The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 17, 1895, Page 1

LUME LXXVIL—NO. 139. PRICE FIVE CENTS. THE GREATEST OF MODERN BATTLESHIPS G MADE SPLENDID SHOWTI! BY THE POWERF INDIANA. RUNS LIKE A YACHT. ITs BUILD THE THE MAGNIFICENT. EXCELS LaTEsT WAR OF AMERICA AND ENGLAND. BOSTON, M India the ¢ 1ccess! Oct. 16.—The battleship 1 a preliminary run over al course to-day, and so ful was the trial that when the hed the upper end of the course boat re; lwin S, cessary to sy ced her back again. The Tndiana got under way at 8:30 A. M. from Boston light and started down ! the bay to Cape Ann. At 8:50 the ship as going ahead at full speed, and when out seven miles from the starting-line forced draught was turned on. The se was from Cape Ann to Boone nd, a distance of thirty-one knots, and at an equal e apart of 6.2 knots. The average speed for the run up was 15.31. Although the Cramps expected to do 15 were more ed with the showing she made on ther The tide was running against her rather fast, and cut off probably three- ers of a knot. The engines ran as »othly as if they had been working for months, and not the slightest heating of ournals was ob- run of the Indiana from Philadel- phia to Boston in the nasty head seas she \d the run under high pressure, vin- le of American naval con- 1 American shipwrights as the world. Foreign <ritics have de- clared that the Indiana woula be top- th in any sort of sea. Never was proph- more absolutely refuted. The Indiana, with the heaviest weight of armor and guns above water of any ship in the world, rides the seas like a yacht. 2L MOST POWERFUL AFLOAT. Comparison of the Indiana With Eng- land’s Best Battleship. ce December 19, when the new first- rbette battleship Magnificent of navy was launched at Chatham ard, the experts on ship-building of ntries have devoted a good deal of mmenting upon and criticizing ssel. e almost without exception used the French ship Sardegna and the battleship Indiana as their | f comparison, though some e battleships Re Umberto of the Royal Sovereign of Great the Enclish contractors who have »f the Magnificent have agreed that astic English constructor who i that the Magnificent was the most vessel afloat was wrong, and st without exception they point to the one superior to the Magnificent. na will be worthy of the title that nglishmen bestowed on the Magnifi- that is, *‘the most powerful vessel tter of fact, a comparison of the respective merits of the Magnificent and the I a appears unjust to the latter, for tne Indiana was designed and con- tracted for in President Harrison’s ad- ministration, and the appropriation for the Magnificent was not made by Parlia- ment until , and so the latter has every reason to be, and is, more modern than her American rivi Leaving aside, however, the improve- | ments of the Jast few officers and men anc vears for comfort of 1 the little details of mechanism, ana viewing the Indiana and Magnificent purely as engines of war, the Indiana is, in the opinion of ship-buiiders, the better vessel of the two. The principal dimensions of the Mag- nificent are: Length between perpendicu- lars, 390 feet; length over all, 420 feet. Her extreme breadth is 75 feet; the vessel's mean draught is 27)4 feet. The displace- ment is 14,900 ton In the matter of en- gines, the British ship has triple ex- pansion engines, which, with their twin screws, are supposed to develop a speed under natural draught of sixteen and a balf knots and under a forced draught from seventeen and a quarter to seven- teen and a half knots. Her coal-carry- ing capacity is 18,000 tons. Armor and battery are the things upon which the claim of superiority are based, and they are certainly better than any ship ever before built in foreign shipyards. It isin the matter of the armor and battery, however, that the designers of the Indiana have been most particular, and they say that the Indiana is far superior to her English rival. The Magnificent mounts four 22-inch breech-loading rifles, twelve 6-inch rapid fire, sixteen 12-pounder rapid fire and twelve 3.pound rapid-fire guns, or forty- four gunsin all. Out of this battery the Magnificent can fire eight guns either abead or astern, and with these eight guns she can throw 1659 pounds of metal. Here the Indiana’s sugeriority is demon- strated. Her battery consists of four 13- inch breech-loading rifles, eight 8-inch breech-loading rifles, four 6-inch, twenty 6-pounder rapid-fire guns, making in all thirty-six guns, or eight iess than the Magniticent. With these, however, she can throw 4984 pounds of metal either ahead or astern, which is 3325 pounds more than the English battleship can throw. In the matter of firing abeam the In- diana’s superiority is demonstrated by the fact that with twenty-four guns the Maem_li(tumlhrows but 3575 pounds; the American ship, with four guns less, Cramp decided that it was un- | v, and that she would roll herself (01 throws 5660 pounds, or 2095 pounds more than the Englishman’s pride. It requires three minutes under battle conditions to fire one round from a twelve or thirteen inch gun and the ships would be just equal on this point, butin three minutes the American could throw 5376 pounds either ahead orastern and the ’Enghsh ship could only throw 4454 | pounds. | Firing abeam as fast as possible with all | available guns, the Indiana could throw | 12,558 pounds, while the Magnificent’s score wouid be but 8140 pounds. As regards armor, the thickest portion of the Magnificent’s is fourteen inches and the Indiana has eighteen inches of Har- | veyized steel at her thickest part. The | steel used in both navies is practically the | same, and, if there is any preference, it | must’ rest ‘with the American product, for | the Harvey nickeling process is an Ameri- can invention and has been longer in use | on this side of the water. | With all of the Magnificent’s forty-four | guns trained seaward and fired simulta- neo che would throw a weight of metal | the total of which would be 4295 pounds, while the Indiana under like conditions would throw 6920 pounds, or 2625 pounds { more than the English ship. | Some constructors regard it as very re- | markable that the Indiana, which has | 4679 tons less displacement than the Mag- | nificent, should have an equal coal-carry- apacity and a heavier battery and yet ke the same speed, but thisis due to ghtness of $he machinery. GAMBLE IN STOCKS. Depositors of an lowa Bank Find That Their Money Has Been R ... essly Squandered. DES MOINES, Towa, Oct. 16.—A special from Sigourney says: There is great excitement over the bank failure at Richland, this county. A. C. Charleton and Allen Stocker have con- ducted a private banking business at that place for years. Last Thursday Charleton disappeared, leaving a note in which he | told his partner that he had gone for more | money, and asking Stocker to run the | bank until his (Charleton’s) return. The safe was locked at the time and is still locked, as Mr. Stocker does not know the combination. On Saturdsy Stocker an- nounced that he believed his partner left | for partsunknown. On Monday various | creditors became anxious, and attach- | ments aggregating $40,000 were secured for | real estate formerly owned by Stocker, but | which was deeaed to his son on September 5. Itis hoped to have the deeds set aside | on the ground of fraud. | There are 320 acres of land worth §50 an | acre. The deposits are estimated to | amount to between $50,000 and $60,000. | The firm always paid 8 per cent interest on ' deposits and hence attrected a large cus- { tom. Charleton, it is said, bad been deal- | ing on the Chicago Board of Trade, and it is thought he lost heavily. The county has $2000 on deposit in the bank, but it is secured. An attempt is being made to have a receiver appointed. ‘'The tws proprietors of the bank have always been considered honest men, al- | though Charleton was of a speculative turn of mind. It is estimated that they cannot pay over 30 cents on the dollar even if the deed of Stocker’s property is breken. s IMPRISONED BY INDIANS. Habeas Corpus Proceedings Brought in Rehalf of Winnebago Settlers. LINCOLN, NEgBR., Oct. 16.—Habeas cor- pus proceedings were commenced to-day | by tbe attornevs for Wilham H. Garrett and John P. Meyer, the settlers on the | Winnebago reservation, to secure their re- | lease from the custody of the Indian police at Pender, where they are held for inter- fering with the evictions. The petition alleges that Indian Agent | Beck had no jurisdiction over the strip of | land on which the arrests were made, and | it is on that part of the so-called reserva- tion lying within Thurston County. It is | stated that in 1888 the tribe of Winnebago | Indians was dissolved, the members be- coming citizens of the United States, and since that time there has not been any | tribe of Indians occupying the territory. Judge Shiras issned a writ re‘urnable next Thursday in the Federal Court. WASSICRED BY BRIGANDS, A Wagon Train Falls Into the Hands of Nicaraguan Bandits. All But One of the Accompanying Party Slain and Thelir Bodies Burned. MANAGUA, Nicaracua, Oct. 16.—Ban- dits are daily becoming bolder in spite of the combined efforts of the Nicaraguan and Honduras troops, who lately have been scouring the whole frontier. ! On Monday forenoon a train composed of five wagons, accompanied by horsemen, merchants and the owners of goods in wagons left Ocotal for the south. During the night while all were sleeping, heedless of danger, bandits fell upon the camp. At the first volley from the bandits’ rifles two horsemen and two wagoneers were killed. The rest recovering from the surprise im- mediately prepared fora defense, and re- sisted heroically for over an hour, but were finally overpowered by the banaits, who made their way into camp, killing all the survivors except Jose Ocana, one of the wagoneers. Ocana made his way to the bushes and though mortally wounded succeeded in crawling a mile and was brought by a ranchero to Ocotal, where with difficulty he told the story of the assault. The bandits went through the wagons, taking everything valuable, which they loaded onto horses. TLe rest they piled in a heap with the broken wagons and ignited the vile, throwing the dead bodies of their vic- tims on the top of the heap. Then they drove with their booty northward toward the frontier. Honduras troops have already left Ocotal, pursuing the bandits, who are reported to be under the command of the noted Chief Mena and it is expected they will soon fall into the hands of their pursuers. | ONE BY ONE BUCK KNOCKS ’EM OUT. LAST OBSTACLE GONE THE VALLEY RoOAD TO SE- CURE THE FAMOUS Brock 21, NO HOSTILITY SHOWN. MESSRS. SIMPSON AND GRAY ONLY WANTED CREDIT FOR | THEIR DONATION. | RAISING OF THE BLOCKADE. WHILE IT MAY BE CONSIDERED A CoMPROMISE THE RESULT Has LonG BEEN WISHED. STOCKTON, Car., Oct. 16.—Tt may be | authoritatively stated that the Valley road will within twenty-four hours be in pos- session of block 21 of the city of Stockton. | This is the block made famous of late by | many comments on the position assumed by Messrs. Simpson and Gray, the owners, | toward the Commercial Association. It | appears, when the matter is sifted down, that these gentlemen have not been so hos- tile to the association as some reports | would indicate. A private conference was held this even- ing by representatives of both sides, and at its close Attorney S. D. Woods was all smiles. The association 1s to have the Dlock for $4000, the original price, upon the | assumption that the balance of $3000 shall | be considered as Messrs. Simpson and | Gray’s contribution to the Valley road | fund of the Commercial Association. They announced their willingness to make the deed provided the Commercial | Association and the people of Stockton shall concede that the deed executed for $4000 includes this latter proviso. This may be regarded as a compromise measure, but time is as valuable as money now in the acquisition of block 21, for it means the raising of the virtual blockade at thatend of the line. The agreement will beyond doubt be ratitied by both sides to-morrow. While the association would like to have the latter provision out of the agreement it is regarded as a means of getting out of the present rather embarrassing situation. BROWN’S BUSY DAY, MRS. A Wife, a Miss and a Bride All Within Twenty-four Hours. NEW YORK, N. Y., Ocr. 16.—A Clevye- land, Ohio, special says: Mrs. James A. Brown was a wife, a miss and a bride all in one day. Monday morning she was Mrs, Henry C. Rettger, at noon she was Miss Stena V. Roof, and | gate the matter. before the day was over, by the aid of the Rev. Francis M. Hall, she became Mrs. Brown. Many years ago Stena Roof and James Brown were neighbors and schoolmates and lovers as well. They drifted apart, Brown marrying in the far West and Miss Roof becoming the wife of Rettger. Brown became a resident of California, and in course of time wasdivorced. Rettger, who wasn the wall paper business on Loraine street, three years ago, became insane and was removed to the asylum in Newburg, where he has been eversince. The cause for which Mrs. Rettger sued occurring before the defendant’s insanity, the Judge felt justified in granting the divorce and restoring Mrs. Rettger her maiden name of Miss Roof. The reunited lovers will live in Cali- fornia. e DEATH IN A COLLISION. Trainmen Lose Their Lives by the Crashing Together of a Freight and a Pas- senger Train. ALTOONA, Pa., Oct. 16.—A collision took place between a passenger and a freight train on the Hollidays branch of the Pennsylvania railroad, near the south end of the city, early this morning. The shock was a terrific onie. All the passen- gers were thrown in a violent manner, but | none sustained fatal injuries. The trainmen did not escape so fortu- nately. J. L. Woodring, a brakeman, was caught between crushed to death, and Fireman Good of the passenger train was caught in the engine and suffered the same fate. Engineer David Arthur of the passenger train re- ceived fatal injuries. Others seriously injured among the train- men are: H. M. Blackburn, fireman; George Tate, brakeman; H. S. Barnett, conductor, and B. 8. Hoover, baggage- master. A number of passengerson the passen- ger train were seriously and several, it is | thought, fatally injured. The trains came together in a deep cut, and the fog was so dense that it was impossible to see over twenty-five or thirty feet ahead of the en- gine. The cause will not be definitely known until the railroad officials investi- It is apvarent that the accident was due to conflicting orders. Fngineer Arthur was found pinioned be- tween the boiler and the tank of the en- gine. The water and steam were pouring over him and he was crying for help. Fnally he was rescued, but his injuries were terrible. He was speedily removed to the hospital, where he is dying. —_———— STAR TORPEDOES SHIPPED. Complete Outfit for the California Naval Reserve. NEWPORT, R. 1., Oct. 16.—An outfit of star torpedoes was this noon shipped from the torpedo station to San Francisco for the use of the California naval re- serves. The order was not.received till this morning, and in four hours the outfit was on the way. This is the quickest work yet done at the station. No effort was made to make time and the record clearly shows the efficiency of the place. The outfit is a complete one of gun-cotton and torpedoes, and the Cali- fornia Reserves are the first branch of naval militia to veceive any torpedoes whatever for n two water tanks and | PITTSBURG AT WORK {SAN FRANCISCO'S RIVAL OFFERS CASH FOR THE CONVENTION. FUNDS FREELY GIVEN. OVER SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ALREADY RAISED BY THE COMMITTEE. | CONFIDENT OF A VICTORY. | GOING AHEAD WITH PREPARATIONS As THOUGH CERTAIN OF BEING SELECTED. PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 16.—This city is putting out strenuous efforts to secure the | next National Republican Convention. It | has gone at the undertaking with great | method and is backing its claims with a furd big enough to do the thing up right. To-day the fund amounts to $60,000,000. Pennsylvania’s United States Sanators have put in their checks for $1000 each and the iron firms and business men generally are showing liberality. Senator M. S. Quay, as State chairman, is using every energy to bring the convention here. Senator Cam- eron, just previous to going to the hot sorings in Virginia, wrote a note promis- | ing his aid and influence. | A committee of 100 from the Chamber of | Commerce is already working up senti- ment for the big political gathering, and Superintendent Pitcairn of the Pennsyl- vania Railroad, who is chairman of the transportation committee, has promised in the name of his road a fare that will be lower than anything yet seen. That road has switches right into the Exposition building, where it is propoged to hold the convention. With the proSpect of success the committee is already hunting up the names of the survivors of the convention held in Lafayette Hall in 1856, when the Republican party was formed, and these survivors will be the guests of the city. Lafayette Hall was torn down this sum- mer -t0 make way for a ten-story bank | building. Senator Quay will certainly use his in- | fluence to the utmost to bring the gather- ing here, and, since his triumph over the Pittsburg and Philadelphia rings, which this summer tried to defeat his State | chairmanship aspirations, he has become undoubtedly the most powerful man in Pennsylvania. Besides, he was Republi- can National chairman in 1888. The city claims another ex-National chairman in Hon. B. F. Jones, who was at the political helm #n 1884. Mr. Jonesis head of the - UL WAR VE.SEL AFLOAT, [Reproduced from a photograph.] great iron firm of Jones & Laughlin, which has the biggest plant in the city after the Carnegie. His firm is credited with a check of $1000 to the guarantee fund, in addition to a liberal check from Mr. Jones as a private citizen. —— IOWA PLAN INDORSED. Proceedings of the Republican League Executive Comnittee. CHICAGO, ILL., Oct. 16.—The executive Committee of the National Republican League met here to-day, when representa- tives from twenty-seven States were pres ent. A strong attempt was made to re- move the headquarters of the league from Chicago to Washington, but it was decided by a vote of 11to 5 to remain here. The Illinois representatives promised a con- tribution of $1000 to the funds of the | league and to provide officer-oom rent free. The Iowa plan of organization by dis- trict leagues was unanimously adopted, and immediate steps were directed to be taken for carrying out the plan. 3 e SILVERITES DENOUNCED. Judge Aldridge of Texas Addresses the Bankers’ Association. ATLANTA, GaA., Oct. 16. —The Ameri- can Bankers’ Association discussed pro- posed amendments to its constitution to- day and listened to a single gold standard | speech by Judge Georee N. Aldridge of | Texas. Judge Aldridge is the humorist financier of the Lone Star State. He en- tertained the bankers for two hours with an address on “sound money” and a de- | nunciation of silverites. The session was opened with prayer by | Rev. Dr. Heindt. A report of the execu- | tive council was submitted by Chairman | Pullen: It contained important amend- | ments to the by-laws and constitution of | the association. The most important | amendment was that concerning the taxa- tion of State banks, and nearly every dele- gate made a speech on the question. Fi- nally the amendment was referred back to | the executive council, with instructions to formulate an amendment that would be acceptable to the convention. A Brutal Negro in Tennessee Horribly Muti- lated, Hanged and Then Riddled by Bullets. MEMPHIS, Texx., Oct. 16.—Jeff Ellis, a Fayette County negro, who attacked a white woman near Branden last Monday, was captured last night in Mississippi. He was brought to the scene of the crime this morning by officers, who were met there by a crowd. The mob took possession of the negro and after horribly mutilating him, cutting off his nose and fingers, hanged him to a telegraph pole. The swaying body was then riddled by bullets and the mob dispersed. That feature of the lynching which causes the most intense horror is the ghoulish work of the mob upon the victim in advance of death. With a penknife one | of the mob removed Ellis’ right ear and | held it up before the horrified spectators. | There was but a momentary lull, succeeded | by shouted calls for ‘“‘the other ear,” “a finger,”” and so on. Ears and fingers were accordingly removed. Then the victim was partially strung up, but at once low- | ered and his head removed from his shoulders with pocket-knives. This done, he was pulled up to the te]egmph-t\ole| cross-arm by the feet. When the lifeless body was finally strung up a placard was ached bearing the inscription, *Death to the man who zuts this body down be- fore 6:30 o’clock this evening.” — BLEW OUT THE GAS. Two Prominent Stockn en Who Never Read the Newspapers. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 16.—Meredith Ma- | han, a prominent stockraiser of Shannon County, was found dead in his room at the Ridgway Hotel this morning, and his room companion, Francis M. Chilton, also a stockraiser from the same county, was found unconscious and dying from the same cause — asphyxiation. They came here with cattle to sell, and, it is supposed, blew out the gas in ignorance. PAUNCEFOTE MAY LEAVE The British Embassador Likely to Be Transferred to Paris. Speculation Rife as to His Succes~- sor at the American Capiltal. WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 16.—It is among the probabilities that the United States may soon see the last of her Britan- nic Majesty’s popular diplomatic represen- tative, Sir Julian Pauncefote. It is learned to-day from private sources that Lord Dufferin, the British Embassador at Paris, will shortly retire. The date of his retire- ment is still a state secret, while the name of his successor, which is a matter of fre- quent speculation in London, is yet un- known. The embassy at Paris 1s the most important diplomatic post within the gift of the British Foreign Office, and it has always been held by an Embassador of high standing. A precedent for the transfer of Sir Julian Paunceforte from Washington to Paris was created some years ago when Lord Lyons, the British Minister at this point, was sent as her Majesty’s representative to the French capital. While Sir Julian is ap- parently as ignorant of Lord Salisbury’s intentions as any of the other gentlemen directly interested and declines for that reason to discuss it, it is believed that he would not object to the transfer, which would be a marked recognition of his long official service. All the delicate questions arising be- tween the United States and Grain Britain of late years have been handled by Sir Julian in a spirit of great friendliness to the United States, to which country he is very partial, and also to the satisfaction of the London Foreign Office. He would, it is well known, leave with regret, owing to the agreeable intercourse of himself and | | COLOMBIAN CONSPIRATORS PUT TO DEATH, A Score OF OFFICERS ARE SHOT DOWN AT BoGOTA, EXECUTED IN PUBLIC. ARRESTS OF THOSE WHO PLOTTED TO ASSASSINATE REYES CONTINUE. ECUADOR ON THE AGGRESSIVE, CoLOMBIAN TROOPS SENT TO REe PEL AN INVADING FORCE ON THE FRONTIER,. BOGOTA, Coromsis, Oct. 16.—Arrests of suspected conspirators continue here and in this department. The Government claims the conspiracy in Cauca is at an end; that it was in the interior and of slight importance. But it is now known that the arrests of twenty-one non-com- missioned officers, sixty-seven soldiers and three officers were ordered, and the officers were immediately shot under the pretext that they attempted to escape. Sixteen non-commissioned officers were shot pube licly in the presence of 1200 soldiers yesters day morning. More execuiions were ane nounced for to-day. General Reyes has received permanent orders from President Caro to proceed with the utmost vigor against the conspirs ators. The troops in Cauca are being distribe uted along the frontier, as it is known that a force of 160 men from Ecuador crossed into Colombia territory yesterday after- noon and is now being closely followed by national troops. Government officials are being closely guarded against any attempt at assassination. The Government here emphatically de- nies that a conspiracy has been discovered among the troops garrisoned here. The discovery was made that the greater pore tion of the ammunition sent to the troops in the department had been made use of by the conspirators, and orders for more ammunition will be sent to the United States. THE QUEEN FOUND, Murderers of Korea’s Ruler Are to Be Punished. YOKOHAMA, Japay, Oct. 16.—A dise patch from Seoul, the capital of Korea, states that the body of the Queen, who is thought to have been killed during the re- cent attack on the palace by the King's father, has been found. The Japanese Minister to Korea, M. Komoura, has been ordered to punish the murderers if it shall be proved that Japanese killed her. ——e— CES ALL DIFFER SETTLED. An End to the Dispute Between Turkey and the Powers, LONDON, ExG., Oct. 16.—The Chronicle will to-morrow publish a dispatch from its Constantinople correspondent who asserts that he is in a position to announce that all the questions between Turkey and the powers relative to the Armenians have been finally settled. TR DENIED EY BAYARD. No Ultimatum Submitted to England by the United States. LONDON, Exg., Oct. 16.—In an inters view to-day the Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, the American Embassador, denied the story that the United States had sent an ultimatum to Great Britain in regard to the latter arbitrating her difficulty withy Venezuela. e HUNDRED KILLED. on Board of a Steamship TLoaded With Troops. LONDON, ExG., Oct. 16.—A dispatch to a news agency from Shanghai sa An explosion occurred board a steamship loaded with troops at Kung Pai, near Kinchew. It is reported that 600 of the troops were killed. bt i SIX Explosion Rewarded for Bravery. BERLIN, GERMANY, Oct. 16.—President Cleveland has sent a valuable silver cup to Embassador Runyon to be presented to Captain Alfred Krech, commander of the Hamburg-American line steamer Suevia, in recognition of Captain Krech’s act in saving the lives of eight men of the American schooner Mary E. Amsden, February 26 last. The schooner was bound from Lubec, Me., for Barbadoes, and when sighted by the Suevia was dise masted and drifting helplessly. The crew of the schooner was taken to New York. e wete Sighted a Burning Schooner. QUARANTINE, 8. L, Oct. 16.—The steamer Yucatan arrived this afternoon, having on board Captain Johannson and the entire crew of the barkentine Ma- raunger, which was wrecked off Cape Saint Antonio. September 27. The Yuca- tan yesterday afternoon sighted a burning three-masted schooner. She was afire from stem to stern and one mast was ore. It was supposed that the crew had een taken off by another schooner which was about five miles away. v For additional Pacific Coast news see Pages 3 and §u SMOKE LaBelle Creole CIGARS, 3 for 25¢--10¢ Straight--2 for 250 ASK DEALERS FOR THEM. family with the American people. 8till, it is said that the British mission to Paris is like the Presidency of the United States— no one was ever known to decline it. 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