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The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-27
CHASTITY SCENES.
Particulars Of The Wreck of the Excursion
Train in Ohio.

DAYTON Ohio, July 26-This has been
day of gloom in this city, caused by the
awful disaster to the Cincinnati, Hamilton
and Dayton excursion train at: Middleton
last night. Three persons were killed out
right-William Matthews, aged IS; Lydia
FREEZER, aged %. and Frank Simoner, aged II.
Four of the injured are in a critical condi-
tinn-Joseph b. Cleval, Frank Patterson
and Joseph II. Sweverly. The following
were seriously, but it is thought not fatally,
hurt: Warren Thompson, Mary Reese,
Fred Weidner, Mark Limerick, Edith TuttIe,,
K. 5. Tuttle. Kate Shlein. Elled NJ. carson
and wife, Frank Reiger, William Oman,
Mary Gram, Annie Venard, Samuel Lohr,
Charles Myels, Maggie Frost. Annie Bren-
nan and Pearl Shorthill. About twenty
more received painful bruises and cuts.
William G. Douglass, one of the commit
teemen in charge Of the Cincinnati, Hami-
ton and Dayton excursion TO Woodsdale,
tells this story Of the Saturday night wreck
A draw-bar about the middle of the excur-
sion Train broke, and they stopped at Mid
dletown half an hour TO patch it up. Red
lights were not promptly placed on the rear
car, and just as the train was pulling out
heavy freight came in at high rate OF
speed. Engineer Schwiud saw a flagman
waving the danger signal and Immediately
called for brakes, shut off steam, and with
the fireman jumped. 1t was too late TO stop
the freight. An instant later the crash
came. 1he two rear cars of the excursion
train were hurled into ditch. The next
coach was struck fairly In the end, and the
locomotive pushing under elevated it to an
angle OF forty-fve degrees. and there it stood,
hlled with shrleklng people. The car caught
fire, but Engineer Srhwind and his fire.
man were able To extingulsh the blaze by
the use of hose from the locomotives. Two
cars lay crushed in the ditch with mass of
manned and mangled people moaning in
agony and pleading for help. Rescuers set
to worklat once to'eXtricate them. Legs, arms
and heads could be seen through broken
windows, or pinned under the wreck. The
means rf the helpless sufferers were
mingled with frantic cries of mothers seek
ing husbands and children. Many of them
had been cut by glass and timbers In the
rush to escape, and their bloody faces and
hands bore ghastlY testimony to the great
number injured Physicians ana citizens of
Mlddletown were soon at the scene to JOIN
In re>culng the unfortunates. The terror
stricken eXcursionists were made comfort
able in houses. The three dead persons
were properly cared for. and the Injured re-
celyed all necessary attention.
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THE BOTTOM TOUCHED.
President Pellegrini Expresses His Views OIL
the Situation.

the Situation.
NEW YORK. July Ca late mail from
the Argentine Republic brings letter from
President Pellegrini to the Chamber of Com
merce on financial topics. The chamber
had proposed a series of radical measures
to be adopted by the Argentine Government
in releasing the country from the state of
paralysis which has followed the collapse
of its credit in Europe. The President takes
up the suggestions one by one aud shows
that all the proposals have already been
acted upon as far as practicable. A
review of the Governments policy brings
into clear light the bankruptcy of
the country and the magnitude of
the financial reyerses which have been
caused by speculative recklessne SIS
and mismanagement. On the part of the
Government it appears that the interest
payments on the national debt have been
suspended, with the exception Of the loan Of
sc, on which the collections of revenue
were guaranteed to extend to $500, 900 a
mouth. This is the only interest payment
which is now made, and il is required by
the conditions of the loan. All public
works involving aid from the national
Treasury have been suspended for nearly
two years, excepting those subjected to
the requirements of special contracts, like
the har5Or improvements at BuenOs Ayres
and few railroads in the interior, and
even thesr are to be brought to an end as
soon as possible. The budget of expendi-
lures has been reduced by the discharge of
100 officials in the civil service. over 1900
employees having been turned out during the
last few months. Pellegrinl's main ground
for hopefulness is q conviction that the
bottom has been touched, and that as there
can be no lower depths it is reasonable to
look for Indications OF revival aud improve
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LENAHAN'S BODY.
An Attempt TO ReSurreCt 1.-THE District
Attorney TO Be Arrested.

TRUCKEE, July 26.-Truckee is greatly
excited over a clandestine attempt to ex-
hume the body of Michael Lenahan, which
was made before daylight this morning.
Lenahan died on the Sth of July from
wounds inflicted by Malcolm McDougald.
He had pursued McDougald with two
pistols, which were taken away from him.
Entering McDougald's saloon the third
time, he was beaten on the head with a
pistol. Two days later lie died. A small
punctured wound in the outer skull, about
the size of the hammer of a pistol, was
found on removing the scalp. The Coroner's
jury were satisfied that this wound produced
death, and. therefore. did not open the
skull.
AT the preliminary examination DR.. Cur
tess testified that he treated Lenahan during
the last thirty hours of his illness for
oellTlum tremens. That he saw the wound
IN the skull after the scalp was removed.
and did not believe that it had caused death.
The examination progressed four days, and
by consent was postponed last Tuesday for
one week. Last night DR.. Curtess, claim
Ing to act by order of District Attorney
Nllon, directed two graye-diggers to have
Lenahan's body exhumed by o'clock this
morning. The utmost secrecy was pre-
served, and the defense was not notified to
be present The arrangement was to hold
secret autopsy at the grave. Before day
Lnsnt tne PraVe-ulggerS proceeded TO the
Catholic cemetery with shovels aud can
containing dislnfectant solutions.
Dr. CurteSs has a sore hand, wh ich he
carries in sling. therefore he could not do
the dissecting. He accordingly secured the
assistance OF butcher, who carried meat
saw. BY some accident John Burdette
learned OF the proceeding and followed the
party TO the graveyard and threatened to
Kill the first man who touched the grave.
This ended matters. The community is
outraged over the Infamous attempt, and all
parties connected with the affair will be
arrested, including the District Attorney.
unless it can be shown that he had legal
authority for his action.
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VIII the Gold Come Backl

NEW YORK, July 26.-Many financlers
are wondering whether the unusually short
crops abroad and the necessity of buying an
extraordinary quantity OF breadstuffs from
this country, Will have the effect of bring
ing back the greater part of the gold sent
abroad. President Simmons of the Fourth
National Bank says: 81 think that the
cause of the present financial depression
may be attributed to over speculation in
Europe, which eliminated in the finan-
cial embarrassment Of the Barings, with
a large crop and a foreign demand |
see no reason why we should not expect
general improvement in our financial and
commercial condition. | look for return
of very considerable part of the gold we
have shipped"
President Cannon OF the Chase National
Bank says: The condition of the money
market and the business outlook in the
United States at this time would undoubted-
ly be consideJed very satisfactory were it
not for the continued liquidation and financial
disturbance abroad. 1t Is probable tina: in
spite of the feeling on the part of maLy
that the money market this autumn may be
active, and the stringent conditions may
change and the crop movement may be
made with less difficulty than for several
years. 1t appears that business and the
financial outlook is favorable rather an
otherwise. Other bankers and merchants
express similar views"
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his USEFUL MOUTH.
A Bar-Keeper's Device for Steal
ing Coin.

A bar-keeper who had been in the em-
ploy of Z. A. Fisher, California-street sa-
loon-keeper, was arrested on Saturday night
for threatening to shoot the vendor of liquid
exhilaration, who had been his employer.
for withholding his wages.
Fisher says that soon after he employed
the man he discovered that his receipts and
expenditures were on unfriendly terms, and
he hired two detectives to watch his bar
tender. They soon discovered that the man
who was arrested on Saturday night had
formed combination with his mouth to
beat the coin register. Smilingly he re-
celVed the money deposited by the
customer, and turned to the regis
ter; but before mis- fingers touched
the button the coin was transferred to his
mouth, where it remained until he had served
the next customer. The detectives found
that the young mans mouth receipts
amounted to 70 cents in four hours.
Tney reported to Fisher on the 18th, and
he discharged the en.erprising bartender
the next day. telling him to return at 8
o'clock in the afternoon and he would re-
celve his wages, and would meet some ona
who would tell him an interesting story.
The some one" referred to was one of the
detectives who had seen the mouth expert
ment.
The bartender did not return at the ap-
pointed time, but deferred his interview
with Fisher until Saturday evening when
he demanded his wages at the point Of a six.
shooter and was arrested.
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Malicious Mischief.

Michael Sullivan. hard case from Idaho,
was arrested by Officer Callahan after
smart chase last night and locked up at the
North Harbor Station with charge of
malicious mischief against his name on the
register. Michael went into the Ensign
saloon on East street, near Market. about S
o'clock yesterday afternoon and called for
refreshments, for which he could not pay.
de was told not TO try that game again, bat
soon after he popped into the saloon once
more and was promptly fired into the street
by tile bartender. Crossing the street,
Michael armed himself with brick which
he hurled with all his force at 5000 mirror
behind the bar The brick struck the door
post, however, and was thus DETECTED from
its course and came within an inch OF
smashing the skull of q man standing at the
bar. Michael did not wait To see the effects
of his shot, but made off rs fast as he could
Officer Callahan saw the deed, however, and
gave chase aud after a sharp run captured
the brick thrower.
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A NEGRO FIEND,
Brutal Assassination Of a Farmer
and His Wife.
One Of Their Sons Fatally and Another
Dangerously Wounded.
Desperate Attempt 10 Kill the Whole Family.
The Murderer Shot Down by NeishbOrS
Of the Victims.
Special TO THE MoRN1Ne CALL

LOUISVILLE (Ky.), July 26.-This morn
ing near Paris tramp attacked the family
of Nathan S. Conway. killing him and his
wife, fatally wounding one son and dam
gerously woundng another Neighbors
coming up fired at the tramp, one of the
shots resulting fatally. Conway and his
wife were each about 61 years old, and
with their sons. Charles and William, aged
80 and % years, were sitting on the veranda
in company with Williams wife and three
children and two nieces, the Misses Florence
and Lucy Leager. As they were all sitting
on the veranda this morning negro named
Craig came up and asked for drink of
water. II was given him. He thereupon
lifted rusty scythe-blade and asked if it
WAS not a good knife. Charley Conway
nodded assent, and the negro, throwing
down the cup of water, struck him with
the knife, splitting his skull. The rest of
the family ran into the house. Craig con-
tinued to hack the young man till he thought
him dead. He then attacked the father, who
had returned, and killed MIN. Then the
mother. coming up, had her head split open
and she instantly died.
After the negro had insanely hacked her
body III dozen places he attacked William
Conway, cutting him in the head and body
as he ran. He had just struck Conway to
the ground when G. w. Bailey, a neighbor,
attracted by the screams, came up and shot
Craig twice with buckshot This seemed
to have no effect, but other neighbors came
up, and young man shot Craig with pis-
tol Craig ran, falling behind a haystack,
and died in few minutes from the effects
of the buckshOt wounds The pistol ball
had glanced around his head. The Con-
ways came to Bourbon eighteen months ago
from farm near Cynthlana. They were
orderly citizens and held in the highest es-
TEEN. Craig said he had killed seven per-
sons and intended to kill that whole family.
He is known to have killed his mother-in-
law. He has always been Known as des-
perate fellow, and was brother of Charlie
Craig, now under sentence of death in Gin
clDnatl,
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CONSUMPTION REMEDY.

Another Preventive and Cure Professed to
Have Been Discovered
LONDON, July 26.-Dr. Godfrey Hamble-
ton processes to have discovered method
by which consumption can be prevented
and even cured in cases where the disease is
not too extensive. He asserts that he has
cured many patients in a private establish
ment of his own since 1856, and he is now
anxious for public test. He recently wrote
TO Lord Salisbury asking for facilities, and
received chilling reply to the effect that
the Prime Minister had no power to afford
them. The Gazette, the leading military
newspaper, announces that lie has been
forced 10 the conclusion that it is useless to
endeavor to obtain an investigation by the
British Government and that he will now
place the facts before another power. The
Gazette vouches for DR.. Hambeton's good
faith, and demands an official investigation
with view to the application Of this great
discovery. 1t is understood that DR.. Ham
bleton Is about to approach the United
States Government on the subject The
editor OF the Gazette declares that he has
seen notes of well-established and perma-
nent cures of consumption, OF some of
which he has personal knowledge. In
fac" he says, "such a mass of practical
evidence has been collected that we have
not 10 deal with prima facie case, but with
a case that has been proved up to the hilt
The prevention and cure of consumption is
an accomplished fact"
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Terrible Slavery of the Cigarette Habit.

Terrible Slavery of the Cigarette Habit.
l never fully appreciated the evil effects
OF the cigarette habit until day or two
ago, when l was called in to draw up the
will of man who won't live many days
longer. The man who sent for me is a we'll
TODD merchant, who will leave behind
something like 100000 when he goes. He
has son OF 30 who is a confirmed cigarette
hend. The old gentleman told me that his
son often smoked 100 cigarettes day, and
would not give up the practice, although his
father offered him 100000 if he would do
so. Under the will drew up he will get
just 100 cents, il he ever lives to get that.
He is the most wretched specimen OF man.
hood haze ever seen, and is u man wasting
away as rapidly as it is possible for man
to grow thin. He still keeps up an enormous
consumption of the little paper cigars, and
1t is pitiful to hear him confess his lack of
will power. He knows what his father has
done with his money but doesn't seem to
care. A legal friend of mine told me of
another case of the same kind. An old lady
OF 70 who lives on Long Island cut off her
SON with a few shillings for the very same
reason. This young man consumes ten
packages of cigarettes a day. A girl he
wanted to marry refused him on that account
and now his mother will give her money to
somebody else He is Indifferent to both
actions and still smokes cigarettes. He'll
die soon, tOo.-N. Y. Globe Democrat.
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A RAILROAD HORROR
Collision Between Excursion
Trains in France.
F0Tty-nine Persons Killed and One Hundred
Others Injured.
Three Of The Carriages Wrecked and Set on
Fire by GaS-An Engineer and Fire
man Burned to Death.
Special 10 THE MORNING CALI

PARIS. July PA collision between ex-
eursion trains occurred at st. Maur yester-
day.
The guards van and the three rear
carriages Of the fast train were wrecked and
caught fire from the gas. The injured occu-
pants were shrieking in despair and the
other passengers hurriedly left the train and
assisted in extyicating the victims. The
soldiers also aided the tire brigade TO quench
the flames and rescue the sufferers.
1t is reported now that fifty persons were
killed. a dispatch from St. Mande, dated l
O'Clock this morning. says that sixty per-
sons were injured. Most of the dead are
legless, their limbs having been crushed off
through the jamming together of the seats.
Fully 10000 onlookers are at the scene.
The driver and fireman of the second train
were burned TO death. At 2 o'clock this
morning thirty bodies had been recovered
from the wreck.
1t is now known that forty-nine persons
have been killed and 100 injured.
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OREGON RIVERS.
Report Of the Engineering Work by the
Government

WASHINGTON. July 26.-The Navy De-
partment has received the engineering re-
port of Captain Thomas NJ. Symons con-
cerning the improvement of the river and
harbors in Oregon and Washington. To
flush the project of the building of the jetty
on the north shore of the Coquille River
Sl30 eco will he sufficient. Concerning the
entrance to Coos Bay there has been no
changes of consequence since the last re-
port was made. The large sum of S2,341,-
12 20 is recommended TO complete the work
on this bay. Captain Symons says this har-
Dor is rapidly increasing in Importance.
The money on hand will he sufficient TO
conn lete the project in the Umpqua River,
which consists of cutting channel through
certain rock lodges below Scottsburg. A
direct channel from Yakima Bay to the sea,
with depth of from eleven to twelve feet,
has been made. No work of Importance has
been accomplished at Tillamook or Nehaiem
Bay or on the Suislaw River. The drill
scow, now at Riparia, will be brought into
use as soon as Snake River is low enough.
There has been some snagsing done on the
Upper Columbia, Chehalis, Skogib, Stila-
.quamlsh, NoOksack, Snoqualmie aud Sno-
homiSh rivers.
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Clearing-House Statement.

BosToN, July 26.-Clearings: New York,
s479, 177,oO0, decrease 1876; Boston. ssl, $50
600, decrease 1919; Chicago. $50, 24,Oo0. in
crease rs; Philadelphia, SOS. 34O. 600. de-
crease ia; ST. Louis, So. 2S5. 900, de-
crease lis; San Francisco. Sl4.7l2, 600,
decrease 1872; Baltimore. S14.434.OO0. In
crease 6.S; Cincinnati. ST., 357 200, in
crease. 145; Pittsburg. ST., ,4OJ, 900, decrease
1872: Galveston. S3,560OOO increase 1853;
Minneapolis, S5.213,000. increase Ola;
Omaha. S3,S $4,000, decrease 17.4; Denver,
4,7l0,000. decrease 10; ST. Paul, g.. 5.022 coo,
increase 40; Portland. Oregon. 1.525, coo,
decrease 90; Salt Lake. S1,333. GOO, in
crease 14.7; Seattle. S7S5, 900. decrease 25.2 {;
Tacoma, $3.50, GEO, decrease 80: Los Angeles,
S654 1900. increase 1898 Total for the lead
cities of the United States and Canada
S903, 119, ,000 decrease 100.
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GOLD QUARTZ.
Reported Discovery of Rich Ledges in Pine
Nut, New

Nut, New.
CARSON New, July 26-The excitement
over the Pine Nut gold discoveries is grow
ing daily. Between twelve and fifteen
prospectors arrive at one time, and all go
armed to protect their claims, ana blood
shed may follow ovel some of the lodges.
The entire country covering a space of ten
miles is full Of quartz ledges, many showing
free gold on the surface Hebe Holman,
foreman of the Best & Belcher and Gould
& Curry mines of Virginia City, returned
tonight, and, in an interview, he says: 81
have made a thorough investigation and re-
gard the excitement based on good founda-
tons. The discoveries are as good as those
made on the COmstock, and, if surface in
dicatiOns amount to anything, the result
will be heavy influx of mining men within
the coming week. Several regular survey
ors are now on the ground surveying over
fifty claims. There seems at some time to
have been general upheaval which pushed
the ledgeS through the surface. William
Zirn, the discOverer, panued out S61 in one
pan before me yesterday, and says he has
taken out S400 IN one small sack" A town
site has already been laid out named Zirn-
vile. A stage line will be put on from
Carson by Oliver Roberts. The distance is
twenty-five miles. Teams will take out
building material as soon AS possible.
Among the most promising finds are the
Mascot, Mountain View, Valley View,
Bank of California and the Senator. Com
stock miners will arrive Tomorrow.
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FATAL CLOUD BURST
Terrific WashOut and Land
Slide Combined.
4 Cabin Swept Away and Its Sleeping 0C-
Cupant Killed.
Four Hundred Feet of the Tracks of the Colo
radO Central Railroad Fifteen Feet
Under Sand.
special to THE MORNING CALL,

GOLDEN (Colo.), July 26. : A terrible
washout and landslide combined occurred
last night on the Colorado Central Railroad.
A cloud burst on the mountain and struck
the railroad track at place called Fall
River. The water rushed down the side Of
the mountain and carried with it an i'm
mense amount of sand. gravel and great
rocks. 1t struck cabin on the hillside in
which man named Brooks was sleeping,
and wiped it out of existence. The un-
fortunate man has not been seen since. The
slide continued down over the Colorado
Central track, covering it for distance of
400 feet to depth of fifteen feet. Over $50
feet of track has been completely washed
ont
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COAST INTERESTS.
Appointments of Postmasters-C California PEN
sions Granted-Personal Items

Appointments of Postmasters-Cal Pen
sions Granted-Personal Items.
WASHINGTON, July 26-The following
Postoffice changes have been made by the
Po5toffice Department: A Postoffice has been
established at Heply, Washoe County, New.
and Isaac II. Matthews has been appointed
Postmaster; also at Stofiel. Elko County.
New, Lydia E. Stofel Postmistress.
Pensions have been granted to the follow
ing Californians: Frederick NJ ichaels, John
NJ. Snodgrass, William c. Paddock. Jacob
E. True, Charles G. Wiley, Paul CrOasdaile
and Frank Enos.
Attorney General Miller has appointed
William M. Allison Assistant United States
Attorney for the Territory of Utah.
Senator Stewart, accompanied by his sec
retary, Mr.. Happier, will leave in few
days for business trip to old Mexico. Mrs.
Stewart and her daughter will remain here
several days longer, when they will 20 to
Carson City for the summer.
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A MOTHERS LOVE.
The Sacrifice 1t Made to Give John Glib
bons Another Chance.

The Sacrifice 1t Made to Give John Glib
bons Another Chance.
John Gibbons mother. after selling all
she had TO spare, including gold watch
which she got many years ago. managed TO
raise S12S to pay part Of the fine which had
been imposed on her son for battery The
young man assaulted Brakeman Anderson,
and was sentenced to pay fine of $500.
The money could not be paid and Gibbons
went to Jail, his term of imprisonment be-
Ing one day for every So of the fine.
His old mother endeavored by every hook
and crook to procure the coin which would
buy her erring boy his freedom, but after
exhausting every resource she could get
only Sl2S. On Sunday he had served eighty
six DAYS and there were sixty-fnur left.
Tie money which the mother had would
just pay for this part of the term. The
money was turned over to the authorities
and Mrs. Gibbons and her son went away
together She had nothing left, but she has
confidence In her boy.-Stockton lnde-
npnIant