The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 8, 1896, Page 2

THE MRS, HAMMOND . VSIS RUGER Pleads With Qom Paul for Leniency to Captive Reformers. THE BOER IS GENEROUS. Announces That a Settlement Will Be Reached With- out Delay. END OF THE MATABELE WAR. Natives Give Up the Struggle Against the Conquerors of their Country. LONDON, Ex6., May 7.—The Telegraph will to-morrow print a dispatch from Pre- toria, capital of the Transvaal, saying that the wife of john Hays Hammond, the Americon member of the Johannesbarg Reform Committee, who was sentenced to death, has had a long and touching inter- view with President Kruger, with whom she pleaded the cause of her husband and the other convicted prisoners. President Kruger promised that he would consider all the arguments that Mrs. Hammond had submitted, and said he hoped the mat- ter would be settled by the end of the week. The outlook now seems to be most hope- ful. The prisoners, with a few exceptions, have signed detailed statements relative to the agitation. The dispatch addsthat Jonkherr Schaek, chairman of the First Volksraad, has re- | cewved a communication from Sir Hercules Robinson, British High Commissioner in South Africa, to the effect that Earl Grey, administrator of the BritishBouth Africa Company, believes the Matabele rebellion to be broken, and had, therefore, requested him (Sir Hercules) not to send imperial troovs to Buluwayo, and so increase the difficulty of placing supplies there. Sir Hercules added that the British troops, numbering 700, would, therefore, remain st Mafeking, on the Transvaal frontier, pending receipt of further orders. In the House of Commons to-day Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett (Conservative) asked if it were true, as alleged, that Cecil Rhbodes hLad placed himself in the handsof the Government and offered to return to | England and meet the charges which had | been made aguinst him of having insti- | gated the raid of Dr. Jameson into the Transvaal. Mr. Chamberlain, Colonial Secretary, re- plied: *I have not addressed nor have 1 received from Mr. Rhodes any communi- cation whatever since he left this coun- try.” The Daily News will to-morrow say that the <olicitor of the South African Com- pany and Cecil Rhodes in London tele- graphed on Monday last to Mr. Rhodes, | who is now in Gwelo en route to Buluwayo, | informing bim of the excitement caused by the publication of the cipher telegrams captured by the Boers at the time of Dr. Jameson’s raid into the Transvaal, in which it1sclaimed that Mr. Rhodes and other officials of the company were concerned in the conspiracy to overthrow the Transvaal Government. The solicitor added: “In view of the altered situation in | Rhodesia the directors of the company | hesitate to accept yourresignation. What | is your view 2" On Wednesday Mr. Rhodes replied: “Let the resignation wait; we fight the Matabeles to-morrow.”” According to the Daily News the direc- tors met on Thursday and decided to de- fer their acceptance of Mr. Rhodes’ resig- nation. Previous to arriving at this deci- sion the directors conferred with Mr. Chamberlain, the Colonial Secretary, who declined to advise them asto the course they should pursue, but who, in view of the debate on South African affairs that will take place in the House of Commons on Friday, desires to be furnished with a definite statement by the directors of the decision they finally arrived at. The resignations of Messrs. Rhodes, Beit and Harris as officers of the company were tendered to thedirectors on Monday night. HAKGED FOR ARY RS, Continved from First Page horse-stealing and for other charges of Jarceny. At that time officials of the Fidelity Mutunal Life Association of Phila- delphia were hot on Holmes’ trail for de- frauding the concern out of $10,000 in con- nection with Pietzel’s death, The latter be- ing insured for that amount, and as the accused believed horse-stealing to be a bigh erime in Texas ha voluntarily con- fessed to Deputy Superintendent Hanscom to the insurance fraud. He did not for a moment dream that he was then suspected of the murder of Pietzel and he came to Philadelphia without requisition papers. He expressed a willingness to be tried here on the conspiracy charge in preference to that of horse-stealing at Fort Worth. Be- fore leaving Boston Holmes made this “confession” to Mr. Hanscom: “‘When I concluded it Was time to carry out our scheme to defraud the insurance company, I secured a ‘stiff’ in New York and shipped it in a trunk to Philadelpnia, I turned the check for the trunk over to Pietzel on the Sunday nearest thelst of Beptember. 1 instructed him how to pre- pare the body and in three hours we were cn our way to New York. Ten days after the payment of the money I saw Pietzel in Cincinnati. Itook the three children to that city, where the father saw them. Pietzel agreed to go South and he took one cbild, Howard. . I took the two girls to Chicago because I had business there. ‘We all met again in Detroit. Pietzel took the children and went to South America. During all this time Mrs, Pietzel knew her husband was alive, but she did not know he had the children. If she was aware of made. In fact he acquired a penchant for making ‘“‘confessions’ that surprised the authorities. The insurance officials had good ground for believing Holmes had murdered Piet- zel and the three children, so when the prisoner arrived in Philadelphia he was urgea to make another ‘‘confession.” And he did so without any besitation, but it varied somewhat from the one made in Boston. It graphically narrated how the body was substituted for Pietzel in the Callowhill-street house and its identifica- tion by Alice Pietzel as that of her father a week afterward. Holmes also relatea how the money was received from the in- surance company and its subsequent di- vision between Mrs. Peitzel, Jephtha D. Howe, the St. Louis lawyer, and himself. It was in this “confession’ that Holmes accused Howe of receivinz $2500 for his share in the transaction. Howe was indicted for conspiracy, but recently the case against him was dropped. Soon after Holmes was brought to Phil- adelphia Detective Geyer visited him in the County Prison in relation to the find- ing of the body at 1316 Callowhill streetjon September 4, 1894. After an hour’s con- versation with the wily Holmes the de- tective emerged from the prison with a “‘confession,” in which the accused said the body was not that of Pietzel, but was one substituted to defraud the insurance company. A week later Holmes honored Geyer with another “confession.” “Mr. Geyer,” he said, *‘that story I told you about the substituted body is not true. It 1s the body of Benjamin F. Pietzel, but I did not murder him or his children. On Sunday morning, September 2, I found Pietzel dead in the third story of the Callowhill- street house. Ifound a noteina bottle, telling me that he was tired of life and had finally decided to commit suicide. He requested me to look after the insurance money and take care of his wife and family. Ithen fixed up the body in the position it was found. These children you speak of are all right. They are with Minnie Williams in London. I_gave Howard to Minnie Williams in Dbtroit and I sent Alice and Nellie to her from Toronto. They met Miss Williams in Niagara Falls, and sailed for Europe from New York.” Between this time and his trial for con- spiracy to defraud the insurance com- pany, to which he pleaded guilty, Holmes made many other *‘confessions,”’ but they differed very little from those already given. Each time he pretended to tell the truth, but he suddenly avoided doing so. Nobody believed what Holmes said about Pietzel, and he would not say anything about ths children, except that they were all right. In his many interviews with District At- torney Grabam, Holmes persisted that the three missing Pietzel children were with Minnie Williams in London. He even per- suaded Mr. Graham to have an adverti ment in the shape of a cipher puzzle i serted in a New York paper for the pur- pose of bringing Minnie Williams and the three little Pietzels back from Europe. The District Attorney placed little faith in what Holmes had told him, but the *“ad” was published as a sort of last-and hope- less effort. When the bodies of Nellie and Alice Pietzel were unearthed in Toronto, Holmes denied baving killed them, When Howard’s charred remains were locatea in a superannuated stove in Irvington, Ind., Holmes calmly denied any knowledge of the lad’s death. When the murders of Minnie Williams and her sister were dis- covered, Holmes said Minnie killed Nanny in'a jealous frenzy and he buried the body in Lake Michigan. He vigorously denied having put Minnie to death so as to secure her property. The disappearance of Emily Cygrand was traced 1o Holies, but the criminal said he knew nothing of the girl’s fate. The partially consumed bones that were found in the Chicago “castle” are known to be those of some of Holmes’ victims. About the last time that Holmes was taken to the District Attorney’s office to *“confess,”” Mr. Graham lost patience with him. Holmes gave a repetition of his picturesque falsehoods. He actually gave the District Attorney a veritable “jolly”’ about the Peitzel family and Min- nie Williams being still alive. The scene that ensued was extremely dramatic, Mr. Graham said: “‘Holmes, you are an infernal, lying mur- derer. I will hang you in Philadelphia for the murder of Benjamin Pietzel.”” Holmes’ nerve was still with him and he said: “Idefy you. You have no evidence to prove me guilty.”" Mr. Graham looked with disgust and de- termination at Holmes and said: “You will surely bang in Philadelphia for mur- dering Benjamin Pietzel.”” The trial and conviction followed. The District Attorney endeavored to prove during the trial through Detective Geyer, that Holmes also killed the Pietzel chil- dren, but Judge Arnold, before whom the case was tried, declared this to be irrele- vant. Geyer had unearthed the murderof the children after a prolonged investiga- to prove that Holmes also committed these crimes. Holmes embraced the Catholic faith when it became evident to him that he must bang, and Rev. Fasher Dailey min- istered to his spiritual wants. Through- out his trial and subsequent imprison- ment Holmes maintained a nonchalance that was remarkable, INDIAN POLYGAMISTS. Oklahoma Courts Fxperience Diffioulty in Enforcing the Law. OKLAHOMA CITY, 0. T., May 7.—The Oklahoma courts have struck a puzzler in the Indian custom relating to plural mar- riages. The law of Oklahoma is very severe on polygamists, and Indians on reserva- tions are not exempt from its operation. The Kickapoos have an average of five squaws each. The Cheyennes and Arapa- hoes are nearly all polygamists, as are the Kiowas and Apaches, Comanches and Wichitas. It is stated that the courts have decided to take action in the matter at once unless wlygamouu practices cease. Captain oodson of Anadarnakaagency hasissued orders commanding Indians of his agency having several wives to at once decide on the wife wanted and give ap the others, and no little uneasiness has resulted in all the poiygamous tribes, as it is claimed by the Indians that one squaw cannot raise €orn to sSnpport an ex-warrior in becoming dignity. ——————— 4 FANCIED DISGRACE. Drives Frank 7. Walter to Take His 2 Own Life. 4 LINCOLN, Ngsr., May!7.—Frank T. Wal- ter, a young money-loaner of Lincoln, snc- cessful in business and of some promi- nence in society, committed suicide this morning by throwing himself in front o fa Rock Island train. The body was literally ground to pieces. Walter's father yas last month the de- fendant in a sedsational divorce suit brought by his second wife. The elder Walter is wealthy and the family name name had heretofore been unsullied. When young Walter and_his sister, to whom he that she would insist that the crooked business be wound up right away. In order to keep Mrs. Pietzel away from her husband I had to tell her he was here and there, traveling from one city to another.” This was the first of @ number of alleged admissions that Holmes subsequentiy was much attached, were dragged into the case the youug man broodea deeply over the fancied disgrace. He began dr{nkin heavily, and last Tuesday tried to en bis life by inhaling gas, but was pre- vented. -day he made a second and successful attempt in the manner stated. He was unmarried. KILLED BY HIGHWAYMEN, Awful Tragedy on the Lighted Streets of Chicago. A MERCHANT MURDERED The Armed Robbers Attempt to Plunder His Dry-Goods Store. CASHIER PAINFULLY WOUNDED A Panic Ensues and the Highwaymen Use Their Weapons Freely Before Making Their Escape. CHICAGO, ILt., May 7.—At 9 o’clock to-night, while the streets were crowded, George J. Marshall, proprietor of a large dry-goods store at 376 to 382 West Madi- son street, was shot and instantly killed in front of his place of business while pur- suing three highwaymen who had just at- tempted to rob the store. His cashier had just been shot through the hand while behind her desk. A large number of shots were fired on the streets and two persons passing were seriously injured. It was the most daring attempt at holding up a cashier yet attempted in Chicago. The wounded were: Miss Mattie Gar- retson, shot in the hand; Miss Kittie Hynes, shot through both legs while pass- ing the scene on & cable-car; A. S. Bagg, shot in right leg while trying to head off one of the robbers. Shortly before 9o’clock a man appar- ently about 50 years old entered the store of George J. Marshall and asked what time the store would close. On being in- formed that 9 o’clock was the closing hour he departed. Promptly at 9 o'clock the man returned with two companions. Two of the men came inside of the store, while the third stood guard atthe door. Each man was armed with two revolvers. The two men who went into the store immedi- ately approached Miss Garretson at the cashier’s desk and leveling their revolvers drawer. The young lady refused and clos- ing the drawer, turned the combination. One of the robbers shot her in the hand, but not gquick enough to prevent the drawer from being locked. Mr. Marshall being in the store at the time hurried to the cashier’s desk and the robbers ran out, vursued by him. When on the sidewalk the three desperadoes fired two shots each at the proprietor, and then firing to scat- ter the crowd, started away on the run. Marshall was hit by two balls—one in the temple and the other in the left breast. He died instantly. Just at the time the tragedy occured a West Madison cable train passed, and two bullets went throuzh one of the open cars. One of them passed through both legs of Miss Kittie Hynes, a passenger. A gene- ral panic followed, and in the effort of the passengers to get off and away from danger many were badly bruised and scratched. Two of the highwaymen ran east on Madison street and the other went west. The two running east had gone about a block when they were ordered to halt by A. 8. Bagg, who happened to be passing at the time. Bagg was immediately shot and fell, while the fleeing men went on their way unmolested. Thirty minutes after the shooting occurred the Chiei of Police personally appeared at the place of the murder with a large force of detectives. He has descriptions of the men from over a dozen witnesses, who can positively identify them. He believes he knows who the robbers are and that he can capture them. No customers were in the Marshall store to-night at the time 6f the tragedy, but a number of girls were behind the counters. All were bugly frightened. AMERCHN CITEENKLLED By the Spanish Soldiers Under Command of General tion, and the commonwealth was prepared | Luque. The Intelligence Has Come to This Country in a Letter to Thomas Estrada Palma. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 7.—The fol- lowing letter from the Cuban insurgents encampment of Maguayaras, dated April 16, has been received by Thomas Estrada Palma: “I have been operating within this seo- tion during the last two months, and I am satisfied of the success I have attained, although the Spaniards have given me few opportunities to meet them. “They boast, however, that they are always after us, but that we avoid fight- ing, but I assure you that such is not the case. They hardly venture out, and when they do they are very careful to remain within a short distance of a fortified place. “But if they are unwilling ta meet our soldiers, they are very active in commit- ting all sorts of outrages against-the coun- try people they come across. Scarcely any one is left alive, for they proceed on the theorz.thnt every Cuban {s & rebel, no matter what his attitude may have been. ‘“‘Among the atrocities lately committed by the Spaniards I will describe the follow ing. They are a fair sample of the work they are doing: The column commanded by General Luque on April 11, while pass- ing Maguarayas, fired a house where Nar- ciso Lopez, an American citizen, was breekfasting, They made him prisoner, took him the roadway, shot him a left the corpse unburied. ! “The small column commanded by Lazo, April 14, while plulnf.suwo Domingo, seized olfh(een peaceable citizens and shot them all. The official report says that they had an encounter with Cuban forces, which they routed, killing them., ‘A day hardly s without atrocities of the kind stated, and were I to attempt to give you an account of those which have come to my knowledge within the last three weeks I would have to fill many &ngu. But how mistaken are the Span- h if they suppose that such misdeeds will break the spirit of our people, for the reverse is the invariable result. [am your obedient servant, ““MariaNo TorrEs, Brigadier-General.” TR E it Aubrey Beardsley Is Convalescent, LONDON, Exa., May 7.—Aubrey Beards- at her, ordered her to open the cash | ley, the English artist, who was reported very ill in Brussels, has recovered and has resumed work#in Lond i SLAIN BY SFAX FANATICS. Missionary Leach, His Wife and Son Are Brutally Murdered by Natives wmn Tunis. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 7.—A special cable dispatch to the Herald from Tunis says: Information with regard to a hor- ;ible murder at 8fax has just been received ere. » It was a triple murder, Dr. Leach, an Anglican Protestant missionary, his wife and his infant son being the victims. The crime was discovered Wednesday. Dr. Leach’s little son, who was only eighteen months old, was found in his cradle with Lis throat cut. The motive of this horrible crime ap- pears o have been vengeance, for the gold and silver jewels of the victims have been found. Great consternation prevails at Sfax. The judicial authorities have informed the procurator of the republic, and juge d’instruction at Sousse, who arrived at Stax yesterday. Three natives have been arrested. —_— CARDINAL GALIMBERTI DEAD. Succumbs to Throat Trouble at the Age of Sixty Years. BERLIN, Germaxy, May 7.—Cardinal Luigi Galimberti, titular Archbishop of Nice, and formerly papal nuncio at Vienna, died at Suchtein, near Dusseldorf, to-day from throat trouble. He was born in Rome in 1836, and created a Cardinal in WOMEN PARTIALLY WIN. Take Their Seats in the M. E. Conference Under Certain Conditions. Compromise Report of the Committee on Eligibility Is Unanimously Adopted. CLEVELAND, Osro, May 8.—Bishop Foss presided at to-day’s session of the Methodist General Conference, Dr. A.J. Kynett presented the report of the com- mittee on eligibility, which provided for a compromise of the woman question. The proposition was in substance to allow the women delegates to keep their seats, on the understanding that it should not es- tablish a precedent, and then to re-submit to the annual conference during the next four years the same constitutionsl amend- ment or one similar to that, which lately barely failed of adoption by the three- quarters vote. The report further provides that the action of this general conference should without any prejudice to the rights of any women delegates to any future general conference under the constitution, as such general conference may construe or ine te rpret it. Rev. Mr. Warren of New England pre- sented a substitute for the report of the committee on eligibilicy. Itprovided that women duly qualified may be chosen as lay del egates by an electoral conference, the ma le members of which, without de- bate, by a majority report, declare that | Kal women are eligible, provided that in no case mo re than half of the delegation or reserve delegation shall be women. The substitute further d eclared that the con- ference deemed it “‘unwise under the cir- cumstances to interfere in any way with the status of the women who 'have been elected in good faith by their constitu- ents.” The full report was adopted by an almost unanimous vote. The announce- ment of the vote was greeted with pro- longed applause. READY T0 BE VOTED OK, Santa Monica Appropriation Will Be Reported in the Senate To-Day. ] California Statesmen Will Do Their Best to Defeat Huntington’s Forces. WASHINGTON, D. O, May 7.—The Santa Monica appropriation will be re- ported in the Senate to-morrow. W.OC. Patterson, presidgent of the Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles, referring to the bitter figt# in the Senate said to-day: “C. P. Huntington has succeeded in pro- curing from the Committee on Rivers and Harbors in the House and the Committee on Commerce in the Senate recommenda- tions for an appropriation for a harbor at Banta Monica, although the people in the vicinity, the Congressmen from that dis- trict, both Benators from Cnli!o\-nh. and eight of the most distinguished United States engineers' have recommended and preferred San Pedro. This is a remark- able instance of the power of one wealthy and unscrupulous man over the American Congress. . “The people of California and of the whole country should carefully scan each vote when the measure is put upon its passage. For the sake of the good name of our people, it is sincerely hoped that a smailer number will be founa to wear Huntington’s yoke than he is disposed to claim. Tuere has in the history of this country been nosuch ontngfons effort than this to subvert the will of the people, to override justice and to plunder the United States treasury for the benefit of a private corporation. The people of the Pacific Blope, irrespective of party, are thoroughly aroused over this attempt to destroy their commercial interests, and to hand them over, bound hand and foot, to the tender mercies of a grasping monopoly. The in- dignation is acute and widespread, Our people feel that they are about to be greatly wronged, and thereis no uncertain sound about the earnestness and meaning of their protest,” The adoption of the resolution by the California Repablican State Convention condemning the Pacific railroad funding bill is gratifying to the California Congres- sional delegation, except, perhaps, John- son. They regard this action of the State Convention as a suitable answer to the statement of Mr. Huntington that the delegation in Congress did not represent the public sentiment of their State when they opposed the plan of the Pacific rail- road people. Senator Perkins of California said that he thought the declaration of the Republican State Convention against the funding bill was a fair impression of the sentiment of the people of California on that subject, e 5 1 g Condition of the Treasury. WASHINGTON, D. C., May 7. —The treasury gold reserve at the close of busi- ness to-day stood at $119,084,124, The withdrawals amounted to $96,000. SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1896. CALIFORNA A TRIFLE SLOW. Backed Off the Boards and Then Beaten at Shef- field. TRACK RECORDS BROKEN Fred Barr and Cleophus Take Louisville Races in Fast Time. TALENT WINS AT AQUEDUCT. Four Favorites and a Well-Played Sec- ond Choice First Under the Wire. CHICAGO, Iir., May 7.—California at Sheffield to-day was the hottest thing that ever faced a starter at any of the Indiana tracks. From 2 tol he wenttolto4ina flash, and the books refused to take a cent on him at that price. Outgo, at 5 to 1, however, beat him out by a length. The best finish of the meeting came up in the fourth race when Fusileer, Anna Mayes, Dick Behan and Gomer crossed the line heads apart. May Fern was the only win- ning fayorite. Six furlongs, Little Sadie won, Connemara second, Rosa May third. Time, 1:154. Four furlongs, Easter Eve won, Clematis sec- ond, Devoir third. Time, :503. | Six furlongs, Outgo won, California second, Glenoid third. Time, 1:15. Six and a half furlongs, Fusileer won, Annn Mayes second, Dick Behan third. Time 1:2114, fnrlonfis. May Fern won, Marden Pet sec- ond, Hazel Hatch third. Time, 1:15%. Mile, John Hickey won, Mandolina second, Pat Molloy Jr. third. Time, 1:4414. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 7.—The second d‘{ of the Louisville meéting was princi- pally remarkable on acconnt of the break- ing of two track records—Fred Barr going six and a half furlongs in 1:21, a quarter of a second better than the record, and Cleophus setting the mark for a hali-mile at 48 flat. There was a_splendid attend- ance, track fast and betting heavy. Three favorites and two outsiders were the win- ners, and the books quit loser on the day, Five furlongs, Suisun won, Banquo II sec- ond, Fannie third. Time, 1:03. Thirteen -sixteenths of a mile, Fred Barr r%r{..hnone second, [rish Lady third. Time, Bix ;xflnngs, Probasco won, Joe Thayer sec- ond, Koko third. Time, 1:16£. Debutante stakes, half a mile, Cleophus won, Eugenia Wicks seconds, Ethel Lee third. me, :48. six’ furlongs, Harry Shannon won, Trilby . second, Geoding third. Time, 1:153;. AQUEDUCT RACETRACK, L. L, May 7.—The weather was just right here to-day for racing purposes, and a large crowd was ?renn: to witness the sport. The talen: Yl.’ed in clover, four favoriies and one well-backed second choice passing un- der the wire in the lead. Seven furlongs, Mirage won, Kinglet second, 1lirohe third. Time, 1:27, One mile, Bessie Browning won, Whivpany second, Tomoka third. e, 1:463¢, Half mile, Joe Hayman won, Her Own sec- ond, Young Harry third. Time. :50. One and one-sixteenth miles, Mary Hall won, Chugnut second, Rosedale third. Time,1:5014. Half mile, Favo won, Brighton second, Katie W third, Time, :50}4. fo Ll el BASEBALY IN THE EAST. Many One-Sided Games and Few Bril. tiant Plays. CINCINNATI, Onxo, May 7.—The Reds lost to-day’s game with the Champions throug h loose fielding and Dwyer’s wild- ness. Fisher, who relteved him in the fourth inning, pitched good ball. Miller's tWo errors were responsible for two of Bal- timore’s runs. Attendance 3500. Score: Cincinnatis. 001000000~ 1 7 4 Baltimores .. 110400001 % 6 10 0 Batteries—Dwyer, Fisher and Plets; McMabon and Robinson. Umipire—Emslie. COLEVELAND, Omro, May 7.—Payne, Brooklyn's left-handed pitcher, was effec- tive against Cleveland to-day until the sixth inning, when the home team fell on to his delivery and gunded out a victory. Attendance, 1000 ore: Clevelands. 0200502 *-10 16 2 Brooklyus. 00210000—4 10 32 Batterles—Wallace and Zimmer: Burrell. Umplre—Hurst. LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 7.—The less said about to-day’s game the better. The fielding of the home team was as bai as that of the visitors was good. Attendance, 500. Score: Payne and 00010-1 610 1218 %17 16 0 0000 431 Nicnols and ST. LOUIS, Mo., May 7.—A combination of weak hitting, stupid base-running and errors by the New Yorks enabled the Browns to win. Cooley and Douglas were 1njured, and retired from the game. Score: 2000002%5 8 1 : 000000033 6 8 Batteries—] rt and McFariand; Meekin and Farrell. Umpice—Keefe. CHICAGO, lin., May 7.—The home team was giveu its worst defeat of the sea- son by the Phillies to-day. Friend was put in'the box, and hit hard at all times after the second inning. Orth was in fine form, and held the locals safe all the way through. There were few fielding features, and the §una was slow on account of its one-sidedness. Score: Chi s 000211100-5 7 6 Philadelphi 02350180-14 14 2 Batteries— Kittridge; Orth and Cle- ments. Umplre—Weldman. PITTSBURSG, Pa, May 7.—Pittsburg won from Washington to-day with ease, Killen pnchinf 0ood enough ball to de- feat any team n{he lea, He only al- lowed three hits, and these two were scratches. Donovan’s batting and base- running were superb. Attendance, 1800. Score: 211112040-12 15 2 Ve 00002000-2 '3 & Batteries—! Sugden; McJames and McAuley. Umpire—Lyneh. —_— HEALDSBURG RACES. Wheelmen Contest Before Visitors to the Carnival, HEALDSBUBG, CAL.,, May 7.—A very pretty mile race was trotted at the race- track this afternoon between John Gunn’s three-ye ar-old gelding Fernol and W. G. ‘White’s mare Chippie. The first heat was won by Fernol in 3 minutes, and the sec- ond by Fernol in 2:58. The bicycle races commenced on the track east of town at 8 o'clock p. M. A large crowd assembled, and numerous conyeyances ran conunuously between the grounds ana the main portion of town. A band played enlivening airs while the champions were disputing for supremacy. The track was 10 excellent condition. One mile novice—Entries: J. B. McCutcheon, H. W.; W. Leitch, C. C. W.; L. H. SBtewart, ‘H. E. R. Allen, P. W.;John Plunkett, MeGim! » Un.; Charles Rick- 8. R. T. B. psey. etts, Un. Won b( Leiteh in 2:46 2-5; Plunkett second, Allen third. One mile, county amateur, winners of first iwo heats to compete for final prizes—Firs 8: J. C. Williamson, 8. R. W. 3 Aruistrong. | into the hands of your 0. A. Kirk, P. W.; art, S R. W.; Will GodmaW, S. R P"fig“"&’ S. l}'tw' vzo%b ‘YJ{":: dmu.: :8614; Stewart second, Bond third. zflfi)“l heat—Entries: Noofjan, Williamson, Stewart and Godman. Wo: in s ; Williamson ne‘tl:ang‘ D amateur, one mile, Wi v.wovge:u to compete for_final—Entries: G. P. Fuller, 0.C. W.; J. C. Williamson, S.R, W.; Ben Noonan, S. R. W.; George Tautan, 0.C. W.; J. esr, 5. R. W.; George Felix, 8. R. W. Noonan won in 2:42 1-5; Tautan second, Wil- liamson third. Second heat—Entri C, Stewart, 8. R. W. 5 John in jodma: [ the first C. Hanson, C.C. W.; Armstrong, 8. R. W.: . Leitch, C. d Delventhal, H. W. Won by Delventhal in 2:2834; Armstrong second, Hansen third, Final—Entries: Noonan, Tautan, Hansen, Armstrong and Delventhal. Won by Delven- thal 1n 2:40; Tautan second, Armstrong third. Helldshm’iclnb, one-third of a mile—En- tries: L. H, Stewart, E. Delventhal, A. B. Starks, C. Bond. Won by Delventhal in :46; Starks second, Stewart third. Open’ professional, one mile, seratch—En- weq: H. Terrell, B. C. W.; B. W.; W. Ackerman, P, W.; H.C. Byrne in 2:38 1 wards third. Fuiler, H. Allen Jones second, Ed- e Bogus Horse and Owner Ruled Out. CHICAGO, IiL, May 7.—The board of appeals of the American Trotting Asso- ciation to-day expelled Elmer Gray, alias P, Kelly of Independence, lowa, and the bay gelding Elmer C, alias Sluggard, from the tracks of the association for fraudulent entry and performance and failure to re- turn an unlawful winning. It was proven that Gray and Elmer O performed on Wis- (xlz_nsin tracks under the above-mentioned aliases. il Another Victory for Kid McCoy. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 7.—“Kid” McCoy practically knocked out James Daly of Buffalo at the New Manhattan Athletic Club to-night. The referee stopped the bout, as Daly was clearly over- mnmged, after fifteen seconds of the third round. LIVELY N THE SEMTE Dis- The Silver Question Is cussed at Some Length, Hill Says the Senate Has No Right to Attack the Secretary’s Integrity. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., May 7.—The resolution for investigation into the bond sales of 1804.95-06 was taken up in the Senate to-day, and Palmer (D.) of Illinois addressed the members. He felt that the animus of the resolution was to affect the public mind with reference to the silver question. He did not suppose that any Senator, except perhaps the Senator from South Dakota (Pettigrew), questioned the integrity of the Secretary of the Treasury. He (Palmer) had opposed the resoiution because he berieved that its purpose was to procure material to affect unfavorably the public mind.on the silver question. Much of Palmer's argument was ad- dressed to the question how much the commercial value of the silver doliar would be affected under free and unlimited coinage. The answer given by Cockrell (D.) of Missouri was that the commercial value of the gold dollar and of the silver dollar would be equal; that the silver dol- lar would appreciate some and the gold dollar depreciate some.” Vest asked Palmer what he meant by an allusion in his speech to ‘‘snap “con- ventions” and was informed that it re. ferred to conventions last year in Missouri and Iitinois, Hill (D.) of New York suggested good- humoredly that on the question of snap conventions, he might be allowed to speak upon it as an expert. [Laughter.] In order to avoid any snap convention in the Siate of New York this year, the Democ- racy of that State proposed to have the latest convention of all the States. Hill then went on to discuss the bond resoliu- tion, and he questioned Pettigrew as to the authenticity of a telegram which that Sena tor had read in his speech last Tues- day, remarking that the Treasury Depart- ment knew nothing about it. Pettigrew’s response was that was one of the questions to Ee investigated. Hill contended that Carlisle should be treated as courteously as Sherman and Boutwell, while Secretaries of the Treas- ury, had been treated in like circumstances., Addressing the Senators of his own party, Hill said: ‘Democrats, be not de- ce ived. This is a useless and unnecessary proceeding; it is an attack on your Secre- tary of the Treasury; it is putting him to annoyance and trouble. You are playing ofpoflenm—vkapup- licans and Populists. 1 do not think-itis a wise proceeding; I do not think it is a politic proceeding. It is now in the hands of the Senate, and I shall vdte against itif I am the only man to do so.” FRE AT LONG. BECH Bucket Brigades Save the Town From Destruction by Hard Fighting. Two Large Business Houses Burned Before the Flames Are Got Under Control. LOS ANGELES, Can, May 7.—The beautiful suburban town of Long Beach narrowly escaped destruction by fire this afternoon. Pine street, the principal busi. ness thorou:hfare of the town, was the scene of wildest excitement, the whole population joining in a tumult in its {rantic effort to stay the progress of the flames. | By the explosion of an oil stove in the second story of the Lowe building on Pine street, containing the postoffice, a fire was started. This was a two-and-a-half-story structure, made memorable as the scene of 'q:e killing of Eliikan, in November, 1894, This builting was occupied by the grocery firm of Amesbery & Harmonson. A strong wind was_blowing and great masses of sglrks and burning wood were hurled throu:h the air to the roofs of the build- ings beyond. t was soon apparent to the people that it was impossible to save the build ng, and that the Wllshire block, a two-story struc- ture adjoining, was also doomed. The citizens then organized bucket com- panies and stationed themselves along the street north of the Lowe buildinz and en- deavored 1o prevent the communication of the fire by the lgnk' by throwing flour and salt on near-by roofs and wetting the mixture down. At the most critical from this city was asked for and a spectal train was sent down, carrying fire engine No.1and three hose carts from the east side. Before this fire extinguisher reached the town the conflagration was well under control. The Wilshire is occupied by a drugstore on the first floor and the second story is occupied by Dr. Covert. The drugstore is ownea by J. L. Baton. This block was totally destroyed. 1t was val- ued at $2500. The Lowe block was also burned to the ground. It was valued at $250. A sudaen change of the wind en- abled the people to save the Lowe resi- dence from total destruction and that :mm,umymodmm extent of Ja?rlod assistance Tt . €. E. Boga, H. W.; O, Stew: by Noonan in*’ s “ Cupid and Psyche.” MANROOD! The Most Precious Ele- ment of Our Physical Being. You do Not Know How to Appre- ciate It Until You Have LostIt. How It Can be Regained. There are three stages of lost manhood: First, the ab- sence of manly power. Sec- ond, loss of ambition,energy, business and social ability. Third, loss of memory, dull- ness of vision, dullness of intellect, and in the end but one result—nervousdebility. Lack of manhood is the lack of the one thing that makes life worth living. 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