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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
ON ,S7AKFORD'S COURT.
freeman Defeats Picher in the Tennis
Match and win Meet the Berkeley
r6no,aio1
chGmpion.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL. April
7-On Saturday next the first match of
the intercollegiate tournament is to take
place on the California courts, San Fran
cisco. Stanford's representatives were de-
cided upon some time ago, but until this
morning it was not known which of the
best two men was champion. The ques-
ton was settled when Freeman '99 de-
feated Picher '9S by score OF Ga, Go.
60. The contest was a hot one, bu:
freeman played in fine form and won
easily. His placing. his net work and his
GOODNESS make him dangerous antago-
mist.
These two men are both from Pasadena,
CAL, and have played III a double team for
several seasons. Last summer they won
the championship double of Southern Cal
lfornia and Freeman was second best man
in the singles. They will represent STAN
ford against Berkeley in both singles and
doubles and are expected to make exciting
work for Magee and Gage, their opponents.
Last year Hazard, Stanford, was defeated
by Magee, while Gage of Berkeley was
beaten by Picher of Stanford.
The tco-eds'' are interesting themselves
in tennis and have arranged for contin-
uous tournament. The list of entries is
small at present, but tits expected that at
least score of fair players will enter dur
ing the week.
The class of '9S met to-day and nomi-
mated its annual classbook officers. For
editor-in chief ]. S. Orkison and F. V.
Keating were put up; for business man
ager, W. s. Harrington and C. E. Haas.
For associates a dozen or more names
were mentioned. The election will come
off in one week.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08

Jones, the A. p. Il. Candidate, Elected
Mayor of Kansas City.

Jones, the A. =. Il. Candidate, Elected
Mayor of Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 7-Only
about one-half the precincts in the city
were heard from on to-day's election up to
IL o'clock tonight, but these indicate the
election OF Jones for Mayor by majority
of about 700. Jones was the A. P. A. can
didate, and the contest between that
organization and a citizens independent
ticket was bitter one.
ST. PAUL, MINI, April IA large
number of Minnesota cities held elections
to-day. AS a rule party lines were not
closely drawn. Hottest fights were usually
made on excise. AS far as heard from the
pro-license men won in a majority of
cases.
MILWAUKEE,, WIS, April IA heavy
vote was cast at the municipal election to-
day. The Republican city ticket was
elected by pluralities ranging from 1900 to
$500. The labor vote was very large. The
balance of power in the Common Council
and Board of Supervisors will be in the
hands of the Republicans.
OMAHA, NEBR., April Town elec-
tons were held throughout the State to-
day, the voting in most places being for or
against liquor license. The elections re-
suited generally in favor of license.
LINCOLN, NEBR., April Tn this city
to-day the entire Republican ticket was
elected by majorities of 1000 to 1000. Re-
publicsns gained one Alderman. Over the
State the issue was license or no license,
and license was generally successful.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Fifty Thousand Dollars Left to
a Fiend" Who Died
Two Years Ago.
HIS DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL.
Had Resolved to Forsake the Drug,
but an Overdose Cut Short
His Existence.

PORTLAND. Or, April Late one
afternoon during the June food of 1894
there died at the Delavan House, in the
North End. morphine 'fend" known to
his associates as Frank DolaD. His death
resulted from an overdose of the drug.
Dolan was not a bad fellow, not having yet
reached the lowest stratum of the NOR
phine brigade, and the presumption at the
time was that he had taken the overdose
accidentally. In fact, an hour or two be-
fore he was discovered in an unconscious
condition, he was conversing with young
woman in the house, expressing a deter
mination to break away from the morphine
habit. The Delavan House was then in
habited by the lowest dregs of humanity,
but on that occasion the better side of their
nature asserted itself, and they ministered
to Dolan in a peculiarly solicitous and
tender manner. But after lingering q
couple of hours, he died.
There is sequel to this tragedy reading
more like romance than fact. William
Vandenburgh, hop and wool buyer for
San Francisco house, and Dolan had been
schoolmates in Boston. He was an inti-
mate friend of the Dolan family, whose
true name was Rightmire, and it was he
who inspired the young man to make an
effort to emancipare himself for the NOR
phine habit. About a month ago Mr..
Vandenburgh received letter from Do
lan's sister in Boston, making inquiries
respecting her brother, from whom she
had not heard for three years. Vanden-
burgh says that previously he had not in
formed Dolan's family of the young mans
death, but in response to his sisters letter
he advised her of the fact, emitting, how
ever, to state the circumstances under
which he died.
Mr.. Vandenburgh received another let
ter from the sister on Sunday, in which
she deplores the death Of her brother and
states that three months ago $4,000 had
been bequeathed to Dolan by an uncle,
who died in Lynn, Mass. Mr.. Vanden-
burgh says that he has been commissioned
to arrange for the transportation of Do
lam s remains to Boston.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
A SAN DIEGO HEROINE.
Death of the Woman Who Made the
FIRST american Flag in
c1Tfornid

SANTA MONICA, CAL, April Mrs.
Josefa CarrilIo, who died at Los Angeles on
Sunday last of heart disease, had an event.
full career in this State. She was borE in
San Diego on August 3, 1923, her maiden
name being Josefa Bandini. The Bandinis
were among the most noted of the Span
ish families living in California. Senorita
Bandini married 7. c. Carrillo on May %,
1841. Seven children-five daughters and
two sons, who have served their State in
many places of usefulness-were born to
them.
In 1S48, when Commodore Stockton
marched into San Diego at the head of a
victorious army, he found himself in the
predicament of not having a flag, and
called upon Senior Bandini to help him
out, Bandini had his daughter Josefa
make one. So pleased was the Commo-
dore at this act of loyalty that the flag
was sent to the Capitol at Washington,
where it remains, memento of her 10y
atty and the first American flag ever made
in the State
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
PACIFIC COAST FRUIT.
Views of an Eastern Buyer Now
Visiting Butte County
Orchards.
He Says CalifornianS Are Not Careful
Enough in Preparing for
Shipment.

CHICO, CAL, April &c. n. Holden of
AZ River street, Chicago, is in Chico. Mr..
Holden is one of the heaviest fruit buyers
of that city. The Chico cannery has been
shipping to Mr.. Holden for several years.
He is now in California to ascertain the
condition of the fruit crop. In an inter-
view with CALL correspondent to-day he
said:
"a visit to the great orchards of North
ern and Central California naturally raises
the question, What will be the result of
these enormous crops, and what can be
done to remedy, at least to a certain ex-
tent, the present ruinously low prices?'
After some years of personal work in SELL
ing to the larger trade of the East, I feel
safe in saying that much gre ater care and
skill must be expended upon canned and
dried fruit before the crops of each year
will be fully consumed.
at is a fact that to-day really fine canned
fruit is unobtainable at first hands, while
poorer goods are a drug. Greater care
means smaller product, greatly increased
consumption and consequently higher
prices. Those Gamers who have devoted
their attention to the production of fine
goods are prosperous as rule, while the
failures In every instance of which am
aware have been those who made quantity
the object and not Equality. This is equally
true of dried fruit.
California has nothing to fear from the
East on fine peaches, so far as my expert
ence goes. From the best authorities in
this section the peaches are certainly
badly damaged. the apricots ruined. while
the almond and cherry trees are bare. 1t
is conceded that the Moorpark apricots in
Santa Clara County are exceedingly light
not, however, owing to the frost. Reports
from Haywards indicate fair supply. In
the East the markets do not advance, but
rather decline, owing, perhaps, to the fact
that shipping peaches are evidently in fair
supply, and this is taken to indicate an
abundance of other varieties.
"But there certainly will be surprise in
store for those Gamers who are now max
ing prices in the East which must be
purely speculative"
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
The Alderman Attacks the Ex.
Railroad Commissioner
and Is WorSted.
DAMAGED IN THE sC1RMMAGE.
Charges of Corporation Support Cause
the Men to Come to
Blows.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 7.-Ex- Railroad
Commissioner James W. Rea and Council
man George B. Dittus had personal en-
counter here this evening in which sew
eral blows were struck, Dittus getting
slightly damaged in the scrimmage. The
attack was made by Dittus and Rea struck
in self-defense.
The trouble is an incident of the politi-
cal campaign. Dittus, who is an inde-
pendent candidate for reelection, says
that Rea told F. P. Montgomery, his po-
lilical antagonist for Councilmanic hon.
ors, that he (Dittus) received $1,000 for
voting for an electric lighting contract
several years ago. Rea denied telling
Montgomery any such story, but ac-
knowledged having said that members OF
the Electric improvement Company had
twice put up money to aid Dittus when he
was running for Office.
Dittus grew excited when they met to-
night and struck out. After clinching,
Dittus went down underneath. He then
concluded he had enough, cried quits and
the trouble was over. Later he and Rea
were together apparently on good terms.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
WAGE VAR ON MCKINLEY.
Il. P. 4. Leaders Snubbed by tho Ohit
Statesman.

r. r. a. LeGders Suub0ed 6y tho ohio
Statesman.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April THE A. P. A.
has declared war on Mckinley, and
through the chairman of the National Ad-
visory Board, Judge H. d. Stevens, who
established headquarters here to-day, de-
clared that nothing will be left undone to
unmake the man from Ohio. This was
brought out to-day by the launching of
boom for the Presidency of Congressman
William S. Linton of Michigan, who has
been the mouthpiece and champion of the
organization in the House of Representa-
tives.
1t came about by snub administered to
the National Board while it was in session
at Washington last week. The board sent
letter to the managers of Mckinley, Reed,
Morton and Allison, inviting them to ap-
pear before the board and state their atti-
tudes toward the organization, as it in
tended to take 3 hand in the National
fight. All of the managers but Hanna
obeyed the summons and had long con-
ferences with the members OF the board.
Hanna came not. A second letter was
sent him and it brought reply that Nc
Kinley would recognize no faction in the
IhCPubiiCoh polpy oiU NOulu Ildhc llO
pledges nor promises to any secret organi-
zation. This settled his chances with the
organization. it was decided at once to
fight the Ohio candidate and resolution
to that effect was passed. Then the mana
gers of the other candidates were notified
of this action and that at the proper time
the organization would act.
1t became necessary to carry on the fight
to secure candidate to throw the A. P. A.
votes to. Ostensibly Linton was selected
as the man. He was willing to take the
place. When Chairman Stevens arrived
in st. Loui, Monday he set up National
headquarters and at once launched Lin
toms boom, and hundreds of Linton but
tons are already being worn. In an inter
view tonight he announces that the or
ganization will defeat Mckinley for the
nomination, and if nominated it would
fight him at the polls. He says of the 400
delegates already chosen to the National
convention there are ninety members of
she A. p. A, and that the organization
will secure sixty more, and with the $50
votes they will be able to defeat Mckinley
and nominate man to their own liking.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Six Delegates Elected to the
National Convention at
St. Louis.
ARE AGAINST MR.. MK1NLEY.
The Impression Prevails That the Vote
of the State Will Go to
Allison.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, April THE Re-
publican State Convention to elect six
delegates to the National Convention was
gates in attendance. and they disposed of
the preliminary business in rush.
The platform adopted declares for the
free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, for protec-
ton and reciprocity, closing with this
clause:
"We ask our delegates to ST. Louis to do
their utmost to secure in the National Re-
publican platform a full acknowledgment
of the imperative need of a return to real BIZ
metallism and a promise of its swift adop-
ton, without regard to other nations by
opening our mints to the free coinage of
gold and silver at ratio of 16 to l."
The work of electIng delegates was then
proceeded with.
1t was practically agreed by all factions
before the convention was held that SEN
ator Cannon should be elected, and nearly
the entire vote went to him. Interest re-
ally centered in the candidacy of Colonel
Isaac Trumbo, who came so near being
elected United States Senator short time
ago. The old clique worked desperately
against him. but he was chosen, receiving
the highest vote given any delegate out
side of Cannon.
The House went wild with enthusiasm
over Trumbo's triumph and he was loudly
cheered. The other delegates chosen were
United States Senator Brown, Congress
man Allen, Thomas Kearns and w. S.
Mccormick. The delegates were not in
structed, but they are solid for silver and
against Mckinley.
The impression prevails that the vote
will 60 to Allison.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
apparently just before the convention than

apparently just before the convention than
Mckinley is now.
''The winner this time will be either
Harrison or Allison. Harrison made an
alliance yesterday that will naturaIly y
strengthen his chances. He has Young,
energetic, ambitious wife, and influence of
that kind is not to be underestimated in
such a contest. Indiana will be solid for
him and he will enter the convention with
votes from a number of other States.
Allison will start out with 100 votes.
He will get Iowa's twenty-five. The rest
will come from California, the Territories,
Texas, Alabama and Georgia, South Caro-
lima and few other States. He will get
at least one New York vote. The delegate
has already been elected and has
announced his intention of supporting
Allison at the convention"
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Regardless of Party Citizens
Voted to Remove the Cor
rupt Crowd.
ELECTIONS IN SEVEN TOWNS.
Blood Freely Shed in Several Wards
and the Police Kept Busy With
Rioters.

CHICAGO, ILL, April Z. - In the cleo
ton here to-day for town officers and
Aldermen the Republicans carried all of
the seven towns by majorities ranging
from 1000 to 4000. The campaign for
Aldermen was not strictly on party lines,
being more of an effort on the part of repu-
table citizens to GUST the old gang which
has controlled the Council, regardless of
politics.
OF the thirty-four Aldermen elected to-
day only eight are mer who were opposed
by the Municipal Voters League. The
remaining twenty-six may be said to fairly
represent the respectable element.
Of the old Council gang John Coughlin
(Bathhouse John), Charles Martin, John
Powers, Daniel Ackerman, Robert Null
cahy and Cyrus Howell return to the
Council. These six will still have COM
pany in the Council-chamber, as ont of
the thlrty-four present Aldermen whose
terms do not expire until next year there
are mum Der eff well-known boodlers.
The election to- day will severely cripple
them and yet still leave them with ma
jority of two or three members in the
Council. Heretofore they have had two
thirds majority, which enabled them to
pass at Will Ordinances over the mayor )
veto.
The Peoples party did not succeed in
electing a single candidate. Of the sue
cessful candidates thirteen are Democrats,
eighteen Republicans and three who ran
on an independent ticket. The most bitter
contest was in the First Ward, between
Bathhouse John and George ii. Williams.
Coughlin will have a majority of over
1900. In this ward there were six candi-
dates-one Democrat, two Republicans,
one PEOPLES party and two independent.
Blood was shed in the First Ward, and
the police were called on to quell several
incipient riots at the polling places. The
levee section of the ward provided its usual
quota of lesser brawls, with fists, rocks and
clubs as weapons and whisky as the Access
sory in every case. There were disturb
ances among the Italians of the Nine
teenth Ward, where the Aldermanic con-
testants strove with beer, whisky. and
money to influence the voting. Fist-fghts
and elections of trespassers from the poll
ing-places by the police were reported in
the Second, Eighteenth and Twenty-sec-
ond wards.
The police quickly restored order when
ever an outbreak occurred, and, on the
whole, considering the bitterness of the
fight against gang" Aldermen. the election
was not a discreditable one. The open
violation of the law against saloons selling
liquor during the voting hours made most
OF the trouble for the police.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
MAYOR RossON RESIGNS.

Believed to Have the Maricopa COUNTY,
Shriecafty In Tietc.
PHOENIX, ARIz., April AT a meet
ing of the City Council last night Mayor
X. L. Rosson rendered his resignation,
which was accepted. His successor will
be elected at special meeting, to be held
on June 2, to vote on the issuing of city
bonds to take up former issue that ma
lures this year. While Mayor Rosson
does not give reason for his resignation
it is understood that he has not worked in
harmony with the City Council and has
opposed several measures adopted by that
body. 1t is limited that he has political
aspirations for the fall campaign and will
seek the Democratic nomination for
Sheriff of Maricopa County and does not
wish to take sides ON some important
measures now pending before the council.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08

six months ago he was married to Miss
Belden Ladd, one of the most attractive
young ladies' of the valley. For some time
he has b.en sick, and for the benefit OF
his health decided to go to Pomona. Up
to three weeks ago he was improving, but
typhoid fever and quick consumption
proved 100 much for his delicate constltu-
tion and he was brought home last even
ing to die. He lived until morning.
Sargent was president of the tribune
Cyclers of Gilroy and an active mem Der of
the Gilroy Fire Department, being one OF
the team that ran in the firemen's tourna-
ment here last September.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
PHEKIX EKcAMPMEKT.
Annual Reunion of the arizona Grand Arm,
Men General Sampson Elected
Commander

PHOENIX, ARIz., April THE annual
encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic of Arizona convened in this city
to-day with delegates present from the
posts in Flagstaff, Williams. Prescott,
Phoenix, Tucson, Tombstone, Tempe and
Yuma. The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Department COM
mander, General A. ]. Sampson of Pho-
nix; senior rvice-commander, J. L. Burrows
OF Williams; junior vice-commander, w.
F. Bradley of Tom bstone; chaplain, Rev.
C. P. Wilson of Tucson; medical director
and delegate to National lencampment, DR..
J. M. Evans of Phoenix: alternate dele
gates, Colonel William Christie OF Phoenix; !;
council of administration, George Hox-
worth of Flagstaff, James Finley of
Tucson, A. L. Grow of Tombstone, ]. w.
Dorrington of Yuma and S. 6. Reese of
Prescott.
The next encampment will be held in
Prescott in the summer OF 1897. There
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
SHIPMENTS TO THE EAST.
The Output of Drted PrWnes Lar0
Than in Precious Years.

The Output of Dried Pr"nes Larger
Than in Precious Years.
SAN JOSE, CAL, April THE overland
shipments of green, canned and dried
fruits from this city from July 1, 1885, to
March 81, 1896, amount to 74.745, 43O
pounds, of which 16.990.910 pounds were
green fruits, 13, S34, $50 canned fruits and
43, 745, $50 dried fruits. The shipments of
canned and green fruits fall short of those
of 1898 and 1894 while those of dried
prunes are in excess of any previous year
and there is sufficient prunes remaining
on hand TO swell the amount to 42, 900, 900
pounds.
The dried fruit shipments were: Prunes,
1871, $50 pounds; peaches, 2,21l, $50; april
cots, 2,2S1,s55; pears, OO.6OO; plums, 1885,
875; other dried fruits, 127, ,73O.
Wine and SEED shipments are steadily
on the increase and the prospects are good
for heavier shipments during the season of
1896. Wine shipments during the past sea-
son were 7,125. 365 pounds. and the seed
shipments amounted to 710,995 pounds.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Cotpiite e" Soonersv Win.

SPOKANE, WASH, April 7.-"Sooners,"
who located mineral claims on the north
ern half of the Colville Indian Reserva-
tion previous to the act of Congress of
February 20 1896, which declared that
portion of the reserve open to mineral
locations, scored a victory to-day in a
decision given in a test case by Judge
Hanford in the United States court. 1t
was held that locations made before that
date would hold, as against locations made
after the act of February 20. The decision
will affect hundreds of mining claims.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
DEMOCRATS OF MISS soURL.
At All Their Conventions Free Silrer Is
Favored.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April I. = Fifty-two
Democratic county conventions have been
held in Missouri up to this morning and
in every one of them resolutions were
passed favoring the free coinage of silver.
Forty-one of these instructed their dele
gates to the Sedalia convention to vote
only for delegates at large who were
pledged to free silver, and the majority
favored Governor Stone, Senators Vest
and Cockrell and ex-Congressman Bland
as delegates to the Chicago convention.
In all the primaries held for county con-
ventions yet to come the sentiment for
free silver is equally pronounced
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
Rio Terde Canal Bonds Sold.

PHOENIX, ARIz., April IA. C. Shell
don, president of the Rio Verde Canal
Company, left last night for Minneapolis
with bonds of the company amounting to
81, 40O, 900, which had been executed bv the
officers or the company here. These bonds
have been disposed of to European capi-
talists. and will be taken across the ocean
by messengers of the company. With the
money realized from the sale of the bonds
the canal dams and reservoirs now being
constructed by the Rio Verde Canal Com.
pany will be completed. A large area of
land north of Phoenix will be irrigated,
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
JOIN THE TOLUNTEERS.
San Jose SaIcdtionists Stand by Ballin0-
ton Booth.

San Jose Sdlcationists Stand By Railing
ton Booth.
SAN JOSE, CAL, April Thirty men,
bers of the local Salvation Army corps, in
cluding eleven officers, handed in their
designations to Captain Thompson to-day
The reason for their action, as given by
the seceders, is that after the treatment
accorded Ballirgton Booth, they cannot
conscientiously act with the present Or
ganization. 1t is intended to form a
branch of Gods American Volunteers, and
word has been sent to Ballington Booth
that thirty earnest soldiers await his order.
The new movement in this city is tenn
porarily in charge of A. F. Reef, B. T.
Bailey and A. W. Kennedy, all ex-ser-
geants of the Salvation Army. The action
taken meets the approval of the friends of
the army in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-08
HARRISON OR ALLIsON.
Colonel Sscords Says Mckinley Can't Be
Nominated.

Nominated.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 7.-Colonel H. L.
Swords. sergeant-at-arms of the Republi-
can National convention, is sanguine of
McKinIey's defeat at the convention, but
is not so sure of Mr.. Allison's nomina-
ton.
1.-THE real fight will be between Allison
and Harrison, think. he said. "McKin-
ley will go into the convention with about
125 less than majority, and he'll be
strongest at the start. He's popular idol.
but popular idols seldom win. At the
Republican convention twenty years ago
felt certain that Blaine, popular IDOL,
would be the nominee. He was stronger