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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
MITCHELL FiRE-SWEPT.
Lower Portion of the Oregon Town Almost
Entirely DestroyedLFew Losers
Are Insured


PORTLAND. Or, March 31.-The lower
part of the town of Mitchell, in Crook
County, was almost entirely destroyed by
fire Friday afternoon. The fire originated
in Misener's new block, occupied by w. L.
Palmer and ]. F. Magee. 1t is not known
how the fire started, Palmer's family being
absent at the time. When the flames were
first discovered they were bursting through
the root and sides of the building, and
soon the whole structure was ablaze. the
front part was occupied by J. F. Magee as
q grocery tore, and the upper part by the
Knights of Pythias and the A. o. e. W.
The flames soon connected with adjoining
buildings. and as strong wind was blow
ing up the CANON there was no hope of
saving them. 1t was only by the most
strenuous efforts that the fire was pre-
vented from reaching the upper portion of
the town.
The following is believed to be the only
insurance: s. T. Brennan, $500; r. E..
Misener, $500, and ]. F. Magee, $500. the
buildings burned were the Misener block,
the old Mitchell Hotel adjoining on the
west, three residences owned by r. Z.
Misener and occupied by S. F. Allen, r. E.
Misener and n. s. Misener; A. c. McEach-
ern's residence, blacksmith shop, saloon
and ivery-stable, aud Misener's saloon,
Misener's wine cellar, an old store build
ing, formerly occupied by L. Howard; the
Monitor office.
Sasser's store building and barns and
George Collins shop alone remain in the
lower town. Household goods were moved
luto the street. but most were burned. w.
l., Palmer and j. F. Magee saved abso-
lutely nothing of their household effects.
The others lost almost everything, much
OF 1t burning IN the streets after being re-
moved from the houses
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ROMANCE OF SPOKANE.
The Wife of L. C. DWmon Learns Tbof
Her Former Husband Is Still

SPOKANE, WASH, March 31.-L. C.
Dillman, who for several years has been
prominent in business and financial circles
in this State and during the "boom days.
was considered one of the boldest and
wealthiest operators in the Northwest, to-
day commenced proceedings to annuI his
marriage with Rebecca Dillman.
In the complaint it is alleged that,
though they have lived together for eleven
years as man and wife, they have Just
learned that former husband of Mrs.
Dillman, supposed to have been dead, is
alive and living in Boston under the name
of Williams.
The Dillmans were married in Kansas,
the wife having been Mrs. Staley. Mr..
and Mrs. Staley had come to Kansas from
Pennsylvania. One morning Staley was
missing. Some OF his clothing was found
on the bank OF a stream. The stream was
dragged, but his body was not found. The
belief was, however, that he had been
drowned.
Seven years passed, and, as nothing was
head of Staley. the matter was taken
into court, He was declared legally dead
and his property was divided. Mrs. Staley
married Dillman nine years after. the dis.
appearance OF her husband Staley,. OIL
williams; as. he is now known. is said to
:be. quite. prominent in business circles in
!: Boston,: -: :.
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JOHNSON DEFENDED.
4 Lincoln Park Citizen Assaifs Fres,
t.es aud the Gorernor.

a AtsCOIb HTR Ottt<cye 0S10d8 Fresno.
t.es and the Governor.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, March 31.-J. NJ.
Wood, a prominent citizen of Lincoln
Park, who has known Rev. l. F. Johnson
for twenty years, came warmly to the de-
fense of that individual to-day Said Mr..
Wood with reference to Rev. Mr.. John
sons remarks about the girls of Fresno:
mo doubt he alluded to the deplorable
fact that many girls are early ruined in
California, as well as elsewhere and it is
possible his remarks were indiscreet or ex-
aggerated; but does that justify the rough
element of Fresno in its extravagant and
fiery indignation? Rev. l. F. Johnson is
well known all over New England, and has
labored with approval and decided success
in more than half hundred of our
churches, many of them the largest iu the
towns and cities of the East.
Thousands of useful and active mem
bers in our societies have been led to
Christian lives in his meetings. hardly
know man of his age who has been in
strumental in leading so many of our
young people to Christ. This Fresno
buster will make no impression upon
thousands who have known him for MANY
years. Quite a number of the ministers
of the Southern California conference and
not few people living in Pasadena and
Los Angeles know the truth OF these state
ments.
''If our Governor said what he is re-
ported to have said he has exhibited a
pitiable weakness. Ministers of the gospel
are under the same restrictive laws and
liable to the same fines and penalties for
wrong sayings and wrong doings that
Governors. editors and politicians are, and
they do not need, as he suggests, some
special legislation with severe penalties to
put paddock on their mouths in the
pulpit
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MISS scHEMMEDs BIG GAIN.
Seeerat Hundred TOtes -4head ia tn e
CdrairnL Contest.

Several Hunared p0tes Ahead tn the
CdrnirnI Contest.
SAN JOSE, CAL, March 3I.-The inter
est in the voting to decide which of Santa
Clara County's fair daughters shall be
queen of the rose carnival is decidedly on
the increase.
Since the last coun. of the ballots, Miss
Lulu Schemmel.s total vote has jumped
from 316 to S92, an advance of SIG votes,
and the vote OF several others shows sub
stantial increase. Miss Meta Laisy is sec
ond on the list with 293 votes and Miss
NJ aud Argues is third with 247.
The contest in GiIroy has taken on a
sort OF local boom. BaIloting is going on
in that enterprising town right along but
the votes will not be forwarded to the
headou uarters OF the committee until April
%. The vote is first taken individually,
and every one of the lady residents of
Gil-oy has an equal show.
There is an agreement, however, that
the one receiving the highest vote will get
the sum total of all the votes cast. This
will doubtless give the Gilroy candidate a
standing near the head of the list. The
plan adopted is one that NAV be followed
by others, and it behooves the friends of
San JOSE. favorite daughters to keep their
eyes on the main chance. The contest will
close on April "a.
The vote up to this evening for the lead
ing eight is as follows: Miss Lulu Schem-
Rea of Gilroy 246, Miss Maud Argues DAT,
Miss Sue January 226. Miss Lottie Rich
ardson 216, Miss Helen Ford 206, Miss
Eileen Kelly 204
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Names as Defendants Four Of
the Men Who Forced Him
to Apologize.
INDIGNATION AGAIN AROUSED
The Suit Adds to the Popular Resent.
ment of the Insult to the
City's Daughters.

FRESNO. CAL, March 31.-One OF Evan
gelist Johnson's promised suits for dam
ages materialized to-day in a complaint
against several members of the citizens
committee which prepared the evangelis.'s s
now famous retraction and apology touch
ing the chastity of Fresno's daughters
The complaint, which was filed with
County Clerk Hart at o'clock this even
ing, was following: >:
Plaintiff complains of: defendants and
allege: Eirst-That the plaintiff is row, and
for more than ten years last past has been q
regularly ordained minister of the Methodist
Episcopal Church OF the United States OF
Amer eriea, and has been during all the said
time, and now is, engaged in evangelical work
OF said church. =; -
Second-The said defendants are, and each
OF them is, and at all times mentioned IN this
complaint have been residents OF the city OF
Fresno; county of Fresno, State of California.
Thfrd-on the 26th day of March, 1896. at
the city OF Fresno. county of Fresno, State of
California, the defendants, unlswfully, wrong.
fully and without any right or authority SO. 10
do, and against the viii of the plaintiff. by
force and, threats causing plaintiff to fear
bodily violence compelled the. plaintiff to- go
to the Office OF the First National Bank of
Fresnoi located on the corner of Mariposa and
streets, in said city, and then and there said
defendants unlawfully. wrongfully, and
without any right or authority so 10
do, and against the will of said
plaintiff restrained plaintiff OF his
liberty for the space of about two hours,
whereby the plaintiff suffered great mental
anguish and was injured in his feelings and
reputation and calling to his damage in the
sum OF $25, 900.
Wherefore plaintiff prsys for judgments
against said defendants. jointly and severally,
for the sum OF $685. and the costs of this
suit.
The names of these several defendants
are Harry Sherwood, Arthur R. Briggs.
Louis Einstein, O. ]. Woodward and W.
NJ. Wyatt. The foregoing is the only COM
plant SO far filed. This suit has stirred up
considerable feeling again in the com
munity against Johnson. The case will be
apportioned 10 Judge Webb's department
OF the Superior Court.
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yellow fever in the South are matters of
familiar record
HiIEin0 to support Anp Worthy Member
of the Party.


of the Party.
CONCORD, n. H, March 31.-The New
Hampshire Republican State Convention
to select delegates to the National conven-
ton was called 10 order this morning
United States Senator Chandler, on being
introduced as chairman ofthe convention,
was enthusiastically received.
The platform declares in favor of the
Monroe doctrine, protective tariff and
moral and material support for the Cuban
revolutionists. aud demands the enactment
oil currency laws that will provide cir
culating mudium in gold, silver and paper
that shall always be interchangeable at
face value. because each and every dollar
of it is of the same purchasing power as a
gold dollar"
The platform concludes as follows: I'VE
recognize as the most conspicuous candi-
dates New England's noble and illustrious
son, Thomas B. Reed OF Maine. and that
pure and able statesman and champion OF
protection, William Mckinley of Ohio
We will give the electoral vote of New
Ham pshire TO any nominee who worthily
represents the party. but we prefer one OF
these, because each is in himself plat.
form"
The following were elected deIegatss-at-
large to the National convention by accla-
nation: Stephen S. Jewett of Laconia,
Frank s. Streeter of Concord, James A.
Wood OF Acworth, and Charles T. Means
OF Manchester
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01

joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla is daily win
ming favor on the entire Pacific Coast, and
the reason is quite clear. joys Vegetable
SarsaparilIa does the work expected and
with no bad effects. When you take a
Sarsaparilla and experience immediate re-
lief without showing blood blotches and
pimpIes on your face you know and your
doctor will tell you that such sarsaparilla
must be made up of vegetable herbs and
contains no mineral drugs, no iodide of
potassium. The experience of Mr. Theo-
dore Staeke is the experience of all who
have used joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla.
Mr.. T. Stacke lives at the Santa Rosa
Hotel, corner Fourth and San Pedro streets,
Los Angeles. Cal. He has used several
bottles of the native SarsapariIla and is
now convinced joys Vegetable Sarsapa-
rilla is best, "for," said he, "when began
using the SarsapariIla had desire to rest
all the time. My blood was disordered,
my tongue coated. At times, just for a
moment, my head swan; I was not the
least bit dizzy. l knew my needs and de-
termined to use bottle of joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla. / easily procured the first
bottle, and after using for six DAYS felt
better in every way. When bought the
second bottle had little trouble in get
ting it. The drug clerk tried to talk me
into using something else- I knew what I
wanted and insisted on getting joys vege-
table Sarsaparilla- l am heartily glad l
bought the remedy and will gladly recon-
mend it to any one. Joys is certainly
fine"
Many persons write complaining that
they ask their druggist for Joys Vegetable
SarsaparilIa and something else was Of
fered. Be sure you get Joys Vegetable
Sarsaparilla and nothing else.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
SAN JOSE WANTED.
Second !. Suit !. Brought" by the
]. Santa Clara Valley IS.
:: #. +. s.. Railway. !: /.
Property. Owners Demand Heavy Dam.
sges<Because the Line Crosses.
:. . Their Fields.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 31-The second
suit>of the Santa Clara Valley Railway
Company to secure right of way for a
railway between this city and Alviso be-
gan in Judge Lorigan's court this morn
ing. The action is brought to condemn a
strip of land through property belonging
to a, Malavos, the McKiernan estate and
]. Vierra.
The company wanted one-acre tract
through the McKiernan tract. and offered
500 for it, but the defendants want 500
for the land and $500 damages Vierra
has seven years lease of the Mckiernan
property, and he asks for SIS, 600 damages
10 his crop and for The inconvenience OF
having the land subdivided by railway
track. 1t is said q settlement will be made
with MalaYos
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
oRTEGA CAPTURED.
Officers Apprehend the Footpad Who Was
Ciubbed bu Hnrfzeu

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 31-Martin
Ortega, a young Mexican who has been
badly wanted by the police for some time
|oh charge of highway robbery, was
arrested this morning on South Eleventh
street by officers Humburg and Alien. On
January "a last Ortega held up C. C. Hart
zell at the corner of Ninth and Reed
streets. He failed to GIT anything, and
during fight that ensued Ortega re-
ceiyed a blow in the face from a club,
which led to his Identification as the foot
pad. There are also charges OF petty
larceny and disturbing the peace pending
against 0rtega.
Ortega, who is about q years of age, has
been notorious in police circles for the past
five years. but has always managed to
escape with sight sentences. He has a
brother serving term in Folsom for high
way robbery and a younger brother in
Whittier. He has always been regarded as
desperate young rough, and has re-
peatedly declared he would not allow the
officers TO arrest him.
Ortega was arraigned before Justice Gass
this afternoon and his examination set
for April 8. In default of $4,000 bail he
was remanded to the custody of the Sheriff.
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carnival arrangements SO far Cannot be
given to the Hon. Grant O. Richards,
chairman OF the finance committee. On
this gentleman has devolved the whole
work of raising funds for the festival.
Single be has bearded the silurian
ana the "mossback," and compelled one
and all to contribute. President ]. c..
Sims has now honored Mr.. Richards BY
appointing him poet laureate of the fes-
tival.
representative of fireworks house OF
San Francisco has an offer before the di-
rectors for consideration. He desires to
supply pyrotechnic display on Saturday
evening, May 2. 1t is proposed to repro
duce in lines of ire the courthouse and
the American flag and to have The profile
Of the queen illuminate the heavens.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-01
MISoR coNTENrIoss.
Senator Cullons BADLY Beaten In His
Otrn District.


COLUMBUS, OHIO, March 31.-The Re-
publican Congressional Convention of the
Seventh District at Springfield adjourned
late tonight in a deadlock till to- morrow.
The fight is between the Mckinley and
Foraker factions.
DECATUR, I'LL, March 31.-The Re-
publieans OF the Seventeenth Congress.
sIonal District tSenator Cullom's home
districtl to-day renominated A. J. Con-
nelly of Springfield for Congress.
Delegates to ST. Louis were chosen and
strong resolutions commanding them to
vote for everything pertaining TO the
nomination of Mckinley were adopted
unanimously. 1t was signal defeat for
Senator Cullom.
NATION, ILL, March 31.-RepubIi-
cans of the Nineteenth Congressional dis
trict to-day nominated uninstructed dele
gates to ST. Louis.
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CRISP AND SMITH TALK.
Debate Beticesn the Secretary and the
Er-Speaker.

Debate Bettces,s the Secretary and the
ErSpeaher.
AUGUSTA, GA, March 31-The debate
between Secretary Hoke Smith ard e1-
! Speaker Crisp took place tonight in the
Grand Opera-house before a distinguished
audience. On the stage were prominent
Georgians and. Carolinsns, headed by
| Governor Atkinson, :ex- Senator Patrick
Walsh. Mayor Young and others. Chair
! man Doughty. OF the Richmond County
executive committee stated. the terms OF
the debate and introd uced MI. Crisp.
., As Mr.. Crisp arose be was:greeted by q
storm OF applause. He began. by saying
this was a som ewhat:un0sual specialization
/ Georgia. But. unusual conditions exist
and We hope that these conditions will JUS
tify the spectacle that is presented. Mr..
| Smith and myself are both Democrats and
both expect to sta nd 10y ally; by the Demo:
cratic National platform: and nominees
But:we differ on the subject. of.money..
ITO .begin:with,- you must know money
I is a medium of exchange and measure oil
| value and the measure of deferred pay
ments: Price: is determined, other things
being equal, by the amount of primary
money in the world. Value i. determined
by the law OF supply and demand. This
/ is q general law and applies to money as
/ well: as com N odlties. When we became a
! Nation We had TO establish our money
standard. Each country had to do this
| for:itself
! at here is no such thing as international
money. This country cannot decree that
its money shall be legal tender in Eng.
! Lot on cc
| a legal. tender here ANY law that
diminishes the amount of standard money
in the world is injurious TO the masses oi
the people, and only benefits those who
have fixed. Incomes
Mr.. Crisp closed with an argument to
show that this country could maintain
free and unli United coinage of silver indie
pendently OF otner nations. He was given
protracted applause as he took his seat.
Chairman; Doughty imm ediately intro
duceS3 Secretary Smith and he had to pause
until. the applause ended which greeted
him. He then said:
1--WE are. here tonight consulting to-
gether as. Democrats upon party policy.
In opposing the. free coinage of silver !
am not fighting silver and don't seek tc
reduce its use or its legal tender value. ]
favor all the gold. silver and paper tha;
can be kept equally good"
In answer TO: the charge that they were
seeking to stop the use of silver or to con
tract the currency:he gave the amount ot
| gold and. silver in circulation in 1860, II
1878 and in 1895, showing that the total TO
day is eight times that OF 1873. I'VE are
not trying TO contract the currency, and
our silver friends mislead you if they make
you believe We do not mean to accomplish
the use of both: gold and silver. as the
money OF: final payment for ali obligation:
of this country [AppIause.l -.
Jefferson. he said. found gold worth IF
teen times as much as silver and fixed the
rate at 15 to l. Our latter-day statesmen
find gold worth thirty times as much as
silver, but want to fix the ratio at only IL
| to L
1t was 11:3o o'clock be fore the debate
| ended.
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FRESNO D1srING UIsHED G UEsrs
Depesc and Vanderbilt Tistt the Grea
Raisin Belt.

FRESNO, CAL, March 31.-A party OF
railway officials and magnates visited
Fresno this morning and was shown some
of tne raisin and fruit land which sur
rounds the city. The party was composed
of Chauncey Nj. Depew and Cornelius
Vanderbilt of the New York Central Rail-
road and First Vice-President Charles f.
Crocker, A. D. Wilder and d. Burkhalter,
division superintendents of the Southern
Pacihc. They came on a special train and
remained here about two hours, leaving at
IL A. NJ. for Monterey. via Niles and San
Jose.a Messrs. Depew and Vanderbilt were
greatly41nased with the country surround
ing Fresno, as well rs the city itself, and
reported an enjoyable journey from the
time they entered the State.
1t has been said that the object of the
visit to California OF the Eastern railroad
magnates was to view the country in con-
temptation of promoting the Salt Lake,
Fresno and Los Angeles Railroad, which
has been reported as being under consider
alton as possibility in the railroad line.
This is denied, however, and it is claimed
that the trip is one of pleasure and recrea-
ton Only
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SANTA ROSA ELECTIONS.
MuHjcinaI Contest 0vershodows the Rivalry
of the Aspirants for Regal
Ho1orS

SANTA ROSA, CAL, March 31.-There
was no change tonight in the positions
OF the leaders in the fight for regal hoIors.
Mrs. L. w. Burris gained some during the
day, but could not overtake her fair rival,
Miss Sara Hall. Miss Hall leads by only
twenty-six votes, however, and to-mor-
rows vote is expected to make a great
change in the fight. The city elections,
which take place tomorrow, have some
what overshadowed the carnival Queen
contest, and the mayoraIty conundrum is
exciting more interest just now than the
race for the floral crown.
Loo much credit for the success Of the
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ST. JOHN Is THEIR CHOICE.
Chairman DicIsey Talks of the Prospects
Of Prohtbttionists.

Of Prohtbftionisfs.
NEW YORK, n. Y, March 31.-Samuel
Dickey of Albion, Mich, chairman of the
National Prohibition party, who is in the
city, was seen yesterday and asked re-
garding the convention TO be held in Pitts
burg May 27. The split in the party,
owing to the public declaration of ex-
Governor ST. John in favor of free silver and
union of force with the Populists. with
prohibition as a subordinate plank, is, he
declares, the most serious complication
that Prohibitionists have ever had to meet.
"My judgment is" said Chairman
Dickey, that so long SIS there is only one
party in the field that declares for prohi-
bition, Ex-Governor ST. John may be re-
lied upon 20 stand with that party, though
ne is thoroughly in sympathy with free
silver. In the last convention in Cincin-
natl free silver was defeated by nearly two
to one. and a.similar tate wAl attend it in
Pittsburgp
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An English Point of Vie,c.

LONDON. EsG., March 31.-The Morn
ing Post will tomorrow publish a leader
on the subject OF the Presidential cam
paign in the United States. 1t reviews
the Republican candidates, and expresses
the opinion that Reed is the most likely to
secure the nomination. despite Mr.. Nc
Kfnley's powerful backing. 1t says it
thinks that il the Democrats are wisely led
they will recover much ground during the
next two months.
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Has Fe,cer Admirers No,c,

SAN JOSE, CAL. March 3l.-F. H.
Lawes, young EngIishman, wEo has
been held in the County Jail for the past
five weeks, pending an examination as to
his sanity, was released this morning by
order OF Judge Lo1igan. At the time of
his arrest he imagined all the women he
met to be in love with him, but as he
showed signs of improvement soon after
his arrest an examination was postponed.
He has almost entirely recovered.
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Arraigned for burglary.

SAN JOSE, CAL, March 31--John
Howard was arraigned before Justice Gass
this morning on a charge of burglary.
His examination was set for April 3. Bail
was fixed at $1,000. Howard is accused of
entering a room in the Union lodging
house about two weeks ago ana stealing q
lot Of clothing.
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CoLvILLE REsERYATIoN GOLD.
Prospecfors in the Recently Opened Fie'a
HuE s>h tx.L

Prospecfors in the Recently Opened Fie' u
Make Rich Strike.
SPOKANE, WASH, March 31.-Spokane
was thrown into a whirl of excitement to-
day by the news that William McFadden
and David O'Neill of this city had made a
wonderfully rich strike in the new gold
fields on the Colville reservation. They
located four claims on sixty-foot ledge,
which assays from the surface $50 in gold
and is rich in silver and copper. The
owners refused an offer from Marcus Daily
to bond the claims for $3.50, 600. Another
stampede OF prospectors has resulted from
the strike.
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BLAZE At WINTERS.
Fire Destroys the Fins Residens

a. II. Brunson.
WOODLAND, CAL, March 31.-The fine
two-story residence of A. II. Brunson at
Winters was totally destroyed by fire last
night. A heavy north wind was blowing.
and in twenty minutes the building was
reduced TO ashes. The fire department
did heroic work IN preventing the flames
from spreading to other buildings. The
blaze started in the kitchen fue. The
tankhouse and other outbuildings were
destroyed. The only contents Of the house