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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY K SN JOSE ROMANCE Suit to Recover an En- gagement Ring in Pawn. WOES OF TWO LOVERS. Forced to Give Up the Token Because of Financial Reverses. THEY NOW WANT IT RETURNED. But the Holder Refuses to Surren- der the Ring Unless Compelled by the Court. SAN JOSE, CaL., June 15.—Josephine L. Boyer to-day commenced suit against George E. Letcher to recover possession of 8 diamond engagement ring valued at $500. The ring was given to Letcher by a San Jose young man when he and Miss Boyer plighted their troth and arrangements had been made for o marriage in a short time. Before the day set for the wedding the young man met with adverses and borrowed the ring from his fiance, giving it 10 Letcher as security for the loan of §100. He has been unable to redeem the pledge, but Miss Boyer paid $50 on the loan. When she tendered the balance Letcher refused to give up the ring and the matter was carried into court. All parties to the suit are prominent in society circles. Letcher conducts a re- freshment stand at the Southern Pacific depot. CASH FOR THE EXECUTORS. Expense Incurred in the Search for Tvan Treadweil Remunerated. BAN JOSE, Cav., June 15.—Judge Rey- nolds to-day allowed Olivia Breyfogle and George M. Bowman, executors of the estate of Dr. C. W. Breyfogle, $750 for services rendered by the late C. W. Breviogle as guardian of the estate of Ivan Treadwell. This expense was incurred while the strug- gle to remove Calvin Somers as guardian of the Treadwell minors was in progress, the sum being expended in a trip to Nevada in search of Ivan, where he had been taken and held by Somers. The court also allowed $300 to the Brey- fogle executors for services as guardian of James Treadwell. C. D. Wright was al- lowed $350 for legal services and $80 for expenses. HELD IN CAPTIVITY. A Japanese Girl Who Was Sold as a Slave in San Francisco. SAN JOSE, Car,, June 15.—Tashia Fujita. a student at the Japanese Mission, complained to the police this afternoon that a young Japanese girl is being held in captivity at a lodging-house kept by fellow- countrymen at 560 North Second street. The place is conducted by two Japanese, Ishigu and Hirauwa. Fugita claimed that the girl was pur- chased by these men in San Francises about two months ago for $500 and brought here. The police searched the lodging- house for her a week ago on information they had received, but the proprietors de- nied her presence and the officers were un- able to find her. They intend to fully in- vestigate the matter and will attempt to rescue the young girl. CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLEMENT. A Bookkeeper Accused of Appropriating His Employer’s Money. SAN JOSE, Car., June 15.—J. W. Lippitt was to-day arrested on a charge of felony embezzlement, preferred by W. E. Cross- man. Lippitt was formerly employed as bookkeeper by Crossman and was dis- charged. Crossman refused to pay Lippitt salary that was due him, claiming he was a defaulter. Suit was brought in the Jus- tice’s Court on an assigned claim from Lippitt to recover $299 75, and yesterday judgment was iendered against Crossman for $87 85. Lippitt was brought before Judge Dwyer this aifternoon. His hearing was set for June 21, with bail fixed at $500. Sues to Recover a Loan. S8AN JOSE, CaL., June 15.— L. R. How- ard to-day commenced a suit against Pau- line E. Stone to recover $800 due on a promissory note, executed in San Fran- cisco June 16, 1890. But §35 has been paid on the note, and the plaintiff demands judgment for the balance. Three Men Are Killed Out- right and One Mortally Wounded. The Catastrophe Caused by a Car Becoming Uncontrollableon a Down Grade. CINCINNATI, Onro, June 15.—A spe- cial to the Commercial Gazette from El- kins, W. Va., says: On the Dry Fork road, in process of construction near here, some men undertook to run down grade on a Jumber-car to-day. The car got beyond their control and they saved themselves by jumping. The car, however, went on and struck a hand- | car with five men on it. The deadare John Daily, Mike Katterman and Felix Roy. Solomon Willoughby was mortally injured. One man only escaped, Michael Doran. His bruises were slight. He himself can- i not tell bow he escaped. e e THE TOWN 15 SINKING. Audenrid Is Threatemed With Entire Destruction. HAZELTON, Pa., June 15.—The town of Audenrid is threatened with destruction by the caving in of mines. The surface dropped several inches to-day, and large fissures are opened in the earth, extending through the town. The people have deserted their homes. The houses of Superintendent Roberts, John McGee and William Barber have been entirely destroyed. The surface has lowered six inches, and a total collapse is expected at any time. The wildest excite- ment prevails in the town. ——— A Decree of Foreclosure. DENVER, Coro., June 15.—In the United Btates Circuit Court to-day Judge Hallett signed a decree of foreclosure and order of sale in the case of the Central Trust Com- pany of New York against the Denver City Cable Railway Company and the Denver Cable Railway Company. The amount of the judgment is $5,052,142. This step is taken in carrying out the plan of reorgani- zation, - FOUR MEN TO HANG. They Are Convicted of Having Assas- sinated a New Mexico Ex-Sheriff. DENVER, Covro., June 15.—A special to the Republican from Santa Fe, N. M., says: In the case of the four men found guilty of assassinating ex-Sheriff Frank C. Havez, May 29, 1892, Judge Hamilton to-day de- nied the motion for a new trial and also a motion for arrest of judgment, and sen- tenced Frank Borrego and Antonio Bor- rego to be hanged July 10, and the other two, Laureano Alarid and Patricio Valen- cia, at some later date not set. The case will be taken up to the Supreme Court of the Territory. BENEATH HIS DIGNITY. The Ground on Which Carlisle Refuses to Meet Bryan of Nebraska. LEXINGTON, Ky., June 15.—Secretary Carlisle said to-night, in an interview on the subject of meeting William J. Bryan of Nebraska in debate in this city: “What! Dignify him by debating with him?” said the Secretary, almost angrily. “No, sir. He is a Populist; he is not a Democrat. Didn’t he say in Louisiana that if a silver plank was not put in the Democratic platform he would be against the party success? No; I will not meet him under any circumstances.’’ CARL BROWNE MARRIED, Wedded to the Recent Goddess of Peace of the Com- monwealth. Mamie Coxey's Father Notin Sym- pathy With the Course of His Daughter. MASSILLON, Osro, June 15. — Carl Browne of San Francisco and Miss Mamie Coxey, erstwhile the goddess of peace of the Commonwealth, were secretly married last evening by Justice Folger. The bride and groom separated after the ceremony, with the expectation of keeping the fact to themselves until Fourth of July, when Carl Browne. they will have another and spectacular marriage in Washington. The groom is 45 years of age and the bride 18. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 15.—Gen- eral Coxey learned of his daughter’s mar- riage to-night and said: “T shall not make any trouble when T reach home. My decision on this question was reached some time ago. I told Mr. { Browne three weeks aco that he should provide a home for his wife and support her there. Ihave advised her as to the step she has taken and have nothing to re- late on that point. “In an interview I had with my daugh- terin this city I advised her to postpone her marriage until such time as he proved his ability to care for her. She has chosen to overlook my advice, and there is abso- lutely nothing more that I can say, except | that my home will be open to her at any timé in the future should she repent of her bargain.” early to-morrow. WORSE THAN SWEATSHOPS, Deplorable Condition of Little Workers in Wisconsin Factories. Crowded Into Filthy Dens, Children Work Eleven Hours a Day. ST. PAUL. Mixw., June 15.—Ethelbert Stewart, special agent of the United States Labor Department at Washington, who is | looking up labor strikes from 1887 down to and including the A.R. U. strike of last summer, in an interview with the Dispatch to-day said: “You talk about the sweatshops and homes in the big cities, but I have seen places over in villages of Wisconsin that | are about as bad in every particular. I was amazed in ihe first place to learn of the immense number and variety of fac- tories in Wisconsin. They had every kind of factory of which I knew anything, and the number of children employed is some- thing wonderful. *‘In the town of Oshkosh they had more children employed in proportion to the population than in any city I have visited in the East or South, and in many fac- tories the condition is simply awful. The children are crowded into poorly ventilated and unsanitary rooms, and the long and | short of it is their lives are coined into div- idends for the company that employs them. *Then come to the cotton-mills, where they employ little children and compel them to work eleven hours a day, a custom which was abolished years ago in every other community. The factory in- spection law of that State is a howling farce. At the big bottling works at Milwaukee they have 900 boys and girls, ranging in age from 11 to 19 vears employed, and that is the toughest sight of all, for the roughness comes right out on the surface. The children are em- ployed at bottling beer and there is no limit to the amount they are allowed to drink. The language the boys and girls use in shouting to each other is very de- based.” = A Missing Heires: ST. LOUIS, Mo., June 15.—May Belle Churchfield, the 15-year-old daughter of Mrs. Mary J. Churchfield of this city, and heiress to considerable property, has been missing since Wednesday afternoon. No trace of here whatever has been found, Fears are entertained that she is being held for & ransom or to secure some property. . —— Lime is sometimes added to snuff, to in- crease its dryness and pungency. General Coxey will leave for Massillon‘ FOLSOM'S NEW BOOM. Great Revival in Mining Among the Gravel Deposits. HEAVIER GOLD OUTPUT. It Has Increased Over Fifty Per Cent in the Past Two Months. MANY RICH STRIKES MADE. Prospecting Parties Are Busy Throughout the Surrounding Territory. SACRAMENTO, CAL., June 15.—The old historic mining town of Folsom, situated on the American River, twenty-two miles east of this city, is experiencing a genuine mining boom, and the gold output has in- creased over 50 per cent during the past two months, as compared with the produc- tion of the past few years. Prospecting parties are busily engaged searching throughout ths surrounding country for auriferous gravel deposits, and many rich strikes have been made during the past few weeks. M. H. Burke, it is stated, is the fortunate possessor of three of the richest claims that have ever been worked on Rebel Hill, within two miles of the town of Folsom. For several years this locality was one of the richest gold-producing regions of the State, but of late years it has been abandoned. Burke’s find has encouraged others to begin investigations in the same locality, and it is stated that numerous shafts are being sunk throughout the dis- trict. At Humbug Ravine, sitnated east of Rebel Hill and south of Folsom, thereisa regular old-fashioned mining camp, and men are burrowing into the earth in all directions. This locality has always been known to be gold producing, and in early days small fortunes were delved from the side ravines and hillsides, but the miners were always com- pelled to battle with large quantities of seepage water, which, with the primi- tive pumping machinery at hand in those days, made it almost an impossibility to reach the bedrock where the majority of the precious metal is found. Later in- ventions in pumping plants now make it possible to work these diggings profitably. At the White & Donnelly mine, situated in the town proper, the output of gold still continues to be on a par with the amount turned out per month since the opening of the mine, something over a year ago, namely, $4000. This mine employs about twenty men and it is the intention of the proprietors to largely extend their opera- tions during July. At the McCue mine prospecting has been temporarily suspended, awaiting the arrival of new machinery en route from Eastern points. Several years ago this locality was prospected with the aid of a crude boring plant. Afterdritling through a deep formation of lava deposit during the volcanic period the debris of the glacial period was reached, and, it is claimed, proved marvelously rich, in places yielding $5 to the pan, but such an enor- mous body of water was encountered that no attempt was made to work the auriferous deposit. Mr. McCue, becoming conversant with these facts, organized a company, procured powerful pumping machinery and sank a shaft to the depth of over 100 feet, but the inflow of water becoming too great it was found necessary to increase the pumping plant. Pending the arrival of the necessary machinery, it is the intention of the com- pany to continue prospecting with the Beale core drill, an invention now being introduced on the coast by Colonel Cum- mings. It will bore either a perpendicular hole or on the incline to fol- low the pitch of the ledge, and its owners guarantee to sink to the depth of 1000 feet. When it is added that the cost is not one-tenth that of sinking a shaft, its importance as a factor in the mining of the future will readily be ap- preciated. The invention was patented in 1891, and in the space of three years it has won its way in the Eastern and Southern States to the front rank in the mining world. It is the simplest as well as the most ef- fective contrivance of the kind ever de- vised. The inventor conceived the idea from the cutting of marble by a toothless saw with the aid of sand and water. Small chilled steel shot of the hardest descrip- tion is used in place of sand. These are fed into the holes from the top. The drill consists of aifferent lengths of pipe, like gas pipe, screwed together, and is kept revolving at great speed, under pressure, the shot becoming imbedded in the soft iron of the pipe, and in that manner forming a rough, rasping surface, which wears away the hardest kind of rock. James H. Burnham, who conducts a banking business at Folsom, states that during the past week he purchased gold dust, produced in the immediate vicinity, amounting to $487766, and that during the past month over $20,000 in dust passed through his hands. Jacob Hyman, a mer- chant, has purchased several thousand dollars’ worth of dust, and other buyers have handled large amounts. Judging by all accounts, the mines of Folsom bid fair to bring a return of the prosperous days of old, when money flowed like water in the little community. The miners are extremely jubilant over their prospects. They have raised a large sum, and intend to hold a general celebra- tion on the Fourth of July in the styie of the early argonauts. e AMERICAN PROPERTY BSAFE. It Was but Little Damaged in the Recent Chinese Riots. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15.—The State Department has received a cable- gram from Minister Denby saying that in the recent Chinese riots at Cheng Tung the American mission property was not much damaged, and that no Americans were hurt. e Lieutenant Backus Dead. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15.—The War Department has been informed that Lieutenant George Backus, First Cavalry, died at Dallas, Tex., to-day. e Secretary Lamont’s Tour. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15.—Secre- tary Lamont, with Mrs. Lamont, will leave here next week for a Western trip. He will be accompanied by Quartermaster- General Bachelder. , JUNE 16, 1895. 3 may extend his trip to the Pacific Coast. They will probably look over the site for a new military post at Bismarck, N. Dak., which is contemplated in an act of the late Congress. CIVIL SERVICE LAW. It Is Proposed to Place Every Govern- ment Employe Under Its Protection. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15— Hardly is the ink dry on the order which places the Government Print- ing Office under the civil-service rules than the aunouncement is made that the United States pension agencies throughout the country will soon be brought within the provisions of the civil service law. The order to this effect will probably be promulgated within the next few days. Commissioner Proctor, when seen this afternoon, was not inclined to be inter- viewed in regard to the pension agencies, but when asked if the commission had in contemplation the proposition to extend the law to these agencies, he said: “The commission has many matters of that kind under contemplation, but no one is authorized to say so.” Itis a fact that the commission has a scheme to throw the civil service law around every man in the Government service, and this, it is said by those in a position to know, will be done before the close of Mr. Cleveland’s term of office in 1897. Up to this time there are upward of 60,000 Government employes who come under the civil service law. HOMES FOR A MULTITUDE Milllons of Acres to Be Added to the Western Home- stead Area. Thelr Reclamation Must Be Under- taken by the Respective States. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15.—Mil- lions and millions of acres of land are to be added to the great homestead areas of the West. The last Congress enacted a law provid- ing that the General Government shall do- nate to each State in which there are arid lands one million acres of such lands on condition that the reclamation is done by the States. Already Idaho and Wyoming have com- plied with all the formalities of the law and have taken steps toward securing the million acres of land within their borders. Lieutenant-Governor Miles of Idaho and E. Meade of Wyoming, both engineers ap- pointed by their respective States, are here to complete the final arrangements. Their mission promises to be very suc- cessful, for they are receiving from Land Commissioner Lamoreaux the most cor- dial ce-operation. “The steps which are now being taken to transform an immense section of arid country into fertile and fruitful fields,” said the Commissioner, “will, no doubt, be most far reaching in their effect. Under the new law, however, the State isto un- dertake the work, and is to sell the lands in sections of not over 160 acres to any one person, for such price as can be obtained. The Government retains possession for five years, and if atthe end of that time the reclamation appears to be permanent, the title of the land passes to the State and thence to the settier. This means homes and farms for a multitade of peo- ple.” oo Narrow Escape From Death. WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 15.—Fire broke out at 9:30 o’clock to-day in the European Hotel, on Pennsylvania avenue, next to Willar The flames ran up the stairway and burst from the windows of the third and fourth floors, cutting off egress by the main stairway. Many guests were asleep, and four, in- cluding the daughter of the proprietor, J. E. Moylan, had their escape cut off from the stairs and fire escapes, but were finally rescued without injury by the firemen. Most of the guests lost their effects. The loss is confined chiefly to damage to the hotel furnishings. Two Cadets at Large. WASHINGTON. D. C.. June 15.—The President has made the following appoint- ments at large to West Point: George B. Comly, son of the late Major Clifton Comly, ordnance department, who died very suddenly at Governors Island in 1894 while in the performance of duty, leaving a widow with a number of children; Wil- liam Tidball, son of General John C. Tid- ball, United States army, retired, who was graduated from the military academy in 1848 and retired after continuous and dis- tinguished service in 1889. s Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 15.—To- day’s statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, $183,429,801: gold reserve. $99,525,019. BADLY SHATTERED RATES Probability of One of the Worst Tariff Wars Ever Experienced. Frelghts Have Already Been Re- duced From Fifty to Eighty Per Cent. CHICAGO, Irt., June 15.—The freight officials of the Western roads now say that they are confronted by the probability of one of the worst rate wars they nave ever experienced. Rates in every direction and of every class are being cut anywhere from 50 to 80 per cent. The collapse of all the freight money pools and the bursting of the South- western Association has left the Western Freight Association the only organi- zation in the West by which freight rates are being maintained at all, and even it seems powerless to avertin any way the demoralization which has been spreading for the last two months. The action of the Union Pacific yester- day in reducing rates knocked about the last prop from under the schedules and there is nothing but shattered tariffs in sight in every airection. This is the view of some of the most conservative officials of the western lines and everything at present seems to point to the accuracy of their conclusions. An Entire Block Burned. ‘WHEELING, W. VA, June 15—0One of the most disastrous fires in the history of Bridgeport, Ohio, opposite this city, broke out in Ogle Bay block this morning. The town being without fire apparatus was compelled to call on the Wheeling Fire Department. One entire block was gutted. The loss is $80,000, with insurance of $40,- Secretary Lamont | 000, OVERCOME BY FORCE Berkeley Athletes Meet Their Waterloo at Chicago. MAKE A BRAVE BATTLE. By a Weakness in Second Place Men They Fail to Win Out. BUT RECORDS ARE BROKEN. If the Protested Victors Are Sus- pended California May Yet Secure the Laurels. CHICAGO, IrL., June 15.—The Berkeley boys have at last met their Waterloo. It was expected, and bravely met. Twelve events were contested. California had entries in eleven and won six, but by her weakness in second-place men she lost to the Chicago Athletic Association. If the protested members of the Chicago team are suspended by the A. A. U. Cali- fornia will even yet be the victor. Still the defeat is acknowledged. Edgren broke the U. C. hammer throw record by throwing the weight over 125 feet, and Woolsey added 2 inches to his 22-foot record in the broad jump. Besides these records and victories Koch won the half-mile run in 2 min. 5 1-5 sec. Merwin won the walk in 7 min. 49 sec., and Torrey wor the 120 hurdle race in 16 1-8 sec. and the 220 hurdle race in 26 1-5 sec. Dozier scored second in the jump, with 21 feet 4 inches; Koch took second in the shot put to 40 feet 8 inches, and Dyer ran second in the low hurdles. Dyer lost the high hurdles by an accident. Barnes and Scoggins played out in the sprints, probably the result of too many —— Fred W. Koch Starting for the 880- Yard Run. contests. But the boys were game through- out and were only overcome by numbers. Following were the entries announced previous to the beginning of the meet: 200-yard dash—Chicago: John V. Crum, ‘W. C. Skillinger, T. H. Jackson. Califor- nia: J. W. Scoggins, T. K. Barnes. 220-yard dash—Chicago: John V. Crum, W. C. Skillinger. California: J. W. Scog- gins, D. H. Jackson, T. K. Barnes. Mile walk — Chicago: L. T. Merwin. California: O. W. Hazell. Two-mile bicycle—Chicago: J. P. Van- doser, G. A. Thorne, N. H. Van Sycklen. California: M. Dozier. 120-yard hurdle—Chicago: W. B. Ever- ingham, A. C. Clark. California: Dyer, Torrey, Woolsey. 220-yard hurdle—Chicago, A. Clark, John V. Crum; California, Dyer, Torrey. Running high jump—Chicago, V. A. Clark, J. A. Hess, J. Vaninwagen; Cali- fornia, F. W. Koch, M. Dozier, Woolsey, Dyer. Running broad jump—Chicago, A. H. Culver, E. W. Perry, W. 8. Farrant; Cali- fornia, Woolsey, Dyer, M. Dozier. Putting 10-pound shot—Chicago, E. W. Perry, G. F. Riddell; California, F. W. Koch, R. Edgren. Throwing 16-pound hammer—Chicago, E. W. Perry, G. F. Riddell; California, R. Edgren. First event, 100-yard run, was won by Crum of Chicago, with Skillinger of Chicago second. Time, 9 4-5 seconds. The victory of the Chic#gos in the 100- yard-run dash was greeted with wild en- thusiasm by the spectators, as Scoggins of California was favorite for first place. Crum beat him easily, however, and the Californian was not even particularly a good third. The running high jump was won at5 feet 8 inches by Hess of Chicago, with Clark of Chicago second. Ridell of Chi- cago won in putting 16-pound shot at 40 feet 3 inches. Koch of California was second at 37 feet 43{ inches. The one-mile walk was a hotly contested event. Merwin of California won in 7:49 3-5, with Hassett of Chicago second. The 220-yard hurdle was won by Torry of California, with Dyer of California second. Time, :26 1-5. 2 In the 440-yard run Jackson of Chicago came in first, with Skillinger of Chicago second. Time, :52 2-5. The running broad jump was one of the most prettily contested events. Both teams were strong, and rooters for both en- couraged the contestants with tin horns, college yells and the usual amount of en- thusiastic discord. The winner was Woolsey of California at 22 feet and 2 inches, with Dorsey second at 21 feet 4 inches. The Californians dropped entirely out of the one-mile run. The only starters were Rositer and Jackson of Chicago. The race was won by Rositer. Time, 5:31 2-5. The 120-yard hurdle race was won by Torrey of California, who was liberally ap- plauded as the first of the Westerners to make a showing. Clarke of Chicago was second. Time, 16 1-5. The 220-vard race was won easily by Crum_of Chicago, Skillinger of Chicago second. Time, 22 2-5 sec.- Scoggins of Cali- fornia ran, but was easily uistanced. The 880-yard run was won easily by Koch Jof California, in 2 min. 51-5 sec., Rositer of Chicago, second. The 16-pound hammer throw contest was ‘won by ren of California with a throw of 125 feei.’i){ inches. Perry of Chica, was second with a throw of 77 feet and 6 inches. Dozier of California was unable to appear in the two-mile bicycle race and the event was declared off, it being agreed that the points were not to count. 8 The day’s contest resulted in a vietory for Chicago with a total of 48 points. Cali- fornia scored 36 points. THE AFFAIR 4 FIZZLE. Police Take a Hand in the Seaside Athletic Bouts. CONEY ISLAND. N. Y.. June 15— Scarcely 1000 took the risk of paying their money here to-night to see the bouts which were scheduled to take place in the arena of the Seaside Athletic Club. The affair was a fizzle. George Green of San Francisco, better known as *‘Young Cor- bett,” and Eddie Pierce of New York, who were to box ten rounds at catch weights, were the first to enter the ring. During the first two rounds Corbett punched Pierce when and where he liked, and in the third he hit Pierce a right-hand punch in the jaw and the latter went down like a log, falling on his face knocked out. The police, headed by Captain Clayton, jumped into the ring ana arrested the fighters, seconds and timekeepers and referee. No decision was given. George Dixon and Frank Erne then climbed through the ropes. The an- nouncer introduced the men to the spec- tators and said: “These men have entered the ring to complete their contracts, but as the police will not allow them to go on there will be no further contests here to-night.” “Give us our money back,” yelled the crowd. Tom O’Rourke, Dixon’s manager, then addressed the crowd and said: “Iam here with my man and am willing to have him fight if the club will give me a guarantee to protect him in court in case of arrest.” Billy Newman on behalf of Erne said: ‘“We are here to fight and are willing to do 30 on the terms Mr. O'Rourke stated.” The crowd yelled their approval and then “Sparrow” Robertson entered the ring and said: “The club has decided to guarantee the protection demanded by the principals, but the police refuse to allow the men to box.” “Never mind the police,” yelled several spectators, and it looked as if a riot would take place. They quieted down in a couple of minutes, however, and the seconds of the men attempted to put on the gloves. Inspector Murphy and Captain Clayton entered the ring and announced that they would not permit the fight to proceed. The crowd then left the building. NIAGARA AND BRITANNIA. They Are the Winning Yachts in the Royal Club Races. SOUTHAMPTON, ExG., June 15.—It is fine weather for yacht-racing. The a and Britannia started at 10:30 o’clock this morning in a race under the auspices of the Royal Southern Yacht Club, over a course of forty-five miles. The Niagara, Audrey, Inyoni and Stephanie started at 11 o’clock in a race for twenty-raters, over a twenty-three-mile course. The Britannia touched sand off Calshot and remained aground three minutes. The twenty-raters got away well together, with the exception of the Audrey. The Niagara passed Spit a minute ahead, but the Audrey and Inyoni soon overhauled her. The wind was very light. At 3 o'clock the Ailsa had led thirteen minutes on the Britannia. Off Ryde the Niagara was be- hind. The following were the times for the twenty-rater class at the finish: 3] aon SETY o ee WSt 38 Niagara, the winner, was last and away behind the competitors when the yachts were off Ryde. In the big race Britannia won by the time allowance by 8 seconds. Going to the Kreisturnfest."* SAN JOSE, CAL., June 15.—The follow- .ing team has been selected to represent the San Jose Turn Verein at the Kreisturnfest to be heid at Los Angeles, commencing June 22: R. Lenz, Fred Doerr, August Menn Jr., Jesse Waterman, Louis Doerr, Charles Zarcone, A. Rich, Frank Graul and Charles Meisterheim. TREIR MONEY IS UP. Ztmmerman and Joh Big Pur: MOUNT HOLLY, N. J., June 15.—At the meet of the Mount Holly Athletic As- sociation & match was made for a race be- tween Zimmerman and Johnson for $5000 a side, on a track to be selected by Zim- merman, anywhere outside of Asbury Park. Friends of Johnson have posted $5000 with the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the men will meet at the office next Wednesday to arrange the final details. The race is to be the best two in three, SOME VERY FINE RACING. Opening of the New Bicycle Club of the New York Division. NEW YORK. N. Y., June 15.—The opening of the new bicycle club of the New York State Division, L. A. W., at Manhattan Beach, was signalized by some very fine racing. races were the events in class B. These were: One mile, scratch, paced; mile handicap, and ten miles, scratch, paced. One mile, novice, class A, won by G. Reitz of New York. Time, 2 37 One mile, scratch, clas n to Race for a A, New York State championship, won’ by M. P. Fosser, Brooklyn. Time, 2:44 4-5. No race, time Limited 2:30. One mile, scratch, paced, class B. won C. Bald, Buffalo; C. M. Murphy, Brookiyn, second; Otto Ziegler, San Jose, Cal., third. Time, 2:04 2-5, State récord. The last half was done in 1:01. Five miles, class A, won by W. C. Roome, New Jersey, 3:55 4-5. One-mile handicap, class A, won by E. H. Hodgeton, Lyndhurst, 110" yards. Time, 1:09 4-5. One-mile handicap, class B, won by W. C. Baker, Columbus, 75 yards; R. McDonald, New York, 75 yards, second; F llen, Spring- field, 45 yards, third. Time, 2:11 2-5. Three-mile scrateh, class A, New York State ghamplonship, won by L. 1. Hoppe, Brooklyn. Time, 7:37 1- Ten-mile, class B, scratch, paced by quad, won by W. H. Maddox; Sims, Washington, second; 8.’ Baker, Columbus, third. Time, 21:393-5. " This_beats the American paced record by 1:52 1.5, and beats the competition record by 3:52 2-5. Those on the quad were Coburn, 0’Connor, Terrel and Brandt. Williams Is Champion. WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.,, June 15— The defeat of Yale by Williams to-day by ascore of 9 to 2, and the victory of Dart- month over Ambherst at Hanover to-day by a score of 9 to 7, gives the tri-colored championship to Williams, no matter what the result of the remaining games. Tricycle Record Lowered. LONDON, E~c., June 15.—At the Man- chester races to-day A. F. Illsley won the ten mile amateur tricycle championship. Time, 25 min. 48 2-5 sec., lowering the record by 46 2-5 seconds. JOINT SILVER DEBATE. It Is to Begin at Chicago on the 16th of Juty. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 15.—H. M. Easly af Chicago has been in this city and Boston for the past three days in the in- terest of the coming Horr-Harvey silver debate. The time for the contest to begin has been fixed for July 16, and it will con- tinue from day to day until finished, and will be held in the city of Chicago. As each contestant is to have assistants, the sound money committee of the Chamber of Commerce of New York City, at Mr. Horr’s request, will send five able men to help him, in conjunction with five others to be chosen from the West and South. —_———— A dog market is held every Sunday in Paris, where it is possible to buy anything from a black-and-tan to alarge mastiff. | completed The most important | APPEASZD I BLOOD, The Deadly Rage of a Jealous Kansas Farmer. SLAUGHTER OF BABES. He Beats Out the Brains of His Two Children With a Hatchet. HE THEN KILLS HIMSELFE But Not Before He Had Wounded His Wife and Two of Her Friends. KANSAS CITY, Mo., special to the Times from s, Kans., says: A horrible tragedy was en- acted about nine miles northeast of St. Francis this morning. Frank Williams, a farmer, while in a fit of jealous rage, attempted to murder his wife and Miss Alice Smith and William Smith. He then beat the brains out of his two children, a little girl aged 5 and a boy aged 9, with a hatchet, after which he blew his own brains out with a revolver. Williams lost his first wife last Septem- ber, and on May 12 was married to Mrs. Anna Kennedy, formerly Miss Dixon, who lived near by, and who had assisted in his housework for some time past. Their married life was very unhappy, and after about four weeks of turmoil the woman left him and went to live at the house of a man named A. Swanson, a neighbor. During the past week Williams went to the house of Swanson several times, flourished a revolver, and threatened to kill his wife and Mrs. Swanson. This morning the Swanson family and Mrs. Williams started to come to St. Francis for the purpose of having Wil- liams arrested. On the way they stopped at the house of G. O. Smith. While there Williams appeared on the scene, and pro- ceeded to settle the differences between his wife and himself by drawing a revolver and beginning to fire at everybody in sight. William Smith was shot through the cheek, the bullet knocking out two of his teeth and tearing aw: a portion of the jawbone. He was also shot twice in the back and may die. Miss Smith received a bullet in the breast, but fortunately her corset arrested the bullet, and she suffered but a slight flesh wound. Mrs. Williams, the wife, received a bul- let in the mouth, but was not seriously wounded. Williams then rode home, where he his work by smashing the brains of his two children with a hatchet and shooting himself through the head. When the Sheriff arrived Williams and the children were dead. The Coroner was summoned and is now holding an inquest. —A Francis, June 1. St. ANXIOUS TO AR DEPEW. Efforts Being Made to Have Him Attend the Republican League Convention. CLEVELAND, Onio, June 15.—The fol- lowing telegram has been received from Chauncey M. Depew in reply to an inquiry as to whether he could attend the Repub- lican National League convention next week: NEW YORK, June 14, 1895. Ihave notified the committee of the impos- sibility of my staying over the 20th at Cleve- land to attend the league meeting. I leave here to-morrow for Nashville to deliver the annual address at the Vanderbilt University and make one other speech on scholastic matters. Returning I will arrive at Cleveland on the 19th at 5 o’clock and leave at 6. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW. Itis probable that a strong delegation will meet Mr. Depew at the depot and endeavor to prevail upon him to address the conventior NEW TO-DAY. 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