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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-29

Ayou looking
for desirable
building lot at
moderate price? II
so, take the Guerrero-street
Electric road mission or Valencia
transfer at 14th), ride to Chenery and
Castro sts., and those beautiful LOTS
in the CASTRO-ST. ADDITION. PRICES
$3.50 to $500: TERMS SIS MONTHLY; interest
only per cent: perfect title; 1875 lots have
been sold in months; D cottages are
in course of constructions; all
streets are Graded, severed and
macadamzed; water pipes laid
all ready for home builders: go
at once; cheapest lots in the
city: agent on the ground
daily, Sundays
included
BALDWIN & HAMMOND, 10 Montgomery st.
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01A OnO RENT $144O PER ANNUM
and Scott; modern flats; 6 and rooms each.
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VAN NESS AVENUE, CLOSE TO MARKET
street; elegant business corner; paying
large income
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CHOICE BUILDING LOTS IN MISSIO
WARM BELT.

Twenty-irst ST., south side 200 feet west Of
Church two lots; magnificent view: street graded
sew cred and nacadamized; Will be sold as q whole
in equal subdivisions: in the Mission warm
belt; cable and electric cars short walk from lots
each lot 25:512x1l4 feet.
For further particulars apply to
O'FARRELL e. CO., Auctioneers,
IL Montgomery ST.
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@1OSO GREAT BARGAIN; RENT $3.50
0fLCU. per year: 2 stores and lO-room fiat
Union ST., near Octavia: large lot.
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Ud0 000 SUFFER- ST. INVESTMENT;
ID .OUO. north side, downtown; substan-
tial improvements; rented to one tenant for
$4,000 per annum, net; mortgage, $l2, 600 at
612 per cent, can remain if desired.
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ISO0O BAKER, NEAR SUFFER-;
tpOOOO. flats; rents SSs; lot 2o172:6.
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acOOO PAGE, NEAR FREDERICK: RESI-
.DOUOU. dence of z rooms and bath: lot 25x
81 g. MADISON & BURKE.
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&6IRO FELL,sT. BOULEVARD. oPPo-
dDOI W. site Golden Gate Park; modern house
Of 8 rooms and bath: only $3.50 cash; bal
ance, $4,000, can remain on bank mortgage at
612 per cent; street bitumen, sidewalk stone;
lot 2hx1 81 .6.
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NEW 2-STORY, BAY-WINDOw RESIDENCE
~ OF rooms and bath; $4,000 mortgage can re
main; southwest cor. ShotwelI and Twenty-secon6
sts-; paved with bituminous rock: large lot, 500
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G1O O00 HILL. NEAR CHURCH; NICE
,DlOOU. home; 25x114 cottage, rooms.
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ok OOn NV. BUSINESS CORNER ON
ID lC.OUU. Haight ST.: lot 25x100 store with
living rooms flats above of and rooms and
bath EACH rents $l140 per annum.
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DIG VALUE.
ID JUST THE PLACE FOR CANISTER.
GSS0O 80 FEET FRONTAGE ON BER-
sDCCOO. nice st., Folsom and Twelfth:
Improvements cottages: east half Of lot vacant;
reduced from $1,000 TO close an estate.
EASTON, ELDRlDGE & CO..
63S Market st.
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oJS5O REDUCED; RENTS $24 PER
70 Il OCO. month: LIE Roy place, near Sacra-
mento and Leavenworth sts. +; lot 22 :6xS0.
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S65OO 9sAs ss6 oTs ng
room below fat Of rooms and bath above: mort
pape $1,000
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! nO5 O0O WASHINGTON ST. CORNER,
I sNAC.UUU. E. Of Webster: handsome mod.
ern residence of Is rooms; alllatest improvements
ana conveniences; an ideal home in a select neigh
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THE RENT YOU
-wILL BUY A HoME-

0OCSO STEINER ST. NEAR WALLER;
,DLOCO. very fine lot: street accepted by the
city McEWEN BROS. llS Montgomery St
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oS0OO MUST BE SOLD TO CLOSE AN
sDOOUO. estate; Post ST., nr. Devisadero; cot
tage OF rooms, bath and basement; street worl
all done; lot q :6x137:6.
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ITO LET-TWO ELEGANT NEW MODERN
L residences Just completed. 10 and IL rooms
bath, all modern Improvements and convenie1ces;
north side Union bet -cott and Devisadero; grand
marine view; cabe-cars in front; will lease for /
or 2 years; look at these houses.
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SILL 900 TouaEH Taylor sn 2ssory and
basement house; used as doctors office; rents
$685. q bargain.
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$4,000 ONLY $500 CASH NEEDED BAL AL,
tage of rooms, bath and basement; Capp St.
near 25th
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N EsTERN ADDITION COTTAGE;
w RECENTLY REDUCED.
0O7E0 A MODERN COTTAGE OF z
I'D - w. rooms and bath on the north side OF
Waller St. near Devsadero; recently reduced from
$4,000; this is big value.
EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO.,
63S Market ST.
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> NEW BAY-WINDOW FLATS ON FOLSOM
- ST., near Goth; 5 and rooms and bath; rents
s45; lot 25x1226. Call for particulars.
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(NALL FOR A DIAGRAM
~ of those lots on Twenty-fifth ave.
Point Lobos ave. and Clement ST.
Prices 1915 and upward.
Terms $40 monthly.
Only very few left.
Going fast. Sutro cars
pass the property.
BALDWIN q HAMMOND, 10 Montgomery st.
CHEAP LOTS ON FOURTH AND FIFTH
~ aves., California and Lake sts. street work
done: $50 cash, $40 monthly: $1,000 upward !;
convenient to car lines; perfect title; good
neighborhood.
BALDWIN & HAMMOND, 10 Montgomery ST.
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CHEAP LOT ON nth ST, NEAR SANCHEZ
Y 3OxlOO; street paved and accepted; make offer
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NEW BLOCKS, NEW LOTS.
IN for homes investments ut great bargains
Come and see. We buy for cash and get choice
bargains
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CE60 CHEAP COTTAGE, VERY SMALL
epOCO. lot, but central street; complete
(3-1497). HUGH NJ. CAMERON, Broker, 479
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cO1O0 DEVIsADERo ST., Mr.. GOLDEN
sDAIOO. Gate Park; 25x1l6; ready to build
on and street work done.
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0OO0 A NV. CORNER ON 23D ST., NEAR
,DZOU. Sanchez; 27x90; this is a snap.
CHEAP LOT ON POINT LOBOS AVE, Mr..
" 30th; 60x125; an offer wanted.
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q. O00 BUILDING LOTS, / block from Mis-
eDOOO. sion-st. electric road; a bargain.
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O1 OO0 ZOE PLACE, NEAR FOLSOM AN D
oil OOO. Fremont; fats; must be sold: 22x5O
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GO1OO LOT on 22D ST, Mr.. HARRISON
UDAtOO. 50xl04; cheap.
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S650O s6S B.,B Fins nadt2P OF ASD
ments; always rented; choice location in Western
4 Addition
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O1O0O CASH REQUIRED BALANCE s17Oi
- lOOO can remain on mortgage; house OF
rooms and bath; stable for six horses hay lofts
ETC.; place well adapted for teaming business
Harrison St. near 22d.
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Q7S TO $2UO-LoTS NEAR PARK; GRAM
.p ! - boulevard; $40 down, $5 monthly. so
GETZ e BRO.
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BARGAIN ON BRUSH ST.; 9-ROOM HOUSE;
ID 50-foot lot corn err batn, laundry, etc.;
price $4,000: worth $1,000: terms satisfactory
WIN. p TODD. zoos Broadway, Oakland.
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4 FLATS ON CLEMENTINA ST., NEAR 9Th
4 and rooms each; renting for S42 per month
this property pays per cent per month on price
asked lot 25x75
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QO6O 6ROOMS AND BATH: RENTS $l2;
,DOOU. Potrero, near Union Iron Works; lot
25x65.
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&1Q OOO NORTHEAST CORNER RESI-
pIO.OOU. dence on Devsadero ST.. in Pacific
Heights region: over so IT. front; contains
salon parlor white and gold dining-room
in oak; breakfast-room; large kitchen; square
hall: decorated and frescoed: stained-g glass
windows contains bedrooms and baths
every room sunny: billiard and furnace room
in basement
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HANDSOME HOME
IL PAGE ST., NEAR FILLMORE.
O7OOO MODERN 2-STOBY RESIDENCE
ID tOOU. of rooms and bath: substantially
built: brick foundation north side Of street; an
abundance OF sunshine; fine lot, 36x137 IS; this
property cost owner over $4,000.
EASTON, ELDRIDGE q CO.,
Mar rkot at
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SANTA CLARA COUNTY.
REAL ESTATE.


TWAS VALLEY; 20 MILES S. OF SAN JOSE,
- miles west OF Morganhill; 60 acres or more;
large furnished house with concert grand piano:
beautiful grounds, interspersed with oak trees:
cottages: pavilion 60xS0 feet: bored well, wind
MILL horsepower, 6o00- gallon tanks; water pped
to house: stable: horses cows, pigs, chickens and
implements for working the place; implements
cost over $4,000: will take part cash. the re-
mainder in city property. For particulars apply TO
E. McCURRIE f, LLOYD Tevs' Office Mills bldg, ST
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
BOULDER CREEKS WILD MAN.
Craze6 and Unclad, Constantine Morton
Performs War Dance Around His
BUrniD1 Home

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. 1.-THE pas
sengers on the narrow-gauge train were
startled upon running into Boulder Creek
at noon to-day to see nude man dancing
about burning house and yelling like an
Indian. The conductor notified an officer
when the train arrived at the Boulder
Greek depot.
When Under Sheriff Helm arrived at the
old mans place he found that the house
had been burned to the ground and Con-
stantlne Morton, the owner of a nine
acre patch of ground, raving over his loss
and declaring he had been prosecuted by
some one. Before the officer reached him
several men had caught the crazy man
and had partially covered him with
blankets to protect him from the weather.
he was brought to Santa Cruz and
placed In a comfortable room at the
county jail, where his hurns were dressed
by DR.. Bailey and DIR. Morgan.
Morton said his haystack was fred bv
sportsmen, and that the house, standing
close to 1t, could not be saved. When
asked why he had no clothes on he replied
that they were burned off; but his neigh
bors say he has a habit of wearing no
clothes while in the house.
The man is evidently demented. whether
permanently or temporarily. His neigh
bors say he will hold no conversation with
them, and especially avoids STRANGERS
fearing they will rob his house when Re IS
away. Some $40 in paper money was
burned, and his gold he threw away. but it
was recovered.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
DEL M0KTe'S CANINE GUEST.
How Dog With Bank Account and q
Aai0-i1- Waiting Is Cared

MONTEREY, CAL, Jan. 17.-An in
teresting party has arrived at the Hotel
del Monte, including Millionaire Reynolds
and his two sisters, who reside in Paris,
and are travelling through the United
States in their special car, the Coronet.
With them came a retinue of servants
They arrived from Santa Barbara where
they had expected to winter, but left be-
cause they could not secure the hotel ac-
commodations that they desired for a
skye terrier Upon their arrival here
they experienced the same trouble, as it is
a strict ruling of the hotel not to allow
four-legged animals in the house.
However, as this dog has more to his
bank account than any other canine on
the footstool, with an income, maid TO
attend to his welfare and administer his
daily bath, daily buggy ride and all the
comforts that his dogship can yearn for,
he was not left out in the cold. The dog
travels in the best of style, receiving the
same attention that his master gets. He
was remembered in the will of his de-
parted master, the pere of his present one,
who left $4,000 to be used for his comfort
1t can be seen readily that a dog of his
caliber must not be looked upon as other
dogs are, and to make things satisfactory
his owner secured the south annex for the
party, and his dogship can safely say that
| he is the only bow-wow which has ever
been guest of Hotel del Monte.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
Crystal Lake Overfows and
Sends a Torrent Down
the Mountain.
STREAMS SWOLLEN BY RAINS
Many Sections Threatened With {
Repetition of Last Winters
Floods.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 17.-Ove.
500 yards OF railroad track a short distance
out of Marysville, in the direction of Oro-
vile. is entirely inundated at points, the
water being tve feet deep. This is caused
by the Feather River overhowIng its banks,
which in this locality are almost entirely
unprotected by levees except in a few
isolated spots. The main Oregon line is
also submerged and has been temporarily
abandoned, all nor:hbound trains gong
by way of Willows.
What amount of damage has occurred at
the present time cannot be ascertained.
The trestle over Cache Creek, in Yoio
County, is in great danger, as the creek
has become raging torrent and immense
quantities of drift are constantly lodging
against its supports.
4 large working force is employed at
this point, using its utmost endeavors to
save the structure.
Putah Greek, near Davisville, is also Civ
ing considerable trouble and a gang of
men is at work with sacks of earth
strengthening the bank. The Costumes
River on the Stockton division is rising
rapidly and may cause trouble.
Railroad traffic is almost at a standstill.
The Southern Pacific system is blocked by
the washout at Cisco, the Marysville and
Oroville roads are deserted and the Will
lows line is in danger.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
Henry Lux Makes an Affidavit
as to the John Brown
Draft.
SAYS THE EXECUTOR FALsIFIED.
The Check Had in Reality Been
Given to a San Francisco
Woman.

REDWOOD CITY, CAL, Jan. III. II.
Campbell and D. NJ. Delmas filed notice
late this afternoon of motion to be made
on Thursday, January %, 70 reopen the
trial for th he removal of Jesse Sheldon Pot
ter as executor of the Charles Lux estate.
The motion is based on the grounds OF
newly discovered evidence, which is fully
recited in an accompanying affidavit made
by Henry Lux.
The affidavit recites in substance that
since the removal suit the petitioner has
ascertained that each and every statement
made by Potter with reference to the John
Brown draft on Miller e. Lux for $500 was
knowingly and wilIfully false.
Jesse Potter testified in the trial that
John Brown was a roustabout employed
at Baden; that the draft was given to him
as a loan and afterward repaid by Brown
by cash remittance sent through Wells
Fargo's Express.
Potter made and executed the draft in
San Francisco on or about the 7th of
March, 1898, in questionable resort at 2O5
Post street, and that the draft was by him
given TO the pr0prietress and was after
ward paid by Miller & Lux. The amended
complaint recites that when Potter made
the statements that he did on the trial
with reference to the John Brown note or
draft that Potter committed wiliful and
deliberate perjury and was therefore lack.
ing in integrity.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
Killed by the Explosion of a
Cartridge Loaded With
Giant Powder.
CALMLY AWAITED HIS DEATH
Held Burning Fuse in His Hand Until
It's Spark Hurled Him In to
Eternity.

SAWYERS BAR, CAL, Jan. lit has
been said that all suicides are towards, but
the method by which John G. Windler, an
old and esteemed resident of this place
took his life demonstrates that there are
exceptions to this rule. Few men could
sit upon keg of powder while tiny
flame that was to hurl them into eternity
crept slowly up to the explosive. Winder
did not adopt this method exactly; his
was a more horrible one, and it required
giant nerve to meet death in the man
ner he chose.
Windler procured a cartridge loaded with
giant powder, and then locked himself in
his room, Once there he placed the bomb
within his undershirt, and directly over
his heart. He ignited the fuse, and then
sat down and calmly awaited the death
that was to follow, holding the fuse in one
hand
What the mans thoughts were as he sa t
there, the instrument of destruction press
ing against mis- heart, the spark that was
to rend him asunder slowly creeping up
ward, can but be jectured. For fully
five minutes he must have tarried on the
brink OF the unfathomable abyss, while
thoughts of the past whirled through his
brain as the pages of history are un-
folded, and-more distracting stilI-the
dread mysteries of the future, which he
was soon to solve. Yet the old man did
not waver, nor attempt to undo his work
while there was yet time. Finally the ex-
plosion came, and the heart of one of
God s noblemen was torn to shreds.
The impact from the blast did little dam
age other than to the one who welcomed it.
Nothing in the room was disturbed, but
when those who heard the report rushed
INTO the death chamber the sight that they
beheld thrilled all with horror. Sitting
bolt upright in the chair in which he had
awaited the end was the aged suicide.
His features were not drawn or distorted,
but rather gave the impression of peaceful
slumber. His face had not been disfg-
ured, but through his breast there was q
gaping wound as though made by a can
non ball. His heart had been torn into
thousand pieces, and the hand that reso-
lutely held the fuse was blown off.
Near the old mans body were two let
ters One was addressed to friend, S. H.
Birdsall, the other to Ii. S. Eldrec ge. In
that to Mr. Birdsall he assigned no reason
for taking his life, simply naming Birdsall
and Eldredge as executors of his will and
giving directions as to his burial. He had
sent for $500 to defray the funeral ex-
penses.
Mr.. Windler was possessed of some
means, owning mining claim and having
money deposited in a bank in San Fran
cisco. He had been in poor health for
over year past and sickness is supposed
to have been the motive for his act. He
was Y years of age, and was a member of
Marion Lodge, l. o. o. F. His shocking
death is deplored by a large circle of friends
and acquaintances.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
CRYSTAL LAKE OVERFLOWs.
SnotCsheds and n Section of Rdilrout
Track flashed Atcdy.


COLFAX, CAL, Jan. 17.-Crystal Lake
overhowed at $50 o'clock this morning,
washing away 100 feet of snowsheds and
seventy feet of railroad track, three miles
west of Cisco.
This lake, which is situated on the sum-
nit of the mountain some 400 feet above
the road and covering about ten acres has
but little overflow, and the Southern
Pacific Company had put small dam
across the outlet to retain the water for
use in its engines. The heaviest and
warmest rain that has fallen in the noun
tains for years melted the snow and
swelled the lake until the dam was forced
uot.
The water rushed down the mountain
10 a stone cuIvert underneath a 38-foot
fill The culvert was so small that the
water soon backed mp and overfowed the
track, washing away the grade, together
with the culvert, and leaving an immense
gap in the roadbed.
A special train loaded with men was
sent 10 the scene, and it is now believed
that the track will be open within few
hours
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
NAPA RIVER RAMPAGING.
Residents Fear a Repetition of La
JantIary's Flood.

Residents Fear Repetition of Last
January's Flood.
NAPA, CAL, Jan. 17.-Napa River is on
a rampage to-day. The heavy rains yes
terday and to-day all over the valley filled
the river to overhowing, and early this
morning the water poured over its banks
and came surging over First and Third
streets, covering Spanishtown and China
town. Boats were necessary for travel in
these sections.
The river is out of its banks below town,
and the water covers several miles of
land. 1t is feared that Napa will expert
ence repetition of last January's fooo,
when a foot and a half of water flowed
through all the business streets. Manu-
facturers and merchants are preparing for
still higher water by morning, as heavy
rain is still falling, with no prospect of a
let-up. If the rain continues all night,
the river will rise enough to prevent trains
from moving up this valley.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
County to San Diego have been partially

county to San Diego have been partially
made.
The Union Pacific. being in the hands of
receiver cannot do anything toward
closing the gap between Milford and
Southern California, but the Rio Grande
Western is wide awake and reaching out
for terminal on the Pacific coast in
Southern California. Its president, Gen
eral ID. G. Dodge, made visit to the coast
ABOUT three months ago, accompanied by
General Passenger Agent Babcock of that
system, and General Dodge, upon his re-
turn, made the news public at Salt Lake
City that his road would begin building IN
the spring toward Southern California. 1t
appears that he anticipated his words, as a
month ago contract was let to build the
first twenty -fve-mile section southwark
from Salina to Marysvae, Utah, and Mel
son & Peterson, the contractors, are now
at work with big force.
The line now in view between Southern
California and Salt Lake will save 500
miles over the present rail routes. One re-
suit of its building will no doubt be to force
the Santa Fe to complete its Temecula
Canyon branch in this county, thus max
ing continuous line from San Diego to
Salt Lake over the old Mormon trail The
road from Salt Lake to Milford was built
by Brigham Young, whose intention was
to continue 1t to San Bernardino and San
Diego.
He sent colonies of Mormons on ahead.
who settled in Southern California, await
ing the railroad.
There Is every reason to believe that the
Southern Pacific Railroad is behind Mayor
Carlson in this move. 1t is extremely
probable, too, that the fate of the funding
bill is connected with the Southern Pa
cific's mysterious move toward acquiring
a new line between Southern California
and Salt Lake. Beyond all Interior motive,
however, the question of freights is, no
doubt causing the recent activity in rail-
road building in this portion of California
This year Southern California will ship
10000 carloads of oranges alone, which, at
the reasonable estimate of $500 per car,
will yield the railroad $500, 900 for freights
on this one commodity. No wonder there
is activity in railroad buildingl
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18
ENTER SAN JOSE POLITICS,
Native Sons Will Take Hand
in Selecting Officers for
the City.
An Organization That Will Swing a
Heavy Vote at the Coming
Elections.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Jan. 17.-About fifty
prominent members of the Native Sons
held meeting last evening and effected q
temporary organization to be known as
the Native Sons Political Club V. A.
Scheller was chosen temporary chairman
and John A. Antilles secretary. A COM
mittee consisting of Thomas Monahan
Alex Underwood, S. n. Rucker. T. C.
Hogan, Homer Prindle ana Y. A. Scheller
was appointed to submit constitution
and bylaws at meeting to be held next
Thursday evening.
The organization is destined to play an
important part in the approaching spring
elections, as it is expected that all mem
bers of the Native Sons parlors, nearly 300
in number, will join the club. There are
some 1900 Native Sons in the county, and
it is likely an organization will be formed
to take in the entire county
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-18

posed that the robber. driven to hunger
was about to feast upon this.
Sheriff Johnson's bloodhounds refuse to
follow the trail, and tracking is verv ditt1.
cult. Men with lanterns are out this
evening. and every avenue of escape is
closely guarded.
While returning to this city this even
ing, Sheriff Johnson had a very narrow
escape from injury or death. Deputy
Johnson, who was in buggy, carried a
Winchester across his lap and was leading
pair of saddle-horses. Suddenly the rifle
was discharged; Johnson's horses began
to rear and kick and completely demol-
ished the buggy in which the men were
riding. The Sheriff, however, kept con-
troll of his team, and to this is ascribed his
escape.