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Williams news., 1904-03-05
Another Peach Springs Murder.

Last night at about 2:3O o'clock Conductor J. R. Foster was shot from his train at Peach Springs, and his body, falling beneath the wheels, was horribly mangled. No one witnessed the shooting, and it was not until the train reached Yampai that the unfortunate man was missed. The train crew wired back to Peach Springs and the operator went out to search for the missing man, and found part of his, remains near the water tank and the balance scattered along the track for a long distance. From what can be learned at present, it would appear that the conductor had given orders to the engineer and going back some car lengths had signaled to go ahead, and when the train started. got on one of the cars near the head end. There he found tramp and tried to put him off, with the result that the fellow shot him dead, the body fall ing beneath the train.
 The head was severed, as was the legs from the body and the trunk was torn into an unrecog- nizable mass. The bullet had entered the forehead and had ranged backward and downward. passing out at the base of the brain. Death must have been instantan- eous. Several people heard the shot, but thought it was a railroad torpedo. Three tramps, who were on the train, were arrested and brought to Kingman and lodged in jail. They deny knowledge of the crime, but state that they heard two shots, but state that the reports could not have been made by gun.
 Five men have been arrested and held to await the investigation of the coroner.
 Conductor Foster was one of the old conductors of the Santa Fe, and had been running number of years. He was quiet, gentle manly fellow, and was we'll liked by railroad men. He was a mem- Der of Vincennes, Ind, lodge of Knights of Pythias, and member of Needles Division of the O. R. C.. His remains were taken to Needles and will probably be taken east for burial He leaves a wife and family.-Kingman Miner, Feb. 27.
Williams news., 1904-03-05
PUT OFF THE TRAIN
Cameron's Agent Elected for
 Soliciting Business for Hotel.

Too late for publication last week we learned of the ejectment of Clar- ence Spaulding, solicitor for Cam eron's hotel and camps, from the Grand Canyon train at Apex,twelve miles this side of the Grand Can yon, on Friday evening, Feb. 26.
 It seems that the railroad com pany, with whom Cameron has had trouble recently over the ques- tion of title to the Bright Angel trail, has issued orders that Cam eron, who runs an opposition hotel at the canyon, and his employees must cease the soliciting of busi- ness either on the train or railroad right of way.
 On last Friday afternoon, Clar- ence Spaulding, employed by Cam eron, was ejected from the train by the conductor at Apex, 'for the reason that Spaulding was solicit. ing patronage for Cameron's Hote and camps-something the rail road officials have decreed will not be tolerated" !.
 In view of the bitter fight which has been carried on in the courts heretofore over the possession O the Bright Angel trail, it is more than likely that this means a re newal of hostilities, and that tit matter of the ejectment of Spauld ing from the train will be heard O. later in legal proceedings, and thu right of the company to eject { passenger. who has paid his fare for soliciting business, or the righ of anyone to solicit business con trary to company rules, decided.
Williams news., 1904-03-05
Notice of Election.

Notice is hereby given that, pur- suant to the provisions of Chapter W, Title II, Revised Statutes of Arizona, an election will be held by the qualified electors of the town of Williams (incorporated), on the first Monday in April, 1904. Said election will be held in Town Hall in said town of Williams, and the polls will be open from eight o'clock in the morning until six o'clock in the evening of said day.
 At said election the following officers of said town shall be voted for, viz:
 Five (5) Councilmen.
 One CD Town Clerk.
 One CD Town Marshal.
 One CD Supervisor of Streets.
 No person shall be eligible to the office of councilman who shall not, at the time of election, have at tained the age of twenty-one years; who shall not be qualified elector; who shall not be a free-holder re- siding within the town at the time of the election, and have resided therein for one whole year next preceding.
 All other officers voted for must be qualified electors of the town.
 The qualifications required by law of persons voting at such elec- ton are as follows:
 No person shall be entitled to vote at any election in any such town who is not entitled to vote at elections of county officers, and who shall not also have resided for six months continuously preceding such election in such town.
 Dated March 1, 1904.
 (Signed) F. R. NELL1s,
 Mayor
 E. G. DUBo1s, Clerk.
Williams news., 1904-03-05


 band, the oldest member of which is only twelve years old.
 Within the next twelve months the Odd Fellows of Bisbee plan to erect a temple in Bisbee that will cost between $35 ,OOO and $4O,OOO.
 E w. Graham, who is interested with Geo. U. Young in the proper ties of the Derby Mining Co.,. loca- ted west of Prescott, left Monday last for the east, after a visit to the mines. Courier.
 The excitement over the recent coal strike near Morenci still con- tinues and Morenci people are talk ing about little else. Surveyors are now in the coal fields laying out 10000 acres, which were taken up in the past two weeks.
 ', w. F. Peters, an employe of the United Verde mines, met with a horrible death there on Sunday. He was brakeman on the motor, and in running a car of slag to the edge of the dump he went over with a pot of molten slag and was burned to death.
 The Calumet & Arizona mine at Bisbee, Arizona, produced 3,O2O,OOO pounds of blister copper, 99 per cent. fine, last month (January). the best month in the history oi the mine. This product was se- cured from the operation of only two furnaces of 25O tons capacity each, neither of which treated it's full quota of ore.
 The Arizona Arrow, after two years of precarious existence breathed it's last at Chloride las Thursday. Mohave county field ii much too small for three, or ever two papers, and the demise of ont of the number will not be regretted although the sympathy of the news paper man is always with the mis fortunes of his fellow workers Mohave Miner.
 Robert Irving Steen, manager o the Grand Canyon hotel at Will jams, Ariz., is in the city, the gues
 of Manager Cheatham of the Alva
 rado. He attended the Elks' the ater last night, and this evenin will leave, returning to Williams Mir. Steen is we'll known in Albu l querque because of his long connee 5 tion with the Alvarado as steward : and his many friends will b I pleased to learn of his good forum t in securing the position of mana
 ger of the popular Grand Canyo : hotel. Martin Buggeln, proprieto S of Bright Angel hotel at the Gran s Canyon, is also proprietor of tn V Grand Canyon hotel at Williams l having purchased the latter fror ,. c. E. Boyce.-Albuquerque Citizel Q March 1.
Williams news., 1904-03-05
A. E. DOUGLASS, F. w. SMITH, F. s. BREEN,
Committed.

The following delegates were chosen to attend the Tucson con- vention to be held March Sth:
 T. J. Coalter, J. H. Henry, H. c. Hibben, J. s. Amundsen, G. H. Coffin, Geo. U. Young, F. R. Nell lis, E. N. Crawford, Wm. Souder, H. Pyle, B. H. Crow, Harry Hen derson.
Williams news., 1904-03-05
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Interesting Items Purloined From
 Numerous Exchanges

Gus Reimer has been in town for the past week buying mutton for his Los Angeles house.-Martinez News-Herald.
 A petition has been signed in Cananea by 1900 Americans and forwarded to Washington, asking that consulate be established in the municipality of Cananea.
 The Santa Fe railroad officials are said to be planning the run ming of hospital cars to the pacific coast. In this event consumptives would be barred from the Pull mans.
 Kingman Mineral Wealth re- ports that the Leland mine is now running about 150 tons of ore through their mill a day. Their bullion shipments average about $75,0OO a month.
 Miss Lottie Foley, of Ash Fork, is spending several weeks in Doug las as the guest of her sister, Mrs. w. R. Latta. This is Miss Foley's first visit to the smelter city, Douglas, International.
 The name of Mellen. the Santa Fe station at the east end of the Colorado river bridge, has been changed to Topok. The change was made on account of trainmen mis- . taking Mellen for Needles in train orders.
 Mrs. J. I. Broyles, who has been spending the winter in California, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. E P. Wilson. After visiting here she will return to Ash Fork, her old home.-Phoenix Enterprise, Feb. ruary 27.
 Representative Howell of Utaf introduced a bill in the House Feb. Il, providing that all tha portion of Arizona territory lying north and west of the center of thu Colorado river shall be annexed t. the state of Utah.
 The passenger department of thu Santa Fe has issued figures whicl show that the company has takel 23,OO8 people to the Grand Canyol of Arizona during the four year ending December 31, 1903. Dur ing the latter year the number o visitors reached 12,7O4, as agains 6,6OS in 1902.
 The sheep shearing in this val ley has been completed for thi season. While the shearing wa going on things were pretty livel at Cave creek. About III ,OOO hea of sheep were sheared, ,-the aver age clip all the way through bein little over five pounds to tn sheep.-Arizona Gazette.
 Work was begun last week O the Arizona Southern railroad which will run from Red Rock, station on the Southern Pacific wes of Tucson, in a southwesterly diret tion to the properties of the Impt rial Copper company. The distanc will be twenty-one miles. The COT struction work is being done b Grant Bros
 Wm. McIntire, of Flagstaff, ha concluded to shear his sheep at tn point. and will commence immed ate]y. He has about 6OOO head wethers to clip, and will emplo about ten men for six days. u will buy water from the railwa company, which will furnish it him for $10 per car.-Martin' News-Herald.
 Mrs. George U. Young came from Alto yesterday on the trai and after she reached town she ali covered that her gold watch W. gone. The watch bore her initia on both the front and back lid and she will be very grateful ar will pay a liberal reward for tl return of the time-piece to her. Prescott JOurnal-Miper. Feb. 27.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
TOWN TRUSTEES
ORDER REFORMS
Residents in Control of the
Municipal Business of Saul
salitO Make Regulations
Special Dispatch to The Call.

sAUSALITO. April 23.-The new
Trustees of Sausalite have already
commenced work of reform. At their
last meeting, which was the first at
which the newly elected Councilmen
voted. the license of Buena Vista Park
was revoked, and hereafter Sunday pic
mics will not be permitted there. For
many years Buena Vista Park has been
a popular picnic resort. The Trustees
believe that Sunday picnics are not
conducive to good government and
consequently have placed a ban upon
them.
Another important step was taken in
the adjustment of all slot machines
within the city limits. Some time ago
by a county ordinance all machine
playing was declared illegal The
owners. however, appealed to the City
Trustees, with the hope that they
would be allowed TO operate them by
paying a license. The board was unan-
imous in it's decision of this case. 1t
was agreed 10 have several city or
dinances more rigidly enforced and TO
compel all saloons to close at an earlier
hour than has heretofore been the GUS
tom.
At the last meeting Jaques Thomas
was reelected Mayor. TIE other MEM
bers Of the board are w. J. Martin, L.
c. Pistolesi, r. II. Shoemaker and D. c.
Hughes.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
NO BATTLE
FOUGHT ON
THE YALU

ST. PETERSBURG, April 23.-The
the rumor of heavy fighting on the
Yalu River. Everything is reported
quiet from the theater of war.
A rumor had been current in this
city that the Japanese sustained heavy
loss while attempting a landing near
the mouth of the Yalu River. Accord
ing to the report, which was said to
have been based upon a private tele-
gram from Port Arthur, the Japanese
lost 1000 men. The story was discred-
tied in quarters where the press cor
respondents made inquiries.
In spite of the reports from Seoul and
Toxic that the Russians are massing
$4,000 men to resist the Japanese cross
ing the Yalu River. it can be asserted
with great positiveness that an obsti-
nate obstruction of the enemy's cross
ing is no part of General Kuropatkin's
tactics. The Russians intend that the
Japanese shall have the river behind
them before giving battle in force.
Kuropatkins plans in this respect are
fully approved here. Of course, the
Russians will do all in their power to
render the crossing as difficult and ex-
pensive as possible, but the first de-
cisive engagement will occur in Man
churia, where the Russians believe they
will have all the advantage Of position.
/ The Japanese fleet is again reported
/ to be off Port Arthur, but the report Is
not official.
The Rusld Slave prints letter from
an official in the French service which
reports the presence Of numerous
japanese spies in France, we'll provided
with money. They shadow Russians
and watch the shipyards. Especially do
/ they endeavor TO ascertain the exact
date of the departure of the Baltic
! fleet and the points en- route at which
/ it will coal.
The Novosti states that the Russians
I should feel gratiffed at the strategical
achievement of the naval squadron,
which imposed caution upon the Japa-
nese operations and gave Russia time to
1 throw a preponderating military force
/ into Manchuria. The most favorable
time, the Novosti continues, for Japa-
nese military operations has passed.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24

New York platform, upon which Judge
Parker stands, Bryan, after reviewing
1t plank by plank, continues:
THE New York platform is dishon-
est platform, fit only for a dishonest
party. No one but an artful dodger
would stand upon it. The submission
of such a platform to the voters OF
State is an insult to their intelligence,
for it is intended to deceive them, and
a deliberate attempt to deceive is
reflection upon the brains of those
to whom it is submitted.
This platform proves that the op-
position to the Kansas City platform
is not opposition to silver. but opposi-
tion to every needed reform and oppo-
sition to all that the masses desire.
'I had expected that a platform pre-
pared by Mr.. Hill for Judge Parker
would be evasive and lacking in frank
less, but I did not conceive that any
body Of men calling themselves Demo-
Gratis would present such platform
as a recommendation of candidate.
If we are to take the New York plat
form as an indication Of what the next
Democratic platform is to be IN case
the reorganizers control the conven-
ton, then who will be able to deny
the secret purpose of the reorganizers
tc turn the party over to predatory
wealth?
"Can any one doubt that with such
platform as was adopted in New
York and with a candidate whose con-
| science would permit him to run upon
such a platform-does any one doubt
| that with such platform and candi-
date the party would be mortgaged be-
forehand to the corporations that are
now using the Government as pri-
vate asset and plundering the people
| at will?"
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
COLyILLE RESERVATION
AGENT Is REMOVED

President Takes Action After an In
vestigation of Charges Against
Colonel Anderson.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-President
Roosevelt has removed Major Albert
M. Anderson, Indian Agent in charge
of the Colville reservation in Washing
ton State, as the result of the investi-
CATION of alleged irregularities in his
administration Of agency affairs. Spe-
cial Agent McNicholls Of the Indian
Bureau has been placed in charge. The
investigation has been in progress sew
eral weeks by McNicholls and Inspec-
tor Nesler.
1t was charged that there had been a
Justification Of Major Anderson's
vouchers. padding of the rolls of the
Colville agency and other gross infrac-
tions Of the law. Major Anderson was
given ten days in which to explain the
charges, and he attributed the matter
complained of to a clerk at the agen-
cy, who, however, it is said, has disap-
peared on a leave of absence for sixty
days granted him by Major Anderson.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
ALICE ROOSEVELT SICK
WITH GERMAN MEASLES
Is Confined to Her Apartments at the
White House-Attack a Very
Mild One

WASHINGTON, April 2S.--Miss Alice
Roosevelt is suffering from a slight at
tack of German measles and is now
confined to the house. The announce
ment was made from the White House
to-day. Several hundred invitations
have been sent out for musicale to
be given Monday evening by Mrs.
Roosevelt. AS Miss Roosevelt is iso-
lated in her own apartments her ply
sician said tonight that there would
be no danger whatever to the guests,
and on this account the invitations for
the musicale will not be recalled. Miss
Roosevelts physician says the attack
is only a very mild one, and that
she will not be confined indoors more
than several days at the most.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
Magnates Stop at Santa Cruz.

SANTA CRUZ. April 23.-James
Stillman. president of the National City
Bank of New York City; G. Farrer,
representing Barring Brothers. bankers
of London, England; r. Goelet, direct
or of the Illinois Central Railroad; !;
Whitney Warren, railroad architect,
and w. V. S. Thorne, director of pur-
chases of the Hartman roads arrived
here on a special train shortly before
o'clock. They spent a short time at
the Big Trees and then went to San
Jose.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
BRYAN SCORES
JUDGE PARKER
DenOunces as DishOnestP Plat
form Adopted by Democ-
racy of New York State

CHICAGO, April 23.-W. ]. Bryan ad-
dressed large audience tonight in the
armory of the Second Infantry. The
meeting was entirely an affair Of Bry-
ans, he having rented the armory and
paid all expenses of the meeting. His
subject was THE New York Platform" +"
In order that his address might not
have the appearance of being delivered
under any particular political infiu-
ence Bryan was his own presiding Of
ficer and introduced himself to his
hearers. In part he said:
While many of the papers seem to
assume that the contest for the Demo-
cratic nomination is necessarily be-
tween Judge Parker and Mr.. Hearst,
and that every Democrat must neces-
sarily be for one or the other, such a
position Is illogical and without founda-
ton. Those who are classed as reor-
ganizers-and by that / mean those
who would carry the party back to the
position that 1t occupied under Mr..
Cleveland's s administration-aren not en-
tirely agreed among themselves as ito
the proper candidate upon whom to
concentrate their votes, and so those
who are in sympathy with the spirit of
our recent platforms may differ as to
the relative availability Of those who
represent the progressive element of
the party.
HAS NO PERSONAL CHOICE.
my own position is one of neutral
ity. / regard as available all candi-
dates who are in favor of making the
Democratic party an honest, earnest
and courageous exponent of the rights
and interests of the masses, and I re-
gard as unavailable all who are In
sympathy with or obligated to the
great corporations that to-day domi-
nate the policy Of the Republican party
and seek through the reorganizers to
dominate the political policy of the
Democratic party.
When some two years ago / became
satisfied that ex-senator David b. Hill
was planning to be candidate 1 point
ed out the objections to his candidacy.
When the Cleveland boom was
launched 1 pointed out the objections
to his candidacy, and now that Mr..
Parker seems to be the leading candi-
date (though not the only candidate)
among the reorganizers, desire to pre-
sent some reasons why he cannot be
considered as an available candidate
for a Democratic nomination. and
find these reasons, not in his personal
ity, but in his position upon public
questions.
Launching into discussion Of the
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
CaIifornInns i'm Sew YORK.

NEW YORK, April 23.-The fol-
lowing Californians arrived in New
York to-day: From San Francisco
r. Harrison, at the Herald Square;
j. A. Hart and wife. at the New AM
sterdam; c.. L. Parker, at the St.
Denis; c. Thompson, at the Grand
Union, and Captain A. Girard, at the
Park Avenue. w. H. Heber. from Los
Angeles, is at the Holland.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
Death Summons Grain Merchant.

SAN DIEGO, April ga w.
Stewart, the widely known grain mer-
chant and pioneer citizen of this city.
died to-day after an illness of two
months. He was nearly 75 years old
and was a member of the Odd Fellows,
knights, Templar, knights of Pythias,
Masonic and other organizations. He
came to California in 1852.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
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The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
Bill FAVORING LABOR
UNIONS PASSES HOUSE
Measure Approved by British Legisla-
tors Legalizes Picketing and
Protects ORGANIZATIONS.

LONDON. April 23.-The House OF
Commons to-day passed the second
reading, by 23S 10 1ss votes, Of the
trades union bill legalizing peaceful
picketing and amending the law Of con-
spiracy in connection with trade dis
putes and protecting trades union
funds against legal process for damage
caused by the action OF members OF
such unions. The bin is the outcome
Of the recent judgment OF the court in
the Taffvale Railway case, which, with
the railway mems union, was mulcted
in heavy damages for pfcketing and in
terfering with nOn-uniOnists.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
Santa Fe Employe Killed.

POINT RICHMOND. April 23.-R.
c. Park, an employe of the Santa Fe
Railroad. was instantly killed to-day
by the breaking of portion of a
scraper. The top of his head was cut
Off and his body was horribly mangled.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
Payne Is ConvaIescing.

WASHINGTON. April 2S.-Post-
master General Payne is much i'm
proved in health and he expects to re-
sumo his duty at the department upon
his arrival in Washington in about
ten days
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
WOODS SAYS CRIME
is UNPRoFITABLE
Mountain View Burglar VIII Go TO
Prison for the Seventh

SAN JOSE, April 23.-Burglar John
Woods, who was arrested at Mountain
View a few weeks ago, and who says
burglary is not a paying profession, has
spent an aggregate of forty years out
Of his sixty-two years of life, in State
prisons. He has been over the bay
six times, under as many aliases, and
he expects TO go again soon. as he says
he viii plead guilty this afternoon 10
the latest charge against him.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
STOCKTON MAN MAKES
BIG WHEAT TRANSACTION
Sperry Flour Company Purchases 1000
Tons of Wheat From Modesto
Farmer.

STOCKTON, April 23.--One of the
largest, if not the largest, wheat trans
actions made in this part of this State,
has just been closed between William
p. Steinbeck, manager of the Sperry
Flour Company, and H. Hughson, a
Modesto farmer. Steinbeck has pur-
chased 1000 tons of Australian and
club wheat from Hughson. Steinbeck
would not state the price paid, but it
is estimated about $4,000 changed
hands on the deal.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
RAILROADS Make Tax Payments.

the railroads of the State paid the sec
ond installment of their taxes for 1903
into the State treasury to-day. The
total amount paid in was s56S,S59 10
and the principal contributors were
the Central and Southern Pacific Rail-
road companies.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
Not Damaged by Bombardmcnts.

CHEFU, April 24.-Private letters re-
ceived from Port Arthur under date of
April 10 state that the Japanese bonn
bardments of April 13 and IA did no
damage to the town. No shells fell
inside the city.
The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
Texas Editor Dies.

AUSTIN, Tex, April 29.-Julian
Schultz, editor of the Texas Vor-
waerts, died to-day. He was the ma
tional president of the Sons of Her
mann.