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The morning call., 1893-09-27
JOOST'S ROAD.
He Establishes Some Grades to Suit
Himself.


Superintendent of Streets Ackerson
went out yesterday to where Behrend
Joost is building his new branch of The
electric road at Falcon street and Casselli
avenue in order to see whether the work
men were violating any of the regulations
with respect TO the grades. He found lot
of bitches and embankments that looked
like series of military entrenchments,
and at once gave orders that all work on
the road should ceass!t
That caused Mr.. Joost to rush in to the
new City Hall to tell Mayor Ellert that be
was being imposed upon. He claimed that
be was laying down his tracks on private
property over which the Superintendent
of Streets had no control, and the Mayor
promised 10 have the City Surveyor look
into the matter.
An attache of Mr.. Fitzhugh's reported
that for most of the distance the track is
being built over public streets for which
no grades have been established or ac-
cepted. While Joost has franchise to
build over these streets. he has no right TO
go ahead without receiving grade ap-
proved by the proper authorities. 1t is
this that is complained Of. Mr.. Robin son,
the Yosemite artist. is affected more than
any of the other ptOperty-Owners in that
vicinity. Joost has cut a ditch just in
front of his house ten or twelve feet feet,
in the bottom of which the track has been
laid. This makes itlmposslble 1t Tor Mr.. Rob-
insOn TO drive his team out Of his premises
without going through private property.
he declares that if the ditch is permitted
to remain or the grade is established to
the elevation of JoOsts track he will have
to expend several thousand dollars to build
a wall In order TO prevent his lot from slid
ing into the stIeet
The morning call., 1893-09-27

with US and he was compelled to leave by
other mem bers of the union. The union
does not allow any Of its mem bers to
board with Us. Two of the men who were
killed - McGuiness and Murphv-were
boarding at our house. James Bernard,
who now lies wounded at the Receiving
Hospital, was also boarding at our house.
1.-The union men tried To get McGuiness to
leave our house. He had been with us for
two weeks before his death. l have seen
this man Tyrrell after Murphy and Nc
Guinness. Murphy told me that he was
afraid to come home when hs got his
money down at the shipping Office. L
know George Holmes and William Nc
Kenzie, but they never boarded with us
and | never heard them say their lives had
been threatened.
Il went 10 the Receiving Hospital about
3 O'Clock on Sunday morning and was
there when Murphy died. He was not
conscious while l was with him. That is
all know of the case"
Assistant Police Surgeon Samuels testi-
fed that he treated the wounds of Murphy
and Mckenzie at the Receiving Hospital
on Sunday morning. Murphy was suffer-
ing from fracture of both legs. a fracture
OF the left wrist, the loss of both eyes and
internal injuries. Mckenzie was suffering
from burns over the entire surface of the
body. possible fracture OF the base of the
skull and Internal injuries due to cOncuS-
sion. The greatest irjuries to both men
were on their lower eXtremities. lmme-
diately after arriving at the hospital Nc
KenZie seemed to be in the possession of
his senses, but sank very rapidly ana soon
Telapsed into unconsciOuSneSs, which con-
tinued until his death.
Police Sergeants TUbin and Helmes and
Officers Aiken aud O'Malley testified to
the occurrences attending the arrest of
Tyrrell. Woods and Tracy. all of which
has been published.
Andrew Furuseth, secretary OF the
Sailors Union Of the Pacific. testified as
follows:
The present trouble between union and
non-uEion sailors began in December,
1891. The ship-owners wanted wages re-
duced SO month. The union refused to
accept the reduction. Of course we tried
to discourage scabs from signing below
the union schedule. TIE union never
used or encouraged the use of violence in
any manner. John Tyrrell is a member
Of our union. The meetings of the union
are not open to the public. James Woods
was a member of the union, but was Sus-
pended for the nOn-paymeDt of dues.
About 400 members OF the union are now
out of employment. Tracy is not a men,
ber of the union. l do not know whether
any OF the members Of our organization
are experienced in the use of dynamite"
Furuseth protested that he knew 10TH
ing of Sunday mornings explosion and
knew of no one who had grudge against
Curtin.
An adjournment was taken until 3 O'Clock
this affprnnOn
The morning call., 1893-09-27
A GuatemaIan Bow Missing.

Chief Crowley was notified yesterday OF
the disappearance of Cayetana Lara. boy
16 years of age. He came from Guatemala
three years ago to finish his education and
attended the Santa Clara College. For
some months past he has been employed
with his uncle, Antonio Zolikoffer. whose
firm is at 202 Market street He lived
with Pedro Fossas, corner of Powell and
California streets, and disappeared on Sep
tember IL. The day previous he told Mr..
FOssas that he would run away, as he
could not get along with his uncle, who
wanted to make merchant of him. He
had been talking about an advertisement
for boys TO pick grapes in the Fresno dis
trlct and it is thought he has gone there,
The boys father, who was a rich coffee
planter in Guatemala. died recently.
The morning call., 1893-09-27
A SKIRT FOUND.
Mrs. Curtin's Discovery at the Scene
of the Outrage.

of the Outrage.
The space Immediately surrounding the
sidewalk abuttlng CurtIn's boarding house
remains roped in by the police and was
surrounded yesterday by curious specta-
tors. No Importance is attached by the
police TO the pieces of wire, the new pistol
aud the alleged clock-works said to have
been found in the neigh borhood.
Immediately after the explosion Mrs.
Curtin noticed a dark piece of textile
fabric lying half-hidden in the big hole
made by the bomb. She picked il up and
secured it, 1t turned out to be black
skirt Of common material, rather the worse
Tor wear.
One theory is that it formed part of the
roll of stuff which John Curtin Jr called
'blankets," and which he said was at
tached 10 the valse supposed to have con-
iained the explosive.
Under this theory the well-known freak
lshness Of giant powder is taken into con-
sderation For instance, while al the
windows In the top and lowest lines of
windows in the Sailors Home oppo site
were shattered by the explosion, several
windows lin the middle line escaped scot
free. In the same way it is thought pos
sble that the skirt might have been
wrapped around something within the
bA"hhCbo dbh W hbC toi y hlSNt ~ d
tive force of the explosion was thrown out
in its present condition.
The detectives are not ignoring the skirt
which may yet prove to have been dropped
by Some spectator, hastily arrayed, on the
fatal night.
The fact that there is reward offered of
nearly $4,000 seems to be sharpening the
faculties OF the theorists. The Lump
overboard-g0od- hat remains at the
South Harbor police station unclaimed, l.,
and was never believed by the police to
have any connection with the explosion.
The morning call., 1893-09-27
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS.
What Sailor Saw After the Explo-
sion


sion.
So far the witnesses in The inquest upon
the unfortunates who were killed by the
explosion have been testifying to facts
long ante or post dating the fatal moments
occupied by the actual shock.
The police. however. have found wit
ness who will offer some direct testimony
as to what he saw on the scene five sec
onds after the explosion" as he says.
Charles Lawson, an elderly seaman,
boarded on that night at Curtin's house,
occupying front room at the top OF the
house. giving him good view of the street
and the opposite sidewalk in tbs prevailing
moonlight.
Lawson said TO CALL reporter last
night that as soon as the explosion oc-
Cured he jumped to the window and,
looking out. saw two men lurking among
the lumber piles opposite, ''as if" said he
they had been waiting TO see the fun"
Immediately afterward they started to
run toward Harrison street. and in the
moonlight he saw them clearly. he thinks
he can Identity one positively. and has a
good idea of the other. He had been eau
toned by the police not to speak more
definitely, but he said one of the men was
very tail, and that his evidence would be
likely to tell strongly against one of the
suspects under arrest.
Mrs. Curtin stated yesterday that Law
son had admitted that he saw Tyrrel, one
Of the suspects, running away from the
scene immediately after the explosion.
Lawson is expected to testify to-day if
he is well enough. when he will probably
be called upon TO Identity the man to
whom lie alludes. Lawson was formerly
attached 10 the ship America, and since
being paid off has been sick with malaria
He admits knowing Tyrrel well, and SAYS
he believes he had been followed by him
and few others with some ill intent be-
fore lie explosion,
The morning call., 1893-09-27
LAID TO REST.
Two Victims of the Outrage Honor
abIy Buried.


With all the tenderness and honor that
love and esteem could prompt, two victims
OF the explosion-George Warren Holmes
and William t. McKenzie-were laid TO
rest yesterday by their sorrowing rela-
tives.
The funeral of George Holmes took
place from the residence of his parents,
George w. and Kate Holmes, 346 Beale
street. There was long line of carriages
al the door and the floral offerings filed
the front parIor. As a lady friend said !:
IF 1t had been son OF Senator Stanford
he couldn't have had more" Father
Nugent conducted the services, which
were followed by solemn requiem mass
at St. Brendan's Church. and the cortege
afterward proceeded to Holy Cross Gene :
terry where the remains were committed to
the earth.
The deceased was longshoreman, only
2l years OF age, and had never incurred the
enmity OF any one so far as is known. He
was good son and kind brother.
The funeral of William r. Mckenzie
took place from the residence of his sister,
Mrs. j.. Jacobsen. 10 Welsh street. and
was largely attended by sympathizing
friends. The late Mr.. Mckenzie, who was
a man of 22 years. had nothing TO do with
the issue supposed to have been involved
in the explosion, having been engaged at
Hobbs & Wallis box factory.
He like Holmes, was unmarried, his
nearest relations being his sisters, Susie
Mckenzie, Mrs. T. F. Kelly. Mrs. L. ia
cObsen and his brothers, Daniel, Joseph
and Alexander.
Welsh street was thronged with car
riages bringing friends. The floral tributes
especially one large piece representing a
wreath surmounted with a dove having a
branch of olive in its beak, from the en-
plOvAs of Hobbs & Wall and auothar
representing Deaths Scythe," Inscribed
"Our Brother"-excited much admira ton
The interment was at Holy Cross Gene
tprV
The morning call., 1893-09-27
ANOTHER REWARD OFFERED
The Supervisors VIII Pay $1,000 for
Every Conviction.

A special meeting of the Board of Super
visOrs was held yesterday afternoon for
the purpose OF considering a message
transmitted to the beard by Mayor Eilert,
in which he called attention TO the recent
explosion of dynamite, by which four men
were killed. He recommended that a re-
ward Of not less than $1,000 be offered by
the board for the arrest and conviction of
any persons who were responsible for the
outrage, and besides asked the Supervisors
to take some action regulating the sale and
purchase of dynamite.
On motion Of Mr.. Dundon the Mayor was
Instructed TO offer a reward of $1,000 for the
arrest and conviction of each person con-
ceTned in the explosion.
The morning call., 1893-09-27
Anfi.Chinesa

The Ant-Chinese Law and Order League
held another of its open-air meetings in
the Forty-fourth Assembly District, corner
of Green and New Mon tgomery strests.
last night. Denis Kearney called the
meeting to order. and stated that Van
Ness avenue was in state Of agita ton
over the arrest and escape from the
United States Marshal of an unregistered
Chinese that afternoon. Colonel G. w.
Fox, Ii. Warfield and Dan Cronin also
addressed the meeting. Another meeting
will be held tonight on the corner of
Stockton and Filbert streets.
The morning call., 1893-09-27
THEY EARNED A FEE.
Judge Murphy Summons Drs. Win
dele and LiIienthal as Witnesses.

Thomas Gray was committed to Stock
ton Asylum for the Insane yesterday by
Judge James Murphy. He is u years of
age, resident of Oakland and has been at
Stockton before.
A Chinese who was up for examination
the day before was Tecommitted to the Gus
tOdy of the Sheriff until the Chinese Con-
sui can be present.
Judge Murphy permitted DIR. Windele
and DR.. LilieDthal to earn fee in the case
of Gray by subpenainR them as expert wit
neSses.
Attorney NJ. W. Foore stated that their
appointment as commissioners of insanity
was irregular, but Judge Murphy said that
it would be presumDlious in him, while
sitting in Judge Levy's place, to interfere
with any appointment made by the Su-
perior Judges.
The morning call., 1893-09-27
BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.

birth, marriage aud death notices sent by mail
VIII not be Inserted. They must be handed In at
either of the publication Offices and he Endorsed
with the name and residence OF persons author
1Zing to have the same pulished.l
BORN.
GALL--In this city, September 6. to the wife Of
u. Gall, son.
PRESTI-in this city, September 26, 1893, TO the
wife Of LO Presti, daughter.
PUBTEL-In this city September %, 1893, to the
wife OF c. ID. Postei. daughter.
HADELER-ln this city, September %, 1898, to
the wife of D. HadeIer. son.
WALL-In this city, September II, 1898. to the
wife of John j. Wall.
GUTHRIE-In This city. September 81. 1898, to
the Thomas Guthrie, SON.
THoNEY-In Lorln. september 25 1898. to the
wife OF William 7. honey. sou.
GRONDAHL-ln San Pedro, Cal, September 23
1893. to the wife of Arthur Grondahi, a daugh-
STEDDING-Near Brentwood. September "a,
1913, to the wife OF w. f. Shedding, ason.
The morning call., 1893-09-27

it up and was about to swing 1t violently
upon an upper shelf when he was deferred
by the weight. If he had carried out his
purpose the shock, it is thought, might
have Jared the contents and an explosion
might have eDsued compared with which
the MaiE-Street affair wonld have seemed
insignificant
The morning call., 1893-09-27
The Wrestling latch.

Tho drawing for the wrestling match
tonight resulted as follows: Acton VS..
Bakulich, Trojannovich VS.. Alto. Casey
VS.. Johansen. White vs.. Mcleod. The
winners will wres,le tomorrow night.
The morning call., 1893-09-27
MARRIED.

wILLIAMS-LUMLEY-In this city, September
26. lS '3, by the Rev. r. Vaughn Griffith William
s. Williams and Maggie LumIey, both OF San
Francisco.
The morning call., 1893-09-27
COMBINED LINES.
Streetcar Systems About
to Consolidate.
The General Terms of the Transfer of
Properties Arranged-DetaiIs
Yet to Be Perfected.

The preliminary arrangements for the
consolidation of number of the streetcar
lines OF this city into one gigantic company
have been practically completed, and all
that pow remains to be done is to make
the formal transfers of the property and
and perfect the details for the operation of
the new corporation.
The new organization will include about
al the roads in the city, with the exception
of the Geary and Caifornia-street lines,
the Presidio and Ferries and the two cleo
trio roads.
The present bonded Indebtedness OF the
companies included in the deal is as fol-
lows:
Marketstreet cable. 81 600 900
Omnibus cable system. ................ 1000 600
Powell-street Railway. .....-......... 100000
Ferries and Clin House .........--.- $4,000
Park and Ocean Railway. 100000
The entire floating debt of the COM
panies interested is less than S50G,000.
Bonds will be issued in a sum not yet
agreed upon, and will be utilized first TO
take up the old issues of the individual
companies. and the surplus money will be
devoted to the construction of new lines
for which franchises are already granted.
Another improvement will be in changing
the North Beach and Mission line into an
electric road.
The changes contemplated" said one
OF the gentlemen interested in the matter
last n night, may involve the utilization OF
less number of power-houses. The Offl-
clal force of the consolidated company
will, of course. be far less in numbers
than the com bined forces of all the roads,
and the cost of operation will be proper
tionately reduced.
There has been a good deal of misrep-
resentation connected with the publication
of the alleged details of the transaction,
which will become apparent when they
are fully decided upon and made public"
When questioned as 10 the probable
am cunt Of the new bond issue, the lntOT-
mant said that he could not give a categori-
cal answer, but that 81. 900. 600 would be the
outside figure, and be did not think the
amount would reach that.
The plan for the allotment of stock In
the new company to the individual CON-
pany comprising it, will be formulated by
company appointed for that pulpO II
will be based upon an estimate of the
earnings of the various lines for several
years back, their present holdings in roll
ing stock. rOadbed. machinery, etc, and
ali other matters that would naturally
enter into an estimate Of the relative worth
of the corporations.
The morning call., 1893-09-27
Thirteen dynamite cartridges.

These articles compose the terrible con-
tents of a valise left al the Grand Central
lodging-house on Saturday night by a
young man who is believed TO be connected
with the fatal explosion on Main street
On one side of the gray valise is in
scribed the name AXEL SORENsoN in bold
lettering, and beneath it a plate with the
initials a. s.
The contents form complete dyna-
miter's kit. The dynamite cartridges are
Hercules No. l." the saws of four sizes.
the largest marked on the blade "Millers
Fails Company. Millers Falls, Mass" and
evidently had been used. The smallest of
all has a frame nickel-plated and the
teeth Of the saw are all broken away. The
two N ddle-sized saws have iron frames.
All are of the kind used TO cut steel, and
are such as the police think were en-
pioyed TO cut anchor chains on recent
occasions. The dagger is eight inches
long, has no guard. a black handle. and
bears the word on the pointed blade
"Joseph Elliott & Sons. cutters, Sheffie d. .
The terite is one Of the highest explosives
known, and is a composition of nitro
The morning call., 1893-09-27
A DYNAMITE VALIsE.
An Important CIew Obtained by the
Police.

One VRlise.
One can terite (high explosive).
One box dynamite caps.
Four hacksaws, for cutting steel.
Nine coils fuse, No. 2.
Four loose saw blades.
One dagger.
The morning call., 1893-09-27

CatalOOI1e-Our new illustrated Catalogue is
1sEzEsEsa ussReEgw ready for distribution and
will be sent free to any address. Write for it.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-02-23
CLEVELAND NAMES FIVE.

The President-klect Announces That
Gresham, Carlisle, Lamont, Bissell and
Hoke Smith are Cabinet Certainties.
At Lakewood y. j. Mr.. Cleveland off
cially announced the names OF four mem.
bers Of his Caolne, Wednesday evening They
are:
WALTER Q. GRESHAM, Of Illinois
secretary Of state
JOHN 6. CARLISLE Of Kentucky, Sec
,eiary o, the Treasury.
OANIELs 5. LAMONT, Of New York, Sec
aiary Of Wsr
WILSON :. BISSELL, Of New York, os;.
master General
HOKE SMITH, Of Georgia, Secretary Of
be Interior
On making the announcements, Mr.. Cleye.
and said
There is no need Of any mystery in re-
,ard TO the Cabinet. and IL is useless 10
speculate and indulge in guess work. shall
make no secret Of the matter, but shall an
uounce the names Of gentlemen selected TO
ill the positions as fast as ] receive their
acceptance and permission 10 make ihe
natter public,
Nj Cleveland would say nothing in re-
gard 30 the other positions, or the men who
have been mentioned in connection with
them.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-02-23
BEYOND OUR BORDERS.

The betrothal of Prince Ferdinand OF Bull
garia and the Princess Marie Louis daughter
of the Duke Of Parma, is announced official
ly at Sofia.
A mining party in camp near Birming-
ham, Ala, were blown up by dynamite
stick explosion. William Maxwell was
blown to atoms. David Alexander and two
Others were very badly hurt
An ncxplosion occurred at the Cedar mines
near Abba la Joseph Gallagher was torn
to pieces. Sixteen Others were taken out
unconscious and some will probably die.
Two MoRE SrNTrNcED-M. Lequay, ad'
Judged guilty Of conspiracy in the Panama
canal fraud, was sentenced to five years i'm
urisonment Provost on the same charge
was sentenced to three years imprisonment.
lcquay was sentenced, moreover, to pay
fine Of 5000 francs, and Provost to pay a
tine Of 100 francs.
The bark Catalina, from Bremen, has
been wrecked OIL Galloway. The captain
and seven Of the crew were drowned and
four were saved
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-02-23
p,.n.,rr.. A,cidcu,.

An iron railroad bridge, built at a cost OF
tl7 600 near Grenada, Miss, was wrecked
by food
Near Fargo, y. D., in the wreck Of snow
plow on the Fargo & Southwestern rail
road caused by the breaking Of an engine
from the tender, Conductor W. g. Crawford
and brakeman W j. Quinlan were burned
10 death.
A Norwegian bark bound for New York,
went ashore at Long Beach y. j., and five
sailors were drowned.
Spreading rails caused a wreck on the
Union Pacific near Poca,lla, Idaho. Eliza
Egan, l3-year-old girl, Of Chicago, was
killed and about ~ persons injured.
Peter Reilly, lsborer employed a, the
licorice works at Newark. y. j., was
boiled 10 death in q vat Of licorice,
Kansas City burglars chloroformed MI.
and Ms. Martin Baker. and after robbing
he house left the chamber window open
Twin infants frozet to death while the parents
were unconscious.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-02-23
To the Public, Generally.

Everything points to the extra rev.
enue OF thirty-tive cents on whiskey
making in all $l.2j per gallon. This
will necessitate raise of 30 cents on
the consumer. Get what you want
for 1893 now. First comes first serv-
ed. First comes the grip, then the
cholera, then the high tax and those
wishing to escape all three must act
promptly, by purchasing tirst-class
quality of,goods, of my own manu-
facture at the following low prices
for II short time only, viz: $l.75, $500,
$3.50 and $500 per gallon.
j. l.. MARKS,
Near II. r. Station, Middlebugh, Pa.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-02-23
anverc Snnwstnrms.

SrruHrNviiLr.-Thc most violent storm
ul the winter swept the river valley at this
point Sunday night. There is from ~ TO IS
inches of snow on the level. and IL has been
drifting badly Reports from below are
mat the suowstorms have been so violent
d that river travel was impossible. because the
l pilots were unable To sec IA boats light
! A>.es PA-rhe city was stc-n,h' = u
SuudIy nNsnt. u. 'rts IL. .,pd and re-
ports from mountain towns tell of n terrible
storm of the afternoon and evening.
There is more snow IN the Alleghanies than
for many years past Many accidents are
reported from along the railroad.
MoRGANrowN, W. VA-The storm here
assumed a frghtful character and caused
the greatest instructions To travel of any
kind that have developed this winter The
snowfall has been very heavy, there being
- inches Of il reported from many sections
hereabout, and the smaller mountain towns
are fairly shut in 10y IT. There are many
roads that accommodate considerable travel
ordinarily that will be impossible for at
least a week 10 come. With the enormous
snowfall about the headquarters of the Mo-
nungahela and Its watersheds towards the
Ohio thaw will inevitably bring the big
gest river Of the winter,
MET DEATH IN 4 BLIzzAEp
JERSEY CRY, y. MARY A. Whitley. =
widow 90 years old, was frozen 10 death IN
blizzard the other night She was returning
home from vespers at 81. Brdgets church,
this city, when she got lost in vacant lot
and her body was found frozen stiff the fol-
owing morning.
THUNDER, LIGHTNING AND SNOW.
WILEEsBARRE, Pate o'clock Sunday
night a terrific blizzard swept over this city
and vicinity, accompanied by peals OF
thunder and flashes Of lightning and heavy
snow.
SPRING WEATHER IN GERNASY.
Mild spring weather has prevailed in Ger
many for the past week. Already fields are
becoming green and shrubs are budding.