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The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
SILVER WINS At STOCKTON.
"Sound" Money Men Routed in Demo-
cratic PTmares-Neid Without
Fiqht

STOCKTON. CAL, June 2.-The Demo-
cratic primary elections were held in this
city tonight, with the result that the
silver men carried everything before them.
In the ward meetings last night several
representatives of the "godbug" faction
were placed upon the regular tickets, but
only for personal reasons and with the
knowledge that they would be harmless
when it came to sending a delegation to-
Sacramento pledged to send silver men
to the National Convention. The ward
meetings last night were very harmonious
and the harmony characterized the prim
ary elections to-day.
The County Convention will be held
here next Saturday, when nineteen dele
gates to the State Convention will be Sc
lected and a new County Committee
named. 1t is probable that Marion
Devries the present Assistant District
Attorney, will be indorsed for Congress
from this district. He is willing to make
the fight and will give Grove l.. Johnson a
harder race for the Office than any other
Democrat who could be named in the
Second District.
There was not the fight at the primaries
to-day that had been anticipated. For
some time past it had been rumored that
Mint Superintendent Daggett was at work
in the interior with his men for the pur-
pose of defeating the plans of the silver
wing of the State Democracy. Chairman
Gould of the State Central Committee was
known to have leaning toward the gold
side of the house, and to head off anything
like concerted movement to send a dele
CATION of gold representatives from this
county to Sacramento, the silver men,
who are strong here, took every precau-
ton. They had everything their own
way. for if Daggett's men did any work
here they were very quiet about it and it
avaied them nothing. There was quite
delegation of Democrats from San Fran
cisco in this city on Sunday, but very few
stayed over to take part in the ward meet
ings last night or in the primaries Tonight.
In the Third Ward alone did any opposi-
ton develop to the regular ticket named
last night. Three of those placed upon
the ticket last night were sidetracked for
personal and other motives. Here the
American Protective Association and its
opponents did some secret fighting. E. E.
Phillips, formerly Democratic Street Sup
erintendent and who ran at the last elec-
ton on the American Protective Associa-
ton ticket, was downed, receiving only
eight out OF sixty five votes cast c. o.
Bohien was another marked for the
slaughter because he was said to be
member of the American Protective Asso-
citation, and he got only nine votes. John
Killion, on the other hand, was defeated
for the reason, it is claimed, that he is an
Irish Catholic. Thomas Poole, w. S.
Fowler and M. L. Sims took the places of
this trio.
In the other wards matters went on
very smoothly, and in every instance the
men slated last night on the ticket were
elected. In the First Ward sixty six votes
were cast, and there were but four
scratches, no names being substituted for
those scratched, In the Second Ward but
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
READY FOR THE RALLY.
democrats Complete Arrangements 1oI
the Chicn1o Convention.

Democrats Complete Arrangements for
the Chicago Convention.
CHICAGO, ILL, June 2.-The Demo-
cratic National sub-com mittee concluded
the business of its present session to-day
and adjourned TO meet at the Palmer
House June 13. All the members returned
to their homes tonight.
The local committee is still short 1000
OF the guaranteed subscriptions, $26, 900 OF
the promised $4,000 only having been
paid to the National Committee. There
is no fear, however. that the money will
not be forth hcoming from the guarantors
If not from the subscribers. and the local
committee was not pressed to make good
the financial contract.
There will be 15, 900 seats in the part OF
the Coliseum which is to be used for the
convention. The speakers platform, with
the accompanying seats for the press, will
be on the east side of the hall midway.
On each side and in front will radiate in
amphitheater form with gradual rise the
thousands of seats for delegates and
spectators extending to line level with
the galleries.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
AL0NZO WALLiNG ON TRIAL.
Some Very Binding Testimony to Connect
Him With the Murder of Pearl
Rry11

CINCINNATI, OHIO, June 2.-The trial
of AlonZo Walling for the murder of Pearl
Bryan was resumed this morning. Drug
gist Foertmyer of Bellevue, KY, identified
Walling as being the man who visited his
drugstore in company with young lady
during the last week of January.
The other witnesses were Allen john
son, colored porter at Wallingford's S sa-
loon, where Pearl Bryan. Jackson and
Walling met on the fateful Friday night
and where the girl drank the glass of sar-
saparilla which was supposed to contain
cocaine; Wallingford. the saloon-keeper;
Chester Mullen, a livery-stable keeper;
Mrs. Weeks, the spirit medium, and sew
eral others. The testimony of all these
went to show Walling's companionsnip
with Jackson prior to and on the night of
the murder.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Los ANGELES PRIMARIES.
Dem ocrats Claim S,ceep
ing Tictory.

Antf-RailrOad Dem 0crats Claim q Stceep-
ing TictOry.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 2.-Had a
kanaka from the Hawaiian lava beds, un-
acquainted with the ways of American
ward politicians, seen the pulling, hauling
and general hustling about the Demo-
cratic primaries in this city tonight, he
would have i'm agined the fate of the Ma
ton depended upon the action of the Los
Angeles County Democracy. Political
slang has yclept the factions 'long hairs, !"
or purity crowd" and "short hairs"
or trinity Buckley Hunting tom
Liquor Dealers Protective Association ag-
gregation. Two days, or possibly week,
must intervene before an accurate esti-
mate can be made as to which faction won.
Each accuses the other of all manner of
skullduggery and jobs innumerable in put
ting up tickets. The primaries in the
country were held this afternoon, and the
''long hairs"-the on-Harris-
antl-raIlroad people claim to have made a
big winning and to be able to organize the
county convention here on the 18th INST.
There are about forty precincts in this
city, and the railroad Buckley crowd had
the better of the fight IN most of the
wards. Marsh, of this faction, has been
industrious of late, circulating the report
that the "short hairs didn't care row the
primaries went but the scramble tonight
around the polling-places contradicted
this. The country people had an easy
time OF it, for in most cases there was but
one ticket IN the field.
The county will have thirty-nine dele
gates in the State convention-the largest
delegation OF any county outside OF San
Francisco. The trouble about figuring out
odds in favor of either faction lies in the
fact that the real position of many country
delegates is unknown to the leaders in this
city. The Seventh and Eighth Wards of
the city are conceded to the railroad
people, while the First and Ninth are
claimed for the purity folks under the
banner OF Gaffey and Stephens. The
Second Ward will probably be annexed by
the "old guard" but in all other wards
bitter contests and sturdy struggles for the
mastery OF control of the delegates to the
county convention have been waged, and
the result is in doubt.
A notable result of the primaries here
tonight was the defeat of General c. F. A.
Last of the State militia as delegate,
which puts him out of the way for the
chairmanship OF the County Convention,
for which he was booked by the Mitchell
Marsh-Buckley faction. A serious per-
sonal encounter occurred between Major
W. r. Burke of the State Central Commit
tee and Editor Creighton of the Herald,
wherein Burke attempted to draw pistol,
but was prevented py friends of the COM
batants. j. Marion Brooks, lately ap-
pointed by Governor Budd as a Normal
School trustee, was elected in the Fourth
Ward, as was NJ. NJ. Ogden, Governor
Budd's secretary during the campaign, in
the Third Ward. In this ward the police
were called out TO prevent railroad
gravel gang from voting.
The talk is now that the shorthairs will
stand for Ex-Governor Merrill of Pomona
for chairman of the County Convention.
At late hour both sides claim majority
of the delegates.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Sir Per.ona Dro,rnea.

NORFOLK, VA, June News has just
reached this city of bad Decoration day
accident, which resulted in the drowning
of six persons in Hampton Roads on Sat-
urday. The sloop Irene left Tanners Creek,
near this city, in the afternoon with eight
colored persons aboard, bound to Ha mp
ton to participate in the memorial exer-
cises. At 7:45 P. NJ. she started on the
return trip. When in Hampton Roads she
was struck by blast of wind and heavy
sea at the same time and capsized. Those
aboard clung to the boat, but the sea was so
heavy that she sank, and only two of the
party were saved.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03

thirty-nine votes were cast and all went
for the regular ticket. In the Fourth
forty-six straight votes were cast. all going
for the ticket selected last night.
This insures a silver convention here
next Saturday. There seems little doubt
but that the delegation to Sacramento on
the 18th will go pledged to do all they can
for silver.
Frank Gould will have a seat in Satur-
days convention as a delegate from the
Second Ward, as will also Frank d. Nicol,
W. NJ. Gibson, Marion Devries J. Walter
Smith and John D. Gall, all prominent in
the councils of the local Democracy.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
DEMOCRATS DON'T
KNOW WHAT'S BEST,
Continued from First Page.

for thirty eight years and rounded out by
the reciprocity of Blaine" and continues:
1--WE are opposed to the free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver, except by interna-
tional agreement, and until such agree
ment can be obtained we believe that the
present gold standard should be main
tanned.
1--WE renew our answering loyalty to
that great champion of protection and
SOUND money, Thomas B. Reed, in the
hope that the coming National Convention
will recognize the urgent demand of the
business interests of the country for his
nomination"
Hon. L. Powers of Holten WAS nomi-
mated for Governor, after which the con-
vention adjourned.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Death of Judge sfedrns.

DULUTH, MINI, June "A telegram
from San Diego, CAL. announces the
death of Judge Ozora P. Stearns of this
City. Judge Stearns moved to California
six months ago, hoping the change would
benefit his health. In 1862 he raised a
company for the Ninth Minnesota Voiun-
teers. and in 1868 he was commissioned
colonel of the Thirty-ninth United States
colored troops. In 1871 he was elected to
the United States Senate fnom Minnesota.
and in 1874 he was appointed Judge OF the
Eleventh Judicial District, which Office he
held fOur terms
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Graduates at Annapol,..

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, June 2.-The second
day of graduation week at the Naval Acad-
emy opened with propitlous weather.
Most of the examining board arrived late
last night. 1t organized by the election
of Congressman Robinson of Pennsylva-
MIA as president, }. G. Richburg of Chicago
as vice president, and Lieutenant Theo-
dore Porter secretary. The usual commit
tees were appointed. In the graduating
class Robinson stood first, Holden second
and Craven third
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
FORGER HICKS CAPTURED
TAINTED FOR Hts Grimes In Several BIG
CifteG

TUSCOLA, ILL, June 2.-Sherif Bagley
made an important arrest yesterday, cap
turing John r. Hicks of AsheviIle, n. c.,
who is wanted in that city for forgeries to
the extent of $500. The Chief of Police of
that city has traced him to Memphis, San
Francisco, Chicago, New York, Phila.
delphia, and finally to this city.
1t is claimed that he is wanted in each
of the above cities, where he has done some
very smooth work and secured several
thousand dollars. Hicks expressed no
surprise over his arrest, and states that he
has been expecting it at any time. He is
the son of prominent family of Ashevile.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
ALL DONE IN HARMONY.
George ID. Perkins Nominated for Con
0ress 6y IotcG RepubIicans-

0ress 6y IotcG Republicans.
CHEROKEE, Iowa, June O. The
Eleventh District Republican Congress
sional Convention convened at the opera
house to-day. Permanent organization was
effected by the selection OF Acley Hubbard
OF Clary County as chairman and w. B.
Stevens OF Osceola as secretary and Lars
Bladine of Buena Vista assistant. The
first and only ballot for candidate for Con-
gress was taken after the reports of the
committees on organization and creden-
tials and resulted in the nomination of
Congressman George D. Perkins of Wood
bury County by a vote of 20 to 46 for 1. s.
StruDle of Plymouth County. The con-
vention was harmonious, expected con-
tests over delegations not developing.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Suicide Near Winters.

WINTERS, CAL, June 2.-John P.
Schantz, an old and respected citizen of
Yolo County, was found dead at his home
near Winters this morning. 1t is believed
he committed suicide The old gentleman
had been financially embarrassed of late,
and his property was about to be taken
away from him. He had also been in
volved in litigation, which caused him
considerable trouble.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
BnsENrED By CLARKsoN.
Circulation of silly Story Relating to
Hts Illness.

Hts Illness.
NEW YORK, n. Y, June 2.-Hon.
James S. Clarkson resented last night an
insinuation of the Mckinley men that his
recent sickness is the sort of illness which
comes from disappointment, and that he
is really sick of his job of trying to defeat
the nomination of the Ohio major at st.
Louis. Mr.. Clarkson, who is at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, explained that he had been
physically prostrated by an old malady,
but has sufficiently recovered to be able to
get about and will be on deck at ST. Louis
to fight for the nomination of Senator
Allison. He said that many would vote
against Mckinley because of his silence
on the nonev issue
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Suietde of a speculator.

CHICAGO, ILL, June "A. L. Hender-
son, who was at one time director in the
Chicago Board of Trade and one of the
heaviest Spectators in the West in seeds
and grains, committed suicide in this CITY
this afternoon. He first entered in busi-
ness in Chicago in 1869. He failed in 1898
and it is said that he has been despondent
ever since.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Death of Miss DeloAetd.

NEW YORK, N. Y, June Miss
Susan Parish Delatield disd here yester-
day. Miss Deafield was the eldest daugh-
ter of the late Major-General Richard Della
field, chief OF engineers, o. S. A, and Har-
riet Baldwin Covington of San Francisco.
Miss Delafield was communicate of
Epiphany Parish, in Washington, and was
a member of the Army and Navy Auxil-
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
MARIN COUNTY'S DEFA Utter.
Deputy Tax Collector Louden arrested
and Imprisoned.

SAN RAFAEL. CAL, June 2.-Robert
Louden, the defaulting Deputy Tax Col
lector of this county, was arrested this
morning and charged with embezzling
$500 of the State and county funds. He
was unable to give bonds. His prelimi-
nary examination will be held next Thurs
day before Justice Gardner. He was we'll
known here as member of the Masons,
United Workmen, Knights of Pythl IS and
Foresters OF America. His bondsmen, A..
Scown. M. f. Cochrane and James w.
Cochrane, have made good the defaIcation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
xrr.st of an Attornen.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. June Upon a tele-
gram from Chief of Police Glass of Los An
geles John A. Qualey, an attorney OF Los
Angeles, was arrested here tonight charged
with fraud, larceny and being fugitive
from justice. Qualey disappeared from
Los Angeles NAV ID last.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Uaior St;f,yelv. MOE.

MARQUETTE. MICH, June 2.-Major
Stilwell, commanding the Northwestern
division of the Salvation Army. with
headquarters at Minneapolis, has resigned
his commission and gone over to Bailing-
ton Booth. He will be directed to organize
the Pacific Coast for the volunteers. Staff
Captain Winchell of Chicago succeeds him
in command of the division of the Saliva
rion ArmV.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Ben,oode Masstn Killed

DENVER, Colo. June D. General
Wheaton was notified to-day that Massa,
the renegade Apache chief. had been slain
in Southern Arizona by Indian scouts.
Massia killed three scouts before he gave
up the ghost. Msssia was one of Geroni-
mos braves, and succeeded to that old
chiefs authority among the renegades.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
si,yer Mem sno,oed Under.

ST. PAUL, MINI, June AT noon to-
day the Democrats of ST. Paul selected
eighty-seven delegates to the State Con
II. The silver men were completely
r1n6Pr
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Ca,toin Bourte,s Iuness..s

WASHINGTON, D. G., June 2.-The un-
expired portion of the ordinary leave OF
absence granted Captain John G. Bourke,
Third Cavalry. the well-known Indian
fighter, has been changed to sick leave to
date from May 3. Captain Bourke Is re.
ported to be seriously Ill at the home OF
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
W,ecked bp Cattle.

BUTTE, MONT. June 2.-An eastbound
Northern Pacific passenger train this
morning ran into band of cattle near
Greycliffe and was wrecked. Two un-
known tramps were killed and colored
man seriously injured. Conductor Kidd
and Express Messenger Irish were slightly
injured.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03

his father-in-law in Omaha He obtained
leave to accompany his father-in-law to
Mexico IN March last for the benefit of the
latter's health and has not returned to his
post, Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont. Cap
tain Bourke will be obliged to undergo an
operation.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Mendocino Democrats.

UKIAH, CAL. June 2.-Almost COM
plete returns from the Democratic pri-
maries held last Saturday indicate that
the nominees at the next general election
will be: J. B. Sanford, for Assem- oily
J. @. White, for Superior Judge; c. P.
Smith, for Supervisor of this district.
The convention will be held at this place
on Thursday next
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Steamer SINK at Aron.

SEATTLE. WASH, June 2.-The Skagit
River steamer Munroe ran into the Great
Northern Railroad bridge at Avon on Sat
urday night and was sunk in thirty feet
of water. Passengers and crew narrowly
escaped drowning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Chico Democratic Primaries.

CHICO, CAL, June 2.-The Democrats
held their primaries here to-day, electing
Colonel Park Henshaw and 10. D. Sproul
as delegates to the State Convention.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03
Murderer Wtndrath Sane.

CHICAGO, Ill, June 2.-The insanity
trial OF Joseph H. Windrath, convicted OF
the murder OF Garry B. Birch. was ended
this morning, the Judge returning a ver-
dict that the defendant is sane.
The San Francisco call., 1896-06-03

iary. She was a niece of the late Major
Joseph Delafield ana the late Dr. Edward
Delatield. She was a cousin of Sidney Law
Johnson, prominent lawyer of San Fran
cisco.
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OFFERED A FORGED DRAFT.
II Was Refused and the Man Who
offered 1t Was Arrested.

5. w. Smith, a young white man, was ar
rested yesterday on the charge Of forgery.
He attempted to pass a forged draft for
S144O of the Savannah Naval Stores Com
pany on Isadore Colat.
Smith went into CoEat's store, on
Broughton street, and purchased a coat
He offered the draft in payment, saying
that he supposed it was good. The draft
was apparently drawn by w. r. Ham
mond of Josselyn in favor of j. H. Dean
Mr.. Collat did not care to accept the draft
and Smith offered to wait until he could
send some one to the Office of the Naval
Stores Company to ascertain if the draft
was good Mr.. Collat took him al his word
and sent a clerk with the draft.
Smith told a story of having traded a gun
and some ammunition for the draft. Pres
ident Powell of the Naval Stores Company
at once pronounced the signature of Mr.
Hammond a forgery. He accompanied
the clerk back to the store, and after talk
ing with Smith awhile decided to have him
arrested. Policeman Guilfoyle was called
and made the arrest.
Smiths case is very similar to that of
young man who is now in Jail awaiting
trial for attempting to pass forged drafts
purporting to be drawn by naval stores
operators on their factors in Savannah
Smith claims to be from Montgomery
county: but was recognized as having for
merry hailed from Liberty county.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-12-27
COFFIN IN AN ATTIC.
Found Under the Roof of House
fin the Old Fort.


fin the Old Fort.
A dust and cobweb covered coffin, which
had evidentally been there for some time,
was found in an out of the way place
between the ceiling and roof of the back
part of ]. H. Edenfield & Bros. grocery
store, at Arnold and President streets,
yesterday.
Mr.. Edenfeld had occasion to clumb
through a scuttle leading to the roof Of
his store. Back from the scuttle towards
the caves he stumbled over a long box,
which it did not take him long to dis
cover was a coffin. 1t was a cheaply made
and stained affair, and was covered with
dust. Mr.. Edenfield did not at first know
what he had found, but he dragged the
box through the scuttle into the room be-
low and pull off the lid.
The coffin was unlined and had never
been used. That discovery was renet
and the uncanny box was taken down
coffin had been found in q closet spread,
and in a short time the place was packed
with curious people. A further search
was made in the attic, but nothing OF a
slspicious character was found. MIR. Eden
field Is unable to account for the comm.
He and his brother have occupied the
building since August. 1t had been un-
occupied for some time when they took
possession. 1t was formerly drug store,
and before that as a free and easy dance
hall it had been the resort OF all sorts
of disreputable characters. How the cot
fin came where it was found and for what
purpose it was put there are question con-
corning which Mr.. Edentield is entirely
in the dark. AS it is, he has on hand a
coffin that he has no use for.
The place was visited by hundreds OF
people during the afternoon and at night,
attracted by curiosity. and by al SORTS OF
warns that were told about the finding
of the mysterious coffin.