The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 22, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 1895. SIKTY WERE KILLED. Increase in the Death; Roll of the Mine i Disaster. ! | RECOVERING THE BODIES | Perilous Work Performed by | the Heroic Rescue Parties. HORRORS AT RED CANYON. Among the Victims of the Explosion Were Many Men of Large Families. EVANSTON,Wyo., March 21.—The total number now known to have perished in the mine disaster at Red Canyon last evening i xty, of which fifty-one were married men and nine young men and boys. Up to this hour the bodies of the following out of a total of fifty-three who met their death in the mine have been re- covered and turned over to their relatives: Peter Clark, John Morris, David Laurie, George Hyde, John G. Locke, W. H. Grieves, Samuel Clay (single), Samuel Hutchinson, William Morris, Thomas Booth, Benjamin Coles, Charles Clark, Willard Brown, James Limb and Fred Morgan, all men of large families. This leaves twenty-eight unrecovered bodies in the mine. The timbering has been largely blown out and the walls and roof of the whole in- terior are cracked and shattered so that the volunteer searching party of eighteen now seeking the bodies of their comrades are every moment in danger of being buried. A coroner’s jury has been impaneled which views the remains as soon as brought to the surface and turns them over to the relatives. The agonizing cries of widows and chil- dren about the mouth of the mine are heart-rending. The mules that were in the mine are so burned that they have to be re- moved on account of the odor before work can proceed. Additional details of the explosion which occurred at Rocky Mountain mine No. 5 state that the whole country around was shaken and the power plant, fanhouse and several other buildings wrecked. Immediately after the explosion Super- intendent Bradbury telephoned to Evans- ton for all the physicians, with an extra train. The relief corps, carrying lanterns, | got ready to descend, in hopes of rescuing alive some of the victims. The blacksmith- shop was turned into a deadhouse, with four bodies lying there, one disfigured with its head blown off, the othersless mangled. Brave men had tried to descend some of the air and escape slopes withont success, it was not until three hours aiter the losion that a volunteer party entered the main entrance to the slopes, and soon afterward returned with two bodies. They reported that caves stopped further prog- ress down the slope. A party went down to shovel out the caves, after which the searching party agait entered and the work of securing bodies wasresumed. This slope being down 2000 feet, with nine levels, each one mile and a half long, will probably require sev- | eral days toreach all parts of the mine. | A few lives were saved because of the time of the explosion. The miners quit work at 6 o’clock, and it is customary for them to be near the entrance and come out just as the whistle blows. A number of men had come out and some had just left the entrance to the mine slope, away from the working tunnel, when the explosion occurred, thus escaping death. The explosion is described by many as most terrific, shaking the whole town and causing women and children to run into the streets crying “‘Oh, my husband,” and “Oh, my papa,” with raised hands implor- ing for the safety of the beloved ones. The explosion is supposed to have come from a blast setting fire to dust, making a dust ex- plosion, since the mine was supposed to be free from gas, being well ventilated. The Rocky Mountain Company, generally designated as the Central Pacific mines, have two mines—Nos. 5 and 6—with one | mile face, making two separate mines with 150 feet pillars separating them. This leaves No. 6 unharmed, but deprives the company of one half of its capacity. This is the third disastrous explosion in this vicinity. In 1881 No.2 mine of the Rocky Mountain Company exploded, kill- ing thirty-six Chinese and four white men. In the springof 1886 Union Pacific mine | No. 4 killed thirteen men. Newell Beaman, manager, arrived from Salt Lake to-night, hastening tojthe mine and is doing all he can for the injured and bereaved and to reach those still in the mine. CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION. Probably the Work of a Miner With a Big Charge of Powder. SALT LAKE, Utah, March 21.—A spe- cial to the Tribune from Evanston, Wyo., says: Ever since the explosion at Red Canyon mine work has progressed steadily in gaining access to it, bringing out the dead and caring for the bereaved families. Not one in the mine at the time of the ex- plosion escaped, all being instantly killed. There may be more than sixty killed, but that is the number shown aiter carefully checking the roll. Of those who were in- jured around the mine Dr. Gamble, the I D. Lloyd, J. Lester, J. Lehti, and permitted the relatives to take posses- sion of the bodies for burial. Salt Lake and Ompaha were telegraphed to for coffins, and the burial of the victims will occur as soon as possible. The d'\s- tress of the bereaved callsloudly for aid. The fifty-one women who have been be- reft of the protection and support of their husbands, with their families, will proba- bly make a total of 300 persons fully worthy of the deepest sympathy. There remain yet in the mine about forty bodies. The known dead are: James Bruce, Williard Brown, Samuel Bate, Henry Bur- ton, Thomas Booth, Aron Buttee, W. E. | Cox, Jerry Crawford, Samuel Clay, J. T. Clark, James P. Clark, Charles Clark, James W. Clark, Albert Clark, George Critchley, John Dexter, Angel Deromedi, J.R. Fearn, W. H. Grieves, W. Graham, George Hides, J. Pyden, Saul Hutchinson, Thomas Hutchinson, James Hutchinson, 8. Halston, G. Hardy, I. Johnson, B. Julien, M. Johnson, James Limb, John G. Lock, D. W. Laurie, W. Langdon, M. Langdon, J. Lapar, Charles Kasoto, 0. Maltby, F. Morgan, W. Morris, John Morris, J. J. Martin, W. Miller, W. Mason, H. A. Nyborn, J. Pheby, William Pope, Henry Scatbern, William Sellers Jr., William Sellers Sr., Matt Silta, Hugh Sloan, William Waystaff and William Weedop. For Money Lost at Poker. FINDLAY, Ohio, March 21.—Mrs. Bell B. Trout, wife of Frank H. Trout, a lead- ing merchant, sued Clifford and Gazman, of the Cafe Royal, and William Marion, owner of the premises, for $7000 lost at poker in the cafe. The jury to-day re- turned a verdict allowing her $3500. SUICIDE OF ADA HATHAWAY. HER IDENTIFICATION FORMS A CHAPTER IN A NOTED SCANDAL. SHE FIGURED PROMINENTLY AT PITTSBURG IN A BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT. BOSTON, March 21.—The Adams House suicide was this noon positively identified as Ada Hathaway by three women residents of this city who called at the undertaker’s rooms. One of the women stated that she had met the dead girl two years ago and that she knew she was in love with “Dick” Laird and she believed unrequited affection and financial troubles caused the suicide. PITTSBURG, March 21.—The identifica- tion of the woman who committed suicide at the Adams House in Boston as Ada Hathaway forms a chapter in a scandal which first came to the surface in this city on August 6 last. On the evening of that day Ada Hathaway called at the office of the wholesale shoehouse of Laird & Ray and had along conv . rsation with Richard Laird, one of the partners. What | passed between them is not known. but Laird was seen to push her through the door, when she tried to force her way back again, and the police took her in charge. On the way to the police station she placed to her mouth a handkerchief satu- rated with chloroform, but it was taken away from her before any harm was done. On the morning after her arrest she promised to leave town, and was escorted by an officer to the hotel where she had been stopping. Upon reaching her room she placed a revolver to her breast and threatened to kill herself if any one ap- proached her. Finally after much persua- sion she was provided with a ticket and $20 by Laird and took a train for Boston, but on arriving at Philadelphia she took the first train back to Pittsburg. The fol lowing day she retained an attorney and entered suit against Laird for the part he took in forcing her to leave the city, and afterward entered a suit for breach of promise of marriage. A short time after the scandal came out the firm of Laird & Ray was dissolved, and the former left the city. GBE 434 ELECTRICAL STRIKE SETTLED. Very Few Privileges Gained by the Men Who Went Out. NEW YORK, March 21.—The electrical wiremen’s strike, which commenced on February 18, was declared off to-day. With the single exception of having the eight-hour day started on May 1 instead of May 15, the strikers have not gained any privileges which they did not enjoy prior to the strike. Bishop Henry C. Potter, president of the board of mediation and conciliation, and President Felix Adler of the same body were mainly instrumental in bringing about the settlement which was signed on Wednesday evening by representatives of all the organizations interested. The basis of the settlement is that the electrical workers at present employed be subjected to an examination as to competency, in accordance with the rule heretofore pre- vailing in the trade. The Electrical ‘Workers’ Union declares its readiness to accept in their union all persons who have satisfactorily passed such examination, irrespective of their action in the present strike; but the men employed at present by the Electrical Contractors’ Association shall, if they wish, join the union without interference from their employers or pen- alties imposed by the union. The Electri- cal Contractors’ Association agrees to grant the eight-hour day on May 1, 1895. All other matters at issue will be subject to mutual agreement between the Electrical Contractors’ Association and the Electri- cal Union, represented by their employes. ——— GETS A NEW TRIAL. The North Dakota Supreme Court Favors a Murderer. a MANDAN, N. D., March 21.—William 0. Pancoast, bank robber and wife-mur- resident mine physician, has about twenty- five under treatment. This morning David G. Thomas, State mine inspector, arrived and will remain until all the bodies are recovered, and will thoroughly inspect the mine. He says he considered this the best ventilated and safest mine in the State, being free from gas and with plenty of safety appliances. All agree that the cause of the explosion was a miner putting in a large charge of powder to throw down a big amount of coal for the next morning. This charge set fire to what is known as a dust ex- plosive. This dust, of minute particles of coal mixed with air, made the dangerous compound which caused the destruction of property and carried so many men to instant death. The work of bringing out the dead is necessarily slow. Besides those killed in the manway, the balance met de&tl.:n on the seventh and eighth levels, one-third of a mile down the slope, so steep as to make it difficult and laborious. Some of the bodies were partly covered with the caves, hence requiring searching to find them, but most of them were lying fully ex- posed. ‘W. J. Cassin, the Coroner of Uintah County, impaneled a jury, which viewed the remains brought out, identified them derer, sentenced to hang May 23, gets a new trial. Pancoast robbed the Medina (Ohio) Bank of several thousand dollars and ran away to Canada, then to Minneapolis, where he changed his name to Myron O. Kent, married Miss Julia Holmes, and in 1892 moved to a farm near Mandan. In March, 1894, Mrs. Kent was murdered and Kent disappeared. A hired man named Sorabeski was arrested and confessed that he killed Mrs. Kent for $1800, promised him by Kent. Kent was arrested in Colo- rado, brought back and convicted of mur- der in the first degree. The Supreme Court of Dakota, in grant- ing a new trial, holds that when the de- fendant presents an affidavit stating that he cannot have a fair trial by reason of the bias and prejudice of the Judge, it is the absolute duty of such Judge to call in an- other T udge to help try the case. The court says the word ‘“may” in the statute must be construed as mandatory. B S Mrs. Ely’s Tragic Death. NORWICH, Conn., March 21.—Mrs, Ed- win Ely, who was identified as the woman killed on the Camden railroad after having escaped from the hospital at Bryn Mawr, Penn., where she was under ireatment for melancholia, was the wife of Edwin S. Ely of this city. By the death of her father recently she inherited $500,000. FANNED BY THE GALE. Fire Destroys Valuable Property at Sioux City, lowa. BIG OIL TANKS ABLAZE. Such a Sight Caused a Wild Stampede Among the Spectators. WAREHOUSES ARE CONSUMED, The Flames Controlled After a Loss of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars. SIOUX CITY, Jowa, March 21.—One of the most serious fires in the history of Sioux City completely destroyed the ware- house of the Western Transfer Company to-day, together with its contents, entail- ing a loss of more than $200,000. The high wind which was blowing carried the fire to the linseed-oil mill across the street and it was partly destroyed and the greater part of its contents consumed, making a total loss of $500,000. The wind, which had been from the southeast, now changed and increased in velocity, blowing for a time directly from the East. This communicated the flames to the two big tanks owned by the linseed- oil mills and the platform on which they rested began to burn. Thousands of peo- ple had congregated by this time, and when they saw the tanks on fire there was a wild stampede. The storage building was an immense structure, 500x60 feet, in- cluding the brick storage annex. The main part of the elevator was five stories high and bad a capacity of 150,000 bushels. In the bins at the time were stored 100,000 bushels of flaxseed and on the lower floor several thousand tons of linseed oil cake was ready for the market. In the annex the oil was in large tanks, having an estimated capacity of 120,000 gallons. When it was plain that nothing could be done toward saving the imple- ment warehouse, the firemen turned their attention to saving the oilmill storage- house. Mayor Fletcher telegraphed to Lamars and Missouri Valley for the fire departments in those towns, and -they were soon ready ‘to respond, but when it was found that the fire could be controlled messages were sent,to hold them back. The back end of the transfer company was a mammoth frame structure six stories high, covered with corrugated iron. The | iron aided the flames, as it kept water from reaching the woodworl The huge four-story and basement warehouse, 100x 150, was filled from top to bottom with farm implements and machinery, valued at about §200,000. This machinery was owned by about twenty implement com- panies in different parts of the United States. The list of the companies is as follows: Rock Island Plow Company, Rock Island, 1l.; Nebraska Plow Company, Omaha, Nebr.; Bandwich Manufacturing Com- pany, Sandwich, Ill.; Walter A. Wood Harvester Company, St. Paul; J. F. Sei- berting & Co., Akron, Ohio; Aultman & Taylor Machinery Company, Mansfield, Ohio; Advance Thresher Company, Battle | Creek, Mich.; Kingman & Cox, Omaha; Norwegian Plow Company, Dubugque, Towa; Chambers, Bering & Quintan Com- pany, Decatur, Iil.; F. B. Tate & Co., De- catur; Hurst, Dunn & Co., Peoria; Rock- ford Manufacturing Company, Rockford, 111 ;- Sterling Manufacturing Company, Dayton, Ohio; James Selby & Co., Peoria, 1IL.; Selby, Starr & Co., Peoria; Acme Harvester Company, Pekin, Ill. The contents of the burned warehouse carried insurance aggregating $31,750, in the following companies: Insurance Com- pany of North America, $3650; Liverpool, London and Globe, $4000; Royal, $6000; Commercial Union, $3000; Pheenix, $3000; Norwich Union, $3000; Traders’, $3600; Franklin, $2000; Philadelphia Underwrit- ers, $4000; Pennsylvania Fire, $2000. The warehouse itself was protected by $30,000 insurance in the Liverpool, London and Globe Company. lnsurance on the oil- mill cannot be ascertained. The Franklin and Pennsylvania companies each carried $3000 and the Commercial Union $6000 on seed in the elevator. The value of the con- tents of the elevator at the market price would make the loss $300,000. —— LIBERATED ALL THE PRISONERS. Three Masked Men Cause a Jail Delivery in Oklahoma. WICHITA, Kans., March 21.—A special to the Eagle from Woodward, 0. T., to- night, says that three masked men went into the jail armed with Winchesters and liberated all the prisoners. They marched the jailer about half a mile over the prairie adjoining the town, where they kept him long enough for the prisoners to get away before the alarm could be given. Among the noted prisoners released are Tom Yose, Ed Lehr and Curly Dennis. A posse is organizing to scour the country, — HEAVIEST SALE ON RECORD. Big Shipment of Corn to the Atlantic Seaboard. ST. LOULS, March 21.—The heaviest sale of grain in volume ever made in this mar- ket was consummated to-day. It was made by the United Elevator Company to the E. B. White Grain Company, and consisted of 700,000 busnels of No. 2 corn. The ship- ment is to be made between now and April 5, and goes by rail to the Atlantic sea- board. | e May Borrow the Money. ST. LOUIS, March 21.—The receivers of the St. Louis and San Francisco Rail- road to-day petitioned Judge Caldwell, of the United States Circuit Court of Ap- peals, for the advance by way of a loan of half of $261,49% 06, to the Atlantic and Pacific Equipment Company. This loan was to be given on account of rolling stock. Judge Caldwell granted the request. SRR Millionaire Clark’s Purchase. SALT LAKE, March 21.—A special to the Herald from Butte, Mont., says: W. A. Clark, the millionaire mine-owner of this city, has purchased the refinery, cop- per and brass works of Wallace & Son), at Asonia, Conn., for $1,000,000. The property will be used to work the United Verde mines of Clark in Arizona. —— Came Under Contract. NEW YORK, March 21.—A large con- signment of diamond-cutters arrived to- day on the Majestic from Liverpool. There were 125 of them. They were detained and sent to Ellis Island, suspected of being contract laborers. They will be given a speedy examination, and those who prove to have come over under contract will be sent back, in accordance with the decision of Secretary Carlisle last Saturday, that diamond-cutting was not a new industry, as the importers of this city have claimed. e EARNINGS OF THE ATCHISON. in the System and Its Branches. CHICAGO, March 21.—The earnings of the Atchison system proper for the second week of March were $541,814, an increase of $17,561; for the month to date $1,073,239, an increase of $39,280. The earnings of the Colorado Midland were for the week $29,59, an increase of $4091; for the month to date $55,052, in- crease $52: The earnings of the Atlantic and Pacific were for the week $72,040, an increase of $3667; for the month to date $138,046, an increase of $4815. The net earnings for the Atchison sys- tem, all lines, for the week were $753,323, an increase of $21,986; for the month to date, $1,491,010, an increase of $42,957. All the earnings given are gross earnings. el e An Increase THREFE STEAMERS OVERDUE. It Is Thought They Are Delayed by Stormy Weather. BALTIMORE, March 21.—Three large ocean steamships are now overdue at this port. They are the Johnson liners Balti- more and Mentmore, which have been out twenty days from Liverpool, and the Dutch tank steamship from Rotterdam La Cam- paigne, over three weeks at sea. The trip should not have occupied over seventeen or eighteen days. It is thought the ves- sels have been delayed by stormy weather. CAMPBELL T0 SHOW CAUSE. ORDERED TO PURGE HIMSELF OF CONTEMPT BEFORE A TAM- MANY JUDGE. THE EX-CONGRESSMAN ACCUSED OF MAKING “A FALSE aND IN- ACCURATE STATEMENT.” NEW YORK, March 21.—Judge Me- Adams has issued an order returnable at 2 o’clock to-morrow calling on ex-Congress- man Timothy J. Campbell to show why he should not be punished for contempt of court for statements made by him at the hearing of his contest against Henry C. Miner for the representation of the Eighth Congressional District. Campbell alleges that John Simpson, the Republican candidate, was replaced on the list of candidates by a mandamus of a Tammany Judge (McAdams), and directed to Tammany Police Commissioners. The District Attorney’s office was noti- fied to have a representative present in Judge McAdams’ court to-morrow. when Mr. Campbell has been ordered to appear | to show cause why he should not be pun- ished for contempt for publishing a “false | and grossly inaccurate statement’’ concern- ing the Judge. L daee WHISKY TRUST RECEIVERSHIP. More Sensational Developments May Be Expeoted. INDIANAPOLIS, March 21.— Louis Ewbanks of Indianapolis said to-day that more sensational developments in the whisky trust receivership may be expected soon. Relative to the deed being filed in the various counties by order of the United States court he said: “This deed, now in the hands of the Recorder of Dearborn County, actually conveys less than one-fifth of the real estate belonging to the trust and none of the personal estate. The descriptions are printed in small, close-set type and cover eleven large pages, and the phrases which declare continued ownership of the per- sonal estate and of so much of the real estate are introduced in about the middle of the page inan inobstrusive manner. Of course, the action of the officers in using a printed description of the property in which these objectionable phrases are found, and thereby failing to obey the order of the court, may have been entirely innocent, and if so they will doubtless hasten to execute a new deed actually con- veying the property which it describes.” e Some IMPORT. G FLAX SEED. Large Quantities Shipped From Argen- tine to This Country. NEW YORK, March 21.—The arrival at this port early in the week of a steamer from the Argentine Republic with a cargo of 120,000 bushels of flax seed has brought to light some interesting facts. It seems that quite a trade has been going on in seed from the far-away country for some time past, about 500,000 bushels of the Ar- gentine seed having already been sold here. Another vessel with & cargo similar to the one received here this week is due here next week. The seed, although dirty, is reported to be of good quality and the price is equal to $1 28 per bushel duty paid, the latter amounting to 20 cents per bushel. Crushers get a rebate on oil cake exported, which makes the net price about $1 20 paid for the Southern American article. Ameri- can flax seed is quoted nominally at $1 50 and $1 55. It is interesting to note that two years ago America exported large quantities of flax seed. Now she is im- porting. et LESTER HALLIDAY'S DEATH. Police Think It a Case of Suicide and Not Murder, BUFFALQ, N. Y., March 21.—Lester T. Halliday died to-day and the police do not know whether to believe his ante-mortem statement or that he committed suicide. With his dying breath Halliday reiterated the story, but the bullet that pierced his lung did not perforate his coat and vest. The shot was fired close to the body and the revolver was found where it had been flung from the bridge, all tending to con- firm the suicide theory rather than that of robbery. The police Have made two ar- rests. The suspects are Lillian Preston and Galvin Baker, the former Halliday’s sweetheart and the latter his rival. The woman accuses Baker of threatening Halli- day’s life, though Baker does not answer the description Halliday gave of his as- sailant. Do oE MAY PROCEED TO BUSINESS. An Injunction Against Louisiana’s Board of Arbitration Dissolved. NEW ORLEANS, March 21.—Judge F. D. King to-day decided the injunction pro- ceedings filed against the State Board of Arbitration by the Streetcar Presidents’ Union in faver of the board. The board was investigating the grievances of car- drivers when it was enjoined from pro- ceeding any further. The decision now allows it to proceed to business, and the be- lief is that the board will now take up the levee troubles and find a way of settlement. —_— Mrs. Gougar’s Libel Case, BOSTON, March 21.—In the United States Circuit Court to-day Judge Putnam granted the motion of the plaintiff for a new trial in the libel case of Mrs. Helen M. Gougar of Lafayette, Ind., vs. Congress- ‘man Elijah J. Morse of this State. ENG OVE at you an idea of To offer you on Friday and Saturday of this week 500 Very Swell Long KERSEY In Blues, Blacks, Steel Grays, etc., with deep velvet collars ($18 to $20 values), The cut opposite will serve to give won’t go into details, let it suffice to say that when you see ’em you’ll buy. LISH RCOATS, the style of ’em. We on the Coast. cunas, etc. Just think ! We will also show at FIFTEEN DOL- LARS a line equaled by none—some of the most stylish creations of the age. Their like has never before been seen They’ve previously cost you at least from $22 to $25. The fab- rics include Schnables, Beavers, Oxford, Llama Wool, Cheviots, Fine Soft Vi= An endless variety, per= fectly tailored, at ==$15.00-- floor (14,700 square feet) to the exclu= sive sale of Men’s Overcoats and if we can’t show an assortment who can ?° We devote an entire RAPHABRI' S INCORFPORATED), 9,11, 18 and 15 Kearny Street. UTUNVARNISEED TRUTES TRIUMPIEI. CAN'T SELECT A SENATOR. ONE MORE SENSATION IN THE GREAT DELAWARE DEADLOCK. ALL THE DEMOCRATS DESERT CHAN- CELLOR WOLCOTT, THE Caucus NOMINEE. DOVER, Del., March 21.—There was an- other sensation at the State House to-day when the two branches of the Legislature met in joint session to nominate a Senator. All of the Democrats deserted Chancellor ‘Walcott, the caucus nominee, and cast their votes for Edward Ridgely of Dover. ‘When the last ballot was taken yester- day, six of Higgins’ supporters, who had temporarily deserted his cause for E. G. Bradford, returned to their first choice and the ex-Senator received seven votes at the close. To-day there were two ballots and Mr. Higgins was only given one vote, a new man, Benjamin Fields of Wilmington, receiving seven of the Republican votes. Addick’s lines remain unbroken, his origi- nal supporters sticking to him. The hall was crowded and the injection of new names into the fight provided much food for gossip and speculation, e MISS STEVENSON ENGAGED. The FVice-President’s Daughter Will Wed Martin D. Hardin. DANVILLE, Ky., March 21.—The report is confirmed of the engagement of Miss Julia Stevenson, daughter of Vice-Presi- dent Stevenson, and Martin D. Hardin, son of Watt P. Hardin, candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Kentucky. Mr. Hardin junior is a bright young man and a student in the theological seminary at Danville, Ky. Members of the Steven- son and Hardin families are pleased with the prospect of the union of the young couple. The wedding will take place in a few months, but it will be an exceedingly quiet affair, owing to the recent death of Miss Stevenson’s sister. —_—— WAS NOT PRIVATE PROPERTY. Cases of Those Who Took Mrs. Likens’ Letter Dismissed. DENVER, March 21.—Judge Hallett, in the United States District Court to-day, after hearing the evidence for the prosecu- tion in- the case against Dennis Mullins, ex-president of the Police Board, Hamilton Armstrong, ex-Chief of Police, and Miss Kate Dwyer, ex-assistant police matron, charged with embezzlement of a letter in- tended for Mrs. Sadie Likens, -police matron, granted a motion to dismiss the complaint, and the defendants were dis- charged. The court held that the letter could not be considered private property, asit was addressed to the matron of the police department. e AR e o International Christian Workers. PHILADELPHIA, March 21.—The dis- trict convention of the International Chris- tian Workers’ Association opened in Grace Baptist Temple to-day. The morning ses- sion was devoted to addresses by the visit- ing clergy. The convention will be in session until Tuesday, the 20th inst. RIS TR Will Pay AU Depositors. WARRENSBURG, Mo., March 21.— The Johnson County Savings Bank closed its doors again this afternoon. A card on the door announces that the directors deem it inadvisable to continue business longer, and a receiver will be appointed, but there will be sufficient money to pay 1 all depositors as soon as collections can be made. This bank closed about two months ago, but resumed business again soon | afterward. | UTAH'S | | —_— NEW CONSTITUTION. | Various Matters of Importance Consid- ered by the Convention. SALT LAKE, March 21.—Very little progress was made to-day in the constitu- tional convention. The committee of the whole took up section 4 of the preamble and declaration of rights, referring to taxa- tion of church property, etc., and after a long debate the whole section was laid on | the table. | The section referring to the suspension | of the habeas corpus precipitated consider- able discussion. When the convention ad- journed, section 10, referring to trial by jury, was being discussed. g apes gl OVERFLOW OF A RESERVOIR. Plenty of Water in New Mexico to Irri- gate Lands. SANTA FE, N. Mex., March 21.—Water began pouring through the spillway of the | big reservoir here to-day. Worlk has been progressing for two years and now a lake | is formed half a mile long, a quarter of a | mile wide and seventy feet deep. There is | enough water flowing through the canyon to fill this reservoir at least three times a | year and work will therefore be pushed on | a second reservoir, which one will hold water enough to irrigate 6000 acres of valley lands. CHIPPED 0UT ALL THE GOLD. SYSTEMATIC STEALING CARRIED ON BY THE MCCLOSKEY BROTHERS. THEY CLEANED UP A LiTTLE FOR- TUNE AT PIKES PEAX BEFORE DISCOVERED. ! | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 21.—Solon McCloskey and Tremont Mec- Closkey, arrested at Cripple Creek on the charge of stealing ore from the Union Gold Mining Company, were brought to this city and released after furnishing $5000 bail each. The complaint alleges that sys- | tematic stealing was carried on for about | one year and aggregates a sum of between | $50,000 and $100,000. The McCloskey brothers had a lease on ! the main Wworkings of the Pikes Peak | lode, which they secured from the Union Company. Some time ago the royalty on ore from the lease decreased to a very low | figure. The company began an investigation which ended in the arrest of the brothers. It is claimed that their method was to chip off gold-bearing rock from the quariz | they mined and subject it to a process of their own in order to get the gold out of it. | The ore they had subjected to this test was then, it is charged, mixed with common rock on the dump and shipped to the smelters. Consequently the smelter re- | turns were not half what they would have been had they not,_the greater part of the gold been chipped out of the quartz, the retorts thus secured being kept by the niners, whe did not have to share the profits. i | | | e A Forest Fire Raging. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., March 2L.—A forest fire that has already burned over twenty-five acres of valuable timber is rag- ing within two miles of Egg Harbor City to-night. Several residences are in the path of the flames and gangs of men are working to save them from destruction. WAR ACAINST THE BROKERS LONDON POLICE TRYING TO KEEP THROCKMORTON STREET CLEAR. LiveLy RuMPUS CAUSED BY AT- TEMPTING TO CHECK CURB- STONE OPERATIONS. LONDON, March 21.—For three even- ings past Throckmorton street in the busi- ness portion of London, a thoroughfare where, after hours, a curbstone market is held, has been a scene or great disorder. Throckmorton street being quite narrow, the assemblage of brokers almost com- pletely blocked it from 4 p. . to 6:30 p. M, On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings there was no serious trouble although the police were vigorously chaffed. This evening, however, when the brokers gathered in Throckmorton street, the po- lice diverted vehicles unnecessarily into | that thoroughfare with the view of dis- persing the crowd. Mr. Paxton,a promi- nent member of the Stock Exchange, ex- postulated with a police inspector and this caused a renewal of the disorder, re- sulting in the arrest of Paxton. The ar- rest caused great excitement and a crowd of brokers attempted - to rescue the prisoner, who had to be taken to the police station through a by street, The brokers seemed pleased that a promi- nent man of the Stock Exchange was ar- rested, declaring that the question whether Throckmorton street can be used after hours as a market will now be settled. The general opinion expressed is that the police will be worsted, as a market has been held in that street without interfer- ence for years, the street dealings being chiefly in American and South American securities. 3 e Cuban Rebels Surprised. MADRID, March 21.—A dispatch from Havana states that on Monday last Gen- eral Grarrich surprised a band of rebels and killed six of them. A number of horses and a quantity of arms were cape tured by the Government troops. ——— TELEGRAPHIC NEWS IN BRIEF. The business portion of Lafayette, La., wag destroyed by fire. The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed ‘William Martin Aiken of Cincinnati Supervis. ing Architect, vice O'Rourke, resigned. New York gossips say that there is every prospect that John W. Mackay Jr. and Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt will wed. Miss Vanderbi1t is now in Europe, and itis said that Mr, Mackay will soon follow her. The recently elected directors of the Missouri Pacific met in New York and elected executive officers as follows: George J. Gould, president: C. G. Warner, vice-president and general auditor; A. H. Calef, secretary and treasurer; John F. Dillon, genereal counsel. 5 Sadie Robinson was found guilty of mane slaughter and Clarence guilty of murder in the second degree. Clarence Robinson was sen- tenced to life imprisonment and Sadie to twenty years. Their crime was the killing of Montgomerie Gibbs of Buffalo, N. Y. Ten of the eleven indicted New York police officials appeared before Justice Ingraham and pleaded not guilty. The absentee was ex- Wardman James Burns, who is said to be out of the city. Itis said the defense will be pre- pared by Colonel E. L. James, who will have the assistance of Tracey, Boardman & Platt, A. J. Elkus, Emanuel M. Friend and Louis J. Grant. e Keats seemed to regard “Endymion’’ as his best, though one of his biographers saysthat he spoke very well of “Hyperion.”