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The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14

This case is the outcome of the Sausalito
parrot incident. Nickles accused l.. Le-
mar of stealing his parrot and had him ar
rested. Lemar one ni.ht had trouble
with Nickles and the latter fred two shots
at him. Lemar swore to complaint be-
fore Justice Pryor charging Nickles with
assault to commit murder. The case was
heard and Judge Pryor dismissed the pro-
ceeding, at the same time calling the at
tention of the Prosecuting Attorney OF
Sausalito TO the evidence against Nickles
for violating a town ordinance by dis
charging firearms on the street.
To-day the suit was filed by Prosecuting
Attorney Sylvia against Nickles.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
LOS ANGEL AFFRAY,
ItUo Negroes Quarrel, and One Is Sent
to the Morgue.

ItUo Negroes Ouarref, and One Is SEM
to the Morgue.
LOS ANGELES. CAL, April 13.-As 6
result OF a row between two negroes over
woman James Holmes lies dead at the
morgue and Joseph Crossen occupies 8
cell at the City Jail. At party last night
Holmes took offense at a remark made bv
his wife and proceeded to chastise her
publicly. Crossen interfered and wa:
severely beaten by Holmes, who tried Il
cut Crossen's throat with razor. Cros
sen went to the Hamman baths on Broad.
way, where both were employed, Crosser
as chiropodist and Holmes as a sham,
pooer.
About 2 O'Clock this morning Holm e.
appeared at the bathhouse, intoxicated
and sought out Crossen, to whom be tried
TO give another beating In the scuffie
| Crossen drew revolver and fired three
shots. Holmes arose. turned half around
and fell dead.
Crossen ran to the police station and
gave himself up. Holmes leave widow
and one child, little girl. The Coroner's
jury returned verdict of iustitiable hon.
| icide.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14

Murderer Kelly and others who have wit
messed the horrible spectacle. That the
apparition, as described by those who
have seen It, answers the description OF
William F. Argo, who hanged himself in
the cell which he has since been accused
OF haunting, is beyond the question of a
doubt
County Treasurer ]. T. Fallon to-day
told the story OF the tragic death of Argo,
which occurred during the time when
Fallon was under-Sheriff. Argo was ar
rested for burglary com mmitted ar Ignacio,
in Marin County. He was brought to the
county Jail in San Rafael on the 11th of
November. 1889. and remained in jail for
some time. He keenly felt the disgrace
and on the morning of Decem Der of the
same year be was found hanging IN his
cell, dead. He had ripped up his bed and
with the strips of cloth thus obtained
made q stout rope which he passed
through the opening in the top of the
tank cell which served as a ventilator.
Putting the loop aroung his neck, he
raised his feet from the floor and was
slowly strangIed. There he was found by
the Sheriff's deputies in the morning
Since that time the cell has been
Haunteu. anne .heRoe lerrlpte expert
ence when she ssAw the supernatural WIS.,
Itor staring at her in the darkness terrified
her in the same manner as it has affected
Others. The mystery is unexplainable
and even those in charge of the jail say
that the place is really haunted. The
prisoners n each instance have given the
same description OF the midnight visitor.
To-day thorough inspection of the cell
was made, but nothing that could throw
any light upon the mystery could be
found. In order to pass into the tank one
is compelled to go through five iron doors.
ana there is no possibility OF the strange
appearance being the work OF any person
bent upon mischief. The mystery is yet
to be solved.
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away by the current and drowned before

away by the current and drowned before
assistance could reach her.
The two girls and a third, Nellie
" Brien, all of about the same age, were
playing on the banks of Cataract Creek.
which is now running deep and rapidly.
Maggie lost her footing and fell headlong
into the icy waters, and brave little May,
who was first to see the accident, imme
dlately placed her own life in jeopardy
and jumped in TO save her comrade.
Maggie was fortunate enough to reach the
bank IN safety, but the current caught the
rescuer anu swept her away to martyr
dom.
1t is doubtful if the records contain q
finer example OF youthful heroism. May
Gray was most iovable child and favor
lite among her companions. Almost the
entire population OF the city turned out
to attend her funeral.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
DEPLETING POMONA NURSERIES,.
Unusual Demand for Powng Olive Trees
During the Present Sea<on.

Unusual demand for Ponng Olive Trees
During the Present Season.
POMONA, CAL, April IL. This is the
most extraordinary season for the plant
ing OF olive groves yet known in Southern
California. Since January 400, 900 olive
trees for orchard planting have been
shipped from Pomona to all parts of Cali
fornia Arizona and New Mexico and it is
estimated that the total shipments from
other olive-nursery towns to Southern
California must have been upward Of
100000 trees.
Several very large groves have been set
out in San Joaquin Valley with trees from
Pomona. One of them is in Fresno
County, and is the largest in the world.
1t consists of II. 600 trees 1t belongs to a
syndicate OF Chicago men, of whom
Marshall Field ana ex-senator Charles B.
Farwell are members. If the trees thrive
In the next twelve months this olive
grove will be increased by 10000 m ore
trees. A remarkable fact in connection
with the boom in olive planting this
season has been the starting of olive
groves in the Green River country OF
Utah. Pomona has supplied over
L700,000 olive trees for orchards in the
past six years.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
Resu,t of Petuluna,. E1ec,;on

|. PETALUMA, CAL, April 13.-Yest
days election ended the hottest political
contest that PetaIuma has experienced
for many years, though after the battle it
was found that the m majority of the in
cumbents were reelected. The newly
elected City Trustees are: NJ. walsh, c.
A. Jacobson and A. w. Horwege. Lee
Ellsworth succeeds himself as CITY
Treasurer. as do Frank K. Lippitt as City
Attorney, Captain Thomas Maclay as City
Clerk. Frank Nj. Collins, who has already
served nine years, as Marshal, NJ. D. Hop
kins as City Assessor. n. w. Seudder as
City Recorder, and p Sweed as School
Director, while the progressive women of
The city congratulate themselves that
Mrs. Jeanette E. Wood worth will here
after occupy place on the school board
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
WILLIAMS LITTLE HEROINE.
Thirteen Year. Old Girl Sacrifices Her Life
10 Rescue Companion From
DrowHi1o

WILLIAMS, ARIz., April ID One of the
most largely attended funerals ever held
in this part of the Territory was that of
little May Gray, the 13.year-old daug hter
OF Z. N. Gray of this city. The circum-
stances OF her death were heroic IN the
extreme. With uncommon feminine dar-
ing and heroism she dashed into a swiftly
running stream to save the life of her
playmate, Maggie Brady. Maggie's life
was saved. but the brave little girl who
went so boldly to the rescue was swept
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
Portland official Resigns.

PORTLAND, Or, April 13.-Police
Commissioner c. B. Riggen (Popuiisl),
who has held office since Mayor Pen
noyer's Inauguration. resigned this after
noon. His reason was that he did not
approve OF the policy of the majority of
the commission. Riggen minated that
ne coutd tell some stories, but for the
present he would remain silent. He did
not believe in the necessity of maintain
ing police commission during this ad-
ministration, as Pennoyer and the chair
man OF the board were running the de-
partment 10 suit themselves.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
Puget Sound Passenger Rats.

TACOMA. WASH, April 13.-A com bi.
nation arrangement between all the
passenger boat companies on Puget Sound
and t4e Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany was consummated to-day, whereby
passenger rates on the sound will be ad-
vanced op an average OF 80 per cent over
the present rates, TO take effect i'm medi-
ateiy. The Northern Pacific Railway
Company will raise tes to correspond.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
Fetser,, Confss.ion Untrme.

SALT LAKE, UTAH. April 13.-The
Deseret News yesterday printed what is
said TO be the confession of j. w. Fetzer
under arrest in Montana, in which he
says he killed DR.. C. II. Nichols, superin-
tendent of the insane asylum at Washing
ton, d. c., in 1873. He says he killed ten
or fifteen other persons. Fetzer was ar
rested here last week for making dynamite
bombs. A Washington dispatch says
Fetzer was an inmate of st. Elizabeth In
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
MYSTERY Of SAN
RAFAEL'S PRISON
Treasurer Fallon Tells of
the Tragic Suicide
of Argo.
With a Rope Made From His
Bedding the Prisoner Was
Strangled.
Murderer Kelly Witnessed the Same
Star rtling Apparition Sen by
Annie Kehoe.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL. April 13.-The
mystery of Marin's County Jail has not
been explained. That the ghost of Will
lam F. Argo haunts the corridors in the
basement of the courthouse any mum Der
of prisoners are willing TO vouch for. and
the thrilling experience of Annie Kehoe,
who saw the crouching figure of the sui
eide, ,ssubstantiates the stories related by
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
San Rafael Won.an's mtsforfune.

SAN RAFAEL. CAL, April 13.-Miss
Mary AcSerson was taken into custody to-
day while suffering from mental aberra-
tion, and in condition unsafe to herself,
If not to others. The lady is highly refined
and educated, and formerly occupied the
position OF governess in the family OF J.
+. Boyd. She is daughter of an English
man who once represented Great Britain
at the court of the Sultan of Turkey. When
Deputy Sheriff Lucas went to the house 10
take her he found he would need assist
ance, and when he left to call helper she
escaped by another door and ran to n
slough near by, where she was found hold
ing her head under water. In few m O.
ments she would have been dead if she
had not been rescued. She will be exam
med and committed to the asylum at
Ukiah
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
n.o,nnea Near Phentr.

PHOENIX, AR1z., April 13.-C. A. Rohr,
a schoolteacher, has been drowned in
Salt River, ten miles east of Ph@nix. He
had been accustomed to ford the river
daiIv while going from his home to his
emnloyment. On Sunday he failed to ap.
,,ear at a Sabbath gathering, and a search.
ING party soon found his horse on the
northern @ bank, bridled but without a
saddle. Rohr left his home on the
southern bank of the stream on Sunday
morning and has not returned, so there is
no doubt of his death. The river, which
is at flood, has been searched for miles be-
low the crossing, but the BODY mas not
been found.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
SANTA ROSA's BOND CASE.
superior Judge Anoetoftt of Marin sus
tdtns the DEMURRER.

tdtns the Demurrer.
SAN RAFAEL, CAL, April 13.-Supe-
nor Judge Angelotri to-day sustained the
demurrer to the second complaint filed in
the Santa Rosa water bond case, wherein
Mark i. Mcdonald is plaintiff and the de-
PENDANTS include all the Santa Rosa CITY
Trustees, the Treasurer. Mayor and ether
officials, besides the city itself The de-
clsion covers sixteen pages OF foolscap
paper and reviews the complaint with the
objections offered by opposing counsel.
The plaintiff is granted ten days in which
10 amend his com plant.
This case was transferred from Sonoma
TO Marin County, as the Judges of the
former county came to the conclusion
that they were disqualified from acting,
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
KING OF ALL.

That is loud praise, but the
great specific for all kinds of
nervous debility that is owned
alone by the celebrated doctors
of the Hudson Medical Institute
deserves to be called King, for it
is all-cOnquering. It's known as
"Hudyan," and as we'll as being
so strong and swift in action it
is perfectly harmless.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
IS HUDYAN." !"

You have but to write to the Insti-
tute or call there and you will be
given convincing proof of what this
grandest of all remedies can do. Write
for circulars. If you suffer from any
form OF blood poisoning the "3O- day
blood cure will be found to be as
firm and true friend to you as is
"Hudyan." The great doctors give
their advice free, too. and as you
surely want to live act wisely and ct
to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
San Rafael Citisen Deoa.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL, April 13.-James
Saunders, superintendent of the Poor
Farm, died this morning. He was 55
years OF age and leaves a widow and three
children. He was born in Ireland and
has been in Marin County for many years.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14

found her across the road lying in an
alfalfa lot, unconscious from, the effects
OF some drug. He went pellmell on
horseback for doctor some miles distant,
and when the doctor arrived he and the
uncle worked all night on The girl, and
she was restored to consciousness by day.
light. She had taken an overdose of NOR
phine or she would have died from the
poison.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
ROSCOE RoBBER IN COURT

Third Trial of " Kid" Thompson Beoun
at Los angeles.
LOS ANGELES. CAL, April 13.-The
trial of w. II. Thompson, colloouialIy
known as kid" commenced for the third
time before Judge B. N Smith this morn.
ing. Seven jurors have been sworn-Nei-
son B. Church, F.. s. Armstrong, ]. f,
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14

sane Asylum in 1873 and was discharged
as cured in the same year. DR.. Nichols
was not killed, but died natural death.
Re zer's confession is canard.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
sAUsALI1Us MKhRr FEUD.

Prosec"tin0 attorney sylvia Brings a
Nesc Actio,i against Eickle..
SAUsALlTO. CAL. April 13.-Prosecut-
ing Attorney Adolph sylvia to-day COM
menced an action against Andrew Nickles
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14

Myrick, Adelbert T. Bennett, J. d. NC
Manus and Edwin F. Burnett.
The crime for which the kid" is being
tried for the third time is that OF train
wrecking. He is accused OF having
thrown switch on the Southern Pac1hc
near Roscoe on February 10, 1893.
train was wrecked at that time and hre-
man and tramp killed. Abont Slo0O IN
Mexican silver was obtained, and this, IL
is alleged, was changed into money IN
Phoenix
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14

A size in stockings is three.quarters O.
an inch.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-14
TO-DAY

You may be a weak, haif-para-
Iyzed mortal. si1ivering, blue and
fit to fall i'm the street, but this
grand remedy can do what no
other remedy Can-st0p the mis-.
chief in a month. Drains do
cease in ten days-indeed they
,DO-and life, light and full, un-
utterable Joy come back like sun
shine after rain. Try it at once,
and then you will be one more
voice added to those who sing
"The only thing
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-23
Drought and wheat sowing.

It has been evident ever since mid
summer that American farmers were
inclined to put in an exceedingly large
acreage Of wheat this season. This did
not seem to be confined to any particu-
lar district or to any section Of the coun-
try, but it was general purpose on the
part Of farmers everywhere. Events
have transpired, though, says The Ma
tional Stockman, (which have largely
curtailed this possible acreage. The very
dry weather Of the past two or three
months has rendered seeding practically
impossible in many places, and the pro-
traction Of the drought has been such
as to cut off all hope in some Of these
places Of getting in q crop Of winter
wheat at all this season. In other places
much of that sown is getting bad start
for the same reason, SO that it looks
now as though the acreage Of winter
wheat for 1898 would be less rather
than greater than normal The same
conditions are. reported from some of
the wheat growing countries beyond the
Atlantic, so that as far as can now be
seen wheat is certain to net good strong
prices next year."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-23
ENGAGEMENT Is BROKEN.
Miss Alice Bellnap Will Not Marry
Paul May, Of Belgian Legation.
Being a Hebrew, His Parents Objected
to an Alliance with a Christian
Complains of Struggle with
Love and Duty.

The engagement of Miss Alice Bel
KNAPP, daughter of the late secretary
of war under Grant, to Paul May, Of the
Belgian legation, is off. Miss Belknap,
it is stated, withdrew from the inter-
national compact by cablegram. This
announcement caused quite a futtez
here recently, especially among the
bachelor eligibles of the smart set, and
it is laughingly quoted Miss Belknap
will receive more congratulations on
this last event than the first"
Mr.. May has not made sufficiently
lengthy stay among his,coHeagues here
to cause him to be well loved, and his
rapid requirement of the promise Of the
future of the court beauty" Of course
provoked no little jealousy. Miss Bed
KNAPP is tall, graceful blond Of distin.
guished carriage and clever linguistic
accomplishments, whose lovelinees Of
face and figure justly entit}e her to
the belledom she sways.
Mr.. May is of Hebrew faith, which fact
has been made the foundation Of many
baseless journalistic sensations to the
effect that his betrothed was about to
discard her belief for his; again that
she had positively done so. The two
young people, something more than
a year ago, agreed to an engagement
for a set number of months, at the end
of which time, if mutually constant,
a wedding would result.
It has been generally known that the
mother of Mr.. May, who is OF the house
of Rothschild, failed to favor tho con-
templated union of her son with q
Christian and it is said threatened dis
Inheritance.
Last December Mr.. May, having been
appointed to Japan, left for his post in
that country. This summer he returned
to America, and September visited his
fiancee In Canada, where she stopped
for a season. Vows were renewed and
Mr.. May sailed for Belgium to make
arrangements for the wedding. Mrs.
May, however, con tinued relentless. No
pleading. no pictured loveliness Of their
future would prevail over the tradi-
tons of her race. It is understood that
Mr.. May was deeply affected by hfs
mothers distress.
Under the influence Of such emotion,
though still loyal to his Christian love,
he acknowledged dn recent letter to
Miss Belknap q sense of regret at the
rreconcilable conflict Of love and duty.
The response of the proud-spirited
American beauty was prompt release
from his engagement, it is said, by
cablegram. ..< =,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-23
NOT THE IDOL OF THE PEOPLE.

Why London Papers Made So Much
Fuss Over Duchess Of Teclk's Death.
A London letter says that owing to
the death at Richmond, England, Of
the duchess of Teck all the great So
} e5 aFFe9aG Ea ggbsr hf4 %o a ;p % Sd
ordered. The newspapers are making
great deal of fuss over the death of
the duchess. appearing with turned
rules and printing pages of obituary
matter. Her royal highness was I'M
doubtedly a good woman, but, certain
ly. she was not the idol of the people
which the papers make her out to be,
and her great virtues were not recog-
nized until. by the marriage of her
daughter to the duke of York, she be-
came the mother Of future queen Of
England. Prior to that the Tecks had
for years been in great financial diff
culties and occupied an unenviable po-
sition among royalties both here and on
the continent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-23
A MAGAZINE IN MANY TONGUES

Unique Publication That VIII Mako
Good Citizens Of Foreigners.
It is announced that st. Louis will
soon have d magazine printed in IL
differenr languages and it will be the
only publication Of the kind in the
world. The idea originated with Will
liam Borsodi, who, in connection With
Alexander Konta, will publish .
separate magazine for each nation
ality in their native tongue, but the
contents Of each will differ but little.
The home Office Of this company will be
in st. Louis. The promoters of this en-
terprise have in view a quick way Of
making foreigners understand the GUS
toms of the United States, and they
think that this method will cause immi-
grants to rapidly assimilate with the
Americans, and correct many erroneous
ideas entertained by both. They pro-
pose to print such articles as will tend
to teach those unable to speak the Eng
fish language the advantages of the
American institutions and just what
good citizenship means to them in the
future. ,.s.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-23
Order for Hearing.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
y Redwood, IS. In Probate Court, Special
Term, November 10TH 1897.
In the matter of the estate of Frank r.
Warner. deceased
On receiving and filing the petition of Bird
Warner, of the county of Redwood,
representing among other things.
that Frank R. Warner, late Of the county of
Redwood in the State of Minnesota. on the
2Sth day of October "A. D. 1897 in the county
of Redwood. died intestate, and being an
inhabitant of this county at the time of his
death, leaving goods, chattels. and estate
within this county. and that the said petit
TONER is the surviving wife of said deceased,
and praying that administration of said
estate be to Clark Shaver granted;
1t is ordered that, said petition be heard
before said Court, on Thursday, the 9th day
of December. A. D. 1897, at 10 o'clock a.. IN.
at the Probate Office, in the court house in
Redwood Falls. in said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be
given to the heirs of said deceased and to- all
persons interested, by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive
weeks prior to said day of hearing in THE
REDWOOD GAZETTE, a weekly newspaper
printed and published at Redwood Falls. in
said county.
Dated at Redwood Falls the 10th day of
November, AID. 1897.
BY the Court,
[sEALl J-B. ROBINSON,
l3-3t Judge of Probate.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-23
GoRED BY A COW.
FtltaT Ending Of an Imitation Of
Bull Fight In Eebraeka

FntaT Ending Of an Imitation Of q
Bull Fight In Nebraska.
In an imitation bull fight on A. M.
Small's farm, five miles north of Pine
Camp, Neb., the other day, the 11-year-
old son of Orrin w. Watt received fatal
injuries. Young Watt was one of q
dozen lads who organized the exhibi-
ton. Plans were laid without the
knowledge of the youngsters parents.
On the date set for the contest q
crowd of boys and girls took seats on
the fence surrounding pasture into
which the youthful toreadors had
driven a vicious COW belonging to Mr..
Small. From the first the struggle was
an exciting one. After several boys
had been tossed by the maddened ami
NAL, Watt approached with pitchfork
to administer the coup de grace. His
foot slipped as the COW rushed toward
him and, before he could recover him
self, he was fightfully gored.
It Is thought he can live but a
few days. One Of the other lads suffered
q broken rib and several were badly
bruised.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1897-11-23
Order for Hearing.

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
~ Redwood, So. In Probate Court, General
Term, November 8th 1897.
In the matter of the estate of Frida
Laudon, deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition of
Alfred Laudon of the county of Redwood
representing, among other things, that F'rida
LaudOn. late of the county Of Olmsted in
the State of Minnesota, on the Goth day of
August, A. D. 1897, in the county of Olmsted,
died interstate, and being an inhabitant of that
county at the time of her death, leaving
goods, Chattels, and estate within Redwood
county and that the said petitioner Is the
son of said deceased, and praying that ad-
ministration of said estate be to him, Alfred
Laudon, granted;
It is ordered, that said petition be heard
before said Court on Monday, the 9Th day of
December, A. D. 1897, at 10 O'Clock a. m,
at the Probate ONCE, in Redwood Falls, in
said county.
Ordered further, that notice thereof be
given to the heirs of said deceased and to all
persons interested, by publishing this order
once in each week for three successive weeks
prior to said day of hearing in TEE RED
WOOD GAZETTE, weekly newspaper printed
and published at Redwood Falls, In said
county.
Dated at Redwood Falls the 9Th day of
November, A. D. 1897.
By the Court,
[sEALl j. B. ROBINSON.
1885, Judge of Probate.