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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-11

Economy is the road to wealth
that is the road leading to John Sulli.
vans new store. al2
Joseph Colver yesterday brought to
our office a few apples that were
raised on his sons farm near Chelan.
Washington. Mr.. Colver says his
sons farm is one of the best in that
part of Washington, and he is en-
thusiastic in regard to that country as
farming and fruit raising country.
Lace curtains in all the lat
est patterns and styles at
Vicks.
Amor Stern, of Logan, was in the
c.ty this morning.
Mrs. j. p. Martin is spending the
day in Logan.
The Women's Home and For
eign Missionary societies of the
Presbyterian church will meet in
the ladies panlors on Friday at
ternoon Of this week at 2:45
O'Clock. A large attendance is
greatly desired.
Mrs. J. MAcALL1srEn, Sec.
An exceptionally desirable
lot OF dress goods at Vicks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-11

Oklahoma Excursion
Remember the excursions to
Oklahoma April 10Th. See j e
Kirkwood for rates and particu-
lars. ala
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-11
Mrs Kats Clafkb is quite sick again

Mayme-"Ohs say, did you see that
swell automobile macintosh at Sulli-
vans for $455?"
Nellie-"Yes, mamma is going to
buy me one"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-11

j. r. Blunt is ON the sick list.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-11

An exceptionally desirable
lot OF dress goods at Vicks.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-11

Lace curtains in all the lat
est patterns and styles at
Vicks.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
OFFICIAL s BOOKS
SHOW SHORTAGE
County Recorder J. M.
Kerr Of Fresno in
Difficulties
Special Dispatch to The Call.

FRESNO, Nov 20.-County Recorder j.
M Kerr is $500 short in his accounts.
The discovery of the defalcation was
made yesterday by County Expert
Stephen Arthor,N who has been going over
the books The diversion Of public funds
from the county treasury was made on
two occasions. On the 1st Of January
the County Recorder should have de-
posted with Treasurer Marshall about
$1,000. Instead of turning In that sum he
withheld $1,000. During one month since
then the amount placed in the treasury
bv the Recorder was $500 less than the
sum his books showed should have been
deposited.
So far as the first shortage Of $1,000 is
concerned, there is no possibility that 1t
Is due to mistake in bookkeeping, for
not only have the Recorders books been
compared with the Auditors, but the re-
ceipts for all the sums deposited have
been compared with the books of the
Recorder, and no mistake on the part of
the Auditor was made. The shortage Is
hardly explicable on the theory of an
error in bookkeeping. for the amount
withheld is nearly a third of the whole
amount that should have been turned In
Just what has become of the money is
not known. A theory exists here that
it has been used by Mr. Kerr in the oil
business He is heavily involved in sew
eral companies in Kern County, and per-
haps used the money in paying assess
ments. Mr.. Kerr is an old resident here
and is very popular man. The news of
the shortage will come as great blow to
a large number Of people throughout the
county who have known and respected
the position of Recorder on the Demo-
cratic ticket in 1S98
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
BURGLARS LEAVE
NO CLEW BEHIND
Santa Rosa's Marshal Is
Now Figuring Up
His Loss.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA ROSA, Nov 2O.-Mystery still
shrouds the robbery Of the City Marshal s
office yesterday morning, when more than
$1,000 of city tax money was taken from
the safe. Marshal Holmes is working dill
igently to ascertain the exact shortage,
but has not yet completed his search.
The amount taken, Mr.. Holmes now be-
lieves, will reach $1,000. No balance has
been taken since the comm encement OF
the collection of taxes, and for this rea-
son the computation is slow.
The robbers must have been very quick
at their work. Not more than twenty
minutes could have been consumed by
them in getting into the office and open
ing the safe At 5:25 o'clock the carrier
boy Of the local morning daily left a pa
per at the MarshaPs office and he says
the window blind was up and the gas was
burning, with no evidence of anything
wrong. At sos o'clock the janitress ar
rived and found the gas out, the window
curtain down and the front door open.
A set of false whiskers were found by
Charles Staley yesterday morning in front
Of the Marshals office, and these are be-
lieved to have been the disguise of one of
the thieves. A number of citizens who
were out early in the morning saw
strange men in the vicinity of the. city
hall. and the officers are trying to learn
who these strangers were. Marshal
Holmes is under an official bond of $4,000,
issued by the United States Fidelity and
Guarantee Company.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
FHTLIN CITIZEN
TELLS Of PLOT
Adventures the Prime
Movers in Yukon
Conspiracy.
Better Glass of Americans
Would Oppose the Revo-
lutionists.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VICTORIA, B. c., Nov. 2O.-That there
are plCtters in Skagway who would like
TO overthrow Canadian rule in the Yukon
is affirmed by c. d. Newton, q ember
of the Atlin Board of Trade, who arrived
I here to-day. Speaking Of the conspiracy
he had heard of it before leaving the
North. There were still a number of the
old 'Soapy' Smith gang to be found in
SkagWayr he said, and they had some
sympathiZers. 1t was this element that
was at the bottom Of the flag incidents
IA Skagway and these adventures were
q yukon republic.
Should the conspirators ever attempt
70 rise IN rebellion said Mr.. Newton,
the good American residents in the North
10 suppress them"
TOkONTO. Nov. .2O.-Special dispatches
from Vancouver, published here, say that
the Yukon lnsurrection was planned by
some 'hair-brain" Americans, who drew
up plans for fOrcibly oVerthrowing the
police and Government in the Yukon
son raid in the TransVaal. Major Wood.
\. w. P, discovered the plot and took
prompt steps TO suppress it, American Of
ncials IN Skagway cooperating. The dis
covery Of the scheme is supposed to have
nipped II in the bud.
The Yukon police force consists of about
z5O men. who are provided with Lee-Er-
fields. When the scheme was first dis
covered Maxim and Colt guns were
mounted at White Horse which was the
first place TO be attacked. Major Snyder,
in charge Of the police there, also re-
ceived police reinfOrcements and patrols
were kept on duty night and day. 1t is
said the scheme originated in Seattle and
SZ50.UJU was available TO aid the venture.
The information has been obtained from
eX-pOlice officials of the-Yulzon force and
members of the ambling fraternity, who
nave come TO the coast cities for the win
ter, and is confirmed by the officials who
nave Just come down from the North.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
SAYS MURDERER
WAS At INQUEST
Sheriff May Soon Land
Slayer Of Wilcox
Family.
Unable Yet to Supply Motive
for Triple Crime Near
Downey.

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2O.-The past
twenty-four hours has disclosed no tangi-
bic clew to the perpetrator of the triple
murder at Downey, OF which A. p. Will
cox, his wife and infant son were the vic
tins. If Sheriff HamIEel has discovered
a clew-and he intimaIes that he has-he
has studiously kept it to himself. Bud
Lewis, the divorced husband of the muir
dered woman, upon whom the authorities
believed suspicion at first rested, has
cleared himself to sucn an extent that
the Sheriff considers it useless to arrest
him. Sheriff Hammel to-day positively
reiterated his opinion tnat the murderer
Of the Wilcox family was some person
other than Lewis.
II have my suspicious" said the Sheriff
''The person who in my opinion commit
ted the murders was present at the ir-
quest yesterday in Dovney. Future devel-
opments will determine whether am right
or wrong. believe the crime was com
mitted last Saturday night, but, OF coursl,
the exact time may neTer be determined.
We are making every effort to apprehend
the guilty person, and lrIil run down every
clew until the murderer is arrested
The evidence adduced at the inquest
shed no light whatever upon the mys-
terry, not even fixing the approximate date
of the crime with any degree of certain
ty. The jury, however, brought in a ver-
diet fixing the time OF death at 'proDably
on Sunday evening, November IL, from.
gunshot wounds, inflicted by party or
parties unknown to the jury"
At the Morgue to-day Coroner Holland
made a more careful. examination of the
wounds and found there were many more
than the preliminary report disclosed. All
the bodies show wounds on the head from
some blunt, triangular instrument Two
bullet wounds were found on the body OF
the child, one through the head and an
other through the neck, the latter having
been fired at such close range as to pow
der-burn the skin.
Only one bullet wound was found in the
mans body. In this case the bullet en-
tered the thigh, apparently from behind,
and came out at the groin wilcox was
plainly beaten to death with the same
| blunt instrument that left bruises upon
the heads of the other two victims. Cor
Oner Holland said to-day:
aside from the fact that 1t was the act
of a bloodthirsty fiend, there are some
] features which would seem to Indicate
| that the unfortunate persons were first
| beaten into insensibilIty, and that the
| shooting followed in a spirit of wanton
deviltry. The murder of the child IS ore
| feature of the crime that might indicate
| that it was the work of a maniac. l.
! robbery had been the motive it Is un-
| likely that the child would have been
! killed 1 think the crime was committed
| by one man. though 1 would not be GER
| tain of this.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
RAIN AROUsES
NO COMPLAIN
Farmers Profit by the
Wetting Their Land
Receives.

SACRAMENTO, Nov 20.-Rain has
been falling steadily for thirty-six hours.
In the vicinity Of Sacramento the pre-
cipitation is go of an inch. Reports
from points along the river indicate a
general downpour. Nothing has been in
jured by the rain. Grapes and beans
have all been gathered The present rain
is what farmers like-a gentle, soaking
drizzle that penetrates the soil without
causing streams to overflow. This rain
will start the plows in all parts of the
Sacramento Valley.
WOODLAND, Nov 2O-The weather
has been showery all day. The rainfall
TO date for the season has been 2.63
inches, which is in excess of that of last
season at this time. Summer falloW ed
land, seeded before the showers looks
well, and the ground is in fine condition
for winter plowing and sowing.
STOCKTON, Nov. 20.-The rainfall up
to midnight amounted to .46, making 2
inches for the season. Rain is still fall
ing, and the indications are for more.
The damage to late crops is light and
will be greatly exceeded by the benefits
FRESNO, Nov 20.-Rain commenced
falling at $50 o'clock tonight. II it
should develop into a heavy downpour it
will greatly benefit early sown grain and
pasturage. Farmers are hoping for a
soaking rain to aid them in their plowing
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 2O.-The sky is clear
here and there are no signs of rain. A
good storm would be welcome to farmers,
although it is not actually needed
NAPA, Nov. 2O.-F1ve and three hum
dredths inches of rain fell here during the
forty-eight hours ending at o'clock this
morning. There were showers during the
day and tonight it is raining hard.
SAN JOSE, Nov. 20.-A light rain has
been falling here since o. clock tonight
At 10 o'clock the measurement was oil Of
an inch.
LOS ANGELES, Nov 2o.-The weather
here tonight is clear and pleasant, with
no indicate of rain.
SANTA CRUZ, Now 20.-A heavy rain
fell here this evening, with prospects for
continuing all night.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
PLANNING NEW
RAILWAY ROUTE
Southern Pacific Has a
Great Project in
View.
Through Grass Valley
to Marysville.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

TRUCKEE. Nov. 2O.-That the South
ern Pacific is determined to reduce the
elevation, the grades, the curves at great
expense of its present high line over the
Sierras from Truckee to Colfax is evil
denced by the fact that another party of
engineers has taken the field to run pre-
liminaries for a cutoff including a tun-
mel. They are now at work on a new line
to begin at Donner Lake, with the inten-
ton Of coming out on the Yuba River
near Cisco. BY the new tunnel the line
viii be reduced eight miles and the ele-
walton reduced 1000 feet. The tunnel will
have to be six miles in length and three
years will be required to bore it.
There is another important feature in
this work and that is a new line from
some point on the main line in the Sierras
built from Grass Valley and Nevada
City to Marysville, and it is the evident
intention Of the Southern Pacific to kill
several birds with one stone, l. e., to build
better line over the Sierras to reach
the famous mines in and around Grass
Valley and to build a direct line to Marys-
Vile from its present line in Eastern Cali
fornia.
Nowadays one rides down the mountain
from Summit to Colfax and from ColfaX a
narrow-gauge train laboriously climbs
back again to Grass Valley. It is be-
1eVed that an easy grade can be secured
direct from the summit, to be determined
by the new survey, to Grass Valley and
thence by an easy route to Marysville.
The Donner Lake route is probably over
the old emigrant trail and the lake itself
marks a spot which will always be
prominent in the history of those who
pioneered the way from the Missouri
River to the Pacific, for at one end of the
lake the Inflated Donner party persisted.
The snowsheds, a constant source of ex-
pense and annoyance, will be obliterated,
but the scenic features wiz. be enhanced
for to-day the glorious scenery of the
Sierras is lost. as the snowsheds shut out
the view and it is not until the lower al
ttude is reached that the passenger may
enjoy the sublime picture around Dutch
Flat, Cape Horn and Colfax.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
BODIES OF VICTIMS BURNED.
Survivors Tell Of the Horrors Of The
Needles Disaster.

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. 2O.-The spe-
cial train made UP at the scene OF the
Santa Fe wreck east of The Needles this
morning arrived in this city at 1l:1O
o'clock tonight with the injured members
of the train crew and the passengers who
were westbound. The latter escaped al
most without scratch, and, marvellous
as it seems, of the thirty or more persons
who were coming to California on this
limited train not one has more than slight
bruises to show for his awful experience.
Conductor Higgins of The Needles, who
was in charge of No. and who was IA
tallv injured had sinking spell just as
the train pulled into the yards here and 1t
was believed he was dying, but he was
still breathing as the train left for Los
Angeles, few moments later. He is in
jured internally, his hip is broken and he
is badly burned. DR.. Booth Of The Nee
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
Stanford Volunteers Name Officers.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov. 20
The Stanford Volunteers, an organization
composed of students who enlisted in the
army during Lile Spanish-American war.
met in Encina Hall last night for the sec
ond annual election of officers. w L
Traeger, star tackle CT the varsity, was
elected to the presidency, and Charles T.
Dietrich, an Instructor in the economics
department, was chosen vice president
The other officials are: A. S. Holly '03
secretary; Isaac Russell '04, treasurer;
John Stowe '00, chaplain; H. E. Walker
'03 sergeant-at-arms: committee on cor
respondence-R. w. Dodd '03. Isaac Rus
sell '04, H. E. Walker 'G3, ]. ]. Montzingo
O5 and c. r. Slodgett '04.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
MANY NAMES
IN THE LIST
OF VICTIMS
THE DEAD.


p. McELLIGOTT, engineer
train No. A.
HI. F. GOLDSMITH, fireman
rfih H e. ID G6iiRNHARDT, barber
train No. 3.
WALTER ID vORA AGE,
waiter train No. 3.
w. L. CASE, fireman train
No. 4.
w. HI. ARMITAGE, fireman
SAMUEL BROWN, waiter
train No. 3.
TRAINMEN INJURED.
Joe Morse, conductor train
No. 4; cut and sca1ded.
r.. r.. Higgins, conductor
train No. 3; cut and scaIded.
j, r.. williams, engineer
train No. 3; cut and bruised.
l., Holmes, engineer train
No. 4; cut and bruised.
l.. w. Fair, waiter train
No. 3; bruised; 321O State
street, Chicago.
HI. HI. Webb, porter train
No. 4; scaIded; 1881 Dear
born street, Chicago.
otto Barse, chief cook
train No, 3; chest badly In
iured; 1892 Fifth avenue,
Chicago.
Tony Larson, second cook
train No. B; hend md legs
hurned; 154 South Clark
street. Chicago.
Monte Morton, waiter train
No. 2. cut about head, body
and legs; 36S Twenty-sev-
enth street, Chicago.
Harry Letcher, porter
train No. 3; cut and bruised;
311S state street, Chicago.
r. williams, waiter train
Nos 4; slightly scaIded; ool
State street, Chicago.
Thomas HI. Owen, waiter
train No. 4, hands, face and
feet cut and scalded; %5Oob
La Sale street, Chicago.
j. HI. Arnold, waiter train
No. 4; slightly scalded; 3oS
Twenty-seventh street, Chi
cagO.
7. w. Bryant, waiter train
No. 4; hand and face scaid-
ed: 544 West Fifty-fourth
place, Chicago.
PASSENGERS INJURED.
p. j. SteensOn, right shouI-
der. left ankle and left
wrist strained and bruised;
North MarenEO and Robert
streets, Pasadena, Cal.
w. L. Franklin, shin skin
ned; II and 10 Fremont
street, San Francisco.
Mrs. HI. II. Gfbben, slightly
Injured; 931 Poplar street,
Oakland, Cal.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
CARDINAL MEN GO SOUTH.
Stanford Eleven to Play in Los An
geIes Thanksgiving Day.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov 90
Fifteen members of the football squad
will leave next Tuesday night for Los
Angeles, where the varsity eleven on
Thanksgiving day will meet a team COM
posed of old college players, managed by
Phil Wilson, Stanford, eX-'01
Captain Fisher will announce the line
UP soon. 1t will probably be the same as
that which faced California, with the ex-
ception Of Quarterback Raitt, whose place
will be filled by BaUSbach. Treasurer Ed
wards has been negotiating for a match
between the second team and the Univer-
sity of Utah eleven. 1t is possible that
such match may be arranged to be
played in Salt Lake City on Christmas
day.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
Alabama Adopts New Constitution

MONTGOMERY, Ala, Nov. 20-The
Governor, Secretary of State and Attor-
ney General opened and counted the vote
on the constitution to-day. The result
shows a majority of 26,879 for the consti-
tuition. The Governor will issue his
proclamation within few days, and ten
DAYS thereafter the new law will go into
effect.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
LEAVE TO PROSECUTE
THE MoDoC LYNCHERS

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 2O.-Assistant AT
torney General c. n. Post and Deputy
Attorney General G. A. Sturtevant Will
leave this city tomorrow night for AL
turas, Modoc County, where they Will
represent the State of California in the
prosecution Of the Modoc lynchers.
The trial of James Brown, one of the
accused, will begin on Monday next. 1t
is the intention Of Post and Sturtevant
to assist the District Attorney of Modoc
County in the prosecution.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
GOVERNOR PRoCLAIMs
DAY OF THANKSGIVING
Issues the Usual Announcement in
Accordance With Presidents
nao,.ao

SACRAMENTO, Nov. Ex-Governor
Gage has caused TO be issued the follow
ing proclamation:
Executive Department, State Of California
Pursuant 70 the proclamation of the Presi-
dent OF the United States Of America, given at
the city Of Washington, D. C., November 2
1901, I, Henry T. Gage. as Governor OF the State
OF California, do hereby declare Thursday, the
2Sth day Of November. A. D. 1901. public holi-
day OF thanksgiving and prayer 10 the divine
and benehcent Ruler upon whose will the safety
OF our State and the welfare OF our people alike
depend
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the great seal OF the State to
be hereunto affixed, at the city Of Sacramento,
this 10th day Of November. A. D. 1901
HENRY 7. GAGE,
Governor Of California
Attest: c. F. CURRY. Secretary Of State.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
CLARK RETICENT AS TO
CAMPAIGN EXPENSES
Sacramento's Mayor Declines to Tell
What Reelection Cost
Him.

SACRAMENTO. Nov. 2O.-Mayor-elect
George H. Clark has refused to make aff1-
davit to his account Of campaign expendi-
lures under the purity of elections law.
Mayor Clark makes this statement:
Acting under the advice of my attor-
ney, Hiram w. Johnson, l did not make
oath TO my statement Of expenses incurred
in my late campaign The Supreme Court
ruled, in the case of Bradley against Clark
that the oath provided for in the purity
of elections law is unconstitutional
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
Kings Health Is Excellent.

LONDON, Nov. 20-Sir Frederick
Treves, surgeon to King Edward, when
submitting the toast to the King at a
banquet at Aberdeen yesterday said 1t
was pleasant to know that his Majesty
had never enjoyed such excellent health
as at present.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
vaoaville votes AGAINST Bonds.

vACAvILLE, Nov. 20-An election was
held to-day to authorize the issuing of
$50, 900 bonds for a sewer system. The
result was: For bonds, 122; against. 6S.
The proposition failed, since it lacked
four votes of having a two-thirds ma
iOritv
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21

should pass The westbound limited car
ried full passenger list from Eastern
cities, but none of the passengers were
injured .s
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
Murder Case Nearing End.

SEATTLE. Nov. 2O.-The Considine muir
der case will go to the jury to-morrc-S
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
Twentv Jews Reported Killed

VIENNA, Nov. 20-Rumors from War
saw say that twenty Jews have been
killed in anti-Semitic disturbances at
Olvipole,
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
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