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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
HIS GUILT IN DOUBT.
Governor Budd Investigating the Case OF
an Alleged Murderer.

Governor Budd Investigating the Case of
an Alleged Murderer.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 1.-Gov-
ernor Budd is hard at work considering
the application of Freeman Smith, con-
victed in Colusa County of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to be hanged
next Saturday, for Communication. When
Smith was arrested blood was found on his
trousers. He claimed it was from hog
which he had killed and part of which he
carried into the house. The expert at the
trial testified that the blood was from a
human being, and on his testimony Smith
was convicted.
The District Attorney of Colusa County
informed Governor Budd that he had the
trousers. The Governor had them sent to
two of the best experts in the State. They
reported that they were unable to de-
termine whether the blood was from hu-
man being or hog. They have decided to
call in Professor Spencer of the State Uni
versity, and another test will be made in
San Francisco tomorrow. They will also
request the expert on whose testimony
Smith was convicted to be present.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
IMPR0VIDENT FISHING.
Rivers Have Been Exhausted-A c.
slant Decline in the Annual Catch

Rivers Have Been Exhausted-A Con-
slant Decline in the Annual Catch.
Upon the Atlantic coast the utmost eff
fort OF the Fish Commissioners, supported
by ample State and National expenditure,
seems powerless to effect renewal of the
abundance of old. No more saddening ex-
hibitions Of mans improvidence are af-
forded than by the noble rivers that have
been depleted or exhausted of their finny
treasures, and Of such perhaps the most
striking are those presented by the larger
afduentS of Chesapeake Bay, the Potomac
and the Susquehanna, Sixty years ago,
through the greater course of these long
streams, both the shad and the alewife,
or fresh-water herring, existed in almost
incredible numbers.
In the Potomac the two species would
often ascend the river together, and it was
not an uncommon draught to secure sew
eral hundred thousand herring and several
thousand shad at single haul. The fisher
men, in drawing the seine on shore, would
pile the herring knee deep for twelve or
fifteen feet landward, and then walk or
wade through the mass, thrusting in their
arms and picking out the shad. The her.
ring so stacked would be sometimes sold
for mere trifie, sometimes given away
often, though an edible fish, and perhaps
superior in that respect to the common
herring, would be carted of for manure
and sometimes, for lack of even that de-
mand, would be allowed to float away upon
the rising tide. In 1892 $50 600, accurately
counted, were taken out at one draught;
the number of shad seined was often 1000
and upward, and the selling price as low
as 81 so per 100 fish. OF such destructive
fishing constant decline in the annual
catch was the inevitable result, and thus
it happened that for some years prior to
the war practical exhaustion had been at
tained.-The Popular Science Monthly.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
V|SALIA'S MERRY CONTEST,
The War of the Beauties Grows
Exciting as the End
Draws Near.
Friends of the Rivals Preparing
Hundreds of Ballots for the
Final Struggle.

VISALIA, CAL, June Activity in
making preparations for the Fourth of
July does not cease. A triumphal car for
forty-four little girls, to represent the
States of the Union, is under construction.
The winner of the six-mile bicycle race
will be the recipient of handsome blue
and gold medal. No entrance fees will be
charged in the bicycle races. They viii be
free for all. A plan is on foot for local
Christian Endeavor societies to entertain
all visiting members of other societies dur
ing the Fourth.
representative of the CALL to-day en-
deavored to ascerta in the probable vote in
the next few days for Goddess of Liberty
The great interest being manifested by the
admirers of the several candidates was sur
prising. In one place it was found that
1000 ballots were being marked for Miss
Ward, who is now well in the lead. In
another safe there were 1900 for Miss
Stevens and the supporters of Miss Brown
had 800 ready to deposit when they con-
slider the time opportune. The friends OF
Miss Blake are putting their ballots in the
box every day. AT noon she was again
third on the list. She has some warm
supporters who do not propose to see her
lose unless the other candidates develop
remarkable strength. Miss Brown is
looked upon as one of the sure winners
and unless all signs fail she will represent
California in the big parade.
The polls close on June 15 at 7:3O P. NJ,
and next week may witness great change
in the present list.
At 80 P. NJ. the battle of ballots was on
in earnest. Miss Brown again exchanged
places with Miss Blake
The vote for Goddess of Liberty now
stands:
Miss Ward, 1892
Miss Stevens, 2226.
Miss Brown, 2196.
Miss Blake, 1853.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
KILLED MOTHER AND SISTER.

Fearful Crime of a 90 Harmless" Lftnot'c
at minneapolis.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June mrs.
Martha Elias and daughter Annie were
found to-day weltering in their own plood
in their rooms over drugstore on Nlcoiiet
avenue.
They were well to do. A careful examlna-
ton by the authorities shows beyond queS-
ton that both women were murdered.
1t is the belief of officials that the deed
was committed by Lorraine d. Ellas, son
of the murdered woman. Elias IS men
tally unbalanced, and was for time con-
fined in an asylum, but was released May
1 as harmless.
His grip, containing money and cloth
ing and marked with his name, was
found in his room. A clean-cut bullet
hole through the glass of front window
showed where the shot went wild. AT
the Morgue it was discovered that the
victims had been hacked and bruised
with some instrument like Ratchet,
and the wounds were sufficient, in the
case of the girl at least, to have pro
duced death. The revolver was not
clutched tightly in the old lady's hand,
as it would have been had she shot her
self, but appeared to have been thrust into
her hand
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
A VEGETABLE PYTHON.
The Wild Figvine Binds Big Fores
Trees With Bands Like Iron.

The Wild Figvine Binds Big Forest
Trees With Bands Like Iron.
Woe betide the forest giant when he
falls into the clutches of the clusia or fig,
says the Guiana Forest. Its seeds, pro-
vided with a pulp which is very pleasant
to the taste of number of birds, are
carried from tree to tree and deposited on
the branches. Here it terminates, the
leafy stem rising upward and the roots
flowing, as it were, down the trunk until
they reach the soil. At first these aerial
roots are soft and delicate, with appar-
emily no more power for evil than so many
streams of pitch, which they resemble in
their slowly flowing motion downward.
Here and there they branch, especially if
an obstruction is met with, when the
stream either changes its course or divides
to right and left.
Meanwhile leafy branches have been
developed, which push themselves through
the canopy above and get into the light.
where their growth is enormously ac-
tolerated. As this takes place the roots
have generally reached the ground and
begun to draw sustenance from below to
strengthen the whole plant. Then comes
wonderful development The hitherto
soft aerial roots begin to harden and
spread wider and wider, throwing out
side branches which flow into and ANAL
gamate with each other until the whole
treetrunk is bound in serious of irregular
living hoops.
The stranger is now ready for its deadly
work. The forest giant, like all exogents.
must have room to increase in girth, and
here he is bound by cords which are
stronger than iron bands. Like an athlete.
he tries to expand and burst his letters
and If they were rigid he might succeed
The bark bulges between every in.
teriacIng--bulges out and even tries to
overlap-but the monster has taken every
precaution against this by making it's
bands very numerous and wide.
:, AS the tree becomes weaker its leaves
negln TO 1all, and this gives more room for
its foe. Soon the stfangler expands itself
into great bush almost as large as the
mass OF branches and foliage it has effaced.
Ii we look carefully around us we
see examples Of entire obliterationwa
clusia, or fig, standing on its reticulated
hollow pillar, with only heap Of brown
of the trunk which stood up in ali itS
majesty on that spot. A''
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
Santa Barbara School Census.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, June 1.-The
school census of Santa Barbara County,
just, completed, develops an interesting
fact. The total children under II years is
1874; the total of school age, 472O; increase
over last year, 145. The curious circum-
stance is tnat whereas last year the bows
were only Is in excess of the girls, this
year the boys outnumber them by IS. The
gain in school attendance throughout the
county is 173. Of this the most notable
gain is in the city of Santa Barbara, where.
though the census gain is only Sh per
cent, there is gain in school attendance
OF Z per cent, indicating a very healthy
state of affairs in the public shoots.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
WANTED IN Eos ANGELES.
Arrest of Wontan for Obtaining Monet
Under False Prefenses.

Arrest of a Wontan for Obtaining Money
Under False PTetemses.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, June Mrs.
Della Steigler, formerly of Los Angeles,
was arrested here this afternoon on war
rant from that city on a charge of obtain
ing money under false pretenses. Mrs.
Steigler is handsome young woman and
claims to be innocent of any wrongdoing.
A few weeks ago she came here and COM
planned that her husband was wanted in
Los Angeles by the police. Officers wired
to Los Angeles officials and found he was
not wanted, but she was. She SAYS she has
no relatives here, but has friends in San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
CRIME OF A TUCSON WIFE
Mrs. Robert Cannon Kills Her
Husband With a Charge
of Shot.
The Shocking Murder the Result of
Long Series Of Domestic
OuarrelS.

TUCSON, AR1z., June Mfrs. Robert
Cannon shot and killed her husband with a
shotgun at the home of her parents in this
city this afternoon. The pair had been
married about year, and had quarreled
almost continuously. The quarrel to-day
was over some property. When arrested
the woman was lying by her husbands
side in the yard where she shot him, and
her hands were covered with his blood.
Both were intoxicated at the time.
Mrs. Cannon was formerly Mrs. Hop
kins, her father-in-law being one Hopkins
of San Francisco, well-known as a trans
lator of Spanish land grant records. She
has considerable property in her own name.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
SURVEYORS At HANFORD.

The Engineers Hare Been Ordered to Ram
Line Into That City.
HANFORD, CAL, June 1.-Chief CUTIE
and Lis assistant, Mr.. Patton, of the sur
veying party between Fresno and Han
ford for the new Valley Railroad, were in
Hanford this evening. The crew is in
camp on the south bank of Kings River,
about mile above the Kingston bridge.
The preliminary line they are running
crosses the Southern Pacific line about a
mile and half north of Malaga, and runs
straight south. When nine miles south
had been reached orders came to move to
Kings River and run line into Hanford.
They will begin that work next Monday
morning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02

children with sand. The dam is being
built with all the speed possible. The last
work is being done on the race, and Con-
tractor Altman is finishing tide-gate,
which he has built under the direction OF
Commissioner Pratchner, who conceived
the idea.
The water will have to be raised but a
foot to flush the race, SO if weak spot in
the dam shows itself the gate can be
opened and the overpressure Immediately
drained off. This evening the water was
running through the waste way. This
afternoon rise of one foot was per-
ceptible.
The designs of the five floats for the
public schools of this city have been sub
mitted by the designer, Mr.. Hirsch, and
accepted. They are all of an historical ma
ture and promise to be great feature.
The floats represent America, an Indian
camp, Washington crossing the Delaware,
log-cabin school of Puritan times and a
floral schoolhouse. The school children,
in beautiful and appropriate costumes, will
appear on these floats.
Wilders dairy is to be represented by a
unique float, on which the processes of
butter and cheese making will be illus
trated, a live COW being one of the features
The committee to whom was referred the
matter of drafting rules regulating the use
of boats on the San Lorenzo River during
the carnival week to-day recommended the
adoption of rules giving the executive COM
mittee exclusive control of that part of the
river between the covered bridge and the
new dam and of all boats and floats there
on during the carnival; that no person
shall be allowed to let any boat or float for
hire except to the executive committee,
and that any person having boat or float
for private use shall be made to decorate it
to the satisfaction of the artistic committee.
The decorations of some of the boats for
the pageant are most beautiful. an espe-
cially pretty design being that of Mrs. J.
P. Smith. 1t is Venetian gondola-Shaped
barge named ''The Cleopatra
The design for the barge in which the
queen of the carnival will approach her
throne for coronation is that of the Doge's
barge in the historical spectacle of the
marriage of Venice with the Adriatie. 1t
is very beautiful. 1t has now been de-
cided that the queens throne will be
erected on the water front of the new pa
vilion grounds. The grading for it COM
menced to-day. Seats will be built for
spectators on all the boundary streets,
which viii be closed to teams during the
ceremonies.
Lieutenant Morey has been notified by
Adjutant- General Barrett that Lieutenant
Brooks of the Naval Battalion had been de-
tailed to muster in naval reserves. An
effort will be made to obtain permission
for the reserves to have drill on the
cruiser Olympia when in port here during
carnival week
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
SMITH MAY BE FREED.
Governor Budd Investigating
the Case of the Con-
demned Man.
THEY MARRIED IN HASTE.
A Courtship OF Several Hours
Ends in Capital City
Wedding.

SACRAMENTO, Call, June 1.-The
Japanese colony in this city celebrated the
victory of Japan over China by holding a
big picnic at East Park to-day. There
were games and day fireworks, and music
was rendered by japanese band from San
Francisco, playing upon Caucasian instru-
ments. The festivities were attended by
hundreds of white people, who were treated
in courteous manner by the japanese.
There was row among the japanese
over the decision of wrestling match,
but serious trouble was prevented by the
Deputy Sheriffs present. Altogether the
occasion was an enjoyable one to the Japa-
nese colony. They are happy over the
success of the celebration of their brothers
victory in the Chino-Japanese war.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
NorRE DAME COMMENCEMENT.

EYUe Young Ladies to Receive Diplomas
at the Convent.
SAN JOSE, CAL, June 1.-The COM
mencement exercises of the Convent of
Notre Dame will be held Wednesday morn
ing, at which the following young ladies
will graduate: Miss Genevieve Yoell and
Miss Hattie Wilcox of San Jose, Miss L.
Schroeder and Miss f. McKinnen Of San
Francisco and Miss d. McAuIiffe of Grass
Valley.
At these exercises the famous Janko key
board piano will be used for the first time
at any college exhibition. These pianos
have been in use at the convent for some
time, and are capable of producing intricate
and pleasing harmonies on account of the
wide compass Of the hand and lingering
effects made possible.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
ORDERED TO SANTA CRUZ.

The Cruiser Olympia HTtt BE Present
During the Carnfual.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 1.-Governor
Budd received a dispatch this afternoon
from the Naval Department at Washing
ton stating that, pursuant to his request,
the cruiser Olympia will be placed at the
disposal of the Naval Battalion on June 10,
to take part in the fiesta taking place in
Santa Cruz on that date. The Governor
has notified Maior-General Dimond to
make due preparations and issue requisite
orders to the commander of the battalion,
so that he may assume charge of the
cruiser at the proper time.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
Los ANGELES BONDS.

4 Neso YORK. Firm Refuses to accept the
Recent Issue.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 1.-The City
Council received a message to-day from
Street, Wykes & Co. of New York, in which
it was stated that the refunding bonds for
which they offered premium of $4,000
were considered illegal. and they therefore
declined to accept them. The Council Or
dered that the $4,000 deposit as surety
that they would take the bonds if they
were straight be refunded to Street, Wykes
& Co. The City Attorney will take the
matter to the Supreme Court.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
WILL GIMP At LODI.

T,co Companies of the Sirth to March IN,
the Fourth of July Parade.
LODI, CAL, June 1.-The citizens of Lodi
this morning subscribed between $500 and
$500 for the purpose of paying for the SUBJ
sistence of Companies A and B, Sixth In
fantry,N. G. c., of Stockton, and assurance
is given that the soldiers will come here
Wednesday, July 8, and be in camp until
the following Sunday. Colonel Nunan and
the regimental staff will also be present,
and the column will march in the Fourth
of July celebration, the first held here in
six Years.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
FATALITY At EUREKA.

A MIL Emptoye Crushed to Death Bet,veen
Tsco Massive Logs.
EUREKA, CAL, June John w.
Setchel, young man in the employ of the
Newberg Milling Company, while working
on the landing this afternoon, was caught
between two massive logs and Instantly
killed. Setchel had stationed himself be-
tween the logs and when the loaded train
came up the foremost log was struck and
began to roll. Setchel was caught between
The two and frightfully crushed. The un-
fortunate man had been married but few
DAYS
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
SUICIDE AT NANArMo.

The Body of a Wettingtof, Ramcher Found
in MiU Stream.
NANAIMO, B. c., June 1.-The body of
Thomas Welsby, miner and rancher of
Wellington, was found yesterday morning
floating face downward in a mill stream at
the outskirts of this city. He left hotel
for short walk at 8 o'clock last night be-
fore retiring. He was in good health and
perfectly sober. 1t is presumed that he
must have suddenly determined to end his
life, walked through the brush and laid
down in the two feet of water. He left a
wife and nine children.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
DEATH OF DIR. MATHER.
He Left Big Legacy to Methodts
University.

He Left Big Legacy to Methodist
University.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June DIR.
Samuel F. Mather, ineal descendant OF
Cotton Mather, and a pioneer of Kansas,
died at his home in Kansas City, Kans.,
this evening of general debility. He was
born in Massachusetts, in 1911, and came to
Kansas City in 1858. He was physician,
and practiced up to within few days of
his death. He was an ardent Methodist,
and had done much to further christian
work in the southwest. Just twelve hours
before his death he signed deeds to
property valued at nearly 100000 which
he had given to the Methodist Episcopal
Board for its proposed new university.
DIR. Mather was reputed to be worth
$150,0 at his death.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
OLNEY MAY BE NAMED.

Said to Be Slated for Successor to Secre-
tary Gresham.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June Lit can
be stated ON authority that the President
has not up to this time indicated to any
person what his views are respecting the
appointment of successor to the late
Secretary Gresham. It is believed, how
ever, the prospect favors the tender of the
position to Attorney General Olney.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
Beat HIS Aoed wife to Death.

HOUSTON, TEXAS. June Frank Colin
and his wife, aged 70, a wealthy couple,
quarreled last night about Mrs. Wilkins,
who lived with them as domestic, and
Colin beat his old and infirm wife to death
with fatiron. Colin escaped and the
Wilkins woman has been jailed on the
charge of murder.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
SACRAMENTO ROMANCE.
Il Courtship OF BAIT Fetc Hours Ends
IN a Marfia0e.

Il Courtship OF BAT Fe,C Hours Ends
IN a Marriage.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, June IA ro-
mantle marriage took place at the South
ern Pacific depot in this city to-day. John
Burkhard, a widower. with one child, this
morning became acquainted with Mrs. B.
Reiter, jSWidow, who also possessed one
child. 1t was evidently q case of "love at
first sight," and mutually agreeing to be-
come the step-parents of each others off.
spring, the services of Justice Henry were
called into requisition, the ceremony was
performed and the happy couple took first
train for Roseburg, Or, where they will
reside. The courtship and marriage occu-
pied period of but few hours.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
Death of an aged Tacoman.

TACOMA, WASH, June William G..
Smith, founder of the town of East Liver
pool, Ohio, died to-day at the residence of
his daughter, aged 90. The deceased built
the great pottery works at East Liverpool,
and they are now owned and operated by
his descendants. He lost his interest in
them through business troubles. He came
here in 1889.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
Jones Wins the Suit.

CARSON, New, June IA few days age
John T. Jones sued Hirsch Harris of the
mint for $3.50 on note. Harris failing IL
file an answer in the prescribed time
Jones' counsel to-day took default. Har.
ris was the principal witness against Jones
during the mint Investigation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
discussed at some length, after which the

IOIIUWIHg reSOIutlOn was auOpted:
ResoIved, That it is the sense of this Board of
Trpde that the proposition outlined in this dis
cussion for the advertising of Santa Clara
Countys dried fruits be continued and pressed
forward with the utmost vigor, and that every
effort be put forth to induce the various fruit
unions and exchanges and every individual
grower of Santa Clara County to subscribe not
less than 81 per acre of bearing orchard to
further the project in hand.
A proposition to have San Jose repre-
sented at the Santa Cruz Water Carnival
was brought up, but no action was taken.
1t was finally decided to request the ladies
OF the Floral Society to bring flowers,
properly packed, to the Board of Trade
rooms, and the board will ship them to
Santa Cruz
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-02
MINING AT RED MOUNTAIN,
A Large Force of Men Sinking
Shafts Into the Beds of
Quicksilver.
Santa Clara Fruit to Be Freely Adj
vertised-Commencement at
San Jose's Convent.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June Work on the
Red Mountain quicksilver mine in San
Antonio Valley is rapidly going ahead,
and from present indications it will yield
rich ore. A large force of men is at work
sinking shafts. Work will soon be com
menced on road out of the valley, so that
as soon as works are erected the product
can be hauled to San Jose for shipment.