The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 14, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1898. .} TFLLS OF THE CRIME AT BADEN Moore Adds to the Confession Made to W arden Aull. He and Willett Had Re- solved to Slay if They Were Opposed. Insists That Harry Jdad No Hand in the Death of Andrews. BEGINS TO ACT QUEERLY. Prison Guards Believe That the Con- demned Man Is Feigning Insanity. Special Dispatch to The Call. FOLSOM, Feb. 13.—T fired the shot that ed Fred Andrews at Ferriter's Hotel in Baden on November 17 last, Moore, alias C. H. Raymond, en Aull to-night. The con- ed murderer sent word from his cell in the evening that he wanted to he Warden again, and he was soon erward taken to the office of the on. ‘Harry Winters, who is here in the on with me with the sentence of over him for complicity in the a of Andrews, had nothing to do with the killing of that man at Ba- den,” he continued. “Winters was not at the hotel on the night of the mur- der that I know of. James Willett was with me when the crime was commit- ted.” Moore & week ago sent word to War- den Aull that he had s information to make asked the Warde Rev. me important public, and he if he would send for John Chishc the chaplain of son, to come and see him. The sides at urn, and he was ed with by telephone. eturned word that he could e prison before turday. Chisholm not reach t in the week, ferer t word to the anted to confess his ake that had by, he claimed, a man r was about to suf penalty. that occasion was pub- began acting in an ecoen- , and it was the opinlon of that he was feigning insan- aplain Chisholm called on the pris- but Moore would not speak ead, he crouched in a cor- , glancing at the minister, 1 backed away from the caring he might be assault- ght Moore again sent for the ving he wanted to make tatements he had made. five days before the murder he said, “Winters and I went to look at the Grand Central with the purpose of seeing ms were situated. We con- robbing the place. We went Francisco, and spent most two or three days around v Nagle's office. I was at a Sal- Army meeting a night or two ing from Baden, and there mes Willett. Willett and I had ms in this prison together for When we came cut of the e asked me if I was ready to . 1 said ‘yes,’ and told him of d chance of getting a stake from the proprietor of the Baden er 16 we went to Baden. wo before going I got a pis- and I gave it to Wil- w what I wanted the 2w we were going to On the way to Baden d T met Winters in Holy Cemetery. Winters knew where re going, and, as I had no pistol , I asked Winters for one he ne while we were in the e ery. He gave it to me, and it s the weapon with which I killed rews. Willett and I reached Baden at about 4 p. m. We loitered. about the place, keeping hid as well as we could. We watched the hotel until all the lights were out, then crept up to the side door and entered the house. The door was not locked, and as we went in a dog commenced barking. We ed, and we resolved to rob the place if we had to Kkill “We went up the stalrway, and we met a man in the upper hallway. I said I wanted some whisky, but he shoved me part of the way down stairs. Willett then grappled with him, and there was a scuffle. Willett had his pistol in his hand. Then an- r man came in the hall carrying a The man who carried the light I fired four shots. After the hot I ran down the stairs, 1 Willett soon followed me. We t up the road, and we were to- her about two hours before we parated. The last I saw of Willett as when I left him in-the road at he foot of the hill near Holy Cross Cemetery. I was arrested about half an hour later. The pistol found on me was the one I did the shooting with. “I do not know what Winters was doing at Holy Cross Cemetery the day t re the murder. He said he was to look for ajob in the Baden ng House, but I, do not know if to Baden for that pur- I did not see Winters at that night. fle T was in jail at Redwood I made a statement to the Sheriff San Mateo County saying that Winters and Willett were with me in der of Andrews. That state- the mu ment was not true. Winters was not with me. hf Willett, who. Moore claims, was his accomplice in the crime, was lherated from Folsom Prison only a few months before the murder was committed. He was sent from San Francisco for burglar: bl it CONFESSION RIDICULED. Wiilett, Whom He Accuses, Was Not in the Hotel at the Time of the Shooting. The police ridicule the confession of 8. B. Moore, alias C. H. Raymond, who is under sentence of death for the mur- der of Fred Andrews at Baden several months ago. }aara. who realizes that there is no Winters | knew then that we would be discover- ‘ hope for him, last Saturday made an’ alleged confession to Warden Aull of | the Folsom Penitentiary, exoner&!lngi ‘Harry ‘Winters, his murderous accom- | | plice, and throwing the blame on James | Willett, who has not been arrested.| Todd Sloan, | Winters is also to be hanged for his | participation in the murder. | Detective Crockett, through whose ef- | | forts the murderers were apprehended, | | laughed last night when shown Moore’s | | confession. | | “From my investigation” .he re-| | marked, “I am convinced of Winters' | guilt. The evidence at the trial of the | accused men showed conclusively that | he had a hand in the brutal murder. | Prior to the attempted holdup and { murder Winters was a constant com- | panion of Moore. It was he who bought the revolver used by the mur- | derous pair. i | “Moore, in his alleged confession, at- | | tempts to shield Winte evidently for | the purpose of saving his neck. On the | | night of the shocting Winters was seen in the company of Moore. They had | already planned the holding up of the | hotel. | “After the shots were fired Winters B seized by one of the men who | | were in the place at the time. He readily recognized him and, calling him | by his first name, begged him to stop | | shooting. Winters broke away from | him and darted from the hotel. “After his arrest he was positively identified as being one of the murder- ers. Willett, the man who Winters claims was with him at the time of the murder, has so far eluded arrest. I am convinced that he was not actu- ally concerned in the shooting. He may 'l have known of the plans of Moore and | Winters, but after a thorough investi- gation I am satisfied that he was not | present when Andrews was killed. | “It seems to me,” continued the de- | tect at the alleged confession is | | save Winters’ neck. His attorney ad- mitted to me during the trial that he | was up against it, and could not pos- sibly scape the consequences of his| crime. I have expected that something of the kind would be done, but did not th that Moore would attempt to | throw the blame on Willett.” | It is understood that the authorities of Baden will in the next few days petition the Governor not to commute the sentence of Moore and Winters. MASS CELEBRATED IN ‘ PRESENCE OF PILGRIMS. People From All Sections of the Country Receive the Apostolic Benediction. ROME, Feb. 13.—The Pope celebrated mass to-day in the Basilica, in the pres- el of a congregation of pilgrims from all parts of the country in honor of past and coming anniversaries, jointly of his first mass, his election and coronation. His Holiness was borne to the church in ia and an_elaborate | was observed. The Pope knelt | n celebrated the second 4 and then, seated on ved the leaders of the pil- nclusion he pronounced | iletion in a strong voice, | postoli: after which he was carried from the church with the same ceremony. His | Holiness appeared to be In excellent | health. It is estimated that no fewer than 50,000 persons were present, of whom 20,000 were | pilgrims. While the Pope was being borne through the church amid the ringing tones of silver trumpets, the assembly | was raised to a pitch of excitement ai- most reaching delirium. The ceremony was one of impressive magnificence, and the Pope’s appearance caused indescribable enthusiasm on all es | TRIO OF MURDERS IN " INDIANA MINING TOWNS. Three Men Dead and Another Dying as the Result of Fatal Quarrels. | TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 13.—During quarrel in a saloon at Grant, a coal- | mining town norta of this citv, John Car- | rington shot and killed Wesley Niece Saturday. He also shot Bayless Niece, who will die. The murderer escaped. At Lyford, another mining town, the Postmaster, John Gilfoy, shot Joe Hoff- man, who will die. John Bezle, an Italian, was struck in | the neck with a miner’s pick and killed. His body was then placed under the ele- vator running down to the shaft, where itiwas found. The last murder was at Lodi. DEATH OF THE MASTER | OF SELWYN COLLEGE. | The Right Rev. John Richardsor| Selwyn Passes Away at Pau, | France. | LONDON, Feb. 13.—Right Rev. John | | Richardson Selwyn, master of Selwyn | College, Cambridge, since 1893, died at Pau, France, yesterday. ! Dr. Selwyn, who was Bishop of Mela- | nesia from 1877 to 1891, was born in New | Zealand in 1344. He was the second son of Right Re George Augustus Selwyn, | Bishop of N Zealand. He was educat- | | ed at Trinity College, Cambridge, and | from 1869 to 1871 was successively the | curate of St. Airewas, Staffordshire and | | of St. George. Wolverhampton. He en- | tered the Me.anesian mission in 1872, and in February, 1877, succeeded Bishop Pat- teson, the first bisdaop of Melanesia, w was murdered by the natives in 1871. s g | TWO KILLINGS AT SORRENTO. Quarrel Between Ranchers Results | P in the Death of Both. SAN DIEGO, Feb. 13.—An affray in which two men were killed took place wt | Sorrento, fifteen miles north of here, at | 10 o’clock to-night. There is no communi- | cation with the place, and such meager | | facts as are received came from Delmar, | twenty miles from Sorrento, and were | | siven by people who went to Delmar to | | telepraph to the Coroner. From their | account it appears that the parties to the affray were Italian ranchers. Dur- ing the quarrel one of them shot and |%illed another, whereupon a friend of the | victim shot the slayer dead. Officers have | started for the scene. | rcioitipu Ll | ' JOHN J. BRADLEY DEAD. ‘Passing of a Well-Known News- | paper Man of San Jose. 1 | SAN JOSE, Feb. 13.—John B. Bradley, | a2 well-known newspaper man of this | city, died suddenly at his home to-day. | Death was caused by hemorrhage of a | blood vessel in the brain He was a| native of New York and 43 years of age. The deceased for eleven was city editor of the, Herald. past two rears he h For the been a deputy in the County and clerk of the Board of{ Supervisors. - James Stephenson Dead. BOSTON, Feb. 13—Word was recefved here to-day of the death at Old Point | Comfort of James Stephenson. Stephen- | son was the father of Grace Stephenson, | whose mysterious disappearance caused | | a great sensation In this city last spring. | | He was born near Belfast, Ireland, 61 | years ago, and came to this country when a young man. For the past ten years he | has been prominent in the real estate | | business in Boston. S t Protest Against the Torture. BARCELONA, Feb. 13.—Thirty thou- sand people, mostly workmen, and or- derly, demonstrated here to-day against the torture of the anarchists at Mont- juich Fortress. Resolutions of protest and demeanding the punishment of the torturers and a revision of the trial were adopted and will be forwarded to the Government. i _ Fishing Schooner Overdue. TACOMA, Feb. 13.—The steam fishing schooner Edith is now nearly two weeks overdue from the Alaska halibut banks, and fears are entertained that she has met with disaster of some sort. 1 TWO LIGHTS OF THE TURF. the Blase Prince of Jockeys, and His Dusky Rival, Modest ‘*Long-Shot” Conley. gl A 7 e TODD SLOAN AND “LONG-SHOT” CONLEY. If you want to see his highness, James Todd Sloan, you must telephone all morning, for Prince Todd Sloan does not rise till noon. Then, if you insist upon an appointment, you may have the privilege of being recelved by the diminutive Prince of Jockeydom in his apartments at the Baldwin. If you yearn for “Long-Shot” Conley’s acquaintance, all that’s necessary is to signify your wish. Conley will call upon you or he’ll come to the door of the little room at the paddock out at the Oakland racetrack, where the jockeys are penned in and watched. The difference is the difference between the man who has arrived and the one who's on the way; between a salary of $12,00 a year and one-fifth as much, say; beiween a great reputation in Racetown abroad and a modest one in Race- town at home. The flgure of a slight, short boy, the foot of a danseuse, the face of a man of, at least, 45—this is the great Todd Sloan, the 10-pound idol of the race- track. “It’s all been told before,” he tells you wearily, striking a match with his jeweled fingers and lighting a huge cigar. “It's been told over and over again in all the papers all over the world. I've seen the Associated Press reporters and told it all to 'em, and—and—" And words failing he sucks at his big cigar for consolation and comfort in this agonizing moment of interviewing. His voice has not a particle of animation, e corners of his mouth droop complainingly, and his pale, little face beneath »is sleek black halr is discon- tented, and woefully blase. “It must bore you dreadfully,” I suggested sympathetically. ““Well, it does,” replied the little great man, lifting a foot over his knee. Such a tiny, shapely foot, with its arched instep and delicate-hued sock revealed by the tan ties, cut low on the side like a lady’'s “Diane.” “I've been riding nine years,” he went on. “No, it ain’t long. I know men of 50 that ride. An’ I imtend to ride all my life. There's pleasure in riding, but there’s danger, too. I've been in accidents five or six times. Some take their excitement one way, some another. I know men, it would be like taking away sunlight from, if they couldn’t bet on races.” It's a long speech for so short a man, and it's delivered in laconic grunts. Not his big cigar, not even his pretty foot, which he caresses with that be- ringed small hand, can soothe Prince Todd into loquacity. “I'm going to be here 'bout six weeks,”” he vouchsafes. ing. Then I'm going back East to work. It doesn’'t matter of what he speaks, whether of work or play. ling of the race-course 1s always bored. At 23 the penafties of greatness weigh heavily upon this manikin. Ennui, the curse of royalty—whether of jockeydom or otherwhere—has seized upon James Todd Sloan, prince by grace of the pau- city of his in s and the quantity of his dollars. . Let it be a lesson to us whose obscurity would make us long for fame! With “Long-Shot” Conley, on the other hand, the world is not yet a sucked- out orange. He takes himself very seriously, does this dark rival of the great dapper, little “Todd.” 8 His black face—he is very black—has all the dumb tragedy of the negro face till he shows his white teeth in a grin that changes tragedy to farce. But he doesn’t see much to laugh at, though his seriousness is the stolidity of imma- turity, not the awful 23-year-old disillusion of that man of the world, James Todd Bloan. But Conley laughed when he and “Our Climate”’—Conley pronounces it “Ah Climate’—flew by the Prince of Jockeys on Wawona one day last week. And the memory of his grin Is cherished out at the Oakland track, when a second time that day the modest ebony jockey outstripped the famous small blue- sleeved man whose reputation is as great among English noblemen as it is among American commoners, who speak and understand the jargon of the race- track. I saw Conley yesterday out at the paddock, where the soft, loose earth around the horses’ stalls gives one the ghost of that old memory of exhilara- tion you felt when your feet touched the floor of the circus in olden days. The negro jockey is a graceful little fellow In his white suit, hooped about with magenta, and his green silk cap. “Yes—yes, ma'am,” he said, unconscious of his pretty pose there in the doorway, “‘Sloan he had the favorite, Yes, ma'am, bofe times, he rode the best horse, May W. Now she was a cinch, they thought.” “A what?” “A moral, you know.” I didn’t, but I was ashamed to admit it. “When we lined up that secon’ time, ma’'am, Sloan he was ahead o' me an’ I come last. It was jes' a six-furlong sprint, but when we'd got three-quar- ters done, I went pas’ him and won.” “Did you say anything as you passed?” “0, we didn’t say nuffin to each other. He don’ know me, ma'am, said Con- ley modestly. I—1 know him"—even a black cat may look at a jocKey prince —I see him las’ year on th’ track. I knowed I'd beat him when we started. Th' boys, the other jockeys,” Conley nodded his head: toward the inside of the room on whose threshold he stood, “they heard so much ’bout him, they don’ think they can beat him.” Conley is a little vague about his age. He's 'bout 23, he tells you. But he speaks positively enough with all enthusiasm about his riding. When he talks of horses, one understands what the racetrack reporter means by describing Conley’s way of riding as “hand and foot style.” When Conley rides, so they tell you at the track, he rides with every fiber of his body, as though all his soul were in the race. Prince Todd, though, is made of different mold. Per. haps this is why the crowd out at Oakland's track Wednesday rejoiced in the darkey's triumph. “Wha, ahve been riding,” says Conley, “evah since ah was a little fellow no higha 'n that,” and he puts out a pink-palmed black hand a few inches below his present height. ‘“‘Ah used t' ride at Sahtoga, but ah got kin’ o’ bothered an’ didn’ want t’ ride any mo, till 'bout two yeahs ago, when I began to ride long- Shot hosses, ma'am. Don’ know what's ~long-shot?’ Conley’s white teetn showed. ‘“Long-shot hosses ha' long odds agen 'em. Tha's why ah'm ‘Long- Shot’ Conley.” “Do you think if you were mounted upon as good a horse as he you could always beat Todd Sloan?” Sloan’s rival smiled and then grew very serious. “Well_well, he wouldn’ beat me,” he said boyishly. “Ah know that.” MIRIAM MICHELSON. “I'm going shoot- The prince- Will Suffer No Disruption. NEW YORK, Feb. 13.—The Dr. John Hall will suffer no ‘é‘l’s‘:fi?flgxs through the recent withdrawal of most of the elders and trustees. At the service to-day it was announced that a meeting would be held to-morrow for the purpose of filling the seven vacancies on the board of trustees. —_— Athletic Sports Postponed. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 12.— the intercollegiate athletic mrt‘:“zao ’35 held at Santa Monica has been post- poned from February 22 to April 3. in order that northern’ colleges may have sufficient opportunity to file entries. ced e Steen to Form the Cabinet. CHRISTIANTA, Feb. 13.—K| entrusted io former Bremicr Stecn Las task of forming a new Cabinet. —_———— WOULD MAKE YUEN CHAU FU A TREATY PORT. England Negotiating With China for the Opening of This Harbor. PEKING, Feb. 14.—Engtand is negotiat- ing with China to open Yuen Chau Fu, in the Province of Hu Nan, as a treaty port, and is negotiating also on the sub- ject of the navigation of inland waters. The Chinese Government has pald the agreed indemnity of £4000 ($20000) to M. Lvaudet, the Frenchman kidnaped by Tonquin pirates in 18%. & The New Year's audience for the foreign Ministers has been fixed tor February 15, and the banquet by the Tsung Li Yamen will be given the following day. Owing to the long delay, the Ministers had de- To Cure a Cold In One Day. ‘Take Laxative Bromo Quinins Tablets. All clined an audience, but the Tsung Li | guggists refund the money if it fail Yamen has now arranged the matter. 2c. The genulne hun;. B. 0.‘:- M”m 4 TRIED T0 KILL HIS PARTNER L. St. D. Roylance Fired Five Shots at F. J. Dyer Last Evening. Had Been Friends and Inter- ested in Electrical Business for Years. Four Bullets Took Effect, but They | Will Not Prove Fatal—Roy- lance Arrested. F. J. Dyer, who Is connected with the | Acme Electrical Company, was shot | 1ast evening at 527 Mission street by L. St. D. Roylance, a former partner in the | business, and, while the wounds are be- lieved not to be fatal, they are exceed- ingly painful. Five shots were fired by the would-be assassin, and one ball en- tered the right side of the lower jaw, shattering the bone in such a manner that the greater portion of it will have to be taken out; another entered the right hand; another, which was pre- sumably spent, struck the breast, and the fourth passed through the sleeve and cuff on the right arm. According to reports given, the two men had been on the best of terms for | vears past, but of late bitter quarrels arose, and each threatened the other. Last evening Roylance went to the house at 537 Mission street and called his former friend, and after some hard words had passed he took out the pis- | tol and fired point blank at Dyer's head. The bullet entered the lower Jjaw. Dyer then ran into the house, and Roy- lance kept firing through the door and window. The second bullet went through the door and struck the victim in the chest, but only made a slight scratch, the force of the bullet having been spent by passing through the wood. When the shots were fired through the window, flylng glass cut the wounded man about the head, and it was at first thought he had been fa- tally injured. The ambulance was called, and Dyer was taken to the Har- bor Recelving Hospital, where he was treated by Drs. Thompson and Hartley. He was afterward sent to St. Luke’s Hospital, where he will be operated upon for the purpose of removing the bullet from the jaw bone. A slight tinge of scandal seems to be connected with the attempted murder, as it was reported that family troubles had arisen between the two men dur- ing the past month, byt as neither the injured nor the shooter will give any information or make any statement which would tend to incriminate the | other, there is possibly no foundation for the rumor. Roylance was arrested immedliately after the shooting and taken to the Central Station. He refused to make a statement, except to say that Dyer had tried to kill him on three previous oc- casions, and that he fired in self-de- fense. He was charged with an assault to commit murder. EDWARD T. JEFFERY HERE. The President of the Denver and Rio Grande Speaks of Railroad Matters. Edward T. Jeffery, president of the Denver and Rio Grande, arrived from the | north yesterday, and is staying at the Palace. Mr. Jeffery has been president of the railroad company during the past six years, but prior to that time was connected with the Illinois Central for trirty-three years. In speaking of Colorado last evening Mr. Jeffery said that State was enjoy- ing better prospects at the present time than it has since the panic of 1893, both in trade, mining and agricultural Inter- ests. “I left the State a week ago las{ Fri- day and am on a general tour of observa- tion, combining business with pleasure. “The cut-rate trouble between Chicago and Denver has not yet been settled. The | last “conference between the Western trunk lines was held last Thursday. Af- | ter a protracted discussion the subject of fast train service by the Chicago, Bur- lington and Quincy and by the Chicago Northwestern and the Union Pacific rail- roads was referred to the five presidents of the companies in interest;® that is, President ewit of the Northwestern, Burt of the Union Pacific, Perkins of the Burlington, Cable of the Rock Island and Ripley of the Santa Fe. They are to take the matter Under consideration. Pending their recommendations and views, the rates will be maintained. “The Klondike fever has struck the miners of Colorado, and already parties are being made up to jougney to the gold fields. The miners of that State have become inured to working at an alti- tude of 12,000 feet, when the thermome- ter has been 40 to 45 degrees below zero, and feel confident they can stand the Alaska climate. They will take with them experience in mining, and also ability to stand exposure.” Mr. Jeffety will pay his respects to the officers of the Southern Pacific to-day. He will remain in this city till the end of ldhe week, when he will return to Col- orado. S e DOG SHOW OPENS TO-DAY. There Will Also Be Other Good At- tractions at the Fair. The management of the Mining Fair has prepared an elaborate and interesting programme for this afternoon and to- night. The ladies who visit the fair in the afternoon will be presented with souvenir spoons. The dog show will open to-day under the auspices of the St. Bernard Kennel Club. The Martels will appear both in the afternoon and at night. Three humorous contests have been arranged for to-night. There will be a grinning con- test through horse collars, a popcorn eat- ing contest. and & soap wrapping contest. The chief feature last night was the ap- pearance of the Baroness Marie von Zie- ber, who sang with great effect three numbers. Her first selection was the “Intermezzo,” from ‘‘Rusticana,’” the oth- ers were “You” and the ‘“Zenda Waltzes. Little Minnie Berlin also rendered two se- lections which were warmly received. The musical programme for this evening is as follows: Overture, ‘Preclosa” (C. M. von We. ber); selection, “El Capitan” (Sousa) “Dance of the Aborigines” (Le Thiero); ballet, ‘“‘Coppelia” (Delibes); fantasie, “An Old-Time Fire Scene” (Cappa), syn- opsis—Conversation at the Engine House, tlge Alarm, the Start, at the fire, All Is Safe, the Return, the Finale; selection, “Mephistopheles” (Boito); solo_for the cornet, W. B. Rogers; waltz, “‘Espanita’ (Rosey); three movements from "‘Caval- leria Rusticana” (Mascagni); “Dress Pa- rade” (Sherman). A Man Missing. Charles M. Long, the proprietor of the Willlams Hotel at Williams, Cal., s miss- ing, and his friends and relatives think he has committed suicide. He left his home on the 10th inst., and wrote his father, brother and wife that he wasgoing to Ban Francisco to kill himself. He had about $400 when he left, and notwith- standing this fact is known to have bor- rowed sums of money from different friends after his arrival in this city. The case was reported to the police by L. G. Manor, a friend of Long’s. who lives in Willlams, and he describes the missin, man as being of medium build. with ful beard, and wearing a suit of dark clothes. Go to O'Brien & Sons for modern style, high-grade -nrug-. phaetons and buggies at low prices. Corner Golden Cate ave- nue Polk street. . 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LADIES’ PLUSH CAPES, Silk lined and richly beaded, fur onifronts and collar, former price $12 50, special to-day at $7 50. a ’5 LADIES’ SUITS, Blouse Waists, lined and boned, Silk trimmi; /s lar and fronts, skirts lined and boned, former price $9, special at $4 %. $4.50. $L 8l ron col- to-day LADIES' FIGURED SILK DRESS SKIRTS, assorted patterns, double lined and bound, former price $7 50, special to-day at $4 50. LADIES' ELECTRIC SEAL s price $5, special to-day at $1 LADIES' VICUNA CLOTH WRAPPERS, assorted colors, braided bo- o lero fronts, former price $1 75, special to-day at 31 gUR COLLARETTES, Silk lined, former I-5-5-E-E-E--E-E 58888 aauan colony last evening, sald: “The making of the colony there is a private enter- prise, and in no way backed by the Gov- ernment. The colonists purpose planting coffee, as well as other cereals. It has not yet been decided how many Japanese will be brought over. Mr. Kawamura and myself are going first to ascertain the nature of the land and how many it will support. We have concluded a treaty with Mexico which allows the subjects: of Japan to possess land in their own. right. As soon as an examination of the land is made we will report to our su- perfor. Should a colony be established, think the Viscount Omoti will visit it. Our trip may take about five months, asi e intend to make a thorough examina~ “The Mexican planters want Japan laborers, as they are cheaper. i"fley wil work for 30 shiliings a month—about $7 in| gold. The employer must furnish them: ;ve::‘?r:ug::le fnod‘ and guarantee them a sage, also medical while on the plantation. AP “I will not return with Mr. Kaw: but will take up residence in the City Mexico for the purpose of arranging fom the Teception of laborers for the plantay 83351 Klalvlv'xm n;‘r;rgs’ent the Toyo Imin| S isha, which is 4 Segton S the Oriental Emi~ peaking about the trouble in Mr. Kobayashi said there would ‘taansl war. ‘“Although the relations are utrn.lnea with Russia, we are most friendly with! England and America. From what I sa: and heard, T don't_ think there Is ang| danger of trouble. Japan will try to prew vent war as long as possible, as it prew First Slashed Brutally Across the Face and the Body. Unrequited Love Assigned as the Cause of the Fiendish Act Another terrible murder was added | fers peace.’” to Chinatown’s already long list last . night, when Charley Dean, a half-breed ORAMER s 4 Chinaman, stabbed to the heart Yit Sing, a Chinese girl, at her home, on Pacific street and Bartlett alley. The girl died while being taken to the hospital, and her body was removed to the Morgue. o LRk ean went to the house disguised as a ?olored man and rang the bell. The door was opened by the girl, when he slashed her across the face with a highbinders’ knife, about twelve inches long. In his frenzy he inflicted several nasty body wounds, and completed th’e deed by burying the knife in the girl's heart. The motive prompting the mur- derous act is sald to have been unre- uited love. 4 The murderer then made his escape, but the police hope to capture him be- fore morning. He is a_ well-known character in Chinatown. Dean is said to be an ex-convict. WILL FOUND A JAPANESE COLONY Land Purchased by Ex-Pre- mier Omoti in Mexico to Be Examired. Fine Weather and a Big Crowd fom the First Reliance Road Race. OAKLAND, Feb. 13.—The first ro: race of the Reilance Wheelmen was hel to-day at Haywards and resulted in al victory for Cramer. The weather was! perfect and the attendance all that could be desired. Fully seventy-five of the Re- H;n;‘e boys went down to witness the affair. The entries and their han were as follows: i G. A. Wyman, scratch; A. P: Deac: scratch; P. A Kosenhelm, scratch; ¢ B ooch, 30 seconds; P. R. Mott, nds; C. D. Bates, 45 seconds; J. C.wE$f£G% seconds; H. A. Tubbs, & seconds: W Bacon, 1 minute; G. v E B Cramer, 1:1 1 tin ; G. ' G. Lehner Ligda, 2 minutes; R. C. Elder, 3 Wiiliam Gross. 3 minutec. T B e 2 minutes, and Albert Pratt, 2 minutes, The finish was made in the followin order: First, Cramer, 1:45, 14-4%; second. Coxhead, 1:5, 14:4215; third, Wyman, seratch, 12:34: fourth, Bacon,’ 1 minute, : ogel, 1:30, 15: s Rosenhelm, ‘scratch, 1407, 2nd sixth, ol The Glory of Young Men. Rev. W. E. Dugan discoursed last even- ing at Stewart Memorial United Presby- terfan Church, Guerrero street, between Twenty-second and Twenty-third, on the subject, “The Glory of Young Men.” Ha stated that physical force is of no avail against the foes incident to nineteenth century existence, considered from a Christian standpoint, but that faith in Christ Jesus is a necessary attribute. A Treaty With Mexico to Be Nego- tiated and a Coffee Planta- tion Started. The French Government reserves to itself the right of using white posters. CASTORIA For Infants and Children. H. Kawamura and Naotare Kobayashi, his secretary, arrived here yesterday on the Gaelic, and are registered at the Oc- cidental. They are on their way to Mexico to ex- amine land purchased by ex-Premier Omoti of Japan for the purpose of found- ing a colony. The land is situated in the city of Chia- The fag- pas, near Guatemala, and consists of 100,- | gimi] T 000 acres. sigaature, overy Mr. Kobayashi, in speaking of thel _6 o /- < WEapp.