The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 22, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1896. 3 _————_—_—_—_— GENERAL MACED IS NOT KILLED, No Confirmation That the Insurgent Leader Died From Wounds. BATTLES WITH REBELS. In All the Engagements the| Spanish, as Usual, Report Victories. NUMEROUS MINOR ENCOUNTERS Refugees Report That the Seaport Town of Cabanas Has Been Burned. HAVANA, Cusa., Feb. 21.—The rumor of the death of Maceo, reported this morn- s entirely upon a report made by nish commander of the town of San Nicolas. He says that a peasant told t bels he had met informed him aceo wus dead. There is absolutely rmation cf the report and it is not ted even in official circles. attack upon the forcesof Maceo on Wednesday last he con s march and found that the after retreating, had taken up a position, which they made a brave effort to ho T § ish troops made three bayonet | s and finally routed the ene e troops then entered the town of Cat: na, to which the rebels had set fire on treat. The troo; tea the of the place, gh several | e completely destroved. The h loss was fifte woun »ps near Jaguey er with a su- | The troops tenacious- states that the | ifteen wounded. T from Sanc commanded ents with re Y on La Campana loss is placed at two e rebels are said to have | i tweanty wounded. that he has had an Bujuco, province of | of rebels, resuiting | f the Spanish army. | ned no nded, including troops had a lieutenant, | al wounded. reported by Colonel | met a rebel force near San | s, some nine miles south- | Three rebeis were h loss was two killed | | | have arrested Senor r of the newspaper La| ess has been caused v of a bomb with a | | ces who have arrived here from | nece of Pindr del Rio state that town of Cabanas was burned ght. The gunboat | usurgents, bat could | tion of the town. ANK CLARE. FTISIMMORS CHAMPIGH d on vent the dest m First Page. in gave promise of a on and attempted to | own the bars. The crowd sought | a hurried stampede to the but Julian final induced the | s Cornishman to desist and return te car. Dan & appeared on the depot plat- form and after a round-up of the party . signal “*All aboard” was given. Some- | y called for three cheers for Mexico and her fighting grounds, and they were[ given with a will as the train sped away. gt Jim CORBETT CHIRPS. Ready to Fight Fitzsimmons Any Piace on Earth. CHICAGO, TrL., Feb.21.—When James | Corbett, the actor-pugilist, received the of Fitzsimmons’ victory in the ring, sent the following telegram to the mpicn at Langtry, Tex., being in- ed that it would reach him there: ome to Chicago as soon as you possi- I will make a match with you amount to fight any place on rements can be made at any I leave here to-morrow night and March 1. Name the day you will between the lst and 6th, and we no trouble agreeing on terms.” At the Haymarket Theater Corbett gave for $10,000 to Will J. Davis, the’ ieatrical manager, &S an earnest ntion to fight the new champion, Mr. Davis the temporary stake- orbett says he will fight for any #mOULt of a side bet or none at all, and only requires forfeit money put up. When a reporter asked Corbett in his dressing-r om &t the theater his opinion of the Maher-Fitzsimmons fight he said: “I am sorry for Maber, but Fitzsimmons | nel Hernandez reports that after his | > | disposed of his antagonist. | Henry Irving, in an interview expressed | | mark. all | care about Two Men Blew Open the Safe | prying up the | notes. | funds are fully insured in the Fidelity deserves credit for his victory. I thought it would be a quick fight for one of them, but that is awfully quick. Fitzsimmons did a good thing.” *“Do you think it was an accident, or that Maher’s condition accounted for his sud- den knock-out?” _“No, there was no accident. I don't be- lieve in making excuses for the loser. Fitzsimmons nas licked Maher twice and I believe in giving him credit for being the better fighter. Iam dead anxious to fight the winner and I sent him a telegram to show how eager I am to get down to busi- ness. I will fight him for nothing and go to England, Australia or South Africa— anywhere to get a right with him. I don't want his stuff, only money enough to make it an object for him to fight xather, than crawl out.” | The ex-champion wenton to talk as if he still wore the faurel wreath: “I want him to jump on the first train and come here. If he wants to fight me he wili come quick and we can fix up a match in two minutes. But I want the referee decided on when the matchis made. I will have no long distance talking and will bave nothing to say to Juiian. He has no anthority. I want to do business with Fitzsimmons alone. I defy any man to say Iam bluffing.” Corbett declared he was in first-class condition, weighed 193 pounds and said he had never taken better careof himself since he was born than he had in the last eighteen months. Corbett made a speech before the curtain at the end of the third act, waiting until that time in the expectation of receiving an answer to his telegram. He recited the late Fiizsimmons-Corbett fiasco to con- vince the muititude of shouting admirers that the champion had never wanted to get in the ring with him, and formally issued his llenge. After reading the Davis, manager of the theater, $1000 in bills as a guarantee of gooa faith, at he would right Fitzsimmons or | ¥ man in the world at any place and for nount. “Thereare three places right | »w where we can fight,” said Corbett; | “the city of London, any place in England | and in Australi g ED SMTH'S CHALLENGE. “Denver’ Anxious to Fight the | Victorious Cornishman. CINCINNATI, Onro, Feb. 21.—**Denver” Ed Smith, conqueror of Joe Goddard, who has whipped Choynski, Maher and others, to-night challenged Fitzsimmons for the | championship of the world, the meeting to be in private or public, as Fitzsimmons s | prefers, for from $5000 to $20,000 a side and | |a purse. Smith thinks Fitzsimmons | should ignore all challenges from Corbett | | until he has met the Australian. Local sports are greatly surprised over | the outcome of the Fiizsimmons-Maher | contest. While the general opinion was that Fitzsimmons should win all marvel over the wonderful quickness in which he The actor, Sir the greatest surprise. He had expected a | draw at the least. here was no betting here of any consequence, owing to the un- { certainty of a figh { SRSON, Ixp.,, Feb. 21.—George | Dixon, the colored lightweight champion pugilist of the world, was here to-day en route from El Paso, Tex. He he stopped here just to get a rest from the | train ride. He predicted that F mons would not have much of a job in defeating Maher, because of the latter’s | eyes being in a bad condition, and any one | to meet the Australian must have a good eve. Dixon said he not care much to | see the fight, and besides he did not feel ‘ safe. He added: *“Those rangers down | there are dead stuck to kill somebody, and, being a negro, I would be the first good | iverybody in Texas has a rifle on | his shoulder or a gun in his belt, and they call themselves rangers. I am not d of knuckles or gloves, but I do not shiting 1 regular army.” al LOOT OFACOUNTRY BN, and Carried Off All the Cash. They Worked With Boldness in the Night, but Left No Clew Behind. LAWRENCE, Kaxs., Feb. 21.—The bank at McLouth, twelve miles north of here, in Jefferson County, was robbed last night. | T'wo men entered and blew open the safe, | securing $2500 in cash. When Cashier C. H. Steper entered the bank at 9 o’clock this morning he dis- covered that during the night the bank | had been robbed. The thievesentered the | building by breaking the screen out of the | window of the directors’ room and then | h. A hole was driiled | over the combination of the lock to the | vault, then with a punch the catch was | driven back. Four large fenceposts were taken into the vault as braces, and after | the safe had been drilled it was klown | open. Steper found everything in confusion. Lime and papers covered the floor, and nothing of value remained except personal | Depositors will not lose, as the Company. bers. There is no clew to the rob- — ALL FAVOR ARBITRATION. English Liberals Willing to Bettle the Controversy. LONDON, Exc., Feb. 21.—Right Hon. Sir Henry Hartley Fowler, some time ent of the local Government Board cretary for India, has informed the y News that he strongly favors the | for the appointment of a joint com- | mittee to settle the Venezuelan question. It would ve, he says, a great mistake to waste time in_hagglinz. The details are | insignificant in comparison with the su- | preme importance of an immediate agree- ment on a difficuity, which left unsettled, might suddenly assume a serious aspect. The Daily News declares that the whole Liberal party shares the views expressed by Sir Henry. £t R Treasury Gold Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 21.—The treasury gold reserve at the close of busi- | ness to-day was $103,439,646. The with- drawals of the day were 800. This is the first time since September 7, 1895, that the gold reserve has been intact. Official treasury figures show that of the $111 000 for which the new bonds sold, $87, 363 has been paid in. Of this amount $65,528.362 26 has been “taken vp” in treasury cash. L Bill Nye’s Condition. ASHEVILLE, N. C., Feb. 21.—“Bill” Nye's physicians said to-night that some of their patient’s symptoms are slightly more favorable than they have been for several days. Last evening he recognized his daughters for the first time since their return from Washington. While his_con- dition was a little more favorable it is not material enough to give positive hope of recovery. | shot to the end of the rope. | Mr. and Mrs. F. S. H. Weber, VAN KOVALEV DIES AT FOLSOM, The Slayer of the Webers Collapses on the Gallows. MAKES NO CONFESSION. He Is Shot Through the Trap Within a Minute After Leav- ing His Cell. FEAR CHEATS THE HANGMAN. Dread of His Doom Leaves the Wretch As One Dead Before the Noose Is Adjusted. SACRAMENTO, Car., Feb. 21.—One minute after Warden Aull turned the key, opened the door of Ivan Kovalev's cell and the murderer of the Webers stepped out, be was hanging, an inert mass of hu- man clay, at the end of a rope. The exe- cution was carried out so quickly that almost before the prisoner could realize that he stood upon the gallowsand that his last moment had come he was shot through the trap into eternity. At an early hour this morning Kovalev, after a troubled and broken night’s sleep, 12it his cot and paced slowly up ana down the narrow confines of his cell. His eyes had that non-seeing, far-away look which was 80 characteristic and so much re- marked upon during his late trial, and which had so much to do with persuading his counsel that his mind had become a blank. His fellow-countryman, who had | passed the night in the same cell, at- tempted to engage him in conversation, but with absolutely no success, as all he could be induced to say was: ‘‘Let me alone; let me alone.” Later a tempting breakfast was brought into the cell, but Kovaiey absolutely re- fused to touch 1t. When liquor was of- fered him he shook his head, and all that he could be induced to swallow was a slice of bread and a glass of milk. Spiritual advisers, either priest or minister, he would not see. He had always expressed doubt of the existence of a Creator, and believed that when a man died it was the end of him. There are many who witnessed the exe- cution who claim that Kovalev had always cherished the belief that he would never be executed, and that notwithstanding the fact that he had been solemnly informed that there was no possible hope for him, he in reality believed ail that was told him was for the purpose of frightening him into confessing his participation in the crime for which his life was forfeited. They believe that when the cell door swung open and he obeyed the command to walk out even ghen he did not realize that he was to die! Nor was it until the straps had been put around his limbs and the noose tightened around his throat that his dull intellect fully realized that this meant death. Then came a total collapse, a tremor ran through him, his limbs suddenly gave way and Ivan Kovalev was practi- cally dead from fear as the trap fell and he There was no struggle after he dropped, only a nervous twitching of his fingersand feet, which lasted about four minutes. After the execution an autopsy was held by Drs. F. D. Tyrrell and C. L. Brownell and it was found that Kovalev's spine had been slightly fractured in two places by the fall through the trap. This was prob- ably occasioned by the limp condition of | the body, owing to the sudden collapse of | his physical powers as the drop was made. | His brain was found to be in a normal con- | dition and weighed slightly more than the average. e KILLING OF THE WERBERS. Kovalev’s Crime and the Incidents Which Led to His Capture. The crime for the commission of which Kovaley suffered the death penalty was a particularly brutal and atrocious murder, with robbery as the motive. His victims, were emi- nently respectable residents of Sacramento, Mr. Weber conducted a grocery-store op- posite the State Capitol, and the family residence was in the same building over the store. On the night of December 29, 1894, after Mr. Weber had closed the store and he and his wife were about to retire, their home was entered by the robbers, who, the evi- dence in the case has shown, had been watching their opportunity for some days. On the day of the murder the Southern Pacific had paid its employes, and Weber, who supplied many of the railroad men, was known to have received considerable money. Kovalev and his companions in crime, for it is known he had at least one, and it is believed two companions, noted the re- ceipt of tue money, and that night con- cealed themselves about the premises con- veniently for the execution of their in- tended robbery. As the robbers entered the family apart- ments they encountered Mr. Weber on a porch in the rear of the kitchen, and one of therc dealt him a blow with an ax that ended his life. Mrs., Weber, hearing the noise, went into the kitchen, as is sup- posed, and seeing the awful work in rogress turned to flee, when she, too, was killed. The investigation that followed the dis- covery of the murder proved the crime had been committed for the purpose of robbery, as the house had been ransacked from one end to the other. It is known the murderers secured several hundred|dol- lars, but the exact amount has never been known. The investigation also developed the fact that once outside the house the murderers went to an old shed in the yard and there took off their outer clothing and put on garments stolen from the house of the peo- | Ple they had killed. The crime created great excitement at Sacramento, and as one result all the tramps and bad characters who could be rounded up were driven from the city. Rewards of considerable amounts were offered and a great deal of detective work was done on the case, bui for some time to 1o purpose. FollowinF out whatappeared to be valuable clews, the Sprout brothers were arrested and discharged at the pre- liminary examination, as was also *-Shy Red,"” whose real name was Landt. It was come months after the murder that the first real clew pointing to the mur- derers was discovered. A man named Ben- nett called one day on Captain Lees, chief of detectives of this City, and informed him that a photographer named Stevens had told bim that he knew who the Weber murderers were and wanted him (Benneit) to furnish money to go to Sacramento to claim the reward. Bennett's statement was not very explicit and Captain Lees took very little stock in it, but told him to bring Stevens to headquarters. Bennett failed to do so, and detectives were sent to see Stevens. He knew very littie of the affair, but referred the detectives to Wail- wislaw Zakrewski, a_Russian Finn, a ship carpenter, who furnished the police with the story of the murder. Zakrewski made a statement to Captamn Lees to the effect that he had first met Kovalev, oc John Durbroff, as he then gave his name, in August, 1884. He met him several times later, and in February Kovalev had taken aroom at his house. In the latter part of the month Zakrewski got Kovalev drunk, and while intoxicated Kovalev told the story of the murders. He described how he and a companion had watched the'Weber place for three days; how they had gone to the house at 10 o’clock the fatal migiht; how one oi them had hid peuind a door on the porch while the other waited in the yard; how old man Weber kad come out with a candle, and how he had been struck on the head with an ax. Zakrewski gave all the de- tails of the crime astold to him by Ko- valev. Captain Lees went to work on the infor- mation obtained from Zakrewski, and shortly afterward found one George Peti- tion, who had also known Kovalev, or Durbroff, for the real name of the murderer has not yet been learned. Petition and Kovalev were arrested on New Year'sday, 1895, for being drunk, and Kovaley pre- ferred a charge of grand larceny against his companion, which was dismissed the next day. The night they spent in jail Petition saw a watch in Kovalev’s posses- sion with Mrs. Weber’s initials on it, but the next day the watch was gone, and it was subsequently found among some re- fuse by an attache of the jail. This led to the arrest of “‘Shy Red,’” and when he was discharged the police were contident the murderer of the Webers had been in jeil. It was through this incident the police securea Petitionas a witness and got the information he possessed. He told of reading the papers to Kovalev, when the latter would ask eagerly to have the Sacramento news read. Petition identified tie watch in the pos- session of the police as the ore Kovalev had worn, and all he knew pointed 10 Ko- valev as the murderer. Finally a shoe- maker named Davis, on Third street, was found for whom Kovalev had worked pre- | vious to the murder. The three suits of clotnes found in the shed the morning after the murder were brought to San Francisco and shown to Davis. He identi- fied & pair of trousers as having been worn by Kovalev, and the police then believed | they had sufficient eyidence to warrant an arrest. The murderer was arrested on the night | or June 21, at 715 Howard street, this City, by Captain Lees and Detective Cody. He was in bed, and with him Arnold Levin, who was also placed under arrest. Levin was not suspected of being connected with the murder, but was suspected of being in possession of valuable information. He was supsequently discharged from cus- | tody. In the meantime a man fnamed Dowdi- gan had been stopped by footpads at San Jose. He used his knite on one of them, and the next morning the corpse of the highwayman was found in a vacant lot. The murdered man was known as Ma- | thewski, but subsequent events proved that | he was Mathewski Stcherbakov, and that Kovaley had been his accomplice. It was also believed Dowdigan’s kuife-thrust had not killed Stcherbakov, and that fearing | ‘he would reveal his knowledge of the Weber murder Kovalev had finished him, as three knife-wounds were founa in the | body, and Dowdigan insisted he only in- flicted one of them. After the arrest of Kovalev the body of Stcherbabov was examinea at San Jose, and the coat and vest found on it were identified as having come from the Weber home. The evidence gzathered by the de- | tectives of this City was so strong against | Kovalev that the jury deliberated buta few minutes before returning a verdict of guilty. FRESHO COUATY ROADS, | Messrs. Irvine and Maude Argue for Improvements on the Highways. Would Greatly Increase the Value of Land—Use of Wide Tires Advocated. FRESNO, Cav., Feb. 21.—Messrs. Maude and Irvine of the Good Roads Commission of California attended a public meeting here this afternoon at the courthouse, which was attended by the Board of Supervisors and a large number of farmers and fruit-growers of the county. Commissioner Irvine, in a speech of great length, gave a detailed account of the Commissioners’ investization of the public highways of the State. The speaker said that himself and associate had traveled in private conveyances over 3500 miles of roads in the past few monts. Speaking of Santa Clara County, wfich he designated as the bpanner good roads county of California, he said: “In Santa Clara County we traveled over more roads than in any other county. More than 370 miles of public roads in that county are watered regularly in the dry season, beginning with the first ap- pearance of dust in the spring. Much of the water is supplied from wells bored for the purpose. 1In Santa Cruz County horse- power pumps are provided on some of the roads." The use of water on the roads is, in Mr. Irvine’s opinion, one of the most econom- ical and satisfactory methods for keeping them in good condition. Referring to the importance of good roads aside from the comfort ¢’ the traveler, Mr. Irvine said: “*Good roads will greatly enhance the value of adjoining property.’’ An instance was recited wherein persons who went to Sonoma County to purchase land were well pleased with™ the property, but refused to buy where roads were 5o poor. They went to Santa Clara County and paid more for land. The speaker said that some jeople claimed that bicycles had ruined the horse business. San Jose was the best wheel town in_the State, and also the best horse town. Bicyclists favored good roads, and where there were good roads there would be more driving. The speaker was most emphatic in the assertion that the roads were greatly in- jured by narrow tires. heavily-loaded wagons cutting and grinding them into powder. With a wide tire a horse could startand haul a much heavier load than with a_narrow tire. They also benefited the roads. In Santa CruzCounty the road- sprinklers carried 1500 gallons of water, weighing 12,000 pounds; the wagons weighed 3000 pounds. They had six-inch tires, which did not track, and therefore, in passing, they acted as rollers and as sisted in packing the road. He snoke encouragingly of the efforts of Fresno's Supervisors to inaugurate an era of wide tires for all heavy teaming. phss e A SACRAMENTO DECISIUN. Masons Can Be Expelled for Joining the Cinean Secottish Rite. SACRAMENTO, CaL., Feb. 21.—Judge Catlin rendered a decision to-day that is of great interest to members of the Masonic order. P.S. Lawson brought an action to restrain the officers of the Grand Chapter from expelling him for joining what is known as the Cinean Scottish Rite, an organization that is claimed to be fajse Masonry. The officials demurred to the complaint, and the arguments occupied several days. Judge Catlin has sustained the demurrer, and therefore holds thatthe Grand Chapter has the right to expel a member of the order for joining the Cinean Rite. WRECKED IN ST, JOSEPHS BAY. The Cutter Corwin Picks Up the Crew of the Wanderer. ADVENTURES IN A GALE. Five Seamen Washed Ashore After Their Vessel Was Ground to Pieces. THEIR PROVISIONS EXHAUSTED One Is Weak From Starvation When Rescued by the Government Steamer. VICTORIA, B. C., Feb. 21.—The United States revenue cutter Corwin to-day landed her crew of five men of the Victoria sealer Wanderer, wrecked on the west coast of Vancouver Island. near its northern ex- tremity. The men were on the point of starvation when Captain Munger came to their assistance. The Corwin had started on an errand of mercy in behalfof another British vessel, the missing Cadzow For- est, of which, hewever, nothing was seen. The Wanderer’s crew consisted of Harry Parsons, master; Wilham Keefe, mate; Julian Myers, cook, and Frank Rapper and Frank Wilkes, seamen. Theschooner was the tiniest of the sealing fleet, being of but twenty-five tons register. It left here on January 21, bound for Nootka, there to take on Indian bunters. It was in diffi- culty from the first, because of heavy winds and seas, which resulted in the rud- der and most of the sails being carried away. With great difficulty the Wanderer made 8t. Josephs Bay, near the head of Van- couver Island, on January 29 and there dropped anchor, but after dark the chains parted and the schooner was driven ashore so hard that its stern was almost imme- diately carried away. The crew managed to launch a boat and, though it capsized in the surf, ali were washed ashore. They had saved nothing except a chronometer and a portion of the ship’s papers, and before daylight their vessel was com- pletely broken up. Some provisions were washed ashore and also one of the sails, food and shelter being thus providentially provided. A little camp was established on the beacl, but the following night the sleepers were aroused by a rush of water to find that all their stores Lad been washed away. Higker up on the beach they recovered some of the canned provisions. The cook had brouzht off some matches, protected by a rubber sack, and they were therefore able to kindle a fire and cook pancakes on a shovel, which had washeil ashore. Thus they kept themselves alive for more than a week, when, their provisions being exhausted and the weather baving moderated, they took to their boat and made for Quatsino, some twenty-five miles distant. A high sea filled the boat asthey launched it, and Seaman Wilkes therefore refused to risk the passage, and had to be left behind. At Quatsino they were taken care of by the lightkeeper, until a week later the Corwin came along and offered to carry them back to Victoria. Captain Munger also volunteered to go to St. Josephs Bay for the seaman who had stayed there. A surf boat, in command of the first lievtenant, succeeded, with great diffi- in making a landing and taking es off. He was very weak from starva- tion and could not have survived much longer. That the whole crew has come safely through the long series of misfortunes seems miraculous. The circumstances of their rescue by the Corwin will add strength to the demana being made upon the Canadian Government to establish means of communication along the coast of Vancouver Island and keep in commis- sion at Victoria a vessel ready to go out at any time to the relief of vesselsreported in trouble. INDIAN DAY AT PHENIX. Red Men Give an Exhibition of Native Games and Sports to Carnival Visitors. PHENIX, Ariz., Feb. 21.—This was In- dian day at the Midwinter Carnival. In the morning all the Indians now encamped here participated in an exhibition of their native sports ana games. These were ex- tremely interesting, including running races, tests of physical endurance, riding and dancing. Representatives of the dif- ferent tribes were also lined up, and each expressed himself by giving vent to a gooa-sized war-whoop. = In the afternoon the pupils of the In- dian school near here gave an exhibition and received the citizens of Fheenix. Speaking, singing and reciting were the order. The exercises of the day concluded to-night with an illuminated parade. The special feature of this was the presence of the 600 Indian pupils. Their fine appear- ance was much commented upon. To- morrow, ‘‘cowboy day,” is the last day of the carnival. s e THE WILLOWS TRIAL. Witness Furnish Gives Contradietory Evidence on Cross- Ezamination. WILLOWS, Feb. 21.—8. J. Furnish was recalled to the stand this morning, when the trial of Editor Sehorn for the murder of Druggist Putman was resumed. Fur- nish’s evidence was very contradictory, and he was apparently endeavoring to shield the prisoner. He declared that he had heard Senorn tell Putman thatif he owed the druggist anything he would pay. He did not hear the editor call his antag- onist a liar. C. C. Adams of San Francisco was in Willows on the day of the homicide and witnessed the killing of Putman. He heard Sehorn ask Putman if he owed him $4. Putman claimed that the $4 was due him. Something about a receipt was men- tioned, Putman wanted Sehorn to come around in the morning, but Sehorn wanted the matter adjusted then. Adams saw a blow delivered as Sehorn was moving away. He was not sure that Sehorn’s body touched the sidewalk. Putman fol- lowed up the blow rapidly. g On cross-examination Adams said that Sehorn, Furnish and himself had gone to the scene of the killing together. Mrs, Sehorn appeared on the scene and endea- vored to get her husband to go away, and he would not, When Sehorn drew his re- volver Putman was leaning awning-post, smoking a cigar. 5 Alfonso Burgi, the next witness, said he against the in { saw Sehorn turning to go away, when Put- | man struck him a blow. On cross-exami- nation he admitted that he was in the em- | vloy of Sehorn and wanted to see him ac- | quitted. He had visited him very fre- quently in jail. Burgi was the last wit- ness examined. et SAN JOSE’S BANDIT. It Is Believed the Outlaw Was Badly Wounded and Did Not Get Far Away. SAN JOSE, CaL., Feb. 21.—The Sheriff’s office ‘and the police havel maintained | a search all day for the man wko held up Charles Berryman and who was the prin- cipal in the fusillade of shots exchanged with the police and constables last even- ing, but nothing has been found that will give a clew to his whereabouts. | Blood was discovered on the roof of the | Pfister building on Santa Clara street, | between Third and Fourth, this morning, | and it is now almost certain that after the robber passed through the garden next to the Bristol Hotel he gained the roof of the | Pfister building by means of a ladder and lay in hiding most of the night. Itis be- lieved the robber is badly wounded and has not got very far away. - Rush for Colville Homes. SPOKANE, Wasn., Feb. 21.—The rush for the gold fields on the Colyille [ndian reservation, which began yesterday, was resumed by sunrise this morning. Itis impossible to give the number who have gone into the new region, but it will run up into the thousands. Serious trouble is | expected when the advance guard of the I rush finds that the ‘‘sooners” have located | on the richest claims in advance, as the | “sooners” are prepared to hold their loca- | tions against “‘jumpers” by force of arms | STANFORD CC-£05 Wi Castilleja Hall Girls Defeated | | fer. in the Basket-Ball | Contest. But One Goal Is Made, and That! During the Last Minute of the Play. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., Feb. 21.—The Stanford ‘“‘co-eds,” in a game of basket-ball this afternoon, defeatea a team | from Castilleja Hail by a score of 4 to 0. The contest was witnessed by hundreds of | students and faculty menibers. i During the first part of the game there were few hot raliies. Toward the end of the game, however, the players warmed up to their work, and being very evenly matched, the plays were hot and furious. Tumbles were frequent and the girls, with flushed cheeks and disheveled hair, tossea each other about in a most unceremonious manner, fell in heaps and serambled after the elusive ball just as earnestly asthe Varsity footballers would in a struggle with Berkeley. Miss McCray, the captain of the Stan- | ford team, played the “'star’”’ game, but was very closely matched by Miss Mayne, the captain of the Castillejo team. The Misses Kicfer, D ecker and Rvan did noble work for Stanford, but it looked as though the score would end in a tie until the last | minute of the play, when Miss Kiefer made a goal for her side. Basket-ball has come to stay, and the in- novation finds friends amoag those who believe that a woman should be more than a delicate and fragile plant, disci- plined so0 rigidly by society’s law that to | move other than fanguorously were a sin. | | TACOMA STRIKES AT CORRUPTION. Park Commissioner Isaac W. Anderson Is Ousted. |CONVICTED OF BRIBERY. Evidence Against Him Deemed Conclusive by the Council Committee, THE TRIAL OF M'CAULEY. Ex-Cashier Peters Refuses to Answer Questions Implicating the Accused Ex-City Treasurer. TACOMA, Wasn., Feb. 21.—The council committee investigating the charges agamst Park Commissioner Isaac W. Anderson, who is the president of the acoma Land Company, found him guilty an almost unanimous vote and ousted m from the position of park commise sioner. The charges against Anderson were mis- representation in the sale of the water and light plant to the city, and bribery and corruption in connection with that trans- City Attorney Wickersham conducted prosecution of the charges. The testimonv of one of Anderson’s tools, Fred E. King, that he had received $40 to help carry elections for Anderson’s candidates, had a strong bearing in the in- vestigation. W. F. Clarke, J. C. Newell, W. H. Morrisey and J. A. Claremont also | testified to having received money from Anderson to help carry elections. defense was made by Anderson. The taking of evidence in the trial of ex-City Treasurer J. W. McCauley, charged ith making a vrofit out of public funds by drawing interest on money deposited in the Columbia National Bank, now de- funct, was finished to-day. The case is delayed by the refusal of a witness, W. G. No | Peters, ex-cashier of the institution, to answer questions on the ground that his replies might incriminate himself. He repeatedly refused to state whether Mc- Cauley ever deposited money with him. The prosecuting attorney dwelt upon the danger to the public that would come from the custom of allowing treasirers to draw interest on public deposits. The Legislature had declared that such an act was a crime and had provided a punish- ment. He cited the fact that the balances on the city’s deposits in this bank in- creased from $65,000 in the beginning of July to $100,000 at the time the bank closed its doors, as an example of how the public interests might and did suffer from such method of doing business. He then reviewed the evidence, being interrupted occasionally by the defendant’s counsel because of aliegzed incorrectness in his statements regarding the testimony, The case will go to the jury to-morrow. NEW TO-DAY. e m— “dl UMBIAN WOOLEN o ) @— MILLS TAILO! STORMED! Talk about War! 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