The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 15, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANC CO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1897, 5]} SUIOFELD WAS KILLED BY DUTCHER Three Confessions Clear the Madrone Murder | Mystery. { | ter, | having ander had been appointed official steno- grapher Paririlire made a motion for a continuance until next Tuesday. There being no. objection the motion wag granted. M:s. Schofield, accompanied by her sis- Mrs. Wrigh', and her two brothers, left for San Jouse on the 2o’clock train, An hour and a haif later a double-seated carriage, with Constable Fay as driver and as the other occupants Sheriff Lyndon, Dan Dutcier, Irving Mann and the representative of THE CALL, took the road for the Garden City. Much was ex- pected of this journey and much was ac- complished, for before Edendale was reached Dan Dutcher had opened his lips 10 the iruth and the whole terrible story was given freely and unreservedly. It may be said in this connection that before Dutcher made his confession he nad not heard any portion of the statement made by Irvine Mann to Constablie Fay, | further than the simple charge that he (Duicher) had killed Schofield, yet the | story he ‘toid was corroborative of the statement given by Mrs Schofield’s son | in every essential particular. When Sher- | iff Lyndon took him in hand the boy’s stubporn nature gave way, and in a voice SHOT TO PROTECT THE| RANCHER'S WIFE, He Was Pursuing Her With a| Gun When the Chore- Boy Interfered. ACCOUNTS OF THE TRAGEDY ALL AGREE. Twice Had the Enraged O!d Man Attempted to Take the Life of Mrs. Schofield. SAN JOBE, CaL, which enshrouded the Schofield murder mystery has at last been litted. To-day the truth fell from the lips of Mrs. Scho-| field, Dan Dutcher and Irving Mann, and | Aug. 14.—The veil now it is known that the bullet whi (‘h( ended the earthly career of the Llagos | rancher was fired from a rifle in the hands | of Dan Dutcher, the 17-year-old boy-of-| all-work. | The first confession was made by Irving | Mann, the 1 ar-old son of Mrs. Scho- field and her first husband, and it was obtained through the instrumentality of Constable Fay of Morgan Hill, while the | two were en route from the County Jail to | Madrone to attend the preliminary ex- | ation of Dutcher. the Twelve-mile House had been | passed the boy started to talk. He said he was willing to tell the whole truth about the murder, and at once began to contess. His story was not finished when the schoolhouse a half mile this side of Madrone was reached. Leaving the bov at the schoolhouse in the care of Ben Patron, Constable Fay | hurrie d to Madroue and excitedly related | what had cceirred to Sheriff Lyndon and Deputy District Attorney Partridge. They ice got into the carriage and were Aft | | | | o tike my medicine. | | | then, | he would quivering with emotion he said: “I did it and I amgiad 1 did it] I | would do it agaiu, even 1f I went 1o San Queatin for it!” | Now the words came | in a torrent and again and again he went over the scenes of Friday and Saturday witnout a single deviation. Here is his storv of the shoot- ing of George W. Schofield and of the events that led up to and followed it: T killed Schofie'd, and I am giad I killed him. Isuppcse they will give me | ten vears in San Quentin for this, but I don’t care. I Killed Schofield to prevent that brute from murdering his wite, and 1f they punish me for that, then I am willing “How did it occur? Well, I will tell everythine from start to finish. Schofield bad been abusing his wife for some time, but the ugly part began on Friday morn- ing. It was at breakfast. Schofield said | be intended to sell the ranch and go to the { Klondike. Mrs. Schofie:d let him knhow that he could not do it, because there was a homestead on the place. Hesaid he did not care a — for the homestead, that he would seil the place in spite of her. ‘No, you shan’t,” she cried. He called her a vile name, repeated his intention, and immediately afterward slapped her iace. She retaliated by slapping his face. Then ne threw a knife at her, and it just missed her head. Oh, it was lively times about Ican tell vou. “Mrs. Schofield tried to get outof his way, but he said he would kill her, and, catcuing hold of her arm, he started to drag her to the badroom. He said his gun | was in there and that sne would be a dead woman once he got the door locked on her. *In her strugeles to get free from her | husband Mrs. Schofield’s skirt was torn from her. But she could not get away from him. When they were near the bed- | room door Irving Mann got between them | in order to get the gun and prevent the | threaiened murder. Then Schofield | dropped his wite, knocked Irving down and kicked him, saying at the same time: if Tget that gun I'll fill {ou — —. you full of holes,’ *'Soon after this things quieted down a little. Mrs. Schofield had got away and the old man wes tired out. He was pufting like a porpoise. I went off (o fix the lence and Irv.ug went with me. The boy came back at noon and was standing on the porch with a broom in his hand- when the oid man came out. ‘Whatdo you want me to do?’ saida Irvine. The old man said show him, and grabbing tue broom struck bim on the back with ail B his might. I did notsece this, but Irving driven back to the schoolhouse, where | told me about it afterward. youn: Mann unbuidered himself of ail| The row started up again about10 tne facts within his knowl: dze in relation | 0'clock thatevening. After Schofield nad to the shooting of his stepfather. Meanwhiie excitement ran high at Mzdrone. Somehow the report got ncised: about that young Munn had confessed ard had named Dutcner as the murderer. | When the Sheriff and his prironer arrived | calied his wile everv mean and ugly name he could think of he grabbed his gun and said he would take her into the bedroom and do the job this time all right. He had dragged her to the hali, when L ran to part them, and into the bedroom, where he kep: the rfla, ! fa : Ll “-Just as I was coming out of the door I 8n exci ed group met them on the street | ,o.0q im say he would cus Irving's heart in front o Pinv1d’s Exchange. | out. The boy was then in his bedroom, Mrs. Schofield, who had been sitting in the courtroom with Depu'y Sheriff Ken- nedy to keeo her company, behed the approach of her son with a white face and trembling lips. Regardless of the facé that <he was a prisoner she rushed fo the do ran down the steps, and throwing herarms | but when he heard these words he jumped cut of the window and ran around to the dining-room porch. I gotthere about the same time. Mrs. Schofield was there, The old man got his gun, and was g around in the house threatening us. ‘Where are you? he ‘Come out and I'll give you to0. would shout. around her son's neck, exciaimed, loud | a dose of lead.’ enough for all present to hea: | "’\l'dl)e dolilm;:;roiol;n (:gorrwxll open, bur,ll Adn: LGl & ing: stick could not see into the room on accoun B ik :” }our"i’x:)t story, Irving; stick of the screen door. Mrs. Schofield opened Loy OUE T (BUSTOLYs it and I looked Schofield was then Her agitation increased when the boy | burst into tears, and it was with difficuliy | that she could be induced to leave him, Five minutes later he was lying upon the cellar-dcor back of the exchange in a sitting in his rocking-chair in front of the north window. He had his gun in his hard, | and when he saw me he started to raise it, but I cut loose and the buliet passed throueh the sleeves of his shirt and went through the window, state of utter collapse. Hisarmsand legs | " Rightafter that his jawing ceased. I sbook and his teeth chattered if he|reckcn the shot brought him to his sen- was about to have an attack of epilepsy, | ses. He begged h.s wife to come in, said while the perspiration poured down his| face. For over an hour he remained | there, too weak to move and in no condi- tion to talk. Then heraised his head and | sa.d in a faint voice to tbé representative oi THE CALL, who was standing over him: “Are the cows allright? Who's looking after the ranch?” On being told that theranch afiairs were being properly attended to he breathed a sigh of relief. But presently the anxious | expression appeared in his face again. “But the chickens,’’ he said. “I rmi‘ aid the public will forget to look after | af he was sorry for what he had done, and asked her to forgive him. She wentin and pretty svon matters were quiet once more. “Do you know if he knew who fired the shot at his head ?”" “He must have known that I fired it, though he did not go out that night to hunt me up. Perhaps he thoughtl was not a lad to be fooled with.” *“Weli, what nex: 7"’ “‘Perbaps you are wondering how I came to miss him. Well, the truth is I was so excited that [ was trembling all over. It is a wonder 1 came within a mile of him. ““A:ter the row [ went to my room, tak- ing the rifle with me. I threw the empty | snell out of the maguzine and put in a them. Are you sure they have been | new one. When L got the rifle I had five faib cartridges. On reaching my room I went The boy’s mind was eased on this sub- | to the window, which projects beyond the ject £nd he again relapsed into silence. Upon the arrival of Dr. Higgins of Mor- gan Hill he was removed to the parlor of the Pinard cottage and there given sooth- ing medicine and stimulants. The long rite in the hot sun, the excitement of telling his terrible story and of the meet- ing with his mother, all contributed to bring about his attack. The examination was set for 1 o’clock, M hofield, the officers of the law and the witnesses baving arrived at Madrone | =n hour prior to the coming of Constable | Fay. A large number of people irom the | surrounding country were in attendance, | and the little valley town presented the | liveliest appearancs it had seen for many | aday. ‘After the arrival of Irving Mann excitement was at fever heat, and until the last officer and the last person had ! deparied little knois of people gathered | in and about the courtroom, discussing the situation and indulging in all sorts of speculations regarding the details, which were not known until lohe after | ? the Sberiff’s parry had staried for San | Jose. A half hour after Irving'‘Mann had told | his story Dan Dutcber was brought to the | courtroom from the Madrone jail, where | he bad been confined for :everal days. | +He was informed by Victor Scheller, his counsel, that young Mann bad made a statement implicating him, and was ssked it he had anything to say about the natter. A shake of the head was the| answer. Thereafter and until he left for | San Jose his face wore its ordinary ex- | pregsion of smiling indifference. The fact that he was in a very peculiar position did not seem to alarm him a particle. In view of the startling developments of the afternoon it was not deemed advis- able by Deputy District Attorney Part- ridge to proceed with the examination. Attorney Scheller, representing the des fendants, was consulted, and he at once agreed to a postrommcnt *“How do you like the appearance of things now ?"” Lheller was asked. “First rate,’ was the reply, ‘for it places my clients in a better position than ever. The court opened at 1:45 p. M., Justice Pinard presiding. After Miss L. L. Alex- | ting bim have it in the head. back side of the house, saw there was a light in the front room where the Scho- fields slept, and I waited to see if there would be any further disturbance. If there had been another racket in that room,” exclaimed Dutcher, with grim ae- termination, “I would have battered in that window and gotin and killed Scho- field then and there. But I heard no noise, and after a while I pulled off my clothes and went to bed. *In the mornineg, a little after 5 o’ clock, I was awakened by a woman’s scream. 0Old Schofield was again on the rampage. Iran out on the Porch of the toolhouse and saw the old man chasing his wife around the house with a gun. In a twinkling I had my clothes on and was out of doors rifle in hand determined at any cost to protect Mrs. Schofield. Icould ear the voices and pretty soon I saw Mrs. chofield come froia behind the house and run toward the barn. I hurried in her direction, going out of the gate and coming into the barnyard by way of the bridee. I was between the barn and the wood- shed, and about ten feet from the latter, when Schofield ran past the toolhouse and approached the shed. He was breath- ing vengeance, and | feit that the time for action was near at hand. Mrs. Schofield was then a short distance behind me. The cast window of the shed was open. 1saw the door on the west side open, saw Scho- field s head; saw also that ne had his gun | raised and pointed in my direciion, and then for the second time I cut loose, let- I did not’ see him iall, but when the head disap- peared I ran around to the porch and put the rifle into the kitchen. On the way 1 threw out ull the shells. “Rattled at what I bad done? I should say I was. We were all rattled. If we had not been we would never have put up such a story about the killing. Mrs, Scho- id acted like one distracted. Irving like a chicken with its head cut off. V\ho suggested the first false story I can’t remember. I think I thought up the man-on-the-horse scheme, and also nog-killing yarn. Mrs, bchnnnld I be- lieve, suggested that it wonld be a good idea to have the stone-tirowing in the night ana Irving says she told him to tell the story about going down to the creek to look for cattle and meeting the man with the black beard. “‘The story as told at the inquest and afterward was not made up at one time. We put it together by patches. Half an hour after the shooting a teamster came alon . We did not say much to him, When other neighbors™ and strangers w came we would pass one another and whisper some new scheme we had thought of. ‘There were two things, though, that were siraight all the time—the shooting at 10 o’clock Friday ni. ht and the killing at 5:30 o’clock on Saturday morning.”” “Were you out shooting rabbits on Fri- day?” *Yes; I took the gun and went before supper. Igot back early and gave the gun to Schotield “[s that ail?"’ “That’s ali, and it's the truth, or I hope I may die the next minute. And Iam giad 1 have told it. Ifeel better. I ought to have told it at the start.”’ Irving Mann’s confession is a corrobora- tion of that of Dutcher in every important detail. He was in the road near the barn when his siepfather was shot. His mother was between him and Duicher. He says Sch field had tried to kill his mother on another occasion, and had been prevented by his sister, Lena. —_— Swift Justice at San Jose. SAN JOSE, CaAL., Aug. 14.—All records for expediting business in the justice courts were broken thi$ moYtning by Jus- tice Walace. KFred Thomson was ar- rested last evening lor passing a forged cueck for $7 50on T. W. Spring & Son. It was drawn on the Security Savings Bank and wassigned by E. W, Maynard. This afternoon he was taken before Justice Wallace for arraiznment on a charge of forgery. Thompson demanded an immedi- ate examination. A constable was dis- patched for witnesses and a stenographer summoned. The taking of testimony oc- cupied but a few minutes, and Thompson was teld on the charge. Within twenty- five minutes from the time he entered Justice Wallace's colrt he was occupying a cell in the County Jail. Santa Clara County’s Fair. SAN JOSE, CaL, Aug. 14 —The Board of Trade is very actively engaged in making preparations for the county fair to be held this fall. The fair will open on October 4 and continue one week. A gzood programme of racing will be pre- seuted each day by the Agricultural Soci- ety. The various committees have been appointed and are hara at work securing exhibits. A large number of applications for space have been received from outside persons, and the number of eqhibits will exceed those of any previous year. ———— Frll Under the Wheels. SAN JOSE, Car., Aug. 14.—Fred Smith, a switchman emplioyed by the Southern Pacific at the broad-gauge depot, was run over this afternoon and probably fatally hurt. Inattempting to board a flying car his foot slipped and he fell on tne track. The wheels passed over 1 is left leg above the knee and also crushed his foot. The limb will have to be amputated, and the chances are against his recovery. TEAVELS Iy MALE GARB. Comely Widow Wanted in Kingman for Having Disposed of Stolen Horses. KINGMAN, Ariz., Aug. 14 —Informa- tion is wanted here and in Prescott of the whereabouts of a comely widow who was last known as Mrs. Lucy Lovell. She is probably masquerading in trousers and is thougnht to be headed for the Klondike. She left Kingman in mal» attire, and with her pockets bulging out with the proceeds of the sale of a tpan of fine horses and a good wagon thatdid not belong to her. She left Kingman twice within the past weex, iu fact, but on the first occasion she bad Deputy Sheriff Burt on her trail and wore a talior-made gown and an autumn bonnet. By thead of the telegraph she was overhauled atNeedles and held there until Burt arrived. He brought her back to Kingman, but the Needles climate bad been too much for her and she became« so very awfully ill that Burt released ner on parole. She promised to be on hand when'want- ed, but after resting a couple of days she so far recovered her health as to be able toleave Kingman between two days. She went suddenly and no man knoweth whither. She left her female attire here | and departed in man’s garb. It is thonght she had accomplices. When she first arrived in Kingman‘she smiled sweetly upon Price Thompson, and thereupon sold him ‘the team she druve He paid a good price for it, only to dis- cover the next day that it belonged to a Prescott man from whom it had been stolen. The pretty widow said she wanted to sell the horses and venicle, in order to raise a fund large enough to take her to the Klondike—and this part of her story is believed. fohls R DEATH ENDS THEIR QUTING. Two Lads in a Camping Party at Korseshoe ‘Lake, Washington, Drowned. SPOKANE, WasH, Aug 14.—John Arnott, aged 14, son of John Arnott of this city, and Dick Ellsworth, aged 16, son of E. E. Ellsworth of Stanley, were drowned iu Horse<hoe Lake, fifty-five miles from here, to-day. They were members of a camping party of the Second Congrega- tional Sunday-school of this city, which went to the lake on Thursday. W. H. Short and Ed Reiper were in charge of the party. They, with ten boys. weie swimming in the lake this afternoon. The two poys were attacked by cramps at the same time. Eilsworth sank imme- diately. Reiper tried to rescue Arnott, and had him ouly six feet from the sheore when he was obliged to let go, as Arnott was holding his head unde} water. —_—— *tand by the Corporation. GEYSERVILLE, CAL.,, Aug. 14.—Feld- meyer’'s Hall wae packed to the doors to- day with grape-growers drawn togetherto hear addresses by corvoration men. A. W. Stites presided and J. J. Livernash acted as s cretary. Stirring addresses were de- livered by W. J. Hotchkiss, Andrea Sbarboro, J. J. Livernash, Sheridan Peter- son and H. C..Rossi. The rumor had gone forth that Geyservflle vineyardists would pool 5000 tons of grapes and sell to the highest bidder. This would be disastrous to the corporation and caused widespread consternation. The growers with one or two exceptions to-day signed contracts to stand solidiy behind ihe corporation, and P. 0. Rossi, president of the Swiss-Italian Colony, told the assembled vineyardists that work would be commenced on Mon- day so that the colony could handle 4009 tons more of grapes than ever before. Messrs. Hotchkiss and Livernash are in the Dry Creek Valley to-night, where a large meeting is bein - held. e Firer at san Bernardino. SAN BERNARDINO, CAn, Aug. 14— Fire yesterday destroyed a cottage owned by Mrs, Ann Brown and occupied by Miss Patton. It was valued at $1000 and insured for $600. The adjoining cot- tage, owned by Benoni Howari and oc- cupied by M. Posener, was also burned. Its value was $3000. e oeoE s A WEAK VOITe UF COMNFIDENCE. Chilean™ Ministry Karely Sustained by the Chamber of Deputies, NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 14.—A special to the Herald from Valparaiso, Chile, says: The Chamber of Deputies has passed a vote of confidence in the Minis- try by avoteof 39 to34. This action of the Chamber has caused considerable sur- prise, as the Cabinet has been violently attacked in the Chamber time after time. A prominent Conservative siated that every indication is that the Ministry will fail, owing to internal dissensions. Th outlook is that there will be no perma- ent Minisiry in Chile until the Liveral parties reunite against the Conservatives. THE EMFPORIUM. I Special Sale Dimities for To-Morrow. We hope they’ll last longer than Monday tor your sake, but afraid not, for we have taken every piece that re- mains of our 15¢, 18c and 2o0c a yard Dimities and marked them to close 5c. Special Sale Counter in in Aisle, near entrance. Balance of the Shirt Jobbers’Stock siond Shirt Waists. Fioor More Shirt Waists sold last week than during the warm spell. Why? Never such vzlues before in Shirt Waists in this city. They are the very finest Dimity, Grass Cloth, Lawn and Percale Waists, Stanley and other best makes, made to sell at $1.50, $2.00, $3.00 and §4.00, but your choice now at $1.00 Each. Jacket and iecand . . “loor, Suit Clearing. 7% on. Considering the fact thatevery gar- ment we offer is in the prevailing style we can hon- estly say that this week’s prices are lowest ever known in this city. Fine $12.50 Ker- sey Jacket, like picture, lined with Silk . Taffeta, tan, green or blue, all sizes, still in stock, reduced to close at once This g12.00 All- Wool Serge Eton Tailor-made Dress, navy or black, jacket piped with rows of Black Satin and lined with Silk, skirt latest cut, vel- veteen bound and thoroughly lined with percaline, all sizes. Reducedes- pecially this week to. - $6:22 New Veilings. Brussels and Chiffons. 24c to $1.25 Per Yard. and variety. Prices 25c¢ to 85c Each. THE EMPORIUM. | The Emporium. All bustle and confusion here now. The noise of the carpenters’ hammers great store, hammering away at new fixtures for the stocks of the Golden Rule Bazaar, which we shall com- mence n.)ving in very shortly. Not qulte so pleasant to shop here as it usually is, but we'll make it well worth your while to come t HammeringAwayat Prices As well as fixtures. You'll no other store will duplicate—that we cannot duplicate when present lots are gone. Knit Underwear. An Important Special Sale. Four greatdrives} in Ladies’ and Chil- | dren’s Underwear | this week. Wej have grouped to- gether four lines of | soc garments and | reduced them all to 25c each. Five| lines of 75¢ gar- ments are now marked soc, and(‘ three other lines are now marked | $1.00 and $1.25. At 25c¢ Regular | 9 price 50c. | Ladies’ Jersey Ribbed Vests and | Pants—Fleece lined, heavy weight,, natural gray. Children’s Merino Vests, Pantletsy DT [Fabrics at | Ante-Tariff Prices. $6:4 Nearly $ 2000 worth of the New Fall Style Veiling came in last Thursday. Mostof them Tuxedo, They make a notable showing. Prices Best assortment of Wash Veils in San Francisco, both in styles Cream or white, and Drawers—Natural gray or white, | sizes 16 to 34. Ladm. Cotton Union Suits—Short| sleeves, knee lengths. Ladies’ Sleeveless Vests—Pink, ; blue, white and ecru. Ladies’ Heavy-weight Cotton Union Suits—Long sleeves, covered seams. Ladies’ Heavy-weight Cotton Vests | and Pants—Fleece lined. Ladies’ Sleeveless Silk Vests—Pink, blue, cream and white. Ladies’ Imported Swiss Ribbed Black Lisle Vests—Long or short sleeves. Ladies’ Ribbed Cotton Pants with French pand—Light or heavy weight. Regular A $|-00, price $1.25. Ladies’ Sanitary Natural Flat Wool Vests and Pants—Sizes 28 to 42. Ladies’ Imported Swiss Ribbed Merino Vests——Pink black. white and | natural. Regular | At $| 25 price $1.50. Ladies’ Wool Union Suits—Winter | weight, natural gray or white, seams all covered, buttons across the shoui- der, a perfect glove-fitting garment, never before sold under $1.50. Art Draperies. Main Floor—under Ladies’ Parlor. Figured Drapery Sateens, 36 inches wide, the 2s5c quality, in a farge va- Just received some Very Dainty Black Ruches,made of mousseline, chiffon and liberte silk, priced from Special Counters in Rotunda. Ladies’ Neckwear. $1.00 to $2.50 Each. riety of patterns and colors. Marked down to... I8¢ Figured Drapery Silkolines, 36 inches wide, worth 15¢ yard, but mark- |0 ed down to.... C New Art Plaid Linens, for cushions, width 22 inches, price per yard.. Hosiery Specials. Ladies’ Fast Black Seamless Cotton Hose, sizes 8i4 to 10. On Special Sale this week, per pair, |2g Children’s Fast Black Heavy Weight Seamless School Hose, sizes 6t0 915 On Special Sale thls week, Reoul |&% At 50, ,2 7. | lgood assortment of colors, on and special ISC THE EMPORIUM. AUGUST 15, 1897. resounds throughout the his week, for we are find bargains here now that New Dress Opening Sale of new Fall Dress Goods with no advance over prices that similar qualities commanded last season, notwithstanding the effect of the Dmgley tariff bill on all woolen fabrics. Our buyers, who are still in New York, have been able, by quick, energetic work to procure some splen- did bargains for the coming season, and so far the new tanff does not affect our prices. IN COLORS. Curled Moharane Suiting—A very eficctlve cloth, guaranteed not to pull | nor wear rough, in these color combinations Suit $6 50 Napoleon Biue and Black, Cardinal and Black, Lizard and Black, Brown and Black. Velour Bayedere—For walking cos- | tumes, in 4new colorings, a very stylish 2-tone material that is sure $6 00 to please.. .. .Suit Sensatlon at the Linen Counters. lots are sold we make these four extraordinary offers in the New Linen section: 62-inch All-Linen Damask, fully bleached, beautiful satin finish, GOC very pretty patterns, extra heavy quality.. Yard damask, only... 20x40 inches, knotted fringe, white or colored fancy borders, extra fine quality. Special at... Crash, good value for 1214¢ yard Will be sold this week at THE EMPORIUM. To-morrow and until the 3 Napkins to match above .Dozen $I 35 100 dozen Satin Damask Towels, 25c¢ Each 100pieces 18-inch All-Linen Bleached “10c Good Kid Gloves,Like Picture,75c¢ These are new, fresh goods,im- ported into this country within the weeks, perhaps 50 dozen pairs left of the 300 dozen that we advertised a fortnight ago— 2 patent clasps, |/ embroidered backs. Colors now remaining: Black—Gold Tans—Ox Bloods— English Reds—Pearl—White. lady’s glove, the latest stvle, with two ga(cnt fal:tenlngs, two-toned embroi- ered backs. A regular $1.25 a pair quality for... 900 Fast Black— Ox Bloods— On Special Sale this week. Sole agamts for the Ganu- tne Jouvin & Cie French Kid Gloves., past few We also offer a splendid wearing English Reds— Tans—light and dark. Our regular §1.25 English Walking Gloves, guaranteed not to break—if they do we give another pal Epangle Brodere—A beautiful cloth for dressy costumes, the undertone is silk, with black overshot, pleasing and harmonxous‘ln combination, also | in four new coloring: L"[ sg.oo IN BLACK. Rear English Lizard Cloth—Cor- rect in style, serviceable in wear, eight new designs, very chic. $5 25 . oo Sult Main Floor—FirstSection Leftof Entrance. Sewing Silk 2c. 100 dozen spools of Perfect 10c- a-Spool Sewing Silk, in a very sale to-morrow at Per Spool 2C Onlv one dozen to a customer. 200 dozen 16-yard Spool Twist, alway's 5c spool, on sale to- morrow at 6 spools for. . lOC Only one dozen to a customer. Silks--Velvets. Qualities and styles that |are unsurpassed at the prices. New early fall of- ferings in Black.Silks, Col- ored Satins and Black and Colored Velvets. Black Brocaded Satin and Gros Grain Silks—Soft to the touch, rich, lustrous, good heavy qualities that should be $1.50 the yard. New $I,25 designs and only.... Black Satin and Gros Grain Bro- cades—In fashionable, large or me- dium designs. Snould be $1.25, $|00 but now on special sale at...... ; 5§c Plal;: golored ISa\tms—-hln all the eading shades, will go this WOk o it o e iiontin 40(: Silk Velvets—Just opened, our new stock, embracing all of the colorings which will be in vogue this fall and winter, six qualities, ranging in price per pair, 15¢. per yard from. 75(: to 3210 and Children. Garment Sale in Children’s Department. Aprons, ages 4 to 12 years, were $2.25, $I.50, !ir‘..,, now 4 and 5, wide embroidered sailor col- lars and cuffs, $2.50, were 75¢, 50 Dresses—For $2.00, $3.00 and $4.00. Now $2.00, $1.50 and $1 down Cloaks—For ages 1 to 5years, were $2 and 52 50. Now Cloaks that were $2.00. Red and navy only, for ages 1 to 4 years, were sl 00. Red, navy and green, for ages 2 to 10, were $1.50. Second floor, East side, Near cievators. Monday and Tuesday only we will offer for sale on ecial bargain ta- bles at balf and less than half usual prices, all slightly soiled and mussed. Children’s Aprons, White Bloauses, Lawn and Dimity Dresses, White Eid- erdown Coats, In- fants’ Long Cash- mere Coats, etc. Low- Necked White 75¢ Boys’ White Sailor. Blouses, ages 3, Children’s were d now. B $| ey Boys’ Colored Percale Blouses, that Now 48¢c and 39(: Children’s Lawn and Dimity ages 4 to 14, were $| .00 Children’s White and Colored Eider- 81 Infants’ Long "Cream Cashmere Now $|°° Children’s Short Reefer Jackets— 50c Children’s Short Reefer Jackets— - 98¢ Now.. tee. tumes to order. and prices lower than they will be next month. through- August. dressmakers in the West at your serv- ice here. Second Floor—rear of Millinery Department. We are exclusive agents for the celebrated Stuttgarter Woolen Underwear for Men, Women Ladies’ Tailoring. Best work only—that we guaran- $30 to $8ofor cqmplete tailor cos- New Fall Fabrics, We want' to keep busy Also one of the best %mmmmmwmwmwmmmmmmm TOWED AROUND BY A BlG WHALE Men of Vaughn Enjoy a Novel Ride on Puget Sound. Five Rowboats Hauled Through the Water for Hours by the Leviathan. It Finally Turns Upon Them and They Cut the Harpoon Line to Escape. TACOMA, WasH.,, Aug. 14—A whal forty feet long appeared in Vaaghn Bay yesterday morning. Steps were imme- diately taken to capture it. After two or three rifle bullets had been fired into its head, a harpoon was successfully launched into the whale’s blubber. Five hoats were quickly hitched to the harpoon line, and the occupants of the boats took a free ride for an hour, being towed around and around the bay. Attempts were made to .| at about 5 o’clock, and the whale was then strike the whale with another harpoon, | but to accomplish it required two hLours’ hard work. Another boat was then made fast to this harpoon. At 3 o'clock, when the steamer Susie bad delivered the mail and taken her de- varture, the whale made a bolt {or the entrance of the harbor, seemingly tollow- ing the track of the Susie. The leviathan escaped 1nto North Bav, and when last seen by the Vaughn people the boats were still atfached to the harpoons. This was heading toward Detroit. One boatload then returned to Vaughn for lances, but only one lance counid be found there. Tney rowed back and re- joined the party still being towed. During the afternoon and evening the whalers were towed over thirty miles. They intended {p lance the whale freely, until jt was'exhausted or bled to death, and secure its tone a:rd oil. Late in the evening, however, the whale got them into a tight place near Aliyn and seemed likely to turn upon the boats, of which he hzd previously seemed afra'd. They accord- ingly cut the li;\es ard the cetacean es- caped, Captain Bndlor!] of lhe steamer Susie pronounced tue whale to be of the right or Greenland species. - All Vaughn turned out to'see the hunt. Justice of the Peace Robert Irving wasone of the le: ders and threw the first harpoon. The Vaughn party’s ride rivals that taken last summer by the Allgers of Ta- coma, when a party of whalers was towed for five days and nights by a sixty-foot M:zRCKANTS IN NEW YORK. Gathering From All Sections to Make Fall Purchases—See Good Times Ahead. NEW YORK, N. Y., Auvg. 14.—Nearly 300 merchants, all non-resident -members of the Merchants’ Association, arrived yesterday, having taken advantage of the reduced rates which the association has secured for its members from most of the railroads ana many of the steam- ship lines. They came from as far west as California and Nebraska and among them are men who have not purchased their goods in tmis city for many years. Others have never purchased bere at all, and still others have not been in New York since the hard times set in, four or five years agu. Such a variety of out-of-town people, who have suddenly decided that New York is, after all, the best market to muke their 1all purchne- in, bas no. been ssen in New York in m:ny years. Fred 8. Kohlberg, vice-president of the 8. Francisco Merchants’ Association mong the arrivals to-day. He sai the attractions of the city had been pre- sented to merclants of the West and they know that New York is the Dest ali- is enthusiastic over the arrangement made to induce merchants all over the country to forsake smaller markets and come to New York. Merchants at the rooms of the associa- tion to-day spoke enthusiastically of the business outlook of their sections of the country. Things seem to pe picking up humpback whale before they killed it by lancing. They received §1000 for its oil and bone, 3 npldly. according to their statements, and the country seems to be on the verge of that prosperity which an assured gold standard and confidence in the adminis- around market in the country. Koh!berg tration makes inevitable. A number of merchants, in conversation with a re- porter, said the plack days of business would soon be left bebind for good, and the country wouid find itself in a more prosperous condition than it had been in for a century. e DINING THE INDIANA’S OFFICERS. Eritish Battle-ship Renown to Speed Across the Atlantfo. HALIFAX, N. 8, Auvg. 14.—Captain Taylor and the officers of the Indiana dined Wednesday with Vice-Admiral Ers- kine. The battle-ship will enter the dry- dock to-morrow murning, when the tide will be at its height. It is the intention of the Admiralty to zive the battie-ship Renown, which 1s to come on this station, a speed test irom England to Halifax. The Renown is a massiva ship and her speed is nominally 183 knots. The Renown’s venture on fastrunning at sea will aiso demonstrate the seaworthiness of the vessel and her coal-carrying capacity. Siie is a heavier vessel than the Indiana by 3000 tous, but does not carry hzif the guns the Indiana do*s. It is claimed, bowever, that she could remain longer in action than the Indiana, maneuver more rapidly and stand heavy weather better. Adwmiral Fisher’s flagship will come across fully armed and equipped. —_— Bending Coal to Neweastle, ELWOOD, Ixp., Aug. 14.—The first tin plate manufactured in America to be sent to Europe is, according to local manu- racturers, that started Wednesday by the American Piate Company of Elwood, on its way to Italy. It was a carload cun- sisting of 500 boxes of the most expensive tin plate made here. The company wijl to-morrow make a similar shipment (0 England.