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VOLUME XC.-KO. 15.
LURED HIS VICTIM DEATH.
A Domestic Quarrel Leads to a
Horrible Tragedy in Indiana.
THE PEOPLE DEAD AS 'THE RE-
SQLT OP THE TROUBLE.
James Ward Murders nis Father-In-
Law and Brother-in-Law, Splitting:
Their Heads Open With an Ax, and
Thon Commits Suicide by Shootine
Himself When Surrounded by a
Posse.
Sullivan <Ind.}, Sept. (s.—James Ward
murdered Aaron Hunter, his father-in
law, and John Hunter, his brothor-in- j
law, near here last night by splitting
their heads open with an ax and commit
ted suicide by shooting when he was sur- j
rounded by a posse determined to lynch
him. The double murderer lured his
Tictims to their death. A domestic
quarrel led to the horrible tragedy.
Last night at 11 o'clock Ward and j
Aaron Hunter were in town and had ap
parently patched up an agreement be
iween them. Ward insisted, however,
upon the old man going to the woods lor
the purpose of hunting coons. While tho
hunt was in progress and Hunter was |
sitting on a stump Ward hit him on the
head with an ax. His head was split j
wide open.
When Hunter fell Ward struck the j
prostrate body again and cut oft" the head, j
The ax sank into the ground. The mur
derer then proceeded to kick the head of |
his victim about. He then wout home, I
awoke his wife and told her to call her j
brother, as he and the old man bad |
treed a coon and ask him to coma and j
help fell the tree.
'lhe younger Hunter got up and went |
out imo the yard, when Ward, with a j
stroke of the ax, felled him to the !
ground. Young Hunter died almost iu
ttantly, witli his head split open. Ward !
then told hi 3 wife to keep quiet about the i
whole affair; that if she did not she
■would suilor the same late as her father
and brother. Ward then went about j
half a mile down the road and stopped at j
L'reckels' home. He told Mrs. Breckuls I
that he had killed both the Hunters. Be
fore many hours the crime was generally
known, and a posse consisting of miners j
and larmers started on the hunt for
Ward, armed with various weapous.
Ward had two revolvers, and this fact ;
■was known by his pursuers. The puaae ;
became enraged, and when the old man's i
body was lound, the mob became more i
determined to hang Ward If caught..;
Just as the posse had located Ward and
surrounded the lieid in which he had j
been hiding a siugie shot was heard. The j
posse closed in on the snot from whence
the firing had come and found Ward on j
his back on the ground with a revolver I
in seen hand and a buiiet wound under
the lei't ear. He was dead.
MKUIiO-LKGAL
Various Papers ot" Interest Head at
the Ihlnl Day's Hn— lon
Nkw York, Sept. 'J.—The third day's
session of the Medico-Legal Congress be
gan thia morniug. The Hon. Ilastus S.
Piansoin presided. The business began
by tho reading of a paper on "The Bru
tality of Capital Punishment," by Gustav
Boehm. In the absence of Mr. Boehm,
the paver was read by Clerk Bell.
Mrs. GL L. Morehouse of New York
read a paper on "Compulsory Vaccina
tion and Its Krrors." She said that when
our iorotathers fought for the liberty of ]
this country they did not imagine that
their descendants would be subject to the \
tryanny of compulsory vaccination. The ;
cow pox to the cow was, she said, what
aypullis is to the human being.
Tho subject of chemistry was then j
reached, and Professor Doremus read an
Interesting paper on "Milk Adultera- i
lion." Then Professor Doremus read an
interesting paper on "Two Remarkable '
Cases of Cnronic Antimonial Poisoning."
He dwelt with the case of Key. (S. J. Yos- j
l>urg, pastor of the Baptist Church, Bet- i
gen, Jersey City, charged with attempt
ing to poison his wife with antimony, j
and the case of Dr. Henry Meyer, who j
was tried for poisoning Ludwig Brandt j
with antimouy. Vosburg was acquitted i
and I'r. Meyer was convicted. Dr.
1 xiremus gave a minute history of the!
trials of Yoaburjr and Meyer, both of I
which were celebrated cases, and espe
cially the latter one. l'le said ttiat auli
luonial poisoning, as the records showed, j
was reported to uy people in the better ;
walks ot lite.
Albert Bach, in the discussion which
followed Dr. Doremus paper, as a lawyer,
denounced the system ot paying the pub
lic prosecutor by the convictions secured, j
The section of bacteriology being j
reached, Dr. Paul Gibier spoke on "What I
May lie the Part of Bacteriology iv For- ,
•usic Medicine."
(iUHFO KNOCKS OUT MAUKIf.
A Drunken Fight, Dating Which the
'•shadow'" Win Worsted.
CoXR lsi.\M-. Sept. fi.—"Shadow" j
Maberand Youne Grill'o, the pugilists,]
met in a drunken light on the Bowery,
West Brighton, at an early hour this
m ruing, and Grillo knocked the
"shado%v" out in one round.
■ iriilo became enraged when Maber
twitted Bina on the cause of his recent
imprisonment and cual.eneed him to
come out on lhe board walk aud the ar- j
giuieii! would be quickly finished.
Maber accepted tho cha.leuge, and in aj
tew minutes both lighters, who were
drunk, were sparring at a great rat •,
While a Crowd surrounded them. Both
men went at it hammer aud longs, and
:s were about evenly divided, when
<.: i;lo swung a terrific right which landed
on Mabor's jugular, aud the latter tell to
the walk, completely knocked out. He
madS no attempt to rise, and was carried
into a saloon, where he was brought
around after fifteen inmates of hard
work and a largo quantity of stimulants
had been administered. Qriffo, afior
knoi-king his opponent out, was escorted
away \>y some waiters. The police wore
looking for the liirhtors to-day, but
neither could be found.
LED i:i:-( VKUIKIIs.
Proceedings of tho Convention Held
at Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Sept. »;. — The con
sideration of the pension bill was con
tinued at tho session of the National As
sociation of Letter Carriers to-iiay.
Alter each section had been passed upon
separately tho bill was adopted as a whole
amid great cheering. Many delegates
rushed up to Delegate Hogan of UfaJoagO,
who introduced iho bill, ami congrat
ulated him upou his success. The meas
ure, which will bo presented to the next
session of Congress, provides for a pay
ment of a pension to all carriers who are
injured in tho servi.-o and the retirement
of carriers on half \uy after twenty years'
(service. Tue money is to bo obtained by
deducting - per cent, iroin tho pay of re
tired carriers. A recess was then taken.
When the convention re-assembled bal
loting was commenced. At o:30, the
THE RECORD-UNION.
tellers not being ready to report, the con
vocation adjourned until 8 i\ m.
President Coudin withdrew as a candi
date for re-election. Kichari P. Quinu
of Philadelphia was elected President.
The unanimous election was announced
of John F. Victory of Washington, D. C,
as Secretary; Charles H. Cutler of Bos
| ton, Chairman of the Executive Cotnmit
| tee, and Wilmot Dunn of Nashville,
Term., as Chief Collector of the Mutual
Benevolent Association; Treasurer, Alex.
McDonald, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Ser
geant at Arms, W. P. Ellis. Catnden, N.
J. Samuel E. (iraham of Kansas City,
Mo., was elected a member of the Board
of Trustees, and V. B. Gonzales, Jr., of
New Orleans was elected a member of
the Legislative Committee.
Henry Ilulbert Dead.
London, Sept. t>. —The Times will to
morrow say that W. 11. Hurlbut died at
Cadonabbia, Italy, on Wednesday alter a
long illness. Win. Henry Hurlbert was
born in Charleston S. C, July i>, 1H27.
He was graduated at Harvard in 1547 at
the Divinity School there in IS-1!», and
then studied in Berlin, Rome and Paris.
After a few years in the Unitarian Minis
try, he entered Harvard Law School in
1552. {In lbo'o he wa« a writerjon Putnam's
M agazine and the Albion and joined the
stan of the New York Times in lbu~.
He became connected with the New
York Herald in ISU2 and in liU'A. pur
chased the Commercial Advertiser, iu
teudiug to publish it as a free trade paper,
but he and his associate* in the enterprise
failing to agree, the paper was sold in
; If>»i7 to Thurlow Wood. He has con
' tributed largely to American magaziues
| and to British publications, and has pul>
! iished "GanEdeu," "General McClelland
and the Conduct of the War," and other
works, besides several hymns and poems.
Dr. Fraker Identified.
Richmond (Mo.), Sept. 6. — The
County Jail at this place was visited yes
terday by many old friends and acquaint
ances of Dr. Geo. W. .Fraker, who is
under arrest for swindling life insurance
companies. There is not the slightest
! doubt of his identity. He was reeogn./.ed
I by over a dozen prominent people whose
acquaintance extended over a period of
j ten years. Between five and six hunared
i people were admitted to the jail during
the day and he talked freely and pleas
antly to all, and when ladies calied to soe
him he thanked them. No arrangements
have vol been made for his preliminary
hearing. Several of Dr. !• raker's friends
here and at Excelsior Springs are making
an effort to eecure his release on bail, but
it is not believed their etiorls will be suc
cessful,
Railroad Sold.
Fokt Worth (Texas), Sept. G. — The
Waco and Northwestern road was sold to
Wilbur F. Boyle of St. Louis for $1,5U5,-
UOO. Mr. Boyle is said to have purchased
the road for the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Compauy. Thomas C. Purdy,
Yice-Presideut of the Missouri, Kausas
and Texas, denied absolutely that there
was any foundation lor the report that
the road had been bought iv lor the M.
K. and T. "This rumor," he said, "has
been in circulation for several days and 1
have been forced to deny it a number of
nines. We do not waut the road and
Boyle has no connection with us what
ever."
Circus Train Wrecked.
Pine Bluff 'Ark.i, Sept. (3.—The train
of I'awnee Bill's Wild West Show was
crashed into at this place this morning by
a car which was uncoupled, and ran
down a steep grade. The injured are:
John Ross, trainman, foot crushed; John
McLean, trainman, back badly injured;
Mike Ryan, shoulder dislocated; r rank
| Smith, hip and feet injured: John Beans,
[ Arab acrobat, ankle sprained.
An Indian, whose name could not bo
learned, was also badly injured. The
I wounds of the injured were attended to,
and the train pulled out for Little Rook.
Teunla Tournament.
Buffalo (N. V.), Sept 6.—There was a
! large attendance at tho tennis tournament
to-day to witness the finish of the contest
between Neel of Chicago, and Fisher of
New York. When play was stopped
last night, on account of darkness, each
had won two games. After hard work
to-day, Neel won. Score: Nael beat
Fisher <>-2, 1-ii, 0-7. f5»l&
Kansas City (Mo.j, Sept. t>.—The in
terstate tennis games here to-day were
postponed uu account of rain.
( üban Revolutionists.
CHICAGO, Sept ti. —There is a Cuban
revolutionary club in this city number
ing seventy-eight,and the members meet
every month to transact business. Each
member contributes $'i a mouth, which is
sent to Treasurer Ferrari of Now York.
Most ot the members are cigarmakers,
but some of them were born in this
country. It is estimated that Cuba re
ceives nearly siou.uw a mouth lroin these
clubs and other sources.
Hog Cholera Prevalent.
St. Locm (Mow, Sept. o',—A special
from i 'unison, Texas, says that cholera
prevails to an alarming extent iv the
eastern part of Indian Territory. The
mortality is sail to be so great mat fail
shipments to the noriuorn markets win
be reduced over 25 per cent. The disease
is assuming such proportions that the
Mate Board of Health wiil be called upon
to lake some action toward suppressing
it.
Honest Money Leamio.
ChicaOO, Sept. (5. —A meeting of tho
Honest Money League of Illinois was
held to-day at the Palmer House for the
purpose of preparing for the political
campaigu of iy."o. I'arty leaders In the
city and Slate were present, and en
couraging reports were made of acces
sions to lhe league since tho organization
last April. Within the last three months
the league has distributed 100,000 oopies
of Secretary Carlisle's Memphis speech.
Gold Hcnerve.
Washxxotox, Sent. 'J.—At the close of
business to-da) the oilicial statement of
the gold reserve places it at £100.1 10.. r>2!».
From this gold withdrawals of $1,000,000,
as otlicially reported, were to be de
ducted, leaving tne true gold balance
§08,213,0291 Ip to the close of business
no telegram announcing a deposit by the
Boimout-Morgau syndicato had been re
i ceived.
An Employo Aeei loutally Killed.
HASTINGS Miou.i, Sept. »».— An acci
dent occurred this morning on the farm
of Henry Ragley, northeast of here.
Robert Bryan was employed in driving
a well. A cartridge exploded, killing
; him instantly and sovercly injuring Mr>.
Henry Kagley and Miss Whitney, who
were standing near.
j'orost Kiren Exttnajutahatia
Mn.i.vii.i.i. N. J. , Sept. 0. —A heavy
rain, which began laliintT early this
morning, has extinguished the forest
tiros which bavo been burning in South
Jersey. No house* have been burned in
th.a vicinity and no lives were lost.
Not In (oiitrnvuutloii of I.hw.
Washington, Sept. <;.— The Attorney
(Jenoral for the Postoilice Department to
day derided that the scheme of the Chi
cago 11im --//t niW iv offering 1 prizes is
not in contravention to law as contended
for by Postmaster lieising of that city.
Kansas' Governor 111.
TorKKA (Kas.). Sopt. !">.—Governor
Morrill. while attending the encampment
yesterday of the State militia, was
■trioken with an old malady and is now
I quite ill.
SACRAMENTO. SATURDAY MOENIXG, SEPTEMBER 7, 1895.—EIGHT PAGES.
THE MASSACRES IN CHINA.
Letter From an American Clergy-
man Residing in Orient.
SCORES MINISTER DENBY FOR NOT
ACTING MORE PROMPTLY.
Foreigners In China, He Says, Are
Unanimously of the Belief That
Had a Little More Vigorous Action
on Ills Part Been Used it Would
at Once Have Put uu End to the
Outrajjes.
Lexington (Ivy.), Sept. 6. —President
K. P. Pearce of the Kentucky Wesleyau
College at Winchester to-day received
the following stirring letter from C. T.
Keed oi Shanghai, China, a citizen of the
United States and Presiding Kluer of the
Shanghai District Methodist Church
South. It is dated Shanghai, August 10th:
"Only two weeks ago to-day I sent you
an account of the Shuen outrages, and to
day lam Bending you accounts of the
massacre at Kuchong. Had our Minister
(United States Minister Denby) acted
promptly in the lirst case the second
would probably not have occurred. We
should have been spared the spectacle of
eight young and consecrated women be
ing dragged from their beds and brutally
uiasshcred, helpless infants hacked to
death and faithful servants of ijod burned
in their beds.
"I am sending you these accounts in
the hope that you will use them where
they will do good. 1 wish 1 could put
my copy in the hands of every editor,
every Congressman and every other man
who lias any interest iv the welfaro of tho
church or the honor of his country.
"We don't seek for revenge, but we do
ask for justice and protection, and any
American has the right to demand it, and
no civilized nation has the right to
withhold it from the humlilest citi/.on.
"The foreigners in China are unani
mously ot iho belief that a little prompt
and vigorous action would at once put an
end to those thiugs. •
"We have lost all hope of help from the
Legation at Pekin, and are now appeal
ing directly to Washington. Wiil you
not help us?
"Unless something is speedily done we
shall havo to abandon all our interior
worK, which represents so many years of
toil and sacrifice. In our opiuion the ac
tion required at this time is the appoint
m«nt of a strong commission, with such
rank and authority as will enuble them
to try and lix tho guilt of the highest olli
cial.
"To punish a few coolies will be more
thau useless. We must go to the source
of these troubles, which is found in some
of the highest oilicials of the Empire."
Washington, Sept. o.—The United
States Government, it is authoritatively
announced at the Slate Department, has
decided to enter forthwith upon inde
pendent investigation of the Cheng Tv
riots.
As first arranged, tho inquiry was to
have beeu made iv co-operation with
Kugland. The change of plan is occa
sioned partly by the fact that the British
Consul at Chung King, who is to conduct
the investigation on behalf his Govern
ment, has been detained at his post, and
will not be there to begin the inquiry for
a month or more.
China, it is expected, will lend her sup
port to the American inquiry to the ex
teut of supplying au escort, and will
probably furnish an ollicial to co-operate
with the American investigator. As iv
the Ku Cheng investigation, the Cheng
Tv investigation is expected to be made
by 6oine ollicial now on the Chinese coast.
It will probably take a month to reach
Cheng Tu. the capital of the interior pro
vinos of JSze Chuan, some 1,500 miles
from the nearest ocean port.
STORM I> MAUYLAND.
Heaviest Downpour of Kain iv Twenty
Five Wars.
Baltimokk, Sept, •;. — Baltimore was
visited to-day by the heaviest downpour
of rain in twenty-hve years. Startiug at
'J. o'clock this morning, there was little
cessation until tj o'clock to-night. There
was little wiud and no thunder or light
ning.
The most serious accident occurred on
Greeumount avenue, near North avenuo.
Tuo quantity of water that dashed down
the surrounding inclines soon over
llowed the sewer aud caused it to cave in.
The over/low Hooded the cellars of Xos.
lb\- and lbl'J, < 'I'ecnmount avenue. The
rustling torrent undermined ttie founda
tions, and the buildings collapsed, the oc
cupants barely escaping with tneir lives.
The material and lurnilure was carried
away by the angry water, and to-night a
i>ig yawning hole in the ground marks
the place where the three dwellings stood.
A lrame house at 1822 Greenmount
street was also badly wrecked. Fremont
avenue, between Lexington and Balti
more streets, where a sewer is being en
larged, was badly wrecked. It is feared
that the foundations of a number of
houses on Ihal thorough Tare are damaged.
One death was reported late to-tiight.
Mrs. Annie O. Smith and her son were
washed oil the lootbridge that spans
Jones' Falls at Mount Washington. The
young man succeeded m reaching the
shore, but his mother was carried toward
the city on the turbulent stream and
drowned.
KAID OK DIVES.
Keepers and Occupants l*lneed Under
Arroat.
Li:m<>nt '111.), Sept. <J. —Mayor Webb
; McCarthy, Chief of Police Frank Frel
i licbowsky, C. A_ Tally, President of the
School lioard, and a score of koepers of
| concert halls and saloons of tho disrepm>
i able women order, all of this city, were
; arrosteu to-day by two' scores of Deputy
i Sheriff* Iroin Chicago, who were em
ployed by the local Civic Federation. All
the female inmates found in tho dives
! were also arrestod, the total catch being
: seventy-live. The whole lot of prisoners
I were put on a special train and taken to
| Chicago, where they were released on
| bonds. The charges against the city of
l'uials for malfeasance la oliioo and for
accepting bribes will bo prussod.
Till" I'KKsiyKNTiAL, RACE.
Hoed Llkeiv to Be feupportsd by the
l'etniAyivHiila Delegation.
PrXTSBUBO, Sept. (>.— General J. S.
Clarksou, the lowa member of the Na
tional < onnnittoe, stopped over hero to
attend to some private business to-day.
Mr. Clarkson, of course, believes that
>enaior Allison of lowa is the logical
candidate of the Republican party for the
Presidency. Ho said tuat while Mckin
loy nas ionnerly tht» favorite among the
Republicans of Ponnsylvania, that
'i'lioinfs li. Keed had bvm gradually
gaining in strength ami would probably
have the Pennsylvania delegation at the
nox t election. Tne tai iit, ho sail!, would
certainly bo an issue in the next cam
paign, lhe money question had worn
itsulf out.
l>«l>!trred From Use of MniU.
WABHISOTO9, SopL 6.—l'nder an order
issued to-day by the I'ostoflice Dopart-
ment, the Southern City Manufacturing
Company, Ladies' Benefit Employment
Company, Xeta L. Williard* alias Prin
cess Williard, alias Mary Williard, alias
A. P. Williard, alias C. D. Williard and
alias F. A. Williard. with offices in Chi
cago, San Francisco and) Los Angeles,
Cal., are debarred the use of the mails.
TOPICS OF TUE TUBF.
Giilo-jbmx Ilaees Were Postponed on
Account of Itnln.
Gai.ksburcj (111.), Sept. G.—The races
for this afternoon were again postponed
account of a heavy rain this morning.
SLOW BUNKING AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, Sept. 6.—Six furlongs, May
flower won, Bridget second, Satinet third.
Time—l:l9l
Six furiongs, Falcon won, Garbarossa
second, Eutopia third. Time—l:l!'.
Six lurlonge, Poilis won, Fra Diavolo
second. Assignee third. Time—l:lßs.
Seven furlongs, Mollie King won, Ka
pier second, Noma third. Time—l:3B.
Six furlongs, Moderico won, Lizzotta
second, Mollio B. third. Time — 1;16£.
AT LOUISVIIXK.
LouisVTLliß (Ivy.), Sept. »i. —Four and a
half furlongs, Doretto won, Laura Cotta
second, llippogrilf third. Time—U:SSA.
Six furlongs, -Madeline won. The
Princess second, (iuoen May third. Time
- 1:15*.
Six furlongs, Prince Imperial won, In
gotnnr second, olive third. Time—l:l7s.
One nnie, Sligo won, Fraulein second,
Evanitus third. Time—l:42s.
1 ive lurlongs, Noyiau won, Dr. Kol
log second, Joe Clarke third. Time—
l:W2\,
AT DETROIT.
DsTBOIT (Mich.), Sept ti.—The Miohi
gan State record for racing on half-mile
irack was this allornoou broken at High
land Park, when Jimmy Mac beat Watch
eve out a part of a length in tho third heat
of the 2:17 pace in 2:125, the previous rec
ord being three-quarters of a second
slower. Summaries:
Two-twenty class, pacing, purse $500,
Seabud won, Jim Corbett second, Dixie
Van third. Best time—2:l4}.
Two-seventeen class, pacing, purse $300,
Watcheve won, Jimmy Mao second
Proctor tiiird. Best time—2:l^.
Two-thirty class, trotting, purse §-'100,
Marie M. won, Bessie Wilkes second,
Magna Medium third. Best time—2:lGi.
A Sacramuiitan Chosen President.
Ci.evkland, Sept. <;.—The liailway
Master Blacksmiths concluded their ses
sions to-day, and adjourned to meet in
Chicago at the cail* lor next year's con
vention. The following oilicers were
elected: For President, S. Uren, Sacra
mento; First Vice-President, K. A.
Mould, New York, Lake Erie and West
ern; Second Vice-President, Harry Jef
frey, Pittsburg; Secretary and Treasurer,
G. F. Henkins, Gladstone, Minn.
WORK OF AN INCENDIARY.
ATTEMPT TO 9TTR3 A HOUSE AT
SAN FHAN CISCO
In Which Many People Were Sleeping
—Discovery Made in Time to
Prevent a Tragedy.
San Fiian(isi.o, Sept. tj.—Nearly thirty
people narrowiy escaped being burned to
death in a Howard-street lodging-house
at an early hour this morning.
Tho lodging-house is kept by John
Mooney atlll-> Howard. The lire was tho
work of a desperate incendiary, who
planned to cut oil every avenue of escape.
At 5:80 a. m. a passer-by noticed liames
issuing from the doorway of Mooney's
house, lie gave the alarm. When
the firemen arrived they found the lire
blazing in the side wall of the building,
and extending from tho front door to a
point near the top of the stairway. The
llamob were extinguisued by cutting iuto
the wall and Hooding the space botween
tho inner aud outer walls. Tho firemen
nad hardly dono this when a lively blaze
was discovered in a closet on the second
lluor. Iho second lire was quickly ex
tinguished, and the investigation which
followed demonstrated conclusively that
a deliberate attempt had been made to
burn the building.
At the top of the stairway a bole had
been chopped into the sidewall, and into
that the iucenaiary had poured kerosene,
saturating the interior space and forming
a considerable pool on tha tirst lloor. He
had also saturated a numbor of old trunks
aud ruobiah iv the cioaet on lhe second
i; -or, aud after applying the match at
both places had cloned all the doors and
taken his departure.
The timely discovery of the Jlames
prevented serious loss of liie, for the fires
were so placed that had they got lairly
under way every possible avenue of es
cape for the sleeping inmates would have
been cut oil. As it was, no one in the
house Knew of tho danger DDlii after the
arrival of tho firemon. Hut the lodgers
in some of the rooms narrowiy escaped
asphyxiation. They were drugged from
their bedu and iulo the opeu air uy the
liremon, aud were horror-stricken at the
narrowness of their escape.
To-day abundant evidence of tho in
cendiary character of the lire was ob
tained, uut there is no clow to the identity
Of the tirebug.
Mooney says he has no enemies who
would seek to bo revenged upon him in
siith a desperate manner, lie is upon
lriendly terms wiih all his neighbors.
The police are at a loss. They veuture
the opinion that the lire was started by
some drunken vagrant who had no
special malice against the occupants oi
tho house. ;.m the evident care exer
cised iv placing the fires would seem to
dispose of that tiieory. 'lhe etlort lo
burn tho house, together with the occu
pants, seems rather like the deliberate
conception of a tiond than tho act of a
drunken vagrani.
CALIFORNIA FRUITS ABROAD.
Do Not Arrive In Very Good Condition
at London.
London, .Sept. 0. —The sale of Califor
nia fruit brouiiht over by the > tea in or
Paris at tho Covont Garden Market to
day was disappointing to the expectation
of buyers. The attendance yesterday,
when there was no sale because the fruit
did not arrive in time, was very large,
and this fact was due to the excellent
quality and condition of last week's con
signment.
To-day the number of buyers was as
large as wag expected, but the fruit
ottered was in bad condition. It is said
that the inferior grade of the fruit is duo
to the varying temperature of the steam
er's cold room, but it is more than likeiy
that it ia the result of picking too ripe
and bad packing.
Although there was no other fruit on
the market the prices continund low, be
cause it was evident tiiat this consign
ment of fruit was not equal in quality to
that of the previous week. For example,
out of a lot of fifty-six, boxes of Bartleit
pears forty were thrown out as uusalablo,
and the remainder broughto's tki per box.
Beurru llardys brought 17s pur box, the
highest price yet obtained. Peaches
averaged tis per box. One lot that brought
an a box atierward retailed at a Mover
eitru. Plums brought the ...uno prices
they have been previously bringing.
L. A. Lathrop, United States Consul at
Bristol, wbo attended the sale, will re
port to tho Agricultural Department in
Washington in regard to the prospects of
California fruit here, reporting that a
radical improvement in tho shipmont is
demanded, otherwise California Iruit will
fall into disfavor.
TRIAL OF DURRANT.
Testimony as to the Discovery of
Blanche Lamont's Body.
BLOOD STAINS ON THE STAIRS TO
THE BELFRY.
Other Testimony as to the Removal of
the Body From the Tower, and to
the Discovery of Part of the Girl's
Clothlue: Secreted by the Murderer
In the Hatters of tho Top Floor.
San Prakcisoo, Sept. o.—The Pnrrant
case to-day was occupied with the inci
dents connected with tho discovery of the
dead body of Blanche Lainont in tho
church tower on Easter Sunday. Patrol
man Kiehl, who was assisting in lhe
search whon tho girl's body was found,
testified that he discovered footprints iv
the dust on the last three steps leading to
tho top lloor of the tower where the body
lay when discovered. He was singularly
reticent about the tracks, and spoke to no
one of his find. Neither did he make any
measurements. The footprints were no
doubt those of the murderer, but they
wore obliterated by the morgue attaches
who enterod tho towei to get the body, or
they would have been usoful in the iden
tification of the murderer.
Kiehl described biood stains on tho lirst
floor of the belfry. There were aiao
marks in tho dust on the stairs made by
the trailing skirts of the dead girl whilo
the murderer was carrying tho body up
to the third landing.
The defense was particular in briuging
out these points apparently to fortify its
theory that tho body of the murdered
girl was carried a long distance, and that
a mau of Durrani's physique would have
been unable to carry it.
The prosecution has evidence to Bhow
that Blanche weighed less than 120
pounds, aud that Durrant could easily
have carried tho body to the spot where
it was found. The other testimony to
day was as to tho removal of tho body
lroin the tower and to discovery of that
part of the murdered girl's clothing
secreted by the murderer iv the ralters of
the top floor.
(has. G. N'oblfl, uncle of Blanche,
while testifying to the removal of the re
mains, was moved to teais. >'oue of tho
witnesses thuH lar produced noticed any
evidence of a struggle anywhere iv or
about the church tower.
The case this afternoon wont over till
Tuesday, as .Monday will ba Admission
Day and a legal holiday.
The defense to-day gave an idea of the
long fight it will make by the announce
ment that it will put sixty witnesses on
the stand. Tho nature of the testimony
they will give has not been revealed.
LANDED IN JAIL.
A Youth Who Uf-iiM a Career as a
illuhwuyiuau itehind the linrs
San Bkknakdi.no, Sept. 6, — Yadiin
Demons, a Los Angeles school boy, IS
years old, began a career as a highway
man last Saturday at the west end of
thia county, and ended it to-day behind
tho bars of the County Jail. His father is
worth half a million, aud was for many
years .Second Vice-President and General
Mauager of the Orange Belt liailway in
Florida. Last week he was seized with a
desire to visit Florida, aud determined to
get money to travel on by robbery. Hav
ing stoleu a revolver, ho held up D. Kil
gour, Santa le AgeuL at -North Kuka
meuga, tiring at the agent and barely
missing him.
Tuesday morning ho held up a grocery
mau, ordering him to throw up his hands
and at tho saute time firing a shot. In
stead of obeying tho order the grocery
man fell lor ward, and Demons grappled
with him, beating him over iho hoad with
tho revolver, iullicting some very serious
injuries. Fred Pourade, a special officer
ot the Santa Fe, arrested the young fel
low, and Domons mado a full confession,
hoping to get oil' with a light sentence.
DASTAUIJLY CitlMK
Reported to Ilavo Taken Placo in Kern
Count j'.
Bakkkskikm), Sept. (j.—A crime of a
most dastardly nature is reported from
the plains beyond tho lakes. Portor
Lewis has a claim out there, and some
time ago ho went up to the mill on lireck
euridge to work, his wife and children
stopping with a sister of Mra. Lewis.
After being absent some days Mrs. Lewis
returned to her home and found that
Borne one had broken in and stolen nearly
all the clothing that had beeu left iv the
house. Not only her husband's, but her
own and the children's woaring apparel
had been taken. A few dresses were
len, but they had been stripped of tiieir
trimmings.
But this was not all. A night or two
alter the miscronuis returned aud lired
the house, outbuildings, hay and imple
ments, completely denuding tha ranch
of everything that would burn. This ia
a heavy loss for the Lewises, aud if the
perpetrators can be caught a little Yreka
justice will about lit their case. A soarch
warrant has been applied for.
WANT THE COLLEGE.
An Effort to Secure an Academy at
Onkcsilule, Or.
OAKKSDALB (Or.), Sept. *>.—Oake.sdale
is making a strong etl'ort to secure the
academy of the Methodist Kpiscopai
Church for tho Columbia River District.
■\Vueu Key. Van Dussn was iv Uakesdale
lit: advised this towu to make an effort to
secure tho pnze. a meeting was called
and committees appoiutod to solicit dona
tions. Another meeting was called and
addressed by leading citizens, and great
onthusiasm was aroused. The committoe
wont to work and increased tho amount
subscribed to nearly s:j,000 cash and forty
acres of land. A delegation went to
Spokane and submitted the proposition
to the College Committee of the confer
ence, aud the matter is now under advise
ment. The fact that JyJ.OOO in cash and
lorty acres of land, worth £100 per acre,
was raided here in two days, speaks vol
umes for the push aud energy of the citi
zens of Oakesdale.
thl; (UOUGE estate.
A Nephew of Deceased Appointed as
Administrator.
MAUYSvir.Li:, Sept. 6.—The contest for
the administration of P. George's estate
was concluded this morning by the ap
pointment of Frank 1). Dubarry, a
nephew.The estato is rained at SlUO.ouO.
The case lias excited umieuai interest
here on account of the large amount, of
proporty involved and tbo met of tieorjje
haviug ueen In business here ior nearly
forty years, ljivustigtitiou has disclosed
that (ieorye'H reai name was Lawrence
Dubarry, a laot. knowu only to twu or
three ot bis most ituiujale Irieniia.
Will Stop the Bull Fiirhts.
Sax Beusakiiino, Sept. (>. —There was
a coniorence to-day between a committee
of ban Bernardino citizotis and J. B.
Brceue, l'lesidont of theCouuty liuunum
Society, relative to what action should be
taken in regard'to the toreador exercise*
arranged lor September 15th and 17th.
It was decided to swear in filly or sixty
citizens as special ofticera to prevent
cruelty to the animals, but not to punish
persons for violating tho law. The otli
cers will ho armed with either uhotguna
or revolvers.
A YIN N It: >T A N TON.
She Makes a DaiMny: Attempt to*Kscapo
From Sau Qneotin Prison.
San Qukhtik , Sept. &—Winnie Stan
ton, one of the fomalo prisoners, made a
during attempt at escape. She scaled the
wall that surround* tho woman's quar
ters by means of the water pipe, aud iv
spite of a shot fired to scare her, aud
guards running hither and thither, look
ing for a ladder, would have risked the
descent on the other side had not Guard I
I'ixley run along the wall and grabbed
her. She was almost in a state of collapse
from her etVorts, and begged to go over
the wull, as she only wanted to get among
the giass and troes for an hour, she is
serving h tive-year sentence lor throwing
vitriol in the face of Charles Steazel iv
July, 1 ..
SmuffVlera Sentenced.
Poiuxand (Or.), Sept. 6.—Judge ]>el
lingor, in tlio United Slate* Court to-day,
seutenced Seid Back, tho wealthy Chi
nese merchant, convicted of ■muggliiifT,
to pay a fine of $5,000. James 15. Lot an,
ex-Collector ol Customs, was sentenced
to pay a tino ot 98,000. ilo was convicted
of boiug implicated iv the smuggling
ring.
A l'rlost Suspended.
Portland (<>.), Sept. i>.—Archbishop
William 11. Gross of Oregon has sus
pended M. J. Kelly, Chatholio priest in
charge of a parish at Cedar Mills, near
Heavorton, from the prioathood for will
fully persisting in slandering a sistor,
the llev. Mother Williams, formerly a
Sister Superior, now in charge of a
Ilefuge lloma for Women in thia city.
Stole «i Homo.
I'Rksno. Sept. B.— Elmer Headloy, 18
years of age, who was recently paroled
from Whittier Reform School, was ar
rested here to-day for horse-stealing. 110
was permitted to leave Whittier to learn
a trade In Los Angeles, but left there,
and on his way here, which is his home,
Ife stole a horse.
round fiuilty or Cruelty to Animals.
Oakland, Sept. G.—Charles Frank, a
shoedealer, and Richard Woods, his clerk,
were found guilty of cruelty to animals
in burning three rats to death. Coal oil
was poured on the rats and they were sot
afire on the sidewalk in the business part
of the city. The men will bo sentenced
on Tuesday.
A Lnckv Child.
Los Angeles, Sept. o'. — Dorothy Tal
bot Hill Walker, the o-momhs-old child
of Edith Scott, the actress, and John .\J.
Walker, was to-day adopted by N t <'.
Croue, the Colorado millionaire. The
child was born at the Sisters' Hospital in
this city, after the de9ortion of the mother
by her husband.
A Krute Arrestod.
Santa Barbara, Sept. tj.—George
Emory, who is wanted in \ isalia to an
swer to a charge of criminal assault, is in
jail here, having been arrested yesterday
forenoon in llunde Canyon, lilteeu miies
from Louipoc.
Midden Death or a Pionoer.
Angels' Camp, Sept. <>.—James Tul
loch, an argonaut of California and a
rewidont of this place, is dead. He died
suddenly from congestion of the lungs,
lie was 7u years or aj^e.
STEAMSHIP ACCIDENT.
IJoportod Mishap to tho Nnrrnaunia.
l>u<> nt New York Yesterday.
New York, Sept. 6.—Samuel Morrill,
Captain of the emigrant tranaport steamer
George Starr, which took » party down
the bay this morning to meet tho incom
ing Hamburg-American stoamship Nor
manuia, reports tbat tiie Lucania brought
news of having passed tho Normannia
on tho 4th inst. on the ends of tne Banks,
broken down and proceeding to port un
der one engine. According to Captain
Morrill, this information was received
from the doctors' boat at Quarantine and
lroin the oflicers on the JLucania. No
delinite account of the injuries to tho
Normannia was received, and the report
is hardly credited. The vossul leit Ham
burg ou August olst, and was due here
this morning.
THE BICYCLE.
Another Use to Whlcn the Hike >Jny
He Put.
Washington, Sept. c>.—The Signal
Service has added another item to the
uses to which bicycles can bo put. This
consists of the placing of telegraph lines.
Experiments haviug this end in view
were made at San Antonio, Tex., by
Captain Thomson and proved very suc
cessful. A light reel containing one mile
of mile was rigged over tiio rear wheel of
a machine and the rider started to run it
out. The run was made and communi
cation established with the starting point
in about eight minutes. The return trip,
reeling the wire up, was made in about
the same time. The ex per uncut proved
highly satisfactory, the work being done
much quicker and easier than by the old
method in which tho horse was utilized.
CHECK FORGER ARRESTED.
Howard « ustle Behind tlio Burs at
CnioajgOi
Chicago, Sept. U. —Central Station de
tectives made a sensational capture in
this city to-day in the person of Howard
Castle, alias Castelle, alias Raymond. He
is belioved to be the most dangerous of
modern check forgers, and there are now
rewards for his arrest by police depart
ments ol three cities. Casilo began his
career in Detroil about ten years ago by
forging tho name ot his millionaire uncle
to a check for $5,000 and getting the cash
for it. This act landed aim in the lonia
Penitentiary for two years, it is said tho
forger's father represents a district of one
of the great Western .States in Congress, |
and lias paid out many thousand dollars |
in squaring up forgeries commuted by
his willful heir. He is wanted for for
gery in no less than a dozen Slates.
The Attempt to Kill Rothschild.
Pa his, Sept. v.—-The police have learned
that the man who carried a bomb into the
office of the Messrs. Rothschild is a na
tive of Southern France; that he deserted
in Algeria from the regiment to which
lie belonged, and that he has since been a
tramp. They do not believe that he waa
over arrestod before. The prisoner still
refuses to_give hia name. This morning
a high French olliciai informed the Lou
don police that an anarchist plot to kill
oue of the Rothschilds waa organized in
London.
Fatal Accident in Pennsylvania.
Wii.k::si',.vrkk (Pa.), Sept. fj.—L»anicl
(.'ox of 1 Hilton, son of Alexander Cox,
Was killed to-night at bis home, He was
v mechanical genius, and bad constructed ■
in ihb rear ol his residence a rail
way about lour miles louif, upon which
he ran a live-horh.e-power loconuvtive, I
which ho iiad also constructed nimsoll.
While running this enp-inc thin evening it;
lell tho track, turned over, and Cox fell I
under it.
WHOLE NO. 16,815.
READY FOR THE RACE.
The Defender and Valkyrie Will
Sail for the Cup To-day.
BETTING SLIGHTLY FAVORS THJ
AMERICAN VBS<hlL.
Measurements of the Craft Made—Tlio
Eoftllah Yacht Will llavy to Glre
Tluio Allowaaco to tbo Defender,
TUoucii >*ot us Muoh as Jinny Had
Hoped.
New Yobk, Sept. 6. All "is ready for
the battlo royul between Valkyrie 111,
<-roat Britain's pride, end the Yankco
combination of aluminum and bronze,
the Defender, whio^ail patriots hope will
keep the cup on this sido ot the Atlantic
one tnoio year. The ii;ia; preparatioiia
for tae rirst of tho international
hava beou made. Both ships are an
chored in the Horso Shoe, ready.for ac
tion to-morrow.
The veil of mystery which dm kept
tho public in ignorance of tho actual di
mensions of tho competing yachts wi»*
raised to-day. John Hyslop, official
measurer of tho .Now York. Yulch Club,
passed his stoel tape from bow 10 storn,
irom deck to masthead and along boom
and bowsprit ol both cratta, and the ru-
Bult was. that Valkyrie allows tho I>o
lendor -V l-n> seconds. This is le*»3 than
tho yachting sharps have guesund.
The appearance of the Valkyrie and
tho calculations wl}ieh b;tvo bom made
credited her with an excess of water-Una
and sai; :irea oVer tho Deiender, which
would allow the latter from one to threo
minutes over a thirty-mile course. Tho
cutting away of the alter-body of tho
Valkyrie, and the light stool boom which
wus recently substituted have undoubt
edly givon her a savins on load-water
line, which reduced tho timo allowance to
less than hull a minute. Both boats are
less thau eighty-nine feen on the load
water-line, instead of being close to
ninety feet, and the Valkyrie is two
lengths ot foot lougor than the Delender.
lier sail area is groator, hut tho Defeuder
has a boom lit! ieot l<>ng, while that of
the other boat is only 106 foot.
The prospect, of seeing tiie Yalkyria
and Defender together before the great
race was an attraction which drew
crowds to the Erie Basin. They began
to arrive at break of day, many taking in
iho sight oelore going to breakfast. The
numbers increased, until at 11 o'clock.
fully 3,(100 persons swarmed about tbe
dock, and during me aiternoon it w»a
estimated that B.UUO were prosout. Helme
tho day w;is over luiiy iv.Oho persons
mast have viewed the boats. They were
oi all conditions and there were many
women. Yacht caps bearing devices
showed that tho yachting world was well
represented, and there was many a
bronze-faced English ship-master or
sailor who talked yachting as yhbiy as
any ireuh-waler sailor.
Measurer llyslop arrived before noon,
and shortly after 12 o'clock went aboard
the Valkyrie, lie began the work of
measuring just as the tall mast, of the De
fender was seou over the great aiorehous-j
near the entrance to the basin. Aa tin)
De;endor was towed into the baain by thu
tag Wallace 15. Flint the crowd rushed M
tho ond of tho neighboring piers and
climbed up ibusidetiof big ships and iuto
their rigging, and surged over into tho
tugs ill the wharves. Small boat;
arouud from all direction*, and then,
from the crowd of spectators grouped as
lor a picture on somo festal occasion, a
mighty shout went up lor tho American
boat. Captain llaii' responded by :..
olt' his cap. Mr. laeliu was at once taken
aboard thu Detender, and the abseuoo lla^
lloating from tho starboard spreader was
hauled down.
As the yachts were brought near to
gether the greater weight oi the Val
kyrie's spars and rigging was apparent.
The Defender's rig was more graceful an 1
trim than her rival's, as her underbody
also was. Tho light bluo paint on her
topsales did not snow up favorably, how
over, with the immaculate white of her
opponent's, nor did the unbleached color
of the ramie clotii mainsail, in its furls,
look as natty as the Valkyrie's whito
duck.
An inspection of tho Defender showed
that with her change of boom, gad, and
the removal of her water-tanks and othor
fixtures, she floated pretty light, it was
tuereiore decided that she could stand
some more ballast, and accordingly about
a ton of lead, in pigs, which uarlior had
been placed on the tender,was passedjover
on to her and stowed below. Then the
measuring waa proceeded with, the sail
area being taken last.
Mr. Watson naiu: "We hope to win,
but are prepared to lose," and ne looked
as though the hope lathered a thought.
Mr. lsolm would say nothing of the
prospocts, Out he looked as though satis
tied. "
It was gouerally believed in yachting
circles that tho difference in time allow
ance in favor of the Defeuder would be
auywhore from one-half to two minute*,
and consequently there was some disap
pointment when the announcement was
made.
On the eve of the battle, betting haH be
come quite brisk. English and Canadian
money lias baou held back for better odds
than havo been oileied. Small beta wore
made at varying odds of 3 io 2 on the De
fender, but in large amounts the odds
were bto 5 and 10 to 7. The latter was
the latest figure at the Now York Yacht
Club and the hotels. Un the Stock Ex
change to-day, it was said on good
authority that $36,000 waa placed. V.T.
Adams placed $>7,UDO on the Valkyrie at
odds of 7to 10. The wager was laid for
an English client. The betting opened
and closed at 7to 10. with wagers in tun
interim at Bto 10. The Valkyrie end of
the betting has been taken principally by
Canadians.
The weather outlook for. to-morrow
fayors the American rather than the Kng"
li.-sh boat. Local Forecaster Imun, after
carefully going over hi.s reports to-day,
said: "Taking all in all, tho eonditiona
most likely to prevail to-morrow will ha
favorable lor tho contest. There will bo
a brisk wind of from ton to eighteen
miles an hour. It will come at first from
tho northeast, shitting to a southeasterly
quarter. It is bound to bo an on-shore
wind. The indications are that tho sky
will be overcast nearly all day. There
may possibly bo light showers. It i-s not
likely that there will be any heavy rain."
Tho hotels are full of people from a
distance and New Yorkers havo (locked
in from summer resoris in order to wit
ness tuo straggle. It is estimated that
fully 3U.U00 pooplu Will witness the firat
race.
AN EXPECTED HOLD-UP.
Heavily-Araied Ottleiiils Out to Pre-
vent v Train Kobbeiy.
Four WoBTH (Tax.) Sept. •;.—The Fort
Worth and Denver train this afternoon
brought iv a lot ot heavily armed Kanger.-i
and Deputy Sheriffs, headed by Captain
W. J. Mac Donald of the Rangers ami
Sheriff Coller Of Hardman County. Tho
party went out on the north-bound Kock
Island train to-night to prevent an ox
pocted hold-up on ihat road by the noted
Christian gaug, W|U) uiurdered a Deputy
Marahal near <.iuthrie several days ago,
and who are now beiioved to be in Toxa?.
Hallway officials are reticent about tho
affair, but it is beiioved that somo deliuito
information about tho movements of thu
gang has been received.