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FATE OF A TRAMP.Mystery Surrounding a San

Rafael Tragedy,

lhe Body of a Murdered Man Discov-

ered Near the Depot.

Ballet Bole io the Head-One of a Gang of

Hard Characters From San Francisco. j§

A Saloon-Keeper's Story.

Special to The Mornimi ICC

San Rafael, Jan. 6.-This morning the

body of a man was noticed lying on asewer-pipe near the Donahue railroaddepot.Passers-by paid no particular attention tothe man, thinking he was one of the manytramps who now infest thia locaUty. Shortly

before the 8 o'clock train started for SanFrancisoo one of the passengers called theattention of the section boss to the man andon an investigation being made it was foundthat he was dea: and that in all likelihood

he had been murdered, as a millet hole wasfound to have penetrated his forehead.

Coroner Eden was immediately notifiedand he repaired to the scene and removedthe body to tlie Morgue, where it was laidnpon a slab and all day it was viewed by amotley crowd of curious people.

Sheriff Frank Healy soon after the di*-*---covery began an investigation, but with\u25a0what results it is impossible to tell. Fie hasbeen out all day exploring the surroundingcountry, and all the haunts of the trampswho sojourn in this section.' but nothing ofnote in connection with the case, itIs be-lieved, has beon discovered.

TROUBLESOME PASSENGERS.Shortly after the body was found this

morning the following facts were discov-ered:On the 5 o'clock trip from San Fran-cisco seven hard-looking specimens of hu-manity, the deceased being among the num-ber, boarded the boat en route to this place.At Reeds Station they raised a disturbanceon the train and after a great deal of trou-ble tj the trainmen three of the trampswere put off the train and before the signalto start up couid be given the passenger-cars were deluged with a shower of rocksand cobbles. The missiles came in a per-fect fusillade and the passengers had to sectrefuge below the seat-*. Tbe train sped onaud the remaining tramps reached san Ra-fael, where tbey proceeded to celebratetheir arrival. Tbey indulged in variouspetty tri-'ks at the depot and then repairedto a neighboring saloon, wiiere, after takingseveral diinks, they male aa attempt to re-lieve the propiietor of liis watch. In thisthey partly succeeded, as one case of thewatch Is now missing.

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.VirgilEscallier, tbe proprietor of the sa-

loon, gives iiis story, as follows: "About 7

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o'clcck hst night four tramps came into mysaloon. Tbey seemed to bave considerablemoney and treated in turn. While notgreatly under the influence of liquor tbeyseemed quarrelsome. 1did not pay anyparticular attention to' them until 1lookedat my watch to compire it with lhe clock onthe bar, and one of the men made a grab forit Ihud a flrm bold on the watch, but theni;:n succeeded in wresting the case from inc.They all ran out, witn the exception of tbeman who was found dead this moi ning. lieremaiued in tbe saloon for some time, and»aid lie would be abld to identity my assail--

tt :*-\u25a0\u25a0"ant." j.Several persons who reside in tiie vicininjß

of where tbe man was fmnd statu thateb ut S o'clock 1ist night, about the time atwliich tlie deceased left E-callier's saloon,tbey heard a shot bred. Xo -attention waspaid to it, as itwas thought that the watch-man at the IIuM Rafael was firing at tres-passing dogs. Four tramps who are serv-ing lime in tlie County Jail were brought tothe Morgue to-day and identified the re-mains as those of a Swede who had occupiedthe same barn with them on last Saturdaynight. Tiiey state that he was in the barnwhen tbey reached it and left early on tbefollowing morula,?, but they were positiveac to his identification?

THEORIES OF BB TRAGEDY.No pistol or other weapon having been

found near tha body, various theories havebeen set afloat as to the cause of the oc-currence. Une is that deceased tried tostand up some passer-by and was shotdown; another is that be and his compan-ions became involved in a dispute an thatthe deceased was murdered and bis mur-derer escaped. The latter seems the mostplausible, as deceased was seen to display apistol and considerable money, but whendiscovered this miming but thirty centswas found on his person and do weaponcould be found anywhere in the vicinity.The position of the body when found indi-cates that the man was shot aud the bodydeposited where It lay this moruing. Theopinion is expressed that it was a cold-blooded murder, and many acts of lawless-ness which have disturbed this town fortome time past are now being agitated, andno doubt the offenders wiilbe summarilydealt with.

RECENTLT IMPRISONED.Deceased was a man abc.ut 20 years of

age, 5 feet 8 inches in height and cl-an•haven, and was dressed in a chinchillacoat, blue overalls and gaiter shoes. To-night it nas been learn d that on the trainhe confided toone of the passengers fromwhom be was trying to borrow some moneythat he had just been released from theHouse of Correction in ban Francisco. Anaccurate desen of the companions ofthe deceased could not be gained. Sheriffllealy has not as yet returned from hissearch, and no further developments can begiven. Many of our foremost citizens havebecome interested, and itis thought that theBoard of Trustees willbe asked to appointseveral additional policemen.

NEARLY A MILLION,

Large Fortune Left to a Woman Besiding inGlenn County.

Ciiico, Jan. 6.—Last Friday L. P. Mc-Intyre, private detective, of St. Johnsbury,Vl., arrived here. lie hired a team andwent over to Glenn County In search ofJ. JI. Martin and wife, the latter being Uierightful heir to a fortune left ly the fatherof ex-Congregrsujan Cross of Vermont nboutten year3ago. Bertha Cross met Mar' inWashington, D.C., but as her father opposedher marriage the young couple eloped; andtevcial .\eais later came to California. Themother of the girl has since died and lastJuly tlie father leaving his entire for-tane-oi about a million dollars to this onlydaughter. A detective has been searching•Ince.-the father's deatti, and finally locatedthe:iauiily in Glenn County. Mrs. Martinfor beyond years lived in this city, nm! hasnearly supported her husband. They havebeen/living in poor circumstances, and onemonth ago moved to Glenn County. Mai tin,Ms wife and the detective left yesterday forSL-J-ohnsbury.

Los Ange'.es Races.Los Angeles, Jan. 6.—The fourth day

of the holiday meeting witnessed a poorattendance. The track was fast, and theweather cloudy.

First race, thlrteen-sixteenths of a mile(two-year-old selling race). Bridal Girl won,Combat second, Caplstrano third. Time,1:25)4.

Second race, five-eighths of a mile dash,AprilFool won. Tue Jew second, Jim Duffythird. Hercules also ran. Time, 0:31|4 ;thefastest time for the distance made in Cali-fornia.

Third race, one and a half miles (allages).John Treat won, Idaho Chief second, Itubethird. Time, 2:36)4. r«*

Fourth race, seven-eighths of a mile (Con-solation handicap), Ben ll won by a head.KingGeorgo second, Bequest third. Time,1:30.

World's Fair Exhibits.San Jose, J.m. 6.— Th-9 Board of Trade

beld a special meeting this evening tor thepurpose of arranging to have Santa ClaraCounty represented at the World's Fair. Itwas decided to ask the Board of Supervisorsto appoint fifteen representative citizensfromall sections of the county to act withtbe board in collecting suitable exhibits toform a display of this county.

Residences BurnedDvnsmi "in, Jan. 6.—The dwelline-houscs

of Samuel Gongwer-aud 11. P. Williamswere burned

'last night. The fire started

Id Williams' house, who lost everything,81000 on llie dwelling and $500 on the fur-gHW -aufl clothing' Gopgwer lost $1200 on

the dwelling, but s.iv-sd most of the furni-ture. The insurance is light. The deepsnow impeded all efforts to get the fire in soin use. The railroad boys stretched 500 feet

Of hose through five feet of snow, and thebig engltje in the raachiue-shop sent thewater whizzing on to the nre.

THE GREENWOOD MURDER.

Schmidt Identified by His Portrait asCae of the Assassins.

Vallejo, .lan- 6.— Deputy Sheriff Brown-lee of Napa City was In town to-day, and inconversation with a Call reporter said thatCurl Schmidt of Denver, the self-confessedmurderer of Greenwood, is undoubtedly theguilty man.

Brownie* had Schmidt's picture with him,and the identification was promptly madeby Captain Stege, owner of a saloon onemile this side of the Greenwood residenceon the Napa road, at which Schmidt ad-mitted he had stopped to take a drink.

The picture was also taken by Brownleeto Port Costa, where the local constablerecognized it as that of a man who passedthrough there the day before the murderwas committed. The constable also statedthat he had purchased a watch from Schmidtfor 82.

The Deputy Sheriff promptly telegraphedto Denver to ascertain if Schmidt Uad solda watch to any one in Port Costa on the dayiv -tun. The reply was in the affirma-tive. Brownlee is convince! that Schmidtis the man wanted.

\u25a0>Tapa, Jan. o\—

The photograph ofSchmidt, who confessed at Denver that hemurdered Mrs. Greenwood, has arrivedhere. Captain Greenwood after carefullyexamining the picture failed to identifySchmidt ns oue of the murderers, but ad-mits hat the description sent from Denverwith tne picture tallies very well fur cue ofthe men, but in the picture ho lauds no like-ness to either of them.

THE LANDER WRECK.

Testimony for the Prosecution io the AlRoberts Trial.

Auburn, Jan. 6. -The AlRoberts trialwas resumed this morning at 9 o'clock.

W. H. McßridP, Thomas Jones, Jo Gould-en, V. Goulden and T. Ahem all testified tothe fact that the wreck could not have beencaused by the movement of the train. Theyhud no doubt that the derailment was thework of wreck*

In the afternoon Sheriff Conroy, EngineerE-tabrook, F. Henzinger, fireman. GeorgeMorrill, caboose brakeiuan, W. E. .Sichol-si ii, Pullman-car conductor, M. J, Murray,conductor of the wricked train, E. J. Glid-ing, conductor of the deadhead freight crew.David Tuiii'iit .*• brakeman ol the freighttrain, and W. S. Coyan, night clerk of theGiendale Hotel at Iluie Cany m, were -worn.They all testified tiiat it took them butfrom three to five minutes to reach theditched sleeper. Santa Cruz. A! Bertswas seen inside ttie car soon after, and Mor-rill asked him how he got there so soon.lie said he heard the crnsh and can over*from the house, over half a mile distant.Coyan described how In** found the iron barwhere it had been freshly thrown, aud Con-roy corroborated his testimony.

Serious Shooting Affray,Sacramexto, Jau. 6.—Near midnight to-

nigh: Frank Couniff shot bis partner, Ed-ward Bai'ey. Thpy aie proprietors of adive on Secoud street, a notorious lesort forot'iti: fiends.

For several days they had been quarrel-ing, and to-night both started to draw theirnstols, but Ct-nniff got his weapon outfirst and shot Bailey through theright groin. A second .shot missedhim. He then took away Bailey'sristol and walked nut of the saloon withbotii we mons in his hand. He was s-een tocuter a side door of the Union Hotel, but ntlast accounts the tiolice had not found him.Bailey's wound is not necessarily fatal.

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Opiam Orens Broken to Pi»c?i.Maiiysvii.lk, Jan. C—R-venue officers

broke iuto v Chinese building at the southend of town t-^day and discovered lar»:eopium ovens which id been used a fewminutes before. The Chinamen made theirescape. The same nlace wa? raided twomonths ago and tne ovens were broken topieces.

Libeled for Salvage.Astoria, Jan. o.— The owners of the tug

Traveler willlibel the British ship Aiguurthfor salvage. The captain of the TravelerIn his affidavit asserts that on January 4lhthe zburth was in the breakers off (traysHarbor in great peril, and that he towedher off. The amount of salvage to be claimedis not known.

General Kautz Retires.Vascocveb (Wash.), Jan. 6.—Brigadier-

General Kautz relinquished his commandof the Department of the Columbia yester-day, having been retired. Ue «as tend, reda reception last ni/ht by the officers of thegarrison. •

Dry- Goods Dealer Fails.New Whatcom (Wash.), Jan. 6.—. (i. Miller of Oakland will hereafterhave the management of the Tucker prop-erty in Alameda. He is a son-in-law of thelate Dr. Tuckor.

Tho recently organized military companyhas adopted the uatno of the "AlamedaGuards.'' It will moot for drill everyWednesday evening in the gymnasium ofthe Olympic Club.

The Artesian Water Company has agreedto furnish water to the schools at the ratoof 30 cents per thousand gallons Instead .of40 cents, the price originally charged.

Boys With air-guns have become a uui*-ance in this city the past few days, and theCity Marshal has instructed the police toarrest everyone discharging tiiem on thestreets, as it ls inviolation ot a city ordi-nance.Itis believed that the fire on Tuesday

evening in a vacant house on Railroad ave-nue, near Sherwood street, was Incendiary.There was a strong smell of coal-oil at thehouse aid a saturated pile of rags wasburning in the basement.

Thompson Hose Company has elected thefollowing officers: Thomas Hanson, Pore-man; Charles Johnson and Max Gias,Assistants; G. Poster, Secretary; N. Rein-ecker. Treasurer. Max Gundlacb, the re-tiringForeman, has been presented with ahandsomely engrossed testimonial by themembers of the company.

Berkeley,Lieutenant dishing Camp, No. 46, Sons of

Veterans, was organized on Tuesday oven-

ing, with fifteen charter members, and offi-cers Installed.

Rev. Dr. Payne, the newly called pastorof the Unitarian Church, will arrive heresome time this week, and is expected topreach at the service in Odd Fellows' Hallou Sunday morning. A reception will betendered him by his congregation.

The frea reading-room on Center street,which has been maintained by tho efforts ofthe Young Women's Christian TemperanceUnioD, has been closed on account of thelack of funds. Tho monthly rent of therooms, cost of lights, fuel and some one torun the place proved too much of a burdenfor the union. :."..*y :

The present Postmaster's term expired onthe 21st ult., and there are already abouttwenty applicants in the field, the incum-bent being a Democrat, feeling ituseless toreapply. Many of Berkeley's most promi-nent people are actively working for Mrs.Fannie Dozler, daughter of the late Mr.Littlejoiiu, for years conductor on localtrains, and one of Berkeley's pioneers.

BLOODSHED THREATENED.

Conflict Expected Between Tennessee Coal-Miners and Slate Troops.

Knoxville (Tenn.\ Jan. a— A senti-ment of anarchy 13 in the air throughoutCoke Creek Valley and another outbreakis expected fivery moment. The follow-ing circular has been circulated amongthe miners:

"Convicts shall never

gain a foothold here again. Ourprayer must be, a blessing on ourpeople and the destruction of convicts,lessees and the State militia. We must actwith prudence and give tit for tat. Nomatter what comes— death, destruction oranarchy— we must stand together. Onehundred and sixty-seven men think they mayintimidate us. Shall wo endure il? Never IThe time to strike once more for our familiesand homes is almost at hand."

To-day when the United States flag wasrun up the troops cheered, but the minersyelled in derision: "It wont stay therelong; we'll shoot itdown and you with it."Tno miners come nbout the camp and watchthe soldiers, standing about in knots and ex-amining their position. Trouble is boundto come inside of a week, and there willbebloodshed.

Eugene Merrill, the leader of the miners,has issued a proclamation calling a meetingfor to-morrow night. After that, an out-break is expected, and tho State troops arepreparing for it.

May Safe His I.< (ft.Herbert Sumner Davis, who had bath

legs broken and badly mangled by machin-ery a few days ago at 28 Jes«ie street, hasbeen up to tliis time doing well. It is nowthought his limbs willnot have to be takenoff. He has bdeu moved to a room directlyover the offices of Drs. Lane and I'iuiuuier.

Fir., Bell.The alarm from Box 35 at 8:30 o'clock

yesterday morning wis for a small blazein the four-story brick building, 318 Linestreet, owned by J. A. Benson and used asan otlice building. The damage was esti-mated at $50 and tlie origin was some hotashes in a barrel.

Ilia Long and Lust Spros.John Mciriell was found dead in bed at

2531 Mission street yesterday morning. Hehad been on a protracted scree for aboutthree months, and it is thought his deathwas caused by It. Morroll was .v -'- years ofage, a native of Massachusetts and a shoe-maker by trade.

OBITUARY.DANIEL SHEPHERD.

Daniel Shepherd, a well-known lawyerand politician, died in Chicago yesterdayfrom bronchial consumption, from" which hehad been a sufferer for some time. De-ceased foi the past eighteen years lias servedas Secretary of the Republican State Cen-tral Committee of Illinois, and was one ofthe best-known politicians in;the West. Hewas, a native of New York,having beenborn in Aurora in 1835.

MBS. MAIJIAX HAMILTON""DICKSON*.Mrs Marian Hamilton Dickson, wife of

William Dickson, and mother of RobertDickson; the well-known insurance man ofthis city, died Tuesday at Braemar, nearSan Jose, aged 73. The deceased was amost estimable lady, loved and respected byall.

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Bark Vidette, l*yie, to days fromPort Madison;com M rt lumber, 10.000 lathi to E M Men>'"in* Sparrow. Dart, 10 days from Eureka; 318

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BOSTON— Jan ti-L&ke Superior andMichigan, from Liverpool.NKW YtiiiK—Arrived Jan 6 -Frelbarg, from Hio

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BOKV.LANSKNDtKK! -In tiiincity. January 0. 1892.

io ti.e wifeot .icnejiti Lainemlerfer. a son.KUDK—In this city, December 6, 1891, to the wife

of George K. Rode, a diu;ht*jr.GARRETT— In this city,January 5, lS92,tothe

wifeof Thomas Garrett, *daughter.LASKY—Intbla city, January 4, 1932, tothowlfeor M.C. Lasky; asm.BEUTLER -In this city. January J, 1892. to tho

wife of V. It.lieutler. a daughter.11l i.i.i- In this city. January 6. 1892, tothe

wlte of C. Muller,a son.ANDERSON—In this city, to the wire of Adam An-

dorscin, a son.JOHNSON— Inthis city. December 27,1891, tothe

wife or Ira S. Johnson, st d.iv[titer.ANSEL— InAlameda, January 1,1593, to tbo wife

of J.L. Ansel, a dtuKhter.

MAURISD.MAHAN-DRYSDALE-In this city, January 5,

1802, dy the Her. Dr.Case. James H. Mahao andElizabeth Drysdale, both of S.m Kranclsco.

OURSUCH— DRYSDALE—Inthis city. January 5.1802, by the Rev. Dr. Case, Henry (Jorsuih ofSt'ioktu.'i and Mary Drys'la.e of San Kraucisco.

2ERKER— RI.UM-lnth's city. January 3. 1892,Manasse Zerker of Merced and l'auilue Ilium ofs inKranclsco.

SKELLY-CASEY-In this city. January 5, 1892,John K. Snelly and Mary U. tasej. both of Sanl'l t'c, He*...

TESCHE- BENSON—In this city. December 20.1801, ny the Her. . Groeusberi. Arthur W.Teecbe and Slgred K. Benson.

SCHMIDT SCHNEIDER— Inthis city, January 5,1892, by the Rev. O. Uroencberg, Martin K.Schmidt aud Addle Schneider.

JOHNSON— BKEWICK—InOakland. December 26,1891, by the Rev. O. Uroensberg. Baard Johnsonand Eiart Brewlclc.

SWAN— JONES—Ia Montpelier, Stanislaus County,Cal., J.uiuiry 0. 1892, by the Rer. Ueurcie \v.Beatty. Charles I).Swan of Illinois and Mary A.Jones of Montpelier, Cal.

DIED.Alford,Edith Allies Junker, Annaliratst.-d, Frank Kavanaffb Mis. tMcoBlaisdell. '. J. Kelly.Michael

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Boscbardt. Elizabeth Lucchesl. lldericbBailey, Lewis H. McCabe,__JohuBroderick, Wliltaiu J. MeQuadS. brands N.Boiler, K. Joseph Meredith, SarahUrban, Mrs. Fautan Millerlck. MichaelCane, Arthur Moore, JosephCruse. William Mottram, (ie,irge 8.Cam Estelle Myzeli,Alleniurrau, Charles H. O'Neii, MargaretDaugherty, Mrs. 1.. M. BOBInSOn, Mrs. E.Dickson, M.irion 11. Rosenstock. AugustaUllddon, Qoorre S. Vorhaijea, William If.Hoffmann, Mrs. W. Wood. Daniel W.Jackson, Mrs. Eliza Weber, MiryE.

MILLERICK.—IIithis city.January 4. 1592, MichaelMillerlck,beloved bnsba id of the .at.- Mary Mil-lerlck, and father ofJohn F.. Ueorge M., Mary A.,Annie M,, Philip J., William S. Kate 1.. ThomasI*.and Maggie T. Millerlck and Mrs. J. I,*ilia*han.a native of County Cork. Ireland, agt-iil .">7 years.[:nrtford (Conn.) ana I'elaluma (Cal.) papersIdcuse copy, I

jfc-jrKrlenrts and acquaintances are respectfullyInvited to attend the funeral litisDAY (Thuic-(l ).at S-.'dO o'clock a. it.,from his late residence,385 Uates Htreet. Hernal Heights; theuce toSt. Paul's Church, where a solemn requiem masswillhe celebrated for the repose of his soul, coin-ini" ringat 9o'clock a. m. Interment Holy CrojsCemetery. »••

WOOD-In this city, January 5, 1893, Daniel W.beloved husband of the late Ellen Wood, a nativeo! Nantucket, Mass., ngod 77 years mil 11 months.

Friends and acquaintances are respectrullyInvited to attend the funeral THIS DAY( I'hurs-day), at 10 o'clock a. m.. from the undertaking

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