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The herald., 1893-06-13
BANDITS BROUGHT TO BAY
Evans and Sontag Fight
Their Last Battle.
Marshal Gard and a Posse De-
feat the Outlaws.
SOntag Wounded and Dying in the
Visalia Jail.
Evans Also Wounded and Surrounded by
Officers = Deputy Marshal jack
sons Leg Amputated-Mrs.
Evans Frustrated.
Special to the HERALD,

Special to the HERALD.
VIsAL1A, CAL, June 12.-John Sontag
was brought to Visalia and placed in
the county Jail at 10:30 o'clock this
morning. United States Marshal Gard.
assisted by Hi Rapelje, deputy sheriff
of Fresno county, Fred E. Jackson, a
deputy United States marshal, but re-
Gently from Nevada, and Thomas Burns,
the man who was with Black when the
latter officer was wounded at Camp
Badger few days ago, had a fight with
the bandits at Stone Corral, in which
Officer jackson was badly wounded in
the left leg and sontag was shot in sew
eral places.
The herald., 1893-06-13
THE GREAT oowBor RACE.
It Is Not Probable That the Humane Sc
ciety WnI Stop It


cisty wnI Stop It
RAPID Cry, s. D., June 12.-The
much talked-about cowboy race from
Chadron to Chicago begins Tuesday
evening at pm. at the crack OF a pistol
shot. II all the entries start there will
be between 30 and 40 in the 700-mile
field. The best opinion is that the man
who averages 30 miles day will win the
race. Each man leads an extra horse,
must ride in 30-pound saddle and
weigh at least 120 pounds. An attempt
may be made by officers of the Humani-
tartan society at Chadron to interrupt
the race, but the committee denounces
all fears of cruelty to horses as idle, and
is determined that the great race shall
be run. The riders will not be allowed
to ride over II hours at a stretch, and
every precaution will be taken to pre-
vent cruelty. Members of the commit
tee state tonight that the Humane soci-
ETY. will make no effort to prevent the
race.
The herald., 1893-06-13
ooNrRABAND oHrNEsE.

Another Attempt to Land Them In the
United States.
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Chinese In
spector Coblentz telegraphed the treas
ury department today from Tacoma,
Wash, that the Haytien Republic left
Vancouver on the 11th instant for the
United States, having on board 16l Chi
nese. OF this number 80 had been pre-
viously rejected at Portland, Oie., by
the United States authorities, but in
this instance they have new certificates.
Not dozen Chinese merchants are in
the lot of 16l,
The herald., 1893-06-13
DETAILS OF rHR BATTLE.

The Last Meeting Between the Bandits
and the Oficers.
By the Associated Press.
VIsALIA, June 12.-At last meeting
between the officers and notorious out
laws Evans and Sontng has taken place
In this county, in which the odds were
not in favor Of the train-robbers. The
encounter took place last evening elk
miles west of Wilcox canon in the Sierra
foothills. aboutN2O miles from viaalia.
In this fight one of the officers was
The herald., 1893-06-13
An Anti-Home Rule Rally.

LONDON, June 12.--The first OF series
of meetings designed by the Unionists
to rouse all London against horne rule
was held in the Surrey theater this
evening. The marquis Of Salisbury was
the most notable speaker.
The herald., 1893-06-13
Heath and PolIey's Trial Begun.

FRESNO, CAL, June 70 The case of
the People VS.. Heath and Policy, charged
was called in Judge Holmes department
of the superior court this morning.
After the call of the roll of special ven-
ire of 200 citizens from which TO select
q jury, the court adjourned to Q p. M,
The herald., 1893-06-13

Sontag shows signs OF great hardship
and neglect. He says he does not care
what becomes OF him.
vIsALIA FULL OF OFFICERS.
Visalia is full OF officers and reporters.
Sentag asked Evans to kill him before
the two parted. A large crowd gathered
at the Jail when Sontag was brought in.
but there were no threats OF lynching.
Sontag says Burns shot him.
Chyis Evans left his hat behind and
left only with his pistol. Sontag says
the fight was purely accidental. They
were not expecting to meet the officers.
The herald., 1893-06-13

that the men would fight to a finish, if
it took a week.
The same tactics were continued till
the 57th round, at the close OF which
the referee declared the fight draw.
The herald., 1893-06-13

The worlds fair will csuse a rush.
Order early. Full stock, good fit. mod
crate prices. Getz, fine tailoring, 112
West Third street.
The herald., 1893-06-13

For sunburn and freckles use only
Perfecta Face Cream; safe and sure.
For sale by A. E. Littleboy, druggist,
81 South Spring street.
The herald., 1893-06-13

For bargains in millinery 60 to Thurs
toms, 264 South Main street, opposite
Third.
The herald., 1893-06-13

Evans is supposed to be wounded also,
for when he left Sontag he also left all
his shooting outfit except his revolver.
Officer Jackson was brought to Visa
liza last night by Hi Rapelie, and posse
Immediately left to assist Gard and
Burns, who had remained in the cabin
at Stone Corral.
The officers were in a cabin 16 miles
northeast of Visalia, and the bandits
came up to within 100 yards, when tbs
fight began, and 100 shots were fred in
all,
The herald., 1893-06-13
A INTrER FROM LAMoNr.

Another letter, which was from Sec
retsry of War Lamont, created a sensa-
ton. The letter was to the effect that
the war department. was informed that
the apprehension existing among the
department employees that they might
jeopardize their positions by testifying
before the jury. Colonel Lamont wrote
cit seems hardly necessary for me to say
that such apprehension ID entirely
groundles, but to allay any such fear as
may exist, beg TO inform you that no
employee of the department will en-
danger his position in any way on &C.
count of any such testimony"
Jefferson W. Carter, a clerk in the
wecked building testified that there had
been a common rumor among the clerks
that the building was unsafe.
The first witness of the afternoon ses-
sion was David Brown, clerk, who said
he had been instructed to go carefully
up and down the stairway in the build
ing.
The herald., 1893-06-13
soNTAa's INJURIES.

Sontsg was shot with rifle through
the right arm and in the right side OF
the chest. Evans is supposed to be-
wounded, as he left his guns. Sontag
lay in straw pile all night. He was
found at 6 O'Clock this morning. He
had tried to kill himseli. With pistol
ne shot himself in the face twice. His
wound in the chest is thought to be
fatal. Sontag says Evans is not wounded.
JAcKsoN's LEG AMPUrATED.
The leg of Fred Jackson was ampu-
tated this afternoon. Every bone was
shattered. Officers are after Evans.
He was traced toward Visalia. The
fight took place in an open country at
the edge of the foothills. The search
for Evans is going on tonight.
The herald., 1893-06-13
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Charles Troutman, clerk, testified
that he had been warned by j. W.
Webb, in charge Of the first floor, not
to approach an area on the floor roped
Of wRile the axcRv stion WAS R9l ne Yfy yotf
the building was given. The day be-
fore the accident, Colonel Aineworth ex-
smined the roped off space minutely.
and witness thought he went down
stairs to see the excavation. Old en-
ployees told Colonel Ainsworth that the
building was a shell and q death trap.
Smith Thompson, clerk testified that
messengers of Colonel Ainsworth, sta
toned on the stairway, frequently noti-
fed the clerks with bated breath that it
was the colonePs order that employees
should walk on tip toe up and down the
stairway. Witness was an engineer and
examined the building. There were no
props where the excavation was going
out.
AFRAID OF AINswoRTH.
He declared the feeling of the clerks
toward Colonel Ainsworth was one of
abject fear.
A burst of hand-clapping from the
assembled clerks followed this obser-
walton.
The coroner asked If there was such q
feeling of fear that the clerks were
afraid to make suggestions as to the
dangerous condition of the building.
''There was," emphatically answered
Thompson. and" he added, "the feel
ing extended to Jacob Fruch, Aims
worths right bower, and to o. B. Brown,
chief clerk of the building"
At this point letter was received
from Attorney General Olney rendering
the services OF an assistant in conduct
ing the inquiry. The offer was de-
clined.
The herald., 1893-06-13
DANGER OF DISCHARGE.

Brown was asked If there was any
fear ON the part of the clerks that they
would be disturbed if they protested
against remaining in the building.
eyes, sir" he answered, and then de-
INJURED, but finally said: 81 do not fear
Colonel Ainsworth, for he hsa done me
two favors, but I do fear Mr.. Fruch.''
Brown said further there was much
feeling about the insecurity of the build
ing and great many clerks, himself
among them, would hare protested II
they had had the courage to do 30
against being kept in the old theater.
"What had the clerks to apprehend P"
was asked.
discharge, said Brown.
U. S. Smith, clerk, testified thst
feeling was not directed to Colonel Aims
worth, but to other officials, particu-
larly Jacob Fruch. The talk against
Colonel Ainsworth was confined to few
old soreheads.
James "A. Long, clerk, said he felt
insecure during the work of excavation,
The herald., 1893-06-13

The court of inquiry ordered by Secre-
tary Lamont to investigate all the facts
connected with the disaster and express
an opinion as to who is responsible, met
this afternoon, but adjourned to meet at
the call of the senior officer, for the rea-
con that Colonel Ainsworth cannot ap-
pear before the court until the inquest
now being conducted is concluded.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23

Had the courtry remained safely
moored 70 the rock ribbed principles Of
the republican party it is morally GER
tain that there would now DO greater
confidence in our ability 70 weather the
storm Of financial adversely. The evils
which are now preying upon the
vitals OF business activity are both
real aud anticipated. Our hnan-
ciaI depression d due to unwise money
legislation. which must DO corrected by
the immediate cauterixation Of the fes-
icr.ng sore-spots. The congress has
been called To administer heroic treat
ment Meanwhile great industrial and
manufacturing enterprises are suspend
ing operations because the future policy
OF the dominant party is enigmatical
There is widespread distrust Of its in
tentions and genuine alarm lest the
rattle Drained novices in legislation shall
undo the work Of thirty years in a
single session Of congress. With the en-
tire country in the shadow Of this un-
certainty il is not surprising that our
mines are deserted. our factories closed
and the hum OF industry stilled. Ii is
not the present. nor indeed the past.
but the possibilities of future unxise
and unpatriotic democrat legislation on
tariff and kindred subjects which palsies
enterprise and tLrottles business.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23

This 10 generation of faddists and
oss of the latest fads 10 capture the at.
trntion Il the sshtimentalists IL the
tlleory ~ heredity in crime. That there
IL a modicum Of truth az the basis Of the
t.aepry can not be questioned. AL fade
ate based upon a half truth az least
hut - bold that crime in general il a
disease. which the criminal inherits
tom some hsliucinated ancestor l. Little
saorf Of "A absolute absnrsiity. The ex-
ponents q the Fad would hare us believe
,aat the person sho commits an offense
against the statutes i not responsible Ia
kimsolt. he - orly following the im :
pulses tequsathed - bim by some pre-
,ious Individual sho il turn inherited
lsw breaking irstircts from some.
tody else. The faddisis would not pun
ssh TIE criminal Tor he Il not responsible
s,r mentas idif~speracies which we're
fsrced upeu him ~ an anriehteons an
eessor They voaid CONSIDER his 4ct a.
,hs manifestation q an unhealthy brain
snd prescribe Pad sntitlot-s Dor the fs1
eisease All < Which - very beautiful
ard philsnfhropie 10 Contemplate. but
s'hich IL a. ignprscticsbie a- Il y fooliss.
distances = snheriied criminal fenden
cies are vel established. hus criminals
vho ccuse fsua family - erimiasls ara
= q hopeless minari,y. TIE Average
~ breaker esn-s 40 oft>n from honest.
rngTrsi bari sorkirr ancestors ehb
voa3 sbsser desth fatiia than trane
sfs,ss The spiris ~ ~ lstser a he law.
he t~cscs~~ fs@rsnaf-i ~ - -,~tsafin
81 tar = spaten sssith or vo~r~. sd
tcme,its -rieis - - keps - etsasa
isT ssaefssng ~ orthsnx q 1ip~rdinx
tie renasnsi~r = 10 dsss y ne a
ss~e o. Iesay IL sft~s ss,... =.
directed desire So sesss,x, sisssas Ais
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23

Preparations Tor entertaining tas dele
~stes 70 she national sncsDpment OF
Isecafess. 10 10 hsId IN ttls city IN
September. ara well adssneed Inc
lo-si committees have Undertaken 70
azraags az me details FOR tbs reception
- n.oss han ,c.ooc visitors The task
a a rFodigious one. bat they are pro-
e.eaing on q system which Il carried out
vii make il comparatively easy to
hAa.sls - largs body IL visitors The
sssl .aaxnitade q. this gathering ongh.
q Do generally appreciated. II - nos
- be the assembling OF few delegates
uoder call for national convention.
such meetings have been held IN this
e.fy All have proved disappointing.
This encampment - 10 De = national
affair ard IL sli attract 70 this city not
less than Too active members 81 the or
ean.zation. The number may be ss
hixh a. 15.oo0. To receive. welcoms and
entertain 30 vast body % strangers q
a stupendous undertaking.. The eitizers
Of this city viii be expected % psrtiei-
pate ia the effort 20 make the visitors
welcome and TO ssad them back home
s,pging the praises OF our hospitality
and ths charms Of our city. IL is TO be
no one horse affair. bat - mighty con
course % valiant Knights Of the Aacca-
bee< We Que 4 70 ourselves 10 give
them . roasing welcome
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23
ALLEGED TO s1 FUNNY.

Sesdds-I want you 30 understand
once FOR all. young man. that II my
daughter msrries YOU | sbais vii al my
property 10 charity.
Iruyn-I am very glad you have
made Just that poini. err. for | assure
YOU that under such condition ne will
soan be nla~t deserving. New York
Herald.
a;is. rlainly--your charming little
10y talks 81 eanuingiy, Mrs <ew msrm
I gave him sou~ bons9ns Mics
Plainly he ssid. Just like a little man.
Il think you are bootifsll"
Delighted samms- be lite ecauri
Do yca knox. that child viii ssy any
thing for s~eetmests Puck
The Johs.or family Welt the great
Waite city Pstesfsso siie- tentefinz tie
gate a. The bead q the procession
Great lao. Gsoriah' 10 gihea dat
stssstea ,nase 90 nine for AZ csnfrac' ob
ehi,susshsn dis yef Ilsce.--H sFT~s's
Weekly
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kess
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Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23

There isn't very much to the quarrel
now going on over the questions en-
broiling Siam, France. Russia and
China. France has for years exercised
control over AMMAN province lying ad-
jacent to Siam in the Indo- Chinese
peninsula although il bids fair to breed
interminable diplomatic complica-
tons For strategic and CON-
mercial purposes France has slowly en-
croached upon a strip OF Siamese
territory lying along the Mekong river.
The Siamese, instigated by British
diplomatists in Burmah sub
mitted a proposition to the Annamese
and French that belt of 800 miles in
length separating the two provinces
should be held as neutral ground until
the true boundaries were fixed
and agreed upon Both sgreed
that this belt should not he
occupied by military. But tho Siamese
under one pretext and another invaded
the neutral territory. France saw in
these invasions an attempt TO extend the
Siamese frontier to curtail her possess
ions in AMMAN. A demonstration OF
armed force was made. and with little
loss, the Siamese were driven back to
the wet side Of the Mekong. Now,
France boldly demands possession Of
this neutral strip. which is said to be
very rich and fertile. Siam must make
answer in the time prescribed by the
ultimatum- II she refuses the French
will mako conquest The British look
upon this feint by France as a blow at
their commercial supremacy in Siam
AID naturally enough there Is a great
ado being made over it.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23

1t 10 not definitely known just what
the Wild waves around Buzzard's Bay
are saying, but it's pretty safe to affirm
that they are not begging for m ONCE.
Chicago Record.
Defeat has its compensations- The
Hon. Benjamin Harrison will not have
to be on duty in the white house dur
ing the dog days.--New York Recorder.
Children don't feel a. bad a. they
should when their mother gets sick. be-
cause they get so many good things that
she can't eat.-Atchison Globe.
Doubtless the people who have been
engaged in prosecuting and killing jews
in the Crimea call themselves christians!
New York Advertiser.
The most unhappy people in the world
are those who are 50 well on they arc a.
ways trembling at the thought OF loss
and ruin.-Truth.
Jerry Simpson refuses to run for gov
ernor OF Kansas. Jerry has run his
pillow against stone wall before.-New
York Press.
The tariff issue viii have to Be re-
moved from the hospital TO the extra
session in an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Con-
stitution.
The Cherokee strip Was formerly q
scalp.-DalIas News
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23


War 70 impendlEg IN samoa Ths
Ezavss have gathered about Mssasfa.
their 81 leader. 1t = place i've
miles from tia Capital ard threaten
e attack Mall<s,a unless . general
election b cre.Hsd in pursuance
10 proniss made seven years ago Tie
vxEships q England. Germany and Tho
unitsd States are being harsied TO Apis
70 take part ia defending their eisizens
Who reside in SsIa<'a and - preserve the
neutrality Of the poserA Tie cause Of
tie threatened uprising is IL tho neglect
q the Mzlistos government 20 order an
siectioa Tor king. Upon the close u the
insGreetion IA 1856 Mataafa wss elected
king. GsgnzEy sent orders 90 the
eonsuls in Samoa 70 recognize Lsrpepa
unfil an election should be held. There
upon Mzsz2sz gracefully sbdicated and
AAliesaa LauperA has reigued ever
since the friShxul visitation u the
hurricane At Apia in which the NIps;c.
vzndalia and TreEtoa. United States war
ships. and ths Olga and Eber. Ger
nan usrships wsro destroyed Laupeps
is weak creature who remains ia
power through tie friendly Intervention
Il the powers The natives demand al
election 10 express their choice for king.
which without doubt. would be in favor
Of AstsAta II tho demand il not
grated they viii revolt
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23

Our dear and beloved neighbor. The
Eagle, has s1 awful time trying to
read THE HKRAIp out Of the republican
party. IL has exerted itself. painfully
so at times. to make il appear that this
paper is a renegade guerilla" and
-traitor;;" but somehow nobody seems 10
ray any attention to the old birds
alarming screeches. Yesterday it broke
out again by un2rettily speaking OF THE
iIESALD as ''unesteemed contemporary"
and -qussi-republican sheet" Now
tais is perfectly dreadful The dear old
bird must have tunbled of its perch,
aud before il could regainit equilibrium
overlooked its choicer stock OF epithets.
When IL neglects To refer TO The HER.
AID as renegade and traitor" it
COMMITS grievous sin Of omission OF
course. Tx HFRALD doesn't like TO be
called harsh names: but the severe cas-.
tgstions il receives at tie claws a The
EagIs are really grateful One demo
crat declareia few days ago that when
ever he doubted the soundness of de-
uiocrscy and felt a. IL he ought 10 make
change be reads The Eagle. Its bit
fsr and senseless partissnism confirms
his democracy every time. TEE HERALD
rslishes the frequent lambastings given
IL by Tho Eagle. They simply ratisy
the good opinion Of THE HERALD's in
dependent republicanism. shared in
alike by republicans and democrats
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23
POINTS ABOUT MEN.

John Austin Stevens, Jr, who sent in
a bill for $2.uO0 for his services on tho
committee which entertained the duke
of veragua in New York. and who didn't
get the money, is reported as being very
gloomy and cast down over the matter.
He believes that cities like republics.
are ungrateful. and declares that bore
after notable visitors vii, have to get
along without the sunshine Of his pres-
ence. His father. who was likewise a
member Of the committee and who also
sent in bill for his services. is in q sim
ilarly unpleasant frame Of mind.
Editor W. I. Stead Of the Review OF
Reviews has turned his attention 10
spooks. He has been investigating
spiritualistic phenomena and has de-
cided to publish quarterly review 10 be
called Borderland. which 10 10 be cxclu-
sively devoted to the study Of the mani
festations that lie on the borderland
which science has hitherto contemptu-
ously relegated to superstition. Mr..
Stead is not likely to get into trouble in
this line of investigation an he did when
be exposed some Of the divertions Of the
sristocracy Of England few years ago.
II Prof. Bayer Of Munich 10 10 be be-
lieved. the noble danes Of thirty cen
turies ago were just ~ vain Of their
complexions as the ladies' 81 the present
age are alleged to be. He has been
making researches in the tombs OF Ach-
min. and has found upon the mummies
OF some Of the Egyptian princesses nu.
merous vials Of cosmetics. He has
analyzed these lotions aud determined
their composition. and now proposes a.
give their results for the benefit OF the
beauties OF our own time.
Col. Thomas Il. Ochiltree Of every.
where. who is famous for number az
things besides his war record. IL said to
be on the eve OF marrying ST. Louis
widow worth half million dollars Col.
onel Ochiltree ~ at present acting az the
agent for an English turfman who has
number q race horses IN this country.
and liz presumably not too well supplied
with wealth. The widow aud hef funds
ought t. come IA handy.
Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-23

s<ss,ss ssd undar The imr1l.s II . ngs
ees.DsR q al ussk,nd he grssif<< he
desirs. Hsfsdisy exnnos 10 hold rsspon-
slbls for thess n2nifsstatioEk Ths
criminal kaoss the magnitude Il his
crime aad the penxlty he viii have 10
pay II detected In the majority Il
cases be hopes 10 escape through tie
esoquenos At some shresd but unscru)
pulous iavyss. 1t u absurd 10 treat the
thug. the fosger. the eounterfeitsr, the
thief ard the murderer ~ diseased inno-
ceatA Ihsy are criminals. and nothing
more. II anything u 10 beld rsspon'
slble II y the Inconsistencies al modern
education and the kollesness Of modern
society. The ancestors Of thug sbould
not ha made to bear the responsibility
for his Installations