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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