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The herald., 1895-06-15
RUN AMUCk WITH A RIFLE
Murder0us Work of a Missis-
sippi Fisherman
NEEnECC WAC THE TAIICE
A NEGRESS WAS THE CAUSE
Manager of q Plantation, the Woman
and Boy Shot
A hob Pursues the nurderer and Riddles Him
with Bullets-Strange Case Of
Infatuation
Associated Press Special Wire.


NATCHEZ, Miss, June i4.--As the
result of the infatuation of r. W. Daw.
son, white man, for Virgie Brooks a
coal black negress, Frank Macklin, man.
agei of the Natchez island plantation, lies
dead in this city with two Winchester
bullets in his body. The Brooks woman
is dead On the islanu, Robert Carter. a
negro boy, is at the hospital mortaily
wounded and the body OF Dawsuo un.
shrouded, uncoffined and riddled with
lead, occupies an unmarked grave near
the waters edge ON the Louisiana side of
the river, where he fell while making a
desperate resistance to arrest. 4
Dawson was notorious shanty boat
fisherman. The woman had been living
with him, but left him some time since
and took up quarters on the Natchez
island plantation, owned by Jim Conley
and managed by his son-in law, Frank
Macklin.
Dawson followed the woman and made
himself so obnoxious that yesterday he
was ordered off the plantation and for.
hidden to return. He came to Natchez.
however. secured Winchester rife and
home of his negro paramour on the
island. Mackiin, who learned of his
presence. went to th, woman's house and
again ordered him from the premises.
Dawson started away as though to
obey, but on reaching the gate, turned
suddenly and shot Macklin, sending three
bullets into his body. one of which
pierced the heart. Dawson then re-entered
the house and shot the woman through
the breast. killing her instantly. The
sam. bullet passed through the body of
the boy. Robert Carter, fatally injuring
him.
Dawson then made towards Louisiana,
telling some one that he would return
and finish the job by killing Mr.. Conley
and his wife.
A posse from Vidalia, headed by Mag
istrate Brady. soon overlook the murderer
and filled him with bullets. Magistrate
Brady impaneled a jury, which held an
inquest on the spot and the verdict ex-
onerated those engaged in the killing of
Dawson, whose body was buried where
it fell.
The herald., 1895-06-15
QUAKERS BADLY BEATEN
Cornell Freshmen De feat the Penusy l.
vania Eight
First Annual Rowing Race Between the Col
iege crews-CorneIl In Splendid Form.
Yale at Work

ITHACA, N. y, June 1.-THE first
annual race between the freshm an eights
Of Cornel! and the University of Penn
sylvania was rowed this afternoon at
Cayuga lake over the two-m lie course
and Cornell won by nine len gths in II
minutes Is 3-5 seconds.
With the exception of few light
showers in the forepart of the afternoon.
which quieted the waves, the day was
perfect. Attendance $500.
The race was start ted promptly at 6:10,
Pen nsylvania taking the water first.
Cor nell rowed A strokes and Pennsyl-
vania 80. The Pennyslvanlans did great
deal more splashing than Cornell and
CornelI's machinery now in motion soon
commenced to tell. The rowing OF
Pennsylvania was very ragged during
the second half mile, the men being all
doubled up. Cornell passed the mile
point full two lengths head. Penn
sylvania now commenced to low steadier.
but Cornell had the stroke at ~ to Penn
sylvania &c. At the mile and a half
Cornell had increased her advantage to
five lengths ahead, while her stroke had
been increased to 46. Cornell fin isned
in magnificent style, each man orking
with accuracy and with stroke OF 46. a
full nine lengths ahead of the Quakers.
Pennsylvania crossed the line 81 seconds
later. Time, 11:18I.
The herald., 1895-06-15
The VALLEY RAILROAD
Getting Hatters In Shape to Commence
Building

Building
SAN FRANCISCO, June 14.-Chief
Engineer Storey of the Valley railroad,
stated today that the settlement OF the
Stockton franchise Thursday night was
in every way favorable to the directors
and himself.
1T was just as I wanted it," said he.
IA delay of five or seven days by the
Stockton trustees would have caused an
other hitch, which would throw back mat
tiers, while we are an xious to get all de-
tails INTO shape so we can may begin con-
struction right away. All that remains
now to keep us back IS simply the deeds
of rights of way to the Stanislaus river,
twenty five miles south from Stockton.
We hope it won't be a week until we get
these rights of way from the Stockton
Commercial Association. At least the out
look is very good now that we will have
them very soon.
Immediately they are in our possession
and approved by the attorney, We will
begin getting estm ates for bridging and
grading contracts between Stockton and
Stanislaus river. We have been getting
ready for this for some time past, so
that if the deeds were turned over to
us now we could advertise for construc-
tion bids tomorrow. Very likely they will
begin to deliver ties within week at
Stockton. 1t won't be many weeks be-
fore the work begins"
The herald., 1895-06-15
THE SUNDAY HERALD

The Sunday HERALD OF tomorrow will be the
most complete newspaper in Southern Cali
fornia. 1t will be replete with news, personal
matters and articles of general information
1t will be a newspaper in the most modern
sense of the word
OUR ASSOCIATED PRESS SPECIAL LEASED
WIRE SERVICE will give panoramic
view of what the world is doing.
OUR TRAIN6P EbnNE, GoRpS OF SPECIAL COR
RESPONDENTS will cover all the centers
south OF the Tehachepi Among our spe
cial articles will be-
HAYNOOTH'S BICENTENARY- famous
Harvard College" of Ireland rounds out
the second century of its existence; some
OF the famous men who have been sch oole1
within its walls; illustrated.
THE OPENING OF THE KEEL CANAL-A
well-written story OF what has been done
TO entertain the representatives OF the
great nations who will gather to open the
great water way; with illustrations.
LIFE AT WEST POINT AND ANNAPOLIS
What the graduating classes have had TO
go through during the past few weeks;
how they live and are prepared for posi-
tions in the army and navy; with illustra-
tions of the graduating classes.
AMONG THE cYCLISTS-A page that will in
terest everyone one who rides or thinks OF
riding a bicycle; what to wear and how
to care for a wheel; illustrated.
WOMAN'S PAGE-Containing many matters
pertinent to women: how to leave matters
in the city residence when at the seaside;
story of the famous society girls who go
yachting and what they wear; a new
material made from wood and which looks
like silk; replete with illustrations; edited
by Mrs E. NJ Cook.
SOUND MONEY-A continuation of the bright
ly written and interesting series OF articles
on the vital subject of the day, by James Z.
Van Russlasr.
THE RANCH AND ITS PRODUcTS-The sub
jcct of fertilizers and the results from the
use thereof; edited by S. NJ. Woodbridge.
THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY POOR FARM
THE HERALD's versatile reporter. Henry
A. Warren, visits the poor farm and finds
1t a model institutions; he tells pleasing
story of what he saw; illustrated.
The herald., 1895-06-15
SOME DAMAGING ADMISSIONS
Peralta.Reavis Tells a Strange Story
Under Oath
ID Now Trying to Make the Land Claims Court
Believe that He Was the Tool of
Other Persons

ST. LOUIS, Juno IA special TO the
Globe Democrat from Santa Fe. n. NJ,
says: James Addison Peralta Reavis. who
for some days has been on the witness
stand in the famous Peralta land claim
case. has made admissions most dam
aging to the Southern Pacific railway
management. His story is that he aban-
doned the Peralta grant until row arose
between Tom Scott of the Texas Pacific
and the Southern Pacific magnates, Hunt
ington, CrocKer and others. When the
railroad fight developed and Scott beat
the Southern Pacific out of its land grant.
Reavis thought his willing papers in the
Peralta grant mi{ hit be of some value to
the Southern Pacific. He showed them
first to W. W. Stow, the we'll known poll
tician and lawyer of the Pacific slope.
had something the Southern Pacific would
like to get hold of. Stow provided way
whereby Reagis and the papers reached
the inner circles OF the Southern Pacific
management. The Southern Pacific
made a contract to furnish all the money
necessary FOR the prosecution Of the Peralta
claim. in return for whi h the Southern
Pacific was to have half the grant. From
that time. Reavis said, he acted under
the direction and counsel of the Southern
Pacific.
He discovered in June, 1852. that the
willing deed was spurious. Yet in March.
1883. under the advice of counsel, he filed
befor the surveyor-gene eral Of Arizona a
claim to the grant. based on the Willing
deed. and his counsel was that of the
Southern Pacific. Reavis said he did not
tell the Southern Pacific lawyer that he
was satisfied the deed was spurious. but
did give HIM the name of Miguel Peralta
as one who knew more about the deed
than any living man. He urged the
Southern Pacific lawyer to send for
Miguel Peralta and get his statement, but
the lawyer did not take his advice. so the
claim was filed OH the basis of the Willing
deed. Reavis said he believed DR.. W. W.
Gitt of St. Louis could tell ore than any
one else of the fabrication of the Willing
papers.
Elaborating his testimon ony on the inter-
est of the Southern Pacific in pushing the
grant under the Willing papers, Reavis
said: When ! pressed for decision on
the claim b" the SURVEYOR general OF Ari-
zona. did SO because | was acting under
the direction of counsel. l differed from
counsel on the question of withdrawal of
lands within this grant from the public
domain. never wished to cast cloud
on the titles OF that territory The trial
is still in progress.
The herald., 1895-06-15
CUT RATES
Eastern Lines Slsshing' to neet the Union
Pacific


OMAHA, Neb., June 14.-Effective
June 18th. the Rock Island. in conjunc-
ton with the Rio Grande and Rio Grande
Western, will reduce the Missouri river
and Mississippi river rates to Utah ccm-
mon points to meet the promulgated re-
Guction of the Union Pacific.
If the Union Pacific car ries out its es-
tablished basis of rates to Utah common
points, Colorado rates will be reduced to
the same proportion from Colo, ado con-
mon points as from the Missouri river.
The present frst-class rate from Denver
to Utah is 81. The $1.65 rate, however,
announced py the Jrans-Missouri lines
from Omaha to Utah, effective tomorrow,
will reduce the Colorado rate to $l.32,
being 80 per cent of the Missouri river
rate. Like reductions will be scheduled
on other commodities.
announced this morning by the Union
Pacific. telegraphed yesterday to their
Chicago connections to quote the re
duced Chicago U tab rates Saturday morn
ing instead of Monday, the date ap-
pointed for the Union Pacific to go into
effect.
Had the Union Pacific allowed its first
cut to become operative without the re-
duction on Monday, it would have re-
suited in discrimination against ON aha
business men. This fact being under
stood by the traffic department. OF the
Union Pacific. the Chicago-Utah rates
we're made accord Ingly.
The herald., 1895-06-15
Pacific Mail Company Promised
Lots OF Litigation
NOW COME THE LAWSUITS
Aftermath OF the Loss OF the Steam.
ship Colima
Actions for Damages Aggregsting SIso, 900
to Be PILED Negligence Is the Basis
for the Suits
Associated Press Special Wire.

AssOclateQ freSS SpeCldl wire
SAN FRANCISCO, June 14.-Three
suits for damages aggregating $3.50, 900
will be filed against the Pacific Mail COM
pany tomorrow as the result Of the loss
of the steamer Colima.
One suit will be brought by Charles
Thornton. whose wife was a passenger
on the Colima. Another will BIZ brough
by Mrs. Thomas 6 ray, whose husband
was in charge of the refrigerator room.
and the third complainant is T. G..
Struckmann, whose mother was drowned.
The complaints. as prepared by Attor-
ney Phillips, charge that the cargo of the
steamer was badly slowed. and that the
officers showed negligence in not giving
the passengers warning OF the danger so
they could have taken measures to save
their lives. 1t is charged that life preserv-
ers were not given to the passengers, and
that there was not enough life preservers
on board to supply all who needed them.
Other charges are that the Colima was
not properly equipped, and the discipline
on board was lax. 1t was also alleged that
the San Juan left the scene of the wreck
too soon. and that had her captain exer-
cised due diligence other lives mi light
have been saved.
The herald., 1895-06-15
CRUSHED BY Falling WALLS
Mourners Meet Death in an
Austrian Town
FOURTEEN WERE KILLED
An Unhappy Girl Dead Beside hes
Lovers Coffin
In Addition to Those Killed Thirty PeeDeo
Were Injured, Some fatally-Was
Watch OF Death

Associated Press Special Wire.
VIENNA, June 4.-Seventy people
were gathered IL the death chamber Of Z
young man in Rovogno, seaport town
OF Austria on the west coast of the Ad.
riatic when the flooring of the chamber
collapsed and all fell to the ground floor
and then into deep cellar the walls OF
the house falling on top of the unfortu-
nate victims. ,
All the inhabitants of the town came
to the spot and the fire brigade was called
out. All the soldiers in town rushed to
the scene and tried to remove the debris.
This done, revealed the fact that fourteen
OF the mourners had been killed and
thirty wounded, some fatally.
The unhappy young woman who h ad
been the tiancee of the young man was
found dead in the ruins in po siticn
close to the coffin.
The herald., 1895-06-15
A Stolen Vessel

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-THE
United States government is having
good deal of trouble regarding the schoon-
er Star of Freedom. which was stolen
from this city some months ago by Oscar
Bartels. The owner of the Star of Free
dom laid her up in Oakland creek last
summer and went off to sea. When he
returned to this city his vessel was gone,
and in making an investigation, he
learned she had been sailed To Ensenada,
Lower California, by Bartels. When he
owner of the vessel went to Ensenada to
take possession OF her, however. the Mex
ican government refused to give her up,
and he returned to this city without his
vessel. The federal authorities are deter
mined to secure possession of the vessel
at any cost, SO next week United States
Marshal Baldwin will leave for Ensenada
with the necessary papers and. no doubt,
the vessel will be turned over to him.
The herald., 1895-06-15

nAo Advertisements of wants OF
VA houses, rooms and apartments
/SO in last weeks Herald.
The herald., 1895-06-15
RICHEST AND HANDSOMEST
A Famous New York Gambler Dies In Hi
Office

NEW YORK, June H.--"Mike" Muir
ray. who has been called the richest and
handsomest professional gambler in New
York, died ut his Office in this city last
night, presumably OF heart failure. He
had been sitting in the front of the build
ing with his brother James when the rain
caused him to go indoors. He told his
brother that,he was not feeling we'll and
walked up stairs to his Office, saying that
he would lie down for while. He died
in few minutes.
Murray was a partner of John Norris
sey, and latter ran the Double House
game in Eighteenth street, which became
famous as>the hiding place of Boss Tweed
before he sailed for Cuba after his escape
from his keepers while confined in the
Ludlow street Jail.
He was one Of the very few gam blers
who died rich. All his life he has been
interested in gam bling houses. Besides
his games in this city he ran at one time
a club house in Saratoga and was also
interested in gambling houses in Florida
The herald., 1895-06-15
LOST HIS wIFE's DOWRY
A Young 1an Squanders $4,000 At Faro and
Resorts to Forgery

SAN FRANCISCO, June 14.-J. G. Da-
Wis. arrested yesterday for wholesale for
gerry and passing drafts on fictitious
New York bank. is still in Jail, but ex-
pects remitta noes from his father-in-law
to avoid prosecution. Davis went from
New York to Rochester, where ne be-
came reporter on the Rochester Dem
ocrat and Chronicle. He married the
daughter of H. II. Craig, a wealthy lum-
herman of Rochester, eight weeks ago,
and sauandered his wife's dowry OF $4,000
by playing faro while on the wedding
trip. The foIgeries were to raise funds
to go home.
The herald., 1895-06-15
At Camp Budd

VALLEJO, June 14.--Camp Budd was
alive with visitors this afternoon. There
will be an election for lieutenant of the
regiment this evening to fill vacancy
caused by the resignation of Lieutenant
Colonel e. H. Mckee. Several appli-
capts aspire for the position. but Cap
tain H. |. Seymour of company L. Sacra-
mento, it is believed. will capture the
Office. Camp will not be broken until
4:30 p. m. Sunday.
The herald., 1895-06-15
FAVOR THE COAST
The National Republican Convention Likely to
Come West

Come West
SAN FRANCE SEQ. June A. A Wash
ingtcn special to a morning paper says
that il the view of prom nent mem bers
of the Republican National committee can
be taken as a criterion. San + rancisco is
the leading city now actively engaged in
the race for the next National Republi-
can convention.
Up to the present time Thomas II.
Carter, chairman of the Republican Ma
tIonal committee; Joe Manley of Maine.
chairman OF the executive committee;
General ClarksOn. National committee
man from Iowa. and Robert f. Evans.
Republican committeeman from Mime
sofa. are in favor of the Pacific coast me-
tropolis as the next convention town.
Manley and Clarkson have all along
favored San Francisco. and now National
Comm itteeman Evans Of Minnesota says
he favors San Francisco. 1t will be sean
from the list of names given that the
most prominent men on the committee
favor San Francisco. for the convention.
The herald., 1895-06-15
Drouth Sufferers In OkIah oma

DENVER. Col, June l4.-Rev. George
Secord. clergyman Of Grant county.
Oklahoma. is in Denver seeking aid Tor
the drouth sufferers. All the,
of the western part of the Cherokee strip.
he states are on the verge OF starvation
and are totally without means and no
manner of obtaining assistance. Last
year everything was so dry that absolute
ly nothing was raised. and there has
been no rain this year up to ten days ago,
and it was then too late to be any ma
terial benefit.
The herald., 1895-06-15
Sailors Lost In a Fo0

HALIFAX. MS, June 14.-The Glou.
cester schooner Robin Hood Captain
Boon, arrived at Liverpool last night
from Grand Banks, to land a sick man,
Stanley Regan of Shelburn. The captain
reports that four men went astray from
in d dense fog, and nothing has since
been seen of them. Their names are
James Mcdonald. Samuel Lowry, Her.
bert Power and an unknown man.
The herald., 1895-06-15
Life Sentence for a Robber

SAN FRANCISCO. June a. This was
sentence day in Judge Walace's court,
and the punishment of wrong doers who
had been convicted was announced,
Charles Hcnnessy and Thomas Hutchin-
son had robbed sailor of $3.50 ana
nearly killed their victim while doing it.
Hutchinson, who had been convicted of a
prior offense. was sentenced to life inn
prisonment under the habitnal criminal
act. and Hennessy was given twenty
years at Folsom. the usual sentence Tor
robbery in Judge Wallaces court.
The herald., 1895-06-15
NATIVE DAUGHTERS
Officers Of the Grand Parlor Elected at Grass
Valley

Valley
GRASS VALLEY, June 14.-The Grand
Parlor of Native Daughters this morning
elected the following officers: Grand
president. Miss Mariana Bertola, Ra-
mona rarlor, No. 81. San Francisco;
grand vice president, Mrs. Mary Tillman.
Minerva parlor, No. 2. San Francisco;
grand secretary, Mrs. Georgia G. Ryan,
Buena Vista parlor, No. IS, San Fran
cisco; grand treasurer, Miss Imge Peter
son. Alta. No. 3, San Francisco; grand
marshal, Mrs. Alice Watt. ManzanIla,
No. .. Grass Valley; grand inside senti-
mel. Mrs. J. Dewey. Occident parlor, No.
8. Eureka; grand outside sentinel, Miss
Maggie Mckee. Angeita No. 32. Liver
more; grand trustees, Miss Martha Heh-
mann. Santa Rosa. No. 4. Santa Rosa;
Mrs. Belle Conrad, Dardanelle. No. G6.
SonOma; Mrs. Helen Juarez, Eschol. Ma
pa; Miss Anderson, Oro FIno. San Fran
cisco; Mrs. Belle Douglass, Laurel, Me-
avda City.
The herald., 1895-06-15
MANITOBA SCHOOL QUESTION
The Matter Will Come Up for Debate on
Monday


WINNIPEG, Manitoba, June 14.-Thefe
was no reference to the school question in
the legislature today. Premier Greenway
returned from Ottawa this evening and a
debate is anticipated Monday. Arch.
bishop Langevin was asked today for his
opinion on Manitoba's reply to the
remedial order. The following is his an
swer:
II am sorry for the local governments
bad will. 1t is rather strange that after
five years of public discussion their mem
oral should blandly charge the Ottawa
government with ignorance. and claim
for themselves the monopoly of knowl-
edge. l trust the government and the
parliament of Canada will sustain the
judgment of the privy council in England
and stand by the constitution OF the
county,
caucus of the opposition mem mbers
will beheld Monday. when a plan of action
will be decided upon in reference to the
debate on the motion pertaining to the
schools.
The herald., 1895-06-15
Flag Day in Chicago

CHICAGO. June 4.--Fag day, ipaug-
Flag Day association as hoiday. was
observed today by the public schools.
The celebration in which teachers ald
children took part was held in the parks
of the northwest and West side. Children
marched and speeches, martial music,
observance of the day.
The herald., 1895-06-15
Work of the Army Worm

CINCINNATI, O.. June 14.-About siy
weeks ago there were reports of ravages
of the army worm in Kentucky. but these
stories subsidized until yesterday. when
reports came that in Morgan county,
Kentucky, cut worms are working a great
injury to tobacco plants. Similar re-
ports come from Owen and Booth coun-
ties, Kentucky. and Brown county, Ohio.
The state comm ioner of agriculture
gives the tobacco acreage in Kentucky as
so per cent, and the condition as 6s per
cent.
The herald., 1895-06-15
Voluntary rlanslaughter

PUEBLO. Colo, June 14.-The jury in
the Matt Curtis murder case brought in
a verdict of voluntary manslaughter to-
night. The case has been in pre- gress for
five days, and has been creating great in
crest. there being nothing but circum-
stantial evidence. Curtis shot his wife,
a variety actress. while she was in bed,
on March 16, 1895. He put up plea OF
accidental shooting. but the evidence
showed that they must have had a quar-
rel previous to the tragedy.
The herald., 1895-06-15
Schooner Norma Reported Lost

SAN FRANCISCO. June l4.-Private
advices received by insurance people in
this city and by the Merchants exchange
reports that the San Francisco schooner
Norma was lost 40 miles north of Man.
camilla. The report came in letter from
Manzanilla. but contained no details of
loss of property or life. 1t is believed
would have been teiesraphd to this city.
The herald., 1895-06-15
Fight Over Fred Douglass Estate

ROCHESTER,. n. Y, June 14.--Mrs.
Nathan Sprague, daughter of Frederick
Douglass, will commence suit against
Mrs. Douglass. widow of her brother, and
Lewis H. Douglass. administrators of the
estate. Mrs. Sprague says that by the
recent assignments Mrs. Douglass il to
get about all the estate in sight. ,.-
The herald., 1895-06-15
A Complimentary College Degree

mencement exercises of the Northwestern
university at the auditorium last night.
President Rodgers announced that the
honorary degree of doctor of laws was
conferred upon Vice President Stevenson.
There was storm of applause when the
announcem was made.
The herald., 1895-06-15
More Good News for Wage Workers

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. June IA. The
com pany, AT Bessemer, the largest iron
pipe manufacturers IN the south, have
been given notice that on the lt5h instant
an advance of 10 per cent in wages would
be made. More than 1000 men are
affrcted