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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Brastow the Only Member of
the Present Council to Be
Defeated.
JOSE FERNANDEZ's CAMPAIGN.
Gallant Race Made by the Putative
Colonel of the Fourth New Jersey
Infantry.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, April g.
Santa Barbara to-day passed through the
most exciting municipal election that has
ever taken place in the history of the city.
An extraordinary vote was polled for a
town of less than 1000 population, nearly
14O0 voters having gone to the polls. The
only distinct ticket put in the field was
nominated by the Good Citizens Club,
having James T. Johnson, for many
years Auditor of the county, at its head,
with Frank Mcguire, w. s. Day, J. D.
Axtell, w. Z. Gilbert and ]. B. Fulwider
as candidates for Councilmen in the respec-
tive wards. A man named Viebahn, a
mechanic of excellent character but little
known, was named for marshal. The
opposing candidates in the field were
partly volunteers and partly consisted of
the present officials. Frank Whitney,
prominent insurance man and with an
irreproachable record, also took the field
for Mayor, and to him the honor fell.
The old Councilmen. with the exception
of Barstow, were all reelected. A. S.
Cooper will remain Councilman from the
Fourth Ward and Smith from the Second ;
Lataillade of the Third and Welsh of the
First are also reelected. 81. B. Barstow,
former Councilman ofthe Fifth Ward. is
succeeded by w: S. Day. w. H. Maris is
elected to the Office OF City Tax Collector:
D. w. Martin to that of City Marshal, and
w. A. Higgins becomes City Assessor
The race for Police Judge was hotly con-
tested between w. H. Wheaton and s. S.
Price, Price being elected by small ma
jority.
1t was perhaps due to the third candidate
for Mayor more than any other reason that
the election has been one oi such excite
ment. Colonel Jose Lorenzo Fernandez is
local character of more than ordinary
attain and of extraordinary versa
tllity. The colonel claims to have COM
manded the Fourth New Jersey Infantry
during the civil war, but owing to the
stupidity of some official of the War
Department his name and title did not ap-
pear upon the roster. In Santa Barbara,
where he has resided for nearly score of
years, he is known as the owner of genu-
Inc Murillo, which has been generously
offered for sale for 100000, but which Jeal-
Gus critics have secuted as spurious. He
is carpenter by trade. an all-around phil
anthropist by profession and a vegeta BILE
vender by practice, having his quarters in
picturesque old adobe on State street.
Colonel Jose Lorenzo Fernandez has
been the speechmaker of the cam
paign. Clad in full regimentals, his un-
varying party dress, he has addressed vast
audiences from dry-goods box and has
set forth his policy in terms which admit
of no dubious interpretations; and had the
election turned upon the self-assertlon of
those graces which best fit man to enact
the part OF a city's chief magistrate upon
purely social occasions, the colonel might
have been sure OF success. But there has
been grave suspicion in certain circles
that he was not sound on parliamentary
law.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
FATALLY BURNED
NEAR WILLIS,
A Peculiar Accident Ends
the Life of a Stage
Driver.
PERISHES IN A FIRE.
His Coach Is Overturned and
the Side.Lamps on the
Vehicle Explode.
PINNED UNDER THE WRECK.
Oil Saturates His Clothing and His
Body Is Cremated by the
Flames.
PINNED UNDER THE WRECK

UKIAH, CAL, April 6.-News of a pecu-
liar and horrible accident, that resulted in
the death of Ethelbert a. Whltcomb, the
driver OF a stage running from Ukiah to
Willets, was brought to this city to-day.
Whitcomb was pinned beneath his coach,
overturned in the darkness last night, and
was burned to death, oil from the side
lamps on the vehicle having saturated his
clothing and the cushions. His charred
body was found by Walter P. Marble, a
farmer living near Bonneville.
Marble was en- route from Laytonville to
Willitts yesterday. About three miles
north of Willitts the stage which left Will
lifts last evening at about O'Clock was
found overturned and partly destroy ed by
fire. The running-gea of the coach was
intact and the horses were still attached
TO it.
Driver Whitcomb's body was found
burned TO crisp under ruins of the stage.
All the express and mail matter had been
destroyed. The mail was an unusually
heavy one. The value OF the express mat
ter destroyed is unknown.
There were no passengers on the stage
at the time of the accident. 1t is pre-
sumed that, the night being an unusually
dark one, the driver lost his way. This
theory is borne out by the fact that the
stage was found off, but headed toward
the main road.
The driver evidently discovered that he
was on the wrong road after having trav-
eled on road leading to Norton's mill for
some distance. In turning the coach
around it was upset. The lamps on the
outside of the vehicle exploded, and the
clothes of the driver were saturated with
oil running from the lamps.
Whitcomb was evidently unconscious or
pinned under the body of the stage and
unable to extricate himself. As a result
of the explosion the coach and its con-
tents were soon in flames, and the brave
driver met his death in the fire.
Whitcomb was a married man, and a
widow and two children survive him. He
was honest and industrious, and there is
no question but that he was perfectly sober
at the time of the accident
The stage had left Willetts at o'clock,
and was to have reached Laytonville at
breakfast time. 1t was one of the through
line from this place to Eureka
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY.
Readers Who Act Promptly Can Still
Secure the New Dictionary.

Readers Who Act Promptly Can Still
Secure the New Dictionary.
The recent distribution by the Pacific
Coast Newspaper Syndicate OF 500 intro
ductory sets of the new Encyclopedia Die
tionary resulted in much satisfaction to
those who were fortunate enough to secure
the work on the terms offered. But those
who did not act promptly and whose ap-
plication therefore came in too late, have
lately besieged Syndicate headquarters
with requests for the much-desired vol
umes at the special price and on the re-
markably easy terms OF payment then
offered.
Very many of these requests come from
those remote communities whose oppor-
tunities for inspection were not favorable,
and these being now fully convinced of the
genuineness and worth OF the offer of
course iesire to participate.
The Syndicate also naturally wishes to
place sets of the work at those more dis
tant points for the purpose of the favor
able publicity to be received from COM
parison with other dictionaries and ency-
clopedias.
1t has, therefore, been arranged to inaug-
urate supplemental distribution for this
week only. during which time the work
will ind place in many towns and COM
munities where it is not now known.
This week, however, positively closes the
distribution, when the regular 81 bscription
price OF $42 set will prevail.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
SALT LAKE MORMON LAW
Excitement Caused by an Edict
Issued by the Semi-Annual
Conference.
Moses Thatcher Deposed for Accept.
ing a Nominate for the
Senatorship.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, April 6.-The semi
annual conference of the Mormon church
was closed tonight by the issuance of a
manifesto which has created a great deal
of excitement and not little dismay
among the Gentiles and few of the more
independent members of the Mormon
church.
The manifesto is very carefully worded
document and sets forth. without disclaim-
ing on the part of the heads of the church
any desire that the church should domi-
nate over the State, a new proposition.
The incidents of last falls election, when
two men, Moses Thatcher and B. H.
Roberts, high in Office in the church, were
convicted of accepting nominations on the
Democratic ticket without receiving
first the permission of the presi-
dency, are referred to, and then the mani
festo says that the church members have
agreed to and now prom ulgate rule that,
before accepting any position, political or
otherwise, members of the church who
hold any church Office land 20 per cent of
Mormon people do hold church Offices
must apply to the proper authorities and
learn from them whether they will be per-
mitted to accept such position.
To maintain proper discipline and order
in the church, the manifesto says, this
rule is deemed absolutely necessary.
Their position as defined is that man
having accepted the honors and obligations
of ecclesiastical offices in the church
cannot of his own volition make such
honors subordinate or even coordinate
with new ones of an entirely different
character, and is bound to obey the priest
hood before assuming any other such posi-
ton.
Moses Thatcher. who accepted the NOM
ination for United States Senator without
consulting the presidency. was deposed
from his office as an apostle in the church
during the conference.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
TRICKED BY A MoNGOL.
Doom Kee Deceired the Port Officials But
Vas Detected.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, April 6.-Doon
Kee, who claims to be Chinese merchant
OF this city, was arrested here this after.
noon by Inspector Lynch of San Francisco
and charged with being in the United
States without legal right.
The Chinaman arrived from the Orient
some time in January, and was detained
in San Francisco pending an investiga-
ton. He asserted that he was a mer-
chant OF Santa Rosa, and backed his as
sertion with the usual certificate signed by
several white men.
lie also produced a woman and a how
whom he claimed were his wife and son
TO prove his previous residence. On this
showing the almond-eyed son of far.awav
Catbay was allowed to procee 4 to Santa
Rosa with his devoted wife and son. there
to resume his business of merchandising on
Second street.
Now comes Inspector Lynch, who de.
clares that the cunning Celestial's bust.
ness consists of dispensing opium 10
Santa Rosa "fiends," that his store
is. a "joint," that his son was
borrowed for the occasion, and that his de-
voted wife is the keeper of an opium den.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
VALLEY ROAD PROGRESS.
Grading Will Soon BE Under Hay In
MaGera County.

Grading Will Soon BE Under Way in
MaGera County.
FRESNO. CAL, April 6.-Assistant En-
gineer Edes of the San Joaquin Valley
Railroad, returned yesterday from Visalia
and reports favorable progress.
He assured the local committee that
grading would begin in MADEIRA County on
the 14th of this month. Edes left for San
Francisco last night in answer to tele-
gram.
Data on which to base condemnation
suits in the matter of rights of way through
Martin Madsen's forty acres, north of
Belmont addition, and in the case of
James Sutherland, owning half of block 156,
on @ street, have been forwarded to the
law department of the railroad company
in San Francisco. Lot 20, block 1853, @
street, was purchased Saturday from Mrs.
Jennie Walker Of Hanford.
The committee of ten here is still in
need of funds. Several responses have
been received in answer to the last call of
the committee. Quite large sum of tn e
amount subscribed, however, remains un-
paid.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
TO REGULATE TRAFFIC.
An Agreement Befsceen Roads RUNNING
Into TerUs.

An Agreement Befsceen Roads Runni,,g
Into Ierds.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 6.-Executive
officers of all the railroads engaged in in
terstate traffic to and from Texas, as well
as of the steamship lines running between
the Atlantic coast ports and Texas, met
here to-day in the offices of the South
western Traffic Association and adopted
an agreement for the maintenance of rates
and division of competitive traffic.
The agreement is nodded closely upon
that OF the new Joint Traffic Association.
1t provides for a board of administration
and an executive board. The executive
board is to consist of the presidents of the
several companies which are parties to
the agreement
The board of administration will remain
in continuous session in st. Louis and will
have absolute Jurisdiction of rules to gov
ern the traffic. This board will also allot
the percentages under the pooling agree
ment
L. F. Day was elected commissioner and
chairman and tomorrow the board of ad-
ministration will be selected.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

months ago, got on spree with some oil
men, during which he paid $500 for an in
terest in lease. When he became sober
be could not Der what he had done
with his money. He concluded that the
wisest course was silence.
During the past week Baily made an
other trip to the oil territory. He was ac-
costed by stranger, who asked him if his
name was not Baily. The man receiving
deposited $500 to Baily's credit in a bank
q. Wheeling as his share in an oil well
which had ''come in" three weeks ago on
the leased land. Baily. suspecting
bunko game, said little. but as soon as his
unknown friend left he made rush for
Wheeling, where he found the story to be
true.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
GOLD IN MOJAvE DESERT
inexperienced Prospectors Strike
a Remarkably Rich
Ledge.
Portions of the Quartz Will Yield
$4,000 to the Ton-Miners Flock.
ing to The Scene.

BAKERSFIELD, CAL, April GA re-
markable story of a rich mining discovery
comes from the Moiave desert in the south
eastern part of this county. The find was
made last week by three ''tenderfoot'
brothers named Ashford, who knew abso-
lutely nothing about mining. They had
made failure of ranching here and de-
cided to go prospecting on the desert. They
started nine weeks ago, and for seven
weeks worked on the desert without realiz-
ing anything.
Then they accidentally stu bled on to a
ledge 2500 feet long, the groupings show
ing free gold. which can be seen with the
naked eye in quartz at distance twenty
five or thirty feet. The vein is two feet
thick, and a large share will run $4,000 to
the ton.
The ledge is located sixty miles east of
Mojave, in the midst of the desert and
thirteen miles from water 1t was found
last week, and big rush has set in. The
men who have located the ledge are thor
oughly reliable and don't want to sell the
mine, and the report of the discovery is
authentic. Experienced miners say they
never before saw such a mass of rich rock.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
WARSHIPs WILL BE THERE.
The Nary to Be Wall Represented at the
Festival.

The Nary to Be Wall Represented at the
Festival.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, April g.
The cruiser Philadelphia has arrived and
will lie in the harbor until the close of the
flower festival, occasionally running down
the coast for few hours for target prac-
tice.
To-day the sailors were busy holystoning
the decks and polishing brasses, and by
another day they will be ready for visitors.
The streets of Santa Barbara are already
alive with marines.
The Monadnock, which has run up to
Mare Island for repairs, is expected back
in day or two and an urgent request has
been sent to Senator White and Fish
Commissioner Brice to permit the United
States Fish Commission vessel Albatross
to remain here for few days next week
during the height of the festivities. Her
officers are said to be desirous of being
present. Altogether the navy promises to
be well represented during the festival.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
RAIN AIDS THE CROPS.
Rdit,cay Tracks BefUeen V1tley Springs
and Lodi Washed Out.

SAN ANDREAS, CAL. April 6.-It
rained heavily here all day. The streams
are overfowing their banks.
Word comes from Wallace that 1900 feet
of the track of the narrow gauge railroad
between Valley Springs and Lodi has been
washed away. In consequence, no mail
arrived here tonight. The rain is very
beneficial to growing crops.
MERGED, CAL, April Ga splendid
spring rain visited this section early this
morning. 1t will do great good to the
farming interest. The fail was 40 of an
inch, making for the season 10 inches, as
against 1922 at this time last season.
HOLLISTER, CAL, April Welcome
showers fell last night and to-day, bright
ening crop prospects. The damage to the
fruit crop by the recent frost was not so
great as reported.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
wEDDED IN OLD TRINITY.

Miss CorneIia Fabian Becomes the Bride
of Joseph Worthtn0ton.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, April GA
notable wedding occurred at Trinity
Church to-day at noon, when Joseph
Worthington and Miss Cornelia Fabian
were united in marriage.
The church retained its beautiful
Easter decorations, with garlands and
bouquets of roses added. The bride
and groom are well-known society
people, Mr.. Worthington having many
times rendered valuable assistance in the
arrangement and direction of amateur
theatrical and spectacular plays. They
will take up their residence in a beautiful
house in Montecito.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
NANSEN,S FATE IN DOUBr.
Hosr tho Story Of Hts alleged Success
W0s Started.

vas Ot0Tteu.
NEW YORK, N. Y, April 6. =
A Herald st. Petersburg special says:
AT last we have been told the true origin
OF the story about DR.. Nansen's discovery
OF the north pole. 1t came from Tomsk
through the merchant Kuschnareff, who
is the uncle of Kandakoff, the originator
OF the news. His story is that his nephew
did nothing more than spread the report
1t Itappears that in the Siberian Islands
there have been three parties in search OF
the mammoth bones. One OF these parties
returned some time ago and said they had
seen ship in the neighborhood of the
islands with Europeans on board.
They did not attempt any communica-
ton with the ship. Kandakoff, to whom
the mammoth hunters brought the hews,
thought it might relate to Nansen, and
wrote thus to Irkutsk, whence it was sent
all over the world.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
On the Enalish Turf.

LONDON, ENG, April 6.-The South
western two-year-old selling plate at
Kempton Park, five furlongs, on the
straight course, was won by Leopold de
Rothschild's Addie. Court Royal was
second and Richard Croker's Susan Ann
third.
The Lancashire handicap steeplechase
OF 1000 sovereigns, three miles and half,
was run to-day at Manchester and was
won by Captain Bewick's Lady Helen.
Captain ]. A. Orr -Ewing's Nellie Grey was
second and Heinrich Egger's Collina
third.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Buits In the Wheatpit.

CHICAGO. ILL, April 6.-Bulls were in
control of the wheatpit on the Chicago
Board OF Trade to-day, and the shorts suf-
tered accordingly. May. which closed on
Saturday at 64Ac. sold up to 671sc, an adj
vance of nearly 215 cents, and the clos
ing price bid was 66alc Cudahy and Pard-
ridge were the heavy buyers to cover their
shorts, which were reported to be immense.
The State crop reports received were also
unfayOraha
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
George Go,ald,s Tour.

NEW YORK, N. Y. April .9.-George
Gould left to-day by the Pennsylvania
Railroad for trip over the Missouri Pa
cific and Texas Pacific railroads. He was
accompanied by C. e. Sattellee. secretary
of the Texas Pacific, and will be absent
two weeks. Since the increase of grain
exports via New Orleans the importance
of the Texas Pacific to the Gould interests
has materially increased.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
The Carson Tribune Suspcnds.

CARSON, New, April 6.-The Tribune,
an evening paper in this city, suspended
publication to-day, the proprietor an
nouncing that the plant had been leased
to parties in Reno. This leaves the Ap-
peal and News the only daily papers in the
city. The suspension of the Tribune is
the end of q triangular fight between three
papers in Carson, which has lasted some
eight or ten years
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
There WiIE Not Be a Strike.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April 6.-There
will be no strike on the Metropolitan
Traction Company, according to w. d.
Mahan. president of the Amalgamstion of
Street Railway Employees. who arrived to-
day. Mr.. Mahan says the men will first
try arguments, and then arbitration.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
The GLACIERS, Union.

A lively meeting of the Glaziers' Union
was held last evening at lis Turk street.
The spirit of the affair was caused bv the
appearance of all the glaciers from w. f.
Fuller's. who signed the membership roll
and took their working-cards. 1t is ex-
pected that within few days every elazier
in the City will be in the union.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Equal Suffrage Campaigns.

SANTA BARBARA. CAL, April 6.-In
pursuance Of the policy of the Equal suf-
frage Association of this State to center its
forces upon wavering Southern California,
a mass-meeting will be held in Grace
Methodist Church on Thursday and Fri
day evenings with Miss Elizabeth Yates,
Miss Harriet Mills and the Rev. Anna
Shaw as speakers.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Miners Use the Ray.

DEADWOOD, S. OAK, April 6-Experi-
ments are being made with the Roentgen
ray in the Black Hills by mining experts
with view to using it in locating ore
bodies. One prospeetor named Glover has
just been attended with partial success in
this direction. The experiments are being
watched with unusual interest.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Black Pzaaue In ohfna.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 6. = A re-
port received at the Navy Department to-
day from a naval surgeon on duty in
China contained the. information that the
black plague had broken out in COM
merc1al centers. He says the authorities
bad endeavored to keep the fact secret
but the surgeon thinks this Government
should be informed so as to guard against
the plague. The mortality has been very
great. The report has been sent to the
Marine Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

to make report at the meeting to be held
next Monday night.
1t is stated that there are mum Der OF
dealers who have the product OF the con-
victs on sale, and the purpose OF the IRON
molders of this City is to induce sucn aeai1 II
only such stoves as are made by free white
labor.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Attempted suicide at st. Helena. /.

ST. HELENA, CAL, April &C. Cali
vatti threw himself in front of the Calls.
toga passenger train this morning with in
tent to commit suicide. He was thrown off
the track by the engine pilot and sustained
severe fracture of the skull. He has some
chance for recovery. This was his third
attempt at suicide. On February 10 he
shot himself and three weeks later he took
carbolic acid.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Latter-Dav Saints Con fer.

CLEVELAND, OHIO, April 6.-The Re-
organized Church of Christ of Latter-day
Saints began the annual conference to-day
in the old Mormon Temple at Kirkland.
There is large attendance of delegates
from California, Canada Maine, Missouri,
Mississippi and other States. Four men,
bers of the original church are present
Joseph Smith, Elder J. C. Clapp and Elder
Albert Howes of California and Alexander
II. Smith
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Treas,.rx Gold Reserre.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 6.-The
treasury gold reserve at the close of busi-
ness to-day stood at 127,91s,373. The
Withdrawals for the day were stated at
$169, 100. The $780, 900 gold to be exported
tomorrow, it is officially stated, was n 1t
withdrawn from the treasury at New
York, but was taken from private stores.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Chinaman on the night of April l. The
woman was q native of the Hawaiian
Islands, and 40 years of age.
PROSPERITY OF THE ALTON.
thirty THIRD Annual Meeting of the
Stockholders.

1Htfty- Third AnnMaI Meeting Of the
Stockholders.
CHICAGO ILL, April 5.-The stock
holders of the Chicago and Alton Railroad
held their annual meeting to-day, the
tnlrty-third in its history. Charles d.
Chappell. the ice-president and general
manager of the road, was elected di-
rector, to serve the remainder of the term
to which the late John B. Dyke was
elected. This was the only change in the
directory, and the former officers were re-
elected at the meeting of the directors.
The meeting was as harmonious as former
meetings, the stockholders having cause
for self-congratulaton in the fact that the
two quarterly dividends were received
with, undertaking regularity, and that a
surplus of 80, LOG, ,354 was shown by the an
nual report.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Depart for the East.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, April 6.-Dr.
E. II. Williams, president OF the Baldwin
Locomotive Works, who has been winter
ing in Santa Barbara, started for his East
ern home to-day in his private car He
was accompanied by Miss Rebecca Stod-
dard, who will remain for several months
with relatives in Brooklyn, N. Y.