The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1896, Page 1

> "VOLUME LXXIX.—NO. 68. SAN FRANCISCO, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 6, 1896. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MNY BIDDERS FOR THE BONDS, Men of Nearly Every State Offer Gold to the Treasury. SUCCESS OF THE ISSUE. Hundreds of Millions Placed at the Disposal of Secretary Carlisle. SMALL OFFERINGS NUMEROUS. Fifty-Dllar Bids Mingle With Those Representing the Amount of the Entire Loan, WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5.—Bids for $100,000,000 thirty-year 4 per cent United States bonds were opened at the Treasury Department at noon to-day, under the conditions prescribed in thecirc issued January 6 last by Secretary Carlisle. The bids were opened in the room of Becretary Carlisle. A large table was placed at the south end of the room over- looking the Potomac River and the Wash- ington monument, at which sat Secreiary Carlisle, Assistant Secretary Curtis and several clerks, In frontof the desk were placed a number of chairs, and every seat was taken by those who had comein person to present bids and many were compelled to stand. Hundreds of millions of dollars were represented. Nearly all those present &s bidders came from New York, but there was & nkling of financiers and brokers from Chicago, Cincinnati and other West- rn cities. rge tin box was placed on the table ehortly before 12 o'clock. 1t contained the bids. They were done up by days and upon each package was marked the date on which the bid was received. The Treasury Department was simply over- whelmed by the enormous number of bids received. With fifteen expert clerks at work scheduling the bids at 6 o’clock to- night, they having worked incessantly since 10 o’clock this morning, 1200 bids re- main uuscheduled. They will be copied to-morrow. # The great feature of the bond bidding was the offer of J. P. Morgan’s syndicate, which, as now composed, includes only biy own banking-house, the Dentsche Bank of Berlin, Germany, and Harvey Fiske' & Sons of New York., They pro- posed to take the entire issue at 110.6877. Only one other bid of apything like that amount was received. Pierpont Morgan, after figuring on the bids received, said to-night that he estima- ted that he would be awarded on his bids about 60 per cent of the $100,000,000. He reached this conclusion simply hearing the various bids read, as he did not think that more than $40,000,000 bids above that figure had been made. Scarcely more than one-third of the actual bids received are included in the imperfect list now pub- lished. Several thousand bids below the obvious limit of acceptance are omitted. Bids for many millions of dollars came from New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Penn- sylvania, Texas, Tllinois, Connecticut, Ver- mont, Maryland, Nebrasks, Missouri, Bouth Carolina, North Carolina, Indiana, Michigan, Louisiana, Washington (State), Jowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and, in fact, nearly every State of the Union thrown into the most incongruous state of juxta- vosition, and quite a number of offers from Canada were received at prices rang- ing from 109 downward. The number of small bids was quite re- markable. The $50 offers ran up into the hundreds and @t fairly good prices, and over 1000 small "banks and private in- dividuals, whose offers at the highest rates of acceptability ranged from $500 up to $8000 or $9000, are not included in the list published. The offers by the class of small bidders below the 110 and a fraction limit, which it seems shut oft the issue, were still more numerous. An encouraging feature in these offers was that so many of those of large amounts, ranging in many cases up to one or more millions of dol- lars, eame from fiduciary institutions which thereby indicated that they had a better outlet for their money than that afforded by the United States bonds at the price at which they will undoubtedly be awarded. One of the curiousincidents of the day was the fact that the bid of the Union Trust Company of New York for $76,000,- 000 at 110.075 almost escaped notice in the monotony of the reading, while the bid of the Morgan syndicate was Teceived with applause. Secretary Carlisle said he was extremely gratified at the response of the people to the Government’s appeal for subscriptions to the bond call. It simply showed that when the people were appealed to they would not fail to properly respond. J.P. Morgan & Co., the National City Bank of New York, the Deutsche Bank of Berlin and Harvey Fiske & Sons of New York bid as a syndicate for $100,000,000 of the bonds at 110.6877. . This was the largest amount included in any one bid. The total number of bids was 4640, ag- gregating $684,269, but.one bid of $100,- 000,000 from a physician in Michigan and one of $16,000,000 from Texas are evidently bogus, and deducting these amounts leaves the aggregate of genuine bids $568,269,850. The bid of Joseph Pulitzer of New York for $1,000,000 at 114 had a memoranduin attached to it stating that this bid at the highest market price to-day is in lieu of the offer to head the list with a subscrip- tion of $1,000,000 to a popular loan, on the basis, which was notadopted, of an open gubscription at a fixed and equal rate. Among the California bond bidders were these: Nevada Bank of San Francisco, $200,000 at 115; First National Bank of Pasadena, $25,000 at 116.6471; Bank of Cal- fornia, $50,000 at 114.05; Fifst National Bank of Fresno, $10,000 at 114.0506; Sutro & Co., $100.000 at 114.13 and $100,000 at 113.6; Nevada Bank .of San Franeisco, §100,000 at 113.25; Nevada Bank of San Francisco, $100,000 at 112.80; First Na- tional Bank, Fresno, $10,000 at 119.3229; Nevada Bank of San Francisco, $100,000 at 114; Bank of California, $100,000 at 112.78; First National Bank of San Francisco, $10,000 at 112.50, $10,000 at 112,125, $10,000 at 112.06, $10,000 at 112, $10,000 at 111.75, $25,000 at 110.125, $25,000 at 109.75, $25,000 at 109.50, $25,000 at 109.25, $100,000 at 106. The following at110: E. & 8. Hel- Jer, San Francisco, $10,000; W. & P.4 Nichols, Dutch Flat, §100,000. At 109 and under: Savings Bank of St. Helena, $10,000; First National Bank of Los Ange- les, $50,000; Bank of California, San Fran- cisco, $100,000; C. Hensberry, San Francisco, $500; Samuel G. Woodward, Sacramento, $700; William Peacocke, Sac- ramento, $300; Herman Olcovich, San Francisco, $4000; First National Bank of Fiesno, $20,000; Francis T. Free]anq, Aspen, ; G. W. Toombs, Modesto, $5000; Miss Elizabeth M. Jones, San Fran- cisco, $100( stave Wissellink, San Fran- ; First National Bank, Redlands, $2500; Thomas O’Connor, Alameda, $5000; Santa Rosa National Bank, $30,000; Joseph B. Toplitz, San Francisco, $5000 McNab, Riverside, $50,000; John H. Hem- bly, Visalia, $2000: W. H. Smith, Bing- hamton, $3000; Louis V. Peterson, San Francisco, $1000; Isidor H. Meyer, San Francisco, $30,000; Mrs. Susan W. Pope, Mare Island, $2000; J. A. Waldo, San Jose, $1000; Livingston & Co., San Francisco, $20.000; Bank Red Bluff, $10,000. The State Treasurer of California‘ pre- sented a bid for $50,000 at 112. The present issue of bonds is the fourth since February 1, 1894, all of them having been made ostensibly to maintain the treasury gold reserve. The several issues have been: February, 1804, $50,000,000 November, 1894, $50,000,000; February, 1895, 5,400. AALS FGHT A DUEL Aspirants for a Woman’s Love Attempt a Settlement With Pistols. Both Are Badly Wounded, and Two Bystanders Stop Stray Bullets, GREENSBURG, Ixp., Feb.5.—John Lee and James Bostic, rivals for the affections of a young woman of Adams, a quiet little town five miles west of here, attempted to settle the matter with pistols yesterday, and both of them are badly wounded, while two bystanders,also received stray bullets. Bostic accompanied a young lady home from church several weeks ago, when she was insulted by Lee. A quarrel ensued, and in a short while Lee had won the young lady’s affections. She was engaged to Bostic and their wedding day was set, but she broke the engagement and was shortly to be married to Lee. Bostic was drunk last night when he mei Lee. They quarreled and Bosticthreaten: to kill his rival. An hour later Lee was among a group of friends in conversation, when Bostic shot at him, firing ten or twelve times. Lee drew his re- volver and fired - several - times, shooting his adversary in the arm and shoulder and seriously wounding him. Lee was shot three times, oncein the head, once just below the heart, on the left side, and in the thigh. He will die. A ball from Bostic's revolver struck a store building and glanced, striking Vol- ney Cline, about sixty feet away, 1n the thigh and seriously wounding him. The trouble occurred in front of Hazel- rigg’s drugstore and the glass was shat- tered by the bullets. A little girl standing in the store was shot in the cheek by Bos- tic, but the wound is not dangerous, the ball barely plowing inside the skin. Seyv- eral other men and women were standing around Lee, but fortunately they escaped injury. Great excitement prevails there, and the Sheriff and posse are after Bostic. Public sympathy seems to fayor Lee. TOVS WITH AN EXPLOSIVE, Disaster Caused by the Curiosity of a Photograph Gallery Employe. Experiments Result in the Wrecking of a Building and Injuring of Its Inmates. CHICAGO, Irn., Feb. 5.—Persisting in his attempts to solve the secret of flash- light powder manujacture, F. T. Dunning, an employe of the firm of Powell & Lau- rence, photographers, at Yale and Sixty- third streets, Englewood, succeeded this morning in causing an explosion which wrecked the building in which the studio is located, severely injuring himself and Mrs. Laurence. Mr. Laurence is the inyentor of the pow- der, and has confided to no one the secret of its composition. He employed Dunning merely to mix and pack the material. He was working with two and a half ounces ot the powder when it ignited and exploded over two pounds of the stuff in thirty-six boxes near by ready for shipment. The room is in the second story and the explosion tore a door from another apar ment, hurled it through a hall and struck Mrs. Laurence in the head. Dunning was found unconscious, covered with debris and bleeding from a dozen gashes. Mr. Laarence was 1n the gallery on the first floor, where the falling débris almost buried him. The lives of all the occupants were saved by the walls not collapsing. This is the third explosion in the gallery caused by the flash-light powder, the sec- ond being yesterday, When the first one occurred some weeks ago Mr. Laurence was forced to jump from the second-story window and was seriously injured. Many windows in the vicinity were shattered by to-day’s explosion. ANARCHISTS THROW A BOMB. Attempt to Wreck the Residence of a Lisbon Doctor. LISBON, PorrucaL, Feb. 5.—A bomb was thrown last evening at the house of the doctor who had certified to the in- sanity of the anarchist who, on January 30, threw a stone at King Charles, as the king wasdriviug in an open carriage. The house was considerably damaged. Ten arrests have been made in connection with the bomb throwing. WRECKED ON- POINT WILSON, British Ship Kilbrannan Cast High Upon the Beach. DRIVEN BY A HURRICANE Strong Winds and a Treacherous Current Carry the Vessel Ashore. TUGS POWERLESS TO ASSIST. Attempts at a Rescue Abandoned Until the Tide Is High—The Crew in No Danger. PORT TOWNSEND, Wasm., Feb. 5.— The British ship Kilbrannan went ashore on Point Wilson shortly after midnight this morning during a terrific gale, and is now high and dry upon the beach. Her crew is still aboard and is in no danger, To-night it was decided to make an effort to float the Kilbrannan and at high tide to-morrow morning five tugs belong- ing to the ‘Puget Sound Tugboat Com- pany’s fleet—the Tyee, Sea Lio:, Holyvoke, Pioneer and Magic—will take hold of the wreck and attempt to float it. Itisnot considered probable that the effort will be successful. The vessel is in nodanger of breaking up. It has been forced so high upon the beach that dozens of visitors were able to board. it to-day. The place where the Kil- brannan is a prisoner is what is known as a shingly beach, and it is the opinion of many that with this in her favor it will be impossible for the sand: §o’ pile up suffi- ciently to prevent her. being gotten off in course of time. Others, however, are de- termined in the assertion that the Kil- brannan has been in deep water for the last time. The vessel received such a terrific pound- ing that, should it be floated, the pumps will have to be kept busy to keep it from filling gnd sinking. 2 2 POISOKED BY A SERVANT. House of a Philadelphian _fianiacfied While He Is Suffering From a Dose of Arsenic. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 5.—A das- tardly robbery and murder was.brought to light this morning at 1506 Swayne street. The house there ivinhabited by Josiah H. Richelderfer, aged 78 years, an eccentric man. He had in his employ Miss Annie Tate as housekeeper, and George Barton, about 21 years of age, who acted as his body servant. Yesterday Barton poisoned the old man and the housekeeper, and while they were suffering agonies from the poison he ran- | sacked the house and fled. The house- RECOGNITION FOR CUBANS, Strong Resolutions From the Foreign Relations Committee. THE SENATE WILL ACT. Call Is to Present the Subject for Final Consideration To-Day. CONDITION OF WAR EXISTS. Neutrality of the United States De. clared in a Substitute Returned to the Senate. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5—The concurrent resolution which the Senate Foreign Affairs Relations Committee re- ported last week, requesting the President of the United States to use his influence with the Government of Spain to recog- e — 7 Y T, The British Three-Masted Ship Kilbrannan, Carried Ashore Near Port Wilson by a Hurricane. but tugs have been unable to approach the ship to attempt to float her. ‘When the Kilbrannan arrived off Cape Flattery yesterday morning the weather was thick, and there was a moderate breeze from the westward. No tugs were sighted and it was decided to come up the straits ahead of the westerly breeze. The wind continued moderate until the ship was off Race rocks, when it began to increase rap- idly, and orders were given to shorten sail. But the wind increased at such a rate that within ten minutes, and before the sails could be shortened, it was blow- ing a hurricane, and the vessel was rapidly driven across the straits till off Dungeness, when the ship quickly broached to. The wind had continued until it was now blowing a terrific gale, and it either blew away or split all the leeward sails. An effort was made to get an anchorage, but was not successful, and the ship was then kept off to the windward with the hope of making Port Townsend harbor, The vessel could not be handled well without canvas, and she was kept well in Mrs. N. McCallum, Wife of the Kilbran. nan’s Master. [From a recent photograph.} toward Point Wilson, in order to keep from being driven ashore on Whidby Island. The captain did not reckon on a strong tide rip around the point, and when he least expected trouble the Kilbrannan was caught in a tide rip and quickly carried ashore by it, piling up high and dry. She soon began pounding, and has now been worked by wind and waves some distance up the beach toward the poinr. ‘There were no tugs in the harbor when the wreck was reported early this morning, but the ship is in such a condition that it is doubtful whether anything can be done for her unless it be by dismantling her and getting rid of the ballast. The Kitbrannan is an iron ship of 1572 tons, and was built by Russell' & Co. at Glasgow, in 1882. Bhe is 256.4 feet long, 88.2 beam and 22.8 feet deep, and cost fully $100,000. Kerr, Newton & Co. are her owners, and she was commanded by Captain N. McCallum, whose wife wasa passenger on board. She was brought ashore this morning. % The ship carries twenty-six men.” The insurance is not known. The storm last nizht was one of‘ the worst ever known in the straits and lower Sound, and it is probable that other acci- dents will be reported as the result of it. keeper died this morning and Mr. Richel- derfer is in a serious condition. On Saturday Barton answered an adver- tisement of Mr. Richelderfer for a servant. Barton stated that he had recently come from the West and that he had a father and stepmother in Boston and an uncle in Freehold, N.J. Miss Tate and Mr. Richel- dinner vesterday. Barton attended the couple and gave them some remedies which he said he had got. The last seen of him was about 9 o’clock last night. After suffering all might Mr. Richel- derfer this morning summoned help and shortly after the arrival of physicians Miss Tate died. The symptoms of Miss Tate and Mr. Richelderfer were those of arsenical poisoning. Barton secured only a gold and silver watch, a chain, some money that Mr. Richelderfer had in the house, a diamond pin and a pair of opera- glasses. sl brnigesrd FLOODS IN MI1SSISSIPPIL | Creeks and Rivers Swollen by'a Tremen- dous Downpour of Rain. JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 5.—This section was visited by a terrific rain-storm last night, and the already overflowed creeks and rivers have further extended their bounds until all the low lands are covered. Pearl River is a sea of water extending from within a few feet of the Capitol yard for miles into Ranking County on the op- posite side, and is still rising. The Queen and Crescent tracks, though Captain N. McCallum of the Stranded Ship Kilbrannan. [From a recent photograph.] on a four-foot embankment, are submerged in several places and are being carefully watched. Traffic has not been seriously interrupted, but it is feared it will be by morning. The rainfall Saturday night was reported to be 73 inches; that of last night 614 inches. Dr. Justina Smith Dead. CHICAGO, Irn., Feb. 5—Dr. Justina Smith, the venerable editor of the Stand- ard, the leading Baptist denominational publication in the West, died last nizht. He was 96 years of age and had been ill for about one month. % : derfer became seriously sick after eating | nize the Cuban revolutionists as belliger ents, was practically set aside to-day by a substitute reported from the same com- mittee by Morgan of Alabama. The sub- stitnte recognizes a condition of public war in Cuba, and declares that the United States shall maintain a strict neutrality between the contending powers, and shall accord to each all the rigkts of belligarents in the ports of the United States. The resolution is on the Vice-President’s table, and may be taken up for action to-mor- row. Itisasfollows: Resolved, By the Senate (the House of Repre- sentatives concurring), that in the opinion of Congress & condition of public war exists be- tween the Government of Spain and the Gov- ernment proclaimed and for some time main- tained by force of arms by the people of Cuba: and that the United States of America should maintain a strict neutrality between the con- tending powers and accord to each all the rights of belligerents in the ports and territory of the United States. Call (D.) of Florida gave notice that he would ask to have the resolution taken up after the morning hour. Lt e TRICKED BY MACEO. General Lugue's Trap Fails to Catch the Wily Insurgent. NEW YORK, N, Y., Feb. 6.—A cipher dispatch received by the Rodriguez faction of the Cuban party in this city last night states that Maceo and his main army of 8000 men got safely out of the trap which the Spaniards under General Luque had laid to keep him and his.command hemmed in at the extreme west end in Pinar del Rio, by engaging the Spaniards with his rear guard in one direction while he drew his army out of danger in another direction. According to the news contained in the dispatch all the fighting of the past few days in the southern part of the province has been with Maceo’s rear guard only, and has little significance. L SO anatd FICUNA’S FORCES VICTORIOUS, Thirty-Two Rebels Slain in an Encounter at Manjuari. HAVANA, Cusa, Feb. 5.—An official re- port received here says an encounter has taken place at Manjuari, a town near Matanzas, between a detachment of Spanish troops under Colonel Vicuna and bands of rebeis commanded by Insurgent Chiefs Cayito, Alvarez, Roque, Amieva and others. The engagement lasted forty minutes. The insurgents lost thirty-two killed. The Spanish loss was two wounded. FRIENDLY TO THIS COUNTRY. Canada’s House of Commons Attests Loy- alty to Victoria and Good Will Toward the United States. OTTAWA, Oxt., Feb. 5.—In the House of Commons to-day McNeill (Government) moved a resolution, ‘“That in view of the threatening aspect of foreign affairs this House desires to assure her Majesty’s Governmentand the people of the United Kingdom of its unalterable loyalty and de- votion to the British throne and the constitution, and that should the occasion unhappily arise in no other part of the empire than the dominion would more substantial sacrifices attest the determina- tion of her Majesty’s subjects to maintain unimpaired the integrity and inviolate the honor of her Majesty’s Government, and this House reiterates the oft-expressed desire of the people of Canada to maintain the most friendly relations with their kinsmen of the United States.” Mr. McNeill said his object was to show the world that the,British people were united and stooa together in the common defense of honor and integrity of the empire. : He incidentally referred to an- nexation, and said there was no room for such a sentiment in Canada. Mr. Davies, Sir Richard Cartwright, Mr. Laurier (all opposition) and Mr. Foster (Government leader) spoke in favor of the resolution, and it was carried unani- mously amid great applause. AP e BATTENBERG’S FUNERAL. The Prince of Wales and Other Members of the Royal Family Lead the ¢ Cortege. COWES, Exc., Feb. 5—The funeral of Prince Henry took place in Whippingham Church at Osborne to-day. Every ship in the harbor and every public house in town had flags at half mast. At 10 o’clock Princess Beatrice and children went on board the royal yacht Albert, upon which the coffin had remained over night,watched by a military guard. They were followed by the Duke of Connaught, the Marchion- ess ‘of Lorne (Princess Louise), and at noon the Queen arrived from Osborne House. At noon the coffin, covered with wreaths, was taken from the Albert and placed upon a gun carriage draped with a Union Jack. The Prince of Wales and other members of the royal family in carriages took places ahead of the coffin and the procession started. Various military de- tachments followed the body as the cortege slowly and solemnly took its way to ‘Whippingham Chureh, in which edifice the Princess and Prince Henry were mar- ried 1n 1885. + The services were conducted by the Right Rev. Randall Thomas Davidson, D.D., Bishop of Winchester, GREAT BRITAIN YIELDS, Brazil's Sovereignty Over the Island of Trinidad Is Acknowledged. The Republic May Now Permit the Establishment of an English Coaling Station. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 5.—The Her- ald’s cable from Buenos Ayres says: Rio Janeiro advices state that the British Minister has received a dispatch from England ordering him to recognize the sovereignty of Brazil in the island of Trinidad. It is now probable that Brazil will per- mit Great Britain to establish a big coaling- station on the island for her South Atlantic squadron, and that she will grant theright to lay a cable.on its shores. In diplomatic circles there is great satisfaction expressed at the amicable settlement of the question. The Brazilian capital is greatly excited over the news from Para, received yester- day, to the effect that the French gun- boat Bengal, patrolling the waters in the disputed territory of Amapa, on the fron- tier of Frencn Gwana, had seized a cargo on board a boat sailing under the protec- tion of the Brazilian flag. The press of Amapa calls upon the Bra- zilian Government to n:ake a vigorous pro- test to France. 3 —— STEAMER RUNS ASHORE, Crew of the Lamington Rescued in a Brecches Buoy. FIRE ISLAND, N. Y., Feb. 5—The British steamer Leamington, from Gibral- tar for New York, with fruit, went ashore fifteen miles east of here this morning. The life-savers rescued the vessel's crew of the steamer in the breeches buoy. Captain Rourke of the Blue Point say- ing station reports: “Twenty men have been landea. Cap- tain Duff and three of his officials remain on board the vessel. Captain Duff thinks that the steamer will get off to-night.”’ The wrecking barge Raymond, in tow of the tug D.S. Arnot, left Stapleton, R. I., at 7:25 o’clock to-night to proceed to the steamer to take off cargo, etc. The wreck- ing steamer I. J. Merritt arrived at the steamer about 2 r. M. and immediately proceeeed to Iay cables and anchors to pre- vent the Learningto n from going further on the beach. i BUILDINGS IN THE WATX. Bloodshed May Foliow an Attempt to Con- struct @ Railtoad. PERRY, 0. T. Feb. 5.—Considerable excitement prevailed here to-day over the efforts of the Santa Fe railroad people to clear a right of way through the city. It is feared that bloodshed will follow. The right of way has had many settlers on it since the opening of the strip, and re- cently the District Court decided the many cases between the railroad and the squat- ters in favor of the railroad, and fifty men with moving apparatus commenced work. Several houses are located on the right of way. Some are business houses, some res- idences and warehouses. The fine plant of the Perry lce, Light and Water Company, which cost $50,000, 1s also located on the Santa Fe right of way. e CADETS SPREAD SMALLPOX. Flee From a Military Acaden'y Invaded by the Discase. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Feb. 5.—Smallpox may be spread all over the Northwest by the 160 frightened cadets of St. John’s Military Academy at Deiafield, Wis., who fled from theinstitution when they learned that one of their number was suffering from the pest. To-night it was learned that the disease had appeared at the State Industrial School at Waukesha, which has 350 inmates. ‘Waukesha is but a short distance from Delafield, and while it is not positively known that the disease was brought from there to the City of Springs, the circum- stances point to the military academy as the originating point. e S LYNCHERS IN WAITING. Will Hang a Negro When He 1s Identi- fled by His Victim. MEMPHIS, Tesy., Feb. 5.—Saturday night a negro named Monroe Harrison at- tacked a white woman, Mrs. Grissom, at Tuscumbia, Ala. Monday night he was arrested in this city, and to-day the Sher- iff of Alabama County carried him back to the scene of hjs crime. To-mghta mob broke into the jail to lynch the wretch, bui desisted for the tume being upon being informed that the prisoner had not yet been taken before his victim for identifica- on. The lynching has not yet occurred, but the mob has not dispersed and is expected | to proceed with the work before daylight. DEATH RATHER THAN HUNGER, A Chicage Laborer Murders His Family and Kills Himself, SEVEN LIVES ARE ENDED After Shooting Wife and Chil- dren He Sends a Bullet Into His Brain, LONG OUT OF EMPLOYMENT. Neighbors Who Call With News That He Had Finally Secured Work Find the Corpses. CHICAGO, IrL., Feb. 5.—Evidence of & terrible tragedy was discovered this morn- ing inthe house of Richard Kloettke, & carpenter, at 207 Bortean avenue. A neighbor went to the house to test some work done, and found it looking like a channel house. The whole family, con- sisting of seven persons, lay dead, with ghastly wounds in their bodies, the victims of murder and suicide. The family consisted of Richard Kloettke and his wife Kate, their three daughters, Mina, Anna and Emma, aged respectively 9, 8 and 7 years, and John and Mina Kloettke, the aged father and mother of Richard. Richard had supvorted the entire fam- ily by his labors, but for a long time he had been able to find very little work and the family was in a state of destitution. ‘When the house was searched this morn- ing after the tragedy no money could be found. Kloettke had evidently became despond- ent on account cf this enforced idleness and had murdered the entire family, end- ing with blowing out his brains. All had been killed by shots from a revolver, and the weapon with which the murderouns work had been done lay close beside Klo- ettke, where it had fallen from his hand after the last fatal shot had been fired. Kloettke had been out of work ever since Christmas. One pathetic feature of the tragedy is that the neighbors callea at the Kloettke cottage this morning each with news of employment. z . MUST KEEP THE PEACE Mrs. Wilson and Daughters of Los Angeles Enjoined at Omaha. Accused by a Merchant of Harassing His Employes and Injuring His Trade. OMAHA, NeBr.,, Feb. 5.—The Wilson women, who came here a few weeks ago from Los Angeles, are in trouble again. Judge Powell to-day issued a restraining order against Marie Wilson, Ruby Wilson and the mother of both, directing them not to enter and to keep away from the store of R. S. Raymond, where P. J. Burroughs is selling the stock at auction. The women followed Burroughs here from the coast, and have been annoying him persistently. 2 Raymond applied for the injunction. He charged the women with having fre- quently visited the store for the purpose of annoying hisemployes, and threatening them, insulting them and circulating false and scandglous stories about the em- ployes and the plaintiff's business. and hindering, preventing and persuading customers from purchasing goods. Itis alleged that the women have har- assed the employes and prevented them from performing their duties. It isalso alleged that the women have frequently come to the doors and windows of the store and have mocked, shouted at and annoyed the plaintiff and his assistants, and bhave made themselves offensive by word and deed. This suit grows out of the sensational episode which occurred in McTague’s res- taurant about two weeks ago, when Paul Harris, a stranger in this city, struck Miss Marie Wilson and knocked her down, afterward making his escape in time to avoid arrest. DISEASE PEDDLED OUT. Clothing Made at a Smallpox-Infested Prison Placed on Sale. CHICAGO, Irr., Feb.5.—In Judge Bren- tan’s court to-day the fight between the big clothing firm of Clement, Bane & Co. of Chicago and the Clothing Cutters’ and Trimmers’ Association of Chicago came up on the application of the firm to have the injunction against thelocal union, restrain- ing the members from interfering with the business, made permanent. According to the company’s story the fight, which began a year ago with a strike in the factory, has nearly resulted in the ruin of its business. Austin Clement of the firm admitted during the day that during the fall of 1894, when smallpox was raging in Sing Sing prison, the firm bought at least $30,000 worth of convict-made goods, saying that other firms did the same. When asked if his foreman did not testify before the sweat-shop committes that his firm did a business of $2,000,000 8 year and 80 per cent of that was in convict- made goods, the witness said they had tried to do that much business, but had not succeeded since Cleveland was elected President. y i A e s Always the Best. Why is it that more than double the quantity of G.-H. Mumm’s Extra Dry champagne is imported than any other? The answer is easy. Connoisseurs pro- nounce it superior in quality, purity, wholesomeness and freedom from alcohol, and Americans always want the best,