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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1891-05-29
THE wALLA wALLA TRAGEDY.
Seven Soldiers Charged With the Crime
Taken to Prison,

Iaken TO Prison.
WALLA WALLA, May 28.-The arms
that Sheriff Mcfarland telegraphed for
yesterday were received this morning.
together with 1900 rounds of ammuni-
ton.
When Judge Upton, of the Superior
Court, came into the Court house this
morning, he held a short consultation
with the Sheriff, then ordered the clerk
OF the court to issue warrants for the ar
rest of Patrick McMenamont, Chas. Il.
Trumpower, JOS. II. Trumpower, Thos.
Clinton and Bernard Mueller, of c. Troop.
and c. A. Cutter and James Ewens, of q
Troop, charging them with the crime of
murder in the first degree.
The warrants were then given to the
Sheriff, who Immediately proceeded to
the garrison. Going to Colonel Comp
ton, he informed him that he had warrants
for the above-named men. The Colonel
went with the Sheriff to the guard house,
where four of the men wanted were con-
fined, and ordered them turned over to
panied the Sheriff to the quarters where
the other three were pointed out to the
Sheriff, who placed the men under ar
rest.
Colonel Compton then ordered Lieu
tenant n. F. Mcclure, Sergeant and
seven privates to act as escort to the
Sheriff to the city. The prisoners were
placed in Jail, which is guarded by thirty
Deputy Sheriffs, and although rumors
have been circulated that if any soldiers
were arrested they would be taken from
Jail, no danger is apprehended, and
everything is quiet tonight.
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SUDDEN DEATH.
Judge breckenridge Expires While Ad-
dressing the General Assembly.

Judge Breckenridge Expires While Adj
dressing the General Assembly.
DETROIT, May 2S.-At the afternoon
session of the Presbyterian General AS
sembly to-day, while Judge Brecken-
ridge of st. Louis was closing his speech
on the case of DR.. Briggs, he fell dead
with heart disease. The last words he
uttered were: "Now, gentlemen, I feel
that l have discharged my duty, and
wish to be excused from further speak
ing" Then, reaching for a glass of
water, he suddenly threw up his hands
and fell to the floor, striking heavily on
his head. He was hastily carried to an
ante-room and physicians summoned.
They found him dead.
When the announcement was made the
assembly at once voted to adjourn for the
day, and instead OF the banquet assigned
for tonight, prayer meeting was an
nounced. A committee was appointed to
make suitable arrangements for the trans
fer of the body to the last resting-pIace.
and brief speeches were delivered by sew
eral delegates.
Mr.. Breckenridge was the son of Rev.
DR.. j. w. breckenridge, who was
and Robert Breckenridge. His mother
was daughter of Professor Samuel
Miller of Princeton.
General Alger of Michigan offered
special train to convey the remains and
the committee to st. Louis.
Many delegates, in conversation after
adjournment, recalled the sudden death
OF Ex-Governor Washburne at meeting
OF the American Board at Springfield,
Mass, which so greatly softened the
heated discussion then going on over
dOctrlnal matters.
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THE PREACHER oouNrERrErrERs.
Captain Porter Tells a Queer Story of
Their Doings.

Captain Porter Tells Queer Story of
Their DoinGs.
CHICAGO, May 2S.-Captain Porter of
the United States Secret Service has re-
turned from Southern Illinois where,
within the past week, he put behind the
bars the preacher cou;terfeiters, George
Vanceil and jeremiah Holmes. He tolls
queer story.
Holmes was counterfeiter and general
outcast in Duguoin. Vanceil was Bap-
list minister. He undertook to convert
Holmes after everybody else had given
him up, and succeeded. The people
throughout the coanty marveled.
Holmes soon became pastor of tho
Campbellite Church hear Duguoin. After
time he gave Vanciel counterfeit money,
and Vanciel passed it. Later ON the same
thing was repeated. About this time
Uncle Sans emissaries swooped down
and captured regular counterfeiter's
outfit. Vanciel was arrested later. He
took the money and continued the ac-
quaintance of Holmes to learn the secrets
and expose the gang. He is heart-broken
over his arrest, but the ''Rev. Jerry
Holmes" is holding revivals in Jail.
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BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
A Bank President Arrested for EN-
beZZling Funds.

"A Bank President Arrested for EN-
bezzling Funds.
PHILADELPHIA, May 28.-Francis w.
Kennedy, President of the suspended
Spring Garden National Bank, was ar
rested this morning ON a warrant charg-
ing him with making false entries in the
books, false returns to the Comptroller of
Currency, and the embezzlement of the
banks funds. Henry w. Kennedy,
cashier of the bank, and brother of the
President, was also arrested, charged
with conspiracy to commit the same
crimes. They were held under heavy
bonds to appear for a preliminary hear
ing next Monday.
From the developments that took place
in the affairs of the Spring Garden Bank
it is evident that when the full story of
the banks management is told it will
fairly rival that of the looted keystone
Bank.
Receiver Fisher said to-day that the
further he examined into its affairs the
blacker the outlook became for the de-
positors. Much of the collateral is of
most dubious character.
A member of the Depositors' Investi-
eating Committee investigating the
banks affairs, said tonight that among
the collateral of the bank were two notes,
one for 900 and the other for $50, 900,
drawn by a person who has no exist
ence.
The suspension of the Spring Garden
Bank has been far-reaching in its effects.
and many business houses have been
seriously crippled. Yesterday the Ameri-
can Machine Company was forced to as
sign by reason of the bank failure, and
to-day the Millward Gift Cracker Conn
pany made an assignment from the same
cause. The assets are thought to exceed
the liabilities
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HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Fisheries Troubles the Principal
Topics Discussed.

The Fisheries Troubles the PRINCIPAL
Topics Discussed.
LONDON, May 2S.-Goschen, the Cham
cellor of the Exchequer, in the Commons
this afternoon gave notice that the Gov
eminent would introduce bill on Mon
day next which would prohibit British
subjects from catching seals in the Beh-
ring Sea for period, the extent of which
will be stated later.
Smith, Government leader, in regard
to Newfoundland, said that on the prom
Use OF the Newfoundland delegates that q
bill would be passed to carry out tho
ntodtts OaUe1edt and award of arbitration.
the Government proposed that the
Knutsford bill should be read second
time, which Smith hoped would be with
out opposition, and the Government
would agree to postpone the next stage of
the bill three weeks, and if by then the
colonial legislature passed such q meas
ure as the one promised, the Government
would withdraw the Knutsford bill.
Harcourt deprecated the course the
Government had adopted
Picton QiberaD ridiculed the idea of
passing measure to be superseded by
another bill.
The motion was then put, and resulted
in defeat by a vote OF los against to I22
for.
Bryce (LiberaD moved that the House.
having been informed that tie New
foundland Legislature had passed salis-
factory Act declaring its readiness to sup
port measures necessary to carry out the
treaty obligations and awards of the Ar
bltratlon Commissioners, there was no
necessity to proceed with q second read
ing of the Knutsford bill
Smith accepted this and the motion was
then approved.
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INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
The Commission Investigating Griey
anceS at Spokane.

The Commission Investigating Griey-
ances at Spokane.
SPOKANE FALLS, May 28.-At to-day,s
session of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, in hearing the complaint of the
Merchants Union of this city, the point
upon which the witnesses were mainly
examined was the ocean competition
which the transcontinental roads have to
meet at their Pacific Coast terminals.
1t was shown in the evidence that only
two vessels came into Puget Sound with
merchandise from Atlantic seaports dur
ing the six months ending January l.
1891, and that during the year ending last
April, only eight vessels came into Port
land with merchandise from Atlantic
ports.
j. M. Hannaford General Traffic Man
ager of the Northern Pacific, admitted on
cross examination that the ocean tonnage
coming around Cape Horn with which
his road came in competition within the
last year did not amount to more than
5000 tons, which was less than one-tenth
the tonnage brought into Spokane by his
road alone.
To-day the city rested its case. The at
torney for the Northern Pacific followed
with statement of the railroad lines of
defense. The hearing will probably con-
tinue for two days more. At its conclu-
sion the commission will take up test
case, brought up by the Farmers AL
lance of Washington, affecting rates of
grain shipped TO the coast.
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Special to the REcoRD-UNrox.

NEW YoRE, May GA Tbibp,ae st.
Johns special says: The French have
selzed st. Georges Bay, repeating their
outrages of last year and adding another
and greater one by assuming territorial
possession CT the waters.
Bishop, resident magistrate, telegraphs
the Colonial Government here that the
French Admiral has proclaimed his an
thority in the bay, and has forbidden tho
Newfoundland fishermen doing any
hshlng whatever. He has put out patrol
launches, whose crews have taken UP tho
local fishermen's nets, seines and traps,
and have put them all ashore.
The French commander has also driven
off the Colonial fishermen who were
batting. Several American schooners
disregarded the protests, insisting ON
their rights under the treaty of 1918. The
Admiral replied bluntly that he did not
recognize the Anglo-American treaty:
that the contents of the waters of the bay
of st. George belonged solely to France.
and as he was there to enforce the French
rights, he would allow no traffic between
the Americans and the Newfoundland
fishermen III bait drawn from the waters
OF the bay OF st. George. The American
ScnoOnefS left without bait, causing Il
heavy loss to their owners.
The magistrate announces that he Is
powerless to protect the people against
the French war-ship, and asks instruc-
tons. The Government here is equally
powerless. The people of ST. George arc
IN despair. If they cannot supply bait TO
Americans they must starve. They are
excited intensely, and reprisals of somo
kind are feared.
The right of American fishermen TO
take bait there, either by catching it them
selves or by purchasing it FROM the colo
nlsts, is unquestionable. They have done
both for half century.
The full extent of the French AdmiraPs
otfense is shown by the fact that there
were no French fishermen at all in st.
George, so that he could not present, as
he did last summer, that his reason for re-
fusing to allow British fishermen to sun
ply Americans was because the French,
had the best primary right, and needed
all the bait themselves. He now stands
on the naked proposition that everything
in the sea is French property, that the
American treaty is void, and that he has
authority to enforce French rights as con-
strued by France against both Newfound-
landers and Americans.
American Consul Molloy has not vet
received any reply from his telegram to
Blaine announcing these facts.
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Special to the REcoRD-UN1ox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
Sioux FALLS Is. d., May 2s.-Plenty
Horses is free Indian. No inkling Of
the sudden termination of the case had
been given. At2o'clock, when the court
convened. the testimony being completed,
the attorneys We're preparing to COM
mence arguments, when Judge Shiras
said: There is no need of going farther
with this case. What / shall say is the
opinion of this court, but not Of my col
leagues. 1t is on my own responsibility
The Judge then said in substance that
the guilt or innocence of the accused
turned upon the question as to whether
or not state of actual war existed at the
time of Casey's death. In the opinion of
the court, it had been shown beyond
doubt that such state of war did exist.
Immediately upon adjournment Plenty
Horses was surrounded by ladies and
other spectators, who shook hands with
him for some time, after which he went
to the hotel and spent some time writ
ing autographs for the bystanders.
AT noon White Moon, q scout who was
with Casey and who has been here as a
witness, attempted suicide by stabbing
himself in the base of the neck. He was
homesick and Respondent. He will re-
cover.
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trail plane, and to this are hinged yari-
Gus other planes very much smaller,
which are used for keeping the equilib-
rum correct, and for keeping the flying
machine at fixed angle in the air. The
whole apparatus, including the steering
gear, is 145 feet long.
"The machine is provided with two
compound engines, each weighing 500
pounds. The casing about the generator
pump, steam-pipes, burners, propollers
and shafting weighs 1,soo pounds. The
boiler was tested up to 900 pounds pres
sure, and it didn't leak drop. The most
novel feature about the engine is the sys
tenn by which burn petroleum and gen
crate steam. / spent Sl5, 900 on it. If it
works am going to take great package
il into the Woolwich dock yard, or on the
roof Of the House of Parliament, and
then go to the British Government and
ask for an order to make lot of 'enl."
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THE RAINFALL.

Heavy Showers Reported From the
Northern Part of the State.
MARYsvILLE, May 2S.-Inquiry among
farmers shows that very little dam
age resulted from yesterdays storm.
Little grain was knocked down, and as it
has cleared off to-day hay will not be
much injured. The rainfall here was SO
of an inch, but few miles from town
four times as much fell. At Colmena all
the irrigating bitches were full.
RED BLUFF, May 2S.-A heavy rain
storm last night injured the hay crop
very badly. No damage to fruit.
MODESTO, May 2S.-Showers have fallen
for the past two afternoons. Not enough
rain has fell to do much benefit to grow
ing grain or injury to cut hay.
SHASTA, May 2S.-The rain-storm which
set in at this place at noon yesterday con-
tinued steadily until to-day noon. Dur
ing the twenty-four hours five and one
quarter inches of water fell.
NORTH SAN JUAN, May 2S.-At noon
yesterday heavy rain commenced fall
ing, ushered in by heavy thunder and
lightning, lasting until evening, and at
intervals until early this morning. Con-
siderable hay has been cut in this vi
cinity and will be spoiled if much more
rain falls.
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AMY AND NAVY.
Rear-Admiral Benham Detached From
Service at Mare Island.

Rear-Admiral Benham Detached From
Service at Mare Island.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Second Lieu
tenant Thomas w. Winston, Fifth Artil-
cry, viii report by telegraph to the
Superintendent of the Recruiting Service
ut New York city to conduct a detach-
,nent of recruits for the First Infantry to
the Department of California. On the
completion of this duty he will rejoin his
battery. The Superintendent of the Re-
cruiting Service win cause forty recruits
20 be assigned TO the First Infantry and
forwarded under the proper charges to
such points or point in the Department of
California as the commanding General of
The department shall designate After
their arrival in that department the re-
cruits shall be distributed as equitably as
practicable among the companies of the
regiment.
Rear-Admiral Benham is detached
rom command of the navy-yard at Mare
island, Cal, and placed on waiting or
ders.
Rear-Admiral John Irwin is detached
from duty as President of the Board of
Inspection at San Francisco and ordered
10 command the navy-yard at Mare
Island, CAL
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THE CHILEAN CONTROVERSY.
HOW THE ESMERALDA CAME TO
SECURE COAL.
She Had Been Ordered Out of Port.
but Had No Fuel for Steam
Power.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WASHINGTON, May %. DIR. Soteldo.
the Venezuelan Minister here, informs
the Associated Press that dispatches re-
ceived to-day from reliable sources in
Mexico state the Mexican Government or
dered the insurgent Chilean cruiser Es-
meralda to leave the harbor of Acapulco.
The commander of the vessel said he was
willing to leave, but his ship had no sails
and he could not depart without steam
power. The Government then allowed
the Esmeralda to take enough coal to
carry the order into effect. She received
$50 tons, her ordinary consumption being
fifty tons per day. The Esmeralda sailed
on the 10th inst, Immediately after re-
ceiving her coal allowance.
GOING TO IQUIQUE.
It has been definitely learned that the
cruiser Charleston viii proceed from
Callao to Iquique.
THE ITATA's WHEREABOUTS.
NEW YORK, May 2S.-A Press Wash
ington special says: 1t is believed here
that the Esmeralda's officers are fully
aware of the whereabouts of the Itata.
and the former is expected to soon Join
her.
Secretary Tracy tonight said that it is
still an open question whether or not the
Mexican Government had violated in
ternational law by providing her with
coal, and added, 81 should say that with
the amount of coal said to be aboard the
Esmeralda she could make, by slow
steaming, the northernmost Chilean
port. 1t would hardly be possible for
her to reach Iquique without help from
the insurgents. The story that the Itata
has transferred the arms shipped at San
Francisco to the ESmeralda is untrue
think that it will not be long before we
hear of the forced or peaceful surrender
of the Itata."
MEDIATION PROPOSITION REJECTED.
LONDON, May 2S.-A message from
Santiago, Chile. states that the German
and British Ministers have renewed their
offers of mediation between Balmaceda
and the insurgents, and that Balmaceda
has rejected the proposition. He stated
that the subsection of the rebels was but
question of a short time. The President
has ordered an advance on the rebel gar
risons, and loyal fleet is preparing for
another sea attack on the rebel vessels in
the harbor.
WILL NOT HONOR THE NOTES.
PARIS, May pa dispatch from Chile
says: The Congressional Committee,
through the Provisional Junta, issued
decree at Iquique, on the I'D instant.
which declares void all negotiations
based upon the deposits of silver at the
Mint at Santiago, which guarantee the
notes in circulation. Anybody accessory
to the operations connected with the use
of the silver will be prosecuted for fraud.
The committee therefore warns the pub
lie that bills drawn against silver by the
agents of Balrnaceda and negotiated i'm
Chile or in Europe will be worthless. as
payment will be refused by the legal
authorities appointed by the Congress,
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Not a success.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-Rumors are cur
rent in newspaper circles that the Re
corder, the new morning paper which
had been started with flying colors, pay
ing large salaries and spending large
amounts in lavish advertising, is about
to suspend publication. 1t is said the
millionaire cigarette men who have been
backing the paper are sick of the expert
ment, which, it is alleged, was a losing
venture from the start The failure Of
John III. Starin, another big hacker, to
furnish expected help, is given as the
real cause of the suspension. 1t is even
said the Recorder win not appear after
next Saturday
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Special to the REooRD-UN1os.


WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The President
this afternoon received a dispatch from
Minister Lincoln at London, saying that
official notice had been given in the Com
mons that bill would be introduced on
Monday to authorize the Queen to pro-
hibit British subjects from taking seals
from Behring Sea-
The question engaged the Presidents
attention to-day, and he had conference
with the Cabinet. One point considered
was the advisability of sending war YES
sells TO Behring Sea, to reinforce the reve-
nue. cutters in preventing the taking of
seals in case closed season is decided on.
This fleet would, of course, cooperate
with the English warships now in those
waters in the enforcement of the agree
ments concluded.
The Secretary of the Navy reported
that there are three naval vessels that
could be prepared for this service without
much delay.
The news of Goschen's action was re-
ceived with satisfaction at the State De-
partment. It is taken as an indication
that the British Government is preparing
20 accept the conditions imposed by the
President as preliminary to arbitration,
sealing in the meantime.
The fixed period for the cessation of the
sealing referred to by Goschen probably
means the remainder of this season, dur
ing the time of the arbitrator, for it is
10 be presumed that the British Govern
ment's action carries with it an accept
ance of the terms of arbitration held out
by the President.
In the event of arbitration, it may be
chat some time will be consumed in
sending an expert commission to Alaska
20 investigate the actual condition of the
rookeries to settle the question which is
still at issue between the Governments of
Great Britain and the United States. as
20 whether that which is known as
'''pelogic sealing" or the killing of seal
IN open sea on their way to and from
shore rookeries, is fully as destructive of
The seal life as has been reported by the
United States Treasury agents.
The revenue cutter Bear will sail from
Seattle on Saturday on the annual cruise
N Alaskan waters.
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EvADING THE LOTTERY LAW.
How Mexican Companies Keep From
Paying Duty ON Tickets.

How Mexican Companies Keep From
Paying Duty ON Tickets.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.-The Treasury
Department is still struggling to prevent
the sale of lottery tickets in the United
States. The law passed by Congress pre-
vented the use of the United States mails
IN distributing them, and then the lottery
people went to Mexico and sought under
The custom law to import them into this
country as reading matter at light duty.
Assistant Secretary Spaulding put stop
co this by assessing a duty on the face
value of the tickets, the duty being
placed at 81 80 on $40 ticket. This was
thought to be a final stoppage on their
expectations. The lottery people, fertile
n resources, have had their tickets
printed in the United States, exported
INTO Mexico and reimported into the
United States, and now claim that they
are exempt from duty as American
manufactures, returned without being
advanced in value, or improved in con-
dition. Assistant Secretary Spaulding,
however, has instructed his Collectors of
Customs along the Mexican border to as
sumo that all lottery tickets entered are
of foreign manufacture, and to assess the
duty accordingly.
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American University.

WASHINGTON, May 28.-The organiza-
ton of the American University has been
effected. Among the incorporators are
Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania, SEN
ator Mcmillan of Michigan. Mark Hoyt
of New York, Colonel Wright of Penn
sylvania, Representative Springer of
Illinois and Mrs. John A Logan of
Washington. Mark Hoyt was elected
Chancellor of the university. Among
the Trustees were the following: Bishops
Bowman, Newman, Vincent and VIII
son, Secretary Proctor. The President
and Vice-President of the United States,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and
Speaker of the House of Representatives
are ex-officio members.