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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-08-18
ARCHIBALD LEITCH DEAD.
n Pioneer and One of the Most Enter
prtstng Mem in the State.

n Pioneer and One of the Most Enter
pristmg Men in tho State.
STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. 7.-Archibald
Leirch. ex-Superyisor, died at 10 o'clock
last night at his home in this city at the
corner of California and Flora streets.
Death resulted from bowel complaint,
which had existed only for few days.
With the passing OF Mr.. Leitch, Stock
ton, with the interior OF the State, loses
one of its most progressive and successful
men of affairs. His life in this State was
as varied as that of the typical pioneer,
and he had not little adventure. He
was born in Robinson County, North
Carolina the son of tiller of the SOIL
He was IA four years old at the time Of
his death. He learned the blacksmith s
trade and worked at the forge great part
of his life. In 1849 he started for Califor-
mia from Mississippi, whittier he had re-
moved. He and nine others came here
overland, following the Santa Fe trail into
Los Angeles and thence coming up along
the coast through Pacheco Pass to this
country.
Deceased was member OF the Pioneers.
OF which society he was once president;
also of Morning Star Lodge, F. and A.
M; Stockton Chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, and Stockton Commandery, Knights
Templar.
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STOCKTON RIVALS FIGHT.
Two Men in Love With One
Woman Try to Reach a
Settlement.
The Fair Damsel Turns the Tide of
Battle by Vigorously Weld.
ing a Knife.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. T.-While the
officers were planning how to prevent the
Maxwell Rochette fight last night a fistic
encounter took place in an ark back of
Banner Island which was as spirited as
the one that did not eventuate possibly
could have been. The prize was greater
incentive to exertion than base lucre, and,
besides, the contestants were not on
friendly terms by any means-in fact, they
bore each other most unfriendly feeling.
The prize was a woman and the con-
testants were rivals for her love.
The men were Frank Keeney, Familiarity
known as "Curly- headed Frank" and
Jack Warning. The woman for whom the
men battered each other in order to win
her affection is fair damsel who at one
time waited on the table at the PhiIadel-
phia House. Her name is Della Cotton.
It appears that Della was wooed by
Keeney, who enjoyed the pleasure of her
company undisputed by any one until
Warring fell a victim to her alluring
charms. Then it was that trouble began.
Warning recently had to 90 to lone, ana
he persuaded the woman to accompany
him.
She left him at lone and returned to
Stockton. Warning followed and found
her in the company of Keeney in an ark
on McLeods Lake. Here he sought to re-
gain her affections, but her Stockton
sutton was not to be outdone, and SO the
men engaged in battle royal yesterday
for the affections of the girl. Keeney was
getting the worst of the encounter, when
the woman for whom they were fighting
rushed at Warning with large knife. She
was held back by bystanders and the men
were SeOarated.
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Los ANGELES WILL HELP
San Diego to Be Urged as the
Japanese Steamship Line
Terminus.
Success Is Assured if Merchants Can
Guarantee Substantial Return
CargoeS.
Los ANGELES OFFICE OF THE CALL, !
1913 SOUTH BROADWAY. J
Los ANGELEs, CAL., AUG. IA.

hOS AHNtLESs OAG., aug. II.
The Manufacturers and Merchants As
ISOLATION held a meeting this evening
and discussed the question of assisting
toward the selection of San Diego as the
eastern terminus of the new japanese
steamship line.
Charles Forman of the committee re-
ported that President Asano had been
most favorably impressed with the San
Diego harbor, and about the only thing
necessary to secure the selection was the
ability of Southern California merchants
to guarantee the steamship company re-
turn cargoes.
Local millers had assured Mr.. Forman
that they could readily furnish 500 tons
of -four monthly for the Japan trade, pro-
vided the company could give them q
reasonable rate, so as to enable them to
compete with northern mills.
About 1000 tons of brewing barley could
also be sent fIom this section as well as
the 500 tons of canned meats which Mr..
Asano had assured him could find ready
market N Japan. The most necessary
thing to the local people was the assurance
of a Japanese market for their commodi.
ties. Mr.. Forman urged that an agent be
sent to Japan to establish trade there fol
Southern California goods.
K. H. Wade, general manager of the
Southern California Railroad, was called
upon for some advice. He said that the
success of the movement For San Diego
would of course depend on an exchange OF
commodities between Southern California
and Japan. He urged the people to make
a concentrated effort and expressed beliei
in their ability TO succeed.
Speeches were also made by G. White
Mortimer, BRUSH Vice-Consul, George S.
Matzuma, japanese merchant, and J.
R. Newberry.
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ON EASTERN DIAMONDS.
Standing of the Clubs and Scores of the
Games Played in the National
League Yesterday
PHILApELPHIA, PA, Aug. 17.-Philad,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. 17.-Philadel-
phia lost both games to-day, the second by
bad playing in the ninth inning. In the first
game with two men out and two on bases
Keller sent a fly to short center, which could
have been taken by either Hulen or Conley,
but which dropped safely between them. In
the ninth inning of the second game, with the
score at 10 to Ii in favor of the Phillies and
Pond and Kelley on third and second, almost
precisely the same play occurred. Keller sent
a snort fly to center which Hulen muffed and
Pond and Kelley came home to the disgust Of
the 1900 spectators Score: First game -
Philadelphias 2. 5, L Baltimores 3, IL 2. Bat
teries-Orth and Grady, Pond and Clark. Um-
plre-Hurst. Second game-Philadelphia 10,
II, 6; Baltimores 16, 81, z. Batteries-Gum-
bert and Grady; Hemming, Pond and Robin
NEW YORK, N. Y, Aug. 1.-THE New
Yorks hit German almost at will to-day and
made runs until they were tired. Gettg, the
Colt pitcher, did rather well against the
Washingtons in the face of poor support and
one or two batting streaks. Conahan, one of
the new empires, gave general satisfaction.
The game was long drawn, while the crowd
was below the average. Score: New Yorks
10, 10, D; Washingtons 8, IA. 2. Batteries
Gettig and Wilson. German and Mcguire.
PlTTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 17.-Plttsburg and
Cleveland played two games to-day, splitting
even. Cleveland won the first game in the
tenth inning, Hawley weakening and being
hit all over the field. Young was ineffective in
u tiic ScCOuO,
eight of their ten hits in the first and tenth
innings and scoring six runs. Attendance
500. Score: First game-Pittsburgs 2. IL l /;
Clevelands 6, II, 8. Batteries-Hawiey and
Merritt, Cuppy and o. Conner. Umpire-Lally.
Second game-Pittsburgs 6, 10, 2; Clevelands
3, 2, l. Batteries-KiIlen and Merritt Young
and thinner. Umpire-Lally.
BOSTON, MASS, Aug. 17-Sulliyan won his
own game to-day by his excellent pitching and
batting. The game was we'll fought and the
brooklyns had fine chance in the last. At
DActN h
Brooklyns a, IL, 2. Batteries-Sullivan and
Bergen, Payne and Grim. pire-Sheridan.
st. Louis Cincinnati, no game.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. IL. = Louisville
Chicago, no game.
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POLITICS IN THE
GOLDEN STATE,
Everything Points to a
Great Victory for
Mckinley.
HARRIS rs CONVERTED.
Democratic Deadlock in the Sixth
Congressional District
Unbroken.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE IN MADEIRA
Colonel Henry G. Shaw Opens the Re.
publican Campaign in Tuol.
umne County.
EQUAL SUFFRAGE IN MADERa

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. II. The &C
ton of Will a. Harris in taking a stand
for sound money and placing himself at
the disposal of the local Republican man
ayers is regarded as of the greatest politi-
cal Importance. Harris is a Southern
Democrat of the old school and vas never
known to waver heretofore in his devotion
to his party. He is conceded to be one of
the ablest speakers in the State and law
yer of eminent ability and high character.
His voice will be heard during the cam
paign in many of the leading cities of
California. His first speech OF the cam
paign will be made in Music Hail. this
city, next Saturday evening to the First
Voters Sound-money Club.
AT Republican State and Congressional
headquarters in the Westminster 1t was
learned this morning that encouraging
letters have been received from Santa
Barbara that the silver craze is on the
wane throughout that county, that Re-
publicans are vigorously and aggressively
in line and many Democrats are announc-
ing themselves for sound money and good
government. Reports from all parts of
this Congressional district commend the
open and manly stand taken by Congress
man McLachlan in the opening OF the
campaign. The organization of Republic
can clubs is progressing rapidly under the
auspices of the National Republican
League.
The Democratic Congressional deadlock
in the Sixth District continues. AT an adj
iourned session of the convention this
afternoon four ballots were had without a
nomination, the vote in each instance be-
ing lhirty-six for Rose and the same num-
Der for Patton. A recess was then taken
to O. clock this evening, when three more
ballots were had, with the same result.
This lacks one vote only of being
full delegation. and indicates how
closely the lines are drawn. The
absent vote belongs to General
C. f. A. Last, who not only declines to at
tend the sessions of the convention, but
refuses to give his proxy to any one
else His vote or proxy would make a
tie impossible, since with it 70 is the whole
number. The remarkable part of to-day's
proceedings, is that while changes have
taken place equivalent to a gain of four
votes for each candidate since the sessions
at Ventura. they equaize each other, leav-
ing the result as before, tie. After the
ballots this evening and some display of
oratorical pyrotechnics from both sides,
another recess was taken until II A. NJ. to-
morrow.
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Ne,r Club at Monferea,.

MONTEREY, CAL. Aug. 1.-THE Re-
publicans OF this county held an enthusi-
ast1c meeting tonight. Bagby's Opera
house was well filed, and the brass band
paraded the streets playing National airs.
DR.. Westfall was appointed chairman. w.
]. Hill of Salinas spoke first, his speech
being on the present condition OF the
country. Then followed G. Lacey and G.
a. Daugherty, who both gave interesting
talk. The event of the evening was the
address of Edward Berwick, who has
made lifelong study of the money qnes-
ton and presented all its points. The
rest of the evening was devoted to the or
ganization of Mckinley club.
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The NOGALES TROUBLE,
Three Yaqui Prisoners Brought
in and Fully Identified as
MarauderS.
Rumors of Further Arrests and En-.
gagements Cannot Be
Verified.

NOGALES, ARR, Aug. 1.-THE three
Yaqui prisoners brought in last night by
Captain Dodge have been identified as
having taken part in the shooting here on
the 18th. Their names are: Luis LILO,
Andrea Gonzaleze and Manuel Mesa.
Lizo's name appears on the list of the
twelve who came from Tubae the night
before the battle.
The other two were of the party which
met at Nogales. An investigation will be
held by United States Court Commits
sioner Taylor at this place when the
United States District Attorney arrives.
The report of the arrest of thirty Yaquis
by Captain Bonus has not yet been yeri-
fed. as he has not yet arrived. A report
circulated that Arizona militiamen and
United States customs guards went to the
Mexican side and engaged the renegades
in fight on the morning of the 18th is
not true.
All the militia guns were taken to that
side by the citizens and some militiamen
who went as citizens, but the United
States customs inspectors did not 60 to
that side at all. They stayed on the
American side several hundred feet north
of the line, on the hillside near the United
States Custom-house.
They had orders from Collector Webb to
do no firing unless from across the line,
and the inspectors did not shoot until the
Indians opened fire on them as they re-
treated over the hill near the line.
Ell Paso papers of the 14th inst suggest
that the rmilitiamen and customs guard be
let out and more sensible men put in their
places. The citizens are very indignant at
the items, as they consider the boys acted
coolly and bravely.
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The Town Is Rapidly Filling Up
With Witnesses and
TaleSmen.
SQUADS OF RUGGED COWBOYS
Ride In From the Mountains, Bringing
Blankets, Provisions and Cook
ing Utensils.

WEAVERVILLE, CAL, Aug. 1.-THE
impaneling of jurors in the case OF the
people of California VS.. 10 Gregory, &C
cused of participating in the murder and
subsequent hanging of Alfred D. Little
field, better known as Jack Littlefeld, on
September 81, 1895, near Round Valley,
in the southeastern portion of Trinity
County, was begun before Judge T. E..
Jones this morning, Hon. G. n, Post, Dep
uty Attorney-General,a and James w. Bart
lett, District Attorney for Trinity County,
acting FOR the prosecution, and Oregon
Sanders and Rob Fowler for the defense.
In anticipation of difficulty in obtaining
unprejudiced jurors a venire OF seventy
three talesmen was issued, of which Judge
Jones excused fifteen, and from twenty
eight talesmen six were accepted and
sworn at the time of the closing of court
namely, H. NJ. Hall, P. H. Bragdon,
Thomas Treloar, P. o. Hennessey, II. T..
Harvey Jr. and j. Rebeau. The balance
are to be selected tomorrow.
A favorite question of the defense seems
to be whether the talesmen would be
shaken in their conviction by the presence
of a weeping woman, which from their
resolute appearance seems almost super
fluous. The picturesque figure of Oregon
Sanders, as he rose from his chair and
paced the floor in meditation. was in pleas
ing and artistic grouping with the motley
assemblage of miners, prospectors, lum-
bermen and cowboys appareled in overalls
and soft shirts-such an assembiage as
one could not find outside of California
mountain town.
Early Sunday evening the witnesses and
jurors began to arrive-tall, stalwart men
of the mountains who have been accus-
toned to the handling of rifle from in
fancy. No disturbance was made upon
the streets, but one instantly felt that a
suppressed feeling of great intensity ex-
listed, and knots of from six to dozen
un-browned men were to be seen stand
ing on every corner engaged in earnest
conversation.
The event OF the day was the arrival of
the witnesses for the prosecution from
Long Ridge, headed by Yes Palmer,
mounted upon why, active ponies. A
caravan of some thirty swarthy noun
taineers, men skilled in the use of the
lariat and born in the saddle, their legs
encased in ''shaps," and their white hats
and buckskin shirts sprinkled with dust
from the journey, their guns resting on
the pommels of the saddles and their
blankets tied behind, wound down
the narrow mountain trail and
out upon the highways. They were pre-
pared to camp during their stay at
Weaverville, and between them they
drove pack mules laden with tents, cook
ing utensils and great launches of veni-
son. Another party of about twenty wit
nesses will arrive in the same manner
some time tomorrow.
1t is expected that the trial of Gregory
will last for two weeks, after which the
cases of Hayden Buck, Lacock, Fred Rad
cliffe and Vinton will be called, each of
whom has demanded a separate trial.
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MoNzEREY,s FISHING CARNIVAL.
An Italian Captures a TWnmy Weighing
$50 Pounds.

An italian Captures TWnmy Weightn0
$50 Pounds.
MONTEREY, CAL. Aug. 17.-Giuseppi
Pisani, fisherman of this city, yesterday
caught a 650-pound funny. The flsh IS the
largest funny ever taken on the coast.
These fish. which are most frequently
found in the Mediterranean Sea, are now
running in this bay in large schools.
Sea bass have also commenced to run
in large quantities and from two to six
tons are shipped to San Francisco daily.
The salmon have Stacked mp somewhat,
though the mackerel, smelt and sardines
are still plentiful. There being so many
fish in the bay has caused the whales to
come in. Tomorrow the whaling crews
under the respective commands of Cap
tain Schaufele and Captain Pedro will be
ordered out. The whalery has been un-
dergoing repairs and the whalers con-
template busy season. Nearly It's boats
go out daily for fish.
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fellow Commissioners have been ami
mated interrogation points for months
past in every county and State, and are
collecting mass of statistics which will be
utilized in the presentation of bill at the
next session of the Legislature.
One of the points referred to this morn
ing was guide-posts, and the destructive
ness of the bad boys of the county was al
luded to as an obstacle to maintaining
guide-posts except upon the main roads OF
the county.
The irrepressible impulse of boys with
guns to shoot holes through the guide
posts was described and Mr.. Hay, in re-
Spouse to Mr.. Maude's inquiry whether a
stringent law with big penalty wouln't
stop such things, said that he didn't think
it would
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SAN BERNARDINO'S OIL WELLS.
Contra cts for Sinking Let and Machinery
Arriuin0.

SAN BERNARDINO. CAL, Aug. IT,
About three months ago company was
formed IN this city for the purpose of pl os-
pecting for oil. 1t was finally decided to
sink well in San Timoteo Canyon, about
three-fourths of mile from Bicknell sta
ton, on the Southern Pacific Railroad.
There is every surface and typographical
indication that there is oil in that region.
The contract for sinking the we'll has
been let and the machinery has arrived at
Cotton. 1t will be taken to the canyon
and the work commenced. The contract
ors are to put down the well 1000 feet if
necessary and the hole is to be nine inches
in diameter. An experienced geologist
asserts that there is an oil belt running
from north to south the entire length Of
California and he is quite sure that this
southern extremity will liz time equal the
Pennsylvania oil regions.
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Mcleod Defeats .Atherto,..

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Aug. 17.--Daniel
5. Mcleod of San Francisco won his
handicap wrestling match with Edward
Anterior of Cuba tonight in this city.
Mcleod was to throw Atherton three
times in an hours continuous wrestling.
He got two falls in 40 min. "a Sec. the
first one being in 80 min. SO sec Ather-
ton was severely punished by the handling
be got and his stomach went back on
him. he gave up after the second fall.
The match was to have been for 5000
side, but Anterior forfeited $50 and did
not make up the balance. Mcleod then
agreed to wrestle him for the gate receipts.
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4 SUGGESTIVE FIND.
Shoes of Missing Cinnamon Picked Up
OF, a. Wharf

Shoes of a Missing Cinnamon Picked Up
on Wharf.
SANTA BARBARA, CAL, Aug. IT,
Charles Haines, truckman, this morn
ing made q grewsome discovery in the
shape of pair Of Chinese shoes carefully
placed near the outer edge at the extreme
end of the wharf. These shoes have been
identified as belonging to one Sam Lee. an
employed of j. A. Blood at Carpinteria.
sam Lee was in town yesterday and cashed
a check for S1O since which time he has
not been seen by any of his countrymen.
There is yet no positive proof beyond the
mute testimony of the shoes that he is
not back in Carpinteria, but the wharf is
thronged with Cinnamon watching for
his remains.
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OPENED ANofHER MANs MAIL.
@. Jansen, Fho Claims to Haze Been
DuDed. Ii in Trouble.

O. Jansen, Tho Claims to Haze Been
Duped, Is in Trouble.
Los ANGELES, CAL. Aug. H.-Last
Saturday night Deputy United States
Marshal Oaks arrested G. Yansen of this
city. The complaint came from Ell Paso,
Texas, and charged him with opening
mall not addressed to him.
The complaint was issued in the name
OF Berger, man who gained some IN
savory notoriety in this section last year.
According to the Jail officials, YAM
sen is hard working machinist.
1t is alleged, while he was at
WORK last year he was approached
bv Berger, who told him tale of woe and
asked him for assistance, averring that he
would make him superintendent of mine
which he possessed in Mexico. Yansen
was taken in by these promises and helped
Berger to 5000. 1t was then discovered
that the mine was a myth. For this he
was taken to Ell Paso.
When Berger left he told Yansen thst
ne might open his letters This. at least,
Is what they say at the jail. Yansen did
open them, after which he forwarded
them to the man at FL Paso, who it is now
supposed has had Yansen arrested purely
out OF spirit of malice. The requisition
from Texas will be here in few days.
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his legs were horribly mangled: He was
taken to the marine hospital at San Fran
CISCO for medical treatment.
NEHoOMER,s CASE At SONORA.
Sentence Deferred Pending Motions for
aud 40ai,ast NeaU Trial.

sentence DeTerTed fcH"s"g 4"o'sOsS IoT
aud against Neao Trial.
SONORA, CAL, Aug. 7.-John I. Newt
conner, who was found guilty late Satur
day night of m urder in the second degree
for the killing OF Colonel Dorsey on the
2lst of last April, was before the Superior
Court this morning for sentence.
His attorneys presented motion for
new trial on the ground that Judge Nicol
erred In his instructions to the jury con-
corning the lew of manslaughter, and also
in his remarks upon the credi-
bility the jury should give to New,
comer's testimony. rhe prosecution will
also present their case against the
which time the further hearing of the case
goes over. Byron Waters. Newcomers
leading counsel, says that should Judge
Nicol not grant the motion he will carry
the case to the Supreme Court where he
is confident that his client will be granted
new trial
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Los ANaELRs RoAps.

SMper0tsOrs and State C0Nsnliset0neT'
MGHde Discuss the Subject.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 17.-Com-
missioner ]. L. Maude of the State Bureau
of Highways met the Board of Supervisors
for the purpose of talking over road mat
ters here to-day.
A great many details of the road work
Of the county were gone into during the
informal discussion. Mr.. Maude and his
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Died From Ampufation at 1aba CITY.

YUBA CITY, CAL, Aug. 16.-George
Ohleyer died at his home near this place
Saturday evening. from the shock OF the
amputation of his right leg, which took
place few days previous. Ohleyer was
q native OF France, aged IS years, and
pioneer of the State. For the past twenty
hve years he had been prominent in pri-
vate and public life. He leaves a widow
and seven children. The funeral will take
place tomorrow afternoon.
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SUNK AT KNIGHTS LANDING.

n Bar0s-Load Of BARLEY Goes Dosvn
asd a Stevedors IL BadIg Injured.
WOODLAND, CAL, Aug. 17-Word was
received in this city to-day from knights
Landing that the barge /. G. Merritt,
loaded with 5000 sacks OF barley, and being
towed by the steamer Verona, ran into
snag and was sunk, and DOW lies under
fifteen feet of water. In attempting to
take the barley off and raise the barge A.
Lucaria was caught in the machinery and