The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 12, 1895, Page 2

2 NEWS OF SN JOSE Strange Freaks of a Woman Arrested for Insanity. POULTRY MEN CONVENE. Arranging for a Fine Bird Show to Be Held in San Fran- cisco. NORMAL SCHOOL GRADUATES. Twenty Students Secure Diplomas. Stephen Pollock Pleads Guilty to Burglary. SAN JOSE, Cav., April 11.—Mrs. Harriet Simpson has been detained on a charge of insanity. The complainant is J. G. Cal- vert, a butcher doing business on the cor- ner of Minor avenue and William streets, and with whose family Mrs. Simpson lived. Of late M . Simpson has made a prac- tice of going into the various county of- fices with her sewing and spending the day. She has been confined in Agnews Asylum on two occasions, but was discharged, as ered harmless. pson gained some notoriety swhile confined in the county jail awaiting | an examination on a charge of insanity. She became possessed'of a singularinfatua- tion for Murderer St. Clair. The affection seemed to be mutual, and she has a large bundle of love-letters which passed between them. After her release she persisted in calling at the prison to see St. Clair, to the great annoyance of the jailer. Last evening Mrs. Simpson walked the streets until a late hour, and was locked out of the house. She raised a disturb- ance, and her landlord sought Justice Dwyer and secured a warrant tor her arrest. POULTRY MEN IN SESSION. Arranging for Another Show to Be Held in San Francisco. SAN JOSE, C: April 11.—The board of directors of the California Poultry Asso- ciation met in this city last evening. There were present: J. Scofield of Hollister, presi- dent of the association; E. A. Noyes of Butte, vice-president, and Directors E. H. Freeman of Santa Clara, C. W. Hansen of San Mateo, O. J. Albee of Lawrence and C. 2. Harker of San Jose. i nation of Secretary Armstrong ma was accepted, and E. H. Free- nta Clara was elected to fill the W. H. Walters tendered his man of vacancy was elected to that office. A committee was app gate as to the desira! the soc Tt was decided to hold a poultry show in the Mechanics’ Pavilion, San Francisco, daring the week commencing December 1. The board adjourned to meet in San Francisco at the call of the president early in thefall. This morning the directors were enter- ained by the local association,and were taken for a drive through the orchards adjacent to the ¢ inted to inv of incorporaf NORMAL SCHOOL GRADUATES. Diplomas Given a Class of Twenty at the San Jose Institwtion. SAN JOSE, Cax., April 11.—The spring graduating ex es took place at the Normal School this morning. The exercises were well rendered. After the graduates were handed their diplomas Rev. J. Hern- don Garnett delivered an extended address, his theme being, “The Education of the The graduates, twenty in number, were: Katherine Birdsall, Emily L. Burnham, L. Mellie Burns, Pearl Cottle, Joseph Dias, Catherine E. Fitzsimmons, Millie L. Fruh- 1i Annie W. Gill, Grace I. Halsey, Clare L. Hanna, Elizabeth Heckman, Amy Keller, Margaret Nicholson, Jesse Norton, Irene M. Steward, Anthony M. Luzzallo, Eda Tindell, Lillian C. Vennum, Harriet Warning, Samuel G. Watts. His Clothes Lined With Money. SAN JOSE, CAL., April 11.—An aged Spaniard, Vincente Perez, was stricken with paralysis to-day and rendered spgech- less. An old corduroy vest he wore was found to be lined with gold coins, amount- ing in all to §380. It is supposed he had considerable money stowed away about his cabin, in which he lited alone. He will not recover. Lottery Business Refused. SAN JOSE, CaAL., April 11.—Orders have been received at the various agencies of Wells, Fargo & Co. throughout the country instructing their agents that the company will handle no more lottery business. The step is one that will be heartily indorsed by the business men of San Jose, as about _$5000 per month has been going out of the city for lottery tickets. Pleads Guilty to Burglary. S8AN JOSE, Can., April 11.—Stephen Pollock pleaded guilty to a charge of burg- lary before Judge Reynolds this morning. He was arrested for entering a room in the residence of J. H. Flickinger. Pollock says he isan electrician by trade and came here in search of work, and not finding any was driven to the theft by hunger. He will be sentenced Monday. TEASING CAUSES DEATH. A Denver Lad Fatally Stabs One of His ZTormentors. DENVER, Coro., April 11.—Joseph E. Solis, aged 17, stabbed and killed Thomas Devaney, aged 15, to-night while return- ing home from lenten services at a church near his home. A crowd of boys were teasing young Solis, who started to run. The Devaney boy caught hold of his coat- tail, when Solis whipped out a big pocket- knife and slashed back at his tormentor without looking around. Devaney died immediately. Solis is under arrest. His father is a prominent wholesale cigar manufacturer. s ALL URGED TO JOIN. New National Organization of Btreet Railway Employes. CLEVELAND, Oxro, April 11.—A new national organization of street railway em- ployes wasformed in this city last night to take the place of the Amalgamated Asso- ciation of Street Railway Employes. * which, it is claimed, is now practically dead The new society will be known as the National Street Railway Employes’ League. The organization of organizers will at once visit all the principal cities. The leaders of the movement here claim that they are in communication with hup- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1895. dreds of street railway men who are anxious to become allied with them. The resolutions adopted by the new association say that the previous organizations have failed to accomplish their objects and strikes failed to give relief. The municipal ownership of street railways is declared to be the only means whereby the objects sought can be attained. Streetcar men everywhere are urged to join in one mighty effort to gain political power at the municipal elections. The platform favors eight hours for a day’s work, the weekly payment of wages, and the licensing of street railway employes. Insurance and sick benefits are provided for. —_————— POLITICS TO THE FRONT. Considerable Difficulty in Preparing Utah’s Constitution. BALT LAKE, Urar, April 11.—Politics came to the front to-dey in the Constitu- tional Convention in the discussion of the legisiative bill. An effort was made toadd a section to the bill declaring that the Leg- islature shall have no power to make any grant of public money or anything valu- able to any individual, corporation or municipality excepting in case of public calamity. After a long discussion the sec- tion was defeated by a strict party vote—50 Republicans to 43 Democrats. The question was brought up a second and third time in different shapes and de- | feated by the same vote. An amendment | was then offered that the Legislature shall have no power to authorize or grant any county or municipality authority to grant an extra fee, compensation or allow- ance, nor pay any claim hereafter created against the State, county or municipality | under any agreement made without au- | thority of law. The Democratic strength | was augmented by Republicans on this | proposition and it passed by a vote of 51 to 46. Roberts (D.) proposed a section to the bill which was in substance that neither | the State of Utah nor any political subdi- | vision thereof shall ever give orloan its ,‘ credit to an individual, association or cor- | poration without first securing a two-thirds | vote of the people. This was lost by a party vote—49 Republicans to 35 Democrats. { MORMONS ARE RESTLESS, Weary of Waiting for Word From the Great Be- - yond. No Prospect of Filling the Vacan- cies in the Quorum of Apostles. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 11.—A quo- rum of ‘twelve and Joseph Smith were in executive session until midnight last night, and this morning early the session was resumed. Questions of grave import- ance to the church of the Latter-day Saints | are being considered, an undercurrent of | restlessness among the laity having | awakened the leaders of the saints to a realization that something must be done to overcome the spirit of opposition mani- test each day since the conference began. At the afternoon session the principal business transacted was the selection of the next place of meeting, to be held April 6, 1896. The contest for the conference be- tween Kirtland, Ohio, and Lamoni, Iowa, went to the Ohio town by a vote of 611 to 361, after a heated debate. A resolution was passed indorsing the use of tents in all districts which the presiding elders | migt deem necessary as the most availa- | ble and effective means of reaching certain classes. The resolution was presented by a committee appointed on the question. It was decided that the board of directors of the Lemoni (Towa) college, now building, shall consist of nine members, two of whom are not to be members of the Saints’ church. The conference adjourned until to-mor- TOW. i NOT AT ALL DISTURBED. Fastern Roads Pay ILittle Attention to Southern Pacific Tactics. CHICAGO, Iryn., April 11.—The trans- continental lines which some time ago were seized with the idea of reviving the old transcontinental passenger association are now waiting for a declaration from the Canadian Pacific, whose opinion was asked some time since. Whenever it shows up the transcontinental lines will, if the Canadian Pacific’'s reply is favorable, begin the work of getting their association into shape. The action of the Southern Pacific, telegraphed to-day from Los Angeles, in withdrawing from sale the tickets to St. Paul and other Minnesota points by way of El Paso, Fort Worth and Kansas City, and also by way of Ogden and Kansas City, created no excitement here. None of the roads were prepared to say what action they would take to meet that of the South- ern Pacitic and'none of them seemed at all disturbed over the matter. RESULTS IN A MURDER. Trouble Over Clearing Lands Leads to a ; Lively Fight. GREENVILLE, Ara., April 1L—A bloody murder occurred twelve miles from this city last night. Five negroes had a dispute about clearing some land, which resulted in a desperate fight. Bob Peagler and his two sons attacked Frank and Shade Brown. The Peaglers stabbed Shade in two places, either wound being sufficient to cause death. They then broke his neck with a huge club. Frank Brown had an arm broken in the scuffle. The Peaglers were not seriously hurt. Two arrests have been made. e Conspired to Hang a Spy. ATLANTA, Ga., April 11.—The Govern- ment rested to-day in the case now on trial in the Federal court against Quarles and Butler, indicted for conspiracy to hang Henry Worley, a revenue spy. Ben Hemp- hill, father-in-law of the defendant Butler, confessed on the stand that he had lied be- fore the Grand Jury in his former state- ment of & conversation with Butler. The altered testimony favors Butler. SEAntia st Hypnotist Hamilton Released. DENVER, Covo., April11.—Harry Waite, alias Frank Hamilton, the hypnotist, ar- rested on the charge of grand larceny from awoman at San Jose, Cal., was released to-day, a dispatch having been received from Sheriff Lyndon of Santa Clara County, Cal., to the effect that the District Attorney refused to ask for requisition papers. — Insanity of an Actress. CHICAGO, ILn., April 11.—Miss Grace Jennings, the actress, better known to the public as Grace Vaughn, was adjudged insane to-day and committed to Eigin. Recently she pawned diamonds and other jewelry said to bave been worth in the neighborhood of $1000 for $55. e T The Grand Jury Summoned. . EVANSTOWN, Wryo,, April 11.—The Grand Jury was summoned by the Dis- trict Court this evening at 5 o’clock to in- vestigate the Booth mystery and Rock; Mountain mine explosioyn. T Y B AFTER GOLD FIELDS England Will Not Agree to Relinquish Her Claims IN RICH VENEZUELA. Will Carry Out the Policy Boldly Practiced in Other Parts of the Globe. EXTENSION OF POSSESSIONS. Senator Morgan Says This Country Should Enforce the Monroe Doctrine. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—Sen- ator Morgan, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was asked to-day how he regarded the situation in Venezuela, and replied: “I have no doubt Great Britain’s ultimate purpose is to press her frontier sufficiently far into the interior to encompass the rich gold fields of that section, though she will, of course, not disclose this purpose in the immediate future, but will rather confine her demands to the territory at the mouth of the Ori- noco River. “1 think the direct question should be put to Great Britain by our diplomats whether she proposes either by purchase or conquest to extend her domain beyond her present claims, In case of a negative reply I should advise the United States not to interfere with the settlement of the existing disputes, but I do not believe England could be brought to a definite promise not to press her boundaries fur- ther in that section, because of the rich gold mines known to exist there. “I am convinced, as I believe most men to be who have given agtention to the ques- tion, that England’s desire is to control those gold deposits. Such a course would be in accord with her policy in other parts of the globe, and it goes hand in hand with her gold monometallist policy at home. “Controlling the principal gold fields of the world, England naturally desires to maintain the gold standard and she as nat- urally wishes to extend her gold posses- sions. Itis to herinterest to do so, and I cannot say I blame her, but that is no rea- son why the Unitea States should stand idly by and allow her to carry this policy into effect. Furthermore, it is evidently the policy of the present British adminis- tration to acquire desirable territory when it can do so, as witness the effort to secure Neckar Island, in the Hawaiian group, and disputes with France over African territory. It is most probable instead of making any definite reply to this supposititious ques- tion England would evade ‘it. In that event I think we should invoke the Mon- roe doctrine forthwith.” NEW INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN More Complications for the Collectors of the In- come Tax. Aggrieved Citizens May Pay Under Protest and Bring Suits for Thelr Money. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—The Treasury Department to-day issued to in- come-tax collectors a series of supple- mental instrjctions to conform to the recent decision of the Supreme Court. The instructions are as follows: First—Interest received from State, county and municipal bonds or securities and rents from real estate are not taxable as income, but persons or corporations receiving said interests or rents shall include in their returns as re- ceipts the full amount thereof received, or accorded within the year for which return is made, and shall deduct the same as not subject to taxation. 5 Second—The amounts actually paid for taxes, insurance and repairs on real estate may be deducted from income. Third—All the persons and corporations that have heretofore rendered income-tax returns for the year 1894, to a collector or deputy col- lector, including therein interest received from State, county or municipal bonds, or from rents from real estate, may have the amounts on said interest and rents deducted from their income by duly making an affidavit, and de- livering the same {o the collector or deputy collector to whom the original return was ren- dered. It requires that persons in making re- turns in future show clearly that rents in- cluded and deducted were received only for real estate, and include nothing whatever paid for rent or use of personal property or franchise. . So far as payments are concerned, the de- cisions of Commissioner Miller will prob- ably be final. Aggrieved citizens may pay the tax under protest, bringing suit to re- cover their money. Not Ordered to Corinto. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—It can now be positively stated that no orders, sealed or otherwise, have been. sent to the Olympia to proceed to Corinto. The vessel was ordered to make a practice cruise in Santa Barbara Channel and then to visit the town of Santa Barbara during the flower festival. Later on she may be sent to relieve the Philadelphia at Honolulu. T Movements of Warships. . WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—The Concord has arrived at Shanghai, the Mo- hican at Port Townsend and Admiral Meade’s squadron at Port au Prihce, Hayti. Itisexpected that the squadron will next run over to Colon, where Assist- ant Secretary McAdoo will be landed. to take a merchant steamer for the United States. —_— Movements of Cruisers. WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11.—The Concord has arrived at Chin Kiang. The Atlantic arrived at Colon from Cartha- gena and the Allianca has arrived at New York. g Receiver of a Bank. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—The Comptroller of the Currency has appointed 8. B. Thompson of Broken Bow, Nebr., as receiyer of the First National Bank of Ra- vena. il LA ¢ No Hope of Recovery. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—There has been no improvement in Assistant Q@omptroller Mansure’s condition, and no hope of his recovery is entertained. i T New Counterfeit Treasury Note. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—Chief Hazen of the secret service has issued a circular of warning against a new counter- feit of a five-dollar treasury note of the series of 1891, a specimen of which was cir- culated in Columbia, 8. C. The counter- feit is a photographic production, touched up with pen and ink, and bears the treasury number, B3776724. SPURIOUS POSTAGE STAMPS. Detectives Seek the Men Who Uperate in Canada. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—There is little doubt that the scheme for distribut- ing United States postage stamps at rates below their face value, which has its head- quarters at Hamilton, Ont., is part of one of the greatest enterprises of its kind that has been unearthed of late years. The officials of the treasury secret service who are on the scene will work upon the case until they have discovered, if possible, where the work of counterfeiting is carried on and have the principals in the plot ap- prehended. Close examination of the stamps which were disposed of in Chicago shows they are counterfeits, printed on good paper, but paper of an inferior quality to that used by the bureau, and that the ink is paler than the Government brand. E T CAPTAIN MAHAN WILL LECTURE. Secretary Herbert Relieves Him From the Command of the Chicago. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—Cap- tain Mahan of the Chicago called at the Navy Department fo-day to confer with Secretary Herbert relative to his future duty as he is about to be relieved of the command of his ship, which is going out of commission. The Secretary offered him the post of chief of naval intelligence of- fices, with the understanding he would be relieved of all purely routine matters, or special duty in connection with the naval war college. The captain chose the latter, and it is expected will contribute to the lecture course of the institution this sum- mer. — e Wilson Is Encouraged. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—Post- master-General Wilson is very much en- couraged with the first reports that have been received by him showing the busi- ness of the department. He thinks that the increased business of the Postoffice Department is a barometer of better times ibroughout the country. The statistics which he has received are for the fourth quarter of 1804, The receipts for the quar- ter were $1,165,209 greater than for the corresponding period of 1893, and the total expenditures were $620,343 more than for the same quarter in 1893. PR SRR S May Investigate Waller's Case. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11. — A cablegram received at the Navy Depart- ment announced the sailing of the United States steamer Castine from Aden, at the entrance to the Red Sea, for Zanzibar. It is probable that the commander of the ship will be directed to investigate the case of ex-United States Consul Waller. R e Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—To- day’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $186,574,342; gold re: 190,336,592, AMBUSHED BY CUBANS. Spaniards Meet a Crushing Defeat at La Mooha. TAMPA, Fra., April 11.—The Plant steamship Mascot, which arrived to-night brought many passengers,- from whom it is learned that the customary holy week Catholic procession in Havana, which would have been held to-morrow, was forbidden by the Government. The Cuban taxes are to be increased $5,000,000 to pro- vide war expenses. At La Mocha, a village near Aguatate, sixty miles from Havana, Vincente Garcia, with 200 men, ambushed General Pratt's forces, who three times rallied, but were finally routed with heavy losses, Jiguani, a place of 10,000 inhabitants, was captured by the Cubans, under Rabi, about March 25. On April 8 the Spariards attempted to regain possession, but repulsed after a spirited encounter. They were under Santocildes, and left forty-five dead for the Cubans to bury. e el MANY LIVES SAVED. Police and Firemen Rescue Families in a Burning Building. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 11.— Fire broke out at 9o’clock in the tive-story brick building at the corner of Columbia avenue and Ninety-fourth street, owned by Hyams Brothers, liquor-dealers, and occupied by the Colonial Bank: Eleven families occupied rooms on the upper floors and a number of daring rescues were reported. The loss isestimated at $100,000. It is thought the insurance will cover damages to building and bank fix- tures, but most of the persons living in the building did not carry any insurance upon household goods. Sergeant Armstrong rescued Cwsar L. Pinto, wife and two children. Pinto was badly burned, while his wife and children were badly scorched. —————— MILITIA CALLED OUT. ° Trouble Increases in the Eastern Mining Districts. CENTERVILLE, Towa, April 11.— Affairs at Cincinnati, Iowa, seem to be getting worse. The sheriff is now there and has tele- graphed for Company E, S8econd Regiment, and it is now on its way there. The mines at Cincinnati were all at work to-day, and an effort will be made to keep the men out in the morning, hence the call for militia. PROVIDENCE, R. I, April 11.—When the 500 intending strikers fat the Atlantic mills in Olneyville went to the works this morning, they were surprised to find themselves locked out. The closing throws out of employment 2500 people. ————— Mrs. Madiora Insane. JACKSONVILLE, Fra., April 11.—Mrs, F. Madiora, the wife of a general officer of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy at Ban Francisco, became violently insane at the terminal station in this city to-day. Mrs. Madiora has been spending the win- ter at Leesburg, and was on her way to her home in California. Miss Madiora is confi- dent the trouble is only temporary and that her mother will soon recover. st Requests Free Coinage. NASHVILLE, Tess., April 11.—The Senate to-day adopted a joint resolution requesting Congress to pass a free coinage silver bill at a ratio of 16 to 1, by a vote of 1410 10; not voting 9. The Senate Judi- ciary Committee decided to-day to report adversely the House bill regulating tele- phone charges, Killed by an Assassin. MACON, Mo., April 11.—Late last night four miles southeast of here George Stice was assassinated while sittingin the midst of his family, some one firing through the window at him. Although Stice received eight shot in the head none of his family were injured. U Sentence of a Wife-Poisoner. - GREENUP, Kvy., April 11. — William Jackson, was to-day sentenced to ninety- nine years in the penitentiary, charged with poisoning his wife. He wanted to get rid of her so as to be at liberty to marry another woman, SCARCITY OF MEATS, Secretary Morton Be- gins an Important Inquiry. SEEKING A COMBINATION Falling Off in the Supply of Cattle at the Principal Centers. THE BIG FOUR'S INFLUENCE Tactics of a Railroad Combine That May Be Found to Be Unlawful. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 11.—Secre- tary of Agriculture Morton to-day began an inquiry into the recent increase in the price of meats, for the purpose of ascertain- ing if any combination in violation of law exists. The Secretary’s letter of instruc- tions is as follows: Dr. D. E. Salmon, Chief of the Bureau of Animal Industry—Ste: Furnish at your earliest convenience a statement of the num- ber of cattle received at the stockyards at Omaha, Kansas City, East St. Louis and Chi- cago during the months of January, February and March, for the years 1894 and 1895. Itis important just at this time to ascertain as nearly as may be from those sources what falling oft there is in the cattle supply of the United States, as compared with previous years. In January, 1885, cattle sold for £5 70, in February of the same year for §5 65, and in March, the same year, for $5 17} per 100 weight at the Kansas City stockyards, and in 1892 they sold in the same market in January for §5, in February $4 80 and in March $4 70 per 100 weight; while in 1893 they sold in January at 85 60, in February $5 55, in March $5 70, and in January, 1894, at the Kansas City stockyards, they sold at $5 25, in Febru- ary $4 80 and in March 84 50. I wish now to ascertain the prices paid at Kansas City and Chicago during January, February and March of 1895, and also the number of cattle received at these points dur- ing this time. The largest cattle receipts at Chicago in any one day occurred, I believe, April 25, 1892, when 32,677 head were re- ceived, and the largest cattle receipts at Chi- cago in a single week were 95,528 head, re- ceived during the seven days ending Septem- ber 19, 1891. The largest receipts of cattle for a single month at Chicago were in September, 1392, when 883,466 head were received. Be kind enough to instruct the agents of the Bureau of Animal Industry of the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture, wherever they may be stationed, to collect and send in as rapidly as possible all the reliable data at their command which may tend to truthfully show wnat dim- mution, if any, there is in the cattle supply of the United States for the year 1893, as com- pared with previous years. Also instruct the agents of the Bureau of Animal Industry to make a thorough inquiry as to whether in their juggment there is any combination in violation of law by which the cattle trust s putting up the price of beef products while itis putting down the per capita price of cattle. Very respectfully yours, J. STERLING MORTON, Secretary. Concerning the inquiry Secretary Morton said to a reporter of the Associated Press: “The increase of the price of 2attle has been quite remarkable, 4nd certain fluctua- tions seemed unaccountable. It would ap- pear that the primary cause of the in- creased price is that the supply is decreasing while the demand is constant or increasing, and the tfour points, so called—Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis and Omaha—where cattle are slaughtered are falling off in their supply to the market. The reduction tast year was 142,347 head of cattle, as compared with the year before. This reduction naturally would bring an increase of price to the consumer. Then, t00, corn-fed cattle are preferred, and our supply of corn-fed fell off enormously last year. This in part explains the falling off in the production of high grade cattle. And it is a marked feature of the American consumer that he wants the very best grade of cattle, and the choicest parts—sirloin and porterhouse rather than the more nutritive round or neck.” mr. Morton’s inquiries asto the influence of the alleged trust are in part directed by current statements as to the influence which the Big Four have in depressing tife price of live cattle. He says that if there was a demand for the live cattle the prices would go up, re- gardless of the combine. His inquiry, he adds, is designed to bring out just what in- fluence the Big Four have on prices. TWO OUTLAWS KILLED. Another Battle With the Desperate Dover Train-Robbers. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 11.—A special to the Star from Hennessy, O, T., says: A Lacey mail-carrier brings the news of another desperate battle between the Dover train-robbers and the United States Mar- shals inwhich two more of the outlaws haye been killed. On Tuesday night the Marshals had located their quarry and were waiting for daylight. During the night the birds had flown again. . Taking the trail they were tracked to a deserted ranch seventy miles northwest of here. The outlaws were sur- rounded by the officers and challenged. Their reply was a volley of bullets. Then followed a desperate fight. The outlaws attempted to force their way out, and after a sharp battle three escaped, closely pursued by a party of the Mar- shals, the remainder taking charge of two outlaws who had been killed. None of the Marshals were badly wounded except one, named Moore, who received a bullet in the shoulder, more painful than dangerous. taicerSgrh v An Outlet for the Santa Fe. DENVER, Coro., April 11. — General Manager D. B. Robinson of the Santa Fe denies the report that the Santa Fe will bnild 150 miles of line to make connection with the proposed railway from San Fran« cisco southward, and thus furnish an out- let for the Banta Fe on the coast. He says: “There is every indication, how- ever, that a new road from San Francisco into Southern California will be built.” Mr. Robinson is of the opinion that the new Santa Fe company will be in active operation by August 1. pir sty SR The River Still Rising. HARTFORD, Coxw., April 11.—The river is still rising slowly, at midnight marking 22 feet 5 inches above low water mark. Residents in the lower part of the city are using boats for transportation. —_— Death of a Railroad Official. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 11.—Frederick ‘W. Knowland, general freight manager of the Central Pacific Railroad, died at his home in Plainfield, N. J., to-night from pneumonia. eiie ol Suicide of @ Mevchant. FORT WORTH, Tex., April 11.—Albert Schwarz, the manager of the Scharff Mer- cantile Conipany, was found hanging by the neck in his store tnis morning. His suicide was supposed to have been caused by the fact that he had all his money in the City National Bank, which suspended last week. p LIEUTENANT BAKER'S TRIP. May Have Some Connection With the Nicaragua Canal. DENVER, Coro., April 11.—General Mc- Cook said to-day regarding the dispatch from San Diego, Cal., that Lieutenant Baker of his staff was about to sail from that city for Nicaragua on Government business: ‘“Lieutenant Baker has gone to the coast on matters of a personal nature. He has been invited to take a trip down the coast with a party of gentiemen and has obtained leave of absence. That is all there is to it.”” From another source it was learned, however, that Lieutenant Baker had gone to do some expert engineering for a party who have great faith in his ability as an engineer, and it is believed that the trip has some connection with the Nicaragua canal scheme. Fen S RETIRES FROM THE BENCH. Chief Justice Horton of Kansas Resumes His Private Practice. TOPEKA, Kans., April 11.—Albert H. Horton, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Kansas, handed his resignation to Gov- ernor Morrill at 7:30 ». M. The resignation was at once accepted, and Governor Mor- rill appointed Judge David Martin of Atchison to be the new Chief Justice. Judge Horton has been Chief Justice since 1877, and resigned to become a mem- ber of a Kansas law firm handling large corporation interests. The name of the firm has not been disclosed asyet. He | was a prominent candidate for United States Senator when ex-Senator Ingalls was chosen the first time. - David Martin is well known throughout the West as an able lawyer and a sterling citizen. oG Marvel’s Remains at Rest. LAUREL, DEL., April 11.—The funeral of Governor Joshua Marvel took place at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon. The funeral was attended by hundreds of people. — AFTER ANOTHER'S PENSION Sensations Growing Out of the Application Filed by a Widow. Uncle Sam Asked to Pay for the Death of a Man Who Was Not a Soldier. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iows, April 11.— The case of the United Statesagainst A. A, Edgington of Avoca, which was put on trial in the Federal court this afternoon, promises to be one of unusual interest, as some of the stories told are quite sensa- tional. All the parties concerned are well known throughout the country. The issues in- volved W. B. Cuppy, his brother, G. M. Cuppy, and Mrs. Jennie M. Edgington, the mother of the defendant, each of whom is under indictment, and will have a trial after this case has been disposed of. A jury was secured, and after a short recess District Attorney Fuller made his opening statement. He said that on Janu- ary 4, 1893, Jennie M. Edgington filed a claim for a pension as the widow of Fran- cis M. Edgington, who enlisted in the Thirty-fifth Iowa Regiment of Volunteers, | Company F, at Onawa, Muscatine County. | He never served in that company, but an- other man is drawing a pension to-day under the name of Francis M. Edgington and he belonged to the company and regi- ment mentioned. The defense asserted that they would prove that Edgington’s father served in the army as alleged and a man answering his description and whom his family think was Edgington died and was buried as F. M. Edgington. Interesting developments are anticipated. g HORRORS ARMENIA. Fully Set Forth in a Book Distributed at Philadelphia. NEW YORK, N. Y., April 11.—The Philadelphia Armenian Association is dis- tributing an illustrated book entitled “The Armenian Crisis {n Turkey,” dealing large- ly with the massacre of 1894, its antece- dents and its significance. Frederick Davis Greene, the anthor, was a missionary of the American board in the center of Armenia. Many of the atrocities described in this letter are too horrible for publication. “At Gagolnzan,” says he, “many young men were tied hand and foot, laid in a row, covered with brush and burned alive. Others were slashed and PERRY'S BOLD BREAK How He Engineered the Escape From the Asylum. FIVE CRIMINALS FREE The Men Were Confined in Separate Rooms Off the Isolated Ward. SEIZED THE NIGHT WATCHMAN. Then They Scrambled Over a Roof and Soon Gained Freedom. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y., April 11.—The five inmates of the State lum for Insane Criminals at Mattewan, including Oliver Curtiss Perry of Syracuse, the train-rob- ber, who escaped from that institution last night, are still at large. 3 Night Watchman Carmody was making the rounds at 11 o’clock and had passed from the main building into the isolation of the annex, where the more dangerous prisoners are kept, when he was attacked by five men, overpowered and deprived of his keys before he could make an outery. Then the convicts fled toward the chapel. As they ran Keeper Carmody raised the alarm, which brought out Superintendent Atchison and guards. Perry and companions, however, reached the chapel without being intercepted; and through that room made their way to the roof through the scuttie. Then Perry slid down the roof to the eaves, from which he dropped to the ground, the fall being about twenty-five feet. As the others were fol- lowing his example they were discovered, and one shot was fired at them. Three prisoners followed Perry’s lead and es- caped. The fifth scrambled back into the darkness, where he remained until day- break, when he was forced to give himself up. It is scarcely probable that the fugi- tives can long evade capture. The mystery surrounding the escape of the convicts has baffled the officials of the asylum. The men were confined in sepa- rate rooms, all opening off the isolation ward. Each one left his room without forcing the door, and the locks are un- broken. In a statement made this morning Car- mody said that he entered the isolation ward at 11 o'clock. He passed quietly to the farthest end of the ward, where Perry’s room was located. The train-robber called to him to get him a glass of water, and Carmody replied, “All right,” and passed on. He had gone but a few steps when he was seized by the throat by three men, whom he recognized as Perry, Quigley and McGuire. He struggled and cried out, but the men stuffed a cloth in his mouth and choked him. “Kill him,” Carmody says McGuire ex- claimed. *No, don’t do that. All we want to do is to get out of here,”” replied Perry. Then they dragged him into Perry's roomi and tied him with ¥rips of bed clothing to Perry’s bed, first taking his keys. Whether the three men then re- leased David and O'Connell or whether these two already had their doors unlocked is not known. Themostlikely solution of the mystery is that one orall of the doors were left open by the attendants, either intentionally or through negligence. #None of the fungitives have been cap- tured. Savannah Ricemills Bu rned. SAVANNAH, Ga., April11.—The Savan- nah ricemills were destroyed by fire to- night, with the entire stock of 50,000 bushels of rice. Loss, $125,000; insurance, $100,000. B Canfield Succeeds Scott. COLUMBUS, Osro, April 11.—James H. Canfield, Chancellor of the University of Nebraske, was to-day elected president of the Onio State University, to succeed Dr. ‘W. H. Scott, resigned. — e Death of a Noted Lawyer. LA CROSSE, Wi, April 11L.—M. P, Wing, ex-State Senator and for years presi- dent of the State Bar Association, died to- night. hacked to pieces. The men of one village when fleeing ook the women and children, some 500 in number, and placed them in a sort of ravine. After several days the soldiers found them and butchered those who had not died of hunger. Children were frequently held up by the hair and cut in two or had their jaws torn apart. Other children were pulled apart by their legs. Forty villages were totally destroyed, and it is probable that 16,000 at least were killed. The lowest estimate is 10,000, and many put it much higher.” — e, MURDERED TWO GIRLS. [Execution of an Ignorant Youth for Fiendish Crimes. CODUMBUS, Omro, April 12.—Charles Hart was hanged in the annex of the Ohio Penitentiary at 12:09 this (Friday) morn- ing for the murder of little Ashley and Elsie Good in Paulding County, November 4, 1894. Hart was an ignorant lad of 18 years and was nervy to the last. Although he made a confession after his arrest he made the statement on the gallows, “I am not guilty as charged.” He was baptized in the Methodist faith before his execu- tion. He died without a struggle, being pronounced dead in thirteen minutes. Hart after killing Ashley Good assaulted little Elsie and then cut her throat. He then mutilated both bodies with a corn- cutter and tried to burn them on a pile of brush. —_— FOUGHT FOR A WOMAN. One Young Man Fatally Stabbed During a Quarrel. JAMESTOWN, N. Y., April 11.—At Flu- vanna, on Lake Chautauqua, this morning, Fred Mitchell and James Rainey, both of this city, quarreled over a woman to whom both had been paying attentions. Mitchell was the aggressor, and Rainey, as he claims, acted in self-defense. He cut Mitchell with a knife, one cut severing the jugular vein, and he died in ten minutes. Rainey came to the city and gave himself up to the police. Both were prominent and well-known young men. e s . Destroyed by a Prairie Fire. DALLAS, Tex., April 11.—A special’ to the News from Lipscom, Tex., says that Lockwood, Okla., has been destroyed by a prairie fire, which has burned all the way from New Mexico. . . 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