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FIGHT AT FOLSOM.
A Deputy Sheriff Attempts the Arrest
of a Very Bay Man.

Folsom. N. NJ, Sept. "a cattle
rustler named. Thatcher has for some
time been committing serious depre-
dations in this neighborhood and a
warrant was out for his arrest.
Yesterday Thatcher was in town
with a crowd of cowboys and Mexicans
and Deputy Sheriff Thompson attempt
ed to put the man under arrest.
Thatcher, however, resisted and drew
his gun. as did Thompson. who got the
drop on him first and fired. missing his
mark and killing a %bystander named
Helm. This so enraged the half drunk.
en- crowd that they commenced a fusil'
lade on Thompson as he ran for his
house, none of the shots taking effect
AS soon as the deputy reached his
house he b%arricaded himself in his eel
lar and thus stood off the mob, who
kept up a constant fire on the house al
day.
The condition Of affairs was tele
graphed to Clayton and last night
party Of deputies. armed with Win
chesters. were dispatched on a specia
train to the of trouble. Tn
posse placed Thompson under arres
and conveyed him safely to Clayton.
, 1896-09-10
BEATEN,

Atlanta. Ca, Sept. 9.-The Journal
prints q signed statement from w. W.
Ball. the editor Of the Charleston Post
on the result Of yesterdays primary.
He says:
THE Earl election is not . victory
over reformers. He could not have
been elected without reform votes. I,
means. however, the r~e-assertion oe the
Independence and manhood Of South
Carolina country votes. Tillman made
. personal fight for Evans. The result
IL = singing. deadenins blow to Till
mans personal bossism. It indicates,
moreover, open rebellion against and .
recognition Of the far reaching and all
pervading rottenness Of the d~ispsnsary
system and involves 1t certain and rad
ical modification with the removal Of
the most Objectionable features, In
Guiding the metropolitan police sys>
tenn. Tiilman il not utterly destroyed.
he will remain the influential figure Of
the state. but he IL for the time nocked
clean over the ropes"
, 1896-09-10
UP TO DATE-lB96.

Inc most complete tariff text book
ever published is the new edition of
Tariff Facts for Speakers and Stud
ents.' Defender Document No. $3.50
pages, just out. Publishers, the Amer
Protective Tariff league. Cam
paign text books issued just before the
election are Of little value. The Tar
ill league is to be congratulated on its
foresight in getting out its hand book
so early in the year. Order by number
only. Sent to any address for 25 cents
Address w. F. Wakeman, general sec.
rotary. 1876 West 23d street. New York
, 1896-09-10

A FrenCh Newspaper IN LtFd0r, INNV.
In no history of British journalism OF
account of william Dugard do | find
any mention of his publishing in Lon
don a weekly French newspaper entitled
N%ouvelles Ordinances de Londrcs. yet
this is surely the most singular incident
in his checkered career. The National
library at Paris possesses two quarto
volumes of this extending
from July II, 1850, to Jan. II, 1853
These were presented to the Minim
monastery, Place Royalc, which in
, 1896-09-10
DRAWING Fl LINES.

st. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 9.-For the first
time in 40 years the priests of the arch
diocese of st. Louis have met for the
purpose of revising the laws govern
ing the actions of clergy and laity. The
regulations most directly concerning
the laity, and that which brought forth
the most comment since the calling of
, 1896-09-10
COLORADO P0PUL|STS.
THEY OBEY THE BEHEST OF TOM
PATTERSON OF THE DEN
YER NEWS.
LATE Pence Turned Down and a Shame.
full Bargain Made to Deprive Mid
dle-of-the-Road Populists of Their
Rights to Vote Their Principles
All Silver Will Unite.

Pueblo, Sept. 9.-The Colorado popu-
lists met in state convention here this
morning and have nominated Bryan
and Sewall electors named by the re-
cent democratic state convention and
have appointed a committee of IL
prominent members of the party, who
left for Denver early this evening for
a conference with like committees OF
the democrats, silver republicans and
the silver party. They are looking to
a union of all the free coinage forces
in Colorado on a state ticket. After
this much was accomplished al adj
journment was taken to s o'clock this
evening to hear the report of the COM
mittee on resolutions. Emmett A.
Bromley, of Arapahoe county, was
chosen temporary chairman over ex-
the assembling of the convention. In
his remarks on taking the chair, Brom,
ley spoke harshly Of the silver republic
can who are in convention today say
lLS inc VlC LlClCly Oil out6io"th III
the local fight in Arapahoe county.
Hon. Thomas NJ. Patterson, deprecated
such a talk and urged a fusion Of all
the true silver forces. Committees on
credentials, permanent organization.
rules. resolutions, ETC.. were named
and an adjournment taken until after
noon. When the convention reassem-
bled Hon. LATE Pence was unanimous
ly elected permanent chairman and
made a few remarks eulogizing Bryan
and urging a state fusion Of all the sill
yer forces. There were no contest.
Samuel Nicholson of Leadville, intro
duced a resolution that e. T. Wells.
A. T. Gunnell. George w Thatcher and
Thomas NJ. Patterson be declared the
nominees Of this convention for presi-
dental electors" Wells being a repub-
iican, Patterson a populist and the 9TH
ers democrats.
The resolution aroused q discussion
of two hours. j. Warner Mills leading
n small. but vigorous minority who IA
vored the Bryan and Watson electors.
Thomas M. Patterson was the princi-
pal champion of the Bryan and Sewall
electors. The question was finally set
tied on a viva voce vote, in favor of
Sewall. A committee composed Of one
delegate from each county was named
and empowered to select from the con.
ference a committee of II to meet a
similar committee from the other sill
yer parties to discuss a plan Of fusion
and report to the convention tomor-
row. An adjournment until 8 o'clock
tonight was taken. The sub-commit-
tee Of II headed by Thomas NJ. Patter-
son will confer with the other COM
mittees in Denver tonight or tomor-
row.
Pueblo, Colo, Sept. 9.-The resolu>
'tions adopted tonight endorse Senator
Teller in laudatory terms, and pledge
him support for reelection; commend
Congressman Bell, Opop.) of the Sec
ond district; endorse the silver loyalty
OF Congressman Shafroth (republican)
Of the First district and the position
taen on the state issue. Considerable
discussion was aroused by the mention
OF Congressman Shafroth. Some want
ed him commended more hinghly.
while others wanted him ignored. Con-
gresham Bell delivered a lengthy
, 1896-09-10
EX-SENATOR PAYNE DEAD.

Cleveland. Sept. 9.-EX-Senator
Payne, who died today of paralysis, was
IS years of age, and had until recently
taken an active part in the manage
ment of his extensive business affairs.
He leaves a vast estate, worth many
millions of dollars. The death of Mrs.
Payne, mother of the wife of eX-Secre-
tary of the Navy Whitney. occurred
only a few years ago.
, 1896-09-10

Whisper It to your nsighbors that the
Republican II the best paper in the
stats. and that II can b had for 20
cents pr meath.
, 1896-09-10

70 CURE COIN IN an. Pay
Take Laxative Brom) QuInine Tablets
All druggists refund the money if ii
fails to cure. 25c.
, 1896-09-10

Old p. "a in any quantity At this
ofncs. Is cents par hundred.
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watsr-risAt blaaks q sA,s oaea.
, 1896-09-10

Daily Republican Go pr month.
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hd Historical Department"
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03

to secure admission to the booths
to watch the voting and counting. Marks
wanted the call amended so as to give the
individual committeeman of each district
sole power to issue such credentials. In
this he was at once supported by l. II.
Thompson and in some degree by James
Alva Watt. This proposition was dis
cussed for nearly an hour.
Watt suggested that the credentials be
signed by the chairman and secretary "or"
by the county committeeman.
Chairman Manwaring strongly object
ed to any plan which might result in
shutting out the representatives of any
faction, which, he intimated, might pos
sibly be done during time of excitement
or dispute if one man had the sole power
to say who might enter. the polling
places.
The number to be admitted should be
regulated and limited" declared Manwar-
ing. "We don't want the polling places
filled up with a crowd amid which some.
thing wrong may be done. Do you think
that the chairman and secretary are going
to shut out any body who has right to be
inside?'
"If you won't trust me L won't trust
you" said Marks in reply. 'You don't
know the people in my district and do"
You forget that the watchers must be
named by majority of the candidates
before credentials may be issued. NV
power is limited. Yours would not be.
All l want is to see that at the last minute
nobody is shut out and that no cinches are
played"
Thompson declared that he wanted to
run his district, and that he didn't want
any interference. He contended that each
county committeeman should run the pri-
mary In his own district.
Finally James Alva Watt proposed an
amendment that the number of watchers
in any polling place at one time be limited
10 the county committeeman of the district
and two representatives Of each ticket in
the field, the representatives to be
named by majority of the candidates,
the total number to be limited to six at
one time, and credentials to be issued by
the chairman and secretary of the COM
mittee or by the county committeeman of
he district.
The discussion as it went on was rene
tition of the points above expressed and
finally vote was taken on Watts amend
ment. The ayes were J. a. Watt, Jesse E.
Marks and ]. H. Thombson.
The noes were G. NJ. Manwarinp. G. q.
Cllnch, Grove Ayers and John Jackson.
The amendment was thus lost. By the
same vote reversed the original provision
was approved.
Ashort discussion ensued, which showed
thatthe differences were honest ones and
Messrs. Thompson and Clinch urged an
adjournment until next day, when thew
thought harmonious agreement might
be reached on the point which had been
in issue.
Watt pointed out that the precincts
must be segregated into polling districts,
and he too urged an adjournment.
G. &. Church. who approved the call as
read, thought that in the interest OF har-
mony and good feeling an adjournment
might be wise. and one was taken until
this evening, when the committee will
meet in the Office of James Alva Watt and
officially adopt the CALL
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
vIsALIA sTABBING CASE. s
japanese Wonaan Horribly Cat by q
ChimamaM, Who Escaped.

japanese Woman Horribly Cat by a
Ch5namam, Who Escaped.
VISALIA, CAL, April about II
O'Clock last night Japanese woman,
known as Hannah, was horribly stabbed
by Chinaman, who escaped after COM
mitting the crime. City Marshal Gillian
was aroused, and hurried to the scene of
the stabbing.
DR.. Mathewson arrived about the same
time, and the woman was found to be ter
r1bly mangled. She was stabbed in the
abdomen till the intestines protruded.
She was also cut about the neck in four
places, the cuts ranging from three inches
in length to seven inches. The woman
had ble5 profusely.
The woman herself gave the alarm by
screaming and hurrying over to the house
OF Ed McGowan near by. MCGOWAN fol
lowed her back to her house on the porch
OF which she fell down in faint. He car
ried her into the house and ran for 8
doctor.
When the woman recovered conscious
ness she said a Chinaman had attem pted
to Kill her. She described him, but did
not know his name. Marshal Gillian
found the bloody knife welded by the
Chlnaman in the street near the corner of
the house, where he had dropped it in his
flight.
1t IS of Chinese workmanship and is
sharp, heavy and well made. 1t was
covered with blood and the blade is fully
SIX or seven inches long. The terrible cuts
In the woman's body were sewed up by tine
physician, but there is little hope for her
recovery.
District Attorney Howard and Court Re-
porter Elliott went to the bedside of the
woman this morning to get her statement,
but she could say little coherently on ac-
count OF the great pain she was suffering.
are futiIe for 20 Tho n Chinss i i nn4 Ia an
each other. 1t is known that two or three
strange Chinese came over from Hanford
on last evenings train. These men will
be watched.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
GAMERS AND FISHERMEN.
Serious State of Afatrs on the Colasn b ia
kirer,

ASTORIA, Or, April 2-Trouble now
seems inevitable between the cannerymen
and fishermen of the Columbia River.
Two weeks ago the fishermen held their
annual meeting and decided that the price
OF the raw fish for the season should be S
cents, with the ultimatum that if the
cannerymen refused to pay this they would
refuse to fish.
Yesterday the Columbia River Packers
Association completed its organization.
and declared that their ultimatum was to
pay but cents per pound. Both have de-
clared themselves with full knowledge of
surrounding circumstances and the issue
that 1t Is sure to bring about.
Sotus Jensen, secretary of the Fisher
mems Union, this morning said he was not
surprised at the action of the cannerymen.
but 1t would result in no fish being packed
this season unless they pay cents and
that probably after May i they will be
willing and will pay 6 cents per pound.
Early this morning 400 fishermen left
here with snag-puller and went to Sand
Island and destroyed all the fish traps
owned or supposed to be owned by the
Gamers. Four plle-drivers found at work
were turned adrift and went out over the
bar. The owners of the traps. intimi.
dated by numbers. stood by and saw their
property destroyed. The fishermen claim
that the traps were in the channel sur
veyed by United States engineers, thereby
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
TIE TEMPLETON ELoPERs.
4ffer Many Tributations Nelson Rejoin
His RMnatcnH life.

HtS huHdtC0y UJe.
STOCKTON, CAL, April 2.-Ry Nelson,
the husband of Minnie Nelson, who ran
away from Templeton with Charles Poul-
son, painter and acrobat, is in all sorts
of trouble.
Nelson is a Swede, and not too well
conversant with the customs of this
country, and SO does not know the ropes
as well as many people. He was hunger
ing for a glimpse of his wife,
who had been locked up in jail pending
the arrival of constable from Salinas City,
where warrant had been issued for her
arrest and that of Poulson.
Nelson walked around the Jail several
times, until the jailers began to think he
had some scheme for getting prisoner
out Finally, he spied his wife at one of
the grated windows and hailed her.
He had just entered into conversation
with her when Jailer Benjamin hailed him
and told him he would put him behind the
bars if he attem pied to talk with any of
the prisoners without obtaining a permit
from the Sheriff's Office.
Nelson hied himself to the police station
and told his troubles to police officer.
He was finally fitted out with permi.
and went to Jail to see his wife.
While Nelson was closeted with his
recreant spouse in the jail, Chief
of Police Kingsbury received a teie-
gram from Constable Tillman of Salinas
City, informing him that the District
Attorney there had ordered the char es
against Poulson and Mrs. Nelson dis
missed and asking that they be released.
They were taken before Justice Parker
Mrs: Nelson returned to Templeton with
her husband
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Warrants of Collector Welburn
Are Ignored by
Carlisle.
TIE wINE.GAUGERs TO BLAME
Their Reports We're Incorrect and
Experts Are Trying to Straighten
Them.

The employees of the Internal Revenue
Department in this City have not received
their salaries for February and March be-
cause the Secretary of the Treasury refused
to honor the warrants of Collector We'll
burn.
AS result of this unpleasant condition
OF affairs there is a surprising increase in
the number of money-brokers who are
focking to the Federal building on
Washington and Sansome streets They
are buying warrants at from 2 to 5 per
cent discount and consequently will reap
a golden harvest.
The cause of the breach between the
Treasury Department of the United States
Government and the Office of the Revenue
Collector seems to grow, out of the delay of
Mr. Welburn's clerks in sending on their
reports to Washington. 1t is known that
the reports of the sweet-wine gaugers are
at least five months behind. Many of
these subordinates are said to be incom-
petent. They have delayed the reports of
others who are capable.
Anyway there is CONSERVATION all along
the line, while the knowing ones wink the
other eye and observe that Collector Wei
burn employs too many women in his
main office. Anyway the fact remains
that the salaries of employees for the last
two months have been withheld, and now
those who have been paying large COM
missions to brokers are going to
register large-sized kick"
twill require an extra staff of clerks to
catch up with the work in the reve nue.
office. The rumor is current that dis
crepancies from cents to $4,000 have been
found in the reports of the sweet-wine
gaugers, and much of the work will have
to be gone all over again.
Collector Welburn is very much exer-
clsed over the mess. He realizes that he
has been greatly imposed upon by poll
tlcians in making appointments. He is
inclined to believe that the majority of the
sweet-wine gaugers have greater capa-
city for drams than for fractions.
The fact is that all the more incompe-
tent gaugers-and there are few OF them
In the seryice-are assigned to gauge the
sweet wine. Such an assignment is equal
to certificate OF incompetency. Conse-
quently, the staff of sweet-wine gaugers is
large and Observation-Disclosures enough
to have the salary of Collector Welburn
himself stopped for two months, and
probably longer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
WEDDED At SANTA ROSA.
Miss Josephine Byington and Lorenso ID
jackson United

jackson United.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, April 2.-The
most notable wedding of the year was
solemnized here to-day at high noon. The
contracting parties were Miss Josephine
Bylngton, daughter of Colonel w. H. By-
ington of this city, and Lorenzo d. Jacks
of Sacramento.
The venerable DR.. ]. Avery Shepard. so
many years pastor of the Church of the
Incarnation, officiated, and the words that
Joined the happy couple were pronounced
under true lovers knot of pink and
white carnations and rosebuds.
The floral decorations at the Byinpton,.
residence were remarkably fine. even tor
this land of flowers: consisting OF huge
punches of Gala lilies, banks of ferns and
m aidenhair and thousands of carnations
and rose buds.
Plates were laid for fifty guests at tho
wedding breakfast which followed the
ceremony, the invitations having beer
limited tothe near relatives and intimate
friends OF the family.
A great many elegant and costly nres.
ents were received and the brides trous.
seau was the finest that ever came to thi.
city. The newly married connle will
spend month at Los Angeles after which
'iey expect TO make this city their home.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
COFFINS TRIAL At CARSON.
arguments on the Demurrer to the In
dtctment Heard.


dtctment Heard.
CARSON, New, April 2-The arguments
on the demurrer TO the Coffin indictment
were made in the United States court to-
day. Collins attorneys eld that the in
dictment did not state that at the time of
the paying of the money the defendant
had knowledge Of the fact that Langevin
was to be witness in the case.
The United States District Attorney held
that the Indictment made all the allega-
tions necessary to esta blish the fact that a
crime had been committed, that Justice
had been hampered and that the defend
ant would not have paid the money or
SOUGHT to secure the absence of a witness
unless he had knowledge of the fact that
he was to be witness. He cited authori-
ties TO show that when sufficient facts were
set forth allegations of the defendants
knowledge were unnecessary. The fact
that he was engaged in the illegal act of
bribery was sufficient assumption of
the knowledge, and the indictment in set
ting forth the facts reads as follows: 1.-The
defendant paid 800 to one Joseph Lange-
vim with the purpose and the intent and
the object of obstructing the due admins
tration of justice, by paying said sum TO
prevent the said important witness from
appearing and testifying in the case of
James Heney, then in progress in the Dis
trict Court of the United States"
The court took the matter under advise.
ment and adjourned until Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
SEATTLE BARRIERS sHAMPooED
They Invested About $500 In an AUTO
matte Car Coupler.

SEATTLE, WASH, April 2-Seattle's
contribution to the list of victims of the
automatic car-coupler swindle unearthed
by the Governme ent Patent Office at WASH
ington City consists of two barbers Joseph
Berryault and John Taggart. These in
dividuals were fieeced to the tune of about
$500. The swindler gave his name as
Arthur Bond and claimed to have been at
one time telegraph operator in the New
York Stock Exchange Berryault believes
Bond is residing at Hancock, N Y, and
there is no doubt but that he is the m an
who, according to Washington dispatches.
has swndled SO many people throughout
the country
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Luck of a Port To,cmsend Youth.

PORT TOWNSEND, WASH, April g.
Alexander Wood, q years of age, met with
frlghtful accident here last night, but
mlraculously escaped death. He climbed
to the top of an elevator shaft in an unoc-
cupled tourist hotel building and when de.
scending lost his footing and fell to the
bottom of the shaft distance OF fifty feet
He struck on pile of boards and broken
glass, but when hauled out by his COM
panions it was found he had sustained no
injuries beyoud a few bruises.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
WNED At SEATTLE.
BodtstCatn Edscard Nolan of the Steanat
MeEtcO Fails Oyerboard

SEATTLE, WASH, April Edward
Nolan, boatswain OF the steamer Mexico
fell overheard Tuesday night, while the yes
sci was moored at Ocean dock, and was
drowned. He was returning to the shin
after having mailed his wife remittance
from his months salary The deceased
in San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03

interfering with the legitimate place for
using their nets.
This is the first blow in the great strike
TO follow, which promises to be the great
est In the history OF the Columbia River.
Neither side was ever SO strongly organ
iZed as this wear.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-03
Suicide of a Defau,,er

ASTORIA, Or, April 2.-H. E. TOP.
ping' treasurer OF the Junior Order of
american Mechanics. committed suicide
.u.nig1t , oy blowing his brains out. He
decided last night to cause his arrest He
leaves aa1s widow, who is now in Los An