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The morning call., 1894-07-15
WITH MILITARY HONORS.
Two Victims of the Sacramento Train
Wreck Buried.

Two privates, Peter Clark and G. W.
Lubberden, who were killed In the train
wreck near Sacramento a few days ago.
we're buried yesterday morning at the
Preside. The remains, battered and
bruised, had been und In the slough at
the scenr of the disaster and brought Own
the previous evening by river steamer.
The unfortunate dead were buried with
military honors. Chaplain Dunbar Off
ciated at the grave. and a firing party came
from Fort Mason. The band and the
troops at the Presidio turned out to pay
the last honors to their dead comrades.
The morning call., 1894-07-15
A NEW COMMANDANT.
Colonel Smedberg in Charge of the
Local Troops.

Colonel W. r. Smedberg. retired officer
of the regular army and National Guard.
has been called into service by Governor
Markham, to assist In the management of
troOps during the present trouble.
yesterday morning he received notice
Of his appointment as temporary COM
mander of the National Guard Division 10
his city. He at once assumed his official
duties ard was placed in charge of the
headquarters at the Occidental Hotel.
General Dimond, 1t is said, has been so
occupied in attending to the troops sta
toned at various points in the State that
his presence in this city is only at varied
intervals, thereby rendering him unable
togulde the actions of the local forces in
case trouble should arise here.
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SEARCH FOR A FIEND.
He VIII Have a small Chance TO
=; jfa If Ha TS Eou1a

He VIII Have Small Chance for
Life If He Is Found.
:.HUMBOLDT. Tenn. July IA - Miss
Portia Wellington, the 16-year-old daugh-
ter of L. W. Wellington, a wealthy
planter. was assaulted and murdered by an
fend near her fathers home at
Pierson, Tenn, yesterday. Mss yelling
.ton-and younger sister, while out picking
blackberries, became separated. After
some hours the younger one could not
find her sister and gave the alarm. The
whole neighborhood was aroused and she
was finally found with her throat cut.
There were also evidences of a criminal
assault. The whole settlement is reused
and hundreds Of men are searching the
woods for the iend.
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ing was INDUCED in. many of the railroad
boys being present and participating.
The locals yesterday were fairly well
filled. The 4 o'clock local train was
stopped at Emeryville by ties across the
track and freight car placed partly on
the switch just anead. The next local sue
ceeded in getting only as fai as Lorln.
where the engine was killed and the pas
sengers obliged to walk or take the cleo
trin
The morning call., 1894-07-15
In Alameda.

The local trains on the b Dad and narrow
gauge are all on schedule time, and Ala
meda once more assumes her US al AMI
mated appearance. The merchants on
Park street will welcome the temperance
of their customers as ey drop into their
establishments. The running of the trains
has made a transformation scene in the
business streets
The morning call., 1894-07-15
BRILLIANT WEDDING.
Harriage of Charles A. Brown and
Miss Hester Wentworth.

BUZzARDs BAY. Mass. July 14-Tbe
wedding of Charles Archibald Brown, son
OF Edwin Lee Brown, the Chicago glass
manufacturer. to Miss Hester Wentworth.
niece of Mrs. Joseph jefferson. took place
at noon to-day at the Crows Nest" Mr..
Jefferson's country home. Rev. Edward
a Horton of Boston performed the cere-
mOny.
p Mrs. Grover Cleveland and Commodore
and Mrs. E. c. Benedict were among the
quests.
The morning call., 1894-07-15
Now She Ought to Win.

GLASGOW, July 1.-THE Vigilant sailed
tonight for Bangor. Belfas: Slough, in
order to take part in the regatta OF the
Royal Ulster Yacht Club on Monday. The
Nigllant now yields the Britannia only
seventy seconds instead of three minutes.
The morning call., 1894-07-15
Gasoline Stove Explosion.

: EAST TOPEKA, Kans., July 14--Mrs.
Joseph Nahadil, 80 years old, and her
2 years old. were burned to
death and Jose Nahadil was severely
burned at Collinsburg by the explosion of
q gasoline stove to-day.
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Buried in q Creek

HELENA, Mont, July IA posse TO-
day found the treasure-box stolen from
the Great Northern express messenger at
Wickes yesterday buried in a creek bed.
Contents intact. No clew to the robbers.
The morning call., 1894-07-15
Cholera on the Increase.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 14-One hun
dred and forty-one new cases of cholera
and fifty deaths from that disease have
been reported here. There are now $50
people suffering from cholera in the hos
nit
The morning call., 1894-07-15
REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
Gain Their Rights in ST. Paul, Min
neSota.

neSOta.
=. ST. PAUL, Mimi. july 14-By a de-
cisiOn in the Supreme Curt to-day the
Republicans gain control of the Assembly,
the upper house of the City Council. The
last Council declared the Republican ma
jority elected. but the City Clerk. Dem o.
crat, in calling the roll at the first meeting
called the names of a majority OF Demo-
Gratis, who organized the body. The Re-
publcans took the matter into the courts
with the result stated.
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Is Still Shaking.

CONsTANTINoPLE, July IA. Slight
shocks of earthquake continued to be felt
here to-day. Many more tuildfngs were
damaged and there were some casualties.
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Killed bv Lightning.

BERLIN, July 14-Thirteen men and
women. who were working IN field near
Schwelz, West Prussia, were killed by
j lightning to-day.
The morning call., 1894-07-15

the cab. The police left it at Emeryviie
and the last deputy got off 800 yards beyond
the county line.
The morning call., 1894-07-15

Brady's arrest is believed to be the result
Of Incorporate utterances upon the strike
The evening world., 1894-06-23
WAS II SET ON FIRE .?
Trolley Car Burned in the De Kalb
Avenue Stables.
The Entire Depot Narrowly Escaped
Destruction.
Supt. Heincs Believes II Was an
Incendinry's Work.

Supt. j. l.. Helms OF the De Kalo Ave-
nue. Trolley line, to-day visited Brook
lyn Police Headquarters and asked Com
missioner Wolles to investigate what he
bcllevs was a malicious attempt to burn
down the compnny's stables at De Kalb
and Central Avenues.
About $50 o'clock last night the watch
man in the stables discovered fire in car
No. $50. He Immediately turned in an
alarm, but before the engines arrived
the entire car was envcloped in flames.
The burning car stood on track in
the middle OF the depot with about one
not been in use for two weeks. and the
dry wood made good fuol for the flames.
For few minutes before the engines
arrived 1t looked As though the depot,
which occupies the entire block. would
be destroyed
The fre,nen managed to keep the flames
confned to the car. and there was little
or no damage done to the building.
Supt. Helms says he has every reason
to believe that the fire was of incendiary
ii have no idea who set the car on
, fire" said he. II do not believe 1t was
any of our employees as we have had
no trouble with the men.
II am positive though that the fire
wac caused by some malicious person.
n ilrebug."
Capt; kitzer,. supt. Helms said, was
into the nre Immediately after II was
put out. but as he hnd heard nothing
from the police he, came to see Commits
sinner Welles to-day and reported the
matter personally.
sSupt Campbell put two Central Office
detectives o. work on the case.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
FIVE PERSONS MISSING,
James Pexton Had Just Arrived
from England.
-Four Boys Are Being Sought for by
Relatives.

The police were asked this morning
to look after five missing persons.
Jesse Mentchen, Of 2s7 Avenue B.,
called at Police Headquarters to in
quire after james Pexton. an English
man. nifty years old. who mysteriously
disappeared last Wednesday.
Pexton had returned last Saturday
from visit to England. He left his
baggage at the house OF his friend
Mentchen. and started out to see some
friends before his departure for London
Ontario.
Nothing has been seen or heard Of him
since. Pexton has wife living some
where In Kansas. He was supposed to
have had a considerable sum Of money
about him when he left the Mentchen
household.
The friends OF the four other persons
who had disappeared from their homes.
also made inquiries.
The missing persons arc: Tony Backer
seven years old. OF 42s East Twelfth
street. Joseph Pimnock. twenty years
old. of II Forsythe street. who dIsap-
peared four weeks ago: John Clyne. fif-
teen years old. of 3o7 Avenue C, missing
since Tuesday. and Berchold Baumold,
seventeen years old. OF 222 East Third
street,
The evening world., 1894-06-23
CHICACO'S Big RACE.
Forty-fve Thousand Persons Ex-
peoted at the Derby.
Eastern Horses Should Finish One,
Two, Three.
Senator Grady Still Favorito Over
Domino.
iDy Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, June 23.-Nearly one-half
the names on the registers of Chicago
hotels for the last twenty-four hours
were those Of horsemen or OF persons
who had come to the city to see the
greatest American Derby.
At the Wellington are c. E. Travathan,
of San Francisco: W. b. Cheatham and
j. B. Ewing. OF Nashville: @. w. White.
w. II. Sharpe. C. II. Gillock. breeders,
OF Nashville. and Gen. w. H. Jackson.
At the Leland is Chris Smith. who will
watch Prince Carl to-day with the in
terest of an owner: Charles McCafferty
and the Scoggan brothers.
At the Victoria are Sheridan Clark
and j.. b. Harrison, Of New Orleans;
e mrooks ana ,no N Mae egtn o o.
Vile party. all of whose members are
interested in horses. is TT the Auditor
ium Annex. 1t comprises st. John Boyle.
zorn and Charles T. Ballard. s. G. Lyme
and c. +. Meckin. of Lexington. are also
at the Annex.
There ,s was but little ond work done nso on the the
about o'clock with Trainer Lakeland
close at his heels and he cantered two
miles Domino Is remarkably fresh. and
old His journey had no bad effects on
him.
The great heat at the track has in
duced the trainers to keep their charges
we'll under cover during the day.
In the betting last night Senator
Grady was a heavy favorlte. and tons
of money were going in on him and
Domino. The odds were:
Senator Grady. to 5; Domino. to 2:
Dorian, s to /; Hornpipe, s to 1; Despot,
10 TO /: Prince Carl. Is to /; Rey Bi
Santa Anita 20 to !; Alcenor, % to /;
Lucky Dog. 80 to /; Cash Day. 20 to l;
Resplendent, 30 to i; Orinda, 50 to !.
Unman's book took In several bets of
81, 900 on Grady at s to 6. and Snapper
Garrison, who is to ride the colt, put
$500 OF, at q to I. Tnral put $500 on Dom
ino to win, and there was heavy
amount in on Dorian. at even money. to
run third. Alcenor was backed down
from 90 to 25.
The racing will begin at 2.3o sharp.
The Derby will be run about 3.45 o'clock
unless there Is a long delay at the post.
For the first time outside OF California
this year. the Australian saddle-cloth
system. with It's paddock ARRANGEMENTS,
will be properly used. Each horse will
be saddled In the paddock, and In a stall
numbered in accordance with that on
its cloth and on the programme.
Forty-f1ve thousand persons were ex-
pected to see the race, and II the East
ern horses do not run !. Q, 8, many per-
sons will be surprised.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
The Farmer Has Earned His Sunday Rest.
THE Weeks COLO SHIPMENTS
This City and Boston Have Sent
Away $7,750.000.
Call issued to Banks to Help the
Sub-Trcasury.

The week about to close will 60 on
enormous gold shipments to Europe.
The exports from Boston and New York
since Saturday last are, in round num-
bers, $3.50, coo. Of which the steamship
La Touraine. which sailed for Europe
to-day, carried $780, OOO Lazard Freres
shipped $4,000. 900 and Heidelbach, Ickel-
heimer & Co. 81. 100000.
Only in the Barring panic and on one
or two other occasions have the ex-
ports OF gold been as large. The great
bulk of the yellow metal has been fur
nished by the sub-Trensury. but the
banks are about to replenish the former
under their verbal agreement to con-
tribute pro rata share up to certain
The Treasury Department has re-
ported to President Williams. of the
Chemical Bank. the amount of gold
taken out this week. and he has called
upon seyeT. Of the gentlemen to s's
banks willing to give UP their gold.
justed. Mr.. Williams has already Is
sued & snli Ito to tn. t ttolIowlRRs 10 Ing bank. banks
Ma1'o tion Of III. shelr ha:dinss % as fonows; pOp'
cdmnsnS hans OF u.s. Nw 9aTf 49, sS BsnE
q A%syyics; 500; Naiion;l ci,y. iiss;
Exchange, 3.sI: Commercs, $50; Repub-
lie, AGO; Hanover 7.sl Importers and
Traders, 40; Park. 7N: Fourth, 7ss;
First. 6.i6; Chase. 7s4; Western, SSa
The agreement was to supply the
amount withdrawn this week. which Ia
s6.S3o. 900. less than $500, 900 already reim-
bursed.
This gold will be supplied by Monday
at the latest, as remittances TO Europe
for July interest and dividends are
practically COMPLETED.
Leading bankers venture the opinion
that exports will now fall of.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
IT WAS HEAT, NOT lAUDANUM.
Meyer Was Hustled to Bellevue
as an Attempted Suicide.
Found Unconscious In His Room with
an Empty Bottle Beside Him.

Filial anxiety. excited by the finding
OF an empty laudanum bottle, mistak-
ing case of heat prostration for an
attempt at suicide. has landed George
Meyer. German cabinet maker, of
3C' Avenue c, sixty-three years old, a
prisoner in Bellevue Hospital. He will
be kept there until he is discharged on
medical certificate In a police court.
Meyer is n very clever workman and
makes all Kinds OF pretty inlald articles,
which sell well. and enable him to keep
his wife. his widowed daughter, Mrs.
Bauer and her three children in COM
paratIve comfort. He uses lGudarum in
white woods. His workbench is in his
bedroom.
The heat OF the east side overcame
Meyer last night just as he had COM
up all the laudanum he had on hand.
He left the empty bottle and cork
lyin5 on his bench and staggered to his
bed r@s on Th:Gh he fen
arouse him, but without success, and
called In her daughter. The latter hap
pencd to see the empty laudanum vial.
and at once Jumped at the conclusion
that her father had ATTEMPTED suicide.
She rushed shrieking from the house.
Her violent cries brought Policeman
thompson, OF the East Twenty second
street police station. whom she told Of
her fathers condition.
The policeman sent In hurry call
for, mn ambulance. and Meyer was hus-
tied on to Bellevue on the double jump.
1t did not take DIR. Waring, OF the hos
pital stan. over few moments to ascer-
tain that II was the heat and not a dose
was soon restored to consciousness, but
as he was brought in a prisoner he cab
not be discharged until his case IL pass
ed upon in police court.
Meyer has lived for twenty-four years
at his present address. and Is fsvorably
known IN the neighborhood. He has
twice before been sunstruck.
His daughter. Mrs. Bauer. called at
Bellevue Hospital this morning and
begged her fathers psdon with tears for
her hurried conclusion. With true Ger
dear DaB macht gar NIGHTS"
The evening world., 1894-06-23
WON'T PAY UNCLE SANS BILLS.
Steamship Lines Object to Feeding
Delayed Immigrants.
Possibility that Their Vessels Will
Not Be Cleared.

The North German-L.oyd, Anchor line,
Hamburg American line and several
smaller steamship companies, having re-
fused to pay bills aggregatIng 5000 for
meals for detained immigrntas at Ellis
Island for the month of April, have
come into conflict with rhe Treasury
Department at Washington.
There Is a probability OF their not
receiving clearnce papers for their YES
ses unit 1.-The Gains are settled. The
steamship companies, say they are act
fident of the Justice OF their position, do
not fear the consequence.
According to Passenger Agent Win
tters, OF the North German Lloyd, trou-
The steamship companies say that
when an immigrant Is delivered at
Ellis Island and It is established TO the
satisfaction OF the immigration Bureau
that he or she Is really entitled to en-
trance to the United States, the re-
sponsibility, OF the steamship company
to the immigrants right TO land, the
steamship companies are chargeable
with the keep of the person. pending
The custom has been to keep immi-
grants entitled to admission at Ellis
Island until such time as their friends
or relatives call for them or suitable ar
transportation TO their ultimate destina-
tlon. Meal tickets are issued hem at
the rate OF 26 cents for dinner and l2 l.:
cents for breakfast and supper and
charged to the steamer bringing them
over.
This charge the ship companies refuse
TO pay, as they say they are not respon'
sible for the failure Of friends or rela-
tives to call for the strangers or for the
failure to obtain early railroad transpor-
tation.
1t Is said that one steamship line paid
over $4,000 for meal tickets for immi-
grants last year. The expense has be,
q determined fight will be made to
abolish the system.
II Is understood the steamship COM
panies interested win bring the matter
N session on Ellis Island, -. ...l...
The evening world., 1894-06-23

Daley will then begin To serve the
one-year term for assault in the third
degree made upon Mrs. Annie Hannah,
mother OF Mamie. upon which charge
he was tried and convicted. after a Jury
had exonerated him OF the crime of
assault upon the daughter.
The Court of Appeals handed down n
decision yesterday affirming the convic-
tion of Daley. and n bench warrant was
Immediately placed In the hands of De-
tective-Sergt Jake Won Gerichten for
execution.
The police has kept an eye on the
ex-policemnn. They knew that he was
with his family at Atlantic Highland.
Two officers were sent there last night
while Won Gerichten remained in the
city.
Last evening the detective found him
at 22G Elizabeth street. the home OF his
mother. ne had Just come up from
Daley was taken to Police Head
quarters. where he remained last night
This morning he was taken 10 the Dis
mally turned over to the Sheriff. In a
few minutes he was on his way TO the
penitentiary.
Daley was dressed almost elegantly
In light suit and nntty straw hat. He
appeared unconcerned, but to the re-
porter he said II was pretty hard hard
to use an innocent man SO.
II was an Evening World" reporter
who was instrumental in ferretting out
the important witness against DALEY.
An effort had been made TO spirit away
all the witnesses. but one OF them,
Lizzie Lawler was found and taken
before Daley in court. much to his
dismay.
DALEY was appointed patrolman on
April 3. 1856. and the following Dccem-
Der was made roundsman. Up to the
time of his downfall he bore a good
record.
There is a suit pending against him
for $500 counsel fees. brought 10y
Friend & House, who defended him in
the trial for assault upon Mamie Han
nan.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
New York Beats the Warmest
Southern City by One Degree.
But There Is a Merc.ful Breeze and
Little Humidity.
just as Warm Tomorrow, with q
Possibility OF Showers.
To-Day's Heat Record.

The hottest previous June 81 was In 1885, when
tho thermometer scored 90 at the Hottest part OF
the day
New York City was the hottest spot
in the United States at s O'Clock this
morning.
1t was hotter during the early hours
to-day than upon any foregoing day of
this year, and there Is every likelihood
that this will prove the hottest day OF
the year up to date.
1t is not probable, however, that the
Signal Service record for June % will be
broken, as there Is a protecting mercy
in fresh breeze and n low percentage
Of humidity that ought to keep the
mercury under the sc point 1t struck
this day six years ago.
The hottest days Of 1894 so far were
June IL and yesterday, when the ther-
naomcter recorded 90 degrees in the mid
die of the afternoon.
Yesterday started Off with the best
showing. at 70 degrees. when the $
o'clock observation was taken. To-day 3
beat that by four degrees, when the
score Of SO degrees was recorded at that
hour,
When Weather Forecastcr Dunn hung
up his coat this morning he brought from
tne c!oSet neat pair oI Hicht!-Piitc tcu
club skates that hung there by strap.
and remarked with that stony. logical
faculty that has made him the prophet
par excellence:
1--WE will not need these to-day"
All the reporters solemnly noted the
fact, Skates are unnecessary to-day"
Then he went on to say that the warm
wave is central at this point. The area
OF highest temperature ranges from
Washington westward to the lake re-
gion and northward as far as Albany
and Boston.
ssrss. sHeN ns HDsny snye
BostoH, 80: Baltimore, g; Erie, 81: B9f-
Paul, 10; Morehead. MINI. 72: Dodge
saeyy,lS CITY, KaR Fl, n IL New Orleans rs; Jack
test spot in the United States, this
morning. It was not touched bsoI ne
warmest report from Southern states,
which came from Key West. Fla. with
2 50 degrees. The coolest place in the
country was Roseeurg Ore. with 4S; r.,
l to-day, the humidity was at the normal
state Of Ss per cent. and the wind lay
south by southwest at six miles an
There is no prospect OF a break in the
warm wave for to-day or Tomorrow.
although there Is no indication that II
will be much warmer.
The Indications for Sunday are about
the same as for to-day.
There VI Ne scattered showers last
4 night owe. ,ehe Central States and Flori-
n dn, and rain this morning at St. Paul.
& This blessing is apt to visit New York
~ Tonight or tomorrow in the form Of q
y local thunder shower, generated by the
heat and humidity. There Is no general
or appreciable rainfall In sight.
The evening world., 1894-06-23
TO-NIGHT'S CONCERT.
Every Through Train Brings a
Crowd to the sangerfest.
More Than is, 1000 Guests Had Ar
rived Up to Noon To-Day.
Interior Of the Garden Presents q
Brilliant Spectacle.

"Willkommen freund" was heard on
all sides In the German district to-day.
Even the street urchins in the vicinity
of Madison Square Garden and the Ter
race Garden heard II so often that they
mastered the German accent and hailed
any one who resembled German visitor
in appearance.
From early daw every through train
brought visitors TO the city. Special
trains from the West brought whole
societies. The National Saengerfest
was an event long looked forward to
and a thirty-hour journey in a crowded
train, with the thermometer dancing
near the nineties. was not Bufficient to
Among the societies that arrived to-day
were the Concordia, of Waterbury
Conn; Beethoven. OF Bethlehem, n. II.
Concordia, OF Bridgeport; Lnncaster. OF
Pa; Harmonica OF New Haven. Conn.
and the Mannechor. OF Elizabeth. n. j.
Eighteen sncieties have already ar
rived frHm Ph9aspGba Snq. snd
met the visitors at the depots and es-
corted them to their respective hotels,
ception at Germania Hall, Fifty-eighth
street, where there was n general hand
shaking and a few informal addresses,
II was estimated at noon that. lb,oOJ
guests had arrived by that hour and
more were arriving on every train.
Many OF those who reached here to-
day expressed much regret at being un-
rade. They had no idea 1t was going to
be such a colossal affair until reading
the accounts In to-day's papers.
Complaints reached the Committee
headquarters OF the action OF an ot1-
cious watchman employed at the new
bank building, at Twenty fourth street
and Fourth avenue. Sightseers endeav-
ored to obtain n position on the steps.
from whence the fellow dubbed them, II
is said in an uncalled-for manner. This
was cited as the only incident that had
brilliant night parades ever witnessed
In the metropolis.
The decorators were this morning put
ting the finishing touches to Madison
Square Garden. The effect on Alterins
Is grand. The fan shaped elevation for
the grand chorus OF 10000 is canopied
by gold ard white streamers attached
to the roof The sides OF the chorus
stand arebankedwith potted plants and
ferns. which form background for
two Immense Tyres Of immortelles In
Blended shades.
There was a constant stream OF ap'
cert, when Emma Juch viii be the
sololst There will be two rehearsals
prior to to-nights concert.
Mr.. Carl Helm, the oificia: musica
director, states that the orchestra is In
excellent training and the chorus are
nursing their voices for the opening to-
night