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The herald., 1894-12-21
FAVORED BY HIS ENEMY.
Porter Ashe Talks of tho snrah AIthea
Gusrdianship.

Porter Ashe Taiks of tho Sarah AIth n
Guardianship.
ST.. LOUIS, Dec. 20.-R, Porter Aahs,
who has arrived here with his stable OF
race horaes, expresses himself much
myatifed by hia removal from the
guardianship of Sarah Althea Terry,
and says that 7. II. Williams, the new
guardian, and himself, have been un-
friendly for years, but instead OF knock
ing him out OF a good thing, as would
naturally be supposed, Williams has, by
his latest action, released him from q
most uncom fortabie position. st least
the owner Of Geraldine 80 claims.
~ can't understand it," said Ashe,
"Williams is the last man on earth
would expect to do me favor, but IN this
particular instance he has lifted an un-
profitable and disagreeable burden from
my shoulders, and unlsss he haa some.
thing under cover, his action is inex-
plicable to me. 1t can't be due to his
disintsrestsd friendship for poor Mrs.
Terry, for only consented to look after
he: iutereets until her brother could
come over from Paris, after Williams
had declined the guardianship.
Ashe ssys the only property Mrs.
Terry has ia home in Fresno, and it ID
mortgaged so that it will realize 1920
above debt if cold.
The trouble between Ashs and Will
llama grew out OF Is Lawsuit over poeses-
sion of the race horse Geraldine, Ache
winning the suit.
The herald., 1894-12-21
NEW SOUTHERN PACIFIC RIVAL,
San Francisco and Los Angeles
Company Formed.
Half q Million Worth of Stock Is
Subscribed.
The Corporation Backed by English
Capitalists--The Line Will Run
Through the San Joaquin.

San Francisco, Dec. 20.-The San
Francisco and Los Angeles Railroad
company was incorporated today. The
compsny's stated objects are: To build
and operate a standard gauge railroad
from this city to Los Angeles. through
the counties OF Alameda, Contra Costa,
San joaquin, Stsnislsus. Merced. Ma
ders. Fresno. Tulare, Kern and Los
Angeles also. to issue stock and bonds
and TO operate steamboats,, build
wharvss and to receive gifts of property
and subscriptions.
The directors are: Fredsrick Homer,
William H. Martin, w. II. G. Fowler,
A. Judson and W. J. Beham. The
amount Of the capital stock is $40. .000.-
900, and OF the. amount $500 900 worth
hss been subscribed bv the directors.
Each subscribed $40 900, except Homer,
who ho de $450. 900 worth of Tho s.ock as
trustee.
Treasurer Judson of the corporation
has made an affidavit to the effect that
10 per cent of the stock subscribed has
been actually paid into hie hands.
This company simply takes the place
OF the San Francisco and Atlantic Rail
way company, organized long ago by
Mr.. Homer with English capitalists be-
mind him. TIE San Francisco and At
lantic corporation is about to expire or
has expired by it's articles and ths new
company is to carry out tho agreements of
the old. The interests behind the new
company are the same as those behind
the old and the incorporation does not
indicate anything in the way of the i'm
mediate building Of the road.
The herald., 1894-12-21
TO CLAIM A FOR TUNE.
Baroness Won Barnekow Lsaves for
Germany.

Baroness Won Barnekow Leaves for
Germany.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Dec. 20 -Baroness
Won Barnekow and her husband, Capt
J. M. Brunson, have started for Berlin
to claim the estate OF the baroness's Q
father. The latter, who was Baron Carl
Won Barnekow, owned the island of
Ruegen, which was sold after his death.
and the baroness claims there ia now
due her from her fathers estate $780,
600. The baron resided here for a time
and married San Francisco lady. His
daughter, who is now is, is the only
child OF the union. and inherited her
fathers title.
Baron Carl Won Barnekow's grandfa-
ther WAS the celebrated German field
marahsl of that name, and his sister
married the eldest aon OF Count Won
Moltke, famous in connection with the
Franco-Prussian war. The family is
also closely related to Field Marshal
Blumsnthal, now chief of the German
general staff. The youthful baroness
says that members OF the Won Barne-
kow and Won Moltke families have
urged ber to come to Germany and claim
her patrimony, promising her assistance
to obtain her property. Both the bar.
oness and her husband are natives OF
California.
The herald., 1894-12-21
A CLEVER ROGUE.
How Agent Lovy OF MADEIRA swind
InBurance Companies.

How Agent Lovy OF MADEIRA swind led
Insurance Companies.
MADEIRA. CAL, Dec. 20.-Louis II.
Levy of this city left few days ago and
has not yet returned, and it was ascer-
tanned, after an investigation by the
agent of one of the numerous insurance
companies for which he was agent, that
he has been engaged in rather crooked
work.
1t WAS Uncovered that Levy had is
sued policies to parties here and re-
csipted for moneys received, but had
failed to forward the same to the COM
pGnies at San Franeisco. One OF his
favorite methods was to iseue policies,
give receipts for the premiums, and cub
tequently persuade the assured to trans.
fer their risks to other and better COM
panies. He would then cancel the poll
icies and omit to reinsuVe the risks, 81.
though retaining the original premium.
Levy has been the means Of placing
some o! the BEST citizens Of Meders OH
the black list OF the insurance com
paniee. This is not the first time he has
been charged with crookedneeg. 1t ia
ead that he has cost his father no less
than $40, 600 by such work. A warrant
has been iseusd toT Levy's arrest.
The herald., 1894-12-21
SAFE IN ifARBOR.
One of the, Ovsrdus Coal Ships Rsachos
San Erancisc0.

ohe oI tn6 oVsFUut Noht 5nfps h3hcheh
San Eranciscn.
SAN Francisco. Dec. 20.-The coal
laden bark Germania, one of the eight
sailing vessels which were overdue be-
tween San Francieco and northern ports.
came into port this afternoon.
When she came to anchor in the har
Dor she was quickly boarded by several
persons eager for any information OF the
other missing and overdue vessels. Cap
tain Pearson could give them no conso-
lstion. He had seen nothing of the
missing colliers Montserrat and Kewee-
nav. nor had he sighted any OF the seven
sailing vessels which are considered to
be overdue between San Francisco and
Oregon, Washington and British Colum.
bia porte. None of these eeven vessels
have been longer out than the Gsrma~
mia. which was Is days from Seattle and
tits but reasonable to suppose that they
have met with no more serious mishaps
than befell tho Germania.
Captain Pearson in his report states
that on December 9th, in 45 degrees 80
minutes north. 126 degrees west, the
Germania ran into a hurricane from the
south. For hours the bark was swept
Dy teFrluc Wlnu ana tsErlple sea. Uut
che finally weathered the gale, suatain-
ing no more serious damage than the
loss OF several sails. During the rect of
the voyage to this port she experienced
yerv rough weather and head winds.
The revonue cutter Richard Rush,
which left Nssh bay, near Cape Flat
terry, on Sundsy last to search for. the
misaing veslels, cnmo into port this
evening, Captain Hooper reports that
he went seaward 20 miles out OF his
course. and that though he kept man
continually at the masthead during the
entire voyage from Nsah bay, the Rush
saw no sign Of any vessel Or wreckage.
Were the Montserrat and Keweenaw
ahoat at sea the Push, it is thought,
would have sighted them.
That the Rush sighted mona OF the
missing sailing vessels lie not regarded
as particularly strange. inasmuch "a
they would naturally stand far out 10
sea in stormy weather.
The herald., 1894-12-21
CHICAGO POLICEMEN.
Several of Them Charged with Election
Frauds.

Several of Them Charged With Election
Frauds.
CHICAGO. Dec. 20.-Eight indictments
we're voted last night by the grand jury
against msn alleged to be guilty OF cleo
ton frauds November 9th, in the Thir-
tieth precinct OF the Thirty fourth ward.
Three of the individuals are policemen.
This action is the frat work of the civic
federation. 1t was rumored about the
criminal court after the jury adjourned
that three other men were on the list.
The persons against whom indictm ents
were voted are charged with intimidat-
ing and otherwise interfering with the
legal voters OF the Thirtieth precinct in
the Thirtv-fourth ward. Sufficient tes.
tiEony. it WAS said. was heard by the
grand jury which would lead to indict-
moute of many others. Here are the
men said to be or the list: P. f. Black
well. policeman; John Flynn, Frederick
Holzsr, policemen; Dennis Mahoney,
city hall employee; G. A. Storms, po-
licemsn; William Sweeney. bar tender;
William Rumslago. eub-contractor;
James Ryan.
The herald., 1894-12-21
Coetn Ricn Obi i,cEs

New YORK, Dec. 20,--A spacial co q
morning paper from San Jose. COSTA
RiCa, Gays:
The projected meeting Of plenipotar-
tiary ministers OF the Central American
repu biics which was to have taken place
here on the first OF this month, was no
held. The idea WAS to induce Costa
Rica to make a treaty, in order to realize
the Central American union
There has always existed in Costa
Rica strong feeling against union with
the other states, and the government
has reflected the feeling of the people.
The governments of the other Central
American states saw that their efforts
would be fruitless and decided not to
eend their ENJOYS.
The herald., 1894-12-21
FOUND MURDERED IN HER HO NE
Terrible Fate of a Woman in
Kansas.
How a Rascally Agent Swindled In
surance Companies.
N exiceus Run Amuck With Kevolvers.
Highbinders Raiding In San
Francfsoo.
By the Associated Press.

By the Ass0clat6u fEess'
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 20.-At $3.50
o'clock this afternoon q horrible muir
der was discovered in this city. Mrs.
A. ID. Matson was found dead on the
floor of the rooms OF her house, FIJI
teenth and Monroe streets. The body
had evidently lain there for at least 10
days, as there had been no life about
the house for ten days. A boy who de-
livers milk at her house had noticed
that the can he LETT about 10 days sgo
had stayed on ths back door step1 and
he gsve the alarEi to the police.
LIVED LONELY LIFE.
Mre. Matson lived alone, her hunband
being in California. She lived in good
deal OF neclusion az regards her neigh
bors, who are mostly colored people, and
it is not known whether there Wac any
money in the house or not. She lay In
a little back room on her back, and in
pool OF her own blood. which had dried,
1t appears nhe kad been crimlna!iy as
eaDlted.
The body wnz covered with clothing
and rags and couple OF eRcks OF pota-
lUGS nGtl UbEfl llEEbO OIa LCt uCuN' A1b0
WAS lying in an eRsy position on her
back with her arms as her eldes. her
head turned to the right. her right limb
straight out and the other drawn up
llttie. Her clothes werb thrown up over
her head and clotted blood held them to
the floor. Tho entire top of her head
was crushed in az though she had been
struck with one fearful blow.
WHAT NEtGABoRs SAY.
Tho neigh bovs in the vicinity are ell
colored. and they cay that they have
not seen Mrc. Mataon for two weeks.
Mrs. Robinson, who lives across the
street, Save that she saw Mrs. Mateon
last about two weeks ago, and she was
then coming from the direction OF her
house and had evidently been collecting
rent. She saw no one around the house
at any time aud never heard any noiee
or disturbance of any kind there.
Mrs. Matson was for several years
member OF the city board OF education
from the Filth ward and took an active
intereit in the city echools. She wes at
one time city teacher and was very
we'll known locally. She was generally
supposed to have considerable money
md owned FIVE or six houees ON the
East Side. Her husband LETT her four
or five years ago and took up home
stesd in California, where he has since
lived.
WHAT MUTE SAW.
The only person who seems to know
anything about the case is deaf and
dumb colored man named George
knight, who saw two men. probably
on the evening of the 11th. enter the
window of the murdered woman's
house and afterwards saw them run
away. No Ineligible account can be
arrived at from Knight. except through
his brother, who is the only person
who can understand him.
The two will be brought together to-
morrow at the coroner's inquiry. Mrs.
Matson was member OF the Topeka
Equal Suffrage association and prom.
lnent outrage worker.
The herald., 1894-12-21
MRxICANs Rim AmUoK.
AN Arizona Officer Has Lively
ftmP,

An Arizona Officer Has Lively
Timr,
PREsCoTr, Arz.. Dec. 20.-OGicer
Prince last night attempted to arrest
three Mexicaus who were running
amuck st Prescott. when the trio pulled
guns and commenced firing at him. Hs
returned the fire. shooting one Mexican
through the right thigh. shsttering the
bone badly. and causing q wound from
which he will pro badly die.
The wounded man fell on the side
walk, but continued shooting until he
had emptied his pistol, then he attempts.
ed to reload. He had belt full of cart
ridgee around his waist and about forty
loose ones IN his pocket. The other two
succeeded in getting away after empty
ing their guns at Prince. Eighteen or
twenty shots in all were fred at the off
Ger, but he escaped without scratch.
Prince was smoking a cigar when he at.
tempted to make the arrest, and con-
tiuuod smoking all through the battle.
The herald., 1894-12-21
Charges A gainst Wise.

San FRANCISCO. Dec. 20.-InstructionE
have been received by the civil service
commission to investigate the charges
of violating the civil service laws which
have recently been made sgainst Col
lector of Port Wise. Among other
things he is charged with trying to COLI
lect money for campaign purposes from
government employees. Postofice In
spector Irwin has received instructiona
to push the investigation 80 that every
charge that has been made against she
collector will come before the inyestga
tion committee.
The herald., 1894-12-21
Affair Rurns' Lam be.

SAN FRANcIsco. Dec. 2O.--The new
grand jury has found an Indictment
against Louis Cohen, charging him with
false registration, which be had ad-
mitted in order to purge himself OF tho
charge OF contempt for which he was
recently brought before Judge Wallace.
Cohen is already under heavy bonds to
appear in Judge Wallace's court to be
tried for perjury. Cohen was the csn~
tral figure among the st lffers in the
proceedings that followed the election.
having been taken into custody for req
istering falsely from the Baldwin hotel,
in the interes. of State Senator Jerry
Mahoney. An attempt will probably be
made TO secure the indictment Of Ma.
honey by the grand jury.
The herald., 1894-12-21
A SLIGHT REDUCTION.
The Southern Pacific Company's Now
Grain Schedule.

The Southern Pacific Company's Now
Grain Schedule.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 20. The state
board Of railroad commissioners hsld
short session here this forenoon. Conn
missioners Beckman and Litchfsld were
present. The Southern Pacific com.
pany's freight schedule announced on
the 18th instant was submitted and ap-
proved. the echedule Rho owing an appar-
ent reduction. A gran tariff supersed-
ing all grain tariffs now in effect was
also adopted and ordered into effect on
the Goth instant. The freight charRes
for grain carried over the lines OF the
Southern Pacific in 1898 were 81 039 129.
For the same tonnage OF grain under the
new tariff the freight would amount to
$3.50, 1866. reduction of $l59 962. The
following figures taken at random indi-
cate changes in rates between various
points and Por. Gotta:
The herald., 1894-12-21
RAID OF HIGHsINDERs.
Reign of Torror in San Francisco Chi
nese Quarters.

Reign of Torror in San Francisco Chi
nese Quarters.
SAN FRANcIsco, Dec. 20.-Chinese
hiehbinders have insugurated reign of
terror in the Mongoian quarter. These
bandits, among them many ex-convicts
who have escaped the deportation clause
OF the exclusion law, are driven to deg
peraton through poverty, and burglaries.
robbsries and shooting and stabbirg
ARRAYS are of daily occurrence. Chinese
women OF the worst class and small
traders are the moat freqent victims Of
the hghbinders. who are pillaging right
and left. The Mongolian police en-
ployed by the Six Companies are ap-
psren.ly afraid of the highbinders and
even with the assistance OF the civic
patrolmen, they seem utterly unable to
stem the tide of crime raging in their
district,
The herald., 1894-12-21
4 Huntington Extension.

BUTTE, Mont, Dac. 20.-It is stated
on good authority that an offer was
made to sell the Butte. Anaconda and
Pacific railroad to the Burlington. Gems
ersl Manager Holdredge, General
Freight Agent Crosby. and Commercial
Agent Johnson OF the Burlington were
in Butte and made tour OF inspection
over the Butte, Anaconda and Pacific in
company with Marcus Daley. preside Mt
of the latter company. Holdredge res
fused to deny or confirm the report. 1t
is is said the Burlington officials will
build from Billings to Butte. Tine pur-
chase of the Butte. Anaconda and Pacific
would give the Burlington complete
coast outlet. as it ia in coures of con.
struction to junction with the Great
Northern
The herald., 1894-12-21
Burglnrs in Prescott.

PREsCoTT. Arz Dsc. 90 -Burglaries,
which have heretofore been unknown
in Prescott, have become quite numer.
ors OF late, and scarce q night passes
now without one or moro. Two resi.
dences were burglarized last night, In
every instance 60 far entrance has been
effected through unlocked doors. In
nearly every caae the only articles stolen
have been gold watches and jswelry,
though in one or two places they have
secured money. The citizens are now
getting aroused and a dead burglar ia
among the possibilities for the near
future,
The herald., 1894-12-21
Gsore. william Curtis, Successor.

New YoRK, Dec. 29.-The EDITORS
chair OF Harper's Weekly, which since
the death of G3orge William Curtis has
been vacant. will in future be occupied
by Henry Nelson. The new editor-in-
chief, who will assume the editorial helm
on Monday next, is we'll known politi-
cal writer, and for nearly 20 years has
been identified with contemporaneous
political literature.
The herald., 1894-12-21
EVIDENCE IN THE EYES.
How Now York Detectives Hope to Got
Glue.

How Now York Detectives Hope to Got
Glue.
JAMESTOWN, N. Y, Dec. 20.-The
$500 reward which was offered for the
capture OF the murderer OF the Shear
man woman has already begun to show
its effects. Detectives from varioue
parts OF the country have commenced
to swarm TO town and the livery men
are doing quite a business carrying
etrangers to the scene Of the murder.
So lar not a clue to the murderer has
been found that will stand the test of
investigation, and the crime remains an
apparently impenetrable mystery. 1t
has been suggested that q picture of the
murderer may possibly be found on the
ietina OF the dead woman's eyes. and
the coroner has arranged to have the
eyes photographed, but be has little
hope of meeting with any euccess.
The herald., 1894-12-21
A POPULIST CAIPAIGNER.
Charged With Obtaining Money Under
False Pretenses.

Charged With Obtaining Money Under
False Pretenses.
MACON. Mo, Dec. 20.-A warrant has
been sworn out by Oswald Hicks. treas
urer Of the Populist county committee,
against Judge D. d. Ballard, late OF CAL
ifornia, whom he accuses of obtaining
money under false pretenses. During
the congressional campaign Ballard
lectured for the Populists, and during
this time he obtained Hioks's endorse
ment to draft on a Washington bank.
Hicks found Ballard had no money in
the bank and swors out q warrant for
his arrest. The latter's Whereabouts
are unknown.
The herald., 1894-12-21

visited Paterson and brought homo his
little girl. One day the child suddenly
began to talk OF her mamma, and, to
the dismay OF the listeners, it was
discovered that the child's mother
was living. Mrs. McKinnon began
an investigation which landed Bate in
Jail. He had married Mary Scanlon on
Septembe 5. 1887, in Paterson. Sarah
Ridgeway. mother of Bate. who still
lives in Paterson, came here to visit
them. and told them that all her son
had said was true.
The herald., 1894-12-21
LEADVILLE's NEW sTRIK
The Big Ledge OF Gold Extends Three
Milna.

Miles.
DENVER. COL, Dec. 20.-The recent
great gold strikes in Leadville are caus-
ing wild excitement. The railroads are
taxed to their full capacity. The Den
yer. Leadvill and Gunnieon railway. the
short line from Denver to the camp, ia
preparing to run extra trains to accom-
modate the travel. Gold strikes have
been numerous in Lesdville for the past
TWO years, but none have attracted 80
much attention as the two latest in the
Rex and Triumph mines. which estab.
lish the fact that the gold belt extends
at least three miles, the two discoveries
heing that fSr apart. The prospect is
that Leadville in 1855 will be the largest
producer of gold in the world.
The herald., 1894-12-21

Has found that her little onea are i'm
proved more by the pleasant laxative
Syrup of Figs, when in need of the laxa-
tive effects OF gentle remedy than by
any other, and that it ie more accepta-
BILE to them. Children enjoy it and it
benefits them. The true remedy, Syrup
of Figs. is manufactured by the Califor-
MIA Fig Syrup Co. only.
The herald., 1894-12-21
RanknrA Acnk tn .IRiI-

CHICAGO, Dec. 20.-Judge Brentano
overrulsd a motisn for new trial for
the Mesdowcrolt brothers, bankers, con.
victed of receiving deposits after tho
bank was insolvent. They were each
sentenced to one year in the penitenti.
ary and fined $25. They were at once
takan to mil
The herald., 1894-12-21
Mother and Daughter Acuuittsd

WOOSTER, o.. Dec. 20.-After an all.
night session. the jury in the case OF
Rose Rsimer and Catherine Reimsr,
mother and daughter. of Dalton, o.,
charged with araon in firing their home
and causing the recent disastrous Ere ct
Dalton, returned a verdict of not guilty,
The herald., 1894-12-21
EXPOSED BY A CEILD.
HOW a Bgamist Was Die covered in
Magsachusetts.

FALL RIVER, Mass, Dec. 20.-Henry
r. Bate of Paterson, N. j., came TO this
city nearly two years ago. He secured EN-.
ployment as q card cutter in the Stevens
mill, and boarded in the family of Ellen
McKinnon OF No. 40. Jefferson street.
The family consisted of the mother,
Elizabeth. her daughter. and 15-yesr.
old orphan niece. Between the orphan
aud ths boarder an affection soon sprang
up, which resulted in their marriage in
August, 1898. One child was born to
them.
Now the husband ia locked up, charged
with bigamy. and the supposed wife is
in despair. Bate represented himself as
widower, that he had been supsrin-
teudent OF Baptist Sunday school, and
had one child. A short time ago he
The herald., 1894-12-21
A Verdict of Murder.

CoLoRADo SPRINGS. Col, Dec. 20.-
The coroner's jury TODAY held an inqnest
over the remains OF Richard Newell,
who was shot and killed by A. w. Van
Houten at Independence yesterday. A
verdict of murder wac found.
The herald., 1894-12-21
For Over Fifty Years

Mrs. Wnslow's Soothing Syrup has been used
for children teething 1t soOthes the child,
softens the gums allays I'LL pain, cures wind
collie and Is the best remedy for DlarrhCe ea
Twenty five cents a bottle.
The herald., 1894-12-21
For rheumatism 7 have found nothin

For rheumatism have found nothing
equal to Cham bsrlain's Pain Balm. 1t
relieves the pain as soon as applied. u.
W. Young, Vest Liberty, W. Va. The
prompt relief it affords is alone worth
many times the cost, 80 cents. It's con-
tinued use will effect permanent cure.
For sale by Off q Vaughn. corner Fourth
and Spring streets, and G. F. Heinze-
man, 222 North Main street, druggists.
The herald., 1894-12-21

USE GERMAN FAMILY SOAP.
The herald., 1894-12-21

DR.. Parker, dentist. 1898 West First street.