Postoffice Inspector Sullivan thinks they
arc responsible for the numerous cases of
safe-blowing that have occurred in. Col
orado^ and. adjoining States -during: the
past "several months. -
LONG3IONT, Colo., April 12.— Two men
dynamited the safe In the postoffice here
early this morning, but were surprised by
citizens before they could gather much
booty. Only two registered letters were
secured and these were later recovered
from the men . who were captured In a
lumber yard near by. The men gave their
names as, George Bradley and William
Morrison and claim they are from Pueblo.-
Officers hero- believe, they may have had
something to do with the recent holding
up of a restaurant there, when two men
patrons of the place wore shot and killed.
Noise of Explosion Attracts Atten
tion of Citizens and the Cracks-
meil Are Captured.
BURGLARS TJSE DYNAMITE
ON SAFE IN" A POSTOFFICE
They . are supposed now to be hiding
south of the city near a cemetery and an
other big force of police will start on the
hunt to-morrow.
VANCOUVER, B. C, April 12.— Fred
Jones and Clnrk, the desperadoes who es
caped from Westminster penitentiary last
week and were fired on by the police here
yesterday, committed a bold robbery early
this morning, which put them in posses
sion of a a full supply of firearms and
ammunition.
The fugitive .convicts broke into Tis
dall'i gun store In the center of town.
They shattered a pane of glass In the
front window and ransacked the premises.
The two men secured two bfg Colt's revol
vers each and a supply of cartridges.
They threw a number of small revolvers
Into a corner- and had evidently made a
careful selection.
.Special Dispatch to The Call.
FIVE MEN ARE ACCUSED
OF KILLING A NEIGHBOR
Investigation Into the Assassination
of a Colorado Rancher Leads
ta Their Arrest.
AKRON, Colo., April ll'.-Five arrests
have been made aa a result of the Inves
tigation of the Coroner's Jury into the
death of Joseph Meenan, who was assas
sinated neax his ranch home, fourteen
miles from here, on the night of April 3.
The verdict of the Coroner's Jury was that
Meenan was killed as the result of a con
;piracy between Perry Tuttle, George
Tuttlc. Frank Irwin, Elmer Shanks and
Clinton E>ansdill, and that the Immediate
cause of hie death was four gunshot
wour.ds inflicted by one or more of the
above-named persons. All the euspects
hive been arrested.
It developed duHnfi the Inquest that
threats had been frequently made against.
Meenan's Hie ever since he killed John
Irwin on last Christmas day.
Oeorgo Tuttle is one of the bc?t known
men in this section of the State. Perry
Tuttle is his son, and is related to the
.Irwin* by marriage. Shanks Is a cousin
of the Tuttles and Dansdlll, and Is em
ployed by the elder Tuttlc. John Irwin.'
whose killing is said to have started a
feud, was a son-in-law of George Tuttle.
POLITICAL PRISONERS
ARE OFFERED LIBERTY
Tney Prefer Remaining in Jail to
Accepting the Terms Pro
posed to Them.
<1TY Or MKXICO, April i:.-The peo
l ir imprisoned in Monterey for being par
tisans of Francisco Reyes, candidate for
Governor, have been offered their liberty,
cut prefer remaining In prison to accept
ing the terms offered them.
The friends of Governor Bernardo
lieyea say that neither he nor his party
responsible for the election troubles,
:nd that the Governor was giving due
protection to his political opponents, and
lhat he is quite blameless for the regret
to ble occurrences.
OFFICERS HOLD RANCHER
PENDING INVESTIGATION
Mrs. John Church, Who Mys
teriously Disappeared.
Believe That He Murdered Mr. and
NEWCASTLE, Wyo.; April 12.— Mr.
aiyj Mr.«. John Church, formerly of
Omaha, Neb., who have been missing
from their ranch near Moorcroft, are be
lieved to have been murdered. A reward
for information of their -whereabouts has
been offered by the county officials. W.
C. Clifton, with whom it Is alleged the
Churches had a quarrel, has been arrest
ed, charged with their murder^'
Russian Strikers Fight Police.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 12.-Strikes
have broken out at the Morhine Shoe
Works of the Russo- American Rubber
Company here and bloody encounters have
taken nlace between the strikers and the
police. The Czar'B advisers are en
deavoring to dissuade him from taking
Ms intended journey to Italy Tor fear of
*narch!£ts. - -^ - — _1;;,
MASKED HIGHWAYMEN
HOLD UP A STREETCAR
Chicago Desperadoes Rob Passengers
of Their Valuables and Make
Their Escape.
CHICAGO, April 12.— Three masked men
held up a streetcar near Garfield Park in
this city at an early hour to-day and
robbed seven passengers, the conductor
and motorman of about $100, a gold watch
and eome Jewelry. Tho highwaymen
boarded the car near Sacramento avenue.
One kept guard on tho front platform
and one on the rear, while the third en
tered the car and at the point of a-re
volver forced the occupants to give up
their valuables. Tho only woman on tho
car fell on her knees, praying for mercy.
The matter was not reported to the polico
for several hours and no clow 'has been
found to what Is the boldest holdup of tho
kind In this city since October, 1S95.
UNION PACIFIC TRAIN
ESCAPES DESTRUCTION
Passes Through Aspen Tunnel Few
Minutes Before a Big Land
slide Occurs.
SALT LAKE, Utah. April 12.— A special
to tho Herald from Evanston, Wyo.,
says that a landslide occurred at tho east
end of the Aspen tunnel late to-day,
burying the Union Pacific tracks eighteen
or twenty feet for a distance of 200 or COO
feet and badly caving in the end of tho
tunnel. It is thought the tracks cannot
be cleared for at least twenty-four hours.
No one was killed in the slide as far as
known. The cast-bound passenger train
had just passed through the tunnel when
tho slide. came down the mountain,' Just
missinff the train, .___
A letter also has been received from
Former Under Sheriff Bowers of this
county, now at Manvel, in which he de
clares he saw the fugitive passing vmhm
ten feet of him. and recognized him posi
tively, although the latter gave no sign
of recognition. Bowers Is well acquainted
with McKinney.
It is now probable that Sheriff Collins
and his posse will . return to BakerstieW
and endeavor to make White- River in
time to meet the outlaw at that
point, as there Is nothing more to De clone
at Randsburg. Sheriff Lovin of Mojave
County. Ariz., and posse are believed 1 to
be at Randsburg with him and will no
doubt go to the White River country.
Sheriff Kelly -notified them by wire of
the battle with the outlaw to-night.
The posse from Inyo County, sent out
by Sheriff C. A. Collins, brother of the
Tulare Sheriff, was last reported to be
In the Granite Wells country, 'on the i>or
ders of Inyo, Kern and San Bernardino
counties, 'where there was at first some
fear that the outlaw might turn in an
effort to reach Southern Nevada. Thia
danger is now considered past and all ef
forts will be turned to the attempt to In
tercept the murderer at White River or
around Porterville and Viaalia. The lat
ter will doubtless secure provisions and
fresh mounts at Glonnvllle. where ne has
many friends. Should he be wounded una
unable to proceed there are many who
will no doubt protect him there.
by rail, which it ia not believed for an
instant he would attempt to do, being too
¦well known. The officer!*, however, have
not believed the story and have contmueo.
to act on the first theory.
ROME. April 12.— Easter Sunday here
vrc.3 marked by magnificent weather. A
private mass was held at the Vatican
with a few selected guests. The Pontiff
was present, but for the first time in his
pontificate he did not officiate personally.
This, circumstance has given rise to all
kinds of rumors respecting Pope Leo's
health. He, however, was well enough to
receive a large number of Hungarian
pilgrims.
PRIVATE EASTER MASS
CELEBRATED AT VATICAN"
Desperate Fugitive
Convicts Prepare *
for Battle.
GAIN WEAPONS
BY A ROBBERY
TO DEFY LAW
The officers at Kernvllle are positive of
the identity of the man they met and it
was McKinney, whom bpth know well.
This should set at rest all doubts as to
tho Identity of tho Kingman murderer
with that of the Porterville outlaw, which
many acquaintances of the latter profess
to doubt, notwithstanding tho positive*
identification of him by # others. A.sport
ing man of this city has a letter p-arjH>rt
ins to have been received from the out
law, dated and sent from Ilermoslllo,
Mexico, on March 27, four days before
the Kingman murder. If .that be. true it
would be impossible for him to have maae
the trip to Kingman in that time except
OFFICERS ARE SURE.
, A message to ; night from Randsburg
says that Sheriff Collins of VIsalia and
Deputy Sheriff Gus Tower of Bakersfleld
returned there this afternoon. Tho re
mainder of the posso Is still at tho boras
works at Searlcs. where Collins and
Tower had expected to return to-morrow,
but the latest news is likely to change
their plans.
The news was Immediately brought to
Kernvllle, telephoned to Callente and
from' there wired to Bakersfleld. Sheriff.
Kelly received a confirmation in an of
ficial report by telephone from the depu
ties at Kernvllle." Details are difficult to
get, as all messages have to be tele
phoned by a private line to Callente and
relayed by others to BakersHeld. There
are no officers at Glennvllle or In Linns
Valley, but Sheriff Kelly has wired to
Vlsalla, to have a posse sent out to way
lay Mckinney. at White River Station, at
tho border of Kern and Tulare counties.
If the outlaw is wounded, as believed, he
can hardly hope to escape.
McKInney. seeing the trap, put spurs to
his horse and dashed off at full speed,
firing several shots at the officers as he
went. None of the latter took effect, and
the deputies were soon hot on the trial,
which lay straight for the Green Horn
Mountains, which rahgo runs northeast
and southwest and separates this por
tion of the county from Lima Valley and
Glennvllle. Although his mount was jaded
and worn, McKInney had a good start on
the officers, and the country, with its
rough formation, favored him. Neverthe
less, he would probably have been over
taken but for the heavy brush. Into which
he turned, and was lost to sight. The of
ficers beat the brush for some time and
ncouted the country 6ver without buwecsa.
They are x»f the opinion that the murderer
was wounded in the fight.
nevertheless, within range of their rifles,
and. they fired on him without parley or
preliminaries. There was no thought of
attempting to take him alive, but it was
a cape of kill or to be killed. From the
start it has been an open secret that the
intention of every officer Is to show no
quarter and to kill tho murderer at the
ilrst opportunity.
OUTLAW RIDES HARD.
MURDERER OF . : SEVERAL MEN WHO IS BEING HUNTED BY POSSES
IN THE KPIRNVILLE DISTRICT AXD WHO IS REPORTED TO HAVE
BEEN WOUNDED BY OFFICERS. „ ,
The police are looking for several peotn
who scattered after the bloody affray ami
who are supposed to have taken a promi
nent part In It. Tho christening took place
Saturday night. Mexican liquor flowed,
and In the early hours of Sunday tha
usual melee ensued "-¦ --»
I.OS ANGEIXS. April 12.— There wax a
battle royal early this morning as a wind
up of a peon christening at Boxcar Town
In the stockyards of the Southern PaclUc.
Teofllo Marmalejo lies at the County Hos
pital at the point of death, Louis So to is
at the Receiving Hospital with four cut3
in the head and one in the groin and >'•-
lipe Robles, who has a fierce jab In the
left arm. Is detained as a prisoner at the
FIGHT AT CHRISTENUTG
MAY CAUSE ONE DEATH
Peons at Los Angeles Have a Cel
ebration and Three Are
Wounded.
AMSTERDAM. April 12.— The strike ha<»
collapsed. The aged Socialist leader,
Domela Nieuvenhuis. who emerged from
his retirement In order to conduct the
strike agitation, m« present at a stormy
meeting of the labor organization, which
sat during the whole of last night anil
until half-past S o'clock this morning. He
proposed to terminate the agitation, since
the cause of labor had been betrayed. Th*,
meeting acaulesced in this view and de
cided not to elect a new strike commit
tee. A similar decision was reached at
a recent meeting at Rotterdam.
Employes of tho Transportation Com
panies Give Up the
Struggle.
STRIKE OF THE DUTCH
luABOR TTNIONS FAILS
CHICAGO. April 12.— The movement
against tho sort of drama that drives the
Irish to violence was given an entirely
new direction here to-night. The members
of the same organization that is ensagei!
in the crusade against the green whl3k^r
typo of Irish comedian sent to the per
formance at McVicker's Theater largi
delegations who led the applause. The
enthusiastic concerted approval for what
was deemed a worthy Irish dramatU:
representation was intended aa a fitting
public contrast to the demonstration of
the Irish descent against the caricatures
of that nationality on thfi stace.
A* revival of "Arrah-na-Posue" by An
drew Mack was the play which met with
such a hearty reception. It was given
by a strong company with a mounting
that compared favorably with the most
elaborate productions of the present the
atrical season and the success was com
plete. The production Is part of tho gen
eral plan to present on a welcotno scala
the best plays of similar character tn a
manner fitted to the highest requirements
of modern stagecraft.
Irish-Americans Crowd Theater in
Chicago and Enthusiastically
Approve the Play.
"ARBAH-NA-POCrTJE" MEETS
WITH HEARTY RECEPTION
Encouraged by the hope of securing a
State reward and the reward' offered by
Wclls-Fargo, several parties of man
hunters spent the greater part of the day
In the woods looking for the . bandit.
Thacker will probably prepare plans for
a more active search. Walker's return'ia
anxiously awaited.'
Sheriff Walker left alono at daylight this
morning for the Clear Creek district In
the Kouthern portion of the county. The
Indications are (hat he has a good idea of
where the bandit is located. Detective
Thacker of the Wells-Fargo Company ar
rived here this morning and during the
day has been closeted with Deputy Sheriff
Waters and Joseph Downey.
Downey, the driver of the stage, arrived
here this afternoon from North San Juan.
He stated that he would tie able to recog
nize the robber if he saw him again.' Sus
picion lsnow centered on a man .who was
seen around Nevada City on several oc
casions. - lie was observed within half a
mile of the place of the crime half an
hour before the robbery. ' "
NEVADA CITY, : April 12.-Xolwlth
standing the fact that in all portions of
the county officers have been hunting the
highwayman who robbed the Downieville
stage three miles from Navada City yes
terday, no trace of the fugitive has been
found, but the Sheriff is said to be in pos
session ot information that may lead to
the outlaw's capture very soon.
Dow ni e vil Ie ? s S t ag fr
Robber May Soon
Be Captured.
VIKNNA. April 12.- A dispatch io the
SCca Frcie P' essc from Belgrade says
that the Turkish peace committee, which,
I; is reported, has been well received in
two or thrtc towns, has been warned not
to go Into Djakova, which is the center
of Albanian resistance. Sadlk Pasha,
ii'-ad of the committee, inquired whether
the members might safely go to Djakova,
£t:d received the following reply:
"Come not, fcr if ye come it will h*
dune to you as it was to Mehcmed All
1-i.Eha.'
Schemed Ali was en exalted Turkish
official, who was sent to Djkova in 1S7S
V3 persuade the Albanians to cede a small
c'istrict to Montenegro In accordance with
the Berlin treaty. The house he occu
pted was burc.d over his head and he was
murdered. - . .
Waru Turkish Peace Coirinxittee Not
to Go to Djakova.
AL3ASTAHT3 MlVKE THSEATS.
BANDIT FLEES
THROUGH WOODS
FROM SHERIFF
This afternoon the lion waa In a par
ticularly savage mood. Katool entered
the cage safely enough and for a few sec
onds kept the brute away with a whip.
But just as tho door was opened for him
to spring out the animal leaped upon, him
with a vicious roar. . Pandemonium
reigned for a few minutes, -women
screaming at the top of their voices an<2
every ono in the tent making a rush to
the door for fear of the liana posslbta es
cape from the cage.
The tamer remained remarkably calm.
H« struck Wallace, several blows with tho
whip until tho animal retreated to Ifj
corner. Then he sprang outside, covered
with blood from his many' wounda. There
was a long, deep gash on the- sid*> of hl'i
fae«,.£OTiinencims. within, an eighth of a.M
iijCfc "QfTthaMeVer* Tnero was also a big cut
in his left sidVand a iflsep laceration on
the left Us. ¦ His left arm was torn nearly
half in two by th« animal's teeth.
Katool was carried to a coznfortablo
place and a phj-sician was summoned. Un
less blood poisoning se^s in h© will recov
er from hts injuries. Last week Wallae.s
severely Injured Millie Warda, Katool's
wife, who alternates with him In entering
the cage.
The accident occurred during a perform
ance of the wild animal show. The tent
was crowded, probably 200 people, mostly
women and children, being present. Wal
lace has a record of killing nine men, and
Katool's appearance insldo tho cags at
every performance has been one of the;
features of tha show.
FRESNO, April 12.-Joe Katool, the wild
animal tamer In the employ of itho South
ern Carnival Company, waa caught in a
cage this afternoon by Wallace, th« un
tamable lion, and fearfully lacerated by
the savage beast.
Special Dispatch ts Tha Ca'.L
Officials high and low in the depart
ment are anxiously awaiting the return
of ¦ Postmaster General Payne from his
Southern pleasure trip with Secretary-
Moody. Payne probably will be at his
desk on the 15th, and the first official act
will be to look over the catalogue of
scandal and familiarize himself with the
work that Is being done to make the de
partment's houseelenning a thorough one.
Machen to-day denied thr> buggy charge
absolutely. He had previously asserted
that he had absolutely no connection with
the alleged mail box scandals.
supplied l fhis" company qs to the estab- <
lishment of routes enabled it to defy com- i
petition In this particular trade, will be
investigated in their spare moments by
several inspectors who are workinc on
various details of the scandals, indicating
the existence of rings, combinations deals,
grafts, games and syndicates.
The buggy case is distinct from, the
mail box charges only In the difference
between buggies and mail boxes. The
charges in both cases are the same— that
the favored companies obtained inside in
formation which enabled them to get on
the ground where rural routes were about
to be established and sell their wares be
fore rival companies in the same line of
business had a chance to enter Into com
petition.
The charges filed yesterday that Super
intendent Mach?n of the Fr*w Delivery
division was In collusion with a buj?gy
company which sold, turnouts, to rural
WASHINGTON, April 12.— This being
Sunday, no new subjects for investigation
were added to the PostofScc Department
catalogue of scandals. As the case stands
now, the investigation of the department,
so far as the New York Post
office end of the ease is con
cerned, will be most searching and
thorough. While the charges before
the denartment set forth that poatofflces
in a!! parts of the country were concerned
In the extensive system of the promotion
syndicate, its operations are said to -have
been most extensive in the New York
Postofilce and the initial investigation
will be made th^re. Each separate case
of the 1776 promotions authorized will be
carefully inquired into and the clerk pro
moted will be questioned in order to dis
cover any violations of the merit system
rule, which, it is claimed, has been ren
dered inoperative so far as the New York
office is concerned by the operations of
the syndicate.
A rumor was afloat to-night, to the ef
fect that so\-f>rf>l arrests might be made
within a day or two. the persons to be
ftpprehendeu bring high officials in the
I'ostofflce Department.
Special Dispatch to Th» Call
The two Lopez boys, accompanied by a
number of their friends and a Mascican
called "Indian," wh? is supposed to have
fired the shot that wounded Superintend
ent Humphrey, started Immediately for
tho line and are doubtless in Mexican ter
ritory and among friendp, where it will
b*; difficult to capture them. It Is doubtea
by some if the shooting of Santiago Lopez
was accidental.
The mines at Picacho arc owned by a
corporation, of which Senator Pettigrew
of South Dakota Is the principal stock
holder. He had 'associated with him at
one time Senator Dorsey and Senator
Morgan, but it is yaid that they sold out
of the company some time ago. The
mines are located some four or five miles
from the river. The only saloon in the
place is owned by Horan and Is near the
mill.
Erodnax did some lively moving and on
the r.oon train left fcr the pcane of the
trouble with Deputy Wjlliam Trotter. They
were «.ccompnnled by Coroner A. Mor
gan and Deputy District Attorney W. R.
Andrews. They will not reach Yuma un
til to-morrow afternoon and will then
have to drive to Picacho, ?ome distance
up the Colorado River and on the Cali
fornia side.
"YU1IA. Ariz., April 1*.— Thomas
Broadnax, Sheriff. San Diego, Cal.: Riot
here. My deputy, Burke, killed. Others
phot and trouble arising. Come a{ once.
Riot was at the mines.
"W. H. HORAK."
Sheriff Broadnax learned of the riot
through a telegram received this after
noon as fcllowB:
Burke was born in Tuma and had been
known and feared. At different times he
had been Deputy Sheriff, Constable and
City Marshal, and at one time was Con
stable at Hedges. Cal. He had killed eight
men during the last twelve years, all or
nearly all without provocation, and his
taking off is not mourned in the section of
the country in which he is known.
OFFICERS SUMMONED.
Thirty guns were out immediately and
thirty men were trying to get a shot at
IJurkc. Superintendent Humphrey, who
tried to intercede, received a painful but
nut serious wound through the fleshy part
of the thigh. Another Lopez, who was a
chum cf Burkc's victim, but no relation,
though of the same name, ran up to
Burke from behind and. throwing his gun
down on him. shot him through the head
from behind, the ball coming out through
the center of the forehead, killing him in
stantly. In the meantime Constable Ho
ran did everything In his power to protect
his prisoner, emptying his pistol over the
heads of the frenzied mob, but without
avail.
Lopez fired, the ball taking effect in
1-urke's righfc shoulder. Burko jumped
frcm the wagon, fhouting and crying
apain and again:
"For God's sake, don't murder me'."
"For God's sake, don't kill meT'
nillito .Lopez, a brother of the young
inon ¦whom llurkc had killed, stepped for
ward fr<?m the mob of angry friends and
•••pproached the wagon, gun in hand.
i;urke threw Ms hands in the air, ex
claiming: . ,-. ... -_.',«,_. — „.. -,r«~-.,- ... .,
SAX DIEGO, April 12.— A special # dis
ratch received . late to-night brings the
particulars of a riot at the mining camp
at Picacho. Billy lloran. the constable
r.t Picacho, while cleaning his gun acci*
dentally discharged it. the ball going
harmlessly through the ceiling. Pete
Burke, the deputy constable, drunk and
ever ready for ;i gun play, rushed into
the room, brandishing his gun and shoot
ins promiscuously. One ball passed
through a partition, striking young San
tiago Lopez, better known as Pelone, in
the bnck of the head, killing him instant
ly. Constable Iloran immediately placed
Burke under arrest, disarming him and
keeping him in custody.
A few hours later Iloran, with his pris
oner and Superintendent Humphreys of
the Calkir.g Go!d Mining Company, drove
up in a wagon to the office of the Justice
of the Peace, where Burk'e was to have
his preliminary examination. Excitement
In the meantime had become intense and
the great majority of the population, of
w hkh about SO per cent are Mexicans,
v.ero worked up to a frenzy and had gath
ered about the place of the hearing.
KILLING OF BURKE.
Sr-cial Dispatch to The Ca.ll
The Roeslan press has been antaguals
ti<: to the Bagdad Railway. «.«n the ground
that would Increase Britten, and iiicrf
particularly Germain; Influence in tho?*
I'Slons. The Novoe Vrcinya fomr time
i^iru strongly urged r strenuous policy to
ottoet Britiih and German activity in
j'< r.-ia. paying that to v.sh until the
6 !'tai! and IJ.igdad Railway line was
completed would be nothing less than
BUictde on rhc parr of Hussia.
T\\i main Bagdad llai'way is to run
Jiom Jvvnia to Karaxnanercyl!. Mossul,
Bagdad ar:d Ba^ra, with branches lo
A>ppo, I'rfa and the Gulf of Alexan
dretta. The Gf rmans o.btained the conce«
•iens for the line and, according to a dis
patch from Constantinople on February
L\ the Turkish Government guarantres
en income of $2200 per kilometer and an an
j:uai contribution of tWO per kilometer, to
l>r used i:i the payment of working c.v
j.cnses for the first portion of the line
1mm Kor.ta to Bagdad. The convention
between the Turkish Government and the
Germans was thfn awaiting the issue of
i.ri irr«<3e to become effective.
LONDON, April 1C. — Tlie Standard
learns fhat ?n agrrcmcr.t has been con
cluded ¦whereby Great Britain, France
«:.«! Germany will participate equally in
tlse ccntrol of the proposed Bagdad Rail
ioad, the revenues of which will be guar
anteed by the Turkish custom?.
Blows of a Whip Prevent
the Animal Killing
Its Keeper.
Wholesale Violations of the
Merit System May Be
'Revealed.
Authorities at County Seat
Hasten to the Scene
of Conflict.
Czar's Government Is Shut
Out of a Far East
Enterprise, s
England, Germany and
France to Share
Control.
Wallace, a Ferocious
Beast, Tears the
Man's Flesh.
Constable Sends an Ap
peal From Eastern
San Diego.
Each Promoted Clerk
in New York to Be
Questioned.
Two Men Lose Life
in a Fight at
Picaeho.
Porte Closes Bar
gain for Bagdad
Railroad.
Employe at Fresno
Has a Narrow
Escape.
The light was at Fugrett's ranch on the
river, near whore the stream comes
through -the mountains. Here R. W. Me
• Cracken and "Warren Rankin, deputies of
Sheriff Kelly, were lying In wait for Mc-
KInney, his arrival being hourly ex
pected. Both are tried officers. "When
the fugitive came in sight they drew a
line on him and waited in their hiding
place for a shot, as he was compelled to
take this road to set by on his journey.
The hunted man, however, -was cautious
and on the lookout for an ambush. He
approached carefully and the officers
were seen before he got close. He was,
.;..- south fork of the Kern River, six
miles from Kernvlller and escaped. At
that hour the murderer came down the
ban.k of the stream on horseback. Ho
was headed toward the northwest, in the
direction of Linns Valley and Porterville,
and had evidently come direct from the
vicinity of Randsburjr.
rfT\i AKERSFIELD. April 12.— Outlaw
f%*$ James McKInney had his first
Sf^% hruah with officers of the law
" ¦ this afternoon at 4 o'clock on the
Special Dispatch to The Call.
Postoffice Inquiry
Is Nearing a
Crisis.
TURK DEALS
HARD BLOW
TO RUSSIA
ANGRY LION
SEEKS LIFE
OF A TAMER
MINERS RIOT
AND BULLETS
SPEED DEATH
MEN IN HIGH
STATION MAY
BE ARRESTED
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1903.
VOLUME XCIII— NO. 134.
The San Francisco Call.
Murderer Nearly Stumbles Into a Trap on the South
Fork of the IQern River, and After Firing Shots at
Deputies in Ambush Gallops to the Mountains
OFFICERS WOUND M'KINNEY
BUT THE OUTLAW ESCAPES