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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
v7e,cs of solano Delegates.

VALLEJO, CAL, April 19.-The dele.
gates from here to the Republican State
Convention have strong personal leanings
toward Mckinley for President, but they
are not in favor OF pledging the dele
gates to-St. Louis to any one man. They
believe they should go free to act accord
ing to their own Judgment and not be tied
in such a manner that hereafter the State
could not consistently ask for a Cabinet
official or any other gift within the scope
of Presidential appointment.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Espires after a Poker Game.

FRESNO, CAL, Ayril 19,-Frank Smith,
who has for long time been conducting
small retail liquor store on Blackstone
avenue, this city, died suddenly this
morning of fatty degeneration of the
heart. Smith has been a hard drinker for
years. 1t is reported that he was in a game
of poker all of last night, and did not re-
tire until o'clock this morning, and he
was dead at 7;3c. A physician was called
and arrived just in time to see him breathe
his last
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Believed Htmsefr a Ha,oksha,u.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 19.-John DOYLE,
man about 40 years of age, whose mind
is evidently deranged, was arrested by Of
ficer Bateman this morning, on South Sec
ond street, while acting queerIy. Doyle,
who imagines himself detective, had sta
toned himself in front of the Archer
building, which he claimed was the ma
tional Detective Home" and for four hours
carefully scrutinized every one who came
along.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
IN TULARE COUNTY.
Actual Loss to he Fruit Groscers Will
Not Be Great,

NOT Be GTedts
VISALIA, CAL, April 19.-Fully one
half of the expected seasons yield in Tu-
lare County will be realized in deciduous
fruits, ana the quality and quantity will
be far superior and greater than last sea-
son. The growers will not suffer loss to
any extent, the enhanced value and the
great saving of expense in thinning the
trees making quite an item. The working
men are the real sufferers; for instance, at
the Fleming orchard it would cost fully
$1,000 to thin the trees.
In some localities the frost did no dam
age. Many orchards near Farmersville,
seven miles east of Visa!ia, escaped. Re-
ports from Exeter, Lindsay and Lemon
Cove report that the citrus fruits show no
trace Of FROST
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Death of a Notable Yest Ysroin,an.

PARKERsBURG, W. VA, April 49,
Arthur I. Boreman, first Governor of
West Virginia, afterward United States
Senator and for eight years Judge of the
Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, died this
morning at 9:30 O'Clock after two weeks'
illness. general breaking down of his
constitution, brought on by overwork and
old age, was the cause of his death. He
took an active part in the formation of
the State of West Virginia, and has been
one of its leading citizens ever since.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Il HIRED ASSASSIN
Shoots aud Kills Wondn at Be,. B,,.-
bnnd,S Insti0nfinn

WHITE PINE, Tenn, April 1e.-Mrs.
Charles Givens, residing near here, was
shot and killed last night while sitting at
her sewing machine, the assassin having
fred through window. Wesley Daron,
aged IL, confessed to-day that he was the
murderer, and was instigated to the crime
by c. II. Givens, the murdered woman s
husband, who promised TO pay him for the
killing. There are threats Of ,ynching
Daron
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
SUNK IN Il s0UALL.

The Captain aud Eight Men of a Schooner
Go D0tCn.
NEW BEDFORD, MASS, April 19.-The
fishing schooner J. ". Campbell of Glou-
cester, Captain Robert Smith, went down
iu squall off Long Island Friday night
and Captain Smith and eight men were
drowned. The seven survivors were landed
here tonight by the tug Gladiator, which
was bound to the port with coal barges.
The men who lost their lives were residents
of Gloucester.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Little Damage at Son ,Jose.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 19.-The cold
weather of the past week has not done any
serious injury to the growing fruit crop.
Grapes have been hurt little and in low
localities a few prunes, peaches and april
cots have dropped, but the damage will
only be trifing. Everything points to
bounteous crop in Santa Clara County.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
KILLED by q Fallino Rock.

SCRANTON, Pa, April ia falling
rock in the Eddy Creek shaft at Olyphant
this morning killed four men-Ralph and
James Abbott, John McHale and William
Harvey. They were driving a tunnel
when the rock fell and killed them.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria has arrived
in this city from ConstantinopIe. This
evening the Car gave banquet in his
honor at the Winter Palace. Among the
guests were Prince Lobanoff- Rostovski,
the Foreign Minister, and NJ. Steiloff, the
Bulgarian Prime Minister.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Nc,e Kork,s Warn, Wnre.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April 18.-The
warm wave still continues, this being the
sixth consecutive day that the thermom-
tter has risen to the summer heat point.
At o'clock this morning the thermometer
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Fre,no,s Unkuo,y, Deod.

FRESNO, CAL, April 19.-The body of
man found yesterday by party of pic
nickers on the banks of the San Joaquin
River was brought to town this forenoon
and Coroner's inquest was held. Moth
ing was found in the pockets of the cloth
ing revealing the identify of the deceased,
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Northern sonon.a Crop. Damaged.

HEALDSBURG, CAL, April ia
heavy frost last night did considerable
damage to the grape and fruit crop and to-
day it is cold and during the afternoon
there was heavy fall of hail. The fruit
crop in this district will be very lignt.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
The Cyclone Season Opens in Kan,o,

SCANDIA, KANs., April 19-Early yes
terday morning cyclone passed through
Scandia from southwest to northeast.
shaking up houses, smashing barns and
outbuildings, twisting off trees and gem
far as learned no one was hurt.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Hot,ister Ytnevnrd, suFer.

HOLLISTER, CAL, April 19.-Frosts
last night caused havoc in vineyards in
this county. CASTOR Ashes Anita vine
yard has not a leaf or setting left. The
Palmtag vineyards loss is 80 per cent.
All early berries are ruined.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Hon. Willard Ices Dea d..

NEW YORK, N. Y, April 19.-Hon.
Willard Ives, member of Congress in
1852, the founder of Ives Seminary.
Methodist institution at Antwerp a WELL
known banker and philanthropist, died at
his home here to-day, aged 80 years.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

registered only So deg, but it rose rapidly
during the morning and at o'clock this
afternoon the official record was 80 deg,
which is much higher than the record Tor
April Is. On the street the thermometer
registered 81 in the shade.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Damanr AroMnd Merced.

MERGED, CAL. April 19.-The frost this
week has been quite destructive to every
variety of fruit and small vege-
tables. Apricots and cherries that es-
capped the March frost wilted and dropped
this week The sweet potato vines at At
water were cut to the ground and will be Q
total loss. Grapes met the same disaster
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

Professor Francis r. Fava of the Colum-
bian University, Washington, who died
the other day at the age OF IS, had gained
considerable distinction as civil engi-
neer. He was a son of Baron Fava, the
Italian ambassador to the United States,
and on coming to this country he re-
nounced his right to his fathers title and
became an American citizen of the most
intense kind. -.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

so far as the first crop was concerned. ALI
small vegetables went down in the general
ruin, but great many gardeners will re-
plant their places and in great measure
recoup their losses
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Killed His Cousin.

RICHMOND, Va, April 10. = Albert
Somerville shot and killed his cousin,
Ella Somerviile, this morning because
she refused to marry him. He then at
tempted suicide, but will recover. He is
in iail.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
FIFTY DERVIsHEs SLAIN.
Members of the KhaH5,s Body9uard
Fight With Each Other.

SUAKIM, EGYPT. April 19-Advices re-
ceived here from Berber are to the effect
that there is unrest among the Dervishes
at Omdurman. In recent quarrel among
the members of the Khaiif's bodyguard
there fifty men were killed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20
Lynched by Moonshiners.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 10
Startling Savage, suspected of being rev.
enue officer, was lynched by masked moon
sinners yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

Pedro de Ponce, Benedictine monk OF
Spain. established school for the deaf in
1870.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-20

Prince Ferdinand BanQmefed.
ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, April 49,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10

Oscar Bellinger and his family got into
an alteration with Nate Bethers and a
generation or two Of bad blood distinguished
from the rest Of humanity by the same
name, and the result was a row that spread
all over the neighborhood. Both families live
in the lower part of town, not far from the
river. When the row commenced, both fam
lilies had a pile of newly dug potatoes in
their back yards. When the quarrel reached
the acute stage, these potatoes were used
for missiles, and a deadly potato duel was
waged for a long time. Each family ex-
changed the entire stock Of potatoes a num-
Der of times. When hostilities ceased by
reason OF the mutual complete exhaustion of
all the combatants the winters supply of
potatoes was scattered over a territory, COM
prising several acres. Justice Cook was
called upon to act as arbiter, and yesterday
afternoon announced his decision, which
was to the effect that as each party had
been equally aggressive and the potatoes the
only sufferers, he would sentence each to
the labor of gathering up the widely scat
tered potatoes, and replace them in their
respective piles after proper Identification.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
Proposed Farmers, institute.

MCOOK, Neb., Sept. 9.-(Special)-The ne
cessity OF planting such crops in this sec
ton of the state as Will successfully resist
the hot weather is urging itself upon the
people OF southwestern Nebraska just now
with more than common strength. All are
animated by a desire to get upon a basis of
crop certainty such as the present small
grains and corn have not in the past few
years proven. Farmers are Seeking plants
and seeds that will grow into marketable
crops despite the dry weather ofimidsummer;
crops that will produce fesh and advance
this part OF Nebraska to the)ohead OF the
live stock procession. where 1t Of light be-
longs. II is beginning to ida VIII upon the
farmers that their success lies In the direc-
ton OF producing cattle and hogs, and that
their agricultural pursuits ought to be bent
In that direction. To bring about such an
era a farmers institute viii be held in Nc
Cook September II and IS, atbwhich time
the experiences and successes of some of
the most practical farmers of Southwestern
Nebraska will be given on such crops as
alfalfa, hog millet, kafir corn. Jerusalem
corn, etc. Not only will the crop question
be thoroughly handled, but the manner OF
cultivation will receive due eattention that
its Importance demands. Atprofessor from
the agricultural Departmental the Nebraska
university will be present and give the farm
ers the advantage Of his knowledge and
experience
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
WRECK TWO ENGINES JUST FOR FUN
SevcntS-Five Thousand People mt Dcs
MOincs Witncsa the Amir.

SevcntE-Five Thousand People Mt Dcs
Moincs Witness the Affair.
DIES MONIES, Sept. 9.-(Special Telegram.)
The largest crowd that ever entered the
grounds of the State fair was present this
afternoon, the attraction being the wreck of
two mogul locomotives, which took place
in front of the grand stand. The crowd
numbered $4,000 people. The fair thus far
has had the largest attendance for the last
four years. The wreck of the engines took
place on a track built especially for the
purpose, about half a mile long. The two
machines, each weighing sixty tons, were
started at opposite ends of the track, and
came together at a rate of thirty miles an
hour, in the middle of the stretch. One was
named "Gold-Bug" and the other "Silver-
Bug" One engine was left a complete
wreck; it's boiler was broken and the water
escaped, drowning out the fire. The other
engine was left alive" and it's whistle
blew for fully five minutes after the collision.
The wreck was a success in every way, and
neither engine is worth anything, except
for the scrap heap. There was not the sug-
gestion of an accident, except that in leaving
the grounds, on the suburban trains, a num-
Der of people were caught in the jam at the
depot and hurt, though not seriously. Many
women tainted in the throng, and it was
late at night when the last of the crowd
was brought into the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
As 10 Cheap Bicycles.

KEARNEY, Neb,. Sept. $40 the Editor
OF The Bee: Your valued morning edition
OF the Sth inst. contains an editorial para
graph attributing the collapse of bicycle
factories in the east to something more than
the prevailing hard times. II we under
stand the article correctly, The Bee is I'M
der the impression that the correct retail
price of a good bicycle is from $25 to s35, and
II you will erase the word good" we will
agree with you. The price Is certainly a
big figure for the 300 convict-made ma
chimes that were recently foisted upon the
Omaha public. These wheels were manu-
featured by prison labor in the state of New
York, and the workmanship and material
are no better than the character OF the
labor, resulting in a product that is practi-
cally worthless for the purpose intended.
The Omaha dealers are aware of this fact,
and for this very good reason have stead
lastly refused to become the middlemen for
that class of goods. The writer predicts that
there will be 300 dissatisfied riders in the
city of Omaha before the expiration of
sixty days, that being the number of wheels
that was reported to have been sold. When
a good high grade wheel, honestly made,
employing honest material and honest free
labor in its construction, retails at $25 and
s35, The Omaha Bee, good as 1t is, will be
sold on the streets OF Omaha for l penny a
piece, The majority of failures that have
been recorded thus far have been among
manufacturers who lave been endeavorlng 10
produce wheels to retail at $50 and under.
and they have been bankrupted in the effort.
When the public realizes that in bicycles
as in every thing else the best Is always the
cheapest there will be less mourning and
crashing of teeth among riders and less glee
among bicycle repairers. w 4. WALKER,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
Boat club carnival tomorrow evening.
County Solid for Mckinley.

County Solid for Mckinley.
A careful poll has been made in all OF
the townships of the county, and the result
shows that Pottawattamie county will give
a very safe majority for Mckinley and
sJind money. The result in one school
district in Garner township is a fair sample
OF how the county stands. Last year this
school district cast thirty-two democratic
and only six republican votes and there
were no populists or prohibition votes. This
year the canvass shows that there are eight
straight republican voters and sixteen who
will vote the national democratic sound
money ticket. Three voters were undecided.
This leaves but eleven sure votes for Bryan,
q net loss OF twenty-one since last fall.
The canvass of the county indicates a
great change among a class OF farmers
who have been voting solidly and blindly
for anything and everything the democratic
conventions brought forward. The men who
have made the canvass report the fact that
the greatest change has been within the
last two weeks. Immediately after the Chi
cago convention the sentiment was strongly
In favor of Bryan In all OF the democratic
strongholds, but the study OF the financial
question has solidihed the sentiment in favor
of honest money for the farmers as well as
the wage earners.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
Allen In Jail n, Mnhoo.

wAHOo, Neb.. Sept. 9--lSpecial)--Wd
verify t. Allen, the man who attempted 10
kill A, b. Fuller at Ashland yesterday, is
in Jail here waiting his preliminary hear
ing, which will be held Friday. Mr.. Aliens
appearance would indicate that it is not A
paying business to attempt to shoot Fuller.
Aliens face is pretty badly cut up. 1t is
thought hat Aliens mind is unbalanced
as many of his acts during the past Few
months point that way.
ASHLAND, Neb.. Sept. e.-tSpeciaij-W.
T. Allen, who was arrested for shooting A.
b. Fuller yesterday. was taken before Squire
Moon and waived examination ana In de
fault of $1,000 bail was taken 20 Wahoo jail
and his preliminary trial set for Friday,
when he will be brought back here.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
Interferes with Threshinr.

WAHOO, Neb., Sept. 9.-(Special)-Th
separator of j. 1. Case was destroyed by
fire six miles north OF this place at moor
yesterday. The machine was owned by j
G. Davis. who was threshing for a farmer
named Nelson. All parties had gone to din.
ner and the machine was burned during theil
absence. Some party smoking too near the
straw stack was supposed to have caused
the fire. Mr.. Davis, instead Of being dis
couraged over the affair, went to Lincoln
without any delay and purchased another
machine and by tomorrow will have 1t ready
to continue business. Loss about $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
READY FOR THE RIpRAppING.
Work on the River Banks Aboy,
Town TO BE RcsmmeI ut Once.

Work on the River Banks Above
Town to he Resumed Mt Once.
The big draw of the East Omaha bridge
turned yesterday morning for the purpose
OF permitting the fleet of government boats
to pass up the river to the point above the
bridge, where the work of completing the
unfinished riprapping is to be commenced
at once. The boats were the Hugo and the
Atlanta, and they towed a number of scows
which are to be used as quarters for the
men and other work in connection with the
Improvement.
The amount of work to be done this year
Will give employment to a large number of
men until late in the fall. From the small
party OF men on the grounds yesterday,
awaiting an opportunity to go to work, it is
for each place. The work will be COM
menced at once and pushed forward as
rapidly as possible.
The boats started from Jefferson City,
Mo-, and were eighteen days in making the
trip of 600 miles. The Albert, the largest of
all the government boats on the river,
started to come up, but was unable to get
any further than st. Joseph. The other
boats spent about half OF the entire time
in getting on and Off sandbars. The worst
trouble they had on the entire trip was at
the mouth Of Keg creek, where the river is
split up into a large number OF narrow, shall
low channels. One OF the boats will return
to st. Louis in a few days.
The work here is in charge OF Division
Engineer Young and Assistant Engineer
Jones. Offices were opened In the govern
ment building here yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10

this morning. Presiding Elder scheIi OF the
United Brethren church for this district de-
livered the address OF the day. His remarks
were appropriate to the occasion and well
delivered. York college starts on its new
yea with prospects bright for a successful
career for 1896 and 1897. The enrolment
Of students in the collegiate and commercial
departments is the largest In the history OF
the institution. President W. $. Reese has
an able corps OF instructors under his SUI
peryision, the more prominent being: Ab5ic
Il. Burns, A. NJ; Maude A. Broderick. A. ~;
J. Il. Maxwell. A. NJ; |. r.. Ha1nlin, Dan
Brown, Mrs. d. e. Sedgwlck, Myrtle NJ.
Ctrpar
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
EX-BANK PRESIDENT ARREsTED
ShnInn of the Defunct Commercial
Hnnk Of ChnmpiOn Detained.

IMPERIAL, Neb., Sept, 9.-(Special)-J
D. Shahan, president of the defunct Com
mercial State bank of Champion, Chase
county, was arrested yesterday upon a war
rant charging him with having received de-
posits as president of said bank when the
bank was insolvent. The complaint was
signed by e. b.. Sutton, county treasurer,
the county having about 81. 500 deposited in
the bank when 1t closed its door in May,
1894. The county Judge today held Mr.. Sha-
han TO the next term Of the district court
and fixed his bond at 81 1000. This bank was
one of the depository banks OF the county,
and the county attorney has commenced suit
against the bank and the bondsmen on its
depository bond to recover the amount due
the county,
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
Looking for Prof. G. $. u~roderic,s.

ST. EDWARDS, Neb., Sept. 9%.--(Special
Telegram.)-The school board here is in
somewhat of a quandary as to what has be
come of c.. s. Broderick. who was engaged
by 1t during the past summer as rrin-
cipal of the st. Edwards schools the coming
year. The schools started Monday without
a principal, and tie board wired Broderick
at his home in Seward as to his non-appear-
ance. Word came back that no such person
lived there. J. L. Wilson of this place has
been placed i'm charge of the High school
pending developments. The last heard o.
Prof. Broderick was a telegram some time
in July, dated at New York, accepting the
offer OF the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
c%ounty's Fair opens To-day

HEDTtUN1 NtD', sept ,-IoptClaID-Ine
Thayer County Agricultural society will open
its three days fair tomorrow. The xhibi-
tions in farm products are excellent and
surpass anything ever held here. One thou
sand dollars speed money will be distributed
and a number OF good horses will contest.
DAVID CITY, Neb., Sept. 9.-(Special.G
The Butler county fair opened today under
very favorable conditions and promises TO
eclipse any fair ever held in the county.
Twelve hundred dollars has been hung up in
purses. Tomorrow will be children's day.
Governor Holcomb and Hon, Richard Yates
viii speak.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
Fun with "A Rural visitor.

County Jailer Morgan had all kinds OF
fun yesterday with a rural visitor. who
wanted to see the inside OF the jail. Mr..
Morgan was busy. and requested the Wis
itor TO wait awhile and he would show
him through the thief holder. Mr.. RustiCs
curiosity could not stand delay, however,
and he started to make the tour of in
s~pection alone. He wandered into the cell
room upstairs, and the taller carefully
locked him in and went on with has morn
ing duties. In a few minutes the jail re-
sounded with a series of most unearthly
yells. Mr.. Rustic wanted out. There was
no response to his calls for a few min
utes, and then one of the prisoners called
to him that the jailer had gone to Omaha
and would not be back till night. Then
the poor devil reached a window and pit
eously implored passersby to come to his
rescue. He said he was locked in and
wanted to get out. He was informed that
his case in that respect was not different
from that OF other inmates OF the jail. He
was well nigh insane from fright when
Morgan went to his release. He gave one
long gasp OF free air and disappeared on
the run
Omaha daily bee., 1896-09-10
Methodist Conference C~onYcnes.

AINSWORTH, Neb,, Sept. 9.-(Special
Telegram)-The fourth Nebraska Methodist
Episcopal conference convened here today
Rev. A. r. Julian of Chadron presiding.
Arrangements were made to accommodate
all the visitors. and they are comfortably
situated with the several hotels and private
houses in the city. Rev. Mr.. Schell of Chi.
cago preached to a crowded house last night
and left for Chicago this morning.
Bishop McCabe of Chicago arrived last
night and will remain until Sunday. He will
lecture on THE Bright Side Of Libby Prison
Saturday night.