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VOLUME LXXVIII.-NO. 03.
PURSUIT OF THE REDS
Federal Troops in the
Jacksons Hole
Region.
GRANDEUR OF SCENERY.
Mountain Passes Inaccessible
and Indians Could Stand
Off an Army.
THE CAUSE OF THE UPRISING.
Story of the Killing of Prisoners
and the Poor Quality of
the Rations.
MARKET LAKE, Idaho, Aug. I.— The
following letter was received to-night from
The Call correspondent, who is with the
United States troops in Teton Pass:
CBOSSING THE TETON BANGE IN TEN FEET OF SNOW— A CHABACTEBISTIO WINTEB SCENE IN
THE BANNOCK COTJNTBY.
[From a photograph furnished by "The Call's" special correspondent.]
"The nearer the troops approach Jack
sons Hole the more there is heard corrobo
rating the stories told of the hard charac
ter of the men who precipitated the pres
ent trouble. A number of reputable citi
zens and their families, who were passed !
in the Teton Basin, said they had come
over the mountains because of the threats
made by some of the Jacksons Hole men ;
to go out and attack the Indians as soon as
the troops drew nearer, thereby putting
the lives of ail white settlers in danger.
These people say the original trouble was
started by prospectors, hunters and parties
without visible means of support, and that
reputable people took no part in the affair.
Notwithstanding the threats made
against the life of Agent Teters and his
chief clerk, R. Mcßeth, they have
gone ahead of the troops in Jacksons Hole
to warn the settlers not to attack the In
dians and to obtain the names of, all the
parties concerned in what Agent Titers in
sists on calling the massacre of the In
dians. It has been decided that when the
vicinity of Hobacks Canyon is reached,
Colonel Randall of the Eighth Infantry,
Agent Teters and Clerk Mcßeth, accom
panied by Interpreter Lavatta, Captain
Jim, chief of the Shoshones, and friendly
Indians, will go on ahead of the troops to
have a talk with the Indians. Captain
Jim will make a "heap big talk" to the In
dians and tell them that the Government
will protect their rights, that Agent Teters
will make a personal appeal for them.
Captain Jim will ask all the Indians to
go back to their reservations without fight
ing. If they do not go he will assist the
soldiers in removing them, and will call
upon his tribe to assist.
Great hopes are entertained that Captain
Jim may be able to influence the red men.
He is a wonderful orator, has an almost
magnificent presence, and in fact is looked
upon as a second Red Jacket. Captain
Jim served with General . Crook in the
Piute war, and bears the highest testi
monials from him. He is also well known
to General Coppinger. "When asked
whether the Indians now in the Jacksons
Hole country could fight all the soldiers on
the way, Captain Jim said:
"One Injunf man alle same, three whitee
man, when Injun man know country.
When Nez Perce war broke out, Injun man
had 700 warriors and whitee man had 4000.
Injun man scared whitee man alle time
four months, and kill 150 whitee man and
Injun man Jose only four men."
When asked for his opinion of the out
come of the present trouble the wily old
chief replied:
"In jun Agent Teters he tell me no talkem
now. Pretty soon, maybe so, heap lot of
fight. Maybe so Injun man he heap killem
nigger soldiers man, maybe so all of 'em.
Injun man maybe so he go back home, me
think so. Maybe so he fight now; me
don't know. Whitee man he killem five
Injun man an' one papoose. Injun man
heap mad now; bad heart. Me go see and
maybe bring him home to reservation. He
no come, maybe so big Father bring more
soldier man.!'
Two days ago as a party of thirty Lemhi
Indians were entering Jacksons Hole
under the leadership of Chief Jim they
were warned by a settler named Curtis
to keep away from there. Chief Jim re
plied that his Indians did not receive
rations enough to keep them from starv
ing and that they would as soon be killed
by white men as to starve on the reserva
tion. The Indians went on into the Hole
to hunt big game.
This statement from Chief Jim is sup
ported by Indian Agent Teters of the Fort
Hall Reservation, who says that his Ban
nock and Shoshone Indians must be given
more rations or allowed the privilege of
hunting in Wyoming, as the majority of
them cannot live on the present allowance
without hunting. Very few of these In
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dians have adapted themselves to agricul
i tural pursuits, and at least three-fourths of
i them obtain their livelihood by hunting.
j No big game is to be found now on their
i reservation. The weekly allowance of sup
plies for each Indian is as follows: One
, and a half pounds of beef, one and three
fourth pounds of flour, one-tenth of a
pound of sugar and one-fifteenth of a
pound of coffee.
Deputy Sheriff Hawley has been dis
missed as chief of scouts. He desired to
have supreme command of the troops in
leading them into Jacksons Hole. John
A. Carnes has been engaged in his place.
Every man in the command is greatly im
pressed with the magnificent scenery that
now surrounds him on every side.
General Coppinger and a party of officers
were riding ahead of tne troops yesterday
when, as a beautiful expanse opened before
them, General Coppinger halted the party
and said: "I have been in the Alps, but
the scenery there does not equal the view
that spreads before us now. There is not
so much scenery of equal grandeur to be
seen at one time from any other point in
the world." 7 --77
John Dunbar and a party of prominent
people started into Jacksons Hole Tuesday
to hunt elk. It has proven a very difficult
matter to locate, within a few miles at
least, the Indians who are now in Jack
sons Hole Valley.' They are known to be
about thirty-five miles south of Marysvale,
but the country in that vacinity offers
facilities for hiding 10,000 Indians from the
troops all summer. In order to reach the
Indians it would be necessary to go up
Cash Creek Canyon, an almost inaccessible
pass, in which- 100 Indians could defend
themselves against an army.
The party of seventy-five settlers who
started out last Monday to attack the In
dians went as far as this pass without find
ing them and came back. Bishop Enyon
of the Mormon settlement at the foot of
Teton Pass greatly deprecates the action
that has been taken by lawless settlers in
Jacksons Hole.
He says it has endangered the lives of
all the legitimate settlers in all that coun
try. The Bishop believes that satisfaction
must be given, for the killing of the In
dians, or the life of no settler or any of his
family will be safe for years to come.
Bishop.Enyon has .lived among the Ban
nock Indians for forty years, and he says
their retaliation will fall, upon the inno-
A TROPHY PROM THE BANNOCK COUNTRY.
[From a photograph furnished by "The Call's" special correspondent.]
cent as well as the guilty, so that revenge
is secured by killing white people.
The troops marched into Marysvale, in
Jacksons Hole, late to-night. The trip has
been an enjoyable one as a whole, and en
livened by some good trout fishing. The
infantry is hardly half way yet, : and
camped to-night on Canyon Creek.
The infantrymen were given the only
scare that either has had' since the start.
Just at dusk last night at the camp on
Moody Creek, two travelers reported a
camp of fifteen Indians only a short way
Continued on Second Page,
SAN FRANCISCO, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 2, 1895.
HANGED BY REBELS.
Five Spanish Messen
gers Intercepted and
Put to Death.
UNABLE TO GET AWAY.
Captain-General Campos Can
not' Escape From
Bay a mo.
VIRTUALLY HELD A PRISONER,
All Attempts to Rescue the Leader
Have Been Made In
'. Vain. 7
SANTIAGO^ CUBA, July 23 (via Key
West, Fla.), Aug. I.— Excitement here
about affairs in Bayamo does not diminish.
The people are all anxious 'for news from
there. News, however, is very difficult to
obtain, as the Government is cautious,
and besides that communication between
Manzanillo and Bayamo is almost impos
sible at present, as the insurgents are very
numerous around there and don't allow
any one to pass. . , v >". -
Of seven messengers that the Spaniards
sent from the first-mentioned city to the
latter, five were caught and hanged by the
rebels. £?. :^?£i*4'-_
Of course it is known that something
very serious is going on. Marshal Martinez
Campos is unable to leave Bayamo, and
is, morally speaking, a prisoner of the in
surgents. The Government has sent about
10,000 soldiers to Bayamo, having taken
troops from here, Santa Cruz, Holguin,
Gibara, Cienfuegos and Manzanillo, but it
is said that the rebels don't allow* them to
reach Bayamo.
According to news received here the
battle with Martinez Campos on his way to
Bayamo was a terrible one, the Spaniards
receiving a severe whipping, the insur
gents taking as prisoners a lieutenant
colonel, a commander, two captains and
two lieutenants. The Spaniards entered
Bayamo, in such great haste that they left
great numbers of wounded soldiers on the
field. 7
These were , taken care of ; by Maceo and
his people, Maceo ordering his men to kill
chickens to make broth, he himself assist
ing in giving the broth. . J . •'-;-/* S
V The ;. insurgents ; have : . had { three battles
since then with the ■ soldiers . sent to fia
yamo, but up to this hour no particulars
have been learned here. "j ' r
On the night of the 20th inst. a body of
Spanish troops on duty in Songo, one of
the stations of the American railroad,
seriously wounded a ; lieutenant and a
soldier of their own, thinking they were
enemies. The latest rumor says that
Martinez Campos is slightly wounded in
one leg and that j the ' insurgents have set
fire to a part of Bayamo. ' *- ■.
The sanitary condition of this city grows
worse every day, and the yellow fever has
increased to such an extent that the Con
suls of Colombia and Venezuela have
asked the Governor to " inform them
whether or not the disease can be con
sidered as epidemic, they desiring to com
municate to their Governments the true
situation. The Governor consulted the
Board of Health, which body answered
affirmatively.
The soldiers are dying in great numbers
daily in the military hospital. The Span
ish troops on the island at present are 42
battalions and 15 additional companies of
infantry, seven squadrons, one battalion
of artillery, one battalion of military en
gineers, 26 companies of infantry, 13 squad
rons of the Civil Guard and one battalion
of military police. Total number of
soldiers, 52,326; one captain-general, seven
generals of divisions, 12 brigadier-generals,
28 colonels, 82 lieutenant-colonels, 194
captains, 949 first lieutenants and 295 sec
ond lieutenants.
HAVANA, Cuba, Aug. I.— The text of
the proclamation issued . by General Mar
tinez Campos restricting the publication of
war news excepting under Government
approval, is as follows: ;
There being repeated Instances in which the
press publishes news dispatches and corre
spondence which mislead the public and tends
to favor the insurgents and to damage the
national army, I avail myself of the authority
conferred on me by the third article of the law
of April 23, 1870, and I decree: 7, : 7'7 ;
First— is absolutely prohibited to publish
news referring to the campaign when it is not
of official origin. ;' 7,'.tl
Second— The staff office will handle the press
news and facts, the publicity of which is not
included ln the above clause.
Campos, Cienfuegos, July 29.
FELL INTO HOT DISPUTE
Populists at the Ohio State
Convention Were Tur
bulent.
Chairman Preyer Boldly Accused
of Scheming. to Sell Out
the Party.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. The State
Populist Convention fell into.'a dispute at
the very beginning this morning. Chair
man Hugo Preyer of Cleveland attempted
to continue the central committee of last
year for another year. This, was fiercely
opposed and brought out the statement
from Preyer that a scheme was oh to c get
control of the party and ssll it out.
. | After long ' discuj-iieii* the matter was
laid aside for decision l.*,er on. The con
vention then selected the usual committees
and took a recess to 2 :30 p. m. ' ' •.
After recess the delegates appeared in
better humor and the old committee was
retained, with a few necessary changes. '
At midnight the committee on resolu
tions agreed upon a platform. It indorses
Coxey's good roads and non-interest bear
ing bonds plank, favors the abolishment
of national banks, asks a law making all
contracts providing for payments in gold
illegal, favors per diem pensions, demands
the unlimited coinage of silver at the
legal ratio regardless of the policy of any
other nation and the issuance at once of
sufficient greenbacks to . make the volume
of currency equal to $50 per capita.
GEOGRAPHICAL CONGRESS.
Great Exploration That Will Be Pursued
in the North.
LONDON, Eng., Aug. I.— The interna
tional geographical congress at its session
to-day received a gift of several valuable
works from Prince Roland Bonaparte.
A resolution < was presented affirming
that the greatest geographical exploration
yet to be undertaken was to be pursued in
Arctic fields, in view of the great additions
to geographical knowledge which must re
sult from such exploration.
It was therefore recommended that as
sembled scientific societies throughout the
world urge in whatever way seeming to
them most effective that this work is
undertaken before the close of the century.
Professor Eliz Reclus read a paper on
the construction of a terrestrial globe on the
scale of 1:1,000,000, and Mr. Henry J.
Bryant of Philadelphia read a paper on
the Esquimaux of the extreme north.
Several delegates attended a garden party
at Kew this . afternoon and to-morrow
many of them will. visit the warship San
Francisco at Gravesend. . :* :^7-^7:
RUSSIA AND BULGARIA.
The Czar Will Only Recognize a Prince
as Ruler.
LONDON, Esq., Aug. I.— A semi-official
statement issued in St. Petersburg disposes
of the rumors that Russia would probably
recognize Prince Ferdinand as ruler of
Bulgaria.' The statement is to the effect
that Russia will never enter into relations
with the existing illegal Bulgarian Gov
ernment which has been forced upon the
principality by a usurper. Russia simply
demands that a Prince shall be chosen in
accordance with the provisions of the Ber
lin treaty, with the concurrence of the
Porte. . -■■:..:■' '-7:777,
An to Trinidad Island.
LONDON, Eng., Aug. I.— -United States
Embassador Bayard informed a United
Press representative that he knew of the
alleged seizure of the little Island of Trini
dad by Great Britain only through the
newspaper reports. He had no official
knowledge of ; the incident whatever. He
understood, however, that some cable
company had found the island useful for
the establishment of a station. He thought
it was ;■ just as well that the island : had
been found to be of some use and benefit,
inasmuch as it was , a barren : spot whic _
nobody has hitherto seemed to want.
__« to Saliabury'a Victory.
DUBLIin, Ireland, Aug. The Irish
Catholic, the organ of Timothy Healy,
says: "The first result of, Lord Salisbury's
victory is the demolition of the : compact
limiting the extent to which Irish national
rights should be urged. We rejoice at this,
as Ireland is , once ■ more . free to seek ! the
absolute repeal of the act of union." . -y
Sir Edward Resigned.
- LONDON, Eng., Aug. I.— The Standard
says that Sir Edward ;Malet,' Embassador
to Germany, has {resigned. It adds that
this is a step he had long been meditating,
mainly on account of This: health.; Sir Ed
ward was appointed to Germany in 1884. :
ROBERT J. DETHRONED
Crown of the King of the
Turf Taken by Joe
Patchen.
THAT BLACK WHIRLWIND
At Cleveland the Stall ion Paced
the Fastest Four Heats on
Record.
JACK CURRY DROVE TO WIN.
Then Came Wheelman O'Connor,
Who Went a Paced Mile
In 1:55J4.
g___— g—i l-iUUHB - W Whm™&. .
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. I.— This has
been the banner day in the history of the
Glenvilie track. It was estimated that
15,000 people saw the races.
JOE PATCHEN, PACEB, NOW KING OF THE TURF.
. Robert J, the' king of the turf, is king, no
longer. . The honor was wrested from him
by that game black stallion Joe Patchen,
in the most exciting speed contest : ever
seen on a grand circuit track. ., It has been
said since last season that Joe Patchen was
a great racer, but even his warmest ad
mirers did not believe that he was soeedy
enough to defeat the phenomenal Robert
J when driven by Ed Geers, the "silent
man." In the auction pools Robert J sold
for $25 and the field for $5. In the books
the Hamlins' world-beater was barred. He
was supposed to have a cinch on the race,
and most . of \ the betting was on Joe
Patchen for a place. ;
After the first heat, $1 on the field would
have brought $50 on Robert J. The second
heat was the beginning of the surprise that
was to follow.
The favorite and his rival came into the
stretch neck and neck, after pacing the
middle half in one minute.
Jack Curry, who -was jj driving Patchen,
seemed to push the black whirlwind under
the wire and he won by the shortest kind
of a nose in 2:04"^. f The last two heats
were a trifle easier [ for the black stallion,
although he won by less than a length
each time. It was the fastest four-heat
race ever paced and the last heat in 2:05%
was the fastest fourth heat ever paced.
. Patrick O'Connor rode a mile on a
bicycle to beat 2:00. He was ; paced the
first half by a tandem and the second half
ROBERT J, THE DETHRONED KING; OP THE TURF.
by a running horse. He finished in I:ss*^.
He rode the last quarter in :27}£.
The 2:17 trot which was on' to-day's card
went over until to-morrow.
2:20 class; pacing; purse $2000 (unfinished from
vestcrday). " ■ ■•'•■■' -?'rv **•-'"• ■■
Valleau,b.s., by Cardinal Wilkes .-•
(Geers)..... ....;.. 4 2 119 1
Oilman, by AlUe Wilkes (Hills) 1 110 7 4,2
Arcturus, by Artillery (An- / '
drew 5)..... ...:....:............ 9 9 8 2 13
Viola (Zimmer)... ......... ..... 3 3 2 10 3 4
Old Hutch (Davis). 2,6 7 6 8 dr.
Violet L (Qulnn).. '.*..'.' 10 4 4 . 3 7 dr.
Jim Corbett (Stanley)... 12 12 11 6 5-6
Emma Wilkes (8ri11) ........... 5 734 • 6 dr.
Abeto (Splan).. ....11 8. 6 9 dr.
Harry (8u5er).....-.: ..-.~...-V.. : 811 6 8 dr.
Kockmore (Price) ."........ .....6 5.9 dr.
William Brookfleld(Brookfleld). 7 11 dis.
Time, 2: 12*4 - 2:llV_ - 2 : 12"* - 2 :14-2:12"54—
.:'- 2 :12*_. "
* 2:11 class: trotting: purse 3000.
Klamath,, b.-.g.,,. by Morrkus (Ray- ---';■•
"m0nd).....: ;...;...;...: 3 2 111
Lesa Wilkes,: br.'m., by Guy Wilkes -' ■ '
(Dlckerson)... 11-2:22
William Perm, b.*. (Kline) V.....2 3^,6.7 5
Nightingale (Geers)..- ...... ......8,9 ,7 3:3
A_nt Delilah (Stewart)...".'."... ..4 4 3,56
David B (Curti5).:.'..r..».i. ............ 5 6 4 4 4
Dandy Jim (Dwyer)......... ....9 6, 5 dr -
Lightning (Quin1an)...'....".*.. ...... ....7 -8 8,6 dr
Knightmare (Laird). .............. V...' .6 7 9 dr. <
v Time, 2 :09-2 :o9"V<|-2 :09"}4--2 :ll"i_--2 ai.
Free for all pacing ;*pnrse $3000.
Joe Patchen, blk. a., by Patchen Wilkes
(J.Curry)...... :..-2 111
Robert J. b. g., by Hartford (Geers) ... .2 22 2
Saladin, br. s., (Green) 3 3 4 8
Directly (McDowell) .....4 4 3 4
Mascou (Andrews)........'. — - 5 5 3
Time, 205 V.- 2:0 4i/_-2 :06— 2 :05*A.
ON THE OTHER TRACKS.
At Brighton Beach the Talent Waa Made
>• p;y»-? Happy.
NEW YORK, K. V., Aug. I.— An inter
esting programme was run off to-day at
the Brighton Beach track before a fair
sized crowd. The weather was quite cool
and the track in excellent shape. The
favorites were in fine form and the talent
consequently were in high glee. ;■' <. '--_
One mile, Sprite won, Daly second, Rose How
ard third. Time, 1:45. - Ti
Five furlongs, Religion won, Alvarado second, ,
Imperial third. Time, 1:02.
One mile, Irish Reel won, Souvenir second,
Romping Girl third, Time, 1;44.
One and a sixteenth miles, Marshall won,
George Dixon second, Hurlingham third.
Time, 1:49. V.-.> ■'*„•_" •*-«-'
One mile. Pay or Play won. Mendicant sec
ond, Vision third. Time, 1:32%. ~r.
Five furlongs, Ina won, Lord riawkstone sec
ond, Gutta Percha third. Time, 1 :01"_. •■" ■•' •■■ ; ; ->
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. I.— Six furlongs, Gold
Coin won, Vulture second, Ernest Elmore
third. Time, 1:16.
Four and a half furlones, Ozark Jr won, J.W.
Levy second, Carver third. Time, :57.
Seven and a half furlongs. Empera won, Tar
tarian second, Rey del Mar third. Time,
1:34}/. •*•
.Six furlongs, Rachael McAllister won, Game
Cock second, Sallie McMillan third. Time,
1:16&
Five and a half furlongs, Sumatra won,
Fischer second, Leaseman third. Time, 1 :09^.
I Six furlongs, Ellen won, Trenton second,
Dorah Wood third. Time. 1:15>_. .
. SARATOGA, N. Y„ Aug. I.— Five and a half
furlongs, walkover for Clifford with 122
pounds, Perkins up. ■ '
i One mile and a furlong, Dorian won, Logan
second, Sandowne third. Time, 1:59..
Five furlongs; Diakka won, Florrie second,
Regent Royal third. -Time, 1:02%. .-*■•■■• ■-*>
One mile, Song and Dance won, All Over
second, Silk Gown third. Time, 1 :44%. ..
Hurdle, one and a half miles, Caracas won,
Southerner second, Woodford third. Time,
2:54.- . . ■• . . ' -•"r-i-B-.-
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. I.— Six furlongs,
John R won, Elmo second, Joe Newberger
third. Time, 1:20*4.
Five and a half furlongs, Bridget won,
Willie L second, Gus Strauss v third. Time,
1:12}..
Seven furlongs, Brown Dick won, Momus
second, Monk Overton third. Time, 1:34.
•'-.'Six furlongs, Mamie S won, Corn Cob sec
ond, Bob Clampett third. Time, I :l9*_.
• Six furlongs, Victor B won, Westbrook sec
ond, Kansas Girl third. Time, 1:20.
BILL DOOLIN, NOT WILLETT
Identity, of the Body of an Out
law Who Was Recently
k- Slain.
For Four , Months He Lived Near
King Fisher; Under an As
.- sumed Name.
■ WICHITA, Kans., Aug. The body of
the outlaw killed in the fight at Sheridan
last .week, which was identified at the
time as that of Dick Willett, will be ex
humed to-morrow by Sheriff Burchett of
Hennessy, 0.T., who believes he has in
formation which will establish its identity
as the body of the notorious 'outlaw Bill
Doolin. . -'TeAS-
. Burchett ' states that he has reliable in
formation from parties, including the
Sheriff of Logan County, that Willett was
no other man > than : Bill . Doolin, and he
lived for. four months east of King Fisher
under the name of Willett without his
identity being discovered. ,
The Sheriff has sent for the parties who
killed ; the man. and the investigation will
begin early to-morrow morning. ' Bill Doo
lin : was the . active i lieutenant of the Dal
tons } and \ was the ) only * member of the
band that escaped at the time of the famous
Coffey raid. W .7-7'
Death of an Historian.
BERLIN, Gkbmant, Aug. I.— Professor
Heinrich yon Siebel, the German historian,
died at Marburg to-day. 7
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HELD UP THE STAGE.
Daring Work.of a Lone
Highwayman Near
Merced.
HAD ONLY ONE VICTIM.
George Kirk, an Owner of the
Line, Compelled to Yield
Gracefully.
FORCED TO OPEN THE BOX.
Officers and Citizens Join the Pur
suit of the Cool, Nervy
Bandit.
MERCED, Cal,, Aug. I.— The Coulter
ville stage, coming this way, was held up
and robbed by a lone highwayman about
twelve miles northeast of this city a little
after 2 o'clock this afternoon.
George Kirk, one of the proprietors of
the stage line, was driving at the time,
and had one passenger aboard, who, on
request, contributed what he had— a $10
piece.
Young Minges of the town of Snelling
came along about the time of the hold-up,
and the robber commanded him to hitch
his horse to a telephone pole and made
him hold the stage team.
MrA'virk was compelled at the point of
a pisTol to use the sledge-hammer the
robber had with him on the iron box, and
the box was broken open in short order.
The operation delayed the stage about an
hour.
Several packages of coin were taken, but
the amount is not known.
The robber inquired about the Mariposa
stage. Kirk told him the road it traveled
was about three miles from there, but that
it had already passed down.
The highwayman had on a mask, wore a
light-colored hat and used two pistols in
stopping the stage.
A posse from Sheriff "Warfield's office,
Constable Mack and several officers, besides
District Attorney Ostrander and the vic
tim of the hold-up, Mr. Kirk, are now
scouring the foothills for the robber.
The people of Merced are very much ex
cited over this unexpected act of outlawry.
'It has been known for some time that
many worthless characters had been lurk
ing in the foothills between" this city and
Snelling, but it was not thought that they
would resort to such desperate practices. _*
The people for miles around are up in
arms, and every farmer who can spare
time from his crops will be in the field
hunting the bandit. The stage company
and Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express have
offered rewards. Sheriff Warfield will pay
a reward for the arrest of the robber.
The character of the country in the
neighborhood of the scene of the robbery
is very much in favor of the bandit, and if
he is acquainted with the trails that lead
through the small valleys and foothills it
will be almost impossible for the pursuers
to capture him. Nevertheless a spirited
chase is being carried on.
A message received from Hornitos to
night stated that Sheriff Warfield believed
he had discovered a hot trail, and that
three of his trusted men are in close pur
suit. The robber is described as a man of
medium build. He was very cool in his
operations, and it was evident that he was
not a new hand at the business.
FLED FROM ENSENADA.
Strange Story Told by a Mining Man
From Lower California.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 1. — George
Williams, a mining man from Lower Cali
fornia, came tearing across the boundry
line this morning, arriving in the city after
nightfall. He was worn out and his horse
was almost dead. ,7 \ '•'■■.?■
He told a story about being driven out
of the country by M. \ Caballero, the Gov
ernment mining agent at Ensenada, on
account of an article he had written in a
San Francisco paper criticizing Caballero's
manner of dealing out mining laws.
Williams said he made a trip from En
senada, 101 miles, in a day and a half,
g etting out of the saddle but once.
Caballero applied to Governor Sangines
for Williams' arrest for defamation of
character, but the Governor refused to
grant the application, when Caballero at
tempted to get him arrested on a bogus
charge and thrown into jail.
A . friendly rurale in the Governor's
office who got wind of the plot told Wil
liams, and he jumped on his horse and
struck for the United States. He said if
he had been overtaken by an officer he
would simply have been killed.
His story, however, reveals some discrep
ancies,'and the fact that he was rather in
timate with the daughter of a prominent
Mexican in Guadalupe Valley may have
aided in his flight.^
JEALOUSY CAUSED IT.
Attempt of a Railroad Man's Wife to
Commit Suicide. • 7;'"Vj
SPOKANE, Wash., Aug. I.— Mrs. C. E.
Rodgers, wife of a well-known railroad
man, made an attempt to commit suicide
this morning. She took a big dose of
laudanum, and fearing that that would not
be sufficient, turned on the gas.
The odor of the gas attracted the atten
tion of the landlady of : the house where
she was sleeping. The door was . forced
open and physicians were called, who, by
most strenuous efforts were able to save
her life. Jealousy is said to be the cause.
Drowned Near Towles.
TOWLES.CaI., Aug. I.— Yesterday the
body of Daniel Murphy, an old miner who
has ' been missing since January 1, was
found in the hills three miles from this
place. • The Coroner of ; the county . was
notified of ' the discovery, and after the
inquest the remains were shipped by
friends of deceased to San Francisco.
For Pacific Coast Telegrams see
/ Pages 3 and 4.