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VOLUME £CrV— TsO. 52.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 21.— A bloody
battle was narrowly averted in the moun
tains . six miles north of Thermopolls to
day, when Sheriff Fenton transferred Jim
McLoud, the alleged murderer of Ben
Effort to Hold Up
Wyoming Depu-
I» ties Fails.
PRISONER'S
LIFE SAVED
BY OFFICERS
Thoughts of Woma*iVide Expressions of
Sympafhy Cause Jfiying Pontiff to
BeamLikeaHap^^Child.
POPE LEQ 11EJOICES IM mS€mSING HOimS
OVER TRIUMPH OF HIS POLICY' OF PEACE
: Dr.'Baccelll, the Minister of Commerce,
who is ' a : celebrated r physiclanVTias"al-.
ways been an opponent of. the^ papacy, but
ho' made an" open offer of his services if it
seemed .that his., skill .-could do anything
to avert, "so great a catastrophe as the
death of -Leo.'!- v'" •*• •'¦¦¦ * < * < T
As ;f or • the-' pebple of^Rome, ' Cardinal
Rampblla ; saysr itiey^ 'never ' T knew > how
much' they" loved" '.'Papa PeccP'Cuntll; \\
really .appeared j that : his ; Holiness ' ' was
mor^ai like' the« rest, of ; mankind. 4 - < , ;
;. Cardinal: Tripepl -is > certain; .that/: the
Pope's fervor 'while" receiving* the',"viatl-'
cum" 'left an" V Impression 1 on' ¦¦ the: Cardinals
Is > believed by; the Cardinals! to .have.at
tained » the:. highest level of • sound t and
brilliant- journalism; with the papal" crisis:
Continued on Page 4, Column 2.
ROME, July 21.— The .Vatican authorities
are very much pleased with the messages
of condolence received . from i Secretary
Hay. They feel a special gratification
over messages from Protestant -countries
or those having no representative ; of | the
Holy See. • '>'-:>*.-.- ' '
Pleased by Hay's' Tribute.
.Director Wilkins stated to-night i that
he was^at a loss to understand the affair,
but thought Donohue must have met with
foul play.
accountable manner, on Saturday even
ing, the l£th inst. I have caused an in
quiry to be made and have so far ascer
tained the following facts: Young Dono
hue started back to the prison from town
at 11:20 p. m. so as to get back 'for' duty
at 12 p. m. Those who saw him say he
was entirely sober, and this is tho last
that was seen of him. ~ He had consider
able money on his person," and while in
town displayed twenty-dollar gold pieces
at several places. There were- Beveral
tough characters about town that evening,
attracted thither by a picnic and dance
which took place in the vicinity.
"Donohue was seen in . company with
some of them before he left town and it is
likely that he has met with foul play. I
am making a rigid Investigation of the
affair." / /- '
Prison Director J. H. Wilkins is in re
ceipt of a letter from Warden Wilkinson
reciting the facts of the attache's disap
pearance and asking for any information
possible. The letter is as follows:
"Represa, Cal., July 20.— Hon. J. H.
Wilkins— Dear Sir: J. J^Donobue, a man
from your county, disappeared in an -un-
Folsom concurs in this opinion. Donohue
lived in this county and his parents re
side in Tomales. He has not been heard
of in Tomales and Inquiry there utterly
fails to elicit any solution of the mys
tery.
At 7 o'clock in the evening the Govern
ment forces arrived near the center of
Ciudad Bolivar. For two hours previous
ly firing had diminished, but it was heav
ier at 11 o'clock and Illuminated the sky.
At 3 o'clock in the morning, when the
inhabitants of the commercial and for
eign parts of the city, near the Ala
meda, eaw the advance* of the Govern
ment troops, they abandoned their homes
and sought refuge in other parts of the
city, crossing the streets amidst a hall
of bullets and shells, the women carrying
their children, the strong helping the
All the roads and streets run
ning to the Capitol are guarded by
government troops and the escape
of the revolutionists after the cap
ture of the Capitol, which is in
evitable, seems impossible. They
must either surrender or die.
At 7 o'clock to-night the Cus
tom-house was taken after a ten
hour fight. A correspondent count
ed sixty killed as a result of this
fight
The Dal ton block, where the
American Consul and many for
eign business houses are located,
was carried at 5 o'clock. The
revolutionists are without provis
ions and water. Their situation
is considered desperate and hope
less. The shops are being pillaged.
*
CITY 2?aw IN BUTE'S
Heartrending Scenes as Assault Is
Hade by Invaders. t
SOLEDAD, Venezuela. Monday. July 20,
19 a. m.— Since the last dispatch was sent
at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the bat
tle between the revolutionary forces at
Ciudad Bolivar and the Venezuelan Gov
ernment army, commanded by General
Gomez, has raged madly. Block after
block v.-as destroyed, the Government
troops entering the city slowly. All the
houses had been barricaded and the rev
olutionists had been forced from fiat roofs
called azotoas.
When the revolutionists finally abandon
ed the houses, after having taken all
that cculd,.be used for barricades or to
otherwise stop the advance of the Gov
ernment troops* they were immediately
occupied \,y the Government, soldiers,
who bored b!g holes In them, so as to
communicate with the next house. The
city appears to have been struck by a
cyclone. .
At the same time General Rivas,
General Gomez's chief lieutenant,
with 2300 men, succeeded in de
stroying a barricade erected
around the Miranda plaza, the key
to the Capitol, where all the sur
vivors of the revolution were con
centrated.
SOLEDAD, Venezuela, Mon
day, July 2O, 7 p. m.— The fight
ing in Ciudad de Bolivar from
I o'clock this afternoon has
been horrible, and at this hour the
only places that still resist the on
set of the government troops are
the jail and the Capitol.
Early in the afternoon the gov
ernment troops, which had re
ceived all the reinforcements
available, together with ammuni
tion, and which numbered in all
5200 men. were ordered to make
a general attack upon all positions
still held by the rebels. At 5
o'clock this afternoon the Zamora,
called the Sebastopol of Ciudad
Bolivar, was stormed and cap
tured. Ninety-four dead rebels
were found inside, among them
being General Azanza, one of the
revolutionary leaders, whose head
had been blown off by a shell. It
is impossible to render an idea- of
the carnage which occurred at this
point.
Desperate Fighting Reddens
the Streets of Ciudad
Bolivar.
SAN RAFAEL, July 21.— The friends of
J. J. Donohue, the guard at Folsom
Prison who is missing,, feel sure that he
was murdered. Warden Wilkinson of
Special XMtpatch to The Call.
Warden of Folsom
Thinks a Man
Was Slain.
Revolutionists Defy an
Army From City
Strongholds.
Venezuela's Forces
Cause Terrible
Carnage.
MURDERERS
MAY GUARD
A MYSTERY
REBELS FALL
AMID CRASH
OF CANNON
OME, July 21.— Cardinal Ram poll a,
A; -S interviewed by the correspondent
Fm^ of- the Catholic Journal this
i^ morning, said:
."Leo - lived to witness >the
triumph of his policy of peac&— an experi
ence' which- filled him with an ineffable
sense of gratitude and Joy. Tho .world's
tribute- to the church, as 'exemplified by
tho papacy of recent years, cpntrlbuted'a
warmth, to the Pope's final. hours which
the hand of death could not, chill. Many
times | during, his illness, we found, his
Holiness beaming like a happy child and
learned on inquiry : that he was v thinking
of the messages which were arriving' from
every: part of the earth, testifying to the
unity.- of : Catholics and to • their devotion
to the Holy : See. ; 'J
"Protestant- messages of appreciation;
many, of : which were, strong and, earnest,
deeply gratified his ' Holiness. '•• He regard
ed theni: as: indicating > that the mists of
prejudice : . were 1 dissolving /and . .that'\in
telligent people in'alhlands'were^acquir
ing ability to, see moreclearly* in religious
matters. ,. Leo's jj unfaltering and ,unques
tioning faith on the : threshold : of the.fu
ture-Is aii-'exaample; of r spiritual' ascend-,
ency^that" surpasses 'description". 1 ' 'p'/^'yV, \
f- .MEMOBIES ; THAT\; SURVIVE. ; .'
.* Many beneficent 'memories^survive"; the
pain '. and '/ excitement""' of . the ;¦ past " few
weeks. The. Liberal' pVeWs, .which Catholics'
accuse of. haying : harped? at,; sneered ; ; at
and prevaricated ; about' Leo * for a" quarter
of -a century.'has 'overflowed' with rever
ence and .• admiration ',f or/ him". In" hls^role
of Pontiff 'when '.he .was 1 stricken with dis
eased ¦ ': The.Glb'rnale DJItalia, in particular,'
VENERABLE DEAN AND NOTED MEMBERS 'OF THE COLLEGE ,OF. CARDINALS, ONE- OF WHOM MAY : BE
ELECTED TO THE SUCCESSORSHIP TO THE THRONE OFST.' PETER>BY'THE 'CONCLAVE CALLED-TO
FILL THE VACANCY CAUSED BY LEO'S DEATH. -'¦ • ¦ . : " - ' v --..
Continued on Page 2, Column" 3.
EVERETT. Wash- July 21. — Tho
bodies of Misses Solomon and Warner
and P. G. Foster, who were drowned
Suqday by the overturning of a sail
boat, were recovered to-day a few feet
from where they went down. Both
young - women were found clinging • to
Foster.
Everett Bodies Becovered.
• OYSTER BAY,. N. ,Y.. July 21.— The re
ported Invitation to the Prince and Prin
cess of" Wa!es" to; Visit this country and
to . be the' guests of President Roosevelt,
it-can': be^said.- is .without foundation in
fact.* It is said to -be quite unlikely that
any such visit is in contemplation by the
Prince > and ." Princess' of ; Wales.
SON. OF . KING*- EDWARD
HAS NOT BEEN INVITED
BERLIN, July 21.— The news that the
Chicago police have discovered a plot
against the Emperor was a complete sur
prise to .the Berlin officials, who preserve
an air of the greatest mystery and do not
indicate! the steps they intend taking, but
express • great appreciation of Chicago's
vigilance and prompt""" communication.
They are evidently arranging for the ap
prehension of the suspected persons, who
are in Sweden.
News From Chicago Police Surprises
Them and They Act With
Mystery.
BEBLIN AUTHORITIES
WATCH FOB ASSASSINS
Scouts guarded the advance, the front
and the rear and either flank, but when
thecattlemen saw that. the soldiers were
alert. for, battle they quietly slipped away
and by making a detour carried Therm
opolls. With them. was Tom O'Day, the
notorious \ character, who Is alleged to
have been mixed up In the killing of Mln
nick and for whom Sheriff Fenton has a
warrant. *.'
.McLoud '.was at: once, placed in the cell
formerly* occupied by . Walters, the con
demned-murderer, ¦ who was shot to
death byja mob' Sunday morning, and a
strong guard, placed about" trie Jail.
expecting a battle.
Mlrnick, from the city jail at Thermopolls
to the county Jail at Basin.
Sheriff Fen ton left Tne'rmopoiis at 6
o'clock' with \ his prisoner under the es
cort of the Basin Light Artillery of forty
men, and fifty deputies. Armed men had
been sent out at sunrise and they report
ed that a .large force of cattlemen and
the ; friends of -McLoud were camped on
the, trail near Cottonwood Creek and from
preparations being made they intended
to; hold up. the Sheriff and his party and
deliver, the prisoner. Consequently when
Fenton ' left Thejrmopolis he went ahead
LONDON, July 22. — The Times this
morning says it is anticipated in official
circles that Parliament will be dissolved
early in the next session and that an
election will occur early in March.
In connection with tnls announcement
rumors were current yesterday that
Premier Balfour Intended In October to
make a strong speech in support of
Colonial Secretary Chamberlain's fiscal
programme, and that thereupon Chan
cellor of the Exchequer Ritchie and the
other free trade Ministers would re
sign, which course* virtually compels
Mr. Balfour to resign also and recom
mend a dissolution of Parliament.
Rumors Current in London That the
Dissolution of Parliament
Is Near.
BALFOXJB MAY PLAN"
TO RESIGN HIS POST
Geronimo Is an enthusiastic worshiper
and is said to have made a public con
fession of his many bloody deeds com
mitted when he and his tribe were on the
warpath. He has issued a proclamation
to his people urging them to give up
dancing and other worldly amusements
and repent of their sins. Geronimo'a
change of heart has caused a sensation
among the Indians of Oklahoma and In
dian Territory.
AUSTIN, Tex., July a.— Deputy Sheriff
F. C. Carter of Lawton, Okla., who was
here to-day, says that Geronimo, the no
torious chief of the Apache Indiana, who
led General Miles and the United States
troops long and desperate chases through
out Arizona several years ago, has be
come a convert to religion at Fort Sill,
and that he has united with the Methodise
church.
Imprisoned Apache With a Bloody
Becord Becomts a Worshiper
and Confesses.
N0T0KI0US GEK0NIM0
IS NOW A METHODIST
There are signs that there may afaln
be some delay in completing the triumph
of Secretary Hay in getting these open
ports. Japan seems to nave been left
completely out of the matter and cables
report that the Japanese Government la
seeking a new arrangement with Great
Britain by which these two Governments
shall make a demand on Russia, not for
two, but for five ports.
LONDON. July 22.— The Standard's
Odessa correspondent sends a report that
120,000 troops are being mobilized from
central and northern garrisons in Russia
for immediate dispatch to the Far East it
He also reports that immediately upon
the return of General Kuropatkln a spe
cial council of state, which will be attend
ed by the Czar, will discuss Manchurlan
and cognate questions.
WASHINGTON, July ZL-Offlclal Wash
ington continues to be somewhat mysti
fied by the interview which Count Cas
sinl. the Russian Embassador, gave in
Paris and which was published to-day.
Count Cassini said that at his interview
with Secretary of State Hay, when the
latter called upon him on Sunday, Juno
28, they only casually mentioned the mat
ter of open ports in Manchuria and that
the call was but an informal one. Wash
ington has been led to believe that the
call of Secretary Hay, which was very
unusual in view of the fact that the Sec
retary of State only on one previous oc
casion had called on an Embassador, was
in the nature of an official call.
The impression, too, was given out. and
that impression was not discouraged by
Count Cassini, that the Manchurian ques
tion had been discussed and /that when
Secretary Hay departed little was left to
be done excepting the designation of the
ports which should be opened.
Remarks Made by Embas
sador About Secretary
Hay Yet a Puzzle.
Garrisons Send Forth
a Hundred Thous
and Troops.
Tremendous Army
v Now Being Mo
bilized,
WAR SIGNAL
IS AWAITED
BY RUSSIA
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, ; JTJLY 22, 1903.
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