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a Sonora Mexican out of $50. and the
ponce were at once placed ON his
track The culprit, knowing that he
would receive no mercy if apprehended,
hired two other Mexicans to guide him
out of the country. Doyle's guides, be-
ieving that he got away with a much
larger sum than he actually did, rlur-
dered him near the Sonora line. The
photograph received here is evidence
that the treacherous guides literally
hacked their victim to pieces.
The letter adds that while the guides
were yet engaged in their bloody work
the mounted police in pursuit of Doyle
came upon them and arrested them.
They were taken back to Sonora, where
in all probability they will be speedily
executed.
Doyle had no reason to be a criminal,
for he was a member of a respectable
family in San Jose, which always sup
piled him with ample means, and it is
said saved him from going to San Quen-
tin on two occasions. But he was in
stinctiveIy a thief. When he came
here he brought with him from the
Bay a dashing and seemingly refined
young woman whom he at first passed
of as his wife. In his hurried departure
from this city he left her behind with
out dollar. The woman subsequently
disclosed the fact that she had not been
welded to Doyle
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TULARE TRAIN ROBBERS.
Preliminary Examination of Lovern
and ArkelI to Regin TO-morroy

Preliminary Examination of Loyern
and Arkell to Begin Tomorrow.
VISALIA, April THE legal struggle
that bids fair to end in the conviction of
two accomplices of Dan Mccall, the out
law killed while attempting to hold-up
Southern Pacific train at Tagus sew
eral weeks ago, will begin on Thursday
when the preliminary examination of
ST Lovern and Charles Ardell will take
place. The information upon which the
men were arrested was sworn to before
Justice of the Peace Holder on the Goth
of March, but was not filed until to-day.
The affidavit of Obie Britt contains the
following:
There was a series of conversations
between myself and Dan Mccall and
myself and John Haynes, which culmi-
mated in a plot to commit that robbery.
Il was briefly as follows: Dan Mccall
told me that he was to get guns, which
ne told me were to be furnished by Chas
Ardell and Si Lovern of Visalia, who
Were to be interested with us in the way
of furnishing the guns, and that Billy
Ross was to purchase the ammunition
which was to be used for the guns
John Haynes, in furtherance of said
Dan Mccall certain sticks of giant pow
der on the 18th of March, 1896, with
which to blow open the safe when said
robbery should be committed. Dan Nc
Call did bring to our cabin two revolv-
ers, one shotgun and a rifle, which he
told me came from Ardell and Lovern,
and were furnished to him for the pur-
pose OF committing this robbery.
'.Our intention was first to rob the
rorth-bound train, but at McCalFs sug-
Eestion we concluded to rob the south
bound train. Mccall and myself left
our cabin and walked to Goshen. There
Mccall boarded the south bound train
In pursuance of this plot. and / assumed
to board it, but really did not. I acted
in the matter in pursuance of inStruc-
fions from Sheriff Merritt, communicate
ing to him the arrangements that were
made from time to time
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LATE G. K. B. HAYES.
Funeral Services Held at San Fran
cisco Yesterday.

SAN FRANCISCO, April THE fu-
neral of George r. b. Hayes was held
to-day in ST Mary's Cathedral at 10 a.
M A solemn requiem mass was cele-
brated, Rev. Father Ryrne celabrant,
Kev. Father Ramm deacon and Rev
Father Conway sub-deacon, Rev. Fa-
ther Hannigan master of ceremonies.
Archbishop Riordan was present in the
chancel, attended by Rev. Father Multi
gan and Rev. Father Cottle. Vicar
General Prendergast, Rev. Father Con-
molly and Rev. Father Seaman were also
present.
wilcoxs mass was rendered by the
choir, which was composed of Mrs.
Noonan, soprano; Miss Julia Sullivan.
alto; DR.. Hodghead, tenor, and j.
Sandy. basso. Professor Robert Harri-
son presided at the organ.
Archbishop Riordan pronounced from
the altar an earnest eulogy upon the
character of the deceased. and at the
conclusion of the mass pronounced a
beneliction over the remains.
The interment took place in Holy
Cross Cemetery
The pall-bearers were Justice r. c.
Harrison of the Supreme Court, Judge
John Hunt of the Superior Court, Gar
ret w. McEnerney. James A. Thompson,
J. F. Sullivan, George 7. Grant, A. H.
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Opelousas would assure them protec-
ton, a large number Of them started
for that town to register. A detach-
nent Of perhaps 100 left Grand Prairie,
a large negro settlement. At their head
was negro who was armed with a rifle
to protect himself. When about half
way to Opelousas the negroes were
halted by the regulators, or white su-
premacy men, and ordered to go home.
When they attempted to pass by the
regulators opened fire on them, killing
two negroes and wounding six or seven
others.
A number who were not wounded re-
ceived fifty lashes each, and the rest
of the party except the dead returned
to Grand Prairie, thoroughly disgusted.
The faction, whom the negroes favor,
ask that the militia be allowed to re-
main at Opelousas until after the cleo
tion, but the white supremacy is anx-
icus to get rid of them.
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LONG And IMPORTANT
SESSION IN THE SENATE,
Continued from First Page.)

committee was disagreed to-113 to 127.
The bill was then sent to conference.
The other was the bill reported from
the Committee on Coinage, Weights and
Measures to adopt the metric system in
Government business on January 1,
1898, and to make it the legal standard
of the country on January l. 1901. 1t
was supported by c. w. Stone Rep)
of Pennsylvania, and opposed by
Bartlett Oem.) of New York, Otey
Oem.) of Virginia, and Parker Rep)
Of New Jersey. The House refused
60 to Soto order the bill to its engross-
ment and third reading.
A joint resolution was agreed to au-
thorizing the printing of 10000 extra
copies Of the report of the Director of
the Mint. On the usual formal motion
to reconsider the vote by which the res
olution was passed, and to lay that mo-
ton on the table, an issue of veracity
was raised between Perkins Rep) of
Iowa and Bailey Oem) of Texas
The latter recalled a conversation be-
tween them in which he was assured
by Perkins that he should have notice
when the resolution was called up, as
he desired to call the attention of the
House to some misstatements in the
report of the Director.
Perkins admitted the fact of the con-
versation, but said no assurance had
been given by him.
Bailey-Does the gentleman deny that
he assured me I should have ample no.
tice of calling up the resolution?
Perlins-I do.
RajIpV-T that Won did and mt
my word against yours ON that point.
He withdrew any objection TO the
adoption of the motion made by Per
kins, saying he would find some other
opportunity to say what he had to say
At $40 O'Clock. on motion Of Stone,
the House adjourned until tomorrow.
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RESTRAINING OF DEBRIS.
Governor Budd Talks of the Legisla-
tive Appropriation.

SAN FRANCISCO, April Gov
ernor Budd was interviewed tonight
regarding the appropriation of $3.50 200
just passed in the House for building
works to stop the flow of debris from
hydraulic mines to the rivers of Cali
fornia He said:
Il am III favor of the measure, and
want to correct the report which quotes
me as opposed to the expenditure OF
like sum appropriated by the Legisla-
ture of this State in 1893. When 1 was
in Congress l introduced a bill TO ap-
propriate 100000 for this purpose.
LAS ] understand the measure which
passed the House yesterday, the money
allowed by the Government is to be ex-
pended by the United States engineers
but our State appropriation gives the
direction of the expenditure to the
Debris Commissioners. 1t may be ne
cessary to amend in the Senate the
provision which has just received the
sanction of the House. Our State ap-
preparation was made with a condi-
ton that Congress should allow an
equal amount, and it has therefore been
unavailable. Now it will become avail
able if the bill in Congress becomes a
law a
1.-The money appropriated by this
State was collected and paid into the
general fund of the treasury in 1898
but has since been paid out on warrants
drawn en- that fund. Still that cuts no
figure. as other moneys coming into the
general fund may be used. The Legis-
lature should have provided a special
fund for this particular purpose.
when the Legislature meets it may
become necessary to amend the law au-
thorizing the State appropriation SO as
to conform to Congressional require
ments 1 want it to be made known,
however, that 1 am not opposed to the
use of the State money for the purpose
contemplated.
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SAN FRANCISCO, April THE An
cient Order of United Workmen began
its annual session in B'nai Birth Hall
this morning. There was a large at
tendance of delegates from all parts of
the State and some important amend
ments to the law to be proposed were
brought up. The business before the
Hodge ait tO-day'S session was the recep-
ton of the reports of grand officers.
That of Recorder Hirshberg showed
that during 1895 $3.50, 900 had been paid
in death claims, which numbered 275.
The total expenditures We're $3.50, ,242.
There was decrease of 564 in the MEM
bership during the year. The receipts
Were $572, ,341 &C.
Grand Receiver Samuel Booth report
ed as to receipts and expenditures to the
same effect
In his report Grand Medical Exam
iner j. L. Major advised that the age
1imt should be raised to 80 years. He
believed this a better class of risks than
younger men. He also advised the Sc
lection of some grand officer to in
quire into the intemperance of mem
bers and the rejection of those who vio-
late the rules of the order in that re-
spect.
AS the appropriation for increasing
membership had not worked success
fully, the Grand Trustees-J. O. Love-
joy, P. Abrahamson and H. j. Horton
recommended the appointment of an
Extension Committee to have exclusive
control of the funds for increasing
membership. An appropriation of $3,
700 for the purpose was recommended.
They reported against removing the
headquarters from the Flood building
on the score of economy.
Reports We're also received from
Grand Master Workman Ward Deputy
Grand Master Workman F. s. Poland
and Supreme Representatives ]. N.
Young, William H. Barnes and D. S.
Hirshberg.
All the reports of the various officers
and committees having been filed, the
degree of Past Master was conferred on
the 150 entitled to it,
At p. m. the Grand Lodge held its
afternoon session. Over 100 delegates
from all parts of the State received the
Grand Lodge degree.
Many new amendments had been
drafted, and at this session We're given
into the hands of the proper committee.
1t is not expected that they will be
ready to report before tomorrow.
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NATIONAL RACING CIRCUIT.
It Has Been Decided Not to Have 1t
Commence in California.

It Has Been Decided Not to Have 1t
Commence in California.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1T has
been decided not to have the national
racing circuit commence in California.
This conclusion was reached to-day by
r. M. Welch of the Racing Board. He
said that the demand for dates on the
circuit was not sufficient to warrant
the Eastern racng men coming here, and
for that reason it has been decided to
open the racing circuit on May 10th at
Denver, and work eastward from thati
point.
This will not affect the dates which
have already been arranged for next
month, however, and race meetings will
be held at Santa Rosa, Oakland, Heads
burg and San Jose, but they will not
be national circuit meets. All the fast
California riders and such Fasteners
as are now here will compete, and the
events will be full of interest.
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UTAH REPUBLICANS.
State Convention Held at Salt Lake
Yesterday.

SALT LAKE, April THE Repub-
lican State Convention to elect six dele
gates to the National Convention was
held here to-day. There were 52O dele
gates in attendance, and they disposed
OF the preliminary business with rush.
The platform adopted declares for the
free coinage of silver at 16 to l, for pro-
lection and reciprocity, closing with this
clause: 1--WE ask our delegates to ST.
Louis to do their utmost to secure in the
National Republican platform a full ac-
acknowledgement of the imperative need of
return to real bimetallism and a
promise of it's swift adoption without
regard to other nations by opening our
mints to the free coinage of gold and
silver at a rate of 16 to II
The work of electing delegates was
then proceeded with. 1t was particu-
larly agreed by all factions before the
convention was held that Senator Cam
non should be elected, and nearly the
entire vote went to him. Interest really
centered in the candidacy Of Colonel
Isaac Trumbo, who came SO near being
elected United States Senator a short
time ago. The old clique worked des-
perately against him, but he was
chosen, receiving the highest vote given
any delegate outside of Cannon. The
house went wild with enthusiasm over
Trumbo's triumph, and he was loudly
cheered. The other delegates chosen
were United States Senator Brown.
Congressman Allen, Thomas Kearns
and w. S. Mccormick The delegates
were not instructed, but they are solid
for silver and against Mckinley The
impression prevails that the vote will go
to Allison.
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A Missing City Official.

BAKERSFIELD, April City Mar
shall Ed. Hegeman of Kern City has
been missing since March 9th, on which
date he went to San Francisco ostensi-
bly, for short visit. 1t is stated that
certain trivial Irregularities have been
discovered in his accounts and that he
will not return. The description of the
unknown man who committed suicide at
San Diego on Sunday last fits Hegeman
exactly. and many believe that it was
the missing Marshal who took his own
life
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state horticultural Society.

SAN FRANCISCO. April 7.-Presi-
Gent B. NJ. Lelong of the State Horti-
cultural Society has issued an invitation
to fruit growers and others interested
to attend the next meeting Of the So
ciety in Sacramento on April 10th. 1t is
to be hoped, Mr.. Lelong states, that
there will be large attendance, as
matters of great Importance to the hor-
ticultural industry will come up for dis
cusSiOn
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RIOT AT NEW ORLEANS.

Two Negroes Killed and Six or Seven
Others Wounded.
NEW ORLEANS, April 7.-Another
serious riot occurred in st. Landry to-
day over the registration. Two negroes
were killed, six or eight seriously
wounded and twenty or more were se-
verely whipped.
Supervisor of the Registration
Swords has established his Office at
Opelousas. The negroes, believing
that the presence of State troops in
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w. G. S. SMITH DEAD.
Suddenly Passes Away at His Home
at Napa.

NAPA, April w. c. S. Smith was
found dead from heart disease at his
home here this morning. He was a ma
tive of Ohio, aged 73 years, and came to
California in 1S49 He first settled in
Marysville, but removed to Napa Coun-
ty in 1852, and has resided here ever
since. He has held various public Of
fees, among which was one term as
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Fifth District of California. His COM
mission to the last-named office was the
last public document signed by Presi-
dent Lincoln, it having date of the day
OF the Presidents assassination. Mr..
Smith was as we'll as usual yesterday,
and was at his Office attending to busi-
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ANCIENT ORDER OF
UNITED WORKMEN.
The Annual Session Of the Grand Lodge
COnYeneS at San Francisco.
Large Attendance of Delegates From
All Parts of the State.

Francisco With Her Cargo of Coal
on Fire-The Preliminary Exami-
nation of Lovern and Ardell,
Charged With Being AccOmplices
in the Attempted Train Hold-Up
Near TuIare, to Begin at Vfsalia
TO-MorrOw.
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Black Plague.

SAN FRANCISCO, April THE
medical officers at Angel Island to-day
notified the local Board of Health that
they have received a dispatch from the
Surgeon General at Washington stat
ing that the steamship Gaelic which
left Yokohama on March 31st for San
Francisco, had reported that while on
thei voyage from Hongkong to Yoko-
hama a Chinese passenger had died of
the plague. The authorities were noti-
fed to make proper arrangements to
place the steamship in quarantine on
her arrival
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Election at Tacoma.

TACOMA (Wash.), April THE
closest election ever held in Tacoma was
contested to-day. AT midnight the re-
suit was still in doubt. One set of re-
turns give the election of Orr, the pres
ent incumbent, up for reelection, by a
majority of 203. On the other hand,
the friends of Fawcett, the Democratic
Populist fusion candidate. claim his
election by plurality of seven. Seven
Republican and one Populist Aldermen
were returned. The Republicans cap
tured all the other city Offices
TACOMA, April S.-The latest re-
turns show that Fawcett has been elect
ed Mayor by majority of two, the vote
standing Fawcett 2,6S2, Orr 2,6S0.
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CUT TO DEATH.
A Confidence Man Murdered on the
Mexican Border.

Mexican Border.
PORTLAND (Or.), April IA little
less than a year ago there came to
Portland from San Francisco c.. II.
Doyle of San Jose, who was discovered
by the detectives to be an expert con-
fidence operator, a "sure- thing man.
and a fake sprinter. He was arrested
several times on vagrancy charges to
run him out of the town, and each
time the police succeeded in ridding the
city of him.
Doyle was Of a handsome and prepos-
sessing countendnce, but morally he
was corrupt, and now he lies in an un-
marked grave in Mexico. Detective
Welsh to-day received a letter from
Sonora, accompanied by a ghastly pho
tograph of Doyle showing his appear
ance after having been treacherously
cut to death.
Two weeks ago Doyle film fammed
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FIRE ON BOARD A SHIP.
The Brabloch Towed Into San Fran
cisco With Her Cargo in Flames.

SAN FRANCISCO, April THE
British ship Brabloch of Glasgow, Cap
tain Kiddie, sixty-five days out from
Newcastle, n. S. W., coal laden, was
towed into port tonight with her cargo
on fire. The fire was discovered on
Friday last. Early this morning the
decks were badly wrecked by explo-
sions of gas, and preparations had been
made to abandon the vessel, when a
tug was sighted. The flames were pour
ing from the decks of the Brabloch
when she was brought to anchorage.
Until the vessel is flooded the exact
amount of damage to her cannot be
aScertained
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Attempted Suicide.

LANGDON (Minn.), April Frank
Saunders, agent of the Great Northern
Railway, attempted to commit suicide
to-day. The travelling auditor of the
company finds Mr.. Saunders short Sc
600. 1t is said he has been speculating.
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Woodland Arson Case.

WOODLAND, April THE prelim-
mary examination of Charles A. Shep-
ard and p. G. Cullom charged with hav-
ing caused the fire that destroyed the
Woodland Wool Mills, of which they
were the lessees, was continued to-day.
Two witnesses were examined regard
ing the conditions of the firms books
and the amount of money they had in
vested in the mills, after which con-
tinuance was taken until April 14th
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Fought Over. Political Differences.

SAN JOSE, April 7.-Ex-R Railroad
Commissioner James w. Rea and Coun-
Gilman George B. DIftus had personal
encounter here this evening. in which
several blows were exchanged, Dittus
getting slightly damaged in the scrim-
mage. The trouble grew out of political
differences and Dittus was the aggres7
sor.
Hermann Defeated for denomination.
ALBANY (Or.). April Upon the
thirty fourth ballot tonight c. H.
Tongue was nominated for Congress by
the Republicans, receiving 81 votes to
Hermapn's 81 and scattering ..
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Met Death with Smile on His Face

HELENA (Mont.), April 7.-Contrary
to all expectations, William Biggerstaff.
the colored murderer of Dick Johnson,
died this morning on the gallows like a
man. He met death with smile on his
face. Biggerstaff killed Dick Johnson,
the champion priZe-f fighter of Montana,
on June s, 1895, in a quarrel over a
white woman, his mistress. Biggerstaff
always claimed the killing was acci-
dental
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CUBAN REBELS
FORCED TO RETREAT.
Government Troops Attack Maceo'S Forces
in Pinar del Rio Province.
Rebel Losses Calculated at Nearly a
Hundred.

Precautionary Measures Taken at
Madrid to Guard the American
rising on Account of the Passage Of
the Cuban Belligerency Resolutions.
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Loughborough, Nathaniel T. James,
George W. Reynolds and w. M. Pear
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-25
CALHOUN CoLoRED sc ,HooL.

The sermon preached by Rmev. Pitt Dill
ingham at the Unitarian cbureIch last Sun
lay morning was strong andid interesting
tatement Of the negro prob alem as 1t is
l-asented In abe AlahSma blad * belt where
Calhoun colored school, OF which Mr.. Dill
bingham is the secretary, is located. Mr..
Dillingham; holds, in substance, that, be-
cause of the poverty and general physical
helplessness Of the blacks inl this section,
the first thing TO be done for heir uplifting
is to help them to help themselves in ma
terial things. They live by the impover-
ishing ''crop mortgage" farming and have
no ownership in the land or in the one
room cabins which make wretched apol-
ogy for home. AS result they are I'M
ambitious, apathetic, and hopeless for the
future. Mr.. Dillinghams doctrine is, in
short, that of Booker Washington, himself
black man, and the well known head Of
the Tuskegee school, who holds that in
order to make black man respect himself
one must begin by giving him, or helping
him to have, something to respect himself
with.
calhoun" is at once a school and set
Element among the plantation negroes. 1t
was incorporated in 1892, and owns a farm
of 100 acres, with school and farm build
| lngs for its work. 1t Is free from debt.
The school has two departments, the aca-
demic and the industrial. 1t holds itself in
touch with the life of the people around it
in all helpful ways, but its special aim is TO
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-09-25
The Work of the Life Saving stations.

The PSI life saving stations in this coun-
try saved during 1895 lnine-tenths of the
$10,720,000 property involved in 675 dis
asters, salvage companies and wrecking
tugs working in conjunction with the SER
vice. The lives which were threatened by
these disasters numbered 1928. OF these
only 26 were lost. OF the saved 800 were
succored at the stations. The number of
vessels totally lost was 70, of the 675 that
were in jeopardy.
On the New Jersey coast, which was
guarded by 40 stations, nearly 1000 per-
sons were on board vessels which were in
danger and only one person was lost, and
of more than 100000 worth of proper
ty in peril only $83,535 was lost. The
government report says that, while it
would be preposterous TO assume that all
on board the stranded vessels were saved
by the station crews, yet those rescued by
the life-boats and other life-saving appli-
ances by no means indicate the total saved
by the service. 1t frequently happens that
when vessels are saved from stranding the
vessels and their passengers and crews are
saved by the warning signals of the pa
trolmen.
The average annual loss of life by ma
rine disasters from 1877 to 1895, inclusive,
has been one out of every l07 persons on
board the endangered vessels, and the av-
eIage loss of property % per cent of the
amount involved From the beginning of
the operations of the life saving service,
in 1871, TO 1895, inclusive, the total num-
Der of disasters on our coasts, within the
scope of the service, was 1902; total val
ne of property involved, s133, Gal ,074; prop
erty lost, $S1, 200, 927; persons in jeopardy,
1920; lives lost, $50.
The total net expenditure for the main
tenance of the service during the last ifs
cal year was 81, 2S5, SIT, an exceedingly
small amount when measured by the price
less services rendered.