The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 11, 1895, Page 1

VOLUME LXXVIIL—NO. 133, G, OCTOBER 11, 1895. « PRICE FIVE CENT Work of the Destructive Hurricane That Swept La Paz. DWELLINGS DEMOLISHED Vessels at Anchor Blown Up High and Dry on the Beach. AN EIGHTEEN HOURS GALE. Never Before Have Wind and Waves Done Such Damage on the Gulf of California. NEW YOR N. Y., Oct. 10.—A special to a New York paper says: Dispatches from Gu s to-night confirm the re- ports of the y 1 destruction of La Paz, the capital of Lower California, by a de- structive hurricane. One man and four children were drowned in the tidal wave from the bay, houses were demolished and several vessels at anchor in the harbor 1 sh and dry on the beach. began night of September 30, increasing in se- each hour until 5 o’clock the next evening, when it subsided, leaving only a small portion of the city standing, and wreckage and debris piled high on every e evening of September 30 dense k clouds were seen in the offing of the nd a hea: torm was raging on the of California. The rapidly falling ters denoted the presence of a of unusual severity, but nothing sale which swept the city was ex- storm burst upon the city with ter- Rain poured in torrents for . This was followed by steady which swept everything in The alarm was spread and nd children not awakened of the wind and the 2 buildings were hurriedly aroused and flocked from the dwellings into the streets. The water from the bay was lifted bodily by the gale and poured in fierce torrents aver the wharves. The inhabitants, frightened peyond all e of control, took to the hills for 5. It was well they did. The water stood six feet deep on the streetsand many more would have been drowned had they remained in the city. Nineteen vessels at anchor in the bay were swept from their moorings and piled in confusion « _._ ‘he water front. The American schooner Czar, which is owned in San Francisco, will be & total loss. All the gardens around the outskirts of La Paz were ruined by the wind and water. Over on the mainland in Mexico the damage was also very heavy, although no loss of life was reported from that section. Along the Fuerte River the sugar planta- tions were leveled to the ground and cov- ered with wreckage when the waters of the ay receded. The damage to the sugar ntations alone is over half a million iars. The city of La Paz, situated on the east le of the bay of La Paz, occupies the exposed portion of the Gulf of Cali- t. It received the full force of , which lasted eighteen hours. house and other substantial damaged seriously by the KILLED A BEAUTIFUL WIFE. Lhen the Divorced Husband Promptly Committed duicide. MINNEAPOLIS, Mixxy., Oct. 10.—A few tes before 5 o’cl this evening in ain street of Alexandria occurred a dy, resuiting in the death of ged 25 vears, and the fatal of his wife, a beautiful woman dge Searl on Tuesday granteda di- vorce to Mrs. Evans, and ever since the band has brooded over the matter, ming that his mother-in-law was to blame for the whole affair. At 4:5 o'clock Evans met his wife, turned quickly upon her and fired into her head. The first bullet struck the skull, the second the face ana the third passed through her nec; She cannot live. Evans turned his revolver upon himself and fired two bullets into his heart, dropping dead. e SHOT TWO INNOCENT MEN. Careless and Fatal Pistol Practice of a Policeman. ATLANTA, Ga., Oct. 10.—William Hud- son, a policeman, fired at a negro thief last night and shot two men who were on their way home from their day’s work. One of the victims, James Decatur, a negro shoemaker, is dead. J. M. Deal, a white tailor, is at the Grady Hospital in a dan- gerous condition. Hudson had chased the thief a block, and states that he did not seeany one within the range of his pisto] except the thief. He did not see Deca/ur and Deal fall, but continued the chase, and ran upon the two men lying on the sidewalk within a few feet, of each other. William Trice, the thief, was arrested by a private citizen. ey SURPRISE H Amelie Rives Chanler’s Divorce Was Kept Very Quict. RICHMOND, VA., Oct. 10.—The report that Mrs, Amelie Rives Chanler had been granted a divorce was a great surprise to the people of Charlottesville and Albe- marle counties. Mrs. Chanler has insti- tuted no proceedings for divorce in the courts of Albemarle County and it is doubt- ful if half adozen people in this section knew asunit was pending anywhere. All that is known here about the reported di- Horca is wbat appeared in the papers of to- ay. FRIENDS. I S Conference of Colored Men. CHICAGO, IrL., Oct. 10.—A ecall for a National conference of colored men to meet at Detroit, Mich., on December 12 was issued here this afternoon. The call states that after considerable correspon- dence with prominent colored people throughout the United States the ooncg o sion has been reached by a committee rep- resenting the colored race in Chicago that the time has come when leading colored men should meet and deliberate upon WITH TERRIFIC FURY, at 11 o'clock on the| principles and measures important to the welfare, progress and improvement of the race. — HELD UP THE CORPSE. An Unuswal Way of Viewing the Re- mains of a Dead Child. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 10.—A special from Ellenville, N. Y., says: Diphtheria broke out in the family of A. V. Porter last Tuesday, his eldest daughter Nellie being the victim. Dr. Eastgate, the Health Offi- cer, quarantined the house. The father and mother remained in the house and did not leave it until the child died and was buried. The afternoon the child died Sadie May, the i9-year-old sister of the dead girl, and several relatives congregated in the garden at the rear of the house, while the father held ihe corpse up in frent of an attic win- dow that a last look at it might be taken, After the ghastly exhibition an under- taker came and took charge of the body and it was buried. Public indignation has been aroused against the Health Officer who quarantined the house, but the unu- sual manner of viewing the remains of a dead child excites no criticism. ARy i RESCUED THE CKEW. Perilous Work of Life-Savers During a Terrible Gale. GREEN BAY, Wis., Oct. 10.—The Ilum- ber-laden schooner Otter went ashore to- day near Whitefish Bay, fourteen miles north of here, and is exposed to the full sweep of a severe easterly gale. When the life-saving crew reached a point on the shore opposite the wreck, they found that it would be impossible to launch their surf- boat, and the gun and line were gotten out and a shot sent across the schooner. By means of the breeches buoy the crew of six men were finally rescued. The undertak- ing was an exceedingly difficult one. JUSEPH MANLEY COMING, Tour of the Noted Republican Leader to the Golden State. No Opportunity Will Be Overlooked to Advance the Malne Man’s Chances. BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 10.—Hon. Joseph Manley, the grand old Republican war- horse of Maine and the man who isen- gineering the Presidential campaign of his fellow-statesman, Hon, Thomas B. Reed, stopped in this city to-day prior to his Western trip. When seen by a CALL representative he stated that after staying a few daysin New York and Chicago he would go at once to San Francisco, reaching there about the end of the month. The visit has been the cause of considerable specu- lation amongall politicians in the Bast, as it is thought that Mr. Manley’s visit is for the purpose of advancing the interests of the Maine candidate 1n' the West. To-day, however, he stated that his visit’| had no political significance whatever, as he was going merely for a few weeks’ re- creation prior to taking up the reins in the active campaign. “I am sorry, but at the present time I cannot talk on National politics. You see,”” he said smilingly, “anything I might say might be construed as coming from Tom Reed. It would not be so, however, for he is acting and talking for himself. I have absolutely nothing to say as to the Presidential possibilitias. However, 1 shall do all in my power with the further- ance of the party platform in view. “I have looked to this visit to the Golden Gate with a great deal of interest. I have been there bofore, and to me it is one of the most delightful spots on the earth. I have had this trip in contemplation for a number of years back, but not until now have I found time to take it. I shall be accompanied by my family, and shall con- fine myself to pleasure-seeking entirely. ‘Al talk as to my trip having a politicat significance 1s but idle gossip. Of course I do not mean by that that if the opvor- tunity should presentitself that I would not seek to further Mr. Reed’s chances, but I shall surely make no set campaign. I shall remain in California until the active political season opens, when I will take the field immediately, but until that time I shall banish everything political from my mind. “I understand that San Francisco has improved wonderfully during the last ten years, and I am sure that everything will be of interest to me. I hope to be back in about eight weeks, when I shall enter the field at once.” NASHVILLE, Texs., Oct. 10.—Nash- ville was the scene to-day of one of the hottest municipal elections in its history. The A. P. A. had a superb organization in every ward, while in a number of wards the Democrats were deficient in this re- spect. The A. P. A. has been laying plans all summerfor this election, and the Demo- cratic workers could not budge their mem- bers from their allegiance to the order. There was a big falling off in the vote in a number of strong Democratic wards. Nevertheless, over 8000 votes were cast out of a total registration of over 14,000. Tt is conceded on all sides that the A. P. A. ticket has been elected. McCarthy’s ma- jority for Mayor will be about 800, while the councilmanic. ticket will have majori- ties of from 500 to 1200. —_——— EVIDENCE AGAINST HOLMES. 1t Is Now Being Gathered by Detective Frank Geyer. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 10.—De- tective Frank Geyer, who discovered the bodies of the Pietzel children at Toronto and near Indianapolis, started to-day for Cincinnati, Indianapolis and other west- ern points to pick up a few threads in the case that District Attorney Graham is weaving about Holmes, who is to be put on trial here October 28 on a charge of kill- ing Benjamin T. Pietzel. The cost of bringing the Common- wealth’s witnesses here will be $2500. The District Attorney has secured an addi- tional appropriation of $3000 for the case. Mrs. Pietzel is now at her home in Illinois, but will be here in two or three weeks with her two remaining children. Mrs, Howard, the third living wife of Holmes, is_in constant communication with the officers and 1s within easy reach. Boko g tood Bursting of a Big Dam. SCRANTON, Pa., Oct. 10.—The dam of the Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company in this city burst to-night, when all the extensive yards and shops of the Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western Company were flooded. Fortunnte‘!‘y no_ persons were seriously injured. Miss Decker of this city was caught in the flood, but miraculously escaped any severe injury. OCCIDENTA —¢CLYB - CHRIS BUCKLEY 1From a sketch made by a “Call”? artist.] IN HIS CHARACTER AS SHEPHERD OF THE FAITHFUL LAMBS. ONE VEXATIOUS DELAY Owners of a Block of * Land Raised the Price. SUIT FOR CONDEMNATION Work of the San Joaquin Road | Pushed Rapidly For- ward. BALLAST ALONG THE TRACK. At the Present Rate the Line Will Soon Extend to the Stanislaus Rlver. STOCKTON, Car., Oct. 10.—P. A. Buell, president of the Commercial Association, went to San. Francisco te-day to confer with the San Joaquin Valley Railroad directors in regard to the railroad situation here. It wasthought that by this evening the railroad would be in possession of block 21, but another hitch has occurred, much to the chagrin of the members. Messrs. Gray and Simpson, who own the block, set a price of $4000 on it some time since, and it was never thought but that they would make a deed to the property when this amonnt was offered them. After the meeting with Vice- President Watt Monday evening the citizens collected the amount and had no fear but that the block- ade would be raised immediately at the storage-yards. Butat the last minute the owners changed their minds and de- manded $7000 for the land. The $4000 valuation has always been considered large and by some the latter price is regarded as exorbitant. The majority of the committeemen are opposed to the payment of $7000 for the land under any consideration. It is now deemed best to turn the matter over to the directors and have formal condemna- tion proceedings instituted against Simp- son & Gray. The course to be.pursued will be decided upon at once, in order that no unnecessary delay may block the work. In case of condemnation proceedings the price fixed upon the land by the court will | bemet by the association. Notwithstanding this vexatious delay, the construction work is being prosecuted | with great vigor. Superintendent of Con- struction Wilbur was out along the line of the grade this afternoon inspecting the work done and making preparations for the beginning of track-laying. The gravel train has engaged to-/ day in dumping the ballast along the lines in the city and particularly at the cross- ings. Ten cars of rock for ballasting ar- rived yesterday from Fruitvale on the line | of the Southern. Pacific. The track men will commence distributing it to-morrow morning. All the ballast for the track in- side the city will have to be brought in irom Fruitvale, as there is none along the line of the Valley road as far as surveyed. The final passage of the ordinance grant- ing the railroad an additional 150 feet on the water front on Weber avenue will go through the City Council next week, and that track will be placed immediately. The road will then be in a position to receive material at its own landing on Stockton Channel, and the Valley road engines will run on Weber avenue, €0 long in possession of the South- ern Pacific. Outside the city the grading on the road is being pushed rapidly. Grant Bros. on the Valley road are at work on the eigh- teenth mile out from ‘the city, and to-day “Contractors Rush ‘and Dunn will move their camp . still further out. Bridge- builders are at work on the McNeilly place, two miles south ef Collegeville. The bridges along the line are very sub- stantial. Thetimbers fit into grooves and the bridges are thoroughly braced. Sev- eral days agoa test wasmade of the trestle- work across Mormon Channel, when three engines and a number of flatcars were run across it. Tt stood the test to the satisfac- tion of the experts who witnessed the trial. Tracklaying will shortly commence in earnest, and the railway people expect to lay about 4000 feet a day. At this rate it will not be long before the Stanislaus River is reached. 4 In Pursuit of a Negro. MEMPHIS, Tenx., Oct. 10.—Jeff Ellis, the negro who assaulted and otherwise viciously maltreated Susan Prater, a young white girl, near Braden, in the ad- joining county of Fayette, Saturday morn- ing, has been pursued ever since. To- night the information is received that he is five miles from Mount Pleasant, Miss., making for a swamp Country, but a large crowd of men are less than an hoar behind him. Ellis is thought to be the same ne- gro who, three years ago, murdered the wife of John Bailey, a white farmer, near Arlington, in Shelby County. Asa result of this atrocious crime and his bereave- ment, the husband became insane and was sent to an asylum, where he recently died. TORTURE OF CHINESE. Fiendish Methods Used to Force Witnesses to Talk. CRUSHED AND MANGLED. Barbaric Trials at Ku Cheng of Those Implicated in Outrages. PROTEST OF A BRITISH CONSUL. While Cruelties Were Being Inflicted the Mongol Dignitaries Feasted on Sweets. LONDON, ExG., Oct. 10.—The Pall Mall Gazette publishes a second letter from its correspondent in Ku Cheng detailing the difficulties attending communication with Foo Chow, and -describing the trial of a prisonerimplicated in the outrages upon missionaries. ‘When the court is ready, the writer says, the accused man is brought in handcuffed. He is filthy ih appearance and has the wild and ghastly look of a starved man, which he really is. ' The prisoner opens the proceedings by swearing that he was nowhere near the scene of the massacre, and then the torture begins. The man is first compelled to kneel with his bare knees upon a coil of chain, his head is dragged back and his pigtail is fastened to a rack high above his head. A pole is then thrust across hislegs and two soldiers stand on each end of it, crushing the ‘poor wretch's knees into the coil of chain. TheBritish Consul could not stand this method of extracting testimony, and in- sisted that it be stopped. This was done as far as the proceedings in the courtroom were concerned, but for an hour afterward the shrieks-of tormented prisoners could be heard coming from an adjacent room, where the.torture was continued, ‘When the magistrates wanted to hearthe confession of a tortured man the prisoner was brought back into tue courtroom. If he held back his confession he was threat- THE FIRST GRAVEL TRAIN PULLED OVER THE SAN *:-BANOIGCD A“HD SAN [From:a photograph taken for “The Call."} s _JOAQUIN VALLEY ROAD. ened with a resumption of his torture. This was usually sufficient to cause the prisoner to tell all he knew rather than return to the torture-chamber. Besides the torture described, the pris- oners were beaten with bamboo sticks until their yells were most horrible to hear. One prisoner appeared in the court- room unable to walk from the beating he had received, and another was unable to kneel because his knees had been broken by the chain links, and his thighs bad been lacerated by the strokes of the bam- boo rods. In the midst of such misery, cakes, fruits, tea and wine were served and partaken of by the native officials, who could not understand why the foreigners present pushed these delicacies aside, re- fusing to touch them. The correspondent declares that the powers ought io demand justice without torture, reaching the mandarin as promptly as the man who works in the field. The whole business, he says, lies at the door of corrupt officia RESISTED EVICTIONS. Indian Police Compelled to Winnebago Lands. PENDER, NEesr., Oct. 10.—Pursuant to orders from the Interior Department and by reason of the decision of Judge Shiras Indian Agent Beck began evictions of ten- ants. The Indian police were ordered to eject a tenant on the Garrett place, and while they were executing the order of the agent J. T. Myers of the Flournoy Land Leave the Company and W.S. Garrett approached, | revolver in hand. Myers commanded the Indians to release the prisoner and replace his effects as they had found them, and warned them if they returned and inter- fered again he would kill the first man to make the attempt. VERY HANDY WITH A PEA Forgeries Committed by a Tele- graph Operator on the Union Pacific. . In One Instance Relatives Saved Him by Making Good a Defalcation. OMAHA, NEBR., Qct. 10.—Union Pacific detectives are looking for E. M. Reid, an expert telegraph operator wanted for forgery and other offenses committed while in the employ of the company. He worked for the Union Pacific at Rising, and was aferward given a station at Randolph. He was a good dresser, a good fellow, and flew higher than the average agent in a small town could afford to do. He was bonded by a guarantee company, however, and the Union Pacific was satis- fied with his work. He had -been at Randolph several months when he turned up as a defaulter to the tune of $400 and was discharged in disgrace. The guarantee company made good his shortage, all but $20, ana the case was not prosecuted, as Reid’s family “squared’’ the matter with the guarantee company. It was.subsequently learnéd that Reid had, while agent at Randolph, forged a name to a bill of acceptance and appropriated the shipment, valued at $500, to his own use. Reid decamped and changed his name to E. M. Reilly, and was recently employed again by the Union Pacific at Pine Bluff, Wyo. L. H. Korty, superintendent of tele- graph, discovered his identity and called him in to Omaha, the purpose being to hold him. He came to Omaha, butscented trouble and eluded the company’s detec- tives here. e BOOM FOR RAILROADS. They Are in the Most Prosperous Condl- tion Known in Years. CHICAGO, IrL, Oct. 10.—To-morrow’s issue of the Railway Age will say:. Very great and encouraging improvement in the financial condition of ourrailroads is indicated by the stendg decrease in the number of defaults and bankruptcies. Not for years has the number and magnitude of the companies for which receivers were appointed been so small in the same length of time as in the three months from July 1 to October 1. Only four roads, with 687 miles of lines, and "representing $23,438,000 of bonds and stock, were turned over to re- ceivers in that period, and of these the most important, the St. Joseph and Grand Island, 445 miles and $13,235,000 of capitali- zation, might properly be charged to the account of 1882, when the Union Pacific, the railroad by which it was controlled, went -into insolvency. As business condi- tions are steadily improving, and a large traffic is in sight for the coming three months, there is good'reason to hove that the receivership record for the entire year will be chiefly notable for its smallness. ey Mrs. Booth’s Tour. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 10.—Mrs. Bal- lington Booth, wife of Commander Booth of the Salvation Army, left the Grand Central Depot this afternoon at 1 o’clock on a six weeks' tour of the cities on the Pacific Coast. All the local army staff accompanied her to the depot and wished her God-speed on her ‘journey. Great Rjreparntions are being made to receive rs. Booth in San Francisco. She will address Salvation Army meetings in all the cities on the Pacific Coast. i Congregational Church Council. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Oct 10. — At the second day’s proceedings of the triennial council of the Congregational Church, now in session bere, Rev. Dr. Charles R. Palmer of Connecticut, of the committee on the John Robinson Memorial Church at Gains- borough, England, reported progress, and it was decided to send a delegation to at- tend the dedication of the church. Rev. Dr. Edward Hawes of Vermont spoke on the *‘Right Conception of the Church,” and the question, *“The Training of Minis- ters of Qur Foreign Population” was dis- cussed by a number of delegates. After the nomination of committees a recess was taken. ; LR Gems of the Jersey Lily Found. NEW YORK, N. Y., Oct. 10.—Some of the sapphires and rubies which formed part of the jewelry belonging to Mrs. Lang- try, which was obtained by means of a forged order from the Sloan-street branch of the Union Bank of London on August 24 last, have been discovered in the pos- session of a firm of merchants in business in Hatton Gardens, to whom they had been sold. The value of the stolen jewels has been estimated at from $100,000 to ,000. AR B Rl Claus Spreckels Returning. LONDON, ExG., Oct. 10.—Among the saloon passensers . who will sail from Southampton for New York on the steamer New York, on Saturday, are Claus Spreck- els and family and Hon. A. C. Titcomb and wife. s For additional Pacific Coast news see Pages3 and §. REPLY OF THE PORTE, Powers Assured That Steps Were Taken to Maintain Order. UNJUST ACCUSATIONS. Denial That the Government Forbade Sending of Sup- plies to Armenians. REFUGEES OUT OF CHURCHES, No Resistance WIll Be Made If the British Fleet Passes the Dardanelles. CONSTANTINOPLE, TurkEY, Oct. 10.— The Porte’s reply to the joint note of the six powers, relative to the recent rioting there, has been made public. The Govern. ment enumerates the steps that were taken to maintain order, and declares that Mus- sulmans were not the aggressors in the rioting. It farther says that Armenians killed inoffensive Mohammedans, and that in certain cases the Mohammedans had to defend themselves against the attacks. The reply denies the report thatthe Government forbade the sending of sup- plies to Armenians who had sought refuge in the churches, and declares that the refugees will soon leave the churches and return to their homes, and the city will resume its normal aspect. It announces that the Government is about to open an inquiry for the purposa of discovering the guiity persons, and recommends that the diplomats use their good offices with a view to the restoration of order, especially as the intrigues ot agitators cause fear that more serious outbreaks may occur in the capital. Upon receipt of the reply the representa- tives of the six powers met at the residence of M. Cambon, French Embassador, to consider the attitude of the Porte as exem- plitied in its note. It isthe general belief that the note will not satisfy the diplomats, The meeting also discussed how best to clear the churches of the refugees, who re- fused to leave them unless they were for- mally assured that they would not be molested. It was thought that probably the best means to effect this object would be to have the dragomans of the several embassies assist in clearing the churches and conduct the refugées to their homes. The police say that 100 Mussulmans have been arrested for taking partin the rioting. The presence of the British fleet at Sem- nos, at the entrance to the Dardanelles, continues to-cause anxiety to the Sultan, abd he has made a second appeal to Bir Philip Currie, ‘the British Embassador, to secure the withdrawal of the British war- ships. Thus far his appeal, like the first one, has bezn without avail. This leads to the belief among the foreign residen:s that Great Britain intends to persist in her de- mands, even though the other powers should declare themselves as satisfied with the concessions the Porte has announced itself as willing to make. This evening the plan of the Embassa« dors to have their dragomans assist in pro« curing the evacuation of the churches by the refugees was put into effect, and the churches were vacated in their presence, the Government having positively under- taken that the refugees should not be molested. Thus one of the incitements to further trouble has been removed. The Ottoman Liberal Committee, whose organ is published in London, recently posted in this city a manifesto declaring that the grievances of the Armenians are genuine, and that they, like the Mussul- mans, are being oppressed. The manifesto placed the responsibility for recent events on the Sultan’s advisers. Izzet Effendi, a noted lawyer and member of the Constan- tinople bar, and several others, were ar- rested on suspicion of being the authors of the manifesto. Izzet Effendi is president of the committee. It is stated that he ad- mitted that he was the author of the docu- ment. He is now closely confined in the Yilidiz Prison. BERLIN, GERMANY, Oct. 10.—A Cone stantinople dispatch to the Tagblatt says that the Sultan has given orders that no resistance shall be offered to the British squadron if it essays to pass the Darda- nelles. 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