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[&] THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1896. FURTHER SIGHS OF PROSPERITY Cleveland, Ohio, Is Bubbling Over With Business Activity. Seventeen Large Factories Either Start Up or Are About to Do So. WORK FOR IDLE THOUSANDS. Railroad Companies Close a Contract for a Mammoth Depot at Des Moines, Iowa. CLEVELAND, Osnio, Nov. 11.—Seven- teen important manufactaring concerns here to-day gave cvidence of the prosperily resultant from the election by either start- ing up or giving notice of their intention to immediately put more men to work. The Britton Rolling-miil Company, whose Works have been lying idle for one year, to-day the machinery preparatory to starting the mill with 100 men next week, The United Salt Company’s Works has set business going with a force of 294 men working on full time. The American Wire Comvany, one of the largest concerns of its kind in the United es, started up fuil blast to- day. A double turn 1s run night and day. Twelve hundred men are now working and more bands are wanted. The Hoff- man Bicycle Company is again running. Many of the men who lost employment by the shutdown of this establishment were given their old places to-day. Superintendent W. S. Judd of the Avery Stamping Company said to-day that busi- ness had increasec 15 per cent at the office within a week. Fifteen new men were put on to-day, making ninety already employed. The regular force of the fac- tory men, The Forest City Paint and Varnisn ‘Works reportea to-day a large increase in orders, They will increass the force one- third. The Cleveland Twist Drill Company has increased its working hours from eight to ten a day. DES MOINES, Iowa. Nov. 11.—The an- nouncement was made that as a result of the election of McKinley a contract has been closed between the Des Moines Union Railroad on one hand, and the Chicago, Great Western and Wabash, Chicago and Northwestern, Des Mones, Northern and | Western and Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul roads, by which the locai company is to build a $200,000 union depot on Cherry street, between Fifth and Seventh, near Spring. The D¢s Moines Union Rail- way will also build extensive shcps, and the Great Western will erect a big freight depot to cost $50,000. Siogns o SENATUE THURSTON TALKS. Will Mot Leave Hin Seat in the Senate for a Cabinet Portfolio. CHICAGO, Irn, Nov. 1L — Senator John M. Thurston of Nebraska was a guest of the Union League Club last night. Incidentally he corrected the impression that he hesitated on the choice of a Cabinet position and his seat in the Senate. Mr. Thurston said: “When I made the contest for the McKinley committee I publicly an- nounced to the people of Nebraska that I would not sccept any position, and would retain my seat in the Senate” said Thurstun. “Up to this time I have stuck to that promise, and to break it now would be impossible if I were so dis- posed. Nebraska has a Populist Legisla- ture, and to leave my seat in_the Senate | vacant would be an invitation fo the Bilver men to make the most of it and seat William J. Bryan, with the purpcse of overcoming the Republican majority in the Senate. No, Republicans in the Benate are needed too badly this year for me to help the Democrats steal a march,” Conuinuing, the Senator said that the mention of his name in connection with a place in the new Cabinet is unwarrantea, but he did not disguise the fact that under other circumstances he would be glad to accept a place in McKinley’s official family. Lo WILL HAVE A TARIF¥F MAJORITY. Senator Hansbrough Sees Clear Sailing for a Protective Measure. ST. PAUL, Misx.,, Nov. 1L—Senator Hansbrough of North Dekota said yester- day: “Tbe Sensate will have a protective tariff majority after March 4 next, and this insures the repeal of the ad valorem Wilson law and the passage of a revenue measure fraemed along the lines of Repub- lican doctrine. “There will be enough Democrats in the Senate who will join the Republicans to kill any free silver amendments that may be offered to tire tariff bill which wilt be sent there. With the free silver amend- ments disposed of the silver State Repub- licans will vote in favor of the tariff bill on its final passage. **On the currency question I do not be- lieve that any Republican Senator—and I inelnde those from the silver States—will undertgke to embarrass the new adminis- .tration.” e TIRED OF PUBLIC LIFE. Secretary Carlisle Hopes He Will Not Be Elected Senator. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 11.—Secretary Carlisle, while in Kentucky last month said to a friend who had mentionea the . fact that there was talk of electing him to the Senate: “I sincerely hope they won’t do it. I have been in politics thirty years and I am tired of i&. My sincere desire and in- tention is to have nothing more to do with politics after the end of this admin- istration. E g e 2 SUUIH DAKOTA’S CLOSE VOTE, Bryan Electors May Squeeze Through a Very Smali Hote. PIERRE, 8. D., Nov. 1L.—Returns from Gregory County came ia this afternoon. This county had been counted on to give Bryan electors 100 majori:{. It gave him only four. 1t still looksas if the Brvanelec- tors would carry the State by 25 or 30 votes. L e (Pop.) seems to be elected Governor, while the restof the Repubtican State ticket seems to be pulled through. Benator Kyle bas a decided lead and will probably succeed himselt. et Pt To Tontest the Kentucky Election. LOUISViLLE, Ky., Nov. 11.—If a fund can be raised by popular sabscription, the silver Democrats of Kentucky will contest the election of McKinley electors. An Seiing or Tands was eanighi seeed B 8] Becre?nry Ricnardson. E ¢ i L Giren Up as Dead. BUTTE, Moxt.,, Nov. 1L—Rev. Alexis Berk, the young Chicago preacher who set a force of men at work oiling | was lost in a snowstorm last Tuesday near Troy while hunting deer, has been given up as dead, and there is no Lope of recov- ering the body before the snow melts next spring Goiod LAk The Georgia Senatorship. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 11.—The general Assembly took another dumny ballot for United States Senator to-day, each Demo- cratic delegation voting for a different nsme. To-nizht Lewis withdrew from the race, which now practically narrows aown to Governor Atkinson, Captain Howell and A. 8. Clay. MISTAKEN FOR A LYNCHER. Lively Chase of a Sheriff Afier a Negro Prisoner, NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 11.—A Sun special from Columbia, 8. C., says: Yes- terday morning at daybreak the deputies of Magistrate Cochran brought in Dan Allen, a negro charged with the assassi- nation of Thomas C. Perry and he was sent to jail for safe keeping. The Magistrate in his written order said he wished to have a preliminary investi- ,gation. The Sheriff had misgivings and wasg ready to act, when a short time after- ward word was brought that 300 men had the prisoner and were going to lynch him. With a spirited horse attached toa buggy the Sheriff gave chase. After covering twelve miles he came upon the party. The prisoncr was being held in a bugsy. The Sheriff hailed the party and in the uname of South Carolina demanded the surrender of the prisoner. The driver answered: ‘‘What have you to do with it?” Then the driver lashed his t horseinto a run, The Sheriff's horse was a thoroughbred, not a trotter;so he cut bim out of the harness, rode him bareback, and followed the supposed lynchers. Overhauling them he again demanded the prisoner. They did not heed bim, so | be drew his pistol and began to fire on the crowd. The Sheriff’s borse was “gun sny”’ and this interfered with his aim. The horse then threw him in the road. On capturing his horse the Sheriff con- tinued the chase. Coming to the forks of the road, he took | the one leading to the Savannah River | instead of the one going to Magistrate | Cochran’s bouse. Pursuing this for four | miies he found himself off the track. Re- | tracing his steps, Nance reached Cochran's | house and found the prisoner safe and | sound. The men the Sheriff had pursued | were Cochran’s deputies and a guard. They | mistook the Shenif for the leader of the lynchers and would have killed him had he come in close range. THE WAKIG OF FUEL An American Industry That Failed in the Eastern States. S. H. Tacy of This City Sawfth: First Compressed Anthracite Coal Made and Hziped. 8. H. Tacy, manager of the Manufac- turers’ and Producers’ Association, is watching with peculiar interest the at- tempt which is being made to introduce Chinese fuel into this market. One rea- son for this is the fact that twenty vears ago Mr. Tacy was connected with the manufacture of the tirst lot of compressed fuel of the sort now coming in irom China ever made. Mr. Tacy was then quite young. He be- came acquainted with Professor E. F. Lowseau, & Frenchman who had made a machine to utilize the waste coal, the pul- verized dust of anthracite coal mines, and who was about to make experiments at Mahoning, Pa. Professor Loiseau was an enthusiastic man as well as a scientist. He believed that his invention would be of great bene- | fit to mankind, utitizing that which had before been .considered practically value- | less ana giving fuel for homes at a nomi- nal cost. e planned to supply families with first-class fael at the rate of $2 25 per ton. The anthracite dust was, of course, | equally inflammable with other coal under | favorable conaitions. He had oniy two | problems, the making of the compressed substance into such shapes that it would burn freely and the combination of it with such other substance as would not cost | much and not interfere with the quality of heat to be released by combustion, He had a machine which consisted in part of two revolving cylinders with con- cave surfaces. Between these two he forced the fuel plaster composed of an- | thracite coal dust and 5 per cent of clay, | the mixture being moistened by milk of | lime to give the necessary coherence. After passing between the cylinders the material came out shaped like the coal balls which are now coming into San Fran- cisco for sale from Tongnin. They fell upon a wire frame work which moved, carryving the coal balls into 8 drying-room where they were dipped in silicate of soda. ‘When they were dry they were ready to be used for fuel. Professor Loiseau found capitalists who believed that he had discovered something of commercial value. A stock company was organized in Phiiadelphia. The price of the fuel was placed at $225 per ton. The company expended about $200,000 and then gave the enterprise up, not being able to successfully compete with the | cheapantbracite coal inlumps. Professor iseau died some years ago, having ex- pended many years in making his experi- ments in fael. - He had patented his in- vention in all the countries of Europe and in the United States. ‘When Mr. Tacy first saw the coal from Tonquin his atiention was immediately arrested thereby. It looked just like the fuel which had been first compressed in his presence and with his assistance. In fact Mr. Tacy received the first coal ball ‘produced and he kept it as a souvenir for some time, it having been given to him for that purpose in acknowledgment of his services, Before Professor Loiseau abandoned his experiment he made an exhibition of his fuel at the Centennial Exposition at Phila- delphia in 1876, in an iron building con- structed for that purpose. There’ the fuel -burned freely and handsomely, looking like fiery eggs in the grate. The clay made the ash heavy, so that there was no dusi. Professor Loiseau tried to introduce the fuél in Belgium and he met with an exciling adventure. The coal miners threatened him, and he buried his fuel machine to save it from being destroyed. Mr. Tacy believes that the fuel coming in from Tonquin was made by one of Pro- fessor Loiseau's machines. lyv. is made by a French company. The American bark Colorado brought’ the first cargo to this port. Another cargo is on the way. ————— Paper Dolls. The paper doll seems an insignificant article of trade, but its designing is a not altogether unimportant branch of art. One of the firms which is responsible for the br.llhant-loo‘kinx damsels who inhabit “pl'ay;ho;lsnx in -ll.w;ll-nxnhufl nur- series hus for its chie! designer a youn, girl of 16—Marguerite Mud%nc?d. %th‘: she wa- only 13 the little girl bogan her career as a seller of designs, although for years before she had delighted her own circle of acquaintances with her handi- work. She 15 the daughter of a naval officer and lives in Washington, She has received no instruction whatever beyond that afforded by the puolic schools, but her taient 1s s0 marked that she expects some c‘l.lyh {0 be as i;‘llfi.:oflué in “regular’ art as she now s y department,— Cincinnati Enguirer. . ->—— At the opening of the present century it is claimed that but forty-seven trflfill— tions of the Bible were in existence. To- day there are ninety entireand 230 partial ones. LABOR'S KNIGHTS INGRAND COUNCIL Sovereign’s Annual Address Touches on the Late Election. Rejoices That the Order Solidly Opposed Concentrated Wealth. SUGGESTIONS FOR THE FUTURE. Says Knights Should Fight the Money Power to an Everlasting Finish. ROOCHESTER, N. Y., Nov. 11..—This morning’s session of the General Assem- bly of the Knights of Labor opened at 10 o'clock. The assembly will last a week longer; officers to be elected later. Sov- ereign will undoubtedly be re-elected. Upon taking the chair this morning Sov- ereign delivered his annual address. Grand Master Workman Sovereign in his address to the General Assembliy’ tc- day said that the Knights were the only body which in the late contest had solidiy opposed aggregate wealth. The Federa- tion of Labor, he said, had been loose and had fallen a prey to Wall street. He stated that the Knights should now seek to_unite all industiial reform forces. He said: We should center our immediate demands upon an equitable income tax, the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the present ratio, payment of all Government bonds ac- cording to present contract and the Govern- ment issue of all the money of the country. We should make positive and unequivocal declarations against the Government by in- junction to prevent the increase of the stand- ingarmy, the payment of the bonded debt in gold alone, the issue oi bonds in time of peace and the issue of circulating notes by banking corporations. We should prepare an entire new secret organization with stronger obligations, establish a degrec known as minute men, return to the former system of working in absolute secrecy. We should then appeal 10 the free siiver and reform forces and enter into the great broad field of agitation to fight the money power and corporations to an everlasting finish. The report of the general secretary- treasurer was then read. A synopsis of the report follows: Since we met together one year ago, your general officers have had to contend against | attacks of a most viliainous character by rea- | son of the just stand taken by them in refus- | ing to allow & small clique of men, who are familfarly known as the “New York Triangle” | of the Socialistic Labor party, to get control of the machinery of the Knights of Labor for the dissemination of their doctrines, which I believed inimical and at variance with the platiorm and principles of this order. Among those who assisted this “combina- tion” in their work of a:itempted destruction wé find some of the best and truest iriends of our order; men who were induced to believe that the movement started by the triangle was | pureiy and solely in the interests of the Knights of Labor, nearly too late, that the deep-laid plot was for the purpose of ennmin§ Lucien Sanial and Ernest Bohm 1o control the order in every department. The last named, feiling in their efforts, have used the public press und platiorm to denounce the officers and the order. with the hope tuat they would destroy the same and upon its ruins build up an institution with the name of the Knights | The men be- | of Labor as their guiding star. hind it were unscrupulous, mén who would stop at nothing to accomplizh the object they had in view. During_the present campaign we have printed for the 250,000 documenis, for which we received §1700; for the Democratic Congressional Com- mittec, 800,000 Gocuments at $£5000 and 150,- 000 copies of the Journal at 1 cent per copy, or $1500: Committee, 125,000 documents at $650, mak- ing a grand total of $3850. 1 call attention to this subject on account of the newspaper abuse and vilification that your general officers are subject to, emanating from within and outside of ihe order. The report makes a savage attack upon the Washington Daily Times. Of the window-glass workers of the United States it says: The window-glass manufacturers have built up an énormous monopoly at the expense of the American people. Notwithstanding this fact, which is alleged to help the American workman, the increase ol labor empioyed is not American. I would request that the ex- ecutive board be instructed to urge that in- stead of a prohibitory tariff on giass the tariff be transferred to the immigrant glassworkers, 80 that the industry shall be retained in the control of native workmen, and the foreign workman kept where he belongs, Thesreport shows receipts during the year of $33,714 73 from all sources; bal- ance on hand July 1, 1895, $6404 99; total, $40,119 72. After the reading of Secretary-Treasurer Hayes' report J. M. Bishop read the re- Pport of the generai worthy foreman, after which the assembly adjourned until after- noon. The afternoon session, which was also secret, lasted until 4 p. M. The tinancial committee stated that the report as sub- mitted by the secretary-treasurer was cor- rect. The following delegates were apvointed as a committee on secret work and will make changes and reconstruct the ritualistic work of the order: James M. Kenny, Omaha, and Henry B. Martin, Minnesota. The following constitute the committee on co-operation: E. A, Malone, Min- nesota; E J. Lindenholm, Iilinois; J. A. Parsons, New York; E. J. Fiannigan, Idaho; J. C. Eawards, New York. COLLAPSE OF A SECOND FLOOR. Miraculous Escape From Death or Injury of Many Persons in a Big New York Building. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 1L.—The sec- ond floor of the.building occupied by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, 85 and 37 Vesey street, suddenly coilapsed about 8 o’clock this morning. The floor which collapsed and the floor directly under it are used asthe headquarters of the tea company, whose large retail-gs- tablishment is in sn adjoining building. The third floor was occupied by the print- ing firm of Henry L Cain & Son. The firm of Benekett & Bradford, general printers and bookbinders, have the two top floors. They employ a, number of girls. The printers in Cain &’Son’s estab- lishment had -just started their presses at a few minutes of 8 o'clock, when there was a long rumbling noise and then a guick crash which made the building shake for a few minutes. The printers did not wait long to find out what was the matter. The cause of the collapse of the floor ‘was that it was overweighted. Luckily no one in the shipping-room on the fmuml floor at the time of the collapse or l0ss of hife would certainly have occurred. The building had been recently braced in order to strengthen it. ke e ks Grave Bobb-rs in the Toils. DES MOINES, Towa, Nov. 11.—Stanley Claycoim, grave robber, was brought here from Omalia to-day to be triea on two in- dictments. He is one of a gang of grave robbers that operated in Omahsa, St. Joseph and Des Moines, and was first convicted at Omaha and served six months in jail. On expiration of the term he was turned over but who learned, when | Daniel C. Leon, | ational Silver Committee | for_the Tilinois Democratic State | to Des Moines officers and will be tried here Monday. The officers have a strong case and expect to implicate several medi- «al students in an uncomfortable relation- ship to the gang of ghouls. A SURPRISING FAILURE. Clapp & Co., New York Dealers in Stocks and Grain, Operate on the Bear Side. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 11.—Clapp & Co., dealers in stocks and grain, failed last night. The firm made an assignment to William 1. Davis Jr. The failure bas occasioned surprise, as the firm haa been eredited with doing a very large business. The liabilities will amount to some- where in the neighborhood of $150,000. The firm was widely known throughout the country, especiaily in the North and East. They dealt heavily in stocks, cot- ton, grain and provisions. The elder member of the firm was at one time a member of the Board of Trade of Chicago. He failed there som- years ago, with lia- bilities of about $1,000,000. Mr. Clapp settled and continued business in Chicago, but afterwari removed to this city and organized the business that collapsed to- day. It was rumored on the street that the firm had been short of stocks and been operating on the bear side of the market. Bt AN OKLAHOMA BATILE, 4 Gang of Mexican Horsethieves Cap- tured After a Desperate Fight. PERRY, 0. T., Nov. 1L.—From Greer County, seventy-five ‘miles southwest of here, comes news of a battle between'of- ficers of Greer County and Washita County and a large band of Mexican horsethieves, in which one thief was killed, several wounded and two officers were wounded. A band of eightor ten Mexicans had been stealing horses and committing other depredations. Officers of Washita and Greer counties organized a posse and came upon the Mexicansin camp. A pitched battle ensued in which more than 100shots were fired. The officers | soon surrounded the band, aud when the smoke cleared away one Mexican was found dead, two wounded and two of the Sheriffs’ posse wounded. The officers were led by Sheriff Brennan of Washita County. Five of the Mexicans we jnilag at Arapahoe. WANTED T0 RIDE ASTRIDE Sensation Created by an Actress at New York’s Horse Show. Despite Appeals O.ficials Decided the Innovation Could Not Be Tolerated. NEW YORK., N. Y., Nov. 1L—A drizzling rain bad somewhat of a deter- | ring effect upon the attendance at the horse show 1o-day, but the rain stopped | before the eveniny session at 8 o’ciock. The third day always appears to bea favorite with horse show goers,.and to- day was no exception.. The boxes and re- served seats presented a solid vista of ! black and white, relieved from its severe- | ness by the brilliant and ever-variegated costumes of the ladies, while on the floor the stream of humanity revolved in a “never-ending whirl oi kaleidoscopic color. | The feature this afternoon was the par- ! ade of uhe “white-winged angels’’ who | keep the streets of the metropoiis free | from dirt and accompanying microbes. | Nine immacalate-looking servitors of the | Department of Street-cleaning entered the | ring with the sang froid of veteran coach- men, and as many Norman horses fol- lowed, attached to spotlessly clean and | spick and span cars, which looked asif a | particle of dust would be desecration. ‘The display was a credit to the depart- meat, and Colonel Waring, who was in | the ring with the judges, appeared to be | very much delighted when the crowd | cheered his troops. Hacgneys, trotters and ponies also had their iuning 1n the aiternoon, while the | display of four-in-hand teams was partic- | ularly fine. * Another incident new to the exhibition | association occurred 1n the evening. | After the parade of prize winrers, ihe high achooY horses of class II came into the ring for judgment., A female member of a troop of well-known music hall ar- tists now performing in thiscity bad en- | tered 2 white staluion, Maestoso, and the | entry list being open to all, the entry was received. To-night the lady appeared to mount and ridein the ring, when it was discovered that the horse was equipped with a saddle only used by the sterner sex. Further investigation showed that the Jady was picturesquely attired in a long, drab paddock coat, which only par- tially disguised a pair of to?r boots sur- mounted by pink fleshines. This proved a little too strong for the management and she was notified that she could not appear in the ring in that attire. She ex- postulated, but the officials were obdurate, and 1 fine advertising scheme was nipped in the bud. Harry Fairfax’s stallion, Chesterfield, a stocky-built roan of fine action, won two blue ribbons. He first appeared in the class for pony stallions up to 14 hands 1 inch and, being just within the limit, won first. He was then shown in the class for hackney stallions, from 14 10 15 hands, and won again., Prizes were awarded as fol- ows: Pair of carrisge horses over 16.1 hands, suitable for barouche or coupe A'Orsay—Ches- ter, b. ., and Brighton, b. g., John 8. Bratton, Englewood, Ili., first. French coach stallions, 3 years old—Partisan, bay, Meadowbrook Farm, Wayne, IlL, first; Prosper, bay, M. W. Dunham, Wayne, IiL, secoud. French coach stallions, with four of their get—Perfection, bay, M. W. Dunham, Wayne, 1u., first; Parti brown, Meadowbrook Farm, Wayne, I, second; Indre, ctestnut, M. W. bunham, Wayne, IlL., third. Trotters, 4 years old or over, with & 2:30 Tecord or betler—Alice Leyburn, br. m., C. M. Reed, Erie, Pa., got first prize. Stailions, 3 years old, 15 hands and over— Barthorpe Performer, caestnut, Hillhurst farm, Quebec, Ont., first. Hackney stallions, 4 yearsor gvar, with four of the get—Cadet, A. J. Cassatt, Berwin, Pa., first; Enthorpe Performer, F. G. Bourne, Oak- dale, L. L., second. Fonies in harness, other than Shetlands, under 12 hands—Imp. Mayflower, br. m.,J. W. Sampson, Youngstown, Ohio, first. lifons—Chestertleld, Farry Fairfax, first; Comet, J. D. Cameron, Mari- , 8econd; no third awarded. td bred _trotting fillies—Mineola Wing, J. A. and H. Hemlin, Buffalo, N. Y. first; Impromptu, W. Ford, Lexington, Ky., nl;(ioa:fl: Priucess Mackay, L C. Foster, Boston, rd. Hackney stallion—Chesterfield, Harry Fair- fex, first; Starlight, F. G. Bourne, Long island, second; Confident Shot, John Jacob Astor, third. Hackney mares— Umatilla, Fred C. Stevens, Attica, N. Y., first: Princess Dagmar, Hillhurst farm, Quebee, Canads, second} Dorothes, N. G. snd R. C. Henri, South Mean- Uhfilul’. éoau.‘ third, ding 15 arness horses, 14.1 and not exceeding hands—Don Wilkes first, Actress second, His Excn:lilene‘y.th(rd. o rinthiax class, qualified or green hunters, ridden by mamb:'r'.%t recognized hunt club— Kensingion, W. M. Healey, first; Sweet Briar second, Quadrille third. — e e RECEIVER JOUHMNSON XNJOINED, RBestrained From Interference With the Santa Fe’s Affatrs. . OSKALOUSA, Kans., Nov. 1L—H. G. Neeley, Deputy United States Marshal, to- day served the notice papers of the Fed- eral court on Charles Johnson, who was appointed by General Meyers of the Dis- irict court here receiver of the Santa Fe 1 restralning him from interfering in any way with the affairs of the big rail- Wey system. neral Godard also fil | ROBBERY DARING AND SENSATIONAL Five Masked Men *Subdue a Cleveland Night Watchman. Blow Open the Star Brewing Company’s Safe and Secure About $6500. EECAPE AND LEAVE NO CLEW. The Crime Committed in the Early Morning in a Densely Popu- lated Section. CLEVELAND, Omro, Nov. 11.—The most sensational and suceessful robbery that has occurred in this city for years was perpetrated at the works of the Star Brewing Company early this morning. Night Watchman Louis Christiansen was | making his routine inspection of the build- ing, when five masked men sprang out of the darkness. A fierce struggle ensued. The robbers were heavily armed, but re- frained from using their gunsin order to avoid noise, The watchman was finaily overcome, bound and gagged and tied to a steampipe. The robbers then broke open the office door and wrapped the safe with wet blankets. The combination bandle was broken off and the safe blown to pieces with dynamite. After looting the safe of its contents and taking everything of value in the office the robbers departed. The helpless watchman managed to free himself after repeated struggles and gave the alarm. Officers quickly arrived and an investigation was made, The rob- bers left no clew behind them, but it is the opinion of the police that the crime was the work of professional safe-blowers. ‘The robbers secured $5000 in money and carried away a collection of rare coins be- longing to C. A. Strangeman, valued at $1500. The robbery occurred in a densely populated, wealthy residence part of the city. Watchman Christiansen sustained three severs wounds as the result of his struggle with the men, T KINDLY ACTS REQUITED, Bread Cast Upon tne Waters by Ex- Governor Foster of Ohio. CHICAGO, Irn, Nov. 1L—A special from Fostoria, Ohio, says: During the years o. his prosperity Charles Foster was known far and wide for his liberality and kinduess for others less fortunate than himself, He was always the first to sub- scribe to any enterprise which promised to be of benefit to the community and was known as a man who never, under any circumstances, foreciosed a mortgage. Many years ago when his father built the house now occupied by Foster's mother, the coniractor wasa man named Johnson, who in some way became in- volved so that his home was to be sold by the Sheriff. Learning of the man’s trouble Foster advanced the money to release the mortgage with little if any hope of ever gettine any return. Aftera time Johnson went West and passed out of the minds of his friends here and has since died. Before his death, however, he told his sons how Foster had befriended him and how grateiul he felt for the great service. The sons prospered and Foster failed. They invested a large amount, $60,000 it is said, in smelting works between Denver and Cripple Creek in Foster’s name, but said nothing to him until the success of the project was fully assured. @ Foster has been made a director in the concern and has gone to Denver to at- tend a meeting of the directors. Itis said that the works are paying immense divi- dends. ———— OVATION TO MORITZ ROSENTHAL, Remarkable Demonstration on His Re- appearance in this Country. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 1L.—Moritz Rosenthal, the planist, after an abzence of several years, reappeared at Carnegie Hall, Jast night. Rosenthal was received with unbounded enthusiasm by a large aundience, which showed its appreciation of the wonderful technique dispiayed by the artist. At the end of the programme it gave vent to its feelings in a demonstra- tion which lasted several minutes and which ceased only when the pianist re- seated himself and played again and again. —_——— ST. PAUL MUICIDE. Captain Merriam of Minneapolis Ends His Life With a Bullet, 8T. PAUL, MiI¥~., Nov. 11.—At 2 o’¢lock this afternoon Captain Merriam of 1719 Park avenue, Minneapolis, committed sui- cide in the chessroom of the Commercial Club by shooting himse!f. Captain Mer- riam came to Minneapolis with 'his family about two years ago. He had formerly lived in Quincy, 1il., ana at Hannibal, Mo., where he had -big business interests. 8ince coming hera his business headquar- ters have been in Stillwater, he being asso- ciated with Chris O'Brien in lozging op- erations. Captain Merriam’s health has been poor for a long time and he has had periods of despondency from this cause, but it was not suspected that his ill health had affected his mind or was likely to lead him to take his lif —_—— CHICAGO COOK MURDERED. KEnifed in a Restaurant Kitchen by a Feliow- Employe. CHICAGO, Iy, Nov. 11.—Patronsof the Lake Side restauraut at Clark and Adams streets were horrified at noon to-day at witnessing the murder of & cook, Richard Donovan, by another cook, Albert da Costa, in the kitchen, and the carrying of the body through the restaurant to the ambulance. Da Costa alleges that he was made the victim of an attempted conspir- acy to have him discharged, and Donovan provoked a quarrel, following with an at- tack with a knife. There was a death struggle for the possession of the knife. Da &a ’s hands were aimost severed be- fore he plunged the weapon in Donovan’s heart. B Transcontinental TIr:fiic Arrangement* CHICAGO, Inv, Nov. 11.—The Balti- more and Chio, it is reported, has enterea into a traffic arrangement with the Union Pacific for transcontinental business over a road which is almost an air line between the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans. That thisisa factis indicated by the appoint- ment of Peter Harvey as Pacific Coast freight and passenger agent of the Balti- more and Ohio, and E. B. Meyers as his assistant. SEAR LR, Peyton R. Chandler’s Sudden Death. CHICAGO, Ini., Nov. 1L—Peyton R, Chaudler of the firm of Chandler & Co., for forty years one of Chicago’s prominent financiers, died last evening at his home as aresult of a sudden attack of acute in- digestion four hours previous. He was the founder and first president of the Union stockyards. ¥ v . BLOWN 70 ATOMS' Fate of a Nitro-Glycerine Salesman Who Drove a -Pick Into a Can of the Stuff. MOUNDSVILLE, W. Vi, Nov. 1L.— Louis Conn, a nitro-glycerine salesman in the employ of H. B. Luntz of New Cum- berland, was this afternoon blown to atoms by ‘an explosion of tae stuff he was selling. About 4 o’clock Conn drove to the outskirts of town to get a gallon of nitro he had buried there. He used a pick to dig it from the ground, and it is supposed the instrument came in contact with the can. The explosion was heard all over the town and caused great excite- ment. Conn’s remains were scattered for 100 yards around, and one foot was the largest piece found. In the buggy Conn had occupied were four gallons of nitro, and at the report of the explosion the horses ran away, bnt sirange to say the Jolting did not explode it. SEER e 4 CONVICT’S WINDFALL, Fred Wood, Under Life Sentence, Gets : $15,000 or $20,000. CHICAGO, Ii.., Nov.1L—In his will, which was admitted to probate in March, 1892, Alonzo C. Wood plainly and equivo- cally disinherited his son, Fred L. Wood, who is confined in a California peniten- tiary under life sentence for murder. The State Supreme. Court has just banded down a decision setting the will aside on the ground that its provisions are in conflict with the law. The result will be that the estate, umounting to nearly $100,000, must be distributed according to law, and Fred L. Wood will get his share, $15,000. or $20,000. The Supreme Court maintained that ‘‘a man cannot disin- heriva child by simply saying he does not wish to leave it anything.” —_— Treasury Gold Reserve. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.—The treasury gold reserve at the close of busi- ness to-day had increased to $122 626,432. The net gain at New York for the day was $575,000. The withdrawals at New York were $7000. BEALINER. PATENT SUIT Arguments Conciuded Before the United States Suprems Court. The Decision of Vast Importance to the Government and the Bell Telephons Company. WASHINGTON, D, C., Nov. 11.—Ferdi- nand Fish, counsel for the Bell Telephone Company, finisned his argument in the Supreme Court to-day in opposition to the demand of the Government that the pa- tent for the Berliner transmitter for tele- phones, issued in 1891, be ecanceled for | fraud in the illegal delay in its issue from the Patent Office. He was followed by Joseph H. Choate of New York, also for the telephone com- pany, who said it was the first time and probably would be the la3t that the court had been asked to annul a grant, not for any iault of the grantee, but because of alleged wrongful and illegal acts of the grantor by its agents, Mr. Choate recalled to the court some established principles of law as speciaily | applicablé to suits to annul patents. One of these was that the Government cecu- pied no better position to do this than any | other grantor, but must invoke and be | roverned by the same rules of equity. i{ The only distinction, he said, was to the | advantage of the Government, because of | the greater solemnity and dignity of the grant under the seal of the United States and the immen-e importance and neces- | sity of the stability of Government titles. No authority could be found, he claimed, for the proposition, becaase the Commis- sioner took too long a time to decide whether or not & patent should be issued orerred in the proceedings by which he reached & conclusion that the patent was thereby impaired. To the claim that the Berliner patent | was invalid because a patent had been previously granted to the same applicant for a similar invention, Mr. Choate an- swered that a court of eauity could not entertain a bill to annul the patent for that reason. C. Austin Browne of Boston, special assistant Attorney-General, concluded the argument in support of the Government’s bill. He contended that there was some- thing to be considered beyond the mere and the duty of the Commissioner to issue 1t—the Commissioner’s duty was to issue only such patents as did not conflict with the rights of the public. ‘With the conclusion of Mr. Browne's argument the case went to the court for consid eration. GENERAL MILES’ REPORT. Commends the Discipline of the Army and Makes Recommendations to the War Department. WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 1i.—In transmitting to the Secretary of War the annual reports of the departmentcom- manders in connection with his own re- ports upon the military vperations of the past year, General Nelson A. Miles, com- manding the army, takes occasion to com- mend the discipline and personnel of the army. Regarding the distribution of the army at important fortifications along the 8000 miles of sea coast and at certain points along the 7000 miles of National boundary, which is necessary to give security against aforeign foe and protection from Indians, General Miles most earnestly recommends that no consideration for the location of military posts be entertained, except when they are called for by the military authorities and deemed absolutely essen- tial for the National requirements. Referring to coast defenses, General Miles renews his recommendations of last year for liberal appropriations for more powerful guns, mortars and other ariillery necessary, and urges sufficient appropria- tions for the work of ordnance,engineer and quartermaster departments be made avail- able the coming year. Among tha items recommended are: San Diego. Cal., $600,- 1Ver, T, 25; Sound, $764,050, © . 1oa20; Fuge i 2 e INCAPACITAIED BY AILLNESY. Brazil’s Prosident Gives Way to the Vice- President. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11 —The Brazilian Minister at Washington has re- ceived a cablegram from the Minister of Foreign Relations at Rio de Janeiro an- nouncing that President Prudente de Moraes, who has been i, though some- what improved, is unable to continue at the bead of public affairs and_has called the Vice-President, Manuel Victorio Pe- ll;een-l. to assume his duties during his ili- 38, e Coast Postal and Pension Notes. ‘WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1L—Henry Neumyer was to-day appointed. post- master at Hamilton, Cal., vice Lewis Nen- it L LR California sions: nal t! L. Orr, vm?.':.» Home, N’lu. ng'i..\?i’l Samuel 8. Biunn;, Squancinco. Oregon: Reissue — Jose; ot s Joseph Kanl‘ody. technical right of the company to a patent | SECRET-SERVICE REPORT Material Decrease in Counterfeit Paper Money Circulated Last Year. “Raised ” Notes Are More Plentiful and Bcgus Coins Numercus on This Coast. WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 11.—The annual report of W. P. Hazen, chief of the secret service, states that the counter- feiting of paper money has materially de- creased during the past year. This can in part be acconnted for by the large increase in “raised” or “altered’’ notes found in circulation, some of which are most skiil- fully executed. He attributes the facility with which the public are deceived by raised notes tothe frequent changes in the designs of United Siuates notes, which makes it almeost impossible for the public to become familiar with the currency. It is also made plain, he adds, that the dis- tinctive paper in use 2n aid to the criminal rather than a protection to the publid, because of the fact that a note printed upon rpaper containing silk threads (asa number of the best of the counterfeits anc all of the raised notes gre) is accepted in a majority of instances without hesitation, owing to the erroneous impression that the paper used by the Government is manufactured by a secret process and cannot be counterfeited. He has also become convinced that the intro- duction of silk into the paper tends to les- sen its wearing qualities and is therefore responsible to a degree for its short life. The counterfeiting of goid and silver coins has been on the increase in all parts of the country. Some counterfeits of sil- ver coins have appeared on the Pacific Coast tbat are quite as_good as the gen- uine, both in weight and fineness, and are made from dies of excellent workmanship. a1 WILL NOT BE REMOVED. But It Is Said the Vatican Disapproves Archbishop Ireland’s Course in the Late Election. LONDON, ExG., Nov. 11.— A news agency dispatch from Rcme says: State- ments circulated in the United States that the Pope has decided to remove Arch- bishop Ireland from the diocese of St Paul are untrue, but it is said by those qualified to know that Archbishop Ire- land has lost the major part of the former consideration in which he was heid at the Vatican, and that the course he pursued in the recent electicn had inereased this disfavor. \lll It's all jaw. Don’t let the druggist com- pel you to take a substitute for Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla. This remedy is good for the blood, for the liver—kidneys and bowels. . Insist on getting what you ask for, and get Joy’s—every time. cxs I ansult DOCTOR SWEANY, Physician whose reputation is established by ien vears of successful practice in this city. 737 Market st, Examiner Office. NERVOUS DEBILETY and all ot its attendine ailments, both of YOUNG, MIDDLE-AGED and OLD MEN. 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