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VOL. 36. —NO. 80.
A GREAT SURPRISE.
Judge Ross' Decision Creates
Disappointment.
Probable Failure of the Libel
Against the Itata.
The Vessel Ordered Into the Custody
of the Civil Authorities.
She Will Ite Released on the Payment
of 8500 Fine and Resei/.ed by
Marshal Gard—lnsurgents
Marching on Santiago.
Associated Press Dispatches.
Washington, July 7. —The decision of
Judge Ross and the court yesterday, dis
missing the libel against the schooner
Robert and Minnie, which vessel sup
plied arms to the Itata, was a great sur
prise to the officials here. It was gen
erally believed that the case against her
was much stronger than that which
could be made out against the Itata, and
notwithstanding the reservation made
by Judge Ross in the decision, it is felt
that his action will cause the failure of
the original libel lodged against the
Chilean vessel, although she may still
be held on some technical charge con
nected with her escape while under
legal detention.* This outcome would
be a severe disappointment to the state
and naval department officials after an
expenditure, direct and indirect, in the
chase of the Itata estimated to run
closely in the neighborhood of $100,000.
ATTORNEY COLE'S WfSTBUCTIONSI
A telegram was received at the de
partment of justice today from United
States Marshal Gard at San Diego, Cal.,
asking instructions as to his course in
regard to the Itata. In response the
acting attorney general telegraphed
United States Attorney Cole at Los An
geles to libel the vessel at once and turn
her over to the United States marshal
by due process of law. By special ar
rangement with the navy department
the vessel will be transferred to the cus
tody of the civil authorities today.
GARD AT SAN DIEGO.
San Diego, July 7. —United States
Marshal Gard arrived from Los Angeles
last night. He has taken no action as
regards the Itata, and he said to an As
sociated Press reporter this morning
that the vessel would be left in charge
of Collector Berry until United States
District Attorney Cole had prepared the
papers in the case. The Itata will be
held on three- charges. First, violating
the neutrality laws; second, contempt
in leaving while under arrest; third,
violation of the navigation laws.
Marshal Gard says no instructions
have been received from Washington,
either by him or the district attorney.
Till! ITATA TO BE RESUIXED.
Later. —Marshal Gard says he will
seize the Itata in the morning. The of
ficers of the Itata offer to pay $500 pen
alty for sailing without clearance papers,
and it is understood orders have been
received from Washington to accept it
and discharge Mannzen and Tejeda.
Gard will then reseize her. The United
States district attorney is now preparing
papers upon three charges: First,clearing
without proper papers; second, kidnap
ing a deputy United States marshal;
third, violating the neutrality laws. He
■ will take her immediately upon her re
l lease by the customs officers and put an
officer in charge. He says the action is
against the vessel, not against the men.
Mannzen and Tejeda went to Los An
geles yesterday to interview Stephen M.
White, their attorney. Mannzen re
turned tonight. Tejeda is still there.
The dismissal of the case against the
Robert and Minnie has no bearing upon
the case.
WHAT GARD CAN PROVE.
Gard has an abundance of proof that
the international laws were violated—
the testimony of Pilot Dill, the Robert
and Minnie officers, two Itata deserters
now in the Los Angeles jail, and coal
heavers, as to the presence of concealed
men and armor. He also says the ab
sence of all provisions marked Esmeralda
aud arms show that a transfer must
have bees made at the meeting off Aca
pulco. He explains that the captains of
the Esmeralda and Itata changed ships
before the visit to San Diego, and the
transfer of soldiers and guns was to en
able the Itata to defend herself if at
tacked by Balmaceda's gunboats. At the
meeting off Acapulco the plan was sud
denly arranged to go to Tocapilla, also a
friendly port, and put ashore such
provisions and arms as could
be spared, and quietly go to
Iquique and surrender. The Esmeralda
had access to the wires at Acapulco and
knew of the pursuit of the Charleston
and the orders sent to Admiral McCann
to seize the Itata; therefore it was an
easy matter to make the best of a bad
job and give up the boat, rather than
risk complications with the United
States. The transferring of all the
goods marked Esmeralda and the guns,
would strengthen her claims to be a
mere merchantman. This she did, and
thus destroyed important testimony.
RANGER DESERTERS RETURN.
Five of the ten deserting Ranger sail
ors returned today. One was arrested
and officers are after the other four,who
it is believed are still in this city.
The Charleston came into the harbor
this morning, awaiting orders.
ON TO SANTIAGO.
The Insurgents Confident of Occupying
the Capital in a Month.
Paris, July 7.—The agents of the
Chilean congressional party state that
advices from Chile warrant confi
. dence that the congressional troops will
occupy Santiago within a month. They
have resumed their campaign, amply
provided with rifles and field guns. It
is probable that the plan of the congres
sional generals is to land between Val
paraiso and La Serena, crush the main
body of the Balmacedists, rouse the peo
ple and make a combined movement on
Santiago.
LOS ANGELES HERALD.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD DEAL.
The Canadian Pacific Secures Entrance
tt> Chicago.
Chicago, July 7. —Colonel L. C. Al
berger.one of the proprietors of the Lake
Street Elevated railroad, admitted in an
interview tonight that an arrangement
had been practically consummated by
which his line would become the Chica
go tf rminal of tbe Canadian Pacific.
This arrangement would give the Cana
dian Pacific right of way directly through
the heart of the city to the site of the
big new union depot of the Michigan
Central and Illinois Central, of! the
lake front. The consideration is not
stated, but it is assumed that the Ca
nadian Pacific guaranteed the bonds of
the Lake Street Elevated company.
Work on the Elevated has been at a
standstill for some weeks, owing to the
failure of the projectors to float the
bonds.
QUAY'S DENIAL.
He Says the Attacks on Him Come from
Democratic Sources.
Philadelphia, July 7.—The Inquirer
tomorrow will contain an interview with
Senator Quay concerning the recent ad
dress of independents, in which he says
in a most emphatic manner, that so far
as it refers to him, it is false from be
ginning to end. He denies every charge,
and says the men who signed the ad
dress are not Republicans. "All of
them." says he, "voted for Pattison for
governor; many of them for Cleveland
for president, and you will find among
them a number of free traders. I can
stand attacks coming from such Demo
cratic sources."
HONOR SATISFIED.
Two New Orleans Editors Settle a Diffi
culty With Rapiers.
Nbw Orleans, July 7. —L. P. Bouby,
editor of L'Orleans,and A. S. Caruthers,
editor of the Mascot, fought a duel to
day, using rapiers. Caruthers was cut
below the eye and the seconds declared
honor satisfied. The combatants were
subsequently reconciled. The cause of
the duel was the publication of- articles
in their respective papers.
FORSYTHE'S HARD FIGHT
HE ANSWERS CHARGES AGAINST
HIS CHARACTER.
It la Believed He Will Be Confirmed—lf
Not, California Will Not Get the Ap
pointment—World's Fair Notes.
Chicago, July 7.—Forsythe, of Cali
fornia, whose appointment as chief of
the world's fair horticultural depart
ment is pending, appeared before the
committee on agriculture today. The
committee went over various un
pleasant charges made against Forsythe
by his enemies in California. He an
swered the accusations by offering docu
mentary evidence to prove their falsity,
and the committee took the matter un
der advisement.
It is believed here now that Forsythe
will be confirmed. All of the opposition
comes from California, and the director
general said tonight if the nomination
is defeated he will not be likely to choose
another Californian, because of the fac
tional bitterness that seems to have been
aroused.
General Alexander Campbell of West
Virginia will tomorrow be nominated as
special commissioner to Australia, and
Henry Ballantyne, United States consul
at Bombay, as commissioner to India.
Thb Persian government has accepted
the invitation to take part in the world's
fair.
A GRAVE SUSPICION.
A Trusted Express Messenger Charged
With Stealing SSOOO.
St. Louis, July 7.—Clem Kellogg, a
messenger of tlie Pacific Express com
pany, is temporarily under arrest here,
pending an investigation as to the dis
appearance of a package containing
$5000, sent from New Orleans to this
city. The package passed through the
hands of. two messengers en route to this
city, the transfer being made at Mem
phis. The southern messenger claimed
that Kellogg receipted foritatMemphis,
while the latter says it might easily have
been lost during transfer. Kellogg's rep
utation has always been excellent, and
his friends refuse" to believe him guilty
of the theft.
A DANGEROUS COLONY.
An Invoice of Chinese That Is Expected
to Cause Trouble.
Blame, Wash., July 7.—Twenty-seven
Chinese laborers arrived from Portland,
yesterday, on the steamer Michigan, to
work in a salmon cannery. The United-
States revenue cutter Wolcott closely
followed the Michigan, and remained
near until the Chinese landed. No
trouble has occurred yet, but great ex
citement prevails, and it is thought an
attempt will be made to drive the Chi
nese out of town. It is believed this in
voice of Chinese at this point on the
gulf of Georgia and the international
boundary line, will open the doors for
wholesale smuggling from British Co
lumbia to the United States.
LINCOLN FAVORED HAMLIN.
It Was Not Father Abraham's Fault That
He Got Left.
Washington, July 7.v-ColonelNicolay,
who was one of President Lincoln's
private secretaries, today, sent a dispatch
to Mrs. Hamlin, stating that the edi
torial in this morning's Philadelphia
Times, to tbe effect that Lincoln was
opposed to Mr. Hamlin's renomination
as vice-president in 1804, is entirely
erroneous. The dispatch says that, on
the contrary, Lincoln favored Hamlin's
renomination, but withheld any expres
sion of opinion for or against any candi
date. Nicolay also expresses the deep
est sympathy for Mrs. Hamlin's and the
nation's loss in Mr. Hamlin's death.
Grasshoppers in Wyoming.
Cheyenne, Wyo.,' July 7. —Sections of
Cheyenne county are being overrun by
grasshoppers. A strip of country ten
miles wide and extending in a south
easterly direction is completely hid from
view by the insects. They settle on the
railroad tracks and impede trains. As
yet they have done no damage to crops
or grass, aa they are too young. By the
time they are able to fly they will be
out of Wyoming and into Nebraska.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 8, 1891. —TEN PAGES.
GRIME'S CARNIVAL.
An Epidemic of Murders in
California.
Sensational Shooting in a Red
Bluff Court.
A Bloody Engagement With a Des
perado in San Jose.
Two Sheepherders Killed In a Quarrel
Over Pasture—Another Skirmish
With the Wltch-Klller's
Band of Indians.
Associated Press Disoatches.
Red Bluff, Cal., July 7. —Great ex
citement was caused by a shooting af
fray in Justice Tolley's court this after
noon. P. H. Coffman and C. H. Bray
nard were recently employed by tylra.
Belle Lunsford, in a suit where some
of her property was attached. They
won the suit, but she refused to pay
them for their services, and employed
William and Charles G. Nagle to defend
the suit which followed. Today during
the progress of the trial frequent wordy
conflicts occurred, and a personal en
counter seemed imminent several times.
Charles Nagle remarked that they,
meaning Braynard and Coffman, might
win their case if they were not trying to
swindle a poor woman out of a hundred
dollars. "Do you mean that?" asked
Coffman. Naglo replied that he did,
when Coffman picked up a chair and
struck at Nagle. William Nagle started
to his brother's assistance, when Bray
nard pulled his pistol and began firing,
four shots entering his victim. Charles
Nagle rushed upon Braynard, but he
escaped without serious injury. They
were parted, when Braynard left the
court room, but afterwards gave himself
up and is now in jail. Nagle was taken
to his house, and tonight his physician
says he cannot possibly recover. There
was an old feud" between Braynard and
the Nagles, owing to family troubles.
A BLOODY ENGAGEMENT
In San Jose Which Results in the Loss of
Two Lives.
San Jose, July 7.—This morning at 6
o'clock Manuel Soto inaugurated a
bloody engagement which resulted in
the death, first, of Nicholas Smith and
afterwards of himself. Soto tried to kill
his wife in Monterey county, several
months ago, cutting her terribly with a
knife. She recovered and came" to San
Jose, locating on Eldorado street. Soto
fled, and had since evaded arrest. This
morning he went to his wife's house,
and while in the back yard was seen by
Smith, who lives next door. He warned
Mrs. Soto, and she made her escape.
Soto entered the house and tried
to kill one Lapier, whom he
found there, but his shots failed to
take effect. He then went to the front
of the house, but could not get in be
cause Smith held the door. Soto then
fired a shot through the panel, which
pierced Smith's heart, killing him in
stantly. The murderer then marched
up Eldorado street with a pistol in each
hand, and defied the officers to arrest
him. Two officers, Monahan and Ed
wards, exchanged shots with the mur
derer, who, unhurt, retreated to a house
further down the street, where he hid
under a bed. Here he was found by
Officers Edwards, Monahan and Allen.
The former ordered Soto to surrender.
The murderer refused, and again opened
fire, and then a terrific fusillade ensued,
over twenty shots being fired before
Soto was killed. His body and that of
his victim are now at the niorgue.
DOUBLE MURDER.
Two Sheepherders Killed in a Quarrel
Over Pasture.
Fresno, Cal., July 7. —This morning
news was received that two Portuguese
sheepherders had been killed near the
headwaters of the San Joaquin river, in
a quarrel over range. A young man
named Shipp and K. C. Bell are accused
of the deed. The sheriff and coroner
will go to the scene.
The Portuguese who brought in the
news of the killing of two shepherds at
French canon, says Shipp and Bell had
notified the shepherds to leave, and a
quarrel ensued. Shipp and Bell left,
and while the shepherds were eating
dinner, they were fired upon from am
bush and killed. The dead men are
Portuguese, named Frank Falurdo and
Manuel Vermondo.
THE WITCH-KILLER'S WAR.
Another Slight Skirmish With Indians in
Kern County.
Bakersfield, Cal., July 7. —The first
posse has returned with the bodies of
John L. Powers and Oliver McCoy, who
were killed in a fight with Indians last
week. Kiowa, the old Indian who is
known as the "Witch-Killer," with his
two sons, was implicated in the killing
of five or six Indians accused of witch
craft, during the last three years. A
second posse of thirty went to Sage
.canon, after the inquest, and had a slight
skirmish with ambushed Indians, finally
capturing Kiowa's other son, bringing
him toKernville. Squaws have come over
the mountains to South Fork,and report
that a third Indian was killed by about
160 Owens river Indians.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
A Former I.os Angeles Man Missing
From Tacoma.
Tacoma, Wash., July 7.— W. H. Bart
lett, who is well known in Los Angeles,
California, and who married there in
1889, has mysteriously disappeared from
here. He dressed and went to a ball on
the evening of June 13th, last, and has
not been seen since. It was afterwards
discovered by Mrs. Bartlett that he
tooka purse containing $100 of savings.
She fears that he has been killed, say
ing that their domestic relations were
always happy.
A Counterfeiter Locked Up.
San Francisco, July 7. —United States
Commissioner Sawyer this morning held
W. J. Marshal to appear before the
grand jury on the charge of passing
counterfeit money on different mer
chants in Yreka, Siskiyou county. His
bail was fixed at $1500, in default of
Which Marshal was locked up. It is be
lieved that Marshal is one of an organ
iced gang of counterfeiters that has
flooded tbe towns in the northern part
of the state with bogus coins.
AN IMPORTANT WORK.
The First Complete Chart of the Coast
Almost Finished.
San Francisco, July 7.—The United
States survey steamer Hassler has ar
rived in port from a surveying trip along
the coast. The work performed by the
Hassler will result in the first complete
chart of the coast being made. The
Hassler will remain in port about a
month, and the officers will devote their
time to putting their work together. On
its completion it will be sent to Wash
ington.
FIRE IN THE HOMESTAKE.
Two Miners Suffocated Before the
Flames Were Extinguished.
White Oaks, N. M., July 7. — File
raged in the shaft of the Homestake
mine from Wednesday to Friday morn
ing. Two miners, E. Timothy and
George Drake, were suffocated by gas,
despite the efforts of citizens to extin
guish the fire and save them. Four
citizens were prostrated while attempt
ing to descend the shaft, before the
flames were extinguished.
Transcontinental Rates Reduced.
San Francisco, July 7. —Today a
transcontinental supplemental sheet,
officially announcing a reduction in pas
senger rates between this city and Chi
cago, went into effect. This change was
brought about by the recent cut by the
Chicago and Alton line. The new
schedule makes the Canadian Pacific
first-class rate $60, instead of $62.50, as
heretofore, and the second-class rate $45
instead of $47.50.
Submitted to the tlury.
iVisalia, Cal., July 7.—Grattan Dal
ton's case for the Alila train robbery
was submitted to the jury at noon today.
The jury was still out this evening.
A DAMPER ON ROYALTY.
QUEEN VICTORIA'S GUESTS GET
TOO MUCH WATER.
A Banquet in Honor of Emperor William
Turns Out to Be a Very Wet Affair—The
Banquet Hall Flooded.
London, Jnly 7. —It has just become
known that there was a most strange
and exciting scene at the royal banquet
at Windsor castle, last night, in honor
of the queen's imperial grandson. A
large water pipe burst in the
banquet hall while the queen was
entertaining the emperor and a party
' guests. The result was
that the hall was almost flooded with
water. After the water was turned off
with much difficulty, the guests re
sumed their seats at the table and man
aged to continue the banquet in the
much dampened hall.
After breakfasting with the queen
this morning the emperor drove to the
park, where he watched the musical
ride of the Life guards, a most skillful
equestrian performance. The emperor
said it was one of the finest military
spectacles he had ever seen.
A grand state banquet in honor of the
German emperor was given in St.
George's hall this evening. The guests
sat at a table 150 feet long, upon which
were displayed the gold candelabra and
the whole of the royal plate, valued at
many thousands of pounds. The prince
of Wales and the empress sat opposite
the queen and the emperor, the others
sitting right and left, in the order of
their rank.
rA It NIC I, LITE.S DESPONDENT.
The Carlow Election Seems to Have
Gone Against Them.
Dublin, July 7. —The polling in Car
low today for a successor in parliament
to the late O'Gormon-man Mahon, is
proceeding quietly. The result of the
election will be announced tomorrow.
During the day an exciting scene took
placo in the polling booth at Bagnal
stow. Canon O'Neal, a supporter of
Parnell, entered the booth and voted,
but the canon was astonished to see his
own curate instructing the anti-Parnell
ites how to vote. The canon vehemently
protested against the curate's action,
claiming it was an at
tempt to intimidate the people.
The people outside the booth, com
posed of both factions,ranged themselves
on each aide of the polling place and pre
pared for a desperate scrimmage. The
police, however, gathered in force and
prevented a free fight. In_the midst of
the disturbance, a man tried to strike
Parnell, but was prevented by a number
of by-standers.
The supporters of the Parnellites are
despondent tonight as the result of the
election.
ANOTHER FLOOD.
The Missouri River Again Swollen by
Heavy Rains.
Kansas City, July 7.---Dispatches
from various parts of Eastern Kansas
and Northwestern Missouri state heavy
rains prevailed today. At McPherson
the rainfall was three inches. Consid
erable damage was done to
wheat. Severe lightning accom
panied the storm, doing much
damage. The heavy rainfall has caused
the Missouri river again to commence
rising. It has risen eight inches in the
past twenty-four hours. It had just re
ceded far enough to allow the people
recently driven from their homes to re
sume their residence, and if it continues
to rise they will again be forced to
abandon them.
Shooting in Fresno.
Fresno, July 7.—William Maxwell
and William Martell had a dispute in a
saloon this afternoon. Maxwell drew a
revolver and shot Martell in the side.
The latter will probably die. Maxwell
waa arrested.
Germany's Income Tax Law.
Berlin, July 7.—The new income tax
law, just published, compels foreigners
engaged in business in Germany for a
year or more to pay the same tax as
imposed on Germans.
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Commencing Monday, July 6th, and continuing
through
JULY and AUGUST
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A Freeze Out of Bargains!
Every Department thrown into the WHIRLPOOL OF VALUES.
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