The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 17, 1895, Page 2

o T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1895. S S O SO0 AR oo ot B8 e 4 st i ot scban o e o L SR I S 0 AR N e T WAS SLAINBYHOLMES One More Notch Added | to the Record of the Swindler. KILLED GEORGE THOMAS. | | Pietzel Was a Partner in This Crime on the Tombigbee River. WAS LURED AWAY IN A BOAT. For Motives of Revenge and Money a Wife of the Assassin Told of the Deed. COLUMBUS, Miss.. Aug. 16.—Another | murder has been traced to Holmes and his | once co-partner, Benjamin Pietzel. The | particulars of “this murder are as yet meager, but ‘the local officers are now working the matter up, and it is believed that valuable evidence will be securea. The register of the Gilmore Hotel in this city shows on the 6th of January of the present year the names of Mrs. M. Holmes | and child, with no place of residence given. | She is described by the hotel clerk, who | remembers her, as a tall, finely developed and handsome woman. The: child wasa light-haired girl, about 5 years old, named Lucy. They remained at the hotel three | or- four days and had little to say to the other guests. In fact she was very cold and distant to the ladies-who proffered her | some little special attentions. On'the second day after her arrival she went into the office of the Justice of the Peace and said she desired a confidential talk with him, ‘She made her child leave the room and directed her to remainina photograph. gallery: across the hall. She | then made an affidavit before Justice | Foote, charging H. H. Holmes, then in jail | in Philadelphia, with - murder. When asked by the Justice for her proof she pro- | duced a written paper, signed by Holmes, | which" she claimed: to bave found among | her papers in the Chicago *castle.” | In this'document Holmes relates the | story of his murder of George H. Thomas | on the Tombigbee River, six miles below Columbus. * Upon this affidavit requisition papers were issued by Governor John M. Stone, Mrs. Holmes agreeing to pay the expense of the Chief of Police of this city to go to Philadelphia for Holmes. Justice Foote made the woman a copy of the al- leged confession and she went away. She | left with him the original confession of | Holmes. She gave as her reason for mak- | ing the affidavit that Holmes had been | very brutal in his treatment for two years | and she hoped by his conviction to get | some of his property, as he was worth over $100,000. The document states that Holmes, B. F. | Pietzel and the murdered George Thomas | were in this city on or about June 20, 1894, but that they stopped at different places | and were not seen together on the streets. Their conduct was such as'to leave the | community under the impression that they | were strangers. A few days after their ar- | rival they procured a small boat and all | three went down the river together. At/ this point, the paper says, after going | down the river six miles, Holmes got out on the bank in search of drink water and | was gone some time, and when he returned | Thomas was dead. Pietzel says his death | was caused by falling from the boat and | striking his head on the rocks; that they buried the body in the river swamp and returned to Columbus. This in substance is what the confession contained. The requisition papers came from Jack- gon, and Chief of Police Munger arranged to go to Philadelphia after Holmes, but ing the meantime Mrs. Holmes had quietly left the city. | Itis the opinion of the officers that it was the desire of the woman to have Holmes brought from Philadelphia to this place, to give him anopportunity toescape on the way, or else be acquitted of the | charge of murder and releaged here. This theory, however, is exploded, ar.d credence | given to the confession from the appear- ance of B. F. Pietzel, who registered at the hotel here from Chicago on June 19, 1894, about the time the murder is alleged to have been committed. About this time, also, Thomas arrived here, stopping at a different hotel. He claimed to be in the lumber business, and was here looking for timber. Pietzel also claimed to be in the lumber busine: d in that way he be- came acquainted with Thomas. It is well remembered that the three men left here in a boat early in the morn- ing, and that just before night the boat re- turned with only two occupants. There can be no doubt of the murder of Thomas in the river swamps. While here Pietzel was in correspondence with his wife, who lived at 643 Michigan avenue, St. Louis. Judge Orr wasinterviewed by The United Press correspondent to-day, and while ad- mitting the main facts about the confer- | ence, he refused to disclose the nature of his business with Mrs. Holmes, but said he knew her reason for wanting her hus- band brought here from Philadelphia, but would not give it for publication. It is reliably known that Judge Orr hasin his possession Holmes’ confession of the mur- der, and this confession is sustained by the fact that the hotel-registers show the presence of the three men in this city at the time the murder was alleged to have been committed. CHICAGO POLICE SURPRISED, They Had Hcard Nothing of the Murder of Thomas. CHICAGO, Irv., Aug. 16.—When the Chicago police oificers were interviewed concerning the story they were much sur- prised. They bad not heard of Thomas before and knew nothing of the circum- stances related in the Columbus affidavit. One of the officers said that if the story was true the woman who went to Colum- AN ASHLUM OF HORRORS | of lunatic George Pucik at the County | | old age. | within a few days he will be declared a full- bus must have been Mrs. Myrtle Holmes of Wilmette, Ill., the second wife of the, alleged murderer, who has remained faith- ful to him through all the trouble. She has children by Holmes, and the police here think it may have been part of a scheme to get Holmes away from Phila- delphia and secure his release in Missis- sippi. Photographs of Minnie Williams, Mrs. Conner and Mrs. Holmes will be sent to Columbus by the local police for possible identification. It is known here that Mrs. Myrtle Holmes has made frequent mys- terious trips to the South within the last two years. IN COURT. One Litigant Fatally Wounded Because of a Lawyer’s Kemarks. % PLATTE CITY, Mo., Aug. 16.—In the Circuit Court during a trial in which New- ton Winn and Watt Reid were litigants, sent here on a change of venue from Clin- ton County, Reed shot and fatally wounded Winn, two shots taking effect, one in the bowels, another in the arm. Many Clinton County people were pres- ent during the trial, which has lasted for several days, and much bad blood existed on both sides. During the examination of a witness John Cross, attorney for Reed, made an insalting remark about Winn’s son, ‘Winn arose as if to strike at Cross, when Reed pulled a gun and fired with the result stated. Reed was arrested and placed in j SHOT TWICE Attendants at Dunning Now Accused of Various Murders. Evidence That Both Men and Women Were Beaten to Death by Keepers. CHICAGO, IiL.,, Aug.16.—The murder} Insane Asylum, for which crime the at- | tendants George Gough and John P. An- | derson were to-day handed to the Grand | Jury without ~the option of bail, has | brought to the light three cases which are said by the relatives of the victims to be similar to the Pucik horror. | In June, 1894, Michael Thacker, 80 years | old, who had lost his fortune in Ottumwa; Towa, and became a victim of melancholia | through worry and drink, was committed | to-the asylum at Dunning, physically | healthy. Three weeks afterward he was | taken to the morgue, his corpse covered with bruises, a wound two inches long on | ‘ his forehead and finger marks on his | throat. His widow and daughter were told | the patient had fallen from bed and killed himself, although after the burial a certifi- cate was given them for heart disease and The relatives are convinced he was killed by attendants. For lack of money they did not prosecute. Mrs. Emma Peterson or 171 West Indiana street informed the police to-day that her sister, Annie E. Olsen, who was confined at Dunning foracute mania, had died there | last month as the result of injuries re- ceived at the hands of the female attend- ants. She alleged that her sister’s skull was fractured by blows, and that the pa- | tient had complained io her of ill treat- ment several times. The body will be ex- humed for examination. John A. Peetz of 66 North Western ave- nue informed the Coroner to-day that his sister, Kittie Peetz, died at the asylum June 13 from cruel treatment and the body will be'exhumed. e IR BOB TO BE TURALIZED. Adverti NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 16.—That Bob | Fitzsimmons is being well advised is being demonstrated by the fact that he is about to apply for his naturalization papers, thus taking the fullest possible aavantage, in his bid for popular favor, of the revulsion of popular feeling in consequence of the break made by Corbett in Green’s Hotel in Philadelphia. By taking the advice of his friends, just before he fought Peter Maher in New Or- leans, he declared his intention of becom- ing a citizen of the United States, and fledged American citizen. Fitz, in speaking of this to a reporter, said: “I have done a good deal of fighting since I came to this country, and have al- ways been victorious. 1 had not been here six months before I made up my mind that America should be my future home, but for some reason I havenot been as popular as other men whose records could not com- pare with my own. “Many times [ have been told that this was because I was a foreigner. If this is true then an injustice has been done me, for when Ienter the ring on October 31 with Corbett it will be asa representative of the Stars and Stripes. 3 *I aman American citizen except for the mere formality of taking out my final pa- pers, and when that is done, which will be shortly, 1 will stand exactly on the same plane as my opponent, so far as loyalty to the country is concerned.” e e o COST JUST THREE LIVES. Fatalities Attending an Excursion of Colored Citizens. CAMDEN, N. J., Aug. 16.—A negro ex- cursion to Lakeside Park yesterday cost three lives and the injury of a dozen peo- ple .or more. The first accident oc- curred at Haddon avenue section, when Charles Venable, aged 23 years, in attempt- ing to jump on the movinitnin. was thrown under the wheels and killed. While the train was standing at the Liberty Park station to-night allowing passengers to alight, the fast mail from Atlantic City crashed into the end of the crowded rear car. Men, women and children jumped from the open win- dows and seven or eight were severely in- jured in this way. Fire added its terrors to the collision, and while the strugglin people were endeavoring to force their way from the cars the burning oil from the shattered headlight of the engine ig- nited the floor. It was supposed that all had succeeded in making their escape, but it was subse- quently discovered that Marshall John- son, the six-year-old son of the Rev. Mar- shall Johnson of the U. A. M. E. Church of Soath Camden, was missing. Subse- quently the child’s body was found, burned t0 & crisp, in the charred embers of the car. Maggie Cannon, aged 12 years, of Cam- den, was fatally hurt, but none of the others injured are in a dangerous condi- %tion. The car was burned and the engine of the mail train was badly smashed. Apollinaris “THE QUEEN OF “First in Purity.” TABLE WATERS.” 'BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. ON EASTERN TRACKS, Pugilist Corbett Not a Drawing Card at Buffalo. SPARRED WITH McVEY. Bob Fitzsimmons Will Be the Next Attraction at the Course. REY EL SANTA ANITA WON. Clifford Met His Waterloo at Sara- toga by Losing to Lucky Baldwin’s Mare. BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 16—Pugilist Corbett was called in by the race-track management to-day to inject a little inter- est into the entertainment. A movable platform was constructed in the morning. Between the first and second races it was put over the track in front of the judges’ stand and Corbett and his sparring part- ner, McVey, put up a four-round ex- hibition. This special event did not draw as was expected. To-morrow Fitzsimmons will box with his partner, and will punch the bag for the edification of the race-goers. The statement is printed here to-day that if the Hamlins decide not to hold a race meeting here next summer Palmer L. Clark of Red Oak, Iowa, founder of Clark’s Horse Review of Chicago, stands ready to lease the track. Only two races were on the card to-day. Jo He was a 7 to 5 favorite in the 2:13 class pace, and after the first heat the book- makers would have none of him. He took three straight heats without once being headed. George St. Clair won with ease in the 2:21 class pace. Moretta and Vietta divided second and third money. There was but a second dand a quarter difference in the time of any heat paced to-day. pace, purse $2000. Jo He,s. g., by Brooks Forest, (Sims)......... Weed 'Wilkes, blk. s., by Gambetta Wilkes ) g George St. Clair, s., by Betterton (Fox).... Moreta, b. m. Tennessee Wilkes (Geers). Vietta, b. m Jerome Eddy Grass Hoppi Abete..... ACQUEDUCT RAC RTACK, L. I, Aug. 16.— Half a mi Larissa w Millie L. second, Im- perial third. Time, :50%. Six furlongs, Lancer won, Humming Bird second, Reefe third. Time, 1:163% One mile, Captain T won, Little Tom second, Foundling third. Time, 1:43'5. Six furlongs, Sun Up wen, Bel Demonio second, Drum Major third. Time, 1:163Z. One mile, Sir Dixon Jr.won, Queen Bess second, Marshail third. Time, 1:4414, One mile and a sixteenth, Now or Never won, Baroness second, Fred Douglass third. Time, 1:53. SARATOGA, N.Y., Aug. 16.—The star event of the programme to-day was the Merchants’ stakes, one mile and a furlong, purse $2500. Clifford met his Waterloo. ey El Santa Anita not only beat him, bui at the end was under a pull, while Griffin was whipping and spurring Clifford with his utmost energy. 8ix furlongs, Lady Diamond won, Manchester second, Fair Flora third. Time, 1:15}4. Five and a half furlongs, Requittal won, Crescendo second, Beau Ideal third. Time, 1:03'4. One mile and a furlong, Rey El Santa Anita won, Clifford second. Time, 1:55}4. Only two starters. Five furlongs, Argemtina won, Au Revoir second, Kilrona third. Time, 1:0214. One mile, Lake Shore won, San I{ario second, Brandywine third. ‘Time, 1:423{. CHICAGO, Trn., Aug. 16.—This is Har- lem’s last day until after the trotting meet- ing which commences to-morrow at Wash- ington Park. It was the besi day’s racing since the opening. The future movements of Harlem will depend on the court pro- ceedings on Monday. Six furlongs, Extra won, Olive second, War- ron Leland third. Time, 111435, One mile and twenty yards, Kob Martin won, De Jure second, Lepros Lyon third. Time, 1:4415. Seven and a half furlongs, Hanzatic won, Cerita second, Winslow third. The, 1:38, Five furlongs, Joe Mancini won. Peft second, Trene Woods third. Time, 1:023;. Six furlongs, Rodega won, Treasure second, Hellowe'en third. Time, 1:16. INDIANAPOLIS, Ixn., Aug. 16.—Owing to the poor attendance of the week, to- morrow’s races were declared off. It is the intention of the Indianapolis Club to go out of business. They have now given seven meetings and lost about $12,000. Two-year-old pace, purse $800, Ananias, br. c., by Petron (Keys), won: May Queen second, S third. Beunlme,‘l:l-’i%. 9 gnw. purse $2000, Fidol, b. h., by Idol (Ravenburg), won; Coastman second, Coleridge third. Best time, 2:05!. 2:16 trot, purse 1500, Baron- Dillon, b. b., by Baron Wilkes (Fuller), won; Roxana second, Ben Blthird. Best time, 2:121%. ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Aug. 16.—8ix furlongs, Fran- cis Pope won, Eau Claire second, Silverado third. Time, 1:153;. Five furlongs, tValnut Ridge won, Belle Meade second, Carrie U third. Time, 1:02)4. One mile and three sixteenths, Charlie Mc- Donald won, King Bors second, Sullross third, Time, 2:02. One mile, Buck Massie won, Moderocio sec- ond, Miss Young third. Time, 1:42. Five furlongs, Paskola won, King Dance sec- ons(‘i, l?eflle of 0;:1( vaethird.o Time,1:08. x furlongs. Empera won, Ottyanna second, Little Eastin third. Time, 1:149?. ? KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 16.—The bookies had the best of it to-day, as the public money went in very heavily on some horses which failed to win. Five and a half furlongs, Sir Charl Joe Woolman second, xmf Cratt thi:\g,es’l‘?&:; 15, Four and & half furlongs, Nevade won, Jr. second, Vick third. Time, 1:0214.% b g Seven furlongs, Haskell won, Camille D sec- end, Arkansas Traveler third. Time, 1:40. Six furlongs, Barney Aaron Jr. won, Monk ogru‘m ?econd.]gogthgut thlrdku;flgle, 23, x furlongs, E. A. Ray won, e T second, Bill Arp third. Time, 1913, ; CHESS-MASTERS TO URI'VAHENT. Results of the Great Games Played at Hastings. HASTINGS, Exc., Aug. 16.—The ninth round in the international chess-masters’ ‘ournament was played here to-day with the fellowing results: Teichmann beat Mareo in & auean'- gambit, declined after 32 moves. Schiffers beat Tins- ley in a PQ4 opening after 52 moves.. Bar- deleben beat Pollock in a PQ4 opening after 86 moves. Tarrasch beat Burn in a Queen’s finphn, declined after 30 moves. Mason beat eises in a Ruy Lopez, after 47 moves. Tschigorin beat Gunsberfln an Evans’ gambit after 46 moves. Lasker beal Steinitz in'a Ruy Lopez safter 36 moves. Walbrodt beat Black- burn in an in lar opening after 35 moves. Pmsbm‘?‘ beat Janowski in a Queen’s vmbit. eragni declined after 54 moves, All and drew a Ruy Lopez aiter 67 moves. - Schlechier and Bird drew a French detense after 62 moves. The score: Tschigorin, 8: Bardeleben and Pilisbury, 7 sker, 7; Bird, Schiffers and Walbrodt, 5f¢; Tarrasch, 5; Steinitz and Teichmann, “4}4; Gunéberz, Mason, Pollock and_ Schlechter, 4; Burn, 3i4; Albin, Marco, Janowski, Melsés and Tinsley, 3; Blackburn, 2; Veragni, 1. Also Beat Western Champions. NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. I, Aug. 16.—Wrenn and Chace, after successtully’ defeating in the tournament Herrick and Kerney, Fischer and Paret_and Foote and Howland, won this morning over C. R. and 8, R. Neel, the Weatern tennis cham- pions, in four sets, 6—4, 6—3, 0—5, 6—2. JUST A DRIFTING MATCH. The Czarina Won, However, on a Time Allowance. RYDE, Exe., Aug. 16.—The Britannia, Ailsa, Hester, Corsair, Czarina and Caress, forty-raters, and Niagara and Isolde, twenty-raters, started to-day to race from Rydeto the Isle of Wight, about forty miles. After the Niagara had gone about a mile she ran aground and abandoned the race. Wher the other yachts reached the south side of the island_the wind -died out and they were compelled to put outan- chors to keep the tide from carrying them on the rocks. At 2 o'clock the Britannia withdrew, but the other boats were still anchored. 3 ¥ « For several hours the yachts drifted in the west channel, where "they were again becalmed. They finished as follows: Ailsa, 2:47:00; Czarina, 2:52:03; Corsair, 3:04:10; Caress, 3:04:30; Isold (40-rater), 3:05:40; TIsolde (2(¥rz\ter} 3:15:00. The Czarina wins on time allowance and the Ailsa gets second prize. The Hester, which was leading the Czarina, gave up when coming through Cowes Roads, and the Czarina has thus won the prize two years in succession. To-day, however, she only won by 1 min. 35 sec. from the Isolde (20-rater). On the Ball Field. CLEVELAND, Omnro, Aug. 16.—Cincinnatis 2,5, 4; Clevelands 5, 9,2. Batteries—Foreman and Vaughn, Cuppy and Zimmer. Umpire— 0'Day. CHICAGO, IiL., Aug. 16.—Pittsburgs 5, 11, 1; Chicagos 2,10, 5. Batteries—Hewitt and Mer- ritt, Terry and Donoaue. Umpire—McDonald. WASHINGTON, D, C., Aug. 16.—Baltimores 12,17, 2; Washingtons 8, 11, 0. Batteries— Hemming and Clark, Mercer and McGuire. Umplire—Murray. BROOKLYN, N. Y., Aug. 16.—First game: New Yorks 6, 5, 2; Brooklyns 4,10, 2. Bat- teries: rk_and Wilson, Stein and Grim. Umpire—Keefe, Second game: New Yorks 1, 4,2; Brooklyns 10, 9, 0. Batteries—Geiman ?}xdiwflson, Kennedy and Daily, Umpire— Keefe. PHILADELPHIA, PA., Aug. 16.—Bostons 7, 11, 2; Philadelphias 9, 10, 0. Eatteries— Nichols and Tenney, Carey and Grady. Um- pires—Hunt and Henderson. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 16.—Louisvilles 5, 13, 1; St. Louis 8,11, 1. Batteries—Inks and War- ner, Breitnetein and Pitz. Umpire—Jevne. CHILDREN'S DAY AT NAPA, Two Thousand Little Tots Are Admitted to the Race~ Track. Great Amusement Furnished by the Special Programme in Thelr Behalf. NAPA, Car., Aug. 16.—This was chil- dren’s day, and the Napa Agricultural Association threw open the gates and ad- mitted all school children free. Before 8 o’clock this morning the little ones began to arrive, and by 10 o’clock, the time set for the children’s races, fully 2000 were in attendance. It was with great difficulty that the management kept the track clear, as children of all ages were to be found everywhere. One little girl who had climbed upon the covering of the grand- stand fell through, but received only a bad fright and an upset dinner basket. The special programme got up for the children was very interesting. It be- gan with a quarter-mile bicycle race for boys under 16. Swartz won, with Fleisch- mansecond. Time, :4414. The second event was a pony race, one- eighth of a mile, the riders to be boys un- der 16. John Carbona’s steed won, George Emery’s second. The next race was a donkey race, one- eighth of a mile. The children seemed to get more enjoyment out of this race than anything else on the programme. There were four entries. One of the donkeys succeeded in going the eighth in 1:15, and another went under the wire about a min- ute later with a crowd of boys pushing him along. Th[é 100-yard footrace for boys under 17 was won by Levensaler, Van Auken sec- ond. , Time, 13 seconds. Fifteen little girls started in the 50-yard dash for girls under 12, which was run in 9 seconds. Thirty-two started in the 50-yard dash for boys under 12. Time, 714 seconds. There was also a 50-yard sack race for boys and a quarter-mile dash for ponies for special prizes. George Emery won the pony race. Time, :28%4. On account of the long programme the horseraces began at 12:30 to day, and were the most interesting of the week. The first event this afternoon was a special trot for a $300 purse. Robin won, s ;;da W second. Time, 2:25)4—2:28%— 2:93%. In the 2:25 pace for an $800 prize Che- halis, the black stallion known as the **Oregon Wonder,” won easily in straight heats, Pathmount second, Birdroe third, Al Gregor fourth. Javelin, Ruby M, Phe- nol, Senator and Resort also started. Time, 2:15—2:1816—2:1414, In the 2:27 trot for Columbus and Maria P fought hard for first place, Colum- bus winning in the fifth heat, Maria P second, Silver B third. Briarhill, Montana (Long) and Kent also started. Time, 2:1734~2:1534—2:1914—2 :2114—2:20%4. A special purse was given in the last race. Boodle won in straight heats. Ham- ;oclr(tgecnnd, Hillsdale third, Irene Crocker ourth. Hon. H. M. La Rue again acted as starter ana judge. SANTA MONICA RACES. Programme of Events in the Admission Day Series. SANTA MONICA, CAL., Aug. 16.—Ad- mission day will be celebrated here by a series of races, to include the following events: The Miramar handicap, for_ponies 14 hands I lnch :ng ngud‘:x,z Zn. i 'op weight 150 unds, ded, entrance. 3 po’l'hree-t?\!:lrten olsn mile, Southern Pacific stakes, for ponies 4 years old and over, 14 hands 1 im:g and under, open, los wfllgal 150 pounds, weirht for inches: maidens wed 10 pounds, £50 added, $2 50 entrance. Quarter of a mile and repeat, Santa Fe huadle race, for mnifshillganp%nm}d:nc‘zzfll&% under, 0] 5 b @ 5 for inch‘:fi‘:‘ molpldv;n ghurrll'.‘l‘! allowed 10 pounds; five to enter and three to start or no race; $50 added, $2 50 entrance. One mile, over six flights of hurdles, Arcadia Bnlo pony race for polo ponies; maidens that ave played on five separate days during the year 1895: open to the Burlingame, Riverside and Southern California‘ Polo ¢lubs; weight 130 pounds; weight for inches; edded, $2 50 entrance. Half o mile, the Surf stakes, for horses: open; 10 pounds added to weight for age; $50 added, W%entnnce; five to. enter, three to One mile, the Visitors' stakes for Galloways 15 hands and, m:nlxfl gflll‘"x'filfi to carry 175 pounds, nies a1 andnnden to watty 140 pounds; $50 added, 2 50 entrance. i R Buffalo’s Big Bid. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 16.—Buffalo wants the Democratic National Conven- tion. The Erie members of the State con- vention wanted the Senate to indorse their application yesterday, but that quy -sim- |- ply referred it to National Committeeman |- William F. Sheehan. As he is a Buffalo man the cause will not suffer. £ Buffalo people have already pledged $300,000 if one of the conventions is sent there, $200,000 to be used to build a hall capable of holding 25,000 people and the balanze to be used for their entertainment. The Lake City has railroads running to- ward every point of the compass and hotel and telegraphic accommodations second to | - no city in the try. Democrats ‘who aufier{d";mme &?: nlrgx accommodations offered by Chicago in 1892 are very favor- ably disposed toward Buifalo. BY FALSE PRETENSES. Two Dishonest Officials of Beatrice, Nebr., Arrested. SOLD CITY WARRANTS, But the Same Securities Had Already Been Disposed Of to Another Bank. THEIR SCHEME SOON BETRAYED. One of the Manipulators Was Clty Clerk and the Other Water Commissioners BEATRICE, Nesr, Aug. 16.—Beatrice is in a state of the wildest excitement to-day occasioned by the arrest of the City Clerk, J. T. Phillips, and the Water Commis- sioner, George Hawkins, upon a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. The information under which the arrest was made was filed by W. P. Norcross, president of the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank, the warrant being issued by County Judge Bourne after 2 o’clock this morning. The facts, as nearly as they can be ob- tained at this hour, are as follows: Some time yesterday City Clerk Phillips sold to the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank city warrants amounting to nearly $1100, discounting the same about 3 per cent. Upon examining the warrants the presi- dent of the bank discovered that they were in favor of parties who are in the habit of holding these warrants until paid by the city. By the use of the telephone he learned that the parties to whom the war- rants were issued held warrants for the exact amount of those purchased by the bank. In the meanwhile Phillips had taken the certificate of deposit received in payment for the warrants, and placed it to his ac- count at the Beatrice National Bank, and upon its presentation to the Farmers’ and Merchants’ payment was refused. It is understood that Hawkins is implicated in the matter through the fact that a part of the warrants was drawn upon the water fund, and Clerk Phillips claims that they were furnished him by the Water Commis- sioner. Immediately upon their arrest both parties furnished bonds of $500 each, the same being signed by George W. Mauder. Phillips and Hawkins are still in charge of their regpective offices, the Mayor and president of the City Council both being out of the city. Both have been wired the condition of affairs, and upon the return ofgeither some action will be taken in rela- tion to the matter. City Clerk Phillips is serving his third term, having been elected each time upon the Republican ticket. The Water Com- missioner is a Democrat, but has served in his present capacity for several years, hav- ing recently been reappointed by the Re- publican Mayor, Mr. Drable. Both gentle- men have been held in high esteem, their integrity never before having been ques- tioned. Larer.—A meeting of the City Council has been held and the offices of Water Commissioner and City Clerk declared vacant. The two officials have turned their offices over to Councilman William Mor- rison until the appointment and confir- mation of new ones. Mayor Drable has been reached by wire and will arrive this evening. THE RIVAL POLICE BOARDS. Papers in a Celebrated Case Filed With Nebraska’s Supreme Court. LINCOLN, Nes., Aug. 16.—Papers in the Omaha Fire and Police case were lodged with the clerk of the Supreme Court this afternoon. They are the petition of the attorneys of the contestants and the answer of the contestants. The papers of Bemis, Brown and Deauer were brought down by Brown. Judge McCulloch, as attorney for Broateh, Vandervoort and Foster, was also resent with _the answer of his clients. Eroatch and Fofter were present in person. The petition of the Attorney-General gives the history of the passage of the bill creating the new board and the contention of the old board against its enforcement. The defense of Bemis, Brown and Deaver is put on the ground that Churchill and Russell were not authorized to make ap- pointments without the co-operation of the Governor. Their answer specifies that the act is in conflict with the State consti- tion and section 1 of the fourteenth amend- ment to_the constitution of the United States. These papers are flled with the clerk, in conformity with the instructions of the Judges of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Norval said the court would meet in special session and hear the case August 22, and that a decision might be expected in a week or two thereafter. —_—— Strike of the Clothing-Makers. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 16.—Thereis a 1ull in the excitement attending the cloth- ing-makers’ strike to-day, and a better feel- ing seems‘to prevail on all sides. The children’s jacket makers report that all contractors except five have signed an agreement that all shops shall be opened by next Mondu{l. The executive commit- tee will meet this evening to declare the strike off. The pants- ers report that eighty-six contractors out of 200 have set- tled. " They expect the strike will end Mon- day. The executive committee will remain in session until Monday. e Ly Death of .a Veteran Telegrapher. CHICAGO, IiL., Aug. 16.—J. de Witt Congdon, late night manager at the main office of the Western Union Telegraph Company, and for twenty years chief night, operator there, died this morning: He received a stroke of paralysis Thursday. He was first lieutenant and aid-de-camp to General Rosecrans during the civil war and built the first telegraph line from Chicago to the Pacific Coast. b P Carliste at Detroit. DETROIT, Micr., Aug. 16.—The Gov- ernment lighthouse tender Amaranth, with Secretary Carlisle on board, arrived down from the upper lakes about 6 o’clock this evening, and tied up at the foot of Joseph Campau avenue. Secretary Carlisle absolutely refused to be interviewed on any subject. “He said that'he had given no in- terviews during his trip, and he would not .give-one at this time. = i B - Burned in a Log House. : - MEMPHIS, Texx., Aug. 16.—Last night near Arlington, Tenn:, the log house of Mrs, Carrie Harvell was destroyed by fire. She and her two daughters were burned to death and their bodies ent_lrel¥ consumed. A son, who slepi in the rearof the house, escaped with his life. - Foul play is sus- pected. The Sheriff has left for Arlington with bloodhounds. e A - For a New Revenue Cutter. WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 16.—Plans and specifications are being prepared in the Revenue Marine division of the treas- ury for the construction of a new revenue cutter for use on the Pacific Coast, for W propogals will be advertised by October 1. She will be 220 feet long, With a draught of 15 feet. She will have en- gines of 2000 indicated horsepower and will make between 17 and 18 knots an hour. e ¥ NOT PERFECT WEAPONS. Experts of the War Department Experi- ment With Heavy Rifles. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 16.—A com- rany of the United States Corps of Enginees began target practice with the new Krag-Jorgensen rifle yesterday at ‘West Point. Nearly the entire army has been equipped with this small caliber repeating gan, and the reports of its work in practical service have been so varied that the War Department ordered a series of carefully recorded target shootsatall the leading posts. The ordnance sharps of the army spent several yvears testing various kinds of rifles. They fired thousands of rounds to test stability, filled the barrel with sand, let it rust in water, used it for a crowbar and did everything that the rawest recruit could imagine. ’fhen they handed the Krag-Jorgensen over to the War Depart- ment, saying it was a perfect wea; But when the rifle got ii:to the hands of the old crackerjacks of the army it devel- %peé most unaccountable peculiarities. rom all the Western posts came denun- ciations and protests. The old sharp- shooters thought they were losing their steady hands. | Men of the Ingineer Corps are to go to ‘West Point to test the rifle, one company ata time. Company A, under command of Walter A. Fisk, with Lieutenants M. L. Walker and J. M. Barden, left Willetts Point to-day and were taken up the Hud- son on the ‘Government steamer General Meigs. 1t pitched camp on the river flats near old Fort Clinton, and early yesterday morning the steady firing commenced. Careful observation will be made of each shot, and from the reports the needed cor- 1'ec:ltons in the rifle are expected to be made. THROUGH AN OPEN SWITCH A Passenger Train Ran Into a Car Loaded With Carboys of Acid. Two Boys Killed and Several Others Were Badly Bruised and Burned. (TS S AURORA, Iri., Aug. 16.—A passenger train on the Northwestern ran through an open switch here this evening and crashed into a car loaded with carboys of acid. The powerful fluid was scattered in every direction and added deadly work to that done by the cellision. The following were killed: Thomas Rosh, Aurora, 15 years old, outright; Charles Chilvess, Aurora, skull crushed, died later. The injured: Frederick Robinson, Au- rora, badly burned by acid; Arthur Rob- inson, Aurora, frightfully burned; Mrs. Nancy Smith, Chicago, nose broken; Con- ductor Carlson, Aurora, back injured; Brakeman William Farrell, Aurora, back injured and cut about head; J. Munch, Aurora, burned about body. The accident occurred in the Aurora yards one mile from the depot. Seven boys were playing on the car when the train at full speed swung on to the siding. There was no chance to escape, and two of them met death while the others were more or less burned. The engineer applied the air as soon as he saw the train take the siding, but the momentum was too great and the engine struck the car with great force. The strong engine was badly dam- aged und to its deadly work was added steam, as the collision had caused the cyl- inder-head to blow out. An ambulance was hastily summoned and the dead and injured removed to the home of their rela- tives. It is feared that those injured by the shock and burned by the acid will not recover, but the exact nature and extent of their injuries will not be known until to- morrow. All the passengers were badly shaken up by the accident and Mrs. Smith, who is 84 years of age, is suffering from nervous prostration to-night. ‘The en- gineer and fireman, who stuck to their posts, miraculously escaped injury. A switching crew had been operating on the track an hour before the passenger train came along and left the switch unlocked. S ' VYAST BUT VISIONARY. Organization of @ Company to Get a Rich English Estate. SPRINGFIELD, Omio, Aug. 16.—Ex- Mayor James Johnson Jr,, attorney, left yesterday for London, England, as the agent of the Baldridze Investigating Com- pany, which was incorporated six months ago at Columbus. There are stockholders in nearly every principal city of the Union. The com- pany is organized to try to secure the vast Holmes estate in Great Britain. Itis worth $400,000,000 and is the largest unclaimed estate in the world. The fortane was left by Captain Holmes, an East Indian trader, and his wife. About fifty years ago an attempt was made to secure the fortune, but was abandoned, owing to thedeath of the leading worker. Some investigation has alreaay been made by Johnson, who is an ex- rt, and who secured more than 300,000 in Ireland three years ago for ames Wood, a poor urgenter of this city. Among the heirs are James Nimrod of New York City; John Baldridge, bank cashier, of Cincinnati; Dr. Alexander Holmes Shaw of St. Louis, Mrs. W. C. Hume of Louisvitle, Ky.. John R. Dilla- hunt of Nashville, Oliver Benton of Kansas City, and 300 others. b s S RN Threatened by Fire. ERIE, PA., Aug. 16.—A telephone mes- sage from Seagertown, Crawford County, received at midnight,said that the planing- mill owned by J. Kearns was on fire and that the whole town was threatened. Meadville has been n:geg]ed to for aid. The fire was checked before the arrival of the Meadville department. The total loss will not exceed $10,600, % prtdah oy o Died ¥From Yellew Fever. QUARANTINE, 8. I, Aug. 16.—Burt E. Hyde, who was transferred from Hoffman to Swineburne Island on Tuesday after- noon last, suffering from yellow fever, died shortly after 3 o’clock this afternoon. Hyde arrived from Havana per the Ward line steamer Seneca August 12. RS Rebel Mexican Indians. 8T. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 16.—A special from the City of Mexico says information has been received from Yucatan to the effect that 500 rebel Indians, well armed with Remington rifles, left Bacalar with the evident intention of meking an inva- sion into the country occupied by settlers near the southern borders of Mexico. s i . Stoned the Chilean Consulate. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 16.—The Her ald’sdispateh from Valparaiso, Chile, says: ‘“‘Great excitement -prevails here owing to news just received from Orura, in the inte- rior of Bolivia. In that place a mob, itis reported, to-day stoned the Chilean consu- late and fired upon the occupants.” ROYAL Baking Powder 0T HEOGIED Envoys From Cuba Will Wait for Some Time BEFORE BEING RECEIVED. Insurgents Must First Attain the Rights Accorded Bel- ligerents. VOLUNTEERS WERE BLOWN UP. Dynamite Placed on a Bridge and a Train With Soldiers Scattered Into Fragments. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 16.—The appointment of Dr. Joaquin Castillo as Cuban Commissioner to the United States to secure recognition by this Government of Cuban independence is a matter in too embryotic a state of action for any decision as to policy. Acting Secretary Adee declined to dis- cuss it or anything with reference toit. 1t has beén customary to consider each case of a similar character according to the circumstances involved. The nearest ap- proach to the Cuban situation was that of the Commissioners sent by the Chilean revolutioniste to Washington during the pendence of the successful revoiution in that country during General Harrison's administration. The United States Gov- ernment refused to receive the Commis- sioners formally or informally until the revolutionists were recognized as belliger- ents, when they were accorded official recognition as agents. Consul-General Williams has informed the State Department that the General Government has issued a circular to the principal Governors of the island of Cuba prohibiting the hoisting of any foreign flag on private buildings, commercial establish- ments and theaters without provided au- thorization. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 16.—The rumored statement from Cuba that Mar- tinez Campos, the Spanish Governor« General, has offered Mirabal, a bandit now with the insurgents, $50,000 and a pas3 from the islands if he will kill Maximo Gomez, one of the insurgent leaders, was denied to-day by Jose Congost, the Span- ish Consul in this city. The same respect is shown to Cubans in their fight, the Consul said, that would be accorded any nation with which Spain might be at war. Touching on the report of the resignation of Campos, the Consul said: “The report is not trne. He was not sent there on a pleasure trip, but to fight and uphold the Government, and he will do his duty.” NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 16.—A Tampa (Fla.) special to the Herald says: The steanier Mascotte arrived here from Cuba last night, bringing news of the destruc- tion of a train bearing the light soldiers teers of Jesus del Monte Sunday. The in+ surgents placed dynamite on the rails at Bolandron bridge. The entire train was destroyed and only a few volunteers es- caped death. A Washington specfal says: The ocean tug Restless sailed from Mobile, Ala., Tuesday evening with munitions of war for Cuba. This was not considered an “expedition,” but as simply a shipment of arms and ainmunition. The war mate- rials were purchased wholly by Southern contributions. The Restless had no diffi- culty in making a safe departure from Mobile. She was chartered by three well- known Cubans, ostensibly to take a party on a fishing trip in Sonthern waters. Out- siders never dreamed she was to have any connection with the revolution. The tugis to transfer her cargo of arms toa vessel she will meet in the gulf. MADRID, Spary, Aug. 16.—The Arch- bishop of Damascus, in an address at Vic- toria to-day to the Spanish troops who are about to depart to re-enforce the army in Cuba, declared that the Pope, like a new Moges, had raised his hands toward heaven and was praying that the angel of victory might accompany the Spanish army. DEFEAT OF SARASTI, The Quito General Worsted by the Army of Alfaro. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 17.—A special to the Times from Panama says: General Eloy Alfaro passionately ad- dresses the New York Times from Rio Bamba, Ecuador, in confirmation of the reports of the complete success of his army over that of the Quito general, Sarasti. General Sarasti’s forces numbered about 2500 men. Only a part of the patriotic reg- ular army was engaged in the battle against them. There were 600 troops that left Quito to re-enforce Sarasti at Rio Bamba, and they disbanded at Machachi, a diocesan canton of Quito. Cuenca is besieged by 1200 patriots under Colonel Serrano and an important encoun- ter is expected to occur shortly. The number of men killed and wounded in the last battle was over 600. An upris- in%:gainst the Quito Government at Ami- bato and Lata Cunga is reported. For Pacific Coast Telegrams see Pages 4 and 5. 2 o Vacation Benefits are more Than equaled by the Pure Blood, Life and Energy given by Hood’s Sarsaparilla For Whom ? Hurried, busy, nervous women are the ones for whom Paine’s Celery Compound was especially prepared. These men and women with ‘nerves all gone and feebly nourished need just invigorating, Strength-giving effect of Paine’s Celery se it now Compound. and keep well. and engineers of Havana and the volun- 4 [} ) } A 4