The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 19, 1902, Page 3

FHE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1902 MINIATURE RAILWAY N THE WOODS Discovery Near Redding Gives Rise to Novel Theory. Sixty-Foot Road Préba,bly Being Exploited in the East. A Is Complete in Every Detail and a| Train of Toy Cars Stands Upon, the Tiny | Rails. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. REDDING, April 15—A discovery made by surveyors iit the woods north of Red- | ding, on the te side of the Sacra- | t first seemed mere- now appears to have a -reaching significance. The mento River, Iy a now deep discovery of a complete railroad and | a mixed tr: enger and box cars, E n miniature At first the engineers who made the find believed they bad | come upon the hidden retreat of an in- ventor, but a study of the circumstances leads to the supposition that men now in- teresting New York capitalists in project- | ed railways here may haveshit upon the scheme of placing this miniature railway | in the woods to justify them tech- | a hat the first division ailroad was actually running gver it. | arker and A. C. Freeland were n electric road to Kes- ed the junction of a | mento River. At this cted to run from woints via Redding The survevors g upon the possibility of T when suddenly clearing and | track, six inches had reac the Sa length. Upon it stood a locomotive d fve seven feet ars d _engine were and fitted with wheels itation of a ngenious bo: perfect little length. turned fr an and freshly turged row gauge lim- v, who asked he frequency of on the river ned in an hour t a glowing description | division of the projected rail- be published in the circulars New York to interest buyers of use stock. — | THOUSANDS OF CLAIMS - | FOR TEE YUKON MINERS | Lapsed Klondike Gold Lands Are Opened to Entry and a Stam- pede Will Result. DAWSON, Y. T., April 18—The follow- ceived yesterday aft- aister of the Interior: 1d Commission- is office, thro placer miniag held from entr: square m the year 300 reverted gold by reason of the ng him all abandoned | o will now be thrown of ead; | series of the biggest | 1t claims ever record- country, for most of ground picked out | of value, but which *ure because location for the N. C. Treadgold, { i and associates was ast year. It gave exclusive ~right to_ take purposes from the Kion- fes, except such v given 1o others, er on Hunker, Bear | reeks and tributaries. The was given all lapsed and adjacent hill- mended conces- made public in ar greater rights, Treadgold t vacant ground free from recording or other ex- er, Through and Deiegates Wilsa he efforts of Governor Ross and Sugrue at Ot- telegrams from Dawson, has been induced to re- ping concession. DRE. PIERCE’S REMEDIES. ~| Who is disce by hesith which to yield to the treat. ment of local physicians will be know she can comsult Dr. Pierce, letter, free. In a little more than thirt; years, Dr. Pierce, chief consulting phy- sician to the Invalids’ Hotel 1.‘;.5:::;:. Buffalo, N. Y., u:i-nd by his nearly a score sicians, bas treated {»{ thou- fands of weak and sick women. All *After being subjected for some time to an nnx':‘ female trouble,” says Mrs. Minnie 1 Potomac, T . of ., Vermillion Co., Til., Box | 150, *I wrote to Dr. R. V. Pierce, who at once | w my suffering, ane vised me to take his * iption* and * Golden Medical Discovery,’ and uee also his ‘Lofinli Tabicts’ and 'Suppositories.” After using his | wmd-w or mine months 1 was come iy - - teful to Dr. Plerce for his advice and | me 1 would sdvise any woman him. Prompt snd | s whil be gives and good | 3008 large pages in paper covers, is sent Jree on receipt of 21 one-cent to | going to telephone and he went on th | errand_himself. | would never awaken. { him to interest himself in the case. | A number of organs were diseased | camp of Woodmen of the World. MYSTERY VEILS WOMAN'S DEATH Expires After Asserting’ That Husband Gave - Her Laudanum. Santa Clara Officials Investi- gating the Demise of Mrs. Beebe. Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, April 18.—Mystery surrounds the death of Mrs. Lulu M. Beebe, wife of.| Herry G. Beebe, who resides on Buena Vista avenve. Her demise occurred at 4 o'clock this morning. The little settlement of orchardists in that locality, which is three and a half miles southwest of this city, is greatly excited. Mrs. Beebe had told the | neighbors that she and her husband did not get along well together, and only yes- terday she went to Campbell and told him r husband was becoming insa These | facts and her sudden death h: thrown a mystery about the case, which both Sheriff Langford and Coroner Kell are trying to solve. One theory advanced by the officers is that the woman was in- sane. Mrs. Beebe returned to her home from | this city abput 4 o'clock yesterday after- takeal| {1ll, and about 6 o'clock sent her littie bqy noon. An hbur or so later she w. to' a_blacksmith shop in the vici telephone for Dr. Gates. Beebe w: home at the time, but he met the bo. Dr. Gates went out and not | prescribed for Mrs. Beebe. Some of the | neighbors were with her. At 8 o'clock Mrs. Beebe told Mrs. Garvey and other neighbors not to let her go to sleep, as her husband had given her a big dose of | laudanum and if she went to sleep she of her attendants Mrs. Beebe fell asleep Despite the efforts | Late in the night Dr. Miller was called | to attend her, the people being unable to ! | find Dr. Gates. Mrs. o’'clock this morning. When taken ill Mrs. Beebe complained of a burning sensation in the stomach, and some of the neighbors gave her a concoction of turpentine and The woman had been doctoring months with various physicians. When Mrs. Beebe cailed on District At- torney Campbell vesterday she said she believed her husband was becoming in- sane from overwork. She said he would Beebe died at for sweet oil. | &et up at 2 or 3 o'clock in the morning | and work until 10 o'clock at night. had_the District Attorney write a letter to Dr. Charles H. Barnes of Los geles, a half-brother of Beebe, advi him of the man’s condition and Beebe sald her husband had not become would harm her. - Another woman with Mrs. Beebee at the time. Sheriff Langford went to the Beebe home to-day to investigate the case While the neighbors relate many rumors and stories told by Mrs. Beebe of her husband’s threats fo get rid of her, the Sheriff is not inclined to the theory of foul play. Beebe told Langford that there had been a bottle of laudanum in ‘the house for four years and that Mrs, Beebe might have taken some of it yesterda i his wife had repeatedly asked him to give her some laudanum when she was {ll, but he had always refused. He sald he was not at home when she was taken sick. His spells of hysteria, one of these occurring last evening. Mrs. Beebe's body was removed to an undertaking parlor in this city. Coroner Kell ordered an autopsy, which was per- formed by Drs. Gates and Miller this afternoon. It is the opinion of the Coroner that Mrs. Beebe died from natural causes, but that e was slightly demented and belie was { ed her husband wanted to get rid of her. No trace of poison was found in the autops: t such an extent that death might have r sulted from several causes, Beebe and his wife have lived in the neighborhood for some years, having come from Oakland. He is about 35 years She | An- | cted to the extent that she feared he | e had frequently had | g of age and she was five years his junior. | MEETS DEATH IN MINING COMPANY’S CYANIDE TANKS Workman Dies of Suffocation and His Companion Has Narrow Escape. BAKERSFIELD. April in the cynanide tanks of Treasure Gold Mining Company’s plant near Mojave was the terrible fate of John O’Brien, an employe of the com- whose home is in Los Angeles. Edward Miller, another miner, narrowly escaped death in the tank. He was re: cued before the deadly fumes overcam 18.—Suffocated the Exposed | ! | | | him. He is now pronounced out of dan ger. Every few days the cyanide tanks at the | mining plant are cleaned, and early this morning this duty fell upon O’Brien and Miller. When they entered the tanks it escaped. O'Brien was quickly overcome and fell unconscious’ to the bottom of the tank, where he died. help attracted the attention of other e ploves and he was rescued as he about to give up hope. O’'Brien leaves a widow in Los Angeles. She will reach Mojave to-night on tne :;lwl_hha\‘lng been notified of her husband’s eath. wa LR Ll ) Fresno’s Big Log-Rolling. FRESNO, April 18—To-morrow will be a red-letter day in the history of the local More than 600 men will join the organization, and the choppers are coming from far and near to witness the grand log-roll- ing. In.the afternoon there will be | speeches in the courthouse park. At 7:15 | o'clock there will be a parade through eclipse in__this the streets of Fresno that will in numbers all former parades city. Twenty-five camps of the Wood- men of the World will take part in procession.. There will be at least 2000 men in line. In the evening, in the Bar- ton Opera-house, many strangers wi. be Initiated into the mysteries of Woodcraft. To Welcome Mayor Schmitz. SACRAMENTO, April 18—The Council of Federated Trades has arranged for a great demonstration, to be given in honor of Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco upon his arrival in this city to-morrow evening. Mayor Schmitz will be met at the station by the members of the thirty-four labor unions, and, headed by a band of 100 mu- | siclans, will be escorted to the old pavil- fon, where he and prominent local labor leaders will deliver addresses, mark the close of the evening’s demon- stration. s el Freight Cars Ditched. BAKERSFIELD, April 18.—Freight train No. 33 on the Santa Fe, Conductor Bowyer, was wrecked early this morning one mile west of Rosedale, thirteen cars belngk ditched and badly smashed. The wreck was caused by a washout from an overflow of an irrigating canal. Of the thirteen cars wrecked, three were furni- ture cars, while the others were refrig- erators, carrying oranges and other per- ishable fruits. A hobo, name unknown, was injured. Million-Dollar Smelter Company. 1L.OS ANGELES, April 18.—Incorporation papers of a $1,000,000 smelting - company were filed to-day in the County Clerk's office. The concern is the Blast Furnace Smelting Company, with the following di- rectors: Samuel L. Kistler, F, B, Pit- tingill, Edward Nicholson, J. E. Eichel- berger and L. F. Kistler. The company is to establish a smelter in the vicinity of Los Angeles. ——— Gold at Bottom of a Well. REDDING, April 18.—0. L. local photographer, has struck well he is sinking. The ledge is 80 prom- A ball will | on seen that the fumes had not all | Miller's calls for | m- | | | Jezler, a | daughter of W. a ledge of | While the parents were awa: 1 , | gold-bearing quartz at the bottom of a |the house caught fire lramy .'%‘Z':J’c‘{?}: FIERCE, FREAKISH PHANTASMAGORIA OF SCINTILLATING CIRCUS STARS Stockton Elks Surprise Spectators With Strentious and Startling Stunts on the Sawdu;t Stage of a Stadium. ’ i | oOTIO GRUNSHY MANAGER © e PENAGERTE AND, PNk | | [LEMONADE | [ | | | i ‘ = ‘l“ STOCKTON ELKS WHO HAVE l‘l MADE THE LATE P. T. BARNUM l “LOOK CHEAP.” TOCKTON, April 18.—The circus of the Elks made a clean sweep. The antlered tribe known as the “best people on earth” did the af- fair up with a finish. It was no warmed-over presentation. The whole show came to town. To-night in Agri- cultural Pavilion, 5000 persons roared with merriment at the burlesque on Bar- num. Weak lemonade and soggy pea~ nuts were cried with gusto by venders who a few hours before were in their offices and places of business, grave and sedate men of affairs. The show first came forth in a blaze of dazzling splendor this afternoon, in a pa- rade full of astounding wonders and con- tinuous surprises. he natives gaped and wondered while the masqueraders stunted by with all the dignity of pro- fessionals. The grotesque make-ups of well-known men called for salutes of up- rcarious laughter all along the line. A platoon of policemen in misfit suits in- cluded W. B. Nutter and other well- known men. Dr, Taggart appeared as a dashing equestrienne. Frank E. Guern- sey and other well-known young men were made up like fair stars of the saw- dust ring. William Deitrich and his Dutch band were ‘“great.” Scores ot novel features were represented, and a large company of well-known Elks and their ladies appeared in conventional at- tire in the saddle. Without any effort the pageant stretched out a dozen blocks. These were the features: 3l Cages. di Band. Lillle on his high bike. Eight riders. Reisler the clown. Cagss of animals. More clowns. Bill Newman and Bob Knowles. Boys' Ban Stunts. Five human dice. Lady and gentleman riders. Mallory, spieler. Stunts. Oakland Clown Quartet. Other Oakland features. German_Band. Dougherty, tandem. Nicewonger, Guernsey, Roberts, Atwood and Second Blossom Band. Stunts. Human calliope. ‘Wonders of the Arena. It was to-night in the Pavilion, how- ever, that the blaze of glory blazed. The seats were built in amphitheater form around the rings, and every inch of space was occupied before Ringmaster Orrin S. Henderson cracked his whip. As actors appeared programmes were con- sulted, and, on the identity of the per- formers becoming known, there was no prohibition against “joshing the actors.” Well-known citizens appeared as freakish clowns. Three bands, including the fa- mous Boys’ Band of forty pleces, belched forth ragtime melody and cir- cus steps, while the performers drew forth the thunderous applause of the ad- miring horde of their neighbors. County Clerk Otto Grunsky and his herd of ele- phants were only a part of the great ag- gregation of performing animals. Every actor was so \bad he was good. A few professionals tere mixed in to add zest und show by tcmparison how much: the members of No. 218 had to learm. Such events as these held the specta- tandem. Bull. £ - (name blown in bottle) Brothers La Didit (Bob Knowles and John Moore), in hair-raising ladder balancing _feats; Mlle. Shortclothes, the dashing and beau- | tiful lady bareback rider (Broderick Jones); George Olsen, slack wire perform- er; Pierce and O'Connell, the Australian twin marvels, the cnarm Ing Bubble Sisters (Joseph Gall and ;‘_ha'rles Bertrand), in startling acrobatic eats. As Mr. Gall is blessed with 220 and Bertrand with only 8 pounds, although a_ voter, their forms in pinklings were alo::e enough to send laughter around in waves. Freakish and Fearsome Feats. Then came Paul Pickert, “‘the Teutonic Sandow”; . Little Isella Johnstone, Shet- land pony act; Mile. Tarrara (James Bull), bewildering beautiful equestrienne; Skaterovsky (Louis - Giovassi ) in fancy trick skating; the Queen of the Arena, the petite Le Loodie (Dr. Harry Taggart), in his fearless two-horse act; the star of the arena in his Roman two-horse standing act, Signor Hotstuff (Jack Mc- Leod). It is needless to say that the horses moved in a walk. Diddenheimer (Billy Hughes), the emperor “of the saddle; Charles F. Pugh, Oakland's bareback rider and clown (from the EIks' circus at Oakland); the cycle wonder, Court Edwards, In his daring acts with the wheel; . Wild Bill, the Newhope bronco buster; hippodrome races by members of the company, introducing Lillie Herk- ner and Susie 'Sievers in their thrilling chariot races; exciting running race be- tween George Hogan of Lodl and Tod Sloan of England; tandem Shetland pony race between J. W. Dougherty of Terminous and Cary Nicewonger of Stockton. Some of the performers acted seriousl. Grina Marsnal Sibley and aias, s a1 A e e Lo TR T peanut venders were el = T niss s, ne citizens who woul Director General Iewls Exalted rulers in|§ es;” Hughes and Perryman, trapese | instance just as fas for & nickel e Ths Bl artists} Madame Logan, equestrienne, in | sure-enough_extractor of coin at a of Professional riders. inbotham and Hen- | her successful menage act; the great | cus. The affair will certainly net Stock- derson, clowns. Teslo, juggler; the original and only | ton Lodge No. 218 a handsome sum. L 0 i i e & 2R S S SRR SRR R MRS MR SRR AAN 3 RESULT OF INOUEST, Continued From Page One. ST, LOUIS FRANK HOPES, Continued From Page One. ralsed four fingers, Indicating that four men were concerned in the shooting.” The witness then told of going to Port- land, Or., to get Frank Woods, allas St. Loufs Frank, who was arrested there, and of a conversation he had with the pris- oner. He sald Woods admitted being present at the shooting of Robinson. Woods implicated “Kid” Goucher, who has thus far evaded arrest. He also said thére were six men together at the time. TWO THUGS AT LARGE. Four of them are in jail and two are missing. One of them is a_mulatto. It was the latter, Woods told him, who ac- tually caused the shooting. The sextet tried to hold up a Jap, and when the lat- ter cried out for help the mulatto shot at him. It was this shot that attracted Po- liceman Robinson’s attention. When Rob- inson came up he asked who fired the shot and attempted to search the men. They then opened fire on him because they had burglar tools in their possession. Woods, according to the witness, admit- ted that he gave his pistol to Goucher. Dr. Bacigalupi, autopsy Rhyulcmn testi- fied a5 to the nature of the wounds that caused the death of Robinson. The jury then retired and brought in its verdict. —_— Girl’s Heroism at a Fire. REDDING, April 18.—From Elena, sixty miles northeast of Redding, comes a story of the heroism of the 13-year-old H. Shadley, a farmer, flue. The girl carried her four younger ising that he doesn’t care whether he | brothers and sisters from the burning sirikes water or not. The well is thr blocks west of the county courthouse. will. be turned into a mine. t | the furniture. ‘z‘k:t :‘? wc&rl; tal carry v;mt ceeded in sa: everything but two stoves and some bednn‘. ‘Woods to Detective Dinan that all six men were present when the murder was committed. Policeman Robinson first fired a shot in the alr and was fired on by Henderson and Woods. N PRISONERS ARE IDENTIFIED. ‘Woods started to run away -and was shot in the back. Then he returned and fired two shots into the body of the pros- trate policeman. As he turned to go he received a second bullet from the dying officer’s revolver. He believed he ‘was dangerously hurt and crawled into a va- cant lot to die. “Kid” Goucher remained with him a short time. Woods took off his coat and gave his revolver to Goucher. Later he felt better and went alone to the Turk-street flat, where all the mem- bers of the gang agreed to go their sep- arate ways. The coat found ‘in the lot with cartridges in.the pocket Woods ad- mitted belonged to him. Captain Seymour says that the men now in custody will not be charged immediate- ly, but thein cases will bedprs-ented to the Grand J Tuesday and indictments asked for against them. This is to pre- vent any possibility of technical impedi- ments arising from a preliminary hearing in the Police Court. Last ht Detective Wren and Police- man Tgfor had a party of people down to the City Prison to identify Hendersor, ‘Woods, ufman and Courtney as the four men who went out to the Mount Oli- vet Cemetery on a Mateo car and re- turned on an Ingleside car. The witnesses were Vincent Bagden of 147 Lexington ave- nue, W. Ritchie and A. Banning, gripman and conductor respectively on car 51 of e SR o L W e ot 2 of car, all of whom were positive that ong‘or all the men in custody had been in a pa; that rode on the cars the night the murder. vl Explosion on a Locomotive. SAN JOSE, April 18.—By the explosion of a flue in the boller of train No. 10, bound for Los Angeles, as it passed through this city to-night, Fireman Ed. H. Tulley was badly, though not danger- ously, scalded. He was knocked from the cab and severely bruised.' The engineer was not hurt. Tulley lives at 1627 Clay street, San Francisco. The train was de- layed forty ml_nutes. MILEAGE 5000 ONALL ROADS Passenger = Association Adopts Interchange- able Plan. P e Railroad Agents End Their Session at Hotel del Coronado. Special Dispatch to The Call. \ The Transcontinental Passenger Associa- tion closed its quarterly meeting here this afternoon. The most important business transacted was the adoption of inter- changeable mileage by all the roads of the assciation. The only Western roads that at present will not recognize the inter- changeable mileage are the Northern Pa- cific, the Great Northern and the Cana- dian Pacific. These are not members of, the association, but General Passenger and Ticket Agent Fee of the Northern Pacific says the northern roads will with- out doubt adopt interchangeable mileage after they have had a consultation. The expected fight among the companies that are members of the association, in reference to the mijitary’ business, has gone over. As many of the rallroad men are going away to-morrow the question was postponed to the next quarterly meeting, which will take place in either Colorado or Utah in July. All of:the rail- road men will journey northward, in- specting their local offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco before returning to the East. A one-way fare was allowed the Drug- ists’ Convention that wili take place in onterey in October of this year. Before the association adjourned reso- lutions were adopted_thanking Manager E. S. Babcock of the Hotel del Ceronado, the Chamber of Commerce of San Diego and the Pacific Coast Steamship Company for their courtesy to the railroad men during the meeting. THROWS OUT MAIL SACKS AND LEAPS AFTER THEM ‘Witnesses Tell of Delfin Albitre’s Al- leged Attempt to Rob the .Hueneme Stage. LOS. ANGELES, Aprils18.—Delfin Al- bitre, charged with robbing the United States mails near Oxnard on April 15, was to-day placed under bonds of $1500 by Commissioner Van Dyke to await trial next Friday. Two men witnessed Al- bitre's alleged attempt.. He was one of three passengers on the Hueneme stage on Tuesday. At a certain spot on the country road, it is alleged, Albitre suddenly threw two mail sacks from the stage and sprang out after them. Fred McLane leaped after the Mexican and secured one of the sacks containing the letters. Albitre grabbed the one containing papers and packages and ran. McLane gave chase and knocked the fellow almost senseless with his revolver butt. The stage went on with the mail sacks, leaving the Mexi- can lying on the ground. An officer found him on the spot a short time afterward, in a dazed condition. RUMOR OF STATE FAIR CHANGE CAUSES ALARM Sacramentans Hear That Napa Has Been Invited to Submit a Bid. SACRAMENTO, April 18~It is ru. mored here that President A. B. Spreck- els of the State Board of Agriculture proposed to J. S. Taylor at Napa City that Napa should bid for the State Fair, intimating that a $75,000 bonus should be offered. The Agricultural directors here say they do not believe it i{s proposed to remove the fair from Sacramento. | | Regarding the’ foregoing dispatch from Sacramento, A. Bf Spreckels sald . last night: EMr. Taylor interviewed me some time ago in regard to securing the State Fair for Napa. I told him that if he would put in a bid I would lay it before the di- rectors. That is -all I know about the matter.” 4 e Stanford Hurdler Critically Ill. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April 18.— Harold P. Kuhn, '03, the crack Stanford hurdler, was taken to the Lane Hospital in San Francisco this afternoon to be operated upon for appendicitis. Kuhn had been counted on as a point winner the intercollegiate fleld day to-morrow. His illness did not develop into a serious nature until last night. \ H. W. Bell, 05, and Captain McGaugh- ern of the track team are also' on the sick list and the former will probably not enter the meet to-morrow. His absence from the team and that of Kuhn and Henley will seriously affect the showing made by the Stanford men. ————— Drowned in the Sacramento. REDDING, April 18.—L. W. Corrigan, one of the men employed in building the new railroad bridge across the river at Delta, was drowned there last evening. Corrigan and three companions were tak- ing a boat ride when they broke an oar. As thelr craft passed a willow tree one of the men grasped a branch that project- ed over the water. The sudden jerk cap- sized the boat. Corrigan was swept down the stream and his body has not been re- covered. His companions succeeded in reaching shore. Corrigan was 35 years of age. ‘Will Captain Cardinal Nine. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April 18.— Frederick A. Brown, 03, center flelder on this year’s varsity nine, was unanimous- 1y elected captain of next season’'s base- ball team at a meeting_of the varsity players this afterncon. D. V. Cowden, '03, the retiring captain, placed Brown's name in_nomination. Fred Brown is major student in the hysiology department and registers from asadena. s g Court Decides Against Sylva. SAN RAFAEL, April 18.—Judge Angel- lotti to-day handed down his decision in the case of Thomas O’Connor vs. Adolph Sylva. The judgment is for plaintiff on foreclosure of lien on building, to the amount of $1362 and attorneys’ fees. The “Craven Hall,” roperty in question is gylvn's mansion in Sausalito, which cost about $20,000. LOS ANGELES, Aoril 18.—Maps that show the joint survey made by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Raflroad and the Ore fon, Short Line through Nevada have arrived ere and will be evproved by the directors of the Clark road at a meeting to be held in Los Angeles in a few days. DRUNKEN MAN SHO0TS FRIEND Wantonly Attempts a i Murder on a Madera Ranch. Victim Receives a Serious Wound, but Is Likely to Recover. Special Dispatch to The Call. HOTEL DEL CORONADO, Aprfl 18 MADERA, April 15—Howard Wells, a veterinarian, shot E. A. Hutson this aft- | ernoon, a bullet from his pistol passing through the neck of his victim and lodg- ing in the left shoulder. Wells was ar- | rested and is in jail on a charge of as- sault with intent to commit murder. The shooting took place at Northield's place, Just out of town, and is alleged to have been unprovoked. Wells had been drinking with Hutson during the afternoon and the men drove to the Northfield place together. Wells was so intoxicated that he asked to be permitted to lie down. He first went iato the house and later staggered to the bank of Fresno River. Hutson drove after a cow. and when he got back to the house Wells had returned. As Hutson drove up | Wells ‘exclaimed, “Give me my money— Yyou've got it.” Drawing his pistol he fired and Hutson fell. Hutson will re- cover. Wells a_short time ago shot George Austin and was himself shot in return. CHINESE ARE AGAIN WROTH AT FOREIGNER3 Uneasiness Reported to Prevail in Peking Because of Bitter Feel- ing Among Troops. LONDON, April 19.—In a dispatch from Shanghai the correspondent of the Times | says he learns from a high native author- ity that there is ungasiness at Peking in consequence of unmisgakable anti-foreign feeling among the natlve troops in North- ern China. HONGKONG, April 18—The Rev. Mr. Landis, an American missionary, who has arrived from Nan Ning, province of Kwang Si. confirms the reports of the seriousness of the rebellion in the south- ern provinces of China. He says all trade beyond Nan Ning is paralyzed. The stores there are packed with goods stopped on their - 1y to the interior. The total rebel force numbers about 10,000 well armed men. The country around Nan Ning is simmering with discontent aris- ing from the oppression of the prefect of that district. The rebels are friendly toward foreigners and Christians and al- low the imperial post to penetrate into the rebel districts and deliver mail to for- eigners. —_— | TELEPHONE SUPPLANTS RAILROAD TELEGRAPH Ordinary Business to Be Transacted by New System on the Bur- lington Line. CHICAGO, April 18.—Telephones will supplant telegraph lines for practically all of the. commercial business of the Bur- lington Railroad within a short time. Wires are now being strung connecting the principal division points of the sys- tem, and as soon as the lines are finished all of the eommunication between offices, and all directions, with the possible ex- ception of train orders, will be thus trans- mitted. The Burlington is the second road in the country to supplant the telegraph for ordinary business, the change having been made on the Illinois Central some time ago. Nominations by the President. WASHINGTON, April 18.—The Presi- dent to-day sent the following nomina- tions to the Senate: Promotions in the revenue cutter ser- vice: First assistant engineers, to be | chief engineers—George B. Maher, Dis- trict of Columbia; Hen: O. Slayto: Maine. First lieutenants, to be o taine Frank H. Newcomb, Massachuset! Charles H. McLellan, Maine; E. C. Ch: ton, South Carolina. Second leutenants, to be first lieutenants—Percy H. Brer: ton, New Jersey: Godfrey L. Carden, Cal- ifornia. Third leutenant, to be second Hfu(enantvwll]lam G. Blaisdell, Califor. nia. Marine hospital service—Assistant Sur- geon Hill Hastings, past assistant sur- geon. Army—Clark Elliott, Minnesota, second leutenant of infantry. Coursing Men Accused of Cruelty. DENVER, Colo., April 18.—The Distriet Attorney in the Criminal Court to-day filed information against James J. Noee, David Mosconi and J. McParland, pro- moters And managers of the Denver Coursing Club, charging them with eru- elty in chasing and mutilating rabbits, and also with having interfered with, as- saulted, kicked and beaten Secretary Whitehead of the Humane Society, who sought to prevent the coursing. —_—— France and Venezuela Agree. CARACAS, Venezuela, April 18.—The Congress of Venezuela having yesterday adopted the French protoeol providing for a renewal of diplomatic relations between France and Venezuela, the ratification of the protocol was signed to-day by repre- sentatives of both countries.” This" ter- minates the suspension of relations ‘be- tween France and Venezuela, which was broken in 1595. AR T Snowslide Buries a Prospector. DENVER, April 18.—A special to the Republican from Telluride, Colo., says the news reached that town to-day that a snowslide on the mountain above Deep Creek has destroyed the cabin of Charles Wurster, an old-time prospector of this district, burying Wurster in the ruins. It is not known when the slide occurred, but it is supposed to have been some months ago. Heavy Barthquake in Mexico. CITY OF MEXICO, April 18.—A seve: earthquake shock was felt here at 7: o’clock this morning. It lasted one min- ute and a half and was the longest experi. enced in years. SAN DIEGO; granted to restrain Comj &rfl 18.—An_ injunction California Development pany from turning irrigation water upon in the southeastern part of San Diego County was dissolved this afterncon by Judge Tor- rance, SPOKANE, April 18.—Approximately 250,000 acres of timber land in Spokane and Stevens counties, Washington, estimated to contain 1,000,000,000 feet of lumber, has been sold by the Northern Pacific Railroad to mill men of Spokane, Seattle and Wisconsin,