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evening at his residence on Castro street.
In 1549 Mr.. Gull crossed the plains and
took up his oode in this county. He set
tied at Gull Canyon and named it afte r
himself, and for forty years it has been
known by no other. Little by little the
rancher added to his acres and stock until
he was recognized as quitea wealthy man.
He was typical pioneer-hardy, thrifty
and gentleman. Alameda County was
veritable wilderness then and it was oe-
casionally necessary to protect the stock
from the raids OF Indians and Mexicans.
Gull Canyon was favored spot and ex-
cited particular envy among the settlers,
but Gull was a man who made friends
quicker than enemies and he was always
prosperous.
He was just 20 years OF age when he left
his birthplace in Washington County,
Kentucky. He was a rancher then and
ever remained so. True to the bluegrass
instinct, he took particular interest in
stock-raising. He was prominent in his
business, but he was never heard OF In
other quarters Politics never engaged
his attention, and his success where so
many others failed is due to his persistency
and application to his farm.
Gun Canyon is located between Hay
wards and San Ramon, and the farm of
deceased is over 1000 acres in extent.
The deceased has been i'll for some
weeks with heart disease. His death,
however, was not expected, as he was not
an old man and has always been of very
careful and regular habits
Last night an acute spasm of the heart
seized him. from which he never rallied.
He leaves widow and three children-two
daughters and one son. The daughters
are Mrs. E. Lacy and Mrs. E. Allen The
deceased was born Novemb Der 1, 1929, and
was therefore not IS years of age.
The funeral services will be held to-
morrow at the Methodist Episcopal church
at Haywards at o'clock. The remains of
the deceased will be inferred in Lone Tree
Cemetery, near Haywards.
In addition to his large and weIl-stocked
ranch, the deceased pioneer owned fine
residence on Castro street, near Haywards,
and was supposed to be worth $15O,OO
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for him and were anxiously waiting for
him to die, and that all of these state
ments were false and known to be false
by the said conspirators.'
''That petition..Charles Fair withdrew a
few weeks ago to make room for the pro.
bate of the very will that he characterized
in these terms.
"On Monday, March II, 1895, Mr.. Charley
Fair said to a reporter: i have always had
an idea that my father left will written
entirely by himself and that is still my
idea. What surprised me most was that
any will should have come from tie Office
of Pierson & Mitchell. | know that my
father hated Mitchell and Mitchell mated
him. Mitchell used to be up in Virginia.
why he hated my father so that have
been told that he would take a case against
him just to cause him annoyance without
any hope of reward or fee of any sort.
Now, how it happened that the will came
from that office is more than | know.
He might have made will just like that
and showed it to them (meanlng Angus
and Breese), and then, chuckling to him
self, ''Now, you beggars, l can swear at you
and raise Cain, and you will never say
word, but work the harder" Then
he would go off somewhere and make
new will leaving them out. Oh. that would
be my father to the life. Tom Rooney
said (he's my uncle. my mothers brother)
that my father could play such trick; !;
that would be just like him. He was a
very shrewd man..
How is Charley Fair to reconcile all
these sayings to agree with the position in
which he has seen fit to place himself
within the last few days?"
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STOCKTON MANS PLIGHT
II. E, Barber, the Railroad Man
ager, Suffers a Stroke of
Paralysis.
0verwork Results in the Bursting
Of a Blood Vessel in the
Brain.

STOCKTON, CAL, April s.-H. E. Bar
Der, manager Of the Alameda and San
Joaquin Valley railroad here, suffered a
stroke of apoplexy this morning, and is
now lying at his home in the city partially
paralyzed. Dr. Fred Clark was summoned
TO attend him, and found that blood
vessel had broken in the left side of the
brain and that it had affected his whole
right side.
Barber has been working very hard of
late and has been doing much of his work
at night. His physician attributes the
rupture of the blood vessel in the brain to
the overtaxing OF his brain from too much
mental work, and says that it may be some
time before Barber will be well; in fact he
cannot say that he VIII recover from the
paralysis. 1t has affected the side of his
face and head, extending down the side Of
the body and to the lower limbs, so that
he can now walk only with difficulty.
1t was largely through the efforts OF
Barber that the coal road was induced to
come TO this city from Corral Hollow, for
ii had been planned to run it TO point
several miles down on the San Joaquin
River when he took hold of the scheme as
right-of-way agent and showed to the
Treadwells and John W. Coleman, since
dCSSaSSbi tiiaS tillo " tuc OlllS
point to end the road. For some time past
Barber has been the secretary of the
County Central Committee of the Repub-
lican party here, and he did great deal of
worK during the last gubernatorial cam
paign. When he went into the employ of
the coal road he went to work with such a
vim that his labors have impaired his
health and caused the stroke of paralysis
that overcame him this morning. He had
gone to his labors as usual and vas in the
Office of the road on Hazelton avenue
when taken sick.
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REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
Election Officers and Polling
Places Will Be Selected
Tonight.
The Rump Kelly.Mahoney Primary
in the Fourth Will Precede
the Regular One.

Tonight the majority of the election
officers and polling places for the Republi-
can primary election, on Wednesday, the
18th inst, will be selected.
The County Committee will meet at
Scottish Hall in regular session. but it is
Lot likely that any business of Importance
will come before it. The committee will
at once divide into committees represent
ing the Fourth and Fifth Congressional
committees, and at these respective meet
ings the committee will present lists of
election officers and polling places for ap-
proval by the committees.
As the County Committeeman have gen.
orally consulted with the Republican
clubs and Republican leaders in their dis
tricts the appointments will be represen-
tative of the best Republican elements of
the districts and viii be generally satisfac-
tory. In many of the districts clubs have
already nominated delegates. In num-
Der of districts rival tickets will be in the
field. but as every precaution has been
taken TO secure an untrammeled express
sion Of the will of the voters and an honest
count of the votes, the results will be ac-
cepted without question or trouble.
Ihe healthy interest that is being shown
more and more every day in all the dis
tricts promises an unusually heavy vote
at the primary.
Martin Kelly and Jerry Mahoney remain
in the field and will carry out their
"rump" primary. Their fraudulent Con-
gressional committee for the Fourth Dis
trict met last night in the Flood building
and called primary for Tuesday. April
Ia, the day before the regular primary.
The audience came in body with Martin
Kelly, who brought up fifteen or twenty
fellows TO give an appearance of life. The
ommittee was in session five minutes,
and its proceedings consisted of the read
ing OF the resolution calling the primary,
Its adoption and an adjournment
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Lively Scrimmage Between the
Culprits and Deputy
Boyd's Posse.
ONE JUMPS INTO & RIVER
Caught and Handcuffed After Becoming
Exhausted-0ffcers Employ
Strategy.

SACRAMENTO, CAI., April e.-Deputy
United States Marshal y. E. Boyd and
POSSE from Yuba CITY arrested seven China
men near Towles station, on the American
River. and lodged them IN the County
Jail in this city, charging them with
violation of the United States debris law,
better known as the Caminetti act. These
Cinnamon have been engaged in Illicit
hydraulic mining for months past, IN
what is known SIS the Green Valley mine,
and numerous attempts made IN the past
by the officials, who were informed OF
their mining operation, 10 capture them
had met with no success.
On this occasion Boyd and his men ap-
preached the mine long before daylight,
divided themselves in two parties, and
seoreted them selves in the thick brush ad-
iacent 10 the mine. Presently the China
men came out OF their huts, turned on the
water and began 10 work. Boyd saw that
the first thing necessary was TO over
power the man at the monitor, for II the
descent of the officers onto the scene OF
operations were observed the hoseman
might kill the men in their tracks by di-
recting the terrific stream at them. Boyd
ran M behind the Chinaman, unseen by
the Others. and downed him. but not with,
out struggle. The Chinaman called
Justify for his companions and fought
savagely against the placing OF handouts
on him, which was finally accomplished.
Boyd's party rushed in and interrupted
the other Cinnamon, FIVE in number, and
after lively scrimmage managed to make
them all prisoners.
One Chinaman was at work on the sluice
near the river when he saw the descent o1
the watchman. To escape arrest he
Jumped into the river and swan some dis
tance down, but he was overtsken by Un-
der Sheriff Brittou OF Yuba and ha nd
cuffed.
The men when arrested admitted that
they were the owners of the mine, and the
State Auti-Debris Com mite will take i n
mediate steps to secure conviction, the
punishment being 5000 fine and si1
months imprisonment. Manager Phillips
OF the association will conduct the exam M
ination on the part of the United State:
District Attorney.
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ZEIGLER AND GREEN.
They Will Be Matched to Box at tn
Olympic Club Tournaments.


The directors of the Olympic Club met
last evening. but nothing of any import.
ance was transacted. The handball aues-
ton was again discussed, and after con-
siderable argument the directors decided
to ostpone definite action. 1t seems as if
the supporters of the cause are doomed to
disappointment.
Superintendent Kennedy received dis
patch from Owen Zeigler OF Philadelphia
last evening stating that he would accept
the offer made to him to meet George
Green in ten-round bout provided the
club would guarantee his expenses. As
Zelgler is the only good man in Green s
class who has sent favorable answer to the
club, his wish will doubtless be granted.
Zeigler is the pugilist who met Jack Nc
Auliffe and the bout was interrupted by
the police when Zeigler was having the
better OF the fstic argument. He also
met and fought Everhardt twenty-five.
round go in Boston.
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Satoon-keeper Ahern Demands Cash
From Customer Who Stabbed Him.

Satoon-keeper -ihern Demands Cash
From Customer Who Stabbed HIM.
VIRGINIA CITY, New, April S.-Papers
were filed to-day by the attorneys for
Con Ahern, a saioon-keeper, who has com
menced suit against Joseph NJ. Douglass
TO recover damages to the amount OF
S25, 900. Ahern alleges that he received
bodily injury at the hands of Douglass.
Early on tae morning of March 13 Doug
lass was drinking in rear room of the
Crystal saloon. Douglass ordered drinks,
and when they were bought he assaulted
Ahern with q pocket-knife. the blade of
which was nearly three inches in length.
Without a moments warning Douglass
plunged the knife to the handle into
Ahern's thigh near the groin. The fem
eral artery was laid bare but not severed.
The wound was severe and painful, and
since that time Ahern has moved about
with much difficulty with the aid of a
cane.
The suit will cause a sensation on the
Comstock. as both men are well known.
Joseph Douglass, who is alleged to have
done the stabbing. is one of the wealth
lest men in the State, and his business
operations here have extended over q
period dating back to the boom days.
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Or. Levingston. Estate Senator Guy C.
Earl proposed an act of the Legislature
under which will may be tested before
probate. Mr.. Earl was the professional
associate and friend of Mr.. Wheeler, of
Garber, Boalt & Bishop, counsel for the
Fair sisters.
He is now one of the firm. A suit was
brought under that act to secure posses
sion OF the Lick property and under it to
test the validity of the trust clause of the
VIII OF the 2lst. In the meantime Charles L..
fair nled his contest of that will, declar-
ing 1t to be his belief that that will was
made while Senator Fair was in i'll health
and under the undue influence of design
Ing persons, who conspired aud confeder-
ated to cause him to make will by which
they would be benefited
In ms petition for the probate of the
later will Mr.. Fair said upon his oath:
Your petitioner AYERS that each and every
alleged part OF the will of September 21 was
ana were procured TO be made by and was
ana were and is and are the direct result OF
uuuue lnnuenee exerted upon and over the
said James Graham Fair"
He further averred as follows:
But at the time of making the alleged will
the deceased was i'll and weakened in body and
MLnu ~ ana susceptible to prejudice and to the
ana particularly to the influences and articles
oI tnose who possessed his trust and conf
oence; that for long time prior TO the making
OF and execution of said alleged last will and
testament divers designing persons who
possessed the trust and confidence of
said deceased had the desire and
intent to influence and induce aforesaid James
Graham Fair. deceased, to make a last will and
testament in such form that the estate of said
James Graham Fair, deceased, should, after
his death, be placed in trust for very long
period OF time, and that the provisions of said
Will should be so arranged that very large
pronls, remunerat tlOns and benefits should
accrue therefrom and hereunder TO them"
He then alleges briefly that said par
ties combined, conspired and confederated
together for the purpose of causing this
vii! to be made and for the purpose of
prejudicing James g. Fair against his
children, and that they persuaded him to
believe that the children had no affection
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
WYOMING SETTLERS SUED.
Government Seeks to Recover Land From
yLs Union Pacific

CHEYENNE, WYo., April Suit was
commenced here to-day by the United
States against the receivers OF the Union
Pacific Railway Company and 250 citizens
of Wyoming to effect the cancellation OF
Government patents TO 81 ,000. coo worth of
property held by the defendants. These
patents were issued to the railroad COM
pany for lands selected in lieu of lands
taken up within its twenty-mile limit
grant after the filing by the company OF
its map OF definite location of the line of
its road. The claim OF the Government is
that large area of lieu lands was selected
by the company for lands to which claims
of settlers had attached at the time Of Ill
ing this map.
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VICTORY FOR HYPNOT|SM,
Dr.. Abrams Was Not Made TO
Suffer as a Martyr for
Science.
Miss Rae Alexander Must PAY Him
for Curing Her Fluttering
Little Hand.

DR.. Albert Abrams was flushed with
victory yesterday.
He had fought battle for progress and
had won, and henceforth precedent has
been established in the medical profession
for the use OF hypnotism as curative
agent.
On the 18th OF July of last year, Miss
Rae Alexander, pretty stenographer,
came to the doctor with lame hand. She
was suffering from writer's cramp, q
species of paralysis of the right hand.
The doctor placed her under hypnotic
influence and suggested to her that she
should consider he had cured her, Just as
Peter walked upon the water until he
doubted, and then he began to sink. Miss
Alexander never doubted until the doctor
sent in his bill for $40. Previous to that
distressing and eventful epoch she had
told her friends that the doctor had done
wonders for her, and she wrote two letters
TO the doctor regarding her Improvement.
But the bill of $50 evidently awoke the
lady from her trance. She then declared
that the doctor had never had her under
the spell of his hypnotic eyeglasses, and
that he had not helped her good right
hand little bit.
hS NSSiof l. was Uiu clOQkn
not to have his bill paid, but ne couldn' Z
stand to be made q martyr to science and a
hyword for the winds of scorn to whistle
through on the highway, so be sued the
fair Rae in the Justices Court for $50 and
costs.
The case was tried yesterday, and iudg.
ment was given IN favor of the doctor ior
$50 and costs, all that he had asked for.
Two letters written by Miss Alexander
in beautiful Spencerian characters were
introduced in evidence. She testified
that she had written both with her right
hand and that one had taken her three
hours to write, with her sister supporting
her arm, and the other had occupied
three months of her valuable time.
When she was asked why she had not
written the letters with her left hand she
was confused, but explained that she
wrote the letters with her right hand for
the purpose of showing DR.. Abrams that
he had not cured her.
Justice Cook did not believe her, and
rendered a Judgment in favor OF hyp-
notism.
PILES, burns and many similar miseries
L r.,1
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In the Forty.Third.

The Forty-third Assembly District Republi-
can Club met at the California Hotel last even
ing and considered the coming primaries.
Among the exercises, political and musical,
were songs by the Afro-American League and
the quartet OF the Woman's State Central Re-
publican Club and remarks by 9 number of
speakers.
set of resolutions were adopted calling
tend the primaries Wednesday, the 10Th inst
and be on hand early at the opening of the
polls to prevent their names being voted by
political heelers- The following delegates TO
the State convention were nominated: Colonel
c. L. Taylor, L. p McCarty, General e. H War.
field, Vernon Upton, Captain J. A. Margo, A. s.
Hallidie and w. E. Henderson.
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NORTH FOEh KILLING.
An Indian Desperado Slain by One of
His Iribesmen.

His Irtbesnen.
MADEIRA, CAL, April s.-James Cham
erlain of North Fork brought the news
to-day of the killing of an Indian near
that place on last Sunday. The redskin
was named John Bugg, and he had the
reputation OF being a bad character. He
had been in numerous fights, In which he
received wounds which it was thought it
would be impossible to recover from, but
Bugg always came out all right. He got
the notion that he could not be killed and
grew very daring. He abused the Indians
in the rancheria and made life disagree
able for them.
About a year ago Bugg got into a
drunken row with another Indian at North
Fork and was stabbed and cut repeatedly
1t was believed that he would die but in a
few weeks he was around again as Usual.
L halfbreed boy who brought the news to
North Fork, says that Bugg was killed by
the Indian who cut him in the quarrel a
year ago.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
Ratr,ray Maonates at OGDEN.

OGDEN, UTAH. April s. = Cornelius
Vanderbilt and Chauncey Depew, accom-
panied by General Superintendent Fill
more of the Southern Pacific, arrived in
Ogden this morning and departed by way
of the Union Pacific for Denver and
Omaha at noon. In an interview Mr..
Depew expressed himself as well pleased
with the Pacific Coast and especially
San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
Tirqfnia Cirn Suicide.

VIRGINIA CITY, NEv., April s.-Dr.
Joseph Thomas, well-known dentist,
committed suicide this morning. He
swallowed four ounces Of carbollc acid,
and death resulted Immediately. The
cause OF the act was worry resulting from
i'll bealth. He was graduate from the
San Francisco Dental College.
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nent citizens here for alleged unlawful
detention was dismissed here to-day at
the instance of plaintiff, who put up the
costs. 1t is said that this suit will be
renewed in the United States District
Court at Los Angeles, where Johnson has
brought suits for libel for SIS, 900 against
each of the daily newspapers in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

AT the Dunraven estate rent audit the
average allowance OF Is per cent, made by
the Earl of Duuraven to his tenants during
the last ten years, has been converted into
q reduction Of rent.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
Santa Ana Murderer cour,ct,d

SANTA ANA, CAL, April s.-Gray Gar
rett Southern was found guilty of murder
in the second degree in the Superior Court
this afternoon for the killing OF Mariana
Cuero in this city on the night OF October
u, 1894. The jury was out six hours.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
johnson aud the Fresnoites.

FRESNO, CAL, April s.-The suit of
Evangelist Johnson against five promi-
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09
SUDDEN CALL OF
WILLIAM GULL,
Heart Disease Claims the
Pioneer of Gull
Canyon.
CAME OVER THE PLAINS.
The Old Kentuckian Attended
Strictly to Business and
Died Rich.
OWNED A THOUSAND ACRES.
Fought His Way to Fortune Through
Sixty.Eight Years Of Active.
Life.
HAYWARDS, CAL, April s.-William
S. Gull, perhaps the best known of Ala

HAYWARDS, CAL. April s.-Wlliam
S. Gull, perhaps the best known of Ala
media County pioneers and the owner of
Gull Canyon, died of heart disease last
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-09

PILES, burns and many similar miseries
quickly relieved by Mitchelrs Magic Lotion. .
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-08
Solid Institutions.

Al a meeting Of the Directors of the
First National Bank, held Friday even
ing in their banking room, the usual
semi-annual dividend of three per cent.
on the capital stock OF that institution
was declared; 5000 was added to the sur
plus, making the surplus S22,eO0; and a
handsome sum was carried over as un-
divided profits. All out of the earnings
of the past six months.
The Directors of the Somerset County
National Bank held their annual meet
ing on Tuesday, Dee. 3lst, when the usu-
az annual dividend Of six per cent. was
declared upon the capital stock of the
bank. and =. GOO was added to the sur
plus fund, making the surplus $4,000.
According to castom the directors Of this
bank adjourned at noon to enjoy their
usual annual banquet, which was served
this year in elegant style at the Somersat
House.
The splendid exhibit made by both OF
the local banks will prove very gra;ify-
ing to the business public, who have
manifested a lively interest in their sue-
cess ever since they were established six
years ago.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-01-08
Reuben Ferner Post G. A. r. B,nluet.

New Year's-day was celebrated here in
BIS, G.. 4. r., held banquet a. the .'Hite
House." in which almost one hundred
members, with their wives and friends,
participated. The morning was very
pleasantly spent in the parlors of the
hotel, whore many G.. 4. X. song. Were
sung. Mrs. DIR. Owen Morgan, Of Ligo-
nier, Pa, presided at the organ.
Immediately after pIrtiking of a most
elegant dinner. the banqueting part :
and others repaired 10 the Grand Army
hall where campfire meeting was
held. Many amusing and entertaini ng
stories and experiences of soldier life
were related. The meeting was called to
order by Gen" John d, Mostoller- After
prayer by Rev. L. \. FlecS, pastor ofthe
Evangelical Lutheran church, short
speeches were made by Hon. o. p. Sha-
yer, Hon. VIM. II. Miller, Capt. J. II.
Hite, Rev. +. Wetzel, Dr.. NJ. V. Sorher,
L. C. Lambert, Jonathan Rlyer, r. II.
Schlag and others. George q. ober. form
erly of near Stanton's Mills, this county.
now OF ChicagI, ILL.,, entertained the audi
ence with some chnice re,itatioas. From
the report of the Post, read by Adjt. c.
w. Pugh, we note the following: Reuben
Ferner Post, 3ls q. \. r., was organized
on the 9Th day OF April 1898. Since then
one hundred and fifteen members were
mustered or admitted to membership,
and during the same length OF time lost
fourteen IN smbers by death. The mem
bers of the Post present return many
thanks 10 Capt. and Mrs. j. II. Hite for
the manner in which they were enter
tained by them. So ended New Years
day, 1896, a: Stoyestown, Pa. q.