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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
BONILLA THREATENS
WAR IF HONDUREAM
CLAIM IS IGNORED
CANAL TREATY DIES;
PRESIDENT'S COURSE
IS PROBLEMATICAL
COLOMBIA'S CHIEF EXECU
TIVE AND HER REPRESENT
ATIVE IN WASHINGTON.
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF HON
DURAS WHO THREATENS
NICARAGUA WITH WAR.
. HELENA, Mont., Sept. 22.— When the
stub train which runs from here to Lo
gan to connect with the eastbound ex
press reached a point half a mile from
Helena early this morning the wheels of
the exploded a dynamite cartridge
attached to the rails. The lights in the
engine were extinguished and many win
dows in the forward cars were broken
and the passengers shaken up. The rail
was shattered, but the engine passed
over the point in safety. . .
There was no great amount of treasure
on the train and no reason is known for
the attempt to wreck it. It is believed
to be the work of some one having a real
or fancied grievance against the com
pany. , ..
DYNAMITE CARTRIDGE
EXPLODES UNDER ENGINE
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Sept. 22.-
Advlces received here from Caracas, Ven
ezuela, state that the official gazette has
published a Government decree suspend
ing the operation of the" mining code for
en indefinite period. This decree will
render new acquisitions of mines in Ven
ezuela Impossible. The reason given Is
that a clique of politicians surrounding
President Castro wishes to monopolize
all the mines in the district of Ciudad
Bolivar without meeting any competition.
They will afterward sell the mines to
foreign companies.
The action of the Government, taken
without previous notice, will cause detri
ment to the American mining parties who
are now engaged in surveying several
mining claims In the district of the Ori
noco.
Ring of Politicians in Venezuela
Plans to Monopolize Valuable
-^Properties.
CASTRO'S DECREE STOPS
ACQUISITION OF MINES
The, Porte recently manifested a dispo
sition to consider proposals for a direct
understanding, and Bulgaria advanced the
following conditions: _
First.^the Porte to granra general am
nesty and stop the persecution of " the
Bulgarians in Macedonia; second, a mixed
commission to ; be formed, the Bulgarian
members ¦ of . which should be " nominated
by the Bulgarian Exarch and never be
in a minority, on the commission, to elab
orate administrative reforms, arrange for
an extension of local . administrative au
tonomy, insure the safety of the ;high
"ways and the "equality of Christians and
The following . is the position of the
Turco-Bulgarlan negotiations:
BULGARIA'S DEMANDS.
SOFIA. Sept 22.— Within forty-eight
hours the question of peace of war will
probably be settled according to authori
tative representations here. Premier Pet
roff had an interview this morning with
Ali'Feureh Bey at which the whole sit
uation in Macedonia was discussed. ¦ As a
result of this conference a much better
feeling prevailed and confident hopes have
been expressed that a satisfactory ad
justment will be reached. This view Is
strengthened b'yva report from Constanti
nople to the effect that the Gouncll of
Ministers, after some days of discussion,
la within measurable distance of an agree
ment on the chief points at issue.
The Premier complained to the Turkish
diplomatic agent of the situation created
by the arrival at Burgas of thousands of
destitute and starving refugees from the
district of Lozengrad. After a discussion
an understanding was practically reached
that Turkey shpuld guarantee the safe
protection- of the refugees and take steps
to reinstate them In their homes..
The general effect of these conferences
in Constantinople and. Sofia has Induced
a much more hopeful feeling here, al
though in Balkan affairs it is always pos
sible that the next day's happenings may
change the entire situation.
Sultan Shows Disposition to
Mollify Her Vassal
estate.
Conference That May
Restore Peace in
Balkans.
SIMPLE IS
BURIAL OF
INSTRUCTOR
Pine Box Incases
Body of Prof.
Wright
Epecla.1 Dispatch to The Call.
STEVENSON, Wash.. Sept. 22.—Blood
shed may result from the man hunt now
yn progress on the Washington side of the
Columbia River, between The Dalles and
Vancouver. Burke, the forger and es
caped prisoner frcm the Hillsboro Jail.
overpowered the Deputy Sheriff who had
captured him to-day and secured two
revolvers, a rifle ar.d a large supply of
ammunition. His actions and escapades
cf the past few days brand him as a des
perado, ar.d should the posse which Is
row hot on his trail overtake him there
Is little doubt but that a pitched battle
trill er.FUe.
Surke's feats of the past week have
ehcewn that he does not intend to spend
his t'.tne in Jail. Sunday he escaped from
Sheriff Totton of Ska:r.ar.ia County, who
had recaptured him at the hotel at Car-
FO-, Wash. The Sheriff sent a shower of
bullets after the fusitive. but the shots
cpparently tDnly inade the fugitive run
the faster, none cf them taking effect. .
CAPTURE AND ESCAPE.
Sheriff Totton located the escaped man
In the hotel at Carson early Sunday
rnorr.!"F, after he had scoured the coun
try in the vicinity of The Dalles, where
Burke vras reported to have been seen.
The Sheriff captured his man, getting the
<5rop on him. and at once started •with
him for the lock-up, the Sheriff riding,
with his g-un trained on the captive, who
walked ahead.
It xczs at a sharp turn In the road that
Burke made his escape. Being ehut for a
second from view he bolted Into the brush
v.ithout the least -warning. The officer
emptied his revolver Into the brush, clip-
I Sng trees right and left and ordering
Burke to halt. But there -was no sound
irom the fugitive.
Sheriff Totton at once rode to the differ
ent eettlernents of the vicinity and left
Instructions that a sharp lookout be kept
for the man. Every available officer was
put en his trail, with the result that a
Deputy Sheriff from Lower Cascades
came upon him to-day and arrested him
in the brush near that settlement. Burke
v.-as unarmed and did not resist, especial
ly when the officer thrust a gun In his
face.
STHTJGOLE TOB WEAPON.
Burke's eyes were bloodshot and he
showed the hardships of running through •
the forests all night and day without
food. Apparently he was quite docile,
and the officer etarted with him for Cas
cade Locks to place him in confinement
tot safe-keeplrg.
But Burke was merely biding his
chance. When officer and captive had ¦
talked sornV distance and got on fairly j
friendly terms Burke suddenly seized the
deputy end a terrific struggle ensued.
Both men fought for every inch there
v.as in them, but Burkes strength was
pupplemented by desperation ar.d h^
struggled like a demon until he had the
deputy overpowered. He then helped j
himself to the officer's rifie, revolvers i
and ammunition, bade "him a sarcastic
adieu and disappeared in the brash down
the river.
Burke is the man who swindled a
Polk County citizen out of about $250 at
Dalles, and tried the came swindle at
Forest Grove. He is also wanted for
forgery In Martinez, Cal.
YOUNG NEBRASXAN MAY
HAVE BEEN MURDERED
2J"e-w York Coroner Abandons Suicide
Th.ecry in the Case of John
Kilpatzick.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.— Coroner Brown,
who Is investigating the death of John
KiJpatrick, the wealthy young Nebraska
man fcund dead, shot through the heart.
In his apartments yesterday, has aban
doned the theory of suicide and to-day
called epon the police to investigate the
ehooting on the possibility that It might
have been murder. The position of the
revolver, the fact that Kilpatrlck' s cJoth-
Ir.g was not burred and the absence of
any escertalnable cause for suicide, led
the Coroner to say that he believed the
ehooting to have been either accidental or
murder.
Coroner Brown added that the theory
that Kilpatrlck had committed suicide be
cause he was suffering from kidney
trouble or because he had lost his fortune
In speculation was disproved, the autopsy
chowlng that he had no kidney trouble
and Investigation proving that his specu
lations had been profitable.
Fund Grows for Lipton Testimonial.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.— The Lipton tes
timonial committee met at the Waldorf
to-day and examined designs for the tes
timonial that the American people will
present to Sir Thomas Lipton. Money Is
coming in rapidly and the indications are
that the fund will reach $SOO0 to J10.000.
If so. a more elaborate design may be or
dered, or the testimonial may be of gold
instead of silver. v
GOES TO YALE IN STYLE .
BEFITTING A PBINCE
NEW HAVEN*. Sept. 22.— A freshman
arrived at Yale to-day In all the glory,
of a Prince. The private car "Guada
*oupe." owned by Fourth Vice President
and General Manager Julius . Kruttocnltt
of the Southern Pacific Railroad, was
sidetracked in front of the office build-
Ing of the New York. New Haven- and
Hartford Railroad this morning: and ru
mors were soon afloat that J. S. Mellen,
the new president of the New Haven
road, had arrived. Investigation dis
closed, however, that Julius Kruttschnitt
Jr. had arrived and is about to enter
Yale. His father and he left San Fran
cisco on September 13 and came East
via Montreal and New York.
Kruttschnitt will pay his respects to
the local railroad men and go home via
Texas, Mexico and Southern California
after his son has been safely launched
into college life.
GRAXD RAPIDS, Mich., Sept. 22.—In
cased in a plain, unpainted pine box that
did not cost more than $2 50, the body bf
Professor Max Wright. Instructor In mod
ern languages In Stanford University and
the son of wealthy parents, was buried
to-day. The simple burial was ordered by
Professor Wright. He believed that the
custom of present lavish burials is bar
barous and economically wrong and di
rected before his death that the $200 of
his money that ordinarily would be spent
for a funeral be used for a public foun
tain hf a monument to his memory.
Professor Wright's father did the work
of the undertaker. There was no minis
ter and r.o religious service and the body
was taken to the grave in a plain wagon.
At the grave Dr. P. B. Wright, father of
the deceased, addressed the relatives and
friends, explaining the reason for the sim
ple funeral.
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept. 22.-
Gcards last r.5ght captured Juan Lopez,
the leader or the recent insurrection.
Insurgent Leader Captured.
Early Mayor of Chicago Dies.
CHICAGO. Sept. 22.— Anson Smith Sher
man, who was chosen Mayor of Chicago
in the eighth year of its corporation, died
at his home to-day at the age of 92.
Sherman came to Chicago from Barre,
Vf.. his birthplace. In 1S35. and at once
took an active part in public affairs.
Odd Fellows Honor Raney.
BALTIMORE, Md.. Sept. 22.— The Sov T
ereisn Grand Lodge of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows to-day unanimous
ly elected General M. A. Raney of Maren
go, Iowa, commanding general of the Pa
triarchs Militant for a terra, of four years.
treaty was - dead, although
eight hours yet remained within whlcn
the Colombian Congress might take ac
tion upon it. Nothing, however, had been
received during the day either from Min
ister Beaupre at Bogota, or from Herran,
the Colombian Charge d' Affaires here,
which gave the slightest hope of a fav
orable Issue.
A report is current here that the Colom
bian Congress, In secret session, had
clothed President Marroquln with full
power to negotiate a treaty. If this re
port should turn out to^be true President
Marroquln. "who Is counted as a friend Of
the treaty, could proceed untrammeled
try the fear of future reckoning with liis
Congress.
In any event President Roosevelt must
now take the next step. He can elect to
proceed under, the Bpooner act and take
up the Nicaragua route or he can allow
the matter to drift for the present, In
the hope that a way may yet be found
to straighten out the present difficulty
in the path of the Panama route.
Contrary to his custom during the sum
mer. Acting Secretary Adee of the State
Department remained in the city to-day
in order to be on hand to act promptly
on any information which might come
from Beaupre regarding canal affairs In
Bogota. Up to a late hour to-night, how
ever, nothing had been received. Dr.
Herran, the Colombian Charge, also
waited anxiously for news from his Gov
ernment, but likewise was disappointed.
Colombia, it is known, is anxious to
keep alive the canal negotiations. What
form her new proposition with that end
in view will take is not known in Wash
ington.
One interesting feature in connection
with the legislative situation in Colom
bia Is the fact that the terms \. one
third of the members in the Senate, num
bering nine, will expire on the 20th of
next July, when the life of the present
Congress will end. These nine Senators,
it is said, are averse to the canal treaty.
The hope of the advocates of the treaty
will be to elect Senators in their places
who are favorable to the convention, it
Is expected that the campaign for the
Legislature will be made with this end
in view.
-_ w qASHINGTON, Sept. 22.— When
ff ff J the State Department closed
8 J3 Jf to-day at 4 o'clock It was
agreed that the Panama canal
Rumor That Colom*
bia Has Taken
Tardy Jiction.
Man Hunt on Washington
Shore May Result in
a Battle.
BULGARIA'S
TERMS ARE
SUBMITTED
BERLIN, Sept. 22.— Full details have
just reached the German-Jewish relief
committee of the anti-Jewish outbreak in
Homel, near Mohiley, the chief town of
the Russian province of that name.
"Workingmen's homes to the number of
345 have been plundered and destroyed,
twenty-five Jews were either killed out
right by the soldiery or died of their
wounds, 100 more are In the hospitals,
sc-riously injured, while 200 others are suf
fering, from Blighter wounds • received
through the Brutality ! of the j police or
while defending themselves against Chris*
tian assailants.
The authorities watched the progress
of the rioting and pillaging- with com
plalsancy.
The trouble began on September li,
•when Christian market dealers sought to
buy herring from Jewish peddlers at a
tenth of the market price. The Jews re
fusing 1 to submit to the robbery, the
Christians proceeded forcibly to despoil
them.
On the second day of the riot, when the
Jews disregarded Instructions to keep off
the streets, because they coifld no longer
restrain themselves from going to the
rescue of outraged women and tortured
men, the soldiers flred a volley Into a
crowd of Jews, killing six of them.
- The' disturbances continued until Sep
tember During the rioting one Chris
tian . was killed and many Injured. This
served to stiil further incease the popu
lace. The rioting continued for six days.
Quiet has now been restored, • but the
town is under martial law, factories are
idle and a bread famine has begun.
Every effort has been made by the Rus
sian authorities to prevent news of this
new horror becoming known outside of
Russia.
Special Dispa»cn to The Call.
Dead Number Twenty-Five
and Hundreds Are
Disabled.
Full Details Reveal
Horrors of Late
Outbreak,
Fierce Fight Between
the Men Near the
Columbia.
Wanton Slaughter
by Soldiers of
Homel.
Forger Burke Dis
arms a Deputy
and Flees.
DESPERADO
OVERPOWERS
HIS CAPTOR
WOUNDED
JEWS CROWD
HOSPITALS
MASKED MEN
ROB A TRAIN
IN MISSOURI
Detach the Express
Car and Wreck
the Safe.
Bold Hold-Up Creates
Panic Among Pas
sengers.
Railroad Officials Claim the
Robbers Obtained No
Booty.
Nicaragua Is Heady
to Hepel Force
of Invaders.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Sept. f 22. —Four
masked men at 10 o'clock to-night held up
westbound Burlington and Missouri River
train No. 41, five miles north of this city.
The safe in the express car was dyna
mited and the car wrecked. Officials of
the road say that the safe contained but
little money. ''Other reports say that It
contained J3O0O to $10,000 in money. Every
thing in the safe was taken and the men
escaped in the darkness with horses. A
posse was organized and Is in pursuit of
the bandits.
Not a single shot was fired. The train
v.*as stopped by ir.eans of a red light. The
engine and express car were uncoupled
from the balance of the train and backed
half a mile further on, where it was dyna
mited. The train was in charge of Con
ductor Harvey, who hurried to the city
and gave the alarm. The officials lost no
time in organizing and making a start.
It was necessary for the entire train to
be brought back to the city and a new
train made up, which left at 1 o'clock-
According to meager reports received
from the scene of the hold-up at midnight,
the instant the train was stopped two of
the robbers climbed upon the engine and
with drawn weapons compelled the en
gineer and fireman to obey orders. One
of the uncoupled the engine and ex
press car from the balance of the train.
The party then climbed into the cab and
the engine and car were run up the track.
The explosion followed.
The train was crowded with passengers
for th» West and the hold-up created &
panic. It was in charge of Conductor
Harvey of St. Joseph. As soon as he saw
the robbers he ran back down the track
and secured a handcar, on which he came
to St. Joseph and notified the officers. Po
licemen and deputy sheriffs to the num
ber of fifty were taken at once to the
scene, armed with riot guns, but the rob
bers had finished their work and de
parted.
One of the robbers is reported to havs
been hurt, the extent of his Injuries b»
ing unknown.
SUPERVISORS
THROW OUT
COLMA CASE
Scheme for Incor
poration Meets
Disaster.
t.art BUFFALO HUNT
ON DAKOTA PRAIRIES
Colonel Cody Will Enjoy On© Mora
Quest of the Lordly
Bison.
PIERRE, S. D.. Sept. 22.— "When "Scot
ty" Philips brought his buffalo herd from
the range to his pasture, several of the
largest of the herd could not be brought
in, for they would break through any
cordon of riders which would surround
them. Some of them are vicious, and it
is desired to get them out of the way.
For that purpose, a hunt, to take place
some time next month, has been arranged
and without doubt it will be the last
buffalo hunt in the history of the coun
try.
••Buffalo Bill" and other prominent men
have been invited to take part and the
hunt will be a great attraction. Taxider
mists will accompany the party and nsg
pare the skins for mounting, and some
fine specimens will b« obtained.
VICTIM OF FABMEB'S
JEALOUS BAGE DIES
Dunton Succumbs to Effects of Blows
Believed to. Have Been Dealt
by Barns.
KEENE, N. H.. Sept. 21— The assault
on Ashbel Dunton and Mrs. MalacM
Barns at East Sullivan Saturday develop
ed into a murder to-night through the
death of Dunton. The aged farmer died
without giving any clew to the perpe
trator of the deed.
The neighbors agree that the quarrels
between Barns, his wife and Dunton had
been frequent. In these Dunton has been
figured as taking sides with the woman.
who, it is alleged, was often the victim
of Barns* ill-temper. Dunton has a son.
Herbert, a- soldier in the regular army,
stationed in the Philippines, and a daugh
ter who is the wife of Dr. A. Perkins or
-Ogden. .Utah. -
« -EW ORLEANS, Sept. 22.-Ad
yft Y vices of the expected invasion
/ of the Nicaraguan district by
JL w soldiers from Spanish Honduras
to enforce that country's con
tention that Nicaragua in giving a con
cession to a Pittsburg, Pa., syndicate
granted rights on territory which belongs
to Honduras, reached this city via tfie
American steamship Breakwater from
Puerto Cortez, Spanish Honduras.
La.st month a commission, headed by
General Ordonez, was sent by President
Bonilla of Spanish Honduras to Cape Gra
cias to notify the Collector of the Port
there that if the Nlcaraguan republic did
not recognize -certain rights claimed by
Honduras along the Wanks River, sepa
rating Honduras and Nicaragua, war
would be proclaimed by President Bonilla.
The customs officials and military au
thorities at Cape Gracias lacked the au
thority to act in accordance with the
Honduras request, bo General Ordonez
and his colleagues returned to Teguci
galpa, warning the Nicaraguans to be on
the lookout for an invasion provided the
Honduran" rights were not respected.
President Zelaya on being notified imme
diately garrisoned Cape Gracias.
Unless an amicable settlement of the
boundary dispute is effected there is a
strong probability that war will be de
clared.
Mussulmans before the courts, reform the
taxation and gendarmerie and provide for
personal security.
After the accomplishment of these tasks
the i commission, which 'probably would
sit at Salonica. would become the council
of the inspector general and would de
pute one of its Bulgarian members to
report to the' Sultan on the progress of
affairs.
Bulgaria" also asked that the burned vil
lages be rebuilt with Government assist
ance, the refugees repatriated and an es
pecial ordinance issued providing for the
organization of the Bulgarian schools and
churches.
These proposals seem to have been ac
cepted in principle, although nothing defi
nite has yet been decided. Even In the
event of an agreement being arrived at,
proofs of good faith would be required as
a guarantee of the execution of the re
forms, and, If not forthcoming, the Mace
donians would continue their agitation. ;
MASSACRES CONTINUE.
A list compiled from official sources is
published, showing the names of and de
tails regarding twenty-three villages in
the district of Malkoternovo. eighteen In
the district of Kirk-Kiliss'e, four in-Vast-,
liko and three in Vezehe. which have been
scenes of pillage, murder and 'outrage by.
Turkish troops.
The War Ministry has taken steps to
strengthen the Bulgarian frontier forces
and it is rumared that troops will occupy
all of the commanding positions, thus
making it almost impossible for bands to
cross the frontier. Some regiments of the
Second and Third divisions have been or-|
dered to the Adrianople frontier, where,
the Turks have massed strong bodies of
troops.
Revolutionary bands-are reported to be
active in the district of Razlog. province
of Seres, where they hold all the moun
tain passes. The Turkish population ' is
fleeing toward Salonlca. : •¦ -
liquor Dealers Oppose Odell. *
SCHENECTADT, N. Y., Sept. 22. -The
State convention of the New-York Wine.
Liquor and Beer Dealers' Association now
Ih'sessl6n here became a partisan organi
tlon. President Dolan advised all mem
bers to array themselves against the ad
ministration of Governor Odell, and the
convention adopted resolutions protesting
against the license agitation enacted by
the last Legislature and calling for an
organization in every county and city in
the State which will use every endeavor
to elect Democratic candidates for the
Legislature.
LONDON, Sept. 22.— The Sofia cor
respondent ' of the Times affirms that a
singular communication has been made
to the Bulgarian' Government by Count
Lamsdorf. the Russian Foreign Minister,,
who observed that, ; In the opinion . of
Count von Bulow, the German Chancel*
lor, Turkey had the right to send troops
to Bulgaria to* preserve order. This In
teresting disclosure, continues the cor-
Admits Turkey's Bight to Send
Troops Into Principality.
RUSSIA WARNS BULGARIA:
Changes in Japan's Cabinet.
TOKIO, Sept. 22.— The following changes
In th» Cabinet have been made: Hakano
has been appointed Minister of Justice;
Baron Ktoura, Minister of Agriculture;
Kubota, Minister of Education and Our*.
Minister of Communication.
Continued on Page* 5, Column 4.
Pppcial Dispatch to The Call.
REDWOOD CITY, Sept. 22.—Proceed
ings for the incorporation of the town of
Colma came to an abrupt termination be
fore the Board of Supervisors to-day.
The instigators of the scheme admitted
their, own defeat, which was brought
about by the very persons who signed the
.petition to incorporate but a few weeks
ago. Twenty persons who had favored
the proposition withdrew" their names
from the petition, leaving less than fifty
names . thereon. These twenty persons,
fipon mature consideration, became satis
fied that incorporation was not what they
wanted, many of them stating that they
had signed the petition under a misap
prehension of facts.
"When It was made to appear to the
Board of Supervisors that but forty-four
names remained on the petition, the fol
lowing order was made:
"Tha evidence being closed, and the
matter submitted to the board, and It ap.
pearing from the evidence herein that
there are less than fifty qualified signers
remaining upon said petition presented
and considered herein, on motion of Su
pervisor McEvoy, seconded by Supervisor
McCrackin, it is found, ordered and de
clared that said petition Is not sufficient
In 'law to authorize this board to proceed
further thereon, wherefore it is therefore
ordered that said petition be and the
same is hereby denied."
It Is extremely doubtful whether fifty
persons can be found at Colnia to-day
who now favor Incorporation, certainly
the proposition can never be carried
should It ever be submitted to a vote.
' But ' little time was consumed by the
board to-day, before the members were
called upon to act. H. W. Br\wn, who
has taken an active part in the defeat of
the measure, presented communications
from twenty persons asking that their
names be stricken from the petition. Sev
eral witnesses were called by Mr. Brown
to prove the signatures of these persons.
Nothing then remained but for the other
side to admit that they werejbeaten, it
being conceded that the parties had the
right to withdraw their names. It Is pos
sible that another effort will be made to
secure what has been twice lost, but the
chances are that the incorporation hi
Colma baa received Its death blow.
SAN 1'BANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1903.
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The San Francisco Call.