The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 19, 1896, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1896. THOMAS B, REED GRANTED RELIEF Not the Speaker, but a War Veteran of the State of Pennsylvania. Passage of a Bill in the House That Caused Amusement and Embarrassment. Action of the Government in Pleading the Statute of Limitation Is Denounced. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—This was private bill day 1n the House under the rules, and the request of Bingham (R.) of Pennsylvania for unanimous consent to proceed with the legisiative, executive and judicial aporopriation bill met objection. Thirty-seven private pension bills pre- viously reported by the committee of the whole were passed and the rest of the afternoon was occupied in discussing five war claim bills, one of which, for the re- lief of Thomas B. Reed, a Pennsylvania soldier, was passed. The report of the conference was agreed to extending until ten days after the be- ginning of the next session the limit within which the joint Congressional committee on regulations for the free use of alcohol in the arts and manufac- tures might report. At 5 o’clock, under the rules, the House took a recess until 8 o’clock, the evening session to be for the considering of pri- vate pension bills. WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 18.—Odell (R.) of New York submitted from the committee on accounts a favorable report on a resolution permitting the doorkeeper of the House to employ fifteen additional persons in the folding-room at a salary of $70 & month each, their employment nct to continue beyond the present session. Lacey (R.) of Iowa offered an amend- ment that the fifteen employes should be selected from States not now represented on the doorkeeper's roil, and it was adopted. Stone (R.) of Pennsylvania stated tnat the adoptlon of the amendment would make it impossible to appoint a single folder. The resolution was then disagreed to,4510292. A demand for the regular order cut off the remainder of the resolu- tions of the committee on accounts. Evans (R.) of Kentucky presented the report of the conferences on the joint res- olution to extend the time within which the joint Congressional committee to investigate the adoption to regulations for the use of free alcohol and manufac- tures, to report to Congress, limiting the time to ten days after the beginning of the next session, and it was agreed to. This being private bill day under the rules, Bingham (R.) of Pennsylvania, in charge of the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bill, asked unani- mous consent 1o proceed with its consid- eration, but objection was made by Malon (R.) of Pennsylvania, chairman of the committee on war claims. The bills on the calendar reported from the committee of the whole was disposed of, thirty-seven being passed. A bill to pay $5000 to Flora A. Darling, widow of a Confederate general, for money allezed to have been taken from her at the time of her arrest on a steamer at Neww Orleans, while traveling on a safe permit grantsd by General Banks, was Jjaid on the tzble despite t.e favorable recommendation of the committee. These being disposed of, the House went into committee of the whole to con- sider bills for private relief. The first bill read raised a laugh, being ‘‘for the relief of Thomas B. Reed.” Tne proposed beneficiary, it turned out, wasa sergeant in the Fifth Pennsylvania In- fantry and the bill authorized the Court of Claims to pass uvon his claim for pay as such sergeant, hie having been carried on the roll as a private. The bill was passed. A bill for the relief of James Bigler, a resident of New York, who owned some vroperty in Virginia, destroyed during the war, was laid sside to permit an in- vestigation into the question as to whether or not it was destroyed in military opera- tions. Dingley (R.) of Maine suggested that if this was the case the bill opened up a dangerous field, one which Congress had never before entered—that of paying for property destr yed in military operations. Should that policy be now adopted, he said, Congress would have to provide revenue to the extent of four or five hun- dred millions instead of fifty or seventy- five millions. Three or four otber war-claim bills were considered, meeting witi the usual objec- tion. Upon a measure to repay $300 sub- stitute money taken from a Swede who was drafted while not a citizen of the United States came up, and Dingley vleaded that the statute of repose should be allowed to obtain and that these claims arising thirty years after the war had closed be settled and stay settied. Mabon (R.) of Pennsylvania replied to this, vieorously vrotesting against the Government pleading the statute of lim- itations after years of denied justice to ciaimants, In this case Updegraff (R.) of Iowa, of whom the claimant isa con- stituent, denounced the action of the Gov- ernment as that of a bighway robber, seiz- ing the money like him by its strong arm and retaining it because of its power to do €0. Bya voteof 651055 the committee recommended favorable action on the bill and it then rose. The House passed the bill for the relief of Thomas B. Reed amidst much amuse- nent and some embarrassment of the Bpeaker. “WELL, WE CAN PASS IL.” Speaker Reed Favowrs ictiom on the New Tariff Bill. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18— Speaker Reed is referred to as favoring action on the new tariff bill that the Ways and Means Committee will prepare and report about the middie of January. He was yesterday asked if he expected to see such a course pursued, and replied: ‘“Well, we can pass it. It is about time that the Congress did something to allow business to go on and take care of itself. ‘Why should we not pass it?" The Republicans who adopt the view of the Speaker say that if the tariff bill can be passed by this Congress and sent to the Senate, the refusal of the Senate to sup- port the action of the House will be useful as an illustration of the perversity of the Bilver Republicans. With the votes of the Silver Republicans the chances of the bill would be improved and Democrats who have been insisting that the revenues are insufficient might be induced to aid in its passage. But the Repnblicans are unwilling to base any hopes of success upon the uncertain action of their poli- tical opponents in this Congress or the next. Wednesday’s debate in the Senate was a severe blow to the members of the Home Market Club, who had come here from Boston unwilling to believe that there were the insuperable obstacles to‘ the passage of the Dingley bill that Senators Berry and Lodge had informed their constituents there were. Strangely the Manufacturers’ Club of Philadelphia has entertained the idea that it would be possible to 8o arrange matters that oppo- sition could be overcome, possibly with the aid of the Gold Democrats. These gen- tlemen, however, evidently overlooked the fact that the number of Gold Dem- ocrats is less than the number of Senators required 1o make a quorum. e BAD NEWS FOR SOME VETERANS. Congressmen Discover That Local Medical Examining Pension Boards Have Been Put Under Civil Service. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—Con- gressman Oversireet of Indiana to-day discovered the fact that the local medical examining pension boards have been put under the civil service. This is informa- tion to the California Cohgressmen, all of whom have on file many applications for appointments on local boards. Commis- sioner of Pensions Murphy himself savs he was not, until very recently, aware of this change. He was apprised of it after the opening of the present session of Con- gress. This extension is of importance to thousands of prospective pensioners in California, who are anxiously awaiting the appointment of new and more friendly boards. In many instances applicants have felt that adverse rulings in their cases resulted partially from an anxiety on the partof the examining boards to find reasous why pensions should not be granted, and many pension claims have been held back awaiting the appointment of Republican boards under the new ad- ministration. Many Congressmen express indignation at this latest development of civil service extension. It is outrageous, they say, that a President should be ver- mitted 1o perpetuate in office petty offi- cials originally appointed largely on the recommendation of thewr partisanship. In such cases ‘“civil service reform” is merely the spoils system rendered more offensive by conferring upon tue benefi- ciary a life interest in the spoils thus bestowed. In this instance, unless prevented by Congressional action it will work injury to thousands of veterans now kept from that which is justly due them by the opposition of an unfriendly ad- ministration, which will be allowed to keep its tentacles fastened upon the coun- try after its head has been cut off by the people. g LONG AND SHORIT HAUL. Railroad Companies Desive a Suspen- sion of the Clause. WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 18.—The Interstate Commerce Commission to-day began the hearing on the application of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Rail- road, the Rio Grande and Western, the Southern Pacific Railroed, the Colorado Midiand and the receivers of the Union Pacific for the suspension of the long and short haul clause of the fourth section of the act to regulate commerce. The sus- | pension is desired between what is known as the Colorado common points, including Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, ElL Mora and Trinidad, in Colorado, and what is known as the California terminal points, | such as San Francisco, Sacramento, Stock- ton and other points on the Pacific Coast. | The object of the application 1s to en- | able these roads to meet competition with | water fiic | y Atlantic and Pacific steam- ships, and incidentaliy with the Canadian Pacific Railroad Company, over which the | Interstate Commerce Commission has no jurisdiction. —_— THEFTS OF A DISBURSING CLERK. How Kieckhoefer Manipulated Trust Funds of the State Department. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—The Grana Jury has taken action in the case of Francis J. Kieckhoefer, formerly disburs- ing clerk of the State Department, who is charged on three counts with embezzle- ment of $17,000, of funds intrusted to his care while in the Government service. The money is alieged to have been taken by Kieckhcefer from the trust funds of the State Department over which Le haa control. 1ltis part of the $139,000 shortage discovered by an expert accountant in the accounts kept by Kieckhoefer. Mr. Kieckhoefer was arrested some months ago, but released on $15,000 bail. He had previously resigned by direction of Secretary Olney. Just what the action of the Grand Jury was has not yet de- veioped, but a return of their finding is expected in a day or two, and it is under- stood that it is perfectly satisfactory to the District Attorney. The matter has hung fire for over a month. i China Accepts the Regulations. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18 — Minister Denby at Peking cables the State Department that China has accepted the amendments to the international regula- tions ior the prevention of collisions at sea. St i, For Buildings in California. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—Bilis making appropriations for public build- ings at San Diego, Cal, $200,000, and Fresno, Cal., $100,000, were acted on favor- ably by the House committee to-day. — - Useful Gifts for Boys, Boys’ suits, overcoats, hats, shirts, neckwear, gloves, sweaters, rubber coats, etc., at rock- boftom prices. The Old I X L, L. V. Merle, pro- prietor, corner Kearny and Commercial streets and Sixth street, corner Mission. % | Island for the naval training station has OF INTEREST T0 THE PACIFIC COAST No Appropriation Can Yet Be Secured for Goat Island. Meanwhile Additional Boys Are Being Enlisted in the Navy for the Training School. Preservation of Forests in the Cali- tornia Government Reservations Is Being Urged. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—The commission to set apart land. on Goat not yet made 1ts selection, and in conse- quence nothing can be done at present to secure an approvriation for its establish- ment. In the meanwhile, however, Ad- miral Ramsey, at the solicitation of Sen- ator Perkins, has made arrangements for an increase in the enlistment of boys. The admiral states that it is the intention of the department to transter the boys now on the Independence, 100 in number, to the Adams, which is now on her way from Honolulu, and use that vessel asa cruising and trainingship. This will give an opportunity for 100 more boys. When this change can be accomplished, orders will be issued to Mare Island to continue enlistments until they have 100 more boys. Increased interest is being manifested ih California as to the preservation of for- ests in Government reservations. The ingineers’ and Architects’ Associa- tion of Southern California and the Sierra Club have brought the matter to the atten- tion of Senator Perkins, whose aid has been solicited. He realizes the importance of the question and will endeavor to secure legislation that will remedy some of the evils now complained of. The con- nection between forest prescrvation and irrigation in California is fully realized by the California delegation. The Agricultural Department has placed at the disposal of Senators a large number of packages of flower, vegetable and field seed, which will be sent out soon after the first of the coming year. The Cuief of Engineers has submitted to Congress a report of the Major Davis corps of engineers on the preliminary examina- tion of Swisun Creek, California. Major Davis reports that an examination of the creek shows a tolerably wide and deep slough with several shoal places, generally at tne bends, The river is navigated by small flat-vottomed sailing-vessels of about eighty tons, carrying only freight and drawing about five feet of water, which depth can carry them all the way to the dock into town at high tide. In front of the town's docks the flats are bare at low tide. The naphtha launch was unable to land on the return trip of Major Davis. At some points there are sharp turns, he says, anc¢ sailing vessels under headway are in danger of running aground by get- ting out of ‘the channel, particularly where the latter is narrow, and may have to wait twelve hours for a rising tide. Those interested in the improvement of the stream would be satisfied with a prac- ticable navigable depth of eight feet, which could be secured at slight cost by dredging a few places, cutting off one point and making a cut-off through the bend. ‘The town has issued bonds in tae sum of $42,000 for the construction of water works, and a contract has been let for the work. It isclaimed that a beet- sugar factory will be started when the works have been completed. A further examination of the creek will be necessary to determine the cost of improving it. Major Davis, while not commiuini himself positively in an opin- ion that the creek is worthy of improve- ment, thinks it seems to warrant further examination and recommends a suryey at a cost of §600. Colonel Suter, the division engineer, and Chief of Engineers Craighill indorse the recommendation of Major Davis. Representative McLachlan of California to-day introduced a bill for the relief of Johx H. Liliie of Los Angeles. Titus Hale has been commissioned Post- master ai Marcuse, Cal. Pe=nsions have been granted as follows: California—Additional—Eugene H. Covey, Los Angeles; Charles Green, San Fran- cisco. Mexican war survivors, increase— Samuel W. Boring, S8an Jose. Oregon: Original—Jacob E. Smith, Grants Pass; William Allen King, Oak. ‘Washington: Reissue—Thomas B. Pix- ley, Tacoma. Original widows and or- hans—Lizzie Grannistkstadten, Walla Walla; Catherine Meyer Vancouver. As to kree Sleepers. CHICAGO, 1L, Dec. 18.—A special meeting of the California lines in the Western Passenger Association was held yesterday to consider charges that some of ‘the lines are making concessions in order to secure business fiy free berths in tourist sleepers. It was said after the meeting that the charges could not be substantiated. geo s e FORGER BENECKE DIES IN JAIL And Now One of the Most Daring Gangs That Ever Operated in the Coun- try is Breken Up. ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 18.—The most no- torious eang of forgers that ever operated in the United States is now broken up. No longer will the mention of the names of Benecke, Beecker and Cregan cause terror to the banking world. Benecke died on Tuesday, and -his associates, Beecker and Cregan, ate serving life terms in a California penitentiary. Joe Mc- Cluskey and A. H. D-an, both members of the Beecker-Benecke gang, were acquit- ted. It was through Dean’s information thet Beecker and Cregan were arrested in New York and sentgnced. Benecke was known as “the king of the forgers,” and he died on Tuesday morning in the Albany County Jail. Until yester- day Chief of Police Willard did not know that Benecke was dead. For some un- known reason Deputy Sheriff Trayer kept the matter quiet. He had been confined here since April 6 of the present year, awaiting trial on an indictment charging him with forgery found against him by the Grand Jury in April, 1893. The spe- cific charge against him was that on No- vember 4, 1894, lie had raised a draft on the National Commercial Bank of this city from $16 to $1620. H - was arrested in New York City just before leaving that city for Europe, and brought to Albany. Benecke was variously known as Wi'- liam Walworth, David Johnson, Frank Telferd, David Bolsen, Daniel Benecke and Big Dan. He was 33 years old. The disease of which he died was contracted in prison in Tennessee, where he was con- fined prior to hisincarceration in this city. he Tennessee authorities disregarded the claim of New York’s Governor to the cus- tody of the forger. Detective Nolan was dispatched to New York to hunt him up. He found him on Monday, April 6, as he was standing on the dock of the Cunard steamship line and placed him under arrest. Benecke was buried Wednesday at Sandy Hill, N, Y., where his mother resides. ST YICTIMS BY THE SCORE. Detectives Gathering In Members of @ Gang of Mining Swindlers. CHICAGO, IrL, Dec. 18.—A morning paper says: William H. McNutt, alias George H. Linn, was to-day placed under arrest at ¢be instance of a local detective agency, which charges him with beinga member of an alleged gang of mining stock swindlers. A. V. Cornell, with sev- eral aliases, has already been placed under bonds and extradition papers are being vrepared for one B. C. Evans from Butte, Mont. Under various guises as ore brokers, mining experts, gold mining stock owners and corporation officials Linn and his partners have carried on, it is said, suc- cessful trading in fraudulent paper, mak- ing from $1000 to $2000 with comparatively slight effort. . nvestigation thus far tends to show that A. 8. Lieb, a real estate dealer, was defrauded of $1000 last night, Mrs. Har- riet J. Warren, it is said, found herselfa victim to th- extent of a dishonored draft calling for $520 thrown out of a Butte City bank. It is believed by the victims, detectives and reputable mining officials at Butte City that the gang has made victims by the score all over the country. iy i HEADING OFF Chicago Baloonmen Tulk About Closing for Four Months. CHICAGO, Irn, Dec. 18.—A morning pape: publishes a story to the effect that it is proposed by the saloonmen of Chi- cago to shut their shops for a period of four months and thereby deprive the city of revenue aggregating $1,000,000. This policy was vigorously discussed yesterday by the Cook County Liquor-dealers’ As- sociation. It was stated that the Civic Federation and its allies were laying plans for prohib- itory legisiation at the coming legi~lative session. The prospect of another Raines law in operation in Chicagzo was anything but pleasing to the minds of the saloon- It was stated that the common en- emy should be taught a lesson in political economy if it persi-ted in its attempts to encroach upon the rights and privileges of the saloonmen. By a unanimous vote the association agreed that this lesson could best be conveyed by the voluntary closing of all the saloons in Chicago for four months. This novel procedure, it is claimed, will deprive the city of so much money that the ‘‘reform” "element would quickly understand that it had been playing a losing game and would come to time. R S No Swindling About It. CHICAGO, Irn, Dec. 18.—W. J. Chal- mers of Frazer & Chalmers, who supplied the machinery for the Montana mine in which Quigley & Muilen of Wilmington, Del.,were interested,said in reference to the mining company: “There is no swindle about the Delaware company’s dealings. The mines of the Golden Scepter Gold Mining Company at Quigley, near Bonita, Mont., are sure to be productive, as we satistied ourselves before entering intoany transactions with the company."” EEFORMERS, A GRAND ANSWER TO A VENOMOUS LIE Citizens of San Jose Express Their (jpinion of Mr. Hearst’s “Examiner” #m No. 16%. and Its Methods. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. 21,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. Iter 1he essage is filed with the Thit 15 4u UNREPEATED M SAGK pany for transmission a0d 1 deliverad INCORPORATED wag0s. heyond the amount of tlls paid Lhereon. 0oF Lo any case whers the clala by request of the sender. under the conditions named above. . THOS. T. ECKERT, President and - pr——— o NT BY RECE!I D at San Frangito, CHECR Bi’lff;,':;‘ay// # CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD. 1TSan4 DFLIVERS massages only on conditions limitiog its liability, which have been' dssented to by the sender of the following metmge. nly b 1 & age back 1 the sending atati o for comparison. and the Company -_mnhomuw Uiable for errers o¢ delaye B0t prescuted 1 writing within ity dege General Manager. % (Y 1896 Date a.z/fif/ ’° % g oY At amgwrs Ao AR oromons ik XMM Kur»m/»(m fgpum e Vo eondtenst - ABAR Coommr B2 ston aca;:?%_)- Mflfn, F o g b GOMPERS LEADS THE ORGANIZATION Re-Elected President of the American Federation of Labor. All Oificers Retained Except the Secretary, Who Gives Way for Morison. First Vice- President McGuire Not Permitted to Decl ne to Further Serve. CINCINNAT], Onro, Dec. 18.—At this morning's session o! the convention of the Federation of Labor a resolution was in- troduced by Delegate Ashe of Boston de- manding amendments to the constitution of the United States preventing the re- viewing and setting aside of laws duly enacted by the representatives of the people. The resolution elicited much discussion, and was defeated by a vote of 44 to 21 Delegate Lennon of the Journeymen Tailors offered a substitute resolution reaffirming the stand taken at the past three conventions favoring the unlimiied coinage of silver at 16 to 1. Lennon’s sub- stitute was carried by a vote of 1935; against, 302. A resolution that the American ¥edera- tion of Labor extend 1ts moral and finan- cial support to the Colorado miners was approyed. Delegate Weisemann offered a resolu- tion that the former action of the federa- tion favoring free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 be reconsidered, and that as the work- ing men had become divided on silver the best interests of the federation would be served by refusing to give it consideration. Delegate Varnell offered a substitute, re- affirming the former action on the silver question. At the afternoon session the special order for tte annual election was deferred to hear the report of the committee on the president’s report. It indorsed all the recommendations of President Gompers in every instance and was indorsed by a| unanimous vote of the convention. The following officers were then elected, in every case the secretary being instructed to cast the unanimous vote of the conveaation for the nomince: President, Samuel Gompers c¢f New York; tirst vice-president, P. J. McGuire of Pniladelphia; second vice-president, James Duncan of Baltimore; third vice- president, James O’Connell of Chicago; tourth vice:president, M. M. Garland of Pitisburg, Pa.; secretary, Frank Morison of Bloomington, 1li.; treasurer, John D. | Lennon of New York. The only change in the list of officers from those chosen at the last convention was in the secretaryship. In response to an enthusiastic call from the delegates, President Gompers made a short address to the convention, thanking it for its testimonial of confidence and stating that in view of recent circum- stances, his practically unanimous re- election was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, satisfaction of his life. Mr. McGuire, the first vice-president, declined to be a candidate, stating that after ten years of service, in which time he had seen the organization develop toa point where he knew it was out of all danger, and in view of the fact that his own organization demanded all of the time he had to give to it, he must with- draw in favor of younger men who could probably serve the federation better than he could. The delegates refused to enter- tain his declination and unanimously re- elected him, and when they called on him for a speech, he simply rose to his feet and said, “I am not satistied.” Martin Fox and George E. McNeil were elected fraternal delegates to the British Trades Union Congress which is to assem- ble at Birmingham, Enegland, on the firs¢ Monday in September, 1897, and John B. Lennon and Horace M. Eaton chosen as aiternates. The selection of a place for holding the next anuual convention being in order, Nashville, Tenn., Kansas City, 8ait Lake City and St. Louis were nomi- nated. On rollcall the vote resulted: Nas\iville 1618, Kansas City 338, Salt Lake City 262, St. Louis 250. The committee on the eight-hour move- ment nanded in their report which in- structed the executive council to do every- thflnfi in its power to attain the end aimed at, that the entire constituency of the A. F. of L. strive for the accomplishment of a universal eight-hour work day and that aid would be furnished in sustaining the contest in this'respect now on in the State of Utah. The report was ordered printed and will come up for action later. The special committee report on the Kansas City Armour Packing Com- pany, including the Armour Company in Chicago, as they were satisfied the two concerns were under one head and work- ing together in the ficht against organized labor, will come before the convention at a future time, with all of the commitiee’s recommendations. It was moved that when the convention adjourn it be to reconvene at 7:30 o’clock. Delegate Philiios of New York protested that such action would be a bad example for an organization fighting for an eight- hour workday to set, and his protest met with such an unanimous outburst of approvsl that the motion was withdrawn. The convention adjourned, 10 meet to- morrow morning at 9:30 o’clock. SECRETARY KOOSEVELT ARRIVES Heturns From England to Benefit His Health and Not on Business. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 18.—James R. Roosevelt, secretary of the United States Embassy in England, who suffered an at- tack of nervous prostration recently, ar- rived here to-day from England on the Germanic. To a reporter he said: *“While I contemplate making an occasional trip to Washington, the object of my return is solely for the betterment of my health. I shall remain here about three weeks, I am not here on official business.” Regarding the contemplated gift to Embassador Bayard by the British people Secretary Roosevelt said: *‘Embassador Bayard was in the north of England at the time the matter was pubiished and knew nothing of it until his return to London. Hethen lost no time in dis- claiming the gift, and certainly knew nothing of criticism about it before tak- ing action. His prompt action ended the matter.” Concerning the {feeling in- England toward Cuba Mr. Roosevelt said: “Cuban affairs do not seem to greatly interest the English. In fact, I do not recollect hay- ing heard the sufijunz discussed at all. The election of . McKinley was, how- ever, generally aiscussed, and great satis- faction was felt over his election, as it caused a feeling among the people of Eng- land that Americans could be depended upon to keep all obligations.” Professor Herrmann’s Remains. NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 18.—The body of Alexander Herrmann, the famous ma- gician, whose death occurred suddenly yuur‘dly in the northern part of the State, arrived at the Jersey City depot of the Erie Railway this morning. The widow and several members of the com- pany accompanied the remains. The body was placed ina temporary casket, and arrangements were made for its re- moval to the Masonic Temple in this city. Protessor Herrmann was a Mason of high degree, and it is probable that the funeral will take place from the temple on Sun- day afternoon. The burial will probably be in Woodlawn cemetery. —_—— TWO FATAL RAILWAY WRECKS. Baltimore and Ohio Souihwestern Express Strikes a Cow and Cars Are Piled mn the Ditch. CHILLICOTHE, Osnro, Dec. 18.—A wreck occurred on tbe Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern on the edge of Ham- den, near here, at 1:30 o’clock this after- noon. A fast westbound express was entering Hamden, going forty-five miles an hour. Just as they whistled for the station the pilot struck a cow. She was thrown againsta switch with such force as to throw open the switch. The engine took the switch track, while the coaches kept on the main track. The engine jumped the track, ran into a bank and overturned the tender. The coaches struck the tender which lay partly across the main track and jumped to another siding, where they encountered a car of shelled corn. The baggage and postal cars also left the track. Michael King, postal clerk, of Cincinnati was buried in the shelled corn and smothered to death. 0. H. Smith, postal clerk, also of Cincinnati, sustained a frac- tured rib and was injured so badly that he may die. Postal Clerk Shennon of Cin- cinnati was seriously injured. Cenductor Brown was baily bruised and narrowly escaped death. None of the passengers were injured beyond bruises that are not serious, INDIANAPOLIS, Ixp., Dec. 18.—At 8 o’clock a wreck occurred at the crossing of the Wabash and Monon railways at Delphi, Ind. A wrecking train jumped the track, and the entire train went into aditch. One man was instantly killed and several others injured. Among the injured is Trainmaster McCannon of the Monon road. The names of tbe killed and injured are as follows: Cecil Douglas of Hammond, Ind, who was stealing a ride, was instantly killed; C. W. McCannon, trainmaster, had both legs broken; John Reed, conductor, injured internally; Otto Long, brakeman, cut about the face and head but not seriously injured. e g DELAX IN CONSTRUCTION. Work on the Postoffice Building Awaits the Report of Engineers. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18.—Judge Maguire visited the supervising architect’s office to-day and had a talk with the chief executive officer, Kamper, about the de- lay in beginning the construction of the San Francisco postoffice building. Kemper said the delay was due to the fact the ‘War Department engineers had not sub- mitted their report on the foundation. Three thousand dollars was appropriated to ascertain what weizht could be sup- orted by such foundation as that at ge\'emh and Mission streets. Pending receipt of tnhis information the archi- tect’s office can do nothinz. When the report of the engineers is received it will be submitted for the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. This last re- port, it must be understood, has no refer- ence to the borings which were made over a year ago. —_——— Guilty of Manslaughter. CHICAGO, ILL., Dec. 18.—The jury in the case of Private Allen of the Fifteenth Infantry, U. 8. A., who shot and Kkilled Private Call of the same regiment at Fort Sheridan last March, returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter in the United States Court this afternoon. The maxi- mum punishment for thiserime under the Federal law is three years’ imprisonment and a fine of $1000. A motion for a new trial wiil be argued next Tuesday, and if refused sentence will be pronounced by Judge Grosscup. The light verdict was due to a belief in the defendant’s mental weakness, which is said to be hereditary. His mother is a member of Rice’s Extrav- aganza Company and Deputy Sheriffs have been trying to find her toservea subpena for her to testify. —_—— 3 William Favors Employers. BERLIN, GermanNy, Dec. 18. — The Berlin Post publishes a report of the re- marks of the Emperor upon the occasion of the banquet given by the Chancellor, Prince von Hohenlohe. His Majesty ex- pressed his pleasure at the attitude of the Hamburg employers in stanchly resist- ing the unjust demands of the dock laborers, and dwelt at length upon the idea of iounding & coalition of employers. Such action on the part of the employers, he said, wouid be a blessing for the life of theseduced workingmen, enabling them to resist the incitement of hatred within the ranks of labor. e gt Suicide of a Telegrapher. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 18.—8. E. Josselyn, a telegraph operator, committed suicide last night by taking a dose of morphine. He left behind a note in which he said poverty caused his act. He was a train dispatcher at Ogden, Utah, re- cently, where his wife and child are now. He has been working for the Western Union here for three weeks. He drew hismoney on the 15th, and it is said lost all his money by gambiing. Having nothing to send his wife for Christmas, it is thought he became disgusted with life and quit. g Keane Congratulates Conway. ‘WORCESTER, Mass.,, Dec. 18 — The Rev. Dr. Conway, the newly appointed rector of the Catholic University at Washington, received a cablegram from his pregeunor, Bishop Keane, who is now in Paris, tendering hearty congratu- lations and good wishes. The Rev. Dr. Conway authorized the statement that his installation and reception as rector of the university will take place at Washing- ton Tuesday, January 19. et Vele S Trailing Two Irain- Robbers. BIRMINGHAM, Ara., Dec. 18.—South- ern express officials say that the two rob- bers who held up the Southern railway train near Bankston last night got no money. Only the local safe was opened, the through safe escaping, the messenger having no key/to 1t and the robbers being unable 10 break it open. Officers with dogs are endeavoring to trail the robbers, 4 —_—— One of the Bost Trips on Record. NEW ORLEANS, La., Dec. 18.—The steamship Creole of the Cromwell line crossed the bar at the mouth of the Mis- s 8sippi at 8:22 A: M. yesterday, and her time therefore from Sandy Hook to the Hope Returns to the heart of the victim bound in the chuins of rheumatism, dyspepsia, scrofula, ca- tarrh, when the blood is enriched and purifiea Y. Hood'’s Sarsaparilla The One True Blood Purifier. Alldruggists. $1. Food's Pills S5l s bar is 4 days 16 hours and 5 mimnutes. This 1s one of the best trips on record and a noteworthy run for a vessel on her first trip. R A B Death of a A. de Rocande, NEW YORK, N. Y., Dec. 18.—A dis patch from Paris to General Agent Furget\ of the Compagnie Generale Transatlan- tique announces the death of A. de Rocande, commercial manager of the company, at the age of 74 years. 0P WITH YOUR Pis,” A Peculiar Hold-Up That Saved a Man’s Life. AN UNDER - SHERIFF'S SENSE. Utter Disgust of a Train-Rebber at the Nervousness of a Victim, A small knot of men were telling stories in the office of one of the most prominent hotels on Montgomery street the other day and they had got round to noted stage-robberies, when a gentleman called Morton, who is wgll known on the Com- stock now, chipped in with one of the queerest of all the tales of pandits that nas yet been heard. He said: ‘‘Now, this happened less than, a year ago, and I was acting Deputy, Sheriff at the time. It was the same old! fashioned order to ‘Come out of that,’ for! 1 was riding on the inside, keeping cases on a young fellow whose friends had shipped him down to the city, for what reason you'll see later on. There was no chance for me to pull my gun or do a blamed thing, and so I made up my mind to watch developments mighty close, in the hope that there might be some chance of locating the ‘beanties,” and so I did not show fight. I was out, and my hands went up at word of command, but the fellow that 1 was looking out for only shook and shivered like a dog eating razors and his hands never budged. “Well, it didn’t take a minute for the robber to approach within half a foot of him and poke his shooter right into his nose. ‘Up with those paws,’ he howled, ‘unless you want—' and then I saw him pause in astonishment. Why, the poor young chap was so scared he couldn’t raise a hand. I had pretty near to laugh myself, butI didn’t. He went through him with hands down, and after cursing him for what he supposed to be and what he called the ‘lack of sand’ he tried to hit him with the butt end of his gun to show his utter disgust, and as he drew back his arm he said, ‘You ought to be dead, any- way,” and with that down dropped the fellow out of sheer fright. And, by thunder, I thought he had died from fear. Well, I got not a single show at his ‘nibs’ aud had to give up everything, gun and all. “As soon as they had cleared out I went over to the chap lying on the ground and found him still breathing and, with the driver put him back in the stage and we got down here without any more to do. But that’s the only time I ever heard of any one being gone through with their ‘paws’ down. I thought he'd shoot sure.”’ “What became of the youngster?’ asked a listener. “Qh! he got all rignt,’” said Mr. Morton. “He was awful sick; been playing the fool; got run down and diseased, and the outcome was that he got that nervous he couldn’t cross the street. His folks told me that he wasa ‘goner,’ but they wanted to have him come down here to see| whether the doctors of ths Hua: Medi= cal Institute could do anything in the world for him, and as none of them could come with him, why came— that's all there was to that. Well, I just took him wup there to the Institute, at the corner of Market, Ellis and Stockton streets, but by the Lord Harry, I had to pack him into the place. ‘Oh, yes, he’s sick—very sick,’ said one ot the doctors, ‘but he’ll pull through.’ ‘Well, they gave him one or two baths, I think, and then I don’t think that they give him any more than one kind of medicine. ‘Hudyan’ I think they call it, and in about two weeks he came back home. He was all well again in less than three months. Bus I thought he was dead when he fell down before that bandit though. That was a hard one,” he concluded. “How came he to hear of the Hudson Insiitute?” asked the former questioner. “They send circulars about this great remedy of theirs by mail to any one who writes for them, I believe,” said Mr. Mor- ton, “and his folks wrote to the doctors, and when they saw all the testimonials from the people that had been cured by this ‘Hudyan’ they wanted him to come down and try it. Obh, yes, he'd go stage- riding again now, for be ain’t nervous like that any more. He could hoid up his hands now. That trip saved his life though.”” L. A. Berteling Pres. A. W. Kirk, sec. BERTELING OPTICAL CO. 427 Kearny St., Near (aliforaia. The firm of L. A. BERTELING, incorporated under the above style, have, preparatory to thelr removal, started a GRAND REMOVAL SALE. Not wishing to take any of tneir Holiday Gioods Into_ thelr new quarters, which wili be ready for occupancy on or about Februarv 1, 1897, they have reduced Opera and Field Glasses, Lorgnettes, Etc., to Actual Jobber's Cost. 427 Kearny St., Near California. OPEN EVENINGS. desefuifospeddsifss s @ 0,00, Men Made Over Any man suffering from the effects of follies and excesses restored to verfect 00d, and vigor. Night Josses, sand emissious cease at once. The Bt Youtn, Promature Deoyné. 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