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The herald., 1895-07-18

on the face. chest and neck. William
Braden was sCalded and had several teeth
Knocked out. Frank Mitchell. who had
Just joined the outht last night, was
badly scalded about the head, breast and
limbs.
Within a few minutes after the accident
messengers were fastening to Tulare and
Upton in quest OF medical assistance, and
a four wagon with four of the in
lured was on the way to Tulare, making
the trip of about ten miles in forty min
utes n large farm wagon. 1t was o
terrible ride for the poor fellows through
the hot sun, bat they stood it bravey.
The others will be brought in tonight. 1t
is said that the boier was condemned two
years ago, but was repaired for this sea-
sons run, and that the steam gauge was
defective, registering only l20 pound. thus
making it impossible to tell how high
the pressure might he beyond that point.
Many theories as to the cause of the explo-
sion are advanced. Henry Evans, the
regular fireman, quit this morning. and
Walter Carlton was working in that capa-
city as relief. though he was not expert
enced in that line, and he was last seen
stufiing straw into the engine. when the
gauge showed 120 and the machine was
not running.
Four horses that were near were knock
ed down, but were not jured beyond the
The herald., 1895-07-18
rlcconneIr on the Silver POLICY

PORTLAND, July 17.-Governor W. J.
Mcconnell of Idaho was in the city last
night en- route to Yaquina bay. Speak
Ing about he policy of the silver men, he
said
THE friends of silver will not force the
financial issue in the national Repu blican
convention next year. further than to
secure declaration in the platform that
the nominee of the party. if elected. shall
sign any bill passing congress that not
only affects the financial system of the
country, but also the pensions of oldiers
OF the rebellion, the building of the Mic
aragua canal. the annexation of the Ha-
waiian islands and other issues of para
mount interest to the country. The in
dividual who heads the ticket is of little
conseq uence to me so long. of course, as
he is sound protectionist.' l don't care
what his views on the financial question
are as long as he stands on the platform
OF his party and that platform contains
the declaration we propose.
The herald., 1895-07-18
HOLMES WILL SWING YET.
Said to Have Virtually Confessed
to the Murder
OF THE PITZEL CHILDREN
His Indiana Wife Has Nothing to Say
About 1t
But She Gave Evidence to Show That She
Knows When Silence IL
Golden
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire
PHILADELPHIA, July I'LL. Fl,
Holmes, alias Hermann Mudgett, is al
legged to have virtually confessed to the
murder of tho children whose bodies
were found in the cellar of the Toronto
house. in two-hours' interview with
three members OF the district attorneys
staff. II suppose I'll swing for this"
was the only remark dropped from
Holmes lips which in any way tends 70
incriminate MIN, but the district at,or-
ney says this is practical admission OF
guilt. Notwithstanding Holmes remark
his counsel says Holmes was not in town
when the Pitzel children were murdered.
This, he says, can be Iroven by Mrs.
Howard, Holmes third wife, at present
living with her mother at Franklin, Ind.
The authorities place but little credence
in the alibi story, and are satisfied
Holmes is the murderer.
FRANKLIN, Ind. July 17.-Mrs. How.
ara. wife OF Howard, or Holmes, the in
mother. Mrs. Mary Hoke. in this city.
She goes at once to Philadelphia. Mis-.
Howard received the notice at noon to-
day. When asked about her knowledge
OF the Pitzel children she said:
Upon that subject have nothing
to say
She was told that it was reported she
would swear that Howard was not in
Toronto at the time the Pitzel children
were murdered. She replied:
decline to make any statement on
that subject
Mrs. Howard,s mother here in nterposed
with THAT is certainly not true.''
Mrs. Howard said that she was at In
dianapolis part of last Sc ptem Der and Oc-
tober, when Howard and the Pitzel chill
dren were there. Asked if she knew that
the Pltzel children and Pitzel had dlsap-
peared. Mrs. Howard said:
why. l never knew there was such
family in existence. and how could
heard OF the Pitzel family until my hus.
band was arrested
Did you ever see the father of the
children?'
Eyes; knew him in Fort Worth, Tex
as; where he worked on a business block
which Mr.. Howard was building. but he
went under another name. 1 did not
know he had family
Mis-. Howard was asked what she knew
about Howard having other wives. and
she. replied that she knew nothing about
it., but had heard it said that he had.
Here Mrs. Hoke explained that there is
no evidence that Howard ever married
any other woman than her daughter, and
said that her daughter and Howard were
married in December, and that the mar
rage certificate was in her possession.
Mrs. Howard also stated that she and her
husband had lived IN Fort Worth from
February to April, 1894 and after that
evidence that she knew just where to
stop talking. She appeared to be uneasy
lest her. mother should say something
that ought not to be said.
The herald., 1895-07-18
II. HENDSCH KILLED
A Tragedy From the Desert Near
SaltOn
Tho Fatai Outcome Of Dispute Over a
Timing Claim -Meager Details
Received

Information was received in the city oil
the killing OF Z. H. Hendsch by ]. A.
Gardner near Salton yesterday. The two
are mining men. and the tragedy is the
result OF difficulty arising over the
ownership of some property in that vi
cinity. This Ill feeling has existed be
tween them for over year past, and
those who were acquainted with the cir
cumstances have been expecting some-
thing iikeIyesterday' affair, as both have
had the reputation or being "bad men"
and handy with a gun.
The exact nature of the quarrel could
not be learned. The land in question is
said to be a valuable mineral claim, and
Is situated in the neigh borhcd OF Salton.
About the only person who could give
any information upon tho affair was Mr.,
Il. J. Delano. the mining man, who resides
at the United States hotel. Mr.. Delano
produced the following kilograms which
had been received in the afternoon. Dos
Pamas is situated about SIX miles from
Salton. on the old stage line. :The tele-
gram is lightly abstruse in dicrion and
reads:
"SALTON. July II. Jerry and Hendsch
got into an argument at Dos Palms.
Jerry shot Hendsch, killing him instant
ly, then ran away afoot. Has not yet
been taken. Inquest this afternoon.
Tragedy witnessed by Browns party.
Jack and Leike. Notify Will Hendsch il
you know where he is. Wife should be
here soon. Hendsch said to have been
murdered. DRAKE"
MIR. Delano stated that Hendsch had
resided in Los Angeles about year ago.
and was we'll known in mining circles.
He was interested in some valuable
operty about Salton.
Gardner was employed as driver by Mr..
Delano, and always seemed well CON
ducte d. He is we'll known at Tom bstone.
Ariz,
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Wilkinson. Sne ran away with another
man and had been gone two weeks. Inc
man was from Santa Monica. His name
was Frank Doyle. Myers said he came
here Saturday and saw his people, but
thev did not know. him as he had
shaved his mustache off and wore diff
erent suit of clothes. He staid at Hote
DARBY last night. He purchased the pis.
tol which he used at the Tufts-Lyon
store on Spring street, paying $40 for it.
He boughtlit onspurpose to kill his wife,
to whom he had been married for SIX
months. His wife was sick and at her
mothers. They had not parted.
The coroner asked him: why did you
shoot your motherip -law?"
"He wanted to kill me before got the
woman" was the answel. ~ did not
want to kill him."
HAS your brother-in law ever injured
your" asked Coroner Campbell.
yes" was the answer. HE was the
fellow who tried to get her away.
Myers denied having drank anything
beyond three glasses of beer that day.
Myers said he had also drank three
glasses Of beer on each OF the two preced-
ing days. as he had been reducing his
drinking to q system, in order to keep a
level head.
He had been intending for the past two
weeks to kill his wife. He Fad thought
to kill her rirst, then the man and him
self last. The murderer says he does not
desire to live, and bids good by to every
body.
Myers claimed to have 100 acres of land
400 tons of hay, and a quantity of stock
ut Inglewood. He formerly lived about
four miles from University, on the road
to Santa Monica. His rparents reside at
GIG West Thirty-sixth streets, Los Angeles.
The herald., 1895-07-18
MANY NEN BURIED
''''''' Under IIIiji |iI'I}j 4 Building
Weak Structure Becomes
a Mass of Debris
THREE MEN HURT,
OTHERS IMPRISONED
II Was Being Raised and the
Supports Give Way
THE LELAND HOUSE
ON EAST SECOND STREET
Many Persons Had Warned the Con.
tractor of the Danger
HIS NAME is FISHER
AND HE WAS BADLY HURT
Thaddeus Graybeel and William Hahnafield
We're Also Injured
There We're nany Persons in the Building
When 1t Fell, but 7ost Escaped
lnjury-rhe Owner Blames
the Contractors
Many Persons Had Warned the Con.
tractor of the Danger
HIS NAME is FISHER
AND HE WAS BADLY HURT
Thaddeus Graybeel and William Hahnafield
Were Also Injured
There We're nany Persons in the Building
When 1t Fell, but Host Escaped
lnjury-rhe Owner Blames
the Contractors

Through the criminal carelessness OF
probably the contractor-the
Leland house, at 226 East Second street,
crumbled to pieces and severely injured
three persons yesterday morning, about
10 minutes to - o'clock. That the COL
lapse was not accompanied by long list
OF fatalities seems an Intervention OF
merciful Providence. Had the disaster
occurred at night the loss of life would
have been fearful. as then the rooms
would have been crowded with sleepers,
all of whom would have been ground to
pieces. AS it was there we're nearly ten
persons in their rooms when the house
fell, and all relate experience of narrow
escape. The names of those most seri-
ously hurt are John Fisher, the contrac-
tor, head, breast and stomach badly
bruised, injured inter nally; William
Hahnafield, right ankle fractured, back
sprained; Thaddeus Gray beel, both ankles
severely strained.
All Of these were taken to the receiving
hospital, where their injuries were treat
ed. There were. of course, others, whose
wounds were but slight.
The house is owned by Peter johnson,
and was used as place of lodging by
laboring men. 1t consisted originally of
two stories, but had been raised about
ten feet for the purpose OF putting in an
other story.
The house had been sustained by two
rows of 2x6 iEch studding, and two more
2x4 inch. None of these rows had been
braced, and il was due to this neglect
that the building started them 70 falling,
and totally collapsed itself. Just who Is
to be held accountable cannot be stated
positively. Johnson, the proprietor,
claims that he had repeatedly warned
Fisher to have the rows of studding sufi-
ciently braced, and says, furthermore,
that the latter had contracted to do the
work, and he alone should be held respon-
sible. Fisher could not be einterviewed for
his version. as he was sick. At all events
the. e.house was fimsy old structure, and
went to pieces like one built of cards.
1t was just IL 80 O'Clock when the sup.
ports started to fall and the house to
crumble to pieces. The building has a
n0-foot front and is 1873 feet in length;
loearly all is leveled to the ground. A
aud crash heIalded the disintegration,
2nd close upon it came a dull roar. as the
Hoors roof and walls settled over the
struggling men beneath them. It was
about half minute from the time the
house started to fall until the ruins lay
upon the ground.
From under the debris could be heard
The herald., 1895-07-18

ceived the full force of the explosion.
and being hit by hIings fragments was
instantly killed. Walter Carlton is the
most seriously injured of any OF the
wounded, and it is miraculous that he
lives at all. considering tnat he was
standing directly in font of the fire box
which. With the main part OF the ooler
was blown fully 800 yards. His case is
almost hopeless. his body being burned
nearly all over and his head badly cut
Henry Nofsinger is another whose recov-
cry is doubtful. He is badly scalded over
most OF the body, and has been almost
in commissions. John e. Roberts. lying
under the water tank few feet away was
scalded about the head. His arms, back
and leg are sprained and he received a
blow in the stomach from which it is
feared he was injured internally. al
Roberts. brother, was painfully though
hot dangerously burned about the head
and neck. Amos johnson was scalded
on the face. neck and chest and also
has hole where a hot piece of iron en-
tered and stuck between the bones.
Henry Raymond. young son of H. d.
Raymond, OF this city, was badly scalded
The herald., 1895-07-18
THE REAR THE LELAND AFTER THE ACCIDENT

ment of their women. they are beaten
and driven from the villages, and in
many cases killed.
The tax purchaser is able to make an
extra profit out Of his village by renting
out to his friends among the Turks and
Kurds the privilege OF making use OF
such ~omen as he does not want fer him
self, and kurds who cannot afford to pay
for this privilege content themselves with
taking the women by force when the
owner of the village is not present.
The women who suffer the most are the
brides. Kurds and turks think it great
sport to carry off bride from the verv
arms of her husband and to keep her in
their houses until they have become tired
of her presence.
The herald., 1895-07-18

ate silver service to the ship from the city
after which she is named. When the
committee, consisting OF Mayor Caldwell
Congressman Bromwell. Police Commits
sio ner Henshaw. Perry S. Heath. W. W..
Peabody, jr.. julius Fleishman, DR.. G. R..
Holmes. Col. Alexander Gordon of Gov
ernor McKinley's staff. DR.. X. NJ. John
son and Lieutenant Charles S. Bromwell.
y. 5. N. accompanied by Lieutenants
Sutherland and Osterhaus. arrived on a
navy yard tug and were met by Rear Ad-
miral Bunce and Captain Glass, Commo.
dore Sicard, Captain Roberts and all OF
the officers on duty in the navy yard.
The silver service, which consists Of eight
silver pieces, lined with gold. was exhib-
tied on skylight on the quarterback,
where May or Caldwell presented the sll-
yer service and Admiral Bunce accepted
the present.
Captain Glass, who is in command of
the cruiser, then received the present
through the rear admiral.
After the speechmaking the Cincinnati
visitors were entertained by the ships
of6cofs ct dinner.
The herald., 1895-07-18
ELECTROCUTED
The Peculiar Accident Which Killed q 1an
In Chicago

The Peculiar Accident Which Killed q nan
In Chicago
CHICAGO, July 17.-William Pierce
was instantly killed and Louis Anderson
and Ruth Hart, the latter G years old,
weie seriously injured in peculiar man.
ner tonight at Evanston. Tuesday night s
storm dismantled nearly all of the electric
light poles in Evanston and tho wires fell
everywhere. Yesterday most of them
were replaced but one which had fallen
across an iron fence was overlooked. The
two men were delivering ice at the point
where this wire was left, and while An
derson Was going into the yard Pierce
sat down on the fence to rest. His hands
and clothing were wet, and the instant he
touched the fence he fell across it dead.
Anderson went to his assistance, and in
atten pting to lift the body from the fe nee
formed circuit with himself and was
rendered unconscious. The Hart girl saw
the two men lying on the sidewalk and
went up to look at them. She touched
the wire with her hand and was soon ly-
ing on the sidewalk with Pierce and An
derson. 1t is thought Anderson and the
Hart child will recover, although they
are IN very serious condition.
The herald., 1895-07-18
AbscoudinV Editor
DNn nv

BERLIN. July 17.-According to the
newspapers of this city Baron Won Ham.
merstein, the former editor of the Kreuz
Ieitung, left this city on July 10 with his
family, announcing that he was going
away for holiday. 1t is added that his
property has already been seized for cebt.
BERLIN, July Is. -Th. Loka AnzeIeer
says that Baron Won Hammerstein late
editor of the Kreuz Zeitung, is STAYING
with relatives in Tyrol.
The Tageblatt says he has led to Lon
don and is watched by the poice.
The herald., 1895-07-18

BY TEI-EG EGRAPH-Supervisor Brown of
Stockton was br bc-taker-A would
be suicide at Prescott saved by,whlsky
A thrilling churchya I'd episode at
Hartford, Ct.-The Hearne- De Young
libel suit-The horrors that take place
in Armenia-Dreadful havoc near Tu-
lare by the explosion of threshing
machine boiler-The reason of the fall
of Port Arthur explained H orr Har-
vey debate renewed with warmth-Ex-
Premier STAN bouloff is dead. A big
reward offered for the assassins' cap
ture-H. H. Holmes. the alleged mur-
der of the Pitzel children virtually
confesses-A railway bridge in Colo
The herald., 1895-07-18

ABOUT THE CITY-The Howard inves.
tigation experiences a collapse and
the committee having the matter in
charge will go out OF business-Uh
of the Fire Department Moore sounds
an alarm-Incendiarie appear to bs
operating in the city-A review of the
real estate transactions and the build.
ings for the week-The coroner's YER
dicts-A chat with Or. Dorothea
Lum mis-Ticket brokers' appeal to
Chief Glass for protection-The col
lapse of a weak structure-The Central
Presbyterian church brings sui,
against the old First Presbyterian
church-E. II. Henolich killed at Sal.
ton-A. L. Myers murders his wife
and then shoots himself at Long
Beach.
The herald., 1895-07-18
Revolution Snreadinn

LONDON, July IA dispatch from
Sofia to the Times says the revolution
towns and three villages have been burned
by insurgent bands, who are successfully
operating in the districts of Strumitza.
Malesnevo and Drama. 1t is said the
Turks have sent a considers Bile force of
Kurdish cavalry INTO the first nam ed dis
Crict 80
The herald., 1895-07-18
Dividends Declared

WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE comr.
troller of the currency has declared divi-
dends in favor OF the creditors of insol-
vent national banks as follows: Thirty
per cent. the First National bank of Tex
'arkana, Tex. 20 per cent, the Washington
National bank of Tacoma;5 5 per cent, tn Q
Chemical National bank OF Chicago.
The herald., 1895-07-18
EmbeZZIer Arrested

NEW YORK, July 17.--Arthur Newsan,
late magistrate Of the island of Trinidad
has peen arrested IN Brooklyn on the
charge OF embezzling $3.50, 600 from an
estate OF which he was administrator
He fed from Trinidad in 1ac
The herald., 1895-07-18
Quiet Reigns Supreme

LONDON, July IA dispatch To tn a
Times from Santiago de Chile saws it is
officially announced that thers Is no dis
turbihg element or difficulty OF anv kind
IN the relations between Chile and Ar
gentlna
The herald., 1895-07-18
Moxements of Americ.n cru,..-.

hEf WEST. Fla, July 1.-THE cruiser
Montgomery, with the board of survey of
the Nicaragua canal. sailed today for New
YORK. The cruiser Atlanta arrived from
Havana today, and was placed in quaran-
The herald., 1895-07-18

RADIO collapes under a train and several
people were killed or wounded-Sport.
ing events in the United States
Thurston county people preparing to
fight ejectment by the Omaha Indian
agent-A death-dealing fire caused by
cigarette in Cincinnati.
The herald., 1895-07-18
Caught in the Act

SACRAMENTO. July 1.-FoIiceman
Rutherford arrested Charles Paul Nobel
and Thomas Welch tonight, whom he
caught in the act of buglarizing a resi-
dence at Twentieth and II streets.
The herald., 1895-07-18
Places Bar. Tenn. Max. Tn. m.IWndl NV, ther

rorecast--July II. FOR Southern California:
Fair weather; slightly cooler; light west
to noeth winds
The herald., 1895-07-18
THE NEWS OF THE DAY

WEATHER REPORT - United States
depa, tment OF agriculture weather
bureaus report, received at Los An
geIes July u. 1895.
The herald., 1895-07-18
A TREMENDOUS EXPLOSION
The Boiler of a Threshing Ma
chine Bursts
DREADFUL HAVOC RESULTS
The Outfit Had Been Condemned and
Was Worthless
In Consequence Several Men Are Dead Near
TuIare and Others rlust
Die, Too
DREADFUL HAVOC RESULTS

Associated Press Special Wire.
TULARE. Cal. July IA threshing
machine engine exploded this morning,
instantly killing man named Mitchell,
The herald., 1895-07-18

Temperature Report OF observations taken
az Los Angeles. July 18th Mote Barometer
reduced to sea level.l
The herald., 1895-07-18
U. S. 5. COLUMBIA
The Cruiser Visited by Distinguished Gin
cinnati People

CIHHHt1 FcUpIe
BROOKLYN. July 1.-THE crew of the
United States cruiser Cincinnati were
astir early today and the decks of the
ship got an extra scIubbing and polish In
honor OF the distinguished visitors from
Cincinnati, headed by Mayor John A.
Caldwell, who were to present an elabor-
The herald., 1895-07-18
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

ANAHEIM-A trustee stung by ray
new lume.
LONG BEACH-Chautauqu Assembly
and local notes.
SANTA ANA--Bicycle thief caught--A
steamer released from attachment
delegates will be elected to the bime.
tallic convention.
POMONA-Arrest of a thief--fersonal
and social mention.
PASADEN NA-America Mechanics meet
Campbell on patriotism.
SANTA MONICA--R death.
SAN BERNARDINO-Co Assessor
Kendall gored by his cow-New fac
tories-A bicycle track.
SANTA BARBARA-The wealth of the
county-Railroad ACTIVITY.
WHERE YOU MAY GO TODAY
8 p. M, One Price Only
and vaudeville.
BURBANK-At s p. M, The Sunny
South.
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Maximum te mpcrature. 81.
Maximum temperature. 80.
The herald., 1895-07-18

shaking up. The engine was entirely
demoish ed and scattered over the sur
rounding fields.
The herald., 1895-07-18

Time Bar. ITher. R II m w'd Vel w'he
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s :00 A. M. 1895 60 81 lSE | ICloudy
5 100 y. m. 2992J 70 ~ w 6 lClear
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-15
CUBAN REBELS ORGANIZE.
A Provisional Governments Formed and
Foreign Recognition Asked.

A Provisional Government Formed and
Foreign Recognition Asked.
TAMPA, Fla, March 16-Cuban adj
vices per steamer Olivette are as fol-
lows:
Deputies of insurgent bands and So
cieties have met in ~-os Negros and
formed provisional government. Gen.
Maximus Gomez has been chosen COM
mander- in chief. Joseph Marti has been
designated an envoy to obtain from for
eign countries recognition of rebels as
belligere1ts.
Five hundred Spaniards @re said to
have been killed in the batfae of Ven
ginti
ST. LoUIs March 15-ThS latest news
from Cuba says that General Gomez. the
new commander in chief of the provis-
ional army, has 5000 infantry and 5000
cavalry under his command. They are
armed with Machettes and rifles.
dispatch from Key West says sever
al boats with armed crews from the Span
ish gunboat Infanta Isabel, patrolled
the shore of the island all of Wednesday
night watching for a flibustering expe.
dition. which was reported ready to leave
for Cuba
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-15
NEWS OF KANSAS.
Ice Dealers Of the Southwest
Meet at Parsons.
A Man Wanted for Forgery at
Holton is Arrested.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
An Old Santa Fe Trail Inn at
EudOra Torn Down.
|THER STATE NEWS.

PARSONS, March 15.-The Southwest
ern Ice Manufacturers Association met
at the Matthewson house in this city A
Webb City ice factory was represented
by o. L Walker; Pittsburg, by c. II.
Boaz, secretary of the association; Cof-
feyville. by L. M. Hoffman; Independ-
ence, by ]. E. Hebrank and the Parsons
Crystal Ice company, by c. H. Kimball.
Letters and kilograms were received
from members of the association at
Little Rock and Van Buren,, Ark, Car
thage and Joplin, Mo-, who were unable
TO attend the meeting.
The purpose of this association is to
bring about an acquaintance and ex-
change of views between ice manufac-
lures, and to prevent shipping ice from
one factory into towns where there is an
other
The association has been in existence
for four years. A new constitution was
adopted.