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thereafter passed between the two Govern= ments, and whether they were based on the settlement which originated in Berlin or Paris is not known, nor does it make much difference, but the French Govern- ment has repudiated the Debats article and acknowledged the right of Germany to deal with Morocco in her own way, even to the extent of occupying part of her territory. This is a complete knuckle- down for Franee, and it is conceded that no sharper or more expeditious diplomatic incident has transpired in recent years than that conducted on the part of Ger- maay. The Cologne Gazette’s advices from Tan- gier say that the Sultan of Morocco is lying seriously ill at Fez, and that there is small chance that the demands of Ger- many will be met for a long time to come. Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria continues to remain at Carisbad. He is constantly guarded by a large suite, among whom are a number of Russian secret police. He tells his adherents almost daily that it is his intention to start for Sofia immedi- ately, but he does not start. He says the same thing to the visitors he receives at his house, the Villa Theresa, in the Eng- lish quarter. The villa is among a num- ber of large trees, and is one of the pret- tiest places in Carlsbad. The gardens and the park are alive with Russian and Bul- garian detectives, who are easily spotted inside and outside of the walls surround- ing the place. From the time of Ferdinand’s arrival in Carlsbad, on July 10, observant visitors felt that something startling was impend- ing. It was stated in these dispatches only last week that his absence from Bul- garia meant that some plot was about to be executed, but his conduct itself ex- cited speculation. On his previous visits sbad his time was spenton the promenades, at the theaters and in indul- gence in whatever gayety there was going. Upon this vecasion he has been almost in- never seen on the prome- id not go the springs as he always did before. The only times he was known to go out was early in the morn- ing, when he would go to a cafe in the suburbs and sit there moodily, surrounded by his suite. His every action and aiti- tude suggested that he was awaiting news of some event. : After the murder of ex-Premier Stam- buloff his behavior suddenly and ostenta- tiously changed. As the reports received linked him with the crime and attributed his unwonted sgclusion to his fear that he would be assassinated he has made his re- appearance in public every day since then. He walks along the Sprudel promenade und shows himself at the Cafe Asthof and in the public reading-room of the cafe and elsewhere, always walking with a quick, nervous step, with his detectives close be- hind him. A reporter at Carlsbad, in de- ing his conduct, says: t was extremely offensive to public feeling to see him affecting merriment and laughing with his suite at the very time his secretary was sending the tele- grams to the press telling how Prince Ferdinana was stfiken with grief and hor- ror over the Stambuloff tragedy.” The friends of Prince Ferdinand indig- nantly deny the charge of cowardice which has been generally leveled at him, and as- sert that he simply means to take care of his precious life. He is aware that the Panitz gang, meaning the friends of that officer, who believe that he was unjustly put to death, are on his track, and is also suspicious of others,even the men who were leagued with him against Stambuloff. Itis reported that Chancellor von Ho- henlohe has instructed the agent at Sofia to inform the Bulgarian Minister of For- eign Affairs that diplomatic relations be- tween Germany and Bulgaria will cease if an honest attempt is not made to punish the criminals concerned in Stambuloff’s murder. In the meanwhile all of the dip- lomatic representatives in Sofia ignore the invitations of the Foreign Office to the official receptions. The delay of the Empress in going to Sassnitz is due to the advice of her physi- cian,who tells her that although her health | is much better she must be extremely care- ful of herself for some time to come, and for the present must not exert herself even | in the way of taking light exercise. She will start for Sassnitz in time to meet the Emperor on his return from Sweden. The young Crown Prince and his brother Prince Eitel Frederick, are making a tour of Southern Switzerland incognito, travel- ing asthe Counts von Ravensburg. They are under the charge of Major yon Deims, who has been instructed to take them to Sassnitz at the end of this week. They will return to Potsdam on August 17. The Prince of Wales is coming to Baden to attend the races as the guest of Prince Fuerstenberg. The Crown Prince of Greece, who is now the guestof ex-Em- press Frederick of Kronberg, Prince George of Prussia, and a host of German and foreign aristocrats, are expected to be present at the Baden races. The Chinese Government is placing large contracts for rifles with German firms. China is also negotiating for a number of large Krupp guns with a view of discard- ing ber heavy British ordnance, as it proved less bandy working than the Ger- man guns. The Chinese envoy has ob- tained the consent of the War Office to en- gage 160 German officers to drill the reor- ganized Chinese army. Dr. Haas, who is 2 member of the Reich- stag for Metz, has fixed his residence in Nancy with the object of establishing the practice of medicine there. Inconsequence of this change of residence, he has been informed that ke will not be allowed to sit in the Reichstag. The doctor is noto- riously favorable to France, and this has much to do with this decision. The Anarchist Zeitung of Berlin has sus- pended publication, and it is announced that the Vienna paper will become the chief organ of the Anarchists. Rector Ahlwardt presided over an anti- Semitie conference at Bremerhaven on Thursaay, the money paid for admission to which was to have been given to the families in Bremerhaven whose heads had lost their lives by shipwreck. When the meeting was over it was discovered that a comrade of Ahlwardt had taken his de- parture for Berlin with the money. No- boay blames Ahlwardt, however. The notorious Silesian brigand, Soberick, who was being hunted by gendarmes in the forests after killing three persons, has been betrayed by one of his friends, named Rumpelt. The latter promised Soberick that he would give him money to enable him and his wife to emigrate to America and would also place in his hands some valuable papers it he would meet him at a certain place to arrange matters. Soberick kept his appointment and while they were talking over a glass of wine Rumpelt drugged the brigand’s drink and he soon fell into a stupor. Rumpelt then brought the police and Soberick is now in prison ot Beuthen. Berlin is almost deserted, everybody that could get away having gone on holidays. The Royal Opera, Schiller’s, Krell’s and most of the theaters are closed. The Volks Theater is running Ums’ popular spectacular and a national comedy entitled “Geheimniss der Kalten Mamsell,” the scene of which is laid im Chicago. The Flora Theater has successfully produced Lortzengen’s latest com'¢ opera, “Der Waffenschmied.” MURDER HIS PASTIME Eight Deaths Charged to the Notorious Holmes. FATE OF MRS. CONNER. ItIs Now/Almost Certain That She and Her Daughter Were Murdered. WAS IN THE SWINDLER'S WAY, The Woman Had Been an Accom- plice in His Crimes and Knew Too Much. CHICAGO, Irr., July21.—To the long list of murders and other crimes directly traceable to the archfiend H. H. Holmes must now be added the mysterious disap- pearance of Mrs, I. L. Conner and her 12- year-old daughter, with a reasonable cer- tainty that they may have been disposed of in the same manner in which the rest of his victims met their death. Mrs, Con- ner and her child were last seen in the company of Holmes in this ctty in 1893. Since then aM trace of them has been lost, and the detectives who, at the instigation of the woman’s family, have been working on the case are now ef the opinion that the finding of the bodies is the only possible solution of the mystery. The hunt for Mrs. Conner and her child has not until lately been made on the theory that they had been murdered. It was pursued in an effort tolocate the woman and get her away from the influ- ence of Holmes, in whose net she had been trapped, and it was not until the disclosures of his work in connection with the Pietzel case were made that her friends began to fear the lives of herself and ker child had been taken. Mz and Mrs. L L. Conner, with their daughter, came from Davenport, Iowa, to Chicago in 1889. Holmes at the time was beginning to execute the swindle for which he afterward became notorious. One of his schemes was the robbing of the drugstore on the Englewood flats. Conner, who was a jeweler, was employed to con- duct the jewelry-store, and moved with his family into a flat above it. When Holmes had perfected his plan of robbing his creditors he pretended to make a sale of the store and stock to Conner. Mrs. Conner, a bright, ambitious woman, was given a pesition as bookkeeper. Ina short time Hoimes piloted her from the moral path and then wishing to get rid of Conner furnished him with proofs of his wife’s infidelity. Conner promptly aban- doned his wife, and she, it is alleged, be- came Holmes’ counselor and advisor. In this she soon learned the character of the horrible work he had on hand and in a de- gree had him in her power. They had many violent quarrels and in 1893 the woman and her child disappeared. The theory of the people who have been in- vestigating the case is that she was ‘‘re- moved’’ to prevent exposure. If Mrs. Conner and her child are dead, as now seems most certain, the list of mur- ders with which Holmes is charged num- bers eight, viz: B. F. Pietzel, the three Pietzel children, the two Williams girls and Mrs. Conner and her child, and there is a plausible theory for the crime in each case. Pietzel was murdered to get the money from the insurance company into the possession of Mrs. Pietzel; the Pietzel children were killed to remove the heirs to the property and make the securing of the property by Holmes just that much easier; the Williams girls were killed to get control of $75000 worth of real estate in Fort Worth, Tex., and Mrs. Conner and her little girl were made away with to get rid of a woman who knew too much and a child whose keeping would be troublesome and might necessitate the disclosure of her mother’s fate. The rib-like fragment found in the ashes under the stove in the room in the Holmes build- ing in Twenty-third street, and supposed to be a portion of the remains of the two ‘Williams girls, was late last night subjected to a test by Dr. C. P. Bprinfield and pro- nounced by him to be bitsof fire elay. ‘When matched together the fire clay formed a section of a circle, which if com- plete, would equal the inside circumference of a large stove. During the search yesterday for further evidence of Holmes’ crimes, a benk book was found in Holmes’ office. on the third floor of the bhuilding at Sixty-third and Wallace streets, by Detectives Patrick and Norton. It belonged to Lucy Burbank, and was the property of the First National Bank of this city. It showed that Miss Burbank was a heavy depositor, putting money into the bank every day, sometimes as high as $300. Who the woman is is un- known, but Detective Patrick thinks he will be able to find her. Twenty men to-morrow morning, under the direction of detective sergeants, will continue the search of the cellar of the house at 701 Sixty-third street with picks and shovels for more traces of the fiendish work of Holmes. By that time the place is expected to be purified from the gas and chemicals caused by the explosion Satur- day, and the men will do their work thor- oughly. If there are any bones of Holmes’ supposed victims or any mysterious sub- terranean passages, or auy pipes leading from the vat of the dead gas to Holmes’ apartments on the third floor, the detec- tives expect to find them. DENOUNCED BY MRS. She Will HOLMES. Not Assist the Murderer to Escape the Gallows. INDIANAPOLIS, Isp, July 21.—Mrs. Georgiana Holmes, alias Howard, who is now in Philadelphia, refused to say, when interviewed here, what course she would take in reference to her husband, the in- surance swindler and murderer, bat a friend of hers has been found to whom she talked freely. This friend said to-night thav Mrs. Holmes would turn against her husband, whom she 1s convinced is a scoundrel and a murderer, and will send him to justice. She is reported to have said she would bring divorce proceedings, only that she had not spent the necessary two years’ residence required in this State. Bhe said that Holmes could not prove an alibi by her in reference to the killing of Pietzel and his children, for he was not with her then and she did not know where he was. Mrs. Holmes’ manner showed that she feels the utmost antipathy to her hus- band and believes that before she acquires a legal residence in Indiana for a divorce the hangman will bave given her separa- tion from him. Eii—— Canal Commissioners Return. NEW YORK, N. Y. July 2L—The THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 22, 1895. ) . cruiser Montgomery, having on board the United Btates Nicaraguan Canal Commis- sioners, arrived here to-day. The Commis- sioners, beyond saying their trip was a success and & pleasant one, refused to talk. They will now prepare their report, which i(’s1 u’a l}lae presented to the Governmert in the fall. e THE ROWES LOCATED, Two lowa Defaulters Found Prospering in Mewico City. DES MOINES, Iowa, July 21.—Chester Rowe, the defaulting Treasurer of Powe- sheik County, Iowa, has been captured in the City of Mexico, and to-day requisition papers were issued for the arrest of him and his brother, Richard Rowe, who is with him. Rowe has been Treasurer of Powesheik County since 1890. Owing to speculations he was in trouble, and in April last he skipped with $30,000 of the ceunty’s cash. No trace of him could be secured, and the county plaeed the Pinker- ton agency at Chicago on the case. It traced the Rowes to Mexico. They have been running a saloon in the City of Mexico and have the $30,000 deposited in the Mexican International Bnnr It has been attached. There will be trouble in getting them baek here, as both have re- nounced all allegiance to the United States gind have taken out first citizen’s papers in £ex1co. X — JUST LIKE JOHN BROWN. Mr. Peebles Raising Arms to Resist the Government. OMAHA, NeBR., July 21.—United States District Attorney Sawyer arrived in this city this morning frem Lincoln. He has sent a copy of the bill on which an injune- tion against Captain Beck and the Indian police was granted by Judge Norris. He counseled Captain Beck in the meantime that he should obey the orders of the State court. Captain Beck has returned from Sioux City to the reservation. He said: “All I know is thata man named Peebles was in town securing arms to make war upon the Government, and that a man named John Brown tried that once and did not make a success of it.” “Do you think the War Department will encourage the settlers to let the Indians alone?” “Yes, if necessary. What we want is to settle the matter in the courts if we can, and that it was we have been trying to do.” FATALEND OF AN OUTING A Family Party Dashed Into by a Runaway Horse at Philadelphia. PRstlort e | One Child Trampled to Death and Another Suffered Fatal Injurles. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 21.—A pleasant day’s outing in Fairmount Park had a tragic termination this evening. As Edward Scallin, his wife and five children were crossing the driveway at the Poplar-street entrance to the park, a run- away horse, attached to a light buggy, in which was seated a woman tugging fran- tically at the reins, dashed down upon the little family group and trampled under foot two of the children, Nellie, aged 10, and Joseph, aged 7. The buggy pusse: over the prostrate bodies of the two chil- dren, and when the terror-stricken parents Mfted their little ones from the ground the boy was dead and the girl unconscious. The injured child was taken to the hospi- tal, where an examination showed that she had received a fracture of the skull and thigh and leg. The injuries will probably result fatally. ‘What became of the horse and the woman who was in the buggy is not known. The frightened animal comtinued on its way after trampiing the children under hoof and disappeared. The police to-night re- ported that they stopped a runaway horse at Twenty-fourth and Green streets, but beyond this they knew nothing about the runaway. Two Men Killed by a Train, VINELAND, N. J., July 21.—A north- bound train of empty passenger coaches crashed into a light vebicle at the Malaga station of the West Jersey road at 10’clock this morning, and instantly killed Seder- wick Bpuders, aged 35, and Henry Clark. Both men were thrown high in the air, falling on the opposite side of the track about fifty feet from the crossing. et Cacin i o WOULD BE A PATROLMAN. A Chinaman Applies for a Place on Gotham’s Police Foroe. NEW YORK, N. Y., July 21.—Charley Fong Sing, an American-born Chinaman, has applied to the Police Civil Service Board fer appointment as patrolman to do speeial duty in tracking Chinese crimi- nals. He has had training for the work in San Francisco, where he elosed up many opium joints and gambling dens. He is more than six feet tall, and of athletic build. Across his left cheek is a scar, the result of a cut he received by falling from the mast of the Arctic exploring ship, Jeanette. Charley was 13 years old when he shipped with Lientenant De Long on the Jean- nette. He was one of the party from the Jeannette that was rescued by the Russian expedition. He received a medal from the Secretary of the Nnvr in recognition of his bravery. After his return from the Greeley expedition Charley came here and married an _American girl, who converted hima to Christianity. She is now living in Astoria, Or., where Charley owns & hotel. If he succeeds in getting the place he seeks he will sell out his business there and will bring his wife to New York. el o SETTLERS MUST PAX. Indians to Receive Money Due on Lands Sold in 1881, WASHINGTON, D. C., July 21.—Secre- tary Smith has issued an order to land officials in Kansas and Nebraska instruct- ing them to collect within the next ninety days unpaid purchase money due on lands belonging to she Otoe and Misscuri tribes of Indians, sold in 1881. This order will cause much excitement among a considerable number of settlersin those States. The terms of the purchase was a certain amount in cash and the re- mainder in three g&‘menu. the latter amounting to nboutg ,000. This money should have been paid to the Indians by the settlers, and the interest ‘upon it is now about half as much as the principal remnininfi unpaid. Cengress passed an act for the settlers’ relief, provided the Indians would agree to the extension, but the wily red man refused the proposition and gave notice that the money due was desired at an early date, hence the ler. Satiigetoas No Hunting Without a Permit. *3VASHINGTON [D. C., July 21.-By order of Major-General Merritt, commanding the Deflanment of the Missouri, hunting on the United States military reservation of Fort Leavenworth, Kans., 18 prohibited, except on permits specially issued by the post commander. Lieutenant-Colonel Fred A. Woodhull, deputy surgeon-general U, 8. A., is an- nounced as the medical director of the De- artment of the Colorado at Denver, re- ieving Lieutenant-Colonel David L. Hunt- ington, deputy surgeon-general. vt s, Xellow Fever in Havana. . WASHINGTON, D. C., July 2L—Dr. Burgess, United States Medical Inspector at Havana, in a report to the Marine Hos- pital service, received to-day, states that yellow fever is increasing at an nhrmm§ Tate among the civilian ulation of Havana. The Marine Hos] service is also informed that cholera is epidemic at Hiogo, Japan. PROSTRATED BY HEAT 2 Baptists at Baltimore Suffer From Humid Weather. THEIR ZEAL NOT STAYED Sweltering But Enthuslastic Crowds Packed the Meet- ing Places. - LAST DAY OF THE SESSION. Animated Scene When the Final Rollcall of Delegates Was Made. BALTIMORE, Mp,, July 21.—This was the closing day of the great convention of the Young People’s Baptist Union. The services included the convention sermon and annual address of President Chapman. After consecration service to-night the con- vention adjowrned sine die. Every session and meeting held since last Thursday morning, about 100 in number, has been attended by large audiences and marked by an enthusiasm and earnestness which bodes well for the future growth and prosperity of the union. The general prayer and praise serviceat the auditorium tent this morning wascon- ducted by Rev. W. B. Riley of Chicago, An adjournment was taken at 10 o’clock to allow the delegates to attend church ser- vices. Most of the pulpits of the city were filled by distinguished Baptist ministers, and notwithstanding the insufferable heat, the churches were, as 2 rule, crowded. In one of the houses of worship five of the audience were prostrated by the heat. Fealty to the cause and unmistakable evidence of enthusiasm was again wit- nessed at the evening session in the big tent, The thermometer touched the 100 mark in the inclosure, and the thousands of delegates and visitors promptly left the inviting shade and cool breeses of the ad- jacent parks when the convention bell rang, and for more thau two hours swelt- ered under the streteh of canvas. Not un- til the last number on the programme had been reached was there an appreciable thinning out of the audience. Rev. B. E. Lovett of Davenport, Iowa, led the prayer and praise service with which the evening session was opened. “The saloon and the present crisis is good Government” was the title of an address by Rev. L D.Kerfoot, D.D., of Loyisviile. He maintained that the saloon conatituted the crisis, and spoke of tke terrible reality of the crisls, He referred to the werk of the saloon on individuals, its influence on the home from an economis point of view, its influence on crime and in politics—all these constiuted a crisis in good Govern- ment. The question of how to meet this crisis was discussed. Dr. Kerfoot said there was 2 need for a domination of mutual rights, the rights of the saloen te exist and the rights of the people against the saloon. In their next place, there was _need of a proper alignment of the Chris- hinn forces, and in the place that of Christian leaders. It whs useless as a gen- eral thing, he concluded, tp hope tkat political aspirants would lead & moral re- form. Rev. H. H.Wharton of Baltimore offered & resolution, which was adopted, thes the Baptist Young People's Union wgs op- posed to the saloon and liguor traffic in all its phases. The convention sermon was delivered by Rev. M. Henson of Chicago. Close atien- tion was given the speaker, and many of his well-rounded periods elicited laughter and the Chautauquan salute. Rev. Joe Gordon, D.D., of Philadelphia, led an after-meeting “Waiting on Ged,” and then the convention took a recess un- til 7:15 . M. A large crowd this afternopn attended the junior rally at the Fuller Memorial Church, conducted by Brother Smith of Minneapolis. An immense throng was ia and about the tent to-night when President John Chapman delivered his amnual ad- dress. Resolutions of appreciation and thanks to the Baptist citizens of Baltimere were adopted. The closing consecration service was an animated scene. At the rollcall of the various States, provinces and missionary lands, each made a Te- sponse by singing in comcert a stanza of a hymn or quoting a verse of Scripture or a response by one of the delegates. The various delegations were gathered around their State banners. They were scat- tered over the vast auditorium and their different colors made & pleasing con- trast to the sea of heads. As the rolleall proceeded the enthusiasm waxed more and more intense, until at the close the whole audience was fairly carried away. General Secretary Willands then asked for a motion to adjourn. Rev. E, W. White of Milwaukee made the motien, saying: “It is my pleasure to move that when this convention adjourns it adjourns to meet in Milwaukee in July, 1895, and that the comumittee be requested to prepare to entertain 15,000 delegates.” The motion was carried by a rising vote. Most of the delegates and visiters will remain in this vicinity for the next three days, visiting various puint under the guidance of local committees. SUCCESS UF THE WORLD’S FAIR. Director-General Davis’ Report Submit- ted to Presidont Uleveland. CHICAGO, Ir., July 21.—In compli- ance with the act of Comgress creating the World’ Columbian Commission and relat- ing to World’s Fair legislation, Colonel George K. Davis of this city, who was the director-general of the exposition, has pre- sented his final report to President Cleve- land and his official duties end there. The report gives a history of the inception, organization and administration of the great enterprise. It is a plain business document, which does not pretend to write the fair, or any one connected with it, either up or down. It details the pur- poses, processes and events so as to set them clearly in array, especially before such as may hereafter become interested in the solution of similsr probiems. Although written and edited witk the purpose of the utmost brevity consistent with the production of a complete and in- telligible narrative, the work is necessarily voluminous. It takes 3300 pages of printed and typewritten matter, mostly the latter, illustrated by 2000 photographs. It is bound in twenty volumes. In addition there is the catalogue of exhibits, consist- ing of nearly 2400 pages in deuble column, nonpareil type. g‘ha catalogue is made part of the Teport. . Gorhamn {8 Chairman. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 21.—The executive committes of the Union Republi- can Club has elected the following officers: Chairman, George C. Gorham, of Califor- nia; Vice-chairman, General W. W. Dud- ley, of Indiana; Secretary, George S. ory, of Vermont. ——— SLAIN BY HER CHILDREN. A Horrible Crime Instigated by & Half- Witted Seaman. QUARANTINE, N. Y., July 21.—The National line steamer France arrived this morning from London. At Quarantine Coombs, the steward, was seen in relation to the horrible murder of his wife by bis two boys, Robert, aged 13, and Nathaniel, aged 11, at Plaistow, an eastern suburb of London. Coombs said that he had learned the particulars from the pilot, Georze Wal- die, of the pilot-boat Caldwell H. Cole, and was only beginning to realize bis trouble, which resulted in the total loss of his fam- ily. My eldest boy had an enormous brain, I was informed by my family physician, who told me we must carefully watch nim. There was always something peculiar abouthim. The half-witted man, John Fox, who is associated with the boys in this terrible crime, is responsible for it. _“He was formerly employed on the Na- tional line steamers, but became so irre- sponsible taat he was not Fermiued to go to sea again. He frequently hung around my premises, doing chores and running errands. Latterly I have forbidden him to come to my house.” Coombs owned 2 little cottage at Plais tow, and had a bright little family. His wife was 35 years otlage. One of the boys visited New York last year, making the trip with his father in the steamer Eng- land of the National line. H Captain Hadley says that Fox had sailed with him, but he became so useless that he was not allowed to come on board the steamer. On one occasion he was found lurking in a dark way with a long knife, with which he proposed to kill one of his shipmates, He was what Hadley called a “softy.” Captain Hadle s%oke highly of the Coombs boys, both of whom he knew well, and expressed his belief shat Fox was responsible for the crime. e AGAIN THE SFA SERPENT. Another Ship’s Crew €laims to Have Seen the Monater. FALL RIVER, Mass, July 2L—The wonderful sea snake which has been re- ported during the week just closed as hav- ing been seen from several steamers and lighthouses in Long Island Sound is evi- dently cruising off Block Isiand. Captain Henry Leffingwell of the sloop Only Son, arriving here from a fishing trip, reports that he saw it yesterday forenoon while fishing on Coxswains Ledge. Coxswains Ledge is twenty miles southeast from Bloak Island. Just as the crew was about to get the vessel under wag to run to this port, the seamen were startled by the appearance of & meonstrous snake, which seemed to dart up from the depths of the sea and then float in great convulsions rapidly past the Only Son, a cable’'s length away. It was black. Captain Leffingwell was at first afraid that the snake would attack his lit- tle craft, but it moved off toward the east, in the direction of the lifeboat off Nan- tucket’s south shoal. Captain Leffingwell, who is a fisherman of good regute among Fall River water- men, says the serpent had a body as large in circumference as that of a large hog, and was, he believed, over 100 feet long. Its head was elevated two or three feet above the water and was of enormous size— Iarger than the head of any living thing the captain ever saw. Long hairs were visible about the eyes and around the nos- trils of the snake, and also along its fins, as they from time to time flashed to the surface in the sunlight. The snake had a large mouth, net unlike that of a horse. Its tongue, which he says was not forked, was about twe feet long. There were no horns on the head. It is said that no record of 3 sea snake in these waters has been had since August, 1817, when a large one was repeatedly seen off here. Qg NOW SELLING THE SEATS. Little Doubt That Corbett and Fitzsim- mons Will Fight in Texas. DALLAS, Tex., July 21.—The sale of seats for the Corbett-Fitzsimmons glove contest went on to-day at the headquarters of the Florida Athletic Club without in- terruption. The determination of the busi- ness men in last night’s mass-meeting to stand by President Stuart and his asso- ciates braced up Mr. Stuart and the other promoters of the contests and the chances are a hundred to one to-night that Corbett and Fitzsimmons, Maher and O'Donnell and Dixon and Plimmer will settle their fistic arguments in this city in October next according to the original programme, regardless of the opposition of the minis- ters. Mr. Btuart left for Galveston to-night. His trip is for two objects, one of which is to further look into the proposition to bring off the contest in that city, and the other is to take some sea baths to get tlze malaria out of him. He has been sick in bed with teve;mgn of the timeifo;n week. Speaking of the big meeting of the year, hfre. Stungrt said: £ “It looks like business, as if the solid part of the town wished to hold the con- test here,” 4 \ A bank president to-day said: “They say this glove contest will draw nothin, but the mffraff. To date, I have receive: requests from ten bank presidents to per- sonally see that good seats are marked off for them.”’ PERRY, O. T., July 21.—A strong effort is being made by sporting men here, who RAZED BY A TWISTER. Gréé.t Damage Done ina Section of Western Minnesota. MANY PEOPLE INJURED. Handsome Residences Demol- ished and Scattered Over the Prairie, O0HIO SWEPT BY A STORM. At a Zanesville Camp-Meeting Two Persons Are Crushed Beneath a Falling Tree. WADENA, Mixx,, July 21.—A cyclone, moving with resistless force and velocity, swept through the town of Deer Creek, twenty miles west of here, in Otter Tail County, late this -afternoon. For two hours after the storm struck no word could be received from Deer Creek, and a dense cloud of dust hung over the place. It was feared that the town had been wholly wiped from the' face of the earth, and that many lives had been lost. Finally telegraphic communication was restored, and it was learned that nobody had been killed outright, although a number had re- ceived fatal injuries. It was also learned that there was immense damage to build- ings and grain. Surgeons have been sent over the Northern Pacific Black Hills branch from both Wadena and Fergus Falls. The general store of Arthur Baker, the principal merchant of the place, standing in the path of the cyclone, was completely wrecked. In the second story of the build- ing lived jens Hamill with his wife and three children. Hamill was away, but his family was at home and fell amid the crashing timbers. Mrs. Hamill was severely cut, and is believed to have been injured internally so seriously that she will die. A little girl of 8 years was so shockingly bruised by a flying timber that she will probably die. The other chilaren were also injured, but their injuries are on their arms and legs, and it is believed they will withstand the shock. Mr. Baker carried a stock of goods val- ued at §10,000, much of which is ruined. The store building was a wooden structure, valued at$2500. Mr. Baker’s residence, a handsome structure valued at $3000, was demolished and scattered about the prairie. CRUSHED BY A FALLING TREE. Two Persons Killed at a Zanesville, Ohio, Camp-Meeting. ZANESVILLE, Onro, July 21.—A fear- ful wind-storm, accompanied by a heavy rainfall, burst on the camp grounds near Roseville, Ohio, this afternoon, uprooting trees and overturning bugeies. The storm was cyclonic in fury, and before it had spent itself two persons were killed and several others seriously injured. believe that the Corbeti-Fitzsimmons fight, billed for Dallas, Tex., will not be pulled off on account of police interfer- ence, to have the fight take place here. nder Oklahoma laws prize-fighting is only a misdemeanor and the authorities of the Territory view it so liberally that it is unlikely that any prosecutions would be instituted. BRI AN UNSAFE BRIDGE. The Santa Fe Censured for the Calamity at Monwment, Colo. COLORADO SPRINGS, Coro., July 21.— Aifter carefully investigating the facts in connection with the accident on the Santa Fe Railroad, south of Monument, a few days ago, in which several persons were killed and wounded, the Coroner’s jury returned a verdict that J. E. Childers, one of the dead, ‘‘came to his death by the falling of a bridge asa train was_ passin over it and falling upon him; and we fin from the temmoni‘ that the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company are responsible for his death, and that said bridge was and bas been for a long time in an unsafe condition, of which fact we be- lieve the said company to have been cog- nizant, and we believe the com%an{ should I‘)’e l'le,!d for damages caused by the acci- ent. i g Silver Assoclation Officors. CHICAGO, ILL., July 21.—At a meeting to-day of the executive committee which was appointed at the Memphis Silver Con- vention, Denny Sheedy of Denver was elected treasurer and George E. Bowen of Chicago and E. B. Light of Denver, asgist- ant secretaries of the National organization. The committee will hold another meeting in Chicago in two weeks. SR A A Jailer Assassinated. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 21.—A special to the Chronicle from Helena, Ark., says that Pat Dennis, county jailer, was assassinated last night at 12 o'elock. At that hour he was signaled by somebody at the front gate, who announcedthat he had a pris- oner to lodge in jail. Dennis went down with his'lantern ‘and keys and was shot and killed the instant he got the door open. A posse is pursuing the murderer. pidll 3<imhpens Won by Canadian Riflemen, LONDON, Exa., July 21.—-The Canadian RS o, S0, 12 e ooty af ey for the on #his Hayhurst got £25 md,ékedmls, The storm, accompanied by a roaring sound, burst over the camp ground about 4 o’clock, while services were being held in the tabernacle, and was all over in a few seconds. A large tree was blown over, de- molishing one corner of the tabernacle, instantly killing Mrs. Clement Wilson of Zanesville, her skull being crushed in. Patrick Deselm of Zanesville was caught by the falling tree and his breast crushed. Hedied an hour afterward. Miss Clea Angel of Baltillo had her left leg crushed; Lydia Jenkins, aged 16, of Zanesville was struck on the head by flying timber and serlously injured. Several other persons received slight injuries. The dead and in- jured were brought to this city this even- ing. Crops Were Leveled. LONDON, Oxr., July 21.—A cyclone crossed the farm of Edward Baird, near Plattsburg, nine miles west of here, last evening. Seventy-five acres of corn were laid flat, buildings were unroofed and much damage done generally. Mr, Baird narrowly escaped injury. GLOOMY MR. MOORE. He Says Untruwe Things Concerning the Golden State. LONDON, Exa., July 21.—Mr. Moore, the British Consul at S8an Francisco, sends to the Foreign Office a gloomy account of the grain and fruit trade of California. He says that in 1894 the prices of wheat were £0 Jow that the returns in many cases were under the cost of production, a similar condition of affairs existing in the fruit trade, the Eastern markets having been glutted with California fruit. As the area of land planted to fruit will soon be much greater than it is at present Mr. Moore Fedicts further disaster to the growers. n connection with viticulture Mr. Moore says it has reached the lowest depression known. He adds that there has been a de- cline in values in most articles of com- merce and that San Francisco has felt the decline worse than any other part of the State. The report has attracted unusnal attention. —_— ON THE DIAMOND, Winners of Yesterday’s Baseball Games in the East. CHICAGO, Irr., July 21.—It took twelve innings for Brooklyn to beat the Colts to- day. Score: B. BH. E. 8 3 T R. BH. E. St. Louls. w-n(mnnon % 13 Batteries—Kissinger, Ehf Miller; Merce: and MeGuire. Umfi;e—l!?:n‘;.m e LOUISVILLE, Ky., July 21.—Score: B. BH. E. 3 6 3 5 8 '3 Batteries arner, Knell and Zim- mer. Umplre—0’Day. CINCINNATI, Oxro, July 21.—Score : R B.H. Batteries— 5 and Robinson. L’mpllo—Emllay. Guinness Defeats Nickalls. LONDON, Ex6., July 21.—The first heat i ————————— Hot Days Take the life out of the Blood, and weaken The whole System. Hood’s Sarsaparilla Gives the blood vitality, Makes it pure and Bustains health and strength. d4n the Field sculling contest at Putney was rowed to-day, and was won by the Hon Rupert C. Guinness,who beat Guy Nickalls. Mr. Guinness will row Vivian Nickalls next and, if successful, will row his third heat with E. A. Thompson of Toronto. Lord Iveagh, the father of Mr. Guinness, wit- nessed the race. DENVER GETS A4 BALL COLUB. The @maha Nine to Be Tramsferred to the Colorado City. OMAHA, Nesr., July 21.—The Omaha Baseball Club has been transferred and when it returns from its Eastern trip, which begins to-morrow at Des Moines, it will on August 9 begin its work at Den- ver. Manager David Rowe was in De: week and made the contracts, wmr::;er‘&::: to-day ratified by President Kent of the association, who is here for that purpose. It is said that Denver people are very anxious to have the club and have made very good terms to get it. The guarantee is to be raised to $90 a game to the visiting club and the club is to be directly bene- fited financially. The cause of the removal is poor patronage and inaccessible grounds. VIGILANT AND DEFENDER. The Two Sloops to Test Their Speed on a Triangular Course. NEW YORK, N. Y. July 21.—The yacht Defender passed down the East River at about 6:30 o’clock this evening in tow from City Island. 8he was bound for the anehorage at Bay Ridge, where she will remain until the morning, when she will again meet the Vigilant in another contest. The contest to-morrow will be a triangular one, ten miles on each leg. The start will Erohnblg be made from the Sandy Hook lightship. Won by Botterill’s Elsworth. LONDON, Exe., July 21.—The National Breeders’ produce stakes of 5000 sovereigns at Sandowne to-day was won by R. Bot~ terill’s Elsworth. Douglas Baird’s Santa Maura was second and Sir J. Blumdell Maple’s Barndance third. FANK WILINS DEA Apoplexy Caused the Passing of the Famous Sporting ' Man. e He Figured as Match~Maker In Many of the Elg Pugilistic Events. NEW ORLEANS, La., July 21.—Captain Frank A. Williams, the well-known sport- ing man, died this morning at 5 o’clock of apoplexy. He retired last night in appar- ently perfect health. During the early morning his wife was awakened by his struggles, and he died shortly afterward. Captain Williams was perhaps one of the best known men in the United States among the followers of the prize ring. He was official match-maker for the Olympic and Crescent City Athleticclubs, the latter becoming the Auditorium after the Fitz- simmons-Hall fight, on which it lost much money, forcing it into bankrupey. His most important work was in securing the great event for the Olympic Club, the Dixon-Skelly fight for a purse of $7000, the McAnuliffe-Myers for $10,000 and the Cor- bett-Sullivan for $25,000, the largest purse put up at that time. He made numerous other matches, among which was the Fitzsimmons-Hall fight for a purse of $40,000 before the Crescent City Club. TUp to 1890 Captain Williams was® a suc- cessful lumber merchant. He then took up a sporting life and was a director of all the clubs with which he was connected. A Proposed Race Meeting. SANTA ROSA, Carn., July 21.—Promi- nent horsemen are discussing a proposi- tion to give a four days’ race meeting here some time in October at Pierce Bros.’ fair grounds. Efforts will be made to give lib- eral purses and make the meeting one of the best in the State. No races have been held here for a number of years, but it is believed that it can be made a great suc- cess this fall. It is believed that a big fair will be given here next year. There is a genfial demand that one be held here an- nually. Race Through the Surf. SANTA MONICA, Cav., July 21.—In the half-mile swimming race through the surf here to-day Arthur Splittstoesser of Los Angeles won. Time, 16 minutes; J. N. Rice was second, 17.05; William Rapp third, 17.45. —_—— Cyoling Tourists Visited Reno. RENO, Nev., July 21.—Mr. and Mrs. D. Mellrath, correspondents of the Chicago Inter Ocean, who are making a tour of the world on bicycles, arrived here Thursday evening. They will probably Jeave on a trip across the mountains Sunday morn- ing. To-day they visited the Comstock lode. T T The Tacoma Convention. TACOMA, WasH., July 21.—The conven- tion of teachers for the instruction of In- dians will be held here Monday. Over 200 will be in attendance from all over the United States. The convention will lasta week. — = Bring life and strength, aid the di- gestion, restore the appetite and drive away malaria, malarial fever and any feeling of lassitude, The oldest and best known Tonic to restore lost energy. The Perfect Tonic. Beware of imitations. For sale by all druggists and dealers. MACEK & CO., Solo Proprietors, San Francisco, Cal Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, A 625 EARNY ST. 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