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The herald., 1894-07-25
EsrEE's HOUSE ROBBED.
Burglars Loot the Napa Statesman
City Residence.

Burglars Loot the Napa statssman's
City Residence.
SAN Francisco, July 24.-The city res
idence Of Morris M. Estee, Republican
candidate for governor, was entered last
Friday afternoon and nearly $500 worth
OF property stolen. During the summer
Mr.. Estee and his family divide their
time about equally between their city
residence and their home ia NapR coun-
ty. When the family 10 out OF town the
city house is left entirely alone, as the
servants always accompany the family.
Such was the situation last week, Mrs.
Estee and her daughter being in Napa.
While Mr.. Estee wae in town he spent
most OF his time away from the house.
This state of affairs muat have been
known to the burglars, for they visited
the house and effected an entrance by
forcing open the basement door under
the front stairs. When Mr.. Estee re-
turned his home looked as though it had
been struck by cyclone. for hardly any
thing had been lett where 1t belonged.
An examination showed that the bur-
glars had stolen q lot OF valuable silver
plate and some jewelry belonging to the
ladies of the household. Mr.. Estee's
daughter lost lot of valuable dresses
and other wearing apparel. The loss
that Mr.. Estee feels the most was q
large and choice collection of his Ma
sonic Knights Templar charms. emblems
and jewelry.
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A TOTAL LOSS.
Wreck OF = British Bark-No One Left
to Tell the Tnla

Wreck OF = British Bark-No Ono LIEF,
to Tell the Tale.
| SAN FBANcIeCo, July 24.--Word was
received today OF the wreck and total
loss of the British wooden bark William
LIE Leoheur, off Cape st. James, on Pre-
vost island, 600 miles from Singapore.
The vessel left Singapore for Hong Kong
on May to load at the latter port for
San Francisco. She never reached her
destination, and her bones are now
bleaching on the rocks off the coaet of
st. James, while the bodies OF her crew
are strewn along the shore or lying at
the bottom of the ocean. Out OF the
crew of II not one was left to tell the
tale.
When she went ashore is not known.
but it was probably few days after che
left Singapore. When she left the lat
ter port light southwest monsoons were
blowing, which helped the vessel along
in her coupe. Cape st. James is only
about 600 miles from Singapore. and the
LIE Lecheur must have easily made the
run in three or four days. The wind
had freshened considerably since che
started, and the bark soon found her
eelf in a bowling typhoon. Captain
Raynell was a careful sailor and an ex-
psrienced navigator. Whether or not
he knew the lay of the land toward
which he was heading is not known.
Cape st. James is deceptive point.
The mountain forming the cape has on
its southern part low gap, and or its
northern side a high gap, giving to it
the appearance Of three islands from a
OF about 80 miles. It forms
the eastern boundary of the entrance to
the Saigon river, and is the first high
land seen by vessel coming from the
Its geographical loca-
ton is latitude 10 :32 north and lonei-
tude 10Y IS east.
The William LIE Lecheur was 80 years |
Did, but her timbers were stout, and she |
had weathered many heavy blow. The |
1ews OF the wreck and the loss of all |
aands was taken to Hongkong by YES
iel from the Saigon river, and on it's way
% this city. in letter to the relatives of
he first officer.
The vessel was commanded by Can
ain Raynell. Frank II. Stivers was
irst officer; Lars Jorgensen, a Swede.
econd officer, and Henry B. Fitzhugh.
N Englishmsn, third officer. The crew
onsisted OF five Englishmen and eight
)hinese.
The William Ls Lecheur was built nj
in 1854. She registered 57o
ons and was 165 fset in length, 80 feet
breadth of beam and IL feet in depth
{ hold
The herald., 1894-07-25

wage Workers to Be Organized In the
Interests Of the Populists.

wage Workers to Be Organized In the
Interests of the PopuIists.
OMAHA, July 24.-The session OF the
executive board of the Knights of Labor
today was devoted to the situation in
Nebraska. The state master workman,
ID. Allemand, was called in consultation
and after hearing his statements, IL was
resolved to lend the influence of the
order in the pending campaign to the
Populists. It was decided to send
organizers over the state in conjunction
with the Populist state committee to
thoroughly organizes the wage workers.
General Master Workman Sovereign
was asked regarding his intention in the
matter of militia companies, and he
said:
Heretofore, the advice to the work.
ingmen has been to keep out OF the
militia. 1t should be changed. Every
workingman should join the militia,
thus getting the arms and discipline
necessary TO defend the country and the
people from the anarchists, railroad
managers, trusts, attorneys and the
murderous deputies and lPinkertons,
whom they employ.
II have been q member of the state
militia Tor three years myself, and know
That the Knights OF Labor are the best
in the country. am also in
favor OF capturing the whole system of
government and operating the came in
the interests of the people,"
The herald., 1894-07-25
TWO DEPUTIES KILLED.
The Riots at the Pratt Mines Broksp
Out Again.

The Riots at the Pratt Mines Broken
Out Again.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 24.-War has
broken out again among the striking
miners. Since p. m. two deputy sher-
IFS have been killed, q third fatally
wounded and fourth badly hurt. Two
desperate strikers did it all, and they
are tonight surrounded in the mountains
near here, refusing to surrender.
This afternoon Deputy Sheriffs
Charles Cole and James Smith went to
the residence of R. Fl. Hudson, near
Coalburg. 10 miles from here, to arrest
mis- son George on warrant charging
participation in the Pratt mine riots.
when half dozen negroes and deputies
were killed by strikers, 10 DAYS ago.
Old man Hudson recently refused to va
Shtfet nahtG rnimoaangI Tt.rAhp"aA ,et ro9L
Mantle, preparatory to blowing it up
with himself and whatever officers
might attempt to arrest him, or in case
an effort was made to evict him.
When the two officers reached the
house they attempted to arrest young
II rdsn, who resisted and drew a gun
and began firing. His father
joined in the shooting. The officers
also began shooting, but the
Hudsons were too quick for them and
Deputy Cole WAS shot through the heart
and instantly killed. Deputy Smith was
shot in the breast and died three hours
later. The younger Hudson Killed both
officers. Aftor the killing the Hudeons
fed to the woods, both heavily armed.
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ARMOR PLATE FRAUDS.
Chairman Frick Before tho Invsstigst-
Ing Committee.

Chairman Frick Before tho IuvestigHt
Ing Committss.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-Chairman
Frick of the Carnegie Steel company
was before the naval committee in the
armor plate investigation today. Frick
asserted that while the company's out
put in 1893 was more than 5000. 900
only 5000 tons was amor plate. He
left the details entirely to Snperintend-
ent Hunsicker. Photographed the pen.
atty levied by the navy department ex-
orbitant. and appealed to the PRECEDENT
40 he was permitted to do under the
law. He considered the presidents de.
cisien unjust.
Frick said iniormer Craig came to him
before the information was given out,
intimating that q conspiracy was on
foot. He also had visit from an I'm.
known elderly lady who intimated that
for money she would give valuable in
formation.
''Ii the government inspectors had
done their duty there would have been
no trouble" said he, II knew they were
there to see the work properly done, and
depended on them"
Frick did NOT endorse the conduct OF
his men in deceiving the inspectors.
Since taking the armor plate contracts
the company had invested 5000 900 in
the plant and had never refused to buy
any machine that was recommended "a
necessary.
Willard Hunsicker, assistant to Chair
man Prick, and who has been in charge
of the armor plate department, testified
that he had no personal knowledge of
the frauds. Mr.. Hunsicker furnished a
statement Of the number of armor plates
made from the beginning Of the old con-
tract, December, 1889. to June l, 1894.
This showed total of 1906 plates, OF
which 905 were shipped, 1853 condemned
and 44S were ON hand. OF the 9o5
shipped, 662 were regular srmor plates
and the remainder were small plates.
Most of the plates condemned had
been condemned by the action OF the
company itself.
Az some members OF the committee
wanted to 60 to the senate an adjourn
ment was had until tomorrow.
The herald., 1894-07-25
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
A Number of Bills Of Minor Imports
Passed.

A Number of Bils Of Minor Importance
Passed.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The house to.
day passed by party vote the bill for
the reinstatement OF clerks dismissed
from the railway mail service between
March 10Th aud May /, 1889. The vote
was, yeas lao, nays SO.
Bills were passed to issue patents to
the Presbyterian board of home mis-
sions Tor land in the Omaha Indian res
ervatlon for church purposes; to author
ize the secretary of the interior to lease
cites in the Hot Springe. Ark, reeerva-
ton Tor cold water reservoirs; q bill to
confirm the titles OF settlers who enter
ed lands in California, Nevada, Oregon
and Arizona under the timber and stone
act. but whose entries have been de-
clared invalid because the lands have
been offered at public sale according
to law. but have not been can
celled;" to confirm titles to lands
where citizens made homestsads
or prescriptions on desert land entries
on unsurveyed lands aud afterwards dis
covered them to be within rsilroad land
granite, and one permitting settlers on
public lands to secure surveys by de-
positing the amount Of probable expense
With the land office OF the United States.
The bill providing for The exanina-
ton and classification OF lands in the
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provision for 1894 should stand. call
on Senators Vest and Jones to cay
whether have said the truth"
Neither of these senators replied.
lie continued to describe the subtle
methods employed to emescuiste the
sugar schedule and defeat the bill. The
ways of the senator from New York
(HilD were pact finding out. Upon his
motion to make the schedule 20 into
effect on the passage of the bill some OF
the Democrats jumped ths track and
violated their agreement. That was the
tirst time faith was broken with the
Louieiana senators. What subtle force
was it, he asked, that sought to strike
down the sugar agriculturist and throw
its protecting wing about the gigantic
sugar refining interest?
he referred in sarcastic tones to Mr..
Gorman's statement yesterday, that
however distasteiul the duty on sugar
was to himeelf and others, they knew
the two votes OF the Louisiana senators
were necessary to pass the bill.
You have told US the attitude of
every body elss will you tell us what the
attitude OF the Louisiana senators would
have been if sugar had been placed on
the free list? asked Mr.. Teller.
Frankly" replied Mr.. Gallery, Isl
will say if eugar had been placed on the
free list we would have voted against
the BILL"
He then proceeded to discuss the
sugar schedule of the Mckinley bill, and
this brought out an animated debate on
sugar-making between Senators Aldrich,
Gray, Gallery and Allison. The latter
stated that it had been asserted about
81 per cent of the sugars grown in Louis.
lana would receive the benefit OF the "A
cent dinerential. Mr.. Gallery said the
percentage would be about "a.
Mr.. Caffery's speech was still in prog
ress when, at :05 o'clock, Mr. Cockrell |
secured recognition to move an adjourn
ment.
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THE TRUTH PERVERTED.

Xhe Baltimore Sun Denounces German q
Attack on tho President.
BALTIMORE, July 24.-Under the head.
ing How the Truth is Perverted Some.
times" the Baltimore Sun tomorrow
will say editorially:
The charges against the president, the
hints and innuendoes which have been
made in the senate, are all the more das-
tardly because his position scarcely per-
mits him to protect himeelf. 1t will not
do for the president of the United
States to handy words with rem
stors. 1t is just as we'll to
state few facts by those who are init.
mate with the circumstance. One day
last week personal friend OF Senator
German asked the president to send for
MIR. German and talk to him about the
tariff bill, assuring him 1t was his con-
vlction that such an interview would 90
far towards settling the tariff
deadlock. The gentleman who
made this request Of the president
was 30 close to Mr.. German that he had
every right to believe the request came
from the senator himself. After some
hesitation Mr.. Cleveland wrote q note 10
Mr.. German asking him to come and see
him, and Mr.. German came. The in
terv'ew, instead OF being stormy, 90 was
s siSs was az calm and oui.t o. NOS.
The statement OF Mr.. German declar.
ing that nothing but sudden death could
prevent his making his speech against
the president did not occur. The
president did not request him not to
mako the speech, nor did the senator
give the president any idea of the char
acter of the speech he was going to
make, telling him only that he was
going to make brief statement of facte. |
No one was more surprised at the
tenor of the speech than Mr..
Cleveland. But more than anything
else, the president was astonished at the
conduct OF the senators upon whom Mr..
German called for confederation. In
their remarks in the senate they sought
to make il appear that the president had
abandoned his advocacy OF free iron and
coal. Whatever was done in this con-
nection, was done ct the earnest solicit.
alton OF the senators named. Mr..
Cleveland did not lay SO much stress
upon the form of the bill as it passed
the senate. He was assured
and believed the defects would be cured
in the conference committee. 1t WAS
the Presidents earnest desire oil along
to get the bill away from the senate, "a
there was danger that it would be throt-
tleo, and into the conference committee,
and to assist in this he was urged by the
corroborating senators. The astonish-
| ment Of the president can be imagined
| when the senators tried upon the floor
of the senate to have it appear that he
had abandoned his principles.
The herald., 1894-07-25
THE SUGAR INQUIRY.
senator Camden Aocused OF Spe culatin r
A Missing Witness.

senator Camdc on Accused OF Speoulatiu n
Missing Witness
| WASHINGTON, July 24.-Edwsrd O.
Levy, New York broker and employees
OF Wheeler & Co., OF New York. was
befoie the senate sugar trust investigs-
tiou committee today. While not a
member Of the firm OF Wheeler & Co..
he acts as personal representative OF
Mr.. Guileraud, of that firm, in his sb-
eence, and it is understood that his tes-
tlmony substantiated that given by Mr..
Guilersud when before the com mitt ee.
and that it related to an order for sugar
stocks, alleged to have been given bv
Senator Camden.
The members unite in saying that the
testimony is important and that ii they
are able to complete it on the lines which
they are following the result will be
either to faatsn the charges or bring
them to point where their falsity can
De established. The chain, however,
VIII be incomplete so long as the COM
mittee fails to find one witness for whom
search 10 being made. This witness ia
ea.d to be Samuel B. Battonsham, who
formerly represented the New York firm
Oh seymour. Ewing & Co. in this city.
Inc witnesses who have go far been ex-
amined have named Battonsham ne the
man who at one time had in his posses
sion orders from senators for the pur-
chase OF sugar stock. The committee
regard his disappearance at this time as
Significant. His absence is also delay
ing the final contamination OF the COM
mittee's work.
Senator Camden was today asked II he
n lra rk,N,
ing the reports in the newspapers TO the
effect that the testimony had involved
his name in sugar speculation, He
replied that he would defer any state
ment that he might have to make until
he could have an opportunity to see the
testimony,
Many rumors were reported from the
committee during the afternoon to the
effect that they were on the trail of i'm
portant discoveries. Members of the |
would not deny these rumors.
and some acknowledged that they con-
slider the recent developments OF im-
portance, and said that the fact that the
proceedings had not been public gave
them clews that they might not have
obtained otherwise. II is acknowledged
Ehat Battersham ia the missing witness
who is 60 much desired, and the lines OF
The new evidence will be determined
more definitely when he 10 found,
One OF the persistent rumors that verc
n circulation was that the committee
lad obtained a copy of an alleged order
or sugar stock, signed by a senator, and
hat this order purported to have been
'iven before the senator testified before
he committee that he had no dealings
n sugar. This was repeated to a msm-
Ter of the committee. who said he had
10 way of telling how ouch information
'ot out OF the committee, and all that
le could say was that testimony had
'een discovered which will call for a
reat deal of explanation, and, further,
hat it would be unfair to the accused
o publish any testimony until no had
he comm .ittsr en- "a .1SphkdfSs siefisdsHs.
was an unsavory affair all around.
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per pound upon all tea, imported into
the United States, shall be levied and
paid.
FIfth-The internal duty or tax upon
beer or other malt liquors shall be 50
per barrel OK 81 gallons, and an internal
duty or tax at the same rate per gallon
as 10 collected on beer and malt liquors
shall be levied and collected under rules
to be prescribed by the secretary OF the
treasury, upon all wines produced or
made in the United States.
Slxth-All laws or parts of laws con-
fiictlDg with this act shall be and the
same are, hereby repealed on Septem Der
2, 1894. and the law giving bounties to
producers of sugar in the United States
is Also hereby repealed and such repeal
shall take effect January /, 1926.
Regarding the bill. Mr.. Hartsr made
the following statement:
"First-The bill if passed will provide
a aurplus every year, including the
first.
"Second-It is essentially compro-
mise bill. and not such q one as I would
make II L had my way. 1t leaves the
taxes until September /. 1899, fully 8
per cent higher ON an average than the
last national Republican platform
aeked ii. g., the difference between
American and foreign labor cost, but
they are nevertheless lower than the
average rates OF either the Wilson or the
senate bill.
"Third-The sugar interest is given
no protection for the reason that its re-
fusal to give reasonable information
concerning that business is considered
prima facie evidence that it is far be-
yond any ouch need.
"Fourth-The increased tax of Is of
l cent glass on beer will be borne by
the brewers and retailers out of their
large profits, and will not add to the
price or reduce the size OF the glass |
bought by the drinker, and the tax upon
wine being the same as beer, will not |
be burdensome or oppressive to any
consumer.
"Fifth-The tax upon tea and coffee
IS at the extremely low rate of about /
mill per cup, and may bs called a pure
.evenue taI.
Sixth-Under this bill no income tax
8 required and no increase OF the whisky
AK ia needed"
The herald., 1894-07-25
A SLAP AT GORMAN.

The Senator Rebulrsd in tho Stron ghold
OF Maryland democracy.
BALTIMORE, July 24.-Queen Anne
county, the stronghold of Maryland's
Democracy, the native county OF Senator
Gibson. and formerly firm supporter
OF Senator German, today in convention
gave the Maryland esnator hard slap.
The convention held to elect delegates
to the district congressional con-
vention adopted resolutions demanding
that the nominee of the district shall
accord President Cleveland his full sup.
port and shall be sound ON tariff re-
form, as the people are not disposed to
tolerate senators who will not actively
support Democratic principles."
The herald., 1894-07-25
sUBTERRANEAN EXPLOSION.
otranGs ana Startling Phenomenon
Coffsyvilie, Kan.

strange and Startling Phenomenon AT
Caffsyviiic, Kan.
CoFFEYvILLE, KAN, July 24.-Between
and 2 O'Clock this morning Coffeyville
experienced a subterranean explosion
strongly resembling an earthquake.
which terrified the citizens for miles
around and caused much damage.
Just north of the town is situated
strong natural gas we'll. As above men.
tened. several distinct explosions, rap
idly following one another, awoke the
startled citizens, who jumped out OF he'd
to find the town brilliantly illuminated.
Houses had been shattered, barns tom
pied over and masses of earth appeared
where before the ground was level. The
strange phenom euon ia unaccouutable.
The herald., 1894-07-25
THE FRESNO CANAL,
An Engineers Report on the Cost Of
Construction.

An Engineers Report on the Cost Of
Construction.
FRESNO, July PA meeting OF the
BusineHs Mems association of Fresno
county was held here today to consider
the report prepared by Louis Manuel.
C.E.. ION the proposed canal from Fresno
county to the head of navigation on the
San joaquin. The survey was ordered
on June oath, and the report shows that
the canal could be- constructed for $685.
900. The length would be 26 miles.
width at bottom, 80 feet; on surface, 80
feet; depth, feet; from surface of
water, feet; fall from Fresno to the
outlet, l25 feet. Most of the tract
traversed is alkali land and clay, which
could be easily moved. The report was
taken under edvisement.
The herald., 1894-07-25

grant OF the Northern Pacific in Mon
tana end Idaho, with regard to mineral
deposits, was passed after running de-
bate led by its author, Mr.. Hartman of
Montana.
A bill authorizing the secretary of the
interior to sell to railroads operating on
puSiic lands, necessary lands for reser-
voirs and gravel pits, was passed, and at
O'Clock the house adjourned.
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MOTION CONTINUED.

Fostponement of the Dsbs Case NJ
Indianapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 24.-Iu the case OF
Eugene V. Dsbs va. the United Staten
OF America, pending in the federal court
in this city, Judge Woods today ordsrsd
1T recorded that the motion to continue
the injunction heretofore issued in this
casa ha- -coutlnued. tn. tn q fsa.. IL aIs,-
have until that time to file an amended
bill, with leave for defendant to file
earlier action. A like order was re.
corded in the case OF the Louisville. New
Albany and Chicago railroad We. Il. V.
Debs.
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PLEADED GUILTY.

Ed Stanley of Los Angeles Sent to San
Qusntin.
SAN JOSE, July 24.-Ed Stanley, the
bold fellow who held up A. Hofoenberg
in st. James park in broad daylight q
few days ago, pleaded guilty today and
was sentenced to serve five years In San
Quentin. Stanley said he had q wife
and child in Los Angeles. and never be-
fore in his lifetime had he been placed
under arrest.
The herald., 1894-07-25
OKLAHOMA OUrRAG Es.
Tho Situation at Enid and Round Pond
AgAtn Serious.

Tho Situation at Enid and Round Pond
Agnin Serious.
GUTHRIE, 0. T., July 24.-The situa-
ton at South Enid and Round Pond
again appears serious. All day tele-
grams lave been pouring into the gov.
ernor's Office from people declaring
they are being abused ard NAL
treated BY United States deputies
aud federal troops. Citizens are being
dragged from their homes, arrested
without warrants, and denied the right
of preliminary examination. The PEG.
ole demand protection and declare that
ii it is not granted soon they will arm
end defend themselves.
Governor Renirow, Secretary Low and
United States District Attorney Brooke
left for the Ecene at noon, determined to
do something to stop tho trouble.
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Lilioukalani Protssts.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-The president
submitted to the senate today letter
from Minisrer Willis, dated June %, in
which he reports the receipt Of = protest
signed by Lilioukalani, earnestly re-
questing the United Statos not to OK
tend its recognition to any government
formed.
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1t Has Been Anmiyzed.

Weeks California herb tea is composed OF
roots and herbs gathered in the mountains OF
Lower California and is the best remedy you
can take for blood. stomach, liver and kidneys.
1t is a. harmless vegetable remedy, pleasant TO
take aud u positive cure for constipation For
sale by ali druggists. Price Is cents.
The herald., 1894-07-25

BIDDEFoRD. Maine, July 24.-Repre.
sentative Reed was renominated by the
Republican convention of the First dis
trict today.