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Show ' QUARRELED OVER TENTS FOUGHT WITH PICKAXES Fatal Affray Occurs In San Francisco Francis-co as Result of Two Men Claiming the Same Camping Ground. San Francisco. Refugees In dls-puto dls-puto over tent rights dueled with pickaxes In Columbia square. The battlo was to be to tho death, and ended only when Edward Kllcllno fell mortally wounded by Wllllnm Uell. Kllcllno lay upon tho rnln-soakcd sward, tho blood gushing from his wounds. All tho ribs on tho right side wcro fractured, nnd tho polnard' llko point of Dell's pick had pierced his side, puncturing tho lung. Bell was arrested ns ho stood over Kll-cllno's Kll-cllno's prostrate form with his weapon poised for another blow. No charge will be placo against him until the outcome of tho affray Is known, but tho physicians think Kllcllno will surely die. Tho battlo arose when the rain camo on and each man clalmod tho right to movo his tent to a plot of ground higher than tho rest nnd affording dry flooring during tho storm. Each seized a pick to drlvo tho other from the coveted site, nnd half tho other campers realized that thero was a quarrel. Tho steel points of tho picks woro clashing as oach combatant combat-ant swung for a vital spot. Before thoy quarreled It Is said tho men were tho best of friends. |