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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1897. KHANS ARE JUINING IN THE REVOLT Ominous Reports From Many Parts of India. WARLIKE SIGNS ON EVERY HAND. Loyal Chiefs Are Threatened by Those of the Rebsl- lious Afridis. TOO MUCH MILITARY RED TAPE. Turkey's Sultan Is Watching the Situation With the Closest Attentlon. BOMBAY, INpia, Aug. 31.—Great relief is felt in official circles here at the news that the tribesmen who yesterday blocked the Kohat Pa-s have been dispersed. Colonel Gordom's coiumn of troops pro- ceeed toward Kohat from Peshawur this s morning. s received from Peshawur say quier. Occasional snots are ex- d between the advance posts and A cavalry reconnoissance was made at dsy break to-day in force as far as the entrance of the Khyber Pass, without the discovery of the enemy. The notorious Muilah of Haddah, who has been at the bottom of a creat deal of the present trouble, is re Lave re- to he A immediately on account of the for the British. The all watching the fron- nounces h The has been joined by numbers of tribesmen from Afghan news has been received a, the British military post in The tribesmen have as- » hilis about the Mach- Railroad in such numbers Lorities have telegraphed to officer asking for re- of artillery and a heavy fantry ns of coming troubie in this ound in the flight into the ter- er of Afghanistan of two e’s, the heads of the Bunga- ii tribe odies of the popula- with their > crossing the border. Lascars and four coolies ing upon a redoubt near 10 were work t H ar Iroad, eight miles from | Q a, bave been killed by Ghazis. PESHAWUR, Ispra, Aug. 31.—Kha- aschan, one of the most iufluential ans of the Af the Khyber Pas: , has joined the tribes His house here has d by the a rities. an Pass, th h which column is trving to reach Ko- srted to be strongly- held by Heavy fighting is anticipated. the tish columns. y Gazette, a paper is wrapped up in red tape. t whose influence in Khyber a greater guarantee of peace than a garrison, offered his serv- ces when the outbreak occurred and was efused, because he had passed theage for is and the frontier force was st of transport. ck for want Orders to purchase animals are being issued. We know as a fact that | the Mohmands in th: Skabkdar fight fi t with Lee-Metiord and Martini and the Haddah W h fighter receiving eight annas in cash Itis rumored that a day was fi for the tribes to attack tan OPL RKEY, 31 following the ev in a with the closest attention. He has the various representatives in nt countries to telegraph full re- of anything bearing on the situa- tion without delay Arrests of Armenians continue. mored that Murad B-y has either fled nas been done away with. Friends Lave not seen him since last Thursday. It 15 SURFPEISED. In a Night Attack the spaniards a Fictory. HAVANA, Cupa, Aug. Linerares, in the province of Santiago de Cuba, has been engaged with an insurgent They lost two men and the troops hirteen men killed, including two captains. The horse of General Line- rares was struck by two bullets and killed. A Spanish column con-isting of 1200 men of all arms, under the command of General Luque and Colonel Solomayer, recently leit the province of Santiago de Cuba with the intention of attacking an insurgent force which occupied a strongly fortified pcsition at Sabana de Becorro. The troops camped nine miles trom the enemy’s position without being observed, and during the night the Spanish com- mander ordered two guerrilia companies and three companies of Spanish infantry to surprise the enemy. The Spanish forces approached close to the insurgent camp and then rushed upon it, under 4 heavy fire from bolh sides, and captured it. The insurgents were com- pletely taken by surpris:, and fled in dis- order, with the los< ol sixty men Killed, aceording to the «flicial report, and car- ried away their wounded. The insurgent General Esirada is said to have been wounded in both legs. The troops lost fourteen men killed and had thirty-s x wounded. INSURG e Gain P e ST A WOMAN JUNT THE SAME, Eomance ZTaken From Senorita Cisneros’ Case. ASHINGTON, D. g. 3L.—Con- sul-General Lee’s investigation into the circumstances attending the arrest of the young Cuban girl, Evangelina Cossio Cisneros, has resulted in sweeping away & great deal of the romanc: that attached to her case. He cabled the S:ate Depart- ment to-day irom Havana that the girl is Some of the at- | many sunstrokes among | allah paid them, | is | 3l. — General | not the niece of the Marquez Santa Lucia, as has been proclaimed, but is the daugn- ter of a poor and respectable Cuban named Augustin Cossio. Her mother’s name, beinz Cisneros, was added to her own according to the Spanish custom, making her name Evancelina Cos<io v Cisneros. Moreover, General Lee reports that this girl 1s notan only daughter, nor has she been raised in wealth and luxury, but is one of five or six cnildren. s DE LOME'S COMPLAINT. Filibustering FEaxpeditions Get Whenever 1hey Please. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 3L—Re- cent compiaints lodged with the State Department by Minister de Lome, coupled with reports from Government officials and newspapers, indicate that Cuban Sympathizers in this country are making desperate efforts to aid the struggling in- surgents with war materiai when the dry season again bezins. Away Several filibustering expeditions are known to be under way, snd one, the| Fearless, with men and am:munition, bas successfuliv eluded the vigilance of the Spanisu cfticers and American gunboats, and is now on her way irom Tamna, Fla., for the Cuban coast. Her departure was confirmed by a dispatch received at the Navy Department from the commanding officer of the Helena. The other expedi- tions, the Dauntiess and the Dr. Briggs, are under surveillance by the eunboat Wilrington and a revenue cutter on the east coast of Florida, Aithough the Cubans interested in get- ting the Fearless expediiion under way | openly boasted of tneir pur, ose, litile | credence was given Lie statement eitber | by the Spanish or United States officials. | The statewsent that the expediition would | leave from the southern coast seems (0 have been considered as only a blind, and ed the aurhorities to neglect that por- of the Fiorida coast and increase r vigilance on the eastern side. i While no additivnal instructions are contemplated by the officials in the mat- | ter of filibustering, it is evidently the in- tention of the authorities to do all in (heir | power to prevent violations of the neu- trality laws. The naval fleet in Florida | waters is shorily to be increased by the gunboat Ann L CHAMPIONS FORGING AKEAD, Boston Could Do No Eetter Than Tie | the Colts—Giants Take 1wo | From the Reds. Crom - worore | Baltl; 47 59 .443 Bost 4% 61 440 | New 46 59 43% | Cin \asnin 45 39 433 Cieveland .. 519 Lousvilie ... 4. als Chicago...... 59 57 467 ~t. Louss % =50 BALTIMORE, Mb., easily defeated the Br e innings only nine m A was to-day. en faced Do touched up Orio] gam base runniug of th { Bome features, Attendance | 1960. | o | { Balttmare. .. ... cco00z- Y g | | St Louts 5 5 3| | Batteries_Fofter and Kobinson: Donohue and Douglass Umpire—0' Day. . ¥., Ang. 31 in two games this ait advantage ith, when | stted the Gimats three runs, tying the score. Joyce's men got another run iu the sixth and in the ninth Rhines_pitched winning ball, The second game was and two e sianis hit Bre ein ul- the Reds could do nothing Attendance 11,000. Score, R H E | New York 0 natl 15 6 teries—Russle and a1 arner: Rhines and Vaughn. Umpires—Emslie aud Carpente Score, second game : 8 apt New York - | Cincinnac 3 T8 2 Batteries—Meekin tensteia and | Peitz. Umpires—kr ter BOSTON, Mass,, Aug. 31.—The Bostons nar- rowly escaped defeat to-day. as the Chicagos the geme well in hand when bad errors 1a lew lucky hits allowed the home team { atter two extra snd ex- he rame was called on account The catching of Kittredze aud | batting of Stahl and Dahlen were the fea- ures of the game. The latter drove in one man ahead of him on & home run, w Stahl came to the rescue of the home tesm by | sharp hits. Callahan also put up & good =ame | for the visitors et second, Attendance 3000. Score: citing innings of darkne: e H E| | Bostuns. ST | | Chie T 1156 ~Klobedanz_and 33 and Umpire—Lynch. SHINGTON, D. C,, Aug. a wiuning card against the Pirates, keeping the hits scattered and siriking out seven men was hit lour times cousecutive tand third. In the lastinning R was knocked senseless waile sliding home. | was not seriously injured. Attendance 2500. Score : | Washington Pittsburg Batterles—Mercer and Farrel Sugden. Umpire—Kelly. Hoghey and | PHILADELPHIA, PA., Aug. 31.—In & pitch- | s batt e to-day Taylor got a little the better | ot the argument and Philadelphia won out | | from Loussville in the last innin- on Cros: | three-bavger and McFarland’s single. Attend- | | ance 1900. Score: | ! R H. E | Lonisville 46 | | Philaderphia 4 5 8 | Batert 1 itson; Taylor and McFar- | | 1and Umpire—Mc Donald, BROOKLYN, N. Y., Aug. 31.—The Brook- played game from Cleveland terooon. Dunn kept the Indians’ iits scattered, while Wilson was hit bard in . sixth and eighth fnnings. Attend- Score: | iyns won a wel this { Brookiyn { Clev.land - ceesens 4 | B s—Dunn and Grim: Wilson and | { mer. Umpire—Hurst. | | — - WINNEKS AT WOODLAND. Anaconda and Meridian Pacing Evente. WOODLAND, CaLn, Aug. tions con'inue favorable mee.ing. The att Capture the 3L—Condi- for the race dance was larger to- | y the Hoan (Donathan). ... Harrold (Gray) Lee (Su livan). Dictatus (Day)...... Biue Belis (Bennet) .. Fiora iia (Baker). .. Prince Il (Mosier) . Beau Branimel (Hodge) .. Cleon (Keily) e Flore Bell (Mabe Time, 2:1834—2:1315 OHUR BB als 1 3 2 1 8 5 6 7 1 i 0 EEZacoenuon Pacing, Meridan, 1haD)...o...... Visalia (Pekins) Sophia n (31imson) Resemore (Bright) pu 17 class: e | Running, two-year-oids, four and a half fur. longs, Uncle True won, Magdal Lote third. Time, 5615 e _ Seven turlongs, se ling, Sea Spra ido second, Aruo third. Time, 1 | | | won, Rap- i TALLANT HAS RECOVERED. ke Will Leave for New York a Go Thence to Dresden to Join His Family. CHICAGO, IrL., Aug. 31.—Banker John D. Tallant of San r'rancisco, who became insane on a train August 23 while en route to N=w York, and who was placed in u sanitarium ai Lzk: Geueva, Wis., for trzatment, cail-d at 1 e police station in company with Brooks Wright, his soa-in- iaw, and received his property, which had been taken in charce by tte police. Mr. | not, at its maximum, exceed : | suflicient knowledge of the priuciples which | should be emplioyed to remedy them. | irom statistical lists of the Nation's represen- Mercer was | ¢ Stahl of Chicago say | state: | more THE FARMERS [N GONVENTTON Opening of Their Na- tional Congress in St. Paul. Archbishop Ireland Invokes a Blessing on the Order. Masterly Address of President B. F. Clayton to the Assembled Delegates. ST. PAUL, Mi~~., Aug. 3L—The seven- teenth meeting of 1he Farmers’ National Congress of the United States was called to order at the capitol ‘by President B. F. Clayton of Indianola, Iowa, this morning. The opening session was not largely at- tended compared with what is expected to-morrow. But Secretary Stahl’s ad-| vices warrant the pred ction that the con- gress will ve very well attended when the | high-water mark is reached. The dele- gate representation in the congress does Following an invocation by Archbishop Ireland the congress was greeted on be- | balf of the city of St. Paul by Mayor Dolun; on behalf of the State Agricultural ociety by President Weaver of that or- rization; on behalf ot the Stats by Governor Cluugh, and to these adaresses, respectively, responses on behalf of the | congress were made by John M. Stahl of Illinois, secretary of the congress, and Hon. B. F. Clayton of lowa, president. 1he morning session ciosed with the annual address of President Clayton. In art, he said: The farm is the foundation of weal'h ana the matn source of National and State pros- perity; but to the due and adequate success of the'tarm and the farmers there are issues pregnant with profound thought. In your ae- | berations. I wm sure the econom:e questton | :-olved to the advautage of es in the laws of common ally in the more just dnd | equitable interpretation of such iaws, are not only demandea as due to the common rightsof the peopie, but is of vital and substantial con- cern in making for your labor aud the prod- ucts of your labor a market and a correspoud- | ing reward. | It is doubtful if there is a proper apprecia- tion of the vi cation of farming. Only within a few years has agriculture taxen its place on | n par with other protessions, although, like | Atias, it bears the world upon its shouiders. | hers looked upon the profession witn | and pleasure, and most of the great men | ast generation wére farmers or sons of The argument genera.lv advanced is *iabor,” but no coanting-room or farm against manufsctory is free from this badge of the greatest blessing in the world. The labor of | the farm does not suffer from comparison ul times, but not so unintermitting. It is more varied, and the resu ts are surer. No panic invades it to scatter the grains of hali a | liietime, no strikes silence its machines or paralyze tne arms of its laborers. No fubrics or warelouses show so beautiful results as | spring from the furmer’s hand: Flelds white | | | with that of otner vocstions. It may be harder | | ud yellow with their more than silver and viden hervests, and orchards bending under weight of fruit. Itisnota business in | great fortunes can be made and riches and easily accumuiated, but the v of the farmers aie better off than the army of employes in fa or mines. Whetner or not the different classes have | moved 1o:ward equally in intellectunl, pk | 1 or financial development, this fact Is true: he farmer of this generation is confronted | by problems more serious and requiring a | more ined mind to solve than were pre- | sentea to the generation which cut off the | primeval forests and plauted the virgin soil; | but he holds in his hands a key to these prob- | lems and the power 'o redress his wrongs. | He should there ore educate himself to a fuil understanding of his grievances and to a The farmer reaas little, and is often donbtful that he is the better from that little. From it | he learns more tnings to_brood over without finding & remedy. The litile glimpses he ob- | 1ains of the world in what he Teads intensifies | his prejudices and does not prepare him to | cope with apparent ills. | He brushes so Jittle against a world of which he is so important & part that the world prac nores his existence. He is enumer- lables of pobulaiion, but expunged ated 1 tatives canc: He is eurolicd on the taxlist, but | ed in the cataiogue of those who levy He is registered in the nollbook, but | cutsed from the privileges and immu- nities of & eitizen. Whether the farmers of America will_assert their sovereignty remains to be seen. No one | conscious of his power will willingly remain a | slave; but it is strength ot inteliect and mind which must win in all economic struggles. In his annual report Secretary Jubn M, As by its constitution the membership of the Farmers’ National Congress is limited to | less than 500, the representation of each State | veingz as 1is combined rejresentation in the | House and Scnate, I cannot congratulate our | organization on “'a large increass in member- | hip. However, the members of the congress | were never before so alert and enthusiastic, and it is now certain that at this meeting every State ept_three, and possibly every | State except one, will be represented | As toe members of the congress are ap- pointed by the;Governors of the various they are men of ability, character and | prominence. and as the congress has neither aues nor salaries end membars must pay tneir own expenses fo its meetings, the congress | does not atiract a certain class that has done | so much to degrade and bring into disrepute | many organizations. As a result the congress has always been so sensible and conservauive in its action that it has the respect and confi- dence of all classes, and, as Mr. Hateh, for so | meany years chairman of the House Committee | ot Agriculture, said a short time before his death: *The F rmers’ National Congress has influence with the Congress of the United States than all other agricnltural or- ganizations combined.” This influence is | wel. shown in the agricuitural scheduie of the Dingiey bill. The Farmery National Congress was the on!y agricultural organization seriously to | champion the farmers’ interests at the special session that enacted that law. It presented a printed memorinl of 195 pages, asking for “protection for farm products,’” and its legis- Iative committee, headed by the veueravle Judge Lawrence, who entered Congress in the ear.v sixties, secured fair and just protection for larm products. Your secretary has been | f.r some ygars the leader in the work to secure | rural iree! mail deiivery, and he has been | steadily and heartily supported by this con- | gress, and already the press and the people ire almost unanimously in favor of rural free | mail delivery, and the Postoffice Department is condueting the experiments we huve asked for. This congress has always done all it conld to secure pure-food legisiation and in many cases its efforts have resulted in wise laws to | benefit ali classes. This body has slways been the most foremost advocate of good roads. At our last meeting we were addressed by Gen- er+l Store, head of the Good-roacds Bureau of the Nutional Government, and by Otto Dorner, the chairman of the highway improveme coromittee of the L. A. W., and the good-roads | resoiutions presented were sdopted without | change. During the winter your secretary. at the request of good-roads ‘workers, particu- jarly the L. A. W., argued for good-roads -egis- Iation before s:veral State Legislatures. Iam happy to report that tne influence of this con- gress has_been poweriul in securing needed good-rcads legisiation in several Siates, and also other legislation beneficial to our agricul- lural interests, This congress should he proud of the lact that leglsiators now look to it for | an expression of the wishes of our agricul- tural ciasses and it shou!d aiso properly appre- ciate the consequent heavy responsibility. Zhinks He Saw a Flying- Machines. DENVER, Covro.,, Aug. 31.—A special to the Rocky Mountain News from Sterling, Colo., say: A genuine flying-machine was seen at this place a few mornings ago by G. A. Nenstein. Mr. Nenstein noticed alarge black object in the southeastern part o! the heavens, traveling toward Tallant has entirely recovered from his men:al derangem nt and will leave for New Yorkina few davs. From there he will proceed to Diesden, where he will join his family. the northeast. He watched it pass clear across the beavens, moving quite rapidly in a straight line. He watcled it until it passed out of sight, and is convinced that it was a bona fide flying-machine, FAVORITES IN FORM AT HARLEN Four Heavily Played Choices Cross the Wire First. Ella Penzance Fell and Let Jockey Tommy Burns Down Hard. Talent Unable to Solve the Curves at the St. Louls Merry- Go-Round. HARLEM TRACK, CricaGo, Aug 3l.— Four favorites flished past the wire in ad- vance of their field to-day. Tommy Burns, who had the mount on Eila Pen zance, was badly shaken up by having that mare fall with him, while at the post in the third event. ess 100 (J. Woods), 210 1.. . Ie Sudie 107 (W. Dean). 5101, Why 95 (C. G 101 % Time, 1:15Y atsy ¢ Queen Bess 102, Letute 102, 111 Athentan 106, The Corker 107 any AISO ran *Favorite. Five and a haif furlougs, olds— Speigel 102 (Coley), 20 to 1 Joe Selby 110 (L. ~oan), 5102 *T'he Ace 99 (Barrett), 3t01.. Time 1:10. «gamar 103, Corouatus don 102, Jim Brown 102 Cliton B 102, 107 aud Bob Garnett aiso ran, ), » santa Lruz 109 maldens, twosyear- *Favorite. Six furlongs, hundicap— Laureate 104 (Garner), 210 5., Preston 93 (J. Woods), £ to 1 Elis Penzance 92 (Donaldson), 610 1 Time, 1:1414. ‘i hree stariers. One and a sixteenth miles— L unois 96 (Dunaidson), even. Macy 96 (Kitty) S105...... Serrano 986 (. Woods), b to (ime, 4. Rewarder 107 and Sunny 107 8lso ran. lavorite. Nine-sixteenths of a mile— *Cuba Free 97 (Barrett) 4 to Effie Cline 97 (J. Woads), 5 to Gilt kzdge 97 (W. H. Martin). Time, :5534 _Ironical Mariha L Jr. 97, Lady 97 and Belle of Corsi (23 00 Flaxen Hair 97, Marle 97, Lill an Russeli *Favorite. 106 ulso ran, x furlongs— “Fon Lff 100 (Gray). 710 5. Diggs 108 (Garner), 410 1. Adowa 87 (Don dson), 4 Time, 1:147, Song Bird 97, Ursula 107, Coarley Wilson 1 also ran. *Favorile = ST. LOUIS, Mo., Ang. 31.—Siva was the oniy winning choice at the Fair Grounds this afternoon. The sport was duli and uninteresting. Six furlongs, selling— Mary Nance 97 (Siaughter), 2to 1, Tom Irven 103 (Bonner), 13 to 1. Big Fellow 99 (Miichell), 8 to 1. Time, 1:16%4 Faps Spechi 7 and Travis 112 99, Angosturs, 4 7 Legion 99, 1ish Cbief 102 und *Plug 99 aiso ran. *Favorite. , selling— g0l..... 10s), 410 5. more), 601, bonaid Day_100, 100, Forget Not 103, Sir Joseph Katie Kutherford 110, Peter Archer 110 also ran. = l’r\\’ EPTa] 100, Siick Tric Lister 103, Gaze 10 White Leai 110 ard *Favorite. and a furlong, seiling— (Frost), 10 to 1 *Cncle Pat 86 (Gimore), 710 5. Aim 93 (Peterman), 12to 1. me. 1:5914. Quoen Flambeau 91. Courresy 96, Inflammator 95, Biily McKensie 106 and Out- away 107 also Tan. *Favorite. One mil Kosn Seven furiongs, selliny, two-year-olds— #Siva 106 (Slaugater), 3 to 5. Tom Lilly i0s (Combs), 610 1 Oninoor 104 (Hall), 8 to t... Time, 1:3134 ) alunce All 101, Gienora "Lee 101, Bon Equitome 104 also ra; Lok *Favorite. One mile and seventy yards, selling— Amber Glints 110 (Hihkey). 5101, High Noon 110 (. Jones), 6to 1. *Ransom 107 (Foucon). 2 to 1 5 Time, M iddao 97, il oz, Choice Bob Millican Doctor G 10, Roy: 108 and *Dick Behan 110 aiso ran. *Equal cholces. Six furlongs, selling ommy Ruiter 8& (C. Murphy), 10101 dubia 87 (Gilmore) 6°0 ) *Nick Car.er 105 (Peterm 1), 610 Time, 1:15. Hush $9 Van Rrunt 9 Littie Billee 94, May ‘1 honpson 107 aund Saieid- bearer 102 alsoran. *Favorite Fuio DETROIT, MicH., Aug. 31. Gumnan_won, Te rica secoud, third. T.m. 1815 One mile, Stray ~ip won, D W second, Satyr third. Time, 1:47). Third race decl red off. Sensation stakes, two and a half miles, value to winner: $1330—The Bachelor won, Wighi- man second. Time, 4:563. Seven furlongs. seiling, Alice € won, Har- rington s>cond. Fay Belie third. Time, 1:301. Seven furlongs, selling, Indio won, Logun second, Alamo third. Time, 1:31. psy FPrince CINCINNATI, On1o, Aus. 31.—Five furlongs, Eleanor Hoimes won. Eisie M secoud. Spaldy 11 third. Time, 1:0215. Six furlong: clone won, Loyalty second Istin third. Time, 1:1. . One miie, Performance won, Joe Mussle sec” ond. Cappa thurd. Time, 1:43 Five ana a balf furlongs, seiling, Coriatis won. Layerna second, Nankinoo third. Time, 1:08! Se second KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 31—Five and a ha.f furl second, Daisy Stroud third. Time, 1:11. Four fur ongs, Florence Bruen won, Aunt Van second, Amber Maid third. Time, :51 Six and a heit furiongs, Ettarre won, Trixie second, Leleoti third. Time, 1:25. Oue mile end a querter, Bagpipe won, Win- chester second, Sound Sense third. Time, 2:14. Five and a half furlongs, Cherlie Newlee furlongs, Ponting won, Aunt Jane , Box tuir ; Time, 1: won, Long Cross second, Royal Lancer third. | Time,1:103. SALT LAKE, Uran, Aug. 31.—A special to the Tribune irom Butte, Mont., gives the following results of the races: Four and a half furlongs, Tempe Maid won, Robin Hood second, C M C third. Time, :58. Five furlongs, Piumeria won, Dorah Wood second, Oak Leaf third. Time, 1:02'5. Six_furlongs, Susie F won, Lady Hurst sec- ond, Daylight third. Time, 1:16. Five and a half furlongs. Clan Campbell won, Joe Cotton second, Baltese third. Time, 1:1L COLORADO SPRINGS, Coro., Aug. 3L—Roswell Park opened a five aays’ running race meet to-day with excellent weather and fast track. Results: Inuguration handicap, four furlongs, Phil Pointer won, Littie Grove second, Magic third. Time, :50. Foursnd a half furlongs, seiling, Oakview Adam second, Quisido third. Time, curnival City derby, five furlongs, Han Ban won, Little Phil second, Russell Gray third. Timé, 1:10%. ile heats, two in three, Silver Dick id end third heats, no time taken; Phil Pointer won first heat, no time taksn; Bobby Burns thir —_— Kacing at Charter Uak Park. HARTFORD, CoxN., Aug. 3L—Every race at Charter Oak Park wasa battle, ai- though twe of them were won in straight heats. Summary: 2:12 trotting, purse $400, Alcidalia won, Fred B s cond, Grace Hastings third. Best time. 2:113¢ 2:30 paciig, purse $2000, Passing Belle won, Forest Herr' second, Lalionda third, Best time. 2:1014. 2:40 trotiing, three-year-olds, purse $2000, American Belle won, Timbrel second, Thorne third. Best time, 2:147%. i One-Fars hate Upened to All, CHICAGO, Iun, Aug. 3L.—The rate of 2 50, which has been made for the meet- ing ot the letter-carriers at San Francisco, will be open to the public, and itisex- pected the roads do a large business, as, with the exception o/ the rate for the Society of Christian Endeavor, it will be the lowest rate made to the Pacific Coast this year. Marche 101, Ups and Downs 104 and | Six furlongs, | ngs, ldle Bridge won, Republican | ALAMEDA SEND) HANY DEFENDERS Delegation From Across the Bay Heard by Equalizers. It Goes to the Capitol Emply Handed and Offers No Information. Put Through the Grllling Process by Members of the State Board. SACRAMENTO, Car, Aug. 31L.—Chief Deputy Assessor A. C. Richards, Assist- ant Deputies E. A. Elworth, Thomas B. | Russell and Henry Chadburn, J. R. Tal- cott, chairman of the Board of Supervisors, and Supervisors Thomas D. Wells, John Mitchell, Charles Roeth and W. H. hurch appeared before the Board of Equalization to-day on behalf of Alimeda County, and had the fact most em- phatically impressed upon them belfore the day ended that the mem- {bers of the board possessed a | fund of authentic information and a greater knowledge of the ins and outs of the assessment roll of the county they | revresented than they did themse!ves. In }iucl 1t wis admitied by them that the | only man who was thoroughly conversant with the subject w:s Assessor Dalton, who unfortunately was unable to be | present. After explaining to the delegation that the citation had been issued for the | purpose of equalizing the assessments of the various counties throughout the State, | Equaliz>r Beamer said there bad been | rumors to the effect that the State Board of Equalization was antagonistic to Ala- meda County, but such was not the case. The board would act fairly with all coun- ties, without fear or favor. Talcott disclaimed any feeling against the board on the part of any of the mem- bers of the Alameda detegation, and when questioned relative to certain valuations said that he was not as familiar with the asses ment as perbaps he should be. He had faith in the Board of Equaliza- tion ana was certain that Beamer, who | was questioning him, was much more fa- miliar with tbe assessment of Alameda County than he was himself. Whnen questioned on the comparative valuaticns in Alameda and San Francisco ! be claimed that they were about the same, but showed that he was adverse to render- ing any opinion regarding the assessments on San Francisc) property. Daring the entire hearing to-day it was evident that the delegation had no inten- tion of volunteering information, even if | it was in its possession. In this tne Ala- | medans adopted taciics different from | those of the counties heard vesterday. ¥-esno and Tulare had come forward | with carefully and elaborateiy prepared dara in defense of their assessments. Ala- meda County came forward with empty | hands. One reason for this was explained to be that they had depended upon Assessor | Henry P. Duiton, but that he had been | taken sick and was unabte to appear. The assessment was his, they explained, ! end he alone was thorougbly familiar | with it | “Eventually Supervisor Roeth took the floor and stated that the reduction in the roll from last year was due to specific re- | ductions in certain classes of property, |and was not general tbroughout the county. Then ¥qualizer Beamer produced a list containing what he knew about Alameda property, and proposed to make life un- shappy for the entire delegation. He demonstrated that the property of | Elijan Hook in Oakland was assessel ai only $29,150, and vet a leading bank had | recently loaned $30.000 on the property. | The property of J. F. Houghton was as- | sessed lor §8500, but when it was burned | the owner received $16,000 insurance. G. W. Baker, a railroad aitorney, was not on the roll, and yet he carried $4000 on per- sonal property. Ranches throughout the county were assessed far below the amount of mort- gages they carried, and a man named | Heaton had deeded property to the Miller beirs for $30,000 that was assessed for 1 $8175. | Supervieor Roeth said that he hed | heard that it was the intention of the board to raise the assessment of the county no matter what action was taken by the Supervisors. | "“How’'s that?” exclaimed Morehouse, “Was it you that made that remark?” | “No; not L answered Roeth. | simply heard th remark made. I argued | that we ought not to presume that the | board would raise our assessment, but | | wy that we should go ahead, believing that we would be treated fairly.” “My experience is,” Morehouse said, “that the larger the county the less knowledze the Supervisors have of indi- vidual assessments. [ would suggest to you that you pay less attention to the State Borrd of Equalization and more at- tention to your Assess, “Follow up your assessor. Pay more attention to him and see that he is fairly | assessing property in your county and | you will have no trouble with this board. 1f you are fairly assessed, as combared | with other counties, you will not be | raised.” Roeth claimed that the Supervisors had no time todevote to the Assessor, and Morehonse remarked that Roeth seemeu to know littla about the assessed value of property in his county, but that he and his confreres had come to Sacramento with the general proposition that they were luirly assessed. Roeth retort d that it was understood that the Equalizers Lad armed themselves with a large amount of dats, and that ail the Supervisors had to do was to answer questions. Morehouse answered that the board had data all right, but that would not have prevented the Sujervisors from collecting data also. = Deputy Assessor Richards concluded | the proceedings by reading a list of | fizures from his roll showing reductions and increases in values. L. A. Spitzer, Assessor of Santa Clara County, accompanied by Elmer Ree, chairman of the Connty Board ot Supervisors, and Supervisors Sam- Ayer: Paul Austin and John roll, appeared and presented a request for a reduction of 20 per cent in the assess- ment roll of that county, as an offset to the citation to appear and show cause why their county’s as:tessment should not be raised, owing to a falling ‘off from last year’s roll of over $500,000. The application d-alt largely with sta- tistics, but the gist of it was that there had teen a heavy falling off in the value of outside reai estate. The people of Santa Clara, Austin said, had been progressive and had spent a great deal of money in advertising their resources, For years the assessment roll of the county had increased rapidly. The froll had more than kept pace with the growth o population and improvement. As Spriz:r has ueld the position of As- sessor of thiscouniy for seventeen years he was throuznly conversant with his sub- ject, and he hopes through the strength of bisar ument to :eceive a reduction of at least 10 per cetit. 70 Brini-h 4narchists From Spain. MADRID, Spaiy, Aug. 3L, —The Span- ish Government is formulating a plan to bring about the banishment ot all an- chists from Spain. It is announced here that anarchists will no longer be al- lowed to land in Spain, and that the Gov- ernment will deport some to the Ameri- can Republic or to a distant Spanish pos- session. e BOLTS TH: CHI.AG) PLATFORM. Governor D’Fsrr;ll_Sa]s Virginia Will Go Republican if Bryan Runs in 1900. WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 3L.—The _Po:t to-morrow will printa lengthy and important interview with Governor Charles T. O’Ferrell of Virginia, who last fall declined to support the nominees and platform of the Chicago convention, and who is the recognized head of the gold Democrats in Virginia. Governor O'Fer- rell talks with great plainness as to his present position and his future action. He announces his determination not to support, under present conditions, the Democratic State ticket recently nomi- nated at the Roanoke convention, ana gives reasons for reaching this decision. He criticizes in emphatic language the conduct of the leaders of that convention for indorsing the Chicago platform, and also pays his respects to the free-silver Democrats who have made him a target of abuse, claiming that they have taken advantage of his position, knowing that he could not answer them, and cuarging | them with attempting to seek notoriety through burling epithets at him. He reiterates his charge that Bryan had made every arrangement to enter the State in 1893 and make speeches in behalf ot the Populist who was running for Gov- | ernor against him, and gives additional evidence to substantiate his assertion. He speaks of Senator Daniel as having pre- sented in the Senate a resolution indors- ing Cleveland’s 2ction regarding the Chi: cago strike, and yet with having voted with the committee on re-olutions in the Chicago cenvention, denouncing Cleve- | land for the very zct which the Senator had previous!y commended. Governor O'Ferrell also defends his course in ordering out the militia to pre- vent lynchings, and calls attention to the fact that, although there were sixty-two lynchings in the State from 1380 10 1894, there have been only two during his ad- ministration. He says that he has no apologies or regrets for his course in poli- tics, and intimates that if Bryan is re- nominated on another Chicago platform Virginia may go Republican in 1900, e FEREAL DIES 4 SUICIDE. Poison Taken at Ugden Ends the San Franciscan’s Life. OGDEN, Uran, Aug. 31.—Robert Ferral | of San Francisco died this morning as the result of the overdose of opium he took yesterday with suicidal intent. Among his papers were found a laree number of telegrams from one Mary Lan sing of Pcriland, of whom he was evi- dently enamored. graphic agreement to August 12 at Medford, Orezon. She wired to Ferral to send her ticket and expense money to Chiet of Pulice | Barry of Portland, and the name ‘“‘H. B. Berry” i3 also signed to & number of the telegrams in which he assumes to act as agent for the woman. It is thought that Ferral was going East to look up the woman at her home at Rathbone or Painted Post, N. Y., and be- came despondent en route and committed suicide. =L GAMBLER MORSE GUILTY. Convicted of Having Operated a Roulette Wheel at Sausalito. SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Aug. 31.—The sec- ond of the cases against the gamblers cap- tured in the raid on El Monte Hotel in Sausalito several weeks ago was decided to-day. “Jack’’ Morse, accused of having operated a roulette wheel, was found guilty after the jury had been out over two hours. Bl AR Lobbed by Masked Men. PLACERVILLE, CaL, Aug. 31.—The agent of the Diumond depot, on the Pla- cerville and Sacramenio Rairoad, was robbed of $50 to-night at about 9 o’clock by two ma-ked men. This was the second robbery of the agent at that station with- | in the past year. They included a tele- | marry him on | i | GHOULS IN AN - JOSE'S CEMETERY | b B |Marble Slab Removed From the Tomb of Mrs. Spranger. Culprits Frightenad Away With the Coming of Day- light. | Left Tools as Though Intending to Return and Compleie 1heir Work. SAN JOSE, CarL, Aug. 31.—Evidences of an attempt to steal a body from a vault at Oak Hill Cemetery last nignt were dis- covered this morning by workmen. The gate to the vault of George T. Gribner bad been broken open and iools were lying on the floor of the vestibule. Captain Gar- ratt, the superintendent of the cemetery, | was notified and began an investigation. In the vault there are nine apartments | for caskets. Two of the receptacles are oc- | cupied by the bodies of the members of !‘uxe Gribner family and five others are jrented. lnoneof the latter apartments | is the body of Mrs. A. Spranger, and this | was the one the ghouls endeavored to steal. Mrs. Spranger died at Wrights on June | 20, 1895, and two days later the body was | deposited in the vauit. The marble slab in front of this apariment had been re- moved. The large screw-bolis, a screw- driver and a broken knife-blade lay on the floor near by. The casket had not been touched. The body-snatchers had evidently not had time to finish their | work and had abandoned the job snortly after daylignt. They probably intended toreturn and complete it to-night. At the time of the death of Mrs. | Spranger there was considerable discus- sion concerning her, as she was alleged by her mother-in-law, Mrs. Darling, to have been the central figure in & sensa- tional poisoning case. Mrs. Darling’s son was N. B. Darling, a noted music com- | poser of Detroit. He married Beatrice M. | Kiingle in September, 1885, in Washing- | ton, D. C. InJuly, 1892, Mrs, Darling fell heir to $1,000,000 by the death of her father. The mother ot the groom then | stated that from that time on her son was | constantly and mysteriously ill, and he | was being treated by D A. Spranger. | She had traveied around with her son and | his wife in the bope of regamning his | health, but, according to her story, other | physicians told her that her son was sure | | to die from the effects of violent drugs. The mother of the young groom finally | stated while at her home in Michigan { that her son had said that his wife and | Dr. Spranger had poisoned him. Soon after that Darling died and in March, 1895, Mrs. Darling and Dr. Spranger were married in Baltimore. 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