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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
A FUGITIVE BRAKEMAN.
Written Statement Concerning the Wreck Of
fhe Nau Ynrk Cantral

the New York Central,
PoU GHKEEPsIE (N.Y.), Dee. 2s.-Timothy
Herrick, father Of Albert Herrick, the fugi-
tive New York Central brakeman, saw his
son in New York Saturday and had long
talk with him. He says he urged his son tU
go to the railroad officials and tell his story,
but he would not do So because of The ex-
cited state Of public feeling. Then his
father gOt him to make a written statemeu t,
which was sent to Superintendent Mccoy
to-day. In 1t young Herrick says that when
his train slowed up, but while yet moving
he dropped off and placed two torpedoeS on
the rail and then ran back TO MS train,
which was still moving. but as it slowed up
more he took his lights and started down the
track to stop the CrOtun local, then nearly
due. When half way down he placed one
torpedo on the rail and then walked on to
the station. When he got there he placed
his lights on the platform, the red light
showing south. and went in TO ask where
the local was. The agentdid not know and
Herrick sat down and remained there from
three to five minutes, when he heard tram
coming and started for the door, believing
it to be tine local. AS soon as he saw the
train he knew it was the express. lie
grabbed up his light ard tried to attract the
engineers attention, but it was too late.
He followed on up the track and soon met a
man who told him about the wreck. He
did not deem 1t prudent to % to the wreck,
so turned about and came to New York He
adds that he fully realizes the awful posi-
ton he is placed IN and can only say that he
1elt sure the train to come first was the local.
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THE BORDER WAR.
Active Pursuit Of the Garza
ReYOlutiOniStS.
Efforts 10 Prevent Further Violation Of
the Neutrality Laws.
AdViCeS From Captain Burke cf the Third
Cavalry TelegramS From Mexico Re-
ferTed to General Stanley.
Special 10 THE MoRSING CaLL.

New ORLEANS, Dec. 2S-A Picayune's
San Antonio special says: The revolution
ary outbreak of Cara on the border has
reached a stage requiring both Govern
ments, the United States and MeXico,- to
exert every means for its suppression
General Stanley, commanding the Depart
ment of Texas, has received orders from
Washington to do his utmost to run down
Garza's men and prevent further violation
Of the neutrality laws, as well as to bring
the revolutionists 10 account for their polit-
cal crimes and the shedding of blood of
American soldiers. This vigilance is sup
plemented by activity on the part OF the
State Rangers, who are also in the field.
The following telegram was received here
to-day:
FORT RINGGoLD (Tex) Dec. 2S, 1891.
Assistant 4djutdHt- General, san 4iltOHt0: A
courier frOm HaIde al SaenO, reports that lie
has with him two MeXIcans who know all the
pHclty n The recent attacks on Mexican terri
tory. He will search Salieno and the adjac mt
ranches. Langhorne leit at midnight with
twenty men 10 look for a band said to be skuk-
Ing In The vicinity of Havana. Have Two small
detachlnenis out in The vicln' OF the Palace
Rancho, SalIenO. JOHN q. ROURKE,
The Mexican Consul here is in receipt of a
number Of telegrams from the Mexican au-
thOrities on the frontier which show the
Whereabouts of the reyolutiOnists, and
which he has referred to General Stanley
II Il obIliZed GarZa's forces would be no in
considerable force, and there is much more
Symuathv with him in Mexico than dare be
admitted.
TIE MEXICAN FRONTIER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. rs. - Acting Sec
retary Grant said to-day that ne re-
garded the situation on the Mexican
frontier as serious and that the War Depart
ment is exeIting itself to prevent further
violations Of the neutrality laws by Garza's
band of reVOlutioniSts. Ii necessary to
prevent these men from crossing back
ward and forward between Mexico aud
the United States, the entire military force
under General Stanley's command will be
distributed along the north bank of the RIO
Grande. 1t is said at the War Department
that GaTza's movement is gaining strength
Notwithstanding the efforts of the United
States and Mexican troops to restrain il.
masmuch as the Rio Graude is fUrdabe
seven months in the year and the revolu-
tiOnists have many friends on each side of
the river, who keep them advised promptly
OF every movement of the Government
forces, the task before General Stanley's
troops OF preventing them from crossing is
full of difficulty.
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TIED UP.
Business Of an Entire Railroad Blockaded by
a Strike

SAN ANTONIO CTex.). Dec. 2S.-The en-
tire San Antonio and Aransas Pass Rail-
road system is tied up as the result of a
strike inauSurated this morning. The oper-
ators say they have been poorly paid and a
system Of removals and reductions has
been lnaugurated by the new Supernten-
dent. Sands. The salaries of several sta
tlon telegraphers have been cut, and fearing
other cuts, the Order of Telegraphers APP
pointed grievance committee. The man
agement refused to meet their demand, but
claimed that no general reduction of wages
was contemplated. The demand of the
telegraphers was backed by all the other
operatives. TINS morning no trains left
tllS CITY. and the paralysis extended over
6O9 miles OF the system. Nothing approach
ing Il settlement has been reached. Re-
celver okum is in Galveston and Receiver
Mcnamara is in Mexico. Business is
blocked on the entire roai and $50 men are
out,
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Demurrer 0verruled.

NEW YORK, Dec 2S.-An interlocutory
decree was made to-day overruIing the de-
murrer in the suit of E. n. Darling against
Benjamin F. Butter of Lowell, Mass. Dar-
ling made arrangements with others for a
tract of land in New Mexico OF S27, ,621
acres and was individually interested in
Ill ,337 acres. General Butler agreed to pur-
chase Ddrling's interest for So 900, and
payments were made by him amounting to
Sl1,05I. These payments the Judge holds
to be sufficient part performance In equity
and appear to require the performance to
be completed
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CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

Boston, Dec. 2S.-The total loss by last
nights fire will probably be near $3.50, !;
fully covered by insurance.
New YORK, Dec. 2S.-The British steamer
S0uhgate arrived here to-day from Alex
andria, Egypt, with 1900 bales of Egyptian
cotton. This is the first large importation
OF Egyptian cotton.
IRWIN Pa.). Dec. 2S.-The reported en-
bezzlement case of James de Walt against
Pool u Co., proprietors of the Irwin Bank,
which recently fIiled. was this morning
Withdrawn by the prosecutor.
WARRENTowN (Va.), Dec. 2S.-A state
& Co., New Market, Va, bankers, who had
branches here and in two other towns, places
the combined shortage at 100000
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DREW'S FAILURE.

Decision in an Action TO Recover Certain
Securities.
NEW YORK, Dec 2S.-The action of Isaac
H.. Bailey, as assignee in the bankruptcy Of
Daniel Drew, TO recover certain securities
which Drew assigned before his failure to
his son, William H. Drew, has been decided
In favor of defendant by Justice Lawrence
OF the Supreme Court. During the panic of
1873 Daniel Drew became h eavily involved.
lie then held securities for the par value Of
S4,344,000, and of the actual value of
Sl,454,000. which he assigned to his son.
He went into bankruptcy in 1876 Bailey
began action against the son individually
and as executor of his fathers estate to re-
cover these securities, alleging the assign
ment of them had been in view of impend-
ing hanktuutnv
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
A COOL RECEPTION.
The New Canadian Ministers Kissed a
Montreal

The New Canadian Ministers Kissed at in
Montreal.
New YORK. Dec. 2S-A Montreal special
says: The feeling of the English people in
Montreal over Angers' dismissal of the
Mercier Government was shown Saturday
night in the reception to the new Ministers.
All the members of the Tory Cabinet re-
Gently called to office arrived from Quebec.
The Tory papers have been appealing to
their friends for several days back to give
the Ministers big reception, and brass
bands were engaged, but the reception
turned out a dead failure. The Ministers
were hissed at as they passed through the
streets, and had great difficulty In obtaining
hearing. After the meeting was over
most OF those present repaired to the resi-
dence of Mercler and rendered him an ova-
tion. 1t looks as if Mercier is going to OBJ
tain another triumph at the elections He
denies the charges of his Ministry that he
embezzled millions of dollars from the
treasury.
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personal liability of ckholders for debts
that might be incurred by the company, but
there was no intention to avoid any exist
ing debts and obligations. The answer
AYERS that whatever has been done hv the
company has been done with the full knowl-
edge OF the petitioners. and that the prop
erty and franchises of the company, when
properly managed, are sufficient to pay all
Indebtedness, its present financial embar-
rassment being due entirely to great unfOre-
seen disaster.
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BURIAL REFUSED.
Efforts to Find a Place to Deposit the Re-
mains of an Assassin

IHd4H5 UI I'M hSsasSIn,
DOVER (N. H. Dec. 28.-The body of
Isaac Sawtel, the famous murderer who
died of apopexy in his cell on the eve of his
execution, like Mahomets coffin, is suspen-
ded between heaven and earth as regards
a restng-place. for all the cemetery corpo-
rations approached have fatty refused to
permit the assassin's rema ins to rest in
their land. The dead mans lawyer, to
whom was left the body for interment, is
in quandary. He has carted the BODY
without success all over the State. Sawtell
left word that he wanted his BODY interre
beside that Of his victim, his brother
Hiram, out the Mount Hope Cemetery Di-
rectors refuse it. In five New Hampshire
towns the people declared their intention
to disinter the remains if placed there, and
hang them to tree. The body Is in an
uudertaker's place here
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Plotting for Brazirs Empire.

NEW YORK, Dec. IS. - The Herald's
special from Rio de Janeiro says: 1t is
rumored that the Imperiaiists are working
hard to bring about the restoration of the
empire. Plenos HERS, the Imperialist
paper, has suspended publication. The
editor, in his farewell article, says that no
longer is any liberty of opinion allowed in
that pOuntrI-
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
MYER AND NrAUIIFFE,
Difficulties in the Way Of Accepting Re-
cent CHALLENGE.

Dimcuities In the way OF Accepting Re-
cent Challenge
CHICAGO. Dec. 2S.-Alf Kennedy, hacker
and manager of Billy Myer, was in Chicago
tonight with Myer. and had something 20
say regarding the challenge issued by Jack
McAuliffe. 1.-Two days ago. McAuliffe
challenged Myer, it has been stated" says
Kennedy, for a side stake of $780, to
which the New Orleans Olympic Club added
a purse of $4,000. The time set, February
25th, is too short; besides McAulffe must
pay us forfeits due $1,000 before we engage
in any further business with him." Con-
tinung. Kennedy said: knowing as / do
that McAuliffe is a looking glass fighter, in
sincere and bluf1ing. l intend to ignore him
and all his Dragging until he acts the man.
and dscards the guse Of newspaper
pugilist The lightweight championship of
the world lies between Myer and Carney,
aud we are anxious to meet tine English
champion, either in this country or in En-
gland -
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NOT INFALLIBLE.
Rev. Dr.. Lyman Abbott's Remarks on the
Evolution of the Bible"

~NS'' DA' Nf'AaA HObOLb Ou lue
Evolution of the Bible"
New YORK, Dec. 2S.-Rev DR.. Lyman
Abbott OF Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, was
the Speaker last evening in the course
of Sunday evening lectures now being
given at the Church of the Covenant, this
city. on "The Bible and Modern Thought"
His theme was THE Evolution of the
Bible" He said: "a man who holds to the
belief that the Bible is perfect book takes
the ten commandments and places them in
the chancel. Yet he knows that man NAV
keep every one of the ten commandments IS
and not be admitted to any decent society
in New York. He may. obey every com
manGment and yet not come up to the
Christian standard of living; no, not even
to the civilized standard as exists in New
York City, and we all know that it is non
too high.
II do not wish to shock any one. but I
do wish to say that for my part do not be-
lieye the Bible is infalible. believe that
il is an inspired book, but not infallibIe.
We have one infalli6e book Euclid's
Geometry. The Bible is the product of 5000
years growth. The truth has been growing
from Genesis to Revelations believe that
the new criticism and the new theology will
make us understand the Bible better than
we do now"
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
A FORT STORNIED.

The British Forces Make an Advance on the
Cashmere Frontier
CALCUTTA, Dec, 2S.-A dispatch from Gil
gil on the Cashmere frontier states that the
B ritish forces have made a forward move
ment against the Hunza aud Nagar tribes
men and have captured another fort located
short distance from Fort Nilt. The
storming force consisted of one hundred
men Of the Cashmere Regiment under
LieutenantS Taylor and MannerSmith. They
sea ed the precipce opp osite the Nit Fort
and captured a stone breaStwOrk, the de-
tenders of which we're kept in check by
heavy fire from the Nilt Fort One hundred
and eighteen prisnnerS ware taknn
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
THE CZAR IN DANGER.
An Assassination Secret League Broken Up
ii Poland

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 2S.-The police
have made a large number OF arrests in
Russian Poland as the result OF the dis
covery OF a secret league, the object of
which was to asSassinate the Car. 1t is
thought many persons connected with the
conspiracy have taken fright at the knowl-
edge of their plans by the police and will
seek safety by fleeing from the country,
so the authorities have ordered the from
tier to be closely watched, and it is believed
further arrests will shortly be made At
Libau, the cautal of Courland Baron
Ham, well-known landowner, was sem
fenced to four months Imprisonment for
tearing down an imperial coat-of-arns
which stood over the doors of the court at
that place.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
CRUEL CHILEANS.
The Keweenaw's Crew Tells Under Oath
Mhnt 1t OhserNal.

The keweenaw's Crew Tells Under Oath
What 1t Observed.
A voluminouS document of nearly 200
pages, which may figure in the destiny Of
war or peace with Chile, was mailed yester-
day afternoon by United States District At
torney Charles A. Garter who since Thurs
day, when the steamer Keweenaw arrived,
and acting on instructions from Washing
ton, has been engaged in taking dispositions
OF the officers ana crew relative 10 the
cruelty to Americans said to have been
practiced by Chileans in that country.
This investigation was due to the treatment
Of Patrick Shields, the st amrr's fireman.
Among the dispositions taken were those Of
Shields, Chief Engineer Edward Macom,
Second Mate Abel S. Blaisdel and Oler
W. S. Alexander The burden of their
affidavits was that the Americans were
treated cnntempiuously and maItreated on
every occasion.
Their evidence had already been tele-
graphed by the Associated Press reporters
when the steamer touched at San Diego.
When the Baltimore arrives additional de-
positions Will be taken.
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MILWAUKEE, Dec. 2S.-Marv Pierce,
Mary Zausesnd Lizzie Schnuckert and an
unknown man, inmates of low dive, were
taken violently i'll to-day. An investigation
showed they were poisoned by arsenic
placed in pitcher of beer. Bessie Waugh,
another inmate, who refused to drink of the
be..Esssazssfsslsr arrests tifek pelice asserting
that they have proof of her guilt. Physi-
clans think the victims will be saved.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
ALLEGATIONS DENIED.
Answers to Charges Filed by Creditors of
the Pacific Railway

CHICAGO, Dec. 28.-Charles B. Holmes,
ex-President of the Pacific Railway Com
pany, to-day filed an answer To the various
banks and petitioning hrms who are cred
itors Of the company. and seek TO hold the
stockholders thereof liable on their stock
subscription. The answer denies the allie
cations of the petitioners; denies that there
were representations made that the Pacific
Company and the Los Angeles Cable Com
pany were identical; denies that the petit
TONERS were induced to renew loans or ac-
cept notes by any fraudulent scheme; ad-
mits there were intentions 10 incorporate
the Pacific Company OF Illinois TO prevent
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
MITCHELL AND SLAVIN.

First appearance at Brooklyn Theater
Proves a Failure
NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-Charley Mitchell
and Paddy Siavin made their first American
appearance in their present search for
American dollars at a theater in Brooklyn
to-day. They put up ii take act of the most
apparent kind. One voice from the gallery
sad, "Slayin, you're no good you can't even
fake clever" There were Kisses, cat-calls
and yells of derision to be heard on the
ground floor as well as the top gallery, and
the appearance of Mitchell and Slavin was
a failure.
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struck by an east-bound passenger train on
the Long Island Railroad at Green Point
crossing, Blissville, this afternoon. The
horses were instantly killed, and the coach
carried, with its occupants, screaming and
struggling to save themselves, about twenty
feet, when it struck a post and became dis
entangled from the locomotive. The force
of the collision with the post broke the
coach. and the women rolled out all cut,
bruised and fainting to the ground. None
OF them sustained fatal injuries.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
COWBOY RULE.


Orders on a Railroad Train Enforced With
Drawn Revolvers
SAN ANTONIO Tex, Dec. 2s.-Half a
dozen cowboys took possession of the south
bound passenger train on the Internat onal
and Great Northern Railroad, forty miles
north from here, last night. They boarded
the train at Buda Station, and their first act
was to fore a Chicago drummer off the
moving train because he wore a red cravat
and high silk hat. They then made a
number of young ladies in the Pullman
coach sing for them, enforcing all their de-
train for twenty miles, when they stepped
off at a way station,
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Needs Exclamation.

of the National Exchange Bank of Lexing-
ton have been summoned to appear before
the United States court at Frankfort to ex-
plain an overdraft OF $4,000, made by W.
ii. Cheppu, a book-maker. The capital
stock of the bank is Sl0O,0eo. The institu-
tIon is solvent
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
Lyrchinp in Louisiana

NATCHEz (Miss.) Dec. 28.-From Black
water, La, the place where 7. j. Hart was
murdered Christmas eve, comes news that
an uncle of the murderer was hanged last
night by a searching party. Developments
go to show plot to murder young Hart, in
which several negroes were implicated. and
the citizens are determined to rid them
selves of the entire gang.
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Drink Responsible.

NASHVILLE Tcnn.), Dec. 2S.-Lem
Jones was hanged at Oliver Springs this
morning for the murder of his wife and
child last year. On the scafold he said
drink was responsible for the crime. He
was deacon in a church and County SUI
perintendent of schools
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Ex-President of a Bank Ares led.

ST. PAUL (Minn.), Dec. 2S.-A special to
the Pioneer Press from Ellendale. n. Oak,
says there are many ugly rumors in con-
nection with the recent Farmers and Mer-
chants State Bank failure. President Bar
raft was arrested on Il charge of receiving
deposits when he knew the bank was n-
solvent. He waived examination and was
bound over.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
French Fishing Steamer Inst

PARIS. Dec. 2S.-An account of wreck and
loss of life has been received from Arcachon
Fisheries. port thirty-iye miles from Bor-
deaux. The French steamer Albatross, en-
gagged in the oyster fishery at Arcachoa,
was wrecked and eleven of her crew-in
fact. the whole crew with the exception Of
one mau--Were lost,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29

LEXINGTON (Ky-), Dec. 2s.-J. II. Weitz,
who has been i'll the clothing business in
this city over forty years, assigned to-day.
He lost $4,000 in a clothing manufacture
ing establishment in New York and $50, 600
as surety for relative in Chicago. His
assets exceed his liabilities.
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spain,s Reciprocitv Treaties.

MADRID, Dec. 2S.-The Cabinet finally
adoped the new tariff to-day. The measure
includes provision for the imposition of
minimum duties on imports from countries
having treaties with Spain, and placing
maximum rates on imports from other coun-
tries The duty on cork is raised
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Railroad Collision,

BEATRICE (Neb.), Dec. 2S.-A passenger
train on the Union Pacific collided with
a swtch-engine in the yards this afternoon,
badly wrecking both engines aud derailing
the mail and baggage cars. The engineers
and firemen of both engines were slightly
hurt, and the passengers were given lively
shaking up, but none were injured.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
Panioin a Theater

special from Liberty, Ind, says: During a
performance in the opera house this evening
the building caught fire, panic followed,
the crowd rushed for the windows, and be-
fore they could be prevented several jumped,
but it is thought none were seriously in
iurel
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-29
Eiald EalllnP

New YORK. Dec 2S. - Edward NJ. Field
neither eats nor drinks, and is growing per-
ceptibly weaker every day. He passed a
restless night, and this morning refused to
lake breakfast He complains of pains in
the head. He refuses to touch medicine.
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Visible Supply of Grain.

New YORK, Dec. 2S.-The visible supply
of grain on Saturday. December 26th, as
compiled by the New York Produce Ex-
change, was as follows: Wheat A, $40, 600
bushels, an increase of 1857, 900; corn,
1854, 900 bushels, an increase of 1,3i90O0 !;
oats, 8, 721.00O bushels, decrease of I22, 90 0
barley, 2, 100000 bushels, decrease Of q, 900,
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Actor Scanlan.

New YORK. Dec. 2S.-Actor William J.
Scanlan, shattered in mind and body, lies ut
the residence of his manager. where it was
to-day stated that he is growing weaker rap
idly and more violent in his rawlings. His
physicians believe that death is only few
hours off
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The South Atlantic sonadron

NEW YORK, Dec. 2S.-The Herald's cable
special from Buenos Ayres says: The
United States vessel Yantic is expec ted to
arrive at Rio Plata tomorrow. as are also
three of the ships Of the white squadron.
They have been sighted off the coast.
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0nuhla Tragedy

DEs MONIES Qowa), Dec 2S.-A colored
man, j. II. Miller, tonight called on Ada
Lewis. a woman who had Tilted him, and at
the end of short interview shot the
woman and himself. Both will die