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The morning call., 1892-07-28
THE NATHAN MURDER.
Death IN France of Washington Nathan,
Central Figure in the Mystery

Death IN France Of Washing gton Nathan, a
Central Figure in the Mystery.
NEW YORK, July ga London cable
gram says: Washington Nathan. the most
central figure in the famous Nathan mur-
der case, died last night at Boulogne To
his dying moment the murder of his father
preyed on his mind. During the last week
OF his life he told over and over his own
story Of the death of his father and kept
continually repeating, My poor fatheri
my Door father"
here is what the dying man said in his
last moments: "The house had been under
going repairs. II is my theory the muT-
ceTer entered the house during the day
while the wOrkmen were there. 1t was 6
o'clock in the morning when l entered
fathers room. l found him on the floor
murdered, and it was l VINO gave the alarm
by going to The window and calling. I after
ward summoDed my brother, who lifted the
body and placed it on the bed. theresy
covering himself with blood. No blood
could ever be found on any of my clothes" q"
said the dying man, yet people say | killed
him. My poor father. my poor father"
Samuel Nathan, retired merchant, who
resided Oh West Twenty-thlrd street, oppo-
site the Fiith-avenue Hotel, was mvs-
teriouslY murdered in the early part of 1870
In his sleeping apartment and the perpe-
traitor of the crime has never been discoy-
cred. Ihe murder caused considerable ex-
element at the time, and suspicion was
directed to his son Washington, who was
the first 10 discover the dead BODY Of his
father. The deed was committed with an
Iron ''dOg," and the aged millionaire was
bFutally beaten into iDsensibility with the
Instrument. The object of the murderer
was supposed to be robbery, as the dead
man was known to have a large amount Of
money, bonds and diamonds in a steel safe
10 his sleeping apartment.
Washington Nathan, the second son, was
well-knOwn New York society man and
nad previously borne good reputation, but
some asserted that at the time of the crime he
was financially involved and had appealed
to his father for assistance, aud on being re-
fused, in the heat Of passion, had inflicted
the fatal blows with the dog, which had been
left in the house by sons workmen.
Several notorious criminals succeeded at
the time IN becoming mOIe or less eonSpicu-
Gus by alleged confessions concerning the
perpetrators, notably one James living who
was arrested in this city and succeeded in
obtaining free ticket to New \ Ork on the
plea that he would identify the murderer
but his story, like all the others, failed Of
eredence by the police authorities in the
East.
After the crime, young Nathan withdrew
from New York and has lived the greater
part Of the time since In France aud
England.
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CHINESE Want TO STAY.
Twenty Of Them to Be Released From
Folsom Prison To-Day.
CAUGHT ON THE MEXICAN BORDER.
They Will Be Turned ever to Collector Phelps, Who
Has Been Instructed to Send Them Back
to China.
CAUGHT on THE MEXICAN BORDER
Special to THE MORNING CALL.

SACRAMENTO, July 27.-The 20 China
men now in Folsom Prison serving each a
20 days sentence for violating the restrie-
tion act in crossing the Mexican border win
tomorrow morning be turned over by War
den Hall TO United States Marshal Long.
The latter will in turn hand the prisoners
over to Collector Phelps, who is instructed
by the United States Attorney General to
have them returned 10 China.
These men were a part of gang of 800 or
400 coolies imported into Mexico to work on
the railroad. They took sick and were
dying like sheep, when these 90 struck out
for the American border. They were
plundered of some $500 by cowboys and
were then arrested on crossing the border,
and finally sentenced to Imprisonment for 20
days. They will arrive here from Folsom
tomorrow afternoon. aud Lawyer w. y.
Anderson, who has been retained by their
countrymen, will probably sue out writ of
habeas corpus. on which an effort VIII be
made TO have them released, either here or
in San Francisco. on the ground that they
went from Michigan to Mexico and did not
come direct from China.
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THEY ARE SCARED.
Non-onion Miners Want the Fedel
Soldiers to Stay.

Non-Union Miners Want the Federal
Soldiers to Stay.
WARDNER. Idaho, July 27-The order
relieving the company of United States
troops stationed at the Bunker Hill mine
created CONSERVATION among the non-union
men to-day, and about &c of them demanded
their time. A guard of 10 men was left
there 10 paclfy the workmen. No more
prisoners will be paroled. They are to be
taken before the United States COmms-
sioners' Court, which is to be convened at
once. and when bound over they Will be
delivered into the custody of the United
States Marshals, and in This way the State
authorities will be relieved from the neces-
Slty OF providing for them. One hundred
ana SIX prisoners are confined here in
building but poorly adapted to such pur-
poses, and the place is infested with yermIn.
AT W allace there are 40 prisoners.
Ii all the troops should be Withdrawn it
IS SAID that there would be an exodus OF
non-unlon miners. The War Department
desires to withdraw al the troops as soon
as possible, but the State authorities are
using every effort to retain one or two
companies Of United States troops.
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DEATH WITHOUT WARNING.
How Destruction Came to the Island
of Great Sangir.
A SHOWER OF STONES And ASHES.
Streams Of Lava Flowed With FrightfaI Rapidiiy
From the Peaks, Covering the Slopes and
the Fertile LOWIands.
Special to the THE MORNING CALL.

AMSTERDAM, July 27.-The HandeIsbad
publishes letters from Celebes, giving de-
tails of the recent eruption at Great Sauefr
Island. The eruption commenced at 6 P.u.
unheralded by the slightest seismic warn
ing.
An immense volume Of flame and smoke
and masses of stone suddenly burst from
the volcano. and showers of stone fell al
over the island, killing hundreds of natives
who were busy in their fields.
Those who succeeded In reaching the sup
posed shelter Of their homes found No
refuge, many of the houses having been
crushed beneath the weight of falling
stones and the roofs having collapsed under
the weight OF ashes burying the inmates.
In many instances whole families perIshed
in this way. :.
Streams of lava flowed with frightfuI
rapidity down the slopes of the mountains.
and 1t is estimated that over 1000 persons
perished on these slopes and many hun
ufeds more IN the lowIands. The exact loss
OF He is not yet known.
ne island Is now threatened with famine,
all the crops having been destroyed. In
many parts Of the island the wells have be-
come dry, and so the tortures of thirst sra
added TO the other sufferngs
Ihe Dutch authorities are doing the bess
they can to alleviate the distress
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THE HOT SPELL OVER.
Hard Rain Follows the Intense Heat in
the East.

CHICAGO, July 27.-The slaughter by the
sun continued in Chicago to-day, 80 deaths
and more than twice as many prostratiOns
from heat occurring. Although there is
now, In the prediction Of a cold wave, a
possibility Of relief, it is certain that the
number OF deaths will be largely increased
during the next few days The hospitals
are t!led with patients suffering from sun
stroke, many of whom cannot possibly re-
cover.
The record Of yesterd ay, which surpassed
anything In the number of deaths and pros
tratiOns from heat that the city has ever
known, was eclipsed by the sun to-day
The temperature ranged in the shade from
90 to 81 degrees, aud, as for days past, the
wind blew from the south and blistering
hot.
The majority OF the casualties was among
the laborDg men ana III portions of the city
occupied by the poorer classes. The num-
ber of horses which were sunstruck and
caused temporary blockades Of the crowded
thoTOughfares could hardly be counted.
There were not enough horses IN the police
department to carry off the animals which
fell in and about the business center OF the
city alone, ana 1t was found necessary to
call in outside help, for the ambulances and
patrol wagons had all they could do TO care
for human beings.
The police were the most overworked
body of men in the city to-day, being on the
jump from early morn until near midnight,
and so severe was the work that several
officers were pTostTated. At the various
hospitals the entire stat of physicians were
kept busy all day and evening. and there
was hardly enough help.
The Signal Service predicts a fall of Is
degrees IN the next q hours.
Up to l O'clock there were Is deaths from
sunstroke, partly the result of yesterdays
heat, and % prostrations.
ST. PAUL, July 27.-The drenching rain
storm which began last evening lasted till
this morning. II dvm0ralized street traffic.
which is not all restored yet. The cellars
are flooded, sidewalks washed away and
streets torn up For q hours ending at 4
A. NJ. the aggregate rainfall was nearly
eight inches in Minneapolis and nearly
i've inches here.
HUDSON, Wis. July %. A most de-
structiye wind aud rain storm visited this
section last night. lasting u hours. 1t was
almost a eloudburst. The cellars were
flooded, with much damage to goods. Crops
are almost totally destroyed in the sur
rounding country and much stock has been
killed by the lightning. Advices from
other points are to the same effect. John
Warren, a farmer near New Richmond, was
killed by lightning. All trains are delayed
by washOutS.
DETROIT, July 27.-The ntense heat in
THIS section was broken at noon by terrific
thunderstorm over the southeastern portion
Of the State. The thermometer stood at 81
degrees and fell % degrees,
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talked for half an hour with San JOS
! man who had located an even-numbered
quarter section.
IT'S righ! In the heart Of an old settlers
ranch." said he, 'but have proof that he
has no title. | will take up good vacant
Government land wherever / can find it,"
A good many of those who have only a
shotgun title to their land are looking very
anxious. but they are stavng Off all in
qulTers.
1t is safe to say that there are not dozen
large ranches in the southern part of the
county that do not include vacant Govern
ment land.
When the IOcaters point it out, the new
conner says
Don't want that land. I'm not ready to
| go into a coffin just yet"
But some of them will, for there be ranch
| ers down this way who will shoot.
Several San Francisco lawyers are here
| looking for contested land cases. There
| will be plenty of them before long for each
| newcomer wants to elbow the other out,
| This town is in the throes OF the land ex-
citement.
IL vibrates with 1t.
There is 80 getting away from the talk OF
| "lsnd. land. land" And nobody wants to
| get away from 1t. anyway. Itis a delight
fully fascinating subject when you get deep
| into it.
Quite number OF San Benito County
! people left last night and this morning for
| San Francisco TO file on the land thrown
open to-day. f. B. NJ.
The morning call., 1892-07-28
COPYRIGHT les

There's ,cide difference
between the help that's talked of
and the help that's guaranteed.
Which do you want, when you're
buying medicine2
If you're satisfied with words, You
get them with every blood-puriier
but one. That one is DIR. Pierce,s
Golden Medical Discovery. With
that, you get guarantee. If it
doesn't help you, you have your
money back. On this plan, medi-
cine that promises help is pretty
sure to give 1t.
But it's because the medicine ia
different, that it's sold differently.
It's not like the sarsaparillas, which
are said to be good for the blood
In March, April, and May. At all
seasons and in all cases, it cures
permanently, as nothing else can,
all the diseases arising from a tor
pid liver or from impure blood
It's the best blood purifier, and
it's the cheapest, no matter how
many doses are offered for dollar.
With this, you pay only for tho
good you get.
Can you ask more?
ap2S 2y cod 2r
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while trying to escape. In the front of the
Office Kennedy was found lying on his face.
dead with bullet in his brain. Clerk
Hallowell says 1t is two years since kennedy
began dealing in stocks, principally IN
Atchison. For some time his ventures were
successful and he made about $4,000.
Then the tide turned and he lost all he
had made In a short time. Hall0well claimed
that the firm only bought and sold accord
ing to Kenedy's orders aud that Charles II.
Page always kept the accounts. He gener-
ally had trouble making Kennedy understand
them, even when they were in mis- favor.
HallOwell also says Kennedy was regarded
as a crank Of harmless variety.
kennedy has boarded in North Eleventh
street for the past five years with a Miss
Austin. She says he was a quiet man,
about 65 years OF age. and that he told her
he came from New Orleans, where he was
engaged in the y-goOds business during
the war. A search OF his effects told moth
ing Of his antecedents or of his family rela-
tiOns.
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ALL GET THE CRAZE.
1t Is Fascinating, Too, When One
Into 1t.

1t Is Fascinating, Too, When One Is
Into 1T.
TRES PINos, July PA party OF land
seekers vino came down last night were
greatly disappointed because they could not
get TO Panoehe Valley on the stage.
That valley and the Valleetos are attract
ing the greater number of boomers.
Some Of those who could not get stage
accommodations or livery teams returned to
San Francisco ara San Jose this morning.
Others remained and viii wal thelr turns on
the stage.
A big wagon-load will go out TO- morrow.
Many of the newcomers are looking for
Government land, and wherever they find
it. not caring whether it is the forfeited land
or not
The land craze has n strong hold on them.
There Is not much excitement on the way
down, but when they arrive here they get
the craze very badly.
'tShow US some Government land right off
quick" they demand of the lOcaters, and
those obliging individuals take them ont and
locate them, as they afterward laughingly
declare, "mOst anywhere"
Much Injustice is done in this way, but
there is o. occasionally an honest locator. who
will give man valuable information.
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THERE MAY BE AN EXODUS.
Ali Of the TrOOpS to Be Taken FrOm the
CGur dAlene.

WALLACE, Idaho. July 27.-The Twenty
second Infantry from Fort Keogh and the
Twentieth from Fort MIssoula folded their
tents this morning and are now homeward
bound. The Vancouver troops remain.
The prisoners remaining here are being
examined as fast as possible and psroled.
Walter A. Jones, one OF the attorneys for
the miners, who was arrested on the first
day, was released this morning. He de-
clares he will prosecute the mine-owDers
for malicious Imprisonment.
Nearly all of the Ceur d'Alene mines are
working, and the situation looks encourag-
ing again. No further trouble is appre-
hended. The Coroner's inquest will begin
next Saturday
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A native taking the you see great tracts OIL
rush quietly. it-prncipalities.
II is yellow with wheat and hay stubble.
1t is green with young orchards and vine-
yards. 1t is all that it should be-almost.
1t needs just little more water to make
1t perfect.
Still, 1t is good. It is more than good.
And the hills! How elear-cut they are In
the perfeet atmosphere! And the sky-how
blue.
One feels ii6.rs the openness and freedom
of nature. The peril air braces one TO
strong effort. You can a.A niles without
great fatigue.
! would not change this country in a siI-s
gle respect. If could. except 1t might be to
put more watar Ia the creekbeds. 1t Is
good land. 1t can have me for all time.
And. mind you, / have not square foot
OF land for sale in ii, and never expect TO
have. This free Government land costs too
much money when you count all the ex-
penses Of locating.
The more you travel about this country
the more you see the folly of city people
coming here to hunt for land. But nobody
can keep them away.
They keep coming
They will take nobody's word for it-they
want to know themselves just how the land
lies.
And tie locaters encourage them. 1t is
the business of locaters to encourage l
would be willing to encourage 10000 men
The morning call., 1892-07-28
WILD CATTLE BREAK LOOSE.
An Elderly Lady of Petsluma Is Probably
Fatally Hurt

PETALUMA, July 27.-About half-past
o'clock this afternoon Mrs. Holloway. aged
Ga years, was hooked by a vicious steer
near the corner Of Sixth and streets.
She was on her way uptown when she met
the animal, which trampled and hooked her
until she was unconscious. Mrs. Henrcks,
living on an adjoining lot with long pole
punched the steer from behind fence and
drove him away. Mrs. Holloway is
seriously hurt about the head and the lower
part of the body, and bed freely from
cash on her face which nearly destroyed
one of her eyes. The old lady was visiting
her daughter and intended leaving for her
home this afternoon
GRASS VALLEY. July 81. - Yesterday
afternoon as a band of cattle were being
driven through the streets. an enraged bull
lock left the band and charged George E.
Riley. the well-known attorney, who was
walking along on the sidewalk Riley was
knocked down and badly hurt Tie beast
then attacked horse that was being driven
by Joseph Everett, and badly gOred the
horse. The bullock also chased several
persons. who had difficulty in getting cut Of
the way.
The morning call., 1892-07-28
lIOLLICK KIDNAPPED.

The Alleged AccOmpIice of Bergman
Fercibly Removed From New Jersey.
Lone BRANCH, n. J., July 27.-Frank
Molliek. the Hebrew baker arrested here
yesterday upon suspicion of being IN acces-
sorry TO the attempted murder of Friek at
Homestead. Pa, was taken out of New
Jersey late this afternoon without legal
authority. in spite Of his protests. The
right to see his lawyers was denied him,
and he was actually dragged on the train
while bis lawyers were trying 20 secure a
writ Of habeas corpus. The writ was
granted, but no one could be found upon
whom TO serve the document The case has
assumed an aspect that may cause serious
conflict OF authority between New Jersey
and Pennsylvania
The morning call., 1892-07-28
EXCITING SCENES.
Tres PiEOs and the Adjacent Country Crowded With
Land-SeekerS.
Special Dispatch to THE MORNING CALI b,
the Western Associated Press.

TRES PINos, July 27.-The scenes to-day
on the opening of the forfeited railroad
land grants are exciting, to say the least.
Settlers in farm wagons have been passing
continually through town during last night
and to-day. Some are going to and some
are coming from the County Clerks Office
at Hollister. These are generally old set
tiers who have ne doubt of being able to
prove their residence and cultivation on
land, and are accepting the chance of fling
there, which saves trip to the land office.
Many OF the San Francisco iand-hunters
who have rushed into the country during
the latter part of last and the first part OF
this week have gone to San Francisco TO
make entries, but the town of Ties Pinos
aud the adjacent country is crowded win
land-SeekerS who have not yet made selec-
tions. Many of them are waiting Tor the
stage to depart in the morning for Panoche
and Vallecitos, which at present seems 10
be the choicest place for settlement In the
estimation of the squatters. OlG-tlmers are
affected very little by the opening oil the
land, but go quietly about their business as
If nothing very unusual had occurred,
Among the newcomers u decidedly dlf-
ferent feeling prevails. They are nervous
The morning call., 1892-07-28

and excited and can hardly be as ease for a
moment, while the whole drift of their con-
versation is land, sections. quarter sections,
etc.
There is very much land In the county
valuable. There is a large crowd upon the
lands. but even if every one who came into
the county settled here. and only about one
dnlrd urd have. there would be plenty left.
l;n i9ere has been no bioodshed yet, and out
s slue Oh lew nights where two settlers have
located upon the same quarter section vary
little may be feared. The men who come
are peaceable and law-abiding and seem
anxious to avoid trouble. If such does oc-
cur IL Will be clearly the fault of the parties
other claims S'S w
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at 500 head any day in the week If l
were suffering from a collapsed conscience.
Why, that would be Il clean million.
A locator took city young mans SiO0
the other day and sent him out in high
homes to see his land.
He saw it. and they tell me he actually
sat down in the chaparral and cried.
Now that sort of thing will not do.
Ii Is hurting San Benito County.
On the other hand rnen are coming here
and finding good claims They go far sfieid
and take along experienced guides. whom
they pay S3 TO SIS a day.
They know how TO do 1t.
Some of the men who do not expect TO
find good agricultural land are locating on
grazing. in the hope of selling 1t out to the
stockmen who own ranges contiguous TO
their claims.
Strange to say. some of these filters" are
taking up land on which no band of cattle
could range unless they we're well shod:
And these fellows think they have big
thing"
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SAN BENITo. July 27-This is great
day Tor San Benito County. 1t witnesses
me opening Of the big forfeited railroad
grant
L have travelled 60 miles over the lands
upon which the eyes of the home-seek kers
are now centered.
why this district should be so out of the
way, though only little over 100 miles
IRON Gan francisco, is owing wholly to the
laek Oh railroad facilities south of Tres
Pinos.
IL is country of pure ai,. 1t is glorious
pace Tor city man to come to breathe. par
ucularly If there be tubercles on his lungs.
FROM HOLSTER to San Benito. only 35
miles, you 60 up and up until you are 1900
ieet higher than in the seat OF the county.
1ou go up the Tres Plnos Valley and
then you cross over into the San Benito
River district
Here you see strange things.
lou see river sink into the ground and
then come up again a few miles further
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A TOTAL WRECK.

Vanderbilts Valuable Yacht AIva Probably
Total Loss
CHATHAM, Mass. July 27.-No effort has
been made toward floating VanderbilPs
yacht Aiva. which was sunk off Pollocks
Shoal. The yacht lies in very bad
position, and it Is doubtful whether
she can be raised. She has been left with
out lights on her, and last night two
schoouers came down the shoals and
crashed into her. She is in such a bad
condition now that she will probably
be stripped and condemned. Merritt s
Wrecking Company is in charge of the wreck,
raising the craft, and Captain Choap and
tho tug Rescue are on the spot and will
make an examination of the injuries, after
which it will be decided whe ther TO raise or
demolish her. 1t is said by those who know
her position that she cannot be raised.
The morning call., 1892-07-28
THE PUGILISTS
a Large Sum for Contest ct Coney Island.
Fight at Montreal

Fight at Montreal
NEW YORK. July 27.-The Coney Island
Athletic Club has received word from its
agent at London that the Olympic Club at
New Orleans has made an offer of $4,000
for the Hal-Pntchard fight The Coney
Island Club at once cabled back saving
they would offer SIS 00C to have the battle
at Coney Island.
MONTREAL, July 27-The longest and
most stuoboTn!y contested prizefght that
ever occurred in Canada was fought early
TINS morning at the Otterhurn Park, near
81 Hilllare The principals were Black
FRANK Taylor and Ned Buchanan OF B0s-
ton, who has defeated the Maine and
several other well-knOwn middle weights
The fight lasted AZ rounds The hitting
was hard all through. Both took consider
able punishment. Frank. who is colored.
was the cleyeTer, but Buchanan was much
the taller and heavier. There were no
knockdowns till the last round, when
Buchanan lan0ed on Franks iugular and
ended tue fight.