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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
Lewis A. Wofford Shot
and Killed in Crane
Valley.
Attempts to Recover Cattle
Impounded by One of His
NeighborS.
Fires When His Demand Is Refused
and Is II m elf Made Tar
ge, for Bullets.

MADEIRA. CAL, Aug. 6.-Eugene
Tully, young man from O'Neais, arrived
in MADEIRA this morning with the news oil
shooting affray yesterday evening on
the McSwain ranch, situated on the road
from Fine Gold to Crane Valley. Lewis
A. Wofford, a rancher of Crane Valley. was
shot and instantly killed by Patsy Rear
don, a young man 20 years OF age.
According to Reardon's statement to
the officers, WOfford permitted his cattle
to run at large a good deal OF the time,
and they had been doing seriousdamage
upon the McSwain ranch, which Reardon
was in charge OF. On Wednesday they
had committed more depredations, and
Reardon rounded them up, drove them
into the corral and placed them under
lock and key. Wofford went TO the Nc
Swain ranch yesterday in search of his
cattle, and finding them in the corral, or
dered Reardon to turn them loose. Rear
don refused to do this until Wofford made
cash restitution Tor the damage.
Wofford refused to pay and attempted to
unlock the corral gate, when he was
ordered by Reardon with some show OF
force TO desist. Wofford drew pistol and
fired at Reardon, vino ran to the house,
procured a Winchester rife and returned
the fire, the bullet striking Wofford in the
neck, killing him instantly. Reardon
then went to 0'Neals and surrendered
him self into the custody of Deputy Sheriff
Sirlvens, who Is bring him TO MADEIRA to
place him in jail to await his preliminary
examination.
The Coroner and District Attor ney left
this morning for the scene of the shooting
to hold an inquest. They wifi not return
until tomorrow night.
Wofford was So years of age, native of
Texas and leaves a widow and a large
family of children. TulIy states that a
piaIo, was found underneath the body of
W-Gal0rd, but whether it had been recently
discharged or not could not be ascertained.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
sUES 4 PHGKiX BONiFAcE.
Mrs. Haf Brings Action to Recover the
Full Value of Her Stolen
Diamonds.

PHOENIX, ARR, Aug. 6.-Last Febru-
airy there was a sensation in Phoenix over
the loss OF Mrs. NJ r. Haff's diamonds at
the Adams Hotel. To-day another,
though somewhat milder, sensation was
produce when Mrs. Half filed a suit in
the District Court against J. G. Adams,
demanding S6542 from him to offset the
value of her stolen diamonds.
Mrs. Haff came last Decem Der from
Frankfort, KY, and brought with her
lone pendant, set in diamonds; one neck
lace, set IN diamonds; one pin with large
emerald, set in diamonds; one cameo pin,
SET in diamonds; one sunburst diamond
PIN, set in pearls; one circle pin, set in
pearls and oliveens; one white enamel
pin, with diamond center; one three-stone
ring, set in white, canary and brown dia-
m onds; one three-stone ring, set in dia-
monds and emeralds; one ring, set in
pearls and diamonds; one ring, set in
pearls and diamonds. with large pearl in
center; one marquise ring in white,
brown and canary diamonds; one opal
ring, set in diamonds; one cluster ring.
set in diamonds. and one ruby pin, in
chased gold-value $6542."
With these jewels Mrs. Half astonished
the plain folks of PL Hnix and attracted a
great deal of attention at the hotel. She
lid not wear them ali at one time, but her
possession of them was by no means q
secret.
On the morning of the LIST of February
the city suffered severe shock, for the
news that Mrs. Haff's wonderful iewelry
had been stolen from her suite at the
Adams Hotel was let out upon the unsus-
pecting people at one fell swoop. On sus-
picion one of the hallboys was arrested
and his living-ouarters searched, but
nothing was found. He was held upon
another more trivial charge, convicted of
it finally and served his term in the jail.
Recently he was set at liberty, the jswels
still missing.
Rewards were offered and kilograms
describing the jewels were sent all over
the country, but not dollars worth OF
the $6542 valuation was ever recovered.
Mrs Half bought new wery. but she
valued much of the ola stock from its
associations. She has remained IN Ari-
IONA as guest of the Adams Hotel until
few days ago, when she made formal
demand upon its proprietor for the value
of herstolen jewels Mr.. Adams denied
his responsibility because the property
was not lett in his personal keeping.
Then Mrs. Haff moved to other lodgings
and entered suit against Mr. Adams
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
CLYMPia PRINTERS STRIKE.
Typographical Union Causes Ces-
sQtion of Work in the State
PRINTING Office.

OLYMPIA, WASH, Aug. 6.-There IS a
big row in the Office of State Printer
Hicks in this city. Although crowded
with pressing State work all composition
has stopped. Yesterday the olympia
Typographical Union ordered a strike.
Several men remained at work, and last
night these were expelled by the union,
which also declared the State Printing
Office rat Office.
The strike is the elimination of a series
of abuses which the union claims 1t has
endured ever since State PR Hicks
took office. 1t claims he has persistently
ignored the union from the start, begin
ming by attempting a reduction in the
scale of wages paid by the former State
Printer, from So so TO So day. This
reduction was resisted and finally not
made.
The printers say be has from the start
employed non-unlon pressman and has
even gone so far as 10 make arrangements
with a well-known rat pressman to
augment the force in his pressroom. He
has brought into the office men whom
the printers believe are wholly united to
do work of the high standard demanded
by the State. This is what STATE Printer
Hicks says:
ut is an effort on the part of the old
STATE pruning lorce 10 compsI me 10 CHI
ploy them instead of men of NV own
choosing. They regard the State office as
their exclusive asy lum and new men from
other places in tie Stare as trespassers.
By maintaining an exclusive union they
hoped to accomplish this. fhey refuse to
recognize card men from other towns,
who came here to work in the State Print
ing Office, and by excluding these repre-
sentatives of the State Offices from their
union they have been abe to make arbi-
trary rules and regulations for nv own
Office impossible to com ply with. Failing
10 force me to employ them they have
awaited themselves of pretexts of their
own construction to put into effect their
little conspiracy OF rafting my office. "
The entire State is greatly Snterested in
the fight. Hicks has been union printer
for twenty years. He was nominated by
the Silver Fusionists ami elected on the
strength Of his being a strong supporter
of organized labor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
Masked Men Visit the
Home of a Stockton
Widow.
Compel Her to Come Out and
Be Subjected to Abusive
EpithetS.
Her Husband Died Year Age
Under Circumstances Suggest
ing Murder.

STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. GA peculiar
story found its way into this city to-day.
1t recalls the whitecap methods, and If
what is said be true the officers will put
stop to the outrageous practices.
A band of masked men, numbering a
dozen or fifteen, has been descending
upon the home of Mrs. Sanguinetti, seven
miles from Stockton on the Cherokee
Lane road, and com pelling her TO come
out of the house at late hours OF the night
to be hootoa at and subjected 10 abusive
talk. The mob, each man wearing a
mask. embed in Stockton late one
night last week and appeared at the San
guinetti home at about 10 o'clock. The
men remained nearly an hour. Loud
talking could be heard, but as 1T was In
the Italian language those who overheard
it could not understand what was said.
When the story reached the city it was
at first thought likely that the men were
serenaders, for it is Common thing
among Italian garden-hanis to dress up
in carnival costume and call around from
one house 10 another. This fact was dis
PEELED by the TACT that the talk seemed
evidently to be carried on angriiy. At
last there was pistoi-shot and then the
crowd departed. Several Italians who
were ques toned in Stockton to-day said
they had heard there was talk of white
Gaping" the woman, but did not know
that.it had been carried out.
Mrs. Sanguinetti is the widow of man
who died about year ago under circum-
stances that suggested poisoning, but the
Coroner's inquest led TO verdict OF death
from heart disease
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
One Under Arrest for
Throwing Bricks
at Another.
RetaIiates by Accusing Her
Foe Of Threats Against
Her Life.
Officers Kept Busy by the Strife
Between the Houses of Nell
son and Barker.

SAN RAFAEL CAL, Aug. 6.-There is
no end of trouble in store for the Nelson
and Barker families in San Rafael. Mrs.
E. Nelson, who has long lived in the
town, is under $3.50 bonds to keep the
peace. She and her daught ter, Miss Carrie
Nelson, have been arrested for battery.
Mrs. A. Fl. Barker swore to complaint
against the women, whom she accuses OF
throwing brick at her and cutting her
head open. Another complaint was sworn
to against Mrs. Nelson by Mrs. Barker, in
which she alleges that Mrs. Nelson said
she would put bullet through her. Mrs.
Barker, fearful of her life, had Mrs. Nelson
placed under bonds.
The case came up before Justice George
Rodden last night. Mrs. Nelson was sent
to jail, where she stayed just one hour.
In the meantime her son procured $50
cash bond and the woman was released.
Upon the battery charge Mrs. Nelson said
that she wished change of venue, she
did not believe she could get fair trial in
San Rafael. This was Granted. and JUS
tice ]. S. Bellrude of Sausalito will try
the case, it having been transferred to his
court.
Mrs. Nelson went before Justice E Twin
Gardiner to-day and swore TO a warrant
against her neigh Dor and enemy, Mrs. A.
H. Barker, charging her with threats
against her lite.
The women live on d street, between
First and Taylor, and recently have had a
quarrel. Now both sides have appealed
10 the authorities to have them settle the
matter.
Mr.. Nelson it was who about year ago
proved herself fighter when she had a
set-to with Under Sheriff John Hannon,
who went 10 arrest her daughter. While
Mrs. Nelson stood off the Under Sheriff
her daughter clim bed out of a second-story
window, slid down one OF the supports OF
the roof over the veranda and made away
with couple of deputies at her heels.
After an exciting chase through the streets
of San Rafael the girl was captured and
Tod ged in jail.
When the deputy went to take Mrs. Mel
son TO Jail last night she fought viciously,
and it was only alter struggle that Con-
stable William Trainer got her to the Jail.
To retaiiale Mrs. Nelson swore to the COM
plant against Mr.. Barker, and now all
the parties are defendants.
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prisoner, supposing he could not possibly
have survived such leap. They found
where he had struck and turned somer-
sault, striking on his feet and then bound
ing twenty feet away. He had evidently
escaped without a scratch.
Organizing posse, they made search
Tor him and rallied the youth to where he
had joined a funeral procession, when all
trace was lost.
The father and boy both had ungovern-
able tempers, and it is supposed they
tunity struck his father down. The off,
GERS who arrested and lost the prisoner
stated that when they found him he was
about TO start west from Oklahoma, and
they would look for him out this way.
Mr.. Chrlsty feels certain the young man,
who weighs about 105 pounds and appears
consumptive, is the person wanted.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
HELP
THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE IN TIL

THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE IN THE
- world who do not need help of some
sort. Sometimes it is of one sort, some
times of another. But the man who needs
help most is the man who is only half a
mantle poor mortal who exists almost
against his own desire. He must have it
or there will be another story to tell. You
have seen men of this sort. Their frame
is exhausted; they have down-trodden
look; they seem to fear every body who
comes along; they are undecided about
everything -and in fact they have lost all
the will power they ever had. Indeed
most pitiabe sight! But they are not
lost. There is still
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
SAN JOAQUIN C0UNTF'S GAIN.
Reimbursed by the State for the Care OF
Homeless Children.


STOCKTON, CAL, Aug. 6-The County
Treasury is 5000 so richer than it was
yesterday. Treasurer Kerrick to-day re-
ceived from Sacramento a check for that
amount. There was law some time ago,
which has been repealed since. which
provided that the State pay pro-rata for
the care of indigents and other depend
ents. In repeating it, the State did not
forego the burden OF caring for orphans
and half-orphans. However San Joaquin,
among other counties, considered tina.
State support OF all dependents was cut
off. In the discussion al the meeting of
the Supervisors in Los Angeles, it was
brought out that State help was extended
TO orphans and half-orphans. This
knowledge the Supervisors brought back
and the matter was investigated.
Deputy Recorder Perrott and George
Brown Sr. went over the books for some
years back, and looked up all bills under
that head paid bv the county in full.
The result was $2939 80 was found to be
due. This claim was sent to Sacramento,
audited by The Board of Examiners, passed
upon favorably and paid this morning.
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hop

For even them. "Depraved'' is what they
are said to b, by people who are. possibly
as siniu. as these poor creatures have ever
been, but quite often they feel too Blue
to care what is SAID OF them. Hundreds
OF them can be seen any day in this city,
but 1t is marvellous that they continue in
this way. "Hudyan," which is the specific
discovered by the doctors of the Hudson
Medical Institute, and usei by them
always in cases of this sort, clreS even in
the most terrible ins,ances. Losses are
absolutely stopped in a week, and Things
begin to look very. very differently 10 the
sufferer at once. In fact he finds that he
has been given new lease of
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
pIsALIA,s oomInG BARBEcUE.
TaUey Road Celebration on Grand
Scale Projected.

TaHev Road Celebration on Grand
Scale Projected.
VISALIA, CAL, Aug. 6-Last night the
committee in charge OF the Valley Rail-
road celebration here on Septem Der held
business meeting and madeeadditional
arrangements for the coming great day.
fhe barbecue committee estimated that
twenty beeves, twenty hogs and forty
sheep will be required to feed the multi.
tude, and these animals will be dol ed
by the farmers and stock-raisers in mis-
vicinity. Four companies OF militia, be-
sides the local CONF a:y, have accepted
the invst ton TO be here and assist In the
proper celebration of an event that VisaIia
feels is the greatest in i S history. Ben Nj.
Maddox of the Times, Mayor Hammond
and S. Mitchell have been appointed to
receive the Valley read officials. These
three gentlemen have done more 10 get
the road here than any other three men
in town. William II. Afford, chairman
of the State Demo cratic Central Com
mittee, has been selected to deliver the
Grafton OF the day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
STRIKE At SANTA ROSA.
Cappers and Sotdtrers In a Cannery
Leave 7h-ir Posts.

Cappers and sotd+rers In Cannery
Leave 7h-ir Posts.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, Aug. 6.-Operators
on the Gaping and soldering machines in
the Cutting Packing Company's canaery
went on strike yesterday. They were
experienced hands. working every season
at that employment. At noon thew called
upon Manager w. Van Allen and ASKED
for a substantial wage increase. They
were being paid by piecework-4o cents
per 1000 cans. They demanded III cents
an hour, the rate paid at another local
cannery.
The manager refused point blank, and
twelve operators, the whole force en-
ploye on that work with the exception of
one man, walked out. The strikers in
duced number of other hands to quit
also. A few men have been engaged to
fill their places but they are green hands.
Over 800 persons are employed in tn at
cannery, and if competent soiderers are
not engaged a reduction will have to be
made in the working force.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
HARNESSIAG Il ATREAM.
Waters of Bear Cre-k to Supply Electric
Poscer.

LOS ANGELES, CAI., Aug. 6.-An-
other electric power company is being or
ganized 10 husband the energy of one of
Southern CALIFORNIA; streams. G. r.
Lloyd of this city is at the head of the en-
terprise. Engineers completed the work
upon the preliminary surveys OF Bear
Creek after thirty, days of the hardest
kind of work in a mountainous region al
WAYS believed to be almost inaccessible
for such labor.
The originators of the scheme have &C
CURED the water rights above the head
works OF the Southern California Power
Company. A diverting dam will be built
at Corkscrew Falls on Bear Creek, and
the water of this stream will be conveyed
in fumes and tunnels to Bear creek,
whence it will be phi ed to the junction of
Bear Creek and the Santa Ana. Here the
powerhouse will be built. There will be a
TALL of over 1900 feet from Corks crew Falls
to the powerhouse. The electricity will
be transmitted to Los Angeles and other
towns in Southern California. San Fran
cisco capital is interested in the scheme.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
Tsro Keno Games in Fresno.

FRESNO. CAL, Aug. 6.-Fresno has two
keno games running every night, and
they are well patronized. In behalf of
the good morals of the town and the well
fare of its youths the City Trustees are
trying 10 devise means TO stop the games
The promoters do not take out any per
centsge, although there is an understands
ing that the winner must pay for drink
whenever Keno is called. Ii is question
whether the game Is illegal when con-
Quoted in this manner. The Trustees are
the Licenses of the saloons in which the
games are run.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
sAN1A kUAA SUICIDE.
a Demented Coiored SGludtiontst Hangs
Hfnasetf to u Tree.

SANTA ROSA. CAL, Aug. 6.-Henry
Johnson, colored LAD, committed sui
eide by hanging himself Johnson was
cook, and had been in town about six
months working at odd jobs. For about
two months past he had been employed
as a hostler by H. L. Trip. He was
Jealous mem Der OF the Salvation Army
and it is supposed religious mania had
turned his head. He arose abou 6 o'clock,
left a note to his mpIoyer stating his
intention of suicide, took braided bale
rope and walked a mile out near the race
track, elm bed a tree, made his rope fast
to stout limb and jumped off about
twelve feet. He was seen by butcher on
his way and was then singing "Glory,
glory, l am on my road to heaven"
Deceased was 10 years of age and native
of Tennessee.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
10 Sen me McGitncy Estate.

SAN JOSE, CAL, Aug GA petition
asking for an order to sell the real and
personal property of the estate of Ada Nj.
McGHncy, victim of Murderer James C.
Dunham, was filed in the Superior Court
to-day by K. n. Farr, the executor of the
estate. The petitioner recites that it is
necessary to sell the property in order to
pay off he Indebtedness, which amounts
TO $500. The estate has been appraised at
$46 900. 1t consists of an orchard home
near Campbell, worth over $50, 900, and tue
balance is in stock and bonds. After the
debts are paid. the entire estate goes to
James C. Brewer, the infant son OF MUIR
derer Dnnham.
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tendered a reception in Ell Carmelo Hote
TO the delegates and visitors from distant
States. and this evening the closing exer-
else Of the convention took place in IT.. the
assembly hall. Professor III. Eca da silva
entertained a large audience with oe-
scription of Oriental music, which he NUS
trated with Oriental instruments. MS
wife, a Chinese woman with EuIoPean
Education. lectured upon "Opium," from
its jntrod notion into China by the English
until ITS present condition OF terrible SUI
premacy in the Celestial empire. she
described Chinese domestic customs. me
practice of selling women into slavery was
touched upon and laid, by Dr. da silva, 10
the influence of the baneful drug.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
DAMP ABE LIAcoLA's HEROES.
Mayor Reed E1tends a Welcome to San
Diego's Warrior Guests.

Mayor Reed E1tends Welcome to San
Dtego's Warrior Guests.
SAN DIEGO CAL. Aug. 6.-The fifth
annual encampment of the Southern Cali
.ornia Veteran Association was auspi.
ciously inauguraied in the big Assem- bly,
Pavilion tonight in the presence OF $500
people. The programme opened with an
eloquent address OF welcome by Mayor d..
c. Reed. This was responded 10 Com
mander A. J. Bell of the association. Ad-
dresses were delivered by d. L. Murdoch
and Hon. w. w. Bowers.
Two thousand strangers are already
here, and over one half OF these are old
soldiers now occupying Camp Abe Lin
coin. The streets are gayiy decorated in
honor of the city's guests, and from the
leading business blocks and pu bile build
ings flags have been hoisted. Some 1900
to 1000 visitors are expected to arrive to-
morrow. The encampment will last ten
days, closing on the 16h.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-07
IRON BoRKs VIII REOPEN.
English Capital to Back n Los angeles
Enterprise.

GngtSH Cdpttdt TO rack Los dn1ees
Enterprise.
Los ANGELES, CAL, Aug. 6-The
closing OF the Los Angeles Iron and Steel
Works several months ago was severe
blow to this city, for the success following
the mill was expected to disprove the
assertion that man ufacturing could not be
made successful here. There are hopes
now that the works, which gave EN- ploy-
ment to nearly 800 men. are soon to be re-
opened backed by English capital. Pre>i-
dent A. S. Robbins said to-day on this
subject:
1--WE have every hope of the reorganizs-
ton of the company with capital to pros
ecufe work and pay off all Indebtedness.
Instead OF buying our steel biilets East we
propose to erect our own furnaces and
make them here. We are endeavoring to
arrange with an English syndicate to sup
ply the necessary money 10 carry out the
work. Our agent will leave New York on
the steamer Majestic for London to-day.
He glvos us every assurance that within
a reasonable time the funds will be forth
coming to carry out our plans success
fully"