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The Springfield herald., 1897-10-01
Local and Personal.

Assessor Milligan Is attending
to business in town today.
Luther Thomas made the trip to
Lamar this week after freight.
D. A. Rinchart succeeded in
baggiDS a big crane yesterday
Judge Herbert was over and o.
pened County court Monday.
We return thanks to VIM. IL.
Konkel tor sample of his man.
moth musk melons.
w. a. Graham went to point
15 miles south of the Cimarron to
day to visit his son Frank.
Fred Mathews is back to his
post in the county clerks office,
and l.. +. went to The ranch.
L. X. Curran made another trip
to the Cimarron this week. Ar
thur Wilkln accompanied HIM.
Bill! Thompson and Zeb Nichol-
son passed through Springfield this
morning with loads of cedar wood.
Mrs. n. \. Shanks and children
and Edith Martin are at Lamar
this week visiting relatives and
friends.
Blue cranes are numerous IN
Baca county this week and some
of our sportsmen have been ell
Joylng themselves.
Felix Cain, OF Butte Creek
brought in load OF household
goods yesterday. He will bring
his family soon.
A party from Kit Carson county
passed through Springfield, last
Friday afternoon on their way to
The Carriso mines.
Mrs. Mary j. Spurgeon and son
Charley, came up from the south
line of the county Monday to at
tend to some business before the
county court.
Il. +. Martin is building a ilue
in the front room Of his hardware,
and making other changes prepa-
ratory to putting in a stock of dry
goods and groceries.
Gclllday OF Lamar. came III Sun
day with the superintendent OF
this division of the territory OF the
Wrought Iron Range company,
whose men are at work III this
county.
Charley Wangoner and family of
kenton, Oklahoma, were guests at
the Ward house last night They
went on to Lamar this morning.
where they Will take the train for
Guthrie, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Bray has the thanks of the
assistant editor Tor q beautiful
bouuet from her flower garden. 1t
embraces some OF the most beau
tiful and popular flowers of the
day, and has been put together by
II master hand.
The Triangle III. /. and Box V
roundup outfits were in town yes
terdav. They were on the beet
hunt and taking Ill fat cattle for
Shipment. They report the range
good and the hunt successful.
Frank Hays went to Lamar, Sat
urday, to assist his parents back
TO Baca county. They will move
to the Breslin ranch east OF Villas,
where they will look after some
cattle for Miser Whitaker. They
left Lamar, yesterday and will
reach the ranch tomorrow even
ing.
Farmers generally oyer the
county are finishing cutting their
crops. Many have late milo maze
that they will allow to grow till
frost threatens. Much grain in
the line OF maize has been pro-
luced by our ranchmen this sea
son. The fodder crops are unusu
ally fine and saved in fine con
1itlOu,
The Springfield herald., 1897-10-01
STATE HOME
For Dependent and Neglected
Children.

e33 Bert Stree, Denver, Colorado,
Will receive infants and childccn
under I6 years. For particulars
regarding admission address the
superintendent.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11

LATONIA KY, June 10. - A large
crowd saw Talucca, an outsider, take tue
Milldale stake to-day. SIMON w showed
old form by winning the hand cap. Four
of SIX iavoriIes were downed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
DERELfcT SIGLM PICKED UP.
lowed Into Sifkd BY lie cofwin-0nLy 6o6y
Found on Board That of Green
fields Boy

PORT TOWNSEND. WASH. June 10
The steamer CITY of Topeka arrived this
morning from Alaska. While the Topeka
was at Sitka the revenue cutter Corwln
towed in the schooner General Siglin,
which was wrecked while en- route from
San Francisco to Unalaska, aud from
which all on board were lost.
The only body found on the schooner
was that of the six-year-old son of Man
ager Greenfield of the Alaska Commercial
Company, who with his wife and three
children sailed or the ill-fated schooner
from San Francisco
1t is thought that all on board were
drowned before leaving the schooner and
their bodies afterward washed out, as all
the ports and matches were open. The
tact that the boys body was found on the
schooner is evidence that she was not de-
serted.
bag containing $1,000 in gold was
found on the schooner. The Siglin was
nearly all under water when found, but is
vefy little damaged.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
AN ELECTRIC DEAL
At Los ANGELES
The West Side Lighting
Company Pools With
Edison.
Will Adopt the Underground
System and Dispense
With Poles.
Power to Be Brought a Distance OF
SeVenty-FiVe Miles to
the City.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 10.-There
is some chance that certain electric wires
in Los Angeles will be buried in compli-
ance with the recent city ordinance. The
West-side Lighting Company has pur-
chased the exclusive right to the Edison
lighting system and the three wire under
ground system, which is said to be most
satisfactory one for distribution of power
without the use OF poles.
When the deal is com pleted the name of
the West-side Company will be changed
10 the Edison Electric Light Company,
and the entire Edison system will be util-
lied here. This will b. the first electric
light company here to put it's wires under
ground. The company has entered into
contract with the Southern California
Power Company for 1000 horsepower to be
made availabls by February /, 1898. This
power company is putting in tremen-
dous plant near Redlands in the canyon
OF the Santa Ana River, and wires will
transmit the power 10 Los Angeles, dis
tance of seventy-ive milestone of the
longest power systems in the world.
Nearly quarter OF a million dollars is
being invested by the power company.
Many of the local lighting and railway
companies are also closing contracts with
the same company.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
SAWED HIS WAY
OUT OF PRISON
Murderer ChacOn Gains
His Freedom in
Arizona.
Was to Have Been Executed
Next Friday at Solo
monViIle.
Officers in Pursuit, With Chances
Against His Capture-Sks stch
Of His Crimes.

SOLOMONVILLE. ARIZ., June TO-
Augustine Chacon, murderer, sentenced
10 be hanged on the 18th of this month,
sawed his way 10 liberty last night He
cut through the Jail wall into the Sheriff s
Office and from there easily gained free
dom.
Graham County had peculiar interest
in Chacon. Although murders have not
been infrcquent here convictions have,
and Chacon's execution was to have been
the first legal hanging in the county. But
some one supplied him with a saw last
night and no one has seen him since. A
Sheriff's posse is hot on his trail, but it Is
now feared that the event set for Friday
week may have to be postponed. Chacon
will not be caught without a struggle and
probably will never be taken alive. lie
has nothing to lose, as his attorney, Judge
CuIlom, has already exhausted every pos
sible avenue OF legal escape, and only a
few hours before Chacon hegan to saw
Governor Franklin had decided not 10
grant the respite asked for in petition
that was signed by six of the jurors in the
case and by the Territorial! Judge. There
was nothing left for Chacon but the saw
or the galloYs.
A year ago last fall the grocery-store oi
Paul Becker at Morenci was entered by
robbers, among whom was Chacon. Becker
woke up; there was q fight and Becker
was stabbed. Next day when the Sher-
ifs posse was chasing Chacon he turned
and fatally shot Salcido, one of his pur
suers. Later Chacon was caught and mar
rowly escaped mob violence. Public senti.
ment changed in his case, however, fol
although the Supreme Court and then the
Governor refused to interfere with his
sentence, his petition for cIemency wa:
numerously signed, and by many we'll
known names in the county.
1t is not thought likely that there will
be hanging a Solomonviile on the 18th
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
A GREAT GUN BLOWS UP.
FrtgbtfUi Accident and Marrow Escapes
at the Government Proving Ground
at Indian HsGR

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 10.-The
State Of Maryland trem bed last evening
as the result of an explosion of $50 pounds
of gun-cotton at the Government proving
ground at Indian Head.
A 12-Inch breech-loading rife, weighing
10l, 600 pounds ana worth $25, 900. was
blown 10 pieces The armor- covered
"bom b. proof" in which the spectators
take refuge while tests are made, was
wrecked, and a dozen naval officers and
ordnance experts narrowly escape with
their lives. The final test %as being made
OF Sun-cotton shell, invented by Cn,-
caeo man, anu through some unaccount-
able error the shell exploded IN the gun,
wrecking the monster ana its carriage and
throwing some Of the pieces more than a
mile DOWN the Potomac
Colonel O'NeiIl, the chief of. ordnance
for the navy, and several United States
naval officers and naval attaches from the
various foreign legations had fortunately
taken refuge on a navy yard tug, about
mile from shore. Lieutenant Anderson,
who had been directed 10 fire the gun by
electricity, when the signal was gwen
from the tug, had gone behind a big earth
bank or butt" about 800 yards from the
CUR. II the spectators had gone into the
bomb proof" as usual when such tests
are made, they would all have been killed,
for big piece of steel struck it and ripped
through the Pinch armor as If il had
been o much paper.
4 great hole was torn in the ground
where the gun stood, and the buildings at
the proving grounds were badly shaken.
Not q particle OF the massive gun or its
carriage remained.
Since last Septem Der the ordnance ex-
pertS of the navy have from time to time
been making tests of this gun-cotton
shell, dozen or more "blank" shells hav-
ing been fired during the winter, gener-
ally with great success. This shell was
expected TO carry a charge o: gun-cotton
large enough to wreck a battle-snip or a
fortress for distance of from six to ten
miles, according TO the powder charge.
In the point of the shell vial OF fulmi-
nate of mercury was expected to explode
the gun-cotton. Up TO this time no sue
cessiul shell of this kind had been in
vented, ana IL this she'll had been success
ful it would have TevoiutioniZed naval
ordnance and warfare.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
FRESNO IRRIGATION SUTT.
John Landsrs Scores Point IN His
Acton for the Dissolution OF tire
Sunset Dsirlct.

FRESNO, CAL. June 10-Judge Webb
OF the Superior Court has overruled the
demurrer of the defendant in the suit of
John Landers agains. the Sunset Irriga-
tion District 10 have its organization dis
so.ved.
The attorneys for the big West Side d $
trict filed demurrer 10 the com plant on
the ground that the State law provides
that SUIT to disorganize an irrigation
district cannot be brought more than two
years alter the form alton of the CORPORA
iion through the county Board of Super
visors. The Sunset district vas esta b.
lished by order of the Supervisors in 1891.
SIX years ago. But the law referred TO
was not passed by the Legislature till
after the West Side organization was
formed. and Judge Webb held that il
therefore, did not apply to the case. The
court also deemed the act special legisla-
ton, and on these grounds he overruled
the demurrer. The defense has not filed
its answer as yet
In the complaint some interesting
allegations are made. Ii is set lorth al
considerable length that the project of
ping water from the Kings River to
nrlgate the vast area OF land in the dis
trlet is impractica ble. Among other
tnings II Is charged that the petition 10
me Board OF Supervisors asking for the
formstion OF the district was fraudulent
and did not have the signatures of fifty
bona tide landowners in the district.
Milton AcWhorter, one OF the directors
OF the corporation, is accused of having
perpetrated the fraud. He is alleged to
nave cut up tract OF twenty acres into
one-acre lots and then decided one each TO
twenty inherent persons. Mr.. McWhorter
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
IURF q OSSEP.
Sam Norton viii Try Hts Hand at ID,
STARTING Gauar.

Sam Horton win Try Hts Hnnd at the
Starting Ganr.
sam Morton, patrol judge AT Oakland track.
Will DO the starting at the next Sacramento
meeting and also at Grass Valley. sam saws
he will begin by disciplining some of the
wise Kids riding, who imagine their cocoa
nut h, ads are fisled with condensed max.
Buck MsSsie started in stake event at La
tonis yesterday, but failed 10 set any part OF
the money.
nllo, stable companion Of DR.. Catlett and
recen winner Of the Ripple sake al Latonia
Is now considered one OF The best colts in the
West. and experts say u VIII take an Orna-
ment or Iyphoon TO take his measure.
SHASTA Water aud some others OF the Burns
WRterhouSe string VIII shortly be shipped
to Latonia.
Tiny Williams is said to be riding in his
o!d-ume form, and Is the recipient OF many
bouquets" from raee-goers at Latonia.
Bangle, the Gardeners great colt, has been
Thrown oup of training all on account OF the
Kick he received in the leg while at the post
IN race AT the reeent Louisville meeting.
McNaughton & Muir's sring-the Eastern
exchange which conveys the Information fails
10 state whether q horse or two was tied 10 the
end OF u-recently arrived 81 Latonia. The
same item says the stable did fairly we'll on
the coast. il might have been on the Barbary
Coast, Tor a. InEleside ana Oakland attach.
ments kept the young owners huStling.
Oaks, 10 be decided tomorrow recently
worked a mile and quarter over the Newport
track in 2:0SS1, with u 100 pouno boy in the
saddle
Jockey Reih. who went over 10 England TO
ride for Duke & WiShard, cultivated the
English roll" and the red-headed sadd e
artist comes in for much criticism now in the
East. The innovation is not appreciated.
Jockey Johnny LRmley has been engaged by
Marcus DAILY 10 ride mis- horses racing over the
Non tAna circuit.
Report says now that the great colt Hand
springs ieet are in Sach bad condition that il
is not likely the big chestnut Will ever face the
starter again.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11

straight heats. Time, 2 2:171f-2:2I-2: :27 Teu-
Pacing 2:I5 class, Kate Medium won in
three straight heats. Time, 2:l2-2;l312-
2:lJ. + was second ana Tulfa third.
Free-ior-all trot-First heat-Ollinger won,
Kentucky Union second, klamath third;
time, 2:2315. Second heat Ollinger won,
klamath second, Kentucky third time. z; Il D..
Third heat-Klamath won, Kentucky Union
second, Ollinger third; time. 2:l612. Fourth
heat, klamath won, Ollinger second, Ken
lucky Union third; time. 2:2o. Filth heat
klamath won. Oiinger second, kentucky
Union third; time, 2:2l.
Running, six furlongs, Bert Hart won, Gold
Leaf second, Charlcmugne third. Time, :lS.
Running, five furlongs, Susie won, Oak
Leaf second, Hcmerng third. Time, :03
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
Canadian uheetmem Anory.

NEW YORK, Il. Y, June 10.-The
League OF American Wheelmen is likely
10 come in conflict with the Canadian
Wheelmen's Association as we'll SIS the
n. Z. u. of England. At the national
cham pionship meeting of the C. w. A, TO
lie held at Chatham in July. provision has
been made for professional race, the
first prize 10 be $1,000 Il order to bring
together all the notable riders so us to
make it a sort of international affair the
l.. A. w. was asked to sanction the right
OF its riders to compete. This Chairman
Mott refused. The Canadians are greatly
incensed over the decision. The Canada n
Wheelman, the official organ of the c. A
W., threatens that unless the sanction is
forthcoming the bond given by the q. A.
w. by which l.. A. w. members are al
lowed to tour III Canada without paying
duty will be withheld.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
NEXT MILI1I4 ENCABPMENr.

Santa Monica and Santa Barbara Are
BoIh Computing for It.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, June Io.-The
location of the next encampment of the
National Guard is not yet decided Santa
Monica and Santa Barbara are both COM
petlng for it. General Last has announced
that it will take about $500 to make up
the shortage existing in the appropria-
tion made by the State Legislature for ex-
penses. The city which can come nearest
m aking up this shortags will get the en-
campment. Santa Monica has appointed
a committee to take up a subscription for
the money. An attempt to get special con-
cessions from the railroads is also being
made. There will be about 1000 men in
camp.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
STOCKTON sURAkCE WAR.
Local Agents Rrbet AgGinst Terms of
the UnderUrtters.

Local agents Rr6eI against Terms of
the UnderUriters.
STOCKTON, CAL, June 10.-At meet
ing held this afternoon the local agents
decided positively to resist the demands
OF the Board of Underwriters of the Pacific
Coast at San Francisco. They declare
that unless 20 per can't is allowed them
instead of 10 they Will not listen 20 any
overtures from the insurance compact.
To-day at noon the ultimatum OF Man
ager Stillman of the Board of Under
writer's expired and the local agents were
left without companies to write insur-
ance in.
E. X. Aisip and D. W. Carmichael of
Sacramento came down to confer with the
local agents, and assurances were received
from San Jose that the agents tnere would
stand pat with the Stockton men. a
committee of six was appointed to confer
with the agents at San Jose, Sacra amento,
Los Angeles and Fresno. The Stockton
insurance men expect 10 write business in
companies outside of the compact, and
claim that these companies will benefit
vastly by the stand taken to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
SILVER MEN ALL AT SEA.
En6urTGssia0 Hitch Ia ThSr Plans for
Bryan Rt csp. ions.


Bryan RG caption
LOS ANGELES, CAL, June 10.-The
Silver Republicans who are to have charge
of Bryan when he comes to town are at
sea regarding plans for his reception at
other places in Southern California. The
club has received from Frank III. Gould OF
stockton, chairman of the San Francisco
arrangements committee, and from ]. j.
Dwyer of San Francisco, chairman OF the
reception committee, letters inviting the
club TO send representatives to assist in
meeting Mr.. Bryan at the State line, pro-
viding he comes West on the Central Pa
cific.
Secretary Cooper says that Mr.. Bryan
will find it impossible to arrive at Sacra-
mento on July and speak at five differ
ent points in time TO arrive in Los Angeles
for his contemplated address here at the
time fixed. BY the original plan Bryan
would have come by the Santa Fe, and no
notification has been received OF any
change.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
BIG FIRE EARLY
THIS MORNING
Pacific Tank Company's Build.
ings aud Stock Were
Wiped Out.
The Union Stables Were Also De
stroysc-The Loss Will Reach
to Nearly $4,000

At 2o'clock this morning an alarm Of
ire was turned in from box 1S2,
corner OF Sixth and Townsend
streets, and red glare in the
sky in that direction showed that the
Ere Department had a hot morning s
work before it. A few minutes later q
second alarm was sent in and the glare in.
creased.
When the fremen arrived on the
ground they found the Pacific Tank Com
pany's building on Hooper street, between
Sixth and Seventh, in flames. Engine 6
was first on the scene, having noticed the
blaze before the alarm was sounded.
The attention OF the hremsn was de-
voted to saving the adjoining buildings
The tank compsny's building was to-
tai loss. the loss ranging between SIS, 900
to $50, COO
The Union stables, ad Joining, were de.
stroyed.
Six horses were gotten oct with diff
Guilty.
A c. Pitcher is the owner of the tank
company's buildings ana stock. They
were insured.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
GOOD WoHk or LADYBUGs.
South ern California Orchardfsfs ar.
AIreadv GrentLu Ben. IL d.

Southern California Orchnrdtsfs Are
AIreGdy Greatly Ben'Jtt d.
Los ANGELES, CAL, June 10 The
Rhizobius veniralis has again been COM
mended. Secretary Kellogg of the County
Horticultural Commission says that ex-
cellent work is being done by the distribu-
tion OF colonies of the insects introduced
into California from Australia by 4 lbert
hoeoel. The commlsSion has distributed
about 1900 of these little bCgs since the
1st OF May and is sending tnem out 10
orchardlsts at the rate of $50 a day They
are found 10 do good WORK, and it Is be-
lieved will soon make The black scale as
'scaI ce as the white now is. They WORK as
we'll in olive orchards as in those OF citrus
fruits, though in the latter they are more
protected by the foliage.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
THE scorcH- IRIsn CONGRESS.
Vas Postponed at DefToif Until at Leas.
Merit AufuEnt,.

DETROIT, MICH, June 10-The mint h
annual Scotch Irish Congress, which was
to have opened i'll this city to-day, has
been indefinitely postponed and 1t is pos
slble that The gathering viii not take
place until autumn.
The DELAY will be utilized by the local
mana cement to make even more ex-
tensive preparations for the event than
had been Anticipated, and it is expected
the attendance will be larger than at any
OF the preceding conventions.
Among the members of the association
who have signitied their intention of par
ticipating in the proceedings are: Colonel
Alex X. Mcclure of Philadelphia, DR..
John Hall of New York, Colonel John ].
MeCook OF New York, Bishop J. Miller
Thompson OF Jackson, Miss, Rev. Howard
a. Johnston of Chicago, former Vice
President Adlai L. Stevenson and B. N,
Cutcheon OF Grand Rapids Mich.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
TAScOUYER HrPNorIC CASE.
Charge Of MurderouS assault against
TrnreItnn ProfeaSor.

N'~Ito U -H"TUeIU"S "IeUUts HUutHSt q
JrareItnO Professor.
VANCOUVER. B. c., June 10. - A
strange and very unique case of assault,
which may be changed to manslaughter,
will be decided by the Westminster (B c.
courts. A man hailing from the States.
calling ghimself Professor Langdon, hyp.
notit," threwMrs. George Cunningham, q
society lady, into a hypnotic trance in her
own drawing-room and could not or would
not wake her. With three doctors over
her she bas been lowering between life
and death for three days Langdon is
being held for murderous assault until the
result of Mrs. Cunningham pro stration
is known
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
RAvINe MANIAC FROM GILKor.
Herman schor Piac.d in ,hs County Jail
at San jose.

SAN JOSE, CAL, June 10-Herman
Schor, German about 40 years of age,
was brought to the County Jail from Gill
roy to-day to await an examination as to
n san ity. He is q rnving maniac and
imagines himself possessed of divine
power. He claims 10 be abe to cause rain
and threatens another deluge unless he is
released at once. Schor says he killed
Herman Brusher, an uncle IN oakland,
on NOvembe Der 3. in 1895 or 1896 When ne
speaks of the murder he becomes raving,
but it seems to be uppermost in his mind
that his uncle was murdered and that he
committed the deed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
Il HIGHB1NDER AKMIsrrcE.
LWU fH the Var Amon1 Sacramento
Hatchetmen.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, June 10.-The
verdict of the Coroner's jury in the in
quest held tonight on the body of Fung
Chung, the Chinaman who was killed
Monday night in the highbinder war. was
to the effect that the killing was done by
an unknown man.
AT the present time the two highbinder
societies are maintaining an armed neu-
trality and negotiating for an amica BILE
settlement, but as their ranks have been
swelled by the arrival OF a number OF
notable hatchetmen from San Francisco
It is evident that the war is not over and
that hostilities may begin at any moment.
1t is claimed that evidence will be pro-
ducsd at the examination which takes
place tomorrow of the Chinaman who is
held by the authorities on susp cion OF
having committed the murder which will
go TO prove that he was seen 10 deliber-
ately fire shot after shot at the dead man,
but other evidence will be produced to
offset this, and conviction is doubtful.
The San Francisco call., 1897-06-11
THRIFTK Los ANGELES.
Adds 81, 900, 900 to tAs TaIwe of Rsr CItv
Prop.rfu.

Adds SOJOVO,oOO 10 the tdt"e or Aer City
Property.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, June I0.-Ac-
cording to the figures of the City Asses
sor's books the total value OF property in
side the limits of Los Angeles will aggre-
gate SIS, 600, 600, which is an increase of
about Sc. 600. 600 over the year before. OF
this increase about $1,000. 600 came from
the annexed districts of Vernon, PIco
Heights and Highland Park. OF the re-
msinder the greater part of the new prop
erty is on Brosdway, between First and
Fourth streets