The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 21, 1897, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO LL DAY EPTEMBER 21, 1897. ————— DEATH ENDS THEIR FEUD UF YEARS | Frank Lynch Killed by John Ashurst Near New ldria. | FATAL QUARREL OF| PIONEERS. One Had Accused the Other of Stealing Cattle From the Ranges. SHOOTS WHEN ATTACKED BY HIS FOE. The Slayer a Man Who Long Ago Earned a Reputation for Utter Fearlessness, FRESNO, Caw., Sept. 20.—Frank Lynch was shot and killed by Joun Ashurst| near the New Idria mines, in San Benito | County, yesterday afternoon at about 4 o'clock. The principals in the tragedy were pioneers and extensive iarmers in the hills along the county border lime, and the whole West Side country is ex- cited over the killing. The shooting occurred in front of Gon- zales’ saloon, six miles from the mincs, and was the result of ill-feeling that has existed between the two prominent ranch- ers for the past two yea Avout that t, who owns a big cattle- range in the hilis of San Benito county, was suffering severely from the depreda- | | ! | | tions of cattle thieves. * He came to Fresnoand engaged the services of Dep- uty Sheriff Hi Rapel of Sontag and Evaus fame, toassist him in the round-up of toe gang of thieves which he Lad lo- | cated. Ashurst has a record for intrepidity. He is a typical frontiersman, bold and He and the daring Rapelje made | ight trip through Cantua Canyon | and visited the home of every Mexican | who was known to be a member of tie | gang of cattle thieves. It seemed that almost all the Mexicans were members of the extensive band of criminals. Three or four of the leaders were taken into cus- tody and were afierward sent to the State prison from San Benito County for their | crimes. urst =nd Rapelje contented iving the other Mexicans to cease their depreda- tions on the range: It was at that time that the troub'e be- tween Ashurst and Lynen ed. The former openly expressed the opinion that his neignbor, Frank Lynch, was the | have been forenoon before J. D. Yeomens of Sloux City, Iows.,a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, The hearing here reiates only to the railroads running from Kanss Cisy. = The American Warchousemen’s Associ- ation has complained to the commission that the railroads ot the country, since they have been prevented by the inter- state commerce act from favoring their heavy shippers with rebates in {fre:ght rates, have continued to show faveriusm by granting to these largs shippers the privilege of iree storage in their freight warehouses, By this means railroad warehouse companies are cut off from a large volume of business, and therefore theassociation has made a compiaint to the Interstate Commerce Commi n- ers. K. Summerwell of New York, th attorney representing the Warehou:e- men’s Ascociation, said to-day that the | case is proovably the most important ever brought before the commission. Local freight agents of the Union Pacifie, Rock Island, Wabash, Chicago, Milwankee and St. Paul and the Chicago Great Western appeared before the commission to-iay. All admitted that their biz customers receiving accommodation in storing for which the railroads are not compensated. e WOMAN KOBS 1 JEWELER., Beliceid to Be a Sister of Ex-atlorney- General Harmon. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 20.—A woman who cave her name to the police as Fan- nie Harrison, but who is believed to be Miss Fiorence B. Harmon—one of whose brothers is Judson Harmon of Cincinnati, Attorney - General in Cleveland’s Cab- inet; another, E. M. Harmon, a lawyer of this eity, and a third, the superintendent of the insane asyvlum near Cincinnati— was arrested to-day on a charge of steal- ing a diamond and opal ring from Oliver Farrand, a jeweler, of Maiden lane. She was arraigned at Jefferson Markot Police Court, and waiving examination was held in §100G bail to await the action of the Grand Jury. it was on Friday last that a tsll, thin woman, with light hair, and who baa not complete use of ner right eve, entered Farrand's jewelry-store. She was appar- ently 40 years of age, well dressed, and had the appearance ot a person of refine- ment. She tola Farrand that she wished to look at some diamond rings and other stones, and Mr. Farrand took trays out of the showecase and placed them be- fore her. The woman examined them and finally left without purchasing. Far- rand soon noticed that a diamond ring was gone and afterward disc vered that an opal was missing. The woman was followed to 38 Twenty-filth street and ar- rested, HONSTER HETEORITE Continued jrom First Page. the Arctic explorer, of Meridian, Conn., landed at Godhaven on August 7 and re-embarked September 7. Professor Schuchert’s party, representing the Na- tional Museum, landed at Omenak on August 8 and re-emtarked on Septem ber 4. The party led by Robert Stein of the United States Geographica! Survey was on land from August 10 to September 2. The Hope will coal here and then proceed fo New York, where she will land her me- teoroite. “CAr AMD CHERUB. instigstor of the steaiing of catile from his range. Ashurst said tnat Lynch laid the plans for running off tbe cattle and that he induced the Mexicans to do the work. He even went 8o far as to work for | the pardon of some of the Mexican pris- | oners beczuse he believed that Lynch had | 1aken advantage of the weak-minded peo- | ple and led them into commicting crimes, | Lynch, of course, cuafed under the ac- | cusations, and, while he and Ashurst had | words over the matter a number of times, | they had no serious dficulty until yes- | terday. They had atterded a celebration held at Gonzaies’ saloon on Saturday night in honor of the anniversary of Me: n in- dependence. While the date of Mexican iruenendence was S:ptember 16 the peo- vle of the Coast Ranve did not calebrate | until Saturday, because the following day was one of rest, ana could be utilized in continued celebration and sleep. Ashurst and Lynch met on Sun: noon, and the latter bezan to take the former to task for meking the accusation | against him of being a tie thief. Ashurst replied that he had no retraction 10 make, but would repeat the char fight belween the men was averte At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon Asnurst, who had hitched up to drive home, was leaning against his buggy en- gaged in conversation with a friend in front of Gonzal's saloon, when Lyncb, | who was aiso apout fo start for home, came riding up on horseback to where | urst and his friend were. | ‘Say,” called out Lynch to his enemy, | ve lost my spurs. I believe some | one has stolen them.” | “Don’t you accn { I | v fore- me of stealing vour hurst, who considered of addressing Lim arging him with the ne was equivalent toc heft. Lynch took umb e at Ashurst’s defi- ant answer and jumped from nis horse to do battle with enemy. Ashurst says Lyrch piaced his hand to his hip pocket as though to draw a pistol, and in seif- aefense, he ¢ he reached for his rifle in the bugey and shot Lynch as he entered the abdomen just below the st victim died about twenty m fell. The shooter did not fire more than one shot. Ashurst immediately gave himself up to Constable Gonzales and accompanied the officer to Panoche, where he is now wait- ing the resunlt of the Coroner's inquest, which was to have be held this even- ing. If a charge of murder is preferred ! ngainst the rancher it will be filed in Judge Langford’s covrt at Panccbe. Judge Langford stated to a CALL corre- spondent over the teieptone this evening | that the sentiment among the people there was all with the prisoner. While Ashurst is a man of very strong cbaracter, | be is upright and everybody likes him. He is about 40 years of age, and has oniy | one eye. He has lived in the hilis for | many years, and during the eariy days | had many exciting adventures. Then lie | bad to cope with Mexican cattie thieyes | single handed, and he gzined a remarkable | secord for his fearlessness. Ii 1s said that one occasion when he located a band of Mexican thieves whom he knew to have stolen many head of cattle from bim, be went alone to their camp and without any ceremony entered it and be- gan clubbing the criminals. He was armed and ready for ceadly work, if need | be, but the Mexicans were so afraid of | bim that not one raised & hand against bim. Ashurst had to take these extreme methods 10 stop the depredations which | threatened to deplete his cattie range. Frank Lynch, the victim of the tragedy, had also resided for many years in the Cantau hills—in fact, raised there. He was | well knewn-and bore a good reputation, | but foz the suspicion of cattie-stealing sted on him, but could not be FAVORING THEIR SHIPPERS. Warehousemen Complain That the Rail- road Companiss Givs Free Storage. KANSAS CITY, Sept. 21.—The hearing of thecase of the American Warehouse- men’s Association against the Iilinois Central and sixty-six other great trunk lines of thre United States was Legun this Fernald’s Chinese Flay, Rival of Pow- ers’ ¢ Firat Foru,” a Success. NEW YORK, N. Y., S=pt. 20.—A special novelty at 1. cal playhouses to-night was C. B. Fernald’s Chinese play, “‘The Cat and the Cherub,’’ at Hammerstein’s,which was listened to attentively and achieved a success. The police were present and took copious notes. Otherlegal complications may result, as Mr. Frohman threatens to stop the per- formances by 1nction, claiming that it infringes upon ‘ The First Born,” Powers’ Chinese play, which he will next month produce at the Garrick. It evident from the bezinning that the audience was lreld more by curiosity than a deeper feeiing of interest. The realistic scene from Chinatown, San Fran- cisco, was suiiicient to make the audience attentive. The story In the early scenes satisfies all demands, and the cast was capable and filled the parts creditably, Holbrook Blinr: in particular playing with considerable force. At the end play Mr. Fer- nald, in his Chinese “‘supe’’ costume, was called cut, and in a speech thaunked the manager, actors and the audience. TEL st Aftermath of tha Mezican Ly nching. CITY OF MEXICO, Mex, Sept. 20.— Pablic interestin the killing of Arroyo continues to increase, stimulated by the rumors and disclosures in the press, for as light begins to be thrown on the matter it is seen there is stronz probability that Ar- | roya wasnot kitled by a mob, but by soma member or members of the police force itse'f. The Government has caused tne arrest Inspector Villa-Vincencio of the Sec- nd Distriot, suspected of being impli- cated in the plot. Villa-Vincencio is now in Belm prison in solitarv confinement and al the supposed lynchers, mostly street peddlers, loaters, etc., have been relezsed, as there is no long est ground to hold them, e To Be Tried for Embezztement. NEW HAVEN, Coxx., Sept. 20.—Henry Thompson, who in November last walked into police headquarters at San Francisco and claimed that one day when he came to his right mind he found himself in tue Hotel Winchester, will be tried in October here for the embezzlement of §1200. This was the amount which on September 5, 1894, ne_carried away with him from the firm of Peck, Bishop & Co., where he was a clerk. He wili piead in extenuation ci the crime that for seven weeks he was controlled by some power stronger than his own will and that those seven weeks are blank. He traveled across the conti- nent without knowing it. . el Aitver Hepublican Convention. DENVER, Coco., Sept. 20.—The Silver Republican Convention of Minersl County adopted a resoiution refusing to ratify the nomination of Judge Hayt for Justice of the Supreme Court by theSilverRepubiican State convention because he accepted the rcomination of the Admimstration Re- publicans. It is believed thatother couaty conventions will foliow suit, taking their cue from Senator Teller, who has declared that ne would not make a speech in sup- port of Heayt during the campaign. , - of Eefuved to Bring a Spanish Anarchist. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept. 20.—Captain Burley of the Ward line steamer City of Washington arrived to-day from Tampico. Jose Ventre, the Spanish anarchist, was brought to the dock by a guard of Mexican officers to be puton board the steamer for passa e to New York. Captain Burley, however, refused to take the manas a pas- senger, and the vessel sailed’ without him. - — Fatal Boiler Explo ion. MACON, Mo, Sept. 20.—In Joseph Hay- ward’s sawmill, tweive miles northeast of here, this afternoon a large boiler ex- ploded and killed three workmen, Charles Heator, Walter Ferguson and Albert Yost. W. C. Allen, another employe, was severely and probably fatally injured. The mill was blown to fragments. he slight- | FORTUNE SMILED O MIKE DWYER His Mare Cleophus Won the Parkville Handicap. Previous and Ben Eder Also Carried the Plunger’s Colors to Victory. Three Favorites In Front at Chi- cagc—Guessing at St. Louls Hard as Ever. GRAVESEND, L. L, Sept. 20,—The speedy Cleophus took the Parkville handi- cap inadnve from Dr. Catlett, beating that good horse a neck. He is owned by Mike Dwyer, and as Ben Eder downed his iield in the mile handicap and Previous annexed the Youthful selling stake, that horseman experienced quite a profitable day. Cleophus was the only winning favorite. Five furiones, two-year-old Kenmore Queen 107 (Yhorpe Wacrenton 110 (Sloan). 50 2. Momentom 100 (Hewiit). 7 (o & Time. 1:U314. Scoich Plaid 115, Gal 5. *Salabar 11¥, Prince Auckland '110, Banished 110, Nr. Stoffel 107. Hardly 107 and General Maceo 100 also ran. *Favorite. Ope mile, handicap— Ben Eder 118 (-ims).5t01 Kondo 116 (Taral). 610 oo Paul Kauvar .16 (K. Wiliiams). 810 =y Time, 1:4315 =Howard Munn 16, Poete 34, Ramiro 11 11%, Liveriine it4, Brandyw i 104. Bastion 91 and Trillette 89 uiso ran.” *Fa- vor.te. Youthful selling siake, eleven-sixteenths of a mile rrevious 117 (Sims). 4to1.... 1 “Kitefoot 114 (dicCaffery), 6 to i Blueaway 105 (Thorpe), 8t11..... Time, 1:i0. **Demugogue 117, Sarscoge 100, Loiterer 100, La Goleta 105, Bliss Rucker 100. Babieca 100. Cherry Picker 109 and Aitainment 100 aiso ran. *Loupled with Saratoga. **Fa- vorite. Parkville handicap, three-year-olds, six fur- iongs *Cieophus 122 (Sims). 605 De. Catielt 118 (R, Wiiliams), 5 ¢ Bromo 311 (ihoipe), 8 to 1 Time, 1:16 Cusseopis 1 tor 107 ana Biilali 100 also ran. 14. Orion 109 Tmpera- *Favorite, One and a sixteenth mi Peat 111 (R Wiliams), 210 1 “Cava.ero 105 (Sioan), 1 to 2 Tom Cromwell 126 (Sim¢ Time, 1:49. Estuc S1x furlongs. selling— | 3. A. Grey 107 (Thoipe), 4t 1 1 *Ni 3 (Taral), 5ol ... 2y, Pacemaker 105 (. Willlams), o 3 Time, 1:16. Hanwali 113, Good Times 110, Irish Ree! 162, Kinnikinnic 111, *Trolley 108 and Break O'Day 98 a'so ran. *rqual choices. HARLEM TRACK, CHICAGO, Sept. 20.—The weather was cloudy and the track slow. Three favorites took purses. Five furlongs, m idens— Balliverso 115 (Counolly), 6 to 1 Cutter 112 (W arren), 810 1......... Star and Crescent 115 (Magnuson), 6 to 1. 3 lime, 1:0435. *Hob uarnet 109, Ogamar 111, Corunatus 115, Judicious 115. Nivuce 117 and B! Goodfeliow 117 also rav. *Favorite. One mile, sell sV 95 (Grav), 2 to 1 tile 95 (Doualdson) 3 & ]E;'n'ul . . King Galong 98, Tom 105, Rodger 105 a chiina 10 Litt , C 3 laska 108, Vigars 108, Find Ou: 108, Sandoval 108 and Why 99 also ran. *kavorite, Six furlongs— Bucx Massie 112 (Caywood), 1 to Preston 109 (Woods), 4 to 1, Maoucreith (Conpolly), 4 to 1. 1ime, 1:15. Three starters. One mile. sellin; Admetus 95 (Donaldson), 6to 1. Lady Dixon 105 (Connolly), 4 10 Metaire 195 (Kitiey) 20 0 1. ! 1ime, 1:13. Purse Proud . S| 8, *Foncuft 100, Nikita 105 sud Gustave Cook 11% | al:0 ran. *Favorite. Fieven-sixteenths of a mile, aretia lud (Warren), & to sbyterian 104 (I. Morp Ben Hadad 100 (Connotty ), Time, 1:.08. Tennie 9%, Tr Cup 104 and Knowies 102 nlso ran. two-year-olds— E Al Pre 01. ickater 95, Loving *kavorite. Six farlongs, selilog— “Farley 110 (Caywcod) 810 5. W C 1108 (Conuotiy), $to 1 Laster Eve 96 (Donuldson) Time, 1:10%s Fitfal 102, Don't Skip Mé 104 also ran. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sent. players were in hard luck to-day, one choice reached the wire in front. track was fast. One mile, salllng— Hibernis Queen 103 (Southard), 4 to 1 Jnflammator 96 (LOmbs), 410 1..... *John Corbin 93 (C. 3 Time, 1:44%a. Aim 93. Joan 103. Jack Bridly 1 103 and Sounduiore 106 also ran. Eleven-sixteenths of a mile, maiden two-year- olds— *Veloce 108 (Combs), 410 5. san Sava B 108 (K. Jones), 16701, Queen Abann 106 (Hall), 1010 ... | Time, ¥orest Guard 105, Celia B 105, Levin 105, Kaiserin 105, Sir Waymian 105, Matel 105. Judze Keensn 108 aud Fourth Ward 108 also | ran. *cavorite. | e Sea nd *Favorite. | | 20.—Favorite ba Th t e *Favorite. 1 One mile. selling— Rowlana Duett 107 (Reidy), 10 to 1. Addie Buz anan 105 (Stevens), 5 + ina 88 (Combs), 4 10 1. . Time, 1:433. Russells 3, Millia 93, lady Erittaic 83. Plug 108, Juige De- biusse 108 and Outaway 106 also ran. *ravorie. One mile, sel'ing— Can I See’Em 93 (Hall), 8to 1. Keuben Rowett 96 (Frost), 10 10 1. Walkeushaw 88 (S evens), 610 1 Time, 1:d Aquarella 98, Loyaietta *Floridas 93, rraci.loner 93, Glad iyes 96, Joc o'Sot 103 aud Moilie King 103 aiso ran. *kavor- e, i 1 2 One mile, seiling, malden— Gage 95 (Combs), 410 1, 05, d), 8to1 1:45%4. Wid det 97, Glenora Les 92, The Brewer o, Play Hov 112, Prince Nyanza 11%, | Papa Specht 117 and Kudak 117 also ran. *Favor- ite. Thirteen-s/xteenths of a mile, selling— Melvilie Burnbam 85 (Combs), 6 to 1 Hush 1)2 (Hinkey), 6105 Reel 109 (=nell) 616 1. T ime, 1A Hub, | 109 anu 09 also ran. BUFFALO, N. Y., Sept. 20.—Reszlts at Fort Erie: Five furlongs, Checkers won. Newbury sec- ond, Enpomis third. Time, 1:0814. Otie mile, Seallv purse, Désiwood won, Bar- (;n;erevr second, King Morgan third. Time, S.x ‘iurlongs, Mongolian won, 8ty Fox scc- ond, Abe Fashion third, Time, 1:16. ! Ofe and en e'gath miles. L B won, Our <3 2 1:2.14 Juania 1 i | 1 Jonnny second, riee Lunce third. Time, 1:55. scven furlongs, sellin Strathrol won, Ameer second, Alien third. Time, 1:2015. Five and a half furlongs, selling, Marsian yony Nover seooud, Loulow K (hifd. Time, CINCINNATIL, Sept. 20.—Results Oakiey: Four and a half furiongs, Tecuor won, Rotho second. Aunt Maggie third. Time, :553. Six jurlovgs, selfing, Sauta Maria woi, The ¥¥$?l0r second, Masterpfeca third. Time, Five furlongs, My Maryland won, Margaret Jane second, Ads Russell third. Time, 1:03. Seven furlongs, Eugenie Wickes won, Helle Bramble second, G:d law third. 'Time, 1273 On. and a sixteenth miles, seliing, imp. | Eddie Bu-ka won, Forss the second, T W third, Tume, 1:48 8ix furiongs, selling, Big Knight won, Cas- rie Lyle second, Osman third. Time, 1:143. ey BAOUGHTON A PROFESSIONAL. Daily Falo Alto Prefers a Charge Against the Crack Berkeley Athlete. STANFORD UNIVEKRSITY, CAL., Sept. 120.—Track athletes are stirred over the publication of the following articte in tte Daily Palo Alto of September 17. Coleman Broughton, California 00, com- peted in & professional 100-yard rac: near Santa Barbara in 1893 and took second prizz, $10. Harry Roberts, a well-known profes- slonal runner, won the race in 11 seconds. “Chariie” Thompson '97 was oune of the timers and Jack Rc2’97 was a spectator At the Fourth of Suly games at Santa Barbara this summer Broughton won the 100, 220 aud 440 yard races and the running broad jump, securing among his prizes a watch and en or- der for merchandise. The events were all open and no attempt wes made to conduct them according to ama- teur rules. Stanford men were smong the spectators and Waters '00 was one of the timers, Broughton won the broad jump in the last interccllegiate field day and is one of the best known University of California ath- letes, The ununouncement that he isa professional will, no doubt, cause conster- nation in Berkeley athletic circles, as he wiil as a professional bLe debarrea irom beth local and Eastern games. gt ol GIANIS DOWN THE CHAMPIONS. Rain Prevents fl;a“ Boston-Brooklyn Game—Quakers Defeat the Sen- ators, 2 to 1. CLuBs~ W. L Pr.| CLuBS— Baltimore ... 88 35 .711| Brooklyn Eosten. 7 36 .707| Chicago New Y 8 14 639 Pittsours. ow Y b | Pbiladeip & 16 Loutsvule . Washinzton, 6 66 .459] 5L Louts. NEW YORK, N. Y., fept. 20. —The New Yorks took the first game of the closing series trow the Champions to-day because they were unable to hit the ball when men were on bases. The game was called on account of darkness at (he end of the cighth inning. Score: New York. Beltimore. S 5 Batteries—Rusie and Warner: Corbatt and Rob- inson. Umpires—Hurst and Carpenter. BOSTON, Mass,, Sept, 20 —1lic baseball gamo scheduled for to-dny between Brook!yn and Boston was postpoued on account of rain. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20.—Phiiadel- phia deieated Washington in aninteresiing game. McJumes was effective when men were on bises, but gave eight-bases. Fourteen of R H. E. .10 18 - 4 9 17 2 the locai men were left on bases. Attendance, 1300. Score: H E R Washington. T Philadelphia 2 0 Batieries—McJames and Farre Taylor and Boyle. -— Jim Corbeit Wins a Ball Game. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Sept. 20.—James J. Cor- bett played first base to-day for the Brewers aud won the game in the ninth inaing, waen, with one man out, the score a tie and the bases full, he hit & hot one to short.which Ball could not handle, bringing in the wiuning run. Scorei L apt e Milwawkea BB T Minneapol: PR T AT STOCKTON. KACING ll.i{!la Thorn, Two Cheers and Glenn 4nn Win the Gpening Day Events. STOCKTON, CaL., Sept. 20.—The initial day of racing at Agricultural Park unaer Steckton Driving Club auspices brought out alarge crowd. The grand stand and betting ring were well filled. The track was fast. The betting public did not fare very we. 1t picked Dictatus to take the 30 pace, but he could not get better than second until two of the Lorses were sent | to the barn. The starting ia the running events was very poor and caused some comment. Three horses were left standing in the first event, in which only two oct of nine got a good start. Three of the starters in the other sprint broke away and one of the flags fell, causing the boys to ride it out. After considerabie objection the owners sent their borses back tor a second attempt. The fivorite, Gienn Aun, out- classed the field and won hoth heats bandily. Pacing, 2:30 class, heat dashes, Little Thorn won the second aud third heats, Naulnhkn won the first and Dictatus the fourth. Besu Brummel and Floretia Belle also started. Time, 2:14, 2:16, 2:18, 2 Running. six_furio Loly) 107, wou; doward (G 43" Shirley. Utm Bazeman, Kitiie Brady and Buena 1 elling—Two Cheers twise (Mrckhin) 106 , third. ran. Vista left at the post. Four furlongs, maiden—Glenn Ann (McDo ald) 93. won; Slydeli (Holmes) 113, second; Little Haides' (Eno-) 93, third. Tim:, :5014. Utica and Bright Mars CEne Ees Cricket Played to a Draw. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 20.—The cricket match between the visiting Eng- lish eleven, captained by P. F. Warner, and twenty-two ‘‘colts,” selected from the various cricket clubs in Philadelphia, ended this afternoon in a draw game. GUNS FOK AUXILIAKY CRUISERS, Will Be Asked to Make an Appropriation. NEW YORK, N. Y., 20.—A svecial to the Herald from Washington Congress will be asked at its coming ses- sion to make a large appropriation for the Congress manufacture of modern high-power guns | to be installed for service on board aux- ihary cruisers of the United States navy mn time of war. Captain Charles O'Neill, chief of the Oranance Bureau, proposes to make a recommendation in his forthcom- ing annual report that at least $500,000 be appropriated for this purpose. In the opinion of Captain O'Neill this sum is not too laree to be authorized at one time. It is estimated that $3,000,000 will be re- quired to equip with modern batteries the | twenty-eight steamers now enrolled in Government service as auxiliary cruisers, and 2t the rate at whica Congress has fol- lowed for the last two years in dribbling out appropriations fifieen years must elapse before sufficlent money sha!l have been obtained to supply the ships new ! subsidized with the bix guns which their | tonnage and structural strength call for, et FYLEE FLEOW 4 FLOOD, Men, Women and Children Driven From Their Beds by High Water. DALLAS, Tex., Sept. 20 —A special to the News from Kl Paso says: At 10 o’clock last night the people of Ahumada, about fifty miles south of this city, were visited by the worst flood that ever hap- pened in the history of the Siate. Men, women and children were driven from tiheir beds and bhad to take refuge on the high ground with their househoid effects, There was not a place 10 shelter them, many houtes in town tumbling down in great heaps and many more are expected to collapse any moment. The water stands four and five feet in the houees and the country is fiooded for miles rround. Carmen River has overflowed its banks. Unlessrelief comes soon, women and children wili be in asad plight, as it is raining hard and another bad nightseems inevitable. 5 —_——— LAND-GRANT CLAIN REJECTED. Vast Tract of Land in New Mexico De- clarid 4 orfeited. DENVER, Covo., Sept. 20.—A special to the Republican from Santa Fe, N. Mex., says: The United Btates Court of Private Land Claims to-day handed down an opinion rejecting the Ojito de los Medanos grant claim, involving 69,443 acres of land in Vaiencia County, as per the court cal- endar, and four square leagues as the tes- timony disciosed. It was contended that the four square leagues of land in contro- versy was granted to Antonio Sandoval in 1818. The court holds that oniy tem- porary possession was given to Sandoval, and that this was abandoned within three years after the alleged grant was made. says: | | HYSTERY (F THE THAMES Scetland Yard Officers Tracing a River Murder. A Body Found in the Water With a Rope Wound Tightly Arournd the Neck. Belleved to Be the Remains of a Naturalizad American Citizen. NEW YORK, N. Y., Sept.,20.—A dis- patch to the World from London says: Scotland Yard is now endeavoring to trace the murderer or murderers of Moritz Wil- helm von Valtheim, a natnralized Amer- ican citizen, and irom 1893 to 18% the | American Counsul at Santa Marta, Colom- bia. On August 5 the naked body of a man 6 feet 4 inches in height was found floating in the Thames in the vicinity of the docks. A strong lanyard rope was wound tightly round the neck and down the back, tying the bands and then se- curely fastened to the ankles. The body, it was declared, haa been 1n the water a month, and the doctors affirmed that death was caused by stranguiation before immersion. The police, content with the verdict of the Coroner’s jury, consigned the body to a grave in Ford Cemetery. About two weeks ago Mme. von Valtheim applied to the Home Secretary for an or- der to have the nody exhumed, as she be- lieved it to be that of her husband. She said she i:ad lost sight of him early in the year and that soon afterward he bad bigamously married a Greek lady, Marie Maeroverdato, whom he met at a Blooms- bury boarding-house. The body was exhumed last Fridav night, and Mme. Valtneim immediately identified i’ as that of her husband. Von Vaitheim had a remarkable career. Born in the north of Germany he bezan Iife in | the German navy, and then fought as a volunteer for Bulgiria against Servia. Subsequently he trampad across tha Au: tralian continent. He married his first wite, a Miss Yearsiev, at Perth, Western Australia, in 1886, Arterwara he settled in the United States. Then he went iuto the banana trade at Santa Marta, where he was appointed United States Marshal. Von Valtheim’s second wife, discovering that he had another wilfe living, had be- gun proce-dings to nullify her marriage, but they were postponed on information | that Von Vaitbeim had gone to Mada- gascsr. However, a decree nullifvieg the marriage was granted in July. How the body came in the river is a completc mys- fery, but it is surmised that Von Valtheim was thrown overboard from some foreign ship. SPREAD OF FEVER IN THE S007H Continued from First Page. on Saturday afternoon. Those living ia the house, of whom there were quite a number, knew of the existence of the fever early Saturday morning, and there- fore got out as fast as possible, Some of them moved their baggage on Saturday and others on Sunday, while it is said that some of the boarders took a train and went to Atlanta. Shortly afiter the Board of Health was made acquainted wita the contents of the letter of Dr. Holt it held an execative conference and decided to immediately order its experts to visit the nine cases of Dr. Holt and decide whether or not they were suffering with yellow fever. The experts attempted to carry out the instructions ol the board this after- noon, but when they proceeded to the first house Dr. Holt entered an objection and refused them permission to examine {any of his patients, taking the position that he had properly diagnosed the dis- ease, and that, being an exvpert himself, there was no occasion for further investi- gation. After the experts made their report the Board of Health went into executive ses- sion and discussed at length what was termed Dr. Holt’s violation of a city or- dinance which he himself had passed, and which provides for the punishment by fine or imprisonment of any physician who might fail to revort a positive or sus- pivious case of yellow fever in a period like the present one. The board finally decided to summon Dr. Holt to appear bafore them and explain to-morrow his alleged negligence in the premises. Dr. Holt is one of the most eminent physi- cians in the South. The brightest feature of the day was that there were no deaths. To-night most of the pz ientsin the city were reported as doing well. This afterncon the Board of Health decided to send an appeal to Governor Foster, asking him to supply the board with $25,000 from the surpius fands of the State to assist the board in prosecuting its fight against the fevar. The Governor was also asked to issue orders for tents and other camp supplies to be used at the camp ot detention. To-day, after a con- ference of the health and city authorities, the Oakland driving park, in the center of the city, was selected as the site for the camp of detention. Governor Foster this morning instructed General Glynn to provida 100 tents, blan- kets, cots and other necessary articles for the use of the refugees, and General Glynn has arranged to have these articles sant to the camp to-morrow. Fifty-eight paople slept at Fontain- bleau, the Fedsral detention camp, last night. To-day additional refugees arrived there from Mobile. To-morrow the camp will be prepared to receive 150 additional gueste, and by Thursday the surgeons in charge say they will have room and ac- commodations for 800 people basides those already quariered there. The public circulating library in New Orleans was closed to-day at the sugges- tion of the Board of Health. The private schools that have refused to close in ac- cordance with the suggestion of the Board of Health will be proceeded against le- gally. ‘MOBILE. Ara,, Sept, 20.—Sunday after- noon the hot speil was broken by a heavy rain, which served also to wash out the gutters and improve the city’s sanitary condition. The temperature continued to full during the nigh: and this morning real autumn weather was experienced. Atnoon the people were almost jubilant over the Bheaith report: Two new cas! no suspicious cases; no deatbs. WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. .90,—Sur~ geon-General Wyman has received the following from Dr. Lindsay, executive officer of the Tennessee State Board of Heaith: “Ouc board has swationed in- spectors at the following points: h._hm- phis, Grand Junciion, Raymer, Gtate Line, Chattanooga, Uleveland and I)uf:k- worth. Have ordered all co-operation with our service, Pleass at once instruct your man accordingly.” Orders were immediately Marine Hospital forces to co-operate as requested. Information has tesn received at the Marine Hospital from Dr. John Guiteras that two cases of vellow fever at Cairo, 11l., have been isolated, and every precau- tion has been taken to prevent a spread. He says that the casesare very mild and nave causad littie alarm in Cairo. Instrre- tions have been given for the disinfection of the vessels from which the two pa- tients were taken. Surgeon-General Wy- man has been informed that a vessel has been anchored in the river near Cairo by the Iilinois Board of Health for the pur- pose of inspecting vessels from New Or- leans. Surgeon Carter has arranged for the ipspection of all vessels leaving New Orleans. SPRINGFIELD, I, Sept. 20. —Dr. Egan, secretary of the lllinois State Board oi Health, in charge of yellow fever inspection at Cairo, Ill., wired to- day from Cairo, establishing general quarantine against Lowisiana, Alabama and Mississippi, both passenzers and trainmen being prohibited from leaving Cairo en route north. Dr. Egan says that danger exists at Cairo from the further development of the diasease, owing to the large number of refugees already arrived there. CAIRO, Iun, Sept. 20. —There have been no further cases of yellow fever in this district. gtk 5 Gt o) DANGER OF THE SCOURGE. Fleelng Thousands Threaten to Spread the Dread Yellow Fever Still Further. The outlook for New Orleans and other places on and near the Gult coast or con- nected therewith is not good. A repeti- tion of the experiences of '53, 78 and 79 is threatened in spite of the vigilance exercised in every quarter—enforced sani- tary measures and rigid shotgun quar- antine. At the very first note of alarm the sani- tary battlements of every city, town and viliage in the whole section were manned. Expert medical scouts were hurried to the front to investigate, and immediately upon their prompt report a rigid quaran- tine was thrown around each center, all communication suspended and the place of the first appearan ce of the dread scourge entirely isolated, but all too late to pre- vent the scattertng of the seeds of the imfection to the north, east and west. Ocean fprings, where the first pro- nounced case of yellow fever occurred, is situated on the line of the Louisville and Nashvilie Railroad, about half way be- tween Mobile and New Orieans. The town stands on the eastern side of the en- trance to Biloxi Bay, has a fine beach for bathing and is much frequented both winter and summer as a8 heaith resort. “Dengue” fever, said to be a malarial affection, prevails there more or lessall the time, but up to the time of the first death recognized as from y:llow fever out of some 600 cases of fever there had been only four or five deaths. On Saturday, September 4, Dr. Bemis died suddenly after a short illness with very sus picious symp:oms. The news of his death was soon carried to New Or- i leans, Mobile, Jackson and other places, and health officials and medical experts hurried to the scene. Before their ar- rival, however, the words “yellow fever” had been whispered around among the thousand or more zuests and a kurried flight from the scene of danger bezan. The doctors were not fully agreed as to the casuse of Bemis' death, and not until | another occurred and an autopsy was heid on Monday, the 6th in did they ali feel justified in vpronouncing the cause yellow fever—a term which carries well- founded terror throughout that part of the country. By this time the visitors of a few days before were so scuttered as to be beyond the reach of the resirictions of the health boards, and the work of preventing the spread of the disease was multiphed a nundred fold. Simultaneously with the verdict of the visiting pysicians came the tne death of young Gelpi, who returned sick from the springs on the 4th inst., atthe home of his parents, in the well-to-do quarter of New Orleans; then nine cases in other quarters of tne city, and of people who bad not been near the danger.” Next fol- lowed the cases at Biloxi Pass, Christian, Edwards, Jackson, Mobile and other places, with a hurriec exodus of the in- havitants and a further dissemination. Where it will end 1s harl to predict. With the places mentioned and many others, perhaps, it is now a fight till frost, which will not come for some weeks, yet, perhaps, not for three months. 1In rezard to the origin of yellow fever great differences of opinion prevail among scientific men. It is generally aamitted, however, that it is not indigenous to the United States and that it exists perenially in the West Indies, on the gulf coast of Mexico, on the northern coast of South America, in_Central America and the Guinea and Niger coasts of Atrica, which latter place is doubtless 1ts original habitat. While Havana, Vera Cruz and Rio Janeiro are now regarded as endemic foci, the dates of the importation of the disease to all these places can be readily fixed. While it appeared at Santo Domingo as early as 1514, it was not known in any Cuban port until mauv years after, and not in Havana until 176L. It is well e«- tablished that it was brought there from | Vera Crvz, where it first appeared in 1699, | Its first appearance in the United States | was at Philadelphia in 1699, since which time it has appeared in various places in eighty-eight different years. In seventy-seven of these ihere is every evidence of importation, and in seventy- one of the seventy-seven of its coming directly from the West Indies, where alil conditions are favorable to iis propaga- tion from one year's end to the other. A more or less dense population, with the usual accompaniment of filth, a low alti- tade with moderate moisiure and a pro- tracted temperature of above 70 degrees Fahrenheit are all that the disease needs to thrive continuously, Once thoroughly acclimated there is I to fear, but vis- itors from other colder sections are at no time entirely safe. In the visitation of 1878, 132 towns in the United States were stricken, with 74,000 cases and near 16,000 deatbs. It came first to New Orleans on a sleamer from iavay May 28. None of the crew, all gulf salors, were taken but two of the officers, Americans, and new men on the ship, died four or five davs alter coming ashore. Then, as in the present ease, the trouble began. At the first mention of yellow fever the exodus commenced and the disease was carried all over ‘the country up to the Onio River—1100 died in Vicksburg, 5000 in Memphis and even as far as Gallipoiis Ohio, ¥berea New Orleans boatdiwhnrgud some passengers, there were some thirty- five deaths. The violence of the plague only abated with the c i gy oming of frost, on With the quarantine where igips Iré:m all qua are to be laund, keeping up ¢ iree communication with pth:n;“:i:fin-n?id at Biloxi and Ocean Springs, the only wonder is that there is any year of escape. at Shio Island, rters of the world SPAIN HUST CEASE THE CRUEL WAR Continued from First Page. States makes it impossible for this Govern- ment to be indifferent. 2 Unless Spain can ata very eariy date restore peace to the island under Spanish rale the United States will take steps to ring peace to Caba in the only way that peace can come o a people strugeling for freedom and independence. PARIS, Fraxce, Sept. 2 A dispatch from Ban Sebistian to the Temps of this citv says that in nis interview yeste:qny with the Duke of Tetuvan, the Spanish Minister for Koreign Affairs, tha United States Minister to Spain, General Slew:_ut L. Woodford, did mot present any claim for indemnity, but confined the interview toa moderate phase 1n the statement of the great injuries commerce and industry had suffered in the United States through the prolongation of the Cuban war. General Woodfora is said to have added that Secretary Sherman had desired him to declare to the Spanish Government that it was evidently impossib!e for Spain to end the rebellion in a reasonable time, and further that if the war were continued Cuba would be devastated and of no utility to Spain or to the Cubans. In conclusion the United States Minister is reported to have in- sisted courteously, but firmly, upon the necessity of terminating the war, declar- ing that if it were not terminated by the end of October the United States would feel justified in taking measures to secure the independence of Cuba. The Duke of Tetuan, according to the dispatch to the Temps, while praotesting against alleged American “pretensions,’” said he would reply officially to l.ha United States Minister when the Spanish court returns to Madrid. MADRID, Seary, Sept. 20.—In official circles here the greatest secrecy is main- tained regarding the United States’ ulii matum, which i3 looked upon as bound to cause a great sensation in Euarope and to have the gravest consequences for Spain. While not intending i:, it is believed the action of the United States has greatly facilitated a solution of the Ministerial erisis and that there may be a reorganiza- tion of the Conservatives under General Azcarraga as the Premier and Don Fran cisco Silvella, the leader of the dissident Conservatives, WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 20.-It can be stated, in reference to the Paris publi- cation purporting to give the substance of General Woodford’s communication to the Duke of Tetuan yesterday, that there has been a misapprehension on the part of the Temps’ correspondent on several important points, notably in respect to an ultimatum and the setting of a time limit for the conclusion of the war. Instead of fixing the end of October next as the date of the termina tion of the war, that partic- ular date was mentioned as the time when the Spanish court would return to Madrid from San Sabastian, and when, conse- quently, it might be in order to return an answer to the latest rapresentations of the United States Government through Mr, ‘Woodford. It is declared at the State Department that while Mr. Woodford did according to the original idea of hisinc<tructions, set out the deep interest the United States had in witnessing a cessauion of the de- plorable eonflict in Cuba he did not de- liver himselt of an uitimatum, but sim- ply made a statement of our deep interest in a settlement of the Cuban war as a rea- sonab.e exp/anation for intervening in any manner a t this time. Mr. Wooaford's telegram regarding his conference with the Duke of Tetuan is now before President McKinley. 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