The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 11, 1896, Page 1

VOLOME LXXX.—NO. 72. SAN FRANCISCO, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 11, 1896. LLED BY THE HOT SO Death’s Harvest Continues to Yield Frightful Returns. NO HOPE OF RELIEF IS APPARENT. Chicago’s Heat Fatalities Reach Forty-three in Twenty- four Honrs. THERE ARE GRAVE FEARS OF A PESTILENCE. Carcasses of a Thousand Animals Lying Where They Fell in the Streets. CHICAGO, Iri., Aung. 10.—Continued bheat of the most dangerous kind made another deathroll to-day larger than its predecessors of the present spell, and no hope is extended by the weather fore- caster of a cooler day to-morrow. Of the deaths reported to the Health and Police departments and the cases taken to the county hospital, torty-three were recorded as having died, directly or indirectly, from the heat. Among the serious cases of the scores who were prostrated, but still live, is that ery Rev. Prior Aughan of London, er of the English Carainal, who ar- n Chicago this morning on his way nd the world, by the advice of cian, because of a8 dropsical dis- The ed prelate suffered much the heat during the journey from ancisco, and his condition was so upon arrival here that the party the Auditorinm Annex immedi- His secretary said he was fearful of the result. The temperature kept at 80 and above from 8 o’clock this morning, and at 1 ». M. began climbing to the nineties, reaching 94 late the afternoon. The night brought no relief to the suffering human- ity, and in places on the west side, where poverty and death link hands, there was barely Jife in the burning fetid atmosphere, The number of dead animals reported on the streets and alleys last night was 633, the largest record for any week in the history of the city. It isestimated that over 1000 carcasses are lying in the thor- oughfares because- the facilities for re- moval are insufficient. Half a thousand complaints of this fact were received at the city hall to-day, The postoffice cut off two deliveries and two collections to-day on account of heat. The latest reports compiled at the pofice headquarters at an early hour this (Tues- day) morning show that during Monday there were fifty-nine aeaths in the city from heat. Of course a large number of these wers people who had been stricken two or three days. The prostrations to-day were sev- enty-seven. The total number of deaths in the city from all causes was 164, a figure never before reached. -~ HURRICANE AT CLEVELAND, Pleasure Craft Upset on the Lake, but No Lives Lost. CLEVELAND, Omro, Aug. 10.—At 4:30 P. M. this city was visited by the most vio- lent windstorm that has been experienced for many years. When the storm broke the Government thermometer registered 92 degrees. When it cleared away, thirty minutes later, the mark was 75. Major Stockman of the weather bureau reported the velocity of the wind at sixty-two miles an hour. Telegraph and telephone wires parted like straws and dangled in the air from their poles; wagons were overturned in the streets and the air was filled with flying debris. Thousands of people, fear- ing that the experience of St. Louis was.to be repeated, sought places of safety. Out of a clear sky the elements broke in nnwonted fury. There were dozens of pleasure craft lader with sweltering hu- manity trying to gev relief from the depressing atmosphere on the bosom of the lake. Before the skippers had time to gel their crafts in readiness to meet the hurricane the storm burst in wild fury upon them. Lake Erie was lashed into a mass of angry waves that tore and surged, tossing heavy steamers and-’ shell - like yachts about with equal ease. The greatest excitement prevailed along the lake front. Among the yachts which were caught in the storm were the Pris- cilla and the Avocet. The Priscilla weath- ered the gale and was towed mio port by atug Thbe Avocet wasfar outin the lake and is still missing. The Clipper of Cleve- land went down at the mouth of the river in seventeen feet of water. There were five men aboard. Four of them swam to the picr, the other clung tothe vessel until cued by, the life-saving crew. They bardly landed when a catboat loaded h men was seen to capsize in the basin. The life-savers were quick in action and succeeaed in saving all of the engulfed men. The cup-chailenger Vencedor had a des- perate struggle, but succeeded ir entering the barbor. Several yachts dragged their anchors and went ashore. A large propel- ler is ashore inside the breaxwater. The wind caused much damage to property throughout the eity- phy ease. from in Beveral e AFFLICTED ST. LOUIS. The Death-Roll Growing Daily and the Heat Continues Stifling. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 10.—This has been another day of stifling beat, during which funeral parties passed in a continu- ous stresm over the cemetery thorough- fares. The sky was without a cloud, and the occasional gusts of south wind swept over the ity in furnacelike waves of heat. The degrees of temperature registered by thermometers bear no relstion to the sffering entailed, as the long siege has left thousands helpless to withstand even a moderate degree of heat. Analysis of the death cases to-day and yesterday show that over half were stricken four to five daysago. From last midnight to 9 p. M. fifteen aeaths were re- ported within the city limits. The sub- urban towns are in a like situation. The prostrations are so.numerous that only those treated at the City Dispensary and the hospitals are recorded. These number thirty-four to-day. The local forecast is for continued clear weather and lower tem- perature to-morrow. SR e NEW XORK’S AWFUL MORTALITY. Over a Hundred Deaths in the City and Adjacent Towns. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 10.—More persons died of heat in New York to-day than on Sunday, and that day had sur- passed all previous records. Hospitalsare crowded, and if the faintly promised relief of cooler weather does cot come to-morrow the list of the dead must grow. Forty-six deaths were reported in this city, over twenty in Brooklyn and over forty in near-by New Jersey towns. These are the deaths reported. Thoss who hid away to die and those who succumbed in the heat of the night are not numbered. ety DES MOINES LONG BSUFFERING, Ton Days of Unparalleled Heat and Oppressiveness. DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 10.—The op- pressive heat has now continued at Des Moines for ten days. Hotter single days than any in this period have been frequent, and in August, 1894, the thermometer stood as high for an equal period, but cn account of the excess of humidity the present spell is unparalleled for oppres- siveness. No deaths from heat have oc- curred since Saturday. To-day was cooler, the maximum temperature being 89 de- grees. —_—— LINCULN GETS A BREEZE. High Winds and Rain in Some Parts of Nebraska. LINCOLN, NEs., Aug. 10. — To-day’s heat was tempered by a good breeze from the southeast, which materially lessened the suffering. There were showers during |- the morning, and indications to-nignt are for more rain. Reports from North Cen- tral Nebraska tell of high winds and rain and some damage done. At Oakland one man was injured, probably fatally, by a barn blowing over upon him. e HEAVY SHOWERS AT OMAHA. Cool the Atmospliere and Make Existence Bearable. OMAHA, Nesr.,, Aug. 10.—The heavy showers of the past twenty-four hours cooled the atmosphere quite a bit. Only one death has been reported from sun- stroke in this vicinity in the last three days. Theweather bureau reported maxi- mum tempersture to-day at 89 deg. and minimum 70. Surface thermometers ranged about five degrees higher. Setba st o Two Ohioans Kilied by Lightning. BANDUSKY, Osmro, Aug. 10.—During a storm this aiterncon Joha Thompson and Jay Leonard of this city were struck by lightming and instantly killed. They were working on a pier being built in the lake by the Government. Two other men who were on the pier were rendered uncon- scious by the bolt but will recover. e Cloudburst at Fort Wayne. FORT WAYNE, I~p., Aug. 10.—The in- tense heat which has prevailed here for the past week was broken at 5 o’clock this afternoon by a violent downpour of rain. a veritable cloudburst. Nearly all the streets were flooded and much damage was done in the business section by water in the cellars where goods were stored. LT Furious Storm in Michigan. IONA, MicH, Aug. 10.—Last night's storm of wind, lightning and rain did damage in this vicinity estimated at fully $40,000. Small buildings in all parts of the city were blown over. In the sur- rounding country crops were destroyed, and farmers are heavy losers. i by Another Scorcher at Davenport, Iowa. DAVENPORT, Iowa, Aug. 10.—To-day was another scorcher. . There was scarcely any breeze and the weather bureau re- ported the temperature 92 at noon; mean temperature was 82. One death was re- ported from the effects of the heat. ol ey, Cyclonio Electrical Storm. TOLEDO, Ox1o, Aug. 10.—A severe elec- trical storm passed over Northwestern Ohio this afternoon, in some places being of a cyclonic nature. Two persons are said to have been killed by lightning near tte State line. The storm terminated the hot spell, and at a time when great mor- tality seemed inevitable. o TR Fowrteen Philadelphians Sucoumbd. = PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 10.—The maximum reached by the Weather Bu- reau thermometer was four degrees lower than yesterday. The deaths reported to-day were fourteen and the prostrations numbered thirty. S g Fatal Prostrations at Evansville. EVANSVILLE, I~p., Aug. 10. —The thermometer was not as high here to-aay as for some days past, going only to 95 in the shade. Four men were prostrated, three of whom will die. S ST Four Fatalities at Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, Omro, Aug. 10.—Ninety- nine degrees was the highest point re- corded by the thermometer here to-day. There were many prostrations and four fatalities. TWO ENGINES TELESCOPED. One Engineer Eilled, the Other and His Fireman Fatally Injured. COLUMBUS, Onro, Aung. 10.—By §he mistake of either the train-dispatcher or the man in charge of the yard target the recular passencer train on the Toledo and Obhio Central Railway, due here at 9:30 P. M., Was sent into a nhead-on collision with a yard engine near the Sandusky- street crossing to-night. The two engines were completely tele- scoped and the combination Eugnge-w and mailcar of the passenger train was thrown from the track_down a steep bank and crushed. Charles Vance, the engineer of the yard engine, was crushed to death. Charles Culiison, engineer of the passen- ger train, and his fireman, William St. Clair, were fatally injured. None of the Dassengers were injured, Sy Clara Barton Goes to Germany. CONSTANTINOPLE, Tuexsy, Aug. 10.—Miss Clara Barton, president of the Red Cross Society, who for several months past has been directing the distribution of reiief to the suffering Armenians, has taken her departure from this city for Germany, where she will be the guest of the Grand Duchess of en. Miss ton will return Constantinople and re- sume her work of relief next winter. AN OPEN LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF “THE MONITOR.” Rev. Peter C, Yorke : For months you have caused to be published in the Monitor affidavits from various persons connecting my name with certain members of the American Protective Association. At the time the first publication was made I was confined to my bed and didnot see the Monitor. If I had learned of the publication sooner I would possibly have made immediate answer. Yet I saw no particular reason why I should rush into print to refute any statement made by such creatures as Marshall or his kind. The eharacter of the men rendered it guite unnecessary for me to answer save by my silence. But in the last issue of the Monitor you pub- lished an article to which'I desire to reply. Permit me, dear sir, before proceeding further to express my sincere regret for being forced to discuss in a public way the statements which induce me to write this letter. I say this with the hope and belief that all honest men will understand that I am not indulging in this discnssion upon my own free will, but that circum- stances have actually forced me to come boldly out and tell what I do know and to refute once and for all my alleged connection with certain members of the American Protective Association. 1 desire first to speak of one H. F. Marshall, who was for a time employed as a special reporter on THE CALL. During the Great Controversy in which you took such a distinguished part, and whieh was first and fully published in Ter Cari, Marshall served as a reporter on that journal, was detailed by my City Editor, Mr. MacMullen, to interview various parties who were contributing to the controversy on behalf of your antagonists, and served in a capacity similar to that of Mr. Frank McGuire, a former editor of the Moniter, at that time employed by TrE CArnL, who assisted in gathering material for publication on behalf of the cause which you espoused. I un- derstand that Marshall claimeé to be a theological student, and such portions of his time as were not occupied in school were devoted to reporting. In view of the develop- ments proving his infamous charaeter, 1t is to be hoped that no church dedicated to the service of God will ever be polluted by his presence, or harbor him within its sacred portals. Personally 1 did not then know the creature, but later he sought an interview with me at my business office and asked me to give him a letter to Mr. John D. Spreckels, which I declined to do. I told him that if he desired to see Mr. Spreckels he could doubtless find him at his business office. He insisted upon con- tinuing the conversation, and said, among other things, that he and other leaders of the American Protecgve Association, mentioning the Rzv. Donald M. Ross, one ‘Woodworth, B. F. Hudelson and a Mr. Owens, desired to make something out of politics; that they did not propose to give all their time and work for nothing; that they had concluded to demand $2500 per month from then until the election in No- vember, and then, if they were successful, they were to ask for $30,000 more. He called on me a second time and spoke of his power in the order. He said that he had a letter from B. F. Hudelson giving him full authority to act for the order, but he did not present any letter to me or explain that it was addressed to me. The first time I heard or knew that the letter was addressed to me by Hudelson was when it, or a copy thereof, was offered for sale in an affidavit sworn to by Marshall, and with which you and the general reader are probably familiar. 1t has been charged that I employed Marshall to write the letters in the contro- versy that were signed by B. F. Hudelson and Major Sherman. That charge is absolutely false. Marshall was not employed to write the letters, but to procure them from the writers. As to that portion of the affidavit of B. F. Hudelson, published in the Monitor of Baturday last, to the effect that I was to be seen and induced to send Marshall to va- rious Catholic institutions in the Btate as a spy, I desire to say that I know nothing of the alleged conference. I never heard of such meeting until reading it in the affi- davit of Hudelson, published in the Monitor, and was never approached, directly or .. indirectly, on the proposition. Assuming that such a meeting or conference was - held, no member of that meeting or conference ever made such a proposition to me. I repeat that I never heard of it, directly or indirectly, and I never even imagined that such a plan or scheme was ever considered, or that it could be supposed that I could be made the instrument of carrying it into effect. 8ir, you have done me the honor to state pubticly that you would believe my word | asacainst all the afidavits that Sould be made by such men as Marshalt, Wood worth, . Ross and their kind. I thank you for that expression of your confidence in my ver- acity and integrity. I therefore now brand each and all of the statements made by these men in any wise reflecting upon me or my friends, or charging me or them with any moral or political wrongdoing, as absolutely and unqualifiedly false. I have thus very briefly replied to the charges made against me from time to time. Ihave done nothing, said nothing, written nothing that I am not willing that you and the whole world should know, and if, after reading this letter, you do not feel fully satisfied with the facts here given, I shall be most happy to respond to any questions or to furnish any oral or documentary corroborative evidence which you may think wise to request. I have the honor to remain, dear sir, yours for religious and political freedom, STRANGE DEATH OF A, H PYLE His Body Found Floating in the Waters of the Potomac. RE§IDED IN THIS CITY. Was the Secretary of the Silver Party’s National Com- mittee. SUPPOSED CASE OF SUICIDE. He Had Pienty of Money and Was in Good Spirits Wher Last Szen Alive. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug, 10.—The body of A. H. Pyle of San Francisco, sec- retary of the Silver party’s National Com- mittee, was this morning found floating in the Potomac. Mr. Pyle was well-known in California, being a politician of some note, and was especially prominent as an advocate of free silver coinage. He was abovt 35 years of age and a son of ex-Congressman Pyle of California. Young Pyle came here a week ago with George P. Keeney, formerly of California, but latterly of New York. Keeney and Pyle arrived from St. Louis, where they bad attended the National Convention of the Silver party. They secured quarters or the National Party Committee at 1420 New York avenue, where Senator Stewart of Nevada, as one of the publishers of the Silver Knight, has his editorial sanctum. Pyle seemed in good spirits and appar- ently had plenty of money. He was well dressed and, as far as his acquaintances here know, bad nothing to worry him. The last time Pyle was seen alive was last Tuesday might. On Tuesday after- noon the silver people held a big meeting at Falls Church, Va., five miles from ‘Washington, across the Potomac. Many prominent Democrats and silver men were present, among them being Pyle, who was particularly well pleased at the success of the meeting. Mr. Pyle’s friends say that he was fond of gambling und frequently participated in games of chances. There are several aisreputable gambling resorts immediately across the Potomac from Washington, not far from where the body was und, and as Pyle on Tuesday displayed a large roil of money it may be that he was a victim of highway robbery. No marks were found on his body. It bad lain in the water so long, however, that i¢ had become black and swollen, ana marks of violence, if there had been any, would have been hard to discover. The police are mystified over the affair, They would suspect foul play but tor the fact that Pyle’s shoes had been removed, which would seem to point to suicide. The last few nights in Washington have ‘been oppressively warm, and the Potomac has been a great resort for bathers, and it is possible that Mr. Pyle had attempted a bath in the river, but the fact that he was vpartially clothed contradicts this theory. The drowned man wore a black diagonal suit, an undershirt and an outing shirt. A Bryan campaign buiton was on the lapel of his coat. Nothing was found in the pockets but 8 memorandum book and a silver watch bought of a San Francisco jeweler. No disposition will be made of the re- mains until George P. Keeney, who is now in New York, is heard from. UNABLE TO FURNISH BONDS, Three Membders of a Swindling Gang ZLangwish in Prison. CHICAGO, IrL., Aug. 10.—William A. Thomas, John I. Tolman and James F. McClure, who were arrested Saturday night, charged with using the mails to de- traud in conunection with W. H. McClure and Dr. John Craig, now under arrest at Seaside Park, N. J., are still in confine- ment, having failed to furnish the $2500 bonds required of each. Their examina- tion is set for Friday next. Thomas and McClure both declare that the charges are blackmail, actuated by a desire for revenge on the part of Gunther, an advertising ageut, of Chicago, an Fred Bonfitz, a Kansas City lottery agent. The Civic Federation officers, however, as well as the postal inspectors, have been working in conjunction on the case for the past six months to effect the conviction of the prisoners and break up what they de- clare to be ‘‘the greatest swindling scheme in years.” L ——— Sir John Millais’ Condition Critical. . LONDON, Exa., Aug. 10.—The condition of Sir John Millals, president of the Royal Academy, is extremely critical. i g The Sam Frameisco at Smyrna. CONSTANTINOPLE, Tumkey., Aug. 11.—The United States cruiser San Fran- cisco arrived at Smyrna on August 4. GEIERAL GRANT FAVORED GOLD His Son Has So Informed Attorney-General Ketcham. THE COINAGE ACT OF ’73 Why It Was Signed by the Great Conqueror of the Confederacy. DESIRED A STABLE STANDARD Denial of the Story About a Mistake in Signing the Law of Twenty Years Ago. INDIANAPOLIS, INp., Aug. 10.—At- torney-General Ketcham to-day made public a letter from Frederick Grant, in reply to a request for information in which he says: My Dear Sir: Acknowledging receipt of your communication of August 4, in which you ask me as to the truth of a statement which is and has been for years going the rounds, to the effect thai my father, General Grant, at one time said that he did not know when he signed the coin- ageactot'73 that the silver dollar wasdrop- ped from coinage and that if he had known that fact he would have vetoed the bill, I hasten to reply that I frequently talked with my father upon the question of standards of currency and never heard him intimate any such sentiment asis credited to him above. 1 can only say that he never intimated such a statement tome. In all his conversations with me he seemed 1o take the ground that it was a great misfortune for any country to have as the basis of its circulating medium any metal that had the least elemeént of uncertainty about it. From the time that he was inaugurated President until the re- sumption of the specie payment act Was | elect passed all his public announcements and, 1) uaNe} ¥ Jeded siy so far as I know, all his private statements were aimed to secure a stable currency to the people of the United States. The coinage act of 1873 does not eliminate the silver dollar from our coinage. In fact the United States has coined since then more silver than had been coined during the en- tire period of our National existence before and most of this coinage was made during his lifetime. It is therefore not probable that General Grant ever said that he would have vetoed the actof 1873 if he had known that the silver dollar was to be dropped from the coinage, and I would not believe any one who said that he hearda my father make such a remark. ST s MARK HANNA IN CHICAGO. Perfecting the Republican Plan of Cam- paign in the West. CHICAGO, Inr., Aug. 10.—The chief event in Republican circles to-dey was the arrival of Chairman Hanna. He camein at 7:25 A. M. and spent a very busy day, even doing some night work in the heat of his room at headquarters. Mr. Hanna said there would be no Western National treasurer, but merely an assistant to Mr. Bliss. Thematter of funds and method of banaling them will be considered during the week by Mr. Hanna and his colleagues. Messrs. Dawes, Durbin and Payne were the committeemen who kept close to Mr. Hanna during the deliberations at head- quarters, while National Committeemen Hubbard of Minnesota and Jamieson of Illinois were in and out in an advisory capacity. Messrs. Babcock and Hall of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee, Max Pract, chairman of the Oregon State Committee; Colonel A. T. Bliss, recent candidate for Governor of Michigan; and Mrs. J. Eilen Foster were among those who had interviews with the campaign committee. To a reporter for the United Assogiuted Presses Mr. Hanna said: “I shall be here the whole week and there will be confer- ences of the committee every day. To-day we have been going over the details of or- ganization in the West. The reports from the Western States made to me are about what I expect. There is going to be a hard contest, but I hang my faithas to the result on the intelligence and integrity of the American people. Ido not think the Republican party is losing anything as time goes on. Ifind the educational work that is being done entirely satisfac- tory. There is no growth of the free-coin- age sentiment in the Eastern States. The condition in the South is unique. 1do not think a man can tell how the South- ern States will go. We have as good a chance to carry Texas as Michigan. Party lines do not seem to cut much of a figure. The workingmen of the East talk to me this way: “*The money we've got is good enough for us. What we want is a chance to earn it.” They want protection to be made the issue. I am eurprised that so little has been said in the granger States about reci- procity. It is going to be brought for- ward later. It 1s nearer the heartsof "the farmers than silver.” H. H. Rand, in_charge of printing con- tracts, was prostrated by heat 'this morn- ing snd removed to his hotel. The executive committee decided that it would not buy any of the hundreds of magazines, illustrated papers or books which have been urged on the literary bureau. R e BEYAN AND NEBRASKA. Prominent Politicians Think the Man Cannot Carry the State. CHICAGO,. Irn, Aug. 10.—Frank H. Wilson of Plattsmouth, Nebr., was at the Clifton House. Wiison is connected with the Insurance Department of Nebraska and is a tifelong Repubtican. “In my opinion,” said Wilson, “Ne- braska will give McKinley a majority of about 10,000. We shall carry Bryan’'s Congressional district, the First, by a ma- jérity of 4000 and will have a larger majority in the Second District. The Democratic - Populist combination will carry the Fifth and Sixth districts, while the Third and Fourth are doubtful. The normal Republican plurality in the State is something like 20,000, so that a conces- sion is made to Bryan’s conceded personal popularity in making the above estimate. *‘Business calls me to Lincoln a great deal,and I know Bryan well. He is a man of fine education and such marked ability thatI am convinced that, whatever may be the result of the present campaign, Bryan will be generally recognized, ten years hence, as the greatest statesman of the country. In spite of having formed this estimate of the man, I shall not vote for him, as 1 don’t indorse his political views. 1am of the opinion that Bryan will probably carry the city of Lincoln, but he will be beaten in the County of Lancaster, in which Lincoln is located, by a plurality of 1560. The normal Republi- m plurality in this county is from 1800 to *‘One factor which may affect the result in Nebraska is the enmity which some of the Populist leaders feel for Bryan. In Iact, lg w some of them will take the inst him and he will lose from 10 to 15 per cent of the Populist vote of the State. This enmity is the result of com- plications in regard to the past Congres- sional elections, when certain Populist candidates were defeated by his advice. I am confident that McKinley will receive the electoral vote of Kansas.” stump e i DEMOCRATIC GAINS IN ALABAMA, A Mojority of Fifty-Nine on Joint Ballot Secured. BIRMINGHAM, Ara., Aug. 10.—The returns of the State election, officially canvassed Saturday, subject to minor changes, show that the Demoerats carried 42 counties and the Povulists 26. The Populists in 1894 carried 33 counties. The net Democratic gain is 9 counties. The Democrats carried 11 Populist counties and lost 2 Democratic counties. John- stone’s majorities foot up 51,753; Good- win’s, 9864. Johnstoue’s net majority is 41,889, which is an increase over the Demo- cratic majority in 1894 of 14,307. The lower house stands 71 Democrats, 21 Populists and 2 Republicans, with 3 contests, giving a net Democratic majority of 48, as against 30 in the last house. In the Senate there will be 22 Democrats, 10 Populists and i Republican, giving the Democrats a majority of 11, as against 15 in_1894. The Democratic majority on joint ballot will be 59, as against 49 in 1894, The Democratic caucus wiil be con- trolled by silverites. i eSS Senator Sherman’s Share. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 11.—General Clayton received a letter to-day from Sen- ator Sherman, in which the latter stated that he was very desirous of doing all in his power to promote the election of the Republican ticket, but feared that Lis physical strength would not admit of ex- tending his trips sutside of his own State. Senator Sherman will speak in Columbes next Saturdsy, August 15, with Senator- Fo T, in Cincionati on Wednesday, August 19. ICE FIVE CENTS. RIVALRY A7 THE FEST Athletic Turners Meet in Friendly Competition for Honors. ALPEN WINS WITH FOIL AND SABER. Wrestlers, Runners and Swim- mers Test Their Strength and Endurance. SAN FRANCISCANS FAR IN THE LEAD With Music and the Dance the Merry Germans Conclude a Day of Pleasure. SANTA CRUZ, Cin, Aug.10.—A jol- lier and at the same time more earnest crowd than spent the day under the trees and on the athletic field out at the Russell tract, under the friendly shadow of Tripe Hill, never attended a Turnfest of the Pacific Coast Bezirk. The great part of the crowd that was on pleasure bent had it to the fill, for there were dancing and driving and refreshments. Occasionally the gymnastic leaders and the many Turn- ers competing in various classes and con- tests would take a few minutes away from physical exercises, and with glass in hand sing a chorus in the shade in the hearty manner peculiar to the Turnfest, and then 2o back to work and athletics again. The programme was varied to-day in another particular, for to-morrow the scene changes from Tripe Hill to the beach and this was the last day at the hill. Many friendly groups had their pictures taken under the trees or on the hillside, and a local photographer had about all he could do all day. Tripe Hill is a Santa Cruz landmark of some renown. When they look upon it the people recall a noted battle of State troops which took place there a number of years ago with loud shouts, a great dis play of courage and several hundred rounds of blank cartridges. The day’s exercises opened with an early morning parade to the grounds. Presi- dent Walti and the band led the way. In this morning’s parade the ladies were con- spicuous for their absence. They were in all probability saving themselves for the ball in the carnival pavilion to-night. The band gave a forenoon concert on the grounds, and the Turners had things pretty much their own way and plenty of room in which to exercise, for the spectators from town did not begin to arrive until after the noon hour. The field exercises consisted of pole« jumping, distance jumping, hop step and jump, distance high jumping, footracing, wrestling, rope climbing, lifting heavy weights, throwing 16-pound shots, Indian club-swinging and fencing. The fencing took place on the dancing platform and 1ts canopy was waving boughs. The day was delightful. There was not enough breeze to dispel the heat. The fencing made a very picturesque scene with its framework of trees and spectators, and the competitors handled the foils with a skill and vigor that sug- gested a duel. The fencers moved up and down a line of resin with graceful agility. They were frequently applauded. The Jadies evinced a marked interest in the fencing. H. M. Alpen of San Francisco Turn Verein won first prize in the foil and saber fencing. John Hoops of the San Francisco Turn Verein was second in the foil fencing and Edward Saalbach of the San Francisco Turu Verein won second prize in the saver contest. The Indian club-swinging took place on the dancing platiorm, the swinging of the clubs being timed to music by the band. H. M. Alpen of San Francisco Turn Verein was the first to appear. A prettier or more perfect exbibition of this graceful exercise has seldom, if ever, been seen off the professional stage. Mr. Alpen swung the clubs for five minutes and when hs retired amid the greatest applause nobody would appear against him. He had it all his own way and of course took first prize, Other contests that attracted s very large crowd were the wrestling matches. The gladiators struggled on a floor of tan bark, which they declared made an ad- mirable bed on which to wrestle. The principal contest was between H. Hilde brand, 178 pounds, and T. Baumgartner, 162 pounds. It was catch-as-catch-can, and was sufficiently close and lively to cause considerable excitement. Finally Hiidebrand ended the twenty-minute bout by getting a half-Nelson and turning Baumgartner over, with both shoulders down. The 300 yards’ swimming match was postponed until this afternoon on account of the coldness of the water and the fog. Some of the swimmers said they were afraxd they might run ashore, like the steamer St. Paul at Monterey, on the other side of the bay. The match took place in the afternoon at the beach. Of the half dozen entries, Gus Palanca of the San Francisco Vorwarts came in first, and Wil liam Kaiser of the same society was a good second. There were about 1000 spec- tators on the beach. Many viewed the match in bathing suits from the surt and from the raft lying some hundreds bt yards out in the deep biue sea. The 100-yard run st the foot of the hill developed some good time, considering the fact that the course was an uneven wagon road across a stubble-field. The course ran actoss the range of i{he rifles shooting, which was discontinued for the time being. F. Hoffman made the best time, 111-5 seconds, and W. Bart took second prize with 11 2-5 seconds to his credit. The stragglers who remained on the grounds after everybody else bad left wit- nessed a great wrestling contest, It was