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Arizona republican., 1896-05-08
STATE OF MINNESoTA,l

STATE OF MINNESOTA m County of Hennepin. ss
 Before me, ths undersigned, a Notary Public, in and for the County of Hennepin and State of Minnesota. on this day, personally appeared Hiram C. Fruesdale and James w. Lawrence, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and each ackn owledged to me that they execu- ted the same for the purpose and considera- tion therein expressed.
 Given under my hand and seal of office this 12th day of March, A. D., 1896.
 FRANK T. CORRISTON, Notary Public. Hennepin County, Minnesota.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-08
FIGS AND THISTLES.

WHEN praise starts the singing it al- ways strikes the right keynote.
 No MATTER what he may claim to be in church, stingy man cannot be a happy one.
 PURITY don't stop working at the trade because somebody swears to lie and sends it to prison.
 THE religion that is noisy in church is sometimes very quiet in places where it is needed just as much-Ram's Horn
Arizona republican., 1896-05-08
THE DEVIL.

THE devil never runs from sleeping saint.
 THE devil will be sure to stay awhile if he calls on you when you are idle.
 GIVE the devil your coat and it won't be an hour before he will come back after your vest.
 WHENEVER the devil is called by his right name in church some man on a front seat always gets his feelings hurt. Rams Horn.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-08
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. :

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. County of Maricopa.
 Before me, the undersigned, Notary Public, in and for the County of Maricopa and Terri tory Of Arizona, on this day. personally ap- pearsd Frank L. Conkey, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the fore going instrument, and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed. Given under my hand and seal of office this second day of April, A. D., 1896.
 JNO. K. DOOLITTLE, Notary Public. County of Maricopa, Territory of Arizona,
Arizona republican., 1896-05-08
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA
 E011nfN nf M riaono sS

TERRITORY OF ARIzoNA,t County of Maricopa. ss I,J. W. Kincald, County Recorder in and for the County and Territory aforesaid, do hereby certify that the within instrument was filed for record at 9:l5 o'clock a. m on this 4th day of April. 1876. and duly recorded iu Book No. } of Corporations, Records of Maricopa County, Arizona, st pas es 355
 Witness my hand and official seal the day and year above written
 J. W. KINCAID,
 County Recorder.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-08

 Addition.

But, notwithstanding they are now in the city itself, there are few lots for sale yet lat prices corresponding with the "Sound Money Doctrine" of President Cleveland and his cuckoos, which means that kind of dollar which will buy two dollars worth of property. These lots are near the new elec- tric car line which is now in operation. The lots are in the city and their occupants do not need to ride into town, but the presence of electric street cars is popular and adds market value to the property. Inside of five years this will be business property. Buy lot now for residence and when business crowds you out the rents will SUD- port you in house outside in some addition where you can keep horse and drive into town and collect your rents. Terms, cash
 in one year, , in two years at 10 per cent interest.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-08

RECoRDER's OFFICE, fhonlx, Msrtcopa Co., A.T( Filed ard recorded at request of Frank L. Conkey, April f. 1896, at 9:15 a m., Book of Corporations, pages S65.
 JW KINCAID,
 County Recorder. By NJ. McNAIP, Deputy.
Arizona republican., 1896-05-08

By NJ. MCNAIP, Deputy.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
HAPPY TULARE DEPUTIES.
They Are Allowed Their Salaries BY the
Decision of Superior
Court.

VISALIA, CAL, Jan. 22.-Last Decem-
Der the Supervisors brought an action
against E. NJ. Jefferds, the County Auditor,
to restrain him from drawing warrants in
favor of the deputies employed by the
Sheriff, Clerk. Superintendent of Schools,
Assessor, Recorder and District Attorney,
alleging that the law under which they
were paid was unconstitutional.
The case was heard before Judge Carter,
and to-day he filed an opinion in which
the right of the deputies to their salaries
was fully sustained, with the single excep-
ton of thos Sc employed by the Assessor.
Judge Ca rter analyzed the decisions of
Doughe rty VS.. Austin ana Welsh VS..
BramIett, two cases appealed from Fresno
County, and said that in his opinion the
Supreme Court in the later case of Far
mum VS.. Warner had reversed itself and
the later decision must be presumed to be
the law.
The deputies are all happy, for it means
that they can now get their pay. Under
the decision the clerk could probably ap-
point two additional deputies, while the
Assessor will have to pay his assistants
out of his salary and the fees and commits
sions allowed him. This he will be unable
to do, as he only gets $500 per annum,
and his fees and commissions amount TO
very little.
The case will probably be appealed to
the Supreme Court.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
DOUGLAS JOINS A
MARYSV|LLE ORDER
Tastes the Hidden Sweets
Of E Campus
VituS.
HIS PERSON TATTOOED.
Put to Sleep in the Mysterious
Coffin and Given an Ice
Water Bath.
HIS GRATITUDE UNBoUNDED
Thankful That He Has Been Per.
mitted to Enter a High.Class
American Lodge.

MARYSVILLE, CAL, Jan. 22.-Lord
Sholto Douglas was initiated last night
into the Ancient and Honorable Order of
E Campus Vitus, and the crowning feature
of his life in California has been reached.
The E Campus Vitus, or as it is more
familiarly known the Campers, is bod '
composed of the most prominent men oi
Marysville, and organized for the purpose
of putting g strangers through "course oil
sprouts" that makes them ridiculous and
laughing-stock for the time being. but
admits them to the rank of good fellow
ship thereafter.
Strange as it may seem, Lord Sholto
Douglas will leave Marysville under the
impression that he has joined the fine
order, for, as Jimmy Fadden would re-
mark, he has not yet found out "wat
tell"
Douglas was taken to Turner Hall last
night after the close of the performance
Confusion" After being blindfolded in
the anteroom he was led into the hall,
where over 500 Clampers were congregated
and the ritual began.
He was given ride in wheelbarrow
up cleated board held at an incline by
two brothers, who dropped it when the
barrow reached the top of the rocky grade
He was then put through the cave of
silence, big sheetiron cylinder. into
which he was forced on all fours.
The cylinder was then rolled over and
over and several of the brothers engaged
in the pleasing pastime of pounding upon
it with boards and hammers.
After this Lord Douglas was given the
hlanlya+ oil
then stripped to the waist and painted by
the Noble Artist.
He was next placed in the coffin, the lid
nailed down, the prayers for the dead said
over him by Noble Grand Humbug E. A.
Forbes, and the coffin was hoisted about
three feet over big tank OF ice-c cold water.
The words. "Ashes to ashes, water to
water" were pronounced, the spring was
touched and the bottom of the coffin fell
open, depositing the nobleman in about
three feet of water.
This was the last degree. Douglas was
called on for a speech, but was unable to
do more than express his gratitude for the
kindness shown him by initiating him
into the mysteries of an American society
of high renown.
The lodge proposed that he stay over
with his company until tonight and
promised big house. He agreed, and to-
night the opera-house was packed.
Lord and Lady Douglas were to-day
driven around town in an open four
finland, under the espionage of
the Campers, followed by a car
riage in which Grand Bugler Leech sat
and blew upon the huegag, big horn that
can be heard ali over town. Douglas stood
the ordeal last highland it is a trying one
with deal of pluck that created consid-
erable surprise.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23

information SO received. and his failure
to do so proved that he is totally unfit to
hold the position he occupies.
ut shows that he wouldn't be fit to hold
the position of chief of police of Milpitas,
let alone the Chief of Detectives Of San
francisco. His negligence was SO gross
that 1t offers no excuse"
Dunn continued by saying that his
client did not expect the whole reward.
In this he was different from Captain
Lees. He then scored Lees for, as he
claimed, not having done his duty.
Lees, he claimed, had testified that he
did not read up on the case of the Weber
murder until May-tive months after the
crime was committed. Had he read
up on this crime, which he ac-
knowledged he saw from newspaper
headings, waslE one Of the most
helnous IN the history of the State, he
would have known that the murderers
were OF low order of criminals; that they
procured three or four hundred dollars;
that they would seek city in which to
hide and they would probably spend their
money lavishly.
Lees was unfit for his position when he
acted as he did In this case, said the attor-
ney.
At the close of the proceedings BEN
nett's attorneys announced that they in
tended commencing suit against the rela-
tives of Groceryman Weber for the $500
which they had offered for the apprehen-
sion of the murderer.
They claim that by this means they
would be enabled to stop the payment of
the reward offered by the State and have
the whole amount thrown into the courts
for settlement. When the trial comes up
they promise to show up some interesting
evidence, which might not agree alto
gether with what Captain Lees had said.
Their case seemed to hang almost alto
gether upon how certain San Francisco
paper received information in advance of
the arrest of the whereabouts of the MUIR
derer of Groceryman Weber and his wife,
and they intended subpenaing a reporter
named Slavin who they claimed wrote the
account, and see if he would not corrob-
crate what their client has testified to haV-
ing said to him.
Governor Budd said that they could do
as they pleased, but he and Secretary of
State Brown had determined to refer the
matter to the Attorney-General for an
opinion before settling upon the reward.
Among the things which the Attorney
General will be called upon to decide is
whether Captain Lees, as paid officer, is
entitled to the reward
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
LiYERM0RE LEAGUE OF PROGRESS
Through It's Influence Arrangements Are
Being Made for a $4,000
creamerY

LIvERMORE, CAL, Jan. 22.-The Liv-
ermore League of Progress held its regular
meeting last night. The attendance was
large and enthusiastic The advisability
of establishing a creamery at this place
was fully discussed, with the result that a
meeting of the farmers has been called for
Saturday next at P. NJ, when definite ar
rangements will be made for the building
OF $4,000 creamery. There is every pros
pect of glass factory also being estab-
lished here in the near future.
The Liyermore League of Progress was
organized in the latter part of December,
1885, and held its first regular meeting the
first Tuesday in January. and already its
influence for good is eginning to be felt.
AS result of its labors the laying of ce-
ment sidewalks has already begun, and
various other public Improvements will
soon be under way. Livermore is un-
doubtedly on the eve of great prosperity.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
SANTA CRUZ FISHERMEN.
The Bay Is Full of Salmon,
Whales and Schools of
Sardines.
But the Whales Are Far Out and
Will Drive the Small Fish
in Toward Shore.

SANTA CRUZ, CAL, Jan. 22-The bay
is full of fish; whales have been spouting
all day; salmon have been jumping and
sardines have come in great schools.
Both the whales and the salmon like q
diet of sardines and prefer them to any
other fish. AS the recent storm came
from the ocean, the bay has been in dis
turbed state, and it was feared the salmon
would seek other waters,
Great was the rejoicing to-day, however,
when a fisherman saw some fine salmon
jumping out of the water near their favor
ite feeding ground, off Light House Point.
The water from the San Lorenzo River
has made the bay muddy for mile or two
otlt, but the dirty water is only two or
three feet deep, and below that are the
salmon. The fish are caught close to the
bottom any way. There will probably be
some excellent catches of fish soon, the
bay being no longer rough.
The fishermen are going out as soon as
they get supply of saroines as bait. The
whales are out good distance, so they
will probably drive the sardines inshore
instead of out to sea.
About 10 O'Clock tonight it commenced
raining, but it is not believed it will last.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
CAPTAIN LEES IS SCORED.
Closing Scenes at the Kovalov
Investigation in Sacra-
mento.
Lawyers Interested in the Weber
Murder Reward Speak For.
chilly.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Jan. 22.-To any
one who had been present in the Gov
ernor's office to-day during the concluding
scenes of the squabble over the Kovaley
reward it would have seemed as though
Captain Lees and not the $1,000 was the
subject of controversy.
The San Francisco detective, it seems,
has aroused the antagonism of the attor-
neys interested in the case, and they have
scored him nmercifully. Governor Budd
and District Attorney Ryan came to the
veterans rescue, but their arguments were
without avail.
The San Francisco chief had announced
that ne wanted all of the reward and that
was enough to arouse the ire of the re-
mainder of the claimants, who announced
that they would be content with division.
III. G. Soule, attorney for Bennett,
claimed that any one who furnished the
information which led to the arrest and
conviction of the criminal for whom the
reward was offered was entitled to the re-
ward. His client had furnished this in
formation to Lees.
The Governor interrupted Soule long
enough to call attention to the fact that
Captain Lees did not act upon Bennett s
information, and that, indirectly, the in
formation acted upon was that published
in San Francisco morning paper a few
days later than his talk with Bennett.
Soule did not know whether this was
true or not. He had no means of knowing
whether Lees acted on Benefits informa-
tion or not, but he did know that Bennett
told Lees all about it. Secrets did no one
any good.
Bennett learned Stevens secret and told
that secret to Captain Lees, which was
something that Stevens refused to do
Captain Lees should have acted upon Ben
netss information. Whether he did or
not had nothing to do with it. His
failure at the time to act on the knowled ge
he had gained was failure upon his part
to his duty.
Attorney C. H. Dunn, who was advocat-
ing the claim of G. H. Jost, opened his re-
marks by referring to the manner in which
the evidence showed he had acted He
said:
''Captain Lees knew that horrible muir
der had been committed. A man came to
him and told him that he could lead him
to a man who knew where the murderer
was hiding in that city.
"Captain Lees paid no attention to the
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23

ing the trackIwas for the purpose of pro-
tecting their rights. The franchise con-
tanned clause that all work should be
finished by a certain date in next March,
and if not obeyed valuable rights would
be forfeited.
1t was shown during the meeting that
the Marshal was of the opinion that if the
company was permitted to scatter rails
along the road they would thereby acquire
some right to the roadbed.
Attorney Reed said that such presump-
ton was unwarranted and without any
foundation.
"Iou have asked US to bring an iniunc-
tion suit against the town to restrain the
authorities from interfering with g, SAID
Mr.. Reed, "but that is not our duty. If
we are encroaching on the right of the
town it is your place to restrain US. If we
bring an injunction suit, the ii me occu-
pied in having it tried and ecided will
be lost to US, and we might not have
time to finish our contemplated work be-
fore our right to do so expires. If the
town brought suit the time occupied in
hearing it would not be lost to us, as we
could not then bel p ourselves"
After further discussion plan out of
the difficulty was proposed that seemed to
be agreeable to all concerned. The COM
pany has track around the San Lorenzo
avenue side OF the plaza that terminates
abreast of the east end of the plaza. If
this be extended two blocks and then car
ried along side street back to the present
track on Haywards avenue, there will be
no need for double tracks where the oppo-
sition to them was SO plainly manifested
this afternoon. 1t was finally agreed that
the railroad people should meet the Town
Trustees Friday night, and that plan to
modify the difficulty would, if possible,
be reached.
Andrew L. Stone. the secretary of the
Haywards road, says that the trouble of
this afternoon is but the result of an ami
mus that has been exhibited toward the
company for over two years. "The hos
tiIity toward US commenced over the mat
ter of licensing our cars" said Mr. Stone.
"In Haywards we pay license on six cars
and in Oakland on fourteen. As our car
house is not in the town OF San Leandro
we consider that at the most eight cars are
daily used in the town. We have offered
for two years to pay license on six cars,
but the town demands that we pay on
every car we own that ever passes through
the town. That is not just and we con-
tend it is illegal. The Trustees have re-
fused to accept our offer of licenses and
for two years we have deposited it in the
San Leandro Bank, subject to the demand
OF the Treasurer.
''This feeling against us has been worked
up by local editor because we withdrew
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
HER CONSENT IN WRITING.
Henry Bell of Windsor Says He Win Take
No More Chances With the
Ladies.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Jan. PA few
weeks ago Henry Bell, a merchant OF
Windsor, procured from the County Clerk
of Sonoma County license to wed Retta
Herbert, also of Windsor. He stated his
own age to be 72 and that of the lady to be
25.
A few days later a young lady appeared
in the Office of the County Clerk in a
highly indignant frame of mind and in
formed County Clerk Fulton that she was
Retta Herbert of Windsor; that her con-
sent to marriage with Mr.. Bell had not
been obtained, and that she protested
against being married to that gentleman
against her wishes.
On being informed by the clerk that Mr.
Bell having obtained license did ot
aged gentleman she departed satisfied, but
shortly afterward returned and informed
the clerk he had made a mistake in her
age; that she was only little past % and
not % years of age, and she would like to
have the mistake rectifed.
To-day Mr.. Bell appeared before the
County Clerk again and demanded q Ii
cense to wed another lady of Windsor
Upon being joked by the deputies in the
office about the license he had obtained to
we'd Miss Herbert, the old man said that it
was true he had experienced little bad
luck in his previous matrimonial attempt,
but that this time there would be no mis-
take in the matter, and he threupon tri-
umphantly exhibited the written consent
of Mrs. Kate Limbaugh, native of
Michigan, aged 80, to marry Henry Bell, a
native OF New York, aged 72.
The license was issued.
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23

few minutes the roads leading to the
plaza were black with people. Not satisfied
with this showing some one gave the
order to ring the frebell. 1t was changed
and q minute later there was no one in
house that could walk out.
Then commenced the show of violence
Marshal Geisenhofer deputized big fellow
to assist him in keeping the highway cleal
of distractions and to preserve the peace
The new deputy had not enjoyed official
life couple of minutes before he was
mixed up with Egbert Stone. Each
charged the other with striking the first
blow, and to simplify matters the Marshal
locked Stone up for obstructing the high
way and for battery.
Superintendent Gustafson assumed the
responsibility of protecting the pile OF
rails after Stone had been housed in the
calaboose, but he, too, got into trouble
and soon joined the contractor. The
crowd surged around, clothes were torn
and many were scratched badly through
being jammed against the rails.
Just before the arrest of Stone, and
when the prospect of very serious trouble
was promising, a telephone message was
sent to the Sheriff's office, and Sheriff
White, deputy and Attorney George w.
Reed, who represents the company, went
10 the scene of the riot. By that time all
danger was passed, but ais angry crowd
stood by the rails ready to resent any at
tempt to Law them on the street. Attorney
Reed at once took steps to have the pris-
oners released, and when that was done ii
was arranged to hold conference with
the Town Trustees.
At 3 O'Clock there was meeting of the
railroad officials and their attorney and
the Trustees and Town Attorney Rawson.
Mr.. Reed stated that the company clearly
had the right under the terms of its fran
chise to lay a double track through the
town, but that there was no desire on the
part of the railroad to prove offensive tc
the inhabitants. If any plan could be de-
vised to avoid the double track he was in
favor of it. The object OF the road in lay
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23
From a photograph

ordering Egbert Stone to Immediately cart
away the obstruction.
eve have right to place these rails
here,' said Stone. Giant bering to the top
of the pile, land intend to protect them.
They are my property and | propose to
see that nobody molests them"
Bang bang! bangl
Everybody looked toward the man with
the gun, expecting to see at least couple
OF corpses on the pile OF rails but it was
nothing so serious. Marshal Geisenhofer
had never heard his authority SO directly
defed and he was firing a few shots in the
air for the purpose of drawing the crowd
around him for protection.
The shots had the desired effect, and in
The San Francisco call., 1896-01-23

couple of hours in the town calaboose.
The trouble was brought on by the pre-
liminary attempts of the electric-road
company 70 double-track its road along
Haywards avenue abreast of the plaza.
About noon Egbert Stone, the contractor
who is laying the new tracks of the COM
pany, drove four-horse team into the
quiet little burg. The wagon was loaded
with iron rails, and when abreast of the
west end of the plaza the rails were un-
loaded on the road
The word was instantly passed along
that the "electric octopus" was preparing
to steal the other half of the street. Before
the clank of the last rail had died away, a
couple of hundred people were at the scene
and Marshal Geisenhofer was excitedlv