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LOS ANGELES HERALD.
VOL. 37.—N0. 75.
CHILEAN ASSASSINS.
One More Step in the Balti
more Investigation.
The Procurator Fiscal Con
cludes His Review.
Three Chilenos Found Guilty of Stab
bing Americans.
Admiral Remy to Take the Testimony of
the Baltimore* Crew — Chile Is
Mow Vary Anxious for
Arbitration./
Associated Press Dispatches.
New York, Jan. 2.—The Herald's
"Valparaiso correspondent says: The
procurator fiscal has concluded his re
view of the Baltimore case. He finds
Rodriguez, Gomez and Azumada, three
of the rioters held by Judge Foster,
guilty of stabbing and otherwise wouud
ing American sailors, but says the evi
dence is not strong enough to show that
wounds inflicted by the prisoners caused
the deaths of Boatswain's Mate Riggin
and Coal-heaver Turnbull.
He finds that the Baltimore sailor,
Davidson, guilty of assault upon a
Chilean sailor. Rodriguez, acknowledged
stabbing Riggin because the latter as
saulted one of the sailors of the Chilean
torpedo boat Almirante Cochrane. See
ing the seaman illtreated, Rodriguez
stuck a knife into Riggin's back.
Gomez admitting stabbing Turnbull
in tbe back three times,.and said he
did so in defending some friends whom
Turnbull knocked down.
Azumada denied having anything to
do with the assault, but was shown by
other witnesses to have participated.
Cortes, another prisoner, it is also
alleged, took no part in the affair. A
revolver was found on him, but he said
he carried it to defend himself.
It now only remains for Judge Foster
to pass sentence on the three convicted
prisoners.
Relative to Cortes' implication, the
procurator says, more data is required.
The procurator comes to the conclu
sion that it is impossible to determine
who fired the first shot which killed
Riggin.
It will be remembered that one of the
witnesses, according to Judge Foster's
report, testified that he saw three po
licemen holding Riggin at the the fatal
shot was fired.
At Moneda, today, prominent officials
informed tho correspondent, that Minis
ter Pedro Montt had been notified tbat
the Chilean government was willing
and anxious to accept arbitrators
niutu-.lly agreeable to both countries
in the Baltimore affair. If that course
is proposed by the United States, the
entire report of the procurator fiscal will
be cabled on Monday for the informa
tion of the United States government.
Probably extended amnesty will be
proclaimed shortly.
KKMY TO TAKE TESTIMONY.
Washington, Jan. 2.—No dispatches
were received at the departments to
day touching the Chilean situation.
Secretary Blame spent several hours at
the department of state and saw tbe
British minister and several other per
sons, but Sefior Montt, the Chilean min
ister, was not among the visitors.
At the navy department it was ad
mitted that Judge Advocate-General
Remy was on his way to San Francisco
to make a formal inquiry into the Balti
more incident on the arrival of that ves
sel. The testimony will be reduced to
succinct form and turned over to the de
partment of state to be used in meet
ing the representations to be
made by they Chilean government.
It may also be regarded as
proper to include the testimony
be collected by the judge advocate-gen
eral in the, correspondence to be trans
mitted to congress by the president. If
this shall be the purpose, tbe corre
spondence could not be sent to congress
before the latter part of the present
month.
A FLOATING MACHINE SHOP.
Inquiry, it is stated, has been sent to
San Francisco asking for an estimate of
the cost of fitting up a big merchant ves
sel into a floating machine and repair
shop. It is proposed to outfit a
ship in a complete manner, so
that if any break whatsoever oc
curs in one of our vessels, repairs
can be made speedily, and all tbe time
and expense of sending the vessel to
the navy yard can be saved. In this
case speedy action is desired, and such
vessel will undoubtedly be furnished
with all the necessary machinery and
tools and be sent to southern waters if
war should occur with Chile.
THE BASE OF SUPPLIES.
San Diego, Jan. 2.—The cruiser
Charleston began taking on supplies
and ammunition from the cruiser
San Francisco this morning, the
latter vessel displaying a red flag
at tho foretop mast head when
the transfer of powder commenced.
The San Francisco has begun taking in
supplies, the first item being 35,000 gal
lons oi water, No orders have been re
ceived yet beyond requiring the vessels
to be ready for sea at a moment's notice.
It was stated yesterday that San Diego
would be the base of supplies and oper
ations in the event of trouble with Chile,
and that the entire Pacific squadron,
including the Boston, would rendezvous
at this port. It was also reported last
night that General McCook had made
arrangements for quarters for three
-companies of artillery which would
bhortly be ordered here.
THE BALTIMORE ARRIVES.
It wag reported thi* evening tbat the
Baltimore was lying off the harbor,
showing search lights, but it is now be
lieved it was one of tbe Panama steam
ers on the way to San Francisco. If it
is the Baltimore, she evidently does not
intend to come into the harbor tonight ,
ISan Fbanoibco, Jan. 2.—ln reference I
to the dan Diego dispatch about the |
Baltimore it may be stated that the
steamer sighted could not be one of the
Panama or other regular line, as none is
due to pass there at present.
A BDDOEN CAVK-IN.
Three Men Injured In the Knreka Coal
Mines.
Livermore, Cal., Jan. 2.—Last evening
a messenger came into town from the
Fureka coal mines and summoned Drs.
Keys and Gordon to go out with him
and attend three men who were se
riously injured by a cave that occurred in
the mine. The news spread around the
town, and the wildest rumors were soon
afloat, one being to the effect that three
men had been killed and eleven men
imprisoned in the mine. Ten men had
been running the drift during the day,
and had removed the temporary sup
porters and were in the act of putting
in permanent timbers when the cave oc
curred. A man named Louis Knudsen
had both bones of the right leg between
the knee and the ankle broken in three
places. Another man, named China,
had bis left arm very badly injured and
was severely bruised about the back and
hips, and tbe third man sustained a
fracture of the right arm. The cave, as
far as operations in the mine are con
cerned, did not amount to much, and in
a very short time after it occurred the
night shift was able to work.
LAID WASTE BY FLAMES
A DISASTROUS CONFLAGRATION IN
NASHVILLE, TENN.
Many Large Business Houses Burned.
Three Colored Firemen Crushed to
Death by a Falling Wall—Losses Ag
gregating Nearly a Million Dollars.
Nashville, Term., Jan. 2. —At 5:40
this afternoon tbe most disastrous fire
Nashville has had since 1881, broke out
iv Webb, Stevenson & Co.'s store in
College street. A strong wind was blow
ing from the northwest. The fire was
confined to this store for nearly an hour,
but gradually found its way into the ad
joining store, occupied by A. G. Rhodes
& Co., and then into Atwell & Sneed's.
At this time the wind changed.and the
fire started in another direction. Weak
ley & Warren's seven-story furniture
store, north of Webb, Stevenson & Co.'s
was a mass of flames. Tbe members of
a colored fire company were standing
across an alley, when the three-story
building of Phillips & ButterofF sudden
ly bulged out in the center and fell
across tbe alley. Tbe following firemen,
all colored, were caught under the fall
ing building and instantly crushed to
death: Aaron Cockrell, John Allen,
Harvey Ewing, Captain Goudy.
When the Phillips & Butteroff build
ing collapsed it quickly took fire and
was consumed. '.bout this time the
wind changed again, and the flames
swept back toward tbe Noel block, and
a vacant building adjoining Atwell &
Sneed's was soon burned. The Noel
block then caught fire and at this hour
(11 p. m.) is in ruins, but the fire is now
practically under control.
There were a number of men injured
by falling walls and explosions. It is
supposed the fire was of incendiary
origin, as Fireman Daily, while in At
well & Sneed's building, saw a man ap
ply a torch to a lot of in 11 una mole ma -
terial in tbe rear of the Btore.
The loss will approach $600,000. It is
impossible to learn the learn the insur
ance tonight.
Phillips & Butteroff lose $00,000; A.
J. Warren, $95,000; Webb, Stevenson &
Co., $40 000; Atwell & Sneed, $35,000;
A. G. Rhodes, $30,000, and the build
ings occupied by the three latter firm?,
$70,000. The Noel block was occupieil by
tbe Western Union Telegraph company
and contained about fifty offices and
bedrooms. Ttie buil.ling cost $75,000,
and the Western Union lose $10,000.
Several firms suffered considerable by
water and broken window glass. It iB
difficult to get information out of the
city, on account of the destruction of
the Western Union office. The opera
tors are at work at two different rail
way depots.
While this fire was in progress, an
other broke out in the Waters-Allen
foundry, corner Walnut and Union
streets, aud destroyed the plant. Loss,
$40,000.
IHE GLENDALE ROBBERS.
Sly Denies Everything—Mr«. Hedpeth Ia
Noucommttal.
St. Louis, Jan. 2.—On the arrival
here, yesterday, from California, of the
detectives in charge of the alleged leader
of the Glendale express robberß, Sly
was put in the "sweat box," and for
three hours was under inquisition. Tbe
only thing he said referring to the rob
bery was: "Gentlemen, we might as
well understand each other thoroughly.
I know nothing of what you are talking
about; don't know where this place
Glendale is, and will answer nothing
further."
A requisition for Mrs. Hedpeth, alias
Florence Waterman, arrested in San
Francisco, has been forwarded. War
rants are now out for Sly, Mr. and Mrs.
Hedpeth, the two Wilson brothers and
one unknown man.
Sly was today absolutely identified by
a salesman in a local furniture bouse as
the purchaser of the furniture for the
Swan avenue house, where the detect
ives got ttieir clues. Express Messen
ger Mulrennan was later brought
face to face with Sly, and as
serted positively that Sly was the
man who held a pißtol to his
head, took his watch and directed the
operations of the other man in the car.
Sly showed signs of nervousness at the
sight of Mulrennan, but resolutely per
sisted in his denial of any knowledge of
the affair. The engineer and fireman
of the train which was robbed, picked
Sly out of a crowd of five men, as the
man who was on the tender of the en
gine the night of the robbery.
San Francisco, Jr.n. 2. —So far the
police have been unable to gain any in-,
formation from the woman arrested in
Oakland as the accomplice of Sly and
Hedpeth, the Glendale. Mo., train rob
bers. Tbe woman will neither admit
nor deny that she is Hedpeth's wife,
and maintains an obstinate silence.
SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 3, 1892— TWELVE PAGES.
IN THE FATHERLAND.
The Trend of Events at the
German Capital.
No Offer to Mediate in
Chilean Affair.
A Wet and Cheerless Day in
France Is Too Late In the Negotiation of
Commercial Alliances—The
German Catholic Party's
Reward.
Associated Press Dispatches.
Berlin, Jan. 2.—[Copyrighted by the
New York Associated press.]— Reports
reached here by cable that the German
minister had offered the good offices of
Germany as mediator between Chile and
the United States. These reports have
been eemi-officially denied. The foreign
department does not think it necessary
to telegraph the minister asking how the
rumor arose, as no instructions warrant
ing interference have been sent him.
THE KAISER'S NEW VI:AH.
Bleak winds and drenching rains
ushered in the new year. Such miser
able weather, of course, had some effect
on the celebration of the day. The
court . functions were the same
as usual. At the levee where
all the commanding generals, govern
ment officials and court officers filed
past the throne, the em peror wore tbe
gala uniform of a Prussian general, with
the ribbon of the order of the Black
Eagle. The empress was attired in a
magnificent court robe. She also wore
the ribbon of the Black Eagle and the
decorations of many other orders. At
noon the emperor rode to the arsenal to
perform the usual New Year's ceremony
of giving a parole to the troops. Every
body expected him to make im
portant utterances on this occasion, but
he said nothing beyond a few words.
In addressing a group of officers he ad
vised them to speedily acquire knowl
edge of the power and use of the latest
military improvements.
FRANCE IS TOO LATE.
The French government is too late in
trying to meet the dreibund's zollverein
by commercial alliances with various
European states. Overtures have been
made from Paris to Sweden, Denmark,
Greece and Italy and are perfectly
known in Berlin. These overtures till
now have resulted in nothing further
than an agreement with Greet* aisu
Denmark; both these allies of Russia
are getting the minimum French tariff
in exchange for "favored nation" treat
ment to France. Negotiations for a
treaty with Italy have ceased. With
Sweden, France stands a better chance,
but nothing the Paris government can
do now can weaken the dreibund's zoll
verein, which ere long will include Bel
gium, Holland, Roumania and Servia,
and probably Spain.
A CATHOLIC CONCESSION.
For the solid vote of the Centrists in
the reichstag, which enabled the gov
ernment to pass the commercial treaties,
that party is about to obtain a long
desired concession granting the clergy
.greater control of instruction in the pii
mary schools. Count Yon Zedlitz, min
ister of public worship, will submit to
the landtag a project conferring power
on the clergy to examine candidates for
teacherships on religious questions. The
Catholics regurd the concession as one
which will enable the clergy to control
the schools through the teachers. The
project will caune a bitter fight in th"
landtag, as the Conservatives hold that
it will pervert the character of the pub
lic schools.
influenza's victims.
Influenza has claimed another victim
among the diplomats in this cit-. The
Marquis de Penaflel, ambassador of
Portugal to Germany, died here today
from that disease.
the czarina's illness.
Advices from St. Petersburg are that
the illness of the czarina is low fever,
ptlrtly due to worrying over a plot
against the czar in which the highest
court and imperial personages are sus
pected. Private letters state that some
of these plots aimed at obtaining a con
stitution by which the nobles and land
holders will appoint members of the
assembly.
miscellaneous notes.
Rumors are current that negotiations
are proceeding to obtain the adhesion of
Russia to the commercial convention,
but there is no foundation for them.
Among the New Year articles ap
pearing in the German press, ib one iv
the National Zeitung, which specially
comments upon the growth of the
American union as the decisive factor of
the century.
The Frankfort Gazette announces that
immense quantities of wheat and rye
have been stored in the Rhine fortresses
The wheat, it says, was chiefly im
ported.
GERMAN-AMERICAN CITIZENS.
The American legation here is busy
with caßes of American citizens af Ger
man birth, who have been arreated in
this country for desertion form the
army. American Minister Phelps finds
the government ready to accede to any
reasonable demand for the release of re
turned deserters, even when the laws
would permit of their retention, but it
would be better if men liable to prose
cution on this charge should remain in
their adopted country.
Generous Americans.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 2—Hon.Charles
Emery Smith, United States minister to
Russia, has handed Rev. Mr. Francis,
pastor of the Anglo-American church of
this city, a large sum of money sub
scribed by Americans for the relief of
famine sufferers. Among the subscrip
tions it one of $141)0 from a Jewish syna
gogue in California.
GRAVES FOUND GUILTY.
The Verdict In the Barnaby Murder Case
Promptly Rendered.
Denver, Jan. 2. —Argument in the
Graves trial closed today, Judge Furman
speaking for the defense, and Mr.
*tevens closing for Ihe prosecution. At
4 p. m. the case was giv n to the jury.
At 10:15 p. m. the jury returned a
verdict of guilty of murder in the first
degree.
Dr. Graves was sitting behind his at
torney, Judge Furman, and as the ver
dict was read be gave a violent start
and almost leaped from his chair. The
perspiration instantly started, and
great drops of sweat rolled from his
forehead. He then his face
with his hands and was silent. His at
torney, Furman, took the verdictequally
as hard, and actually shed tears. The
judge asked Furman if he desired the
jury polled, and the latter savagely re
plied "No," but made a motion for a
new trial.
Wben Dr. Graves was asked what he
thought of the verdict, he repeatedly
said it was a great shock and surprise to
him. In a short time the bailiffs took
Dr. Graves to a carriage and he was
driven to jail. Colonel Ballou and
Judge Furman accompanied him.
Mis. Dr. Graves and the docor's aged
mother were not present in court wh*n
the verdict was rendered, butafterwards
went to the jail to see the doctor. They
were greatly affected by the news, and
the doctor's mother fainted.
SHERMAN VS. FORAKER.
THE OHIO SENATORIAL CONTEST
STILL UNSOLVED.
A Sherman Man Nominated for Speaker
of the Assembly—This Is Considered
by Some to Be Fatal to Foraker's Suc
oess—The Sherman Men Jubilant.
Columbus, 0., Jan. 2. —The senatorial
contest is still unsolved. The speaker
ship contest is over. Laylin, the Sher
man candidate, is nominated, but tbe
result has failed to bring tbat cheerful
acquiescence to the inevitable that the
Sherman people so confidently expected
from Foraker and bis followers. Indeed
the doughty ex-governor has lost none
of that conviction of ultimate success
which has characterized his actions
throughout, if his words and outward
demeanor tonight are any criterion of
his inward thoughts.
Tbe Sherman men say the fight is
over; that all that remains is but per
functory formality. The Foraker
men say the tight is just beginning to
get interesting. There is one other"
• prominent Ohio Republican besides
Senator Sherman who does not share
thiß view of the friends of Foraker.
This is Secretary of the Treasury Fos
ter, who telegraphed congratulations to
Senator Sherman as soon as he heard
th._ lesult of the speakership caucus.
"Foster has been all the time the agent
of the administration in the effort to
elect Sherman, and this telegram is but
a scheme to deteriorize our forces and
cause a stampede to Sherman," said
George Cox of Cincinnati, the chief
lieutenant of Foraker.
"I am not discouraged," said Foraker
calmly, "aud 1 still expect to win. Five
men voted for Laylin who will vote for
me."
There was an air of intense discourage
ment in the Foraker quarters immedi
ately after the caucus, but the cheerful
words of the ex-governor soon restored
a feeling of confidence, until tonight the
Foraker phalanx have apparently for
gotten the very cold wave that swept
over their camp but a few hours ago.
Around the headquarters of Senator
Sherman this evening there was ail the
cheerfulness ot expectant victory. "The
Associated Press would like to know,
senator, how you regard the situation
now" he was asked. "Very favorable,"
replied the senator in a tone of quiet as
surance, which gave evidence that he
too, like his friends, regarded the bat
tle practically fought and won.
"The speakership contest," continued
he, "has been, it is generally conceded,
fought upon senatorial lines. In the
senate, I think it is conceded that a
very large majority, some say nearly
two to one, are friendly to me."
There were about seven doubtful as
semblymen this morning, and all were
claimtd by both candidates. The sur
prise of the morning was tbe declara
tion of Representatives Reeves and
Williams in favor of Foraker. As the
result of these declarations the Foraker
men were very confident, but a visit to
Sherman's headquarters failed to reveal
any lack of cheerful assurance among
his followers.
The Alliance and Labor people are en
deavoring to make an impression on
Sherman's lines, but bave apparently
failed.
■'What do you expect your majority
to be in the joint caucus?"
"Oh, I don't say as to figures," re
plied the senator. ".I expect to be nom
inated and do not know that figures are
at all material."
It is generally understood that the
senatorial joint caucus will not be held
until Wednesday or Thursday evening
of next week, so the decisive result can
not be known until that time.
At tbe caucus of Republican senators
this afternoon, Senator Lampson of
Ashtabula was unanimously selected
for president pro tern., all the other can
didates having previously withdrawn.
Lampson is claimed by both Foraker
and Sherman, but he has thus far fail
ed to declare himself.
Welsh, of Knox, declares ihat he will
not support Foraker, but will vote in fa
vor of McKinley. The Alliance and La
bor people point to Reeves' declaration
as an evidence of t he independent move
ment against Sherman, but the friends
of the senator declare that the claim of
Reeves' argument is only a subterfuge
to explain away his failure to support
Sherman.
The Sherman people claim that for
Foraker to secure the nomination _on
joint caucus by even a single vote is im
possible, unless he have thirty-nine sup
porters in the house. Sherman is the
winner by the same margin, they insist,
if he has thirty-six followers in the
house.
It was nearly 3 o'clock before the Re
publican house caucus got to work.
Lewis C. Laylin was nominated for
speaker on first ballet, the voting being
38 to 34, an ominous sign for Foraker.
JACOBY BROS.
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We are making things lively during the otherwise dull
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IS IT A WONDER, THEN, THAT WE ARE
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The items mentioned below are but a fractional part of
the VAST ARRAY OF GOOD THINGS you'll find
awaiting your selection.
"Come and join the good-natured crowd that is taking
advantage of this offer."
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M*L lip-/ Double Breasted Sack Suits
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JACOBY BROS.,
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128, 130, 132, 134 NORTH SPRING STREET.
Damaged by Water!
THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS' W T ORTH OF
DRY GOODS
Damaged by water on Tuesday night, December 29th, by the
heavy rains leaking through the roof in several places and
drenching our stock.
We are straightening up stock to see what actual damage
has been done, and on
MONDAY, JANUARY 4TH, 1892,.
We will place on sale all WATER DAMAGED GOODS.
PRICES NO OBJECT. EVERYTHING SLAUGHTERED.
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OUR LOSS THE: PEOPLE'S GAIN!
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-203, 209 NORTH SPRING ST., LOS ANGELES.
BURIED IN SNOW.
Nine Men Loit In the Sierras —A German
Frozen to Deoth.
Carson, Nev., Jan. snow at
Summit is from six to fourteen feet deep
on the level. Two Italians left Bijou a
week ago for a wood camp, distant six
miles. They have not been heard of
since, and are supposed to be lost. A
heavy storm is now raging, and search
for them is prevented. Richard Wesse
and John Douglass left last Monday in
search of the Klein party, supposed to
be loßt in the snow between Placerville
and Lake valley. Nothing has been
heard from them since. This makes
nine men lost in the snow, with the
storm still raging.
Truckee, Cal., Jan. 2. —Henry Ger
kin, a native of Bremen, Germany, aged
02, froze to death last night. He had
been in ill health for some weeks and
slightly derauged, and last night sprang
out of a rear window of his cabin and
went eighty feet toward the Truckee
river. Th* snow was five feet deep, and
he was found dead this morning.
Arizona* New Koad.
Phienix, Jan. 2—A Santa F6 special,
bearing the officers of the new Santa Fe\
Phoenix and Prescott railroad arrived
this afternoon. Contracts have been let
for building the road from Ash Fork, to
Lantry Bros., well known railroad con
tractors. The road will be graded at
this end as soon as possible.
Good values in Fine Tailoring a Perfect
Fit, and a large New Stock at 125 W.
Third street. H. A. Gets.
FIVE CENTS.
DENTISTRY!
Only thirty days' dentistry at the fol
lowing price* :
Old Teeth Capped With 6uld, ud Teeth Without Hates.
Gold FilUnsja a. Specialty.
A Set of Teeth 5 C CO
Best Set of Teeth on Rubber 9 00
" " " Celluloid , 9 OO
" " " Aluminium 20 00
" " " Gold 35 00
There are no better teeth, no matter how
much you pay.
Teeth extracted 25 cents
" " without pain 50 cents
Teeth filled with amalgam 75 cents
" silver .75 cents
" " " gold alloy $1 up
" " " gold il 50 up
White filling 75oents
Gold and porcelain crowrs »5
All operations painless to a degree that can
not fall to satisfy.
All work warranted. Consultation and ex
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These prices end Ftbrunry Ist. Call an*
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