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INCREASE OF HORRORS
Sickening Scenes in the
Ruins of the Gumry
Hotel.
DELVING FOR THE DEAD.
Thirteen Bodies Recovered .and
an Equal Number Yet
Concealed.
VICTIMS OF THE DISASTER.
The Detectives Searching for the
Drunken Youth Who Caused
the Explosion.
DENVER, Colo., Anp. 20.— The horrors
of the Gumry Hotel catastrophe grow more
and more evident each hour. The scene
was sickening in the extreme and, though
five more bodies were taken from the ruins,
making thirteen in all, it is supposed that
thirteen more are still buried under tons
of debris. The revised list of the dead,
missing and injured is as follows:
Dead at the morgue: Robert G. Greiner,
Denver; Mrs. Robert C. Greiner, Denver;
Fred Hubbold, Lisbon, Iowa; E. F. Mc-
Closky, Cripple Creek; Will Richard?,
Denver; Mrs. G. R.Wolfe, Lincoln, Nebr.;
Belai Loran, Central City; George Burt,
Colorado Springs; Ferdinand French, Cen
tral City; James M. Murphy, Denver; My
ron E. Hawley, Denver ; E. W. Edwards,
Denver.
Missing and probably dead : Peter Gum
ry. Denver; General Charles Adams, Den
ver; Albert S. Blake, Pueblo; W. J. Cor
son, Pueblo; J. L. Kirke, Omaha; J. A.
Brown, Omaha; A. M. Monro, Colorado
Springs; Lizzie Lagar, chambermaid, Den
ver; Louise Reinhuber, chambermaid,
Denver; Emma Millethaler, chambermaid,
Denver; Elmer Loescher, engineer, Den-
ver; S. A. Abbey, Pueblo; William Decker,
bellboy.
Injured: M. E. Letson, Joseph Munal,
Alexander E. Irwin, Nathan C. Burgess,
Bud Hopkins; Silas Johnson, fireman;
J. E. Troy, fireman; A. Mengini, fireman;
Frank Johnson, fireman; E. Gilchriat,
fireman.
The Coroner's office and undertaking es
tablishments were besieged all day long by
thousands of people, some idlers, but the
majority people who had friends supposed
. to be in the wreck aud are among the long
list of missing. The police and all city
officials have tried their utmost to facili
tate the search for bodice, but the work
proceeds slowly. Portions of the walls
have been torn down, but three upper
. floors and an immense square skylight in
the roof hangs suspended in midair di
■ rectly over where the bodies are supposed
to be. To add to the avf ul scene at the
. wreck several bodies beneath the ruins
. have begun to decompose and a fearful
stench turns strong men faint. The fire
men, laborers and their superintendents
have worked incessantly, but little appears
to have been accomplished.
The saddest of all the scenes occurred
this afternoon. The body of E. W. Ed
wards had been partly exhumed and by
standers crowded forward to catch a
glimpse of the distorted and blackened
features. One man in the crowd peered
intently into the face of the corpse and
then fell over, apparently lifeless. He
had recognized in them his beloved
brother, and the strain was too great. The
only daughter of Mr. Edwards had
haunted the scene since the explosion, but
fortunately she was absent when his re
mains were found.
About twenty feet from the spot where
this body was found are known to be lying
the body of General Charles Adams and
three chambermaids. Though the work
men have been most persistent in their ef
forts to dislodge timbers and bricks they
are wedged as though cemented. Hel
muth Loescher, the Guinry engineer, is
still supposed to be alive, and the police
and detectives have started out to find
him. The boy is known around town by
several names and is a reckless and indo
lent fellow.
Chief of Police Goulding is in receipt of
hundreds of letters and telegrams from all
over the country making inquiry of the
missing. The annual police parade
scheduled to take place to-morrow has
been postponed, and the city really has a
mourning aspect.
The funerals of George Burt and James
Murphy took place to-day. Burt's remains
were senfto Chicago and Murphy's to Cin
cinnati.
SUITS ON FEBBOXAZ AOTJES.
Forced Collection From Firmt Whose "I.
O. V.'s" Were Valuable.
WICHITA, Kass., Ajjg. 20.— The re
ceiver of the Wichita National Bank has
brought suits in the United States Circuit
Court for over $200,000, the greater portion
of which is money borrowed on personal
cotes. Among thet-e are the following:
A.W.Oliver, $12,963: A. N. and Ralph
Niederlander, $28,238; George L. Rouse,
$26,000; The Kansas Loan and Investment
Company, $9000; The Fairmount Invest
ment Company, $10,000; M. L. Cohen, $11,
--350; Oliver & Imboden, $36,500. The re
ceiver is gradually bringing the affairs of
the bank into shape.
The receiver of the State National Bank
has brought suit in the United States Cir
cuit Court against all of the stockholders
who have failed to pay double their sub
scribed stock in the defunct State Na
tional Bank. This will increase the as
sets so as to enable the receiver to meet 75
per cent of the bank's liabilities.
ARREST OF A. WRECKER.
Capture of a Man Who Caused a Mail'
road Maatter.
CLARKSVILLE, Te>n., Aug. 20.—"Wil
liam Beard was brought here to jail on a
charge of wrecking a passenger train on
the Clarksville Mineral Railroad some
time ago. He was caught while at work
as a farm laborer. The supposition is
that Beard desired to make away with
bis wife, as she was a passenger on the
train.
Stones were placed on the track near
Van Leer station, and much property was
jlpollinaris
"THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS."
Received the HIGHEST AWARD
at the WORLD'S FAIR, and at the
ANTWERP EXHIBITION.
destroyed, as well as lives endangered, by
the wreck. The place selected was on a
high hill and at a curve. Before the train
could be checked several cars passed over
the obstruction, and were, with the engine,
wrecked. Nobody waß mortally injured.
GETB A SEW COMMMSIOX.
Hansom to Item in as Minister to
Mexico.
NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 20.— A Wash
ington special says : It :is believed that
Ransom's new commission as Minister to
Mexico will recall the State Department
in the next mail from Gray Gables.
There have been intimations for the past
few days that the President may accept
the plea of ill health that Ransom has
put forward for his continued absence
from his post as sufficient reason for his
refusal to reappoint him, but it is stated
with positiveness at the State Department
that Ransom will be appointed to succeed
himself. It was with this understanding
of the matter, it is said, that the Sanator
left Washington only a few days ago and
went to Blowing Rock, N. C.
It leaks out that for come months
Mexican officials have been aware of the
cloud upon the title of Ransom to the
place he occupied, and w-hile they looked
on the situation as somewhat anomalous,
it was not within tneir authority to ques
tion the credentials through which he
was accredited to them as the represen
tative of this Government. There will be
no questioning of his past acts, however,
as he was Minister de facto, and his official
acts were accepted by both Governments
There will likewise be no trouble about
the salary, for one of the first things the
next Congress will be called upon to do
will be to pass a law making good to Mr.
Ransom or the disbursing officer the
amount that has been paid him and
which may accrue between the time when
his accounts were held up and when
his legal appoiutment shall have been
made.
NOTPERMITTED TO MARRY
So Milton C. Merrill Com
mitted Suicide byTurning
on the Gas.
His Invalid Wife Had Secured an
Injunction to Prevent Him
Wedding- Another.
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 20.— Milton C.
Merrill, who was night yardmaster on the
Burlington Railroad in this city, commit
ted suicide at his residence last night,
bringing to a tragic climax a most peculiar
case. His wife Minnie, who has been an
invalid since she received a stroke of paral
ysis last January, petitioned Judge Chet
lain yesterday to enjoin Merrill from
carrying out his oft-expressed intention
of marrying Mrs. Mary Beetich, who con
ducts a saloon at 661 Halstead street. At
the same time Mrs. Merrill's attorney
filed a bill for divorce. The court issued a
temporary restraining order, which is the
first one of the kind known to lawyers
here.
Mrs. Merrill alleged in her petition that
she married Merrill in 1878, and that he
had destroyed the certiricate, but his
daughter, Mrs. F. H. Richards, says her
father told her yesterday he had merely
secreted the document in the house at 1400
Lexington avenue. Last Sunday Merrill
brought Mrs. Beetich to his home, and in
the presence of his wife and mother-in
law said he had never been legally married
to Mrs. Merrill, and that he was going to
marry the saloon-keeper. This scene
brought on the legal proceedings, "When
Merrill heard of the injunction he re
turned home after starting to work. He
said he was too disheartened to attend to
his duties, and remarked to Mrs. Richards
that he wished he had never met Mrs.
Beetich, as he feared she would kill him.
He retired to his room soon after and
turned on the gas. In the morning he was
found dead. Mrs. Merrill was prostrated
with grief when she Veard of his death.
"I believe my father was not in his right
mind," said Mrs. Richards to-day. "Early
this year his mother died. Soon after that
a sister, and later two of his sons, Markey
and Milton, 2b and 26 years old, died. Mar
key died two weeks ago in a Cincinnati
hospital, and father arrived only two days
ago from attending the funeral there. I
suppose all this trouble was more than he
could bear.''
LIVES LOST ON LAKES
Six Passengers Perish Near
Buffalo by the Foundering
of a Yacht.
Two Boys, a Young Girl and a
Man Drowned In Mighty
Michigan.
BUFFALO, N. V., Aue. 20.-The small
pleasure steam yacht Rung Brothers,
owned by the Burley brothers of this city,
with thirteen passengers and a crew of
three, foundered early this evening be
tween the inner Government lighthouse
and the Reading coal-trestle and six of the
passengers were drowned.
Their names are: Albert Stafford, Frank
Cannon, Frank Bugman, Jacob Bauman,
Henry Bhingler and Charles Fisher.
All of the occupants of the boat ware
employes of the New York Central stock
yards at East Buffalo and had formed a
part of a picnic party which went down
the Niagara River this morning for a day's
onting.
In making a landing the captain was
compelled to cross the lower end of Lake
Erie, a part not protected by the break
water. Caught in the trough of the waves
when near the Reading coal-trestle, off the
foot of Georgia street, the yacht careened
to one side, filled rapidly and went down
almost instantly.
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 20.— Four persons
were drowned in Lake Michigan yesterday.
Two boys, a young girl, and a man were
the victims of accidents. Arthur H. and
Walter Butler, brothers, were drowned at
Evanston. The boys had gone in swim
ming. Walter was carried beyond his
depth by the undercurrent and Arthur
went in to save him. Both went down to
gether. Their bodies were recovered.
Florence Millard, daughter of William
Millard, who has an office at 88 State
street, was drowned in the lake off High
land Park. The Millard girl, who was
13 years old, went in bathing with Grace
Mihill, aged 17, and a sister of Miss Mihill,
aped 9. The waves carried them beyond
their depth. Two men, George Brown»and
Harry Duck, saw their predicament and
managed to Bave the Mihill children, but
could not save the Millard girl. Her body
was washed to the shore two hours after
she went down.
Thomas Walsh, 35 years old, was drowned
while bathing in the lake at the foot of
Indiana street.
One Counterfeiter Held.
JERSEY CITY, N. J., Aug. 20.-At a
hearing given the counterfeiters' gang to
day William Brockway was committed to
await the action of the Grand Jury in de
fault of $15,000 bail.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1895.
CAMPBELL THE MAN
Democrats of Ohio Will
Nominate Him for
Governor,
PROTESTS NOT HEEDED.
His Objections to the Honor
Drowned by the Cheers
of Constituents.
SORG ALSO VEST OBSTINATE.
Brlce Men Control the State Con
vention, and Silver Issues
Will Be Dodged.
§
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 20.—Un
less there is a sharp and sudden change in
the political temperature the nomination
for Governor will be bestowed by the
Democratic State Convention to-morrow
upon ex-Governor James E. Campbell, and
that by acclamation. All the afternoon
and evening the bands have been playing
"The Campbells are Coming," the thou
sands in the streets have taken up the re
frain, Campbell badges have sprang into
view in every direction, and the voice of
the ex-Governor himself, as he declared to
his friends with earnestness and unques
tionable sincerety that he was not and
could not be a candidate, and that neither
his financial condition or his future en
gagements would permit of his making the
race, was drowned by the cheering of the
packed corridors for "Campbell and vic
tory."
There was a time this morning when it
looked as though Congressman Paul J.
Sorg would be the nominee. Many of his
friends were of the opinion that he had
only to say the word to head the ticket
and the wires to Lakewood, N. J., and
Chautauqua, N. V., at one of which places
he was supposed to be sojourning, would
be kept hot with messages urging him to
take a special train and put in an appear
ance among his friends. Had heyielded to
these importunities, the programme con
templated the selection of ex-Governor
Campbell as permanent chairman, from
which point of vantage he could have de
clared his inability to become a candidate,
and then the nomination of Scrg without
the formality of a ballot would have fol
lowed. Along in the day, however, the
Congressman wired from Lakewood that
he was sick and unable to make the
journey, and that ne did not seek or want
the nomination.
Joseph R. Hughes, ex-Consul to Bir
mingham, and regardea as the chief expo
nent of the Congressman's boom, ;aid to
night that Sorg's name would not be men
tioned in the convention to-morrow by
any one. But no amount of eloquent
pleading or protestation will avail Camp
bell to-morrow if the delegates continue in
their mood to-night.
It was not until the voice of the conven
tion on the financial issue assumed the
form of a foregone conclusion that any
thing was said or heard about candidates.
Before that, from the cominer in of the
first delegation the question of silver or
gold was the all-absorbing topic, while
with it was blerided the strong personal
hostility manifested in many quarters
toward Senator Brice. This latter feature
was eliminated at the secret midnight con
ference of the silver men, as calculated to
injure their cause, while the radical ele
ment was also overruled by the adoption
of a moderate resolution as the silver plank
for the platform, and in which the terms
"free and unlimited" and "16 to I' 1 were
for once conspicuous only by their ab
sence. It became apparent to-day that the
friends of silver were overwhelmed by
numbers. They found delegates of their
thinking among the Brice following who
would not antagonize the statesman by
resting with them, while they also claimed
to have suffered sufficient losses in their
own ranks because of their decision to keep
out of personalities.
Efforts were made this morning to in
duce Allen W. Thurman and his cohorts
to be content with the indorsement of the
National financial plank of 1892, but he
brusquely replied that he would as soon
support a resolution affirming allegiance
to the financial platform adopted by the
Republican State Convention at Zanes
ville. Until the arrival of Senator Brice
this afternoon there was some question
among the "sound money" advocates as to
the exact form of the financial plank that
would meet his position, but he soon set
all doubts at rest with the declaration that
aJI that was necessary was a ringing reaf
rirmation of the National Democratic
money plank of 1892. When this was con
reyed to Allen W. Thurman he went over
to the Senator's quarters and after greet
ings had been exchanged put the question
bluntly:
"How do you interpret the platform of
1892, Senator; don't you regard it as a gold
platform?"
"Certainly," the Senator replied.
"Then do you want us or expect us as
Democrats who believe in silver to adopt
it?"
"The Democracy in National convention
adopted it," was the Senator's diplomatic
rejoinder.
"Well, we won't," Thurman retorted as
he turned on his heel.
Subsequently the Senator said:
"I want it to be understood that 1 am
here in attendance at this convention not
only on account of the oleaHure I take in
meeting a large number of my conntitu
ents, but also because it is my earnest de
sire to see that the Ohio Democracy hiih
tains the National ad minibt ration upon
the financial policy. lam not here to do
anything else or to secure anything due.
I have no preference in the way of cundi.
dates, and do not propose to say anything
about that feature of this convention. Not
In a single instance have I attempted or
will attempt to exert any inflaano* oibtl
than that which will follow it** object, the
support of the administration and the
placing of Ohio Democracy upon a good
financial platform."
The "sonnd money" advocates to-nfght
are claiming seven-tenths of tho conven
tion.
The selection of a committee on resolu
tions to-night shows eighteen represent
ing the sound-money sentiment and only
three the silver minority. Each of the
contesting delegations from Cuyahoga
County (Cleveland) were given v repre
sentation on the committee, and two of
these will be retired. The committee went
into session at 8:30 p. m. and organized by
the selection of Hon. Frank Hurd of To
ledo as chairman.
In the new State Central Committee se-
lected the Brice men are overwhelmingly
in the majority.
CAMPBELL DECLISEB.
By Hefuzing the Nomination Us Shatters
the Slatet.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 21 (2:30
a. m.— After a consultation of two hours
with his immediate friends, ex-Governor
Campbell has just announced that he will
not be a candidate and has sent a notice of
his decision to Senator Brice. The news
has created consternation among the dele
gates.
Herman Cellarius gave out the news in
the shape of a statement from Governor
Campbell, who aayß that he will not accept
the nomination and appeals to his friends
to prevent it.
This declination has broken all slates,
shattered all predictions and leaves the
delegates foundering in a sea of uncer
tainty. «
MATT QUAY WILL WIX.
Primaries Indicate That He May Defeat
Hastings.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 20.-The
Republican county primaries were held
here to-night. The whole interest cen
tered in the election of deleghtea to the
State convention and the results of to
night's primaries will in all probability de
cide the winner in the factional right now
raging in the Republican ranks in Penn
sylvania between Senator Quay and Sena
tor Hastings and the Republican leaders of
Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
The battle te-night resulted in a victory
for Senator Quay. The opposition has
conceded but ten delegates from Philadel
phia, but to-night he won seventeen, and
seven are in the doubtful column.
With the Raining of seventeen delegates
from -Philadelphia Mr. Quay seems to have
yon his fight against his opponents in the
State and is probably assured of election
as chairman of the State committee.
ENRAOEU AT a ABOUT.
"Sound Money" Men Object to His Utter
ances on Silver.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Aug. 20. — The
"sound money" Democrats are incensed at
the action of General Hardin in declaring
for free silver and interpreting the platform
to "be a declaration in favor of the wh'te
metal. The Silverites are in high feather
and taunting the gold men on the hot shot
Hardin gave the sound money leaders and
the National administration. The sound
money men declare they will cast a vote
for sound money by supporting Colonel
Bradley. Th« silverites go so far to say in
public that Hardin crammed enough silver
down the throats of Lindsay, McCreary
and Buckner to amply repay him for the
inconvenience these gentlemen have put
him to by formulating an alleged sound
money platform. It is said ■ Hardin will
line up with Blackburn and fight the en
tire Democratic State press.
The Louisville Post has dropped General
P. Watt Hardin and calls upon him to
withdraw. There is already talk of bring
ing out a sound money candidate for Gov
ernor, and General Buckner is regarded as
the right man. There is no doubt that the
unsatisfied .Democrats will ! ta*e some ac
tion looking to bringing out a candidate.
Colonel Bradley left Louisville for May
field this morning anil General Hardin
went this afternoon. The second of the
series of debates will be held at May field.
SQUIRE OS SILVER ISSUES. t
The Senator Say a There la Hope for a
Currency Reform. >M
NEW YORK. N. V., Aug. 20.— Senator
Watson C. Squire of Washington was at
the Fifth-avenue Hotel : yesterday. ■ Sen
ator Squire looked healthy and ruddy.
He has been j down at Sulphur- Springs,
Va., resting and is now on his way to
Washington to look after his political
fences. . : S^x^T? . ■■■
Senator Squire Baid in speaking of the
attitude of the silver men over the coun
try: "The hope ot the silver element in
this country for the establishment and
maintenance of a parity between the two
metals by an international agreement
appears to be nearer consummation to-day
than at any time in the past. The
elections in England which recently
took place have shown that there is
some hope for the establishment of a
ratio by international agreement. You
do wot bear so much talk about the free
coinage of silver now as you did some time
ago. That is not because the sentiment
has died out. It is as stroni? now as ever,
and will be manifest at election time. The
reason is that reviving business has stilled
the talk. People now have other things to
think about, but the same feeling still re
mains."
In speaking of Presidential poasibilities
Senator Squire said concerning Cleve
land's third-term chance: "I hear scarcely
any talk whatever in the South about a
third term. I don't think that Cleveland
has any chance of getting a renomination.
As for the Republicans, I see that ex-Sen
ator Manderson says that Governor Mc-
Kinley is strong in Nebraska. Governor
McKinley is, I think, a favorite all over
the West, but I don't know that he has
anything of a solid fellowing. Senator Al
lison is strong, and all the men named as
probable nominees have their followers. It
is too early t« predict."
Ex-Congressman Walter Gresham of
Texas, who is at the Gilsey House, said in
the course of a conversation upon the sil
ver question yesterday: "Despite the fact
that about every representative of Texas
in Congress believes in ftee silver I don't
think that the preponderance of sentiment
among tne people is in favor of the white
metal. Mr. Chilton, the new Senator, is a
silverite, and so are many more prominent
politicians, but I don't lake it that they
represent the people."
Gresham does not think President Cleve
land wants a third term, or could get it if
he aid want it. He said that it must be a
peculiar condition that would cause him to
vote for Mr. Cleveland for a third term,
although he admired him greatly.
Speaking of the Presidential timber he
said: "1 thiDk some Western man ought
to be nominated by the Democrats. Colonel
Mormon is a strong candidate, and I
would cheerfully vote for him. Still, New
York in a pivotal State, and in 'bit. Whit
ney you have a strong candidate. I think
he would make a good President."
It A MHi i: It BY THE HAUL.
Cropa in Kansas Jtulnrd by the Severe
Storm a.
NHWTON, Kans., Aug. 20. -The moat
dehtructive hailstorm in the history of this
county took place about 8 o'clock last
riijjht and did great damage to crops and
buildings. The storm came from the
northwest and the wind was very high.
Tree* were snapped off and buildings de
molished. Corn was injured greatly. The
stalks were twelve feet high and very
thrifty. They were divested of leaves and
many broken down. All kinds of stand
ing crops were damaged and garden truck
ruined. Ripening fruit was knocked from
the trees and the crop almost totally de
stroyed.
The damage in the city was great.
Thousands of windows were demolished,
including every ekyhght in the city. The
carriage factory, a three-story stone struc
ture, was ruined. Many buildings were
wrecked. The damage will reach into
thousands of dollars, but cannot be esti
mated accurately now.
DEFENDER GAVE UP
Withdrew After Getting
Far Ahead of the
Vigilant.
RACED IN ROUGH WATER
Sails Were Blown From the
New Yacht and She
Weakened.
VIGILANT DECLARED VICTOE.
While the Contest Lasted Some
Clever Exhibitions of Seaman
ship Were Displayed.
NEW YORK, N. V., Aug. 20.— The first
of the appointed trial races to decide
whether the Defender or the Vigilant shall
be selected to defend the America cup,
which was sailed here to-day, resulted in a
disappointment all around. The De
fender after outsailing her rival decisively
over the first round and continuing to in
crease her lead for several miles on the
second, suddenly withdrew from the race
and stood off for a run back to her anchor
age. This was due apparently to a disin
clination to risk the sloop further in the
strong and steadily increasing breeze
which had blown up since the race started.
After the Defender'a retreat the Vigilant
kept sturdily on her course. When she
had completed about three-quarters of the
second windward beat she was recalled by
the judge, who assured Mr. Willard that
the race was ended and the Vigilant was
the winner.
The start was made from the Sandy
Hook lightship, and the race was a beat to
windward and return. This meant a trip
down Jersey coast and back, as the wind
was south-southwest.
The start was made without the exciting
rush for the line which has on two occa
sions almost led to a collision. One min
ute before the signal the Vigilant headed
for the line on the starboard tack. The
Defender slowly followed. The Vigilant
crossed at 11:45:56. She immediately luffed
up to get a more windward position, but
continued on the starboard tack. The De
fender shot over the line at 11 :46 :53. She
was also on the starboard tack and was
under the same sails as the Vigilant, ex
cept that Bhe did not use a jib topsail.
The wind, which was a good fifteen-knot
breeze at the start, was freshening and
the Vigilant, with her jib topsail where
the Defender had none, and with a larger
club topsail than the new boat carried,
was heeling well over, but footing at a
tremendous pace. The Defender, with less
canvas, stood up better and pointed higher.
Th« rattling breeze bellied out the sails
and made them draw for all they were
worth.
For a full half hour the two sloops con
tinued on the starboard tack. The De
fender began to gain after the first five
seconds, and gradually the lead of rifty
seven seconds, which the Vigilant had at
the start, melted away.
At 12:17 the Vigilant went about. There
was a moment of doubt among the specta
tors as to whether the Vigilant would cross
the Defender's bow or go astern of her.
Captain Haff did not like the possibility of
the former alternative and put the De
fender about at 12 :18 :30, so that both boats
were standing in shore on the port tack,
with the Defender having a slight advan
tage. The wind was working up quite a sea,
and both yachts dashed clouds of spray
over their decks as they tore through the
water.
The canvas-jacketed crews of the racers
lay about the weather rail like so many
sandbags and the polished decks were
soused with spray. After the long board
out to sea both yachts stood on the port
tack well inshore, the Defender constantly
drawing away from her rival until she was
a good mile in the lead. The time at the
outer mark was: Defender, 1:09:18; Vigi
lant, 1:14:54/
The Defender rounded the mark without
jibing and started on the run to the light
ship. The Vigilant jibed around the
mark, a risky thing to do in the wind that
was blowing. At 1:16, almost seven min
utes after turning, the Defender broke out
her spinnaker. Six minutes later she
broke out her balloon jib topsail, lather
tardy work for a cup-defender. The Vigi
lant had her spinnaker drawing at 1:18
and her balloon was out at 1:23. The
quick work on the Vigilant enabled her to
cut down the lead of the new boat a little,
and her balloon seemed to draw better
than the Defender's.
At 1:09 the Defender took in her spin
naker preparatory to rounding the light
ship. The time at the cad of the first
round was: Defender, 2:04:29; Vigilant,
2:08:32.
The wind had reached fully a forty -mile
gale as the boats started out on the
second round. Seven and a half minutes
after rounding the Vigilant lowered her
club topsail and under plain lower sail
continued her chase of the Defender. At
2:22, when she was on the port tack, lead
ing the Vigilant nearly a mile, she luffed
up in the wind for an instant and then
wore away toward Sandy Hook. There
waß no sign of a mishap, and every one
wondered what bad caused her to give up
the race and the Astor cup and start for
home.
The Defender ran inside the Hook, low
ered her topsail and scudded up the har
bor to Bay Ridge. After the Defender's
sudden withdrawal the Vigilant continued
on her course. The wind was now blow
ing fully forty miles an hour, and at 2:27,
five minutes after the departure of the De
fender, the Vigilant's Herreshoff jib gave
way before the strain.
At 3 :14 the Vigilant was put about and
started for home. She was off Bandy Hook
at 3:52 and turning in she went to her
anchorage within the Horseshoe.
Late in the evening several members of
the America cup committee met at the
clubhouse on Fitth avenue and held a
short conference. At its conclusion the
following announcement was made :
"The America cup committee an
nounces that the trial races will not be re
sumed until next week.
"A. Casb Canfield, Secretary."
Ex-Commodore S. Nicholas Kane of the
committee was seen by a United Press
reporter after the committee meeting.
He said that the judges had officially noti
fied Mr. ißelin that the sudden withdrawal
of the Defender to-day was necessitated
by a weakening of her rigeing, which
made it unsafe for the boat to sail around
the course the second time.
How badly the Defender's rigging is
weakened could not be ascertained, but it
was stated that the damage is such that it
will require several days to put the De
fender in racing form.
Arthur Clennis. Lord DuDraven's
personal friend and represen
tative, who watched the race
from the club boat Lukenback, said:
"The Defender stands up well, but she is
very light. lam surprised at the extreme
lightness of her boom. She is a grand
little boat, though, and she gave the Vig
ilant a fair and square beating on the first
round."
The America cup committee announces
officially to-day that the first race for the
America cup would take place Septem
ber?.
MIXXIE WILLIAMS ALIVE.
A. Telegram From a Girl Thought to
Hare Been Main by Holmea.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 20.— A
startling revelation came to light to-day
in the Holmes case. W. A. Shoemaker,
counsel for Holmes, received a message
from Minnie H. Williams, dated Provi
dence, R. 1., which stated that the sender
was alive and well. This is one of the
women whom Holme 9is accused of having
murdered in his Chicago "castle." When
the message was shown to Holmes he at
once exhibited his feelings.
'•I knew my story that I did not kill the
girl would be confirmed," said the crimi
nal as he brushed the tears away. T'nen
he reiterated the statement that he has
made so often that the last time he saw
Minnie Williams was when he left her at
Toronto with the Pietzel children.
The genuineness of tbe telegram will be
investigated.
TONS OF GOLD DUMPED
Two Millions More Paid In by
the Belmont- Morgan
Syndicate.
For the Third Time the Wall-Street
Magnates Propped the Ebb
ing Reserve.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 20.-The
treasury gold reserve stood at the close of
business to-day, with the withdrawals and
deposits taken into account, at $101,577,148.
The withdrawals of gold reported to the
treasury to-day were: At New York,
August 19, $100,000; at New York, August
20, $2,850,000; total, $2,950,000.
There was deposited at New York to-day
by the Belniont-Morßan syndicate in gold
$2,000,000. The telegram announcing the
withdrawals arrived at the treasury about
3P. M. It came from Assistant United
States Treasurer Jordan and occasioned
much speculation as to whether or not the
syndicate would permit the gold reserve to
fall below $100,000,000. Unless a deposit of
the syndicate was made, the withdrawals
announced would carry it below the mark.
About 3:45 o'clock a welcome telegram
from Mr. Jordan stated that a $2,000,000
deposit of gold coin had been made by the
syndicate and the gold reserve was still
intact.
This was the third time that the syndi
cate had come to the rescue of the gold
reserve within the past few weeks. In all
it has deposited in excess of its bond
stipulation $7,000,000 in gold coin, or
nearly fourteen tons of the yellow metal.
Since July 13, when the present gold
export movement began, the treasury has
lost in gold coin taken for export,
t13, 185,000.
OF INTEREST TO TBE VOAST.
t'atetits Secured by Inventor* and an In
crease of Pensions.
WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 20.— H.
Bond has been appointed Postmaster at
Greer, Cal.
The following patents were issued to
day: Daniel Best, Han Leandro, gas engine
and generator; James A. Bouk and C. R.
Bushnell, Santa Cruz, device for saving
valuable and precious metals; Charles 8.
Chamberlain, Oakland, fruit crate ; George
H. Chick, San Francisco, amalgamator;
John B. Clot, San Francisco, machinery
for forming and soldering bodies of met
allic packing cans; Antonio C. Denotovich
and J. Porteous, Fresno (said Denotovich
assignor to said Porteous), press for pack
ing: fruit; Vau Curtis Dodge, Sacramento,
folding table; Charles Freeman, Ingle
wood, machine for lifting and loading hay,
grain, etc.; Eugene J. Gregory, Sacra
mento, automatic photographic camera;
Henry P. Holland, San Francisco, ore
roasting furnace; John P. Miller, Santa
Cruz, combined stopple and hand hold;
August Pirch, Los Angeles, plow; Otto
Ruf, Los Angeles, combined bridle front
and winker brace; Rufus A. Simpson,
Ferndale, buttef box ; Albert G. Province,
Puyallup, Wash., sprayer.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original— Martin V. Kimmel,
Red Bluff; James M. Larue, Montgomery
Creek. Reissue — James McDonald, San
Francisco; Noah A. Hoover, Milo; George
Taylor, Loa Angeles. Mexican war sur
vivor—lncrease: Cornelius D. Hughes,
Veterans' Home, Napa.
Oregon : Original— Edward Donnelly,
Oswego; Allen D. Wolcott, Prosper.
Fatal "Wild West* Craze.
TTJNKHANNOCK, Pa., Aug. 20.— The
•'wild West" craze has cost the life of an
other boy. A number of boys were play
ing at killing Indians yesterday morning
in Neehopany Township. Nine-year-old
Lenford Love was a redskin and 12-year
old Fred Doty was a cowboy. According
to all established rules of boyhood fighting
the young redskin was to die at the hand
of the cowboy, and Doty placed a sup
posed empty revolver to the mouth of little
Love and pulled the trigger. Unknown to
the boys the revolver was loaded, and the
bullet passed through the child's neck
severing the spinal cord and instantly kill
ing him.
For Pacific Coast Telegrams see
Pages 3, 4 and 5.
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p\sjßr ■■-■■> SOUTH SIDE,
one of our Bet. Fifth and Sixth, '
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Galvanic or Faradic Batteries. .415 to SI S
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Silk Stockings... ..............:..... •3.50
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Paine's s Compound . and Hall's Ca- ';.
tarrh Cure :.:;:;.-..:"•"".--• «0c
Mine. Fray's Special - Prescription or
Woman's Friend 7 5c
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Bii Accoiiflaii Sale!"
A Sucre** From the Start.
Only. Two More Weeks to Run.
Oar Stores Packed From {
The Start.
Every One Pleased.
IT MUST BE
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If we an not busy during the next four days, foi
we have taken all the odds and ends in our big
Itock and marked them down to almost nothing.
Bale commencing to-day and ending Saturday
tight. \ . .. . .;. V ■■jlr^i <■ ■ ■
OUR ODDS AND ENDS.
LADIES. £
110 pairs of TINE KID OXFORDS, all ~ A(\Q
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98 pairs of FINE TAN KID OXFORDS, QAO
, all 5ty1e5..................... ....> ,O«
1 118 pairs of th« FINEST TAN KID .60
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126 pairs of GENUINE LOUIS XV
FRENCH HEELS, TAN KID
SOUTHERN TIES, cloth or. kid
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worth f 4 .....W^'^-jr^
96 pairs of FINEST FRENCH KID BUT- flj» I .OO '
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186 pairs of FINE Vh.'l FRENCH KID, .40
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186 pairs of FINE FRENCH KID but-
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. V CHILDREN'S.
194 pairs of FINE KID. button, all style .OO
toes «JpA— —
119 pairs Of our XV II LAST 1 N .00
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00 pairs of the BEST TAN Xli • '.- jttoo, 1 .OO
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108 pairs of CALF SHOES, all styles *© JL
90 pairs of GENUINE RUSSIA CALF 1 .90
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94 pairs of BEST HAND-SEWED CALF ff1»0. 15
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190 pairs 'Of EXTRA-SOLID CALF (mi .25
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SXZOIi: HOTTSS,
18,20, 22 Fourth Street,
' ■ ■ • ■ ' - »9
Just South of Market. r'.
Ouit Drug's
WE POSITIVELY GUARANTEE TO
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Nervousness, Forgetfulness, Confusion of
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that the marvelous invention of Dr. Sanden
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C&UA&irw 'i>y&£ 'n every year i
afterall fcnoVn
medicines and I
If Hpn^ofiA MD C Ks^& f ments have
nKTwi rV^air E2LT^£.r,' failed. The fact
I /§*SO^ -«• ■ ' £-S!*£s&&S' J ? '-'** ME "
n> '* > -» ! these troubles,
as you well know If yon are a sufferer and ■
have tried them. ELECTRICITY— which, .
is nerve : force— ls the element which was
drained from the system,' and to cure IT -V
MUST BE REPLACED. We guarantee
; k our patent improved Electric Suspensory to
DEVELOP SHRUNKEN* OR ? UNDE-
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we faithfully promise to give every, buyer ■••
the crowning triumph In -medico-electrical
science, and have placed the price within
the means of every sufferer. • The book.
"Three Classes of Men,'' tree by mail,
Closely sealed. Address . >
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OBDONTUNDER DENTAL PARLORS
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FREDRICK'S SANITARY
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DON'T GO AROUND WITH A BAD TASTB
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