The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 27, 1895, Page 1

VOLUME LXXVIII.—NO. §S. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 27, 1895. OUADRUPLE LYNCHING WAS DONE AT YREKA, Four Murderers Hanged in the Courthouse Square. SHORT SHRIFT FOR EACH. Taken From the Jail One at a Time by a Silent Mob. BRUTAL CRIMES Siskiyou County Citizens Resolved to Brook No Further Delay in the Courts. YREKA, CaL., Aug. 26.—Distrusting the methods of the courts, with their tardy justice to murderers and the frequency of no ‘justice at all, the citizens of Siskiyou County took the into their own hands to-day and aver four brutal crimes. 3etween the ho of 1 and 2 o'clock this morning 250 men took from the jail at this place Johnson, Stemler, Null and Moreno, hanged them in the public square. The mob ca: d out its prearranged pro- gramme quietly but determinedly, and then faded away as quicklyas it had gath- AVENGED. | | | out, “Good-by, boys,” as he passed the cells of the other prisoners. When the courthouse was reached Null said: “I had to fight to protect my property, | boys. Givemea drop. I don’t want to | be choked.” Some one replied, “All right; let’s get a table.” The leader—a big fellow over six feet tall—replied, “No; we have no time. Choking is good enough.” And in a mo- ment Null was beside Johnson. The Spaniard, Louis Moreno, came next. He made no objection and did not speak. The rope was thrown over the steel rail and some one said: “Do you want to say anything?” “No,”” was the reply, and three men were hanging side by side. Garland Stemler was then taken from hiscel, all the time protesting his inno- cence. At the scaffold he said: ‘‘Some one tell my brother to tell my mother that I die innocent of the charge.” There was nothing of the “blood-curd- | ling, heart- rendering scenes” reported | by parties not there. Eight men who happened to be out late were picked up by the guards and held prisoners by the mob, all being silent witnesses to the hanging. Bert Raynes, the District Attorney, was one of them. Watching his opportunity, he slipped away and ran downtown to | try and organize a crowd of “loyal citi-i zens” to protect the prisoners. He found | one man who agreed to do his best and be | “loyal” for $100 an hour. Giving that up Raynes ran to the| Shenff's home, awakened the Sheriff | and accompanied him to the courthouse, composed of a dozen negroes took Harri- son Lewis (colored) from jail here last mght and hanged him to a tree in the courthouse yard. They attacked the jail and demanded the keys of Jailer Smith, who having been warned that they were coming, escaped and took the keys with him. The mob, nothing daunted, repaired to the neighboring blacksmith-shop, pro- cured a sledge-hammer and other tools and began battering down the doors. It took three hours’ hard work to: reach the victim, but the determination of the mob never wavered. Promptly at 2 o’clock this morning the | prisoner was taken out and hanged. No resistance was offered. The crime for which Lewis was lyrched was a most cowardly murder. Last Friday night he went to the house of Joe Brooks, also colored, and told him that he was looking for the man who had been too in- timate with his wife. Brooks told him the man was not there, whereupon Lewis fired upon Brooks with a shotgun, killing him instantly. NO SYMPATAY FOR THEM. Dismal Failure of Brutal Men to Havea Third Bull Fight. COLORADO SPRINGS, Coro.,Aug. 26.— The last of the much advertised and noto- rious bull fights scheduled this afternoon at Gillette failed to materialize. That the large majority of the people do not ap- prove of these barbaric exhibitions was demonstrated by the extremely small audience which was present to-day, only 200 people being in attendance. The crowd yesterday was not enthusiastic, and its sympathies seemed to be with the poor brutes who seemed more anxious to escape their gaudily dressed tormentors than to fight. The disgusting details of these fights, as published, have caused such a great re- action in the moral sentiment of the com- munity that it would be impossible to at- tract enough people to pay rentage for the grounds. Only one bull was driven into the arena e AN uc]}fluflfl ST~ THE COURTHOUSE AT YREKA. TR | o rames {The hanging took place between the two large trees in the right foreground. This picture is reproduced from a recent photograph.] ered, Jeaving four ghastly corpses swinging in the breeze to evidence the success of its mission. The courthouse and jail were surrounded shortly after 1 o’clock, and some one knocked at the door of the Sheriff’s office to awaken Deputy Sheriff Kadford, who | sleeps there. Supposing it was some one with a prisoner Radford jumped from his bed and demanded: “What do you want?”’ A voice answered: *‘We want to come in. We want the jail keys.” Radford opened the door and was con- fronted by a half dozen masked men. Immediately realizing the situation he lammed the door in their faces and grab- bing his shotgun gave the mob notice that he would shoot the first man who opened or broke in the door. A consultation was held by the masked men and then another demand was made for the keys. Again they were refused, when the leader said: “Well, we don’t want to damage county property, but if he won’t give up the keys we will break in the jail door. We can keep Radford a prisoner while we are doing it.” . . An -attack was made on the door of the jailyard, but it was quickly given up and the men scaled the sione wall. Henry G. Brautlacht, deputy jailer, who sleeps in the jail, was awakened by the noise; and putting out his lantern cau- tiously opened the door to see what the trouble was. He found himself looking into the muzzle of a Winchester rifle and was commanded to keep still and he would not be hurt. Before he had recovered from his surprise the keys were taken from him and the jailyard door opened. Thirty or forty-well armed men noise- lessly marched into the jail and denianded ® the s of the steel tanks. Upon being informed by the jailer that he did not bave them no time was lost, after leaving a man to guard the jailer, in breaking locks and bars. A big: sledge and cold chisel were pro- duced, and the door of Lawrence H. John- son’s cell was opened. Johnson stepped quietly out, and permitted his hands to be tied and a noose placed around his neck. All he said was “Boys, I'd li show.” Not a word was spoken,and half the crowd marched out with Johmson as quietly as they had entered. He was taken -to the courthouse yard, across the street from the jail, where a steel rail ge- cured from the depot was placed about eight feet from the ground in the forks of two locust trees. The loose end of the rope wasthrown over the rail and dozens of eager hands grasped it, and in a moment John- son had paid the penalty of his crime. The Tope was made fast to the locust tree, and the-still silent crowd marched back to the jail, leaving a half-dozen guards with the dangling body. Null was then taken from his cell. He was badly scared, and said: ‘“‘Boys, let me make a statement.” For the-first time some one spoke. “No, we have no time for statements,” was the reply. Another said: “Yes, let's hear what he has to say.” Accepting the offer, Null said: ~*My mother was crazy and in an asylum, Iam afflicted myself, and should A be in an asylum.” * They refused to listen to any more, and he was hustled out of the jail. He called eif you'd give me a fair assuring the officer they would be taken prisoners, which undoubtedly would have been the case bad not the mob called in the guards and was just leaving the court- house and jail. As they stepped into the corridor of the courthouse masked men came out of the shadow,covered them with guns and commanded them to halt, which was complied with, the Sheriff acknowledg- ing they had the drop on him. While standing there guarding the Sheriff and District Attorney the mob dispersed, the guards backed out, and the silent mob dis- appeared into the darkness. A better-drilled lot of men could not be imagined. Everything went like clock- work, The stragglers whom they had taken prisoners were treated with respect, simply being requested to keep quiet. The only show of nervousness was by the man guarding Henry Brautlacht. He kept his gun cocked and his hand trembled badly. Brautlacht began to be nervous and re- quested him to lower his gun, which was complied with. Coroner Scofield was called and the bodies were cut down at 4 A. M., but not until a flashlight phothgraph was taken. Every part of the county was repre- sented in the mob and it was the result of 2 general feeling throughout the county that the courts’ justice wgs too tardy for this class of criminals. Much talk of lynching had been indulged in throughout the county for the past month, it need- ing only a spark to be ignited into action. The spark came when for the second time a continuation for a preliminary hearing was granted to the murderers of George Sears and Casper Meirhaus. On both oc- casions a score of witnesses came to Yreka from a distance of twenty to forty miles, paid their own expenses and were told another continuance was necessary. Sat- isfied that they had the right men the lynching was the result. The Coroner’s jury brought in a verdict of “died by strangulation at the hands of parties unknown to us.” A summary of the crimes dates back to April 21 of this year, when William Null murdered his partner, Henry Hayter, near Callabans, by shooting him in the back as he was riding away from his cabin. Lawrence H. Johnson of Etna susgpected his wife of infidelity. He came home Sun- day evening, July 28, and found a young man in the house who was paying atten- tions to Johnson’s eldest daughter. Draw- ing a pistol he tried to kill the young man, but the cartridges failed to explode. He then turned upon his wife and drew a knife, cutting herin a frightful and brutal manner, from which she died in great agony in two hours. He then attacked his daughter, but she escaped in the dark- ness. Johnson gave hiruse fuptoa Deputy Sheriff, remarking as he handed him the hlm{dy knife: i et o “I guess you will find the poin dull.g I tlsz,ink I reached ggmg %’l 'E:: bones.” Louis Moreno and Garland Stemler on the night of August 5 tried to_rob George C. Sears, a saloon-keeper at Bailey Hill. The old man showed fight and called to Casper Meirhaus, a miner, who was in an adjoining room. Meirhaus ran in, when Stemler and Moreno shot them down and leisurely proceeded to rob the till, from which they got $34. Taking a lot of whisky, sardines, etc., they made for the Lills, but were speedily captured. HANGED TO A TREE. A Kentucky Negro Lynched for a Brutal Murder. SPRINGFIELD, K., Aug. 26.—A mob to-day, and his hide was uimp}xy tgiereed by a few decorated banderillosand then driven out, no fight taking place, the small crowd so discouraging the promoters that they | threw up the sponge. To-night all the | backers and fighters are under arrest. WAS A WIFE OR SISTER? | Mystery Connected With the Identity of a Woman Shot to Death. After Committing the Murder the Assallant Killed Him~ self. SIOUX CITY, fowa, Aug. 26.—Hazel Hammond, aged 18, was shot through the head at 8 o'clock this morning by Max Noak, a laborer trom Marcus, Iowa. The shooting occurred in a disorderly house on Pearl street, When Noak saw his victim fall he put a ball through his own head, inflicting in- stant death. A lamp which had been over- turned set fire to the furniture, and the firemen, when they entered, were the first to discover the tragedy. The girl was not dead, although not yet able to make any statement. Noak was rot identified until this afternoon. He had been in town two weeks. It has been learned almost certainly that the Ham- mond woman was Noak’s wife; that he had been endeavoring to induce her to re- turn to him, and that her refusal so enraged him that he fired. Hazel Hammond, or Orr Minton, as her right name is said to be, is reported to have come from Central City, Nebr., where her parents are alleged to live. It is reported by some that Noak was the woman’s half- brother and by others that he was her hus- band. Noak formerly worked at Grand Island and Lincoln, Nebr. T e FOUR NATIVES EXECUTED. ZLeaders of the Attack on Christians Put - to Death. LONDON, Exc., Aug. 26.—A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from Shanghai says that advices have been received there from Cheng Tu that the Viceroy bas already caused the execution of four of the leaders of the attack recently made by natives upon the Christian missions at Ku Cheng. ‘WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 26.—A cable- gram received at the Navy Department re- ported the departure to-day of the gunboat Concord from Chemulpo, Korea, for Che- foo, China. Her arrival will make three United States vessels now at Chefoo, the other two being the flagship Baltimore and the gunboat Yorktown. Acting Sec- retary McAdoo of the Navy Department told a United Press reporter that he had given no orders regarding the movements of ships on the Asiatic station, where everything was pow in the hands of Rear- Admiral Carpenter. For that reason Mr. McAdoo was unable to confirm a suspicion that this Govern- ment intended to makea demonstration against China on account of the mis- sionary troubles. A —— Cholera in Galicla. VIENNA, AvusTRIA, Aug. 26.—It is semi- officially stated that cholera has been im- ported into Galicia from Russian Poland, | where 1t is widely prevalent, UT" OF ERIE: BASIN Valkyrie 1l Left the Ways for a Little Spin. IN VERY CLEAN ATTIRE. George Gould Awaited the British Yacht With the Vigilant. READY FOR A TRIAL BRUSH. But Dunraven’s Craft Was Slow In Bending Sall and Caused Disappointment. NEW YORK, N.Y., Aug. 26—The Val- kyrie, escorted by a fleet of newspaper tugs, went down to Sandy Hook this afternoon for the avowed purpose of taking her first spin in American waters under racing can- vas, but disappointed a great many people by anchoring in the Horseshoe, and re- maining there. Among the disappointed ones was George J. Goyld, who went down to Sandy Hook on thé Atalanta, was trans- ferred to the Vigilant, and sailed the Tobin bronze boat outside. Mr. Gould may have been out merely to try his nand at the wheel of the Vigilant, and to see what kind of shape Mr. Willard has got her in, but the way he took the cup defender of '93 outside the Hook, and hovered about until nearly nightfall, gave grounds for a sus- picion that he wanted a brush with Valky- rie IIT. The British yacht was floated at9:30 A. M., the water having been let into the drydock at Erie basin two hours earlier. At 1:30 she was warped out of the dock and made fast to the side of hertender, the City of Bridgeport. The crew was busy all the time putting the finishing touches on her racing rig and making things ship- shape. Captains Cranfield and Sycamore and Mr. Glennie directed operations, and Sailmaker Ratsey saw that the prepara- tions for stretching canvas were complete. Just before noon the crew removed shoes and socks and in bare feet scrubbed down the deck and sides of the yacht. The cup hunter then looked a genuine racing ma- chine, She seemed to siton the water as lightly as a duck and the coat of pot lead which extended up to within six inches of her deck gave glistening black sidesin place of the white ones brought over from bonnie Scotland. Her polished yellow spars shone inthe sunlight, but the big steel boom remained the color of galvan- ized iron and was the only thing about the Eiut which. did not look irimand yachd At1o'clock the tug Lewis Pulver, with M. Maitland Kersey on board, arrived. The Pulver was given a line and the Val- kyrie started out of the basin in tow. As the yacht proceéded down the bay, the work of bending the mainsail was begun. The United Press tug, C. T. Raymond, and four other tugs carrying newspaper men and photographers were in line. In the lower bay the Vigilant was found with mainsail, club topsail, jib and staysail up, cruising about in’ the main ship channel. She met the Valkyrie, and going about followed her down to the Herseshoe, in- side of Sandy Hook. Just as the British yacht reached the southwest split inside the Hook the steam yacht Atalanta, with George Gould, Edwin Gould and several guests, arrived. The Atalanta dropped anchor and George Gould was rowed to the Vigilant. As he stepped aboard and took the wheel he was given three cheers by the crew. The Vigilant had on a new suit of clothes and no finer has been seen on any yacht in these waters this year at least. The sails were all made by Sawyer, the Herreshoff sails having apparently been abandoned. The mainsail had clothes running from head to foot,and the four outside clothes being newer than the rest of the sail indi- cated that it isone of her old mainsails enlarged. The jib, staysail and club top- sail filled perfectly. The jib was without the club which has distinguished the Vig- ilant from the Defender all summer. The baby jib topsail afterward was broken out. It had five battens in it and set as flat as a board. As soon as Mr. Gould stepped aboard the Vigilant was about to put about, and went outside of Sandy Hook. Meanwhile the work of bending the main- suil progressed slowly on the Valkyrie. Instead of going outside she went into the Horseshoe, but held onto ber lug. Ratsey stated before leaving Erie basin that the mainsail could be bent in forty- five minutes. Instead the crew worked at it three hours. Then at5 o’clock the hal- yards were manned and the sail was hoisted. It proved to be a handsome piece of canvas and of enormous propor- tions. The forty men seemed to have all they wanted to do to get tne throat and peak of the gaff well up. The sail set well except at the foot. There was considera- ble fullness from the mast two-thirds of the way to the end of the boom. The sail seemed to be about six feet longer at the foot and four or five feet taller than the mainsail of either Vigilant or Defender. Sailmaker Ratsey examined it closely and made notes for some slight sail trim- ming down at the foot, Mr. Kersey ~viewed the sail from a naphtha launch and had a consultation with the others of the Valkyrie. He went over to the City of Bridgeport, which had arrived and an- chored near by. The Valkyrie dropped her anchor and disntissed the Pulver and at 5:45 the mainsail was lowered and all prospect for a sail to-day was abandoned. The jib staysail was on deck ready to be sent aloft, but the mainsail was the only canvas put in place to-day. Whether the people on board the British boat were influenced in giving up the proposed sail to-day by the presence of the newspaper tugs or the actions of the Vigilant 18 not known. It is pretty well understood that Lord Dun- raven's people would prefer a quiet spin when no one was looking and with no boat - like the Vigilant about to get a line on thp cup-hunter. In-all probability the British boat will trim her mainsail, gather her sails in place and take a sail early to- morrow morning. i . At 6 o’clock the Vigilant returned inside the Hook, and anchored nea: the Valkyrie for the night. The Vigilant is in better shape than ever, and the sails used to-day will probably be employed in the next trial race, which is set for Thursday at 11 A. M. The Defender is expected here to-mor- row, and will also make her headquarters in the Horseshoe when she arrives. STRUCK BY A STEAMER. Inman’s Party on the Yacht Adelaide Had a Narrow Escape. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 26.—Broker Robert W. Inman and three guests on his centerboard sloop yacht Adelaide had a narrow escape from drowning to-night. The yacht was run into off Nortons Point by the iron steamboat Per- seus with such force as to throw all those on deck into the water. The Perseus left Coney Island at 6:40 o’clock, and rounded the point twenty minutes later. The passengers noticed the yacht right ahead. The Adelaide showed no lights, it is said, although it was getting dark. Five or six persons could be seen on deck. Suddenly she turned and ran right across the bows of the steamer. There was not room for such a maneuver and the prow of the Perseus struck her a slanting blow amidship. The Adelaide careened and those on deck were thrown into the water. Then the yacht righted and moved on out of the way just as a badly frightened man, the cook, ap- peared in the door of the cabin. There was a panic on the Perseus. Then over the side of the steamer camea man. It was Mate Herbert Dorn of the Adelaide. He had jumped and caught hold of the steamer just at the point of collision. Assoon as he had got aboard he rushed aft and began tugging at the hawser, which was floating behind.. Then it was seen that there was a woman cling- ing to it. Others went to her assistance and she was soon on board. She was one of the guests of Mr. Inman. In the meantime the Perseus had been trought to and a lifeboat lowered. It was not needed, as a schooner, seeing the accident, had put out and picked up Mr. Inman and the other man and woman who had been thrown into the water. Examination showed that the Adelaide had not been ' seriously injured. The names of those on the yacht, except that of the owner, were not discovered. RESIGNATION OF MR, ECK Why the Talented Attorney Left the Santa Fe System. Made the Pack-Horse by Every Official Who Did Not Know His Duty. TOPEKA, Kaxs., Aug. 26.—United States Judge Henry Caldwell in an interview to- day explains why George R. Peck resigned the Santa Fe general solicitorship. He said: “The reason Mr. Peck resigned was be- cause, he being thoroughly familiar with every detail of the system, which he has been with so long, every one connected with the company or receivers went to Peck when he wanted anything and he was over- worked, and it was only a question of time when he would break down. He was made the pack-horse of every one con- nected in any way with the operation of the system and he could not stand it. That was all. He would have broken down if he continued in the position. “Then, too, the general solicitor of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul had died, and the president was determined to get Peck. He went to him and made an offer which Mr. Peck could not refuse. He was probably offered more than the Santa Fe will ever be able to pay him nnder any cir- cumstances. I do not know, bowever, what his salary is to be. Iam notsur- prised that Mr. Peck accepted the posi- tion. The Milwaukee is a solvent com- pany, which is having no trouble to pay its operating expenses; the mileage is much less than that of the Santa Fe sys- tem, and the road is new to Mr. Peck, and his work will be very much lighter. “There has never been any disagreement between Mr. Peck and the receivers. On the other hand, there is not a single man now connected with the system,or who expects to be, that does not regret the loss of Mr. Peck. The relations have been always the most cordial, and I would not agree to accept Mr. Peck’s resignation until he promised that he would look after the affairs of the company until its busi- ness is wound up and is taken out of the hands of the receivers.” POISON 1N THE FOOD. Three Hundred Persons Suf- fered Terribly After Eating at a Festival. Although Suffering Great Agony, Those Afflicted Wiil Prob~ ably Recover. LA PORTE, Ixp., Aug. 26.—Three hun- dred persons were mysteriously - poisoned at a Lutheran church festival held yester- day at Tracy, this county, where 1000 peo- ple had congreguated to pay religious rever- ence on the occasion. Those stricken suffered the most terrible agony, entire families succumbing to the strange disorder, the tortures of which were only alleviated after the arrival of physicians. The symptoms of poisoning developed in most cases immediately after dinner, but last, night and to-day there were n#merous additions of victims of the fated list. Physicians hold to the theory that some portion of the food was impregnated with poison and a rigid investigation will be made. It is stated, to-day tnat all will re- COVer. ¥ (L B WAS UNFAIRLY TREATED. Big Suit of a Syndicate May Follow a Bond Iransfer. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 26.—A suit to recover big damages from the city by the Boston syndicate which contracted to purchase the $3,000,000 worth of water- works bonds, will almost certainly be an _outgrowth of the transfer of the plant to this -city last Saturday. The syndicate made an offer for the bonds, which was accepted by the city, but the syndicate, through its attorneys, Storey & Thorn- ldyh of Boston, demanded so much ‘legal protectien and interposed so many con- PRICE FIVE CENTS. KNIGHTS TEMPLAR READY FOR THE CONCLAVE ditions that City Counsellor McDougal gave notice that the contract was canceled. The deal was then made with the National Water-works Company, whereby the city obtained the plant and §55,000 more for the bonds than was offered by the syndi- cate. The Boston syndicate will probably sue the city in the Federal Court for from $200,000 to §$300,000, the profit it would bave realized if it had obtained the bonds. The claim will be made that the city failed to tender the bonds before canceling the agreement to seil them. It will also be urged that the bonds were in the custody of the court and that the syndicate was ready to pay them as soon as the city was ready to deliver them. R. M. quder of this “city, who sold the-original issue of $2,000,000 water-works bonds and who con- ducted the recent negotiations for the Boston syndicate is much chagrined over the disposition of the bonds. He feels that the syndicate has been unfairly treated. —_———— ENDED HIS,LIFE WITH A BULLET. Mysterious Suicide of W. W. Kettle in a Pittsburg Hotel, PITTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 26—W. W. Kettle of Washington, D. C., shot and in- stantly killed himself at Hotel Willey, on Sixth street, at 8:55 this morning. Mr. Kettle was probably 30 years of age. Little | is known about him. It is believed that he was connected with the War Depart- ment at Washington. On Saturday morning last Colonel Ed- ward Frey, clerk in the paymaster-gen- eral’s office, called at the Record pension division. He explained that Kettle wasto have been married last week and failed to appear, but vouchsafed no details. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 26.—This afternoon some of the details preceding Kittle's disappearance were learned at his boarding-house. Here he formed the ac- quaintance of Miss Wylie, the 20-year-old daughter of the landlord. Kittle was al- most constant in his attention to the young lady from the first. and they were engaged to be married. The wedding day was tixed for last Saturday, all arrange- ments hayving been made to have the cere- mony performed that day. Mr. Little surprised his sweetheart Fri- day night by telling her that the wedding would have to be postponed for a short time, because he was broken down in health and had obtained a seven days’ leave of absence from the office and in- tended going away for a short time to try and recuperate. The young lady protested at first. but seeing her entreaties were with- out effect, she reluctantly consented to the proposed trip. He left Washington Satur- day night, going direct to Pittsburg, and the sad news of his suicide in that city was the first word that Miss Wylie has received of him since his departure. S FOUGHT AFTER CHURCH. Two Young Men Engage in a Fatal Quarrel. COOK, NEem., Aug. 26.—A serious cut- ting affray occurred last night at Mount Hope Church, four miles southesst of this place. Archibald Cathcart and William Tate, both sons of prominent farmers of this locality, met atter church and became involved in a quarrel which culminated in afight. When they came together Tate struck Cathcart with something (probably aknife), inflicting wounds in the left side and breast, from which Le died at 6 o’clock this morning. Both men are under age. Tate has not yet been apprehended. DROWNED [N THE RIVER Sad Fate of a Singer and His Lady Friend in Ne- braska. The Couple Attracted Much Atten- tion by Thelr Songs While Out Rowing.: NORTH FORK, NEBr., Aug. 26.—The North Fork of Elkhorn River claimed two victims last night. A. J. Gabler, of Waco, Tex., who had been traveling about the State as singer and banjo-performer for his brother, who was selling electric belts and appliances on the streets, together with a Mrs. Ada Vennum, whose parents reside at Blue 8prings, Nebr., took a boat at the foot of First street and rowed to the Methodist camp-meeting grounds. They arrived there safely, but while row- ing back to the city after services their boat in some way not known upset and both were drowned. No one witnessed the accident. The bodies were not recovered until 10 o’clock this morning, at which time they were found within six feet of each other near the river bank. Some parties return- ing from the campground last night heard the singing on the river and stop) to Iisten, littie thinking how soon the singers would be called upon to face that judg- ment regarding which they sang so well. T WILL NOT BE RELEASED. Vain Efforts Being Made for the Libera- tion of Taylor. PIERRE, 8. D., Aug. 26.—This after- noon the Attorney-General continued his arguments in the Taylor case by citations from Justice Jackson. Attorney Stewart for the defense, contended that the sen- tence must stand or fall as a whole, and that the court could not modify it. He declared the State to be neither a public or Srivale corporation, bat & body politic, and that no statute existed providing a pen- alty for embezzlement from the body poli- tic. He cited a number of cases to show that the court must release the prisener on the error of the lower court, and that no division of sentence was possible. After a short closing speech by the Attorney-Gen- eral the case went to the court, which ad- journed to 10 o’clock to-morrow. The pre- vailing opinion is that Taylor will not be released, but that the sentence of the lower court will stand. —_— SEVERAL FIREMEN INJURED In an Attempt to Put Out a Blaze in a Drugstore. DES MOINES, Ia., Aug. 26.—Seven fire- men were overcome by smoke and gasin a firein the basement of the Hansen Drug Company’s store on East Locust street this afternoon. The fire was caused by an exgloaion of drugs being mixed by C. D. Johnson, a clerk, who was badly burned. The firemen were fighting the fire in the 'ment when a second explosion oc- curred, the gas from burning varnish and the drugs rendering seven of them uncon- scious. - They were dragged out, but three of them are still delirious. The loss is about $2000, covered by insurance. For addttional Pacific Coast news sée Pages § and §, Boston’s Streets Lined With the Moving Masses. ALL DOORS WIDE OPEN. Never Before Has There Been Such an Animated Throng at the Hub. HONORS TO THE CALIFORNIANS. Everywhere Are Displayed Banners and Bunting Bearing Masonlc Emblems. BOSTON, Mass.,, Aug. 26.—Boston is like a maelstrom to-day. Its crooked streets are seething with moving masses of people, above whom flutter and sway flags and banners and bunting bearing the colors and all the emblems of Masonry. The crash of brass bands and bass drums salute the ear from every direction as the rapidly arriving commanderies of 8ir Knights, coming from every State in the TUnion, are escorted to their quarters. The city is charged with life and excite- ment. No such display of bunting and elaborate holiday dressings has been seen here in years, if indeed ever before. Every courteous and hospitable attention is being shown to the visitors. The city authori- ties have given the cue to the private citi- zen in this matter. The City Hall is sim- ply buried under a mass of tastefully arranged red, white and black, with the “In Hoc Signo Vinces” spread over its gates. All the other public buildings are arrayed in like manner, with an absolute prodigality of decoration, and at night the city is ablaze with light, and the elaborate designs of the day are repeated in’ vari- colored electric lamps. Those treasures which Boston holds so close to her heart and guards so jealously through fear of the vandals are to-day thrown wide open in a seeining complete reliance upon the knightly honor of all the people now within her gates. Doors that were closed even to the Christian Endeavorers, as being too sacred for or« dinary humanity, are now unlocked. For the second time in the history of several decades, the rusty ¢ld hinges turned to-day at vhe granary graveyard in the heart of the city in which the fathers of the Ameri- can revolution lie buried, a staff marking the resting place of the parents of Benja~ min Franklin and a sacred stone has stood by the grave of Mother Goose for 200 years, Across the way, also, the graveyard of old King’s Chapel has been opened wide with other celebrities. Hester Prynne of the ““Scarlet Letter,” and many of the publicly executed ‘“‘witches’ of her time were buried there. These things are among Boston’s dearest treasures, and that she allows the throngs to look upon them is worth noting as significant. The usual fee for climbing Bunker Hill monument is not required during the con- clave, ana so, indeed, every individual, by grace of the courtesy extended to the legion of invited Knights Templars, is lits erally granted the freedom of the City. The atmosphere is charged with hospie tality and good feeling. Golder Gate Commandery of San Fran- cisco has felt this, not alone in a general way, but has been the object of signal demonstration. Standing back from crowded Washington street, just opposite their headquarters, is the old building of the Kearsarge Association, with an ample area in front. It is a one-time schoole house with a large hall on the first floor, an ideal hall to rendezvous from for the parade. or receive their friends. It is owned by the city, and the city promptly tendered it to the commandery without., solicitation, so it may be said that Golden Gate Commandery has the mostample and fitting headquarters of any in the city. It has been a busy day tor its members. An immense wire netting was swung this morning across Washington street from the roof of the hotel to the upper branches of the trees in the grounds of their annex across the street, upon which the legend ‘Golden Gate Commandery No. 16, K. T., stationed at San Francisco,”’ was written in letters to be seen a half a mile away, From the fact that this headquarters is on the line of march, one of very few thas are, the grand parade, eight miles of Knights Templar, will pass under thig banner to-morrow. ‘The annex was appropriately decorated to-day and Zerubbabel was released in the vard to enjoy a bath. This had the effect of clogging traffic on Washington street and filling an army of Boston small boys with keen delight. Zerubbabel himself was evidently pleased. Golden Gate put in most of the day in visiting the Boston commanderies. Oakland Commandery and the Grand Commandery of California are rived to-day and were escorted to head. quarters at the Hotel Bartol. They report having had a long march at Montreal and were very tired. California Commandery No. 11is nicely located at the Parker House and put in a pleasant day visiting other commanderies and points of interest. WITH MILITARY PRECISION. Knights Templar Committecs Doing Theis Work Like Veterans. BOSTON, Mass.,, Aug. 26.—The busiest place in Boston is the headquarters of the Triennial Conclave committee of Knights Templar. Early in the morning the chief of each subcommittee was at his desk ready for the business of the day. The scene was decidedly suggestive of the head« quarters of the commander-in-chief of an army that after weeks of preparaticn was about to be led into battle. Aids hurried in and out with reports and orders, keep- ing the heads of departments continually on the qui vive and the Knights, clad in the picturesque regalia of the order, lent the martial touch necessary to complete the scene. To the reception committee has fallen the brunt of the battle. Under their direce tion the streets are filled with marching men. At the railway station detachments from Boston, De_Molay, St. Omar, De Payens, Joseph Warren and the other Boston commanderies are receiving the invading Templars and marching them off to their various headquarters. The committee on transportation reports