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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23
RAIDIHG NEGRO CHURCHES
Whites lnaugurate a Reign of
Terror in Northern
Florida.
The Lights Shot Out and the Pre-
siding Elder Driven From
His Post.

LIVE OAK, FLA, July 22.-The Rev.
W. D. Gilislee reports a reign of terror
among the negroes of Lafayette and Tay-
Tor counties. He says their churches are
being raided by white men, congregations
dispersed and pastors driven away.
Mr.. Gillislee is the presiding elder of
the Live Oak district of the Florida con-
ference of the a. NJ. e. church. The coun-
ties mentioned are in his district, and he
has recently returned from an attempt to
fill his appointments. He was roughly
treated. He says he was preaching in
Lafayette County to large congregation,
when crowd of armed white men came
into the church and stationed themselves
near the pulpit. The leader asked Mr..
Gillislee:
"How long do you expect to remain in
this county and live?"
Then the whites began to shoot, and
Mr.. Gillislee and the congregation ran out
in a panic.
Mr.. Gillislee went to Branford, ten miles
away, in Suane County. He made the
trip in an hour. He then went to Taylor
County, adjoining Lafayette on the west,
but was again driven out. While preach
ing at night twenty white men came in
and stationed themselves about the pulpit.
Gillislee was greatly scared, bat kept on
preaching. Finally he said, SINNERS, you
must be born again or go to psrdition.'
AS he said that there was howl from the
white men and the mob shot out the
lights. Mr.. Gillislee and the negroes ran
out, many being trampled upon.
L E. II. IL
object seemingly being to create terror.
Mr.. Gillislee said the negroes are scared
nearly to death and are fast leaving, many
deserving their property. The preacher
seems unnerved by his experience. and
will never go to Taylor or Lafayette again.
He naively says:
Neither Lafayette nor Taylor has any
Jewels feel in duty bound to search for. -
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BABY MAR|ON'S BIG TASK.
VIII Start in Motion the Ma
chinery at the Atlanta
Exposition.
When the Button Is Touched at
Gray Cables the Wheels VIII
Turn.

ATLANTA, GA. July 22.--Baby Marion
Cleveland will probably touch the button
that will start the machinery at the open
ing OF the Cotton States and International
Exposition. The Western Union will run
wire to Gray Gables and another to the
exposition grounds here. An operator in
Atlanta will give the signal and at the
other end, a thousand miles away, touch
of the button will send the current that
starts the wheels.
The exposition directors desire that the
little "Maid Marion" shall tonch the but
ton. If she does not it will be Mr.. or Mrs.
Cleveland. Mr.. Cleveland was originally
invited to come to the opening on Septem-
Der IS. He replied that his engagements
would allow him to remain here but few
hours on that day If he should come, and
proposed to come on October IS, which
will be Presidents day.
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AT OUTS WITH CAMERON.
Forced to Desert the Silver
Champion to Maintain
His Strength.
CONTROL OF THE CONVENTION
Each Faction Seeks to Manage the
Presidential Campaign
in 1896.

WASHINGTON q. c., July 22-The
fight against Senator Quay has finally
forced that leader to sever his connections
with Senator Cameron, and the latter can
no longer be regarded as one of the issues
of the contest. This action, had it been
taken by Mr.. Quay some time ago, might
have aided in stemming the tide of pub
lie disapproval that seems to have
set in against him. Senator Cameron,
with his free-siIver ideas and his desire to
be Presidential possibility upon free
silver platform, made a heavy load for
Quay to carry in Pennsylvania, and I'M
doubtedIy aided in the formation OF q
strong com bination against him.
1t is believed here that Mr.. Quay's decla-
ration upon the money question and in on
position to the aspirations of Senator Cam
eron, both in connection with the Presi-
dency and another term in the Senate,
comes too late to do him any good, but
the consequences are more serious to Sen
ator Cameron than to Mr.. Quay. The lat
ter runs the risk of losing control of the
Republican organization in the State; but
even in the event of defeat he has four
years in which to recover, while for Came
ron the dissolution of his connection with
Quay probably ends his political career.
Not even silver men will be willing to treat
with him unless he can demonstrate that
he has strong following in Pennsylvania,
and this he will be unable to do.
Clerk of the House Kerr, who has just
returned after trip through Pennsylva-
MIA, says the Democrats of the Keystone
State will make the most of the opportu-
mites which this factional fight in the Re-
publican ranks there presents.
From what I observed. the Hastings
Martin-Magee organization has the better
of the fight SO far" said he. 1.-THE cities
of Philadelphia and Pittsburg are con-
trolled by combine, all OF the delegates
elected in Pittsburg being anti-Quay, with
Philadelphia reasonably sure of going the
same way, and the combine is strong in
many eastern and central counties. The
western districts, with the exception of the
Magee contingent in Allegheny County,
are almost solid for the Senator.
1.-THE fact is, Quay was taken unawares.
He was not aware that combination to
wrest the control Of the party organization
in the State was being formed until it had
gotten in its work in some of his strong
holds"
The battle of the Quay and anti-Quay
factions is attracting not little attention
in Washington, as the opinion prevails
here that its outcome will have an i'm
portant bearing ON National Republican
politics next year. The belief is general
that the control of the Pennsylvania dele.
CATION in the National Republican Con-
vention is at the bottom OF the fight, the
opponents of Senator Quay raising the
issue of Quay or anti-Quay this year to
strengthen their organization for the cleo
ton of National delegates.
1t is understood that Quay desires to be
chairman of the National Republican Com
mittee, and direct the campaign for the
Presidency
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COAST PIRATES,
A Black Yacht That Is Terror
izing Summer Resorts of
Connecticut.
Young Buccaneers Who Make a
Business of Looting Pleasure
Boats and Residences.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 22.-Wher
Sheriff Hawkins of London County, Conn.
rounded up B i'll Holloway, the Long Island
pirate, it was thought the cruises of the
notorious "Black Yacht" were ended for.
ever. Holloway was sent to State prison
but leader has risen in his place, and q
gang of desperadoes much more reckless
and determined is terrorizing summer resi-
dents and yacht-owners along the Con
necticut shore of the sound from Execu.
ton Light to Newport.
Nearly every day complaints are received
from some point along the shore of cot
tages looted, banks, postofices and rail
road stations robbed or yachts plundered
The last-named sort of business seems t.
be the special forte of the sea-ro bbers, and
already this season they have stolen
enough rigging. sails, cables and anchor.
to equip feet. It is pretty certain the
plumber is taken to New York and pawned
but, although the metropolitan detectives
have been informed, they have not as vet
succeeded in tracing any part of the booty
The most daring and audaclous robbery
that the gang has yet committed took
place the other night at Fort Adams, New.
port. Just at dusk black yacht dropped
iutO WIG udIUOTs DIG CaEHe 70 anchor aQO
to all appearances made everything snug
for the night. The next morning the craft
was gone; so were wearing apparel and
jewelry valued at $1,000, taken from the
rooms OF two lieutenants In the fort. Sen.
tinels are on duty all night in and about
the fort, with instructions to shoot any one
who fails to halt when called upon, and il
shows the experiences ana recklessness oil
the robbers when they took such chances
and so successfully accomplished their OBJ
iect.
1t is reported by South Norwalk lob
sherman, who got alongside the craft when
becalmed In fog, that the crew was com.
posed of young fellows hardly more than
q years of age. But the lobsterman was
not long. in obeying the command to
"sheer off"
Three weeks ago the yacht was seen late
one afternoon lowering Off Indian Harbor,
at Greenwich. That night two summer
cottages were broken into and large
amount of valuables taken. The next day
a fleet tugboat was engaged and cruised for
miles up and down the coast, but not a
trace of the yacht could be discovered, and
this fact gives color to the theory of old
shore jewellers that as soon as the crew has
turned trick" the boat shoots across the
sound and hides in some isolated inlet.
The yacht is sloop-rigged and carries a
large amount of canvas. 1t Is fast sailer,
and the manner in which her crew handles
her shows they are far from being land
lubbers.
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LEFT A MYTHICAL ESTATE.
Heirs of DR.. Leet Found Their
Legacy to Be Without
Value.
The Fortune Thought to Await Them
in Los Angeles Failed to
Materializo.

SCRANTON, Pa, July PIT was an
nounced to-day that the fortune OF $4,000,
which the late DR.. Allen Norton Leet, a
newspaper man. stated had been left him
by Henry B. Carey, Los Angeles (Cal.
millionaire, is a myth. The legacy, DR..
Leet announced, was bequeathed him in
payment of loan of $500 to Carey when
both men resided in Newark, N. j., thirty
years ago.
DIR. Leet died suddenly in Scranton on
June IL and his executor telegraphed to
Wells & Leo, Los Angeles law firm, re-
gar6ing the matter. Subsequent CORE
spondence showed the whole affair to be a
forgery and that no such estate was on
record in Los Angeles. DR.. Leet, on Feb
ruary Is, shortly after Carey's supposed
death, went to Los Angeles to secure the
legacy, but learning that he had been
duped kept the matter secret and an
nounced to his family that he would re-
ceive the fortune in installments. The son
and widow of DR.. Leet, however, do not
believe the fortune to be mythical, and
they say they will make a further investi-
cation.
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He was believer in cheap prices, and only
opposed them when the cheapening of the
price was at the expense of the men who
did the work
Mr.. Harvey said that his opponent
argued that the dear dollar is of more
benefit to laborers than cheaper dollar.
He did not intend TO let Mr.. Horr cloak
himself behind the laboring man.
"You have cut in two the number OF
days that it is possible for men to IND
labor" he said ''you have put anywhere
from 10000 600 to 1000, 900 laboring men out
of employment in this country entirely,
and to those laboring men who are now
destitute and many of whose leaders are
now lying in jail you sing the sweet songs
of the high purchasing power OF the gold
dollar-when he gets it,
Mr.. Harvey then dived into the ratio OF
bimetallism and reviewed the history OF
silver in European countries.
Returning to the relation that free COIN
age bears toward the laboring man Mr.. Horr
said that in 1879 when the question of
metallic money became pre-eminent in this
country we resumed specie payments, and
the only money of final redemption was
gold.
"Do you tell me-" said he, "that distress
was abroad in the land from that time on ?
Any man who says 80 must be ignorant OF
the work in the United States. Since this
Nation began the years from 1879 to 1892
found our people better employed and at
better wages than in any other same num-
Der of years since this Government was
formed. Applause. -Four million men
to-day are out of employment. Where did
you get your igures?"
Mr.. Harvey: II said from two to four
millions"
Mr.. Horr: "There is not any truth in
either statement. In the years 1892
during that entire time did not visit a
city where the people were not well en-
ployed at good wages, and l know that
any man who says that from 1879 to 1885,
this country was in financial distress and
that the laboring men were not then well
employed is not we'll qualified to talk on
the subject, because that is not the fact"
Mr.. Harvey congratulated the people on
Mr.. Horr's frank admission that over
production cuts no figure in this con-
troversy.
Mr.. Horr: Il never said that"
Mr.. Harvey: "Now as to the prosperity
of this country between 1879 and 1s92-you
cannot back down great Nation like this
in one year. 1t has taken a short period
to bring US to the bitter cup of disappoint-
ment and distress. l know with each four
years the present parties have charged
each other with having destroyed the pros
perity OF the previous four years" Zap
plause.]
Mr.. Harvey referred to the National
elections from 1884 to 1892, and said:
Now, since 1892 flood of calsmities
has come. Don't you in this debate refer
to the prosperity of this country from 1873
to 1895? Don't you refer to the prosperity
that has built up millionaires and multi
millionaires and strewn this country with
millions of tramps and paupers and men
that don't know how they are going to pro-
vide for their families in the coming year,"
[Applause.l
The time of the remainder of the debate
was occupied in answering questions.
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WOULD BRING PROSPERITY.
Opinion of a Capitalist on the Effect OF
q Silcer Standard.

Opinion of a Capitalist on the Effect of
a Silrer Standard.
NEW YORK, N. Y, July ga special
from the City of Mexico says:
The silver agitation in the United States
is much discussed in financial circles here.
A leading capitalist of this city, who has
large financial connections in England and
the United States, said to-day:
"The immediate effects ct the United
States becoming silver country would be
felt by corporations owing gold in Europe
and also by the Government, which has a
gold debt held abroad. These would be
the sufferers at the outset of the transfor-
nation of the United States into silver
standard country.
''But the United States, having a wide
range of climates and varied productions,
self-supporting country, capable of feed.
ing the immense population and of cloth
ing it without going outside, and not be-
ing under the necessity of paying heavy
gold premium for many of the necessities
of life, as is the case of some countries on a
silver basis, can adjust itself to the new
condition with comparative ease.
without doubt the United States would
become the largest exporting country in
the world, having every class of manufac-
tuiCu PiOouCb, HOulu cApOIt W Tie very
countries from which they now import
heavily. In this the United States would
become formidable competitor of Eu-
rope. The cost of labor and production
would gradually be regulated by the value
of the dollar in silver.
''The value to be gained by selling agri-
cultural products and manufactured goods
(the cost of which would be paid in silver)
to gold-using countries is the gold pre-
MUM, which, naturally, would vary with
the price of silver. There is no doubt in
my mind that products of all kinds would
rapidly increase, just as in Mexico selling
coffee abroad for gold, while all the ex-
penses OF raising are paid in silver, has in
creased the production fivefold within a
few years.
Therefore, believe it would not be
detrimental to the United States to become
silver-standard country. There would
be such an enormous increase in produc-
ton and in the volume of business that the
railroads, would gain in increased traffic
what they lose by having to pay their In
terest charges abroad in gold"
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GRAND STAND GAZE BAE
A Catastrophe to Spectators at a Base
ball GAVE.

A Catastrophe to Spectators at a Base-
ball GAME.
OELWEIN, Iowa, July 22.-Just as the
crowd was cheering good play made by
member of the Dubuque club, at the West
Union baseball park this afternoon, the
grand stand gave way, throwing 500 people
into one struggling mass to the ground be-
low and piling upon them boards aud
shingles from the roof above. Few es-
capped without bruises or scratches of some
kind.
The most seriously injured are: G. ".
Clemens, ex-County Attorney, internally
injured; Charles Schrader OF Kandalla,
Iowa, right leg broken. While no one was
killed outright number of those who
were in the accident will carry marks OF 1T
for many days to come.
The accident occurred during game OF
ball between the Dubuques OF the Iowa
league and the Upper University club OF
Fayette.
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MINERS IN Il RIOT.

Trouble Caused by an attempt to Lecy
Charitable Contribution.
SPRING VALLEY, ILL, July "a
mass-meeting of miners was held here this
morning and broke up in riot. AS a re-
suit nearly dozen men are nursing
broken heads.
The cause of the disturbance was an at
tempt to pass a resolution binding miners
10 pay Scent contribution on each ton OF
coal they mine to their striking brethren
in Indiana to sustain them in their tight
against reduction. The miners OF the
on-English-speaking class, which is
greatly in the majority, proclaim that they
are ready to strike in an hours notice.
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Coupler Works Destroyed.

BUFFALO. N. Y. July 22.-The Gould
Coupler Works on Austin street, near the
New York Central tracks, was destroyed
by fire this afternoon; loss about 5000 600.
Thousands of dollars worth of valuable
patterns are lost. The destruction OF the
plant throws over hundred men out of
employment. The plant was heavily in
suIed and the loss to the firm win be small.
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TROUBLE IN INDIANA MINES.
Ruptures IN the Ranks of Unions and
Operators.

TERRE HAUTE, IND, July 22.-At
Washington, Curryville and Star City the
operators are paying last years scale of 80
cents and the Sullivan company operators
have offered to do the same. This dis
pleases the other operators and the miners
leaders, who say the operators should have
expressed willingness to pay more than
the 81 cent scale at the recent conference.
The miners second vote on accepting
the 81 cent scale shows larger majority in
the negative than the first vote. The men
are angry with their State officers for re-
ferring the proposition to them as they had
made known that they would accept moth
ing less than 60 cents, and it is not i'm
probable that there will be disruption in
the organization. The operators are also
at outs among themselves and it will be
difficult to hold another joint conference
soon.
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Assaulted by BURGLARS.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 22.-Morris Lederer,
butcher on Easton avenue, was brutally
assaulted and robbed at his home at 8
o'clock this morning by an unknown white
and coIored man, who secured $500 in
money and $500 in bonds and escaped. He
was found later in a dazed and speechless
condition, with his hands bound and sew
eral severe wounds on the head.
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erty will probably be confirmed and the
title fully transferred tomorrow or on
Wednesday. Then it will be incumbent
upon the reorganization committee to Or
ganize the new company and select new
board of directors for it as the plan and
agreement of reorganization provide. No
selection of officers has yet been made, and
the committee cannot do nything definite
until the sale is finally made.
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Several Deaths Resulted From an Attempt
to EcpeG Couple.

SeCeTdt Deaths ResuNed from an -dtteWpt
to Erpet q Couple.
GALLATIN, Tenn, July 22.-At dance
given at Speakville, in the northern portion
of this county, Saturday night West Dixon
and his wife, who were disliked by the
people there, attended. They were ordered
from the grounds, and withdrew to a
wagon near by. Dixon was alta cked by
Bill Davidson, a moons hiner, and shot the
latter dead. Dixon and his wife then ran
into the bushes, pursued by several men.
firing as they ran. Dixon fell with five
bullets in his body. His wife received q
bullet in her hip that viii likely prove
fatal. while Dixon is expected to die.
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.Fratricfde and Suicide.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 22-Henry
Rolin. young farmer living near Man
chester, last night shot and killed his
brother. Henry was upstairs when he saw
his brother in the yard, and taking shot
gun fired, blowing away the back of his
brothers head. He then reloaded the gun,
placed the muzzle to his temple and blew
out his own brains. He has been suffering
from light attacks of insanity.
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CoxEY FOR GOYERNoR.
EtU Be Nominated By tho Populate OF
Ohio.

CHICAGO, I'LL, July pa special
from Springfield, Ohio, says:
Jacob s. Coxey, the Commonweal re-
former, will be the Populist nominee for
Governor. So said T. j. Creager of this
city, chairman and member of the Peo-
pies party State Executive Committee.
"Mr. Coxey is the only man named for
the nomination." explained Mr.. Creager.
"Populists with one accord seem to want
him for their standard bearer. Coxey will
be nominated by reclamation. The con-
vention will be held at Columbus, Septem-
Der and 81
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DEATH CAUSED BIZ EXCITEMENT.
Conductor Sfctft Never Recovered From
the Effects of Corey Scare.

TERRE HAUTE, IND, July o.
Samuel D. Cliff, veteran conductor of the
Vandalia system, known all over the
United States, died this morning from
stroke of paralysis which attacked him in
April of last year. The stroke was due to
the excitement created by the capture of
his train by Fry's army few miles east of
this city when the army was en- it's way to
Washington. Mr.. Cliff has not been out
out of bed since that day.
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Maiden Sailed for Australia.

HARTFORD. Conn.,, July 22.-John T..
Maiden, the defaulting treasurer of the
Dime Savings Bank of WiIlimantic, who
left that city Thursday. is believed to have
sailed from New York for Australia on
Saturday. The bank vaults were opened
this morning, and the exact shortage
found to be $1,000.
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Joined the United Press.

AMSTERDAM, N. Y, July 22.-The
Morning Sentinel began on Saturday night
to receive the leased wire service of the
United Press and the lew York Assoc
ciated Press.
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Neso England REORGANIZATION.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 22.--New Eng
land advanced to 81 bid this afternoon on
statements that the decree of sale OF prop
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VIGILANT BADLY BEATEN
Friends of the Centerboarder
Forced to Admit It's
lnferiority.
SAILED IN A LIGHT BREEZE.
The Race Considered a Fair Test
of the Relative Speed OF
the Boats.

NEW YORK, N. Y, July 22.-If there
was any doubt of the Defenders superior
ity over the Vlgilant after Saturdays race
it was dispelled to-day. The new aspirant
for the international mpionship ran
away from the old champion on every leg,
and defeated her handily over the thirty
mile course by 9 minutes II seconds. The
Official time was: