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HB RESEMBLES The ROBBER.
LEE, THE COLoRED MAN, HAS A
LOOK AT MEYERS IN THE
CITY PRISON.
WHO MURDERED CORNELIUS
Stage.

The police, believing that Hank"
Meyers, the sure-thing gambler, may have
bsen implicated in the murder of Cornelius
Stagg at the Ingleside House, are leaving
no stone unturned to back up that belief.
Yesterday Robert Lee, the colored man
who was in the sitting-room with Stage on
the night OF the murder and had ample
opportunity of studying his appearance
and manner, called at the City Prison yes
terday. Meyers was brought out of his
cell for Lees inspection. He looked at
him carefully for a minute or two and
listened to his voice while he was talking
to an officer.
After Meyers had been returned to his
cell Lee said that in height and build the
prisoner closely resembled the tall man
who fired the fatal shot. The voice was
also the same, and there were other points
that led him to the moral conviction that
Meyers was the man. He had good look
at the upper part of his head on the night
of the murder, and he said then that the
man was of light complexion, light eye
brows and broad forehead. This answers
Meyers description.
Yesterday morning a thorough search
was made OF the brush near the residence
of Superintendent Hyland of Spring Val
ley Water Works for the tall man fired at
on Wednesday night by Special Officer
John Dalton, but no trace of the man
could be found
The police are inclined to think that the
man was some tramp, as the neighborhood
is infested with them, and knowing the
excited condition of the residents he be-
came scared when Dalton ordered him to
stop, and ran, fearing trouble.
Chief Crowley has not yet received re-
ply to his dispatch to the Governor, sug-
gesting that a reward be offered for the
capture Of the murderer.
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Notes.
ALAMEDA.

The annual sale of delinquent property
for unpaid city taxes was held yesterday
morning in front of the artesian water
works building by Deputy Tax Collector
Palmer. Tax-title sharps furnished all
the competition that was needed, and as
quickly as a description was read bid
was forthcoming. The total tax levy of
the city was $123, 900. and the delinquency
was only $1161 81, represented by 113 par
GELS. The sums delinquent ranged from 81
cents TO So. The taX-title buyers do not
look with favor on the new law permitting
the State to buy in property for delinquent
taxes.
Funeral of D. r.. CoIdwen.
Funeral services over the remains of D.
r. ColdwelI will take place tomorrow
Grand street. Mr.. Coldwell was appointed
agent of the postal station at the West
End, but he never took oath of office NJ
B. Sneden, clerk in his drugstore, was
sworn in and acted in that capacity. Mr..
Coldwell, besides being an energetic mem
Der of the Board of Health, was student
in the medical department of the State
University. His successor on the Board
OF Health will be appointed by the City
Trustees Monday night.
The EncinaI Yacht Club.
The postponed election of directors of the
Encinal Yacht Club resulted in the cleo
ton of the old board, as follows. E. J..
Holt, DR.. G. L. Tisdale, H. K. Field, G.. E.
Plummer, G. T. Wright, c. H. Shattuck
and a. NJ. Brown. The directors organ
lied with E. J. Holt president; C. L. It's
dale, vice-president, andssW. o. Hem, Sec
rotary and treasurer. Joseph A. Leonard
was reelected commodore and G. F. Mi
chaels vice-commodore at previous meet
ing. During the past year the club made a
large addition to its property at the loot of
Grand street. The directors devoted much
time to discussing the proposition of erect
ing large addition on the north end of
the boathouse for billiard-room, bowling
alley and gymnasium. The name of the
club was changed from Encinal Boat Club
to the Encinal Yacht Club.
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pies Home Bank to the Pacific Bank, the
Pacific Bank became indebted to the
savings bank to the amount of
$2O3,666 g. and interest enough to
increase the debt still further. To Sc
cure this deb the Pacific Bank executed a
mortgage on its property on the corner of
Sansome and Pine streets to the Peoples
Home Bank.
This mortgage was fought against by the
stockholders of the Pacific. Bank, who saw
the only real security for their own debts
liable to slip from them to the People
Home creditors, but it was finally exc
cuted, and now by Judge Sanderson's de-
clsion it viii be sold to secure the clamor-
Gus creditors of the Peoples Home Bank.
Inc decree OF the court amounts to a
foreclosure OF this mortgage to satisfy a
claim which with principal and interest
amounts to S219, Al 20. This of course bars
all other claims on the property which
may be held by other persons. unless there
should be found purchaser for more than
the value or the mortgage, but as the out
side figure given as the value by disinter-
ested real estate men is not over $500, 600
the propects of any one but the People s
Home creditors being benefited blythe sale
seem slim and distant, The property
as 1T stands is now in the hands of
e. III. Umbsen, well known among the
real estate men of the town, and by order
OF court he will continue to act as re-
ceiver and to collect all the rents and
profits issuing from the property until it is
sold. In the meantime r. 2. Hammond
has been appointed as a commissioner to
sell the property, with bonds set at SIC, 1000.
He will have charge of the sale and will
attend to all arrangements. The lot is de-
scribed as follows: Commencing at a point
formed by the intersection of the northerlv
line of Pine street with the westerly line of
Sansome street, running thence northerly
on westerly line of Sansome street So feet
6 inches, thence at right angles westerly
and parallel with said hortherly line Of
Pine street 81 feet 6 inches, thence at right
angles southerly and parallel with said
westerly line of Sansome street IS feet 6
inches, thence at right angles easterly and
along said northerly line Of Pine street 81
feet 6 inches to the point of beginning.
"The land is the only item that real
estate agent can take into consideration, :"
said Herman Shainwald of Shainwald
Buckbee d Co., when spoken to about the
matter. "The building is an old one and
the rooms are not suitable for offices. They
are too large and ON that account the m
terror will have to be remodeled. There is
no elevator and that again is drawback
The land is worth about $4,000 front foot
or in lump sum land and Improvements
are worth about $175, 000.'
1.-THE property would bring about $780,
600 or $500, 900 in the open market, /" said
Wendell Easton of Easton Eldridge e. Co.
''The building would have to be modern
lied in order to make it any good for
offices. The value of the asset lies in it's
frontage on Sansome and Pine streets. The
corner is good one, but the Peoples Home
Savings Bank will do well if they get $780,
600 for it,
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PACIFIC BANK
WILL Be sold.
The PROCEEDS WILL Go TO THE
CREDITORS OF THE PEOPLES
HOME.
JUDGE SANDERSON'S DECREE
REAL ESTATE MEN SAY THAT II
WILL BRING LESS THAN
$4,000

The property of the Pacific Bank is to be
sold for the benefit of the creditors of the
Peoples Home. 1t is hoped that it will
bring 100000, but the hope is considered
almost vain one, for it is appraised by
experts at only $175,000. The fact that it
is to be sold was definitely determined by
Judge Sanderson's decree entered yester-
day, and by his appointment of r. P.
Hammond as commissioner to sell the
land and the old building on the corner Of
Pine and Sansome streets.
The sale is to be for the purpose of salts
flying the mortgage which the Peoples
Home Savings Bank has held over the
Pacific Bank property since January L
1893. In the various financial and compli-
Gated transactions which bound the PEG
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the daughters of the dead Senator, claims
vantage He declares that Fair was a
singular makeup Of contrary moods; that
he was constantly making wills, and the
fact that so many wills We're made before
September 81 he indicates is good reason
for the assertion that will, or several of
them, had been made subsequent to that
date.
ATTORNEYS for the heirs say that wills of
a later date than the holographic one
produced by Mrs. Craven may be found,
but they admit that they do not know of
any such wills being in existence They
are not disposed to regard the reputed
Ellen Lampman as a possible heir and
seem to fear no contest from that source
Herbert Clark, who served so many
wears with Fair, makes his Headquarters
with Angus & Bresse in the Fair building
now.
He disclaims all knowledge of all Wills
Senator Fair was very reticent man, I"
said he yesterday. Though l was with
him so many wears he told me nothing OF
his affairs. He was not a man to repose
confidence in anybody"
Mr.. Clark disclaimed all knowledge of
any heirs LETT by James G.. Fair Jr. The
child left by Mary Ellen Lampman might
have been young Fairs daughter and
might not. He knew nothing OF the child
or its mother.
Charles Heggerty one of the attorneys
for Charles Fair, is sanguine that the
Photographic will is a genuine one and
that the court will SO view it. He declares
that there is more doubt about Fairs sig
nature to the will which was stolen from
the Office of the County Clerk than there is
about his signature to the Craven will.
Governor Budd is expected here to-mor-
row to consult with Knight & Heggerty
and with Charles Fair.
Mrs James Haskins has frequently been
heard to say that the rumor that Mrs.
Craven was expected to inherit her fortune
was without found alton. She has often
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effect that no one person would be the
beneficiary of her estate, but that its dis
tribution would be wisely and literally
diversified.
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AUCTION SALES.

tell A P: bag, White George W; pkg, wissen Il c,
pkg, Wagner C j; pkg. Warman Schulz Cycle
House; box, Wood Thomas McAuley; 2 pkgs,
Wood DR.: pkg, Wixsonia Medicine Co; 2 pkgs, (att)
Wood II: pkg Wood DR. T NJ: bx, Woodward Mrs
T A; pkg, Wallace Mrs s, L; pkg, WHITE & Co
pkg Wiles r: 2 pkgs (att), Westdorf r: sticks,
Wait Frona Eunice: INCH bskt, bxs latt),
cage and trks, Wuff Mrs Louisa; bag, " aters Geo;
bag, Wtworth Fred r bag. Wilson r w; bag,
Wood John; bx, Wiiar II r: bX, White Horace
F; bx, Welher William H; bag, Woods Billy;
trk Washington F: pei Word Mrs W ); pei, VIII
son II; pei, Willis Geo ] +; pei, Willis NJ; pkg
Youngworth L V: pkg, Young Miss A; pkg,
Young R: bag, Zeh Louis.
EDWARD S. SPEAR d CO., Auctioneers,
3l-33 Suffer st.
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HARRY THORN's TROUBLES.
He Is Arrested on the Complaint of His
Wife.

He Is Arrested on the Complaint of His
Wife.
Harry Thorn, who shot and killed Frank
Northey, was arrested last night on the
complaint of his wife for being drunk.
She tolo the police at the Central station
that she would swear out warrant against
him this morning for threatening to kill
her.
wife and Mrs. Selig, milliner at % Geary
street. He has a half interest in Mrs.
Selig's business, and his wife has been en-
ployed there at $25 per week. He found
that Mrs. Selig was trying to dispossess
him of his half interest, and he went to an
attorney yesterday to commence a suit for
he had been arrested. He denied threat
ening his wife.
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EXPLANATION OF ABBREVIATIONS.-B
barrel; blk bag, black bag: bdl, bundle; blkts,
blankets; b box, bandbox; c box, cigar-box; o d,
collect on delivery; stead bedstead; box, paper
5 pox; pei parcel; pkg, PACKAGE SIX, sack; b box
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chased as low as 50 yesterday, and com
panies that are in the fight to stay say it
will be even lower than that.
BERKELEY.


Considerable adverse criticism has been
aroused among those who are directly af
fected by the license ordinances passed by
the Board of Town Trustees at their meet
ing last Monday evening.
1t seems that one purpose of the new
charter which was passed a few weeks ago
has been defeated by the board in impos-
ing upon the people of Berkeley heavier
rates of taxation.
The saloon license has been lowered from
5000 to 500 annually, and a heavier tax i'm
posed on merchants, real-estate men and
butchers.
There is talk of entering protest against
the saloon license ordinance and holding it
off until a new board is elected by the
ward system, as provided for in the new
charter.
Rev. Mr.. Learned, pastor of the Baptist
church from which Instructor Woodwork
and Student Maxwell were expelled on ac-
| count OF heresy, has presented his resigna-
ton to the board of trustees. He desires
| 1t TO take effect April l.
Notes.
Manager Lang of the university football
team has rendered his report for the season
of 1894.
1t shows that the total receipts for the
season We're $5765 so land the disbursements
$5505 10, leaving balance of $500 IS.
! Professor II. Whiting of the physics de-
partment of the university has sent in his
| resignation.
The Berkeley Daily Advocate did not
come out yesterday afternoon on account
of disabled engine.
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Alison had stalwart opinion of his own
merits. In speaking of his History of
Europe" he said ''that work will never
die.
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to have devotedfy believed that no better
sermons existed in any language than his
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-20
REBELLION IN PERU.
A Lively Battle of Three Days
Duration In Progress at Lima;
No Particulars.

BARANCO. Peru. March 20-The rebels
and government forces have been engaged
in battle at Lima for three days. The
attack by the rebels began about o'clock
Sunday morning. The rebels were com
manded bv their chief, PierOla, assisted
by Durand Ores and others. All commu-
nication with Lima has been cut off and
1t was impossible to learn the strength OF
rumors and speculation. 1t Is known.
however, that there was heavy cannon
and musketry fire on Sunday and Mon
day. This continued almost without ces-
sation until sundown Monday. Two dis
tinct explosions were heard Monday, but
the place where thev occurred Is not
known. There was r, ne val of the firing
at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning and 1t con-
tlnued six hours. 1t rs reported that the
firing then ceased, so as to permit the con-
tending forces 10 care for the dead and
wounded. From one place it is reported
that President Cacares holds the palace,
the principal plaza, Fort Stacatt, Lima,
on the exposition squares. 1t Is also re-
ported that he closed all approaches to-
day with armed forces. There is another
report that detachment Of rebels en-.
tered the city, but they are hemmed In by
government troops. The rebels, so re-
port says, are awaiting reinforcementS
which are expected to reach. Lima to-
night The rebel loss is 35 men outside
of Lima. So far as known the buildings
10 the city are uninjured, except few
high buildings which wee ridoled with
bullets. All trains have stopped running
since SATURDAY..
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CHE 9utlY 5t9ht.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1895
THE. GUILTY VESSEL.
OONDE DE VENANDIDO OWNS UP TO
THE OUTRAGE.
Tries to Squeeze Out by Saying the
Alliance Displayed English
Colors-England Will
Investigate.

WASHINGTON, March 20. As far as can
be learned the state department has not
heard either from United States Minister
Taylor or Consul General Williams at
Havana, upon the question OF the identity
of the Spanish cruiser which fired upon
the Alliance. There is no question, how
ever, of the correctness Of The press dis
patch which represents that the offending
craft was theConde eVenandidO although
from the commanders statement that the
steamer upon which he fired was flying a
British flag, there is still possibility
that his story refers TO another incident,
for 1t is hard to conceive that the stars
and stripes could be mistaken for the
British Ensign, under the circumstances.
OF course, it is a question of fact that can
be easily settled by the testimony OF the
officers AMI crew Of the Alliancia
whether or not the colOrS exhibited were
American and British. but it is said here
the flag matter really fails to touch the
main issue, although 1t may result In the
Juggling of Great Britain into It,, In defence
OF the ensign, for the Spanish cruiser
was, according To the position taken by
Secretary Gresham, bound to accept the
colors displayed in answer TO a signal as
establishing the nationality Of the vessel.
NEW YORK, March 20.-Cable dispatch
from Havana published today to the
effect that the commander of the Spanish
Cruiser Condo de Venandido, had report
ed that he fired on a steamer, March s, of
Cape Maysi after signalling her and wa
replied to by hosting the British flag on
the steamer, has brought forth an atfida-
Wit from Capt CroSSman, Of the Alliance.
The affidavit is corroborated by the num-
Der Of his officers, who also make sworn
statement that the American and not the
British ensign was flying from the staff of
the Alliancia. The captains affidavit
reads as follows:
Capt. James A. Crosman, being duly
sworn, deposes aud says that he has read
in the morning papers of this date.
that the commander of the Spanish gun
boat Condo de Venandido has made a
statement that the steamship which was
off Cape MaySi, Cuba, on the Sth day OF
March, 1895, which was fired on by his
gunboat, hoisted the British ensign in sa
luting him. In view of this statement he
does most soemnly swear that the flag
hoisted on the staff of the steamer AL
Cape Maysi, Cuba, on March Sth, 1895,
by his order and in his presence,
was the American ensign. This is the
Only flag used for such purposes, the ma
tional flag of America"
The others who signed similar aftida-
Wit we're: Benz. Corning, first officer; f.
w. Russell, secoud officer; w. II. Church
i'll, purser; A. s. Judson, freight clerk;
E. l.. Kingman, surgeon.
These atfidavits will be forwarded at
once to Washington by the company.
Regarding another cable dispatch from
Havana, which stated that the report
rifles on her south bound trip. the state
ment was also emphatically denied by
representatives of the Panama Railway
company.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-20
NEW ORLEANS RACES.

New ORLEANS, March 20 Especially
The following are the entresfor today's
races:
First Races mile purse: Flush,
Curios, Cora Mia, Princess Rose
Erstwhile, 100; DR.. Work, Walter O,
Johnnie McHale, f. C. Nichols, l02; Lu
Prewitt, 1O5; Ransom. lO7; Van Brunt,
LebaDjO, John Cycha, Norman, 10.
Second Race mile two-year old
selling: j. w. Levy, Virgo, Gus K,
Sister RoSalind, lO3, Uncle Lew, 10j;
Krauser, Hella, LOG; Harry McCOugh,
10Y: Bizarre, los; LeaSemdn, 100; Byrdee
5, Riley GrannOn, ll5.
Third races mile selling: Topic,
LucaSta, 100; Kingcraft, Barguard, 1902;
Miami, Hattie Grant, PrOpriety, Panini,
ArtleSS, 1903; Lank, lO5; Belle Stout, Car
casm, LOG; Henry jenkins, Sam Farmer
Virden, los
Fourth races mile handicap: MOllie
B., rs: Legrande, 1O2: Virgin, 81; HI
Henry, 124; Chenoa, 100; Miss Galop, 1O71
Oxford, 81; Florence p, l03.
Fifth races mile selling: Sunlight,
80: Wanda T.. Ed Brown, 10l; Gold Dust,
1903; Bankrupt, Denver, LORD Wi'I GNy
Furlong, 1OS: Rover, 100; Sallie Mcmillan,
ll2; st. Croix, 113.::
Yesterdays WINNERS.
Weather clear: track good.
First Races mile: Layon, 1O5 CTur-
ner), 10 |, won; IxiOn, los penny, s to /,
second; Bessie Nichols, 1Ot &C. JOhnsOn),
even money, third. Time, l:l6]9.
Second Races mile: Theodore H.,
100 (Shieldsy, $ to ), won; Rally, 112 (Tur-
ner), to l, second; Euna, 1O7 INC
knight, 70 to l, third Time, 1893.
Third Race-l5 16 mile: Francis Pope,
113 Or. jones', to 1. won; Miss Clark,
los (ShieldS) ? to l, second; Fakir, Ill
turner, to 2. third. Time, 1869.
Fourth Races mile. Virgin, 1O5,
(McKnight), to l, won; Brakeman, l07,
(TurnerJ. even, second ChenOa, 100, May
berry, 4 to /. third. Time, 1870.
Filth Race mile: Mark S, 81,
(Sheerin), 4 to /, won; Anna X, l03, &C.
Johnson, , to l, second; JOco, lO2,
Kelthl. 4 to |. third. Time. LII,
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INDIGNANT NEWSPAPER MAN.
Beng Misguided is Raising HIS
Righteous Ire.

ATLANTA, GA, March 2O.-Mr. Clark
Howell, of the Atlanta Constitution,
when asked concerning the use Of bis
name by j. G. Manning. Of Alabama, In
an interview sent from New York, in con-
nectiOn with the SOuI hern Ballot Rights
League. said: Il wish it understood that
the free use which Mr.. Manning has
made of my name is not authorized.
have never been notified of my election as
Vice President, aS Mr.. Manning has said,
and had | been. | should have declined
with thanks. The public sentiment In
the South is in favor of fair elections and
that S-ntiment is growing every day.
The movement will be injured rather
than aided by such a spectacle as that
now being presented by Mr.. Manning,
who is in New York attacking the good
name and credit Of his own state
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OUTRAGE BY ROBBERS.
Torture Their Victim to Learn
Where He Put His Money.

NEWCASTLE, Pa, March 2O'-Word has
re ached here that five masked robbers
entered the House of John Mcmillan.
near Watts Mills, bound gagged the hired
man and three women. then waited near
ly two hours for tie return of Mcmillan.
When he came he was bound to a board
and leaned, head downward against the
wall, while the robbers threatened in
slant death to him unless he divulged the
hiding place of his money. Mcmillan had
deposited 81 900 in the bank the day pre-
vious. After burning his feet with hot
Goals and whipping him numerically, the
ruftans finally believed his story and de-
ported. Mrs. Mcmillan and daughters,
who were compelled to witness the tor
lures Of Mcmillan, are in very serious
condition from fright.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-03-20
DON'T BUY CONSIGNED PIANOS and ORGANS

These instruments liable already other
may have been in the houses several and rejected
the consigned class simply offering purchase payments
SIGNING NOTES. selling
ntalmens demand BUT NOTES
TEST and frequently those additional collected by
law.
Notes taken additional generally for the
selling
further credit Those become the
of instrument and all the all be expected.
buyers We larger stock Pianos than
We % anyb ankn
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Newfoundland Asks too Much.

OTTAWA, Ont, March 20 1t is stated
here that an effort is being made in New.
foundland TO add enormously to the de-
maUds Of the colony when the terms Of its
admission to the Dominion are considered.
The latest proposition is that Canada
should tunnel the straits OF Belle island
in order to give the island all rail connec-
ton with Canada. This. it is urged, will
confer special advantages upon Canada.
reducing the sea voyage to England to
one third and rendering it possible to con-
vey passengers from Montreal to Liver
pool in 1Os hours. Where 1t is proposed
the tunnel is to be bilt, the straits are
about twelve and a half miles wide and
the land formation is said to be favorable
to the undertaking.