The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 4, 1895, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1895, W STEAMERS O CHINA Another Oriental Line Said to Be in Con- templation. JIM HILL BACK OF IT. His Western Trip Said to Have Been Made to Look Into the Matter. SECOND CONSULTATION HELD. The Details of the Project Will Be Made Public at the Proper Time. PORTLAND, Or., June The im- pression prevails in railroad circles that Mr. James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern, who is mnow in this city, intends to establish a line of steamers to the Orient at mno distant date and that his present Western trip is to look into the feasibility of the undertak- ing and determine the point at which to put on the line. Mr. Hill was in consultation to-day with several prominent business men and finan- ciers of this city. Several Chinese mer- chants were among the number. Judge O. N. Denny, ex-American Consul to Shang- hai, was among Mr. Hill’s visitors. After leaving Mr. Hill Judge Denny said that the subject of their conversation had been Chinese trade. He declined to say anything further. Mr. Hill would say nothing definite regarding the steamship line, simply stating that the matter would be made public at the proper time. When asked regarding the earning capa- city of the Great Northern west of Mon- tana, and the rumors that the western end was eatingsup the profits of the eastern end, Mr. Hill said: “Iam very well satisfied with the busi- ness of the western line. Ourearnings are not as great as we would like, but the road is managed economically and is doing well. It is not losing money. There is one division in the western line that makes us as much in clear profit as any ohter divi- sion in the entire system, with one single exception. The Great Northern has never been in such good condition financially as now.”’ +Do you think the general business con- dition of the country is improving?” “Yes; I know itis. There is a most per- ceptible change for the better.” ‘‘Has the free coinage of silver agitation hurt the country ?” “Decidedly; it has impaired credit; our credits are not very good now, and if there is ever danger of a free-coinage bill being passed by Congress there will be a financial panic.” Mr. Hill will leave to-morrow for the sound. Pythians at Victoria. VICTORIA, B. C., June 3.—The Knights of Pythias held a gala day to-day in honor of the meeting of the Provincial Grand Lodge to-morrow. Sports of various kinds took place, including bicycle races and a la e match. George Emanuels broke the British Columbia bicycle record for one mule, riding it in 2:3 —— Sloop Reported ashore on San Clemente. LOS ANGELES, June 3.—It is reported here to-night that a sloop in command of Captain Harlow has gone ashore on the island of San Clemente, about forty miles south of Ban Pedro. The name of the sloop is not known and no details are ob- tainable. — Sailed From Vancouver. VANCOUVER, B. C., June 3.—The steamship Empress of India sailed to-day for the Orient. She had forty saloon pas- sengers and a full cargo. Among the passengers was Crosby S. Noyes, editor of the Washington Star. WICTIMS OF THE HEAT Ten People Drop Dead'in a Single Day on New York Streets. The Hot Weather Record of the Metropolis Broken Five Days In Succession. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 3.—A cool easterly breeze sprang up shortly after 8 o'clock this evening, and, it is hoped, put an end to the hot-weather record-breaking days, for a season at least. For five days the thermometer has ranged from 70 to 95 degrees above zero. Ambulance bells have rung and surgeons have been kept busy at- tending persons who have been over- heated. Not ounly have the records been broken for the 30th and 31st of May and the first three days of June, but this isa grand total of five record-breaking days in suc- cession. Never before in the his- tory of the local weather depart- ment has anything of this nature occurred before. It is safe to say that at least twenty-five people have died during the past five days, as a result of the heat, and that over 100 have been prostrated and taken to the different hospitals of the city. The nearest to to-day’s heat was June 3, 1884, when the thermometer registered 86 degrees. The death list for to-day isone of the largest on record. Thusfar ten peo- vle have been carried off the streets dead, and eleven more in a precarious condition. The following is a list of the deaths thus far reported for the day: John Smith, laborer; Loretta Johnson, 4 months old; ‘William Kelly, laborer; Robert Montgom- ery, laborer; George Frederick, 6 months old; Freda Kroshinsky, 2 months old; Louise Ravelle, 11 months old; — Saro- bolt, 14 months old; Anthony Copeldin, 3 years old; Katherine Gairing, laundress, and Thomas Lange, laborer. CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 3.—This was the fifth day of intense heat, the mercury being 96 deg. in the shade during the afternoon. A lake breezeduring the after- neon made matters more endurable for a time, but the breeze soon died away. The number of prostrations was larger than on any previous day. Many people were over- come, three of them dying. The dead are: M. Fallen, found on drainage canal at Sag bridge, died soon afterward; James Griffin, dropped dead; John Johnson, dropped dead. Those in serious condition are: Max Lampe, overcome,in First National Bank; Frank Gannon, Lee Bradburn, Daniel Cal- lahan, 12 years old; Mrs. W. A. Parl. Twelve others were overcome and taken to hospitals. James N. McKenzie, the famous Yale pitcher, who is now at the Northwestern University, was overcome this afternoon while playing ball. He will recover. PHILADELPHIA, P, June 3.—Seven deaths occurred to-dsy from hot weather. There were fifty prostrations, about a third of which number was made up of firemen, who held their annual parade to-day, marching under the broiling sun for sev- eral hours. The fatalities were principally infants and old persons. The maximum was 96 deg. at 3 .M. About 7 .M. a thunderstorm came up, and to-night the mercury is at 78. INDIANAPOLIS, Ixp., June 3.—To-day at3o'clock and at 4 o'clock the Weather Bureau thermometer registered 100 deg. For twenty-five years observations have been taken in this city by a Government official, yet the reports show that only once in that time has it been hotter. One day in July several years ago the ther- mometer registered 100 deg. This section has not had rain for several weeks, and unless it comes soon the crops will be utterly blighted. Very few heat prostrations were reported, none of them fatal. To-night it is raining in the south- ern part of the State, and itishoped it will reach this section by to-morrow. CINCINNATI, Omio, June 3.—This was the hottest day on record for the first week in June. The mercury was 97 deg. at 3 p. . and 96 deg. at 6 p. M. Not a case of prostration was reported. CLEVELAXND, Omio, June 3. — The weather, while &lightly cooler than yester- day, caused much suffering, Several pros- trations were reported, and among the number was David E. Christian, an at- torney. He was unconscious for several hours, but recovered. At 3 o’clock this afternoon the mercury indicated 89. WILL FYOR FREE SILVER Illinois Democrats to Meet in the State Capitol To- Morrow. Nine-Tenths of the Delegates Will Oppose the Gold Standard Policy. SPRINGFIELD, ILL., June 3.—From present indications the Democratic State convention to be held here on June5to take action on the silver question will be one of the largest political meetings ever helddn'the State capital. All hotels bave advance orders for roomsto fill them to overflowing, and by Wednesday morning even cot-room in the corridors will be scarce. * Secretary of State Hinrichsen, chairman of the Democratic Central Committee, has had a force of workmen arranging Repre- sentative Hall for the convention, Anim- mense platform is being erected along the entire soutn side of the hall for speakers and distinguished statesmen. The programme for the convention has been completed. The delegates of each Congressional district will meet in caucus at their respective headquarters at 10 a. M., June 5, for the purpose of selecting two delegates each to a national money con- vention, the date of which has not yet been fixed. The caucuses will at the same time name one member each to the com- mittee en credeniials, rules, resolutions and permanent organization. The convention will be called to order at noon, June 5. Mr. Hinrichsen will do this and make an address of welcome, stating the objectof theconvention. Tem- parary officers will then be selected, and following them permanent officers. It is thought by some that the convention will last two days. According to Chairman Hinrichsen of the Democratic State Central Committee, more than nine-tenths of the delegates to the convention will be for free silverata basis of 16 to 1. He bases his opinion on reports he has received from County Com- mitteemen all over the State. Opposed to Free Coinage. CLEVELAND, Onro, June 3.—A letter was received at the National League head- quarters to-day from H. L. Wells, secretary of the Young Men’s State Republican Club of Oregon. Mr. Wells writes that the dele- gates from Oregon will oppose any effort to commit the coming Cleveland meeting to any expression of opinion in favor of the free coining of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 by the United States independently. e STRIKERS RETURN TO WORK. But a Small Proportion Take Their Old Positions at Olneyville. {'PROVIDENCE, R.L, June 3.—The mills at Olneyville opened this morning at the regular hour for the admission of any of the employes who wished to return to work, but the number who went in was but a small percentage of the force regularly employed there. The man- ufacturers intend to leave places for the strikers for a stated time, and if their for- mer employes do not return they will en- gage any overatives they can get. At the Riverside mills 1200 out of 1700 hands went back to their old positions this morning. There was a sufficient number to insure the running of the plant. Some 600 of the 2200 hands returned to work at the Atlantic mills. At the Saxon mills, where it was gener- ally expected a large number would return to work, but a small number returned, and the machinery was not started. PAWTUCKET, R. L., June 3.—The Far- well Woolen-mills at Farwell Falls were thrown open this morning to such workers asdesired toreturn. Before shutting down of the mill, 126 weavers were employed. Out of a total force of 300 operatives to- day, fifteen weavers went to work, with a few operatives in other departments. e WILL BE REORGANIZED. Northern Pacific Committees Authorize Adams to Continue the Work. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 8.—Chairman Edward D. Adams of the Northern Pacific reorganization committee, who returned from Europe Saturday, said to-day toan Associated Press reporter: “Iwas called abroad unexpectedly by cable, and had a conference in Londion with J. Pierrepont Morgan, representative of .the Deutsche Bank, and the Great Northern Railroad interests. After that I went to Berlin and conferred with four separate Northern Pacific committees. All I care to say now is I have returned with full authority to continue my work in the preparation of a plan for the reorganiza- tion of the Northern Pacific.” Z ST G Her Drowning Was Accidental. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 3.—The body of Miss Regia Gobel of Philadelphia, who was drowned on Sunday afternoon, was washed up on the sand a mile below where the accident occurred this morning. The Coroner’s jury rendered a verdict of accidental death by drowning. Charles Crawford, the young man who was with Miss Gobel just befm'e she sank, was re- leased. . FOREST FIRES RAGE, A Fearful Conflagration Sweeps Northern Pennsylvania. TOWNS ARE WIPED OUT. Residents of the Bradford Oil District Driven From Their Homes. SEVEN WORKMEN MISSING Urged On by a Strong Wind the Flames Are Sweeping Every- thing Before Them. BRADFORD, Pa., June 3.—The woods about Ormsby are on five and a number of oil rigs have been destroyed. Allcom- munication has been. cut off. Firesare also reported along the New York, Luke Erie and Western road as far as Alle- gheny, N. Y. On the Buffalo, Rochester and Pittsburg road at Dent the property of the Emery Oil Company is threatened. Oil rigs all through that section have been burned as well as millions of feet of standing timber The most fear is felt at Rutherford Run, where 1000 pounds of nitroglycerine is stored. Coon Run, a small settlement ten miles south of here, has been wiped out by the flames. People had to flee for their lives and great excitement prevailed. The fire came so suddenly that many women and children were panic-stricken and unable to move and had to be carried to places of safety. Passengers who arrived here to-night over the Pittsburg and Western road say the woods for ten miles in the oil fields are a roaring mass of flames. Conductor Tanks says the people on the oil leases are fleeing for safety, but the fire spreads so quickly that he cannot see how all of them can be saved. So far as reported, only seven oil-pumpers are missing. A telephone message at 9:45 o’clock via Olean, N. Y., from Knapps Creek says the leases of Messrs. Burns, Russell and Cur- tis have been fire swept and fifty rigs de- stroyed. Several dwellings have been burned, and should a wind arise during the night it would be likely to carry the flames to Knapps Creek and destroy the town. Knapps Creek is located on the mountain between Bradford and Olean, on the Western New York and Pennsyl- vania Railroad, and has a population of 1000. Telephone messages state that the fire is raging in the oil fields near here and great damage has been done. At the State line, on the & estern New York and Pennsyivania Railroad, several dwellings and a large amount of lumber have been burned. A lumber camp of seven dwellings at Oilville Junction were destroyed, together with thousands of dol- lars’ worth of lumber. The fire may now be said to extend over the entire northern oil field of Pennsylva- nia. Itisimpossible as yet to give any computation of the damage or the number of deaths on account of the great scope of country which the fire covers, L0SS WILL REACH MILLIOMS. AU Efforts to Stay the Conflagration Are Futile. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 3.— A special from Bradford, Pa.. says: Forest fires areagain raging in McKean and Elk counties, and it is estimated that the loss will reach into the millions. The exireme warm weather has made the forests very dry, and a spark from a loco- motive set fire to the woods. At Hunters Run, seven miles west of Kane, 200 men were engaged all Saturday night fighting the flames. Much prop- erty is in danger. The Midland Oil Com- pany lost five rigs, two tanks, two boiler- houses and cousiderable timber; J. K. Campbell 5000 feet of hemlock lumber, and Robert Brown a large number of logs. At Westline, a few miles from Kuszqua and the terminus of Mount Jewett, Kizea and Ritterville railroad, a fire broke out on Saturday afternoon. A force of men fought it all night, but a brisk wind gave energy to the flames. The course of the destructive con- flagration was in the direction of Tallyho, A large house owned and occupied by Sid- ney Hathaway, together with the con- tents, was consumed. Elisha K. Kane lost several thonsand feet of logs. A Buffalo firm is also safd to be a heavy loser. At Summer Run Hammond and An- drews several hundred feet of logs were lost. At Dent and McAmblys the woods are burning. At the latter place scarcely anything is left to be devoured. The east hill at Toad Hollow is a mountain of fire. The Emery Oil Company’s property on the opposite side of the road is now con- sidered safe. Late this afternoon the fire had again crossed the creek at Toad Hol- low, and the Emerg Oil Company’s steamer was sent out to protect property. The Toad pump station of the United States line, a 25,000-barrel tank and a 600-barrel tank filled with oil were in imminent danger along with the dwelling houses at this place. A squad of fireman, aided by the residents of the hollow and pipe-line employes, succeeded in keeping the flames out of the settlement. Just south of Bradford and not far from the city line fire is raging. The Rock Glycerine Company’s magazine, contain- ing 700 pounds of explosives is almost sur- rounded by fire, and it is feared will be de- stroyed. At 9 o’clock the South Pennsylvania sent twenty men to Dagolia to fight fires raging near its oil property. The city is being scoured to-night for men to fight fire in various parts of tne local oilfields. Fifty cents to $1 an hour is paid. SWEEPING ALL BEFORE IT. A Strong Wind Urges on the Torrent of Fire. RUSSELL CITY, Pa., June 3.—Every- thing between Iron Run and this city is burned, including all the rigs and tanks of the Elk Oil Company station and the Standard pump station. The fire has crossed the railroad at Russells and is sweeping everything before it, with a strong wind from the west. If the wind does not change Russell City will be wiped out before morning. DRIVEN FROM THEIR HOMES. People of West Kane Forced to Retreat Before the Flames. KANE, Pa., June 3.—Never before has this place been so threatened with destruc- tion as to-day. The forests have been on fire since Sunday, and all efforts to check the flames have proved unavailing. This afternoon at 3 o'elock the fire had spread at West Kane, the heat being so in- tense that the fighters were driven back, and the people began to leave their houses for places of safety. Everett Spring is dried up, and the place is at the mercy of the flames. X The flames are now in the ol field, and have burned the oil-well rigs owned by the Griffith Company. The Union Oil Com- pany has lost six rigs and three tanks of oil. James Campbell’s sawmill and over a million feet of logs have been destroyed. e o SILVER MUST BE KECOGNIZED. Views of a Noteda Frenchman on the Financial Situation. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 3.—F. R. Coudert, the legal representative in this country of the Government of France, keeps a sharp eye on financial matters, both in this country and in Europe. He read the interview with Senator Hill with a great deal of interest, and also the inter- view in which William C. Whitney ex- pressed his views on the silver question. He said: “If the nations of the world should agree upon a uniform standard there is no doubt in my mind that it would be the greatest boon the world of finance has ever received. It strikes me that a ratio of 1534 to1, I6to 1, or 20 to 1 would be immaterial, so long as the ratio was uniform. It may come to this, however, that the United States will start out alone in the declara- tion for bimetallism. “I am not a political economist, but I bave watched the course of events with much interest, and have read and talked with European writers on finance. I find that they are becoming impressed with the fact that unless the European nations soon reach an agreement on this question of adopting a uniform double standard they will have to face the certainty that the United States will do business on a silver basis. The Populistic spirit which is abroad throughout the West and South is such that it cannot be ignored, and if the fact becomes evident that the nations of Europe intend to refuse any relief the storm will break. “The result would undoubtedly be a financial revolution and loss to the United States, but it would be ruin to Europe. They are beginning to realize the fact that they cannot get along without us, while we can get along without them. If the worst comes to the worst we could build a Chinese wall of silver around our country and the world would be knocking at our doors. Itell you they are afraid to tempt Providence too long. They are just wak- ing up to the fact, and the prudence of the financiers of England and the Continent will force the conclusion that silver must be recognized as a currency or they will be forced to recognize it."” LOVGESTWALK N RECORD Pedestrian Bem Concludes a Tramp From Buenos Ayres to Chicago. Perilous Journey Over Southern Mountalns and Through the Isthmus. CHICAGO, ILn., June 3.—Anton Bem and Louis Budinich reached Chicago last evening, after making the longest tramp onrecord. Their last place of residence, or that of Anton Bem, was Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, 2nd he has been walk- ing away from it ever since August 1, 1892, In the two years and ten months Bem walked 11,000 miles. His partner, Louis Budinich, joined him at Lima, Peru. From the day of the start Chicago has been the objective point of these two champion walkers of the world. The travelers were met by 500 fellow- countrymen living in Chicago. Headed by a band and with banners flying, the pedestrians were marched to the City Hall. There the tramp, with the southern cross ever at their backs and the polar star as their guide, was ended. Their luggage con- sisted of a bundle of papers and certificates numbering 2000, attesting to the genuine- ness of the tramp they claimed to have made. Anton Bem started away from Buenos Ayres, South America, on August 1, 1892, with the very laudable object of visiting Chicago, North America. Though he had money enough to get here by water, he was seized with an oda notion of going by land and trusting to his own feet for trans- portation. As he briefly tells his story, he lett Buenos Ayres accompanied by two Germans. They abandoned the journey after walking forty long Spanish leagues over the pampasof Argentine up the River Plata. Bem entered Asuncion alone. Unaccompanied, he left that city, crossed the Andes and descended into Peru. At Lima he met Budinich and so interested him in the project of journeying on foot to Chicago that Budinich joined him. The comrades footed it to Quito, Ecuador, scaling mountain peaks and marching through forests. From Quito, through mountain passes and over moun- tains, they continued their journey to Granada, United States of Colombia. From there they walked to Panama and then began their journey through Central America. They skirted the western coast, stopping at Managua, Corinto, and other recently celebrated Nicaraguan points, and finally got into Mexico. From the City of Mexico they tramped to San Luis Potosi and entered the United States via Laredo. “‘We felt then, March 1, 1895,”" said Bem, ‘“asif our journey was at an end, but we have since walked through Texas, Arkan- sas, Missouri and Illinois to Chicago.” Bem is a gymnasium graduate, and isa topographical engineer or mapmaker, as he terms it. Budinich is well educated. They are going to write a book descriptive of theirlong tramp, and will remain in the city until it is published. They have a full itinerary of the journey, during which they swam twenty-seven rivers. They also have certificates of the Presidents of eve: country through which they passed, an of the Alcalde or Mayor of every city they visited, to attest the truth of their having walked frow Buenos Ayres to Chicago. Decides an Old Lssue. LEAVENWORTH, Kaxs., June 3.—The United States Circnit Court at this place to-day, in a case of the Mtna Life Insur- ance Company against the county of Ham- ilton, rendered a decision in favor of the county on refunding bonds issued by the county in the sum of $80,000. Hamilton County in 1888 had two sets of officers, one at Kendall and the other at Syracuse. These bonds were issued by the Kendall board, and the decision is of importance because there are other suits pending against the county involving the sum of $200,000. e Disabled at Sea. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 3.—The Anchor Line steamer Furnesia, from Glasgow, which was sighted south of Fire Island to- day, had in tow the British steamer En- chantress, from the Mediterranean ports for New York. The steamer La Bourgogne arrived yesterday from Havre and reported baving sighted the Enchantress at 7:40 o’clock on”June 1 off Nantucket with a cylinder-head broken. 3 KENRICK IS DEPOSED, The Venerable St. Louis Prelate Succeeded by Kain. HIS REASON DETHRONED. The Once Giant Intellect Gives Way Under the Weight of Years. CAREFR OF THE ARCHBISHOP. He Won a World-Wide Reputation by Declaring Against Papal Infallibility. ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 3.—Archbishop Kenrick has been deposed by Rome. A cablegram announcing his deposition and the appointment of Most Rev. John J. Kain, Archbishop of Oxyrinchus, “in partibus infidelium,” as the new Arch- bishop of 8t. Louis was publicly read dur- ing solemn pentecostal services at the cathedral S8unday morning by Vicar-Gen- eral Muehlseipen. The cablegram was signed by Cardinal- Prefect Ledochowski of the Congregation of the Propaganda, and stated that the action had been taken at a meeting held on May 21. The effect of the decision was to effectually retire Archbishop Kenrick from all rights, titles and privileges ob- taining to the archbishopric of St. Louis. Under supplementary instructions ex- pected from the Propaganda, an order will come to provide a fitting annuity for him out of the resources of the archdiocese, Though a matter of urgent necessity, the compulsory retirement of the venerable prelate will come as a rude shock to the Catholics of his archdiocese. Archbishop Kenrick was in no sense provincial. His attitude at the Vatican council which de- clared in favor of the dogmas of papal in- fallibilily and the immaculate conception, gained him a world-wide reputation, and involved him in controversies with the greatest theologians within and without his church. His attitude at the conclave is said to have begot him the unending oppo- sition of the authorities at Rome. This feeling hascropped out frequently, notably in the removal to Philadelphia of Arch- bishop Ryan, whom Archbishop Kenrick wished to be his successor. Since that time there has been an un- broken silence between the Archbiship of St. Louis and his ecclesiastical supporters at Rome. The retirement of Archbishop Kenrick is the result of a petition to the Propaganda, setting forth his mental in- capacity and the dangerous condition of the business affairs of the diocese. Archbishop Kenrick’s mental infirmity displayed itself in the form of violent op- position to his coadjutor. He regarded him as an interloper, and refused at times to eat at the same table or sitin the same room with him. He was persistent in his refusal to transact any business matters suggested to him by his assistant. The situation was intolerable from a business standpoint, and Archbishop Kain was forced to appeal for help to Rome. As a result of the petition the Propa- ganda commissioned Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia, the man who most of all others knew the old Archbishop and shared his affection, to come to St. Louis and report on his mental condition, The Archbishop of Philadelphia came here a month ago and tried by every means in his power to get his venerable superior to so adjust his affairs that his retirement could be avoided. But the old Archbishop was stubborn. He refused to make a will or to transfer his trusteeship of church property to his syecessor. There was nothing for Archbishop Ryan to do but to report to Rome that the Archbishop was unfit to conduct the affairs of the diocese. The Propaganda was not long in acting. But Archbishop Kain, fearful lest the hot weather would carry off the old Arch- bishop before Rome acted, and leave the affairs of the diocese in a precarious condi- tion, filed local legal proceedings to re- move the Archbishop from the trusteeship of church property. These proceedings will now in all probability, as there is no further necessity for pushing them, be dropped. The proceedings had hardly been filed when Archbishop Kain received word from Rome that his superior had been deposed, and that he was the new Archbishop of St. Louis. Following the official announcement, the next step will be the conferring of the pallium. This is the insignia of archi- episcopal honors. Archbishop Kain’s pal- lium will not arrive before another month, perhaps later. It may not be conferred upon him until after Archbishop Kenrick’s death, if that event occurs shortly. But it may have to be done during the life of the Archbishop, for until it has been placed upon the shoulders of the new incumbent he cannot perform the duties pertaining to his exalted office. Archbishop Kenrick’s future isnot yet determined upon. In all probability he will be removed from the archiepiscopal residence presented to him at the time of his golden jubilee. If he ever compre- hends that Rome has relieved him of his authority he will gladly retire to any of the asylums conducteg] by the sisterhoods of his church. He hasoften expressed the desire to get away from the caresof his office, and spend the remainder of his life | in seclusion. But that was before his in- tellect began to waver. Archbishop Kenrick was born in Dub- lin, Ireland. If he lives until the 18th of August he will enter on his ninetieth year. He was ordained on March 6, 1832. He came to America a year later and went to Philadelphia, where his brother was Co- adjutor Bishop. In 1840 he went to Rome, where he met Bishop Rosali of St. Louis, who was in eearch of a coadjutor, and he took the young ecclesiastic,whom he knew by reputation. On November 14, 1841, he was consecrated Bishop of Drossa and coadjutor to the Bishop of St. Louis in the cathedral of Baltimore, In 1847 St. Louis was elevated into an archdiocese, and Bishop Kenrick became first incumbent,. In November, 1891, Archbishop Kenrick celebrated the golden jubilee of his episcopate. The excitement attendant to the occasion was too much for the aged Amh})ishap, and this, together with tne appointment of coadjutor, which he op- posed, caused his once giant intellect to give way. —_—er The Yeoman Jury Disagrees. COLORADO SPRINGS, Covo., June 3.— The jury in the case of 8. Yeoman, ac- cused of being an accessory in the murder of Richard Newell Jr., has Teported a ent after being out, eighteen hours. Yeoman was one of the owners of the Black Wonder claim across which the Midland Terminal Raiiroad, of which Newell was superintendent, ran. Yeoman’s tenant, Van Houten, was convicted of kill- ing Newell, and the claim of the prosecu- tion was that Yeoman, although not at the scene of the murder, was partially respon- sible. OUSTED FROM A SUICIDE CLUB. Frank Smith Drew the Fatal Slip but Refused to Die. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 3.—®rank Smith, who has held the office of treasurer of the Jersey City Suicide Club since it was organized last winter, has been expelled from membership in the society for hav- ing violated a rule of the order. The club held a picnic on Memorial day and during the evening a meeting was held. The members drew to decide who was to commit suicide before midnight. The drawing was done silently, and as each member drew a blank he sighed. Smith drew the fatal slip and at once dis- appeared, while the more fortunate mem- bers resumed their jollification. Smith did not return home that night, and it was thought he had killed himself, but later he made his appearance aud was in high spirits. He said he had decided that life was still worth living. His club associates were disgusted at Smith’s weakness and unanimously voted to expel him. CLAS T0 VST TRACTS The Peralta-Reavis Land Case Now on Trial in a Santa Fe Court. Alleged Heirs of a Spanish Baron Seek to Secure an Immense Estate. DENVER, Coro., June 3.—A special to the Republican from Santa Fe, N. Mex., says: In the United States Court of Private Land Claims to-day the famous Peralta- Reavis land grant case was called for trial, but neither Reavis nor his attorneys put in an appearance. Judge McKinney of Pheenix appeared as the representattve of the alleged Peralta heirsin Arizona, whose case was filed in Arizona and subsequently consolidated with the Peralta-Reavis claim, in spite of the fact that it was adverse to the latter claim. Judge McKinney disclaimed any connection with the Peralta-Reavis claim, but explained that his client should be re- lying on the Peralta-Reavis people to show the existence of a grant as alleged. *‘It Reavis has failed to do this,” he added, “our case fails also.” He may ask the court to annul the order consolidating the two cases. As Reavis had recently been seen in Los Angeles and might arrive with his attor- neys the hearing was postponed until to- morrow. The Peralta claim covers an area of 12,800,000 acres in Arizona, taking in part of two counties in southwestern New Mexi- co. Fertile valleys like those of the Salt and Gila rivers, the White Mountain, San Carlos, Pima and Maricopa Indian reser- vations, and such cities and towns as Pheenix, Florence, Maricopa, Globe, Solo- monville and Clifton, and numerous set- tlements in Western New Mexico are in- cluded within its boundaries. The South- ern Pacific railway taps it at Clifton, Sol- omonville, Maricopa and Phenix. Its value is about $35,000,000. United States Attorney Reynolds de- clares the claim a gigantic fraud, and says he is prepared to prove it so. James Ad- dison Reavis, a former printer of St. Louis, is the chiei claimant, through his wife, whom he alleges is the great-granddaugh- ter and only living heir of Baron Miguel de Peralta, who easily traced her ancestry back 700 years among the real grandees of Spain, The Government attorneys claim that no such Spaniard as Miguel de Peralta ever existed; that such a grant was never decreed by the King of Spain or located in Arizona by the Viceroy of New Spain, that the Baron and Baroness of Arizona sole heirs of the imaginary Baron Miguel de Peralta and wife of James Addison Peralta-Reavis, is really the daughter of one John Treadway by a Digger Indian squaw known as Kate, and that she was born in Sherwood Valley, Mendocino County, Cal., and isnowise related to any Spanish family e e GAMBLED WITH OTHERS’ FUNDS. 4 Defaulting Bank President Tries to End His Life. DES MOINES, Towa, June 3.—E. R. Cassatt, ex-State Senator and president of the First National Bank at Pella, made a sensational attempt to commit suicide yes- terday. Following the attempt the bank was closed to-day by order of Comptroller Eckels. Itisin bad shape, and much in- dignation exists over the matter. Cassatt was largely interested.*For some time he has been speculating on the Chi- cago Board of Trade, and had lost heavily of late, one deal last week costing bim about $14,000. For some time past he has also been drinking heavily. About 10:30 Sunday morning the assist- ant cashier saw him in a room at the rear of the bank lying on a cot with blood oozing from ugly gashes in his throat. He was alive, but weak and unconscious, and probably still under the influence of liguor. 1t appears Cassatt poured poison into the wounds to aid death, but the whisky counteracted this. His family is prominent. His friends claim depositors in the bank will be paid in full. ——— Trolley Cars in Collision. SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 3.—A trolley car on the Syracuse Street Railway’s North Sabin street branch, bound for the Lake shore with twenty passengers, jumped the track this morning just north of the Os- wego canal bridge and rolled down a tyenty—foot embankment, landing bottom- n;ld-i(up‘ All of the passengers were badly shaken up, and none excaped wif Cin- juries. William Mchugh‘l’in s:s:;:‘;td"; racture of the left arm and Mrs. Ball re. ceived a fracture of the collarbone. —_———— Floods in Wyoming. LARAMIE, Wvo., June 3.—The amount of rainfall last week was 1.64 inches, ac- cprding to the revort of the State Univer- sity metereologist. This storm is unprece- dented in the history of the State. An- other inch of rain has fallen Isince mid- mfht Saturday, and it is still raining. The valu to the range is very e of the rain great. s The Kittens Came Back. COLUMBUS, Ixp., June 3.—James Beggs, a laborer, went to White River last night to drown some kittens. He was wading into the stream when his legs cramped and he fell and was drowned. The kittens came back home. A Button Factory Destroyed. NEABYTON, N. Y., June 3.—The Vul- canite button factory was dJestroyed by fire to-day. Loss, $60,000; insurance, $40,- RAN INTO AWASHOUT, Four Deaths Result From the Nebraska Flood. IMMENSE DAMAGE DONE. Havoc Wrought in Medicine Valley by the Curtis Lake Overflow. THE PLATTE RIVER RISING. Suburbs of Denver Are Threat- ened With a Disastrous Inundation. OMAHA, NEsr., June the Bee frora McC g About 9 o’clock last night, while search- ing for washouts between KEdison and Ox- ford, an engine and repair-train plunged into a washout about two miles from Edi- son, and of five men on the engine four were killed. The names of the dead are; B. V. Haley, roadmaster; Frank Jeffries, engineer; Samuel Mundy, conductor; C. C. M. Rowell, fireman. The first intin:ation the Curtis citizens had that their locality was threatened with disaster was when the banks of the lake, with a roar that could be heard sev- eral miles and a wall of water ten feet high rushed down the valley, carrying every- thing in its path. Houses, stock and mouatain debris were caught up and dashed about like feathers. The fine roller mills, which occupied the east side of the great ravine, received the first shock of the torrent, and the building was almost ruined. The damage in this direction alone is estimated at $20,000. A few hundred yards below the mills the Medicine River passes into a narrow de- file, and here its progress was impeded, but only for an instant, then the heavy embankments gave way and the well of water rushed through, cutting a path 100 yards wide. A number of freightcars, Standing on the track close to the point undermined, were precipitated into the river, being carried down the stream like straws. The railroad company’s loss is about §25,000. As the well of water passed be- yond the city it rapidly spread out over an immense territory and its powers of de- struction were correspondingly decreased., The damage, however, was merely shifted, as extensive alfalfa meadows for many miles to the south were flooded by several feet of water, and fears are entertained that the crop may be permanently de- stroyed. The rainfall prevailed everywhere, and one of the Gulf officials remarked that the rain ceased just at the right time, for the country was being flooded, and had it con- tinued much longer damage would have followed to the railwa; DANGER OF A FLOOD. Jerome Park, a Suburb of Denver, Threatewed With Inundation. DENVER, CoLo., June 3.—Jerome Park, a suburb of Denver, is in danger of a flood more disasirous to property and life than the one that took place a year ago. The river Platte is steadily rising and at noon began to overflow its banks just above Rio Grande avenue. Railway men are watch- ing, fearing a repetition of the destructive washouts occurring one yearago. Work trains were all in readiness to gooutata moment’s notice, and in some instances they were in demand. The Rio Grande was the only road having a train in on time to-day. All details from the South where the torrent passed indicate very extensive dam- age. Farm products of every description were engulfed, and in many instances where the homes of farmers were in the immediate vicinity of the valley the disas~ ter was almost ruinous. Small buildings were swept away or undermined in such a manner as to be rendered worthless, and in some sections the water rose so rapidly as to seriously menace the lives of fami- lies. Noloss'of life thus far has been re- ported. Twenty miles to the south, where Medicine Valley is confined to a small space, it is believed the damage will be heaviest. — Byrnes’ Plans for the Future. 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