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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-05
MAN AND WIFE SLAIN.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Baker Assassin
ated in Their Home Near
Fairbury, Neb.

Fairbury. Neb.. Jan. 4.-George Baker and
his wife, who lived about three miles west
of here, were murdered this morning. They
were found lying dead in the dining room
of their home. Each had received a charge
fired through window as the couple sat at
breakfast. There is no clue to the mur-
derer
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-05
RIOT IN A COURTROOM.
Clubs. Chairs. Cuspidors and Knives
Uscd-Evcryonc Fought His
NeiEhbOr.

Chattanooga. Tenn. Jan. 4.-When the
Hamilton county court convened to-day.
Esquire Springfield and Esquire Ralston
had some hot words and clinched. In
stantly the 25O men in court started riot.
Clubs, chairs. cuspidors and knives were
used and everybody fought his neighbor.
Windows We're broken and the courtroom
defaced Officers were compelled to re-
store order with their clubs and then court
adjourned till tomorrow. The whole city
is stirred up and serious trouble is feared
tomorrow,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-05
TWO SANGUINARY DUELS.
Participants Were HunEarians and
All Four Were Wounded,
Two Seriously,

Buda Pest, Jan. 1.-Two duels with
swords were fought here to-day, arising
out of insults exchanged during the recent
debates In the lower house Of the Hun
garian parliament.
Count Stefan TIA wounded Herr Ludwig
Olay. and Herr Edmund Gajary wounded
Herr Stefan Rayovsky. In both caes the
wounds were serious Herren TIA and
Gajary received flesh wounds.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-05
SMITH TO BE PROSECUTED.
sOr Accused Of Body Snntch-
ing to he Asked.

Chicago, Jan. 4.-Professor w. A. Smith.
demonstration of anatomy at the American
Institute of Osteopathy at Kirkville. Mo-,
will be brought to Chicago to tell what he
knows about the robbery of the four bodies
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-05

here this afternoon. when Evans stabbed
Duncan in the heart with a pocketknife.
Duncan expired instantly. Evans was ar
rested charged with murder. Both boys
were here attending the Fuqua high school.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-05
A schoolboy Murderer.

Russellville. Ky, Jan. 4-Robert Evans
and George Duncan. schoolboys, each aged
Il years. became involved in a quarrel near
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-05
Marie Corelli Is mn.

London, Jan. 4.-Miss Marie CoreIu. the
novelist. has been seriously ill and been
compelled to undergo an operation, but she
Is now recovering.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-05
JOHN HUNT NOT TO HANG.
Murderer Sent to IN Insane
ASYLUM,

Jefferson City, Mo-, Jan. 4.-(Special)
Governor Stephens to-day ordered the SEN
tence suspended in the case of John Hunt,
Sr.. sentenced to be hanged in Boone coun-
ty for the murder of his daughter. and or
dered Hunt transferred to the Nevada in
sane asylum. to be kept there until his
reason is restored. when the sentence of
the court is to be carried out. A sher-
IFS jury pronounced Hunt insane. He is
over 20 years OF age. and will probably die
in the asylum.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-05
ANOTHER BOGUS BILL FOUND.
The Counterfeit 800 Silver Certia-
cate Causing a Sensation in
banking Circles,

Philadelphia, Jan. 4.-There was discov-
cred in one of the largest banks to-day
another counterfeit 500 silver certificate
making, in ALL six of these worthless notes
which have been found In this city during
the past two weeks.
This latest discovery has created quite
a sensation among the cashiers and other
banking officials here. and there has been
an industrious search in financial circles to
bring to light all of the spurious notes
which may heretofore have escaped detec-
ton.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-05
IGNATIUs DoNNELLY TO WE'D.
"The Sage of NininEer" Engaged to
Marry His 2O-Yenr-Old Ste
nOEraDher.

ST. Paul, Minn., Jan. 4.-The announce
ment was made to-day that Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly, the well known Populst leader
famous also as an author and upholder of
the Baconian authorship of Shakespeare,
will in six weeks marry Miss Marian Han
sen, who has been stenographer in the Of
flee of his newspaper.
1.-The Sage of Nininger,' as Mr.. Donnelly
is called. is now &C years old and Miss Han
sen is 20,
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
Many Persons Duped by an Original Black
 mailer.
The ScOundPel Now in Prison for Using the Mails to
 Defraud.
Run Down by United States POstOffice Inspector Flint at Los
 Angeles.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6.-United States Postoffice Inspector Martley H. Flint has landed A. M. Williams. head of the Interstate Detective Bureau
 of Riverside, behind the bars on a charge of using the mails to defraud.
 Williams had a unique and novel scheme of blackmail and extortion by means of which he has for some time been enabled to make living and to dupe a great many people in different parts of California and the entire West. His proposition was intricate so much so that the officers were for some weeks at a loss to understand how the man made any money by his knavery. His plan was to work on the cupidity of people by sending them a letter, which, they would see on open ing, was not intended for them, but which. 1t seemed, presented them a means of getting some money belonging supposedly to some one else of the same name. Then, after they had so far committed themselves by keeping and replying to the letter. the schemer would attempt to eXtort money from them on the threat of ex- posture. In the case which came to the attention of the authorities the swim
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
Introduces a Bill ApprO- priating Half a Million
 Dollars.
This to Be Used in Dredging the Sacramento and It's
 Tributaries.
Constru ction of Needed Inpounding Dams In the Yuba Also Being
 Considered.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Call Office, Riggs House,

Call Office, Riggs House,
 Washington, Jan. 6.
 Representative de Vries to-day intro Guced in the House a bill appropriating s-00. 900 for dredging and otherwise i'm rowing the Sacramento River and its tributaries The object of this bill Is to carry out the engineers recommen- dation for the improvement of the Sac ramento River. recently submitted. De Vries considers that the greatest obstacle to the improvement of the Sacramento River and its tributaries has been removed, and a great step in advance in that matter has been ac- complished He has devoted a great deal of time in bringing influence to bear upon the departmental officers to show the necessity of early action by the California Debris Commission in submitting plans for the improvement . of the Sacramento and its tributaries, and for the construction of impOund- ing dams in the Yuba River as pre- viously required by Congress. The greatest difficulty in securing an ap- prOpriation has now been overcome by this Representative.
 De Vries said tonight that every ef- fort should now be directed toward se- curing this appropriation and the report from the engineers of plans for the im- pounding dam in the Tuba River, as the latter is absolutely essential to any complete system for the improvement of the Sacramento River. He speaks : in high terms of Chief of Engineers Wilson. who assured him this morning that the report for these dams would be forthcoming as early as possible and that as soon as the plans were sub ,mitted he would introduce a bill ap- propriating the money.
 The river convention recently held at Sacramento having appointed a committee to aid in securing an ap- <propriation for the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers, De Vries is now making arrangements with the chairman of the Committee on River and Harbors for a hearing for these gentlemen. De Vries Is fully equipped with map of the surrounding country and an abundance of data pertinent to the matter, and will pre- sent 1t to the committee. He visited the Sacramento and Tuba rivers dur ing the recess of Congress, and is therefore thoroughly familiar with this subject
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
Departmen at Washing ton Commands the Ar
 tillery to Boom.
The Governor Will Be Requested to Proclaim January 24 a
 Legal Holiday.
Board of Supervisors Will Be Asked to Allow Union Square to Be Used
 for Flower Fair.

The managers of the Golden Jubilee celebration were actively engaged all day yesterday. An important meeting of the executive committee at the Pal ace Hotel last night was attended by T. J. Parsons, Mayor Phelan, S. H. Daniels. J. H. Grady, Edward Cole man, Peer Tiffany, Tirey L. Ford. Henry Lunstedt and Henry Martin.
 The chairman of the committee was directed to communicate with Gov ernor Budd at once and ask that the opening day of the celebration be de- clared a legal holiday.
 The Mayor said Mrs. Lowell White would ask the Board of Supervisors at the next meeting for permission to use Union square for a flower fair during the Jubilee week. The committee ap- proved the project. The parade com mittee made a rough estimate that s10, 900 would be required to conduct the pageant.
 The Congressional delegation is working to advance the celebration. The annexed dispatch was received by The Call last evening:
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 6.-Repre. sentative Loud was to-day notified by the War Department through the adjutant general that the requests of the Colder
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

dler. one A. M. Williams, sent the fol- lowing letter under Riverside date to W. F. Baker at Banning:
 Dear Husband: I inclose to you here with MT. Hoyt's note of $50. MT. Hoyt wants to pay the note before due, and yesterday and found that l would not accept payment and give up the note until 1t became due, or at least until ] had consulted first with you. Now if you think best to accept payment and give up the note, then return the note to me so that I may collect the money from MT. Hoyt and send it at once to you, be- cause l suspect you need 1t. Mother is more down on you than ever, if possible, and she has just made a new will, giv- ing me her entire estate provided get a divorce from you within a year after her death. otherwise Uncle Henry and Cousin Julia get it all. Lawyer Jones you on the ground of assertion and se- cure my inheritance; then we can marry again and thus evade poor mother s can hold out but few months longer at most, and the best we can do, dear hus- band, is to humor poor mothers peculiar whim for the time.
 I have not heard from you since you left Charlie's, and this is my first letter to you at your new address. Oh, how lonesome do get in this big house without you, and life is such a mo- notony here, alone with mother. that I am almost tempted to begin typewriting again for Armstrong & 70; Aoor9sS all side. Cal. then can call for them with out much danger of mother seeing them. Hoping this will find you, like myself, in the best of health. but in better spirits, am, as ever, your faith full wife. MARY A. BAKER.
 Baker was an honest man and turned the letter he received over to the postal authorities.
 This was all the authorities required. Williams was arrested at once. His room was searched and it was dis covered that he had sent out over 100 similar letters and was receiving many replies a day. It was evident that he had terrorized a number of people into paying him in each case $50 blackmail. A full supply of paper bear ing the letterhead of the detective agency and a quantity of incriminat- ing evidence was found.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
SAYS ENGLAND WILL
 NOT DARE TO INTERFERE
Redmond, Who Has Come to This Country to Lecture, Speuks Of the Coming ceie-
 brntjon in Ireland.

- NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-John F. Red mond, M. P, and Hon. Robert Guin- ness, champion amateur oarsman of Great Britain, arrived here to-day on board the steamer Teutonic from Liv- erpool. MT. Redmond has come to this country to lecture in various places on The Rebellion of 179S." and in a gen. eral way will endeavor to arouse the interest of Irish-Americans in the pro- posed pilgrimage to Ireland next July, which will celebrate the rebellion.
 Regarding the rumor that the British Government might interfere with the . centennial celebration in Ireland Mir Redmond said: England dare not try to interfere with or suppress the cele- bration She Is wrapped up in so many complications in the East and else where that she cannot afford to meddle with the private affairs of Ireland. The truth must be known about '9S The people cannot be bulldozed any longer"
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

clubs will show their style of bag punching, and the making of paper boxes will be another feature.
 Carnival Director Healy can be found daily at his headquarters at the Mechanics Institute, and people who wish to enter for any contest are re- uuested to communicate with him. He would like also to hear from the di- rectors of interior bands for the pur- pose of arranging band tournament.
 On certain afternoons during the fair an elegant souvenir after-dinner spoon will be distributed to the ladies free of charge. In the bowl of the spoon there will be engraved, Golden Jubilee Mining Fair, 1s9S." and the dates of opening and closing. They are to be furnished by one of the largest manu- featuring silver firms in the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
BELASCO AFTER TALENT.
Tbe AIcozor's Monoger Leaves for the Eost In Search of New
 Blood.

Frederick Belasco, manager of the Alcazar Theater, left Wednesday even ing for the East in quest of new plays and new people for his play house.
 His trip may extend to London should he not be successful in getting what he is after in New York. MT. Belasco hopes to secure plays that have made hit during the past season and will produce them at the Alcazar.
 Before he left he was elected an hon. orary member of the Theatrical Me chanics' Association, and was present. ed with a beautiful diamond medal for his kindness and assistance to the or gaQiZatfOn.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

Jubilee Association of San Francisco for the firing of salutes during the exercises of the celebration commemorating the discovery of gold in California had been granted by the department and that in struction for the firing of full salute had been sent to the different military stations or. the coast; The department has also ordered an exhibition in rifle and gun practice to be held during the cele- bratiOn.
 Additional subscriptions to the fund of $S620 already reported were announced last night: Pacific Coast Jockey Cluo S200, First National Bank s10O, Chinese merchants (partially) STA, cash S64 5O' San Francisco National Bank sSo' N. Clark & Go. $50, George Haas & Son s25. Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company S25, William H. Burch & Co. s25. South Eureka Mining Company s25. Colonel John P. Jackson s25, Gutta Percha and Rubber Manufacturing Company s1O; total $9293 50.
 The number of representative floats promised and contemplated for the ju- bilee parade has exceeded the expecta- tions of the parade committee.
 The parade committee has decided that any business house may enter float provided the design of such float be first submitted to the committee for approval.
 rade committee the use of Central Park free of charge on January 20 and 26
 It was decided last evening to Invite the California Miners Association to parade by counties. Unattached miners will be invited to join the column and a place assigned to them.
 Among the features of the mining fair which the committee on special events has proposed is a carnival of contests, to last a week. Expert young ladies from the candy-srores will be asked to display their skill in wrapping caramels. Athletes from the various
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
ORDERED TO REFUND HIS REQUISITES Los Angeles Grand Jury Settles a Point With Regard
 to Fees The County Auditor Is Required 10 Dip Into His Pocket
 for S25O.
specia! ptspateh to The Call

Special Dispatch to The Call.
 LOS ANGELES, Jan. 6.-County Auditor E. c. Hodgman has been call ed to order by the Grand Jury and a demand made upon him to refund something like s25O. which he failed to turn over to the County Treasurer in the way of fees received by him in his "fHcial capacity for recording mineral Claims. Until recently the fee for re- c0rding a mineral claim was 50 cents. a1d when received it was entered in the regular way upon the feebook of -the Recorders office. But Hodgman !. got the idea that for some reason the : fee was perquisite of his office and he asked the District Attorney for his ::opinion. That official furnished it 10 the effect that the fee was properly a perquisite of the Recorders and that '.he therefore need make no entry of it upon his feebook. The District Attor- ney based his decision upon a case de- cided in the Superior Court of San Bernardino County
 ;. Then, it is alleged, Recorder Hodg- man raised the fee for recording min eral claims to $1. He had been collect ing only 50 cents for the county, but he wanted $1 when he found that 1t was his. The Grand Jury examined into the matter, and, in the face of the District Attorneys opinion that the Recorder was entitled to the fee, they demanded that all amounts . Hodgman had collected for the filing of mineral claims should be promptly turned into the county treasury and accounted for in the feebook.
 MT. Hodgman promptly compiled with the demand, and therefore no proceedings will be instituted against him. Hodgman claims that if the Dis trict Attorney had not advised him that he was entitled to the fee he never would have retained 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.
H. Crocker oDd Aaron Crocker PoWDbrokers. Are Placed
 Under Arrest

Fl. Crocker and Aaron Crocker. pawnbrokers, eos Montgomery street, were arrested yesterday on a com plaint sworn to by Detective Crowley of the Southern Pacific Company charging them with receiving stolen goods
 Frank Allen was arrested few days ago on the charge of burglary for breaking into a car at Port Costa and stealing thirty-two pairs of trousers. It is alleged that he shipped the trous- CTS to the Crockers through Wells Fargo's, and that eighteen pairs were
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
COMING FROM THE EAST.
Leading Railroads Help This City
 to Secure Alosku Trade.

In face of the rain the visitors at the Alaska bureau have not decreased.
 Advices from Chicago state that the leading railroads there favor San Fran cisco and will use their best endeavors to assist its claims in every way. The travel from Chicago and vicinity will be very heavy and the outlook for San Francisco securing it Is very favorable.
 The following subscriptions have been received since the last report: Western Meat Company. s100; B. Cogan. $20; w. NJ. Williams, $20; The Louvre, s20: Will sons Dining Parlors, s25: California Jockey Club, s100; Armour Packing Company, S100; J. A. Folger & Co.,, S1OO.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
MEETS WITH AN ACCIDENT
 WHILE HUNTING M FRINGE
William E. Eusts. Nephew Of the Former Embassador, Thrown Against Tree
 and His Leg Broken.

Copyright 1898, by James Gordon Bennett
 PARIS, Jan. Civilian E. Eustis, nephew of the former Ambassador to France, had the misfortune to break his leg while hunting on Thursday with a pair of fox hounds. His horse, taking "rop jump into a road, swerved agaInst a tree. thereby caus- ing the accident. A carriage was sent for and MT. Eustis was conveyed to the residence of Stanley Mortimer. whom he was visiting The injury is only a simple fracture below the knee.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
WILL SHE PROSECUTE2
Bessie Kleve. Shot by Her Father,
 Fails to AppeQr.

The case of Louis Kieve, charged with an assault to murder by shooting his daughter. Bessie, on October 3, was called in Judge Lows court yester- day. Kieve said his daughter did not wish to prosecute him and he thought the case should be dismissed.
 The girl did not appear in court, and as it was learned she was in San Jose the Judge issued a bench warrant for her arrest. The case was continued till next Wednesday.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
CAUSED BY
 AN ARC LAMP The Fall of One Started Three Fires on the
 Front. Telephone Wires Between Here and Oakland Burned
 Out.
Rush of Boys Anxious to Ship on the Mohican at the Naval
 Rendezvous.

The fall of an arc light on Washing ton street wharf nearly caused three serious fires and cut the water front and Oakland off from telephonic com munication last evening. When the arc light fell the wires became discon- nected, but the current was turned into the telephone wires at the Tiburon ferry, section of the sea wall. and at the foot of Market street At the
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
Stole Q TruDk oDd Vollse.

Edward Ryan, an ex-convict, was booked at the City Prison yesterday by Detectives Bee and Harper on a charge of grand larceny. A few days ago he drove up to the Pacific Transfer Com pany's office, 20 Sutter street, and coolly drove off with a trunk and valise con taining wearing apparel valued at s152 ObiSpo.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

found in their store by Crowley and Detectives Bee and Harper.
 H. Crocker, who lives in Oakland, was one of the men slated for office as a policeman in Oakland and was to have been appointed yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
DIED

MAYRHOSER-In this city. January 6. lSaS, Josephina, beloved daughter of Elizabeth and the late Peter Mayrhoser, a native of San Francisco. aged years Il months and 16 days.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07

The above building the PATTOSIEN co. Furniture Store the largest house of Chicago and located Sixteenth and Mission streets Since opening this grand place they have done the business of the city THEIR RENT IS THE LOWEST This accounts for LOW PRICES Tomorrow GIGANTIC SALE will Mr. Patosen purchased the ENTIRE STOCK OF t34 CARLOADS OF THE WEST MICHIGAN FURNITURE co. for TRFlE AS THEY NEEDED MONEY The sale of it will start tomorrow Each buyer during this sale will get FREE RIDE to and from the store Take the Mission Fillmore Kearny
 HOTELS, LODGING-HOUSES FLATS, ROOMS, OFFICES, will be fitted out at prices to COMPETE WITH THE WORLD
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
To Cure a Cold In One poy

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure 25c. The genuine has L. B. e. on each tablet
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-07
CrOSSmal'S Specific Mixture.

With this remedy persons can cure themselves without the least exposure, change of diet or change in application to business. The medicine contains nothing that is of the least injury the @ bottle.
The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-11-27
Bills on Calendar

The following bills were read a third
time and passed:
s. Ito establish a charter for the town
of Lineville, Clay county, Ala
Ii. 13l-Io amend section 2236 Of the code
of Alabama.
s. S7-To authorize the revenue and road
commissioners of the county of Mobile to
buy the Bay shell road in Mobile county
and to authorize the stockholders of the
Bay Shell Road company to sell the same
H. 3-To authorize the city of Eufaula to
issue bonds for funding the floating debt
s. 51-Regulating the county board of ex-
aminers of teachers in each county of the
state of Alabama.
s. Establishing a state board of edu-
cation for the state of Alabama, with pow
ers and duties of same.
s. 54-Determining the public school Or
ganiZaton of the state of Alabama.
s. 57-Regulating the office of county su-
perintendent of education in the state of
Alabama.
The senate adjourned at $780,