The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 7, 1896, Page 4

4 THE SAN FBANCIS_C‘OJ CALL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1896. j THE ICE KING IN HIS GLORY, Truckee Alive With Merry Skating and Tohoggan Parties. SLEIGHING TO THE LAKE. The Excursions of Satyrday and Sunday Will Cap the Climax. LECTURE ON THE DONNER PARTY Knights of Pythias to Give a Dress Parade and Drill in Honor of the Carnival. TRUOCKEE, CaAL, Feb. 6.—The nights continue cold and the ice king is in his glory. Sprayingis carried on assiduously, and gprays of water are quickly converted into a glistening sheet of ice. Skating and tobogganing goes merrily on and devoteés of these sports are rapidly on the increase. No one who attempts either will fail to try it a second time, and aftera person has taken his first trip down the toboggan slide and glided over the smooth surface of icy ponds he is an enthusiast. Baturday and Sunday will see the gayest crowd of the carnival. Although each day is of itself a sort of holiday, these days will eclipse anythineg that' has as yet trans- pired. Three hundred people from Truckee alone will be skating, tobogganing and coasting, and it will indeed be a grand sight. Much interest is being manifested over the lecture to be given by William G. Murphy on Saturday night. The largest hall in town has been engaged, and Mr. Murphy will be feted by a number of prominent citizens. The road to Lake Tahoe 1s now as smooth as glass, and to-day an excursion party, the first party that has ever had an opportunity of viewing this beautiful body of water in winter, took advantage of the conditions and made the trip. About five hours is consumed in making the return trip, but it is time well spent, and one feels fully repaid for the time and small expense connected with this interesting journey Tel: ms and letters engaging rooms for Saturday and Sunday are being re- ceived, and there is' now no doubt about having a large number of excursionists. An order has been issued to the local U. R.K.of P. tobe on hand in full umform to meet visiting brothers. A dress parade and drill, under command of Colonel C. F. MMcGlashan, will not be the least import- ant feature of the day. FIRE AT SN BERNRRDIND, Lodging-House and a Private Residence Adjoining Destroyed by the Flames. Several People Narrowly Escape With Their Lives—Loss Between $2000 and $3000. SAN' BERNARDINO, What came near betng & fatal fire oc- curred this morning at 12:25. Analarm of fire came in from box 25 announcing the fact that a conflagration was taking place. The alarm was occasioned by a fire being discovered in a lodging-house on Kingman street, near the Santa Fe depot. A light wind was blowing, and before the depart- ment could reach the fire the. building was entirely destroyed, as was a private residence adjoining. The lodging-house was a large frame building and was a relic of boom days. At the time of its destruction it was being run by a Mrs. Taber. It so happened that at the time of the fire Mrs, Taber was alone in the house and in bed. Her first indication of danger was when she. was awakened by the roar of the flamesand smell of smoke. She jumped from her bed and rushed toward ‘the door, when the flames broke through and drove her back. Ehe rushed to the window of her room, but was unable to raise 1t. The flames were now almost npon her, Becoming desperate she drove her fists through the window panes, clearing away the glass and jumping out. Nothing was saved from the buildifig, and her timely notice to her neighbors l\robnbry saved their lives, as they barely got out. The total loss is between $2000 and $3000. —_— IMBECDED IN THE SHND, The Kilbrannan in All Probabil- ity Will Never Be Floated Again. CaL., Feb. 6.— Four Tugs Failed to Move Her and She Will Now Be Dis- mantled. PORT TOWNSEND, Waisx., Feb. 6.— The British ship Kilbrannan, ashore on Point Wilson, is more firmly imbedded in sand to-night than ever, and it is now al- most certain that she will never be floated. At 9.0’clock this morning t..e tugs Tyee, Bea Lion, Holyoke, Pioneer and Boyden hauled on the wreck for balf an hour, but could not moye her. Three hawsers were parted and the work was abandoned with the receding tide. It has been decided to dismantle the ship, remove her 930 tonsof ballast and at- tempt to float her by the use of ancnors, but it is not believed that this will be more successful than was to-day’s effort with tugs. The ship is sinking deeper into the sand with every tide, and the sand is fiiling up around her so rapidly that she will soon be firmly imbedded., 4 B LR POTTER REMOVAL SUILT. Unavoidable Absence of Attorneys Causes Another Postponement.” REDWOOD CITY, CaL, Feb. 5.—Hear- ing of the motion to reopen the Potter re- moval snit was again postponed to-day un- til next Thursday on accountof the ab- sence of Attorneys D. M. Delmas and E, Modesto i the Dr. Tynan case a; S _Pilisbury, Mr. Delmas being en, in o1t ‘;fi'edl{r.] Pillsbu: being engaged at San Frarcisco in the ale & Norcross suit. a8 GRS NOVEL DIVING APPARATUS. The Inventor to Prospect River Beds for Placer Mines. IVES LANDING, Wasg., Feb. 6.—Cap- tain Henrv Finch of the Lak}_hhcbxggn life-saving service, with a diving appa- ratus of his own invention and a canvas boat, is exploring the bottom of the Coiumbia and Okanogan rivers for placer mines. He claims to have a pump that will purap gravel and even bowlders to the weiefit of sixteen pounds. He has at Wematchee machinery and material to build a steamer eighty feet long, with eighteen-feet beam, to draw only ten inches. This boat he will run on the Columbia and Okanogan and will also use in_connection with his pumps for placer mining. He claims that he can pamp out riffies and bars on the Okanogan and make the stream navigable for a boat at the water's lowest stage. . = o WOOD'S TRIAL AT FRESNO. Under Indictment for Embezelement and Perjury. FRESNO, Carn., Feb. 6.—The trial of Clark E. Wood, formerly Deputy County Clerk,” was commenced in the Superior Court to-day before Judge Conly of Madera County, acting for Judge Carter. The |- charge against Wood is embezzlement. He was court commissioner and failed to account for money which came into his hands from the sale of property.. It is supposed he lost the money at races. He secretly left Fresno and went East, but returned of his own.accord The Grand Jury indicted him for embezzlement ana perjury. The latter charge is based on his oath that he paid certain money into court when he had not paid it. : EUREKNS MISSING MAN. No Trace of William McGrade, Who Left His Companions in the Redwoods. Parties Scouring the Country-—Th_e Young Man’s Relatives Frantic With Grief. EUREKA, Car., Feb. 6.—William Mec- Grade, the young man who on January 23 left the camp of his comrades about twenty miles from Arcata and in the very heart of the redwoods to go hunting, is still missing. Ever since his disappearance was re- ported a large searching party has been scouring the woods in all directions. BSig- nal fires have been lichted on the side slopes of the canyons and guns discharged at regular intervals, but beyond an occa- sional footprint no trace of the lost- man has been found. At present a large party provisionea by the merchants of Eureka and Arcata is still searching. Young McGrade took no provisions with him and only about twenty shells, A cr he had gone a short cisfance from camp he returned _and took an extra supply of matches, saying that there was no telling but what he mighi need them. The relatives of the lost-young man are nearly crazed with grief and his friends are keeping up the search, hoping against fate. A reward of $150 b.s been offered by the busiiess men of this place, among whom McGrade was well liked. The young man was expecting to take a position on 4" streetcar line of San Fran- cisco and was working hard to earn the $100 deposit required. A e MONTGOMERY’S BRAIN, Albany Doctors Substantially Agree That _ It Was Normal. ALBANY, Og., Feb. 6.—A more thor- ough investigation in reference to the brain of Lioyd Montgomery, the executed murderer, reveals the fact that it was en- tirely normal. There was no inflamma- tion at all, and the adhesion, if any, was slight and natural. The brain was aver- age in weight, and evidentiy so in intelli- gence, the interior being healthy, the con- volutions being normal, but not deep like those of a very “*brainy’’ man. The Albany.doctors who examined. the brain now agree substantially in the mat- ter of inflammation, that there was none and that the brain was normal. The mat- ter, though, will be more fully investizated in the future. It is said Dr. Cusick dis- agrees with them in the matter. . The autopsy developed the fact that the fourth cervical vertebrse was dislocated; but not broken by the fall when the trap was sprung, the latter being the usual case. SHOT HIMSELF TWICE, Determined Attempt of a Melan- choly Dane to End His . Existence, Cut His Throat Twice With a Razor Last Fall—Doctors Think He Cannot Live. CHICO, Caw.,, Feb. 6.—At a late hour this forenoon a man was found up Chico Creek about half a mile north of town with blood oozing from wounds in his left breast. ~His shirt and clothes were covered with blood, which had partly dried. When asked what the matter was he gaid he had shot himself twice. A 32- caliber pistol was found under his head with only ‘one chamber loaded. His clothes and blankets were found under a .| tree near by. When brought to the City Hall and examined two bullet holes were found in his left breast, one opposite the heart, the bullet striking a rib, glancing around and lodging near the spine in the back. The other bullet entered under the heart and lodged in the left lung. The man seemed to be a Dane,and a countryman was called, to whom bhe stated that his name was Jacob Aibert Nelsen, a native of Skandenborg, Denmark, where bis father, Nels Larsen, lives. He came to Chico about two weeks ago. He gave as his reasons for the attempt at suicide that he hed been dishonest, but would not say in what way. He said he atvtempted sui- cide in San Francisco last fall by the use of a razor, scars of which may be seen on his throat. He is young, about 25, and light com- plexion. At present he is still alive, but the physicians think he cannot live. i M. and Mrs, Bull at Santa Orus. SANTA CRUZ, Car., Feb. 6.—Mr. and ‘Mzs. Jerome Case Bull (nee Kathrym Jar- boe) arrived here on the evening broad- alugg train and went directly to Concha el Mar, Mrs. Jarboe’s handsome summer residence, where they will resides temgo- rarily. This home of Mrs. Jarboe, mother of the bride, is one of the prettiest in its interior furnishings and arrangements within the city of Santa Cruz. ~ e —— -Kicked to Death at Santa Barbara. SANTA BARBARA, Car, Feb. 6.— Francis Simpson of La Paters.-while train- ing a horse for Martin Van Robbins, was kicked in the head and stomach and ‘died last night. Simpson was a native of Scot- land, 49 years of age, and leaves a wife and eight children. e had resided in the vicinity forseventeen years and was known as w" industrious man of excellent char- acters b | sent to tne FEHS OF THE DAY * FROM S A0 Supervisors Petitioned for Two Electric Railway Franchises. LITTLE GIRL THIEVES. Many-Articles: Taken Frem Stores Found at Their Parents’ - Residence. A 0.T, W.DELEGATES ELECTED. A Deserted Wife Sues Her Husband for Support—Sent to the Reform Sehool. SAN JOSE, Can., Feb.. 6.—L. M. Hale this afterneon petitioned the Board of Supervisors for a franchise for- an electric railway between this city’ and Saratoga. The petitioner asks for a franchise for a period of forty-nine years from the west- ern city limits on San Carlos street over the Saratoga road to Shratoga and Con- gress Springs. Itisto be a single-track, ‘| standard-gauge road, to -be used for pas- .sengers, freight and express, and will be completed within one year. A franchise is also asked from the inter- section of Saratoga avenue and Stevens Creek road along Stevens Creek road. to Stevens Creek, to be completed in two years. ' —_——— PILFERING CHILDREN, Two Little Sisters Caught Robbing Stores on First Street. SAN JOSE, Car., Feb. 6.—Detective Frost yesterday afternoon arrested Jennie and Jessie Garcia, sisters aged 6 and 7 years, for stealing various articles from stores on First stréet. Merchants on First have been missing small articles from their stores for some time and the matter was reported to De- tective Frost. Yesterday afternoon Frost caught the children stealing a piece of bacon from a First-street market. He at once toak the girls to his office and they confessed to having stolen various articles. They reside with their parents en South First street, between San_Carlos and San Salvador streets. Detective Frost visited their home and recovered a large number of articles. The parents denied ail know!- edge of the goods having been stolen, but thought they had been given to the chil- dren. The girls’ father is a cripple and the mother has to support the children. After being lectured the girls were allowed to go to their-home.* e e—— SUIT OF A DESERTED WIFE. Wants No Divorce, but Enough Money to Exist Upon. BAN JOSE; Can, Feb. 6.—Emma R. Loflin to-day began suit against her hus- band, Jesse M. Loflin, for $20 per month for her maintenance. The Loflins were married in Neponset, I1l., on November 24, 1866, and lived happily together until June 20, 1895, when Loflin deserted and aban- doned his wife. > In her complaint Mrs. Loflin- states that she is:sick and unable to eard her own living, ana asks that her husband, who is employed as a conductor on the First- street Railway at a salary of $42 50 per month, be compelled to pay her §20 per month for her maintenance. No divorce is asked. t # —_ 5 3 GRAND LODGE DELEGATES. A. 0. -U. W. Representatives to Visit San Francisco in April, SAN JOSE, Cax., Feb. 6.—Mount Hamil- ton Lodge No. 43, A. 0. U. W., last even- ing elected the following delegates to the annual session of the Grand Lodge, which meets in San Francisco on Apnl7: Wil- liam Osterman, J. J. Bennetts, R. E. Col- lins, ¥. B. Vinter, J. B. Church, W. H. Osborne, M. Blumenthal and C. H. Gore, Enterprise Lodge ~o. 17, A. 0. U. 43 elected the following delegates: C. J. Lighston, D. W. Ickes, Terence Brady, J. ‘W. Trousdell and C, C. Payne. BT Y da AN INCORRIGIBLE YOUTH, Whittier School His Father’s Request. SAN JOSE, Cax., Feb. 6.—Herbert Gil- lespie, a 16-year-old boy, who is servinga thirty days’ sentence in the County Jail for robbing & Chinese cabin’ on the Wade ranch, near Alviso, was to-day committed to the Whittier Reform School by Judge Lorigan at the request of the boy’s father, The boy is beyond parental: control, and has been arrested on several occasions for petty offenses. Ry " SILT LAKE SENHTION, i’olice Make Extraordinary Cap- tures While Raiding Dis- reputable Houses. Business Men, City Officials and State Legislators Included in the Catch. SALT LAKE, Uram, Feb. 6.—Early this morning the police made an extraordinary raid on the houses of ill-fame, arresting and conveying to the police station men and ~ women' alike. Among the former were about a dozen prominent business men, city officials, two members of the State Legislature now in session here, who were locked uy like the common herd until the arrival of the Police Justice, when they were released on bonds, . % ‘The exposure nas ‘created a profound sensation. The two membars df the Legis- lature were booked in fictitious names and their true ones are not' divulged. They will doubtless forfeit their bonds and so end the matter as far as they are concerned. AR SN : FOOTPADS AT WOODLAND. Two Ladies Held Up While Returning From Prayer Meeting. WOODLAND, CarL., Feb. 6. rs. N, Galbraith and Miss Myrtle Galbraith, her daughter, met with an experience last night, at 10 o'clock,-which they are n likely to forget very soon. A footpad at- tempted to hold them up on First street, whick is one of the most populous part of the residence portion of the city. They were returning from prayer meet- ing when they observed @ man on the side- walk directly in frontof them. He was walking ‘slowly and was apparently quite lame. When they got opposite to him suddenly and without warning he seized P Miss Myrile Galbraith. She struggled to free herself, but was unable to do so. Her mother hastened to her assistance, but the footpad’s strength overpowered both. . Mrs. Galbraith is an eged lady, and real- izing the hopelessness of the personal efforts of herseif and daughter she began to scream lustily for help. The footpad besitated but a few seconds, and fearing that the frightened woman’s = screams would be responded to, liberated the young lady, da!hedpdown the street and wassoon lost in the darkness. / 6 He is described a man of medinm height and slender build. —_—— UNDBERWiITERS AT OUZS. Del Monte Air Fails to Aid in Reconcil- ing Their Differences. DEL MONTE, Car., Feb. 6.— The sooth- ing air of Del Monte seems to have no more effect on reconciling the differences that are now disturbing the harmony of the fire underwriters than did the turmoil of San Francisco, and the agreement and constitution they are striving for seem as far distant as ever. To-day was no more prolific of results than yesterday, when absolutely nothing was accomplished except an organization. Mr. Haven, chairman of the conyention and also on the press committee, will give none of the particulars of the proceedings. He says there are several vital questions still unsettled and on which a great diver- sity of opinions prevails. So far there has been nothing of a definite nature done and everything is in a chaotic state. The ques- tions that have come up have only been discussed, and at the present time it is ab- solutely impossible. to prophesy when a conclusion will be reached. The membersare indulging in no recrea- tion of any kind. Three sessions are be- ing held each day, and every effortis being used to come to a settlement by Saturday evening, as it 1s not believed they can be held together for a longer time than that. DYNAMITING A CAPITALIST Midnight Attempt to Blow Up the Stimson Residence at Los Angeles. The Noise Attracted the Night Watch- man—Robbery the Probable Motive. LOS ANGELES, CaL, Feb. 6.—At mid- night an attempt was made to blow up the residence of T. D. Stimson, the capitalist. The mansion is located in the bon ton residence district of the city. The plot failed by reason of the fact that the conspirators were discovered before the fuse was ignited. They were noisy in making arrangements to touch off a large quantity of giant powder, and attracted the attention of a private watchman. Stimson is a millionaire and his residence is one of the finest in the city. Itis believed that the motive of the parties who attempted to perpetrate the outrage was robbery. It was probably designed to blow out a side of the house and then in the confusion a gangcould operate in stealing everything they could lay their hands on. STANFORD IS PRACTICING Freshmen Will Make a Hard Fight for the Class Baseball Championship. Unusual Interest in Other Games. Carnot Debaters Assigned Their Places. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Car., Feb. 6.—The freshmen turned.out in force yes- terday afternoon for baseball practice, and are pretty sure to give the other classes a hard fight for the class championship. A number of the new men undoubtedly have the making of good players and a steady course of training under Captain McLaine of the’Varsity will put most of them in excellent form. The general practice‘was, on the whole, encouraging, New men are coming out each evening, and but for the lack of a change pitcher the outlook would not be entirely dark. On the track about twenty men kick up the cinders each evening, while a half dozen more practice with the hammer and the shot. Wilbur, 99, is proving himself a valuable coach for the weight-putters. He himself is a nonpareil and his work is having a decided effect on that of several of Stanford's athletes. There seems to be more enthusiasm than usual this early in the season. Captain Toombs is hopeful that more men will turn out before long and_expects to work them all into good condition before the intercollegiate field day. The inter-class matches are »beinF relied on to bring out much new material. The senior class met to-day and dis- cussed the question of a farce to be given during commencement week. A commit- tee was appointed to study over the mat- ter and another committee to take charge of commencement week generally. A proposition was submitted to the class for its consideration by an outside party, the substance of which was for the classto sanction the publication of a classbook. This volume would be unigue in its way, containing cuts. of the class, the faculty, college teams and scenes about the campus. The matter was left for decision at the next meeting. The Stanford Banjo and Mandolin Club is to-make its first appearance for this semester to-morrow evening. The coneert is to be given for the beneiit of the FPalo Alto improvement fund, and in addition to the Stanford musical organizations sev- eral Stanford students will appear in specialties on the programme. lThe Curéwt debaters were usggned their places to-day. Following is the arrange- ment of theyspenkers‘:‘ firs_t, H. D. Shel- dom, Stanford, affirmative; second, Fryer, Berkeley, negative; third, F. 8, Howard, Stanford, affitmative; fourth, E. I. Miller, Stanford, negative; fifth, De Laguna, Berkeley, negative; sixth, Flaherty, Berkeley, affirmative. e e L. A, W. Itacing Bulletin. PHILADELPHIA, PA.,, Feb., 6.—The following bulletin has been issued by Chairman Gideon of the L. A. W. Records adopted — One mile, class B, tandem, paced, flying start, against time. 1:47 2-5, at Coronado, California, by W. A. Taylor and C. Hewitt, January 1, 1896. Trans- ferred to class B, H. B. Freeman, Hay- wards, California: N Made an Assignment, ULEVELAND, Omto, Feb. 6.—The Col- umbia Spring Company filed a deed of assignment to-day in the Probate Court here to John M. Kennedy of New York. The company did business in several Stales, with headquarters at Newport, Ky. The debts amount to $172,487. The value of the assets is not stated. Qe T @old From Europe: NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 6.—A total of $2,850,000 in gold was deposited in the sub- treasary m‘i‘:y by Ne?: York bankers. Over §2,000,000 came in on the steamers Majestic and Umbria,which arrived to-day. —_— . Jealousy Was the Cause. . FmNsAs CITY, Mo., Féb. 6.—Louis rank, a well-known character in this city, was'shot and fatally wounded in the Elite saloon at 11 o’clock to-night by Maud Clifford, Jealousy was the cause, AD SEQUELTO AN ELOPEMEAT. The Parties Spend a Short and Joyless Honey- moon. ARTHUR SHELTOI'S SUIT. Charges - His Mother-in-Law With - Alienating: His Wife's Affections. HE ASKS FOR $25,000 DAMAGES. Substance of the Complaint—An Ari- zona Capitalist Figures in 3 the Case. LOS' ANGELES, Caw., Feb. 6.—Arthur Bhelton has sued his mother-in-law, Mrs. Anna Wynn, -for $25000 damages for alienating the affections of his wife, and for this amount he has asked the Superior Court of this county to give him a judg- ment, In his complaint, which was filed to- day, Arthur Shelton says that he was married to Miss Maud Wynn, the daugh- ter of the defendant, on January 6, in this city; that while he and his wife were on their wedding trip and stopping at the Vendome in San - Jose, the defendant, his wife’s mother, wrong- fully - contrived, with false, slanderous statements about him, made to his wife with intent to injure him, and did alienate her affection and deprive him of- her love, comfort, society and assistance; that she did maliciously entice his wife away from him and her then residence to a separate residence in the city of Los Angeles; that by reason of these facts the plaintiff has been wrongfully deprived by the defendant of the comfort and society of his wife and has suffered great distress of body and mind. In this city Arthur Shelton is well and favorably known. Mr. Shelton is the first ‘man in Southern California who has had the courage to sue his mother-in-law for heavy damages for alienating the affec- tions of his wife. b It was just a2 month ago to-day that Mr. Shelton was united in- marriage at_the First Baptist Church to the then Miss Maud Wynn. Mr. Shelton had been ae- uainted with his bride for some timé. The courtship of Mr.-Bhelton and Miss Wynn progressed very satisfactorily until there came along a capitalist from Ari- zona. The capitalist from the Territory became very much enamored of Miss ‘Wynn and her winning waysand proposed for her hand. Mrs. Wynn wanted her daughter to ac- cept the matrimonial offer of the man from Arizona, and the daughter finally agreed to do'so. The day was set for the wedding—January 6 at 4 p. M,—but when the hour arrived Miss Wynn Wwas not on hand. There wére a number of lodgers in Mrs. Wynn’s house friendly toward Shel- ton, sm{they had ail assisted him and his bride in.carrying out their little scheme of elopement. 3 All of Mrs. Shelton’s belongings in the way of wardrobe, etc., she succeeded in carrying away ‘with her. Her mother knew nothing about it until it was all over- with. Then, it was said, she was very much put out to think that her plans had been thwarted. The second chapter of the elopement is the commencement of the damage suit, which is self-explanatory. GENERAL WESTMORE'S SUICIDE. He Was Qne of the Oldest Graduates From West Point. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 6.—A Sun spe- cial from New Orleans says: General S. W. Westmore, one of the oldest graduates from West Point, committed suicide here Tuesday by jumping into the Mississippi. He was discovered by a fisherman and taken from the river alive, but died soon after of the shock. This was his second attempt at suicide, He jumped into the river last December and was rescued. The suicide is attributed to his belief that he was doomed. to ill health. Previous to committing suicide General Westmore telegraphed to his son in New York noti- fying him of his intention to end his life. The Chief of Police here was warned to watch him, but the warning came too late. He walked down to the United States ‘nlx:rrncks and threw himself into the river there. General Westmore was a native of Charleston, 8. C., where he was born in 1805. His father was Stephen Moore, a prominent banker of Charleston, and the name of Westmore was taken by his son through an act of the Legislature. He graduated from West Point in 1826 and entered the army as lieutenant, serving for sixteen years, being stationed at various places in ‘the West. “He served | in the Seminole and Mexican wars. ‘While in the army he fonght-a duel, in which he killed bis antagonist and tendered bis ' resignation. _ Since then General Westmore bas resided in New Orleans. State service of Louisiana at the ‘time of ‘the Civil War. General Westmore was one of the best judges of horseflesh 1n the South. - s —_— FOR THE BATTLESHIP TEXAS. Officeirs and Crew Are Coming on a Spe- 4 eial Train. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 6.—A de- tachment of 160 men and six officers of the battleship Texas left Portsmonth, Va., at 9:30 A. a1, en route for Mare Island, Cal., the route being by way ef the Seaboard Airline and the Singet route. They were carried by special train, composed of two baggage-cars, five tourist-sleepers and one Pullman car, and this train will run through solid from Portsmouth to the coast. Every facility will be used to have this train carried through on the schedule which has been arrangea. The time occu- pled will be about five days and eéight hours. The contract with the Navy De- gnlment was made by the Scuthern Paci- c officials, - ¥ : ————— . Justin McCarthy Explains. . LONDON, Exd., Feb. 6.—Justin McCar- thy has written to the secretary of the Anti-Parnellite party a letter in which he states that the reasons which have led him to decide to Tesign the leadership of the arty are of a purely personal nature. He gn, be says, to earn his living by his pen and has tog long neglected his profession. He will, however, retain his seat in Parlia- ment. # 4 i Ll SR Germany’s Naoul Increase.’” "LONDON, Exo., Feb. 6.—The Times pub- lishes a dispatch from its Berlin ‘corre- cpondent saying that the intention of urg- ing the passage of a bill' at the present session -of the Reichstag providing for a large increase in the naval strength of the empire appears to have been definitely abandoned out of deference to the views of Chancellor von Hohenlohe and Vice- Admiral Hollman, Secretary of State for He ‘was _major-general in- the | ‘the Admiralty. However, the dispatch 2dds, the measure will be drawn in readi- ness for presentation at the next session. P e s i AN ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE. Shipient of the First Ever Built for a . Steam Raitroad. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 6.—The Baldwin Locomotive Works of this city have shipped to ‘the Westinghouse Elec- tric Works in Alleghany the first “electric locomotive ever built for a steam railroad. The Baldwin works made everything about this unique engine but the electrit mechan- ism, which will be supplied by the West- inghouse company. The locomotive is the size of an ordinary boxcar, being thirty feet long and mounted upon two four-wheel trucks, Completed it will - -weigh sixty tons, It is geared for 800 horsepower and will pull a loaded freight train forty miles an hour. By a single change of the gear- ing this engine can be run up to 1600 horse- power, and can. pull & train eighty miles an hour. This locomotive is intended for freight. The passenger engines will attain a far higher speed. The wheels are 42 inches in diameter. Only a' space eight feet squdre is needed in the locomotive-for the electric motor.. One man will operate the locomotive by means of -a controller simi- lar to that on a common trolley, only much larger and stronger. The locomotive is built to be operated by either overhead or underground trolley wires. It carries no coal, firebox, smoke- stack or water-tank. In frontisa power- ful electric search light for use -at night to light the track. The costof the new electric locomotive is about equal to that of a steam locomotive, or $10,000. EadgE it Weaver to Tillman. DES MOINES, Iowa, Feb. 6.—General J. B. Weaver sent the following letter to Senator Tillman: My Dear Senator: Have just read with care your recent speech in the ‘Senate. God bless jgu for your courageous, masterful -effort. Keep your whip in hand. The same one was twice uscd in the temple scene in Jerusalem, and you struck the same set of scalawags. Re- specifully yours, J. B. WEAVEE, ZTo Bring Runyon’s Body. BERLIN, Germaxy, Feb. 6.—Arrange- ments have been compieted for the ship- ment of the body of the late United States Embassador Runyon to America on board | the steamer -Havel, which will sail from Bremen for New York next Tuesday. Mr, Haskins, son-in-law of Mr. Runyon, will accompany the bady. g Henry David Leslie Dead. LONDON, Exs., Feb. 6.—Henry David Leslie, a well-known musical composer, died at Oswestry, Shropshire, on Tuesday. He was born in"London, June 18, 1822, e O Cleveland’s Callers. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C.; Feb..6.—The President had an unusually large -number of callers to-day. Most.of them were Dem- ocratic Senators and Congressmen who come to congratulate Mr. Cleveland on the, success of the bond bidding. Pl Postmaster for Truckee. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb, 6.—The President has sent to the Senate the nomi-~ nation of William A. Bucknam to be Post- master at Truckee, Cal. VILL BRING LIBEL SUITS, Samuel C..Hammond of the Butchers’ Board of Trade - Grows . Wrathy. He Denies That He and His Organi- zation Are Buying Meat of Chinese Butchers. Wrath fills the hearts of the owners of the 592 largest meat establishments of the City. They are. the members of the Butchers’ Board of Trade. They declare that on the mere assertion of a few Chinese butchers, whose one large beef business they have practically destroyed, they were accused by the Report last night of buying meat in Chinatown. -The president of the Board of Trade, S8am O. Hammond, was singled out as & special subject for attack. As a consequence several libel suits will be begun to-ddy. “In the whole two and a half columns of stuff printed in the Report,” Mr. Ham- mond said last night, “there was a great deal that I have already told in THE CALL. All the butchers, myself included, bought beef and mutton in Chinatown onee. This was the reason, as I have often said, that the Board of Trade adopted the reso- lution nning any member buying of Chinese $50 for each -offense. This was July 29, 1895. Before that, in 1895, I made just nine pufchase in; Chinatown, aggre- gating $149 87. So when the Report says I bought meat from Chinese in 1894 and 1895 it tells the truth. “It goes further and savs T buy meat in Chinatown now. This is false and in- tenided to harm me. ‘Therefore I will bring suit for libel as soon as the papers can be prepared by my attorney. 1 bave bought no meat in Chinatown since June 6, 13805, “The Butchers’ Board of Trade would have grounds for a libel suit if it were in- corporated. As itis not an incorpération Iamatalossas to what recourse the or- ganization has. We will take any steps our attorney deems possible. “No statements were made against any other butchers but myself. They were 4dccused of buying Chinese meat, too, but only by innuendo. - Thé writer was bolder in-miy case, and that’s where I have the advantage.”” Mr. Hammond says the Report’s article was instigated by J. Le Maitre of the Cen- ter Market. “He "admits’ in the paper that he now buys meat in Chinatown,” said Mr. Ham- mond. ‘“‘His anger was aroused because our detectives reported. that fact. Mr, Le Maitre once beionged to the Board of Trade, but wasexpelled because he bought beef of Chinese.” 3 NS 61 SRR P A BURNING ELECTRIC WIRE. It Caused Much Excitement and Some Damage ‘on Third Street. There was great excitement on Third street, between Market and Mission, at -hoon yesterday as the zesult of a burning electric wire that fell on the back -of a . horse attached to a milk-wagon. The. momént the burning coil struck the #nimal became unmanageable, and kicked .and pranced about for an instant in the effort to escape the hot line that pene- trated the flesh, Finally the animal ;fade a lzllpnge forward, ran smash into another vehicle, dislodged the driver from the seat and started down Third street at a terrific pace. He turned the corner at Jessie _street and ran along that street to the Palace Hotel corner, where the force of a collision with a -heavy laundry wagan threw both horses to the ground. The run- away horse was quite seriously scorched. Meanwhile. the electric wire on Third streat.continued to burn until a force of linemén arrived and made a cut near Mission street.” The .eiectric cars iere unable to run for a short time and traffic generally was suspended. The crossing of the wires was the cause of the trouble. ‘While the wire was burning a force of plc:licamen kept the crowds back, and in this way accidents were ayerted. Large crowds watched the progress of the burn- ing wire. The rate of 1 penny per half-ounce, for 'inland letters in England, came into opera- tion on January 10, 1840. The use of stamps, which formed one of the means suggested by Rowland Hill for facilitating the dispatch of letters, was introduced on May 6 following. ot Hotk g, constitution. Asgk Three’s The | Hour! 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