The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 19, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1896. FIGHTING AT LONG RANGE Corbett Objects by Wire to Being Called a * Cur.” S0 EE Which Fitzsimmons Promptly Accepts and Threatens the Ex-Champion, CHANCES OF EL PASO MEETS. Maher's Eyes Grow Brighter, but the Sporting Men Are Deserting in Disgust. EL PASO, Tex., Feb. 18.—Conflicting stories concerning Maher’s condition came om Las Cruces on the late train to-night, 1e brought by a Colorado sport who had ent the day at the training quarters being to the effect that one of the Irish- optics was in as bad a state as when s here on Thursday, the inflamma- ving increased in the past twelve s, and that he spent the greater part the day in bed. On the other hand, Referee George Siler, who also came into town from the grounds late to-night, says ter walked several miles this 1z and did tnree hours’ punching n the afternoon; that bis left entirely recovered and the right one so much improved that he can read mall print witkout pain or difficulty. Siler’s version is generally accepted as the correct one. In accordance with rnor uctions from Ahumada fore leaving for a last night, Manuel Bouch, Col- lector of Customs, was to-day added to the of guards patroling Mexican frontier along the north border. .ocal interest in the possible meeting of and Fitz on Friday has ut petered ¢ rongs that erst- e blockaded E S0 t from store to curb have gradually dwindled to rance and groups that ntered on the cross mposed in the main of ez or rurales from the force the ng is next door to universal from meeting in the ring, o are not skeptical on this mselves as caring not a e outcome. Taken alto- s a world’s championship been 1mmediately pre- uch an utter lack of enthusiasm tic contest s took his daily spin to town s morning. Julian had eded him on an international mule- s wheel t ez quarters this afternoon, box- with McCoy, the local heavy-weight, g ck Stelsener of St. Louis e bag. magnificent condition, toward Maher is de- i indicates that ht of his life if the v is offered three days hence. received to-day a dispatch at Chicago and reading as follows: Robert Fitzsimmons: Read in to- papers that you said I was a cur. irst time I see yon 1 will make you e it back as i did before. he is i J. CorpErr.” After making the air Iphurous for a while, Fitzsimmons turned the message over to Julian, who promptly sent the | following reply : J. Corbett, Chicazo: All right, chappie, get ready, put yourself in better dition than you were in at Hot Springs, get down here. Fitzsimmons will put you out of existence the day after he puts Maher among the has-beens. “MARTIN JULIAN."” MURAD BEY OEDERED SLAIN. But He Declines to Return to the Sultan’s Domain. CONSTANTINOPLE. TurkEey, Feb, 18, — The surrender of arms by the Armenians, who for months held the city of Zeitoun against the Turks, has been completed. Fivé members of the Hintchaks, an Arme- nian revolutionary society, found in eitoun when the place was conditionally ted to the coast for expulslon from the intry. furad Bey, late Imperial Commissioner i the Ottoman debt, who fled for his life Constantinople about the time ttle’” Said Pasba sought refuge at the tish embassy, and who has sought efuze in Egypt, has been convicted in his absence of treason and sentenced to death suing atta on the Sultan. rad Bey, after issuing a pamphlet in against the Sultan, took up his residence in Cairo, there to direct the press campaign against the Otto- er. The Sultan recently demanded e Egyptian Government turn Murad ma thatth 3 Jey over to him for punishment. Government consulted with Lord Cromp, the British diplomatic agent at Cairo, and then refused to extradite a man who, the Government said, was guilty of no crime against common law. el LANDING OF RU. Secretary Curzon Zells of the Troubles in Korea. LONDON, Exc., Feb. 18.—In the House of Commons to-day Arthur Griffith-Ros- cawen, Conservative member for the Tun- bridge division of Kent, interrogated the Government in regard to the reported nding of Russian sailors and marines at Chemulpo, Korea, and the circumstances of the King of Korea taking refuge in the 1 legation at Seoul. = Hon. George N. Curzon, Under retury for Foreign A fairs, saia in reply the reason which had been given for the aetion of the King in putting himself er tue protection of the Russian Minis- was that the political situation in < such as to endanger himself and e members of his family. to further questions Mr. Curzon uld not aamit that the landing an armed Russian force in Korea was mount to occupation of that country, urther said that the Government had no representations to Russia on the House this evening agreed to the iress in reply to the Queen’s speech “pening the session of Parliament. B emiriia Racer Stonelleo Killed. LONDON, Exc., Feb. 18.—The six-year- 0l horse Stonelleo, formerly the property of Michael F. Dwyer, became frightened HURLS A DEFTJ,| or other will again happen | nons took four hours’ exercise | There is no ques- | rrendered to the Turks, have been con- | The | at a pack of foxhounds while exercising on | the Lewes racecourse vesterday and fell | and broke his leg. The horse was imme- | dmtgl_v killed. He was a chestnut horse | | by blonel_.enge, out of Nell. He ran sixth | for the Newmarket selling plate of 103 | sovereigns last May and was -claimed by | T. Hoodless for the selling price, £400. | SETTLEMENT IS IN SIGHT. Suggestions for the Selection of a Joint Venezuelan Commission Mest With Approval. LONDON, Exc., Feb. 18.—The Daily News will to-morrow say that the negotia- | tions now in progress between the United States and Great Britain will result, ac- | cording to the expectation of the best in- formed circles, in a satisfactory settlement | of the Venezuelan boundary dispute. | The paper gives the lines on which the negotiations are proceeding. They are virtually identical with the suggestions | made by G. W. Smalley, the American correspondent of the Times, for the ap- pointment of a joint commission. The Right Hon. John Morley, formerly Chief Secretary for Ireland, who is con- testing in the Liberal interest the seat in the House of Commons for the Montrose Burghs, delivered a speech at Forfar to- day. In the course of his remarks he said he rejoiced that there was every indication of asolution of the Guiana boundary dis- pute by the appointment of & joint com- mission. | | LAl g PRESIDENT KRUGER WILL GO. Boers Pleased With the Speech of Secre- tary Chamberlain. PRETORIA, SovtH AFrricA, Feb., 18— | The speech delivered on Thursday last in the House of Commons by the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, the British Colonial | Secretary, had a good effect, and it is now most probable that the Volksraad, in special session, will give the sanction to e proposed visit of President Kruger to ngland in response to M¥. Chamberlain’s invitation that he visit that country to di: cuss the matters at issue between Great Britain and the Transvaal. — - Thomas Sexton’s Course. | LONDON, Exc., Feb, 18.— Thomas Sex- ton, M. P. for North Kerry, whom the anti-Parnellites vainly sought to accept the leadership of that party, to-day sent to the meeting that elected Mr. Dillon to the leadership an application for the steward- ship of the Chiltern Hundreds, which is tantamount to resigning his seat. St dee Arrival of the Majestic. QUEENSTOWN, IreraxD, Feb, 18.—The White Star line steamer Majestic, from | New York, February 10, for Liverpool, arrived off this port at 9:30 o'clock to- night. A very heavy swell prevented the tenders from getting alongside her dock. She therefore proceeded for her destina- tion. e The Bering Sea Treaty. OTTAWA, Oxt., Feb. 18.—Information has been received that the Bering Sea | treaty with the United States has at last been signed by the United States Govern- ment. R Christopher Negri Dead. ROME, Itary, Feb. 18. — Christopher Negri, a_well-known Italian Economist, died in Florence to-day. He was born at Milan, June 15, 1809, AONE SIS WILLINS [ Injures the Marquette Bishop’s | Chances by Publishing a Letter. It Was Sent as a Confidential Missive, but Was Made Public Nevertheless. MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, Feb. 18.—The figzht over the consecration of G. Mott Williams as Bishop of the Marquette Epis- copal diocese has developed a second sen- sation, and one that has brought the Right Rev. P. T. Rowe, Bishop of Alaska, into | much unpleasant notoriety. Bishop Rowe wrote to Mr. Williams a most friendly and svmpathetic letter. In this letter Bichop Rowe showed a kindly interest, with the result that Mr. Williams replied freely and without reserve, believ- ing his letter was to be treated confiden- | tially. It is this_letter thatis now causing the | trouble. For the first time Mr. Williams | appears to have evidenced some feeling in out reserve. He stated that 1t.would be just as well that they should be-kept out of office, referring to diocesan officers, and also intimated that it was his intention to see that they were kept out. Mr. Wil- liams attacked the delegates in rather harsh terms. This letter is held by Mr. Williams’ opponents to_be strong proof that the | without foundation. stead of treating the letter as confidential, turned it over to the Sault Ste. Marie delegates, with the result that it has been printed and sent to every Bisnop in the | country. HUNTINGTON AN AATFUL. DORGER, | Continued from First Page. | | are ready to meet Huntington’s lieutenants | at every point. | Senators Goebel, Taylor and others, who | are pushing the fight for the bill, are well | known for their parliamentary ability and | success in legislative matters, and are de- | termined in their efforts to reach the bill in the Senate this week, and its passage is a foregone conclusion. There are but three bills on orders of the day ahead of this measure, and it may be reaciied at any time. There has been no meeting of the House Committee on Cor- porations to consider the duplicate of the Goebel bill. Chairman Freeman said to a CavLL correspondent to-night: ‘1 have not called the committee, but am willing to hear argument on the bill at any time. T have been daily expecting a notice from friends of the bill to hear ar. | gument, but have received no communica- | tion, and shall certainly report the bill | without an expression of opinion unlessl other members of the committee insist on | an oxpression.” Senator Goebel and others are awaiting the action of the Senate before urging the bill 1n the House. i _Colonel John T. Harrington of Cali- fornia, who is on the staff of Governor Budd arrived here yesterday, as one of the lobby against the repeal bill. This fact has brought to light a security debt paid for Colonel Harrington by Colo- nel Robert Tyler, at present an officer of the State Senate, amounting to $1000. This debt was paid during the war, when Harrington and Tyler were Confederate soldiers. Colonel Tyler this evening filed suit fér the recovery of his debt with interest. Notice has been served on Colonel Har- the matter, and he expressed himself with- | charges contained in the protest were not | Bishop Rowe, in- | N THE REALW OF THE HIKADD, Fight Among the Political Factions Causes One Resignation. BLOW TO THE CABINET. | Significance of the Marquis Ito’s Coming Visit to Petersburg. THE MILITARY PARTY TO RULE Japanese Statesmen Considering the Best Means of Preventing North- ern Encroachment. TOKIO, Jarax, Feb. 4. —The resignation | of the Japanese Minister of State for Home | | Affairs is the first untoward result brought | about by the dificulties attending a work- | ing alliance between the Government and | the Liberals. InJapan each Government bill is introduced by the department im- | mediately concerned, and its conduct through the houses is entrusted to the | Minister of that department and his dele- | gates. This session the Government sub- | | mitted to the lower house a measure pro- | viding a special metropolitan system of | government for Tokio, and erecting the suburban districts into a separate prefec- | ture. The project aroused strong ovposi- | tion among the citizens of Tokio as well as among the Liberal party, and the Govern- ment finally withdrew the bill. This alone would have greatly discred- ited the Minister principally engaged in compiling the measures and in carrying them through the houses. But a more humiliating issue subsequently arose in connection with a bill introduced by the Liberals for the amendment of the local government system throughout the em- pire. Atpresent the headmen of divisions, | in view of the important and responsible functions devolving upon them, are nomi. | nated by the Central Government. Fur- ther, at the election of certain local offi- cials the system of scrutin de liste is fol- lowed. The Liberals, regarding both of | these processes as opposed to the spirit of | local autonomy, introduced a bill making | the position of headman elective and abol- ishing scrutin de liste. To both changes | the D :legates of the Department of State | for Home Affairs announced at first the | Government’s opposition in the lower | | house ond were subsequently obliged to | withdraw their protest. The Minister of | Home Affairs finds that under such cir- | cumstances his position is intolerable and | bas submitted his resignation. Being one | of the ablest statesmen Japan possesses, | bis secession is a great blow to the Cabi- | net, especially since all ruptures between | the statesmen in office have hitherto been carefully avoided during the Diet's ses- | sion. Rumors grow more and more persist- ent that Marquis Ito intends to visit | Petersburg so as to be present at the | | coronation of the Czar, on which occasion | the Emperor of Japan will be represented |by his Imperial Highness Prince { Fushimi. Should the Marquis take such | astep great political significance will be attached to it by the public, nor can there | be much doubt that his Excellency | would utilize the occasion to remove the misconceptions that now so often threaten | the entente between Japan and her great northern neighbor. But it is difficult to believe that the Prime Minister will leave Japan before the Diet rises, which will not be until the 28th of March. In the | event of his departure political indjcations | now point to Count Matsukata as his suc- | cessor, which would mean the restoration of the so-called *‘military party” to power. The term ‘‘military party” is supposed | to signifv a body of statesmen radically opposed to the system of responsible Cabi- nets, and determined to hold in stern | | check the gro-ving power of the Diet. But | | Count Matsukata does not really entertain | any views of that nature. During his | leadership of the Cabinet, when the Diet | met for the first time, he came much nearer to an understanding with the Lib- | erals than was ever supposed by the gen- eral public, and if he resumed office now, | he would probably be found in alliance with Count Okuma’s party, the extrzme | wing of the opposition and the bitterest | enemies of the Liberals. This late consid- | eration accentuates the improbability of | Marquis Ito’s resignation before the Diet rises. His association with the Liberals could not have been intended to have sucn ephemeral duration. It must have been designed to last throughout one session of the Diet at least. In discussing the budgetary items re- lating to military and naval expansion the Japanese House of Representatives has observed great privacy. Twice its de- bates have been held with closed doors, but enough has transpired to afford a glimpse of one important phase of national policy. Debating the periods fixed by the Government for completing its schemes of expanded armaments, the House naturally considered the fact that, after the comple- tion of the Siberian railway, Russia will be able gradually to concentrate at Vladi- vostock a force aggregating 200,000 men. In what degree would Japan be menaced by such a contingency, and what capacity to meet it would she possess at the time? These were among the questions debated by the Representatives, and they arrived at the conclusion that, although Russia might perhaps succeed in massing a great army at Vladivostock, she could not pos- sibly maintain it at such an immense dis- tance from its base of supplies by means of a solitary railway. Maritime commu- nication would be essential, and any line of sea communications would be exposea to attacks by the Japanese navy, which, by that time, will be fully three times as strong as the Russian squadron now as- sembled in eastern waters. The application of the Sanyo Railway Company to purchase the state railroad between Tokio and Kobe with the object of doubling the line, alterifig it to the broad gauge system and bringing the whole main trunk line from Tokio to Shimon- oseki under one management, has been re- jected by the Government. But there can be little doubt that the attention attractea by this great project, coming at a time when people recognize the unwisdom of employing the narrow-gauge on the numerous lines now vprojected, has fixed the nation’s resolve to make a bold de- 120, at 8 o'clock. issue an imperial ordinance extending to subjects and citizens of powers haying treaties with Japan the right to enjoy in Formosa every privilege secured to them by those treaties within the empire of Japan. The Government of Korea has deemed it abvisable to abstain from drastic measures in pushing its air-cuiting re- form. Instructions have been issued to local officials that people shall be left to follow their own opinion in the matter. Ten Japanese workmen were killed and eleven wounded on the 26th of January by an explosion of fire-damp in a colliery at Sakuraba, in Fukuoka. INTERESTS THE COAST. Johnson Working for Improvements on the Sacramento—No Monument for Commodore Sloat. WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. 18.—Repre- sentative Johnson to-day introduced a resolution directing the Secretary of Warto inquire as to the present condition of the Sacramento River and the effect upon navi- gation of the recent floods therein, and to estimate the cost of such improvements as may be necessary to restore the river to its natural channel and to report generally as to the nature and extent of such work as, in his opinion, the circumstances of the case require. 3 The Committee on Public Lands gave a hearing to State agents in favor .of the swamp land bill. The bill returns to States the amounts received from the sale of swamp lands, including lands located by bounty warrants. On Kriday the Com- mittee on Public Lands will give a hearing to the California committee on Johnson's 5 per cent bill. Senator Perkins some time ago intro- duced a bill for the erection of a monu- ment to Cymmodore John D. Sloat, in memory of his action in taking possession of California in the name of the United States at the time of the Mexican War. It has been pointed out, however, that the records showed that Sloat neglected to obey the orders of the Secretary of War for a long time after the news of the com- mencement of hostilities had reached him, and that for this refusal to carry out h instructions he was reprimanded and re- lieved of his command. He sailed. however, before the repri- mand and order reached him, and thus saved himself from disgrace. But it is claimed that his delay endangered or might have endangered the success of the plans to secure California for the Unitea States, and that he has thereby shown himself to be a man unworthy of such honor as is proposed. Unless evidence can be produced show- | resented it ing that Sloat has been iniarep Perkins will is not probable that Senator press the bill. Pensions for California: Original— Thomas McCaffrey, San Francisco; George T. Firbox, National Military Home; Wallace Green, \Watsonville; Joseph W. Bair, National Military Home. Increase—Thomas Roe, San Francisco. Washington: Restoration — William Glasgow, Orting. Mexican war widow— Elizabeth Russell, Vancouver. By direction of the Assistant Secretary of War Private Paul J. Sauer of Company C, Sixteenth Infantry, now in confinement at the Presidio, San Francisco, will be dis- charged without honor from the service of the United States, with the forfeiture of pay. MRE. ———— HEARST'S PURCHASE. Secures a Valuable Painting at a New York Auction House. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 18.—The sec- ond and last night's sale of the David H. King Jr. collection of paintings brought a large gathering of art enthusiasts in Chickering Hall to-night. The 81 paint- ings sold under the hammer brought $169,400, making a total of $272,730 for the 161 paintings sold in the two nights. “End of the Day” by H. Leroile was purchased by W. R. Hearst for $2000. — G IN RUSSIA. KOREA'S KI Seeking Protection for His Country From the Czar. NEW YORK, N. Y., Feb. 18.—A special cable dispatch to the Herald from St. Pe- tersburg says: The young King of Korea | has arrived here with the object of seeking the protection of Russia for his country. His visit is being kept a profound secret. Those who have been let into the knowl- edge of bis presence here look upon the news as of high importance in connection with Russia’s Eastern policy. pEERREESG SNOW OF LYL COLORS. Meteoroiogical Phenomenon Witnessed at Chicago. CHICAGO, ILL., Feb. 18.—Chicago was visited by the most singalar meteorolog- ical phenomenon to-night that has ever come under the observation of the local weather observer. Black snow, yellow snow and brown snow fell in blinding clouds over the entire city and reports from twenty miles out brought news that the vari-colored storm was not an exclus- ive Chicago production Singular e e Convention of Engineers. PITTSBURG, PA., Feb. 18.—The an- nual meeting of the American Institute of Mining gineers convened in Pitisburg this evening. President Joseph D. Weeks delivered the annual address in which he considered at length the claim that the late William Kelley was the inventor of the Bessemer steel process. The engineers will visit Homestead, Duauesne and East Pittsburg to-morrow to see the Carnegie and Westinghouse works. : e Mrs. Tulley Divorced. FARGO, N. D., Feb. 18.—Mrs. Alverta C. Tuliey, who has been aresident of Fargo for some time, was to-day granted an ab- solute divorce from her husband, C. H. Tulley of Salt Lake, by the District Court of Cass County. Mrs. Tulley is a daugh- ter of the late Joseph Su:eett, who was a prominent oil-broker on Wall street, and is very highly connected. The ground was cruelty. et Cauocus of Republicans WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 18.—Notice was given this afternoon that a joint caucus of the Republicans of the House and Senate would bz held in the hail of the House, Thursday evening, February It is understood that the caucus is called for the purpose of select- ing a Congressional campaign committee e Kentucky’s Senatorship. FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 18.—The Sen- atorial ballot to-day showed: Hunter 60, Blackburn 60, scattering 10. The situation is unchanged, and the Republicans who have been supporting Hunter so warmly declare that they will keep him on the track. STOCKTON MOURNS, Dr. Walter J. Hadden, a War Veteran, Dies After a Long Illness. STOCKTON, CAL., Feb. 18.—Dr. Walter James Hadden, a well-known physician who has been practicing medicine in this city during the last four years, died at his residence, on Park street, vesterday afler- noon. He had been ill about three months. Dr. Hadden was 60 years of age. He was a native of Devonshire, England, his fam- ily beinz one of the oldest in the county and occupying an estate known as Hud- den Hall. He was surzeon of a New .Jer- sey volunteer regiment during the war and served with his command in the field. He was also a member of Jersey City Lodge No. 84, F. and A. M., and a member of the Hugh de Payen Commandery of Knights Templar of that city. His funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at 3 rington. parture from the narrow-gauge system. The Japanese Government 1s about to o’clock, under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. 3 WILL WED AN AUSTRIAN DUKE, Actress Minnie Radcliffe Lands a European Title. A CONQUEST AT BERLIN. Won the Affections of a Grand- Nephew of the Great Prince Metternich. ARE S00N TO BE MARRIED. The Footlights Favorite Will Mistress of a Romantic Castle in Tyrol. Be PORTLAND, Og., Feb. 18.—Minnie Rad- cliffe, the actress, who became a great favorite on this coast in 1892 in the role of Dearest in “Little Lord Fauntleroy, wed an Austrian Duke, so says a private | letter from New York, received here to- | day. Miss Radcliffe, accompanied by her mother, an accomplished and refined woman, spent her last summer’s vacation in Europe. In Berlin they were well re- ceived in the American colony, and at an afternoon reception Miss Radcliffe met the Duke of Metternich, a grand-nephew of | Prince Metternich, Austria’s historic | Premier. From all accounts the Duke's case was one of “love at first sight.” Beg- ging permission to pay his respects to the Radcliffe ladies before his return home, which was granted, he, with some of the ladies of his party, showered much atten- tion upon the two Americans, until they became objects of envy to their country- women. The Duke gave all conceivable evidence of his strong attachment for Miss Radcliffe, but refrained from pressing his suit for her hand until the day before his departure from the Prussian capital. It is alleged that Miss Radcliffe’s mother informed the aristocratic suitor that her daughter had no dower such as the Gold, Leiter and Vanderbilt girls bestowed upon their titled husbands. That was not con- sidered by the nobleman. He argued that Miss Radeliffe’s charming self was all the treasure he wished for from her family. The Radcliffes, however, were in no hurry to give a positive answer then, and prior to the departure of thenoble party from Berlin they were courteousiy invited to visit the Metternich Schloss, at Inns- bruck, in Tyrol, before they returned to America. Thisinvitation was accepted Vienna, en route to Innsbruck, where, at the American legation, they were sur- prised to learn of the great prominence and enormous wealth of the Metternich family. A fortnight’s visit at the Metternich Schloss, so it is stated, settled Miss Rad- cliffe’s fate. She became the affianced of one of the proudest and most respectable aristocrats in Europe. She now is said to be in New York City, but very few are taken into the confidence of the discreet young woman, and no one knows when | or where the marriage is to be solemnized. The writer of the letter conveying this bit of news conjectures that the wedding will in all probability take place in Vienna, and with great eclat. NATIVES VISIT. OROVILLE Members of Chico and Gridley Parlors Entertained by the Argonauts. The “Curly Bear” and “Coyote” De. grees Conferred Upon Several Aspiring Novitiates. CHICO, Cav., Feb. 18.—Oroville was a lively burg Saturday night, and the hall of Argonaut Parlor, N. 8. G. W., was crowded with local Natives and visiting members from Chico and Gridley parlors. The oc- casion was the conferring of special de- grees on candidates from Oroville and Gridley. *Coyotes” and “Curly Bears” mingled fraternaily and socially, and a royal time was had. In the afternoon the members of Chico Parlor No. 21, thirty strong, in four-in- hands and private conveyances, left Chico for Oroville. The ride over was a pleasure, the roads being in good condition, the afternoon a beautiful one, and the drivers anxious to show the speed of their ani- mals. Major Barnard drove one four-in- hand, in which were seven people, over in 2 hours and 25 minutes. Oroville was reached before dark and, after dining, the members were escorted to Argonaut Par- lor’s hall, where the initiatory ceremonies were held. Gridley Parlor was represented by a large number, and two of the members were given the *Curly Bear’ degree by Argonaut Parlor. This created much fun, and tbose who had never seen it were highly amused, but it was not much fun for the candidates. But the *‘Coyote” was the king. While the conferring of this degree was in prog- ress merrimert ran riot. When finished Chico Parlor was congratulated upon the success of the ceremonies. A. F. Jones and Past Grand Jo D. Sproul acted as toastmasters. —_—— VALLEJO MAN INJURED. A Ranch Employe Dragged Beneath Gang Plow by Runaway Horses. VALLEJO, CaL, Feb. 18.—Theodore Blank, employed on Daniel Monihan's ranch, a short distance from town, met with a seriousaccident this afternoon while driving four horses attached to a heavy gang plow. One of the traces became unhitched and as he attempted to rehook it the horses started to run, throwing him to the ground. The gang plow, with its sharp shears, passed on top of him. In this position he was dragged quite a dist- ance, the iron cutting him in a number of laces. $ ane horses were finally stopped and Blankextricated from his perilous position. His face was badly gashed, his right ear nearly severed and his right leg cut in several places. The wounds, though ugly looking, will not prove fatal. ke Ot Drowned at Portland. PORTLAND, Og., Feb. 18.—Peter Mc- Cabe, formerly a policeman here, was ac- cidentally killed at an early hour this morning while coming from Astoriaon the steamer Telephone. McCabe slipped on the gangplank, falling into the water to a and a month later the Radcliffes were in | depth of eight or nine feet. The man was speedily taken out of the river, but was dead when he reached the deck of the steamer. He couid not have drowned in the short time he was submerged, but it is supposed that he was killed by striking his head against the side of the vessel. e s WANTED AT SPOKANE. A Missing Fresno Confidence Man Who Ran Away With the Wife of Another Individual. FRESNO, Cav., Feb. 18.—Charles Good- fellow, who is not all that his name im- plies, is wanted in places other than Fresno. Goodfeilow was a local sewer con- tractor who decamped between two days, leaving a number of laborers minus their wages for several weeks. On the day prior 4o his leaving he cashed a city warrant for | $2600 and took the money with him. In addition to the laborers who were left without their money several material sup- ply houses have occasion to rue the day they extended credit to Goodfellow. A woman who had posed as Goodfellow’s wife during his residence here was left behind, but some time afterward she, too, drovped out of sight. A letter was received to-day by City Clerk Shanklin which explains who the pretended Mrs. Goodfellow really was. It was written by a deserted husband and throws new light on Goodfellow’s ‘‘accom- plishments.”” It is as follows: SPOKANE, Wash., Feb. 14. City Clerk, Fresno, Cal.—DEAR SIR: 1 hear that the police of your city wanted a man by the name of Charles Goodfellow, formerly of this city. Will you please inform me if he is still wanted on the charge of misdemeanor, and can you inform me if there was a woman with him at the time he was in_Fresno? He left here in compa 1y with my wife unlawfully, and I am trying to find them and bring them back here. Perhaps you could put me in tho possession of some information which might | assist me in capturing him. J. M. ANDERSON, Jamieson Block. The officers here will not be able to ren- | der Mr, Anderson any service, for neither | Goodfellow nor the woman has been heard | from since their flight from this city. Diligent Inquiry Fails to Reveal the Whereabouts of Henry Brockman. ° Valuable Papers Belonging to the Missing Man Are Found on a Seattle Street. BAKERSFIELD, CAL., Feb. 18.—Henry | Brockman, & well-known resident of this | county for years, is missing, and his friends are greatly worried. On the 12th | of last November Brockman intrusted a note for §150 to Attorney McNamara for | collection and then departed, leaving word | to address him at Piute, in care of J. E. | Miller. On December 9 McNamara ad- | dressed a letter to Brockman informing | him that the note had been collected. A | fex days afterward a reply came from | Miller that Brockman had ieft his place, | and he knew nothing of his whercabouts. | Here the matter ended until this morning. | Shortly after Brockman left McNamara's | ofhce he went to the Bank of Bakersfield | and left $50, and in return was given a cer- | tificate of deposit. Recently a letter was received from Seattle from a man signing | himself Jack Levy, informing the bank that he had found on the streets of that | city a Bank of Bukerstield certificate of | deposit for $50, payable to Henry Brock- | man, with a receipt for a $150 note pinned to it, and he stated that if the $2 which he bad paid out for advertising for Brockman | were sent to him he wo\fd forward the | papers. ‘be bank comiplied, but all sfforts to | ascertain the whereabouts of Brockman | proved ineffectual. | — FRESNO DEMOCRATS ACTIVE. Party Leaders to Embark in a Daily Newspaper Ventu | FRESNO, CaL., Feb. 10.—Fresno County | Democrats are determined, it seems, to | have a party organ. A new i cate of leaders of that party has been organized for the avowed purpose of bring- | ing out an unalloyed Democratic daily in | the near future. A note fora large sum | has been signed by several prominent | Democrats, which, it is understood, will be hypothecated for the desired funds, Editor Dealer of the Madera Tribune is | already on the way to San Francisco to purchase the plant. Dealer will be one of ihe new paper’s manage It is under- stood that the new daily will absorb ex- Senator Goucher's weekly, which reached its fourth issue yesterday. The venture is based on the prospects of an election for | county officers next November. The pres- ent county officials, with one exzeption, are Republicans. In case of an election the Democrats intend to make a deter- mined fight to displace every man now in the courthouse. = e ARRESTED AT PETALUMA. John Mitchell Accused of Poisoning Scores of Chickens. PETALUMA, Carn., Feb. 18. — John BMCERSFIELD'S MNSTERY, | curable. robbers without effect. The next day he visited some of the commission stores and found that his chickens had been sold by persons previously suspected. The matter as been placed_in the handsof the Pro- tective Association, and arrests will follow, hages oA SAN LUIS OBISPO’S LOSS. Death of E. W. Steele After a Lingering Tilness. SAN LUIS OBISPO, CaAL., Feb. 18.—E. W. Steele, one of the foremost men of this county, died this afternoon after a linger- ing illness at his home on Corral de Piedra Rancho. Fe had resided in this county since 1863, and was largely interested in farming and dairying. naving business in- terests in different localities from San Francisco down to Guadalajara, Mexico. Mr. Steele was born in New Y ork sixty-five years ago. His body will be buried in the Masonic Cemetery in San Francisco. Winning favors on all sides. Every mother that has seen our New ’96 Sailors pronounces them handsome garments. Some 2000 Sailor Suits to-day, made from good blue cheviots, with deep drooping sailor collar, trim- med with red and black soutache braid. Awfully cute little sailors—ages 3 to 10 years. SPECIAL TO-DAY $1.50. RAPHAEL'S (INCORPORATED). Frisco’s Biggest and Most Popular Store, 913 AND 15 KEARNY STREET. A remedy used exclusively by a physician of 30 years' experience. A positive and unfaflin guaranteed cure for primary, secondary an tertiary cases of blood discase. No case in- New cases cured in two weeks. Come sultation and full information free. MOFFAT CHEMICAL CO., Room 1, 632 Market St., San Francisco. Mitchell was arrested to-day on complaint | of F. Cruz for having on March 15, 189, so Cruz alleges, poisoned 180 chickens. He pleaded not guilty ana was released on his own recognizance. Chicken-raisers, having lost many fowls by theft, organized a Poultry-keepers’ Pro- tective Association some time ago, and re- wards were offered for the capture of the thieves. On Sunday night they robbed S. Hansen’s henroost. Hansen, hearing the disturbance, sallied forth with his shotgun | and fired aithe retreating forms of two —_— NEW TO-DAY. THE OWL DRUC CO., CUT-RATE DRUGGISTS ! 1128 MARKET ST. 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