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The morning call., 1892-08-30
LOUIS Il. MowHIRTER.
One or the Best-Kuown Young Men
the Valley.

One or the Best-KuOwn Young Men In
the Valley.
Louis New Writer was one of the best
known young men In the San Joaquin Val
ley and at the time of his death had already
given promise Of attaining prominence in
the State. He could not have been more
than 80, but had already made a name for
himself. not only for his ability. but for his
bold and fearless aggression in any cause
which he espoused. He advocated nothing
which he did not believe to be absolutely
right.
He was born in Kentucky and went in
early life to reside In Tennessee. BY birth
he was closely related 10 the Breckin ridge
family and Inherited many Of the traits of
that famous race. Quick to speak and act
and impulsive to degree. he was at the
same time generous TO fault and OF a tem-
permanent VIII ich attracts friends while con-
tracing bitter antagoniSms. He was posi-
tive In all he did and said, and when he
believed he was right nothing could swerve
him from bis course. This quality Is the
one perhaps which cost him his life.
McWhirter came to California some six or
seven years ago and settled in Fresno where
he established the Democrat, daily paper,
which hal precariOuS existence for quite a
time and died for lack of support. 1t was
ably edited and McWhlrter's editorials were
famous for their snap and vigor, but he was
compelled at last 10 suspend publication.
During the life of the paper he made an
enviable name as a newspaper man. but
when the paper passed out of existence he
turned his attention to the practice of the
law.
During all this time he had taken an ac-
tive part In Democrats politics. and took
decided stand against a gang of corruption
lists who were preying upon the treasury of
the city. He fought them in the cOnven-
tlOns. and when the ExpOsitor began an
attack upon them some time ago it was Nc
WhlTter who wrote the editorials They
were bold and fearless in tone. and day after
day they 1ayed the opposition alive. Fin
ally the opposing side established paper
of It's own, but 1t attained little or no in
Huence and short time ago passed away.
Aside from his newspaper attacks Nc
Whrter Increased the hatred of the op-
position toward him at the time of the
Fresno convention by openly denouncing
them for their opposition to Cleveland. At
that time he narrowly escaped a personal
encounter with prominent member of
those who were fighting him. and he re-
marked TO friend that Ii could only be
matter of time till serious trouble came.
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CONSULAR REPORTS.
Cholera at Glasgow and Danger Immi-
nent at Liverpool.


nent at Liverpool.
WASHINGTON, Aug 29-The following
dispatch was received at the State Depart
ment from the United States Consul at Glas-
gov; There Is an outbreak of cholera
here among Russian emigrants for Amer
ica."
The Consul at Liverpool cabled as fol-
lows: Cholera imminent; strongly urge
medical inspection of immigrants under
consular directions with official disnfection
Dispatch follows"
Acting Secretary Spaulding of the Treas
ury Department to-day said he believed that
every precautionary measure that could se
taken 10 prevent the admission of cholera
into the United States had been taken. ANY
new suggestions on the subject that might
present themselves would have the careful
consideration of the department
Under date OF August "a the Minister
from France sent to the Secretary of State
the reports announcing the results OF the
investigation commenced by the Board of
Health concerning the recent epidemic of
cholera in the Department OF the Seine.
Ihe note says: 1T is manifest that the
epidemic Is not imported cholera, the cases
examined being solely due to the use OF
Seine water of bad quality. and at pres
6nt the sanitary situation has improved TO
such degree that all danger may be
considered to be aVerted." The report say S
the Minister, makes it clear that none of the
French ports have shown. nor show, single
case OF cholera, nor cause suspicion of one
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CoRBETT ENRAGED.
He Threatened to Throw McCsffrey Out
of window.

of "a window.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-There was a hot
time in the private Office at Madson-sQuare
Garden here this morning, when James j.
COTbett and his manager, William A. Brady,
met there TO arrange with Dominic McCaf-
frey, the boxing instructor OF the Man
haitian Athletic Club, fer match In con-
test in the manly art of self-defense Cor
/ bett became so enraged al the remarks OF
the Manhattan man that he stated, in most
emphatic language and in menacing mien,
that If his would-be antagonist did not
stop talking be would throw him out OF the
window.
Captain Van Schaick OF the Manhattan
Club was MeCaffrey's adviser. The upshot
OF 1t all was no match was arranged, and
the two principals separated with much
bad blood between them. SO far the men
agree on the result OF the much talk ed-of
meeting, but for the details there is some
thing OF divergence. McCaffrey IN a con-
versatloa later declared that Curbett had
failed to make good his proposition to stop
| him In four rounds for n purse of 5000.
That was the original proposition, and the
big 'un" had simply backed down when he
appeared ready to accept the proposition
for four round 'go" on the terms men,
toned at the Manhattan Athletic Club
house. lie said that when Corbett threat
ened to throw him out Of the window he
told him that he had better try it that he
was ready 10 defend himself.
The scene was very dramatic one, and
II looked for time as il four rounds might
be fought outOn the spot, dispensing with
the formality OF purse and preliminary
negotiations.
COrbett placed n somewhat different
framework about the picturesque meeting.
de said he proposed TO name the match In
place where there was the most money,
eitheT before any liberal athletic club or
In tue Manhattan Athletic Clubhouse He
said he would agree to the terms TO fight
aud stop his man in that time for purse Of
$1,000. but he wished TO have a decision in
case he had the best of it in four rounds
whether he stopped McCaffrey or not. In
other words. he would donate $1,000 TO Me-
Cahrey in case he did not knock him out
In four rounds, but asked that purse OF
$1,000 be made up for the man who got the
better of the fight whether knocked out or
not. This McCaffrey would not listen to.
He Insisted OH fighting in the Manhattan
Athletic Club, and that it should be a
knock out In four rounds or notbing
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GONE TO THE HIGHLANDS.
England's Queen Starts for Scot.
land
OR A VISIT OF THREE MONTHS.
Lord Randolph Churchill to Return to Public Life.
lie Will Eagerly Watch the Govern.
ment's Irish Policy.
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

NEW YORK, Aug. 29-Edmund ates, In
his special cablegram to the Tribune from
London. says: The Queen started to-day
for Balmoral for stay of three months. ac-
companied by Princess Beatrice and Prince
Henry of Battenberg, where the Duke and
Duchess of Connaught will join the party
for few days. The Queen has rather
suffered in health from the recent extreme
heat, but will, no doubt, be soon put right
by the braeing air of the Upper Dee side.
1t is said that the Queen is much dis
posed TO discontinue the practice of having
Cabinet Minister constantly in attend
ance at Belmoral. During the last two
years communication between Balmoral and
London has been much facilitated, and doc
uments which leave whitehall at 2 O'CLOCK
Monday are in the hands of the Queen early
the next morning and back in London be-
fore public offices open Wednesday. The
Queen has also private telegraph wire
which runs direct from the castle to Lon
don. so that her residence at the Highlands
causes no interruption TO the transaction OF
public business.
There is now good reason to believe
that Lord Randolph Churchill will return
to public life with something of that vigOr
with which he assailed Gladstona's nnlicv
II years ago. Ireland is obyioU
ject, and SO he will fight goo
ing up the shortcomings of the
regime. with a strong follow
him.
A systematic vigilance col
already been organized for the
Morley's errors in solving the
ton. Agents have been appoin
the length and breadth of tha
country whose duty it will be
opposition carefully and candidly posted as
to what is going on. By Christmas time
Lord Randolph no doubt will have ample
materials for his brief.
The present proprietor of GadshiH re-
tired Indian judge, has received a tempting
offer from the executive committee of tho
Chicago exhibition for the purchase of
Dickens favoVite residence. 1t was the in
tentiOn of these enterprising gentlemen to
transport the house In bio K and place it in
the exhibition grounds. Fortunately for all
who take an interest In the great noyelists
old home the offer was declined.
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orHER AFFLICTED PLACES.
The Dread Disease Spreading In the Sea-
port Cities.

The Dread Disease Spreading In the Sea-
port Ctties.
BERLIN, Aug. 29.-Fifteel cases Of ehol-
era were reported tonight, but none of
these are of the Asiatic type In districts OF
the city inhabited by working people ener-
getic measures are being taken to keep them
eIeansed and disinfected Great complaints
are being made as TO the laxity of the su-
peryision exercised ever travellers arriving
here from Ham burg.
DR.. Harris Graham, an American physi-
clan who has had wide experience with
cholera In Syria, Is organizing the American
N students here into body TO act as
assskisal nurses IN the event Of tie cholera
bessn .ng eDd uiie here.
Eases Of cholera are reported in Fervef,
Bes1 Msgds buTE and Striegert, ia Meek
Zen EaE5.. IN Be ll2s2ss 81 3issas1 ass
imported from Hamburg. q dispatch from
Halle, in PrasslaR Saxony, states that tw5
eases of cholera have occurred in that city.
Ons patient went to Halle from Hamburg.
BREMEE. Aug 29-Tnirteen cholera pa.
tIeuts were admitted TO the hospital here.
Elgh! were certified as Asiatic cholera. One
h died
- tlo steamer Uraaia from Hamburg has
died from cholera in this city
ANTWERP. Aug 29.-SeYen cholera cases
are in. the hospital here, some Of them 10
serious condition
Two fresh cases of cholera and two deaths
from the disease are reported here to-day.
PARIS, Aug. 29.-Twenry persons suffer-
snio from ~ i1leraic disorders were admitted
tG .als here yesterday.
her appears to have had no
10 epidemic yesterday. There
C.sS9 ma ed change in ths weather al
n we, ing cold and windy. yet both
9hs cesas9i cholera aud the deaths from
she case we're more numerous than ever.
L&V8F lug. 2s-There were reported
"a th.s esterday 80 new cases of chol-
era E "a saths from the disease.
HAvAEs Aug. 29.-The report that chol-
ars. las zppe ared b - is untrue.
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A Brutal Murder Said to Have Grown
Out Of Politics.
SHOT DOWN In HIS OWN DOORYARD.
Louis B. MtWhirter Called Out Of His Dwelling
BY Midnight Assassins and Murdered Almost
In the Presence Of His Wife.
Special TO THE MORNING CALL

FRESNO, Aug. 29.-Cioser Inquiry into
the circumstances surrounding the death OF
l.. b. McWhirtsr disposes completely of the
burglar theory.
Unless good proof can be shown that he
has deadly private enemy. the conclusion
Is inevitable that his death was the direct
result of the political animosities he had
aroused.
All preparatiOns~for the crime were made
In the most bold and careless manner.
There Is no doubt that there were two
assassins, and they made as much noise as
was possible. without arousing the whole
nelghborhood, to attract the attention of
the inmates of the house. They knocked
out two big board fence-rails with ham,
nler, and judging from the marks must have
hit some hard blows.
One of the clubs found had piece of
clOthesline tied around it in order to better
fasten it, and a nail was driven through
the line into the wood.
Two pistols were found on the scene Of
the murder. both Colts of Al caliber. One
was an improved Colts. and belonged to
McWhlrter. The other, an old-style
weapon, was the property of one of the
assassins. The latter had the number
scratched out.
McWhirter's life was insured for Sc, ,000-
nearly all in his wife's name.
There Is the greatest excitement here
over the affair, and every attempt is being
m TO appTehend the murdereTs A num-
Der OF citizens met this afternoon and con-
trlbuted $4,000 to be paid for the arrest
and conviction of the assassins.
There was a rumOr tonight that there had
been man arrested this evening with
wound in his hand but this story was de-
MED at the SheIif's office.
The feeling is very high here and if the
assessins are caught 1t is possible that an
attempt to lynch them would be made.
In fact. number of persons who were
incautious enough TO exult at New hirters
death are being closely watched.
There is current a belief that the murder
oil other persons in Tie bad books of the
scoundrels who killed New hitter is probable
and this belief adds greatly to the feeling Of
~
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AIDING THE sMUGGLERs.
Canadian Railro sd Conductors Charged Wit
Assisting the Chinese

ASSISTING the Chlnese.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 20 9-Actlng Secretary
Spalding to-day addressed to f. a. Twobuy,
Deputy Collector Of Customs at Montreal, a
letter stating that an officer of the Treasury
Department whois investig the alleged
violations Of the Chinese exclusion law in
forms the department that since the 1st of
May about 200 Chinese have taken the trains
81 Toronto to points on the Michigan from
tier. The Inspector reports that the In
terest manifested by certain employees
OF the Canadian Pacific Railway In
the transportation of the Chinese to
the frontier is somewhat suggestiVe
and the investigation shows that very few
Chinese are landed in Windsor itself, but
the night train from Toronto frequently
stops at the racecourse. where there Is no
station and no occasion 10 stop. The race
track Is two miles from Windsor, and there
is little doubt that the conductors of the
night train stop there and turn the Chinese
passengers over to the smugglers, thus
avoiding their being seen at the city depot
by customs inspectors. Spaulding requests
that these facts be submitted to the officials
OF the Canadian Pacific, with view to
such action as will prevent the attempted
violation OF the laws by the employees OF
The cOmDanV
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feeders hand. which so lnfuriatpd him that
ne Immediately Caught up the lad and threw W
MIN INTO the rapidly revolving .cylinder,
Wnere ne was ground to atoms before any
1t. brother OF the: unfortunate lad wit
messed the bloody deed, and lost no time in.
Wreaklng vengeance upon the murderer.
He felled him to the floor with blow from
8 prtchfork, and while he lay writhing from
plunged the tines of the fork through his
body, not ceasing until .he was dead. m
the thrashng hands stood by and witnessed
the two tragic deaths. which occurred so.
quickly that they were powerless to inter-
fere
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QUARANTINE ENFORCED.
Foreign Vessels Arriving at New York to
Be Detained and D1sinfscted.

Be Detained and Disinfscted.
New YORK. Aug pa meeting be-
tween Health Officer Jenkins and the repre-
sentatiyes of ali the foreign steamship lines
running out of this port WAS neid this after
noon. Health Officer Jenkins read the or
ders from the Board of Health providing
that all vessels arriving from ports injected
with cholera. and those carrying passengers
from the infected districts, shall be put in
quarantine from two to five days before
being allowed to proceed to the docks. Be-
fore leaving quarantine each vessel will re.
ceive thorough iumigatiOn. The COM
panies agreed TO the orders without dissent
and will do ali In their power to assist the
board.
Several steamships arrived here this
morning and were detained at quarantine Q
Tor close inspection and the fumlgation OF
the baggage. They all had steerage paSsen-
gers. All the passengers submitted 10 a
searching investigation, n, and the vessels, the
baggage and mails were disinfected. No
evidence OF cholera was found among the
passengers.
The report that cholera had broken out in
Havana decided the quarantine officials to
be more careful about steamships coming
from that port The report, however. is not
believed to be true.
Anton Potzei. an Austrian from Ham,
burg, yesterday was taken 10 the hospital
suffering from indications of cholera. He
morbus.
notwithstanding that the dispatches from
Bremen report that several cases of cholera
have been discovered, some Of them Of the
Asiatic type, the agents Of the North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship line. say they have a
dispatch saying that the authorities of
Bremen deny that there is single case Of
Asiatic cholera there.
Postmaster Van Cott to-day sent commu-
nleatlon TO the Health Department stating
that ia view of the prevalence OF choiei a at
pcrts from which mails are received, such
mails should be disinfeeted. The postofice
authorities nave no appliances or men 70 do
the work aac the postmaster requests the
Health Department to assign men 10 MAKE
the aecessaTy di5lnfeeti0n.
Commissioners Giiroy Of the DEPARTMENT
oESPabslc Works has issued al elaborate
series OF instructions to the heads Of the de-
paT;ments under him concerning the pre-
cautions TO be taken TO prevent the spread
OF cholera IN case IL passes GU RTantiDe.
BosToN. Avg. 29.7--The Cunard steamer
GSPhaiOnia, winch d6Chod sat LdsE H0stCa
yesterday from Liverpool. had one case Of
sickness on board. A saloon passenger, A
lady OF Boston, was suddenly taken i'll
Saturday. and as a precautionary measure
against the cholera she was detained on
board ship to await further developments.
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ANOTHER STORY.
The Pistol of One OF the Murderers LET
the Ground.

FRESNO, Aug. 29.-McWhirter retired
early Sunday night. Along toward 3
o'clock this morning ne was awakened
by noise outside. Being OF wary
disposition he was disposed to inves-
tigate the cause, but was prevailed upon by
his wife not to do SO unless again an
n0yed. A few minutes later he got up
and. with pistol In hand, went out the
front door aud around the house. Accord
ing to Mrs. McWhIrter. the wife of
the victim, McWhlrter was seemingly alb
sent but few seconds when fusillade of
snots were heard. She Immediately ran to
the back OF the house and In the pathway
leading to the watercloset found her hus-
band lying on the ground moaning and un-
able to speak.
Neighbors who were awakened by the
shooting md the woman's screams found
Mrs. McW hlrter lying over her husbands s
BODY frantic with grief and praying that her
lie might also be taken. A doctor was i'm
medately sent for and in the mean time the
dying man was taken Into the house by the
neighbors. When the doctor arrived he
found the wound as stated. and 10 minutes
later life was extinct Close by McWhir-
ters side was found his 3S-caliber revolver.
win SIX empty chambers, and just in front
OF the closet. some 10 feet distant, was lying
44-caliber pistol with three chambers
empty. two Usage orange clubs and mask,
the property of the assassins or burglars,
whichever they may be.
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CROSSING THE CONTINENT.
Two Southern Bicyciists to Make the Trip in
SEVENTY Days @.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.GH. Caldwell OF
Columbia. S. C., and William a. Wynne of
Raleigh n. c.. willleaYe the former place
at o'clock Tomorrow morning for trip
across the continent to the Golden Gate
travelling on bicycles They viii follow tbs
line of the railroad as much as possible. and
will go from here to Augusta and thence 10
Atlanta, Decatur. Ala, and Memphis. Be-
yond Memphis the exact route is not yet de-
termined. but it will be through Arkansas.
Indian Territory. the panhague of. Texas,
Arizona, New Mexico and Lower Califor-
MIA. The southern route was chosen TO
avoid as much as possible the cold of the
Rocky Mountain passes The cyclists ex-'
pect to meet somewhere about Atlanta the
female pedestrian who is now on her long
walk from New York to San. Francisco, by
the way of New Orleans. Two hundred
wheelmen of Columbia will escort the tour
lists 10 miles on their journey: -. :.
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ONE OF THEM CoRNERED.
Thsorizing Upon the Probable Cause OF
the Tragedy.

the Tragedy.
FRESNO. Aug. 29.-The prevailing opinion
is that the foulest of murders was planned
and executed, but the conservative aud
probably correct theory is that robbery was
the Intended purpose. and that McWhirter
In going to the closet in the back yard cor
nered one OF the thieves, who was probably
in the closet and who opened fire. The first
bullet was fatal. Six or eight shots were
then exchanged, New hirter emptying his
revolver and at the same time retreating to
the spot where he fell. 1t is thought that
one of the murderers was wounded, and
that is why his pistol was dropped.
McNhirter's nightshirt and undershirt
were both burned, tending TO show that the
firing was at very close range.
A strange circumstance is that two boards
we're repoved from the fence near the cleset.
while only 10 or II feet away there was a
gate through which exit could have been
made. But this goes TO show that when the
murderers were cornered, to make good
their escape in short order, the boards were
renewed.
McWhirter was very aggressive, bold,
outspoken man, which caused him to make
many enemies. BY his plain, straighifor-
ward manner, however, he also made the
stanchest OF friends. Since coming here i'm
1885 he has been moro or less In politics, but
lately has not had much power in local af-
fairs, which would indicate that political
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THE FAR EAST.
Ihs PIEgBs Prevails in Turksstan and
Coates Great Panic.


Coates q Great Panic.
81. Pf sBURG, Aug. 29.-The cholera
has Teae Herv in Turkestan, and panic
bFeFails q. ]ng the inhabitants, partlcu-
larry tbe Armenian merchants, who wanted
10 close their shops Immediately they be-
czgss aware Of the presence of the disease.
Tie Governor objected 10 this course and
thresteBed TO expel the merchants from
the'cODntry f they did not continue busi-
ness. Should the Armenians be allowed to
elose their shops ii would cause great dis
tress. a dispatch from Vladikavkas, cap
itEi Of tie Government of Torek, says every
town Sad village in the Government is sf-
sected With cholera
no otticia returns from all the infected
aistricts Of Russia show 4767 new cases of
cholera Friday and 1924 deaths.
LONDON, Aug. 29.-The Times CORES
pondeat at st. Petersburg SAYS: "The
average daily cholera record here is 100 new
cases and q deaths. 1t is the greatest mis-
take to say che epidemic is a mild one
as the best authority affitm the
contrary. The bodies of the Victims
frequently exhibit strong muscular move
ments an hour after death, thus proving
the severity OF the attack. The true pro-
portion OF the deaths is not very high, but
the disease is of extreme yiTulence"
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FEARS In THE SOUTH.
Quarantine Precs utlons to Be Enferc,
at Gulf Ports.

Quar- antIne Preca utlons to Be Enforced
at Gulf Ports.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-Surgeon- General
Wyman received word to-day that vessel
left Antwerp several days ago with several
hundred German and Russian emigrants
aboard bound for Galveston The health
officers at the latter point wanted to know
whether quarantine would be established
at Southern ports against ships from
eholera-infected European ports. Direc-
uons were given to establish a quarantine
against all such vessels and send them to
Chandeleur Island, in the Gulf OF Mexico
Surgeon General Wyman does not fear
That cholera can gain an entrance through
the Atlantic ports or Along the Canadian
border, where there is every facility at the
command of the health officers, but there is
danger that it may be imported through
New Orleans, Mobile or Galveston, where
quarantine cannot be SO rigidly enforced.