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The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31

Devisadero north to Lombard, east to Scott north
| to Beach, west TO Devsadero, south to Chestnut,
west to Presidio Reservation, south and west to
point Of commeLc .ment
Thirteenth, Castro to Scott = Bitumen, thirty
| days.
| Broderick, Post to Geary-Bitumen. thirty days.
Sansome, Filbert to Observation-Disclosures, thirty
| days.
SPECIAL PERMITS
Broderck, Oak to Page Property-owners to
| walk.
| sutter, Grant avenue to Stockton-Property-
| sidewalk.
| Market, Third to Fourth-Owner on south side
70 maintain sixteen eectrc-lght posts in front of
Parrott building.
Surveyor and superintendent Of Streets COM
municatlon-Street superintendent requesting the
board not TO authorize the making letting of any
contracts which will necesstate further liability
against the Street Department fund for the fiscal
| year ending June 80 next.
randall, Mission TO San Jose avenue-City Sur
sfss can line and grade at an expense Of
Potrero District-City Surveyor make plans
| ior sewer system at an expense of $498.
PETITIONS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE
Twenty-first, sanchez to Noe-Grading mac
adam etc.
Randall, Mission to Chenery-Establish grade
Latdley Fairmount to Mateo-Grade and mac
adam.
Csatro, Twenty-thrd to Twenty fourth -Basait.
Stone sidewalks.
Pratt street, block 4l2-Closing.
lWashlngton, Cough to Octavia, south half
| stone sidewalks and bitumen
Jackson, Sansome to Battery-Repair Of wooden
sidewalks.
b, Sixth to Eighth avenue-Property- to
grade and macadam
-Gnenery, Folsom to Castro-Grade, macadam
-first avenue to Great Hghway-Goden Gate
fafk 10 fourleague line to be designated as the
Sunset District.
Franklin, Lombard to Bay-Sewer and bitumen.
Bay, van Ness and Franklin, and crossing OF
franklln-Sewer, btumen etc.
| etc. '
| Chestnut, Polk to Larkin-Grade
Cnpper, castro to Diamond-Stone sidewalks
etc. o-'
Richmond distrct-Owners' petition for permis-
sloh 10 repair the macadam streets with red rock
PROTESTS REFERRED TO STREET COMMITTEE.
seventeenth and Hoff avenue northeast corner
Stone sidewalks.
sidewalks.
First avenue, Clement to California California
to Clay, Clay to Washington Point Lobos to Glenn
ent and Fulton to Point Lobos-Bitumen, etc
chestnut, Van Ness avenue to Frankn-Bitu-
men.
Fioert place, Union to Fibert-Basalt
Eighth avenue. Point Lobos to A-Brick sewer.
a, Seventh to Eighth avenue-Brick sewer.
Bonita street-Change of grade.
seventeenth, Arkansas to Mississippi
| etc.
Greenwich, Polk to Van Ness-Appeal from sewer
| assessment.
| Chestnut Franklin to Baker-sidewalks, mac
adam, etc.
Page, Cole to Shrader-Stone sidewalks
Bryant, Division to Seyenteenth-SLone side
walks.
Cough. Eddy to Ellis-Btumen.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
tIIY GUARD CLUB.
Auxiliary Institution Of Com
ly 3, First Infantry Regiment,
NC. c., Elects Officers.


Yesterday was the forty second ami
versarv of the City Guard, now Company
B, First Infantry Regiment, n. G. c. Last
evening the City Guard Club was perma-
nentIy organized By the election of the
following officers:
President Colonel George r. Burdick; vice
president, Z. C. Lnndquoist; treasurer, Charles
b. steiger; secretary, ". j. Hayes; trustees
colonel George w. Granniss, Colonel W. G. Lit
lie. Captain George Filmer, Med. O'Brien, Jo-
seph Fetz, Charles Bone and P. J. Kennedy.
The roll was signed last night by 125
men and among the signers were: Colonel
Granniss, W. +. Burke, Colonel Little and
Others who served with honor when the
service OF loyal men was needed most in
California.
Company B. as military organization
of the FIRST Regiment, is stationed at the
armory on Page street, but the City Guard
Club which owns much of the valuable
property, trophies, ornaments and treas
ures acquired during the past forty years.
has leased apartments in the old armory
of the First on Market street, near Tenth.
The purpose of the club is to strengthen
and nreserve the ties which bind together
the comrades of the military organization
whose history is a part of San Francisco's
ranown
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
ouilders, Contracts,

J. g. Levensaler with G.. A. Fisher, to erect
three-s tory building on the Sc line Of Howard
street 1900 SW of Fifth: g. A. Fisher contractor:
$4,000.
The Pacific Coast Jockey Club with George H.
Walker to erect threestory frame building at
Ingleside: ]. Welsh, architect. $11,730.
Harry r.. and Sarah NJ. Rchit to erect two
story building on the w line of Fourth avenue,
IT'S \ of Point Lobos; Harry ]. Richit; $2500.
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
A JUDGE ON THE STAND.
Judge Coffey Had to Strike Out His Ow
Evidence.

Judge Coffey was a witness in his own
court yesterday in the Heydenfeldt case,
and he was under the painful necessity OF
afterward striking out all his testimony.
He was called by the defense to testify as
to whether or not. during the probate of
the will of Mrs. Katherine Hydenfeldt,
Judge Solomon Heydenfeldt had said she
was his vile. Judge Coffey could not say
positively, but he swore the custom of the
court had always been to ask that question,
and he had no doubt bu t that he had done
so on that occasion.
Then his Honor reascended the bench
and Mr.. Crittenden, plaintiffs attorney,
moved to strike out his testimony, on the
ground-that 1t was not the best evidence.
Judge Coffey was convinced and struck
out all he had sworn to.
The record will now be consulted
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31
THE FIRST'S COLORS.
Governor gudd VIII Present Them
to the Regiment This Even

A pretty military ceremony will take
nlaee this evening at the armory of the
consolidated First Regiment on Page and
Cough streets, when new stand OF colors
will be presented to the organization.
1t has been the custom in militia organ
izatlons from time immemorial for the
The San Francisco call., 1896-03-31

Following are details of transactions
just now being considered by the Board of
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT

Dies MONIES. May 2G-EUrjng tlia
year sos. the commissioner Of patents.
says, there has been exceptional
activity in making improvements IN
baiing cotton. straw pa"i5ara aud
stackcrs. excavators, extracting alum
inum, pneumatic drills, c.;r fcnders,
and cOuplers. games and toys. 4 copy
right has been granted to WtN Porter,
OF Des Mo;nes. for his ''ALn;lE.s II Polk
County. Iowa. and the City 81 Bes
MoneS" Patents have bcen"t,Dv.d as
follows but not yet issued; 10 Harvey
y. TimnS. Of Des MOiHcs- fora nova BILE
stand for bicycles. adapted ia b. read
ily attached to ii bicycle in StlcE = man
ner as to support it stationary. or
while moving il about. Mr. Iinms
has factory 1t seymour, Ind, where
he is turning out his improved bicycles
ard various attachments To y m H.
FOOte. of Casey. Iowa. for Il Wheel
cultiva tor IN which teeth bearing bars
are ad iustab!y connected So That the
teeth can be made to move IL parable
lines close together or the space be
tween them enlarged as required to
suit different kinds of soil and differ
ent conditions of soil. To J. Hook,
Jr.. of Manila. Iowa, for ID JEvO-hCrSe.
evener for vehicles that ailpgrs tho
dOubletree to slide back and forth on
the pole. prevents cOncuSSiOn and on "a
down grade keeps the traces.Csut. To
Smisor BROTHERS. of Webster city,
Iowa. for Ii type writer in which zach
letter or character printed is yiSihi,. to o
the operator instantly after the i'm
preston is made and in whIct: upper
lvely used by striking ths same o.
key. Valuable information ahnut
obtaining. valuing and selling patents
sent free to any address Printed
copies of the drawings and Speciiica-
tons of any United States pat sent .
upon receipt Of % cents. Our praetice
is not confined TO Iowa. Inventors IA O.
other states can have our services up
on the same terms as the HaWlz=ycs-
THOMAS 6. AND j. RALPH GRvzC,
Solicitors Of pItrEts.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
Shot by an Angry Wife.

FORT SMITH, Ark, June S.-About 9
o'clock last night Mrs. Pagan Borr-
land, a leading society woman, who
had blackened her face for disguise,
shot twice and fatally wounded Maud
Allen and then fred upon her own
husband, wounding him in the leg.
The shooting was the result of an in
trigue of long standing between Bour-
land and the Allen woman, and had
been expected in view of less serious
difficulties from time to time. Mrs.
Bourland has not been arrested and
probably will not be-
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
Alliance of the Reform Churches.

New YORK, June s.-The American
delegates who will represent this
country at the sixth General Council
Of the Alliance Of the Reform Churches
throughout the world holding the
Presbyterian system, left to-day for
Glasgow The convention will open
on the 18th. The constitution of the
alliance aims to bring together all
reformed churches which hold the
Presby terian system. 1t will con-
slider subjects of evangelization and
reform in the Christian church
throughout the world. Church union,
temperance, the Sabbath reform, fed
eral union of all the members of this
household, benefcence, missions, etc
are the principal themes that will
come before this assembly.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
DOuglass to Leave kansas.

TOPEKA. June S.-George L. Doug
speaker of the Douglass house, has
made arrangements to go to Chicago
to practice law. He gives as the rea
son for making the change that owing
to his hard fight to suppress the liquor
traffic he has made himself disiiked in
Wichita. He says he is boycotted by
the business men and others and no.
body will give him any law practice.
Rather than stay and fight it out he
will leave while he has youth and
means and make new start in Chi
cacO
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12

LONDON, June s.-Telegrams are
still coming to Marlborough house
congratulating the Prince of Wales
upon the success of his horse Persim-
mon in the Derby Wednesday,. The
queen, Emperor William, the car and
most of the crowned heads have tele-
graphed to the prince. The only dis
cordant note thus far comes from
Scotland. where the Rev. MIR Fergus.
at meeting of the Religious Tract
society, suggested that they send col
porteurs to EPSON in order to induce
the Prince of Wales and, incidentally
Lord Roseberry, to try for higher
race than the Derby"
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
THE POLITICAL ARENA
Western States TO BE Made the Battie-
Ground of the Caupaiep

Ground OF the Campaign
WASHINGTON, June with free
silver triumphant at Chicago, it is
conceded bv politicians generally that
the great fight in the coming cam
paign will be in the West New York,
New Jersey and Connecticut win be
allowed To take care OF themselves.
Illinois, Michigan, Indiana and West
ern mining states heretofore Repub-
lican Will be the battle-ground. This
being the case, New York is almost
certain to be Il ba ndoned as the head
quarters of the campaign committees
Already movement has been started
TO make Chicago the Democratic head
quarters. While the Republicans ex-
pect to raise most of their money IN
the East, good politics suggests that
they, too, pitch their tent near where
the fi~ht is to be the thiclSeSt
There is good deal Of speculation
being indulrcd in at present as To who
will be selected as the chairmen of
the two great parties. Senator Quay
is thought TO be the choice ot the
Mex inlevites to succeed Thomas H.
Carter. If Senator Quay does not
take the place he will have "A good
deal to say about who will receive the
appointment. With free silver can
didate and Il free SILVER platform, Mr..
Harrity'S : usefulness as chairmlR OF
the Democratic campaign comiaittee
will be al an end. Senator Jones. of
Arkansas, is being prominently mem
toned for the place.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
DAWES CLAUSE ADOPTED.
The Senate Acts on One of the Indian
Bill Disputed Points.

WASHINGTON. June 5.-In the Senate
to-day d partial conference on the In
dian appropriation bill was agreed to
-27 to 30 1t covers a plan of estah-
fishing Indian c.ti2enski IN the Indian
territory to be carries out by the
Dawes commission. 1t has been con-
tested for several days.
Mr.. Pettigrew, in charge of the In
dian bill. then sought to have the re-
naming items. including that of the
Indian schools, sent back to confer
ence, but Mr.. Lodge moved TO recede
from the Senate amendment to Sec
tartan schools. The House suspended
appropriations 10 sectarian schools,
but the Senate amendment gave until
July /. 1898, tor change from con-
tract to government schools. The mo-
tion was defeated-yeas II, nays 81,
the nays beng Brown, Chandler,
Clark. Dubois, GaIIinger, Lodge,
Mitchell of Oregon, Morrill,, Platt,
Quay. Sewel, Teller. Warren and
Wilson, Republicans; George, Demo
crat, and Butler and PETER. Populists
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
Governor altgeld-s Tour.

CHICAGO, June 4.-Arr4ngements
are on foot for a grand Altgeld tour
of the country during the campaign.
He will make speeches IN all the
Northwestern, Southern and Western
States. 1t is said tons of copies of his
st. Louis speech, which has beer
edited and revised by him, will be dis
triouted from the train 1t is likely
that during the latter portion of the
tour he will be accompanied by the
silver Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
Kansas Democratic preferences.

TOPEKA. Kan, June 6.-The Kansas
delegation to the national Democratic
convention is divided in its prefer
ences for president. There Is not one
OF the twenty who will support an
Eastern candidate. Bland oil Missouri
is the choice of l., Boles of Iowa of
i and Governor Matthews Of Indiana
OF i. EX-Unitcd States Senator John
Martin and David Overmyer, CiIe lead
ers in the delegation, are fer Bland,
and will make an effort to give him
the solid vote of the delegation.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
A LETTER FROM MELTON
The Young Kansan Now in IA Cuban
Prison Writes Of the Horrors.

The Young Kansan Now in Cuban
Prison Writes Of the Horrors.
KEY WEST, Fla, June s.-A letter
has been received here from Owen
Melton, the young kansan captured
on the schooner Competitor and sem
fenced to death in Havana, in which
he describes the barbarities practiced
by Spaniards on prisoners confined in
Moro Castle and Fort Ca banas as fol-
lows: The world will never know
the bar barities that are practiced by
the Spaniards on the suspects con-
fined in Moro Castle and Fort
Cabanas. They are being tortured and
shot without trial almost daily. On
Nav 80 Faustrino Pardone, 16 years
old, was captured in the outskirts of
Havana by Spanish guerillas and
lodged in Ca banas. 1t was suspected
that the boy had been in communica-
tion with the insurgents. TO make
Pardone confess he was stripped and
suspended by the arms. while Span
ish lieutenant whipped the boy on the
bare flesh with a heavy whip. Par
done's back, shoulders and breast
were soon bleeding pulp and he was
shrieking in agony. Then the officer
asked Pardone if he had done certain
things and in his terrible pain the boy
would scream yes, yes This was
written at the boys deposition. Such
things are of daily occurrence in the
Cabanas.
'At night volleys of musketry are
frequently heard. The next day the
prisoners know what these volleys
mean when they miss the faces of we'll
known prisoners and from ten to fif
teen are crowded in one cell.
''There are several Americans in
Ca banas. among them being the Amer
leans captured .th the schooner Com
petitor. Part of these are in one cell
and part in another. Julio Sanguilly
is also imprisoned here. He is given
separate cell. Numbers of Cubans
have been found at their homes suffer
ing from wounds and have been
dragged awfully and thrown in the
dungeons of Fort Cabanas.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
AMERICANS DENIED JUSTICE IN
THE COMPETITOR Case.
MR.. LAWRENCE'S EVIDENCE
Young Melton and One other Unable to
Understand One Word of the Pro-
sceedings-The Interpreter Little
Used-The Kansas Boy
Writes From Prison of
Cuban Horrors.

WASHINGTON, June o.-The testi-
mony OF Frederick W. Lawrence, re-
ferred to by Mr. Morgan in the SEN
ate, was taken privately before the
ubcommittee of the Senate commit
tee on foreign relations May 20 in re-
gard to the situati tion in Cuba. Law
renee stated that he had gone to Cuba
as newspaper correspondence and had
been expelled. He had found it i'm
possible to secure much information
from the Spanish authorities and
learned afterwards that what was
given out was untrue.
Referring to the trial of Laborde
and Milton, captured on board the
Competitor, Lawrence said that
neither the prosecution nor the de-
fense asked any questions, that the
five were tried at once and that the
trial, which resulted in the sentence
of DEATH lasted less than a day.
Asked if there was an interpreter
present, Lawrence said there was, but
that he did not make his presence
known to the prisoners until they
were asked whether they had any
thing to say in their own defense.
These long statements were read by
the judge advocate in Spanish. The
evidence was given in Spanish and not
translated in their hearing. Their
defender did not communicate to them
the substance OF it nor utter one sim
gle word to Them said Lawrence.
Il have every reason to think
their defending counsel could not
speak English. Then they were asked
what they had to say in defense, but
not in English. The presiding officer of
the court martial-there were ten of
them, what we might call the jury
the presiding officer of that body said
to La borLe in Spanish, What have
you TO say?" He said few words and
so it went on till the last man was
reached William Gildea and the pre-
siding officer spoke to him, and he did
not understand him, and then the in
terpreter got up and said: do you
wish to say anything?" Gildea arose
and said: All have to say is do not
understand one word that has been
said to-day for or against me, and at
any rate, l appeal to both the British
| and American consuls.' There were
two prisoners who could not speak
| and understand Spanish-Milton and
| Gildea.'
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
THE SENATE INDIGNANT.
Insists on Public Buildings by Vote of
5S to O-The House Scored.

58 to 0-The House Scored.
WASHINGTON, June Sin the Senate
Mr.. Allison reported partial agree
ment on the sundry civi! appropriation
bill. He explained that number of
items were still open, including those
for new public buildings at Salt Lake
City and at the capitals of the new
states of Idaho, Wyoming and Mon
tana and additions for the public
buildings at Kansas City, Savannah,
Ga, and Camden, " J.
Mr.. Dubois made vigorous plea
for public buildings at the new CAPT
tails. He said that it was notorious
that the speaker of the house and the
chairman OF the house committee on
public buildings and grounds declined
to approve any new public buildings.
And yet Speaker Reed resided In a
place with &c, 200 people with public
building costing 81, 1854 900 and the
districf represented by Chairman
Milliken of Maine, OF the House com
mittee on public buildings, had federal
buildings in five towns. The chairman
of the House committee lived in a
town which would not make a suburb
of one of these Western capitals. The
county seats in some of these new
states were larger than any town in
the districts represented by these gen
tlemen (Reed and MiiliSen)
Mr. Vest said it was an established
policy to give the new states a public
building at their capital.
After further debate the Senate
conferees were instructed to insist on
all the public building items. To en-
phasiZe the insistence a yea and nay
vote was taken, resulting JS to o.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
Senators Petition for Wiborg.

PHILADELPHIA, June S.-Counsel for
Captain Wiborg, late commander OF
the alleged filibustering steamer
Horsa. have received from Washing
ton Il petition to President Cleveland,
requesting his pardon, signed By Sem
ators Sherman and Morgan of the
foreign relations committee and forty
two other Senators, and forty-eight
mbers of the House in addition TO
the i03 received q few days ago.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
Puhlic Debt Statement.

WASHINGTON, June 4.-The public
debt statement shows an increase for
the month of May of s., 730, which
is accounted for by a decrease in the
cash of 81, s97. $50 and an increase of
s3, I76. $50 in bonds OF the last issue
paid some weeks ago and delivered
during the last month
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
lien Flied on the Grant Statue.

BROOKLYN. y. Y, June S.-Wiliiam n
Ordway Partridge, the sculptor, who
made the statue of General Grant, uH-
veiled on April 20, has FLED me-
chanic's lien ON the statue. He claims
that St. 0S5 is due to him for his work
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
Naval Bal Differences Compromised.

WASHINGTON. June s. = The con
ferees on the naval appropriation bill
have agreed upon a compromise pro-
viding for three new battleships. and
fixing the price of armor plate a sf2:
per ton.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
Fs,a, Storm at Loup citv. Neb.

LoUP, City. Neb., June s.-As a re-
suit of a hurricane and cloud burst
here last night, seven memb hers of
Joseph McCoy's family were injured
aud one child killed. Many houses
were DESTROYED.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
senntor nnnv Lil,ely to MitbGr.,r.

WAsmNGToN, June G.-No one reed
be surprised # Senator Quay with
draws from the presidential race with
in TIE next few days and rcQUes' his
supporters - cast their votes for Nc
kinIev. 1t is understO Ood that he has
already written letter to that effect
to Il mem Der of the Pennsylvania del
egation and is withholding II to'cou-
crIt fr;npGc
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
More Bombs In Barcelona, Spain. z

Corpus Christi procession here to-day,
two brass bonn bs, similar to those In
the Liceo theater utrage in Novem ber
1894, were found in street near the
cathedral. Several Anarchists have
been arrested on suspicion.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
AstOr an EnElistlinan.

LONDON, June s--A London sOcie's
paper says that Mr.. W. w As;or was
na turalizea as q british sub,ec: sons
time ago and predicts that he is going
into politics Or is fishing for = title.
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
INDIAN BILL COMPROMISE
One Year More for the Sectarian Schools
Attorneys Claims Referred.

Attorneys Claims Referred.
WASHINGTON, June o.-The confer
ees have made final agreement on
the Indian appropriation bill. The
sectarian school amendment provides
for one instead of two years for clos
ing the government contracts with
these schools, and the claims for at
torneys fees in the Cherokee old set
tiers claims are refe red to the court
of claims. The report was agreed to
in the Senate
The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1896-06-12
EXTRA SESSION UNLIKELY.
Governor Stone Opposed to Acting Upon
Mayor Walbridges Request.

Mayor Walbridge's Request.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, June S.-When
seen this afternoon, Governor Stone
refused to say whether he would call
an extra session OF the legislature or
not at the request of Mayor Wal
bridge of st. Louis. From an unoffi-
cial source it is said that he is opposed
to an extra session; that such a call
would necessitate at least ten days
session and that it would cost the
state $4,000 or $50, 600