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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
THE DEAD ROBBER
Vas a Church Member and Formerl,
Eogked la Fresno.

Vas a Church Member and Formerly
EorIed la Fresno.
OAKLAND. CAL, March 19.-Train 20
arrived in Oakland to-day. 1t was the
crew of this train that found the body of
the dead robber.
Pullman Conductor E. C. Cunningham
says that the man shot had a two-pound
can of dynamite tied on his person under
his coat at the right side.
News Agent j. w. Christie, who helped
to place the body in the baggage-car. says
that the officers recognized the man as Joe
Mccall, not McCole, as at first reported.
The man had formerly worked for Picks
in Fresno. He was a regular church at
tendant, and the last one they would sus-
pect of such an act had he not been killed
while committing the deed. In the dead
mans pockets were found fourteen cart
ridges of 44-caliber, knife, cigar but no
money.
Mail Clerk E. Hiskle of train 10 re-
turned on No. 20. He says that the
Deputy Sheriffs were seated in the ten
der with the backs to the train when
Mccall ordered the engineer to stop.
covering him with a revolver and the
fireman with his rifle. Then, seeing the
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
REV. REED OF PORTLAND
The Bank Robber Bobs Up Again
and Returns to the Insane
Asylum.
While Dodging the Penitentiary His
Wife Is Passing Sweated $40
Pieces.

PORTLAND, Or, March 19.-Shortly
after the Rev. j.. C. Reed was released
from the State Insane Asylum, to which
place he succeeded in being committed to
escape the penitentiary for robbing an
East Portland bank he went to California.
He was pronounced "sane' by the asylum
physicians.
The months rolled by and the Rev. Mr..
Reed turned up at his home claiming to
be sick, penniless and utterly discouraged,
his trip to California having been without
result so far as bettering his condition was
concerned.
After he had been home short time
Mrs. Reed complained to the authorities
and asked that her husband be returned
to the asylum, his mania having again
broken out, and in suicidal form. Her
request was granted, and Reed is now an
inmate of the Salem Insane Asylum.
For several days past the merchants of
Oregon City, where Mr.. Reed and his fam
lily reside, have been visited by Mrs. Reed,
who, making small purchase, would in.
variably tender $50 gold piece in pay
ment, requesting that small gold coin be
given her in exchange.
that it was not long before the merchants
began to speak of the number of $40 coins
Mrs. Reed was possessed Of Suspicion
being aroused one of the coins she had
passed was sent to the bank for testing.
1t was found to have been sweated and
was 81 so short in weight.
Further investigation revealed that q
short time prior Mrs. Reed had purchased
fine druggists scales and acids such as is
used in making gold solution. The
woman when questioned offered no ex-
PLANTATION of her queer actions regarding
the money.
From these curious circumstances the
authorities have deduced that Rev. Mr..
Reed has probably made "haul' some-
where, and that to avoid punishment he
has gone to the asylum again.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
Engineers Calculate to Complete
the Line to Fresno by
August I.
TO HANDLE THIS YEARS CROPS
Foundries Busy Turning Out Castings
and Industry Is Manifest
Everywhere.

STOCKTON, CAL, March 10. - Vice
road, together with number OF the direc-
tors and other officials, arrived in the city
this evening and an important conference
was held with the local engineers. The
roundhouses and depot of this city are to
be erected soon, and it is understood that
the work is to be prosecuted through the
country as fast as possible, and as soon as
the first division of the road is completed
it Will be placed in immediate operation,
III order that crops and freights IN the
country through which it passes may be
handled this season.
1t is calculated that the road Will be
the constant arrival of materials, the COM
pletion of the telegraph lines and other
adjuncts indicate that the equipment will
be complete to operate the road over this
division by the date mentioned.
Chief Engineer Storey stated this even
ing that while the company could handle
freights from the intermediate country
during that time, they preferred to bend
all their energies toward the completion
of the line to Fresno, and place it i'll oper-
alton as soon as completed.
Right-of-way difficulties at the Fresno
end of the line are being adjusted, and
there will be nothing to impede ths prog
ress of the work. A local foundry is now
turning out the castings for the round
house here and that superstructure will
soon be under way. The bridge work is
being completed as fast as possible, and
the prospect of establishing transportation
between here and Fresno by September is
not only possible but very probable.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
THE NEW BISHOP.
Met on the Road by GaiIy Decorated
SDecidt Car.

Met on the Road by a GaiIy Decorated
Speciat Car.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 19.-The
new Bishop OF the new diocese of Los
Angeles, the Right Rev. Joseph Horsfall
Johnson, received warm welcome on his
arrival in Southern California to-day, en-
route TO Los Angeles. -
This morning at II o'clock large party
went out OH a special train to meet this
distinguished divine. The special observa-
ton car was secured to-day, and most
exquisitely decorated by the church
women of Los Angeles and vicinity, and
this was placed by the Santa Fe at the dis
posal Of the party appointed to meet the
Bishop
The car this morning presented a beauti-
full appearance, being most lavishly dec
Grated with beautiful flowers. The princi-
pal color effects were white and gold, as
great masses of callas were used, aIternat-
ing with quantities of the soft and peauti-
full golden balls of the acacia, with the
foliage of each in charming effects.
Baskets of the most beautiful carna-
tions swung between the windows of the
car, and heurs de lis were also arranged in
effective masses of rich purple and laven-
der.
The party arrived at o'clock this even
ing and received an ovation from large
number of church people who had gath
cred at the depot.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
DIVINE HELLER PUTNAM.
Orerrun by afflicted Persons-Ihey Con: G
From Ear and Near.


From Far and Near.
PORTLAND, Or, March 19.-"Divine
healer" w. T. Putnam, who came here
about a week ago to cure the halt, the sick
and blind through the spirit of Jesus
Christ, so he says, is being overrun by af-
ficted.
A sign in front of his quarters on Alder
street reading, "The Christ method of
healing; inquirers welcome" is attracting
large crowds from morning to night. Many
who have called on the healer from sheer
curiosity have left his presence convinced
that the man is wonderfully gifted.
His fame is beginning to reach out into
the country and many strangers are COM
ing to town TO try his treatment. He say
that he does not pretend to effect instan-
taneous cures, but that he will guarantee
improvement of the condition of his pa
tients in proportion tc the increase or
strengthening of their faith.
de claims that he is inspired to perform
work without temporal reward, also that
any other man who will cast aside all
doubt as to the divine power of Christ can
accomplish as much as he.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
The Dead Robber Was a Promi.
nent Church Member
Of Fresno.
SANTA CRUZ ALSO CLAIMS HIM.
Bakersfield Has Had an Inkling OF
the Conspiracy for Some
Time Past

TULARE, CAL, March 1e.-As result
of the attempted hold-up this morning the
body of Dan Mccall, horribly lacerated,
lies in the undertaking rooms of Locey,
DUNCAN & Co. in this city; two men, 81
Lovern and Charles Ardell, are in jail on
suspicion of being accomplices, and two
Deputy Sheriffs. Reed and Daggett, are in
the doctors hands.
Reed was shot through the muscle of the
left arm, near the shoulder, and his wound
is not serious. Daggett was shot through
the right side, just above the hip-bone.
The bullet went almost through, and was
here.
Dan Mccall was laborer who worked
around this neighborhood for some time.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
LOS ANGELES, CAL
204 South Broadway.

any purpose or intention to further the in
terests OF any candidate or individual, but
desires especially to ascertain the Will OF the
party in the county, and to reach the end that
the delegate from Alameda County to the
National Republican Convention at st. Louis
shall be the actual choice OF the party acting
by ajorities in the usual course.
Resotped, That the members OF this assem-
blage pledge themselves to cooperate with and
aid the committee inicarrying out the forego-
ing request by every honorable means and in
any manner most effectual to ascertain and
carry out the will of the electors of the party.
RESOLVED, That John T. Bell, Rev. DR.. Coyle,
w. r. Davis and John 7. Ellsworth be and they
are hereby appointed committee of confer
ence representing this assemblage TO confer
with the committe OF this Congressional dis
trict, to present these resolutions and as far as
lies in their power to carry out their spirit and
purpose.
The meeting closed with three rousing
cheers for the success of the next Repub-
lican campaign.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
Lucku Ballard Nan.

BALLARD. CAL, March 19-W. E.
Hall, who fell from the top of a monster
white oak last week. is doing we'll and will
be on his feet tomorrow. Hall was sit
ting astride of large limb, cutting an
other one, when without warning .botb
limbs snapped. letting him to the ground
He fell head foremost among a pile of
logs, and barring few scratches on his
hands and stiff neck is unin jured. HIM.
dreds of people have called to witness ths
scene OF his miraculous escape.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
BAKERsFIELD NOT sURPRIsED.
Knetc All the Time mat a Hold Up Vas
on the TdptS,

Knetr All the Time mat a Hold Up Vas
on the Tdpts.
BAKERSFIELD, Call, March 19.-lt
b i'd been known for three weeks that a
train hold-up was on the tapis, and the
event had been expected to come off at
any time.
S. Loveren, now under arrest at Visalia,
has been employed in various dives here
for some time, until about three weeks
ago, when he left and went to Visalia. At
the time he left it got out in some myste-
rlous manner that the train robbery was
to come off soon, in which he was inter-
ested.
Detective Brighton, who caught Evans
at Visalia. has been here for some time,
and he.got tip of the affair quite while
ago. Railroad, express and county Off
cials here were all notified yesterday, but
somehow it was given out to all that the
northbound train was the one to be held up.
1t is thought there was possibility that
the gang meant to attack the northbound
train the night before, on which Kid
Thompson was passenger, bound for San
Quentin to be hanged. On the trip that
night Thompson made frequent reference
to the possibility of the train being robbed
and joked about it. 1t is certain he had
many friends among the toughs in the
valley. He used to be in Bakersfield and
was well known among the criminal ele-
ment
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
4 PIoNEER,s SAD END.
Found Dro,Uned in China Slough, Near.
Sacramento,

SACRAMENTO, CAL, March 19.-The
dead body of Duncan W. Morrison, an old
man who recently arrived in California
from Michigan, was found in China Slough
this morning. Whether it is case of sui
eide or accidental drowning is not ascer-
tainable. Morrison was over 60 years of
age and was All early settler in California,
where he accumulated considerable wealth.
Several years ago he left the State and
went to Michigan. where he lost all his
money in speculation. Several weeks ago
he returned penniless to this city. He had
been sleeping at the city Jail for several
nights. Yesterday he was taken to the
County Hospital but refused to stay. He
left, announcing his intention of going to
San Francisco, where, he said. he had
friends who would provide for him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
SANTA CRUZ CLAIMS HIM.
Mccall Formerly Lived In the City by

Mccall Formerly Lived In the City by
the Sea.
SANTA CRUZ, CAL, March 19.-Dan
Mccall, the train -robber who was killed at
Goshen at an early hour this morning, was
formerly Santa Cruzan.
Hewas born and raised in this commun-
ity, and was always considered steady,
honest, hardworking fellow. The mother,
brothers and son of the dead man are at
present residents of this city.
James Mccall will go to Visalia to-mor-
row. He believes Oble Butt was former
schoolmate of his
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
HOPEFUL s7RInE P81so soxnRs.

They Are Promised Hid to Secure Their
Release.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 10
Clune, Stanwood and Ross, A. r. U.
strikers, who are serving an eighteen
months sentence in the County Jail
here, imposed by Judge Ross OF the
Federal Court, are feeling happy over
letter received from Congressman James
McLachlan, in which that statesman prom
ises to help them in their endeavor to OBJ
tain pardon. Mr.. McLachlan says he will
intercede personally with the President if
necessary TO bring about the desired end.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
oANNERY MEN IN COUNCIL.
HsU Present Solid Front A0afust
Eastern MiddIeneu,

PORTLAND, Or. March 19-Represen-
tatives OF all the leading Columbia River
canneries met here to-day and completed
organization of cannerv mems associa.
ton to protect themselves from the i'm
position of the jobbers
For long time Eastern wholesalers
have refused to accept the second-grade
pack OF the Columbia River salmon la
ibeled, as they desired to use their own
brand, and they further demanded large
discount on that class of product from the
canneries.
The meeting here primarily is for the
purpose of forming solid front to s1c-
cessfnliy combat the arrogance of Eastern
middlemen,
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
FIRE AT NoRTHPORT.
Property ValMed at $25, 900 Destroyed
No Ins,Sruuce.

SPOKANE, WASH, March ia fire
last evening at Northport destroyed $25, goo
worth OF property. The town is new, all
the buildings of wood, and no insurance
could be secured on that portion burned.
The heavy losers are: E. A. Altman, sa-
loon, loss $500; s. F. Bradbury. res
taurant, $1,000; Cv Townsend, saloon,
$500; K. G. Fields. grocery-store and
dwelling. $4,000; Crandall Bros, grocery
store, $500; William Halbie, harness.
dealer, $1,000; I. r. O'Connor. saloon and
$1,000; Lydia Clifton's house, $500. Two
store buildings owned by M. r. Gaiusha
OF Spokane, occ upied by Crandall Bros.
and =. A. Altman, were totally destroyed.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
Guilty of Murder.

OAKLAND, CAL, March 19. - The trial
OF Benjamin Hill for the murder of his
wife was concluded to-day. At o'clock
the case was given to the jury and after being
out five hours they returned into court with
verdict of murder in the first degree without
any recomme endations.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
LYNCHING Is THREATENED.

BaldtCfn Removed to tho Los angeles
County Jail for Safety.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 19.-George
L. Baldwin, who is charged with an as
sault on ali eight-year-old girl in Orange
County few days ago, was brought to the
Los Angeles County Jail to-day for safe
keeping, the Jail at Santa Ana being con-
sidered insecure and lynching being threat
ened
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20

men below, he dropped his guns, firing
point blank. The men were taken by sur
prize, as they were only going to Tulare to
Join the posse on No. 20.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
Endorsed by the second ward.

the Second Ward Republican Club, F. R. Por-
ter president, was held tonight and resolu-
ton was passed commencing the action of the
Alameda delegates in deciding to appoint del
egates instead of electing them at primaries.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-20
Paused bx the Refchstaa.

BERLIN, GERMANY. March 19.-The Gov
ernment's naval estimates were passed by
the Reichstag to-day.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

! the Weather Bureau desires tu make the
{ forecast plainly legiblc
y Sc "I ,ATc> has been prepared for the
use of poStmaStcrs. These types contain all
the usual set of forecasts given by the
/ weather Bureau, such as colder. warm and
fair.
The adoption OF This system by the Baiti-
more puSt-ulIiCe has been suggested by Mr.
Marbury tu Postmaster WarIicld, aud has
met with Mr.. WarfIed's approval. II VIII
be given trial If consent IS obtained from
the postal authorities at Washington,
with whom the postmaster has entered
into communication concerning the plan.
Should the STATE Weather Bureau dircc
tors receive encouragement from local post
masters and the plau be given a trial, then
themattrr VIII be brought to the cunSidera
tion OF the Postmaster General, who will lie
asked to petition Congress for a permanent
appropriation To support the plan.
Mr.. Marbury is at present engaged on
plan to use the street ears in order to bring
weather predictions before the public. He
is working on 4 simple machine, the chief
mechanism of which consists of a roller that
Will unwind and present at Will the state Of
the weather as predicted for the day. Its
manipulation will be extremely easy. and
the roller Will be covered with the usual
BRIEF terms in which weather indications are
published. Just what the weather is going
to be will be sent every morning to the
offices of The street car companies. accord
Ing TO Mr.. Marbury's plan, and thus all
passengers can read on their way to and
from business the kind of weather which
they may expect.
The morning times., 1896-01-19

from an directions 'nicht-lhcrs." Many o.
! them are ruuudcrs who never go hcme III
! morning. They naturally like The darkness
| and, like cats, pr"wl around all night
! Some Of them ar" harmless. and are Tcco:.
| niZed 10y the authorities as occasionally of
| great assistance. Others are looked upon
with suspicion, aud have occasionally been
| found very near scenes of crime with No
! purpose unless an evil one.
| At the Cah-stands a few remain all night
! ana are ready for an emergency with a big
fee.
a drunken man wobbling down Pcnnsyt-
| Nania avenue under the electric light.
anywhere between the Treasury and the
! Baltimore Potomac depot. viii attract
, the "cabhies' with a rush. and more than
one fight has occurred over what locked
like rich haul. But "pick-ups' OF this
kind are not what they used to be. old
| timers say, ana when they used TO get a
for taking a big fellow home in the morn
ing, they are glad 10 get dollar now
hut it is in tn" morning newspaper Offices
and the bakeries that steady hard work
goes ON till nearly dawn. At the news
paper offices some department is ut work
absolutely all the time, and Thackerav's
See the mighty engine; She never sleeps
is literally true.
HARD TO DECIDE.
~ 10 WY HdIu uttltlc III SeGn cases
There used to be 4 clever porch climber in
Washington who would rob residence
and appear at the side of an officer with
whom he was well acquainted almost
ihentically at The moment the theft was
committed. He WAS so often helDful in
running down other criminals that he
was for long time cxoneratcd. though
many times suspected. His policeman friend
attributed the suspicious OF other officers
10 jealousy. and readily sworc to an alibi
for the crook.
At the telegraph offices the messengers
are coming and going till nearly o clock.
Occasional late workers. newspaper men
with Western papers giving an hour or
Two advantage in time, business men com
lng in on late trains, come in with mes
sages and stop to gossip at the counter or
exchange word with the clerks.
BAKERS ARE BUSY.
AT the big bakeries the men are molding
lUavcs. showing them into the big ovens.
where the huge revolving baking shelves
20 slowly round with their burde of Ioavcs
in pans, and are out till 2 n. IN. Then the
wagons are coming in, and by O'Clock
they are beginning to move out with their
loads.
two or three for "A little while for gossip,
aud occasionally a printer or other news
paper friend drops in.
Tw" brgadcs uf the public service oc-
casionaly meet about this time. They are
the lanpiigherS, who are cXtinguishinc
the gas, and the strcct-SwCeping force. As
a baker or newspaper cmpIoyc goes honeor
Il milk wagon driver comes to work through
the dark. he is occasionally startled by a
ShoStly detachment standing. in the street |
resting upon hoes or brooms, thrust upon
the ground like crutches.
He recognizes in moment, if he is an !
pld hand, that these are no visitants from !
he spirit world. They are only sweepers |
waiting for the carts Ia come, or else |
Siceruy "soldiering" because they know |
he "verseer cannot detect them in the !
dark.
The morning times., 1896-01-19
FORECASTS ON LETTERS.
Proposition to Stamp Letters with
the Weather Predictions.
Baltimore Sun.

In future, If the plans of Weather Oh.
server Marbury are approved by the Post.
office Department, the receiving stamp on
the back nf every letter coming Into Balti-
more will bear in large type n forecast Of the
weather for the following twenty y-four
hours.
The idea was suggested to the Weather
Bureau by the convention held in Indianapo-
lis, Ind, last October, by the weather OBJ
servers of several States, and was proposed
by Mr.. F. T. Charfce of Alabama. 1t was
heartily approved ut headquarters, aud a
circular directing all of the chief observers
nf The States to lay the matter before the
local posimasters has been recently sent out
by Chief Willis L. Moore.
The stamp, as proposed. is to consist of 4
heavy-typcd upper line to read: Weather
for tomorrow" Between this aud a lower
linc which is given in the forecast for the
next twcnty-four hours Is to be the Gus.
tonlary receipt mark, containing the usua
date and the name of the post-officc. A
much larger stamp than is generally en-
pl"yed q: present viii have TO be used, as
The morning times., 1896-01-19

THE TIMES gives away with every copy TO-DAY
its third Doll Dress Model in oolors. entitled
Ladies' Princess Toflette.'
The costume is described as follows
Persian silk that shows scrolls of black on cfaroc
able red surface Is used for the plain and pus of
sleeves over which princess bodice of dark
cloth Is worm rich design of passementerie of braid
ing forms the decoration, and the bodice is closed on the
left side with handsome buttons
The stylish gored skirt extends in princess style to
form deep round bodice corselet that fits the form
perfectly falling below the hips in the aring flutes that
are now fashionable Three pronounced godes stand ont
from the back that in being formed below the
waist line. deep facing of haircloh or other stiff
fabric Is give the fashionable standout effect
at the foot
The bodice and front gore can be trimmed as shown
or plainly completed The waist is sn1ootf-ftiur the
seamless front and back being arranged over govetted
1ugs that close center 'front.' the front of material
closing at the shoulder and under seams or the waist
can be arranged to close jnvbly in center back if so
preferred.
Comfortable sleeve Innings faced with red cloth to
simulate deep pointed cuffs decorated with passerenterc
or embroidery, full pufs of the silk being gathered and
arranged at the top to stand out fasionaby. The pri-
cess modes are universally becoming and the one here
presented affords splendid opportunity the display of
becoming and stylish combinations, of which the new Per
sian Silks with velvet cloth, be surpassed for
rChuess of effect.