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A STRUGGLE WITH THIEVES.
Clutter Held On to Ills Mnn and
Screamed.

Policemen James and Edward Keat-
ing, of the East Twenty-second street
squad arraigned Peter Shaughnessy and
William O'Connor. each twenty-five years
old In Yorkville Court this morning, on
the charge of being lodging house
thieves.
Last night they entered the saloon Of
Benjamin Clutter at 81 Third avenue
and ordered drinks. They were recog-
lied as thieves and requested to leave
They would not go. and Clutter seized
hold OF OConnor and Shaughnessy hit
him on the head The saloon-kceper
screamed at the top of his voice. at the
same time holding on to O,Connor
Shaughnessy fled, abandoning his con-
Tolerate. Shaughn"ssy was found later.
O'Connor was committed for trial. and
Shaughnessy was sent to the island
for ten DAYS.
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Edward DAILY was held In Yorkvile Court this
morning to answer charge Of robbery. On
Wednesday DAILY rented a furnished room from
Mrs. Jane johnson, a deaf old woman who keeps
n boarding house at t32 West Fifty third street
Yesterday Mrs. johnson discovered that some
one had stolen clock. a necklace and a silk
dress. Suspicion a. once fell on DAILY. whom she
had sect acting suspiciously about the house
DAILY staggered into his room drunk at A. NJ
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-08

John Ayers. seventeen years old. OF ?25 Fast
Thirty ninth street, and James Finn. aged nine
teen. OF 33s East Thirty-ninth street. were re-
manded in Yorkville Police Court to-day on a
charge OF being suspicious persons. They were
sr:1ai sd by Detective Nolan, Of the East Thirty
NTH street Squad. as having been concerned In
the robbery OF Mortimers saloon. at First avenue
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-08

MRs WISsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP for chill
dren teething Is the family benefactor. 25c s,s
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-08
AN 11-YEAR-OLD STABBER.

Frank Wetael Resents Being Called
Name.
Frank Wetzel. eleven years old, Of %
Charles street. was prisoner before
Judge Douglass, in Jersey City, this
morning. charged with atrocious assault.
Yesterday William Canny. of 142 Bow
ers street. and Wetzel had a quarrel.
Canny called Wetzel a name and the lat
ter stabbed Canny in the side. The
wound Is not serious. Judge Douglass
held the prisoner for trial.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-08
CLIMBING THE
HIMALAYAS.

Review OF The Notable Book
Of Exploration and I'D.
Z venture by The Vice
President Of The HIpine
Club.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-08
THE NEW RULES
FOR UMPIRING.

Secretary StaCkhouse, OF The
New York Club, Writes
How 10 Make the Um.
pire's Decisions Re.
speCted.
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MGR. SATOLLI ON
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.

II World" Reporter Visits
His Home and Has a
Most Interesting Chat With
The Distinguished Prel.
ate.
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cast nebulous splash of whiteness
across the dark stretch of green The strik-
ing Of a ships bell told the hour 1t
seemed as if the end must come.
Four o'clock, 3 o'clock. 6 o'clock. Baltic
was sinking slowly. The sun mad risen
out of the east, but it afforded little cheer
to the now almost unconscious eastaways.
The stiff nor'wester still blew and the
channel between Alcatraz and Angel
Island. that had now been reached, was
still milky with breaking seas.
Seven o'clock. O'Clock. 9 O'Clock. A
flee: Of four feluccas put out from Fisher
mans wharf 1t stood away for the Fort,
then came about. Rescotia waved his
hand, hard work it was for him to do
ii, for it was swollen numb and powerless.
His signal was seen though. and in several
minutes more the two sufferers were taken
from their perilGus life raft and hurried
away for the city.
BALTIC was like dead man, but he was
revived to tell his story: Thank God !
lve." said be-
Not before noon did the fatal nor wester
die down. 1t upset Marine Reporter
Jimmy Black of the exchange. and had it
not been for the Hartley lie would have
persisted.
Black went out in his boat to board a
schooner and a squall sent him over. The
Hartley saw his danger and went to his
assistance.
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occasionally, and undar The influ-
ence of liquor he became uncontrol-
liable. On. Sunday week last he had a
suicidal fit and babe me good-by. saving
he would kill himself. ! caught hold of
him, Int be broke away and did not return
until Monday.
Jake had everything he wanted. and
there was absolutely no reason for his ac-
IONS. think he IS undoubtedly insane,
and have feared SO for some time"
Sam Rainey said he knew Jake Rudolph
well. He was often Respondent" he
said, and sometimes violent; he wanted
TO shoot ME once in Los Angeles, for no
reason at ALL" The witEess said that once
Rudolph talked of his father. mother. sis
ter and grandparents. and said: Il know
'll'have TO go through all that some day ?'
After that he BECAME violent and wanted
to XIII himself.
Noah Flood told of the episode of Spring
Valley School in 1865 He had not seen
much Of Jake lately, but he had seen his
father, who was not in his right mind.
From what he knew he thought Jake must
beinsare.
j. NJ. Bell helped f. T. Doran 10 look
after Jake Rudolph during the past few
weeks. He corroborated Doran's tesii-
mony in every particular.
DR.. Wilson had attended members OF
Rudolph's family. They were undoubt-
edly queer. and. be thought, were touched
with insanity.
Nj. Rudolph, brother of the accused, was
called To the witneSs-stant. lie resided at
313S Sixteenth street and Jake had lately
been living there. The witness admitted
that his father. mother aud sister were
afflicted with insanity. .It runs in my
family. Pm sorry to say" he added. a
day or two ago Jake flew at him, and tried
TO cut him, and was so violent that he had
to be taken down to the Receiving HOspi-
tai.
Dr. Shiels said he had attended the fam
lily. Rudolph's mother was subject TO at
iacks of insanity. The father was afflicted
with melanch0iia. The sister was an
IepiIeptic. and was confined in an asylum
by the witness order.
At this point Judge Levy broke in upOn
the proceedings by calling j. B. Eliot to
the stand.
"Mr. Eliot. what do you know of this
defendant"
81 don't know him at all. l never knew
or saw him before he attacked me that
day. He came into the Office. made row,
and on my attemptingto eject him he tried
to shoot me. That is all l know. l never
spoke to him OF had any business transac-
tons with him."
Judge Levy then expressed himself salts
fed, and as MIR. Lloyd offered no ebjec-
tons an order was made. the Commission
ers concurring, directing that Jake Ru-
dolph be committed TO Stockton Asylum
until cured. 1t was stipulated that the
charge of an assault to murder should still
stand against his name.
All this time Jake had sat perfectly
still. apparently unconcerned When the
proceedings weEo over he rose and sub
mitted quietly to be led from the court
room.
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ton with the railroad company he was
| connected with the Police Department of
| Sacramento, and gained quite reputation
| through his efforts in securing the conVic-
/ ton of Charles Mortimer, who, many
years ago, murdered Mrs. Gibson at Sacra-
mento for her money. Mortimer was
foInd guilty and hanged
About three years ago Harris was shot
in the shoulder by train-ro obers while
lE Ceres, In the San Joaquin Valley. From
this wound he never fully recovered. The
bullet rem aimed In his shoulder, after sew
eral unsuc cessful operations for its re-
mova had been made, and caused him
great pain at times
Harris was aged about sixty-four years.
He has always been regarded as a brave
and efficient man by the Southern Pacific
officials. There is one thing to regret"
said superintendent Fillmore. Harris
should never have waited to demand the
surrender of the robOer. He should have
shot him down without warning"
press dispatch from Boulder Creek
varies somewhat from the messages which
Superintendent Fillmore received. The
name of the assassin of Harris is given as
Azof. According to this message Azoff
walked up to the station agent and ordered
him to throw up his hands, which the agent
did.
Detective Len Harris of the Southern
Pacific service, who had previous informa-
ton that the attempt would be made,
stepped out of room in which be was
hiding and ordered the robbsr to sur
render, but instead of 0beying, Azoff
turned and shot Harris in the stomach
q N
AZoff had worked around Boulder Creek
tor over year, but short time ago lost
his position and since then has done
nothing.
The wounded detective was taken to the
Wolsey Hospital in Oakland al o'clock
this morning to be operated upon. He was
accompanied by his son-in-law. G. May
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LEN HARRIS SHOT.
Fatally Wounded by a
RObber.
BOULDER CREEK THE SCENE.
The Detective Attempted the
Mans Capture.
BOULDER CREEK THE SCENE.
TRAGEDY IN A RAILWAY STATION
A Bullet Through the Body Was
the Thief's Answer to the Sum-
mons to Surrender.

Len Harris, the Southern Pacific detec-
tive, was shot and mortally wounded at
Boulder Creek last evening in the attempt
to capture a desperate who had entered
the railroad station at that point for the
purpose of obbing it,
The news reached J. A. Fillmore, the
general superintendent of the Southern
Pacific. while in the Baldwin Theater last
evening.
Il have not heard the full particulars of
the crime" said Superintendent Fillmore
last night Several messages have been
wired to me.
sat 8 o'clock an attempt was made to
rob the station at Boulder Creek. Harris
happened 10 be in the station at the time.
One robber entered the station, leaving
confederate outside, and demanded the
money from the agent.
Mr.. Gass. the agent, was ready TO hand
the money over, when Len Harris stepped
from behind the agent and ordered the
robber 10 surrender. Instead of comply
ing The robbef fired at Harris, the bullet
passing through his body and iuficting
what is thought to be a fatal wound.
Il have ordered a special to convey Mr..
Harris to his home in Alameda. Two
special was run from Boulder Creek to
FELTON,, and a special from there is now
conveying Mr.. Harris and the physicians
to the home OF the former in Alameda.
The train should arrive at midnight, but
fear that Harris, from the reports | have
received, will not live TO reach his home.
There were two robbers engaged in the
attempt to loot the station. They are
known. The man who shot Harris is
known at Boulder Creek. but have not
learned his name yet
"a constable, who happened TO be near,
fired several shots at the robbers as they
fled, and it is thought one of them was
wound ed. A posse is now in pursuit, and
there seems little chance that the robbers
will escape.
II have offered reward of $500 for the
arrest and conviction of the persons con-
cerned in the tragedy"
Len Harris has been in the service of the
Southern Pacific Company as a detective
for the past twenty eight years. 'He was
in the employ of the company when I be-
came connected with it," said Superin-
tendent Fillmore. ''and that is over twenty
years ago."
Harris was for some time in the employ
of the railroad at Sacramento. Afterward
he was promoted to general detective work
throughout the State. Prior to hisIcopnec-
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Rudolph, who sat closely guarded with his
back against the courtroom wall. while
Reuben Lloyd watched the interests Of
Mr.. Eliot, the victim Of Jake's latest craze
inathe homicidal direction.
+. Z. d oTan was the first witness called.
de stated that he had watched Jake
Rudolph since his release on bail at his
brothers house, 1898 Sixteenth street.
Jake became so violent that it was found
necessary to take him down for examina.
tlon. lie wanted TO kill himself and eyery-
BODY else de was undoubtedly insane.
Ex-CoroDer Garwood said he had treated
Rudolph's mother and sister. They were
epileptics and both were committed to in
sane asylums. Mrs. Rudolph made two
attempts at suicide during Dr. Garwood's
treatment of her. Rudoph's father was
always mentally weak. and was now break.
ing down gradually. Jake was also oneer
and not safe TO be at large.
There was murmur of interest in the
courtroom as Chris Buckley, the blind
politician, was led by Mr.. Long to the
stand. Mr. Buckley told how Jake had
been a onstant friend and companion of
his for twenty years.
Have you noticed any change in him
recenily?"
YES; during the past three months
Jake has been melancholy. He drank
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as to his sanity. In addition, insanity
seems TO have been prevalent ia his family.
as his mother and sister were bOth COM
mitted to insane asylums. while his aged
father has long exhibited signsot mental
weakness.
Jake appears. to be afflicted with both
homcidal and suicidal mania. AS a lad of
"A. when at Spring Valley School. on
Broadway. he was implicated with some
other lads in the commission of trans
gression. Shortly afterwsrd some lads
ran to Noah Flood, who was then princi-
pal of the school. and told him that Jake
lad bottle of laudaDum and was about
TO destroy himself.
IL was found in a vacant lot, a bottle
of laudanum in one hand and knife in
the ther. mntteTng to himself. RemoD-
STRANGE was useless. and on an attempt
being aade to seize him he swallowed the
laudauum. Fortunately, assistance was
near and the stomach pump was success
fully applied.
Then, again, Jake Rudolph's criminal
record is as Lengthy as it is peculiar AS
Tar back as 1869 lie was convicted of petty
larceny; imlS73 he was suspected of house
breaking, but the Grand Jury failed to
indict him In 1876 he was indicted for
an assault to murder. pleaded guilty and
was sentenced to four years Imprisonment.
The history of his repeated troubles
with Austin Fitzgerald is well remem bered
by all. Rudolph made innumerable at
tacks Cd Fitzgerald and was charged with
assault with intent to murder him. He
also mad trouble with Mrs. McMann and
her son al Byron Springs. on one occasion
drawing his pistol and threatening to
murder everybody. When Crane was
killed Rudolph tried to connect Fitzgerald
with the crime; no one knows the truth
of it. At any rate Rudolph's character
was such as to necesSitate the examination
Of yesterday
Judge Levy's courtroom was crowded
with friends of the accused and interes ted
parties. Attorn ely }. II. Long represented
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Of the adjoining towns have agreed TO
send their private equipageS, decorated
with flowers to take part in the pageant
Beautiful gold and silver trophies are to be
awarded, and there Will be many prizes IN
addition.
The following rules have been formu-
lated in connection with the competitive
parade:
A float shall be deemed TO be vehicle on
which "A frame or platform shall rest not less
than 6X1O feet, with cloth decoration along
sides ana ENDS extending TO within ten inches
of The ground, cOnceaing the wheels of the
wagon. No float shall he higher than twenty
four feet.
No vehicle shall be permitted in the parade
decorated other Than with natural flowers
Decorations which show the natural beauty
of the flowers used, arranged ariisIicalIv Will
be regarded as Of The highest excellence.
Al the time OF eutry competitors will be fur
ni>bed with number or distinctive badge
which must be exhibited In conspicuous place
at the battle Of flowers.
All persons intending TO compete for prizes
are particularly requested to enter their names
or the names of their vehicles, according 10 the
foregoing classification with L. PruneS Robin
son. director OF exposition entertainments
rooms AZ and 49, Administration building
The Midwnter Fire Department has az
ranged TO decorate an engine with roses
and to man it with children, showing a
miniature fire department in the process
sion. This will undoubtedly be one of
the most beautiful designs in line, esre-
cially as the youngsters will be covered
with flowers fastened TO their clothes
The Bay City Wheelmen will turn out
in the parade with their bicycles moving
Conservatives of roses. pansies and mari
Colds.
Walter Willet is arranging a private
float with an especially elaborate design,
and the '49 mining camp will outline their
ancient chariot with blossoms and cover
driver. positions and horses with gera-
NUNS and eschscholtZias.
in all a million flowers will be used at
the carnival. Promises of liberal dona-
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and battle of roses. and from Imany sea-
tons have come applications from those
desiring to compete for the beautiful priz s
offered by the executive committee.
No private management will be allowed
III connection with this floral fete, which
will be under the direct control of the
executive committee and under the super
intendence OF General WhoOp-'er-up Rob-
inson, the official director of entertain
ments. There will be two spectacular
professions, one at 5 p. NJ. and the other al
s 80 p. NJ I. Prompt Robinson has staked
his military reputation that the paTadeS
VIII start on The minute announced. -
The fioweT-c6veTed floats, carriages.
carts, bicycles and. horses viii march
thrice around The central court in the after
noon, and the judges, stationed on the
steps of the Administration building, will
award the prizes a. the second circuit.
Thereafter the battle Of roses will com
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SPORTING NEWS.
Letter. Carriers Who Are Training
for the Pie-Eating Events.

The directors of the Olympic Club will
meet this evening, and it is expected that
some important business will be transacted
concerning some near future events
The letter-carrieTs are making great
preparations for their Midwinter Fair
games on the Goth inst. Yesterday after
noon number of the athletes come t ed
with the department were practicing run
ming at the Central Park grounds. and be-
tween heats Eugene Flanders gave an ex-
hibition of fiapjack-eating. The champion
Gascon of the letter carriers corps pol
ished off twenty-five homemade pics in
twenty minutes. As there Will be special
prize offered for the most scientific pie.
eater of the department. IL Is safe to saw
that Mr. Flanders will win the event with
out any eXertiOD.
The one-mile professional race will be
very interesting. az il is open 10 all out
siders. From the fact that Ray Locke, an
old time professional, will uphold the
honors of the carriers staff, it is safe to
predict that there are at present no mile
runners on the coast, exec pting Officer
MOriarity of the police force, who can
make Ray Locke extend himself. Entries
will elise with E. ID. Long at the main
POstofice on the 21st inst.
Thomas Cough and Charles Levanson.
two young cyclists, were arranged before
Judge Allen of the Oakland court vesier-
day for violating the bicycle ordinance.
Cough pleaded not guilty and demanded a
Jury trial. He will have a hearing on june
2. LevaDson pleaded guilty and paid a
| fine of $40. which is the minimum amount
! in such offenses.
| These arrests are one Of the results of
Chief Schaffer's lecture to the police force
recently and many similar arrests are AK
pected TO follow.
The water company opened Lake Pillar
i
next a number OF gentlemen, VINO are
| lovers of the sport, will leave the city for
the beautiful resort, where the trout are
| awaiting the artificial lure.
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mence. Those on the floats will lombard
the buildings with flowers and those on
foot will hurl back the floral missiles at the
insurgents in the line of march. Ii will be
gala scene and the merry carnival will
continue for an hour
At $3.50 o'clock this gorgeous spectacle
will have new beauty. when it will be re-
peated with the additional splendor of a
special illumination by Pain & CO., which
will make the central court brighter than
day. The parade of the afternoon and the
battle of flowers will be repeaIed, and If
the streets of Sunset City are not strewn
ankle deep with roses it will not be be-
cause OF any insuf1iclency OF flowers
From Santa Barbara alone are coming
10000 roses. and the beautiful float which
took first prize at this years carnival: 1t
is called Queen of the Roses" and besides
the flowers will carry a dozen pretty Santa
Barbara naidens
From Los Angeles is. also coming the
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tons varying from 10000 to 10000 flowers
were received at the Administration build
ing yesterday by Colonel +. Pausy Robin
son from 2. j. Keller of Oakland, j. L.
Johnson OF San MateO, Mrs. Hanson of
Alameda, and {. j. Adams of Oakland
A telegram was received from Santa Bar
bara offering o, Geo RGd tional roses. San
ia Rosa will send $4,000 flowers, Sherwood
Hall 80 600 and Berkeley $4,000. All such
donations will be received from Thursday
morning onward al the building of Nor
tons delivery, Taylor street, near O'Far-
rell.
At each of the four corners of the grand
central court will be a magnificent arch
formed of pampas plumes, ferns, palms and
cypress. Santa Barbara is supplying 600O
pampas plumes and from other cities Ii. 0OO
others will be received. Each arch will be
60 feet wide, So feet high and IS feet thick.
At night l25 electric lights will twinkle
among the green leaves Of each arch. The
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FOR FREDERICkS.
A Letter in Cipher Sent
to the Murderer.
The Cryptogram Will Be Sent to an
Expert for Translation-It Came
From Montana.

The mail for the prisoners at the County
Jail contained a strange epistle Yesterday
morning. The message was written on a
pOsal-card. addressed to "Mr. William
Fredericks. County Jail. San Francisco"
and was pOstmarked Butte. Mont. May
IL"
The card was crumpled and dirty, and
had apparently been carried in the writ
er's rocket some time before it was in
strusted 10 the Government for transmits
sion to Mr.. Fredericks. who is not now in
the County Jail. but is in San Quentin un-
der sentence of death.
The greater part of the message is in
cipher, and is evidently the work of an
amateur, as many of the characters are re-
peated. again and again, and TO make the
task of the decIpherer easier the writing is
divided into words and sentences.
F.. The letter is as follows:
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SIXTEEN HOURS OF HORROR
On the Bottom of an Upturned
Smack.
IN A STIFF NORTHWEST BREEZE,
The Havoc II Created in the Fish
ing Fleet and With Two
Fishermen.

The conventional spring gale that usually
follows late rain gathered force outside
the bar at abou: o'clock the evening be-
ore last and grew in violence until it had
developed into regular bowler from the
northwest. 1t reached the south arm of
the bay, nearly swapping in its hurry to
get there whole fleet OF fishing-boats and
caused the Merchants Exchange boat to
put back TO POwell-street wharf, which It
had Just left to hook on to the steamer San
Bias, half filed with water and a good Geal
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WORK SUSPENDED.

The New Plaster on the Custom
House May Come Down.
The men who have been employed in
plasteriDg the exterior of the Custom
house will have vacation which they did
not ask for aud did not want A repre-
sentative of the architect who has charge
OF the work Informed Deputy Collector
Jerome that he had been Informed that in
lerior material had been used on the build
ing and MIR. Jerome decided that the work
should be suspended until an investigation
OF the charge had been made.
1t is said that the complaint which
caused the suspension of work On the
building was made by members of the
Plasterers' Union, because nOn-unjon men
had been employed by the contractor.