The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 20, 1895, Page 1

£ VOLUME LXXVIIL 2 V0. 112. SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 20, 1895. PRICE FIVE CENTS. though not being able to see anything owing to the fog, he made for the spot whence the sounds came. He found the Edam filling rapidly, but there was still ample time to rescue those on board. There was no panic whatever, and the officers, crew and passengers alike be- haved with admirable coolness. The following details of the collision the Edam Was Run were obtained from passengers on the Down. Edam, which were brought here in tow of the steamer Beresford: It was pitch dark e at the time the collision occurred, and at HIT BY THE TURKESTAN‘ first intense alarm was manifested by those on the steamer, As soon, however, SUNK BY A COLLISION. While Groping in a Fog as it was seen that the Turiestan was standing by to assist the Vulture the anx- 1ety grew lesss The Edam’s boats were rap- idly lowered and it was found that there was ample room in them for all on board the steamer. There was hardly time, how- ever, for the passengers to clothe them- selves fully, and the women threw on the clothing nearest at hand and made their way on deck, whence they were lowered to the boats, they being to first to go over the vessel’s side. Fortunately the sea was smooth and the transfer was carried on without difticulty and perfect order was maintained. The Turkestan stood by until all were clear of the sinking steamer, which went down at 3 o'clock. The Turkestan’s stem was badly damaged. Captain Brunsma of the Edam states that his ship remained afloat two hours and forty-five minutes after the col- lision. After leaving the Edam he boarded Both Vessels Were Badly In- Jured, and One Soon Went Down. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE PANIC After the Passenxgers and Crew Had Taken to the Boats They Were Rescued. Sept. 19. — The ed here this morn- | wler Vulture and three | PLYMOUTH, stean ord ing towing the Exc er Be: boats of the steamer Edam, which had | the Turkestan and found that the stem ot been nk by a collision. The Edam left | that vessel had been badly damaged by New Y September 5, for Amsterdam. | the impact. The Turkestan, which col- lided with the Edam, belongs to the Anglo- Arabian and Persian Steamship Company (Jimited) of London. She was built in 1894 at Linthouse; is of steel, 345 feet long, 47 feet beam, 26 feet depth of hold, measures | 2612 net and 4000 gross tonnage. WITH GREAT ENDURANCE, d on board the captain and | crew and passengers of the v reported that all were un- The V mer. tedly The Edam was a bark-rigged screw steamer belonging to the Netherlands American Steam Navigation Company of R iam. When the collision took place ound from New York for Am- | The voyage had been favorable tnight, when the steamer ran into : off the southern coast of Eng- She kept on slowly through the fog d Marvelous Fortitude of Francis she was opposite Start Point, the most southerly point of Devon. Schiatter, the Alleged At 1 o'clock this morning, while the Healer. steamer was fifty miles off shore, she came e e 2 into collision with the steamer Turkestan. | Ajready People Tell Wonderful Immediately after the collision the Turkes- Storles of the Cures of the tan drew off and was lost in the fog. What Stratine San. became of her the people from the Edam did not know, and they were unable to in- vestizate, for their own steamer had re- ceived serious injuries. The passengers, all of whom were asleep DEXNVER, Coro., Sept. 19. — Francis | Schlatter, the alleged healer, is giving an exhibition of human endurance little short at the time, were awakened by the shock | of the marvelous. He closed his fourth and rushed for the deck. Fortunately,|day apparently in good condition, though there were not many on board. There | a bright red spot in the palm of his right were no cabin passengers and the steerage | hand showed how arduous a task it is to contained only forty-one adults, seven |grasp with no small muscuiar effort the ldren and one baby. | hands which are stretched to him at the Good discipline was maintained and | rate of three a minute for seven hcurs there was no panic. The steamer slu\\']y{dmly. He stands in the sunlight, cov- settled, and when it was seen that she was | ered only by his long locks of hair, lean- doomed the boats were lowered and the | ing with his left hand upon the fence, but passengers and crew began to embark | often using both hands in giving the heal- without confusion. It was justat this time | ing touch to the constantly increasing that the trawler Vulture appeared on the | numbers who wait so patiently for the op- cene. She took all on board before the | portunity. dam went down and started for the land. | It is a most patbetic sight to sec the On the way the Beresford was encountered ['suffering humanity huddled in one long and t the Vulture in. line, crowding uncomfortably close to- The master of the trawler says that the | gether, and standing by the hour in the crash when the two steamers came to- | dust under a burning sun. That few faint gether was what attracted his attention. | from exhaustion in such conditions is as The fog was so dense that he could not see | remarkable as the universal smiles which anything, but he knew from the sound | wreath their faces as they go hopefully that a collision had occurred, and made | away after havihg been blessed by this for the place as ravidly as possible. When | strange man. he arrived he fotind the Edam rapidly Already people are standing in the street settling. The boats had been lowered | telling the idle bystanders how they have and the passengers and crew were em- | been cured. Imagination it may be, but barking. There was plenty of time to|the positive declaraiions of deaf, blind, work, and all those on the steamer were | paralytic and rheumatic persons who pro- transferred to the Vulture with little | fess to have been cured within these four danger. Officers, crew and passengers be- | days are difficult to account for. A num- haved with the greatest coolness, arnd | per of cases have been registered and their there was not even an approach to a panic. | Fifty passengers and forty-three mem- bers of the crew have been landed here. in Brunsma, commander of the | 1 vessel, says that the Edam was kon the port side amidships. The he says, bad favorable weather | throughout the voyage across the Atlantic and no trouble of any kind was experi- enced until the channel was reached, when a thick fog was encountered. A sharp lookout was kept on board the ship, and for a time all went well. Then one of the lookouts suddenly saw through the fog a vessel bearing down on the Edam, and | gave the alarm. The signal to reverse the engines was quickly given, and the order ‘was promptly obeyed, but it was too late | to avoid a disaster, and almost imme- diately came the that resulted in Hazen. foundering of the Edam. An inspection 2 showed that there was no hope of saving the vessel, and the order was' given for the | passengers and the crew to take to the'i future progress toward recovery will be closely watched. Schlatter’s mail grows rapidly and it soon will assume proportions so vast as to make it an impossibility for him to answer all of them. People were in line this morning at 6 o'clock, and at 4 o'clock, when Schlatter ceased his labors, the long ine of sick mortals stretched far down the street. SLAIN BY HS NEIGHBOR Zeno Mulvane Stabbed in 'lthe Heart by Jim vessel, Tha Trespass of a Colt on a Cane- fleld the Cause of the boats. Murder. Following the passenger list: Job Hug, Wiesniewski, M. Sujecki, W.| WICHITA, Kass, Sept. 19. — Two h and child, Fried- Haug, A. Haug, S. | in. D. Gyorgy and Kszizaniak, C. Nal man P. Worton, L. Stachetcky, J. Ondova neighbors, Jim Hazen and Zeno Mulvane, living on adjoining farms near Norwich, about twenty-five miles southwest of this child, B. Josef, George Zincak, J. Zincak, | city, became involved in a quarrel to-day, ¥. Henson, L. Reynkiewicz, J. Tono, G.|and ina hand-to-hand fight that ensued Oribus, M. }\[an}urt:un; M. Okrasko, H. | Hazen plunged a knife into his assailant’s Densinger, F. Geisler, P. Bender, K. Bres- | heart, killing him instantly. lin and children, 8. Nichols, B. Wazzil, D. Henckon, S. Krocks. V. Korol, D. Ersse- bet, J. Munde, G. Haslak, R. Chakyun and three children, E. Henzen, S. Walicki, J. Tung, D. Schmitt and infant and L. Funnel. Agent Van Dertoom of the Netherlands- American Steam Navigation Company had received only maritime exchange advices of the loss of the Edam up to 10:30 A. M., and these corroborate the reports of The United Press. All hands had arrived at Plymouth. The Edam carried seventy- five in her crew all told. She was fitted solely for steerage passengers, and had car- ried as many as 1200. She could steam eleven and a half knots an hour, and took fourteen days for the passage between New York and Amsterdam. The company valued her at $250,000, which is fully cov- ered by insurance. Her cargo comprised 2000 tons of corn, 900 tons of flour, 1500 bags of coffee, 173 cases of sewing ma- chines, 183 cases of tobacco and general merchandise, valued approximately at $120,000. —_——— THE TURKESTAN SAFE. The immediate cause of the trouble was the trespass of acolton afield of cane. The two men, however, had been bitter enemies since five years ago when Hazen had sought the hand of Mulvane’s daugh- ter in marriage and the father refused his | consent. The men were both prosperous. Mr. and Mrs. Mulvane would have celebrated their golden wedding to-morrow, and had sent out over a hundred invitations. To- night the little town of Norwich is in | mourning over the tragedy. Hazen has fled the country. LB e STRANDED THE COMPANY. Manager Taylor Eloped and Took AIl the Money. MONTICELLO, Ir., Sept. 1. — The 0'Grady’s “Mishaps” theatrical company of St. Louis was stranded here last hight at a late hour by the elopement of Man- ager 8. E. Taylor of St. Louis, who had just married Miss Jessie E. Poindexter of Baker City, Or., at this place. After the troupe played two nights he pocketed the money and he and his bride left for parts unknown. The Sheriff was notified and telegrams sent to surrounding towns, and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were caught at Forest, 60 miles north of Monti- cello. Taylorowes the troupe, twenty in num- ber, about $300 aud a board bill of $35. St i After the Collision She Hovered Near to Help the Edam’s Passengers. CARDIFF, Wavrgs, Sept. .19. — The steamer Tarkestan, which came into col- lision with the Edam, has arrived here with some of the Edam’s passengers and crew on board. The master of the trawler Vulture, which picked up the three boats of the ¥dam and with them was towed to Ply- mouth by the steamer Beresford, says that, hearing the crash of the collision, Treasury Gold Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 19.—At the close of business to-day the true treasury gold reserve was $95,898,875. This includes $100,000 from St. Louis, Mo., deposited in New York in exchange for currency. | sacred by the blood of heroes who fought | | at their side. ‘master-General Wilson and Attorney- ON' SNODGRASS HILL, Blue and Gray Met at the Famous Battlefield of Chickamauga UNITED UNDER ONE FLAG Veteran Foemen Assembled at the Opéning of a Great Park. THRILLING ORATIONS MADE. Generals Palmer, Gordon and Long- | street Among Those Who Spoke Patrlotically. CHATTANOOGA, T Sept. 19.—After an interval of thirty-two years the blue and the gray to-day again met around the cres- cent of Snodgrass Hill, on the battle-field of Chickamauga, but not as then, amid the from the several States appointed to act with the National Commissioners in erect- ing monuments and marks: W. C. Oates, Alabama; W. R. Atkinson, Georgia; J. P. Altgeld, Tllinois; Claude Matthews, Indiana; E. M. Morrll, Kansas; F. T. | Greenhalge, Massachusetts; J. T. Rich, Michigan; E. A. Holcomb, Nebraska; G. T. Wert, New Jersey; Levi P. Morton, New York; William McKinley, Ohio; Peter Turney, Tennessee; Urban A. Wood- bury, Vermont, and Governor McIntyre, Colerado. Governors Morton and Holcomb arrived here this morning, the former just in time to reach the field and witness the exer- cises. Missouri, Florida and North Caro- | lina were represented by delegations of distinguished citizens, and to crown all were the almost innumerable host of sur- vivors of the battle who had come to fight it all over again and to rejoice in its final issue and who represented nearly every State in the country. Especially notice- able were the veterans who came from Louisville, wearing their G. A. R. buttons. Early arrivals on the grounds were en- | tertained by a drill of Battery F, Fourth Artillery, under command of Captain Sid- ney Taylor, and by a battalion of regi- mental drill, under command of Captain Poland, commanding Camp Lamont. These evolutions exhibited to the specta- tors the new tactics and field movements suggested by the Board of Tactics and Drill. Promptly at noon a salute of forty-fonr guns announced the beginning of the exe- cution of the programme so lo:ig arranged GENERAL JOfiN M. PALMER, ONE OF THE NOTLD SPEAKERS AT THE CHICKAMAUGA PARK. mists and leaden hail which. marked those | dreadful days of 1863, making . the conflict | the most disastrous in its casualties to | those concerned which history knows. Under one flag a rennited host devoted to the advancement and prosperity of one common country, the veteran foemen ofa | third of a century ago met to-day to dedi- | cate as a National park the ground made | This park is one of the most notable in existence, and unique in many respects. It extends from Sherman Heights in e to Glass Mills, Ga., a distance wo miles, over all of which, to- with necessary approaches the | gether governments of these States have ceded jurisdiction to the United States. At the present the Governnient owns between ten and eleven square miles—6500 acres, of which 3500 are cleared of underbrush. Congress has authorized the purchase of a total area of about sixteen square miles. Tt has already expended for the purposes of the fark $750,000, including the appropria- tion for the current year, and also besides $20,000 for the expenses of the dedication. | Seventy-two miles of railway, more or less completed, have been made, and five observation-towers erected within the park limits, and within view from them are the scenes of the battles of Chickamauga, Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain, ‘Wauhatchie, Missionary Ridge and Browns Ferry. A broad boulevard will connect the ex- treme points of the park, much of it being already conitructed along the crest of Missionary Ridge, Bragg’s line of battle. From almost any point along its length a most magnificent view of the valley and far-off heights js obtained. In its work of marking the line of battle and positions of the troops engaged, the National commit- tee has been assisted by the Commissioners | of twenty-five States, including all of the Southern States. About 300 large histori- cal tablets are already in place, and otier tablets giving locality and distance num- ber 300. Each battery engaged is being marked by at least two guns. One hun- dred and fifty guns are mounted in fight- ing positions of batteries, and 400 guns are on the ground ready for mounting. Ohio has 54 monuments; Illinois, 33; Minne- sota, 5; Wisconsin, 9; United States regu- lars, 9. There have been authorized and commissioners are preparing to erect as follows: New York, 20; Pennsylvania, 18; Connecticut, 2; Tennessee, 4. Chattanooga was early astir and all the morning the various roads to the Chicka- mauga field were filled with vehicles carry- ing spectators to the dedication cere- monies. A belt line of cars was organized for the occasion, and by its agency it was made possible for the great crowd of visitors to reach the grounds. The exer- cises were held on an immense stand built near the observation tower on Snodgrass Hill, the center of the deadly opening day | conflict. Besides the Federal officials, including Secretaries Herbert and Smith, Post General Harmon, there were the following Governors of States, some accompanied by their staffs. and members of Congress and looked forward to. Music by theband of the Fourteenth Regiment, in camp on the field, followed, and at subsequent in- | tervals it was also heard with delight. The addresses of General John M. Palmer of Illinois and General John B. Gordon of Georgia were preceded by the singing of ‘“America’ by the audience and followed by ““Auld Lang Syne.” General J. S. Fullerton, chairman of the National Park Commission, and as such Secretary Lamont’s representative charged with the duty of directing the exercises, introduced Vice-President Stevenson, who presided in the absence of the Secretary of War. Mr. Stevenson’s remarks were loudly cheered. Prayer was offered by the Right Rev. Bishop Gailor of Tennessee. The first ad- dress was that of General Palmer, who said n part: Mr. President, My Comrades and My Country- men: Iam profoundly sensible of the honor which the Secretary of War conferred by select- ing me to represent the soldiers of the United States who participated in the great military events which occurred on this theater in the late summer and autumn of 1863. When I re- call the names of the galaxy of distinguished men who took part in the drama which has made Chickamauga immortal in National his- tory I féel that many of them would have bet- ter honored this occasion ; but, alas! whereare they? Rosecrans, the central figure in the great “campaign for Chattanooga,” is now on the genial shore or the Pacific, struegling with age and disease, attended by a loving daughter and the prayers and good wishes of all the sur- vivors of the hosts he commanded. George H. Thomas, the earnest, disinterested patriot, the soldier, the “Rock of Chicka- mauga,” sleeps in a quiet cemetery near one of the beautiful cities of New York. A native of Viginia, educated by the United States, and one of the officers of the army at the begining of armed strife, he did not yield to the sophis- try of paramount allegiance to the State of his birth, which deluded and misled so many | others. He adhered to and followed the flag of his country, and died at his post of duty in California. No nobler mean lives, and none nobler has died. Crittenden, always generous, brave and manly; and Gordon Granger, who so distin- guished himself on this field on the 20th of Sep- tember, have passed away, ard McCook alone of the corps commanders survives. Death has summoned Brannan of the “Fourteenth,” Jef- ferson C. Davis and Philip H. Sheridan of the “Twentieth,” Van Cleve of the ‘‘Twenty-first” and Stedman of the Reserve Corps. Of the brigade commanders, Lytle, the “sol- dier-poet,” fell September 20; Harker and Dan McCook, in the assault on Kenesaw in 1864, and others, equally distinguished, have since succumbed to age and disepse, and compara- tively few survive to this thirt versary of the first day of the battle of Chicka- mauga. It may be that I owe my selection for this honorable duty to my seniority in rank among the survivors of that day, but not on account of superior merit, for where all did their duty no soldier can be said to be superior to any other. I feel honored, too, that on this interesting occasion I am associated with that distin- guished soldier and orator, General John B. Gordon, who, mo‘ugh not a participant in the operations here, ‘represented the Confederate cause gallantly on many other battlefields, and has described the ““Last Daysof the Confeder- acy” with such force and eloguence that I can- not hope to equal him. My comrades and my countrymen, I wiil at- Continued on Second Page. L0SS OF A WARSHIP, Sinking of the Spanish Cruiser Sanchez Barcaiztegui. COLLIDED IN THE DARK. Struck by the Steamer Mortera off the Harbor of Havana. TWENTY-FIVE MEN DROWNED. Admiral Delgado Parejo Was Among the Victims of the Terrible Disaster. HAVANA, Cusa, Sept. 19.—The Spanish warship Sanchez Barcaiztegui was sunk about midnight by collision in front of Morro Castle,which stands at the entrance to the harbor. The warship was struck by the coasting steamer Mortera and so badly injured that she sank almost instantly. Adniiral Delgado Parejo, who was on board at the time, was drowned, with thirty-four of the crew, including Cavtain Ybanez and three other officers. The re- mainder of the crew, numbering 116, were saved. Efforts were promptly made to recover the bodies ol the drowned, and soon the bodies of Admiral Parejo and Captain Ybanez were found. The body of Captain Ybanez had been so horribly mutilated by sharks that it could be recognized only by the uniform. The head and arms had been almost eaten off. The Sanchez Barcaiztegui was leaving port when tne disaster occurred. The usual signals were exchanged between the warship and the Mortera, but at that mo- ment the cruiser’s electric lights were ex- tinguished, when the collision took place. The cruiser's bowsprit struck the Mor- tera on the starboard bow, making a large hole above the water line. The sound of an explosion, which was probably a result of the concussion, was heard, and the cruiser was found to be gradually sinking. Boats from both vessels were lowered. Admiral Parejo and the other officers and the greater number of the crew embarked in the boats, but the immersion cf the war- ship was so sudden that the boats along- side were engulfed by the suction. When the disaster happened there was no panic on either ship. The latest shows that the missing are as follows: The ensign, purser, doctor, first and third engineers, twelve marines, eight firemen and nine sailors. The Sanchez Barcaiztegui was a third- rate cruiser. She was built about six years ago in Spain. The vessel had been in Cuban waters about four months. When the insurrection broke out last February the first vessel to be sent to Cuba by the Spanish Government was the Conde del Venaditio and the other vessel followea soon after her. The sinking of the cruiser Sanchez Bar- caisetegui, with the lossof Admiral Parejo, Captain Ybanez and thirty-three others of her crew, has thrown the city into mcurn- ing. SWAMPSCOTT, Mass., Sept. 19.—Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Spanish Minister, has received ofhcial confirmation of the disas- ter to the Spanish cruiser off the harbor of Havana last night. A cablegram to the Minister states that the ill-fated cruiser Sanchez Barcaiztegn: was foundered by a merchant steamer in the channel at the entrance to the port of Havana. _MADRID, Sparx, Sept. 19.—The Impar- cial has a dispatch from Havana, giving giving the following particulars of the loss of the warship Barcaiztegui: Admiral Delgado Parejo was on board the warship when she steamed out of the harbor at midnight last night, intending to make a circular tour ana visit the vari- ous ports of the island. As the warship rounded the promontory at the entrance of the bay she sighted the Mortera, which was just entering the harbor. The warship gave the regular whistle to notify the Mortera that she would keep to starboard. The Mortera mistook the signal to mean that warship would go on the port side and she herself would go to starboard. A few minutes later came the collision. A sailor on the warship immediately be- fore the collision accidentally stopped the electric current and the lights went out. This added to the confusion, but the crew of the warship showed no signs of panic and kept manfully at their post. Admiral Parejo, with Adjutant Gaston d’Areca, ascended the bridge, where they were joined by Captain Ybanez. A few moments later, however, the war- ship began to sink, and there was hardly time to get out the boats before the vessel settled by the head, plunging bow first into the sea. Some of the bpats were car- ried by the suction under the sinking ves- sel and some of the cccupants drowned, while others managed to swim to shore or succeeded in climbing up the sides of the Mortera. Admiral Parejo and Adjutant d’Areca got places in one of the boats, but it was drawn under the ship as the Sanchez sank, D’Areca was rescued with one of his legs broken. Captain Ybanez remained at his post on the bridge and went down with his ship. The Mortera was badly damaged by the collision, but she stood by and gave all the assistance in her power tq the crew of the sinking warship. After picking up all the survivors that could be found the Mortera proceeded into port. As soon as the news of the disaster reached the port officials a search for the bodies of the lost began. The lost in- cluded: Admiral Parejo, Captain Ybanez, Dr. Martin (the ship’s doctor), eight sailors, eight engineers and stokers and two petty officers, besides the purser, clerk, second carpenter and Admiral Parejo’s servant. The funeral of Admiral Parejo will take place to-morrow. Buildings throughout Havana which had been gayly decorated in honor of the nrrivaF of the additional troops from Spain, displayed emblems of mourning for the lost officers and men of the Sanchez Bar- caiztegui. X 4 The Imparcial's dispatch says that the body of the admiral had been horribly mutilated by sharks. Adispatch from Santa Clara says that Colonel Mellina with his command has overtaken at Salado a band of rebels which he was pursuing and routed them, capturing a numter of saddle horses. The loss to the rebels is unknown, but it was considerable. MADRID, Sparx, Sept. 19.—The Impar- cial’s Havana dispatch says that General Martinez Campos arrived at Santiago de Cuba yesteraay. The correspondent also states that the steamer Santa Barbara arrived at Havana vesterday with a battalion of troops from Tetuan. These troops are the last of the re-enforcements thus far drafted. WILMINGTON, Degr., Sept. 19.—The United States courtroom was well filled at the second day’s trial of the alleged Cuban filibusters, A few minutes be- fore 1 o'clock the District Attorney said the evidence which he had been expecting yesterday when he asked'for a postpone- ment had arrived. It consistedof a num- ber of documents, but, as they were writ- ten in a foreign language, it would take him some time to become familiar with their contents. He tnen asked for an ad- journment until 10 A. ». to-morrow, which was granted. These documents are sup- posed to be from Cuba and to relate to the prisoners. Wreck of a Christian Mission. LONDCN, Exa., Sept. 20.—A dispatch to the Times from Hongkong says that the Basle mission at Moiloi, west of Swan- tana, was wrecked on Monday. The foreigners had evacuated it, owing to the warning received from other stations that thousands of rebels were gathering and looting the property of the wealthy Chinese. The troops sent to the district to quell the rising were withdrawn re- cently. Placards announce that the with- drawal was due to an English attack on Canton because of the recent massacres. REVIEW OF FRENCH TRODPS President Faure and Many Dis- tinguished Officials Wit~ ness the Affair. Prince Labanoff Was There and Greeted by Cries of ** Vive la Russle.” PARIS, Francg, Sept.19.—The review of the French army, which has been man- euvering for the past week in the Depart- ment of Vosges, took place at Mirecourt to-day in the presence of an enormous crowd of spectators. The troops were in motion at 8 o’clock this morning and at 9 o’clock M. Hano- taux, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Prince Lobancff-Rostovsky, Russian Min- aster of Foreign Affairs, arrived 1n an open carriage, followed by the Russian general, Dragomiroff, escorted by the French gen- eral, Boisset. These distingnished per- sons were received with enthusiastic cheers and the Russian visitors were greeted with cries of “Vive la Russie.” Then came President Faure, accompa- nied by Premier Ribot, General Seurlin- den and Vice-Admiral Besnard, Minister of Maryine. - A large number of Sepators and Deputies were also present. President Faure drove along the line, while the Min- isters and other personages in attendance proceeded to the official stand, where they were assigned posts. The President’s drive lasted half an hour. He then took his place on the official stand, where Prince Lobanoff was presented to him by M. Hanotaux. The troops then marched past in review, presenting a memorably brilliant spectacle. M. Faure during his stay on the grounds several times leit his carriage and con- versed with the foreign officers present. SRS ROBBERS USED DYNAMITE. Men Derailed and Raided a Passenger Train. OSHKOSH,Wis., Sept.19.—Word was re- ceived here late to-night that the passenger train which left here at 7:40 had been held Masked up by masked men near Waupaca, about | forty miles north of this city, shortly after 9 o’clock. The train lef: Waupaca about 8:40, and while passing through a swamp west of Waupaca the engine wasderailed, being followed by the baggage-car an in- stant later. Train robbers were not sus- pected, but a moment later reports of the firing broke upon the ears of the startled passengers and crew. Conductor Whitney at once ran forward, only to be held at bay by the revolvers of two men, while two or three others were performing similar guard duty over Engineer Blaine and Fireman Johnson. The rest of the gang forced their way into the express-car, and failing to- secure the key from the messenger, began to use dynamite. Cartridge after ‘cartridge’ was exploded without ‘avail, until finally. the stock of the robbers was exhausted, and they gave up the job in despair. The passengers were not harmed, but were terrified by the shooting. All lights were put out in the passenger coaches for the time. The engine and baggage-car are badly wrecked, and it will be some time before the track will be cleared. It is ascertained that the robbers drew the spikes to derail the train. The passengers were taken to Sheridan for the night. EEESRT AFTER GUMRY’'S PROPERTY. Now Comes a Man Who Says He Is a Brother of the Deceased. DENVER, Coro., Sept. 19.—Another sen- sational phase in the Gumry disaster was developed yesterday, when Gustaf Gune- son filed a petition in the County Court praying that the letters of administration of the Gumry estate issued to the Inter- national Trust Company be revoked and others 1ssued to Benjamin B. Brown. Guneson claims to be the brother and sole heir of the deceased. According to his story the tale that Gumry was picked up in a boat at sea and was given the name of the ship’s boat by his rescuers is simply a fiction. He states concisely that Peter Gumry was his brother, that ‘‘for reasons best known to himself he changed his name to Gumry, and has beer known by both names since 1859.”” He proposes to submit full proof of these allegations at the proper time. Guneson is a native of Sweden and re- sides in Putnam County, West Virginia. He names the value of Gumry’s estate in his petition at $40,000 and the personal property at $10,000. Collapse of a Building. BERLIN, GerMANY, Sept. 19.—A build- ing in course of construction in the Klos- terstrasse Goben, in Brandenburg, col- lapsed to-day, burying sixteen workmen in the ruins. Nine werekilied and the others badly injured. MADE FALSE REPORTS, Steps Considered as to the Prosecution of Seamen. CHOLERA ON THE BELGIC The Captain of the Mail Steamer Gave a Clean Bill of Health. SURGEON BOWIE IN JAPAN, Talk of Taking Steps to Secure the Extradition of the Criminally Negligent Doctor. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 19.—It is understood that the surgeon general of the marine hospitals is considering the question whether the officers of the Pacific Mail steamer Belgic can be punished for making out a clean bill of health when there was cholera aboard. Dr. Bowie, surgeon of the Belgic, has taken up his residence 1n Japan and cannot be reached unless through intervention of our State Department, and it is question- able whether he has committed an extra- ditable offense. The Times urges an investigation and says this evening: “The letter published in the Times from Apprentice Goebel of the United States steamer Benningtou to his father in this city reveals a possibility that is somewhat startling for the people of San Francisco, if not for the whole country. The assertion of young Goebel, that the last Pacific Mail steamer previous to the writing of his letter brought cholera to Honolulu, though the captain reported a clean bill of health and gave false reports in regard to the disease, which carried off three men on the voyage, would appear to demand rigid investigation. “Evidently the theory of the young man, who has himself died of cholera since writ- ing the letter, was the theory of all on board the Bennington. The fact that the captain of the Mail steamer was able to escape a close scrutiny at quarantine by his own report shows a carelessness of supervision at Honolulu, which probably also prevailed at San Francisco before the cholera scare at the former place became known.” Another local paper thinks the disease will not obtain much foothold in California on aceount of the State’s healthful climate. 0 «LEXOW" PITTSBURG, Legislative Investigators May Find Plenty of Work in the Smoky City. Mr. Magee Has Stated That He Would Weicome the Commit- tee and Assist It. PHILADELPHIA, Pi., Sept. 19.—The “Lexowing” process will from present in- dications be carried out in Pittsburg, where strong pressure is being brought to bear on the committee to pay the Smoky City a visit. State Senator Penrose was seen to-day and questioned as to whether his commit- tee had authority to investigate the munic- ipal affairs-of Pittsburg. In reply he said: *‘The committee was appointed on the petition of the Municipal Association of Philadelphia, but as faras the committee is concerned. it would very. cheerfully go to Pitisburg if the people of that city desire it. As Mr. Magee has stated that he would welcome the committee into Alleghany County I do not believe there would be anybody left to dispute its authority. “The committee could certainly hear voluntary testimony even if there was any question as to its jurisdiction. One of the objects of the committee 1s to recommend legislation at the next session of the Legis- lature looking toward improvement in municipal government, and they will undoubtedly visit other cities with the view of comparing their municipal institu- tions. 1t is probable, therefore, that they will visit Pittsburg in any event. “The committee,” he added, “will un- doubtedly begin active work in Philadel- phia the first week in Octover, and as it does not have to 1eport until January, 1897, it has ample time to complete the investigation.” Al AT DOD BATES’ CRIME. Arrested on a Charge of Having Burned an Aged Woman. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Sept. 19.—Ad- vices have reached here of the arrest at McKinney of a young man named Dod Bates, charged with burning alive an old lady near Wylie, Texas, three years ago. The victim was in feeble health, and Bates is alleged to have saturated her dress with coal oil, and then deliberately setting fire to it, cremated her in her own house. 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