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SLIP OF A FURNACE
Six Men Met a Horrible
? / • Fate in a Steel
► Works.
?W0 OTHERS EXPIRED.
While Fourteen Were at Work
They Were Covered by
Molten Metal.
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XITEEALLY ROASTED TO DEATH.
'.Flames and a Stream of Melted
Matter Issued as Though From
••'.•. a Volcano.
: •'.'.■PiTTSBURG, Pa., Aug. 30.— Six men
':■ ■■met horrible deaths at the Edgar Thor
n■. ■•s^ii steel works of the Carnegie Steel Com
at Braddock at 4:30 o'clock this
.' -; morning and eight others were terribly m
■.' jured. f Two of the latter died while being
.;• conveyed to the Mercy Hospital, Pitta
. bnrg-. * ' • ■
' ' " The dead : Joseph Locksi, aged 40, mar
ried; Stephen Havrilia, aged 34, married;
John Propokovitch, aged 27, married;
James Grucha, a German; Joseph Cot,
aged 32. single; John Michael Pierce, aged
;26; Andrew Drobue, aged 36. The two last
named died while being removed to Mercy
Hospital, Pittsbr.rg.
'•' The. injured are: John Warha, John
Skonda, Michael Jura. John Harrison.
It is thought they cannot survive their
k. injuries. John Sebovay and John "Wagasky
we're only slightly injured. S. Havrila either
jumped or. was blown from the top of the
stack, In falling his head struck an iron
; beam and the upper part of his head was
• eii-tirely cut off.
...The accident occurred at "H' furnace
• : . and was the result of what is known as a
■•"srip." Shortly before the time stated the
'.'.. n-.e.n'at the top of the furnace lost control
•V &..&;'. large barrow, from which ore was
being' dumped into the furnace. The bar
?* row/became wedged under the edge of the
v- : : belti This is not an unusual occurrence.
■'■'.■and;. in accordance with a rule in force a
'h ''nunyb.er of men at the bottom of the fur-
V.iia'ee' dropped their tools and went to the
-:top-.t'o assist in removing the barrow.
/•'.T^' increased the number of men at the
: - top $>i the furnace to fourteen. The work
• ■ men '.were gathered about the opening tug
r.grnV.at the heavy belt and the barrow,
.• •when without warning there was a ter
/■ ride report and the furnace belched forth
prcat volumes of flame and molten metal.
' . Tl;'e' unfortunate workmen were instantly
■. enveloped in a sea of flame which spread
■ V over the platform on which they stood and
. inti> the; hoisthouse, a hundred feet above
i.th^grQand. .
The. force of the explosion hurled six of
. '=:• thg-tneti skyward. They fell back near the
; or>eivintr of the furnace, where the flames
..and; {intense heat from below literally
Toasted them alive.
' '■/Those who had. been furthest from the
••^stacfeL' 5 when- the explosion came were
•.^tiiro^ra back into the hoisthouse, but not
.-.'fst'eaciugh to escape the Games and the
•■ .■metal as it. poured volcano-like from the
stack. ' Thus it was that all were fright
:• buTned. ■
- ■'• v f;ey.?ral of the victims could not be iden
•. .tiried, • their bodies being shattered and
' torn out of all semblance to the human
7.1 farm.'
.;..; TEe explosion immediately aroused the
people, of BraddocE and soon hundreds
'. = vrere ' rushing frantically to the furnaces,
• knowing well what the result of the explo
; sion would inevitably be. As the mothers,
;. wives, a,nd children of the victims learned
; the worst their lamentations were pitiable
in the extreme and force was necessary to
. keep them in restraint until the work of
-.. rescue could be undertaken with safety.
'■- ".- ■■- Property .to- the value of $30,000 was de
• stroyed. '
COLLIDED IN THE CHANNEL
:. During a Fog the Steamer
;> Seaford Ran Down the
. . .:. Lyon and Sank.
■ : .l Among the. Passengers, All of Whom
■■■: Were Rescued, Were Mrs. Foltz
..;•••' ■•. . , . and Daughter.
.':' "LONDON. Eng., Aug. 20.— steamer
Lyon collided to-day in the British Chan
nel with the steamer Seaford, a passenger
• vessel running between New Haven, a town
on -the channel, and Dieppe, France. The
• collision occurred during the prevalence of
■ a fog. • '
. ' The Seaford sank within half an hour
•: after the accident. - TEe Lyon was badly
; damaged.
• No lives were lost. The Lyon brought
the passengers and crew of the Seaford,
■■; numbering 297 persons in all, to New
' Haven.. .
. Among the passengers who were rescued
from the Lvon were Mrs. Clara S. Foltz,
-4he' talented* attorney cf San Francisco,
and her daughter, Virginia. All their bag
gage; however, was- lost.
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CHINESE ARE OBSTISATE.
A Demand. That They Assist in the
Kurh*ng Investigation.
HONGKONG, Aug. 20.— Information has
been received here confirming the previous
' reports that the prefect accompanying the
commission of inquiry into the massacre
of Christians at Kucheng, as well as the
' Chinese officials at that place, have
positively refused to permit the British
and American Consuls to be present dur
ing the .examination of the prisoners con
nected', with the outrages. The Consuls
have made a formal protest, and the mat
ter has been referred to the Viceroy. In
. consequence of this action of the Chinese
authorities, • serious difficulties are ex
, pected .. ." •
•." ". LONDON. Esc, Aug. 20.— Tbe morning
'.: Post to-morrow will say that it is learned
; Mr. "O'Connor, British Minister to China,
has been fully authorized to demand that
. the Chinese Government issue any neces
. sary 'directions to the local officials to in
sure a. complete and satisfactory inquiry
ictto.- the massacre of Christians at Ku
cheng. .' -
,;. .", ••• O'XfH GL OBI'S TRIUMPH.
.The. St. J.oui*l Fast Time While Fhjina
: .■; ■**• Slavs and Stripes.
'• .SOOT HAMPTON, Esc, Aug. 20— The
American line new steamer St. Louis had
.official .trial to-day, and maintained a
Opj:?ed.of' -22 3-10- knots per hour for over
four hours, carrying the stars and stripes
faster than -any flag had ever been carried
through English Channel. The course
was from Portland Hill to Star Point, a
distance of fifty-two knots. The St. Louis
made a flying start, due west, with the
tide. The time consumed was 2 hours 12
mm. 5 sec, showine a speed of 23.6 knots.
The return trip was made in 2 hours 23
rnin. 27 sec, a speed of 21 Knots. The sea
was smooth.
The 'St. Louis, by her performance to
day, wins a mail-carrying contract for ten
years, at the rate of $4 per mile, for a
weekly service between New York and
Southampton. This contract will take ef
fect on October 12. The St. Louis returned
to Southampton at 8:30 p.m. The naval
officials have not finished their calcula
tions, but they are inclinea to the opinion
that the day's course exceeded fifty-two
miles.' and they expect that the St. Louis
will show a record of 22.5 knots an hour.
I)rourn*d. While Boating.
VILLANE DES AULNAIS, Quebec.
Aug. 20.— Five young men, from 14 to 13
years old, went out in a light boat about 4
r. m. Sunday. Three hours later their
bodies were found near land. Their names
are: David St. Pierre, Amadeo E. Pelletier,
Edmund Caron, Joseph Morin and Wilfrid
Labrecque. Nothing is known of how the
accident happened.
French and Italians right.
PARIS, Fn\NCE, Aug. 25.— A dispatch to
Le Journal from Marseilles reports that a
serious riot has occurred between French
and Italian workmen employed in the
salt works at Berre. sixteen miles north
west of Marseilles. The lighting was of a
most desperate character, and rive men
were seriousjy wounded before the police
could quell the riot. A number of the
rineleaders were arrested.
By an Jiroke a Becord.
DOUBLIN, Ireland, August 20.— 1n the
athletic sports which took place at Tip
perary yesterday J. M. Ryan, the cham
pion, broke the record for the high jump,
clearing six feet four and a half inches.
SLAUGHTER OF BANNOCKS.
Those Who Had a Hand in
the Killing to Be Pun
ished.
Special A_ents Will Be Sent to the
Jacksons Hole Country to
Investigate.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Aug. 20.-Since
the closing of the Bannock Indian troubles
the Interior Department has been busy
collecting material as a basis for a report
of the whole affair, and it has now about
completed its task. It has long been un
derstood that those implicated in the kill
ing and wounding of the Indians would be
brought to account.
The Department of Justice will soon
have all the facts of the affair laid before
it. probably to-morrow, and it is under
stood that the Interior Department will
recommend that special agents be detailed
to visit the scenes of the recent troubles
and make an investigation with a view to
punishing the persons engaged in killing
the Indians.
In that event the department will send
inspectors along with the agents to assist
in tbe investigation.
It is not likely that Agent Teter will
take any part in this phase of the matter,
owing to the prejudices of tbe settlers
against him.
XOT BACK TO ZIFE.
The Widotc of the •■ I'nknotcn " Tried to
Restore Animation.
CLEVELAND. Ohio, Aug. 20.— A weary
and utterly hopeless night's vigil was kept
from Sunday evening to Monday morning
by Mrs. A. P. Bozzaro. widow of the "Un
known" of Coxey's army, who committed
suicide Friday night with morphine. Dr.
Bozzaro's widow, heartbroken over her
husband's tragic ending, was willing to
allow anything to be tried which might
possibly rest .usband to her. fo:i
--?e juer.tly-. when Dr. Joseph F. Chan, a
Chinese physician, appeared at her door
0:1 Sunday evening <he readily let him in.
■Many a time ii China. " ! -aid Dr. Chan,
"we have resuscitated men who died from
overdoses of opium." Mrs. Bozzaro and
Dr. Cban entered the room where the aead
man lay. In the hope of having her hus
band brought bacfc to Her, she forgot to
explain tnat the body had already been
embalmed. The Chinese physician said
that the man was only lying in a stupor,
and that if the morphine could be forced
out with medicine signs of life would ap
pear in a short time.
Tben. lie forced several teaspoonfuls of
the medicine down the throat of the
corpse. Shortly after this he departed,
leaving instructions that the medicine
should be administered every half honr.
Mrs. Bozzaro was faithful to the trust
and. although wean* from fatigue and loss
of sleep, she remain d with the dead man
until morning, administering the medi
cine as directed and watching for signs of
life. The gray streaks of dawn began to
appear through the windows, but the
anxious woman still hung by her hus
band's bier, waiting for tne signs of life
which she confidently expected would ap
pear. Yesterday morning she telephoned
to Coroner Arbuckle stating the circum
stances. The Coroner at once went to the
house and stopped proceedings.
Will Aot Consolidate.
CHICAGO. 111., Aug. 20.— A report, said
to have emanated from the Detroit offices
of the Wagner Company, was in circula
tion at the railroad offices to-day to the
effect that negotiations were in progress
looking to the consolidation of the Wagner
and Pullman corporations. It was stated
that the overtures had come from the
Yanderoilt-owned concern, but the reasons
for desiring a consolidation at this time
were not given. Pullman, when asked as
to the truth of the report, said: "There is
no foundation in fact fur such a report, and
I will say no more." Railroad officials
familiar with the sleeping-car part of the
business did not place much credence in
the report.
The Bull-Fight Barred.
ATLANTA, Ga., Aug. 20.— The proposed
bull-light, which has been destroying the
peace of Colonel Ballou, has been can
celed. This afternoon the legislative
board of the exposition put an end to the
fieht. It was feit that the matter was giv
ing the exposition an unpleasant notoriety
and the Board of Managers therefore this
afternoon adopted a resolution instructing
the president to notify the concessionaire
that the buil-fight will not be permitted on
tbe grounds.
Testing the Ittfles.
WEST POINT, H. V., Aug. 20.— The
first company of engineers from Willets
Point finished a fire days' detail at target
practice on Washington Flats yesterday
afternoon. The rifle used was the new
Krag-Jorgensen. with a new kind of smoke
less powder. The officers here think the
Kraz-Jorgensen is tbe rifle of the future,
although it needs perfecting in minor de
tails.
A Fntal Explosion.
CHICAGO, 111., Aug. 20.— A fatal explo
sion of calcimining material occurred this
morning in a barn in the rear of 13 String
street. The following were burned: Mrs.
Kate Pfeiffer, aged 40, severely burned
about the face and eyes; Robert Pfeiffer.
eyesight destroyed, will die; Joesph Pfeif
fer, burned aDoutface, head and eyes.
The Order of the Templars was founded
in 1119.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1895.
HELD UP THE TRAIN.
The Daring Raid Made
by Four Highwaymen
in Michigan.
BULLETS AND DYNAMITE.
An Empty Safe In the Express
Car Was Easily Blown
Open.
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TWO TEAINMEN WERE ROBBED.
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Passengers Not Molested, but a
Flagman Was Shot Down
by the Bandits.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Aug. 20.— The
5 p. M. Chicago and West Michigan pas
senger train from Chicago was held up by
four highwaymen one and a half miles
south of New Richmond at 9:4o o'clock
this evening. When tbe train reached the
curve at this point it slowed up as usual,
and as it did so a signal was swung for the
train to stop.
Engineer George Zeibel reversed the
lever and applied the airbrakes and
brought the train to a standstill. A mo
ment later he and the fireman, Michael
Driscoll, were covered with revolvers by
two men, while two others proceeded to
the express-car and ordered Expressman
Bernard Van Otten to open the door.
This he refused to do and the robbers
began firing at the train, breaking all the
windows in the express-car. Finding Van
Otten not easily scared one of the robbers
forced the door and the two men went in,
and while one covered the expressman the
other dynamited the safe, blowing the
door off. They got nothing, as it was an
empty safe being taken from Chicago to
the company's offices in this city.
The robbers then proceeded to the pas
senger-cars, firing as they went. Entering
the car they held up Conductor E. E. Rice,
taking his watch and |7 in cash.
While this was going on the other two
robbers went through Engineer Zeibel and
got his watch an<l also took one from Fire
man Driscoll. The four men then jumped
from the train, and as they did so they saw
Flagman Timothy Murphy signaling and
shot him in the right groin, inflicting a
serious wound. After firing more shots at
the train the robbers struck out into the
woods.
After the train was started it ran into an
obstruction a short distance north of the
place of the hold-up. The robbers had
piled the track with old ties, and some
time was spent in clearing the track. The
train was held twenty minutes, and arrived
in this city at 11:10 o'clock. The wounded
flagman was taken to the hospital. None
of the passengers were molested, or in
jured by flying ballets, but all were terri
bly frightened.
The Chicago and West Michigan officials
at once dispatched a posse after the rob
bers. The gang is evidently the same one
which assaulted a woman at Otsego, Sun
day, and has been operating in Kalamazoo
and Alleghan counties for the past three
weeks, robbing farmers and holding up
travelers.
OUTWITTED BY THE FIB EM AS.
After Masked Hen Stopped a Train the
Engine Escaped.
GOTHENBURG, Nebr., Aug. Union
Pacific train 8 was held up by masked men
near Brady Island at about 1 o'clock this
morning. The train was signaled and the
engineer and fireman covered with re
volvers. The engineer was marched back
to the express-car in routine manner, bat
the fireman was left in the cab. He seized
the opportunity and cut the engine loose
from the train. He immediately pulled
for this city and was out of the way of
danger before the robbers realized what he
had done.
Upon his arrival here he told his story,
which created great excitement. A posse
was quickly formed and a boxcar was
coupled to the engine and the party started
for the scene of the hold-up.
At 2 o'clock nothing has been heard
from the scene of the robbery.
A DAI OX THE DESERT.
Knights Templar Feed Good Indiana in
Idaho.
BATTLE IfOUNTAUT, Key., Ang. 20.—
Golden Gate Commandery has spent the
day in the great American desert, feeding
good Indians with peaches and water
melon at Humboldt, teaching the natives
of Carlin how to keep cool with the tem
perature at 110 degrees, and for every min
ute of the desolate ride enjoying itself and
Badge of the California Commandery,
Knights Templar.
[Sketched for "The Call."
spreading throueh the desert its beneficent
influence. The ladies of the party took
charge of the commissary-car for a part of
the day and filled the ioving cup with cool
ins: lemonade. The Pullman sleeper Con
tento has been made the headquarters of
the commandery by orders posted to-day,
and Eminent Sir M. T. Owens made officer
of the day.
To-nieht a grand entertainment was
given in the dining-car, which was adver
tised by the following poster, giving the
several attractions:
Introductory Plr William Edward Muter
Overture, "Golden Gate".......; ........ .Bazoos
Address ....Sir Georze D. Clark
Soar.'..' .........Sir William F. Smith
Addre55......... ..Sir M. T Owens
Infliction No. 2 Bazoo Blowers
Address.... ......Sir Dr. Frany
P0ne....". 1..:....... — Lady Indson
/Remarks...... ..Sir Charles L. Field
So g.. .....Lady Last
Admission free. Tip . waiters. Refreshments a
la stand op. ■ commissary -car. ; Carriages for coun
try after each number. Ladles please remove hats.
Bicycles checked. Braises doctored.
All the features of a first-class entertain
ment were enjoyed by the audience whicn
crowded the car while rolling at the rate of
thirty miles an hour over the desert
toward Boston town.
BUDD LEAVES A SICKBED.
The Executive Soxc Able to Sett in a Big
Easy-Chair.
STOCKTON, ;Cal., Aug. 20.— The im
provement in Governor Bndd's condition
is more marked every day. Dr. Sargent
said this morning he thought that in about
ten days the Governor would be able to be
up and about Then he will be removed
to Tiburon, where quarters are being fitted
up for him on board tbe steamer Merren,
which is out of commission now.
The patient continues his diet of eggs
and milk, which has been prescribed to
2ive him strength. He also eats birds and
fruit, but is not allowed any meat except
young pigeons, as it is bad for his rheu
matism. He seems brighter now that he
has gained a little strength, and laughs
and chats with the members of his house
hold.
No matters connected with his official
duties are yet allowed to come before him.
Miss 'f odman. his executive secretary, looks
out for the correspondence and tielps the
others to stave off the politicians.
From the present indications it will not
be long before the Governor arill be himself
once more. His eye is brighter and his
voice clearer than it had been, and the
marked weakness has now about gone
from him.
This afternoon he sat up in the invalid
chair that has been procured for him. To
morrow he will be wheeled into the parlor
for a time. It is expected to-night that
the Governor will be able to go down to
Tiburon a week from to-morrow.
WEALTH FOR A BEGGAR
Fortune for a Man Jailed at
Portland, Or., as a
Vagrant.
Dr. Murphy Notified That He Is the
Heir to an Estate in
Ireland.
PORTLAND, Or.. Aug. 20.— A fortune
has chased across the Atlantic and across
this continent to iind an heir, who was a
college mate of Oscar Wilde, and is now in
decided need.
Some years ago a physician settled at
Roseburg, Or. His name was Dr. M. J. Mur
phy. He claimed to be a graduate of Trinity
College, Dublin, Ireland, and to have been a
surgeon in the British navy. He proved to
be a scholar and a learned doctor and
achieved great success in his profession.
Dissipation wrecked him at Roseburg and
for several years he has been a sad victim
of alcohol. Drifting to Portland, he eked
out a precarious living, writlne scholarly
editorials for a daily paper. Want and the
disease of bad habits tempted him to ask
help in the streets, for which he was arrested
and put in jp.il. While in jail for begging,
a considerable fortune was awaiting him
in County Louth, Ireland, left him by his
father, who had been an important county
official for half a century.
After being released from prison Dr.
Murphy received a letter from Father
Chabot, a priest at Rosebnr?, saying he
had received a letter from Mrs. Murphy,
tbe doctor's mother, asking the where
abouts of the son, and saying that his
father, who bad recently died, had left a
considerable sum in cash, bonds and
stocks. Father Chabot requested the
doctor to write to him at once, as he de
sired to send a reply to Ireland.
The first intimation Dr. Murphy had of
the death of his father was in a copy of an
exchange which be had borrowed from a
newspaper office here. The doctor was at
college with Oscar Wilde, and remembers
tbe British convict well. Several weeks
ago he contributed a highly interesting
article to a local weekly, containing remi
niscences of Wilde's singing for Trinity
students.
Dr. Murphy is reticent about his wind- j
fall, and the story leaked out only through j
a prominent Catholic acquaintance of his,
who saw the letter from Father Chabot,
with whose handwriting the gentleman is
familiar. The doctor is eking out a poor |
existence, awaiting further returns from i
Father Chabot's report to his mother in
County Louth.
CAPTURED AT LOSG BEACH.
A yotorioua Kansas Embezzler Arrested
After n Long Chase.
PORTLAND, 0r... Aug. 20.— A great
sensation was created yesterday among
the elite of Long Beach, Wash., a fashion
able seaside resort, when L'nited States
Marshal Grady arrested A. J. Lusk for em
bezzling $80,000. Lusk went to Long
Beach recently a perfect stranger, but his
suave manner of a well-bred man of the
world soon won for him a popular social
position.
Two years ago. when Lusk was cashier
of a National bank in Wichita, Kan., he,
it is said, stole $80,000 in a lump sum. Ho
had two confederates. The three men
were apprehended shortly after the theft.
and the confederates are now serving
terms in prison, pending his trial, Lusk
was released on bail and lied to San Fran
cisco. Since then, until Jast month, de
tectives all over the country had been look
ing for him. About the middle of July
the detectives here scented his presence,
beginning a search high and low for him.
After coming here Lusk became infatu
ated with and made a confidant of the
woman who within the past few days ex
posed him to the United States Marshal.
Lusk does not deny being the man long
sought for, but regrets having confided in
the woman. He will be brought here
awaiting the pleasure of ttie Kansas
authorities.
DENOUNCED THE GOVERyXEXT.
A Portland Anarchist Landed in Jail by
the Police.
PORTLAND, Or., Aug. 20.— An anarch
ist named Abraham Isaac, an Austrian,
scarcely two yeais in America, held forth
to an immense crowd on the street last
night. His bad English was of a very in
flammatory sort, denouncing not only this
city's government and police force, but
also all American institutions. Two po
licemen came along, ordered the street,
which was impassable, cleared. The ha
ranguer, however, ignored the order of the
police, and they had to snatch him off his j
box and arrested him on the charge of re- j
fusing to move on.
No sooner was Isaac taken into custody
than one of his colleagues mounted the
box to continue the discourse. He held
the position a few moments only, though,
as one of the officers made for him, and
the fellow broke and ran away.
In the Municipal Court Isaac declared
he had a local foliowing of 100 men, who
would be heard from.
Portland's Duelists Recovering.
PORTLAND, Ob., Aug. 20.-Dts. Aus
plund and Holmes, who on Friday last
fought a duel with pistols in the latter's,
office, are convalescing. Ausplund's re
covery is miraculous.
ASHORE OS TRIAL ISLAM).
The Monster Collier Ktihttlui Aground in
Xorthern Water:
VICTORIA. B. C, Aug. 20.— The steam
collier Kahului is ashore on Trail Island.
Her bows are high up and her stern has
about six feet freeboard at the top of the
side. A large pang of men are going to
jettison the cargo. The crew is safe.
WOULD SEIZE HAVANA
Scheme Arranged to
Collect Mora's Claim
by Force.
WAS CLEVELAND'S PLAN.
United States Vessels Assem
ble to Carry Out the
Intention.
A PRECEDENT IN" NICARAGUA.
Now That Spain Will Pay the Money
No Hostile Steps Will Be
Taken.
■WASHINGTON', D. C, Aug. 20.— After
many years of controversy, the claim of
Maximo Mora, a naturalized American
citizen, against the Government of Spain
for the value of his sugar plantation in
Cuba, has been amicably settled, or rather,
practically so, for Spain has until Septem
ber 15 to make the payment. Spain's final
and positive agreement to pay at an early
date was made some time ago, but since
the Cabinet Council at Madrid committed
the Government to that promise a diffi
culty arose through a further decision of
the Council not to pay the interest on the
claim, amounting to about $300,000.
It was believed at the time that this at
titude of the Cabinet would result in seri
ous difficulty between the United States
and Spain. The patience of the "Washing*
ton Government has been worn out through
Spain's constant policy of making promises
and then failing to keep them. So seri
ously did this Government view the re
fusal to pay the interest that a plan that
might have involved the United States in
war with Spain, but probably wouid not,
was decided on by the President, Secretary
Olney and Secretary Herbert. This was
no less than an intention to seize Havana
and hold that port until the Spanish Gov
ernment laid down the amount of the in
terest or the customs revenue amounting
to the full interest had been collected at
the Havana Custom-house by the United
States officers, who would be placed in
charge.
The statement that this plan was practi
cally arranged is made on the best author
ity. In coming to such a conclusion the
administration found a precedent in the
recent action of Great Britain in seizing
the port of Corinto. Nicaragua, for the pur
pose of collecting indemnity claimed for
subjects who had suffered at the hands of
the Nicaraguan Government during the
Mosquito troubles.
Rear-Admiral Bunce, commanding the
North Atlantic squadron now cruising in
New England waters, was selected as the
officer to command the expedition to Ha
vana, and his fleet was to consist of the
New York, the Montgomery, the Raleigh
and the Minneapolis, at present composing
the squadron of evolution, the Cincinnati,
now at Key West. Fla., and such other
vessels as could be prepared for service on
time. It is stated in this connection that
the evolutions which the strategic squad
ron is supposed to be practicing along the
Atlantic coast are merely designed to sat
isfy curiosity as to the assemblage of such
a large number of vessels.
There was little doubt in the minds of
those who arranged the plan for the seizure
of Havana that Spain would pay the in
demnity very quickly when she learned of
the character of the persuasion to be em
ployed by this Government.. The waiver
of Mora, howuver, with regard to the in
terest, obviates the necessity of carrying
out the plan, which Spain, by prompt pay
ment, would probably not have allowed to
proceed further than the receipt of an ul
timatum that the interest must be paid or
Havana would be seized.
The agreement between Spain, the
United States and Mora was arranged aiter
repeated conferences between Secretary
Olney, Senor Dupuy de Lome, the Span
ish Minister, and Mora's attorney.
Secretary Olney is at Falmouth and
Senor de Loma i 3 at Swampscott, and
Mora and his attorney were summoned to
Massachusetts to sign the agreement.
Mora waives all claim for interest, and
Spain, represented by Senor de Lome,
agrees to make the payment on September
15. The principal of the claim is $1,500,000,
and it is to be paid in Spanish gold. When
the agreement was made Mori asked that
the money be paid to a representative of
the United States or his attorney either in
Washington or Madrid, but Senor de Lome
insisted that it should be paid to Mora's
attorney by Martinez Campos, the Captain-
General of Cuba, in Havana. This dispute
could not be arranged and does not appear
in the articles of agreement.
SAN DIEGO'S SENSATION
A Man Who Has Long Been
Divorced Without His
Knowledge.
Suit Will Be Brought to Set Aside
the Decree Secured by Mrs.
Houbert.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 20.— An intelli
gent man of middle age appeared in the
County Clerk's office to-day and asked per
mission to look at the papers in the di
vorce case of Houbert vs. Houbert, in
which a decree was rendered on January
22, 1891. His request was granted, and the
man sat at a desk for a long time over the
judgment. Later he told about his con
nection with the case.
"I am Houbert, the defendant in the
action," said he, "and, though the decree
was granted over four years ago, this is
the first positive information I have ob
tained that a divorce was granted to the
woman who was my wife. I was married
to her on October 24, 1576, in the East, but
we lived here in San Diego a few years ago.
We always got along well together.
In 1890 I left here for the State
of Washington to take up a home
stead and intended to make a home for
ourselves there. We corresponded reg
ularly until along in 1893, and I occasion
ally sent her a few dollars, though she was
a professional nurse and made a good liv
ing for herself and had no children to look
after. She was living in my own house at
Front and Cedar streets, in this city, and I
had reason to believe she was getting along
all right.
"But it transpires I had hardly got out
of sight before she began this action
against me on the ground of desertion.
She alleged in her complaint that I was
notified, but the first I heard of it was two
years ago in San Francisco, when I was on
my way back here. An old friend told me
then that my wife procured a divorce
from me over two years previously, and
what was even more surprising had
got married aeain in a week to
a man named Casey. That astounded me
more than I can express, and since then I
have wandered all over the coast except
here. To think of her corresponding with
me and accepting money for two years
after getting a divorce and* marrying again
was more than I could stand. "I spent all
the money I could raise by selling the im
provements on my homestead, and only
lately made up mv mind to come down
here and find out about the proceedings.
"Since arriving a week &zo I have ascer
tained she has a child nearly 4 years old,
and is living with her husband somewhere
out by La Mesa — too, in my
house. In her complaint she alleged the
house was her separate property, and the
court gave it to her. But it is mine.
"What shall I do? Well. I intend to
have the decree of divorce annulled. The
whole complaint is untrue and reflects on
me in an unwarranted manner. I only
wish to have the decree annulled, and then
she can go ahead as she pleases."
SAX 1)1 EG A. AROUSED.
A Move to Place a Tax Upon all Occu
pations,
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 20.— For some
time past the City Council has been threat
ened with a deficit of funds. The Board of
Alderman to-night received the report of
the Auditor, showing expenditures during
the present year of $121,000, with the pros
pects of running the city $15,000 in debt by
the end of the year at the present rate of
expense.
The Aldermen are to meet on Saturday
and adopt a resolution ordering the prep
aration of an ordinance imposing a license
tax upon all occupations in the city. This
move was apprehended, and has caused
great opposition, with the prospect that it
will be defeated. From present appear
ances the city will be compelled to cut
down important improvements now under
way.
SAS IjIEGO'S CAPTIVE BRIG Ay D.
Francisco Padsres Held on a Charge of
Horse- Stealing.
SAN DIEGO. Cal., Aug. 20.— Francisco
Padere?, the alleged murderer, who es
caped from Ensenadajail and was captured
yesterday east of this city on an old war
rant charging him with horse-stealing,
was to-day held in $750 bail for examina- j
tion. The people have a good case against ;
him and Lower California officers are tak
ing steps to secure extradition papers, so
that if he escapes from the meshe? of the law
here he will De taken below the line to
answer for the alleged murder of the
Lempe family at the "Valley of the Palms
last year. Paderes could not secure bail
and is in jail.
Killed by a Train year Yuma.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., Aug. 20.— The Coro
ner has been notified by the Southern
Pacific officials that Thomas Collins,
bridee-tender at Yuma, was killed last
evening by being struck by an overland
passenger train while standing beside the
track on the California side of the river.
yORTHERX PACIFIC TROUBLE.
Ansicer of Receivers to the Ires Petition
Filed at Seattle.
SEATTLE. Wash., Aug. 20.— An answer
of Thomas F. Oakes, Henry C. Payne and
Henry C. Rouse, receivers of the Northern
Pacific, to the motion and petition of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company for
their removal was tiled this afternoon in
the oflice of the clerk of the Federal court.
It is a voluminous document and denies
even- allegation made in the petition for
removal, and affirms strongly that Judge
Jenkins of the Eastern Wisconsin Judicial
District had jurisdiction in the original
case, as *he property of the company is
and was located therein. Stress is also
laid upon the fact that at the time the
original suit was brought counsel for the
Northern Pacific admitted that the com
pany was bankrupt and consented to the
apDointment ot receivers.
The hearing of the case will begin Thurs
day.
FOUGHT WITH A BURGLAR.
Midnight Duel With Revolvers in a Sac-
ramento Residence.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. 20.— As
William H. Leeman, tbe hop-grower, was
about to enter his residence at 1322 I street
to-night he was confronted by a burglar,
who was just emerging from the house.
Leeman jrrappled with the burglar, when
the latter drew a revolver and fired a shot
at him. Leeman finally managed to se
cure the weapon and fired three shots at
the burglar, who had managed to free him
self from Leeman. None of the shots fired
by either party took effect.
The burglar secured Leeman's overcoat
and a quantity of silverware, which he
threw away in his flight.
Will >ot Sink Oil Weils.
SAN DIEGO. Cal., Aug. 20.— Men pros- '
pecting for oil on the North Island and
on Point Loma promontory ask so much
that owners decline to have wells sunk.
They want a ninety-nine years' lease of
half" of the entire island, and about the
same on Point Loma if oil be found.
yew Factory for Tacotna.
TACOMA. Wash., Aug. 20.— The Stand
ard Oil Company has ordered an entire
can-mannfacturing plant on an immense
scale, which will be located in Tacoma.
Tin will be imported for cans, and this
will be the distributing point for the entire
Northwest.
So new evidence was obtained in the Win
throp trial yesterday.
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NEW TO-DAY.
Ir l BROS.
I'^Vs.HOE.CO,
OUR CLOSING-OUT
SALE!
TAN SHOES
50c ON THE" DOLLAR
Proved such a wonderful success
that we have decided to con-
tinue the sale
ONE WEEK LONGER
THE RUSH LAST WEEK FOR
TAN SHOES
Was wonderful.
Our large store was crowded from
morning till night with people
BUYING TAN SHOES.
Call or send early as convenient
as these bargains won't last long.
Read the following:
NET CASH PRICE LIST
And you will see that we are sell-
ing shoes for about one-half what
you have been paying.
It will pay any one to buy all the
TAN SHOES they need for this
season during this sale.
CHILDREN'S AND MISSES' TAN BUTTON
SHOES, spring heels, square toes and tips.
Sires 5 toT^-i ....... ....85c.
Sizes 8 to 11 95c.
Sizes lli^ to 2 $115.
LADIES' TAN BUTTON SHOES, heel or spring
heel, square toe and tip $1 50 per pair.
Regular price 92 50.
LADIES' RAZOR-TOE TAN BUTTON OR LACE
SHOES, flexible soles $1 75 per pair.
Regular price *3.
LADIES' FINE TAN KID BUTTON, latest style
pointed or narrow square toes, light flexible
soles, a perfect finished shoe $2 per pair.
Regular price $3 50.
LADLES' FINEST QUALITY TAN KID BUT-
TON OR LACE SHOES, hand-turn soles, latest
style pointed razor toes $3 per pair.
Regular price $5 per pair.
LADIES' TAN OXFORD TIES, pointed or narrow
square toes $1 per pair.
XAI>IES' TAN SOUTHERN TIES, pointed or
narrow square toes SI 60 per pair.
LADIES' FINE TAN KID OXFORD TIES,
hand turn soles, latest style pointed or square
toes $2 per pair.
YOUTHS' AND BOYS' TAN LACE SHOES,
solid soles.
Youths' sizes. 11 to 2 $1 50
Boys' sizes, 2% to 51 91 75
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1000 PAIRS OF MEN'S TAN CALF SHOES,
at $2 per pair.
-~«V' • • »■ Regular price $4. •
WE WILL SELL ALL BLACK
f x, SHOES at the SAME PRICE.
IF OUR~SHOES
Are not as represented return them
and we will refund the money.
By the Above Yon Will See That You
Have All to Gain and Nothing to Lose
I by Buying Your Shoes at
SHOE CO.
812-814 MARKET STREET,
PHELAN BUILDING.
Telephone 5537.
FREEASAIR
Dr. McKenzie's Catarrh
Cure Can be Had
at Joy's.
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McKenzie has made a name for itself in
the remote places of the Globe. Hundreds
of testimonials by rich and poor attest the
value of this Catarrh Cure.
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A SAMPLE will be given to you free.
The more chronic the case the better.
CALL for free sample or treatment.
E. W. JOY, BALDWIN PHARMACY
Cor. Market and Powell Sts.
JUST SEE THE
IMMENSE BARGAINS.
GARMENTS MADE TO ORDER
At Prices Heyer Before Offered oa
the Pacific Coast.
Thin sale ■will continue for 30 days
only for cash.
JOE POHEIM
TEE TAILOR,
201 and 203 Montgomery Street, .
724 and 1110 and 1113 Market Street.
WALL if WINDOW
PAPER 1 || I SHADES
Largest Stock and Lowest Prices.
G.W. CLARK
653 Market Street.
SAMPLES SENT. ,"-
kf*« B*BT Otr»« Bt DEWEY & CO-
>E ' 220 ****Kst St., 8. f ., Cm. I
Weak Men and Women
SHOULD USE D AMI AN A BITTERS, THE
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btr%flf in to the sexual Organs •■■'•
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