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2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1896. malady had been recurring during the last few months. : Dr. Griggs, a specialist in women’s dis- eases, was called to the stand and testified that he had examined Mrs. Castle and found that her condition was such as to justily him 1n copcurring in the statement made by Sir Edward Clarke. Such a con- dition, he said, generally resulted in men- tal disturbances, religious and other forms of mania, and rendered the sufferer irre- sponsible for her actions. X E Dr. Savage, one of the leading special- ists in female diseases in England, next took the stand and corroborated the testi- mony of Dr. Grizgs. 8 At this point in the proceedings the crush in the courtroom had become almost suffocating, and a number of ladies in the crowd were allowed to take seats upon the magistrates’ bench, an unusual occur- rence, while others fgund seats upon the stairs and in and around the counsel’s bench, until every inch of available space was filled. Aiderman Roitlege, Major Egan of the United States army, Colonel H. J. Hawes of San Francisco and other friends of Mr. and Mrs. Castle were in the court ready to testify in behalf of Mrs, Castle. Mr. Castle himself, who had left the room after his discharge, now appeared in court. Dr. Gabriel of the College of Surgery supperted the testimony already given by medical experts, and said that uterine troub es had affected Mrs. Castle’s mind, He had warned her several times to avoid ali excitement. He, together with Drs. Scott and Savage, had seen her¥profes- sionally on ‘October 18 while she was in jail, and the three had discussed her case exhaustively at the time. They had a reed thut her further imprisonment would imperil her reason. Dr. Scott, who was the next witness, testified that the nervousness from which Mrs. Castle suffered had continued during the entire time she was in jail, and he bad made a report of bis examination to the Home Office, advising against her further imprisonment. The lady has no fixed de- lusions, he said, but she was of unstable mind and liable to do eccentric things unless she was carefully looked after by her friends. Sir Edward Clarke here interposed, say- ing tnat Mrs. Castle’s friends were only t00 anxious to remove her to a place of quuet, if the court took g favorable view of the matter. The chairman said that the question as to the effect which imprisonnient would have upon Mrs. Castle was one which must be considered elsewhere. The chair- man and the magistrate retire ! to another room for the purpose of deliberatio Adfter fifteen minutes’ absence the magis- trates returned to the courtroom, in which profound silence reigned. Mrs. Casile was then brought into court, and the clerk of the court announced that Ella Castle kad been convicted upon all of the seven indictments. Chairman McConnell said: *“The court has had great difficulty in dealing with an exceedingly painful case, upon which sympathy so powerful had been brought to bear until almost to interfere with jus- tice.!” The court knew that the sentence - which it became his duty to pass upon the prisoner would be well weighed elsewhere, and if any suffering dangerous to her life or intellect should follow it would be im- mediately met by another authority. He would not prolong the painful scene and, therefore, would at once proceed to pass sentence, which was that the prisoner be confived in jail without hard labor for three months. As the chairman pronounced the sen- tence all eyes turned upon Mrs. Castle,who stood dazed for a moment, and then as the full import of the chairman’s words came to her became hysterical, obliging the nurses and the prison warden to suppress her. She then began to moan piteously and finally to scream and struggle vio- lently. Sne was removed from the room as quickly as possible, and as she was being taken away cried out: “What does it mean?’ “My God, what does it mean?” A good many of the ladies in the court- om exhibited strong emotion and sev- 1 wept. All expressed deep sympathy with the unfortunate prisoner, whose screams could be heard faintly issuing from the underground passage through which she was aken, even after the court- room had been cleared. After the excitement following the con- viction and sentence of Mrs, Castle had been allayed the stolen articles found in her possession were ordered to be restored 1o their owners. Upon the apvlication of Mr. Avery, counsel for the prosecution, Dr. Scott, one of the expert witnesses, expressed sur- prise that in view of the evidence Mrs. Castle had been convicted, and saia that even after her conviction he had believed that the sentence would be merely nomi- nal. Everything possible would be done for ber 1n a medical way, he said, during her imprisonment. Several of the merchants who had testi- fied to having lost property found in the possession of Mrs. Castle said after the trial that they were convinced that the Jady wae mentally irresponsible and that they had no expectation that she would be convicted. Mr. Hodson of the United States em- bassy expressed the opinion that Mrs, Casile would be released inside of a week, and Mr. Abrabams of counsel for tie de- fense said that measures for a reprieve had already been 1aken. Mr. Castle expressed the thanks of him- self ana his wife for the unceasing kind- ness ot their friends and the hope that Mrs. Castie would speedily be relieved from the terrible condition in wuich she is piaced. Mr. Castle was congratulated upon his own release from custody. He said that it was only justice that he haa received, but he was not satisfiei with the result of his wile’s case. He was exceedingly anxious abovt her, he said, and desirous of removing ber to a piace of rest at the earliest possible moment. Application has aiready been made to the Home Office for Mrs. Castle’s release, and it is undaerstood that ber sentence is practically formal and that she will be liberated in a few days. That she was in_a deplorable physical and mental condition was asserted, but, on the other hand, the jury that was to try her was made up of men devoid of _sentiment and from whom mercy could 7Ot be exXpected. Sir Edward Ciark says he expects that Mrs. Castle will be released to-morrow. Commenting upon the conviction of Mrs. Castle, the Chronicle will to-morrow say that if ever there was a distinct case o: kleptomania it is that of Mrs. Castle. ' TUPPER'S VISIT TO ENGLAND. Said to Be for the Purpose of Ousting the New Governor-General of Canada. TORONTO, OsT., Nov. 6.— A special Arom Montreal to the Toronto World says: There appears to be little doubt in the minds of well-informed politicians hera that the chief object of Sir Charles Tup- per’s visit to England is for the purpose of using every possible means to secure the recall of Lord Aberdeen from the governor - generalship of Canada. Sir Charles delivered an address before th- Liberal Comservative Club ot Montreal yesterday, and a good part of his speech was devoted 10 a severe criticism of Lord Aberdeen’s conduct at the time the late Government resigned the seals o office. Sl s SPANISH RAILROAD COLLISI1ON, New Governor of ths Philippines Has a Zucky Escapr. MADRID, §rary, Nov. 6.—The Madrid express for Barce.ona came into collision with anoiher train at Chipriana yester- day, while running at a high rate of speed. Beveral cars were shattered and the engi- neers of both trains were injured. Gen- eral Polavieja, the newly appointed Gov- ernor of the Philippine” Isiands and his wife and the Marquis of Cuevas, editor of the Madrid Epoca, were on the Barcelona express and were badly shaken up, but not otherwise hurt. General Polavieja ar- rived at Barcelona seven hours late and will embark at once for Maniia, BRYAN T0 THE BIMETALLISTS Asks Them Not to Become Discouraged by Tempo- rary Defeat. Dec'ares That the Friends o Free Silver Have Not Yet Been Vanquished. DOES NOT FEEL-AT ALL SORE. An Ambition to Secure Immediat Legislation Instead of Erjoying Honors ot O.fice. LINCOLN, Nesg., Nov. 6.—William J. Dryan this afternoon gave out the follow- ipg statement to the bimetallists of the United States: Conscious that millions of loyal hearts are saddened by temporary defeat, [ beg to offer a word of hope and encquragement. No cause ever had supporters more brave, earnest and devoled than those who have espoused the cause of bimetaliism. They have fought from conviction and have fought with-all the zeal vhich conviction inspires. Time will prove whether they are right or whether they are wrong. Having done their duty as they saw it they have nothing to regret. The Republican candidate has been heralded as the advance agent of prosperity. 1f his pol- icies bring real prosperity to the American people those who opposed him will share in that prosperity. 1f, on the other hand, his policies prove an injury to the people gener- ally those of his supporters who do not belong to the office-holding class or to the privileged classes will suffer in common with those who opposed. The friends of bimetallism have not been venquished; they have simply been over- come. They belicve that the gold standard is & conspipacy of the money changers against the welfare of the human race, and until con- vinced of their error they will continue the wariare against it. Tbe contest has been waged this year under great embarrassments and against great odds. For the first time during this generation pub- lic attention has been centered upon the money quesiion as the paramount issue, and this has been done in spite of allatiempts upon the part of our obponents to prevent it. The Republican conven.ion held out the de- lusive hope of international bimetallism, while Repubiicans labored secretly for gold monometallism. Gold - standard Democrats have pubiicly advocatea the election of the Indienapolis ticket whtle they labored secretly for the election of the Republican ticket. The trusts and corporations have tried 1o excite & ferr of lawlessness while they themseives nave been defying the law. And American finan- ciers have boasted that they were tha custo- dians of Na.ional honor, while they were secretly bartering away the Nation’s financial independence. Butin spite of the efforts of the admin- istration_and its supporters, in spite of the threats of money-loauers at home and abroad, in spite of coercion practiced on corporation employes, in spite of trusts and syndicates, in spite of an enormous Republican cawmpaign fundandin &pite of the iufiuence of & hostile ress, bimetallism has almost triumphed in ts first great fight. The lossof a few States, and that, t0o, by very small pluralities, has defeated ~ bimetailism, but bimetailism emerges from the contest stronger than it was four months ago. I desire to commend the work of the Na- tional Commitice who had the management of this campaign. Co-operation between the memvers of different political organizations is always difficult, but it has been less 5o this year than usual. Interest in a common cause of great importance has reduced friction to & minimum. I bereby express my personal gratitude to the individual members, as well as the executive officers of the National Com- mittee of the Democratic, Populist ana Silver parties for their efficient, untiring and un- selfish labors. They have laid the ioundation for future success, and will be remembered as pioneers when victory is at last secured, No personal nor political friena need grieve because of my defeat. My ambition has been 10 secure immediate legisiation rather than to enjoy the honors of office, and therefore de- feat brings 1o me no feeling o personal loss, Speaking for the wife who has shared my labors as well as for myself, I desire to say that we have been amply repaid for ail that ‘we have done. In the love of willions ot our fellow-citizens, so kindiy expressed; in the knowledge geined by personal contact with the pecple, and in brosdened sympathies, we find fuli compensation for whatever efforts we have put forth. Our hearts have been touched by the devotion of iriends, and our lives shall prove our appreciation of the affection of the plain people, an_affection which we prize as the nighest reward which this campaign has brought. In the face of the enemy rejofcing in its victory let the roil be called for the next en- ragement, and urge all friends of bimetallism to renew their allegiance to the cause. If we are right, as 1 believe we are, we shall yet tri- umph. Uniil convinced of his error let each advocate of bimetailism continue the work. Let atlsi.ver clubs retaic their organizations, hold regular meetings and freely circulate silver literture. Our opponents have succeeded in this cam- paign, 81n) must now put their theories to the test. Instead of talking mysteriously about “sound money” and “an honest doliar” they must now elaborate and defend e financial system. Every step taken by them snould be publicly considered by the silver clubs. Our cause has prospered most where the money question has been longest discussed among the %:nple. During the nex: iour years it will studied all over this Nation, even more than it has been studied in the past. The year 1900 is not far away. Before ‘| that year arrives international bimetailism will cease to deceive. Before that year arrives those who have called themseives Gold-stan. dard Democrsts will become bimetul ists and be with us or they will have become Republi- cans and become open enemies. Before that year arrives trusts will have convinced more Deople that & trust is & menace to private wel- fare and the public safety. Before thatyear arrives the evil effects of a gold standard will be even more evident than they sre now, ard the people then will be ready to demand an American financial poiicy, for the American people will ;oln with us’ in the immediate restoration of free and unlimited coinage of ®old and siiver at the present legal ratio of 16 to 1 w:thout waiting for the aid or consent of any other natio: W. J. BRYAN, THE SANTA FE RECEIVERSHIP. | Judge Keeler Makes a Statement of the Company's Condition and as to His Petition. TOPEKA, Kaxns., Nov. 8.—Judge Keeler this morning gave out this statemant as to his reason for applying for a receiver for the Sania Fe road: ‘ “The condition of the new comvany is worse than the condition of the old com- pany at the time it was closed out. On June 80, 1895, the outstanding capital stock and mortgage bonds of the old com- pany amounted to $344,677,72948. On June 30, 1896, the standing capital stock and mortgage bonds of the companies amounted to $398,718,500. “The property and assets of the old and new company are practically the same. The income of the old company for the ear ending June, 1895, was $438,379 77— ess than a year’s interest on its bond in- debtedness. The result of the first year's operation of the new company will not be known, to the pubiic until it files its an- nual report in 1897, but there is no good reason 1o believe that its earnings will be sufficient to pav any dividend on capital stock, not even ihe full amount of annual interest on its bonded indebtedness. “The en:ire property was soid in Decem- ber, 1893, for $600,000. By the foreclosure proceedings ugainst the old company and oy what 18 calied the reorganization, the mnh;;:;nwn (:l :llina lfl&r: of ihe old com- pan Ze ou par not n the new dul’, took the property at §$600,000 and proceeded to stock and bond it for $398,- 718,500. In other words, it took tae prop- erty which had alresay been watered into bankrupicy and proceed to water it $54,- 040,870 more.” R Will Not Disturb Operation. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 6.—It is learned at the office of the Atchison, To- peka and Santa Fe Railroad that the mat- ter relating to a receive:ship for the prop- erty of the company in Kansas is merely the carrying out of an agreement between the old ana new companies to clear up oid legal complicdtions. Victor Morawitz, general counsel for the Atchison, says ol the Kansas: “Iam informed that it is not proposed to disturb the operation of the property by the present company, and I am satisfied that there is nothing in the proceeding which the stockholders or bondholders need fecr in the least.” ST e COAL AND IRUN COMPANIES, Plan of Rehabilitation and Increase of Atock to $20,000,000. PHILADELPHIA, Pi., Nov. 6.—Im- poriunt steps in connection with the plan to rehabilitate the Philadelphia and Read- ing Railroad and Coal and Iron compa- nies were taken thisafternoon at a special meeting of the stock: olders of the Na- tional company. It developed that this corporation is 'to act as the parent com- pauy of the reorganized Reading prop- erties. The conference was called for the pur- pose of increasing the capital stock of the National Company to $40,000,000, and the proposition was ratified without a dissent- ing voice. It is understood that the Na- tional company is 10 purchase the con- troiling interest in both the Reading and coal companies and operate the proper- ties under the name of the Philadelphia and Reading Raiiroad Company. This does not mean that there will be any change in the executive management of the Reading Com pany. It was srated to-day that the Reading receivers will turn over the proverty to the reorganization commitiee on November 30. el THE DEaTH OF INNOCENCE. Father Turns the Gas on Himself ana Son. TOLEDO, Omio, Nov. 6.—Conrad Eich- horn, a local cigarmaker, murdered his 13-year-old son and killed himself in a peculiar manner last night. Eichhorn and his boy put up for the nightat Enteman’s Hotel. The elerk sup- posed they were strangers. This morning gas was discovered escaping from their room, to which entrance was forced. Father and son lay in bed as if in slumber. A gas chandelier lying on the floor and a strong odor of gas told the stor{. The father had unscrewed the chandelier and then crawled in bed to die, allowing his son to die with him. GOVERNM.Ni CONTRACTS Bids for Nearly $1,002,000 Worth Will Now Bs Adver- tised For, Unnatural Eff:ct of McKin,ey’s Victory on the Lighthouse Board ana Supply Departments. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 6.—A Sun special from Washington says: The de- feat of the Democratic ticket will result in large contracts being awarded at once by the Government involving almost $1,- 00,000, the advertisements for which have been held back at the request of prospective bidders until after the future financial policy of the country had been decided. - Of this sum the Lighthouse Beard of the Treasury has been waiting two months to spend $325,000 in the construction of three lighthouse tenders and two light vessels, and they would have had them under way long ago but for the :ndisposition of the firms to bid for the work previous to the election. ‘Within a few days these boats will be open to competition and some lively and close bidding is expected. Contracts for supplies under the various departments have also been held back, when usually they are given soon after the figcal year begins in July, and enormous sums await to bs expended in the improvement of rivers and harbors, which would have been in circulation three months ago but for the uneasiness caused by the campaign. The greatest contract awarded by the Government in the last few months in- volved cver $10,000,000 for the construc- tion of three new battle-ships and eleven torpedo bodts, and had the Navy Depart- ment authority to postpone the opening of the biis until this week it wounid un- questionably have done so, as required by the leading ship firms. Since then there have been but few advertisements issued by the departments for work of any kind, as it was realized that if bids were sub- mitted previous to the election they would probably be higher than now and the com- petition less ciose. There was an indica- tion of the confidence which has been re- stored when several persons appeared at the District tax office and offered gold in large quantities in payment for their debts, e DEATH OF MRS. W. H. VANDERBILT While Out Riding She Is Affected With a Pain Near the Heart and Ex- pires Soon After. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 6.—Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt, the mother of Cornelius and William K. Vanderbilt, died at Scarborou:h, N, Y., this after- nooun. Her death was due to heart disease. For some time past Mrs. Vanderbilt had been troubled with the malady, which finally resulted in her death, and this morning she was out riding with her sister when she felt severe pains in the re- gion of her heart and asked to be taken home. ; Her request was immediately complied with, but the pains and suffer- ing incressed, and at 1:30 she expired. Her daugbter, Mrs, Elliott k. Shepard, and her sister, Mrs. Brownlee, were present at the deatbbed. Mrs. Vanderbilt was 75 years of aze. Mrs. Vanderbilt was a daughter of Rev. Samue! Kissam, & minister of the Duich Reformed church, and was born at Coeymans, near Albany, N, Y., During her childhood she was carefully educated by her parents and received a strict re- ligious training. - Her father died in Brooklyn in 1869. She was married to William H. Vanderbilt in 1841. Her hus- band was at that time a clerk in the office of Dean. Robinson & Co., bankers in Wall street, Mrs, Vanderbilt leaves surviving ber eight children: Cornelius and William K., the heads of the family, Frederick W., George W., Mrs. KElliott F. Shepard, Mrs, W. D. Bloane, Mrs H. McKay Twombley and Mrs. Seward Webb. platsidslasmiy Assaulted by a Negro. BIAWATHA, Kass., Nov. 6.—The 10- year-old daughter of Frank Schaefer was brutally; assaulted to-day, The crime was committed by an unknown negro at the schoohouse. A posse is scouring the country. Ifthe man is caught Jynching is certain. receivership in’| SENKTOR TILLIA WILDLY PRATTLES Chagrined by Defeat, but Remains Talkative, as Usual Peculiar Reasens Attributed to the Triumph of Major McKinley. BRAYS “FRAUL” QUITE LOUDLY. Declares That Dave Hill Is a Dead Duck and That Goid Democrals Maust Go. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 6. — Senator Benjamin Tillman of South Carolina, who was here to-day on his way home from Chicago, declared that Bryan would be the nominee of the Democratic party in 1900. ‘“Che battle has been the most heated and hardest fought political contest in our history, and the Democratic party has n:ver shown to better advantage,” said Senator Tiilman. *The is-ues have been clearly defined and bravely sustained, while our great leader, Bryan, has covered himself with glory and is the idol of the Democratic masses.” ‘0 what caus s do you attribute Mc- niey’s triumph 2"’ “There were several causes, all of them making a combination that it wasimpos- sible to overcome. In the first place, the odium attachmg to the Democracy from Clevelandism and all that it implies drove from us hundreds of thousands of men. Hard times, the issue of bonds in time of peace, the so-called free-trade tariff bill, tbe loss of employment—all these were charged to the Democratic party, and the Democratic speakers and the few Demo- cratic newspapers whicn reached the masses in the Nort ern cities were power- less to obliterate the impression. The Democratic party suffered, although it had repudiated both Cleveland and his policy. “Then the unblushing use of money in unlimited quantities controlled many thousands of votes. The campai n of Republicans was conducted by the Repub- licans with great vigor by a la~ge corps of well-trained speakers, many of them men of National repute, while tbe Democracy without means relied upon volunteer speakers and these could not cover the field as thoroughly as their opponents. “A third factor was the threat open or implied by thousands of owners of manu- factories and workshops that Bryan’s elec- tion meant the closing down of work. The army of idle men were promised work if McKinley should triumpb. The Repub- lican masses in the country or agricul- tural districts were promised a return of 2ood prices and prosperous times under a Republican tariff policy and the resto- ration of contidence.” The mnstural alliance of the South and West, thouzh not complete, has received an impetus which cannot be stopped or prevented. The issue of financial reform and restora- tion of the money of the constituuon is not dead and will not down. “'We have broken the solid North, while the South is praciically solid. The tyranny of the ¥ deral judiciary and the greed of the plutocrats will drive the fasses by tbe million to our support in the next great struggle. Jeffer<on lost his first battle in 1796 but won in 1800. The R publican vparty was overwhelmingly deseated in 1856 and Lincoln was defrated for the Senate in- 1858, but he was eiected President in 1860. We will win in 1900. McKinley cannot give relief or restore prosperity unless ihe law of supply and demngd, as it affects money, has been re- aled,”” “Will the policy of the party leaders look to conciliating the gold Democrats?'’ “No, they have a gold party, to which they belong, and are a good riddance. There can be no uleg backward. The Southern people and the Eastern Demo- crats are separated by an impassable bar- rier. They are our taskmasters and we know it. We have turned to the West and must look and work in that direction. If the Democrats had put up a gold plat- form we would not have carried a sinzle State. The men who claimed to be the gold Demcerats voted for McKinley almost solidly. There may be a spasmodic rise in prices and a resumption of business activ- ity, but 1t cannot last.” “‘What do you think of David B. Hill's future 2"’ “Hill’s a dead duck and will never again rise to the surface,”” was the emphaiic declaration of Senator Tiliman. OLD PRUCESS DECISION, Valuable Gold Recovery Patents Overthrown by a Pretoria Court. The Resuit Will Be a Very Great Increase in the World’s Stock of Gold. ¢ e NEW YORK, N, Y., Nov. 6.—Word was received in this city yesterday that the High Court at Pretoria, the capital of the South African republic, had declared void the MacArthur-Forrest patents for the cyanide process for the recovery of gold. This decision was given in a suit brought by the combined yold-mine owners of Jo- hannesburg and the Transvaal. The in- formation came in this cablegram to Law- yer C. W. Truslow: “Judgment for plaintiff. Both patents canceled.” The decision will bave an important bearing upon every interest connected with gold-mining, for it is a matter which involved many millions of dotlars directly and untold millions altogether. Up to 1891 the reduction works had been running upon the old plan, stamping the rock and getting out of it what gold was coarse enough to be taken out by guick- silver. All ihe rest ran off with the tail- ings, and hundreds of thousands of tons of ground rock were shoveled away as refuse from the stamping-mills until there were hills of it at every mill and a hidden fortune in every hill. 1t was at this time that the two Scotch- men, MacArthurand Forrest, took out pat- ents all over the world for the cyanide process of gold recovery. In the singie year of 1804 in the Witwatersrand district of the Transvaal 2,847,376 tons of tailings and 18,351 tons of concentrates were put through the process, which yielded more than $10,000,000 worth of gold, with an apparent profit over the cost of the process ol about §7,375,000. A This seems to indicate that the miners onght to have been well satisfied. But e e e e S N S o e e there was a serious drawback to their hap- piness. The African Gold Recovering Company, which controlled the MacAr- thur-Forrest paients in the South African republic, did not let any one use the pro- cess without the payment of b;g royalty. These payments varied with ind.viauals,. but they were o large they amounted to willions of dollars every year. The miners made efforts to getreduc- tions of the royalties, but no agreement was reached. Then they determined to fizht, and made an application to the At- torney-General to have the patent set aside because of a lack of noveluy. The Attorney-General appointed James Hauy to bring such an action at the miners’ expense in the High Court of Justice—the equivalent of our United States Supreme Court—and the court of last resort. Itwas asserted by the miners that although the gatentoes of the cyanide process may have cen originel inventors the same thing had actually been done before, although not upon a large scale. Commissions were issued for the taking of testimony in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and England inthe case. The most :mportant field was in this country, where Mr. Truslow was employed to find the ev d-nce for the miners and Walter W. Williams for the patentees. Mr. Truslow began his work a“year and a half ago, and it led him toexamine almost every chemist of note, every college or public library, and to look into il serts of trades where gold is used for evidences of what he knew was true. It was shown in the testimony that the process had actually been used 'in places here, ana in one instance a quarter of a ton of ore had been so treated in 1885. The process was not needed here at that time, because most of our gold is coarse enough to work by the cheaper quicksilver method. Since that time, however, fine grain ore has been found, and it is said that there is much of it in the country. The Mer- cur mine of Utah uses the MacArthur- Forest process, and was sued by the pat- entees a while ago, but it made a settle- ment privately. The hearings in this country - were finished in September, 1895, and the testi- mony and exhibits w ! a tin-lined box and this was sent as a registered letter by mail to Pretoria. It made the biggest registered letter ever sent througn the United States mail. The package was as biz as an ordinary dry-goods case and the postage was $187. 1t went from the New York postoffice. The biggest letter before that had cost about $40 postage. The case was teard by the High Court of Justice at Pretoria just beiore Jame- son’s raid in December of last year. As far as the SBouth African gold fields are concerned the decision throws the pro- cess open to the public. It had been at- tacked and the patents overthrown in Australia, and the belief of the opposin, lawyers now is that nowhere in the wnxlg will the users of the process continue to pay royalties and will fight and over- throw the patents everywhere. - This means much to the gold miner and proba- bly will result in immense additions to the world’s stock of gold within a few years. FOUL MURDER BY MONKS Fate of a Seattle Prospector Who Was Successful * in Peru Had Much Gold Upon Him at the Time, and Leaves a Fortune to a Sister. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 6.—The Her- aid special cable from Sucre, Bolivia, says: It is believed here that 7. Cooper, the American miner who, it is alleged, was murdered by Indians in the forests of Carabaya some time ago, was in reality a | victim of Spanish monks in Peru. Cooper was one of a party ofseven, who, it is said, were attacked by Cunchos In- dians and four of the party killed. Later this was denied and the statement was made that he had been drowned. Now, however, the belief 1s voiced that he was murdered by monks, possibly for a great quantity of gold in his possession. Cooper worked his way from Seattle, ‘Wash., to Pern four years ago. He wasa prospector and made friends with the Cunchos Indians, so that he went as he pleased without fear. He was seen at Lake Titicaca by F. W. Graunert of this city three years ago, and had at that time a quantity of gold with him. In 1895 he organized a company to work the Uara- baya mine, from which ne had taken the gold, and later sold it for a large sum to a Mr. Harrison, representing an American syndicate. Boon after this Cooper went to the An- des of Perv prospecting, and it is believed he was attacked there and perkaps killed by monks. These monks are the ones who attacked five Swedish-Americans several years ago, when the five men fought so bravely for life. Many other Americans, too, have been murdered in cold biood un- der suspicious circumstances and nothing bas been done to bring the guilty ones to justice. . Cooper had a widowed sister living some- where in Peru (it is not known where) who wonld interit everything he left, His property holdings in Bolivia and Peru are large and would mean a fortune to her if she could be found. —_— HALF-DEsD O.CUPANTS, Men Rescued From Lake Erie Boats and srtorms—Heavy Damages. SANDUSKY, On1o, Nov. 6.—After being driven about in the terrific siorm of ‘Wednesday night and Thursday, the half-dead occupants of two of three miss- ing boats have reached Sandusky. . The missing boat contains Charles and Frederick Johnson, and all hope of their having reached land is given up. Half a dozen fishboats were upset and dismasted. The tugs Monk and Peerless did :ood work during the storm in the harbor and rescued the crews of three boats just at the time thev had given up hope of reach- ing land. Four lighters owned by John Stang of Lorain and engaged in Govern- ment work on the piers are lost. . Two of them sank and_ the others went adrift. Considerable valuable machinery on board of them was badly damaged. The damage to shipping and fishing interests is heavy. atige e S WORK FKFOK 1500 MEN., A Railroad Extension to Be Constructed to the Guif of Mewzico. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 6.—President A, E. Stillwell of the Kansas City, Pitts. burg and Gulf road said to-day that he would at once put 1500 men at work con- structing a portion of their road to a con- nection with the Gulf of Mexico, work on which has been stopped for a long time. RIS AT Death of Charles A. Ewing. DECATUR, Itwn, Nov. 6.—Hon. Charles A. Ewing died at his home in this city at 7 0'cloek this morning from an internal hemorrhage, agea 51 years. Mr. Ewing was very prominent in Central Iilinois as alawyer and had taken an active part in the late caumpaign, being chairman of the National Democratic State Central Com- mittee. He was a cousin of Vice-Presi- dent Stevenson. S ket Henderson Gets a Divorce, CHICAGO, Irn., Nov. 6.—David Hen- derson, the well-known theatrical man- ager, was to-day granied a d-cree of divorce from Grace Roth Henderson, The charge nst her was infidelity. George Alexan r Ballatine of New York 3 was the other man in the case. - | Hood’s Pills OCEAN STEAMER - LIMPS INTO PORT Atlantic Liner Fuerst Bis- marck Shatters Her Crank Shaft. Acute Ear of the Chief Engineer Prevents™ a Serious Accident. CAME IN WITH ONE SCREW. Like the Weather, the Passengers When They H-ard of the Mis- hap Were Calm. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 6.—The dis- abled Hamburg-American line steamer Fuerst Bismarck limped into port this afternoon, having met with an accident which rendered useless one of her engines at 3:30 o’clock Thursday mornming. At that hour the ship was 460 miles east of Sandy Hook, making for port at a 20-knot gait. The weather was calm and the ship glided along smoothly. Suddenly a decided vibration was felt all over the steamer. Chief Engineer Ludwig Jonas, who happened to be on deck, realized at once that something was wrong. Going below, a hurried investiga- tion showed tnat the aft-bearing of the crank shaft of the starboard engine had been fractured. He ordered the engine stopped, allowing the ship, which is a twin screw, to proceed under her port en- \ gine. The break proved a bad ope and the discovery by the acute ear oi Chief Jonas came just in time. The fraciure occurred n that part of the shaft just aft of the crank and had it not been promptly noted serious results would doubtless have fol- lowed when the engine freed from the resistance of the propeller began to ‘‘race’” at accelerated speed. The crank shaft at the point of the trouble is 193 inches in diameter and the break was total, the shaft being completely severed. The chief en- gineer was not prepared to express an opinion as to the cause of the accident, but thought it might possibly have been caused by defective castings. There was no excitement among the passengers when the nature of the acci- dent became known and the delay to the ship was only a few hours, a speed of over fonrteen knots an hour being maintained W o the port engine alone, When the Bismarck arrived off Fire Island this morning she signaled for tvgs to be sent to her assistance as a precau- tionary measure, Captain Albers deciding to guard against possible accidentin en- tering port through the narrow ship chan- nel. The repairing of thé broken part was begun this afternoon, and, as an extra crank shaft happened to be on board to rzguu the aisabled one, the ship will be able to saii on her next schedule day. It is a coincident that the Fuerst Bismarck reported the American liner Paris, which broke her shaft on her last ‘outward- bound trip, at about the same distance off shore as was the Hamburg liner when the present mishap occurred. OUTLAW HATFIELD JUGGED Leader of the Notorious West Virginia Clan Captured at Last. Surrounied by a Large Besieginx Party in a Sone Fort in the Mountains. HUNTINGTON, W. Va., Nov. 6.—Cap- tain Hatfield, the outlaw, and his son were captured and lodged in jail this morning. NEW YORK, N. Y, Nov. 6.—A Sun special from Williamson, Va., says: Never in the history of Mingo County and never since the days of the Hatfield- McCoy feud has this region been so stirred over any occurrence as it is over the triple killing by the notorious leader of the Hatfield clan, Captain Hatfieid, at Matewan on Tuesday last. The excite- ment has been intensified by rumors of An uprising of the whole Hatfield clan, num- bering over 100 strong, to defend their leader and aid him in keeping out of the hands of the officers of the law. After forty-eight hours of tireless trail- ing and reconnoitering Hatfield and about twenty of his kinsmen have been found at an old stone fort in the mountains,which was used by the Hatfields as a kind of headquarters during their trouble with the McCoys of Kentucky, some five or six years ago. Men were stationed at various places along the only line of railroad run- ning near, with strict orders to search all tzains and all the routes which the Hat- fields would traverse in an effort to get across into Kentucky. The mountains, which are near the scene of the murder, are closely guarded. The reward which was at first offered has been trebied. At 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon a scout reported to Sheriff Keadle, who was then near the place, the place of hiding of the Hatfields. The fort is on a tributary of the Guindotte River, in Logan County, about twenty miles east of here. It is sitnated in a rocky eanyon, so as to be accessibie from only one side. Itis built wholly of stone, even to the roof. Lodgea here, with plenty of provisions, a small namber of determined men could resist an attack Evil was the name by which Scrofula was known in olden time. It yields readily to the blood purifying powers of the King of Medi- cines, Hood’s Sarsaparilla The Best—Ip fact The One True Blood Purifier. the onl tak Wit Hoow's Sarse pariiie orendure a siege by a party pumbering ten timesas many. Ifs interior resembles an arsenal. ‘When he received the reportof the scout Sheriff Keadle selected and carefully armed and mounted a party of fifty men; and sending messages to the other persons who were pursning Hatfield to meet him at the earliest moment near the fort, set opt double-quick for the rendezvous. This was reached about 10 o’clock last night and an attack will probably be made on the fort to-day. The Hatflelds have all been trained from their infancy in the use of firearms, and their unerring aim with therifle makes the situation dangerous for the officers of the law. b G SN 3 Suicide of @ Co gractor. FREMONT, Npr.. Nov. 6.—Joseph D. Achonn:d, 2 prominent and wealthy citizen of»Frumon(, shot himseli yester- day, causing almost instant death. The cause of the act was mental unbalance, the result of financial reverses in min- ing investments in Colorado. McDonald was a railroad contractor and built all the Sonth Platte branches of tiie Northwestern road in Nebraska, the Eik Horn system, and was reputed to be worth over $100,000. —_—— Gold Returning, ST. LOUIS, Mo., Nov. 6.—There has been a steady flow of gold into the United States Sub-Treasury heré since the election, averaging $45000 daily. Assis- tant Treasurer Small says he expects this to continue for some time. He believes that the outflow which has grown smaller daily will soon cease altogether. 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