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The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
Large Barley Crop.

RIO VISTA, July IA remarkably
large crop-of barley was harvested on the
ranch OF. H. Hartman a short distance
above Rio Vista. Seventy-one sacks to
the. acre. is. the average. on this place, and
ft5:is believed. from this that Solano
County holds the championship for large
crops. ON. all the islands in the vicinity
the barley crop Will easily be forty sacks
to. the: acre. Wheat will run about twen-
.fy-f1ve sacks.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
Angels Camp Goddess Chosen.

ANGELS CAMP. July The voting
contest for a Goddess of Liberty for the
celebration Tuesday closed tonight, Miss
Mary Peirano won the honored position,
with 1890 votes. Miss Emma Beer was a
close opponent, and was but 50 votes be-
hind Miss Peirano is the daughter of
stephen Peirano. an old resident of this
county. She is a pretty blonde Is years
of age, and a favorite among her friends.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
VIII Not FIGHT Chovnskt.

DENVER. July lon the prospect Of
a fight with Fitzsimmons in September
Kid Mccoy tonight withdrew from his
agreement to meet Choynsh before the
T0I0rado Athletic Club this month and
announced that he will spend the summer
in the mountains.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
Inquest on B. M. Bury.

SAN JOSE, July 1-At the inquest to-
day over the remains of B. M. Bury the
salesman for Hobson & Co., who swal-
lowed carboHc acid, verdict was re-
turned that the acid was taken by mis-
take and that death was accidental.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
RIVALRY ABOUT A
BELFRY CAUSES BATTLE
Municipal Authorities Resisted at
Barcelona and Four Men
Are Killed

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted, 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
BARCELONA, July 1.-Grave disorders
took place at Barcelona when the new
municipal authorities wanted to take pos
session of the Town Hail.
Municipal guards sought to prevent
their entry, and a regular battle resulted.
Four are dead and seventeen wounded.
Gendarmes have been called to are-es-
tablish order The incident was caused
through rivalry about a belfry.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald. Copyrighted. 1899, by James Cor
don Bennett.
LONDON, July 1.-The success Of Mar
coni's wireless telegraphy has had the ex-
pected result of bringing a great number
of imitators The latest of these is S. H.
Smith, who has proposed to the post
master general q scheme to connect the
Channel Islands with the south coast Of
England, geographically and teiephoni-
caIly on wireless principles.
Smith system of improving MarcOni's
invention is an arrangement of a better
transmitter, a more sensitive receiver and
an instrument for fixing the sound of
waves so that they can be picked:up only
by one receiver and are thus INCAPABLE Of
being intercepted.
He also claims to be able to dispense
entirely with high vertical wires. I saw
II. Jameson Davis, managing director of
the Wireless Telegraphy Company, which
owns Marconfs patents, and he told me
he had q knowledge of Smiths so-ealled
improvements, but they could not be re-
garded as at all feasible. -
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Saturday. July /
stmr Coos Bay Hall. sa1E hours from: Newport
schr Orient, Sanders. IL days from Port Gam
BILE.
Saturday. July L
Sttnr Aloha, Jorgensen,. Mendocino. e.
Schr Gotama, Johannsen. U1ppqua River,
DOMESTIC PORTS. -.
PORT TOWNsEND-Arrived July: 1-Bktn
FORT BRAGG-Sailed July 1-stmr sequOia
i BoWENs LANDING Sailed July. 1-schr
Monterey, for San Francisco.
PORT CHARACTERISTICS July BARK Top
gallant. for San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02

Dear Madam: ':Pegamoid' says comet
You're welcome. Chronicle building. No. q.
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02
MARC0NI NOW HAS
MANY IMITATORS

Special Cable to The Call and the New York
Herald Copyrighted. 1899. by James Cor
don Bennett
The San Francisco call., 1899-07-02

Rockets, Balloons, Pistols,
ETC., at the Big Stores low scale of
rtment in Baldwin Hotel ruins will
1T and all day the Fourth"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
SORRY HE TRADED WIVES
FOUR ACRES OF ONIONS THROWN In
TO BOOT.
The Oregon Farmer Got the Worst of
the Matrimonial Deal-she Took
All of His Cash.

San Francisco. Cal. Dec. 3i.-Frank
Burton, an Oregon farmer. a year ago
traded four acres of onions and his wife
for the wife of Frank Hall, a neighbor.
Now he is sorry. for he has neither wife
nor onions.
Mrs. Hall was a large. powerful wo-
man. while Mrs. Burton was slight and
pretty. Burton wanted to go to Klondike
I'm 1897 and wanted a strong partner to
share his venture. He looked upon Mrs.
Hall and coveted her. Finally he pro-
posed to Hall that they trade wives. Hall
agreed. but demanded something to boot,
and Burton at last agreed to give Mrs.
Burton and four acres of onions for Mrs.
Hall.
The bargain was closed. and as neither
woman made any objection, Burton and
his bride went to Alaska. Mrs. Hall
Burton proved n phenomenal worker, and
fortune smiled on the couple. When they
CLEANED up this spring they had some
thing more than 5000. Mrs. Halliburton.
in whose name their mine stood. sold out.
and giving Burton $780, she kept the bal
ance and decamped, no one knows where.
That is why Burton Is now alone on a
farm near Sylvan, Ore Mrs. Burton-Hall
and Mr.. Hall are apparently happy.
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MRS. BOTKlN STILL HOPES
THE NEXT MOVE Is AN APPEAL TO
THE SUPREME COURT.
The Fight for Her Liberty VIII he Made
on q Question Of Jurisdiction for
the First Time.

San Francisco. Dec. 31.-Mrs. Cordelia
Botkin. convicted Of the murder Of Mrs.
]. T.. Dunning and her sister in Dover.
Del, is an inmate OF the branch county
Jail. She became hysterical shortly af-
ter her arrival there last night and was
calmed with difficulty. but she recov-
cred her usual sang froid to-day and
has taken hope from the promises of
her attorneys. who have stated that
they will stand by their client to the
end. Their next move in the case viii
probably be an appeal to the supreme
court. as 1t is certain that Judge Cook
will deny their petition for a new trial.
thus casting the case into the higher
court for settlement. The attorneys for
the defense took a number OF exceptions
during the trial and hope to make capi-
tai out of these when II makes Its at
tempt TO secure a reversal
The real fight for Mrs. Botkin's lib
erty, however viii he made upon the
question of Jurisdiction. The proseo u
zion was conducted under the provis-
| ions OF section q OF the penal code. pro-
vidfug for .he punishment of crimes
! committed In whole or In part IN this
state. The defense contends that az the
outcome OF the crime really took place
! In Delaware, that Mrs. Botkin was only
| liable to the law OF that state. Ii is be-
| neved that this question has never beer
presented to the appellate court in this
| country. Judge Cook has fixed next
Saturday as the day for imposing sen
/ tence.
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IT IS QUIET IN HAVANA
Confident That Sunday Will Pass
Wilcout Disorder.
THE CUBANS ACQUIESCE
General Brooke's Proclamation on TAX
ing Charge OF the Isiand-Govern-
ment Will Be Through
Civil Channels.

Havana, Dec. 31.-The city Is quiet
and the Cuban Indignation at the
American authorities forbidding DEM
onstrations is subsiding. There have
been no incidents OF disorder and Gen
eral Brooke is. confident that Sunday
will pass peacefully. A general order
was issued to-day taking over the
Spanish telegraph and telephone lines.
The Spanish auxiliary cruiser Rapido
and the Spanish torpedo boats Marquis
Ensenada Dalicia, Marquis Molins and
Diego Velasquez sailed to-day for Spain
via the island OF Martinique. The
Rapido had on board Admiral Man
terola, the Spanish naval commander.
and the Patricia, another auxiliary
cruiser, takes the Spanish naval OFF,
cials. The arsenal here was occupied
by the Americans to-day and Morro
castle and Cabanas were occupied ac-
cording to the programme last night.
A proclamation by Major General
Brooke will be issued tomorrow to
the people of the island. IL is as fol-
lows:
Coming among you as the represen-
| tative of the presiden' in furtherance
and in continuation OF the humane pur-
pose with which my country interfered
to put an end to the distressing condi-
tions i'm this island, deem IL proper to
say that the object of the present gov
| ernment Is to give protection to the
people and security to property. to re-
| store confidence, to encourage the peo-
pie to resume the pursuits OF peace. "a
build up waste plantations, to resume
commercial traffic and 20 afford full
| protection in the exercise of all civil
| and religious rights.
| ITO this end, the protection of tbs
| United States government Will be di
rected and every possible provision will
be made to carry these objects through
the channels of civil administration. al
though under military control.
I'm the interest and for the benefi
| of all the people of Cuba and those pos
| sessed OF rights and property In the Is
land, the civil and criminal codes whic
prevailed prior to the relinquishmen
OF Spanish sovereignty viii remain Il
force, with such notifications an
changes as may from time to time b
found necessary in the interest OF goo
government.
The people of CO "a, without regar
to previous affiliations, are invited an
urged to cooperate in these objects b
the exercise of moderation. concila
lion and good will one toward another
and a hearty accord In our humanitar
lar purposes viii insure kind an
bencficent government.
THE military governor of the island
will also be pleased to- confer wit
those who may desire to consult him o
matters of public interest"
The text of the proclamation has bee
cabled to Washington and has been az
proved.
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Funeral OF Father Demanez.


Special Dispatch TO the Standard.
Helena. Dec. H.-Pontifical high mass
was celebrated at the cathedral of the Sa-
cred Heart this morning by Bishop Bron-
del for the repose OF the soul OF the late
Rev Father Emanuel Demanez. who died
at Fort Benton from the effects OF In
juries received In a collision on the Great
Northern. The remains of the dead priest
arrived from Benton this morning and
were taken to the cathedral. where the
services followed. Priests from here.
Butte and adjoining points also partici-
mated I'm the services and acted as pall-
bearers. Burial was In the Catholic eem-
etery here
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
DREW LOTS TO MURDER.
How . Woman Was Put to Death by
Japanese Laborers.

Honolulu. Dec. 20. via San Francisco.
Dec. H.-Thls has been a red letter week
In the japanese colony for murders and
suicides.
Wednesday morning a most atrocious
murder took place at Waialua- Three
Japanese laborers drew lots to see which
should murder "A little woman. whom they
had determined should die. II fell to the
lot of the woman's husband. who was one
of the three. The others were his cous-
ins. Taking the woman away from the
plantation. ostensibly to come TO Homo
lulu a secluded spot was reached and
there the brute struck the little creature
down with a club and left her dead.
In few hours the police found the cor
rect trail and next day arrested the three
men. A confession has since been made
by one of them. They are now In Oahu
prison. and will be tried on the charge
of murder In the first degree.
In .--e first of the week japanese Ia
borer cut his throat and crawled under
his house In Honolulu to die. He had had
trouble with a woman.
On Friday two men entered the shop of
n storekeeper named kimura. In the
Japanese quarter. knocked him down and
cut his throat In such a manner as TO
cause death. The murderers. both of
whom are japanese, have not yet been
caught.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
WILL ELECT A SENATOR.
Many California Republicans Anxious
for the Plum.

Many sattOfuta nepuDiieans auAious
for the Plum.
Sacramento Cal, Dec. 3l.-The Califor-
mia legislature will commence its biennial
session here on Monday. Jan. 2. A United
States senator to succeed stephen NJ.
White will be elected by the legislature
this year. and that body Is over
whelmingly republican a man from that
party will be chosen. The legislature
stands: S5 republicans, IL democrats, p
fusionists and one independent. made up
as follows Senate-26 republicans. 3 dem
ocrats and fusionists. assembly-59 re-
publicans, 2 democrats, IL fusionists and
independent democrat. on a joint ballot
the republicans will have a majority Of
20.
Owing to the fact that Jan. falls on a
Sunday. Monday has been declared le-
gal holiday in this state and nothing ex-
cept the perfunctory assembling OF the
legislature will be done on that day. On
Tuesday the legislature will organize and
on the following Tuesday will vote to
elect a senator. Probably during the
week the republicans will make an at
tempt 10 caucus on some one candidate.
There are a number OF aspirants for the
position. most of them prominent In state
| politics Among the avowed candidates
are u. 8. Grant, jr.. who for more than a
year has been making an active canvass
| throughout the state; Van s. Peterson, ex-
Justice of the supreme court; State Sena-
| tor X. n. Bulla OF Los Angeles; T.. II.
Preston, George A. knight and w. III. j..
| Barnes of San Francisco. Irving NJ.
| Scott OF the Union Iron works has been
mentioned as a candidate and has an
nounced that he would be glad to be
elected senator, but will make no contest.
ID. NJ. Burns. a mine owner and racing
man, although he has not yet admitted
that he is a candidate. Is very promineni-
ly mentioned. Mr.. Burns has been a
power in republican politics in California
for some years, but his alleged candidacy
for the senate has called forth violent
opposition from the leading repubhcan
| totrnals of the state NJ. IL. Dc
| Young. proprietor of the Chronicle. has
also been mentioned as candidate. and
Is believed TO have considerable strength
| provided that he announces that ne -
| candidate which he has not yet done.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
A RECEPTION TO HANNAH.
The state senator win spssa the wi.ss
Mt Helena.

Special DISPATCH TO the Standard
Big Timber. Dec 31--Ssate Senator
Hannah. who left here last May to join
the Montana regiment. returned this
morning. having come directly here from
San Francisco. where he arrived about
five days ago on the steamship China
Senator Hannah has grown a beard in
the meantime and IL looking well To-
night he was rendered n public reception
in the Busha * Bailey hall The arrange
ments were In charge Of a citizens' com
mittee. and at the appointed hour the
hall was filed with friends anxious to
greet the distinguished gentleman The
address OF welcome was delivered by sgd
ney Sanner. In his response Mr. Hannah
referred enthusiastically to the Montana
regiment and told the audience Of the 9TH
er Big Timber boys who had gone to tho
front. He spoke briefly OF the social and
political life In the Philippines and prom
ised to give a lecture In the subject at
some future time. Senator Hannah left
on No. for Helena tonight to take up
his duties as senator from this county
In the state legislature.
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The Motion Denied.

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
Helena Dec. 31.-Judge Smith to-day de-
MED the motion for a new trial made In
the case OF the State VS.. Joseph Allen.
convicted of murder in the first degree In
killing ]. s. Reynolds last summer and
sentenced to hang. An appeal will be
taken to the supreme court IL new
trial Is denied by that tribunal IL is un-
derstood that Aliens attorney will go
before Governor Smith and try 10 induce
the executive TO commute the punishment
to life Imprisonment on the ground OF
Aliens youth and because Of his Indian
blood. which Is believed to have prompted
the crime.
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the American Biscuit company. OF which
Il. Il. Crawford Is president. He u pre-
pairing a petition 10 file In the supreme
court to oust the compsny. which y carr
italized at s55.Oo0.0oo. but which. he has
been Informed. is 4olng business on S.oo.-
900 capital. Some of the wholesale grocers
have made complaints.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
ROBBED A JAIL.
Astounding Audacity Of burglars in New
Jersey.

New York. Dec. 3i.-The meanest bur-
glars in New Jersey broke into the county
Jail at New Brunswick on last night and
stole everything they wanted. including
500 from the sheriff and Jail Keeper
George Litterset, who was furious to-day
at the insolence with which the house.
breakers behaved toward his institution.
There is no precedent for burglars ind
ing their way into the New brunswick
prison. They visit with impunity every
other building in town. but for a burglar
10 be in the Jail Is wholly unknown
There are some people In New Bruns-
wick whose sense OF humor Is so warped
that they think the incident funny. They
say that at last burglars have got them
selves into the jail. and although they did
not stay there very long. tie Ice Is broken
and there may be others.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
MURDER FOR FORTY DOLLARS.
A Man and His wife Confess to Poison
ing q Soldiers Home Inmate.

Milwaukee. Wis. Dec. a.-Albert Funk
and his wife were arresteD last night for
the murder of Chris Melga for his mon
ey The murder was committed two
weeks ago and Drs. washburn and Will
son. who conducted the post mortem. pro-
nounced IL a case OF heart failure. Last
night Funk and his wife confessed to
having put a large dose of rat poison In
a cup OF coffee. which Melga drank a few
hours before his death.
Funk Is a teamster and has been work.
ing for n dollar day. He was In hard
straits. Melga was about 6 years old.
and an inmate OF the Soldiers home. The
victim was supposed to have a large
sum OF money about him. but the Funks
got only so as a reward for their crime.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
Papers Defective.

Special Dispatch 10 the Standard.
Helena, Dec 31.-Sheriff Regan of Silver
Bow applied to Governor Smith to-day for
a requisition for Llewellyn $. Hatch. un-
der arrest in Richmond. Va. for embez-
element. alleged to have been committed
while agent In Butte for a life insurance
company. Owing to some defect in the
papers brought over by the sheriff the
requisition was not issued. As soon as
the defect Is remedied Governor Smith
will make reauisition upon the governor
OF Virginia for the man.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
dun business in this legislature. thank


There Is the usual scramble for the
Offices at the disposal Of the legislature.
The most numerous army OF applicants
is composed of boys. They want to be
pages. There are boys of all sizes and
of all ages between 1s and II. They are
all dressed up in their sunday-go-to
meeting clothes and some of them are
handsome little fellows. All of them
have pretty much the same story to tell
their families are poor and they are
The members find 1t difficult not to
promise to vote for everyone of them.
Then there are the girls, They stay In
the ladies' waiting room and send bell
boys out after the members. Turn which
way a member will. he finds a bell boy
familiar story: Here's a lady waiting
to see you. sir.' The girls are smart
politicians. They are up to all the wire
pulling known to politics. They have
studied the members thoroughly-they
seem to know just who each mans
the bosom friends TO work.
Mr.. Becker. the only original and
justly celebrated head clerk of the Hell
ena hotel. has his hands full-and like
wise his rooms. At no previous session
has so large a proportion of the menu
bers 'put up at the Helena. 1t has
caught probably IS per cent. of the to-
tai, and what with the senatorial lob
byists Mr.. Becker has trouble enough TO
store them all satisfactorily away. All
the senatorial headquarters are here.
The Conrad headquarters are on one
| floor, the Clark forces on another and
the Mats people. of course. are on top
| The uppermost floor Is occupied almost
| exclusively by the Silver Bow, Deei
Lodge, Missoula and Ravalli delega-
tions. There is more danger at the tor
| in case of fire. but ON the other hand
| there is less danger OF rubbernecking
| Mr. Conrad, who Is his own manager
is always on hand. suave and agreeable
| Mr. Clark's campaign is in the hands
of Charley Clark. Will Clark. PA
| Meaney, A. j. Davidson, John Stuart
Will Neill. A. J. Steele and Billy Me
Dermott. The lobbies OF each of tn
candidates are increasing. All the hote
from top to bottom Is alive with bustl'
and animation and at times the offic
floor is so crowdes1that N Is very din
cult to move about. II is a theme o
contant comment that the Sixth legisla
tive assembly is an exceptionally fin
looking. well dressed and intelligen
body of men.
Tonight the members Of the legisla
ture were very handsomely entertain,
at the Montana club. The function wa
in the nature OF a smoker and was 4
every way charming.
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burned TO the Ground.


SpecIaI DlspafCh 70 tht Ststlludru
Phnipsburg. Dec u--A telephone mes
sage was received from Granite at 10
O'Clock y. m. that the old Algonquin mill
at Hasmark has been burned to the
ground. The big blaze could be plainly
seen from here but not located. No par
ticulars as to the cause OF the fire could
be learned at this late hour.
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sure They Have Him.

San Francisco, Dec. 3i.-Sherin Lyndon
has received a telegram from Sheriff
Smith at Burlington. Iowa. saying that
photograph OF the Dunham suspect there
was implied to-day. In view Of the fact
that the Iowa officers are positive they
have the right man all here eagerly walt
the arrival of the photo.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
witnesses Have Left.

San Francisco. Dec. 31--The witnesses
in the Botkin murder case. who came
here from Eastern points to present their
testimony. received their transportation
and mileage to-day. and with the exeep-
ton Of Mr.. Dunning left here to-day.
Mr. -Dunning will start for the East In
few days after settling up his Affairs
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-01
WAS BURIED ALIVE.
Al I'D soldier Receivers - shs nrink q

the Grave.
pSdge City. Kan. Dec u--Jchn Clark.
an inmate OF the Veterans home herr.
was supposed to have died last Wedn<s-
day OF typhoid fever. The doctor pro-
nounced him dead. snc the veteran. who
Is past 70 years of age. was buried Afrer
the funeral an old comrade named Hasen
came forward with the theory that
Clark was not dead He insisted that
Clark was only attacked by q sinking
spell TO which he was subject. and that
he had been buried alive So great . dis-
turbance did Hazen create that ON Friday
afternoon the supposed dead man vas
taken from the grave and after v.gor-
Gus rubbing he recovered He said he
was halt conscious Of all that was hap
pening during the burial. but could noe
make a move to prevent H.
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Reserve Agent.
lspatch to the Standard

Special Dispatch to the Standard.
washington, Dec. 3i.-The comptroller
OF the currency has appointed the Liberty
National bank OF New York as the re-
serve agent for the State National bank
| Of Miles City.
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GOSSIP OF THE L0BB|ES

Tom Carter Is There to See How
the Democrats Do When They
Elect q Senator - BE Swears
That There'n Be None of His
Folks Get Away From the
Party This Trip There's
Plenty of Gossip Running
Around About the Senatorship
but Certain Little Matters In
volving the Working Force
for the Two Houses Will Be
Fixed Up First.
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Columbus. Ohio, Dec. a.-Attorney Cen
eraI Nonnett is going after another COM
many which he regards as a trust IL Is
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Lose no more shifts by getting up
late these cold winter mornings.