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A DARING BURGLARY
AUNT OF JUSTICE MORRISON
THE VICTIM
SHE WAS BOUND AND GAGGED
Left Helpless in Her House in Broad
Daylight While the Bobbers
Worked
On Wednesday of last week one of the
most daring burglaries in the annals of the
police department was committed in this
city. In broad daylight a residence was
entered by a thief who, after a few words
With the lady of the bouse, knocked her
down, bound and gagged her and then ran
sacked the place. The outrage occurred
not In an out of the way part of the city,
but within ten feet of another house which
was occupied by a family, while within
thirty yards runs an electric car line. The
victim of the robber's violence was Mrs.
L. Hutchinson of 925 Blame street. So se
vere was the shock suffered by the victim
that not until the early part ot this week
has she inhabited her own home, having
passed several days on a sick bed at the
residence of her nephew, Justice D. O.
Morrison.
Mrs. Hutchinson resides in a little cot
tage with a young lady and nephew, and is
engaged In dressmaking. About 10 oclock
Wednesday morning she heard a knock at
the rear door and upon answering the sum
mons perceived a young man standing on
the porch. Explaining his call with the
statement *hat he desired to leave a mes
sage for some one who resided in the
house, tho stranger entered, and Mrs.
Hutchinson invited him to be seated. She
had scarcely uttered the words before the
fellow turned upon her. She had just time
to see that he had placed a mask over his
i'uco before she received a blow that
knocked her down. The robber sprang to
her bead and before she couid scream drew
v gag out of his pocket and proceeded to
tie it about her mouth. He then bound her
hand and foot, and. leaving her helpless
upon the Hour, proceeded to ransack the
house. There are five or six rooms In the
cottage and all were visited, (.'hairs were
overturned, bureau drawers broken into
and all the closets entered ln his hurried
search after booty. There was a consider
able sum of money on the premises, but
this the robber overlooked in some way.
Ills job did not pan out very profitably, as
he secured only about $1.25 In cash. The
thief left the house by the rear door after
lirst having carefully removed his mask.
He paid no further attention to Mrs.
Hutchinson, and she was still helpless in I
the room when ho went away.
So badly was the woman frightened and
Shocked that she fainted away. How long
she remained in her trying position she
does not know. She- judges that it must
have been fully an hour and a half. When
the other members of the family returned,
shortly before noon, they wero horrilled to
find Mrs. Hutchinson bound on the lioor.
She was immediately released and medical
assistance given her. Tho experience
nearly caused nervous prostration, so it
was decided to send her to stop with her
lllece, Mrs. Judge Morrison, on Tasadena
avenue until she had recovered somewhat
from the shock.
Mrs. Hutchinson thinks that she can give
a fair description of the man. The police
department was notllied of the affair, ami
has since tried to suppress the occurrence
for fear that the? burglar will ascertain
what he was doing in the vicinity of Ninth
and Blame streets on Wednesday after
noon.
NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION
Residents of the Hill District Discuss
local Improvements
The Northwest Improvement association
met in its hall. 10:14 Temple street, Monday
evening, President Bartels In the chair.
Councilman linker spoke on the North Hill
street grading, saying that only two pieces
of property remain to be condemned. The
proposed opening of Sunset boulevard was
taken up. and a committee from Cuhuon
ga promised aid in making a heavy Till at
the city limits.
M. L. Wicks reported that the Pasadena
and Pacific road had about completed se
curing rights of way for its road, only one
piece of land being In dispute.
Seward Cole gave a glowing description
of Griffith park, and the association de
cided to picnic there in the near future.
A delegation was present from the West
End improvement association, and the
compromise grade on Temple street, be
tween Grand avenue and Custer street,
war. discussed. It was stated that the
Temple-street road was about to discon
tinue the system of transfers to other lines
ln the city, and the chairman of the com
mittee on railroads was instructed to en
ter a vigorous protest against any such
move.
THE SPANISH-AMERICANS
They Will Make a Patriotic Demon
stration This Evening-
The Spanish-Americans of this vicinity
Will turn out tonight at a mass meeting
that Is (o lie held" in front of the Plaza.
Don Romulo Pico will be the chairman of
the meeting and E<l Carson secretary.
Speeches will be made In tho Spanish ami
English languages and resolutions will be
passed expressing sympathy for Cuba and
commending tho course of President Mc-
Kinley and offering the services of 5000
Spanish-Americans in ease of war. The
Mexican Philharmonic band of thirty-six
pieces will be In attendance. Speeches will
be made by it. f. Del Valie.Wm. Hunsaker,
Frank Dominguez, Ralph Sepulveda, J.
Castillo. Ralph Dominguez and others. The
following have been chosen as vice-pres
idents: W. A. Spalding, Col, H. Q. Otis,
C. C. Davis, Henry T. Cage. Frank Lopez!
J. Arata. J. J. Carlllo, J. B< rnol, T, L.
Duque, F. Sablchl, Wm. Rowland, Robert
N. Rulla, Frank Flint, Olin Wellborn, E.
M. Ross, M. U. Aguirre, Lorenzo Soto. A.
Rlmpau, M. c. Gonzalez, J. A. Domingo,
Bernardino Gulrado, Frank Sablchl, Jas.
Dodson, Bosteiws Sepulveda, Ed Nicholls
Jos. Wolfskin. Frank Palomares, Col. R.
J. Waters, Frank F. Davis, Jos. Arnaz.
Jose Aguirre, Bernardino, Machado
Ramon Sepulveda. J. Romero. O. Sanchez
Seats on the platform will be provided for
the vice-presidents and all ladies who
attend.
LA FIESTA
Chairmen of Important Committees
Elected Last Evening
The executive committee met las', even
ing at Fiesta headquarters and sattied a
number Of matters thai have important
bearing on the coming gala neck. The
eon tract for printing the official stationery
was awarded to tbe Los Angeles Printing
company and tho official program to L.
Jjchymer for SID..'. F. J. Zeehaiuielaarr
T/as elected chairman of the press commit
tee .v:d C. A Sumner chairman of the com
mlttee on races. J. T. Boyd, Jr., was chosen
chairman of tha tribune committee.
The caballeros will be sixty In number
this year, under the leadership of J. C.
Cllne, and the water carnival will have as
its manager J. W. Long.
A meeting of the committee of thirty ls
called for Thursday at 4 p. m. sharp, at
which Important business will be consid
ered.
TO PREVENT MURDER
Hot Times at Weddings "Along the
Tracks''
When the police captains of the West
Chicago avenue district hear of weddings
along "the trucks"—which are those on
Kinzie street—they usually send two po
licemen, two of the steadiest ln the sta
tion, to pre-vent murder. It is considered
Impossible that they should prevent blood
shed more than halt the lime, but they are
expected to do tiu-ir best. Some ot tbe peo
ple down In that neighborhood have
been known to drop men out ot third-story
windows in the excitement of a lively wed
ding row.
On the night when Officer Mulken dis
tinguished himself it happened that news
of the wedding came- too late, and he was
told oft singly to the task of overseeing
it. He was a new men, and the lieutenant
who gave the order did it with a sinking
heart. Mulken was the only man avail
aide, as orders from downtown had sent
twenty of the station's men to masque-
I rades and parties and weddings In other
j sections of the precinct.
Mulken thought a wedding was a peace
' ful affair, and that it would bo best for him
jto le-avo his club in the patrol box. He
was ye ry new. as has been said, fie went
to the wedding, and all went very smoothly
until after the supper. Then someone
j said someone else was .something he should
not In—and the mix-up began. Very
I shortly it was of not the slightest import
: anoe what the trouble wa.s about. The
t affair had reachetl the razor stage when
Mulken entered the room. He ran up to
the crowd of fighters, and this is what he
said:
"Hold on, there, hold on; wait until I get
my baton."
Then he rushed to the patrol box.
They "held on." and when the ambulance
came four of them were ready for it. —Chi-
cago Chronicle.
A Day's Minor Events
Lucy Vot. a Chinese employed at the
residence of J. J. Estudlllo, at 103S Ingra
ham street, was taken to the receiving
hospital yesterday afternoon about '">
oclock suffering from a Strained back and
bead and a generally bruised anatomy.
Yot was riding on a Seventh street car
and signaled to the conductor to stop at
the corner of Seventh and Bixel streets.
Yot failed to wait until the car had stopped
and in dismounting struck the ground
with considerable force. His injuries will
not prove serious.
Roy Aldridge, a boy wanted for petty
larceny at Riverside, was arrested yes
terday by Detectives Steele and Goodman.
Henry Metcaif. who was arrested Mon
day for striking F. J. Day of Council
Bluffs, la., over tho face with a heavy cane,
will be examined this afternoon at 3 p.
m. by Justice Owens on a charge of bat
tery.
Fernando Pope, the Italian shoemaker,
and John Slnlch, a fellow countryman, who
got Into a light last week in Pepe's shop,
nenr the corner of Spring and First streets,
were found guilty of disturbing the peace
by Justice Morrison yesterday and will
be sentenced this afternoon.
Tbe case against Rosa Ramirez, the
young woman charged with having vio
lated tbe health ordinance by leaving her
home while under quarantine for eliph
tln ria. was continued by Justice Owens
yesterday until tomorrow afternoon to
be reset,
L. Perry, the colored man who caused
such a disturbance In a Second street bar
ber shop Monday night by fighting, was
found guilty of disturbing the peace by-
Justice Owens yesterday and sentenced
to serve thirty days in the county jail.
Michael Flaherty was before Justice
Owens yesterday to answer to a charge of
battery, preferred by Mrs. B. K. Roberts.
She claims that Flaherty struck her with
out any provocation while she was pass
ing lilm and otherwise abused her. He
will be tried tomorrow afternoon at 2:30
oclock.
A Case of Trilby Madness
One of the most tragically interesting
mysteries ever yet recofaed in the annals
of the drama or of medicine holds the so
ciety of Budapest, and, indeed, one may
add, the population of all Hungary, spell
bound. Briefly described, it Is a case of
mania which befell a respectable young
Hungarian girl during the representation
of "Trilby." The mystery lies in the de
tails, which we take from the Hungarian
papers. They are as follows: Bisa Par
kas Is a girl of 10, the daughter of a house
agent, who has always enjoyed tho best
of good health. Her parents lately al
lowed her to visit an establishment where
young ladies are taught dress making for
their own private use and benefit. On the
way to the school Kisa made the acquaint
ance of a young medical student, who ac
companied! her home twice every day.
i Hire 1 he induced her to pay a visit to the
theater to see "Trilby" played, and the
effect upon her was to deprive iter of her
reason. She now fancies herself Trilby,
and walks about the hemse barefoot, just
like the heroine of the play, entreats her
father ami mother to provide her with
flowers, which she kisses and tears in
pieces, asks for red shoes, four-leaved
shamrocks, and gem-rally conducts herself
ln an extravagant manner.
The two physicians who first saw her
declared that she was hypnotised, a third
had to give up visiting her because shi
declared that she could not endure nil
look, and quaked with fear whenever hi
appeared. The sight of her little slste!
Elsa, whom she used to adore, brings 01
paroxysms of frenzy, after which she re
mains for hours gazing vacantly into spac
or talking to herself,
Dr. Schaffer of the Budapest university
states that the girl is suffering from de
lirium, ln consequence, he thinks, of th
shock which her nervous system receive
from "Trilby." The girl can occasional!
speak reasonably, but only if the persoi
addressing her calls her by name am
places .1 linger on her cheek. The physi
clans have hopes of effecting a cure.—Don
don Telegraph.
Will Not Go to Whittier
Maggie Kuhl, the 12-year-old girl who
stole three teams Monday afternoon and
enjoyed herself driving about the city, is
something of a white elephant to her
father and step-mother. They do not
know what to do with her and were al
niost on the point of sending her to
Whittler yesterday, but decided, on the
advice of Capt. Roberts and Malron Gray,
to wait. Roth of theso officials think that
If the- chihl can be taken away from her
step-mother and placed in some good home
she will not continue so rebellious. The
child related a story of mistreatment on
the part of her step-mother, and It wai
thought host that she be found ti home.
She is now al the police station In charge
r,f Matron <lray. and will probably be sent
to a bom: today.
i Wall paper, late styles, low prices, al
|A. A. Eckstrom's, tU South Spring street
LOS ANGELES HERALD: WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH U, 1898
IN CASE OF EMERGENCY
1 THE UNION IRON WORKS CAN
i BUILD SHIPS
WILL ERECT A GUN FACTORY
If a Contract Is Awarded for a Hun
dred Big Cannon—Preparations
for Defense
Associated Press Special Wire
WASHINGTON, March 15.—Henry S.
Scott o£ San Francisco has made ths
following emergency proposition to the
Navy Department:
"The Union Iron Works will duplicate
the Monterey in nine months or build
two vessels of that type ln twelve
months; turn out one torpedo destroyer
ln eight months or four in twelve, and j
If the government will award a contract i
for 100 big guns will erect a modern gun
foundry and turn out ordnance for those
Vessel! and battleships now building, as
well as for completing the defenses at |
Pacific Coast ports."
The offer was taken under advisement
by Secretary Long, who will submit it to
the Cabinet, and it is the opinion among
politicians that the President may order
the work inaugurated. In case such a
decision is reached Mr. Scott will carry
back with him contracts when he leaves
for San Francisco and the work will be
gin at once.
Should the gun proposition be accept
ed the Union Iron Works will buy the
Pacific Rolling Mill property and turn
it Into a gun factory.
TORTUGAS DEFENSES
WASHINGTON. March 15.—More than
a half million dollars is to be spent by
the navy in making Dry Tortugas • a
more valuable strategic point. As a re
sult of the conferences between the
President and Secretaries Long, Gage
and Aiger and Commander Bradford,
Chief of the Bureau of Equipment, it has
been determined to permit the navy to
make the first arrangements for utiliz
ing Dry Tortugas as Its work has been
completed. It is proposed to maintain
a few modern guns in sight of Fort Jef
ferson and man them by a couple of
batteries. Plans being prepared in the
Bureau of Yards and Docks under the
supervision of Rear Admiral Matthews,
Chief of the Bureau, and Commander
Bradford require the construction in
thirty days of two coal houses near Fort
Jefferson for at least 20,000 tons of coal.
It is also proposed to build two coal
wharves, erect an electric light plant for
searchlights and operating cranks and
make other improvements to transform
the Key into a magnificent coaling sta
tion. The total cost of improvements at
Fort Jefferson will be about $455,000. It
is also proposed to dredge 300,000 cubic
yards of coral from the channel around
Fort Jefferson and enable battleships
to steam to the wharves to coal. The
present arrangements at Key West are
bad. Light vessels, like the Marble
head, etc.. can coal there, but vessels like
the lowa or Indiana have to anchor off
the station, about eight miles, and have
coal brought to them in lighters. There
is no coal on Dry Tortugas but if there
was battleships would have to anchor
about a quarter of a mile out and coal
from lighters.
Secretary Alger proposes to place only
a few more guns at Fort Jefferson, as
the range which modern guns would
have ls short and old guns now at the
Fort can do effective work when placed
on new platforms. The work of re
building the platforms will commence
immediately and by the time the navy
has established its station everything
will be in readiness.
Bids for the coal houses and wharves
at Dry Tortugas will be opened tomor
row. Specifications will require the
completion of the Fheds within a few
days. It is also proposed to rush work
on additional sheds at Key West.
It ls estimated that the total cost of
improvements at Key West will be about
$115,000.
NAVAL REORGANIZATION
NEW TORK. March 15.—A special to
the Herald from Washington says:
President McKinley and Secretary
Long will unite today in an effort to
start the Roosevelt Naval Reorganiza
tion bill on its passage through Congress.
Never was the necessity for re-organi
tation more apparent khan now, when the
Navy is making preparations for a possi
ble conflict with Spain. In the first plaC3
the service is short of both line and en
gineer officers, and in the second, it is
recognized that to secure harmonious ac
tion, there should be a wiping out of all
differences between the line and engi
neers by the amalgamation of the two
:orps. Engineer-in-Chief Melville urged
upon the Secretary the advisability of
impressing upon the President the de
sirability of joining him in advocating
the passage of tbe Roosevelt Reorgani
sation bill, which was drawn up by a
board of officers representing the sev
eral factions of the two corps. This bill
provides for amalgamation of the line
md engineer officers, a number of offi
cers to be promoted from one branch to
the other, vacancies to be caused by th r 
weeding out of men who fall below the
requirement!:.
A BRAZILIAN BARGAIN
! LONDON, Mar. 15.—The United States
i government is negotiating here for the
purchase of Brazilian battleship 24 de
Maio, formerly the Aquidaban, the flag
i ship of Admiral Mello, which has lately
: been reconstructed in England.
COAST DEFENSE
j BOSTON, Mass., March 15.—A giant
I 12-inch gun and carriage will be shipped
west for the defense of San Francisco
i harbor today. The big carriage has just
j been completed and found to be up to the
| government's standard. Work has been
! rushed upon this job, crews working
night nnd day till it was completed.
DUTY ON NAVAL SUPPLIES
WASHINGTON, March 15.—Repre
sentative Dlngley of Maine, chairman of
the Ways and Means Committee of the
House, introduced a joint resolution to
day providing for the temporary admis
sion free of duty of naval supplies pro
cured abroad. The bill will be reported
immediately by the Ways and Means
Committee, to which It was referred. It
was introduced at the request of the ad
ministration.
MANNING THE DEFEXKKS
NORFOLK, Va., March 15.—Upon or
ders from the War Department the reg
ulars stationed at Fortress Monroe pro
ceeded south this morning. Five cars
I are used in transporting the troops.
Four companies of artillery, compris
ing sixty men each, will go to Fort Cas
! well on the Cape Fear river, North Caro
j Una, Fort Tybee, near Savannah, Fort
! Morgan, near Mobile, and to Fort Tam
|pa, Fla. Their places will at onco be
taken by recruits and by several bat
teries from the West.
HEAVY LAND BATTERIES
WASHINGTON, March 15.—Repre
sentatives of the government visited
Fort Wadsworth and have secured val
uable land adjoining the new fortifica
tions.
Extra gangs of mechanics and labor
ers have been put to work with orders
to rush the completion of the three
heavy batteries which, when completed,
will mount the heaviest disappearing
guns ln New York harbor.
DBiPRECATES WAR
WASHINGTON, March 15.—Former
Vice-President Stevenson called on
President McKinley today. The inter
view lasted only t» few minutes. Mr.
Stevenson said he had no information
not accessible to every one, but it was hi.}
belief that our differences with Spain
would be honorably settled without re
sorting to war.
CLARK WILL COMMAND
SAN DIEGO, March 15.—Capt. Chas.
N. Clark, commanding the coast defend
er Monterey, received telegraphic or
der's from Washington this morning to
leave at once for San Francisco to take
command of the battleship Oregon. The
orders were to use the utmost dis
patch and Captain Clark leaves at 7
tomorrow morning for San Francisco.
NOT SINCE THE WAR
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. March 15—By
orders of the War Department, Capt.
Pope of Company A, Third Regiment,
N. H. N. G., has detailed a sergeant and
four privates for guard duty' at Fort
Constitution. This is the first detail of j
the National Guard of any State to be
called into active service by the War 1
Department since the close of the Civil
War.
GERMANY'S ATTITUDE
BERLIN, March 15.—The North Ger
man Gazette this afternoon denies that
Germany has received any inquiry from !
the United States to her attitude In the j
event of war.
TWELVE LIVES
Saved by Members of Chicago's Police
Force
CHICAGO, March 15—To the heroism
of Chicago policemen twelve persons owe
the fact that they are alive today. Seven
of them were rescued from a burning
building at the rear of 265 West Twelfth
street at midnight last night, and about
the same hour five were carried from it
burning cottage at the rear of 880 Liber
ty street. In the latter case a mother
and her four small children were uncon
scious from smoke.
Officers Buckley, Hall and Fitzgerald,
of the Maxwell-street Station, broke in
the door of the Liberty-street cottage
and found Mrs. Louise Oder and her four
little ones overcome by the flames. The
woman was taken to the hospital, where
she recovered consciousness, but could
not be pacified until her children were
shown to her, alive and sound. The fire
caused but slight damage, despite the
dense smoke which resulted.
Officers Adlen and Fay, of the Max
well-street Station, saw the flames Is
suing from Benjamin Splro's confection
ery stand, at 263 West Twelfth street,
and they rang an alarm, and when they
returned the flames had spread to It.
Isham's Jewelry store, at 265. The offi
cers broke down the door of the jewelry
store and, running to the apartments
they knew the family were sleeping in,
aroused Isham and his wife.
Each officer seized two of the little
children and carried them to the fresh
air, where they were revived. Isham
staggered around In a dazed condition
and was shoved forward by the officers
so that he found his way to the street.
Officer Adlen seized Mrs. Isham and car
ried her in a semi-conscious condition
from the store nnd was followed by Fay
and Schmidt with the two remaining
children. The damage by the fire was
trifling.
A BIG CONTRACT
President Diaz Will Attempt to Stop
Bull Fighting
NEW YORK. March 15.—A special
from Monterey, Mex., says: It Is re
ported here that President Diaz will en
deavor to put a stop to bull fighting in
the republic. This is attributed directly
to the tragedy here yesterday, when a
famous matador was fatally gored, and
a woman bull-fighter was injured.
Caro Chico, renowned throughout ths
republic as a matador of extraordinary
skill, gave a special performance for the
benefit of a large party of excursionists
from the United States.
While trying to kill a second bull he
he was caught on the animal's horns and
thrown into the air several feet. He
had nu sooner struck the ground than
the bull rushed upon him and gored
him again.
The spectators numbered fully 8000,
among them being many American
women, several of whom fainted. Chleo
was taken from the arena in a helpless
condition, and was reported so severely
injured that he would probably die.
Four bulls were killed by a woman
fighter of considerable note, both here
and in Spain. While trying to dispatch
the fourth and last bull, she was also
tossed into the air, but she killed the
animal after five thrusts of the sword.
ARIZONA'S INDIANS
The Number of Bed Men Now in the
Territory
! The following figures show the number
iof Indians now In Arizona:
! Mohaves at Mohave U77
■ Mohavea at Mohave Fort 700
| Mohavea at Needles 177
| KualpaiS 700
Chlmehuevls 141
i Navajos 20.500
; Moguls (Pueblo) 2.0'»
. Plmae (Gila Reservation) 3,723
; Maricopas (Gila Reservation) 203 |
, Maricopas (Salt River Reserve) 93 j
Pimas (Ball River Reservation) 543!
Papagos (Gila liend Reservation).. TS
Papagos (nomadic) I.SOO
Papagos (San Xavier) 517
Papagos (Peerless Well) 21C j
Coyotero Apache 0121
| San Carlos Apaches 1,133
Tonto Apaches SSC
I White Mountain Apaches 1,739
I Mohave Apaches 501
| Yurna Apaches 51
' Supais unattached in Coconino 215
I Total 37,723
—Williams News.
Chamber of Commerce
Orange county has added to Its exhibit
in the chamber of commerce a handsome
revolving album. It Is shaped to simulate
a pagoda, surmounted by a largo orange,
I und contains a variety of views in the city
i and county.
I The dried fruit panels in the walnut
| pagoda have been renewed by Mrs. Dunn,
jin several new and novel designs.
-
i "31ng!e Tax vs. Socialism" debate to
j night; Rev. W. D. P. Bliss and Rev. E. W.
JMeancy, Illinois hall, 8 p. m.; seats free.
SANGUINE SPANIARDS
THINK THAT NO CRISIS IB NOW
IMPENDING
REQUEST MADE BY WOODFORD
Taken to Show 'lie Peaceful Attitude
of the United States—The
Pope's Proposal
Associated Press Special Wire
NEW YORK, March 15. —A dispatch to
the Herald from Madrid says: There Is
absolutely nothing here reflecting- any
foundation for pnnlcky conditions of
mind. The military is tranquil and Gen.
Woodford wears his most genial smile,
unsuggestivo of impending trouble. It Is
noticed that his family, consisting of Mrs.
and Miss Woodford and Miss Eames.tnlk
of leaving Madrid for a holiday next
winter, but not before. The possibility
|of nny hostilities following the result of
Maine Inquiry is not for a moment
'suspected. It is now expected that the
report will not be forthcoming for some
time and that when It does It will be
proved that the disaster was accidental.
But If anything further ls needed to
show that the American press and the
stock exchange jingoes and other people
are entirely out in their reckoning in im
agining that a crisis Is Impending, it is
ln the statement that at the present
moment the council of Ministers are sit
ting and considering favorably, you may
rest assured, the request from the United
States government, presented by Gen.
Woodford, to extend the decree of 1X96 so
loner as tho present unsettled condition
of affairs continues In Cuba. That de-
I cree was one Issued in the spring of that
! year, on the protestation of the United
States. It ordered that mortgages should
not be foreclosed and tnxes should not
be collected against property in t'.»e dis
tricts occupied by the insurgents. This
was because It would not httve been just
to enforce such Hens against property
which the Spanish government could not
protect ngalnst trie Insurgents.
The American Minister in asking for
the renewal, points out that the decree
will expire by its own limitation on March
31st. There is no doubt that the Spanish
government will promptly do this act of
justice.
It does not need diplomatic genius to
read that this simple request shows the
attitude of the United States govern
ment.
THE POPE'S PROPOSAL
LONDON, March 15.—The Pall Mall
Gazette publishes a dispatch from Rome
which says there had been a recent ex-
I change of communication between the
i Vatican and Spain in regard to Cuba and
; the relations with the United States. The
Pope it is added, is ready to do all in bis
power to prevent hostilities, "which
, might be fatal to the Spanish dynasty."
Continuing, the dispatch says: "The
Vatican has specially exerted influence
at Washington and has tried directly and
indirectly to dissuade the United States
from plunging into war with Spain. Ac
cording to information if the offices of
the pontiff aro accepted he will propose
that Cuba remain under tho domination
of Spain, but that it be ruled on the lines
of an English colony."
CHILE HAS REASONS
NEW YORK, March 15.—A dispatch
to the Herald from Valparaiso says:
President Errazuriz stated to tho
Herald correspondent in the presence of
the Ministers of War, Interior, Navy
and Public Instruction, and Senor Al
tamirano, a prominent statesman, that
Chile had no intention uf selling tho
O'Higgins or any other of her war
ships. Prominent men declare thut
Chile would not dare to sell the O'Hig
gins, as the sale might cause an out
break throughout the country against
the government. As evidence that
Chile does not intend to sell any of her
ships, it was mentioned that Costa
Rica tried to buy the old wooden cor
vette Pilcomayo, offering $30,000 for her.
The offer was refused.
THE RUMOR REASSERTED
LONDON. March 15.—1t is reasserted
here today that the Spanish government
has secured the Chilean battleship
O'Higgins, which has been built by tbe
Armstrongs for Chile.
BIG BULLETS
BIRMINGHAM, March 15. — The
Kynoches Company has already dis
patched a large Spanish order for spec
ial projectiles standing four and one
half feet high, the largest ever made by
the Kynoches.
CEBALLOS DISCREDITED
MADRID, March 15.—The friends of
Senor Sagasta, the Spanish Premier,
deny that Senor J. M. Ceballos. the gen
eral agent of the Spanish Transatlantic
Sotamship Company at New York, has
visited President McKinley at the inspir
ation of the Spanish government.
BOUND FOR HAVANA
MADRID, March 15.—The Spanish tor
pedo flotilla, which sailed from Cadiz
Sunday" ostensibly for Porto ltico will
only call there fur provisions, etc., and
will afterward leave for Havana.
A second Spanish flotilla will soon
start for Cuban waters and will prob
ably be stationed at Porto Rico.
CUBAN RELIEF WORK
HAVANA, March 15. —Commissioner
Klopsch is developing great activity ln
pushing the work of relieving the desti
tute all over the island. For that pur
pose he is taking steps to establish im
mediate relief headquarters at Pinar del
Rio, Havana, Matanzas, Cardenas, Sa
gua la Grande, CienfUegOS, Trinidad.
Manzanillo and Santiago do Cuba, so
as to provide for more prompt aid for
those who are suffering In the small
towns in the interior of the Island whore
there is great distress. The commission
!er Is also selecting statistics regarding
' tho reconcentrados at each of the towns
mentioned, so as to enable the relief
workers to send the quantities of food
needed daily.
About 455 tons of supplies aro ex
pected by the commissioner this week
and next week he expects about 3000 tons,
which will provide the sufferers with
food for about twenty days and great
ly improve their f?eneral condition.
It is reported that the Spanish cruis
er Vizcaya, at the request of the Span
ish residents of Mexico, will visit Vera
Cruz. It is reported that the Spaniards
at that place have decided to present
the Spanish government with a warship
of the same size of the Vizcaya.
Spanish troops to the number of 1400
arrived today from Spain.
Senor Rafel Trazao, a prominent res
ident of this place, has presented the
Spanish government with the coasting
steamer Pilar, in order that she may be
armed as a ship of war.
John Was Jealous
. NEW YORK, March 15.—John A.
Peterson shot Henry Pohl, a crayon
artist, and Mrs. Leonlda Faulkner this
afternoon in his home in Brooklyn. He
fired one bullet into Pohl's neck, and
then, turning the weapon on tbe wom
an, shot her five times. Neither can
survive. Peterson lived with Mre.
Faulkner, who is said to be the widow
of an English sea captain. Peterson,
who had been out, returned and found
Pohl In the house with Mrs. Faulkner.
Without waiting for an explanation he
,shot the man and woman. Peterson,
•who ls a retired sea captain, was ar
rested.
SOLLY WAS DRUNK
The Lightweight Pugilist Stabs His
Friend
SAN FRANCISCO. March IB.—James
Curtln, better known ns Spider Kelly,
was seriously, but not fatally, stabbed
last night by Solly Smith, the pugilist,
who was Intoxicated. The affair took
place in Kelly's saloon and was the
culmination of a row In which Kelly
had violently abused Smith, who struck
with « knife at Kelly's throat, but the
"Spider" threw up his shoulder. The
knlfo cut deep Into the fleshy part of the
body, Just back of the armpit, but the
movement saved Kelly's life. The wound
is deep, but the Injured man will recover.
Smith escaped in a hack. *
Killed His Partner
WASHINGTON, March 15.—Dennis J.
Canty, formerly a clerk to the Interstate
Commerce Commission and later a part
ner with Herman Van Senden, Private
Secretary for Secretary Carlisle in the
late administration, in the stock and
grain brokerage business, today shot
and killed George S. Rye, a speculator
whose homo is in the West, in front
of the Ebbitt House on F street near
Fourteenth. It ls assumed that the kill
ing grew out of some stock transactions
and perhaps may hnve been caused by
the failure five months ago of Canty &
Van Senden.
The firm was not a member of the Stock
Exchange but did a considerable busi
ness among the smaller class of specula
tors.
Kansas Prairie Fires
CIMARRON, Kas., March 15.—With
the wind blowing about forty miles an
hour, a prairie fire has been htging within
sight of this place, sweeping everything
before it. Thousands of acres of pasture
land have been burned off and reports are
coming in of losses of livestock and
buildings but so far no loss of human life
has been heard of. Late yesterday af
ternoon the wind changed suddenly
driving the flames toward town and it
took hard work on the part of a large
force of men with teams and water
wagons to prevent the town's destruc
tion.
A Klondike Rival
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15. —A ledge
of gold-bearing quartz hus been found
by men engaged in grading Seventeenth
street in this city. The street ls being
cut through a bluff varying from forty
to fifty-live feet in height and about 4dO
feet long. Three years ago a tunnel was
sunk through the hill to allow the laying
of a large water main to the reservoir on
Clarendon Heights, and low grade
quartz was then uncovered. The quartz,
which is now declared to show traces of
gold, was uncovered by a blast.
A Missing Evangelist
MARINETTE, Wis., March 13.—As
nothing has been heard of the missing
Evangelist, George F. Fink, of the
Moody Bible Institute, Superintendent
A. D. Cafferty of the Evangelical Asso
ciation, for whioh he was working, has
gone north to try to locate him. All the
camps have been disbanded and thlsl
makes his failure to report all the more
mysterious. Searchers say he must
have been lost in the woods, and in that
event he must have perished by this
time.
Not a Pickpocket
SAN FRANCISCO, March 15.—Frank
Hall, alias Hartman, who claims to he
a "remittance" man, has been locked up
pending an Investigation. He Is ac
cused of stealing $295 in gold, a check for
$500, a gold watch and chain and a dia
mond brooch from a woman named Mrs.
Alverson, who claims to be the wife of
a Montana cattle king. They met in a
variety theater and Hall asserts that
the woman gave him her valuables to
take care of.
Kentucky Smallpox
FRANKFORT, Ky., March 15.—Tho
Governor received a message from Mld
dlesborougb today stating that there
are seventy new cases of smallpox and
400 suspects there: that the city Is quar
antined, has no money, the county can
appropriate none, and that the city's
stricken people are liable to starve. He
at once prepared an emergency special
message to the legislature, asking them
to make an appropriation at once.
Cohoes Woolen Mills Burned
TROY, N. V., March 15.—The Victor
mills of Cohoes. a ten-story structure,
burned today. These are said to have
been the largest woolen mills In the
United States employing over 1500 oper
atives. The loss is between $400,000 and
$500,000, fully covered by Insurance.
Stricken With Blindness
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 15.—Eu
gene Sauizy, Chairman of tho County
Republican Central Committee, has been
stricken with total blindness, the result
of atrophy of the optic nerve, and phy
sicians report that his blindness ls
permanent.
Treasury Statement
WASHINGTON, March 15.—Today's
statement of the condition of the Trea
sury shows: Available cash balance,
$214,477,094; gold reserve, $169,798,770.
Gov. Hastings and party of Pennsylvania
returned yesterday from San Diego.
Result :
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Druggist and Chemist
222 N. Main Street, Los Angeles
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Is olten a handicap upon business, I
i upon pleasure sad lov*. Tha merchant
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i salesmen or women. If fe* can get
I equally food people who look younger.
BHe8 He thinks ttofy are mora liable to (et
alek and tired, and that their are dm
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Capital Stock 55,000,000
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pectus to be made to office. No. 4, Bryson
block, where samples of ore can be seen
and examined and full information rela
tive to the property obtained.
T. c. ROWAN, Treasurer.