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The San Francisco call., 1897-05-21

body have been chosen.

body have been chosen.
As was outlined in this mornings CALL
Vice-Grand William Hudson Grant has
been advanced to the chair of grand
chancellor, and Grand Prelate &. L. Pat
ton was made vice-grand. II. r. Arndt
OF San Diego Won the fight for grand pre-
late easily, and Judge Buckles of Solano
was chosen supreme representative. Sam
uels, his strongest opponent, withdrew in
his favor. The list of officers will be filed
out at the session tomorrow morning.
There is quite contest on for the chair
OF grand master-at-arms With the eIec-
lion completed, the work of installation
will be taken up at once.
Supreme Chancellor Phillip T. Colgrove,
the supreme head of the order, arrived
this evening. He received a notable well
come. The railroad station was crowded
with people, through which it was diff
cult TO make way. A carriage drawn by
four horses stood in waiting, the Park
band was playing and the battalion of
uniformed Knights was drawn up in line
at present arms. The Grand Lodge was
also largely represented. The procession
moved to the Aborn Hotel, and there the
distinguished visitor was allowed time to
rest and refresh himself.
Afterward he was driven to Lucerne
Vineyard, where the merriest kind of a
time is now in progress. The decorators
have been hard at work up to the very
last hour, and the grounds have been
made very attractive with Chinese lam
terms, while the dance-hall and supper
rooms are resplendent with light and
color. The executive committee pro-
vided carriages for conveying all who have
invitations, and the carriages have been
busily employed all the evening. Dane
ing will probably continue until morn
ing.
The Rathbone Sisters completed their
work to-day and adjourned sine die. The
following officers were elected: Grand
chief, Lydia A. Monroe of Riverside;
grand senior, Mary Fitzgerald of Sacra-
mento; grand junior. Clara Bell Farms of
Oakland; Grand manager, Sarah II. Chatt-
berkin of Eureka; G. M. of B. and c., Lou
ise Holmes OF Oakland; 6. NJ. of F., Bette
c. Nickel of Los Angeles; grand protec-
tor, Mrs. S. Schofeld of San Francisco;
grand outer guard, Mrs Nathan of Han.
ford; past grand chief marshal. Mary
Weldon of Grass Valley. Mrs. Weldon
was elected supreme representative for
four years.
At a meeting of the Second Regiment
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supposed that the woman had taken some

supposed that the woman had taken some
of that deadly drug.
At the Coroner's inquest this afternoon,
however, the astonishing fact was re-
vealed after com petent tests that the bot
tie contained neither corrosive sublimate
nor strychnine; in fact. it could not be
determined that the liquid was of any
poisonous chara cter, and the jury re-
turned verdict of death from unknown
causes" The prevailing supposltion now
is that the unfortunate woman, firmly be-
lieving that the bottle contained corrosive
sublimate, drank of its contents and died
from sheer force of Imagination.
Mrs Cooks mind had been unbalanced
for several years, and twice before she has
made attempts on her life. She was II
years of age and was the widow of w. z.
Cook, noted local weather CLERK and
prophet, who died several years ago. Her
brother. Captain E. L. Sherman, has re-
sided with her since her husbands death.
Mrs. Cook is relative of John Sherman.
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FIRE At BENICIA.

Large Drying Room of Kull.nan, Sale d
Co. Partly Consumed.
BENICIA, CAL, May 20.-A most dis.
astrous fire was narrowly averted this
afternoon at half-past 4, when HUFFMAN,
Salz & Co.'S large drying-rooms, contain
ing over 1000 sides of leather, caught fire.
It is not known how the fire originated.
When the firemen arrived at the scene
the entire roof was in fames but after
hard fight they succeeded in saving the
first three stories of the building. The
loss will foot up between $4,000 and $4,000; !;
fully insured.
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THROUGH TETON PASS.
Surveyors Working for the Santa Fe
VufIeU Rdf[ro0d.

Surveyors HorRtn0 for tho Santa Fe or
TafieY Railroad.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 20.-Word
comes from Tehachapi that two parties of
surveyors are at work in the Tehachapi
Mountains surveying line of railroad
through Tejon pass, and considerable
speculation is being INDUCED in in conse.
quence as to the lden tity of the railroad
company that is doing the work.
There is every indication that the sur
vey is being made by the Santa Fe roai.
for recent events in the affairs of that
company would seem to show that it in
tends to reach out for California traffic in
a manner that has not characteriz ID the
history of its operations in the last several
years.
To reach Bakersfield from Moiave the
Santa Fe would have to build about
seventy III les of track, and a consid erabIe
portion of it would be very costly, but
com bin alton Win the Valley road would
simplify matters. Sante Fs officials here
say the surveying parties belong to the
Valley road.
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part company and the lion was better
a BILE to escape he was the first to retreat.
It all occurred in SO brief a time
that Bates could almost imagine it
q dream were it not for the
teeth marks upon his arms and the bruises
and cuts all over him. He fixed up his
wounds as best he could and came to this
city to-day to receive surgical attention.
He declares the animal was six feet long.
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sv,n1 tn. Santa Fs Ra,.~ons

LOS ANGELES, CAL. May 2O.-Iu tho
United States Circuit Court to-day the
Union Trust Company of New York
brought suit against the Santa Fe Rail.
road Com pany for $40, 436.
The com plant recites that Judgment
for the sum named was given on April 26.
1897, by the Circuit Court for the Northern
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MAKING ERRY
At HANFORD CITY
Knights Choose Grant
for Their Grand
Chancellor.
Santa Rosa Will Entertain the
Grand Lodge Next
Summer.
A BulI-FIsht VIII Help Celebrate
the Coming Of the Valley Road
Next Saturday.

HANFORD, CAL, May 20.-There was
a sudden change in the Knights OF
Pythias' programme to-day, and now, at
nightfalI, the struggle which was to have
taken place tomorrow is nearly all
over.
Santa Rosa won the honor of entertain
ing the Grand Lodge next year with one
ballot, and the principal officers of that
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River at Knights Landing to-day. In
stead of anchoring it by means of piles it
was laid upon sleepers. The Fair estate
had recently sold the grain and the work
of delivery had been going on for several
days. Late this afternoon as the last load
was being unloaded the sleepers gave way
and the wharf slid into the river. The
men and teams had narrow escape from
drowning.
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Nearly Kicked to Death at modesto

MODESTO, CAL. May 20.-On the pub
lie school grounds of this city at noon to-
day Charles Bishop, negro boy, nearly
murdered Everett Pearson, child OF 8
years, by kicking him under the chin with
his heavy shoes. The little boy was un-
conscious for about half an hour, and
seven stitches were necessary 10 close the
wound. The negro boy is in jail, charged
with assault 10 kill.
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Aged Santa Ana Woman
Expires While in a
Bathroom.
Leaves a Partly Empty Vial
Labeled ""Corrosive SUBJ
Innate"
Analysis Of the Contents Falls to
Show the Presence OF Any
Deadly Substance.

SANTA ANA, CAL. May 2o-A few
minutes before noon to-day E. L. Sher-
man, returning from drive with friend,
was horrified to find the dead body of his
sister, Mrs. Ruth Cook, in the bathroom,
where she had locked herself with evident
suicidal intent. On the rail of the tub
was bottle, partly empty, labeled "cor-
rosive sublimate," and it was naturally
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STOCKTON DECREE REOPENED.
Property Interests in DSrorce Case to
Be Adjnsted.

Be Adjusted.
STOCKTON, CAL, May 29.-In the
divorce suit of Harvey VS.. Harvey, which
went by default, the decree was reopened
this morning for the purpose of adjust
ing the property interests. After the case
went by default the wife brought suit to
set aside on the ground that sickness
prevented her from appearing.
While the decree of divorce is allowed
to stand, the property interests will be
adjusted. A question arose concerning
the law passed by the last Legislature
against divorced parties marrying within
a year after the granting of a decree.
Johh E. Budd, attorney for Mr.. Harvey,
remarked facetiously that he would ad
wise his client never to marry again.
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Southern Pacific BORING for otL

LOS ANGELES, CAL, May 20.-The
Southern Pacific is following the example
set by the Santa Fe Railroad. and has be-
gun boring for oil here to develop its own
supply of that fuel for engines.
The greed OF spectators in putting up
the price of crude petroleum to such a
figure that its use was not more economi-
cal thar coal burning, has driven both
railroad companies to do their bwn
developing.
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District of Illinois. The snit is filed in
this district so as to make the judgment
apply to any property the defendant may
have here,
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Yrs. Baker Ou, of Dancer

Yrs. Baker Out of Danger.
SANTA ANA, CAL, May 20. - Mrs.
Naomi Baker, who attempted suicide here
yesterday with laudanum, is out of dam
ger.
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kNIGH1s L4NDING DISASTER.

Ne,c Wharf aud 5000 Sacks of Hheat
Slide Into the Rtrer.
WOODLAND, CAL, May 20.-The big
wharf recently constructed by the trans
portation company, together with 5000
sacks of wheat, slid into the Sacramento
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A Woman and Her -Four Children
Murdered by a Negro.
Posse on the Track Of the Assassin, Who
Will be Lynched if Caught.
Desperate Fight Between Mexican
Border Guards and a Gang of
Desperadoes, Resulting in the
Death Of Three Of the Guards
and One Of the Outlaws.

WESSON (Miss.), Dec. 9.-One of the
most atrocious murders on record in
the South was committed last night in
Simpson County, this State, twenty
miles from here.
Brown Smith, a farmer, and a son
Of x-Representative Edward Smith,
left his family at his home in the coun-
try to go to town for shopping pllr-
poses, thinking of no possible danger
for them. This morning when he re-
turned he found his wife and five chill
dren lying in their own blood, appar-
emily all dead. An alarm was raised
Immediately, and the entire neighbor-
hood turned out to hunt for the per-
petrator of the foul and bloody crime.
There being no telegraphic connec-
tion, details of the murder come in
slowly, but it is reported this evening
that one of the little girls, supposed
this morning to have been dead, has
revived enough to tell what she knew
of the occurrences. She said she knows
the man who committed the deed; that
it was a negro, and described him.
A posse is now on the track of the
murderer, and there is great probability
that he will be apprehended before
morning, and there is little doubt of his
meeting speedy justice when caught,
without waiting for the formality of a
court.
1t is learned that Mrs Smith and the
other four children are dead Sheriffs
McNair of Lincoln and Thompson of
Copish Counties have gone to the scene
of the murder, each with a pack of
trained bloodhounds
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FIGHT ON THE BORDER.
Three Mexican Officers and a Des-
perado Killed.

DENVER, Dec. 9-News has just
reached here of a desperate fight that
occurred near the border of Arizona
Mexican service and one desperate
We're killed. The latter was Frank O.
Phallard, one of Black Jacks gang,
and an outlaw from Texas, whose two
brothers We're killed while members OF
Billy the Kids gang.
A few days ago the border guards
learned of a raid that was designed by
Black Jack to loot a town across the
river. A start was made from Leander
Springs, and the guards had no diff
Guilty in finding them
The two forces met face to face at
turn in the road There were eight
outlaws against three officers, but the
latter opened the attack with orders for
hands up" Two of the outlaws turned
their horses for the hills, but Phallard
dismounted, and, drawing his Win
chester. opened fire and killed the three
officers before he fell with wound
in his side, which proved fatal.
In his pocket was a letter from Miss
Edith Cunningham of Las Vegas. stat
ing that her brother had just been shot
and killed by Dick Manley at Red Riv-
e1, n. NJ. Phallard is the last of the
Sam Dass gang Of train robbers, who
cleaned out Custer City many years
ago. His brothers We're killed in the
Panhandle Of Texas by State Rangers.
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INDIAN TERRITORY PROBLEMS.
HOUSE COMMITTEE BEGINS IT'S
INVESTIGATION.
The Dawes Commission and All
Others Interested Called to
Appear Before It.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--The prep
aratlon of the Indian appropriation bill
VIII begin Immediately in the House
Committee on Indian Affairs, and
probably the bin will be reported to the
House early in January There are
many important matters before it, bu,
everything now will give way to thf
appropriation bill. The most import
ant subjects are the vexatious prob
lens involving the reorganization of the
Indian Territory in matters relating to
the Indians.
The Dawes Indian Commission is now
negotiating with the Five Tribes. but
the outlook is not very encouraging
and some important legislation alona
the lines of the negotiations is being
planned.
The commission will be summoned
shortly by the Secretary Of the Interior
and action by the committee Will be de-
ferred, pending the appearance of the
commission before it to explain the sit
uation there and to make recommen-
dations.
So far only two tribes have ratified
the commissions agreement. These
are the Choctaws and Chckasaws, and
the agreements made with the Chero-
KEGS and Creeks have been rejected
The Seminoles also have not taken any
favorable action, and in view of the
generally disappointing outlook, arbi-
trary legislation is expected to be en-
acted to accomplish what overtures on
the part of the Government have failed
to do.
The House Committee on Indian At
fairs began its investigation of the
problems in the Indian Territory to-
day. 1t was a long session, and the
result was a call for the Dawes Com
mission and all others interested to ap-
pear before it next Tuesday. Before
&he discussion over the Territorial
troubles began. Messrs. Sherman, Cur
tbs, Fisher, Little and Lewis were
named as the subcommittee on the
Indian appropriation bill. and Messrs.
Curtis, Fischer, Little. Stacy of Iowa
and Benton of Missouri on Indian Ter
ritory matters.
The session was devoted to the con-
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LOS ANGELES SCANDAL.
The Investigation Getting Rather
Interesting to Some Parties.


LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9.-Wilful per-
jury has evidently been committed in
the course of the present investigation
into the School Board scandal.
Two men, Axtell and Adams, have
sworn positively that Walter L. Webb
received the $50 that had been collect
ed from Janitor Cooper. Tonight James
w. Hellman, under oath, said Axtell
had, in the office of Attorney Frank
Davis, made the statement that an
other man, not Webb, had received the
money. Hellman heard Axtell mention
the name of that man, but because of
friendship for this third party he
(Hellman) refused to tell who that man
was.
The investigation Will be continued
tomorrow night, and an effort will be
made to have Hellman disclose the
name of the man referred to.
Attorney Davis was requested by Ak
tell to attend the meeting of the board
tonight, but he declined to do SO, say
ing that it was improper for an attor-
ney to disclose matters which had been
revealed to him in confidence and in his
capacity as attorney.
School Director ]. F. Adams has vol
UNFAIRLY placed his resignation in the
hands of President Matthias of the
Board of Education. 1t will be acted
upon at the regular meeting of that body
Monday evening.
During the investigation Adams con-
fessed to his part of the extortion of
money from employees of the school de-
partment, and he evidently believed it
was better to present his resignation be-
fore it was demanded
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SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE.
MOTION OF THE WHEEL AT
FECTING RIDERS BRAINS.
The Contest Pronounced by the
Counsel for the Board of
Health as Brutal.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-The fifth day
of the great six days bicycle race
showed eighteen men still pedaling
away for honor and profit. They We're
all seemingly determined, with the pos
sible exception Of Stephane, who had
developed case Of stubbornness which
his trainer had hard time in combat
ing. The motion of the wheel is be-
ginning to affect the riders brains, and
even in the fitful snatches of sleep
which they allow themselves they i'm
agine they are still riding. The men
must be forced to sleep in most in
stances by the trainers.
The pace during the morning was
terrific. Waller about / o'clock set
the ball rolling, and kept it up for three
hours. Miller, who had been sleeping,
jumped in behind as soon as he had
returned to the track, and both men
raced around the track lap after lap.
Hale let himself out in dead earnest
this morning. Beginning about
o'clock, he reeled off lap after lap at
such pace that Rivierre, who took the
pace from him, had to drop out.
AT 1850 there was a bad collision.
Rice was setting the pace, with Schiner
and Riveierre sprinting behind. Schiner
and Rivierre started to pass the leader.
The formers wheel swerved toward the
outside and collided with Rivierre. Both
riders fell. Enterman, Pierce, Moore
and King, riding behind in a close
bunch, could not steer clear of the fall
en- men. Pierce struck Schiner and fell,
carrying the others with him. Pierce
and Schiner were carried to their quar-
ters, but after being rubbed for a few
minutes both remounted, and amid
the cheers of the crowd again set out
on their long ride. The others had
meanwhile resumed their places in the
race. All of the riders were pretty bad
ly shaken up, but none badly hurt.
There were several match races to-
night. A mile race between Jean Gou-
gelz of France and c. s. Wells Of CAL
ifornia was the most exciting. The first
heat was won in 2:35 So by Gougeiz.
and the Frenchman took the second
heat in 2:37 4-5. Wells fell off just af-
ter passing the. wire.
The score at 2:15 a. m. was: Miller
1864, Rice 1926, Rivierre 1,522. a.
Schiner LAST, Waller 1,412.2 Moore
1862, Hale ,402.1, Pierce 1,311.6, Ell
kes 1,2S6.5, Golden 1,245.S, Enterman
1,215.5, Cannon 1,210.7, KIM 1,1SS.1.
Julius 1.170.S, Beacon 946.5, Johnson
1854. Gray 912
Miller was 234 miles and 4 laps ahead
of the record for ninety y-eight hours.
A BRUTAL EXHIBITION.
NEW YORK, Dec. 9-Henry Shee-
ner, counsel to the Board of Health of
this city, speaking about the bicycle
race to-day, said: 1T is a brutal exhl-
bition and should be discontinued
forthwith 1t is not a scientific exhi-
bition, but one in which sheer brute
force prevails. If it can be proven to
the Board of Health that it is detri-
mental to the life and health of the
participants, then this board can step
in and stop it,
DR. Martin of the Board of Health,
speaking on the same subject. said:
mo horse or locomotive could do what
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HOODOOED ENGINES.
Strange Stories Told by the Men
in the Illinois Central Shops.

Every engine that comes for repairs
to the great shops of the Illinois Central
at Burnside has a story of interest to
tell.
Sometimes the engine is an old
''lunker'' that looks as if it might have
served as ballast for Noah's ark and
its recital of injuries may be the COM
monplace relation of a pig ON the track
and a humping over ties to the damage
of frame anr rivets. Again. it may be
the shapeiess remains Of what once
pulled the finest vestibuled express on
the read and it's story may be inutely
but not the less graphically told on the
footboard by the stain that was once
the blood of the brave engineer or fire
man.
Few engines as we'll as few engi-
neers serve very long on the road with
out going through an accident said
man who has worked his way
through various positions to one of the
most responsible posts in the great
shops. Some of the engines come in
here as wrecks any number of times
guess there is no fabrication about
stories one hears of hoodooed engines
There are a few on every road. They
cause more losses of pay and position
among the engineers than all the rest
of the rolling stock, including hand
cars. They seem infested with evil
spirits. They will start backward or
forward when there is nobody near the
throttle, or so 1 have heard reputa bic
engineers swear with tears in their
eyes. OF course. the company doesn't
believe it, and the engineer, if he has
not already lost an arm or a leg, loses
a few weeks pay or his position in
consequence of something which he
could not help.
''These hoodoo engines cut strange
capers when they break loose. If they
can't manage to knock the underpin-
ming out from viaduct or bridge, they
will turn three or four somersaults into
a creek, instead of smashing things In
an ordinary way. They generally dam
anne themselves very little, and we have
to keep patching them up and sending
them out time and time again. If
they would only destroy themselves all
the engineers would be glad.
Other engines only come to the shop
once, but then they come to stay
remember one engine that had gone a
remarkably long time without a smash
up of any Kind. 1t was run by one of
the oldest engineers on the road. He
was about 6S years old and had spent
most of his life as an engineer, yet he
had never been in a wreck. One day,
just before he pulled out, he said to the
boys that it would be his last run. as
he was going to retire from the road
the next day and spend the remainder
of his life in peace and comfort. He
spoke truly in part, for it was his last
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Photographing Sparks.

A French scientist has succeeded in
photographing an electric spark, and
the result resembles nothing so closely
as it does a bit of seaweed. Some of
these electric photographs show decor
ative designs that are more marvellous
than snow drops under the microscope.
Curious;y enough, the force and rapid
ity of the spark determines it's shape
and beauty. An electric spark emitted
from dynamo in the t1ree-thousand-
eth part of second is more varied and
beautiful than one existing but q tenth
or twentieth part of a second A num-
Der of these photographs of electric
sparks are now on view in a Paris art
gallery. What will men take pictures
of next? 1t is an unanswerable uues-
ton. A streak of lightning was one of
the recent triumphs of the photo
grapher.
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A VENTURA COUNTY SUIT.
The Supreme Court Sustains the
Lower Tribunal.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.-The Su-
preme Court to-day passed judgment
in the case of the County of Ventura
against Henry Clay, the Treasurer.
The action was based upon the as
sertion that the Treasurer had illegally
paid out money, and it was desired to
have him and his bondslnen make good
; the amounts.
The action was brought under the
County Government Act, Section 8. A
demurrer was entered and sustained,
on the ground that the action should
have been brought by the Supervisors,
and not by the county.
The Supreme Court sustains the low
er court, and holds that Section s of
the County Government Act relates
TO the recovery of money from those to
whom it has been illegally paid, but
that in the case in question the Super
yisors should have begun the suit.