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VOLUME LXXXYI-NO. 132.
MARIN TOWNS MENACED
BY BLAZING FORESTS
Many Cottages Destroyed and the
Loss Will Reach at Least a
Half Million.
SAN" RAFAEL, Oct. 10.—
Luigi Ferari, a ranchhand, is
reported missing and believed
to have been caught in the
names. Constable Ga.gner was
seriously burned near Dr.
Warner's place.
MILL VALLEY, Oct. 9.— A forest
fire has been raging on Mount
Tama - since noon to-day, and
at a late hour to-night four square
miles of territory had b&en left a black
and smoking waste. Several cottages on
the outskirts of this place are- totally
destroyed, but 400 men are now fighting
the flames and the town is considered
safe as a whole. The fire threatens to
cross the ridge and destroy Larkspur and
Corte Madera on the east and Bolinas on
the west. In case the flames reach the
Stensor. ranch toward Bolinas, Incalcu
lable damage will be done and it least a
month will be required for the fire to
burn itself out. The damage has already
reached half a million dollars and that
estimate may be doubled by to-morrow.
The fire started at 11:40 a. m. near the
railroad tank half way up the mountain,
and was first discovered by a young son
of Colonel Savage, now at Manila. The
boy promptly Informed Manager Louis
I>. Janes of the Tamalpais Land and
Water Company and A. H. Mclnnes, who
hurriedly drove to where the fire had its
Inception, and seeing that the outlook was
serious sounded the fire alarm.
Word was sent M. Baker, manager o^
the construction department of the North
Pacific Coast Railway at Sausalito, and in
an hour's time 100 men were rushed to Mill
Valley by a special train. They were at
once joined there by 300 citizens, many of
them beir.g metropolitan business men.
and the work of fighting the flames, which
had by this time gained great headway,
was begun. Brush hooks, shovels, axes
and every other contrivance that could be
used was taken aiong, the women helping
the men gather them together.
The first residence endangered was that
of George White, who Is connected with
the cusrom-house. A young lady there
fought the flames with a garden hose, and
the house was saved by the arrival of the
lire fighters, though it is still within the
danger line to-night. The men at "once
began back-firing and drove the flames
toward the mountain: The flames then
Jumped 100 feet to George T. Marsh's
group of cottages, and In spite of hercu
lean work two cottages, known as th-"-
Owl's nest and the Cabin, were burned
to the ground. The thirty-three acres of
land covered with redwood timber and
owned by Marsh, who conducts a Japa
nese bric-a-brac store under the Palace
Hotel, were burned over, the entire loss,
including the cottages, amounting .to $30,
--600.
Mrs. H. B. Burnham. who lived in one
of the Marsh cottages, rushed an express
wagon to the scene and had all her house
hold goods removed. Though her cottage
lias not yet been burned it lies inside the
danger belt and may go up in smoke al
any minute. Everything was removed
from Mrs. L. A. Bishop's house, adjoin
ing Mrs. liurnham's. but It is believed
that her property will be saved. Every
thing at the Eastland Hotel is ready to
be removed at a minute's warning, but
back tiring will probably save this fash
ionable summer resort. Mrs. E. MofiTtt.
widow of the deceased wholesale butcher,
and Daniel B. Haves of the Fulton Iron
Works, have moved all their household
belongings to the county road near Alto
in order io be prepared for the worst. J.
W. Costlgah; the wheat hroker. played a
garden hose on his property and succeed
ed, with the assistance of the firemen,
in saving It from total destruction. Mr.
Martinet, who is connected with Scrlb
ner's Magazine, has a cottage nearby
which was in danger at a late hour.
All In all the fire has swept over a
stretch of four miles of territory, all of
which was considered good building sites,
valued at several hundred dollars an' acre.
Bnck-firir.g has probably saved Mill Val
ley, as the flames are now dying out on
this side of mountain, but it is feared
that by morning they may work their
way Into Baltimore Canyon and destroy
Corte Madera and - Larkspur. The Are
is at present principally confined to War
ners Canyon on th' east, but Is reach
ing out toward Bolinas 'ii the west and
Is now as far as the White Gate ranch
at Willow Camp, which opens into the
Stenson forest of 12.000 acres. If it gets
there It means that the flames cannot be
controlled for a month and must be
fought toward the ocean. On this ranch
are probably 1000 head of cattle, many of
which would doubtless be burned to
death. At a late hour 150 head of cattle
were driven off the Boyle ranch and
scattered long the county road between
Alto Station and Sausalito.
A panic prevailed here before it was
f.een that -firing would save all but
the outskirts of the town and there Is
not a residence where everything is not
packed and ready for moving. Many have
taken all their household goods out of
the valley and the county roads are lit
tered with furniture, pianos, bedding and
all portable articles for three miles. Wlih
the hardest labor and the best luck the
flames cannot be totally extinguished for
a week. ;: c
To-night the heavens are still crimson,
and at intervals a tongue of flame will
leap Into the air, accompanied by the
crashing sound of giants of the forest top
pling to the earth, and light the sur
rounding region for miles. The heaviest
loser by the fire is Sydney B. Cushing.
who will suffer to the tune of $250,000.
The Tamalpais Land and Water Company
will lose $160,000, and the remainder will
be borne by the owners of the cottages
and -mall patches of forest.
While the flames were burning fiercest
B. Grethel. the baker, and rose] Mills,
the painter, became surrounded by burn
ing timber and had to rush through four
feet of flames to safety. In doing so they
both fell over a forty-foot precipice and
were seriously Injured.
While tearing brush away froro-i. burn
ing patch J. Tobin ran Into a swarm of
wild honey bees angered by the flames.
He was so badly stung that he had to be
led home, and Dr. Spottlswood was sum
moned to render medical assistance, To
bin's features are swollen until they are
unrecognizable.
The origin of the fire Is unknown. Some
Incline to the belief that It was caused
bj- a spark from an engine of the moun
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tain railway, but Messrs. Janes and Mc-
Innes are convinced that some careless
person cast a lighted cigar or cigarette
into the grass bordering the .railway
track.
MANY HOMES AND
VINEYARDS DESTROYED
SAN JOSE, Oct, 9.— The fire which has
prevailed in the Santa Cruz mountains
for some days Is still burning to-day and
no one can tell where it will end. Under
the scorching sun and hot wind yesterday
it spread rapiAly and got far beyond con
trol. Many were out fighting to save
heir property and help went from here,
nut still there was a large loss. All
through the night the blaze could be seen
from San Jose. It was plainly visible at
WHERE THE DESPERATE BURGLAR MET HIS DEATH.
6 this morning, but later in the day was
obscured by the heavy smoke which hangs
over the valley.
Statements differ as to the loss so far
caused, this being placed all the way
from <50,0u0 to $150,000; the latter figure is
probably too high. The scope of country
burned over is scattered so that It may
be a day or so before the estimate will
be accurate even if no more damage is
done. J. McCracken lost two residences
yesterday and several acres of vineyard.
Othtrs who have suffered loss are i:. O.
xocco, John Cave, C. H. Allen and E. F.
Adams. Vineyards especially suffer since
if the lire gets a sweep across them they
are utterly ruined.
A telephone message from Wrights
shortly before noon to-day stated that the
fire is raging fiercely again toward Los
Gatos Canyon. J. W. Lincoln and a Mr.
Moon have lost their residences. The
nearest fire to Wrights is in Austin
gulch, about a mile and a half away.
Great quantities of timber are being de
stroyed. Cnless the fire is checked soon
It may cause serious delay to the nar
row-gauge railroad. A big rain is prayed
Cor by tho people In the mountains.
SANTA CRUZ, Oct. 9.— A forest fire Is
reported to be raging at the head of La
guna Creek and another on Berry Creek,
near Valencia. The Hihn Company sent
a large force of men to fight the flames
encroaching on their land near Sulphur
Springs. The men, by back firing, are
endeavoring to keep the fire in Los Gatos
Canyon.
J. A. Hoffman's residence, eight miles
from Boulder Creek, was destroyed. The
lire Is now raging heavily in Spanish
gulch and heading toward Soquel Springs.
The house owned by a. Stamor on the
Cattermole place was totally destroyed.
There Is a demand for more men, as those
who have been fighting the flames are
well nigh exhausted after their struggle
of thirty-six hours.
At the Meyers winery 40,000 gallons of
wine were used In extinguishing the fire.
Vlneyardists in the burning territory
have sustained much damage, as the
grapes have been destroyed.
The fire now covers territory twelve
miles. Where It is now at Its height there
is a fine lot of timber. Great efforts were
made to prevent the fire crossing the road
at Soquel Canyon by felling trees and
back-firing, but the flames leaped over
the barricade this afternoon.
At Skyland men who were moving the
schoolhouse had to leave off work and re
spond to a call from neighbors whose
homes were in peril. F. R. Dann, whose
ranch near Vine Hill Is well known as the
summer resort called Mountain View
Ranch, had to wet down his houses, owing
to cinders. He remained up nearly all
night watching his property. Dunn says
the view from his place was superb, as
the flames would climb the redwood giants
and burst forth almost at their tops.
The weather Is growing cool, which
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SAN FRAN CISCO, J TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, ; ■' 1 899.
MYSTERIOUS WOMAN KNELT
BESIDE THE DEAD BURGLAR
Strange Incident at the Alameda Morgue Following
the Midnight Battle— Captured Man Makes Ad=
missions— Good Service of Citizens.
ALAMEDA. Oct 9. -This city Is still
in a wild state of excitement over
last night's battle with the trio of
desperate burglars who attempted
to enter the store of A. O. Gott on
Park street. Although the police now
deny that there was a third man In the
affair, he was seen by so many both be
fore and after the conflict that the citi
zens refuse to believe that there is not
another criminal hiding in their midst
who will fight for his life if cornered.
The town is being carefully patrolled to
night by the police, augmented by a large
force of armed citizens, determined that
the third man of the trio shall not es
cape them.
Chief of Police Conrad and Officer Had
ley, who were wounded In last night's
affray, are not seriously hurt. The bul-
let that "truck Conrad took the skin off
his neck just over the jugular vein, while
Hadley will only lose the ends of two fin
gers of .his right hand as a result of his
part In the battle.
A strange Incident, which may lead to
the identification of at least one of the
desperadoes, occurred to-night. A mys
terious young woman entered the Morgue,
and hurrying to the slab, which bore the
remains of the dead burglar, knelt down
beside the corpse. Passionately pressing
her lips on the dead lips, the young
woman gave herself up to uncontrollable
grief. Finally regaining self-control, she
turned her eyes heavenward, and for sev
eral minutes seemed absorbed in silent
prayer. The official report of the Incident
was as follows:
After all the officials but the night dep
| uty had left the Morgue a woman about 23
years o*d, who answers the description of
I the orfe who accompanied the dead burg
i lar to this city Sunday night, visited the
place and viewed the corpse. She was
; very much affected, and knelt beside the
! coffin and prayed fervently and tearfully.
I The night deputy did not notice her, and
! she went away without disclosing her
j identity. Constable Gray had his atten
tion called to her, and followed her down
Park street as far as Armory Hall, where
he lost track of her. The officer searched
for her until after midnight, but she suc
cessfully evaded him. She -was dressed
in black and is a demi-blonde. She reached
Alameda by an electric car, and It was
thought she returned to Oakland. There
is no doubt but, that she knows the dead
burglar. .'-. ,^.'-" ; %*|;'c>
The captured man refuses to give his
name and denies acquaintance with the
dead burglar. All efforts to Identify
either have failed. Detectives from both
sides of the bay have visited the prison
and the Morgue to-day, but have been
unable to recognize the criminals. All
that is known concerning them is that
the dead man came from San Francisco
and that the j trio had been in Alameda
several days preparing for the Job which
resulted so disastrously, to them.
During the chase. all the eastern part of
the city was aroused from Its slumbers.
The popping of pistols, the crack of rifles
and the bang of shotguns broke the still
ness of the night. For over an hour there
was a running fire between the fleeing
burglars and their pursuers. The police,
appreciating that they had a desperate
Job on hand, called to their aid all the
citizens they could hastily • awaken, and
others,* attracted by the fusillade, Joined
'In the chase. They were armed with
j every conceivable weapon from a coal
i shovel to a cannon. -.-'•'.
About 11:30 o'clock a roomer in the
•Methodist church .block on Park street
was attracted by a suspicious noise com
ing from the jewelry store of Gott on the
ground floor below. Peering out 'of the
back window, he noticed three men trying
to effect an entrance through a rear win
dow opening on to an alleyway running
along the side of the Methodist church.
The police were notified, and Officer Had
i ley, who was alone at the Central Sta
i tion, hastened to the place. He notified
i Officer Jesse Rogers, who was on the
! Park-street beat, to guard the front of
! the store while he went ; around to the
: alleyway in the rear. ; .
Hadley took a position on . the church
steps where he could command a view of
: the back of the ' Jewelry store. After
: waiting for some moments without results
ihe scaled a ten-foot fence dividing the
store yard ■ from the alley and tried the
door. He found it unlocked and started
to enter. The burglars, who were on the
Inside, made a dash for him as soon as
he opened the door, and the first of the
series of desperate battles that followed
took place. Hadley jumped Dack to the
side of the doorway as the trio advanced
and opened fire with his pistol. Simulta
neously two of the crooks began shooting
at the officer, a oullet from one of their
weapons tearing away a portion of the
third and fourth Angers of Hadley's right
hand. Despite the pain from his wound
the officer stood his ground bravely and
tried to capture the men, but at the crit
ical moment his revolver refused to work,
and he hastily retreated. In scaling the
high fence he fell and dislocated his left ,
shoulder blade. The burglar who was
later landed In jail followed him.
Several men who had been attracted by
the shooting stood In the al'vyway when
the crook shoved ids head above the fence. !
Hadley passed his revolver to a bystander, ;
who attempted to use it on the burglar,
but it only had the effect of prompting ]
him to drop back into the yard, where he j
and his two companions began a race for !
their lives over the fences and out to
Alameda avenue.
From Alameda avenue the men ran to !
Oak street and thence to .the southern !
bay shore. On the way the missing burg
lar separated from the other two -and '
disappeared. Officer Brown overtook the '
fleeing pair as they were walking along
the beach at the foot of Walnut street.
He commanded them to surrender. and
the reply was a shot from- the man who ;
was subsequently killed, which just
grazed the officer's ear. The burglars
took to their heels, going in different ,
directions. Brown gave chase to the man
who had shot at him, leaving the other I
to an army of citizens who by that time |
had reached the scene y.
Brown's man scaled fences and went j
through back yards with the agility of a I
cat. The officer, kept close; in. the rear.
For blocks it was a i hurdle race between !
the two. Brown taking a shot at the flee- !
ing man every ' time he showed his i head '
and the burglar returning the Are with !
alarming regularity. - Armed citizens took j
a pep at the burglar as he passed through j
their premises, but failed to scratch. him.
He finally made his way to a vacant lot,
corner of Central avenue • and Walnut
street, where he was lost sight of during
the temporary shutting off of the electric
lights.: The lot was surrounded, however,
and every avenue of escape was guarded
Chief Conrad took command of the
forces at this stage of the battle. Feel
ing sure that his man was hiding near the
fence along Central avenue, Conrad, in a
stooping posture, went along the line of
pickets hoping to catch a glimpse In the
darkness of the hunted burglar. He was
followed by C. P. Magagnos. When op
posite a break in the fence, about fifty
yards from the corner of '.Walnut street,
Conrad was surprised by the flash of a
pistol shot coming from the other side of
the fence and so close to his head that
the powder almost burned his flesh. The
officer's revolver was strapped to his side
in a swivel holster, and without removing
It he turned it on' the crouching figure
and began to pump lead as fast as he
could work the trigger. Magagnos did
likewise. The last shot in Conrad's gun
struck the burglar in the thigh, and with
a grunt— not a groan— he stumbled
through the fence on to the sidewalk.
Conrad jumped behind a telegraph pole to
reload his pistol. The wounded man. with
coolness and deliberation that was re
markable, carefully ejected the empty
shells from his revolver, inserted another
cartridge, and as the officer stepped from
his shelter he rested his weapon on his
arm, and, taking careful aim at the chief,
fired his last shot. S The bullet took the
skin off Conrad's, neck, just over, the
jugular vein. • Conrad cried out that he
was. shot, but never faltering rushed
toward the prostrate burglar, firing as he
went. .One of his. bullets, took effect' In
the back of ,the burglar's head, tearing
away the skull and making a gaping
wound, from : which . the brain -matter
oozed. - " ■ ' ■ '• '" -■
: The "man' was carried to- the police sta
SHAMROCK STOCK IS
ON THE RISE.
However, the Columbia People
Overlook No Points In Pre
paring for To-Dau's Race.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10.— "*"
midnight the operator at "*"
Sandy Hook reported: "Calm; "*"
thick fog off shore." +
At 2 a. m. he " reported: +
''Dense fog; no wind." +
+
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦'♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
NEW YORK, Oct. There was a
buoyant feeling of expectancy
among the yachtsmen to-night,
not that they feel sure of a race
to-morrow but that they know
i every day will be a race day frOm now
I out to the finish, with the exception of
Wednesday. The agreement of the re-
I gatta committee and the Shamrock and
| Columbia people has proved popular. It
; Is a fair proposition and every one likes
the manner In which it is met.
This has. been a foggy day down around
the Horseshoe and everything has been
quiet with the fleet there, except on the
decks of the Columbia, where the crews
have been cutting and refitting sails.
This is taken In yachting circles to Indi
cate nervousness. There is nothing to" be
] gained In trying to put aside facts. They
! are worrying on. the Columbia: they are
: calm and confident on the Shamrock. The
j reason for all this is that the English
! boat has done the better work on the
: three days of the flukes. Look at it from
. whatever standpoint you will these
plain facts stare you In the face. On two
j of the days, at the moment the signal
j "race off" was set the Shamrock was in
i the lead. On the third day she was no
I worse than on even terms. Indeed, the
: weight of opinion is that she was ahead,
' considering her position and the fact that
! she started, some seconds behind the Co
i lumbia. Add to this her time allowance
I of six seconds and the chances are still
I more in her favor. There Is good reason
I for nervousness among the Americans,
! and nothing has occurred to-day to di
minish It. It Is an unpleasant truth, but
It is Just as well to admit it.
- The weather Is the important thing now.
Three days of drifting have changed the
character of the speculation. It Is now
: quite as much a question will there be a
race as which will win. The weather
man In Washington promises a southerly
Increasing breeze. If It comes It will be
a welcome wind to thousands of yachts
men who have come many miles to wit
ness the contest. If this prediction is ful
t filled the racers will be sent over the line
- ! to- windward dewn-'the:* Jersey coast, the
course the; same as Saturday, but: the
order of sailing la reversed, the first leg
being. to. windward with a run home. This
j will be more satisfactory, as it gives a
; better chance for skill in maneuvering for
! the weather berth at the start. • - -
The fog siren at Sandy Hook emitted
its doleful warning all to-day through the ■
layers of mist. Dreary as the day was.
it broke at least the rule of a good wind
on off days and calms on racing days, and
on all sides there was hope that the wind
for once would be good and true on the
day of days. The weather observers for
once kept - their hands for a time off j
the business of signaling. Both Mr.
Iselin and Sir Thomas Upton appreciate
all that they have done for them, but i
that hurricane bulletin which the weather
men rushed in on Sunday caused worry
on both sides. The hurricane turned out
to be a stretch of fog which settled down
over the sea. - .
As soon as Hathaway's sailmakers got ,
through with the alterations on the Co
lumbia's mainsail this morning the sail
was hauled up from below, bent to the
mast, boom and gaff hoisted.
After inspection by Managing Owner I
LIKELY TO PROVOKE
A CONFLICT BETWEEN
RUSSIA AND ENGLAND
Ameer of Afghanistan Sanctions Brutal
Executions and the Torturing of
Officials Daily.
LONDON, Oct. 10.— The Dally Telegraph's St. Petersburg correspondent says
Russian accounts represent Abdur Rahman Khan, Ameer of Afghanistan,
as insane and likely to provoke a conflict between Russia and England.
These accounts say the Ameer Is sanctioning brutal executions and the
torturing of officials daily, and that his actions are . resulting in a general
exodus.
tion, where he died about an hour later.
In the meantime his companion had
been surrounded in the garden of J. P.
Thorn, 2109 Clinton avenue, near the
beach. He was hiding under a clump of
rose bushes and surrendered to Officers
Brampton and Rogers and Citizen Mcßea.
without a struggle. His captors landed
him at the jail just as his partner ex
pired. He was taken before the blood
covered corpse and asked by the chief of
he recognized the dead man. He tell
back and gasped and then, as if by a
superhuman effort, he regained his com
posure and denied emphatically that he
had ever seen the man. He gave the
name of Jim Jones, but refused to tell
anything about himself or his movements.
Burglar tools were found on both men,
but the captured burglar In his flight had
thrown away his revolver. The dead man
carried an imitation Smith & Wesson of
38 caliber with a six-inch barrel. Among
his effects was a villainous weapon made
from the single blade of a pair of scissors
ground down to a point as sharp as a
needle. A similar instrument was picked
up to-day along the line of the chase.
Since the escape of the third man the
police claim that there were but two men
in the battle, but this is denied emphatic
ally by a host of witnesses who saw the
trio both before and after their attempt to
burglarize Gott's store.
, The dead man was seen coming to
Alameda on Sunday night on the broad
gauge train. He was accompanied by a
flashily dressed woman, who disappeared
shortly after they reached the Park
street station. The crook who lost his
life was about 30 years of age, height 5
feet 6 inches, dark hair, with reddish
tinge at roots, i brown eyes, sallow com
plexion, weight about 130 pounds. He .Is
presumed to have been an opium fiend.
He was stylishly dressed In a dark blue
coat and vest, striped gray pants and
wore a soft black hat. A return ticket to
San Francisco was found on him. His
shirt bore the laundry mark "K. O. G."
He has a scar over the right eye and his
upper teeth are false.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
Iselfn and Captain Barr, It was decided
that the sail was not yet fit to do battle
to-morrow; so it was lowered and after
some minor alterations it was hoisted
again at 3 p. m., when it set almost as
flat as a board, except for a few wrinkles
up near the beam under the gaff.
The new club topsail was also bent, but
not hoisted. It was made up on the yard
and covered to keep it dry, for the air was
full of what old sailors call "Scotch mist,-
The mainsail was lowered soon after 4
o'clock, stowed on the boom and covered
fcr the night.
C. Oliver Iselin arrived from the city on
a tug just before noon. When seen on
board the St. Michaels soon after, he said:
"We are all hoping for a breeze to-mor
row, so that we may finish at least one
race. I should like to get through be
fore' Chrjstmas."
Asked if the arrangement to race every
clay after Thursday was satisfactory to
him. he said: "Yes, indeed, we are only
too glad to be able to race every day and
finish up the series."
Mr. Iselin did not care to make any
comment on the last race, further than
to say that some of the newspaper criti
cism of the Columbia's tactics were un
fair and uncalled for. The Columbia's
crew, he said, were all well and eager for
the next race.
"If we have a good steady breeze," said
he, "I have every confidence in the
yacht."
The docking of the yachts between
races, which was the original intention If
they showed signs of becoming foul, will
have to be abandoned on account of the
new arrangements. It may be as fair for
one as the other, as it now stands, say
the' owners, who feel that what little
growth may have accumulated can make
very little difference in the sailing of the
two yachts.
Sir Thomas Lipton remained on board
the Erin all day. He did not deny him
self to visitors, but gave all his usual
courteous greeting when they came up
the gangway. He was expecting to at
tend a private dinner given in his honor
to-night at one of the big hotels in the
city, but sent a telegram to the gentle
man who was to be his host begging to
be excused until after the races had been
sailed, as he was centering all his efforts
on the task before him. and did not want
to leave Sandy Hook until after to-mor
row's race anyway.
Sir Thomas has been the recipient of
many hundreds of cablegrams from
friends on the ether side of the water con
gratulating, him on the fine showing the
Shamrock has made in light weather, and
every time a big batch of dispatches is
brought from shore those on the Erin
have a good time reading them; for among
them are many humorous ones. This
morning the usual number came, and by
far the most amusing was one from Eng
land saying. "Never mind the hairpins;
bring back the cup."
Sir Thomas inquired about the betting,
and expressed satisfaction that the Sham
rock stock was going up. He did not
offer any tips, but reiterated his former
statements that his boat would be sailed
to win and that there would be no hold
ing up at the wire. Sailmaker Ratsey
watched the tinkering on the Columbia's
mainsail with a critical eye. but did not
express any opinion for publication.
.Herbert C. Leeds visited Sir Thomas
this afternoon and spent some time with
him. The best of feeling exists between
the Columbia and the Shamrock, and it
ems to be the desire of both that the
better boat shall win. ,-
Sir Thomas will entertain another large
party on board the Erin during to-mor
row's race. .
His companion is a rough-looking fel
low. He Is a rawboned six-footer, weigh
ing between 165 and 170 pounds. His hair
Is black, bushy and inclined to curl. He
has blue, deep-set eyes and a dark com
plexion. He is roughly dressed and has
the appearance of having recently made
a long journey on a brakebeam. Fix-
Turnkey K. Jamleson of San Quentln
took a look at him to-day and expressed
the opinion that he had seen him at the
prison
INDIANS MURDERED
AT REBEL BARRACKS
MERIDIA. Mex.. Oct. 9.— Tlmeoto Her
rera, secretary of the Indian rebel chief
Taqua, has fled to Belize. Two of his
comrades and friends were assassinated
at the barracks of the rebels before they
could escape. They had all been suspect
ed of Infidelity to the rebel cause. Her
rera says the Indians are generally tired
of maintaining a hostile front to Mexico,
bur that the old rebel leaders are trying
by a reign of terror to keep them in sub
mission.
RIOT AMONG SOLDIERS.
Men of Company L of the Eighth
Under Arrest.
ST. PAUL, Oct. 9.— A riot prevailed In
the barracks of Company L of the Eighth
Infantry at Fort Snelling last evening.
To-day. with only a dozen exceptions, the
company Is locked In the guardhouse.
Two men are in the hospital with severe
injuries and another, who is under arrest.
in need of constant attention. The
trouble arose over a charge of robbery
preferred by Corporal Former against
Privates Stout, Kelly and , Brazllle. They
had been in St, Paul on a spree.