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A OOOD MANY HAVE SAID THEY
CONSIDERED THE HERALD THE
LEADINO NEWSPAPER OF THIS
SECTION OF THE GOLDEN STATE
VOL. XLIII. NO. 140
DEATH GREETS MANY MINERS
An Explosion in a Coal Mine
Causes Loss of Life
A DOZEN BODIES FOUND
Pitiable Scenes Around the Mouth
of the Shaft
Thlrty-Seven rien Cooped In by Falling
Timbers snd Those Who Escsped Are
in Perilous Condition
Albuquerque, N. M., Feb. 27.—A special
o the Morning Democrat says:
* The White Ash coal mines, three miles
from Cerrlllos, was the scene of a terrible
explosion a little before noon today.
Thirty-seven men were working in four
levels when the disaster occurred. Eleven
of these have so far been rescued, all In a
dying condition.
The remaining twenty-six have doubt
less perished and over a dozen dead bod
ies have been recovered.
The scenes upon identification of the
wounded and dead wero heartrending.
The miners were nearly all married men.
When the news of the disaster spread,
wives and children hurried from Waldo
and Madrid. Not until this evening were
searchers able to descend, owing to the
poisonous vapors. In the course of half
an hour several dead bodies were sent up.
It was then feared that not a soul of
the thirty-seven escaped. Later eleven
dying miners were discovered in a bunch,
probably overcome iv an effort to escape.
Tbe explosion is thought to have been
due to the accidental breaking of an
abandoned chamber charged with gas.
Denver, Feb. 27.— A special to the Re
publican says:
Owing to the smoke, dust and noxious
vapor that filled every approach to the
workings, two hcurs elapsed before any
progress could be made toward effecting a
rescue, and the efforts'were cruelly re
tarded, for up to I o'clock but one miner
had been reached. His dead body was
found near the entrance. Vhrec hours
later the rescuers succeeded in reaching
the left fourth level and the dead bodies of
several men were brought out. The scenes
were terrible. Frantic wives, many of
them carrying babies in their arms or
having children clinging to their skirts,
stood at the entrance of the mine for
hours, amid tears and waitings, waiting
while hundreds of men vainly struggled
to gain an entrance further into the mine.
So dense was the smoke at one time dur
ing the afternoon that many thought the
mine had taken tire, and the conduct of
the wives and mothers when this was an
nounced as a possibility was terrible. The
gas began to pour forth from the single
opening in such volumes as to make
the progress of the rescuers very diffi
cult; but by 12 o'clock the noxious
vapors had cleared away, and the
work of recovering the dead bodies began
to prove more successful. Twenty-two
men are still in the lower workings of the
mine and it is not thought possible that
they are alive. The work of rescue goes
on bravely. Many heroic scenes have
been witnessed during the afternoon, and
tonight a gruesome spectacle is presented.
Many camp fires dot the scene, and the
anguish of the women and children hov
ering about them, hoping for the best and
urging the men on in their endeavors to
reach the entombed, while others are
clinging to their dead or ministering to
to those rescued alive, presents a picture
of human anguish seldom witnessed. It
is thought the explosion v*s caused by
the miners breaking through into some
old, abandon d workings, thus liberating
gas that had Jaccum dated therein. The
mine was worked through a single in
clined shaft extending 8000 eet in an in
cline of thirty degrees, and seems to have
been defective as respects ventilation.
The mouth of the shaft is the sole means
of egress. Nobody seems to know just
how many men went into the mine this
morning. Ordinarily 150 men are em
ployed, but this being Ash Wednesday, it
is said scarcely half the usual quota of
were at work today. Representative Lac
den, lately employed there, says that he
it confiden' that not less than eighty-live
men must have been ; :i the mine at the
time of the cxplosiog.
Denver, Feb. 27.—A special to the Rocky
Mountain News from Cerrillos, N. M.,
says:
Up to 10 p. ra. twenty-five bodies have
been taken out horribly burned and muti
lated and diujcult o. identification. One
of the rescued, John Saunes, says that he
heard the explosion, and himself and live
comrades started for the main slope, but
could not get out and started back into
the mine to a pool of water, where they
immersed themselves and by agitating the
water managed to create air enough to live
npon for the four long hours of their con
finement. When the rescuing party
reached them they were in the last stages
of asphyxiation.
The name of the driver who was killed
at the mouth of the tunnel is John Hoc,
a boy.
List of dead, so far as ascertained: ,T.
R. Donohue, pit boss; Johnny Bock, Sam
Hardest, miner, — Kllingsworth, Roy
rhillips, William Jones, Sam Jones,
William T. M't'arthy, Tom Whitely, John
Pwceney, John Eithorne, Tom Holliday,
Jules Descrant, father, Henry and Louis
Pcsrrant, sons, Angelo Bufato, Rloardo
Dero, F.mil Hornet, George Spaite, August
Le Plat, I). Sumitis, Henry Harbcii.
: It is now believed that every man
has been accounted for. Twenty-three
is the number of the dead recovered.
Every entry into the mine has been ex
plored and no more dead bodies found.
Some of tho rescue men were at death's
door, but skilled medical attention saved
their lives. The accident was caused by the
ej.plo'-iion ot sulphurated hyrogen, en
countered in an abandoned drift filled by
the generation of tire damp. No one is
to blame; it was simply one of those ac
cidents that occur, that is all.
Two Thousand Men Put to Work
Princeton, 111., Feb. 87.—As a result of
the thaw, work will bo resumed at once on
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LOS ANGELES, THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 28, 1895.-TWELVE PAGES
the eastern end of the Hennepin Canal,
thus giving employment to nearly 2000
men. Work on the lock excavations and
foundations will be resumed next week,
and it is expected that the lirst six locks
will be completed early in July.
NEBRASKA'S DESTITUTE
Farmers Will Accept the Chicago Board of
Trade Offer
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 27.—The destitute
farmers of Nebraska arc accepting the
proposition of the Chicago Board of Trade
to funisli them seed grain to be paid for
when the crop is sold. This will involve
over a million dollars. The board has
formed a syndicate to handle the matter.
Mass meetings all over the state indicate
a disposition to accept the offer.
W. A. Paxton, the Omaha philanthro
pist, today received this telegram from I*.
O. Armour:
"The Chicago Board of Trade is making
efforts to raise large funds to supply se e d
wheat to the Nebraska farmers. Do you
think it is the proper thing to do and is
such relief necessary?"
Mr. Paxton wired a favorable response.
COMPROMISED
The Fifteen Suits Against the J. S. Doe Estate
Settled
San Francisco, Feb. 27.—8y a compro
mise the fifteen suits aggregating over
$1,000,000, between the estate of John S.
Doc and the Waterloo Mining company
of which the principal stockholders were
three Milwaukee capitalists, wore dis
missed today and the million and a half
of the Doe money may now be distribut
ed. The case has been in the courts for a
number of years. The mines are at
Calico, San Bernardino county.
"NO SHIRT'S" TRIP IMPEDED
En Route to Washington to Find Some
Indian Money
The Indian Police on the Umatilla Agency
Stop the Young Chief and
Prevent His Trip
Pendleton, Ore., Feb. 27.—The Umatilla
reservation's No Shirt and Young Chief,
who are preparing to go to Washington to
interview the Secretary of the Interior
concerning the disposition of $200,000 In
dian money, were arrested today on Agent
Harper's order by the Indian police for
resisting the authority of United States
officers. The other Indians arc enraged
on account of the arrest of their chiefs,
and rumors are current today of trouble.
A prominent official said today he feared
it would be necessary to bring a company
of troops from Walla Walla unless the In
dians are quieted. They have made
threats against Agent Harper and arc
restless under the Agent's restraint on ac
count of Judge Bellinger's decision that
Indians on all other lands arc American
citizens.
LEFT THE SLEEPY PLACE
Residents of an Illinois Town Being Sued.
Work of a Big River
Chester, 111., Feb. 27.—The inhabitants
of Kaskaskia are greatly stirred up over
the filing of two suits in the circuit court
against the president and trustees of the
Commons of Kaskaskia. In 18*) the Mis
sissippi cut its way to the Okaw and for
ever separated tbe sleepy oltt place from
the mainland. The original town was
abandoned and a new site located two
miles south, known as the Commons.
The city board, composed of W. J. Cat
lett, 'William E. Davis, Charles Beis, Bello
8. Derousse, and W. J. Kintz. One suit
is an ejectment brought by George B.
Allison, who claims ownership of the new
townsite, ami the other is in the nature
of quo warranto proceedings instituted hy
State's Attorney Goddard, seeking to de
pose the trustees from office nnd declare
forfeiture of the charter granted in 18.11.
It is charged they have diverted rentals to
the support of tne Catholic church and
schools.
ADMISSIONS OF A GAMBLER
Sensational Features in the Omaha
Municipal Inquiry
William Donnelly Says He Paid a City Official
$iSoo, but Refused to dive
the Name
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 27.—The work of
tho Grand Jury engaged in investigating
alleged municipal corruption developed
some sensational features. William Don
nelly, a gambler, admitted having bribed
a city official, paying him $1800, but ho
refused to name the man. The District
Court remanded him to jail until he an
swered with this admonition:
"I will make you answer them if I have
to keep you in jail for the remainder of
my term. You must answer. Why do
you refuse? It were better for you and
better for Society if you strapped a
couple of pistols at your belt and made
people do your bidding with them than
you should take an oath to tell the
whole truth before the Grand Jury and
then set that body at defiance.
Whisky Comes High
Cincinnati, Feb. 27.—The advance in
the price of whisky from 11.23 to $1.28 per
gallon at Peoria created much dissatisfac
tion among tho Cincinnati whisky men.
At a meeting in the Chamber of Com
merce it was decided that the Cincinnati
distillers would not countenance the ad
vance, and that question of $1.21! should
prevail here. Just what the cut would be
is problematical.
A Fight With Bandits
Fort Worth, Tex., Feb. 27.—A telegram
from Checotah, I. T., today states that
Detective Sam Farmer anil party had a
tight, with Ben Hughes' gang of train
robbers. Hughes was captured, one of
his men wounded, and Snake Head, the
Indian scout of the Farmer party, killed.
Hughes' gang robbed tho Pacific express
cur at Thurher Junction, in October.
Bishop rfonogue Dead
Sacramento, Feb. 27.—Patriot Monogue,
Bishop of the diocese of Sacramento, died
at fi o'clock this morning. Tho deceaseil
was a priest ut Virginia City when that
place was at the height of its glory.
CUTTING CAPERS IN CUBA
The Revolvtionists Causing a
Great Deal of Trouble
PORTS OPEN TO COMMERCE
Pardon Offered to All Insurgents Who
Will Ask It
Filibustering Parties Pulling Out From Key
West—Story of the Revolution
Said to Be Untrue
Washington,Feb.27.—Secretary Gresham
received a telegram today from the consul
at Havana saying that owing to the con
tinuance of the rebellion near Santiago dc
Cuba and Matanzas, which began Febru
ary 14, the Governor-General has Issued a
proclamation declaring those provinces
in a state of war, the civil authorities
continuing in the exercise of their func
tions. He also offers full pardon to all in
surgents who submit to legal authority
within eight days. The rest of the island
is reported as tranquil. All recognized
political parties have given support to the
Government,
Minister Muruguaof Spain tonight said
he had received a dispatch front Key West
announcing that a party of lilibusterers
bail organized there antl was about to
start for Cuba to stir up a revolution in
the island. The minister's dispatch said
the United States revenue cutter which is
usually on duty at Key West was absent
from its post and that there was no
force on hand to prevent tbe threatened
invasion. The dispatch gave no particu
lars as to the strength of the party or the
vessel or vessels it had secured to carry it
to Cuba. The exact time of its starting
was apparently unknown.
Discussing the matter tonight, Senor
Murugua said:
"The report that there is a revolution
in Cuba is untrue. There have been only
two or three unimportant outbreaks."
Madrid, Feb. '11.— A dispatch from Ha
vana announced that In skirmishes with
the government troops in Matanzas the
rebels lost two and a number of their force
was taken to prison. The rebels at
Guantanamo, a short distance east of the
c ty of Santiago de Cuba, have dispersed.
Another dispatch says: Bands of insur
gents are still in arms in the province of
Matanzas, though in what numbers or
with what success La unknown here. Mar
tial law is enforced in the province and
no messages go back and forth save under
-government sanction. Disturbances are
reported also in Santiago de Cuba aud that
city has been declared in a state of war.
Marti, the revolutionary chief, and Gen
eral Gomez are reported to be on the is
land. —*
Havana, Feb. 27.— Garcia, a famous
Cuban bandit aud a companion, were to.
day shot in Havana by .the Government
soldiers.
CAUGHT BY A BULLET
The Madera Wife-Murderer Said to Be in
Custody
Madera, Feb. 27. —Word was brought
from the mountains today that James
Lawson, who broke jail a short time since,
had been shot and wounded by Patsy
BolHvar, an employee of Joe Goode, last
Friday. Lawson was discovered skulking
about Goode's premises armed with a
shotgun, and when discovered threat
ened Bolllyar with death should he in
form Goode of his whereabouts.
Bollivar, upon some pretext, succeeded
in getting, into the house, where he got a
ritle and opened fire on Lawson, who tied
after being wounded. Lawson felt bitter
toward Goode, as the latter had been
active in trying to secure Lawson's con
viction for child murder, and bad gone
there with the avowed intention of killing
Goode, who, fortunately, was not at home.
A PHYSICIAN'S PLIGHT
Arrest of a Santa Cruz Dentist for
Felony
Santa Cruz, Cal., Feb. 27.—This after
noon Dr. 0. H. Bulson, who has been
practicing here for some weeks as an ocu
list, was arrested on a telegram from
Stockton charging him with felony He
was released on fIO,OOO bail. Bulson says
that his arrest grew out of political mat
ters in Stockton. He was in charge of
the San Joaquin county hospital for two
years, and when the new hospital was
built and the land purchased charges of
misappropriation of funds and commis
sions on tbe sale of the land were made,
but Bulson says he had nothing to do
with the handling of the money, there
fore he will be able to prove bis inno
cence He resigned his position at the
hospital last September and went East.
He is a major in the Sixth Regiment
X. G. 0. Bulson will leave for Stockton
tomorrow.
WCULDNT YIELD AN INCH
The President of the Electrical Association
Refuses to Seal.-
New York, Feb. 27.—The State Board of
Arbitration tried to settle the strike of
the electrical workers here today, but
failed. James Strong, president of the
Electrical Contractors' Association, ap
peared before the board, but would not
yield an Inch, He said the men must re
turn to work at once before the con
tractors would treat with them at all, 'and
that under no consideration would the
eight-hour day request be granted until
after May 15 next.
THE FATHER-IN-LAW'S PISTOL
Domestic Troubles In an Oregon Family Ends
in Tragedy
Corvallis, Ore., Feb. 27.—John McCalb
was shot and killed by his father-in-law,
John McDowell, today. McCalb had
trouble with his wife and went to his home
and demanded his children, interning to
take them away. McDowell was there anil
refused to give them up. McCalb at
tempted to enter the house, and McDowell
shot and killed him.
White Cappers Tried
Columbws, Ind., Feb. 27.—A suit has
been dismissed in the Circuit Court by
which ten defendants, charged with
whitecapping Mrs. Mary Schrader, in
August, 1873, go free, while a petition to
Governor Matthews is started asking the
pardon from the county jail of Chris.
Schneider, who was convicted of the
charge and given one year in jail and
lined £100, Scheider has been in the
county jail 410 days. Mrs, Mary Schrader
also dismissed her suit for $10,000, she re
ceiving $bOOO in cash.
WILL AVOID SAVANNAH
Ex-Priest Slattery Will Make Out a New
Route
Savannah, Ga., Feb. 27.—The board of
managers of the Young Men's Hebrew
Association, which has a lease on the hall
in the Masonic Temple, cancelled the
contract with Slattery, the ex-priest.
on the ground the lattcr's language was
calculated to incite riot. About 1 o'clock
this morning four three-story buildings
at Farm ami Margaret streets, were blown
up and wrecked completely. The perpe
trators are unknown.
Slattery will speak tonight. If a riot
occurs the Mayor will call the lire depart
ment and out turn the hose on the mob.
An attempt has been made to burn the
Masonic Temple,
A. P. A. Records
Youngstown, 0,, Feb. 27.—The records
of the local A. P. A. are said to be in the
bauds of tbe Catholics. The records are
very voluminous.and the roll is said to
contain 1200 names, including ministers,
merchants and men in every walk of life.
Woman's Chance
Carson, Nev. Feb. 27.—A concurrent
resolution striking the word "male" out
of the Constitution passed the Assembly
today.
\MERICA'S OLDEST "MASON
E.v-Govcrnor Brat man of Idaho Dies in
Kansas City
Was a Law Associate of Abraham Lincoln
and Commanded Forces Under
General Crant
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 27. —General Ma
son Brayman, aged 81 years, Ex-Governor
of Idaho, and the oldest Mason in the
United States and former associate in
legal practice with Abraham Lincoln,died
here today at the home of his son-in-law,
Theodore Gowdy, of Bright's disease.
The funeral services will be held tomor
row and the body taken to liipon, Wis ,
to be interred by tho side of the de
ceased's wife.
General Brayman was born in 1813 in
Buffalo, X. Y. in 1836 he was admitted
to thr bar. He then went to Louisville,
where he edited a paper and practiced
law. He alternated between the two pro
fessions, obtaining eminence in both.
Tn 1842 he removed to Springlield, Illin
ois and began the practice of law. While
in Springfield ho was a neighbor of Lin
coln, and was associated with him in
many cases. The intimacy begun then
continued until Lincoln's death. In 18<il
General Brayman enlisted as Major of the
Twenty-ninth Illinois Infantry, com
manding forces under General Grant. He
served with honor and received promotion
rapidly. He was mustered out at the
dose of the war as Brevet Major-General.
At the close of the war he returned to
Springfield. In 1H7.'., he went to FUpon,
"Wis., where he gained fresh legal honors.
In 1876 President, (..rant appointed him
Governor of Idaho. In 1880 he returned
to Hi pun, where he began anew the
practice of law. But falling health
caused his retirement and in 1885 he came
to Kansas City, where he has since made
his home with his daughter. (General
Brayman was the oldest editor and the
oldest Mason in the United States. He
leaves two children, Mrs. Theodore
Gowdy of tilli s city, and a married daugh
ter in San Diego.
Cherokee Bill Guilty
Fort Scott, Feb. 27. —In the United
Stares Court today J.he jury returned a
verdict against the outlaw Cherokee Hill,
guilty of murder.
WARRANTS FOR WHITE CAPS
The Law After Disturbers in an Indiana
Town
Dastardly Outrages Committed —An Old
Woman Knocked Down and
Unmercifully Beaten
• Muncle, Intl., Feb. 27.—Today .Imlge
Behmeyer issued warrants for the arrest
of Arthur Bhroy, Walter Kerry, Elmer
Bales and itolley Wright. This is the
outcome ol a sensational "white cap* at
tack last, night at Granville, a small city
ten miles northeast, upon Mrs. Amanda
Hamilton, a widow aged 36 years, her
mother. Mrs. Eliza Graham, :<*gcd 06, and
her two sons, Warren and Clay Hamilton.
Late at night four men called and de
manded that they be admitted. The door
was opened and they entered. They wore
masks aud were otherwise disguised.
They knocked Mrs. Hamilton down and
beat and kicked her in a frightful man
ner. She is injured internally, and may
not recover.
The old mother was next attacked and
she is in a critical condition* The two
sons jumped on the bed and attempted to
protect their mother, but were soon over
powered and received a hard beating.
I,ouis Hces. a neighbor heard the screams
ol the women and hastened to the house
and was also treated to a sound beating.
He is now confined to his home. The
tour men then left the bouse. Mrs. Ham
ilton and Itees claim they recognized the
men as the ones above mentioned, Berry
is a justice of the peace and the others
arc prominent citizens of tiiat city and
Vicinity. The reason for the attack is not
known.
The War In Asia
Chee Too, Feb. -7. -The Japanese are
evacuating their advanced positions at
Wei Hai Wei, King Hai, a town lying
about mid way between Wei Hai Wei ami
this city, has been abandoned. The
greater part of the Japanese army has
been embarked upon transports, which
have left Wei Hai Wei for Talien Wan on
tho Liv Tien peninsula, almost directly
across the gulf of I'echili from Wei Hai
Wei.
GENERAL BISSELL RESIGNS
The Postmaster in Chief Tired
of the Work
STORIES OF DISAGREEMENT
The Retiring Official Denies That There
Was Any Trouble
Expressions of Regret at His Withdrawal
Heard Everywhere-What
Cleveland Says
Washington, Feb. 27.—Postmaster Gen
eral iiissell late this afternoon plaeeil his
resignation as a member of the Cabinet
in the hands of President Cleveland, to
be accepted upon the appointment of his
successor. Though rumors of the coming
retirement of Mr. Bissell have been rife
for some time, the official announcement,
when it was made this evening, caused
something of a sensation.
The statements which have been made
that a disagreement between the Presi
dent and Mr. Bissell caused the resigna
tion was known by almost all in official
circles to he without the slightest founda
tion, and therefore the interest and
gossip which usually attaches to the re
tirement of a member of the Cabinet was
entirely lacking in this case, as it, was
conceded by all that only the personal de
sire of Mr. Bissell to resume his lucrative
law practice actuated him in taking the
step which he did.
An Associated I'ress reporter called upon
him and in reply to questions Mr. Bissell
said:
"1 have placed my resignation in the
hands of the President. The reasons for
so doing arc that my professional work at
home demands my attention and 1 feel
that I cannot longer remain away from it.
"The business of the department is in
good condition, and its transfer to my
successor can be made without affecting
the public service.
"I have found my work agreeable, al
though at times quite onerous. 1 confess
I leave it with regret, because I have be
come deeply interested in it antl had a de
sire to accomplish something more in the
development of the postal service tiian I
have found possible in those two years of
effort,
"I deeply regret also that I am thus
compelled to sever official relations with
the President ami the Cabinet, Which
have been most satisfactory ami cordial
throughout.
Perhaps without impropriety I may now
say that all rumors of disagreement be
tween the President and'any of his Cabinet
have been without foundation. I doubt
if there ever was a more harmonious Cab
inet than the present one and its members
are a unit in support of the President on
every public question." Everywhere are
heard expressions of regret at Mr. Blsseli's
retirement.
The President said: "It is surely not
necessary for me to say that I shall re
lease Mr. Bissell witli the utmost regret.
All his associates in the administration
will feel they have lost a colleague who in
all respects was a valuable factor in their
executive labors, as well as a companion to
whom they have become greatly at
tached. lam not taken by surprise, for
I have known for some time that it was
inevitable because Mr. Bissell's reasons
for his resignation were of a personal
nature and were inexorable. Still,this tirst
break in the Cabinet, which has been in the
midst of many perplexing situations en
tirely harmonious, all being actuated by
loyal devotion to the public in this, and
pervaded in a marked degree by the at
tachments which such connections cannot
fail to create, causes us all real sorrow.
Much gratification awaits Mr. Bisseil in
the appreciation of his countrymen of his
splendid and valuable public services."
Though in the department and Con
gressional circles tiie air is lilled with
names of possible candidates to succeed
Mr. Bissell, from states ranging from the
Atlantic to the Pad He and to Florida on
the south, still the feeling was uppermost
among men in ollicial life that the presi
dent would reward in some way the untir
ing devotion of Congressman Wilson, of
West Virginia', to the administration
throughout this Congress. Tonight they
saiil this opportunity had arrived, and it
can be stated that unless the President
changes his mind. Mr. .Wilson's name will
go to the Senate tomorrow as the suc
cessor of Mr. Bissell, and it is more than
probable that he will be honored by an
immediate confirmation on the part of
the Senate, as was Senator Hansom a few
days ago when he was appointed Minis
ter to Mexico.
It is quite certain Mr. Bissell will not
relinquish his portfolio until April. He
will then return to Buffalo.
MISSOURI ELECTION FRAUDS
Arrests of Persons Implicated Being Made
Slowly
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 27.—Arrests of
persons indicted for election frauds arc
being made slowly. Twelve of the men,
however, voluntarily surrendered them
selves. The officers appear to be unable to
locate others but say that all against
whom indictments have been returned
and who are in the city will be arrested
before noon tomorrow.
A Notable Death
Salem, Mass.. Feb. 27. —Lincoln Flagg
Brlgham, ex-Ohief Justice of the Su
preme Court, died at his home here to
day. He was born in Cambridge, Octo
ber 4, 1819. *
In Memory of Colonel Thornton
San Francisco. Feb. 27. —As a mark, of
respect to the late Colonel Thornton, late
president of the Blood Horse Association,
there will be no racing at the Bay District
track tomorrow.
A Successor to Heath
Washington. Feb. 27. - Attorney-General
Olney has appointed Bert Sohlcssingcr
as Assistant United States Attorney for
the .Northern District of California.
The Fair Will
San Francisco, Feb. 27.- Charles L. Fair
has received a second letter from an un
known correspondent at Brookings, S. D.,
AND WE ARE TRYING TO LIVE
UP TO THEIR HIGHEST IDEAL
OF WHAT THE HODERN NEWS
PAPER OUGHT TO BE AND DO
PRICE FIVE CENTS
statiiic|that he witnessed the abstraction
of the will of the late James O. Fair from
the County Clerk's office on January It,
and offering to reveal the identity of the
thief for $1.",000. At the same time he
wrote to the attorneys for the executors
making the same proposition. The re
cipients say they paid no attention to the
letters, but there is much speculation con
cerning the clumsy but p rsistent black
mailer.
AN ATTORNEY REBUKED
Lawyer Stevens Lectured and His Client Fined
by the Court
Sail Francisco, Feb. 27.—The Supreme
Court in a decision today administered a
severe rebuke to Attorney Stevens and
fined his client $200 for prosecuting a
frivolous appeal. Stevens represented 1).
D. Hayes, who was sued in the Superior
Court for money due on a promissory
note. The jury decided in favor of Hayes,
bnt the trial judge would not accept this
decision on the ground that Hayes had
introduced Improper evidence. Hayes ap
pealed the case to the Supreme Court. The
court upholds the lower court, and in or
der to punish Hayes fotr taking up the
time of the court uselessly orders him to
pay to the respondent $200 as part of the
costs.
Death of a Promirient Physician
San .lose Feb. 27.— I>r. ('. W. Hreyfogle
died at 11 :80 tonight of paralysis of the
heart. He was a native of Philadelphia,
aged 54 years, and resided in this city
twenty-four years. He had an extensive
practice and was one of the directors of
the Garden City bank. He was a Mason
and Odd Fellow, and a member of the ti.
A. R. He leaves a widow and three
children.
FLED FROM THE PESTILENCE
Some Badly Scared People Leave the
Hot Springs
A stoiy That Smallpox Is Prevalent at
the Health Resort Causes a
Great Panic
St. T.ouis, Feb. 27.—Trains from the
south today brought fully 3000 badly
scared passengers from Hot Springs, Ark.,
who left that popular resort in a hurry
yesterday to escape the smallpox.
They declared that the disease ia epi
demic and that neighboring towns have
established a rigid quarantine, the au
thorities at Malvern compelling the train
men to lock al! passengers in the Springs
cars while trains were passing through
that town. The passengers said that
rumors had been circulated that smallpox
was increasing, but that last .Sunday,
when many of the guests were getting
ready to leave, an official bulletin was is
sued declaring that only one case exitsed
in the city. This settled their fears for a
while, but yesterday it was learned that
at the time the health department was
preparing tho bulletin there were thirty
live cases being treated in the pest house.
Mr. 10. T. Brewer of Springlield, ill.,
made the following statement:
"The people are pouring out of Hot
Springs panic-stricken. Kvery available
sent was taken iv the train, and a great
many more would have left if they could
have gotten away. The visitors there are
just beginning to learn the truth. 1 have
inside information and know that there
are no less than seventy-live eases of the
disease in Hot Springs and about half of
them are in the heart of the city."
Mr. Harry Wiley of Chicago said:
'"I learned last night from a member-of
the Hoard of Health at Hot Springs that
there were forty-seven cases of smallpox
in the pest house and a number of cases
in the city that had not been removed."
Little iiock, Ark., Feb. 27.—Dr. R. F.
Jennings, secretary of the state board of
health, has investigated the smallpox sit
uation at IL»t Springs and reports thirty
two cases there. There are three well
defined cases at Malvern and several sus
pects.
ON THE TRAIL WITH HOUNDS
Bandits Make a Profitless Hold-Up in
Texas
The Robbers Got Into the Express Car, but It
Was tmpty—The Prayer of
Salvationists
Dallas, Tex., Feb. 27.—Tonight at 8
o'clock the north-bound Houston and
Texas Central train as it stopped at the in
tersection of the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas track, five miles north of here, was
"held up" by seven highwaymen, who
covered the engineer with six-shouters.
They then forced a porter to uncouple
the train from the engine, baggage and
express cars. The robbers then stepped
into the cab and forced the engineer to
pull a distance of half a mile.
There they compelled the express mes
senger, Harris of Wells Fargo <& Co., to
open his door and safe and tear open the
packages. There was no money but the
robbers took the express messenger's pis
tol. They then shot away the headlight
on the engine and ordered the engineer
back to his train. In doing so the en
gine collided with the reft of the train,
wrecking the bumpers but not injuring
the passengers. On the train was a party
of ladies returning frum the Moody meet
ing being held here. They all went to
praying, one of them leading with: "Oh,
Lord, Thou who rescued Daniel from the
lion's den, deliver us. we beseech Thee,
from the hand of these bandits."
The sheriff is out with bloodhounds try
ing to run down the robbers. They got
no money.
Will Boss the National Guard
Salt Lake. Utah, Feb. 27. < iovernor West
today appointed R. M. Young as Briga
dier-General and Commander of the Utah
National Guard.
Genera! Young is a grandson of the late
Brigham Young .and has a brilliant mili
tary and business record. He is v gradu
ate of West Point, and resigned from tha
service in 1888 to begin the practice of law
in this city. Last April he assumed the
editorial and business management of the
Salt Lake Herald.