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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
TO PAY COYOTE
SCALP CLAIMS
State Examiners Declare
in Eavor of a Large
Appropriation.
Recommend That Nearly Three
Hundred Thousand Dollars
Be Granted.
Various Bills Against the Common.
wealth Are Passed Upon by
the Board.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 28.-The
State Board of Examiners, represented by
Secretary of State Brown and Secretary
Markley, met to-day and recommended
that $287, 900 be appropriated for the pay
ment of the coyote scalp claims, and that
the Attorney-General be requested to
draw up bill providing for such investi-
CATION into the legality of the claims pre-
sented for payment as may be deemed
necessary.
1t was decided to recommend Major
Ramon Pico's claim to the Legislature in
the sum of SSH Is. This amount is
claimed to be due for the equipping OF
company during the Civil War.
w. w. Foote's claim of $1535 for attor-
ney fees in defending the action brought
by John c. Lynch. against Governor Budd
to determine the executives right to ap-
point Lieutenant Governor Millard's sue
cessor was approved.
When the expense account for the
funeral of Dana Perkins, late State
Librarian, in the sum of $l102 08, was
brought up, it was deemed advisable to
lay the matter over until a full board was
present
J. ]. Staten of Monterey County put in
claim for $100 for The arrest and con-
viction of E. w. Riley for keeping a
saloon open on election-day. Staten
claims the reward uuder the proclama-
ton of the Governor. The provision in
the Penal Code relative to selling liquor
on eleotion-day was held by the board not
| to have been included in the proclama-
| ton, and the claim was not allowed.
| A communication was received from
| the Bureau of Highways relative TO
allowing rebate OF $l13 to NJ. E. Kennan,
Stockton street contractor. 1t appears
that when Kennan applied to the bureau
| for information as to the price of crushed
rock he was informed that it woulI be
| furnished for 25 cents a ton. Afterward
the Prison Directors concluded to charge
81 car for switching, and as Kennan had
purchased 113 carloads of rock he felt that,
having received no notification of switch
ing charges be should not be made to pay
them. This switching fund does not go
into the rock crushing fund, but into the
maintenance fund of the prison. The
mem bers of the bureau say that as far as
ascertained there has been collected
during the past four months $1l02, and
they claim that it has certainly not cost
that much TO operat- the switch-engine,
leaving profit to the State which they
claim shonid pass into the rock crushing
fund.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
ARIZONA TEA CHEFS NETT.
Pheh;p Entertains the Educators of the
Territory.

Ph6nfS EnteTfdtus the EdUcdf0rs OF the
Territory.
PHOENIX, ARIz., Dec. 28.-The Teach
ers' Association Of Arizona met to-day and
will continue in session FIVE days. Pro-
fessor A. E. Joscelyn of Jerome was made
president and {. o. Case of Maricopa
County secretary. The address of well
come was delivered by Chief Justice
Baker of the Supreme Court, who spoke
eloquently and warmly of the RESPONSE
bilities resting upon teachers and the
honor attaching to their profession. He
closed by saying:
''I welcome you to this fair city and
open wide to you her gates and the hearts
of her people"
Responses were made by Superin tendent
c. P. Hicks of Yavapai County and Pro-
fessor ]. @. Wasson of Coeonimo County.
The entire faculty of the Territorial Nor
NAL School at Tempe is in attendance.
Tonight public reception to the visiting
teachers was rendered in the opera-house.
About $50 teachers are in attendance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
CONTEST OF THE BELL WILz
Jud0e CIark Decides That He Cannot
ddimdtcate the Dispttte.


LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 28.-Judge
Clark to-day rendered an opinion in the
suit contesting the will of the late John G.
Bell. 1t appears that Bell was married to
his wife, Elizabeth, in 1852. In 1873 they
were divorced, and on June 20, 1896, were
remarked. Before wedding Bell the Sec
ond time Elizabeth had him deed 10 her
lot in the Wolfskill Tract, and on June l
he executed will, stating that he was
about to remarry his former wife, restoring
to her the rights of descendants and ap-
pointing her executrlx. On June he
made another will, which gave her one
third of his property. but appointed
Jerome Austin and Sam B. Dewey ex-
ecutors.
Judge Clark holds that it is not in the
province of the Probate Court to decide
the matter, and must be settled in court
of equity. He also holds that the marriage
would revoke the will unless there was
some special agreement in relation to the
matter in the marriage contract, which
was not the case In the present instance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
IMPROVING MhxIoAs HARBoRS.
Government to Ecpend Large Sums on
Pacific Coast Ports.

Government to ESpend Large Sums on
Pacific Coast Ports.
SAN DIEGO. CAL, Dec. 2S.-The Mexi-
can Government, recognizing the increas-
ing Importance of it's west coast commerce
is determined 10 improve the harbcrs.
Arrangements have been made to raise a
cons siderable sum for this important work.
in addition to the $4,000, 900, for the i'm
provement of Coalzacoalcos and Salina
Cruz, the Eastern and Western termini of
the Tehauntepec road.
The move to improve the harbors is also
caused. it is said. by the rapidity of rail-
road building toward the Mexican Pacific
coast which will open up fertile country
and develop large commerce through the
ports below Mazatlan.
In accordance with the Governments
plans ali eminent engineer, Arthur #.
Wrotnowski, has been sent to the West
ern coast to inspect all OF the harbors and
determine which shall be improved and
to what extent. Wrotnowski has been in
Mexico about thirty years, much of the
time in the employ of the Government on
large works
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Rodeoa,s SmsDect Bound Uuer.

SANTA ROSA. CAL, Dec. 2S.-Frank
Colby, accused of having been the masked
robber who attempted to rob store at
Bodega recently, has been held to answer
before the Superior Court by Justice Cum
ningham of Bodega. Many witnesses
were examined, and some OF the testi-
mony would form the groundwork for a
thrilling dime novel. A strong chain of
evidence has been woven around the ac-
cused, and everything tends to show that
he was at the scene of the robbery without
good and sufficient reasons.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
ConE for the CapitoL.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Dec. 2S.-Con-
tracts for coal for heating the CAPITOL dur
ing the winter were this morning awarded
by the Board of Examiners to John
SHELTON, NJ. Hanrahan and the Union Ice
Company, who were the successful bid
ders. The aggregate price for 575 tons of
coal and 80 cords of wood was $6l76 81.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Hold for Passtng Bogus nraf

LOS ANGELES. CAL, Dec. PA. ].
Afford, son of General Afford OF Texas
and who passed bogus draft at the First
National Bank some weeks ago, was ex-
amined in Justice Morrlson's court to-day
and held to answer in the sum of $1,000.
In his baggage were found number of
other bogus drafts, and in all they aggre-
gated in value 100000 The one he passed
only.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Mnsonic Te,nDfe Ded;oated.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 2S.-The
Masonic Temple was dedicated tonight
with session of the Grand Lodge of the
State. Grand Master William F. Lucas of
Santa Clara was present. Frank e. Davis
delivered the oraton. After the dedica-
cation services banquet was served.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
La.c- Breaker. Sentenced.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 2s.-E Hoist
was to-day convicted of forgery and SEN
fenced to five years in San Quentin. Other
criminals we're sentenced as follows: S.
G. Neal, burglary. five years; Thomas
Newman, burglary. one year. J. ]. Nc
Carthy, the banK-robber who attem pied 10
blow up the vaults Of the First National
Bank by means of tunnel under them,
gave notice of appeal from the sentence
of ten years recently imposed by Judge
Smith
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Stage Robbrr Miltrr,s Fate.

Los ANGELES. CAL. Dec. 2s.-Harry
Miller, the Santa Barbara stagedriver who
rlfed the mail pouches on his coach,
pleaded guilty in the United States Dis
trict Court To-day and was ordered i'm
prisoned for one year in the Santa Barbara
County Jail. Miller is only 16 years old.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Pnrkhurst society Victories.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 2S.-The
Parkhurst Society won its first case to-day
when Judge Morrison found Ella Rorick
guilty of selling liquor without license.
She was charged with selling beer illegally
to Rev. c. G. Mclean. She is one of the
women who was arrested at the instance
of the Parkhurst Society. and the men,
bers are now rejoicing over their initial tri-
umph. Saloon keeper Mcdowell was also
convicted on the same charge late this
afternoon.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
NEW TO-DAY.

Don't let your grocer talk YOU
into taking a substitute for Old
Grist Mill Wheat Coffee. 1t is
the original and ONLY perfect
HEALTH COFFEE.
In lib boxes-never in bulk.
Get the right brand.
Boston, nass.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Erpectora,,on Under the Ban

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 2s.-One OF
the last official acts of Mayor RAIDER will
be to attach his signature to an ordinance
making expectorating upon sidewalks of
public streets. entrances to public build
ings or the floors of streetcars a misde-
meanor, punisha BILE by either fine or i'm
prisonment or both. The Council to-day
adopted the draft of the proposed law
submitted by the Board of Health.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
WirE PLEAD for a Btoh Tor,f.

Los ANGELES. CAL, Dec 2s.-At
meeting OF the executive committee of the
California Orange-growers to-day, A. II.
Naftzger of Los Angeles, H. n. Sinclair of
Redlands and DR.. Fargo Of Orange County
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Fire at Spokane.

SPOKANE. WASH. Dec. 28-Fire broke
out at an early hour this morning in the
wholesale paint and oil house of Baum &
Co. 1t was confined TO the basement, and
was extinguished after some difficulty
The loss, mostly by water, will not exceed
$1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Death at cnlpetla.

UKIAH, CAL. Dec. 28.-Leonard Green
OF Calpella bled to death last night The
disease which removed him is known to
medical practitioners as hemorrhagic dia-
thesis. 1t has already caused the death of
several members OF the Green family.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29

were appointed a committee to go to
Washington and appear before the Tariff
Committee in an endeaVor to get higher
tariff on orange<, lemons, lines and grape
fruits. The committee will go to WASH
ington at once
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
.Aryested for Foroerv.

Los ANGELES, CAL. Dec. 2s.-J. T.
FauIk of Abilene County, Texas. formerly
of South Carolina, was arrested here to-
day on charge of forgery committed in
Texas, He has confessed. His father is a
very wealthy man in South Carolina.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29

In Greece, in the t. ird century B. c., the
wearing of silk was forbidden to women.
the husbands OF those who violated the
law being heavily fined, or che theory
that husband ought to be able to control
his wifes taste for finery.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
Men.tes Eptdemto 1T Danvs,1e.

WALNUT CREEK, CAL. Dec. 2S.-
From Danville sixty ght cases of measles
are reported. They are all among grown
people. Two cases have proved fatal
thus far.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
SANTA B4RB.RA COUNT OLE.
Anofher Strike Made at tbs Occidental
Company's Tunnel.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Dec. 2S.-
superintendent Fisher of the oil tunnel
eight miles from this city reported to-day
to the Occidental Company. which con-
trolls the tunnel, that another strike had
been made, increasing the flow to twenty
five barrels day. A few days ago the
superintendent had some small expert
mental holes drilled to locate the vein.
From these oil almost in its purity spurted
forth in large quantity, doubling the
former flow. The company intends fol-
lowing up this vein, hoping to find an
artery equal to any that flows from the
heart of the Alleg hanies.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29

In New South Wales one third of the
population, and In Queensland one-fourth
of the population is Irish
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
REMOVAL NOTICE.

pIERCE & CO., GENERAL WESTERN
i Agents National Cash Register Co. have re-
rooms 3l2 and 3lS, Parrot bldg, opp Baldwin
Hotel Tel. south 103.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-29
NOTARY PUBLIC.

CHARLES II. PHILLIPS ATroeNrv
- Law and Notary Public, $50 Market A.. onnos
91s IL, rsiace hotel Telephone $40. Residenca Iaaa
ssu street. Tssephens Pine 2s0l
The herald., 1896-02-07
WEATHER AND THE CROPS
January Showed Temperatures Much
,t Above the Norma;
thing Is Fiourishing Except on Sac.
ramento Overlooked Lands

SACRAMyNro, Feb. 6.-The State Agri-
cultural society, in cooperation with the
California weather service, James A. Bar
wick director, ISSUES the following weather
and crop bulletin for the month of Janu.
ary, 1896:
The average temperatures for January
was as follows: Eureka. so degrees; Fres-
no, 81; Los Angeles, 81; Red Bluff, AS;
Sacramento, so; San Francisco, 90; San
Diego, Sc. AS compared with the normal
temperature there is a very great excess of
heat shcwn, viz: Eureka, an excess of
degrees; FL mo. u; Los Angeles. o; Fed
Bluff, 3; Sacramento, 4; San Francisco,
2; San Diego, 81
The total precipitation was: Eureka,
$40 inches; Fresno, $50; Los Angeles,
$40; Fed Bluff, 7.3O; Sacramento. 9.75;
San Francisco. s. IA; San Diego, 1.3O. AS
compared with the normal precipitation.
there is an excess reported from all sta
tions. except Eureka and Los Angeles
where small deficiencies occur. The ex-
cess is as follows: Fresno, so; Red
Bluff, 2.9O; Sacramento. COG; San Fran
cisco, 3.l4; while Eureka shows a defi-
cheney of 40. Los Angeles 10 and San
Diego 80 of an inch less than normal.
d The great excess above normal both in
temperature and precipitation has been of
as the December bulletin showed a consid-
erable lack of both moisture and heat.
= Reports from all quarters show that
everything is in fiourishing condition ex-
cept The oyerfowed lands along the Sacra-
mento river and its tributaries. but it is
expe ted that few weeks of clear and
rainless weather will cause the water to
ran of rapidly from this overfowed land
without much damage to the crops, as
there is no snow to speak of in the noun
tans to be melted, for which reason the
Sacramento river cannot long maintain
high stage of water. The greatest rain
fall during January was 3O.56 inches at
Iron Mountain mines, near Shasta county;
23.26 inches at Cloverdale; PIP inches
at Winters.
The lowest temperature reported was 2
deg, ees. at Yreka, in the mountain region
of Siakiy ou county. The highest was SS
degree. at Escondido, San Diegocounty.
Tho least rainfall was trace at Barstnw,
in the desert region of San Bernardlno
county.
Almond trees are reported in bloom in
various portions of the Sacramento valley.
The herald., 1896-02-07
STANDING ROOM ONLY
Democratic Headquarters at Chicago Full to
Overlooking

Democratic Headquarters at Chicago Full to
Overlooking
CHICAGO, Feb. g. The Palmer house
will be the rallying center of the Demo-
cratic politicians during the national con-
vention.
Besides the national committee twenty
states will have their headquarters at the
hotel Every available room in the house
that can be spared from the regular trade
has been assigned. The house has been
compelled to refuse quarters to two apply
ing state delegations. New York and Wash
in xrol tried to secure accommodations,
bu could not be accommodated. Each
delegation, however, was given two rooms
for the leading men who desire TO keep in
touch with the national csmmittee.
The following are the states for which
rooms have been set aside: Iowa, Missis-
sippi, Oregon, Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, South Dakota. Louisiana, Indi-
ana, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas, West
Nebraska, Pennsylvania and Kentucky.
Indiana has set aside for it the largest
number of rooms-fifty-on The. total
number of rooms set aside for all the dele
cations, including the two rooms each for
New York and Washington, is 463. The
number of men to be taken care of will
approximate 200O, said Manager Willis
Howe today.
1--WE are now flied up and cannot take
another man. There Is a desire on the part
of the delegations to be near the national
committee, and when the Palmer house
was selected last week we were deluged
with applications, and we mace the ar
rangements in the order of the receipts of
appijc ATOMS"
The herald., 1896-02-07
FARMERS ALLIANCE
Csasss to Demand 1ore Money and Opposes
Funding Sche mes

Ceases to D.mand 1ore Money and Opposes
Funding Sche mes
WAsHINGroN, Feb. 6.-The National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial union,
which has been in session here three days,
adjourned this afternoon. Important ac-
ton was taken during the day, and among
these "sub-treasury plan" to which the al
lance has been committed for num-
ber of years and demand for an increase
of the circulating medium TO 500 per cap
ita were eliminated frcm the platform.
Resolutions were adopted opposing the re-
funding of the Pacific railroad debt and
agreeing to meet next year at Dallas,
Texas, If that city will make suitable
offers.
A committee was appointed to appear
before the proper congressional commit
tees to complain of aliaged cu.rages and
murders on the Maxwell land grant in
New Mexico and in Coloradc, The Des
Mcines river grant in Iowa and the Sierra
forest grant in California. Alliance MEM
bers who lived in these grants had COM
planned to the national organization that
they we're illegally evictsd in favot of cor
porations. aLu the Alliance nov propose,
TO call the attention of congress to these
cases.
The herald., 1896-02-07
Charged With Treason and In
citing to Rebellion
THE TESTIMONY AS GIVEN
Indicates an Intention Is Overthrow It'd
Government
State Department officials Anxiety Gained
by the Announcement That Hammona
Is Out on Bail

Associated Press Special Wire.
PRETORIA. Feb. 6.-The trial Of the meme
bers of the reform committee began here
yesterday. They are charged with melting
to rebellion and with high treason. The
first evidence furnished was that Of the
mining commissioner. He testified that
the men held the town with the avowed in
tention of opposing the government Of the
Transvaal, and asserted that the members
of the reform committee had said within
his hearing, 'The country will soon be ours
from Cape Town to the Zambesi." The
commissioner aleo testified that he saw q
document containing the conditions for
enlisting volunteers to fight in the Transs
vaal.
A printer then testified to receiving from
the reform committee proclamation to
the effect that DR.. Jameson was expected
in Johannesburg, that disturbances might
follow, and that therefore provisional gov
ernment was necessary. This proclamA-
ton, the printer further testified, had been
put in type but never printed.
Police Commander Schuete deposed that
the government withdrew the police from
to avoid a collision with rebels. Other po-
lice evidence was given, alleging that the
rebels were armed and drilled, and that
earthworks were formed outside of the
city. When the news of DR.. Jsmeson's
march was received some of the leaders Of
the national union denied any knowledge
of the affair.
ANXIOUS OFFICIALS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.--No word has come
to the state department from United States
Consul Knight at Johannesburg for . week
past, and it is understood that the consul
has not received any communication for
warded by the state department in that
time. These conditions will probably lead
the department to institute an inquiry to
ascertain whether or not there has been
any unauthorized interference with the
consuls kilograms. Private advices indi.
cate Mr.. Knight has started from Johan.
nesburg to Cape Town, and it is probable
that he will be heard from as soon a. he
reaches the cable terminus, which 10 cut
side of the Boers' control.
OUT ON BAIL
PRETORIA, Feb. g., "wednesday. John
Hayes Hammond charged with leadership
in the late uprising in Johannesburg,
is out on bail.
The herald., 1896-02-07
THE RECOGNITION OF CUBA
Would Cause Awful Indignation Among
the Hidalgos
Is Untrustworthy; Palma Says He
Only Told the Truth

MADRID, Feb. 6.-The resolution on the
belligerancy of the Cuban revolutionists
of the senate committee on foreign rela-
tons has created sensation in Spain.
The Epoca says of it: president CIeve-
land surely cannot forget the traditions of
American policy. The confederates, dur
ing the late war, were not recognized as
belligerents, nor were the Chilean insurg-
ents in their last war;"
The Herald is indignant, and advises the
government to send an ironclad squadron
to Cuba. ..r
The Correo says the attitude of the sem
ate is offensive and arbitrary. rl
THE CASE OF MANNIX
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-William F. Man
nix. the American newspaper correspond
ent in Cuba, who has been ordered by the
authorities to leave the island, wrote let
ter to the Evening Star here some days ago
in which he said he had been informed
that he was blacklisted at the palace at
Havana and any more side trips would be
the cause of his being invited to leave.
The department has not been informed of
the intention of the Spanish officials to ex-
pei Mannix, but it has been known here
that his vigorous letters have proven OBJ.
jectionable to the Spanish authorities
Senior de LONE says that the Spanish
consul-general at New York paid Mannix's
way to Cuba, the latter representing that
he was in need of financial assistance to
get to the island. and that it would be we'll
for Spain to have a correspondent for
American papers in Cuba who would tell
the truth about conditions as he found
them. Subsequent events. the minister
says, proved to him that ManniX was un-
worthy of heing trusted.
Tomas Estrada Palma. the reDresenta-
tive here of the Cuhans, says the action of
the authorities here in Mannix's case was
undoubtedly inspired at their anger at him
for writing true and unbiased reports OF
the condition of affairs in Cuba.
SPANISH REINFoRCEMENTs
HAVANA, Feb. 6.-Tne steamer Maria
Christiana has arrived here, having on
board tie Reina. Farnesia, AIamansa, AL
bura and Galicia squadroDs, numbering
625. They we're accorded an enthusiastic
reception. These squadrons, with horses,
are prepared to take the field Immediately.
General Luque, who was wounded in the
engagement with Maceo at Paso Real, is
reported as doing we'll.
The herald., 1896-02-07
TWO CONVENTIONS
The Texas Democrats Agree to Disagree on
Silver

tuC iCAds DSmUSEhts agree 10 OiSdRTee on
Silver
AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. g. The Democratic
state executive committee closed it's labors
today by ordering two state conventions to
be held this year, with only one primary.
The first convention to elect delegates to
the national convention is to be held in
this city June 23d, and the state nominal.
ing convention is to be held in Fort Worth
on August 18th. On June 9th, the day
for holding the primaries for select
ing delegates to these conventions,
the voters will also ballot on the question
of bimetallism at the ratio of 16 to l, the
result to determine what kind of a delega-
ton shall be sent to the national conven-
ton and what the complexion of the finan-
cial plank in the state platform shall be.
The silver men, headed by Governor Gull
berson, Chairman Dudley of the executive
committee, Railroad Commissioner kea-
gan, Ex-Governor Hogg and about one hum
dred others tonight issued an address to
the people of Texas congratulating them
on the one primary victory.
The herald., 1896-02-07
A Timer flashed

Angels CAMP, Feb. Ga miner named
Boso Vocasnovich. better known las Big
Chris, was caught in the cage at tie Utica
mine this morning as it was descending
with the first shift. His coat caught OH a
nail and threw his body into the shaft, but
he clunz desperately with his hands, call
ing to his companions to stop the cage.
This was done by the safety clus,hes and
the man was taken in and pulled up to the
sill face. 1t was found that he had been
caught between the covering of the cage
and the timbers and was badly injured To-
ternally. His relatives have been sent for.
He il not expected to live.