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The herald., 1895-08-26
DON'T LIKE THE STIGMA
"Murdered by Strikers" Is Not a Fit
Inscription ~
A. r. u. Men Want 1t Removed From the
nonument Erected to the Soldiers
Killed In the Big Strike

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.-The
American Railway union ~ having con-
troversy with General Graham. com.
mander at the Presoio. and interesting
developments are likely to ensue. Dur
ing the great strike at Sacramento last
summer United States troops in COIN
mand of General Graham were ordered TO
the scene to preserve order. The first
train that was run out OF Sacramento un-
der military guard was wrecked and four
soldiers killed. A number of the A. r..
U. leaders were tried for the murder but
were acquitted. The dead soldiers were
buried on the Prssido reservation and
their comrades erected a monument on
which stands the inscription: Murdered
by strikers The American Railway
union mem pers object to this, claiming
that the strikers did not murder the SOL
diers and that General Graham had no
right to put such an inscription on the
monument. No attention was paid to the
protest from the strikers by General
Graham, and at recent mass meeting
resolutions were adopted requesting him
to remove the inscription. General Gra-
ham has replied to the resolutions in
rather tart terms. He refers to the ac-
tion OF the citizens who adopted them as
treasonable; says he was at Sacrame to
when the soldiers were killed; that in
his judgment they were killed by strikers.
and that the inscription shall stand. Tie
mem bers of the American Railway union
say they will appeal to the secretary Of
war.
The herald., 1895-08-26
TAX DODGERS DOUBLED UP
That's the Way Sister Nicaragua
Does II
The Taxes Now Due and Payable VIII
Greatly Relieve the Condition Of
the Exchequer

MANAGUA, Nicaragua. August 25.-
Correspondence of the Associated Press
The annual national and municipal taxes
upon real estate in Nicaragua are now
being collected and will largely increase
the govermentt revenues. All who neg
lected to report III writing over their sig
natures before Jane l., 1895, to the proper
government officials, fair estimate of
the value of their property and full state
ments of income for the year ending that
date are now having these values esti-
mated by the government officials and
are paying double the tax rate. The fol-
lowing will illustrate in part these taxes:
One-half of one per cent on net incomes
to the municipality and one half of one
per cent to the national government. or
valuation o: the property. The net in
by deducting the usual expenses from
clerk hire and rents and debts for the
merchandise to citizens of Nicaragua res
ident in this country. foreign indebted
ness not allowed. One-half of one per
centsis collected by the municipality on
rates on what is considered here first-class
paper being from two to three per cent
monthly. Coffee estates pay cents per
pound on all exported and one-half OF
one per cent ON the estimated value of
the estate, equivalent annually to bout 81
per acre export tax, and % cents per acre
occupation tax. Many mine owners hav-
ing declined to give an estimate of value
on their property. referring to the low
price on their much-watered stock. al
though they are running at full time all
the employees and machinery, and ship
ping monthly bullion containing As to 80
per cent gold, are now having to pay
double rates of taxes.
The herald., 1895-08-26
OKLAHOMA OUTLAWS CAPTURED
A Desperate Battle, in Which Several Al
Wounded

A Desperate Battle, in Which Several Are
Wounded
CLAYTON, N. NJ, Aug. 25.-In a fight
BETWEEN officers and outlaws fifty miles
east of here last night two deputies were
wounded and six outlaws captured. A
posse was organized Friday to pursue q
band of horse thieves who have been an
noylng the inhabitants OF Beaver county.
Oklahoma. Deputy Sheriff Theodore
Cotton, from Mineral City, Oklahoma,
with six men. came upon the gang Thurs
day at the Bright ranch and captured
Sam Smith. one of the thieves. who con-
fessed, duplicating Howard Bright. John
Bright, Archie Bright and three others,
whose names were Douglas, Dust and
Hill.
Sheriff Magill and his posse came upon
the gang yesterday and callei upon them
to surrender. He was answered BY a shot
from Hill's gun. which passed through
mis- left arm. Here a general fight en-
sued, in which Bill Cochrane, one of the
posse, was badly wounded in the leg.
After hard fight the posse succeeded in
capturing four of the gang, while Hill
and Gust made good their escape. 1t is
reported here that the two have joined
Lawrence and Blake. the two mon sup
train robbery a few weeks ago, and are
now in ambush on the CimarrJn river
near Mineral City. Hill is a noted Grim
inal. reward of $l400 is offered for his
capture for crimes committed in Okla
homa The feeling against Hill and Gust
is strong and if captured alive lynching
may take. place.
The herald., 1895-08-26
FAIRS LEGITIMATE fEIRS
Believe They Have Evidence to Down
Lily Lobo
She Is Said By Them to be an Adventures of
the First Water-Detectives at Work
Upon tho Case

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.-The rep
resentatives OF the legitimate children of
ths late James G. Fair think they have
information which shows Mrs. Lily Lobo
to be an adventures OF the first water.
They attach value to this information
mainly because Mrs. Lobo claims to know
all about living illegitimate son of the
late capitalist and especially that the
queer OLD Croesus repeatedly acknowl.
edged the boy to be his offspring.
Mrs. Lobo is the woman who came to
the front last June with sensational
story concerning Fair and the daughter
of Lodi farmer. With the appearance
of truth she narrated circumstantially a
tale which held Fair up to infamy as
having by mock marriage deceived d
young woman and cast upon her life a
blight which drove her into sorrowful re-
tirelnent under the parental roof tree.
Sincs 1872. Mrs. Lobo said, she had
known the elder Fair, having met him
then at hotel in this city and having
continued the acquaintance with him
until his death. During 1892 she con-
Quoted school in Oakland for teaching
tho trade of ladies' tailoring, and among
farmer, Miss McKenna by name. Fair
and Miss McKenna met at the school.
Mrs. Lobo continued, and fell in love
with each other. The ex-senator found
the girl-she was only 17-and propo
to make her his wife. In good faith she
accepted the proposal.
Detectives in the employ of the heirs are
said to have examined the statements of
Mrs. Lobo and found them to be untrue.
The herald., 1895-08-26
"PRESIDENT" COXEY NEXT
The "Keep Off the Grass" Leader
in Chicago
He Delivers Flamboyant Speech at .
Chicago Picnic In Which He
Unraveis tho Future

CHICAGO, August 25.-"General'
Coxey. Populist candidate for governor
OF Ohio. addressed large assem- blage at
a Populistic picnic in the northwest Sec
tion of the city this afternoon. de told
those present that he would be the next
COVE rnor of Ohio, and would probably be
the Popalist candidate for president in
1896.
A letter was read from Eugene V. Debs,
who Is now confined in the Jail at Wood
stock, Ill. It is remarkable document,
in that it attacks most viciousIy all the
doings. of the old political parties. the ma
tional administration. etc. Debs says
tnat to expect any change from the old
parties is idiocy.
"Both are controlled by the money
power, and are equally debauched by its
influence" Debs then refers 10 the pres
ent administration As probably the most
infamous that has ever cursed the coun-
try" He says that the Democratic party.
incapable and CORFU pt full OF false pro-
fessions, detested anu scorned throughout
the land. is as dead as d mummy and is
EN- mbalmed in its own slime. He then
states that in no regard is the Repupli-
can party superior to the Democratic. be-
cause it does not hesitate to 'boldly
champion every measure calculated to
enlarge the power of plutooracy. while
the Democratic party makes professions
of loyalty to the people, to which it turns
traitor in the supreme hour Of trial.
There is ont one course open-to turn
boldly to the peoples party. 1t is impos-
sible to either cleanse or deordorze the
old parties"
Debs then goes on to score the courts
and aouses President Cleveland in a most
libelous manner. winding up by charac-
terizing Judge Woods, who sentenced him
to Imprisonment. as Gear Woods, who
in the interests OF corporations and IN
defiance of constitutional rights deprived
ms Of my !iberty.'
The herald., 1895-08-26
G|LLETTE'S BULL FIESTA
Another Animal Slain in the
Brutal Sport
MOST REVOLVING BRUTALITY
Animals Goaded to Death Die With
Pathetic Agony
Women In the Audience Paint at the Sicken.
ing Sight Of Peril Of Ole Of
the Capadors
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
CRIPPLE GREEN, COL, Aug. 25.-An
other bull was killed in Gillette today in
the presence OF 5000 people, and the work
was done in all the regal splendor of
Spain and Mexico. The first bull turned
into the arena was an exceedingly tame
animal, even after the darts were thrown
into him he refused to fight and the
multitude in the seats cried for new
animal. Arizona Charley appeared to be
equally disgusted and headed the band
of COW boys that drove tn, old bull out of
the arena. The next animal driven in
made fight for his life, but his fight
was quickly over. Chineta. the king of
the arena in not only Mexico but Spain,
made two stabs at the animal and then
left him practically dead. but the Mexi-
cans with the red cloaks"reased the crea-
ture and made him dart at them. One
came within an ace of losing his lire and
there was great excitement in conse-
quence especially among the Mexicans.
Not few women in the audience tainted.
At the ring not single shout OF ap-
proval was heard. not an applauding
hand was raised. For four minutes.
which to many seemed stretched to ten,
the bull had fought with death ana men
in the full sight of them all, blood spurt-
ing from gaping sword wounds Just back
of his right shoulder, yelling from his
mouth and nostrils, fecking his own sides
and forming pools upon the ground. For
ove~ two of these minutes the bull stood
motion.ess. almost, save for heaving sides
rs he gave long gasps for breath. Then
he fell. Only few seconds and he lay
quite still. Then he slowly struggled to
his feet and leaned against the heavy bar
rier to the bull ring, as if for support,
pitfully weak from the Grim son streams
fast coloring the ground about. Then he
gathered himself and started slowly for
ward, staggering and waving from side to
side, stopping an instant as there came q
fresh gnsh of blood from his open mouth,
then on another step. For twenty feet
the bull adanced, weak, bloody and falter-
ing. Then he fell again. Still his fresh
warm blood welled up a little over the
clotted mass upon the animals shoulder,
at every step l.ssening the pulsation Of
the heart A Spaniard in the gaudy cos
tune of the buu ring stepped up to the
quivering beast and sent the sharp point
of n sword blade into the neck of the
animal. swapping the spinal cord. The
legs of the bull drew up convulsively,
quivered an instant, then life, clung to SO
| desperately and SO long, was gone.
1t was simply All exhibition of cruelty
and was not enjoyed at all by the crowd.
Over 100 deputy sheriffs were in attend
ance and the management was again
placed under arrest but no attempt was
msde to stop the proceedings.
The herald., 1895-08-26
hOLD-UPS ARRESTED
Perpetrators Of the Union Pacific Train Rob.
berry Caught


BROKEN BOW. Neb., Aug. 25.-There
is indication that the .wo men jailed here
yesterday were involved in the Union
Pacific hold-up Sunday. They are quite
silent as to their whereabouts at that
time. The tain crews say they are the
men. They were captured six miles east
OF Mason City by Lincoln Crossley, con-
stable. and ex-Deputy Sheriff William
Purcell. When they were found they
were bathing in a pond off from the road.
One of the men had cuts ON his legs. The
other had only his shoes off. They were
takenscom pletely by surprise and the otfi-
GERS had the drop on them. On being
commanded to throw up their hands the
one with his pants off obeyed instantly.
The other started forhis revolver which
Was in hiScoat but on being ordered to
halt at the peril of his life be obeyed.
They had three revolvers OF heavy calibre.
They were brought here this evening and
placed in jail. The officers found on the
prisoners two large silk handekerchiefs,
each one of which had large hole, ap-
parently torn out of them, large enough
to fit over the eyes. A piece of one of the
handkercheis was found yesterday by the
pursuers Where they ate lunch.
The cartridges found near where the
train was held up corresponded in size
with those in the revolvers.
The herald., 1895-08-26
Chinese Massacre Matters

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.-Neither the
state nor the navy department has re-
ceived any information conirmatofy of
the newspaper reports that Chinese
officials nave yielded in their possession
and are now permitting foreigners to be
present at the investigation into the at
tacks on the missionaries. The report,
however, is credited here By those ac-
qnainted with the condition OF affairs in
China who have felt all along that the
imperial government would see the JUS
tice of permitting foreign representatives
on the commission. 1t is felt here that
the affairs of the Americans in China
while in charge of Minister DENLY and
Admiral Carpenter, are in responsible
hands ana that they will see tcat ade-
quate measures Of protection are afforded
to the extent of their ability.
The navy department was today in.
formed of the arrival of the United States
steamer Monocacy at Chemulpo, Coros.
The herald., 1895-08-26

cause that produced her unsound mental
condition had been removed. We KEPT
Nannie's things several weeks, until l
could obtain time to dispose OF them,
when / assorted some of them and gave
them to Pitzel, telling him that they
were some that Miss Williams had sent
to his children. All the others were
burned in the large stove in the third
Phiiadelphla authorities in the fall of
1894 and all the subsequent excitement
ocucrrsd as direct result of visit made
there by their representative. in vertical
tioh Of my story. Another trunk contain
ing pictures and books was not taken
from the express company. owing to a
mistake in charges. though Miss Williams
supposed this had also been disposed of
and there was the one later returned to
Fort Worth.
"The last I ever saw OF Miss Williams
was in Detroit last fall and ny belief is
that she is still alive ana weli.''
The herald., 1895-08-26
NOT so BAD, AFTER ALL
The Condition of the Northern Pacific
Road

The Condition Of the Northern Pacific
Road
TACOMA, WASH, Aug. 25. - Judge
jenkins of Milwaukee and Receiver
Payne of the Northern Pacific left today
for st. Paul over the Canadian Pacific.
In regard to the Chicago dispatch stat
ing that 1.-THE Northern Pacific Railroad
company had lost $40, 100000 while under
the management of the receivers, Re-
ceiver Payne said before leaving that the
amount might as we'll have been placed
at $50. 100 900. He said that among the
money the receivers had paid out was the
interest on the fist mortgage bonds. in
tsrest on the collateral trust notes, in ter
est on the receivers certificates and inter-
est on the sinking fund. They had also
paid the expense for surveying and plat
ting 1000, 900 acres of railroad lands, and
had also made improvements in lining
tunnels with brick ana replacing wood
bridges with steel bridges. He also sa id
the road hal done we'll under its present
management.
The herald., 1895-08-26

way OF procuring evidence, it is said the
counsel for the defendants will ask that
the indictment be quashed. 1t is not
known what view Judge Roy will take
on this technicality. but many are in
clined to think that he will give due con-
sideration to it.
Prosecuting Attorney Heather declared
today that he would be ready to try the
case during the Septem Der term and will
not ask for a continuance.
Mrs. Hearne refuses to see any visitors
and converses with no one but her cell
mate, Mrs. Virginia Todd. who is charged
with the murder OF her own daugb ter.
DR.. Hearne also absolutely retIses to talk
to newspaper men. He spends most OF
his time playing solitaire" and has
already worn out one deck of cards. He
and his wife are not permitted TO hold
any co lversation together under any Cir
Cumsta
The herald., 1895-08-26
Never Been Licked

WASHINGTON, August 25.-A docu-
ment received at the state department.
from Minister Sill at Seoul. Corea. en-
closes four new postage stamps, the first
issaed by Corea for domestic purposes.
The stamps are bright in colors and carry,
besides their English lettering giving the
demon ination, seve al Corean characters,
which presumably convey the So me in.
formation to the natives. They carry no
figures or peculiar designs. The stamps
were manufactured in Washington for
the Corean government They range in
value from l cent to 10 cents, or so poems.
Mr.. Sill says that the postal bureau is to
be conducted in connection with the tele.
graphic bureau and the department OF
public works,
The herald., 1895-08-26

with the aid of lead pencil and piece
OF paper. The San Pedro man first got
astride his nobby, religion, but Willie
soon tumbled him off. San Pedro seemed
sollcitous regarding Wilie's soul. He
wanted to know when. where, how and
why Willie had been sanctified. Now.
when Willie is III tight place his imag-
ination has always proved responsive,
but the last question paralyzed him and
he wrote back: II got sanctified by get
ting drunk" San Pedro seemed very
distressed and replied: Then You are
not a Christian" and Willie wrote ::
There are Others"
The first day Willie was put on light
diet, a cup of thin milk for each meal:
With the following day things frightened
and he was put on solid food, and he
thinks now that if he had stayed he
would have been made the star boarder.
When he was taken from the company OF
more privileged. He was such a mild,
tame crazy that the guard took him to
walk the Friday after he had been incar-
cerated. Willie helped to form a party of
eighteen TRUSTEES who were in charge OF
single guard. The route lay toward the
town of Highland. and Willie asserts
that had the crowd tried to escape he for
one could have gotten away. for the guard
was armed only with a Bible, ana Willie
says he has never yet stopped for the
Bible.
Willie had but small opportunity to
form any of his deep end lasting friend
ships among the inmates. and thinks he is
willing to confne his strange acquaint-
ances to those outside of an asylum.
Some OF the shrieks and mum mblings were
most narrowing. ana the nerves of Willie
always become unsettled when reference
is made to this part of his experience.
He was about the happiest man beyond
two seas when the officers dismissed him
as cured. He had been there just five
days, being released a week ago Saturday.
Willie lost no time IN returning to Los
Angeles, and the first part of last week
saw him in this city. As he was standing
on the corner one of the attendants
named Martin sspied him, and thinking
he had escaped, took the poor fellow in
charge. Willie was bundled to the police
station. whero the authorities at the
asylum we're communicated with about
him. 1t was all right, though, and he
was TUNED loose.
Willie's true name is E. M. Holland
and he is from England. He says that
an older brother was married sew
eral weeks ago. and he supposes the affec-
tion must run in the family, or else he
would not have been sent to the asvlum.
Willie states further that it is veritable
Bowery to him, and he will never &c
there any more if he can help himself.
The herald., 1895-08-26
clarence MESMER DROWNED
Is Thought to Have Been Capsiz.
ed From a Boat
NO DETAILS LEARNED
He Had Gone to the BalIona Ranch
With His Grandfather
Expecting to Remain for Several Days-Josepb
Mesmer the Father Of the Boy Started
for BalIona Last Night

Clarence Mesmer. the second son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Mesmer of East Los An.
gelcs. was drowned at Ballona yesterday
afternoon about $3.50 o'clock.
Tho exact circumstances of his death
could not be learned, as no communica-
tion could bc established with that town,
but it is understood that he had been out
in row boat which had capslzed, and
sistance reached him.
The boy is II years OF age, and went
down to the beach Saturday in company
with his grandfather, Louis Mesm er, the
capitalist. intending to spend few days
on the ranch, both his father and mother
remaining in the city.
AS soon as the sad affair occurred Mr..
Mesmer dispatched messenger on horse-
back to the nearest telephone station to
inform the parents of their sons death.
The messenger telephoned from The
Palms to the Uniteo States hotel. and
told Mr.. Joseph Mesmer to leave immedi-
ately for Ballona.
Mrs. 9. J. Griffith and Mrs. Whip pie
visited the Mesmer home on the east side
to break the sad news to the family. Both
Mr.. Mesmer and his wife were Frustrated
by the information, but the former at
once started for Ballona.
He procured a buggy, and in company
with W. NJ. Ar!is, clerk ia his store.
drove to the scene of the unfortunate
affair.
1t is not known whether the body has
vet been recovered.
The herald., 1895-08-26
Forest Fires in Jersey

CAPE May N. j., Aug. 25.-The forest
tires have broken out again near this
place. Gangs of men from the West Jersey
and South Jersey railroads have been
fighting the fires all day in the neighbor-
hood of Goshen. A heavy wind famed
the names all night but this evening they
died out and the farmers hope to con-
troll the fire by tomorrow. The fires have
been sweeping toward East Vineland.
The farmers at New Italy are alarmed and
fear their entire crop will be lost. A fire
brigade has been organized TO fight the
flames, and the Inen ara now trying to
stop the burning grass and timber before
1t reaches that place. Some OF the finest
timber land and cranberry boss in the
state have been destroyed.
The herald., 1895-08-26
LIBERAL SUNDAY LAWS
Grand Demonstration in Furtherance of the
Cause

Cause
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-Active prepa-
ratIons are being made for the parade
and demonstration to be held Septem ber
% and 26 under the auspices of the
united societies for liberal Sunday laws.
The societies that have up to this time
agreed to particIpa pate in the parade repre-
gent membership of about 40, 900. There
will be divisions of singers. turner's and
schuetzen. besides social benevolent an
trade organizations.
An address to the public has been is
sued by Otto Kempner, chairman of the
committee on agitation, reciting the
efforts of the society to secure a local
option law from the last Legislature. 1t
is claimed that the police commissioners,
instead of constituting the presenG Sunday
statute in liberal spirit. torture it into
justification of an oppressive police
crusade against personal rights and an
invasion of the constitutional guarantee
OF religious liberty" and invites all clti-
zens to join in the ''liberty day" celebra-
tion.
The herald., 1895-08-26
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION
Either That or the Restoration to Power O
Queen Lii

Either That or the Restoration to Power Of
Queen Lii
LONDON, Aug. 25.-A dispatch to the
Standard from Berlin says the Vossisc he
Zeitung hears fiom Honolulu that should
America decline the request of the depu.
alton to Washington to annex the islands,
the Hawaiians will beg England, with
Americas assistance to enthrone Prin-
cess Kaiulani. Major Wodehouse. the ex-
minister OF Great Britain to Hawaii it is
added. has gone to America to advocate
this plan.
Major Wodehouso was in New York last
week ana sailed for England on Saturday
on board the Etruria. So far AS is known
he had not paid visit to Washington
while in this country. He expressed an
opinion TO an interviewer in New York
that the present government in Hawaii
could not endure. and that the princess
would he placed upon the throne. Mr..
A. s. Cleghorn, the father of the princess,
was also in New York on his way to Eng
land.