The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1898, Page 3

THE SANX FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1898. NEW GOLD FIELDS | D K STAMPEDE Important Discoveries in : Alaska. ONE IS ON BARANOFF ISLAND ONLY ABOUT TWENTY MILES FROM SITKA. ‘The Other Is on a Creek Emptying Into Big Taku Arm, Sixty Miles From Lake Bennett. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. TATTLE, Aug. 11.—The steamor City of Topelka, which reached port this afternoon, brings news of two impor- tert gold discoveries in Al One e another f Gold,” similar to the Pande overy, has been fi d, and a mpede was in p: Yy of Top-ka lef! all e, about twenty mhes from tka, and a few miles in the interior rom Whale Bay. It is located In & emall basin and the gravel ban @ to be gleaming with fine $-not known what the new fisli pans dut’ for the stampeders have not been Gt long enough to send back word. Purser Curtis sald that Sitka was inuch excited over the discov . 3 ¢cording to A. U. Burner of Sitka, ‘Who returned on the steamer, the Pande Basin country is being opened up as One hundred men at work building a wago1 ro: asin and have planks Jaid fo S, soon as the road is d heavy machinery w:ll be rapidly as possible. are now - The. other gold discovery is on a creek emptying into Big Taku Arm, which off Tagish Lake, and Xty s - from Lake Bennett. After the d the mew town of EBennett s degerted in an hour. A that discounted the one to mon during the winter started :ne of the discoveries. The rtered by an- he race. had been work- which has not , came out for more Bennett told the story. pens Liitle the Klondike for a the men claimed to his newly lo- e weeks and dur- k out never less than tter pans ranged ind $6 in the value of the alth that could be taken from ts of coal have been le Bay on Baranoff from Sitka. been satisfactory claims have already been locat . ‘MISSOURI TRAIN ROBBERY. Bandits Attempt to Get Away With the Adams Express Safe. >H, Mo., Aug. 11.—The south- position flyer was orth of the city at 9 Ave men, who rolled any’s safe out d haul soon money. Soon after the Burlington road at the rob- which ss Com- stated, 00 each, one of $260 and an- S el -Quarantined With Measles. VICTORIA, Aug. 1L.—H. M. S. Aorangi arrived g from Honolulu and Austra quarantined with meas- e Can truly say that his strength and vitality are as great and as perfect as they should be? Those who are in a state of gloom and hopelessness at times surely canpot. Yet it is true that numbers of men pass for men of full power who are but puny, weak half-men. 1 B You strong or weak?| You know the truth. Do not try to deceive yourself. That does no | good. you are a weak one “Hudyan” will make you strong. You would not be weak had you treated nature fairly, but instead of that you have abused her gifts. Worked *oo hard, or been fool- ish. ‘Who have used the “Hudyan” treatment swear by its efficacy. It gives you back lost energy. It makes up for drains. It is equal to the severest case. Circulars and testimo- iials, which are quite f-ee, will tell you all alout it. Ask for them. for medical ad- That is free, too. v not have it? Hear what you will be told Wwithout a cent of ex- t to you. H - To all those fistance s Those w Who call at tlo Institute all as- en that could »e had for a $1900 blood tint are told just those who cannot ‘call that equa attention and | treatmel: with just as thelrs. ¥rite for what HUDSON NEDICAL INSTITUTE, STOCKTON, MARKET AND ELLL: gg, San Franzisco, Cal. SUMMERLAND QIL MEN UP IN ARMS Southern Pacific Rob- bery Resisted. RIPARIAN OWNERS AROUSED | FRESNO NEVER SAW THE LIKE BRAZEN ATTEMPT TO DRAIN THEIR WELLS. Company Builds a Wharf to Bore Into the Ocean Bed and Angry Citizens Chop Down the Piles. SANTA BARBARA, Aug. 11.—The whole town of Summerland, five miles | east of Santa Barbara, is under arms, S— INTERIOR TOWNS ARE SWELTERING Mercury Reaches 115 in Several Places. STOCKTON AND SACRAMENTO ARE FURNACES. ' Los Angeles Also Suffers, but the Humidity Will Have a Tendency to Advance the Fruit Crops. L3 Spectal Dispatch to The Call. | FRESNO, Aug. 11.—The weather ob- ready to protect its interests against Southern Pacific encroachments. three days a number of armed men have been employed chopping down piles and otherwise destroving South- ern Pacific property, and as yet they have met with no resistance from the | company. For some time past It has been known that the ofl wells drew their supply from the rocks or ledge dipping at a well-defined angle. Lately it was shown by actual experience and tests | that the real reservoir bottom was | For | server said it was 113 degrees in Fres- ! no to-day, but there is an impression hereabouts that he keeps his thermom- | eter on ice. Though the mercury has been up to 114 twice this season, the heat to-day was felt more than on either of those occasions. This was probably due to a )greater degree of | humidity. While l}{?re was consider- able suffering from the heat, there were no prostrations—at least none | have been reported. The heat is said to have been even greater in Madera and Merced than here. STOCKTON, Aug. 11.—This has been some little distance below low-water mark, and to reach it one must go even out into the waves to bore. It was also known that a well out in the waves would soon exhaust these inland wells. This is what has caused the fight be- tween the riparian owners and the | Southern Pacific Company. J. B. Treadwell, a mining expert, who has openly asserted that he is working under the Southern Pacific Company’s instruction, obtained a wharf franchise | from the Board of Supervisors of Santa Barbara County and has run a wharf | out 400 feet into the ocean, which he claimed was for the shipment of oil by steamer and also to ship or land other commodities for the town of Summer- land. It now develops that this whart is solely to be used as a platform for drilling oil wells and also as a means to enable the Southern Pacific Company to get control of the rich oil fields. Treadwell has run out arms parallel | to the coast from the end of the wharf, about low-water mark, and threatens to extend them along the whole frc of Summerland, a distance of 2000 feet, thereby cutting off all the riparian owners from tidewater facilities, with the intention of boring wells which riparian owners claim will drain their wells. This will also enable the South- ern Pacific Company to run their road in a straight line, saving many sharp | rves and grade If they are suc- ful Summerland will be at their mercy and they will secure all-the oil Becconari iR This Mty ik | day and to-day, the maximum temper- st his division. of thelr | o o eaching 91 degrees. The heat | was extremely oppressive, owing to Treadwell left to-day for San Fran- cisco, and it {s supposed from remarks he made that he has gone for the pur- pose of securing the aid of the Attor- ney General to enable him to run over State lands below high-water mark. This is regarded here as the most | brazen attempt at seizure of property | without compensation ever attempted by any corporation. The owners of property on the beach have men con- | tinually on the move resisting Tread- | well's attempt to build his barrler in | front of them. Treadwell's pile-driver, | which has been used for building plat- | forms for oil wells on the arm of the | main wharf, stands this evening a soll- tary monument in the ocean, the piles having been chopped down between it | and his wharf by the riparian owners. | Among the riparian owners are Thomas B. Wood, son of the Iron King | of Pennsylvania, who has unlimited | capital behind him, and William M. S. | Moore, an Eastern capitalist, who has | invested $16,000 already, which if | Treadwell and the Southern Pacific are successful will be a loss to him. Charles Newman, H. L. Willlams and A. Hope | steamer Victoria, which arrived this the hottest day of the year, and ther- mometers held up their hands until close to sundown, when it began to moderate somewhat. The highest re- | corded here was 108 degrees, though | there are reports of other glasses somewhat higher. Reports from near- | by towns were as follows: Lathrop, | | 109; Elliott, 113; Farmington, 115 and |122; Clements, 115; Woodbridge, 105; | Bellota, 115, and Ripon, 112. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 11.—This was | the hottest day ever experlenced in | Sacramento since it was settled by Americans, at least of which there is | any record. For two hours the mercury | ood at the 110 mark. Nobody has | suffered, however, and men and horses | | were about their work as usual. Ixh‘ deed, the average estimate of the heat | | was about 100 degrees. To-night there | |is a comfortable breeze from the south, | and a change in the temperature Is | | 100ked for. It is feared that the hot wave has injured grapes in vinevards not firri- gated, as the fruit is less protected by the foliage of the vines, owing to the on. Irrigated vines have heavy | £y ® , which protects the grapes. Aug. 11.—To-day has been | the hottest of the season, the ther- mometer registering 115 degrees in the shade at 3 p. m., with a hot westerly | One case of sunstroke, not fa- tal. | TL.OS ANGELES, Aug. 11.—The high- | est temperature in this city for the present month was experienced yester- the humidity. The heat will have the effect of hastening the ripening of peaches, pears, plums, grapes, etc., and owing to the extreme moisture in | the atmosphere the fruit will in no way be injured. I PALED UPONA JUNK'S BOWSPAIT Special Dispatch to The Call. VICTORIA, B. C., Aug’' 11.—The| evening from Yokohama after a swift though stormy passage, brings news | | contemplated securing a sister ship, so | Honolulu every twelve days. | scld and went for $40,000, being bought | SEATTLE WANTS HAWAIIAN TRADE City of Columbia as a Pioneer. IS LOADING FOR THE ISLANDS ANOTHER STEAMER WILL SOON JOIN HER. New Line Backed bythe Great North- ern — Low Rates From New York Have Been Fixed. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, Aug. ll.—Arrangements have been made to place the steamer City of Columbia on the route between Seattle and Hawall on a twenty-five- day schedule, beginning August 25. The company that will operate this steamer is knownasthe Seattle-Honolulu Steam- ship Line. The owners are the Scandi- navian-American Bank of Seattle, rep- resented by John P. Jacobson and Cap- | tain Russell Colegrove of Washington City. It was practically decided to establish this line cn Saturday last after a con- ference between Captain Colegrove and President James J. Hill of the Great Northern Railroad, he being in the city at that time. All the prestige of the | railroad company will be exerted In| behalf of the new line. | The straight through passenger fare | from New York to Honolulu, via Seat- | tle, has been fixed at $100 for first class and $62 second class. The fare from Seattle to Honolulu on the City of Co- lumbia will be as follows: $75 first| class, $37 second class and $25 deck passage. The company has assurance from the Postoffice Department that a mail con- tract will be entered into. It is further as to make the run between Seattle and | Although | only announced this morning by even- | ing the new line had its cargo and pas- | senger list filled for the first trip. | The City of Columbia was brought | around the Horn from New York to g0 on the St. Michael run. Accidents and‘i bad management resuited in tying up | the steamer shortly after arriving in | this port. She was recently ordered | in by Captain Colegrove. Since then $30,000 has been expended in repairs and she Is now rated by Lloyds' agent as Al for five year: CHANGE OF WIND SAVES SKAGUAY Spectal Dispatch to The Call. JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 6, by steam- | ship City of Topeka to Port Townsend. | Wash., Aug. 11.—Skaguay has not been | wholly consumed, thanks to the wind | which continued to blow up the can- von after the fire started last Thurs- | day afternoon, instead of changing to down the canyon. The loss is confined the extent first stated — between twenty and thirty small frame houses and log cabins which bordered on the trail beyond Twelfth street. The stead- fastness of the wind to the one direc- tion of safety is the only thing that saved the city. No additional particulars as to the amount of damage or insurance have been received. No small steamer has | | | fo owr howse. of a frightful accident in Yokohama | arrived from the head of Lynn Canal harbor, whereby two lady missionaries | with any tresh particulars, and the | of the American Mission Board, Misses | Topeka, which had just arrived from Doeg are others who are interested and | s have much capital invested. POPE’S ILLNESS SLIGHT, DECLARES DR. LAPACON!| s | His Holiness Only Fatigued by the | Preparation of His Recent | Encyclical. | ROME, Aug. 11.—Dr. Lapacon{ and all the Vatican authorities confirm the state- all | Tent that the Pope’s illness Is slight. The | ons with terrific force. doctor did not stay during the night at | the Vatican. The Pontiff shows symp- | toms of gastric inflammation, but he par- | took of nourishment last evening and was in excellent spirits. He rose this morn- ing at 5:30 and celebrated mass. Dr. Lapa- coni visited the Pope at 8 o'clock this morning. By Dr. Lapaconi’s advice the Pope remained out of bed only four hours. In an interview to-day the doctor ex- plained that the Pontiff was fatigued by the preparation of his recent encyclical, | but he hoped the Pope would be up to- morrow all day and that he would resume | his audlences on Saturday. SOUTH DAKOTA TRAGEDY. Jealous Husband Kills Two Men, His | Wife and Himself. OMAHA, Aug. 11.—A special from Dead- wood, 8. D., to the Bee says: Three men dead and a woman dying is the net result of a shooting affray at Central City this morning. Judge J. P. Giddings, Ed Shannon and Jack Wear | are the men and Mrs. Ed Shannon is the woman. Shannon had a boarding-house at Ter-‘ ry and another af Central City. He| stayed nights at the Terry house, leav- ing his wife to look after the other plac: At 6:20 Shannon returned to Central | perfected, although if is believed in Wall City, and aroused Judge Giddings. Just | Street that it I8 only a question of a few what happened In the office no one|days before an agreement will be knows, but the two men suddenly burst | into the street engaged in a death strug- gle. Shannon had a revolver. Jack Wear tried to separate them, and was shot through the body, dying instantly. Shannon then shot Giddings through the head, killing him. He went to his wife's bedroom and beat her about the head with his revolver until he thought he had killed her, and then, with a fresh revol- ver, shot himself. The woman is still alive, but cannot recover. All the par- ties are ploneers and were well-to-do. Giddings has held many political office: Intimacy between Giddings and Mrs. Shannon Is given as the cause of the tragedy. o BLANCHE WALSH’S ROLE. wWill Replace Fanny Davenport Dur- | ing the Latter’s Illness. DENVER, Colo., Aug. 11.—Miss Blanche Walsh, leading iady in the stock com- pany now playing at Manhattan Beach in this city, has been engaged to take the place-of Miss Fanny Davenport, who is ill, in the presentation of Sardou’s plays in’this country next season. She will be supported by Melbourne Macdowell, Miss Davenport’'s husband. o - Brookbanks Dies From His Injuries. SANTA CRUZ, Aug. 11—T. A. Brook- banks of San Jose, who was Injured by being thrown from a wagon near Laguna yesterday, dled to-day. e was a native of Philadelphia, aged 64 years. | Miss Slmmons shortly before the tragic lost their lives. | Sitka, left Skaguay Thursday after- noon, four hours before the fire broke out. The powder house of the raflway | company is reported to have caught fire and exploded, but the bridge over the river, the switch tower and the| frame round house were saved. No lives are known to have been lost. Twenty-five deaths have occurred in | Dawson, all from the prevailing dysen- tery except four, which disease is daily increasing in virulence. The names of the men who have died are, as far as | reported: Andrew Skinud, Wiota, | ITowa; Nels Plsen, Tacoma; J. M. Sta- | cey, Tacoma: John Freedlan, Tacoma; Thomas Harvey, Victoria; H. McQuil- | lan, Chlcago; J. S. Cooper, New York | City; Peter Shearer, Chicago: J. A.| Langlois, Canada; John Parker, Port- land; Paul Meng, Switzerland: John Galvin, Juneau; W. J. Law, Mexico Fred Hart, Philadelphia, and these | others whose places of residence are | unknown: A. Johnson, Ed Dustin, Captain Hamlin, W. Killop, Theodore Valentine, A. Nelson, N. P. Swanson, | W. S. Meyers, D. Roehig and Gus An- derson. Ballooning to Dawson Is the latest, | With a favorable wind it is expected | that the 600 miles from Skaguay to Dawson will be covered in three hours. Professor Antony Varicle, one of the world’s famous aeronauts, proposes to make the trip. His chief of staff, Dr. A. W. Terwigne, who has reached Ska- guay, says that Professor Varicle fur- nished the United States Government several balloons which were recently used for reconnoitering purposes at Santiago de Cuba previous to the ca® pitulation of that city, and that he will be up here by the next steamer to make the Dawson trip. The men are dressed in yellow suits, with boots and leggings. M. Mallet, the Paris balloon manufacturer, is said to be with Pro- fessor Varicle. It is proposed to make the trip at an elevation of from 8000 to 10,000 feet, to use iron filings for in- flatfon and to start in about two weeks. HAL HOFFMAN. —_— FOOD, SCARCE AT DAWSON. Miner Hangs Himself—Wreck of City of Sitka Found. PORT TOWNSEND, Aug. 11— Among the passengers on the City of Topeka was Mrs, A. D. Field of St. Paul, Minn., who left Dawson City July 28. She says that boats arriving at Dawson from St. Michael are bring- ing but small quantities of provisions and are confining their business to pas- senger traffic. As a result provisions will probably be scarce again this win- ter. Fritz Lahuhn of Arlington, Kans., committed suicide in his tent on Stic- keen River by hanging himself. He left a letter and some money for his wife. The wreck of the schoonef City of Sitka has been found off Ominy Cape, When the schooner left Sitka some weeks ago she had several prospectors aboard, but no trace of them has been found. 2 ey . Senator Teller of Colorado writes about the dangers of the new trade in the Orient in next Sunday’s Call. Stmmons and Allen, | The two ladies had a number of friends | | who were journeying to this side of the [ Pacific by the R. M. S. Empress of Ja- pan, and they went out in the launch | belonging to the Canadian Pacific| Steamship Company to see them off. The good-bys being said, the two la- dies were going ashore in the launch when a junk which was sailing into the harbor running swiftly before the wind collided with the launch. The junk’s bowsprit was driven against Miss Sim- It struck her in the abdomen and impaled her, kill-| ing her instantly. Her companion, Miss | Allen, was struck about the shoulders | and head by the unwieldy bow of the | Chinese vessel and she was terribly | cut and lacerated. She lingered in pain for the greater part of a day in the Yokohama hospital and dled on July 30, a few hours before the Vie- toria sailed. Both ladies were well known in mis- | sionary circles, they having been work- | ing in Japan for a number of years. occurrence had applied tained a furlough. She was to have come here en route to the United States by the next Emprcss steamer. TRANSFER OF THE MONON. Vanderbilts Take the Line Into the Big Four System. NEW YORK, Aug. 1L.—A controlling interest in the Chicago, Indlanapolis and Louisville Ralilroad, better known as the Monon, has been acquired by the Big Four, says the Herald, and negotiations are under way for the acquisition of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton. The however, has not yet heen for and ob- latter deal, reached. The Big Four, or Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Raflroad. is eon- trolled by the Vanderbilts, and this road is operated in such close conuection with the Chesapeake and Ohlo that Bossip has intimated that it is a part of the deal that the Chesapeake road shall be even- tually taken into the enlarged Big Four system. —— NINETY-FIVE POUND NUGGET. Discovery of Gold Starts a Rush in West Australia. PERTH, West Australia, Aug. 11.—Ad- vices from Kalgoorlie say thousands of people are rushing to the vicinity of Lake Gwynne, close to Kanowna, where a nug- get of gold weighing- ninety-five pounds was recently discovered. The excitement in the mining districts is reported to be intense. el 5% iy Interests the Coast. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Pensions for California: Original—Hazel Cramer, Vet- erans’ Home, Napa, $6; Jonathan Elliott, San Francisco, $8. Mexican War widows —Nancy Cook, San Franclsco, $8. Private Samuel C. Fitzgerald, Company B, First Washington Volunteer Infantry, now at Presidio, San Francisco, will b discharged from the service of the United States gy the commanding officer of his station. R. H. Graham has been master at Jamacha, San asrolnted post- Cal., vice Herman Toews, e2go Courty, resigned. ADVERTISEMENTS. Manufacturer’s Loss Means Your Gain! Big stock on hand. Poor prospects in sight for fall. He got alarmed—scared out of his boots. He confided to us. Of course we boudht ’em. Never miss a dood thing, you know. Brand new fall, spanking stuff. Now det aboard. Here’s an opportunity of a lifetime. What Do You Care What They Cost Him ? He says they cost him to manufacture from $10 to $12. Such are the fortunes of war. The handsomest of Suits, the swellest of Overcoats, brand new fall styles. $7.50 t Was a Case o Unload and sacrifice his finest | parleying about valwes; no need of telling yow what they're | worth—they’re in owr big windows. Many more patterns to select | from in owr big Clothing Department. Friday and Saturday these will be offered toyow at . ... ... GET ABOARD A GO0D THING. Friday and Satwr- Suits, his finest Overcoats—no Men’s Trousers —2,000 pairs of ’em, eledantly tailored, in worsted stripes and plain colors, switable for any occasion, at day, if the qu at.......... $1.10 $2 Hat for 95c. The hat that’s brought fams That pretty Fe- dora in p>arl, black, otter and tobacco. $2 and more elsewhere. Here a ' osc. Put Money in Your Purse. These valwes will tempt yow. They're not in owr windows. Owr Juvenile manager will surprise yow when yow see ‘em. The handsom- est Middies, the swellest of Sail- ors, the prettiest of Reefers, all brand new fall styles. We need not tell yow their valwe. Wo- man’s eagle eye tells the story. Friday and Saturday at $3.65. The Best That | Military Capes. Money Can Buy. What a loss to ALl - wool the manufac- Scotches, with turer. It’s a double knees swell garment, and seats, ele- in blue cloth gant suits, in lined ;‘l’ifl" ncll Reefers, Mid- sl gt diesand double- o et they're worth. The quantity is limited. Friday and Saturday at $3.95. Here’s a Tumble. breasted styles, all ages; some have two pairs of pants. : Friday and Saturday at 8$2.50. Military with «gold sow- i For that big Suits. boy, ages 12 to They’re worth 19 years, the $10, and we swellest swits Tt s your eyes ever maan»t,tn?;lue Yt a Th cloth, braided means a big loss to the manufac- turer, but our tache; short pants, ages 3 to boys must come in for their 12 years., Friday and Saturday at $4.50. Long pants 50¢ ex'ra. share. These suits, we say, Friday and Saturday, BOYS' WAISTS. Laundered Waists in percale and cheviot, :naz)l: with detcched | cotlars ; 1 elsewhere. Friday and Saturday 39c¢. (L1 EEREEREY -9-11-15-15 KEARNY ST. BOYS' MILITARY GOLFS in blue clo’h with go:{ emblems, S A Worih 50c. To-day at 25¢. KIRKLAND HAS A FIGHTING CHANCE Dr. Taylor Is Hopeful of His Recovery. SUFFERING FROM WEAKNESS ORIGINAL TRO E HAS BEEN OVERCOME. Some Difficulty Experienced inDrain- ing the Wound Made by the Surgeon’s Knife—Still- ness at the Yard. VALLEJO, Aug. 11.—The condition of Admiral Kirkland still continues favor- able, though he had a severe attack of weakness this morning. His symptoms were so unfavorable that Dr. Taylor was summoned by wire from San Fran- cisco, arriving about noon. The trouble in the patient’s abdomen and the in- cision made by the surgeon’s knife caused no uneasiness, as both were do- ing as well as could be expected. The admiral was very weak, however, and was unable to raise the mucus forming in his lungs and congestion was begin- ning to develop. This trouble was ob- viated by an injection of hydrogen, and during the afternoon his condition was reported greatly improved. Some trouble is experienced in draining the wound caused by the operation, as the patient is not able to sit up, but it is not believed that this will have any lasting effect. Dr. Taylor returned to San Francisco this afternoon, leaving Dr. J. R. Wag- gener and Dr. C. T. Hibbett in charge of the case, one of them being within call at all times. Dr. Taylor told The Call representative that the original trouble in the patient's abdomen was respending to treatment, the difficulty this morning being caused by conges- tion of the lungs. He stated that the patient has a good fighting chance of recovery. Commander J. J. Brice, who was re- called from the retired list during the continuation of hostilities with Spain, is in command of the yard during Ad- miral Kirkland's {llness. Everything about the yard is kept as quiet as pos- sible, so that the admiral will not be disturbed. The prolonged ringing of the bell calling men to work has been stopped, a few taps sufficing for the purpose. POSTMASTER HOBSON. Popular Appointment Made by the President. WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—The Presi- dent to-day appointed Judge J. M. Hob- son, father of Lieutenant Hobson of Mer- rimac fame, postmaster at Greensboro, Ala. Mr. Hobson is a Democrat, and the nomination was made at the earnest re- quest of his Republican fellow-townsmen as a mark of good feeling. — Freeport’s Postmaster Arrested. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 11.—Deputy Unit- ed States Marshal Henry M. Moflitt of San Francisco to-day arrested Philip G. Riehl, the Freeport Postmaster, who had been indicted by the United States Grand Jury for alleged diversion to his own use of 3240 of Government funds. Riehl de- nies that he has used public funds. He has been Postmaster for the little ham- let of Freeport for many years, and the sum alleged to have been misappropriated would seeem to cover the en(m receipts of the postoffice for a very long time. MAYOR ARCHER KIGEW LITTLE OF MRS. ORR Made the Woman’'s Acquaintance Through a Correspondence Bureau. CALDWELL, Ohio, Au«. 1.—Mayor | Arthur O. Archer to-day mz e the follow- | Ing statement regarding the Orr affair at Clarendon, Ark “I have had some correspondence with Lorilla F. Weaver, whose name I secured through a correspondence bureau of Cin- cinnati. She represents herself to be a French lady of weglth and leisure, and I never heard of tn& name urr until I saw it in the press in connection wth the ter- rible tragedy at Clarendon, and I am dumfounded that my name ‘was connect- ed with it in any way. The manner in which the correspondence began is this: ‘A number of young men were in my office one evening, ana one of them had a circular from a correspondence bureau, and it was su~rested that for the fun of the thing a correspondence be opened up with some one. A letter was written to the bureau, and the name of and descrip= tion of the person representing herself to be Lorilla F. Weaver was secured in this which information I now have in my possession, together with all letters re- ceived from her, threé in number. Your correspondent has read these letters, and there is nothing in them suggestive of any wrongdoings in any way, and they appear to have been written by a lady of education and refinement.’ he unenviable notoriety is very em- barrassing to Mayor Archer and his friends. - FIGHT WITH ANARCHISTS. Brussels Officers Encounter Resist- ance While Making Arrests. BRUSSELS, Aug. 11.—While a police- man was arresting a militant anarchist named Williams, the latter shot and wounded the officer and then escaped. The anarchist also shot several persons who attempted to capture him, but he was finally arrested and lodged in jail. Later the police visited Willlams’ lodg- ings, where they found two anarchists, who promptly opened fire at the officers. ‘The policemen replied to this fire, fatally ‘wounding one of the anarchists. His com= panion was captured