The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 26, 1895, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, AUGUST 26, 1895. GAY SANTA MONICA, Fame of the Summer Resort Circles the Globe. RICH IN ATTRACTIONS. Leads In Popularity as a Stamping-Ground for the Tourist. ITS CRESCENT-SHAPED BEACH.| Splendid Hotels, Where the Visitors | Are Cared For—Quaint Adobe Buildings. SANTA MONICA, CaL., Aug. 25.—What Santa Fe road secured an entrance into Los Angeles over the Southern California | Railway’s lines, it made a bold effort to E reach the sea, selecting Rastlesnake Island, | immediately opposite 8an Pedro (from the | western end of which the Government had constructed a breakwater), as its ter- minus. Negotiations were carried on with | the owners for some time, but a bond that | had been given to other parties blocked | the sale, so a point was selected on Santa | Monica Bay, some ten miles south of Santa {Monica. An immense hotel was built, a | wharf constructed, the place christened | Redondo, and the lines of the Santa Fe | Company were extended from Los Angeles | to the wharf. Redondo was declared a | port of entry, passengers and freight by steamer were diverted from San Pedro, | Redondo being some five hours nearer Los Angeles on south-bound traffic than | San Pedro, and for a short time every- | thing went . via Redondo, the larger | passenger steamers not stopping at San | Pedro at all. Rattlesnake Island then fell into the hands of the Terminal Railway, setting up an opposition at the very doors of the §omhern Pacific, and the latter company cast about for a favorable point to estab- lish another port to circumvent their rivals. They already had trains running into Santa Monica, and as that point was ten miles nearer San Francisco than Redondo and Eracnicnlly thirty miles nearer than San Pedro, the immense wharf in S8anta Monica and takes a great deal of interest in the progress of the town. His home is one of the most beautiful sppts to be found ‘in this southern county.- A writer describes it as ‘‘a home in perfect accord with Senator Jones’ princely hold- ings. For beauty of situation, grandeur and variety of views, correct architectural taste, magnificently laid ont and well-kept rounds it is an ideal Southern California ome.” Since this was written many beantiful homes have sprung into existence in Santa Monica, to which this description might also apply. Santa Monica is destined to become one of the greatest ’glaces for outdoor sports on tke coast. From a small begin- ning, its natural attractions, aided by its progressive citizens and the efforts of the two railroad companies, have placed the city in the front rank as a meeting-place for athletic clubs. A bicycle track is soon to be built from Los Aneeles to Santa Monica, and graders are now at work op- posite the Southern Pacific depot on an athletic park that will be as near perfection as human ingenuity can make it. For several seasons the tournaments of the Southern California Polo Club and of the Lawn Tennis Association have been | beld at Santa Monica, and this year water | polo, swimming contests, bicycle races and a number of other sports have been added to the list. In the matter of hotel accommodations Santa Monica is fully abreast of the times. The magnificent Arcadia, environed by a beautiful park, with a wide expanse of ocean in front of it,and mountains on whose far-reaching summits snow can be seen almost the year round, in the back- ground; with its beautiful lawns grace- Jore i i GENERAL VIEW OF SANTA MONICA FROM HOTEL ARCADIA. [Sketched for ““The Call.”’] portions Jalifornia Santa Monica ‘is to the southern a summer resort it has vet to be surpassed in natural and artifi- attractions and in popularity. Monica was christened July 15, re than a rancho. For years it lan- bed, its growth being very slow. When struck Los Angeles Santa cial prestige was built. The wharf is 4700 feet long, was con- structed by the most modern methods, cost $1,000,000, and is said to be the finest | structure of its kind in theworld. The ap- | proach leaves shore on a curve, then goes y years ago, when it was nothing | straight out to deep water, when another | curve northward is made so as to bring the end of the wharf facing the swells and prevailing winds. The approach is 3100 feet long, 28 feet wide, and contains 194 THE SOUTEERN PACIFIC'S MAMMCOTH WHARF, 4700 FEET LONG, AT PORT LOS ANGELES. [Sketched for “The Call.”] ki surrounding country. Cement walks be- gan to appear; brick structures took the places of wood and adobe; wide avenues flanked with palms, banana trees, oaks -and eucalyptus were laid out, beautitied by elegant residences fronted by hedges of callas, roses, geraniums and all the flora which grows so luxuriantly in Southern California. > All that the town needed to place itin - the front rank of watering resorts wasa first-class hotel, and that came in due time “'in the shape of the magnificent Arcadia. Up to the time of its construction Santa Monica had enjoyed no commercial stand: _ing, but a combination of circumstances forced the Southern Pacific Company to establish another port of entry besides San Pedro, and it selected Santa Monica, built an enornious wharf and christened it Port Los Angeles. From that time Santa Monica has not only steadily grown in popularity as a seaside resort, but a steady increase in permanent residents has taken place and the number of dwellings has been appreciably added to. The site of the city, covering a territory of five miles square, was formerly a portion of the San Vicente Rancho, owned by Senator John P. Jones of Nevada and the late Colonel R, 8. Baker, and to the former much of Santa Monica’s prosperity and progress is due, he having bestowed his favors with a lavish hand. In transportation facilities, Santa Monica is unrivaled on the southern coast, being reached by the Pacific Coast Steamship Company’s steamers ana by the Sonthern Pacific and Santa Fe lines, and " as many as sixty trains on Sundays, carry- *ing from seven to eight thousand people; the daily train service, however, averages but twelve trains. . The building of the mammoth wharf furnishes quite an interesting story. At * the time of the “boom,” the only port of entry in this territory was ‘8an Pedro, in a bent, three in a group on each side, over which are two rnfiwny tracks. From the end of the approach the wharf widens to 130 feet 6 inches, continning this width for 1600 feet further. Eight hundred feet on the north side is flanked by coalbunkers, supplied with every modern appliance for quick transfer of the commodity from veusgl to car, their is to the northern and midale | which gives to Santa Monica its commer- | fully outlined by many-hued shrubs and flowers, its airy halls, spacious dining and | ball rooms, sun parlors and charmin, | verandas, coupled with a fine service an | & host who is geniality itself, combine to make it cne of the most attractive of hostelries. Among the other first-class hotels are the | Jackson, the Atlanta, St. James, Winder- | mere, Norwood, Clifton, Pennsylvania, | Lawrence and Casino. : One of the features of Santa Monica is its influence, as did all the | bents 16 feet apart. There are eight piles | the conglomerate line of habitations that | stretches itself on the beach for overa | mile south of the Arcadia Hotel. The line | embraces every kind of dwelling known to man, from the merest shack to a preten- | tious cottage. The occupants of these dwellings are people who have come to the beach to remain during the season and have a good time. Here the rich rub elbows with the poor, borrow utensils from their next-door neighbor, join in sonegs as the sun reddens the western sky, and en- joy in common the fresh air, the sunshine the beach and the sea. The most prominent of the bathing pa- vilions is the North Beach Bathhouse, which was completed last year by a cor- oration, of which Senator Jones is the eading spirit, at a cost of over $40,000. The building is a substantial one, is within | 100 feet of high-water mark, and contains | a cement plunge 50x150 feet, with arched | glass roof, seventy rooms for hot baths, | 500 dressing-rooms for bathers, a ballroom, | dining-room and tonsorial parlors. The building is lighted throughout by elec- tricity, and the patronage at night is very large. - The Arcadia is also a popular bath- house, well appointed and convenient, one of the principal attractions of which is the tobogean slide extending into old ocean. Among the immediate improvements contemplated besides the building of the boulevard connecting with Los Angeles and the athletic grounds are the building of a sewer system; the extension of the electric line now running between Pasa- dena and Los Angeles to Santa Monica, the right of way for which has already been granted ; the extension of Ocean ave- nue, north and south, to Santa Monica canyon and Ballona, making a boulevard seven miles long, perfectly macadamized, | lined with trees and skirting the beach all the way; the improving of the two public parks, and the erecting of buildings for the Chamber of Commerce and the free public library. Santa Monica has awakened to a sense of its own importance, and with true Califor- nia push is forging rapidly to the front as a most attractive place of residence and a Cigarettes Killed Him. DEXTER, Mo., Aug. 25.—Oscar Cun- ‘__—_.___-——'—————-—*‘ 8l T = S [Drawn from capacity being 12,000 tons. On the main wharf are seven tracks. On the south side is a large freighthouse, 25x200 feet, a com- modious passenger depot, with offices up- stairs for employes and officers of the road and two restaurants. Besides the coasting vessels there are always from two to five foreign ships unloading their cargoes, making the wharf quite a hive of which was reached by Southern Pacific lines. 'When the Atchison, Topeka and industry. 3 Semar Jones spends much of his time ARCADIA HOTEL, SANTA MONICA. a photograph.] ningham, a young man living seven miles from Dexter, died last night from the effects of cigarette palsoning. When death overtook him he was smoking a cigarette, and had grown so emaciated from the use of the poison he had to take to his bed. He awoke at 12 o’clock last night, rolled a cigarette, lighted it, called for a drink of water and expired in an instant. He smoked about 100 cigarettes daily. ( PACIFIC COAST NEWS, A San Jose Burglar With a Taste for Literature. TARRIED. IN A LIBRARY. Critical Comments Left Upon the Margin of Pages Pored Over. NOT SEEKING FOR RICHES. A Square Meal and an Inspection of the Premises All That He Desired. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 25—The resi- dence of Dr. Julian C. Wasson at 211 South Tenth street was entered by a burg- lar last night. The visitor helped himselt to the contents of the cupboard, and after partaking of a good luncheon he visited several upstairs rooms, as was evidenced by the burnt matches strewn over the floor. In the library he took several books from the shelves and leit them lying carelessly about the room. A book entitled ‘Fifteen Years in Hell,” by Luther Benson, seems to have attracted the burglar's attention, and he evidently sat down and read a por- tion of it, for he wrote upon the margin of one of the pages: “Thisisall bosh. God has forgot all about us. Yours, MIpNIGHT RoUNDER.” There was a lot of silverware in the din- ing-room, but nothing but food was touched. The residence of Thomas S. Montgemery on North First street was, entered early this morning by a burglar, who is sup- posed to be the same who visited the Was- son residence last evening. After helping himself to a lunchon the burglar wandered all through the house, but took nothing of value. AN OLD MAN'S LOVE AFFAIR. Wanted to Die Because Rejected by a 16- Year-0ld Giri. SAN JOSE, Cai., Aug. 25.— William Parker, an old man who journeyed all the way from New York City to marry a 16- year-old girl in this city, fell down the stairs of the Royal lodging-house about 1 o’clock this morning and sustained serious injuries about the head. After Parker's arrival here the young girl changed her mind and refused to marry him. This started the old man on a drunk, and it is thought that when he went up to the lodging-house to get a room last night it was with the determination to end his lIife. Every room in the house was occu pied, and when he started down stairs he fell. Parker bled profusely from a cut in the forehead. He was removed to the Receiv- ing Hospital, where his wounds were dressed by City Physician Harris, who pronounced his injuries not fatal. On his person were found $125 and a bottle of strychnine. ENORMOUS YIFLD OF PRUNES. An Increase of Eight. Million Pounds Over Last Year’s Shipments. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 25.—In speaking of the prospects of the dried fruit crop yes- terday, Ralph W. Hersey, manager of the California Dried Fruit Agency, said: “Prune-drying is now at its height, and, contrary to expectations, the crop will be one of the best ever known in the State, as regards quantity as well as quality. It is now certain that the yield will exceed that of any other year, except thoeoghenomenal crop of 1893, when nearly 39,000,000 pounds of dried prunes were suipped outof the valley. The shipment this year of dried prunes will reach 35,000,000 pounds, an in- crease of about 8,000,000 over the shipments of last year. Besides being abundant, the dried fruit crop will be of excellent quality, with a greater percentage of large, fine prunes than ever before known. “The crop of dried apricots this year will be finer than was ever before produced in this valley. The yield will be remarkably small, however. Not more than forty car- loads will be shipped out, as compared with 800 carloads last season. Several car- Joads of excellent fruit have already gone forward. The peach crop will not reach mere than two-thirds or three-fourths of that of last year, when there was a yield of about 4,700,000 pounds. *‘At present there are no changes to be noted in the market, either as regards prices or signs of future activity. The time is approaching when some consump- tive demand must set in. The general policy of dealers in the East is to carry light stocks, the prevailing belief bein; that the market will not be one of speci:fi activity at any time during the season. It should be the earnest endeavor of pro- ducers, by means of advertising and other means, to keep the consumption full; equal to or ahead of the production. If the supply reaches a point when it is far in excess of the demand, the losses to growers cannot be estimated.” WANTED A FREE RIDE. Martin McDermott Charged With Steal- ing a Horse and Buggy. SAN JOSE, Car, Aug. 25.—Deputy Sheriff Teunant last night arrested Martin McDermott and charged him with grand larceny. Tennant had tied his horse and buggy in front of Devine’s grocery store on Market street, and was standing in the door when he saw McDermott untie the horse and get into the buggy. McDermott inyited a man named Tom Blackwell to take a ride with him, and Blackwell ac- cepted the invitation. As the men were driving away Tennant arrested McDer- mott. Blackwell raised a row when he found he was not to have a buggy ride, and he was arrested for disturbing the peace. He subsequently gave bonds and was released from jail. Increased Rate for Labor. BAN JOSE, Car., Aug. 25.-—,:[‘he con- tractors who are laying the water-pipes for the town water works have been unable to secure workmen to dig the trenchesat?2 cents per running foot, and it is reported that they have advanced the rate to 2: cents per foot. No new men were secu yesterday, but a number of men have sig- nified their intention to go_to work Mon- day at the advanced rate. Under the old rate the men could earn but little over $1 per day. To Confer With the Regents. SAN JOSE, Can., Aug. 25.—President Wooster of the Board of Trade bas ap- pointed the following as the committee to confer with the Regents of the University of California and endeavor to have them locate the Wilmerding Training-school on the site offered by the Phelan estate in this city: Paul P. Aastin, B. D. Murphy, C. J. Owen, E. E. Goodrich, 0. A. Hale, 8, F. Teib, A. Greeninger, ncis E. Spencer and E.'S. Holden. Averted a Conflagration. SAN JOSE, CAL., Aug. 25.—A coal-oil lamp exploded in a house on Dupont street, in Heinlenvilie, Chinatown, last 3 night, and for a few moments there were rospects of a big blaze. Officer Haley eard the uproar of the crazed Celestials, and rushing into the place succeeded in extineuishing the flames by the aid of blankets. Tron Ore on a Ranch. SAN JOSE, CaL., Aug. 25.—A mass of bog iron has been discovered on the ranch of D. T, West, about a mile west of Wrights station. The extent of the find is not yet known, but if 1n sufficient quantities to pay the ore will be worked. LIFE AT CAMP NUNAN, Sixth Regiment Militiamen Enjoying Their Summer Outing. STOCKTON, CaL., Aug, 25.—Companies A and B, Sixth Regiment, N. G. C., and the local company of the Boys’ Brigade went into camp last night at Goodwater Grove, just outside of the city limits. The camp is very attractive, as no pains have been spared to make the scene at night a brilliant one. Fully 500 Japanese lan- terns have been strung between the tents and 150 incandescent lights illumine thé camp. Thpere was a battalion drill in front of the camp this afternoon and Colonel Nu- nan, after whom the camp was named, re- viewed the bluecoats. Every night there will be a dance in the pavilion at the grove at the close of the drill. Great interest is being taken in the eamp by Stocktonians and the grove is filled with visitors daily. LIVED AT SANTA BARBARA. Mrs. Dodge at One Time the Possessor of Much Property. SANTA BARBARA, CaLn, Aug. 25.— Mrs. Dodge and son Arthur, who at- tempted to commit suicide at San Rafael, are well known in Santa Barbara. They resided here many years and were much esteemed. Mrs. Dodge at one time owned considerable property in Santa Barbara and vicinity, and years ago took up a claim along Mission Bluff, where Dr. Hall’s beautiful residence now stands. She sold to Mr. Richardson the piece of land bounded by Haley, Gutierrez, Rancheria and Ban Pascual streets. At one time Mrs. Dodge could easily have cleared up from 830,300 to $40,000 by selling her prop- erty here. TAKEN BY TEXAS OFFICERS, Capture of J. E. Douglass, Who Shot G. W. Neal at Hesperia. Be Brought Back to Stand Trial for the Brutal Killing. will SAN BERNARDINO, CaL., Aug. 25.—A few days ago Sheriff Holcomb received a dispatch from Atlanta, Tex., to the effect that a man answering the description of J. E. Douglass, who killed G. W. Neal at Hes- peria, was in that section of the country, and asking for a more minute description of the murderer. Sheriff Holcomb wired a description of Douglass. This evening a telegram was received from the Atlanta officers stating they had arrested a man | answering the description in every partic- ular, He will be brought to this city at once. The crime for which Douglass is wanted is the killing of G. W. Neal at Hesperia on the eve of the 24th of June, 1895. A party of men, including Douglass and Neal, went out after a load of wood near Hesperia. | While Neal was sitting under a shade tree talking to a cou of men Doniluu, who was standing behind him, shot him in_the back and as he fell shot him a second time. Neal had a pistol in his band and Douglass claims heshot Neal in self-defense. Douglass had about fifteen hours the start of the officers, as no notice was given until the next morning. Since the killing Sheriff Holcomb has been working hard to effect the capture of Douglass, sending out descriptions all over the country. TENNISAT SANTA MONICA Lovers of the Sport Gathering for the Mid-Summer Tournament. Success Already Assured the Meet- ing Which Is to Open This Morning. SANTA MONICA, Cavn., Aug. 25.—All Southern Californians who play tennis or are interested in the out-door sport who can possibly get here are pouring in to at- tend the tournament which opens to-mor- row morning, and the tenth mid-summer meeting of the Southern California Lawn Tennis Association gives early promise of being far more interesting in the number of hotly contested events, the fashionable attendance and social features than any of its predecessors. The entries are already larger than they were the Sunday before the opening last year, many new names being among them. Predictions as to the winner of the open singles are varied, it being generally con- ceded that the chances favor Arthur Bumiller, Paul Arnold of Los Angeles and Louis Freeman of Pasadena. If Mr. Les- ter, who has said_he will not'enter on ac- count of the arduous duties of looking after the tournament, should finally con- ciude to do so, many think he can win the honor and trophy, which he could take north on his visit shortly to the City of the Golden Gate. Frank Carter, a_brother of the present champion, R. P. Carter, who is in Chicago, has just arrived from England and will enter the various events. He is a careful player and_his arrival may alter matters considerably for some of the champion- ship aspirants. Miss Marion Jones is booked to win the ladies’ championship, as are Freeman and Pitcher the doubles, by knowing ones. e TUNNY IN MONTEREY BAY. Large Catches of a Fish Seldom Seen in These Waters. MONTEREY, CAL., Aug. 25.—The fish- ing season this year at Monterey has been the best ever known to local fishermen and sportsmen. The remarkable feature at present is the large school of tunny run- ning in Sthe bay. This fish was rarely if ever before seen here, it being found in the ‘Mediterranean Sea and occasionally in the South Pacific. Yesterday a large specimen of the tnnny was taken by the tishermen. The total catch aggregated 3155 pounds, the largest of which tipped the scales at 370 pounds. It was captured by C. Salva- tore, a local fisherman. Professor Gilbert of the Stanford Uni- versity, at the time the big basking shark were taken here, stated that Monterey Bay had a lareer variety of fish swimming in its water than any other bay in the world. The tunny were shipped to San Francisco. oo Sy A Cyclist Tnjured at Folsom. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Aug. 25.—A spe- cial dispatch to the Record-Union from Folsom says: ' Charles Dutton, a member of the Capital ‘Wheelmen’s Club, who came up here on the club’s trip to-day, while visiting the power-house stepped on an unfastened plank and was precipitated fifteen feetinto the bed of the canal. He was badly cut over the left eye and was also bruised a good deal. ¢ was unconscious when picked up, and his fellow-wheelmen car- ried him to Dr. Shm’bmfih‘s office, where his hurts were treated. His escape from death was a DArrow oue. PACIFIC COAST NEWS, Porterville’s Postoffice Safe Robbed by Burglars. CASH AND STAMPS TAKEN A Bold Raid Made Under the Noses of Two Wary Watchmen. WORK OF CLEVER THIEVES. First Entered the Postmaster’s House and Stole His Trousers, Keys and Watch. PORTERVILLE, Car., Aug. 25. The Porterville Postoffice was entered by rob- bers last night and looted of $250 in cash and $500 worth of stamps. The robbery was carried out in a wonderfully skillful and audacious manner, and the thieves es- caped with their loot without leaving a single clew to aid the baffled and cha- grined officers. The robbers first went to the home of the Postmoster, P. C. Montgomery, and ef- fected an entranoe to his residence by re- moving a screen ffom a window. They invaded the bedroom where Montgomery and his wife were sleeping and secured his trousers, containing the keys to the safes and a valuable gold watch, without awak- ening the sleepers. They then quietly de- parted and went to the Postoffice, which is three blocks distant, and gained an en- trance through the rear door by means of the Postmaster’s keys. Once inside and being in possession of the keys, it was an easy matter for them to secure the valua- bles contained in the office. The thieves first turned their attention to the combination safe, which they man- aged to open. An inner door to the safe fastens by a key lock, and one of the keys of the bunch secured from Postmaster Montgomery’s clothing soon shot the catch and the door swung open. The safe contained cash and stamps to the value of $750. Several valuable registered packages ‘were overlooked. After ransacking the place the burglars carefully locked the inner door of the safe, turned the combination closing the outer door and departed, stopping long enough to lock the door of the office. ‘When Postmaster Montgomery awoke this morning he discovered the loss of his trousers, watch and keys, and donning an- other suit he hastened downtown to report the matter. When an entrance to the Postoffice was gained later on it was dis- covered to what purpose the keys had been put. The safe appeared to have been unmolested, and the Postmaster was felici- tating himself upon the supposition that the thieves had been baffled by the combi- nation, Sut when that, too, had been opened and the extent of the rabbery dis- covered the alarm was given and a search for the culprits commenced. ‘Without a clew to work upon the officers were puzzled and to-night they had not the slightest trace of the daring thieves, who have probably put many miles be- tween themselves and Porterville. It is surprising that the work could have been dispatched so thoroughly without de- tection. An electric light burns in the Postoffice till midnight. The two night- watchmen who are employed to keep watch of the business-houses were on duty in the vicinity and the raid was made. so to speak, right under their noses. The postal authorities have been notified and and will be here in the morning to inves- tigate. DEFENDER'S NEW MAST STEPPED. She Was Not Strained in Her Numerous Mishaps. PROVIDENCE, R. I, Aug. 25.—The Defender’s mast was stepped this after- ! noon in Bristol Harbor as she lay a short distance south of the boathouse. Mr. Iselin, who wasseen at the time, said the Defender would be rigged as far as possible this evening. The topmast would go up right away, as there was not much to do to it. He said that he was not going to have any more backstays that were used before and consequently no more chainplate. He also said that he had not as yet re- ceived any communication from the cup committee notifying him of the postpone- ment of the trial races. He indorsed the statements of Messrs. Kane and Leeds to the effect that the Defender was not strained and that the boat was as strong as the day she was Jaunched. He also re- marked that the Defender would leave if uibla to-morrow at 11 A. M. for New ork. FORGERY A WEOLES ALE. Dishonest Nebraska Officials Have Been Stealing for Years. BEATRICE, NEBR., Aug. 25.—There is no longer the shadow of a doubt but that the forging of city warrants for which City Clerk Phillips and Water Commissioner Hawkins are under arrest, has been carried on systematically for years and on almost a wholesale scale. Investigation of the books in the City Clerk’s otlice has been going on steadily for a week, Sunday not excepted, and to-day’s disclosures were the most sensational of all, showing that the forgeries were begun nearly four years ago ang continued at intervals since. Added to this is the return to-day of ex-Mayor Schultz, who declares that many warrants bearing his signature and which were sup- posed to be genuine are forgeries. The two accused men, while not conien::dg guilt, intimate that others are implicated. R ACCUSED OF MURDER. Three Young Men Under Bonds for Kill- ing a Negress. MEMPHIS, Tes~., Aug. 25, — Percy Brooks, son of 8. H. Brooks, the million- aire cotton manufacturer of this city, and T. G. Scarborough, a member of a promi- nent Southern family, are under $5000 bonds each, to%ether with Neely Sullivan, another Memphis young man, to appear at Hernando, Miss,, to be examined on the charge - of murdering Cornelia Brayer, young'negress, whose body was found in a well at Hernando. . Philip Smith, a negro, was first arrested and implicated the three white men. They say they can prove an alibi. s e A Night Marshal Shot. DENVER, CotL., Aug. 25.—George Ben- nett, night marshal of Highlands, a suburb of Denyer, was shot in the head to-night and will die. He saw two suspicious-look- ing men near Twelfth and Agate avenue and_ attempted to arrest them when one fired upon him. Officers from the Central station have gone over to assist in the pursuit. — " Literally Cut to Pieces. LEXINGTON, Ky., Aug. 25.—A bloody battle occurred this afternoon at the Middlesboro water works, in which James Lyle literally cut Peter Sullivan to pieces. After he had accomplished the deed Lyle took to the mountains. The officers were soon notified of the tmgedg, and together with about fifty friends of Sullivan started in pursuit of the murderer. Sullivan’s friends say they will lynch Lyle if they succeed in capturing him. e NEARLY DROWNED IN A SEWER. Three Men Carried Out by an Unexpected Freshet. PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 25.—During the rainstorm yesterday afternoon Giovanni Baretti and Antonio Garapi, Italians, and an Irishman named Crawley narrowly es- caped being drowned in the Woods Run Allegheny sewer. The three men with others were cleaning the sewer at McClure avenue and Wilkins street when at 3:30 o'clock the flood came. All the men ex- cept the three named were working near a manhole and got out in safety. Crawley, after a desperate battle with the flood, mutnaged to grapple a ladder and climbed out. The two Italians were carried out by the sewerand were given up for lost. About 6 o'clock a voice was heard calling for help. The police raised the cover over a manhole and found Baretti nearly exhausted. Ga- rapi had the most excifing experience of the three, but was rescued in a like man- ner at 8 o’clock. He was badly chilled and almost overcome by gas, but will recover. e L VALKYRIE IS ATTRACTIVE. The British Cutter Viewed by Thousands of Sightseers. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 25—Frie Basin drydock proved a new Sunday re- sort for New Yorkers and Brooklynites to- day. All day long streams of people flocked to the place where the English cutter lies on the drydock. The hull of Valkyrie ITI was partly hidden from view by screens of canvas hung over her sides to protect her new paint from the blister- ing heat of the sun. For the first tire since she was placed in the basin her decks were clear of tools and chips and a maze of rope and stee! rigging. She looked quite prepared for being taken out of the dock; as she will be to-morrow morning, when she will be towed to the Horseshoe. Her sails will be bent on the way, and then she will be given her first sail in racing trim in American waters. ST Says It Is Blackmail. TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 25.—Ex-Mayor Frank A. Magowan has made a brief state« ment relative to his affairs, in which he says he will follow it with a longer and minute explanation. Magowan charges that there is only blackmail back of the suit of his former manager, J. A. Barnes, for $100,000 for alienating his wife’s affec. tions, and says Barnes offered to settle for $8000. Magowan denies any improper re lations with Mrs, Barnes. He also says the sto}l&y that he is seeking a divorce from Mrs. Magowan emanates from hostila sources. e Much Property Destroyed. KINGSTON, N. Y., Aug. 25.—Early this morning & fire started in a barn owned by R.and C. 1. Lefevre at Rosendale, about eight miles south of this city, and spread both up and down Main street. Twenty- five buildings were totally destroyed and a dozen dwellings on the opposite side of Main street more or less damaged. Among the buildinc{;s destroyed were the Reformed Church and parsonage. The loss will reach $125,000, with about 000 insurance. L by Arrested Two Bankers. PERRY, O.T., Aug. 25.—Dr. Jamison Van Water, president, and Cashier Blan- chard of the defunct Bank of Commerce of Newark were arrested here last night. At alate session of the Grand Jury of Kay County these men were indicted for cheat« ing and swindling. Four months ago the Bank of Commelce failed, leaving deposi- tors in the lurch for several thousand dol- lars. Several men in this city were caught in the break. Siwteen Buildings Burned. BLANCHARD, Iowa, Aug. 26.—Fire from an unknown cause yesterday de- stroyed sixteen -buildin%s in the business portion of this place. The loss is $25,000, with little insurance. e Fought With Dirks. TAMPA, Fra., Aug. 25.—Adolf Cuafero and Augustine Tielbe, Cubans, fought with dirks last night. Cuafero was killed and the murderer escaped. MAY BE A MURDERER, John Connely Arrested for Kicking Alexander Ban- non in the Head. Quarreled Over a Partner for a Dance—Injured Man Not Ex- pected to Recover. John Connely, known to the police as “Cutie” Connely, was arrested yesterday by Detectives Crockett and Dillon and Officer Tyrell, who had been detailed to search for the person who kicked Alex- | ander Bannon in the head duringa row about a girl at a dance in Irish-American Hall Saturday night. The officers suspected Connely, but met with -considerable difficulty in securing sufficient evidence to warrant them in ar- resting him, as his friends exerted them- selves to shield him. Detective Crockett finally located a witness to the affray who was willing to talk and obtained his story, which is to the effect that Connely and Bannon quarreled over a partner for a dance. 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