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ThebestandcheapestTheHerali TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 203. THE DOUBLE HARBOR MEN Uncle Collis' Cohorts Are fluch Alive VERY M ID SOI CUIUS They Have Not Covered Well Their Tell Tale Tracks THE RESULT IS EXPOSURE The Clumsy Forgeries Are Dragged to the Light of Day And Even Honest Friends of a Double Ap propriation May Blush ■ A Story of Duplicity. Effrontery and Stealth. The Crime Committed In the Name of Honorable Labor—An Insult I to the People The Huntington cohorts are evidently Stopping- at nothing in order to defeat the desire of the people tor a free deep water harbor at San Pedro as against a monopolistic, money-levying breakwater and wharf at Santa .Monica. To the reckless and illegitimate use of money, and to misrepresentation is now added forgery. Senator White and representative Mc- Lachlan have received telegrams sent from this city urging their influence In favor of double appropriations, One reads as follows: "We. the undersigned, members of la bor organizations in Los Angeles, favor all appropriations for harbor or other Improvements that congress is willing to grant, and therefore urge you to so tlon bill that it will contain the appro amend the river and harbor appropria prlation as originally inserted In the hill by the house committee for both Ban Pedro and Santa Monica. Respectfully. This is signed by 104 names, included among which are those representing persons notorious In their antagonism to the double appropriation scheme. Another telegram worded much the same, except that instead of "members of labor organizations," it is "citizens of Los Angeles," has been sent on to Washington, and this is signed by 213 names. The telegram sent to Congressman Mc- Lachlan had appended to It even a greater string of names than those of Banator White's. San Pedro advocates now in Washing ton were evidently soon made aware of the unreliable character of the tele graphic messages sent on from this city, as witness this telegram sent to the Hon. T. E. Gibbon, signed by W. C. Pat terson and H. T. Hazard: Have just prepared for Wells (a cor respondent) full copies of petitions mailed White. Many signatures evi dently written by same person. That forgery of the most damning character had been committed was evi dent to the labor organizations in this City. Their leaders quickly got together and united upon the wording of a tele gram which was sent yesterday to the Hon. Stephen M. White at Washington. It reads as follows: We, the undersigned, representing 17 of the 23 labor organizations of the city, have carefully examined the list of 'names, 104 in number, purporting to be signed to a petition asking you to sup port the appropriation for both San Pe dro and Santa Monica harbors, the said 104 signers claiming to be members of tlabor organizations of this city, and purporting to speak as such. To our knowledge, not one of the 104 men whose names are attached to the Setitlon referred to is a member of any ibor union or labor organization in this city. As stated In the foregoing, the tele gram was signed by 17 officers from among the 23 labor organizations of the city—as many as could be hurriedly got together. Among them are leaders, men Who for years and years have been citizens of Los Angeles and prom inent in labor circles. Do they know the meaning of the un pualifled assertions they employed in their message? It is only safe to say that they do. Emphatically, yes! The statement as to how the fraudu lent petitions had been prepared was made to the Times three days ago by George Anderson. That paper immediately informed the officers of the Free Harbor league, and that body instantly took steps to verify Anderson's allegations. How well the league succeeded will be seen in the affidavits published below. Messrs. Patterson and Hazard, as will be seen by the telegram printed above, have telegraphed that certified copies of the alleged petitions with the attached names will be forwarded without delay to the Free Harbor league. Light of an immense candle-power ls shed upon tho reprehensible practices and dishonest methods of the double harbor shouters. They claim to take the stand they have been occupying be cause of their loyalty to Southern Cali fornia, their fealty to that section's In terests. A study of the following affi davits would indicate the said shout ers' loyalty and fealty to their own sev eral bank accounts. Read these sworn statements. They are worth reading. Every word ls food for thought. The space given to their publication would Indicate this. ANDERSON'S AFFIDAVIT. State of California, county of Los An geles, ss.: George Anderson, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he Is a resident of the city of Los Angeles, and has been so for ten months past; that for the past seven months and until a short time ago he has been living with J. F. Carrere. < ditor ol' the Los Angeles Evening Express, and has been engaged In a clerical capacity, doing some work for said Carrere; that about a montii ago, when the harbor matter first be gan to attract, considerable attention, he (Carrere) stated to affiant that he had a big scheme on hand, which meant a great deal of money for him (Carrere), and that he would be able to use in it affiants services and to pay affiant well; thai afterward Carrere went into detail and informed affiant that he had undertaken lo make the light for the Southern Pacific in endeavoring to get tte harbor appropriation for Santa Monica. Affiant was sent shortly after this to arrange and Interview between Mr. Carrerer and Mr. J. M. Crawley of the Southern Paclflo. He told his busi ness to some person unknown to affiant in Mr. Crawley's ofllce, and was directed hy that person to say to Mr. Carrere that Mr. Crawley would meet him ai "400," no street given. Affiant after ward learned. however, that "400" meant 400 South Broadway, Mr. HerveV Llndley'S office. Affiant shortly after was sent In company with a young man from the Express ofllce to meet a bar ber and make an engagement to take him around In a buggy lor the purpose of g. tllng signatures toil petition, pur porting to he from the members of the labor organizations of the city. The barber was In his shop In the basement of the Stlmson block, and affiant has been informed that his name is Fred Hets, jr. Affiant on the next morning took a buggy and called for the barber, but the barber had informed him that he had been thinking over the matter the night before, and declined to go with htm. Mr. Carrere the.n put Into affiant's hands a petition in the follow ing words: "LOS ANOJET.KS. Cal. April 8. 1896. "Senator Stephen M. White and ("ot - pressman James McLachlan. Washing ton, D. C—Sirs: We, tho undersigned, citizens of the city of I.os Angeles, favor all appropriations for harbor, or other Improvements that congress Is willing to grant, and. therefore, urge you to so amend the river and harbor appropriation bill thai it will contain the appropriation as originally Inserted in the bill by the house committee for both San Pedro and Santa Monica." Respectfully, purporting to lie from citizens and busi ness men. and instructing affiant to obtain signatures to the seme among the business men ami citizens of the city. Affiant went out with the petition for the purpose of obtaining signatures, and spent some time in endeavoring to get people to sign It. but his reception from the business men at whose places he called, and their universal refusal to sign the petition was BUCh as to ut terly discourage him, and he went Lack to the Express office und told Mr. Carrere that he. Carrere. could have no conception of the strength of the sentiment against Santa Monica, und that the people to whom he applied would have nothing to do with the pe tition, and treated him with very little consideration. Carrere then instructed affiant to take the p 'titton out nnd get names on it some way, that what they wanted was names. It made no differ ence what names or whose names so the petitions were tilled out. Affiant then went to a young man named E. D. Morris, whom he had known for some time previous, ami that Morris was a painter by trade, but out of a job at the time, and he induced Morris to get names upon the petition, agreeing to give him one dollar for each petition which he got idled with names. The petitions had from one and one-half to two and one-half blank leaves, each of the leaves being ruled on one side in double columns for names. Every time one of these petitions was bfOMght in Idled with names, he paid Morris a dollar, and Morris brought In altogether twelve. The petitions were all copies of toe petition above quoted. Morris ex plained to affiant that he filled out peti tions with names by signing a great many names himself, and got any per son whom he could pick up about San Pedro ttrret and other places of like character to sign his own name and other names. Affiant at one time saw one of these parties whom Morris ap proached sign his own name, and then *ign several others. Affiant pretended to be surprised and said: "What are you doing that for?" when the party laughed and said, "Oh. I can write a dozen different hands." Affiant took the petitions and delivered them as fast as they came in from Morris to Carrere, and Carrere paid affiant the money for them. Affiant then put into Morris' hands petitions like the one above, ex cepting that the words "citizens of Los Angeles" were substituted by the words "members of the labor organizations." Morris concluded to go down to Santa Monica to secure names, as their signa tures would he more easily obtained. The laboring men's petitions were after ward it turned to Carrere by Morris, with about three hundred names on them, many of which. It appears, were names of citizens of Santa Monica. Af r'ant does not know and did not care I whether there was a name of a single member of the labor organizations upon them or not, as, acting under instruc tions, he was simply endeavoring to get petitions filled out with names, so that they could be sent forward. Affi ant received from Mr. Carrere and paid to Morris and to one Carry, who went to Santa Monica with hm, $3 for the work at Santa Monica. Affiant says on one occasion he was walking alone- Main street with Morris, going toward the Express office to get some money for Morris to pay for petitions, which he was then ready to hand in, when he saw Mr. Carrere approaching him. anci told Morris to stop, and met -Mr. Carrere some little distance from him. I told Mr. Carrere I wanted some money to pay one of the parties forgetting names to the petitions. He told me be had none at the time, but would Immedi ately go to the Southern Pacific offices and get it. and left me, going along Third street east, as though he were going to the Southern Pacific offices at the Arcade depot. About an hour after ward I went up to see Sir. Carrere at the Express office and got the money and paid Morris. Carrere several times spoke about what a big job he was un dertaking, and that money was no ob ject in it. Everybody In the Express of fice seemed to understand that the Ex press was doing this work for the South ern Pacific, 11. Z. Osborne, proprietor, as well as others. My understanding was that, when I turned the petition over to Carrere. he delivered them to the South ern Pacific offices to be telegraphed or mailed to Washington. On one occa sion 1 tried to circulate a petition among lie- laboring men and the members of tin' labor organizations, asking for the double-harbor appropriation. I found it impossible t„ get signatures, however, until I took the petition to the Southern Pacific shops, and there everybody Signed it—from the superintendent down —including all the clerks in .the Southern Pacific depot. They were about the only people 1 found that would look at the petition; when they learned who it was for they got right in and clapped on their names in a hurry. In our efforts to get names of the members of the labor or ganizations of Los Angeles upon the pe tition above set out, I was sent with an other person tn a Mr. Hawkins, an of ficial, 1 believe, of the Typographical un ion, to get him to ehculate a petition among the labor organizations. Hawk ins refused to have anything to do with the matter, and I was directed to go to another person, whose nam" I do not recollect, on Third and San Pedro streets Who was connected with the labor or ganizations. He also refused to have anything to do with the petitions, or with circulating them. Carrere was greatly pleased with the success of the roan whom I sent to Santa. Monica: said this was a great scheme; said he was en gineering it, and that If T said anything about It, it would give the whole thing' away, and the railroad would lose the harbor. He repeatedly told me not to say whom he met or went with, nnd told me he would pay me $4 or $5 a day for my services. I asked him where the money was coming from, whether he Continued on Third Page. THE HERALD LOS ANGELES. FRIDAY MORNING* MAY 1, 189 6-TEN PAGES. A CHICKEN THAT MAY COME HOME TO ROOST The Bird Does Not Look as Well to These Fellows as lie Did Wliia They Hatched Hint.—Chicago Chronicle. THE FIFTY-FOURTH CONGRESS Lengthy Debate Regarding Na val Appropriations NO CONCLUSION IS REACHED Allen Roasts the Old Parties for Tbrce Long Hours The House Concludes General Debate on the Bankruptcy Bill—A Report Relating to Contempt Casea P- Assoeluted Press Special Wire. WASHINGTON, April 30.—The sen ate spent another day on the naval ap propriation bill wilhhout completing it. Mr. Gorman further opposed the item of four battleships and cxprescd the opin ion that the appropriations already made would consume the balance in the treasury. A determination of the number of bat tleships has not yet ben reached. Mr. Chandler has proposed substituting thirty large and fast torpedo gunboats for two of the battleships. Mr. White of California spoke of the need of coast defenses before further naval vessels were built, and Mr. Allen of Nebraska made a speech of over three hours ar raigning the two old parties. The hill was taken up soon after the senate opened. Mr. White, Democrat of California, spoke of the need of an ade quate navy, but urged that this should not exclude the consideration of land defenses. He presented the views of military and naval authorities, includ ing Gen. Miles, Gen. Cralghlll and Ad miral Walker, showing the defenseless condition of our harbors, particularly the Pacific coast. The senator said the United States had been "on the fight" of late, but the result of a contest with any great power was not open to much doubt In view of our defenseless coasts. It would be unpleasant to have New York and Boston placed under tribute for a few hundred millions. While not ojjosing the building up of the navy, yet he wanted to call attention to the need of some harbor of refuge for them In case of war. Mr. Allen. Populist of Nebraska, said the Venezuelan scare had been started to divert attention from the financial question, and all the jingo speches on the Monroe doctrine had gone for naught. It was all a political play for party purposes. Mr. Allen spoke until 4 oelock, over three hours. Mr. Gorman urged the adoption of his amendment reducing the number of bat tleships from four, reported, to two, pointing out that each ship with its ar mament would cost about $7,000,000, making a large agregate expenditure in view of the treasury conditions. Mr. Bacon of Georgia favored four battleships. Mr. Gorman said that, while conced ing a full treasury, yet there stood against this balance $116,000,000 appro priated before this congress assem bled, and not yet paid. Mr. Gorman spoke of the urgency re quiring payments of gold to pay sal aries nnd other ordinary, expenses, whereupon Mr. Tillman, Democrat of South Carolina, interrupted to say that he would like to know how the presi dent dared under the law to use gold, the proceeds of bonds, to pay current expenses. Mr. Chandler said that two battle ships would employ the armor factories to their full capacity. He suggested, therefore, that In place of the other two battleships, the senate should substi tute large, fast torpedo gunboats. For this purpose he proposed an amendment for thlrtv torpedoifcoats to cost ar\e>gre gate of $4,300,000. The bill was then laid aside. Mr. Hale stated that he-would endeav or to get a vote by G oelock tonight; otherwise, he would seek to secure a night session. The bill was passed Increasing the pension of Brig.-Gen. AVIIIain Cross, of the volunteer forces, to $75 per month. At 6 oelock, after a brief executive ses sion, the senate adjourned. IN - THE HOUSE Debate on the Bankruptcy Bill Concluded. Expected to Pass WASHINGTON, April 30—The gen eral debate on the bankruptcy bill was continued and concluded in the house today. Tomorrow the. bill will be open to amendment under the five-minute rule and the final vote will be taken on Saturday. The friends of the measure are very sanguine that it will pass by a safe majority. The speakers today were Messrs. Dan iels (Republican of New York), Ray (Republican of New York), and Culber son (Democrat of Texas) in suport of the bill. Messrs. Strode (Republican of Nebraska), Terry (Democrat of Arkan- I Bas), nnd Bailey (Democrat of Texas) ! ! spoke lv favor of a voluntary System, and Messrs. Griff (Republican of nil-, ! nois). Dearmond (Democrat of Missouri), ' : (Bell (Populist of Colorado), and Tracey ' ! (Republican of Missouri), against any j ; bankruptcy law. j Mr. Dearmond, who opened the v"c --; bate today, argued that the states had ; j ample legislation to enforce the colleo- j I tion of debt. It a bankruptcy law was ; I passed he thought it should have only j the voluntary feature for the protec- ' tion of the debtor. Mr. Bell opposed the passage of any ! I bankruptcy bill, und Mr. Burton (Ro- I publican of Missouri) advocated the measure. Mr. Culberson, the ex-chairman of the committee on judiciary, who has here tofore opposed all Involuntary bank ruptcy laws, created some surprise by anounclng himself in favor of the pass age of the bill. He would vote for the Bailey substitute, providing only for voluntary bankruptcy, if he believed it would become a law, but not so believ ing, he would vote for this bill, which would remove a load ot debt from the thousands of insolvent debtors. He ex tolled the bill as the best ever presented in a congress. Mr. Culberson's remarks were loudly applauded by the friends of the measure. Mr. McCalt, Republican, of Massachu setts, presented the reports on the con tested election case of Radcllffe vs. Will iams, from the fifth Mississippi district. In favor of the Democrat le sitting mem ber, and they were adopted without di vision. A letter was read from Gov, T'pham of Wisconsin, addressed to the speaker, formally notifying the house that the state of Wisconsin had placed a statue of Pere Marquette in statuary hall. At 5:45 the house adjourned. DR. BROWN IS PACKING UP Declines to Outline His Plans for the Future A Dubuque Representative Rises to Remark That No Call Has Been Extended by His Association SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.—Rev. C. O. Brown, who resigned the pastorate of the First Congregational church, after a strong light with certain members of this church. Is closing his residence in this city, and although he refuses to dis cuss his plans, his intimate friends de clare that he will at once return east ond resume pastoral work under tbe direction of the Dubuque. lowa, confer ence, which has expressed confidence in him. TANGLED SOMEWHAT DUBITQI'E, lowa. April 30.—Owing probably to a misunderstanding on the part of the San Franciscan, the Rev. C. O. Brown was made to say what he probably did not—that he had received a call from Dubuque. Alter the asso ciation at Cedar Falls had adopted the resolutions referring to Dr. Brown, a message was sent to Dr. Brown as fol lows: "The Dubuque association has adopted strong resolutions against the action of the Bay conference, and assuring you of confidence and welcome to its fellow shin." To this Dr. Brown answered: "Express gratitude to the association. If I go east will accept kind proffer." It would appear from the dispatches | that Mr. Brown had mentioned the fact j to his congregation that he had been I invited to join the Dubuque association, and the reporter inferred that this meant a call to a Dubuque church. Tt is the on - ly manner in which the erroneous state ment can be accounted for.as he has re ceived no call from the church here, and in all probability did not say that he had. Mr. G. M. Orvis said in an Interview today: "No call was made to Rev. Dr. Brown from this place, as there are no vacan cies and no reason for sending a call. All that has been clone «7 as the passage of the resolutions of confidence hy the Dubuque association." Wllli-m Kolcnmll Dead OAKLAND. April 30.—William A. Hol romb. one of the best known business men of the Pacific coast, president of the San Francisco produce exchange and of the San Francisco Merchants' exchange, died tonight shortly before 10 oelock al his resi dence in this city. Mr. Holconib had been 111 for six months with an affection of the kidneys. Pelf Frnm His Wheel Just before midnight last night James Slaughter, a negro, was brought to the receiving hospital by two companions to be treated for a dislocated ankle. Slaugh ter was riding his bicycle on Main street and slipped on the wet pavement and car tracks, railing in such manner as to cause the injury. Dr. Bryant fixed him up. A Hun'er's fllshap SANTA BARBARA. April 30.-Eddio Dougherty, the 15-year-old son of Mrs. H. True'e, was killed today in Bartlett's can yon by the accidental discharge of a shot gun In his own hands. The boy was shoot ing birds at the time and was alone. CRIPPLE CREEK COURAGE Serves to Bring Order Out of Chaos THE TOWN WILL BE REBUILT Aad Houses Arc Already In Course of Reconstruction A Rough Estimate by the Insurance Adjust ers Piacce tiie Loss at a Million and a Quarter Associated Press Special Wire. CRIPPLE CREEK, Col., April 30.— The town is perfectly qulot tonight, not withstanding the turbulent day. Since the sun went down lust night the air has been rilled ujth all sorts of rumors of shootings and lynching and attempt ed arson, liut none of them have proved true. The report that two bodies would be found in the ruins of the Port land was slopped by the presence in the Mesh of the supposed dead people. Dur ing the day relief was furnished In the shape of provisions and tents from Denver, Pueblo and Colorado Springs, and invitations were extended to the homeless from citizens of all towns in the Cripple Creek district. There will be no great suffering. The roads have offered free transportation to all who cannot purchase tickets. The telephone company has given up Its wires to any who desire to talk to friends. Relief headquarters have been established and hundreds were cared for. The Insur ance agents are in session and are en deavoring to make as early a statement as possible. In a general way the ground within the lire limits does not present even a decent ruin. The fire swept everything before it, just as if a flaming broom had passed over the district. The fire moved in a general northern direction, spdreading out eastward under the im pulse of a terrific wind. The Masonic temple, postlffice and a few other scat tering structures remain. No vestige Is recognizable of the furniture or fix tures, iron or glass, everything having been melted away. On all of the foothills reaching down to the very fire, thousands of homeless people stand awaiting news. The most will leave town if they can. During the night officers and military patrolled the streets, and arrested all who could not give a strict account of themselves, thus rlddlng.the town of the lawless ele ment. The jail was full by midnight and after that box cars at the Midland depot were Imyprovised as prisons. A morning train brought Sergeant Dun nington and a squad of ten men from Denver, who at once took charge of the police affairs. The work of relieving destitution was formally begun this morning at 11 oelock, when many prominent men and women met In the Masonic building to organize. In addition to Cripple Creejk < itlzens there were substantial repre sentatives present from Denver, Colo rado Springs, Pueblo, Victor and small er adjoining towns. T. P. Airheart was chosen chairman. A committee of five was chosen to take charge of the gen eral relief work, of which Donald Fletcher is chairman and Knox Burton secretary, with Mayor Steele an advis ory member. Offices were opened on tho floor of the Masonic building. It was decided to establish provision head quarters at the Midland depot and start two camps for the destitute. Tents were erected where homeless people may sleep and to which supplies may be sent as they arrive in the city. Rumors are plentiful as to the extent of the shooting by the police here last night, but the officials absolutely refuse to confirm or deny any of them.' It is certain that at least two men were shot one of them fatally and one was hanged. It ls not possible to ascertain the names, but all three of the men are said to have been employed In attempting incendiarism and were thus summarily dealt with. A vigilance or regulators' committee has been organized and it Is freely whis pered that there are certain undesira ble citizens in camp who will have to go. Shortly before noon today the police lined up fifty-two hobos and plain drunks arrested during the night and drummed them out of town. Others were sent to the Colorado Springs jail. There are six injured patients in the Pike's Peak hospital, none of whom are fatally hurt. Dr. Crane, one of the staff surgeons of the hospital, slipped while removing a patient from the ambulance and broke his leg. There Is very little thieving, but'itls generally believed that fire bugs are In town. Some women In the vicinity of the reservoir today saw two men pour ing oil on the buildings and gave the alarm, but before any men could arrive? Bycarrlerfiftycentsa month on the scene the fire bugs had fled. The women gave a good description of the men anil officers are scouring the town for them. If they are caught they will be lynched. The First National bank reopened to day In new quarters and the Bimetallic bank will open tomorrow. The town ls already In course of re construction and will probably lie en tirely rebuilt. C. T. Fertlg, representing the Royal and the Queen companies, says that a rough estimate of the losses by yester day's lire is 11,125,000, not more than 80 per cent of which Is covered by Insur ance. The adjusters nave opened Joint headquarters In thp Masonic building. .1. 11. Wolfe haß already begun the foundation for a new tin the site of the Palace. A temporary structure will be put up until permanent buildings can be erected. INVESTMENT INVITED CRIPPLE CREEK, Col., April 30. —A mass meeting of business men this morning Issued th" following address to the people to show that Cripple creek Is not discouraged by its misfortunes: "Cripple Creek has grown with the de velopment of tbe greatest gold mining district on earth. In which it is situated, and its permanence and business value Is dependent upon its location. Many of our business and residence buildings have been destroyed by two terrible fires within the past week. The town, In the center of the richest known dis trict in the world, remains, and Its Citi zens, who have built it up from a stock ranch four years ago to a city of 20,000 Inhabitants at present, believe that its location and many advantages offer greater opportunities for their energies than ever. They desire to announce through Ihe great press of the country that they have lost their homes and i heir bHsines blocks, hut not their pluck, and are already starting a magnificent i ity on the l Utns of the old. "Some aid In the rebuilding will he re quired from the more fortunate resi dents of the other cities, hut only such ran be fully secured to the lenders, end only such as I". usual In business transactions between business men. The fearful rapidity and destructive nes:; of the fires, which threatened the destruction of almost the entire town, were due to the flimsy construction of the buildings erected during the rapid growth of a mining town. With more men employed and more miners daily producing gold than in any other mining camp in the I'nited States, adding $12, --000,000 per year tn the gold stock of the world, with a capital and greater popu lation than ever before and the secur ity Offered by widely extended fire lim its, we are building a permanent town nnd feel that its wealth and the nature of its resources offer to capital more productive and paying investments than any other field, and we cordially Invite the Investing public to investi gate what we have to offer." PEOPLE AFFECTED • DENVER, Col.. April 30.—Mr. Ben jamin Brewer of this city, who is pres ident and manager of the Portland ho tel company, Indignantly repudiates the Insinuation of Mr. T. J. Moynahan, . owner of the hotel, that yesterday's fire WO,B of incendiary origin. Mr. Moyna han stated to Insurance' Commissioner Walpole that the furniture was worth i nly I'mio and that Mr. Brewer had half of it. which he owned, insured for ffiiii*. Mr. Brewer says the furniture cost $6",0u and was insured for only Si.iiOO. Robert Campbell, aged 40, committed j t'Ulclde at his residence in this city today by shooting himself through the heart. i He was despondent on account nf the lose of his possessions In mining spec i illations and at Cripple X'reek. Ho I owned buildings in the camp which j were burned. He was worth $100,000. He leaves a wife and four children. I The widow attempted to shoot herself I but was restrained. M EASURBS FOR RELIEF DENVER Col., April 30.—The Cripple Creek relief mass meeting this afternon was largely attended. Over $4,000 was subscribed on the spot and the neces sary steps taken to relieve the neces sities of the stricken people of the un fortunate camp. Mayor Mr Murray announced that meat was selling this morning in Crip ple Creek at Jl per pound and bread at 25 cents per loaf. A special train was sent from here at 4 oelock carrying supplies of clothing and provisions. Adjutant - General Moses sent all the cooking utensils he longing to the state militia. The rail roads will carry free all supplies for the camp. MONEY SI'BSCRIEED COLOHA DO SPRINGS, Col., April 30. —A Cripple Creek relief mass meeting was held here today, Mayor Plumb pre siding. A commlttoelwas appointed to take charge of relief measures and sev eral thousand dollars subscribed, the Colorado Springs Mining asoclation $1000. A good supply of provisions was sent to Cripple Creek on the afternoon train and another train load of supplies will be sent tomorrow. The Official Trial WASHINGTON, April 30.—Instruc tions were sent forward from the navy department today to San Francisco for the trial of the battleship Oregon. The conditions of the trial trip will be pre cisely the same as those In the case of her sister ships Indiana and Massachu setts. The trial will take place over a thirty-one knot course in the Santa Barbara channel, Just outside of the old Olympia course. As there has been a strong spirit of emulation manifested between the shipbuilders of the Atlan tic and Pacific coasts, much interest Is manifested in the outcome of the Ore gon's trial. The California builders ex press confidence that they will he able to match the 16.2079 knots of the Massa chusetts when the trial is run off. which will be as soon as the board can receive the insructlons mailed today. Dill Tavlor Manned CARROLTON, April 30.—William Tay lor, who with his brother George, mur dered the Melks family.was hanged to day a few minutes before 11 oelock. Taylor walked firmly carrying a cruci fix. He was stolid to the last. As he ap peared before 300 eager spectators ad mitted to the stockade, an audible ex preslon of gratification arose from the avenged Carroltonites. Sheriff Stanley pulled the trap at 10:47 and Taylor shot through to death. Not a muscle quiver ed. In 11 minutes he was pronounced dead. Old Mrs. Meeks, who stood near the scaffold, almost fainted. fllnlster Willis 111 ~~~ SAN FRANCISCO, April 30.—Albert S. Willis, United States minister to Ha waii, is seriously ill at a local hotel. After his arival from Honolulu a week ago he was too poorly to continue his journey without a rest. In a day or two his physician found that Mr. Willis was stricken with pneumonia, and for sever al days his condition has been consid ered precarious. Although reported better this evening, he is not yet out of danger. Threats ot Lynching PRESCOTT, April 30.— J. S. Jottes, a well-to-do farmer and widower In the Verde valley near here, was lodged in jail today charged with raping his 11 --year-old stepdaughter. The case is a very pitiable one, the young woman being afflicted with St. Vitus' dance. Residents of the place are very much ex cited, and vengeance is threatened. CITY PRICE, PER SINCILE COPY, j CENTS ON TRANSPORTATION LINES, 3 CfJNTS OOM KRUGER'S CLEMENCY Extended to Convicted Reform Committeemen COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE From Death to Imprisonment Followed by Banishment Ihe riltfgaied Sentence Is Deemed Unduly Severe and Even the Boers Petition lor Free Pardon Associated Press Special Wire. PRETORIA, April SO. —The sensation caused by sentencing to death Ham mond, Rhodes, Phillips and Farrar, and ! the subsequent commutation of their sentences, has not worn itself out. Burghers of Influence are flocking into the city begging the government to to ! tally abolish the sentences imposed up ! on the so-called reformers. It Is reported the executive court has decided to impose sentences of fivo I years' penal servitude, and at the expl | ration of that time banishment for life, I upon the four men named. In order to ' justify such severe treatment the ex | ecutive council refers to the records of I the trial. Telegrams were put in evi dence' which, from a cipher key discov ered in Jameson's baggage, proved be yond doubt the complicity of the Brit ish South Africa company with the Jo hannesburg reform leaders, und with Jameson's raid. Hammond was evidently opposed to I any breach of the law, for in a tele gram dated December 27 he condemned • further prosecution of the contemplated movement. The company, it is added, opened a credit of $200,000 In the name of Colonel Francis Rhodes at Johannesburg, the money to be used to organize the raid I aud sent a message, asertlng that the I Times of London had a cable dispatch j from Cape Town, saying that to delay ! teh Jameson affair would be imprudent. (This latter statement the London Times denied in its letter today.—Asso ciated Press.) It is also learned the Transvaal gov ernment ls in possession of addltonal documents, not produced at the trial, which compromise notable persons and officers "in South Africa and elsewhere. 1 ' It has been proved that telegrams iv great numbers were exchanged between the four reform committee leaders al ready mentioned, at Johannesburg, and Cecil Rhodes, then premier of Cape Col ony, and Rutherford Harris, secretary of the British Chartered South Rfrican company at Cape Town, and Dr. Jame son, when the latter was at Pltsanl, be i tween December 27th and December I 31st, when the raiders were being or- I ganlzed and actually in movement. | These messages alluded to the Intended ! invasion of the territory of the Trans j vaal under such expressions as "sharo ! holders' meeting," "notation company," etc. Mr. Hammond, it seems to be clearly ■ established, took an active part in the preparations for the Transvaal forces, I and he was confidential employe and • friend of Cecil Rhodes. In one case, for. ls<shown that Hammond was instructed by I >r. Jameson to "Inform weak partners" that I "any delay would be injurious." I Other telegrams showed that Dr. I Jameson was Instructed to start the i raid at midnight Saturday. December I 28, and was enjoined to "keep the tele [ graph silent," as it was suspected that the Transvaal was "getting wind" of' ; the affair. Other telegrams produced in court I showed that the British Chartered i South African company was the actual authority for the raid. They refer to | getting arms and ammunition from the I De Beers mines, where they had been ! previously stored. At the last moment, j however, a hitch seems to have occurred ! and dispatches were sent to Dr.Jameson i telling him to "postpone the flotation" owing to the difficulties experienced lv getting the assurance of Cecil Rhodes and that the authority of the imperial government to cross the border was needed. Hammond was evidently among those who were opposed to any breach of the law, for a telegram from him was pro duced, dated December 27th, in which he condemned any further prosecution of the contemplated movement. Subsequent dispatches exchanged be tween the various people interested, makes It look very much as if Dr. Jame son cut the telegraph wires so as not to receive any further messages adverse to the scheme that President Kruger had really "got wind" of the affair, and succeded In intercepting the messages to postpone the raid or that "Dr. Jim" wilfully disregarded the messages sent fto him and crossed the border on his own responsibility. Previous to crossing the border tke raiders had been drilled with Lee-Mel ford rifles, the weapon adpoted by the chartered company, and preparations had been made to support the raidei'3 with other forces from Cape Colony thai the action of Dr. Jameson upset all plans. Additional testimony showed that on December 28 the Uitlanders of Johan nesburg were arming and making oth er preparations to receive Dr. Jame son, all steps being taken under the direction of the reform committee. Col. Ithodes at the Gold Fields company's office on December 28 curtly told a rep resentative of the Boers who called up on him for an explanation as to what was going on, that the Uitlanders had brought the country Into a flourlnshinsr condition by menus of their capital are! enterprise and that it was "hard to be governed b.v a lot of stupid Boers." BOEU SYMPATHY LONDON, April 3d.—The secretary of state for the colonies, Joseph Chamber lain announced in the house of c ironic* this afternoon that he had received the following dispatch for Sir J. A. Dewett, British agent at Pretoria: "The Boers themselves condemn the severity of the sentence and are petitioning for miti gation or free pardon." The Daily Telegraph's Pretoria dis patch says: There is breathless aston ishment here over the severe sentences that Judge Gregerowski has pronounced. After his sentence Mr. Hammond col lapsed and was taken directly to jail in charge of the doctor and the chief jailer. The principal prisoners were driven to the prison with a strong police escort. The remaining prisoners walked the distance of half a mile surrounded hy a strong detachment of artillery. The prisoners are very bitter and say they were ill-advised in pleading guilty. Fully forty of them avow they could have proved their innocence of conlv once or participation except in joining the movement late in the day and sign ing the manifesto. A strong feeling exists that behind those standing in the dock were absent men far more guilty, who were plotting against the independence of the repub lic. THE PENALTY IN DOUBT. - WASHINGTON, April 30.—A cable