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ATTEMPTED BLACKMiIL.
An Alleged Effort to Extert Money From
the Chinese Minister.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-"Count Eugene
Mitkiewicz, VINO has been for some time be-
fore the public through his schemes to in
duce American capitalists to invest in his
so-caled concessions from the Chinese Gov
eminent for financial and railroad projects,
has filed letter with the Secretary Of State
charging certain American citizens with
grossly improper conduct toward the Chi
nese Minister at his residence in this city.
He asserts that Charles L. Burke Of Brook
lyn. on the 22d Of this month. claiming to
represent as an attorney man named
Il. j. Horner, demanded of the Minister
payment of pretended debt, amounting to
S10,725
The Minister disavowed any knowledge
of Burke or the alleged debt and declined TO
even discuss the claim, whereupoD, Mltkle-
wicZ says, Burke, In an lnsOient manner.
threatened that unless the Minister recog-
nized the claim and paid the sum demanded
he would file papers against him in the
State Department.
MitkiewicZ asserts that Burke, through
Shun Yu Ting. Chinese student, also ex-
hibited 10 the Minister a package OF papers
which he offered to surrender If his demand
was paid. These papers would enable the
Minister'S enemies to secure his recall and
TO defeat the efforts OF MtkiewicZ TO secure
certain Chinese concessions. MltklewlcZ
asked the State Department to take steps to
enforce the laws III ade for the protection OF
foreign Ministers.
At the State Department it is said that 10
complaint had been received FROM the
Chinese Minister, and in absence OF any
complaint from him the department will
assume that there is no ground for CON-
plant and will decline TO entertain any
statement made by Mitkiewicz.
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A Sunday Evening Tragedy on q Fresno
County Ranch.
Fun THAT ENDED III A MURDER.
The Killing Witnessed Only by Little Boy, and
The Murderer SeHgbt TO Put Him Out
Of the Way Also.
Special to THE MORNING CALL

FRESNO, Sept. 28.-News was received
from Cantua to-day of murder committed
there last Sunday. The murdered mans
name is Juan PARA and the man who
killed him was Ramon Molina. Both were
Mexicans.
The two men, Juan PARA and Ramon
Molina, were working for a man named
Ramon Tirado on the Cantua. about eight
miles from the plains.
Tirado and his wife were away at the
time of the murder on another ranch, but
had left their nne-year-old boy at Cantua
with the hired men.
On the evening of the killing the two
hired men were drinking and began wrest-
ling. 1t was all in fun, but presently they
became angry and quarreled. They then
went into the kitchen. where the quarreling
continued, until finally Molina struck PARA
with revolver and knocked him down and
then shot him.
The little boy was the only witness to the
killing. He became scared and ran out Of
the house. Just then John Wright rode up
on horseback and stopped a. the house to
see what was the cause of the racket. He
saw Tirado's boy running out Of the house
and Molina after him, revolver and Win
chester in hand.
The boy jumped behind Wright's horse.
and Molina told Wright to ride on and let
him get at the boy, which Wright firmly
refused to do. The murderer became ex-
ceedingly angry at this. and for little
while clustered about aDgrily in half
drunken fashion. He was afraid. however,
to face the sober man on the horse, SEEM
ingly. and presently he put his revolver in
his pocket, shouldered his Winchester rife
and went off down the road. Wright took
the boy home with him.
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the murder, but the corpse was not in the
house. Some blood was discovered on a
wheelbarrOw, however, and the tracks OF
the wheelbarrow were followed down TO
the bank of the creek, over which the body
had been dumped and covered in sand. The
body is supposed to have been taken down
and buried by the murderer.
Molina had washed some Of the blood OF
the wheelbarrow and also off, the kitchen
floor. He then changed his clothes and left
the place. He has relatives in San Luis
Obspo County. and it is thought that he
will go down there.
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guished guests at the Hotel del Coronado
tonight there were close on 400 seated and
the president. The toasts were:
'Cabrllo." Hon. Walter G. Smith.
The United States" General A. Mem.
McCook. United States Army.
Song. 'Star-spangled Banner" Mrs. W.
Republic of Mexico" Governor Luis
Torres.
Mexican anthem, military band.
State of California" Governor Mark
ham.
'The American Navy" Admiral Cher
ardi, u. S. n.
Song, Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean" :"
Professor d. FL. Morrison.
THE American Army" General Joseph
G. Brecknridge. q. S. A.
'"The National Guard" General E. P.
Johnson, n. G. G.
'The Mission Fathers" Vicar General
Adam.
'The Press" Charles Nordhoff.
Music. military band.
The Olden Times" Hon. R. F. Del Vale.
The City Of San Dego." Mayor Sher-
man.
America" military band.
The cowboys had grand time on Fifth
and Ash streets tonight, riding tn cir horses
In random fashion and picking up coins
and small articles at full gallop. Their ex-
hl6ltion was stopped by the police. Other
wise the town is in good order.
One OF the interesting associations of to-
nights affair was that General j. c. Breck-
inrldge. who responded 10 the toast of the
American army at the Coronado banquet,
is a brother Of General w. c. P. Breckin-
ridge, now connected with the Worlds Fair
and formerly of the Confederate army. Both
belong to the Kentucky family of historic
fame. Sic transit gloria mundi and paren-
theticaly State rights.
During the day the telephone office was
burned out and many citizens are indulg-
Ing perforce in unwonted pedestrianism
There are any number of excursions in
sight, and they are grieving accordingly.
PAUL c. DURAND.
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NATIONAL DEFENSES.
Proposals Issued for Two New Naval Tes.
seIS-The Great l3.Inch Gun.

WASHINGTON, Sept 2S.-Under the au-
thorlty OF the last naval appropriation bill.
providing for the construction of 5000 ton
sea-going battle-ship and an S000-ton ar
mored cruiser, proposals were to-day issued
for their construction. The battle-ship
must have speed average of IS knots an
hour and the cruiser 20 knots, the speed TO
be maintained for twelve consecutive hours
on trial. The vessels must be completed
within three years from the date of the con-
tract.
The last jacket was yesterday slipped
over the breech Of the great 13-inch rife
gun at the Washington Navy Yard and tbe
immense piece Of ordnance is now nearing
completion. The gun will be the largest
ever made in this country by the built-up
process. Its length is 40 feet, the diameter
at the breech an inch more than feet and
it tapers to the thickness of q inches at the
muzzle. When finished the gun will weigh
$4,000 pounds. 1t requires more than a
quarter of a ton of powder to load 1t for one
discharge. but that quantity will hurl n
she'll weighing 1000 pounds distance Of Il
or 13 miles at the extraordinary velocity of
2100 feet per second. The gun has been six
months In construction.
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were escorted by delegation Of men of
peace, consisting of Rev. Father Adam.
Father Ubach, Father Bartscb, Hon. X. +.
Del Vale and Hon. r. NJ. Daggett.
The rear of the line of march was brought
up by the Veteran Drum Corps, the Escon-
dido band Of twelve pieces aud the old
pioneers of San Diego. These last rejoiced
in the presence OF me-honored wagon
from Pike County, Mo-. bound for San
Diego" with all the characters and acces.
sories of trip across the plains There
were any number Of local boom and adYer-
tising wagons.
The three floats in the procession repre-
sented respectively the United States of
America, with the Goddess Of Liberty on
the pinnacle and forty-seven young girls on
the side; the State OF California. with the
Goddess Minerva on the pinnacle and fifty
four little girls on the side and the meeting
of M0nteZuma and C0rteZ
Chula Vista was represented by eleven
wagons. all appropriately arranged and in
scribed.
The route of the procession was to the
triple arch on d street. then into Third. to
c. to Sixth, to III. to Fifth, back on Fifth to
ID, and down to Front, passing the re-
yiewing-stand on the plaza, between Third
and Fourth,
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THE MEN ARRESTED.
Not Evans and Sontag, but They Looked
Like Them.

VENTURA, Sept 28.-It is a mighty poor
sort of town that cannot get up an Evans
and Sontag excitement these days; and as
Ventura is not poor sort Of town by any
means, it might be expected to head the
procession in this sort of thing. 1t has
headed ii, too, for it has gone further than
any other town SO far in that it not only
turned up the robbers. but also arrested
them. 1t is true that they turned out not to
be the right men at all. but that has nothing
to do with the towns glory. The fact re-
mains that the men were arrested, even
though they turned out 10 be the wrong
ones, and had TO be turned loose again.
Evans and SoDtag are on the road to-
ward Ventura; have Just passed them.
They are heavily armed"
Thls was the message which came over
the telephone wire to Constable Snodgrass,
and the excitement it created can well be
imagined. He Immediately got into his
buggy and started up the canyon, with
visions OF $4,000 reward floating about and
great big State reputation as the man who
took in the two noted criminals. This sort
OF rumlnatlon was cut short by vision
which fairly capped the climax of all his
expectations, for coming toward him, life
size. with shotgun, a revolver, and two
knives apiece, both on foot, were two men
answering the exact description of they
whose heads are advertised as being worth
$4,000.
The constable drove past and then turned
about and repassed the men on his way
home, reaching town considerably in ad-
vance of the supposed robbers. They were
not long in reaching town, and were put
under arrest No resistance was offered in
the least, although they said that they were
not the men wanted, but were simply Il
couple of miners who had been back in the
hills and were on their way to San Bernar-
dino.
Very reluctantly their story had 10 be be-
lieved, as in several minor points they did
not tally with Soutag or Evans, and they
were soon given their liberty. Mr.. Hunt, who
first encountered them on the road, said
| that be was so positive of his men that had
he had a gun he would have taken a shot at
them.
The Free Press man interviewed the two
men just as they were about to take the
train for San Bernardino. One gave his
name as Y. c. Reche and the other as David
Clapp. Reche is the more experienced
prospectUr of the two and has spent much
Dia and upon the desert. He said that at
the time Breedlove and Fish lost their lives
on the desert, near the Mexican line east of
San Diego some weeks ago, he WAS but five
miles away and knew something of their
suffering. He and his present companion
went into the mountains from the desert on
their present trip eighteen days ago and made
their way through the mountains dividing
this country from Los Angeles and Kern
counties in search of prospects for mines.
They found nothing to Justify their search.
Their arrest they look at as quite a joke,
but said that they were treated nicely.
Reche said he expected their rough looks
would justify almost any conclusion that
might be jumped at.
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THE DEATH RECORD.
Two Eminent JuIists Pass Away-An In-
surance Man Dies


NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-Ex. Judge Theo-
dOre ". Barnett of Indiana died suddenly
this morning Of apoplexy He was 81
years old and well known all over the
country. In 1S4S he was sent by the
United States On an important mission to
Mexico Some time afterward he was
elected judge of Indianapolis. He was an
intimate friend Of President Johnson.
SYRACUSE, y. Y, Sept. 2S.-Ex-Judge
George +. CUmstock is dead.
George +. Comstock was born in Will
liamst0wn, Oswego County, n. Y, OIL
August "a, 1911. He graduated at Union
College in 1884, taught Greek ana Latin in
a private school, studied law and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1887 at Syracuse, which
became his place of residence.
In 1847 he was appointed reporter of the
decisions Of the Court Of Appeals and pub
lished four volumes He was appointed
Solicitor Of the United States Treasury in
1852, went out of office 10 1853. and in 1856
was elected Judge of the Court of Appeals,
remaining on the bench until 1861 being
Chief Justice during the last year. Subse-
quentiy he devoted all his attention to the
practice of his profession. He was also a
member of the State Constitutional conven-
tion of 1867.
NEW YORK, Sept. % 28-William NJ. Rich
ards president Of the Fidelity and Casualty
Insurance Company, died late last night.
He was "a years old.
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TRIED FOR CONSPIRACY.
Four Of the Striking Ceur d'Alene Miners
Convicted Yesterday.

Foar Of the Striking Ceur d'Alene Miners
Convicted Yesterday.
SPOKANE. WASH, Sept. 2S.-The trial of
the Cnur d'Alene miners at Ceur d 'Alene
City on charge of conspiracy resulted to-
day in the conviction of four of the de-
PENDANTS and the aequittal of ten. Those
convicted were George A. Pettibone,
John Murphy, NJ l.. Deyine
and C. Sinclair. Those acquitted
were: G. w. Bushnell. John Norton, Bar
ney Riley, f. NJ. Gray, Joseph Trainer,
Frank Hyatt, w. Fl. Fraser. j. W. Wallace,
joseph Gilis and j. w. Glass. The jury
was ten hours in reaching a verdict. The
defendants found guilty were given in
charge of the Marshal, and those acquitted
were Immediately discharged. A motion
for an arrest of judgment was overruled
and sentence was passed as follows: Petit
bone, two years; Devine and Sinclair, eigh-
teen months each; Murphy. fifteen months.
Pending appeal bond was fixed at $4,000
for Pettibons and $1,000 for each of the
others. A motion for new trial was
flied by defense and the court gave the
prosecution three days in which 10 prepare
argument. Barney Smith, one of the men
acquitted, was rearrested on Shosnone
County Indictment
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THE OTHER SIDE.
Lawyer Burke Charges the Count With
Swindiing His Clients.


Swindling His Clients.
NEW YORK, Sept 2S. - Count Eugene de
Mtkiewicz will in day or two be forced to
appear once more as defendant in criminal
proceedings if the efforts of certain per-
sons who say they have been swindled
by him can accomplish that result. The
preliminary proceedings were taken to-day
by Charles r. Burke. Brooklyn lawyer,
who represents clients who say they have
been swindied out of total of about
100000 by MitkiewicZ. Burke secured a
warrant at the T0mbs for the arrest of
MitkiewicZ on a charge OF grand larceny In
the first degree, and will proceed 10 Wash
ington with extradition papers tomorrow
evening.
Three weeks ago. says Burke. |
called on Secretary Foster and told
him l wished his counsel In rela-
tion 10 my endeavor to recover about
100000 which claimed various clients of
mine had been swlndled out OF by this
MitkiewicZ and the Chinese Minister. Tsui
Kwo Yin. | asked If | might bring the
charges before the State Department
against the Chinese Minister and have
them properly presented to the Government
at Peking.
Foster replied that | might brin,. such
charges as j, as lawyer, believed C uld be
supported by competent proof He added
that If the charges were as | repre- snted,
and the proof such as | claimed. the State
Department. while not promising f.1y re-
suits. would transmit the charges TO licking
and ask FOR restitution to protect Z merl-
can citizens against even swlndling fsreign
ministers
Burke will also endeavor to haya the
charges he will prefer against the Ctinese
Minister as being interested with Asitkie-
wicz sent TO Pekiug by the State D.part-
ment. He says that an agent of the ilinis-
latter wOIil6
Sl1 900 which one Of his clients lost IF he
would make an affidavit duplicating Ho
Shen Chu, one OF his attaches, and Simon
Stevens OF this city in working against the
Minister in Burke's interest.
He replied that "as such were nos the
facts he could not make such an aft iatit.
Later Mitkiewicz begged on his knees to
ha arracfa6 -
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THE SOLDIER VOTE.
Cleveland EndeaVors to Place Himself
Right Be fore the Veterans.

Cleveland EndeavOrs to Place Himself
Right B fore the Veterans.
New YORK, Sept 28.-A special from
Buzzards Bay says: Captain d. F. Allen
of Frankfort, Ind, called on Grover Ceve-
land yesterday. BE had long talk with
the ex-President and expressed satisfaction
with the letter Of acceptance barring one
small point. He did not like the word
actually" in the paragraph relating to the
pensioning of soldiers. He went further,
and requested Cleveland to explain more
fully his position toward the soldiers and
aid in bringing out the soldiers vote for the
Democratic ticket all over the land.
Mr.. Cleveland told him he believed in
pensioning every soldier who received as
much as scratch 10 the war, and went over
the ground in detail with the Indiana COM
mitteeman. Captain Allen came away
highly elated with his call, gratified with
his reception and confident that his presen-
tation of the soldiers case would result In
great advantage to the party in general
and Cleveland in particular. He says he
found In the course of his discussion with
Cleveland that the latter was a friend of
the soldier, honestly and actually, but he
thinks the nominee Is not fully aware of
the manner in which the opposition critics
and exaeting veterans will seek TO disturb
and find innuendoes in his treatment OF the
pension question in his letter Of acceptance.
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ON THE CONTINENT.
The YiruIence of the PestiIence Slowly
Decreasing,

The YiruIenee of the Pestilence Slowly
Decreasing.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 28.-Anotber occupant
of the hotel from which drummer suffer
ing with cholera was removed Monday has
been stricken with the disease. After the
discovery of the disease the occupants Of
the hotel were isolated, but the germs
spread among them. This is the fourth
person stopping at the hotel who has been
stricken.
LONDON, Sept. 2S-Isolated ch olera cases
and deaths have occurred at Ghent, Bel
gium and Meersen, Utrecht, Deeft, Cron-
nigen, The Hague and other towns in HOl-
land.
HAMBURG, Sept 2S.-Oficial figures gives
forty-uine new cases and thirty deaths from
cholera yesterday, a decrease Of fifteen
cases and an increase of seven deaths.
Private reports. however, make the number
Of new cases 146 and deaths ffty-seven.
VIENNA, Sept 2S.-PlacardS are posted
in CTacow announcing there has been no
case of cholera in that city In five days.
Reports from other places II Galica are
equally favorable.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 2S-There were
reported in this city yesterday eighteen
new eases of cholera. decrease Of two
cases compared with Monday. There were
three deaths against two Monday. The
reports from the provinces show the cpl
demic continues to decrease in vlrulence.
CHERBOUKG, Sept. 28.-Three cases of
so-called ch olerine are reported here. This
is now port Of arrival from and departure
for New York of the General Irans-Atlan-
tic line steamers, the change having been
made because of the prevalence of cho lera
in
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NOTES FROM ALASKA.
Professor Reie Makes Some Observations Q
Ehanras Mnir nnia

Professor Reie Makes Some Observations Of
Changes on Muir Glacier.
VICTORIA, B. c.. Sept. 2S.-The Mexico
brought down from Alaska on her last trip
a lot of distinguished passengers. Among
them was professor Reid of the Cleveland
University. who spent the summer in an
examination of Muir Glacier for scientific
purposes. He carefully observed the
changes Of the past ten years. and took
many photographs and copious notes.
Lieutenant G. T. Edmons. United States
army, brought down Alaska's exhibit for
the Worlds Fair. The Indian collection is
very complete, as is the mineral exhibit.
Another passenger is Lieutenant Morse,
United States army, member of the Coast
and Ge0detc Survey. He has completed
much important work in Alaska during the
season.
The schooner Henrietta was not reseized
for transferring seal skins to the schooner
Libbie, IN alleged violation of the reven ue
laws, but for transferring skins to the CO.
quitlam. The only evidence against her Is
disclosed by the logbOok of the Coquitlam.
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A HUNGRY MULTITUDE.
San Diego Finds Herself Running Short
of Food Supplies.

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 2S.-It has just been
settled that the yacht race Is to take place
on Friday. The competitors will be the
Restless, owned by Captain Bell Of San
Diego. and the La Paloma. owned by Cap
tain Hancock Banning OF San Pedro. The
Banning yacht has hitherto been at the
head of her class on the Pacific Coast, and
the Bell has accepted bet Of two to one in
thousands.
To give an idea Of the rush for accommo-
dations in town tonight, it may be men,
toned that the Hotel Coronado has 700
extra applications for rooms, and that one
Of the principal restaurants closed up at 10
o'clock tonight. ostensiDly to make prepa-
rations for tomorrow. but really because the
facilities for feeding the multitude were
inadequate without a miracle. Some Of the
restaurants are still open, but the general
verdict is Eaten out Of house and home."
However, there will be lot of welcome
supplies before daybreak. By the way,
there Is a big chance for q fiouring-mill in
San Diego.
At the banquet to visitors and distn-
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PECK's CASE.
The New York Labor Commissioner's Trial
Again Postponed

The New York Labor Commissioners Trial
Again Postponed.
ALBANY, n. Y, Sept. 28.-CommIssione
Peck and Stenographer Rodgers appeared
in court again this afternoon. Attorney
Meegan for the defense asked that the in
dictm ment be sent back to the Police Court
so that the case can be regularly and
legally tried. He said the secret action in
the Police Court and before the Grand Jury
on the part OF the District Attorney was
prejudIcial to the defense. The defendants
were prepared to establish their innocence
when examined before Police Justice Quit
man, but were denied that right. and the
indictment was found, as the defendants
believe, TO embarrass their defense and dis
grace them in the public eye with view to
effect the results. Meegan said that some
OF the grand jurors were incompetent and
improper District Attorney Eaton replied
arguing th at the charge against Peck was a
case that the Grand Jury could compe-
tentIy consider. The case went over until
Monday,
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ENCOURAGING SIGNS.
Cholera Indications Rapidly Decreasing at
New York.

New YORK, Sept 2S.-The news from
both the quarantine and convaiescent camps
at Fire Island this morning is encouraging.
At the former there are no new cases and
the patients are doing better. All are well
at Fire Island.
The illfated Normaunia. which has been
Quarantined since the 81 inst, left for South
ampton this morning.
The Red Star liner Noordland brings 132
frst-elass and 101 second-eabin passengers.
All are well.
The White Star steamer Teutonic arrived
this morning from Liverpool. The only
sickness on the voyage was that of the chief
cook, who died from heart failure. The
vessel will be released from quarantine to-
day,
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ocrats Of Central and Eastern Indisna held
big barbecue here to-day. All the trains
brought large delegations. The tables,
spread for 10000 people at the fair grounds,
covered two acres. There were slaughtered
twelve beeves, ten calves and fifteen sheep,
and 1000 loaves of bread we're provided.
General Adlal E. Stevenson arrived at II 80
O'clock and was received al the depot by
marching clubs and conducted to the Bay
House. The reception is probably the most
enthusiastic he has received in Indiana.
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ON THE ROCKS.
The Schooner Esperanza Thrown By the Tide
Upon Duxbury Reef

SAN RAFAEL, Sept. 26.-On Monday
morning the schooner Esperanza, plying be-
tween San Francisco and Bolinas, left Boil
mas with FIVE passengers and a cargo Of
freight. After passing Duxbury Reef she
was taken by the incoming tide and carried
against the reef. The passengers were trans
ferred to the shore aud shipped by stage to
San Francisco. The breakers are now beat
ing the vessel against the reef aud il is ex-
pected that she will prove a total wreck.
The EsperauZa is a fifteen-ton vessel and
was engaged in the butter trade. Some time
ago the vessel figured to some extent in a
smuggling transaction.