the distress arising from over
eating, nothing equals one of these little
Pellets" They are tiny, sugar-coated,
anti-bilious granules. Any child readily
takes them
Accept no substitute that may be rec
commended to be. "just as good" 1t
may be better for khe deaLeyI because
of paying him better profit, but he is
not the one who necdS help.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
NEWS FROM SAN JOSE,
The Normal School Alumni
to Hold Thee Days
Session.
Release of One OF the Men Charged
With Obtaining Money
Fraudulently.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 20.-The Alumni
Association of the San Jose State Normal
School will hold three-day session in this
city beginning Tuesday evening. June %.
1t is expected that about 300 teachers will
be in attendance. Reduced rates have
been secured over the railroads, and an in
teresting programme of exercises has been
arranged by the committee having the af-
fair in charge. w. II. Langdon, president
of the association, will deliver the OPEN
ing address, and Professor Childs will de-
liver an address of welcome.
Wednesday afternoon Professor G. r.
kleeberger will read a paper on What
Should Teachers Do to Improve Them
selves Professionally and thirty gradu-
ates will read two-minute papers.
Thursday afternoon paper will be
read by DR.. James Black of San Francisco
on "Defects of Hearing and Respiration
and Their Effects on Mental Progress -
and Madison Babcock of San Francisco
will read one on "What Should the State
Expect OF Our Teachers?" A debate on
the question of pensioning school-teachers
will follow. The meeting will close
Thursday evening with grand vocal con-
cert by the Eolian and Nordica quartets.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
May BE Punished for Couteupt.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 20.-E. E. Cothran
and I. Y. Gator, ATTORNEYS for E. M. Percy
to-day gave notice that a motion will be
made to have Jessie Pyle, who is suing E.
NJ. Piercy for $50 600 for breach of promise,
punished for contempt of court. Miss
Pyle had been subpenaed to appear before
a commissioner to give testimony on June
s, but failed to make her appearance. A
notice was also filed that motion will be
made tomorrow for dismissal of the suit
on the ground of default.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21

fire in the residence, which was a frame
cottage and which was badly damaged. 1t
will probably be torn down and a fine
building will take its place.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-21
VISALIA,S CELEBRATION.
1t Hill Be Honored by Her First Natir,
DduGHtcr.

VlSALIA, CAL, June 20.-The first white
child born in Visalia will be here on the
Fourth of July. That child is Mrs. Keller
of Bakersfield. She has written to Secre-
tary Charles T. Lindsey to reserve rooms
for herself and three daughters for the
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
FOR TIRED HEADS.

The penumatic tire system has been ap-
piled to all sorts of things lately. trav-
cling cap, for instance, has just been
brought out which is nothing more than
a pneumatic tire adapted to the purposes
of headgear It is an ordinary cap, to
all appearances. apd would not excite
too much attention in a railway carriage
or on the platform of a station, but when
filled with air it forms pillow on which
the weary traveller can rest his head
against the side of the carriage and sleep
in peace. Another adaptation is to the
rollers of washing and finishing ma
chimes. So far, whether of wood, iron or
even India rubber, these are deficient in
elasticity, and the latest idea is to wind
a spiral India rubber tubing around the
two cylinders of the washing machine
throughout the whole length of their sur
face. The ends of these tubes can be
attached to an air pump, by which means
they can be SO filled with air that uni
form and regulated pressure can be put
on the goods passing through the cyl
inders. Sarfert, the inventor of this sys-
tenn, claims that the fiattening Of the
tubes at the point of contact gives rub
bling action between the India rubber and
the stuff, which allows the cleaning of
the fabric to be done in third of the
time necessary with the system of roll
erS.-Philadelphia Record.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
RUNNING FAR BEHIND

TREASURY STATEMENT SHOWS
THE STRONG BOX IN A BAD WAY.
Washington, D. c.. Sept. 3.-The Off
cial comparative statement of govern
ment receipts and expenditures for the
current fiscal year to date and for the
month of August was issued from the
treasury today It shows the receipts
for the two months of the current fiscal
year to have been s5S,O22,394, against
SIS, 224, 454 for the corresponding months
of the last fiscal year. Expenditures for
a like period were $71,136,248, against
$6S, sos, 219 for the last fiscal year. The
receipts show a gain in customs as COM
pared with the two months of the last
fiscal year of more than $4,000, 900, due al
most wholly to the duty collected on
imported sugars. In internal revenue,
q decrease of S27,O00,090 is noted, caused
by heavy Withdrawals of spirits from
bond during July and August 1894. In
expenditures an increase of $1,000, 900 On
war account is shown as compared with
the same two months of the last fiscal
year, 81, 100000 on the Indian account,
nearly million on the pension account
and 81, $50 900 on the interest account, due
to the several new bond issues, aggre-
eating 1852, 400, Geo. A saving of nearly
81. O0O. 900 is shown this year over last in
the navy account and nearly s., 900 in
the civil and miscellaneous account. For
the month of August just passed the re-
ceipts were 1928 952, 500 and the expendit-
ures $32. 5SS,1S leaving the deficit for the
month $685., ass.
The treasury deficit for the fiscal year,
or the excess of expenditures over the re-
ceipts is stated at S13,113,S54. Last year
for a like period the receipts had ex-
ceeded the expenditures $6,921, 726.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
THE CURSE OF GOLD.

New York Mercury.
| Three insignificant facts were told in
the cablegram from Europe published in
the Sunday papers.
First-The condition of the working
men in England, and especially in Lon
don, is constantly growing worse. Wages,
| already barely sufficient to support life,
are being reduced still lower, and many
factories are closed entirely.
Second-The Berlin chamber of COM
MERGE has issued its report for 1894. The
general state of business is described as
unfavorable, except in certain branches.
1t says the public show marked ten
dency to buy cheap. and inferior goods,
which results in depression of prices.
Third-The gold and silver reserves
of the bank of France have reached a
sum in excess of $500 900, of which
amount about $250,0O0 is in silver.
This Is not only the largest reserve in the
world, but it has never been paralleled in
the history of finance.
Great Britain and Germany are under
the single gold standard.
france mas DlmoLdlllc currency ana
maintains the parity of gold and silver
by redeeem:ng the notes of the bank of
France in silver whenever gold is de-
manded for export
1t is true that since 1873 the minis of
France have not been open to the free
coinage of silver, but the full legal tender
five-franc pieces have been kept in cir
culation and their debt-paying quality
has not been impaired, nor have they
ever been spoken of as 50-cent dollars
If a French newspaper should denounce
the five-franc piece as dishonest, the ed
itor would be arrested Immediately and
punished for his crime by a long term
of imprisonment
1t is scarcely necessary to say that in
France a minister of France would be
considered an imbecile if he should pro-
pose to issue bonds to buy gold when he
had $50 100000 of full legal tender silver
on hand.
And if it should become necessary for
France to issue bonds at any time they
would be first offered to her own people,
and not given away to syndicate at Is
per cent less than they were worth in
open market.
England and Germany are under the
curse of gold.
France is blessed with genuine BIZ
metallism.
If you are tired of looking at Mexico,
suppose you look at France.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
8. E. OLSON co.

started to run away and were caught be-
tween two hay stacks, which were de-
stroyed, with the wagon and load Of
wheat. The horses were so badly burned
that they had to be killed.
Pipestone, Minn.-Gus Olson, of Mime
apolis, who had both legs cut off by being
run over by freight train in the yards
here a few weeks ago, died. Olson was IL
years OF age and leaves two brothers re-
siding in Minneapolis.
Duluth, Minn.-Charles Johnson, a
man SO years DID,. was arrested after an
exciting chase of two miles, part Of it up
the steepest part of the hillside, for at
tempting an indescent assault on two lit
tie girls, Cora Tredo and another girl,
and one gave him fiogging before the
police were notified.
Eden Valley, Minn.-Prof. M. Lewis at
tempted to shoot John Brick, farmer,
and now languishes in L:tchfields Jail.
Brick asked Lewis for pay for some pota-
toes and Lewis grew SO angry he shot at
him. Many believe Lewis to be crazy.
His wife left him after this murderous
attack on his neighbor.
Livingstone, Mont.-John Miller, bet
ter known in this vicinity as "Black
Jack" who was recently charged with
trespassing on the Crow Indian reserva-
ton, was given a hearing Saturday. The
testimony showed that the prisoner had
been ordered from the reservation re-
peatedly, and he was held in default Of
81 900 bonds
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-09-04
THE PRICE OF CORN, PAST AND
PRESENT.

The May option of corn is favorite
deal with spectators, and on account of
the heavy trading in that month there
is popular notion that the fluctuations
in May process mark the extremes of the
market In consequence of the enormous
short selling on the eve of great harvests
like that of 1889 or such as is indicated for
the present year, the making of low quo
tations for the May option is not unusual.
It is a fact, however, that in a period of
% years the lowest price recorded on sales
of actual corn was never touched in the
month of May Corn sold IN Chicago as
low as 27c per bushel in June, 1878, and at
27hc in December, 1890; and these low
price records have never been broken.
But all signs fail in dry weather, and
because corn has never sold below 27c
per bllShel in Chicago is no assurance
that it will never sell under that price.
Exceptional conditions may change the
record for corn, as the low price levels on
wheat and cotton in recent years have
been cut under.
The effect of the big crop yield now in
prospect has already been felt upon mar
ket prices, which have fallen to the
neighborhood of SIC per bushel for May
delivery in Chicago. 1t is also certain to
be felt on the foreign exchanges of the
country Already, in anticipation of the
big harvest, sellers have taken the risk
of sales at low prices and European buy
ers have begun to make provision for next
years wants. Within the last fortnight
something like over 100000 bushels of
the next crop of corn have been bought
for shipment from the Atlantic ports be-
tween December and March; and the big
gest corn export trade in the history Of
the country should be possible under the
promised condition of abundance and
| cheapness.