The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 19, 1895, Page 2

2 ' THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1895. through this busy and teeming world of ours, brings some strange and startling changes. About thirty-two years ago, not far from where Iam sow standing, a great battle was fought, when the Blue and the Gray met face to face in conflict, both battling for what they thought was right. With us that great contest ended thirty years ago, and now the Blue and the Gray meet again, not as enemies but as friends, members of the seme Government and pro- tected under one flag—Old Glory, as we like to call it—and if in the near or far future this good Government again requires the ser- vices of her sons, the Blue and the Gray will be found standing shoulder to shoulder in pro- tecting her rights. I bid you welcome. The annual address was then delivered by ex-Senator General Charles F. Man- derson of Nebraska. He elaborated his theme, the advent of a new era, by a de- scription of the campaign of Chattanooga and Chickamauga. He urged that “what has here been done should also be accom- plished on the other fields set apart by the Nation as places not to be profaned. Get- tysburg, Antietam and Shiloh should be- come lessons te the patriotic student of American history.” Another song by the glee club succeeded the applause which followed General Man P peroration, and preceded the ad- by Lieutenant-General Schofield Secretary Herbert. Said General and Schof rear the services you ren- in the time of ce that period, an s upon the field of bat ell asked in 1861, What good can 1t from a political union that does with it union ot sentiment, of inter- and of patriotic devotion—uni the rts of the peoy er h twas rantee of peace and ven in a division est and policy American people de- ational political e of that union of and nerosit your constant nding the right hand your Southern brethren, won the greatest is capable. It good W is & victory ror and conquered Your Southern aselves n of B! d domestic industri royed by wer, and by manifestations in the vocal manner of loyalty to the n, have nobly done their part in which has made ates one and un- Thus is the victory of ed than any victory of war. now able to i e of the United able forever. peace more re You the ful in 1 in v the ever memorable fie ginia, wes the storm which cleared the political atmosphere of our country and made it fit to support the life of the free, enlightened, patriotic and united people of to-dsy. This, my comrac is the fruit of your great, heroie s war and of your patriotic and fraternal con- duct and that of your brethren in the South since they returned to their allegiance to the flag of our common country Secretary Herbert, in beginning speech, said that the gathering at Chicka mauga, considering the antecedents and the present purpose of those who com- posed the audience, conld be paralleled in no other country but this. The civil war had brought enduring peace between hos- tile sections, and settled firmly the founda- tions upon which rested to-day the great- est of Governments. The emancipation of this country from the power of Great Britain was settled for- ever when Cornwal surrendered at Yorktown, and so, too, d Secretary Her- bert, the verdict of our civil war had been accepted as absolutely final. The perpe- tuity of the Union was settled forever when Lee offered, and Grant refused, the sword at Appomattox. Secretary Herbert, in the course of his remarks, proceeded to show that the North was not separated from the South through the ambitious design of any chief- tain, but that the strvggle was to deter- mine underlying principles of government that had not been settled in the conven- tion that framed our constitution. In the struggle that followed both sides were des- perately in earnest, because both sides be- lieved themselves to be in the right. There was ncthing, he said, to do but to fight it out, and it was fought out hon- estly, squarely and bravely on both sides. The South could not have induced to sac- rifice itself as it did except upon the belief that it was fighting for the rights be- queathed it by its ancestors. On the other hand, the North could never have been in- duced to fight as it did had it been waging a mere war of conquest. The people of the North were inspired with the conviction that they were fighting to maintain in its integrity the constitution of their fathers, which, as they understood it, oraained a verpetual union. The war decided the question of secession, and slavery, which had come into the dispute, was disposed of for all time. Secretary Herbert, in drawing a lesson from the times, said the political fury and sectional hate had destroyed mutual re- spect, the necessary founcation of frater- nal feeling, but all this had changed. In conclusion Mr. Herbert said: “During the thirty years that have elapsed since Grant refused totake the sword of Lee at Appomattox, as we have looked back at the past that admiration and respect has continued to increase; as we have Jooked around at the present we have come to confide in and rely upon each other, and here we are to-day, all met as brothers to do honor to the valiant hosts that fought at Missionary Ridge and Chickamauga. “Furthermore, you who have worn the bluein the days that tried men’s souls are not truer to-day to the flag under which you fought than are the men who fought in gray at Chickamagua and Missionary Ridge. [f the Governmentthat ordained the dedication of this National park is yours, so also is it their Government. Its privileges are theirs, and its promises are to them and their children. They take pride in its power and its prestige among the nations of the earth, and the loyalty to the Union of the Confederates who once fought so bitterly against it is the crown- ing glory of the heroes in blue, to whom monuments are to be dedicated to-mor- row.” Governor McKinley spoke in part as follows: Mr. President and Members of the Ohio, Chicka- mauga and Chattanooga National Park Commis- mission and my Fellow-Citizens: 1 receive the Ohio monuments from your hands in behalf of the Btate of Ohio, to be dedicated as & per- petual memorial to the Ohio soldiers who fought on this field. I cannot forbear in this public manner to express to the commission the thanks of the State,whose representative it has been, for the able andsatisfactory performance of its duties. 1t has executed the trustcon- fided to it with singular intelligence and fidel- ity, and will enjoy the lasting gratitude of the people of the State: Nearly a third of & century ago this place in | was a field of war and the scene of an awful and disastrous two-days’ battle. We come back aiter these long years, which have been years of momentous import to our country and civilization, to unite in the dedication of this great battlefield as a National park, which shail forever memorialize the valor of the American soldier and testify to the strength and glory of the American Union. The opposing forces here were fairly matched. The Confederate somewhat outnum- bered theUnion forces,but in courage and deter- rmination neither was at a disadvantage—both were equal in persistance and prowess. The commanders on both sides were among the most skillful and distinguished of their re- spective armies. They were military giants in command of mighty forces, and the conflict here waged was one which has few parallels in the annals of history. In meny repects the battle of Chickamagua was unlike any other battle of the Civil War. The gateway in the mountains was to be either won or lost here. While the success of the Union army here was extremely important to the Union cause, the overthrow of the Union arms here and the holding of this territory were indispensable to the Confederate cause. It was a desperate struggle for the mastery; and standing now upon this field, the former scene of so much blvod and carnage, recalling &ll that happened here and all that was done here, we are filled with increased interest and sstonishment, and stirred to the depths with admiration for the courage, valor and endur- ance of those engaged. Ohio is here to-day because her citizen soldiery was here then. We are here, not as then with arms inour hands, but with fraternal affection In our hearts. We are here the in- vited gnests of the Nation; here to dedicate the field, not to war or passion, but to peace and union. Well may Ohio feel a patriotic pride in these dedicatory ceremonies. Her Te in great battie pagent, rep- nting every arm of the military service. rs constituted quite one-filth of all d on this bloody field in defense of the Union. In all there were forty-two regi of infantry, three reglments of cavalry, » of sharpshooters and nine batteries llery, making & total ot fifty-five organi- This was Ohio’s contribution to this historic battle fought on this historic field. « Rosecrans, 8_graduste of great dis- 1 the United s Military Academy nd who served in the army until 1854, w the commander-in-chief of the Union forces and was an honored citizen of our own State. He entered the volunteer serv- as colonel of the Twenty-third Ohio Infan- I recall him with peculiar tenderness and pect. He was the first colonel of the regi- nt to which I belonged; my boyhood ideal a great soldier; and I gladly pay him my tribute of love for his tender qualities, which endeared him to me, and the high soldierly | qualities which earned him the gratitude of the State for his magnificent service to the Union cause. Ohlo is proud of him, and in his ng years I beg him o know affectionate regard of his ard his fame forever. General Garfleld, his cmef of staff, wasalso from Ohlo. The noble parthe pore here shines neral James Barnett, another , wes chief of artillery. The famous Cook family were here. General {cDowell McCook commended the Twentieth Corps; Colonel Dan McCook com- manded the Second Brigade, Second Division Reserve Corps; Colonel Ed McCook, the First , First Cavalry Corps; General Philip ivision, Twentieth Army rvice here and upon other covered him with imperishable fame. ral John Beatty, the honored pres- ident of the Ohio Commission, was here, and to him that State owes much for this patriotic dedication. battle of Chickamauga Rosecrans’ loss 74. This includes 4774 missing, a large mber of whom were killed and wounded. Bragg's loss, as estimated by the war records at Washington, was 17,304, The total loss for each army was more than 25 per cent of the entire force, and about 33 per cent, on each side, of the troops actually engaged. In the number of men actually engaged, in the magnificent valor displayed by both armies, in the splendid gallantry with which they as. saulted and met assaults, and finally in the ap- palling losses which both sides suffered, this great conflict has few equals in the history of the wars of the world, It wassald by a distin- guished Confederate soldier in his official re- port that he had “never known Federal troops | to fight so well and that he never saw Confed- erate soldiers fight better.” The devastating armies have vanished; their swords have been sheathed; their arms stacked. The passing years have brought in “their train the balm of healing and reconciliation. The wounds of war have been soothed and healed, but the men who fought here will be remem- bered for their bravery and heroism, and the men who saved the Union will never be forgot- ten. Future generations will read the story of Chickamauga on the pages of history already written, and hereafter to be written, and on the enduring granite which we unveil to-d Others will recite the story of the battle with its harrowing incidents, its heroism and its sacrifices; others will tell of the conflict of the first day—of the skill of Rosecrans and Crit- tenden and their associates, of Bragg and Longstreet and their associates. They will tell how on the second day the issue wavered in the balance, and was almost lost to the Union arms, when Thomas—glorious old soldfer— stood as the “Rock of Chickamauga.” Indi- vidual valor will be praised, and should be, on both siaes. Courage and devotion and endur- ance of Union and Confederate soldiers will receive just eulogy from other lips. The master- ful genius of the commanders, and the dogged determination of the soldiers will be repeated and it cannot be too often toid. Other speakers were General Granville M. Dodge, president of the Army of Ten- nessee, and General Dan Butterfield, Hooker’'s chief of staff, who eulogized Thomas and Hooker and General Horace Porter of Grant’s staff. The latter paid a glowing tribute to the private soldier, the | real hero of the war. Owing to the absence of Secretary La- mont the monuments were presented in each instance to General Fullerton, presi- dent of the National Park Commission. Michigan led off in this pleasing and patriotic service, the commissioner occu- pying for that purpose the platform of Snodgrass Hill, on which the general dedi- cation exercises will take place to-morrow. The monuments and markers erected upon the battlefield of Chickamauga, Chat- tanooga, Missionary Ridge and Orchard Knob were presented to Governor Rich by Captain and ex-Congressman C. E. Belk- nap, president of the State Park Commis- sion. The Ohio dedications followed under di- | rection of General John Beatty, president | of the Board of Commissioners. This was the most elaborate and notable event of the day. Bishop Joyce of the Methodist church offered prayer, and addresses were made by General Charles H. Grosvenor, ex- Governor James E. Campbell, General Aquilla Willey, who turned the monu- ments over to Governor McKinley, ana he in turn to General Fullerton. Members and officers of the State com- mission also spoke. Governor Campbell’s address was largely an eulogy upon Gen- eral Ferd Vandever, a fellow-townsman, who took an active part in the battle. Illinois dedicated her monuments at the widow Glenn’s house, which was Thomas’ headquarters. The address was delivered by Governor Altgeld. The train bearing the four members of the Cabinet, which left Washington last night to attend the dedication of the park to-morrow, did not reach here until late. Secretaries Harmon and Herbert are the guests of Captain H. S. Chamberlain, Post- master-General Wilson is Hon. H. Clay Evan’s_guest, and General Wheeler enter- talns Secretary Smith. To-night they stopped at Lookout Mountain, and are ex- psc.ted to return to Washington on Friday. Swept by a Tornado. EAST TAWAS, Micn., Sept. 18.—The most disastrous storm of recent years passed over this locality at midnight, dis- abling vessels, wrecking buildings and leaving general destruction in its track. The wind blew from the northeast at the ;u:of 100 miles an hour. Noli os CABLE T0 HONOLULU. Concession Granted by the Government of Hawaii. SECURED BY AMERICANS. Sign a Contract Granting Ex- clusive Rights for Twenty Years. TO BE COMPLETED IN 1898. It Is Stipulated That Work on the Line Must Begin In May, 1897. LONDON, Exe., Sept. 18.—The Morning | Post to-morrow will print a dispatch to a news agency, saying that American plantars have secured a concession from the Hawaiian Government and a contract | has been signed granting an annual sub- sidy of §$40,000, with exclusive rights for | twenty years, to lay a cable from the | continent which shall extend | American only to Hawaii. The Government agrees not to permit the laying of any other cable to Hawaii. The contractors stipulate that the line shall not be constructed until arrange- ments have been made for an annual sub- sidy of $175,000 from the United States Government. The line must be begun in May, 1897, and completed by Noyember of the following year. DENVER'S DIVNE HEALER Hundreds of Sufferers Flock to the Lowly Cobbler for Relief. Storles of Marvelous Cures by the Power of Faith Glven Wide Circulation. DENVER, Coro., Sept. 18.—Interest in the work of Francis Schlatter, the modest and simple-minded cobbler whobelieves he has the power to heal the sick, the lame and the blind, grows with each succeeding day. To-day was the third of his ministry. which he says he will continue until No- vember 16, when he goes to Chicago, and it showed no diminution of the crowds. From 9until 4 o’clock he stands in the open air, with bared head, clasping with a warm grasp the hands of the sufferers who are trying to find relief from their ills, and at the close of each day hundreds standing in the Jong line are turned away. Besides the work Schlatter answers hun- dreds of letters which come daily from all over the country. All this he does without pay. Alderman Fox, at whose house the man stays, says of him: “Schlatter 'does not claim to be the Christ, and he never did. He merely says, when asked the direct question, ‘T am’— that’sall. To me he avers that he is noth- ing but a poor, ignorant man. He is Gom- inated by some strange power .which does heal those sufferinz. This power, he claims, comes from above, but no man can be cured unless he has ‘faith,” and by that word you know all.”” While reports are current of cures al- ready performed, time has not been suffi- cient to prove them e s SESSION OF PRISO. WARDENS, Officers for the Enswing Xear Elected at Denver. DENVER, Coto., Sept. 18.—Owing to an excursion to Golden to visit the State Re- form School the Prison Wardens held but a short session to-day. Dr. D. H. Rankin of Pittsburg read the report of the com- mittee on the work of prison physicians, This dealt mainly with the subject of sani- tation and the use of water. To day the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, Roeliff Brinkerhoff of Mansfield, Ohio; vice-presi- dents—Charlton E. Felton of Chicage; C. T. Lewis of Morristown, N. J.; Captain J. W. Pope of Fort Leavenworth, Kans.; Rev. George H. Hickox of Jackson, Mich.; secretary, Rev. John L. Milligan of Alle- gheny; “assistani secretarfes—J. L. Byers of Columbus, Ohio; H. H. Hart of St. Paul; Lycius S. Stone of Lansing, Mich., and Ernest Bicknell of Indianapolis; treasurer, Charles M. Jessup of New York City. A number of standing committees were appointed. In the evening Dr. Brockway of New York made an address, explaining the work done at the Elmira Reformatory. = gee PURCHASING TERMINALS. The Santa Fe Negotiating for Its Chicago Property. CHICAGO, I1L., Sept. 18.—Negotiations are all but completed for the purchase by the Santa Fe reorganization committee of its terminal property now held by the Chicago Elevated Terminal Company, which is practically synonymous with General Joseph T. Torrence of this city. General Solicitor Kenna is expected to arrive here to-morrow and attend to the drawing up of the final papers. General Torrence, it is understood, will make $1,000,000 out of the deal. The pmgen_v to be transferred includes all the Atchison terminals in Chicago, which em- brace not only the 3000 feet of State-street Druperlf' south of Twelfth street, but pretty much all the company’s right of way in- side the city limits., The property cost about $12,000,000, and it is estimated that at a forced sale it would bring $15,000,000. miaens bifs Inquest Over Osceola Mine Fictima. CALUMET, MicH., Sept. 18.—The Coro- ner’s inquest into the death of the thirty miners smothered in the Osceola mine ten days ago showed that all the men must have been dead for orie or two hours before the shafts were closed. This will probably set at rest the ugly rumors to the effect that the men were smothered by the haste of the superintendent to cover the shafts and save property loss. The Osceola has resumed work with its normal force of 550 men. SRR Fled to Escaps Hypnotie Eyes. BRIDGEPORT, Coxx., Sept. 18.—Miss Beatrice Morelan, a member of Palmer Cox’s Brownie Company, now playing at the Park City Theater in this city, has dis- appeared. She is believed to have fled to escape from a man with piercing black eyes, who has for a long time occupied a seat in the front row whenever she has appeared and has exerted a hypnotic in- fluence over her. Yote to Continue the Strike. ISHPEMING, Micu., Bept. 18.— The miners’ union has voted to continue the strike to the bitter end. The steam-shovel operators will probably be called out again and the manpue grimly dekminegu to ' carry on the war. It will be surprising if there be not serious trouble in the very near future unless the mine-owners make some movement toward a compromise. LR TR LIGHTNING STRIKES A CHURCH. Several of the Congregation Injured by the Shoek. ROCKFORD, ILv., Sept. 18.—Lightning m:uck the Heisington Church, a few nples east of this city, while special ser- vices were being condueted this afternoon, and but for the premonition of danger on the part of the pastor, Rev. E.D. Hull, would have dountless killed many of the congregation. As it was the bolt left the following injured: Mrs. John Johnson, badly burned and suffering from nervous grostmuon, will recover; Mrs. Henry tanley, severely burned, recovery doubt- ful; two children, unknown, badly shocked; Mrs. Darwin Whitney, struck by a splinter and burned. he community in which the church is located is composed principally of farmers, and their vehicles were standing outside. The pastor from his pulpit discerned a beavy wind and rain storm coming, and he cut his sermon short, bidding his hearers todepart for their homes as quickly as possible. A number of the men departed to bring the horses, while their families crowded to the door. Not one had an opportunity to leave the church grounds before the storm burst with terrific fury. Almost the first bolt of lightning, followed by an awfunl crash of thunder, struck the sieeple and descended through shingles, timbers ana flooring to the ground floor beneath. The shock to the congregation was terrible, and men, women and children were thrown from their feet, some unconscious and the rest momentarily stunned by the vivid flash tm;\l'tthe terrible sensalion of the elec- ricity. ROBBED BY THE TELLERS Heavy Defalcations in the Chicago National Bank. Accounts Were Altered So Cleverly as to Deceive the Bank Examiner. CH1CAGO, IiL., Sept. 18.—Rumors of a | heavy defalcation in one of the big Chicago banks, which had been in circulation sev- eral days, were verified to-night, when it was learned from the representatives of the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York that the defalcation was on the part of the paying and receiving tellers of the Chicago National Bank. The name of one of the tellers is Jones, and it was from | him that detectives who were at work on the case secured a full confession. It was at first stated the amount of the embezzlement was $58,000. Later the sum dwindled to $18,000, and to-night the rep- resentatives of the Surety Company were willing to admit a shortage of $14,000. The greatest secrecy was observed by the bank officials and detectives after the defalcation was discovered. The book ac- counts were manipulated, and the purloin- ing has been in progress over six months. The strangest feature of the case is the fact that the National Bank Examiner Enssed over the shortage a month ago, eing deceived by a cleverly devised ruse on the part of the two teilers. When the Bank Examiner came around 1o look over the books of the bank, the paying teller, whose accounts were $7000 short, made a temporary request on the receiving teller for the amount, and his books balanced all right. OF INTEREST TO THE COAST. Pensions Granted Slope Feterams—Cali- fornians in Washington. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 18.—A post- office has been established at Cana, Butte County, Cal.,, with James W. B. Mont- gomery Postmaster. ajor Clarence Ewen, surgeon, now on sick leave of absence, is relieved from further duty at Fort Walla Walla, Wask., and will report in person to the command- ing officer at Fert Bliss, Tex., for duty at that post. Pensions for California: Original—John Umbhols, Alma; Philip Herrier, Mills Col- lege: Clement Johnson, Oroville. Reissue— Charles Wells, National Soldiers’ Home; Charles Frank, San Francisco; Benajah Holcomb, Valley Center. Oregon: Original—Stephen Farrel, Port- land. Reissue—William H. Gray, Com- stock. Reissue and increase—Owen Ohl, Mount Hope. Californians in Washington—J. R. Win- ate, W. Towers, San Francisco; W. H. : en({son, Los Angeles; E. 0. Carlisle, Oak- land. s WIFE-MURDER AND SUICIDE. Terrible Lomestic Tragedy in a Nebraska T BCRIBNER, NEBR., Sept. 18.—The terri- ble evidences of a domestic tragedy were disclosed here to-day in the house where F. Haightman has made his home for years. Neighbors were attracted to the residence by a peculiar smell. They broke open the door and found the body of Mrs. Haight- man in a front room, terribly swollen and rapidly decomposing. Upstairs Haight- man’s body was found hanging to a rafter. He had shot his wife and committed sui- cide. They had not been living happily together, and had separated some months ago. There is no known witness to the crime, and it is not known exactly when it was committed. e MISS CRANDALL MARRIED. . United to a Pueblo, Colo., Man Without Her Parents’ Knowledge. OMAHA, Nesr., Sept. 18.—About a month ago Miss Crandall of Omaha went to Pueblo, Colo. While there, she met George McCord, manager of the Mcuord- Bragdon Company, and it was not long before their acquaintance waxed into love. Yesterday morning Rev. Mr. McKay made them happy by performing an impromptu marriage ceremony, after which the couple left for the residence of the groom’s parents in St. Joseph, to break the news in person. Mr. McCord is a brother of W. H. McCord of this city. Miss andall is the accomplished daughter of George T. Crandall, who has held a responsible position with the Union Bacific road for yeas ——— Collided With an Ice Wagon. FiORT SCOTT. Kaxs., Sept. 18.—The first accident on the Fort Scott electric railway during the five years it has been in opera- tion occurred last night, when a car col- lided with an ice wagon. B. F. Othick of Fort Scott, J. W. Scott of Girard, Frank Adams, the motorman, and Frederick Rob- erts, driver of the ice wagon, were hurt. The motorman’s injuries will probably prove fatal. e Injunction to Prevent Consolidation. S.T. PAUL, Mixx., Sept. 18.—Henry W. Childs, Attorney-General of Minnesota, has begun suit against the Great Northern Railway Company to permanently enjoin it from entering into any agreement look- ing to connection with the Northern Pacific. A temporary injunction is also |JOHN B, GENTRY WO Joe Patchen and Vera Capel Beaten at Milwaukee. TOOK STRAIGHT HEATS. McHenry Guided His Horse to Victory With Apparent Ease. BRIGHTON BEACH WINNERS. in Every Event—On Other Eastern Tracks. MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, Sept. 18.—Over 20,000 people crowded the grand stand and filled the place along the track at the State Fair Park to-day to see the great race be- Vera Capel. The race was for a purse of §$3000, and was won by John R. Gentry in three straight heats with apparent ease. The third heat was a great disappointment that he would try to break the record in this heat. Right after the horses had feet and fell about a sixteenth of a mile behind. The handicap was too much for him to overcome, and Gentry won easily. 2:18 trot, purse $600—Agatha won, Joe Won- der second, Marble third. Best time, 2:1. 2:24 trot, purse #600—Volney won, Wilkes second, Tom Miller third. Best time, 2:1815. Special purse $3000. John R. Gentry (McHenry Joe Patchen (Curry Vera Capel (Dunbar) Time, 2:0634—2:059, 3 BRIGHTON BEACH RACETRACK, Sept. 18.—The programme presented here to-day was not particularly attractive, con- sequently the attendance was small. It was a good day for good things. Cuckoo, a 20 to 1 shot, won the first race; Bal- maghie, at odds of 10 to 1, the second; and Inquirendo, at 4 to 1, the third, whle fa- vorites carried off the honors in the other events. Five furlongs, Cuckoo won, Tom Harding second, Old Dominion third. Time, 1:013;. Five furiongs, Balmaghie won, Arline second, | Glenloe third. Time, 1:03. Mile and a_sixteenth, Inquirendo won, Kal- Hrhoe second, Nicolini ‘third, Time, 1:483;. One mile, Little Tom won. Best Brand second, | Panway third. Time,1:433;. Threé-quarters of a mile, Prince Lief won, Sky bluesecond, Yaukes Daodle third. Time, 14 . One mile, Longbridge won, C Harry Alonzo third. Time, 1:43) ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 18.—Six furlongs, Aunt Susio won, Keno second, Isabella third. Time, 1:16%. Five furlongs, Ardelle won, Fanne Rowena second, Maxima third. Time, 1:02}4. Mile 'and seventy yards, Probasco_ wom, Booze second, Sull Ross third. Time, 1:45% Four and a half furlongs, Broadside wou, Canfleld second, Sir Archer third. Time, D6 One mile, Treasure won, Storckeeper second, Silverado third. Time, 1:433¢. Six furlongs, Sumo’ won, Servitor second, Wells Street third. Time, 1:16. OAKLEY RACETRACK 010, Sept. 18.—Five furlongs, Pete won, Prairie King second, Com- missioner Frank third. Time, 1:023{. Seven furlongs, Eliz won, Bob Martin second, Master Fred third. Time, 1:2834. Five and a haif furlongs, Ben Eder won, Souffle secand, Marquise third. Time, 1:081%. Seven furlongs, Strathrol won, Yellow Rose second, Evanatus third. Time 1:27. One mile, La Creole won, Sigurd sécond, Gas- con third. Time, 1:421;. INDIANAPOLIS, IND., Sept. 18.—Free-for-all trot, purse $900, continued from Tuesday, Dandy Jim won, David B second, Altao third. Best time, 2:093,, 2:17 pace, purse $800 (unfinished), Watcheye won, Alice Wilkes second, Captain Cranch third. " Best time, 2:13. But one heat of the 2:30 trot was got off and it was_won by Jolly Wilkes. Red Star second, Kitty Wilkes third. Time, 2:24{. Gl 233 334 larus second, 4. RACES AT STOCKTON. The Talent Reaped a Harvest on Fthel Downs and Babe Marion. STOCKTON, Car., Sepv 18.—The at- tendance at the park here to-day picked up considerably, and there was a fair day's racing. There were four events on the card, but the trotting race for the 2:27 class, with a purse of $300, was declared off on account of some trouble about money matters. Potrero, Dr. Puff and Our Seth were hooked to start in this event. Dr. Puff was high up, the sellers being unable :iu] get any money against him on the eld. Two favorites won, Ethel Downs in the 2:22 trotting race and Babe Marion in the pacing event, 2:25 class. Regal was a fa- vorite in the five and a half furlong dash, with Guadaloupe second choice, but Bar- caldine captured the race as a field invest- ment. Running, five and a half furlongs, purse $150 (for horses that have not won three races this year, non-winners of one race allowed five pounds, maid: | Regal, b. Guadaloupe, ch. g., 114 (Sfim; Huguenot, ch. g.. 117 (T. Smith). Connaught, ch. g., 123 (D. Dennison) Colieen Bawn, b. £.,86 (. Dennison). Time, 1:10. Trotting, 2:22 class, purse $1000. Ethel Downs, bl. m., by Boodle (T. Heating). John Bury, b. 8., by Antonious (Bunch) Native State, b. 5., by Starr Sultan (Mal Eswfi.;r.l- y Guide (Wildams). Letter B, b. m., by Ward B (Bent). Maud H, s. m., by Mambrino (Rodriquiz), Melvar, ¢h. s., by Fordstan (Snyder). ... i, 2:10%—3:1614—2 1574, Pufln&‘-‘ g\:m‘ 0. b:e.nmcn. b. m., by Stelnway (Cha- N ) 125 class, for three-year-olds and under, van 23 iy Nadiord, e 2 by Navrora. (od ‘utford, ., ut: Tiie, 218230 2135313 WINNERS AT SANTA ANA. Opening of the Orange County Wheelmen’s New Park. SANTA ANA, CAL., Sept. 18.—The open- ing of Orange County Wheelmen’s Park to- day was a success, about 1000 spectators being present. The day was perfect and the track in fine condition. One mile, novice, E. L. Weaver won, James Hood second, Ross Stanfield third. Time, 2:23. One mile, open, class B, first heat, H. E. Mc- Crea won, fred Lacy second, William Hatton third, Time, 2:14. Second heat, Horace Slater won, Emil Ul- bricht second, G. Schmidt third, Time, 2:15. Final heat, Horace Slater won, H. E. McCrea secona, Emil Ulbricht third. Time, 2:12 1-5. One mile, open, class A, first heat, C. Hewitt won, W.E.de Lay second, H. E. Bundy third. Time, 2:31 4-5. Second heat, W. A. Taylor won, D. E. Whit- lsnag and, ‘Charles Stimson fhird. Time, The final heat of this race was a scorcher, being won in the fastest time of the day, 2:114-5, by D. E. Whitman, W, A. Taylor sec- ond and C. Hewitt third. Eleven started. Two-mile lap, class B, Emil Ulbricht first, 14 rolnu: Horace Slater and William Hatton tied or asked to restrain the company from any 5:0“';';" Disoawithisevers pe(nif aach. Time, connection during the lency of the | One mile handicap, Orange County, won b; action. S S Killed in a Collision. GREENSBURG, Inp.,, Sept. 18.—The Louisville northbound passenger train, No. 106, on the Big Four road, collided with a freight train near here about mid- night. Jogn Beatty, the fireman, was killed and others are reported seriously m;i\‘xcx;d. The wreck was caused by an open switch, Tke Field, with 65 yards; E. E. Woods, second, g?zlnar_gl; H. E. Bundy, third, seratch. Time, Fiye mile handicap, class A, 20 starters, Favorites Carried Off the Honors | p; tween Joe Patchen, John R. Gentry and | to the crowd, as Curry had announced | passed under the wire Patchen went off his | | religious_excitement. handicaps ranging from 100 to 500 yards, won by W. A. Taylor, 100 Eyndl' Charles Stimpson, second, 250 yards: E. L. Weaver, third, 850 yards. ' Time, . After the races W. A. Burke of Los An- geles tried for the class B, third of a mile record. He made the circuit in :38 flat. ered the same distance in :372-5. Both were paced. gl o WILL STOP THE BIG FIGHT. Governor Culberson Says It Shall Not Take Place in Texas. AUSTIN, TEx., Sept. 18.—Governor Cul- berson at a late hour to-night issued the following interview io the press anent the Dallas prize-fight test case by Judge Hart yesterday: “The proposed fizht at Dallas shall not take piace if enongh men can be found to execute the law, of which I have nb doubt. My constitutional duty will be discharged faithfuily. If those who are sponsors for the proposed fight denounced as brutal by Judge Hart are sincere in the belief that the people of Texas have not prohibited by law, they can easily have the question determined by one of the courts of last resort.” e — Nettos, but No Fighting. SAN BERNARDINO, Car., Sept. 18.— The sparring exhibition at the amphithea- ter to-night drew a crowd of 2000. There were several good settos between Los An- geles pugilists, colored and white, but no fighting. A finish contest between “Young itzeimmons’ and James Turner of the Angel City was a hammer-and-tongs scrap of four short rounds, Turner having the best of it. The lanky youngster who copied the name of the Australian black- smith knows not_the A B C's of fig! ting. ‘Whether he was knocked out or shammed cannot be stated. Transcontinental Wheel Record Broken. PROVIDENCE, R. L., Sept. 18.—Merton Duxbury, who started from the City Hall, Providence, April 2, to ride to San Fran- cisco and back, returned at 2 yesterday afternoon, having reduced the transconti- nental record from 59 days 11 hours to 48 days 18 hours. Duxbury is the first wheelman to make the journey from coast to coast and return, and the only one to cross the Great American Desert, a feat attempted by Thomas Stevens several years ago. He also broke several records between local points along his journey. i iat On the Bail Field. BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 18.—Bostons 8, 8, 4. Baltimores 3, 5, 1. Batteries—Dolan and Ryan, Roper and Clark. Umpire—Murray. PITTSBURG, Pa., Sept. 18.--Pittsburgs 6,9, 3. Chicagoes 7, 3. Batteries—Gardner and Merritt, Friend and Donohue. Umpire— mslie. -, LOUISVILLE, KY., Sept. 18.—First game— Louisvilles 2, 6, 2. St. Louis 4, 7, 1. Batteries— McFarland and_Warner, Breitenstein and Ot- ten. Umpire—MecDoneld. Second game—Louisyilles 9, 14, 1. St. Louis 2,9,2. Batteries—McDermott and Spies, Kis- singer and Otten. Umpire—MeDonald. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 18.—Washingtons 5, 11, 3. Brookiyns 3, 10. Eight innings, called for darkness. Batteries—Mercer and Mc- Guire, Humbert and Grim. CLEVELAND, OmI0, Sept. 18.—Clevelands 10, 15, 4. Cincinnatis9, 15, 1. Batteries— Wallace, Young, Cuppy and 0'Conner; Rhines, Dwyer ‘and Vaughn. Umpires—0'Day and evne. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 18.—New York- Philadelphia ball game’ postponed on account of rein. e GAVE HER ALL TO THE CHURCH. An East Portland Woman Sues to Re- cover Property. PORTLAND, Or., Sept. 18, — Several vears ago when James Abraham, a wealthy Portlander, died, his widow deeded $130,000 worth of property to a Methodist college there, leaving all of her dead husband’s poor relations unprovided for. This, she says, she did while laboring under undue To-day she insti- tuted suit against the trustees oi the col- lege for an accounting of $30,000 handled by them in cash, also to set aside the deed conveying this benevolent gift for the rea- son that it was made under circumstances that were improper and illegal. B iy JUSTICE FIELD AT SEATTLE. Declined to Leave His Car and Be Enter- tained. SEATTLE, Was#., Sept. 18.—Associate Justice Stephen J. Field and party arrived in this city last night from Portland. The Judge had retired for the night, and would not leave the Southern Pacific Railroad’s rivate car Mishawaka, in which he and is friends are junketing about the coun- trv. The invitation to stop off in thiscity, given by the Bar Association, was declined, and the distingnished party left this morning at 9 o’clock for Vancouver, g%ing thence East over the Canadian Pa- cific. B SHCRAMENTD BLIZE Gallons of Oil and Gasoline Are Consumed in the Flames. Sald to Be the Work of a Mysterl- ous Firebug From the Vicinity. SACRAMENTO, Car., Sept. 18. — At 10:30 o’clock to-night an alarm of fire was turned in from Ninth and K strects, and a few minutes later a general alarm called out the entire department. For two hours they fought one of the hardest battles with the flames which they have had to en- counter in this city for years. The fire originated on the back porch of the grocery-store of Beesley & Co., an soon ate its way into the oil and gasoline room, where the heat-caused the cans to explode. Within a few seconds the entire interior was a massof raging flames, which spread to the adjoining building. This was occngied by a shoemaker, who also ran ‘4 tailor-shop. Before the department could begin work another building, which had as its tenants a number of Chinamen who conducted a laundry, was also in flames. The grocery-store and tailor-shop were entirely destroyed and the adjoinin, buildlng badly damaged. Beesley Co. carried a $3000 stock and were insured for but §750. On the tailor-shop and stock, which is an entire loss, there is no insur- ance, while the adjoining buildings carry sufficient insurance to cover all loss. The origin of the fire is an entire mys- tery, but the supposition seems to be that it is the work of a firebug who has been operating in the vicinity of to-night’s fire for the past two weeks, and whose opera- tions have so alarmed the women of the neighborhood that many fear to retire to rest. The method pursued this incen- diary has been to_start a fire in some out- side portion of a dwelling, assist in remov- ing farniture and valuables, or in quelling the flames, and then demand money in re- turn for his exertions. These facts have been in the possession of the police au- thorities for some time, but have not been made public for the reason that it was not considered judicious to create unnecessary alarm among the residents. An active search has been prosecuted for the man’s capture. —_—— FRACAS AT SACRAMENTO. Wharton, the Disbarred Attorney, Arrested for Assaulting His Ex-Wife. SACRAMENTO, OaL., Sept. 18.—Mrs. Z. F. Wharton, who obtained a divorce some time ago from her husband, the dis- barred Sacramento attorney, appeared at the City Hall to-day and swore out a war- rant for his arrest for assault. Her state- ment was that when she returned to ber home in one of Wharton’s houses she found her former husband and his mother removing her household effects to the side- walk. She remonstrated and claims that she was knocked down and beaten by him. This evening when Policeman Wilson attempted to serve the warrant he was at- tacked by Wharton's law Enrtner, Charles Tracy. After a struggle the latter was ar- rested and carried to the station-house, FOUGHT WITH FLAMES Fire Raged in the Business Center of Indianapolis. GREAT DAMAGE DONE. For Hours the City Was in Danger of Total De- struction. BIG BLAZE AT OSHKOSH. Immense Buildings Were De-~ stroyed and One Man Lost His Life. INDIANAPOLIS, Ixp., Sep’. 18.—Build- ings snd merchandise in the center of the city valued at $350,000 were destroyed by fire this morning, imncluding Water some of the finest structures. added to the loss, but the flooding much property from greater destruction. The big losers are as follow: Eastman, Schleicher & Lee, stock, $175,000; A. P. Pettis, building, $35,000; Indiana National Bank, $35,000; V.T.Mallott, building, $3¢ 000; Western Union Telegraph Compan $10,000; W. H. Coleman, building, $10,000; A. C. Harris, law library, $10,000. Twenty losses of from $1000 to §2000 are also re’ ported. Two million dollars in cash stored in the vaults of the Indiana National Bank, | whose buifding was totally destroyed, was in danger, but the vaults withstood the flames. The fire started at 6 p. ». on the third third floor of the five-story building on Washingron street owned by A. P. Pettis and occuvnied by Eastman, Schleicher & Lee. Itsoon had great headway, and all the Fire Department was called to combat the disastrous blaze. In spite of the hard fighting of the firemen the flames spread rapidly, and it was several hours before they were sufficiently under control to quiet the fears that the entire business dis- trict might be burned. S BLAZE AT OSHKOSH. One Life Lost in a Disastrous Conflagra- tion. OSHKOSH, Wis., Sept. 18.—One of the most disastrous fires that ever visited this city broke out at about 12:30 o’clock this afternoon and proverty valued at about $375,000, including two large manufactur- ing plants, three residences, one store and about seven or eight million feet of lumber were destroyed. One life was lost as a re- sult of the fire. The exact origin of the fire is not known, but it is supposed that it was started through the carelessness of an employe who was smoking during the noon hour. During the fire among the lumber-piles of the Conlee Lumber Company one of them fell with a crash, burying three men be- neath it. They were released, but one of them was severely burned about the head and removed to his home. The losses are as follows: The Morgan Company, $75,000, G. A. B. Streich, wagon plant, $175,000; Conlee Lumber Company, on lumber, $100,000; residences, $25,000. The insur ance on the Morgan plants was light,while the rest of the desfroyed property was well covered. Adjudged Guilty, but Insane. LONDON, Exc., Sept. 18.—Robert Coombes, the thirteen-year-old boy, who, with his brother Nathaniel, aged 11, was arrested last July on the charge of mur- dering his mother by stabbing her while she lay in bed, has been adjudged guilty, but declared to be insane and condemned to be imprisoned in an asylum during the Elenure of her Majesty. No charge was rought inst the younger brother. A hali-witted man named Ford, who was ar- rested with the boys on suspicion of com- plicity in the murder, was acquitred. ASTHMA CAN BE CURED A LEADING PHYSICIAN AT LAST DISCOVERS THE REMEDY. A Public Test Will Be Made To-Day at ‘William J. Bryan’s Drugstore. In the wonderful progress made by med- ical science of the world successful treat- ment for most diseases has Leen discov- ered, and diseases which were at one time considered incurable are now easily con- quered, Among the most difficult and ob- stinate of diseases which has baffled the skill of our most noted physicians up to the present time Asthma ranks first., Thousands of, sufferers know by their per- sonal experience that no absolute cure for this disease was discovered until Dr. Ru- dolph Schiffmann, the renowned physician, who_has made the treatment of Asthma and kindred complainfs the study of a life- time, during which time he has treated and cured more cases of Asthaa than any living doctor, perfected a remedy which not only produces instant relief in the most severe cases of Asthma, Phthisic, Hay-fever and Bronchitis, but has posi- tively cured thousands of sufferers who were considered incurable. Recognizing the skepticism of the public in this age of countless fraudulent nostrums, Dr. Schiff- mann, in order to restore confidence and obviate any suspicion of impogition, re- uests this paper to announce that from A. M. to-day until 6 P. M. to-morrow he offers a liberal sample box of Schiffmann’s Asthma Cure to all personsapplying at ‘William J. Bryan's Drugstore, under Grand Hotel, absolutely free of charge, knowing that a personal test will be most convinc- ing and will vindicate his every claim. This physician has made a most generous offer to rsons who suffer from this most terrible disease, and all sufferers are not only requested but cordially invited to call, and should bear in mind the time and place specified for the distribution and avail themselves of the offer. Persons liv- ing out of this city who desire to test the merits of this most wonderful remedy will receive a package free by mail by writing to Dr. R. Schiffmann, 315 Rosabel street, St. Paul, Minn., providing their letter is received before October 1.as no samples can be obtained after that date. William J. Bryan, the well-known druggist, author- izes us to announce that he has received a quantity of samples from Dr. Schiff- mann, which he will distribute during the hours mentioned in accordance with his offer. Dr. Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established in 1834 for the treatment of Private Diseases, Lost Manhood. Debility or disease wearing on bodyand mindand Skin Diseases I'he doctor cureswhen othersfail. Try him. Charges low. cum;--ruu-ed. Callorwrite, Dr.Jd. F. GIBEON, Box 1957, San Francisco. ALl where he furnished h bail and was re- | oRug 1C. Hewitt of Pasadens, class A, then cov- | leased. o