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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
PLOT To |NJURE
A STATE OFFICIAL
The Secretary of State
Accused of Riding
on a Pass.
His Pullman Slips Said to
Have Been Tempered
With.
Comes From a Personal
Enemy.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, April 2I.-It is
claimed that an attempt has been made
to lure Secretary OF State Brown by
trying 10 prove that during his recent trip
to the East on business connected with
the methods of conducting State 1nstitu-
tions there, he travelled on a pass. and
afterward charged his expenses TO the
State.
1t is said that recently some friends of
discharged employe OF the Capitol went
TO secretary Brown and told him that it
was being said that during his trip east
ward he had been travelling on an annual
pass, and that his vouchers for Pullman
car slips would show this to be the fact.
Thi, aroused Secretary Browns sus-
picions and he Immediately went to the
Controllers office and reques sied to see
the expense account of his trip, and in ex-
am ming the voucher. attached it was
found that they had been tampered with
ana that all the Pdllman slips had been
punched in two places, once in the space
showing regular fare had been paid and
the other in the space headed Annual
Pass"-the latter having been made with
:: different size punch from the other
holes in the slips.
Mr.. Browns anger was aroused and he
Immediately instituted q searching inve.-
tigation, which it is Gained has resulted
in discovering that the suspected ex-em.
ploye had been seen in the Controllers
office with punch in his possession; that
he ad been seen examining the vonch-
ers attached 10 the expense account of
Secretary OF State Brown; that he had
called attention to the fact of the punch
hole in the annual pass space and that he
had attempted to get photographs. taken
Of these slips. but that no positive in
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YOUNG Parsons ACQUITTED.
Tried at Medford, Or, for the Murder of
2rapper.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 2l.-John W.
Parsons OF this city to-day received tel
sCram from the authorities of Medford,
Or, announcing that his son. Lee Parsons,
had been acquitted of the charge of mur-
dering Gustav A. Hall, trapper, near
that place.
Young Parsons, who formerly resided in
this city with his parents in the Richmond
building, on Second street, and who is
about 81 years of age, was arrested on the
charge of murder on Maich 81.
At the Coroner's inquest which was
held upon the dead man it was claimed
that Parsons had visited him on the day
he was supposed to have been shot. and
that the tracks leading to the woods
where the dead body had been found cor
responded 10 his. Robbery was alleged to
have been the cause of the CRIME Par
sons was arrested and held for trial. His
friends in this city could not believe that
the young man, who bore an excellent
reputation, had been guilty of SUCH q
crime, and the telegram announcing his
acquittal was warmly receivsd. No par
ticulars OF the trial were given.
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DIVORCED At TACOMA.
Decree of Separation Granted to Dr..
Harrison, Cousin of the Duke

TACOMA, WASH, April 21.-Dr. Robert
Harold Harrison, cousin OF the Duke of
Fife, was to-day granted divorce from
Blanche Harrison on statutory grounds,
Ralph Moore OF Charleville, County Cork,
Ireland, being named as correspondent.
The case has been of special interest from
the fact that the plaintiff is the we'll
known chief surgeon of the Asiatic liner
Victoria, now in port. The defendant is
prominently connected with London
gland) social circles, while it is reported
that the correspondent is a captain in the
roval navy.
The Harrisons were married in Dublin,
Ireland, in July, 1884, and have one child.
who was born in April, 1885. Mr. Har-
rison sued for possession of this child,
alleging that his wife was not fit person
TO have charge of her.
Evidence was introduced here to show
that in 1890 uivorce proceedings were
brought by Dr. Harrison in the Court of
Chancery in Du bin on statutory grounds,
and although the allegations OF the bill
were proved, the court granted a legal
separation only, which does not authorize
either of the parties an absolute divorce,
an act of Parliament being necessary to
effect absolute divorce under the laws of
Ireland. DR.. Harrison has made his
home at Tacoma for the past six years.
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MARIN OFfIcEA'S ADVENTURE.
Rows for Life in Leaking Boat and
WINS the Race With but Few
Sacnndc In cnnro

SAUSALITO. CAL, April 21.-Under
Sheriff John Harmon, while engaged in
official business last night, had a thrilling
and perilous experience in which he al
most lost his life.
Harmon, who is one of the most popular
officials connected with Marin County's
government, left Sausalito in a whitehall
boat to serve legal document on a man
living in Belvedere, just across the bay
from Sausalito. He rowed across Richard
sons Bay without incident and pulled up
on the Belvedere side. After dragging his
boat on the beach he walked over the
hill into Belvedere, where he finished his
business with all possible haste and re-
turned to the boat.
During his ab>ence some person NAV
have tampered with the craft, for when
the Under Sheriff was out in the middle
of the bav, between Sausalito and BeIve-
dere, the whitehall commenced leaking.
The water gradually poured in and Har-
mon saw that II meant q race for life.
His first impulse was to cry for assistance,
in the hope that his cries might attract
the attention of some of the men on the
ships riding at anchor in the bay. In this
he was not successful. The night was dark
and a slight breeze carried the sound of
his voice away from the vessel.
The Under Sheriff then resolved to make
efforts TO reach Sausalito. He exerted all
the strength in his muscles and the oars
bent beneath the strain. Onward the
leaking boat sped over the waters toward
the glimmering electric lights on the wa
Ter front of Sausaito. 1t was struggle
against wind, tide and water, and it
seemed as though the officer was the loser.
When l finally ran the boat on the
beach at Sausaiito," said Mr.. Harmon this
evening, 1.-The water was up to the gun
wales and would have sunk the craft had
been five minutes longer in it. 1t was
one of the worst experiences l have ever
had. The water commenced to leak in
when l was In the middle of Richards sons
Bay, and l thought my day had come. 1
never worked so hard in my life, and when
/ ran the boat on the beach you can bet I
breathed sigh of relief"
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HUNGRY WEN INVADE STOCKTON
An ArmY of Unemployed Landed BY Steam
ers From T-fs cny-G ven Food They
S art for Sacramento.

STOCKTON, CAL, April 21.-Two
hundred and fifty unemployed men
landed hungry in this city this morning.
They came up from San Francisco by the
steamers Dauntless and Mary Garratt,
ard their transportation was paid thither
by San Franciscans to get rid of them.
The men were unable TO obtain employ
ment on the boulevard in the metropolis
and they are bound for the country along
the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, which
has suffered great damage by the recent
floods. s. A. LeffingwelI, who has been
president OF the unemployed in San Fran
cisco since the movement was organized.
is At the head of the wandering idle
Mayor Baggs offered to furnish $50
loaves OF brad, provided the army would
march Tor Sacramento, but that did not
quite satisfy the leader. He said that for
TWO days tramp they would need more
bread, besides some bacon, coffee. sugar.
etc.
1t was finally agreed that the provisions
would be supplied, and the Mayor and
the Chief We the industrials 100 pounds
of bacon. 600 pounds O.: beans, 20 pounds
of coffee, 500 loaves of bread and a quan-
THY OF crackers. They promised to start
for the capital city at once.
The leaders intend to desert the unem-
ployed at Lodi. They told Chief Kings
bury this. Ii any others are sent from
san francisco they will not fare SO well,
as The people of Stockton are indignant at
San Francisco for making this city the
dumping-ground for their unem ployed.
STOCKTON Is taking care of its own poor,
but II does not propose TO feed those of
The metropolis.
SACRAMENTO, April 21.-Couside erable
excitement exists throughout the city to-
night through the published report that
a body OF 80 of the ployed men of
San Francisco, having been landed by
steamer at Stockton. are marching en-
masse toward this city. Thereport claims
that the Mayor and Chief OF Police of
stockton had supplied the men with two
days provisions with the understanding
that they would Immediately start for
sacramento on foot, and that this had
been agreed to.
Mayor Hubbard and Chief of Police NJ.
NJ Drew OF this civ both say that they
&c not as yet know what stems they will
take IN case the army reaches Sacramento
but they claim they need not exoect anv
assistance from this city whatever.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
HAYDN'S CREATION" SUNG.
Splendid Rendition by the San Jose Ora
fOTio SOciefU.

Splendid Rendition by the San Jose Ora
torio Society.
SAN JOSE, CAL. April 21.-"The Crea-
tion." Haydn's great oratorio, was pre-
sented at he First Methodist Church this
evening and last night by the San Jose
Oratorio Society. There was a good at
tendance at both performances. and the
oratoriu was excellently rendered. The
rendition was under the direction of J
Hamilton Howe of San Francisco. There
was chorus OF 100 voices. The soloists
were Walter c. Campbell. Dasso. and
Frank Coffin, tenor, of San Francisco, and
Miss Florence Gordon of this city, who
had to sing two parts, owing to the illness
of Miss Mary W. Macauley. Professor +.
LOU King was organist and Miss Ada
Churchill pianist
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
BOLD BANDITS
At CAS- TIE GATE
Put Two Big Pistols
Under a PaymaSter'S
Nose.
Make Off to a Canyon With
$500 in Gold and Green
backs.
They Cut the Telegraph Wires, but
Armed Miners Are Now In
Pursuit.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, April 2L-E. l..
Carpenter, paymaster of the Pleasant VAL
lev coal mines, left Salt Lake this morn
ing to pay off the miners at Castle Gate.
He took with him S9S00 in three packages,
two OF them containing $1,000 each in sill
yer, and the other $500 in gold and green
backs. The Rio Grande Western train
reached that rather isolated portion of
Utah about 1926 O'Clock this afternoon.
With another employe of the company
Carpenter alighted from the train and was
soon in the presence of one hundred or
more men who were lettering about the
store which was but few rods from the
station.
The passenger train pulled out and
moment later two rough looking individ-
uals, who had been lettering around town
and in the saloon all day, were seen to ap-
proach Carpenter and his assistant.
AS they were about TO ascend the out
side stairs leading to the company's office
on the second floor of the store one of
them thrust revolver in Carpenters face
ana called upon him to drop those sacks
and hold up your hands" Carpenter did
both with ala Gritty as the second footpad
appeared on the scene with similar re-
quest. The latter poured lead into the
air in a very promiscuous fashion and
caused the greatest cons ternation, the
hundred or so brave miners fleeing to the
east and TO the west, to the north and to
the south.
The robber who made the first demand
picked up the money and handed it to his
pal, who Immediately started down the
canyon. The horse belonging to the fell
low who made the first demand got away,
ana he had some difficulty in catching it,
but, in the meantime, the other fellow
got safely away.
During the excitement Carpenter sue
ceeded N getting into the store with one
sack OF coin containing $1,000, and anoth.r
sack of silver was either dropped or
thrown away by the fleeing robber and
was picked up a short distance away, but
the satchel containing greenba backs and
gold amounting 10 $500 was successfully
made away with.
Every man in sight was so badly fright
ened that no move was made to intercept
the robbars until both had disappeared.
Then posses were armed, and a diIigent
search is now being made.
a reward of $1,000 has been offered for
the capture OF thu men and $1,000 for the
return Of the money The robbers are
supposed to be Butch" Cassidy and Tom
Gisseu, weii-kuown mem bers of gang of
touGhs which frequents a desolate and
isolated portion of the San Rafael country
known as the Robbers Roost."
The robbers had taken the precaution
to cut the telegraph wires between several
stations, and this gave them quite an ad-
vantage Ii they ever reach the San
Rafael country it is not believed they can
be captured.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
Helioaraphte stznaiina at San Dfsao.

SAN DIEGO, CAL, April 21.-Lieuten-
ant Connolly and Sergeant Grigsley of
Company H. First United States Infantry,
stationed there successfully transmitted
photographic signals by means of colored
torch lights distance of four miles from
the barracks here TO the heights above
Old Town. For three months officers and
men have been working on the scheme,
conditions were considered favora bic
enough for trial. For two hours the
squads of men talked and transmitted
long messages to each other without re-
peating q word.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
Turner Has Cooked bv Sfsam.

OGDEN, UTAH, April 21.-To.day the
actual condition of Will Turner, who mar
rowly escaped death in the recent mine
disaster at Brigham Citv, became public
When the slide struck the engine-room
where Turner had taken refuge, it broke
in the roof and overturned the upright
boiler. Turner lay alongside and was un-
conscious from the time the slide struck
him. For nine hours he was confined, be-
ing literally cooked by the escap ping steam.
During this time he kept up a continual
tapping against the boiler with tin can
which he had grasped as he fell. He is
still in a critical condition, his face and
eyes, hands, arms, neck and chest being
terribly burned
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
s.,r To,rn,,t. N.ar Oro,,.

VlSALlA, CAL, April 2i.-Onfy one
new town will be located on the Valley
railroad between this city and Fresno.
The site for that has been determined up.
on. 1t will be located fifteen miles north
OF Visalla and a mile and half from
Orosi, on the land of John Cutter. one OF
Orosl Is moved down to the new site the
name Orosi will be retained. but If not,
tho new town will probably be called
Cutler. 1t will be telegraph and express
station, and is in the center OF fertile
tract.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
MURDER AT FRENCH CAMP.
One Tramp Ruled BY Another DURING an
Afercohon-A Young Lady Witnesses
me Traoedy

STOCKTON, CAL, April 2l.-shortly be-
fore O'Clock this evening Miss Russell,
who resides with ]. J. BorIand at French
Camp, saw two men on the railroad tracks
near that place in an alteration. They
were tramps who had been seen near the
French Camp Hospital for some days past,
but no one who lives there seems to know
who they are. Miss Russell saw the
younger man strike the man he was with,
and the latter fell backward on the rail-
road track. As he did SO the blow must
have broken his neck, as when he was
picked up by those who saw the affair he
was dead and his neck was broken.
The man who was killed was ABOUT So
years OF age, but there was nothing on his
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
INQUEST AT HOLLISTER.
Murderer Pic 1nro Safd to Hape Died OF
Broken Heart

Murderer Pic Inr0 Said to Hape Died of
Broken Heart.
HOLLlSTER, CAL, April 21-"Died OF
a broken heart" such Is the conclusion
reached by the Coroners jury after the
inquest over the body of Joseph Picaneo,
who fell dead yesterday shortly after he
had called upon God to smite him if he
knew aught OF the murder of Bern adino
Assureo
At the inquest it was brought out that
Picaneo had killed his victim and set fire
TO his shanty, but retr rnine later and
finding that the body was not destroy ed,
he dismembered it and scattered the
portions in all directions, to make it ap-
pear that wild beasts had torn the corpse.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
Portland Nam. Body Tern. to Stone

PORTLAND. Or. April 2l.-On Feb.
ruary last Thomas Smith, miner, was
accidentally killed here and the body has
been lying in the morgue awaiting ad-
vices from Eastern friends. When the
body was examined to-day it was found
in remarkable state of preservation.
though no particular effort had been made
20 embalm 1t. During the weeks that
elapsed the remains have assumed the ap-
pearance and the hardness of marble.
Beneath the whireness of the skin the
veins and arteries show in a coppery-
brown tracery. the most minute of the
blood conduits being brought out in plain
relief.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
Los ANGELES SENSATION.
Politician Niles Defendant In Divorc.
Proceedfngs.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, April 21.-The
publ cation of the service OF divorce pa
pers upon Edward J. Niles. the politician,
caused much surprise here to-day. Judge
Ling, who represents the plaintiff, filed
his complaint under section SO of the Civil
Code, which specifies u certain form of
neg iect rs desertion. This is a special act
framed in 1898. and is the only clause
whereby the statutory time of one year
may be waved in fling divorce papers.
Mr.. Niles returned a few days ago from
Sacramento. here he had been during
The legislative session.
The attorney Tor Mrs. Niles states his
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22

person TO indicate who be was or where he
came from. Neither is there anv clew to
the identity OF his assailant Sheriff Cum
ningham and Deputy Sheriff Wall want
TO French Camp 40 soon as they learned
of the killing. but they could find no trace
of the man who struck the old man who
was found lying dead across the railroad
track. The body of the dead man was
brought 10 the morgue here by Deputy
Coroner Jory, but there was nothing on
the body to indicate who he was
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
uDr. Florence Aeedham Dtroreea.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 2l.-Dr. Flor
ence B. Needham was granted divorce
from Charles T. Needham o-day on the
ground of habitua intcmperance They
were married in 1892, and shortly after
ward the defendant became dissolu,e and
his wife was compelled to support him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
Fell Into n Fatal Fif.

OGDEN, UTAH, April 2l.-At 5 O'Clock
TO- night, A. w. Wertz, ticket broker in
this city, fell in an epiieptic fit and ex.
pired in about five minutes. He was in
his office alone and as he fell he struck
the wall, breaking his nose. and striking
the floor lace downward With his nose
and mouth gagged he had practically
smothercd to death. He leaves a widow
and two children.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
Rail Di.aster at Por.lnna.

PORTLAND, Or. April PA switch
engine which was shunting cars to-day on
to the switch on the north end of the
Southern Pacific east side freighthouse
left the track at the wharves and
plunged down into the river. Engineer
Paulson and Fireman Williams were car
ried down with the engine. Paulson
jumped into the river and Villa ms
landed safe and dry on the dock. The en-
gineer swan ashore. Neither were hurt.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
PASSENGER, for ths Yunon.

SEATTLE, WASH, April 21.-The
steamship Al-Ki, the last vessel to make
Dyea before the return OF the Yukoners
in the fall, sailed from Seattle Tor Alaska
to-day with about 200 passengers, which
mum Der will probably have been doubled
by the time she leaves the sound.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
Peculiar Death Of DR.. Jsn,en.

OGDEN, UTAH April 21.-Dr. Jensen. a
prominent physician at Huntsville. east
of Ogden, was instantly killed this morn
ing by falling during an attack of dizz-
ness. He struck his head upon nail,
which entered his left temple. DR.. Jensen
has placticed in this county for twenty
years.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-22
Santa Cruz Gold Strtt.

SANTA CRUZ. CAL. April 21.-Alex-
ander Russell has discovered gold mine
on the outskir S of Santa Crrz from which
he has asays of $40 to 500 TO the ton
There is large ledge that will average SIS
a ton.
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Balm for a Lacerated Heart.

SANTA CRUZ. CAL, April 2l-Austin
Pratt to-day filed suit in the Superior
Court against Josephine Mitchell for $10.-
0O0 damages for alternating the affections
Of his wife. Mrs. Mitchell is charged with
having influenced Mrs. Pratt to leave her
husband and children.
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disbelief in any contest on the part of the 7
defendant. The couple have a girl years
OF age, and the court will be asked to give
1t into the custody of its grandmother.
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THE SUITS

ind the assortment of eno reminds of attending
FestUo Each coorjng is osloU ci the life Spring. repre-
seng the richest and highest fayc Eveyyine
that fashionable; everything that The FASH
1o06e coorJn9S and the conservative patteys
drey coIoTne DoissiB9 The
lence itself They to be So We Introdmctory
Sale at $500 and 1T has been successful been
compelled to continue beyond the time allotted
It's nO0 in its last days; it's the clever Suits
$50 So-
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Putting on the
Finishing, Touches

Soon the curtain UizI be r1tne do10a upon a7a
event wb1ch has made quite little coDanootiom
among the real S1CeW dressers in San Francisco
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-11-13
WHAT AGE coin noNps.

The secretary OF the treasury thinks
that by issuing gold bonds he would
remove Ambiguity from our contract
obligations.
This is a disingenuous begging Of
the question, for the secretary knows
that all ambiguity" as to coin bonds
was removed through a decision given
by the attorney general Of the United
States in 1877. In that year John
Sherman asked II the word "eoln" did
not mean gold, and was informed that
it meant just what It said, namely,
''coin, and coin meant gold and sill
YER.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer relates
the facts concerning this decision as
follows: "The attorney general ex-
planned that in 1870 the law provided
for the coinage OF both gold and silver;
that the coin bonds were issued that
year, and that coin then meant gold
and silver, and by their terms they
were and are yet PAYABLE in gold and
silver"
Since the Republican administration
went into power the bondholders have
become very solicitous about the
meaning Of the word "coin." II they
can, through the aid Of the gold stand
ard men now at the head Of the gov
ernment, succeed in having their coin
bonds made payable in gold, they will
have the satisfaction of breaking an
honest contract ana committing the
people in q manner never contem-
plated
Gold men are very solieitous about
the sacred character Of a contract, and
one Of their chief arguments against
bimetallism is that its adoption will
affect contracts made on gold basis, &"
but when 1t comes TO the dishonest
juggling Of a contract made on gold
and silver basis they have no con-
scientious seruples whatever The
whole gold propaganda is a conspiracy
on the part Of the money power to rob
the people
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-11-13
OKLAHOMA THROUGH EASTERN
aLAhsEs

Governor Barnes recent message
and the Oklahoma exhibit car are at
tracing much attention TO the terri.
tory, and a kindly feeling for us is be-
ing aroused ia the east. The Cleve-
land Leader says editorially:
when the territory OF Oklahoma
was organized the prediction was made
IN these columns that it could not be
more than few years before It would
far outrank many Of tbs states IN all
that Is most important to the develop.
ment and future promise OF an Ameri-
can common wealth. 1t was said then
that Oklahoma would almost imme-
diatelY become better qualified for
statehood than any other territory
and that It would soon sweep far past
such states as Nevada. Idaho and
Wyoming. All OF these predictions
have been more than justified. okla