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VOL. XLIV. "NO. 181
FINAL CALL RECEIVED
Sudden Demise of Judge
Anson Brunson
i in of wm POWER
Heart Failure the Cause of
His Death
HIS ACTIVE LIFE REVIEWED
Hs Was for Thirty Years a Resident of
California
He Was a Brilliant Attorney and a Great
Jurist
Funeral to Occur Today at San Bernardino,
Under the Auspices of the Bar Aa*
soclatlon of That City
Anson Brunson is dead. At 4:30 yes
terday he passed away in his rooms at
Hotel Stewart in tbe city of San Bernar
dino. In his last bouts his body was not
racked with pain. They were peaceful
and quiet, end his brother, Dr. K. Brun
son of Redondo, was with bim when the
end came.
The funeral will be held in San Ber
nardino at 12 p.m. today, under the au
spices of the bar association of tbat city.
A large number of attorneys, Masons
and Knights of Pythias from this city
will attend. Judge William E. Cheney
will deliver tbe funeral oration.
Judge Brunson's death was a shock to
4is many friends in this city, but it was
not v surprlja. For live years last past
be bas been failing rapidly and his for
mei associates have noted witn regret the
physical decay upon which he had ap
parently entered and which nothing
could or did stop.
Some weeks Judge Brunson went
into Kern ooutity to spend his vacation.
After enjoying a hunt he returned to
San Bernardino, but bis condition had
not been bettered. He grew rapidly worse
and it beoame apparent to all that, unless
some steps were taken to bring him re
lief, he would soon pass away. He was
removed to the Squirrel Inn on tbe San
Bernardino mountains. But this cbange
did no good. Monday morning it becamo
apparent that the judge was at death's
door. An ambulance was secured and
be was taken back to San Bernardino,
where the expected call from the dark
messenger came within a few hours.
Heart failure was the cause of death.
Judge Brunson leaves a daughter, who
is residing with relatives in Illinois.
HIS ACTIVE CAREER.
Anson Brunson was bora in Lorain
county, Ohio, April 16, 1835. He was at
tbe time of his death in tbo sixty-first
year of his life. He was a student in bis
youth at Knox college in his native state,
and later was graduated from the law
school of tbe Michigan state university at
Ann Arbor. This was in 1857, and the
following year he was admitted lo the bar.
It was in 1864 that Judge Brunson came
to California. As a young man he was
possessed of tireless and indefatigable
energy. He was favored with a wonder
ful mind, and it had been developed hy
a collegiate edncation, so that he was tho
equal of any man in California iv his
chosen profession.
Tbe opportunities and tile f.elj at Napa
being limited. Judge Brunson in 1872
sought another location. He visited Los
Angeles and bis keen eye at once recog
nized the future great city. He tooK up
bis residence here and entered upon the
practice of bis profession. He formed a
partnership witb Colonel James East
man, one of the most remarkable and
likewise one of tbe most brilliant orators
Southern California has ever developed.
Colonel Eastman died a few years ago.
In 187!) Judge Brunson became a mem
ber of tbe tii in of Wells, Brunson & Lee.
This partnership existed until 1884, when
Judge Brunson, with Judge William A.
Cheney, was elected to the superior
bench.
He was at all times a consistent, hard
working Republican in his political affil
iations, although he was at no time a
bigoted partisan. In 1882 his party hon
ored him with a nomination for the
state supreme bench. But in that year
the Democracy swept California, and
Jndge Brunson. with the entire Repub
lican state ticket, was defeated.
in 1886 the judge resigned from the su
perior bench to accept the position of
geneial solicitor for tbe Southern Califo,»
nia railway. To this important position
there attached a salary of $10,000 per an
num.
In 1891 the judge's health began to fall
and a short time after tnis be resigned
his poaitioti with the railroad company
and took an extended ocean trip. He
stopped at Honolulu and intended to lo
cate there, but after remaining three
months he arrived at the conclusion that
he could do hetter and live happier in
the United States.
Thereupon he returned to this country,
and selecting San Bernardino as a piace
of residence he formed a paitnersbip with
Klmer E. Howell, iecogn</.6d at tnat time
aa otic ot the most brilliant young at
torneys on the Pacific coast. But fate
decreed that tbe partnership should be
of short duration. One of the partners
is in a foreign land, a fugitive from jus
tice, and death bas called the other
to his final account.
A REMARKABLE MAN.
As has been before stated Anson Brun
son was in many ways a most remarkable
man. Like others, he bad bis faults and
they wero puruded before the world,
while the good aeeds he did and the kind
acts he performed were not recorded here
on earth. Outside of a small circle, few
ever beard of thorn, for Judge Brunson
would never permit matters of tnat kind
to be exploited.
If he was tbe friend of any man, that
man could depend upon bim to the ex
tent of everything lie possessed —mental,
physical or financial, He was of a pleas
ant, sunny disposition, and at all limes
appreciated true wit. He was himself a
humorist.
As a judge upon the bench ho was truly
righteous. That great, large brain of his
cquippetl him especially to interpret the
law and the California Keportj show hnn
to have been a great jurist, for he was
seldom, if ever, reversed by the supreme
court of the state.
The striving young attorneys of this
and other Southern California cities,
who in days gone by were endeavoring to
build up a* practico and make homos for
themselves, all have a kindly feeling for
Judge Branson, and to them the intelli
gence of his death will be sad, sad news.
There never was a time that he denied
assistarce to a struggling young attorney.
The later years of Judge Brunson's life
were somewhat embittorod by unpleasant
incidents which arose, but he is gone
now and to dwell upon them would be
unkind. They are forgotten and let tbem
remain buried. It is best.
As an indication of the character of
Judge Brunson, as going to show his
forgiving nature and the great, big, kind
THE LATE JUDGE ANSON BRUNSON
heart his frail body contained, it is only
necessary to mention one incident of his
lifo at San Bernardino.
While tho judge was in Kern county
enjoying his vacation his partner. Elmer
E. Rowell, absconded. He teok with
him money, raised by forgery and other
illegal means. He had used the firm's
name and s.gnature and bad left the part
nership affairs in terriole shape.
Whon Judge Brunson left San Bernar
dino for Bakerslield it was with the un
derstanding that Unwell should piepare
the papers in the matter of a $j">0,000
foreclosure suit for the creditors of the
Bear valley dam people. There was a
$."iOOO cash fee in ttie case, and Rowell
was to have the papers ready for Judge
Brunson to pass upon after his return.
But when Judge Brunson left,Rowell be
gan a debauch, which resulted in his
clients taking the foreclosure suit out of
his hands ana giving it to a firm in this
city.
When Judge Brunson returned from his
vacation he found affairs at sixes and
sevens. The loss of the $5000 fee wai in
deed a blow to him.
The papers on all sides assailed Rowell
and published his misdeeds to the worla.
Sonic San Bernardino papers whose
friends were personal enemies of Rowell
attacked him with venomous fanes, even
going so far as to add to what was al
ready a stain upon an honorable name
that which the facts aid not warrant.
It was then that Judge Brunson rose
up, and with that generosity of mind and
heart for which he was noted, he went to
the defense of his absent partner. Right
1 roundly did he rebuke those enemies —
not of his. but of Rowell—who bad lied
übout his friend and associate, who was
not present to defend himself. He told
of Rowell'a good traits of character, re
ferred to his frailties and weaknesses,
and asked that inasmuch as he hud a
noor.kind.ola mother in the community,
loving brothers and sisters, his misdeeds
he foigotten and be be given an opper
tunity to commence life again among
strangers.
And yet Elmer E. Rowell, perhaps, had
wronged Judge Brunson more than he
had any other individual on earth save
his own flesh and blood. It waa the
misconduct of tbis friend tbat tended
greatly to hasten the judge's end.
To the pioneers of this city the intelli
gence of Judge Brunson's death is aad
indeed. Many floral tributes will be sent
from tbs city to adorn his bier.
The Tax la Valid
J SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8 The su
preme court today decided that the State
Loan and Trust company of Los Angeles
is a de facto bank aud liable to a city tax
on deposits. The question arose in an
agreed case. Judgment was given in
the lower court against the duty.
This judgment the supreme court has
now reversed and the taxes having
been collected, the lower court is di
rected to dismiss the case.
THE HERALD
LOS ANGELES, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9, 1895.-TEN PAGES.
ONE OF DURRANT'S DOUBLES
Who Does Not Much Resemble
the Defendant
PAWNED A DIAMOND RING
His Testimony Worse Than Useless to
tbe Defense
The Pre-,* Club Recognizes Mis* Cunning
ham's Firmness in Declining to Reveal
Information Received in Confidence
Associated Press Sn.clal Wire.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 8.-A!ter wan
dering through a maze of unimportant
witnesses, the defense in the Durrant
case this afternoon suniomned to the
stand two of the moat important witness
es that havo been called since the accusa
tion closed its case. One of the witnesses
materially aided the defense, from the
fact tbat upon cross-examination .he
tailed to give important testimony ex
pected by the prosecution. 'Ihe examin
ation of the other witness had only just
begun when the court took a recess until
tomorrow morning, but in the short time
that the witness was on the stand he tes
tified to one important fact which was
directly opposed to what tho difense had
hoped to establish.
The moat important witness of the day
was Charles T. Lenahan, the young man
whom the defense oontends was mistaken
for Durrant by pawnbuker Oppenheim.
Lenahan, who does not bear a striking
resemblance to the prisoner, said tbat un
April 3d he attempted to pawns small
diamond ring, similar to the one worn
by Blancne Lamont, at Oppenheim's
shop. The witness said that he asked
Oppenheim the same questions and re
ceived the same replies tbat Oppenheim
quoted in relating the conversation he
had with the young man whom Oppen
heim testified was Durrant. Then came
the surprise to the defense, wbich coun
teracted nearly all of tbe strength gained
from the witness' testimony. Lenah an
said he tried to pawn the ring in tho
afternoon, while Oppenheim testified
that Durrant enter id tbe shop in the
morning. Attorney Deuprey was consid
erably disconcerted by the statement of
the witness, and endeavored to impeach
Lenahan's testimony by reading a letter
written by Lenahan to tbe attorneys for
the defense, ia which he divulged tbe
fact that he had tried to pawn a small
diamond ring at Oppenbeim's on the
same date that Durrant was said to have
entered the place.
The oourt interrupted Deuprey, how
ever, and refused to let him read only
such parts of the letter as referred to the
question at issue. Deuprey. then asked
that the letter he admitted in evidence,
and at the close of the struggle over tlva
move oourt adjourned for the day. Tile
court refused to admit the wbole letter in
evidence, as some parts were devoted to
tbe expression of tbe writer's opinions
us to the correctness of Oppenheim's tes
timony. Tbo remainder of tbe letter was
admitted.
After Lenahan surprised tbe defense
by stating that be tried to pawn tbe ring
in the afternoon, instead of tbe morning,
Deuprey asked him several questions in
tended to indicate that he had trans
ferred his sympathies from the defense to
the prosecution. Among otber things.
Attorney Deuprey asked Lenahan if be
bad not been influenced by persons
known to be in sympathy witb tbe prose
cution. Deuprey also asked bim when
he shaved off the moustache that he wore
wben be entered Oppenheim's shop.
Lenahan said he had never worn a
moustache in his life. Deuprey inti
mated t ilit he would impeach the testi
mony of the witness on this point and
also the statement contained in Lena
ban's letter to the defense.
W. A. Dukes, a student of the Cooper
Medical college, who was expected to
give strong evidence for the prosecution,
dlsaappolnted them. Dukes saiu Dur
rant a-nt-ti him if he could not remember
that he attended Dr Cheney's lecture on
the afternoon of April 8, and to that end
recalled a number of incidents ssid to
bave taken place at the time.
Although Duke's seat in the lecture
room was noxt to Durrant's, Dukes did
not remember Whether Dnrrant was
there or not, nnd told him so. Dukes
said it was untrue, as had been reported,
that Durrant asked him as a favor to tos
tify that he did attend tho lecture. On
the contrary, Dukes said that Durrant
told him he wished bim to testify only
to the facts as he remembered tbem.
With otic exception tho remainder of
the witnesses were recalled to testify to
the previous good reputation of the de
fendant.
H. P. N. Marshall, a reporter on a
morning paper, testified that on April
Hth, Detective Gibson, who discovered
Blanche Lamont's body in the brlfry of
Emanuel church, told him that he saw
the prints of a No. 9 shoe near where tbe
body lay. Durrant wears a smaller shoe.
In the case of Miss Carrie Cunning
ham.a newspaper reporter who refused to
disclose the source of certain informa
tion relative to the nature of Mrs.Leake's
tostiniony, Judge Murpny ruled tbat the
witness was right in refusing to answor
the question. Miss Cunningham was
therefore not punished for contempt.
|| In recognition ot Miss Cunningham's
firmness the Tress club today elected her
an honorary member.
San quentin rules
A Convict Declines to Obey Orders and Is
Dumped Into the Dark Cell
SAN FRANCISCO Oot. 8.-Warden
Halo bas adopted a new rule at San
Quentin whicb he thinks will prevent
smuggling by convicts. Tho prisoners
aro required when walking to and from
work from the residences of prison offi
cials to cross their arms ou tbeir breasts.
One of the convicts while walking in
this manner [protested to Captain Edgar
that the warden had no right lo make
the convicts carry their arms in sucb an
uncomfortable manner at the same time
dropping his arms to his sides to illus
trate what he said. He wan informed
that oonvicts were slaves of the state and
had no rights. For dropping his arms
he was confined in a dark cell. Other
convicts have been punished foi similar
offences.
It la Intended aa an Honor
fPARIS,Oct.B.—The heart of Kosciusko,
tbe Polish patriot and general under
Washington, will be transferred on Ooto
ber 15 from Vezia to tbe Polish museum
in the Chateau Raperswijl, near Zurich.
Prof. Howe Gets a Medal
BERLIN, Oot. B.—Tbe Sooiety for the
Promotion of Industry bas conferred a
gold medal on Professor Howe of Bolton.
LAST GETS THERE AT LAST
Barrett Asks, " Are You Satis*
fied Now?"
MADE BRIGADIER GENERAL
C. F. A. Last Will Command the Second
Brigade
Governor Budd SlgiMl the Commission Some
Facta About the Young
Comttfkiider
Associated Press Special Wire.
SACRAMENTO, Oct. B.—Governor
Budd baa at last relieved the tension un
der which military circles have been
straining for the last nine month". This
morning he appointed C. F. A. Last of
Los Angeles as brigadier general of the
Second brigade and Martin W. Mulljr of
Fresno as brigadier general of the Third
brigade. General Lost is a wholesale
liquor dealer and General Mnller is a
grain merchant and warehouse man.
Are You Satis icd Now ?
The following telegram was received
yesterday:
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 8. 1895.
Col. A. McNally, Los Angoles, CaL:
Last was appointed brigadier-general
this morning. Are you satisfied now?
A. W. BARRETT.
C. F. A. Last has not passed his 34th
year and is already one of the most suc
cessful merchants and business men ot
tbe community.
Mr. Last was born on the island Rueg
en, Germany, in 1862, and three years
later his family emigrated to this coun
try, landing in New York in 18(15. He
came to California in 1868, settling in
BRIGADIER GENERAL C. F. A. LAST
Han Frarcisco, where he was educated.
In 1836 he moved to Los Angeles and
purchased an interest in the wine and
liquor business of Joe Bayer tfc Co., and
has since become its sole owner. By
careful management and enterprise and
close attention to the details uf his busi
ness he has built up one of the largest
and most prominent establishments in
his line in Southern California, and bas
also created an extended trade in Ari
zona, Colorado, Texas and other western
states and territoriee. He Iv also inter
ested in tbe recently developed oil indus
try in Los Angeles, being joint owner
with Joe Bayer of Second street park, a
very valuable property, and the center of
tho oil produoing district. With Mr.
Bayer he was one of the pioneers in this
direction.
Politically, Mr. Last is a staunch Dem
ocrat, and ia one of the prominent local
Icaaers of his party. He lias been chair
man of the county committor of Los An
«eles county, in wbich position he con
ducted one of the ablest campaigns ever
conducted in this county. Ho was elected
delegate at large to the state convention
that nominated Governor Budd, and the
chairman of the Los Angeles delegation.
Socially, Mr. Last is a warm-hearted
gentleman and is respected by all. By
nature he is emphatically qualified for
the position lie will hold, being a natural
leader, cool at all times, self-possessed,
of quick and excellent judgment and hav
ing a robust physique tbat is capable of
standing almost any strain.
His military career dates back over a
Eeriod of seven years of constant service,
le cnlistod in company F. Second in
fantry. Second brigade, N. G. C. at San
Francisco, which at that time was the
crack company of San Francisco, if not
of the coast. He served as private, cor
poral, sergeant, lieutenant and first lieu
tenant and commissary on the staff of
Colonel W. K. Smedbcrg. He resigned
from tho service in 1886 upon his coming
to Los Angeles to reside.
ROBBERS AND SNEAK THIEF
Train Robbers Brutally Maltreat a Chi
nese Passenger
An Escaped Bicycle Thlel Develops Into ■
Desperado and Requires Some Shoot
ing Before He Yields
OAKLAND, Oct. B.—Two men with
handkerchiefs over their faces boarded a
passenger car on the end of a freight
train at Fruitvale last night. Tho only
passengers were two Chinese and a Port
uguese. The robbers attacked one of the
Chinamen and robbed him ot $80. The
Chinaman resisted and one of the men
twisted the fingers of one nand until they
were wrenched from their sockets and the
bones broken. The robbets escaped from
tbe train.
CANTO, Cal.. Oct. B.—C. A. Russell,
alias George Ferrin, alias Charles Moran.
the bicycle thief, who escaped from jail
last August, was capturd here today by
Constable Wilson and threo deputies.
The officers surrounded Russell, but he
refused to surrender, They were finally
compelled to shout ;him with a rifle,
Russell was not badly hurt and will be
held here to await the arrival of the
sheriff from Eureka.
Refunded Income Tax
* WASHINGTON, Oct. 8-Tbe recorjs of
the treasury department show that 1322
persons paid income taxes, aggregating
$77,130, before the adverse decision of the
supreme court as to its constitutionality
waa rendered. Of the whole number 709
have applied for and been refunded the
amount paid, aggregating $48,545. 4
WILL BE NO EXTRA SESSION
Though Sluggers Fight in the
State House Yard
GOV. CLARK OF ARKANSAS
Says the Dignity of Law Will Be
Maintained
And the Local Peace Officers Will Do Their
Whole Duty. Whatever That
May Mean
Associated Press Special Wire.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 8.-"You
can say for mo that I would not convene
the legislature in a special session to stop
It, if they were to tight in tho state house
yard." Governor Clark used this lan
guage in conversation witn an Associated
Press representative in reference to his
probable action in the event that the
Corbett-Fitzsimmons fight should be ad
vertised to take place in Hot Springs.
His manner was so deliberate and em
phatic that there could be no possible
doubt of tbo earnestness of tbe governor.
Governor Clark was in a most amiable
frame of mind and talked freely conccrn
ng the latter phaso of the situation.
"I do not really know anything about
it," ho aa ill. "but I have heard a great
many rumors about schemes to hold the
contest in Arkansas. It looks, though,
as if they mean to bring it off at Hot
•Springs sure enough. The fact tbat
Mayor Waters and City Attorney Martin
of Hot Springs are In Dallas negotiating
witb the managers of the affair, indicates
without doubt that Hot Springs wishes
it and they will very likely get it."
"Will you interfere should they at
tempt to bring it off there? - '
"My position in that regard is well
known. You may say that I will do
everything in my power to prevent the
tight; that is, I will go as far as the law
as it now stands gives me authority to
go, and no farther.
"Mr. Martin is city attorney of Hot
Springs and is a lawyer of much ability,
lie knows as well as myself or anyone
else just how far my authority goes and
he seems to have decided tbat I, as an
officer who has taken the oath to enforce
the law as I lind it, will go to the end of
my authority and stop it,and that is just
what I will do. 1 am not disposed just
now, however to say what my action
will Do should they attempt to bring the
contest off in Arkansas, but you can say
for me that 1 would not convene the leg
islature in special session to stop it if
they were to light in tne state house yard.
I shall see the la* enforced, but I will
not nut the people to the expense of a
special session of the legislature to pre
vent a misdemeanor and then, perhaps,
have the legislature refuse to endorse thd
action.
"Personally I am opposed to pugilism.
In 1891 the legislature passed an act malt
ing prize lighting a felony. 1 was in
in the legislature at that time and voteu
for tbe bill, liut tbe people weienot sat
isfied with that law, for tho very next
session they repealed it and enactec in
its stead a law reducing the offense to a
misdemeanor. That is the law now and
it will be enforced.
"Were the legislature to be called I
bavc little reason to believe the state
law would be changed. Nine out of ten
senators now in commission are mem
bers who voted for the law as it stands
now on tbe statute books."
Governor Clark stated that he bad no
doubt that tbe local peace officers would
do tbeir whole duty in the matter should
a violation of the law be threatened at
Hot Springs or elsewhere in Arkansas.
SAN ANTONIO. Oct. 8,-Delany,
Daly, Donaldson and Joe Corbett, train
ers of the champion, were arrested today
by Deputy Sheriff N'aaher on attachment
from the Travis county grand jury citing
them to appear at Austin tomorrow.
Tbey were given the option of giving
bonds and going by themselves, but
tbey elected to go with the otlicers, as by
submitting to custody the expense of the
trio is thrown on the state. Corbett does
not know what the move means. When
asked he said the matter does not worry
him ill tbe least, except that tbe absence
of his trainers will retard work for a day
or two. He received a telegram during
the afternoon from ilratly at Dallas, say
ing that tho prospects are tbat Hot
Springs or some place in New Mexico
will be chosen for the battle ground.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Oct. B.—All ap
pearances lead people here to believe
that the Corbatt-Fitzsiiiinions tisbt will
take placo in tnis city. Last night tele
grams were received from Mayor Waters,
at Dallas, saying that it waa practically
settled that Hot Springs would get the
big fight. The fact that rooms at one of
the hotels were already engaeed in ad
vance today by sporting men confirms
tbe belief here"that the tip is a straight
or.o.
DALLAS, Tex., Oct. 8.-Martin Julian
for Fitzsimmons, Hardy for Corbett,
President Stuart Vendig of the Florida
Athletic club met tonight and agreed
that tbe date and ploce of the Corbett-
Fitzsimmons bgbt shall be named in the
next forty-eight hours by the Florida
Athletic club.
The Only John on Art
CLEVELAND, Oct. B.—Although con
fident tbe battle between Corbett and
Fitzsimmons will be fought, John L.
Sullivan is apprehensive of the result of
tho war Goveronr Culberson is making
on pugilism.
"Al! such attacks as those made by the
Texas govtrnor and the mayor of Cleve
land," said Sullivan, "tend to degrade
the noblo art of boxing in the estimation
of tbe people If tbat fight In Dallas is
Btopped pugilism will receive a blow so
serious it will never recover untii condi
tiens are greatly changed. Although the
tendency of the age is in tbe direction of
the depreciation of art, I feel bo sure of
the American people that i am willing to
wager dollars to beans tho time is not far
off when the manly art will be in its
rightful place where all will do it honor.
If right prevails pugilism will have a
great future before it."
•'Do you think Corbett has any rivals
for the'chanipionship now?"
"No one can tell anything about that,"
he said. "I feel confident, however,
there is a man in the heavy-weight class
who will in time be the champion of the
world. I know every fiber of that boy's
body, and I tell you he has good stuff in
bun, if Corbett wins his coming fight I
believe Manor will be matched against
bim."
Sparring at Sacrament i
SACRAMENTO. Cut. B.—There wero
two very spirited boxing matches tonight
m the gymnasium of the Sacramento
Athletic club. Tbe first match was be
tween I. Mooser of the local club and J.
McMaboa of tha Olympic club of San
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Francisco. The men are feather-weights.
They boxed four rounds, and tbe jndgea
being unable to acr<e, another round
was demanded. The contest was then
given to Mooter.
A match between F. Mtllcr of the San
Francisco Athletic club and A. L. Fayne
of Sacramento followed. They are wel
ter-weights. The contest was a spirited
one. and tbe judges were again unable to
agree after four rounds. Another one was
demanded, but Reno of San Francisco,
who was backing Miller, protested tbat
the ruling was wrong and would not let
his man fight. The match was then
awardeu to Payne.
CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIANS
The Synod Now Convened at derced—Offlcera
and Proceedings
MERCED, CaL. Oct. S. -The Pacific
synod of the Cumberland Presbvtrian
church convened here tonight with near
ly 2CO delegates, representing churches all
over tho coast. Rev, I. A. Gaitlier of
Visahu was elected moderator, after
which an address of welcome was deliver
ed by George L. Crocker, repreanting the
citizens uf Merced. Moderator Gaitber
made a brief response. Then followed
the opening sermon by Key. H. C. Cul
ton of Winters.
All preachers and families are being
boarded at tbe Synodical restaurant, im
provised for this occasion in a vacant store
room.
Tomorrow will be occupied by the
Synodical Sunday School association of
California, and Thursday will be devoted
t.i the Dusiness of the Synodical Christian
Endeavor conventnn.
NO SECRESY WAS OBSERVED
The Kirkman Court Martial Dismissed
and Sent Home
The Testimony Waa Allowed to Escape by
Leakage and the Case Must
Be Tried Again
LEAVENWORTH, Kan., Oct. B.—Tbe
court martial of Capt. J. L. Kirkman,
that has been in progress at Fort Leaven
worth for the last two weeks and has
caused a big stir in army circles, was
given another sensational turn today.
This afternoon General Merritt tele
graphed here dissolving the court for
permitting irregularities during the trial
and ordered all the officers in tbe court
to their respective stations.
The irregularities consisted in the
court permitting the wife, son and
daughter of Captain Kirkman to be pres
ent and bear all the testimony during the
trial. At the same time tbe court ex
cluded newspaper reporters and Captain
llarrett, who preferred the charges
against Captain Kirkman.
By allowing the Kirkmans in, nearly
all tbe testimony leaked out in one way
or another and caused much feeling
among the families interested.
Captain Kirkman was on trial for en
teiing tbe room of Mrs. Lieut. Lit tell, a
daughter of Cantain llarrett, who ejected
Captain Kirkman from the room and
gave him a beating.
General Merritt ordered the trial to be
conducted secretly. A court with new
officials has been ordered and the trial
has been ordered to commence again
Thursday at Fort Riley.
MONEY FOR THE MORA CLAIM
Now on Tap in the United States
Treasury
The Claimant Takes Sixty Per Cent and the
Attorneya the Remainder—nr.
flora la Lucky
WASHINGTON, Oct. B.—lt is under
stood tbe treasury department, wbich is
custodian of the money paid on Mora
claim,will pay tbe money !o the differ
ent parties in interest on Thursday and
possibly tomorrow. The amount finally
agreed on for Antonio Maximo Mora,
principal in the claim, is $867,085. Tbis
suit bas been reduced somewhat by as
signments antl the actual amount to ue
paid Mr. Mora will be slightly above
$700,000.
The next payment of importance will
be $287,000, to 'Dr. Joae 1. Rodriguez, who
has been the attorney of Mr. Mora since
the inceptionof the case in 1870.
A further amount, approximating $285, -
000, will be devoted to the payment of
Mr. Nathaniel Page, who was at one time
attorney in ho case, or to those to wuom
he may have assigned bis interest.
In the original agreement between Mr.
Mora and his attorneys he was to tetain
60 per cent and they were to have 40 per
cent, the latter_, sum to oover all legal
expenses.
THE VALLEY ROAD
Scheming to Make the Corral Hollow Crossing.
Telegraphic Extension
STOCKTON, Oct. B.—An engine and
two cars are standing on the Valley road
track at the intersection of the Corral
Hollow line at the corner of Hunter and
Talyor streets tonight. Two men are
sleeping in the cab of the engine. Tne
Corral Hollow crossing material arrived
today and it was said the coal company
would endeavor to put them in tonight
without first signing with the other line
as to care of cro«sings. No attempt was
made to do the work. The Valley line
itselt is putting in crossings tonight at
the intersection of Weber avenue anil
Edison streets to get ahead of the coal
road.
A. T. Halck is here in charge of a force
of fifteen linemen to run the wires of tbe
l'ostal Telegraph company along the
roadway of tbe Vallov railroad. The
poles arc being strung out and tbe wires
will soon be up.
FRAUDULENT ENTRIES
The Chinese Women at Atlanta Said to Be
Slaves
ATLANTA. Ga.,Oct. B.—Writs of habe
as corpus were served today upon Ow
Yang and Leon Lam, proprietors of the
Chinese vilHge on the midway of the At
lanta exposition, commanding them to
bring the bodies of nine Chinese women,
charged by Lum Ling, an Atlanta laun
dryman, with being held in involuntary
servitude. Ling, who appears in the role
of a philanthropist, says tbe women were
bought In China and transported here
against their will. Tbe writ was taken
out under the thirteenth amendment to
tbe constitution.
The French in Africa
PARIS, Oct. B.—lnquiries made at the
war office here this afternoon regarding
the reported capture of Antansvavo, show
tbat while the news is credited tbere,
no particulars have been received, and it
is said tbat tbe report will not be official
ly confirmed before Friday next, October
11.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
MR.MURCHISON'S VICTIM
Sir Lionel Sackwe!l-Sack«
ville West, K. C.M.G.
PRINTS 1 PRIVATE PUMPHLET
■
Defending His Course and Ex
plaining His Dismissal
HE THINKS HE WAS INSULTED
He Publishes a Hundred Copies of Fifty
two Pages Each
Of Very Free Strictures Upon America and
tbe Americans
And Says He Scorned an Offer of Saooo Per
Week to Become a Star Attraction In
a Palatial Dime /luseum
Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, Oct. B.—A speoial cable
to tne World from London says:
An extraordinary,and in many respects
unprecedented, publication by a British
or other diplomat has been discovered
during the past fsw days among tbe for
eign representatives to the court of St.
James.
This is a handsomely printed pame
marked "Eor private circulation,'
entitled My Mission to the United Bt.-'os,
'81-'B9, anil has just been issued by
Sackville, wbo, as Sir Lionel Sack
Sackville-West.K. C. M. G.,was tbe F if
lish minister at Washington for the per
iod named.
It will be remembered that Pre* nt
Cleveland, almost on the eve of tbe elec
tion of 1888, sent Sir Lionel his pass) ••».
because of a letter written by bim 10 aa
alleged Englishman in California i La
menting on the approaching election.
Tliia pamphlet is Lord Sackville s de
fense aud explanation, after several years
have elapsed since that I'lteident. But
the unprecedented part of it, aod the
part which has aro..s.-.d very excited com
ment, is, first, the freedom of his strict
ures upon the American pi jple and A rrioi
itian public men, and secovd, his own e\
pressed indignation that the British
ministry should have accepted Mr. B i
ard as ambassador to this country, v.
as secretary of state of tne United Bt&tes,
Mr. Bayard bad wantonly insulted iv,
person its accredited representative.
The pamphlet consists of lifty-two
pages, and is of very limited issue, not
more than 0114 hundred copies. These
have been sent under seal only to the
leading foreign diplomats and the higher
English ullicials and a few pet
friends.
Chester A. Arthur was piesident and
James G. Blame was secretary of
when Lora Sackville came to New j ork
in 1881. Ho says he entered upon hi."
duties with great solicitude.
"1 was well aware of the difficu' -.- 1
should have to contend witn in co; -at
ting the influence tbe Fenian ortumi
zation exercised over the govern)..cut,
and which was so powerful in both
houses of the legislature."
:jl.ord Sackville states tbat
Lord Granville upon representations of
Lord Spencer, then lord liejtenant of
Ireland and lately in Lord ttosebery's
cabinet, telegraphed the first assistant
secretary of state, saying that his (Lord
Sackviifes) life was in danger and asking
protection.
Secretary Freylinghnysen declined to
take to take any step officially hut sent
him to General Sherman. fho latter in
,ted him on a trip in the president's
yacht. All preparations were made in
secret and they spent ten days crulslnc in
the James river, after which "it was
deemed that the excitement caused by
the Irish executions bad abated."
He says danger again became imminent
when lie was instructed to demand the
extradition of Patrick Sheridan for com •
plicity 111 the Phoenix par ft murders. He
felt that, such a demand would be hope
less and so icnorted to Ijord Granville,
and then the instructions were revoked.
A presidential election was approach
ing and Mr. Blame was, lisely to be the
Kepublican'nonunee.
'It was at this time that Mr. Blame
spoke to me in tho moat condemnatory
tunes of tho conduct of her majesty's
government in dealing with the Irish
question. They had created studi a hostilo
feeling in the United States that he felt
convinced that if tho population was
THE NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH—GeneraI and ex.
Senator Mahone dead—C. K. A. Last
appointed brigadier-general of the
Second brigade—Mexico seeking tne
abolition of tonnage dues—Tne Mora
money to ba distributed—Mrs. Waller
of Madagascar conies home—Mrs.
Nickels gets a good price for soma
worthless affection—Tne Hawaiian
princess visits London — Western
roads cutting rates—Cleveland wins
the Temple cup] sporting notes-
More electrical power for Sacramento
—Governor ("lark of Arkansas will
not call a special session to prevent
a prize tight—Tbe Kirkman court
martial dismissed—Merced bank de
positors secure the arrest of hank
commissioners—A bicycle tbief recap*
tured; brutal train robbers — Tne
Valley road progressing—Stockton'a
saloon ordinance—Armenian affaira
—Lord Sackville-West prints a pamph
let, in defense of himself wmle min
ister to the United (States—The IndU
anapnlis municipal election is a
Hemocratio landslide—Alhambra or
ange growers to organize—Lordsbitrg
—Anaheim: the water question —
Pasadena; liquor ordinance to oe
tested; counoil meeting; notes —River-
side—The Cummings hoys at San
Quentin; Fureslers' convention —
Santa Ana; county fair; the Falkner
case—Pomona; a liquor selling case-
San Bernardino; a stool pigeon in jail
—Ventura; races at Agricultural park,
WHERE YOU nAY GO TODAY
ORPHEUM.—At a p.m.: vaudeville.
BURBANK.—A 8 p.m.; Tbe Senator.
tflßSr M. E. CHURCH.—At 10 a.m., 1
p.m.andßp.m.; Woman's parliament.