The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 21, 1897, Page 3

THE SAN FRA NCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1897. 27, TIEAT CLINBS | 70 ONE DOLLAR Exciting Scenes oh the New York Produce Exchange. prokers Wildly Cheer as the g Dial Spins Around { to the Mark. Bi { | milar News From All the Markets of the Country—Dream of the Farmer Realiz d. | ! NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 20.—For the | t time since September, 1891, wheat futures sold this afterncon on the Produce Exchange at §1 a bushel. It is also the first time since the spring of 1892 that any future has sold at that price. When the big dial spun around to the dollar mark there was a great demonstration. Brokers cheered, clapped their hands and threw their hats into the air. From the open- | ing the market presented sensational fea- | tures, the iniiial quotations for futures | representing an advance over nightof 4| cents a bushel. The advance was in response to the ex- mp in the English grain markets, a panic among the bears because of s from America of a reduction of ring wheat yield. Under the stim- sfrom abroad there was general buy- bere, conditions gradually shaving themselves so as to oduce another run- { | away bull market. The first transaction at $1 represented 10,000 bushels, purchased on an order from Duluth. There was a ter this sale, but the mar- the dollar mark again, being sold at that flicial closing figure was 993¢. ng the transactions futures were esti- zht reaction on touched shels day was the exceed- v of futures by English | at 1,500,000 bushels. | ) the leading influence in | quetations was the tbe sensational rise fferings of cash | erly snapped up by his indicated the urg- n demand for our wheat foreign crop shortages. asn wheat sales were | Northern and $1 0214 for No. 1 Northern ruled 6 cents :ptember price and on that b guotation of §1 01} for Sep- it late in the aflternoon at No. 1 outside grain markets of excitement and ad- Chicago, St. Louis, | and Minneapolis announcee big ces. At Minneapolis C. A. Pillsbury ed into the Chamber of Commerce head of a t bana, celebrating ash wheat there. wheat in all the markets have | On the Produce | bere Broker William E. Cox | atinentel European account | nels of long wheat, on which mounted to 20c a bushel. This y a sample. incident of the day was the shipment a local bank to Kansas City of $100,000 | ills of sm denomination to be used »ving the crops of that section and in | ying farm laborers. The usual demand | from the West for small tes is now beginning and is expected'ic reace steadil World prints a dispatch from the fi and wheat dealers of the 1 the wheat situation. A. Pillsbury of Minneapolis *The present price is not as legitimate so!ution warrants. d of ‘mers will tumble over 1 other to sell at these prices. This may a temporary reaction, but | the last rush isover I see nothing to | much higher prices. Nothing | s can prevent a big boom | ity, and we have at present to | kful to Divine Providence that our | jingo Coneress is not in session.” | D. Washburn telegraphs ass mous profi time ig cro ca om Min- | neapolis: *1 look for continued high Jrices for wheat.”” | Ex-Secretary of the Interior Francis | wires from St. Louis: “Wheat has ad- ed twelve cents a bushel during the three days—a very unusual occur- Reuctions will come and should S, Mo., Aug. 20.—Cash wheat | $1 a bushel on sample to-day and the farmer’s dream was realized. Five ousand bushels of ) wheat sold at The first option trade made at at price wassix cars. Aiter the sale May s held at $1 001 eptember and De- oF broke all records to-day. December opened at 96 cents, 33 < over Thur-day’s close. September owed 3} cents advance over night, opening at 96 cents. Kx-Secretary of the Interior Francis, head of a big St, Louis bull pool, led in the buying. On receipt of Beerbohm'’s sensational foreign report showing a deficit of 384,000,000 1<nels, the bulls ran December up to ¢ cents, un advance of 53 cents over close. September advanced b 973 cents. { ‘ihe Government report estimates the | United States crop at 458,000,000 bushels | instead of 530,000 000. SHORT CKOPS IN EUROPE, | Fieports of Agewts sbroad to the Agri-| cultural Department. | WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 20.—The | Acricuitural Department is informed | through its agkenis abroad that the reports | ofshortaze in the wheat and rye crops of | European oountries are fully warranted | the facis. In Eastern Europe particu- | arly there is a deficiency in rye. In a| special grain-crop report Statistician Hyde | of the depariment says: ! “This fact, as wed as the wheat de- | ficiency, will tend to restrict exportation of the latter irom those European coun- | tries which usually have a surplus of that | grain. As for non-European countries, | other than the United States, their aggre- J pate contribution to the Xuropean supply | will be materially affected by the fact that | India, denuded by famine, will have prac- | | tically no wheat export.” | ! | Conservative commercial cstimates pnt the wheat crop of France as low as 100,000 ectolitre, about a seventh less than the heavy crop of 1596, An official report fiom G rmany says that none of the lead- in rea's are rated *'zood.”’ Mail ad- vices from Russia speak unfavorably of the wheat and rye crops, the recent great heat having caused premature ripening. Prices of wheat in Vienna are reported 7 | the highest in ten years, and foreign wheat | 15 being imported. ‘:u[ wheat is reported satistuctory, but rve i | lazest mail advices are fairl (ha? made a confidant of | ate franchises. | chise on the Southern Pacific road they | Coptain and Mat In Beigium the yie'd | deficient. The wheat crop of Rou- mania is described us “‘very disappoint- ing.”” Bulcaria’s wheat crop has suffered seriously from heavy rains. 5 The crop prospects of India have been improved by rains in many districts, but in Bombay and Punjab much more rain is needed. The crops of Australia have been improved by rain, and according to the good. Tele- eraphic reports from Argentina represent the weather as being favorable for the crops. BETRAYED BY A CONFIDANT. Plan of John B. Smedburg of {an Francisco to Escape From Jail Barely Thwarted. ELIZABEI'H, N. J., Aug. 20.—Jobn B. Smedbure. a younz draughtsman of San Francisco, in jail here for stealing $300 worth of jewels from Harry W. Marshall, made a bold attempt to gain his liberty a few days ago. He b-gan his plan of es- cape almost before he was locked up, and evidently had a prearranged plan of com- munication with bis wife before he was arr sted. During the latter part of last week he was pzrmitted to receive a num- ber of books from his wife. After he had read them they were returned to her. It was learned through a prisoner, of whom Smedburg made a confidant, that by a system of ciphers marked between the ends of the linesin the book, Smed- burg was enabled to correspond with his wife. When this became known the jail authorities searched the books and soon learned the key to the ciphers, which showed how Smedaburg planning to escape. He wrote his wife in cipher to purchase several saws and place them on the outside of one of the jail windows. Smedburg gave elaborate directions as to the placing of these tools, with which he expected to saw and file his way to iiberty. He even wentso far asto draw numerous diagrams of the jiil fr the direction of the person who would place the tools. A cipher letter to Smedburg’s wife was entrusted to the prisoner one day last week, setting the aate when were to be placed, and the man turned it over to the jail authorities. Smedburg this man and bad also planned to meet him after their escape from Jail. Together they were io rob several houses of well-to-do persons which Smedburz located and then leave the country, When Smedburg clambered to the jail windows to get the files ana saws he not only failed to find them but was pounced upon the warden and has since been carefully watched. Smedburg's crime was the theft of a number ot diamond rings, a watch and a valuable Masonic charter. An admirer of his wife obtained from her a confession ot ber husband’s crime several days ago. Then the priscmer broke down. Mrs. Smedburg is saia to be the daughter of a wealthy merchant of Salt Lake. She met Smedburg and they eloped, coming to Plainfield, N. J., where the robbery was committed. Mrs. Smedburg is a dashing brunette. She says she is going on the stage soon if she can get a position. i, ASSESSING THE FRANCHISES. Kentucky Authorities May Make a Big Demand on the Southern Facific Company. FRANKFORT, Ky., Aug. 20.—The State Board of Valuation acd Assessment is completing its labors in assessing corpor- In estimating the fran- take the actual value of $150,000,000 of capital stock selling at $16 on the $100. Thus they will assess §$24,000.000 at 5214 cents. It will be seen that the company will, under this rule, be asked to pay over $100,000 annually. These are the approxi- mate ficures being worked on by the board, taken from Poor's Manual,and it is said within a short time from $80,000 to $100,000 will be asked from the Southern Pacific, and this amount for each year since 1893. e PLUM FOK 1HY LAWYERS, Gradwual Evaporation of a World’s Fair Aurplus of $1,000,000, CHICAGO, IrL., Aug. 20.—Charles Dick- ens’ famous mythological case of Jara- dyce vs. Jarndyce bids fair to receive a nineteenth century exempiification betore the books of the Chicago World’s Fair are finally closed and sealed. The announcement has just been made by the directory that there is a surplus of $400,000 in the bank awaiting distribution 1o the sharehclders, but that such distri- bution cannot take place until the accumu- lated litigation of the enterprise has been disposed of. the tools | ROY WELCOMES THE PRESIDENT Business Suspended and Streets Choked With Visitors. Review of a Monster Parade and a Trip to the Fac- tories Happy Incldents of the Day. “*Why, It’s Like Another Inauguration!” TROY, N. Y., Aug. 20.—No city of its size has ever given a President of the United States a more enthusiastic wel- come than Troy guve to President Mec- Kinley to-day. The visit of the President and the twenty-eighth annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Po omac were the two potent and irresistible at- tr: ctic that brought together 125,000 people. Business was practically at a stanastill, and by noon the main streets of the city were choked with wisitors. From hun- dreds of honses fluttered flags and fes- toons, and portraits of McKinley were seen everywhere. Thousands stood aiong the line of the big parade. This afternoon thousands crowded the stoops of stores, dwellings and public places. People leaned out of windows and from every place where a view of the parade was possible, The President, Secretary Alger and otrers of the distinguished party arrived At 9:30 A. ». and were escorted to the New York Hotei, where breakfast was had. Afterward hey visited the great collar factory of Cluet, Coon & Co., the iargest in the world, where from every window “ags were raised. The street opposite the sctory was jammed with people, who cheered as soon as the President appeuared. The cheers were taken up by the factory operatives from the windows, who peered out between the waving tlags. Much interest was manifested by the President in the work of the facto: Some impos-ible to let the President pass with- out shaking hands and speaking’ to him. and they were rewarded by hearty hand- shakes. “Are all the girls in Troy as pretty as these I have shaken hands with?” he asked one blue-eyed little operative. She looked up with shy eyes and mur- mured “Yes,” “Then the Troy girls must all be beau- tiful,” gallantly replied the President, while the shy-eyed maid colored to the roots of her hair. Then the purty started for Watervleit arsenal, and on its arrival a salute of twenty-one guns was tired. The visitors were escorted to the shrinking pit, where the method of making great guns was ex- plained. A parting salute of twenty-one guns was fired a3 the visitors departed. When the bridee was reached 1he whistles of the steam craft on the Hudson and of the factories along tne river front were blown. The President dined at a way house and took partin the parade in a carriage. In tne carriage with the President rode Gov- ernor Black, Mayor Molleri and tormer Senator Charles MacArthur. There were nineteen companies in line, numbering 1600 men, with bands of music. Following was a carriage containing Secretary of War Aleer, Executive Secre- tary of the President George B. Cluett and Lieutenant Treadwell. Governor Black’s staff also rode in carriages. Other car- riages contuined members of the Society of the Army of the Potomac, representa- tive citizens and disabled veterans, As the President passed over the line of march the great crowds broke into thun- ders ot applause and the Chief Magistrate smiled and bowed repeatedly. *“Why, it’s of the occupants of his carriage. The President aiterward reviewed the parade from a stand in front of the City Hall. Whben President McKinley made bis appearance at Music Hall to-night every seatin that vast structure was occupied with an audience which rose en masse and cheered while the President bowod his acknowledgments and smiled pleasantly. In benhalf of the State Governor Black delivered 2 three-minute address of wel- come highly eulogisticof the President. There are now about a dozen suitsfor | Erery reference to the Executive was damages and breaches of contract pending against what remains of the Werl Columbian Exposition, and as each of these must needs run the gauntlet of an initial trial, then a possible appeal by the losers to the Appellate Court and another possible appeal to the Supreme Court it is figured out by those familiar with the devious ways of litigation in Illinois that the final settlement of the final ca:e may with good lortune bs reached in about twenty yvears. In the meantime the chances are that the present surplus of $400,000 will have been travsferred to the lawyers, and the surviving stockholders, if any of themn survive, may be called upon for an as- ses-ment to close the account. When the accounts of the enterprise were closed up | some time atter the close of the fairit was reporied that the surplus aggrezated neerly a million dollars, but more than one-half of this sum has already gone into the pockets of favo:ed members of the legal fraternity and for court costs. SOy Sl TERRIBLE CKIME AT SEA. e of the Olive Pccler Stain While They Steep. BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 26.—A cable dis- patch to the Herald from Buenos Ayres sa Only meager detailsof a terrible murder at sea, on board the three-mastea schooner O.ive Pecker, have us yet been received here. The crew of six men are at Bahia, over 1000 miles distant, and will be sent to the United States for trial at the earliest nossible date. They are William Hors- burgh, engineer, who acted as second mate at sea; J. Anderson, cook, and sea- men Andrew F. Marsh, Manuel Barrial, Joha Land and M. Barstad. The tragedy occurred about 125 miles off t e South American coast, probub yon Friday night. Com plaints were made by the men on account of the hard work and insufficient food. John Lend and a companion, whose name is not clearly given in the telegrams received here, crept 1o the cabin while Capiain Whitman and First Mate Saun- ders were asleep and killed both in their bunk< They then kindled a firein the | after hold. It was only when the schooner was in flames that the remainder of the crew knew anything of the tragedy, and when the alarm was given there was barely time to take to the boats, the captain and londly cheered. The President occupied a prominent position in the center of the stage directly beneath a huge American flag. Mayor Molloy, General Daniel Sickels and others spoke. McKinley did not make a speech, as he falt greatly fatigued and left the hall half an hour before the close of the exercises. At 10:20 o’clock the firemen of Trov and several State companies escorted the President to Union station, President McKinley was elected an honorary member of the scciety. Ad- jutani-General Georeze D. Ruggles, U. S. A., was elected vresident. GROTH OF THE GOFFEE CREEK BOON , Continued from First Page. can easily be washed per day it will be seen that this is no small item. On Buckeye Creek, half way between Cof- fee Creek and Trinity Center, a rich strike was made yesterday. This particular sec- tion is said to be fabulously rich, and in early days several hundred thousand dol- lars were taken out. The late strike consists of a gravel claim averaging from $8 to $50 to the pan. Perry Marks, who lives on the Buckeye, arrived here last night, and reports peo- ple flocking to that par.icalar section. A party of three greenhorns hailin: from Oakland have in the last three days taken cut $600 in dust as a showing for simple suriace washinz, They have a splendil showing, and are taking out good gold every hoar. To-night O. H. Roediger, H. F. Roediger first mate being missed only when the pariy leit the burning vessel. The murderers found no sympathy among the other men, and tbe crime was reported 10 the Bahia authorities and Con- sul Shute immediately, who arrested the men when they reached shore. and Harry Harper, all of San Francisco, departed with a first-class outfit. They will travel entirely by night and will push clear 1o the point ending up in the Sal- mon Mountains. Tne Diestiehorst brothers, who have of the young women empioyed found it itke another inauguration,” he said to one | been operating a dredger in the Sacra- mento River, opposite this city, brought into town to-day over $1€00, the result of a two days ciean-up. A hishly excited minerdrove into this city this morning bearing news of a rich stiike in the old Loag mine in the Centerville district, four miles west of Redding. The property is owned by Rober: Campbell and George Reese of Redding and Charles Dillo of Southern Oregzon. Several different parties are returning from the Coffee Creek diggings. They re- port too many people going into the new district, and many wiil be disappointed in regard to securing claims. e RANDSBURG HEARD FROM. Deputy Sheriff Crawford Strikes a Deposit of Small Gold Nuggets. RANDSBURG, CAn, Ang. 20, — The Klondike and Trinity placer finds have put the mining men here to placer pros- pecting. They concluded that the valley between Randsburg and Garlock must contain gold, as the mountains on both sides of the valley were well supplied with the yeliow metal. Deputy Sheriff John M. Crawlord took up a claim next to the Randsburg Placer Mining Com- pany and to-day at a depth of twenty-six feet struck a deposit of small nuggets averaging in value from $3 to $8 each. The formation Crawford has not vet reached bedrock, and he reasonably expects a richer deposit lower down, Excitement runs high to- night. Muny of the quartz miners will abundon the mountains and take to the valley to locit placer dig STRUCK BY AN EXPRESS TRAIN. Judge Claughton of Washington and Miss Custis Killed While Cross- ing a Railroad 1 rack. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 20.—At Dearwood crossit:g, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, this evening, a carriage containing Judee H. O. Claughton of this city and Miss Villa Custis was struck by an express train going sixty miles an hour, and both occupants were Kkilied. The bodies were huried ninety yards, the horses killed and the carriage smashed to pieces. The train whistled, but the Judge, who was driving, unheeded the warning. Claughton was one of the must prominent lawyers in Washington, a profes-or in the law school of the Nutional University and a former State Senator of Virginia. He was born in Westmoreland County, Va., in 1828 Miss Custis was the daughter of Dr. G. W. N. Custis of this city. ———— THAT DI-CRIMINATION CLAUSE. Gid Not Appear in Either the House | or the ‘enate Bill—Trickery Is Suspected. WASHINGTCN, D. C., Aug. 20.—The Treasury Department is deluged with inquiries as to now the clause placinga discriminating duty on goods coming into the United States by way of Canada crept into the tariff act. A treasury official stated to-day that after careful inquiry the department had not been able to learn how this clause came to be enacted. Itis accepted on all hands with great satisfac- tior, as it isa result earnestly sought after | for many vears, but how such an import- ant resuit could have been achieved with- out the knowledge of those most concerned | is a mystery among treasury ofticials. Atiorney-General McKenna hasreceived the briefs of ex-Secretarv Carlisie and all others interested in this clause, and a final opinion from that officer is expected at an early date. In seeking to ascertain how the clause got into the act efforts nave been made to identify Senator Elkins with it. Thisis based on the speech made by Eikins on April 8, in whict he urged in favor of a diseriminating duty against zoods brought to this country in foreign vessels. Care- ful reading of the speech fails to disclose | any intimation that Eikins’ idea extended to a discriminating duty on goods brought in by Canadian raiiroads. The speech was devoted wholly to the vessel interests, and only by analogy can Elkins be credited with the clause which in the judgment of some entbusiastic acmirers ‘‘should make its author President.” In endeavoring to trace the authorship of the clause it has become evident that it was no accident of phraseolozy. Some of the persons who would be benefited by it undoubtealy knew of iis incorporation in the act. Iv is purely a conference pro- vision. It did not appear in either the House or the Senate bill. The idea bas been adavanced that a clerk might have ~lipped in this clause, but this view is not credited. Joseph Nimmo Jr., who filed a brief with the Attorney-General yesterday, has so long advocated a provision of this kind that be has been suspected of the author- ship of the surreptitious clause. He de- nies this, but is delighted that the pro- vision for which he has so long contended has at lust become a partol inelaw, and he feels sure that it will be susiained by the Attorney-General and the courts, It is notable in this connection that the | representative of the Canadian railroads, A. J. Raymond, who is here for the pur- pose of guarding their interests, was at the Capitol when the clause was enacted and knew nothing of it. It is expected that New England inter- ests will seek to have the clause repealsd at the next session or Congress. The in terests of the New Englanders lie with the Canadian railroads, as the latter afford a highway across Quebec and Ontario, link- ing New Engiand with the West. [t is this inverest which has made it 1mpossi- ble heretofore to have the provision en- acted. Now, however, that it is enacted, the opinion is general that New England will not be able to secure its repe: i g KOREAN PRINCE'S Most of His Property to Hiy Courin and Scoretary. WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 21.—The will of the late Korean Prince, Pom K. Soh, who died and was cremated here last week, was filed to-day. It was vresented for probate by his cousin and secretary, Bong Sun Pak. The Prince provides that most of his property shall go to his cousin, Bong Sun Pak, who is to absoiutely in- nerit his dweiling in this cily, together with its effects and all other personal property therein. With tne will was filed the petition of the beneficiary, Bong Sun Pak, praying that Jetter: of administration be granied to George Coflin of this city, a triend of the decedent. The petition states that Pom K. Soh. became a citiz'n of the United States here November 18, (892, and that his estate consisted of said dwelling, valued ai (less incumbrance) $4000, house- hold effects worth about $500, $3000 of United States bonds and $479 62 in the Riggs Bank. The Prince left 4 widow and iwo sisters, Mrs. Choand Mrs. Ye, resi- dents of Seoul, Korea, who appeared 1o receive but small consideration in the will. WILL. Leaves L California Products in Demand. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 20.-- Consul Robertson at Hamburg has sent to the State Departmet a letter addressed by him to tihe California Commissionerto the Hamburg Exposition, stating that an ex- captional demand exists for California products and urgine thata permanent ex- hibit be established at Hamburg and other European ciries. S Atlanta’s Clsef of Police Dead. ATLANTA, GA., Aug. 20.—Chie! of Po- lice Connolly died this morning. He was for a long time president of the National Association of Chiels of Police. was of cement gravel. ! GATHERING [N - THE KTDNAPERS Arrest of Another One of the Abductors of Johnnie Conway. Officers Are Running the Mem- bers of a Daring Band to Earth. | They Had Completed Plans to Kill the Boy If the Ransom Was Not Paid. ALBANY, N. Y., Aug. 20.—John Far- reli, one of the rescuers of little Johnnie Conway, who was stolen by kidnapers, captured the chief conspirator, Henry Bluke, this alternoon at Schenectady. Farrell had been on the trail all the morn- ing and met Blake on the street. He put a revolver under Blake's nose and com- pelled him to throw up his hands. He was taken to Albany manacled. The news of the capture had gone ahead and a crowd assembled at the depot. Cries of *lynch him” and “Kill the scoundrel,”” went up and the mob closed 1n on the prisoner. A large force of police,anticipating an attack, was on hand, and forming a hollow square, drew their clubs, beat the crowd back and got the prisoner in a vatro! wagon. He is under a heavy guard to-night in the station. As the details of the plot for the abduc- tion are unraveled the conviction becomes more and more settied that the kidnaping was the work of members of a notorious gang of crooks which has its base of operations in New York City, that they planned to operate on a larze scale, ab- ducting otherchildren in the same manner as they kidnaped Conway and demanding a ransom in every case, which, if not forthcoming, would result in the child being quietly put out of the way. The Conway boy celebrated his birthday to-day. The mother did not allow him out of her sight. They were overwheimed with presents and letters of congratula- | tion. One man said he would present the | boy with a pony, which the kidnapers tol!l the boy he could bave 1if he would | keep quiet. | Blake is a gambler and all-round sport. He is the man who wrote the note to Con- way demanding $3000 as ransom money and signed himself ‘‘Captain of the Gang.”” The two have unbosomed them- selves to the police. Handy does not know that Blake has been captured. Tae | third and principal member of the con- spiracy is claimed by the police to be Albert S. Warner, a lawyer, who has an | office in New: York City. Blake and Warner were seen together this morning cn the Schenectady turnpike, near the rendezvous of the kidnapers, but separ- 2ted, as Blake was alone when taken. The volice are on Warner's track and | may arrest him soon. District Attorney Burlingame said to-night he had sub. stantial evidence that they would have eventually killed the Conway boy with chloroform had they remained undetecied a few days longer and the money de- manded not been paid. The Distriet At- torney says the plot to kidnap the Con- way boy was hatched in Warner's office in New York. Hardy, Blake and Warner reached Al- bany & week ago last Saturday morning on the steamer Adirondack, one of the night boats plying between New York City and Albany. They intended to have | done the job a week earlier, but discov~ ered their arrangements were not per- fected. Hardy, Blake and Warner were in a deal, on the agreement that if they were successful each would receive §1000 of the ransom money. Warner, being a stranger, was selected to steal the boy. He did so. NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 20.—Warner is a police court lawyer ot very shady reputation and out on bail on charges of ! attempting to blackiail a prominent citi- zen wuo became involved in an affair with a woman. ASSASSIN GOLLI GARROTED. Premier Canovas’ Slayer Mests His Fate Unconcernedly, and Re- fuses Religious Consolation. | MADRID, £raiy, Aug. 20.—Golli was killed by the garrote at 11 o’clock to-day. | The execution occurred in Vergara prison. | Golli was garroted by the public execu- | tioner. He met his fate unconcernedly, and rejected to the end the exhortations of priests in attendance upon him to re- pent his sins. To one of the fathers who | approached at the last moment with a | erucifix 1n his hands, Golli, turning his head, exclaimed: ‘“As you cannot get me out of prison leave me alone. I make my | own peace with God.”" | BERLIN, GERMANY, Aug. 20.—The Madrid correspondent of the Cologne Ga- | zette savs Spain has proposed to the powers the establishment of a penal colony where dsngerous anarchists of nations could be confined for lile. Italy, Austria, Russia and Germany have re- ceived the proposal favorably, but France made no reply. The correspondent says | Great Britain, Swiizerland and the United | States will probably not consent to be | parties to such an acree & —— SGINS A NEW CAMPAIGH. Weyler Forming a Big Military Ex- pedition to Cperate Against Insurgents. HAVANA, Cusa (via Key West, Fla.), Aug. 20.—Weyler has declared hisinten- | tion to begin another campaign against the insurgents in the provinces of Putrto Principe and Santiago de Cuba. To that «nd preparations have been renewed among the Spanish battalions which oper- ate in the provinces of Matanzas, Havana and Pinar del Rio. Each battalion will contribute a part of its men to the form tion of a big military expedition to the east. The progress of the campaign will begin in Sentember. Before the march against the eastern jinsurgents Weyler will issue another decres declaring for the second time that the western proviuces are pacified. The fact is, from Matanzas to Pinar del Rio the Cuban army since last July has been 12,000 strong. The plan of Weyler has been severely criticized by many Spanish military men, who predict the last failure will be repeated, as the withdrawal of Spanish troops from the west will only give strangth to the revolution on this part of the island. To Weyler is attributed the responsibility of the death of General Molinasp Molina, the Spanish military commander of Matanzas province. It is said that Weyler leit Molina in the heat of a big battle and retired ignominiously to Havana, taking refuge in the Convent of Piarists of Guanabacoa. Molina died from a wound received on the battlefield. Di:putches from Santa Clara province say the war is as active there as in Havana, and several towns have been raided and stores sacked recently. s Way Vesselv in Collivion. PLYMOUTH, E~G., Aupg. 20.—The torjedo boat destroyer Thrasher and the cruiser Phaeton, on the way to join the Pacific squadron, were in collision last tvening. The Thrasher’s port side was completely wrecked and the vessel came very near foundering. One man was drowned. o e Excluded From India. SIMLA, Inpra, Aug. 20.—The Indian | Government has issued positive orders excluling the Turkish newspapers, Sabat and Malumer, from circulation in India. They have been incitin: Mussulmans in India to revo:t. -—— Peary and the Hope. TURNAVICK, LaBrRADOR, Aug. 20.— Peary’s steamer Hope touched here, and then sailed for Greenland. Every one is in good health. —— An Investigation Ordsred. BERLIN, GERMANY, Aue. 20. — The Emperor ordered a thorough investiga- tion of the wreck of the Hamburg express on Saturday. _— Cabby a 3 otorman. LONDON, Exa., Aug. 20.—Electric cabs made their first apoearance on thse strests Thursday competing for business, SAN PEDIO H KBOK REPORT, McKenna Sends His Necretaru WASHINGTON, D. Conclusions to Alger. C., Aug. 20.—At- torney-General McKenna has made his | report to Secretary Alger on the con- struction of the appropriation clause providing for harbor improvements at San Peiro. It has been mailed to Secre- tary Alger, who isnowat Lake Champlain with the President. It is believed that the | lecision supports the Secreiary of War in his contention. If this is true no action wil! be taken toward commencing the work at San Pedro until Con:ress makes an additional appropriation. The Attorney-Gereral has, itis believed, decided that the right, in his discretion, to advertise for bids. Secretary Alger may take ad- vantage of the loosely drawn appropria- tion ciause to make 1t appear that he is carrying out the intent of Congress, while at the same ume he will be subverting it. It1s belteved that he will advertise for bids for a “harbor of refuce and com- merce,” which work will rcquire a sum of money greatly in excess of the amouni appropriated by Congress. No respon- sible bidder would undertake the work until Congress appropriatis more money. Thus the work will be delayed indefinitely, or until Congress takes further action, no matter what may be the decision of At- torney-General McKenna. —_ Duty on Bowunty Sugar. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 20.—The Treasury Department is preparing resula- tions for increasing the duty on sugar im- ported from the Netherlands upon which that country pays a bounty. This is in accordance with a provis on in the new tariff law, assessing an additional duty on bounty sugar equal to the bounty paid. The new sugar bounty law of the Nether- lands goes intv effect on September 1. The bounty on beet sucar for year is $1 per 100 kilograms. Then itgrad: ually decreases until at the end of nine vears and thereafter it will be 52 cents per 100 kilograms. An additional bounty to refiners is to be cents the lirst year to 7115 the ninth. AU A . Effect of Siver’s Fall in Mexico. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 20.—Con- sul-General Mexico, in a communication to the De- partment of Statistics, reports that there has been recently a marked rise in the | prices of all commodities in Mexico as a result of the fall in silver. This is true of all domestic products and rents. He says there has been no corresponding advance in wages or salaries, Labor stays on a sil- Pacific Coast Pensions. WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 20.—Pa- cific Coast pensions have been granted as follows: California—Restoration and increase, Ber- nerd Gailagher (deceased), Santa Pauld. In- crease—William San Francisco. Original widows, zubeth Gallaher, Senia Paula; minors of Norman D. Phelps, Mudera. Washington—Original: Calvin King, Wood- land; Patrick Maboney, Port Townsend. e Cars Wrecked in a Mine, OTTUMWA, Iowa, Aug. 20 —Two hun- dred miners of the Wapelio Coal Company at Hiterman, were crowded into five cars underground in the mine to be taken toa distant shaft Monday. While the train was under way down a sieep incline the forward cars broke away and dashed down. They struck a curve, causing a | wreck. Twenty-three miners were in- jured, four fatally Sh b A Jatal Bilunder. CEDARTOWN, Ga., Aug. 19.—William Davis, a wea!thy farmer living near here, was blown to pieces with dynamite this morning. He put some of the explosive in the steve to dry. When it became hot it exploded, wrecking the buildibg and instantly killing Davis, whose body was dreadfully mangied. Dawvis was a prominent member of the Popul.st party, e Great Demand for Wool. BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 20.—Boston wool- houses Thursitay advanced price of wool from 2to 3 cents allaround. Dealers al- | ready report u scarcity, and a prominent one said to-day t' atif the present demand from manufacturers continues until January 1 America will have toimport. e A4 degro Hanged. MEMPHIS, Texw., Aug. 20. —Harvey Deberry, colored, was hanged in the jail- yard Thursday. Deberry protested his in- nocence on the gallows. Deberry was hanged for attempting to assault a seven- year-o.d girl on October 8, 1896. This is the first legal hanging for this crime in Tennessee. —————— . Injured in a Collision. FORT WAYNE, I~p, Aug. 20.—A freight train collided with an excursion train to-night near L'ma, Ohio, and thirty were 1njured, many seriously, but no one was killed. DENIED A MEW IRIAL. Judge Dougherty Decides Against Ex- Treasurer Stofen of Sonoma. SANTA ROSA, CaL., Aug. 20.—Judge 8. K. Dougherty of the Superior Court has tiled his opinion iu the case of the county of Sonoma versus P. N. Stofen et al., de- nying the motion for a new trial. Judge Dougherty says: On the 28th of December, 1894, at the Court- house in Sunta Ross, a town of 6000 inhabi- tants, surrounded on all sides by stores 100 taway, at9 o'clock in the morning, a rot- ber, without anybody seeing him, is sid to have gone alone into the Treasurer’s office on the first floor and taken all the money from the vaul:, put the Treasurer into the vauit, locked the doors nnd_gone away without any- body seeing him or hearing of him since. Now, while this .nay be true, is there not a ring of improbability about it? No person but ex-Treasurer Stofen kunows the truth about the maiter. No other person can say that he was robbed or was not robbed. If robbed it is a misfortune that some little cir- cumstance outside of his own story did pot generously present itself. the Secretary of War has | paid, ranging from 34| Dudley at Nuevo Laredo, | | BAGGAGE THIEF RUN T0 EARY Captured at Fresno by Detectives From San Francisco. Came From the East to Rob the Christian Endeavor Delegates. Makes a Full Confesslon and Is Sentenced to Two'Years at San Quentin. L) FRESNO, Car., Aug. 20. — Special Agents E. E. Decker of the Pacitic Trans- fer Company of San Francisco and Croth- ers of the Southern Pacific bagzage de- partment have been in this city the past few days working on the trail of a bag- gage thief, who has been carrying on ex- tensive operations. Last night the offi- cers succeeded in obtaining a confession from a man they had arrested. Hé even admitted a number of thefts the detec- tives were not aware of. The prisoner’s name i G. W. Hendricks. Althouegh only 21 years of age he 1s already considerable of a criminal. Henaricks came from the East during | the Christian Endeavor convention and immediately bezan stealing, On July 10 last he, by misrepresentation, procured the transfer company’s receipt for a bi- cycle trunk containing two wheels, shipped by a gentleman and lady from New ork. He went to the corapany’s office in the Bay City and took the trunk away on an express wagon which he had hired. He told the company’s agent that he would aeiiver the trunk ar the Brook- Iyn Hotel, as the receipt callecd for, but instead took it to a snhoemaker’s shop on Bush street. There Hendricks took out one of the bicycles and then shipped the trunk containing the other wheel to Delano, in Kern County. He followed it as far as Fresno, bringing the one bicycle to this city. After the thief had been in this ¢ity for a few days he sent word to Delano to have the bicvele trunk shipped back here. Agent Decker was on Hendricks' trail, and when the thief called at the local ex- press office for the trunk that officer and Deputy Constable Henry were waiting for him and iook him into custody. They recovered the trunk and the bicycle shipped in it. Later the cfficers located the second wheel, which he had taken ont of the trunk, he having left Tt at D. M. Thomp- son’s cyclery for repairs. Henry and Decker then procured a special warrant and made a search of Hendricks' room at the Og'e House, where he had been stop- ping since his arrival in the city. Tiey | openea his trunk and in it found a valise which had been stolen irom a train in this city one night. When confronted with the evidence whicn the officrs had against him the pr oner saw it was of no avail to try to d. ceive them any longer, and he made the confession. He admitted that he stole 11 r L valise from the buggage-room at the South- the first | ern Pacific depot in this city. Heal-o purloined two valises from the pier in San Francisco, where they were in charge of the trapsfer company represented by Decker. Besides this Hendricks admitted the stealing of Dr. Long’s medical case in this city. The doctor nad left it on his wheel in the stairway while ne went up to his office for a moment, and during his absence the thief came along and took it. The officers have been working diligentiy, and had recovered or located all the stolen property before Hendricks made his con- fession. This afternoon Hendricks was arraigned before Judge Webb on a charge of grand Jarceny, and he entered a plea of guilty. The court then sentenced him to serve two vears at San Quentin. The prisoner will probabiy be taken to San Francisco to answer for the thefts he committed tuere. —_— Many Coolies Will Be Employed. FRESNO, CAL., Aug.20.—Grape picking will soon be commenced and will be in full blast within two weeks. The annual influx of laborers has already begun. The indications are that there will be no shortage in the laber suppl The conrt- nouse park, ever the headquarters of men looking for work and those praying that they won't find it, is already filled with laborers. Many Japanese und Chinese pickers will be employed this season. 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