The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 23, 1896, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1896. 3 WAKT THACHER HAULED COWi New York Silverites Who Oppose the Goldite Candidate. MR. HILL TAKES A HAND Attends a Meeting of the State Committee, at Which a Row Occurs. TALKS AGAINST FREE SILVER. Senator Grady Urges ‘the Withdrawal of the Candidate and Wrath Is Displayed. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 22.—A meet- ing of the Democratic State Committee was held at the Hoffman House to-night. The opvosition to John Boyd Thacher was more pronounced than had been fore- shadowed early in the day, and when it became known that Senator Hill was to attend on a proxy the interest increased. Chairman Danforth arrived at the hotel soon after 8 o’clock, and at 8:45 the senior Senator of New York went into the meet- ing-room. After a conference between Messrs. Hill, Danforth, John C. Sheehan and Norton C. Chase the committee was called to order and the doors were closed. So much time was taken up in deciding contests over seats of the representatives of Kings, Niagara and Monroe counties that it was past 10 o’clock when the real business was reached. The rumors that Tammany would not support the ticket unless Thacher declined the gubernatorial nomination were foilowed by & joint pro- test of other organizations, which was handed to the committee for consider- ation. The following communication was pre- sented to the committee: To the New York State Democratic Commitice: GENTLEMEN: The undersigned believe that the nomination of John Boyd Thacher for Gov- ernor of New Yorkis a political error, most damaging to the Democratic party and the Eryan cause. Ii Mr. Thacher remains on the State ticket we believe it will surely be defeated. The popular dissatisiaction with this nomi- nation is so plain that we trust that Mr. Thacher will be induced to decline the nomi- nation and that thereupon you will fill the vacancy with a candidate who can and will give his unequivocal indorsement toall planks in the Chicago platform. Respectfuliy, Owen J. Kindelon, president; John N. Bogert of the executive commitiee New York State clubs; Frank Halligan, president; Frank T. Bleyler, secretary of Bryan League of Allied Printing Trades, and others. The contest between the supporters and opponents of Mr. Thacher was precipitated by a resolution offered by John B, Sheehan in substance as follows: Resolved, That we hereby request that John B. Thacher withdraw from the candidacy for the governorship so that the State committee may be enabled to select acandidate in perfect sccord with the platform adopted by the Democratic convention at Chicago. Senator Hil! at once tock the floor in opposition to the resolution, making an earnest appeal to have Mr. Thacher re- tained. His remarks occupied forty min- utes, and it wes after 11 o’clock when Sen- ator Thomas F. Grady took the floor, Mr. Grady was equally emphatic in urg- ing the withdrawal of Mr, Thacher, so that a candidate earnestly favoring free coinage may be substituted. Following Senator Grady, Messrs. Car- lisle and Bulger made short speeches to the resolution, and it was midnight when Benator Hill again took the floor for the second time in the effort to prevent action looking to the withdrawal of Mr. Thacher. Senator Hill said that the people did not understand the money question. He had heard men talking with all the eloquence of statesmen on a subject which they knew nothing about. He called it suicidal for the Democratic party of this State to ac- cept the silverite principle. He would rather see the party dead and buried than gee itdamned by such insane conduet. He said the commiftee had not power to remove Mr. Thacher from the ticket. The adoption of the resolution, he said, would be political cowardice. The leaders, he declared, are trembling in their boots. Every man of understanding and intelli- gence in the Democratic party had taken the right side of the money question by ‘refusing to support the free coinage of silver. There was altogether too much Popu- lism in the Democratic National platform. When did a silver club become per se the the Democratic party. these silverites was to drive to the rear the old party leaders and have new men run the movement. The movement was controlled and pushed forward by mine- owners. Continuing, he said: Do not be afraid of your own shadow. It is probebly true that e great many of the labor- ing people are in favor of free silver, but they are in the minority and do not properly under- stand the subject. While Governor of this State I never refused my signature to any bill in the interest of laboring people. Who dares to say that I am not yet a friend 10 the workingmen and would protect his in- terest with all my power? The leaders of Tammany Hall are afraid of the laboring peo- ple, but ghey do not properly unaersiand them. The effort to nominate a silver candidate for the governorsnip of this State is an endeavor to elect Mr. Black Governor. Cennot the masses continue to trust us lead- ers, or have they become too suspicions of our good faith? Why should Ior Mr. Thacher ac. cept every line of the Dexaocratic pintform? Are we going to allow a mine-owner from the West to come here and educate the people in a matter of politics? Men who have offered their lives in the in- 1erest of the party are now called traitors for refusing to accept everything in the Demo- eratic platform. I am opposed to the insane ldeas which the people, the silverites, have tried to have forced on the party, Senator Hill spoke for over half an hour aud walked about the room gesticulating as he talked. When he finished Senator Grady arose and began another reply. At 1:45 o'clock this (Wednesday) morn- ing the committee finally adjourned aiter adopting the substitute for the resolution offared by Bernard Burk ot Kings County. The vote was in favor of the latter by 46 to 2 and t. e resolution read: .. That the chairman of this meeting .p’;;:;’li';r."uonm“tec of five to notify the can- didates ou the State ticket of their nomin tion, and report back to a meeting of this committee, to be held Monday evening, Sep- + vember 28: % The committee named was as follows: The object of | Mr. York of Kings, Mr. Grady of New York, Mr. Moiloy of Troy, Mr. Cotton of Chemung County and B. Beckwith. After the meeting it transpired that Senator Hill had spoken five or six times. Members who had been present ex- pressed the opinion that following ihe action of the committee to-night Mr. Thacher would feel inclined to decline the gubernatorial nomination. SEEYE i BOLIERS COMNFER WITH JONES. Silver Republican Leaders Patching Up Matters in Idaho. CHICAGO, Iri., Sept. 22.—The Silver Republican leaders, Senator Cannon of Utah and Congressmen Hartman and Shefroth, were at Democratic headquarters to-dsy conferring with Chairman Jones. One of the subjects aiscussed wae the Idaho situation. The Silver Republicans and Senator Jones arein accord as to affording all the Democratic assistance possible to Senator Dubois to insure nis re- turn to the Senate. The calling of the Silver Republican Convention of Idaho to meet again is taken to mean that an agree- ment has been reached to either recon- struct or take down altogether the Silver State ticket in return for the fusionists— the Democrats and Populists—withdraw- ing the anti-Dubois resolution which was adopted by their convention. The fusion Siate ticket will then be the only one in the field, except the McKinley Republi- can, and the way will be made as clear possible for the re-election of Senatcr D bois. The Bilver Republicans and fusion- ists have been given Bryar Electors. Campaign Committeeman Johnson said he talked with the editor of the McKinley daily paper in Boise City when he was in Idaho recently, and the editor admitted that out of the 27,000 votes which would probably be cast McKinley would not get more than 3600. Chairman L. A. Rossing of the Demo- cratic committee of Minnesota was at headquarters. He declared there was no combination which could beat Bryan, taking the vote of two or four years ago as a basis. Hesaid in 1894 tpe D:mocrats who are now against Bryan voted for Knute Nelson, the Republican for Gover- nor, because it was a choice of seeing him or a Populist elected, therefore the Repub- licans would not makeany gain. Then the Republican silver defection must be taken into account as a clear loss, while the Democrats had complete fusion with the Populists, On this showing he was confident Bryan would carry the State. Ex-Senator James R. Doolittle of Wis- consin, Leo Bailey of the Indiana com- mittee, and F. B. Hemphill of Tennessee, alzo called to see Chairman Jones and re- port successful prospects in their States. e Fusion in Kentucky. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 22.—The fusion of the Democrats and the Populists of Kentucky was officiaily given out by Chairman Johnson of the Democratic committee this afiernoon. It is agreea that the electors shall be put in Demo- cratic electoral ticket and the Populist electoral ticket shall be withdrawn; that the support of both parties shall be given to said electoral ticket so constituted, and that all will do their utmost to harmonize differences as to Congressional and other candidates. DISCIPLINE IN THE NAWY, Officers Deprived of the Luxury of Swearing at Their Subordinates. It Is Held That on the Seas the Expression “If You Piease” Must Go. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 22.—A Herald special from Washington says: Swearing at or harsh treatment of en- listed men by officers of the navy is in vio- lation of the regulations and will not be tolerated. This bas been brought forcibly to the attention of Lieutenant Commander Charles O. Allibone, executive officer of the cruiser Columbia, in a sharp letter written to him by Acting Secretary Mc- Adoo: 4 The trouble which brought all this about occurrrd on the Columbia several weeks ago. The first knowledge the Navy Department had of it came in the form of a resignation from acting Boatswain Dwyer, one of the petty officers of the Columbia. The department was much surprised to receive this resignation, be- cause of the knowledge of the good stund- ing of the young man aad of his fondness for the service. Suspecting that some- thing had suddenly dccurred to change his good opinion of the billet he had, the department wrote to him berore accepting his resignation, requesting his reasons for tendering it. As was expected young Dwyer informed the department that he fonnd life on board the ship unbearable, owing to ill treat- ment and abuse he received at the hands of the executive officer. In detailing cer- tain incidents that occurred on board the ship he charged that Lieutenant-Com- mander Allibone had severely rebuked him, swearing at him and otherwise using harsh language toward him. When this communication was received at the department a copy was forwarded to Lieutenant-Commander Allibone and a request made for an answer toth charges, His reply came a few days ago, in which he admitted having had some words with Dwyer, but denying that he was profane in the language used. His explanation of what actually occurred was not considered satisfactory by McAdoo, and he accord- ingly wrote him a long letter, taking him severely to task for his conduct, and point- ing out that suborainates must always be treated with consideration by superiors, Ii Dwyer did not properly understand his duties, the acting Secretary declared that it was the duty of Lieutenant-Com- mander Allibone to speak to him in a | kindly manner and encourage him to do better. 1fthere had been an infraction of the regulations which called for punish- ment of any kind, then the Secretary de- clared the acting boatswain should have been brought to account through the legitimate means provided by the regula- tions. PSSR i LEGACY FROM AN ANARCHIST. Two Satchels and a irunk Filled With Bombs Fownd in Chicago. CHICAGO, ILL., Sept. 22,—Two satche!s and a large trunk filled with dynamite bombs were discovered by the police here to-night in the rooms of an anarchist named Bestmann in a four-story brick building at the corner of Oak and Sedg- wick streets. The auarchist has not been seen in Chica o for two years, but he left his baggage behind him, and it was never opened until to-day, In the satchel were found several letters written by Parsons and one or two of the other anarchists who were executed. The whereaboats of the ownerof tie satchel is not now known. —_—— Wife- Murder «nd Suicide, INDIANAPOLIS, 1np., Sept. 22.— Charles Pleiffer, living at Brigntwood. a suburb of this city, this morning cut his wife’s throa! and hanged himself. Both are dead. Pleiffer was an operator on the Big Four. The couple were married about a year aeo and lived hapoiy. Itis believed that Pieiffer was temporarily insane, RUSSIAN ROYALTY IN' GREAT BRITAIN Arrival of the Standart With Czar and Czarina Aboard. ARE LANDED AT LEITH Welcomed by the Prince Wales and the Duke of Connaught. of WARSHIPS JOIN IN A SALUTE Gayly Uniformed Regiments and Crowds Turn Out to Welcome the Visitors. LEITH, ScotrAxD, Sept. 22,—The Rus- sian imperial yacht Standart, with the Czar and Czarina on board, arrived this afterncon. The Czar, Czarina and their suites were transferred from the Standart to a local steamer, which conveyed them to the jetty, where they were landed. They took carriages to the railway sta- iion en route for Balmoral. The route to the station was decorated to a moderate extent with banners, streamers, etc. The day was a holiday in Edinourgh and Leith. Great crowds were early on the ground to see the Russian Emperor. The gathering was very orderly and the town remarkably quiet. The Prince of Wales, the Duke of Con- naught and Lord Rosebery embarked on board the steamer and went out to the Standart to meet the Czar and Czarina. The Prince of Wales boarded the Standart and greeted the Russian Emperor and Empress, remaining on board the yacht for some time. Before the Czar and Czarina landed rain began falling, spoiling the effects of the scene of the flag-decorated warshrps in the harbor and the gayly uniformed regiments of troops which lined the route from the jetty to the station. GREAT DAMAGE 10 SHIPPING. Jesults of Saturday’s Thunderstorm on the Atlantic Coast. NEW YORK, N. Y, Sept. 22.—The heavy thunderstorms of Saturday dida c1eat deal of damage to ships that were anchored in Gravesend Bay. A boat owned by the Marine and Field Club of Gravesend Bay was capsized at the pier and the Arrow wasalso capsized. A forty- five-fcot sloop wa3 smashed against the Ulmer Park pier, and went down. The greatest damage at Coney Island was done to 8. L. Rankin's toboggan slide in Sea Beach walk. 1n the early partof the storm the slide was lifted from its foundation in several places, and was soon a compilele wreck. The most noteworthy victim of the storm was the lamous little balf-rater Ethelwynn, which last year won the Seawanhaka-Corintbian Yacht Club inter- national challenge cup for half-raters from J. Arthur Brand’s Spruce IV of the Mimosa Yacht Club of Ecgland. The Ethelwynn is now owned by Cyrus Leonard of New York and his brother. She was anchored off Avoca Villa, Bath Beach, and was dashed aeainst the ier. Several yachts with flshiuq plrlEx‘eu on board, which sziled for the Cholera fish- ing banks from Far Rockaway, have not yet returned and some anxiety is felt for their safety. Steamers which came in just before the storm reported that a la; number of yachts were laid to just off the o —— FAGER OB AVNENATIOH, Hawaiians Again Agitate the Subject of Union With Uncle Sam. Internal Dissensions and the Influx of Japanese and Portuguese Men. ace the Republic HONOLULU, Hawar, 8ept. 15.—Much effort has been made the past fortnight to generate disaffection among the support- ers of the Government, including the Portuguese, by propagatine the suspicion that Dole and his Cabinet are not honestly in favor of annexation, but are in accord with t e British section of the sugar- planters in wanting nothing more than at most an American protectorate which would permit the continued importation of Asiatic contract labor. The white me- chanics and laborers are strongly opposed to the continuance of such immigration, and their minds have bsen much dis- turbed by the suspicions put in circula- tion. Interviews with members of the Cabi- net elicit the strongest expressions of their desire to secure no form of political union with th+ United States less complete than the full admis-ion of Hawali asa State or Territory. The{y regard & protec- tectorate as very unsatisfactory, contain- ing elements of uncertainty. It would be liable to be terminateit like any trea v, or to have its conditions readjusted. What is needed for the political stability of Hawaii is absolute union. Mr. Dole’s government is extremely anxious to nego- tiate a treaty of annexation as soon as any administration at Washington will enter- tain the subject. The wreckers of the Gainsborou:h still /| bave hope of floating the ship. The water in the hold yields to pumping. There has been some exciterwent among E:lron- of the Punahon Preparatol hool on account of twenty-six CI:Z nese youths having joined from Damon’s Milos Institute. White parents objected to their children being in the same classes with Chinese, the school being select, with high fees. The trusteesdecided t0excinde all not proficient in English, not being willing to make any race distinction, as the school ison a benevolentreligious foun- dation. Under th:s ruling fiiteen of the Chinese were excluded ana eleven remain. The white parents are still not wholly satisfi-d. There is a l‘rf. Government English {ree school for Chinese youth in ail grades. The city schools are much crowded, al- though frequently enlarged. Syt ROCK SPRINGS INUNDATED, A Clowdburst bloods the dtreets of the Wyoming 1own. ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo., Sept. 22.—A cloudburst up in the canyon, a couple of miles southea:t of town, this afternoon flooded the town to a depth ot four feet, inundating floors in the First National Bank and seven or eight of the leading | ton. business houses, filling all cellars and completely covering the Union Pacific tracks. The rush of the water down through town was so sudden that there was not time to get merchandise out of the cellars. Tim Kinney & Co.’s large double two-story business house is under- mined by the water and in danger of col- lapsing at any time. Tie damage, it was thought, will be $50,000. No lives were lost. —_— HYPNOTIZED FOR TWO YEARS. Mysterious Disappearance and Return of a Youth Who Has Traversed the Globe. BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 22.—Frederick Gordon Rew, the Cornell student, who disappeared from Ithaca in a mysterious manner almost two years ago, and who was found in Ceylon recently, has returned to the home of his parents in this city. Foralgng time after younz Rew disap- peared his father thought he was dead. Part of Rew’s wanderings were sur- rounded with mystery. He declares that be can remember nothing from the time he left Cayuga until he found himse!f on board a vessel bound for France. Aside from these first days young Rew tells the story of his adventures in detail. His education enabled him to find friends among a class of peoole who threw in his way opportunity for profitable employ- ment, and he succeeded admirably in learning French and German, his lack of proficiency in which had worried him at college and had indirectly caused him to go away. He has worked hard since he went away and has made money. During all his wanderings young Rew never changed his name norendeavored to conceal his identity. Before makin the voyage to Ceyion he visited several o the South American countries and Jamai- ca. During all his travels he never heard that his parents were searching for him until he arrived at Ceylon. He will return to Cornell on Wednesday and enter the freshman class, as he did two years a-o. e — JUMPED INTO THE LAKE, Fate of Edson Keith, Head of the Famous Millipery Concern. L1 Health and Political Uncertainty Believcd to Have Unset. tle¢ His Mind. CHICAGO, IvL., 8ept. 22.—Edson Keith, head of the great millinery firm, the Ed- son Keith Company, the largest firm of the kind in the United States, committed suicide by jumping inlo the lake at the foot of Thirteenth street last night. The suicide was not made known until late this morning. He was seen when he jumped from the pier of the Ilinois Cen- tral Railroad, but at that time his identity was unknown. Two crews have since been dragging the lake for the budy with- out success. Later reports show that Kelth must have suicided Sunday night or early Monday morning. When Mrs. Keith tried to open the door of his apartment on Monday morning she found it jocked. Shesum- moned her son, who forced the door. The room wasempty, but it coula be seen that the bed had been occupied. Believing that mental trouble had over- come the missing man the police were notified and spen: all day yesterday ina fruicless endeavor to locate the missing man. This morning information was re- ceived that a hat and coat bad been found near the breakwater at the mouth of Wel- don slip. These were identified as having belonged to Keith and convinced the searchers that he had committed swicide, doubtiess while temporarily insane. Physical ill health and the fear of possi- ble troubles to resuit from the coming Presidential election are the cans:s as- signed for his breakdown. His financial affairs are said to be in the best shape. He was interested in many great enter- prises and was considered one of the largest capitalist: in the West. SLAIN BY A BULLY. Mother and Five Children Left Destitute by the Cowardly Act of a Ruffian. NEW YORK,, N.-Y., Sept. 22.—The desire of Martin O'Brien, a brawny beef- handler, employed in this city anda living in Brooklyn, to be revenged on William Oliver was satisfied yesterday afternoon. Oliver is dead and O’Brien a fugitive from justice. A widow and five children are left destitute by Oliver's death. O’Brien is known as the most powerful of the strong men who inhabit Green Point. He is more than 6 feet tall, w ighs 265 pounds and has a reputation for fight- ing. His victim was industrious, quiet and of small physique. The men had been friends, althougn not intimates. O’'Brien had a quarrel two months ago with an aged neighbor, Michael Gyves, and O.iver interfered when the beef- handler attempted to strike the old man. For this O'Brivn swora to be revenged. The men did not meet again until yes- terday. Oliver was employed in the (,yon- tinental Iron Works. He went to the shop yesterday to do some work for his brother and was returning to dinner when, as he was crossing a street, O'Brien rushad upon him, Itis believed he was lying in wait Tor Oliver. ‘Without a word O’Brien dealt Olivera terrific blow with his fist. Oliver fell and without even a look at the prostrate man O'Brien leisurely walked up Oak street and boarded a car. That was the last seen of him. An ambu'ance was sent for, bus the surgeon who responded to the call pronounced Oliver dead. —— INTERESTS THE COAST. Insolvent National Bank—Postal and Prnaion Matters. WASHINGTON. D. C., Sept. 22.—The Comptroller of the Treasury to-day issued formal notice declaring the Bennett Na- tional Bank of New Wkatcom, Wash., to be insolvent. The postoffice at Hildreth, Madera County, Cal, has been discontinued. Mail lor this town should be addressed hereaiter to O'Neals. The Postoffice Department is advised that mails for dispatch per steamer Braemar will close at the postoffice of I'a- coma, Wash., on the 6:h prox., instead of the 27th inst.,, as published in a daily bullr-nn nfe:l-ptamberds. e was io-day appointed Post- master at_Occidental, Sonoma County, Cal., vice W. B. Coy, resigned. The annual report of rhe Commissioner of Pensions shows that there are in Cali- fornia 15,308 pensioners, drawing an ag- gregate amount of $2,150,175; Oregon 4577 «“n-ioners, aggregate amonnt of pensions ,959; Washington 4963 pensioners, drawi 446. Pacific Coast pensions have been issued as follows: California: Original — Thaddens M. Fearrien, Garb rville; Adam 8. Graha; San Frapcisco; James B. Ward, San Jose; iliiam Frederick Badoux, Porterville; Wi C. Jamison, Los A:rnlu. Oregon: Original—Lows Miller, Stay- u DISASTERS IN THE MIKACO'S REALM Hundreds of Lives Lost in Japan's Floods and Storms. KOBE SWEPT BY FIRE. Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Property Consumed by the Flames. EARTHQUAK:S CAUSE HAVOC. Reign of Terror in the Land of the Rising Sun Caused by Many Catastrophes. TOKIO, Jarax, Sept. 5.—Hundreds of lives were lost and a vast amount of prop- erty destroyed hy a series of fires, floods, storms and earthquakes in many portions of Japan during the clesing week in Au- gust. On August 26 Kobe was visited by a conflagration that caused a property loss of millions of dollars. In Gifu prefecture 4300 houses were blown down, and along the Haji-gawa 400 per- sons lost their lives. The severest storms occurred on August 30. Along the Isatsu- gawa eighty-four lives were lost. At Kobe, after thefire had devastated the city, forty people were swept to theirdeath by the flood. In other provinces the loss of life reached 2500. The great flood was preceded by a severe earthquake. Then fotlowed a downpour such as has never before been expericnced on the island. The European residents were panic-stricken and sought shelter on the highlands. On August 26, near Kobe, the Minato- Rgawa first topped and then breached its banks, and death and destruction resaited. From before midnight to after 7 o’clock in the morning the fire-bells were striking shor!, sharp notes as a signal of man’s strivings with an angry flood. It was just after 11 at ni ht that the first serious warning was given. The western bank was broken and a swift current spread across the fields and gathered in the low disrict around Hiogo station. The line was covered and traffic was ultimately stopped, althouzh in this quarter the depth was probably never more than two and a haif to three feet. Passengers from the west by one or two of the late trains were kept waiting without information for a long period, and were finally told that toey could go no further. One party of eight left the station on foot in pouring rain at 12:30, and after wading for a longdistance they reached the Mina- togawa, only to be turned back by the impassable flood on the other side. In Ellcel in the streets this was already reast high, and iL rose highér without abating one iota of its force. Poiice constables and Red Cross men were on duty everywhere; many rescues were made, risks were gallantlv but not always successfully incurred. The party referred to with great difficulty got from pownt to point along the river's banks right up into the hills. Nota bridge 1e- mained. They then, tired and wet through, fought their way back and on tothe river's moatb. Three hundred houses at least have been wrecked; those damaged are innumerable. Seven dead bodies were found at one spot; neariy 200, it is feared, have shared death by drowning. Atan early hour 3000 saadbags nad been pitea into the broken embankment. Ropes had been drawn across some of the streets to enable communication to be made. Late in the evening the fire alarm sounded and a fire wasdiscoyered in a con- fectionery, which was rapidly fanned to life by the high wind. Forty marines from the German warsbip Kaiser and her entire fire department worked to subdue the flames, but all to no purpose. One thousand nine hundred blocks, including 2260 houses and twelve godowns were de- stroyed totally, and ten houses, two police boxes, one fire-brigade station, four tem- ples and one theater. The burnt area com- prises ten streets. The total damage by fire was 1,000,000 yen. On September 1, in Rokugo district, a terrible series of earthquakes shook the country. Nine people were killed there, and more than forty at Hataya, Senya, Takanashi, Yokehori, Yokozawa, Naga- shiia, Shimizu and Fujiki, where the dis- aster was e:sec ily great. The hills at Senya crack: res broke out here and there. Water gushed out in many places and rumblines continue. AtObonal eleven persons were killed. At Rokugo the people killed number more than twenty, and the houses overturned about 1000. A ferry-boat at Hizuma cap- ]sjzed and twenty Japs and whites lost their ives. POLICE BATTLE WiTH ROUGHS. One Man Killed and Five Wounded in a Bloody Encounter in Phila- delphia. PHILADELPHIA, Pa.,, Sept. 22—A pitched battie occurred yesterday in the section of the city known as Little | Italy petween a squaa of policemen and the inmates of a “'speak-easy,”” who were resisting arrest. Alt ough the encounter lasted but fifteen minutes one man was shot and killed, while five others were more or less seriously wounded. The pro- prietor of the “speak-easy’’ was finally ar- rested, to ether with seven combatants, and at & hearing the participants were held on a charge of murder. The victims are Michael Pizza, shot in the head and left lung, instantly killed: Policeman Sibers, struck on the head with @ brick; Policeman Thayer, hand crushed with a brick; Joseph Miller, a spectator, shot in the hand; Policeman Mitchell, struck on the head with a brick; Robert Donahue, a citizen, who took part in the fracas, struck on the head with a brick and stabbed in the breast. The scene of the effray was a dinzy three-story brick house in the heart of the Itaijan district. About midnight Special Officers Hamm and Baker, together with Policemen Sibert, Mitchell, Thayer, Wag- ner, Phillips and Rooney, all attired in citizens’ clothing, arrived at the Baker- street house with a warrant for the arrest of Michael Wolfa, charging him with sell- ing liquor without a license, and cn Sun- X - d.'.l‘b- raiders, with a concerted rush, forced the f:ont door from its hinges. In- side were a dozen frenzied men armed wit - hatchets, knives, coupling-pins, re- volvers and all sorts of weapons. Just when the firing began, or how, no- body seems to know, but there were about twenty or twenty-five shots exchanged. The policemen Wwbo ‘were in a side alley found themselves hemnmed in at either out- let by crowds of threatening foreigners. A portion of the inmates had by this time reached the roof, and they began to stoot at the officersin the alley. Bricks were torn from the chimneys and hurled at the police. Bulletsand bricks flew irr ali direc- tions. When the combatants were sub- dued Michael Pizza was found aead on the roof. He lay on his back with the blood gushing from two bullet wounds, It is not known whether he was shot by policemen or by his comrades by mistake. e o Arvested for Derailing a Traim. GRAYLING, Mich., Sept. 22.—A south- bound passenger train on the Micbigan Central Raiiroad was derailed three miles south of here early this morning by train- wreckers. The engine, mail, baggage and smokine cars left the track, but no one was injured. Three men were arrested on suspicion. SRS Mrs. Barnum’s Turkish Husband Dead. BRIDGEPORT, Coxx., Sept. 22.—Word was received here this morning announc- ing the aeath of Demetrius Callias Bey, tte husband of Mrs. P. T. Barnum. Mrs. Callias was summoned from New York last week and is now on the ocean. The Bey’s death was due to liver trouble. el s Death of a Noted Journalist. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 22.—William Young died at his home in Brooklyn last evening, aged 68. On the staff of the Sun he had been compositor, copyreader, managing editor and turf editor during his thirty years of service. e Consul Gibson Dies of Smalipo. WASHINGION, D. C., Sept. 22.—The State Department has received a cable- gram announcing the death at Beyrut, Syria, of United States Consul Gibson by smallpox. Consul Gibson was appointed by President Cleveland from Augusta, Me., in 1883, ot e o British Diplomatic Promotions. LONDON, Exa., Sept. 22.—Henry How- ard, at present secretary of the British embassy to France, has been appointed Minister to the Netherlands to succeed Sir Horace Rumbold, who was last month appointed British Embassador to Austria- Hungary. 3 e — Sir Michael Wins an English Race. LONDON, Ex., Sept. 22. —At Kempton Park to-day the regulation plate of six furlongs was won by Sir Michael, Chryso- mel was second and E. Wishard s Damsel 1I third. The betting was 3 to 1 on Sir Micnael and 8 to 1 each against Chrysomel and Damsel II. ———— Unearthing Dynamite in Ireland. DUBLIN, TRELAND, Sept. 22.—The Daily Express says toe police have discovered large quantities of dynamite at Marlin Park, near Galway. et e Death of @ Famous Prima Donna. HAMBURG, GERMANY, Sept. 22.—The well-known prima donna Fran Katherine Klafsky-Lohse is dead. Stanford Seniors Elect Officers, STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., Sept. | 22.—The senior class held its election to- | day after a very quiet campaign and the | foliowing officers were chosen for the com- ting semester: President, E. Holbrook; first vice-president, Miss M L. Grieb; sec- ond vice-president, Miss Edith Jordan i (daughter o President Jordan); secretary, A. G. Kanfman; treasurer, Miss Dora E. Moody; sergeant-at-arms, John Rice; baseball manager, Chiris Henne; football manager, H. H Hindry; class historian, | Miss A. M. Colt; class cruncil, Misses i Daisy DFm‘\n%‘ Ortha B. Fielder, Messrs. J. P. Nourse, M. T. Pratt, J. M. Ross and { H. H. dindry. Officers for the class are elected for each semester. Lol Stanford’s Musical Ciubs. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CaL., Sept. 22.—The glee and mandolin clubs are practicing regularly and with more spirit than ever before. Their first concert will be given on October 3 in San Jose, and Director Wells of the Mandolin Ciub says all the music will be new. A new feature of the concerts will be the introduction of violin solos by a new student here who is unosually skilled on that instrument. This concert is to be held on the last aay ot the San_Jose fair. On the morning of the same day the first and second elevens of the Stanford football men will play an exhibition game at the Garden City. Mo i In the Woodland Courts. ‘WOODLAND, Car., Sept. 22.—In the | Superior Court to-day the attorneys for 8. | D. Worden, the convicted train-wrecker, | made a motion to have the time for resen- tencing postponed. Judge Grant allowed ! the motion, and fixed September 23 as the | time for passing sentence. The trial of Frank Desmond, cbarged with robbing a railroad-car at Davisville, wasbegun in the Buperior Court to-day. NOBE BIRBROLS THHN THE TURE Ninety Cuban Prisoners Shot by Spanish Troops. TWO BODIES MUTILATED Non-Combatants, Women and Children Are Ruthlessly Slaughtered. FATE OF THREE LITTLE ONES. Locked in a House and Burned to Death During the Absence of Their Parents. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 22.—A Tampa (Fla.) special says: Ninety-three political prisoners were re- cently ordered deported from Havana to the Isle of Pines. They were sent in chains afoot overland to Battomo, where they were taken by steamer to their desti- nation. The prisoners were guarded by 200 guardia civiles, who shot them all down in a lonely palm grove on the roadside near Bejucal. The bodies were afterward hor- ribly mutilated with machetes. The guards reported that the prisoners tried to escape. Letters from Havana continue to tell stories of shocking atrocities committed by the Spanish troops, and in many cases these stories come from the Spanish them- selves. In one case where it was officially reported that nineteen insurgents had been killed 1n a battle it is asserted that the Spanish troops had cruelly slaughe tered nineteen non-combatants— men, women and children—in revenge foran at- tack made upon the troops by ambushed insurvents. In another case three liitle children were locked into a house which was set on fire and the children were burned to death. Another case reported is thatof a decrepit old man and two negroes, who were brutally butchered. NAPA MURDERER CAPTURED. Wanted for the Killing of a Woman Five Years Ago. NAPA, Cav., Sept. 22.—A man supposed to be the long-looked-for William Moore, who murdered Mrs. J. K. Greenwood of this county in February, 1891, has been arrested in Los Angeles. Sheriff McKen- zie received a telegram from the Sheriff of Los Angeles County yesterday asking it the reward of $2250 for Moore’s capture still held good. The answer was in the affirmative, To-day cume another tele- gram from Los Angeles stating that Moore was under arrest and had confessed the crime. Photographs were mailed for iden- tification here. . Nan Mateo’s Uncertain Boundary. REDWOOD CITY, Car., Sent. 22.—The Board of Supervisors to-day ordered the clerk to communicate with the Supervisors of San Francisco relative to taking action jointly to settle upoa and define the boundary line between the two connties. The present uncertainty may be the cause of litigation, especially in regard to roads and sireets. There is now a section of road nearly 400 feet long which is almost impassable, as the anthorities of each county refuse to repair it, each claiming that it lies within the territory of the other county. Atkinson Succeeds Bantley. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Sept. 22.—Mayor Hubbard has appointed E. C. Atkin- son member of the City Trustees, vice Bentley, who has abseuted himsel! from the city beyond the time allowed by the charter. NEW TO-DAY. our $5.25 overcoats. Dr. Nansen Might have reached the North Pole had he been thoughtful enough to have worn one of Handsome coats these are ; made to sell at wholesale for $10, but now reduced to $5.25 to sell them quickly. are cheap at $15. At retailers’ such coats Elegant tan kersey cloth, carefully and skillfully made, handsomely trimmed, as a stylish coat should be. Have you been in to see the busy factory where these coats are made? Come in any day. Exclusively white Jabor. A leading home industry whioh deserves your patronage. UI.IIMBI( an Wooten MiLLs S. N. WOOD & CO MARKET 54| STREET.