The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 24, 1897, Page 1

VOLUME Lxxkli.fi_\?(}. ¢ all SAN FRANCIS LO \VE DN ESI)A Y MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1897. PRICE TIVE CF\‘TG. DEPARTURR OF THE BEAR S DELATED | Supply of Coal for the Trip Has Not Yet | Arrived. ALL ELSE IS NOW IN READINESS. A“ tain Tuttle Receives the Instructions From Secre- tary Gage. *“CALL” SUPPLIES ARE PUT ABOARD THE CUTTER When the Fuel Arrives No Time | Will Ba Lost in Starting to Rescue the Whalers. | | | | | tpecial Dispatch 1o THE CALL SRRk e ok R Rk kR ko kR Rk Rk ko ok | WHALJ MAIL. “ Received Steel, “Call”’ oox of mail SEATTLE this dav fr m W respondent weighing containing lette bout 25 pounds, and saddressed tothe the ice-imprisoned whaler in Arctic Oce I shall every endeavor to have them delivered to the per- sons addressed at the earliest possible moment. FRANCIS TUTTLE, Cuptain of Bes ek ek e ok % e e ek ok Aok ke e ok FRNOR NN NN NN NN REERERRFRRR BN R EERRRK it is an evidence of hus | empioy the necessar: out a perilous eve r that ‘Wher t, and sugges- starts are better workers 1 their clothes | uence over the not thought of ‘ knowledge of can readily ap- ich will, no | Transit | be posi- 1l not | rsday. apid can her, although day evening. As the coal teamer to the be con- To-day two of th but Bear were charged, nty of vol- be succeeded by another. He and almost anxious to make but the repeated pieadings of a devoted | eginning to make him weake in his deie mination to as n ‘zohi the cutter as near Point Barrow this w teras the ice floes will permit. It i lieved that if he intimates a desire to b relieved from this special duty that request would be granted by the depa ent S , | ieutenant E. P. Bertholf arrived in | ty to-nig 1, rnd to-morrow Lieuten- David H. rvis is expectel to reach | Seattle. After opportunity is had to con- 8 th Lieutenant Jarvis, the personne! and expedition will be decided | Jartain Tuttle. cena bury day at Arlingt n after wagon has been dis ar the special stores furnished CaiL for the wardroom officers of the cutter. Belore these supplies are en- tirely iouded aboard the Bear tr-morrow ad nal ones for the crew wiil arrive from San Francisco. The sp cially made fur clothing, chamois and silk underwear, : and, in fact, every artcle n to form a complete outfit for ers and members of the land expe- ou, which are being furnished by THE CaLL, will aiso be delivered to-morrow. addition, 200 rations for the whalers be taken on. The Lox of letters ad- ed to the imprisoned whalers which w forwarded .rom San Francisco by J3E Cavy, were to-day delivered to Captain Tutie. As tuey contain words of hope agement from loving relatives 1o an imprisoned army of vossible effort will be made Tuttle to see that they are DURRANTS | more startling crimes than | Meridian and I | will notiiy the San Francisco ofticials of 1 | | | | \ | | HOPE FROM BLANTHER THE DESERT Wrote That He Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. | ANXIOUS TO SAVE ‘ THROUGH A PULLMAN THE ACCUSED. | | Rather Startling Message Left|Jumps by the Murderer of Mrs. Langfeldt. | | | | THE WRITING SEEMS TO BE: DISAPPEARS, GENUINE. But There Is Little Probability That the Fugitive Suicide Committed | the Crimes Admitted. i | Special Dispatch to THE CALL. HOUSTON, Tex., Nov. 23.—A special to the Po:t from Mrgan, Tex., says: Joseph Blanther, alias Forbes, com- | mitted suicide in the Meridian jail in this | county on March 2 last. | Developments of the past few days | ht the fact that Blantiher was perpetrator of even was the mu der of Mrs. Langfeldt in Sun Fran for which he was hunted. Waile Blan-| ther was incarcerated in the Meridian jail there was also a fellow-prisoner named bring to 1 the self-confessed | Pitts, who was airested on some minor charge and occupied the ceil adjoining | that of Blanth rmer who | now lives near J s known to er during his two or three days’ con- In a letter to Wo Dillar & Meridian, under date tts incioses a letter er 22, Mr. irom Blanther and sa: 1 have been looking tarough papers that I had on file in the jail at the inclosed sheet, The papers al- rough a hole in y in not discov- | w remember tnat | of Novem some | itself | iuded ta here worked which speaks for my pockst. hence the del ering them sooner. In Forbes or Blanther asked me on the evei. |a searching party was sent back to find, ng he took the poison which coat was | mine of several that were hanging in the cell be occapied. I never thought further of the question e asked unul I found the letter he wrote. [ send it to you for the reason that you best know whom 1o notify in California. 1 hope that it may be worth something to you in the way of saving Darrant of California, who, 1 understand, sentenced to death for kil Miss Lamont.’ Following is ti.e Blanther Jetter: is “MERIDIAN JAIL. “To Mr. Pitts: As this is my last day on earth I wish to say that Icanaot die without teliing a truth. I murdered Mrs Langfeidt, also Blanche Lamont and Minnie Williams. I putt pocket and hope yon will find it in time to save the life of Durrant. It may also | be of service to Mr. Womack in getting | his reward money. I want youto have my watch for your kindness to me. You have my best wishes and I hope your troubles will end, but not a< mine. **BLANTHER l'ORBEs.’’ The letter written by Blaniher was compared with a letter written by him to | County Treasurer Randle while he| (Bianther) was teaching school all(up-" | | perl, this county, and the identification is pronounced to be beyond doubt. Cashier Rudasiil of the First N nal Bank of Meridian says it compares f with Blanther's handwriting, while others have hesitancy in pronouncing the last as written by Blanther. The original writ- ten confession i< row in tine possession ot Word, Diliard & Word of Meridian, who the startling confession. Believe 1t Untrue. Local wolice authorities are not in- clined to place much credence in the story. ! They say the thing is impossible, or if uch a letter was found it is a hoax. MURDERER DUNHAM CAUGHT. +t Last a Man klleged to Be the No- torious Fugitive Is in Jail in Arkansas. | LITTLE ROCK, ARrk., Nov. 23.—A pecitl 1o the Gazette trom Van Buren, Ark., says: City Marshal Charles Wels of Salisbury made what is thought to be an important arrest here to-day, when e ciptured J. C. Dunham, alias James Bu- ford, wanted in Santa Clara County, Cal., | | | | fo: the murder of Colonel and Mrs. R. P. | McGliney, Mrs. Harie Dunham, Miss | Minnie Schessier, J. K. We.ls and R. M. | Briscoe on Ma The crime 1896. s committed for the pur- pose of robbery, and, owing to the promi- nence of the fam:lies, a reward of $11,000 has been offered for the rrrest and convic- tion of Duntaw. J. 8. L nton, Sheriff of Santa Cia.a Coun.y, was notitied and wired instroctions 10 Marshal Welis to hold Dunham until complete identifica- tion papers could be forwarded from Cali- fornia. TO BLOCKADE CUNSTANTINOPLE. What the Fowers Propose to Do if Turkey Refuses to Withdraw p'aced in the nands of the poor unfortu- nates, NOw ice-bound n the Arctic, before the gloom of despair bas settled upon them. Twomedical chests were received to-day for the Bear expedition. They co i- tnin such articies as will b- valuable to the men constituling the iand expedition and also for use when the imprisove: whalers are reached, iroops from Crete. LONDON. Nov. —Tune Rome corre- spondent of the Diily Chronicle says: The report is confirmed that the powers have decided to Llockade Constantinople S1n your coat | m ELR LR R TR KR R R R R T R L T R R R AL R AL R R R R R AR R A AL R L R AR A R AL AL R R AR R L AR R R A R AR R AL R in case Turkev refu-es to withdraw her troops from Crete and to accept a Euro- pean Governeor of the island. Slew | Santa Fe Passenger Be- will LOS ANGE | erts wiil probably die of thirst on Mojave desert. the westbound Santa Fe overland. At an early through the window of a Pullman car. The train was tben seven miles east of Siberia station, on the desert. Roberts had become suddenly insane. Du hi au was laboring under the hallucination that he i were intent on A TRAIN O comes Suddenly Insane. CAR WINDOW. to What Seems Like Certain Death, but Es- capes Unscathed. PURSUED BY MYTHICAL FOES. Die of Thirst If Not Soon Found by Pariles of Searchers. Special Dispatch to THE CALL LS, Nov. 23 —A. R. Rob- the He was a pasienger on Lour this morning he jumped aring the day previous he had demeaned mself in a perfectly lucid manner, but ring the night he acted strangely. He was be.ng pursued by enemies who zing his life. as put forth by the pas- ery etfort w LEAPS FON SANT 2 24 ok ek ek kok ttkktfi;fi AAAKAARRARAARARARKAKAAK AR RAK KARKAK K eis and train men to appease im, but he refused to be quieted. He was being watched, bu: while the passenger guarding him was ob- taining some water Roberts jumped through the window. |in his undershirt aud He was clud only must have been badly cur up by contact with the giass of | the window frame. | with him. He 100k a blanket Conductor Halliban stopped . the train | as as body of the insane man. But the wid jump had not killed him, and he had wandered off into the dark- ne could which he had carried with him was found | at A gang of section men has been sent out to cannot live long on the desert. | not found within twenty-four hours will | die of thirst. ert | San Francisco, ana was about 40 years of | age. wh soon as he learned of the incident and they supposed thev. would, the dead ss. A short search was made, but he not be found. Later the blanket Siberia station. make an effort to save the man. He If he is Nothing is known of Rob s beyond his name. He was bound for He was from the East, but from just at point has not been learned. Qmmmnr 1 Casennannanenansennnennsd NEWS OF THE DAY. Weather forecast for San Fran- cisco: Fresh westeriy Wednesday. FIRST PAGE. CaLL Sustained at San Jose. Bear Waiting for Coal. ‘Will B'anther Clear Durrant? Maniac Leaps From Train. SECOND PAGE. Los Apgeles Schoo' Scandal. Banta Clara’s Prize Pouitry. Real Estate Review. THIRD PAGE. Spanish Troops in Cuba Starve. A Girl Student Missing. Naval Reserve Valuabie. !'OI;RIH PAGE. D xon’s Mystery Not Solved. Miners Lost on the Desert. Boldier Shows His Scars. A Traitor Betrayed Chile. Why Kirk Shot Mandelbaum. FIFTH PAGE. Pugilistic Items. Marshall’s Partners to Parade. Farmer Shoots Two Foes. The Boulevard Fight. SIXTH PAGE. Editorial. Judge Lorizan’s Case. The San Pedro Appropriation. A Chance for the Law. What Are Adminisiration Measures? Editor His Ovn Compositor. Personals and Queries. SEVENTH PAGE. News From the Water Front. Raise Boys fo Hatchet Men. Valley Road's Annual Report, EIGHTH PAGE. The Football Situation. NINTH PAGE. Racing at Oakland Track. At the Do!l Fete. TENTH PAGE. Commercial Inlellvcence ELEVENTH PAGE. News From Across the Bay. Blair Saw Durrant Alive. Lavigne Refuses Walcott, TWELFTH PAGE. Aiding Prisoners to Escape, THIRTEENTH PAGE. Births, Marriages, Deaths. FOURTEENTH PAGE. The Jenks Court-Martial. A Tramwav for Chilcoot. Fnotpld! Avpply Their Trade. winds | é 3 : 3 § § 3 ; 3 : : : : A Fighting Superintendent. A CLARA GRAND JURY SUBMITS THREE REPORTS SCORCHI desk s ek sk kok i*ii*i*i*fifl*tflit‘kiii**t*t tt*i‘*fitfl*t*t CORRUPT ADMINISTRATION AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY. SAN JOSE, CAL., November 23, 1897. The most expensive luxury in which a city can indulge is corrupt munici- pal government. It.cu's in all directions, at the wealth and prosperity of all classes, devouring revenue, d=grading the public conscience, discouraging business interests and driving away the best kind of citizens. There is no use in advertising our glorious climate if we have a polluted moral atmosphere. A few months .ago one of the San Jose dailies denounced certain mem- bers of our city government. accusing them of foul crimes and all-around cor- ruption and challenging them to either resign their positions or commence proceedings for libzi. No resignations nor libel suits have been heard of, and these men are still administering the affairs of the city. Perhaps these are noble and honorable men. Who knows? There are ugly rumors flying in all directions about other offi:ials. Many of these rumors are probably false, but they suggest the necessity of a searching investigation that shall vindicate the righteous and overthrow the corrupt. Then let us join our forces at the approaching election and secure for San Jose the purest and most efficiznt municipal government in the State. Let THE CALL probe and publish fearlessly. Agitation is a great purifier. No honest man need be afraid. Pastor Second Presbyterian Church. PPRPTEETTTEEE SRR SR RRSEE R TR TR P SRS S et siEE Call” IS SUSTAINED BY * B T T A I THE FINDINGS Juror Carroll Is the Most Severe, but Even the Sworn Friends of the Gang Cannot Give Public Approval to Its Corrupt Practices. €AN JOSE, Nov. 23.—With each pass- | because the juror hasdeclined to answer.” ing hour, as the in:ense excitement dies| In view of the fact that there was no away, public feeling becomes more and | proof that Carroll had committed any more severe in criticism of Judge Lori- | offense, and the further fact that the court gan’s unca'led-for and unjust tongue-| had no legal rizht to use the abusive lan- lashing of Grand Jurer 1. W. Carroll | guage heapea upon Carroil, the latter has yesterday. | been urged by his friends to bring suit for It is now pointed out that the Judge | slander against the Judge. himself admitted he hid no power of | When Mr. Carroll was spoken to he ad- punishment, even if there had been lecal | mitted that tue matter had been dis- proof that Carroll had disclosed Grand | cussed, but said he had not come to any Jury seciets. The Judee’s language on | determination regarding it. this point was as follows: | No time was lost by the grand jurors in “This investigation is solely for the pur- | acting upon Judge Lorigan’s suggestion pose of determining the future proceed- | that (bey wind up their business at the ings which may be had, and not for the | earliest possible day. They made their purpose of inflicting any punisbment. be- | final reports to-day and were cischarged. cause the court has no power to punisha| In the majority and minority reports juror in this particular matter. | filed references were made to the transac- “There is no legal evidence to convict | tions that had occurred in the Grand NG THE BOODLERS | GRAND JUROR TEOMAS W. CARROLL. | Jury room, which bore out and substan- ! error it was made to appear in the columns { tiated all the facts that bave heretofore | of to-day’s CALL that Judge Lorigan had been stated in THE CAL made an effort to stop the unseemly ap- Thbe new Grand Ju | plause which greeted his undignified | until early next month. | abuse of Grand Juror Carroll, when in ‘ Itisthe purpose of thcse who were ac- | fact the Judge made no effort in that not be drawn adoption of the new | direction, but showed gratification at the that this body is | demonstration made by the Tag tag and | bobrail element of the “znng THE GRAND JURY CLOSES I8 WORK tive in securing the San Jose charter to s composed of men who will not be swerved | from their duty. It is not unlikely that | some of the members of the Grand Jury that went out of existence will appear before the new inquisitorial body. One of the mos fl :ential pastors of the city of San Jose, Rev. Dr. McLaren of the S:cond Presbyterian Churcu, was | induced. a'ter some urging, to give his views on goed municipal government in | connection with the crusade that THE Not Even the Majority Can | | | 1 | CarLr is now carrying on. Rev. | Overlook the Gang’s Dr. McLiren has always taken a| s desp interest in effecung political | Derelictions. | reforms from a moral standpoint, and is | a1mitted to bz a considerable factor in the | local field of politics. In asermon last | Bunday the pastor of the Second Presby- | terian Church delivered a sermon on | | “Daniel in the Lions’ Den.” | | Hbn referred to the plottings of the cor- | | ruptionists o1 Chaldea against Daniel for | his to» faithful guarding of the public | treasury, how the ancient political bood- lers finally determined to get rid of him by thrusting him into the lions’ den and how the lious refused to devour or even njure him. He applied the Biblical story to the nolitical situation in this city, saving that what was needed here was another Daniel, I aud he added that if such a mian appeared | and was cast into the metaphorical lions’ | | dea of San Jose he would undoubtelly | escape as did Daniel of old. Through a telegraphic or typographical | Carroll Hits Out From the Shoulder, and Is Able to Defend H mself. SAN JOSE, Nov. 23.—Acting on the urgent suggestion of Judge Lorigan made yesterday during the sensational proceed- ings in his court, the Grand Jury con- cluded its deliberations to-day and filed its final reports with the court, who tben discharged them. In the different reports filed will be | found full corroboration of the statements | published as facts in the columns of THE CaLL for the past week. Treating of the Justice's courts, the ma- jority report, which is signed by Na. thaniel Cook (foreman), James T. Rucker (secretary), Henry Swickard, Simon Juror Carroll Delivers His Min 3 \ \ \ \ ority Report to Judge Lorigan.